Chap 18: Visitors from the Future
The leaf was under Lockdown from the sound 4 attack on the village. Orochimaru and Tsunade were away from the village, collecting more information about the sound ninja and where they could be found. Hinami was walking down a nearby path to one of the sideroads, looking for Naruto and her uncle Jiraiya. as requested by Minato. Sasuke was looking on the otherside of the village. Hinami wore an maroon-purple sleeveless cropped top zipped up to her neck with a cropped sky blue jacket overtop, wearing black shorts with a skirt stopping mid thigh. Wearing her black hair in two braids with light blue ribbons at the base, a yellow strand going through the braid on the right side with a lilac purple strand going through the braid on the left side. Wearing her headband around her left thigh, her bangs falling over her face wearing black arm protectors on her forearms, wearing shinguards on her shins going over her black sandals. 'Come on where could they be?' she thought before gasping, someone else was in the village, Naruto and Jiraiya would have to wait, she disappeared from the spot she'd been standing,
"We'll have to get clothes to blend in." a man said standing on top of a water heater,
"Yes. You certainly wouldn't want to stick out." Hinami said holding a kunai to the back of the blondes head. He wore a black ninja outfit with pink lines running up the sides. Wearing a ninja headband around his forehead with two whiskers on either cheek.
"Hey… let me go ya know… that hurts." the boy said from in front of Hinami, the girl not dignifying him with a response, choosing instead to completely ignore him.
"It's not supposed to feel nice… You're kinda funny. One wrong move and I'll sever your head." Hinami commented with a flat look
"Akei! Shut up." the other boy said looking over, he wore a sand headband around his forehead paired with red facepaint on his face, wearing a black sand cloak around his body covering tan ninja clothing, looking forwards with his green eyes.
"We're not a threat to the village…" one of the men tried to reason, his black hair covering his right eye, wearing a black cloak over a black outfit,
"How dumb do you think I am?" Hinami said looking over, from where she stood, as she rolled her eyes looking towards him a moment,
"You're making a thrilling case for yourself. Let's go. All four of you you're going to the hokage, and if you refuse, I'll kill your comrade." Hinami continued, holding her kunai tighter against the boys neck,
"Alright." the other man said his black hair flowed behind his head, while his brown eyes looked forwards, he wore no shinobi headband, but did have a streak of gray going through his hair. Wearing a red jogging outfit from the look of it. Hinami looked over,
"Don't any of you try walking off either, I'll know." Hinami said
"Hinami, your mission was to find and capture Naruto and Master Jiraiya… what did you do?" Minato said from behind the desk, rubbing his forehead, Hinami hummed in response, looking towards the man, his blonde hair spiked over his headband on his forehead, his sidburns going towards his chin. Wearing a dark blue ninja outfit on his body with his jonin flak jacket on his chest with his hokage's cloak on his shoulders. Hinami looked forwards seriously as she stood in the office. Her hands behind her back looking towards Minato, unaffected by the question.
"Yes, uncle. I have a clone searching for them as we speak. But we found these four over on the water tower in district C, after the sound ninja, I thought it best to act preemptively, and bring them here." Hinami said looking towards the man who sat straighter in his chair,
"I see… you were right to bring them here." Minato said in response, the girls stepping aside as the four looked forwards with mixed expressions, looking towards Minato.
"After the sound 4… Kimimaro, the dark Akatsuki… I didn't want to take chances." Hinami said in response and Minato nodded in return, looking towards the four that were standing in the office. Hinami standing off to the side.
