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Shioon's POV

The next morning found him at the training grounds. As expected Naruto was waiting for him. The blond had caused quite a ruckus the day before. Apparently one should not teach transformation jutsu to the Hokage's grandson.

Sexy Jutsu plus shadow clones equaled a mess of trouble. Shioon was happy to call the boy his friend.

He had explained that Hayate wanted to teach him swordsmanship. Blue eyes widened with excitement and he wanted to learn as well.

By the time Hayate arrived, they had already gone through warm-up. He was teaching the blond to use chakra like Shioon used his ki.

It wasn't an easy task. They both had way too much for their ages. Working on them warmed up their muscles, however. If Naruto learned fast enough they could become sparring partners.

Shioon and Ha Ill knew each other too well. Sparring for them wasn't really a training exercise. It was only of they went all out that it could be considered such.

Hayate called out as he entered the ground, "Shioon, Naruto stop."

Shioon had his hand on Naruto's arm. He had been explaining how the flow worked. The inner strike technique would be the easiest for the blond to learn. It needed large amounts of ki to use. As he already used it instinctively it wouldn't take much for Naruto to use it fully.

Both boys' eyes shot up to see the brown-haired man. In the man's arms were two wooden practice swords. It seemed he had anticipated Naruto wanting to learn as well.

They both went over to Hayate eager to learn from the man.

Hayate handed each a wooden sword and began to explain, "Naruto I was going to offer you the same thing that I offered Shioon. However, I could not find you yesterday. So I came prepared just in case. You don't have the muscle memory or the training for real blades yet. You will get them when you earn them. Work hard and we will get along fine. Slack off and these won't continue. I know you can do this. All you have to do is believe it yourselves."

Both boys intoned together, "Yes, sensei."

That was when Hayate began to show them katas. The first was coming from the left shoulder to the down. There they would stop and Hayate would check their form.

Unsurprisingly it had to be corrected. Shioon's elbows were pushed in slightly and his foot kicked forward. Naruto had to be pulled forward so that he was on the balls of his feet.

Then they were back to start and began again. Corrections were made again by a gentle but firm hand. This was not someone who would harm them. Still, they would learn.

Two hours passed of learning three katas. Hayate would not allow them to move on without having the moves down. To not need any corrections to their forms.

When they were done Shioon's arms felt like they would fall off. Keeping the wooden sword up after hours took more energy than he thought it would.

Hayate said, "Done. You are done for today. Well done both of you. You exceeded my expectations."

Shioon replied breathlessly, "Thank you sensei."

Hayate observed with a small smile, "You look exhausted. I suggest you go and get something to eat. Then rest."

Hayate's POV

Watching the boys leave with a smile he tried to control his coughs. Just last night blood had come up. Still, he would not abandon the children. He made a promise that he would keep no matter what.

There was no doubt in his mind that the boys would not rest. More than likely they would eat and go back to training. Hayate allowed them to take the swords with them. They were trustworthy enough. Even if one had a penance for trouble.

Tomorrow afternoon he was to go to the hospital. Today however he was to go to the Hokage's office. Apparently, the man wanted to see him. Why he didn't know.

Once he was sure the boys were gone he used the body flicker jutsu. He landed just outside of the Hokage's office.

Politely he knocked and heard, "Enter."

Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Garen Hyoki and a few other jounins he didn't know. Asuma and Kurenai raised a hand in greeting. He returned the greeting with a nod.

The Hokage said, "Welcome jounins. We will not wait for Kakashi as it could be several hours knowing him. You all are here because you have been selected to train this year's genins."

This was a first for Hayate. Every year that he was in the village at this time he put his name in for it. So far he had never been chosen. It was a great honor for a jounin to be picked. He would have to prove himself worthy of it.

The Hokage continued, "Sasuke Uchiha is already spoken for by Kakashi. Is there anyone else who would like to claim members for their teams?"

Hayate declared, "I wish to take on Naruto Uzumaki and Shioon Lee."

All eyes were on him. They knew what happened a few weeks prior. How the two boys had stolen one of the sacred scrolls.

The old man queried, "Are you sure you can handle both of them, Hayate? Naruto alone is difficult to handle."

Hayate replied honestly, "Both boys have worked well with me in the past. I have been mentoring them in chakra control. I believe adding someone such as Shikamaru Nara as a third would make a balance."

Knowing what kind of team that Asuma was trying to make he glanced at the other. The dark-haired man was nodding. He could see the positives of having such a team.

Naruto was a mid-range fighter. Shioon excelled in close to mid-range fighting himself. Shikamaru was a mid-range to long-range fighter. It would achieve the balance that all teams should have.

Hokage agreed. Then turned to the others and asked for their opinions. Asuma took Choji and Ino with a civilian child. Ha Ill was put with the Haruno girl and Sasuke Uchiha.

The groups would work well together or they wouldn't pass. Hayate knew that his group would be amongst the ones to become full-fledged genins.