Uzumaki Prodigy
Me: Hey… A lot of you people didn't understand what happened the last time… SO I HAVE TAKEN THIS TIME TO EXPLAIN IT!
Naruto: … But she is so evil that she won't.
Me: I just told them I was going to explain… HERE IS THE EXPLANATION! A lot of you have already noticed that I don't exactly follow the cannon… That's probably because I'm too original to make it like you would have thought. I am a sly, evil bitch, like that… -w-!
Sasuke: Agreed.
Me: Shut up, Uke-chan. I wanted to let Neji win, because of future plans in minds. Some of you probably already realize what I'm trying to do, some of you may not… But that's your problems… And as I have told you guys before, English are not my mother tongue, so explaining these kinds of things are really hard. Hope you forgive me…
Hinata: F-Forgive her… She is extremely sensitive… I-I've heard she has locked up all her emotions, because she hates to cry…
Me: EH? Don't tell them that… and I hate those ugly red eyes you get from crying. How anime people never get red eyes from it is still a mystery for me… -w- I do not own any of the characters.
Summary: Naruto is a prodigy in class and in team seven. Uchiha Sasuke is NOT happy about his skills and claims them as rivals from their first day at the academy. Naruto is loved by many~ girls, but he loves only one shy little Hyuga. Probably NaruHina SmartNaruto.
''Yo'' – Talking
'Hina-chaaaaaan' – Thinking
''Kit'' – Talking for Demon/Summoning/Inner Sakura/Jutsu.
'Kurama' – Thinking for Demon/Summoning/Inner Sakura/
Warning - May or may not contain spoilers.
Beta: Nienerz
Chapter 13 – Hinata Tackles
'It felt like… I was out of my body for a minute or so… But why am I disqualified? There isn't a law against self-proclaimed forbidden Jutsus… Are there?' Naruto thought as he looked up at the Kage stand, and then over to the part of the audience, where the other members of the Rookie nine and team Gai, stood.
Ino was still recovering from having to take over Narutos body, Hinata was still shocked after hearing the announcement of Narutos status in the tournament, Sakura was helping Ino recover, Lee, Kiba and Chouji were staring wide-eyed at the battlefield, also in shock.
'They did it…' He growled slightly, as he thought of running up there to teach them a lesson or two.
With the Kages.
''Why again was he disqualified? It was just a forbidden Jutsu that he could have taken on easily at that age.'' The Kazekage questioned.
''Naruto told me that, if he ever used that Jutsu against another Leaf shinobi, we had to stop him by any means necessary. Disqualify him was probably the best way to do it. Naruto can intend to be rather… murderous, when he uses such a Jutsu.'' Hiruzen replied.
''It seems like he used it out of his own will… So that's not really a reason to disqualify him, now is it?''
''Yes it is.'' There was no hesitation when Hiruzen said those words in a simple statement. ''He went over the line, when he used a Jutsu he had deemed forbidden, himself. There is no doubt that he would have hated us, if he hadn't stopped him.''
''So, what you're saying is that… He is literally a monster when he uses that technique? Isn't that, going overboard?''
''No, I'm saying that he would rather kill himself, than killing another Leaf ninja, who wasn't a traitor or anything like that. And from what I can see, or from what everyone in this arena can see, Hyuga Neji didn't do anything towards the village…''
''I have another question…'' The Kazekage informed, ''when is Uchiha Sasuke arriving? I was looking forward to his match.''
''To be honest… I don't know. But with Hatake Kakashi as his sensei, he is probably lost on the road of life.'' He laughed.
With the audience.
''N-Naruto-kun looks mad…'' Hinata stuttered out. ''W-Was this w-wrong?''
The six Genins heard footsteps from behind, and turned around immediately. ''Oi, you troublesome people… I can't believe what you just did.'' Shikamaru scolded, lazily. ''Naruto could have taken care of that situation alone. He was going to be disqualified anyways…''
''S-Shikamaru-kun… We're sorry.'' She apologized. ''B-But, if not... H-He could maybe have killed N-Neji-nii-san… A-And I, o-or he, doesn't want that.''
