Clash of the Brats : A Collab with the_hooded_girl

Chapter 12

Thanks everyone for the patience! Enjoy!

Akira grinned from ear to ear as he and his temporary teammate continued to search for the flag. In their endeavour, they got on the obvious topic of their earth jutsu skills. Daro had asked for a few pointers and Akira had been more than ecstatic over answering. Not to over inflate his ego, but he felt like a master with a disciple. Of course he didn’t rub anything in Daro’s face or act totally like he was the best. Akio, in his opinion was the ultimate user of earth jutsu, being that he was his teacher and all.

“I try to keep things simple though.” Akira commented. “Not that I’m not creative or anything, but why go for the dramatics when you’re in a tight pinch with an opponent.

Just go with the flow and trust your instincts.”

Daro nodded

eagerly. “I try. Taryn-sensei is great and all. She helps me a lot to learn to control my chakra, but she’s not an earth user. She’s been trying to teach my how to control my Rock Stampede jutsu, but it’s really hard.”

“That cool one with that bull? That one is awesome man!” Akira praised. “I can see how it’d be hard to control though if you don’t have a mentor that’s an earth user. Oh! Try this.” Akira paused and looked to Daro with a rare serious expression. “Akio-sensei always makes me have a meditation period before training. I’m not the most patient person, so it was a bit difficult at first, but Akio-sensei says it’s to help balance your mind and help you focus. You’re supposed to also channel your chakra to the center of your body when you do that as a control exercise. Maybe that might help. We can show you how before you go.”

Daro’s eyes shimmered with excitement. “Can you show me now? It would be really cool if it worked. I really want to perfect that jutsu.”

“Sure!” the grin was back on Akira’s face. He planted himself on the ground where he stood, dragging Daro with him and not giving any mind to the odd stares he was getting from any people passing by. It was like he completely forgot about what they had been doing in the first place. “Alright, watch close.” He began to settle in the meditative position.

Daro nodded intrigued. Finally he had found someone that could be his mentor. He adored his sensei, but when it came to earth jutsu, Akira was his idol. He copied Akira’s position and watched the boy closely.

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“How ridiculous.” Tsunade snorted, “but utterly unsurprising.”

Akio chuckled. “There’s no harm being done. Let them have a bit of fun. Taryn’s students deserve it and Hisayo’s have been working hard lately as well. Don’t you think it’s also nice to see shinobi from separate nations collaborating together so well? They’re the next generation and the example for future ones, Tsunade.”