A/N
Reading this chapter closely, you may pick up on something. I won't say what it is till later, but it may be rather obvious. X3
On another note, my roadblock is slowly becoming unblocked! I'm starting to see the light again! :DDD
Chapter 10 Trickery
"Man! This is a lot harder than I thought." Blackstar shouted angrily as he sat on one of the hardened rocks trying to focus. Itatchi had tested his mastery in skills since meeting, and so far he had proved useful with any weapon handed to him. Although Blackstar couldn't use ninjutsu, he had seen many examples since joining and still couldn't even manage a full clone of himself.
"Calm yourself. Circulate the chakra through your body and build it up." Itatchi commanded watching over the boy with his sharnigan. It reminded him of the time he used to teach his little brother, Sasuke, but those were distant memories now. Kisame sat nearby also in a meditating trance as he attempted to lock with his own powers. Apparently the thought of having this kid on the team upset him so much he wanted to prove a point of sorts.
"Yeah yeah..." Blackstar muttered taking a deep breath. He closed his eyes and made another attempt feeling something deep inside him start to unfold. It wasn't like when he connected to his soul. It required much more work and strain to pulsate the power around his body evenly and not from just one source. He was actually thankful for having so much stamina to work with, otherwise he might have passed out by now.
A rushed feeling started to enter his blood system and excited his nerves. "I've got it." The boy said carefully as to keep his strength building. He pressed his palms together and formed three hand signs in a perfect rhythm as taught, preparing himself for the outcome. White clouds scattered around the area with a warm draft of wind as all three heads turned. What lay before them had one jaw drop while the other two confirmed their sight. "No way! There's no way you could pull that off so quickly." Kisame shouted angrily. A full two-legged organism stood beside them with the same crazy blue hair and determined face.
"HYAHAHA! Nothing is impossible for Me! Blackstar! That's right!" The meister cheered completely loosing his chakra flow. The clone disappeared and the force of the wind nearly knocked the boy over. "What? Why'd it disappear?"
"In order to keep your clone activated, you need to keep your flow of chakra in yourself as well as the doppelganger. Any disruptions could lead to its disappearance such as a hit, or a mindless idiot who has no sense of control. Do it again." The Akatsuki member ordered to the grumbling pupil. Sending this kid in would easily distract the enemies long enough for him to get to the Nine Tailed Fox. Itatchi remembered years ago when he and Kisame infiltrated the Hidden leaf village, but they had returned with nothing and alerted the authorities of their motives. Jiraiya and Might Gai proved worthy opponents, but they wouldn't be fighting them this time. But before any good plan could set into motion, the basics had to get learned first. This boy just had a knack for learning fast.
"So when do I get a cool cloak?" The bored ninja in training asked flopping over on his back to stare at his partners, admiring their flashy attire.
"You won't." Kisame muttered taking a break from his work.
"But you two have them. What's with the red clouds? Why wear something so obvious? You stand out like sore thumbs. Aren't you supposed to be under cover or something?" Blackstar continued only getting glares from both companions, if he could truly call them that.
"You can't even manage a simple clone. You don't have the right to wear this yet." Kisame stated quite monotone. This had to be about the third time the boy had stopped for conversation, and it was driving him nuts. Hadn't the kid ever heard of silence? He had a motor for a mouth and the biggest ego he had ever laid eyes on.
"And explain how you have gills sticking off the side of your head. How is it that you can even breathe air, or is it because you have water stored up inside of you somewhere?" Blackstar hammered on in his curiosity, but it merely aggravated the shark to the point where it looked like Blackstar was about to lose his head.
"At this rate you'll never surpass the mold growing off that rock." Itatchi inferred to the bacteria dangling from a small ledge of brown stone.
"Huh?! I'll show you!" The restless boy yelled, easily fooled into shutting up. He started from the beginning once more. "Just you wait."
Itatchi zoomed in on the energy flow inside Blackstar again and took mental notes. It was just as he suspected. The blue waves looked a bit abnormal. They didn't seem to just be coming from his strength as an assassin, but it looked like the boy was drawing energy from another source in the process. Whether he realized it or not, Blackstar had a connection to something powerful. The exiles wondered exactly where he was draining this strange new energy from, especially since the energy clearly centered around his chest.