Chronicles of Hanabi and Naruto

Fanficition by Spark of Fate (Lord Kokuryu)


Important information

- I do not own Naruto. If I did, I would be rich as shit -

- I will do my best to keep as lore-friendly as possible -

- I've been keeping up with the manga, and it should end soon, I think -

- My inspiration for this fanfic pairing is The Ice Princess of Konoha by JohnnyG -

- R&R is welcomed. I am not perfect, so please catch the mistakes I don't catch -

- Rated M for language and mature content -

- Chapter posted 13APR14 -

- Last updated 12MAY14 -


My Lingo

Here is a brief list of how I type in the story. Most of it will be common, but even so, everyone do tell stories in different ways.

Descriptions and the sort.

"Regular conversation."

"A whispering or slight emphasis on a word in a conversation."

"A word with strong emphasis or emotion in a conversation."

'A normal thought.'

'An emphasis on a word in thought.'

"Bijū or the sort speaking."

'Bijū or the sort thinking.'

*A sound effect or action of some sort.*

*Bijū's sound effect or action of some effect.*

Title.

Sections.

Names of reviewers and titles of stories.

[Note from author. Rarely will be used.]

「Time Skip and Date」


Author's Announcement

Hey guys. Been a few days. Wanted to take a break. My older sister flew out to Cali with her bf for a business trip and I decided to go visit them. Had a good time seeing them. I'm also now in a specialized school to learn some specific knowledge before I'm transferred over to Japan, so I may not have as much free time as I did with the first 3 chapters, but, I foresee no issues with working on the chapters and loading them.

Also, I stumbled across another FF called The Price of Peace. Finished it, though it was incomplete, sadly. I notice that my descriptions when it comes to dialogues are a bit… Plain… In comparison to these FF. I lost my touch, so I apologize if my FF seems a bit lackluster. I have to grab some WD-40, scrape off the rust, and get my writing skills back into an acceptable levels with some good ol' elbow grease.

Well, enough of me babbling here. Time to start on the next chapter!


Previous Chapter

Naruto waved both hands out in front of him towards the guards. "Relax, relax guys. It's me Naruto. Just returning Hanabi Hyūga from our dinner with her father, the Hokage, and the Elders."

Both guards lowered their weapons and resumed guarding the gate.

"Well, I guess this is goodnight Hanabi. I'll see you tomorrow, ok!"

"Ok. What time?"

"I don't know. Lets say 8. I'll come by to pick you up."

"Sounds good. Can't wait for the training session! Night Naruto.

"Night." Naruto called back one last time before disappear. With a grin on her face, she walked back to her room.

When she closed the door behind her, she kicked off her heels, took off her dress and crawled into the bed. Feeling a little bit cold. She grabbed Naruto's suit jacket, clenched it close to her, and finally drifted off to sleep.


Chapter 4

The Basics of Chakra

「1st of April」

Hanabi stirred slowly from her slumber. She slowly pulled together a recollection of her dream, but before she could piece it all together, all memory of it faded. The feeling of having dreamed was there, but the memory wasn't. The young Hyūga sighed heavily.

Hanabi slowly inhaled, taking in some unfamiliar smell. A small smile grew on her face from the scent. 'Such an odd scent, but it puts me at ease.'

Slowly, she opened her eyes, letting the light of the world around her pour into her milky white eyes. She clenched them shut again. The world was too bright for her dreary mind to process all at once.

She stayed curled up underneath the blanket of her Queen sized bed. Warm. That's how she liked it. She liked being close to any heat, and the heat underneath the blanket persuaded her to stay for several more minutes.

'Why must such good things come to an end?!' Hanabi sighed mentally as she forced herself to stir. She opened her milky white eyes once again. This time, her mind was able to process what she saw. She glanced down to see what she was holding onto. It was a black jacket, it was huge. It was practically another blanket laying on top of her small frame, under the blanket that was laying on top of her.

Slowly, she pulled the memories of last night. She remember Naruto handing her his jacket then… Teleporting her? She wasn't aware of any teleporting, but she wouldn't put it past him. She didn't ask him what he did because it's rude to ask a ninja to reveal their secrets, but if he did it again, she would.

They spoke briefly, where she found out that the 4th Hokage was his father. A surprise, but if she looked from it objectively, it only made sense. No way how you can look so much like him without being related in one way or another. Then it clicked in her head. She did know of a teleporting jutsu. The one that made the 4th Hokage so famous.

'Too early.. Thinking too much.' She sighed. She never could remember things clearly in the mornings. Always a slow starter, unless there was something important.

