Teachers (Hana)

Today Grey was a Chunin. He no longer wore the basic attire that came equipped with his own personal choice of wares. No, today he wore the clothes of a Chunin and sported his vest nicely. With a smile from ear to ear, he left home while he grandfather was scolding him for whatever reason he had to give. He began to think that maybe the man just hated the Uchiha as a clan, or maybe he was being spiteful only because he was jealous of the powers that Grey and his brother had above him. He knew if Shousha was here he would read his thoughts and then the purpose would be defeated. He did not want to think much of the old man for the moment. Fore, now he was only grinning from ear to ear. He was a chunin and things between him and Hana were starting to heat up, and to be honest it was making him a bit excited. But that wasn't the task of the day. Seeing that he was now Chunin, he was now to help a few Genin gain a few techniques that they were yet to use yet. He did not really know much other than the simple body flicker along with a few fire style moves, but he hoped to to the best he could in training them. They were only one step behind him, but he made a promise to himself that they wouldn't catch up purely due to the fact that he would be moving too fast for them to do so. He would be the Hokage! And nothing else would be acceptable. Never would he settle for less. He was going to lead a great place and never look back to the days of being weak.

As he walked, he found his mind wandering, but it was mostly just thoughts of Hana. The two never really established what they were to each other after holding hands, but maybe it was better that way for now. Pushing a name onto what they were would only limit the relationship instead of allowing it to make its natural growth. He walked through town square. But it wasn't the town square he was used to. Normally he lived in the one where there were dark grey clouds above his head, spreading their lack of color to all of the objects below them. Though today, the fire hydrants were bright, the people were smiling, babies laughing and sun shining on the skin of everyone. Today would be a good day, he could feel it in his bones.

He arrived shortly before Hana, though he was sure that she would be here. He waited and didn't worry primarily due to the fact that he was a bit early. She was expected to be on time, he just did not want to stay in the house with his grandpa spewing hatred at him. He tried not to worry about it too much. But sometimes that old man got to him in a way he couldn't understand. Luckily the beauty of the trees surrounding the ninja academy were there to fascinate him. He wasn't always appreciative for nature, though lately he had been becoming more and more aware of all the things around him and began to truly realize that everything around him was there for a reason. That made the world truly beautiful and though he was yet to understand life, he tried not to think too hard about it. It only confused him when he did so.

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Hana had woken herself up this very morning because her mother hadn't been home in a few days. The young Uzumaki was starting to worry but knew that her mother would return. This happened quite often, however she was never away for this long. The girl tried not to think about it for too long before she would roll out of her bed. As always, the girl would shower and she would dress in her daily attire. Hana didn't care wether she was a genin or the kage she was going to wear her normal outfit. The normal Chunin attire just wasn't much to her liking. So, the girl would dress in her normal blue jean shorts, black T, necklace, black sandals, and headband. However, the location of her headband and style of her hair were different. Hana's headband would be tied around her neck and her hair would simply be down and straight. The girl would add her Chunin vest to her clothing style though. Hana seemed to take a liking to the vest.

Hana would look at herself in her mirror before she sighed. She wished her mother were around to see her. Hana hadn't been able to tell her of the good news. She hadn't been able to tell her about the fun she was having. She wasn't able to tell her about Grey. Hana would sigh as the thought came to mind. She hadn't been able to inform her mother of how sweet and amazing he was. She didn't get to tell her of how he had been there to help her. She didn't get to tell her of the missions they'd done. At the last thought, Hana would gasp slightly. She needed to go or she would be late to meet up with Grey. So, the girl would take one last look at herself and exit her home.

Hana would begin the journey from her home to the town square. The day seemed like any normal day. The sun was shining, people were out and about, and everything seemed peaceful. Hana would sigh as she watched some children run about their parents close behind. Hana remembered when her mother used to be like that. Her mother used to follow her everywhere, always want to do things with her, and always want to keep her safe. However it was like ever since that night with the dream, Hana's mother has had to go to more places and stay away longer. The girl didn't understand why though. She tried to keep the thoughts back. The girl didn't want to think about it too much and end up making herself upset. So, she would look ahead and think of the mission she was to perform today.

Hana would finally be coming upon the meeting destination. The girl started to become slightly nervous and took a few breaths before she arrived. Hana didn't want to end up looking like a Cherry right off the bat. Oh, how she dreaded her nervousness and the red face she got from it. However, she would try to shake all thoughts from her head as she moved closer and closer to the meeting area. Soon enough, she would arrive with a clear head. Hana would spot Grey not finding it very hard and approach him. "Hey there." Hana would say with a smile.

