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Chapter 2 - Truths hidden and revealed…
The team was ushered into the Hokage's office. "Hello, Team 7. I hear your mission didn't go as planned… And who might this be?" Hiruzen asked happily.
Naruto shuffled, but answered, "Yeah, and this is Haku-san. We met him on the mission. He has a cool ability with ice."
Hiruzen raised an eyebrow and asked, "So you're a Hyouton user?" Haku nodded, but didn't say anything. "I will ask you some question in a little bit…"
"Haku, Hokage-sama," Haku replied to fill in the missing information with a bow.
He nodded at the information. The debriefing continued all the way until they left Wave, but left out the fact that Haku was female. Hiruzen noticed Naruto being very careful about how he described Haku and what was going on with Haku. He also was quite adept at avoiding referring to the Kyuubi directly. He also made sure to help Kakashi and Naruto hide the facts from their team. They would explain it to him later. After hearing the story he dismissed Sakura and Sasuke.
"So what information did you not want your team to know about Haku-san here?" Hiruzen asked with a veiled smile on his face.
Naruto looked down and blushed, but then said, "Jiji… Haku's a girl…"
Hiruzen took a long draw on his pipe and then asked, "I see, so you want the fact that you're female hidden from others for now?"
Haku nodded, but also said, "I am Naruto-sama's by battle rights and thus will only serve him. He is still a little young for that to happen, but I will be Naruto-kun's no matter what. Since I can't be with Zabuza, I will be with Naruto-sama."
"That wouldn't go over too well here, since you have a rare bloodline and a lot of clans would want to incorporate you into their clan," Hiruzen explained. He then asked, "Why are you so set on having Naruto-kun?"
Haku bowed to the elder Hokage and replied, "Because he is responsible for me."
"I see… Since I cannot allow you to become a shinobi at this time… I will allow you to work with another clan head and they will sponsor you as a clan leader and then Naruto-kun could be your concubine," Hiruzen said with a chuckle. He looked at Naruto who just blushed heavily. He then shook his head and said, "That also might be a problem…"
"Because he is the jinchuuriki, of Kyuubi?" Haku asked pointedly.
Hiruzen sighed and replied, "There are more complications than that when dealing with Naruto-kun."
Haku raised an eyebrow and asked, "Such as?"
Hiruzen sighed and looked at Naruto and asked, "Can you and Kakashi please leave us for a minute, Naruto-kun?" Naruto huffed, but both left the room. He sighed heavily again and said, "Naruto-kun has been alone almost his entire life and may not understand what your offering."
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Naruto glared at the door and said, "It isn't fair! Why do they get to talk about me behind my back?"
Kakashi chuckled and replied, "Because he is Hokage and we can't go against his will."
A few minutes later door opened and a very pale Haku walked out the door. She then asked, "Can we go home now, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto reluctantly nodded, hoping she would talk to him, when she didn't he led the way to his apartment. She quickly followed in his wake.
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Kakashi entered the office and closed the door behind himself and asked, "So where will Haku-san fit in?"
"I am thinking of having Haku-san entered into the medical corps for now and later if things go well possibly interrogation. With the knowledge of herbs, learning medical techniques shouldn't be too hard," Hiruzen admitted.
"So do you think that Haku-san can bring Naruto up to snuff?" Kakashi asked in a bored tone.
The Hokage glared at the lazy jounin and replied, "That was supposed to be and still is your job. Haku-san will augment his training, but also now knows that he is very lacking and is very angry at me for letting him become so far behind. I had to put Haku-san straight on a Hokage's role in a village. I think Haku-san and I have an understanding. I also gave Haku-san a choice…"
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Naruto led Haku to his apartment. He opened the door and both left their sandals in the entry. Naruto closed the door and when he turned Haku, who embraced him in a tight hug. "Please hold me," Haku asked in a pleading tone.
"But…" Naruto attempted to reply, but was also partially paralyzed by her touch.
