The following morning at dawn, Hana was awoken by a loud crash. She startled awake, eyeing Nari who was laying beside her. She had also woken up, and was frozen to the spot but Sumi had not. She nudged Sumi awake, who lay the other side of her. Sumi grumbled angrily "what?". "T-there's someone making noise" Nari stuttered. Sumi rolled her eyes, turning over onto her other side "it's probably nothing. Go back to sleep, you guys. Takahashi-sensei will wake us up soon". That's when there was another crash. Sumi sat up quickly, having heard it this time "what the heck is that?".
"We told you!" Nari mumbled crossly. "Let's go check it out" Hana said, standing up and fixing her nightdress. "Are you sure that's wise? What if it's that creep Zabuza?" Nari asked Hana, fear evident in her voice. "Don't be silly" Hana whispered "if it is, we can go wake up Kakashi and Takahashi Sensei". "I think we should check it out" Sumi nodded "it doesn't seem to be waking anyone else up".
"Okay, fine" Nari sighed, standing up with Sumi "let's go then". She tightened her pigtails, which were messy now, and the trio set off down the stairs. Hana was in front, with Sumi behind her and then Nari behind Sumi. They tiptoed down the steps, hearing another crash coming from the kitchen. Hana glanced back at the girls, and they all gulped loudly. Though Hana knew they had to be brave.
She motioned for them to keep going, so they started to creep down the steps once again. Hana hid behind the wall, her heart thumping in her chest as she glanced at the girls. Just as she turned her head, Takahashi-sensei stood beside them "GOOOOOOD MORNING, GIRLS!". The three of them became started, each falling back onto her butts and letting out a loud scream. Naruto came running down the stairs instantly, and Sasuke came out of the downstairs room quickly too.
"What's going on?!" Naruto yelled, but as soon as he saw them he sighed with relief "aw, it's just you guys!". "TAKAHASHI-SENSEI YOU SCARED US!" Sumi screamed. "Well, you three were trying to sneak up on me weren't you?" he chuckled "so I thought I'd get my own back". 'What exactly were you doing in the kitchen Sensei?" Hana asked, having calmed down. Sasuke helped her stand up, which she thought was sweet of him. "I was looking for some pans to make breakfast" he told them "since we will start training in two hours". "Why though?" Nari groaned "I just want to sleep!". "Because the enemy could attack at any moment, idiot" Sumi sighed angrily "do you want to be unprepared?". Nari shook her head, standing up and fixing herself "no". Sumi stood then too, having been helped by Naruto "exactly".
"Hey Sasuke" Naruto suddenly piped up "why did you come running out anyway? Can't you leave it to the real hero?". Hana giggled. "Quiet, loser. You'll wake up everyone else" Sasuke said coldly. "Answer me!" Naruto yelled. "Oh here we go" Sumi groaned "Naruto getting all defensive once again". "Because, idiot!" Sasuke yelled in return "Hana screamed!". "Yeah?!" Naruto yelled "what's that got to do with you?!". "She is my sister!" Sasuke bellowed. "Quiet!" Takahashi sensei yelled, causing everyone to look at him "Miss Uchiha, Miss Uzumaki and Miss Tanaka. Follow me. Immediately". "Wa-wait?" Naruto blinked "Nari is an Uzumaki?". Nari blinked at Naruto "wait - I just realised that you are an Uzumaki too".
Takahashi sensei blinked, before he coughed nervously and took a hold of Nari's arm "come on". Once inside the kitchen, Takahashi closed the door behind them and moved towards the cupboards to find some pans for breakfast. Nari stood shocked by the door, while Hana and Sumi were trying to figure out why. "Ta-Takahashi-sensei?" Nari called. "Yes, Miss Uzumaki?" he replied, not looking at her as he rummaged in a cupboard full of cooking supplies "is something wrong?". Something in Hana clicked. She had always joked about them being similar - but was their a chance that Nari was Naruto's sister? Their names were similar, as was their personalities, and they shared the same surname.
"A-are you hiding something from me?" she asked him, tears welling in her eyes. Takahashi sensei froze, and Hana glanced at Sumi, who had just realised it too. "No of course not, Nari" he replied "why do you say that?". "I know that my parents are Uzumaki's but...I...can't help but feel like maybe they are not my real parents" she said to him "Takahashi-sensei, is there a secret I am unaware of?". Takahashi looked up at her, dead in the eyes and shook his head "no, Miss Uzumaki. Of course they are your real parents".
