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Chapter 2 - chapter-2: Training

First I have to build my physique, it's been a week since I started training and I have already mastered the D rank fire ball jutsu and shadow clone jutsu for now. And I have even partly mastered the C rank Phoenix Fire Jutsu. So for now I have to make good use of my growing time to strengthen my foundation.

But before that lets see if I can make the jutsu without hand signs, mmm for fire let's start by trying to heat the chakra.

As I channel my chakra to my hand I try to increase the temperature of the chakra and change its nature to fire release. As I concentrated on changing the chakra nature, I try to remember everything about fire being created by a combination of oxygen, fuel and source. So I made the chakra fuel and heated the chakra as the source. Did I succeed? As I opened my eyes my hand was in fire, so I succeeded. What the hell? My hand is on fire, damn it.

How do I stop it? I panicked since I did not believe I could succeed, hot hot it's so hot, mmm wait a minute it is not hot. So it does not hurt me as I was trying to examine what was going on suddenly the flames went out.

"Holy crap… I thought I was toast!" "Fuuu… damn, my heart's still racing!"

I have to be more careful not to expose my abilities, if I do I will be in big trouble. For now I have to focus on things like kenjutsu, body training and chakra control. For chakra control let's see make a tread out of the chakra and then make it as long as possible and then make it from each finger like the sand shinobi's use for controlling puppets. Yeah for chakra control it will be the best method.

But why didn't anyone in the hidden leaf village try that for chakra control? What he didn't know was that it was very difficult to train in chakra tread techniques even in the sand village only a handful of people can use it because of how hard it is?

The sky is still dark. Mist clings to the trees. The only sound is the wind rustling the leaves… until—

Guy (off-screen):

"OOOOBITOOOOOO!!! THE FLAMES OF YOUTH NEVER SLEEP!!!"

[Cut to Obito's house – inside, dim light]

Reincarnated Obito is already awake, sitting on his bed, a towel around his neck and a water bottle prepped. He stares at the wall, emotionally preparing himself.

Obito (to himself):

"I knew this was coming… he said we'd go harder today. My muscles are already crying from yesterday. But If I want to get stronger I have to do this, sign. I really want to have a peaceful life. Will I be able to? After all the third great ninja war, the fourth great ninja war, I have to stop madara, black zetsu, and even other otsutsuki 's, sign.

Suddenly – a huge CRASH at the window

Guy flips in, landing in a superhero pose. His teeth sparkle brighter than the sun, even though the sun hasn't risen yet.

YOU'RE AWAKE! EXCELLENT! TRUE YOUTH SENSE THE WORLD EVEN BEFORE THE BIRDS DO!"

"Today's training: 500 upside-down tree climbs, followed by sparring with ANKLE WEIGHTS!"

Did your father give the weights guy? YES he said to grow stronger you have to push your body beyond its limits thats how you get stronger? Is he not coming today? No he has to do missions. So it's only the both of us. Ok let's get started.

As I said I put on the weights in my legs and hands it was heavy but I am determined, he stared at me and just when I was about to ask, let's go Obito.

Oh Obito your up early today, yes grandma. I am starting my training and this is my friend mighty guy, oh you have a new friend that good. She smiles, ok grandma bye. I will be back soon.

Obito is already running alongside mighty guy

Sweat pours off him as Guy jogs alongside him.

Except Guy is doing it on one hand.

Guy:

"Obito, my youthful companion! Remember, pain is the incense that summons strength!"

Obito (gritting teeth):

"...If pain is incense, then I'm a full-blown temple at this point."

Obito and Guy are sprinting through the trees. The sun is just starting to rise, casting gold through the leaves. Birds flutter away as the two tear through the trail like hurricanes.

Guy (sprinting ahead, yelling back):

"YOSH!! OBITO!! TIME FOR A PUSH-UP BREAK!! FIVE-HUNDRED!! NOW!!"

Obito (reincarnated, panting):

"Wait—WHAT?! We're in the middle of a run, what do you mean break—?!"

[Guy stops mid-run and slams into a push-up position like a machine—bam!bam!bam!]

Guy:

"True strength is born in random adversity! The body must never expect comfort!"

Obito (internally):

"This lunatic's built differently… But screw it, I'm not gonna fall behind. Not again."

I drops into position beside him and starts doing pushups

10…

50…

80…

Obito (gritting his teeth):

"Okay… okay… not that bad…"

Guy (already at 200, perfectly calm):

"Excellent, Obito! Your chakra may be Uchiha, but your SOUL is full of youth!!"

Obito (arms shaking):

"Y-youth... is trying to kill me…"

150…

200…

250…

Obito (face in dirt):

"I can't… feel… my arms…"

Guy (not stopping):

"When your arms stop moving, push with your will!"

Fast-forward – I was trembling at 499, arms wobbling

Obito (thinking):

"One more. Just one more. I lived a whole life in another world with regrets. But in this world I will live without regrets."

[He yells and slams the 500th push-up down, collapsing face-first into the grass, breathing heavily.]

Guy (grinning, offering a thumbs up):

"You did it, Obito!! Your flame is getting hotter by the second!! I can feel it warming even the trees!"

