"Ha!"Thud
"Another hit," Sakura said, eyeing the target where her kunai had landed.
"One, two, three." She flicked three more kunai toward the targets in front of her.
"All dead center again."
"This time, I'll throw five." Sakura pulled out five kunai and launched them one after another.
ThudThudThudThudThud
"All five in the center. My accuracy is improving at an unbelievable pace," she said, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "I can confidently say I'm now the second-best in the class at kunai and shuriken throwing." The first was undoubtedly Sasuke, and it would not be easy to surpass him in Kunai throwing. Uchicha were known for their skill with Kunai and shuriken for a reason.
"System, I can progress this fast because of the Athletic Body ability, aren't I?" Sakura asked the system. She has been progressing too smoothly in both ninja tools proficiency and Taijutsu. So smooth that Guy was calling her a genius. So, she thought it was the work of the ability given by the system, Athletic Body.
[Yes, you are right. On Earth, Martial arts are considered a sport in the modern age. So, this ability makes it easier for you to learn Taijutsu as it is a type of martial arts.]
[Furthermore, Archery and shooting are also considered sports. There are also sports like cricket and baseball, which involve throwing and accuracy. So, you can improve your accuracy easily.]
[This ability also makes it easier for you to gain strength, stamina, endurance, speed, and other factors that an athlete needs. So, this ability is going to help you tremendously, but it does have a downside.]
[This ability doesn't cover Chakra-related or make you a genius like Itachi or Kakashi. It makes you a genius, but a genius in the context of Earth. You will become strong, but you will need time and hard training.]
"Huh," Sakura didn't know if she should be happy or not. The top athletes of humans were superhumans. Just search deeply about them, and you know they have some superhuman capability that other average people can only dream about. So, if this ability can help her become like them, then she is very grateful to the system.
The problem was that those geniuses had taken more than a decade of relentless training to reach their peak, most only achieving it well into their twenties. But Sakura didn't have that luxury. She needed to reach the level of Madara and Hashirama before she turned sixteen.
The reason was simple: the butterfly effect. If Pain or Obito began their plans even a little earlier than in her memories, the entire world would be doomed. No one in the current ninja world could stand against them. At least, not until Naruto became strong enough to confront them.
[Don't forget about Angry Sakura ability and me. Furthermore, you have started earlier than those athletes, as most of them discover their talent when they were teenagers.]
[You don't have to worry about your growth. Just train hard and earn it yourself I and your ability will fill up the rest of your weaknesses.]
"You are right. When I think about the future, I become pessimistic." Sakura said after the system reminded her. "Canon Sakura could become a Kage-level powerhouse after only three years of training, then I will be more powerful for sure."
"So, for that, I just have to train more. In this world without the internet and mobile phone, it would also help to pass my time." Sakura once again found new energy to train.
"This time, let's try throwing two at the same time like jonin style." Sakura took out two kunai and held them in her same hand between her fingers.
"Hya," She threw them toward the target, but she immediately knew they weren't going to hit the target.
"They didn't hit the target. I knew I couldn't do it, but I tried to do it to judge how far I was from doing this." She said, looking at the Kunai that were stuck in the trees behind the target.
"And I got the answer. I am very far from being able to do this." Sakura hadn't expected it to succeed. She has learned to throw Kunai using her thumb and index finger, but this style requires keeping one Kunai between the index and middle fingers, and another between the ring finger and small finger.
"Let's continue normal throwing practice." She was going to master the simple throwing technique first. "I will practice throwing the shuriken now. But first, let's collect all the Kunai I threw." After all, no one was going to collect Kunai for her, were they?
"Training without Guy sensei does feel boring," Sakura mumbled while picking the Kunai from the targets.
"Should I call others when I am practising alone. They will also learn something at the same time." It didn't feel like a bad idea for her.
"But who is going to come? Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji wouldn't for sure. Naruto will come if I call him because he wants a friend, but Danzo is in free rein right now, so it can be dangerous to go near Naruto now." She began to think who to call.
"Hinata would have been an ideal partner because she also practices Taijutsu, but Hiyashi will not let her out of the Hyuga compound. Kiba may come if I am friends with him, but I am not yet. I don't know about Shino, and there was no way in hell I was ever calling Sasuke." Thinking of Sasuke, she immediately became angry. "If he dares to ever be involved in my training, then I will beat him so much that he will be afraid to even look at me from the next day."
The Kunai in her hand cracked because of her anger. Yes, she was that angry with Sasuke. It didn't matter that he hadn't gone crazy yet, but she would beat him if he gave even a little chance for her to lay her hands on him. It was Sasuke's good fortune that they hadn't interacted till now.
"Fortunately, Guy sensei will return today, but next time I have to trick them to join me anyhow." By them, Sakura was mentioning the lazy trio, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji. It was going to be almost impossible, but she wasn't going to give up. They will have to come.
"Now that I have finished collecting, let's start again." Sakura began to practice throwing her Shuriken after she finished collecting the Kunai. Her training routine was back on track again.
Today, like always, she had started her training by running from her house to the training ground. After reaching the training ground, she repeatedly practiced Konoha-style and Might-style Taijutusu. After she got tired, she practiced throwing Kunai to relax her body.
One may ask how practicing Kunai throwing helps her relax. First, they have to know that this was Guy's training style that Sakura followed. The Second reason was, the Konoha-style Taijutsu focuses more on legs so that their hand can remain free to use ninjutsu, and the Might-style Taijutsu also focuses on legs more because legs are more powerful than hands, so her hands are less tired than her legs.
After her hands get tired from throwing Kunai and Shuriken, she would then run for a while, followed by another session of Taijutsu practice. At last, she has a spar with Guy, which she feels is the best part, because Guy tells her all the mistakes she has made, which helps her improve faster.
This has been her train routine for a month, and she doesn't know when Guy is going to change it. She still has many things to learn, but she also has 6 years before she graduates, so she doesn't know what, when, or how Guy will teach her.
"System, show me my status. Let's see if there has been any change." After finishing her training for the morning, Sakura said to the system.
[Sakura Haruno]
[Status: Civilian]
[Rank: Civilian]
[Strength: Average civilian kid]
InnatePerks:
1. Intelligent I
2. Greater chakra control I
3. Average Chakra
4. Greater Chakra affinity: Yin and Yang release
5. Chakra affinity: Earth and Water
Ability:
1. AngrySakura
2. Athletic Body
Skills:
1. Taijutsu (Learning)
2. Ninja tools throwing proficiency (Learning)
3. Shogi (Beginner)
"Something has indeed changed, but why is there learning written after Taijutus. Are skills measured differently?" Sakura asked curiously.
[No, they are also mentioned as I, II, III, IV, and V as per the proficiency, but you haven't learned enough to write it as such. So, to show you a sense of progress, I wrote it as learning.]
Sakura didn't know how to feel about that, touched or angry but she was feeling more speechless than anything.