Of Tales now and Long Ago

Of Rasengan and the Chidori

Chapter THIRTEEN

"You guys were the only full team to move on to the Third part." Kakashi smiled. "I'm so proud of you, my cute little minions" He gave each of them a hair ruffle. "You guys have a month to prepare for the Third part of the Chunin Exams, and so, you guys need to train, learn super duper techniques etcetera etcetera." He smiled.

"Naruto, your training will be looked over by your parents, Minato-sensei and Kushina-chan. I heard something about Jiraiya-sama as well."

He turned to Sasuke. "As for you, Sasuke, Itachi and I will be helping you with the Sharingan, as well as a few Uchiha techniques on Itachi's part and maybe somethings from me..."

He then turned to Sakura. "You, Sakura-chan have someone who volunteered to teach you. Remember Anko, the second proctor?" Sakura nodded.

"The crazy one?"Naruto asked.

Kakashi smiled. "That sums her up. Anyways, she offered to teach you. Something about matching brain waves..." He winced at the view of a Anko-corrupted Sakura.

"Anyways, Sasuke, you are to meet Itachi and I at the usual training ground at six o'clock sharp. Naruto, you'll have to ask your parents about your training. Sakura, Anko should come for you. Use this month wisely. Dismissed."

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"Oi, Pinky!"

Sakura looked up at the name people tended to call her upon first meetings. She smiled. "Mitarashi-san!" She waved.

Anko jumped off the roof and landed next to her. "Yo! As you've probably heard, I've offered to take you under my wing, so feel honored!"

Sakura nodded.

"Also, be prepared for the most harsh training of your life! I won't have my student loosing the finals against some Brains-only-Nara-Sissy and that Sand-castle-princess."

Anko then got to her feet and Sakura obediently followed. "We'll start with the basics and see where you need help and stuff." Anko led the way to the rooftops, and then towards the training grounds. Anko chose a wide spaced area, then turned around. "We're going to spar, and I want you to come at me with everything you have!"

Sakura nodded, dropping into the Juken stance. Anko whistled. "Heard from Minato that you have the Byakugan. Well, whenever you're ready."

Sakura decided to start with a simple Taijutsu battle. She channeled her chakra around her body, just to get herself warm, before she leaped forward.

With her knowledge about the Tenketsu, as well as her chakra scalpels, she could not only block the chakra points, but she could sever the nerve system all together. It worked as a double block.

But that was only if she could get close enough to touch her opponent.

Anko dodged Sakura's first attack, then blocked the second. She grabbed Sakura's wrist and threw her back, but didn't take advantage of the opening, probably to see what Sakura could do.

And Sakura wasn't one to disappoint.

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During the course of the battle, Sakura had gone from simple Taijutsu to aiming to Tenketsu, and then she had activated her Byakugan, and the two had flown around for a while, resulting in a cracked rib for Sakura and a cut leg muscle for Anko.

They had then moved on to Ninjutsu, where Sakura had surprised Anko when she had sucked the life out of a few trees and bashed a hole through a few more with her Puppet-Cursing sphere. Then Anko had summoned a few snakes, scared the life out of Inner, who, in a state of panic, forced Sakura to summon Kurogarasu to counter. The crow had appeared in its full size, scaring everyone in the vicinity with its ferocious cry.