"I don't have Naruto's endless reserves," Andrew murmured to himself, "but I understand the theory better than he did."
He placed his palm just above the surface of the stream, focusing his silver chakra. The water beneath his hand began to stir, then slowly rose up in a thin column to meet his palm.
"Water Drawing Technique," Andrew whispered, concentrating on maintaining the connection between his chakra and the water. The liquid wrapped around his hand like a living glove, responding to subtle shifts in his chakra flow.
From her hidden vantage point, Yugao's eyes widened behind her mask. That's a Chunin-level chakra control exercise, and he's performing it without hand signs.
Andrew allowed the water to fall back into the stream, then stood and approached a nearby tree. He placed one foot against the trunk, channeled chakra to his sole, and began to walk vertically up the tree. Unlike most beginners who either slipped off or blasted away chunks of bark, his ascent was smooth, his chakra output perfectly regulated.
Yugao watched, increasingly perplexed, as Andrew reached a high branch, then calmly walked out onto its underside, hanging upside down with perfect control. Even most Genin struggle with that on their first attempts.
After tree-walking exercises, Andrew moved to the pond at the edge of the clearing. He took a deep breath, stepped onto the water's surface, and—after a moment of adjustment—stood perfectly balanced on the rippling surface.
"Focus," he muttered to himself. "It's not about standing on the water; it's about becoming one with it."
He closed his eyes, feeling his chakra pulse with the rhythm of the moon's reflection on the water's surface. When he opened them again, he was standing atop the water, his feet barely dimpling the surface. His silver chakra formed a subtle connection between his feet and the water, creating a stable platform that adjusted automatically to the water's movement.
As Andrew began to practice taijutsu forms while water-walking, Yugao decided she would need to report this to the Hokage. This wasn't normal progression for an Academy student—especially one with no clan techniques or family training to draw upon.
Unlike the basic chakra control exercises taught at the Academy, which focused on simple leaf balancing and small-scale manipulations, Andrew's training was comprehensive and ambitious. He would spend hours each day refining his control, pushing himself to maintain increasingly complex chakra manipulations while performing other tasks.
Andrew's chakra control improves dramatically as he practices techniques he shouldn't know yet. His silvery chakra responds differently than others', behaving almost like liquid moonlight when he concentrates. He can control its properties at will—making it denser for defensive techniques or sharper for attacks.
His chakra training follows a methodical progression. After mastering the Academy's basic leaf sticking exercise in a single day—where most students took weeks—Andrew immediately moves on to more advanced control exercises.
Tree walking comes first. Unlike most genin who struggle with maintaining consistent chakra output, Andrew discovers his silvery chakra naturally adheres to surfaces when he mentally pictures moonlight reflecting off water. After mastering tree walking in just three days, he progresses to water walking, spending hours on a small pond in the forest.
"Focus," he mutters to himself, standing knee-deep in water after another failed attempt. "It's not about standing on the water; it's about becoming one with it."
He closes his eyes, feeling his chakra pulse with the rhythm of the moon's reflection on the water's surface. When he opens them again, he's standing atop the water, his feet barely dimpling the surface. Within weeks, he can sprint across water while simultaneously performing complex taijutsu sequences.
Once these foundations are solid, Andrew begins experimenting with more specialized chakra applications. One particular technique he develops involves coating his skin with a thin layer of chakra, similar to the water-walking principle but applied to his entire body. This "Chakra Skin" technique, as he calls it, provides minor protection against physical impacts and the elements, while also enhancing his sensory perception of his surroundings.
He practices the Chakra Thread technique, creating fine strands of silver energy that could manipulate objects at a distance. Unlike the chakra strings used by puppet masters, which were typically invisible, Andrew's threads shimmered with moonlight luminescence, making them visible but surprisingly difficult to sever.
His chakra manipulation exercises grow increasingly complex, but deliberately avoid patterns associated with known advanced techniques. Deep in the forest, far from prying eyes, he practices changing his chakra's density, sharpness, and flow—aspects that complement his unique silver chakra rather than mimicking established jutsu.
Andrew creates personal exercises that focus on transitioning his chakra between states—solid to fluid, sharp to blunt, focused to dispersed—all while maintaining precise control. These transitions become the foundation of his fighting style, allowing him to adapt mid-combat in ways opponents wouldn't anticipate.
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"The advantage isn't in copying existing techniques," he reminds himself during training. "It's in creating something no one has seen before."
After mastering these basic and intermediate control exercises, Andrew begins testing the elemental affinities of his chakra, curious if his silver energy responds differently than standard chakra types. Using the traditional leaf test—trying to cut, burn, or dampen a leaf using only chakra—he's surprised to discover that his chakra shows strong affinity for both water and fire—an unusual combination that typically represents opposing natures.
More intriguing still was how his silvery chakra intensified under moonlight. Techniques that drained him quickly during daylight hours came more easily at night, especially when the moon was full. This peculiarity led him to schedule his most demanding training during evening hours, using the daytime for physical conditioning and theory.
