Wolf: What's up everyone? Welcome to Chapter 13 of ShadowSnake. Thanks to everyone who has followed, favorited and reviewed.
Now, onto the story!
Chapter 13
Training Ground 3
The eight genin see Riku disappear in a shadow shunshin. A look of surprise appears on their face, except on Neji, Shino, and Sasuke's.
"Do you think he'll teach us how to do that?" asks Kiba.
"If he does, it probably won't be his shadow version." responds Naruto, "If anything it'll probably be the regular version of that."
"Well, he said we have an hour and a half to get lunch. Want to go get barbeque?" asks Kiba. Everyone except Sasuke and Neji nod in agreement.
"Oh, come on. Guys, we're being trained by Riku-sensei. If I remember correctly, the ANBU work in teams. Think of this as a team-building exercise." says Tenten.
The group turn to Tenten and nod in agreement. They then look at Neji and Sasuke and await their response. After a couple of minutes of glaring and debating on whether or not they should go, they begrudgingly agree and follow the others to Yakiniku Q. As they arrive, they all gather at a table and wait for a waiter to come by. The first thing the waiter notices as he stops by the table is Naruto. As he is about to tell the demon to leave, he then realizes that Uchiha Sasuke and Hyūga Hinata are also at the table along with some of the other clan heirs.
"How may I be of service today?" asks the waiter.
"Just bring beef and chicken, with some vegetables for all of us." replies Sasuke.
The rest of the eight look at Sasuke before going back to talking about anything that came to mind.
"Hey, who do you think Riku-sensei is going to get to train Sakura and Ino?" asks Naruto
"Well he said Anko and Yugao, but who knows about the others?" replies Kiba.
"Kiba, is it possible that he knows your sister and could ask her for help?" asks Shino.
"Nah, I doubt she knows anyone in the ANBU. Besides, she's more on the Medical Ninjutsu side of the shinobi. What could she teach them?" replies Kiba.
As Shikamaru is about say something, their server comes back with a plate of what Sasuke had ordered for them. They grab their food and place it on the grill and let it cook and resume their conversation.
"Kiba, I'm sure your sister knows something about combat." responds Shikamaru
"Oh, she does. She just prefers to use her Medical Ninjutsu to heal our ninken. Isn't that right, Akamaru?" replies Kiba. (arf)
Shikamaru turns away from Kiba and focuses on his chicken cooking. The rest of the group look at their meals cooking before going back to talking to each other.
"Naruto, why did you join the academy when you were eleven, instead of joining with the rest of us?" asks Shino.
"I was trained by some shinobi that the Hokage had assigned to me. They started teaching me when I was six years old and continued until I was eleven. They enrolled me in the academy around that time and had me learn what I missed during the first couple of years that I wasn't there." responds Naruto.
"So, who were the shinobi that taught you?" asks Neji.
"Two ANBU, Hebi and Inu"
At this all genin, choke on their food and stare at Naruto. "You were taught by two of the deadliest ANBU soldiers in the village?" asks Kiba.
"Yeah, why?"
"How are you not stronger?" asks Sasuke.
"They only taught me the basics. The Transformation Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, and Clone Jutsu. Only what I need to know for the academy. I tried to see if they could teach me more, but they said my sensei will teach me when I become a Genin."
"So, do you know what they look like under their mask?" asks Hinata, slightly switching the topic.
"No, they wouldn't take it off and said only select people can know."
"Damn, that sucks. I wonder what Hebi-sensei looks like without mask." says Kiba, "Do you think he'll show us what he looks like sometime?" he adds.
"Probably, he did say he's not taking his mask off, for now at least." replied Shikamaru.
The group go back to eating and talk about non-shinobi life. Everyone, except Neji and Sasuke, talk about the trouble Naruto used to get in and how he can evade the ANBU.
One Hour Later
The eight genin leave the restaurant and see that they have thirty minutes before Snake said they need to go back for training. They walk around the village letting time pass by. As they are walking, they Kiba notices his sister's boyfriend walking around with another woman. He gains a look of anger and runs up to the guy.
"Hey, what are you doing with her?" asks Kiba.
Riku notices Kiba running up to him, and wonders why he looks mad, "Kiba, what are you doing here?"
"Why are you walking around the village with another woman when you have my sister, Hana?" asks Kiba, in anger.
'So, he thinks I'm cheating on her.' thought Riku, "Relax kid," he points over at Nami, "she's my sister. Go and ask Hana if you don't believe me."
Kiba glares at him before running off to find Hana and find out if he's telling the truth. Riku then lets out a breath of relief and turns and notices the other seven genin are looking at him and where Kiba just ran off to.
"Can I help you?" asks Riku. The seven turn to him and nod in reply.
"How does Kiba know you?" asks Tenten.
"I'm dating his sister. He's always said if he finds out that I've cheated on her, he'll try to kill me. He won't, solely because I'm stronger and more skilled than him." replies Riku.
"Oh. Do you know where Kiba-kun ran off to?" asks Hinata.
"Probably the Inuzuka Compound. That's usually where Hana is. Go there and you might be able to find him. If not, use your Byakugan and find him."
The seven genin, except Sasuke, bow and run off to find Kiba. Riku looks at the group and releases another breath of relief.
"Riku, what just happened?" asks Nami.
"The first kid, Kiba, is Hana's little brother. He thought I was cheating on her by walking around with you, instead of her. Though if he were smarter, he'd remember that Hana was doing some clan work with their mother today. The others are shinobi who are friends with Kiba.
Since you already know that I'm the ANBU soldier Hebi, those eight genin are the ones I was training before I came back. Every other day, I train them and make them stronger shinobi." responds Riku.
