Training commences.
Written by: Kin-Ryu Chikara
I don't own anything from the manga/anime Naruto. It is Masashi Kishimoto that owns Naruto. This is a fan fiction based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime: Naruto. It really doesn't have much to do with the story, other than some events. Warning, does involve spoilers to things that happens in the anime and manga.
"Ordinary conversation"
'thought'
"Kyuubi speech"
'Kyuubi thought'
Scene change and story perspective. Example: Tsunade's POV (Point Of View): Tsunade is telling the story. Hinata's POV: Hinata is telling the story.
Golden dragon speech
Authors note: a comment from me about the story.
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Wordlist: Konoha one of the ninja villages, Suna another ninja village, Hokage leader of Konoha, Kazekage leader of Suna, Sandaime Third, Yondaime Forth, Godaime Fifth, kage shadow, bunshin clone, jutsu technique, Hijutsu secret technique, Katon fire element, Suiton water element, Doton earth element, Fuuton wind element, Raiton thunder element, Iton healing element(my creation), kawari replacement, shinobi ninja, Jounin high ninja, Chuunin medium ninja, Genin low ninja, henge transformation, KAI undo/cancel, shuriken throwing star, kunai throwing knife, Hai 1. yes 2. here, Yatta I did it, Honto really, Īie no, sugoi 1. amazing/wonderful 2. awful/terrifying, Nani what, baka idiot, dobe moron, gambatte do your best/try your best, obāsan grand mother, otosan father, okasan mother, onesan Big sister, 1.onosan 2. nii-san big brother/brother, imoto-san little sister, ototo-san little brother, sama/san Mr, Mrs, or Ms (formal), nesan elder sister(familiar form), Ero gaki perverted brat, Ero-sennin perverted hermit(Jiraiya), tenketsu chakra holes, Jyuuken gentle fist, Gouken iron fist, Katon, Goukakyuu no jutsu Fire element, Grand Fireball technique, Katon, Karyuu Endan no jutsu Fire element, Fire Dragon Flame missile technique, Katon, Housenka no jutsu Fire element, Phoenix fire technique, Katon, Ryuuka no jutsu fire element, Dragon Fire technique, Katon, Gamayu Endan Fire element, Frog Oil Fireball (can only be used together with a frog summon).
(A/N: I am not going to write down every jutsu name in Japanese. That will be too troublesome. So I'll only write down some of them, the rest I'll use the English translation.)
Ryu-ichizoku the dragon clan, Ryu-kuni the dragon country, Kin-ketto golden lineage, Infomeshon Information, Cymer Chikara's ninja helper, Mujaki Chikara's adoptive daughter, Namida-chan Chikara's pet name for his adoptive daughter, Taiyo-kun Temari's pet name for Chikara.
Chikara's summons(all are dragons): Kaji (fire), Chikyu (earth), Kaze (wind), Mizu (water), Kori (ice), Raimei (thunder), Seibutsu (life), Yugure (darkness). Chikara in his dragon transformation is called: Kin-Ryu.
Continuation from "The Kin-Ryu begins his work"
"Hinata, move your left foot about three centimetres left. Good, there you have it. I see no immediate weakness in that defensive stance." I said and looked proudly at the young woman in front of me. 'Almost two years have passed since Naruto left, and Hinata has grown a lot. She has matured a lot too. How old is she now, fifteen? Her hair is longer than it used to be, and if I weren't her sensei, I would probably say she has become real beautiful, but I don't think that's appropriate. Anyway, she has far surpassed Neji. I don't think anyone saw that coming.' I thought amusingly.
Me myself also has changed, the dragon becoming more apparent in my looks. Now my eyes are much more gold but I don't have my eyes activated all the time, it just looks almost like it.
"Okay, I'm ready. Give me all you got sensei." Hinata said confidently. I mentally rolled my eyes and thought: 'if I do that you'll be turned into dust.' But I attacked nevertheless, and she defended nicely, but didn't manage to counterattack. "It seems we have to work on some speed Hinata. But that will be tomorrow" I said and started to attack again.
