"Starting today, all of you are real shinobi…"
Hinata tuned Iruka out to ponder why Naruto was here today. Maybe he had gotten a headband last night, after she and her father left? She grinned; maybe she still had a chance of being on his team! Hinata tuned in just in time to hear what was going on.
"So today we will create the three man teams, each of which will be led by a jonin sensei. You will follow your sensei's instructions in order to successfully complete your missions."
Hinata smiled; her thoughts had gone astray and she was day dreaming about Naruto again.. Oh yes, Naruto, right there…
Shino nudged her again and she started, blushing and thanking him with a nod. She tuned back to Iruka again and tried to listen.
"We tried to balance each team's strength…"
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Since teams one through six were still in circulation, Iruka started with team seven.
"Alright, so team seven will consist of Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and Yamanka Ino. Your jonin sensei will be Yuhi Kurenai."
Hinata smiled softly as she saw the two girls glare at each other. They didn't seem to notice Sasuke glaring at both of them.
Hinata brought her attention back to Iruka.
"Team eight will be Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, and Akimichi Choji. Sarutobi Asuma will be your sensei."
"Since team Gai is still in circulation.." Iruka coughed and continued.
"Team ten will be Nara Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hatake Hinata."
There was a short pause as Iruka blinked at the sheet he was reading off of.
"…Your jonin sensei will be Hatake Kakashi."
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Hinata groaned, glancing at the door. Her father had to be their sensei. She had vowed to be the first team to pass, but now her hopes were down. He was late. Again.
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Kakashi had a few valid reasons to be late, for once. He was at the memorial stone, like usual, but this time he was having one of those seemingly one-sided conversations with Obito.
"…So you see my problem, right Obito? I can either pass them or fail them. But I always fail my teams because they have poor teamwork….and if I pass them Hinata might think it's because she's my…daughter. Kami, what do I do…?"
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Finally Hinata got exasperated. For once Naruto wasn't doing anything funny, and Shika was sleeping. She slid out of her seat, glancing at the empty room. Everyone else had gone with their sensei hours ago…
"Hina-chan, what are you doing?"
"…Prank"
"Oh. Haha, that'll be awesome!"
She put an eraser between the door; the one with all the chalk residue.
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Kakashi eventually had to go pick up his team. He didn't want them to leave…if they did they wouldn't pass, but then he had to scout two of them out. As he neared the door, he saw the door open slightly. He angled his head up a bit to see the chalk eraser wedged in the frame.
Sighing, he opened the door anyways. It wasn't going to hurt, and he could use that to fool them into thinking that he wasn't an amazing jonin. He didn't want the others to get their hopes down too much when he failed them.
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Hinata giggled when the eraser landed with a little poof in his hair. His visible eye went up an a 'U' shape, the one where he was happy. Hinata stood up from her seat near Shika and pulled him up with her.
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Kakashi uttered only one word.
"Crap."
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Hinata and Naruto had to drag Shikamaru up to the roof. He actually didn't struggle; he was just a dead weight in their arms. At one point Hinata figured that he was sleeping, but they dropped him and he woke up.
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"So…Let's begin with introducing yourselves."
"What do you want to know?"
"Oh, likes, dislikes, hobbies, dreams for the future…"
"Hey, hey, why don't you introduce yourself to us first?"
"Oh…me? Well…My name is Hatake Kakashi…I have no desire to tell you my likes and dislikes…Dreams for the future….hmm…And I have lots of hobbies…"
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It was silent for a long moment. Then,
"Okay, who's next? How about you, lazy?"
Shika didn't look like he took much offence to the nickname.
"I'm Nara Shikamaru, I like sleeping and watching clouds…" he faded off for a moment, starting again when Hinata nudged him.
"I don't have too many dislikes, but I don't like loud and bossy women."
Hinata grinned; he wouldn't hate her, then. At least, not most of the time.
"As for a dream?" Shikamaru drawled. "I want to live a normal life, find a normal, quiet wife and have two kids; one boy and one girl."
Naruto lasted only a moment more.
"Can I go next, can I, can I?"
Kakashi had a pained look on his face.
"Sure…"
Hinata smiled as Naruto went on about ramen and then his Hokage dream. She had heard it often. She had made it part of her dream to help him with his. She was going to push him to his limits in training so he would be able to defend anyone and everyone.
She was startled out of her thoughts by a small cough. Kakashi was staring at her, a concerned look on his face. She blushed and shrugged, not knowing what was happening.
"…It's your turn, Hinata-chan" Kakashi murmured.
Hinata smiled. "Gomen."
Naruto gave her a foxy smile and she started off easily.
"I'm Hatake Hinata. I like training and being with my father and friends. My dislikes include ignorant people and people who believe females cannot be ninja." She had a determined look on her face. "Finally, my dream is to become the best ninja I can be and make my father proud. My other important dream is to help my friends with their dreams."
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Later, after Kakashi had told them about their actual Genin test, Hinata met up with Naruto and Shika. She had told them before that she wanted to talk to them after their sensei had left.
"So why am I here?" Shika drawled, leaning against a tree. Hinata sat cross-legged in front of Naruto and Shikamaru.
"I wanted to talk to you two about the test. Kakashi-sensei has never passed a team…"
Naruto, who hadn't known this before, just gaped at her. Shika looked more calm, but he was thoughtful.
"And you think he won't pass us?"
"Mm. I know the test he gives; it's the same each time. But, since I know it, he might change it a little. I wanted to know if we could work together anyways."
Shikamaru nodded. "Any information is helpful."
"We are totally going to pass this!" Naruto exclaimed, fist punching air.
They spent a good three hours discussing the past tests and what might happen.
Sorry for the long wait. I had lots of homework. I'm starting the next chapter now anyways, so I can get it out before I get overwhelmed with not posting.
And to heck with my update hopes; I'm just going to post it once it's finished. Haha.
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