Who are you?

Part 20

Shiori woke up groggily. While she slept through the whole night, she felt as if her body was still tired. She cleaned up and dressed for the day. Akira told her that he would get her for breakfast, but it was still a bit early.

Shiori decided to continue reading the book she had taken the previous day. It was an exciting read, after all. She was immersed in her reading, and it's probably been an hour since she heard a soft knock on her door.

Shiori got up and opened the door to see Akira greeting her with a gentle smile. He took a look at her and the room behind her before looking back at her again. "An early riser, I see. I'm glad you are enjoying the books from the library," he said as he motioned for her to follow him.

"Yes, the selection available is wonderful. It was challenging to choose where to start, but I think I made a good choice." Shiori said. They reached their destination and sat at the table.

There were simple bowls of conge and green tea. "Since we are starting your training today, you need to follow a special diet. As you probably know, the foods you eat can have a significant effect on your chakra."

"As you know, food, in general, replenishes chakra and normal body energy; the type of food you eat affects how you get energy and chakra. If you are eating sugars that don't take long to digest, you will get a spike of energy and chakra. If you eat something that takes longer to digest, like a protein, it takes longer for chakra to replenish."

"However, another way that foods impact your chakra is they can affect the flow. Similar to how spicy food can make chakra spike. To be able to make your training go more smoothly, you need to go on a more bland diet with foods that give you a slower and steadier amount of energy over time."

"We don't need the added difficulty of spikes or rushes of energy for now. After breakfast, we will start our first session. There will be exercises you will need to repeat on your own and those you will only practice with me. So don't try to rush ahead," Akira said, and with that, they started eating their breakfast.

They went to a small clearing behind the temple, which Akira told her he often used for his personal training. It was a small area near the back of the building, so no one would distract them.

Shiori could see a few ravens in the nearby tree. It was the raven temple, after all, and after her tour yesterday, she could clearly see where the name came from. There were flocks of ravens just hanging around and watching everything.

It was strange, but they made herself conscious as if it was someone watching her and not some birds.

Akira instructed through some warm-up exercises. Shiori followed along easily. Then, he asked her to sit in a meditative pose, close her eyes, and follow his instructions.

"There are many aspects to sensing abilities. While there are natural-born sensors, it is important to properly train their senses. An untrained sensor is like a handleless blade. While it can cause damage to others, it also hurts the user."

"Training your control over the ability is giving this blade a handle, and training your range and accuracy is improving the length and sharpness of the blade. As you can see, it is important to first create this handle since other training can only hurt you without it."

"There are different methods to improve your control. I do not claim that my way is the best or most suitable for you, but based on everything I read from the letter Tsunade-chan sent me, there is a high chance that it will. Even if it doesn't work fully, it should work as a patch until you find another method that works for you. Are there any questions so far?" Akira asked. Shiori could hear his voice in front of her, and he was probably also sitting.