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Chapter 17 Training for Chunin Exams final Part 3

"Shikamaru"

Performing more drills to improve my physical stats while also trying to focus on my Chakra Control as Asuma-Sensei really wants me to be speedy in this next month for my match with Gaara and while yes he's been a bit hard k want to become stronger and while I'm not overdoing it I tend to think I'm not doing enough but then I feel the increase of weight or just the weight as it was the 5th day of being outside or like Friday which means absolutely nothing to me at this moment but it was good to count the days sometimes.

As I was currently working beating a time from where Asuma-Sensei made an obstacle course from before I woke up intructing me to beat my first time I set during the day without the use of my Chakra boosting me and while yes this went on for about 5 hours until it reached the hours of lunch at about 3pm where I had nearly exhausted my body after Asuma-Sensei caugh an animal that I couldn't distinguish as the meat was already in the fire he made which I was a bit intrigyued and seeing my face got Asuma-Sensei to smile a bit.

After finishing our food and taking a short break as I took this so I could go back to traveling slowly through the land of Fire I could tell Asuma-Sensei was trying to find something around this area but what I don't really know. But we continued on as I kept my weights on or more like Asuma-Sensei ordered me to keep them on as we move at a moderate pace until I hear a continues sound that only gets stronger as i strted to make out that it was of water splashing and my mind clicked at what Asuma-Sensei was looking for. A Waterfall.

"Kid you know how to swim water walk and tree walk but you know this." He said and I know he wasn't trying to mock me but it sure felt that way as I started to take off some of my layers outside of my weights and underwear as I look down at myself and start to see a bit of muscle definition starting to form. I never really look at myself naked in the mirror and If I do it's really at my own face I don't know but I really like clothes…yea sounds a bit strange but even when I was a kid I liked clothes and rather cover up then be outside shirtless and while I didn't have many clothes spanning over this trip I needed to clean the ones I did have almost every couple of days or I would have definitely be with no clothes.

Walking up to the waterfall slightly intimidated at the structure overall I have seen Niagara Falls in pictures but seeing a water like that is kinda insane how I was standing next to one wanting to walk on it… yup life is wild.

It has been 2 hours and yet the most time I can walk on these waterfall is about only 30 seconds as I know something like this will take me at least a week to get the hang of. It was really difficult as you had to accommodate for the speed of the water and the density not being all that think like the river while also just the weights putting a bit more strain as I had to accommodate for the additional weight as well. Overall I could hear Asuma-Sensei laugh his ass off when he sees me falling on the water as I had to keep swimming up as I'd rather swim to get up or hit the bare water like it was dirt. It would hurt a lot more than just falling in water and swimming out of it. Though this bastard keeps his laughter I might need to put my fist in his face and a bit more.

Having finally the time to where I ate dinner right before I slept I see Asuma-Sensei looking deep inside the fire like it was talking to him as the crackling sound the fire made continued to intrigue me. Even when I was in my old world I used to actually as a cringy preteen with almost no shame try and practice the hand signs to the Fireball jutsu and to tell you I want to dig in a hole and die there at remembering these things but I did them and for damn shame I won't forget about them as they keep coming up in my head especially when I see fire it keeps replaying and it's making me cringe in my spot on the wood block Asuma-Sensei carved when he was laughing at me earlier. "So I have the fire release could you possibly teach me about it after."I gestures towards the waterfall implying after I finish the waterfall walking I could try the fire release training and he thinks to himself and just nods slowly.

Thing was if I needed more time for this waterfall then when I'm finished with maybe only the first stage of the fire training we'll have to go back to Konoha and in which I would later learn fire jutsu. Though it sucks as I'm very certain there's no way I could learn and master Fire release steps and a jutsu so I'm going to probably expand later. I sigh as I try not to remember the time in which I needed to fight the blood loving redhead as slowly exhale and inhale trying to form any form of consciousness as I felt like I was slipping and damn was I tired both with Chakra and body maybe even soul a bit but that could be figuratively speaking.

After finishing I quickly pass out to wake up the next day with the same thing as we camped here especially for us to clean our clothes and the waterfall walking which overall took me about three days to get consistently when I'm thinking about it but I wanted to completely see it through that I wanted to be able to fight on the waterfall and that's where Asuma-Sensei and a pair of a bit heavier weights come into place.

