Chapter 16: Goodbyes
A week had passed since Orochimaru tried to invade Konoha and ended up being bitchslapped by a Genin.
For this action, the judges automatically made Hono a Chuunin and invited him to the next year's Jounin Shiken. Shikamaru was also nominated Chuunin, but the others remained Genin. This made every male competitor jealous, and Hono's fangirls just fell more inlove.
Speaking of love, Shino and Mizore were seeing each other more and more. Hono swore to everyone that he saw them kissing once, but no one believed him.
Everything was ok. There was no sign that the village was actually attacked. Everyone had returned to their normal routine, deleting that chapter from their lives. Hono asked himself how it would be to live normally.Very Boring. He concluded.
He was sitting by the front of the village, watching the visitors leave. The Sunagakure siblings, the Kiri girls and a bunch of other teams that actually managed to survive.
Temari, Gaara and Kankuro had stayed a bit longer to say goodbye to their jinchuuriki friend. He gave Baki a better kunai that released his fire style, he gave Kankuro a small metal puppet that could be used for assassinations, Temari received two gloves that had wind style seals. When she made chakra run through them, wind came out and attracted everything to it. Finally, Gaara received a white hoodie with the kanji "love" on the left part of his chest and all over his back and a hug. They returned the favor. Baki taught him a katon jutsu, Kankuro gave him a hidden weapon that went under his right sleeve and a recipe for a poison, Gaara gave him a small scroll that contained chakra infused sand. He said that whenever Hono needed quick protection, all he had to do was conjure the sand. Temari gave him one last kiss before walking away, occasionally turning around to wink at him. After that, the Kiri girls approached him. Nothing about them was different aside from Moka and Akasha wearing torn jeans.
He gave Moka a two handed scythe that she immediately fell in love with. Mizore received a device that she could attach around her forearm and use as a multiple slingshot. It would be a normal device if not for the seals that made every projectile explosive and ultra fast. And the last one, Akasha, received a very unique gift.
"Ok, stand still."- Hono said as he drew dark symbols on the ground around her. The only ones around were Moka and Mizore, both were puzzled by the sight.
"I'm still quite not sure as to what you are giving me here."- she commented. She was kneeling inside the circle of symbols. She had no shirt and was covering her breasts with her arms. He laughed.
"This may seem unusual, but believe me, it's worth it."- he replied, she chuckled.
"Why do I have to be topless though?"- she asked, looking over her shoulder. It took Hono a moment to answer, deciding wether or not he should.
"You don't have to. The view is just better and helps me concentrate."- he answered with a trollface. She had a weird expression on her face. The expression of someone who was fooled but liked the reason that she was fooled for.
"Naughty boy..."- she muttered. He scowled.
"I'm a fox, a demon fox."- he placed a hand on her left shoulder.- "And I'm marking you as equal."
"*GASP*"- she gasped as the symbols rushed in to her shoulder. She screamed in pain. Moka looked worried, Mizore looked curious. After a bit, every symbol was gone. On her shoulder was a very weird red symbol that looked like a fox's head. She stopped screaming and double over, Hono catching her. He helped her stand up.- "I can feel it, but as a living thing!"
"It contains some of the Kyuubi's killing intent and some of its chakra too. Force your chakra through it."- he ordered. As she did, red chakra came out, enveloping her and turning her features feral.- "It's very good if you are in a tight spot or just want to fuck something up."
"Thank you. I feel like you left the best for me."- she teased him. He laughed.
"Or the worst, depends on how you look at it. I'm not done yet."- he took a very small, black scroll out of his pocket. She took it and looked at it curiously.- "Don't use it unless it's a life/death situation."
"What is it?"- something that Hono would only use in a life/death situation? It was bound to be dangerous.
"Trapped in there are the Amaterasu flames. They are flames I can conjure with my eyes, they cost me a lot of chakra though. The special thing about them is that they're black, and they don't go away until they've burned the target. If you used them against a fire ball, the fire ball itself would be burned out. When using the scroll, push it against your enemy and quickly get away. Your enemy is bound to die."- he explained with a serious look on his face. It was long ago that he understood how he burned Tenten's so called rapist, and he had perfected the technique. But god did it cost him...
"Guess it is our turn."- she said, storing the scroll in her kunai pocket before putting on her red top and black jacket. She knew that he had seen her breasts when she stood, but she didn't really care. She liked it anyway.
Moka stepped forward and taught him a secret art that she called blood element. After she was done, she blushed and stepped back, allowing Mizore to step up and handing him three pieces of paper. One contained the requirements for becoming a Kirigakure ninja, another was a message for Shino, and the last one contained the instructions for a forgotten art. The art of dark fire. Her clan held those for centuries, but they had no idea what to do with them. Until then. Akasha was the last one. She walked up to him and handed him a black bandana.
"That is a special bandana. Members of my family use it to enhance the power of our Katon techniques. With that bandana you can control fire to its every extent."- she explained before kissing him on the lips.- "And that was your second gift, just to take that Sunagakure harlot's taste off of you."
"..."- Hono simply smirked as she walked away. He then noticed that her black jacket had his blood dripping white sun on the back. She turned her head and winked before walking away.- "Nice."