Author's Note: I might have made characters too OOC, but some of them are to make sense in context. Cough, Hiashi.

I glossed over parts near the end for personal reasons. Nothing major, just realized it made me a bit uncomfortable.

BOTL

Slowly, but surely, the jonin do show up, until only Squad 7, 8, and 10 are left.

BOTL

A tanned, bearded man wearing a standard Jounin uniform, save for a sash with the kanji for fire around his waist, enters the classroom with a cigarette in his mouth. He speaks up, "Squad 10?"

Ino calls out, "Present!"

She drags Choji and Shikamaru by their shirt collars in front of him. Shikamaru mumbles, "Women are such a drag."

The man takes out the cigarette, "My name is Asuma Sarutobi, I'm your new sensei. Would you care to join me for Barbecue while we get to know each other?"

Choji's mouth waters, "I like him."

Hinata raises her hand, "U-Um...A-Asuma-sensei...I-I don't mean to sound mean...B-But it's against the rules to smoke in the academy."

Asuma nods, "You have a good point, little lady. It's a bad habit to kick and you always take a puff in inappropriate places. I'll try to not smoke on school grounds next time. But I promise no promises. Also, don't worry about pointing out something like that, I'm not offended so easily. Could you forgive me if I do that again?"

Hinata nods, "Y-Yes."

BOTL

A woman with a mane of black hair, dressed in a dress of various fabrics, with her hands covered in bandage wraps, and crimson eyes enters. She asks, "Squad 8?"

Kiba, Hinata, and Shino raise their hands. She smiles, "Good to meet you, I am Kurenai Yuhi, and I'm going to be your Jonin Sensei until otherwise. Come, I know a Dango shop where we can talk more privately."

Sakura asks, "Um, Kurenai-Sensei, do you know where our sensei is?"

Kurenai smiles kindly, "You're Squad 7, right? Well if you are, then your sensei would be Kakashi. He's late to everything."

Naruto's jaw drops, "Wuh? So we've gotta wait even more!?"

Kiba chuckles, "Alright, let's get started! Seeya losers!"

Hinata waves to Team 7, "S-See you guys later…"

Naruto mopes, "Have fun, Hinata."

As Team 8 leaves, Shino asks, "Why weren't we told to have fun, Kiba?"

BOTL

At the Dango Shop's entrance, Kurenai stands against a wall, while the three genin are sitting on a bench in front of her. She states, "Alright, to begin, let us introduce each other. Things you like, things you hate, dreams for the future, hobbies, and anything else you feel is important."

She clears her throat, "I'll start. My name is Kurenai Yuhi, this is my first year as a Jonin, I like a friend of mine that enjoys this shop more than a nice shower, I don't like Asuma Sarutobi's smoking a whole lot or Kakashi Hatake's tardiness and the smut he reads, my dreams for the future is to someday have a family to call my own, hobbies include learning genjutsu, and spend time with the other Jonin. Who would like to start?"

Kiba stands tall, "I'm Kiba Inuzuka, and this puppy here is Akamaru. I like Akamaru and dogs in general, I don't really like cats that dogs don't like."

This earns confusing stares, "What? Some dogs like some cats, so long as they don't piss them off. Anyway, my hobbies usually be either taking care of Akamaru, or playing pranks with Naruto Uzumaki. And my future dream is to be the Hokage and make a holiday for dogs!"

Shino stands very casually, "My name is Shino Aburame, I find insects to be fascinating since I am an Aburame, I don't like things that could harm or kill insects, my hobbies include working on entomology with my father, and my dream is to hopefully someday discover a new insect species, although I find it a bit unrealistic if I'm truthful."

