Yesterday, Takeshi was constantly getting berated by his teammates and brothers for so reckless that he felt tired after the reprimanding. He woke up the next day and got dressed to meet Team 7, Team 8 and the Mist duo sitting at the table with Tazuna, Inari and Tsunami.

"Have a good night sleep?" Kurenai said.

"Yeah, now I am ready for the next batch, but I am surprised that you are not berating me for my actions, sensei." Takeshi said.

Kurenai said, "I could have, but what's done is done. You solved a situation through a test of strength and negotiation without having any casualties. You knew your opponent well enough to appeal to him…very good, but don't do it again. Everyone would probably have been hurt or dead if you did do what you did, plus you remind me of my impulsive friend."

Takeshi asked curiously, "Who?"

"Anko Mitarashi." Kurenai answered with a smirk.

Everyone sweat dropped at Takeshi's shit-eating grin, "Well, then it looks like me and Anko-san have compared notes with each other."

Kiba said, "Why would you? She is a psycho bit…." He didn't finish courtesy of the glares aimed at him….and the two kunai embedded near his head and crotch under the table. "Like I said to Tazuna a few weeks back, never ever…. Never disrespect a woman in front of me, Kiba. We may have a rivalry now, but I still think you need to humble yourself." Takeshi said with a glare.

Sakura said, "Takeshi, that was not necessary…though I think you are right, you could have killed him."

Takeshi said, "Sakura, I can kill if I want to….remember I had to kill when I was five before. I just don't like people disrespect women in front of me…it pisses me off to no end. Anko is a real kunoichi compared to you that is…Sakura, you have been playing the damsel in distress hoping Sasuke would save you…what if Sasuke falls, then what? Are you going to scream? If Anko was in your place, she would have being taking action. She has worked hard to get where she is at unlike people who cheat with Sharingan, no offense, Sasuke."

Sasuke said, "None taken, brother."

Sakura fell quiet for the moment, but Takeshi's eyes softened. He sighed, "Sakura, look, I'm sorry…but you really do need to train more to protect yourself more." He moved back and Seito followed him to talk to him, then Haku, Hinata, Naruto and Sasuke did afterwards.

Forest- Takeshi walked into the meadow while Fenrir said, "That was a little harsh, don't you think?"

Takeshi answered back, "She does need a wake-up call and I hate women being disrespected….I used to live with two of them back home, they were the ones who took care of me….while my father had the alcohol."

Suddenly Seito came in the clearing, "Takeshi….why didn't you tell me that we were Jinchuuriki."

Takeshi said, "I thought that it would be better if you found out by yourself….and with that prank fresh in your mind, you wouldn't believe a word I said to you."

Then the rest of the group came in the meadow and Haku asked, "Are you alright, Takeshi-san?"

Takeshi smiled, "I am okay, Haku-chan, I just need to…clear my mind a bit."

Sasuke said, "You literally chewed her out, Takeshi….I really hope that she is okay."

Seito smirked, "So you do like her….."

Sasuke blushed, denying repeatedly, but his brothers knew him all too well. Naruto said, "Sasuke…if you like Sakura, then I won't stop you….I think that I realized that she was just a crush now that I look back…"

Sasuke said, "Naruto-nii-san…"

Takeshi and Seito thought, "It is about goddamn time!"

Hinata spoke up, "It is not your fault, N-Naruto-kun….sometimes some people h-have to realize what is l-love and what is a-a crush."

Naruto looked at her, "Yeah….I have to just wait to see that the person who truly loves me is waiting for me somewhere out there and I pray that she is full of patience for me."

Seito smirked, "Well, Naruto, you never knew….she might be closer than you think."

Naruto said, "You think so?"

Seito said, "Oh, I know so."

His statement made Hinata and Haku blush a little bit. Naruto grinned at his brother, "Thanks, Seito-niisan, Hinata-chan." Hinata's blush deepened, "He called me Hinata-chan." She thought.

Takeshi said, "So…Haku, do you know any Suiton jutsu?"

