Man those push ups were tough

Kuwabara: you better start on this next chapter before I make you do more

Without further ado here is chapter 8

No Guts No Glory

Chapter 8

Naruto stood in the living room with Hanabi. She was not looking too happy. "Okay Hanabi what do you want to talk about?" Naruto asked.

"I want to know exactly what my sister means to you" Hanabi said "And if you lie to me I swear to god I will rip your heart from your ribcage"

"I'm surprised you would ask me that question" Naruto said "I love her with all my heart and soul"

"Then what the hell did you say to Neji?" Hanabi said "Because it's seemed to have upset her"

"All I told Neji was that I don't deserve Hinata" Naruto aid this and Hanabi looked a little surprised "But so long as she'll have me, I will never leave her"

"Fine but I am not the one you have to convince" Hanabi said "you better go talk to her she must have misheard something"

Naruto wasted no time running up the stairs. He ran into Hinata's room not even wasting time to knock. He saw Hinata crying on a pillow. Naruto silently walked over and touched her shoulder. Hinata turned to see her fiancé standing over her with eyes of concern. "Hey what's a pretty girl like you crying for?" Naruto asked sitting on her bed "would you have happened to listen to some idiot named Neji?"

Hinata shook her head. "I heard you and Neji talking and you said we shouldn't be together" Hinata sobbed "Did you really mean that?"

Naruto wrapped her arms around Hinata and squeezed tightly. "Of course not" Naruto exclaimed shocked "I'd have to be crazy to say something that stupid" Hinata continued crying on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto just sat there holding her tightly. "What in the world did Neji tell you?"

"He said that you didn't care about me" Hinata sobbed "That you were just using me"

"Why in the hell would I-" Naruto began "Never mind, don't listen to Neji anymore. I'll kick his ass tomorrow when we begin the Jounin exams" Hinata stopped crying and began to smile. She knew Naruto loved her and he would never do anything to hurt her. "You want to go for a walk?" Naruto asked and Hinata nodded. As Naruto and Hinata made their way out the door Neji saw them together and clenched his teeth in anger. Neji took the back door out of the house he couldn't stand being there any more.

Naruto and Hinata began walking hand in hand down the street. "Naruto" Hinata said softly and Naruto looked at Hinata "Do you think the Jounin exams are going to be tough for us?"

"Naw I don't think that-" Naruto began then he snapped his head to attention "US? Your not going to go in the exam is you?"

"Of course I am" Hinata said "Why wouldn't I?"

"Hinata I-" Naruto began "I'm worried that your gonna get hurt. Please reconsider"

"Naruto if you don't have confidence in my ability I don't know if anyone else will" Hinata pleaded "Naruto I am begging you to have confidence in me"

"All right Hinata but you have to promise me that you will take care of yourself." Naruto said "If anything happens to you I won't be able to live with myself"

"Okay Naruto I promise" Hinata said "I love you too much to break your heart"

Meanwhile

Neji was walking throughout the village. 'Damn it all to hell' Neji thought 'why the hell should I care'. Neji continued walking down the street absorbed in his own thoughts. If he was paying attention then maybe he would have noticed the girl who was running in front of him. SMASH! The poor girl who was running crashed headlong into Neji. "Why don't you watch where-" Neji began then he saw the girl. She was about his age. She had short black hair and blue eyes. She was about five feet tall she was wearing a sleeveless t-shirt and shorts and she had long luscious legs. "Umm excuse me are you okay" Neji managed to finish.

"Huh oh yeah I'm alright" The girl said "How about you?"

"Don't worry about me" Neji said "Although that's probably the worst hit I've had from a girl before. I'm Hyuga Neji who are you?"

"I'm Rishun Sayuri" The girl said "I know you were one of those who became a Chuunin at the last exam, right?

"Yeah I guess" Neji sputtered out 'why the hell am I so flustered she's just some average girl' Neji thought 'she doesn't even look that good' "Anyways where are you headed off to in such a hurry? To your family?

"I don't have a family" The girl said softly "I'm an orphan. Look I gotta go. Maybe I'll see you around"

Neji knew there was something wrong she wasn't telling her. After Sayuri took off again Neji jumped up from roof to roof following her. 'Why should I care? It's not as if she needs my help' Neji thought 'so then why am I following her?' Neji toyed with his own conscience as he followed her.

