Ryuumaru Visits the Haruno's

"This One would wipe the floor with the Uchiha" he said with a confident but not cocky smirk.

"I dont care much for the Uchiha boy. Hard work trumps natural talent,"
She shrugged as she sat down against one of the trees

"This One agrees. The Uchiha is nothing special. The Uchiha Clan are obviously filling his head with arrogance. This One is a Prince yet he isn't arrogant at all" he said as he rolled his eyes as he retracted his bow staff and placed it back in his kunai pouch.

She nodded.
"Exactly, i'm glad Sakura Nee-san has taken an interest in someone new,"

"This One is happy as well. She would get nowhere with the Uchiha so she wouldn't waste her valuable time on a bug like him" he said, nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, she shouldnt pursue someone like an Uchiha. She was right to find someone who she could feel comfortable around,"

"This Ryuumaru didn't know she was comfortable around me" he said honestly.

"Oh yeah, totally. She's normally too shy to talk to many boys, let alone hug them," She nodded, looking across at Sakura who was out of earshot. She had rested her head back against the trunk, watching the branches swaying in the wind.

"Is that so? Well, now This One knows what you mean" he said with a smile.

She smiled back.
"You know she wouldnt shut up about you when she came home,"

"Really? What did she say about me?" he asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"How kind you'd been, your eyes, your entire personality. Honestly, if she'd flattered you any more than she did you wouldve been able to hear it yourself," she chuckled.

"My eyes and my personality? What did she say about them?" he asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"Hm..Well, about your eyes, she said they'd looked really nice. I think her exact words were 'almost like rare jewels'. As for your personality she said you were very kind, noble, caring, trustworthy and, from what she saw, very smart,"

He smiled. "She said that did she? This One is flattered" he said.

"Told ya,"
She smiled, looking at her sister again.
"Mom doesnt give her enough credit...I'm the 'golden child'...I dont wanna be. Far from it. I wanna see Sakura flower and really shine through. She just needs a nudge,"

"This One agrees with you. This Ryuumaru thinks that she the potential to be a great kunoichi. My mother thinks so too" he said with a smile.

She nodded and looked at her sister fondly. The two were obviously close. "Y'know she's gonna be a beauty when she gets older. You can tell,"

"Aye, This One agrees. My mother said the same but she also said the same about me" he chuckled.

She laughed.
"Well, you're not exactly ugly now are you? You turned out good, you're a good match for nee-san,"
She winked and stood up, looking down at him since she was a few inches taller.
"Wouldnt you say so?"

"This One agrees" he said as he looked back up at her with a smile of his own.

She grinned and looked across at Sakura before laughing.
"Sakura, you better not fall asleep under that tree!"
She yelled at her sister, who looked at her sister in confusion before she realised the sheer ammount of cherry blossoms falling off of the branches and into Sakuras hair.

Ryuumaru chuckled to himself.

Sakura got off, picking them out so she didnt crush the delicate petals.
"I wasnt gonna fall asleep!"
She replied, brushing some more off her shoulders.
Akira shook her head.
"Yep, i might love her but she's a real clutz,"

"Really? She doesn't seem like a clutz to me" he said as he tilted his head to the side.