Resolution
If she had problems even though she had access to the library and the information on taijutsu was still getting more complicated at this rate she will really end up like the last one (she is already halfway through her class in taijutsu if sensei would scold her for failing in that assignment) she would have to train more but well in something else sensei began to teach us shuriken throwing arts and well if she was sincere that seemed more interesting to her than taijutsu since she does not like to receive hits like everyone else I suppose well it is that she does not feel a passion for hand-to-hand combat it leaves her hurt but she will have to train more even if that means hitting something. Now the hand-to-hand combat assignment is becoming a significantly weighty subject that is a word right? Well he has hurt his hands more times than he would like to count and well among other things the girl Ino has started to distance herself the truth is I expected it only that it is a little earlier than she had planned I guess Ami is already bored of waiting for me to open up to her I guess well I have more important things to think about like improving in taijutsu and getting something for my hands it is annoying to have them bruised it is annoying since sometimes I feel a sting in them if it seems that I have not been hitting well. Great sensei is going to reprimand her for that she will say that I do not pay attention to her classes and then she will make me repeat the lesson of the class where she mentions it how lucky I am.
I was back in the library, do you remember that I mentioned something about chakra? I found more detailed information. If I'm honest, I found it by chance. The truth is that I wasn't looking for it, I had completely forgotten about it and I only remembered it because I just saw it written in one of the scrolls. Well chakra is a form of energy that all living beings present to a greater or lesser extent, it is the driver of development in all forms of life, chakra cannot be seen (except by the members of the Hyuga clan who could see it thanks to their eyes, don't ask her how the scroll doesn't explain it, maybe a technique and if so she wanted to know how to do it herself) it is throughout the body exactly 361 chakra points called Tenketsu that control the flow of chakra, like switches, these act as modulators of the chakra network, the chakra network works like blood vessels it touches and interacts with all individual living cells and passes through all organs, so if the chakra network is damaged it stops supplying chakra to that part or at least that section since if only one part is damaged you can continue using it in that limb but it will take considerably longer to gather the chakra. The scroll doesn't say how to unlock it, so it will probably be left to the academy senseis or in another case to the clan members who have probably already taught it to their children and that means I will be left further behind and that means being tormented and more importantly disappointing their parents with their grades.
Think something like unlock it I ask Ino? won't she tell Ami and she'll probably give me wrong information I ask mom? no she's not a shinobi or anything what am I supposed to do then... I look around maybe I'll find something the scrolls maybe there is something there taking a quick look at the chakra section and searching through the scrolls I only found about control history and some anatomy? What was that quickly opening the scroll I found drawings of a human body and what I assume was the chakra network it doesn't seem to say anything about how to unlock it clue about it I leave it where it was I turn around and grab the chakra control scroll something occurs to me maybe if I use the chakra control exercises maybe alone maybe I can unlock it but if it doesn't work I'll have to wait for sensei's instructions and at that rate the children of the clan will already know that how I envy them with their privileged information yes privileged I need a dictionary I'm really running out of words. It may work. It's an exercise that involves a tree leaf. It doesn't mention a tree specification, so I guess a normal one. Well, it has to be stuck to the hands, since it appears where, apart from the mouth, there is the greatest amount of Tenketsu. I have to have my whole hand covered. Yes, that includes the back part. I hope it works. It talks about many specifications. I would have to memorize it. It will take a while, but it can be done if I concentrate only on that.
If I was still in the process of feeling her chakra I had to concentrate and remember the chakra exercise that would help me in my control or in my case to be able to unlock it. Well it was to concentrate on feeling something warm in my stomach or chest? If not, remember that part well and then channel it to my hands, I should feel a tingling to know if I did it right and if it doesn't work I would have to wait until they talked to us about it at the academy. If she couldn't wait that long for that we barely talked about kunai throwing theory and the shinobi war and it's very superficial so if it doesn't work she would be trapped until she knew how to unlock it for all she knows it could be until the third year starts which the children of the clan will already have an advantage. She would have to do that exercise and look for another way and she still has to train in taijutsu if she will be very busy. Well it would be better for me to go to sleep. I have to go to the academy tomorrow and I need all the rest possible.
