Hello once again my fellow writers. I hope you enjoy this chapter and this great time skip. HeHe :D Thanks for the reviews! A wonderful chapter dedicated to the gennin exams!
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Hinata Hyuga trained durable, tough, and courageous throughout the entire week for the gennin exams. She had known that this day would come and she certainly been putting all her efforts into every kick, punch, palm work, even rehearsing day til night just to make sure she was fully prepared on being a fitted a ninja. The Hyuga had gone to the library time to time even when she did see her friend Saberei she decided to skip the talk and put her head into the books. She spoke nor talked to anyone in the past week. She was enticed on one thing and that's proving her father wrong.
That never seems to fled away from her subconscious. Her father, the man she had nightmares about in her sleep. That terrified, scared, punished, and downed her amidst of her mother's deaf. She knew all long it was because she was similar to her mother in appearance, beauty, and somewhat in personality. She didn't know much about her mother, but what she presents herself in front of her, but Hinata knew one thing. She wasn't going to let her mother sink in a grave dying for no reason..she wasn't going to let her own mother die in vain.
She took it upon herself to live out her mother legacy. To take charge to the finish line where her mother couldn't because of the stealthy claws of the nine tails fox. That day when they had announced her as one of the deceased, Hinata couldn't cry nor could she weep for her mother. She simply felt emotionless, the entire time she sat in the seat at her mother's funeral. Rumors began to spread, people turned on people, mothers turned on father's, brother turned on brother. It was a stoic and cold wrath that drown human's heart today that not even Hinata could understand.
She had seen pain and pain has met her personally. Being raised in a household full of unemotional, indifferent, apathetic Hyugas her life as good as it were before were replaced with cold and hard times. Mothers death definitely had a huge toll effect on our clan. That's why the clan were this way now…because father completely lost it after the love of his life vanish from his life. In his eyes, she was his only source of light, the only thing that could ease his pain, his worries and his dignity.
She was his everything.
Hinata believed that one day her father would open his eyes to see the same light that her mother possessed presented itself into her. She wanted to help her father even if it took every inch of spark she had left in her, and the only way for her father to see the same light in herself is by changing oneself.
Running an eye over her dazzling pendant necklace, she grace the object that reminded her so sorrowful of her grounded mother, "I never wanted our family to be torn apart mother." Her fingers cascade over the string of silver attached to it. Taking a good look at the trimming of such a small making, she lifted and kissed the pendant in the middle of its helm, "But don't worry no longer. I will do my best to separate myself from their workings."
Lifting her head to take one more look in the mirror, she breathe out her last words before departing the room, "I promise."
She never looked back as she departed the room, shut the door, bowed to her father after his discouraging words of 'Don't embarrass our clan,' bracing herself she flew out the door ready for whatever it was to pass the exams.
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"YATTA! I CAN'T BELIEVE TODAY IS THE DAY I GET TO BECOME A NINJA! ISN'T THIS GREAT SASUKE-TEME!" A boy known as Uzumaki Naruto yelled excitedly as he bump shoulders with his old pal. Sasuke mutters something rude. Uzumaki Naruto, known as the village prodigy, first class in almost everything he does. He's not the arrogant type, nor is he the type to put someone down deliberately. Though he had made rude comments in the past, he truly believed in everyone if they put their head and minds into it.
He was just getting dress, bickering with his best friend Sasuke about who would be on whose team though. He was silently hoping to be on Hinata's and maybe someone else as long as they didn't disapprove of him. He also hoped he didn't get placed on a fangirls team. Karma knows that would be a wreck for him.
"I swear if you don't shut your mouth dobe, I'll shut it for you." The Uchiha warn him as he strolled to the beakfast table where Kushina and Minato was heading in. "Good morning boys todays the big day right?" The red head asked smiling at them both.
"YEAH! I'M SO EXCITED! BUT SASUKE TEME OVER HERE ALWAYS GOTTA RUIN THE CHEER!" He huff and puff crossing his arms. His mother giggled at his actions, course of words, knowing the blood of an Uzumaki ran through his veins well through. "Well, you couldn't possibly expect Sasuke to be happy about things such as this." Kushina said before she whispered this in her birth son's ear. "He's a sour ass remember?"
"AAHHAHAHHAHAPPHHHAA!"