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Later at the Ichiraku ramen stand
"That was a good training session, but tomorrow we need to improve on your speed young lady." I said sternly to the young Hyuuga besides me. "You have been far too easy on yourself with the weight training, so now you have to catch up"
"Wow Chikara-sensei. You really do push poor Hinata to her limits, right?" came a voice from behind. I turned to greet Sakura. Sakura had spent these almost two years training with Tsunade, but she had kept in contact with both me and Hinata. Just like Hinata, Sakura has grown into a beautiful young woman, and she has matured a lot in personality also, probably seeing more death than Hinata. Being a medical ninja is tough, but Sakura is a tough girl, and she's every bit as cheery as before. She walked up to us, gave both me and Hinata a hug and sat down, ordering her food. I always wondered why Sakura had started hugging me and Hinata when she saw us, but I newer bothered to ask. I figured it had something to do with the Chuunin exam they took. Both of them passed in their first try after Naruto went. When they passed, I had a talk with Tsunade and she said that since two of the three Genins from my team now are Chuunin, we would not go back to be student-sensei. Instead when Naruto returns, we will form a team of equal shinobi, with me as leader, not teacher. But they haven't stopped calling me 'sensei' even after I asked them to. Now I don't even bother, and I will probably be called that the rest of my life. Well it could be worse nick-names I guess. At least they show me respect that way.
"So Sakura. How's your training going?" I ask and she snorts irritated. She asked me to call her 'Sakura-chan' since we now are a team and not student-teacher, but I said that when she stops calling me 'sensei' I will start calling her 'Sakura-chan'. The same agreement was made between Hinata and me. I smirk at the pink-haired girl as she swallows, and says: "I am close to clearing the twentieth level, but it's really hard. It will be worth it though. When I do that I will be a fully trained medical ninja." The pride is evident.
"Ah, tell me when you clear it okay? We have to celebrate when little Sakura becomes a real medic ninja." I say, and Hinata agrees. Sakura blush and mumbles that I don't have to do that, making me laugh.
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When we are finished with our meal, Hinata goes home to train a bit with Hiashi and Neji, and I walk towards my apartment also, but Sakura runs after me and stops me.
"Chikara-sensei, I have to talk to you about something." She says seriously, and I nod, and point at a bench. "Let's talk there then."
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"My parents have decided to move into another village. They got a job offer there, and have already sold the house. Without consulting with me." Sakura said bitterly. I chuckle slightly, knowing that parents can be a big nuisance sometimes. "What?" Sakura ask, glaring at me. I just shake my head and say "Parents."
She looks at me weirdly before continuing: "Anyway, I can't leave Konoha, and Tsunade-sama already offered to have a room prepared for me at her mansion." Sakura said sadly
"Yeah and? I don't see a problem?" I state
"I don't want to live with Tsunade-sama. I spent enough time around her as it is. If I live with her too, I fear we will start to run on each others nerves." The young woman besides me explains and I have to compliment her on her logic.
"So where are you going to stay then?" I ask and she turns to me and asks:
"I was thinking, can I move into your guestroom? I'll promise to do my chare of things, and I'll even help pay the rent."
I shake my head and she grabs my hand, turns on her pleading eyes, and says: "Pretty please?"
I roll my eyes and say: "Sakura, you mistook my headshake. I don't have anything against you living with me, but I have something against you helping with the rent. You can stay with me for free if you want. But have you asked your parents about permission. You still are under age you know."
"They said that as long as I have a permanent place to stay, and continue to train under Tsunade, they won't worry about where I stay. So can I move in then?" I have to admit she looks extremely cute looking at me like that.
"Yeah, just tell me when you are moving, and I'll help with the luggage. But I think you have forgotten something." I reply smiling
"Forgotten? Forgotten what?" she asks puzzled
"I'm leaving Konoha in a month." I state casually and her head drop.
"That means I have to look for a new place to stay then. Well thanks anyway Chikara-san." She replies sadly. 'Chikara-san.' She dropped the sensei. I wonder why, but I guess I have to keep my end of the deal' I think to my self, but as Sakura stands up to walk away, I hold her back. "Sakura-chan, don't worry. I will only be gone about a year, and I won't sell my apartment. I will continue to pay rent for it anyway, and as I said I won't mind you live there one bit. I only meant that you would have to live alone for a year."
