Hime quietly made her way into Naruto’s room. Dawn was almost breaking. Jiraya had kept her for longer then she had wanted, and although she had missed her Ojii-sama all those lonely years, Naruto was the one she wanted to be with.
She slowly caressed his yellow-blond hair. “Can I really do it? Can I really be the best for you?” she said aloud. “Can I protect you? Will I be able to protect the one I hold the tightest?” She removed her mask, revealing her crystal blue eyes. “I want to protect you, Naruto…little brother…”
Slowly, Naruto stirred. Hime quickly put her mask back on. “Good morning, Naruto-san.” She said, sitting in a nearby chair. “Did you sleep well?”
Naruto sat up. “Ugh…..” he muttered. “I had a really bad dream…….”
“Really? They say it’s best to tell someone about bad dreams.” Hime smiled underneath the mask. “How about you tell me while we train?”
“Huh?” Naruto looked up. “Training?! You mean that I can train now?!”
Hime nodded. “It seems you’ve healed enough. Why not? I have a special move I want to show you.” She scruffled Naruto’s hair. “Come on, kid. Get dressed.”
"All right!” Naruto cheered, jumping out of his bed. “That’s great! Now I’m full of energy!” He smiled. “You’re the best, Hime-nee--!” Naruto stopped abruptly. “Ah! Wait, I didn’t mean to say ‘Hime-nee-chan’! I meant to say…er……Hime needs to get out of the room so I can change!” Naruto flushed, pushing the older girl out of the room. “I’ll be out in a minute!” he yelled, slamming the door, and waking up many of the other people in the hospital while he was at it.
Hime slowly smiled. “Hime-nee…it sounds nice.”
The door to Naruto’s room opened with a slam, Naruto standing in his orange jacket and orange pants in front of Hime. “I’m ready!” he exclaimed. “So let’s go!”
Hime nodded. “Right.”
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“So,” Hime looked towards Naruto as they walked out of the hospital. “What was your dream about?”
“Well,” Naruto started, “I dreamed that I was back at the Academy. And I was swinging on my swing—I was about four or five years old, I guess. Then a girl appeared, and looked at me with sad eyes. It was depressing.” Naruto sighed. “Then a bunch of older kids started to hit me. I think it was from when I was little.” Naruto looked back at Hime, who had abruptly stopped. “Sorry, was that too depressing?”
Hime shook her head. “No…well, it was a bit depressing, but that’s okay.”
There’s that weird position I saw the other day. Naruto thought. That funny position.
“Anyway, Naruto-san, we’re here.” Hime said, stepping into one of the training grounds. “So do you want to learn that jutsu now?”
“Oh yeah! Now you’re talking!” Naruto grinned. “Let’s do it!”
So the two trained--sparring and attempting random jutsu. That is, until...
“Now, Naruto-san, here’s the jutsu I want to teach you. It took me a couple of years to get it, so don’t get frustrated if you don’t get it at first.” Hime assumed position. “It’s called the Thunder God Jutsu...”
“The Thunder God Jutsu? Weird name.”
“It was named that because the man who used it had yellow hair.” Hime replied. She concentrated, closing her masked eyes. She immediately appered behind Naruto. “See? Easy. Just concentrate on where you want to go, and you’ll appear there.”
Naruto looked behind him. “Woah! You’re fast!”
“That’s the point.” Hime smiled. “Now it’s time to go back to the hospital—I can’t keep you here too long. Tomorrow, we’ll practice again, okay?”
“Whaaaaat?! No way! I didn’t even get to try it!”
“Sorry, Naruto-kun.”
“Eh?” Naruto turned to the ANBU girl. “Did you just call me ‘kun’?”
Hime nodded. “Is there something wrong with that?”
Naruto shook his head. “No way, Hime-san!” he grinned. “Let’s go back.”
And so the two headed back to the hospital, and all the people they passed could have sworn that the two were siblings.
