• Chapter 3-less than serious training

    Saosori woke up that morning before grandma Chiyo could yell at him and instead of just walking out he showered fixed his hair a little and actually ate breakfast. His grandma saw his change in behavior and was suspicious.

    “Why so lively today Sasori” she said sitting down with a cup of coffee.

    “Just excited about school today he said eating some more rice. I’m going to learn a new technique today.”

    “Really what kind”

    “The wind clone” he said happily.

    “That’s and advanced technique who’s going to teach you”. She had a son before she knew how to draw out answers from little ones.

    “Just a friend from school” he said finishing.

    “A girl” she said her eyes narrowing.

    “Ya” he said wiping his mouth.

    Chiyo chuckled and leaned back “so much like your father you are. He met your mother first year at the academy and there was an instant attraction. Ill tell you those too never went any where without the other.”

    “Ya later grandma” Sasori said while running out of the house.

    Chiyo deadpanned “and he never paid attention to me either” she said watching him run off towards school. She leaned back and remembered the old day and with a sigh she stood up and walked to the kitchen to start cleaning.

    Saosori arrived at the academy at the same time he always did and kept glancing at his watch waiting for 3 pm to come by. It was basic shuriken practice and Sasori kept glancing at Kogi and Kira his two new friends. Kogi was throwing the shurikens without looking. Kira was balancing a shuriken on the tip of her finger. The upper classman always showed off to the lower years. They would graduate this year and Sasori would have to wit another year. He didn’t like the thought and wasn’t focusing on what he was doing when Kuwabara sensei walked up behind him.

    “Very good Sasori 30 out of 30 bulls eye.” He said putting his hand on his shoulder in a praise like way.

    Sasori’s eyes widened he looked at his target and indeed none were on the yellow or blue parts all the metal shurikens were neatly placed in the center. He was thinking so much he didn’t know what he was doing. All the students in his class were looking at his target now with jealousy. He wasn’t used to having attention he didn’t really know how to react.

    Kogi and Kira walked up behind him “nice job newbie”. Kira yawned and as she looked at it “he’s all right” she said her tone notably not impressed.

    “Well I believe you beat kiras record she scored a 27 out of 30 bulls eye”. Kira punched him in the arm making him step back.

    “Ya your all right maybe you’ll become a genin this year you never know. Ill even help you meet me at the Urshuri compound for your training”.

    “Ooohhh giving him private lessons are we” Kogi said teasingly, while rubbing his shoulder. “Saosori what are your intention towards my sister” he said fatherly, while laughing with the rest of the upperclassmen. .

    Kira responded by throwing him by his shoulder all the way across the training grounds. She then looked at Sasori “meet me at after class. Don’t be late or forget about it.”

    “Uh Uh all right” he said not knowing if he should say something cool or what. He just stammered a while until Kira smiled and walked away. Become a genin this year he thought.

    The class went by in shades of gray lectures and some taijutsu training every one of them pointless. He was trained by grandma Chiyo, the puppet master. She taught him Puppet Master Jutsu. With his fingers his taijutsu was the unbeatable his puppets could go toe to toe with the best hand to hand combat experts of the world. But that was his puppets they felt no pain they had no emotion. They didn’t feel loss of loved ones. Or maybe they did you never knew the face of a puppet could either terrify or comfort. That what made them feared as much as they were. If there was an ultimate power of immortality it was puppets. If he was a puppet he would be free of disease, pain, and emotion of earth bound connections everyday would be a dream.

    The end of class came at the slowest time in the evening so it wasn’t hard to find the black hair of Kogi and Kira. He walked up to them when he accidentally bumped into someone. He looked up to see a scary looking genin. His head band suggested a shinobi from a different country. Saosori couldn’t react as the shinobi pulled him off the ground by his shirt.

    “What’s this? A sand academy student” The genin said, smirking at a terrified Saosori. “You stepped on my shoe. Give me a reason why I shouldn’t just kill you now twerp.”

    Saosori looked around for a way out when a familiar voice rang out “That would be bad for” Kogi said arms crossed. “Also I don’t think you could if you tried he’s the grandson of one of the Sand villages most powerful Kunoichi, you would just be a waste of his time.”

    Saosori’s eyes were wide now and his heart thumping. The strange genin looked at him.
    Is that so? Then you wont mind if I take this.” He said ripping a necklace Saosori’s mother had given him. “If you are as strong as you say you are, then you would have no trouble taking it back”. Kogi looked shock clearly he did not think this was going to happen. Then another genin appeared in front of them. “Burako what are you doing Kurama sensei is going to be furious if we start a fight in public.”

    Kogi being the idiot that he is instigated the fight. “Oh scared what your sensei will think if you get beat by an academy student.”

    “That’s it he let go of Saosori” and turned away. The sand training grounds on the east side of the village come at five if you want this piece of garbage back. They then disappeared in a cloud of smoke. He had to get that back, it was the only thing that his mother gave him for his last birthday. He had to somehow beat this genin, Its just that granny Chiyo would get mad at him for starting a fight.

    Kogi walked up and put his hand on his shoulder “sorry I thought you had It covered.”

    Kira stared at him annoyed “we better give you the fast steps to the wind clone technique lets go”. Kira gripped his shirt and the three jumped away.

