Author's note: I don't own any of the characters. They belong to Masaishi Kishimoto. The original characters belong to me.
Chapter 6: An Ambitious Weekend Part 3
Battle Alley, Leaf Village
It was quite a ruckus this barrage had created. Most of the young genins and other shinobis alike were sent flying. Nashiko and her classmates were all stunned by this sudden commotion happening in front of them. Was there an attack going on? This could actually attract the attention of the shinobi guards, but none of them managed to notice the rumble.
When the commotion was finally over, the young shinobis gathered themselves and watched the one responsible for this mess. It was a young boy with short brown-hair which was curved upwards. When people first got a look at his face, they became dumbfounded. He had thick brown eyebrows as well as weird eyes. The pupils in his eyes were completely black. His choice of attire was also very ridiculous. He was wearing a grey jumpsuit. The people around him couldn't believe their eyes, even Nashiko and her classmates. He was about one year older then her and his friends.
The grey-dressed shinobi suddenly smirked while giving his so-called spectators his thumb. Eventually he forced himself a smile on his face.
"Sorry about that, my fellow aspiring ninjas! But I just wanted to test out my ability! You have to admit it was amazing though, right?" he asked the genins around him, but they were all giving him dumbfounded looks. "Well you certainly don't look like you're...…talkative" he added while continuing his confident personality.
Nashiko stepped a little bit forward towards him, feeling very curious about this boy. "Umm excuse me mister….but who are you?" she asked awkwardly.
The boy noticed her and his personality completely changed. He smiled at her and to Nashiko's surprise he threw a kiss at her. Nashiko was completely outraged.
"WHO THE HECK IS THIS FREAKING WEIRDO!?" Nashiko asked inside her mind while getting furious about this boy's flirting.
"Aren't you a lovely little lady, huh cheery pie?" he asked her while winking at her. Nashiko was disgusted by his behaviour. Her anger also began boiling inside her considering the irritation she felt.
"Don't you ever do that to ME AGAIN, FUZZY EYES!" she shouted towards him and was about to give her a punch, but she was restrained by the sudden appearance of Ochinko. He had watched the all this commotion and had suddenly taken interest in this shinobi.
"Don't be so aggressive, Nashiko. Perhaps he was trying to pull a prank on you" Ochinko tried to reason with her while struggling with holding her arms.
Nashiko turned around and glared at his teal-haired friend with fiery eyes. This made Ochinko feel very uncomfortable being close to his short-tempered classmate. Eventually he backed off and distanced himself a little bit from her. Nashiko returned her glare towards the strange shinobi.
"Alright pal! Who are you exactly?" she demanded an answer from him.
The grey-dressed shinobi smirked. "I am glad you asked! The one standing before you is a shinobi with mastery on taijutsu, as well as weapons. I strive for the power of eternal youth, the same thing my father does! But you small fries can call me: ROCK GUY!" he introduced himself while positioning himself in his fighting stance.
Nashiko and her friends became very curious about this Rock Guy. Shunsuke in particular was chuckling in amusement of Guy. However, others like Inojin, Shikaien, Saburou and Minami watched him with disappointment. They were not impressed by his confident and boastful attitude.
Shunsuke stepped forward while reaching out his hand. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you, Guy! My name is Shunsuke Uchiha" he kindly introduced himself.
Guy smiled back and greeted back. "The pleasure is mine as well! And I take it that long-haired boy with that similar but mopey face is your twin brother Inojin, right?" he asked while pointing his finger towards the emotionless young boy. Inojin was noticing this and his frown deepened.
"Huh? How do you know my brother's name?" Shunsuke asked with widened eyes.
Guy took a glance at him and smirked. "Isn't it obvious? I have heard many stories about how strong one of the last Uchiha's twin sons really are. Among those in your class, he has my deepest interest, as well as this sweet cherry pie here!" he commented while eyeing both Inojin and Nashiko.
Although Nashiko was enraged at first given the remark, she was somewhat surprised by the fact that Guy was finding interest in her. She couldn't even understand why a fuzz eyed doofus like him would find interest in searching for opponents.
Inojin was glaring at Guy. Even though he spoke the truth, Inojin hated the fact that he was known around the village just because he was one of Sasuke Uchiha's sons. But still, he managed to keep his cool and continued to watch him irritated.
