Hi everyone and welcome to the ninth chapter. This chapter is going to be a bit of information but not very long at least by this stories history. I plan on making it interesting with a bit of fun. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 9: Elements

Hinata and I sat in her court yard relaxed after having just had a practice bout. We had worked on many different styles of fighting for the last few months. The Chunin Exams were fast approaching us. They would be here in a little under six months and we had a feeling that if we worked hard enough Kurenai-sensei would sign us up for the Chunin Exams. As we went to stand up to continue with our training session, Hiashi came out into the court yard that Hinata and I used when we trained at her house. We bowed to the head of the Hyuuga Clan.

"Greetings, Hiashi-sama," I said respectfully.

"Good morning, father," Hinata said in a happy tone.

"The sun is only just above the horizon and the both of you are already training," Hiashi commented with a slightly worried look on his face.

"Do not worry father. We have already eaten, a morning meal. Sakura and I have been taking it slow and warming up for the last two hours," Hinata replied with a slight smile on her face.

If it had not been rude and undignified, Hiashi's jaw would have dropped to the ground in surprise. He never thought that his daughter would ever be up that early just to train. Hiashi does not know half of what Hinata and I have done for training. He would have berated us and demanded that we stop such things and been doing less training.

Hiashi walked back into the house and went to go grab his morning meal. Hinata looked over at me with surprise at her father having not asked anything else. We chuckled at the stumped look that had been on the clan heads face when he left us. Hinata and I stopped chuckling and started back up our training. We worked on our weapons usage. We both would have times where are chakra would be low or we would be unable to use it so we would have to use our weapons. About two hours later, Hiashi stepped out of the house and back into the court yard. He sat there and watched as we fought for another hour. We were beginning to pick up our pace and intensity towards the end. I raised my hand and signaled the end to our fight for the moment.

I leaned against one of the beams that supported the roof over the patios leading to the courtyard. Hinata sat down against one of the beams across from me. Hiashi stood up and walked in between us. I laughed at the look on his face. Hinata and I had seriously stumped her father. He never expected his oldest daughter to be able to fight like she could now that she had someone else to practice all out with, without fear.

"That was good, Hinata, Sakura. But Sakura I would like to see you use your elements," Hiashi told me.

"I am sorry sir but I do nto have much practice with them," I replied with a frown.

It was true. I never really trained with the elements for fear that someone else would discover me. I trained by myself with them but not very often. Hiashi turned to me and shook his head.

"Well then, I expect that every time you come here that you train with your elements against Hinata. No one else can see you when you are here because of the illusion jutsu over the area which would make it seem as if the two of you are sitting here having tea and talking calmly. It will be a learning experience for the both of you," Hiashi told us as he nodded to the both us before taking his seat once again. "The elements are a part of your family and should not be neglected."

I looked over to Hinata who just shrugged her shoulders as if saying that she would be fine either way. I could tell by the look in her eye that she wanted to know what he meant when he said my elemental powers. I took my water canteen from my side and drank down two gulps. Hinata rose up and stepped forward ten feet before coming to a stop. I repeated the movements from my side and we stood twenty feet away from each other.

Hinata came at me with her hands prepared to block my chakra. I pushed my arms up roughly to command the earth to rise and block her attack from hitting me. Hinata jumped over the wall and came at me from above. I moved my hands in a circular motion before sending the ball of wind at her. The wind sent Hinata flying through the air back over the lowering wall of earth to her side of the battlefield. I smirked slightly before realizing my mistake. Hinata had cast a shadow clone jutsu and put it behind me.

The clone grabbed my arms and pulled them behind my back. I allowed my skin to heat up. The heat caused the clone to yelp as she let me go. I threw a fireball at the clone and the clone disappeared. The slight distraction allowed Hinata to get in close to me. She punches me in the gut and sends me flying into the only tree in the court yard. I could have sworn I heard a snap from the tree. I sent a fire ball at Hinata but she started spinning and releasing her chakra creating a chakra shield.

"Fire will not work. Her cool chakra will continue to make it fizzle out. Figure out a way get in there," Hiashi recommended with a slight smirk at his daughter.

I shook my head and began to think over what I could do to get through the chakra. That was how my training with the elements began to take shape.

Tsurara11: Well I realized something at the beginning of this chapter. Team Kakashi together spells SIN. I find that pretty amusing seeing as they all could be pretty sinful in both lifetimes.

Sakura: What do you mean?

Hinata: I believe she means Sasuke, Ino, and Naruto's first letter of the names. Together they spell SIN.

Sakura: Oh, wow and hey Hinata.

Hinata: Hey Sakura. *Goes off and talks alone with Sakura*

Tsurara11: *Watches as the leave a little apprehensive* Anyways sorry for the short chapter but little bit of information was needed for the next chapter. Next chapter, some of my favorite characters will be introduced. I bet no one will guess it right. Anyone who does will get a slight preview of the next chapter.

Itachi: Why do you say that?

Tsurara11: Because it maybe a while before this next chapter appears because much is going to be going into it. I hope you all enjoyed it. The next chapter should be updated in less than a week. I will try for sooner but no guarantees. Until next time bye guys.