Chapter 30. Root training

 Chapter 30. Root training.

Daitaro stayed by my side as they set my wrist.

“This is going to hurt.” The doctor warned.

“Just do it.” I said through gritted teeth.

A rush of pain exploded through my arm as i heard the bones snap back into place, still broken.

Daitaro looked at me concerned, and touched my uninjured arm, gently.

Involuntary tears clouded my vision.

This was so embarrassing. I never cried.

I wasn’t crying. It was my allergies. Yes, my allergies. That explains a lot.

“Maki…”

“Why are you still here, Daitaro?” I asked in a pained voice.

“You’re my teammate now. I’m not going to leave you” He said, strong and determined.

I knew he wasn’t going to leave, no matter what I said.

“Okay, then you must know…”

He leaned in and listened carefully.

“… That my eyes are just watery because of my allergies.”

He pulled his head back and grinned. “And what exactly are you allergic too, Hatake?”

I hesitated for a moment. “… Hospitals.”

He laughed and nudged my uninjured arm. “Liar”

I gasped playfully. “I am not!”

“Well then I have a feeling that your allergies are going to be acting up a lot around here, Hatake.”

The doctor cleared his throat. “Hatake, right?”

I nodded.

“Well, I’ve set your wrist and put it in a splint, bandaged it up and all. Sparring is fine as long as you’re careful not to upset the setting. No morphine is allowed around here, so I’m afraid you’ll just have to deal with the pain.”

I nodded. “Thank you doctor, am I allowed to leave?”

He nodded.

Daitaro took my good arm and helped me out of the hospital bed. Thank god they didn’t put you Into one of those god awful hospital gowns here.

"So what goes on in a place like this?" I asked Daitaro.

He shrugged. "Training, I guess. I'll take you back to the room, We have to meet senpai tomorrow morning at 5 in the same room."

"How do you know the time? This place is completely confined. No daylight or anything. Are we even allowed anywhere outside of these walls?"

"Only when given orders."

"Wow, that's boring. But i guess, i'm not here to have fun."

"Why are you here then?" He asked me.

"Knowledge. Training. To develope my skills as a shinobi and more. So that i can protect the people I love. You?"

He nodded. "That's nice. At least you had a choice. My father, he owed this guy named Danzo. He couldn't pay up so he offered me instead. And here I am, i've been here for two weeks, and waiting to meet my partner." 

I smiled, sadness evident in my eyes. "Wow, that's... that's horrible. I'm so sorry."

He smiled. "Don't be, at least I got to meet you."

I blushed a bit and looked down.

"I-I'm sorry. I made things awkward, didn't I?" He asked, nervously.

I shook my head faster than i should have. "No, no. Not at all, no."

Wow, this guy was making me nervous.

And his beautiful  eyes didn't help.

But what about Sasuke? 

Sasuke. Sasuke had probably moved on with his life, maybe he was dating Sakura. I know she's all up for it.

A sad sigh escaped my lips.

I missed my friends. My uncle. My parents. Everybody.

But I had a new life here. 

I was to be trained. Once that's done and over with, i can go back to them. Hopefully they'll accept me...

Daitaro tilted my face up, so that he was staring into my eyes.

And I swear, those icy blues of his, they stared right through me, as if they were peering into my soul.

"Don't worry Maki. We WILL get through this. Together."

I knew I could survive on my own, but would it really hurt, to trust someone. For once, to genuinely trust someone. 

No, it couldn't. 

"Together." I whispered, sealing the deal.

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*** Third person P.O.V.

BLEEEP BLEEEP BLEEEEP.

"Maki, get up! We've got to go, Osamu's waiting and if we're late.. Well, we don't want to be late on our first day of training." Daitaro said.

Maki mumbled something senslessly, refusing to wake up.

"Maki!"

"Huh, what? Cake? Okay, cake. Yes. I do like cake.Mmmmm" She muttered.

"Maki, I'm not leaving you. We're in this together, But i don't want to get in trouble for being late, so get your arse out of bed!" Daitaro said, frustrated.

His aim was to shake her, but as soon as his hands made contact with her body, she unconsciously kicked him in the face, hard enough to push him onto the floor.

"Ow, dammit. Maki!" He yelled.

"Hm, yes?" She mumbled, her eyes opening slowly.

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***Maki's P.O,V

"Hm, yes?" I responded to the voice calling me out.

"Maki, we're going to be late!" Daitaro yelled.

My eyes shot open. Crap, the root. 

"What are we still doing here, man?! Why didn't you wake me up earlier?!" I yelled.

"I TRIED!" Daitaro yelled furiously. 

I looked over him once. He looked the same as usual, except..

