Makuasiu had completed his first mission the previous week. He was proud of himself. He decided to treat himself to a lunch by the river. He knew the history of the river and how the ravenous ravine ran from the Hokage's mountain. *The perfect place.* , thought Makuasiu, as he ran threw the forest leading to the open plane where the river scorched the earth. After treating himself Makuasiu thought it would be the perfect place to meditate. These were his plans anyway. He at his lunch and watched as the river flowed ever so beautifully from the mountains above. *Peace at last*, thought Maku as his soaked his ramen juices up into a sweet bread his mother had prepared for him. AT the last bite left his hands and entered his mouth, he began to scope out a place in which he could meditate. The perfect place would be in the center of the river but he thought people would find that quite weird. After a moment of debating with himself , he decided on the river anyway. After all it was the best place to concentrate his chakra and focus. He did have to stay above water, or so it appeared that way. Maku walked across the flowing river until he met the center of it. . He sat down peacefully and closed his eyes. He closed his eyes. He could hear all of the animals and insects. He could even hear the breeze blowing through the trees. * So this is what it's like to be "one with nature". This is ....unexplainable.* Makuasiu focused part of his chakra on water walking and the other half on his thoughts. He did this for hours. It seemed as if he could live here forever.

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