When she'd run across an unconscious Naruto on the roof of the school, she'd performed an examination of his chakra just to make sure he was okay. That was when she'd noticed a thin strand of chakra extending from him, which eventually thinned to the point of invisibility.
From there she had observed and discovered that Sasuke's "Uncle Genma" only appeared when Naruto was sleeping. From overhearing comments, Naruto had no idea of this himself and apparently didn't know of anything that Genma did until someone told him.
She'd also caught hints of something within Naruto. However, she still had no idea what that was. Sometimes it would seem to be a dark and destructive presence deep within him. Sometimes it seemed more... whimsical or something.
Her curiosity, concern for Naruto, and something else all made her even more likely to watch Naruto from a distance.
Familiarity could breed contempt, but sometimes it was something else that formed.
They were currently fourteen years old. Well, except for some who were fifteen. Not everyone had the same birthday after all.
That was odd. Something had shifted and now she was getting a chill up her back?
"There we go, deal! You drive a hard bargain!" said Genma, shaking the hand of the Hyuuga clan head.
"Of course," said the Hyuuga clan elder. "There's no way you can win this bet though."
"Oh?" asked Genma.
"Otherwise, even if she IS a failure and practically outcast from the clan, I would NEVER engage Hinata to someone like Naruto Uzumaki," said her father.
"I think she has hidden strengths," said Genma.
"Bah, her sister Hanabi will be the next heir of the style. I expect the secret scrolls to be in my possession by the end of the week," said the clan head.
Genma just smiled as the Third Hokage walked by, holding a plushy purple armadillo.
"How did you...?!" asked the startled Hyuuga clan elder. "Still, there's no way that Naruto can form a Shadow Clone."
"No?" asked Genma.
"If you knew that the Third Hokage was going to have that though..."
"I might know that Naruto was planning on proving to his teacher that he COULD master the technique?" asked Genma.
"No, impossible. The only techniques Naruto has mastered are that ridiculous one-"
"Centerfold jutsu," said Genma.
"That silly technique for creating an illusion of a lantern." The clan leader began to look a little uncertain about that one.
"The question about the illusion of illumination WAS intriguing, wasn't it?" asked Genma.
"and that idiotic application of a disguise jutsu," said the clan leader, now sounding a tad uncertain.
"Ah, the Clown Car Jutsu," said Genma, nodding. "How to get an entire class of ninja students into a small cab for a journey to the countryside for the price of a single fare. Quite interesting."
Of course, that night:
(Posted Tue, 06 May 2008 11:05)
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