Haku said, "Yes, I do….Suiton: Hahonryu, Suiton: Suiryuudan, Suiton: Suirou no Jutsu, Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu and Suiton: Mizurappa."

Naruto said, "Hey, we know that jutsu already."

Seito said, "I think we should start with the Mizu Bunshin, then the Suiton: Suirou no Jutsu."

Sasuke said, "I think I will go back to the house again….water jutsu are not my forte." Takeshi nodded, "Right, I think that Hinata should learn some Suiton jutsu…she seems affiliated with it."

Hinata said, "M-Me?"

Seito said, "Yes, Takeshi is right, I noticed that during the fight against the Demon Brothers, you were fluid with your attacks than the usually fast and powerful strikes that the Hyuga clan uses….in fact, I believe that the style is hindering you greatly."

He turned to Takeshi, "I think that you should help with this, Takeshi."

Takeshi asked, "Huh? Why?"

Seito replied, "Because when we were training with the Jutsu, you happen to the one who mastered Suiton: Mizurappa the fastest out of the three of us. Therefore I think that you have an affinity for water just like Hinata…plus you are her teammate so she is comfortable around you."

Takeshi said, "Fine, plus Haku will have to help with it too."

Haku said, "I will be honored to help her with her training."

Hinata said, "But my t-tou-san…"

Takeshi interrupted, "Leave your tou-san to me, Hinata."

Hinata nodded and said, "A-Arigotou, everyone."

Naruto said, "Yosh! Let's start training with Mizu Bunshin."

For two hours, Naruto, Takeshi, Seito, Hinata began to learn the Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu. Hinata took it up the fastest and it was notified that Hinata might have a double affinity for water, then Takeshi, next was Naruto and lastly Seito since he found out that he was like lightning…likes things to get to the point instead of wasting time.

Soon after they finished at one in the afternoon, they left the small village of Nami no Kuni with Tazuna christening the bridge…with a name that inspires the ninjas to save the village….The Great Kaiza Bridge.

Hokage's Office- 5 pm- "What you did was reckless, Takeshi, but luckily you did win and survived the ordeal." The Hokage said.

Takeshi sighed, "Look, old man, I did what I had to do….I will not have needless bloodshed if I can avoid it. I saw a chance and I took it, I don't regret anything."

Sarutobi said, "No less…you will be put on probation for 3 weeks."

Takeshi said, "Fine then…"

Takeshi walked away after whispering to Kakashi, "Asshole."

Kakashi looked impassive to him since he was the one who mentioned that Takeshi was reckless to do that despite the fact that Kurenai said that he negotiated with the enemy to avoid anybody getting hurt. (A/N: Kind of have a grudge of Kakashi not teaching Naruto and Sakura shit) Sarutobi dismissed the rest of the teams after putting Zabuza on a two month probation.

Hinata went to home to find that Takeshi was waiting for her beside the tree.

Hinata said, "T-Takeshi-kun?"

Takeshi said, "Hey…let's go visit your tou-san."

Hinata said, "Huh?"

Takeshi said, "C'mon, silly, I rather get your training approved the sooner the better." Hinata nodded and walked home with the Gobi Jinchuuriki trailing behind her.

Hyuga Estate- Hinata and Takeshi reached the estate with the Branch House guards in front of the gate. "Hello, Hinata-sama." One of the guards said.

Hinata replied, "H-Hello, Ko. How are y-you?"

The guard known as Ko said, "I am fine, it is good to see you safe and sound…..who is your friend?"

Takeshi stepped forward and bowed, "I'm Takeshi Murama, Hinata's teammate…it is a pleasure to meet you, Ko."

Ko said, "Likewise….are you here to escort Hinata home?"

Takeshi said, "That…and I have to ask Hiashi-sama a request concerning his daughter."

Ko said, "Fine…please come in."

The other guard and Ko let the two teammates pass and Hinata went to the dojo to see Hiashi watching Hanabi practice her kata.

"Ohayo, T-Tou-san." Hinata said quietly.