"Please…" was her only response, before she began to cry heavily. He awkwardly wrapped his arms around Haku and slowly began to rub her back. This continued for another twenty minutes. Her body then began to slack and he had to grab her and carry her bridal style to the bedroom. He looked around in fear and worry. The bed was not made, the floor had scrolls and ramen cups scattered around in haphazard fashion. After setting her on the bed, he created a clone, who began to pick up the room quietly. He then moved out to the kitchen and began to search it for food. Fresh food was not an option right now and he knew that cups of ramen wouldn't work for them tonight. She needed actual food. While ramen worked for him and it was delightfully tasteful for him, it would more than likely not work for her.
He made another clone that changed into a young blonde girl with ponytails. He then handed the girl some money. He then proceeded to clean the apartment of clutter. He felt sorry that he really didn't have anything to offer to Haku, from what he understood, she was now devoting her life to him and only him. While he couldn't figure it all out, he was making due. Naruto understood that Haku needed some space, but he determined that he would be there for whatever she needed. His clone soon returned with some groceries and he began to try to cook, he cut the vegetables, which he didn't care for, but put them in a pot anyways. He followed this with noodles and some bullion to give the soup some flavor. In actuality he was making a sort of homemade ramen.
He suddenly froze when he felt a pair of arms wrap around his upper chest and neck. He eased when he figured that the person behind him was doing so gently and then a chin rested on his head. "Hey…" Naruto said in mock protest.
"Hush, Naruto-kun. I need you," Haku's soft voice said from on top of his head. She then continued, "Zabuza-sama wasn't much for affection, but I longed for it and for his approval. I know for a fact that you want affection and approval."
Naruto nodded at the statement and agreed wholeheartedly, but wasn't sure if he could deal with the close contact just yet. She said that she needed it, so he would comply no matter how uncomfortable it would be for him. "So, what did you and Jiji talk about?" he asked while he stirred the pot.
He felt a tear hit his head felt bad that he had touched on a bad subject. "We talked about me and about you. He informed me that I have to meet with the torture and interrogation unit and also that unless I was ready to marry you that I could not be near you. I told him that I would not and could not live without you," she stated sadly, but he also heard some joy in her voice. She then continued, "So Naruto-kun… you are now my husband."
He turned inside her grasp and looked up into her eyes and asked, "Are you sure that you would want to be with a guy…"
She put her finger on his mouth and said, "Hush, Naruto-sama. While I'm not done mourning Zabuza-sama, it would be an honor to be the wife of the man who brought me back to life. If Zabuza-sama told you to be responsible for me than I will do what it takes to make that happen."
Naruto looked up at her in confusion and asked, "So what does it mean?"
"It basically means that I'm Haku Uzumaki, your wife. I signed the papers in the office, but also we have until the chuunin exams to consummate the marriage. If we do, we will be married by the Hokage after the exams, whether or not you make chuunin. With my bloodline and you being the jinchuuriki, we will be a new clan of Konoha. The wedding will be a quiet affair with only a small group knowing of the facts. This will limit the risks for both of us. I know that you have to be careful and I have been tasked with both becoming a medical shinobi and also your secondary trainer, so that you can be a good clan head. Until you can take over the running of a clan, I am supposed to do that job," Haku explained.
Naruto looked up at her and asked in confusion, "What does consummate mean?"
Haku kissed Naruto gently on the lips and pressed her forehead to his. "You are cute when you don't have a clue, Naruto-kun," Haku said affectionately. She sighed and then moved to his ear and whispered into it.
"WHAT!" he exclaimed and then promptly passed out.
Naruto woke to a warm sensation. He opened his eyes to see brown eyes and a mess of black hair draped down towards him. A warm smile greeted him and accepting blown eyes. He then realized that he was in Haku's lap. Naruto swallowed hard and then asked tentatively, "Do we have to do 'that' now?"
Haku shook her head and replied, "No, we can wait for a little bit, but if you want me to stay with you we will eventually have to do 'that', Naruto-kun."
Naruto nodded and then it hit him, so he asked, "What will this do to Sakura-chan and I?"
Haku shrugged and replied, "I'm not sure… she doesn't seem interested in you right now. We shall see how it goes and then we will decide. Will that work for you, Naruto-kun?" He smiled brightly and nodded emphatically. She then pressed a finger on to his nose and said, "We will not mention this to anyone, until we both agree that it is the right time. We both have to grow. I still am working on dealing with Zabuza-sama's death and you have to learn to be with me, so we both have a lot to get used to."
