Sasuke looked at her hands.
"You've been practicing Chidori all night?"
Kiyomi nodded.
"But I still can't learn it."
"Because you're rushing," Sasuke said. "Chidori isn't something you can learn in a day or two."
"But there are only three days left," Kiyomi said. "I have to learn it within three days."
Sasuke fell silent for a moment.
"Come with me."
Kiyomi followed Sasuke to the Training Ground.
Dawn was just breaking, and no one else was there.
"Stand straight," Sasuke said.
Kiyomi straightened up.
Sasuke walked over to her.
"Hold out your hand."
Kiyomi held out her hand.
Sasuke took hold of her wrist.
"Close your eyes."
Kiyomi closed her eyes.
"Feel my Chakra," Sasuke said.
A gentle stream of Chakra flowed from Sasuke's hand into Kiyomi's.
Kiyomi could clearly feel the Chakra flowing.
Slow and steady.
"The key to Chidori isn't speed," Sasuke said. "It's control."
Kiyomi nodded.
"You need to make the Chakra form a steady cycle in your hand," Sasuke said. "Like flowing water."
Kiyomi focused.
She began to gather her Chakra.
Blue sparks of electricity appeared around her hand.
"That's it," Sasuke said. "Hold it there."
Kiyomi gritted her teeth and held on.
The sparks grew brighter, letting out a piercing screech.
"Good," Sasuke said. "Now speed it up."
Kiyomi made her Chakra flow faster.
The sparks blazed even brighter.
"I did it!" Kiyomi opened her eyes.
The electricity flickered steadily around her hand.
"That's Chidori," Sasuke said.
Kiyomi looked at her hand, her eyes shining.
"I did it."
"Not yet," Sasuke said. "Now try attacking."
Kiyomi charged at a wooden post.
The electricity around her hand pierced straight through it.
The post split apart instantly.
"I did it!" Kiyomi jumped up excitedly. "I learned Chidori!"
Sasuke smiled.
"Not bad."
Kiyomi turned and looked at