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Ice Dancer
By : LadyLaran
Category: Naruto AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male
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Author’s Note – I apologize for how long it took to get this going. I’ve been dealing with a bad flare up of my fibro, and I simply couldn’t get myself focused through the pain to write. Thank you all for your patience.
Disclaimer – I do not own “Naruto” nor do I make money from this story.
Chapter Eight – Training and Planning
After Zabuza had arrived, the sword master started the boys on their first joint training session. He had Haku guide the younger on stretches to help build flexibility as well as get their muscles prepared for training. Once he deemed them ready, he took them for a jog around the Hyuuga complex to help them warm up and build endurance. Sprints were added in the middle of the jog, and Zabuza was pleased to see that Naruto had a lot of stamina at his age.
Once that was out of the way, Haku was ordered to focus on chakra training while the older male guided Naruto through the first exercise used for training chakra control. From previous experience, Zabuza knew that the blond haired boy had a lot of chakra and getting it under some form of control was incredibly necessary. It took some time to get him to feel how much chakra was enough for the exercise to work, but the child was managed to get the leaf to stick to the back of his hand. Once he’d figured out how much was enough, the little boy was able to repeat the exercise with near perfection each time he’d been asked to try it again.
When he judged that Naruto had managed to learn the exercise, he sent the young boy into the house to attend lessons alongside Hinata and Neji. Hiashi had tested him last night after everything was done and found that the child did not know how to read or anything else. Zabuza hoped that Naruto would focus as intently on the lessons as he had the explanation for the chakra exercise as well as the need for it.
After they were alone in the training area, the swordsman turned to his adopted son, finding him working on a jutsu. Haku was quick to head to his father’s side when he heard his name called, knowing there was a great deal for them to discuss.
“Yes papa,” he asked, sitting down when the older male had done so. As he made himself comfortable, the boy spotted his parent using a jutsu for privacy and approved since he knew that what they had to talk about would really bode ill for their stay if it was overheard.
“We need to chat some,” Zabuza began. “I was thinking on a few of the events that happened before Naruto became a Genin.”
“As have I,” Haku replied. “Namely what to do about the Uchiha since the clan’s destruction caused a lot of problems for Konoha as well as Naru-chan.”
“Exactly,” he told his son. “Part of me wants to save the oldest brat because he was the only decent one of the two who survived. I don’t want to see Naruto stuck in the same idiotic chase after a former teammate who didn’t care about him. He wasted too much time on that promise and was hurt far too often.”
“Same here,” the ice using shinobi answered. “I also hate the thought of him being held back by that horrible team. None of them were good for him in regards to his emotional development as well as his growth as a shinobi, and we need to make sure things go better for him to grow this time around.”
The two were quiet for a moment, reflecting on what needed to be done and how to accomplish the goals they had set for themselves. A thought occurred to the younger one, making him look up at his adopted father.
“From what I understood, Itachi was not given a fair chance to learn about teamwork and the like,” Haku began, hoping his father would like the suggestion he was about to make. “What if you take him on as an apprentice once he graduates from the academy? You can work on building a bond with him and hopefully, he’ll come to trust you before everything goes wrong. If he will come to you about things going on in the clan, you can help organize things so the senseless bloodshed won’t happen. That should change things enough to keep certain events from happening as they did.”
“That’s a thought,” Zabuza answered. “I do want to build up a swordsman team if the Hokage is willing. Maybe take a co-sensei and build a team of seven to start working on that particular goal once you graduate.”
“I’m not sure he’ll go for it, but it’s worth a try. Konoha is known for four to a team no matter the ranking,” the younger male observed. “A weapons team like that could be versatile for a lot of missions.”
“That’s what I was thinking,” the swords master replied. “It might just be what’s needed if we can’t keep Akatsuki off of Naruto’s tail.”
“I wish we could start working on that problem now instead of waiting to take care of it,” Haku groused quietly. “The idea of Naruto being hunted doesn’t sit well with me.”
“We have to get your body to match your mind,” he chided his son gently. “As it is, you’re nowhere near ready to go after any members of that group and while I can handle some of them, I need you for backup on the others. We can, however, start planning while we get your body caught up and then add new skills to your repertoire.”
“I want to learn how to use the sword,” he told his father, taking him by surprise. “Senbon are good for certain things, but I think I will have the speed to use one.”
“It’ll have to be one best suited to fit your frame,” Zabuza mused. “You’re going to be too slender for something Kubikiribocho’s size.”
“She’d be too big for me, and she’s not fond of me either. I don’t know why,” Haku said to his parent. “But you know how to forge the gifted blades once the team is ready. I don’t know why Mizu went for the huge swords, but we can go smaller but just as powerful.”
“Yes, we can,” the swordsman said. “I’ve got to get Naruto’s speed and agility up to par first, but I think I can have the group chosen by the time you graduate. I’ll have a lot of observing to do until then to find the teammates for you, the Uchiha kid, and Naruto, and I’ll spend time working with you, Naruto, and the Hyuuga kids since I offered to help out there. Reminds me, I need to speak with Hiashi-san about that.”
