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"Holy shit!" Kuwabara shouted. "What the hell is that?" Hinata giggled and slipped into the Gentle Fist style. "I will tell you after this battle is over. After all..." She watched Yusuke climb to his feet, wiping the remnants of the blood away from his mouth. "I think this is just getting interesting."
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She smirked in anticipation, that is one of the things she shared with her Naruto-kun. Her love of battle. It had nothing to do with defeating, or even fighting her opponents, no it had more to do with the fact that she could feel the adrenaline rushing through her veins as she moved with the fluidity of water.
"Yusuke." She said softly, pearl like eyes half closed and heavy lidded. He looked up, eyes the color of old blood. "I know-" She started, her voice hypnotizing. "I know you are strong." She said. "I can feel it in my bones." Her body shuddered at the thought of the power he held and what he could do with it. "But, you must learn that when you are strong-" Her stance shifted, both palms pointing at him and relaxed. "There is always someone stronger then you." Then she attacked.
Yusuke growled in anger and lunged for her, fist drawn back and power radiating from him in waves. She dodged him, spinning on the balls of her feet and again, hit one of his rib bones. She could hear it crack.
"First lesson-" She called. "Do not let anger blind you." She dived in again, ignoring his shouted call of "Rei Gun!" as she ducked under the attack and tapped four of his tenketsu. "Do not attack recklessly, Lesson Two." She grabbed his arm and flipped him over her shoulder, smiling as he landed on his feet. "That's it!" He yelled, coming at her with faster speeds.
Hinata grinned. "Good. Deception is the first rule of the Shinobi." Her hands glowed blue as she danced with him, whether he knew it or not, it was a dance. A lethal dance that would decide who would die and who would live.
He just growled, finger aimed at her and his Rei-ki gathering at the tip. "Rei-gun shotgun!" A scattered amount of power was sent in all directions, making Hinata's eyes widen momentarily. She leaped into the air, one of the energy blasts nicking her in the calf. She hissed in slight pain, but gave no other indication that it hurt.
"Lucky." She murmered. "Again. Faster Yusuke." She jumped at him, hands glowing- but a voice made them both freeze. "Two more minutes." Genkai called, eyes impassive. Hinata growled and leaped backwards. "It seems we have met a stalemate. I will have to finish this." Yusuke smirked and stretched slightly. "And what makes you think you can do that?"
Hinata hummed and got into the Clan's beginning stance, eyes narrowing and palms glowing a bright blue color as she crouched and grinned deviously. "You are within my range." She whispered.
Kuwabara started to get excited. "Move Urameshi!" He shouted. Yusuke seemed to be distracted, turning his profile towards the idiot. "Stop talking you-" Hinata sighed. "Do not forget who you are fighting."
"Hakke Rokujuuyonshou: Eight Divination Signs, Sixty-Four Palms of the Hand." The light turned green in color, while her gaze grew more intense. "This will not kill you." Was all she said. And she lunged, faster then ever and almost as fast as Hiei.
She spun around, the palms of both her hands hitting the Mazoku's collar bone and stomach respectively. "Eight Trigrams! Two Palms!" His shoulders. "Four Palms." She ducked under a fist, wildly swung, and hit his chest repeatedly spinning to avoid blows.
"Eight Palm! Sixteen Palm! Thirty-two Palm!" She shouted thrusting her palms forward and making him couch up blood once more as she finished her final move. "Sixty Four Palm!" He flew backwards, hitting a tree and collapsing into an unconscious heap.
Hinata smiled minutely, deactivating her Byakugan and letting the chakra fade from her hands. "That is why, Urameshi-san, you should not fight a Konoichi." She said softly, flipping her hair and walking back towards the small house.
From behind her, she could hear the worried cries of Kazuma and the calm assurances of Kurama.
Men.
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Hinata smiled serenely, sipping calmly at her tea, making sure to hold herself as a Noble of her Ranking should. "You have questions, I presume?" She asked quietly. This earned an incredulous look from Yusuke, who had woken up faster then any human she had met.