Sasuke glared at both the woman and young child that were laughing their ass off at his personality trait. Minato cough , walking over to the Uchiha boy, banking up their claims. "Now, now! Don't you all get on Sasuke. This boy here knows when to shut up, something Naruto lacks in." Minato stated not wanting everyone to gain up on the last survivor. Naruto pouted after that said and once again did the redhead giggle.
"I think that is enough for today." She relaxed herself with a hand to the heart,"You boys should go already after you eat. You don't want to be starving in class especially you Naruto."
"I know." Naruto sighed. After Naruto and Sasuke ate their breakfast, plea a goodbye to their guardians, and healthy things you do in the morning they set out into the sunset ready to become what they rightfully deserve.
Naruto and Sasuke had trained all this week. They did scouting, spars, techniques, reflex test, exercises to build charka, and many other different things that the hokage were willing to teach them. They had kept it light spar, and sometimes they go full out with taijutsu, never with ninjutsu knowing that they could put the villagers in danger. They made sure to get plenty rest for today and lay off the training they did time from time. For them , the gennin exams should be a breeze in the park.
When Naruto and Sasuke exit the door, children were playing, running up and down the road, sun was blazing hot and they couldn't miss the nice breeze that flowed throughout the village. This village held so much love, passion, and freedom that no one could ever possibly miss the glowing faces of the children.
This was the way Naruto wanted it to stay, peaceful and spirited. A tug pulled his lips as he stared at a father holding a young's ones hand. He could feel the close bond they had, and the love they were emitting from each other. It was almost the exact same connection he has with his parents. Grinning tenderly at the scene, the Uzumaki continued on his path towards the academy's ground hoping to get there before he ran into any trouble.
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Naruto and Sasuke soon arrived at the classroom unharmed and safe from any fan girls to their relief. As soon as they entered the room, every possible female swarmed like packrats at the two boys, reminding them every day of their status.
"Hello ladies." Naruto greeted grinning, feeling the need to be nice to the ones that wasn't causing him a hard time. "Heyyyyyyyyyyyy1Naruto-Kunnn!" The girls screeched, glowing at the thought of the Uzumaki actually welcoming them warmly. However the same didn't apply to the Uchiha, whom was caved in between two fussy fangirls claiming their love for him.
"Ino-Pig, don't start today!" The pink haired female growled at her blonde friend in front of her. "Look forehead, just admit that I'm gonna be Sasuke-Kun wife than we can all put this behind us!" The blonde, known as Ino Yamanacka exclaim raising her hands in the air after finishing her sentence.
"Ino-Pig your never gonna be with my Sasuke-Kun ever! SO GET OVER IT!" She refused to believe her best friends words. There was no way a Haruno was going to lose to a Yamanacka, especially ones that roll around in mud all day.
"Sakura!"
"Ino!"
"What a drag, just when I thought today would be a quiet day." The pineapple head boy, Shikamaru Nara, brainier of the entire class with an IQ over two hundred, sigh shaking his head in shame. The child beside him, his best pal couldn't help but agree more. "Yeah, they get into a fight everyday about Sasuke."
"Honestly, I don't know what they see him." Shikamaru yawn, placing a hand on his right cheek. The statement made the akimichi curious of what his friend meant by that. "Are you jealous or something' Shikamaru?" The Nara didn't at all seem affected or thrown by his question, he known he would ask him as expected. "I just think the feelings they have for him is impractical to a guy that never spares them a single glance."
Chouji had to agree with that. Their feelings are pretty much useless when they are always playing suspect than victim. By suspect, meaning claiming what is not there's that's a belonging to someone else. Specifically, biding who gets to be Sasuke's wife without asking the specific person the honor of being their wife. Basically, forcing something intentionally hopeless .
Victim however, is a different circumstance; a whole other story that time is the ultimate defense. For example, if Sakura cease her obsessive behavior, reckless doings, and occasionally nitpicking with the prodigy than maybe she'll have a chance at getting the Uchiha. Though, it will be very challenging since he mostly dislikes everything he see. So,,there's a 99% chance that the little fantasy the girls have in their heads will never come alive before their eyes.
"I honestly feel for them. They can be a bit rowdy and clingy, but even they don't deserve the treatment Sasuke gives them." Couji spoke low revealing his said thoughts to his closest friend. Shikamaru sigh once again, his gaze sifting to the two girls that were still in an argument. "I'm not saying that faith can't create a path for them. I'm saying the path would be hella long if they want to get it through his thick skull."
Grinning at his friend, he nodded his head voicing," I just hope no one ends up too hurt."
