Hidden abilities
(This is a chapter which is ALL about Hinata! You can call this a filler chapter if you want; all I can say is that I'm tired of seeing Hinata getting no love in her clan. It's Hinata's time for some payback! ENJOY!!!)
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After Hinata found Kage trapped and treated his wounds, she tried to go about her day as usual. Though Kiba did notice that Hinata had a 'friend' along for the ride.
"Hey Hinata…what's in your pocket? I don't recognize that scent," said Kiba. Akamaru barked in agreement.
"I think it's supposed to be a bat. I found it this morning on the way here," answered Hinata.
"A bat? There aren't any colonies of bats around here!" said Kuranai.
"Are you sure, Kuranai-sensei? I had no idea…" stammered Hinata.
"Hinata, be cautious around that animal. There's something off about it…" said Kuranai.
"Hai…"
That night while Hinata was preparing to go to bed, she heard a small squeak. She looked down to see the bat staring at her intently. She looked surprised that the bat was staring at her.
"What…what do you want?" said Hinata surprise. The bat squeaked again; Hinata just stared at it confused as hell. Then it shot her a look that clearly said it gave up on trying with her…for the night at least.
Hinata went to bed, her mind filled with thoughts about the bat she saved. It almost appeared as if it were trying to tell her something; she could sense that if she were to find out more she would understand the bat's message better. She went to sleep wearily, unaware of eyes watching her.
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I don't believe this… how can this girl be a Hyuga and yet have almost NO self-confidence at all?! Maybe I entered the wrong family…
Hinata dreamt of bats surrounding her…she then noticed something strange. Even with the bats flying all around her, she wasn't scared in the least. Then things took an unexpected turn; her dream self activated the Byakugan and the bats all started to fly into and ball which slowly took form before her. It was…a very large bat with eyes that resembled her own! It was then that the large bat spoke; she could understand its every word perfectly.
"So you really are a Hyuga… Odd that the clan would have someone who doesn't have much self-confidence," said the bat.
"Who…who are you?" asked Hinata.
"You may call me Kage. Tell me, why do you have so many doubts about yourself and your abilities?"
"I don't know what you mean by that…"
"I mean you are far too timid for your own good! Why do you act so?"
"I…I don't know…" stammered Hinata. Kage sighed before he said gently, "You just need someone to show you that you aren't worthless… Are you so afraid that you can't help but act timid?"
"Your voice…!"
"Don't look so surprised, little one. Now tell me, why are you so timid all the time? You should stand up proud!" said Kage.
"I…I can't do that… I'm not good enough to be the heiress of the clan… Neji should have been the heir, not me!" said Hinata upset.
"Who said you weren't good enough?"
"My father…and my cousin Neji. I tried to stand up proud, but he beat me badly during our fight in the Chuunin Exam. The Jonin had to step in just to stop him!"
"Your cousin nearly killed you during an exam?! What could have possessed him to do that?"
"He is part of the Branch side of the clan and I'm in the main house. There have always been problems between them; Neji just used the Chuunin exam as an excuse to attack me."
"Hold on a moment…what is the branch side? I don't recall any such thing when I was here!"
"The clan has been split into two parts; the main house and the branch side. The branch of the clan has always served the main house and they carry a cursed seal which the main house can used to kill them should they attempt anything on us. When they die, the seal takes away the Byakugan in order to prevent it from falling into enemy hands," explained Hinata.
"Humans…why do they always come up with such nonsense?! Don't worry; I won't hold this against you, little one."
"My name isn't little one, Kage-sama…its Hinata."
"Hinata then…by the way, you don't need to use the honorifics around me."
"Hai…"
"Hinata…how would you like to prove them wrong? You can show everyone that you aren't worthless or helpless," Kage said calmly.
"How…? I can't seem to do anything right…"
"You'll see…" said Kage; the bat faded as Hinata woke up. She rubbed her eyes wearily before she got up and went to get breakfast. She barely noticed that the bat had joined her until Neji mentioned something.
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"Hinata…what is that on your shoulder? It looks like a flying rat!" said Neji.
"Huh…? I didn't even notice it! How did you get on my shoulder without me seeing you?" said Hinata kindly at the bat.
"Hinata…where did you get that flying rat?" asked her father.
"I think it's a bat. And Kuranai-sensei has already told me there aren't any colonies around…" said Hinata before her father could repeat her teacher's words.
"Hinata, get rid of that animal now!" said her father sternly.
"It's not hurting anything…"
"Get rid of it NOW," repeated her mother.
The bat gave Hinata a look saying 'I'll wait outside.' It went off her shoulder and waited outside for Hinata to come out.
"I don't believe it…that, that thing can understand what we're saying?!" said Neji surprised.
"It's smarter than you think, Neji," said Hinata coolly.
After Hinata ate breakfast and then got ready to go training. She secretly snuck out some food for the bat. It gave her a grateful look and she said, "Thanks for waiting. I'm sorry about how my cousin treated you…"
The bat squeaked and Hinata just smiled kindly…even though she didn't understand what it was saying. Then she had an idea; she went out of sight and secretly activated her Byakugan. The bat squeaked…and this time Hinata understood what it said.
"It's about time you figured it out!"
