Toshiro of the Eternal Dreams helped me with this idea.
The Funerals for the many lost felt endless for Mika, he visited the Memorial stone after he left the hospital and boy did it hurt his heart. Knowing so many had died so pointlessly, it was just wrong. Yet, as he offered his regards to the dead, he could not help but wonder- 'Why would the Fox attack, it disappeared shortly after the Village was made. Why would it just attack and out of nowhere? Something feels wrong. I need to figure out what, but I have to be careful, who knows what is actually going on.'
It was with this thought that he walked into the Hokage's office, dressed the part of a chunin, he was greeted with the sight of a young man, a familiar face. "Shisui." He said, seeing the powerful Uchiha who had already started to make a name for himself having graduated at nine and become a powerful force as the age of eleven. You couldn't go anywhere near an Uchiha without hearing about him.
The boy, taller than Mika with a tired sort of expression and a feel of power, smiled at Mika with warmth. "I heard you become a chunin, Lord Fugaku said you gained a nice reputation for saving others during the Kyuubi attack."
"I am honored he thinks so highly of me." He smiled, Fugaku was a powerful force, one of the few rivaling the Fourth in strength. His word carried it's weight in Gold.
The Hokage chuckled. "It is odd, I find you both equally talented. Shisui in combat, Mika in healing. I have not seen such skilled ninja since the Fourth was young. Mika, it is only clear now that you have access the proper resources, how skilled you really are. Tsunade herself would be impressed."
Mika actually flushed now, Tsunade was an idol of his, almost as much as Orochimaru was. "Thank you, Lord Hokage."
"Yes now... Mika, I know Enji agreed to mentor you, and he is still going to. However, we need all the ninja we can for missions. You included. Shisui has recently lost his teammates in a mission and ascended to Chunin and so is in need of another to join his team. Enji is actually his jonin sensei, so Shisui was persuaded to allow you to join his team until you reach Jonin status or find another team. Is this agreeable?"
"I would be honored."
"I will give you a week, to work with Shisui to see where your combat skills lie. Then I must assign you to missions as a duo. Sound fair?"
Both boys bowed. "Hai!"
"Good... Shusui, assess Mika well. Consider this a B rank mission. You are dismissed."
As the two boys left, Shisui smiled at Mika with genuine warmth. "I am sorry you were promoted so fast, without real mission experience. It must be scary."
Mika nodded. "Very, I know I am a good dodger and okay taijutsu user, but most of my skill is healing. I need serious help or I will be an impediment."
"I'll see what I can. But first, can you use a Body Flicker?"
"Not as well as you, but yes."
Shisui smirked. "Then follow me!" Mika barely managed to keep up as they ended up in a training ground south of the village proper. "Not bad, few can keep up... now let's see your taijutsu first, then we can work on other things."
"Sounds like a plan."
What came next was an unbelievable,five minute, high grade ass kicking of epic proportions. Shisui was faster, stronger and far more skilled than Mika... however, Mika did not take anything lying down. He learned from every moment, as one did as a medic, and soon he was dodging kicks, jabs and so on. It was slight, the each hit missing by the barest of fractions.
Shisui clearly noticed this as he ramped up his speed and moved far, far faster... but still nothing hit.
''Damn, he's good.' Mika thought, moving aside yet another punch that he felt grazing against his shirt. His body, already bruised to high hell, screamed in joy as it avoided yet another strike. 'I can barely dodge him, how hard much he be to fight if he went all out? I'm already exhausted, for crying out loud!' Eager to shift the status quo, Mika waited until Shisui got close, he sagged as if he could not move any more... and the moment Shisui did get close, Mika struck. Using his chakra to bolster his speed, grabbed the boy's arm, twisted it and kicked his chest with enough force to send him flying into a tree, cracking it on impact.
Then Shisui poofed away, as if he never was there.
The real Shisui leaped from a tree. "You bested my shadow clone, going at High Chunin level. Impressive! I think we have all we need to bolster your skills. First off, you need a weapon for some reach. Then some better stamina and taijutsu, I could tell your stamina is not the best, as well as your speed. We also need some jutsu, to give you some range and we can work on genjutsu as well. Sound fair?"
Mika nodded, plopping down. "Anything sounds good... when do we get started?"
"Now." And so Shisui helped him stand, a shared smile on each of their faces, eager to develop their skills.
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Shisui waited until Mika turned to give him an appraising look. 'I had the best tutors, the best mentors and amazing genetics. All of that is why I am so powerful for my age, but you? You have nothing, if you did you'd be stronger than I am now... few master the Mystic Palm so fast, and even few manage to do it by twelve, just past graduation... I wonder who you'll be in a few years...'
He shivered once, realizing something.
'I need to keep him away from Danzo, who knows how powerful he would be with someone like Mika on his side... and frankly, Mika does not deserve Danzo's abuse.'
Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.
This was a joy to write.
Love, your Ninja Overlord,
Mika.
