Chapter 30 - 28 (1/2)
As expected, the after-effect of the dragon form took a toll on Hikaru's body the very next morning. This time, however, it's a little less mild than the last one. He don't know why, but he thinks that it's because he spent a little more than 2 minutes in that form, so the after-effects were a little bit mild.
He felt like in just one day, this fever will go down soon.
He has enough energy to cook Azumi some food and for himself and go to the training ground later. Since Kakashi is always late by three hours, he figured that he should just go there at 9 am, 1 hour before Kakashi shows up.
After cooking their breakfast, he also cooked both for their lunch. A nice egg and bacons for breakfast and a fancy spaghetti for lunch.
He decided not to use any weapons in that survival training because he knew he could kill Kakashi with it. And he doesn't want that. Though, his mind is quite fatigued from his fight against Artorias, so he will probably not be able to control his strength properly.
He prepared 2 bentos for the both of them after eating their breakfast, and that's where he put the steaks, rice, and some side dish.
”Hey, Hikaru, didn't Kakashi-sensei told us not to eat?” Azumi asked.
Hikaru looks at her as he wash their plates, and explained, ”You're right, he did told us that, but he did not order us not to eat. Think Azumi, if you go to a real mission without eating, you'll die almost instantly.”
She cups her hands and said, ”Oh, that's why, ” then she looks down, ”You always need to explain things to me, I'm so stupid.”
Hikaru sighed and washed his hands and dried them before patting Azumi in the head.
”Umu?” She looks at him cutely.
”You're not stupid, you're bright, it's just that you're still inexperience. Remember, even the greatest and strongest shinobis started like you, a child, ” he said with his eyes so soft that Azumi felt like she was laying in his body.
”Un, you're right! All of them, even the four Hokages, started just like me! If so, then I will be the greatest and strongest first female Hokage ever!” She's all pumped up and she jumped a lot because of excitement.
”Atta girl! Hahaha.”
As both of them prepared themselves, time passed without them noticing until it was 9 am and Hikaru used shunshin with her by his side to get to the traninig ground easily. Hikaru wore Chester's outfit without his mask. He figured it would be cool to show up like this.
(At The Third Training Ground)
Sasuke and Sakura waited by a tree while their stomachs would rumble every now and then. It seems like they didn't eat a single thing this morning, or, in Sakura's case, did not eat DINNER and breakfast because she was on a ”diet”.
And it seems like they have been waiting for Kakashi here since 7. Stupid, aren't they?
Hikaru suddenly arrived in front of them with Azumi holding his right hand. He looked around first before seeing both of them. He just waved his hand at them with a friendly smile before going to the statue near them to sit.