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Ryuu walked into the clearing, yawning and stretching before stopping, seeing a shinobi with spiked silver hair, his forehead protector over his left eye, a cloth mask over the lower half of his face, and a standard Konoha jonin uniform standing beside Yugao.
"Hello Ryuu, I'm Kakashi Hatake," Kakashi said. "I'm Sasuke's Jonin Captain."
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Ryuu bowed. "I heard you have something that can help me train."
"I do," Kakashi said, pulling up his forehead protector and opening his left eye, displaying his Sharingan as Ryuu activated his own. "I heard Kurenai was teaching you some Genjutsu. That's good. You should excel at it. I can teach you a lot of Sharingan-specific ones, though. I can't teach you to Shisui or Itachi's proficiency, but I can help."
Ryuu nodded and Kakashi began to teach him to use Genjutsu through his Sharingan, then taught him how to control the Genjutsus, and how to use several specific ones, such as how to paralyze someone with Genjutsu, or to leave them unconscious. He taught him how to control someone with one, and how to use one to get information out of them. Then, finally, he called it, pulling his forehead protector back down and sighing.
"I can't deactivate my Sharingan, so it's difficult to use it for extended periods of time," Kakashi said. "Anyway, how about I train you in hand to hand combat next?"
"Sure," Ryuu nodded, drawing his tanto and trench knife, Kakashi drawing a pair of kunai.
Then, Ryuu charged, slashing at Kakashi rapidly. Kakashi blocked Ryuu's knife, shoving it away and ducked under his tanto, then stood, slashing back. Ryuu flipped over Kakashi, landing behind him, crossing his arms across his body, both blades in reverse grip, then shot forward, slashing at him. Kakashi spun, blocking both with his knives. He kicked at Ryuu and Ryuu flipped over it, spinning and kicking at Kakashi. Kakashi ducked under the kick and Ryuu flipped, slashing downward at him only for Kakashi to drop a kunai to the ground, catching his arm and slamming him to the ground, placing a kunai to his throat. Ryuu grinned before dissolving into crows, Kakashi's eyes widening before he grinned, looking behind himself, seeing two Ryuus, both of them with their Sharingan active.
"Impressive," Kakashi smirked. "So, this is either a crow clone, a shadow clone, or a Genjutsu. Alright. Let's see how this goes."
Both charged at Kakashi, slashing at him. Kakashi knocked one's tanto aside, kicking it only for it to explode into a flock of crows as the other slid under the flock, shoving himself off of the ground to slam a kick into Kakashi's gut. Kakashi was thrown backward and flipped, landing on his feet, readying his kunai for a follow up strike only for a hole to burst open below him, crows beginning to fly out of it. Kakashi crossed his arms in front of himself, staring down the hole before flipping backward, landing on his feet and pulling his forehead protector up. The crows and Ryuu both vanished. Kakashi spun, catching Ryuu's arm as he slashed at him and spinning, hurling him.
Just as Ryuu landed, Kakashi created three Shadow Clones. Ryuu stood, cracking his neck as two crow clones formed. Then, Yomo flew down, landing on Ryuu's shoulder and he stroked its head for a moment before holding out his hand.
"Go," Ryuu said.
Yomo shot forward, Kakashi hurling a kunai at it only for Yomo to burst into a cloud of shuriken, Ryuu forming hand seals.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Ryuu said, the shuriken multiplying into dozens more and flying at Kakashi.
Kakashi swore, drawing a second kunai and blocking the shuriken as he leapt backward. As he landed, his clones charged, Ryuu's crow clones meeting them. Ryuu himself sprinted forward, passing the clones a second before the crow clones were beaten and dispersed. Then, Ryuu spun out of the way of a slash from Kakashi, tripping him and driving a knee into his side, Kakashi exploding into smoke. Just as he did, the other two grabbed Ryuu, only for Ryuu to grin, beginning to expand.
"Shit!" one of them shouted, hurling the other away just before Ryuu exploded.
As soon as he did, the real Ryuu landed behind Kakashi, catching him by the arm and spinning, pinning him to the ground.
"I-"
"Lose," Yugao said, appearing behind him, sword to his throat. "Never assume there's only one enemy."
"Yeah well...do you hear something?" Ryuu asked.
They all fell silent, listening as a low buzzing began to grow closer. Ryuu could swear he had heard that noise before.