"So would Zabuza be like a father to you instead of a lover?" Naruto asked.
"That could be true, but I just don't know just yet. On another subject… tomorrow we will start your training, since I do not have to report to the Hokage tomorrow. I will accompany you to your team practice, if that is alright with you Naruto-kun," she asked and saw him smile and nod. She then smiled and said, "Shall we eat dinner?" He nodded and got up. He started to walk towards the stove, but she put hand on his shoulder and guided him to a chair. "You are my master and my husband. I will serve you, Naruto-sama," she said with a smile on her face.
"How did I get someone so pretty as you to care so much for me?" he asked aloud. Haku blushed, but served the soup/ramen and they had a quiet dinner. She cleaned up the dishes and they then made the bed and went to sleep. Naruto was in for another night of soft crying from the girl. He knew that she was incredibly strong, but also had a gentle heart. He knew that he would help her through her mourning.
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Naruto woke to a predicament. Haku during the night had become tangled up with him in the sheets, but also somehow his hand had gotten inside of her pajama top and he knew if he moved he might destroy the top, or even worse, incur her wrath for having his hands inside of her top.
Her breathing changed and he noticed a smile and a warm smile. "Naruto-kun, if you want me to remove my top, all you needed to do was ask or you could have made it an order," she said happily, but her eyes showed hurt, but also some little amount of joy. She then undid the buttons, much to Naruto's embarrassment. When she finally removed the top, he was in an even worse predicament. She was now straddling him at the waist, without a top and then she asked, "Are we to consummate our marriage this morning, Naruto-sama?" The tone was guarded and possibly hopeful, but he also detected some trepidation.
Naruto's eyes leapt from her breasts to her face. He continued to turn bright red at this, but finally said, "No, we're not ready yet." His hand gently caressed the scar on her chest, but then he steeled himself to not be a pervert. He moved to try to gently push her off of him only for his hands cup her breasts. They were soft, but he also felt the muscle below them. He gently squeezed and saw the effects of this. Haku's eyes closed and she both leaned her head back and pushed her chest into his hands. He squeezed them gently. To his surprise and pleasure she began to rock back and forth. This continued until both their eyes opened suddenly and she sprang off of him and ran to the bathroom. For his part, Naruto was having troubles sitting up and his hands were still where they were when he was fondling her breasts. He finally rolled off the bed and noticed the tent in his pajama bottoms. It took all of his will power for him to get himself back under control.
They proceeded to dress quietly and got ready to meet his team. Haku walked alongside of Naruto and noticed the glares that went towards Naruto. Naruto scowled, but appeared to ignore them for the most part. Haku for her part walked beside, but slightly behind Naruto to the training grounds. She then saw a transformation in the boy. He went from melancholy to happy in just a second. He then exclaimed, "Hey Sakura-chan!"
Sakura glared at the boy. She then walked over to Naruto and slammed her fist into top of his head. "I told you not to call me that!" she exclaimed to the now unconscious blonde. She then backed off when she felt killing intent directed at her. She looked around and saw an angry Haku.
"You are very lucky that he likes you, otherwise he or I would have ripped you apart," Haku explained.
Sasuke smirked, while Sakura began to sweat and swallowed hard. She then stutteringly said, "You… don't scare me."
Haku raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really?"
Naruto had woken up, sighed and then said, "Haku that's enough, leave Sakura-chan alone."
"Don't call me chan…" Sakura exclaimed.
Naruto wore a worried look upon his face, but then Haku said, "Naruto-sama, we should start to train. We can work on your aim later. I have another exercise for you to do. This stream should do." Naruto stood up and followed Haku. She then began to explain the exercise, "You have done the attaching exercise, correct?"
"Huh?" Naruto asked in confusion.
"You will have used a wall or tree to walk up it by using your chakra," Haku explained. Naruto nodded and then she continued, "In this exercise we will work on a varying flow of chakra to stay on top of the water's surface. Now do what I do and do not worry if you do not succeed right away. Also don't go into the deep water just yet." She then put her hands in a ram seal and walked on to the water. The surface only slightly rippled when she stepped on the water.
