"Grandpa Inoue, Grandpa Matsushita, have you eaten yet?"
After they came inside, Hayate excitedly circled the two old men. That left Hanfu, his older brother, to fetch the water himself.
"We've already eaten, thank you for asking, Hayate."
"Hayate, are you enjoying yourself here?"
"Hayate, have you been practicing your swordsmanship?"
"Hayate, you need to focus on swordsmanship. Don't practice your Kekkei Genkai, understand?"
"Everyone has placed their hopes in you. Someday, you must make the name of Gekko resound throughout the Shinobi World with Konoha-Style Kenjutsu. Don't slack off!"
"If there's anything you don't understand, come ask us anytime."
The two old men took turns lecturing him, pouring out encouragement and advice. After they'd talked his ear off, Hayate's neck flushed red, and he loudly swore that he wouldn't disappoint them and would surely make the name of Gekko shine.
Hanfu stood expressionlessly in the kitchen doorway, then silently turned around and poured out the two cups of water in his hands.
Those rotten old geezers had a mean streak. They were trying to lead his little brother astray. Hope you die of thirst.
After the two old men had talked for a good while, they started getting thirsty without any water.
"Ahem, Hanfu?"
Inoue Gekko turned to look for Hanfu, but he wasn't there, so he asked Hayate to go instead. "Hayate, would you pour the two grandpas some water?"
"Sure!"
Hayate was bursting with excitement. At once, he rushed into the kitchen, where he found his big brother leaning against the wall, giving him a strange look.
"B-Big Brother."
Under that stare, Hayate felt a chill run down his spine and shuddered.
"Here to get them some water?"
Hanfu asked with a grin, closing the door at the same time.
"Yeah, the two grandpas are thirsty." Hayate