Pov: Rock Lee
"Lee! Kenzo! Both of you are up!" Oto-sensei calls and I head up to the sparring ring to face my friend.
He holds out his hand and does the seal of confrontation.
I take a moment to scan him.
Long white hair that bounces off of his shoulders- very pale skin and impressive muscles that pop out from his sweater and pants.
This is my friend Kenzo- someone who I believe can help me achieve my dream, someone who holds immense power and belief in me.
*Wham*
Someone who can lightly punch you in the shoulder and cause me to bruise!
*Whabam!*
Someone who can take my punches without groaning or wincing in pain.
I may be weak- but he shows me that I can be strong anyway.
As we trade blows I watch his orange blindfold... he instinctively moves where he could see to where he will punch and you are capable of predicting attacks with that.
I have told him but it seems to be a very bad habit he cannot get out of.
I use it to my advantage and *Wham*- *sm!* *whack* he is knocked out of the ring and I win.
"Lee, winner!" Oto-sensei calls and Kenzo gets up before holding out his hand.
We form the seal of reconciliation and head back to our seats to watch the other spars.
Well... I tell Kenzo about them.
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He is getting much better at fighting and walking and all the usual stuff while being blind though- I feel he may be at an average shinobis standard taijutsu score when he graduates.
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I did also hear about his recent news...
Apparently Oto-sensei told him that he cant perform ninjutsu or other various chakra techniques that I can even use... supposedly he is locked into genjutsu only.
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And I respect Kenzo so much from how he takes that and smiles... saying that its quite alright and it feels good to be unique.
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If only...
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If only I was so optimistic about my taijutsu... perhaps I could be great too...
Haaa- if Kenzo can do it then so can I!
I just have to put in a bit more effort and I have to stay as positive as him!
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Pov: Kenzo
I cant do Ninjutsu...
So why am I smiling? I got a new scroll from that discovery- Complete: the downsides to an affinity.
The reward? A stat scroll and I am definitely spending it on Genjutsu once Oto-sensei told me the statistics and the Hokage gave me the... less detailed reports on my body.
Thirty percent discount for my genjutsu????
I can already do so many and to have all of them be easier and more efficient is amazing- sure shame about the techniques and the ninjutsu- but that just means I will have to make skills work for me in better ways.
I can already see walk and breathe being the best support skills ever and I don't need no ninja flick away or substitution Jutsu! I just need to stare someone down and click my fingers till they submit.
Everyone is worried about me? Psh- that's what friends like Lee is for, he is honestly a great friend I would not trade for anyone- the man has his priorities straight and trains like me which is impressively talented of him.
I mean who else does that training?
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Probably the top of our css Neji... but who else but us three!
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There is Tenten...
Daichi...
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Maybe there is a few others but the difference in work ethic and intensity is on another level!
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Pov: Naruto
Sasuke is being a bit of a grouch since coming out of the hospital... I mean I get why but he has been doing it for ages and I cant seem to connect with him despite Kenzo saying I should get to know him.
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I mean... how did Kenzo ever become friends with this guy?
Also apparently Sakura-chan has a crush on him so how can I be friends with a guy like him?
Haa- maybe I should ask Kenzo on how to get Sakura-chan to look at me? No- he would tease me forever I just know it.
I cant believe I have to show up to school all the time now... I can only skip when Dog boy or zy kid decide to skip css as well- and that is only because Kenzo is less harsh with his punishments!
He made me eat healthy for a week! A whole week when I skipped alone! On the other hand if the other kids do it he asks them not to make a bad impression on me and I only have to practice my taijutsu stances for an extra hour that day!
Kenzo may be cruel sometimes but he never means to hurt me at all... I understand his 'punishments' are all helping me, but I just get so bored doing all that stuff, dattebayo!
He also buys me stuff like ninja trap making books and that holds a lot of good pranking material.
Hehehehe- I am up to the tying of ninja wire and I have a few ideas to make Iruka-sensei trip.
Ohhh! It also has a few that use the wire to make an object swing at the person... perhaps I could apply a cream to a pan and have it smack him in the face!
"Naruto! What is the answer to number eight!" Iruka-sensei yells and I sit up straight.
Damnit I should of been paying attention instead of staring at Sakura-chan.
I look around and see that the chalk board has a few answers on them and I read them in my head as quick as possible.
These are all math questions... damn I am bad at those... oh! Oh! I know number eight- Kenzo said it st night... it was percentages.... something percent.... argghhhhh! I don't know!
"Thirty percent?" I ask hesitantly and Iruka deadpan looks at me.
*gulp*
"Naruto... Pay attention! Stand up at the back of css and raise your arms! Do not put them down until I told you to!" Iruka-sensei yells and I grumble as I get up.
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Css takes forever... but after forever is the end of css!
"All right, that will be all- I want you all practicing your taijutsu poses before the test on Monday!" Iruka tells us and we can finally leave.
