"Hm? Oh, we're going to the Hyuga compound to see Hiashi's wife who will help us find out if you're capable of using chakra... and if not she'll be able to see why." Tsunade explained as they neared the Hyuga compound. Masami Hyuga *Hiashi's wife* answered when Tsunade knocked on her front door. "Lady Tsunade? What do I owe the pleasure of your presence?" Masami asked with a small bow, before noticing a dull pink-haired five-year-old who stood behind the Senju woman. "What is a Haruno doing here?" asked the Hyuga with bitterness in her tone. Tsunade sighed as she promised to explain everything later after she has invited them into her home.
When Tsunade and Masami walked into an empty room, Tsunade left Miyako in the hallway with her bear to wait for her to explain the situation to the Hyuga. "Ugh, fine I'll help them. But only because she is just a child, I still hate her parents." Masami mumbled the last part as Tsunade explained everything to her. "Have her come in... oh and she must leave the bear in the hall." The Hyuga told the Senju. Tsunade, however, quirked an eyebrow at the last part. "Pardon my rudeness, but she can't just leave the bear out of the room." "Why not?" Masami asked.
"Her mother told me, her child becomes a monster without it." "Heh. I doubt that she's just five. Do as I told you to, or I can not help you." The Hyuga scoffed, not believing that a Haruno was capable of honesty. Tsunade left the room to talk with Miyako. "Miyako?" Tsunade spoke to gain the little girls attention. When the pink haired girl looked up at her silently, she spoke again. "She said she'll help you, but you must leave your bear out here."
"No." Miyako glared as she tightly hugged her bear. Tsunade sighed. "Do you trust me?" She asked the young girl. Miyako shook her head. "You don't?" Tsunade asked slightly confused.
"nope." "Who do you trust then?" Tsunade asked. The young Haruno thought for a moment then spoke again. "I only trust Itachi, daddy, and that snake guy who's name is hard to say." "You trust Orochimaru?" Tsunade asked her puzzled.
The young Haruno nodded. "Why him?" "Why not?" She asked her back. "Well I wouldn't trust him, he's a freak," Tsunade told her. Miyako smirked at her. "I was right not to trust you." "Why do you think that?" Tsunade asked. "Because you pretend to be his comrade, but friends do not call each other freaks. So my trusting you would be misplaced if I had."
~With Masami~
Masami had watched as Tsunade left the room, then silently followed her at a hearing distance. "Miyako?" She heard Tsunade say to get the little girls attention. "She said she'll help you, but you must leave your bear out here." "No." The Hyuga barely heard Tsunade sigh. "Do you trust me?" The Senju asked the young girl.
'Obviously not, dumb Senju.' Masami thought to herself. "You don't?" Tsunade asked the girl slightly confused. "nope." "Who do you trust then?" Tsunade asked obviously slightly mad. After Tsunade spoke Masami activated her Byakugan to ensure Tsunade wouldn't do anything to the five-year-old. "I only trust Itachi, daddy, and that snake guy who's name is hard to say." The young Haruno spoke honestly.
"You trust Orochimaru?" Tsunade asked her puzzled. The Hyuga saw Miyako nod. "Why him?" "Why not?" She asked the Senju back. "Well I wouldn't trust him, he's a freak," Tsunade told her.
When Tsunade spoke this, Masami saw Miyako's chakra system change from golden Yellow to ruby red in a split second and frowned knowing something bad was going to happen. "I was right not to trust you." The Haruno said as she chuckled darkly. "Why do you think that?" Tsunade asked in slight anger. "Because you pretend to be his comrade, but friends do not call each other freaks. So my trusting you would be misplaced if I had." 'Smart kid, but I need to get her away from Tsunade.' Masami thought as she felt Tsunade's anger flare.
"Miyako, come with me and Lady Tsunade, go get Orochimaru or Itachi." The Hyuga demanded.
~With Tsunade~
'Fine, I'll go get Orochimaru since the Uchiha's don't really trust a Senju either...' Tsunade thought to herself as she left the Hyuga compound. When she finally found him, he and the pervert were near the girl's bath area. "What are you two doing in a place like this?!" Tsunade yelled angrily. When they turned to face her, Jiraiya's face was one filled with fear but as for Orochimaru he wore an expression on his face that said 'I'm bored as f-ck'. "I-I-I can e-explain, Tsunade you see I'm-" Jiraiya began to try to make an excuse, but was cut off when her fist connected with his nose and began to continuously beat him up.
When she was done Orochimaru looked at her then spoke. "What are you doing here, Tsunade? You're obviously not here to take a bath." He said as he noticed she didn't have her bathing supplies with her. "Oh, yeah. Masami Hyuga asked me to get you to help her with a Haruno." Tsunade said not really wanting to go into details in front of the pervert she just beat up. 'A Haruno?' Orochimaru thought to himself as he knew the Hyuga's rarely helped them or even associate themselves with the Haruno's. "What does she want me to do?" Orochimaru asked.
"Come, walk with me and I'll explain everything." She said gesturing for him to follow her and he did. When they were far enough away from Jiraiya, Tsunade began to explain that the Hyuga needed him to convince Miyako to give him the bear. "Why wouldn't she just have you do it?" He asked. "The kid doesn't trust me." Tsunade frowned. Orochimaru's eyes widened slightly.