Meanwhile

Shikamaru and Ino were sitting in her room talking. They had been talking for hours. Despite the fact Shikamaru was a nice guy there was only so much he could take as a man. "…And that's how my day was" Ino had finally finished "How was your day?"

"Same old, same old" Shikamaru responded "I am looking foreword to the Jounin exam tomorrow I suppose"

"Me too" Ino said "It'll be just like the Chuunin exam all over again"

"Wait a sec." Shikamaru said "You're not doing the Jounin exam are you?"

"Yeah duh" Ino exclaimed as if Shikamaru had lost his super IQ brain "I never pass up a chance to get better"

"Ino what would you say if I asked you not to participate in this exam?" Shikamaru asked.

"I would be pissed off unless you had a good reason" Ino exclaimed.

"Suppose I had a good reason"

"And that is?"

"I'm worried" Shikamaru said "This exam is serious business and you could get hurt or worse"

"Why don't you have any confidence in me?" Ino asked bitterly

"I do I just…I worry" Shikamaru let his shoulders slump "I give up Ino; I love you too damn much to see you get hurt. I would die if anything happened to you"

"Your sweet" Ino said kissing his cheek "Your wrong, but still sweet"

Meanwhile

Neji had been following Sayuri till she reached the edge of the village. "Alright you can come out the cost is clear" Sayuri said and a man in all black came out from behind a tree. He was about six foot with shaggy black hair and metallic claws on his right hand. "Let him go now!"

"What your little brother oh he's right over there" The man pointed showing the boy tied to a tree "Now if you don't mind I think I will have my way with you" The man opened his mouth revealing his tongue and made an effort to lick her. Sayuri did not want this she leaned away.

'Bastard!' Neji thought 'how much lower can you get!' Before Neji knew what he was doing he had already jumped from off of the roof and embedded his foot right in the nose of this jerk. "I would leave the girl alone and avoid doing something this stupid again" Neji commanded "Unless you would prefer me to pound the ever living snot out of you!"

"I have no idea who you are but I suggest you leave me and my business alone" The man said. Neji had heard enough of this psycho. He ran up to him and hit him hard with a left-handed uppercut.

"Divination Field: Sixty four hands of Hake!" Neji shouted and began hammering the man in black "TWO HANDS! FOUR HANDS! EIGHT HANDS! SIXTEEN HANDS! THIRTY-TWO HANDS! SIXTY-FOUR HANDS!" every blow hit the man until blood began to trickle down his lip from internal bleeding. The man fell back slipping into unconsciousness. Neji stopped and walked over to the boy tied up. Neji simply took out his kunai and cut the rope releasing the boy. "You okay kid?" Neji asked and the boy nodded running over to his sister. 'It seems my work is done here' Neji thought 'I better get the hell outta here before-' Neji felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Sayuri griping is arm.

"Thank you so much Neji." Sayuri said "I owe you so much"

"Don't worry about it. It was my pleasure" Neji said "Besides who in the hell was that guy?"

"I don't know I just woke up this morning with my brother gone and a note on the table. It told me to meet him here if I ever wanted to see my little brother again."

"Alright I'll escort you back to your home if that's okay with you" Neji said

"Yes I would appreciate it very much"

Meanwhile

Sasuke and Sakura were sitting by the lake. The sun was starting to set and the two were enjoying it together. "Sakura" Sasuke said and the girl mumbled a "Hmmm". "I want you to stay out of the Jounin exam tomorrow"

"Why?" Sakura asked surprised "Don't you want me there?"

"No I don't want you there" Sasuke said "That's the whole point. Its very dangerous and something could happen to you"

"Do you really care that much?" Sakura asked

"Of course I do. What a stupid question to ask"

"Stupid!" Sakura shouted "Are you calling me stupid?!

"No I just meant it was a stupid question to ask" Sasuke said defending himself "Don't always assume the worst"

"Oh so I always assume the worst now huh!"

"Sakura" Sasuke said kissing her forehead "Calm down" And as if Sasuke had pressed the "off" Switch Sakura was calm again.