Hiashi said, "Hello, Hinata, who is your friend?"

Takeshi bowed respectfully, "I'm Takeshi Murama, Hinata's teammate….I have a request for you, Hiashi-sama."

Hiashi said, "At least you are more respectful than the Inuzaka heir. What is your request?"

Takeshi said, "I wanted to know if there was another Hyuga style for Hinata to learn since the taijutsu style that you are teaching her is not suited for her."

Hiashi said, "There is, Takeshi….but Hinata's training is fine…there is no need for you to be concerned."

Takeshi said, "I have to be concerned because the style you are teaching most likely put more strain on her body utilizing it."

Hiashi said, looking at him directly, "Hinata is not trying hard enough, that is all…she is making progress, but it is slow."

Takeshi said, "What progress? I don't think you are listening here, Hinata is pushing herself making her body strain more and more until something is most likely is going to give."

Hiashi said, "I take that comment back, you are far worse than the Inuzaka."

Takeshi whispered, "She is just like her mother, right?"

Hiashi stiffened and Hanabi stopped as Takeshi said, "The reason why you won't have that taijutsu style taught to Hinata is because Hinata reminds you so much of your deceased wife, am I right? You figure that if you teach her your style long enough then she will adapt to it."

Hiashi turned to Takeshi, "What?"

Takeshi looked at Hiashi straight in the eye and he said with conviction, "You have been consumed by grief from your brother and your wife that you have lost sight of what was it front of you."

Hiashi grabbed Takeshi by the scruff of his shirt as he growled, "How did you know that?"

Takeshi said calmly, "My brother Seito has a unique ability of visions seeing into the future….we could not do anything about your brother since his ability didn't manifest at all and the Hokage tried to have a lady named Tsunade come, but she disappeared. Your training is hurting Hinata and I believe that with your wife's style, Hinata can be better with encouragement, not belittling and ridiculing like what you and the Hyuga council have been doing."

Hiashi set Takeshi down gently and the Jinchuuriki smoothed his crinkled shirt. "Fine, I will let you train Hinata with that taijutsu….please….protect her. I don't want to lose her." Hiashi whispered.

Takeshi said, "With my life, Hiashi-sama."

He turned to a shocked Hinata, "We will begin our training tomorrow after team missions."

Takeshi went back home as Hiashi said, "Hanabi, that is enough training for today." Hanabi bowed and went out of the room.

Takeshi thought, "That change is done now…." He walked past a young Hyuga that he instantly recognized from his memories, Neji Hyuga.

Neji glared at Takeshi and the Jinchuuriki returned it equally as Genesis said, "It seems that boy still holds a grudge against your lady friend."

Takeshi said, "Don't worry, if push comes to shove….I will kick his ass brutally."

The next day, after the rest of Team 8 left to go home, Takeshi and Hinata stayed behind to start Hinata's training. "First off, let's mediate. Focus on the water and listen, Hinata." Takeshi said. He began to walk on the water and sat down on the surface, "I will teach you the water walking exercise. Being a Hyuga, you should be able to get this down quickly since the Juken style needs precise chakra control to use, then we will be doing some tai chi."

Hinata said, "Tai chi?"

akeshi nodded, "Tai chi is most likely connected to water in movement. Water pulls and pushes in a constant balance. Basically if an enemy is attacking you, you would be able to disrupt his attack by counterattacking his balance….making him vulnerable for additional attacks."

Hinata sat down in Indian style in front of the water and closed her eyes, she shut off every sound in her ears….the chirping of birds, the chattering of squirrels, everything but the soft lull of the lake pushing back and forth.

"Good, Hinata, very good. Now focus the chakra into your feet like the tree climbing exercise and test it." Takeshi commanded.

Hinata slowly opened her eyes and hesitantly took her first step, she noticed that her foot was not properly planted and stepped back to do it again. This time her foot made the water splash upwards and she knew that it was too much. She took her foot back to the ground and did it a third time, this time she knew that it was the exact amount and noted it with her other foot.