“If I remember correctly, Hinata-san will need confidence boosters and we’ll have to make sure Neji and Naruto spend time together. We really don’t want to have to deal with worrying about beating sense into him once he’s older. It’s a huge waste of time.”
“Oh I agree,” the boy’s father told him. “Both of them are talented, and I want to see them reach their full potential. Given what I know of their abilities, I doubt they’ll make good swordsmen but they’ll be stronger when they’re ready to be assigned to their teams after their Genin exams.”
“And survive this time,” Haku murmured, shuddering at the memory of Neji’s death. Naruto had taken it so very hard, and he was determined to make sure it didn’t happen again.
“Definitely,” the swordsman answered. “He lost too many of his precious people last time around, and we’ll find a way to keep him from losing most if not all of them. It’s hard to say it won’t happen because the missions shinobi go on always hold an element of danger to them. I just have to find a way to get those special individuals strong enough so the chances of them dying will be less.”
“You’ll manage it, Papa,” the younger one reassured his father. “You are a hard taskmaster once you have a goal for your student. If I remember correctly, all of his precious people were eager to learn and utilize the skills they’re taught.”
“Let’s hope they are because I’ll get them strong enough for what’s coming, and I’ll drag them kicking and screaming every step of the way if I have to,” the older male replied, looking grim. “Now, let’s get some training done before someone thinks we’re up to something.”
Haku laughed, standing up as his father dispelled the privacy jutsu. The pair began working on sparring, both focused on getting the younger one back to full strength as soon as they could. Zabuza was also determined to continue to grow as a shinobi as well because he knew that certain members of Akatsuki would require more strength and skill than what he had to take them down.
After they had finished with their training, both of them headed back in to clean up and change. Haku slipped into the room where Naruto, Hinata, and Neji were being taught and began reading on a book he’d found in the Hyuuga’s library. He needed to stay near his bondmate, and the dark haired male could see that his presence was helping his little blond calm down. The older boy felt better now that he was close to Naruto, and he focused on his book while the blue eyed male learned more words in his quest to learn to read and write.
Later that night, after dinner was over and all of the children had been sent to bed, Haku laid next to his mate and listened to him breathe. That was the only sound in the darkened room, and he took comfort from the soft breaths.
“Haku?”
“Yes, Naru-chan,” he asked, rolling to his side and bracing his head on his hand.
“Thank you,” the younger boy said softly.
“For what,” Haku queried, a bit confused as to what his husband was thinking.
“Being there for me, teaching me, helping me,” Naruto said to him, voice showing just how grateful he was. “No one has ever cared before except Hokage-Jii.”
“The others were very wrong on how they treated you, and Papa and I won’t let them do this to you any longer,” the long haired boy told his mate. “You deserve to be happy, Naru-chan, and I’ll spend every day of my life making sure that you have everything you deserve.”
“Do you think my parents would be proud of me?”
The question was almost too soft to be heard, and Haku tugged his mate against him. He wrapped his arms around the small body, pressing a kiss to his forehead.
“I have a good feeling they would be, Naru-chan. You learned a lot today and barely made any mistakes when you were quizzed on it. As your bondmate and husband, I was very proud of you and I think your parents would have been too. You are very bright and have a lot of potential. Papa and I will do all we can to see you reach that potential and be happy as well,” the ice shinobi told him, hearing the boy sniffle just a tad.
“I’m so glad you found me,” Naruto told him, arms wrapping around the older boy to hold him as well.
“As am I, Naru-chan. You have become a precious person to me, and I don’t want anything bad happening to you if I can help it. I want us to be happy in the future,” Haku told him.
“Precious person,” the blond asked, not having heard that term before.
“Someone in your life who you hold above the others around you. You love them and want them to be happy and safe,” the other explained, knowing the Naruto of the past life had taken the idea of precious people to heart. “They’re the ones you’ll move heaven and earth to help.”
“I’ve never been anyone’s precious person,” the younger child told him.
“Well, you are now, Naru-chan,” Haku told him, kissing his forehead once again and snuggling him close to his heart. “I will fight to keep you safe and happy; I swear it to you.”
“Can I do the same for you?”
“If you want to, Naru-chan, then you are certainly allowed to do so,” he answered with a hidden smile.
“Good because you’re my precious person,” the little one told him before drifting off to sleep in his mate’s arms.
Haku laid there for a while, silently begging Inari-sama and the other kami for the strength to ensure his Naru-chan would have a better future than what he’d had in the last time Haku had lived this life. The boy was claiming his heart, and the older boy wasn’t fighting it at all because his mate was so very important to him already.
He just hoped the kami helped him because he didn’t want to fail and let his sunshine filled mate see the darkness and death the Naruto of the last life had seen.
Haku drifted off to sleep, warmed by the small figure he held in his arms.
Author’s End Note - I hope everyone enjoyed this installment. Please let me know what you think of it! See you next chapter. ~ Laran
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Ice Dancer	By : LadyLaran Category: Naruto AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 2312 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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