At day 9 I recognized why Asuma-Sensei called this hell as he started to not hold back as much as he loved faster than I could really respond too as I either took a beating or tried my own attacks only to get them ultimately blocked or one sneaking on him though he would retaliate and with a punch sent me off the waterfall back towards the river below as he chuckled with the force I hit the water below making an updraft as I swam back towards the surface to continue the Taijutsu match. This continued on with this taking my time until day 12 until I was able to keep myself on the waterfall without really having to concentrating on it as I look at Asuma-Sensei who helped me get to land as I fell into the water one last time with only barely my Chakra reserves as I continued to train a bit to much. It was already nearing time for us to pack up and I fell asleep very fast as Asuma-Sensei put a sheet over me and a pillow out of my clothes instead of the hard ground as I slept peacefully as Asuma-Sensei kept staring at the fire and pulling out a cigarette and lighting it with the fire he took puffs out of it as he looked up to the smoke of the fire. 'I wonder how Ino and Choji are holding up…when I checked on them they were training hard with there fathers so I'm expecting big things from you two." Asuma-Sensei smirked with the cigarette still in his mouth as he puffed again creating more smoke in the night time sky.

Konoha next day…

Waking up in a hurry as Uchiha Sasuke gripped his face as he had another nightmare of his brother killing his clan as his 'brother' forced him to watch as he killed them and when he saw him at Wave he wanted to kill him so badly…he didn't want him to take everything from him.

This nightmare was diffrerent as not only was it showing Him killing his clan but killing Kakashi-Sensei, Naruto, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru even and…Sakura. Sasuke Sharingan activated instinctually as his two eyes tomoe in both eyes looked ahead.

He wouldn't let him not if he had to die as well he would protect Sakura. Sasuke couldn't think of a world where he could live without Sakura…she helped him in a way not many others could. She helped him even if she didn't try to she made him feel like a normal person. Sasuke used to feel like an empty suit of armor nothing showed until this girl reached her hand out to him and captured him with her eyes it was first then the way she made him feel he didn't know what it was but he knew when Shikamaru or even other guys went up to Sakura it hurt him with a sharp pain at his chest as he gripped his chest and the slit his heart resided especially. When he gave her the shirt during the Chunin Exams preliminary's it excites him so much when he saw her and she felt comfortable in it like if it was made for her.

"Hey Mom what's it feel like to fall in love with Father, Mother." Young Sasuke addressed his mother with his 4 year old brain coming up to his mother as she was cooking dinner for his family as Mikoto, Sasuke's Mother had to think long and hard about it.

"Falling in love with someone is something you can't be prepared for Sasuke" she petted the young Uchiha by the hair as she looked down intently at him.

"When I fell for your father it was because of him and how he treated others and and his own feelings I chose not ti fall in love with your father but life just happens and it's something you can't deny." Mikoto said as she returned to cooking.

"Mother how did you know that you loved Father." The young and curious Sasuke said as he looked up at his mother as she smiled herself.

"It's this feeling you get in your stomach when you talk to this person that makes you stutter over your words. You feel happy and also like you can do anything with that person and when that person is with someone else you feel bad that it's not with you and many other things Sasuke there's not just those because love is a beautiful thing." Mikoto said as she smiled brightly at Sasuke who blushed at his mother's brilliance.

"Thanks a lot Mom I'll find a girl that I like and I won't let her go like you Said Mother!" The young Sasuke said as he made a thumbs up with a silly smile towards his mother who had her own smile to her youngest son.

'Why did I..' Sasuke held his head as more things more like dots became in his head as they started to connect together with what his mother told him about love and about what Sasuke felt about Sakura, Sasuke looked up more bewildered and shocked as he repeated the words. "I…love Sakura Haruno…" Sasuke's heart started to beat a lot faster as he fell to his side gripping his heart as he looked up at the ceiling feeling a slight change in his vision he went to check on himself to see his eyes had evolved to the 3 tomoe Sharingan or fully matured Sharingan as Sasuke looked more intently at the mirror as he remembered how the Sharingan was evolved through deep emotional stress.