Sakura blinks puzzled, first at the 'chan' which is the first time I use with her name, and then with the news. When they sink in she hugs me and says: "Thank you so much. You really mean it right?" as I nod she hugs me again and jumps to her feet. "I'll go home and prepare for the move. I'll come get you when I'm ready, okay?" I nod again, and she runs of, waving. I gently shake my head at her enthusiasm, and make my way to the lock smith. 'Sakura will need a key'
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"Hey Chikara-san. I'm here. Can you come help me?" Sakura yelled as she walked up to my door and rang the door bell.
"Eh, Sakura-chan. No one's in there you know." I said behind her. She whirled around and gawked at me. "What, I was just out shopping. We need more food when you are going to live here." I then pulled out a little box and handed it to her.
"What is it?" she asked
"Open it and see." I say simply and she gasps: "A key. So soon. Woho, I have a key to your apartment."
"Nope, you have a key to our apartment. And it will be yours for a whole year." I answer as I unlock the door and put the groceries in the kitchen.
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Sakura settled right in since she already was used to stay at my place often, and soon I also got used to having her around all the time. But time passed by fast and soon I had to leave.
"So, you two have to train hard now. I want to come home to two very strong young women, okay?" I said, and both Hinata and Sakura looked at each other sadly.
"Hey, what's wrong? I won't be gone that long. Don't worry, I'll be fine." I said, trying to make them a little less sad about me leaving.
"Chikara-ototo, you better stay safe, or I am personally gonna, I'm gonna." Tsunade tried to say something, but gave up and gave me a crushing hug instead.
"I know, but I won't be able to stay safe the whole time. I'm going to train you know, and I have to train with my life on the line. If not, then I won't improve. But now I should really be off." I said and as Tsunade released me, Sakura hugged me to, crying softly. It took almost two hours to say goodbye, every one of my friends who wanted to say good bye would either come back for a second hug, or hand shake. 'Jeez, perhaps I should have made my departure secret, like Naruto. But it's nice knowing that people care.' "Okay, now I really have to be off." I said as Hinata released her hug, and I immediately turned and started walking. "Take care everyone. See you in a year." I yelled and waved. Then I disappeared.
"Now we are on our own. But hopefully he will keep his promise and stay in the Fire country, in case someone attacks us." Tsunade said as she watched the strongest ninja in Konoha leave.
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Two weeks later, Tsunade's office. Sakura's POV
"So Sakura, you have cleared the final level. Congratulations. You have also graduated my 'school'. What are you thinking about doing now then?" Tsunade asked me. Not one hour ago I managed to clear the medical nin training. 'Hell yeah' inner Sakura yelled
"I was thinking about training together with Hinata again. I want to see how much she has grown, training one on one with Chikara for two years." I answered, ignoring the shouts from my own inner self.
"That would be smart. She probably has improved a lot, and I want the two of you to learn from each other. Now I must get back to work. You may go." Tsunade-sensei said and I bowed and left the office.
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Outside of the Hokage tower, I started to look for Hinata. I didn't find her but I found Neji.
"Hey Neji. You know where I can find Hinata?" I asked and watched as the boy startled out of something. He apparently had been deep in thought.
"Oh hi Sakura. Hinata-sama is at the Hyuuga mansion right now, but she will be of to her training area soon. It's by a waterfall in the northern area. You can't miss it." He said, and returned to his thoughtful self. I decided to leave him alone. As I walked away, I passed Tenten. She didn't even see me, but ran past me and up to Neji, who was startled again.
I shook my head and walked to the northern area to find Hinata. It took a longer time than I thought, but I found a waterfall and saw Hinata in the middle of it. She was practising something with her chakra, and was completely absorbed in her exercise. I shouted to my friend to get her attention. When she saw me she walked up to me and asked: "why are you here Sakura-san? Finished with the medical training?"
I nodded and said: "Yeah, so I thought it would be a good idea to find you so we could practise again. When Naruto and Chikara come back, we have to work together as a team again. Besides, good friends should train together, right Hinata?"
"Hai." The Hyuuga heiress said and turned and walked out on the water again. She waved me over and said: "Let's spar."