"The village is under lockdown, only jonin are allowed to receive missions outside the village at the moment, and we're not currently open to travelers. I apologize for our rudeness, but Who are you, and why are you here." Minato said in response his hands clasped on the desk in front of him. Looking towards the four newcomers
"It's a time based transportation technique. Actually, this is the second time I've been caught in one." the man behind them said, Hinami raising an eyebrow as did Minato, causing the man to sigh
"We're from the future, This is Akei, and Shinki. I'm Sasuke." Sasuke said in return and Hinami looked over,
"You're Sasuke. Prove it. What's something ONLY Sasuke knows that can be verified by uncle, or myself." Hinami said crossing her arms looking at the boy
"You graduated the academy when you were 9 and have been on two other teams other than team 7. I also know you don't talk about team4. You talk about going home alot and can come across as lazy, but are probably stronger than Naruto and I at this point." Sasuke said and Hinami looked over humming,
"I didn't ask for a novel… Alright, so mr. who are you then." Hinami said in return, looking to the last person and Minato's eyes looked over towards the man
"Ah yes… I am the first hokage. Hashirama." He said and Hinami raised an eyebrow,
"Hinami, don't… Can you provide proof as well." Minato questioned, moving his hand out to stop the girl from speaking the girl tching a moment before looking towards the ground, Hashirama held up his palm, letting a small tree sprout.
"Woodstyle." Minato said looking towards the man, before looking towards the twins, who looked over, nodding once. It was his chakra alright, this was confusing.
"Yeah, alright fine… How'd this happen? Accidental?" Hinami questioned and Sasuke shook his head, causing the girl to raise an eyebrow alongside Minato
"We did this on purpose… more or less. There are people from the future after Naruto. They've jumped back to this time and are going to show in four days, we came to protect him." he said and Hinami hummed, sitting on the ground holding her fists together in what looked to be the position for Sage jutsu. Her eyes closed,
"Uh… what's she doing?" Akei said looking over in confusion,
"A transportation jutsu… that's risky." He commented looking towards the four.
"It's likely that whatever jutsu you used has a buffer, meaning the person you're after wouldn't show for a few days or so since you've been dropped here. Then again, without knowing exactly what jutsu we're dealing with, it could also be that they were dropped near the outskirts of the land of fire or in a different land entirely. The land of wind, rivers, iron, rice, and frost all aren't too far away as far as the land of fire is concerned. But assuming that they'll be dropped where they cast this jutsu in the future, and assuming that they cast this jutsu within the leaf village, we'll have to also assume that the same will remain true for this enemy." Hinami said in return, looking over in return and Minato hummed, before standing from behind his desk, his hands behind his back as he nodded looking over towards Hinami,
"Well, Akei, Shinki, you'll have to hide your headbands and Hinami wouldn't you say they're going to need disguises." Minato said
"Youre actually considering this? What about the singularity theory." Hinami said looking over, and Minato hummed, returning her gaze
"Guess youll just have to be their escort to avoid that outcome." Minato said in return, Hinami freezing a moment before hanging her head,
"I would rather not put my team in a situation where we're forced to confront an enemy as powerful if not more powerful than the masked man. I request this be passed to a team possible on the AnBu, or something of that nature. My team is not equipped to handle this." Hinami said in response,
"I hear your concerns, Hinami, but unfortunately, I don't think we have a choice in this situation." Minato said in response,
"I refuse. This mission has the possibility of holding the same outcome of Team4. I don't want to put myself or team7 into a similar situation." Hinami said and Minato looked over,
"Your refusal is denied." He said looking over and the girl tched in response,
"Fine. Oh. You're going to need disguises." Hinami said before throwing four bags at the ninja, the adults and Shinki grabbing them out of the air while the last bag hit Akei in the face,
"Ah! Hey! That hurt ya know!" Akei said rubbing his nose, Hinami rolling her eyes,
"Shut up. I didn't have to get those you know." Hinami said in return,
"Right, but Akei, Shinki, not a word on who your parents are, seriously, we're risking the timeline even just talking to you. Sasuke, no communications with your past self. Seriously." Hinami said turning serious, clipping the hairclip into her hair on the left side, the ninja nodding in agreement, before she looked towards Minato, looking back towards the travelers,
"Whats your cover story anyway. you cant tell people your the 1st. you wouldnt get two steps from the main street before being swarmed and thats the last thing you all need." Hinami said in return, and Minato nodded along, agreeing that a cover story was going to be essential here.