"It's just too troublesome."
Hearing footstep nearing, Shikamaru straighten himself knowing today was the big day of the exams. Before he knew it, the gennin instructor Iruka and Mizuki sensei amble in the room going in front of the classroom. The fuss died down sensing everyone eases up. Everyone took their rightful places at their seats. They saw two others enter as well, one they didn't recognize and the others they did.
"Good morning everyone." Iruka greets them cheerfully. There was small greeting back and so he continued. ." Today as we know is the day of the gennin trials. If anyone here feels the need to leave they are welcomed to. I am not holding it against you if you do not take the trials." When he didn't see anyone leave his grin grew. "Okay, this should be easy. I need a perfect transformation of me and Mizuki."
"This is how it goes. After you have made me a perfect clone than take your place at the center of the room standing in a straight line. I will call your names so don't worry about whose gonna go next." Iruka rant on, and lastly says. "There will be a second part to taking this exam to prove if you truly deserve the headband that marks you as a ninja."
"For now, let's start the first part of the exam." Iruka starting calling out names and one by one they came and did perfect transformation clones for the teachers. Observing their work, they smiled granting them recognition of a ninja.
" Hyuga Hinata."
The blue haired lad stood going to the front of the classroom,"GO HINATA-CHAN!" A voice suddenly erupted through the classroom. The Hyuga glance over her shoulder smiling.'Naruto.' She turned back around to face the jonnin not noticing the glares and curious expression she received from the fan girls and a few other academy students.
"Okay, let me see it."Iruka voice. Hinata took one mein at the mentor and that's all it took to do a perfect transformation. Iruka smile liping that he was proud of her, casting her a ninja headband. She smiled down at her headband not knowing where she should place it. She looked around seeing mostly everyone had it on their foreheads or arms. 'Hmmm..i'll have mines on my leg." She bent down scrapping the headband tightly to her leg, just in time to hear Iruka call out.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
There were shouts, cheers knowing that Naruto would easily pull this off, no doubt. Yes, indeed he pulled a perfect transformation clone like it was easy peesy. When Iruka handed him the headband he cheered. "I CAN'T BELIEVE I'MA NINJA NOW! THIS IS JUST ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY DREAM!"
Iruka smiled. "Congratulations Naruto, I'm very proud of you." The Uzumaki smile widens rubbing the back of his head. "Hey! No need for praise Iruka-Sensei! You should of known all along I'll pass the exams!" Iruka just smile telling him. "I did know all along Naruto. I believe in you."
Just as Naruto was about to walk to the line, Mizuki place a hand on his shoulder. "Good job Naruto, I knew you could do it." Naruto was bowled that Mizuki-Sensei was actually praising him. Mizuki always seemed like the secretive type, sneaky, and tricky which thrown Naruto off a great deal. There was something about him that he didn't exactly like.
"Hehe thanks sensei!" Mizuki nodded happily seeing the blonde boy mingling with the girls beside him. He recognized her from the hospital, the heiress of the Hyuga clan. To say the least, he was surprised in Naruto's choice of girls. Not that she was ugly, but someone that comes from a ruthless clan that hardly shows any emotion should be emotionless. Yet, here was this young girl whom was so different from her clan members, and to make things worse she's from the head branch. Mizuki suspected that she may be a failure to her clan if she was behaving in such a way. How could a girl be so gentle yet originate from such an immoral clan?
Mizuki wondered was this one of the few reason he came to like the girl. Because of he somehow knew of her personal life and how hard it would be for her? Now that Mizuki took a good observation of the two he couldn't help but compare her to the clan.
'She's different from every one of the head branch. Interesting.'
"Saberei Eyochoto."
The Saberei quickly went down, the last person to pass the gennin trails. "I am more than proud of each and every one of you. The second part begins on the training grounds."
Everyone came to the academy backgrounds. They were surprised to see targets on logs, and what it seemed like an obstacle course. "This is an obstacle course, basically it works for ambush or any other situations ninjas run into. This will prepare you for incoming of being a ninja. Sleathy, fast, and quick."
"When I count down to one, every single person will run through the course."
"Three."
Everyone took their positions. Some had their knees bent and hands on their right leg. Others just stood hands in their pocket, or in Hinata case, she had was bent down, both hands on the ground below. She gazed at the course with fire in her eyes determine to compete with the blonde head boy beside her. Naruto notice the look in her eye, he smiled dropping into his own stance.
