Several weeks had passed since school began. When the other kids are playing or studying history, he keeps training every morning. For now it seems that no one noticed what he's doing, even Jiji, the last time he came to visit he looked happy with his results in the test and gave him a set of furniture to decorate his house.
Changing the other furniture, he organized the new one and made some space to study and think about the training. He never used all the space before so the house always looks empty, at least now he's happy to stay at home, he gained all of this with his efforts.
"This damn thing is so difficult, how do adults learn this? Even now they don't teach us Chakra" hopeless about his future, he doesn't know how he can accelerate and learn before the other kids, he had to be the first.
"Maybe I should go to the library, that's the only thing i haven't tried" like he's against a major enemy, Naruto knows that if he wants to enter the library he needs the licence that only the teacher Iruka can give.
"I hope that Iruka doesn't bother if i ask him for this, he can't be so mean right?" In the middle of class Naruto thought about going to Iruka's office after this ended; otherwise he would wait until Jiji visited him and ask for that, after all, JIji's the academy director.
At the end of the class Iruka left the classroom and Naruto followed him immediately, keeping a distance. Naruto is still nervous, it's the first time he wants to ask something to Iruka and only hopes it goes well.
Iruka knew that Naruto was following him, so when he got to the office he left the door open.
"Is there anything that I can help you with, Naruto?" Iruka's voice was flat making it clear that he doesn't want to talk to him.
Hearing that, Naruto straightened up and spoke quickly "Can you give me the licence to the library? I want to learn about something that I don't understand"
"Ok, take this. Close the door when you leave" Iruka didn't hesitate for a second, he just gave him a small card.
"Thanks! Iruka-Sensei!" With a happy smile Naruto thanked him and left.
Rubbing his eyebrows, Iruka notices that it's the first time Naruto calls him "sensei", and is just a consequence of showing his disgust to him. Even if he didn't want to deal with him, he could only access whatever Naruto asked as long as it was something from school, that's what the Hokage told.
Naruto didn't expect it to be so easy, maybe Iruka-sensei isn't that bad.
Looking at the small card Naruto didn't see anything remarkable, so he went in a straight line to the library.
In the library, he saw an old man at the desk at the entrance. Showing the card, the old man took it for a second and said to him to be quiet and let the books in their place when he left.
Before going to the books Naruto addressed the old man "Oji-san, can you tell me where the meditation books are?"
The old man pointed at one direction and said "at the end of the corridor, self care section"
"Thank you, oji-san!" Naruto thanked him and walked to the corridor. The library isn't too big because the books here are only for educated kids and how to deal with various things when they graduate to be a ninja.
Naruto didn't know why there is an entire section to self care but hopes this can help to complete the training.
Searching though the books Naruto didn't take a long to find one called "How to meditate and deal with emotions"
Reading the book he noticed that some things he had done in his training weren't quite right, nowhere says that you need to start meditating in the river, instead the book said to seek for a peaceful place to free yourself and think about one thing, like breathing or counting time.
After that you can think about what you want to do, in his case it is to feel the sensations of both energies and refining chakra.
Meditation also includes a breathing pattern, that's why it is recommended to think about that, when you can do it, it helps a lot to deal with various things and not only to regulate your emotions.
Learning all these things Naruto went home and closed all the windows to try it, with his experience in the river it didn't take long to make it.
The first thing he felt was calm, the need to deal with the river flow always made him irritated but now he didn't need to deal with it and just focused on his inner self. He never noticed that breathing was too difficult, but thinking about it made him realize. After a few minutes he couldn't concentrate and lost his breath making him gasp.
"Huff huff, this damn thing is difficult but now i know what to do" said Naruto with a big smile on his face, then he takes a short break before continuing.
He didn't stop going to the river in the mornings but now in the afternoon he is training what his body could handle.
After two months Naruto can focus on one thing for 1 hour when he is at home, but it isn't the same in the river; is still to difficult to do it so he return to the library and learn that meditating with the legs crossed it was easier because his upper body is better supported by the lower body.
After one month he can stay in the river for the required five minutes but still can't feel the energies so he tried to extend that time.
One month later he can feel both energies at the same time but then he encountered another problem: he can't mix them because the time is still too short, even if now he can stay in the river for 12 minutes.