"Is that Shino?" Ryuu asked.
Then, there was a streak of white and the sound of metal crashing into metal before something crashed into his side and he found himself streaking through the air. He was about to panic when he slowed to a stop, hovering and becoming aware of the hand holding onto his, his body dangling from that hand. He looked up and instantly looked away again. It was Fu. Which meant he was hanging lower than her skirt.
"Um, Fu, can you lift me up or set me down?" Ryuu asked.
"Hm? Oh sorry," Fu said, pulling him up so he was about level, keeping her arm securely around his mid section so he wouldn't fall, Ryuu's hand on her closer shoulder. "Why are they attacking you?"
"They're training me," Ryuu said.
"Training you?" Fu asked. "What do you mean?"
"You've never sparred before?" Ryuu asked.
"Sparred?" Fu asked. "What's sparring? Is it the same thing as fighting?"
"Sort of," Ryuu said. "Except, it's between friends, usually, and it's not meant to hurt each other, only to test each other's strengths. You don't try to kill, only make them surrender."
"So...it's like practice?" Fu asked.
"Exactly," Ryuu nodded.
"Oh," Fu said, brow furrowing. "I've never done that. Everyone in my village is too afraid to fight against me."
"I'm sorry," Ryuu said. "Can you take me back to them now? Before they call a state of emergency."
Fu nodded, flying him back to the field and setting him down, Kakashi and yugao staring in shock.
"Kakashi, Yugao, this is Fu," Ryuu said. "She's a friend I made at the Hidden Waterfall Village."
"She...She has..." Kakashi trailed off as Fu's wings faded.
"Uh, yeah," Ryuu nodded. "It's a...Kekkei Genkai."
Kakashi nodded before his visible eye crinkled in a smile. "Well, it's very nice to meet you Fu."
He extended his hand and Fu smiled widely, shaking it. Yugao watched her carefully, analytically. Obviously she didn't trust her.
"I'm Ryuu's master," Yugao said, holding her hand out, Fu shaking that as well, smiling even more widely.
"That's awesome!" Fu smiled. "No wonder he's so strong! I wish I could be trained by an ANBU."
Yugao stared at her and Ryuu stepped forward, setting a hand on her shoulder.
"How about a tour?" Ryuu offered.
Fu's face lit up and she nodded vigorously.
"Do you mind Master?" Ryuu asked.
"Go," Yugao said. "I'll see you tomorrow."
Ryuu nodded, turning and leading Fu away, blushing slightly as Fu slipped her hand into his. He knew he was going to hear about it from Yugao later, but first, he wanted to show Fu his home. The first place he took her was to the Academy. She watched the Academy students learning to fight and throw shuriken and kunai with an almost childish excitement. As they left he Academy, she explained that their shinobi were simply taught by their shinobi sensei. There was no academy.
The next place he took her was to Ichiraku's ramen shop, Naruto's favorite restaurant and the best place to get ramen in the village. Then, Yakiniku Q. Then to the shopping district. Here, Fu began to drag him from store to store, staring at anything and everything that captured her interest with shining eyes. Ryuu had to laugh at her reaction. While they were in one of the stores, Fu began to beg him to buy her a necklace, one with a small rhinoceros beetle pendant. He wasn't exactly sure why someone would even think to make that, but he bought it anyway, Fu nearly crushing his body with a hug before putting the necklace on. Ryuu sighed, shaking his head and leading her out of the store, Fu still staring at the necklace in awe. The gold chain and black beetle pendant clashed with her white clothes, but she looked truly happy to have it, and it suited her, given the circumstances, so he smiled.
Next, he took her to the Hokage Monument. Or, rather, he tried to. However, the moment he said where they were going, her arms wrapped around his chest from behind as he heard her wings buzzing, and they shot into the air, stopping to hover in front of the face, Ryuu standing on Fu's feet with her arms holding him against her. He blushed slightly at that, but glanced back at her, seeing her awed expression and smiled.
"They're amazing," Fu breathed.
"That's not even the best part," Ryuu chuckled.
"What is?" Fu asked.
"You'll have to wait until later," Ryuu smiled. "Come on, land us somewhere out of sight. I don't want to have to explain to everyone that your wings are a Kekkei Genkai."
