Ninja In Love (Sasuke X Oc)
02

...❝Fire style! Fireball jutsu❞'s...

SASUKE POV

I was at the dock with Shiori and my father.because today was the day she taught me and the fireball jutsu and Shiori came with us to watch

"Fire style! Jutsu fireball!" Dad took fire out of his mouth

Shiori and I watched in astonishment and bewilderment as the flames took the form of a giant sphere that maintained its shape.

'W-Waw'

After dad finished, he turned to look at me

"This is the key jutsu of our clan, now I have shown you all the signatures. The next step is to build the chakras and focus them to a single point in the chest, then force them up the throat and out of the mouth" my father told me

He looked over more, so we could see more of his face

Then he said "now you try"

"Right" I nodded with a serious impression

"Good try Sasuke" Shiori smiled at me

"Thank you" I smiled back at him

Then I grabbed her hand and told her "watch me okay, okay?"

"of course. How not?"

I nodded at him and ran closer at the end of the pier

Father and Shiori took a step back to make room for me

I made each hand slowly

'Dad actually taught me the jutsu itself. He finally gave me a chance to show that I was important too. And Shiori is here to watch and support me'

I did what Dad told me

'I can do that'

Father and Shiori looked at me seriously

'Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

Then I let out a fire from my mouth

"aww. This is so adorable" I heard Shiori say

I finished, then I heard my father sigh

"Why do I think you'd be like Itachi?" she asked

I am sad to bow my head

Shiori immediately ran to my side and tried to comfort me

"Don't worry Sasuke, this is just your first try" he said as he looked at me with an awkward smile

"Too fast. You are not ready" said the father, we turned towards him. I looked at him sadly as he walked away

I remember what my father told me before. 'A member of the uchiha clan is not recognized as a uchiha completely until they can use the fire style'

"You can do it Sasuke, I know you can. Don't give up" Shiori said as she rubbed my back

"really. I will practice again" I said with determination

"That's spirit. I'll stay here and help you"

"No need, Shiori. Being here to see me fail is embarrassing. I don't want to look uncool in front of you, you know" I said shyly

"You'll never be uncool to me. I want to be here for you, every step of the way you learn jutsu, so I'll be the first to see you succeed" he said with his usual closed eyes smile

I hugged him tightly

"Thank you, Shiori" I whispered

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Night came and I was still training fireball jutsu

As I was breathing heavily, I remembered my father's words about the Uchiha emblem

_'the symbol of Uchiha represents the fan that inflames the fire of our desires'_

"Don't exhaust yourself Sasuke too much" Shiori said anxiously

"Don't worry, I'll be fine" I told her

I am ready to do it again. I did a hand signal

'Fire style! Jutsu fireball!'

I breathed a heavy sigh when I failed again

'Once again'

I tried and tried again

"Let's Sasuke * yawn*you can do it * yawn* Shiori said between yawns

I looked at him worriedly

"Come, Shiori. I'll take you back to your place. You don't have to stay with me" I told him

"No. If you're still going to practice, then I'm not going anywhere. I'll just keep going home if you're going home too. So if you want to practice then let me stay here with you. I told you before, I want to be the first person to see you perfect your jutsu" she said in a slightly sleepy tone

I can only smile at him

"good. But go to bed anytime, I'll carry you back" I said with a smile

"OK" he nodded

SHIORI POV

The next day, Sasuke and I walked to the dock again. I watched Sasuke. I didn't leave him, even for a second we went here. I want to be here for him

"Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

And he failed again, he was very determined

"Almost until Sasuke, you've mastered it" I told him happily

SASUKE POV

Another training day arrives. But today is not an ordinary day. It rained. But that won't stop me

'OKAY. Today must be'

"Fire style!" Go with the fireball!"

SHIORI POV

As usual I came to the dock with Sasuke. I brought an umbrella because of the rain

I offered to shade her as well, but she insisted that the umbrella might get in the way. I hesitated but finally agreed

"You can do it, Sasuke" I cheered

"Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

SASUKE POV

A few days later, I will go to the hyuga complex to get Shiori when-

"Sasuke" mom called me

As I turned towards her, I saw Shiori next to her

"Shiori's? I was washing on my way to pick you up" I said because I was a little surprised to see him here. He likes it every time I go to pick him up

"I thought you'd do that. To save you from trouble, I picked her up for you while I was in the area" said the mother

"I don't want you to waste time on practice because of me, so I came with aunt Mikoto" she told me

"good. Let's go then" I said as I was about to grab Shiori-----'s hand

"Wait a minute" said the mother as she approached me

"What's up" I asked as he bowed parallel to me

She applied the ointment to my face, I gasped a little. Shiori also started applying the ointment to me. Mother looked at me then closed her eyes as she smiled and Shiori did the same