For the next three months Naruto stopped meditating at home and went to the river like he did in the morning. He did that after noticed that Jiji came to visit 2 times each month.
After going through all these months Naruto can meditate for about one hour, also going in the afternoons greatly accelerated his training and no one noticed what he did. But most importantly, he feels that he can do it tomorrow.
Without needing the clock to wake him up, Naruto got dressed and ate something fast to go to the river. The sun was barely showing and Naruto got into the river. Now the cold water can't bother him and immediately entered a meditative state.
In a few seconds he feels both energies, the spiritual one wasn't difficult and it feels like flowing water, the first time he felt it was a scattered fog.
The stamina is way more difficult, every time he feels it he thinks that something is pressing him and makes it much harder to move it.
That's the main reason after several months he can't refine chakra, trying to move the Stamina feels like moving rocks on a sunny day. It feels heavy, dry and slow; all at the same time.
Most of the time he can meditate on the river he spent moving the Stamina to refining it, but today when time is close to finishing he finally can mix them. The chakra feels soft, dense and flows through his body all the time. Even if he could only use a small amount of Stamina, he succeeded.
"¡HAHAHA! I made it! Now I can beat up all of them, they don't know chakra but I do!" with a wild laugh Naruto got up from the river, he didn't notice that he didn't unwear his shirt when he entered the river.
He's excited about going to the school but in his way he remembers what the book said.
"Don't show to others that you know this, fine?"
His smile froze when he realized. Without being able to show off his achievements Naruto went to the school annoyed, for now he could only wait until the school taught Chakra to other kids. Meanwhile he continues his training, but now he wants to use more Stamina and Spiritual energy to produce chakra, it's the only thing he could do, at least until the book gave him more things to do.
Seeing Naruto entering the classroom with his wet clothes, Iruka felt a head-ache. Naruto didn't give him many problems but sometimes he didn't understand why he came into such a state.
"Naruto, didn't you fall in the river again?" rubbing his eyebrows, Iruka asks him and the answer is the same all the time.
"Yes, Iruka-sensei, I think this is the last time this will happen," Naruto answered him with an annoyed tone.
"Fine, dry yourself with this before" , giving him a towel, Iruka returns to his desk and says to the other kids "everyone stop laughing and open your books"
Sitting in his seat Naruto hears the kid at his side "stop coming like that to get attention, no one likes you" he remembers his name Kiba, but he always mocked him so isn't in a good way.
"Shut up before i beat you" Naruto says to him,usually he smiles at him but today he's very annoyed because he can't show what he achieved after several months.
"Pff you don't have the guts" replied Kiba, before he could continue he felt a hard punch in his face.
He didn't expect him to do it "what the hell is wrong with you, is only a joke!"
"I told you, stop doing that, it's annoying" replied Naruto without regret.
"Naruto! Kiba! get out of the classroom!" this time Iruka is really mad, just like Kiba he didn't expect Naruto to do either.
"Iruka-sensei, you know that is not the first time that Kiba bothers me" defending himself, Naruto won't give up without a fight.
"I'm only playing with him! I didn't say it seriously" to prove his point Kiba asked his friends "also they know that I'm playing!"
"Yup, Iruka-sensei you know that Kiba is the only one who speaks to Naruto, it's not that serious" one of Kiba's friends responded faster than anyone.
"Iruka-Sensei!" Naruto shouted, clearly annoyed.
"Stop! GET.OUT" without paying attention, Iruka answered to both of them "Stay at the door and listen to the class. I didn't want any more fights, understood?"
"Yes sir" each one taking one side at the door, Naruto and Kiba won't say anything until the class ends.
This time Iruka didn't leave the classroom the moment the class ended, but he called Naruto and Kiba to enter and sit down in their places.
"Ok guys, I have good news, I know most of you are wondering why we don't teach you chakra. Starting next month I spent the last weeks of classes showing how to produce chakra. I expect all of you can learn that quickly because next year physical exercise will be included in classes."
Saying that, Iruka left quickly before the kids could react, most of them were happy but the kids from clans didn't react that much.
Naruto didn't expect that he didn't need to wait long until he can use chakra, but that's okay for him, after that he can say that he learned from school.