Taijutsu training was fine she assumed since she trained alone she didn't hurt her knuckles as much anymore if that's a word and if she just found out that name today it's a little weird but oh well no I haven't been to the academy library for a while she'd have to stop by there plus it's closer than the other one plus there are books there instead of scrolls which is a little odd considering it maybe books are more practical "Well finishing your stretches if not what a shame class is already starting get ready" Sensei seems stressed yes today will be a tough day I just hope to go last the first ones in this particular section are the ones who receive the most harsh comments and today I don't want to be the source of them.
Well the fight wasn't that bad, she didn't like it but sensei gave her some advice on how to keep her distance in combat and to be able to change to defensive quickly, she got some bruises here and there, the ugliest one was the one that hit her in the stomach, it hurts a little but it's better now after sensei checked them all, nothing too serious, just bruises for everyone in general, I feel like I'm forgetting something, I pick up my bag and leave the classroom, passing by the bulletin board, by the way, I have to go to the library to look for more information about chakra, well I could also go tomorrow, she's very tired today, maybe yes... it doesn't have to be today, I can't put it off, if I leave it for tomorrow I won't want to do it tomorrow, I'm going to the library, I'll just grab the books and go home that way it will be easier and there will be no risk of staying home any longer, mom already scolded me once, I don't want another scolding, I'm running to my house "I'm home, mom" I yelled as I headed to the living room "welcome, wash your hands, let's eat" I spoke from the kitchen. "Yes, mom." I left my bag on the chair and went to the bathroom to wash my hands before returning to the living room. "And how has it been at school?" Mom began. "Well, it's been going well. My grades are good. Everything is fine." I answered with a smile. "With a sigh and a smile, we continued eating."
In her room she had the book open on a particular page of the book that talked more about the chakra methodology whatever that means and the exercises and thank the gods they were more detailed than I originally thought (mainly about channeling into the hands) okay here are how to do the hand poses for other control exercises which would come in handy later on for exercises that would need them (by the way did you know that normally shinobi can feel a tingling the first few times they use chakra she describes it as a tingling but only the first few times for some reason well there must be an explanation in another book or scroll but I'm not sure if there really is a reason or if a reason was investigated) she gets up from her desk and sits on her bed in the lotus position as the book indicates positioning the book on her covers to get a good view apparently it's a good position for the chakra to flow faster or something like that well according to the book I should focus on the warm sensation I guess it's the chakra well it says I have to throw it towards my hands and concentrate on infusing them with that sensation, but well, since I have not unblocked the chakra, I will have to find the warm sensation first and then start from there with the rest, why a warm sensation?.
While I was meditating I concentrated inside myself I guess I didn't feel anything which is to be expected it's my first attempt well concentrate I have to concentrate on my breathing and relax inhale and then exhale evenly it's your first attempt there's no pressure. Calmly I let go in a sigh everything was silent my room my mind while concentrating searched inside me for something warm like the book describes I didn't know how long I've been in this position but that didn't matter I had to get it maybe visualizing would help visualize something warm like the bonfire of the survival test feel its embers feel its embers heat feel warm close on that cloudy afternoon while I listened to the embers of the fire with a breath I could feel something it was small but it was something I didn't open my eyes and concentrated on that cessation it felt like being at home to someone who ironically is already there but it's different. It's me, it's like when it's just you, there's nothing else but you, it's like falling asleep with a comforting warmth on cold days, with mom comforting her through a nightmare, like dad taking her for a walk and spending time with her.
She lost herself, it was like letting yourself be carried away in a river full of familiar memories but at the same time unknown by her new sensations like feeling more grass on her feet while she played with her mother, feeling the touch of the fabric of her dress at night, in dad's breathing as she listened to stories about beautiful places that he and mom were when they were young, she felt lost in the sensations of memories as if she were back in those days, she could feel a beeping in her ears, a warm sensation in her chest, was this chakra? Opening his eyes slowly and adjusting to the dim light of his sleeping lamp (which he had forgotten to turn off in the morning) he was in his room it was no longer that dusk that he looked out his window and realized with a jolt that he couldn't feel his legs and well so these are the cramps when your legs fall asleep if humans aren't made to be still for so long apparently while he tried to move his toes and couldn't feel them he resigned himself to trying to walk maybe then the tingling sensation would stop and he could sleep since he didn't know when it had been last night and if he needed to go to the academy with a sigh he pulled his legs out of bed and tried to walk suffice to say that he felt like ants well at least now I know where they got the word tingling from
Yes, classes were officially boring but that didn't stop her from participating when she was given the chance and continuing to accumulate praise from her temporary sensei (who doesn't seem to expect much from her based on the expression on her face every time she answered something right) sensei went on a mission, you know, ninja stuff was great and she continued with her high grades on the tests, which she did expect, so she didn't memorize the texts for nothing.