Naruto looked excited and exclaimed, "Wow. Now me?" Haku nodded and he put his hands into the ram seal. They watched as dust left the area around his feet. Naruto then took a step on to the water, well his foot went into the water. Luckily for him it was shallow. He stood in the water and tried again.
Sasuke scowled and then jumped onto the water, standing on its surface. "See I'm not a loser like him," Sasuke said in a hurtful and sarcastic tone.
"Yes, but he didn't use a Sharingan to copy the technique. It is of more use to learn it for all you can than to just copy it and thus be able to use it. While I'm annoyed at you, Sakura-san, you should also try this exercise. I would suggest that you not do it long Sakura-san, since your chakra capacity is much lower than Uchiha-san and Naruto-sama," Haku explained.
The next twenty minutes were spent attempting to stand on the water. Sakura finally had to quit, due to low chakra, but Naruto was still working on getting fully to the surface of the water. Sasuke was walking on the water, but would occasionally sink some, not understanding why. Haku watched, but said nothing, hoping that Naruto would get it before the Uchiha boy. Several minutes later Sasuke had to abandon the exercise from having low chakra levels himself. Naruto continued strong, impressing both of his teammates. Both were wondering, 'Just how much chakra does he have?'
Naruto finally began to get standing on the water and started moving across the surface. This was an hour later, when Kakashi finally arrived. He raised an eyebrow at Naruto doing water walking training. He just announced himself by saying, "Yo!"
Naruto kept concentrating, while Sakura yelled, "You're late!"
Naruto slowly walked back to the bank and then sighed heavily and sat down. Kakashi walked over to the group and said, "I see that you're training them another chakra control exercise." He turned to Haku and asked, "So how long were they able to do it?"
Haku replied, "Sakura-san was able to do it for less than twenty minutes before heavily exhausting herself. Sasuke-san was able to work on it for thirty-five minutes before getting mildly exhausted. Naruto-sama was able to do it for over an hour and is barely winded."
Kakashi clapped his hands together and then said, "Good, this is an example of chakra capacity and control. The exercise works on control, but will burn chakra quickly for those with genin levels of chakra capacity. That is the reason it is usually not taught to genin. Here is where I would rate you on your capacity and control. Sakura has low genin level of capacity and high chuunin to low jounin level of control. Sasuke has high genin to low chuunin level of capacity and mid genin level of control. Naruto has low genin level of control at best…" Sasuke smirked at this, while Sakura giggled and Naruto scowled. Kakashi continued, "But he has high jounin capacity. He more than likely about twice or more the chakra capacity of myself." This surprised both of Naruto's teammates. Haku didn't seem surprised at all by Kakashi's statement.
After some taijutsu spars and pointers from Haku on Naruto's form the team prepared to take on a D ranked mission. The team escorted Haku to the Hokage's building and from there she was escorted to the Torture and Interrogation unit. The mission completed quickly and Naruto waited outside of the T&I building for Haku to finish. A few hours later a man with a long blonde ponytail exited the building and looked at Naruto. Naruto could tell that the man didn't care for him, but at least the man tried to hide his disdain for Naruto. He reentered and brought Haku back outside. "Naruto, Haku-san is now in your custody. 'He' will remain so for the next two weeks. 'He' is not to be alone outside of your apartment until someone from the medical division comes to pick 'him' up to start training there. Do you understand," the man asked.
"Yes sir," Naruto replied, but also implied that he wanted to know the man's name.
The man sighed, but then said, "Yamanaka Inoichi, Ino's father. Now take him home, because he will need some rest. I would also get him some 'supplies'. He will fill you in on the way."
Naruto nodded, as he helped Haku to the store. Naruto changed into his female persona and bought some feminine hygiene supplies, per Haku's request, along with other supplies needed like toothbrush and other amenities. They then went to a clothing store and bought some extra clothes for Haku. When they got there Haku was rather insistent that Naruto come back some other time and get himself some new clothes, but for the life of him he couldn't figure out why she wanted him to get some new clothes. They then headed to the market and then home.
