Chapter 12 : Tenten

After my first C rank mission, I kept up with some simple D rank missions as well. Though I absolutely detest them but technically they are more efficient if my training is considered. Doing a C rank mission takes somewhere around an entire day to a few days. Meaning I can't train while I am outside the village, if it was with a team then it makes sense to train but due to me being alone, I have to keep my strength all the time.

Compared to that, while I get paid less here doing normal D rank missions but I can continue my training all the time. But still, that doesn't mean that I won't be doing D rank missions anymore. It's just that I won't be taking them too many. Right now I have money and time. I should put all my priority on getting stronger.

Now when it comes to grind, well I have been keeping up good with training. Swift Fist Style, Shadow Manipulation, Shuriken Jutsu, Ken Jutsu and working on my Ten Shadow Technique.

I already contracted with both Rabbit and Toads. In fact, it was very simple to trap them too.

I just summon all those Rabbits on top of a lake. To my surprise, instead of drowning they swim out of there. So I have to stop all of them, there was an entire swarm of them, from coming out of the water with my shadow possession and then letting my dogs take care of them.

Took too much time for my liking but it worked.

To capture the toad, I just ended up using the Rabbits. The more chakra I put the more Rabbits I can summon, I just summon enough to block all sides. The toad's mobility was the biggest problem for me but once that was gone, I was able to capture him with Shadow Possession.

To my surprise, I only ended up summoning one big toad, not Jiraiya or Naruto level big but still big. I ponder how Megumi could summon multiple toads. After practicing a little I learn how exactly. It's about imagination.

I have come to realise that Ten Shadows is very much dependent on how I imagine things to happen. It's very different from Injutsu.

Now with 3 Shikigami's I am much better equipped to take any C rank missions. But I'm not planning on taking any mission for the time being.

I am again returning back to the grind. To be more specific, I am going back to chakra training. I already mastered tree walking but never tried water walking. I need to complete that quickly.

This was not just because I like running on top of the water, or I had to use a robe to hang on top of the lake to summon those rabbits to drown them in the lake, which ultimately didn't work anyway if anything that is only few parts of what I am here for today.

To be more exact, I need more chakra control. Its turns out that one needs really good chakra control to masterfully control the shadow around him. While I have been working hard on my body and close combat fighting, the only clone I can make has been working hard to master shadow manipulation at home.

There is improvement but just not enough, and I know why. My chakra control is shit. To really be able to stop powerful shinobi and strangle them with a shadow or even increase the speed of my shadow, I need to increase my chakra control.

With my knowledge of Naruto, there is only 5 chakra control training methods shown in the anime. Sticking the leave to any part of the body, Tree Walking, Water Walking, Learning healing jutsu as that too needs good chakra control or Genjutsu, and lastly a particular A rank jutsu which requires excellent chakra control to master with just one hand.

I really don't want to thin myself out with trying to learn multiple things right now, in the early days I should stick as much as possible to the basics.

And that is why I planned to first master the Water Walking and then see where it takes me. And while I do this, the clone back at home will be kept on working on the shadow Manipulation.

To start my training I needed a place with water, so I went to the same lake where I tried to drown those rabbits.

Taking out my ninja sandals, as it might be a little easier to start like that, I slowly put my feet on top of the water…

And it immediately sank…

"hmm okay, let's try to focus chakra there," I mutter as I again try, slowly trying to rotate my chakra at the bottom of my feet.

And then for a second, I noticed that I felt the water felt a little more solid under my feet, So I tried putting more pressure on the water.

"Okay.. Seems like it's working…

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After 2 hours I was completely drained with water, sitting there with a tired look on my face.

"Two Steps, in two hours. Quite an impressive performance I must say." Suddenly a voice came making me alert, though it was still inside the village but an attack can come from any place at any time. This world is just that much dangerous.

I snap my head, only to look at a girl of my age, with two buns on her head, wearing a pink sleeveless shirt and Anbu-style pants and shoes.

I recognised her the moment I saw her, she was Tenten. But I can't act like I know her.

"Oh please, that was clearly two and a half steps," I reply with a roll of my eyes, looking at the girl, I can see that she was not that girly but had her own charm, and she was pretty, in her own way.

"Oh sorry sorry, two and a half steps." I see the girl rolling her eyes as she came closer with a smile on her face.

"Tenten, I am a genin like you. One year your senior." She said as she sat down on a rock with a little smile on her face.

'Hmm, I don't remember her personality this chatty in the anime…

But again this is not the anime.'

"Shika Nara, just became a Genin." I reply introducing myself.

"Hmm, don't you think it's a little early to learn water walking for you?" She asked, with a little curiosity in her eyes.

"I need better chakra control, it's not the water walking I am after." I after thinking about a little said honestly.

She look at little confuse after hearing this but then didn't continue the questioning.

"So you master tree walking already ?" She asked like she was talking with an absolute rookie who don't even know that one has to do tree walking before water walking.

"Yeah, all done." I reply as I felt my chakra recovering. That was the reason why I was waiting here, this was the only way that I can continue and the only way for me to increase my chakra pool. To continue to drain all my chakra in training, rest and repeat.

"Are you training here alone ? Where is your team ?" Tenten seems to have a free day today, otherwise why would the girl waste time like this.

"I don't got one. Am a solo Genin." I reply, honestly though I like not being alone here but still I rather not talk when I am so tired that I just wants to feel asleep right now.

"So you learn tree walking all alone ?" She aske with a little surprise on her face.

"Pretty much…,

What you are doing here. You look like someone who got a team unlike me." I asked, now getting interested why she would come here.

"Actually, same as you." She at this look a little sheepish and she ruffle her hairs.

I just blink my eyes at this.

"You are learning water walking ?" I asked, confuse. There is no way that even after being Genin for one year that she don't know water walking ?

"Ah, yes. My team focus too much on Taijutsu and close combat fighting. So our Jonin sensei didn't focus too much on this things." Tenten reply with a little embarrass look on her face, it was clear that he girl was trying to not blush.

"Seems like we both got it rough, team or not." I reply with an amuse face.

"Say, why don't we train together. Its pretty lonely training alone here anyway. Won't mine a pretty company like you." I said as I slowly stood up, ready to go back to grind.

Tenten on the other hand after hearing this took some time to digest the compliment. Acting like she never got a compliment like that. It completely caught her off guard.

"What you say, wanna train together ?" I raise my eye brows in questioning gaze ?

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