In the shuriken throwing classes a boy almost hit her with one she was almost sure he did it on purpose because if he didn't he would really aim well of course sensei avoided it and nothing worse happened well for her the other boy did get scolded and punished I think I suppose sensei realized he did it on purpose or something else really he couldn't hear maybe because of his aim or whatever he will have to be attentive maybe he's not the only one angry with her for some strange reason. If she had to assume it was one of Ami's friends of course why didn't she think about it even though I don't know how she convinced the boy to participate "Do you seriously think that just because you can answer the questions in class that everyone can know from their books you are already passable to be a kunoichi? Don’t make me laugh just because you memorized them doesn’t make you good, not someone as useless as you” I didn’t answer I didn’t know how she was partly right I only knew all that because I memorized it did I really understand it or was I just spitting out word for word what I read “Am I right right?” with that last statement she and her friends left I didn’t know what to think I grabbed my things tightly and ran home I had to think I guess I have to take a different route the next time I go home.
With a sigh she headed home she didn’t dare to greet mom she had no energy for anything and she didn’t ask her during dinner and if she joined in she wouldn’t know what to answer.
Classes flowed normally considering everything with the Ami thing, well now they are starting to introduce some chakra concepts which if for those of our class it is something new well maybe for those born to civilians like me for those of the clan it is likely that they already knew it "Chakra is the driver of life and development all organisms have chakra in lesser or greater quantity for example a well trained genin will have more chakra than an adult civilian but not more than a moderately trained chunin since even if the civilian is older by not having used chakra it atrophies like a muscle later in life leaving approximately 10 years you are left without the possibility of using chakra like a shinobi because the chakra reserves are reduced by not having trained at an early age or well if you have talent you can become a genin shinobi but you will not progress more than that rank" The last part he said murmuring "All living beings have chakra it is essential since..." Well really I disconnected from the class after that I had already seen it and well yes very interesting and everything but if you already I studied “For now we will only see the theory, next year we will go deeper into chakra, its control and other topics. Well, today's lesson is over, you can leave.” It was not necessary for him to digest it again for the others to quickly leave the room.
Well now I have chakra it's a strange feeling if I'm honest it's like having a new sense of course I was already with you but now I can feel it more present. He led me to the academy library with a quick step I didn't know if I wanted to meet Ami I wouldn't know what to say to her.
Yes there are many books and I already knew that but many of them I could seriously read all of this and it would take me at least 3, 4 years maybe more and they are basic topics if it weren't for the librarian I would really be lost where to start I could find a book if it was a little worn but that means it is good and useful in my experience so far if it passed through many hands before hers it means that it is good that everyone is looking for it or that it is very bad and the librarian really needs to get it out its name is the subtlety of genjutsu it seems to be a shinobi art related to chakra maybe combat combined with chakra if I'm already getting ideas "don't you remember seeing one of these in the taijutsu archives maybe something more advanced?" Opening the book I could see that it didn't really seem like taijutsu in the book there are illustrative drawings and short, descriptive explanations it is an art that in summary focuses on deceiving the senses apparently insects and some animals are not affected by it is because their chakra network is different apparently. It's interesting though that I honestly didn't understand most of what the book said.
Mom is worried she said she didn't go out apart from school and the library she was worried if by appearing she had to solve that to be more friends or better just go out where I saw the insect tamer and well it's also a quiet place to read well maybe her worries weren't unfounded but the truth is she didn't see much purpose in socializing with them were some could we say boring? Well she knew she didn't want to be with them or play ninja yes it is a good place to practice the training so far maybe in weapon throwing but in the rest I don't think so she enjoyed books for the most part but the girls were also boring they talked about kunoichi classes even though she does enjoy talking about classes she was bored by that particular class if she doesn't want to know the meanings of flowers thank you. How will her kunoichi class help her knowing what poison was used to poison her client comes from Sunagakure and that its meaning is sincerity like creativity? It would be helpful if they taught you how to use it to your advantage, such as to make poisons or counteract them. Maybe later they will teach us, but for now I will just write it down and when I need it I will take it out.
