Chapter 8

Flashes and How to Use Them

By Melon1205

Flashes and How to Use Them, By Unmei

If you can read this scroll that means you are like me. You suffer from Flashes. I am Unmei. My name means Destiny for I can see destiny. After extensive research, I have decided to write everything down so that one day my skill can be passed on to someone like me.

First I will teach you how to cope with unexpected Flashes. They often hurt a lot. When this happens, think of the present. Stay in the present, this is the present. Think of it. This way, you can stay in the present and the Flash should stop soon after.

Flashes are often caused by three things.

No reason at all, it's completely random

Sometimes it just happens, the only thing you can do is to stay in the present.

Strong emotions, especially anger, and sadness

When one experiences extreme anger or sadness, it can trigger Flashes of memories similar to what is happening. Or, it could trigger Flashes of the future. Learn to control your emotions.

Irregular chakra flow or overuse of chakra

To avoid flashes, one must learn to control their chakra. You can't use too much or you could get a Flash. In addition, irregular flow, often caused by illness or injuries, can also cause Flashes. Try avoiding them.

Seeing the future is challenging. In the heat of battle, being able to see what comes next is a useful ability. The only way to do so is to first master Flashes. Then, it will come naturally. One must fully master their chakra control. The simplest way to begin is to meditate.

Find a quiet and peaceful area with no distractions

Sit with your legs crisscrossed

Close your eyes and remember the feeling of having a Flash

Call to it

Reach out with your mind and chakra to the future, reach to what is ahead of you

Remember that what you see isn't truly the future, but a possibility of what is to come.

I wish you luck. -Unmei

Time Skip (Approximately 6 years)

Setsuka really hated this Unmei person. Not only was their scroll vague and annoying, she still had trouble with her Flashes. And, their method of stopping Flashes was useless. Setsuka had on average, around 8 to 10 Flashes a year. Unmei's technique of "staying in the present" never seemed to actually help.

Today was the day she would meet her team. Kakashi wouldn't tell her about them. He even made it a mission for her to find out more about who was on her team. She had tried to steal his file more than three times and failed. So, instead of finding it, she tried to Flash.

Setsuka was 12 years old and one of the strongest. Although she wasn't on par with Kakashi yet, it was just a matter of time before she was. According to Sandaime Hokage-sama, Setsuka was close to Jonin level.

She had mastered all the basic techniques, the Body Flicker Technique, and all the ice-release ninjutsu that Kakashi had given her. That included an ice spear technique, Demonic mirror ice crystals, an ice prison technique, a frozen capturing field, and a few other techniques that allowed her to shoot weapons made of ice. Thanks to the guidance from the scroll on ice style and Kakashi, Setsuka was able to create her own. Her father's sword was beautifully made and Setsuka was able to cover it in a layer of ice when she applied chakra. Anything it touched froze.

Now, the only thing she struggled with was Flashing. She wasn't really bad, but sometimes she just couldn't get it. Setsuka sat on the floor of her room. She sat crisscrossed with her palms neatly on her knees. Her eyes were closed and she allowed her chakra to move freely. Future, future, future, future…

Setsuka's brain was turning. Suddenly, the room disappeared.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" declared a blond boy in orange, "I like instant ramen in a cup and I really like the ramen Iruka sensei got me at Ichiraku noodle shop but I hate the three minutes you have to wait after you pour the water in the ramen cup, my hobby is eating different kinds of ramen and comparing them and my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody, somebody important."

"I'm Sakura Haruno," said a girl with pink hair and a red outfit, " what I like.. I mean who I like is…" she turned and looked at the depressed-looking boy next to her, "and my hobby is, I mean, my future dream is…" Throughout this, Sakura continuously looked at the dark-haired boy.

Kakashi asks, "Your dislikes?"

"Naruto!"

Then, the dark-haired boy spoke, "My name is… Sasuke Uchiha, I have lots of dislikes but no likes in particular, and... I don't feel like summing up my ambition as just a dream but I do have an ambition, the ambition is to restore my clan, and without fail… TO KILL A CERTAIN MAN!

Setsuka was brought back. Her room came back into focus and she flopped on her back. She sighed, that took a lot out of her. Then she frowned, Wasn't Genin teams composed of 3 Genin and one Jonin instructor? If she was on that team then why were there three other kids instead of two?

Setsuka shrugged, then she smiled. She completed Kakashi's task. "YES!" she yelled, then covered her mouth. It was still really early in the morning.

She winced as a voice spoke, "Setsuka Yuki-Hatake, BE QUIET!"

Footsteps headed to her room and she grabbed a pillow. They were getting closer, and closer, and closer, and the door opened. Setsuka promptly threw the pillow at the door. It bounced off Kakashi's face.

He glared at her, "What in the world are you doing?"

Setsuka smiled proudly, "I figured it out! It's an idiot, a fangirl, and a depressed kid."

Kakashi looked at her, confused. Setsuka continued, "My team? Team 7? Oh also morning Kashi Nii-san."

Kakashi sighed, "Good job, also you're supposed to call me Kakashi sensei now."

"Nope."