Soon she walked over to Takeshi and the Jinchuuriki smiled, "Figures…women have better chakra control than men and you are a Hyuga, so it is not a surprise. It took me a few hours to get it down, I am very jealous of you."

Takeshi stood up and moved into the Tai Chi stance, "Now follow my lead, Hinata."

The Hyuga said, "Hai!"

The two teammates did Tai Chi for an hour and slowly Hinata was progressing well, then they moved on to incorporating elements of Tai Chi into her mother's style to make it better than before. Next, they practiced the style using Takeshi's Kage Bunshin as a dummy….this way if Takeshi encountered Neji in the Chunin Exams, he would be used to the pain of having his chakra nodes closed and if he noticed something wrong, he would be able to correct it.

This practice continued for 30 minutes and then he made Hinata sit on the water, she was unphased by the distractions after she heard them, but this one distraction that she would have is if Takeshi Henged into Naruto and called out her name.

The Jinchuuriki knew that this would be a problem, so he sent for Seito using a Kage Bunshin to get Naruto after they finished their break. "It seems that you can concentrate anything without being phased except Naruto-nii-san, we are going to have to fix that later. Now….come and attack me, Hinata."

Hinata stuttered, "O-Ok." Hinata struck at him without hesitation, but only to be flipped on her back,

"Remember, in battle, you mind must be clear and focused on the task at hand. Like water, the style is mainly defense, but it can also be your offense like was I just did to you. I used your attack and counterattacked using your own power against you. Using your opponent's strength as he or she strikes you will defend and enable you to attack when your opponent is unbalanced. Now let's see you do it." Hinata nodded and got up, Takeshi charged at her and Hinata flipped over him.

Takeshi crouched and sweep kicked her over her feet, Hinata planted her hand on the ground as she was about to fall on her back and kicked him squarely in the chest. Takeshi slid back and charged again at her, the Hyuga grabbed his arm and pushed it away while she sent a Juken strike to his chest.

Takeshi grabbed her arm and tripped her, making her fall into his arms, "Very good, you soak this up like a sponge. If I were Naruto, I would kiss you."

Hinata blushed, "T-Takeshi-kun!!!!"

He moved her up and said, "What? I love teasing you, Hinata-nee-chan, it is fun."

Hinata said, "N-Nee-chan?"

Takeshi said, "Yeah, you are like the cute little sister I have always wanted. Now I just have to get that dense blood brother of mine to notice you and get rid of that stuttering problem of yours. We will take a break now and get some cinnamon buns."

Hinata's eyes turned to stars as she heard her favorite food and an evil glint appeared somewhere in the corner of her eye.

"Why do I get the feeling that I am going to regret this?" He thought.

Hinata grabbed his hand and dragged….er, escorted him speedily to the restaurant. A few minutes later, Takeshi cried anime style, "All my money is gone….and I saved up so much too."

Hinata was happily munching on her buns as he lamented over his money as he thought, "Note to self: never ever offer Hinata to buy cinnamon buns until you are rich."

Takeshi suddenly felt the Kage Bunshin dispel itself and whispered, "Heh, now operation Hook-Up will commence in three minutes."

Takeshi said, "Hinata, take off your jacket for a minute."

Hinata asked, "W-Why?"

Takeshi lied cleanly, "I need to inspect it a bit to see if I can get some weight seals on it."

The timid Hyuga shrugged off, exposing her v-neck black shirt with her fishnet shirt under it. "No wonder nobody notices her at all, she has been hiding that under her jacket. If she didn't like Naruto, I would go out with her….but well, let's see Naruto's reaction. Now to get rid of it and have some revenge." Takeshi thought to himself.

He suddenly flung the jacket in the air and whispered, "Fuuton: Kaze no Yaiba!" With a wave of his hand, the jacket was instantly slashed up into small pieces.

"Noo, why did you do that?" Hinata said, shocked.