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“The art of genjutsu is one that focuses on the brain and the perception of the individual as a way to deceive their senses and their perception of reality. The user who wants to perform the genjutsu has to have a great amount of intelligence since the user has to pay great attention to details for the genjutsu to be effective.” It really is a fantastic art. If you can deceive someone to such an extent, it is interesting to know that someone can do that, how would you know if you are not hooked? Is there any indicator "Well the most standard way for shinobi to dispel them is the ram hand seal, it works for genjutsu of level B or lower to identify a genjutsu and discover which area of your brain is compromised if it is the occipital lobe or the parietal lobes there more but generally those 2 are put on attack since one processes sensory information and the other the images of the eyes compared to the others that will intrude less frequently but you still have to prepare for everything there is a method also that works on most genjutsu if they are not avilés enough in the art there is another that is less graceful which is to hurt a part of your body that dissipates most of the genjutsu, well those that focus on the parietal lobe which is for sensory information" well really this book is good I'm going to take it I need to write this down with decisive steps I'm going to the librarian so she can take it with me.
Another day in this class, well it's really interesting what he said in this class about some arts of deception through the henge technique, it's low level genjutsu, very low according to sensei, it's what we'll see in the following years, well I asked sensei for more explanations about this, the way he explains it is simply magnificent, I think that with this I'll be able to further lay the foundations to study genjutsu, well first I'd have to work on chakra control and I still need to investigate insects and if it's even possible to control them if I'm not from a shinobi clan.
Really since I started studying genjutsu in depth it has helped me enormously that plus unlocking my chakra so young apparently stimulates the brain it's incredible everything I learned apparently the kunoichi classes did help me which if I am very happy well even though it is not in the study plan of this class and that I was supposed to have to see it in a next year the book that I found in the library helped me a lot to start forming the bases for this interest compared to things of taijutsu that I am really starting to go well I am not the best nor the worst but at least I am not the last which is an achievement compared to the fact that I almost do not understand taijutsu even though I am not very good at throwing punches and I am really not a fan of combats being short range and that the limits are decided when the enemy is being a little more ferocious even though they are still practices they say it is to "desensitize us from pain" or whatever that means well I suppose not to care end and end is for our good the year is almost over and I will turn 7 years old in a few months and I'm really a little upset the fact that I haven't made any progress on how to control the insects. I tried to use chakra on them but it didn't work or well not completely (they exploded maybe because of the sensory charge of my chakra I'm not entirely sure I'll have to investigate more since it could very well be something else) what am I supposed to do? I've already studied the insect books and I still haven't found the answer. How did the boy do it? How could he control those insects? Was he an aburame or is it something else? I'd have to keep searching. I'll have to study the insect books more carefully, their anatomy, how their brains work or something that will allow me to find the answer.
I can't believe I'm saying this but history classes got boring seriously I already lost the excitement of going to school although I don't know if I had it in the first place there was an excitement or I just wanted to not be bored at home. Classes continued as usual some interesting facts here and there about the shinobi war more than anything the participation of clans and at this point we were all bored but that didn't stop me from taking notes I wanted to be present for the tests although I won't deny that I myself was falling asleep I guess that was until a loud noise woke us all up it was a boy who was yelling through the hallways if I wasn't impressed they probably caught him skipping classes or something like that I didn't understand why he would do that the academy isn't exactly cheap well in general the first years from what I could hear from mom so why make a fuss about not wanting to go?...
If the screaming boy left I'm not going to lie I was relieved and it seems that sensei couldn't hear the class either although if I'm honest he helped me wake up to continue with the class that didn't seem to please the others who seemed to be having a good sleep I think sensei is going to be particularly vindi ctive with the history test it's likely that it will only contain the especially boring classes which is fine for her although it will be a pain to study.
Well I still haven't talked to Ino which isn't a surprise she walked away and with that Ami who does have more important things to do like passing her midterms since the first test went badly and the second and third are coming up so she isn't surprised if she finds her studying in the library which reminds her not to go there for now she doesn't want to meet her there for any particular reasons.
The days go by quickly and when I find out we're already halfway through the semester and I didn't really realize that we already took the test until they gave it to me. It was a 90. If I could see it, I did better but I'm not complaining. Even though I had history notes, it became particularly blurry and I only remember a few texts here and there, but considering the rest it's not bad and well, the other tests for the other assignments are fine, almost a 100. If not, let's look closely at the taijutsu test, I'll just say that I didn't fail the test.
