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ferduran : Don't know... yet - She won't remember him at all they were very young at the time... hmmm...
I DON'T OWN NARUTO IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM! I own Shikamaru though...
SORRY IT IS SO LATE!
Hinata awoke, she no longer bothered to set an alarm she woke up at 5 every morning anyway, the time had been ingrained into her body clock. She slipped out of bed quietly before turning around and making it. She straightened out the creases before heading towards the bathroom. Her bed would always be made and her room always tidy there was no need to give her father a reason to scold her again, Neji had better grades than her at the academy gave him reason enough as it was. She shook off her clothes before stepping into the shower. She no longer ran the water hot, she wouldn't be able to on mission so she figured that she better get used to the cold water. She got out of the shower, dried off and walked back into her bedroom where she got dressed. Her attire was the same as it was before but she had got a new trench coat, Anko had gotten it for her on her 12th birthday, her weights had obviously gone up classes in the time she was now walking around 40kg in weights on, that was matching her own body weight.
Hinata head out to the training ground Hanabi would join her when she was dressed, she was 7 now she could get dressed by herself. She began to warm up 100 laps around the practise field as always before Hanabi got there. Her weights were dragging her down she had only changed them about a week ago. She began to shift through the more complicated of the Jyuuken her father hadn't taught her per say more like left the scroll by her bed on morning for her to learn from. This was praise in a way and it made her wonder why he didn't try to force her to pass the Genin Exam before she was 12. He obviously knew how powerful she was because of the branch member he always sent to make sure they were alright but he never tried to force her into graduating. Just told her off severely because Neji had better test scores than her. Maybe it was the branch clan was doing better than the main she didn't know, but he was really angry about it.
Hanabi joined her when she had finished that and they sparred for a bit before she headed back to the house for breakfast then to school. Her school bag wasn't really heavy today she though as she headed towards the road that headed to the academy. She didn't need any books today, today was test day the day of the Genin Exam, she was now 12, today she was going to graduation.
She slumped down at her seat in the back like she always did, watching as her class mated filed in, some holding notes and looking tired having stayed up all night revising, others walking in head held high confident that they were going to pass and yes most of them were but how many were going to survive their first C/B Rank mission? Too many, she reasoned far too many.
Sasuke came in with his head held a little higher than normal, that stick maybe a little more up his ass. She sighed, she had done her best to be friends with the boy but all he did was push people away with a cold façade and a mean glare. There was no doubting that he was a good shinobi for his age but he wasn't the best, if he had people that he wanted to protect he would be even stronger than he already is. Maybe when he got over his avenger stage then he would be stronger.
Sakura and Ino entered both breathing heavily, they had obviously been racing AGAIN. They obviously thought it was fun to race each other down main street everyday and come into class shouting about who's foot got over the door jam first, it got really annoying. There was no denying that Sakura was clever, sure that was obvious but she was obsessed with Sasuke, if she took him of the pedestal she had put him on and did some real training she would seriously be a strong ninja.
By the time everyone had got there Hinata had been there half a hour. She thought it was good form to turn up early especially on test day. She had Shikamaru sitting next to her followed in order by Choji, Kiba with Akumaru and then Shino. They were her friends the ones that she could rely on to stand by her side if things went tits up.
Iruka walked into the room and broke her thoughts by explaining the test to them, not that she hadn't heard it before. "The Genin Exam is split into 4 parts, a written test, taijutsu, nin-jutsu and genjutsu. Each test is out of 10 and the pass mark on each is 5 but you do not have to pass all tests to graduate just have a score at the end of above 20 and you pass. The person who has the highest score will be awarded the No.1 Rookie Award."
Hinata smiled to herself it seemed easy enough, the written test would be simple as would the nin-jutsu and genjutsu, the taijutsu would just be fun. She knew that she could beat anyone in this class and the only person who would even put up a bit of a fight was Sasuke so she wanted to be paired with him.
Iruka finished explaining the test, not that Hinata had been listening to the end. He began to hand out test papers laying one face down on each desk, Hinata picked up her pen and waited for him to say they could begin.
"You may began, you have 1 hour remember to try and answer every question and if you have finished then check over your work. Do not speak or your test will be taken off you and you will be given 0 for this part of the exam. Do your best."
