TIA

We Are All Here For You

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Naruto then turned to Tenten, "Tenten, I have a few important things to talk to you about; one, you are only devoted to one team mate; second, you rely on your weapons too much; third, you have little endurance that could have been useful in your fight with Temari and then me; last, could you even apply a Jutsu to your weapons to increase their power?" Tenten felt like her heart was pulled down by an anvil but remembering Naruto's words of advice beforehand she never let her head sank and stood firm making Naruto smile. "I am not saying that thinking about team mates was bad but in your case, you were more worried about Lee than Neji; was he your teammate too? Even if he treated you like trash, he is a different person now and you know that; just because someone was mean to you, doesn't mean that you have to be mean or worse than that back. And by worse is that Neji knew that I would attack you next because he knows that you only have weapons and nothing more; that alone won't help you win against an enemy ninja so he hoped to become my next target and got hurt so you can see how strong I was and to protect you. He may have felt heartbroken that you acted so ungratefully, he never acted like that at all; all he wanted is to know that he is not alone and there are others that can help him through the darkness but it never came even on a team only until his defeat at my hands during the Chunin exams did he learn the truth, all of it. Now what excuse do you have?" Tenten was crying a whole river at the fact that she allowed her teammate's behavior to teach her to act and he was actually much more. Naruto ushered Neji to come here which he did and Tenten clung to the latter saying 'thank you' and 'sorry' like a chant. After she had cooled down to listen but refused to leave Neji's arms so Naruto went on,

"Tenten, I am impressed that you are skilled with weapons but what happens when your enemy steals your weapons and still wants you to fight, what do you do?" Tenten didn't have the answer but still enjoyed the embrace that Neji had her in to smoothen her unease. "If this fight was anymore real, you would have been killed. To become stronger and a much better ninja is to learn Ninjutsu as well and at the same time, search for what fits you the best and use that to take your enemies by surprise by switching between weapons and Ninjutsu when the other is useless. Okay?" Tenten nodded, "I also noticed that in your fight with Temari and me that you were like a couple others; you rely on your one and only way to fight and barley even think of any Taijutsu which is surprising and disappointing that one of the best users of Taijutsu is neglecting training of his arts to only one student; Guy is no better than Kakashi who had been abandoning me for Sasuke-teme." Tenten saw her teacher drowning in guilt and shame, "But you know this, you now have a teammate that will do everything in his power to teach you about applying Chakra and you have a loud but brave teammate that can teach you everything he knows about Taijutsu. So basically, you have been ignorant of two wonderful friends that can help you with your weaknesses and improve your strength; when they told you that your first time in the Chunin Exams was your last, they only wanted for you to give it your best and keep on going and not wanting to turn back like a real Genin rising the ranks but that doesn't mean it is true, you can still train and wait for the exams next year to try again. Understand?" Tenten nodded and looked at her teammates saying sorry to both of them as they promise to help each other improve and get better. "Last thing I want to know is that why are you trying not to learn Ninjutsu if Guy had been neglecting you of it; he has been known for following requests and promises with a passion." Tenten was shocked that Naruto had found it out,

"That is right." Tenten said surprising everyone exempt for Guy, "I have asked Guy-sensei to never teach me Ninjutsu because I thought if I had weapons, then I was good. When I lost, I thought it was because I was falling behind in my training and one more year will allow me to get promoted." She stopped to see Naruto rubbing his temples,

"You will keep your weapon training because there are very few weapon users that are willing to help others learn because they are too sure of themselves." Naruto said which the Jonin nodded, "I don't want you to be like that Tenten; I want you to be a good leader and teacher one day so I want you to know what ninjas like your sensei does to pass it on. Think you can do that?" Tenten just nodded and went deeper into Neji's embrace and Naruto then turned to Sakura and Ino,

"Since you were barely any different in your duel and this one, I will do you both." The two girls nodded. "There is one word to describe you; pathetic." The girls jumped at Naruto's statement so he went on. "All you know is what you were taught in the Academy, all that wasn't to be all of your skills; they are to give you a head start hopefully so you know at least what is ahead. You all are in a group with each skilled in both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu but you never asked your teachers to teach you too; that tells me that you are cowardly and weak." Everyone was shocked on how cold Naruto was to the two girls, "When you were fan girls of Sasuke in the Academy, the teachers thought this to be a motivation for you to score for his level of skill yet it became a hindrance that can get you, your team and anyone with them killed." The two girls were heartbroken that all they proven were to be used to kill each other by enemies. "When you fought each other, you," Naruto pointed at Ino, "only one jutsu to use as well as low level Taijutsu like you," Pointed at Sakura, "If enemy ninjas find this out, they will kill your teams and rape you easily because you can barely handle impacts from punches and cuts so you can't fight back. Do you want that to happen to you?" The two girls were shocked and horrified; being raped was a kunoichi's worst fear. "So I advise you work harder on your Taijutsu and also lean more Ninjutsu. I am sure that you only thought all you needed was the signature techniques that your parents use but that is not true; they have more moves than that, they just don't show it because they believe it could lead you to be demoralized and more vulnerable to rapists and enemy ninja. Understand?" Sakura and Ino looked at each other and saw the very people that their parents tried to prevent them from becoming, they nodded.

