Heyy NiFo-1246 here:D
first of all
Thank you all for the reviews and alerts!! :D you all rock
and
I just thought I should make a few things clear here:
Sasuke DOES have the curse seal but he will not run away for Orochimaru for power
Orochimaru did not kill Sarutobi
Even though Sarutobi is still alive he has retired and Tsunade has taken his place
That's really all I can think of right now. Hopefully this hasn't confused anyone.
It had been a week.
7 days.
168 hours.
She didn't even want to thinkabout how many seconds that was.
After she saw Neji walking away from her self-training she had figured that he would have come up to her by now. Maybe offer her advice or even train her himself. Well she hadn't exactly figured, per say. She had hoped.
Ever since that day she had hoped that Neji would come up to her or say something. By the third day she thought he just couldn't find her and she started to stalk him. But stalk sounded so…obsessive. She had started to follow him around the compound and "accidentally" bump into him. Then he would say something. But all he said was
"Excuse me, Hinata-sama."
"My apologies, Hinata-sama."
She was actually starting to get irritated. She would look up at him expectantly and all he would do was bow and walk away. Sometimes she would swear she saw some amusement in his eyes. She let out a little sigh. She didn't want to ask Neji. She was afraid Neji might still hate her even though he seemed to be a different person. She was afraid of rejection; something she knew all too well.
Neji activated his Byakugan. He let out a sigh of relief and deactivated it.
She's finally stopped.
He let out a light sigh. For the past week -or maybe even longer- she had been following him like a stalker. Like she was a FANGIRL. Like he was…Naruto Uzumaki. He shuddered imagining himself with an idiotic grin on his face. He knew it was most likely because she wanted some feedback on her training. It was after all the only logical explanation. Adding on the amount of times she "bumped" into him in the compound only made his idea more believable. But not one to go back on his word he would wait until she asked him. Things weren't always going to be easy for her. But with that look that she had on her face whenever she "bumped" into him she probably thought it would be.
The poor girl. He almost felt sorry for her.
Almost.
"I'm late! Iruka-sensei is going to be so mad!"
Naruto Uzumaki, also known as The Number One Hyperactive Knucklehead Ninja, had promised to meet his ex-sensei, Iruka for lunch at Ichiraku. He hardly ever got to see Iruka, with all the missions, and training he did with Jiraiya and Kakashi…well when Kakashi wasn't training Sasuke. So when Iruka mentioned lunch, well not lunch so much as ramen Naruto was on board. Unfortunately, while waiting for lunch to come around Naruto fell asleep. Thus the panicking above...and below.
"Watch Out!"
"Sorry!"
"I'll pay for that later!"
After many close-calls with the villagers and their carts, Naruto was finally in the sight of Ichiraku.
"Yes, Iruka-sensei should still be there! Pork ramen here I come!"
"KYAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Naruto was suddenly knocked off his feet by three little kids also known as the Konohamaru Corps. On the left side of their signature pose was Moegi, the girl with the two high orange pigtails and the constant tint on her cheeks. On the right was Udon, a normal looking little boy with a constant sinus problem and in the middle with a big grin on his face was Konohamaru. The boy in competition with him into becoming Hokage.
"Got ya, boss!" Konohamaru smiled.
Naruto grinned back and said
"Sorry" before poofing away.
From the ramen stand, the real Naruto was pointing at Konohamaru and his two friends with a triumphant grin on his face. "You three are no match for the future Hokage, believe it!" Then he headed into Ichiraku and yelled
"Give me 5 pork ramen old man, Iruka-sensei's buying!"
Teuchi smiled at him.
"Anything for my number one customer"
2 minutes later…
"Where IS Iruka-sensei? Those 5 bowls won't be paying for themselves you know" Naruto let out a huff. Iruka was NEVER late. Obviously he's been spending too much time with Kakashi.
"By the way Naruto, a chuunin came in here earlier. Hair in a ponytail, a scar on his nose." Teuchi said while remembering what said chunnin had told him.
Flashback
"Teuchi-san I need you to do me a little favour please?" Iruka asked.
"Anything for a shinobi of the leaf." Teuchi grinned.
"I need you to tell Naruto I'm on guard duty today so I won't be coming to eat lunch with him."
"Dully noted. I'll make sure he gets the message."
