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Obaa-Chan VS Uselessness
Sakura Haruno is and was a character who divided the Naruto Fandom. The most common argument against her was that she was useless. Now what one shall do if you are reborn as her? Our elderly MC for sure will do anything, do not be her!
Or:
An 85-year-old granny and Naruto Fan gets reborn into the Shinobi world as Sakura Haruno. Rejected canon and modeled herself after Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
Prolog: I'm too old to be reborn!
Let's make one thing clear.
I'm not some 16-year-old girl who got hit by a truck and got isekai into an anime world.
I'm old.
Really old.
85 years old.
I got wrinkles and white hair and I'm a bit chubby.
I lived a long and fulfilling life.
I read, watched, and bought anime, traveled the world, enjoyed the company of friends and family, found a job I adored, and adopted two amazing kids, a boy and a girl, who had children and made me a proud grandmother of seven kids.
I was happy.
Even if I didn’t find someone to share my life with.
I enjoyed being a cute grandma and showing my grandchildren some classic animes like Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, you name it, and not that futurist shit they have now.
Bah, just the names are awful. And even thinking about the plots just gives me a headache.
What, I'm trying to say is that the wish to get Isekai into a beloved anime was not there anymore.
I was at peace with the life I had.
As it was time to die, I was a bit scared, but I hoped to get into heaven and meet my deceased family again.
It only saddened me that I couldn't see what my youngest grandchildren would do with their lives, but I was sure they would find their way.
So no regrets.
No wish to have a new life.
I was ready for the afterlife.
So why, WHY, did I suddenly wake up in an unfamiliar bedroom, feeling so young and full of energy?
I was shocked.
Was this heaven?
As I stood up and scanned the room I noted how Japanese everything was.
Well, Japan was for me like my second home. Till I could I tried to travel there at least once every two years.
So okay, my afterlife was styled after the country I had loved so much in life.
Nothing to worry about.
When I looked into the mirror standing in a corner of the room, I started to scream!
Long pink hair.
Large forehead.
Green Eyes.
Small body with tiny breasts and waist.
This was not my body! Not even my younger one!
But I knew the person in the mirror!
"I'M SAKURA HARUNO!", I yelled in perfect Japanese. "WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?!"
If God or whoever was responsible for this isekai then why Sakura?
Couldn't I be Rin and live my teenage dream of dating Obito?
Couldn't I be Naruto and marry my beloved Hinata?
Nooooo, it had to be the fangirl!
This sucks!
I don't wanna marry Sasuke!
No, no, no!
Sorry Sarada.
I have no desire to be the medic and the most useless team member.
Yes I know Kishimoto was bad a writing female characters.
Doesn't change the fact that Sakura was a huge bitch to Naruto most of the time, mooned over Sasuke, destroyed her friendship with Ino for a boy, and even with the tools Tsunade gave her she just faded into the background.
Okay, she punched Kaguya, a literal goddess, which was cool, so Sasuke and Naruto could seal her but…I just don't want to be Sakura.
I mean what can I do?
Sakura has amazing chakra control and masters Tsunade's seal at a young age, it just is not for me.
If I would be Rin or Naruto I would be a Jinchuriki and you bet your ass I would make the best out of that and become a literal deity!
So one thing is clear…I will not follow Sakura's canon path, nothing in the nine circles of hell will make me marry Sasuke the duckbutt, again sorry Sarada, and just wind up as medic-nin.
No, I will carve my own path!
And I know who will be my role model.
I find some hair ties and start to braid my hair in three braids.
No one said I couldn't get inspired by another anime.
I will introduce the power of Breathing Styles into the Naruto World and become his Love Hashira.
Yep, I will go the Mitsuri Kanroji way!
Minus finding the husband thing. Since I don’t think I can snatch up Obito, one he is way older than Sakura-me, and two I don’t know how to save his ass and I want that NaruHina sails.
It was my first OTP and I will kill anybody who gets in the way of it!
Dattebane!
Even if I will sob into my champagne glass at their wedding since I can’t marry Hinata-Chan myself.
My hair is finished and I nod to myself.
Much better.
Now to find some clothes to fit the aesthetic.
