Konoha's New Yellow Flash

A Dubious Offer! Tsunade's Choice

The sound of birds chirping was the first thing I heard the next morning. Sunlight cascaded down on me, blinding me although my eyes are shut.

Groaning I rolled over and onto my brother. I buried my face in his chest, returning to the darkness and continued my slumber.

Naruto stirred but one of his arms laid lazily on me. As soon as I drifted off, an image of Tsunade popped into my mind. Groaning, I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. "That damn woman." I grumbled, standing up and stretching.

I nudged my brother with my foot. "Wake up. We need to start training again." Naruto groaned loudly.

Naruto and I still haven't mastered it. And tomorrow is the day. I held my hand out and focused. The chakra picked up and formed a sphere of chakra. "HA!" I slammed it on the tree.

"Damn it!" I shouted. It's still not right. Naruto was already up and began as well. It's almost been a week, tomorrow's the day.

Sighing, I wonder how I could do this. I think I understand the basics of it; I just need to put it into practice. As much as I have faith in my brother, it took our dad three years to create it. And he was a genius.

Naruto . . . isn't. And I may be smart and a quick learner, but not enough to learn it so quickly. The odds aren't in his favors. He really shouldn't have taken the bet.

But Naruto . . . he's different.

I don't know how to quite explain it, but he draws people to him like moths to a flame. And he always changes their life for the better. Now that I think about it, he's always been like that. I used to believe he was my light because he always brought up my spirits and changed our lives. But it's not just me.

Naruto is everyone's light. He really is amazing. If anyone can do it, he can. Looking at my hand I nodded.

I can't give up. Not now, not ever. I'm going to learn this jutsu. For Naruto, for my dad, and for Tsunade. I'll learn it, no matter what.

I watched as my chakra went wild like a typhoon on the palm of my hand. Come on, you can do it. If you can use Adamantine Sealing Chains you can do this!

~One Year Ago~

"HA!" I shouted. Nothing happened. I fell to my knees sweating profusely. Damn it! I'm still not getting it. How the hell do I make the chains?

That takes incredible amount of chakra control. There's no way I can do it. I've made some progress, but it's not enough! I sighed loudly. Maybe I should wait till I grow older. When I'll have a more likely chance to do it.

But . . . I'm so close. I've worked hard. I've studied everyday, whenever I can. I've watched ninja control their chakra, I snuck into the Hokage's office to learn jutsu's, I sleep four hours a night! I've dedicated my life to getting stronger.

I train first thing every morning before making breakfast. I then go to school with Naruto, pay extra close attention, ask in advance for homework, go home, do chores make dinner, whilst ready scrolls, clean up and do homework while practicing chakra control, then I train for four hours then go to bed.

When I'm cooking, doing homework, cleaning, I always worked on focusing my chakra. I worked hard, everyday for a few years.

Standing up, I concentrated. Focus, channel it. Come on!

Slowly, green chakra chains exited from my back. It went out three feet before retreating back in. I fell back down and threw up the contents of my stomach. After I finished I smiled.