I grinned and slipped into a fighting stance. It was the same one that Chikara had created for me, but Hinata had a new one. She held a hand between her eyes, and the other was slightly bellow. Her feet were a shoulder length apart, and she looked like she was in total control.
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About two hours later, I lay on the grass next to the water, panting. Hinata had won, and she had made me do a lot of chakra exercises. Exercises Chikara had thought her. They had almost drained me of all my chakra. Hinata looked tired also, but not as much as me. She had really improved a lot.
"Wow, those exercises really did a number on me. I think I need to get home to sleep." I said tiredly and started to stand up.
"I'll help you home. You live in Chikara's apartment, right?" Hinata said and took my arm across her shoulders.
I nodded and we walked towards Konoha together.
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Somewhere in the shinobi lands. Naruto POV
"Phew. Can we take a break? I'm beat." I asked Ero-Senin. He shook his head and said: "You need more stamina, and more control. Continue. I don't see Gaara complaining."
"That's because he's gritting his teeth to stop himself shouting at you." I yelled to the white haired man. He chuckled and motioned for me to continue. I grumbled but got back up on the rock, and started to mold chakra again. Ero-Senin had told us to stand on a rock all day and mold chakra. I didn't see the point, but did what he said. After all he had taught me a lot, and some awesome jutsu.
"Alright, now both of you form the Rasengan." Ero-Senin said loudly. Gaara and I formed the ball of chakra, and our teacher nodded saying: "Good, now form another in the other hand."
Gaara managed to make another Rasengan in his other hand, but I had some more difficulties, but I managed to do it also.
"Good, you both got it, but both need to work on your control a bit." Ero-Senin said
Gaara and I grumped in reply and we continued with our exercises. The difficulty had increased over time, and was now galloping forward. Each day was tougher than the last. Ero-Senin was pushing us, but we grew. I'm a lot better now then before I left. 'I can't wait to get back and show everyone how much I have improved, and then I will have Chikara-sensei teach me a new jutsu. It's going to be awesome' I thought to myself and chuckled a bit.
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Somewhere in a mountain range. Chikara POV
"So, you have come to help me train?" I asked the ninja in front of me. He was wearing a black cloak, and had a mask on his face. He had a single katana on his back, but no other visible weapons.
"Yes Master. I realise I am more powerful than you now, but I also realise that you haven't grown yet. You haven't even got your wings, right?" the ninja said. The reason he called me 'Master' is because I'm the Kin-Ryu and he is one the people sworn service to the golden dragon.
"Cymer I know how strong you are and I accept your offer to help me train. Training will mostly be fighting. This to force me to grow and evolve. This will increase my fighting techniques, and I will perfect my fighting. I want you to fight me seriously, but not at your full power yet. I want you to fight with so much power that you constantly keep above mine, and as I grow, use more power. When you reach your limit, I will be as strong as you. Is that alright with you?" I asked the ninja in front of me. He nodded.
"I will help you in any way I can, and even though you are weaker than me I do not regret swearing the oath to be in your service. If I can help you get stronger, and help you grow into a good dragon, then I will do it. What shall we start with?" Cymer asked, faithfulness in his voice, and resolve coming from his very being.
I smiled and said: "We will fight, but don't use to big jutsus. We don't want to kill each other, and we don't want to hurt each other too badly. We will fight now."
Both of us slipped into similar fighting stances, and we began fighting.
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Normally a ninja battle only last about an hour with active fighting because of the chakra burning, but my fights with Cymer lasted for three days at a time. Then we would eat and rest for about five hours, before continuing fighting for three days again. My stamina was developing with explosive rate. My fighting style was slowly perfected and mastered to its full potential. My power was growing, and all in all I was growing fast. But I never came close to beating Cymer. He was faster than me and stronger. Our techniques were equal though, and my knowledge was superior. But since we were fighting one on one that didn't help much. I was struggling to keep up every day.
"Master, why don't we train a bit slower? You'll die if we don't slow down." Cymer said gravely
"Nopant continue topant attack me.pant" I managed to pant out, before I had to block several punches.
And so the days passed, me struggling just to keep alive under the relentless assault from my training partner.
