-----recap-----
She led them down the hallway, setting out futons in a spare room. Naruto immediately claimed the one closest to the door, declaring it "strategic," while Sakura rolled her eyes and took the far side. Sasuke said nothing and sat down, already half-asleep. Akane dropped onto her futon with a soft sigh. Upstairs, Kakashi was already settled in, likely asleep again before his plate had even cooled.
-----Story-----
The next Morning came far to early for Akane, Kakashi stood in there room, supported by crutches. "Wake Up!" he call's loudly and the group all look at Kakashi. Sakura turn's around. "Shut up! and tried to return to sleep. Akane groans and pulls the hood of her Shark Onesie over her head more as Kakashi proceeded to open the curtains. Sasuke sat up with a glare.
Kakashi ignored them and continued. "Good morning, Team 7," he said cheerfully. "Hope you slept well." Akane pushed herself upright, squinting at him. "You owe us an apology for being that heavy." Kakashi gives her a curt nod. "Duly noted."
Kakashi clapped his hands once. "Alright. After breakfast, we're starting training." Naruto perked up instantly. "Training?! Like… real training?" Kakashi moves to leave the room. "Yes" Akane take's a look at her pop up window.
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Quest Active: Sharpen the Blade, Steady the MindTracking: Initiated
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Breakfast ended quicker then the dinner since everyone was exited to be training. In a record time they gathered outside the house by the trees, the morning dew making the grass under there shoes wet.
Kakashi pointed toward the forest. "Today we'll start with something simple." Naruto grinned. "Simple's my specialty!" Kakashi held up two fingers. "Tree climbing." There was a beat of silence. Naruto blinked. "Wait… climbing?" Kakashi nods and walk's up to a tree. "Yes. Without your hands." Sakura nodded slowly. "Chakra control." Sasuke smirked. "Easy." Akane glanced at the nearest tree and rolled her shoulders. "Great. Early morning suffering." Kakashi smiled pleasantly. "Let's begin." And just like that, the training arc officially started.
Akane took the time to move a bit away from the team and go over the mission objective.
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Part 1: Physical Conditioning
Complete a full training routine during Team 7's training sessions.
No slacking. No disappearing into the trees.
System will monitor effort level.
Part 2: Chakra Control Enhancement
Successfully perform one exercise chosen by your sensei (or by yourself if necessary).
Must show measurable improvement.
Part 3: Mental Discipline
Spend at least 10 uninterrupted minutes meditating.
(System note: User failure probability extremely high.)
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"Let's start with Mental Discipline, can't be that hard and if i manage that maybe ill be easier to do the other two objectives" mutters Akane.
"Alright," she muttered, lowering herself into a cross-legged position. "Mental discipline. Ten minutes. Easy." She closes her eyes and tries to start, the World immediately got louder, too loud and Akane fell out of meditation in seconds.
"WHY AM I SLIDING—" Yell's Naruto "Focus your chakra, Naruto!" huffs Sakura and Akane's eye twitched as she simply decided to go away ,more till she couldn't hear them anymore.
[Meditation Timer: 00:00 → 10:00]
"…You're timing me?" she ask.
[Affirmative.]
"Of course you are." She huffs and tries again. Akane focuses on her breathing in and out, in and out, focusing on the sound of the wind how it tussles the leaves, on the faint salty taste of the air and on the damp Forrest floor. this is what i wrote so what is Akane gonna do now Thirty seconds passed. A thud echoed nearby, followed by Naruto's shout. "WHY DOES THE TREE HATE ME?!" Akane clenched her jaw.
[User Heart Rate: Elevated.]
"Stop narrating."
[Noted.]
She forced her shoulders to relax, letting the chaos fade into background noise. Fog drifted past her closed eyelids, soft and slow, matching her breath. she starts to meditate the timer counting down minute for minute.
[One.]
[Two.]
Her thoughts started to wander. What if the system is watching everything?What if Kakashi notices?What if—
[Distraction Detected.]
Her eye snapped open. "You're really not helping."
[Correction: Assistance ongoing.]
