Recap of Chapter Five

Meanwhile at Ichraku's Ramen Stand

As Naruto was finishing his sixth bowl of ramen, the person sitting beside him said.

"Umm, Naruto-kun?"

"What is it Hinata?" asked Naruto, having put his bowl down.

"I-I-I was wondering, if you had something you wanted to a-a-ask me" said Hinata, while pushing her fingers together.
"After all, w-w-we have been dating f-f-for a few weeks now"

"Something to ask you" said Naruto, starting to think.
"Hmm, I can't think of anything, Hinata."

"I see" said Hinata, turning in her seat.

"Only thing I can think of to ask you Hinata, was if you liked having lunch with me" said Naruto.

"Lunch was fine, Naruto-kun" said Hinata.
"But there is another question, I -w-would like to hear from you"

"Another question?" said Naruto, again thinking.
"Oh I know what it is now"

"R-r-really?" asked Hinata, turning to face him, hope in her eyes.

"Sure do" said Naruto.
"Hinata, do you want me to help you with your training?"

"Naruto-kun?" asked Hinata, getting to her feet and running off.

"Hey Hinata, wait!" called Naruto.

Hinata just kept running, leaving a confussed Naruto behind.

"Hey old man, do you have any idea what just happened?" asked Naruto.

"I do." said Teuchi.
"But this is something, you need to figure out on your own. And you need to do it soon, otherwise you might loose her to someone else"

"Loose her to someone else?" asked Naruto, looking in the direction Hinata had ran.

Chapter Six

Neji, TenTen and Misao having reached the training ground, was preparing for TenTen's demonstration.

"What are we going to use as a target?" asked Misao.

"I normally use Neji as a target" said TenTen.
"But since this isn't training, we will just use the trees"

"Ok" said Misao.
"You can began, whenever you're ready"

TenTen opening her kunai pouch, took out three kunai. She then pointed to a nearby tree.

"Hey Neji, can you place a mark on that tree there?" asked TenTen.

"Sure" said Neji, walking over to the tree she pointed at.

Taking out a kunai of his own, Neji proceeded to cut a target into the tree. Some minutes later having finished his task, he returned to stand beside Misao.

"There's your target TenTen"

TenTen looking over the tree, saw that Neji had cut circles into it, on inside the other.

"No problem" said TenTen, taking up a position of about fifty feet from the tree.

After a few minutes of looking at the target, TenTen throw one of the kunais she was holding. It flew through the air, then a few seconds later, there was a soft thunk, as it hit the target dead center.

"How's that Misao-chan?" asked TenTen.

"Not bad" said Misao.
"But you took a little too long , on focusing on the target"

"Let's see you do it" challenged TenTen.

"Ok" said Misao, coming to stand beside TenTen, and holding out her hand, for a kunai.
"I didn't bring my weapons with me"

"A ninja should always be prepared" said TenTen.

"A haven't been a ninja, since Eiko was born" said Misao.
"Now if you want me to show you how it's done, I need one of your kunais"

"Fine" said TenTen, holding out one of the kunais she held.

"Thank you" said Misao.
"Now then as I said, you took to long on focusing on the target", still looking at TenTen.
"If you had been in a battle and not hidden by something, you would have been attacked, because you wasted time"

"All right already" said TenTen.
"Are you going to show me, or lecture me?"

"I am only making a point" said Misao, not even looking at the tree, and tossing the kunai.

A few seconds later, there was a thunk sound, and Misao's kunai was stuck in the tree, right beside TenTen's.

"Told you it was easy" said Misao.

"You already focused on the target, while I was doing it" said TenTen.

"Alright, we will do this another way" said Misao.
"Neji- kun can you make another target?"

"Sure" said Neji.
"Where do you want me to make it, Misao-san?"

"It doesn't matter" said Misao.
"But before you make it, I need to do something."

Reaching into a pocket of her pants, Misao pulled out a scarf. She then placed it over her eyes, and tied it off behind her head.

"Ok Neji-kun, you can make a target now" said Misao.

As Misao stood there, Neji went off towards another tree, and again taking out a kunai, made another target. Returning to his original position, he said.

"The target is ready Misao-san"

"Ok" said Misao.
"Can I borrow your other kunai, TenTen-chan?"

"I guess so" said TenTen, holding out the kunai.

Misao taking it with little problem, turned towards Neji, and tossed the kunai in his direction. As TenTen yelled at Misao for attacking Neji, Neji just stood there, as the kunai passed by him, and hit the tree behind him. Removing the scarf from her eyes, Misao looked in his direction, and saw the kunai had hit his second target dead center.

"Not a good idea, placing the target behind yourself, Neji-kun" said Misao.

"I had faith in your abilities, Misao-san" said Neji.

"At least you did" said Misao. looking at TenTen.
"Are you impressed with my skills, TenTen?"

"I will admit, that I am impressed" said TenTen.
"But I still say it is beginner's luck"

"Whatever" said Misao.
"And I do thank you for letting me see your skills, TenTen-chan. If you like, maybe you and I can train together sometime, and I can help you to become as good as I am"

"I would like that" said TenTen.

"TenTen, I don't think you should be doing much training, in your condition" said Neji.

"Neji, i'm pretty sure I can at least work on my accuracy with Misao-san" said TenTen.
"And besides I am only three weeks pregnant, not six months"

"Alright" said Neji.
"Just take it easy, alright"

"Misao-san, can you train me for a little bit today" asked TenTen.

"Let me go get my weapons, and then i'll train you TenTen-chan" said Misao.

"I have more then enough weapons, for the both of us" said TenTen.
"And Neji can share some of his, if need be. Right Neji?"

"Hn" said Neji.

"Alright TenTen-chan, i'll train with you for a bit" said Misao.
"But we will use a moving target"

"A moving target?" asked TenTen.
"How can we do that, without hurting someone?"

"Easy" said Misao, performing handsigns.

"Bijuu Kage Bunshin no jutsu"

As a clone of Misao appered, TenTen was a little confused.

"A clone will disappear, if you attack it" said TenTen.

"This one won't, unless you fatally hit it with your attack" said Misao.
"Now then, we are to stay a distance of two hundred feet from the target"

The clone goes to a position of two hundred feet away.

"Ok, TenTen-chan" said Misao.
"Your task is to hit the target in anyway you can. But as I said, it will be a moving target"

The clone performing a set of handsigns called out" kage terepo-to no jutsu" and began to move all across the clearing.

TenTen taking out a lot of kunai and senbon, began trying to hit the clone.


Hinata

As Hinata continued to run, she wasn't really paying attention to where she was going, because of the fact that she was crying. As TenTen focused on the clone of Misao she didn't notice when someone else entered the area. Neji managing to see the person, yelled Hinata, just as she was hit with the weapons TenTen had thrown, aiming to hit the clone.

End of Chapter Six