End flashback
It took Naruto a total of five seconds to realize just what Iruka's last minute cancellation on him meant.
Sakura looked up. She could have sworn she just heard Naruto scream "Gama-chan." She shook her head.
I must be hearing things.
She let out a little chuckle as she went back to filing the hospital's medical records.
Naruto sadly walked toward Team 7's training ground. In one hand he held his now empty Gama-chan. The poor little thing hadn't been so empty since Ero-sennin went to do some research and stole it while Naruto was practicing the rasengan. At least he could get some training done. Maybe even spar with Sasuke. And beat him.
That would show Kakashi-sensei who's the better shinobi!
Naruto huffed a little thinking about all the times Kakashi overlooked him.
Flashback
"I got it! You're going to train Sasuke!"
"Don't get mad. I found a much better teacher for you than me"
End flashback
That had been a lie. Ebisu was not what he had in mind. He was a closet pervert. At least Kakashi didn't hide it. Naruto and others saw how Ebisu had a nosebleed and shot off into a well when he did his Sexy jutsu.
And then it only got worse. Jiraiya. He was by far one of the most perverted people Naruto had ever met. Not only did he right the Icha-Icha series, he used real people. Well real women. He peeped in bath houses, went to brothels, and much more. In fact, Ero-sennin was too nice for him.
"It seems every teacher I have is a pervert in some way" Naruto sighed.
Well he finally reached the training grounds. It was empty. He let out an evil smile. Let the fun begin.
"Kage Bushin no jutsu!"
She took a deep breath.
It was now or never. She would have preferred never but she had something to prove. To her father, the Hyuuga elders, Naruto and most importantly, herself. She knew that if she put her mind to it and was serious, she could become stronger. The only thing in her way at the moment was her fear of confronting Neji.
What if he said no?
What if he attacked her for even trying to ask such a thing?
What if he told her father?
What if he told her father indeed. She could just imagine how that would go. She vigorously shook her head. No time for those negative thoughts now. She had to find Neji and ask him before the ridiculous amount of courage she had mustered up, withered like last year's lilies.
"Byakugan"
She spotted him. He was standing in the dojo by himself. Almost as if he was waiting for someone. For her. She ran as fast as she could. He could not get away. If he did she might never be able to ask him.
It was about time. Neji thought.
Honestly, how long was she planning on playing this game? He didn't need the training. He had won the preliminaries, as horrible of a win it was. Even though he had decided what he would need to work on first with her, he would still need her to come up to him. Her self-confidence and stutter would need to be dealt with before she could even begin training. What good was training, if with just one insult her enemy could turn her into a stuttering, sitting duck?
When she asks me for help she had better not stutter.
This was a fun game, he decided. It helped her with training and it helped him do something besides loathe the Main house – well the majority of it- and the way they carried themselves.
"Let's make things a little more interesting" he said to himself.
He's leaving?!
She would not allow that to happen. After almost running into so many Hyuuga's (which was very convenient) and bowing and apologizing she was just around the corner. She knew she would never get another chance like this. She pushed more chakra to her feet and increased her speed.
The dojo door slid open.
"Neji!"
Neji, with one hand on the door on the opposite side of the dojo froze. He let out a thin smile which quickly disappeared and replied
"Hello, Hinata-sama"
Silence.
She froze. She had no idea what to do. She was panicking. The way he looked at her made her feel so…insignificant. She could barely believe she had said-well shouted- Neji like that without the stutter. Even with that minor accomplishment under her belt she knew she looked as desperate as she felt. Panting for air. One hand holding the dojo door, basically supporting her body from collapsing.
She was down and out and Neji, the enemy-nin, had her at his mercy with a kunai in his hand going in for the kill. She took a breath. Her next sentence could either make her or break her.
"Neji nii-san…I was wondering if you could…tr-train me?
Neji inwardly sighed. He didn't have to want to do this. Especially the way she looked right now.
Oh well.
"No."
The kunai stabbed her in her heart.
Chapter 2 done!
Naruto and Sakura have made their first of many more appearances.
Truth be told im not too fond on Sakura but i will not bash her. i just dont know for sure if she will be paired with Sasuke or even have a significant role in this story so...
When I read this over it seemed kind of…messy I don't know.
You guys tell me what you think :D