Сhapter 15

Less than a month has passed since my second academic year at the Shinobi Academy, as the whole of Konoha was shocked by the terrifying news – the Uchiha clan, almost in full force, was cut out by Uchiha Itochi, which has now been declared an S-rank nukinin, and a really insane reward was appointed for his head… But it still calmed the shocked villagers a little, many of whom decided to leave Konoha altogether for a while. Still, the loss of the village's really strongest clan is a serious blow to Konoha's fighting power.

And many thought that other villages could take advantage of such a difficult moment for Konoha in order to unleash another war… And wars in this world are more than a familiar and ubiquitous thing, but ordinary residents still did not want to stay in the Shinobi village, which could very soon become a target for Shinobi of other great countries. And in general, trust in the top of the village was severely undermined, and the atmosphere in Konoha became more and more tense every day. Even the funeral of the once great clan was somehow too hasty and symbolic…

And let me worry about such problems of the village a little, especially since I was almost sure that the next Shinobi world war could not be expected in the near future.… But the massacre of the Uchiha managed to affect even my life. So, most of the conversations at the academy now boiled down to this tragedy, and the fact that our classmate, Uichiha Sasuke, turned out to be the only survivor of all this carnage… And the lessons themselves have become somewhat different from our usual classes.

Apparently, the possibility of another war looming on the horizon, and our training somehow suddenly began to force somewhat… Which was not the best bell, but personally I was only glad of the fact that we had increased the hours of combat and physical training. These classes still interested me much more than some kind of story with the simplest mathematics. And in general, I was going to take advantage of the opportunity to the fullest, completely closing the gaps in my own training.

So, I literally pulled out of our instructor with pincers the knowledge about melee combat and the use of all kinds of kata in real combat… And I managed to get additional kunai for my own training from Iruka without any problems. It seems that the teachers duly appreciated my enthusiasm in such a difficult time for the village, really allowing me a little more than I should.

This was especially clearly seen in combat training lessons, during which the instructor could explain to me this or that nuance in the "Combat Strength of the sheet" for almost half an hour... Which, although it was somewhat non-pedagogical on the part of the teacher, but no one was indignant against such behavior. Most of the kids were frankly lazy or just hard to withstand our new training program. On the contrary, I was literally burning with enthusiasm, pulling most of the teacher's attention to myself.

And after all, many of my classmates, although they considered my behavior stupid, but the same Shikomaru several times turned to me with requests to distract the teacher's attention again... Lazy Nara quickly realized that if I once again start interrogating our teacher, then he himself can reduce the overall intensity of practicing the same kata at times… We even started to communicate against this background somehow suddenly, even if a small schoolboy thought I was still an idiot ... all for the same reason.

Well, it's not the point, the main thing is that all this turmoil and tension inside the village at some point began to bring me only benefits… And even moral pleasure. After all, many shopkeepers, who previously did not respond too flatteringly in my direction, now suffered some losses, and sometimes even closed down altogether, because of all these unrest in the village. Although, because of this, I also had a hard time, prices in stores increased somewhat, which is why I had to limit my diet even more in a variety of dishes…

But I'm already used to it somehow. And during this time I have learned to cook rice in so many ways that I can safely go to work in some diner as an assistant cook, well, or something like that. Still, from the lack of variety in their own diet, culinary skills grow by themselves... And spices in Konoha are quite cheap, which is why I could experiment with them freely.

And I also got a branded costume of the original Naruto… Which was a strange twist of fate, but it was this bright orange suit that satisfied most of my current needs. It is durable, moisture-resistant, does not prevent the skin from breathing during training, and in general it fits me well… Especially if you take into account its really low price. And it was sold almost at the price of the fabrics from which it was made, which attracted me.

And the trademark of the whirlpool village on the back of this suit looked, as for me, quite symbolic. Still, I now knew the history of my last name not only thanks to a long-time viewing of some anime there. No, now the facts from the anime were backed up by scrolls from the library, which I still visited from time to time, hoping to find some more valuable information for myself. Yes, and I liked to read, what's there… I was even uncomfortable without this activity at all.

In general, yes, the canonical image was observed by me, which I'm not that happy about… But I had nothing against such an accident either. Anyway, in my case, you can't become a notorious ninja-a stealth killer. My temperament is not the same, and the volume of my chakra, again, can be detected too easily by even the most mediocre sensor. I have already seen this more than once, and many teachers at the academy have already told me more than once about... the features of my chakra.

And I really had more and more chakras every month… And even though I didn't really understand how this process of increasing the reserve occurred in others, but I clearly understood that if I decided to completely empty my chakra hearth right now, I simply wouldn't be able to do it. My chakra channels are more likely to burn together with tonketsu than I will be able to remove the entire chakra from the body. There's too much of it… At the same time, its volumes continue to increase.

If we compare the reserve of my chakra at the moment when I just learned to feel this reserve normally… Then my reserve has become about one and a half times more than it was just a few months ago. And such a rate of his growth even scares me a little. Of course, I expected that I should have more chakra even than the canonical Naruto. Still, I'm not just training my body and chakra control, but I'm afraid if everything continues at the same pace, then I won't need any bijou in the end.

However, my control over this chakra will remain at a mediocre level… After all, the more chakra, the more difficult it was for me to control it. That's why I couldn't boast of any particular success in this field right now. Yes, I could now withdraw the chakra for the redistribution of the body quite freely, I even managed to attach the notorious leaflet to my body, albeit using a standard concentration seal, which somewhat facilitated control over the chakra… But that's where my successes ended.

But I really spent a lot of time training my control. And the experience in using the chakra gradually accumulated… But it was still not enough to move on to more serious training. Dreams of using at least some techniques have so far remained just dreams for me ... At the same time, I was sure that if it weren't for the amount of my chakra, then this stage of training would have gone much faster for me…

Well, at least I've learned how to strengthen and strengthen my own body. My concentration level was now enough to simultaneously feed my entire body with chakra. Of course, it was not possible to maintain such a regime for a long time. Over time, mental fatigue took its toll, but this could also be considered my success ... Especially given the ever-growing reserve of the chakra ... And the "points" in my chakra, over time it becomes more and more.