Chapter three! The fight is on!
Disclaimer: I own anything and everything Naruto. When someone makes a naruto product, they need to get my ok first. Just kidding. I hope has a sense of humor.
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Friends Fight the Strongest
Ch. 3: The Tortoise versus the Hare
"You heard me, Naruto," the young girl said.
"I'm no cheater. Ask Neji. Even he'll tell you," Naruto defended.
"That's just because he's part of the branch family. Even if he is the most gifted Hyuuga, he'll never be a main house," Hanabi said with unbelievable prejudice.
"Listen, I don't care if you are a little girl. If you call me a cheater and insult your own family, you won't get away with that."
"Well I'm sorry for stating the truth," Hanabi said with a tone of sarcasm, "But we both know that you did cheat. How else could you have performed more jutsu's even after your chakra supply was cut off?"
'Ah, so that's her basis. Her parents must not have told her about him being the container for the Kyuubi,' Naruto thought. "Okay, you're misinformed, so quit the fight. If you really want to know how I won, ask your father. He'll know for sure," Naruto said as he remembered what Hiashi had said earlier, 'You have won the respect of Hyuuga clan despite what the rest of the village may think.'
"This isn't a fight. This is," Hanabi said as she thrusted her open palmed hand into Naruto's stomach. "Jyuuken!"
Naruto didn't even move back. "Huh? What was that?" said Naruto right before he fell down to his knees and hands and threw up blood. 'Damnit! That damn Hyuuga technique. I should've seen it coming,' Naruto thought to himself. He coughed an extra time to get the leftover blood out of his system. "What are you trying to do?" Naruto said as he lifted his shirt to examine his stomach. A large red mark was in the dead center of the Kyuubi seal. 'Huh. Her hit must have brought the seal to the surface,' assumed Naruto.
"What the hell is that?" exclaimed Hanabi. "Is that a seal? What's wrong with you!?" she added as she ran away.
'What's up with her? Why would a seal scare her? She should be used to them, afterall, her family puts them on others all the time.' Suddenly a kunai landed right in front of Hanabi foot as she ran, causing her to trip. "Huh?" thought Naruto out loud as he looked around and saw Hinata at the door with her arm out as if she had just thrown something.
"Hanabi! Get back over here. I will not tolerate you mocking, attacking, and then fleeing from my boyfriend. You will apologize," Hinata said in a mature tone.
"Hinata? Why should I? You two are meant for each other. Both of you are disgraces. A cheater and a weakling," spat out Hanabi, still in a daze on the ground. Their fight becoming an attraction.
"Hey! Don't talk to your sister like tha-,"
"Naruto, this is my fight. Hanabi, for too long have you been a nuisance. I am not the shame for my weakness. But you, for your arrogance," Hinata said all the angrier.
Naruto just smiled. 'She's finally standing up for herself. Taking the role of the future Hyuuga leader, rather than the more 'rightful' Hanabi. Simply because she's stronger.'
"Hinata! Hanabi! Stop this quarrel!" Hiashi shouted. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere.
"Father, please stay out of this. I know you have considered making Hanabi the leader of the Hyuuga, but I want to make a proposition. Me and Hanabi will fight here and now. And the winner will become the future heiress of the Hyuuga. No questions asked. How about that, father? Hanabi?"
"Hinata, you don't have to do this," Naruto protested.
"I know I don't. I want to," Hinata said as she looked back and smiled to Naruto. Naruto just smiled back. "Well, what do you think about it? If the strongest is the most qualified, then let it be seen for all to believe."
"Very well, Hinata. If this is what you want, then I cannot stop you," Hiashi stated.
"It's fine with me," Hanabi said smuggly.
Just then everyone seemed to get out of the way. Hiashi, Naruto, all the Hyuuga bystanders, they all stepped back, making a clearing for there to be ample room for a fight. Both girls got into stances and simultaneously called out, "BYAKUGAN!" making the veins near their eyes bulge and giving them a great power sought after by countries. Apparently even worth starting a war over.
