ANBU boot camp

Chapter 15

Hinata had just bathed and was heading back to the house she lives with Kurenai in, as she approached the door she spotted Chief standing and waiting.

"Hello Chief," she spoke.

"Hello Hinata," he replied. "I'm here as your grandfather now. I feel it is the right time to have our talk if you are ready."

She smiled, "Yes grandfather."

He looked at her strangely,

"Repeat after me," he spoke "Grand...pa"

She chuckled "Yes grandpa."

They sat on a set of chairs Hinata knew were not there before, they were too old and beat up for Kurenai to own.

"So," chief started. "Where to begin?"

"How old are you, you do not look much older than my father," Hinata asked.

"Much older than the Hokage, I was...I was a seasoned Shinobi when Senju and Uchiha had their battle in the valley of the end, I cannot tell you how old but I can tell you it is a blood limit I gained from my mother's side of the family. And I am glad you did not gain it. In time you will learn about them and you will realize neither my mother nor her family was in any way good."

"You have the monkey contract like the Hokage?"

"I am the one to pick Hiruzen to be the next signer. I have the contract so when the old man finally moves on I will see about his grandson Konohamaru getting to sign it. The general rule is no more than two active signers, all though a summoning clan has the final say on that."

"How did you and my grandmother meet?"

"It was at a diner in the Fire Lords palace, I was held with enough esteem that I was invited all though I never enjoyed any court activities. The Fire Lord himself had to order me there. While there, Madam Shijimi, the fire lord's wife, corned me and dragged me into her coven of witches...I mean her closest friends."

Hinata chuckled at the idea anyone could force her grandfather to do anything.

"Well as I stood there stared at by most as a strange prize, some of the younger ones were clearly undressing me with their eyes," here he shivered. "I am told back then I was a 'catch'. Anyway, as I was forced to play nice as this was the Fire Lords wife she introduced me Kagome Hyuga. A member of the Main house and the clan's representative to the court of the fire lord."

"Wow, I never knew..." Hinata started to blush.

"I doubt you were told much about her either, see I disliked the Hyuga clan and took great pleasure in 'Sticking my spurs in' everything I could do I did because of how they perverted the caged bird seal. Turns out your grandmother felt the same way, both about the seal and about the family in general."

Hinata smiled glad to know she was not the only one.

"We dated, we did not say the word courted, we dated just to piss them off. Which I did at any chance I got. then I asked her to marry me." he spoke and smiled. "the clan tried like hell to stop it, after several fights, two assassination attempts and a plea to the Fire Lord, who not only refused their request but endorsed my marriage. to say they did not want me is to say a desert is slightly warm."