Improvements and Suspicions
"Hokage-sama"
Hiruzen: "Ah, Kakashi-kun. What brings you here?" Hiruzen asked the kneeling Kakashi in front of his Hokage desk
Kakashi: "I have news about Naruto" Kakashi said as Hiruzen raised an eyebrow 'What did he do?'
Hiruzen: "What happened?"
Kakashi: "He seems different than the other times that we have looked over him. When we were chasing him after he exited the Hokage Mansion, he started to run surprisingly fast for his age. We had to increase our speed a little bit to keep pace with him. He also pulled off a scheme to avoid the citizens' gaze on him while he was on his way to training ground 7" Kakashi elaborated to Hiruzen, which made him somewhat surprised hearing that Naruto managed to pull off those kinds of things when he is only just 5 years old 'This is strange, certainly... Maybe he really was hiding his true self. But Kakashi and his partner have been watching him 24/7... '
Hiruzen: "Hmm... Is he currently training?"
Kakashi: "Hai. He's training with his kunai and shuriken"
Hiruzen: "I see... Keep watching him for now. Dismiss" Hiruzen said as Kakashi nodded, disappearing in front of Hiruzen.
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*Thud* *Thud*
It's been a couple of good minutes now since I first threw my first kunai. It was surprisingly easy to get used to it. My form was a little bit more refined now after the first attempt, and my throws were nigh perfect every time now. No bullseye yet but the consistency is insane
Naruto: "Very nice. Though my aim still needs practice, everything else is quite good" I said, throwing a shuriken to the middle post
*Thud*
The shuriken landed close to the red dot in the center. I followed up with the kunai next as it had the same situation as the shuriken. Both throwables were near-perfect bullseyes
Naruto: "Let's make this first day of my training session count" I said, bringing my hands to grab more kunais and shurikens out of my waist. Continuing on improving upon my current skills with the shuriken and the kunai 'I only sense one of the Anbu now... The other Anbu probably went to Hiruzen, but he already knows about this, just not the schemes that I had to pull in order to get here' I thought, thinking that the other Anbu went to report the newfound news to the old monkey
Naruto: "I wonder if I can make my sensory skills passive... That would be very helpful now that I think about it actually" And I spent the next few moments training while thinking about my sensory capabilities
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"Ah, Hinata-chan. Finished getting all cleaned up?" The maid said to the little girl. Hinata took the time to clean herself up after her Father dismissed her training. She had a lot of thoughts rambling through her head for a 5-year-old girl
Hinata: "Hai" Hinata replied. The maid nodded at her cute response from Hinata
"Well I prepared your new clothes in your room to save you the hassle of looking for them yourself"
Hinata: "Well thank you. You didn't have to that Natsu-san"
Natsu: "You know that's my job. And besides, Hanabi is out with your Father so I had some time. Now, how about you go get dressed up? I have to take care of other things"
Hinata: "Okay. Talk to you later Natsu-san" Hinata said as Natsu just smiled at her and left. Hinata continued her way back to her room
Natsu, the maid that looks out for Hanabi the most over Hinata, was the only person outside of Hinata's Father and little sister, that she has ever talked to so much from time to time. Natsu was always treating both the Hyuga sisters with care anytime that she could give. It made Hinata happy whenever Natsu comes and spends time with her, even if her main time was for Hanabi. Hinata didn't mind that much, but his Father wasn't too keen on the moments we spend with each other. Unfortunately for Hinata, she knows about his cousin and uncle a little. Knowing only that they were branch members and not part of the main members of the Hyuga Clan. But sadly, with a bit of accidental eavesdropping, Hinata was quite saddened when she learned about her uncle being dead. The only remains of him were his son, her cousin. Neji, who remained alive but with a fatal cost that his Father can detonate anytime he wants
Hinata grabbed the neatly prepared clothes that Natsu placed as she put them on. It was a simple dark blue t-shirt with dark blue sports pants. It matches the color of her beautiful hair. Hinata wears them every day in her everyday doings, though she only wears kimonos if it's a special occasion
Hinata: "Hmm... Has Father acknowledged my Taijutsu? I have not yet heard him say anything, or judge my training at all. He just simply tells me what to do and I do it... Did I somehow exceed Father's expectations?... " Hinata mumbled to herself, thinking back on the dismissal of her recent training. Ever since Hinata started to train under her Father, she felt that she needed to prove herself and make him proud. But it seems it didn't come to that point yet, and she was saddened by it a little. The last few training sessions Hinata had with his Father went normally. Hinata's training session ended when the clock ticked to 4 pm, the usual time where it ended. But after Hinata's training, he began to call Hanabi out with him to the training area, teaching her how the Hyuga Clan works. But somehow, this day was suddenly different. Her training ends earlier, and her Father calls Hanabi out right after. It somewhat clicked into her mind, but Hinata was still unsure. So she decided to drop this topic for now
Hinata: "I wonder... How is he doing?".
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*Thud* *Thud *Thud*
Three shurikens, thrown at the same, landed just outside of the red dot in the middle of the target posts. This somewhat irritated
Naruto: "Don't tell me this would be a gimmick from now on when I train using these posts" I said. I'm getting quite comfortable in this new body of mine. And even then, I don't think I'm limited to doing nothing. Naruto's body and heritage, along with Kurama, make me already strong for a 5-year-old. Definitely a lot stronger than the kids my age. And this will get even better as I age more and more. And with the new addition of my Sharingan, soon to be Rinnegan, and the strongest Sage Body in the universe. Who knows what might happen in the future with these new features of mine that I am not supposed to even get in the first place
Naruto: "I think this should conclude my first training session. I was planning on using a Shadow Clone to train here from now on, but I forgot how the concept of it works, at least not enough knowledge on how to do it... Well, I'll see what I can do" I mumbled, starting to gather the used kunais and shurikens and putting them back in the storage that I hung in my waist. My stamina is also an insane thing to have. I have not yet felt tired, even once yet. Which proves very beneficial to more training opportunities soon 'And this is just the beginning... ' I thought with a bit of excitement running throughout my whole body
"... This brat"
Kakashi: "What is it"
"AH!-
Kakashi: "Quiet" Kakashi shushed his Anbu partner fast before Naruto could hear him
"Why do you keep jump scaring me?"
Kakashi: "And why are you still scared? You should have known my antics by now"
"Look. What did Hokage-sama said?" Kakashi's Anbu partner said, changing the subject to more important matters at hand
Kakashi: "Hokage-sama said we should continue watching him"
"... Wait, that's all Hokage-sama said?"
Kakashi: "Yes"
"Did you mention-
Kakashi: "Yes, I mentioned what he did. So what's new with him?"
"It seems he's just about finished his training"
Kakashi: "Damn, even when I was that young. I could not pull off this kind of long training..."
"Yeah, it's insane... I wonder if it has to do with that thing".