Chapter 7 - Team Bonding

(From now on it is MC POV)

When I got home I kept looking at my left hand. She barely tuched my hand and it was still swollen. If I had gotten hit by that kick directly I would have died. Thank god she held back agains me, even though that last kick should be at her full power. And this is the monter that madara toyed with.

I had it all planed but not quite the last part didn't go as planed the plan was I would have gotten the bells with the chakra strings and I would have jumped back immediately not harmed at all while Shiro distracted her.

I also bought some explosive tags, I am glad I didn't have to go for plan C.

Well at least I put on a good act in front of them, the twins at least won't kill me in my sleep now.

I went home took a shower and went too sleep.

-Time Skip- (tomorrow)

I got up went to wear my clothes and took my ninken and we ate a full breakfast. And we went out to the trainig ground.

The siblings are here again early I wait in a tree untill it is exactly the meeting time. I walk as if I just arrived.

Asume:"Hey you are late."

Me:"I saw an old man on the road and I had to help him. Plus I am not late I am exactly on time."

She just pouts and turns her head away.

Then I start talking what sensei is going to teach us today and she lightens up and we start talking with Asutori exaggerating the things that she might teach us today.

After 3 minutes Tsunade shows up.

Then immediately she says.

Tsunade:"Today is the only day that I am able to tech you directly I am busy in the hospital, so for a week you will be taught by my clone after that we are going to the land of rivers to the front lines against the village hidden in the Sand."

Asutori:"Why are we going to the land of rivers if we are going to fight the Sand village."

Tsunade then looked at him as of he was dumb.

Tsunade:"Why would a great village fight in their own lands when they could fight in the land of a minor village in the middle of them. Its not like a minor village is going to hold two great villages at bay."*sigh*

Tsunade:" Well anyway first I will get you a scroll from the library of a jutsu

of C rank from your elemental affinity. So tell me your chakra nature and I will get a jutsu that you know about."

Me:"Wind style great breakthrough."

Asurori:"Fire style great fireball."

Asume:"Fire style Phoenix Flower."

Tsunde nods then does a hand sign and a shadowclone pops up.

Tsunade:"Go get me the jutsu scrolls from the chunin library."

The clone nods and shunshins away.

Tsunade:"Okay then lets start with chakra control Asurori, Asume you come with me to the pond. Yami you start with chakra strings try to make them longer, make more of them and try to lift havier things with them."

I keep doing that for about 30 minutes.I can make my 2 strings about 3 inches longer. Tsunades clone comes back gives me my scroll and goes to give the twins their scrolls. Then I think it is Tsunades clone comes back. Then she says.

Tsunade(clone): "Well then lets start I will supervise your progres."

Me:"Actually sensei can we talk about medical ninjutsu I feel that this is more beneficial for me."

She looks at me and fowns

Tsunade(clone):"Why, do you think you can do the chakra control even alone."

I put my innocent face on and say

Me:"No, No, No I just want to know more medical jutsu what if someone important to me gets hurt."

Tsunade(clone):"Ok I hope you don't regret this later."

We then talk about medical knowledge and the theoretical knowledge of the mystical palm technique and chakra scapel technique, how to detoxify poison etc... We train about 9 hours and then the twins who looked exhausted and the real Tsunade comes back and she dispels the clone her eyes widen a bit and then she says.

Tsunade:"C'mon I am going to

treat you all to some food as today I have a free day."

As we are walking I ask the twins.

Me:"So how was your progress today guys."

Asutori:"Well Asume was able to do it but I always lose concentration when I walk too deep. This is just like the tree walking exercise that our clan tought us she did it first."

I smile and say.

Me:"Don't worry too much I know you will be able to do it."

Asutori:"Yeah you are right I shouldn't worry abought things like this I am going to be hokage after all."

Then we have some small talk and make jokes at eachother. At the corner of my eye I see Tsunade looking at us and smiling.

Then we arrive at the restaurant it is one of the expensive ones around.

I guess Tsunade hasn't wasted all her money and her inheritance by gambling yet.

