Hey guys. Chapter three incoming. I should have started writing sooner. Somehow fantasies become way more real if you write them down.
And short question : I uploaded the second chapter but somehow, and it is definitely online, but the updated date of the story doesn't change. Have I done something wrong?
3 Everyday
I got woken up like every morning by soft knocks on my door, but contrary to my previous experiences it was still dark outside. Sunrise wasn't far away, but still dark. " Ahh.. Training."
With new found vigor I stood up, took a shower and dressed in my new training clothes I got supplied with yesterday.
Just for protocol, I decided to don't do anything with the DNA sample just yet. The label suggested that I need tho inject it into my spinal cord and I definitely cant do that without the help of a medic. And considering how dubious that must seem for everyone else it has to be done without prying eyes. Not that I don't trust the Hyuga medics, but they would definitely inform father and the elders and I don't want that for obvious reasons.
Making my way down the hallway towards the dining room I could hear the servants busily following their duties in the slowly awakening estate.
The breakfast was nothing extraordinary, just some rice with vegetables and eggs, and while I happily devoured the energy rich food, my mom entered the room and gave me a soft hug from behind.
" Morning, seety." she whispered, still sleepy.
" Morning, mom. Why are you even awake so early?" I said with a small smile
" Cant miss your first day of training now, can I? Believe it or not, I was quite the talented kunoichi too before I met your dad."
" What happened then? Why have you quit?"
Really, it is not like women are generally weaker than men in this world despite the constant discouragement. Just think about Terumi Mei, Tsunade or Sunas future war hero, the girl with the scorch release. I mean sure, a women's body is a tad bit weaker than a male's with the same amount of training, which means a bit less physical energy resulting in a bit less chakra. But in return they get a more flexible body and better chakra control.
In general you could say both genders can cast the same amount of jutsu because women may have less but also need less chakra for the same amount of destruction. So why is it expected of women to stop being ninja once they are married?
" Hmm. I got you sweety." mom said with a smile " You are more important. …. and its not like I could have trained or fought with you in my belly now could I?"
Ok that makes at least a bit of sense.
" And? Are you ready? Your first day of training. Hmm I just want you to know that I am proud of you, unimportant what happens. Just give your best and everything will be fine. You will never be inadequate! Remember that ok?"
The serious look in her eyes don't leaves the slightest doubt that she really means that.
" Don't worry mom, I'll make you proud. And father too, I promise!"
" Sorry to burden you with something like that I -.." But I interrupt her.
" Don't worry mom. Not your fault. And I have a feeling that I'll really love training anyways."
She hides it well but it hurts to see that the pained expression hasn't really left her eyes. She probably thinks that they are destroying my childhood with the high expectations the clan forces on me as the heir. I mean I would have done my absolute best to get stronger as fast as possible anyways and if I have support and teachers in this journey it is even better, isn't it? But there is sadly nothing much I can do against the guilt she feels other than showing her that I really like training and that I am not forced in any way.
After breakfast I leave my still worried mom behind and make my way to our dojo where I am to meet the first of my future teachers.
After entering the spacious, with sturdy wood planked, room, I noticed that I am not the first to arrive. In the middle of the room stands who I assume to be my future teacher, a relatively tall Hyuga with a stern look in his eyes. He wears a Jounin vest over the the standard Hyuga attire, his long brown hair is kept a low ponytail and the Konoha headband in form of a bandana.
I walk until I'm around two meters in front of him. We look each other directly I the eyes for a few seconds until he begins to speak In a surprisingly deep voice.
"Good morning Kazuki-sama. My Name is Hirokai Hyuga and I will be your teacher in our clans gentle fist taijutsu style and the correct usage of the Byakugan. During our sessions you will call me Hirokai-sensei, understood?"
"Yes, Hirokai-sensei."
"Now, sit down while we talk about the basics." he said while folding his hands behind his back.
"The Hyuga clans gentle fist style is unarguably one of the best taijutsu styles we know of. It heavily focuses on speed and precision, and demands its practitioners to be extraordinary in this two fields. Although theoretically everyone could learn it, one will never be a master in this style without the Byakugans ability to see your opponents tenketsu points and efficiently closing them with precise, chakra infused strikes." he recited " In this regard it is similar to the Uchia clans interceptor fist, with focuses on accurately predicting your enemies movements and disturbing them. Outsiders can learn, but without the corresponding Dojutsus it is impossible to use them perfectly."
Ok. I knew that already but cant be bad to hear it again
"This lessons will always start at 7 in the morning with a warm up followed by stretching. Afterwards we will learn and perfect katas for the following two hours and I mean perfect. This will be followed by Byakugan training and a mixed exercise where you will learn to use your Byakugan while Fighting. Then we finish up with a sparring session and basic exercises to strengthen your body which will surely keep us busy until around lunch."
he looked at me like he expected me to protest at this point. Seeing me not reacting at all seems to satisfy him because he continued.
" After lunch you have a short brake until you will meat your other teacher in the library 2 pm. We will meet again around 7pm at the main training ground to build up your stamina and endurance. Any questions?"
