Rebecca
*Walking towards the large monument, Hōzen would be clasping his hands together in the rat sign, which was very common for gathering Chakra in the body, at least for the Uzumaki it was. After reaching the point where a tree started growing, he would stop and widen his stance a tiny bit, before starting to move his chakra around his body, trying to make his control as best as possible before the founders tournament, and if he would succeed then he could match Rena and get rid of her Genjutsu.*

*Because of his concentration, he wouldn't notice anyone nearby, especially because his sole focus was on controlling the large amount of chakra within his body. He continued to do as he did when he was with Sana, slowly placing his foot on the trunk of the tree and started walking up it, as he placed his other foot and began walking upwards.*
Jennifer
*Raiji had been on his daily stroll, this time to the grocery store by request of his mother, when he saw a boy walking up a tree. This was interesting for sure, but he saw more impressive stuff with his parents. Nonetheless, he made his way over to the boy, and cupped his hands to his mouth and yelled,* "Oi oi! What're you doing?"
*He approached Hozen as he yelled, not quite screaming enough to attract attention, but certainly enough to warrant a look and maybe lost focus. He jogs over, gazing up at the boy and waving his hello.*
"My name's Raiji Uchiha, what's yours?"
Rebecca
*The somewhat loud voice of the Uchiha ringed throughout Hozen's ears, very distracting to him but wasn't so loud that he would stop using Kinobori and fall to the ground, thankfully.* "What do you need Uchiha." *The only friendly Uchiha that the Uzumaki has met was Rena, and she wasn't friendly she was just very respectful and knew not to say things she would regret.*

"As you can see i'm training my Chakra Control." *He looked closer towards Raiji, where did this person come from? He thought to himself.* "Uzumaki, Hōzen."
Jennifer
"Chakra Control, eh? That sounds useful."
*Raiji thumbed his nose and scratched his chin in thought. He nodded slowly at the boy's introduction. He ignored the snappy remark that the Uzumaki originally spoke out with, instead opting to hear the guy out, at least for a while. He did intrude on the boy's training. Nonetheless, he smiled.*
"Very nice to meet you, Hōzen. I was gonna get groceries, but you training here has inspired me to do some training myself. Do you mind if I practice some fire release?" *He asked with a respectful glance, idly kneeling down and grabbing a leaf, rolling the stem in between his forefinger and thumb.*
Rebecca
*Noticing this boy, was in fact not like the rest of the prideful and arrogant Uchiha clan, made Hōzen exhale in relief, and by insulting an Uchiha you will find their true character, well that's what has helped the Uzumaki so far.* "I'm sorry for my rudeness, and i don't mind if you train your fire release, even though i don't have that nature, wind and fire go well together so i've made sure to study." *He started slowly walking around the trees trunk, as it wasn't very thick it was hard to get a really good foot hold.*

"Just ask if you need any advice." *Hōzen would now use Kinobori on his hands, and now try to do a sidewards handstand, using the tree as a base.*
Jennifer
"Not a problem, Hōzen. I understand how it is," *Raiji said sagely, before snorting and sitting on the ground. He wasn't cut out for the old man persona, unless his hair started graying and he cut it short. Or let it grow really long.*
"I'll be sure to take you up on your advice if I need help, but all I really need to do is make sure I can utilize it correctly, ya know? I'm not even sure if I have the affinity, but the chakra paper *Did* Say I had it... So I'm finding out, and hopefully utilizing it better than I would otherwise."
*He shrugged at his own words, holding the leaf out in front of him and concentrating on it rather intensely. Not quite a glare, but a hard stare.*