OK, before I start, I wanna apolagize for the amount of typos in hte last chapter. I'll get that fixed very soon. Also, my chapters have been ending kind of abruptly, so yeah.
Last but not least, I need to disclaim stuff... I own nothing in regards to Naruto, except my naruto dvds, and my snappy headbands, wristguards, and those cool glove thingies.
without further ado, on with the story!
Hinata awoke late the next morning, still drained from training so hard. It was almost noon, she realized, glancing at the clock on the wall of her room. She showered quickly, dressing so hastily she almost put her coat on backwards. Strapping the kunai pouch around her pants leg as she did every morning, she left for the training grounds.
The trek to the training grounds was not a long one for Hinata, and she was there quickly. She was surprised to find Shino there already, training as he was yesterday. It sujrprised her not because she didn't think he'd be here, but because the Aburame compound is so far from the training grounds. Kiba was thwere as well, standing in a battle-ready pose, in front of a small puppy. Hinata thought it was kind of funny the way they were staring each other down. Afterall, what could a little puppy do to big, wild ki-
"Beast mimicry!" Kiba got down on all fours and Hinata was amazed as his fangs sharpened, his claws got longer. he charged towards the puppy, and a canine, who had suddenly turned blood red, was ravaging towards the boy. Fang met claw, and the two turned each other around. Once they hit, they didn't slow down at all in turning again, and preparing to charge.
Hinata took to the other side of the willow tree, in a seperate pile of dummies. She activated her Byakugan, and began to attack the dummies rapidly, not wanting to lose to her teammates. It took a while to get herself into it, as she didn't get enough sleep the previous night, and ran all the way to the training ground, but once she did, she was attacking rapidly. No dummy moved for than two inches the way she was attacking, and that was a personal best for her. Glancing around the tree with ehr Byakigan, however, she noticed Shino's dummies still were hardly moving at all. He wasn't even out of breath, whereas she struggled to maintain hers already, and he had been there training longer.
Hinata was quiet, and unnoticable at first to her team mates. It wasn't until they heard the sounds of impact from the other side of the tree did they realize she was there. Kiba and Akamaru stopped fghting almost immediately, and walked straight up to the circle of dummies where Hinata was training. "Hey, Hinata!" Kiba smiled and waved from only a foot or so away. Hinata had known Kiba was there, thankls to her Byakugan. She had even known he was watching, but she hadn't expected him to call out to her like that. She was nervous enough just having his team mate watch her, let alone talk to her while she traing. She cried out as a dummy spun around on the bottom side, and tripped her. She fell onto the back of her head, and lie there blushing. Her Byakugan deactivated, and she glanced to her left, where Kiba stood, worriede, and then to her right, where Shino stood, seemingly emotionless.
"Oh, Hinata, good! I was worried you were hurt for a second there. Whats the big idea, falling like that?" In truth, it was Kiba's startling her that had made her fall, but she didn't want to upset the rash genin.
"Oh, s-sorry, Kiba. I... I didn't mean to worry you." Kiba held out a hand and helped Hinata up. Shino, noting that she was okay, walked to the other side of the tree, continuing his training as though nothing had happened.
Hinata watched him go. It kind of bothered her to watch him be so casual about it. Sure, she wasn't hurt or anything, but he could have shown some kind of concern! Still, Hinata was timid, and kind of... afraid... of her stony team mate, so she simply stood and took a fighting stance, prepared to continue training.
Kurenai hid in the center of the willow tree, watching things develop with interest. She wanted to know her team's dynamics before going down to test them. It seemed she was going to have it rough with her first team as a jounin teacher. Kiba was rash and tough, and the way his dog fought like a demon, and even influenced Kiba's style, was unlike anything she had seen. Hinata was a Hyuuga, and therefore had the physical traits of her bloodline, but mentally, she was nothing like the hard, cold Hyuugas. Shino, on the other hand, was a mystery to everyone. He was simply quiet, but Kurenai could tell from the way he used the dummies that he was intelligent, and quick on his feet. Aburame, though... that name bothered... She couldn't remember just what, but she recalled at one point as a genin being warned about the Aburame. She wasn't sure what exactly would happen with this team, but it seemed it was time for her to greet them. A few hand signs were used, manipulating chakra, and the jutsu was complete.
"Team eight of Konohagakure, Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyuuga, and Kiba Inuzuka, step forward and meet your sensei!" The voice came from nowhere and everywhere at once, as the three shinobi (four, if you count Akamaru) stood in a single file line, all facing forwards, as their sensei appeared before them.
Leaves from nowhere danced before their eyes, casting shadows s they rose and fell with the wind. They grew, and stretched, shrunk and scatterred, and came to each other, as though magnetized. They grew closer to each other, forming a tight-knit ball, compressing and squeesing each other, until the ballon of leaves could stand no more. The leaves faded to nothing, as a thick mist bursted forth from inside. it covered the entire hill, at first, before thinning, and grouping to three spots, one each in front of the shinobi, swirling and dancing, slowly becoming corporeal. The three of them eventually had a humanoid figure, and joined as one to complete the jutsu. Kurenai Yuuhi stood before them, their sensei, the latest jounin of Konohagakure. She smiled. All three were now caught in her Genjutsu. It was now time for the test.
Hinata stood in awe of the dancing leaves, and humanoid mist. It was beautiful, but horrifying at the same time. And when the three bodies of fog joined together they formed an all too beautiful woman, whom Hinata thought was far too gorgeous too be part of something so grizzly as the shinobi profession. She was tall, with bright, shining red eyes. Her body looked as though it was bandaged in the style of an outfit, but that was simply what her clothing would make you believe. On her right arm, a red sleeve extended from shoulder to wrist, but the left arm was bare. Her hair, cut just below the shoulders, was a very dark blue, almost black. If it had to be assigned a color, it would be obsidian, which hardly does it justice. Her shoes were like combat boots and sandals croosed, in a dark blue color which matched her hair.
"My name is Kurenai Yuuhi, of the Yuuhi clan, and I will be your instructor for as long as I see fit. I will protect you if I can, but weakness isn't going to be accepted. Understood?"
Shino nodded his head, as Hinata stammered a faint "Y-yes." Kiba raised an arm in the air and shouted with delight, and Akamaru yelped loudly, as though doing it with him.
"Good. We've got missions to do, so let's get right down to bussiness, shall we?"
OK, that marks the end of this chapter! ok, I know that there is supposed to be an introduction thing, but don't worry, that will come. Kurenai is a new Jounin, see, and the waqy I see it, she doesn't want to let people think she wastes time. She figures if this group doesn't make the cut, she can skip the introductions, and just move on with record speed, hopefully impressing some people higher up. Get it? Admittedly, Kurenai's a little OOC, but in my defense, she's not really on the show enough to get a good grasp of her character. I'm doing th ebest I can. anyhoo, review if you want more, and a little tip: putting my story on story alert will let me know just how eager you are to see it, and you'll know as soon as chapters come up. Enjoy!