She remembered the discussion they had, and then him teleporting her back to her compound, where she walked through the gate and to her bedroom, immediately falling asleep. She never recounted ever giving his jacket back, meaning-'I've been using his jacket as a blanket…'

She looked down at the collar of the jacket. There, she noticed a spot. She let out a little squeal. 'I… I drooled on his jacket. Dammit Hanabi. How unladylike like can you be!' Hanabi berated herself as she sat up.

'I just have to get it washed before I give it back to him.' The Hyūga sighed once again. She tossed his jacket into the laundry hamper across the room. The black suit jacket landed in with no issues. 'Score.'

Hanabi shuffled out of her bed and stood on her feet. They were a little weak, but as she moved around, strength started to return. She quickly took a shower and dressed herself in her ninja attire.

She left her room and walked to the dining area for the main house. She walked into the adjoining kitchen and requested one of the chefs there to prepare her a simple light breakfast. After doing so, she sat at the table, waiting quietly for the food to come.

She took in the relatively quiet morning. Moments passed by before the chefs arrived with a plate with a small portion of tamagoyaki [pretty much a rolled omelet], steamed rice, and miso soup. Hanabi grabbed the chopsticks, gave thanks for the meal, and started to eat the steamed rice. As Hanabi began eating, her father stepped out into the dining hall.

"Good morning Father." Hanabi replied sincerely as she took note of his presence.

"Good morning daughter. I trust you had a good time after I left."

"I most certainly did. I learned a bit more about my teacher before he brought me home. How about you father? By the looks of it, the Hokage was rough with you last night."

Hiashi sighed heavily as he massaged his temple. He knew his little daughter wasn't blissfully unaware of how the Hokage really was. "The Hokage is formidable when it comes to drinking. If you ever have the chance, I suggest you don't take her up on her offers, if you have a choice. Lord Naruto seems to be the only one to hold his own with her."

"Duly noted Father. I will try my best to avoid ending up in such circumstances." Hanabi remarked as she thought for a moment, poised to ask another question. "Why did you call him Lord Naruto, and not Sage Naruto? Is he nobility like us?"

"Yes, and no. Since you are aware of his status, I can tell you more about his heritage. He is the last of both clans, Uzumaki and Namikaze. Well, he may not be the last of the Uzumaki, since they are wandering, but he is the last in the village. So he is the sole heir to not just 1, but 2 clans of the village."

"The Uzumaki clan was given a title of nobility for their relations to the Senju clan and for their contributions to this village. The Namikaze does not necessarily have a history of being a noble clan, but after the village noticed the extraordinary potential Minato Namikaze, who became the 4th Hokage, the clan was given nobility as well."

"So Naruto has not only 1, but 2 titles of nobility to him. Is that why the Elders said they will tell the villagers about him after he decide which family name to inherit?"

"I believe so. Either way, he will still receive both titles of nobility, or at least he should. Add that to him being a Sage and hero of the 5 nations, he has a lot going for him. For what he's been through, it's only right."

"Didn't you hate him, father?"

"No, I never truly hated him. He was annoying and childish and a prankster, but I knew who he was, not just what he was. I knew it wasn't his fault. I had nothing personal against him. That's why I never berated Hinata for… following him."

Hanabi giggled slightly at her father's pause. She knew what he wanted to say, but even he couldn't speak ill of his daughters. "She did do that a lot didn't she."

"She did. I was surprised as to how cooperative she was with the arranged marriage."

"She did date Naruto. I wonder why they didn't work out. She seemed so devoted to him. I think any guy would be lucky to have someone like her by their side."

"Ah, she was devoted, but maybe too devoted. I do not know. It isn't my place to ask about the undoing between her and her first love. I have my suspicions, but I wish not to confirm them."

"I understand." Hanabi replied thoughtfully as she finished off the last of her breakfast. "Well then father, I must go now. I have to meet up with Sage Naruto for training." Hanabi gently placed her chopsticks on the table and left the dining hall.

'I sincerely hope she knows what she is getting herself into.' Hiashi worried as he saw his youngest daughter march off to what could possibly be her worst experience.


Hanabi quickly returned to her room where one of the maids were waiting on her. "I have a request of you."

"Yes Lady Hanabi. What is your request."

"I need my laundry to be done. Take special care of the suit jacket that is in the pile. It was given to me last night to keep me warm in the evening. When it is clean, please fold it and wrap it up so I may return it."

The maid bowed gracefully. "As you wish. It shall be done by today."

"Thank you." Hanabi ended the conversation there. She technically didn't have to say thanks, as most nobles don't, since it is expected for the servants to follow orders, but it wouldn't sit well with her if she didn't at least say thanks.

Hanabi retrieved a number of tools from her room before leaving for the Hyūga's Main Gate.


Slowly, the blonde shinobi stirred in his full-size bed. He unfurled from a curled position and sat up straight. Sleeping cap still on, he rolled out of his bed and stumbled through his tiny apartment. He started up the shower first, knowing it will take awhile before it warms up.