Yugao continued her surveillance, documenting Andrew's rapid progress with increasing fascination. During one observation, she nearly revealed her position when Andrew spontaneously developed a technique she'd never seen before—a silvery mist that emanated from his palms and clung to surfaces, revealing hidden tracks and traces that should have been invisible to the naked eye.
"Moonlit: Revelation," he named it, watching as the mist highlighted a deer's tracks from hours earlier. The technique seemed particularly effective at detecting living creatures, as if the silver chakra was naturally attuned to life forces.
As weeks turned to months, Andrew's chakra control regimen expanded to include more advanced exercises. He practiced the Chakra Thread technique, creating fine strands of silver energy that could manipulate objects at a distance. Unlike the chakra strings used by puppet masters, which were typically invisible, Andrew's threads shimmered with moonlight luminescence, making them visible but surprisingly difficult to sever.
His most ambitious project was attempting to recreate the Rasengan—not because he needed the technique specifically, but because mastering its three steps would significantly refine his chakra control. While Naruto had required shadow clones to manage the complex chakra manipulation, Andrew approached it methodically, breaking down each component and practicing them separately.
"Rotation," he would mutter, focusing on creating a spinning ball of chakra in his palm. "Power," as he compressed the energy tighter. "Containment," the final and most difficult step, requiring him to maintain the first two while preventing the chakra from dissipating.
Progress with his chakra exercises was steady and methodical. By the end of six months, his control had advanced to the point where he could create complex chakra constructs that remained stable for minutes at a time—remarkable for someone working without guidance or the advantage of advanced bloodline traits.
Throughout this training, Andrew discovered something peculiar about his silver chakra—it seemed to resonate with nature chakra in a way that standard chakra did not. When he meditated in the forest, he occasionally felt a harmonious connection with the natural energy around him, as if his silver chakra was naturally compatible with the energy that sages harnessed.
This discovery led to several accidental brushes with sage mode, though Andrew wisely backed away from these experiments after feeling the telltale stiffening in his joints that indicated the dangers of improperly mixing human and nature chakras. Without a proper teacher, pursuing sage techniques would be foolhardy at best and fatal at worst.
Instead, he focused on developing what he called "Moonlit Techniques"—jutsu that specifically leveraged the unique properties of his silver chakra. These included:
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Moonlit: Pulse - A short-range chakra burst that momentarily disrupted an opponent's own chakra flow, creating openings for follow-up attacks.
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Moonlit: Binding - A modification of the Chakra Thread technique that could temporarily immobilize targets by wrapping them in silvery strands.
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Moonlit: Step - A movement technique similar to the Body Flicker, but with the distinctive property of leaving no chakra trace, making it ideal for stealth operations.
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Moonlit: Crescent - A ranged attack formed by swinging his arm or leg while releasing a crescent-shaped wave of concentrated silver chakra, capable of cutting through solid objects.
Each of these techniques took advantage of the unusual properties of his chakra, particularly its fluid nature and capacity to shift between different states of density and sharpness.
The most significant breakthrough in Andrew's chakra training came unexpectedly, during a night of the full moon. While practicing water manipulation by the pond, he noticed his reflection in the water—specifically, how the moonlight created a perfect silver circle on the water's surface. On impulse, he channeled chakra into that reflection, and to his astonishment, the silver light rose from the water, forming a tangible disc of energy that hovered above his palm.
"Moonlit: Disc," he whispered, watching as the silvery light spun and condensed. The technique formed a flat, spinning disc with edges sharp enough to slice through the branch he tested it against. The technique felt natural, as if his chakra had been waiting for him to discover this application.
By the time he moved on to elemental transformation techniques, even Yugao—who had seen prodigies like Itachi and Kakashi—was speechless. The Academy student was developing at a rate that defied explanation, and the true nature of his silver chakra remained a mystery even to her experienced eyes.
As Andrew continued to refine his chakra control, he also began teaching Naruto the basics, knowing how crucial these skills would be for his friend's future. Their evening training sessions often found Andrew guiding Naruto through the fundamental exercises of leaf balancing and chakra circulation, patiently helping him overcome the challenges posed by his massive, unwieldy chakra reserves.
"You've got more chakra than anyone I know," Andrew told him during one such session. "That's an advantage in battle, but it makes control harder. Think of it like trying to guide a river versus a garden hose."
Naruto nodded, his face scrunched in concentration as he struggled to maintain a leaf on his forehead using only chakra. "It's just so hard to make it do what I want!"
"That's why we practice," Andrew replied with a smile. "One day, you'll need to control that power for something important. Better to master it now, when the stakes are low."
Little did Naruto know how prophetic those words would prove to be—or that Andrew's unusual silver chakra and accelerated training were preparing them both for challenges that would test the limits of their abilities and their bond.
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