"Three reasons: One, people need to notice you and that jacket is not helping, two: your jacket will weigh you down if wet or provide resistance plus some opponent can grab a hold on you easier to try to kill you and three: that was revenge for spending all my money." Takeshi said with a devilish smirk.

"Hey, Takeshi." A voice shouted out.

"Ah, right on time, hey, Naruto, over here." Takeshi said without turning around.

"You…did t-this, t-that is n-not very n-nice." Hinata stuttered as Naruto came closer and closer.

"You want Naruto and now you got him with the help of your exposed body." Takeshi countered.

"Hey, Takeshi, who is the cute girl behind you?" Naruto asked.

Hinata eeped and Takeshi said in mock despair, "Naruto, you should be ashamed of yourself, don't you recognize the lovely Hinata Hyuga?"

Naruto's mouth dropped at Hinata, who was deeply blushing a deep red. Naruto thought, "That is Hinata-chan?!? God damn, she has a nice body, better than Sakura. Did I just think that?

" Hikari snickered, "Yes, you did. I can't believe you could not remember her since she discarded that hooded jacket."

Naruto said mentally, "Shut up, Hikari-chan!" But it made the vixen snicker more until Naruto cut off the mental link.

"Naruto, you are taking Hinata out on a date." Takeshi said.

Naruto and Hinata said, "WHAT!"

Takeshi crossed his arms, smirking inwardly, "It is only fair to Hinata since you didn't recognize her and I believe that we might have to collaborate more often on missions, so it is best to interact with others, got it?"

Naruto said, "That is true. Fine, I will do it."

Takeshi said, "Perfect, you will meet her at the front of Ichiraku Ramen at 7:00 pm sharp, then take her to the carnival and lastly escort her home at the Hyuga compound at 9:00 pm. Is that clear?" Naruto nodded and said, "I promise to give Hinata the best date that she will ever have."

Takeshi said, "Good, now go, I have to escort her back to her home. Let's go, Hinata."

Hinata didn't answer, courtesy of being overwhelmed by the mere thought of the date. Takeshi sighed and picked her up to carry her to the compound while Naruto commented, "She is weird, but it is kind of cute when she blushes like that. Whoever she likes is lucky to have her."

Takeshi smiled, "You have no idea, Naruto." He moved toward the Hyuga compound while Naruto went back home.

Hyuga Compound- Takeshi walked inside the Hyuga compound and Hiashi was there to meet him. "How was she?" he asked.

Takeshi reported, "She took everything up like a sponge. It would take her several times to get it right, but she is a sponge. Also I issued her a training exercise on her confidence issue." Hiashi said, "And that is?"

Takeshi smirked, "A date with her crush and my blood brother, Naruto Uzumaki."

Hiashi said, "Interesting."

Takeshi set her down on the bed and said, "You don't have to worry about her….she will be fine with Naruto, he always protects his friends and if you are worried about the social status, I am sure that you know who his father is."

Hiashi was shocked as he said, "H-How did you know this?'

Takeshi said, "Seito and I know this because it is quite obvious since he looks exactly like him, it is not that hard to notice it either. We will keep this a secret until the time is right."

Hiashi said, "You are strange, Takeshi Murama."

Takeshi smiled, "I prefer the term unique."

Seito- The Jinchuuriki went to Ichiraku Ramen after putting himself in intense training from Byakuya. He got him back for the weight seals when he figured out that he could change the mindscape and he chose to put him with the worst people to be with….Barney and a psychotic Gaara hyped up on chocolate chip cookies.

Byakuya was found with his paws over his eyes and Seito laughed at the Rokubi no Shiroi Tora's pitiful state.

He sat down and saw that Ayame was there alone.

"Hey, Ayame-chan." Seito called out with a blush. The girl turned around and Seito saw that there were tears in her eyes.

"Oh, hey, Seito-kun, what can I get you?" Ayame said, drying her eyes.

Seito forgot his hunger and asked, "Never mind my order for the moment, what is wrong?"

Ayame said, "N-Nothing."

Seito pressed her, "Ayame-chan, you are crying and your hands are shaking. What is wrong?"

