It was now the day of the anticipated fight. All of Konoha was excited about this since they had found out they were all allowed to come and watch as everyone was making there was to the stadium. Naruto, Hinata, Umi and Kyuubi were doing some last minute sparing.
" Alright I think we need to head out." Umi said stopping the spar
Naruto looked up into the sky at where the sun was, " She's right Hinata-chan if we spar any longer you're going to be late for the fight and I for one don't want you disqualified."
" The feelings mutual." Hinata replied
The group entered the house As Naruto and Hinata changed and headed out with Umi and Kyuubi. As the two exited Naruto was now wearing the short shirt with his Chuunin vest overtop of it, but instead of it being green it was black and the spiral he always had on the right side of his jacket sleeves was now in the middle of the back of his vest. The shirt had flames on the ends of both sleeves. He was wearing blue pants with his kunai holder wrapped around him right leg. About half way up his lower leg he had wrapped them up and had his sandals on overtop of them. He had his father mask hung at his side wanting to wear it to scare the elders. Hinata also had a new outfit courtesy of Tsunade, who had gone with her to buy her something that wasn't so loose. She still had her blue Capri pant with the kunai pouch also on her right leg. Her shirt was solid white with her Chuunin vest over top of it too, but like Naruto's it wasn't green, but lilac in color with her spiral flame on the middle of the back. As she came out this was the first time for Naruto to see her with her new outfit.
" Well what do you think?" Hinata asked worried turning around
Naruto stood there dumbstruck as seconds passed he finally found his voice, " Hinata-chan you look awesome. Now if only you had a mask like mine too."
" That can be arranged." Kyuubi said as Umi moved forward
In her mouth was a mask like Naruto, but where there was red on his, her was lilac to match her outfit.
Naruto smiled at this, " That's better. Mine for Hi no Kitsune and yours for Mizu no Kitsune."
Hinata giggled at this and nodded, " Lets go."
" Right." Naruto said back as they started to head to the arena
As the group got to the edge of the forest though they were attacked by enemy ninjas. The group formed a circle to face the enemy. It was then that Hinata saw who they were.
" Kumo." Hinata whispered
" I know Hinata-chan, but we can take them." Naruto said confident because of all their training
What Naruto didn't know is by then Hinata was frozen in fear reliving the events that happened to her when she was kidnapped as a child. As one of the ninjas attack Naruto managed to block the blow that was heading for Hinata.
" Hinata-chan come on you have to help me." Naruto said
He looked behind her to see her eyes full of fear.
" Shimatta I forgot these are the guys that tried to kidnap her. Umi, Kyuubi we have to protect Hinata-chan she too scared to fight." Naruto said
" Right." Kyuubi and Umi spoke
A number of the ninja halted hearing the name Naruto call one of the foxes and that they also talked back to him.
" Did you hear that?" one asked
" You did too? I thought I had just lost it." Another said
" I really am starting to hate this order." The first one said back
" Join the club." The other said back
One ninja came up and started to fight Naruto kunai to kunai.
" You know if this is a kunai fight you want I think something a little bit more appropriate is in order for you." Naruto said as he threw down the kunai
He reached to his side and pulled off his father mask and placed it on his face smiling at the fear that was starting to come into the man's eyes. As he reached into his pouch his found one of the kunais he was looking for. As it emerged the man's eyes grew wide and fear showed easily in them now. The blade glistened in the sun showing they had just been polished the three point were sharp and deadly.
" Now for you to see why you don't mess with the Kiroi Senko Musuko or his girlfriend." Naruto said as he disappeared from sight, as a black streak was all that was left.
The man looked left to right and didn't see anything. He finally calmed himself down and stood still trying hearing for Naruto. A gust of wind came from the right and he brought up his kunai just in time to block Naruto three-pronged kunai. Again and again the man blocked Naruto's attacked.
" You're good I'll admit that." Naruto's voice carried in the air, " But not good enough."
As he appeared in front of the man chakra now covered his kunai as the man went to block his kunai again his was cut in half. Then man stood shocked over this.
