Chapter 191

There have been two absolutely dominating forces occupying all of her available conscious thought: her weakness and her womanhood. Sakura was deflowered, thoroughly. She'd had sex with a boy—many times—enjoying it far more than she'll ever admit because it still baffles her that Uzumaki Naruto was not only her first sexual partner but phenomenally good at it. Sakura was a woman now and Uzumaki Naruto made her so. She's a woman now but with the wrong man and in the wrong circumstance.

Likewise, she's thriving in her studies but how has that helped her? She couldn't answer. Much like her days in the academy, she's nearly prodigious when it comes to soaking in all the challenging information of Iryō-ninjutsu and performing to an impressive degree. Since graduation, Sakura has done plenty to be proud of, and yet, it all meant nothing in the face of true combat ability.

'Hinata-chan beat me,' she can't help but glumly repeat over and over. Orochimaru of the Sanin exceeds the Hyūga heiress's skills by miles, 'but I still lost to someone who is painfully shy and reserved?'

Only one member from Team 7 is proceeding to the third test, and even if Hinata-chan's entire team is advancing, Sakura couldn't blame her shortcomings on Kakashi-sensei. If not for the scoreboard glitching, she's certain Naruto and Sasuke would've made it to the finals. Though Kakashi is not the best sensei and can benefit from being more efficient, when it comes to their actual instruction, his style always brings the best out of them.

'And Hinata-chan still beat you,' her mind reminds her as her frustrated heart compels her to yell aloud, "Hinata-chan!" Staring dejectedly at the open scroll before her, she begins, again, to reevaluate her time and energy.

OPTIMAL PLAN FOR HIGH-LEVEL PERFORMANCE

Daily Schedule

05:00-05:30 AM Wake up, Stretch.

05:30-08:00 AM Training-Physical conditioning, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu.

08:00-08:30 AM Meal-Breakfast, shower.

08:30-09:00 AM Family Time or Meditation, Travel to destination.

09:00-14:00 PM Team Meetings or Study Iryō-ninjutsu w/Butai-Medic Corps.

14:00-14:30 PM Meal-Lunch, Meditate.

14:30-17:00 PM Team Meetings or Study Iryō-ninjutsu w/Butai-Medic Corps.

17:00-17:30 PM Meal-Dinner, Meditate.

17:30-18:30 PM Recreational-Stress relief.

18:30-22:00 PM Train-Ninjutsu, Taijutsu.

22:00-22:30 PM Stretching, Shower.

22:30-05:00 AM Sleep.

Hour Breakdown

Under the designation Study, I've allotted myself a total of 7.5 hours.

Under the designation Training, I've allotted myself a total of 7.5 hours.

Under the designation Meal, I've allotted myself a total of 1.5 hours.

Under the designation Recreational, I've allotted myself a total of 1 hour.

Miscellaneous time spent is 1 hour.

TOTAL HOURS: 18.5 hours/24hr.

Study Breakdown

Text Manual Reading, Read Recent Studies, or Attend Lecture.

Create Notes and Flashcards.

Practice Problem Solving and Critical Thinking.

Write comprehensive reports.

Training Breakdown

Strength: to progressively overload a ranged motion, allowing the body to adapt and get stronger in relation to the movement being performed.

Power: Speed and explosivity in relation to the movement being performed.

Hypertrophy: Efficiency in muscle growth. Focus weight and work to individualized muscle groups.

Metabolic: Causing burning fatigue to individualized muscle groups. Pushing to, and through, the burn.

Total Body: Performing a series of conjoined exercises that incorporates a variation of push, pull, leap, and press. Four sets of eight exercises, alternating days between lower body, upper body, and core to allow for optimal recuperation time.

Ninjutsu: Hand-seal speed, Chakra Control, Yang Release, Chakra scalpel, and Double and Single Palm Chakra Transfer.

Taijutsu: Academy Style Katas.

Meal Breakdown

Breakfast: Rice, Fish, Miso, Omelet, and Herbal Tea.

