In the past you will see

The true intentions will reveal.

Chapter8: remember and revealing…

The Chunin exam…Yuki and her team entered the exam. They were in front of the door, room 301, all they need to do is to enter and they're ready for the exam. Choji was about to push the door but then Yuki stopped him. "Choji…wait, it has some kind of a jutsu. You won't open it unless you use your chakra or use a jutsu to destroy the door.

"Then…let's use choji's specialty." Ino suggested.

Yuki nodded. "Okay! Here it goes!" Choji making signs. "Baika no Jutsu! Followed by the Nikudan sensha!" Choji became a big rounded ball. He bounces and rolls to the floor hitting the large door. He pushed the door but nothing happened.

Yuki's eyes widened. She shouted. "Choji come back!" Choji stopped and went back beside Ino and Yuki. "Move…"

"But why? What's the matter?" Ino said. "There is no time for explanation, Ino-chan!" but it was too late. A no form force was going to hit Ino. Yuki quickly run to her and pushed Ino.

Ino and Choji shouted. "Yuki!" just when it's finally over. They look for Yuki but they found no Yuki. Ino is getting nervous when somebody poked her cheeks. She giggled. "I'm right here Ino-chan. I'm fine."

"What just happen?" Asked Choji. "It's a test. They are testing our teamwork and strength." Yuki said. "Then what happen to you?" Asked Ino. "I made a clone to push you and the real me destroy the door while you two were confused and shocked." Pointing the door, she explained. "Whew! I thought your gone." Said Ino.

"Well let's get inside!" the three stepped inside the room. As they get inside. The three saw all the applicants who pass the simple test. They are few. A proctor stood in the center looking at the time. The clock ticks…He raised his hand and said. "It's already time." Kurenai appear with the smokes.

"I'm the examiner of the first test. I'm Yuuhi Kurenai."

The first exam's rules and objectives:

Each member of the team has their own bell. They must complete the set of bell which means (6) six bells in a team.

The team, after collecting the bells, should regroup.

The exam has a time limit. (5) Five hours.

Any team that loses a member even the team complete the bells, the team will fail.

"We'll give you one bell, and you have to look for the other one when the exam starts. Stealing is also allowed." She showed the two silver bells that says 'reality' and the other one is 'illusions' "any questions?"

"So it's just like the last three year's exam. Complete the scroll, the only difference is that they are using bells." Yuki said.

"You also know about that?" Ino and Choji said. Yuki just nod.

A man raised his hand. "So it means that if we are attacked by someone it means that it's not real only illusions, Right?"

"No, everything that you would see is real even if you are attacked you will feel the pain." Kurenai answered.

"Why do you tell us that it's like escaping genjutsu?" Ino asked.

"Because you would also see the past"

"The past?" the people said.

"But of course what ever you do there that won't change your future or present." Each of them received a different bell.

"Each team should have six bells before the time limit elapsed. You have five hours to finish the test."

As soon as Kurenai disappear, the place turned black. Hinata looked around but all she could see is the black background and all of the people disappear one by one, even Choji and Ino. When the place is clear, pure black…the place changed again.

--------Ino-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Where…where am I? Where are Choji and Yuki?" she looked around but only she could see are flowers. Not far from her. There are two girls laughing. It was Ino and Sakura back when they are still young. It's reminds her about the poor Sakura, her best friend.

The illusions showing her the time when a group of girls gathered. Listening to their sensei.

"As a lady, aside from your skills in battles, it is important for us to be good in spying. Our topic for today is flower arrangement." Their sensei said and asked the girls to picked flowers.

"Hai!" answered the girls.

The young Sakura run, shouting. "Ino, wait" little Sakura tripped on her feet. She frowned, looking at cool-looking Ino.

A leaf passed by Ino. She blinked.

"You know, I really don't know anything about this." Sakura said. "What about you Ino?" she sat beside Ino.

"Hmf. What a shame, your name came from a name of a flower." She put her hand on her chest. "But it's okay. I'm right here to give you a tip."

"Listen carefully Sakura, there is a technique in flower arrangement. First you should pick a main flower and then add some flowers for decorations." Ino smile and said how I could ever forget about that…

---Choji-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Choji looked around. Finding for some clues to know where he is. Then he saw boys running. Some are smiling and some are angry.

"I do not want you to be on our team. Every time you are with us we always lose." The boy said.

little Choji left. Shikamaru looked at him and then he follows the other boys. Choji saw a butterfly trapped in a spider web, he set it free. He smile, he continue to walk. Later…Shikamaru got tired of the game he left. He saw the butterfly that Choji free from the web. He followed it.

Choji sat down beside his father and said. "Father, they always teased me. They said that the clan of Akamichi is full of fat guys."

"Choji, you know…you are very kind." His father said. He looked up to his father. "Someday…you'll find a person, who will like you because of your kindness. And that person…he might become your best friend." He smiled at little choji.

Choji followed Shikamaru. Up in the stairs? He continue to follow. Up there he saw the boy who the others teased. It was Choji with his father. "Do you know that…this is my favorite spot to gaze on the clouds?" little Shikamaru said. "Huh? Clouds gazing…?"

"It's relaxing…Can I sit beside you?" little Shikamaru asked and little choji nodded.

"I'm Shikamaru, from the clan of Nara…What about you? What is your name?" he asked.

He smile and said. "I'm Choji from the clan of Akamichi." Little Shikamaru lay down and gaze at the clouds. "Choji, why don't you try this too?"

"Huh?...Okay…" he lay down too. "Shikamaru would you like some?" little choji asked little Shikamaru.

"Eating while gazing on the clouds? That's looks good." They continue to gaze on the clouds. From little Shikamaru's hand…Choji saw the shining bell that he needed.