Hanabi moved in and sweeped low, making a direct hit on Hinata's stomach just as she had on Naruto. However, Hinata had been exposed to the Jyuuken before and didn't affect her as much. Hinata countered by grabbing Hanabi's arm with both hands and blasting it with chakra, causing Hanabi a sensation of numbness and burning at the same time. The younger broke free of Hinata and pushed herself back, and side stepped to behind Hinata at an astonshing speed and charged again, this time attempting the Jyuuken on her back. But Hinata saw every step due to her Byakugan and, waited. Waited for Hanabi to get in close, and when she was in close proximity, Hinata threw her legs out from beneath her, but curled them in close to her body. She then rotated her body in midair and took hold on the ground with her hands. She extended her legs in a powerful kick that landed Hanabi in the face. Hanabi went flying back 20 feet while Hinata got back into her standing position, with her back to Hanabi. She leapt into the air took out several kunai and shuriken and while spinning gracefully in the air released them all. While Hanabi was on the ground in a daze, several objects seemed to pin her arms and legs to the ground. With two other kunai landed on either side of her head so close that she could feel the cold meatl. And finally Hinata landed crouching over Hanabi with a leg under each arm, and a kunai up to her neck. "Apologize," Hinata said, "You've lost."
"ALRIGHT! GO HINATA!" Naruto exclaimed. He ran up to Hinata and hugged her. "I knew you could do it!"
"Thank you for always believing me, Naruto," Hinata said.
"Well, Hinata, I can honestly say that I have never been prouder of you," Hiashi said as he removed all the kunai and shuriken from around Hanabi, who still seemed to be in a daze. "And as promised, you will inherit the role of leader in this clan. But if you don't mind my asking, how did you defeat Hanabi? She always seemed to have more Hyuuga in her."
"And she did. That was her weakness. And I knew that. Since she had so much Hyuuga talent, you only taught her Jyuuken. And when I saw her run away from Naruto, I established how she would fight, hit and run. Which is exactly what she did. So all I did was lead her to believe that she had tricked me, and the last thing she expected, was an actual hit, intended to hurt the outer body, not the inner organs."
"Absolutely astounding, Hinata," Hiashi said with admiration in his voice, "You went into her head, and knowing that she had never been in fight with someone from outside the Hyuuga, knew she expected Jyuuken from you, not a direct hit. You used experience to determine the outcome of this battle and your destiny. Not your blood."
"I- I'm sorry, Naruto. Hinata," came a mumble from the unsteady Hanabi. "You deserve to be be heiress."
"Apology excepted," Hinata and Naruto said in unison.
-----LATER THAT DAY-----
"So you're sure you're okay?" Hinata asked Hanabi.
"Yeah, my jaw's a little bit sore and my arm is still a little numb, but other than that, I'm okay. A good night sleep is all I need," said Hanabi.
"Alright then, good night," Hinata said from the doorway.
"Good night," Hanabi said through the closing sliding door. Just when it slid open with Naruto on the other side.
"Hanabi? Could I ask you a question?" asked Naruto.
"Oh, sure, come on in," said Hanabi as she looked away and blushed a little. Ever since the fight, she could see why Hinata liked Naruto.
"Thanks," he said as he sat on the floor. "Okay, I don't know how to ask this, so, why did you run away earlier when you saw my seal?"
"Well, the only other time I had seen a seal was on Neji's forehead. And that seems to be the reason why he hates the main house."
"Oooh. That makes sense, I guess," Naruto said.
"Now, if you don't mind me asking you a question, what does your seal do?" Hanabi asked, making sure not to look him in the eyes.
"Heh, well," Naruto said. 'How should I explain it to her? Should I? I'd probably just screw it up and confuse her," Naruto concluded in his head. "How about you just ask your dad, like I said earlier. He should be able to explain it better than I," said Naruto. "Wow, it's getting late. I better be off. Good night, Hanabi," Naruto said as he got up and walked to the door.
"Good night," Hanabi repeated.
On his way out, Naruto held Hinata close to him and gave her a kiss on the forehead, "I have to go," he said.
"Alright, come back tomorrow, I owe you a date," Hinata said.
"Yeah, you do," Naruto joked. He let go of her and headed to the door. But first he saw Hiashi, "Sir, if Hanabi asks you about this seal," Naruto illustrated by lifting his shirt, exposing it, "don't lie about it. It'll help her understand the Chuunin exams," Naruto quickly stated. Hiashi simply acknowledged Naruto with a nod and a hand on his shoulder.
"Have a safe trip, Naruto," Hiashi said standing at the door.
"Thanks for having me today," thanked Naruto as he walked off the Hyuuga property and headed to his apartment where no one waits for him.
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Holy crap. That's a long chapter. To all the ShikaIno reading fans, sorry I couldn't include anything about them. I just felt that this chapter needed to show how Naruto and Hinata have been, and Hyuuga changes since the chuunin exams. But yeah. Review as always. Next chapter: "In the Shadows"
Disclaimer: I own anything and everything Naruto. When someone makes a naruto product, they need to get my ok first. Just kidding. I hope has a sense of humor.