Maybe he is one of these... demons I have heard so much (Insert sarcasm here) about. She thought grumpily. They expect me to participate in this mission, yet they have yet to tell me anything of significance... besides the fact that demons actually have their own world, I'm alive when I was sure I was dead, and the Spirit Prince is really a child.
"Please. I am yours to interrogate." She said with barely a stutter. Hey. I'm getting better at this.
Koenma silenced the rest with a look, recognizing what this was from all of the political meetings he attended. A trade of information.
"What are... tenketsus?" He asked monotonously, not revealing whether or not this particular answer would be of consequence to him.
Hinata smiled and placed her tea down onto the wooden table.
"Tenkentsus... how should I explain this?" Though it seemed as if she was talking to herself.
"Tenketsu. They are what civilians would say pressure points. But to Shinobi, they are so much more." She sighed and looked down into her tea. "They regulate your flow of Chakra- or Rei and Youki for all of you." She corrected, seeing the puzzled looks.
"Shutting off even one would be like cutting off your arm." She giggled when a horror washed over Yusuke's face when he realized what had almost happened to him.
"Fuck." He swore, earning a chilling smile- think Unohana Retsu's smile of terror- from Hinata. "Please refrain from swearing in my presence." She said sweetly.
Yusuke shivered and rubbed one of his arms. "Felt like someone was walking over my grave." He grumbled under his breath.
Hinata giggled. "Chakra is the resulting energy from a combination of Physical and Spiritual energy." She paused. "I could go in depth, but it would take too long." (Translation: I don't want to explain it)
"Now it is my question. What is this tournament... that I must participate in?"
Kurama smiled charmingly. "The Dark Tournament-" This earned a mental eye roll from Hinata. The Dark Tournament, it's so creative... when have I become so sarcastic?
"-Is a competition between demons to determine the strongest supernatural inhabitants of the Living World." He explained clearly, green eyes flashing gold for a second.
"There was already one held but-"
Hiei interrupted, a dark scowl on his face. "Both the fox and I are still on a probation period." Then he stalked out of room, the metaphysical fire surrounding him almost appearing physical.
Hinata's eyes followed him out the door and watched as a light burn mark appeared on the door.
"He's... annoyed-" Yusuke snorted, cutting into Kurama's explanation.
"Fu- u-u-u..." His curse trailed off as he saw the glare from Hinata. He scratched his neck sheepishly and grinned. Then he coughed and murmured something under his breath about that being an understatement.
Koenma sighed and leaned back in his chair. "I know Father meant well, but what he had done has made Hiei turn his back on the Reikai for good."
Hinata tilted her head curiously, silently asking for an answer.
"Hiei and I served our probation period. This is the second Dark Tournament that has been held in the Makai." Kurama shifted, moving his body into a more comfortable position.
"The deal we had made with Reikai was that we would help out in the Tournament in return for a... pardon of our crimes." Kurama's voice inflection hadn't changed, but she knew he was as irritated as Hiei.
"But. Enma-sama deemed it fit to authenticate we really were finished with out 'criminal' ways."
Hinata wrinkled her nose. "I knew Nobles like that." She said softly. "They were..." She shook her head, thinking about what happened to Haku and Zabuza when her Naruto had told her about them.
Koenma smiled charmingly. "So Hyuga-san, will you help us... save this world I mean." Hinata smiled calmly, eyes in U-shapes. "And what would I get out of this?"
The prince gulped and fidgeted. I hope Unohana and Hyuga never meet. "One wish. Free of all strings." This made the Noble smirk inwardly.
"May I make that wish now?"
"If it concretes your faith in us, then yes."
"Great. Then I want my husband back."
Silence.
"WHAT!"
Oro. I was thinking of making a Bleach crossover after I finished with this story. I'm not certain where this thing is going. So sorry for the slow updates.
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