A/N: This is my first story I've written in a long time. I wanted to write about my two favorite female characters, Sakura and Hinata, so I came up with this. I hope you'll enjoy it.

The story will be divided into different sections that each center one character. Since Hinata is my very favorite character, I decided to make her's first.

(Hinata`s Prologue)

The sun glows warmly on a bright, joyful afternoon. Birds are chirping

merrily, traveling together without a care in the world. After a long,

tumultuous struggle, the Land of Fire is finally at peace-or so it seems.

But for one girl, the sun does not shine; the birds' songs fall on deaf

ears. There is no happiness or light, only sorrow and regret. Deep inside a

meadow appearing to be deserted, a young girl, close to exhaustion, pushes

herself further than she ever has pushed herself before. Why is she doing this

to herself? She is in love. One boy is her passion, her drive; she will never

give up until she is sure that she has reached her goal: strength.

Hinata Hyuga staggered over to a tree and propped herself upon it, no longer

able to stand on her own. She had been training by herself for several hours

straight, though, to her, nothing had changed. So she took this short time to

rest. Once the feeling of pain returned to her legs (for before she could feel

nothing at all), she slowly stood up and returned to her target: a small piece

of wood.

Hinata had been training rigorously like this ever since the day she tried

to protect Naruto, the boy whom she loved, and was quickly disposed of. She

made a promise to herself that she would become stronger so that one day she

could truly protect Naruto from anything and anyone.

That promise echoed throughout her mind and filled her whole existence: "I

will get stronger. I will get stronger...for him."