Now everyone was sitting at Ichiraku's and eating ramen. During the meal, Naruto and Kiba asked if they would like to watch them train. Sarah, Marion and Rebecca agreed. So the three girls accompanied Naruto and Kiba. They ran into the forest and after a few minutes came to a clearing. Naruto and Kiba explained to them how the chakra network is structured and how it works. They showed them a few easy exercises that they too could learn with a little training. For example, how to walk over water or how to climb trees or rocks without having to hold on. They showed them different variations of finger signs. Sarah, Marion and Rebecca also tried to concentrate the chakra themselves. They resolved to train it every day in the future. Now Kiba and Naruto continued to train. After a while they paused and realized that Marion was no longer there. "Where did Marion go?" Asked Rebecca. "I don't know, it could be that she wanted to take a look around.", Sarah replied. "Well, then she'll be back soon.", Naruto said confidently.
Meanwhile at Marion:
She wandered a little through the forest and suddenly heard fighting noises. She followed the sound and suddenly saw a huge wave of sand rushing towards her. She was barely able to escape behind a stone. As the sand gradually receded, she followed the trail and saw a young man with red hair from afar. "Impossible! Is that Gaara?", She thought surprised. "I thought he lived in Suna?" Then she noticed that Gaara was watching her. "What are you doing here?" He called. "Um ... I wandered through the forest a bit and well ...", she didn't know what to say. "What's your name?" He asked. "I'm Marion.", She answered. "My name is Gaara Sabakuno," said Gaara. "Can I watch you train?" She asked, embarrassed. Gaara seemed surprised for a moment, but he quickly pretended to be again and said: "Why not ..." Marion grinned happily and sat down on a tree trunk.A whole afternoon passed in a very short time. Meanwhile, Sarah was taken to Shikamaru's house by Naruto and Rebecca went home with Kiba.
Gaara went up to Marion and held out her hand. "Goodbye," he said. "Yes! I wish you a nice evening.", She smiled friendly and blushed slightly. Gaara showed a trace of a smile for a brief moment and was suddenly gone. Now Marion ran back to the village. When she got to Naruto's apartment, Naruto wasn't there, but Iruka stood there and told her that Tsunade was expecting her. She ran to the Hokage building and was told that Naruto had to accompany Kakashi and that she therefore had to be assigned to someone else. "Please come in!" She said. You will take care of Marion for the near future, she said to the newcomer. Marion turned and looked into Gaara's face.