Hinata turned over her paper and glanced down at the paper the questions were easy, ranging from basic Pythagoras to the History of Konohagakure. Let's just say that this paper was not going to take her an hour.
Half a hour later Hinata sat at her desk playing with her pen she had finished the test and had checked 3 times like Iruka-sensei had instructed. She glanced around the room, Shikamaru was sleeping as was to be expected but he had completed the paper which was a plus, he would have also checked it multiple times to check for mistakes, it was something his mother had drilled into him. Kiba was going fine but seemingly quite slowly, Choji was nearing completion and would be checking it soon he didn't seem to worried. Shino was just checking over his work going through every question slowly making sure he had got it right. Sasuke was leaning back in his chair, obviously relaxing maybe he just thought he was so brilliant he didn't need to check his work. Sakura was staring at her paper, she would have finished but she would keep checking it until the time was up, she needed to get a lot of marks in this test to make up for her taijutsu mark. Hinata sighed, maybe Shikamaru had the best idea with the sleeping thing, she put her head down on the desk and started to day dream.
"STOP! Put your pens down and turn over paper again. Sakura, STOP! Good thank you." Hinata woke up with a jolt she hadn't meant to fall asleep she just did, Shikamaru was still asleep next to her. She shook him awake gently, "Shika-kun, wake up. The written test is over."
He woke up looking groggy as Iruka walked up the isle in between the lines of desks collecting the papers.
"Thanks," he muttered under his breath.
"Na,"
"Right, the next test will be taijutsu so could you please follow me to the dojo." Iruka said from the front of the room as he quickly shuffled the papers into a pile. He walked out the door as the class followed him towards the Academy's dojo.
"How did it go guys?" Hinata asked as they walked down the corridor.
"Fine," came the unanimous answer. She gave a small smile they would say that even if they thought they had got every question wrong so that it didn't worry her.
They all filed into the dojo in a neat line like they had been taught as Iruka explained the rules of the test. "You will be put into pairs and asked to spar, even if you don't win you can get full marks from style and technique if you do that perfectly. No chakra is to be used at any time and any use of chakra will see you disqualified and given 0 for this portion of the test. All the spars will start and finish at the same time so you can't watch your friends fights, sorry."
The class nodded and listened for their pair, "Hinata and Sasuke, Sakura and Choji, Ino and Kiba, Shino and Shikamaru." He read out from the list in front of him.
Hinata smiled this was going to be fun at least. Choji and Kiba were going to have easy fights and would trounce their opponents. Shino and Shikamaru, now that would be an interesting fight, Shino had better taijutsu so he would probably get more marks but Shikamaru would probably win.
"Take your positions in the circles here please." Hinata nodded and headed over to the circle that Sasuke was standing next to her.
"Ready?" She settled into her fighting position for the Gentle Fist.
"As ready as I will ever be," she answered her opponent. "Scared?" She asked in return.
"Of you never, you are beneath me."
"Well that's nice." Hinata commented dryly.
"BEGIN!" Iruka shouted interrupting their conversation.
Sasuke launched a reverse punch at her abdomen that she blocked while sliding forward and knife handing him with her free hand to his stomach. It hit but not with full power as he managed to turn slightly before it hit. She slid back before launching a jumping front kick at him. He was still regaining his balance from the earlier attack and got kicked in the shoulder sending him to the floor. She jumped back and breathed in, the weights were still new and were dragging her down a bit. That is why Sasuke was able to move out of the way. He launched a snap punch off his front hand trying to go straight to her face. She ducked and reverse punched him in the stomach winding him but not knocking him down. He brought his elbow down between her shoulder blades trying to knock her down, face first. It hit but it didn't knock her down, she grabbed his arm and twisted it into a lock, forcing him down onto one knee.
"Surrender or I'll break your arm." She said looking down at him. He gritted his teeth and ground them together in frustration not saying anything.
"O.K if that is your choice." Hinata went to brake his arm. This was a spar after all, all out for the best marks.
"RIGHT, EVERYBODY STOP!" Iruka shouted as he looked up from his clipboard. "THAT IS ENOUGH!"
Hinata huffed and let Sasuke's arm drop, as he climbed to his feet she said "Beneath you am I?"
