Hmm….since Tenten will appear in this episode, I suppose now is as good a time as any to go over a few weapons, I'll go over later, but right now I'm plotting. Oh yes, the plotting.

Today it won't be as long as normal. Don't worry; there is a madness to my method…or something like. Um…look it's Q-Bert!

Q-Bert: (#!&!

Kunai: As with many Japanese weapons the kunai has a use other than combat. The kunai was originally a type of trowel created during the Tensho era of Japan. The kunai is a multi-purpose farming instrument. Typically only the tip was sharpened because the uses of the kunai would destroy a heat-treated and sharpened item.

Chain weapons: Several weapons that revolved around the use of a chain developed during feudal Japan and were reportedly used by ninja . The most prevalent version of the chain weapon are; the Manriki-gusari which has a weight on each end of the chain to help with tangling the opponents weapon or wrapping around an extremity, the Kusari-gama which had a kama (or sickle) on one end and a chain on the other (typical method of use was to entangle the opponent with the chain and then cut with the sickle end. Swinging the sickle is very inefficient and it is exceedingly difficult to hurt opponents this way), the chigriki was a staff with a chain on the end and the famed nunchaku which are believed to have originated as a rice threshing tool.

Sai: Another weapon believed to have originated as a farming tool. The sai, despite what many believe due to Hollywood, is in the form of an unsharpened dagger with two unsharpened tines used to catch weapons such as swords or the Bo. Tradition sai are symmetrical although one crafter was known t make sai with oppositely facing tines. Sai are grasped by holding the all fingers on the handle and the thumb running alongside the middle point. One does not typically keep their fingers between the tined due to the fact that you catch weapons there. I wouldn't wish my fingers to be there when I catch a sword. An evolution of this weapon is the Jitte which looks similar, but only has one tine and was carried by Japanese police due to the fact that commoners were not allowed to touch a samurai's katana for any reason.

Shuriken: Typically a secondary weapon, the shuriken has had many forms over the years. They originate as small throwing knifes and have since blossomed into many different variations. The two major variations are the Bo-shuriken, which are straight bladed shuriken, and the Hira shuriken, which are typically round in shape. Shuriken are used to target weak points, such as the eyes or forehead or to cause a distraction while attacking with a different weapon.

That should cover most of the weapons that are commonly seen in Naruto. I'll go over more later. See you at the end!

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The Hyuuga Way

Chapter 13

Assistance

Too early.

The morning came far too early for Hyuuga Hinata this day. The previous days practice made getting up today more of a chore than other days.

For a few moments she entertains the idea of staying in bed longer. It would be nice to do so for change. Finally, she sighs and lifts herself into a sitting position, "Maybe if it smelled liked ramen…" she mutters while wiping the sleep from her eyes. To be truthful she felt slightly tired this morning, but then again the last nights dream had been quite…pleasant. So it was settled, a long soak this morning before anything else.

Quickly donning her bathrobe, Hinata makes her way to the bath house to attempt to purge her current image of seducing her fiancé by lying in a giant bowl of Ramen with only the naruto slices covering her modesty from her mind.

Truthfully, she didn't quite know where that image came from, but she was fairly certain it would work. She was also quite thankful that nobody other than the usual guards were up yet, for she was quite certain that her blush was in full effect.

Hinata gingerly steps into the bath-house entryway and closes the door. At least for a little while she would be free of her duties. Then it would be back to the normal daily business.

With loving care, she sets her bathing cloths in the basket and moves into the bath-house itself. As the warmth of the room washes over her, she cannot help but to smile. The morning outside had been brisk and the warmth was quite welcome. Now it was time for morning practice.

Hinata settles down onto one of the pads available for washing and lifts one of the buckets of cold water over her head, flinching slightly as she dumps the water onto herself. Years of doing this and she still didn't like cold water in the morning. However, it did help with the exercise.

Ignoring the cold of the water, Hinata clasps her hands in the traditional position the Hyuuga family used to activate the Bayakugan. However, instead of focusing her chakra into her eyes, she willed the chakra to gather to her hand. Moments would be spent, slowly controlling the amount of chakra until she was confident that she had gathered as much chakra as possible without losing control, although the chakra was slightly wild. This, however, was to be expected. Each day she gathered just a little more than the last, pushing her own limits.