"I guess this is were faith aligns us Hinata-Chan.." She didn't seem to hear him as she readily got fired up.
"Two."
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"One!"
First in lead was the Uchiha doing a spinning in the air to dodge the kunais that was heading at him. Before he could take another step, the wind quicken attempting to knock him off balance. He gazed up. No wind, but a jonnin smashing a foot into the Uchiha gut. "Argggg." Sasuke groan, his face putting on a look of pain. He tried to sway away from the corporate. Knowing he had no chance, he use his feet to trip the jonnin. When he fell, Sasuke got up dusting himself off, just in time to look behind him he didn't spot him anymore.
'Where is he.' Sasuke thought. Just after that said a kick was spending to his head. He ducked over it shooting an upper and lower kick at his opponent, he twirled his body icing a tight fist to hit the jonnin. The jonnin caught it in his hands attempting to throw the boy to the floor, but Sasuke got a lucky hit off of him when he sock the jonnin on the cheek.
He made a run for it, but another person came with a kick to his head.'Damnit.' Sasuke ducked getting into a fierce brawl with the jonnin of kicks, punches, jabs, overthrows, and spin wheels."Heads up!" Sasuke heard a voice behind, spuriously it was Naruto, his best friend landing a hard kick to his opponents head.
The Uzumaki grabbed his friend, heading out. Hinata was right on his tail from behind. Growling in annoyance, Naruto started running as fast as he could. He was even dodging kunai, spheres, even jumping away from paper bombs time from time. Around him, he eyes seen treason, everyone against each other. It came a surprise to him knowing everyone was suddenly battling out proving a gesture of hard fighting…and to prove it something shot out right before his eyes making him halt. He looked left confirming it was a human lunged in a tree unconscious.
"Sasuke were going to have to take everyone down before they reach the finish line." He told his friend that was to the left of him. ..or at least he thought he was. Naruto than noticed Sasuke was caught in between a brawl looks like it wasn't about to end well. He was about to offer him a helping hand when a certain blue haired girl stepped in, twirling her back so it was on his.
They were back to back, he whispered."Hinata.." She didn't say a word as three gennins made a Dorito formation around both of them. The Uzumaki took a peek at his best friend to see how he was holding up, on his dismay he was in a battle with two gennins that looked to be putting up tough competition.
"There's three of us against the two of you." The jonin voiced secretly quiet as if they should surrender while they could. "I'll suggest you both to give up or I'll render both of you unstable." They both were silent." Which will it be?"
Naruto and Hinata took one good look into each other eyes and then took one good look at their opponents. Naruto only smirked. Hinata only smiled. ..
"LIKE HELL THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN!" He shouted to his opponents putting his hands in a familiar sigh."Kage bushin no Jutsu!" Out came three clones of Naruto,"Hehe hee , now let's see whose outnumbered!"
The three clones charge at them along the Hyuuga heir and the real Naruto. The gennins took a huge leap back, but the Hyuga twirl over their heads, activating her Bykugan in the mist of it. She striked the gennin in the back twice, one on his left shoulder, other on his right and at the center of his back, the force making him fly forward with the wind and knocking him into a tree unconscious. Naruto culf his hansds in a fist striking at the gennin, left from right, up and down below. The gennin were dodging some but since Hinata was a byakugan user she could detect when the blow would come, its all determine if your fast enough to stop it.
"Left!"
"Right!"
"Below!"
The Hyuga was actually helping his rival by steping in between the fight. Each time she yelled out a command naruto followed along her pacing. The third ninja was also helping his friend as well.
"Side!"
"Duck!"
"Move left!"
That's when the blonde boy caught his fist and twisted it brutally behing his neck."ARGHHHHHH1" The gennin shouts, only encourage Naruto to go a bit farther to break his whole damn arm off. The Hyuga flipped one over her shoulder, downing the gennin with shoe bottom on their chest. "Stay down." When the gennin kept on with his hassles, kicking, and grunting Hinata said a quick apology to her opponent before shutting him out of the count.
The Hyuga turned around surprise to see her rivals about to break the arm off another gennin,"Naruto!" Hinata shout for him to stop. She seen the terrible fire in his eyes, as if he wanted to end his very life. "This is only a test, n-not the real deal, please calm down." Hearing her soft voice, he finally calmed himself letting go of the boys wrist. Letting him go, the boy fell to the ground holding his wrist in pain shooting a glare once at the prodigy.
