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"Speech"
'Thought'
"Demon speech"
'Demon thought'
Jutsu
Control
"Stupid Kakashi sensei, always saying I need better chakra control before he can teach me," grumbled an irate Naruto. He had asked his jonin sensei if he would teach him some ninjutsu since he had been teaching the last Uchiha but as usual he had gotten the same response he had been getting since they had returned from their mission to Wave.
Now he was walking through the library, even though he knew they didn't want him in there, looking for information. Finally in the back of the ninja section he had found an old dusty tome that had obviously not seen use in a long time labeled 'Theoretical Chakra Control'.
Taking the book down he began leafing through it reading about how most chakra control techniques are based upon one of the five elements. The techniques began with the easiest starting in the earth section and following the elemental chart until finishing with the hardest exercise in lightning.
This also meant that much like your chakra level your elemental affinity affected how easy it was for you to learn chakra control with earth users having the hardest and lightning users the easiest. The book also stated that learning and mastering elemental manipulation techniques and shape manipulation techniques like fire manipulation or chakra strings while not among the list of exercises would also help in building one's chakra control.
The book went on to explain that only people with Kage level chakra stores would ever be able to master all the levels of control and few ever even tried due to the difficulty even if the exercises also helped to build those stores up to that level.
Finally he came to the listings of the exercises and began reading them. First was the earth element technique leaf balancing which was listed as a half step technique that was used to teach the basics for the true first step towards chakra mastery which was the earth element technique tree or wall climbing exercise Kakashi had taught them.
Next was a water element technique where one uses a constantly fluctuating amount of chakra to stand upon the water surface. At this level if he was to learn to exert enough force he could then move himself without even taking a step simply skating along on his chakra. This would be his first exercise he would have to master since his sensei wouldn't train him but he continued to read into the listings so he would know each of the steps that were to come so he could just move on immediately when completing a step.
The book next listed another earth element half step known as Kunai balancing where one used there chakra to balance a kunai without cutting themselves but much like with leaf to tree this was only a half-step as the true step would be waling upon a bed of nails since as with all the techniques the sole of the foot was the hardest place to focus chakra.
Next was again a half-step called the earth element bed of razors that used razors instead of nails used in the previous technique. This half-step was listed because it was difficult to find the necessary surface for the true step known as water element razor ice. This technique used uneven razor sharp ice that would melt constantly changing the surface shape instead of the evenly laid strait edge metal razors giving an entirely different and far more difficult challenge.
After that would be the first fire element technique the bed of hot coals in which one would use chakra to inure the foot to the heat of a walk through a bed of hot coals and ash.
Next earth technique was considered the pinnacle of Suna's chakra control techniques in which one used chakra to remain stable on the surface of the ever shifting sands without sinking and a true master could then combine this with the water walking to cross quicksand.
Again returning to water one must then be able to walk upon the surface of newly fallen snow without breaking the surface much like one had done with the sand. This would also be a difficult one for him to find the required surface for as it rarely snowed in the land of fire.
Next was one of the most truly dangerous ones to learn and few ever gained this level due to the danger. The fire element lava walk required one to start out walking on cooling lava but eventually to obtain mastery one would cross hot flowing liquid lava. He shuddered at this though but planned to persevere and gain true chakra mastery.
Now he was getting into the purely theoretical levels of chakra control as there were no known masters at the time of the writing of this book of the wind element double jump in which one would for a moment form a barrier of pure chakra while in midair and jump off of it. It was theorized that a master of this technique would be able to form any fuinjutsu seal they wanted out of raw chakra in an instant. 'Perhaps that was how the Fourth Hokage had become so famous for his instant seals,' he mused.
Back once again to the earth style one must learn to pass through any environment and using pure chakra control leave no tracks what so ever. The trackless step sounded like a very useful technique to learn even besides the point of gaining chakra control.
The next water element technique had a half step where one would walk up a waterfall before the true step of learning to walk upon the mist or fog alone. If he knew the hidden mist jutsu this one would be awesome allowing him to effectively produce his own ladder of mist.
Fire once again had a dangerous one where you would produce a large fire and learn to walk on the ephemeral flame itself. A true master would even be able to use this technique across their entire body to basically become immune to fire.
The wind technique could then be considered an advanced version of the previous technique in which one instead of momentarily forming a barrier under one's foot while in midair one would instead learn to do this continuously to effectively walk on air. This wind walk was perhaps one of the most exciting ones to Naruto as it would be almost like flying even if he had to run to do it. Then he came to the thought if he were to use the previous chakra skating technique he truly would be able to fly though it would use enormous amounts of chakra he was sure.
Finally came the one lightning technique which required one to have an ally who could ranged lightning techniques or to stand within a lightning cloud with the previous technique and wait for lightning to strike though when he thought about it he might be able to perform a half step for this one. The technique was known as ride the lightning in which one would allow their chakra to latch them on to a lightning bolt and truly move at the speed of lightning. He figured for a half step he could simply stand on the Konoha power lines and latch onto the flowing current within allowing it to move him along.
Closing the book and putting it back on the shelf he immediately rushed out to find a lake. He was going to master all the steps and perhaps even find out all the elemental and shape manipulation techniques available after. He would show Kakashi sensei who was the better student. When he could ride the lightning then he would be truly impressed.
AN: This was basically just a bunch of chakra control exercises I had come up with and thought while I won't be using it in a story any time soon that making it into a little mini fic in which Naruto is trying to better himself without help as is many times the case in the Fan fiction world. It just makes me think about the look on Sasuke's face when he faces this Naruto at the Valley of the End his Sharingan showing him that his Chidori is going to hit without fail and that the acceptance of this fact is in Naruto's eyes when suddenly the first lick of energy reaches out and suddenly faster than his eyes can track Naruto is beside him the strike passing millimeters in front of him barely scorching his orange jumpsuit and then he is struck by the rasengan in the blond's hand. Or perhaps he is fighting the Raikage who has activated his lightning armor and almost casually forms a shadow clone who then henges into a kunai he throws it and no matter where in the aura of lightning it hits is driven strait through the man where ever he wants it to, be it the hand, foot, head, or even heart. Hope you enjoyed and that something in here gives you inspiration.