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Obaa-Chan VS Uselessness Index
Sakura Haruno is and was a character who divided the Naruto Fandom. The most common argument against her was that she was useless. Now what one shall do if you are reborn as her? Our elderly MC for sure will do anything, do not be her!
Or:
An 85-year-old granny and Naruto Fan gets reborn into the Shinobi world as Sakura Haruno. Rejected canon and modeled herself after Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Obaa-Chan VS Uselessness
Sakura Haruno is and was a character who divided the Naruto Fandom. The most common argument against her was that she was useless. Now what one shall do if you are reborn as her? Our elderly MC for sure will do anything, do not be her!
Or:
An 85-year-old granny and Naruto Fan gets reborn into the Shinobi world as Sakura Haruno. Rejected canon and modeled herself after Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
Chapter 1: The new Sakura
Maybe God or whoever put me in this position had a bit of mercy on me.
First I didn’t wake up Sakura, now my parents, after I screamed about my situation and second I woke up early enough in the morning, to get breakfast and go shopping for some Ninja Gear.
What Sakura owned differed from my style and Mitsuri Kanroji's; I needed to buy a new wardrobe.
Also let me tell you it was so strange being treated like a kid again, like a daughter, after three decades. I lost my parents sadly one after another in a short time.
Kizashi and Mebuki were nice people, without question, but I yearned for my parents since I was young again.
For the moment I ignored the feeling and looked around the clothing store I was in to find my new ninja gear.
Sakura's red battle dress, which I wore, would land in the trash soon.
I didn’t find 100% Mitsuri clothes, but the outfit had the colours of her uniform. A simple T-shirt with white sleeves, mesh armour under and pants in the same cooler. I also wore black fingerless gloves, the Ninja shoes stayed the same and I put my headband sideways on my hips.
Happy but a lot Ryo poorer I made my way to the Ninja Academy.
It’s a shame I woke up here when Team 7 got started. How should I get my Kenjutsu good enough before we reach the Wave Arc?
Zabuza and Haku are a headache just waiting for me.
I could bemoan my destiny or just wing it and I decided to just wing it.
I knew what was gonna happen, this was a huge advantage already.
No stress.
Let’s get this day over and tomorrow the Bell Test and then let’s see if I could start my Kenjutsu and testing if Breathing Styles worked here.
Thanks to Sakura’s memories I inherited, how else would I have found the clothing store, I reached the Academy without problems.
I slipped into the classroom sitting down on the first free seat I saw. No way, would I stand with the fangirls, worshipping Sasuke.
Slowly the classroom filled and since I didn’t want to sit between Naruto and Sasuke, Ino snatched the place.
She looked so smug.
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. Even heard hearing the cries of unfairness from the nameless fangirls.
Finally, Iruka-Sensei arrived and the class calmed down. He gave us all a proud and happy smile.
“Starting today, you are all official ninjas, but…You all are still new Genin…”
I started to zoom out since I knew his whole speech and waited when he started calling for the Teams.
And here it comes…
“Next the 7th group, Uzumaki Naruto. Haruno Sakura-”
Happy Naruto jumped up from his seat, shouting a yeah and searched the classroom for me.
“Sakura-Chan! Sakura-Chan! Hey! We are in a team!”, he hollered.
Most expected me to be disappointed, I saw it in their looks, but I’m not this Sakura. I’m my version of Sakura.
So I just gave him a nod.
That everybody was shocked was the understatement of the century. Ino looked at me as if I lost my marbles and Naruto was confused, yet smiled happily.
His happy smile fell as Iruka-Sensei called for the last name.
“Uchiha Sasuke!”
Like a balloon that lost air Naruto grumbled down on his seat, bemoening his destiny.
Ino again searched my eyes, sure waiting that I rubbed it under her nose that I was with Sasuke, I just deadpanned.
This freaked her out more and I could swerve she cursed quietly.
I had to fight a snort.
This could be so much fun to mess with these youngsters. I may be again 13 years old, but I’m still old in mind.
I may have found another hobby.
After Naruto complains about being with Sasuke in a Team and Iruka-Sensei lectures him we are dismissed till our Jonin-Senseis show up to pick us up.
If hellhounds were after her Ino runs up my seat, hissing: “What the hell, forehead?!”
I'm just deadpan.
“If you wanna complain about being in a team with Shikamaru and Choji while I’m with Sasuke take it up with Iruka-Sensei.”
