7. Hinata Meets Jin

A/N: Hm...My mom's birthday was this week, so I didn't have time to update for a bit...a little vacation, I guess...oh, and major computer issues, too...grr...

"So, Jin...who's your sensei?" Sakura asked curiously as she was sitting on the grass with the rest of the ninja at the park.

"Hiromu-sensei...he's pretty cool, but stupid at the same time, frankly..." Jin replied, with Naruto's arm around her shoulder.

"Why do you say that?" Sakura asked again.

"Well...I'm not exactly sure how he became a jounin...he's a joker and a little loud-mouthed..." Jin replied.

"Hm...Hiromu-sensei sounds like Naruto! Well...I guess habits can't change, huh..." Sakura thought.

"Hehe...that's sounds a little familiar," Naruto blurted, taking his arm away from Jin's shoulder to scratch his head.

"Yeah...he reminds me of you, Naruto...in a good way, though," Jin smiled.

Sasuke, as usual, didn't talk at all. Sakura, Naruto, and Jin didn't notice, but he was eyeing Jin with the corner of his eye.

"Hey Jin...have you mastered any jutsu lately?" Sasuke asked mysteriously.

Jin glared at Sasuke for a moment. Sakura stared at Sasuke in question. Naruto was looking at Jin, Sakura, and Sasuke, wondering why they're staring at each other.

"Well...I have. Wanna see?" Jin stood up, and reached for something in her pocket. It was a pair of black sunglasses with very dark lenses. When she put them on, you couldn't see her eyes.

"Lately? Does Sasuke know this girl?" Sakura asked to herself.

"Hm...Jin is so hot..even when you can't see her eyes." Naruto smiled.

"I'm gonna aim at that small bush right there, oh yeah, and take these," Jin said, pointing at a bush about 20 meters away, then threw pairs of sunglasses similar to hers to the three. She then began to make multiple hand signs, and made the final hand seal. "Flaming Light Jutsu!"

"A fire and light jutsu? Whoa..." Sakura thought as she put on her sunglasses.

A sudden burst of light as bright as the sun came from her hands, which were facing the bush. Within her sunglasses she closed her eyes, and the light shot at the bush. The bush then lit on fire for a few moments, and bursted in ashes. Jin and the rest of the ninja took off their sunglasses, and stared at the bush for a moment.

"It's supposed to be for enemy ninja...but no matter what I hit, the light will blind them and you will catch on fire with the blink of my eyes," Jin replied triumphantly.

"Whoa! That was freaking awesome!" Naruto shouted with surprise.

"Heh...I feel more confident when Naruto's around..." Jin said, staring at the ashes from afar.

Suddenly, there was clapping behind the 4 of them. It was Kakashi and Hinata, who just watched the bush catch fire and burst into ashes. Fortunately, they didn't see the light...it could've blinded them. You know what I mean.

"Excellent, Jin," Kakashi praised, "I didn't know you were such a powerful kunoichi."

"Oh...I didn't see you back there, Kakashi-san...who's there behind you?" Jin asked.

"Hey! It's Hinata! What's up!" Naruto waved.

"Jin, this is Hinata Hyuga. She's a kunoichi from the Hidden Leaves, just like us and you," Kakashi explained.

"I-It's a pleasure to m-meet you," Hinata stuttered.

"And a pleasure to meet you as well," Jin replied politely.

"It's Hinata...We all know that she really likes Naruto, I wonder if she has the guts to say it!" Sakura thought.

"Hey, Hinata! Whatcha doin' here!" Naruto asked curiously.

"U-u-uh...I'm with my team..." Hinata struggled to say.

"Hinata and her team are studying espionage here in the Cotton Village," Kakashi explained thoroughly. "They happened to be watching two people last night..."

"Who'd you watch last night, Hinata! Did you see what they were doing? Were they doing anything bad! If they were, I'd totally kick their ass!" Naruto asked anxiously, jumping around.

"Hyperactive ninja, he is...but that's what I love about him" Jin thought happily.

Hinata couldn't say anything else. She struggled to stay strong and not cry.

"She doesn't want to say anything else right now. Why don't we just watch the clouds or train? I know! Let's train..." Kakashi said.

"WHAT! BUT KAKASHI-SENSEI, WE'RE HERE TO RELAX!" Naruto shouted annoyingly.

"We don't want to waste our time, do we?" Kakashi replied gruffly.

Hinata started to shake. Her hands were vibrating like a cell phone. She couldn't take it anymore. PAK! She walked up to Jin and smacked her right across the face. She then stepped back, almost bursting into tears. Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi looked at Jin, then Hinata with a surprised look.

"WHAT! JIN, ARE YOU GONNA TAKE THAT FROM HER! HIT HER BACK!" Inner Sakura urged within Sakura

"I-I-I'm...s-sorry..." Hinata said reluctantly.

"I don't like her. She's not right for Naruto...but I don't want Naruto to hate me..." Hinata thought.

"Hinata, what was that for! That's my girlfriend you just slapped!" Naruto shouted.

"W-w-what!" Hinata gasped. She then had an angry look on her face, and made multiple hand seals. She opened her eyes, and those white eyes of hers looked like they were penetrating everything. "BYAKUGAN!"

"Those eyes...she's from the Hyuga clan...damn," Jin thought.

"Why use your Byakugan with me just being with Naruto? It's not like you love him, do you?" Jin asked.

Hinata didn't listen. She pushed her to the ground, and aimed one of her hands at Jin's heart. Jin blocked it, and kicked her in the stomach to get back up. Note that she also took off her sunglasses and left them on the grass near where Sasuke was sitting.

"You can't escape from my jutsu, Hinata...You can't even get up from that kick in the stomach! I didn't even hit you so hard! God, how good of a ninja are you!" Jin asked sarcastically. "Unh!"

The Hinata laying before Jin was a log, and behind her was the real Hinata, who aimed at her back, which made Jin fall to the ground. "I'm a great kunoichi...I will stop at nothing for Naruto's heart!"

"U-u-hh...Kakashi-sensei, what's going on!" Naruto asked stupidly.

"Can you not see that Hinata and Jin are fighting for you! GO AND STOP THEM!" Sakura shouted.

Inner Sakura had a different feeling. "NARUTO, YOU BETTER ACT STUPID! I WANNA SEE WHO DIES FIRST!"

"No, I suggest you stay here, until there's a lot more bloodshed, then we'll stop the fight," Kakashi confronted.

"Why?" Sakura asked.

"Because..." Kakashi didn't finish.

"Because...I have to keep the promise...Yumiko gave to me..."

A/N: Coming up- Another flashback! For now, I'll probably make a filler chapter so that gives me time to make the next chapter :)