Fu nodded and landed them in a back alley, Ryuu leading her out and to the third training ground where the Hero Memorial was located. He walked over to it, staring. He didn't know anyone on the list, but he was grateful for that.
"What's this?" Fu asked.
"The Hero Memorial," Ryuu said. "Every name on this stone are people who were killed in a war."
"Are there any names you know?" Fu asked.
"I know of a few," Ryuu said. "But no one I knew personally, no."
Fu nodded and Ryuu turned to her, grinning.
"So, would you like to try sparring?"
Fu's eyes widened before she nodded, grinning. "I can't promise I'll be able to hold back very well."
"Good," Ryuu said. "I like a challenge."
Fu nodded and they walked away from the memorial. Then, they stopped, turning toward each other and readying themselves. Fu moved first and Ryuu didn't have time to react before her fist crashed into his gut, lifting him into the air. Then, she flipped, slamming a kick into his side, launching him sideways into one of the three wooden posts in the center of the training ground. He dropped to the ground, groaning and she shouted in surprise, running over.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" Fu said, helping him up.
Ryuu began to laugh, wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth. "Oh this is going to be fun. Promise you won't kill me and we can continue."
Fu blinked then nodded and jumped backward, Ryuu crouching again, activating his Sharingan this time. This time, when she shot forward, he was able to see her punch coming and rolled under it, standing as he slammed a fist of his own into her gut. He spun around her, ducking as she threw a roundhouse kick over his head. He blushed, looking away only for Fu to spin and slam her foot into his chest, throwing him. He landed on his back, eyes squeezed closed. He needed to focus. If he couldn't focus on fighting, he was going to lose. Badly.
"You having trouble Ryuu?" a familiar voice called out.
Ryuu rolled onto his stomach, staring at Sasuke as he leaned against a tree.
"Or are you just distracted?" Sasuke grinned as Ryuu flushed a dark red.
He walked over, helping Ryuu up, activating his own Sharingan.
"Fu, this is my cousin Sasuke," Ryuu said.
"It's nice to meet you," Fu smiled.
"Want to tag team it?" Sasuke asked.
"How about it Fu, think you can handle us both?" Ryuu asked.
Fu nodded, grinning and readying herself.
"Confident," Sasuke grinned, readying himself. "Good. This will be good training for when I meet him."
"Just remember the deal," Ryuu said, crouching, one foot dragging around behind himself as his hands moved into position. "I'm talking to him first."
Then, all three were off like a shot, Ryuu and Sasuke both dodging a punch from Fu, grabbing her by the upper arms and slamming her back to the ground. The moment they did, she pulled her knees to her chest then planted a foot in each of their chests, throwing them away. Ryuu flipped, landing on his feet as Sasuke crashed down hard, then shot forward again, ducking under Fu's next punch and getting behind her, grabbing her around the midsection and lifting, bending backward and letting go at the last second. Big mistake. Rather than landing on her back like he wanted, Fu instantly flipped, landing on her feet and grabbing him by the bottom of his tanto's harness and spun, hurling him into a tree.
Just as she did, Sasuke got her in a full nelson. His grin lasted about one second before her heel drilled into his groin and she reached back in an incredible display of flexibility and strength, grabbing him by the back of his shirt and hurling him over her head into Ryuu. Sasuke rolled off of Ryuu, clutching his wounded manhood and Ryuu dragged himself away from the tree, trying to regain his breath.
"Are you two okay?" Fu asked, worriedly.
"Great," Sasuke squeaked.
"Terrific," Ryuu wheezed.
"Man, you two suck," Naruto said, stepping into the clearing. "Need any help?"
"Have at her," Sasuke squeaked.
Naruto cracked his knuckled and charged only to be sent flying instantly. Ryuu pushed himself up, taking several deep breaths before charging. Fu shot toward him, wings extending and blurring into motion, speeding her up ridiculously. Ryuu shouted in fear, skidding to a stop and dropping into a crouch, covering his head and barely escaping a would-be devastating haymaker. Fu flipped, landing on her feet as Sasuke stared at her.
"You really do have wings," Sasuke said, standing and leaning heavily against a tree. "I thought Ryuu was out of his mind when he told me about your Kekkei Genkai."
"No, it's real," Fu said.