Ayame said as tears ran down her face, "M-My boyfriend Tenchi cheated on me…I thought tou-san was wrong about him, but I didn't think so."

Seito moved to go inside the shop and gave her a hug, "Tenchi-teme doesn't know what he is missing. You are a beautiful girl, Ayame-chan."

Ayame said, "And what is worse, the girl that he was with was one of my friends, Keiko."

She cried on Seito's shoulder and if she could see Seito's face, his face became murderous and pissed off. His killing intent rose a bit and he promised mentally, "I am going to kick this guy's ass when I am finished here."

Byakuya said, "Good, that way we can get Ayame's honor back."

Seito said as he said, "Ayame-chan, there are other guys that are better than him for you. It shows that he is an incompetent bastard that chose a rhinestone than a diamond in the rough."

Ayame wiped her tears away as she blushed at the compliment, "Thank you, Seito-kun. That means a lot to me."

Seito said, "S-Since you a-are free, I was wondering if you w-would go to the c-carnival with m-me tomorrow night."

The ramen waitress smiled, "I will go out with you."

Seito said, "G-Great, I will pick you up at 6:30, okay?"

Ayame nodded and giggled, "Alright, thank you for the compliment, Seito-kun…it means a lot to me." She kissed him on the cheek and Seito blushed a bit, making Ayame giggle a bit. "Okay, let's get you your order."

Seito nodded dumbly and walked out of the shop and sat down with Ayame, knowing what he liked. Seito watched Ayame as she hummed while she cooked the ramen. "Cub, you like her a lot, don't you?" Byakuya said.

"Gee, I wondered how you guessed it. The fact that I am going to kill this Tenchi character, the fact that I blushed when she kissed me on the cheek or the fact that I am staring at her beautiful form." Seito said in a smart-ass way.

Byakuya said cheekily, "The fact that you blushed when she kissed you on the cheek. Anyway, you better impress her a lot tomorrow."

Seito said, "I will and I am sure that Tenchi will be there to with his tramp."

Ayame said, "Order up!" She placed the ramen in front of Seito and Seito thanked her for the food.

Seito said, "Itadakimasu!" He broke his chopsticks apart and ate the ramen, "Mmm, this is good….Ayame, you are getting better than your father."

Ayame said, "Really? Thank you."

The two began to talk about everything from there. Seito told her about the Wave mission that they recently got back from there. She was intrigued about them meeting the Demon Brothers, Zabuza Momochi and Aoi Rokusho, all of them were rogue ninja and that they were defeated by them. Then she told him about what happened over the two weeks that they were gone for a while.

Seito listened intently about meeting with her friends, how she met Tenchi and her fights with her father after she was going out with Teuchi. Seito vowed to make Tenchi pay for his crimes against Ayame in his mind and let her have a great time tomorrow.

After that, the two realized that it was late and Seito offered to escort Ayame back home, she declined his offer, but Seito insisted on it and finally with effort, Ayame relented and let Seito escort her home.

As the two walked home, five thugs jumped out and captured Ayame. One of them growled out, "Leave now, boy or we will kill your pretty friend. We will give you 10 minutes."

Ayame struggled against the man's grip, but she couldn't get free. She smelled sweat all over her captor's meaty hand and she thought best if she didn't try to bite him or else something will happen to her.

Seito looked at them, "You got five minutes to get your hands off of Ayame-chan."

Then he thought, "Byakuya, release the weight seal for a minute, I got some work to do."

Byakuya said, "Ready when you are, Seito. Give them hell!" The man laughed along with his cronies, "You? What is a scrawny kid going to do with her?"

He grabbed Ayame's breast, making her squeal in pain and feel violated.

"Ayame-chan…" Seito said. Ayame looked at him and then he said, "It is going to be alright, just hold on for a minute." She nodded quietly and Seito glared at the leader, "You will let her go now, you have one minute left."

The man sneered, "I just have enough of you, kid. Guys, teach him a lesson."