With great concentration, Hinata slowly moves the collected from her hand, up her arm, across her shoulders, down the other arm and collect it to her other hand. The familiar tingling sensation causes her to shiver. Any amount of chakra would leave a sensation behind if shifted and not utilized. Still, she could wish that it would tickle less.

After a few moments, she moves the chakra to one foot.

Wait a few moments.

Now the other foot.

With a deep breath, she moves her chakra to the final place, the chakra center. Long ago she had been surprised to learn the true center of the chakra system. To be truthful, she doubted many people really thought about, one inch below and two inches inside the body from the navel…aboutish. If she had learned anything about the chakra system during her years of training with her father it was that each person had a slightly different system.

Narutos' system seemed to be simply boundless. Neji's system was smaller, but more durable than many others, a testament to his training. Lee's was underdeveloped which made hitting the tenketsu a chore, even for Neji. Shino's seemed to move on occasion…each one was different. Sadly, it's quite hard to see ones own chakra system.

Carefully, Hinata exerts control as the chakra reaches her center. Now was the tricky part. Now that her body knew how much chakra was expected to go through it this morning, she slowly allows her body to fill with chakra, letting the energy spiral through her system, slowly filling with the mystic power.

"Hinata-neesan!"

Hinata lets out a startled "Meep!" as she half jumps, half topples over from her position. The concentration she had before lost, although the amount of chakra had been in the process of being manipulated was quite evident to her visitor.

Shaking her hear, Hinata turns her attention to the person who had now joined her in the bath, "Hanabi-imouto, I did not expect you to be up so early."

Hanabi shifts and then finally speaks, "I was having trouble sleeping." She admits softly, seating herself next to her sister. Hanabi lifts one of the buckets and moves to pour it onto herself.

"Umm…Hanabi-chan. I wouldn't do…" Hinata starts.

Hanabi gives a quizzical look and upends the bucket over herself before suppressing a shriek, "COLD!"

Hinata gives a sigh, "That…that was one of my exercise buckets."

Shivering, Hanabi hunts for another bucket, "You exercise by trying to freeze yourself to death? No wonder father hasn't confirmed either of us as his heir…"

Hinata gives a soft giggle which receives a look from Hanabi.

"Oneechan, what are you laughing about?" Hanabi asks.

Carefully, Hinata reaches over for another bucket and turns the cold water on herself before reaching over to Hanabi.

"Nuh uh! I'm not letting you touch me with your.."

Hinata taps Hanabi on the shoulder, the water on her skin no longer cold, then turns to start actually cleaning.

"Frozen hands?" Hanabi finishes, "How did you do that?"

Smiling, Hinata replies to her younger sister, "Chakra exercise. Perhaps I'll show you one day."

Hanabi tilts her head, "Will it increase my chakra reserves too?"

Hinata blushes slightly and looks down at herself, "It didn't hurt, but chakra reserves get larger as you age as well." Curse Neji for letting her know about that! Now she couldn't even talk about this subject without…thoughts. Finished with scrubbing, Hinata heads into the bath itself. At least this way Hanabi would be able to notice less.

Hanabi blinks and follows her sister, "Um…do boys like larger chakra reserves?"

"What?" Hinata asks, stunned by the question. Calming, Hinata reminds herself that Hanabi isn't a pervert although at the moment it would seem she was. "Some boys do and others do not…"

"I don't understand." Hanabi admits quietly.

"Hinata nods, "Boys are harder to understand than chakra. Some, like Naruto-kun prefer larger chakra reserves. Others, such as Neji-niisan, seem to prefer smaller chakra reserves on ladies. It all depends on the boy."

Hanabi nods, although Hinata could tell that her younger sister didn't understand.

That was fine with the elder Hyuuga girl. There was only one other person that Hanabi might ask about such a subject, and that would be Neji. Perhaps, Neji would leave her be for a few days now.

Hanabi finally comments, "Hinata-neesan…I have a plan for the dinner two nights from now…"

Hinata frowns. That didn't sound much like Hanabi. Admittedly, Hanabi had been acting strange as of late, but both of them typically relaxed any rivalry between the two of them while in the bath, "How do you think it looks?"

Hanabi frowns and shakes her head before whispering, "I did what I must…"

Hinatas eyes narrow. She knew that tone and she was fairly certain about what would happen in the future. However, without proof there was little she could do at the moment, "Do not worry Hanabi-chan. I am sure all will be well. I shall do what I must as well."