“Classes are over you may dismiss” with that statement we all packed our things and started to leave I actually head to the exit of the academy I still don’t know how to control the insects well it should be easier considering that now I have chakra but I have to find a way I can’t overload them like cok the ones I was practicing mostly grasshoppers yes I was desperate what she tried with them was a pain in the ass catching them in the first place and keeping them still well not that much she just put it in her fist and started inserting my chakra nothing subtle or graceful so I had to investigate the structures of insects more in depth I couldn’t just insert her chakra maybe I had to be more delicate with that and try other methods. With a sigh I head home.
“I'm home, Mom.” I opened the door with a greeting, “Welcome,” Mom greeted me back, “Wash your hands, you're going to eat.” I headed to my room to change and wash my hands.
It was already midnight and I was on the balcony of my room with some open books showing the complexities of insects, their minds, their bodies or rather shells, I was thinking that bees use pheromones, well, queens, just like ants, maybe with the use of chakra I can trick you to pass them off as pheromones? Or something similar, I would have to investigate insect pheromones, I'm not sure if I would go to a specific one, also to try to imitate pheromones with chakra it would be a constant expulsion of chakra, well theoretically I would have to think of a particular insect and test it with the insect.
“The shuriken throwing has to be done with the utmost precision, they can't risk wasting weapons in the field or missing a few tests, then the first ones will be practical, their throwing at a number of targets will be evaluated depending on their throwing and success, then the written test will be done that will evaluate the precision and calculation behind that throwing" concluded sensei as he led us to the designated training fields, these tests will be tough, I think I'll be able to do well on the written tests, but I'm not sure about the throwing tests.
Continuing with my practical research on insects I couldn't tell you that I'm progressing much and I've been looking at the species and well. I don't think that most of them are very useful in attack since the shinobi have to be weapons for their villages... right? Most insects are better at espionage but well I've been able to learn more about stick insects than I would consider necessary since it was the one I discarded almost from the beginning of my research since in themselves they are not useful for defending areas with efficiency and in espionage it represents more of an inconvenience since their camouflage is being a tree stick and well in places other than Konoha it won't be very useful even though well it is good for misleading and well it is small well I think I will reconsider them well praying mantises are good for killing other insects and well madams it is suspicious that you will find one in the desert or on rocky terrain. Well, wasps are more than ruled out. I couldn't get close to them to even try to tame them. Well, it's not like I've already developed one by one... a theory, if that's its name, on how to tame an insect.
Well, I don't mean to brag, but I got a great result in my tests. I won't lie. It was a headache thinking about the force I needed to throw the shuriken, but in the end I had to give an approximation of the force since, well, I doubt I got it right with precision. In fact, I don't think that's possible unless you're a sensei, of course. Sensei is great.
"Second fight haruno Sakura vs kudo Ami" I take back my words that sensei is incredible seriously. I had to touch her out of all the students in the academy even Ino was fine but her? From here I could feel her eyes well at least I've practiced at least a little so far this year "come to the center for your fight" Well it seems there are no more options with a resigned breath I got up "You already know the rules, whoever leaves the circle loses you can begin" With those words Ami charged forward I prepared to land a blow I moved dodging Ami's blows the more I moved the fiercer her attacks became and it was difficult to dodge them I was already starting to sweat even though the fight had barely begun that was until she hit me in the stomach I didn't have enough time to dodge. The air was leaving my lungs, I always thought it was an exaggeration on the part of my companions but it seems that I was wrong, I bent forward which Ami took advantage of to give me a push towards the line, I almost fell but I was able to keep one hand on the ground, taking advantage of that I grabbed some sand in my hand waiting for Ami to approach and she did, I threw the sand in her face and when she screamed I rushed to hit her in the face and quickly threw all my weight on her to get her off the line which worked very well that even Ami pulled me off the line.
"The winner is Haruno Sakura" sensei said over the noise of the students "But sensei cheated" Ami's friends could be heard complaining to sensei over the other students "In a real fight there are no rules it's a matter of winning to achieve our goal leave the honor to the samurai" "Sakura you can leave for today and next time train more you can't just dodge attacks and hope that the terrain helps you to win a fight you have to prepare for when there is nothing to take advantage of" with that he turned to Ami.
