Hey
Here's the next chapter. It's a bit shorter than the usual.
Trying to figure out more on how to get the two to hangout more.
Anyways enjoy
Don't own Naruto
Chapter 16
"Sigh, isn't this great forehead; done work for the day, no nagging dad or teammates, and the best part is the spa is practically empty so there's privacy" Ino squealed in delight.
"I know what you mean Ino-pig; every day is such a long day, a soak once in a while is sure to recover some of my sore muscles quicker" Sakura replied back.
The two of them sighed and leaned back, enjoying the quietness for a change.
"So, Sakura, what's it like training with one of the sanin's? It doesn't hurt that she's the hokage as well" Ino asked.
"It's hard. I thought it would be mainly learning how to improve my already perfect chakra control, and a lot of medical training and reading. You know I've already been a reader back at the academy. But, it's also a lot of taijustu, and evasion, training. As a medical ninja, we need to avoid death in order to heal our comrades, but should we become targets we need to be able to fight back. On the one hand it's increasing my ability to fight hand to hand, but on the other hand it's leaving me so exhausted that by the time the days done I can only hope for an hour to myself before sleeping and doing it all over again" Sakura explains.
Now this surprised Ino; she agreed with Sakura that she thought it would be a bunch of medical training and reading. To know that there's more to the training, she couldn't help but feel a little sympatric to her since Sakura had always been more book smart than on field action.
This gave her an idea though, "Hey, you think Tsunade-sama would be willing to take on a second apprentice for medical training? I think the idea of having someone with medical knowledge on the team is a sound strategy, and since I already have my clan abilities, I wouldn't need to do the taijustu training with you two."
Ino thought that Sakura would joke about it, but was surprised that she only smiled, "I think that would be great. I would have someone working next to me, and yeah, since you already have your clan techniques, your only requirement would be to practice the medical prospect. How about you come with me tomorrow, and we'll talk with the Hokage together?"
Ino smiled at this and nodded. It was nice for a change to have a joke free conversation.
As they continued to soak, pleased with the conversation, that pleased feeling shattered as Sakura broke the silence, "I guess this makes me your sempai now."
So much for no joking.
"Ouch, god dammit" giggles could be heard.
Landing on his butt, he began to rub his head with his free hand; the other hand was holding on to Hinata's.
'Wait, when did I grab her?' I guess it was in the spur of the moment when he was leading to her house.
"Naruto-kun, you okay?" Hinata asked; she was still giggling a bit.
"Yeah, but since I was heading the wrong way, why don't you lead us" Naruto let go of her hand, and pushed himself back up.
Nodding, she took a different direction, and began to walk with Naruto following.
"Ano, Naruto-kun, today I met up with Kurenai -sensei" Hinata began.
This made Naruto pause for a moment in his steps; he looked at her as if trying to figure out if he heard right.
"I heard you right, that Kurenai-sensei is back?" Naruto asked.
"Hai, I told her of your willingness to learning genjustu, and she said that once she's out of the hospital, we could meet up. All three of us to help you" Hinata explained.
Naruto was beginning to notice that her stuttering was becoming less, but he was more focused on what Hinata had said, "She's in the hospital? Is she alright?"
"Hai, just chakra drain; will take a few days of recovery, but no serious injuries" Hinata explains.
"Alright, great! So you'll be there with us then Hinata?" Naruto asked. He was excited that now he may get some help with his weakness.
"Hai, unless you would rather be with sensei by yourself…
"No, no, I would actually feel more comfortable if you were there" Naruto said.
Hinata smiled at this, and the rest of the walk to the Hyuga compound was in silence.
Once they reached the place, Naruto couldn't help his surprise; the last time he came was back when Hinata had strained her eyes. He forgot how huge the place was.
"Ano, thank you for walking me home Naruto-kun" Hinata said, snapping him back from his surprise.
"Hehe, no worries; so what's your plan tomorrow? Is there any chance to meet up for more training?" Naruto asked.
"I-I'm not s-sure, but at n-noon I'm going to b-be visiting sensei a-again. If you want to c-come as well you can" Hinata's stutter had returned; she was poking her fingers together.
"Hey, is it alright if I come to see her too? I know I'm not her student, but at least I should talk with her about the whole training thing right?" Naruto asked.
"S-Sure, just m-meet me at the h-hospital at noon" Hinata answered.
"Kay, bye Hinata" and with that, Naruto ran off.
Hinata was on sky high; not only did she get to meet up with Naruto today, but they were going to meet up tomorrow as well.
'I hope sensei doesn't get too disappointed that I invited Naruto-kun' was Hinata's only thought as she walked into the district.
"Hinata-sama" one of the guards at the door said.
"H-Hai" she answered; normally the guards don't talk to her unless her presence is required somewhere.
"Hiashi-sama wishes for your presence in the Hyuga training grounds. We were told that once you got home, you're to meet him there" the guard said.
Nodding, she proceeded to head to the training grounds in the compound, 'I wonder what tou-san wants; we haven't trained together in years.'
