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Chapter 10

"Umm... Naru", Harry hesitantly tries to catch the blonde's attention from his rigid stance. Naru turned back and smiled brightly at the boy who was at a taijutsu stance all ninjas know, the Academy Taijutsu Style.

"Yep?", she chirped.

"T-this wasn't what I have in mind when training", Harry admitted with a nervous smile.

Naru rose an eyebrow at the boy before rolling her eyes, "Harry, taijutsu is like hand-to-hand combat if you want to elaborate it more. You do know that it isn't just about the punching and kicking right?"

"W-well-", Harry was caught off mid-sentence by Sasuke who was reading another book he stole from the library, "You need to have a foundation first before we start teaching you about the advanced ones."

Harry feels like he's being ganged up by Naru and Sasuke as the two shinobis teach Harry the Academy Style that Naru and Sasuke knew when they were younger. They said something along the lines of starting from the bottom first or whatever.

"And we have to fill you up first so that we know how you would build up. That way, we can know from your body structure to what kind of taijutsu style we'll teach you", Naru explained more.

Well, they're the experts of this anyway, so Harry just gives them the reigns.

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"My everything hurts", Harry moaned painfully as he lay sprawled on the ground. Naru grinned as she stared down at Harry, "Yosh! I can already see that you improved a lot Harry-chan!"

Harry couldn't help but glare up at the blonde teen. The only thing Naru did was smirk back, "Cute", she said with a cheeky smile. 15 years being at the receiving end of a lot worse glares can make you immune to most glares, especially when it comes from an Uchiha or those who hate Uchihas.

"We should probably go back now", Naru said once she looked up at the rising sun.

At the side reading silently, Sasuke jumped down from his perch up the tree and tucked the book inside his many hidden pockets. Walking to stand beside Naru, Sasuke observed the sprawled Harry with keen eyes.

He clocked his tongue, "If you get this tired in just an hour of taijutsu practice, then it shows just how pathetic your endurance can be."

Harry lifted his head weakly towards Sasuke and said, "How can my endurance be pathetic when I endure a torturous amount of Quidditch Practice?"

Naru shook her head, "The teme's right Harry. If anything, the brooms were the ones doing the chasing while you people just have to keep yourself from falling."

Sasuke nodded, "At least you have fast reflexes to make up for it", the Uchiha muttered.

'Well', Harry thought to himself, 'It's not like they're wrong.'

There are times that Harry hates when the two of them are right in some subjects. If there is at least anything that he had learned from the two transferees, is that practicality is much better than having to trouble yourself in doing magic that would have probably been over within just using the human body yourself.

It's much better to just grab a fallen object by just reaching down to take it rather than having to waste time trying to get your hand and doing the enchants.

"Now Up Up Up Harry-chan", Naru said cheerfully as she clasped her hands together, "We better hurry hack up towards the Common Room to get ready for our classes today."

Groaning, Harry struggled as he lift himself from the ground. His legs quivering like jelly and feeling like he's holding a lot of weight. Even with those sensations, Harry managed to stand up and was able to walk, albeit slowly.