“This is not…Sakura what’s wrong with you? You dress differently and what have you done with your hair? You aren’t yourself!”
Cool as a cucumber I stand up and put my hands in my pantspocket.
“Ino. We are Ninjas now. In the eyes of the village, we are adults. It’s time to grow up.”
Dramatically I leave the classroom, leaving a flabbergasted Ino behind.
I don’t get far enough since Naruto catches up to me.
“Sakura-Chan!”, he yells. The boy needs to learn to keep his voice down. “Let’s eat together since we’re in the same group now.”
For a moment I wondered if we should invite Sasuke, but knowing the Uchiha he wouldn’t come surely. Another time we will try to bond with him.
So I said simply to Naruto: “Sure. Ichiraku Ramen sounds good?”
The joy on his face is so bright he could light up a whole town with it.
Wish I had a camera to take a pic and give it to Hinata. She would surely appreciate it.
He takes my arm and drags me to the Ramen Shop.
Lunch with Naruto is… interesting. The boy really talks about nothing and all. Reminds me of my youngest grandchild, my little Haru.
Like with him, I want to coo at Naruto and just pinch his adorable whisker cheeks, but I can stop myself.
It would be too weird.
Also, I’m trying to make clear to Naruto that I never want to that him.
I quite literally said: “Naruto, this is not a date and never will I date you. I’m simply not interested, but we can be friends.”
He seemed sad, yet happy that I wanted to be his friend.
Let’s hope it got to his thick skull and his crush on Sakura will die in the next few episodes…I should probably say weeks.
This is my life now, not an anime.
Ichiraku’s Ramen was so good, that I will definitely come here to eat.
With thank you’s to Teuchi and Ayame we make our way back to the academy.
Nothing really exciting happens after we sit down by Sasuke. The Uchiha did give me a suspicious look, but I just gave him a friendly nod and talked with Naruto about how good our lunch was.
Slowly but surely the Jonin Senseis came to pick up their teams, and then Iruka-Sensei left too, so we, Team 7, were all alone in the classroom.
I knew we would be waiting for a long time so I got out a notebook and began to draw.
In my old life, I worked as an illustrator for children's books.
I always liked drawing, I even learned to draw in Kishimoto’s Style.
Maybe, in my younger days, I have drawn some NaruHina doujinshi, hust.
Anyway, I was drawing a scene with a mother who had her little girl sitting on her lap, both smiling loving at each other as Naruto shrieked: “He is late!”
“Just sit down and stop looking out the door. It will not make our Sensei appear faster.”, I told him, starting to shade.
“How can I when our sensei is the only one late?! All the other groups went somewhere with their sensei and Iruke-Sensei went already home.”
“We know Naruto, but it doesn’t change anything.”
I don't look up from my drawing while Naruto starts to set up his prank for Kakshi. Sasuke tells him that a Jonin would never fall for such a prank and that’s when I look up and see our dear Sensei Kakashi walk in as the eraser hits him on the head.
I snorted loudly, Naruto laughed, while Sasuke was just disappointed in the Jonin.
“How should I say this…”, musses Kakashi. “My first impression of your guys is…I hate you.”
Sasuke and Naruto frown, while I just deadpan.
We follow Kakshi to the roof.
Time to introduce us to each other.
I let it play out like in the canon timeline and Kakashi starts: “I’m Hatake Kakashi. I have no intention of telling you my likes and dislikes. As for my dream…I have a few hobbies.”
“What a letdown.”, I whisper to Naruto and Sasuke. “He only told us his name.”
Naruto nods in agreement.
It’s also now his turn.
“I’m Uzumaki Naruto. I like cup ramen. But I like the ramen at Ichiraku that Iruka-Sensei bought for me even more. I hate the three minutes that I have to wait after I put the hot water. My hobby is to eat and compare cup ramen! And my dream is to become greater than the Hokages. I’m going to make all the villagers recognise my existence.”
Kakashi-Sensei tells me now to go.
“I’m Haruno Sakura. I like travelling and learning new things. What I hate is ignorance and blindless hate. My hobbies include drawing, collecting mangas and knitting. My dream is to become a powerful kunoichi and show all chauvinistic pigs how strong a woman can be! Also, I would like to illustrate stories for children and one day have a family. I want to adopt.”