"Uh… yeah what is our cover story anyway?" Akei said, rubbing his blonde hair a moment as his light pupiless blue eyes looked towards Hashirama and Sasuke and Shinki a moment, before
"Traveling performers. explains our use of ninjutsu and our sudden appearance." Sasuke said, shrugging and Hinami hummed in response, giving him a flat look, trying not to laugh before sighing, on the contrary,
"If you say so.. I'm gonna catch Naruto and Uncle Jiraiya, their in district D, heading towards the river. running from the staff and women from the… bathhouse… what did he do? Aunt Tsuna gets wind and hes gonna be back in the hospital. Oh, Grandfather… avoid using woodstyle in the village, it'll blow your cover." Hinami said and Minato laughed uncomfortably,
"Lets go. Ill have Naruto work on this mission with you alongside Jiraiya sensei." Minato said and Hinami nodded in return,
"I just hope I get to them before Kiyoka or aunt Kushina does…" she says in return, Minato, Akei, and Hinami going visibly pale
"good luck. we'll meet you there." Minato said and Hinami nodded before stepping into the shadows and disappearing,
"Jiraiya, Naruto…. Were you two going somewhere?" Hinami questioned as she brought vines from the ground to block the two from escaping into the village after the ruckus they caused, standing before them with the byakugan active looking towards them with her arms crossed. The two paling on the ground,
"Please… princess Hinami show mercy, it was a lapse in judgement." Jiraiya said begging for forgiveness, the girl looked towards him before punching his cheek so he fell into Naruto,
"Knock off the creepy shit you pervert!" She said before releasing her vines as Minato jumped down with four others,
"Perfect, you're all here. I need you three to be escorts for these four." Minato said referring to the group behind him, Hashirama, Sasuke, Akei, and Shinki. Hinami putting her right hand on her hip with her left hand hanging down by her side, looking towards them as they stood behind shops on edge of the village.
"So, what can you do, if your performers, you have tricks, right?" Hinami said with excitement, her hands under her chin, oh she was definitely enjoying this. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched a moment, minimally barely noticeable, before he lifted his hand,
"We use some ninjutsu in our acts for them to work…" Sasuke commented before throwing a ball into the air, making it explode into confetti. Hashirama lifting his hand and lifting water into a ball from the air before dropping it. Shinki using magnetic sand to make a small rabbit and loops that it jumped through before it disappeared into his sleeves. Akei performed a sexy jutsu, which got Jiraiya's attention, Hinami punching the top of his head, as she looked away from the man the sun illuminating her face as she did so.
"Stay on track you pervert." She said
"You, Kiyoka, and Tsunade… so violent." Jiraiya said from the ground groaning a moment, a bump on the top of his head, Hinami had her hands in front of her clasped,
"You had to see that one coming pervy sage." Naruto said laughing, he wore his blonde hair spiked around his head, wearing his headband around his forehead with a blue-orange ninja outfit with the namikaze symbol on the back with blue sandals on his feet and his shuriken holster on his right thigh, his kunai pouch on his back waist.
"Hey, Hinami… Weren't you suppose to do something today?" Naruto said as they walked through the village, Akei, Shinki, and Hashirama in tow, passing by shops and different villagers. whispers of the lord 1sts grandchildren, or the hokages kids following them, the two ignoring them.
"Yes… I was supposed to train Ikumi I believe, but that's not till later anyway." Hinami said in response, looking over toward the boy as they reached a comic shop, Akei going over with Naruto as Hinami remained on the outside with Shinki,
"Elder sister! I challenge you!" Ikumi yelled running up, his half white half black hair spiking around his head, wearing a light blue poncho with the senju clan symbol on the front paired with a white shirt and black pants. Hashirama was still nearby, though Sasuke had disappeared alongside Jiraiya. The older keeping an eye on the cloaked man. Hashirama watching the interaction between Ikumi and Hinami with clear amusement.
"I'm sorry to say you will loose…" Hinami started before avoiding his gentle fist by backing out of the way and to the right,
"No way! It's time for you to taste defeat elder sister!" Ikumi said definitely, Hinami sighing as she looked towards the sky a moment, before she moved a few steps forwards.
"Hey! What gives, I wasn't done." Hinami said moving to the left to avoid the next strike
"You said you'd train with me today, remember." Ikumi said and Hinami looked over, internally swearing, before sighing,
"Alright, try to land one hit on me. Without using woodstyle." She said in response, smirking towards the boy,
"Ha! Easy!" Ikumi said jumping forwards Hinami holding her hands behind her back, dodging to the right as he came forwards,
"Your obvious with your strikes. I can see where your going to go clear as day." Hinami commented before blocking his leg, sending him flying back, the boy landing on his feet.
