Slightly Coincidental
because it's a coincidence that we've ever met...
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto!!
Author's Notes: Sorry about the very very late update. Two, three months maybe? Forgive me, it's because of summer vacation and I have been going on vacations and barely have time to write my story! Review please? Dedicated to all my readers, yep! you know who you are!
Chapter 4 Just To Train Some More
"Huh? It's you..." she said in a questioning tone. He nodded silently, surprised himself.
"Um, would you like to come in?" Hinata asks as she held the door. As a habit, she cringes back from his dark/evil aura. Well...not exactly evil but that nonexistent smile always lingers within his lips.
"Ah, so she lives here?" Sai thought to himself proudly. He heard a light bing in his mind. So task number two done. His first task was to get her name, now he found out where she lives. Perfect.
"I'm here for Neji," Sai said in a strong clear voice.
"Neji nii, I mean Neji san? Um, I'm sure he'll be on his way down." She turns around and was startled to see that Neji was already behind her, all ready to go.
"You're late," Neji stated as a matter of fact. Hinata thought late? How could Sai be late when most of the household isn't even up yet?
"Heh, relax Neji. It's only 5:36, besides, I thought the knocking would disturb the sleepers."
"How thoughtful of you," Neji muttered sarcastically. "We should get going now before your talking wakes the others."
"Um...be careful Neji," Hinata whispers to her cousin. "A-and Sai kun, you too."
"Yeah," Sai replies amused that the girl still remembers his name, even without calling him Sasuke first like the others would.
Neji gave a slight nod to his cousin as he pass by her to the outside. Sai started to follow him only to stop in his tracks just as Hinata closed the door, ending with a soft click signifying that it was securely closed. A small grin formed on Sai's lips as he stares at the back of the Hyuuga walking in front of him.
"Neji?"
"What?"
"Need to ask you something," Sai said easily. Neji grunted uninterestedly as if he knew what Sai's going to say next.
"If it's about Hinata sama, then I might not even want to hear," Neji replies. Sai smirks.
"But I haven't said anything."
"Hmph, who knows what you've got in that mind of yours. I simply just don't want any part in what you're planning," Neji said as he steps forward. Sai caught up to Neji walking alongside him.
"Yeah?" Sai asks challengingly.
Neji smirks. "I think you're not good enough for Hinata sama."
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"So, you mean that you and Hinata chan are friends again?" Naruto asks Sakura while they spar. He dodges a blow from Sakura and manages to keep out of her reach while talking.
"Yep!" Sakura answered breathlessly as she tries to hit trip Naruto only to success in distracting him. She then grabs hold of his arm and threw him forward over her shoulder. "That's right Naruto, we're friends!"
Dust then flew everywhere blocking his gaze of the Haruno girl in front of him. Sakura smiles victoriously just until Naruto's clones attacks her from behind grabbing both her arms. She was just about to kick him until she realized that her legs were also pinned down from Naruto's clones.
"Ha! If you were evil, I could've killed you by now!" Naruto teased which was making Sakura's blood boil. Sakura glares annoyed with the blonde haired man and was stunned once she felt a peck of lips on her cheek. Smiling triumphantly, Naruto drew back from the flames of fury Sakura's bringing out.
"That's for being a good friend!" Naruto declares just as Sasuke walks by unnoticeably.
"NARUTO!" Sakura shrieked. Sakura was just about to beat the hell out of him until she realizes Sasuke has arrived. Like magic, Sakura quickly softens. "Oh, it's you Sasuke kun."
"Yeah. Having fun aren't you Naruto?" Sasuke asks smirking at the blonde. Sakura glares at Naruto.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me!" Sakura bashed her fist into Naruto's cheeks and if you could imagine it, you would know how Naruto look then. Naruto twitched in a heap with steam rising from him. Sakura brushed her clothes and smiles sweetly at Sasuke.
"Yeah, we're having lots of fun. Right Naruto?"
"R-right..." Naruto managed to say painfully. "Sakura chan...it hurts. How come you always treat me like this?"
"You deserve it! That's why! What kind of boyfriend kisses a girl without warning her first?"
"Hmph, enough playing. Where's Sai?" Sasuke asks. Sakura and Naruto thought he just got straight to the point.
"I have no idea, but I don't really care!" Naruto said cheerfully. Sakura frowns half concerned for Sai.
"Hm? He told me before that he was going on some kind of mission with Neji. Perhaps he went there."
"Oh, if that's the case, then so be it. Let's train," Sasuke mumbles.
Naruto thought, "What's with him?" He glanced at Sakura questioningly and she shrugs back.
"What? Do you both have a boyfriend/girlfriend grudge against me?" Sasuke asks the twosome. Naruto chuckles sheepishly and Sakura shook her head.