I went straight to the village library I know it could be in the academy's but Ami must be very volatile and I don't want to run into her as I walked towards the library and strolled through the market stalls I came across a strange store in a way it was weird compared to the other stalls it was painted in a color the store looked sickly. It's strange as if the store was sick if I could put it in a way I don't know how to explain it it's just strange the store seems to sell books through the windows that connected to the outside it didn't seem to have a sign above well not that I could see normally I wouldn't go near a store if it looked that way more because of the bad feeling it made me feel... now that I notice it the others also seem to be avoiding this store there is no one passing near it what they must sell there to say strange enough so that the others don't want to enter and with that thought I went into the store.
The air in the place was strange if I could put it in one way it had a strange aroma that I didn't know what it was also the one behind the bar of the bookstore was strange he was covered on almost all sides and he was wearing dark glasses in a dark space if I don't think he could see well with that thing.
The covers of the books were revealing in a way, they were images of plants and some insects, some I had already read, others were so foreign to me as to their text with words that I did not know and that frustrated me. I suppose that here I can do my research since there are so many books about insects and I was already getting used to the smell of this place, this one looks interesting “the cunning of insects”.
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You'd think that after yesterday's match Ami would be more hostile towards her but if anything his bravado seemed to calm down around her which is strange but in a comforting way without having her breathing down his neck.
After reading most of the book I realized well insects are terrifying if they were our size which finding out that there are huge insect summons makes me want to vomit with excitement. I've been thinking about insects they are all amazing most insect tamers specialize in one or another which it seems I will also have to do focus specifically on one maybe to do specialized techniques on that insect now that I see it focusing on one would be the best since you could concentrate exclusively on that insect and discover its tricks. Choosing an insect has been exhausting and I cataloged most of the ones found in Konoha the majority are centipedes for some reason and those are ruled out I don't like centipedes I've been thinking about butterflies then I remember how fragile their wings are and the idea passes me by, maybe I'll stick with a flying insect like a mosquito they aren't very small and I don't think I could catch one also how could I tame something so small? Maybe a wasp but they are very aggressive I would have to catch it in a bottle and I have not yet developed a foolproof method to dominate insects something more accessible and more docile maybe a bee can fly but they are clumsy at it, but they can be good at tracking because of how small they are but not small enough if I think I will keep them or maybe a cricket mm I'm not sure.
The next time I went out with my mom to the market I made sure she left me at the library. There I went looking for something related to insects to find a scroll about bees or crickets but soon I realized that there were no scrolls specialized in those insects which did not surprise me maybe in the other store with that thought I close the scroll and leave the library to the bookstore which was that other store.
It continued to cause me mixed feelings when I looked from the outside the store continued to look sick but it no longer caused me so much fear now it is more of a feeling of nervousness so to speak. Well in the end the smell did not go away anywhere so it is better to stop thinking about it but I still want to know where that smell is coming from, is it from a plant? I have no idea and I think it will be better not to ask or they will kick me out, I found the scroll or rather book I really don't know why there is a disparity in that the oldest things are in scrolls and the most recent in books, which I do think that books are more practical maybe that is why, well, what was it in? Certain insects I found one of bees and from the quick look I gave it it seems to be things of their anatomy and things that I am not sure about I wonder if there are crickets mm I will keep looking.
I haven't found the cricket one, which is for the best. I can't stay in this place for long since Mom left me in the library and she won't be happy that I'm gone, so it'll just be a quick look, then I'll leave. With that in mind, I'll sit down on the chair, which by the way is hidden along with the table, and I'll start reading.
"I'm going to my room mom" with that statement I went up the stairs I almost didn't make it to the library back when mom appeared if it had taken a little longer she would have discovered me so I left there but oh well it didn't happen and speaking of things I learned a lot of things about bees and their chakra network I already knew that insects couldn't be captured in genjutsu because of their chakra network so different from ours but it wasn't until I saw an estimate of it (since no one was interested in cataloging the chakra network in an insect) of how their chakra network would be in general I have an idea of how their chakra network would work it seems they don't use it much in fact I don't think many insects use it at all I guess I'll have to look for a bee I think I already have an idea of how to control an insect and not have it explode in the process.
Sweat was running down my body, I could feel my legs getting tired from running too much but I was having fun. It was Sunday, the only day off from the academy, I was with my mother. It was a park near the inner forests of Konoha. I really wasn't sure if from here I could get to the flower clearing where a kunoichi class was. Well, leaving that aside, I was looking around for insects to decide on. I didn't disagree with the bees but the problem was which one to choose. There were many types of bees in Konoha according to what the books and/or scrolls I found said, but I didn't know for sure how up to date that research was.
