Chapter 11: Green vs. White

"..."

"Told you."

"Stop being so negative!"

"But I was right, wasn't I?"

"... Yeah," Sakura said, it was almost the next match and she visited Hinata, who was well cause she had none other than the Godaime treat her. So Hinata just had to rest for a few days and she'll be perfectly fine.

Hinata smirked when Sakura finally agreed with her, but Sakura let out a sigh, "The reason you were right was because you kept on saying it! I mean, if instead you kept saying and thinking you'll win the match against Neji, who knows? It might've been him in the hospital bed."

"But at least you get a chance to beat him up."

"I was looking forward to beating you up."

"Than I thank my cousin that he won."

"Humph. You're no fun."

"Was I ever?"

"... True. But what did you whisper to Neji?"

"If I wanted you to know then I wouldn't have whispered it," Hinata said the same words as Neji. Sakura raised an eyebrow, I swear this girl knows how to copy sayings and quotes without even hearing them.

"Come on!"

"I can't."

"And why not?"

"It's personal Hyuuga business."

"Then why did you say it at the arena before you collapsed?"

"Because, that could have been the only chance I could tell him personally," Without him beating me up afterwards, Hinata thought.

Sakura pouted but then there was a knock on the door. Hiashi and Hanabi came in, he faced Sakura, "I was hoping if I could have some alone time with my daughter," he said in a stern voice that sent shivers down your spine.

Sakura nodded, "Sure... he looks like someone who has a stick up his ass," she muttered the last part to Hinata.

The heiress just shrugged, "Depends on the situation." Sakura just nodded then left the room.

Hiashi faced the girl, "You seem to have gotten stronger in this school."

Hinata nodded but then Hanabi sat on the edge of the bed and faced her older sister, "That move you did with your hands was awesome!"

Hinata smiled, "Thanks." When it came to those two, Hanabi wasn't afraid of acting like a normal hyper little girl, instead of a serious one when she's with their father.

"What gave you the idea to make that?"

"... Just wanted something to be original. That's all." And that was once again thanks to the twelve year old Sand ninja.

Flashback

"... He didn't even teach you any of that?"

"No. But its fine-"

"You're a Hyuuga shouldn't he at least teach you some Hyuuga moves and fighting styles?"

"... I'm not the only one."

"But you're the heir, Neji's the prodigy. So of course he would know how to do... wait... doesn't this also make you a prodigy?"

"No, I had your help."

"Damn."

"Sheesh, no need to feel bad about that."

"So pretty much all advanced Hyuugas know these two attacks?"

"Yeah."

"... Then be more advanced!"

"How so?"

"Make a new entire move that'll put the rest to shame!"

"... What about a combination of the two attacks?"

"Don't ask me! Start making it!"

Flashback

"You have to teach me that move!"

"Learn the Palm Rotation and Sixty-Four Palms first. And I might consider your request."

"Hey! What do you mean 'might' and 'consider'!"

"I'm kidding Hanabi-chan-"

"Wait!"

"What?"

"You're not stuttering!"

"Really?! I didn't know!" she said in a fake tone.

Hanabi giggled, "You also became more funny." They smiled at each other. Its been a long time since they finally had a kind sisterly encounter.

"You have changed," said the person who was the reason why the siblings' relationship was a bit difficult in the first place.

Hinata faced her father, "... Is that a good thing?"

"Its a great thing!" Hanabi exclaimed, Hiashi raised an eyebrow at her... immature attitude. Hanabi noticed and quickly lowered her head, "Sorry."

He faced Hinata again, "What made you act differently and try to become stronger?"

Hinata gave the largest smile Hiashi and Hanabi ever saw on the girl's face, "My best friend."

Sakura was outside of the door eaves-listening in on their conversation. She smiled when she heard Hinata's answer, How sweet. Then she finally decided leave the three, she turned to the exit and bumped into a prodigy.

And much to her dismay the Hyuuga prodigy. Now was one of the times she wished it was the Uchiha.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura quickly asked before he could say anything.

Neji smirked, "I saw someone with an ear on the door of Hinata's room. And I wondered who would eavesdrop on her."

Sakura's eyes widened, "Really, who?!"

"A female."

"I see."

"And she had pink hair."

"Really? I would so look forward to meeting a fellow pink haired girl... though it better be natural like mines!"

"And she had green eyes."

"Does she look like me?"

"Yes."

"Maybe I have a long lost twin! Awesome!"

"What were you doing?" He asked getting straight to the point.

She let out a small laugh, "Well... you see..."

"Forehead! Neji!" Ino yelled out at them, "Your match is up!"

Sakura mentally cheered, Saved by the pig! "Well, we don't want to keep them waiting now do we?" Then she grabbed his hand and arrived at the arena.

Neji looked around the bunch of people, The exams seem to have gotten attention from the last match. "Neji?"

"What?"

"You can let go of my hand now," Sakura said, he quickly let go and blushed. Sakura raised an eyebrow, "You have a fever or something?" He quickly shook his head. Sakura just shrugged off his strange behavior, "Whatever."

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"You can always go back and live at the Hyuuga mansion," Hiashi said.

Hanabi nodded, "Yeah! You must not like having to stay away from home and sleeping in a dorm!"

Hinata shook her head "To tell the truth I like living in the dorms," It was how I became friends with Sakura-chan.

Hanabi pouted "Why?"

"My roommate helps me train."

"And who is your roommate?" Hiashi asked.

"Sakura-chan."

"The one with pink hair?"

"Yup!"

"Is she also the person you said was your best friend?"

"The one and only."

"She's super strong isn't she?" Hanabi asked.

Hinata nodded, "Yeah, it gets a bit difficult when she gets angry, but I'll live."

Hanabi frowned "You're so lucky!"