''Hinata, Neji tried to kill you, and Naruto wanted revenge for the damages he did towards you. You should all have known that, everything he did, he did it for his friends, us. You should really be ashamed of yourselves.'' Shikamaru said and walked back.
''I never get to speak…'' Shino quietly complained, and followed Shikamaru out.
On the battlefield.
'I… I don't want to be mad at them, but they literally don't give me a choice…' Naruto thought, as he left the arena, by using the teleportation Jutsu. He disappeared in a whirl of leaves.
'T-This… I won…' Neji thought, right before he passed out cold. The medic people rushed to the battlefield, to help Neji out. They carried him up on the stretcher and carried him out from the arena. The crowd was still shocked after the whole battle, and was therefore silent.
'I guess I didn't die. Momma, I'm coming home today!' Genma thought, childishly. 'Though… what possessed him to use that Jutsu, after all that happened between him and Mizuki? Oh crap; I'm gonna think about this all night…'
With Naruto.
Naruto reappeared in front of the gates of the arena's gates. He was going to smash something, that's for sure. 'No… I don't have time to smash anything, right now. I have to confront them! I have to tell them about this!'
He ran his way, not even bothering to think that he could just teleport, up through the stairs, and to the place where the audience was sitting, at the moment. Spotting his friends, Naruto ran towards them. He was beyond angry, he was beyond furious…
What was worse, really?
''You guys…'' He growled out in anger. ''Why did you do that? Don't you know anything?'' His face was red of anger, and he was on the edge to freak out. ''I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING! I COULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT MYSELF!''
''SHUT UP, NARUTO!'' Kiba interfered. ''IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T REACT THE LAST TIME, THAT YOU ENDED UP IN A COMA FOR THREE WEEKS! AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU KILLED A PERSON! We're your friends; you should try to depend on us sometimes, instead of acting all high and mighty.''
''It's because you're my friends that I don't want to depend on you. I would never burden you guys with anything!'' Naruto retorted.
''N-Naruto-kun…'' Hinata softly said, ''m-maybe you should just g-give us a chance to carry some o-of your burdens… I-I think you have a too big of a weight on your shoulders, p-please, Naruto-kun, just…''
''NO, I HAVE ALREADY DECIDED!'' The words came out in forms of small pants, as Naruto continued. ''From now on, we're all no longer more than comrades of the village hidden in the leaves.'' And with that, he walked away from the stunned group of Genins.
''Did he just… cut off our friendship?'' Chouji asked who was astonished by the words that came out of Naruto.
''WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS? IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS THE KNOT KEEPING US ALL TOGETHER!'' Kiba growled. ''He wasn't right...?''
Silence filled the air, as they were all trying to figure out if Naruto really was the knot, who kept them together. ''He was actually…'' Chouji answered. ''If he wasn't there, it would just have been Shikamaru, Ino and I… No Naruto in the picture.''
''A-And we would just have been the three of us t-too, Kiba-kun…'' Hinata replied.
''I don't even know if I would even have had any friends, if he didn't come to help Ino and I the day we fought for real. If he hadn't come then Ino and I would have broken all ties with each other… But because of his words, we stayed together as friends, but also as rivals.'' Sakura said, with a sad facial expression.
"Naruto-kun, was truly amazing in the fight between Hinata-san and Neji… I would have loved to get to know him better. I'm sorry guys, I was the one who suggested to get Ino to use her mind transfer technique." Lee sighed, with a frown.
"Maybe we should confront Neji about this…" Ino suggested, and the Genins turned to her, with a weird facial expression. "I mean, if we can make him agree for a rematch, then maybe Naruto-kun would reconsider his choice."
"But wouldn't that be too troublesome for the people? Plus, we'll have to wait until Neji is fully charged with his chakra, until he can do a rematch. And until that time, wouldn't it already be by last round or so…?" Kiba asked.
"No problem, it's already Shikamaru's turn." Chouji chuckled.
"Huh, his turn is the last one…" Ino asked.
"That's the joke."
Hinata looked at her teammate, and saw this as an opportunity to run for it.
On the battlefield.
