These past two years have been interesting to watch- my little cousin and my nephews have been growing like weeds. I've made chunin.
The Iga girls have been growing like weeds too. If I hadn't babysat them so many times, I'd swear they were teenagers- but they're not yet seven.
Raiko has carried a slingshot since the Kyuubi; her aim with it is lethal. She's also put in blood, sweat, and tears to learn to use the Iga clan's kyujutsu- she's not quite as good with the bow as she is with her slingshot, but I put that up to her recent string of growth spurts, not lack of skill or practice. When she trains for hours, I can see a sort of… silence, in her eyes. Like whatever flashes behind her eyes, during her long silent days- whatever's there goes silent and still when she's shooting. She's starting to be able to call up that inner silence whenever she wants it- I wonder what she'll be, when she can look someone in the eyes all silent inside.
Kirara's made a tapestry for each of us- Sasuke-chibi really likes his, with it's Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Tsukiyomi battling Yama, king of the dead. She's also started making herself… something. I don't know what it is. I do know that she's been very interested in dead birds for some time. She's also taken up carving. Honestly, I don't know what goes on inside of her head sometimes. Very high up is still the best place to find her, no matter what time of day or night it is.
If Yayoi were any sharper, she'd cut herself. If she loved Itachi any more than she does, I'd say they were going to get married. Shit, they might get married anyway. She has a thing for genjutsu and healing.
So does he.
They've all got no small skill with sealing- well, no, Itachi's mind doesn't make leaps in quite the same way the Iga girls do, and Sasuke is just… too impatient. I kind of want to introduce the Iga girls to Minato-sensei… but he's really busy now with being the Hokage and with Kushina and little Naruto-chan.
Still. It'll be interesting to see what they become. Considering how they've spent these past two years, I don't doubt that they'll be something magnificent to see.