They entered the rather large house that was for the Clan Head and their family. Kuromaru and the Haimaru triplets trotted off, no doubt to get some food or rest. Tsume headed into the kitchen and started to cook up some meat for the group. Hana headed up the stairs, muttering something about getting out of the Chunin Vest
Naruto, not knowing where really to go, followed Tsume into the kitchen. He watched her cook, taking a deep inhale through his nose and enjoying the scent of the meat and spices mixing. "Anything I can do to help?" he asked.
Tsume shook her head. "I got it, why don't you take a seat?" she asked.
Naruto glanced over to the table and sat down, just as Hana walked into the kitchen. She still wore the shorts but the Chunin Vest was gone, showing off the black tank top that was snug against her rather ample chest. Her hair was also out of the pony tail, hanging loose. "Feel better?" Naruto asked.
Hana nodded. "Like you wouldn't believe. Chunin Vests are pretty much one size fits all and unfortunately I fall under that category that I couldn't have mine custom made. Sure, I could get one custom made, but it's ridiculously expensive. The vests are meant to last you for years; even Mom still wears her original one."
Naruto looked surprised to hear that, but supposed he could see that. "And if they get damaged?" he asked curiously.
Tsume answered. "Jiraiya-sama answered that back when he was a Chunin. He came up with a design for a self-repair seal that was fairly simple to make and work into the material of the vests. Because it was during war time, such a seal was invaluable, making the vests last that much longer, and take that much more punishment."
Naruto rolled that little nugget of information around in his head. That was an impressive feat, he was sure. "I take it you're chesty enough for your vest to give you problems, but not chesty enough to have a custom make?" Naruto asked Hana for clarification
Hana nodded. "That about sums it up. It's a pain with a bra, which is why I've had to take to binding my breasts. Chafing sucks."
Naruto blinked twice. "Your problems are utterly alien to me. It's like a bear trying to explain to a shark that its knees hurt."
Hana laughed a little bit. "Consider yourself lucky to be a man, breasts are a pain sometimes."
"But breasts are also capable of making all men act alike." Tsume said as she walked over and sat down, letting the meat cook a little while. "Anyways, what's your game plan for Neji?" she asked Naruto
Naruto smacked himself in the forehead. He knew it was still early, but damn it. "Jiraiya hasn't gotten me to work on a game plan yet. Chakra control and summoning, but no strategy,"
Tsume looked surprised. "You're training under Jiraiya-sama?"
Naruto shrugged. "A little yeah, he got put in the hospital after Gamabunta gave him a beat down."
Tsume gave a snort of laughter. "Alright Gaki, what do you know about Neji's fighting style?"
Admittedly, not a whole lot was what he knew. However, he had been there for the match between Neji and Hinata so he closed his eyes to think about it. "He didn't use any Jutsu, not even substitution or the basic clone Jutsu." Naruto said. "This leads me to believe he's pure Taijutsu, which would make him dangerous in close quarters."
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Tsume nodded. "You're right. The Hyuuga clan does specialize in Jutsu, and are very forward fighters. No doubt he knows the basic three, but doesn't use them."
Naruto rolled that around in his head. "He has to have a defensive ability, something to defend against long ranged attacks or something he's working on. There's no way he's fast enough to dodge everything thrown at him."
"Assume so. The way I see it, you have two options. The first, bombard him with long range Jutsu until he can't use his defense anymore. Second, you move in for a forward attack, and use your clones to flank his sides and back." Tsume said.
"There's just one problem with that." Hana interjected. "His Byakugan allows for 360 degree vision, so there won't be flanking him."
Naruto worked this over, working over what he knew, what he could learn, what he usually carried with him in his Ninja Pouch. "A third option is to confront him in a frontal attack.' Naruto said. "Only, I would want longer and more efficient range. I need to use a sword, a staff, something that would make it difficult for him to get a bead on me."
Tsume looked surprised before nodding. "That would work. But could you learn how to efficiently use a staff or sword in a month?" she asked
"Not to mention, his teammate is a weapons mistress in training." Naruto said and put his palm to his eye, rubbing a bit. "I need something I can learn with proficiency."
"How about learning to use seals?" Hana asked. "They're something different, the judges would look favorably on you using something other than the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and you have a renowned Seal Master as your teacher for this month."
Naruto thought on the information. His sealing abilities were pretty high in the game, but he still needed someone to teach him about seals. "That…might work." He said slowly
Tsume nodded. "Next match I believe will be you against either the Uchiha kid, or that Gaara. Let's think on them."