"We already agree on that," said Mushu, shaking his head. "You got to look underneath the underneath here though."
"Ah," said Kakashi. "I think I've heard that somewhere before."
"And here's just who we needs to look underneath some underneath," said Mushu, darting across the street and around a corner.
"EEEP!"
Kakashi sighed and shook his head.
"What's that about?" asked Naruto, who brightened on seeing someone get chased out into plain view. "Hey! It's Hinata!"
"EEEP!" repeated the dark-haired girl on realizing she'd been spotted.
"What did Mushu mean by that, Kakashi-sensei?" asked Sakura, hoping to figure out what was 'troublesome' about this situation.
"She's a Hyuga, who has the Byakugan," said Kakashi. "Some people believe the Sharingan was descended from the Byakugan - making it a more potent evolution of that dojutsu."
"Hmmm?" asked Sasuke, now slightly more interested.
"The Byakugan allows someone to see in all directions around them, plus through solid objects," said Kakashi. "They can also see the chakra network in a target's body and then use their special taijutsu style - the Jyuken, to disable or kill their opponent by striking the correct spots on their body."
"Through solid objects?" said Sakura. "Oh. So she can literally see 'underneath' things."
"Right," said Kakashi. "I've heard that one of their methods of training up the Byakugan is to find structural weaknesses in homes. Find leaking pipes in irrigation fields or under houses. Just finding cracks in foundations and other obvious things, but still - quite handy despite the limitations of the chakra cost to maintain it."
"A-a-ano," said a little girl, looking ready to bolt.
"Hey, Hinata! Can you give me a hand here?" asked Naruto.
"I, that is, I mean," said the clearly nervous girl. "I suppose..."
"Here we go," said Mushu, flying up while carrying a curved sword. "Mulan got that from a Mongol shaman. Never did figure out how to get that green fire aura though."
"The shaman probably knew a specific jutsu for it," said Kakashi, eyeing the blade.
"Do you know a jutsu for that, Kakashi-sensei?" asked Sakura.
"No, I usually use lightning to charge a blade with," said Kakashi. "That and I haven't used a sword that much since my father's sword was broken."
"So what did this fire aura do?" asked Sakura of the dragon.
"Mainly caught things on fire, sliced through lots of weapons, threw off the occasional green firebolt, stuff like that," said Mushu.
"How did she beat that guy?" asked Sakura.
"Noticed he sliced in half everything that was thrown at him," said Mushu. "So she tossed a rocket at him while he was distracted. He sliced it in half. Big boom."
"Yes, that IS rather a drawback to the whole flaming sword thing," agreed Kakashi.
"Anyway," said Mushu, "that's called the Green Dragon Fire Sword. Don't know that much about it though. I think Mulan used it maybe twice. Threatened to use it on whoever kept stealing her sweet rolls. Never caught him though and the thefts stopped about that time."
"How many of them did you steal?" asked Kakashi.
"Only a couple... I mean, I have absolutely no idea who the sweet roll thief was," said Mushu, looking positively indignant by the end of that statement.
"Sweet roll?" asked Hinata from where she was standing and occasionally sneaking a peek at a nearby Naruto.
"Sorta like a red bean jam bun," qualified Mushu. "Man. I could sure go for one now. Problem is, they're really addictive and all. If I ate one, I'd probably scarf a dozen."
Sakura had a sudden image of the tiny dragon sitting back with a contented smile and a belly six times the size of the rest of him. She tried not to snort in amusement, because after all Sasuke was nearby.
"So anyway," said Mushu, eyeing the shaking Sakura. "We is getting away from the subject at hand. How much are you willing to part with for this fine and hardly ever used weapon?"
"You need building materials right?" asked Sasuke, making a few trial swings with the sword. "Uchiha district. There's some empty houses which can be taken apart. I'll specify which ones."
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