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For Always: Legacy
By: Ky Hakubi
Prologue
"Hey Dad! I did it! I passed the genin exams!" Naruto jumped up cheering. "That's my boy! And only nine years old! I wish Sasuke-teme could have seen this. He would have been pissed!" He looked into his son's milky white eyes with pride, his new hitai-ate resting on his forehead in place of the goggles he had worn, so much like the ones his father had all those years ago. "You keep this up and you may get to be hokage before I do!"
Hikaru grinned. "So, I passed on my first try. You gonna teach me that ultimate jutsu like you promised?" Naruto nodded. "A promise is a promise. Watch closely, Sexy no Ju-" Naruto fell over as a frying pan collided with the back of his head.
"I will not have you teaching our son that jutsu Naruto-kun." "Aw, but Mom! We had a deal! If I passed the genin exams on my first try, he'd teach me the ultimate jutsu!" "Yes, well your father and I will have a talk about that. You'll get your jutsu just as soon as we agree on which one. Maybe the Kage Bunshin or Rasengan, but I won't allow that jutsu to spread." Hikaru forgot all about the technique his father was about to perform. "I can learn the Rasengan?! Wait till the guys hear about this!" Hikaru ran off happily to find his friends.
Naruto walked over to Hinata rubbing the back of his head. "You didn't have to throw a frying pan you know." Hinata smiled. "I know. Maybe I'll make it up to you tonight," she said with a mischievous sparkle in her eye. "Now go get cleaned up. Tsunade-sama will be over for dinner soon. She's retiring soon so if you want the job, you better start impressing people." Naruto sighed. "Alright, alright."
Naruto went to shower, thoughts drifting. His son was a genin in record time, Tsunade was soon retiring and a new hokage would be chosen. He and Hinata where considering having another child. So much had changed over the years, and so much change was coming.
The winds of time never cease.
Chapter 1: Meet the Team
Hikaru sat in his old classroom for the last time, his new teammates beside him. Team 12 was the cell he was assigned to, along with Sakura and Lee's son Haruno Takeo (Sakura had kept her name when they married and they passed it to their child), and Ino and Shikamaru's daughter Nara Amaya. The only one missing was their jonin sensei.
"Oi, Neji ojisan!" Hikaru called as his uncle entered the class. Neji nodded with a small grin. "Alright Team 12, you're with me." He said with a tone that held no room for argument.
"Alright! Neji ojisan's our sensei!" Hikaru shouted with glee.
"And as such, you will refer to me as sensei during training and missions. Is that understood Hikaru?"
"Hai sensei!"
'At least he's more respectful than his father was at that age. Must be Hinata's influence.
Neji led his students to training ground ten.
"Alright. I know you all know each other already, but let's do some introductions anyway. I am Hyuga Neji. I will be your jonin sensei. I will be strict, but not overly demanding. I want you to give your best at all times. You are ninja now, and it's a hard path. Above all, I want you to trust your teammates. At times, they will be the only ones you can count on. As such, we will spend the first few weeks of your training sparring so you can get familiar with how each of you maneuver, and so you can find your place in the team. Now, go ahead and introduce yourselves."
Hikaru jumped up first. He wore black pants and t-shirt, with an orange vest with blue shoulders unzipped over it. Orange seemed to be an Uzumaki tradition. He had the same spiky blonde hair as his father, and the soft white eyes of the byakugan.
"I'm Uzumaki Hikaru! My dad's gonna be hokage just as soon as Tsunade-sama retires, and I'm gonna take over when he does! I love raman, I love my friends and family, and I think Amaya-chan is cute!" Amaya squeaked at this bold declaration. While she was confident in her appearance, she was easily flattered, as the crimson rising to her cheeks could attest.
Takeo jumped up with equal exuberance as Hikaru sat down. He had long black hair pulled back into a simple ponytail. His hitai ate was around his forehead. Neji silently thanked the kami that Takeo took after his mother in the looks department. He was also glad that he didn't have the chakra coil disorder that Rock Lee had. Unfortunately, he had to deal with the green suit and orange leg warmers that his former teammate and sensei both thought was the height of fashion. He supposed he could only have so much luck.
"I am Haruno Takeo. I shall stoke the passionate fires of youth and be the best shinobi I can! If Hikaru-san is to become the future hokage, as his father is sure to be, than I will train until I am worthy to the captain of his personal guard so I can protect him with my life if need be! Until then, I shall do my best to protect both him and Amaya-san so they may both realize their dreams!"
Neji nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Takeo was as fiercely loyal as his father was. Neji was proud to have him under his tutelage.
Amaya stood up to give her introduction. She had blonde hair cropped around her shoulders, with two streaks of violet through her bangs that framed her face. Her piercing ice blue eyes seemed to stare through Neji. He briefly wondered if all women were born with that gaze, or if it was taught to them. She wore a deep blue tank top, a short matching skirt, and tight black shorts that ran to her knees. Her hitai ate was around her neck.
"I'm Nara Amaya. I want to be a kunoichi so I can help protect my family and home. I hate the typical views of women being shinobi. I want to become the captain of the ANBU and prove that not all women are useless. Besides, girls could use more role models than Tsunade-sama and Shizune-san. I hope that my example will help other young women to chase their dreams, unafraid of chauvinistic viewpoints."
"Yosh! What a dream! I will help you Amaya-san! Just watch! Women will see the fire of youth that burns within you, and rise to stoke the fires in themselves!" Takeo vowed excitedly. Neji groaned.
Amaya looked at Takeo with a exasperated look in her eyes. Hikaru sympathized.
"It looks like we're going to have to house train Takeo, Neji-sensei." Amaya said flatly. Hikaru burst out laughing.
End Chapter 1
Notes: Hello there. I'm Ky's friend Saotome. I'm posting the first chapter of Ky's sequel to legacy for him and you all, his fans. He'll probably update once he gets a chance since he has limited access to the internet . Enjoy.
