Section1: Strings Attached [Naruto]

Chapter4: Strings Attached [Naruto]

I shifted sides as the sheets of the bed got crumbled up when banging was heard on my door. ‘Come on Princess, get up it’s time for training.’ A rather impatient Kabuto I supposed yelled from outside my room. Looks like I have to get used to the new name given to me, Princess…of a dead clan I’ll say; some hell of a Princess I was. I took my time getting up and then on heading straight for the cabinet; I was unsure if it contained anything having in mind that I just arrived a day ago with no belongings with me what so ever. However as much as a surprise as it was it was packed with everything I could possibly need in my stay here. I picked a simple shirt along with a puffy yellow jacket and an orange short which reached my knees, grabbed the sandals that were at the side of the cabinet and headed straight for the door.

‘You got fifteen minutes to be in the training field.’ Was Kabuto’s greeting as soon as the door was opened. ‘Sure just need to get changed first’ I said indicating the clothes I held. I watched him nod before lifting himself from against the wall and moved down the corridor. As much as I didn’t want to believe it something told me this was going to be a long day.

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I managed to be just on time in the training area where Orochimaru apparently waited for me. ‘Glad you could make it on time, shall we begin then?’ He started off motioning me to come closer. ‘Sure, it can’t be that hard...right?’ I said as I now stood beside him. ‘Well, it depends on how fast of a learner you are; either way you are to master any jutsu taught to you, taijutsu, ninjutsu and genjutsu. But for now we’ll begin from the very basics and that requires chakra control…’ He began explaining but I stopped him mid way to ask: ‘What is chakra?’ I could clearly see frustration building up within him but I couldn’t blame him, now could I; I pretty much knew nothing at all meaning he had to begin from scratch. ‘Chakra…is essential to even the most basic technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy gained from exercise and experience. Once moulded, it can be channelled through the chakra circulatory system, which is to chakra as the regular circulatory system is to blood, to any of the 361 chakra points in the body. Through various methods, the most common of which is hand seals, the chakra can then be manipulated to create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water.’ He came to a stop just fascinating me, paying all my attention to him. ‘However that is not all there is to chakra. By moulding different ratios of the two energies, new types of chakra can be formed. Most ninja have a natural affinity to one type of chakra, but they have the capacity to create elemental chakra apart from their own affinity. There are five basic types, each stronger and weaker to another, but their relations, weaknesses and strengths to each other are all explored. In addition to these five elements, certain kekkei genkai can mix elemental chakra to form new natures, such as yours, where water in blood can be bend and then on controlled.’ He finished chuckling at my speechless reaction. It was much more complicated than I could ever imagine and the fact that all these were just basic the thought of what followed frightened me however I wasn’t about to quit. ‘Alright let’s begin.’

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It’s been a while and I have to admit it was hard but I handled the pressure extremely well. Not only did I manage to complete the transformation and clone jutsu with flying colours but I also mastered my chakra control to perfection. ‘Well done seems like the Takeshi had a thing for fast learning. Though there is one more thing need to be done; find out your chakra nature.’ Orochimaru informed me as a small piece of paper was given to me. ‘What’s this for?’ I asked honestly dumbfounded. ‘Simple. If you insert a small amount of chakra through this paper it will react accordingly to your chakra type.’ So I did as told; taking the paper in my arms letting my chakra pass through it…I observed it as it began to wrinkle and then on become damp as if water was added to it; then it split in to two however one half turned into dirt, crumbling away while the other burst to flames, becoming ash. Quite impressive I’ll say but what impressed me the most was Orochimaru’s reaction to it; his eyes widened in disbelieve however he knew as well as I did what just occurred was in fact reality. ‘I never considered possible coming across an all chakra nature wilder in my lifetime.’ He mentioned in disbelieve. ‘Making it happen is possible enough for me’ I expressed snapping him out of his thoughts. ‘Fair enough Princess, Kabuto shall take you out for a walk since you did extraordinary well today. I’ll see you tomorrow here the same time as today.’ He finished walking away leaving me behind to wait for Kabuto.