Chapter 9 - ch.9

Naru awoke the next morning, to find Hinata and Sakura had already left. she started to sit up, and flinched when her abused ass started to throb. "Owchie!! Really can't let her take me back there again!" She said to herself with a groan. She slowly got to her feet, rubbing her but in a futile effort to relieve the pain. by the time she got dressed in her usual red garb provided by her shikai (she had yet to turn it off since she was told not to), she was more or less used to the pain. She left the room, and headed downstairs, to find Hinata and Sakura eating breakfast, and having a loud discussion.

"Hinata, I said I was sorry!"

"Sorry doesn't change the fact that you damn near broke me last night! What would you have done if I never woke!?"

"Hinata, I-" She stopped mid-sentence feeling a terrible aura behind her. She slowly looked behind her to find Naru giving her the evil eye.

"so.." Naru started, walking tward the frightened Sakura, cracking her knuckles. "..Not only hurt my ass, but you lied to me, and nearly broke Hinata?" She asked, reminding Sakura of how she sounded last night before the "fun" began, making her cower a little more.

"W-well, when you put it like that..." She chuckles nervously.

Naru grins evilly. "You relise karma will get you someday soon, right?" She said, a sadistic glint in her eye. After staring her down for a few minutes, Naru's demeaner changes back to her usual cheery self. "But not tonight, right Hinata? We need to rest!" Hinata nods in agreement, clearly on board to go with anything Naru has planned. Sakura sighed, both in relief that her own punishment would be postponed, and that she could never know them like they know each other.

Naru went to make herself breakfast, when Grimm came in the door. "Oh, your actually up! so, how was last night?" Hinata gave him a look of pure anger, Sakura's face slamed into the table in depression, and Naru rubbed her ass again. "Oooook, never mind. Training in 15 minutes. you know the drill!"

"Yes, sensei." They all responded. After Naru finished her meal, they went and started their morning training.

------------------------Naru's mindscape----------------------------

Inuyasha was right in front of her when she opened her eyes. "Hey, brat. Have a good stretchi last night?"

"At least I'm getting some action, dog-boy. When's the las time you got any?"

Inuyasha's face went red with anger and embaressment. "Oh, just shut up! C'mon, we're heading to the clearing!" He started walking away in a huff, Naru following close behind. 'Naru: 1, Sword: 0' She thoughm grinning widely. When they reached the center of the clearing, Inuyasha stopped and turned. "Alright, since we wasted all of yesterday trying to teach you Windscar, today we spar."

"But I want to learn the move!" Naru whined.

"And I want you to live long enough to use it, now get ready!" He drew his sword, and got into a fighting stance. Naru did likewise, still pouting. "Look kid, I'll teach you the damn move." Naru's eyes lit up. "on one condition. You gotta hit me."

"Just one hit?"

"Just one hit, and I'll spend as much time as you need teaching ya."

Naru grins widely. "You'll regret that offer!" She charged, and started with her usual jumping overhead swing.

"you're too predictable." comments Inuyasha, stepping back two steps, just outside the range. Her sword becomes stuck in the ground, and as she tries to pull it out, she's kicked. she goes flying into a tree, several meters away. He grabs her sword, duel wielding the massive blades. "You lost your weapon, and jutsu doesn't work here. So, what's you next move?" He taunts.

"Give me back my sword!" Naru roars, charging him.

Inuyash just scoffs. As Naru draws near, he swings both blades at her, smashing her between the massive flat sides. Holding her like this, he swings her up, and releases her, making her fly headfirst into another tree. "You can't just charge in headfirst, you need a strategy. That's why you lost to Zabuza."

Naru turned around, indignant, and with a large red spot oh her forehead. "No, I only got hurt! Besides, I had him until he cast that fog jutsu!"

"Exactly! That fog jutsu allowed him to destroy you, and if Hinata hadn't stepped in, you would be dead."

Naru's eyes grow wide in relization, she drops her head and stares at the ground. "I...almost died..."

