章節 55: Meeting Team Seven

Hana and Hori soon arrived at a forest which was covered in a morning mist making them see only shadow appearances until they were close enough to see the person which caused a big misunderstanding as Hori was attacked by three figures at the same time.

Seeing the three shadow shapes coming for him made Hori sigh before he stomped on the ground making an icicle shoot out of the ground while drawing his sword and blocking all three attacks like that.

Hori now could see the real appearance of the three shadows that attacked him who are Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. He blocked Naruto and Sasuke with his blade while Sakura was blocked by the icicle.

"It seems you need more training and with that, I don't mean only you, Sakura," says Hori in his usual cold tone as he pushes Naruto and Sasuke away using his sword.

At the same time, Hana was sitting over Kakashi at the moment. He had removed the head protector from covering his Sharingan while Hana had her Sharingan activated while smiling at him.

"Kakashi, did you really think you could defeat me just because you have a Sharingan?" says Hana in a funny tone as she pulled a kunai out of her utility belt and placed it over his groins while saying, "If my Father would see us like this he would skin you for sure for seducing his daughter."

"Yone would never do that. Would he?" says Kakashi seriously at first before asking Hana who moved her kunai away.

"He wouldn't, he might even propose you to marry me just to finally get rid of me and give your father a headache as he did before when your father used to be his Jonin Team Leader," says Hana in a funny tone but not joking about what could happen to them if Yone ever found out.

"I will pass on marrying you," says Kakashi seriously knowing what a handful Hana is since they grew up together.

"Ah, you still have her in your heart. You need to forgive yourself for what happened and move on," says Hana serious now.

They both knew who they were talking about as Kakashi now had a depressing expression on his face when Hana moved her head closer to his and her hand removed his mask before running one finger over his scar.

"Women love men with scars, did you know that?" says Hana implying something when Kakashi only sighs not feeling anything from this conversation when Hana only sighs as well before saying, "You are no fun, Kakashi."

"Why are you here, Hana?" asks Kakashi seriously now that their banter is over as he moves his mask back up to cover his mouth and nose.

"I was sent here to help you and your team with your mission. The same goes for our ice-block," says Hana seriously when Kakashi opens his eyes wide because Hori was there as well.

"Wait, Hori is here as well. Why would they send two Kage-Level Shinobi to complete... Right," says Kakashi remembering who was in Team Seven.

Sakura, who is a student under a Sannin. Sasuke, who is the second son of the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan. And Naruto, who is the son of the Hokage and the nephew of the monster sitting on him at the moment.

"Where is Hori by the way?" asks Kakashi since he couldn't see him at the moment.

"He is disciplining Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura at the moment," says Hana seeing Hori and the others clearly as Hori defeated the three easily using only a fluent move.

"We should go then. They are my responsibility after all," says Kakashi seriously as Hana stands up before helping Kakashi up.

They then meet up with Hori when Kakashi notices the blade Hori is carrying on his back and pulls out a kunai. Hori stomps on the ground and ice spreads over the ground moving toward Kakashi before an icicle shoots out from the ground right between Kakashi's legs stopping right before his pants.

"If you want to attack me, think again," says Hori in his usual cold tone while he was making Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura hanging from a tree branch upside down using chakra.

"When did you acquire that sword?" asks Kakashi curious now as he puts the kunai away since he confirmed that it was Hori by hearing his usual tone and seeing ice coming from him.

"During the Third Shinobi World. Remember when Might Duy defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen from the Mist? Konoha retrieved the weapons back then and ransomed them back to the Mist," says Hori as he grabbed the handle of his blade and pierced the blade into the ground.

"I was drawn to this sword so I took a random sword and transformed it before placing a seal on it and changed it with the original," says Hori as he rested his hands on the pommel before saying, "Hina did the same with another of their weapons since her Lightning Body synchronized with it making her only deadlier."

Kakashi was now scratching his cheek with one finger as Hori just incriminated himself by admitting to changing the original weapon with a fake one just because he liked the blade.