Obito (face still in the dirt, muffled):

"…Next time… I will just burn the trees…"

[Scene: Forest Trail – Continuing after the 500 pushups]

Obito is sprawled out on the grass, chest rising and falling rapidly. His arms are noodles, sweat dripping like rain off his forehead. The birds have gone silent, perhaps out of respect.

Guy (popping up from his pushup like nothing happened):

"YOSH!! That was merely Phase One! Now—back to the run!! Double time!"

Obito (groaning, half-conscious):

"You're... serious? Already? My arms are still crying..."

Guy (first in the air, full of passion):

"OF COURSE I'M SERIOUS!! Muscle grows in the furnace of suffering! We run to the waterfall now—FULL SPEED!"

Obito (forcing himself to stand, legs wobbly):

"…If I collapse, just leave me in the bushes."

Guy (laughs):

"Nonsense! I'll carry you with ONE LEG if I have to!! LET'S GO!!"

[They take off again, this time not just jogging—Guy sets a brutal sprint pace.]

Obito (thinking):

"This guy isn't human… He's built like an ancient war god on protein powder and spite…"

[His lungs are burning, thighs tight, but Obito's expression slowly changes. Amid the pain—he's grinning. Just a little.]

Obito (panting):

"This… hurts like hell… but it's kinda fun…"

Guy (not missing a beat):

"YES!! THAT'S THE SPIRIT!! When your legs scream, you sprint harder! Pain is the seasoning of victory!!"

[They jump over logs, duck under branches, leap across a narrow stream—all while maintaining a brutal pace.]

Obito (barely managing to keep up):

"Are we racing the sun or something?!"

Guy:

"WE'RE RACING OUR LIMITS—AND LEAVING THEM IN THE DUST!!"

[They finally approach the waterfall—the steam rising around it from the morning sun.]

Guy (mid-sprint):

"LAST 100 METERS! WHOEVER GETS THERE LAST HAS TO CARRY THE OTHER BACK!!"

Obito (eyes widening):

"Oh HELL no—!"

[With one last surge, both break into a dead sprint. Obito digs deep, body screaming, but he pushes harder than ever. They're neck and neck… then—]

Obito stumbles.

But instead of falling—he grits his teeth, clenches his fists, and ROARS forward—

Both slam into the waterfall's edge at the same time, gasping, soaked in sweat.

Guy (hands on hips, huge grin):

"A TIE!! YOUTHFUL PERFECTION!!"

Obito (collapsed against a rock):

"I feel… like I died… and got punched by life on the way out…"

Guy (thumbs up):

"EXCELLENT!! Now, we rest—for three minutes! Then squats!"

Obito (face-down on a rock):

"…You're Satan in green spandex…"

[Scene: Waterfall Training Ground – Three Minutes Later]

Obito (still collapsed on a mossy rock, gasping):

"…Three minutes… felt like three seconds…"

Guy (doing one-armed handstands on the edge of the waterfall):

"EXACTLY! That's the spirit of true training! Now—it's time to give our legs the love they deserve… with 1,000 SQUATS!!"

Obito (sits up fast, then immediately regrets it):

"One… thousand?! I just learned how to stand again!"

Guy (beaming, hands on hips):

"Your muscles are still warm! PERFECT time to push beyond your limits!"

[Guy slams into the first squat like it's the most glorious movement on Earth.]

Guy:

"One!! Two!! Three!!"

Obito (muttering):

"…This guy's body is forged by the gods."

[Obito gets into a squat position. First few reps are stiff—his thighs tremble like they're whispering death threats—but he powers through.]

Obito:

"Okay… okay… I can do this…"

Guy (shouting from behind):

"TWENTY-FIVE!! Like drops of YOUTH rolling down the mountain!!"

Obito (panting):

"…I'm only at eighteen…"

[They keep going. The sound of squats echo through the forest like tribal drums of suffering. Birds take flight]

Guy (at 100):

"YES!! I can feel the flames of determination in my hamstrings!!"

Obito (near collapse):

"I can feel something, and it might be a torn muscle..."

Guy (grinning, now squatting on one leg):

"PAIN IS JUST A GUEST! WELCOME IT WITH OPEN QUADS!"

[Obito grits his teeth, sweat falling like rain. His legs wobble, burn, scream—but he doesn't stop.]

Obito (internally):

"I died in another world. I've seen pain. But this—this is worse. And somehow, I love it."

[They push past 200… then 300… time passes. At around 500 squats—]

Obito (barely upright):

"…My legs are jelly. My soul is jelly. My bones are jelly."

Guy (smiling like the sun):

"THEN BECOME JELLY OF YOUTH! AND KEEP GOING!!"

[Obito lets out a war cry—more like a wheeze—and keeps squatting.]

Guy (looking proud):

"You've got the fire, Obito! Soon, your legs will carry the weight of your dreams!"

Obito:

"…Right now they can barely carry my kneecaps…"

[They eventually collapse into the grass, soaked in sweat, muscles twitching.]

Guy (grinning up at the sky):

"Leg day is complete… my favorite kind of suffering…"

Obito (gasping):

"…You're not human, Guy… you're a cursed dumbbell in spandex…"

Guy (laughing loudly):

"I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT!"

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