"Too slow. Increase your speed." Hinami said in return before jumping over his next attack,
"Again, too obvious." She said landing on the ground on her feet, twisting to grab his collar,
"Aw! Come on! That's cheating! Put me down eldersister, come on! I definitely had you that time" Ikumi said kicking his feet as he tried to get her to let him go, and Hinami laughed a moment, grinning towards him
"Not even close Ikumi. But you've gotten faster. I'll spar with you properly later, but I had a last minute mission come in. But I'm sure father's at the compound, try sneaking up on him. If you manage to do that, you remember the thing Kiyoka and Hina and I talked about?" Hinami said looking to the boy as she set him down, he seemed to think a moment before grinning,
"Yeah, I'll scare his socks off, leave it to me." Ikumi said running off, Hinami watching him as he did so with excitement running down the street towards the Senju compound where Nawaki would be at the time.
"Ha… Ha… if he gets caught I am in so much trouble." Hinami said grinning awkwardly as he ran off, a hand behind her head. Konohamaru doing the same as Sakura looked over towards him,
"Sakura. Please release my cousin. He's an idiot, but he's doing his best." Hinami said
"Hey! Hinami, come on ya know!" Naruto said looking over,
"No. I told you when you were developing the sexy jutsu that it was stupid. You and…. You should have listened. You played stupid games, you won a stupid prize, hush. And you. There is a time and place for that jutsu, the middle of the street is not it. Either one of you pull a stunt like that again, I'll knock you out." Hinami said in return,
"Yes ma'am. We're sorry." Akei and Naruto said in return paling,
"Hinami… was that necessary?" Hinata said her violet hair sat around her head, reaching the base of her neck, her bangs covering her forehead as two strands on either side of her face reached her chin, wearing a tan jacket with the hyuga symbol on the arms, wearing blue capris pants paired with her shuriken holster on her right thigh with her kunai pouch on her back waist and Hinami looked over,
"No it wasn't, but that vulgar jutsu shouldn't be used in the middle of the street." Hinami said in response, her hands behind her head,
"Well anyway, we were sent to get you Naruto. All the genin are being called to gather at the bathhouse. Hinami, you too." Sakura said as she stood from the ground her salmon hair sat brushing her shoulders, wearing a red sleeveless yukata with black shorts, her shuriken holster on her right thigh with her kunai pouch on her back waist.
"These two can help inside. But I'll need the old guys help outside." Hinami said looking towards Shikamaru who hummed a moment, before shrugging,
"Alright. Our job is inside, you're doing the outside anyway. Doesn't matter to me either way. But hey.." He said pulling her to the side,
"Are they trustworthy?" he asked and Hinami looked over before grinning,
" I think so." Hinami said in return, nodding rapidly towards him and Shikamaru nodded in return. Hinami walking over towards where the ninja were waiting, Shikamaru directing everyone else inside,
"Hey, old man. we're working outside. Akei, Shinki. you're working inside with Naruto and the other genin." Hinami said
"Alright." Akei said following Naruto inside, Hinami leading Hashirama to the side of the building, explaining their task with the landscaping, and cleaning the side of the building, where scuffs in the grass and broken bushes as well as smooshed plants were seen.