"Nothing at all, Sasuke. It's just that, it's been strange. Ever since the day after Naruto's birthday, you and Sai haven't been getting along so well," Sakura admitted smiling weakly. Naruto nodded his head.
"Yeah, is something the matter? Are you and Sai rivaling over something?"
Sasuke sneered looking away from his teammates. "That idiot. He thinks of only himself," Sasuke hissed as he sank and kunai into a tree. "It's pissing me off."
"You do that all the time!" Naruto replies only to be elbowed hard in the stomach by Sakura. He coughs as Sakura spoke.
"True, Sai's been acting a little strange. But Sai has the words "strange" written all over him! You never know what's he planning in that big head of his," Sakura said shaking her head.
"Say, that reminds me. Isn't team 8 gonna have a crossover training today with us?" Naruto asks.
"What does Sai have to do with it? How can he remind you of team 8?" Sasuke thought.
"That's right! Hinata chan's team!" Sakura squealed. "That's great! We could use a little chatting during break time!"
"Chatting time? Ugh! Is that all you girls do?" Naruto complains recklessly. Sakura pinched his cheeks.
"Oh, be quiet Naruto! We're not always free you know!"
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"So? You got the last of the bandits?" Neji asks as he carried two of the ten unconscious men in both his arms. Sai grunted disgusted.
"Yeah? Why does the robbers always smell so bad?"
"Quit complaining dammit! Just hold your breath!" Neji snapped. "Our job was to stop their pathetic plan from taking place."
"Hmph!" Sai grunted as he threw the man down into the large pile of moaning men, now giving a evil stench. Neji plopped the two men onto the pile.
"Our mission is complete as of now," Neji stated brushing his pants.
"So we wasted our time just to catch these fools?"
"You have no idea what we just did?"
"Uh...no," Sai admitted. Neji sighs.
"Hm...you're just as dumb as you look," Neji mutters as he kicked the robber who was trying to escape. (Haha! Neji's the genius!)
"Huh?"
"If you don't know, then why are you doing it?" He eyed Sai in a way that he couldn't move. Like a frightened deer frozen at the headlights.
"Heh, I don't know. I just did it." Neji sighs again pushing a robber out of his reach with his leg.
"You...we just saved the next village from being robbed." Neji stares at Sai sternly, irritated, and somewhat surprised that he hasn't got a clue.
"Ha, I guess we've done something after all."
"Just keep those words to heart. They may come in handy later," Neji said reasonably. I should report these guys to the closest station.
"Neji san?"
"What now?" Neji asks looking away from his comrade.
"What exactly do you mean by saying that I'm not good enough?"
Neji smirks. "If I could explain it in words, I would. But until then, I advised you to be a little more considerate about your feelings towards my cousin."
"Hm?"
"You see? Naruto's done it once, and it can't happen again." His expression grew serious.
"You want me to prove something or what?" Sai joked sarcastically. Neji huffed clapping his hands of dust.
"Yeah, something like that."
"Is there a book on it?"
"If there was, you seriously need to read it. Maybe you should write one." Neji glares at the bandits who flinched in fear. They were afraid of Neji all right.
"Maybe we should tie them," Sai suggested.
"That's the plan." Together, they tied the robbers arms and legs leaving them in a scared, cowardly heap. "The authorities will be here soon enough." Neji stated tying the last of the bandits.
"I think I'm rivaling over Hinata with another man," Sai mutters suddenly. Neji looks at him catching his full attention.
"What did you say? There's another one? Who?"
Sai smirks. "Well, you'd be surprised if you knew. Should I tell you?"
"I don't care if you tell me or not. I might find out sooner or later."
"Maybe it's best if you find out yourself," Sai replies. "But you'd be very shocked."
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Leaping in the yellow, orange, red leafed trees, Kiba whistles loudly trying to gain the attention of his best four legged friend. "Hey Akamaru! Catch me if you can!" A loud, strong bark was followed by a loud thump of trees. Hinata stares at the many leaves of different autumn colors that fell non-stop over herself and Shino. She slowly spins around cherishing the moment of the falling leaves.
"Ah! Isn't Fall a pretty season?" Hinata asks her stoic teammate cheerfully. Shino shifted in the leaves causing a soft rustle from the leaves below him. He clears his throat.
"Yes," he said in a strong clear voice. Hinata glimpse at him curiously. Shino grunted causing her to flinched back. "Is something wrong?"
"N-no! Nothing, it's fine," Hinata said blushing sheepishly. She looks at the huge piles of leaves the team has raked earlier. She sighs. "We might have to rake the leaves again."
"No need," Shino replies.
"Nani?"
