Things were finally beginning to return to normal in Konohagakure. The village has been rebuilt, the injured were healed and back on their merry ways. All except Shizi, the doctors wanted her to take an extra two weeks of light movements to ensure that her stitches in her diagonal back wound wouldn't rip out. Every time she tried to do anything more than light conditioning, Kakashi or Naruto was instantly there to scold her and force her back into softer workouts.
Today, she was in the training arena closest to the Academy, waiting for Naruto to finish up his lesson with Konohamaru over a random new Sexy Jutsu the boy created- his attempt to one-up Naruto's Sexy Harem Jutsu. Shizi quickly grew bored and wandered around the Academy grounds until she found Rock Lee and Might Guy in the middle of their extremely intense and hard training. Since Rock Lee had no Ninjutsu capabilities, he was very extreme with his Taijutsu training. The young Shinobi spotted his catty spectator by the Academy, watching them train in pining amazement. He had heard from Naruto that the neko had been injured during the Sound and Sand siege on the Hidden Leaf, but he was never detailed on how she was injured nor where.
"Hello, little one! I am Might Guy, and this is my student, Rock Lee. Who are you, Sokushi Koneko." She jumped a little at the man's sudden and loud voice, ears flicking backwards to decrease the grinding pain.
"I'm Shizi Yemao. I didn't mean to intrude, I was just watching you train. You do a lot of Taijutsu training."
"Yes, that is because I do not have the Chakra for Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. But I will still become a fine Shinobi without them!" Shizi nodded in understanding at the proclamation of Rock Lee, the teen now giving her a thumbs up with a wink.
"Do you mind if I join?" Lee was hesitant about agreeing, remembering how Naruto said she was to keep her workouts light for the next few weeks. He didn't have to answer, Guy did it for him.
"If you think you can keep up, Sokushi Koneko." Shizi smirked and stepped into their triangle, ears pricked and alert. "Time to have a sparring match, Sokushi Koneko against Rock Lee. Ready?" The two stood in battle positions, having bowed to each other beforehand. Guy called for the match to start, and Lee attacked immediately. Shizi successfully blocked every blow by Lee, and gave a few of her own, her speed just quicker than Lee's. Rock Lee vanished in a smear of black, making Shizi pause and strain to hear where he would come from next. Wrappings snakes around her waist and shoulders, strapping her to Lee as he launched into the air and began to spin.
"Leaf Hurricane!" Luckily for Shizi, Kandahar has taught her how to break free of any kind of restrictive Jutsu. She took a deep breath and focused on her Taijutsu she was taught to be free.
Pushing out with her forearms, she waited for him to flip upside down to begin the descent. In this direction, the strain on the wrappings would be enough for her to use her old Sensei's teachings. When he was flipped, she pushed even further out on the wrappings and turned so she was facing Lee, using her own wrappings, she intertwined them with his own. Pulling in her legs, she pushed off against his stomach and flung out her arms, the wrappings flinging him around like a top while she landed on the dirt gracefully. Lee saved himself and the battle continued.
"I must admit, that was very good. Nobody I've battled has gotten out of the Leaf Hurricane like you did."
"It was an old technique of my late Sensei's." She dodged a punch and landed one on the sensitive part of the shoulder- between the bone of his collar and shoulder itself.
"I would also like to know how you are consistently dodging my punches."
"I can hear the air flow around them, helping with trajectory and predict where they'll be." They blundered on, giving and receiving blows for another 20 minutes before Guy called for them to stop, he knew neither would give in until the other gave up. As soon as they quit sparring, Shizi felt her entire back stabbing and throbbing in agony. No sooner had she felt the effects of her wounds, Naruto was squatting down next to her, royal blue eyes hardened with concern.
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Beautiful Monsters
Fanfiction"The true measure of a Shinobi is not how he lives, but how he dies..." Shizi Yemao's pretty smile hides her secrets and her pretty eyes have cried too many tears. It's scary what her smile has come to hide, and she has gotten better at hiding the...