--------Hinata-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hinata stared at the old compound, the Hyuga compound, the place she left. She entered the place. She is not sure if they can see her or not. She continue to her walk, stop…there was a meeting…behind the door she listens. There were the elders, her father and her cousin. They were talking about something.

"Hiashi, our heiress would be your eldest daughter but why you did not train her well. She's just a weak, useless girl. If she did not become as good as Neji, she would a shame to our whole clan." The elder said.

"I train her well but the problem is that she is really weak and hopeless. We can't do anything about her. I suggest that we should give the position to my younger daughter, Hanabi. She is stronger than Hinata."

"I agree and she also has the talents. We will it to Hanabi then."

"What about Hinata?" Neji asked.

"Kill her." by this Hinata who is behind the door was shocked. "So it's true, Neji-niisan did not want to kill me but they order it to him." A tear escaped from her eye.

------Ino-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

She heard a bell. She looked around and said. "Where is that coming from?" she was brought to the time of her younger years again.

Ino was staring at the sky while Sakura looking down. "Ino…"

"What is it Sakura?"

"I want to ask you something…why did you gave…a ribbon?" little Sakura asked.

Grin. "You know Sakura…" She looked up to the sky again. "It's a shame for a flower bud to wither."

"Uh…" Sakura blushed. Ino played with the flower bud beside her. "A flower has no use when it has not bloom."

They were quite for a moment. "And I thought that what if…" the wind swayed the pink flowers and played with Ino's hair. The loose petals passed between them.

"That the flower bud is prettier than the cosmos, right?" she giggled. Sakura's eyes watered, she blushed again at the compliment she got from Ino.

She tries not to cry. "Thank you very much…Ino…" she said to herself. Ino stand up and said.

"Let's go! Let's pick some flowers." Ino said.

"Let's go…" Sakura repeated.

"What's the problem?" little Ino asked

"It's nothing. Something caught my eye." Ino heard the bell again.

"Where is it?" she looked around again. And finally found it.

In the Sakura Tree…and beneath it is a flower…the cosmos.

----------Hinata-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hinata leaned her left arm on the tree watching her old self training, pushing herself beyond her limit. She's been training like this for months just for the Chunin selection exam. "I'm training hard like this…but still I'm not a chunin." she whispered. She left and went back to the compound leaving her old self there.

Hiashi and Nehi were training. The elders came.

"Hiashi, may we interrupt you. We have something to talk about." One of them said.

"Yes" he turned to Neji. "You should rest we will resume later." Neji nodded and exited.

"Let's talk about it at---"

"No, we can discuss it here." Hiashi just nodded and asked them.

"What is it? Is it important?"

"Hiashi, it's about your eldest daughter. We told you before we don't need a weakling like her; she's a shame to our clan."

"Yes, I know it already but Neji did not succeed on his task. I have another plan for her."

"Tell us your plan."

"I'll look for a ninja to kill her during the exam." They all agree and left.

"It's…it's also planned…the ninja…the poisoned kunai…they really want me to die." She broke into tears. 'CHING'

She wiped her tears. "The bell! But where?" she looked around and a bird caught her attention. Not just a bird but a caged bird.

--------Outside------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"How many hours still left?" Kurenai asked.

The other Jonin answered. "Two hours."

Kurenai looked at the two team, who finished the exam in just one and half hour. "Two hours more…" she said to herself.

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Hinata, Ino and Choji already got the bells. The only thing that they need to do is to regroup. While they were looking for each other…

The dull sound of the kunai that hits the ground caught her attention. Ino shouted. "Hey! Whoever you are show yourself don't be a coward!" pretending to be brave.

The only answer she got is another kunai with a letter bomb. As soon as she saw the letter attached to the kunai she quickly jumped behind the tree to shield herself for the explosion. The bomb explodes. She holds the kunai tight on her side.

A man behind her spoke. "heh! if you don't want to die, give us your bell."

"We believe that you have the 'reality' bell." The other one said.

"You think that you are lucky? Yes, I do have the 'reality' bell but you will never get it from me." she's making signs. "Shintenshin no jutsu!"

"Eh?" the man looked at her. "Sleeping? You're really give us the---"

His teammate attacked him with the kunai. Ino made a cut. "What the? I'm your teammate why are you attacking me?"

"Heh! you think so?" Ino threw shurikens at him and using a string she tied him in the tree. "This is why I'm very thankful that I'm good at shurikens." She said. Throwing more stars at him and then… "Kai!" she dispelled and went back to her own body.

"Oh…wait! What happen?" he looked at his teammate tied in the tree. "Hey what happened?"

"Stay there or I'll kill him!" Ino's kunai is ready to kill the man.

"Grr…You let her trick you!" "I cannot leave without him we'll fail the exam." He thought.

"No!" the man threw needles and disappear. The needles collide with the kunais. Ino looked where it came from. There, standing Yuki and Choji clasp the man in his large hands. "Yuki-chan! Choji!" Ino run towards them.

After a few conversations and after Choji tie the two in the tree, Yuki's team looked for their way out.

"One hour left." Kurenai said. "Huh?" Yuki's team stepped forward to Kurenai. They show their complete set of bells. Kurenai nodded. "Yuki's team passed!"

"There are three teams already pass." Ino said.

"There are possibilities that five or six teams will pass the first exam." Yuki said.

From the corner…A man with a forehead protector of sound leaned on the wall, looking at the newly arrived team. "She pass but she's too slow. I'm expecting too much about her." He said. Hinata saw him and they stare at each other. He disappeared but she hears him whisper before he left. "I'm waiting; show me what you can really do. I'll waiting for you and…for Sasuke..."

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Next chapter…Chapter9: Courage No more preliminaries, no more delays straight to the final exam! How would Hinata explain everything and answer every question?

Nika-chan