Suddenly the whole mood in the alley was interrupted, when a large female voice called out to him.
"There you are Guy! Where have you been?" the female voice said from the entrance to the alley.
"Will you for the last time stop running off again!? It's a big pain in the ass!" a muttering male voice could be heard at the same distance.
When Nashiko and her gang turned around to see who it was, they became surprised. It was two ninjas who were at the same age as Guy. The first one was a blue-eyed and blonde-haired konuichi who had her hair tied into two pigtails. She was dressed in pink clothes and wore a headband at her forehead. Most of these pink clothes resembled a typical kimono, but it was different. The second was a shinobi who wore a black headband around his left arm. He was black-skinned, had brown-eyes and had his hair formed into long dreadlocks. Most of his clothes were light green, but also yellow. While they were also Leaf Village shinobi, they were also new faces for Nashiko and the others. Guy smiled as they came into the picture.
"Oh, you're here, my teammates! What took you so long, huh?" Guy asked cheerfully, but he was soon given a punch by the blonde-haired girl. Guy was then sent flying towards the wall. The other genins watched this commotion dumbfounded.
"You were supposed to meet us at the spot we agreed on! But you rather went out to practise those stupid attacks of yours!" she stated irritably. Her black skinned teammate was just giving him an annoying glance.
"Are you his teammates?" Shunsuke asked them all of a sudden.
The blonde-haired girl smiled while nodding. "That's right! My name is Kimiko Inoue, pleased to meet you!" she aid cheerfully while reaching her hands towards Shunsuke, who greeted back. Her teammate merely grumbled while closing his eyes.
Kimiko gave him a disapproving look on her face. "C'mon! What's with the cold attitude? Introduce yourself!" she demanded while nudging on his elbow. The strange boy sighed in annoyance, but he reluctantly eyed Shunsuke and Nashiko when introducing himself.
"The name's Hisoka. Hisoka Sado. That would be enough for you two to understand, wouldn't you agree?" he suddenly asked the confused pair, but he was also punched by Kimiko for acting like a selfish jerk. He flew towards the wall and landed on the unconscious body of Guy.
"The hell's your problem, stupid hoe!?" Hisoka asked angrily while eyeing his sassy teammate with fiery eyes.
Kimiko grabbed her two teammates and took a last glance at Nashiko and her friends before leaving the alley.
"I'm sorry for my teammates' behvaiours! They lack both manners and normal personalities. We will see you around some time! Bye!" she said happily and she took off to the main streets of the village.
Nashiko and the others watched the blonde-haired konuichi carrying her teammates while running. Perhaps they had seen enough for today that it was best to head home. Furthermore, they noticed that it was getting late. So it was time to enjoy the Saturday night.
Next morning, in the Inuzuka-Hyuuga household, Leaf Village
Next Sunday morning in the Hyuuga mansion, Takeda was awakening from his sweet dreams in his bedroom. His dog partner Arata was sleeping on his bed. He was a small orange-furred dog. It was one rough night he had yesterday. He didn't tag along with his twin sister to the Battle Alley. No, he had other important manages to attend to, like taking long walks with Arata. Besides, the only thing Minami wanted to do was to flirt with that jackass Inojin. Takeda still couldn't understand why his sister was so interested in someone like him. But he also knew that Inojin's twin brother was a much nicer person compared to him.
"Well Arata, let's get moving, shall we?" he asked his dog partner and he barked in agreement.
But as he just went out of his bedroom, he could hear his mother sobbing in the kitchen. Knowing that something was plaguing his mom, Takeda ran quickly in order to see to her. Hopefully he would manage to calm down his mother, for this wasn't the first time his mother had been crying in the morning.
When he finally got to the living room, he could see Minami and her black-furred dog partner Riko comforting Hinata, who was now sitting on the sofa while holding her hands all over her face. She was now in a very sad mood.
"Mom, please...don't cry" Minami said sadly while putting her hands on Hinata's lap. Riko sat close to Hinata and tried to ease her sadness by nudging his fluffy fur into her.
"What's going on here? Why is mom so sad?" he wanted an answer from his twin sister.
