Training Ground 98.
Kiba sat under the shade of a tree with Akamaru, propping up his face as he waited for his Sensei to arrive.
Even though he had only known Satoru for a few days, Kiba already trusted him implicitly, believing that he could help him become Hokage and that he could get a Dog Festival added for Akamaru.
"The Ugly Old Man still isn't here?"
Kiba stretched, looking at the tree's shade cast by the sun.
Woof~
Akamaru comforted him from the side.
"I know there's no need to rush, but as soon as I think about adding a Dog Festival for you in Konoha, Akamaru, I get so excited."
Woof woof~
"What? As long as I'm here, every day is a Dog Festival. You're so good, Akamaru."
After hearing Akamaru's words, Kiba became even more determined to become Hokage.
Whoosh!
Just then, the sound of wings flapping echoed, and a giant shadow was cast on the ground.
Kiba looked up to see a house-sized eagle descending from the sky, scaring him and Akamaru into retreating repeatedly, feeling like they were going to die.
It was too terrifying.
Bang!
The eagle suddenly vanished.
"Kiba, you're up quite early. It seems your determination to become Hokage is quite firm!"
Satoru appeared in front of Kiba, holding two children in his arms.
"Oh, it's the Ugly Old Man. You almost scared me to death, and you have little brother and sister too." Kiba patted his chest, feeling a bit sheepish as he saw Satoru.
At the same time, his hope grew stronger, because his Sensei's Ninjutsu was too grand, too majestic.
Satoru's brow subtly twitched: "What Ugly Old Man? Call me Sensei Satoru."
"Yes, Ugly Old Man," Kiba replied.
Woof woof~
Wah-yi~
"Doggy~"
Tenyu and Maki also cried out when they saw the dog.
After a day, they had already understood the word 'doggy'.
They weren't interested in Kiba, but they really liked Akamaru.
Satoru sighed, thinking it seemed he needed to teach him a lesson.
He had originally thought that since research progress wasn't significant yet, he would start with some gentle education.
Now it seemed, a more intense approach was needed.
After all, wasn't Kiba's personality exactly like that? He liked challenges.
He formed hand signs while holding the children, and the eagle that had just disappeared reappeared, with two child harnesses added to its back.
With Tenyu and Maki smiling, he placed them into the harnesses, carefully casting a barrier Ninjutsu around them to protect them.
"Come on, Kiba, and Akamaru, I'll give you your first lesson now.
It's also the simplest lesson."
Satoru lifted Kiba and Akamaru and leaped onto the eagle.
Then the eagle soared away.
Gulp!
Kiba and Akamaru were held, and as the eagle ascended, they watched the Village slowly shrink below, swallowing their saliva.
"Ugly Old Man, aren't we supposed to be learning?"
Woof~
Akamaru felt like he was going to pee.
"Hmm, because you're young and don't have enough Chakra, I'll teach you other qualities of a Ninja first," Satoru nodded.
Kiba didn't dare to look, closing his eyes: "What qualities?"
"This quality is what I call courage."
"Courage?" Kiba was puzzled.
"It means not being afraid."
"Oh, oh."
"Now, open your eyes. Do you dare?"
"No."
"Then aren't you a coward? How will Akamaru look at you then?"
Kiba stealthily opened his eyes a crack, then immediately closed them again.
But considering Akamaru, he still opened his eyes.
He was not a coward.
"Very good, that's right."
The eagle flew out of Konoha, soaring rapidly in the high sky.
Kiba gradually adapted to this state.
Satoru then shifted his gaze to the two children, Tenyu and Maki.
"Look, not only are they not afraid, they're even smiling."
They were indeed smiling, and very happily so, like the two children were watching something fun.
Kiba was unconvinced; he couldn't let his little brother look down on him.
After a period of time, Kiba and Akamaru completely adapted, no longer feeling dizzy just by looking down.
"This is courage. Are you still afraid?"