Snack: Dates, Walnuts, or Fruit.

Lunch: Omurice, Chicken & Egg Bowl, Riceballs, or Katsudon.

Snack: Celery, Carrots, or Fruit.

Dinner: Salmon and Stir Fry Vegetables, Mapo Tofu, or Soba Noodle Salad.

Dessert: Syrup-coated Anko Dumplings.

Recreational Breakdown

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Tapping underneath the Recreational Breakdown again, Sakura becomes more and more frustrated. Not too long ago, every available minute that wasn't her study time or her team meetings would've been dedicated to maximizing her chances of securing her place as Sasuke-kun's girlfriend and future as his dutiful wife. She thought about her raven-haired avenger all the time, loved him—the man of her dreams—with all her heart and she had never wanted anything more, but, like the changing of the seasons, times have grown colder, darker.

In the mind of her heart, her love for Sasuke is now like an important question going unanswered, a peace ended by war, a spectrum of color reduced to drab gray-scale; her life has become emotional anguish without the beauty of her pure love all because she believes him when he said he'd kill her, her parents, their village, all for revenge. No matter how her mind tried to reconcile that setback, Sakura couldn't manage to deny how wrong that is.

Now, she has no idea how to spend that time. She likes trivia games but with all the training and studying she'll be doing daily, that alone won't be enough. A worthwhile recreational break is a pivotal hour of the day or it's likely her nervous system will release a flood of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, keeping her body in a continuous emergency state. Sakura knows the human body isn't meant to stay stressed for too long or it will negatively impact her productivity.

Without spending every available minute perfecting herself for Sasuke, it's left her with a gaping hole in need of filling, an odd choice of thought that returns her mind's eye to the vivid memory of her night with Naruto. Like a switch, her body temperature rises as she recalls how he spread and rubbed her sloppy snatch as he drilled her from behind. Her strong legs tighten when her very muscles recall the thrilling spasms of her quaking quim. Her heart-rate skyrockets as her hand begins to descend to her humid crotch when she hears a, "yo," from the window behind her.

Sitting painfully straight before Sakura snaps around, she sees out of her window, "Kakashi-sensei." Slowly rolling the scroll up to give herself plenty of time to calm down, she eventually makes her way to her window and opens it. Per usual, he doesn't enter, which she's more than fine with at the moment.

She asks, "what are you doing here? Is everything alright?"

"More or less," he casually tells her.

Without details, she habitually asks, "how's Sasuke?"

"He'll likely wake up tomorrow," Kakashi answers.

"That's good," Sakura nods with a fake smile over an out-of-sorts face.

"…Not too long ago, his condition would've been the only thing you asked me about." Thinking of her weakness, Sakura can't help but feel saddened to hear that from her sensei. Even Kakashi could sense her melancholy and expresses, "it's alright to lose when the only thing at stake is your pride. As a medical ninja, you'll see that there are often far worse outcomes."

"I just…" Though Sakura knows what she wants to say, she doesn't truly want to voice it aloud, 'how could Hinata-chan beat me?'

"You didn't expect it," Kakashi easily guesses, as if he's aware of that look. Ashamed, Sakura only nods. Humming a moment, Kakashi calmly states, "elite or not, it can happen to any of us." Having heard of her sensei's numerous accolades, a doubtful Sakura is about to argue when Kakashi reminds her, "Momochi Zabuza is as elite a ninja as they come, and he lost to a genin fresh out of the Academy because he didn't expect what Naruto-kun did."

"I don't think any of us expected that," Sakura jokes, recalling his fight Sasuke.

Nodding, Kakashi asks, "and whose fault is that? Zabuza for his lack of awareness, or Naruto for fighting despite the odds? Always be wary of a shinobi with conviction, Sakura-chan. Like Zabuza, you fought Hinata-chan as if it was any other match-up, but like Naruto, Hinata-chan gave me the impression it meant more to her. That's all."

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