Minami turned her disapproving glare towards him. "You know very well what's happened here! Dad hasn't come home yet!" she told his twin brother while eyeing him.
Takeda waved out his arms. "Well, he is probably still busy at work! Don't forget that dad is working hard in order to support our family!" Takeda hit back.
Minami gritted her teeth in anger. No, you idiot! He isn't working! Yesterday after coming home, he left for the bar once again without notifying mom! That bastard is probably getting himself drunk again!" she angrily exclaimed while approaching her twin brother face to face.
"Don't give me that bullcrap, Minami! Dad is just socializing with his buddies! Just you wait and see!" Takeda defended his father while lashing against his sister.
"My God you're such a smartass, Takeda! You may be that but you're still nothing but a…" before Minami could continue her verbally attack on Takeda, Hinata stood in the middle and shoved her children to each side. She eyed them with sad, yet determined eyes. The twins became confused. Arata and Riko watched the whole scene with concern on their looks.
"Don't start arguing amongst yourselves! It will only divide our precious family further. And don't worry, I feel much better now. I only hope your father is doing okay" she stated while wiping out the tears from her eyes.
Minami observed her mother before answering in her neutral mood. "I hope so, mom. But he may be too drunk to even walk home on his own feet" she said calmly. Takeda shrugged at her remark.
Before Hinata and her children knew it the door opened and her husband came in. Unfortunately was completely unstable and too drunk to even walk normally. But with the assistance of his dog partner Akamaru, he found his way home. As he went into the living room, Hinata became shocked and hugging him tightly. While Takeda gave him a neutral expression, Minami was filled with rage over his father's condition.
"Kiba, you're back!" Hinata exclaimed sadly while hugging him. Kiba did not necessarily return the hug, yet he still accepted it.
"Hey there…...family, how…are you today?" he asked them in his complete messed up state. Hinata loosened her grip on Kiba and stood a few meters from him while crossing her arms.
"Honey, why do you always have to be at the bar so late at nights? Every one of us has been worried about you!" Hinata asked him with despair in her voice.
Kiba shrugged before answering. "Damn it, I deserve some….relaxation! Working in the shinobi guards all day constantly stresses me out! So you better show some respect for my…...way of socializing and chilling out!" he spoke in a drunken rage. The brown-haired adult with a brown goatee on his chin could barley steer himself at his state.
Hinata was not convinced by his answer. "Kiba, everyone including myself is grateful for your support to our family, but you don't spend much time with us! Will you please just stop going out drinking act like a real father for once?" Hinata asked again while demanding an answer from him.
Kiba didn't like the way Hinata was standing up against him, so he approached her slowly and was about to give her a slap, until his daughter stood in front of him with her hardened fists at her sides. Minami glared at her father angrily, but Kiba was not necessarily intimidated by his twin daughter.
"What's going on here? Get out of the way, you brat!" Kiba angrily demanded his daughter to step aside, but she refused. She stood her ground while refusing him passage.
"Over my dead body would I take orders from an alcoholic like YOU" Mimani stated angrily, enraging his drunken father. Hinata became concerned for her daughter's well-being.
"I SAID GET YOUR BITCHY ASS OUT OF..." before Kiba could continue to attack her daughter, Takeda firmly grabbed his right hand. He closed his eyes while sighing deeply. Kiba was outraged by this sudden event, but he stopped being aggressive. Both Minami and her mother watched the interactions between them with curious eyes.
"Father, you must be very tired after all the work you've done. Why don't you take a rest? We won't stop you from doing so" he asked his father while eyeing him in a normal glance which seemed to make an impression on Kiba.
After a few moments of silence, Kiba sighed in frustration. "Very well, I will take a rest. But I won't be doing that for long. I am finally done with my shift, so that means a plenty of times to get some rest" Kiba spoke up lowly and he slowly managed to walk to his and Hinata's bedroom.
Once he was finally asleep, Hinata and her twins sat around the living room to discuss his behaviour they had witnessed.
"Dad may be repulsive and short-tempered, but I'm glad he listens to reason, especially when he reeks of alcohol" Takeda remarked.
"Mom, why don't you file for divorce? He doesn't even treat you as a wife anymore! You saw it just now!" Minami asked her mother, but she stroked her hand around the bluenette's forehead.