'Troublesome… I can't believe it's already my turn… Look at this arena, it's all messy and stuff. That stupid fan on her back is her weapon… Troublesome to no end! I don't even need to think about what to do, with the way I saw her fight Ten-Ten of team nine, her style can be very destructive… Damn my luck.' Shikamaru thought, clearly annoyed by the fact, Kankuro had forfeited, Sasuke was nowhere near…
'This is gonna be easy, this guy is lazy. We won't always be running around all the time, I would get him with the first hit!' Temari thought, with a smirk.
With Naruto.
He heard footsteps coming from behind and was about to turn, when he was tackled to the ground. ''OUF!'' Naruto groaned. He looked at the corner of his eyes, as he was laying with the front to the floor, and saw a hint of midnight blue.
''Naruto-kun…''
In the arenas infirmary section.
Neji was groaning in pain over the battle with Naruto. Even though he knew he was strong, he didn't expect him to actually still have something up in his sleeves, even after Neji had thrown everything he had at him. And even though he wouldn't admit it, he had to acknowledge that Naruto could have easily won against him, if he wasn't disqualified.
A knock on the door brought him back to reality, and he looked towards the entrance. ''Come in,'' he approved, as he sat up in the bed, groaning in pain. The door opened and revealed one of his teammates, Tenten.
''Neji, Neji, Neji… you just won't learn, do you?'' the disappointed tone surprised him to no end, as Tenten moved towards him in a slow manner. ''You just won't acknowledge defeat, when you see one, do you? You know Naruto was right, but you won't admit it, right? You're too much of a stuck-up prick to actually approve of others!'' He looked at Tenten with a glare and she glared back.
''I-''
''DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!'' She shouted, and he flinched slightly. ''When a person works hard, you insult them. When a person tries their best against you, you shrug them of like they're a piece of dust. Every time it's the same. You won't ever learn.''
''Listen, Tenten-''
''Don't even talk to me, like you know me. I want you to apologize to Naruto, Hinata-san and Lee. All three of them have been stepped on by you. Even though Naruto was a clear winner, you still stepped on him.'' She nodded in satisfaction, ''I wonder if he's seeing anybody…''
''Tenten…'' Neji muttered, and got her attention again, ''I have learned. I'm not satisfied with my victory; I will try talking some sense into the examiner. I want a rematch,-''
''You haven't learned at all, I'm trying to say-''
''-and after that, I will apologize.'' He interrupted. ''But don't you ever try to interrupt me again, Tenten.''
''Hm, what's that? Are you acknowledging a loss…? ARE YOU, the great Hyuga Neji, saying that you were beaten by a no-clan…?'' She laughed.
''What the-''
''The greatest of the greatest, Hyuga Neji, is acknowledging the fact that he ain't the best piece of meat out there!'' She continued. ''I have talked some sense into the man that can have a 20 feet pole fill him… I'm proud of myself.''
''Tenten, shut up.''
With Naruto.
''Hinata-san,'' he groaned, ''you're lighter than you think…'' he laughed, halfheartedly.
''Naruto-kun, please don't cut off t-the friendship b-between us…'' She sobbed.
'Oh no… I didn't think they would take it like that… I just wanted to teach them a lesson about NOT to jump into a fight… Hinata-san, please don't cry!' He parted his lips, but no words came out. He tried again, and a faint sound of 'sorry' filled the tension…
''Huh…'' Hinata wondered.
''I didn't mean it like that… And, uh…'' He tried to turn around, to face her, but it was kind of difficult in their current position. ''C-Could you… maybe move a little…'' He blushed.
''Ah, s-sorry…'' She stuttered and moved to sit down on the ground, beside him.
Naruto turned around and positioned himself in a sitting way. ''I mean… I just wanted you guys to know that you did something wrong.'' He explained. ''And in a way, I wanted to show you that you don't have to protect me. I'm here to protect you guys.''
''Naruto-kun, we would be burdened if we knew that you have such a huge burden. P-Please stop this…'' She cried out.
''You stuttering…'' she looked up at him, ''it was completely gone, I liked your stuttering.'' Naruto smiled at her, as she blushed heavily.
''I-I was trying to change i-it… B-But it's harder than it sounds,'' she admitted.
''Well, don't change it then.'' He moved closer to her, and pecked her forehead. 'Cue fainting in…' She blushed a few shades of red, '3… 2…' but held her head up, and tried to fight down the blush. '… um, 1?' He sweat dropped at her motivated expression, but laughed.
