A Warrior's Path 33 Chapter 33. 2 Years Later

A few months pa.s.sed. Ryu taught Naruto how to mold his chakra. At first he didn't quite get it but after some time he got a hang of it. Naruto possess a tremendous amount of chakra even with Kyuubi sealed inside him. In the Anime kakas.h.i.+ said that if Naruto didn't have the Nine Tails, he would have hundred times Kakas.h.i.+'s chakra. Anyway Naruto already have beginner level chakra control. Ryu taught him a few simple Jutsus. He also monitored Naruto's body everyday. The constant chakra supply from Kurama increased his chakra capacity and changed his physique as well. Poison doesn't affect Naruto and his wounds would heal fast, these were the few visible changes.

Ryu's training was divided into three parts. From morning to a bit before lunch was physical training, after some rest he would train in chakra and polish his techniques till a few hours before sun down and lastly sword training. Only sword training was not so smooth. To reach Grand Master level will not be easy even with his talent. Ryu was waiting for that moment of inspiration.

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2 years later.

A boy about twelve years old was running through the streets with a piece of bread in his mouth.

Ryu was late for the graduation. He spent celebrating last night with Naruto and slept pretty late. He jumped off many buildings and reached the academy. He rushed towards his cla.s.s only to find his teacher already there reading out the candidates names. Ryu was noticed by the teacher in charge, he scolded Ryu for a couple of minutes and pointed to take his seat.

The graduation test was just a step for Ryu. Sarutobi already know of Ryu's strength but he kept it hidden until Ryu feels it's alright to reveal it. Ryu pa.s.sed all of the tests with flying colours. He was presented with his head band and said to wait for his Jounin sensei in the cla.s.sroom.

One by one students were called out until Ryu was left. He was confused, usually a team consists of one Jounin and three Genin. Even after waiting for many hours noone showed up. Ryu was about to leave when he sensed someone coming. A couple of minutes later a man holding onto a book came inside. He had white hair with his headband covering his left eye, half of his face was also covered. Ryu identified this person

' Kakas.h.i.+ Hatake '.

Kakas.h.i.+: sorry, a cat crossed my way. I had to circle around to reach here.

Ryu was already expecting an excuse like this. He asked kakas.h.i.+

' Am I the only one in your team?'.

Kakas.h.i.+: well..about your teammates, there is none. I will be your instructor until you become a Chunin.

Ryu was surprised. He didn't know what the old man was thinking.

Kakas.h.i.+: Come to training ground 6 tomorrow morning.

After saying that he vanished into a cloud of smoke. Ryu smirked at Kakas.h.i.+'s att.i.tude.

' Looks like the old man didn't say anything about me to Kakas.h.i.+. He is looking down on me just because I am a kid. Oh boy, he is in for a rude awakening '.

Ryu packed his stuff and went home. The moment he opened the door Naruto rushed up to him

Naruto: Big brother! Quickly show me the headband.

Ryu took out the headband from his Inventory and gave it to Naruto. Naruto took it like it was a holy grail. Ryu saw Naruto clench his hands as he know a declaration of his goal is coming

Naruto: One day I am gonna be the Hokage! Watch me big brother.

Ryu just chuckled at his words: I know you will.

Naruto: Big brother, who is your Sensei? Is he strong?

Hearing Naruto, Ryu remembered Kakas.h.i.+

' His name is Kakas.h.i.+. As for how strong he is, well..i'll know tomorrow. '

Naruto was excited. He kept pestering Ryu to tell him about everything that happened today. While Naruto was pestering Ryu, Akane and the rest were preparing a feast to congratulate Ryu. Naruto and Ryu went inside, the moment they reached the hall

' Congratulations for graduating '.

Ryu looked at his family, he felt warm inside. Naruto was laughing foolishly at the side, s.h.i.+sui was looking on with a smile. The family all sat together, they talked, laughed and enjoyed their meal.

After the celebrations were over, everyone retired for the night. Ryu got into his bed and checked his progress on his sword

t.i.tle: Sword Master Level 10 ( 100% integration)

The past couple of years Ryu did everything he can to go further but it's like he hit a wall. He asked Navii about this,

Navii: Master, the Grand Master stage is where you integrate your intent with the world or in simpler words you form a domain of your sword intent. A Grand Master uses his sword intent to influence the world to form a domain, everything inside this domain is subjected to his sword.

Ryu heard this and sighed. He never thought reaching Grand Master was so hard. He stopped thinking about it and slept. The next day Ryu got up as usual, had his breakfast and went out. He didn't directly go to the training grounds as he knew Kakas.h.i.+ is gonna be late as always. He took his time and slowly made his way towards the training grounds.

Eventhough he took his time, Kakas.h.i.+ was nowhere to be seen. He waiting for another couple of hours before he finally showed up.

Kakas.h.i.+: Sorry for taking so long. An old women needed help.

' Again with the lame excuse. Does he really think anyone would buy that? ' Ryu thought.

Kakas.h.i.+: Let's introduce ourselves first. My name is Kakas.h.i.+ Hatake. I have many hobbies and my dream..I never really thought about it.

' Same lazy introduction '.

Ryu: My name is Ryu Uzumaki. My main interest would be to fight strong opponents and as for my dream..it's to travel, see the world, meet new people, fight strong opponents and enjoy life to its fullest.

Kakas.h.i.+ was surprised for a second before saying: Ok. Thats enough introductions. Let's get started. Eventhough you graduated, you need to prove you have what it takes to be Ninja.