Hana's eyes almost bulged out of her head. "ERO-SENSEI?!"
Jiraiya turned around to a wide eyed flower. "Hana-chan?" He smiled largely. "Hana-chan!"
Nodding her head in answer with a slack jaw, Jiraiya immediately wrapped his arms around her and swung her around in a hug. She screamed for someone to help her escape the pervert while she pushed at his shoulders, which only caused her breasts to perk a bit more. Not good around this sensei. After he set her down, she groaned with dizziness and hugged her stomach.
"Ugh…I hate it when you do that."
Naruto flickered his eyes back and forth from his new teammate to his sensei. He awaited an explanation as did everyone else. Akamaru licked the Toad Sage's hand and earned an energetic belly rub.
"Well, are you gonna explain why you're molesting the newbie?" Shino appeared behind him.
Jiraiya told them that he went on a mission to Kusa years ago and met Hana's family. He became good friends with the family and often visited after Hana was born since she took a great liking to him - for whatever reason, she interrupted - then he met her again later.
Hana regained her composure. "He came to Kusa again and we met there by accident after time passed. We hadn't seen each other in a few years then. I met him again. Can you guess where?" They guessed an onsen. "Tell them how we were reunited, Ero-sensei."
The Sage chuckled nervously, "What do you mean?"
"Ero-sennin? Did you peep on her?" Naruto shook his head with the rest as she nodded.
"I-I was doing research for a book!" Jiraiya defended himself. "How was I to know she was able to sense chakra? I was researching a woman in there with her! It's not like I was trying to peep on her! She was a child for God's sake!"
Mischief slid up his spine, "I think I just thought of a new name for you." The Sage's male pupil grinned evilly. "Loli-Sannin."
Jiraiya fell over anime style while Team Ebisu cracked up hysterically. Sakura shook her head. She turned to Hana, "What exactly happened?"
"I was just entering the hot spring in another village and heard something on the other side of the wall. I peer over the wall to see what it was and meet Ero-sensei. After I punished him, I forced him to show me the jutsu he used to defend himself. Later, I met him another time with some loud mouth brat. Your bad habits rubbed off on him."
Jiraiya smiled proudly, "All my pupils have at least one of my traits rub off on them. You got one of them; you like perver -"
Hana turned to Yamato. "Can you guess where the third time I met him was?" She nodded when she guess correctly - another hot spring. "But it was his student that peeped. Damn perverts."
Jiraiya knowingly laughed. "Oh, Hana-chan. I've missed you - and you even grew into a woman! Last time, people could've used you to iron clothes!"
She turned pink before stomping on his foot. Once the pain resided, he smiled at her. Then looked at Naruto and back at her.
"You both still haven't realized it, have you?" He chuckled at their ignorance. Naruto asked what in the world he meant now. "Remember the time I took you to the hot springs? And a girl was there that had short black hair? Aw, come on, Naruto! You said she was really pretty and I tricked you into peeking? Naruto, ya gotta remember!"
Out of nowhere, he narrowed his now cold eyes. "I thought she was going to bash my brains in! And it wasn't even my fault! You told me there was a spa on the other side! You never said it was the womens' bath!"
Hana blinked then gasped before looking to Jiraiya, who chuckled anxiously. "I knew it! That was you," she pointed back at the blonde. "You little peeper - I couldn't even bathe without my friend at my side! And he was a guy too!"
Her rant made Naruto furrow his brows then step back in realization. "That flat chested midget was you?!"
"WHY YOU LITTLE -"
Jiraiya grabbed her by the back of her shirt, but she refused to stop attempting to attack. Everyone else was surprised to see the emotionless looking girl lose her cool so quickly. Somehow, though, it wasn't exactly surprising that Naruto was the one to push her buttons. To settle the thick atmosphere, Jiraiya cautiously talked to his old student.
"Oh, that's right. Tsunade said there's a new person. Must be you, which must mean you're also living with Kakashi-san?"
"Hn." Great, everyone gets to see that as a misunderstanding as well. And she was right - Sakura glared at Kakashi. After she threatened to dismember him, he promised not to taint Hana. The flower then had to be embarrassed further as Jiraiya backed up the blossom.
Hana crossed her arms as she still hung in the air from the Toad Sage's grasp. "You say he's not to touch me, but you can peep over a wall when I'm bathing? Loli-sensei?"
"Hana-chan!" Jiraiya dramatically cried. He earned a disgusted sigh and pat on the head from her. "Kakashi-san is so much more perverted than me. He even reads my books!"
Hana knew of the only way to show the significant difference between them. "Tenshi," she pointed to Kakashi. "Akuma," She pointed to Jiraiya.