The decision was made by itself when I found a bee on a flower, approaching it carefully so as not to scare it away. Upon inspection it looked like a honey bee, they are usually the most common in Tierra del Fuego compared to the other bees, plus they are prettier, otherwise I will say that this did not influence my decision.
With the last of my energy I went to mom who was sitting talking to a woman “Are you tired yet, honey?” With a smile I answered “Yes, mommy, I want to go home now.” “Okay, honey, okay, Samiko, I’m going now, send my regards to Sumoyochi for me.” “Goodbye, Mebuki-san, goodbye, Sakura-chan.” And with a farewell smile, mom picked me up and we went home.
I guess at some point during the walk I fell asleep as I woke up in my bed in my room. It was really comfortable but I had to go out to eat and with that I got up and went down to the living room. Mom is on the couch reading a book. “Sakura, your food is on the table and yes, it’s still hot.” She said without taking her eyes off her book. With a nod, I went to wash my hands to eat. Maybe if I catch a bee I’ll be able to see what’s the most effective way to tame it.
Well getting ready to sleep with my sleeping clothes on I sat in my bedroom to brush my hair which is very tangled and yes needs care I have always liked my hair is like my dad's but his is darker than mine my mom also likes my hair she says it has a nice color it is a little prominent considering that I am the only one with this particular color here in Konoha so yes it is a quicker way to get attention to someone who is not looking for it which is a little annoying. Well maybe I will let it grow a little although not so much sensei says that having long hair is bad for a battle since enemy shinobi can use it to their advantage or something like that I think he said that when a boy pulled someone's hair I don't remember exactly who I really don't remember the names of my companions.
Capturing a bee was complicated, not in terms of locking it up, but rather locating it, even though the academy classes ended at 12 in the morning, it was still difficult to locate a bee, sometimes they could be in the outer flowers of the gardens or in the inner parts, in itself it is a game of luck if you find them close or very far, I won't lie, it was fun to look for them, it was stimulating if I can say so, I had to be careful that it didn't try to sting me and for that I grabbed a container with a lid from mom (sorry mom), I already knew from books and scrolls that bees were small, but now that I was close they were smaller than I imagined, although I won't deny that they are somewhat cute.
"Remember tomorrow there will be an exam on this subject, study and prepare, you can leave" Or well finally an exam, I've been waiting for one for a while in anticipation I wanted to see how much I could remember if I could literally inhaled the book and one or another scroll of explanations of the class in general what I expected from class is about history a bit of chakra theory and I'm not sure about the last one it could be the bases of throwing shurikens maybe a demonstration or if the theoretical part depends a lot since it is what we saw the most, well the chakra thing is more of a review but for that reason I think I'll be fine since I already unlocked my chakra and I have read the explanations of the theory behind chakra. With that we began to leave the classroom and I head to my house to an evita where Ami cornered me with her bullies.
After eating I went to my light room but not before grabbing a glass of water and some sugar that I had to ask my mom to get me off the shelf according to the books bees like sweet things so this had to be enough the bee in question was in a glass jar that I snatched from my mom (she wouldn't trust me with a glass jar she says I'm too small and that I could drop it which is not true I'm a big girl now) it did take me a little longer to discover where it was but what a shame the jar is transparent also its lid and it has a flower design that gives it a very pretty appearance. I carefully stirred the sugar with the water, it had to be just right, but now that I look at it I have to give it to it, it hasn't eaten much since this morning but if I use a spoon it can fall out through the opening and I learned my lesson from doing that in the morning, the good thing is that I was able to catch it in time and it didn't get to sting me, I carefully grab the spoon and grab some of the sweetened water and carefully lift the lid of the jar and maneuvering the spoon so as not to spill the sugar water, the bee put the spoon in it and started to drink? Eat? I'm not entirely sure, I don't remember how its eating method worked.
After a while and being careful to remove the spoon without removing the bee, I grab a chakra theory scroll and begin to review in preparation for the test.
"The test will begin when I say so, only you can have your eraser pencil" Sakura was nervous, she spent almost all night preparing for the test, although as she was writing things and the topics she wasn't entirely sure that it was a test, it was more like a performance evaluation, perhaps the academy wants to start discarding members who are not up to par. "Okay, you can begin" and with that she turned her paper over and began with the test.
