The Red Tiger Flash, A Dark Past Revealed

Chapter 20: Voices, Darkness, and Attacked

Hana sat on the ground, her hands pressed together, palm to palm, as her eyes were squeezed shut.

Small beads of sweat ran down her forehead as she gritted her teeth, her bright red hair starting to swirl above her shoulders.

The small circle shaped seal on Hana's head started to illuminate, as Tsunade and Yamato watched carefully.

Small lines started to form from the seal, traveling down Hana's face as she grunted.

"Dammit..." Hana said as she sighed, releasing her hands as she took a few deep breaths, the lines disappearing.

"That was better than last time." Tsunade said with a smile as Hana wiped the sweat off her face.

"I guess I'll just have to keep reading those scrolls till jiraya sensei comes back." Hana said as Yamato smiled at her.

"You're progressing well." Yamato said as Hana nodded.

"Did you see anything?" Tsunade questioned as Hana shook her head.

"No, thank goodness for that. Anyways, I'm gonna go check up on Naruto and Sora." Hana said as she stood, slightly wobbling as she walked away.

Naruto and Sora had started training with Asuma and Hana was honestly a little jealous of their wind style chakra nature.

Hana walked through the streets, only to stop at Kurenai and Asuma.

Snickering, she approached them.

"Hey Asuma sensei- woah, I don't mean to be a bother~" Hana teased with a cat like grin, Kurenai turning slightly red as she looked away.

"Did you need something, Hana?" Asuma questioned as Hana smiled at him.

"Actually, I-" Hana stopped as she heard a thud, looking behind her under the large bridge.

A little boy was crying on the floor, as a man ran over and helped him up. A woman, who was most likely his mother, smiled at him as she brushed him off.

The boy smiled happily as he walked away with his parents, hand in hand.

Hana stared sadly at them, before covering her face with a smile.

"O-oh, I thought that boy was hurt! Thank goodness...he had his parents..." Hana said nervously as Kurenai and Asuma looked at her sadly.

"Well, got to go! See yah Asuma and Kurenai sensei!" Hana said as she jumped onto the roofs, disappearing completely.

"The daughter of one of the strongest shinobi I've ever known..." Kurenai said sadly as Asuma sighed.

"Kanto Uzumaki...The said 'Red Tiger' of the leaf." Asuma said as he sighed.

"Nobody expected him to marry the head of the Jimi clan. And definitely not move all the way to Suna." Kurenai said as Asuma shrugged.

"He always did what he wanted. But he was quite the chicken. He never said no to anybody, always went with the flow, and was pretty scared of Mina."

"I still can't believe what he did...and what he basically forced his daughter into doing..."

"He forced the twelve tails awake. He did it on purpose. I just can't believe how he must have felt about his sister." Asuma said as Kurenai nodded in agreement.

-next day-

Hana grabbed an apple from Naruto, taking a bite as she leaned on the wall, smiling at Sai.

"How yah feeling, sai?" Hana questioned as Naruto growled at her.

"I am doing better than yesterday. Sakura said I am making good progress." Sai said as Hana nodded, holding back an angry Naruto with her foot against his face.