While the water ran, he searched through his dresser and closet for a set of his Jōnin uniform. Pull out a set, he tossed it onto his bed before making his way to the shower. He stripped down and took a quick shower.

After he finished taking his shower, he quickly dried himself off and wore his outfit. He grabbed a pot, filled it with water and left it on the stove to boil it. He grabbed an instant cup of ramen from the pantry and opened it, preparing it. Once the water came to a boil, he carefully poured the water into the cup and placed a pair of chopsticks on top of the lid to keep it shut.

He shuffled around the room and opened up the window next to his bed to let from fresh air before walking back to his ramen. Figuring enough time has passed, be removed the lid, gave thanks for the meal, and began eating the ramen. A small smile appeared on his face as he started to enjoy the simple things in life.

After finishing off his cup of ramen, he packed his pouches with scrolls and weapons before setting off to the Hyūga compound. As he left the door, he created 2 clones. He ordered one to do the laundry and clean the apartment. he then turned to the other.

"I want you to go to the library. Make as many clones as you want, and find some good books to read. When they finish reading, pop them one at a time so I'm not overloaded with info." The clone nodded in affirmation and left immediate. Might as well educate himself while he was training. When you train the body, you should train the mind as well.

With that taken care off, he left, walking at a normal pace towards the Hyūga compound.


Naruto showed up at the main gate of the Hyūga compound and noticed his new student. He waved at her casually was the guards bowed. "Good morning Sage Naruto!" The guards replied simultaneously.

Naruto grinned as he greeted the guards. He turned and greeted the young Hyūga. "Good morning Hanabi."

"Good morning Sage Naruto." Hanabi could see the sweat drop from Naruto's head.

"Please Hanabi, just Naruto if you will. I'm kinda tired of being called Sage all the time." Naruto replied casually.

"I'm sorry, Naruto-sensei."

Another sweat drop appeared on the back of his head. 'I guess that will do for now. We will get there in time.' Naruto waved for Hanabi to follow him as he left.

"So what will we do today Naruto-sensei?" Hanabi asked to satisfy her curiosity.

"Train, obviously!" Naruto replied with gusto.

"I… I meant to ask what specifically are we going to train today." Hanabi asked exasperated.

"The first thing we need to do is build up your chakra reserves. As a Chūnin, I assume you know how to efficiently walk up trees and walk on water."

"You are correct Naruto-sensei."

"Good. So I won't have to bother with that. Now. What is the best way to build up your chakra reserves?" Naruto quizzically asked his student.

"That would be to use up as much of your chakra as you can, to force your body to generate more."

"Correct and incorrect."

"What do you mean?"

"First we must cover the basis of chakra. Chakra is made up by mixing both the physical and spiritual energies inside. Physical energy can be built by training the body. Spiritual energy can be built by studying, meditating, and through experience of using jutsu. We will be doing both all day today. So we must train physically and we must gain experience from using jutsu repeatedly."

"But Naruto-sensei. If I deplete my entire chakra reserve from using a jutsu over and over, I run the risk of chakra exhaustion and it will take a whole day before my chakra returns."

"Don't worry about it. I have a method to cover it." Naruto grinned as they arrived in one of the nearest training compounds.

Hanabi tilted her head, trying to think of what method Naruto could use, with no avail. She looked around the training grounds and took in the sight. There was in parting in the trees for this training ground, along with a small river running along the edge of the training ground.

"Now, I assume you already know your primary element."

"Yes Naruto-sensei It's water."

Naruto gave Hanabi a knowing smile. "That's good. That's my secondary element, and I happen to be very proficient at it! Now, use the best water jutsu you can that eats up a lot of your chakra." Naruto stated as he stood from the side.

Hanabi nodded and lowered her stance and formed 3 signs. 'Dragon. Tiger. Hare.' Hanabi took a deep breath as her cheeks filled with water. 'Water Release: Wild Water Wave!' A powerful and steady stream of water continuously poured from her mouth, shooting across the training ground and into the stream.

She continued this for half a minute before the stream finally ran out. Hanabi bent over, panting, gasping for air. She felt her reserves pretty depleted and didn't want to run it too low.

"Good choice. The Wild Water Wave jutsu allows you to output how much water you want by how much chakra you are willing to pour into it. Very smart choice indeed."

She rarely heard words of praise from her father, so hearing it from her sensei brought a smile to her.

"Now, sit down for a minute." Naruto instructed as he paced behind her. After she sat down, he did the same. "Give me a moment while I gather Nature energy." Naruto informed her as he began meditating.

The sage started feeling the area around him. The earth. The wind. The water. The grass. The life. Slowly, the Nature energy seeps into him as markings appear around his inhaled deeply, taking in the life around him, and exhaled, breathing life back out.

