Dancing Fire: 2/2/399 A.M.

**Participants: Ayato Uchiha, Hanzo Uchiha**

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**Ayato Uchiha**

February 2nd 399 A.M. It was a relatively clear day A gentle breeze blew over the Hokage Rock, tussling the hair of the young Uchiha who sat at its peak admiring the village below. Since he was young, the sight of the village and the surrounding lands had brought Ayato to a place of tranquility, but also one of brimming excitement and a deep, guttural feeling of love and admiration for the sight before. Often when feeling down on himself or overwhelmed he would come here to simply ... sit, watch and admire. Today was not so different either, while he was not down on himself he was a newly appointed Genin of the hidden leaf as of a few days ago. Noew he sat and admired not as a citizen but as a protector. In a sense he was grounding himself with the sight. He sat back on a small outcropping and bit into the apple he had brought with him, never a big eater, Ayato would often go the whole day with nothing but some fruit and maybe a light lunch. "So" he mumbled to himself "What to do today?" He pondered for a moment, there was now a lot of things to consider, after he's meeting with his team he now had to consider a weapon for himself; he'd wanted a Naginata but faced with the cumbersome nature of one perhaps that was too much. A Katana seemed right but felt to cliche, like it had been done before. Probably by some sort of prince. "What to do ....?"

**Hanzo Uchiha**

Today was a resting day, waking from his slumber at the crack of dawn Hanzo would rise and perform his morning procedures to prepare for the day ahead of him. He had some errands to run and he wanted to get them done as soon as possible. Leaving his home before anyone woke up or left, he followed to perform said errands. Once he finished them the time had become around 2 pm. He personally felt his stomach growl as it resembled hunger. He smirked lightly and decided to get some actual food. He stopped at a dumpling spot within the northern section of the village to which he bought a bento box of.  The box was filled with a dozen dumplings as Hanzo had planned to save some left overs for snacking later. The dumplings were obviously made of either pork, chicken, or beef. He bought the box happily and made his way over to the hokage rock. Once he arrived he noticed a familiar figure sitting just watching the village like a hawk. Hanzo walked over and said "I'm guessing you are looking at the village to gain strength to defend those who reside in it. Eh Ayato? " A warm smile would be shown by hanzo as he waited for his response.

**Ayato Uchiha**

Ayato was lost in thought when Hanzo arrived, so much so that when he was called out to his almost dropped the apple he'd been snacking on "Oi oi Hanzo, don't sneak up on me" He grinned and scooted over so his Elder brother had a place to sit "Yeah ... something like that" He lifted his head up and let the breeze blow through his hair "Needed to ground myself a little. I'm one step closer to surpassing you now y'know" He pointed to the village badge wrapped around his bicep "Officially a Genin as of a few days ago. Better watch your back" He let out a laugh and turned his attention back to the village. After a moment of contemplative silence Ayato turned to face his brother "What about you? You were out early this monin' you on a break at the moment?" Without asking, and hoping Hanzo was distracted enough by the conversation, Ayato attempted to swipe one of the dumplings he had, and if successful would wolf it down in a heartbeat.

**Hanzo Uchiha**

His brother remarked that he shouldn’t sneak up on him as Hanzo replied “If you want to be stronger you have to be ready.” He nodded as he closed in on his brother and took a seat next to him. His words seemed to really show that he started gaining a grasp on how things were going to change. It was something Hanzo sadly didn’t want his little brother to endure. But he knew it wouldn’t stop him. He smirked at his eagerness as he mentioned he would surpass him as he was one step closer. Hanzo chuckled a bit and responded “I’m sure you will, I'm confident that you will surpass me one day. After all, I will need someone to watch my back when I get weaker” He said this obviously jokingly as he wasn’t planning on stopping his training. But eventually he would when the time had come. Hanzo then heard his question about him being out early, he simply replied “I had a few errands to run, but I completed them all. So here I am now.” He peeped how he went to swipe food from him as he leaned to plate in his direction as he insisted for him to eat more. After all, Hanzo knew he didn’t like to eat so he made sure he got as much food as possible. Hanzo smiled as he hoped he noticed Hanzo was already a step ahead of him and was offering the food pretty much.

**Ayato Uchiha**

Ayato chowed down on the stolen dumpling as he listened to his brother. "You? Weak? Doubt it. But I'll watch your back if you watch mine" polishing the dumpling off he stretched back over the rock he sat on and groaned as he rubbed his stomach "shouldn't of eaten that" he mumbled. After a moment he sat up straight, "Hanzo! If you're free you should teach me something so I can kick your ass with it later!" The two rarely seemed to have a chance to train together for he was jumping st the chance.

