25 Chapter 24 (1/2)

Hikari's morning was interrupted by the bickering sound on the front balcony while he was in the shower. Hitori was having a heated argument with a violet spotted toad that was sitting on the pole.

”I don't care what your business is with my fiance. I don't want you or any of your kind invading our privacy. Get lost or I destroy Gama no Kuni right away,” she threatens as she oozed out murderous intent. Knowing who she was, the toad was shaking in fear--dreading his decision to come here to this place without much thought and knowing that the Phoenix Sage lived here.

”My apologies, Phoenix Sage-sama but I do have an important message for him,” the toad stuttered in fear. Hikari who was drying out his hair, went out to the balcony to see what was all those fusses were about.

”Hitori, he's a friend. Be nice now, would you?” the boy chided. The sage pouted before she stomped her way inside childishly. Hikari just had to laugh at her antics whilst the toad swallowed the bile that rose to his throat.

”Good morning, toad-san. She didn't like a stranger too much even more since yesterday's event. What is it that you have for me?” Hikari asked. The toad cleared his throat beforehand.

”Jiraiya-sama is to arrive this morning and he asked you to meet him at the Hokage Tower,” the toad finished.

”Very well. Thank you, toad-san. Try to reach me outside of our home next time,” the boy bowed at the toad and then he hurriedly went inside to dress up for the day after the toad was gone. He wore his recently received jounin attire with the Jukengi served as an overcoat.

”Hitori-san, I'm going out to meet Jiraiya-senpai and maybe the other senpai. I'll be back this evening, I think,” Hikari shouted as he tied his Konoha headband on his forehead. Hitori merely shouted back in return from the bathroom. After he finished putting on his sandals, he went out immediately.

At the Hokage Tower

”I am amazed you were able to persuade her...” the councilman was speechless when he had seen it with his own eyes that Jiraiya had succeeded.

”Hah! A handsome devil like myself only needs his charm to persuade anyone! Gyahahahahaha!!!!” Jiraiya boisterously said as Naruto shot him an irritated look. Hikari, on the other hand, was arriving as they speak.

”Naruto! Jiraiya-senpai!! Welcome home!” the boy shouted while he was still in mid-air before he gracefully landed in front of the blond boy.

”Hikari!! I got loads to tell you, Dattebayyo!” Naruto immediately high-fived the white-eyed boy.

”I'm sure we can do it over a bowl of ramen,” Hikari fondly said and then he turned to the remaining Konoha council members before he dipped his head to nod at them. ”Good morning, councilman, councilwoman.”

The way Hikari seemingly stood like an equal to the council members hadn't slipped the Sannins noticed and the way the council members replied in a respectful tone didn't help it either. Jiraiya and Tsunade were intrigued.

”So, this is our junior, huh? Jiraiya? I'm surprised that he took in a student after all this time,” the prominent blonde-haired woman loudly said.

”Yes, ah, Hikari-kun! Let me introduce you. This is Senju Tsunade; your last senpai and the Godaime Hokage!” Jiraiya loudly announced, earning him a clock on the head by the said Hokage. The scene was eerily familiar that the two kids had shivered in fear. The woman was scary like Sakura. Recovered, Hikari bowed to greet the woman.

”Welcome home, Hokage-sama! My name is Hyuuga Hikari,” the boy said and the blonde woman chuckled at his attitude.

”Glad you're are much polite than your idiot senpai here. You can call me senpai too, Hikari-kun,” Tsunade said. Her voice was loud, clipped, authoritative and stern like she was used to commanding somebody. She should be as she was the one that changes Konoha's situation with the Third Shinobi War to the village's favour with the implementation of a medic-nin must be placed within each team and thus reducing the casualty rate substantially. The conversation was interrupted by the councilwoman who was reminding them of their task at hand.

”Genma, Aoba! You'll know what to do,” she said and the two said yes immediately.

”Wait up!!! Granny Tsunade has some stuff to take care of first. Come with us, Hikari!” Naruto held them off before he made his way towards the stairs with Hikari. On the stairway, they bumped into the village slouch-genius along with his son making their way to the administration building.

”Hey! What's up, Naruto? Hikari? What are you guys doing here?” Shikamaru asked.

”I was about to ask you the same thing! The only building around here is the ninja administration,” Naruto surveyed the guy.

”Nothing really, just taking care of troublesome business,” Shikamaru seemed annoyed by his situation. The adults were conversing with each other while the boys were having one with one another.

”Jiraiya-senpai asked me to meet him here,” Hikari explained.

”You had a vest already?” Shikamaru commented and Hikari could only laugh nervously while Naruto remained clueless.

”Yeah, I got it yesterday. Hiashi-sama pulled some strings, don't tell anyone though. I feel embarrassed if they knew how,” Hikari explained as sweat dripped by side of his forehead and Shikamaru sighed in agreement.

”Tell me about it, the clans' heads sure are troublesome. Who's that you woman with a big attitude?” Shikamaru whispered to both of the boys.

”She's the new Hokage. Oh, and although she looks young, she's fifty-ish,” Naruto whispered back. Tsunade, on the other hand, wasn't going to waste too much time as she bid Nara's goodbye.

”Farewell, ma'am. See you at work, Hikari-kun,” Shikaku said, earning a bow from the boy. They resumed their journey after Naruto got clocked on the head for bragging about his new jutsu.

At the hospital

”Sakura-chan, he'll be alright now! She's a great doctor!” Naruto suddenly emerged from behind the Hokage.

”He's back, Sakura! Can you believe it? Our knucklehead brought back the new Hokage!” Hikari was next to emerge as he pushed Naruto's head down to barge in the room. Sakura immediately stood up in delight at the sight of us.

”Hikari-kun! Naruto! Eh, you already got those?” Sakura pursed her lips when she saw Hikari who was clad in Jounin attire. As usual, the black-haired boy rubbed the back of his head and grinned at the girl.

”Don't ask me, Hiashi-sama did it without going through me first. But don't worry about a thing, a promise is a promise! I will still help you take the exam!” Hikari gave her a thumbs up. Naruto was again puzzled and Sakura smiled at Hikari proudly as she knew everything that the boy had done during the siege on Konoha--he earned it. That and the villagers wouldn't shut up about it.

”Nah! You've earned it and I expect you won't whine about not being worthy or anything or else, you will answer to my fist!” she said while she cracked her knuckles at the boys. She then greeted the Hokage and pleaded her to treat Sasuke.

”Alright! Leave it all to me!” Tsunade said. The Sannin then placed her right hand onto Sasuke's head and it glowed in a greenish hue. Sakura watched the events intently whilst Hikari was sure that tears would be imminent so he went to the next room ahead of them to find Gai who was visiting Kakashi.

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”Hmmph, you were beaten by only two enemies? I thought you were a genius,” Tsunade chided Kakashi who was panting and chuckling tiredly like an old man after he had told her the whole story of how he became unconscious.

”Forget about this idiot!! Please take a look at my student, Lee!!” Gai cried desperately while Hikari chuckled at his antics.

”Go ahead, senpai. I can watch over my sensei here,” the boy said between chuckle. Those two immediately went out of the room.