He opened his eyes, achieving his Sage state. He looked at the tiny figure before him. He saw her whole chakra circulatory system. He saw her diminished chakra reserve in her stomach.

"Hanabi." Naruto called out in a sagely tone. "Hold still. I will place my hand on your chakra core and carefully inject some of my own chakra to replenish yours, understood?"

"Um. Sure. I never heard of such a useful technique before."

"It was used briefly during the Third Great Ninja War." Naruto stated, as he slipped his hands underneath the bottom of her shirt, placing it against her bare skin. "The jutsu was only used in emergency situations due to it's heavy cost. The user of the jutsu has to use twice as much chakra as what would be given to the subject, so it typically drained the user just to do it once."

Hanabi felt his bare hands and twitch at the sudden touch, but didn't yell out. It wasn't like he could anything embarrassing. If his hands went even lower, she didn't care who he was. She would promptly proceed to bash his face.

"Isn't there a more efficient way to transfer one's chakra to another?" Hanabi asked as she felt warm energy being poured into her core.

"No, that is the most efficient. People not use to using this technique would probably waste 5 times as much chakra." Naruto slowly topped off Hanabi's reserves. He pulled his hands away. "There. All done. Try again."

Feeling refreshed, the kunoichi stood up, formed the same 3 seals, and used the same jutsu. This time, there may not of been a noticeable difference, but she felt like it lasted longer, or at least a little more powerful.


2 hours passed in this motion. Hanabi used a variety of different jutsu to change it up over other hours. Naruto called it to a halt as the Sun loomed at it's highest point in the sky. He began to see the mental exhaustion take over in Hanabi. He was topping off her reserves over and over, and her reserves were growing slightly more and more each time, but the repetitive nature of this training was starting to show.

"Let's call it a break and relax for a bit." Naruto suggested.

"It's ok Naruto-sensei. I can keep going."

"I know you can keep going Hanabi, but overdoing it will cause more trouble than it's worth. So for now, lay down, relax, and reflect over the experiences you gained over the past 2 hours."

Hanabi seemed a bit down, but did as she was told. She laid down, sprawling her limbs across the lush green grass and closed her eyes. She recalled each of her jutsu feeling like they've gotten stronger, even though she was just beginning. She knew this wouldn't be possible with anyone else. No one had the vast chakra reserves that Naruto had. Even so, he must be pushing himself near his limits after refilling her so many times.

Even so, as he instructed, she reflected on her experiences. 10 minutes passed. 20 minutes passed. 30 minutes passed. She finally sat upright, thinking there was no more for her to examine. She opened her eyes and notice her sensei simply sitting. No. He wasn't simply sitting. He was meditating.

She felt an enormous aura come off him. It didn't feel dense, it felt soft. It didn't feel heavy, it felt light. It didn't feel cold, it felt warm. It didn't feel dangerous, it felt peaceful. Curious, Hanabi made her way to the front of Naruto and sat down, staring at his face. She took note of the orange pigmentation surrounding his eyes, confirming he was in sage mode.

Hanabi sat down and waited patiently. This was her sensei's time to train. A few moments passed before his eyes open. She held a steady gaze as she looked at his golden eyes. 'His pupils look just like a toads. I guess that's because he's a Toad Sage. Makes sense he would take some characteristics of them in his Sage mode.'

"Alright Hanabi, I want you to practice your chakra control. You must remember to do this every day."

"I'm already very proficient at controlling my chakra Naruto-sensei. Why must I continue to train it?" Hanabi asked sincerely.

"Because as your chakra reserves grow, you are not adept at handling more chakra at once. So when we do training to build your chakra reserves, we must also do training to ensure you can control the new amount of chakra at your disposal."

"Wow." Hanabi let out an audible surprise. "How do you know all this stuff?"

"Lots of messing up on my end. I was raising my chakra reserves more and more, but my control over jutsu became worse and worse. I asked around and studied a lot of books before I found out why. Finally I found it in a book of chakra fundamentals in the library over a year ago. Ever since then, I made sure to pour a lot of time and training into chakra control through my shadow clones."

"Why shadow clones?" Hanabi asked as her interest peaked.

A grin appeared on Naruto's face. "You'll learn once you can do the Shadow Clone."

Hanabi playfully pouted at her teacher as he wouldn't tell her. "So what should I do?"

"The best exercise to do. Walking on water."

"But I can do that already."

"That may well be the case, but can you do it without using a hand sign? Can you do it without focusing at all? Is it second nature to you?"

Hanabi looked down in disappointment. "No sensei."

"So you haven't mastered it. Even so, as you build your chakra reserves, you must continue this training to maintain that level of chakra control. Once you have mastered basic chakra control, we will move to shape and nature transformation training."