'She doesn't trust a Senju? Why not she's a Haruno, they always trust them, don't they?' he thought to himself as his eyes went back to normal. "Why not?" he continued to ask. "I don't know." She lied. He internally frowned as he caught her lie, but didn't question her further about it. "Well, why me? isn't there someone else, cause there's no way she'll trust me with the bear if she doesn't trust you with it." He stated.
"Well, the thing is, she only trust's 3 people... her father, Itachi, and... you. I couldn't ask her dad since he's on a week-long mission, and I can't ask Itachi cause well he's an Uchiha and we don't mix well. So that only leaves you." 'She trust's me?' he thought to himself. "I'll help, but you might want to inform her mother so she doesn't worry." He told her as he headed towards the Hyuga compound. Tsunade nodded and left.
~With Orochimaru~
As Orochimaru headed towards the Hyuga compound, he kept trying to figure out how the five-year-old could possibly trust him and not Tsunade but he couldn't come up with a single reason. 'I'll just have to get her to explain it to me.' He thought to himself as he knocked on the front door of the Hyuga building. Masami had answered the door and invited him inside, then noticed Tsunade wasn't with him. "Where's Lady Tsunade?" she asked him with a confused expression. Orochimaru shrugged.
"She's most likely telling the child's mother about me being here." he guessed. "Oh ok." She said with a polite smile. As they walked into the room Miyako was sitting in. "So, not to sound rude, but do you have any idea on why she trusts you?" The Hyuga asked as politely as she could. Orochimaru shook his head.
"No, I've only met her once. About a week ago, when her father introduced her to us and had Jiraiya babysit her." "Meeting her once is all it takes for most children." The Hyuga chuckled lightly then turned to face Miyako. "OK, sweety will you give Orochimaru-san your bear for a little bit?" Masami asked her sweetly. The young Haruno became fidgety but got up and walked over towards Orochimaru. "Um, Lord Oro... Oro..." She began still having trouble with his name.
Noticing this he decided to help her. "Orochimaru." "Yeah," she smiled slightly. "I-if I give you my bear, will you keep it safe?" She asked unsure if she should let him take it. "Safe? From what?" He asked confused. "From anything that would hurt it or make it dirty," she answered as best as she could.
He chuckled. "Of course, I will." He smiled a genuine smile for the first time since the death of his parents. Miyako then handed him her bear. Masami then asked Orochimaru to wait in the hall with the bear.
~TIMESKIP~ *1 hour*
When Masami was done, she and the young Haruno walked out into the hall where Orochimaru was waiting. When he saw them he walked over towards Miyako and gave her the bear back. "Thank you, Lord-" "Just call me Maru, since you can't say my whole name." He interrupted her, then smiled. "Ok, Lord Maru!" She said cheerfully as she smiled back at him.
He then looked over towards Masami. "So do you know why she has no chakra signature?" He asked her. "Well to put it simply, Lord Orochimaru, she has no chakra signature because all the channels in her body have been locked." The sanin was even more confused than when he heard about why she was here in the first place. "How is that even possible?" He asked unable to contain his curiosity any longer. "Well, as you already know, there are 8 gates in the Chakra network system..." She paused.
"She has put mental blocks on all of them except the life and death gates..." "How is that even possible?" He asked. "I honestly don't know, but if she doesn't take the blocks off before she's ten she could die." The Hyuga told him looking sympathetically at Miyako. Orochimaru frowned slightly as he became worried about her. "Were you able to detect her chakra nature?" He asked, hoping for something good to tell the child's mother.
Masami noded. "It was difficult to tell, due to all the blocks but she'll either have a water or wind nature." She answered. "Although if she has either one, she'll be the first Haruno ever... er, well before the age of 10..." She said cheerfully. "Do you know how to help her get rid of those blocks?" He asked. She sighed. "Yes. She'll have to befriend her inner self as all Haruno's do."
"Huh? Inner self? What's that?" Both Orochimaru and Miyako asked at the same time. "I'm surprised your parents haven't explained this to you already," Masami said with a slight frown. "Anyway, a Haruno's Inner is unique as it is in a way a second will within a Haruno's mind." She said pausing only to see they had become intrigued further, so she continued. "For example, if a Yamanaka was to use a mind-centered technique on a strong-willed Haruno, they could repel the Yamanaka from their mind easily." She finished.
~Tiny time skip~
Miyako pulled on the Hyuga's dress to gain her attention, just as Orochimaru was about to take her home. "Did you have another question?" The Hyuga asked. The young Haruno nodded. "Do you know what my inner will look like?" "Unfortunately, no. Your parents really should have told you about it, cause now you have to ask them about it... or you'll die." Masami said mumbling the last part.
"Let's go Miyako," Orochimaru told her as he was tired of this place already and he'd only been in the compound for an hour and a half. Miyako turned to face him. "Ok, Lord Maru." She smiled. She walked up to him, then turned back to the Hyuga. "Bye, Lady Hyuga-san." She said as she grabbed Orochimaru's hand and they left.
"Bye," Masami said as she waved them bye.