The looks I earn are priceless.
Kakashi-Sensei seems utterly surprised, but approving, Sasuke frowns deepens and Naruto grins at me. I saw how for a short moment he was teary-eyed as I said I wanted to adopt in the future. Surely he thought about how he wished someone had adopted him.
Poor baby.
I will tell Hinata to give you a lot of kisses and hugs.
Now it’s our avenger turn.
“My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are many things that I hate, and there aren’t a lot of things that I like. Also, I have an ambition that I have no intention to leave as just a dream. The revival of my clan, and killing a certain man.”
Another poor baby.
I wish I could tell him that Itachi isn’t the bad guy here, but an enormous asshole named Danzo.
Maybe if I somehow find proof…maybe I could avoid Itachi's death and Sasuke's intention to off Kohana.
If we had Itachi and Sasuke in the war with us it would give us an edge towards Obito, Madara, Black Zetsu and Kaguya.
Wait…if I destroy the Gedo Mazo and Black Zetsu before all this can happen then we could really get a happy end here.
Many unnecessary deaths, like Neji, could be avoided.
But how in the nine circles of hell should I pull this off?
I was so busy with my own plans, that I nearly didn’t hear how Kakshi explained to us the survival training and the fail rate of over 66.6%.
Oh, time to mess now with him a little.
“It means we have a 33.3% chance of passing, this are good enough odds in my book.”, I proclaim confidently.
This lifts my teammate's spirit up, while Kakshi I could swerve pouts a bit.
With a warning to us not to eat anything or we will puke, he leaves.
Well, first-day masterd, second day, the Bell Test in progress.
Obaa-Chan VS Uselessness
Sakura Haruno is and was a character who divided the Naruto Fandom. The most common argument against her was that she was useless. Now what one shall do if you are reborn as her? Our elderly MC for sure will do anything, do not be her!
Or:
An 85-year-old granny and Naruto Fan gets reborn into the Shinobi world as Sakura Haruno. Rejected canon and modeled herself after Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
Chapter 2: The Bell Test
“These little brats!”, I cursed out Sasuke and Naruto.
Do you want to know why?
We are currently doing the Bell Test with Kakashi and…and this BRATS won’t listen to a word I say!
So I’m pretty much running around, keeping an eye out for Kakashi, to find my two stupid teammates and make them LISTEN!
I should have known, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN! Both boys were stubborn, yet I hoped they would consider my words.
Yesterday, before we all got home, I told them they should eat something for breakfast because Kakashi-Sensei was trolling us.
As expected Sasuke didn’t listen, but not even Naruto?!
So I was the only one who had eaten this morning.
The Bell Test pretty much played out like in canon, even if I tried to tell these two idiots that we needed to work together.
But nooooooo!
They had to prove they were better than the other and ignored my wise words.
Since, sadly, I was the weakest of us all.
This sucks!
Even more so this stupid rivalry that Naruto and Sasuke have going on.
Can we not just all hold hands and be friends?
I will turn back old in no time with these two.
These three if we count Kakashi-Sensei too.
He tried to put me into a Genjutsu, however, I knew what he had planned, since he did it with the original Sakura in canon, so I could dispel it fast.
At least, thanks to the perfect Chakra control I inherited from Sakura I could do this.
In all the other things I lacked seriously.
Sakura's body wasn’t strong, fast, flexible and endurance was a joke.
How should I be like Mitsuri Kanroji with all these weaknesses?
For the Breathing Style of Love, which was much like Rhythmic Dancing, I needed them.
I seriously had to step up my game or would be really…useless in this world.
That’s when I finally found Sasuke.
Buried to his head into the earth, thanks to Kakashi-Sensei’s Headhunter-Jutsu.
I crossed my arm and gave him an annoyed look.
“Are you done doing all alone Sasuke? Kakashi-Sensei is way out of our league, we need to work together! And before you say he has only two bells, Kakashi-Sensei intends to drive us apart and look how it is working!”
He sends me an annoyed look too.
“Look Sakura I don’t know why you have acted so strange since yesterday, but I will not take any changes here! I need to become a Genin! You wouldn’t understand!”