" How?" he asked
" My element is Kaze. You had no chance of winning. Nighty night." Naruto said as he delivered a spinning kick to the mans head knocking him out
" Umi, Kyuubi deal with them, but don't kill them. We're going to have to take them to Ibiki for questioning later." Naruto instructed to two
They nodded at his words.
Umi had taken on three of the Kumo-nin while staying in her kit form. This allowed her to maneuver faster around the ninjas, but also it was harder for them to catcher her.
This is strange I'd have thought they'd use jutsus by now, but they're only using pure Tai-jutsu or just trying to capture me. Something is not right here. Umi though as she managed to dodge one ninja and in the process have him run into another knocking them out.
" Two down one to go." Umi said
Kyuubi had decided to increase his size and was now a Sanbi Kitsune dealing with his five opponents. Two had tried to sneak up on him from behind, but his used two of his tail and knocked their heads together putting them out of the fight.
" Now who next?" Kyuubi asked the three Kumo-nin left in front of him
One pulled out a katana and yelled as he rushed forward to Kyuubi. He disappeared hoping to catch the fox off guard, but Kyuubi saw every one of his movements. As he brought his blade down Kyuubi jumped off to the side avoiding the blades edge. Suddenly Kyuubi's mouth expanded as he blew out a stream of fire onto the blade of the katana. As the man dropped the blade the metal melted down into a puddle of steel.
" Pathetic. Not very good craftsmanship if you ask me. Next time you buy a blade make sure its been reinforced with chakra that way it'll hold out better against Katon attack." Kyuubi said annoyed the man wasn't really challenging him too much.
" Kyuubi stop playing with them and just knock them out." Naruto shouted to him annoyed with the fox
" Kit it's no fun if I can't toy with them." Kyuubi said
" Kyuu just knock them out. I'm finished with my already." Umi said to him
" Fine spoil all my fun." Kyuubi said
He disappeared from his spot as the last three fell to the ground unconscious.
" Happy now?" Kyuubi asked upset he could play with them longer
As the three continued the fight the never ending number of Kumo-nins one managed to sneak up behind Hinata. Umi though saw this rushed to a still frozen Hinata's aid. The ninja was about to render the girl unconscious when Umi launched herself at the ninja biting hard into his wrist it started dripping blood. The ninja howled in pain over what she had done and looked down at her angry.
" Damn kitsune." He said as he jerked her off his wrist causing more blood to flow
He then flung Umi to the side causing her to hit a tree.
" Aahhh." She yelped as she hit the tree
The two boys stopped instantly hearing her pained yelp, but this also caused Hinata to snap out of her daze. She looked over to see Kyuubi rushing to Umi, who wasn't moving. Hinata turned around seeing the man that had hurt Umi behind her. She looked at him as coldly as she could and he stopped and seemed to be frozen in fear.
" You have just made the biggest mistake of your life." Hinata said as she spoke, "HAKURO TENBU!"
As she spoke Hinata's chakra engulfed her hands and attacked the man with a number of Jyuuken blows. Then ninja was pushed back by each of these blows as Hinata's hand started to glow brighter with each hit as she finally stopped the chakra in her hands released causing the ninja to be blow away and into a tree and be knocked out. The other Kumo-nins stopped what they were doing shocked at what the girl had just done.
" Have you ever seen a Hyuuga do that?" one asked the other shook his head
Hinata rushed over to where Umi was and was met by Naruto.
" You ok?" Naruto asked her
" Hai, sorry." Hinata said upset
" Don't worry about I would of frozen up too. Kyuu how is she? " Naruto asked
" She's just unconscious from the blow to the tree. You two go deal with the rest and I'll heal her up." Kyuubi said
" Right." Naruto said back as he stood to finish this fight
" Iie Naruto-kun, you've protected me enough. It's time I fight back." Hinata said walking in front of Naruto
" Hinata-chan are you sure?" Naruto questioned
She looked back and smiled at him and nodded.
" Then go kick some Kumo-nins ass Hinata-chan." Naruto said as she started to walk forward, " Oh and don't use too many Jutsus you need to save you chakra.