Light shined in her milky white eyes. 'Finally something new!' With renewed vigor, Hanabi walked over to the river. She collected herself and poured a small amount of chakra into her feet as she stepped onto the water.

Her feet sank no more than a quarter inch into the water before she stabilized herself. She felt the water rushing underneath her and adjusted the amount of chakra every minute. She slowly started taking tilting steps across the water, but nonetheless walking on water.

'He-He was right. This is a lot harder than before, and I only grew my chakra slightly! It's probably because I'm not using a hand sign either.'

Naruto smiled as he saw his student teeter totter her way across the surface of the water awkwardly, but she was learning fast. Faster than him. Suddenly, a cruel prank came to his mind. Regardless how old he may be, or how mature he has gotten over the years, he still loved to pull pranks.

He made a single clone while his student was looking down, concentrating on her feet. They looked to one another, giving each other a knowing nod. The clone vanished before Hanabi even had a chance to look up.

Hanabi took several more steps around. She closed her eyes to concentrate more, searching out when the water surged with more power, or receded it's flow. The river was constantly moving and constantly changing. She had to adapt her flow continuously. She couldn't keep it steady. It had to be fluctuating. She focused more. She could now sense the change in water a few seconds ahead of time, but at the cost of not moving.

'That won't do me any good in a fight. I'm concentrating too much. I need to-' Hanabi's expression changed dramatically. She started to pour even more water into her feet for the oncoming surge of water she felt rushing towards her. She wasn't fast enough. The speed and the change in volume was too drastic. Next thing she knew, she fell into the water, drenching herself.

In the distance, she heard a loud bellow of laughter reverberating through the air. 'Dammit! Just when I was thinking he was mature, he goes pulling a prank! Great and wise Sage my ass!' Hanabi clenched her eyes, shaking her fist with the frustration building up inside her.

She sighed heavily and opened her eyes, only to see Naruto standing before, reaching his hands out with a smile. 'Fine. I can play the same game!' Hanabi grabbed his hand to help herself up, but in an instant, her smile flashed to an evil grin, she flared chakra into her hand and instead of pulling herself up, she pulled him down.

Naruto lost balance from the sudden rise in strength. He figured Hanabi would attempt to pull him down, but he didn't expect her to use chakra to augment her strength, so even though he made preparations to guard against her tactic, he still fell down into the river. 'Good to know I'm not the only one who's willing to pull pranks.'

Naruto chuckled lightly as he too was now drenched. 'Reap what you sow indeed.' He opened his eyes and noticed the situation he was in. 'This is not good.' He was currently positioned in a precarious stance above his student.

His face was dangerously close to her.

*Click. Click*

He shifted his legs to stabilize his proned stance, which incidentally brushed his knee against something he should not of. Hanabi's eyes widen with shock and then quickly narrowed as she glared daggers at her teacher.

Naruto clenched his eyes shut and lowered his head in an apologetic manner. "Sorry."

"Just. Get. Off." Hanabi hissed out, venom dripping between her teeth.

'Don't have to tell me twice!' Naruto quickly, and uncomfortably brought himself to an upright position before extending his hand once again. 'Hell has no fury like a woman's scorn…'

Hanabi took his hand as leverage and brought herself also to an upright position. Fuming, she walked out of the river still drenched. "Now I have to go change."

"Sorry. My prank went a little too far there."

"You had something to do with that sudden fluctuation with the water, didn't you?" Hanabi asked, catching onto his choice of words, as she turned around, finally facing her instructor.

"Yes. I figured that it would be a bit funny and teach you a lesson too."

"Oh, and what is that?" Hanabi crossed her arms across her dripping outfit, waiting for a reply.

Naruto's eyes steeled over and his happy demeanor vanished. "When fighting, the water is never calm and predictable. You should never predict how the water is going to change, but wait for it to happen and do it on the spot."

Hanabi stood there for a few moments, contemplating what he was trying to explain. He was correct. Earlier she was focusing so much on predicting that she could hardly even move. Walking on water is one thing, but mastering it to where you won't even have to think about it is a completely different thing.

You can't effectively fight a battle on water if you have to concentrate and predict even the slightest bit on how the water will change. If this is the basics of chakra control, she had a long way to go. 'He's right about that, but I'm still pissed at him.' She glared at her sensei.

Warmth flowing back into his eyes, he suggested a thought. "How about this. After we change, I'll treat you to lunch, sound good?"

Hanabi stood there for a brief moment before giving her a reply. "Fair, but I'm still going to be mad at you sensei."

Naruto sighed as he walked up. "I'll drop you off at your compound so you won't have to walk around all drenched."

"Thanks." Hanabi simply replied before the both of them vanished.


Nearly an hour has passed by since Naruto dropped off Hanabi at the main gate. The look on the guards were priceless. Hanabi almost immediately stormed away from him when they arrived.