The four guys surrounded him and took out their weapons…..a chain, a bat, a broken bottle and a butterfly knife. The one with the chain swung it at Seito, who rolled to the side and gave the broken bottle guy a right hook.

Next, the one with the bat charged at Seito, who back kicked him in the stomach and then the Rokubi Jinchuuriki slammed his fist into his chin. Then the guy with the chain swung the chain around his persona and launched it at Seito, who caught it and tugged the guy toward him.

The guy flew toward Seito's chain-covered fist and the guy with the butterfly knife flipped the knife around until he tried to stab Seito, who caught his arm and dislocated it, then he took the knife from his hand and flipped it expertly around until he poised the knife at his neck. The guy fainted right away and Seito hurried toward Ayame's location.

The guy took Ayame to an alley, but Seito was able to track her using her scent…..which was vanilla and ramen. When he found her, Ayame was thrown to the ground and the guy was close to making her do things that she didn't want to do.

Seito silently jumped from the roof and descended upon the guy. Ayame watched Seito as he beat the shit out of the guy until he was unconscious and his knuckles were bleeding. Ayame touched his shoulder gently and Seito looked at the guy in contempt.

He surveyed the man, who was left in his own blood trickling down the side of his mouth, he had a broken nose and jaw. His arms were broken and dislocated while his right leg was twisted sideways, obviously broken as well. Seito winced in pain as he felt his knuckles burning, suddenly he heard something being ripped and saw that Ayame took his hand and wrapped her ripped sleeve around his knuckles, she did the same with the other one.

Seito whispered, "Ayame-chan, are you alright? Anything broken? Did he hurt you?"

Ayame shook her head, "No, I am fine. Thankfully you just came in time." She looked at the unconscious guy and gave him a kick to his unprotected groin, making Seito wince.

"What?" Ayame said.

Seito said, "Even though he deserved that, I felt that."

Ayame laughed at Seito, "I guess it is a man's thing."

Seito said, "Do you know how much pain a guy can feel from getting kicked in the balls. It feels like you want vomit and go to the bathroom at the same time."

Ayame giggled a bit, "Anyway, Seito-kun, thank you for rescuing me. How did you know that this was going to happen?"

Seito said, "I didn't, despite my visions being completely random. I had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen and I didn't want you to get hurt or anything else."

Ayame blushed, "You w-were worried about me?"

Seito said, "O-Of course, you are a person that I-I really care about."

She looked at a blushing Seito, who was scratching the side of his cheek. She instantly knew that he was embarrassed a little and then she smiled softly and took his hand, "Thank you, Seito-kun. Thank you for caring."

Seito smiled back, "Of course, Ayame-chan. Now let's get you home before Teuchi-jii-san gets a heart attack."

Seito and Ayame walked out of the alley toward Teuchi's home and Ayame knocked on the door, "Tou-san, I am home."

The door opened to reveal Teuchi with a worried look on his face, "Ayame, where have you…." He noticed Seito's bandaged hand and Ayame's ripped sleeves. "What happened?" He asked his daughter.

Ayame said, "I will explain once I properly bandaged Seito's hand." And so, she did as she got Seito's hand bandaged using hydrogen peroxide to keep the wound clean. Seito gritted his teeth as the peroxide burned his hand a bit, but he endured it as Ayame dressed the wound while telling her father about the encounter.

Teuchi listened at her story and was a bit peeved off about Tenchi two-timing his daughter with her friend and the attempted rape of his daughter, but he was thankful that Seito was able to get them before anything could happen to his daughter.

Teuchi said, "Seito-san, thank you for saving my daughter and escorting her home safely. Is there anything that you want?"

Seito smiled and said, "There is one thing….I would like to take your daughter to the carnival tomorrow night with your permission. I promise to show her a good time and keep her safe."

Teuchi said, "I know you will, Seito. Unlike the boys Ayame has been dating, I trust you more than them. You have my permission and I know that you will not hurt her in any shape or form."

