Hakuna Matata Ninja (Complete)

Ch 11-Training to Control

I gulp as I am dropped unceremoniously to the ground. Why does Shishou look so sad? Who is the masked man? Why am I even here??

"Shiro Uchiha. You were marked by Orochimaru of the Sannin, were you not?" The Sandaime questioned me seriously, making me nod hastily. This man was strong. He may be old, but he is probably the strongest in the village at this time... Which means I have to become stronger than him.

"Then Inu-san will help you with it. He will be able to put a seal on it that is only as strong as your will to reject it." I nod fervently. If he can help me control it, then that would be amazing!

I take in the appearance of Inu. Like his name suggests, his mask resembles a dog, or more so a wolf. He has silver hair that sticks over to one side, and he's pretty tall. Hm... I wonder what his face looks like under that mask... Unconsciously a small blush crosses my face as I think of that.

Before I can think any further on that Inu-san motions for me to sit in the middle of a circle of seals. When I do, he says in a monotone voice, "Take off your shirt so I can paint the seals."

"Hai." I comply. The ink is cold against my skin. It feels strange as the brush runs across my body. Soon it is done... Though when he activates it, I wish he hadn't.

"Fūja Hōin (Evil Sealing Method)!" I let out a grunt of pain, resisting the urge to scream. When it was over I fell to the ground, panting heavily.

Inu helps me put my shirt and sleeveless zipper turtleneck back on before handing me over to Shishou. "Hey gaki... You'll be alright, you hear? The voice shouldn't bother you too much anymore alright?"

"How... Did... You know?" I force the words out of my mouth.

She looks regretful for some reason I cannot fathom. "Because I have it too. The curse mark does it to all of whom bear it. You just have to ignore it." I nod in acceptance.

"Now, gaki... You said you wanted to train harder, right?" I grin as she sets me down at my unsteady legs, but she grips my shoulder to make sure I won't fall down.

"Hai (Yes)! I want to become stronger. And I will!" I feel like I can stand steadily now, and Shishou seems to realize this as well, since she steps away from me.

"Alright then. Put these on, and if they don't break your bones, congrats, you have new weights to get used to!" She puts a set of five weights, one for each arm and leg, and one to wrap around my waist, on the ground in front of me. Then she hands me gray arm and leg warmers. I look at her questioningly, and she elaborated.

"Well, you don't want people to know you're wearing weights do you? It will take the element of surprise away! Just think, when you are moving so fast, and then your enemy finds out you were wearing weights the entire time? They'll freak!" She laughed, all the while I'm thinking my Shishou has a sadistic side...

Then again she did tell me she was pretty high up in the T&I headquarters. She was third in command at the moment, but I've heard a few things, like the current T&I commander is getting ready to retire. That would make her second in command, which would be awesome! I find myself nodding with a grin. "Yeah! That'll show em not to mess with the Hidden Leaf or the Uchiha!"

I pick one up, or more like I try to, but it takes both of my hands and even then I'm having a lot of trouble with it. I think it's one for my legs. She walks over to me and takes it from my hands, but even I can see the little strain it's causing her hand. I look at the weights uncertainly. "Um... Shishou?"

"Hm?" She grunts as she wraps two of the weights on my lower legs.

"How much do these weigh?" I know the meaning of pain when she wraps the first weight on my left arm. It feels like a ton is weighing down on my arm... Kami, why did I agree to this? Oh, right, to get stronger.

She puts the other one on my right arm and I can't take it anymore and fall backwards onto the ground, conveniently on top of the last weight. She unzips my sleeveless turtleneck and wraps the weight around my waist before zipping it back up.

She gives a nervous laugh, "Ah... Hahaha... Well uh how much do you weigh?"

"Seventy pounds, why?" A large bead of sweat appears on her forehead and she looks like she has seen some unspeakable horror... Did I say something wrong?

"Well, gaki, the leg weights weight um one hundred pounds each... The--

"WHAT?! How the hell am I supposed to move then??" She whacked me on the head and I wisely shut my mouth.

"The arm weights weigh fifty pounds each. And the last one weighs one hundred and fifty pounds." I groan, I'm carrying four hundred and fifty pounds on a seventy pound body... I'm going to die. This is impossible...

"Look on the bright side, if you survive this, you can technically survive practically anything else!" I sigh at my Shishou's logic.

"Right." In the shadows I swear I hear Inu laughing at my misfortune, the Hokage joining in as well.

<I was on spring break, hence all ze uploading. Now it's over though... So sad T-T>