At those words, Hanabi looks up and smiles weakly at her sister, "Then…"

Hinata nods, "Everything will be taken care of. I am sure Naruto-kun will enjoy the night, as will the visiting Tentou family members."

A few more moments pass before Hanabi speaks up again, "Why do you not fight against the marriage to Uzumaki-san? He's of much lower station than our family. He's loud, obnoxious and tales of his pranks still circulate the Shinobi Academy."

Hinata gives another small chuckle, "You have heard bits and pieces of stories. The stories do not always tell the whole truth. You must look beyond what is visible and the words behind the stories to get to the reality of everything…if you knew Naruto-kun half as well as I believe I know him then you would not ask such a question."

Hanabi frowns slightly, "That does not mean that he will make a good Hyuuga."

"True, it does not, but then it is Naruto-kuns actions and not his words that show that he will make a good Hyuuga." Hinata explains.

Frowning further, Hanabi states, "He's still a Genin…"

Hinata stops and then nods, laughing, "That is true, but father and Hokage-sama have been working on that I believe."

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Later, settled into her room after breakfast, Hinata takes the sheet with the plan for the dinner out to inspect it. As she looks over the list, she could not help but to frown. Hanabi certainly knew better than to make plans like this.

Some of it looked like what Hanabi would do. Certain parts seemed to be thought out, others seemed more like what an 11 year old given the power to do whatever she wanted to do with an evening would do, but other parts were...well…the ancestors would cry.

If she hadn't been sure before, Hinata was now definitely sure that Hanabi hadn't made this on her own. Someone else had influenced the writing of this.

Thankfully, Hanabi had been quite diligent in her writing. There seemed to be enough of Hanabi's writing to allow someone to make a good forgery, but whom?

Her own team wasn't quite up to the needs of forgery. She really doubted that Ino or Shikamaru could do so. Well, Shikamaru might, but he had no reason to actually help. She knew for certain that nobody on Neji's team could do so. Every one of them was a Taijutsu specialists. Wait a second, Tenten had needed a forgery of a document done once.

Hinata pauses. Than again, right now might not be the best time to visit Tenten.

There is a small rap on the outside of her door. "Hinata-sama, I would like to ask a small question of you."

Covering her mouth, Hinata stifles a giggle. She could guess what Neji wished to talk about. "Yes Neji-niisan? What would you like to ask?"

From the other side of the door Neji comments, "Is there any particular reason that Hanabi-sama is asking me is her chakra reserves are sufficient?"

Innocently, Hinata replies, "Why Neji-niisan, I thought you would know better than I if boys preferred large or small chakra reserves…although I already know you prefer smaller, more firmly developed chakra reserves."

The pause was enough for Hinata. She didn't need to be outside to know that Neji was uncomfortable. "Neji-niisan, I was thinking of visiting Tenten-san today to ask a question. Would you like to visit as well?"

Neji takes a small swallow, "I believe I shall pass Hinata-sama. Currently, Tenten-san is…less than receptive to my words at the moment."

Hinata closes the note and slides it into a pocket of her jacket and opens the door, "I shall be sure to give Tenten-san your regards then."

Neji gives a short nod, "Thank you Hinata-sama. Is there anything that needs to be done for the family today?"

Hinata pauses a moment to think and then nods, "Yes. I would like you to tell Hourenzou-san to wait on getting groceries today until after I return and speak with him. There will be items that need to be retrieved for the reception. However, tomorrow will be quite busy in preparation for the next day. The Tentou leaders should be arriving tomorrow."

Neji gives a small nod, "Very well then. I shall see you later today Hinata-sama."

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The Wu-qi family household was not one of the foremost buildings in Kanohagakure. In fact, the household itself was quite simple in its design and did not stand out from the buildings around it. As Hinata looks at the building she decides that perhaps that is why Neji did not mind visiting this building if he had to meet someplace besides the training grounds before a mission.

Still, this was not the place to be at the moment. According to Neji, speaking with Tenten was not something that could be done in a safe manner right now. He would much prefer to visit later…about 3 months later.

Hinata gives a small smile. Poor Neji. Hyuuga genius and jonin shinobi yet he couldn't face Tenten at the moment. Not that the weapons mistress hadn't become more violent of late. Still, Hinata had suspecting something like that.

