Hinata- Kaya
Sasuke- Shunsuke
Jugo- Akemi
Karin- Akane
Suigetsu-Umi
I apologize now, my beta is studying his butt off and was unable to assist me. So there will be grammar issues and words spelled correctly just not the word I was aiming for. So there it is. I am sorry.
Oh and P.S. I do not own Naruto or his friends. Just my imagination.
A wicked smile played on Ino's sweet lips as she charged her newest victim, the teal haired freak who dared to taunt her. She will pay dearly, and the purple clad nin would highly enjoy enforcing the consequences of mocking her. Ino, save for her pink haired best friend with an overly large forehead, hardly lashed out in such a manner to others. But something about her current opponent unleashed a whole new side to her, as if the little freak knew what buttons would warrant which reaction.
The blond bomb shell, for the most part, had a very kind and caring side. Sure she was quite troublesome in Shikamaru's opinion but not to this degree. This was on a whole new level. This state was something akin to the thirteen year old Neji. She was out for blood.
To the konoha twelve's and the sand sibling's shock, Ino's opponent easily dodge her attack. Rubbing her long fingers together in anticipation, a small chuckle escaped the Hokage's parted lips. Kakashi's only visible eye shifted from his book to the clearing then back, quietly evaluating the show.
A ten foot high metal chained fence closed off the only entrance to the rather large battle field. To the left of the small clearing that sat directly in front of the entrance, taking up almost three-fourths of the battle ground, laid ready for use in this assessment, Akaizla forest. Somewhere deep inside the forest, a small lake resides as well.
Instead of taking a nap to counterbalance the amount of energy that this 'simple', as Naruto put it, battle, the lazy nin found himself transfixed on the petite teal haired kunoichi. Something about her was off, and yet somehow very familiar. There was something there that his gut refuse to drop; an uneasy feeling tore at him.
Safely siting on the other side of the fence, Shikamaru along with remaining konoha nin and sand siblings, watched as the two blond kunoichi's sized up their opponents.
Silently analyzing the opponents, Shikamaru would wager his cloud watching time that Lady Tsunade hadn't assigned this as a basic assessment as she had stated. There was a highly unlikely chance this would have been the 'piece of cake' the loud mouth blond had proclaim this overly gapped match would be.
This was going to be entirely too troublesome for the lazy nin.
Naruto's shouts of encouragement could be heard as the four nin participating in round one, circled off.
Looking as if she had never moved, the teal haired kunoichi dodged the blond's attack yet again. Even kunai appeared to fail at making contact with Ino's victim. This dance continued while the other two retreated into the forest.
"What happened you were so lively the other day? Your friend not here to protect you, is that it? Not as tough as you boasted, are ya?" Slightly out of breath from playing this game for the past ten minutes, Ino shifted tactics; taunting. In hopes to drawl some sort of response, if all went well, Ino's snide remarks would cause the teal haired kunoichi to slip.
"Tsk, tsk, little missy, didn't I warn you to play nice?" The last ten minutes had little effect on the petite kunoichi's breathing. She almost looked bored, however the glint that twinkled brightly in her magenta eyes spoke a different story.
Fully inthralled in the task at hand, Ino failed to take her surrounding into play. Unforturentrly for the taller kunoichi, her opponent had not. Before Ino could even form a retort, the short girl's shoulders silently made contact with the cold ground. Quickly preparing for what was to come, the teal haired kunoichi gracefully fell backwards, forming a crab-like stance.
The fan wielding kunoichi's misguided burst of wind slammed, full force into Ino's unsuspecting figure. The tall slender kunoichi collided forcefully into a lone tree.
The shorter kunoichi casually drew to her full length before she made her way to the highly wounded blond. A mischievous smirk played on Hinata's lips as she turned from Ino's still form, fingers twitching in the direction of Charming's battle.
The Wind kunoichi's fan quickly made its way into Hinata's out stretched hands. If Sasuke's presence in this village was to remain a secret for a while longer, then his temper would need to remain in check as long as possible. Along with Suigetsu or even Naruto, Sasuke's fighting style was quiet recognizable. Eliminating Temari's main source of fighting could only aid in maintaining his cold and collective state of mind. Which is need in order to prevent Sasuke from using any of his signature moves in desperation.
Quickly forming a few hand signs, Temari's famous three mooned fan vanished into thin air. Turning her attention back to the slowly recovering purple clad kunoichi. Hinata quietly waited for Ino to stumble into her awaited position before she allowed kunai, laced with wire, to slipped through slender fingers.
Tightly bound to the tree, the taller kunoichi watched helplessly as her opponent placed several chakra tags through out her metal prison. Rendering the trapped kunoichi completely and utterly useless.
"Ino, Doll, I forewarned you that if you could not behave, then a time out would await you. What a shame you had to learn the hard way." Hinata spoke as if Ino was but five and this course of action truly pained her, but a child must learn which lines are meant to be crossed.
Turning to face her next opponent, Hinata chuckled at the sight before her. Quickly finishing off his bag of potato chips, Choji made his way to the battle field. Some never change. And she was glad for that, Choji was one of a kind and should stay that way.