''Naruto-kun, it was a great fight,'' she praised, ''but please don't try to kill again…''
''Alright, alright, I promise.''
''And don't u-use those Jutsus anymore…''
''I promise,'' he pouted.
''And please don't try to get revenge again….''
''B-but-''
''Naruto-kun,'' she sobbed.
''Okay, okay… Just, don't cry.''
She giggled.
With Kiba.
'Huh, where's Hinata?' he wondered as he looked around, and then pulled Lee to him. ''Dude, have you seen Hinata anywhere?''
''I haven't seen the youthful Hinata-san, ever since the match started.'' Lee replied.
Kiba sniffed in the air, and turned in the direction where Hinata left from. 'Naruto and Hinatas scent are mixed together… What the hell is Naruto doing to her?' He growled and looked down on Akamaru. ''Let's go, Akamaru!''
Akamaru barked in agreements, as he followed his master.
With the Kages.
''Hm, this kid seems interesting. So, he's from the Nara clan, huh? Could you tell me about that clan, what are they known for, Hokage-sama?'' The Kazekage asked.
''Hm, the Nara clan are known for their high intelligence, manipulation of shadows, and the tending of deer, which graze in large areas of the Nara clan forest. The current clan head is Nara Shikaku, he is well-known for his extremely high intelligence, and is said to be the strongest Nara in the story. The person we're currently watching, fighting your daughter, is his son.'' Hiruzen replied, with a smile on his face.
''It seems like he is most likely to become a Chunin, right?''
''So it seems, Kazekage-dono.''
With Neji and Tenten.
''I have done the impossible!'' Neji sweat dropped at Tentens outburst. ''I have with highly possibility removed the pole that has been rotting up the great, Hyuga Nejis, ass! Is it a bird, is it a plane? It's Tenten, the super ninja!''
''Tenten…'' Neji gritted his teeth together in annoyance.
''I, Tenten, the no-clan ninja, have done the most utterly impossible… Neji, is the sky falling? Can a pig fly? A monkey waving while saying with the exact words; 'hey'? Are the trees coming to life to take over the whole world, by destroying all humanity? Is…'' The door interrupted them, as a man, identified as Hyuga Hiashi, walked in.
''Hiashi-sama,'' Neji greeted, politely.
"Neji…" Hiashi acknowledged as he looked at Ten-Ten, hinting for her to leave.
"Huh… Oh right, well… Lady's rooms are calling, and you know us girls, we can't pee less than fifteen minutes!" She grinned and walked out.
With Naruto.
"Well, then… shall we find some suitable seats?" Naruto asked, as he rose
from the ground and held out a hand for her.
"Huh," Hinata wondered.
"Think of it like a date." He grinned.
"O-O… Okay," she muttered, embarrassed, and took his hand.
With Kiba and Akamaru.
When Kiba and Akamaru arrived at Hinata and Narutos current destination, they almost screamed. ''Naruto, where do you think your hands are?'' he yelled.
''One supporting her on her back, and one holding her hand, why?'' He replied, casually.
''Well, let go of her!''
"No."
"Are you asking for a beating?"
"No."
"Stop that, you cheeky idiot!"
"Again, no."
"WOULD YOU STOP THAT?"
"I think you know where this is going…"
"Rude… At least let go of Hinata."
"That's what I have been saying 'no' to all along, idiot..."
"Who's an idiot?"
"Is this like forbidden love, or something?"
"YOU CUT OFF OUR FRIENDSHIP; YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TOUCHING HER!"
"Oh… that…"
Awkward silence…
Me: Shot… by… writer... block… GO, WITHOUT ME!
Naruto: Okay.
Me: Insensitive jerk… Anyways, I enjoyed writing Ten-Ten's part, I love that girl…
Ten-Ten: And Ten-Ten loves the author! Now, give me more screen-time!
Me: Of course, Ten-Ten!
Sasuke: *Add – Sigh* I wasn't even in this chapter… again! I haven't been in a chapter since chapter eight! AND THIS IS THE 13th CHAPTER!
Sakura: Review and you'll find something surprising, next time, on Uzumaki Prodigy…
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