" Hai." She said back as she moved to the middle of the Kumo-nins
She glared at them and most were now frozen in fear, " You just hurt one of my friends, big mistake."
She settled into Jyuuken stance as she prepared to fight what was left of the Kumo-nins. As looked around noticing how many were actually now unconscious and Naruto was walking over to them and hauling them all to one place and tying them up. She looked around her now counting how many were left.
…Hachi, Kyuu, I only have to defeat nine. I need to end this fast or I'm going to be late and disqualified. Hinata thought, I know how to finish it quickly the only problem is if they'll figure out what I'm doing before I'm able to finish.
" I'll just have to chance it." Hinata said
In an instant she was gone.
" Where did she go?" one asked
" I don't know. She couldn't have just disappeared." Another said
Naruto chuckled at their confusion, I'm glad I taught her that jutsu now.
Hinata was currently speeding around the group looking for whom she should strike first.
I'll move from the back and head forward that way they won't be able to attack me and the ones in the front won't see what's happening until I'm halfway up there. Hinata thought
As she got behind each ninja she delivered a Jyuuken strike knocking them unconscious. The ninjas were still searching for her when suddenly only three were left standing.
" What the hell is going on?" one asked confused and scared
" She can't be that good." Another spoke
" Ba…ka." Naruto said as they all looked at him, " Who do you thinks been helping her train for these past 2 months."
" So it was true the rumors." One said and fell to the ground unconscious
The two left went back-to-back searching every direction to find the girl. One Kumo gasped for air as he went down to the ground unconscious. The only one left was now trembling with fear not knowing what to do now.
This is insane the elder said she wasn't going to be any trouble. She just kicked most of our asses and we can't even tell where she is. He thought This is too much trouble there is no way she's going to loose and I'm not will to be killed.
" I give up." The man spoke
Hinata who was about the deliver the knocked out blow stopped directly in front of him, " Why?"
It was then the man released the Henge he was using. Hinata gasped in shock.
" What the hell? You're a Hyuuga?" Naruto questioned
Umi was now awake and moving over to Hinata with Kyuubi beside of her.
" Hai, we were under order from the elders to detain you so you'd miss the fight, but I see that you are stronger than the elders give you credit for. Please forgive me Hinata-sama." The Hyuuga bowed down to Hinata
" Stand up." Hinata said and the man did what he was told, " You are from the Branch Family?"
The man cringed at this question and nodded, " What did they threaten all of you with?" Hinata asked
" Huh?" he said looking up at her confused and surprised he ask this question
" I know they had to threaten you to have you all attack me. So what did they threaten you with?" Hinata asked
" Our families they'd kill then using the Juin Jutsu." He said
Naruto growled in anger over this, " When I get a hold of them I'll give them that damn seal."
Hinata smiled at his words, " I agree Naruto-kun. What is your name?"
" Kyou, Hinata-sama." He said
" Well then Kyou I have a fight to get to and I believe I'm almost out of time. I'm going to leave you here with the others. Naruto-kun is still going to have Ibiki come, but please explain to him what you know and he won't be too harsh." Hinata said
" Hai Hinata-sama and arigatou." Kyou said
" Naruto-kun we need to get to the arena and fast." Hinata said looking at him
" Way ahead of you Hinata-chan." Naruto said as he jumped on top of a horse size Kyuubi's back
Umi was standing beside of them smiling and equally as large, " Come on Hinata can't be almost late without making a grand entrance." Umi said
" Yeah you have too hanging around Konoha Number One Surprise Ninja for so long." Naruto said his mask pulling his make on
Hinata grabbed hers and placed it on her face too as she got on Umi. She looked over at Naruto and nodded and they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
In the arena the villager were all wondering where Hinata was.
" Where the hell are they. If Otouto makes her late I'm going to castrate him." Tsunade threatened
Jiraiya gulped at her words and slowly started to move away from her. She reached out though and caught his jacket pulling him back to her. He puller him down and looked him in the eyes, " And he's not the only one I'll do it too."
Jiraiya paled at this, Gaki please get here soon.
