Feeling Chakra

A few weeks pass by and I've made considerable progress in my opinion. This includes the advancements of my little food shop and my training.

With the time passing by multiple things improved, which included my stamina as it will be a common occurrence later on and trying to feel my chakra.

I was able to improve my time that week to 23 minutes while jogging and become more flexible. While that happened I read the other steps of the chakra control.

There were precisely three steps to the academy chakra exercise. Which the first was feeling your chakra (with the help of a teacher if needed) with meditation, the second you flare your chakra using a half tiger seal and the third you use the different hand seals to manipulate your chakra moves in your body.

I kept this information in the back of my mind for now as the first step was still not passed.

Other than that my restaurant has been getting traction over time. This is because people started to venture out of their houses with them realising they need food to live seven after such a disaster.

So my customers have increased gradually from my measly 36 to the triple digits to where I can't even count anymore.

And because of the profits I got from the first two weeks. I could now incorporate fries into the menu and rake in even more money.

This made my place pretty popular in my area which I'm grateful for. It is a bit overbearing though but I don't want to higher anyone due to not wanting to be taken advantage of. I mean I'm still a child and people could steal my recipes and cooking methods.

Even though we cook the same food with the same equipment. It doesn't mean the outcome will taste the same as mine.

"Yo boss can I get a BLT?"

"Just some fries for me."

Hearing the two I recite my usual thing that I've come up with. This is another strategy I "made" to get more customers and make them buy more.

"Sir I'm doing a deal right now is that if you get a BLT and Fries together they become a combo meal. They become cheaper by ordering them together." I continue to explain to the two men who listened in interest.

After completing my sales pitch they both ended up getting a meal to my delight.

Basically what I was getting at is the combo meals you see in the fast food restaurants back on earth. If you order this thing specifically with another thing, it becomes cheaper because you're not ordering them separately.

This may lessen my profit by a little bit but I still make a profit and it encourages them to buy more, on top of my customers getting some money off the food.

So it's a win for the both of us.

Taking two plates while keeping the new batch of fries in the oil, I made my way outside the kitchen.

"Here's your orders sir, that's 245 Ryo," I say kindly. The two men seeing the plates being put in front of them pat up.

"Thanks for the food kid. Keep it up this stuff is great." One of them said while holding out their hand, to which I curtly nodded with a wide smile.

Taking the money that he gave which added up to 300 my mind calculated the change.

While I did this I used my fingers to count as my childish little counting actually attracted customers. The cute act made people want to return, especially the ladies for cute reasons.

'Unfortunately, they weren't my age…' I joke to myself knowing that I wouldn't go for any kids. That sh*t is just weird man.

I know that if you reincarnate going for someone "your age" is "normal". But in reality that's just a cover-up for being a pedo to younger girls.

Like you've gotta admit that men that like kids (6-14) are just weird as hell, I might date young (15-16) as I lost my virginity at high school but I'm not gonna do anything sexual to them with my mental age now.

Even though girls "mature" faster here.

I've got my own morals.

For now…

(A/N: I bring this up because I recently saw a fanfic with a six-year-old MC dating Ino like bro? No excuses are gonna clarify what bull that is… Like how does Ino even know how dating works, like the MC and her kiss and shit man. It's fvcked up. Same with other fanfics. Kids not in the double digits of age should not be like this even in the Naruto world. Shitty writing)

Considering that this world will probably change the way I see things. Especially killing as it's a big no for me, but it will become a normal occurrence later on.

"300 Ryo subtracted by 245 Ryo is 55 Ryo. I'll be back with 55 Ryo mister just give me a second!" I comment while holding up five fingers to myself and heading back.

"That kid is pretty smart for his age. I could only pick my nose and play in the mud back then." A person jokes to himself.

*Creak*

Entering the kitchen I take some money while depositing some money in a box. Right after this I take out the cooked fries and go back outside to give the change.

"Here's your change sir!"

Putting the money on the table, I wave back as another customer entered the store.

*Jingle*

Turning around I saw a familiar person who has been visiting my restaurant more often than his other friends.

Asuma Sarutobi.

Over these few weeks, he's been eating here regularly and chatting with me. We got a sort of bro bond after I acted as his sort of therapist without him knowing.

Also giving him some food on the house after some of his missions helped a lot. So I genuinely got closer to him as he's pretty chill and friendly.

"Hey Shin, I'm here for a meal," Asuma says making his way to a table.

Walking over, I get a huge smirk. As his personal "therapist" it's a must that I mention all his insecurities out loud. To be fair he only has three from what I know from the anime.

Kurenai, his relationship with his father and being weaker than Kakashi. Pretty normal things for a guy his age.

"Anything improved with you and that pretty lady?" I blatantly comment without any shame. Asuma hearing about his crush being talked about quickly covered my mouth and made the universal shush sign.

Soon after this, he let me go with an embarrassed look.

"Come on kid, didn't I tell you to knock it off? I regret telling you about it." He says while clenching his fist with an "annoyed" look. My "innocent" comments have been pretty entertaining to say the least, just for myself of course.

Laughing at his expense I just usher him to sit down which he did.