He shook his arm out, it was probably a bit dead. He looked over his shoulder at her, "How did you get that strong? How? Tell me!"
She sighed, "How many people in this world do you want to protect Sasuke? Other than yourself I mean."
He though for a moment but couldn't come up with anybody.
"That is what makes me strong, the fact that I fight to protect not destroy, that I have people I need to be strong for, that is what makes me strong. Fighting for other people and not just myself makes me strong."
Sasuke looked at her as if she was talking gibberish and stalked off to go and sulk in his emo corner.
"HINATA!" Iruka shouted.
"Sorry sir." She said as she went to rejoin the rest of the class.
"Right everyone, back to class."
She gave the thumbs up to her friends as they all walked back to the class room.
"O.K?"
"Fine." Always fine, she though. Everything is always fine to them.
They all entered the class room and went back to their allocated seats as Iruka explained the next test to them.
"The next part of the test is a combination of the genjutsu part and the nin-jutsu part. You will be called one by one into the room across the corridor and asked to perform one genjutsu and one nin-jutsu. You will be called out in alphabetical order. You will be marked on your chakra control and the level to which you can perform the jutsu requested of you. You will all be asked to perform the same jutsu."
Hinata smiled and leaned back on her chair the test was almost over. She watched as her class mates filed out of the room until it was her turn.
"Hyuga, Hinata."
She got up and walked out of the room followed by good lucks from her friends that were still in the room. She crossed the corridor and entered the bare room which was their testing room.
"Sensei,"
"Right, Hinata, I want you to perform the genjutsu we learned that makes it seem like cherry blossoms are falling and Bushin No Jutsu, please."
Hinata nodded and stepped into the middle of the room and began the preparations for the Cherry Blossom Jutsu. It didn't take a lot of chakra but it did take concentration. She performed the jutsu making it seem like cherry blossoms were falling and hitting things on the way down such as Iruka-sensei's head for example.
"That was good now dispel it."
Hinata nodded and dispelled the jutsu and made the hand sign for Bushin No Jutsu. "Hai!" She said quietly as 10 clones appeared around her. All of them were healthy and would be able be used as a proficient distraction.
"Good, good, very good. Now you can dispel them."
She dispelled them and waited patiently as he added up the scores for the test on his clipboard. "Well done Hinata you passed with an amazing mark of 29."
"If you don't mind me asking what did I drop a mark on sir?"
"You threatened to break Sasuke's arm, he is a comrade of yours, you should ensure that no harm should come to him or your other comrades, no matter how much they irritate you. The test was only a spar not a life and death match."
She thought about it and in retrospect the move did seem a little unnecessary, she nodded. "Thank you, sir." She walked forward to the desk to and picked up her head band that was sitting on the desk in front of her sensei.
"Now go and sit in room C16 and wait until everyone has taken there test and I will announce the Rookie of the Year Award."
She nodded and walked down the corridor to C16 and sat down at the back. Congratulating Shino and Choji as she did so as they had also passed.
She sat and watch others come through the door some disappointed that they hadn't passed and some elated that they had. Shikamaru and Kiba also passed which made Hinata smile, especially when Shika had slouched in and everyone but her had assumed that he had failed. Soon Iruka came into the room holding that trusty clipboard of his.
"Well done everyone, you all did your best I am sure. I am very happy to announce that the Rookie of the Year is… Hyuga Hinata! Well done Hinata." Hinata beamed and Sasuke glared at the desk as if that held the answer to his problem.
"Everyone who has passed must be here at 11 tomorrow to get assigned their sensei and team, all those who didn't class begins as normal again in 1 month at the start of the new term. You are ninja now, adults, you have responsibilities, you must carry them out as best you can as shinobi of Kohona." He looked at them one at a time right in the eye.
"So, for the last time for some of you, class dismissed."
` Hinata walked out of the room with a stupidly happy smile on her face. Rookie of the Year, at least her father couldn't scold her tonight.
Finally up... So sorry it was so late, my internet was down and life just got in the way. I'm thinking of bringing Naruto back to Konoha for the next chapter so that should be good... Easter brake now so they next one shouldn't take so long... Soz again :(
Saiyuxx