Thirty Minutes Ago, at Yamanaka Flower Shop
Riku is hugging Nami, who is still a little miffed that he didn't believe her. She pulls away from the hug and notices Riku has a pained expression on his face.
"What's wrong, Riku?" asks Nami.
"I've missed you so much nee-san." responds Riku, as tears begin to form on his eyes.
Inoichi watches and promptly decides to leave the two reunited siblings alone. He walks out and closes the door, leaving the two to talk amongst themselves.
Riku wipes the tears off his eyes, "How did you find out where I lived? Only Shikaku-sama knew where I lived. That reminds me I should tell Hokage-sama where I live now." Riku says as he mumbles the last part to himself.
"The Hokage told me that Shikaku would know where you lived, so he told me to go talk to him and that he'll give me the directions to your place."
"That reminds me, what time is it?" he looks at the clock and notices that he has thirty-five minutes before he has to get back to training with the eight genin. "We should start heading back to my place. I got to get my stuff for training."
"Okay. Also, who's Shadowsnake?" she asks as she see Riku stiffen.
"That's how you were able to find me right? Shadowsnake was rumored to melt into his shadow, right?" she nods at his question, "Well, Shadowsnake is a nickname used because of how each of his kills were. Fast and precise from the shadows. His actual code name is Snake and he belongs to the ANBU."
"And that's you, I'm guessing?"
Riku nods and walks out the door before she can ask any other questions. Nami hurries and follows him downstairs. Riku and Nami bow to Inoichi and Makino and walk out and make their way back to Riku's apartment. As they are walking, Riku notices the eight genin and immediately notices Kiba walking towards him.
"Hey, what are you doing with her?" asks Kiba.
"Kiba, what are you doing here?"
"Why are you walking around the village with another woman when you have my sister, Hana?" asks Kiba, in anger.
'So, he thinks I'm cheating on her.' thought Riku, "Relax kid," he points over at Nami, "she's my sister. Go and ask Hana if you don't believe me."
Kiba glares at him before running off to find Hana and find out if he's telling the truth. Riku then lets out a breath of relief and turns and notices the other seven genin are looking at him and where Kiba just ran off to.
"Can I help you?" asks Riku. The seven turn to him and nod in reply.
"How does Kiba know you?" asks Tenten.
"I'm dating his sister. He's always said if he finds out that I've cheated on her, he'll try to kill me. He won't, solely because I'm stronger and more skilled than him." replies Riku.
"Oh. Do you know where Kiba ran off to?" asks Hinata.
"Probably the Inuzuka Compound. That's usually where Hana is. Go there and you might be able to find him. If not, use your Byakugan and find him."
The seven genin, except Sasuke and Neji, bow and run off to find Kiba. Riku looks at the group and releases another breath of relief.
"Riku, what just happened?" asks Nami.
"The first kid, Kiba, is Hana's little brother. He thought I was cheating on her by walking around with you, instead of her. Though if he were smarter, he'd realize that Hana was doing some clan work with their mother today. The others are shinobi who are friends with Kiba.
Since you already know that I'm the ANBU soldier Hebi, those eight genin are the ones I was training before I came back. Every other day, I train them and make them stronger shinobi." responds Riku.
"So, what are you training them for?" asks Nami
"I'm training them to become my next ANBU Squad. The Hokage and their parents agreed to let me train them."
"Isn't that dangerous though?" asks Nami
"Yeah, but being a Shinobi is dangerous anyway. Being in the ANBU is more dangerous, but you're worried about me taking them on dangerous missions, aren't you?" he sees Nami nod in reply, "Don't worry, I won't take them out on ANBU missions for quite some time. At the moment, they are just being conditioned. Soon, they'll begin their actual training. Now, come on. I need to grab my stuff for their training, and you need to decide if you want to be a kunoichi or a civilian."
They continue to walk to Riku's apartment. Meanwhile, Kiba arrives at his Clan's Compound and finds Hana and Tsume in the main living area tending to their ninken.
"Hana, I saw your boyfriend with another girl walking around the village. Just thought you should know."
"I know, that's his sister. He was taking her to Inoichi-san so he can check her memories and she if she says who she says she is." responds Hana.
"So, he was telling the truth? He wasn't cheating on you?" asks Kiba.
"Baka, of course he wasn't cheating on me. He knows what will happen if he even thinks about cheating on me." she says as she hits the back of Kiba's head.
"Aren't you supposed to training with Hebi?" asks Tsume.
"Yeah, he gave us an hour and a half for lunch."
"How long ago was that Kiba?"
He turns his head and looks at the clock and sees that he has ten minutes to get back to the training grounds. "I have ten minutes to get back for training. I'll see you guys later tonight."
Kiba runs out of his compound and sees seven of his friends waiting for him. Naruto tells him to hurry up and that they've got ten minutes to get to the training ground. The Genin run and make it to the training ground with 2 minutes remaining.
Riku is at the training ground and hides in a tree to get his mask on. 'They got here just in time.' he thinks to himself.
He jumps down and walks up to the eight Genin. The Genin turn around and see Snake walking up to them.
"Alright, it's time to continue your training. My favorite part of training, Weapons Training." he said as he unsheathed his katana.
Wolf: Well, there's Chapter 13. Hope you all enjoyed. I had some writing the interaction between Kiba and his family. I based that off of something I read somewhere else. I thought it fit Hana well.
Anyways, as you read the eight will learn how to handle a weapon of Snake's choosing.
If you guys have a weapon that you think suits anyone of them, leave it down in the reviews and I'll put it into the story if it fits.
Anyways, this Wolf, signing off.