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Grey was extraordinarily happy to see his crush show up just on time. Everything about her seemed to radiate and he would of course extend a greeting toward her. Though, a thought that filled his head was whether or not to hug her or to hold her hand or to just shake it or whatever he was supposed to do. He decided he would just man up and go in for the hug, assuming that she would hug back he would just continue on as normal. "So today we're to teach a few students the basics of being a ninja. We're all to meet here, like I mentioned before. Luckily we've been assigned together, so we will most likely be able to handle it. The mission said we'd have a jounin supervising but I'm not sure who it is ye-" And while he was speaking, he briefly noticed his brother in the tree just in front of them. Shousha was just sitting there as if he was waiting for something. "Damn." Grey said under his breath. He had hoped to spend some alone time with Cherry, though it seemed that now would not be the time. He supposed he preferred his Older brother to another jounin. At least this time it would be somewhat personal, nothing too dramatic... Hopefully. And at that thought his brother began to descend from the tree.

After looking behind himself it was clear why. The Genin began pouring in,at least a dozen of them. Grey was not how sure how many of them they would be able to take care of, but he supposed the group would do their best. The chances of them getting to each and every ninja here was low, though that didnt mean that they couldn't take care of a large sum of them. "Are you ready to be the teacher?" Shousha asked Grey while wallking past him to reach Hana. "Well hello there, you're a cute on." He would say with a smile and closed eyes. "I can see why he says your name in his sleep." Said the older brother. With that note Grey ran to punch his older brothers head from behind but was easily dodged. "Anyways, I'm sure you know whats going on here." He pointed to a boy who seemed to be a fresh ninja. "You, with me. We'll be training together," He said with a dark expression on his face.

Grey lifted himself off of the ground and walked to Hana with his cheeks flame red. He looked at his feet. "So... Uhh..."

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Hana smiled as Grey hugged her and of course, she would hug back. Her cheeks would turn a slight pink color but only for a second. Soon enough, Grey would begin to speak of the mission. This would start to make Hana notice something. She wasn't as nervous as she normally would be. Everything seemed to just be normal. Hana liked the thought of her finally having someone she can be around without wanting to hide or just run away from. It was a nice feeling. However, Hana had noticed Grey had stopped speaking, which would cause the girl to blink. She didn't exactly know what he was looking at but she didn't wish to turn to see what it was. Instead, she would glance past Grey to see many little genin coming their way. Hana would blink and wonder how they were supposed to teach so many.

Hana would continue to look at all the genin until she saw a man walk past Grey and speak. When he began to speak to Hana, she would keep her eyes on him and tense up slightly. She had never met this person before, which made her slightly nervous. However, he seemed to be the Jounin in charge so he couldn't be that bad. With the words he spoke, Hana would giggle a little. He seemed to be a relative of Grey's and also seemed to like embarrassing him. The young Uzumaki would watch as Grey's attempt to harm this person failed and the man seemed to ignore it. This would make Hana smile with amusement. Then, the man would get right to it and pick a genin that seemed to be the newest of the batch.

Hana would look around at the genin and then back to Grey, who was now off the ground. His face looked to be a little red. Though, she disnt quite know if it was from anger, embarrassment, or a little of both. Hana would giggle and speak, " So, you say may name in your sleep huh? " Hana would smile at Grey. She actually found it slightly cute and didn't want him to feel so bad about it. So, the girl would attempt to give him a small kiss on the cheek and speak again. "Well, let's get to it!" Hana's voice was slightly high pitched and she was rather excited to get started.

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TWC: 960

As the girl repeated what Shousha had told her, the cheeks of Grey practically burst into flames. From across the grass, the elder of the group despite his young age spoke aloud. “Come now brother. Don’t tell me you can’t take a little pressure. That would be a great sign of lacking leadership.” The older of the Uchiha chuckled to himself as he said it and Grey felt a kiss on his cheek, causing him to calm down a bit. Maybe Hana really did like him, so now he would not have to worry as much about the pressure of things. It was almost like it had simmered down a bit, but it was time for him to take initiative before his brother could in order to prove his worth to the girl he was trying to impress.

“Okay gather round Genin! I’m here to show you all a few jutsu. Now who here in this little crowd knows Katon? Fire Style?” Each ninja looks around at each other but only a few raised their hands. However, Grey was happy that his affinity was not completely overlooked among the slightly younger crowd. He pointed out at one boy who had his hand raised. The kid looked like an absolute punk but he didn’t mind helping him out. The kid wore dark clothes, wore his hear long in his face and had a droopy attitude that probably made girls go crazy. “You. Come with me. I’m gonna teach you some cool moves.” And so he brought the boy to the side. It turned out that his name was Gordon and he didn’t really wanna be a ninja and was more forced into it by his parents at a young age. His father died in a mission a few years ago and since then he had been rather apathetic, causing the way he looked now. However, he just didn’t care anymore. His mom retired due to shock and wanted him to get out of being a ninja, but it was all he knew so he decided to keep up with it.

