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Kuwabara's Pupil: this chapter marks the beginning of the chuunin exams and the end of the wedding.
Kuwabara: this volume is gonna have so many twists turns your never gonna know what's happening so without further ado here is volume three chapter twenty-one
The Kids of Glory
"Hello Dad its now three in the morning. Do you know where I am?"-Calvin-Calvin and Hobbes
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.-Muhammad Ali-The
Greatest Chapter 21
Road Trip
Tykiei Jin stood in the doorway of Rishun Rio's home. In awe. His friend Rio was still sleeping from what he knew but that wasn't the surprise. The surprise was the man sitting at the Rishun's table. The man that Rio swore he would never deal with again. Hyuga Neji.
Just then Sayuri walked out of her bedroom all smiles and saw Jin standing in the doorway. "Don't you ever knock Jin-san?"
Jin shook his head violently before speaking. Usually he would have made a smart comment but he was still in shock by their visitor "yeah I guess is Rio-san awake?" Jin asked
"Oh no not yet. He was out late last night with that Mya girl. She really is very sweet" Sayuri said smiling.
'she looks so happy' Jin thought 'I've never seen her like this, ever'. suddenly Rio's door opened showing the resident of the room wearing black slacks and a white tank top as usual. Then Rio's eyes snapped to the man sitting at the table. It took only a second to analyze the proper response.
"Get up from my table, and walk out of my house" Rio said as cold as ice. Yet his eyes burned with fire.
Neji stood up and faced his son "I think it's time we had a talk" Neji stated softly
"I think you should shut the hell up and turn around and walk out that door before I get angry" Rio spoke coldly while his entire body was tense and itching for a reason to fight. He was about to spring until he felt a hand on his shoulder. He snapped around to see his mother.
"Rio-kun please, calm down" Sayuri said softly
"Calm down! CALM DOWN! While this asshole is in my house! Na-uh not happening'." Rio said while shaking his head.
"Rio he's your father" Sayuri said pleading "at least hear him out"
"Your right he's my father SO WHERE HAS HE BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE!" Rio said angrily
"Rio please" Sayuri spoke softly tears falling from her eyes "I know this is hard but I want us to be a family again, please can't you at least hear him out."
Rio calmed down and hugged his mother tightly "mom I can't stand him but for you I will respect your wishes." Rio said before kissing her forehead. Then Rio grabbed a blue shirt and threw it over his head before walking out the door. Jin quickly followed after him.
"so where to now?" Jin asked his friend
"I'm leaving the leaf" Rio said "I need to burn off some steam"
"okay lets try to get back tonight" Jin said
"I meant we should leave for a few weeks" Rio spoke "we don't have any missions and Lee-sensei already told us to use our time as we wish."
"so you mean like a training trip?" Jin asked and Rio nodded "Perfect! I just need to tell Shiro-Nisan and Anna-Nisan"
"What about your precious Miyuki-Chan" Rio said with emphasis on the suffix.
"yeah her too" Jin said "Tell you what you get some supplies and I'll tell everyone where I'm going and get packed. Let's meet back here in one hour" Rio nodded in agreement.
Jin left in search of his family. He bounded down the streets until eh reached the house. He opened the door to see Shiro and Anna eating breakfast at the table. "I thought you went to go train with Rio-san" Shiro stated his black braid hanging on his right shoulder.
"I am, we're going on a training trip. We'll be back in a few weeks" Jin said before heading into his room to pack
"a few weeks!" Anna protested "you just got back home and your gonna leave us again"
"I'll be back in time to kick the crap out of you guys for the Chuunin exams." Jin said smirking "don't worry so much Anna. I'll be back before you know it and I'll be around you so much you'll be dying to get rid of me"
"Promise?" Anna held out her right hand
"Promise" Jin replied grasping her hand "find out some new techniques while I'm gone and make yourself useful"
"Hey! I'm a good ninja!" Anna protested
"yeah if you count brawling as ninjutsu" Shiro said mocking Anna turned around and cracked her knuckles and Shiro began to backpedal "Hey chill out sis. You know what master Naruto keeps telling you about your temper"
Anna just grit her teeth and turned back to Jin who had finished packing. "I'll be back soon I promise" Jin said kissing Anna on the forehead and walked past her. He hugged Shiro and then he slung his pack over his shoulder. "take care of each other" Jin said before walking out the door.
Jin headed over to a small apartment. He smiled and began to walk up the stairs to room 306. He gently knocked on the door. Miyuki came the door with her silver hair hung about her shoulders. Which was strange for Jin. She usually had it tied up in a ponytail. "hey" Miyuki said before stepping aside to let Jin inside.
"Hey" Jin replied and walked inside "how have you been?"
"Good, are you ready for the exams" Miyuki asked
"Actually that's what I came to talk about" Jin said "Me and Rio are leaving the leaf"
"WHAT? For how long?" Miyuki asked
"We'll be back before the exams for sure" Jin replied
"You can't leave! Not again, you just got back. You were gone for six months then you left a few days later again" Miyuki protested
"This is something we have to do" Jin said "we need solitude"
"So in other words you need to get away from me right"
"NO! Of course not!" Jin exclaimed before calming down "Rio's father moved back in"
"Neji? Why would he do that?" Miyuki asked "he's got this big huge place"
"I don't know but Rio doesn't want to hear it" Jin said.