Seito said, "Thank you very much, Teuchi-oji-san. I will be leaving now and I will see you, Ayame-chan, tomorrow at 6:30." The boy bowed and walked out the door, leaving Ayame and Teuchi alone. "He likes you a lot, I see." Teuchi said, "And the good thing is that I don't have a bad vide from him at all."

Ayame nodded, "Do you think so, tou-san? I mean, I am a bit older than him."

Teuchi said, "Ayame, Seito wouldn't care if you were ramen, he would take care of you as if she were a delicate flower. He is only thirteen and you are fifteen, there is not that much of an age difference. Now get some rest, you got a date tomorrow and I got charges to press."

Sasuke- "So, Takeshi…are you going to the carnival as well?" Sasuke asked.

Takeshi said, "Yes, though I am going with a friend of mine…just as friends. Some pompous bastard turned her down and she really wanted to go. What about you?"

Sasuke said, "I don't know… I do want to go, but I have no one to go with. Seito got Ayame to go with him and hell, Naruto got Hinata to go with him too. Everyone has a date except me."

Takeshi said, "Not everyone. What about Sakura or Ino? I know that Shikamaru is too lazy to go with anyone, so Choji is most likely going to go with Ino for the food they are serving. Shino is going alone, Kiba….I have no clue, but I doubt he is going with anybody since he is a womanizer. So ask Sakura to go with you, I mean, she likes you and you like her."

Sasuke said, "Yeah, but she likes me for the wrong reason. She likes me because of my title as an Uchiha and I am Rookie of the Year just like everyone else."

Takeshi said, "Then take the time to show her that you are not Sasuke Uchiha of the Uchiha clan and the current Rookie of the Year. Show her that you are just Sasuke. If you show her and just be yourself, I am sure that she will see the real you. Besides I think I set her straight on being a real kunoichi, if you tell her that you like strong kunoichi that sees you for the real you. I am sure that she will go with you."

Sasuke said, "Are you sure?"

Takeshi said, "I am sure…..girls go for the bad boys, but they also go for the ones that are sensitive too. Now go and ask her before it is too late. It is already 9:30, so you should be back in by ten or Mikoto-kaa-san will kill you. I will cover for you."

Sasuke said, "Thanks."

Takeshi smirked, "No problem."

Sasuke climbed out the window and leap out to go to Sakura's house.

Sakura's House- Sasuke reached Sakura's house and looked around for a few pebbles. He flicked them softly to rap against the window enough to wake Sakura up. Then he saw her lights turn on and Sakura opened the window to see Sasuke.

She opened the window, "Sasuke-kun? What are you doing here and how did you find my house?"

Sasuke whispered, "Takeshi-niisan told me where your house was and the reason that I am here is…um, well, I wanted to go to the carnival tomorrow….and I was wondering…if you are f-free tomorrow to…go with…me?"

Sakura said, "Is this a joke? Are you sure that you are not Takeshi or Naruto in a henge?"

Sasuke said, "Naruto has a date already and Takeshi would not stoop so low to ask you to the carnival. He would have asked Ami to go with him, besides you stalked on my hiding place one time when I was nine."

Sakura blushed, "O-Okay, I know it is you, Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke smirked, "Good, now is it a yes or no?"

Sakura said, "I would love to go with you, Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke said, "I will pick you up at 6:30, okay?"

Sakura nodded and then Sasuke said, "Good night, Sakura…-chan." Sakura blushed at the nickname that her crush gave her and drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face. Sasuke's heart was pounding as he moved from rooftop to rooftop to go home, "I can't believe that I asked out one of my fangirls, I just hope that I can convince her about showing the true me instead of Sasuke Uchiha."

Hakureisaiga- Cut! That is a wrap, next chapter is the Carnival... a filler chapter before the Chunin Exams. Will Sakura see the true Sasuke, will Naruto develop feelings for Hinata, will Seito confess his feelings to Ayame and will he find Tenchi-teme? Who is Takeshi's mystery date/friend? So many questions and so little answers, wait until the next chapter! JA NE!