Sasuke deactivated his now fully matured Sharingan as he looked down at his hand gripping his heart as he let go to stare at his hand as he clenched it. "Sakura…I'll protect you…even from Itachi!" Sasuke sneered.

"Shikamaru" POV

Ah another day of training where we started something a bit new and it was starting me on trying to master Fire release. The thing was that although I managed to learn Lightning Realease pretty easily it was probably my strong affinity for it that decreased the difficulty a bit. Now not having to stay at the water fall we walked around aimlessly while it was time for me to try and do the first step which was burning the leaf and I was still wearing my weights oh me they get heavier every couple day. Though I did see the name of the scroll apparently these all are Lee's previous weights and while yes Asuma-Sensei let's me occasionally use a chakra to boost my body and help me adjust a bit but I can't help that I'm being rushed in training by scaling up my weights in a couple of days so I propesrd that I wear a heavier sets of weights for the rest of the trip as Asuma-Sensei gave time to think and opened the scroll revealing 4 weights strong and heavy I could tell as I unstrap the already heavy weights on me if I had to guess like…100 Pounds at least or 45 KG or maybe 150 in each as they looked heavy the ones I was currently wearing were about…half…I might die….fuck…

It's the 20th day of my little training trip now as I was starting to get a bit used to the weights while keeping apparently on an all meat diet which had made me feel a bit more energetic and I feel stronger like I don't really like checking myself though I'm starting to see more definition a bit in the arms though it wasn't very much it just looked a bit more concrete there and was just like loose fat hanging there. It was about 7 days just when I started Fire release training and yes I managed to light the leaf on fire today I wanted to feel like if I was able to completely engulf it with flames to get a better feeling on the second stage as I could see Asuma-Sensei quickly slash a tree making a carved wood block the size of a 8X8 wood block which I think was the about the same size as what Choji had to use. 'I have to burn that…' yes While I have more Chakra then Choji he has a greater affinity for fire than I do and while my affinity for fire is alright my Lightning release is what takes the cake and how Asuma-Sensei knows about nothing for lightning all I have are the fit elemental training. Yes my training with weights I could tell by the Chunin Exams final I would eventually have strength of a normal Chunin and speed of a high Chunin and if I tried I could probably reach a very very low Jonin but that was probably unlikely as I was just theorizing and while I haven't went at h that speed at all I would like to adapt to my speed difference before the Chunin Exams. Walking in a direction in a road I'm somewhat familiar in we walk towards the land of waves as I'm practicing the leaf sill as I would inevitably fail I would pick at another leaf and start again as we continued to walk until we made it towards the bridge oh how iconic. Asuma-Sensei mentions that we should head there and I agree as we walk across the bridge. Though what we didn't notice was that banners of the hidden mist were visible by some of the bridges railing by clothes.

Soon I spit one when we made it to the other side of the bridge. I looked at Asuma-Sensei and he looked to me uncertain. I gulped down a bit of fear and used the transformation jutsu as Asuma-Sensei transformed into an old man. I meanwhile transform myself close to my old self. I stood at 5'8 with neck long hair as as I check myself in the water I realize I look somewhat simaler to Shikamaru and that I never realized it but I did make myself a bit shorter as I was at an awkward 5'9 in my last life.

We walked around the village specifically going to the old man Tazuna's house as we saw around the village as more people inhabited the village while there's was also a lot less people around the streets as there was nearly no homeless people as more buildings where here and some more Mist signs were here as well.

We made it out and we approached Tazuna's house as we knock on the door still transformed we see the door open and see Tsunami back as she greeted us with a smile. "Is there something you need." She said as she had a smile smile as she greeted us warmly it felt like I was melting.

"It's been how long about m 4 months since we've been here." I say as she looks questioningly as I let the transformation go taking a big risk I wave at here with a smile as her eyes brighten a bit. "Shikamaru you guys are back…" Tsunami said as she looked at Asuma-Sensei as he let his transformation go as well.

"Yea well Shikamaru recommended we come back to visit as we're doing a training trip." Asuma-Sensei said a bit louder than needed as I felt cold metal touch my neck as multiple mist Anbu were on me and Asuma-Sensei in seconds.

"Training I heard as your leaf ninja…what are you two doing here." A woman said with a blue dress with a top knot tied as it ran behind her back as her green eyes staring at us quite intimidatingly.

