Chapter 20: Sparring with the Hokage

We were running back home to get ready. Well, really Tou-san. I jumped on top of a roof parallel to Tou-san's.

Hehe! This is gonna be cool.

I jumped onto a smaller roof, then a bigger one. I jumped down and began running on the ground. I ran into my yard and opened the front door. I saw Kaa-san and Akira in the kitchen.

"Hey, Kaa-san, Nii-san," I greeted.

"Hey, Imouto," Nii-san greeted.

"Oh hey, Atsuko. Your home early. I'm sorry, I didn't make you any lunch," Kaa-san apoligized.

I chuckled.

"Its okay, Okaa-san. I'm about to leave," I reassured her.

"Huh? Where are you going, Imouto," Nii-san asked.

Then, Tou-san walked into the room.

"Hello, Naruto," Kaa-san greeted to Tou-san. "Why are you two home early?"

I smiled.

"Tou-san said he'll spar with me, today," I said smiling.

Akira smiled, too.

"Ooh, I want to see the match," Akira said bouncing in his seat.

I squinched my eyebrows together.

"How old are you?," I asked.

He smacked his teeth at me. I rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue out at him.

"Settle down you two. Akira, eat your lunch first and then you can go see the sparring match, Kaa-san told him.

"Ah, man!," he whined.

Kaa-san sighed quietly, hoping nobody noticed. Tou-san noticed and looked at her.

"What's wrong, Hinata?," he asked.

She sighed again. I looked up at her.

"Kaa-san," I whispered too low for anyone to hear it.

"Please don't hurt her, Naruto," Kaa-san begged.

Jeez, Kaa-san really hates to see me hurt. I guess its because I'm her youngest.

"Don't worry, I'll go easy," Tou-san reassured her smiling.

I frowned. I ball up my hand into a fist.

"No," I started.

"Atsuko, what's wrong," Kaa-san asked.

"No...don't do it, Tou-san," I continued.

"Don't go easy on me! I want to see how strong I am," I finished.

Everybody looked at me like I was asking for a death wish.

"What?"

"Do you not know what you just asked?," Nii asked in disbelief.

"Oh yeah, I know exactly what I said."

"I'm not doing it, Atsuko," Tou-san said saking his head.

"Dosde?!"

"Its too dangerous. You'll get hurt really bad," he said.

"But I'm not that little helpless three year old anymore."

"Yeah, and your also not a shinobi yet," Nii put in.

I growled at him, causing him to jump. Guess he thought it was Kyuubi.

Kaa-san didn't say anything.

"I AM going to become the Hokage! It doesn't have to be directly after Tou-san, but I will," I explained.

Kaa-san smiled.

"Hinata," Tou-san said. "What do you think?"

She closed her eyes and smiled wider.

"Don't go easy on her, Naruto," She said. "She's just like you."

"NANI?!," we all yelled surprised.

I smiled. She was encouraging me to become stronger.

"Alright then. Its settled. Atsuko you really want to do this?," Tou-san asked smiling.

"Oh yeah!," I yelled.

I ran to my room. I took of my googles and set them on my dresser. I got down on the ground and pulled out my bottom drawer. I grabbed some kunais, my special kunai, and shurikens. I took off my katana and put it on my bed. I took off both of my long sleeve shirts, folded them up, and placed them on my bed, leaving me in my short sleeve blue one. I went in my second drawer and replaced them with a blue hoodie. I took of my training weights and threw them somewhere on the floor. I took of my pants and put on some orange khakis.

'Please don't let Kaa-san see me!', I begged in my mind.

I grabbed my katana off my bed and slung it around my back.

I opened my window. I jumped out and landed on the chair swing outside. It rocked causing me to squeal a little.

Tou-san came out of the front door. He looked around, looking for me.

"Right here!"

I jumped down from the chair and ran to the front yard.

"Are you ready?," he asked.

"Hai!," I yelled excited.

He took off running and I followed. He jumped in a tree and I shortly followed.

I knew where we were going, too.

I jumped in front of Tou-san and jumped from tree to tree as fast as I could.

"Atsuko, slow down. The place isn't going anywhere," Tou-san chuckled.

"I know. I just can't wait," I told him slowing down a little.

When we got field, I swung myself down from a branch.

I walked over to the middle of the field. I began stretching a little.

"Okay. Its still sparring, but I have this certain training excersise I want you to do," he told me.

"What is it?," I asked.

He smiled. A mischeviely smile. The way I smile when I have a devious smile.

'What is he up to,' I thought.

Out of his pocket, he pulled out two bells.

Huh?

"Okay. You'll probably thinking 'huh'," he said mocking me.

Yeah, I was. Tell me what they are for, Tou-san.

"Alright, you have to try get BOTH bells from me," he said.

"How much time do I have to do it?," I asked.

"6 hours. 3 hours for each bell. If you don't get the first bell by the first 3 hours, I'll just tell you. At that time, you have to work extra hard to earn both of them," he explained to me.

"Alright, alright, I get it," I said. "Lets get started.

"Eager. Alright then lets start."

I took my fighting stance.

"Begin!"

I was about to attack, when he attacked me first.

So fast!

He threw 4 shurikens at me. I grabbed the katana from the holder on my back and deflected the shurikens. When I moved the sword away so I can see better, he was charging at me. I quickly put the katana away and got back in defense. He aimed at my left side. I moved my left shoulder and did a a couple back flips back.

I charged at him this time. Being the height he is, I had to jump in the air. I tried to punch him, and he backed up. I landed on the ground. I kneeled down and did the hand sign for Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. I made two of them. One of them jumped out of the smoke, while the other hid behind me so she won't be shown. I put my hand behind my back and the clone molded my chakra into the Rasengan. The one that jumped out of the smoke, Tou-san easily thrown her to the side.

Yeesh!

I got up and and charged through the smoke at him. He grabbed my arm and lounged me forward.

Raw!

The Rasengan disappeared. I kicked my feet forward and stopped.

Then, I decided to use taijutsu next.

I grabbed a kunai and charged at him. I aimed for his feet. I kicked my feet towards his feet. He jumped in the air. I made a Kage Bunshin and she jumped in the air. Tou-san punched her making her disappear. Tou-san began falling to the ground.

This was my chance!

I ran at him. I reached for the bell. He kicked at me, making me flinch.

Ha, should've known it wasn't going to be that easy.

I tried a couple of more taijutsu combos. None of them worked.

Okay, if taijutsu isn't working, I'll try something different.

I throw my special kunai at his feet.

I took my left hand and holded my right wrist. I put my arm out in front of me. A long vain appeared on my forearm followed by other different sizes vains. Then, lightning started to come and go on my hand. It got less frequently and my hand became lightning. I bald my hand up to a fist.

"Raiton: Kobushi no Dankou!"