"HEY! I could've just broken your arm if you really wanted that!" Naruto hissed at the end making the boy a bit frighten. "Naruto, look at this."
Naruto look to where she was pointing after the boy fainted behind him. He stood coming towards the purple haired girl. When his eyes look to the fields, he saw nothing but grass meaning…"Everyone was fighting against each other just to get to the finish line. No one was helping each other out..but their bodies are all gone.."
Naruto was about to answer until a voice interrupted him, "The jonnins took care of that." Perched on a tree, was Mizuki sensei looking down at the two in interest. They both took their fighting stance ready for whatever he was going to throw at them. Mizuki held his hands in surrender. "I'm not here to fight!"
"Then why are you here!" The blonde boy shout above the clouds. Mizuki flew down from the tree landing great feet apart of the two gennins. Their movement tensed up, still in their postion thinking makybe he had some kind of trick up his sleeves.
"You don't have to worry, I'm not going to hurt you." Their stance still didn't falter. Mizuki sighed, "I want to help you guys out."
Confusion visible on both the gennins faces. Naruto shout out."Why would you want to help us anyway?" He sizzle his teeth. Who did this jonnin think he was." You can only win this fight one way and that's by defeating each other until one of you makes it out alive and well."
"We don't need your help." Naruto grabbed a kunai from his pouch. Mizuki saw the movement of his hand, "I not here to fight remember?" That's when he Mizuki went behind the tree, exposing his best friend bent over breathing heavily.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted out to his brother. He was about to go over to help him when Mizuki got into the way. "Remember its every man for themselves. If you don't want to have to put your friend to rest, I suggest you to come with me. I'll show you how to win this competition without beating your friends."
Naruto needed this chance sincerely, it was because of Sasuke reputation that Naruto wanted. All of his life, everyone only had seen him as Minato son as if he was walking in his father footsteps..occasionally when he gaze at himself in the mirror that's all he could see. His father in him. He wanted everyone to look at him for Naruto..not Minato. Damn it..even their names sounds about the same!
"I'll go with you." Mizuki grin turned into a smirk, "Only after you heal him." The jonnin mentor nodded his head making his way to the Uchiha he bent over, his hands turning green. Naruto was worried when Sasuke eyes shot wide before he passed out."What did you do?!" The blonde questioned, while Mizuki swip his hands , a job well done." Don't worry about it! Sometimes it happens when you're being healed. He just passed out under exhaustion!"
"I thought the healing was surpose to help with that." Naruto made a face that was unsure of the information he was telling him. Mizuki shook his head answering, "No. It doesn't help with exhaustion, only for healing cuts, burns, scrapes, minor things like that's. Besides, I'm a jonnin teacher why would I put my student life in vain?"
Naruto had to admit he had a point there. In the background the Hyuga was quiet. Mizuki noticed this asking,"This could have been a time for you to escape. Why did you choose to stay?" The jonnin teacher grew even more curious. The Hyuga calmy says. "I want to stay with Naruto. If this doesn't work, I won't to be the one who fights him to the end."
Mizuki knew about the battle they had against each other a week ago or so..but he never knew she was going to go through with it again. 'Must be some sort of rivalry thing going on.' He thought, guessing it was probably the fuel Minato and Hiashi had against each other.
"I see…" Mizuki answer mysteriously, he put his hands in his pocket, "Okay the first thing you must do is steal the sacred scroll from the hokage." Naruto and Hinata eyes went wide before questioning. "S-Steal from m-my dad?"
"Yes, Naruto. Do you want this chance or not?" Naruto looked unsure, I mean wasn't there another way? Seeing the young boy hesitate. "I'll let you guys on a little secret. The people that failed to complete this course will not graduate from the academy. Their headbands will be sent back because of Iruka or a from the council saw them not fit to be a ninja."
"W-What do you mean! B-But I thought!"
"No, no. no!" The teacher shook his head dismissing his answers," Remember what Iruka said about truly being a ninja? The one who makes it out on the end? Who put their emotions behind them to complete the mission. It is only this way where you don't have to prove that to them and cheat your way out of it without hurting your friends."
"I'll do whatever it takes!" Naruto shouted confidently. Hinata starting thinking about her father words before she fled out the door. He had warned her many times that she must not embarrass the clan. If she made it out of the course than her father would be proud of her..though Naruto want to help his friend..and to be honest she didn't know why she wanted to help Naruto, but know she does.
