-YukikoNanashi13: Aw man, I'm so sorry for having you guys wait for so long. I was kind of on hold about this fanfiction for awhile, but I'm sure I'll be able to write more now. I guess I sort of rushed into the chapters a little. If you actually read this chapter, after sticking with me this whole time, I just thought I'd say thank you! I have a lot of ideas for the story, and tried making some more drabble for other animes. Until then, enjoy chapter nine.
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"So Hinata, how'd you do in the forest, huh?" Sakura was asking really eagerly, almost like she was acting...
"Oh well, I guess it was like last time... There are slight differences I suppose, but nothing else but that. How about you?"
"Oh, it was easy without having to lug Naruto and Sasuke all the time! The unneeded weight is really tiring sometimes..!"
Hinata's eyes were wide-eyed. "So you don't miss either of them?"
"Well of course I do, but I have to stay positive! How about you?"
"Pardon?"
"Do you miss them?"
"Well, sure. Although, I never really talked to either of them with much confidence..."
Is that so..? "Well, if we're lucky, they won't have the third round of the Chunin Exams until a month later from now. Either way, people seem to be on their way."
She pointed to a door that led everyone out of the forest. Hinata looked at the exit. Wow, our standards have really dropped. No escourt, no announcer to tell us to go anywhere, nothing! Has our village really been put this kind of stress??
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Hinata waited for her teammates, who apparently, wanted to take a 'detour' through the forest. She was trying to listen for their voices, most likely bickering, coming closer and louder. It was kind of hard for her to do that with Ino and Sakura fighting behind her.
"Shut up you pig!"
"You shut up! All I know is that if we end going against each other like last time, I won't go easy on you!"
"Pff... You know you were being serious... I was being serious with my fighting. If you still get knocked out from going 'easy' then I'd hate to even touch you if you're going serious..."
"Oh I know, 'cuz you're scared?"
"Hell no! I'm trying to say that I would never want to hurt a fellow shinobi.. If you can't even figure out that much, then you're just as stupid as you look!"
"Shut up!"
"You shut up!"
Hinata started feeling annoyed, which was actually becoming very common for her- Or at least, within the past week or two.
"Shut up Shino! You know you liked going through that pit!"
"No I didn't."
Hinata heard Kiba's and Shino's voicesfrom the distance. They were, as she predicted, bickering over the small things and what they probably just did.
"If you didn't think this was smart, then why'd you agree to going away from the regular path?"
"I didn't think you'd go as far as taking such a dangerous detour back. What were you thinking anyway?"
"I was thinking you'd know!"
Hinata finally saw their faces(or at least what was visible of Shino's face). She smiled birghtly at them.
"I was getting a bit worried.."
"No need to worry about us! We're strong enough, right Shino?"
Shino took his time with his answer. "No need to brag."
Hinata felt like intervening before they started arguing again. "Well, I think they are mailing us who we are fighting. The Chunin Exams this uear seems to be very unstable and different."
"Yeah, what's up with it?" Kiba sounded really pissed off.
Shino seemed to be interested with the subject. "Unstable and different... You seem to be that way too."
Hinata sunk. "I'm fine!"
"I'm not sure whether or not you can tell, but Sakura has been interrogating you- Although that is my suspicion."
"Sakura-san...?" Hinata's face was completely blank. "That's ridiculous..." She almost laughed.
"Hn... I suppose I'm just skipping stones here... Believe what you must. And stay safe."
"Sakura-san is our friend-"
"Stay safe."
He walked off, and signaling he was going home.
Hinata's face was slowly going pallor.
"Don't listen to him, Hinata."
Kiba's voice startled her, she almost jumped.
"Still, be safe, you never know when someone tries to use genjutsu on Sakura to leak out some information on us.."
"Hai."
"Well, I'm gonna head off too. I'll see you tomorrow with Shino..?"
"Hai."
He yawned at walked off as well.
The sun was setting. She saw Sakura and Ino yelling at each other. She looked at Sakura, her face as pale as ever.
Sakura-san... She couldn't.. What kind of suspicion could she possibly have? We're both from Konoha..
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Hinata was lying on her bed once again. The sun was completely set. She brought her knees up to her face(A/N: If you haven't figured it out already- In the beginning of chapter 1, she was in this same position mourning over Naruto).
I've lost everyone... The whole Team 7 has turned their backs on me... But why Sakura-san? At least she knows that she's broken my heart! Why did she break my heart? I don't get it! Shino and Kiba will hurt me too, it's just a matter of time! Why?
She lay back, heartbroken and alone. She was on the verge of tears, until she bolted up again.
A knock on her door caused her tears to go back up, and she jumped up to open her bedroom door.
"Open up! Open up!"
Hanabi's face was open and impatient looking as her older sister slowly opened the door.
"Hai? Does Otoo-san need me?"
"Iiee. Here's your tea. You seemed really upset coming home, so I just suspected that you weren't going to come down for dinner."
"Oh. Arigatou."
"Well, are you coming down for dinner..?"
"No."
"Hm.. I'll bring up your dinner then. With your Chunin Exams, you're going to need nourishment you know.."
"Hai. Thanks."
There was a pause between them.
Hanabi spoke up. "If you don't mind me asking, why were you so upset?"
Hinata almost dropped her cup of tea. "I'd rather not discuss it. It's nothing personal, I just don't want to tell anyone."
Hanabi sighed. "Fine... Your dinner's coming up in a minute.."
"Hai. Thanks, again."
Hanabi left her standing in the doorway.
Stay safe...
End of Chapter 9.
-YukikoNanashi13: This one was kind of rushed a little, and for that, I'm sorry. Any suggestions, comments, or concerns? Just say so.. I don't really have anything else to say. Chapter 10 will come- At one point.. :)