Hinata awkwardly stands tall, "U-Um...M-My name is H-Hinata. I-It was H-Hinata H-Hyuuga, but I-I am now officially H-Hinata A-Akimichi. A-After today I will be getting the blood seal tattoos, unless there is something we need to do, then it will be tomorrow. I-I like...U-Um...M-My hobby is spending time with my sister and I-I'm working to open up to my new family...M-My dreams for the future is...U-Um...A-And I-I don't like how people treat some people…"

Kurenai smiles warmly, "Very good. And unfortunately, Hinata. You won't be getting those blood seals tonight, because the very first mission is tomorrow. I want each of you to treat this mission as very important. You see, there were 27 graduates this year, and only 9 will be accepted into the program. Those that fail will have to repeat the Academy. Unfortunately, that means you have a 66% chance of failing."

Kiba barks, "What? Then what was with all of this graduation test crap we went through just to meet you!?"

Kurenai explains, "It's a two part test. The graduation test was just the first part. This is the second, meaning that I decide if you three get to be Genin. You are to return here tomorrow morning, as early as possible. You will want to skip breakfast. This test will make you throw up after all."

BOTL

As early as possible, Hinata woke up before even those with the earliest work hours had to get up. She walks to the dango shop with one eye open. Beside her, she sees that Kiba was still half asleep, with a bubble being blown by his nose as he breathed, while Shino looks as passive as ever. As they stand there, they see the sun start to rise. Kurenai arrives, "Morning, team. Sorry if I was late. Hopefully I didn't keep you waiting?"

Kiba waves her off while still a bit asleep, "Naw...We were just waiting for about 5/10 minutes."

Kurenai thinks to herself, 'Note to self, next time set a time to meet instead of telling them to get up as early as possible.'

Kurenai speaks up, "Alright, to begin. You are each to use your abilities in tracking to find a friend of mine."

She holds up a picture of a woman with cat-like grin with purple hair in a ponytail, wearing a trench coat with nothing but fishnets underneath, save for an orange skirt. Hinata looks down in her shyness, while Kiba looks at it with hearts in his now awake eyes. The woman is making a flashy pose in the picture with a dango in her mouth. She explains, "This is my friend Anko. She's somewhere in Konoha right now. Your task is to find and tag her with the skills you have before noon today. You are to tag her with this."

She reveals a simple piece of sticky paper with the kanji 'Caught' written on it. She continues, "Each of you will have a piece of sticky paper just like this. I designed it for the adhesion to stick to Anko only. Right now, not even I know where she is, just that she's in Konoha for the rest of the day. You are each to use your insects, Byakugan, and Akamaru to find her. But be warned, she's a Jonin like me, and if she suspects your nearby, which I gave her a warning, she will get lost all over again. If one of you can't tag her with the sticky paper by noon, then you will be handcuffed to the bench you three sat in yesterday and to each other, while we each try to eat all the Dango we can get in our stomachs."

Their stomachs start to growl immediately, making Kiba blubber, "Cruel...Too cruel...Wouldn't wish it on my enemies…"

She adds, "And don't worry about using weapons, like shuriken and kunai. She may not look it, she can handle anything you throw at her. Alright...Now...Begin!"

She vanishes instantly, making Kiba ask, "How do we find her?"

Shino answers, "Simple: This is one of only a handful of dango shop in Konoha. It might be a bit of a stretch, but we can have your dog smell out individuals that smell like dango, while my colony will spread out throughout the village, if one of them sees Lady Anko, I will be notified, while Hinata can use her Byakugan if there are any genjutsu, which our sensei is clearly an expert in. Who knows what Lady Anko will know."

BOTL

As the three are running across the rooftops of Konoha, Shino states, "We must be as hidden as possible. This is clearly a test of our ability to track the target. Speaking of which, Kiba, have you found a scent yet?"

Kiba inhales, "Yes. Follow me."

He takes a sharp turn to the right and the others follow. The three find themselves at a dango shop, where a woman walks out with a 'Naruto-Smile' on her face. Kiba admits, "That lady has purple hair, but I can't see her face. Hinata, if you may?"

Hinata activates her byakugan, and states, "That's her."