"I'll do whatever it takes also Mizuki-Sensei." The Hyuga voice her thoughts. The jonnin only smiled as they drop their defenses. They now trusted the hands of the enemy. "Put your arm around my waist." He urshed them as they went over to the teacher doing what he says. That's when the leaves picked up between their feet and before they knew it, they were in a different place all at once.
"So there's another way around it," A purple haired boy displayed himself from behind a tree staring at the spot they just left from. "Hmmm….." He strut over to the Uchiha bending down, his face smutched up as he observed the boys hand.'Somethings not right. It looks like instead of Mizuki-Sensei healing him, he instead poisoned him. Could that mean Naruto and Hinata was being tricked.' His anger spiked at that thought. Not because the Uchia was poisoned, or that Naruto was being deceived but that he put HINATA in danger as well.
"I gotta inform Iruka-Sensei!" He totted the poisoned Uchiha on his back as he flew to find his jonnin teacher wanting to talk to him about this new get around, and since when did Iruka mention anything about having their headbands turned back in?
'What the hell's going on.'
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"And I will be waiting for both of you right here." They were in the forest on a particular spot with an X drawn on it. He explained the plan to both of the gennins as they both got it and took off into the daylight to steal the sacred scroll from the hokage.
(A/N Story never told us where or how exactly he even got to the darn scroll. If it was soo sacred why was it so EASY for a mere gennin to get his hands on it!)
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"Wow! Look at all these cool new jutsus! Hinata you pick one!" Naruto exclaim excited that he had hit the jackpot though Hinata seemed quite unsure,"Naruto, we should hurry to Mizuki-Sensei to tell him we found the scroll!"
"Oh! Right! Sorry!" He chuckled nervously pacing into the forest, though he took a second glance at the scroll frowning. "One little jutsu won't hurt will it Hinata-Chan?"
The Hyuga only smiled giggling, "I suppose not Naruto, but only one." Naruto hearing that, grin widen while he plopped himself on the ground below. Hinata hair blew slightly with the wind, as she sat formally beside her blonde companion. The morning sunshine blaze down on the two seemingly as if the spotlight were only on these two only.
Naruto notice the Hyuga sitting beside him, he blushed, trying to avoid the fact that she was leaning on him to take a peek at the scroll. "Ugh, sorry Hinata. Maybe you should hold it!' He gestured the scroll to the Hyuga, but she refused shaking her head, "No you have it! I have no problem seeing over you!"
"But Hinata-Chan! I'm taller than you and you can barely see because of me!" Naruto exclaim wanting her to accept his offer, but still the Hyuga refused shaking her hands widely in front her face. "It's really ok N-Naruto!"
"ITS! IT'S!NOT OKAY!" He mustered all the courage trying his hardest to hand the scroll but she kept swaying it away. "I said I'm fine!" Her tiny voice was starting to pick up as she push the scroll the blondes way.
"It's not fine!"
"Is too!"
"No it's not!"
"Stop stuggling!"
"Hinata-Chan."
"Naruto!"
They looked with fire in their eyes, Naruto did something unexpected, he accidently stroked her hand causing her to blush lightly, "Umm Naruto?" He looked confused as of why she was blushing, but when he looked down he saw his hand unconsciously embracing her pale, soft, and milky fingers. His face turned red, instantly pulling away as if her hand were a disease. "I-I'm sorry Hinata-Chan.." He couldn't even look at her, turning his face the opposite direction. His embarrassment was full for everyone to see, but Hinata just smiled warmly reassuring him, "It's alright Naruto. It was just an accident."
That still didn't make the blush on his cheeks fade away, but it did make him calm his nervousness. " L-Let's just forget about the stupid scroll already and head to Mizuki-Sensei!" His arms flared, saying his statement. Hinata once again smile. Only if she knew how much a single smile affected him…
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"If I were Naruto where would I go?"Iruka, the jonnin instructor thought to himself. To say the least, he was shocked when he heard from a boy that Mizuki had ordered his student to steal the sacred scroll that was forbidden. That's when jonnins started spreading out to find the blonde headed boy. Honestly what he was more surprised about that one of his closest associates was doing a heavy deed, and crime by playing with the children's mind. It was almost as if he had planned head of a time for this to happen.
The jonnin teacher looked East, west, and south and that's when it clicked. If he was Naurto and stealing a sacred scroll than he would go outside the village into the forest.
