The Uchiha Princess

~.Chapter - 29.~

Fortunately, Tazuna's house was near a forest where the ninjas from the village hidden in the leaf stood, waiting for their sensei to begin their training. Makaira was curious what they were going to learn and she was sure the rest of the team was feeling the same way. They were a good distance into the forest where they were surrounded by tall trees, Makaira almost pull a muscle while trying to look at the top of the tree. Kakashi walked forward as he started, "Alright. Training starts now"

"Right!" Naruto responded.

"First, we will begin with a review on Chakra, the Ninja's basic source of power. Understanding Chakra is essential" Kakashi reminded them.

"We know that," Sasuke sai, wanting to get on with the training.

Makaira tilted her head trying to guess what their sensei was getting at.

"He's right, a long time ago we learned about uh cattra" said Naruto

"Chakra" Kakashi corrected him.

"Go ahead, girls"

"Alright, Naruto. We'll explain it simply so you can understand. Chakra is the elemental life energy a Ninja uses in Jutsu. It's the source of our power. Now, this energy has two forms. Physical energy, which exists in the cells of the entire body, all working together. And, spiritual energy, the primal source of power which is intensified through training and experience" Sakura explained.

"As you see, these two types of Chakra must be drawn out and used together in order to perform Jutsu. Notice the interplay between physical and spiritual power. That's the key. Finally, hand signs focus and unleash the Chakra" Makaira continued after her.

"Right. Iruka Sensei really did have some excellent students" says Kakashi Sensei

"Ha" Sakura smiled proudly.

"Of course" Makaira bowed a little

"Ugh. What's the deal with all these complicated explanations? The whole point is to learn the Jutsu, isn't it?" Naruto complained.

"Naruto is right for once. We're already using Chakra energy in our Jutsu" Sasuke agreed with Naruto for once, Makaira tilted her head at Sasuke in confusion.

"No!" Kakashi Sensei shouted at the two, Makaira filched at the loud noise.

"You have not mastered this power. You've barely scratched the surface of it"

"What do you mean?" Naruto yelled back at Kakashi

"Calm down and listen. It's just like Makaira and Sakura said. You have to draw on physical and spiritual energies and then combine them within yourself. But, how do you do that? Each Jutsu requires different types of Chakra in different proportions. You must select and combine them in exactly the right way. Up to now, you've just guessed the proportions, hoping they'd come right outright. Even if you produce a lot of Chakra, unless you can balance and control it, it's all worthless. The Jutsu won't work at all, or it'll just be a joke. You waste so much energy that way. Then you're out of Chakra and you can't fight at all. You're just a target"

"Uh, so how do we change that?" Naruto asked, slightly laughing.

"Train so hard that controlling your Chakra becomes second nature. To achieve this goal, you must be ready to put your life on the line" Kakashi Sensei answered.

Everyone had their eyes focus on their Sensei, hanging onto the words he spoke as they all were excited to know what they were going to learn.

"What, do we have to do?" Sakura asked the question which was on everyone's mind.