Since then, he quickly got back to his dinky little apartment and promptly toss his clothes in the dryer while he took a long shower. Afterwards, his clothes were dried off, so he changed back into them, since they were hardly dirty, and walked back to the compound.

There he leaned against the wall next to the guards, not saying a thing. 'Why is she taking so long?' Naruto grumbled to himself. Certainly enough, as soon as he thought about leaving, Hanabi came walking out.

"So where are we going to go?" Hanabi asked, her hair still wet.

"My favorite place." Naruto grinned as he motioned for Hanabi to follow.

The 2 of them walked through the center of the village. Naturally both of them always drew other people's attention. One was a hero, the other was a main branch member of the Hyūga clan. Both was well known through the village, but never seen together. Until last night and today.

Several of the citizens seemed to of been whispering to one another. Hanabi was intrigued by their reactions, but decided to brush it off. 'They couldn't be thinking about what I think they are. That would be foolish. We aren't even properly dressed for-' Hanabi stopped mid thought as she realized where her train of thought was heading. 'Why would I even think that. Just stop thinking about it. You are learning from him to become more powerful. Simple as that. No more. No less.' Hanabi released any extra thoughts from her mind and concentrated on what was in front of her.

Naruto lead them to his favorite place to each in the entire village. Whenever he wanted a place to relax, or just to eat, he would almost always come here. Ichiraku's Ramen stand. Naruto promptly sat on a stool and grinned as he waved hello to both Teuchi and Ayame.

Hanabi sighed. 'What was I expecting? Should've known he would've taken me here.' Hanabi took up a stool next to her sensei.

"How may I help you today?" Teuchi called out, asking for his customers' orders.

"3 Pork Ramen, Teuchi!" Naruto replied all too happily as he conversed the old man.

"And I'll have 1 bowl of Chicken Ramen please."

"Coming right up!"

Moments passed by before their bowls arrived. Both shinobi's gave their thanks and began to eat.

The difference between the student and teacher were night and day. One was practically inhaling the ramen while the other was eating it in a most graceful manner.

Between the infrequent breaths as he inhaled his ramen, he would ask the Old Man and his daughter how their day been. Hearing their response, his eyes would dance with happiness, knowing they were doing good.

"So why are you with her, Naruto?" Ayame called out, with a devious smirk on her face as he finished off his third bowl.

"Hanabi Hyūga is my disciple! So I'm training her."

Ayame chuckled sweetly. "Disciple huh? That's not what I heard."

"And pray tell, what exactly did you hear?" Naruto asked in a dull voice. He didn't like where this was going, especially with that expression on her face.

Ayame eyes shined with mischief. "Girlfriend." Was the single word she let out. 'Oh, this is too much fun.'

Naruto narrowed his eyes as he poise a question. "And what led you to believe that rumor-"

"This." Ayame replied without missing a beat. She swiftly pulled out a single picture from her pocket. It showed Naruto in a suit, minus the jacket, with the said jacket wrapped around Hanabi's tiny frame. His arm wrapped around her, and a light blush appearing on her face. Anyone would've mistaken these two as a couple from the picture alone.

"W-Who?" Hanabi immediately dropped her chopsticks as she asked in a shocked, high-pitch voice.

Naruto replied with a single word laced with poison. "Kakashi."

"W-When?!" Hanabi asked in a barely audible voice.

"Clearly last night." Naruto remarked smartly.

"H-How?!"

"By being a sneaky bastard." Naruto growled under his breath. "Worry not Hanabi," Naruto's gaze darken along with his tone. "I'll deal with him later." Naruto stated as he placed the change for their meals on the counter.

Naruto separated himself from the ramen stand and motioned for his student to follow him. "Lets get back to training."

Hanabi hesitantly nodded, slightly frighten by his demeanor. Nonetheless, she still followed her teacher.


Both of the arrived at the training grounds and started stretching.

"So sensei, what will we be training right now?" Hanabi stated as she started stretching her legs.

"Well, much like how we trained our yin, or spiritual energy, earlier by using jutsu, we must train our yang, or physical energy, for the rest of the day."

The both finished stretching before Naruto motioned her to a tree. "We will start off with kicks and punches. You want to throw them straight, and sharp. Through punching, you can use your taijutsu faster and more accurately. I'll watch to correct your form if I notice anything."

Hanabi replied with a single nod before throwing her punches at the tree. A few minutes passed by before Naruto held his hand up.

"Ok," Naruto quickly grabbed his student's attention as he took up his stance next to her. "First, lower your stance, that way you will have a lower center of gravity, that way-" Naruto swept one of her legs out from her.

Hanabi let out a gasp as she lost her balance, but felt a large hand placed against her upper back for support. She blushed a little from embarrassment. Naruto withdrew his hand once she firmly placed both feet and lowered her stance. "-you won't topple over so easily."

