~Chapter 4: A New Mentor~

I do not own Naruto

"Yep…it's pretty sad how he died, isn't it?" Hiroko looked up to the sky as to help the tears not drip down her face.

"Yeah…I'm crying a lot, aren't I?"

"It's alright. I already told you that." Hitiyashi smiled at the girl. "Hey, listen. Not only do I know about the bloodline of the Yukihana clan, they also have sacred weapons passed down through generations. Your father told you about this?"

"Yes. He said that only a few chosen and gifted people were chosen by a….sword I believe. What did he mean by that?"

"Well, you know how not even everybody in the clan awakens their bloodline? The people that do, when they become of a certain age, they are taken to sacred grounds where a sacred sword belonging to the Yukihana clan is kept. Many try to draw it but even with the bloodline within them, it rejected most. Of course a sacred sword like that would attract people's attention. People have tried to steal it before but they have never succeeded. Simply because the sword chooses who it wants its master to be. I myself have never seen it, however, according to your father it's beautiful. More beautiful than any other sword in the world. I've heard that the handle is gold and covered with beautiful red rubies. The only red rubies left in the world on the ones on that sword. That sword is also said to be the strongest sword in the entire world. The most beautiful and the strongest…And the name is beautiful as well. Excalibur, the sword that is only meant for a king." Hitiyashi smiled for a brief moment after finishing his speech. Looking at his partner/apprentice, the expression on her face was priceless.

"Wow…I can't believe such a sword exists! I can't believe such a sword belongs to us, the Yukihana clan." Hiroko looked over joyed at the information that she was receiving.

"You are about thirteen, right? You are of age, Yukihana maiden. We will have to see if you can get Excalibur. And even if you can't, that's not the end of your abilities."

"It's not?" Hiroko now look positively overwhelmed.

"No. I believe when you first awakened your bloodline, you saw fire around you, right? And then you awakened your Kekai genkai?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened, why is it important?"

"Well, first off, let's start with the kekai genkai. The eyes that you have are known as the Enjeruai. And the fire that you can now control is called Enjerufaiā. When you use these in battle, you could still kill your opponent in seconds, kid. The power that the people in your clan have is fearsome. Your father gained my respect with that power. The Enjeruai and the Enjerufaiā both work a way lot better with the sword Excalibur. But let's not get off-track. As you probably already know, you can use the fire to heal yourself and to attack. There is a mode in which you can go into where there are flames surrounding you and you gain immense increase in power and strength and speed. I'm pretty sure you already know this as well?"

Hiroko nodded in confirmation. "When I went back and saw my house destroyed and my parents no longer of this world I felt so much rage. And then it all subsided at once but I felt crazy power running through me, like I could destroy a mountain."

"All jokes aside, you probably could."

Hiroko gaped at the man. "Really?"

Hitiyashi laughed and nodded. "We'll get into this more later. Right now, we should focus on getting inside so I could officially complete my mission and so I could sign you up as a bounty hunter and my partner. Also the sooner we get inside, the sooner I could explain more things to you and the sooner I can start training you."

Hiroko ran full speed past Hitiyashi and into the bounty hunter base. The guard on duty attempted to grab her but she pulled herself away. "Hey, stop!"

"It's okay. She's with me." Hitiyashi walked through the doors with a smile on his face. "Don't mind her. She's a little excited."

"Oh, I could see that! Well, have a nice day, Hitiyashi!"

Hitiyashi nodded at the guard and walked forward to meet with Hiroko who waited for him at the lobby. There was about five or six steps going up, and then it split into two. A staircase going right and a staircase going left. "Uh…where do we go from here?"

Hitiyashi shook his head at his excited partner-to-be. Well at least he could be glad that she didn't randomly choose a staircase-

"Come one, Hitiyashi, what are you waiting for?"

Hitiyashi's eyes widened as his partner-to-be went up the right staircase. "That's not the right one! Left goddamit!"

Hiroko ran back down the stairs and sheepishly chuckled. "Sorry. Lead the way."

Hitiyashi walked over to Hiroko and grabbed her hand. "I wouldn't want Hiro-chan to get lost now would I?"

Hiroko blushed in embarrassment. "Okay, okay. Prick."

The two of them made their way up the left staircase which lead to an important looking hall. All along it, there were shut doors and at the end of the hall, there were two gigantic double doors.

"That's where we're going." Hitiyashi pointed to the doors at the end of the hall. Feeling a little nervous, at last, Hiroko hid behind Hitiyashi as they approached the door. Hitiyashi smiled and put his arm around her shoulders. "I was like you the first time I came here, but don't worry. Everything will turn out fine. Now, let's go inside!"

Hitiyashi didn't even bother to knock on the door, instead he just yanked the door open and pushed Hiroko through

"Gramps, I'm here!" Hiroko sweat dropped at Hitiyashi's way of entering. Hiroko shook her head and then bowed low.

"Welcome back, Hitiyashi. Who's this polite young lady you have here?"

Author: And we stop here. So Hiroko learned a lot about her bloodline and clan thanks to her father's old friend. Also she finally made it to the bounty hunter base! I don't think my writing in this chapter was as bad as the one in the last chapter but who knows? Guys, make sure to review and leave behind what you think and so on! Now, here are your translations! Bye, see you next chapter!

"Enjerufaiā"-"Angel's Fire"

"Enjeruai"-"Angel's Eye"