AJ: Chapter numero 6! Woot woot! Anyways, again not as long as I wanted it
to be, but hey at least I'm getting it up, and not as much Naruto Hinata
stuff, but its there so I kept my promise
Kabuto: its not longer because you're lazy...
AJ: no because I... um... ya...
Kabuto: riiiight
AJ: anyways, time for the disclaimer of DooM! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA cough ,
Kabuto:...crazy
AJ: I don't own Naruto!
Now Commenty thingys to the reviews
Xero- Thanks a lot I didn't think I was making them act all that natural. You know this is the first review I've ever had to use the dictionary to read...
Shadow Eclipse- I hope this update is satisfactory thanks for the review.
Wormkaizer- Yay! More cheering! And Tada! Naruto Hinata stuff
AMI MIZUNO1- I'm glad you do like it, and thanks a lot
Steph, Gemini and Beholder- I know you don't review, but Hey I know your reading so HI!
Now Hi ho Chapter away!
Sasuke, Sakura, TenTen, Ino, Neji, Naruto, Shikamaru and Choji stood in a line, waiting patiently for the signal to start. Hinata and Shino stood behind them; they were to start a few minutes later, giving the huntiees a head start. Kiba and Rock Lee were some where in the forest; they were getting a bit of a head start thanks to their disadvantages.
Naruto shifted impatiently from foot to foot, talking a little to Neji, Shikamaru and Choji.
Kakashi, Asuma and Gai stood behind all the students; Kurenai and Anko had taken the two handicapped boys into the forest. All three pairs of eyes scanned the treetops.
Out of nowhere, something bright shot up from the trees. It shone white light and hung in the air for a moment then disappeared. The jounin smiled.
"Go," Kakashi said, signalling the start of the game and causing the genin (and one chuunin) to scatter.
Naruto jumped from tree branch to tree branch, taking a small pause between each jump to listen for anything.
He had been running for a while, about a half an hour. The only sign of another person he had, was a flash of Ino's hair ten minutes into the game.
There was a rustle of leaves behind him and he stiffened slightly, then a branch snapped and another groaned under weight. He turned his head to just catch a blur of blue and beige dart behind a tree.
'Hinata' Naruto thought and jumped to the next branch and continued his run, this time, being perused.
Sakura walked quickly to tired at the moment to run. Her pink hair lay plastered to her sweating forehead.
She eventually came to a clearing, small and serene. Though it was open she figured it would be a good place for her to rest, until she saw something on the far side of the clearing and she hide quickly.
"You ARE slow... and loud. I knew you were there well before you saw me," Neji's voice rang in the clearing as he raised his head and looked over his shoulder at the tree Sakura was hiding behind.
'HELL NO! Of all the people, why him?' Inner Sakura yelled then something crossed her mind. "If you knew I was coming why didn't you hide?" she asked stepping out from behind the tree and saw him squatting on the ground more clearly than she had at first.
"First its pointless to hide from the team that is after us, with the nose, the bugs and the Byakugan, even if Hinata-sama can't use it well, it would still be hard to hide. Secondly, I have my own Byakugan and I knew it was you," Neji replied.
"You're so mean to Hinata," Sakura said taking a few steps foreword.
"I was stating fact, not being mean," Neji snapped and looked back at the ground in front of him.
"What are you doing?" she asked, taking another few steps closer.
"None of your Business," Neji retorted.
The pink haired ninja raised an eyebrow curiously. She sprinted over to him and he looked over his shoulder again and glared at her as she did so, but made no attempt to move. Sakura looked down over his shoulder and at the ground but saw nothing. Then her eyes jumped to his arms where he cradled a small ball of grey fluff and feathers.
"What's that?" she asked.
Neji stayed quiet for a moment before he replied, "A baby bird."
"Why do you have a baby bird?" she questioned.
"... It broke its wing..." he answered hesitantly, "... I couldn't let it die."
Sakura looked at him blankly for a while, "Alright, one last question. Who are you and what have you done with Neji?"
"Oh that was funny," Neji said sarcastically, "now shut up and go away."
"Well sorry," Sakura snapped back, just as sarcastically.
Neji gave a loud aggravated sigh and went back to looking for something on the ground, carefully balancing the bird in one arm. Sakura stayed still, looking down at him and the fluffy-feather ball.