"I don't believe it…I can understand what you're saying!" said Hinata in disbelief.
"Naturally…I am the one who gave your clan the Byakugan after all. And as for your kinsmen…tell Neji he's lucky I didn't take offense to that snide comment he made!"
"What's your name?" asked Hinata.
"You already know my name! We talked last night, remember?"
"Kage? But if that's true, then why are you smaller than before?"
"It's because I don't want to attract attention from the adults in the village. That and I didn't think you would come anywhere near a large bat-like monster."
"True… So what do we do now?" asked Hinata. She allowed her Byakugan to dissipate; remembering too late that she could only understand Kage with her Byakugan active…or so she thought.
"Your Byakugan only put us in tune girl. You don't need to waste your chakra keeping the thing active to understand me. Though I could make it otherwise if I felt like it."
"That's good to know, Kage," said Hinata.
"Should we go to the training area and meet up with Kiba, Akamaru and Shino?"
"That sounds like a great idea! Let's go!"
"Hey Hinata! Looks like you can understand your friend too!" said Kiba.
"Yeah… What's your wolf-friend's name, Kiba?"
"His name is Flow… weird name, but it works," joked Kage.
"He said his name is Flow or something," said Kiba.
"Wait a minute… Kage, how did you know his name?!" said Hinata surprised.
"Maybe because we all came from the same world?" suggested the Scarab.
"Um, my Scarab said his name is Scar…or something like that," said Shino.
"So what are we going to do today, Kuranai-sensei?" asked Hinata.
"I think you three, er seven I should say, should take the day off to train with your new sensei. Right, Kage, Flow and Scar?" said Kuranai.
"Agreed… I think your sensei does deserve the day off, don't you?" said Flow.
"Sure, why not? So what're you guys gonna teach us?" asked Kiba.
"We are going to show you three a few new tricks that not even your families have uncovered yet. Let's find somewhere that the adults won't interrupt us," said Scar.
"I know a cave a mile away. Let's go," said Shino.
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At the cave…
"So what are we going to do first?" asked Hinata.
"Well, you and I are going deeper into the cave for a few hours. Shino and Scar are going into the forest; Kiba and Flow are going into a wolf's den nearby."
"Um, Kage… I'm scared…" said Hinata after they reached where they were heading.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to let anything too bad from happening to you," said Kage.
"But I can't see anything…"
"That was the idea. Instead of relying on your eyes, rely on your other senses; or your ears to be more specific," Kage said quietly.
"How can my hearing help me out of the cave?"
"You know how we bats find our prey in the dark?"
"Echolocation?"
"Exactly… we sense the vibrations that come off the prey and go in. Now, for your first step, I'll bring out something that you can use as your own version of echolocation. Ready?"
"I…I think so."
"Good. Now when the vibrations start, follow your ears. Go!" said Kage as he turned something on. If Hinata didn't know any better, she'd swear he was playing music! (Which he was.)
I'm tired of being what you want me to be,
Feeling so faithless,
Lost under the surface,
I don't know what you're expecting of me,
But under the pressure
Of walking in your shoes,
(Caught in the undertow,
Just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is
Another mistake to you
I've
Become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding so tightly
Afraid to lose control
'Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
(Caught in the undertow,
Just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is
Another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow,
Just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste
Is more than I can take
I've
Become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you
I've
Become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
(Linkin Park's "Numb". I figured this song fit Hinata better than most others!)
Hinata activated her Byakugan (just in case) and the result was different than even Kage expected. Instead of her blindly walking in to things, like he had expected on her first try, she was able to avoid all the rocks and pitfalls inside the cave!
"Impressive… I never expected you to be able to pull this off on your first try, Hinata!" said Kage.
"I…I can see everything so clearly! I can even see the drop of water hitting you, Kage!"
"Um, I haven't been hit by any…ACK!!!! Man, that's cold! Wait…how did you?"
"I don't know… it's like I can see things without my eyes," said Hinata.
"Odd… even I couldn't hear that drop of water. I wonder…" said Kage.
"Kage, what's wrong?" asked Hinata.
"Nothing."
"Kage, watch out for that rock! It'll hit you on your wings!" warned Hinata suddenly. Sure enough, five seconds later a rock narrowly avoided Kage's wings.
"Hinata…I think you're clairvoyant. It's the only explanation," said Kage.
"Clairvoyant? You mean I'm psychic?"
"Something like that. Do you know the different types of psychic abilities?"
"Um… Telekinesis, telepathy, and that's about it…" said Hinata.
"Close. Telekinesis allows people to levitate things without physically touching them. Telepathy allows you to read minds. Teleportation brings things to you. Precognition allows you to see things that have yet to happen. Judging by what you just saw, I'd say the latter is what you have."
"So you mean I can see into the future?" said Hinata hopeful.
"Sure seems that way. Who knows, you might have more psychic abilities that haven't awakened."
It took Hinata less than four minutes to find her way out of the cave without using her sight. Kage was not only impressed, he was also glad. Finally, Hinata had a power that not even the Sharingan could overcome! They trained her 'sight' for over a week with excellent results; however, because Hinata trained long until past dinnertime, her father and mother became suspicious. What would happen next would shock the Hyuga clan completely!
Hinata and Neji would fight each other yet again with a different result!