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A month after Chikara meets Cymer. Chikara POV
"Master, your chakra is increasing. Why?" Cymer asked a little puzzled
"It's happening. My wings are ready. They'll come out soon." I answered before continuing to fight. Suddenly a great pain shoot through my back, and I collapsed. Cymer stared in awe as two huge, black wings came out from my back. They looked unmistakably like dragon wings. Slowly they turned from black to golden. When they were golden, I felt my chakra running trough my wings. They were strong, and I slowly got a grip on how to move them. I slowly beat them trough the air, pushing air before them.
"Master, is it true that your power increased now? Have you grown closer to the fully grown dragon?" Cymer asked curiously.
"Yes, that is true. I only have ten months to achieve my full growth though, so we need to continue training." I said the last bit a little more sternly than the first.
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Three months later. Chikara POV
"Now I have the dragon wings, tail, right and left hand. Soon the time for the complete transformation will take place. Three more months I guess." I said to Cymer. He nodded and said: "And even without the transformation, your power has grown a lot. Shall we continue?"
I nodded and we resumed the apparently endless fight.
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"What is that noise, Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked her friend in front of her. They along with some ANBU had left Konoha for some business in Suna. On their way back, they heard a rumble from some mountains.
"I don't know, but if I didn't know better I'd say it was someone fighting. We have to go take a look. If this is an enemy training to attack us, we can eliminate him now." Tsunade answered, and they made their way towards the mountains the rumbling was coming from.
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"Wow. All this damage to the surroundings, and only two fighters? Who are they?" Shizune asked. They had crept closer to the fight, and were now watching as Cymer beat me back again and again. They didn't recognise me since I looked bizarre, with a dragon's tail, wings, and arms.
"I have no idea, but I don't think they are evil. Their chakra is kind enough." Tsunade replied, not taking her eyes of the fight.
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"Master, let's take a break. We are both tired and we have some company." Cymer said, and pointed to the rock ledge where my two friends were hiding.
"I know you are there. Tsunade-onesan, you can come out now." I said, and she jumped down in front of me.
"Chikara? Why did you become like this?" she asked with worry in her eyes.
"A part of growing into a full grown Kin-Ryu. Understand that when I was reborn, I was reborn a dragon cub. Now I am almost fully grown. I just need about three months of hard work. When that happens, I can transform in my dragon shape at any time. But you should already know this." I said sternly.
Cymer looked at Tsunade before offering his hand and said: "You must be Master's older sister. It's an honour to meet you. I am Cymer, Master Chikara's servant."
"No." I just said. Simple but effective
"What do you mean? He just said…" Shizune began
"He's not my servant. He is my friend and training partner. In the future he will continue as that, but he will also be a teacher for my children and friends if they want. But servant? I have no need for a servant, and the only reason I let him call me 'Master' is because he wants to." I explained, not really surprising anyone.
"So, this dragon transformation, does it have any advantages besides making you look intimidating?" Shizune asked. I was about to answer when Cymer did for me.
"Master can utilize 100 of his Kin-Ryu power in his complete dragon shape. So in a sense he is stronger when he is a dragon, compared to when he is a human." He explained and Shizune nodded to show she understood.
"So, how much training have you done then?" Tsunade asked me.
"Well, Cymer and I fight each other. He is stronger than me right now, so he can beat me back. When I become stronger than him, I will have to use weights to slow me down. We usually fight for three days, rest five hours, and fight for three days again. The amount of stamina built in this kind of training is unbelievable, but so is the stress caused to the body. I don't think this kind of training suits anyone else. To anyone without my healing and stamina, training like this is suicide." I explained in a bored fashion.
"But now you must leave. Master and I have to rest and then we have to resume training. I recognise the fact that you are friends of his, but Master has given me an order not to let anyone interrupt the training, other than perhaps his own daughter. I believe he would have stopped…" Cymer began before Shizune interrupted: "Daughter? Chikara has a daughter?"
I laughed and said:"Yeah, but only an adoptive daughter. I'll tell you about her later. Right now Cymer is right. I need to rest and then continue training. I will be back in about four months. I'll explain everything then."
Tsunade looked like she was about to ask more, but Shizune nodded and started walking away. Tsunade sighed, and followed suit. "See you in four months then. Don't make me wait." She yelled sternly at me before leaving. I smiled and waved, before I lay down on the ground and slept.