“Uchiha Sasuke, you are Rookie of the Year use your goddamn brain!”, I counter. “Did you ever heard of a team with a Jonin and two Genin? No! Because it’s always a Jonin with THREE Genin. Kakashi-Sensei wants us to work together, even if it doesn’t seem so. A ninja has to see underneath the underneath!”
Unlucky as we are the bell sounds.
The test is over.
I made a facepalm while Sasuke mumbled something about wasting his time talking.
“Hey, Mister I-Can-Do-All-Of-This-Alone? You want me to get you out of the hole or not.”
He doesn’t give me a verbal answer, yet I take what I get.
After a bit of fumbling I get Sasuke out and we walk in silence to the three logs where Kakashi-Sensei and a bonded Naruto wait.
Our sensei starts his spiel about how we should quite been Ninja, which of course angers Naruto.
Before it can escalate I start talking: “Kakashi-Sensei, I know we all are green behind our ears, but…I tried to work with my teammates here. The boys may not have understood the meaning of the test but I’m sure I will get them to.”
“Huh, what meaning?”, wonders Naruto, while Sasuke huffs.
“Sakura I watched you. You didn’t fall for my genjutsu and tried to work with your teammates.”, compliments me Kakashi-Sensei. “While you Sasuke and Naruto failed to see the real reason for this test, out of you three Sakura has the best chance of becoming a ninja.”
I just deadpan at Naruto’s shocked what and Sasuke's anger.
“Sakura, if you would be so kind…?”
I know what Kakashi-Sensei wants.
“Teamwork. This whole test was about teamwork.”, I began.
I explain how unlike it was from the beginning that one Genin could take out a Jonin, how the two bells are there to make us go against each other, how if we three worked together, and made a plan we could have gotten the two bells.
“Really good Sakura, your genius is showing. Sakura here showed how a Ninja should always see underneath the underneath, not always things are as they seem, which Sasuke and Naruto failed spectacularly. Because you see Sakura as weak, you didn’t hear her out. Physical yes, she is weaker than you, but mentally I would say she is years beyond you. Being a Ninja is not all about being strong and doing cool Jutsu, if you can’t use your mind you have already lost on the battlefield.”
My teammates look at me and Kakashi thoughtfully, while our Sensei walks up to the Memorial of the Third Ninja World War.
I let it play out like in canon and finally, it’s time for lunch.
I don’t waste time and put food into Naruto's mouth.
“Sakura, what are you doing?”, asks Sasuke. “Didn’t you listen to what Kakashi-Sensei said?”
“It’s again a test. How should we work as a team if one of us is hungry? Naruto would be a weakness Kakashi-Sensei would exploit.”, I answer, showing food down Naruto's throat, which he happily takes.
“Sakura, you are so smart!”, praise me Naruto between bites.
“Yes, yes, but seriously guys…we need to be a team. I will make you a deal if I’m wrong after we get the balls, I will go back to the Academy.”
From Sasuke, I get a frown, while Naruto looks shocked.
“You really would do this? For me and the teme.”
I nod.
“You two… you must become Genin, I see it in your eyes that it is so important to you…I don’t mind repeating the year if I’m wrong. So please accept this.”
Naruto says my name in aww, hopefully, it doesn’t make him crush on me harder and Sasuke gives me a respectful nod.
Then he also feeds Naruto.
Suddenly in a dramatic dust cloud with twirling winds, Kakashi-Sensei appears before us.
He growls, making my teammates surely shit their pants, till he gives us an eye smile and tells us we passed.
Then he says the famous words I love so much: “In the world of Ninja, those who broke the rules are called scum. But those who don’t take care of their friends are even worse than scum.”
Sign, oh Obito who did you become a villain? You were such an awesome good guy.
Yes, I know why he goes bananas, but still, why did Obito need to be the bad guy, he was always one of my favs.
After Kakashi declares us a team and how we will start doing missions tomorrow, he and Sasuke leave us.
I get my kunai out, freeing Naruto from his robes.
He thanks me, while I wave it away.
“What do you say Naruto? To celebrate Ichiraku Ramen?”
“You got it Sakura! Let’s go!”
Together we run to the Ramen Shop.
Well, it could have gone better, though at least Team 7 began.
So there is only one thing left to do.
“Hey Naruto, after our earned lunch, wanna train together, I have a feeling it will only get more difficult from here.”
