Naruto: Legend of the Skylark

Although Hibari appeared in this timeline, as a still-young child, he ultimately couldn't flap his butterfly wings too much, and the effects he brought about were minimal.

The tailed beast Kurama, the Nine-Tails, long sought by Konohagakure, was eventually found first by Madara, the Hokage's former close friend. Once he captured Kurama, his next target would be Hashirama. At that time, the entire Konohagakure would face the legendary attack of a shinobi god!

However, Hibari was not yet aware of this. He had just returned to the village from the back mountains with Hiruzen and Tsunade.

After a busy morning, Tsunade was finally satisfied and happy from playing, but Hibari wasn't particularly thrilled. Why? Because the steamed bear paw he wanted was off the menu.

He had originally planned to go with Hiruzen to find that den of bear cubs and then hunt some wild game to eat. But then, upon seeing the two little bear cubs, Tsunade, who had initially been so fierce and the first to clamor for bear meat, immediately 'changed her mind.' Should one say that even when small, a woman is still a woman?

"Hibari-nii, these two little bears are super cute, can we not eat them, please?" Tsunade hugged Hibari's leg, looking pitifully at him.

"Tsunade, bear paw is delicious, and the meat of those bear cubs is even more tender. Think carefully first..." Hibari said with a chuckle, looking at little Tsunade like this.

Hearing Hibari's words, Tsunade swallowed, her gaze struggling as she looked at the two little bear cubs. But in the end, she shook her head and said, "No more eating them, no more. I'm sure there's food ready at home, let's go back and eat. Let's take these two little bears with us, raise them, and then eat them when they're bigger—more meat, okay?"

"Hahahaha, just say you want them as pets. 'Eat them when they're bigger'—I don't believe you'll actually eat them then," Hibari said with a laugh.

Tsunade blushed as Hibari exposed her thoughts, but she still clung to Hibari's leg, shaking it and asking, "Please? Please, please?"

What else could Hibari do when his precious little sister bothered him like this? So now, the three of them, plus two bear cubs, had returned to Konohagakure.

As they reached the Senju compound, Hibari, holding Tsunade's hand, said to Hiruzen beside him, "Since you're here, and it's mealtime, why don't you come in and eat with us?"

Hiruzen smiled and was about to politely decline when he heard footsteps behind them. Turning around, he saw the Hokage, Tobirama, and his own father, Sasuke, walking together toward them.

Hibari also turned and saw this scene. His expression changed instantly, and he quickly said, "When you see Tobirama-jiisan and them later, just say you haven't seen me..."

After speaking, Hibari turned, intending to slip into the Senju compound. However, as soon as his front foot moved, he heard Tobirama's voice from behind him.

"Hibari, you rascal, don't run! Stand there and wait for me!" Tobirama yelled angrily.

Seeing that he had been discovered, Hibari stopped his attempt to escape. He immediately turned around, a brilliant smile on his face, and said, "Oh, isn't that Tobirama-jiisan? Why are you out today? I was just saying you weren't there when I went to look for you this morning, and then I went to the back mountains with Tsunade. And look, I got her two bear cubs as pets..."

As he spoke, Hibari also kicked the two bear cubs at his feet, which made the cubs quite angry, snarling and clawing at Hibari.

Hearing Hibari's words, Tobirama's face twisted into a sinister smile. "Is that so? So you went looking for me, huh? Well, my apologies, I just happened to be entertaining a guest..."

"No worries, no worries, what's between us, grandfather and grandson..." Hibari said, breathing a sigh of relief. However, looking at Tobirama's smile, he couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"Aren't you curious who the guest I entertained was? He said... his name was Hiyoko," Tobirama said with a chuckle, walking over to Hibari, grabbing his shoulder, and speaking softly.

As soon as his words fell, Hibari's expression changed instantly. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and he let out two dry laughs, quickly saying, "Tobirama-jiisan, what are you talking about? I don't understand. You don't need to report your guests to me..."

"Hmph, you brat, you're getting bolder and bolder! You even dare to use a clone to fool me now! Come inside with me!" Tobirama grabbed Hibari by the shoulder, literally lifting him off the ground and forcibly dragging him into the Senju compound.

"Ow, ow, ow!!! I'll walk myself, I'll walk myself! Tobirama-jiisan, listen to me, I can explain!" Hibari struggled and cried out.

Hiruzen watched this scene, scratching his head in confusion. "What's going on? Did that kid Hibari anger Tobirama-sensei again?"

Sasuke glanced at his son and said, "Why are you meddling in so much idle talk? It's probably that kid Hibari doing something troublesome again, isn't it? Oh, by the way, what did Tobirama say?"