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Friends Fight the Strongest
Ch. 3: The Tortoise versus the Hare
"You heard me, Naruto," the young girl said.
"I'm no cheater. Ask Neji. Even he'll tell you," Naruto defended.
"That's just because he's part of the branch family. Even if he is the most gifted Hyuuga, he'll never be a main house," Hanabi said with unbelievable prejudice.
"Listen, I don't care if you are a little girl. If you call me a cheater and insult your own family, you won't get away with that."
"Well I'm sorry for stating the truth," Hanabi said with a tone of sarcasm, "But we both know that you did cheat. How else could you have performed more jutsu's even after your chakra supply was cut off?"
'Ah, so that's her basis. Her parents must not have told her about him being the container for the Kyuubi,' Naruto thought. "Okay, you're misinformed, so quit the fight. If you really want to know how I won, ask your father. He'll know for sure," Naruto said as he remembered what Hiashi had said earlier, 'You have won the respect of Hyuuga clan despite what the rest of the village may think.'
"This isn't a fight. This is," Hanabi said as she thrusted her open palmed hand into Naruto's stomach. "Jyuuken!"
Naruto didn't even move back. "Huh? What was that?" said Naruto right before he fell down to his knees and hands and threw up blood. 'Damnit! That damn Hyuuga technique. I should've seen it coming,' Naruto thought to himself. He coughed an extra time to get the leftover blood out of his system. "What are you trying to do?" Naruto said as he lifted his shirt to examine his stomach. A large red mark was in the dead center of the Kyuubi seal. 'Huh. Her hit must have brought the seal to the surface,' assumed Naruto.
"What the hell is that?" exclaimed Hanabi. "Is that a seal? What's wrong with you!?" she added as she ran away.
'What's up with her? Why would a seal scare her? She should be used to them, afterall, her family puts them on others all the time.' Suddenly a kunai landed right in front of Hanabi foot as she ran, causing her to trip. "Huh?" thought Naruto out loud as he looked around and saw Hinata at the door with her arm out as if she had just thrown something.
"Hanabi! Get back over here. I will not tolerate you mocking, attacking, and then fleeing from my boyfriend. You will apologize," Hinata said in a mature tone.
"Hinata? Why should I? You two are meant for each other. Both of you are disgraces. A cheater and a weakling," spat out Hanabi, still in a daze on the ground. Their fight becoming an attraction.
"Hey! Don't talk to your sister like tha-,"
"Naruto, this is my fight. Hanabi, for too long have you been a nuisance. I am not the shame for my weakness. But you, for your arrogance," Hinata said all the angrier.
Naruto just smiled. 'She's finally standing up for herself. Taking the role of the future Hyuuga leader, rather than the more 'rightful' Hanabi. Simply because she's stronger.'
"Hinata! Hanabi! Stop this quarrel!" Hiashi shouted. Seemingly appearing out of nowhere.
"Father, please stay out of this. I know you have considered making Hanabi the leader of the Hyuuga, but I want to make a proposition. Me and Hanabi will fight here and now. And the winner will become the future heiress of the Hyuuga. No questions asked. How about that, father? Hanabi?"
"Hinata, you don't have to do this," Naruto protested.
"I know I don't. I want to," Hinata said as she looked back and smiled to Naruto. Naruto just smiled back. "Well, what do you think about it? If the strongest is the most qualified, then let it be seen for all to believe."
"Very well, Hinata. If this is what you want, then I cannot stop you," Hiashi stated.
"It's fine with me," Hanabi said smuggly.
Just then everyone seemed to get out of the way. Hiashi, Naruto, all the Hyuuga bystanders, they all stepped back, making a clearing for there to be ample room for a fight. Both girls got into stances and simultaneously called out, "BYAKUGAN!" making the veins near their eyes bulge and giving them a great power sought after by countries. Apparently even worth starting a war over.
