Part 2-show of strength
He was glad no one knew how he felt; his clan was often looked down on by the Hyuga clan. Even though she didn't like a lot of their rules, and was shunned by her clan, her father would never allow it. Hyuga Hinata was not exempt from his rules…
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The next day he headed for their meeting place, Kiba told him that Kurenai-sensei wanted to meet with them. He was afraid that Kurenai might bring up the previous day Even though he knew she wouldn't.
He entered the classroom; Hinata was the only one there. She hadn't noticed him yet; she was still half asleep and going through her medicine books. It was handy having a healer in the group; Kiba often got poisoned when they were sparring.
He walked across the room and sat next to her. He could smell the natural perfume that her body gave off. It was sweet, like a rose scented perfume, only he thought she smelt better. The bugs didn't like the smell but he thought it added to her natural, silent beauty.
"Oh! Good morning Shino-kun"
"Morning, Hinata"
"Shino-kun, I'm developing a new antidote, I was wondering if… if you could give me a sample of the poison you secrete when you use your jutsu?"
"…" He nodded and pulled up his sleeves. He performed a lot of hand seals that were too fast to be copied and a few spikes popped out of each arm. "Don't you need to use your byakugun?"
"Oh yeah… thanks for reminding me Shino-kun" She performed a series of seals and then unleashed her byakugun, "Woah"
"What?"
"Your chakra is really pretty Shino-kun"
"…" He ducked his head down so that she wouldn't see him blush
She managed to get what she needed into a jar without poisoning herself; it was hard to deal with free flowing chakra, even if it had been turned into a poison.
The door slid open and Kiba entered the room. "Morning Hinata, Shino" he walked straight past them, sat at a desk and put his feet up on it. It was rare for him to be able to do this as Kurenai-sensei was often there before him.
"Good morning Kiba-kun."
"…" Shino stated and nodded, this time meaning good morning. He released his jutsu and pulled down his sleeves as Kurenai entered the room.
"Good morning everyone" She said, chirpier then usual.
She's been out with Asuma-sensei again, she's always really happy after they go out, Shino concluded
"Good morning Kurenai-sensei" Said Hinata, happy as she had almost completed her new antidote
"Morning Sensei" Kiba shouted across the classroom, then he removed his feet from the desk after a stern look from his sensei
"…" Shino's silence seemed to be a whole language, with a few nods, or gestures he could convey a wide range of comments
"Hinata, I want you to train with Kiba and Shino for today, I'm re-nominating you all for the Chuunin exam this year."
"Ok…"
"Kiba, I want you to train without Akamaru, the rules may treat him as a weapon but when you enter for the Chuunin exam again, you may not be allowed to use him."
"Ok Sensei"
"The same for you Shino, I want you to practice your taijutsu skills" She left the room, she decided to meet them after their training
"…" He nodded and looked over at Hinata; she was occupied with developing her antidote.
"Hinata?" Kiba tried to get her attention
"Yes Kiba…?"
"What are you doing?"
"Developing an antidote for Shino's poison"
"But it's meant to kill"
"What if someone were poisoned by accident?"
"Like who…?"
"Maybe you during sparring."
"Yeah I wouldn't want to die" He paused in thought for a second, "hey, Hinata?"
"Yes Kiba?"
"You've gotten a lot more confident lately"
"It's only because I'm comfortable around you guys, if I were to talk to Naruto-kun or Sakura-chan, I'd be my old self"
"Kiba…"
"Yo, what's up Shino?"
"We should probably start training"
"Shino-kun's right Kiba"
"Isn't your chakra running low Hinata?" Shino questioned
"No, why?"
"You haven't released your byakugun yet"
"Oh yeah, I forgot" She giggled a bit and then released it.
"How can you forget?" Asked Kiba, "Everything looks weird like that doesn't it?"
"You get used to it quite fast actually."
"Come on! I wanna kick your ass!" Kiba shouted and pointed at Shino
"You sound like Naruto" Shino pointed out
"No, I forgot to let my hair move about in the wind like an idiot"
"Kiba-kun, stop insulting Naruto-kun please"
"You're so sensitive Hinata, that's so sweet!" He pretended to chase her around the room like a love struck puppy.
"Shut-up Kiba" Shino was sitting on the grass with a few ants in his hands
Hinata sat against the wall; she was almost finished with the antidote, "Umm… Shino-kun?"
"Yes Hinata?"
"I need some more of the poison, I didn't get enough last time"
He walked over to where she was sitting. He performed a series of had seals and then the spikes popped out of his arm again, she then proceeded to scrape the needed poison into a jar, again, without poisoning herself.
"Thank you Shino-kun"
"HEY! I'm waiting over here!" Kiba was getting bored by himself
Shino headed over to Kiba, they stood in their opening stances when Shino remembered, "no Akamaru"
"Oh yeah, I forgot" He knelt down to let Akamaru jump off his head, "Sorry man, I can't fight with you this time." Akamaru barked in agreement and ran over to where Hinata was. She put aside her things and allowed him to curl up in her lap. Kiba turned to face Shino, "let's start"
This battle was purely taijutsu skills, in other words, purely hand-to-hand combat, no ninjutsu, no genjutsu, the closest thing they were allowed to use were taijutsu sequences.
This fight is going to be interesting, Hinata thought to herself, Even though Kiba appears to be better at taijutsu, he's not allowed to use his beast mimics, and Shino hasn't fully revealed his taijutsu skills yet as he's only really needed the odd punch or kick now and then.
Naturally Kiba started the fight with a kick towards Shino's face, Shino blocked it, but the force pushed him back a little. As Kiba took a few seconds to regain his balance, Shino appeared behind him and as Kiba turned his head to look behind him Shino delivered a punch that sent him flying and slide across the grass.
Shit, I didn't even see him come up behind me, is Shino really THAT fast?
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A/N this is my 2nd chapter, much longer I know