Naruko's Training Day
The next day Kakashi took Naruko back to the training grounds, but when she saw who she would be training with, she looked up at the Jonin with a look of disbelief. "Do not worry miss! I, the Handsome Devil of the Leaf Village, will help you to succeed as I have!", Rock Lee says before shooting her a big grin. Naruko looks up at Kakashi, then at Lee & replies, "Yeah, about that... Whoever said you were handsome was being too kind. A more suitable name would be the Hairy Bug of the Leaf Village.". Rock Lee looks at her, pain in his eyes as Kakashi scolds, "Be nice, he will be training you. I suggest you apologize.", he looks at Lee & states, "Tell Guy I said thanks. I'll be back to check on Naruko later.". Lee immediately perks back up & responds, "Of course Kakashi, I will gladly tell Guy-sensei of your gratitude!".
As Kakashi turns to walk away, Naruko grabs his sleeve & glares up at him, "Why do I have to do this? I thought you were going to train me! Why do I have to listen to that bug-eyed weirdo?", she exclaims madly. Kakashi pulls his arm away & answers calmly while pulling out a book, "There's not much I can do for you. Lee is a lot better, so you should be nice to him. He's a nice enough person, but even he has limits.". The Copy Ninja walks off, leaving Naruko alone with an emotionally hurt Rock Lee; who had just heard what Naruko called him.
Before she can even take a step, Lee declares, "Now we must warm-up! To start, we will do 500 push-ups!". Naruko turns around & fires back, "That's a warm-up? I don't even know how many push-ups I can do!". Lee has already dropped down & started doing push-ups, but he quickly retorts, "You will not know until you try Naruko!", he shoots her another grin before counting off his push-ups. She drops down & starts to follow suit, struggling after getting to 70.
The rest of the day is much of the same; with Lee setting outrageous goals even the most conditioned of shinobi could reach, while Naruko is pushed to her limits while attempting to get even close to them. Of course, all the while she wishes she could curse at Lee. She doesn't however, eventually she gets so worn down her mind doesn't even process insults. Her body gets pushed to its limit, & soon Naruko can't even move a muscle. Before Lee can say a word however, Tsachi walks up with several scrolls in hand. "Hey Lee, how's she doing?", he inquires with a smile. Both Lee & Tsachi look at Naruko as she lays on the ground, drenched in sweat, barely able to breathe let alone move.
"She has had a great training session Tsachi-sensei!", Lee replies with a big grin & an even bigger thumbs up. Tsachi chuckles lightly & searches through his travel pack before pulling out another small scroll, tossing it at Lee. "That's for your sensei Lee, he's been asking about it.", Tsachi states. Lee looks at it, then back at Naruko, then at Tsachi. "I'll make sure he receives it Tsachi-sensei.", Lee declares with another grin before adding, "As soon as I finish with...", Tsachi puts out a hand & interrupts Lee, "Sorry, but I have to ask that it's done now. I hope that's alright.". Without a thought, Lee replies, "Yes! Of course, thank you for trusting me with such an important task Tsachi-sensei!", before dashing off as fast as his feet can carry him.
Tsachi kneels down & pulls out a canteen, putting it to her lips. "Alright now, drink up Naruko.", he says gently as she gulps down the water. Naruko quickly finishes it & pants breathlessly, "I think...he tried...to kill me.". Tsachi tries to contain laughter as he helps her up, replying, "No, he's just...what's a good word for it?", he thinks out loud while Naruko fires back, "He's freaking insane, that's what he is.". He bursts out laughing & responds, "Nah, he's just...overzealous; just like his sensei.". As they walk off, Naruko starts to regain her wits & asks, "Who are you anyway, & what was in that scroll thingy?".
He looks at her with a smile & answers, "Well, the scroll was a recipe for a soup I told him about recently.". Naruko looks up at him with a puzzled look on her young face & inquires, "Wait a minute, how is that urgently important to where Lee had to leave so quickly?". Tsachi grins & states, "I never said it was urgent or important. Besides, I figured you could use the break.". Naruko musters up enough strength to shoot Tsachi a weak grin before returning to her weak, struggling state. After a brief pause, he continues, "As for who I am...I'm Tsachi Shiruba, a Jonin here in the Village Hidden in the Leaves.".
She mutters, "Yeah, like I know what that means.". Tsachi chuckles & states, "Well, I'll explain things to you. However, you aren't the only one that could use a break. How about we get something to eat?". Naruko manages to perk up a bit, & soon they're headed off to Ichiraku, to talk all about how things work in a Ninja Village.
Now, it's that time again. What time again? Time for Naruto Trivia!
Here is today's question: How many ninja in the Naruto series have caused their own deaths?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
Interesting, I know. So, what's the answer?
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You know the drill; train, say your prayers, take your vitamins, DON'T CHEAT.
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Ok, you can cheat a little...KIDDING!
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Alright, drumroll please.
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The answer is C. 8
Between both series, & the manga, 8 characters have killed themselves. Hiruzen Sarutobi by using the Reaper Death Seal, Raiga Kurosuki by making himself into a lightning rod, Memna died in an avalanche caused by exploding tags that he set off, Hoki sacrificed his life force to revive the leader of the Takumi Village: Seimei. Chiyo died using her Reanimation Jutsu to bring back Gaara. Deidara died in an explosion he caused. Nagato died using Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life. Kisame Hoshigaki summoned sharks to devour himself.
Like I said, interesting.