Upon hearing his father's question, a glint appeared in Hiruzen's eyes. "Father, that kid Hibari is a genuine genius! An S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu has truly been developed! It consumes little chakra, is extremely fierce in power, and has a very low threshold. I even suggested to Hibari that it should be classified as a kinjutsu!!!"

"A kinjutsu??? Is it that big of a threat?" Sasuke said with some surprise. Before his son could answer, he continued, "Alright, this isn't the place to talk. It's been a while since I've visited. Today, let's have lunch here and be guests. We'll talk inside..."

Meanwhile, Hashirama, the Hokage, was childishly playing with the bear cubs alongside little Tsunade. Upon hearing it was time to go inside, he said, "Yes, it's good that I ran into you, Saru. Let's all go in and have lunch together!"

After speaking, Hashirama picked up one of the bear cubs. Tsunade, seeing this, also grabbed the other. However, judging by her stance, she wasn't much taller than the bear cub herself, so she nearly choked the cub in her embrace.

Hiruzen, who had been preparing to leave, nodded and said, "That works. It's also a good chance to report this matter to Tobirama-sensei."

At the lunch table, little Tsunade stared with wide, bewildered eyes at the two identical 'Hibari-nii' sitting not far away. One was picking up food and eating, while the other was rubbing his shoulder and talking to Tobirama-ojii, who sat beside him.

It wasn't that little Tsunade had never seen a shadow clone before, but this was truly the first time she had seen a shadow clone having a meal with its original!

"Anyway, it's confusing, and there's nothing to figure out. This guy can also help me with tasks, and he's even much stronger than an ordinary clone," Hibari said to Tobirama, rubbing his shoulder.

Tobirama picked up a dish, then said, "But aren't there drawbacks to this? How do you plan to solve them?"

"Tobirama-jiisan, if you ask me, this isn't difficult at all..." Hibari's eyes darted around, displaying a cunning expression.

Tobirama saw his expression and knew he had no good ideas. He chuckled and asked, "What's not difficult?"

Hibari first glanced at Mito and Hashirama, who were talking to Hiyoko, then quickly continued, "Ultimately, it's just a matter of chakra. In my opinion, there's a good way to solve it: you talk to Mito-baasan and have her teach me the Yin Seal. If I master that jutsu, won't all these drawbacks disappear?"

Tobirama looked at Hibari with amusement and said, "You want to learn an S-rank sealing jutsu with your current ability? Isn't that a bit too rushed? You yourself know that sealing jutsu are inherently much more obscure and difficult to understand than regular ninjutsu, let alone an S-rank sealing jutsu? And one that works on yourself? Can this be learned carelessly?"

"What's wrong with an S-rank sealing jutsu? What's the big deal? I even created an S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu! Isn't that enough qualification? How about this, Tobirama-jiisan, since we're 'grandfather and grandson,' let's settle this fairly. How about I exchange this S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu for that S-rank sealing jutsu? I'm telling you, this S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu has been deemed necessary by Hiruzen-jisan to be classified as a kinjutsu!" Hibari slapped his thigh, saying proudly.

Tobirama had never heard of Hibari creating any S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu. So, upon hearing Hibari's words, he turned to look at his other student, Hiruzen, with great surprise.

Hiruzen, who was eating, put down his chopsticks and quickly said, "That kid isn't lying. He really did create a collaboration ninjutsu with power that can reach S-rank, and it truly needs to be classified as a kinjutsu. I only mastered this jutsu in the back mountains today..."

If it were only Hibari saying this, Tobirama might have considered whether Hibari was bragging. But since even Hiruzen vouched for it, Tobirama was truly surprised. He stopped eating and asked with great curiosity, "You're saying this kid secretly developed a collaboration ninjutsu whose power reaches S-rank? And it even needs to be set as a kinjutsu? That's really something. Tell me in detail..."

Then, Hiruzen very meticulously explained everything about the 'S-rank Collaboration Ninjutsu: Annihilation' to Tobirama.

After a long while, Tobirama looked at Hibari with a dark expression, thinking, 'Isn't the principle of this thing just the same as the trap that kid used to trick me last time? I never expected he would ingeniously turn that into such a powerful ninjutsu!'

"How about it? I've even brought out my kinjutsu; full of sincerity!" Hibari raised an eyebrow and said to Tobirama.

Tobirama looked at Hibari, pondered for a moment, then said, "Let me think about it carefully. Let's not bring this up for now..."

"Alright, but please consider it as soon as possible," Hibari didn't rush him, nodding in agreement with the suggestion.

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