Over where the elders were most were smiling that Hinata still hadn't shown up.
" Only two more minutes and she'll be disqualified." Damasu said to Sanji who nodded
" Hai, I'm sure the Branch Member will keep them busy if they value their families lives." Sanji said
Elsewhere in the arena Naruto and Hinata's friends sat.
" Where the hell can Otouto be?" Sasuke questioned worried
" Maybe he's trying to outdo you from the first Chuunin Exams Sasuke." Shikamaru said annoyed at waiting
" If he is he's a bigger baka than I thought." Sasuke shot back
" IF THAT BAKA KITSUNE DOESN'T GET HERE SOON I'M GOING TO HUNT HIM DOWN MYSELF." Sakura said releasing her Inner Sakura
" Sakura calm down." Sasuke said to her
Hanabi in the mean time was down in the arena tapping her foot on the ground getting annoyed at having to wait one her sister.
" Judge can't we just disqualify her?" Hanabi asked annoyed
Genma who was down with Hanabi looked over at her annoyed she had asked this question again.
He sighed, " Like I said before Hanabi-sama, Hinata-sama is allowed an allotted time to get here before she's disqualified. I don't know why your so worried, think you'll lose?" Genma asked smirking
" NO! I just hate waiting like this it's boring." Hanabi said not flustered from his question
Up in the stands Hiashi and Neji were hearing what she was saying. Hiashi sighed at this predicament.
" Don't worry Hiashi-sama she'll show up." Neji said trying to reassure him
Hiashi looked over at him smiled and nodded
Hinata-sama, Naruto where are you? Neji thought looking up into the sky
" ONE MINUTE TILL THE FIGHT IS CALLED." Genma's voice boomed through the arena
Genma watched his clock moved the senbon in his mouth and shut the watch.
" Seeing as….." he started but was interrupted when the dirt in the arena erupted
" WHAT THE HELL?" Tsunade shouted
As the dust cleared there stood two large three-tailed foxes with riders on them one in black and the other in lilac.
" State you name." Genma said smiling
The one in lilac looked up at the elders who gasped and then at Genma who also looked shocked. She stepped off of Umi and moved towards Genma.
" Hyuuga Hinata." She said as she removed her mask and tossed it to the other rider
Once she dismounted Umi started to shrink to back to the size of a kit. She fox barked at her and she looked at it.
" Umi you stay with Naruto-kun. I'll be fine." Hinata said
Umi nodded and moved over to Naruto, who was now dismounting Kyuubi and he started to shrink. The two foxes jumped onto his shoulder and sat there. Naruto moved over to Hinata and removed his mask placing both of them at his side.
" Kick her ass Hinata-chan." Naruto said to her and kissed her on the cheek
Hinata blushed at this, but nodded and moved to the other side of the arena across from Hinata.
" So Ane-san decided to join us?" Hanabi asked annoyed
" Hanabi I'm sorry for the wait, but I was detained." Hinata said, as she settled into a stance no Hyuuga had see before
" Neji do you know what that is?" Hiashi asked
" It resembles her Jyuuken stance, but she's modified it moving it lower to the ground. It almost looks like a combo of the Jyuuken and the Tai-jutsu style her teammate Kiba does." Neji said
" What the hell kind of stance is that?" Hanabi asked
" Something new." Hinata said smiling
As Naruto, Umi and Kyuubi made their way up the three were meet by Gaara and his sibling.
" Hey guys." Naruto said waving to them
" Naruto." Gaara said smiling
" Why are you here?" Naruto questioned confused by this
" Hokage-sama asked us here." Kankurou said smiling
" Huh, that's strange I wonder why?" Naruto said
" I wonder why indeed." Kankurou said and got hit up the head by Temari's Tessen
" Anyways come on we saved you a seat with all of us." Temari said
" All of you?" Naruto questioned
" Hai, your friends. We're all sitting together." Gaara said
" Though Temari is too close to that Shika guy for my liking." Kankurou complained
" Urusai." Temari said hitting him with her Tessen again
Naruto laughed at this, " I'll be there in a little bit I need to see Obaa-chan and Ero-sennin first."
