chapter 37

"Here it is," Hana declared, gesturing at the forest clearing around them, "Training ground 37."

Naruto looked around. The area was far more…normal than he'd expected. Most of the trees that grew at the edge of the large clearing had tough cloth and bundles of straw wrapped around their trunks, while other had targets nailed to them.

It was less impressive than Naruto would have thought. "Uh…okay," he said tentatively.

Hana made a face. "Yeah, not all that much to look at, right? Still, it's perfect for sparring if you want privacy." She turned to face him fully. "Look, you can sit here and look around, I'm going to brush up on my Taijutsu and see if my dogs' teamwork needs a few changes."

Nodding, Naruto walked over to a sturdy tree and sat down at its roots. He watched as Hana went through some stretches, taking the time to strain and flex all of her limbs properly to loosen them up. With her back to him, the Uzumaki was unwittingly treated to the sight of her round ass as it flexed powerfully with her toned thighs, womanly curves showing under her clothes with each pose she stretched in. The hints of what was under each scrap of cloth only served to fuel his imagination, while also hardening his cock.

Under her knee-length shorts were smooth, powerful calves that bulged slightly as she stretched her hamstrings against one of the training posts. As she did tricep reaches, he could see firm muscles in her sleeves that rivaled his mama's. All of that was bound up in taught, faintly tanned skin, the sight of which made him gulp and shrink against the tree trunk to make his condition less noticeable. The blond squeaked and crossed his legs as she suddenly unzipped her vest all the way, revealing a flat abdomen and a sizable pair of breasts. Unlike Hinata, though, hers were slightly smaller and she wore a white, sleeveless shirt over them.

She lashed out with curved fingers, immediately going into her clan's kata. She shifted into a low stance for her routine. It began with an underhanded palm to an imaginary opponent's chin, followed by grabbing the opponent's arm and throwing him over her shoulder. As though her opponent was getting back up, she changed her footing to get behind, throwing a low kick that would've tripped the target as one hand aided in pushing them down by the chest.

After that Naruto's eyes couldn't follow, despite her slow movements; he was lost in the grace of her motions as they gradually got faster. According to Iruka-sensei, these were advanced taijutsu kata; the routine itself was mainly for show (and many of the movements were exaggerated), but the point of it was to train in advanced taijutsu attacks. He couldn't recognise any of the attacks however, obviously since it was her clan/s personal style of taijutsu.

Partway through her dogs got involved, snarling, diving and biting at the same imaginary opponent to make up for the holes in Hana's offense. She gave commands to them, some in words and others with hand-signals, but they all understood. With multiple dogs on hand, it was a good opportunity to train in command and tactics. Twirling a hand near her head and giving out a loud whistle, the three dogs regrouped near her.

"Delta Formation!" The three hounds stood in a triangular formation around her, facing forward. "Gatsūga!" The three of them pounced, spinning in midair at high speeds, turning each dog into a large drill. The earth exploded in a flurry of action as dirt flew in all directions from their passing.. After drilling furrows into the ground for a good minute, the three ninken stopped their attack and kicked off, leaping back into formation around Hana.

After that, she had her partners chase her around the clearing as she leaped from tree to tree, the four figures becoming a blur of motion before the three of them leaped into the air, performing the clan signature attack. "Gatsūga!" As Hana cried out the attack's name, she too became a large drill, now surrounded by her three ninken. The four of them streaked through the training ground, gouging cylindrical holes in the trees they passed through.

Hana panted, her shirt quickly becoming a little matted with sweat, revealing tantalizing hints of the bare flesh underneath as it clung to her. Her muscles burned satisfyingly from her activities, but her satisfaction was replaced with curiosity as she noticed her dogs sniffing the air for some reason. Deciding to see what the commotion was about with the triplets, she sniffed the air for herself. The scent, musky and strong, abruptly filled her head and made her stumble. What the…? Where's that coming from? she wondered.