“Oh? Sure, Sakura. Maybe you can help me to better understand what behind, behind things.”
Like a big sister, I ruffle his blond hair.
“Then also a trip to the library and then we train.”
A groan escapes Naruto.
“Must we waste our time with stupid books?”
“These stupid books helped me to get this smart, also, don’t complain.”
“If you say so Sakura.”
“Also I need to learn the Kagebushin from you future Hokage that is an awesome Jutsu.”
Naruto chuckles proudly and I hit him friendly on the shoulder.
I have a plan for how to get me and Naruto stronger, Sasuke I will get next time, but for now we deserve to eat some yummy Ichiraku Ramen.
All in all a good day!
Obaa-Chan VS Uselessness
Sakura Haruno is and was a character who divided the Naruto Fandom. The most common argument against her was that she was useless. Now what one shall do if you are reborn as her? Our elderly MC for sure will do anything, do not be her!
Or:
An 85-year-old granny and Naruto Fan gets reborn into the Shinobi world as Sakura Haruno. Rejected canon and modeled herself after Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer.
Chapter 3: Work it
After finishing our lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto and I headed to the library to do some research. I needed to learn Kenjutsu and then how I could use Breathing Styles.
I highly doubt that something like Breathing Styles exists here.
Naruto the manga was way older than Demon Slayer and was already completed when Demon Slayer started.
Naruto, on the other hand, had no idea what he should do concretely and would follow my lead.
I decided Naruto needed to improve his chakra control. Secretly I would try to find something about the Kagebushin memory transfer, if I told him straight up, even Naruto would wonder from where I knew it.
As we were searching for books, I noticed a familiar figure sitting in the corner of the library.
It was Shikamaru, one of my old classmates who was known for his intelligence and laziness.
And also was the son of the Jonin Commander of Konoha...mmh maybe...?
I walked over to him and greeted him warmly. "Hey Shikamaru, what are you doing here?"
He looked up at me and gave me a lazy smile. "Just killing time, Sakura. What brings you here?"
"I'm doing some research with Naruto," I replied. "What about you?"
"Nothing much," he shrugged. "Just reading up on some strategies for shogi."
“Say maybe you can help us with something.”
“Mmh, sure?”
“Your dad is the Jonin Commander, right?”
He gave me a short nod.
“I heard from my parents that Kagebushin No Justu has some special abilities.”, I lied smoothly. “Sadly they couldn’t remember what, maybe you know...?”
“I just know that you can inherit the memories of the Kagebushin once it was dispelled. Does this help?”
“A lot, thank you!”
I nodded goodbye and went back to Naruto and our search for books.
After finding a few that could help us with our training, Naruto and I left the library and headed to a free training ground.
“Okay, Naruto, I learned something interesting about Kagebushin. Can you make a clone?”
“Sure, Sakura, what did you learn?”, he asked excitedly.
I gave him a secretive smile.
“It’s better when I show you.”
So Naruto got ahead and made his clone.
Or clones should I say?
Not one, like I requested, but three.
“Hehe, ups.”
The blond grinned sheepishly, rubbing his neck.
“Indeed, we need to work on your chakra control...okay you clone come with me.”
Clone One, as I decided to call him, followed me a bit away from Naruto and Clone Two and Three.
Then I whispered something in Clone One's ear which would greatly offend him.
Before he could lecture me, I hit him with a kunai dispelling him.
At the exact same moment, Naruto and his other clones got the memory and started shouting.
“How could I member of my team say something so horrible!”
“Sakura you eat with me two times at Ichiraku, how can you say Ramen is the worst!”
“It’s the food of the gods, Dattabayo!”
Smiling I wander over to the offended blonds telling them: “Now how do you know what I said to the other clone?”
All three of them blinked in confusion.
Okay, I need to spell it out.
“When a clone dispels, you inherit his memories, that’s means Naruto that you can learn faster and better than anyone.”
It took them three seconds before they started celebrating and shouting they would become Hokage soon.
“Alright, alright calm down. Now Naruto make as many clothes as you can and we will work on Chakra control today!”
Happily, he followed my request and the training ground was filled with at least over 100 maybe 200 clones.
I divided them into two groups.
One group would do the leaf exercise we had learned at the academy the others and the original would learn with me tree climbing.