    It had been an hour into training and, two Kiras now stood in front of two Saosoris. Well….1 and a half of Saosoris. One of them only had one eye and had the transparent image of a ghost.

    Kogi stood upside down on a tree in the Urshuri compound training area. “I think it’s his mental image of himself.” He tilted his head at the Pitiful wind clone Saosori had made. “I was never that bad when dad taught us this jutsu was I.”

    Saosori tried again making the signs Ram then shifted into a Snake sign. “Wind clone technique” he said, as a whirl wind made a tornado next to him and solidified to make a complete Saosori….except he had black hair this time. Kira and Kogi both tilted there heads this time.

    Not identical but complete this time. At least he’s got his clothes on this time Kogi said while slapping a blushing Kira on the shoulder. She immediately swung at him but he stepped back and fell down instead.

    You got the technique down just change the hair next time she said examining the clone. “This is a powerful Technique unlike the others techniques this jutsu gives you a lot of leverage to use your imagination. See” she softly put her hand threw the clones shoulder and the clone wavered a bit but stayed stable.

    “Now hit me” the clone hesitated then threw a punch. The punch made contact and her face went back from the intensity. She looked back as if she hadn’t even felt it. “Good density’s up to potential. Use it more often and you got it.”

    Saosori let the clone disperse but it did what wind does and as the clone collapsed the wind sent a strong gust threw the forested training grounds. Saosori felt good but a lump formed in his stomach when he remembered he had to fight that big genin in 20 minutes.

    Kogi appeared in front of him “you ready your fight is up in 20. Hey sorry for kinda forcing you into it but hey look at it this way if you beat him….” Kogi was at a loss for words truthfully Saosori earned nothing from this fight, except that necklace he wasn’t really sure if that was enough to motivate him. “Um win him and ill teach you another technique”. That should be enough motivation he thought.

    Saosori knew perfectly well he could beat that genin. Its just granny Chiyo would get mad if he used her puppets.

    Maybe He thought he could use them.

    No I can’t Ill just have to use a dummy he thought. Or he could back out of the fight but what would Kira think, and he would never get back the necklace. He had to win this because of both reasons. For some reason this wasn’t all about the necklace, he wanted to impress Kira.

    Training ground 3 was a abandoned training ground filed with dead trees and stones the basically home field advantage for Saosori He stood five 10 feet away from the two strange genin. Too puppets at his side both had no faces no hidden compartments just wood stumps stuck together.

    “I didn’t think you would come I guess the sand village isn’t just a bunch of weaklings like my father says they are. The great puppet master huh this is what you bring to fight me a couple of stumps.” He spat on the ground in disgust I thought you were going to take this seriously.

    Saosori held out his hand “Just give me back the necklace…please, I don’t really want to fight you” he said honestly.

    Burako was now infuriated. “You think it’s that simple, I don’t think you realize what is going on here. This entire place is locked down, and a genjutsu has been placed around us. I intend to kill you and feast on you and your friends”. The situation now grew worse Kogi and Kira were now at is side weapons at the ready.

    “Saosori we got to go this guy is bad news”. Saosori looked up to Kogi the old lazy part of him was now gone replaced by a serious expression.

    Kogi was now looking more closely at the foreign ninja. “I’m sorry I didn’t recognize him from before I’ve seen him before it was on the wanted list at the Shinobi police station. He’s and B class missing nin.

    “Kira run away!!” Kogi shouted but it was too late Kira was now floating in a ball of water toward the two missing Nins.

    The big one Burako was the one doing the jutsu. He placed the ball next to him And laughed menacingly. “So you recognize me huh well let me introduce myself. I am Burako Niamo, missing nin of the grass country.”

    Kogi’s eyes widened in fear as did Saosori. Kogi nor Saosori could flee not while Kira was captured. The big one ducked down to looked at her with a evil gleam in his eye. “What a catch Shell be tasty don’t you think Iraku” he looked at his teammate to the left.

    The other smiled as he ran his finger down the water spheres surface. “Indeed, sweet as the other academy student were at the last village. Now back to other matters what of these two”.

    The two turned missing nins turned to looked at the two academy students. Burako’s eyes narrowed on Saosoris now glaring eyes. “Kill them.” Both removed there head bands and soon large Venus fly trap heads popped out.

    Saosori readied his stance Chiyo always taught him. First puppet used for long ranged attacks the other for defense. He could control 2 puppets effectively. But these were dummies no hidden weapons or rigged poisons. This was going to be fun he thought as he yank on the chakra string sending the puppet flying at them.

    Kogi took on the other one throwing kunai and dodging others. The two fought against two missing nins. For academy students they fought like chuunin level ninja, a feat no regular academy student could have done. It was not even possible, but maybe they were not fighting for themselves, for in the water sphere Kira was now unconscious.

    Saosori went all out offensive moving his fingers in intricate ways. The dummy Saosori used was tearing away at the grass nins leaves. But it was keeping up with the puppet it was more heavy than Saosori was used too. The counter weight on the chest made movement on the limbs limited but he did the best he could do. Granny Chiyo would be proud of him.

    Don’t worry Kira ill get you out of there he thought.