9 Chapter 8

"Clone Jutsu" I rush through hand signs and concentrate

*poof*

A single clone appears, Sigh, truly a disappointment. Approaching the age of 5 I follow in the footsteps of the clan kids to learn the rudimentary academy jutsu, the clone jutsu is one of them.

But reality hits

And it hit hard

The limit of chakra is way too constraining, putting it nicely I'm truly not blessed by chakra.

Conveniently I've reached the age of 5, the age where kids start to train their bodies, to perform taijutsu.

Time to break out the courtyard for more than just playing around

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I look up to the sky, the sun burns through my skin, Opening and closing my hands I feel the sweltering heat of summer.

Punching the log, training basic kicks, strikes of all kinds. Breathing heavily, I hit harder and harder to reach my limits if even a little faster. To get stronger if even a little faster

To train ones taijutsu to the extreme one must have immense mental fortitude.

If I was playing around I wouldn't force myself while being in such a condition. But if I train in a normal fashion, I will be forever normal.

The curse of being mediocre.

I would never do something as stupid as being part of the cannon fodder

And to be abnormal one must get stronger in abnormal ways

*snap*

The training dummy breaks, it's the 30th one this month, I walk around the backyard to bring out another spare

As I retrieve the spare, A steel wire moving in a snake-like fashion brings a cup of water towards me.

Using the small break I simultaneously train my control over steel wire assisted chakra strings.

Throughout my days, I repeat this, Training taijutsu during the day using small breaks to train my ninjutsu while later at night I use the opportunity to learn more about the large variety of different ninjutsu by reading through the countless scrolls I'm in possession of.

And the reason I don't train and shuriken or throwing type weapons which is the staple for shinobi, Is because that type of stuff is thoroughly learnt throughout the years in the academy,

Unlike taijutsu and ninjutsu where the upper limit is the sky, training weapon techniques always has a limit.

I mean, how well is your thrown kunai going to do against a shinobi who's so fast they can dodge them like it's nothing, or a shinobi so strong that it reflects off their skin.

Although they do have their proven uses, In a fight against the truly strong people they are no different from petty tricks.

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Months pass by in training, the results weren't small

My chakra pool increased, not as significant as I hoped, but at least I can make a few more clones than I could before. Jutsu like the substitution and the transformation was also possible albeit still limited.

But the biggest harvest was improving the control over my chakra strings, nearly to the point of them being an extension of my own limbs.

Well, it's to be expected if you used them for everything including eating and going to the bathroom.

I even created little toys like a swing and a not safe for children climbing web.

Although training is harsh, the days fly by peacefully, sweating in the sun, freezing in the winter, no matter the suffering, I can rest fine under a nice roof.

Even I know this will be short but I hope this peace lasts just a little bit longer