Naruto then turned to last one; Hinata. "Hinata, I must say that I am sorry for placing under a Genjustu-effect nightmare; it was to bring out your hidden potential." Hinata was surprised that Naruto didn't wanted to do it to her and remembered that she nearly destroyed the battlefield and killed her comrades but that last one was what she was confused about,

"B-but I d-don't have a-any potential a-at all..." Hinata shuttered in her tears when Naruto gently placed a hand on her mouth silencing her.

"That is not true Hinata; you have potential to be on my level." Naruto assure her while shocking everyone, "Everyone has a hidden potential, the problem has always been teachers being impatient and not allowing their students to find it. When you were trained, the reason why you were falling by was that you were trying to use something that you were never born to do." Hinata became more curious, "You had shown in that short moment that you have near prefect Chakra control, a high water nature, and the flexibility that of a snake; all of these are not found in the style of Gentle Fist that you were trying to learn which involves the user to have stiff movements like stone." Hinata was feeling happy inside now knowing what she tried to figure out for years. "So I ask of you to walk to your father and tell him of your real strength and ask for a moment's time to fashion the Gentle Fist into the style that best fits your body. While you are doing that, come to me when the Hyuga Clan can't teach you any Water Style Jutsu, I have a handful that I am more than willing to teach to anyone who will listen and practice them." Hinata was about to cry that she has found someone who figured her out and wants to help her improve but she failed to hold her tear and turned away to hide but Naruto stopped her with his left hand on her shoulder, "Hinata, everyone I have one last thing to say to all of you." Hinata trusted Naruto to sit back down and everyone gathered around to listen.

"I assume that when your parents taught you the ways of ninja, they tell that those with emotions are weak and trash right?" Naruto asked and they all nodded and Naruto smiled, "They don't say that because they hate you; it is okay to have feelings and emotions."

"Huh?" Everyone looked confused,

"Your parents and family all seen how enemy ninja fight and target; they know that if you had shown emotions described as weakness, your enemies will not hesitate to kill you easily. They hate people with emotions enough to wipe them of the map and that isn't what your parents want to happen." Everyone listened and took in everything so far, "They want you all to live because when we age, our time on earth is shortened and we don't know if we are going to die tomorrow or in the next decade or so. That is why they try to protect and train you, so you can survive and live for those that your forefathers can't be around for. This is how our parents trust us; they know we can be strong and can live even through the trials of life so we can be there to help those are training to do the same and the cycle goes on." Everyone was amazed that despite everything they were told about showing their deep feelings was a weakness; they have a huge destiny that they can be part of.

"Hinata," the white eye girl got out of her stupor to face Naruto, "Because your father trusts you and wants to protect means that he loves you." Hinata was shocked to hear that her stern and seemly heartless father loved her, "He may act like he doesn't because he knows that he tried to deify the tradition, you will live a life of pain and suffering and if he lets go of you, you will be an easy target to be killed and raped. He loves you but sometimes, parents forget to let you know that." Hinata felt that her heart was bursting with happiness that she though had died with her late mother so she dove in a hugged Naruto tightly while trying to contain her tears which made Naruto chuckle,

"You don't have to hide your tears Hinata," Naruto said, "Your friends know that you are happy and if you are crying because you are sad, they will not hate you; they will try and help you." This really got everyone attention especially Hinata's, "Above all you need to know on the road of strength and growing up is that friends are not just there to hang out with, to share your interests and secrets but to be there when he was troubled and don't know what to do. If you don't have anything to say in order to help Hinata, just you being there is always good enough because when we are alone and friends don't help; they are no right to call themselves your friends or even people. Those who are ignorant of a friend's pain and are never there to help are the worst of scum and are the real trash." Everyone felt that sink in and then noticed that it was night time. They were there the whole day and they began to get tried after listening to a boy who figured out what they tried to do for years in one single day by just looking at them.

The Third Hokage sat in his office looking at the boy he called his grandson and smiled. "If he was only a little older, I will make him my successor." He said to himself, turn offed the Jutsu and went home while noticing that the Jonin had returned the Genin home while Naruto went back to his apartment. The next day is going to set off great things, good or bad, but great things to happen in Naruto's life as the ninja he always wanted.

End of Chapter 5

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