Tsunade:"C'mon inside now, this restaurant has my favorite sake."

Well she already has her drunken habit.

We go inside in a private opening with a teable for four. Tsunde orders sake and chicken b.r.e.a.s.t, I and Asume order sushi she also orders tea with it, Asutori orders barbecue meat. And Shiro got some steak and dog food.

We wait a little bit for our food to come

we genins make some small talk about our favorite foods our least favorite and at one time even Tsunade joins in and says that her least favorite food is liver sashimi. She looked happy. Then now that she relaxed it is time to advance my little plan and ask her something.

Me:"Hey Tsunade -sensei what was that clone technique that you used."

Tsunade:"Oh that is the shadow clone technique."

Me:"Can you teach it to me."

She then looks at me and seems to think for a little and said.

Tsunade:"Sure but don't overuse it don't make more than 8 clones or you will fall into chakra exhaustion. By the way no you two can not use it you don't have the chakra."

She then explains to me the working of the shadow clone she says that when the shadow clone is used it takes 50% of the chakra. But if the clone pops its self it returns some of the chakra. How much it returns it depends on how long its been active or if it has unsed any jutsu.

If the clone is destroyed it does not return any chakra.She showed me the handsigns. She then told me to be careful with my trainig. After we ate.

She then invited us all to a bathhouse to relax.

As we were walking to the bathhouse I thought.

'I am not sure if she intentionally left out the returning memory or not. But from what she says it, every time I use the shadow clone technique it takes 50% of my chakra so if I create 5 at once each will take about 10% of my chakra. If I try to create 20 clones and my 50% is not enough to make them, so they will take from my other 50% and I will suffer extreme chakra exhaustion and might even cripple myself by halfing my original chakra amount. Ahhhh I wish I had a giant fox in my belly to not worry abought that.'

Asutori:"Hey push me up the wall I wanna get a peek."

The idiot probably disn't think walking up the wall with chakra, well anyway

it does sound fun but I don't want to get punched by Tsunade so I will find another way of entertainment.

I look at him like he is trash and say.

Me:"You want to peek at your own sister you creep."

Asutori:" WHAT! NO! I MENT PEEK AT TSUNADE."

Then the wall crashes and an angry Tsunade comes through with only a towel around her and punches him

repeatedly. I only enjoy the view for a couple of seconds before making a stealthy tactical retreat.

Then I go home and learn the shadow clone jutsu and go to sleep.

-Time Skip- (One week later)

This weak I trained to the maximum about 16 hours a day plus my shadow clones I made 5 each day and they had their own tasks:

Clone 1- Train the great breakthrough jutsu untill I could do it without handsigns I couldn't do it but I got it from 5 handsigns to 3.

Clone 2- He trained the shunshin technique that I got from the genin library. I mastered it by Tsunades guidance ,get it to use only used for short distance travel. But I did get an idea for jutsu which I will try when I have time.

Clone 3- This one trained chakra strings it was able to get one for each finger to 2 meters(6"5') and it got my chakra control up.

Clone 4-Learned medical ninjutsu from Tsunades clone and was able to use the Mystical Palms to heal small cuts and scr.a.p.es.

Clone 5-Trained my ninken to low chunin level.

I always dispelled them in the evening one by one.

And finally I was doing the wall walking while holding a boulder bigger than me up a mountain which increased all my aspects. My trainig speed was mosterous with shadow clones.

As for my teammates.

Asutori now is low chunin taijutsu, high genin chakra and learned both the Fireball and Phoenix Flower jutsu and water walking.

Asume also has the same stats as her brother exept taijutsu is high genin and chakra control is better than his she also learned both fire jutsus.

They didn't train even as half as hard as me and I had shadow clones so I left an unsurpassable distance betwen us.

Then Tsunade came to congratulate us in a well spent trainig week and told us.

Tsunade:"You have all come very far during this week."

She took a glance at me. Then continued.

Tsunade:" But you must pass one last trial before going to the frontlines of the war."