To MizzKyuubi: thanks for the awesome review XD

btw peoples, Awakening is going to be 12 chps long. I know this because I already have chp 10 written and am going to work on chp 11 today. The reason why those chps arnt posted here is because they are currently taking resindece and my DeviantArt site. with out further rants, heres the newest chp.

Chapter Eight: Training

Kabuto slowly walked into the hide out. He was exhausted and really didn't want Orochimaru to question him and what happened. He hoped against hope that he wouldn't run into him.
"How did it go, kabuto?" Asked a slitherly voice in the darkness. Shortly after, Orchimaru appeared in front of him.
"Ah, Orochimaru-sama." is how Kabuto replied but he thought 'damn.' "It was... worse then i expected. You were right in the theory of Shakra, but it seems he hasn't lost any of his power."
Orochimaru looked at him questionly. "and yet you don't have a scratch on you?" kabuto just smiled and scratched his head.
"Well, let's just say, there were some... complications..." Orochimaru smiled.
"I would have thought that with all the 'dummies' you had, you could possibly take him easily, knowing his weakness and all." orochimaru smiled and glared at Kabuto.
"Well, some of the complications were... complicated. Please, Orochimaru-sama. I am exhausted. I'll give you a full report when I'm well rested."
"And i expect a FULL report, Kabuto."
"Of course, orochimaru-sama."
'Just you wait...' kabuto thought, as he left for his room. 'Your in for more than you bargained for.'
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Hinata ran to the training ground. Some how she had slept in and was now late to meet everyone. As she approached the grounds she remembered something.
'i forgot to get some food!' She stopped short and looked back. She could food and come back, it wasn't that far. But she was already late. Then she wondered... 'how can i be late if we don't even have a time to meet? Maybe... maybe i can still...'
"Good morning, hinata-chan!" She turned around and saw Arashi standing there smiling.
"ah! Ah... go.. gomen... i forgot to bring some food... and... i'll go get..." Arashi laughed.
"Surprisingly enough, Gaara-kun is treating us today. Come on and join us." After a seconds pause she nodded and followed him. When they got to the place were everyone was eating she saw Ramen for Arashi and Naruto, meat buns and green tea for her and Gaara was eating...
"Chocolate...?" She said. Arashi laughed.
"yeah, who would have thought that Gaara-kun has a sweet spot for chocolate!" Arashi laughed and gaara mumbled. So he liked Chocolate, what was the big deal? hinata sat down next to her food and took a drink of green tea.
"Ari.. arigato, for the food, Gaara-kun..."
"yeah, yeah." he said, taking another bit of his chocolate. Arashi laughed.
"Naruto about jumped him when he saw him carrying ramen. I swear, that kid lives and breathes ramen." Arashi finished, shaking his head.
"ho... how did you know i was going to be late?"
"I didn't, not really. I usually meet you on the way here, and I didn't, so i figured you were going to be late so i got some food before i got here. the man at the story was unusually generous and gave me a discount." Gaara smirked as he said the last part of the sentence. the other three got the feeling that the employee had either been deathly afraid of Gaara before hand, or Gaara had threatened him. gaara looked around at there faces and then added.
"Don't worry, i didn't do any thing TOO, too bad." He smirked again and the others decided to just drop the subject.
"Ne, ne! What are we doing today?" naruto asked excitedly. Arashi thought about this for a moment.
"ah! i know, ho about we train! I want to know what type of things you guys are learning these days." The kids exchanged slightly confused glances, but decided to go along with it.
"When we're at the academy we have to successfully perform henge and produce three kage bunshin." Explained hinata.
"makes since. Those are some very essential basics."
"Of course... it took naruto-kun three times to pass." said hinata lauging. Naruto just folded his arms and looked away grumply.
"How did you finally pass?" arashi asked. naruto put his arm behind his head.
"I kinda... well... to make a VERY long story short... I... stole... one of the... scrolls... and... learned kage bunshin from there. Pleasedontbemad!" He said very fast. Arashi blinked then laughed.
"You were actaully able to learn it from that scroll? Impressive."
"Yeah!" naruto exclaimed happily. "And it was returned before i learned anything else, so dont worry!" Arashi laughed.
"So what did you do after the academy? you were put into cells, right?"
"yup! On our second day, our team did the survival training. Stupid stump..." naruto added grugedly.
"You were tied to the stump also?" Arashi asked surprised. naruto looked up at him even more surprised.
"what do you mean by 'also'?"
"uh... nothing! Nothing!" Arashi said smiling. "What about you Hinata?"
"my team... we did mostly... survival training."
"Oh really? Who's on your team?"
"yuhi Kuranei is our cell leader. and then there Aburame Shino and Inuzuka Kiba." She explained. Arashi smiled.
"No wonder you did mostly survival training. And you gaara, you had your siblings on your team, right?"
"yeah, frankly because everyone else was to afraid to be on my team." Arashi just shook his head. Then he laughed.
"You know what would be hilarious! If you became Kazekage!"
"Actaully, that what i plan on doing." everyone gaped when he said that. he looked around and then explained further. "I.. kinda hope... that by doing so they'll respect me and not think i'm a monster any more." When he said that Naruto smiled his fox grin and jumped up with his fist in the air.
"yeah! We'll become Kage's and show them all! We'll get the village to acknowledge us and we'll be the best kage's ever!" He shouted excitedly. Gaara nodded and smirked in agreement.
"Yeah! and then Hinata will become head of the Hyuuga and we'll change the Hyuuga!"
"hai." hinata said smiling. Arashi laughed. The kid had a lot of enthusiasum.

After he got him calmed down they told him more about their training. Hinata showed them some of the new techniques she was learning like Kaiten and divine hands. naruto Showed them some techniques which ended up with Gaara tripping him. As the other laughed, Naruto challenged him to a fight, which gaara easily won for he trapped naruto's feet in sand so he couldn't move, which made naruto yell even more. After some coxing, Yondaime finally agreed to show them some taijutsu moves, which marveled everyone until Naruto tried to do them and ended up tripping on his own feet. By the time is was time to go home, they were all exhausted from training, showing off moves and laughing.
"Are you going to sleep here again, naruto-kun?" Hinata asked before leaving.
"hai!" He said with his fox grin. "why? are you worried or something, hinata-chan?"
"You could catch a cold from staying out here so much..."
He paused as if he hasitated to tell the truth. "But what about arashi! it's not fun being alone..." he trailed off.
"And whats more fun then a guy's sleepover!" Said Arashi putting his arm around naruto and smiling. hinata smiled as she turned to leave. She knew why naruto really stayed. Seeing them stand side by side, there was no doubt about it. When thinking about their first meeting and seeing them together now. The way naruto acted, she figured he didnt know.

"I'm yoda! Uzumaki Yoda!"

She smiled the more she thought about it. No wonder they were so much like father and son.