"I know that you think your father is completely out of touch with us and I agree, sweetheart. But you and your brother don't know him better as I do. He wasn't always like that years ago. Before you were even born, your father was a brave man who saved me once from a getting into a arranged marriage" Hinata told her children and they were both listening to what she said.
Minami merely sighed. "I don't know mom. But sometimes, I don't consider him to be my father. He is always acting so reckless and miserable. Every time I talk to him, it's like talking to a stranger" Minami explained with a hint of bitterness in her voice. Hinata put her hands on Minami's shoulder.
"I don't ever want to hear you say that, Minami! He IS your father! You must never deny that fact!" Hinata told her daughter while encouraging her to be patient. Minami turned her gaze towards her towards a ground before eyeing her mother with a slightly sad smile. Although there were many things she disagred with Hinata on, Minami still loved her mother deeply.
"Well, I and Arata will go out for a walk. We better open a window here, the living room reeks of alcohol" Takeda stated while complaining about the stench.
"It stinks here because our so-called father was drunk as a sailor!" she snapped while rebuking her twin brother. Despite this, Takeda left the living room with Arata tagging along. When the long-haired boy was finally out of the picture, Minami could be heard muttering a word against him. "Tch...freaking smartass" she muttered while crossing her arms.
Hinata went into the kitchen leaving Minami and her dog partner alone in the living room. The blue-haired konuichi knew better than to ask her mother about Takeda's attitude.
Later at the Uchiha-Yamanaka household, Leaf Village
In their house, Sasuke and Ino had now a private conversation with their old friends Naruto and Sakura. In fact, both they used to be bitter rivals against each other during their younger years. Perhaps the most serious rivalry was between Naruto and Sasuke, who were both considered to be among the strongest ninjas from the Leaf. But now that they were grown-up, the old friends had moved on from their rivalries and into family life.
In the kitchen, Naruto began asking his stupid question about Sasuke's current lifestyle. And it was annoying to him as always.
"So tell me Sasuke, when was the last time you trained? I bet working in the shadows must have prevented you from doing so!" Naruto tried to make fun of Sasuke. The raven-haired man was not impressed and neither were his wife or Sakura.
"You still haven't changed, Naruto! You are still the same perverted and idiotic dumbass like you've always been!" Sasuke hit back at the blonde-haired man, trying to come up with a jab. Naruto glared at Sasuke for that remark. But Sakura knocked his head in order to cut this ridiculous bickering.
"Now as I was saying, we have come here to talk about the recent confrontation between Inojin and Nashiko. We want to know a little bit more about your son's abilities" Sakura stated while observing Ino.
"Sakura I'm terribly sorry for what happened, but Inojin has promised me he won't do it again. You don't have to analyze my son just because of a small altercation!" Ino explained to Sakura, but she was not giving up.
"Ino, I'm not gonna say this one more time! Your son had been using dangerous fire jutsus against Nashiko and Ochinko! Such reckless moves are strictly forbidden in the village, unless it's an invasion! You know that!" Sakura lashed while glaring at her former rival.
"So if he has been using dangerous fire jutsus, it's what duels are for! You test your abilities! You're just acting all overzealous and overprotective over your daughter! And for the record, Nashiko possesses much as destructive tricks as Inojin!" Ino hit back at Sakura and the two women glared at each other with fiery eyes. Naruto and Sasuke just sighed in annoyance when seeing their wives slowly getting at each other's throats.
"Are you two bickering against each other because of something stupid as that? How humiliating..." Sasuke said while grumbling onto himself.
"Sakura, can't you seriously cool down? I mean, you get pissed off in nearly every conversation you engage in" Naruto tried to calm down his wife, but Sakura angrily gave him a death glare and which could be read as: what did you say!? So Naruto decided to shut his ass up. The pink-haired woman returned her glare towards Ino.
"I'm warning you, Ino! If your boy even so much as touches Nashiko, I won't stand for it!" she warned her blonde-haired rival, but Ino merely scoffed.
"How dare you come and threaten my family like that!? You better watch what you are saying, Billboard brow!" she retorted by calling Sakura her usual nickname. Sakura twitched in anger.