Kiba puts Akamaru on the ground, and puts the sticky paper in his maw, "Go get her, buddy."

The dog scampers off, and is about to place the tag...Until a small, purple snake bites him on the paw, making him stop. Kiba runs off for his dog, picking him up. Anko states, "Bit of advice kid, don't send a dog to do a tracker's job. Don't expect a target to be defenseless. And don't blow your cover over anything, even a friend."

She suddenly vanishes with a pop, while speaking, "Don't worry about your dog. The venom is meant for temporary paralysis. He'll be fine in a few minutes."

The purple snake suddenly turns into purple sand. Hinata asks, "W-Was that a...A-A shadow clone?"

Shino nods, "There was a definite pop when she vanished. That means she knows we're following her. This will make things difficult."

Kiba asks, "Should we split up, cover more ground? If we find another clone, that will just wear her out."

Hinata points out, "B-But if she has some clones charging chakra?"

Kiba admits, "I honestly haven't thought that far ahead. Just in case, let's try and set up some traps while we're out. This lady likes dango and snakes, we can do something with that, I think."

BOTL

Asuma Sarutobi was having a very good day. His team, the new Ino-Shika-Cho passed their test with flying colors, and other than them not liking how his smoking made them cry, they were very well adjusted kids. He decided to go to the square to enjoy an unbothered smoke on a bench. Kurenai sits next to him, asking her, "Has your squad passed yet?"

Kurenai admits, "No. I designed the test so I'd know if they passed immediately, and I haven't just yet. I honestly think I made it too hard for even the best genin to pass. I should've asked somebody other than Anko to do this."

Asuma chuckles, "Well, live and learn."

"Yeah, Kurenai. If it's any consolation, the kids are pretty good, they just haven't caught me yet."

They turn to see Anko crouching to Kurenai's side, kind of like a monkey. Kurenai points out, "You do realise that those kids have a better idea of tracking me than you, right?"

Anko waves her off, "Ah, don't worry. Smokey's cigs makes anyone smell like him."

Suddenly, she gets tackled by three shadows as a sticky paper is placed on her. The shadows reveal themselves to be squad 8, while Kiba snorts, "Don't let your guard down. Learn that we've been in this square since we were in diapers. And don't think we haven't smelled those cigarettes already. Booyah! How do you like that bit of advice!"

Shino admits, "I have to admit, some of those shadow clones gave to us trouble. It was an interesting test, learn to track with and without our familial techniques. Am I correct, sensei?"

Kurenai nods in approval. Anko pouts, "How'd you punks know to look here?"

Hinata raises her hand, "F-Forgive me, L-Lady A-Anko. B-But I had used a henge to trick one of your clones."

Anko asks, "What henge?"

Shino explains, "You're clone that experienced the henge will be popped by my insects upon knowing that we have gotten the real Lady Anko in...Three...Two...One."

Anko's eyes go bug eyed, her face turns bright red, while she screams, "Oh Kami I've been patient! Come to mama you naughty boy!"

She suddenly returns to normal, and realizes she screamed that very loudly, before going off to pout. Kiba snickers, "Hinata Akimichi, future student of Naruto Uzumaki."

Kurenai smiles, "Congratulations, you pass. You're free to go for the rest of the day. Hinata, you can take off as much time as you want since you'll be...Occupied with the priorities of tonight. So until Hinata becomes available again, Squad 8 will be occupied with one man missions, when Hinata does return, Squad 8 will start a team mission then."

BOTL

As Squad 8 begin walking home, Kurenai states, "Hinata...I know that the Hokage told you that I had tried to adopt you, and I wanted to apologize for not being able to."

Hinat bows, "I-It is perfectly fine, K-Kurenai-sensei. I-I enjoy my time with the A-Akimichi. T-They are so kind and humble."

Kiba asks, "Hinata, can I ask a question...Why do you still have the Byakugan? That's like the Hyuuga's most guarded secret."

Hinata admits, "I...I don't know."

