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Thirty-second Lotus

I am sorry if anyone has missed me. I did not mean to get injured. But I am recovering! And clearly I am better; they have let me have my journal back! And it is not because I kept asking.

I think I am going to step up my training. I need to. This means that if there are others who would like to learn and train, I could take on more students! When I am doing better. I am not completely back to normal. But I am close enough! I will be back to normal soon!

The wilderness is very nice, for those who have not seen it yet.

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I see... [A quiet, thoughtful murmur, reaching for the tea absently. Fingers curled and pain shot through his arm and he retracted it, having temporarily forgotten the handicap. Maybe neither of them had been as prepared as they liked. He reached for his tea again with his working hand and held it steadily, choosing not to bother with sugar to avoid the extra hassle]

So you're going on a feeling. [Not much to go on, but they didn't have that to begin with so anything was something] What did he say about it?

[He frowned at the recoil. It stung to see Sighted hurt, though Gai wasn't sure if it was more than simple empathy or not.] Would you like a hand with sugar? [While Gai didn't know if Sighted liked sugar in his tea or not, he could at least offer.]

A sense of familiarity, yes. Just as I have with Bell, and Crow, and you. And walking up trees and across water. They are things that seem right, and have been proven to be right. I had a memory, after Crow spoke with us, that proved I am indeed a ninja.

[Gai shrugged, trying not to wince after doing so.] That we are more than just killers. That we served the village in every way we could, which included simple tasks as well.

No. [Sighted bristled, indignant, and straightened, but anything further on the subject was dropped in favor of surprise]

You can walk up trees and on water? [Incredulous, disbelieving, he shook his head and stared into his tea for a moment] We served a village, hm? A military-type force then, I assume? Or more like mercenaries?

I did not mean to imply anything. [Gai's voice is gentle.]

[He nods.] We can! Crow, Itachi, said that we could, and so we worked on it, and now we can. You can as well, I am sure. I feel your energy, your chakra. With practice, you can learn! And we were more military-like. We were loyal to the village, from what I understand.

Chakra... [Sighted glanced at his hand, wondering with a fascinated interest. The word felt familiar, and he held onto it, believing a little more firmly now that what Youth said about being connected to be true- as odd as it still seemed.]

How do we use it?

[Gai paused before answering.]

There are probably other uses, but focusing chakra in my feet is what allows me to walk up or across things that most people cannot. I think it was even implied that there are other uses. But I do not know them yet. We will have to rely on trying and memories to find out.

I see. [Not entirely, but he wasn't stupid enough to try walking on water before learning some semblance of control over his chakra. Even then, it'd be solid surfaces first, then only shallow water if he could find any.

But it didn't matter how long it took, he had a more attainable short-term goal now and something to look forward to and work on- more than the vague 'remember who I am and find a way back' mentality from before. Now he was more content to discover those things slowly and take it with the patience it seemed to require- discovering things a little at a time]

That's interesting. You said you train regularly?

I do. I train every day, running by myself and with Fred, teaching a student or two depending on the day, and work out more in the afternoon. Then for my Watch patrol I make it more physically demanding than it has to be, and I have a light workout after that, often!

[And no mention of working out after he gets home. That doesn't need to be said.]

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