The test was tough there is no other way to describe it it included everything even lukewarm the practical part of throwing shurikens along with the theoretical part the theory of chakra although we saw it superficially it does not skimp on questions about that theory how often the chakra is replenished considering the rank of the ninja and the jutsus he used and his chakra capacity what if the theoretical part of throwing shurikens was based on our throws that seem to have been made at the moment in which we threw and hit so that part was personalized the history part was more relaxing compared to everything else it is itself remembering date events and what events occurred.
I don't have to tell you that more than half of them failed this so-called "test" in itself, making us pass that test was a bit absurd, the formulas to be able to do the theoretical parts escaped my mind sometimes because of the nerves but I think I was able to do the majority successfully. In comparison, I think the clan children were also the ones who passed the test with their more detailed education by the members of their clan.
If you remember I said that most of the clan children would pass if everyone passed except the Inozuka boy which in itself I expected from almost the first day he brought a dog that if most of them petted me I didn't I'm not close to him and it would be awkward to start something with someone very vibrant would be too much for her and how did I find out that he failed that test well sensei gave us our graded test and I knew he failed because of the noise of the little dog that emitted a pitiful squeal and when I went to see where he was the boy had already folded his test if it could be that he only kept it for privacy but from what I've seen I don't think so in any case I got a good result in the test it was 80% which I suppose I have to improve I don't know how much the clan children got but I do think they passed.
Bees are fascinating and I've been doing some chakra control exercises so I've seen that insects and some animals have chakra networks so different from us which if it fascinates her, well it makes sense that they are so different in comparison to their size, their chakra system must operate differently than us although I'm not sure I would have to find out since in the books and scrolls I've read it doesn't mention what they are like, only a vague mention that it is different.
The chakra exercises are much easier than I thought. The first thing is concentration exercises, which normally make my legs fall asleep and it's annoying to try to walk in concentration, but I quickly got over it and I haven't had many problems with that. The next thing is to stick objects to your hands or mouth, which I was a little stuck on until I learned a method, it's like extracting the thread from a ball of yarn, which would be the chakra, then going through what I call a needle (the chakra channels) until you find the round tip of the needle and being able to pull out the thread, it sounds easy, right? Well not so much the needle can have too many forks which makes following the thread trail complicated to be able to complete this challenge. I spent more time exploring those forks to get an idea of which needle tip it is and to be able to know which fork to take to return to the point I am looking for. It took me a while, I had to memorize the routes, well in some, in others I only drew how the needles are intertwined, each needle has its own ball of yarn in the round head. I have only been able to learn the needles on my right arm yet. I have not started on the left but it should not be very different from the right one.
The academy was normal considering everything about the test that he didn't really think was a test in his opinion, it felt more like an exam to rule out people.
In classes there is a tension as if they were waiting for something which is strange the school year is almost over so if the “test” was a test we would still have to take the exam so maybe that is what they expect to know if they will have to take an exam and if the test itself was already very complicated I suppose they don't want to imagine the exam so I suppose they are going to try harder on this hypothetical exam because if it turns out to be more difficult I didn't think I could pass if I'm honest and now I'm nervous great.
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There are only 2 weeks left until the change of the year which means that the hypothetical exam is approaching which is great, I haven't even been able to concentrate on exploring my chakra needles but at least before that I was able to advance a little on my left hand although in comparison to my initial progress it falls very short, maybe it is the nerves that do not allow me to explore more since from what I have explored and memorized I have no problems although I suppose it is because I think of my chakra as a thread of yarn that moves slowly exploring my chakra needles.
“No exam, the previous test was your evaluation, I didn't expect any of you to answer it 100%, it was to rule out those who can't keep up with the practical or physical aspects and whose attendance here is a waste of time, so there's no need to say that they won't be able to return for their second year.” Well, I guess I'm okay, even though I'm not the best at practical subjects, I'm not that far behind so I'll be okay. I guess it's lucky that the academy doesn't need money for registration but I guess that's offset by the cost of materials like shurikens and other things.
I could see some people dropped out I guess they didn't do well in the physical parts and couldn't gather enough in the theoretical it's hard for the first year too much if the following years are going to be like this I'm not sure I can keep up the pace and I'm not sure I'll be able to pass the second year I would have to go deeper into the subjects that will be given to us more than I already do. "Those who didn't pass will know, if you don't know you can wait for me here I'll be now you can leave" with that statement I retired to my house asked to see some people stay seated including the Inozuka boy I guess he's still curious even though he didn't do well in the theoretical part in physics he doesn't seem to have as many problems as me, and with that I finish the year.