Chapter 23: The Training

-flash back (continued)-

I woke up back in the hospital again. I sat on the bed, rubbing my head, trying to get rid of the headache that had already started to form. The room was empty and it was dark out. I guess Kakashi went home already. I got out of bed and made my way around it to the empty space in the room. There I stretched and started doing my physical training. The chunin exams are coming up. I don't have a single second to waste.

I was in a handstand, on one hand, with my legs into a split. I had already been in that position for about 2 minutes and was on the verge of falling, when the door opened. The sudden movement threw me off balance and landed me straight on my head. I looked up annoyed, trying to see who had come in. "oh, sorry dear. I was just doing my rounds." It was the same nurse from that day. I got up and smiled at her, "no worries, I wanted to talk to you anyways." She made her way to the bed and sat down, with me in front of her. "I want you to teach me medical ninjutsu." She looked at me surprised by the question. "why so suddenly?" I shrugged, acting nonchalant. "I'm pretty good at chakra control, and I thought it might be a useful skill to have during the chunin exams." She looked even more surprised, "but the chunin exams are in a couple of days! No one can learn it that fast!" I smirked accepting the challenge, "try me."

-time skip-

I woke up, rubbing my eyes. Sleeping on the floor really isn't the most comfortable. The sun was up by now and Kakashi was sitting in his chair like usual. "not to sound rude or anything but don't you have any missions to do." He looked at me unamused and went back to his book. "also, how come you never wake me up?" this time he didn't even look up. What's up with him today? He's acting off. I went and sat on the chair next to him. Again, he didn't even glance at me. I sighed and put my hand on his, pushing the book down, making him look at me. "hey, what's up?" even though he was looking at me, it felt like he wasn't really. Thing is, I couldn't even tell what's wrong since he had his poker face on. I frowned slightly, "Don't do that. Don't put that mask on with me." When I didn't get a reaction from him, I sighed and removed my hand off of his. "it's ok if you don't want to talk about it." I said laying my head on his shoulder, hoping that him just knowing that he is not alone would make him feel better.

Kakashi's POV:

"Hokage sama, please understand! Preventing her from participating is just not fair. She has been training so hard, and she is just as capable as any of the other genin. There's no reason for her to not participate!" He sighed, "I get that she is very dear to you but you can't change my mind. She is not stable enough to participate in the chunin exams. I will not discuss this any longer. You're dismissed." I huffed and left the office, making a point of it to slam the door behind me. dammit! How am I supposed to tell her this?

Elle's POV:

"Hey Kakashi, not to snap you out of whatever you're thinking about, but is it okay of we start training a bit early today. I kind of have things to do later." He looked at me with the same emotionless gaze. "What things? You're not allowed to leave the hospital without my supervision." I laughed and scratched my head, ignoring his mood. "you see, I have been training in medical ninjutsu after our training. I thought it might come in useful for the-" I cut myself off catching myself. He looked at me knowing what I was going to say, "I guess you already know about the chunin exams. I figured that's why you've been training so hard." I shrugged slightly, "Yeah, I'm going to be so prepared! I have a whole plan about each part of the test. I even know how I'm going to protect the genin and everything. Oh but I have one last thing I need to-" This time he cut me off. " Elle, that's enough." He looked mad for some reason. I guess my blabbing was getting annoying. He's already in a bad mood; I really shouldn't make it worst. I scratched the back of my head apologetically, " I was ranting again, wasn't I?" he shook his head and looked down. "Elle, according to the Hokage's orders, you are prohibited from participating in this year's Chunin exams." My eyes widened. That fucking hokage! First he tells my secret to Danzo and now he's not letting participate in the chunin exams! What the fuck is this? How am I supposed to protect everyone, if I'm not allowed to be there? " What happened exactly? Why am I not allowed to participate?" I was trying to hold myself together and not explode in anger. It was stressful enough when I knew I was going to be there but this, this is insane. "The Hokage doesn't think you're stable enough." God fucking dammit! Not stable enough…Is that his way of saying I'm too weak? There's no way I'm accepting this. I got up angrily and stormed outside. The whole way to the Hokage's office was a blur. I was too mad to focus on anything. Not on the people staring at me. Not at Kakashi following me. I was literally blinded by my anger. All I could focus on was getting to the hokage office as soon as possible.

I stopped in front of the door. If I just rush in there screaming, I would be proving him right. Cold bitch mode it is. I walk in calmly, my eyes still flaring with anger. "Hokage sama, I was just informed of your recent decision regarding my participation in the chunin exams." He looked up at me from his desk. He had a warm smile on his face, "well dear, I just think your recovery should be the first priority right now." So now he's going to play nice? Hah! "I'm sure you can tell that I'm fully recovered. I don't know what naïve child you think I am, but I am not accepting this as your main reason." He dropped his smile, finally getting serious. "I'm the hokage. I'm not obliged to explain my decisions to you." Fucking bitch ass obnoxious ass mother fucker. "hokage sama," my voice was dripping with poison, "I hope you're fully aware of the consequences that come with your decision." He fixed his posture in his chair, trying to seem more intimidating. "and what might those be?" there was a subtle threat behind every word he said. I'll fucking cave your head in one day, I swear. "Those consequences are the reasons I want to participate. I strongly suggest that you allow me to participate." I said threatening him back just as much as he was threatening me. "and why would I do that?" AHHH, I'll punch him! "you know hokage sama how valuable information is. It would truly be a shame if someone who knows so much changes sides, wouldn't it?" I turned around and headed for the door. I stopped in front of it before leaving. "just so you know, I would do anything to protect my friends. I'm taking a form from Kakashi. See you at the end of the second part." With that, I opened the door and left.

Kakashi was waiting outside next to the door. Seeing him made me feel guilty. Poor guy, he was in a bad mood all morning because of me. I spread a smile on my face and tried to melt what was left of my anger as I approached him, "Sorry I made you wait long. We can continue training for the chunin exams now." He nodded at me, obviously confused about what just happened.

-time skip-

It felt good to get all my anger out in training today. I had Kakashi teach me the sealing jutsu that Sasuke found earlier which took way more chakra than I expected. We also did a shit ton of taijutsu. I almost forgot to make him teach me how to release a genjutsu but thank god I remembered in time. I was almost completely drained by the end that I just passed out again.

-end flashback-