The sun rose, its golden rays creeping through the window and casting a warm glow over the room. Travis stirred, the heat pressing against his skin until his eyes finally fluttered open. He groaned, stretching his arms before pushing himself up. His muscles ached slightly, but nothing too serious. With a yawn, he got up and made his way into the bathroom.

  The hot water rushed over his body as he took a long, rexing shower, letting the steam loosen up any lingering stiffness. The events of the previous day repyed in his head—Sasuke's humiliation, Naruto's training, and of course, his little te-night conversation with Tsunade. A smirk tugged at his lips.

  After finishing his shower, he dried off, threw on some clothes, and made his way to the kitchen. He quickly put together a simple breakfast, taking his time to enjoy the meal.

  As he ate, a sudden knock at the door interrupted the quiet morning. Travis sighed, shoving another bite into his mouth before heading over. He opened the door, revealing none other than girl wonder herself—Sakura.

  "Hey, Travis, are you busy?" she asked, her green eyes studying him.

  He leaned on the doorframe, chewing the st of his food before answering. "No, I'm just eating breakfast. What's up?"

  "Oh, well, Kakashi-sensei asked me to come get you two since he wants to help with training."

  Travis raised an eyebrow. "So he's recovered? That's nice. Sure, I'll come, just need to finish here. Come in, we'll go together."

  She nodded and stepped inside, taking a seat on his bed while he stood near the counter, finishing his meal.

  Sakura gnced at him, curiosity evident in her expression. "How did you get so strong? I mean, you single-handedly humiliated Sasuke yesterday. Did you take any special training from some hidden master?"

  Travis chuckled, shaking his head. "Nah, I trained on my own. You just need discipline, I guess, but we'll get to that in a second."

  He quickly washed his dishes before they headed out.

  The morning air was crisp as they walked toward the training grounds. When they arrived, Naruto was already there, surprisingly early. He was deep in conversation with Kakashi, discussing the different elemental affinities one could awaken.

  Sakura turned to Travis. "So, what will we be doing?"

  "Well, what you need isn't learning what kind of chakra nature you have," Travis said, crossing his arms. "The only thing needed is for you to learn martial arts. That's the only way that you'll be able to get stronger. So for now, why don't we begin with that? Umm, take this book, read it and learn. I'll be back ter."

  Before she could respond, Travis vanished in an instant.

  Sakura blinked in shock, her mouth slightly open. "What the hell—?"

  Meanwhile, Travis reappeared inside the Hokage's office, casually plopping down onto Tsunade's desk with a smirk.

  "Yo, Tsunade!"

  Tsunade looked up from her paperwork, raising an eyebrow. "What do you want, Travis?"

  "Well, you know, I think Sakura could really use some training from you. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about," he said, winking.

  Tsunade narrowed her eyes. "How do you know all these things? That's what I'd like to know before we do anything."

  He chuckled. "I have my ways. So, are you going to train her? If you do, I'll tip you off with some information—very valuable information. The kind that could change the tide of this vilge."

  Tsunade studied him for a moment before sighing. "Alright, I'll do it. Now, out with it."

  Travis leaned in slightly. "Danzo wants to be Hokage. Honestly, I don't mind taking him out right now. In fact, I might just do so now that I think about it."

  Tsunade's eyes darkened slightly. 'That was obvious, but if he's saying it, then there's a 50% chance that Danzo is already making his move. He's predicted too many things correctly before. I can't ignore this.'

  "You do know that would bel you as a rogue ninja in our records?" she asked, getting up and gazing out the window.

  Travis smirked.

  "But then again," she continued, a sly smile creeping onto her lips, "if nobody says anything, then that might not happen."

  Travis caught her reflection in the window and grinned. "That's the Tsunade I like. If you hear an explosion tonight, you better mind your business."

  "Don't destroy the vilge!" she shouted, but Travis had already disappeared.

  She exhaled, shaking her head before a small chuckle escaped her lips. "I think I might grow to like that kid."

  —

  Travis returned to the training grounds, where Sakura was still deeply focused on reading the book he had given her. She barely looked up when he arrived.

  "I'm back," he announced. "Lady Tsunade agreed to train you into the new… well, you'll see. So be happy. But don't forget to read that book."

  Sakura blinked in confusion. "What? When did you do that?"

  "Just a minute ago," he said nonchantly. "Now let me talk to Naruto."

  He walked over to Naruto, who was listening intently as Kakashi expined how shadow clones could be used to speed up his training.

  "Eyy, Naruto," Travis called out. "After you finish developing your jutsu, come talk to me, alright? In my hypothesis point ???? this jutsu of yours is going to be super draining, so just finish and we'll talk. Same goes for you, Kakashi-sensei."

  Kakashi tilted his head. "Umm, okay? We'll do so."

  Naruto looked at him curiously. "Hey, can you make a Rasengan?"

  Travis paused. 'Umm… basically, you gotta rotate your chakra fast enough with control or something, right?'

  Without hesitation, he opened his palm, and in an instant, a perfect blue sphere of spiraling chakra formed above it.

  Naruto's eyes widened. "Woah! When did you learn that?"

  "Just now."

  The Rasengan in his palm suddenly began to expand, growing rger and rger. It quickly reached the size of a boulder… then a carriage… and then, shockingly, the size of a football field.

  Naruto and Kakashi stood frozen in sheer disbelief.

  Travis smirked, then—poof.

  The massive Rasengan vanished without a trace.

  He cpped his hands together. "So, uh… if you can't do that by the end of this training, then you're weak as fuck. So get to work. I'm gonna go do something else."

  As he turned to walk away, Yamato arrived, looking between Naruto and Kakashi, who were still standing there, absolutely stunned.

  "…What happened here?" he asked, gncing at their shocked expressions.

  TO BE CONTINUED