A/N: Sorry this is so short. The next chapter will be longer, I promise.
Chapter 2: Drive
The sun shone brightly n a peaceful blue sky. In the forest, a gentle breeze slowly rocked trees back and forth in a rhythmic motion. Other than the melodic chirping of birds, all of Konoha was filled with a serene silence.
"Hyah!" With a burst of speed, Hinata Hyuga let out a fierce cry, breaking the silence as she attacked her target, a tree. With an ear-splitting crack, the trunk began to split in half and fell to the ground, causing the ground to shake. Hinata, exhausted, made no attempt to stablize herself and fell to the ground. Despite this, she smiled; it had only taken three times with her Juho Soshiken, Twin Lion Fists, to break the tree, whereas two days ago it had taken at least ten attacks. Despite the slow rate of which she was improving, she was getting better.
Several times she had been tempted to stop her training, but every time she felt the sensation of quitting she thought of Naruto. He saw everything to the end and never gave up: Hinata decided she wouldn't, either.
Despite her hardened resolve, she granted herself a short time to rest. After all, she had been training nonstop since the middle of the night, and was on the verge of passing out. She crawled over to a nearby tree (there were still many that she hadn't broken during training) and propped herself upon it. Hinata sighed and closed her eyes, turning her head toward the sunlight. She realized the peacefulness of the forest around her and began to drift into a welcome repose.
After several long moments of peaceful slumber, Hinata heard a single voice in the distance calling her name:
"Hinata!"