Let this chapter unfold…
Twenty-three slow days of training flew by when the trio were together after practice. Each of them learned new techniques and strategies under their teachers. But after two weeks of critical chakra training with Sakura, Taya told herself that nothing else could be learned from her. Sakura was often in a confused state and had slow reactions, making Taya uncomfortable. She only wasted time. "It's Sasuke trouble again…" was what Taya thought everyday. She learned almost nothing within fourteen days.
Taya finally decided that it would be best if she left her current teacher alone and trained with her father and Rinji. Surprisingly, they welcomed her. "You know, it's not a bad thing that you wanted to join us. You two can train together," Kakashi said lazily. He just pulled out his book and read it. They would train from morning to afternoon, having a lunch break together at noon with Kado.
"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" It was just after lunch when Taya, Rinji, and Kakashi were resting outside. Kado had gone back to Ino to train some more on "a totally secret jutsu". Using the summoning technique her father had taught her, she slammed her palm onto the grass. Smoke appeared and disappeared to reveal two dogs. One had faded golden fur with sunglasses. The other one was a puppy with black fur with yellowish-white around its neck and legs. Both of them had on a blue vest with a strange symbol on the back.
"Ah, I see that an old companion has returned!" Kakashi stood up from under the tree where he was reading Come Come Paradise. He walked over and patted the elderly dog on the head. "I see you've been busy too." The dog just sat obediently as his master's feet as Kakashi scratched his ears. Meanwhile, Taya sat on the ground, holding the puppy in her lap.
"I didn't know you could summon dogs," Rinji stared. All he could do was fold his arms across his chest and stare anyway.
"I would think it would come naturally," Taya said as she picked up the puppy and put it into Rinji's arms. It yawned, snuggled against him, and slept. He smiled and gently rubbed its fur. At this sight, Taya smiled too as she went inside to fetch a blanket.
"They look cute with each other, don't they?" Kakashi asked without looking at the dog at his feet. The old dog didn't even say a word; all it did was wag its tail slowly.
"Rinji, I know that she's soft and cuddly, but we should start to train again. We don't have much time left," Taya tapped him on the shoulder. That was his signal to put the puppy down on the blanket that Taya had set under the tree. Rinji was so gentle that as he lay the puppy down, she didn't even move. With a signal of her hand, she told Kakashi that she was leaving the summoned animals in his care. He nodded as Rinji and Taya left for the forest.
In the forest…
"I've been waiting to see what he taught you," Taya's voice was monotone. Even though her life was at peace, she was still stressed and couldn't sleep at night. She was able to act normally, but she still felt uncomfortable inside.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Over the three weeks Rinji had been learning the Shadow Clone jutsu and strategies to go with it. He was good enough at it to make twenty clones that encircled around Taya without breaking a sweat. She too, worked on a new technique.
"Inu, O-ushi, O-hitsuji, Usagi, Uma, Saru, Tori, Hebi," Taya quickly made her hand seals, held her right hand in a loose fist, and the handle of a long whip of ice appeared within it. Before she flicked her wrist, she widened her eyes as the two red pupils settled onto red her now red eyes.
"Heh, I don't want to hurt him on accident. I have to be more careful…" Taya grinned. Nothing made her happier than training with her father or her teammates.
"Ready Taya-hime sama?" Rinji smirked. He was always happy to help out Taya, no matter what the task was. Of course, that would come naturally. He would do anything for someone he loved.
"What ever you do," Taya said, "Don't call me a princess!" She swung the whip gracefully and one by one struck the multiple Rinjis that were jumping all over the place. With the Sharingan, she saw the true one and spared it.
"You're wielding the whip a lot easier now. I'm glad you're getting better," Rinji walked over to her, wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"You're doing well too. Everyday there's more clones," Taya praised him.
"Well, I guess we should go back and check up on Kakashi-sensei and those dogs," Rinji turned away from her and started to walk. Taya took that as a sign to follow and caught up. They walked slowly, not because they were worn out, but they were deep in thought.
"Taya…" Rinji said her name softly.
"Hm? What is it?" she replied without looking at him.
"How do you think the main matches will be?" he stared at the ground.
"I… don't know. I honestly don't know," Taya sighed. The two of them walked silently until they got back to the house.
Back home…
Kakashi had been joined with another comrade, Pakkun. The two of them where just sitting under the tree, just like everyone else when Taya and Rinji left. Taya and Rinji walked over and sat themselves down next to Kakashi.
"You know, the little one has a name," Pakkun said.
"What is it?" Taya asked.
"It's a talking dog… cool…" Rinji thought. He never saw, or heard, a talking dog before.
"Her name is Shoushi, meaning midnight. She's almost nocturnal, but that doesn't matter," the talking dog spoke once more. "She's one of the newest members added to the team, mainly for you. But we'll come to you're aid too if you need us Taya. In this case, like father, like daughter."
"I'm grateful, thank you," Taya smiled. With that said Pakkun smiled and all the dogs poofed and disappeared. After hanging out for another hour, Rinji went home to rest. Kakashi went back to reading and Taya began to prepare supper. All of a sudden-
A FUN SECTION APPEARS! Bought to you by me! The author! In this Fun Section, some interesting facts!
Here's a little extra on Taya: "Why do you need to know about the main character? Move on to someone else," Taya sighed. "My personality and other stuff are revealed throughout the chapters anyway…"
Fine, moving onto Rinji: "Erm… I'm just your average guy. I'm pretty protective about important things. I think I'm pretty smart, pretty good at what I do. Hm… favorite foods…. I think everything about the same, except for octopus…Oh yeah. I stated marital arts when I was four and learned how to handle claws when I was six."
Alright, hiya there Kado: "Yo! Kado here! You know what's the best? Just hanging out with your friends! Respect them! Anyway, food is good, eat them. I, personally, stay away from papaya. That stuff is so nasty… Man, I remember when I started playing with my bow staff when I was seven. It was so hard back then!"
Hey, do Kado and Rinji have last names? "We're too cool. We don't want the readers to know, that's all," Kado smirked. "That's not it, it's just that DSS is too lazy to make them up," Rinji shrugged.
So, how many missions have you guys done together? "It's been over two years, so our mission count is higher than usual. We've done thirty-two D Ranked, twenty-four C Ranked, and believe it or not, seven B Ranked missions. Wow that's a lot," Taya smiled proudly.
How did you all meet? "Kado and I have been friends since we were five. Our parents used to be on the same squad years back," Rinji explained. "Yup, then we teamed up with Taya through the Academy. Ah, good times…" Kado trailed off. "We work pretty well with each other too. We haven't run into any major problems yet. I heard some people call us 'the perfect team'. It's weird hearing that since no team is completely perfect," Rinji picked up and finished.
Since Sakura-sensei isn't here, what do you think of her? "She teaches a lot of useful things since she used to learn under the Godaime, but otherwise, she's easily distracted by Sasuke-sensei. It's mortifying," Taya shook her head in shame.
What does Kakashi think about all this? "He's cool. We all hang out with him a lot," Kado said. "I agree. He's fond of our team," Taya added.
Well, that wraps up just about everything. Hope you learned some stuff! And here's a little spoiler for the next chapter! Yes, fun sections are followed by spoilers. In Daughter of the Sharingan Chapter 12, the Chuunin Exam Main Matches start! Mind you, exciting parts are hard to write, so allow some time!
This chapter… it ends here…