"Why are you still here?" the Hyuga boy asked bitterly.
She ignored his question and asked her own, "What are you doing?"
"Just go away," Neji replied.
"Just tell me!" the pink haired ninja snapped.
"I'm... trying to make a shift for it... but I don't have anything like rope," Neji answered slowly.
Sakura smiled, "Why didn't you say so." She pushed her hand into her pocket, fished around for a second and then pulled out a red ribbon, "here, I keep it just in case, but you can use it."
He looked at the ribbon in her hand, than at her face, with an almost confused look on his own. "Why are you helping me?" he inquired.
"Just because and you welcome. now hurry up we have to get going," she answered.
"We?"
"Not together, but if we stay here any longer, we'll get caught."
Neji nodded and took the ribbon from her and picked up two sticks that rested beside him on the ground. He struggled trying to place the sticks on either side of the broken wing and to keep the bird secure at the same time.
Sakura rolled her eyes her eyes and knelt down beside him. He jerked away from her at first and she couldn't believe his stubbornness. She reached over for the bird and carefully took it from him. She held it on her lap while Neji tied the sticks to its wing with the ribbon.
When he finished he muttered and almost inaudible thanks and gently took the bird back.
"Okay, one last question. How are you going to get away from Kiba, Shino and Hinata with out hurting the bird any more?" Sakura asked.
"I'll use my Byakugan, I'll see them before they know I'm there," Neji replied simply.
"But you'll still have to run or hide, and you said it yourself you can't hide," the pink haired genin said.
"Do you have a better plan?" Neji asked.
Sakura thought for a moment, "I think I do,"
He jumped from the tree and landed with a thump on the ground, a momentary pain shot through his legs from the shock of landing, but he took off running again. How long had this chase lasted? Naruto didn't know and there was now way he could find the tree if he was focused on not being caught.
He weaved between the trees, check over his shoulder to see a flash of blue and tan among the green and brown of the trees. She was still up there, leaping from branch to branch and gaining on him.
He was trying hard to think of a way to get away from her, but he couldn't. He looked back again then made a sharp turn, narrowly missing a collision with a tree. He kept running, that was until he heard Hinata yell, a loud crack of a Brach, lots of rustling in the leaves, a loud thump on the ground and a yelp of pain.
Naruto skidded to a halt and looked around, and saw nothing but trees. A million things ran through his mind, from how it could be a trap to how Hinata could be hurt. Eventually concern for his fellow ninja won the mental battle and he spirited back to see what had happened.
The Hyuga girl sat on the ground clutching her ankle and wincing. A broken and splintered branch lay on the ground not far away.
"Hinata, are you okay?" he asked, stopping next to her.
"Naruto-kun?" she said looking up, "y-you should keep going..."
"I'm not leaving you all alone and hurt," Naruto replied and squatted down next to her, "now, are you okay?"
"I'm fine Naruto-kun," Hinata replied. She shakily pushed herself up off the ground, but the moment she put weight on her foot she let out a cry of pain and would have fallen again, had Naruto not caught her.
"I think you hurt yourself when you fell," he said, stating the obvious. He let her down gently and sat beside her. "Hey hey, your good with medicine, do you have anything for your ankle?"
"No... I d-did, but I gave it to Kiba-kun," she replied, blushing slightly.
"And you can't walk... so what do we do?" the blonde boy asked.
"You can leave... if you want," the white-eyed girl said.
"I told you I'm not going to leave, plus you pretty much caught me," Naruto said.
Hinata shook her head, "I d-didn't..."
Naruto frowned slightly, looked at her for a moment and then grinned his fox like grin. He quickly reacted out and grabbed her hand. "Now you did, and the rules are I have to stay with you till the end of the game."
Hinata was speechless and very, very red. Naruto held onto her hand for another second or so before he let it go and sprawled out on the ground.
"Now, do we stay here or try and find the tree?" he inquired.
"I... I know where the tree is," Hinata answered.
"So we should go right? I mean that's where everyone is going to be right?" Naruto said.
"But I can't..." Hinata said timidly.
"Don't worry," Naruto grinned again, "I know a way to get there!"
