Sasuke sat in his room, brooding over his defeat. "So easily, he just swatted me away like a fly. Worse yet, I needed to be saved. Why? Why after all these years is the difference between us the same?"thought Sasuke.

He thought back to naruto. "I need to reclaim my spot. Naruto's now considered the number one genin, I can't let that be. as soon as I heal, I'll find naruto, and prove once and for all, that I will always be above that joke of a ninja"thought Sasuke clenching his fist.

Hyabi could not concentrate on her training, all she could think about was the return of her sister. "She's a threat to my spot. They'll make her the heir instead of me, I need to eliminate her"she thought. She kicked the post again. "Problem is, my father has someone watching her. I need to get her alone"she thought. "Hey, is Hinata here?"

Hynabi looked up, Naruto waving. "What are you doing here! This is sacred ground for the Hyuuga clan!"said Hyabi. "Whatever, I came to see Hinata, and I heared she was here"said Naruto. "Who are you!"demanded Hyabi. "My name's Uzumaki Naruto, the future Hokage!"he said. She remembered that name.

"So you think you're strong? Allright, if you want to see Hinata, you'll have to beat me in combat"said Hyabi. "Thrashing this loser will be good practice"she thought. "Allright, but I won't go easy on you because you're smaller then me"said Naruto. "Arrogant punk"thought Hyabi.

"Stop"

Neiji stepped in. "Neiji?"asked Naruto. "What are you doing here?"asked Neiji. "I came to see Hinata"said Naruto. Neiji was a little suprised Naruto found out allready. "She's in a coma Naruto"said Neiji. "I don't care. I need to thank her"said Naruto. "Wait until she's awake"said Neiji.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing stopping our battle?"asked Hyabi. "You should be thanking me Hyabi. Naruto would've beaten you on Hyuuga ground"said Neiji. "No way!"said Hyabi. "It's true, he's the strongest genin in the village as of now. Go back to your training"said neiji. Hyabi growled at him.

"Is she allright at least?"asked Naruto. "Yes, she'll be fine. Look, I don't know how you found this place but you should leave. I understand your feelings but right now there's nothing you can do"said Neiji. "Fine"said naruto bitterly walking away.

"You! You mocked me right in front of him, you side branch drop out!"spat Hyabi. "Whirlwind!"yelled Neiji, speeding quickly and knocking Hyabi back. Hyabi grunted, hitting her elbow. "You're only the heir because of the unfair rules. If we were to fight, you would be aniahlated. Besides, you won't be the heir anyway. I fought Hinata myself recently, she's pretty good, certainly better then you"said Neiji. Neiji walked away. "I'll tell my dad you said that!"she yelled. "Go ahead, what will he do?"asked Neiji.

Hinata lay, still out cold.

She was training in front of two adult male ninja, one in red, the other in blue.

"Allright, do it again"said the red ninja instructing young Hinata. Hinata attempted whrilwind again but fell over. He lashed her in the back, Hinata crying out in pain. "It'll double everytime you fail, now get up and try again"he said.

Hinata made it 359 degrees before falling over, getting two lashes. It kept getting doubled. Four lashes. Eight lashes, Sixteen lashes. Thirty two lashes. Sixty Four lashes. One hundred twenty eight lashes. It went until two hundred fifty six lashes.

Hinata's back was bleeding like crazy, 5 year old Hinata barely managing to stand. "There's no way we can keep doing this and expect her to live. She's only five, there's plenty of time"said the green one. "We don't want a mediocre member, we want a REAL member"said the one with the whip.

He turned back to Hinata. "Get up, or it's five hundred and twelve lashes, then one thousand and fourteen"he said. Hinata nodded. "I have to focus"she thought closing her eyes. "Here I go! Whirlwind!"she said. She spun perfectly, spinning all the way around, creating a fierce wind around her, before collapsing.

"Well you DID comeplete it sucsessfuly. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you falling over was from the lashings. Allright, sooth her scarrings the best as possible. Tomorrow I expect another perfect whrilwind, and this time no falling over"said the red one.

Inside her bedroom, the green ninja put much ointment on her back, Hinata giving small gasps of pain. "Why is he so cruel?"she asked. "When you're older, you'll understand that training that dosen't seem cruel isn't worth going through"said the green one. It was only a little over a year since she was abducted. She was frightened at first, trying to run away and paying for it. However they managed to convince her that she was meant for this and she accepted them, although she perfered the green ninja to the red one.

"The Akatsuki NEEDS someone with your skills. They are an organazation of elites however, and will only accept you if you're strong. You'll be the very first female member"said the green one. "Why the first?"she asked. "The Akatsuki is a voluntary organazation, and as of now no females have volunteered to even take the entrance exam. It's your destiny to join the Akatsuki and change it forever, and not by being the first female member"said the green ninja.

He finally finished, getting up and pouring something onto a cloth. "What's that?"she asked. "A sedative. You have to lay like that to let the ointment work, and it won't work if you're moving. Don't worry, it's painless"he said putting it over her mouth. "Just breathe in"he said, Hinata doing so obidiently before she fell unconcious.

"Do it now!"said the red ninja. "Whirlwind!"

She spun around perfectly, creating an average amount of wind. She did not fall over. "Good, now keep practicing until you can't anymore. You need to work up your whirldwind so it creates a strong wind. Right now the only thing that could stop weapons or fists from getting you is your leg"said the red ninja. "Yes sir!"she said.

The green ninja came to check on her every one and awhile, seeing her work herself hard. The red ninja came up to him. "She has a week before we toss a weapon"said the red ninja. "Isn't she a little young to create that kind of force?"asked the green ninja. "It'll be a small weapon, it'll be enough so that she will have to produce the strongest whrilwind possible for her age"saide the red ninja.

Hinata kept going, only stopping for meals and rest. Finally, the day came. "Allright, as soon as I say go, I'm throwing a weapon at your throat, so you can't block it with anything but the force of your whirldwind. So if you fail, you die"said the red ninja. "You can do it Hinata!"said the green ninja. The red nija thrust the weapon. "Whirlwind!"

The force just barely knocked it away. "Not bad"said the red ninja.

For the nexts six years she would keep training, not just on whirlwind but on cutting off chakra points and using her Byakuguan. The two ninja finally brought her for her test. She remembered waiting outside, until the leader came out. "So, you're the Hyuuga clan heir. Well you have me interested. Very well, there's only one test you have to pass to enter, defeat this 10 clone"he said. The red ninja suddenly cloned himself. "What!"gasped Hinata. "What's wrong? Are you not ready yet?"asked the leader. She shook her head. 'I'm ready!"she said lunging forward. Her Byuakaguan was on, attempting to hit a palm in the chest but she was shoved to the side, the clone taking a kunai out and going for the throat. "Whirlwind!"

She knocked the clone back, the clone quickly getting up but it was too late, Hinata was in.

"Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms! Sixteen palms! Thirty two palms! Sixty four palms! One Hundred and Twenty Eight palms!"

The clones was dispersed. The leader clapped. "Exceptional. Most genin could not have defeated that clone, you should prove valuable indeed. Welcome to the Akatsuki!"

The other members stepped out from the shadows to see her.

Hinata's eyes fluttered a bit, and then began to fully open. For the first time in eight years, she saw the inside of her room in the Hyuuga house.

TBC