"No, Hirokai-sensei!" it took me all my willpower to not salute at that point. I mean he really talks like some kind of military instructor, but in a sense he is. I mean I am trained to be a future loyal solder am I not?
"Good." he said before I could dive deeper into this thought "Then for a warm up I want you to do ten rounds around the main training field and do twenty of each push ups, pull ups and squads afterwards. In the future you will do this before you meet me here, understood ?"
"Yes, Hirokai-sensei!"
It took a few seconds of awkward silence until he barked " Then, begin!"
… Time skip until lunch …
I dragged myself towards the dining room. Memorizing the katas was not the problem [fast learner] helped immensely. I got the first set down relatively quick and it rarely happens that I make the same mistake twice. But after two hours I felt like I overused way to many muscles I didn't even know I had. Training my Byakugan left me drained in a completely other way and in the sparring I got completely obliterated but the real torture started afterwards. What this monster of a teacher called `basic exercise` left my whole body in a complete mess. Halfway through his `basic exercise` I really thought I would rip apart but I continued and completed that hellish abomination my slaver calls training. Ok shouldn't call him slaver. He is from the branch family and has the caged bird seal, witch the main family can use to torture the wearer to death, hidden under his bandana. Way to morbid to call him that. But still. Hopefully [Body without limit] can do something about my aching muscles.
I devoured my lunch until I really couldn't eat any more. I have probably eaten more than four grown man should be able to eat together and my belly bulged outwards. After my job at the table was done I only barely made it to my room and fell asleep right away.
I got woken up by up by my dutiful caretaker Jomei twenty minutes before my lectures in the library and had just enough time for a quick shower and a change of clothes. Suprisingly my body felt way better then it should. I dont know if it is [ body without limits ] doing or just the wonders of chakra. I hurried through the hallways, opened the door to the library, saw my teacher and knew this would be boring as hell.
And I was right.
My teacher is a member of the elders called Haruki ( funny how similar my two instructors names are ) and instead of chakra theory, what I hoped for, I got history calligraphy and behavior lessons.
What made it worse is the fact he tried, not only through the very biased and unilateral history lessons but through the whole four hours, to convince me that the Hyuga are superior to everyone, especially women, and that they should bow to us. The caged bird seal is apparently necessary to stop our noble blood from diluting and to give us with the purest blood our rightful place.
What a disappointment. This is a gigantic pile of shit.
And it lasted four whole hours!
After dinner with a worried mom, who asked way too often how I was feeling and if she could help me somehow, I spend the rest of my free time until it was time for my stamina training playing hide and seek with my little brothers. And lets just say Hiashi is a cheating little bastard. He always looked through his fingers while we were hiding! I countered that by using Byakugan when it was my turn and I would call it even but it seems he has another opinion.
"Nii-san! Unfair. I can't tho that" he sulked
Bad for him that he is even cuter now and I had pull his cheek.
"Ähh-nii no I'm not a baby anymore"
"Sure thing little shrimp - " I said without letting go
"Come on. Again! Please!" Hizashi demanded. And so we continued until I had to leave for the main training ground for my evening exercises. The first part consisted of running alongside Hirokai-sensei around the training ground until I was completely and utterly exhausted and then running some more until I literary couldn't move my legs anymore. Sensei, in all his mercy, permitted a fifteen minutes brake until I had to stand up again. The second part was punching a wooden pole as hard as I could until my hands nearly started bleeding. It was painful, but I needed to become strong as fast as possible.
I will be twelve, a fresh academy graduate, when the second ninja word war starts. And I WILL be ready.
No failures allowed.
Sure, my goals for the second war are mainly gaining experience and enough fame to allow me a bit of freedom inside the clan, but dealing with Hanzo is pretty high up on the list too. Best case would be killing Hanzo alongside the sannin, giving the peace movement Akazuki under Jiraiyas students a real chance to achieve their dreams this time around. Sadly I don't know when during the war they will face him. If that doesn't work I definitely need to end him before the third war starts to stop him from collaborating with Danzo and attacking Akazuki.
Preventing Dan's death would also be nice but i absolutely cant remember when exactly and under which circumstances Tsunades boyfriend leaves this world so i dont have too much hope in this regard.
On my way back I took a few leaves with me. You all Know what this means. It is normally frowned upon by the clan if a member uses ninjutsu but that doesn't mean that I wont use it.
Fun fact: they don't use it because they think their taijutsu is so completely superior that using anything else to defeat their enemys would be under their dignity.
For now I will just try to be as good at control as I can get.
After I can get my hands on a chakra paper I will start with nature transformation.
Learning jutsu afterwards shouldn't be a big problem. I can see chakra and how it is used during jutsus so with a bit of training I should be able to copy them if my control is good enough.
After wishing good night to my family got in my room and started meditating and sticking one of the leaves on my forehead. Surprisingly it wasn't really that difficult and I got it right after a few tries. Seeing chakra is really a cheat.