Shino states, "I think I know...Has anyone ever noticed a female of the Hyuuga outside of the compound, other than Hinata? I think it's because they are rarely allowed to leave the Hyuuga compound. And when they do, it is with heavy escort. So what I surmise is...Hinata's being watched, somehow."

This turned Hinata ash white.

BOTL

Hinata returns to the main compound of the Akimichi clan, waving hellos to several that greet her very kindly. When she enters, she finds her new mother already cooking dinner. She asks, "Good afternoon, Hinata. How was your first mission?"

Hinata pressed her index fingers together, "S-Successful. K-Kurenai-sensei gave to me time off to get the blood seals."

Choza enters the room, "Did I hear that right? This calls for a celebration! Honey gather the clan!"

That's something Hinata has learnt about her new family, they celebrate everything.

BOTL

Later that night, in Choza's personal office, Hinata is seated comfortably on a couch, while Choza is in a desk chair, charging chakra. Choza asks softly, "Hinata, have you got a design in mind?"

Hinata nods, "Y-Yes, father."

Choza tells her, "You know, you don't have to speak so respectful to me or your new mother. Maybe to stand out from Hiashi and your late mother Hana, you could call us papa and mama?"

Hinata nods, "O-Of course, fa...P-Papa."

Choza exhales, "Alright, to begin, what is your design?"

Hinata gulps, "N-Narutomaki."

Choza raises his eyebrows, "Narutomaki? Like the ramen toppings?"

Hinata nods, "Y-Yes, papa. O-On my cheeks like Choji."

Choza nods, "Very well, this is a simple design so it shouldn't take too long."

The clan head makes a few hand signs that makes his index finger on his dominant hand glow a beautiful orange. He states, "Growing Child's Hearty Appetite: Tabezakari Jutsu."

He places the index to her cheek, and begins to move his finger with a purpose. The tracing Choza makes leaves a red mark where it goes. Hinata whimpers at first, but Choza quickly finishes both cheeks. Choza grabs a towel and proceeds to wipe off any dripping blood. He states, "The seals won't take effect until you are within arm's reach of food. When that happens, the seals will activate and as you eat, the food will be instantly burned up to make room, all contents of the meal will be distributed as quickly in necessary parts of the body. Now then, let us go to your party."

BOTL

At the party, every woman is cooing over Hinata's new tattoos. Hinata blushes, with the marks turning white. Her new mother steps forward, with a present, "I know that this isn't a whole lot, but I was hoping you'd like this gift after tonight."

Hinata slowly opens the present, and finds a jacket, much like her old one. But where there were Hyuuga symbols, there are now Akimichi symbols. And on the back, there is the kanji for food. She holds it up, and puts it on very quickly. She goes to zip it up, but Mrs. Akimichi stops her, "Not yet, Hinata. This next part could ruin the zipper."

Hinata nods, and starts following Mrs. Akimichi, who states, "I made the jacket to stretch, meaning that once you learn our Hiden Techniques, the jacket will stretch without tearing."

Eventually, they are outside, where a party was quickly set up. Many people are mingling, decorations have been set up, and there is a long buffet table with various foods. Mrs. Akimichi admits, "If I had to guess, based on your current weight, you'll be gaining around 25 kilograms of weight. Once your seals wear off, you'll enter a hibernation of sorts, that will last for a few days as your body processes the extra weight and then, you'll be spry as a weed."

As they got closer, she adds, "And you won't be able to remember the rest of this night."

As they reached the table, the last thing Hinata will remember is how her stomach growled abnormally loud.

BOTL

The rest of the night, Hinata just stayed around that table, grabbing at rice balls with her bare hands, practically inhaling them. Once she finished the rice balls, she started hopping around the table, grabbing whatever she could. Choji sweats, "So...This is the seals at full effect?"

Choza nods, "Yes it is. The only other time this happens is when an Akimichi takes all three food pills. And it looks like it's already finishing up. Look."