“Let’s do this. Put your hands together like this, I know they taught you how to do hand signs in the academy. Alright now grit the flint in your teeth and spew the ash to make sparks erupt the ash!” And on first attempt, Gordon royally fucked up and seared the ends of his bangs off. However, after a few tries he got it down pact and that was when Grey began searching out for another student within the group of Katon users.

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TWC: 1454

Hana would notice that Grey had slightly calmed down and she would also realize that the man that embarrassed him was his brother. Hana many times wished that she had a sibling. She wouldn't have to be so alone and when her mother was gone they could take care of eachother. Hana could watch the two grow together. She dreamed about it many times. She dreamed about the fun. She dreamed about how they would be the best of friends. However, she also dreamed about the bad times and how they would overcome it together. She dreamed about the times they would fight and make up after they both cooled down. Hana wouldn't care if it was a boy or a girl. However, it was just one of the many things she dreamed about and dreams don't always happen.

Hana's thoughts would be interrupted by Grey's voice. Her eyes scanned the group of genin as Grey had only asked for the ones with Katon. Of course, her eyes looked over the ones with their hands raised first but then moved on to the others of the group. There were boys that didn't wish to be there re, there were girls that seemed a little too girly for Hana's taste, and then there were those that were actually eager to learn new things. Hana would just blink as she looked at them. She didn't know what to do. Hana could bearly talk to people nonetheless teach these genin. The girl didn't know how to start nor did she know what to say. Perhaps if she just watched Grey do it first, then she would be able to do it herself.

So, Hana watched Grey pick out a boy from the crowd of little ones. He seemed a little dark but Hana really didn't dwell on it much. She could remember a time when people started questioning her look. Hana didn't always wear black and she loved to be around others. However, that was a time before the academy, when she was just a little girl. Her favorite color was white and she loved to wear dressed. After joining the academy her attire changed. She wore black and stopped wearing dresses. She also stopped talking to people and tried not to speak to anyone. It started to worry people but soon they realized there was nothing to be worried about. She was just a normal girl going through changes.

Hana's thoughts were interrupted yet again as she saw the boy Grey was teaching burn the end of his hair. This would make Hana want to laugh but she would keep a straight face. She knew it wasn't polite to laugh at them since they were just beginning and she also didn't wish to hurt anyone's feelings. However, after she watched a few more times the boy got it right, which would make Hana smile. She didnt think she would ever feel this way but she loved to watch the genin learn. She loved to watch development and learning. However, The reason was still unknown. Though, she wouldn't think on it too long as she watched Grey search for another student. 'Alright Hana. You need to do something. You're a Chunin now. You'll be a Jounin one day, which means you're going to get stuck with a group of genin. You need to practice now.' The girl would try to motivate herself. Hana could do this she knew she could but she just didn't know how to begin. So, she would think as she looked over the group.

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Grey looked into the crowd once more, this time for students that were yet to raise their hands. And in the crowd he saw a face he wish he had not seen, but saw all of the time. He moved near Hana and gasped with a grimace look on his face. “It’s that boy… He’s here. He’s always here. Grey thought back to the last time he had seen Nonu Uzumaki. He had met him twice in his life and each time the boy had fought him with as much willpower as possible. Grey couldn’t blame him however. The boy was and always be a mix of the two clans that dislike the Uchiha the most and he could never change that about him. Yet somehow Shousha had found a way to not hate him simply for his clan, and so Grey would do the same when it came down to it. Yet he was still slightly terrified by the boy sitting right in front of him, staring at him.

“You!” Grey shouted pointing a finger at the Genin Uzumaki- Hyuuga hybrid. “Round two!” And so he ran towards the boy who seemed only younger by two years or so. The crowd of Genin parted as Grey rushed at the Hyuuga at which time the boy lunged for Grey as well. Using the body flicker, grey wound up behind him and chopped the boy in the back of the head. Nonu didn’t take lightly to such a disposition. Spinning around, he poked Grey three times in the abdomen, blocking off some of his chakra in the process. Grey realized he was able to do this due to the fact that he had yet to activate his sharingan and forced himself to do so before the boy could come at him again. “Sharingan!”
“Byakugan!” Nonu said as he leaped at the Uchiha once more. Grey caught his hands with his near master strength and brought a knee to the gut of Nonu, causing him to cough out in pain. The boy was on the ground clenching his abdomen, signifying the fight was indeed over. Grey allowed his circling red eyes to deactivate for a moment as he reached down lower to the ground to pick the boy up in order to help him.

“You damn Uchiha. I swear I will one day catch up to you and surpass you. But for now, we can stand as adversaries. But I will be the one standing next time.” Grey gave him a smile. Nonu seemed less aggressive than he was last time and that meant there was indeed a chance that the two could one day put there clan differences behind them. Grey walked back over to Hana with a bit of dust on his shirt that he would sweep off as he walked. He put the same goofy grin back on his face as he made his way back over to her. She would likely be surprised so he decided to explain before she said anything. “Don’t worry… We do this pretty often to be honest.”

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TWC: 1968