Hinata takes a pause and then knocks upon the door, awaiting a reply. It was still fairly early in the morn so at least one of the alder Wu-qi should be home.

A few moments pass before the door opens. In the doorway stands an older lady in a simple light blue Chinese style shirt and black pants. Her hair is simply bound in the back to keep it from getting in the way although the length reaches to mid back. Facially, it wasn't hard to see the similarity between the mother and daughter.

Hinata gives a small bow, "Wu-qi Linlin-san, I hope I did not arrive at an inopportune time. I wish to speak with Tenten-san."

The elder lady gives a small smile, returns the bow and motions Hinata into the house, "Not at all Hinata-sama. Tenten-chan is merely relaxing at the moment and cursing the name of Hyuuga Neji-sama."

Hinatas face grows worried, "Is all well?"

With a small laugh, Linlin closes the door behind Hinata and replies, "Actually, it is quite normal. I believe her problem exists more with the inability to go on missions at the moment than anything else."

Hinata gives a small sigh of relief, "It is good that all is normal. May I speak with her then?"

Linlin bows slightly, "Tenten-chan is currently in the main room. If you will excuse me Hinata-sama I must take my leave." The older lady gives one more bow and then heads out of the house to join her husband at the forge.

Hinata returns the bow and waits for the elder lady to leave before heading into the next room where Tenten is laying with her back turned to the door while organizing various weaponry.

"Good morning Tenten-san. Is all well today?" Hinata offers up quietly.

Tenten looks over and gives a smile before sitting up, shifting slightly to accommodate her current condition, "Hinata-sama! I didn't expect to see you by today. I know Neji-san hasn't been by for a few months due to missions and some vivid threats a few months ago."

Hinata gives a small nod, "Yes, Neji-niisan is quite good at making excuses not to visit lately. I hope that has not caused any problems."

Tenten shakes her head and picks up a Kusari-gama. Carefully she lays the chain to the side and begins to sharpen the sickle end of the weapon, "I wasn't exactly the most pleasant person earlier in the pregnancy I'm afraid…" Tenten explains, "However, kaasan says that it's normal during that time. Right now, I mostly just sleep a lot and keep myself occupied with weaponry."

Hinata nods slightly. She had heard many similar things from the normal collection of gossips at the Hyuuga manor, "I shall make sure to have Neji-niisan visit later after assuring him that he will be reasonably safe."

Tenten gives a small laugh and then shifts, grumbling about the added weight before saying, "Is there any particular reason you decided to come today? Typically you visit at the end of the week."

Hinata frowns very slightly, and one of her hands nervously taps the other, "I was…wondering…um…who you hired to create the forged paperwork you needed on your last mission…" Hinata really hated to ask such a thing, but she hadn't needed any work of that sort done and she just couldn't ask her father…

Tenten raises a brow and then shakes her head, "Forget it, I don't want to know. Anyway, it's quite easy. There's only one person that can fool most everyone in the village. I was surprised I didn't think of it and equally surprised you haven't."

Hinata shakes her head, "No, I don't know anyone who can forge writing…"

Tenten grins, "Sure you do. He's loud, has blond hair, blue eyes, usually found wearing orange…"

Hinata blinks, "Naruto?"

"Bingo. Naruto did the work for me. Just cost me a couple of kunai and a bowl of ramen. Best deal I've ever had." Tenten grins. Deals like that didn't happen often at all.

Hinata shakes her head, "But why would Naruto know?"

Tenten shakes her head and motions for Hinata to assist her up. While not impossible, it could get tiring if Tenten needed to get up and down a lot, "Naruto has been and will always be a trickster. Forging writing is a bit complicated, but a good trickster should be able to do impersonations…if not in person then on paper."

Hinata nods once more. She really should have thought about that. How many more skills did Naruto have that she hadn't thought about?

Tenten pats Hinata on the back, "You should get going shouldn't you? That household doesn't run itself I'm sure."

"Yes, I should get back to start on my training again today. I have more memorizing pressure points and the difference between them and the tenketsu today."

Tenten shakes her head, "Nothing you can do about back pain for being pregnant though. Go on, we wouldn't want you to be late for training, I know how your father gets. Let Neji-san know I have something just for him as well."

Hinata gives a slight smile, "Tenten-san, whatever you and Neji-kun do behind closed door, I do not wish to know." Carefully, Hinata snakes a hand over and taps 4 points on Tenten's back, "Hopefully your back will be better soon."