"Let me got some fries kid." Asuma orders while ruffling my hair. Not minding this at all I just nod but getting an idea.

"I've made this new thing if you order both a BLT and Fries they become cheaper together. It's a combo meal." I explain again to which Asuma just nodded.

"It's fine I'll just pay in full, and add a BLT to my order"

"Alright just don't regret it!"

Seeing his wide smirk I first put the closed sign on the restaurant as it was getting late.

Heading back into the kitchen I look at the wide desk near the door to see three pre-made smash inches and a single batch of fries.

'I can keep the last one for a late-night meal and eat one now with Asuma.' I thought to myself taking three plates me.

*Creak*

"Here's your food Asuma!"

Putting three plates on the table the Sarutobi looked at the BLT with an eager look. He seemed to be licking his lips in starvation.

"Damn kid your cooking is like a heaven's blessing."

As I took a seat both Asuma and I clap our hands.

"Itadakimasu!" We both say before digging in.

"When I get older I'll have so many many wives," I comment with food still in my mouth. Asuma who heard this got a smug look.

"Oh yeah, what girls do you like? Someone like Kurenai perhaps?" He questions as he munches on some fries.

"No, not for me at all! I want redheads!" I childishly say while stealing some of his fries.

"Red hai- Wait those are my fries you pipsqueak!"

"Haha!"

I spent the rest of my time with Asuma by ourselves as the other two men from before shortly left. We enjoyed each other's company and just chatted like any other friends.

As the time passed it was around 6:40 pm when we finished our meals and started settling down.

"Don't worry I'll give you a meal on the house, of course, if it's a date with Kurenai." I tease with a childish smirk swinging my feet. Asuma getting a little red just bonks my head to which I just giggle.

"You brat… Speaking of which I was planning to head out of the village and join the guardians of the Daimyo."

"Really, when will you leave?" I asked a little sad already knowing this. It should be around this time he left. This is because when he returned is when he directly got promoted to Jounin and shortly after Elite Jounin.

"In a few weeks. I don't plan on leaving for a short time so it will take a few years. I haven't told anybody yet and don't want to" He says scratching his chin.

"If you're gonna leave can you help me with training for the next few weeks? I need to feel my chakra and need a place to practise my kunai throwing." I say a little downcast. Asuma hearing this starts to think for a second before nodding.

"There shouldn't be a problem with that, I'll need to hone myself before heading out anyways."

Asuma is currently a Chunin so he doesn't need to be in a team anymore. So he's technically he has his own schedule.

"Let me insert some of my chakra right now then we can try some training tomorrow morning. You can count on me!" The guy says enthusiastically pointing to himself.

"Your such a bother! Why do you train in the morning anyways?" I complain. This complaint didn't last for long as Asuma grabbed my shoulders and turned me around.

"Hey what ar-"

"You wanted to feel chakra right? Just let me do my thing kid. If you want multiple wives in the future you'll need the stamina, trust me." Asuma offhandedly comments to my "innocent" ears. Getting what he was getting at, I just stay silent with a grumpy look.

"Take off your shirt pipsqueak."

"Hey, who are you calling pipsqueak!"

Feeling his hands leave my shoulders, they switch onto my back after I took my shirt off. As I felt his palms on the middle of my back a warmth started to emit from his palms which started to transfer into my chest.

More specifically my heart.

'So this is chakra.' I thought to myself in awe as the warmth started to spread through my body. In my chest where my heart was, I could feel a blob which I assumed to be my chakra.

At some point, I could also feel the chakra move around my body. In the anime, it would be called my chakra system.

"You should get a feeling for your chakra now. While your chakra should be enough to get into the academy, it's still below average at your age." He says not sugarcoating his words which I'm grateful for. I know that adults might try to sugarcoat it due to not disappoint me, but this dude is a teenager and doesn't care for that too much.

So him keeping it real will help me find my weaknesses. And for now, my chakra amount isn't too high which is improvable.

"Thanks for the info. Don't worry I'll get a huge reserve when I train my chakra and get loads of girls!" I say doing a little thumbs up. Asuma grinning at my words does the same and we do a fist bump.

"Alright, see you tomorrow kid and don't wake up too late. Around six in the morning is when I'll arrive."

Hearing his words I get a pale face at his words. Not only will I have to close down my restaurant for probably the whole day, my sleazy ass needs to be awake early?

Shit.

Asuma seeing my reaction laughed as he headed outside. Giving him a final wave I packed up the kitchen and brought the extra BLT to my room.

…

"Alright let's do this," I murmur sitting cross-legged. With my body comfortably placed on my bed, I will start to feel my chakra now.

Closing my eyes and focusing, my body started to warm up a little as I felt it. The same blob from before, it was around the size of a can if I had to compare it to something.

Instead of it just staying still because of the stimulation from before I could feel it move around.

Sadly it merely floats around instead of being still which is still an improvement. I'll build on this and try to move this blob more and more every night.

Sensing my chakra went on for half an hour before I started to doze off.

"Feeling my chakra tires me out," I say as my eyes started to open and close constantly.

Training chakra at night time could be a good idea to make me sleep early. Well, that's a thought for another time.

Good night!

*Thud*