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'' thinking
"" talking
-- Time skip
(()) POV change
() my personal thoughts if I have any
((Regular POV))
The two went back and forth for twenty minutes. It was starting to look just like the Sakura and Ino fight during the last Chuunin exams.
"Kurenai-sensei, can you believe how long this is going on?" Kiba asked.
Kurenai just chuckled to herself.
'I knew that it was going to last longer than the last fight the two of you had fought, but my you've out done yourself this time, Hinata. I'm proud of you even if no one else is.'
Sitting in a different section of the arena, Hiashi was thinking just about the same thing.
"Father, I thought you said that Neji was stronger than sister."
"I did say that. Apparently, I was wrong about your sister. It's just another thing I have to be sorry for."
"What are you talking about, father?"
"Never mind, Hanabi, it no longer matters."
Just when Hanabi was going to ask another question, there was a yelp of pain. To everyone's surprise, it wasn't Hinata who made the noise.
((Hinata's POV))
Did I get him?
I opened my eyes to find Neji on his knees.
"You've gotten much better" Neji coughed. "I didn't expect you to make such great progress."
"I don't know if I should be offended or if I should say thank you."
"It's a little of both actually. I underestimated my opponent once again and I'm about at my limit."
"So what are you telling me?"
"That you win."
"You are not serious!"
"I am. I don't have enough chakra to do anything effective so I give up. Do you hear that proctor? I give up."
I was floored. I had been training so hard for this moment and he just gives up? Something didn't feel right to me. It became clear what it was as soon as I went to ask the proctor if he had accepted Neji's surrender. Neji charged at me as soon as my back was turned.
"I knew it couldn't be true! You thought you could get me like that?" I hissed.
I managed to quickly dodge his blows and all he could do was laugh.
"Why in the hell are you laughing?"
"You don't think this is funny? Who knew you were going to put up this much of a fight. I haven't dealt with this much of a challenge since Naruto."
At the mention of Naruto's name I was closed my eyes and prepared to end this.
"What are you planning?"
"You know what's coming. I'm tired of this. Come at me so that we can get this over with."
"Are you telling me that you're at your limit?"
"No, brother, I am merely tired of going back and forth with you."
"Whatever you say, Hinata."
With that, we went to blows again. After another twenty minutes we had knocked each other on to the ground.
"Do you want to call this a draw?" Neji asked
"Why, so you can have me turn my back and you can come at me again?"
"Forgive and forget, Hinata."
I got in my stance.
"If this doesn't end in ten minutes or less I will accept a draw." I said softly
"Ten minutes then." Neji breathed
It went back and forth yet again, but half way through something strange happened.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
I had caught Neji in the stomach. He coughed and sank to his knees.
"I don't have time for your games, Neji. Let's get this over with."
"I'm not . . . pla . . . playing." He coughed up blood this time.
All I could do was stare at what I had done. The proctor came over and asked Neji if he was actually ready to give in. Neji nodded somewhat frantically.
"The winner is Hinata Hyuuga," proclaimed the proctor.
My eyes got wide.
"Am I dreaming?" was all I could say.
"No, you are the winner of this round," explained the proctor.
I don't know why or how but at that moment everything went black.