The moment Houka got home, he collapsed into bed and slept like a log. He'd stood watch all night, and it had worn him out.
When he woke up, it was already afternoon. He got up, washed, and suddenly found himself at a bit of a loss for what to do.
Life in the Anbu was nothing like he'd imagined. He'd thought he'd be constantly sent on missions—assassinating Missing-nin, intercepting intelligence, maybe even risking his looks to go undercover in an enemy country. He'd never expected to end up doing security work.
He was actually a security guard!
Good grief, could someone strike me with lightning and send me back?!
Wait. Lightning?
Houka perked up.
His Chakra affinities were Fire and Lightning. Lightning...
Chidori?!
Since he'd already figured out the Rasengan, learning Chidori too wouldn't be going too far, would it?
Besides, it was Kakashi's technique. Well, borrowing it from him didn't bother Houka in the slightest!
But Chidori wasn't like the Rasengan. It involved both shape transformation and nature transformation of Chakra, and Houka was a complete novice at those. Unless he found someone to guide him, there was no way he'd be able to develop Chidori on his own.
The first person who came to mind was Minato Namikaze.
His talent for naming things was downright embarrassing, but he more than made up for it with his excellent character and brilliant mind. Most importantly, he was incredibly reliable!
I wonder if he's in the village right now.
The last time Houka had eaten with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, Minato had told him where he lived. Asking for directions along the way, Houka soon found the place.
But after knocking for ages, no one answered. It looked like Minato had gone out on a mission.
*Who else can I