"Y-you're Mei…Terumi…" I blurt out as she had her eyes a bit wide at such a young kid knew who she was but Asuma-Sensei didn't have a clue about her.

'I didn't think the Mist rebels were here…fuck…this must be be before or right about Yagura's death but they might have not known about it or something…' my eyes widen as the women now known as Mei Terumi stared specifically at me as time stopped when I heard she say "disengage" as the mist nin looked at her and stranded down standing by her side as i chocked out the tension as Asuma-Sensei looked tense.

"Is your name…Shikamaru-Kun." I perk up at why she would even know about me until I see a face I recognized but was older and more meat on her bones as she walked up to Mei and saw us. Her eyes widened at the sight of us.

"H-Haku." It was all I could say as she ran at me and hugged me and I freeze as I hold her as well.

"Shikamaru-Kun is so nice to see you." She said as she started to crush me oh god she got stronger.

Probably from eating better but with these weights on I was about the level of strength of when I graduated as she lifted me a bit and she felt the increased weight as she back up seeing the weights strapped on my arms and legs.

"You're wearing weights Shikamaru-Kun." She said as the other Ninja took a closer look to see the words 'Guts' written on them as they all turn there heads.

"We'll Haku I was training with Shikamaru for the upcoming Chunin Exams Finals." Asuma-Sensei said trying to take the tension out of the air. As Mei and Haku looked quite intrigued. "It's already that time of the year huh." Mei said as she was looking towards the sky thinking with a fist holding her head.

"Wow that sounds really cool and what about the rest like Kakashi" Haku said curious of what the other teams were.

"Well Ino and Choji both lost in the preliminary's and all of Kakashi-Sensei's student got to the finals." I said as I look at her to gauge her reaction as she just nodded.

"So what are you doing in wave." Mei said tryin to go back to business as she looks a bit more intent while also giving Asuma-Sensei a look that doesn't go unnoticed by him as he looked slightly away.

"Well again as Asuma-Sensei said we were here for training and we or I wanted to visit the land of Waves after 4 months." Mei nodded slowly as the ninja sheathed or put the Kunai's or tanto's away.

"Well as you are Haku-Chan's friends we will allow you to stay here for the duration of your stay and if I heard correctly from Haku-Chan of what she told me about Shikamaru then there's nothing to worry about." I could feel sweat dripping from my face as Haku looked away with a blush as I was a bit speechless as Asuma-Sensei laughed loudly or he it sounded more like a good nature Cackle which felt like I was getting violated in the next words he was going to say.

"Yea well that's just my student haha just with other women." He said as I turn to him quickly and punch him while he didn't look but he caught the punch.

I felt the stares from the other ninja on me and I felt like I wanted to die right here and now but I held my will to live a bit longer to kick Asuma-Sensei in the nuts as I left him in the state he was in as I walked away.

I grabbed a new leaf from wine of the trees as I look at it intently before seeing the nin's look at the downed Asuma with some pity and others amusement as It brought a small smile on my face. I walk back over to them as I see Inari and Tazuna walk into the view as I wave at them and they smile and Inari ran to me while Tazuna came at a slower pace.

"Shikamaru you're here! Does that mean Naruto's here too." Inari said looking around the clearing though I pat his head.

"No sadly the knucklehead isn't here but to tell you the truth he's training really hard back at the leaf." I watched as Tazuna came up and gave me a nudge on my head as I smile at the older man.

"So why is there mist ninja here." I said as the three of us walk closer to the ninja helping Asuma-Sensei.

"Oh well we're here to help and as they graciously let us stay here for the rebellion against the 4th Mizukage." Haku said as I could see Mei grip her hand a bit tighter.

"Oh well why don't you ask for help." I say nonchalantly as I see Haku and Mei tilt there heads at me.

"With who?" Mei said skeptically .

"With the leaf." I said again as if it was obvious as they stared at me a bit weirdly as if what I proposed was easy.

"There is no way they would help a rebellion like us plus what good would it do…they could possibly betray us in the end and be able to control not villages." Mei said as I knew she wasn't trying to insult us but I saw Asuma-Sensei finally get up from his beating from me.