She exhaled sharply, then shut her eyes again. Just sit. Don't think. Don't move.
[Three.]
Sakura's footsteps passed nearby, light and controlled. Sasuke's chakra felt sharp and steady. Naruto… was chaos incarnate. Akane's lips twitched despite herself. Don't laugh. Shaking her head Akane continues to focus on meditating on how the air smells, Naruto's complaining. No not that. she shakes her head again. Focusing on the tussling leaves, her breathing, the taste of salt from the air.
[Four.]
[Five.]
[Six.]
Akane twitched as her focus wavered and shakes takes a deep breath returning her focus on her meditation instead of the sound's of Naruto and Sasuke blasting of the trees.
[seven.]
[eight.]
[nine.]
[ten.]
She finishes the meditation and a progress pop up window opened.
[Processing:] [Part 3: Mental Discipline] [Spend at least 10 uninterrupted minutes meditating.] [Complete: 25/100%]
Akane swiped the window aside and stand up feeling calm and collected she walk's up to a tree, she tries to focus on her Chackra and tries to lead it down to her feet. noting budged, no Chackra moved inside her, it was like there was none to Access to.
[Error...]
A pop up window jumped in her face.
[Player has jet to unlock the Talent Chackra control: 1 Tp]
She let out an agitated huff and sat back down. "Well fuck you too, how else am i supposed to do this?"
[Player has yet to unlock Talent: Chakra Control — Cost: 1 TP]
She leaned back on her hands and stared up at the canopy. "You realize chakra control is, like… basic Shinobi survival, right?" The system paused. A longer pause than usual.
[…Analyzing lore consistency…]
[…Conflict detected…]
Akane frowned. "Wait. What does that mean?" The error window dissolved, replaced by a softer, dimmer interface.
[Clarification:]
[Talent: Chakra Control does not create chakra.]
[Talent function: Improve access, efficiency, and precision.]
Akane blinked. "…So I do have chakra."
[Affirmative.]
"Then why couldn't I feel it?"
[User awareness: Underdeveloped.]
[Untrained chakra perception detected.]
She slowly sat upright. "So the problem isn't that I can't use it." The window pulsed once.
[Correct.]
[User lacks internal reference point.]
Akane rubbed her chin. "So basically… I don't know what I'm looking for."
[Affirmative.]
"…You could've just said that."
[Updating explanation protocol.]
She snorted and pushed herself back into a cross-legged position. "Alright. If I can't force it, how do I find it?" The system flickered again, smaller this time, almost cautious.
[Suggestion:]
[Do not move chakra.]
[Observe.]
Akane stilled. "Observe what?"
[Sensation.]
She frowned but closed her eyes again. Instead of pushing chakra downward like Kakashi had explained, she let her awareness sink inward—past muscle, past breath, past the steady beat of her heart.vAt first, there was nothing. Then—A faint warmth. Not heat. Not energy.Just… presence, Like standing near a sleeping animal. Her breath hitched. "There" she whispered. "That's… that's it, isn't it?" The system dimmed, almost reverent.
[Chakra Presence: Detected.]
Akane didn't try to grab it. Didn't pull. She just acknowledged it. The warmth shifted slightly in response, Her toes tingled, Her eyes snapped open. "That moved" she breathed.
[Partial success.]
[Manual access achieved without Talent unlock.]
[Efficiency: Extremely low.]
She grinned despite herself. "So I can do it"
[Affirmative.]
[However—Talent strongly recommended.]
"Yeah, yeah. You want your point" She stood again, placed one foot against the tree, and tried once more—carefully this time. The warmth followed her focus, weak but responsive.
She took a step, Akane's foot stuck, For half a second, Then it slipped off, She landed on her backside with an "oof" Naruto's voice echoed nearby. "HEY, YOU FELL TOO?!" Akane groaned. "Shut up" The system chimed softly.
[Physical Conditioning: Progress Recorded.]
[Chakra Control: Initiated.]
She lay there staring at the sky, a slow smile creeping onto her face. "…Worth it." And somewhere nearby, Kakashi watched from behind his book, eye narrowing just a fraction longer than necessary.