While Hinata leaves the home, her mind looks over the current situation. She would need the forgery sooner rather than later, however she would need to be at the lessons today as well. She wouldn't dare even hint to anyone but Naruto as to the nature of what was needed so she couldn't have someone else do it.

That left only one choice and to trust that all would go well. "Kage Bunshin no jutsu." She states, forcing the charka through her body to create the doppelganger. This time was a bit easier, although most things tend to be once you have done it once. The clone reaches out a hand while Hinata hands over the slip paper. Nodding silently to each other, they dash in opposite directions, Hinata to the house and the clone toward the Hokage tower.

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Once outside the Hyuuga manor once more, Hinata takes a few breaths and adjusts her jacket. It would not do to have everyone know she had run back. At the font door, Hinata slips off her sandals and heads down the hallway toward the training room.

As she steps down the hall, she notices the slightly concerned Hanabi and gives a small smile which gives Hanabi reason to smile. All would be well…at least until everything calmed down. Then Hinata would be teaching Hanabi everything she should have already learned.

At the door to the training room, Hinata kneels and then shifts the door open. With a bow she announces, "My apologies Haiga-sensei. I had family business to attend to this morning."

The med-Hyuuga nods and motions for Hinata to join him, "Very well, it is no problem. Now, I wish for you to activate your Bayakugan and then point out the pressure points on my body…then do so again without the Bayakugan."

Hinata nods and lifts herself from the ground. It certainly looked to be a long day.

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"Finally a break!" Naruto comments while heading out onto the balcony outside of the Hokage's office. He didn't know how Shikamaru did it all the time. Matching wits with Temari wasn't exactly his definition of fun. Oddly enough, after the last three days he had a much better understanding of the alliance between the Leaf and the Sand. By now, he could actually give a little history on the alliance as well as many of the current reasons for and against keeping it. Right now, most of the talks were going over the plans for the next Chunin exams. However, he was a bit surprised to learn that both Gaara and Tsunade agreed Naruto would better serve Kanoha by assisting the feudal lords and dignitaries than actually participating.

"Damn…I haven't participated in a thing since getting back. Countless A-rank missions and I'm still a Genin." Naruto grouses to himself.

"Naruto-kun your rank does not matter. What matters is that you serve Kanoha to the best of your ability." A voice comments from behind.

Naruto blinks, then turns around to face the person speaking, "Hinata-chan? What are you doing here? Did you get a mission or something?"

Hinata shakes her head, "No, not as such…" She reaches into her pocket and pulls out two pieces of paper, "Can you really forge writing Naruto-kun?"

Naruto blinks and then moves closer to Hinata, "Shhhh! I don't want everyone to know I can do that…do you know how busy most of the people with that training are?"

Hinata shakes her head, honestly having no idea.

"They're busy…really busy." Naruto states, "So…what's it about?"

A slight blush crosses over Hinata's features as she explains, "Well…I think someone is trying to get Hanabi-chan to sabotage the dinner. If that happens the marriage would be called off and our family would be dishonored."

Naruto frowns slightly as he looks at the pieces of paper. He knew the dinner was a big deal, but he didn't know exactly how big a deal. He still didn't really…but if Hinata was here then it was probably bigger than he suspected.

"You should recognize my writing by now Naruto-kun, the other note is Hanabi-chan's writing. Can you make a list of what I wrote in Hanabi-chan's handwriting?" Hinata asks.

Naruto blinks. Was it his imagination or was Hinata inching closer to him? In addition, he was pretty certain that was one of those cute looks that other girls used on their boyfriends to get stuff. Not that he would turn down Hinata or anything, but that look certainly got rid of any arguments about Hanabi being a brat and why should he help. After looking over the two pieces of paper, Naruto nods, "Yeah, I'll have it done by tomorrow morning. I'll drop it off before I come over here."

Hinata gives a small, bright smile, "Thank you very much Naruto-kun!" Quickly, she gives Naruto a hug and then…poof.

Naruto blushes slightly as he is hugged, then realizes that Hinata had just disappeared on him. "A Kage Bunshin? Man, Hinata-chan must have thought this was pretty important. A smile crosses his face as he heads into the tower once more. For the rest of the day, Naruto didn't have to worry too much about Temari. The Sand ninja was preoccupied with trying to figure out exactly what Naruto's smile was about.

