I read the author's name out loud "Tsunade Senju!"
I think back to my memories of Naruto and I remembered that Tsunade had particularly good chakra control.
"This should have a lot of good information in it if it was written by her, a future Hokage."
Then I immersed myself in those readings on Chakra which were all written by Tsunade.
As I took in all the information as time passed by swiftly.
After some time, I looked at the clock on my desk and suddenly it was 1 am already.
Realizing the time, I started to get worried.
My mother didn't say she was going on a long term mission today, she would've let me know.
Even though I am worried about her she is a ninja, and a fairly strong one at that with healing capabilities so by all means she should be fine.
As I reviewed everything I learned tonight I got ready for bed after I showered and drifted off to sleep for the first time in this new world.
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Around four in the morning I was suddenly awoken to a clamor downstairs.
I got up slowly and grabbed a single kunai that was on my desk.
Walking slowly down the stairs to see what was going on, I peaked around the bend of the stairs leading to the first floor.
There I saw a woman with similar black hair as mine tied up into a long pony tail that stretched down her back. She is wearing a green flak jacket which represents that she is of at least Chunnin rank within the village.
As she turned around I instantly recognized the woman as my mother - Rika Makoto.
I walked out with the Kunai in hand and with the memories of Rajin I greeted my mother how I believe he would've in this situation.
"Mom! You scared me. I thought you were a robber who got into the house. You're back so late, did something happen?"
Rika smiled at me. She walked to me and bent down on one knee.
"No silly boy, nothing important happened. I just ended up getting held up because of paperwork. That's what happens when you're the leader of a squad."
Since she is so close I could finally get a good look at her. She has dark brown eyes with sharp features. She has terrible bags under her eyes currently, probably from overwork for trying to pay for this house along with all the other expenses.
She reminds me of my mother. When the cancer really took hold of me she would always work extra hard to make sure I was able to stay in the hospital and get the treatment I needed.
Although I wasn't able to do anything for my real mother in my previous world, maybe I'll be able to do something for RIka in this world.
I feel as if that is only right since I did hijack this body it seems, I wonder where the real Rajin has gone?
I give my mother a big hug and I say "Mom you don't have to worry, one of these day's I'm going to become a strong ninja, strong enough to take care of the both of us!" I say with the resoluteness of a child who knows nothing of the world.
My mother smiles and even bigger smile then before and speaks "Okay Mr. Strong ninja I'll be waiting for that day. For now I think Mr. Strong Ninja needs to get some sleep, you want to grow big and strong right?"
I nod my head vigorously and rush off to bed as if I'm going to go on an important mission.
From behind me I hear my mother say "Sleep tight my precious boy."
I get into bed and shake off the resistance from me acting like a young boy.
It will always feel weird to act like I'm actually an adult.
Then I go back to sleep in under five minutes and dream of Earth.
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The next morning I wake up and walk downstairs to say hi to my mother.
What I find instead is some breakfast made for me on the kitchen table and a note.
"I had to go into work a little early today Rajin, I made some breakfast for you. I hope you like it. I love you so much. Sincerely, Mom. P.S stay out of trouble!"
I chuckle at the note and sit down and eat the breakfast that was made for me. The breakfast was sumptuous, I can tell that Rika has been cooking for a long time.
After that meal I got ready for the day.
I went straight to the library and returned the books from yesterday.
I then asked for books on physical and chakra exercises.
The man at the front pointed me in the right direction and I quickly found the two books I was looking for. I checked them out and headed straight home.
I leafed through both books and they are exactly what I was looking for.
In the physical exercise book there are a myriad of different exercises mainly pointed to ninja training since this is a ninja village.
In the Chakra exercise book there are a lot of different exercises that will help increase the amount of control you have over your Chakra and the amount you have in your body. These two books actually go hand in hand it seems as physical fitness is one of the variables that helps in your Chakra.
Today I will work on feeling and moving the Chakra in my body, and at the end I will attempt to mold it. This will be a critical step to see how fast I can learn the methods of this world.
In my room I follow the instructions of the book.
I sit down cross legged and try to feel the energy in my body.
After some time I eventually felt it.
It's a truly odd feeling. It's as if there is a network of electric current going through my entire body. This must be the so-called Chakra network that Hyuga's can see with the Byakugan.
Within my body I move this energy as I will it. I can tell that there is some type of resistance, most likely because this is my first time doing this. It feels as if I'm trying to suck water out from a straw that's only less than a millimeter thick.
Eventually I found myself sweating, It seems this takes some physical effort as well on my part.
After gathering my chakra at the palm of my hand I attempt to mold it and materialize it in the real world.
After around an hour of effort I suddenly exclaim "Why?! Why isn't this working!?"