After a quiet dinner Naruto was introduced to the 'fun' of meditation. This lasted all of five minutes before Haku headed to bed in frustration. Naruto apologized, but Haku insisted that it was the questioning that had her tired and lacking patients, not his lack of focus. They then went to bed, where Naruto got yet another night of Haku crying herself to sleep. Naruto was worried that she might be broken like she had described, but could do nothing, since she held onto him tightly throughout the night.
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Naruto woke to a pounding on his door. "Naruto!" was what he heard through the door and recognized it as Sakura. He was in a dilemma, since Haku and he were wrapped together by both the sheets and their position. He panicked when he heard the door open.
"Haku, wake up," Naruto exclaimed.
Haku smiled warmly at Naruto, but then asked, "What's wrong, Naruto-kun?"
"Sakura's coming in. We forgot to lock the door last night," Naruto exclaimed while the pair attempted to extract themselves from each other and the sheets.
"Naruto…" Sakura called into bedroom from the main room.
"Wait a minute, Sakura-chan," Naruto called out only to fall out of the bed and hit his head.
Sakura ran into the room and saw Haku getting off the other side of the bed and an upside down Naruto lying on the floor, head first. She giggled, but then asked with a gasp, "Are you two sleeping in the same bed?"
Naruto rolled to a sitting position and replied, "Yeah, like I have room for another bed in this apartment. Why are you here anyways?"
Sakura's face turned red and she replied, "Well… I wanted to thank Haku-kun for helping with training yesterday, but if I interrupted something then, I'll leave."
Haku bowed and then said, "You are welcome, Sakura-san, but don't think to assume anything about our living arrangements. Naruto-sama is a generous master and doesn't want me to sleep on the floor. Thus I will not argue with him about the sleeping arrangements." Haku's face became darker and she said, "If you start any rumors, I will make sure that you pay for it, whether Naruto-sama approves or not. Also any help I would give you would stop immediately. I live to serve Naruto-sama and don't forget that, Sakura-san. If Naruto-sama had a separate room for me I'm sure that I would be using is, but he is an orphan like myself and he doesn't have that much money." Haku then took a contemplative pose and asked, "Would you disparage your friends if their whole family had to share a bedroom together?"
Sakura gave pause to the question, but then replied, "I guess not, but it is kind of weird that you two are sleeping in the same bed."
Naruto then smiled and asked, "You ever had a sleep over?"
Sakura replied, "Sure, of course I have."
He then smiled mischievously and asked, "Did you and Ino ever share the bed on a stormy night?"
Sakura blushed and replied meekly, "Yes we have."
"Well, Haku is still mourning Zabuza's death, so he both needs a bed to sleep on and someone close to help him out with the pain," Naruto explained.
"Still, it's kind of weird for two boys to share a bed," Sakura said. She then waved to the pair and left the apartment, closing the front door behind herself.
Naruto breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Haku went around the bed and helped Naruto to his feet. They then began their morning routine, showering separately, getting dressed and then heading to the morning meeting with his team.
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They approached the bridge to find Sakura panting heavily on the bank of the stream and Sasuke standing on the water. Naruto glared at Sasuke and asked, "What did you do to her teme?"
Sakura rolled her eyes and said quietly, "If only he would take that type of interest in me." She then looked at Naruto and said, "Leave Sasuke-kun alone. We've been practicing water walking."
Naruto cringed at her angry tone, but Haku whispered into his ear, "Do not aggravate her if you want her to be with you, Naruto-kun. I was hoping that I would be enough for you." He heard a hint of regret in her voice and he saddened at the thought of hurting Haku.
"Sorry, Haku, but I thought… never mind, but we need to keep up appearances at least, so that they don't get suspicious," he admitted. He also realized that Haku had from the night he had cleaned her up, she had devoted herself to him and that he was starting to feel for the girl in a similar way that he felt towards Sakura, maybe more so. He then said, "Haku, I will be faithful to you."
Haku giggled and replied quietly, "You are my master. How many women you bed is up to you, but I'm not sure that I could hold myself back against that one with the way she treats you. It would be a short lived liaison."