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Eyochoto was sitting in the hospital for a couple cuts and bruises, craps on his cheek and maybe redness on his knees but overall he was new as they could be. He was anxious about his friend Hinata. She had gone off with a traitor of the hidden leaf. Iruka had told him to not speak of this to anyone, but he felt guilt he fact at he watched them leave.
He gave himself credit that he did though, otherwise the Uchiha could have been sitting their dying from exhaustion and poisoning. He was surprise he felt a bit of care for the Uchiha. He always thought of him as a stuck up prick, wait no. He still think he's stuck up prick, but the seeing him in battle he had to say was worth it. He could've tossed him own like a jellybag claiming to everyone that he was the one that beat their precious Sasuke-Kun up.
However, Eyochoto wasn't the type to take no one elses kill. He had known they only went with Mizuki because of Sasuke. It wasn't like they didn't feel the need to fight each other. Eyochoto knew if Sasuke was not Naruto assumed brother, nor was a valuable friend of Naruto they would have taken him down in a minute..but what about him? What about Eyochoto? Would they have done the same to him as well?
The purple haired boy even congraulate himself on that thought. He had told Sasuke that his interest was helping others in need, rather picking a fight with someone. Eyochoto wanted to be the person who was for support but could kick someone's ass if they chose to touch his teammates. If he were a medical nin, no one would right out-expect him to be as good since he was in that position, though really nins are surpose to be the top fighters since they actually had to help the main person that was engaged in a battle with the foe.
Bascially…a surprise attacker…to dumb it down..
"You can leave as soon as your redness in your knee completely heal." The nurse checked his temperature and smiled in relief. "You'll be out here in no time."
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"Mizuki-Sensei!" The man heard the shout from a not so distant area. He swinted confirming it was the kyunbi boy waving and the Hyuuga smiling triumphantly. "I'm right here Naruto!" He shouted out to them waving his hand around.
"Now hand over the scroll." Mizuki open his hands out. Naruto was about to give it to him when he heard a heart shrieking shout,"NO! NARUTO!" They all looked back to see the gennin instructor Iruka-Sensei running at them.
"Iruka-sensei! What are you doing here!" Naruto shouted over the hovering trees above. "Quick boy! Hand me the scroll!"
"DON'T NARUTO!"
'Whats going on.' The Hyuga thought as she was in the middle of this confusion. "EVERYTHING MIZUKI SAID WAS A LIE!' Hinata and Naruto eyes widen. Naruto held onto the scroll tightly growling at the instructor that led them on. Mizuki chuckled. "A lie huh? A LIE?!"
"NO! I'LL TELL YOU WHATS A LIE IRUKA!" Mizuki shouted, sizzling his teeth in displeasure, "THEY LIED TO YOU YOUR ENTIRE LIFE NARUTO!"
"W-What d-do you mean?" Naruto was now getting curious by the second. You can even say he was starting to get angry. What lie could that be?
"NO! MIZUKI DON'T!"
"OH NO! DON'T TELL ME NOT TO SAY ANYTHING!" When Iruka got to him he throwed kunais at the jonnin but he flipped away. Iruka kept charging at him and eventually it ended with Iruka sweating on the ground.
"WHAT'S GOING ON! WHAT LIE!" Naruto wanted answers and he wanted them now! He wanted to know the lie he didn't know and he wanted this battle to end NOW!
"NO! DON'T TELL HIM MIZUKI!" Iruka shout out still panting from their battle. Mizuki was about to say something but Naruto cut in."Why can't he tell me, got something to hide Iruka-Sensei?" Naruto growled out giving his teacher a glare. That kept him quiet.
"All your life is a lie. You ever wondered why people would give you those fake smiles or even people was brave enough to glare a hole through your head without your father looking?"
"N-NO DON'T!"
"Hinata..you ever wondered why every time your father walks beside the hokage, they are so stiff standing closely?"
"NO MIZUKI!"
"It is because-!"
"No!" Iruka tried to stop him but he was too weak…weak for anything.
"It is because Naruto, you have the beast of the nine tailed fox sealed inside of you! The thing that destroyed and tarnished the village many years ago! The beast that killed Iuka's parents and the cause of Hinata mother's death! You are the nine tailed fox!"
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I'm so proud of myself for this awesome cliffhanger! Anyways hope you enjoyed the chapter! Different right? Yup yup! Things from here will get interesting than it already is! THINGS WILL HEAT UP!