Most underestimated him, being best friends with the laziest nin and known for constantly eating gave the impression that he was one that could be taken lightly. Which was not the case.
"How was your day?" A genuine smile crept across Hinata's pale lips. The tone in her voice suggested her curiosity was true and not some misguided politeness. She was treating him as if they were long time friends that had seen each other for years, every day without fail.
The bystanders on the opposite side of the fence watched in awe as the teal haired kunoichi calmly waited for Choji to finish his snack, with a polite and gentle smile.
"Good, thank you. And, you?" Choji matched the young teal haired kunoichi's tone. Friendly as can be.
"Oh, very well thank you." Replying politely Hinata bowed her thanks. Her first real sign of her past up bring. Something only a few are lucky enough to see these days.
"Oiy! fatty are you just going to ea-" The purple clad kunoichi bound to a tree never had the chance to finish her snide comment in hopes to rally up her fellow teammate. Two senbon needles, one on either side, had an affect of cutting her thoughts and words in half as they came inches away from her pretty face.
"That's enough Ino! You've had your turn. I'm sure you were taught manners once upon a time, rusty as they may be, do use them. Please reframe from acting in such a way, it's unbecoming." The angelica persona had an eerie feel as the politeness shifted into a bitter and malevolent laced deep within the teal haired kunoichi's words.
The gentle look upon Hinata's sweet face fell, replace with one Neji would have never thought his sweet little cousin could ever own. One that he had own once upon a time, many years ago.
Turning to eye the ever watching crowd, the shortest kunoichi in the forest clearing locked gaze with her opponent's best friend. "And besides." As she shifted to face the man of the hour, her gentle demeanor fell back into place once more. "He's pleasingly plump, not fat."
"Thank you." Eyeing his short opponent with a mixture of disbelief and graduated, Choji smiled and nodded to himself. The 'F' word was, and always will be, a soft spot with him. His size was highly useful when coming to his jutsu. And he was not fat.
"You are very welcome." Answering honestly, Hinata smiled. Nobody should treat their friends in that manner, no matter if it was meant to fuel his fight. There are other means to do the same without using mentally harmful words.
"Would you like a chip." Deciding that she was worthy enough to offer her his favorite snack, Choji shocked many with his offer.
"Thank you, but no. I'm afraid that my perfect snacks tend to lean more to the sweet side rather then salty. Perhaps after this match we can arrange something to suit both are needs. Aha, I know just the perfect place. Yesterday I had seen a Korean BBQ stand that happened to be right next door to this cute little cafe shop that sells the best cinnamon rolls." Forgetting the odd looks either were receiving, Hinata continued on with her casual conversation.
"That sounds wonderful Kaya-chan! Are you ready to spar?" Placing the empty potato chip bag into his pocket, Choji fell into his stance.
"Oh most defiantly. Please lets begin." Nodding, Hinata copied her pleasantly plump opponent and fell into a defensive position, minus the famous Hyuuga fighting stance. Her stance was a commonly used among taijutsu.
" 'Bout time, for a minute there I though you were going to start painting each others toenails and discuss who likes who. Your a shinobi for crying out loud not fan girls. Choji teach her who's boss. Don't let her get away with treating Ino that way." The loud fox demon's taunts never failed.
Hinata for a moment was slightly confused how her younger self could be so infatuated with him.
Oh. That's right, he was everything she was not. For old times sake, she would simply ignore his words. If only her new teammates could do the same.
"That blond bimbo that claims to be a shinobi, if she can't handle her own then at least let her take it like one. Or does she need you to stick up for her on everything, moron?" The little water demon's mouth never failed as well, he was almost as predictable as Naruto.
"Umi." A flat and almost gentle tone pulled Suigetsu out of the his day dream of causing the loud blond plenty of pain.
"I for one, agree with him." Karin's snide agreeance had nothing on the tone that was about to greet her's.
"That's excellent that you can finally get along with others. However, Akane this is not the time to try my patients. So if you'd value your chance in this ring then I would hold your tongue." Neji along with the amber eyed blond stiffened at the sudden change in Hinata's personality.
Both knowing who the petite kunoichi truly was, watched at times dumbfounded, at Hinata's change. The subtle changes that marked Hinata as Hinata, were one thing. But this side was unlike any. The kind and never ending patient that had set Hinata apart from her peers when she was a teen, had abandoned her once the 'Hinata-look-a-like' opened her loud mouth. The deliverance of the statement as a whole would send anyone into shock if they knew who she was. This was something akin to a crossbreed between a 'Fate-loathing' Neji and a sadistic twelve year old Gaara.
Needless to say, the message was sent. Do not miss read this tiny little kunoichi. If you stepped on her toes, then you better hope that you can back peddle like no other. Her little match between Ino was more or less all in good fun. If she truly wanted to, all would pay. And this was not coming from an overly cocky point of view, she may not win them all, but the fight would be one with many physical souvenirs in the morning.
With that the two began their battle.
