บท 30: Chapter 29
He kept on insisting ninjutsu would level the playing field even further but the snake was flatly refusing, even sabotaging his and Ryoko's own efforts to go to the Konoha library and find some stuff for themselves.
Somehow he'd gotten Jiji to sign an order for the employees to not let either of them into the Shinobi sections of the library.
He didn't even know such an order existed!
So, in that aspect at least he could take some petty satisfaction at calling the sannin a prick in this regard.
Still didn't change the fact that he was cut off from any easy ninjutsu sources.
He would practice some of his own techniques privately if he ever had a private moment. Where Kakashi-sensei was no longer watching him during days because he was training with the snake, An-chan still watched him at night. While he kinda liked the faceless woman, she was really killing any opportunity he might have had to be discreet.
"Hey."
The blond looked up, finding the grey haired Ryoko standing at the road ahead.
"Oh hey." He greeted with a smile. "You're up earlier than usual."
She shrugged. "Or you just slept in later than usual. Come on lets walk."
They made their way down the road, the early morning cold finally dissipating to make way for the sun's warmth.
"So..." He ventured by way of conversation. "When do you think we'll get a mission? Its almost been two months." D ranks sucked, but at least now, knowing what to expect he could take some vindictive pleasure in watching Ryoko's reaction to the news that their missions would be little more than chores people were too lazy to do themselves.
"Dunno. When he's happy with our Taijutsu I guess." She answered, lacing her hands back behind her head as she strolled along. "It sucks that he's not teaching us any ninjutsu though! I mean, what kinda ninja can you be with just the academy stuff under your belt. I know this Uchiha kid, younger than me by a year and he can already spit fireballs! I wanna burn annoying people too!"
She seemed to smile in delight at the prospect.
Naruto sweatdropped a bit at that.
When they arrived, Orochimaru, as usual was already there waiting for them, it was with some surprise though that they took notice of someone else.
"Naruto, Ryoko." He said by way of greeting, not even lifting his eyes from the paper scroll he was unfurling in one hand and re-furling in the other as he read it. "Meet your new teammate, Kyofu."
She was a tall girl, older than both of them easy. Dark purple hair that trailed down towards her lower back in a straight cascade, mocha skin deigned some ancestry from Kumogakure. It was a stark contrast to Ryoko's silver gray, Anko like style. Naruto would say she was, if not fifteen then very close to it.
Now his lack of age was even more apparent. As was his rather obvious "height challenge"
He could barely even reach Kyofu's stomach right now...
It was stupid to be irritated at that, given that he graduated at barely six but...there it was.
Still he decided to try breaking the ice a bit. "Hi there." He said with a little forced cheer as he extended his hand.
She smiled politely taking his hand, though the hesitation was evident. "Uzumaki-san I presume? I heard you were young but-"
"Your introductions can be done later." Orochimaru interrupted neutrally, rolling the scroll closed and tying both rolls together with a rope. "Today we'll begin your chakra control training. You're one step closer to the lauded field ninjutsu with this."
"Why can't you just give us something?" Ryoko complained. "The other teams have already learned-"
"I don't care what the other teams have learned or not learned." The pale man interrupted. "You are a team." He stressed. "You will learn at the same pace and will function entirely as a team; as a single entity not three. Your skills must be to par with eachother to cover the weaknesses of eachother."
He paused for a moment, either to gather his thoughts, or to allow his words a moment to sink in.
"You are gennin. As such you are expected to work with others because your weaknesses are evident and substantial, and will continue to be such well into the rank of chuunin, where you will still perform the function as a piece of a greater fighting body. Only when you become Jounin, will you be trusted to complete objectives alone. And even then you will function as a leader, not an independent entity. The same is true of even the Anbu-corps."
"Only Hunter nin can work solo." Naruto muttered to himself, but in the empty clearing he was heard easily by the others, with Ryoko and Kyofu throwing a quick look his way at the sound of his voice before returning their eyes to Orochimaru.
"And you are all a far cry from being Hunter-nin." He finished. "Now if there are no further complaints. We will begin our exercises."
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"So how long have you been a gennin?" Ryoko asked as they sat in a semicircle about three or four hours later they were eating some...toilet paper tasting rations. Dry as bonemeal with some lukewarm water. It didn't take Naruto long to get used to them again. She still made a face though and Kyofu had seemed as surprised as either of them had been before she too scrunched up her face like she'd just been punched in the throat.
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