Jumping out of the door I rush through the halls and outside to see Kenzo waiting for me at the gate.
"Kenzo!" I call out and he turns his head to me and nods his head up.
I giggle and walk up to him.
"Hey- I need help with my taijutsu moves ter- can you help me?" I ask.
"Absolutely, I just need to drop by the flower shop and then we can head back here to the training ground" He replies.
"Oh- sorry poses not moves" I correct.
"Haha- even better, we can just do it at home and save time for more training" He smiles brightly at me.
Kenzo has a great smile! Maybe as good as mine! I chuckle to myself and we head by Ino's shop so he can spend forever buying flowers... haaa-
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"This one smells familiar..." Kenzo says.
"... is it a good smell?" Ino asks.
"Yeah... where did I smell this before?" He asks.
"Hehehe, the flowers are the same scent as my conditioner" Ino replies happy.
"Ah- that's what it is... and... oh! Lets go with this one- smells nice!" Kenzo jokes and grabs a bit of Ino's hair...
Haaa- see! Forever! I knew it.
"Hahaha- Kenzo-kun that's me!" She replies and blushes.
... maybe I should ask Kenzo for help with Sakura-chan...
"It is? Huh... I suppose I need your help once more" He asks and she nods before walking around the store.
And... that is it. That seals the deal.
I am going to be stuck here forever now, might as well find a pce to sit.
Why? Because Kenzo really, really, really likes learning things and always manages to get Ino talking about the flowers that he has definitely heard of before... but Ino always manages to get new flowers or find some obscure fact- don't get me started on Kenzo and obscure facts! I had to learn what obscure meant due to how much he loves them! Dattebayo!
I am also certain that Kenzo doesn't realise Ino has a crush on him! How can someone not notice that? Apparently Kenzo cannot! She is right there! Practically hovering over him and he doesn't notice? If Sakura-chan was doing that I would have eaten lunch with her by now! Dattebayo!
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I ask him about Ino and he always responds with 'she is a kind girl who always has a little information on flowers for me' and he says it so happily! The information bit mostly is what he likes!!!
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I draw a little guy in the dirt out of boredom and frustration.
Lets hope he remembers me within the next forever-O-clock.
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Pov: Kenzo
"Sorry Naruto, lets go help you out" I say and Naruto jumps up off the ground...
That's a pretty good dirt drawing...
*cough*
Both of us head home, it takes us only five minutes as Naruto decides to run home instead of walking.
After running into our apartment I chuckle in victory- didn't run into anyone that time.
Alright lets help Naruto with his taijutsu stuff.
It is retively easy stuff to handle, Naruto just has some problems paying attention and remembering the moves he has to match- Being blind doesn't really help me help him either but we work on it and I make sure to strike the certain poses he needs to copy.
"Wait so is this wide stance?" He asks.
"No, no- that would be if I moved my knees outwards, we turn our knees and bend them so we can jump easier- this is the basics of the Academy escaping maneuver's, I believe they named it 'evasive stance'?" I tell him and I hear him shuffle around to mimic me a bit more.
"Ahhhhhh! This is never going to work!" Naruto yells and falls to the floor.
"What's wrong? What happened?" I ask and I can hear him grumbling to himself.
"I- I just suck at this- it always- I cant do it like everyone else can!" He says exhaustingly and I hear him roll around in annoyance.
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Haaa-
How can I help him? What can I do?
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Well I learn things a little differently... and Naruto is more keen to learn practically then reading and copying...
Lets try something a little bit more... active.
"Naruto- Dodge" I decre and I unch my foot at where he is.
I hear him frantically roll away and get up as my kick- *Sm!* sms against the floor.
"What- why are- hey! Stop- No! Wait lets- Hold on!" Naruto keeps trying to stop mid dodge but I do not relent.
"For someone unable to learn the evasive stance you are evading pretty well" I ask.
"Wait- Ow! Hold on!" I manage to nd a hit that I stop and inch from him and I flick his shoulder while smirking.
"Why did you fail that time but not the others?" I ask.
"Well you backed me into a corner and I couldn't dodge...?" He says.
"How do you get out of this?" I ask and raise my fist.
"Ah well- I don't- Kenzo wait!" I unleash my punch at him and I hear him jump off the wall behind him and nd away from me.
"You jump. And the best way to jump is to?" I ask.
"Is to use the evasive stance!" He yells and I chuckle.
"Now lets start with the wide stance- this is something for defence and taking hits, I will throw pillows at you repeatedly- do not fall over" I decre and leap at my bed before throwing two pillows.
I hear them hit him and he takes a step back, I then run to his bed throw his pillow at him- he shuffles his feet into a wider stance and I hear him catch the pillow.
"Woah..." he exhales.
He is more of a practical learner isn't he? This will be much more fun.
Thanks for reading :)