Nari nodded slowly. Hana knew she was still thinking it, but she would talk about it with her later. If Nari even wanted to, of course. "Aha!" Takahashi exclaimed "found one!". He cooked them up some eggs and they all ate happily - except for Nari. She did not seem hungry, and she mostly pushed her food around the plate but ate it slowly. Sumi kept glancing worriedly at Hana. For some reason, Hana felt like Sumi was starting to care about Nari after the incident. Takahashi was silent for the whole meal. Hana knew he was hiding something - something important. He seemed distant and upset himself, but he ate normally.
Once breakfast was finished, he stood up and silently collected their plates. He washed them, and put them away before moving towards the kitchen door "let's go get dressed. We have an important day of training ahead". Everyone nodded, standing up and leaving the kitchen. Hana and the two girls went to their room, and as soon as Sumi closed the door Nari burst into tears. Hana and Sumi tensed up, watching the young girl sob into her hands as she stood in the centre of the room.
"What's wrong?"Sumi asked her warmly. Hana was surprised by her tone. She moved towards her, rubbing her back. "There's something going on!" Nari exclaimed "I feel it!". Hana gulped, and was about to step towards them when she felt suddenly lightheaded. She clutched onto her head, it was so tense and throbbing. "Hana?" Sumi called, earning the attention of Nari. Hana fell onto her knees, still clutching her head and grunting in pain "g-guys, w-what's happening to me?". "Hana!" Nari exclaimed "I'll get sensei!". The last thing Hana remembered was falling onto her back, and the room emerging in darkness before a new scene was before her.
She was scared as she looked around. She was standing beside a bed. A redheaded woman lay down, grunting in pain. She was heavily pregnant, and Hana presumed she was about to give birth. She went to touch her, but her hand went straight through the woman's arm. She gasped, tumbling back onto her butt. She sat there, watching as a blonde male who looked quite a bit like Naruto suddenly appeared beside her. He held her hand as she started to push. It was the fourth Hokage! But- why was he here? The fourth Hokage was dead!
Suddenly, a loud cry was heard in the room. A baby boy was held up in the vision of the lady, who smiled tiredly "N-Naruto" she giggled happily, gently tickling his chin. The baby continued to cry and was placed on her chest. "Prepare yourself for the other baby" the male doctor said to her. The woman nodded, and a few minutes later started to push again. Next thing Hana knew, a small, frail cry was heard throughout the room. The lady gasped excitedly. "It's a girl" the doctor smiled. "N-Nari" Hana and the lady replied at the same time, though Hana whispered it. "Don't tell Naruto" the fourth Hokage suddenly said, his head turning to look at Hana "he can't know yet".
That's when the entire building shook - like it had in her last vision. The colours of the room started to melt, and Hana startled awake - almost whacking heads with Takahashi. She had tears streaming down her cheeks. She had seen Nari and her 'parents' around. Those people...they were not Nari's real parents. The fourth Hokage was Nari's father - and she was unsure of who the woman was, and Naruto was her brother!
"Takahashi-sensei you lied" Hana panted. "Hana..." Takahashi mumbled confused "what are you talking about". "I just...witnessed the birth of Naruto" she turned her head to look at Nari "and Nari". Takahashi sat up straight, sighing sadly. "W-what?" Nari blinked "you saw my birth?". "Yeah" Hana said "but you must not tell Naruto. Your...father wishes it". Nari started to sob again, so Sumi wrapped an arm around her, pulling her in "come on, Nari. You're strong. We can tell him someday, just not now". "All this time...the leaf lied to me and told me I had no siblings..all the while Naruto was left alone because I didn't know!" she cried "I feel so ashamed of myself, and betrayed". Nari" Takahashi sighed "it was for your own good. Naruto couldn't even raise himself properly, never mind you!". "Why couldn't he have been raised with me?" she asked him. Takahashi pursed his lips. "Because of the demon fox?" Sumi asked him "is that their excuse?!".
Their sensei nodded "Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki...erm...refused to take him into their care because of the fox, it's true. Nari, you must not tell Naruto. I hope you will listen to Hana". "I will" Nari said, wiping her tears "only because Hana is nice and I trust her". Hana smiled weakly "thank you, Nari. Someday he will find out. I feel it". "And Hana" Takahashi said sternly "we need to talk". "About what?" Hana said, quirking an eyebrow. "Your abilities. Let's get out of here".
