The four girls stood in a circle around Hashirama, watching, waiting for him to make a move.

The older man stood, his eyes closed. He was concentrating. He hasn't used this much chakra in years.

Sakura jumped in surprise when Hashirama flung a kunai towards her, which she dodged and made a run for him, weapon drawn.

Tenten and Hinata jumped back a few feet, with the brunette drawing out her scrolls, and Hinata in front of her in a protective stance.

Ino joined in with Sakura who was caught in hand to hand combat with Hashirama.

Clangs of metal hitting one another sounded in Anko's ear as she washed her clothes. She was cleaning herself up while Hashirama practiced with the girls. It was a nice break.

Anko rested a hand on her stomach as she smiled, looking out the window.

"Good! Instead of attacking head on together, Ino you attack from behind, let Sakura be the distraction. Jump in whenever you feel I'm most vulnerable. Ready? Go." He spoke. Ino moved back into the trees, watching, waiting for her moment.

Sakura charged at Hashirama, arm out in front of her, shuriken in between her fingers. She let out a battle cry as she leapt into the air, throwing the weapons down as rain upon the man.

He dodged and that's when Tenten flew up, her weapons flying from her scrolls.

He flipped and turned in ways they didn't think he was able too.

As soon as he landed Ino was after him, weapon raised. He grabbed her arm and twisted it.

He threw her into the air and turned, running at Hinata. Ino hit the ground, all her breath gone.

Hinata stepped back as she prepared for him.

He pulled a kunai from the ground where it had fallen when Tenten unleashed her scroll. He threw it at her and she blocked it with her own.

He was right in front of her, his hand knocking her weapon out of her grip and his fist colliding with her stomach, sending her flying backwards.

Tenten watched from a tree she had jumped into, several weapons waiting.

Hashirama turned towards her, and she swept her weapons into her hand, throwing them one after another at him.

He grabbed them right out of the air and sent them flying right back to her. Tenten swung herself down and ran at him, fists only.

He raised his hands and caught the punches she threw, blocking them each with precision and accuracy that Tsunade would have marveled at.

He turned the fight so that Tenten was trying to block his attacks. One punch got through her defense, but that was all it took. Tenten was hit in the jaw, the force behind it sending her flying into a tree. He smiled.

Sakura was behind him in an instant, kunai at his neck, "We win."

"Not so fast child." He spoke. Next thing Sakura knew, Hashirama had taken her arm, twisted it, and flipped her over him, with his foot at her neck.

"That, my children, is why I was the first Hokage." He smiled at them.

The four girls got up slowly, "That was amazing."

"Now for medicine."

"No break?"

"Breaks are for slackers my dear." He spoke.

"Now, Tenten dear, come, I hit you with a weapon. Are you bleeding?"

She nodded and walked over, rolling up her sleeve, revealing a large gash. "Alright, who wants to give it a shot?" He looked around the girls.

Sakura stepped forward and moved to Tenten's side.

"Good, good. Okay, Sakura, concentrate on sending your chakra to your hand."

Sakura closed her eyes and held her hand out in front of her. They wall watched as her hand got brighter, till it was pretty much glowing with her chakra.

"Beautiful. It seems, your other half remembers this, good, now place your hand above Tenten's' wound. Don't touch her. Just let it hover above."

Sakura did as she was told, and as soon as her hand was above Tenten's arm, the green started flowing from her hand to Tenten's' arm.

Hinata shrieked as the mark on her arm began to close. Ino hushed her and watched, her eyes taking in everything Sakura did.

"Extraordinary Sakura. Well done."

Sakura stood up and smiled, but as soon as she did her knees buckled in and she started falling.

Hinata bolted up and grabbed her. "Sakura-Chan! Are you okay?"

"Sakura!" Ino yelled, jumping up and helping Hinata.

Tenten placed her hand on her forehead. "She feels fine."

"She's exhausted. She used a lot of chakra today. Take her inside to rest." Hashirama ordered.

Ino tucked one arm under Sakura's legs and one on her back and carried her inside.

"You know. Sakura's other half. The fire part of her. She was the older sister."

"What?" Tenten asked.

"You didn't know? The halves were sisters. Abandoned by their parents, the four sisters grew up, becoming on with the earth, binding themselves to it, to protect it. Fire, she was the oldest. Next comes earth. Then wind, lastly water."

"Then why don't I have fire? I'm the oldest." Tenten questioned.

He shook his head. "I'm not sure."

Tenten shrugged and they made their way inside the home.

Ino placed Sakura on the bed and turned to leave.

She blinked when she felt herself being pulled back. "Pig…"

She turned around and stared at her best friend. "Yeah forehead?"

"You did well today."

She gave her friend a soft smile. "You too, get some sleep. We still have things to do."

Sakura closed her eyes and let her hand fall back on to the bed.

"Sleep tight Saks, I know we're all going to need some more strength."

Ino walked into the living room where Anko was sitting with Hashirama.

"Come with us! We can both teach the girls things and get more things done instead of just sitting around here!"

He just shook his head. "I can't just leave my home. My wife."

Anko shook her head and placed her hand on his. "We both know she would want you to come with us, to help the girls."

Tenten motioned for Ino to join her and Hinata in the kitchen where they were preparing dinner.

"Anko wants him to come?" Ino asked while picking up a potato and joined Hinata in peeling them.

"She thinks it would save time, instead of him just training us here then moving on to our next destination." Tenten told her while washing rice.

Hinata nodded. "It would in all honesty. We could be moving, but here we have the luxury of having our own beds, running water, heating, and air conditioning."

"Plus if he did come, he would be leaving his wife. He's been here how long? It'd be hard for him to just pack it up and leave her."

They all nodded and continued making dinner.

"Hashirama-sama, please. Come with us."

"I'm an old man. I'll hold you back."

"You fought like you were 30 years old out there."

"But that's different. Plus im more exhausted than I show."

"We can work around it. We can take breaks, anything's better than sitting here, bringing people to this village who are after us."

"They've started to come have they?"

Anko nodded. "It would be more helpful to have you there." She absentmindedly rested a hand on her growing stomach.

The gesture didn't go unnoticed by him.

He sighed. "Alright. We'll leave in two days. Tomorrow, in the morning I'll make a check list of things I will need before we leave, I'll give you the money for it to go get while I teach them."

Anko smiled. "I know it will mean the world to them if you come with us."

He gave a small smile. "I hope they're ready for what's coming. I truly do."

"With you training them, I know they will be."

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