"But just for that stunt I am going to the exam for sure now" Sakura said and Sasuke sighed in frustration.

Meanwhile (Do I do this too much? Please let me know)

Lee was using the practice log again and Tenten was watching him crush his fists into the wood. 'He's gotten a lot stronger' Tenten thought 'I wonder if he'll be ready for tomorrow'.

"So Tenten" Lee began after finishing a thousand punches "Are you going to do the Jounin Exam?"

"I don't know what do you think?" Tenten asked

"I think you should" Lee said shocking Tenten "I have the utmost confidence in your ability. I know whenever you set out to do something you accomplish it" Tenten was blushing now. 'He really thinks that I am that good' Tenten thought. "Besides, I'll protect you until I die" Lee said doing his "Nice Guy" pose.

Tenten hugged Lee tightly "Thank you Lee I am no longer worried" Tenten whispered in his ear "I would entrust my life in your hands"

"You never should have to worry Tenten" Lee whispered back "As long as there's a breath in my body nothing will ever cause you harm" the two of them just stood there for what few moments were left in the day. (There were actually hours but you get the idea Kuwabara: That's it 1,000 sit-ups NOW)

Meanwhile

Neji had reached Sayuri's home and had carried her little brother the majority of the way. "So what's his name?" Neji asked.

"Gakamaru. He can be a pain but he's my baby brother" Sayuri said taking him away from Neji and into her own arms. Sayuri walked in the door and looked back at Neji "Why don't you come in?"

Normally Neji would have rejected but there was something about this girl that intrigued him. Neji walked in. The house was small. There was a kitchen with a small round table with only two chairs and two bedrooms. Neji sat down in one of the chairs. "You told me you didn't have a family" Neji stated.

"Well that wasn't entirely true. I have my brother but both of our parents are dead and we have no other family" Sayuri said "I'm sorry I should have told you earlier"

"Don't worry about it" Neji reassured her "I was just confused"

Sayuri placed the boy in his bed and kissed his forehead. She shut the door and sat in the other chair. "I want to thank you Neji" Sayuri said "You're a very special person. If there's anything you need just ask". Neji was sweating. He was getting extremely nervous around this girl and he didn't know why. She reached over the table an held his hand. Neji blushed and Neji never blushes. Neji gripped her hand tightly.

"Your gratitude is the best way you can thank me" Neji said softly "and your friendship"

Sayuri leaned over and kissed Neji on the cheek. "I would like having someone like you as a friend" Sayuri said

"I…uh…that…was…uh" Neji stuttered "I…AHEM. I really must be going. I have to get up early for the Jounin exams. Umm I will see you another time then?"

"Defiantly" Sayuri responded and Neji left "What a guy" Sayuri whispered to herself.

Back to our Hero (Naruto is the Hero right?)

It was nighttime now and Naruto had walked Hinata back to her home. "I'll see you bright and early tomorrow for the Exam." Naruto said kissing her on the forehead "So get some rest and don't listen to Neji anymore. I'll get him tomorrow"

"Okay Naruto" Hinata said "I love you"

"I love you too Hinata now go get some rest" Naruto watched her walk in her home before turning around and heading for his own house. On the way he ran into Neji who was heading home as well. 'Damn you Neji why can't I get rid of you!' Naruto thought 'I would give anything to see you do just one good deed. ONE!' "What the hell did you do?"

Neji was off in his own little world at the time. "Huh what are you talking about Naruto?" Neji asked. Naruto was about to yell and scream until he saw Neji's face. Something had happened. Something big. It was affecting him immensely. "look I don't have time for this Naruto. Goodbye" Neji ran into the Hyuga house without looking back.

'Tomorrow is going to be one hell of a day' Naruto thought 'And I am looking foreward to it'

-End of Chapter 8

Umm yeah if you have read the Students of Naruto you should know who Sayuri is and why this pairing is relevant. If not then what the hell is wrong with you!

Kuwabara: calm down they can read whatever the want

I know but I feel that the students of Naruto is such a better project. I got vol. 1 done and vol. 2 is almost finished as well

Kuwabara: forget about it this is a prequel maybe it would be better if they read those after you finish with this story

Hey you do have a point. R and R. Hey if you are reading both let me know please! Plus jounin exams begin next chapter