He looks at her. "Leave it to the genins. We have to meet team 7 in less than thirty minutes."
"Oh yes. I almost forgotten," Hinata said slapping herself mentally. "Our training-"
Before Hinata could continue on what she was saying, she was toppled over by the large dog licking her face continuously. Hinata wrestles her way out and pets Akamaru on his head. He waved his tail furiously and Kiba jumps out from the leaves from behind her pushing her back down.
"Ah! Hinata chan! You shouldn't be so forgetful!" Kiba chanted as he stood holding out his hand. Hinata took his hands pulling her up.
"Yes, gomen," Hinata said smiling. Kiba grins back just before he was tackled by Akamaru back into the leaves.
"Don't apologize for something like that," Shino stated to Hinata.
"Nani?"
"Hm. Perhaps we should be going now. It's rude to keep someone waiting," Shino mutters walking off.
"Uh...Kiba kun?"
Hinata glances back hesitantly at Kiba before strolling after Shino. "We should be going now, Kiba kun."
Kiba popped out of the leaves in a rush. "Hey! Wait for me!" he called out running after them.
"Arf!" Akamaru ran after his master tripping them both in the process.
"Akamaru! C'mon, it's not time to play anymore!" Kiba scolded. The large dog whimpered it's apology and they both leaped into the trees soon to be catching up with Shino and Hinata.
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"I wonder what's keeping them?" Sakura said to herself. Sasuke and Naruto stops from their training and looks up into the road.
"Maybe they have some sort of mission!?" Naruto suggested with an aloof smile on his face. Sasuke grunted.
"Well, it'd be nice to have a team over once in a while," Sakura said. She slumped her shoulders in defeat.
"Hey! Cheer up Sakura chan! They'll be here!"
"Wait a minute, I think we're being watched," Sasuke mumbles. He suddenly shift into a crouching stance looking around cautiously. Sasuke brought out a kunai and held it carefully against his chest.
"Nani? We are?" Sakura asks puzzled. She then stiffens. "Yeah, we are. I could feel their chakra."
"Hey! Whoever you are, come on out! Are you scared?!" Naruto chanted towards the trees. Sasuke's eyes grew sharp once he felt an amount of chakra being summoned. He threw a kunai skillfully towards the trees. A swarm of beetles flew from the oranges leaves and heading right towards Sakura.
"Sakura, look out!" Naruto cried. Too late. The beetles formed into a man gripping Sakura tight, holding a kunai against her throat. Sakura didn't dare to breathe. Naruto stood there shocked and surprised.
"Never let your guard down," the man whispers into Sakura's ear. Naruto frowns annoyed.
"Shino! What a dynamic entry, hey! Where's Kiba and Hinata chan?" Naruto asks looking around. Shino releases Sakura from his death grip and brushes himself.
"They're here all right," Sasuke thought to himself. "Over there!" Sasuke threw a kunai towards the tree behind him and Kiba pops out tackling Naruto to the ground.
"Ha! I've got you now!" Kiba chanted proud of his catch. Akamaru jumps on them adding on the weight.
"Damn...Kiba, you bastard, get off me!" Naruto shouted.
"Ha! No way! Not until I win!" Kiba shouts back.
"Where's Hinata chan?" Sakura asks looking around. "I know she's around here somewhere but-" A kunai flew past Sasuke's cheek drawing a trickle of blood and landed with a "thunk" piercing the ground. Sasuke wipes at his small cut in surprise. Hinata jumps out from the trees revealing herself.
"Oh my gosh! D-did I hurt you?" Hinata asks covering her mouth with both her hands. She ran over to Sasuke trying to look at his face.
"G-gomen ne!"
"Just barely," Sakura said chuckling nervously.
"I-I didn't mean to, really!" Hinata said bowing apologetically.
"Hmph, that was nothin," Sasuke said with a smirk.
"Nani?"
"Next time, just don't miss and you'd survive. It was pathetic...but worth a try," Sasuke said wickedly. Sakura notices a change in Sasuke's behavior.
"What's going on?" she wonders as Kiba and Naruto have a pointless argument, Shino silently watching them, and Sasuke actually smirking at Hinata. She rubs her eyes and took a better look. She saw a spark in Sasuke's eyes like she's never seen before.
"Oh my gosh! Does Sasuke kun have a crush on Hinata chan?"
To Be Continued...
So what will it be? Will Sakura be the first to know that Sasuke has a crush on Hinata? Or what else? Will Neji find out who Sai's rival is? Will Sai finally have a challenge? Find out on the next chapter! I know, I know! The scenes of Sasuke and Hinata are still very limited! But I have to do this in order for the story to work, so look forward to more scenes later in the story. Sayounara!