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Some weeks later in Konoha. Hinata POV
I walked down a street in the village, thinking about what to do. Sakura was away on a medic nin mission and I didn't have anything to do. I decided I was hungry and went to Naruto-kun's favourite ramen shop. Since he had been away for almost two soon three years, the place had suffered a great loss in income. 'Naruto-kun is probably the best customer Ichiraku ramen has.' I thought to myself and laughed softly.
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Later I was back in the same situation, only I wasn't hungry anymore. Just bored. 'Perhaps I should train on some jutsu. Or perhaps I should find Neji-nii-san. If we spared then he will se how much stronger I am, and perhaps acknowledge me.' I then decided to find Neji-nii-san.
I found Tenten, and asked her: "Good day Tenten-san. Do you know where Neji-nii-san is?"
"No, sorry Hinata-san. I don't, but I think he has a mission. Why?" Tenten replied softly
"I just wanted to spar with him. I'm bored." I said sadly and looked at the ground.
"Hey, I have an idea. Why don't the two of us go out to shopping? I'm sure we could get Ino to join us, and Sakura too." Tenten said enthusiastically
"No, Sakura-san is on a mission, but I don't think Ino-san is busy. And shopping would be great." I replied and we made our way to find Ino. She was actually walking towards us.
"Ino-san." I said, making her stop in front of me. "Do you want to come shop with me and Tenten-san?" I asked, a little nervous.
Her face lit up and said: "Yeah, great. I was so bored. You have saved my day. Oh by the way, drop the formality. We are all friends here." Ino replied and I giggled softly, and nodded an 'okay'
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After going home and picking up money, we walked towards some shops full of interesting clothes. Suddenly Ino turned to me and said: "Hinata, you need some prettier clothes. If you want Naruto to fall in love with you, you have to make him see you as an attractive woman, not the stuttering girl you were before. Right Tenten?" I blushed madly at what she said. 'How do Ino know I like Naruto-kun?' I asked myself
Tenten nodded and said: "And I need a new style too. I just remembered that your sensei is pretty good looking Hinata. Perhaps I should give Neji up, and go for Chikara instead?" when she said that, she blushed and I looked at her in wonder. Sure, he is good looking and a great guy, but he is much older than us. Ino was apparently thinking the same thing. "Eh, Tenten. Don't you think he is a bit old? I mean, he is an adult. Probably in his thirties, although he's looks is very good." She said
Tenten looked at her and asked "Thirties? Why do you think he is that old?"
"Well, he is so strong, and mature and wise and all that, and I know he can't be any older than forty. He looks to good for that." Ino replied
"Um, I think he is twenty." I said thoughtfully
"Twenty? Why do you think he's that young?" Ino asked
"Well, when he came here he was seventeen. He told us when we asked him. But I don't know when his birthday is, so he could be twenty, or twenty-one. Anyway, that's still at least three years difference in age, Tenten." I replied and Ino looked at our brown haired companion.
"I don't care much. Three years isn't all that, and I think he's hot. Now, let's get some new threads that will help us get our dates." Tenten said, a little hurriedly and with a blush on her cheeks as we entered the shop.
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Almost three moths later. Tsunade POV
Knock Knock
I raised my head when I heard someone knock on my office door. "Enter" I said and Shizune opened the door. "Tsunade-sama. I need you to come with me for a bit. Some ANBU found a little girl walking towards Konoha. They intended to ignore her, but she found them and asked for them to bring her here. She's been asking about Chikara a lot, and she seems to know him a great deal."
I wondered what this meant, but decided: "Does she pose a threat?" I asked. Shizune shook her head. "No, she doesn't. From what the ANBU told me, she could have killed him, but didn't. She apparently just wants to see Chikara."
"Bring her to me then." I said, and Shizune nodded before she left. 'Who can that be? A little girl, besting ANBU?' I thought to myself
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About half an hour later, Shizune came back, and she had a little girl with her. Also some ANBU followed. The girl had dark hair that reached a little below her neck; brown eyes that simply radiated kindness and innocence, but also sadness and pain. She was cute, with silky skin, not pale, not tanned. She held herself in a way that said she knew she was skilled, but not overconfident. She couldn't be any older than eleven or twelve. She looked like she was a little confused at first, then she became unreadable when she saw that Chikara wasn't in the room. As Shizune told her to sit down, I leaned forward and placed my elbows on my desk.