"So Zabuza doesn't have the original blade but a copy that you created by using a normal sword and some seals?" asks Kakashi scratching the back of his head.

"Most likely if he is using a similar sword as mine," says Hori confirming it as Kakashi sighs before looking at his students hanging from the tree upside down holding while praying to god that Hori would let them go soon since they were running out of chakra.

Hori stripped them of their chakra leaving them only with a handful before telling them to hang from the tree upside-down until he told them to stop. It was a good chakra-control training since they had to hold on for a long time.

Hori learned this trick from his father since he also went through the same training when he was younger. Hana had a grin on her face as she watched Team Seven struggle while Kakashi was making sure that Hori wasn't going too far.

Hori soon told them to come down from the trees and Team Seven followed his order as they rapidly came down finally getting all the blood out of their heads.

"Now tell us, Kakashi. Why did you send a letter changing the mission from C to B when you have already defeated the enemy?" asks Hori a bit confused by Kakashi's action since the Genins told Hori that they had defeated Zabuza who was taken away by a Hunter-Nin to cash the money on his head.

"We might have killed Zabuza but that doesn't mean that he worked alone. There could be more shinobi involved in killing the bridge maker which could place my team in danger," says Kakashi as Hori looked at him confused.

"You got soft, Kakashi. The Kakashi I knew would sacrifice everything to accomplish his mission," says Hori making Kakashi remember his dark past when Hana suddenly glared at Hori making him feel pressure that only Yone could place upon him.

"It is no wonder that you don't have a steady partner," says Hana angry as she made Hori kneel before her.

The kids began to feel fear creep up their backs as they hid behind Kakashi who was thankful that Hana stood up for him before saying, "I don't think he meant it in a bad way. You know how clumsy Hori is with words."

"I know, I grew up beside him after all," says Hana seriously as Hori could feel the Haki dissolve around him.

He stood back up and removed his blade from the ground before placing it back on his back where it was held magnetically with the help of the seal placed there by him.

"We should continue with the mission while you train your Genins," says Hori as he leaves the group to search the village for a possible threat.

"It seems that your aunt is scarier than your uncle, Naruto," says Sakura surprised and a bit scared at the same time since she had never seen Hana get angry while she was learning under Tsunade.

"Aunt Hana is a real powerhouse in the family being right behind Grandma Tsunade and Grandpa Yone. Then comes Aunt Hana followed by Aunt Hina and Uncle Nagato who isn't a member of our village any longer," says Naruto remembering that three of his relatives are fugitives at the moment.

Naruto still doesn't know that Yahiko died some time ago since Kushina and everyone else was hiding this fact from him.

"I bet that my brother Itachi could easily defeat your aunt," says Sasuke a bit arrogantly thinking that his older brother was the strongest in the world when he sees Kakashi give him a pitiful glance for thinking that way.

"Do you know the nickname Hana Senju goes by?" asks Kakashi trying to find out what the trio knows about Hana.

"Isn't it, the Gummy Ninja?" asks Naruto thinking that it must be that since his grandfather is called 'The Walking Flame' and his uncle is called 'The Shinobi of Ice'.

"No, she is called 'The Reckless Shinobi'. She isn't afraid of anything or anyone she could even face death herself and have a grin on her face while popping her knuckles. She completed some of the most dangerous missions for our village after the Third Shinobi War with Hina who is nicknamed, 'The Maelstrom'," says Kakashi informing the trio of how powerful Hana is in reality even if she isn't showing it to them.

"If the trio ever gets together only two people could stop them. One is 'The Walking Flame' Yone Senju and the other is 'The Sannin' Tsunade Senju," says Kakashi informing them further that if Hana, Hina, and Hori worked together only Yone or Tsunade could stop them.

"That information is outdated. Hori is far stronger now with the Isobu inside of him. He could level the whole village if both worked together harmonically," says Hana which surprised Kakashi as well as the trio since Hana just now handled Hori as if he was leagues under her.

"Anyway, back to training you three. Kakashi, I will see you later," says Hana as she leaves to find some food and take a nap following her second nickname's nature which is 'The Lazy Shinobi'.