"so now your leaving" Miyuki asked and Jin nodded "then I'm coming with you"
"alright then" Jin said nodding "I'm glad we-Wait a second! YOUR WHAT?"
"I'm coming with you and Rio"
"The hell you are! Your staying right here!"
"so then you do want to get away from me" Miyuki pouted
"God no! why do you think its always about you?"
"because you told me you thought you were falling in love with me" Miyuki said softly and Jin froze.
"I did, didn't I?" Jin wrapped his arms around her "okay you can come with us"
"really?" Miyuki looked up into Jin's eyes smiling
"yeah really" Jin said smiling back
Meanwhile
Rio gently knocked on the window in the back yard of a single story house. A girl with short blue hair came to answer the window's tapping. "Hello Rio-san" the girl spoke smiling. Rio stepped into the bedroom.
"Hello Mya-san" Rio responded
"What's going on? We don't have a mission today do we?" Mya asked
"Nah me and Jin-san are leaving for a few weeks" Rio said
"where are you guys going?" Mya asked softly reaching out to touch Rio's arm.
Rio froze and touched her cheek softly. "I don't know" Rio whispered softly caressing her cheek before stopping suddenly
"what's wrong?" Mya asked
"nothing I just…I didn't want you to worry" Rio said "I have to go now"
"You're leaving now? But…I…I'll miss you"
"Yeah I'll miss you too. But hey I'll be back before you know it and you wont be able to get rid of me again"
"We're gonna do the exam together right?" Mya asked
"yeah you and me" Rio said before realizing what he said so he quickly added "and Jin of course. We're a team right?"
"yeah" Mya said slightly disappointed "a team"
"I'll see you. You better take care of yourself while I'm gone or else" With that Rio hopped out the window again.
Meanwhile
"come on Kai-san! Let's go already!" Shiro shouted from outside the Yingchi household. Kai walked down with his red hair shaggy and hanging all over his face opposed to the clean hair cut he had not long ago. Shiro and Anna were waiting for him at the door. He walked out and tied his headband to his forehead quickly and walked with the siblings.
"So Anna-chan your not still mad about that incident at the wedding are you?" Kai asked and Anna gave him a glare that would make his brother Ryu turn over in his grave. "I guess so but you can forgive me right?"
Anna was quiet still walking "dude I would be quiet" Shiro said "lets just get to Naruto-sensei's house"
The three arrived at the Uzumaki residence and Hinata answered. "Hey where is Naruto-sensei?" Anna asked
"Right here" a voice from behind called "hurry up and come in"
The three came in to see Naruto quickly packing several suit cases, "Look guys I need you to do me a favor" Naruto said while moving very rapidly "I need you three to watch over this house while me and Hinata are gone"
"Where are you going?" Shiro asked
"Hawaii but I don't see how that's relevant" Naruto said
"When will you be back?" Shiro asked
"about a month" Hinata replied for her husband
"You expect us to watch your house for a month?" Kai asked
"Consider it a training mission, I'll put in on your record as a C-rank mission" Naruto said
"but this shouldn't even be a D-rank this isn't a mission for Gennins." Anna said annoyed "this is not a mission for shinobi"
"well I may be willing to bend the rules for this favor" Naruto said smirking
"wouldn't be the first time" Hinata muttered and Naruto playfully stuck his tongue out at her.
"we'll do it" Shiro said
meanwhile
Jin and Miyuki were waiting by the gates as Rio arrived. "Hey Rio" Miyuki called waving
"Hey what's up Miyuki? Seeing Jin off?" Rio asked
"Not exactly" Jin muttered
"What is that supposed to mean?" Rio exclaimed puzzled
"I'm coming with you" Miyuki said smiling
"What! Dude I thought it was just gonna be you and me, guy trip you know" Rio said
"come on dude what's the worst that could happen?" Jin asked
"dude don't even fucking joke about that shit. Every time you say that, something goes wrong! EVERYTIME!"
"Dude just chill I promise nothing will go wrong"
"Please let me come Rio" Miyuki asked sweetly
"you know its not good to be with a girl who can turn you into putty you know" Rio said looking at Jin with a smirk "all right you can come"
"thanks you wont regret it!"
"I feel like I already have" Rio said sighing as the three left the village.
Meanwhile
Anna stood leaning against the door frame as Naruto left with his new bride. "so how do we do this?" Anna asked
"well me and Kai are gonna go training for a while and we'll relieve you of duty" Shiro said walking out the door
"you realize that this entire set of rules is a load of bull" Anna said after her brother as he ran out the door. Anna sighed and dozed off on the couch. A few hours later she awoke to the sound of knocking on the door. Anna grumbled before standing up and answering the door. She opened the door to reveal a kid with shaggy blonde hair and blue eyes. "Hello my name is Tora, is Naruto home?" the boy said smiling.
End of chapter 21
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