The trio left the house and moved into the nearby forest. Once they found a nice place to train, Takahashi had them sit on the ground. "Nari. You are wonderful at ninjutsu, and you can summon many clones. Correct?". "Yes!" Nari smiled "I can". "And Sumi...your expertise lies in Taijutsu". "Yes!" Sumi smiled. "Hana, you have the sharingan, your clan's Kekkei Genkai, and apparently..." he trailed off. "Apparently what?" Hana quizzed him. "Hm..apparently the ability to see into the past and the future. That could come in very handy for the leaf...we'll have to get you trained in using it whenever you please".
"Hana's psychic?" Sumi blinked. "I guess so" Takahashi nodded "which explains how she was able to see Nari and Naruto's births". "I have seen other things too"Hana piped up, but immediately blushed. "Like?" Nari asked her. "Just...my future kids IT'S NOT IMPORTANT" Hana blushed. Sumi chuckled "how sweet, but Takahashi sensei, how can Hana use this in battle?". "Her sharingan can already see the enemies movements, and can already predict what they will do...this will help it, I suppose. She can assist others on missions too, and find out where enemies are and such".
"Wow!" Sumi exclaimed "that sounds amazing, well done Hana!". Hana scratched the back of her neck "it's nothing - I haven't exactly mastered it yet". "It will take much intense training" Takahashi said sternly "but I believe that you can do it, Miss Uchiha. I believe all of you can do it". They all smiled slightly at him. "You three are very strong, don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. In my opinion, I could not have asked for a better team".
"Aw Sensei!" Hana giggled. "You're getting all mushy and cute!" Nari exclaimed with a small laugh. Hana was glad that Nari was feeling better and laughing again...but she knew deep down she was hurting. She had noticed before how good Nari was at hiding her pain. "YAH!" Takahashi gasped "stop it, you three!". Everyone laughed, and soon Takahashi joined in laughing too. They laughed their stress and worries away, and Hana couldn't help but feel like that was his plan all along.
Training was intense. Hana received two grazed knees from practicing taijutsu with Sumi, and Nari had cut Takahashi's elbow and made it bleed from fighting him too. Though the girls had fun doing it. They felt like Takahashi was the best sensei they could have asked for too, even if he was a little weird at times and waaaayyy too happy. "Alright ladies!" Takahashi smiled "it's time for a break". The trio fell onto their backs, panting heavily and laughing. "That was fun, Sensei!" Hana smiled "thank you for your help". "Anytime" Takahashi smiled, taking a sip of water he had stored by a tree for them "water, anyone?". They all crawled over to their waters and took massive gulps, but made sure to save half the bottle for the second half of their training.
After their sensei's inspirational words, the three girls were well able for the second half of their training. They climbed the trees with ease, marking it at it's highest point. Before long, Takahashi had them sit in a circle once again. "You're ready" he simply stated. "Huh?!" they all exclaimed at once. "Sensei, are you sure?" Sumi asked. "Yes" he replied "I feel the power within you three getting stronger and stronger each day. I wholeheartedly believe you are ready to fight Zabuza, even if only a little".
"Wow" Hana blinked "thank you so much, sensei". "Of course" Takahashi nodded "it has taken many hours, but there is definitely an improvement. Well done!". The girls sighed with relief, before they all went back to Tazuna's home. The following day, Hana learned that Sasuke and Naruto still had not perfected the tree climbing. She wanted to go support them, but Takahashi said she might be even more of a distraction. They came home for dinner later that night, and they all sat around the table. As soon as dinner was served, Sasuke and Naruto ate way too much in order to compete with each other that they felt ill.
"Wow, you two!" Hana scolded "stop it!". Nari stared at Naruto sadly, and Hana noticed. She gently patted Nari's hand under the table, and it seemed to cheer her up instantly because somebody noticed and cared. After a little incident with Inari being upset by things his grandfather said about his father, a small silence filled the room. Hana sat awkwardly, letting out a nervous cough as Inari's mother slammed the door behind her as she chased him.
Tazuna told them the tale of Inari's father. Or at least, the man he considered his father as he did not know his real father. Hana felt sad upon hearing how he died, and she was almost about to cry when Naruto suddenly fell to the floor. "What are you doing down there, Naruto?" Sakura asked him. "You best take a rest" Kakashi said to him "you have used up too much of your chakra". "I'm going to prove it!" he exclaimed. "Prove what?" Sakura and Sumi asked in unison. Hana glanced at Nari, who watched her brother proudly. "That real heroes do exist!" Naruto told them - and even Hana couldn't help but feel a tiny bit proud too.