Hey, everyone! I'm updating for the second time this week! Why? Today is Kin's b-day, and I wanted to have her match today. Even though you don't even see it, and you barely get a sentence on it, that's beside the point!
Be happy I'm updating already, please!
Oh, and about chapter 3 (I think) when Ino was speaking through Sakura's body, there was supposed to be underlines and Italics and stuff, but they turned everything bold. Sorry.
Kin! Disclaimer!
Kin: Fine, fine, geez. Epic Otaku Cherry doesn't own Naruto. If she did, it never would have been as incredible as Kishimoto-sama's anyway. Oh, and Happy Birthday to me!
EOC: Thanks, Kin.
Now scroll down and read! Oh, and review!
Chapter 5: Hyuuga (Re)Match!
Sai POV
Wow. I missed all this? I can't believe how easily and quickly Shikamaru won his match. And now are Kiba and Naruto. I didn't know Kiba had that many smoke bombs. Maybe he likes them. I need to check my book; maybe it says something about this…oh right. I forgot I don't have any books. Thank goodness I have a lot of money from ROOT. Being ruled under a power-hungry psychopath with high authority really comes in handy sometimes.
(*A little later*)
…Ugly was right. Naruto was even more of an idiot in the past. I just didn't want to believe that it was possible. I mean, he's a great person and all but seriously…
By just looking in Neji's eyes, I can see his hatred. Isn't it bad to hate family? Family is supposed to love each other; that's what my books from the future said.
I guess there are exceptions. Like Madara and "Masked Madara"/"Tobi" with their resent toward the Uchiha clan. But they're insane. Does that make Neji insane, then?
Hmm…now I have to start over completely on learning human emotions. I'm even more clueless than I was before.
Hopefully Ugly, Beautiful, and the others can help me with the whole "experience" thing.
Hinata POV
I'm only walking down the stairs and I'm nervous. I already gave Naruto and Kiba their ointments, at least, but I'm still scared about my fight with Neji. You'd think that I wouldn't be. Guess not.
Sakura said that according to the paramedics, and that I only "had 10 minutes" by the time they got to me last time and God-knows what would've happened.
(a/n: in the anime, the medics DID say 10 minutes. I remember that)
Stop this! You can't be talking like this! Like a quitter! That's against your nindo! And you still have a future to save. You will do your best and prove to the world that you're not a failure! Come on!
"Neji, Hinata, you may begin your match."
Here's your time to prove to everyone your strength! If Itachi entrusted you to this mission, the least you can do is put up a good fight here to prove you're worthy.
Here Neji comes!
Tenten POV
Shit! Is this what their match was like? I knew it was bad but Neji was brutal! It's amazing that Hinata's doing so well, with her exhaustion of the future and present, not to mention most of her chakra and abilities are sealed so her level isn't much above what it was in this present.
Hmph. Since Neji's being such a jerk, I'll cheer for Hinata. I know he'll get pissed off, but so what?
"YEAH! Go Hina! Hi-na! Hi-na!" I smirked at Neji when he snuck a glance at me and glared when he realized that it was me cheering for his cousin. I don't know what I should do for the rest of my payback, though.
Hm…
Hinata POV
Strike. Duck.
Strike. Kick.
Dodge. Attempt to hit an artery.
Dodge again. Get hit.
Close tenketsu. Strike.
This went on for a while, me trying not to get myself killed and put up a better fight than the previous time.
Come on me! You can do thi- "Gakh!" Shit! Neji hit my heart again! Or close to it.
I flew backwards from the hit, wiping blood from my mouth. I skid on my knees, then rose to my feet for the landing.
"I told you already Hinata-sama. People cannot change. Once a failure, always a failure." My cousin sneered.
"*cough* Stop speaking nonsense Neji!" I shouted at him; or attempted to. My voice is naturally soft and the last strike Neji had given me really hurt. A lot. It's amazing I'm standing. "You know as well as I do that people can change! And for the better, too! You just don't want to believe it! The *cough* Byakugan doesn't see everything, you know. Merely what it's known to see; like chakra, not emotion, soul, or thoughts. So get rid of this ridiculous God-complex you've developed! *cough* It's not you!"
Neji was furious. "What would the sheltered heir know? Huh? You've been protected your whole life!" by now we were back to trying to close the other's tenketsu. "You know nothing! I see it! People cannot change and you know nothing about pain! Someone who was protected their whole life at the cost of others' lives wouldn't know anything! You don't deserve to live! It's all your fault Father is dead! Why couldn't you or your father have died instead? Or better yet, both of you!"
