Daughter of the Genius

by violetrose92

Akemi inherited the best of both of her parents: her mother's looks and father's brain. Her best friend is the only son of Kiba and Hinata. They've been together for at least six years and he has always watched over her as a big brother. What happens when those brotherly feelings change?

2. Chapter 2

I do not own Naruto..

Chap 2

A year later…..

"Kai-ni!" a little girl whined.

Kaito smiled and wiped the sweat off of his forehead, "Hai, Akemi-chan?"

"Suzu-san is being mean!" she pouted.

The thirteen year old boy chuckled, "You're such a child Akemi-chan." He gently teased.

Akemi blushed.

Kaito smiled again, "How about we train to get that irritation out of you?"

Akemi's eyes sparkled, "Hai!" she exclaimed and took out her kunai.

After a couple of sparring matches, all of Akemi's irritation with her friend was gone, "Aren't you training for the chunin exams Kaito-ni?" she asked, throwing a cloud of kunai and shuriken in the direction of the tree in front of her.

"Aa." He answered.

"I won't ever get to see you then…" she said sadly.

"You won't be lonely." Kaito said, smiling at the girl kindly.

"But you're my oni-chan!" she said forlornly.

Kaito chuckled and ruffled her hair, "Am I now?"

"Hai!" she said decisively. As if to emphasize her point, the barrage of weapons hit the tree trunk with a resounding thunk. Akemi nodded her head satisfied and hurled some more kunai in the direction of another tree.

"What about Emi-san and Tsuki-san?" he said.

Akemi bit her lip, "They don't hang around with me, even though we're in the same squad." She closed her eyes and activated her shadow possession jutsu to stop the flying kunai and redirect them.

"That's sad." Kaito said, "Why not?"

"I don't know." She sighed, "Maybe it's because I'm not like my Oka-san."

"Oh?" he looked at her.

Akemi was focused on yet another redirection technique but she replied, "People only like me because they know who Oka-san is. They compare me to her and when I come up short, they get disappointed and ignore me. Maybe I should act like her… I might have more friends that way…" she thought out loud, "Kai-ni is the only person who hasn't left me cuz I'm not like Ka-san."

Kaito put his hands on her small shoulders and pulled her into a brotherly hug. "Don't think like that Akemi-chan. There are people besides me who like you for who you are. Your Oka-san is Nara Ino-san you are Nara Akemi-chan. It doesn't matter. Just be who you are." The boy gave his friend a tight squeeze and lifted her chin, "Ne?"

Akemi's eyes were wet. She threw her small arms around the taller boy's neck, "Hai. Arigatou Kaito-ni."