Chakra Struggles and Clone Banter

"Dammit Brat, how many times do I have to tell you? Apply the chakra to your feet! That is the first step of chakra control! Look, it's so stupid easy even an Uchiha can do it!" Jiraiya yelled as he watched the Naruto clone fall to the ground for the tenth time while the Sasuke clone walked up the side of the wall, and over the ceiling.

"Would you stop yelling at me?! I've been trying dattebayo! You try doing this shit with a giant ball of chakra stuck in your gut!" The Naruto clone said before it was smacked over its head.

"No excuses! Do it again until you get it right! I don't care if we have to send you to the hospital for brain damage! You're getting this exercise down!" Jiraiya fired back before he stomped off. Tch, this was such a lousy day. Because of Hana, he couldn't even conduct his research! Of course he knew the severity of the situation, but...at times like this, one had to look for humor where it could be found.

Once both clones were sure he was gone, the Naruto clone effortlessly attached to the wall. He then walked up and down it like he had been doing it his whole life. An arrogant smile appeared on the clone's face. "I suppose it's true. People only see what they want to see. Though as long as that dumbass walks around us we'll have to keep our guard. The village has gotten stricter,"

"Well, considering what the whole village is saying Hana and the Inuzuka clan did, I can see why. Kind of glad I'm the Sasuke and you're the Naruto. People glare at you more than they do me," the Sasuke clone said.

"Well, it's good those idiots are too afraid or busy to try to mess with me. It'd be rather suspicious if all the people who attack me suddenly disappear. That's even counting if I had Izumi's help. I haven't even been able to see Hanabi-chan, we've been so busy." the blonde replied.

The Sasuke clone landed on the ground. "By the way, why are you pretending to be weak? Imagine them calling the deadlast a prodigy. Sakura might actually like you for a change," the Sasuke clone said.

The Naruto clone growled and sucked his teeth. "Don't even make me think about her. If I have nothing else to thank these powers for, then I'm blessed to not be attracted to that idiot anymore. She's a smart girl, but she whines way too much about everything. I'm tempted to have the original kill Sasuke just so I can present his headless corpse to her,"

"That bad?"

"Worse. I know when the original and her were older, he was thinking of fucking her out of spite. Think I'm gonna tell him not to bother. He'd probably be annoyed afterwards. Plus, I don't want the thought in my head anymore. Let's just finish this shit and be done with the day. I'm annoyed enough," the clone said.

With that conversation done, the Naruto and Sasuke clones practiced more techniques that they could perform with the powers that had been mysteriously granted to them. By the time Jiraiya had returned, he was pleased to see Naruto showcasing a firm understanding of chakra control. The sage had made a comment about chakra control being so easy that even idiots could do it. Of course, both clones led in their irritation and, after a few more lessons regarding taijutsu, weapons, and form correction, both were allowed to go.

Once both were out in the streets, the Naruto clone was, once again, subjected to the malice of intent from the civilian populace. Given that the Sasuke clone was next to him, the blonde figured no one would try anything too obvious. Instead, the crowds focused on harsh whisperings. Some were not so quiet as both heard rumors that 'the boy' had corrupted the daughter of the Inuzuka matriarch. Honestly, people would believe anything. Though technically, they...weren't wrong.

If there was some measure of enjoyment in the clones' walk, it was when they passed by a store that hadn't been destroyed. The source of their enjoyment was understandable.

"There! You have your stuff! Now get the fuck outta my shop! I always knew you Inuzuka members were nothing but wild beasts! Get lost!"

"Well fuck you too, old man! I just wanted a damn bento! Our clan didn't even do anything!" An Inuzuka chunin, they assumed, had spoken.

"You want a damn bento?! Here take it! Take one! Take two! Take three! Just get the hell outta my store, you damn savages!" the store owner said with a growl before throwing three fully-packaged lunch boxes to the floor before he shut the door behind him.

The chunin growled as he knelt to pick up the fallen lunches. "Ungrateful pricks!" he muttered to himself.

"You get used to it," a voice spoke and a hand reached with a bento that had been dropped. The Inuzuka chunin turned and noticed the Naruto clone handing it to him.

"Thanks, but the last person I'd want to feel sympathy from is you, boy," The chunin said. He then grabbed the lunch from the clone and walked off until he was no longer in view.

The Sasuke clone glanced at his partner. "Misery loves company?" he asked.

"Yup, but I know something that'll make the original us a bit happier now that this is happening. What say we work on two special projects when he returns in a year?"

"Why two?"

"Because I'll need the work to keep me from being distracted by that Uchiha dick-loving preadolescent bitch," the Naruto clone said as both clones walked towards their respective destinations.

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