And true to his word, Hinata's stomach began to fill like a balloon with air, hidden by her jacket, but her blouse riding up on her belly. Choji asks, "And she won't remember this?"

Choza shrugs, "Not really. The hunger takes over all thought process, it causes her not to think much, and people don't remember when they don't think much."

Around the table, Akimichi started to place bets on when she'd finish. After about an hour of reaching the table, she stops, and lays on her back in a stupor, her belly now sticking out by two feet. Choza inhales, "Well, that's our cue, son. Let's get her to bed."

Father and son pick her up delicately, with Choji cursing, "Holy crap, she's gotta be heavier than me now!"

The two start walking, while Choza states, "Honey! We need to work on Hinata's wardrobe now!"

As they carried her, Hinata let out a quiet burp, while Mrs. Akimichi calls out, "Girls, time to sew!"

As the two got Hinata to the bed, they delicately removed her sandals and her jacket and put the sheets and comforter over her. On instinct, she pulled it closely to her, and began sleeping on her side, with a content smile on her face.

BOTL

The morning sun shone into the room, and Hinata was slowly woken up. With a delicate yawn, she stretched herself awake. Hinata began to absently start walking to the bathroom connected to her room to freshen herself up. And when she got there, the full body mirror was the first thing she noticed. She first noticed that she was not in the clothes from the party, but now in pajamas. She finds a sticky note on the mirror saying, "Changed you into elastic PJs while you slept, little angel. Thought it'd help, mama."

After reading this, Hinata finally takes a look at her new body. She quickly gasped, shocked at how different, yet similar, she looked. Her waist was now about a foot wider than before, with her belly now pauch, her thighs and arms now wider, and her face more rounded out. With each movement, there was a vibration of flesh. It was strange how she felt so...Confident. She finished what business she needed to in the bathroom, and returned to her room, finding her original clothes have now been redesigned for her new weight. She found another sticky note, "Finished sewing up your clothes to fit now, little angel. Mama."

Suddenly, she hears a knock, and Mrs. Akimichi calls out, "Choji, Choza? Is anyone in here?"

Hinata calls out, "You can enter, mama."

Hinata suddenly lights up. She didn't stutter. She never stops stuttering. Mrs. Akimichi steps into the room, "Hinata, you're finally awake. Kurenai and the boys are going to be so happy."

She sees the surprise on Hinata's face, and asks, "Is something wrong?"

Hinata states, "I didn't stutter."

She giggles, "There it is again. I'm not stuttering anymore!"

Mrs. Akimichi chuckles, "Next thing we know, you're gonna get what I call the sass of an Akimichi woman."

Hinata asks, "How long was I asleep for?"

Mrs. Akimichi answers, "Four days. You ate a lot of food. If I had to guess, there will be another celebration tonight for you waking up."

Hinata starts to look nervous, but Mrs. Akimichi assures, "Oh, don't worry about passing out for four days again. As long as you don't take all three soldier pills, you won't pass out for days on end. Now then, how about we go get some breakfast now?"

At that moment, Hinata's stomach suddenly growled. Downstairs they went, and there were already women cooking up a storm. Choza calls out, "Oh girls, guess who finally woke up?"

The women instantly start cooing over her, who mutters, "I'll never get used to this."

Mrs. Akimichi hollers, "Alright. Enough cooing. We've got work to do. First order of business is breakfast."

The table was already set up with all kinds of meals. Pancakes, waffles, toast, eggs, the whole nine yards. Hinata asks, "Isn't this a bit much?"

Mrs. Akimichi states, "In the Akimichi, food is sacred. You see, when Konoha was created, the Akimichi clan, the Yamanaka clan, and Nara clan joined the village. When they came, they were of the lowest caste. Homeless, starving, and filthy. But the abundance of the village hidden in the leaf allowed the three clans to stand tall together. It's very simple, the Yamanaka tend to the flora, the Nara the fauna, and the Akimichi the harvest. It was a way of being grateful to the land that gave so much. That's also why we have so many celebrations. It's more of celebrating the land than what we celebrate. Sorry for sounding like a history teacher."