"That's right! And if you want to survive, you'll listen to me!" He walks over, his sword leaning on his shoulder, hers hanging down, nearly touching the ground. When he is next to her, he jams her sword in the ground, and crouches in front of her. "Listen, kid. Our battle styles are exactly the same. Hell, you're probably stronger! So, you know why you lost?" Naru shakes her head, still staring at the ground. "The first is experience, which I am trying to give you. The second is you don't plan ahead. I'm not talking about some elaborate strategy like Ino-Shika-Cho.."

"Who?" Naru looked up quizically, never having heard of this before.

"Not important. Put simply, you need a plan of action. What is the opponent's weaknesses, and how do you use them? What are their strengths, and how do defend against them? And, you also need to think about YOUR weaknesses and strengths. How can you disguise your weakness, or use it to your advantage? How can your stengths over come your opponent's, or even cover up your weakness? You need to think of all of this, and be able to do it automatically, in battle."

"But, that's so much to think about! No way I could do that!"

"You can, and you know how?" Naru shakes her head slowly, the speach still sinking in. "You train, you fight, you gain experience. I'm not expecting you to get a handle on this right away, I'm just saying, always TRY, and be careful until you get the hang of it." He gets up, and starts strolling away. "Deal still stands! Hit me, and you can take all the time you need to learn the windscar." Halfway through the clearing, he stops, turns, and faces Naru. "Get up, it's time for round two."

--------------------------Hinata's mindscape-------------------------

"No, no, you're not spinning fast enough!" instructed the hooded man, trying to teach Hinata how to rid of an opponents weapon. "You need to let the sword reach half-way down the length of yours, the spin quickly!"

"I'm trying!" Exclaimed Hinata between gasps, this feeling like the millionth time she's tried. Her arms and lungs burned with exertion. "but, you grip your's too hard!"

"You think the enemy is gonna just let you take their weapon away!? No excuses. Now, try again!"

Hinata groaned. 'Man, he's worse than Eva-sensei!' She thinks, before taking up her stance again.

------------------------Sakura's mindscape---------------------------

Sakura just barely avoided the girl's sword, only to take a kick to the stomach, knocking the wind out of her. She manages to land, kneeling down, attempting to regain her breath. "You're too slow." Says the girl. "How you managed to get me for a zanpakuto, I'll never know! You're so weak."

"Take that back." Mutters Sakura, managing to regain her breath.

"Huh? What's that? You're voice is weak too!?"

"Take it back!" She exclaims.

"Oh, little puppy have some bite left?" she taunts further.

Sakura's eyes are burning with rage. "You take that back and shut the HELL UP!!!" She yells at the top of her lungs, before charging, going faster than she thought possible. "I'M NOT WEAK! I'M NOT USELESS, AND I WILL PUMMEL YOU!!!" She swings, so fast the girl can barly block. The girl grins, as Sakura continues her onslaught, keeping up with her attacks, but only just, until  Sakura swings down, only to be blocked by the girl's sword. Sakura then steps on the girls sword, and pushes it down, while giving her leverage to stand on it. she then releases a hand from her sword, and punches the girl straight in the face. She goes flying, even farther than the girl's kick had thrown her. Sakura lands on her feet, and stared her down, panting.

The girl slowly stood up. 'Damn, and she can't even use chakra here. Her strength is monsterous!' When she finally gets to her feet, she rubs her cheek, which took the brunt of the damage. "You realise what you've done?" Sakura, finally snapped out of her berzerking, stares wide-eyes, not sure what happened.

"Wha... How did... Did I... hit you!?"

"Indeed!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry!"

This made the girl put on a quizical face. "What are you sorry for? That's the point of this training."

"I...I don't know...I just felt I should..."

"And why are you acting so meek? That's not like you."

"Well, um..."

