Ch 4 In the way
Hinata woke up and yawned.
"Maybe I shouldn't try anymore..." She sighed as she slugged into the kitchen and made some rice. Neji and her father, Hiashi, were training in the corridor. Bursts of chakra were flying everywhere. Hinata decided to do something nice for them and made two more bowls of rice. She set them on a tray and sled them on the porch by the corridor. Neji noticed and his stomach growled. He clutched his stomach and Hiashi blew a punch on his arm.
"Owww!!" Hiashi relaxed and sighed, "Keep alert, Neji..." His empty stomach growled again but louder.
"Maybe we should take a break Neji..." He smiled but quickly turned serious, "Ok. If we must." Hinata slowly walked away quietly.
"Hinata." She turned and bowed, "Yes Father?" She immediately thought he was going to thank her but instead coldly he said, "Don't get in everyone's way." Neji was surprised how mean his uncle was treating his daughter.
"Y...Yes father..." She said, holding tears back. As soon as she turned the corner she ran out of the house and into the woods. Where she ended up was at the same trees Naruto was at the day before. Tears rolled down her face as she started practicing by throwing steel projectiles at the targets. (A/N I like describing the weapens that way- steel projectiles...:P... cool! And also for some reason in a lot of shows weapens never seem to run out!! I wish that were true!! lol)
Meanwhile Naruto was eating ramen at his house. Kakashi appeared in his kitchen's window sill.
"Naruto, we have a-" Kakashi gaged at little, then looked around and saw dirty clothes, dirty dishes, trash, and dust everywhere, "Do you clean often?" Naruto sipped up a noodle, "Huh? No... why?" Kakashi sighed and stepped in.
"Is this smell, rotten... egg? No... rotten milk?" Naruto sniffed the air for a few seconds, "What smell?" Kakashi had a blank expression on, 'He's gotten used to it, it could've been here for ages... no wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend' he thought as he examined the room. Naruto was slurping the last of the steamy soup, "What were you going to say after... Naruto, we have a-" Kakashi leaned against a wall but quickly jumped forward, "Why is your wall sticky!?" He demanded. Naruto shrugged. Kakashi stepped over some trash and jumped back into the window.
"Remind me to never ever step foot in you house again..." He sighed, "If it even is a house anymore..." He added.
"Oh yeah... we have a important mission..."
"With Sakura-chan!?!?" Kakashi scratched his head and had an expression does-it-matter?
"No. Hinata is coming with us. The Byakugan will be much needed." Naruto jumped, "REALLY?!?" Kakashi's hair blew back, "I need you to find her, ok?" Naruto threw his cheap ramen bowl onto the other stack of ramen bowls in the sink. He was about to jump past Kakashi when his sensai stopped him.
"Naruto..." He said a little annoyed. Naruto sturggled free and dropped to the floor, "What? I have to go find Hinata, then go on the very importantmission!!" Kakashi sighed, "Without clothes?" Naruto looked down and noticed he was still in his boxers, "Wha- Oooh... Hehe..."
"Hehe. yeah go get dressed then... go find Hinata, report to the Hokages house afterward." Kakashi ordered without humor. Naruto raced into his bedroom to get on his orange jumpsuit as Kakashi jumped into the air and started working his way toward the Hokage's house. About mid-way he got down onto the street. He noticed a shining book in a store, he ran over and pressed his nose against the window. He started to dool through his mask. He raced into the store and bought, "New New Paradise." He examined the cover, this time it had a new woman and a new man sitting in a couple of chairs with a dinner table infront of them. He turned to the back and read the summary,
"Amazeingly Clever, the New New Paradise will start a new adventure with new characters, new places, new methods, but the same favorite writer--- The Great Jiraiya-sama!
----this book is sure to satisfy Kakashi...----"
He looked up, sureprised by the last line, "Ok..."
Gai was walking down the street whenhe notice Kakashi hugging the new book.
"Hah... Kakashi." He started to stroll over to his old rival.
"New book huh?" Kakashi kept hugging the book, not noticing Gai. Gai swung his hand in front of Kakashi's face, "..." Kakashi looked at the cover again and examained every detail.
"KAKASHI!!!" He slowly looked up and saw Gai standing there, "Oh, didn't see you..." Gai brushed his hand through his hair, "So... Kakashi, we haven't had a competion in a while... have we? So how about it!? ... Even though your destined to lose" Gai twinkled his eye stupidly like he always does, then realized Kakashi was walking off reading his book.
"It burns me up when you act so cool!!!" Steam flew out his ears and nose.
Reading his book, Kakashi slowly paced toward the Hokage's house again. -before he was distracted...-
"Hehehe" he chuckled as he read. Kakashi is one of those people who can read and be able to walk without bumping into everything, manage to get where he's going without knowing it! "Wow," he stopped and looked up, "I'm already here." He closed his book with one hand and slipped it into the normal spot, his side pouch.
During that time Naruto had been frantically searching for Hinata.
"Hinata-chan!!!" he yelled throughout the entire village. After two hours Naruto was relooking everywhere, still yelling, "Hinata-chan..." but with a little less enthieasum. But then he heard someone yelling... He made his way into the forest.
"Hayah!!" A familar voice yelled. Hinata was still praticing on the targets.
"Hina-" he stopped himself and got down behind a bush. To spy. He was amazed at her power and abilities, then he saw something was wrong... she was crying, 'Did I do that?' he thought. Tears rained down her face as she threw another steel projectile (A/N Hehehe, cool word!!) but missed. She bent her head down and cupped her hands in her face.
"I'll never be what everyo-"
"AAACCCHHHHOOOOO!!!!!" Hinata looked up, starddled by the sudden sneeze, coming from nowhere. Naruto smacked his hand to his nose, 'Why? Why did I have to sneeze?!' he thought to himself. Hinata began rubbing her sleeve to her face to hide the tears but her eyes were still red. Naruto automatically jumped up and laughed.
"Hehehe.. I didn't know you were here...I uh, tripped and hit my... nose and I, uh sneezed..." He scratched the back of his head and grinned. Hinata wasn't fooled and knew he was lying but quickly turned around not to show her face.
"...Hinata-chan... what's the matter?" He said fearing it was his fault.
"Nothing... I...I," she sniffled, "I'm just p...praticing..." Naruto was still concerned but he remembered why he was looking for her, "We have an important mission with Kakashi..." Joy filled her heart but then it was scattered by the thoughts of what her father had said, 'Don't get in anybody's way...' She knew he didn't have any faith that she could be a ninja and she knew she was worth nothing. She swallowed hard, "I can't go with you..." Naruto leaped forward, "What?! Why not?!" Hinata blushed and tears streamed down uncontrolablly, "I...uh..."
"Please tell me, you can trust me..." Hinata realized Naruto was her friend. - even though she liked him more-
"I'd get in everyone's way..." Naruto was surprised, "Hinata...you would never get in anyone's way!" He turned her so she would face him, "You help more then I do!"
"But my father thinks-"
"Your father?!"
"He thinks I'm nothing,... and I'm not worth being a ninja..." Tears dripped from her face again. Naruto lifted his arm around her shoulder for comfort.
"Don't listen to him! Your the best... Hyuga I know!" Naruto comfort and smoothing words cheered her up.
"Thank you." Naruto smiled, "So, are you coming with me or what? On this very important mission!" Hinata looked up at him and nodded.
"Great!! Let's head over to Granny's house!"
(A/N Sorry for making you wait so long!! I decided to just type the whole chapter over again... since I left my laptop at home... anyway, hope this chappie was funny for ya! Oh, and sorry for all the spelling errors...my spell check isn't working :( Well see ya!)