Chapter 10: Sparring

Everyone clapped long after the woman had left the stage. Naruto still somewhat stunned by what he had heard. Everyone began to file out of this place murmuring and talking about the song.

Not an inch progress was made in progress. Naruto laughed finally and rubbed the back of his head. "Well shoot...I'm famous here!" He laughed and stood up.

"Looks like the Uzamaki is more famous than the Uchihas, Sasuke~" Sasuke not wanting to encourage the moron ignored the comment.

"Come on Dobe, we need to go find Kakashi so that we can teach the midgets about Taijustu." Sasuke slid his hand in his pockets and began to walk off. Naruto not wanting to be left alone trailed after him, his arms behind his head.

All around them as usual, there was hustle and bustle. Everyone looked at him smiling. There was no hate. Naruto couldn't stop smiling and beaming.

People called out for fruit to buy and merchants were selling other things that they either made by hand or bought from others.

Slowly they made their way to an empty field where Kakashi and Shikamaru were waiting for them.

Naruto turned around to see if Hikaru and Obito were behind them, but no...they weren't there... all that he could see was a garbled mass of people...

"Did we leave Hikaru behind...?"

Sasuke shrugged.

"Great...now she's probably lost! And you don't even care." Sasuke glared at Naruto harshly.

"I still haven't seen ANY proof that she's REALLY an Uchiha, Dobe!" Sasuke continued on with the Dobe on his tail.

Naruto squinted his eyes at him. "Oh yeeeah you two only share pale skin, dark hair, and eyes the color of COAL! Other than that there's no similarities at all!" Naruto waved around his hand dramatically pointing to his head, body and eyes.

"It's almost as though she's a GIRL!" He waved around crazily as he yelled at the tops of his lungs.

Hikaru laughed behind him. "Well of course I'm a girl Naruto."

He turned around and he widened his eyes. He saw hurt. She looked at them still smiling. "You're here to train the children right? I'll go get them right now."

Hikaru turned around, and Obito was waiting for her. "Hey, don't look like that.."

"I'm okay Obito. It's really okay." Looked away, and Obito sighed. He placed a hand on her shoulder to squeeze it lightly to give her comfort.

Naruto slumped. "Weeel! I'm not one to pry but...where are the kids we need to teach?"

"Shut up Naruto...we're just early." Sakura stepped out of the tree's carrying many starter first aid kits.

"Saaakura! You don't need to be so mean!" Sakura have an exasperated sigh and Hikaru giggled. "Well, I suppose we all could so a warm up."

Sasuke glared at her. "Who said you were joining us?"

Obito grit his teeth, and Hikaru saw this and she looked at Obito with kind eyes. "Everything will be fine Obito...how about you train with me. You know how to fight right?"

Stunned a little Obito nodded a little and she smiled. "Okay then...a sparing match. The first to get five hits wins."

"Are you sure?" Obito looked down at her with concern. He din't want to beat her TOO bad...

Hikaru giggled and put her hands behind her back stepping backwards. Obito shook his grinning and shrugged. "I guess that's fine...but don't expect me to go easy on you." Hikaru raised her eyebrows and the wind picked up throughout leaves around them.

"Oh Obito...you won't have to do that."

Obito felt a little shaken and he took his stance.

Naruto was highly sdumbfounded. "Wait...what just happened?"

Shikamaru was leaned up against a tree and as he watched. "Hikaru and Obito suddenly decided to have a sparing battle. One who gets the first five hits wins."

"Oh okay- wait! When did you get there Shikamaru?"

Sasuke scoffed ignoring Naruto once more. "There's no way that the brat is going to win against Obito."

Kakashi shook his head. "Don't underestimate the kid. You never know."

Naruto's eyes were the size of sauce pan. "You TOO Kakashi?"

Hikaru called across the field they were across. "Get ready,...set...GO!" There were then blur's of the two figure's.

Obito already had a plan of action, so at first he aimed for her legs.

Hikaru jumped and aimed for his shoulder, but Obito blocked the attack. The two separated but both were only getting started, more was still to come for this mock battle.

Once again, both went at it and Obito looked at her. As he blocked a punch he almost missed. "You're fast."

Hikaru smiled. "I'm going to get even faster." Obito backed off. She went after him and she reached into herself willing her kekei genkai. Just like that, her Sharingan actvated, allowing her chakra to flare and her to see Obito's next move.

Her body felt light and she made her way to her target.

Sasuke was stock still and he watched this, his own Sharingan activated allowing him to keep up with what was going on.

Hikaru was laughing and smiling. "Obito! WHy are you running away?"

"Because I don't want to Diiiiie!" Hikaru laughed more and she gave one quick strike to the chest.

"One."

Obito took that chance to jab her in the stomach and he grinned. "One."

Hikaru gave him a playful glare. "Ooooo you're going get it!"

Naruto was watching this sparing match. "It...looks like they're playing tag."

Shikamaru looked lazily over at the two who were chasing each other around. A few strikes were met, but no actual hit.

"I guess you could say that..."

Naruto grinned. "See Sasukeee! Hikaru IS your sister!"

Sasuke glowered harshily at the Dobe and Naruto froze.

"Shut up, unless you feel like having Sakura take a Shuriken out of your throat."

Naruto sweated a moment and slowly turned to the match.

"Haha! I get two hits now Obito!"

"No fair!" Both laughed and the battle went on. Near the very end Hikaru threw a kunai at Obito, and he deflected it, it frighteningly close to his face.

"What the h-? You just tried to really hurt me!"

She got up really close and grinned with slight malice. "Silly." and she touched him lightly on the shoulder. "Five."

Obito wouldn't move, he COULDN'T move...she had...and then she...

Naruto howled with laughter and the children began to pile in. Kakashi stood from his leaning position and clapped.

"Alright every body it's time to learn."

Each child sat one by one in a couple of lines and Kakashi walked forward for the intro. The sun shined just right to give the air a crispness that was fun, and playful.

Kakashi looked at the children one by one, making eye contact. "I see we have a good crowd."

The children murmured. Kakashi showed his smile at the kids with closing his only visible eye.

"What we are doing today...is teaching you self defense and first aid."

Slowly the children began to murmur again. After a while of murmur after murmur, something about the atmosphere turned dark and everyone stopped. All eyes were on Sasuke who was emitting the source of said darkness and the group shook with fear.

"Get on with it, Kakashi..." Bluntly Sasuke snapped, the raven not even looking in the direction, Kakashi was in.

Hesitantly, Kakashi cleared his throat. "That was Sasuke...one of your instructors for this week... um..of curse I will need a volunteer to help me give an example of self defense."

Everyone raised their hands, minus the older teens. Kakashi looked out in the crowd, but his gaze then went to the side and laid on Hikaru who wasn't raising her hand.

"Aww yes, Hikaru. Would you be a dear and Spar with me to give these children an example of self-defense?"

Hikaru froze...why her?

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