The Path of Light (Book One of The Choice Of An Uchiha)

The Chunin Exams

~Alai~

The sun was setting behind the trees and Kashi had decided that we had been through enough training for one day. Sasuke sent me one last glare to my retreating back before he himself went home. Kashi who was now standing beside me sighed once we were out of eyesight.

"Kalen is going to kill me..."

"He brought me here!"

"He brought you here to keep you safe, not start fights with an ill-tempered boy."

See, let me explain. I sort of made Sasuke mad again....

Oops?

'Nah it was fun.'

~Flashback to earlier today~

Kashi had put Sasuke and me in a sparring match as he helped Naruto and Sakura with their speed. It didn't last very long because he still couldn't get past my barrier. To be fair though! I honestly fought with him for a while before just putting up my barrier.

I told him he had to get passed it right?

Well Sasuke seemed to be especially angry today once I was declared winner. So while we watched Kashi's lesson I decided to speak with him.

"Day two and it seems as if you hadn't broken my barrier Sasuke."

He smirked at the challenge and replied. "That barrier will fall, I just need to get stronger..."

"Just fight with your friends Sasuke, it will make you strong enough to beat your brother."

When I mentioned 'friends' Sasuke visibly tensed up and sent a glare my way, eh I was used to it by now. He then turned to look at the ground.

"They're not my friends.."

"That's not what they think."

"They're weak."

"Now you're being silly."

When I called him silly he turned to face me, with one eyebrow arched. He was confused. "...Silly?"

"Yes Silly, they're your friends, your comrades. You just won't see it."

At that moment Sasuke tackled me, his arms were pinning me to the ground beneath us. He was staring directly into my eyes. He was livid.

"Why do you even care!?"

"We're friends right?"

Sasuke's face changed then, it wasn't long but I caught it. His eyes widened and his grip loosened. He was caught off guard by my question. Kashi was watching the whole thing, I noticed that he also saw Sasuke's change in attitude. It was the only reason why he wasn't ripping Sasuke off of me at the moment.

"I have my own reasons for training with you Sasuke, we have a common target. I want you to get stronger. Part of that is what makes us comrades, and from what I've learned about this Ninja society. Comrades are friends."

I tried to use that moment to get Sasuke to make a realization, but when I was finished with my point, he had returned to being completely livid with me. The second I saw that. We heard a voice from above us.

"What's going on here?"

Kashi was standing there looking to Sasuke with a serious look. Sasuke realized that Kashi was standing there and knew that this was over.

"It appears I made him mad again Kashi!" I joked lightly, he shook his head and placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder. I felt his energy spike a bit, he was sending a warning sign to Sasuke.