CHAPTER 13 AWAKE

CHAPTER 13 AWAKE

Reina was laying on my shoulder as I awoke. A splitting headache going through my head I tapped her. She mumbled something, smacking her lips. I nudged her again. “Can you get me some water?” I whispered. My head pounding so hard I could barely open my eyes. “Rein, babe. Water,” I croaked.

She jolted upright. “West,” she rasped, hugging me. Her chest pushing against mine as she laughed and kissed me. “I was so worried.”

“Can’t think. Need water,” I repeated.

“Uh right,” she said. Getting up I felt her jostle the mattress we were on. Surprised, we usually slept on a mat in my room. Forcing my eyes open I noticed we were in the hospital. White ceiling tiles above me, a normal height mattress under me, I was at least in a private room. Reina soon left for water.

My entire body was sore as I forced myself to sit up. My eyes opening more and more the headache was slowly receding. I looked over to see Hinata in the doorway. She was blushing profusely as I locked eyes with her.

“Hey Hinata, what’s up?” I asked.

She looked to the ground walking toward me. “I’m glad you are awake,” she said. “I was...worried.”

“Thanks. Uh how long was I out?” I asked.

“18 days,” she said. My heart clenched in fear. The Chunin Exam was supposed to be in 21 days. I had almost slept through it. I became even more scared realizing how behind I was. Naruto had already learned to summon toads, and Sasuke had Chidori.

“Shit,” I said. I had hoped to train for another element, not get stuck in a sex dream and go into a coma.

“What’s wrong?” Hinata asked.

“Nothing, I had just hoped to train more,” I admitted. “Have you seen Naruto or Sasuke?”

She nodded. “They came back a few days ago. I saw them on my way here. They were with Sakura.”

I looked at her confused. Sasuke should have been training. He wouldn’t show up until...the second stage of the Chunin Exam. A wave of relief went through me. I had forgotten that there was a big break between the Chunin Exams. The first stage narrowed it down to about a dozen applicants. Then there was a break for all the different clan heads to come and watch the tournament between the kids. During that 2 week break was when Sasuke learned Chidori and Naruto learned to summon toads.

I let out a sigh of relief. “Thank god,” I whispered.

“What?” She asked.

“Nothing,” I said. “Thanks for stopping by. Sorry for missing training.”

“It’s understandable,” she said. Her eyes never meeting mine. “You had a very bad accident.” I looked at her oddly as Reina walked into the room with a huge pitcher of water.

“Right, Weston,” Reina said. “You may not remember. But you hit your head during training.”

“Ohhh, right,” I said as she walked up. I had forgotten that my Chikyugi was supposedly a big secret. “Thank you Rein,” I said as she poured me some water. I wolfed it down. As she poured another I asked, “Have you 2 met?”

I chugged another glass as Reina smiled widely at me. “Of course. Hinata has stopped by everyday to see you.”

“She has, has she?” I asked, a grin brought to my face. Hinata clenched her fists while blushing. “Thank you for worrying about me. Did I miss much?”

She slowly recovered. After discussing some items they trained on she was quickly running out of the room. “She is nice,” Reina noted. I nodded. “Will you try to make her your wife?”

Despite knowing this was coming my eyes still bulged. “I have been meaning to ask you. So are you fine simply remaining my concubine?”

“Of course,” she said, almost confused. “Marrying me would not help the Main Family. You will need many women.”

“Good to know,” I said, blushing. Trying to change the subject I asked, “Have I missed anything?”

“Ah, well that is simple. You know how your body has Chakra Pathways? Your chakra is stored in your gut, but it has to be able to move through your body. There are pathways throughout your system, like veins, that send the chakra where you need it. The first stage creates a pathway from your chakra store to your...genitalia. The 2nd stage makes that larger. And the third makes it much larger. It also releases your full amount of chakra. I would bet you are over double what you were before.”

“Yeah, that’s about how much I thought I had increased,” I said. “Now, what is the Tenkyugi?”

My father frowned. “Where did you hear that?”

“Does it matter?” I asked. He studied me for a time. Letting out a sigh he nodded.

“The Tenkyugi is supposedly the final stage of the Chikygui.”

“Tenkyugi, Celestial Globes?” I asked.

“Yes,” he admitted. “The last man to awaken the 3rd stage at your age was our ancestor, Jiro Watanabe. One of the founding members of the Watanabe. He supposedly awoke the Tenkyugi.”

“And that means?”

“I do not know. No one does. He died during the founding of Konoha. And the secret for awakening died with him,” father said.

“What about my sisters? Have they awoken the 3rd stage?”

“No,” my father said. “Which is why we tried pushing you. Your older sister awoke the 2nd a couple years ago. But she has no wish to go further than that. It would require at least 1 more...butler to be able to handle her.”

I blushed. Not liking the idea of my own sister needing a harem. “Which brings me to my next point. We will need to get you another maid,” Father said. “We didn’t think this would go so quickly. So the girls you looked at before are great candidates.”

“The blonde,” I said. My father nodded. She was the only other one I had lingered on. “But, I need to start training for the Chunin exam.”

“Son, you should really hold off,” My father said. “We can spin it as you are too weak from your accident.”

“Just because I’m extra...needy?” I asked.

“Yes, and young. There is no rush to take the Chunin exam.”

“Honestly, I would like to agree with you, but I can’t,” I admitted. I had a quest.

“Why?”

“Bad things are going to happen at this exam,” I said. Considering what I could tell him.

“What makes you say that?” He asked.

A bout of inspiration hit me. “I had a vision when I was out,” I said. “After awakening the 3rd stage.”

“A vision? Of what?” He asked. Intrigue on his face.

“Of...a giant snake, racoon, and toad fighting,” I said. “And a monkey.”

“What else?” My father asked. All of the animals ringing a bell to him.

“The monkey died,” I said. The monkey was the symbol of the current Hokage.

“What? How?” He asked.

“The snake swallowed him,” I said. “A white snake, with red eyes. I don’t know everything, but I know this exam is important. A lot will be happening, and I need to be there.”

My father ground his teeth as he thought. Slowly he nodded. “Alright. There may be something we can do to...limit your urges.”