"What happened to your eye?" I asked.

He was sporting a black eye, much like mine.

"Don't worry about it." He mumbled.

"What time is it?""

"4:59! We gotta run!" He said.

"In these clothes?!" I asked, rushedly.

"Who gives a damn bout your clothes, we're going to be late!"

"But i'm wearing-"

I didn't get a chance to finish my sentence. Daitaro grabbed my uninjured hand, and soon we were sprinting.

We burst into the room from yesterday, and Osamu-senpai was sitting there, with his mad-face on.

Actually, his mad face was kind of funny. 

I was about to laugh, but then I remembered what happened yesterday, and i decided against it.

I was about to greet him politely but-

"It's 5:02. Why are you late? And what on earth happened to your eye, Daitaro. Fighting is not allowed without the proper authority, and I did not grant permission for a sparring match."

"I ran into the door." Daitaro cleverly muttered.

"Speak up boy, we do not simply mutter in the root. We state our statements, clear and precise, with confidence. Am I understood?"

"Yes sir." He said.

"Good now, Hatake. Would you be kind enough to explain to me what on god's green earth you are wearing."

I looked down at my night apparel.

I had nothing to sleep in, so Daitaro may have lent me his boxers and a t-shirt...

I blushed.

"Uhm, sir. I didn't exactly bring clothing when i arrived." I said.

To my surprise, he just nodded.

"As for you two being late, I'll think of a punishment that seems proper for the situation. As for now, get your arses to the weight room. From now on, we meet there at 5 am sharp. Understood?" He barked.

"Yes sir," We responded, in unision.

We ran to the weight room and started working out. 

Our handler was not going easy on us, that's for sure. 2 hours and over bucket filled with sweat later, We were done in the weight room.

"Now you two, start sparring." Osamu said.

No one was about to argue this time.

Daitaro and I sparred against eachother for 30 minutes, without stopping. And this time he had his guard up, completely. 

In the end I beat him, but  i didn't gloat this time. 

"You two. That's all for today, seeing as it's your first day of training, but not all days are going to be easy days, like this. You hear?" Osamu-senpai said.

"EASY?" I almost yelled.

He gave me one of those looks and I fake coughed. "I mean *cough* Of course senpai."

Dai just nodded.

"Well you two, listen up. In the root, we handlers analyze our handlee's very carefully. We see if there is a special ability one might be able to work on and hone."

"I'm... confused." I said.

"I'll call up someone. An .. example, you might say. Wait right here."

2 minutes later he walked through the door with a boy our age, a scroll on his back.

"This is Sai, listen carefully to what he says, you two."

We nodded.

"I'm Sai. My special talent is drawing, so I create a drawing, and I use ninjutsu to .. bring it to life. I could also use it for a sealing jutsu. So. say i draw a tiger. I can animate that tiger with ninjutsu, and it would do whatever i command it to do."

I nodded. "That makes sense.."

"Thank you Sai for explaining. You may leave, now."

He nodded and left us.

"So senpai, how will you decide what special ability we will develope and hone?" Dai asked.

"Not everyone has a special ability. I will analyze you two over the next few days and decide." He replied.

"Now, how would you two feel about going to the cafeteria and grabbing lunch?"

I smiled. Foooood. My stomach actually made an embarrassing noise at the mention.

"I'll take that as a yes." Osamu said. Well obviously he heard my stomach. 

"Well I'm going to the cafeteria to get something to eat." He said.

"Are we done for today, then?" Daitaro asked.

"Yep, go get food. You two must be starving."

"Don't have to tell me twice!" I mumbled, racing for the door.

"Wait!" Osamu-senpai said.

I stopped and turned around slowly. "Yes?" I asked.

"I forgot about your misdemeanor this morning."

I groaned. Not that. It was TWO minutes.

It's okay, he said the punishment would be fitting for the crime.

It can't be too bad, right?

"You two get to skip lunch, and clean out the stalls. ALL of them." He said, holding up two toothbrushes.

My jaw dropped.

What. 

No food?

"Stalls? As in.." Daitaro asked.

"Bathroom stalls. Every single one in this building." He tossed Dai the toothbrushes.

"Get to work. I've got lunch to get to."

He left.

"Hey dai, how many bathroom stalls can there be, right?" I said.

He groaned. "Do you know how many people train in the root?"

So i guess. A lot.

"I thought he said the punishment would fit for the crime?" I exclaimed.

"In the root, A mistake is a mistake. It doesn't matter how big or small that mistake is, it's a mistake."

I stared at the toothbrush in my hand.

"So. does he want us to clean ... everything?" 

I made a face, imagining the insides of a toilet.

He nodded miserably.

"Everything."

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