Once again, Hana was chosen last to spar with Iruka. It had been a decision to make her go last from now on. He decided that he would take the class to the dojo for a jutsu and weaponry spar. Unable to get the day's events out of her head, she plotted to smack Naruto for barging into the house that early morning. Kakashi was a total prick for having that blond baka escorting her to the academy. Then there was Jiraiya showing up out of nowhere. Most likely, Tsunade called on him if he knew her so well.
Today, though, Jiraiya had shown up with her team members and Yamato. Sakura watched excitedly from the railing on the second floor of the new dojo. Jiraiya leaned on the railing to tell her not to get scratch her pretty face up, while Naruto laid in front of the railing begging to go eat ramen. Idiot didn't have to come if he didn't want to, Hana thought to herself.
"Sensei, does Onee-sama get to use chakra this time?" Moegi asked.
Yamato shook his head at Iruka's stupidity the moment he said, "Of course."
Iruka stepped toward the newbie. "You'll spar one of your own team members, Hana. Yamato-san said it would be good to see how well you are against your own teammates. My back's still injured from your kick so it's actually better for me this way. Okay with you?"
"Hn," she answered. Hana looked up to her team deciding who would go down there.
Naruto was already out of the question. She didn't need Tsunade thinking that she just wanted to fight the Kyuubi. Jiraiya was a complete match and she would have to use her full strength and then some to fight him head on. That was too much work. Yamato still wouldn't agree to train with her just yet. Sakura seemed the best choice. She hadn't been able to call out Sakura's name before Jiraiya had pushed Naruto down the second level.
Hana looked to her naturally wide-eyed sensei.
Yamato didn't think it could hurt much for her to just spar with Naruto especially since there were enough Jounin there. "It's fine Hana-san. Do your best, but don't destroy the place." Sakura looked to him in wonder. "Let's hope Naruto doesn't piss her off enough to do it."
Sakura muttered, "God knows that's a lot to hope for."
Naruto looked back up, "Damn Ero-sennin." He turned his attention back to his opponent, "Hey, Hana-chan! Guess we're sparring. Go easy on me?"
The only part that she let fill her ears was what she redirected to him, "'-chan'?"
"The one to be held down for longer than seven seconds will be seen as the loser. Begin!" Iruka called out and not a blink later, Hana was already striking at Naruto.
She kicked her leg out and hit him in the side. He grabbed her by the thigh and pulled her down with him. Instead of landing on him, she punched him in the chest and leapt from him. He didn't want to hurt or hit her, which is why he only defended himself. Each time she attacked, he took her down with him every time.
Frustrated with him, she stopped all together. "If my opponent refuses to strike me, shouldn't he be seen as forfeiting?"
"I suppose so, yes," The Academy sensei answered.
She started back towards the exit. She paused looking over her shoulder, "Guess you're not what I expected."
"Eh?" Naruto dropped his defense stance.
"All I've heard since I've been staying at Kakashi's is about your 'skills.' Same with others in the village. They say you work hard and never give up. Proving them wrong just because you refuse to hit a girl? That doesn't say much about your character. You're just a coward."
Naruto grinned back at her, "I can't let 'em think that, can I? I still have to get you back for kicking my ass back then." In a ready stance, Hana asked Iruka to restart the match.
Jiraiya looked to Yamato for help but he only heard, "Tsunade-sama's going to kill you when she sees Naruto near death."
Eyebrow quirked, Sakura glanced over at the men at her side. Exactly what do they mean? Is this girl really that strong?
"I didn't think he'd actually fight back!" Jiraiya sweat-dropped. He leaned over the railing shouting, "Naruto, remember she's a girl! If you hurt my flower, I'll kill you!"
Hana looked up, "Urusai, Ero-sensei! This dobe should fight back!"
Frozen by the old nickname, Naruto wasn't able to dodge her punch. When she went to hit him again, he ducked just in the knick of time. He held her from behind with his arms locking hers, whispering, "Hey, Hana-chan, ever heard of the technique One Thousand Years of Death? I'm dying to show you ~"
At the feeling, she wrenched herself from his grip then threw a chakra loaded punch his way. She pointed to him with death surrounding her, "ERO!"
Sakura let her head fall at the two while she heard Jiraiya attempt to hide his laughing. Yamato grinned at the two of them. Things wouldn't turn out like Tsunade predicted. Academy's students were now taking sides to whom would fall in the match.
"He said to use jutsu and weapons not tricks! You damn ero!" Hana yelled. The only response she got from him was, You reacted like it was a weapon so it's a weapon! "I'll show you a damn weapon!" She took a vast amount of chakra into a kunai before tossing it at him.