"Don't tell me what to do! You better control that spoiled and selfish brat of yours, Ino-pig!" Sakura hit back while insulting her son. Ino became furious, while Sasuke was yawning in boredom about their conflict. Naruto was watching the altercation with an awkward look on his face.
"Just to be clear: I'm not a spoiled and selfish brat!" a new voice suddenly appeared in the kitchen, causing an end to the altercation between Sakura and Ino. Once they looked at the entrance of the kitchen, they could see Inojin standing there with his arms crossed. Even tough his father was sitting there his gaze was mostly fixed upon Naruto and Sakura. Ino became surprised while Sasuke watched his son unenthusiastic.
"Inojin, how long have you been standing there?" Ino asked her son in a motherly manner.
"Long enough to hear this fool bragging about a ridiculous case!" he answered sternly while eyeing Naruto and his wife. They stared at him outrageous for such remark while Sasuke secretly mused to himself. To think his own son was such a dick towards Naruto. Sasuke was finding slight entertainment in this.
"Hey, who is the fool among us?" Naruto wanted an answer from the black-haired boy.
Inojin sighed before answering. "I wasn't talking to you! I was talking to that whiney, short-tempered wife of yours!" Inojin told while pointing towards Sakura. She became absolutely furious about his foul language. Naruto became shocked, yet he tried his best to restrain Sakura's rage.
"Inojin, mind your manners! You know you're not allowed to say such words in front of visitors!" Ino tried to calm down her son, who looked at her and nodded his head in agreement.
"If you have listened to us, then you must have realized what we were talking about, right? About your recent aggression against..." before a stern Sakura could explain further, Inojininterrupted her.
"Look! What's done is done, okay? I'm sorry I attacked Nashiko and Ochinko. I swear I won't do it again, unless they continue to annoy me or trashtalking mom!" he stated while he falsely yet, politely apologised. Ino smiled at that and Naruto did too. Sakura on the other hand was left with a neutral expression on her face.
"Then this visit is over. Come, Naruto! We go home" she suddenly said lowly and both she and Naruto went out of the kitchen and eventually out of the house. Once gone, only Inojin and his parents were the only persons in the kitchen. Ino sighed in frustration.
"Stupid forehead-bimbo always has to be so judgy towards us! I mean, how would she have liked if I called Nashiko or Haruto a spoiled brat!? I mean, who does such things!?" Ino asked while muttering angrily. Inojin went close to his mother's side and put her right hand on her left shoulder. Ino noticed this and stroked her son's forehead. "Don't worry, Inojin! I'll never let Sakura get her hands on you! As a mother, I promise!" the blondie was being confident and demonstrating her protectiveness of her son.
Sasuke, who had grown weary of hearing such drama, felt like taking a nap or something in the bedroom. "Well, I better get some sleep! It won't be long until I'm required back in the fields again" Sasuke said, but Ino grabbed his left arm.
"Wait, sweetie! You haven't forgotten about…...you know...our quality time together?" Ino asked her husband teasingly, making Sasuke sigh sarcastically.
"Of course, but shouldn't we wait until the boys have gone to bed?" Sasuke asked his wife. Ino laughed at him in a silly manner.
"Silly, Sasuke! Of course! But we can always go for something more...fun, if you catch my drift. What do you say?" Ino asked him again, this time putting her left palm on his chest.
Sasuke smirked at his wife. "Sure, just be patient, Ino. Well, Inojin, see you some time! And when I come back, don't be such a big crybaby to me! And fight your enemies with great strength!" he sarcastically said to Inojin and went up to his and Ino's bedroom.
Inojin merely stared at his father emotionless and decided to go back to his bedroom. He wondered briefly about how Nashiko was doing, given her strong-willed attitude. But he brushed it off, knowing that a girl like her was too grown up to take care of herself.
To be continued...
Author's note: That was the last part of An Ambitious Weekend. We featured some new and original characters today (Kimiko Inoue and Hisoka Sado). Trust me, they may have the same surnames as characters from Bleach, but they have completely different personalities and roles. We also saw some hefty family issues in Manami and Takeshi's family. Just to be clear, Kiba will become an important character in this story, as will all the other grown ups in the story. The next story will probably take place at the Ninja Academy. It will be a big day for everyone, including Nashiko.