"Well not necessarily I mean there is many ways to gain trust maybe with some info about an impending attack on the lead and helping them might get you on there food books." I say with a smile as everyone turned to me strangely.

"During the Chunin Exams finals, Orochimaru S-Rank Missing nin with his own Village of Sound with the Village hidden in the sand planning an attack where it may lead to danger to the village and if you give them information for them helping you in gaining control of the mist there might be a peace treaty in between both villages." I said as they looked a bit shocked though not Asuma-Sensei as he was blown away.

"Wait the village is going to be attacked!" Asuma-Sensei yelled worried. I nodded as I looked down.

"I found the Kazekage's corpse outside of the Forest of death before it was disposed off by Orochimaru." A lie but a necessary one.

"Orochimaru plans to attend the finals disguised as the dead Kazekage and it has the Sand fooled as they don't know that there Kage is dead so there currently being deceived by Orochimaru." I said as the looks become more understanding.

"I-I it's good reason it's just…what credibility do we in the mist rebellion even know or have a right in knowing." Mei said quizzicality.

"Well you could say you guys took over one of Orochimaru's underground basses and say you found the plans." With that I saw Mei smile until another Shinobi came running urgently into the clearing.

"The 4th Mizukage was assassinated Lady Mei." With that all eyes were wide open.

"Are you certain about this." Mei said seriously as the ninja nodded quickly.

"The spy, Aoi said his body was found lifelessly in a cave about a couple of days ago." Mei had her eyes wide open as she had a smile. Whoever killed that man must have been something.

"But there was something else he did report as well." The ninja said as he said again breaking some people excitement with the "but"

"Aoi said that the Mizukage had been put under a almost perfect Genjutsu for the countless years of him being the Mizukage." That was what raised eyes as they questioned who was able to do that to a Kage with a tailed beast inside them.

"I have an idea!" I said sparking more people to look at me weirdly and I definitely got the attention. They probably thought about who this kid was and what he was talking about.

"How about you send half your forces to Konoha and the Mist to conclude your rule as the 5th Mizukage but to establish treaties with the Leaf village." I bowed my head to her and even knelt down on one leg to show how serious I was about this. This couldn't have been better as leaving Haku alive brought Mei here and now we could possibly have another ally with the Mist covering all the South's as the Sand resided in the Southwest and Mist was the Southeast while Konoha was middle southern.

"That…might work but…how would they even believe us in the first place." Mei said looking down trying to think.

"That's where I come in…my name is Asuma Sarutobi the Son of the 3rd and Current Hokage and if I ask for the audience of the 3rd Hokage and with the Help of Kakashi who met and befriended Haku plus the power even Sasuke could with the power of the Uchiha heir we could possibly give you an audience with the 3rd." Asuma-Sensei said confidently as he looked like a real leader maybe it's from Hiruzen he gets it from.

"That's who you were you worked in the 12 guardian Shinobi for sometime haven't you." Mei said as she eyes Asuma-Sensei up as he saw her stare and looked away blushing a bit.

"Yea and we have about…10 days till the finals. So it would be better if you split and me and Shikamaru could act as your escorts to Konoha." Asuma-Sensei said with his real professional voice. I smiled as my head was still down. Mei smiled and gripped her fingers into a fist.

"I'll chose to believe in the both of you…but if you two are deceiving me then we'll just have our way with you…both." I stood up as I blushed at her voice and even Asuma-Sensei backed up with a similar blush. I saw the seriousness break from her face as she started to laugh as even some tears came out as she wiped them away with her finger.

"Well yes it would be better to leave now. Haku could you gather everyone to meet here and after we split I'll be counting on you." Mei said as she laid her hand on Haku's shoulder as she quickly nodded and disappeared with mist taking over here.

"Well how about we have a small celebration about this." Mei said as she walked closer especially to Asuma-Sensei as he blushed and leaned back just a bit. Until he remembered what I said to him and he stood his ground leaning ahead and putting on a half poker face and real face.

"Oh my I would love to have a celebration with you." Asuma-Sensei said as both adults backed away blushing as they looked away from each other.

"Well then I'll have to get going to get the cooks to come up with a big banquet I'll see you all in a bit." Tazuna laughed as he watched Asuma and Mei talk it was like they were teenagers again just like with Tsunami and Kaiza.

Young love was truly something.

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