Painful Practice

Rayzen asked Asami's help for getting a medic and she has a friend that fits the role. Hence after telling Asami to monitor him, he started practicing 'Ninja Art: Micro-Burst ' technique before the school next day morning.

In full concentration mode, he followed the technique and exerted force from extending his palm. What followed was a very small gust that rustled a few fallen leaves and blades of grass near him and an audible scream of a child.

" Ahhhh!!!!!!"

Asami rushed to the screaming Rayzen's side. He was kneeling, heads down, on the ground in pain, holding out the hand that he executed the technique. Asami saw that his

hands had signs of contusion from the middle of his arm to the back of his palm. It looked pretty painful and from the screams and tears of Rayzen, it was indeed painful.

" What is wrong with you!? Can't you practice some safe techniques instead of experimenting with a discarded technique? "

Asami kept on berating him and knocking on his head, while Rayzen slowly acclimated to the pain. He sat on the ground in meditation and used the Basic Impurity Cleansing Technique with his chakra. Asami watched over him, particularly his injuries.

She was shocked to see that the injuries began subsiding at a rapid rate as murky stuff that had a bit of bloody smell to it was discharged from the pores on his previously injured arm.

Rayzen was familiar with the technique and he understood his body better than the others he used the technique on. Therefore, he was able to complete a single cycle within half a minute, and that was him hiding his actual speed. After a few cycles, he noticed that the effects diminished to none.

He again used the method, but this time used natural energy and the results were shocking, not a scratch was left after just a few cycles. Asami who was observing everything, even though was curious, didn't intend to pry.

Rayzen noted that the Basic Impurity Cleansing Technique just ejected the dead tissues and blood clots and allowed the natural healing ability of the body to kick in much faster. And with the use of natural energy, the process was accelerated, in addition to it providing a boost to his natural healing ability.

Rayzen's mind was occupied by thought of being a medic- nin.

' I still need to learn healing jutsus. This technique won't cut it. I can't be calm and meditate in the midst of a battle to use this technique. '

After practicing the Micro-Burst technique a few more times while using Basic Impurity Cleansing Technique with natural energy each time, Rayzen got the hang of it and considered the technique safe for practice.

Even though he could heal, the outbursts of pain tested his will each time.

Rayzen said with a 'reassuring' smile : " Mom! You don't need to watch over me anymore! I have it under my control. "

Asami replied with a warm smile: " I just want to see you experience pain for your reckless behaviour. Go on! Ray! Scream like the kid you are! Hihihi..."

'Such cold words with a warm smile.'

Rayzen understood her feelings. She was mad at him, for doing reckless things that hurt himself.

A music of pain could be heard from his backyard, as he didn't give up on the practice, till it was time for his morning routine and class.

...

At the lunch break during class, the Hyuga kid he saved approached him.

Rayzen asked a bit bored: " Have we met before? You look familiar. "

Minori couldn't believe this jerk's words and was trying to figure out what was his aim as she asked emotionless: " Why are you pretending?"

Rayzen shook his head as he placed his arms over her shoulder: " Relax dude! I am just messing with you."

Minori was a bit taken aback by Rayzen suddenly putting his arm over her as she asked nervously while blushing: " WhaWhawhat are you trying to do to me?"

Rayzen felt a bit offended, but cooled down fast as he seemed to have figured something out. His advice came in a monotonous voice as he said: " Dude! Okay, I get it. You need boundaries. But if you start acting like a girl and along with your girly voice, it may cause others to provoke and bully you like what happened earlier with those bullies. Stay with me and I'll teach you how to be a cool guy and score girls."

Minori was shocked that this swindler was dense enough to misunderstand her as a boy and that he had no clue of the conflict that he intervened in.

She lost confidence in herself, as she looked at herself. She was wearing black pants and a green T-shirt with mesh armour underneath, in a way that it concealed even the contours of her growing breasts. Her ebony black hair was neck length.

Hearing him talking about scoring girls, she felt the need to do something to protect the girls idiotic enough to offer themselves to the mouth of the beast.

' I'll act like a boy then. Let's see how you will score girls now.'

Rayzen once again put his hands over her shoulders as he said: " Look at those girls, I can get them with little to no effort. But for that, I need to maintain a cold appearance and sit by the windows at the far end of the class, watching the nature outside with an aloof expression. This increases the my 'love points' you see. Take this as your first lesson. Stick with me and you will get a girlfriend in no time. "

Minori had to try hard to keep her emotions in check when Rayzen put his arms over her shoulder again.

Rayzen asked: " Doing well, kid? "

Minori replied with a snort: " I am older than you! You are the kid here! Anyways... thank you for helping me out. I'll repay this favour in the future. "

Rayzen had an amused smile as he said:

" No need! Consider it as for a good cause. But, if you keep talking in that feminine tone and behaving like a girl, you will get only bullied more."

Minori was incensed. But before she could react, Rayzen said his bye.

" I'll be around here. You can come hang out with me and my friends anytime. See ya!"

...

Days passed and with his focus on training himself and enhancing the few jutsus in his arsenal, Rayzen was too occupied to play with his sisters anymore.

The sisters not used to this, constantly pestered him. Until, he made the two train under his instructions and follow a routine suited to each, under Takeshi's consent. Hence Rayzen and the two sisters spent almost all of their time in school or training at either Takeshi's or Rayzen's house.

It didn't end there as soon Mikoto who constantly teased him for his mistake joined their training sessions.