"Why?" The two asked at the same time.

"At home its so boring without you or Neji-niisan! I don't have much friends my age- wait. Even you and Neji-niisan aren't close to my age!" Hanabi complained.

Hinata giggled, "Maybe I can introduce you to Naruto-kun's friends."

"Naruto's friends?"

"Yeah, he has a few in the academy. Maybe their your classmates."

"Most of my classmates don't like me."

"Why is that?"

"I don't really know... I think its cause of my last name," she muttered the last part so only Hinata heard.

"Are you two done having your private conversation?" Hiashi asked obviously angered that it was as if though he wasn't in the room.

"No," Hinata said.

"Not really," Hanabi continued.

The two smiled at each other.

Sisters... Too bad they got quite a lecture from the Hyuuga clan leader after that.

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"You may begin."

Sakura headed towards him and Neji headed towards her. But something stopped them in their tracks.

Sand appeared.

Sakura's eyes widened. She stopped right in her tracks and looked down at the sand that was around her ankles.

It kept going up. Covering her. Like her brother's Sand Coffin.

Impossible.

She tried to get rid of it, but it was no use. She looked around and saw other people with the same problem. She once again tried to get rid of the sand surrounding her, but it was of no use. She heard screams.

Ino's. Kiba's. Chouji's. Everyone's.

Hinata's. Neji's. Her eyes widened, Not them. She looked around once again, and saw no bodies. But smelled blood...

No...

"Sakura," That voice, she would recognize it anywhere. He appeared right in front of her.

He looked like the real Gaara.

But his eyes were white.

Sakura eyes went wide open and she sat up, sweating hard. She was on one of the many benches in the upper level, and Neji was next to her. He faced her, "You finally woke up."

"What?"

"We had to wait for Hokage-sama to get sober, so you decided to take a nap."

"Oh."

"Bad dream?"

"Yeah. The first part was a nightmare but the second was just plain weird."

"Weird and strange dreams are said to be foretelling ones."

"Then he'll come back from the dead!"

"... You sure that wasn't a nightmare too?"

"Depends if you think seeing your dead relative in front of you is scary."

"And you don't think thats scary at all?"

"It wasn't him that scared me. It was his eyes."

"His eyes?"

"They were-"

"Neji, Sakura. Your match is about to begin!" Genma yelled out to them. They faced each other and smirked.

"May the best ninja win," Neji said.

Sakura nodded, "Don't worry, I plan to."

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"Hanabi, you go ahead and watch Neji's match."

"... Sure," Hanabi then left the room. Hiashi faced his eldest daughter, "This Sakura, is she... peculiar?"

"What do you mean?"

"Did she ever just stare at an animal and the animal stared back?"

"No," Hinata lied, It must be bad if he asked something like that with dismissing Hanabi-chan, "Why? Is she supposed too?"

"If she ever does. Stay away from her and tell me immediatly."

"Why?"

"Because if she is one of them, you, along with the rest of the clan, will be in grave danger."

"What'll happen?!"

"All I can say now, is that bad things will happen."

"And if she does, what will you do to her?"

"Our only option would be to..."

"To?"

"Get rid of her."

Hanabi was outside eavesdropping in their conversation while masking her chakra. She quickly went back to the match, I won't let that happen!

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The two genin were panting hard. It was normal taijutsu against Gentle Fist. Not exactly an advantage to Sakura's part, since if she did use her strength her hits would be slower, giving Neji an opening. And she did not want that to happen.

So far neither were able to hit each other within the first ten minutes. Not exactly a good start for the two ninjas. Neji cursed, If it keeps going on like this, I'll watse all my chakra!

"Gentle Fist Style: Sixty-Four Palms!" Sakura's eyes widened, I never got hit by Hinata-chan with this move! I don't think I can block it!

"Two stikes!"

...

"Sixty-four strikes!"

Sakura just stood there. But what surprised her was that, she didn't feel weak. It was as if though the only thing Neji did was hit her with normal blows. It didn't close a single of her chakra points.

She smirked, she ran towards him, but put chakra in her feet making her run faster. Neji's eyes widened, she gave a him a strong blow in the stomch. And it was obvious to Neji that her chakra points didn't close.

Neji just looked at the girl, How is that even possible?! Sakura got shocked too, How come I feel even stronger? You could see the green chakra emitting from her.

Sakura headed towards him and he did to her. They collided. More like thier chakras collided. Hers was green and his was white. But the white chakra was what surprised Neji, It's supposed to be blue...

Then there was a huge explosion after the impact, covering the whole arena in smoke. When the smoke cleared away there were two deep craters with two of the fighters in them.

Hiashi came and sat next to Hanabi and asked her, "Did something interesting happen?" His voice was a bit eager. And Hanbi noted this.

"Nothing much," Besides the fact that when I came here Nii-san closed her chakra points but failed, then they ran towards each other and you could see their chakra. And his chakra turned white instead of blue. Other than all that, it was pretty boring.

She knew if she told the truth... it might give him another reason to get rid of Sakura. And she did not want her sister's best friend gone.

Hiashi nodded, "I see." Then their attention went back to the fight.

Neji was the first to move among the two, he rose up and headed towards the unconscience pink haired girl. And he was a small distance away from her he saw her body. But then it disappeared in a puff of smoke.

And below him Sakura came from the ground and punched him right under the chin with all the chakra she could muster. He flew meters back and was knocked out.

"The winner is Haruno Sakura!"

Green Against White.

Green Won.

Just like before.

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Next Chapter: (So you all have something to look forward too)

TIME SKIP, WHEN THEY ARE ALL 13 AND IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE ACADEMY

That and some, romance... problems. You know? Love triangles, love squares, complicated friendships, the works.

Since once friendship is done, romance will make its grand entrance!!