Sasuke nodded and Ryuu stood, charging at Fu again. Fu sprinted at him again, this time allowing him to punch at her only so that she could catch his fist, twisting his arm outward. His eyes widened as her knee shot upward, but it stopped a millimeter from his elbow. Then, she spun, slinging him around her before hurling him away again.
"I think we should probably call it, Ryuu," Sasuke said.
"Yeah," Ryuu agreed. "She's way too fast."
"Excuse me!" a voice shouted, not angrily, just loudly. "But may I have permission to spar against your friend?"
Ryuu turned to look, staring at a boy about a year older than him who was wearing a green body suit, a red-backed forehead protector around his waist like a belt, and orange leg warmers with a shiny black bowl-cut hairstyle and massively bushy eyebrows.
"Uh, who are you?" Ryuu asked.
"My name is Rock Lee!" the boy said.
"Lee, what are you doing?" a voice Ryuu thought he recognized asked just before a familiar girl stepped out beside him.
"Oh, you're the kid with the birds," the girl said. "I'm Tenten. You gave me the Mandarin Duck."
"Oh yeah," Ryuu nodded. "Is this guy in your team?"
"Unfortunately yes," Tenten sighed.
"He wants to spar Fu," Ryuu said.
"Oh god, I'm sorry," Tenten said.
"It's alright," Fu beamed. "I've never had so many friends before."
Tenten cocked her head slightly just as a third person stepped out. Ryuu knew this one. Neji Hyuga. Genius of the Hyuga Clan. And a massive, egotistical prick.
"Ryuu," Neji greeted him.
"Neji," Ryuu said. "Lee, I have no problem with you fighting her if she doesn't mind."
"Sure, I'll spar with him," Fu smiled.
"That's not a good idea," Tenten said. "He doesn't hold back well."
"Neither does she," Ryuu snorted. "Don't kill him, okay Fu?"
Fu nodded and shot forward, streaking across the space between herself and Lee in less than a second, throwing a punch. Ryuu wasn't sure if he was more surprised by the smile on Lee's face, or the fact that Lee ducked under her punch and caught her arm, throwing her. Fu flipped, landing on her feet and one hand, cocking her head at Lee.
"You're fast," Fu said. "Okay. I can stop holding back so much."
She shot forward faster than Ryuu's Sharingan could track. He looked to Lee just in time to catch Fu jumping over a kick Lee had thrown. How he had avoided whatever strike Fu threw, he'd never know. The next thing he knew, Lee and Fu were a blue of moving body parts and clouds of dust as they shifted their feet. Everyone stared in utter shock, Tenten and Lee backing away from the fight, Neji being the only one to seemingly having no trouble following the fight. Ryuu turned back to the fight just as Lee flipped into the air, twisting and landing on his feet only for Fu to appear behind him, a pair of kunai to his throat.
"You are truly an impressive opponent," Lee said. "I thank you for the honor of this fight. I will have to train twice as hard from now on in order to keep up with you."
"You weren't keeping up?" Ryuu gaped. "Jesus Christ, I couldn't even track your movements with my Sharingan!"
"Me neither," Sasuke said.
"Sounds like you've been slacking in your own training," Neji said. "Let's go Lee. We have to meet with Guy Sensei."
"Right," Lee nodded. "It was an honor meeting you all."
Then, he turned, walking away from the clearing with his team, Fu turning to smile at Ryuu and Sasuke.
"Want to continue?" Fu asked.
Sasuke and Ryuu stared at her then each other before both began to laugh.
"No fucking-" Sasuke began.
"Sure why not," Ryuu shrugged.
Sasuke stared at him again as Fu smiled, readying herself.
"You can't possibly win," Sasuke said.
"No, but like Neji said, we need to train harder," Ryuu said.
"You beat two Jonin," Sasuke said.
"But if I ever have to fight someone from this Guy Sensei's team, I'm going to lose," Ryuu said. "And Itachi's undoubtedly stronger than Fu."
Sasuke stared at him before sighing, readying himself as well. "I hate it when you use logic."
Ryuu sat down on a stool, Fu sitting beside him, gripping the stool between her legs and spinning herself slowly. Again Ryuu could only grin at her childishness.
"Hello Ryuu," Teuchi, Ichiraku's owner, greeted. "And who might this lovely young lady be?"
"I'm Fu," Fu smiled.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Teuchi smiled. "This is my daughter Ayame."
