[x] I understand your caution. Vigilance is important for any ninja. However, focus on climbing the tree first. Get a feel for how much chakra you're using, so as to adjust the amount as you go. We'll explain ourselves later.
There it was again.
This time his guard was up and he could tell that the voice was coming from....him?
What.
What did that mean? Was he going crazy?
It might just be easier to control a smaller mass of chakra.
[X]Heh, how... delightful, he won't even listen to us, for suspecting a trick. Mmmmm, well... hello there, Sasuke Uchiha. It is good to converse with you. We are here to help you, guide you, and advise you, so I'd ask you to trust us, but that would be foolish to ask of you as of now. All I ask is you consider our advice, and the contents of our messages, not just the fact they come to you at all.
Now please, cool your head, and focus on yourself. Feel for the state of your Chakra. Have your emotions run rampant, and disrupted your control over your chakra? If so, calm yourself. That is all I ask of you, for now. To simply calm down, take stock of the why you aren't succeeding, and not keep throwing yourself forwards without care. If you understand why you fail, you will know how to stop failing. This is a crucial skill for any ninja.
By saying this is a crucial skill for a ninja, I hope to tempt Sasuke into, if not trusting us, at least listening to us.
That...wait my emotions?
These voices if they were not genjutsu what were they?
Extending my senses to my maximum. I still couldn't sense anyone.
I looked back up the tree. I had no time to be thinking about voices and whatever they were saying.
Damn it I was still so far. I haven't even completed a quarter of it!
I sent my chakra to my feet slightly less than the amount that I sent last time and began running up the tree again.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Almost there. I neared my previous mark.
Fuck you ITACHI I'm coming for you!
*KAcka
BOOOOM*
Damn it!
Wait, Anger!
Was that what those voices were talking about?
[X] In times like these, I think the best thing to have is a ... swelling motivational background track. You know, something to really get that blood pumping? Here, I've got just your song.
{Please use a soundcloud link for music. and do make sure that the Youtube link is working. I pasted the closest one I could find because the Youtube video wasn't available.
Music? the voices were playing music.
It wasn't too bad he supposed.
Far better than listening to Sakura's rant.
Unknown to him his head bobbed a bit to the music.
Anger huh.
I won't let Itachi win...
*Breath in* *Breath out*
*Breath in* *Breath out*
Let's do this. He looked at the tree.
Keep calm. If the voices that weren't genjutsu were right then his anger was causing him to lose his control over his chakra.
*Breath in* *Breath out*
He closed his eyes.
He spun his kunai around and held it in a reverse grip.
Ram.
He sent Chakra to his feet and carefully adjusted it.
Then his eyes snapped open as he ran towards the tree.
One step on it and his chakra adhered to the bark of the tree, once that was done he dashed upwards defying gravity.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
He was nearly there. His head kept slightly bobbing to the music as it kept away any thoughts of Itachi.
Right.
Left.
Yes! He passed it!
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
The voices were right after all.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
He passed half of the tree and neared its top.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
and Finally.
He bent a bit as he used his hand to hold the top the tree as the looked around the canopy of trees. He marveled at the scene.
It may have been a genjutsu or he might have been going insane whatever it was he didn't care. It helped him get stronger. So they were alright in his book.
'Thanks, I suppose.'
He waited for a reply.
'Hey, you there?'
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BTW I will try writing in the first person from the next chapter....also...