"When you throw your punches, be sure to fully extend the arm." Naruto suggested as he grabbed her arm, extending it, and tapping the elbow to lock it in place. "Be sure to properly distance yourself from the tree so you can use the full extension of your arm."

Hanabi took a deep breath and resumed her punches. After 30 minutes, Naruto instructed her to work on her kicks.

"Training your legs is one of the most important things you can do. For the kicks, you have to maintain balance on one foot while swinging your whole body. This will not only build up your strength, which allows you to run faster and kick harder, but also maintain a great center of balance no matter what pose you are in."

Hanabi replied in affirmative and started kicking her tree. Several minutes passed before Naruto gave her points on how to improve.

"You do not want to lock the knee of the leg you are standing on. The lightest of kicks will send you toppling. As for kicks, keep your half folded into your thigh. Once you are near the tree, spring it out. The momentum of swinging your calf while you are swinging your thigh will greatly enhance the force behind the kick, making it more effective."

Naruto quickly swung out his leg as a whole, causing the tree to stir before him. He then folded his calf to his thigh, swung his thigh, and right before bringing it inline with the tree, he sprung his calf, slamming the shin of his right leg against the tree, causing several leaves to fall down with a mighty shake.

Hanabi eyes widen with disbelief. Now that she thought out about it, it did make sense. The calf, which is striking, would be moving at a faster speed if sprung at the end, rather than the beginning.

Hanabi began twisting her upper body, coiling the energy together, and unwinding all that energy. Her leg slammed against the tree, giving it a small shiver. A smile grew upon her face as she saw a visible difference in power. She honed her mind and continued doing the same kicks for the next 30 minutes.

Hanabi sat down rubbing her shins. 'Damn this stuff hurts.' She sighed heavily.

Naruto smiled sweetly as gave her a hand. "That will be enough for today Hanabi." Naruto didn't want to push her too far in one day. "So that you needn't walk far, I'll bring you home."

He gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She blinked. In that instant, before she could even open them, the landscape changed around them. The fact that Naruto could use this technique still amazes her.

"Be sure to tend to your ache and pains. We will do the same routine tomorrow. Understood?" Naruto stared at his student. He monitored her body language, her facial expressions, and the desires in her eyes as he peered into her soul.

Hearing his tone, she knew that wasn't a question, but a statement. She was upset. Upset at herself that she was too weak to handle what he could throw at her. Furious that her clan said that she was strong when she is nothing compared to him. How long must she wait before she can truly become strong.

Not strong in her clan's eyes, but in her own. Strong enough to where she could be on par with someone like him. She knew it was a fools dream, but she chased it nonetheless. She wanted the power where no one can force her to do anything.

"Understood sensei. I'll see you tomorrow." Hanabi replied with a burning desire in her eyes.

Naruto scratched his head as she passed the guards. 'This is not good.' Naruto sighed mentally. 'I could tell by her eyes. She's going about this the wrong way. If she doesn't fix herself in the next few weeks, I'll have to talk to her about it before it gets worse.'

Naruto scratched his head once again before disappear into the night.


Naruto arrived in a different training ground. He glanced up and saw a familiar white-haired shinobi laying in a branch, reading from a orange book. "Hey, Kakashi-sensei. I need to ask you a few questions."

'What the. I didn't even feel him appear. I may be relaxed but he shouldn't have gotten this close without me noticing. Unless he…' Kakashi started to sweat as he glanced down to his former student.

Kakashi decided to respond with innocence and ignorance. Maybe he didn't know. He hoped he didn't know. "Ah. I heard you have a new disciple-"

"Yes." Naruto replied curtly. "Her name is Hanabi Hyūga."

"O-Oh." A sweat drop. "The prodigy from the Main House is it?"

"Yes."

"Did you come here seeking for guidance in how to be a good sensei." Kakashi did his best to maintain his mask. 'Please say yes. Please, please, please say yes.'

"No."

"Oh." Kakashi started panicking. 'Shit. I have to remain calm. He might still not know.' Kakashi strengthened his facade. "What brings you here then?"

"I wanted to ask you about a certain picture or two."

The area was so silent, you could hear a pin drop. "What pictures-"

"Cut the bullshit sensei. You know what pictures I'm talking about."

Kakashi let out an audible gulp. 'Fuck.'

"Knowing what happened with my last relationship, I want to simply ask this. Why?"

Kakashi knew there was no getting out of this. "Because I thought you two looked happy."

"Yes, I'm happy because I have a legitimate student to teach now. She's happy because she has the strongest teaching her." Naruto stated as if it was simple fact and no more.

"Is that all? No other feelings at all-"

"She's 16 for crying out loud Kakashi!"