" Right now?" Gaara asked
Naruto looked at him seriously, " Yeah it's why we were almost late."
Kyuubi and Umi had jumped off Naruto shoulder now.
" Alright Umi can you do something for me if you're feeling up to it?" Naruto asked
" Hiashi and Neji." Umi said
" Yep." Naruto said to her
" I'm on it." Umi said and zipped down the hall to where Hiashi's scent was coming from
" Kit what about Ibiki?" Kyuubi asked
Naruto closed his eyes and looked up the hallway to the Hokage's stand, " He's already up there."
With that Naruto walked off to the Hokage stand.
" Kyuubi what's going on." Temari asked
" Something the Hyuuga elders did and believe me Kit isn't to happy about it, so I wouldn't mess with him too much if I were you Kankurou." Kyuubi said looking at the puppeteer
Kankurou nodded at Kyuubi's warning as the group headed back to their seats. As they returned they noticed Kyuubi was with them, but no one else.
" Hey where's Naruto and Umi?" Ino asked
" Naruto had to go see Hokage-sama and Umi went to go retrieve Hiashi-sama and Neji for Naruto." Gaara said
" Kyuu what's going on?" Tenten asked
" He's going to tell them why we almost got Hinata disqualified. Though once she find out she's not going to be happy either." Kyuubi said
The group looked at him shocked and then each other.
" I wonder what happened?" Choji said munching on his tenth bag of BBQ chips
" I don't know Choji, but I'm not going in his mind to find out." Ino said looking at Kyuubi
As Naruto moved up the stairs to the Hokage's Stand Kotetsu and Izumo were running down the stair and ran right passed him stopped suddenly causing the two to loose their footing and fall down a couple stair, get back up and headed back to Naruto, who hadn't stopped at all.
" NARUTO." Izumo shouted getting his attention
" I'm already heading there don't worry." Naruto said knowing what they were suppose to be doing
" But why were you late?" Kotetsu asked
" I'll explain once I get everyone up here." Naruto said
" Everyone?" the two asked confused
" Yeah, Hiashi and Neji will be coming up in a little bit. Can you guys stand outside and guard it till then and make sure no Hyuuga elders come it. Got it." Naruto said angrily
The two gulped at how angry the boy sounded and nodded.
" Good." Naruto said as he opened the door to the stand and shut it behind him
The two Chuunin looked at each other shocked.
" Have you ever heard him that mad before?" Kotetsu asked
" Iie and I hate to see him fight when he's like that. Remember his Otousan." Izumo said shaking his head
The two shivered at the memory they had of an angry Yondaime when they were children.
As Naruto entered Jiraiya came rushing to him tears flowing from his eyes.
" Thank you, thank you, thank you." Jiraiya repeated over and over
" Jiraiya what did you do now?" Naruto asked annoyed
" It wasn't him it was you and since I couldn't threaten you I threatened him." Tsunade growled angrily glaring at him with Ibiki standing beside of her looking over at the boy
He's radiating so much killer intent and Hokage-sama doesn't even notice it. Ibiki thought
" Don't glare at me Tsunade there was a reason we were late." Naruto said angry
Tsunade and Jiraiya were shocked he had called them by their names. She sat back in her chair again.
" That bad huh?" she said
" You'll be a pisses as I am once I tell you." Naruto said
" So?" Jiraiya asked
" Hold on 5 more second." Naruto said counting down his finger and then pointing to the door
With that the door opened to reveal Neji followed by Hiashi and Umi.
" Gaki what's going on?" Tsunade asked
" We were attacked." Naruto said sitting down beside of Tsunade
" NANI?" the group said
Kiroi Senko – Yellow Flash
Tai-jutsu – Hand-to-Hand Techniques
Hakuro Tenbu – White Haze Dance
Jyuuken – Gentle Fist
Hachi – 8
Henge – Transform
Juin Jutsu – Caged Bird Technique
Senbon – Fighting Needles
Ane-san – Older Sister
Tessen – Metal Fighting Fan
Urusai – Shut up