Chapter 8

Hanabi-sensei had texted me that we would start training from four in the evening. I had the full morning and afternoon to kill. I decided what I had to do. I went Boruto's house and asked him to come along with me to Konohamaru-sensei's home. I got to know from him that sensei was on a mission. He invited me inside and led me to the living room and shouted, "Surprise! Yo came on the right day. My dad has agreed to teach me today." A cheerful Naruto Uzumaki sat on the couch, tying his shoes. He turned around and gave me a wave. I waved back. We went to the backyard and Naruto-san brought a bucket of rubber balls with him. "I hope you have finished the water balloon part, Masaru?" I nodded. "Good!" he said. "Here, take this ball and all you have to do is make it pop with your chakra. This stage increases the power of your rasengan." He showed us how to do it and we had a go at it.

My ball became reshaped again and again after it wobbled and bent. I groaned. Naruto-san said, "It is hard to do it. I burnt my hands while doing it. You have to do this." He opened his hand and let chakra flow around in separate ways. I tried doing it and I heard a tear. A scratch had appeared on the surface. Boruto popped his ball after two hours. I did so after another hour. Naruto-san said, "That's good and enough for today. I will train you again next week. Till then, Masaru, take these seven rubber balls and fill up seven balloons with water. Pop one of each everyday and try to intensify the pop every time." I nodded. I put them in my bag and went out, followed by Naruto-san. "You could stay for lunch, you know?" I shook my head and said, "I have two Ichiraku pork miso ramen coupons which expire today." Naruto-san couldn't hide his excitement, "Ichiraku! Mind if I join?" I shook my head.

We walked towards Ichiraku's for ramen. "Hey! Hokage-sama is with us today. Ayame, bring us his favourite," shouted the man himself, Ichiraku. He was bent over with age. He had still retained his facial features and expertise in making ramen. I gave him my coupons and ordered two pork miso ramen. Naruto-san grinned and said, "Don't worry, Masaru. Have both of them. I have my own 'forever' coupon." I took back one coupon and saved it for dinner. As the ramen orders arrived, Naruto-san turned towards me and said, "How is your training going, Masaru?" I smiled and replied, "Couldn't be better. I am going to train with Hanabi-sensei after two hours. We are learning how to help me activate and deactivate my eyes on my will." Just then, our ramen arrived. Naruto-san asked Old-mam Ichiraku and Ayame nee-chan to give us some privacy. They obliged.

Naruto-san turned to me and said, "How will you accomplish that?" I mused over it while we finished our ramen. He turned to me after finishing and raised an eyebrow, expecting an answer. It had just occurred to me. I told him, "The Byakugan and Sharingan are activated by directing chakra into the eyes, but I failed when I tried that. My potential has been unlocked only when I was edged towards defeat and the guts to never give up burned in me. Just like you did with your Kyubi chakra, in the beginning." He seemed surprised at first but regained his composure afterwards. I continued, "The only thing that I can do to stimulate them is pushing myself to danger and getting out of my comfort zone. But, I could also try the Akimichi pills in that case." Naruto-san said, "As far as I know, the Akimichi pills might work, but they are harmful. If I am not wrong, then your eyes show you the chakra flow and the least defense in a person's posture, right?" I nodded.

He got up and said, "I have to go now. I have some work to do at the office. Tell Hanabi that she should try taking you to the Killer B, of the Hidden Cloud. It might just help you in controlling your eyes as it did my chakra." He waved his goodbye and went out. I shouted a thanks and goodbye to the shop-owners and went out, too. I went to my home, unpacked my bag and filled up a bottle with water for the training. I cleaned up and got ready. I read a text from Hanabi-sensei which said, "Ready?" I replied, "Ready!" I went away.

I rushed to the training grounds and found that I was early. I checked my watch and found that sensei might not arrive for another half an hour. I sat against a tree, stretched my legs and dozed off, trying to recover my chakra, that I had lost earlier. I don't know when, but I might have slept. I was woken up by Boruto after twenty-five minutes and found Sarada sitting next to me, my head on her shoulder. As if on cue, Hanabi-sensei arrived. She said casually, "Get up sleepyhead. Sarada, you too." We both did as we were told. I looked around at my teammates and as if she had been reading my mind, Hanabi-sensei said, "I know what you might be thinking. I called you all for individual practice. Well, all you have or potentially have a dojutsu. Sarada with her Sharingan, Boruto with his potential Byakugan and Masaru with his Pink Eyes. Really, come up with a name for the present. What do you wanna call it?" I thought about it and responded, "There is nothing in my head right now." Boruto chimed in, "How about Masarugan? Since he is the only one with it." Hanabi-sensei nodded. "Then it's settled. Masarugan."

