A/N Thanks for your reviews and support.

R. A Cross: Thanks for your review my friend. Glad you liked it.

Shadow Wolf 15846:Thanks for the review.

WhiteElfElder: Thanks for your review my friend. As usual your perception is higher than most. Things will not look good for him. Given that his ki and chakra supplies are much higher than normal. Especially given his age.

DarkRavie: Thanks for your review my friend.

Shioon's POV

Iruka as promised brought him to different ninja shops. He was sold basic weaponry for the ninjas. Shurakin he had expected and the older man promised to tutor him to use them.

A knife like weapon called a kunai he had bought several of as well. They were heavy in his hand. Given practice they would meet their target. The point of the blade would easily cut through regular clothes. Armor though it would have more difficulty.

Next they went to a clothes shop. There were many different styles in the shop. He felt slightly overwhelmed at it all.

Iruka said quietly," If you don't find everything here we can look at other shops."

It was said in a gentle tone that calmed him. Made it so that he wasn't quite so overwhelmed. Though it seemed he didn't like Naruto he wasn't such a bad guy. Enough so that Shioon would give him a chance. Though he would never condone how the other treated the blond.

He walked around the shop absent mindedly. Nothing in particular called out to him. As he was walking around the backside of the shop a jacket caught his eye.

At first glance it was all black. On second glance there was a dark grey emblem on the shoulder. It was the same mark as the one on his wrist. Slowly he reached out for it. Only to stop when the shop keeper came over.

The man said," I wouldn't touch that. It is said that jacket is cursed."

Ignoring the man he reached out. Something inside him was calling to that jacket. Could it be Sien the guardian? Why would he care?

A sense of warmth and completion filled him. The jacket definitely belonged with him. It was definitely the guardian that lay inside him.

He pulled it off the hook and tried it on. The jacket was a little big on him but he would grow into it. Iruka moved closer to examine how it fit. After a moment he nodded his acceptance.

The shop owner said," Your something else kid. No one else has ever been able to even touch it."

Huh. If it was something meant for the guardian's that would make sense. They were highly protective of anything that belonged to them. Anything from their vessel to their artifacts. This jacket must be one of the artifacts.

They found several t-shirts that fit him. They also found a mesh like shirt. It was meant to be worn under the t-shirts as a sort of armor.

Once they bought the clothes Iruka took him towards the mountain with faces on it. It was almost completely clean now. Naruto had really worked hard to get it clean.

Iruka called up to the blond," Naruto are you finished?"

The blond dropped next to them and said," Of course Iruka sensei."

They made their way into the ramen stand. It was a small place near where he and Ha Ill would be staying. The smells coming from it made his stomach growl.

A chuckle came from Iruka but he didn't comment. An older man greeted them when they entered. A gentle warm smile crossed his face when he saw Naruto. It was unlike anything Shioon had seen sent towards the boy. This was someone that actually cared for the blond.

Then the dark eyes turned to him the smile didn't fade. If anything it grew.

He inquired curiously," Well who is this Iruka? Another trouble maker?"

Iruka shook his head as he replied," Hopefully not. No this is Shioon Lee he is a new orphan. He and his brother Ha Ill are students at the academy."

The man gazed at him with a mixture of sadness and something that wasn't quite pity. Still the gentle look didn't fade. He would come back here if only to have someone to talk to. Someone not of Murim.

Since it was his first time he just asked to have the same thing as Naruto. It was pork ramen. While they were making it the smells were driving him insane with hunger. He hasn't had anything substantial to eat in awhile. Stress and anxiety had made it difficult for him to eat.

When their bowls arrived he didn't wait he just dug in. It took him a couple of bites to realize that the ramen was delicious. It was a far cry of the instant ramen that he knew from his time with muggles.

He said grinning," This is the best I have ever had."

The old man said looking up," Thank you. You and Naruto are both welcome back here."

"Thank you."

He truly meant it. There were few times he felt welcome like this. It was nice. Iruka allowed them to have two bowls rather than one. Then when they were full he walked them back to their apartment. Turned out Shioon's was next to Naruto's.

The light in his was on. That meant Ha Ill was already there. No doubt waiting on him to get there.

Naruto said after Iruka left them," So we are neighbors then."

