Chapter 68 - 16
Chapter 16: "How Many Deaths Does It Take to Learn a Lesson?"
(Spoiler: A lot.)
You know those motivational workout posters with quotes like "Pain is just weakness leaving the body"? Yeah, turns out that's a lie. Pain is just pain. And weakness? It sticks around like glitter after a birthday party.
I was starting to realize that training with Naruto was less "feel the burn" and more "feel the slow, excruciating death of your mortal form."
It started off simple enough. I followed Naruto's instructions—ones that just floated into my brain like he had Bluetooth access to my thoughts. Basic exercises, he said. Push-ups, sit-ups, squats, planks.
No big deal, right?
Wrong.
You ever try doing push-ups with 12 extra kilos strapped to your limbs? It's like playing Jenga, but you're the tower and gravity has a vendetta.
Yesterday I could barely manage ten push-ups without collapsing like a damp noodle. Today, Naruto decided the "baby mode" setting was no longer acceptable.
"Double it," he said cheerfully in my brain. "Push for twenty. You've got this!"
Sure. If by "this" you mean an intense desire to scream into the void.