Naruto paled at the implications, both the possibly of bedding Sakura and that Haku might kill her after said bedding. He wore a scared smile and nodded to Haku. 'She can be even scarier than Sakura,' he thought to himself. He then moved to the stream and began to continue the water walking training.
Kakashi showed up about an hour later, but seemed to be in a happy mood. "Yo! Do I have something for you guys," he stated happily.
"You're late!" Sakura exclaimed.
"It might be worth it this time," Naruto replied in a counter argument.
Kakashi reached into his flak jacket and pulled out some card sized pieces of paper. He then handed them out to everyone present. He then took one for himself and said, "This is chakra paper. It was made from a tree that has been infused with chakra since it was a sapling, so when you channel chakra into it, it will show you something neat. Haku-san if you will demonstrate."
Haku nodded and channeled some chakra into the paper. It split down the middle and both pieces were very soggy. She then said, "Water and Wind in equal parts. Thus a bloodline limit for ice is possible."
Kakashi then nodded to Sakura and said, "Your turn, Sakura."
Sakura nodded and began to concentrate. The paper turned black and started to fall apart, she quickly jumped away from the paper. Only for it to fall into pieces and those pieces fall slowly to the ground like pieces of ash. Kakashi cocked his head and the said, "Interesting…"
"What is does it mean Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked.
"You have a chakra type that fits your fiery personality," Kakashi replied cryptically.
Naruto began to laugh and said, "You mean Sakura-chan is a fairy?"
Sakura became angry, but stayed her hand with the look from both Kakashi and Haku. Sasuke looked at her in a way he had never before, almost with interest. "Everything okay, Sasuke-kun?" she asked hesitantly.
As soon as she asked his face turned back into an unreadable mask. Haku then said, "Naruto-sama, her element is fire. Kakashi-san was making a joke about it being fire and her temper, which she should keep in greater check." The last part had an emphasis on Sakura keeping her temper in check.
Kakashi quickly said, "And moving on… Sasuke if you please." Sasuke pushed chakra into the paper and it crumpled. He looked at Kakashi in confusion and the teacher replied to the unasked question, "You're like me, Lightning is your primary affinity, but you can use others. Like Sakura, who's is fire. While the Uchiha prided themselves on learning fire techniques early, quite a few were not that type, so they would have to figure out how to change their chakra to that particular type of chakra to do the Fire techniques asked for in being recognized as an adult. While I know how to use Water, Earth, and Fire techniques, my primary affinity is Lightning and paradoxically I have trouble with Wind techniques." He then demonstrated by pushing chakra into his paper and it crumpled like Sasuke's did.
Naruto began to jump up and down, while shouting, "My turn, my turn!" Kakashi nodded and Naruto's brow furrowed when he pushed chakra into his hand with the paper in it. It split, but one side became damp and the other turned brown and fell apart like dust. He looked up at Kakashi who wore shock on his face. He then asked timidly, "What does that mean, Kakashi-sensei?"
It took a minute for Kakashi to reply, but when he did he said, "Naruto, as usual… you're the most surprising shinobi of Konoha. Your affinities are Wind, Earth and Water, meaning you might have a bloodline expansion. You more than likely will also be able to use Ice, like Haku-san, Wood like the First Hokage, and possibly something that combines Earth and Wind. Now before you get all excited like I know you will, listen to what I have to say. Training elemental affinities can take years to pull off and even decades to master. I'm sure it took Sasuke a long time to learn how to use Fire."
He looked at the Uchiha boy who nodded and said, "Yeah it did. I spent years during the academy trying to learn it. It was a rite of passage for the Uchiha clan. It took about a year to be able to manifest the fire chakra and then another year to actually learn my first technique."
"Sasuke-kun is so cool," Sakura said with hearts in her eyes. Naruto's jaw dropped in exasperation.
"Naruto, you have real gift. While Haku-san has a limit, yours is stronger than his and more than likely will be passed on to your children. I would first though learn how to control one element and then work on your second. Haku would be the perfect instructor for this training. Sasuke, I want you to work with Sakura on how to learn the basics of fire chakra and Sakura, pay attention, since Fire chakra can burn you easily. I have to report to the Hokage, but will be back, so begin your training in elemental chakra," Kakashi said and then disappeared.
