Kakashi was late. Again.
The morning sun beat down on Training Ground 3. Kenji sat on a tree stump, watching his "teammates" waste their energy.
Naruto stood in the center of the clearing, sweating profusely. He held his right hand out. A swirl of blue chakra flickered in his palm, rapidly spinning and taking the shape of a sphere.
But it was unstable. The edges violently fluctuated.
Pssh!
The chakra dispersed into the air like steam. Naruto cursed loudly and dropped his hands to his knees, panting.
"Dammit!" Naruto yelled. "If I just use a shadow clone to mold the shell, it's easy! Why is it so hard with one hand?!"
"Because you're using the clone as a crutch, idiot," Kenji said flatly.
He walked over and tapped the side of the blonde's head. "Jiraiya let you cheat to learn it fast. But in a real, high-speed fight, you won't always have a second to spawn a clone. You're bleeding chakra from the bottom of the sphere because your palm isn't cupping the rotation tight enough."
Naruto glared at him. "Easy for you to say! It's an A-rank Jutsu!"
Kenji didn't argue. He just raised his right hand.
He didn't weave a sign. He didn't spawn a clone. In less than a second, a perfect, dense sphere of pure blue chakra roared to life in his palm. The high-pitched screech of the Rasengan filled the clearing, whipping the dirt and grass into a frenzy around his feet. It was completely stable.
Naruto's jaw dropped. His eyes bulged out of his head. "Y-You can do it too?! And one-handed?!"
"It's called chakra control, whiskers," Kenji smirked, dispelling the jutsu with a flick of his wrist. "Stop relying on clones to do the hard work. Condense the core first, then build the shell."
"Stop acting like you're the Jonin instructor, Kenji."
Kenji turned around. Sakura was stretching near the wooden training posts. She was glaring at him, her hands on her hips. She was wearing her usual red dress with the slits on the side.
[System Notification: Sudden Quest - The Cherry Blossom's Secret.]
[Objective: Get a clear view of Sakura Haruno's underwear during combat.]
[Reward: +500 SP.]
Kenji grinned. The system always knows how to cure my boredom, he thought.
"I act like the instructor because I'm the only one here who actually knows how to fight, Sakura," Kenji taunted. "Naruto just fought a Sannin's lackey, and all you do is stand in the back and scream Sasuke's name."
Sakura's face turned red with anger. "Take that back! I've been training my Taijutsu every day!"
"Prove it," Kenji challenged. He stepped into the clearing and tapped his chin. "Hit me once. I won't even use my hands."
Sakura growled. She charged at him.
She threw a straight punch. Kenji tilted his head. She threw a knee. He stepped back an inch. Her form was textbook, but it was incredibly slow and predictable.
"You fight like an academy student," Kenji mocked.
Sakura snapped. She channeled chakra into her leg and launched a massive, high-arcing axe kick aimed right at the top of his head. The slit in her red dress flew wide open.
Kenji didn't block it. He dropped into a low crouch, letting her leg swing right over his head.
He looked straight up.
He had a perfect, unobstructed view right between her thighs.
"Plain white cotton," Kenji said loudly. "Seriously, Sakura? You're a Kunoichi, not a toddler. I expected something a bit more mature. Maybe some lace?"
Sakura froze mid-kick. Her face went completely pale, then immediately turned a nuclear shade of red. She scrambled backward, frantically pulling her dress down to cover her crotch.
"YOU PERVERT!" Sakura shrieked.
She lunged at him with a wild, sloppy haymaker.
Kenji stood up. He didn't dodge this time. He raised his hand and caught her small fist effortlessly in his palm. Her momentum stopped completely.
He pulled her forward by her fist. She stumbled right into his chest.
Before she could pull away, Kenji slid his free hand down to her ass. He gave her firm, cotton-covered cheek a hard, stinging squeeze.
"Get off me!" she squeaked.
"Work on your flexibility," Kenji whispered in her ear. "And buy better panties."
He shoved her back lightly. She stumbled, landing on her ass in the dirt. She scrambled away, clutching her chest, completely humiliated and furious.
[Quest Complete. +500 SP Added.]
Kenji turned his attention to the thick trees bordering the training ground.
"You can stop hiding like a coward, Sasuke," Kenji called out. "I can hear you grinding your teeth from here."
High up on a thick branch, Sasuke Uchiha stepped out of the shadows. He didn't say a word. His Sharingan was active, spinning furiously in his eyes.
He had watched the whole thing. He watched Kenji do a flawless, one-handed Rasengan—a Jutsu he couldn't even comprehend—and give Naruto pointers. He watched him completely toy with Sakura without even trying.
His fists were clenched so hard that thin streams of blood ran down his knuckles.
Kenji stared right back at his red eyes. He didn't smile. He just gave him a look of pure, utter disappointment.
Sasuke turned around and Body Flickered away into the forest.
The Uchiha is breaking, Kenji thought, a dark smirk playing on his lips. He's realizing that his fancy eyes mean absolutely nothing. He's the weakest one on the team, and I'm going to make sure he knows it every single day.
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