"No, I'm not."
"Very good, this courage needs to be trained. If your Chakra isn't enough, you must train your courage first.
That way, when facing enemies, you'll have the courage to protect your comrades.
This is also a necessary quality for a Hokage."
"I'm not afraid," Kiba gritted his teeth.
Woof~
Akamaru also indicated that he wasn't afraid.
"Come, let's proceed with courage training. This is a special training program I invented just for you; even your older sister and my disciples haven't experienced this training," Satoru said with a smile.
Kiba: "Really?"
Even his sister hasn't done it. By then, he'll be more powerful than his sister, hehe!
"This training is called Heaven's Descent, and it can rapidly increase one's courage." Satoru looked at the scenery below, baring his teeth.
You called me Ugly Old Man, how impolite.
He came up with it on the spot, and it could indeed train courage.
Originally, he had planned for physical training first.
"How do we do it?" Kiba felt a chill in his heart, but still asked.
"Like this."
Satoru let go, and Kiba and Akamaru instantly plummeted.
One person, one dog, tumbled in the air.
The strong wind whistled against their faces.
Kiba had just been wondering how the Ugly Old Man would do it, and the next moment, he saw the entire world spinning.
His eyes widened.
Woof~
Akamaru on the other side was also terrified, continuously barking.
An boundless fear spread through the hearts of the person and the dog.
He hadn't become Hokage yet; he was going to die.
"I don't want to be Hokage anymore!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Snot, tears~
Fluttering in the wind.
Still rapidly descending.
"That won't do."
Satoru circled around him with the two children riding the eagle.
"Wind Release: Updraft."
Kiba's descent speed began to slow, and then he was caught by Satoru.
Held in his hand.
"Ugly Old Man, I don't want to be Hokage anymore, boo hoo~~"
Kiba immediately burst into tears, snot bubbles, and everything was already gushing out.
Woof woof~
His brow subtly twitched.
Wah-yi~
Tenyu and Maki, on the side, made sounds, seemingly mocking him.
Waaah waaaah~~~
But it was no use; Kiba, being only a little over four years old, had never experienced anything like this and couldn't stop crying.
"If you cry again, I'll throw you down one more time," Satoru threatened.
"But... but... I'm so scared..." Kiba's face was covered in tears.
His tone was full of grievance.
The words 'not afraid' had already vanished from his heart.
"What's there to be afraid of? You'll get used to it after flying a lot. Look at Tenyu and Maki, how happily they're smiling."
Satoru pointed to his son and daughter.
Sniff!
Kiba sniffed back his snot bubble, looking at his little brother who was heavily enveloped: "They're not jumping."
That's what I was waiting for you to say.
"Is that so? Then I'll let them jump with you. No more excuses this time, right?"
"..." Kiba was already calling for his mom in his heart.
Akamaru too.
Satoru smiled.
He released the two children, and after Kiba had recovered for a while, he continued the Heaven's Descent courage training.
He also split off a clone to continue researching Ninjutsu.
"Ah ah ah ah~"
"Wah-yi~ Wah-yi~~"
"Waaah, I don't want to be Hokage anymore~"
"Wah-yi~"
"Woof woof~"
Again and again, and again.
At first, Kiba was very scared, but after repeated times, he adapted a little, especially with Tenyu and Maki, who were smaller than him, by his side.
He couldn't understand how they, who weren't even three years old, could maintain happy smiles.
They even seemed to be encouraging him with their 'wah-yi wah-yi' sounds.
What he didn't know was that on the eagle, Tenyu and Maki were still sitting in their harnesses, looking at the scenery.
Whenever they saw Kiba's expression, they would smile.
Kiba had no idea about the Ninja's cunning, being fooled by genjutsu.
He even thought his two little brothers had such great courage.
From today onwards, cries and shouts would constantly echo from the sky far from Konoha.
His mind gradually adapted, but his body did not adapt so easily.
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