Ayame poked her head out of the back, tucking her long brown hair behind her ear and smiling at Ryuu. "Welcome back Ryuu. Who's this? Girlfriend?"
"This is Fu," Ryuu said. "She's visiting from the Hidden Waterfall Village. I'm just showing her around."
Ayame smiled. "Wow, the Hidden Waterfall? I heard that place is really beautiful."
"It is," Ryuu nodded.
"Anyway, what can I get for you?" Teuchi asked.
"I'll take two bowls of pork ramen," Ryuu said, looking to Fu. "I'm buying so get whatever you want."
"Oh you don't have to pay, I eat a lot," Fu said.
"It's alright," Ryuu smiled. "I can handle it."
"If you say so," Fu shrugged. "I'll take ten bowls of pork ramen and ten bowls of miso ramen."
A massive knowing grin spread over both Ayame and Teuchi's faces and Teuchi nodded.
"It's another Naruto," Ryuu sighed before chuckling. "Does your appetite by any chance have anything to do with your Kekkei Genkai?"
"That's right," Fu nodded. "It makes my metabolism a lot higher than anyone else's. Why?"
"Do you remember the blonde that tried to fight you but went down in one hit?" Ryuu asked.
"Yes," Fu nodded.
"He eats as much as you do," Ryuu said. "His chakra reserves are almost monstrous."
Fu's eyes widened and she nodded, smiling. "I see. Good. He seems like a good person."
"He is," Ryuu smiled. "Not the brightest, though. He's an idiot."
Fu laughed and nodded as Teuchi brought out both of Ryuu's bowls and Ayame brought out the first two of Fu's. They both began to eat, and sure enough, Fu was finished her twenty in almost the same amount of time it took Ryuu to eat two of his own, just like Naruto.
"That was amazing!" Fu smiled.
"Thank you," Teuchi smiled as Ryuu set a stack of bills on the counter. "Come again Fu. Maybe bring Naruto next time."
Ryuu chuckled as they walked away and he looked up at the slowly darkening sky.
"Alright, I think it's about time," Ryuu said. "Mind flying us to the top of the Hokage Monument?"
Fu nodded, picking him up and flying them to the top of the mountain, setting him down and he sat down, dangling his feet over the edge, Fu sitting beside him. Before them, and at the height they were at, the sun was about halfway down the horizon. Above it, the sky was dyed hot pink. Fu stared at it in awe, eyes sparkling. Ryuu watched her, smiling as her attention was locked fully on the sunset. He smiled to himself as he turned back to the sunset, watching as the pink turned bright oranges and reds like a fire. Then, finally, the sun was gone, pink reclaiming the sky for a time before the light began to fade.
"That was beautiful," Fu breathed.
"Hold on," Ryuu said. "Three...two...one."
Lights began to turn on in the village below them, lighting it up in a sea of lights that made the village beautiful in its own right. The only sounds around them were crickets and Ryuu once again found Fu staring in awe.
"It's so beautiful," Fu breathed.
"Yes, it is," Ryuu agreed, looking back at the village.
It began to get a bit chilly out. Ryuu reached out to pull Fu against him to keep her warm only to find that her skin was ridiculously warm to the touch, like a pocket warmer.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ryuu asked. "You're so warm. You feel like you have a fever."
"No, I'm okay," Fu smiled. "It's just a part of having...my Kekkei Genkai."
He caught the flash of sadness in her eyes before she hid it and pulled her into a hug, also enjoying the warmth. "I'm sorry Fu. I wish there were a way I could take that burden off your shoulders."
"It's alright," Fu smiled. "Chomei's not so bad. He's actually really nice. It's just hard to have the entire world be afraid of you because you were chosen as a baby."
"Well, I'll never be afraid of you," Ryuu said. "Afraid of being hit by you, maybe. But not afraid of you."
Fu smiled and nodded, wrapping her arms around him. "Smooth move finding an excuse to have me warm you up."
Ryuu chuckled, giving her a slight squeeze. "Thank you. I meant it, though. I'll never be afraid of you. I'll always be there for me if you need me. You just need to ask."
Fu nodded, smiling as well. They sat there for a while longer before Fu flew Ryuu home. Then, she gave him one of her signature bone-crushing hugs and took off, flying home. Ryuu smiled as he watched her go before sighing and heading inside, steeling himself for Sasuke's jokes.
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