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Before any of you comment…YES, that image did need to be done! I can dance around the topic normally, but I figured my readers deserved an interesting image. Hinata flavored ramen certainly is interesting. Besides, this fic is rated teen and I'm leaving the image to your imagination so it's all good! You're all just jealous because I typed it first. I would like to thank Isasury for his input on this lime scented chapter.

Meh. I feel like ranting a little right now. What do you think Q-Bert?

Q-Bert: #()&$#

Well said, Q-bert. Well said. As Q-bert mentioned my rant is a simple Bayakugan vs Sharingan rant. Mostly…which is better? To do this we have to examine the properties of each.

Bayakugan: The properties of this allow the user to see the tenketsu and chakra system of the opponent. However, may of the users are quite skilled in reading the physical actions of their opponents giving a psychological edge to the Hyuuga family in many battles as well. In addition, the Juuken is crafted to take advantage of the sight of the tenketsu.

There is one weakness I can see immediately. Both the Bayakugan and the Juuken are chakra based and intensive. This means those people who naturally work with less chakra can deal with the attacks more easily. Those with abnormally large amounts of chakra have an advantage as well due to their tenketsu being harder to close. (It would be much like trying to erect a dam without first slowing the water.)

Sharingan: This blood limit allows the user to copy any move the user sees through something similar to a photographic memory. The upgraded version allows the user to reverse Genjutsu. For all its power I can see three very large weaknesses with this ability.

The first is that using any given ability copied with the sharingan requires the sharingan to be active. This eats up chakra at an alarming rate if the person using the sharingan uses a lot of chakra abilities.

The second is that just because a user has copied a move doesn't necessarily mean they can immediately use it EXACTLY like it was seen. The body has limits and just because the Sharingan is active doesn't mean it allows the person to go beyond their training. This is evident with Sasuke's fight against Gaara where he still had to train for a month to even be able to use chakra to generate the speed done naturally by Lee. Also, notice how Sasuke never uses the Kage Bunshin even though he's had plenty of chances to copy it? I would venture to say that this is not due to a lack of knowledge of the ability, but rather the lack of chakra to make the Kage Bunshin.

The third, and most important, problem with the Sharingan is that just because the user knows a new move doesn't mean they know how to intelligently use the move copied. The Sharingan only gives the person knowledge of how to do the move, not how to use the move in combat. Given this bit of knowledge…yeah…Sasuke's a slacker.

He has the ability to learn all kinds of cool moves and jutsu and he spends his time acting holier-than-thou to the entire village. It's no wonder that Itachi and all the ninja the team encounters during missions keep telling Sasuke that he's weak. With this power he can do so much more…but he doesn't.

For my conclusion, neither is truly better. However, it's easier for the Hyuuga family to create an established regimen for the entire family due to the nature of the Bayakugan. The Uchiha family has the potential to be quite powerful, but it would require quite a bit of practice and ingenuity to truly be good with their bloodline limit. Its customizable nature is a blessing and a bane at the same time.

In other notes, I did decide to keep Tentens family as weapon crafters. I figured, why not? It certainly explains her fascination with them.

The current additions to the Hyuuga family

Hourensou (Cadet Branch)– Usually sent to get the groceries. His name translates as "spinach"

Hade-obasan (Main Branch)– Aunt Hade, she tends to complain a lot. Her name translates as "showy, loud, flashy, and gaudy"

Haiga: A Hyuuga family med-ninja. His name translates to germ.

Haokido and Haomaru (Cadet Branch) – A couple of branch members assigned to assist Naruto when he comes over. Yep, there's a joke here somewhere, but it's not in the definition.

FAMILIES

Tentou (Providence,the sun,way of heaven, destiny,divine justice)

Wu-qi: The family name I'm using for Tenten. Is it a joke? You betcha. Wu-pi is Chinese for weapon.

Other characters

Takashi Daisuke – local carpenter

Kiochi-san – resident cute Koi at the restaurant known as Koichi's Palace

Ika-san: local sushi chef

Hikenbu Temeku: This will be a later character…just try to guess whose name this was originally. I'll give you a hint, he's one of my regular reviewers. Remember, Japanese use family name first.

Kageri Shuga: This will be a later character…just try to guess whose name this was originally. I'll give you a hint, he's one of my regular reviewers

Have fun and I'll see you next chapter!

Edric Loto