Haku walked Naruto over to the stream and said, "First I want you to touch the water and push some chakra into it."
Naruto did so, but nothing appeared to happen. She smiled warmly and then said, "I want you to try to pull the water back to your hand. Forget about the chakra."
He lifted his hand from the water and the water began to bob up towards his hand. He smiled and looked at Haku only for the glob of water to fall back into the stream. "Ah, I lost it," Naruto said in a dejected tone.
Haku giggled at this, but then said, "Play with it and don't worry if it doesn't always respond to you. That is how I learned how to work with water as a child." She then turned to Sasuke and said, "You need to have more patience than you would with an Uchiha, Sasuke-san. She might not understand, so explain it to her."
Sasuke scowled, but did what he was told.
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Kakashi knocked on the door of the Hokage and waited for permission to enter. The door opened and the Hokage's old teammates, the elders, left the room both with scowls on their faces. He bowed to the elders who seemed to now notice the jounin and continued down the hall, away from the office. Kakashi entered the room, closed the door and asked, "Problems?"
Hiruzen chuckled and replied, "Nothing I can't handle. So what brings you here, Kakashi? Not another one of Naruto's pranks I hope."
"No, but he is the one that I wanted to talk to you about though," Kakashi replied in a serious tone.
Sarutobi's featured hardened and he asked, "What is the problem."
Kakashi sighed and then said, "Not really a problem, for me or Haku maybe, but for you it might be a big one. Do you know what Naruto's elemental affinities are?"
Sarutobi raised an eyebrow and replied, "No, and why would you be checking affinities so soon after they just graduated? And did you say affinities, as in more than one?"
"Yes I did. As for why, well, Sasuke knows Fire, while my other students don't know any elemental techniques," Kakashi explained.
"Yes, but that still doesn't answer my question," Hiruzen said almost angrily.
Kakashi took a deep breath and then said, "Either the Kyuubi is playing games or Naruto has a bloodline expansion. His affinities are Wind, Water and Earth."
Sarutobi look at the jounin in awe. The boy they had barely protected might have one of the most sought after genetic mutations in the elemental nations. This would also prove problematic, in that the council would have to be informed about this, but he could put that off until he had performed the marriage ceremony for Naruto and Haku. He knew that he had put a lot on the girl's plate, but he was sure that she would pull through. He then asked, "How is Haku holding out? I'm sure that he will happy when he can spend some time with Kikiyo-sensei."
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Naruto stood there soaked, while Haku also was wet, but not to the same extent. Both wore wide grins on their faces. Haku smiled warmly and said, "Naruto-kun, you have the basics for water manipulation. Now we need to work on working it into techniques."
Sakura huffed and said, "That's not fair, he's already getting water down and I'm still trying to figure out how to change my chakra, so that I can breathe fire."
Sasuke sighed, but said, "You finally are applying yourself. I'm impressed. Now if you don't want Naruto to get ahead of you… feel the heat in your lungs, as you push the chakra into it. Now exhale." Sakura exhaled and Sasuke was impressed, the girl had heated the air in her lungs quite a bit, not enough to create fire, but she had made more progress than he had when he had learned to do Fire techniques. He then said, "Very good, you've got the basics. Now we need to increase the chakra and the heat. You've done in a day what took me months to do, I'm impressed."
Sakura promptly fainted at being complimented by Sasuke. Naruto fell over laughing, while Haku appeared to be giggling like a girl would. This was weird, but he didn't take much notice. He then asked, "What? I gave her a compliment and she faints."
A/N: Fun with chakra training. Hope you enjoyed the chapter… See I can have Sasuke not be an evil jerk.
Thanks to Killjoy3000 for finding my mistake about the Yagura…
For those interested Hinata will be later and you can have fun with the implications of what the Hokage has told Haku.
I haven't forgotten my other stories and am working on them slowly, since my life is slowly turning around. Just had a birthday and now my girls are calling me old… lol