Hanabi moved in and sweeped low, making a direct hit on Hinata's stomach just as she had on Naruto. However, Hinata had been exposed to the Jyuuken before and didn't affect her as much. Hinata countered by grabbing Hanabi's arm with both hands and blasting it with chakra, causing Hanabi a sensation of numbness and burning at the same time. The younger broke free of Hinata and pushed herself back, and side stepped to behind Hinata at an astonshing speed and charged again, this time attempting the Jyuuken on her back. But Hinata saw every step due to her Byakugan and, waited. Waited for Hanabi to get in close, and when she was in close proximity, Hinata threw her legs out from beneath her, but curled them in close to her body. She then rotated her body in midair and took hold on the ground with her hands. She extended her legs in a powerful kick that landed Hanabi in the face. Hanabi went flying back 20 feet while Hinata got back into her standing position, with her back to Hanabi. She leapt into the air took out several kunai and shuriken and while spinning gracefully in the air released them all. While Hanabi was on the ground in a daze, several objects seemed to pin her arms and legs to the ground. With two other kunai landed on either side of her head so close that she could feel the cold meatl. And finally Hinata landed crouching over Hanabi with a leg under each arm, and a kunai up to her neck. "Apologize," Hinata said, "You've lost."
"ALRIGHT! GO HINATA!" Naruto exclaimed. He ran up to Hinata and hugged her. "I knew you could do it!"
"Thank you for always believing me, Naruto," Hinata said.
"Well, Hinata, I can honestly say that I have never been prouder of you," Hiashi said as he removed all the kunai and shuriken from around Hanabi, who still seemed to be in a daze. "And as promised, you will inherit the role of leader in this clan. But if you don't mind my asking, how did you defeat Hanabi? She always seemed to have more Hyuuga in her."
"And she did. That was her weakness. And I knew that. Since she had so much Hyuuga talent, you only taught her Jyuuken. And when I saw her run away from Naruto, I established how she would fight, hit and run. Which is exactly what she did. So all I did was lead her to believe that she had tricked me, and the last thing she expected, was an actual hit, intended to hurt the outer body, not the inner organs."
"Absolutely astounding, Hinata," Hiashi said with admiration in his voice, "You went into her head, and knowing that she had never been in fight with someone from outside the Hyuuga, knew she expected Jyuuken from you, not a direct hit. You used experience to determine the outcome of this battle and your destiny. Not your blood."
"I- I'm sorry, Naruto. Hinata," came a mumble from the unsteady Hanabi. "You deserve to be be heiress."
"Apology excepted," Hinata and Naruto said in unison.
-----LATER THAT DAY-----
"So you're sure you're okay?" Hinata asked Hanabi.
"Yeah, my jaw's a little bit sore and my arm is still a little numb, but other than that, I'm okay. A good night sleep is all I need," said Hanabi.
"Alright then, good night," Hinata said from the doorway.
"Good night," Hanabi said through the closing sliding door. Just when it slid open with Naruto on the other side.
"Hanabi? Could I ask you a question?" asked Naruto.
"Oh, sure, come on in," said Hanabi as she looked away and blushed a little. Ever since the fight, she could see why Hinata liked Naruto.
"Thanks," he said as he sat on the floor. "Okay, I don't know how to ask this, so, why did you run away earlier when you saw my seal?"
"Well, the only other time I had seen a seal was on Neji's forehead. And that seems to be the reason why he hates the main house."
"Oooh. That makes sense, I guess," Naruto said.
"Now, if you don't mind me asking you a question, what does your seal do?" Hanabi asked, making sure not to look him in the eyes.
"Heh, well," Naruto said. 'How should I explain it to her? Should I? I'd probably just screw it up and confuse her," Naruto concluded in his head. "How about you just ask your dad, like I said earlier. He should be able to explain it better than I," said Naruto. "Wow, it's getting late. I better be off. Good night, Hanabi," Naruto said as he got up and walked to the door.
"Good night," Hanabi repeated.
On his way out, Naruto held Hinata close to him and gave her a kiss on the forehead, "I have to go," he said.
"Alright, come back tomorrow, I owe you a date," Hinata said.
"Yeah, you do," Naruto joked. He let go of her and headed to the door. But first he saw Hiashi, "Sir, if Hanabi asks you about this seal," Naruto illustrated by lifting his shirt, exposing it, "don't lie about it. It'll help her understand the Chuunin exams," Naruto quickly stated. Hiashi simply acknowledged Naruto with a nod and a hand on his shoulder.
"Have a safe trip, Naruto," Hiashi said standing at the door.
"Thanks for having me today," thanked Naruto as he walked off the Hyuuga property and headed to his apartment where no one waits for him.
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Holy crap. That's a long chapter. To all the ShikaIno reading fans, sorry I couldn't include anything about them. I just felt that this chapter needed to show how Naruto and Hinata have been, and Hyuuga changes since the chuunin exams. But yeah. Review as always. Next chapter: "In the Shadows"