Shioon said scratching his cheek," Yeah. Let's get along so that way they can't get the best of us."

The blond smiled shyly before nodding. Then they both went into their apartments. After taking his shoes off he found Ha Ill in the kitchen.

The older boy said smiling," Welcome back. How was your day?"

He grinned as he replied," Thanks. It was good. I have some new clothes and equipment for our time here."

Ha Ill nodded and said," I did too. We will have to start training in the mornings. I heard graduation exams are only in a few weeks. If we want to pass it will take some work."

He inquired curious," Did you get the transformation technique down?"

The other shook his head as he answered," No. Chakra works a lot like ki but holding it like that is difficult. I suspect you were able to do it. You have more ki than anyone in the Murim world."

Shioon rubbed his eyes tiredly as he said," Held it for only a few seconds before it dispelled. You're right it is difficult to hold."

Ha Ill said nodding to the door on the far right," That's your room. Get some sleep. We can talk more in the morning."

Hayate's POV

Watching the village's newest orphans had been boring. They seemed like normal kids. Nothing out of the ordinary at home either.

The next morning he followed the boys. They went out into one of the training grounds. The ground was an open and grassy field. Hiding his presence he sat in to watch curiously.

The black haired boy inquired," Full contact or half?"

Both of them were stretching out their muscles. The sandy blond haired boy replied," Full contact. Everything we have would be best."

"EOTL?"

EOTL? What was that? It wasn't something that he was familiar with. In fact to his knowledge there weren't any techniques by that name.

The older boy replied," Fine. Just don't overdo it."

Shioon grinned. It was obvious that he was excited about the fight. Now Hayate was curious to see what their fighting styles were. It would give some insight into how the two grew up.

With a nod both boys jumped apart. They were eyeing each other with calculating gazes. Then like lightning they attacked.

Shioon was fast. Much faster than what Hayate would have expected. His attacks were fierce and precise. It wasn't the attacks of an untrained child. These attacks were of someone who had fought for their life.

Shioon used an unfamiliar foot technique. One that he hadn't seen before. It brought him straight towards the other. Ha Ill if he remembered correct.

Blows were exchanged neither giving an inch. Hayate was impressed by the way they fought. This was better than many of the chunins that were apart of the village.

This went on for awhile. Shioon seemed to have more stamina. Ha Ill had more experience though. It was a fairly equal fight on those grounds.

Then the air around them changed. At first Hayate couldn't tell what the change was. Then blue light formed around Shioon's right arm. Was that lightning style? Where in the hell had a child learned lightning style?

Lightning style jutsu was the least common in the village. Only a handful of ninja could use it. For most of them it was their third type of chakra. So it made it difficult for them to master. Lightning style was easier to learn at a young age. Where they learned to control it throughout the entire body. To use it before even becoming a genin was unheard of.

Instead of trying to block Ha Ill moved to stay out of the reach of the younger boy. It seemed he understood the dangers of being touched by such a technique. Shioon had more than one technique it seemed. The lightning moved throughout his body like he was an expert. Now that he thought about it the boy did seem to know what he was doing.

The boys weren't from a hidden village. So how did they know how to use such techniques? There were so many inconsistencies with these boys.

When he turned his attention back to the boys it was just in time to see the end. Ha Ill had thrown the younger into the air. At first Hayate thought it was over.

Then Shioon turned in the air. Lightning enclosed around the boy. His green eyes had a fierce light in them as he came down. Ha Ill tried to block the attack. A resulting explosion made dust cover the area. He was unable to see in it. Though he could sense both boys presences.

When it cleared Shioon was standing over the older boy. Ha Ill had lightning coursing over him. Painful by the looks of it. Then to his surprise Shioon bent down next to him. After a moment the lightning stopped and the other was able to regain his feet.

Ha Ill he said rubbing his chest," Damn. I fell for that again. You have truly mastered that technique. Even going as far as to use your own technique inside that one. If only the elders had been able to see your true potential."

Shioon shook his head as he replied," They never saw the real me. You know that Ha Ill."

Why was it always the boy's first name? Why didn't they call each other brother? Something wasn't right about it. While he had been thinking both boys had started to go through how they could have done better.

It was interesting to watch. Both boys were older in the mind. Rather than in the body. Some people had to grow up sooner than others. It seemed these two were like that.