One week later.
Suki: Hello Lewii. And how do you like the academy?
Lewii: School is a lot of fun Suki Nee. I learned how to throw shuriken and became one of the best at it.
Suki: That sounds good, do you want to show me, maybe I can teach you something?
Lewii: That would be great, but I actually came because I wanted to pet Mew.
Mew appeared next to Suki and flew into Lewii's arms.
Lewii: Mew is so cute.
Suki: Sato gave him to me and since then we have both been inseparable. I cuddle Mew every night and his fur is so fluffy and soft.
Lewii: Can Sensei Sato give me a Mew too?
Suki: I'm sorry for you, but aunt forbade him to make more. Shall we sneak into Onii Chan's garden and go for a swim in the pool?
Lewii: But I can't swim, Nee San.
Suki: Then I'll teach you, but we have to be inconspicuous, because I don't know if Onii Chan is at home.
Lewii: Agreed.
Suki and Lewii went into the garden together and entered the pool house.
Suki and Lewii were both undressing when another voice sounded in the pool house.
Hanabi: What are you two doing in my pool house without asking my permission first?
Suki turned around and grinned at Hanabi.
Suki: It's winter and that's why I can only teach Lewii to swim here Hanabi San.
Lewii started to cry.
Lewii: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to break into your house.
Hanabi: You don't have to cry right away, but Suki should still ask next time if I want to come too.
Suki: Is Onii Chan home?
Hanabi: No, he's training with Guy and Lee, so we can have a girls day. Both of you wait a moment, I'll get us something sweet to snack on and a few towels to dry off with.
Suki: Thank you, Hanabi Chan. Lewii, let's go into the water.
Meanwhile I was busy with Guy and Lee. We were at Training Ground #9 and Guy was showing me his progress with my techniques.
Sato: So you were able to combine your senses for the first time Guy San?
Guy: Yes and it was incredible, it was like I could feel the surroundings and perceive everything around me. Even the animals in the ground felt like they were somehow connected to me.
Sato: Okay, that means you've reached the first level, now I'll explain the second level to you. The second stage is to realize that the environment you feel is your physical body and that your soul is not limited to your body. If you master this level you can use your environment like your own body and you can do this without needing chakra. And it also gives you another advantage.
I picked up a stone from the ground and asked Guy "what exactly is that in my hand?"
Guy: This is a common stone, Sato San?
Sato: But what is this stone, if it can be a part of your body?
Guy couldn't find the right answer to my question and said "I have no idea!"
Sato: If this stone is a part of your body, then its energy is your energy. See everything you feel as your energy, time is also a moving energy that you can use for yourself and now I'll explain to you what I mean by that.
I turned the stone in my hand into water.
Guy's jaw dropped and he tried to understand what I had just done.
Guy: But how did you do that?
Sato: I think I have to explain it to you differently. What is reality? Reality is our memory of our surroundings and if we change our memory of our surroundings, then a stone is also water or more precisely everything is our energy that we can shape as we want. Your energy can be anything you remember. Literally that would mean that everything you feel is at the same time everything you know and the stone is all the objects you know at the same moment. And when you sense your opponent, he too becomes a part of you. His thoughts become energy, your energy and you feel your energy wanting to flow and this gives you the opportunity to know what your opponent wants to do, before he even thinks about it. However, you cannot convert your opponent's body into water, because his own soul forms his body. Do you understand what I mean by that?
Guy: I think you said stones are water, when I think of stones being made of water.
Sato: That's exactly what I wanted to hear. And now tell me how large was the radius of your perception in this state.
Guy: I would say about 10m.
Sato: That's good for a start, some people have problems with just a few centimeters. You are a natural, but you should still try to increase the radius, because the larger your radius, the less can surprise you in battle.
Lee: That's so cool, I'll work hard to be as good as Guy Sensei too.
Sato: Lee, patience is best for this technique, you shouldn't try to force anything.
Lee: Got it, Sensei Sato.
Sato: And you should stop calling me Sensei.
Lee: I'll try.
Guy: Lee we both need to train more to be equal to Sato, let's run 100 laps around Konoha.
Lee gave Guy a thumbs up and they both said goodbye to me and ran off into the sunrise.
Sato: Both of them can no longer be helped from anybody.
What can I do now, it's not that late, Hanabi wanted a weapon, but what weapon do I make her? Mmmm. Maybe I'll think of something later.
.....I got it, I'm going to Hiruzen and bring him his medicine.
After 10 minutes I arrived in front of Hiruzen's house and held out a package weighing one kilogram.
Hiruzen: Oh Sato, thanks for the medicine, it works wonders for my back, come in, Asuma is here too?
Sato: I didn't mean to disturb you Lord Hiruzen.
Hiruzen: Don't bother, come in and have tea with us.
I entered the house and followed Hiruzen to his guest room.
Sato: Your house is really nice, but isn't it lonely here?
