Alrighty! I do not own Naruto at all! All rights and regulations do go to Masashi Kishimoto! Azuna does belong to me however! Ok now to write this fan fiction I did use the episodes and I used all of the actual sentences said from the anime so all of those rights again go to the producers, Madman Entertainment and of course the beautiful voice actors and everyone on the crew. Thanks guys... hope you like it!
Chapter Five: My Name is Kiba Inuzuka! Part Two
Kiba and Azuna stood a few metres away from each other. They both wore grins on their faces as they stared at one another. Kiba, although he thought that this girl could potentially be strong, he believed that he could beat her. And Azuna felt the same way about him.
"So Azuna. What's the thing you suck most at?" Kiba laughed slightly mocking her.
"I have always been told my Taijutsu was my worst weakness." Azuna replied.
"Yeah? By who?"
"My father." Azuna said. She tried to keep the bitterness out of her voice as she said the word father. And as far as she could tell from Kiba's facial reactions she had succeeded.
"Alright then, let's see how well you do." Kiba laughed before he started to sprint towards Azuna. Azuna readied herself and went Kiba brought his fist up towards Azuna's face. She blocked it easily and sent a kick into his stomach.
For a further five minutes this continued to happen. Kiba was launching at her and Azuna blocking him and send her own hits into him. Sure, he got her a few times. He was really good. But Azuna could keep up with his impossible speed. As Kiba lifted his fist to hit Azuna in the shoulder she saw an opening to hit him in the stomach. So Azuna lifted her leg and kicked Kiba in the stomach before he could hit her shoulder.
Kiba went flying back into the water and when he emerged he did not look happy. Azuna giggled and gave him a closed eyed smile, glad that she had won. How could she have beaten me? I was sure I was going to win! He glared slightly at her as she walked towards the river and bent down beside it.
"I win." She chuckled. Kiba crossed his arms and looked away as Akamaru yipped beside Azuna. It sounded like he was laughing and it didn't make Kiba feel any better about losing to a girl. "Oh come now don't be like that!" She laughed. "You put up one hell of a fight."
"It was obviously not a good enough one." He muttered.
Azuna smiled and extended her hand into the water. "Would you like me to help you out?"
"No I've got it." He grumbled as he hauled himself onto the grass beside the river.
Azuna looked thoughtfully at Kiba as he lay on the ground staring at the clouds. Maybe if she taught him something he would get over his foul mood of losing to her. It was true that her father always said she was bad at Taijutsu but maybe his expectations were a little high.
"Hey Kiba?" Azuna asked gazing into the water.
"Yeah?" Kiba responded. Some of the annoyance was gone from his voice and Azuna was glad.
"Do you want me to teach you something? Since we are out here training and all."
"Uh, what would you teach me?" Kiba questioned interested.
"I would teach you how to walk on water." Azuna said grinning.
"Walk on water?" Kiba asked amazed. She could walk on water? A Genin? Doesn't that require extreme chakra control? "You can actually do that?"
"Well of course!" She laughed. "I am from the Village Hidden in the Mist after all."
"You're from the Land of Water?"
Azuna nodded giggling. "Its second nature to me now I've been doing it for so long."
"Ok, wow that's actually kind of cool. Sure, are you able to teach me?" Kiba asked hopefully siting up.
"Well of course I am. I said I would didn't I?"
"Ok then! Let's get started!" Kiba said with enthusiasm standing up.
Azuna stood up with him and nodded. She stepped off the bank and instead of falling into the water she walked on top of it. Kiba stared at her in awe and could barely contain his excitement. He was going to learn to do a super cool Jutsu! Azuna smiled at him as she saw how eager he was.
"Ok so how do I do it?"
"Walking on water is a technique that requires a constant stream of chakra flow to your feet. If you put in too much, you'll sink. If you put in too little, you'll sink. If you have more in one foot than the other you will sink and if you don't concentrate –"
"I'll sink." Kiba finished for her.
"Very good!" Azuna praised. "See? You're already learning!"
Kiba smiled at her and nodded ready to listen.
"So you need to build up your chakra and send it to your feet. Keep the flow constant and steady and then when you feel ready step out onto the water."
Kiba held his hands in the right position summoning up his chakra and sending it to his feet. He did this for a few minutes and then he opened his eyes and walked forwards stepping out onto the water. Except he didn't really step onto it, he kind of stepped into it.
