𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

Hanara's Freaky Mind

Last time:

Before Jiraiya could say anything, a kunai shot past him and into the wall behind him.

"Dynamic Entry!" a voice yelled.

A bright green blur shot past them and kicked Sasuke in the face, sending him flying back into the wall behind him.

Now:

"Guy-Sensei! What are you doing here?" Hanara asked, ignoring the knocked out Sasuke a few feet away from her.

Guy-Sensei shot her his trademark grin, "You see, Kurenai, Asuma, and I thought it was very unyouthful to send 2 Genin after 2 dangerous criminals and so I ran here to help. I guess I was a little over-enthusiastic," he said, his happy tone turning into a more worried one, "When I used my headband to peer into the opening all I could see were 2 sinister-looking figures, although now I can see why they were so short. I could never forgive myself if I harmed my hip and cool rival's student! If he doesn't wake up in 3 hours I will do 2000 laps around the village! If not that, I will do 4000 push-ups!"

Jiraiya sighed, "Never mind that now. You should get Hanara and Sasuke back to the village. It was smart of you to send her after Sasuke, by the way. She stopped him from killing himself and had a good plan for stalling Itachi and Kisame, too."

"As expected of Asuma's student," Guy-Sensei grinned.

"Sasuke will be okay, right Jiraiya?" Hanara asked worriedly.

"What do you mean?" Naruto exclaimed, "He's survived a lot worse than Bushier Brows-Sensei's kick, believe it!"

"I mean mentally." Hanara sighed, "Seeing Itachi going after you must've brought some bad memories and I wasn't the kindest in reminding Sasuke how weak he was compared to Itachi."

"You're right to be worried, Hanara. I'm sure he'll pull through, however." Jiraiya responded.

"What the heck did Sasuke ever do to deserve this?" Naruto questioned angrily, "You know what, we have a new game plan. I admit I let those goons scare me for a little, but that's over. No more running away. After all, it's me that they want, right? Well, okay then, let's give them what they want."

Hanara snorted, "Right, you and Sasuke are in over your heads. What would've happened if Jiraiya didn't show up? Or what would've happened if Sasuke, Pho, and I didn't show up, either? You would've been gone. That's it. Game over. No Hokage for you, mister, cuz you would've been kidnapped for the Fox, and once they got it, you'd be dead cuz no jinchuriki survives the extraction process."

'I'm being overly cruel today, aren't I? Well, too bad, cuz they need to hear it and this is the only way it's gonna get through their thick skulls.'

"Hanara's right, Naruto. If I hadn't shown up, you would have been killed. It took all I had to get them away from you. You're not in the same league. None of you are." Jiraiya said.

"Is that right?" Naruto asked angrily, "You expect me to sit around and do nothing? What type of bogus strategy is that? I can't just sit here and let them attack my friends!"

"Unless you train, that's the only thing you can do!" Hanara growled, "You can't do jackshit without your chakra, and guess what? Samehada eats that! You, because of your stupidly large reserves, can't dispel a genjutsu to save your life! Guess what? That's what Itachi specializes in. Those two are things that no amount of crazy training will be able to fix. The only way you'll be able to beat Itachi is if he's extremely weak and you learn genjutsu basics, and the only way you'll stand a chance against Kisame is if you have a Fire Affinity and train in it until you learn something as great as Amaterasu! Even then, they'll still beat you. This Akatsuki or whatever knows your weaknesses and strengths inside out and we don't know shit about them! It may seem like a stupid thing to do, but hiding around until they get someone else to go after you is the only thing you can do! They'll only be defeated if you know their strengths and weaknesses like the back of your hand and get someone else that counters them to fight alongside you!"