Mom laughed a little

"For what it is" I asked and was about to leave at any moment

"Wait until we're done, okay?" Shiori smiled

I blushed when I saw her face so close to me and nodded

SHIORI POV

Aunt Mikoto and I finished taking care of Sasuke

"And done" I smiled

"Well, it will help" aunt Mikoto said

Sasuke looked at her for a while before looking down with a sad look on his face

After a few seconds of silence

"Hey mother" Sasuke began

"Hmm?" Aunt Mikoto hummed as she continued to smile at Sasuke

"..." - ".Sasuke remained silent

"Sasuke?" I looked at him

After a few more seconds of silence, Sasuke looked at Aunt Mikoto, smiled and shook his head

"M m's. No, it's okay" he said

"You sure?" Aunt Mikoto asked

Sasuke did not reply and simply grabbed my hand and gently dragged me along with him

"bye aunt mikoto" I waved

SASUKE POV

The sun has set and we are still here

"Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

"You've already got there" Shiori said

I gasped for breath as I recalled the things my father told me a few days ago

'*sigh*why do I think you'd be like Itachi?'

'It's too soon, you're not ready'

"I trust you Sasuke" Shiori said suddenly

Hearing him say it makes me more motivated

'I have the best support system. I can't let her down. I'll get it. I'm just starting out. Okay, here it is.

"Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

As soon as I finished, Shiori dashed towards me

"Sasuke" she hugged my neck

"Shiori's. Did you see him? You right?" I asked him excitedly despite knowing the answer to my question

"Yes. You're terrific. Your hard work has finally paid off" he said happily

"I can't do it without you fully supporting me and trusting me" I told him

"No, I didn't do anything. It's all about you" she came back to me

He shook his head

"You are always with me, bringing me food and water, supporting me in every way you can"

SASUKE POV

Next day. I woke up early to pick up Shiori at her house

As soon as we got home. We started looking for Dad

"Sasuke, look. There she is" Shiori pointed out

As soon as I saw Dad, I called him

"Dad!"

He turned his body halfway to look at me. I ran towards him, panting like I did

As soon as I got close enough, I stopped running and said-

"Once again*gasps*will you come? Look at me one more time"

"I told you it's too early for you. I can teach you every day for a week and that won't help" he said seriously

"No. Not teaching me"

"Hm?"

"Watch me. I mean, I think I've mastered it dad" I told him in a more serious tone

"That's right uncle. I was there with him when he did" Shiori said in a calm professional voice as she walked towards us

"He practiced every day to perfect the jutsu. He's cool doing it too" he added

I smiled at him as I held his hand in mine

SHIORI POV

I saw Uncle Fugaku staring at Sasuke, more precisely Sasuke's mouth area

He eventually agrees to watch Sasuke perform a fireball jutsu

The three of us continued on to the dock

Sasuke took a deep breath and began to make hand gestures

I looked at my uncle Fugaku and saw him staring intently at Sasuke with his usual serious impression

SASUKE POV

'Failure is not an option'

"Fire style! Go with the fireball!"

I let out a fire from my mouth and it was in the shape of a giant ball

"Yes. That's how. Good, Sasuke" shiori cheered from behind me

After I finished, I excitedly went around, as soon as I finished, I looked at Shiori with a heart in her eyes. And father with his usual facial expression. My smile disappeared as he turned his back on me and started walking away. Shiori stood beside me as we sadly stared at father

A few seconds passed, my gaze on him turned to the ground. Shiori watched and patted my back comfortably

After a few more steps, I stopped walking

"Well, that's just my son" he said, his back still facing us.

Shiori and I looked at him in surprise

"You've done well. Work hard and you will surely soar and bring honor to the emblem you wear on your back"

I slowly smiled. And Shiori showed her usual closed-eye smile, from her expression, it seemed like she was trying to say 'I know you can do it'

"I will" I replied firmly

"From now on, go your own way" he said

He turned to look at me and continued "not following in your brother's footsteps"

My eyes glared at his words

"You'll always stand by his side, won't you, Shiori?"

"Of course, Uncle Fugaku" Shiori replied in seriousness

"Shiori" I whispered

"promise me something"

"What's up, uncle?"

"Please promise me, your aunt Mikoto, and Itachi. You'll never leave or ignore it no matter what. Always there for her, standing beside her as her dearest love and our daughter and sister-in-law and finally as a mother"

I was blushed loudly by what Dad said

"I promise with all my heart" Shiori replied excitedly

Dad nodded and continued his journey