The girl smiles. "I think I know." Sakura jumps slightly at this, staring at her, eagerly awaiting the answer. "When you went berzerk, you had an unnatural amount of adrenaline pouring through your body, increasing your strength, speed, and probably increases chakra output too. However, in order to compensate, you have an almost complete lack of it afterward, reducing your natural aggression and probably strength."

"But, how long...will it take..?"

"Who knows, but we best time it, and when you're normal do it again. Not only can we find out how long it lasts, but how long recovery is, and practice triggering it manually."

"Until then...can we...talk?"

The girl grins, her eyes returning to their normal color, sheathing her sword. "Of course, though it seem I may do most of the talking!" She says in a warm, cheery voice. "So, what do you want to talk about?"

"Well, I'm fellin pretty bad about...last night. I was wondering...if you had any ideas on how I could...make it up to them?" They were sitting next to each other now, Sakura unable to keep her eyes up, darting to the girls before droppin back down for several seconds.

She thinks on this for a few minutes, before responding. "Well..." she says, finger touching her chin. "You could always offer yourself to them as you treated them..." This idea results in Sakura twitching back in fear, her hair standing on end. The girl giggles a little at this. "Or, take each in private, and in return for their forgiveness, make love to them. Not just sex, but a feeling of intimacy. Making them feel like you and them are the only ones in the world that matter, if only for a while."

Sakura stares wide-eyed at her. 'So wise!' she thinks before responding. "Right, that just might work!"

"Well, you seem back to normal! How long did that take?"

"Oh, lets see, it took about 8 minutes."

"And your rage lasted about 1 minute, 20 seconds. So, for every 10 seconds you rage, you have to rest for a minute afterward." She stands up, and walks a few paces away, drawing her sword. When she turns around, her eyes are blazing red again. "Shall we try it again."

Sakura smiles, standing up, getting into fighting position, never having sheathed her sword. "Everyone need an ace up their sleeve. This will be mine!" She declares, just before charging again.

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"Man, I'll never get used to staying still so long!" exclaims Naru, stretching.

"You're telling me! I think my but cramped!" responded Sakura, gaining a chuckle from Naru. Suddenly, a kunai falls right in front of her, coming out of the blue. she jumps back and yells, "What the hell!!?"

Hinata reaches over and grabs it. "There's a note on the handle." She unwraps the note, and reads it aloud. "Too busy at bridge, fend for yourselves."

"It's a good thing I don't need any more balloons yet, otherwise my training would be screwed!" another kunai falls in front of her, scaring her too. "What the fuck!!?"

Hianta came and read the note on this kunai too. "There are balloons in your bag's front pocket, and the house has running water. No excuses."

"Scary..." Comments Naru. the others nod their heads in agreement.

"Well, Who want's rice balls?" asks Sakura, offering to cook.

"That sounds good!" Sakura exclaims, famished.

"Yeah!" agrees Naru. "I want a really big one! big as my head!"

Sakura stifles a sigh. "Right, wait just a minute!"

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"See, the key to the shadow clones is-" explains Naru, describing how to use the shadow clone jutsu.

"Lunch is ready!" yelled Sakura across the yard. Naru immediatly dropped what he was saying, sprinting for the door, with Hianta shortly behind. "Here you go, Naru!" Sakura places a giant riceball in fromt of her. "And Hianta!" She got a dozen regular sized ones. Sakura had 8. They ate quickly, not only eager to get on with training, but they tasted delicious.

"They, Thakura!" said Naru with her mouth full. "How'd you geth tho good ath cooking?"

"Naru, don't talk with you're mouth full! And I often helped mom cook, so I had a good teacher!"

Naru swallowed, and took a big drink of water. "You're mom must be a great cook, if you can cook this well!"

"Well, she was a ninja chef when they were popular!" Sakura explained, full of pride. She saw that everyone was just abiut done. "Well, time to train!" Naru and Hianta agreed, tossing the last few bites into their mouths, and following her out the door.

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Training went well, but was uneventful, and they were soon done for the day. As they were walking back Sakura called out...