Both Hiashi and Neji were in a meditative state when Hinata had arrived. The two of them had finished talking and training about an hour ago, and instead of relaxing, they thought they should meditate to practice on controling their emotions.
When Hinata walked into the training field, Hiashi was the first one to open his eyes, then Neji. Neji gave a slight smile, while Hiashi just nodded.
"I'm glad you've came Hinata; I certainly hope your day was productive" Hiashi commented.
"Tou-sama" Hinata bowed.
"Hinata, I wish to show both you and Neji a technique that only I know; I feel the two of you are capable of learning it" Hiashi said.
Hinata's eyes widened at that; even though her relationship with her father had improved slightly, it was still strained at best. She wondered what could have made him believe she was capable.
"A new technique Tou-san?" she asked.
"Hai, the two of you, come before me so I can explain it just once" both Hinata and Neji sat down, and waited for the explanation of the new technique.
"It's called eight trigram: Vacuum palm. To perform it, the user precisely pinpoints the enemy's vital points with the Byakugan and releases a high-speed palm thrust. A "Vacuum shell" compressed using the gentle fist is formed to attack the opponent's vitals from a distance, blowing them off their feet with tremendous force before they even notice they were hit" Hiashi explains.
The two were, need to say, surprised. They didn't know that they could concentrate the chakra with such a distance.
"This technique is difficult to do; it requires extreme chakra control. If the control is not perfect, then the thrust may send it in a wide range instead forward, causing others to receive the damage instead. I will show you the move so watch carefully with your Byakugans, and then make sure you practice it where no one's around" He got up, and proceeded to activate his byakugan, facing the training tree.
The two of them watched, activating their eyes to watch carefully.
Hiashi went into his gentle fist stand, then retracted his arm back, and yelled out, "Eight trigram: Vacuum palm" it was fast, but the chakra concentration was in a long line, like wind, and it hit the tree, knocking some of the bark off.
Hiashi turned to look at the two; they had the look of complete awe.
"You gather the chakra into your palm, make sure you've pinpointed where you want to aim, then thrust forward with it the way you do when using the gentle fist with taijustu. It will require strong chakra control, so make sure you have that down before trying for this technique" Hiashi explained.
The two nodded, "Okay, that's what I wished to show you, for now, your dismissed for the evening. I'll let you know when I will wish to see your progress with it" The two nodded again, and left. They were both nervous, and excited for the next day to practice it. Neji now knew why his uncle thought that Hinata may pick it up faster than him; she's almost perfected her chakra control with the new technique she created.
Naruto paused in front of his house before entering. He had no idea why he just chose to run instead of walking the rest of the way, but he felt energetic. Perhaps that nap in training ground 7 rejuvenated him. He went to his cupboard to grab a packet of instant ramen, and began to boil water. He wiped his chair away with any clothing and dust that was placed there, and waited.
'My house smells a little' Naruto thought. He got up to open a window. The weather was nice tonight. When he turned and heard the boiler click, he took notice of his home; some clothe were on the ground, with some instant cup ramen's on the table and counter.
'Why didn't I notice before' he guessed that it was because he only would go home after feeling tired, and he's been on missions lately so there was no time to clean.
Pouring the hot water into the ramen cup, he set the timer, and began to wait those 3 antagonizing minutes before he could eat.
'I wonder what Hinata's eating for dinner? It must be nice to live in a big home, with family, and eat a big meal together' The only time he eats a big meal is when he's with others; doesn't feel like it makes sense to eat so big by himself.
Click. He licked his lips, and started to slurp the ramen.
Once he was done, he threw it into the garbage, along with whatever cups he saw on the floor, or table. When he looked back, he realized how cleaner his kitchen appeared. Since he figured that he already started cleaning, he picked up the rest of the cups that were on the counter. He used the sleeve of his jacket to wipe the table and counter; staining it in the process.
'Maybe I should ask Hinata tomorrow on what I should get for cleaning; I don't want to leave stains on my clothing' with that thought process, he entered his room, stripped, and headed for the showers.
The hot water started to make him feel a little drowsy; the energy he felt when he entered his house was slowly draining.
'Man, must've been more exhausted than I thought' he closed his eyes, feeling each of his muscles relaxing. He must've been really relaxed because he found himself in a place he hadn't gone to since the fight with Sasuke; The cage, the dripping water, the seal, and the big eyes staring down at him.
A growl emitted from the cage as the creature approached forward, showing the frame of it; all nine tales whooshing around.
"Hello brat"
The voice was deep, and full of venom, looking down on him as he was nothing more than a piece of trash.
'Kyuubi"
Looks like he couldn't just shut him out forever; it was time to face his demons.
"To what do I owe this visit?"
"We need to talk"
And there's that.
Now I got something for next week to work with.
So Naruto's not even noticed how he's become comfortable with Hinata's presence that he's thinking of asking her for help instead of Sakura.
I tried to make the kitchen thing a bit funny, but I didn't find it amusing when reading it so I hope you guys do
Cheers