Hiruzen: Sato, I'm too old to fall in love again and so I can fully enjoy my retirement.
Asuma: Hello Sato, have you brought my old man another package?
Sato: The medicine is good for him and the production is not demanding, so he can have as much as he wants.
Hiruzen: And I'm very grateful to you for that.
Sato: And do you both know if Konohamaru will pass his final exams?
Asuma: Yes, he won't have any problems, but I heard you have a genin team now too?
Sato: Yes, but I think it is still too early for them to take part in the next Chunin exam, even if they are already making great progress.
Asuma: That's a shame, I was looking forward to their fights. Choji and Ino also need another member, do you know if anyone might be interested?
Sato: Sakura, Mara, Tenten and Lee have incomplete teams and with Choji and Ino there are 6. So enough for 2 teams, but you would have to decide which team to split between the others and my sister Suki will also compete with Botan Aburame and Wendy Inuzuka. And I think the Kurenai's team will also participate. By the way, I will also be one of the examiners and I won't make it easy for them.
Asuma: You say Sakura is available. I know she was trained by Tsunade to be a medical ninja? It's best to let Ino talk to her, the two of them have been together more often since the last exam.
Sato: I can also ask her for you, I don't have much to do right now and I'm looking for something to do. Then I can go straight to Mara and tell her about it, because she's not far away from here and Guy's team would certainly be happy to have Mara there.
Hiruzen: Oh, by the way Sato.Jiraiya had a training accident with Naruto.
Sato: Did the perverted old man survive?
Hiruzen: Yes, but it was probably close and Naruto blamed himself for it.
Sato: That just means it won't happen again. But thanks for the message that Naruto is fine, I'll pass it on to Hinata.
Hiruzen: With pleasure, I'll go get the tea.
Asuma: I heard Akatsuki captured the Gobi, we still suspect they want to start a war. If only we knew which country they were acting on behalf of, or how many members they have in total, then we wouldn't have to be so careful about them.
Sato: If they want Naruto, I will take care of them.
Asuma: I think we shouldn't underestimate this group, they are all S-rank criminals after all.
Sato: That didn't help Kisame much against me either.
Asuma: When you say that, I know that you are suppressing some of your powers. But I can't imagine how strong you really are.
Sato: It's enough to defeat these idiots. I'm more worried about other things.
Asuma: Is there an even greater enemy?
Sato: I'm not sure yet, but it could be.
Asuma: Does Tsunade know about this?
Sato: She doesn't know anything yet and it should stay that way for now.
Asuma: I understand.
Hiruzen entered the room again and we drank our tea and then I made my way to Sakura at the hospital.
Sakura: Sato, it's good that you're here. I have a patient with blood cancer that is already too advanced, could you take a look at the child?
Sato: Ok, but after that I need to talk to you about the Chunin Selection Exam.
Sakura: Now come to the patient, we don't have much time.
Me and Sakura walked into the patient room and a little girl was laying in a bed and her mother was holding her hand.
I went to the child and felt her condition.
Mother: Who are you and what are you doing with my child?
Sakura: Calm down, he's the best doctor I know and he just wants to help your child.
Sato: Your child has terminal blood cancer.
Mother: Does that mean you can't save my daughter?
Sakura looked at the floor and squeezed her eyes shut.
Sato: I can save her, but I don't have much of Majaji's rainwater left.
Sakura: Sato, did you save some of the water?
Sato: Yes, but as I said, I don't have much of it anymore. I will use it for the child, but you must not tell anyone about it. I no longer have enough of it for others.
Mother: I won't tell anyone. I swear on my life, just please save my child!
I took a small vial out of my pocket and let the child drink the vial.
Sato: Your child will get well soon, but she has to recover first.
Mother: Thank you, thank you.
The mother began to cry with joy and hugged her child. Sakura and I left the room.
Sato: Of course I have more of the water, but we shouldn't attract people with small problems.
Sakura: I know, I will only call you for emergencies.
Sato: So about the exam, would you be willing to form a team with Ino and Choji? I would place Mara on Team Guy, that way you can all take part in the exam.
Sakura: I don't know if I'm ready for this yet?
Sato: I think you're ready and the exam isn't until summer, so you still have time to train.
Sakura: Can I think about it for a few days, Sato?
Sato: Sure you can think about it, but I think you're ready. You have developed from an incompetent to a strong Konoichi and you will not hinder your team, but strengthen it.
Sakura: Ok, I'll try.
Sato: Mara, come out of hiding. I know you heard everything, the same goes for you too.
Mara came out of the next room.
Mara: Oh, what a coincidence that you two are here too.
Sato: Yes, totally coincidence.
I said in a mocking tone.
Sato: You should stop stalking me.
Mara: You must have imagined it Sato, I really happened to be coincidentally here in the next room.
Sato: I'll let Guy know next time I see him and you two should train to be ready for the exam.
"Understood" they both said and I left the hospital.