Like in canon, I got tree climbing down in one go, which made all the Naruto’s pout, but I reassured him it was thanks to my small reserve that I had such huge control over my chakra.
While he needed to improve his chakra control, I needed bigger revers or when I tried the Kagebushin it would kill me.
So it meant walking down the tree up and down, till I hadn’t any chakra left.
We spent the rest of the afternoon training together.
It was nice having someone to train with who didn't judge me for being weaker physically than them.
As the sun began to set, we made our way back into the village.
I was nearing chakra exhausting, while Naruto, after slowly dispelling his clones, could also do the tree climbing.
We both celebrated.
Tomorrow after our first mission, we agreed to train more and I promised him, we would try water walking.
But for now, I was just happy that I had found a friend in Naruto and had started building a strong foundation for our team's success.
We waved goodbye to each other and walked to our respective homes.
It was night and I was standing in my room. I had an old training sword out of wood from Kizashi in my hand.
Turn out he had tried his hand at swordmanship when he was young but it hadn’t been for him.
Thankful he didn’t throw out the wooden sword.
Till I got a real Katana this was all I could practice with.
Careful I let the Chakra flow all over my body, especially in my lungs.
I could feel how they expanded more and got stronger.
I was going the right way it seemed.
Then I took a deep breath and began to move the wooden sword in fluid motions.
I would try Breathing Styles when I was out in a training field and not at home where I could break stuff.
The sound of it cutting through the air filled the room. I focused on my technique, making sure each movement was precise and intentional. As I continued to practice, my mind drifted to the day when I would finally hold a real Katana in my hands.
But for now, this training sword would have to do. I knew that mastering the basics with this simple tool was crucial before moving on to something more advanced. With each swing, I could feel myself getting stronger and more confident.
Hours passed by as I trained, lost in my own world of focus and determination. When I finally put down the wooden sword, sweat dripping down my face, I knew that I had made progress.
And tomorrow, I will pick it up again and continue on this path towards becoming a true swordsman.
I woke up early the next morning, eager to continue my training. I grabbed the wooden sword and headed outside to the training field. The air was cool and crisp, perfect for a morning practice session.
As I began my warm-up exercises, I couldn't help but think about how we would start the stupid D-Rank missions today.
Chores not more was that!
I still wonder what they were good for, there had to be a reason behind it. Besides keeping the Genin in a safe place, where they could use their skills without killing themselves or others.
I focused on my breathing as I started my practice routine, moving through each technique with precision and grace. The sound of the sword cutting through the air was like music to my ears, each strike bringing me one step closer to mastering this ancient art form.
Then it was time to meet up with Kakashi-Sensei, Sasuke and Naruto to get our Mission aka. A chore for the day from the Hokage.
The disappointment of Naruto and Sasuke as we got the mission was funny. They really thought we would be protecting a princess or assassinating a corrupted Daiymo.
As we arrived at the client's house, I could see that they were grateful for our help and eager to explain the task at hand. It was a simple job - guarding their shop while they went out of town for the day - but it still required focus and attention to detail.
We took turns patrolling the perimeter, keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity or potential threats. And even though nothing eventful happened during our shift, I felt proud knowing that we had done our part to protect the village and its citizens.
As we returned to the Hokage's office to report on our mission, I couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment wash over me. Maybe D-Rank missions weren't so bad after all - they were just another opportunity for us to prove ourselves as capable ninjas and valuable members of the community.
Or maybe it was just funny seeing Naruto and even Sasuke, albeit quietly complain about their first mission.
Kakashi-Sensei gave us an eye smile. “I’m proud my cute little Genin. We will meet tomorrow at the same time and get our next mission.”
And with that, he shushed away.
Sasuke walked home, not wanting to spend time with us.
I really need to come up with something so we can bond and make Sasuke stronger too.
I don’t want him to go to Orochimaru, just no, if we can avoid this a lot of later headaches get stopped.
Like yesterday Naruto and I had lunch, this time I dragged him to a Dango-Shop, too much ramen wasn’t good and then we trained together again.
Water walking was on the program and I was glad I told Naruto to take his swimwear with him, even with his clones he landed often enough in the water.
I was wearing a bathing suit too and, yeah, amazing chakra control, but the water was something different.
