"Funny; at that time, Hinata-chan asked me questions similar to yours," Naruto recalled before he continued, "But I explained to her that to reveal our true power and abilities too earlier on in our development and demonstrating in front of everyone what we can truly do like how Sasuke does is dangerous."
"How so?" Hanabi asked curiously.
"Like I told my Moon's Eye Spring Rabbit, not everyone in Konoha is our friend. We can never know who's an ally or spy until it's too late, and by then they might have already gained a lot of information on us and our abilities. And through this, they can develop ways to counter us and relay this to whatever enemies we have."
"So that's why I lost you in our match and why you know so much about our clan's Juuken," Hanabi said feeling enlightened. Naruto nodded his head.
"I instructed Hinata-chan that the only time we would allow ourselves to show our true power and abilities is when the situation calls for it. But we would have to be careful when discerning how much we want to reveal about our true selves. We have to keep in mind that the less that's known about us, the better we can catch our enemies off guard if they try to attack or ambush us," Naruto enlightened.
In just a short time, Hanabi felt that she learned so much, far more than she learned at the ninja academy. But what also got her going was that standing before her in her room wasn't the comical perverted Naruto she was so used to. No, this was the true Uzumaki Naruto, the one her older sister fell in love with, the one that only she knew.
"You offered to train and help me become stronger and faster if I recall, Naruto-kun," Hanabi remembered
Naruto nodded his head and replied, "I did."
Without ceremony, Hanabi got on her hands and knees and bowed her head until it touched the matted floor, "I, Hyuuga Hanabi, humbly accept your offer. Please teach and train me as my new shishou (teacher or master). I'll do whatever you ask of me."
"I'll do so, but under the same conditions as Hinata-chan as no one is to know about this. Understood?" Naruto said.
Hanabi raised her head and answered, "Yes Naruto-kun."
"Good," Naruto replied, "Now please stand back up. Even I never had Hinata-chan do that to me though I appreciate your submissive character."
Hanabi blushed on hearing that as she stood back up.
"I won't lie to you Hanabi-chan. Your new training won't be easy and it'll be brutal. And as in the case with Hinata-chan, not even your father, the clan elders nor anyone else can know about it."
"What about Neesan?" Hanabi asked.
"Only she'll know about it. I'll explain it to her later," Naruto said.
"Naruto-kun, if I may, I want to know more about who you really are. I have the time so why don't you tell me all about yourself, your true self," Hanabi said.
"You're really serious about finding out as much as you can about me," Naruto acknowledged.
"Neesan won't answer my questions about you and I've been trying to inquire things about you both on my own and from her. Neither tactic met with success, and Neesan used my own words against me and told me that if I want to know about you so much that I ought to ask you my questions myself. Earlier, I heard her tell Sasuke that she went beyond the Byakugan and found something deep and endearing about you that no one else saw. I don't know how she surpassed our bloodline limit to accomplish that but I'm sure that in time I can do the same thing she did," Hanabi said.
Naruto gave a giggle after hearing Hanabi's last two statements. It was clear to him that the young girl didn't understand Hinata's metaphorical words and misunderstood it as a technique.
"What's so funny? You doubt I can do it?" Hanabi retorted indignantly.
"That's very cute, my Little Nighttime Firecracker," Naruto chuckled.
"Stop making fun of me! Just because Neesan is stronger doesn't mean I can't improve like her," Hanabi replied.
Naruto wiped his tears away and calmed himself down.
"When Hinata-chan said those words to Sasuke, she wasn't being literal. She was using figurative speech and metaphors to express how she looked with her heart not with her eyes to find what she cherishes about me," Naruto clarified for the young girl.
"…Oh," Hanabi said, feeling embarrassed with reddened cheeks, "Clearly I misunderstood Neesan's words."
"Don't worry about it, no harm done. So tell me, what about me do you want to know?" Naruto asked.
"Everything, your whole life story; I want to know and understand why Neesan loves you so much and why the village holds you with such contempt except a handful of people. Most of all, I want to know who you really are," Hanabi said as she sat down on her sleeping futon. Shrugging, Naruto went and sat on the floor facing her.
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