The two complemented each other. With his size, Choji's speed had nothing on Ino let alone Hinata. However his strength was quite impressive. With each dodge the ground gained another hole. Both held the battle more as a spar, enjoying the simple idea of two just sparring. In return both could be seen casually commenting on each others latest move, a smile on both of their lips.
Deciding that the sparring practice was due to come to an end, Hinata switched tactics. Going for a little more of an aggressive measures, Hinata instead of dodging, reguided his attack. By simply guiding his throwing arm in the direction that best suited her needs, a perfectly placed lead foot and her alternate arm, Choji heavily landed face up.
And this was were Hinata caught her first mistake, as did her opponent and a few other viewers as well. All it took was her lead hand to allow its fingers to partially fall into a common stance among her clan. Quickly realizing her mistake, Hinata dropped her hand. The slip was such a minute error that few would have ever caught it if they weren't use to the Hyuuga fighting style. And even then many did miss it. Not many focus on how ones fingers curl slightly different then most taijutsu fighters.
But this slip was all it took. Eyes widen as all the little pieces began to fit together. At that point Hinata knew Choji was vital to her plan. He was a must. Choji was going down.
"Hinata?" Was all Choji had time to whisper as Hinata's nimble chakra enhanced fingers temporary severed all major nerves.
Hovering over her fallen victim, Hinata whispered her apologies.
"Please forgive me, Choji. For I have underestimated your ability. I should have known, being such good friends with my dear Shikamaru would only suggest that you are capable of keeping up. I will not allow that mistake to happen twice." Placing two glowing fingers to the side of his neck. "Now please sleep well."
The many years training under Shizune as medical nin mixed with the last four years had taught her a few tricks with the human body. Her latest trick was similar to her clans abilities but unlike that hers wasn't just chakra. Choji, along with being unconscious, was completely paralyzed. Temporary.
Even if he woke up, Choji would be but a vegetable. Unable to do anything other then blink his eye lids and breath. He would never talk unless she wanted him to.
"What did you do to Choji? If you harmed him in any way you will pay for that?"
Hinata had to resist the urge to roll her eyes, Naruto's threats and concern over his teammates haven't changed much in the past four years. Still a whinny kid, but I guess thats partly why she loved him so. His spirt would never falter.
"I assure you, he is in but a dreamless sleep. I severed his nerves system." The look upon his face had yet to improve. Hinata quickly added it that the sleeping man was only temporary paralyzed once the match is over she would reconnect the connection in his nerve system.
Naruto wasn't the only one completely shocked with her latest move, even Lady Tsunade seemed perplexed. How had she not thought of something like that?
Feeling the toll of her last two battles, Hinata began to extract his remaining chakra.
Just as she finished, round two began. And her newest opponent was one that she had secretly dislike when she was younger. That was a long time ago, she harbored nothing of the such for Sakura now. However this did not hinder the fact that the pink haired kunoichi was one of the few that made Hinata's top list.
Joining the fight as well, Karin and Lee cautiously made their way onto the battle ground. Eyeing each other for several minutes, Karin made the first move; retreating into the forest. Even with his weights on, Lee would be a challenge. He was an excellent taijutsu fighter, which is why Karin took the fight into a thicker part of the forest. If she was to win she would need all of the extra help of her surrounding.
Following the dual, Mighty Guy took up the role of referring the pair.
Readjusting her brown leather gloves, Sakura eyed her newest target. "You're going to pay for that move. First you cheap shot Ino, then you trick Choji. You befriend him, raise his hopes on a dinner date then you took a vantage of his kindness."
"I assure you, I do intend to keep my arrangement with him however I won fair and square. Now for your loud friend, her down fall was her own doing. If one can not maintain a constant surveillance on their surroundings, one can not hope for such high reviews on their mission. Let alone a wonder how one can become chunin. Now please lets play."
Still bound to the tree, Ino fought her pride. She desperately wanted to add her own two cents. Who does the teal haired freak thinks she is, she just can't throw snide comments around about her and get away with it. But the reasonable side of Ino loudly pointed out where she was and the two poisoned dipped senbon needle on either side of her face. Against her pride, Ino kept her mouth shut.
The two played a similar role as Hinata's last match, but this was far from 'friendly' sparring. With each dip, dodge and roll, Sakura's chakra enhanced fist laid waist to her surrounding.
This was just what Hinata wanted. Purposely guiding the pink haired kunoichi around the battle arena creating a layer of fine powder everywhere she touched. The once open clearing had be come a destruction path of two heavily chakra laced fist. Perfect in Hinata's opinion.
Twenty minutes of dodging had come to an end. Hinata's fingers twitched. The time has come.
The powder that once had been mother earth silently swirled, awaiting its revenge on the pink haired kunoichi who had caused its destruction.
A/N:
Sorry it has taken me sooooo long. I had mentioned this to a few people before hand, I'm currently in the process of moving. My husband and I were restationed, from one part of the country to the next. We have finally made it but not quite settled in yet. Still house searching.
I know its just an excuse but thats my reasoning for taking sooooo long. The next chapter is already partially written, just waiting on some kind words to fuel my muse's desire to aide me in my writing quest. :)
If there is any confusion on who is who, or anything like that please let me know.