I needed more time to get it down.
At the end of the day, we were wet as freshly washed clothes, but water walking was down on our list too.
Amazing how Naruto excels with the right guidance.
I pat myself mentally on the shoulder.
And for a few weeks, this was my life.
My daily routine had become quite predictable - morning training with my wooden sword, followed by a D-Rank mission with Team 7, lunch with Naruto, and then more training in the afternoon.
However, I knew that I needed to mix things up if I wanted to keep improving.
I decided that I needed to bond more with Sasuke and find a way to make him stronger as well.
Maybe we could train together on our own time or find a common interest outside of missions.
As for Naruto, he was progressing rapidly under my guidance and we were now working on our fighting skills.
But first, it was time for my morning training session. I grabbed my wooden sword and headed outside to the training field. The cool morning air felt refreshing as I began my warm-up exercises before moving on to my techniques.
Later that day, we received another simple D-Rank mission - babysitting.
It wasn't the most exciting task but it gave us an opportunity to work together as a team.
Also, it was funny how the little girl was full fangirl for poor Sasuke.
I tried my best not to laugh at his misfortune, while Naruto openly laughed.
He stopped when little Kari-Chan kicked him in the balls.
Autsch.
After completing the mission, I decided to take Sasuke and Naruto out for some onigiri at a local shop.
It was important for us to bond as teammates and friends outside of missions.
I bet the Uchiha only came along because it was one of his favourite foods, besides tomatoes.
It was good that I still remember these little things from the Databooks.
I won’t lie it was awkward for all three of us.
Naruto and I already were the bested of friends, he even started to call me Nee-Chan, while Sasuke couldn’t connect with either of us.
He just ate his onigiri and then left.
In the following days, Naruto and I continued our training in fighting skills.
Naruto's progress was impressive but Sasuke still seemed distant from us.
I knew that we needed to find a way to connect with him on a deeper level if we wanted him to stay loyal to Konoha.
Overall, my life had become centered around training and missions but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Every day brought new challenges and opportunities for growth as a ninja.
It was so much different than my life before. I loved my life and my kids and grandchildren, yet having a second chance to live in such a fantastic world was something else.
Then came the day, I tried the Breathing Style.
My target was a simple wooden pole.
Trembling I hold my wooden sword in my hands.
This is it.
I let the chakra flow, take a deep breath and rush up to the pole.
“Total concretion! Love Breathing!”, I shouted getting closer and closer to my target. “First Form: Shivers of First Love!”
Two things happened.
With the help of chakra, the attack worked exactly like Mitsuri’s one in Demon Slayer, the single slash that winds through the target, hitting multiple areas with one slice.
The wooden pole was now a lot of little sticks.
And the second thing that happened...the technique was too much for my practice sword.
It turned into campfire sticks.
Damn it!
Well, at least I had the proof that Breathing Styles worked!
I just need a Katana now.
A Katana, which is really pricy.
I sign and check my hand for splitters.
Where should I get a Katana?
I decided to ask around for a good place to purchase a Katana.
I asked some of the older ninjas in the village and they recommended a blacksmith who had been making swords for generations.
I made my way to the blacksmith's shop and was greeted by an elderly man who introduced himself as Tetsuo.
He showed me some of his finest work and I was amazed by the craftsmanship.
I explained that I needed a Katana for training purposes and he nodded understandingly.
He showed me a few options that were within my budget and I finally settled on one that felt right in my hands.
It was beautifully crafted with intricate designs etched into the blade.
As I left the shop, I couldn't help but feel proud of my new acquisition.
It was a symbol of my dedication to becoming a true swordsman and it would serve as a reminder of all the hard work and training that lay ahead.
The next day, I met up with Naruto and Sasuke at our usual spot before heading out on our mission. As we walked towards our destination, Sasuke noticed my new Katana and raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Where did you get that?" he asked curiously.
"I went to see Tetsuo, the blacksmith," I replied proudly. "He's been making swords for generations."
Sasuke nodded approvingly, seemingly impressed by my choice of weapon.
For once, there seemed to be some common ground between us.
As we completed our mission for the day, I couldn't help but feel grateful for this newfound sense of camaraderie between us.
We still had a long way to go before we could truly call ourselves a team, but this was definitely progress in the right direction.