It grazed his forearm so fast it was barely seen and he decided play time was over. "Rasengan!"
Happy to see him fighting back, she called out, "Katon, Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
Before Yamato or Jiraiya could jump in, a fiery blast sent both users flying on opposite sides of the dojo. Naruto landed on his face while Hana landed on her feet but then fell onto her butt. They looked up to each other with surprised face, panting for air, thinking the exact same thing: Where did that come from? The dojo was quiet except for the pebbles falling.
The oversized scarf kid, who Hana learned was named Konohamaru, nudged Naruto with his foot, "Oyabun? You okay?"
Moegi rushed to Hana, but a part of the upper level was about to giveaway when Hana noticed it. Looking to follow her gaze, Moegi saw the piece collapsing above her. Pain from the blast forgotten, she darted towards the girl. Hana tumbled and rolled to the side with her in her arms. Unfortunately, she landed wrong on her arm. Another wound, she thought dreadfully.
"What. The hell. Were you thinking, you brat?" Hana winced as she hovered over the girl.
Moegi looked up to see who it was that saved her. She smiled, "You saved me, Onee-sama!"
Iruka rushed over to them while Naruto took Moegi away from his injured team-mate. Once he made sure that his orange-haired student was alright, Iruka quickly turned to Hana. She was locking her jaw and tenderly holding her arm. Sakura examined it closely with Jiraiya coming up behind her.
"Wow, you dislocated your elbow. Must have happened when you landed."
Hana grunted, "Hn."
The statement distracted Sakura for only a moment. She said, "Alright, I'm going to pop it back into place. Ready?"
"Just do it already."
Each student thought they would be sick after her elbow was popped back into its proper joint. Even more sick as they heard her cry out. Sakura said, "Hold your arm like this until we get you to the hospital."
"I don't nee -"
Jiraiya gave Hana a dark look that caused her to sweat drop, "You're going!" She attempted to fight him back, despite the fright he's still able to put back in her. He said in a more calm manner, "Just because Sakura popped it back into place does not mean it's properly taken care of. You need Tsunade or either a doctor to have a look at it. Sakura's not a full medical-nin or doctor, just an apprentice."
"I know," Hana stated firmly. She knew the basics, "I could've torn a ligament, damaged blood vessels, torn tissue and get it into the joint. Blah, blah - OUCH!" Naruto poked at it and she glared at him with a black aura. "Do it again, and I'll dismember you."
X-rays suck, Hana inwardly roared.
Especially when you have a brat named Moegi to keep you 'company' while waiting for results. All Hana heard was the word "sorry" from the kid. She didn't mind helping the girl and even if she pointed it out again, wouldn't do any good. It was Moegi's fault for not paying attention, she'd tell the flower. Hinata came in with results, as Sakura was helping another patient. Leaving her with Naruto and Yamato - a dumbass and a weird-o. The Toad Sage was here somewhere, but then a nurse walked by and he disappeared. Probably trying to hit on her. Trying.
"Your r-results are great, Hana-san. Everything seems f-fine with Moegi too."
Violet peered at her before the owner said, "Am I making you nervous? That easily? Or do you just stutter like that in general?"
She almost regretted asking such an impolite question when the Hyuuga girl flushed deeply. Quietly, "B-Bad habit s-since I was li-little. I g-get n-nervous e-easily," she replied. "But you seem really friendly and I'm n-not so much around you. Makes me very glad to know you, Hana-san."
"Yeah, right," Naruto snorted. Hinata gave him a curious look. "Hana-chan is a bitch."
Said flower was on her wait out the door when Hinata called out for her.
"W-Wait! Here are some pain killers for the sharp pains. Make sure to set ice on it initially then use heat so the j-joint can't lock." Hana jumped off the examination table to leave. "Wait, one last thing! Your physical therapy can be counted as training, but d-don't work too hard. Make sure to stretch and do strengthening exercise before real training. Then stretch again."
The Hyuuga gave a soft smile to her before she walked out. When she opened her pale eyes, the flower was already gone. The other males shrugged at the confused look she gave them. Just what was with this girl? She sure had balls to be rude to even Hinata-chan, Naruto stated. The girl blushed in thanks but claimed it was fine since Hana-san was alright. However, Yamato knew what it was. Hana didn't know how to socialize with other people. She was use to being on her own and only with one partner.
She had to fend for herself when she was part of Akatsuki. Healing was done on her own and there was never time for goofing around. The girl didn't know how to react to people worrying over her….Except for maybe Jiraiya.