Motivated, Naruto continued with his training. The amount he can produce is still low but it increases a bit every day and now he can feel it throughout his whole body.
Now he has chakra but he didn't know how to move and use it so he went to the library, trying to find some book but he returned home disappointed.
Not finding any other way to train, Naruto kept going to the river every morning and afternoon until the sun went down and the night rose. And when he practiced the Transformation Jutsu he only needed two times to do it, it wasn't as hard as he thought; now, he can buy better food and clothes, even he got bored of wearing the same all these months.
At home he spent the last hours of the day studying for the tests, it's not yet the first place but it's in the top 5.
Naruto spent the days busy until the day came, today Iruka-sensei will teach how to refine chakra, and finally he will be able to use it and asked how to continue with his training.
Today Naruto was one of the first to arrive at the classroom, punctual as always Iruka-sensei appears at 8 A.M.
"Good morning guys, follow me to the gym" saying that he left the classroom and all the kids followed him like a goose mom.
At the gym Iruka separated each one and told them to sit down with their legs crossed. Some kids seemed to be uncomfortable with it but he didn't say anything. The others seemed accustomed to it and waited for the next words.
"Ok, I'll go one by one so wait for your turn. We have three hours and we're done for today. If any of you already know how to do it, you can practice on your own" saying that he approached one guy in the left corner.
"I'll share with you my perception, you only need to feel and mix the energies that i told you in class" behind the kid, Iruka put his hands on his back, there was a faint blue glow in them.
After a few minutes he took his hands away and go to the next kid "If you can't do it the first time, don't worry, i help you two times a week until the school ends"
Naruto didn't need to wait much for his turn, feeling Iruka's hands in his back he concentrated immediately on his inner.
The first thing he felt was that Iruka-sensei chakra is weak, second one is that he can't see as much as he did; with his previous experience Naruto didn't take long to refine the chakra with the method that Iruka told him. But this time the chakra he refined with this method felt weak and light, like it would disappear with a breath.
Naruto didn't know what to think, it was too easy and didn't need to do all the things he passed though to refine chakra with the book method.
In Iruka's perception, Naruto's body releases chakra in all directions as if it were never going to end, this child clearly has a monstrous amount of chakra.
With sweat running down his neck, Iruka took his hands away from Naruto.
"Iruka-sensei, it's always so easy? I made it at the first try, I think this will be more difficult" why a confused gaze Naruto asked Iruka, he thinks that everyone needs to go to the river or something like that to make it.
"Well, isn't that easy for everyone, you have a lot of talent i guess. Now you can train for yourself, if you had a question ask me after class" saying this, Iruka moved on to the next kid.
Naruto remained deep in thoughts. The only thing you need to learn chakra is someone to help you? Why do Iruka's chakra feel so weak? Iruka-sensei didn't notice the amount of chakra I refined before but says that after I made it with his method.
"Soon will be my birthday, maybe the book can explain what is wrong" After that, Naruto kept training but even in the school he used the book's method, it felt stronger and he didn't want to give up even if the other method was easier.
—3 weeks later—
On this day Naruto didn't go to the river, he stayed at home and when he took the book after a while, it opened itself and greeted him.
"Happy birthday, Naruto. As a gift I let you ask me one thing.
-¿What's the difference between your chakra and others chakra?
-¿Wants to know something about your parents?
You can ask me one of these, it won't disappear next year but if you want advice I can tell you. Your chakra is stronger so don't worry about it, I will give you other methods to use it.
You can't ask me much because you don't know many things, learn more and maybe next year I will give you more options"
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Training chakra was so easy in Naruto, they don't need to make a hard training to get it; the only difference between they are the amount you have. The training for natural energy and the meditation methods that i saw in other novels inspired me to use it in this fanfic.
Ninjas are so powerful itself but why their lifespan is so short? an overexertion because they don't know how to use it properly? Let's try to fix this.
I'll publish the first 10 chapters one each day, after that the updates will be every 2 days.
I won't put a Patreon page until that, bc i don't know if most of you like it. When the 10 chapters are released, please tell me what you think, that can really help me a lot.
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Thanks for reading!
Have a nice day.