AJ: so ya like? Anyways, more Naruto Hinata stuff next chapter! Anyways see ya then! Bah! It didn't put the stars in before Ghaa! So this is the third time I post this chapter!
Kabuto: its not longer because you're lazy...
AJ: no because I... um... ya...
Kabuto: riiiight
AJ: anyways, time for the disclaimer of DooM! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA cough ,
Kabuto:...crazy
AJ: I don't own Naruto!
Now Commenty thingys to the reviews
Xero- Thanks a lot I didn't think I was making them act all that natural. You know this is the first review I've ever had to use the dictionary to read...
Shadow Eclipse- I hope this update is satisfactory thanks for the review.
Wormkaizer- Yay! More cheering! And Tada! Naruto Hinata stuff
AMI MIZUNO1- I'm glad you do like it, and thanks a lot
Steph, Gemini and Beholder- I know you don't review, but Hey I know your reading so HI!
Now Hi ho Chapter away!
Sasuke, Sakura, TenTen, Ino, Neji, Naruto, Shikamaru and Choji stood in a line, waiting patiently for the signal to start. Hinata and Shino stood behind them; they were to start a few minutes later, giving the huntiees a head start. Kiba and Rock Lee were some where in the forest; they were getting a bit of a head start thanks to their disadvantages.
Naruto shifted impatiently from foot to foot, talking a little to Neji, Shikamaru and Choji.
Kakashi, Asuma and Gai stood behind all the students; Kurenai and Anko had taken the two handicapped boys into the forest. All three pairs of eyes scanned the treetops.
Out of nowhere, something bright shot up from the trees. It shone white light and hung in the air for a moment then disappeared. The jounin smiled.
"Go," Kakashi said, signalling the start of the game and causing the genin (and one chuunin) to scatter.
Naruto jumped from tree branch to tree branch, taking a small pause between each jump to listen for anything.
He had been running for a while, about a half an hour. The only sign of another person he had, was a flash of Ino's hair ten minutes into the game.
There was a rustle of leaves behind him and he stiffened slightly, then a branch snapped and another groaned under weight. He turned his head to just catch a blur of blue and beige dart behind a tree.
'Hinata' Naruto thought and jumped to the next branch and continued his run, this time, being perused.
Sakura walked quickly to tired at the moment to run. Her pink hair lay plastered to her sweating forehead.
She eventually came to a clearing, small and serene. Though it was open she figured it would be a good place for her to rest, until she saw something on the far side of the clearing and she hide quickly.
"You ARE slow... and loud. I knew you were there well before you saw me," Neji's voice rang in the clearing as he raised his head and looked over his shoulder at the tree Sakura was hiding behind.
'HELL NO! Of all the people, why him?' Inner Sakura yelled then something crossed her mind. "If you knew I was coming why didn't you hide?" she asked stepping out from behind the tree and saw him squatting on the ground more clearly than she had at first.
"First its pointless to hide from the team that is after us, with the nose, the bugs and the Byakugan, even if Hinata-sama can't use it well, it would still be hard to hide. Secondly, I have my own Byakugan and I knew it was you," Neji replied.
"You're so mean to Hinata," Sakura said taking a few steps foreword.
"I was stating fact, not being mean," Neji snapped and looked back at the ground in front of him.
"What are you doing?" she asked, taking another few steps closer.
"None of your Business," Neji retorted.
The pink haired ninja raised an eyebrow curiously. She sprinted over to him and he looked over his shoulder again and glared at her as she did so, but made no attempt to move. Sakura looked down over his shoulder and at the ground but saw nothing. Then her eyes jumped to his arms where he cradled a small ball of grey fluff and feathers.
"What's that?" she asked.
Neji stayed quiet for a moment before he replied, "A baby bird."
"Why do you have a baby bird?" she questioned.
"... It broke its wing..." he answered hesitantly, "... I couldn't let it die."
Sakura looked at him blankly for a while, "Alright, one last question. Who are you and what have you done with Neji?"
"Oh that was funny," Neji said sarcastically, "now shut up and go away."
"Well sorry," Sakura snapped back, just as sarcastically.
Neji gave a loud aggravated sigh and went back to looking for something on the ground, carefully balancing the bird in one arm. Sakura stayed still, looking down at him and the fluffy-feather ball.
"Why are you still here?" the Hyuga boy asked bitterly.
