The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 01]

Chapter 89 - Inner Fears

Daichi tilted his head and dodged the fist that was aimed at his face. He then raised his left hand and blocked the punches and kicks Sasuke sent his way. Daichi had a bored nonchalant expression on his face as he parried the strikes of the Uchiha. Sasuke jumped back after a few seconds and glared at his opponent.

"Don't just stand there. Fight back.!"

Daichi let out a sigh which infuriated the Uchiha child. He raised his vigilance and senses and prepared for Daichi's attack. But those precautions didn't change anything. One second Sasuke was looking at Daichi, the next he felt a punch ram into mid section and then all he felt was the blackness surrounding his eyes.

Daichi looked at the unconscious Sasuke in his arms and gently laid him down on the ground.

"You didn't have to knock him out Daichi!" Iruka came and checked Sasuke's condition.

"If I had held back any more, then Sasuke would have only gotten angrier. And I'm in no mood to deal with his bitchiness today."

Iruka sensei let out a tired breath hearing Daichi's reply. 'Daikoku was right. Lord Hokage should have let Daichi skip a grade. There is no one here that can give him a challenge.'

"Now that the fight is over you still need to make the seal of reconciliation when he wakes up."

"Sensei he's not gonna do it and frankly I'm not going to either."

"But... "

"I'm going to meditate. So... If that's all sensei..."

"All right! Just... go to your spot." Iruka was confused and let out a tired sigh.

Daichi turned around and left the ring. Iruka looked at Daichi and was concerned. 'Unusual. He's irritated. Strange... I wonder what happened?'

Daichi went to the nearby tree on the training ground and sat down. He began meditating while the sparring between his classmates continued.

Shikamaru and the others noticed his behavior. Shikamaru slightly narrowed his eyes as he looked at his classmate. 'Is it just me or is something bothering him?'

"Have you noticed that he's been doing nothing but meditate these last few weeks." Ino quietly asked Sakura and Hinata.

"Yeah. He doesn't even go to the library anymore. And even in class he's meditating... I wonder what kind of training would need him to meditate so much?" Sakura wondered.

Sasuke woke up a few minutes later and looked around. He seethed in anger as he looked at Daichi who was meditating under the tree. He clenched his fist and went to another corner of the academy ground.

As Sasuke kept looking at Daichi his anger slowly vanished. He too had seen Daichi's odd long meditation sessions. And he was more than curious as well. 'He's not someone to sit around and waste time. So this must be some kind of training! Question is what? Chakra control? I read that meditation helps the Yin aspect of the chakra. Is that it? Is he trying to increase the strength of his Yin chakra?... If he's so invested in it then it must be important... Should I start meditating?'

Naruto gazed at Daichi as well... 'My goal is to be the strongest.' Those words rang in Naruto's head like a bell. He then thought about his own goal. The dream to become Hokage one day.

'He reads all kinds of books at the library and trains so much and so hard every chance he gets... But I'm here playing pranks and goofing off! I said I want to become Hokage but have I really worked for it?' Naruto clenched his fists and made a decision. He turned to Sakura who was near him.