The water pushed upwards and Kiba was sent into the water. He emerged with an angry and annoyed look on his face and Azuna smiled. "The water pushed upwards. You put in too much chakra. But that was good Kiba! Try again."
Kiba crawled back onto the bank and did the same thing as before but summoned up less of it. After he felt confident he stepped out onto the water he fell through again. This time the water went sideways and he came up again more annoyed than before.
"The water went sideways, you put in too little." Azuna said kindly.
Kiba muttered something and crawled back onto the bank. He summoned up his chakra again after calming down and then walked towards the water. He stared at it suspiciously, wondering if he was going to fall in again when Azuna reached her bandaged hands out to him.
Kiba looked up surprised and saw her smiling. "Here, let me help you." She said softly. Kiba reached his hands out to hers and grasped them before he stepped out onto the water.
Again he didn't succeed in standing on the surface of it but he was now ankle deep in the water instead of waist deep. His eyes were wide as he stared at his feet. He then looked up at Azuna with his eyebrows raised wondering if she had anything to do with it. "Are you doing this?"
"No." She laughed letting go of his hands briefly. After breaking contact with her Kiba found he was still ankle deep in the water and was proud at his achievement. She took his hands in hers again and took a step back. "Now put in just a tad bit more chakra and lift your foot out of the water."
He followed her order and lifted his left leg out of the water towards her. He now stood on the surface of the water and his other leg lifted up behind him and stood on the water to. Kiba smiled at Azuna and she grinned back at him.
"I'm walking on the water. I'm actually walking on water." He shouted happily.
Azuna stepped back again still holding on his hands and making him walk with her. "Keep the flow steady and constant. Standing on the water is one thing it's another to actually walk on it."
Kiba nodded and focused on his chakra and continued to step around in circles with Azuna. Eventually, when Kiba's chakra was getting used up too much as he concentrated he let too much go and he fell into the water. As they were far out in the river Azuna bent down and held Kiba by wrapping her arms around him. She knelt on the water holding Kiba and he looked up at her in confusion.
"Uh why are you holding me out of the water Azuna?"
"Because we are really far out." Azuna stated the obvious looking back at the shore where Akamaru was taking a nap.
"That still doesn't state why." Kiba mocked smirking at her.
"Fine, drown then." Azuna said letting go of Kiba and stepping back. Kiba who just realised how deep the water was out here began to tread in it. He was really tired so he kept almost falling under as Azuna looked at him smug.
Kiba hated to admit it but he needed her help. He looked up at her in annoyance and she laughed. "You don't need to say anything." She laughed wrapping her arms under his and hauling him out of the water.
"Thanks." Kiba grumbled as she helped him to her feet where he began the control his chakra again.
"It's time we got back anyway." Azuna decided as they jumped onto the river bank. "You did really well today Kiba."
Kiba beamed proudly. "Of course I did!"
They both laughed and started to make their way back towards the village with Akamaru sitting upon Kiba's head. Kiba was so happy that he learnt that new technique and Azuna was happy that there were still people in this world who could make her smile. When they reached town they both turned to face each other with a smile.
"Uh thanks for today." Kiba said gratefully scratching the back of his head.
"No worries. If you kept practicing you won't even realise you're doing it until you look down." Azuna joked.
"So I'll see you later." Kiba said smiling.
"Yeah definitely." She said. Both turned around after blushing and walked away. On the road Azuna met up with Naruto and was grateful because she had no idea where he lived and she was supposed to be staying with him.
"Oh hey Azuna! Ready to go home?" He laughed as she fell into step with him.
"Mhmm of course!" She replied smiling.
"So, what did you do today?" He asked her as they walked.
"I taught a boy how to walk on water. What did you do?"
"I taught a kid my sexy Jutsu." He grinned. Azuna face palmed and laughed with him. "Am I cool or what?"
"Oh yeah Naruto you're the coolest." Azuna giggled.
Kiba turned around to see Azuna walk down the path her hair swaying behind her. He really did hope that he saw her again. Because he was already starting to fall for her and he had only known her for one day. But Kiba smiled to himself because he knew that he had made her feel better. And that was what he wanted to do from the moment he saw the tears escape her eyes.