I am having some trouble writing Shin into the series, but I am trying.


"... and since you know the Mystic Palm already, you have an edge over most of our recruits." Iida sensei said, smiling warmly. "Your primary duties will consist of patching up various people of their various low level injuries for four hours a day while you train with me for the other four in various techniques and forms of study. The goal is to refine your Mystic Palm to such a level that you can heal most moderate injuries, participate in surgeries and more.

Also your chakra control, while advanced, needs some work to reach the level needed to be a full time medical ninja. So you waste nothing, not a drop of chakra in your work. It is also needed for more advanced work.

I have faith that if you could achieve the basic Mystic Palm by three months, you'll be amazing in a year. I cannot wait to see where you go, personally."

That pleased Mika. "I am glad to hear that, I hope to be greater than Orochimaru or Tsunade one day."

"You will, I am sure of it." He blinked suddenly. "I almost forgot, your D ranks will be set to helping nurses heal minor scrapes, bruises and more. Sound fair?"

"Sounds perfect."

"Well, let's get you the scrolls and books you'll be needing to study. There are a lot, so it will take you a while."

Even Mika, with his love of reading, realized how utterly excessive it was but boy was his ready to dive into the stuff he was bound to read... which included mild sealing work. All the better for him at the end of the day, but by Kami was it a whole hell of a lot.

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At Mika's Training Ground

"Oh Shin, sweetie, I missed you." Hinata, wounded and tired from sparring, shot over to Mika as he first landed on the grass of his training grounds Neji smirking behind her as she picked up an eager Shin, kissing his chin. The cat purred into her arms, happy as a clam.

Mika just rolled his eyes. "I missed you too, Hinata."

Hinata blushed. "Guess what I learned today?" Mika frowned. " My own technique... Protective Eight Trigrams. Neji helped me master it, since my chakra levels are not quite high enough for the Rotation."

"I cannot wait to see it, Hime."

She giggled. "Neji called it scary."

Neji just nodded. "She's not wrong, in some ways it is beyond the rotation. It is a technique that could, by it's very nature, attack or defend. I admit, I have no natural defense against it." He sat back. "So what have you been through?"

"A ton... so much happened." And so Mika told the tale of Wave, making them gasp in shock and awe and hate. He told them how he was now a medical ninja, which made them both proud. However, he ended it with the realization of Naruto's dark power.

Hinata frowned. "I thought you knew?"

Neji froze, as did Mika. "Knew what?"

"What is Naruto's birthday?"

"October Tenth?"

"And what happened then?"

Mika gaped. "The Kyuubi attack...and the Tailed Beasts are pure chakra, which cannot be destroyed. It's sealed in Naruto, isn't it?" She nodded, her eyes sad. "How did you figure out?"

That made her blush. "My Byakugan can see Naruto's seal, on his belly... he was trying to meditate, it glowed, I saw it. I did my research and well... I figured it out."

"I see."

Neji groaned. "It has to be a secret if not everyone knows... which means we need to keep this to ourselves."

"Yes, but is it not tied to us. Only the past generations, as a way to cover things up. I looked into a bar, read some chunins' lips when they were having a drunken conversation on Naruto. It is terrifying how many people hate Naruto for something he never did."

Mika nodded. "Agreed... I guess... I guess I'll treat him the same, but try not to anger him. More reason to learn Sealing then, I guess."

"Agreed." Both Hyuugas said.

Shin, silent and soft, pipped up. 'Boy... have fox in him?' Mika nodded. 'Danger to Daddy?'

"Not yet, but maybe in the future, Shin." Mika said after translating for his friends.

'Good... good... good...'

"So,... anyone wanna spar, I am so down for some brutality. I need some evasion training for my medical training." Both Hyuugas looked at him, sadism in their eyes, even Hinata's. "Boy Hinata, did I change you or what?"

She just laughed at that, a sound that terrified him as much as it made him eager to train.


Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was a joy to write.

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.