Over the next few days, Hanabi had a little tagalong following Hyuga Kei around. Whenever she had free time, she stayed by his side and asked him all kinds of questions.
This continued until the night before the Leaf Village delegation was due to leave. Hyuga Kei agreed to give Hanabi some private training.
Hyuga Kei practically taught Hanabi ninjutsu, taijutsu techniques, and more hand in hand.
Watching Hanabi train with near-mad intensity, Hyuga Kei, standing some distance away, could not help clicking his tongue. You're really working hard to kill me. Still, I'm afraid it'll all be for nothing.
Unless it was an Otsutsuki from beyond the heavens, he truly did not know how he could die.
His thoughts drifted far away. After quite a while, Hyuga Kei came back to himself and remembered that there were still some things he needed to do.
Hyuga Kei called out, "Hanabi, let's stop here for today. You still have to travel tomorrow."
"It's fine. I'll train a little longer," Hanabi politely declined.
Hyuga Kei responded, "Too much is as bad as too little. Training like this is just exhausting the well for a single catch. It'll cause irreversible damage to your body."
"Okay!" Hanabi withdrew her palms, jogged over to Hyuga Kei, and asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, have I improved a lot?"
"Not bad. You've improved greatly. At your age, you're already among the best." Hyuga Kei spoke against his conscience as he handed her a bottle of water. "Rehydrate. There's salt in it."
Hyuga Kei had joined the Leaf Village Anbu at the age of eight, while Kakashi had become a chunin at six.
Hanabi, meanwhile, was only seven and had only just reached the level of a genin.
"Thank you, Brother-in-law." Hanabi sweetly smiled, took the bottle, and drank deeply.