Chapter 5: The Training (part 2)
The next morning
"Are we going to continue running again?" Rebecca asked.
"No, we're doing something else." Itachi answered.
"So what are we going to do today?" Jonathan asked.
"Target practice." Itachi answered briefly.
"Who's the target?" Regina asked excitedly looking at her two siblings. Itachi looked at Regina and ignored her.
Itachi brought them to the training grounds. He handed out a set of Kunaiand Shurikeneach to them.
"See those trees? Pick one and use those as your targets." Itachi ordered them.
"We're going to use trees? Why not dummy?" Regina asked.
"If you can't even hit the tree, how are you going to hit the dummy?" Itachi questioned them instead.
"Okay." Regina replied.
The three of them tried their best to aim at the tree but the Kunai doesn't ever seem to stay in the tree.
"Focus and use more strength to throw." Itachi taught.
"Yes sir!" They shouted.
2 hours later
On each target tree, there were only a few Kunai that were successfully in the tree.
"It's lunch now." Itachi said and went towards the hideout first.
"Er... But I'm not hungry, nor am I looking forward to lunch..." Jonathan whined.
"Ya... Breakfast was already disastrous. I do not want to experience it again..." Rebecca complained.
When they were back in the hideout, Itachi told them to get ready for lunch. They went to wash up and were walking slowly to the dining room.
"Hey, do you smell something?" Regina asked.
"No, I do not dare to smell at all. I'm afraid of the burnt smell from Deidara's cooking." Rebecca replied.
"No, there's no burnt smell. Instead there's a...fragrant smell. Like ramen!" Regina answered. They just reached the dining table and were very surprised.
Itachi, Kisame and Deidara were sitting by the table eating ramen with three other bowls of ramen by the side.
"Hurry before the ramen turns cold." Kisame hurried them.
"We'll be continuing practice right after this." Itachi said while eating between mouths.
The three siblings were eating very happily and were wishing that they could eat this everyday rather than burnt food.
"Continue working hard to earn yourselves nice meals." Kisame guessed out their thoughts.
"Yes sir!" They shouted happily. Itachi glanced at them and continued eating.
They continued training for hours after lunch but stopped at early evening.
"We'll stop for now. We'll train on your stamina. Run for 10 rounds before you head back for dinner. First person gets to eat un-burnt food." Itachi stated.
"Yes sir!" They shouted and started running with all their might.
Somehow they managed to finish the run together, coming in at the same time.
Itachi stared at them because he hasn't expected them to step the last step together so coming in first together as well.
He had no choice but to get Kisame to go on another trip to buy bentos for the other two though they had 'cheated' in the run.
But he was very glad that they work together in a team, not forgetting the others.