The Red Death

by Wolfgirl1995

"You've never heard of The Red Death? He's a legend! A mysterious assassin who's face and identity has never been revealed. Some say he's a ghost, since he has unworldly abilities. Only thing known about him is that once he has his sight set on someone, they won't live a week!"

24. Chapter 24: sakura's training

Chapter twenty- four: Sakura's training

Moriko sighed as she waited for the pinkette to appear. Their training had been scheduled for today, and the girl was twenty minutes late. It had been three days since the competition, and the events that happened afterword. While they had been swimming, Naruto had accidently ran into the blonde woman and shoved her into kakashi. Much to her mortification, they accidently kissed. The blonde blushed as the memory of how his mask-clad lips felt against her own filled her mind. It had been so awkward afterwards, and he couldn't even look her in the eye as she stuttered out an apology.

Since that event, he had done his best to avoid her, and ignored her whenever she attempted to talk to him. Moriko sighed. "Maybe I should've stayed with Zabuza and Haku..." "riko... MORIKO!" The blonde flinched before turning to look at the pinkette. "What?" "Aren't we going to train?" Moriko nodded, shoving kakashi out of her mind and stood up, staring the pinkette down. "Do you know what your element is?" "Water." moriko nodded. "Water is mainly a healing element, but it can be used for battle purposes. It's not my element, but I do know a few water-based jutsus. Alright, now, I need you to gather your chakra into the tips of your fingers..."

Sakura panted, physically exhausted as the fourth hour of training rolled by. "Again." Groaning, the pinkette once more gathered her chakra, and struck. The water from nearby pants danced around her fingers before wrapping around a tree, tearing it from the ground and crushing it to dust. Moriko grinned, delighted at the fact that she caught on so quickly. "The water whip can also be used to create different attacks, whether it's crushing your enemies, or severely damaging their bones and muscles. Instead of crushing them, you could throw them into the air, and then slam them into the ground, etc. you get the idea." The pinkette nodded. "However, only crush them if you or your precious person's lives are at risk. don't forget that."

Sakura watched the blonde as she pulled a scroll out of the bag attached to her thigh. "Now, i'm going to teach you one more jutsu, since you caught on quite quickly to the water whip jutsu." Sakura beamed at the rare praise from the masked kunoichi. It wasn't everyday you got complimented by the red death, and she was just eating the attention up. Moriko handed the happy pinkette the scroll and she quickly unwrapped it to read the contents. "The... dance of the crescent moon?" Sakura looked up at the blonde, confused. "This is..." "A family jutsu. This was passed down from generation to generation. If you are willing, I would like to teach it to you." Sakura, shocked by moriko's statement, nodded, and moriko grinned beneath her mask.

"Excellent. now, the dance of the crescent moon is a rather volatile move. However, if executed properly, the damages it could create could be catastrophic, like the water whip. Now, watch me, and try to memorize as much as you can." Moriko walked a few feet away, standing in front of a nearby tree. Focusing the chakra to the tips of her toes, and the tips of her finger, she twirled. "Water style, dance of the crescent moon." As she twirled, kicking her leg up high and bending and twisting, the chakra she had stored quickly sliced through the air, collecting water as it cut into the tree. She quickly brought her leg down, and acted as though she was going to hug herself.

In the base of the tree, was a crescent moon. you could clearly see through the trunk, to the lush forest behind, and sakura gaped at the idea of how much damage that move could cause to a human. "W-wow." Moriko turned, her hands on her hips. "Impressive, isn't it?" Now, this move is NOT TO BE USED in the chunnin exam. understood?" Sakura quickly nodded. "I understand." Moriko grinned before tossing the pinkette a soldier pill. "Alright, study the scroll while we take a small break, then it's back to training." Sakura grinned as she swallowed the pill, nodding before she turned her attention back to the scroll. Moriko smiled softly as she watched the pinkette diligently study. "Heh, it's kind of nice being a teacher. Now I understand why Ruka-kun enjoys it so much."

Sakura stood, startling Moriko out of her thoughts, and turned to the blonde with a determined look on her face. "Alright, let's get started."