"Today we will practice Chakra Control"
During the evening of Friday Week 9 of Term 2 Year 3 Sasuke finally decided to start teaching Naruto Chakra Control training
"I've been waiting for this day Hahaha" Naruto laughed happily while sparring in Taijutsu with Choji who was now as fluid as a butterfly living up to his name and punched Naruto who was laughing and lost concentration out of the ring
"Naruto! Sorry sorry I punched a little too hard" Choji quickly ran to pull up Naruto who had crashed into a wooden dummy and fell down winded
"That wasn't just a little too hard Ow ow" Naruto took Choji's hand before standing up and dusting himself off
"Normally you would be winded for many minutes by now but when you were hit you channeled Chakra around your body to reduce some of the impact. You're getting better" Shikamaru complimented before walking into the ring to fight Ino who initially resisted Taijutsu training
but when Sasuke said
"Sensor ninjas even though they are in the back lines if they are not good at Taijutsu it will be difficult when things get critical"
this made her focus more on Taijutsu and movement skills. But this was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that if she practiced Taijutsu she would have a chance to spar with Sasuke
"Let's go!" Ino shouted to boost her fighting spirit before lunging and strongly punching Shikamaru. Even though Shikamaru raised his arm to block he was immediately sent flying out of the ring "Yay! I beat Shikamaru"
"Haa what a girl So much strength and fast footwork" Shikamaru complained calmly but his face was very surprised by Ino's development
"Very good Ino. Training for only a few months and you're already on par with Shikamaru even though you took him by surprise and punched with full force from the start" Sasuke complimented before telling them to sit down rest channel Chakra and restore physical strength while listening to Sasuke start the Chakra Control lecture class. Ino smiled broadly upon receiving the compliment while Shikamaru shook his head in annoyance
"Like we learned in class Chakra Control starts with focusing drawing Chakra from the lower abdomen which is the main center of Chakra in the body then drawing it to the hands while performing Hand Signs to use jutsu. That's what every ninja student must know. But what I'm going to teach next is the Genin level method.
Channeling Chakra to wrap around the feet to increase the propulsion force when moving and controlling it to be stable for vertical movement or on water. If you keep practicing you might even be able to walk on air"
"I don't know what vertical means but walking on air is not much different from flying right" Naruto's eyes sparkled so much that Shikamaru next to him held his head at Naruto's shallowness not knowing what vertical meant
"Yes but for now try to move vertically first. It's not too late to practice flying when we become Jonin" Sasuke said before starting the training of channeling Chakra to their feet and competing in long jumps. This was not only Chakra Control training but also Taijutsu training called "Shunshin no Jutsu" or also known as "distance shrinking".
It involves foot movements positioning the sole of the foot tensing the thigh calf and toe muscles and enhancing it with Chakra will make you go further. And doing it continuously a distance of 5 meters that normally requires at least 10 steps will be shortened to just 2 steps. But of course for beginners practicing falling hitting their face scraping their head sliding and getting scrapes is normal. Sasuke who knew this well because he secretly practiced in his own garden had prepared basic first aid supplies
"Ow ow distance shrinking is really hard" Naruto complained while applying stinging green medicine to the scrape on his knee before putting on a bandage "Thanks Sasuke. I'll buy back the medicine and bandages tomorrow"
"Good. We will have reserves to keep using in the next training sessions" Sasuke was no exception. He also got scrapes from practicing distance shrinking although much less than Naruto but more than Ino the only girl who controlled her Chakra well had quick reaction skills and managed to avoid falling and getting injured. As for Choji and Shikamaru they were about the same as Naruto. As they say beginners learning to run if you don't fall and get injured you won't learn the lesson
"Chakra Control training on your feet might be too difficult. Go home and rest your body. You still have Taijutsu class tomorrow but if you want to continue practicing practice gathering Chakra to your fingertips and attracting paper to stick to your finger without pressing it like using a magnet to attract a coin or small metal scraps.
That also helps to practice controlling and channeling Chakra well" Sasuke said while walking home with the 5 of them
"Why didn't you let us practice something easy like that in the first place Sasuke?" Shikamaru asked lethargically
"Do you think if I gave him something easy like that Naruto would agree to practice without complaining?" Choji and Ino nodded in agreement with Sasuke. Naruto who was spoken about in close proximity was stunned
"Is it my fault?"
"Yes" Ino and Choji shouted simultaneously before laughing and going their separate ways home with everyone intending to practice Chakra Control turning their fingertips into magnets attracting paper to stick tightly with concentration before slowly increasing the difficulty to attracting a wooden Shuriken to stick to a single finger