NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19 – Chakra training
Over the next couple of weeks we stuck to the same routine.
Some meaningless D-rank missions in the morning, we'd occasionally see other teams running here around, doing their own missions but we'd never group up with them.
We had lunch together as a team, with Ino joining us when she could. We'd eat and I'd help her hormones out while we listened to her endless nagging over her teammates and the life of a Genin.
Over the afternoon we'd spar and train our combat skills while receiving pointers from Anko-sensei.
Our techniques were slowly growing more refined and we'd grown less hesitant.
At this point, Sakura is strong enough to beat academy Sasuke in Taijutsu while I and Hinata remain evenly matched.
Hinata's growth was the most obvious out of the three of us thanks to the added strength and endurance coupled to her clan's taijutsu.
Our cooperation was also constantly polished and we were able to hold up against Anko-sensei as a team for some time.
She thus started to weave some quick jutsu during our spars, such as the Hidden Shadow Snake Hands jutsu to summon snake from her arm to drive us back with or pull away quickly.
She's also throwing some genjutsu for us to practice but my nerve control rendered me completely immune to her techniques.
It would be wonderful to know if this also extends to overpowered Sharingan genjutsu.
I'm not too afraid of Itachi since he's secretly a good guy and would just go easy on us, but it'll be important to know against the bigger enemies, like Tobi, Danzo and Madara.
Due to my hormone control, I can also detect clones and even shadow clones from a small distance.
Not even the Byakugan can distinguish a real person from a shadow clone since they have the same chakra but the lack of hormones on a shadow clones construct is a dead giveaway to me.
This also means I can be considered somewhat of a sensor ninja myself, just like Hinata and her Byakugan, but my range remains a small 20m radius.
I asked Anko but she refused to share the shadow clone jutsu with us for now...
After training it was, as Anko likes to call it, 'bonding time'.
She too was starting to notice the effects.
The mood was always the best during this time.
Just not Anko-sensei of course.
She didn't seem to mind our antics so long as we didn’t get too carried away but she sometimes would take revenge on us by licking our necks...
using a snake tongue...
Once 'bonding time' was over Anko-sensei would leave and Sakura and Hinata would alternate who stayed behind with me each day.
I don't know when they made some kind of deal or what the specifics for it were.
Today was Hinata's turn. We'd climb a tree and she'd sit on my lap as we watched the sunset in peace.
We would hug and kiss while I would also indulge in some light fondling of her body.
The next day Anko finally switched up our afternoon practice.
"I'm finally satisfied with your cooperation and taijutsu for now.
It's about time we move on and get you some ninjutsu, but we have a few steps to cover before that"
Anko takes out three pieces of paper and holds them like cards in her hand.
"First each take one of these papers.
These are chakra induction papers and they will tell you your chakra affinity when filled with chakra.
Your chakra affinity is very important because it decides which jutsu you can more easily master and make use of with less wasted chakra."
We each take a paper.
"Go on, fill it with chakra Hinata"
Hinata went first and her paper became dripping wet.
"What does it mean Anko-sensei"
"It means you have a very strong water affinity Hinata.
A person's chakra affinity usually matches their bloodline or personality. Water users tend to be calm and collected persons."
Sakura went next and her paper ended up a complete mess. A mess of white and black reminiscent of a dalmatian dog's fur while also paradoxically crumbling to pieces and being wet at the same time.
Sakura panics looking at the result
"Wuaa. Did I break it sensei?"
"That's a tough one. Seems like Yin-yang, earth and water affinities."
"WOW, isn't that amazing" Sakura beams happily
"It's amazing indeed but also an inconvenience, spreading too thin sometimes makes it harder to be effective and your chakra reserves are currently the lowest of anyone on the team so it'll be hard to be effective"
It's my turn next and I fill the paper with chakra while nervous with anticipation.
The paper withers and turns dark.
"Is this… Yin and thunder affinity."
"Correct Yami, not a bad combination though I'll admit Konoha isn't exactly known for its thunder release techniques."
Thunder release is amazing from what I remember, but the truly good stuff are the raikage-exclusive techniques in Kumogakure.
"Now that we know all your elements, let's start by practicing your chakra control.
You're gonna learn several basic techniques that will test your chakra usage and control with increasing difficulty.
For starters I want each of you to grab a leaf and focus on sending a steady stream of chakra to your hand to keep it stuck underneath your hand without falling."
The exercise wasn't too complicated to learn.
The hard part was when Anko-sensei had us maintain it for almost an hour.
Me and Hinata had our failures here and there but Sakura got to boast her remarkable chakra control talent.
Afterward, our next exercise was to do the same with increasingly larger rocks, thus requiring control of increasing amounts of chakra expenditure.
We ended our practice there for the day and, after a short bonding time with what little chakra was left of me, I was left alone with Sakura as we had a date by the shore of a nearby river.
There was a lot of kissing and fondling involved as I slowly cooked my cute pink-haired girlfriend.
Though there isn't a clear hormone to pump for horniness, raising her female hormones in general coupled with some sensitive groping leaves Sakura hot, panting and holding on to me by the end of our enjoyable walk.