Training and preparing...
Haruno Sakura appears to be on the move. How long until we make ours?
Kabuto-sensei is back in Otogakure after his reconnaissance mission. I think I'm happy because of this...yes?
Other than that, I've been training, and preparing for the upcoming mission...which has been...interesting to say the least.
I've been practicing what you taught me as often as I can. I hope to be able to summon Manda within two days, if that is acceptable. If not, I'll try harder and die of chakra deprivation, Orochimaru-sama!
Again, thank you Orochimaru-sama for your confidence and faith in me. I will never again let you down!
...I've been quite tired recently, I've almost neglected to water my plants just due to pure exhaustion. Kabuto-sensei, can you give me anything that might give me a little more energy? Jiroubou's been making me tea, but the caffeine's not even enough.
As it turns out, Orochimaru-sama has been teaching me Kuchiyose no Jutsu. I'm so happy! Summoning snakes has normally been Kabuto-sensei's responsibility, but Orochimaru-sama told me that he thinks it is a task that I can do successfully! I will not fail him!
The weeks of chakra control training have paid off splendidly. The seals are not so difficult, but it takes a lot of concentration to get the exact amount of chakra for the proper-sized snake. Luckily for me, my first summoning was a six foot sidewinder rattlesnake, which Orochimaru-sama seemed satisfied with. It wasn't until later that I learned that Uchiha-san and Hyuga-san have also learned Kuchiyose no Jutsu from Orochimaru-sama's first student, Mitarashi-san, and their first summonings were not nearly so large.
I must say I was impressed with the rattlesnake. Within the first few moments it appeared, it tried to bite me, but it quickly let go of my arm when its fangs met the layer of bone I had made directly under the skin. Orochimaru-sama just laughed which made me so happy I almost cried.
With that said, anyone who gets in the way of Orochimaru-sama will have to answer to me, and I promise they will not enjoy the experience.
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OoC: Sorry that I didn't consult you, DaMoyre, but my AIM's on the fritz (worse than usual), so I just decided to wing it and post something... Sorry. T_T