She ignored his question and asked her own, "What are you doing?"
"Just go away," Neji replied.
"Just tell me!" the pink haired ninja snapped.
"I'm... trying to make a shift for it... but I don't have anything like rope," Neji answered slowly.
Sakura smiled, "Why didn't you say so." She pushed her hand into her pocket, fished around for a second and then pulled out a red ribbon, "here, I keep it just in case, but you can use it."
He looked at the ribbon in her hand, than at her face, with an almost confused look on his own. "Why are you helping me?" he inquired.
"Just because and you welcome. now hurry up we have to get going," she answered.
"We?"
"Not together, but if we stay here any longer, we'll get caught."
Neji nodded and took the ribbon from her and picked up two sticks that rested beside him on the ground. He struggled trying to place the sticks on either side of the broken wing and to keep the bird secure at the same time.
Sakura rolled her eyes her eyes and knelt down beside him. He jerked away from her at first and she couldn't believe his stubbornness. She reached over for the bird and carefully took it from him. She held it on her lap while Neji tied the sticks to its wing with the ribbon.
When he finished he muttered and almost inaudible thanks and gently took the bird back.
"Okay, one last question. How are you going to get away from Kiba, Shino and Hinata with out hurting the bird any more?" Sakura asked.
"I'll use my Byakugan, I'll see them before they know I'm there," Neji replied simply.
"But you'll still have to run or hide, and you said it yourself you can't hide," the pink haired genin said.
"Do you have a better plan?" Neji asked.
Sakura thought for a moment, "I think I do,"
He jumped from the tree and landed with a thump on the ground, a momentary pain shot through his legs from the shock of landing, but he took off running again. How long had this chase lasted? Naruto didn't know and there was now way he could find the tree if he was focused on not being caught.
He weaved between the trees, check over his shoulder to see a flash of blue and tan among the green and brown of the trees. She was still up there, leaping from branch to branch and gaining on him.
He was trying hard to think of a way to get away from her, but he couldn't. He looked back again then made a sharp turn, narrowly missing a collision with a tree. He kept running, that was until he heard Hinata yell, a loud crack of a Brach, lots of rustling in the leaves, a loud thump on the ground and a yelp of pain.
Naruto skidded to a halt and looked around, and saw nothing but trees. A million things ran through his mind, from how it could be a trap to how Hinata could be hurt. Eventually concern for his fellow ninja won the mental battle and he spirited back to see what had happened.
The Hyuga girl sat on the ground clutching her ankle and wincing. A broken and splintered branch lay on the ground not far away.
"Hinata, are you okay?" he asked, stopping next to her.
"Naruto-kun?" she said looking up, "y-you should keep going..."
"I'm not leaving you all alone and hurt," Naruto replied and squatted down next to her, "now, are you okay?"
"I'm fine Naruto-kun," Hinata replied. She shakily pushed herself up off the ground, but the moment she put weight on her foot she let out a cry of pain and would have fallen again, had Naruto not caught her.
"I think you hurt yourself when you fell," he said, stating the obvious. He let her down gently and sat beside her. "Hey hey, your good with medicine, do you have anything for your ankle?"
"No... I d-did, but I gave it to Kiba-kun," she replied, blushing slightly.
"And you can't walk... so what do we do?" the blonde boy asked.
"You can leave... if you want," the white-eyed girl said.
"I told you I'm not going to leave, plus you pretty much caught me," Naruto said.
Hinata shook her head, "I d-didn't..."
Naruto frowned slightly, looked at her for a moment and then grinned his fox like grin. He quickly reacted out and grabbed her hand. "Now you did, and the rules are I have to stay with you till the end of the game."
Hinata was speechless and very, very red. Naruto held onto her hand for another second or so before he let it go and sprawled out on the ground.
"Now, do we stay here or try and find the tree?" he inquired.
"I... I know where the tree is," Hinata answered.
"So we should go right? I mean that's where everyone is going to be right?" Naruto said.
"But I can't..." Hinata said timidly.
"Don't worry," Naruto grinned again, "I know a way to get there!"
AJ: so ya like? Anyways, more Naruto Hinata stuff next chapter! Anyways see ya then! Bah! It didn't put the stars in before Ghaa! So this is the third time I post this chapter!