"Tell me more about the enemy your facing. abilities, do you have a counter, whats already been done." Hinami said as she moved the grass and returned it to normal, Hashirama replanting the bush
"Shes a tenacious one for sure. bloodthirsty and sadistic. but we haven't been able to figure a proper counter due to her transportation techniques." He says in reply and Hinami hummed
"I see… I've dealt with one of those before. The issue is their obsessive nature can make them unpredictable. Without knowing the full extent of her powers as well, that'll be an issue… Depending on what we're dealing with, we can set a trap to lure this person in, to seal her away. Even if she's immortal, there's only so long someone can survive without food, water, or fresh air. The issue is getting to that point, figuring out where she'll appear and how to set the trap. Honestly, Shikamaru would be better at coming up with a working strategy." Hinami said in return,
"You're a strategist." Hashirama commented and Hinami hummed before shaking her head,
"I wouldn't go that far." She said in response, glancing over, before looking back at the grounds they were fixing,
"I can come up with strategies, but whether or not they'll work is another story. I have a long way before I'm any match against father, or uncle Minato. Besides, I… Am not the best person when it comes to people, I can get a plan together, but I don't know how to get people to follow me like Naruto can. He could ask someone to follow him after a uh… tiger or something, and people'd follow." Hinami commented, as they fixed the grounds, a hand placed on her head
"You're like my younger brother in that way, he is also not good with expressing his emotions to other people." Hashirama commented as they finished the gardening, before a yell sounded from inside the bathhouse,
"I'm gonna see if they're okay.." Hinami said glancing over and Hashirama nodded in agreement for a moment, the girl activating her byakugan, before laughing,
"Naruto, Akei, Lee, and Kiba are covered in soap. The others aren't faring much better." she said and Hashirama hummed, looking over in amusement for a moment,
"Hey Hinami, you've been way zoned out the entire walk. I asked if you were coming over for dinner?" Naruto said that evening as they walked through town and the girl nodded, looking over
"Yeah, sorry. I was thinking about what Uncle Iroh said after the exams." Hinami said looking over
"What question?" Akei asked, Shinki looked interested as well and Hinami hummed
"Since I've become chunin, he wants me to define a good leader." Hinami said in return,
"But defining a good leader isnt easy either?" Shinki said and the girl hummed a moment before shaking her head,
"Ive been racking my brain trying to come up with a conclusive answer but he keeps telling me its wrong.." Hinami said in response, as they walked up the steps to the Namikaze house,
"Naruto, you must be Akei, and Shinki. Hinami, you staying for dinner?" Kushina questioned as she opened the door,
"Yeah! Please. You're cooking is way better than mine." Hinami said looking over towards the woman who hugged her tightly, so tightly that she could barely breath,
"Aww, Naruto why don't you say sweet things like that…" Kushina questioned,
"Can't…. Breath…" Hinami said, wheezing in her grasp, the woman releasing her hold, causing Hinami to very nearly fall to the ground, before regaining her footing, stepping inside the house,
"I do… sometimes… I can't help it, dad's cooking is pretty good. But hey mom, can Akei and Shinki eat with us, they're only in the village a few days and…" Naruto said before holding his head, Kushina having hit the top of his head as her hair floated around her head
"Oww…" Naruto
"Would it kill you to say something nice about my cooking ya know." Kushina said and Hinami laughed behind her hand,
"So, Naruto, Hinami, have you completed the spiral sealing, from training?" Kushina asked and Hinami looked over, taking a bit of the rice,
"Not yet. But I'm suuuper close." Hinami said in response,
"Haha! you still haven't gotten it, Nami? That seal isn't that hard…" Naruto said
"Have you completed it yet?" Kushina said in question, causing the boy to freeze up before hanging his head
"...no…" He said in reply,
"So you guys are cousins, right?" Akei asked and the two looked over
"Yeah. so what are you two to eachother, friends or family or both? oh what are your lives like?" Naruto asked in return, Shinki and Akei just looking towards eachother before shrugging, eating the food offered by Kushina
"Yeah, and our dad's are friends so we've known eachother a while." Akei said in response,
"Hey, Hinami, whered the old man go?" Naruto questioned later on as they played cards. The girl hummed,
"Uncle Jiraiya's watching him." she confirmed, before looking at her hands, smirking,
"Sorry boys, but I'm going for a clean sweep." she said placing her four cards down, all aces were shown
"What?! how'd you wind up with all the aces!" Akei said, looking over
"Did you use your byakugan?" Naruto questioned, Hinami laughed,
"nope. maybe youre just bad." She said in return, sticking out her tongue slightly as she laughed
"Theres no no way, how did you win with such ease." Shinki said in disbelief,
"Pure dumb luck." she said in response.
"No way ya know! A rematch is needed we can't let it end like this!" Akei said looking over and Hinami put up her hands in response,
"Alright." she said as Naruto got worked up as well,