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A Far Away Star

Hinata POV

Kurenai-sensei was passing back our exams. I had studied relentlessly for a week for it and it needed be a good grade. I was already on thin ice with Father and Neji-nii-san had gotten near perfect marks in this class last year, and so I was expected to even better than that. My hands began to sweat, and my fists were clenched so tightly that my knuckles were turning white.

I looked to the front of the class. Naruto-kun was cheering loudly, saying he passed. Haruno-san, who sat next to him punched him in the arm when Kurenai-sensei wasn't looking and told him to shut up. I smiled slightly, glad that Naruto-kun had done well. It was his dream to get out of this place, it was all of our dreams, here in this sparsely populated advanced class. To be done with the constant sirens, ear shattering gunshots, and the street gangs that skulked about the streets and loitered on sidewalk corners. South Konoha was a place scorned for its impoverished people, drug use and sky-high crime rate. We wanted to leave this place so badly, we were so desperate that we exposed ourselves to ridicule by our less inspired – perhaps a better term is jaded – peers.

Kurenai-sensei was approaching, I sat in the back corner by the window, and as such was the last to receive my exam. Kurenai-sensei's face was grim as she approached me and before she even placed my grade face down in front of me I knew that I had done poorly.

My hands were trembling but I had to turn it over. I had to see.

I reached for the exam.

I thought that maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I thought.

Time seemed to slow down, and I felt my heart stop beating. I felt the world tip over on its side.

39

Not even close to passing.

The bell rang. We stood and bowed as Kurenai-sensei left. My knees were weak and I fell back into my seat.

The door slid open and my classmates filed out.

The room was empty and so tears that had been burning behind my eyes finally fell and my body fell into the thick and heavy emotion of sorrow.

I felt like I was drowning, I was suffocating in the aftermath of my failure.

'What is wrong with me?'

'Why can't I can't I do this?'

I tried so hard, I put my everything into this. So why?

Why?!

'Why do I continue to be a failure!?'

"Why?" I muttered as tears continued to flow down my face.

The door slid open.

Chapter One: Failure

AN: Hi, I'm new to Naruto fanfiction, so please be patient and help me out. Constructive criticism is always appreciated. The chapters will be short for this as I am busy with my two jobs and school, but I will do my best to update as often as I can!