First day of training(2)

After arriving home, Kosuke went straight to the kitchen to eat a simple meal. He found rice, fish, and vegetables in the fridge and pantry, and prepared a quick meal.

As he ate, he began to reflect on the morning's training. "The Kaguya clan seems to be as I remember, but they are not as foolish and irrational as the anime made them out to be. Of course, not counting a few children."

"Hmm, now that I think about it more about the training with the elder, I start to wonder if it wouldn't be the Kirigakure ninja academy that is responsible for teaching the basics to novices.

After all, the academy is the one that has the resources and experience to train young ninjas. Clans, on the other hand, may have their own methods and priorities.

It is possible that some clans prefer to teach their own members, but I believe this could be a sign of the beginning of the clan's enmity with Kirigakure.

Because it was at this time that Kirigakure began to persecute clans with kekkei genkai, apparently out of fear of their powers.

But that reason is not very convincing. After all, clans with kekkei genkai have existed for a long time and are the basis of all ninja villages. Why would they start to be feared just now?

This does not seem like a good reason to destroy the basis of their own village. There is probably something more involved in this, as is the reason for the clan attacking the village.

Maybe this was the work of Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha, they seemed to have had a significant role in the Kirigakure civil war.

I cannot say for sure, but the clan may be being cautious because of this and not sending their young members to the ninja academy."

After eating, Kosuke put aside these thoughts and began to plan his afternoon routine.

At first, he planned to start with physical strengthening and then go to chakra control, but he realized that wouldn't work. Chakra is the union of the physical and mental energy of a human being. If he got physically tired before training chakra control, his physical energy could become unbalanced with his mental energy, hindering his control.

"I think it makes more sense to start with chakra control, and then after a brief break, continue with physical strengthening.

So I will do the following: in the morning, I will do the basics with the clan elder. In the afternoon, I will do chakra control and physical strengthening. After a while, when I have good chakra control, I will start training jutsus." Kosuke concluded.

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In a forest with thick fog around it, some distance from the Kaguya complex, the frequent sound of something hitting the ground could be heard.

The responsible party for this sound was a young boy with white hair with some scratches on his body, apparently the result of his fruitless attempts to climb a tree using only his feet.

Kosuke sighed, looking at the scratches on his body. He had spent hours trying to climb the tree, but he still hadn't been able to take more than three steps.

"This is harder than I thought it would be. In the anime Naruto and Sasuke managed it in just three days, I didn't think I could get the same result but, still, this is discouraging."

Kosuke took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Reflecting on how to improve.

"If I concentrate too little chakra in my feet, they don't stick to the tree. However, if I concentrate too much, they break the surface of the tree and I fall." Kosuke thought, with his forehead wrinkled. He looked at the tree, observing the marks of his feet on the bark.

He focused on his breathing, trying to calm his mind and body.

When he felt he was ready, he began to concentrate chakra in his feet. He used a little chakra to increase the adhesion of his feet to the tree, but not too much so as not to break it.

With a powerful leap, Kosuke launched himself towards the tree. He stepped on the tree with his right foot, using the momentum to take the second step.

He continued to climb, concentrating chakra in his feet to maintain his balance. With each step, he got closer to the top of the tree.

When he reached the fourth step, he felt he had reached the limit of his concentration. He tried to take the fifth step, but the chakra in his feet ran out and he fell to the ground.

Kosuke got up from the ground, frustrated. He had taken one step further in his attempt to climb the tree, but he was still far from achieving it. "I'm progressing, but it's slow," he thought. "There's no way to get around the fact that chakra control is a skill that requires time and practice." He sighed, resigned. "But I'm not going to give up. It may take some time, but eventually I'll get it."

Finished with his chakra control training, he decided to check his chakra levels. He was surprised to see that he still had more than half of his chakra available. "This is better than I expected. My chakra volume seems to be pretty decent for my age. I still have a little more than half of my total volume after 4 hours of training. Increasing my chakra level will not be a priority for a long time."

Kosuke decided that it was time to start physical training. He didn't have much knowledge about physical training, but he knew that Rock Lee and Might Guy's training were effective. However, he also knew that these workouts were too difficult for a beginner.

He remembered the insane workouts that the two ninjas had done. "5,000 push-ups, 8,000 squats, 3,000 sit-ups... This is too much for me now," he thought. "But I'll start slowly and see how it goes."

Having finished analyzing what his workout would be, Kosuke began to stretch. He wanted to prepare for the intense workout that was to come.

Kosuke's workout would consist of four exercises: push-ups, pull-ups, squats, and sit-ups.

Kosuke started with push-ups. He got down on the ground and put his hands in front of him, shoulder-width apart. Then he lowered his body until his chest touched the ground. He counted each repetition mentally. Kosuke quickly reached 50 push-ups and still felt good. Then he continued to do 10, 20, 30 push-ups.

Only when he reached 100 did he start to feel difficulty, but he continued because that was not yet his limit. Finally, he stopped when he reached the mark of 150 push-ups. His arms and chest felt like they were on fire, but Kosuke quickly recovered and moved on to the next exercise.

After push-ups, Kosuke went to pull-ups. He found a tree of suitable height and grabbed it with his hands. He then lifted his body until his chin was above the branch. In this exercise, Kosuke managed to do 70 repetitions.

Next were squats, in which Kosuke did 200 repetitions. And finally sit-ups, which he managed to do 180 before failing.

Having completed the first set, Kosuke felt his muscles a little sore. "I got a little tired in this first set, but I think I can still continue after a short rest."

After a few minutes of rest, Kosuke resumed his training. He managed to do two more sets of each exercise before becoming completely exhausted.

Leaning against a tree with a labored breath, completely exhausted from the training and with sweat covering his entire body, Kosuke reflected to himself.

"Ugh... my body feels like it's on fire, my legs feel as heavy as lead, I completed the training for today, but just thinking that this will be my routine from now on gives me the creeps. Sigh, unfortunately this is the only way I can think of that can help awaken the Shikotsumyaku.

In addition, if I want to reach the peak of this ninja world one day, I cannot stop training."

Looking at the horizon where the sun was almost setting, Kosuke regains his strength after a while of sitting and starts to walk slowly back home.

As he passed by the residential complex of the Kaguya clan, Kosuke heard a voice.

"Kosuke, you look terrible, what happened?." asked someone.

Kosuke turned around and saw Kimimaro sitting in a tree, watching him with curiosity.

"Ah, it's you, Kimimaro. I was training taijutsu alone, a few hundred meters from the clan." Kosuke replied.

"Training? This doesn't seem like you." commented Kimimaro, surprised by his answer. Kosuke was the only one who, like him, was not obsessed with fighting in the clan and, as he remembered, did not show much interest in training.

"Haha, today I woke up with a great disposition and decided to do an extra exercise." Kosuke said in a playful tone while thinking.

"Based on my memories, I was not very close to Kimimaro, I should try to get closer to him, maybe I will discover some clue on how to awaken the Shikotsumyaku by observing him.

In addition, although he will not be more than 15 years old due to his illness, it can still be useful to have some friendship with him, especially for his connection with Orochimaru, maybe I can get him to pass on some of Orochimaru's secret techniques to me in the future, hehe.

But I still have time for that, now I just want to go home and rest."

"Oh, so that's it." Kimimaro replied, returning to focus on his own thoughts. He was only curious about why Kosuke seemed so tired and covered in sweat.

"See you later." said Kosuke resuming his walk home.

As soon as Kosuke arrives home he lets out a loud sigh. "Finally home, this was a long day, I'm exhausted. All I want now is to lie down and sleep."