Hinata bows, "It is perfectly fine. This is information that I do need to learn. I should go and let everyone know that I'm awake now."

As Hinata goes to leave, she absent-mindedly grabs a bag of potato chips as she leaves the kitchen. Mrs. Akimichi thinks to herself, 'Now she's officially an Akimichi..'

BOTL

Hiroshi and Hanabi were walking down the streets of Konoha with a beautiful lavender flower in a pot. Hanabi asks, "Are you sure Hinata will like this?"

Hiroshi assures, "Of course she will. And don't worry so much. Your father agreed to let you visit her."

Hanabi pouts, "Only with an escort."

Hiroshi snorts, "Be glad I'm the escort."

"Uncle Hiroshi. Hanabi."

The two turn around and see that it was Hinata that spoke. Hanabi hugs her, "Big sis! You're awake!"

Hiroshi nods, "Glad to see your awake, little dove."

Hinata admits, "I'm not so little anymore."

Hanabi stops hugging her, "We got you these flowers. Thought it'd be nice."

Hinata takes one of the two flowerpots from Hanabi, "They're lovely."

Hiroshi nods, "Told ya."

Hinata returns to pot, "I'm sorry that I can't take them right away. I have to let Choji and my squad know that I'm awake now."

She turns to leave, but stops, "Uncle Hiroshi. Why do I still have the Byakugan?"

Hiroshi scowls, "I can't really say. All that I can say is that in the ANBU black ops, there are Hyuuga's that are loyal to your father within."

She continues to leave, while Hiroshi looks at the roof of a building, where a shadow quickly vanishes. He mutters, "Damn you, Hiashi."

BOTL

Choji smiles warmly, "Hinata! You're awake!"

Squad 10 look at the girl at the end of their booth at the restaurant, and Ino thinks to herself, 'This is Hinata? Other than the eyes, I wouldn't have recognized her.'

Shikamaru exhales, "Glad to see you're awake. Choji over here has been acting like a real drag worrying about you the last couple of days."

Hinata apologized, "I'm sorry for being a grievance, Choji."

Asuma thinks to himself, 'She didn't stutter. Interesting.'

Hinata asks, "Has anyone seen Naruto? I really wanted to speak with him?"

Ino explains, "Well, there's good news and bad news. Good news is he, Sasuke, and forehead brow passed. They're being touted as the first students to ever pass the test under Kakashi-Sensei. Bad news is...They're not in Konoha anymore. They were sent on a C Ranked mission to the Land of Waves. Sorry."

Hinata nods, "It's alright. They'll be back at some point."

BOTL

Kiba whines, "Man, this is boring. When will Hinata wake up so we can do a team mission? I can't pull weeds out of an entire garden by myself forever."

Shino admits, "I agree. This is becoming asinine. I had to find seven missing cats for one owner."

Kurenai exhales, "Then by the end of the day, we'll go to the Akimichi compound and check on Hinata."

"You don't have to."

When they turn, they see Hinata standing beside them. Shino bows, "Good to see your awake, Hinata."

Kiba is hollering, "YES! Finally! We can do team missions!"

Kurenai smiles like a mother, "Good to see you, Hinata. Although compared to Kiba, that's an understatement."

Kiba suddenly starts poking her. Kurenai asks, "Kiba, what are you doing?"

Kiba admits, "I just realized she didn't stutter. Hinata ALWAYS stutters. I just want to make sure she's not some henge."

Hinata exhales, "Oh...I was worried you were making fun of my new weight."

Kiba states, "It is shocking, but I'm not gonna insult a teammate."

NEXT TIME: SQUAD 8'S FIRST TEAM MISSION, WHILE HIROSHI WORKS TO END HIASHI'S INVESTIGATION