Chapter 017

"What are you doing here?"

Ten Ten was surprised because the person hiding behind the tree was neither an Anbu or a Root member. It was a little girl with unique white eyes, Hyuga Hinata.

"Ahhh" the little girl was scared as she aimed her with the sword.

Only after Ten Ten put her sword away, Hinata replied haltingly.

"Ummm.... Sorry...I...I saw you're training when I passed here...and..so I.."

"Okay okay, calm down. I don't blame you and it's not your fault." She held the trembling hands of Hinata and said.

'Did I scare her too much? How could I mistake this little girl as an Anbu?' Ten Ten sighed.

"And I should be the one apologize. I'm sorry for aiming you with the sword."

"No,no need to do... That's okay."

"You're Neji's little sister, right? Unlike him, you're really cute." Ten Ten smiled and said.

"Yeah, did big brother Neji told you about that?" Hinata bowed her head and asked her with a low voice.

"That guy doesn't like to talk about other people, especially girls. I think your brother doesn't interested in girl."

"No, big brother Neji often talk about you at home. He said you're stronger than him. Is that true?"

"Oh, now I know the reason why you're watching me while I'm training. You want to how do I practice to become stronger than Neji, right?"

Hinata blushed and nodded.

"Yes, I wanted to know how could do that. And I want to become like you. And..and.. I'm sorry. I shouldn't watch your training without your permission."

"Don't be shy. It's normal for ninja to learn from each other. And you're my teammate's little sister. So I'll help you in your training, okay?"

"Thanks you. But Big brother Neji doesn't like me. He hate me. So he would angry you if he knows you are helping me." Hinata shooked her head.

"Even if he doesn't like you, I like you. So I would help you in your training if you wish, understand?" Ten Ten patted the little girl's shoulder and said.

"Yes, I want." She replied in a low voice.

"Hey you should talk louder than now. Why are you speaking with a mosquito like voice?"

" That's , that's... because my father ordered me. He told me that as the heiress hyuga clan, I shouldn't speak loudly like commoners and must speak gently and politely. Although I'm not the heiress of hyuga anymore, I'm still the eldest lady of hyuga clan. So I must obey and follow my father's teaching."

"Okay, I don't intervene your family's business. So let's just focus on our training. First I need to test your strength. You can start now." Ten Ten said and prepared to fight.

However Hinata did not start the fight even several seconds later. It was look like she was in a dilemma.

"I... I don't want to fight you. What if...I hurt you, big sister Ten Ten?"

"Hey, I can even defeat your big brother Neji who is much stronger than you. How can you hurt me?" Ten Ten sighed.

Even she said so, the little girl was still reluctant to fight with her. Therefore she could only thought another way.

"Shadow clone jutsu"

Another Ten Ten appeared beside two of them. Then Ten Ten said.

"She is my shadow clone. So no matter how you fight her, you won't hurt me. Can we start the fight?"

Hinata's fighting style was very similar to Neji's. It was just her attacks were weak and she was a bit hesitated. And she was very slow compared to Ten Ten. So Ten Ten (shadow clone) had to slow down in order to test Hinata's true strength.

After fifteen minutes, the two girls stopped fighting. Hinata was very tired now and panting heavily.

"Your attacks are too rigid and you responses are also slow. It seems you didn't practice actual combat much." Ten Ten analyzed Hinata's situation.

"Yes, my father doesn't train me anymore after he disinherited me." Hinata bowed her head and replied.

"But, what about other people? Your sister, clansmen, teammates and your sensei? You can practice actual combat with them." Ten Ten asked.

"After my father disinherited me, the other clansmen don't dare or want to train with me. My teammates aren't good at taijutsu and Kurenai sensei is a genjutsu specialist. So..I can't train gentle fist with them."

"Okay, you can practice with me from now on. Let's meet here every evening for training. I'll tell you in advance if I have a mission. I'm sure you'll become stronger if we train together."

After that she said goodbye to Hinata and went back to her home.

'She is really kind and full of confidence. Just like Naruto - kun.' Hinata thought while looking at the back of Ten Ten.

In a blink of eye, a week had passed. During this week, nothing special happened. In the morning, she did her daily mission. Next she do some D rank missions with her team occasionally After that she studied fuinjutsu and medical ninjutsu. Then she trained kenjutsu and help Hinata in taijutsu training in every evening. Of course she did not forget to use shadow clones to develope storm release.

No, it would be a bit wrong to say nothing unusual happened. Reforging of Nuibari was finished a few days ago and she got it yesterday. Nuibari was reforged into a Kanata and she renamed it as 'Mikazuki' because its blade was like a crescent moon. After all she could not continued to call her sword 'Nuibari' after reforging.

...........

In the training ground,

Ten Ten was covering her sword with lightning charka by using chakra flow. The sword began to vibrate and emitted some weak sound waves. The she tried to add wind attribute chakra very slowly. After that the sword emitted stronger sound waves than before.

" It wouldn't take long to develop a new kekkei genkai." Ten Ten smiled confidently. Perhaps her talent in lightning release was too high, she made a big progress during these days.

"I think it wouldn't not be too useful. Its power is not much stronger than your 'crescent technique' when you use it with sword. And your hands will get hurt if you use it without a sword or a weapon." Hinata who had finished her training with Ten Ten's clone walked towards her and said her opinion.

Hinata became more outspoken during these times, especially when she was alone with Ten Ten. She began to talk about her thoughts and speak with a voice louder than before.

"Don't be impatient. It's just a prototype. After I can completely develop it , it would be more controllable and powerful. And at least, it could be used to do like this right now." Ten Ten said while she held Hinata's palm with a hand and touched it with her fingertip. Then she used her vibration ability.

" Hahaha, stop big sister, it's itchy. I won't talk bad things about what you are developing. Can you forgive me, please?" Hinata laughed and said.

"Okay, I will forgive you this time." Ten Ten snorted and let go of Hinata.

"Big sister Ten Ten, I'm really envy you. You're good at ninjutsu, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu and kenjutsu. And your taijutsu is also so strong. I can hardly touch your shadow clone even I tried my best. I can't keep up your speed. My talent is really bad, right?" Hinata suddenly said bitterly.

"Don't be sad, I've trained more than a year to have this kind of speed and strength. You just have finished academy recently. And Shinobi shouldn't give up easily, you know?"

" I won't give up. I just feel maybe I'm not suitable to become a shinobi. I haven't made much progress compared to you and big brother Neji even I trained my best. Moreover I weak and timid. But I'll still try my best to get my father's and big brother Neji's approval."

"Well, actually I have an idea. If that is worked, your speed will increase several times. Do you want to try it?"Ten Ten asked.

"No, it's not good to follow shortcuts while training." Hinata shooked her head and disagree.

Ten Ten hurriedly persuaded Hinata.

"I think you're misunderstanding. It's not a shortcut. It's not a bad shortcut at least. It's a kind of nintaijutsu. So you don't need to worry."