The Son of Two Heroes

Chapter 16

Ryuko was eating breakfast alone at her kitchen table. She was slightly zoned out, and still kind of asleep. She hadn't even changed out of her pajamas. She moved to take another bite, but was startled by a knock at her door. She got up, moving to the entryway and opening the door. She was greeted with a tall blond, with long bangs framing his face. The girl had always been captivated by the whisker marks that adorned his cheeks. "Oh heya Naruto." She said simply.

"Did I catch you at a bad time?" He said taking in her appearance.

She stared at him a moment, before she realized what he asked. "Oh! Um hehe sorry." She laughed. "Please come in if you'd like! I just need to go get dressed."

"Take your time Ryuko." He said following her in and sitting down at her table. She quickly moved off to her bedroom, and proceeded to get dressed. When she came back in, she smiled at her boyfriend.

"Did you eat anything yet?"

"Yeah I ate when I woke up, thank you though. Seems you slept in too huh?" He questioned. She sat down and began finishing her meal.

"Yeah really late." She said with a laugh. "You were probably up before even I was."

"Heh, it's possible. So did you have any plans today?"

"I have team training around four this afternoon, but otherwise no." She responded.

"Hmm that gives us three hours then, if you want to do something. Kakashi-sensei wanted me to come by and train with him at twelve."

"Yes, I'd love to spend some time together."

"Perfect, what do you want to do?" He asked.

"Maybe we could just take a walk through the village, and see what we come across?" She suggested.

"Sure."

With that the two made their way out of the house, and strolled through the village. As they walked they conversed about the war, and about the missions Ryuko's team had been taking. They continued through the village, finding random things to do, and stopping in different stores.

"Oh, how nice of you to come by, Naruto."

"Nice to see you, Kaka-Sensei." Naruto said with a wave and a smile. "So you wanna spar or what?" After Jiraiya had informed Kakashi of the threat of the Akatsuki, he had began to train himself to new levels, along with his team. The masked jounin knew he was strong, but he was also man enough to admit, that every member of the Akatsuki had had him outclassed at the time. But he had come a long way, and Kakashi was now worth every bit of the title of an S-rank nin.

He had trained himself hard alongside Naruto. He knew he couldn't afford to be sloppy or weak if the Akatsuki came knocking on Konohagakure's front door. He had decided he would be ready. He didn't want to have a repeat of the Itachi incident. He had increased his chakra reserves by quite a lot, and the man could now throw around all of those jutsu Obito's eye had helped him acquire. He had burned himself out some days even. He had worked hard, and in the end, it had indeed paid off.

"Well let's see how you do against me today, Naruto."

The two stood about fifty yards away from each other, staring the other down. Naruto threw a rock into the air, and both of their bodies tensed. The rock hit the ground and bounced, and before it could touch the ground again, Naruto had slammed into Kakashi. The masked jounin caught the handstand kick aimed at his face, throwing the boy away. Said blond regained his footing, and began weaving hand signs, "Water Style: Raging Waves!" He called, and a massive rush of water bulldozed it's way toward Kakashi.

"Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!" A wall of bricked earth rose from the ground, stopping Naruto's jutsu in its tracks. "Earth Style: Earthquake Slam!" He called out, and the ground ripped apart like a blender, moving towards the blond shinobi. Naruto flickered to life behind the jounin, he spun both legs around in a handstand, in an attempt catch him with two kicks to the abdomen. Both missed as Kakashi twisted himself around the blond, bringing a hard punch straight to the blonds back. Only to hit air.