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"Narutooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! W-what was thaaaat?!" As soon as everything was clear Hinata jumped up and rushed towards Dix screaming. "That was nature energy transformation, wasn't it? Even jonins can only use two or three natural elements at once, h-how?!"

"Hahaha, don't get too excited now, I am not really good at any of them, but I still wanted to learn how to use every element. Don't laugh at me, but this is the best I can do, and even this is only flashy, without any power behind it..." he said with his voice trailing off at the end. Hinata just gasped hearing his bullshit. Even her timid stuttering resurfaced.

"W-what...? T-this is amazing! How could I laugh at... at this? I knew y-you were strong, but never imagined the gap is so... so wide..." she said, trailing off at the end the same way Dix did.

"Aaah, don't worry, as I said, with perseverance and dedication you can overcome anything. Also, don't take me as a comparison, but the you of yesterday. If you are better than before, then you should be satisfied." he said, seeing the complicated emotions on Hinata's face after what she said.

At this both of them cracked a smile and giggle a bit together. They chatted some, Hinata asked what other stuff he can do, but he evaded the question. Soon Hinata was supposed to get home, so they somehow had to get off Minato's head. Getting up was a bit easier than safely jumping down the side of the mountain. Hinata managed on her own for a while, but at one point Dix had to grab her mid-air so she doesn't fall and break her bones.

Dix caught her and carried her the rest of the way in a princess-carry pose. When they reached the surface he put her on her feet right away without thinking of the atmosphere, while Hinata was blushing so hard she barely managed to stand because of all the blood in her head. She had to grab onto Dix's shoulder so she doesn't fall, at which he grabbed her once again and help her stay standing.

"Are you alright?" he asked. First he thought she got injured somehow at the fall, even though he moved quite fast. Then he looked at her face and understood she was probably on the verge of fainting.

"Y-yes, t-thank you..." she said and quickly took a step back and started shyly scratching her right arm with her left hand. Seeing this Dix just giggled a bit and offered to see her home. Obviously she took the offer.

They chatted on their way, mostly talking about training and techniques.

"H-hey Naruto, what if we tried actual mock combat? I'm pretty sure I can't hurt you even with my Byakugan, and I need combat experience to grow... Would you help me?" she asked with sparkling and anticipating eyes when they were about to take a turn and arrive into the street where the Hyuga house was. They trained a lot together before, but Dix mostly helped her with chakra related stuff and the most basic hand-to-hand tricks he knew. Hinata was supposed to be strong at Hyuga-techniques together with his Byakugan for her clan to acknowledge her. That isn't something Dix can teach her. But a mock combat?

"Well... Okay, we can talk about it. I'm pretty sure I will prove to be a good punching bag, haha!" hearing this she pouted, which looked really cute and Dix liked, so he sometimes lightly tease her just to see it.

"That's not what I meant! I need an actual fight! Stop joking, this is serious!" she said, while pouting some more and turning away.

"Haha, okay, okay, you can count on me. The next time we train together we can fight for real if that's what you need." at this she giggled a bit, then start moving as she slightly tilted back and waved at Dix.

"Okay, that's a promise! Good night for now. Bye!"

"Good night..." Dix repeated with a slight sigh at the end and returned her wave, then turned away to go home himself.