"Hello, I'm the Godaime Hokage. Who are you?" I asked kindly. The girl looked a little surprised, but then she became unreadable again.
"Where is daddy?" she just asked
"Daddy? Who's that dear?" Shizune asked softly
"I won't tell you with so many people here." The girl said. I sighed and told the ANBU to give their report. When they had, I dismissed them and told the girl: "Now there is only the three of us. Now why don't you tell us a bit about yourself?"
"Okay. My name is Ryu Mujaki, but if daddy has told you about me he probably has called me 'Namida-chan'. That's his nickname for me. I'm twelve years old, and my family is dead. Daddy is my adoptive dad. He found me one day six years ago. My family had been slaughtered, and he took care of me. We settled down in a village up north. He adopted me and taught me a lot, but three years ago, he told me he had some business to do, and I had to move in with an old couple who took care of me. But they died a few months ago, so I came here looking for daddy. He said he probably was going to stay here." Mujaki said.
"So, what's his name? I can't find him for you without a name." I said solemnly.
"Chikara" came the simple reply.
"What? I'm sorry, but I can't believe that without some kind of papers to say that you're not lying." I said surprised.
Mujaki nodded and pulled out some papers from a bag she had on her shoulders. "Here." She said and gave them to me. It was her birth certificate, and adoption papers and other documents, all confirming her story.
"Wow, you really are his daughter. I never even knew he had one." I said and handed the papers to Shizune, who read with wide eyes.
"So, where is he? I really miss him, and would appreciate it if I could see him as soon as possible." Mujaki said. She suddenly looked sad for no apparent reason.
"Sorry, but that won't happen for about a month. He is on a training trip. He said he would be gone a year, and next month he should be back." I said, and couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl when she hung her head at the news. "But since you are his daughter, why don't you live with me until he gets back. When I think about it, I'm like your aunt." I continued. Mujaki raised her head and stared at me puzzled. "Aunt?" she asked
"Yeah, Chikara is my little brother. Not by blood, but by spirit." I replied as I had done many times before to other people. That wasn't exactly true, but close enough.
"You're Tsunade-sama?" Mujaki asked
"Yeah. He told you about me?" I asked amused, and she nodded. "Yes, and from what daddy told me about you, I know I can trust you." She said with a big smile on her face. 'What a cute kid.' I thought to myself before standing up and starting to arrange things, like a citizenship in Konoha.
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Over one and a half month later. Tsunade POV
"Tsunade-sama. When is Chikara-sensei going to come back?" Hinata asked me.
"Yeah, Tsunade-baa-chan. Poor Mujaki is getting more and more depressed each day." Naruto said. He had returned from his training trip a little while ago, and when he had been introduced to his sensei's daughter, he had taken a liking to the little girl. Not in the sexual way, which was what a certain pervert had thought, but in a friendly way. Together with the rest of team 7, he had befriended the little girl, and they had become close very fast. When Chikara's arrival date came, but he didn't show up, Mujaki was sad, and her sadness increased with each passing day. Two days ago she had stopped eating. If Chikara didn't come back soon, he would come back to a funeral.
"I don't know. He was supposed to come back three weeks ago. I don't know what happened." I answered truthfully. I was worried about the little girl, but more worried about Chikara. He was usually very punctual.
Sakura sighed and said: "We just have to wait, and hope for the best. But we should try to get Mujaki to eat. If she dies of starvation, then Chikara-sensei won't be happy."
I nodded in agreement. 'Little brother. Please get back soon. Your family needs you here.' I thought, referring to myself, since I missed my friend, team 7, who missed him as a friend and mentor and his daughter, who missed him as a father. Also I heard that a certain sand kunoichi, who was currently living in Konoha as a ambassador for Suna, and some leaf females as well were missing Chikara, and had hoped and tried to get him on a date for a long time. That thought amused me endlessly. Chikara being the new Sasuke in the way that he had a fan club of girls after him. But even with all those people waiting for him, he was absent.
