Maeve opened her eyes and saw she was in the meadow she was in before. She smiled at the thought of meeting her mother again. She jogged over to the oak tree her mother was at and sat down eagerly, waiting for her presence to be acknowledged. The older woman opened her eyes and smiled warmly.
"I've been waiting for you. Today we're going to work on your dragon's eye. I was in such a rush before that I couldn't fully explain the dragon's eye to you. Whilst the dragon's eye can see the past, present and very narrowly see the future or what would happen when certain paths are taken, it also has three other abilities. One, it can see the immediate area around you whether it's in your line of vision or not. Two, it can absorb others abilities. While in demon exorcist form you can completely absorb others abilities leaving them without further use of it. You can however return it if you so choose. When absorbing them while your dragon's eye is activated you have the attack, technique, etc. It will be as if it was your own, but it will be like you were a newborn babe with it. You will have to work hard for it but it can come in handy regardless since it works on bloodline techniques as well. Finally it can transport you to a location and let you channel your chakra into something, however only in spirit will you be there. I don't recommend you doing it often since it's extremely tiring."
"So in a way it's like the Sharingan in the fact that it will let you copy techniques?" she asked while tilting her head to better understand.
"Yes, however it can be very taxing on your body so the better shape you are in the less taxing it will be on you. To access your dragon's eye you have to focus. When focusing, focus on your eyes. You might have to push chakra into them to jumpstart it. Once jump started it will activate upon demand. After you have accomplished this try using it the look into the past for something simple like what a teammate did this evening or such. Once you've finished with that we will work on your chakra reserves. While your reserve grew when I unsealed you, you still need more for the elementium techniques and your demon exorcist form. Both are rather consuming but powerful."
Maeve nodded eagerly, closing her eyes and focusing on slowly pushing chakra into her eyes until she felt a small change in them. Opening her eyes, she looked to her Oka-san. "Is there any difference?"
The older woman nodded. Her eyes were still golden but they turned darker and the pupil was dilated and elongated, nearly consuming her pupils. "Now try to see into the past. Remember, something simple and from today, something you wouldn't be aware of."
Nodding, she closed her eyes and pondered. Something simple. Grinning, she decided to drop in on Hinata or rather Hinata in the past. First she imagined the girl, singling together her features. Maeve felt a tug as if her spirit flew away from her body while dozens of images and bits of information zoomed passed her until she got to eight o' clock-ish it seemed and saw Hinata standing in the middle of a training ground. Upon further inspection she noticed Hinata wasn't alone. Kiba was there, though it was no real surprise since he was her teammate.
Tilting her head to the side she asked, "What did you need to tell me Kiba?"
Rubbing the back of his head sheepishly he said, "Well, for the longest time I wanted to ask you out but you had a thing for Naruto, so I wanted to wait until you either got together with him or got over him. Now seems like a good time since you seem over him. What I'm try to say is--"
"Yes."
"Exactly-- huh?"
She chuckled softly at him and repeated herself. "Yes, I'm ready to move on. I have made my peace with Naruto. He told me he just wanted to be friends and that's fine with me. I'm at ease with you and I feel safe enough to trust you."
Maeve felt a similar tug from before and she realized she was in her body again. She opened her eyes and smiled. "It worked."
"Good. Now to expand your chakra you have to mediate. Imagine your chakra pool as water. Right now it's a small pond. Pour your own chakra into it as if it's a facet. Imagine it slowly filling into the small pond and then a lake and so on. If you practice for a few hours everyday your chakra will steadily grow. Your mind will probably wander after a while which is fine, but make sure to cut off the chakra flow when you start to feel exhaustion or dizziness."
"Oka-san, do we still have time before I have to awaken?"
"Yes, with what time we have left why don't you tell me about your teammates and your friends? I was inside you but I didn't awaken until the hunter's presence triggered my awakening. I'd like to know more about the people around you and your life."
"Well as you know without a memory or a coherent thought, I stumbled into the village and was reported as a strange lost child and a jounin picked me up. He took me to the Hokage's office since he didn't know what else to do with me. He gave me the name Tenten when he found that I couldn't remember anything. He gave me a small apartment and a weekly allowance for living and fun expenses. After that I stated at the academy and passed to genin on my first try with flying colors. I remember being so happy, then I met my team. Don't get me wrong I love them now, but at first I didn't really know what to do. I had hyperactive yet hard working and determined Lee who is like a Gai look-a-like. Neji who was much too full of himself, chained down by the cursed Hyuga seal and thought everything was decided by 'fate'. Didn't help that he didn't see me and Lee as equals at all. While I love Gai-sensei as a teacher he mainly focused on Lee and without knowing it would forget about Neji and me sometimes. Though with all due respect Lee did the most help though. They just took a lot of getting used to. I wanted the team I was assigned with to be the friends and companions that they are now, but it was a far cry from that in the beginning. Neji wouldn't grace me with his voice and I got a lot of 'hn's and nods. Lee went on rants. Gai AND Lee went on rants together. It wasn't until a particular D rank mission when I flipped out did anything start to change."
"Flipped out?" Kisa asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah. Neji and Lee were arguing about fate and Gai was preaching. They stopped when I rained several dozen senbon needles at them. I told them if they didn't stop it I would kill them myself. I asked them why the hell did we become a team for because if it was to fight then I was gone and that we were suppose to be teammates to help one another but with only a few words we turned on each other. I told them that we were going to get ourselves killed if we kept going on that way. Gai took the lead and started preaching again with Lee agreeing enthusiastically and Neji just shrugging. It was nowhere close to perfect but it was a lot better from then on and that's all I could really ask for."
"How did you meet your other friends?"
"I knew who Ino was but I never really talked to her until I went to the shop her family owns to ask for some tips on growing plants. It basically just went from there. From then on we would casually talk to each other until we could finally confided in each other. I met Hinata through our days at the academy when I rescued her from getting picked on. She's always been so shy, but she's determined to get approval in others eyes. I love her determination. Sakura and I are still just casual acquaintances though."
"Since you got your assets back, in the study behind the bookcase you will find a sword. It's name is Genbu. It can store chakra to be used for later and negate chakra based attacks if your timing is fast enough. It's yours now. Keep in mind that weapons forged with souls therefore have souls. When it is broken it will do no good to repair it, it's soul will be gone and it's abilities along with it."
"I don't quite understand what your talking about with weapons and souls, can you go more in depth?"
"When you forge weapons, if you just forge it and say there it's done and move onto the next one, then it will never be anything special. Simply lifeless metals. However, when you take care and consideration in picking everything out and even getting the materials yourself, and forging it carefully and precisely with the love and care you would show a child, a soul is born within that weapon."
"I see... I'll take good care of the Genbu then. I want to make my own sword and companion later, though."
"It's something anyone with a passion for weapons should do. Alas, our time is up. You must awaken to greet the day. Don't forget to practice."
AN: Thanks to PissedxOffxPrincessx18 for editing this chapter. R&R please ^_^