The Red Flash of Konoha

Training a Crybaby

​Nyoko Namikaze Point of View

The past few days, Sakura and I have been meeting up to train. Meeting bright and early till lunch, when she'd go meet up with her team to do some missions. She was hopeless as a fighter, at least when it comes to actual fighting. She was a quick learner sure, she could quickly copy some basic moves, but when it came to her actually using them in a fight, she just couldn't. She wasn't like most of us where fighting was basically natural, we didn't need to think much to react in a battle. But Sakura was thinking almost too much in our little matches.

However, she did have quick reflexes, she's been able to doge some, if not most of my attacks. Then again I wasn't giving it my all, I didn't want to hurt her much. Just improve her in battle, maybe it's wrong of me to hold back, but if she couldn't take me on right now, how could she even think about taking me on when I'm using everything?

Her terriblness in fighting was only one flaw. The only good things she's done while we've been training was to teach me. Not that I'll ever admit it, but Sakura was useful, as a teacher. I've noticed I've improved a bit, sadly I'm not yet able to access the nine tails, but at least I have more control over myself.

Now we were in the training grounds, with an hour or so before we'd be done training. I had just knocked her back into a bush, causing her to fall into it.

She looked up at me, breathing heavily. She didn't stay down she pushed herself back up, getting out of the bush. If there was one thing good about Sakura's fighting is her determination. It was good to see it. That and the fact she hasn't asked me about Sasuke or even brought him up. Which made this training a whole lot easier.

She then bolted towards me drawing out kunai she bolted towards me. She focused her chakra to her feet, going faster. It wasn't that fast, at least for me, I easily turned out of the way getting behind her. Pulling out a few shuriken, throwing them in her direction. She however flipped upwards easily getting out of the way, that's when she tossed her kunai at me, causing me to jump backwards as she landed.

It was obvious what she was going to do. Having me jump backwards, she wanted me to give her just enough room so she could kick me, while I was in the air. She wanted me to be preoccupied with landing so she could land her foot against my side.

Of course I didn't let her get the chance. Rahter then let her kick me, I grabbed her foot as I landed and pushed her backwards. Causing her to tumble on to her butt once again.

She let out a shreik she was obviously annoyed with failing at this. It must've been weird for her, from being the brainiack back in the academy, being the third best student, to now being worse than Naruto.

"I just can't do it!" She cried out in annoyance, laying down on the ground. An arm over her face. Was she really crying? Gez, how am I meant to deal with this crybaby?

"You'll get it." I responded, trying to be reassuring. This was so weird, Ino had to deal with this right?

She sat up her hands on her face, but I could see the drops of water flowing through the cracks between her fingers, "No, I can't. I'm not like you, or Sasuke. I'm not even like Ino or Naruto!"

I walked closer to her so I was a foot away looking down at her, "That's pretty obvious. You have pink hair. Instead of trying to be like us fight like yourself." I ordered.

"I don't even know how I would fight if I could." She whimpered.

This was annoying. I dropped to my butt, so I was sitting in front of her, "You'll figure it out. You have excellent control over your chakra, and as such you can use jutsu to maximum efficiency. Also with you're quick at reading people, I assume with some practice you'll be able to predict what an opponent will do in a battle, before they do it. Instead of trying to be like Naruto or Sasuke, work smarter not harder." It was obvious she wouldn't be able to do what Naruto or Sasuke did, where their wills, determination and stubbornness could help them win in a fight. Sakura however wasn't like them. She was smart this was an obvious characteristic of hers, she studied a lot while in the academy, learning the names and basics of most fighting styles.