"Boruto, Byakugan is achieved my a trauma or hard training. Sarada, the Sharingan is obtained only by trauma or losing a loved one. Masaru, your eyes are unique to you but are made from chakra variations in your body and some brain alteration due to the impact. It is currently limited to you because you are the only person in the Rai clan. Boruto, you have yet to attain the Byakugan. I will help you do the training required. Sarada, I have read and seen the Sharingan extensively. I will help you advance your two tomoe to three. Masaru, I will help you activate the Masarugan. Let's begin." Everyone falls in line. Hanabi-sensei gives Boruto a list of things to start his training. She turns to Sarada and asked me to put her into a genjutsu to make her see through it. I did so and put her into my strongest genjutsu. It would make her sleep and make her think that she is in a room full of the animals she is most scared of. Then, Hanabi-sensei turned to me. She handed me a box named 'stimulants' and gave me a chart listing the finger techniques to help block the opponent's chakra flow.

After that, she gave each of us half an hour to practice on our own, and then she helped each of us individually for half an hour each. In my half an hour with her, I efficiently learned half the finger positions and the most important chakra points. Boruto tried really hard: meditating, moulding his chakra and even releasing his chakra into the environment to try sensing in the same way as bats. Sarada broke through my genjustu with the help of Hanabi-sensei and that ended the training for everyone. It was the end of the day. Boruto rushed home, stating that his mom would kill him. Hanabi-sensei appreciated me and Sarada on our efforts. She said, "I have to make reports of your progress to Hokage-sama. I will take your leave. Bye." I waved and she left. Sarada collapsed on the ground, exhausted. She complained, "That was a tough genjutsu. Go easy on me. How did you get so good at it?" I said, "I have been practising with a certain rat in my apartment. Gradually, I increased the time for which I could cast the genjutsu and now I can extend it upto an hour and I have two of my own. Now, I can also cast genjustsu on three rats together." I offered her a hand and she got up.

I walked her back home and gave her a kiss when we parted. I rushed to Ichiraku for my dinner and then to my home. I changed and watched some TV.

Next day was the same, I practised my rasengan training and went on ahead with my training of the Masarugan. Sometimes with Boruto and Sarada and some other times alone with sensei. Time flew by. Hanabi-sensei gave me treats often and I gladly accepted. Sometimes she came over to my house to cook me lunch and help me with my genjutsu practise. Sarada and I got a bit more serious. I got many nudes of Sumire from Boruto. It was normal. I started the last stage of the rasengan and nearly mastered it. My relationship with my teammates became better, Hanabi-sensei being at the top of the list. Only a week remained till Sasuke-san's deadline.

It was my birthday. I turned fifteen. All of my friends gave me a surprise at my home. They got cake, food and drinks. It was kind of a brunch. We played cards and 'Truth and Dare'. Many secrets came out and many things were done. It was an awesome day. Sarada had booked the rest of the day for me till dinner. It was the best day. I remember that I smiled the whole day. I also got a birthday card from the Hokage's office.

At the end of the day, I sat on my couch to watch TV. An hour passed. A knock came on the door. It was the only person that I hadn't seen the whole day. It was Hanabi-sensei. "'Sup, Masaru?" She handed me a bottle and a package. "Here, these are your clothes and I remembered you were fascinated by my bra so much that I packed it in there." She winked. I invited her inside, shocked as I was. I was shocked even more, when she accepted. She closed the door behind her and went straight to the living room. I sat beside her and we continued watching TV. I pulled the lever on the side and the sofa turned in to a lounging chair. She cracked open the bottle and poured us two glasses of Pepsi. We watched a full movie. As it was about to end, I turned to look at Hanabi-sensei, sitting there in all her beauty. She noticed me looking and asked, "What?" I said, "Nothing." We resumed watching.

When it ended, Hanabi-sensei asked me, "How was your day?" I said, "It was good. It had been lacking you. What took you so long?" She got up and shook her head to untangle her hair. She turned to me and said, "I was letting you enjoy with your friends. You wouldn't want an adult lady at your friends' gathering." I smiled, "You are the best fit to any place. Let's play 'Truth and Dare'. Something you missed out on in my party." She smirked, "Want some dirty secrets? I won't give them to you." She sat beside me. We played on till it was past midnight, the conversation never stopping. Until, "Hanabi-sensei, I dare you to kiss me." She said, "I have been waiting for that." She leaned towards me, closing the distance the between our lips and they met. We kissed passionately. I ran my hands through her hair. It slid down smoothly. I said, "This had been put off for so long." She hummed. We kissed again. She undid her kimono, with surprising ease, leaving her only in her underwear. I loosened her hair and it flowed down, spreading across her back. She looked at me and said, "Take me!" That broke me out of my trance. I tried to pull away, but she didn't let me.

I put sensei under a genjustu.