"And perfectly marriageable too!" Kakashi quickly quipped, hoping to inject some humor to lessen the tone.

"M-Marriageable?! That's TOO FAR sensei!" Naruto gasp in shock.

Kakashi quickly raised out his hands, waving. "I was just using it as an example! I didn't mean that she should marry, but that if she's old enough to marry, she's old enough to date!"

"Kakashi! You know I wouldn't want to date anyone after what happened last time!" Naruto vehemently spat out.

'Still letting that eat you up inside aren't you?' Kakashi sighed heavily. "You know that wasn't your fault. There was extenuating circumstances regarding that and you said it yourself. You didn't expect her to give up everything for you."

"I know what I said Kakashi-sensei! It still doesn't make it any less painful for me!" Naruto gripped his fists, his fingers breaking his skin as his eyes began to swell with tears.

Kakashi dropped from the tree and place his hands on his shoulders. "I'm sorry Naruto. I didn't know it would affect you this badly. I thought you gotten over it."

Naruto sighed heavily, hearing his sensei's apologetic words as his hands already began to stop the bleeding and heal his self-inflicted wounds. "Just promise me one thing, sensei." Naruto turned his gaze upward, the lights in his eyes danced with the myriad of emotions that played through them as they mingled with the lingering tears.

"What would that be?"

"Don't try to make something out of nothing between Hanabi and I. We are merely teacher and student. I do not like her that way, nor does she." Naruto requested firmly from his teacher.

"I promise not to make something out of nothing Naruto." Kakashi promised solemnly. 'But if something does appear, you bet your ass I'll make something out of it Naruto. You deserve happiness the most out of this village, and not even you will stop me from that.'

Naruto sensed something went awry with his acceptance, but chose to dismiss it. He would have faith in his teacher. "Thank you for understanding."


Author's Notes

Yikes. This one took a while. I kept going in so many different directions. Plus with schooling and my first test, I had to take more breaks than I thought I would need to make sure I passed, which I did. It was still very difficult for me to focus on this chapter, with all the things going on this week.

I guess I just psyched myself out. The class isn't nearly as hard as I thought, nor the test. In fact, it was very easy. First one to finish to boot! I've just been stuck with writer's block and unable to concentrate that after a certain part, I just couldn't proceed any farther.

I hoped you all like the flavor I attempted to bring to this chapter. I tried to make it more detailed and more… Passionate? Appeal-able? I dunno what word to use, but I tried to make it seem more…. Vibrant I guess… I dunno. I have a lot to work on, as I'm far from perfection. Very far.

In all honesty, I'm hoping to use this fanfic to brush off the rust and hone my skills. I'm terribly sorry if it seems awful at first, but hopefully the chapters will get better later on! As stated before, this is going to be long.

This isn't a simple NarutoxHanabi. But Naruto growing closer to Hanabi through their partnership that is teacher and student. Before becoming friends, and then lovers. I don't want to rush in there, but progress. And this isn't just about them. It's about Naruto getting ready to become Hokage.

Also, I planned for this chapter to go farther, but it's already long enough, so I cut it off where I did and will pick it up again with a time gap. I don't want to do a monotonous day-by-day training session. By probably weeks at a time it would change, just to emphasize that this isn't her getting strong in just a week or a month, but over months. This will allow "time" to pass to grow their relationships, while not necessarily taking too many chapters to do.


Replies to Chapter 3 Reviews

Adharsh: Hope I didn't keep you waiting too long!

9tailsfox2: I'm happy you did. Naruto knew. He isn't blind. He clearly saw someone with such a small frame being completely engulfed by his jacket. But he is in no means in a rush to retrieve it. Just isn't all that important to him.

Ryuujin96: Thank you. I try to keep him mature, but I feel he should still have a sense of humor to him too, which you can tell by him playing a prank on his little student today. Also, I don't want anyone to be necessarily against him for no reason at all. Well, no valid reason at least. I want everything to have a reason, a purpose.

Troy123: Thank you! Let me know if you notice anything I need to improve on.

warrof: Thanks for that! Already fixed it. And yes, that sound was someone getting a picture.

Twiya: Thanks. I try to keep them cute, but I don't think I'll get them together for a while. I want this to be gradual.


Edits

13APR14: Corrected a few things that Ryuujin96 was so kind to point out.

22APR14: Minor change. Nothing to the story.

27APR14: Replaced all words of Hyuga with Hyūga.

30APR14: Rating changed due to content of Chapter 6.

02MAY14: Corrected some spelling errors I found myself. Added a few details, took some lines out. Spruced it up a bit, even though it was pretty detailed as is. Still far from perfect.

11MAY14: Changed section at the top stating when the chapter was posted and when it was last updated.

12MAY14: Added dates to events to better portray how far part events takes place between each of them.


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