**Hanzo Uchiha**

Hanzo chuckled a bit at his comment as people did become weaker when age was involved. But there was a long time between that and now, Hanzo heard Ayato mention he shouldn’t have eaten the dumpling, but sometimes that could be digestion. Hanzo disregarded the comment as he heard the next request asked by Ayato. He scratched his chin in reaction and said “hmmmm, maybe one day… but sure, maybe I can teach you right now.” He knew his brother would jump at this chance, Hanzo knew his brother's arsenal already and he personally had decided to teach him a technique that involves variety to fire style. Hanzo then said “Alright I decided on teaching you the Sage fire technique.” Since they were on the Hokages rock in the open, the air was the perfect place to demonstrate since they were so above everyone in the village. Hanzo rose from his spot and placed the bento box with dumplings in his place instead. He then turned towards the open space and began talking as he weaved hand seals “Rat → Tiger → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Tiger'' Once Hanzo finished he exhaled a fireball which turned into several volleys of fire balls into the open space as they danced in a pattern. He controlled them with his chakra, as eventually when far enough he cut them out. He then turned to Ayato and said “tadah” as he smirked and hoped he heard the hand seals involved so he could give it a try.

**Ayato Uchiha**

Ayato sat forward as his brother agreed to teach him something. He paid close attention to the handseals, repeating what Hanzo said while making the hand seals himself, slowly at first and then repeating the sequence as fast as he could while maintaining the proper seals. When Hanzo expelled the numerous balls of controlled fire, Ayato was mesmerized for a moment as he watched the orbs dance in the air before fizzling out when Hanzo dropped the chakra influence. He stepped up to the plate, rolling his shoulders and taking a deep breath. "Sage Fire Technique huh?" When he was ready he weaved the hand seals: Rat → Tiger → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Tiger. Ayato took a breath, converting the chakra in his lungs to fire as he exhaled, creating small sputtering orbs of fire. He focused on the chakra, attempting to twist and twirl the orbs. They moved but the process wasn't quite as clean as Hanzo's but still a top job for a first go.

**Hanzo Uchiha**

Hanzo completed the jutsu with ease as he hoped his younger brother would pick up on the jutsu. He walked forward with the confidence he always has as he weaved the hand seals and expelled his own version of the flames. Surprisingly enough he did pretty well for his first try. Hanzo clapped a bit as he said "Impressive, as expected from my little brother." He smirked as he followed that statement with "now do it again, i want you to attempt it at least 3 times." Hanzo nodded as he expected his brother to nail the form and all by the third try. Maybe he had to high of expectations for Ayato. But Hanzo truly saw potential in the boy. Probably more than he had displayed. All he needed was guidance and that is what Hanzo was here for. He nodded as he waited patiently to see Ayato try it again.

**Ayato Uchiha**

Spurred on by the encouragement from Hanzo, Ayato would not and repeat the jutsu. The first time he repeated it the results were mostly the same; creating the balls of fire was no struggle, but controlling them smoothly was where the difficulty came in. One the second attempt, Ayato had more control of the flames, their movements less janky and a lot more controlled. He took a breather after the second, recovering some energy and thinking over where he was going wrong. On the third attempted, he weaved the handseals effortlessly and with a surprising grace and speed before exhaling 5 orbs of fire which quickly danced ahead in a spiraling fashion. At first their movement would seem random, rapid and all over the place but they would quickly concentrate on a single point, colliding into a single orb of fire. In a fight, the final concentration would be devastating. Ayato took a breath and relaxed, feeling his chakra levels getting concerningly low "Oi oi, think I got it that time huh?"

**Hanzo Uchiha**

Hanzo watched both of Ayato’s attempts and this resulted in him completing it. When Ayato turned over to Hanzo and asked if that was good enough. Hanzo smirked and said “See that wasn’t so hard now was it? I knew you had it in you.” Hanzo walked over to his younger brother and placed his hand over his head and ruffled his hair. A kind gesture of approval from a brother to his younger brother. This was a very rare occasion also, Hanzo was always so busy working Anbu missions making him unavailable. Now Hanzo had decided to calm down more and this was the perfect time for him to indulge in life with a loving relative. “Let’s go get some real food, it's on me. After that hard work you deserve a nice meal, so choose whatever you like Ayato.” He smiled and allowed him to lead the way as he was simply grateful to spend time with his brother.

**Ayato Uchiha**

Stoked by his own success, Ayato attempted to pushed his brother away as his messed up his hair but in the end just laughed and let it happen "Oi oi what the heck!?" While his goal was to become stronger that Hanzo to protect the village, it was moments like this, the reaffirming of their bond that helped keep him grounded. Helped him keep his perspective. With a new jutsu and a now empty tank, the idea of food paid for by somebody else was extremely enticing "All right twist my arm, I'll eat. But we're doing the spicy ramen! Extra chillies!" As he ran off ahead he'd pivot to face his brother "Cheers, Hanzo".

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Results:

Ayato learned the C-Rank Jutsu: "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique" from Hanzo