Hey everyone! I know that it's been forever since I last updated this story. Hold crap halfdemon-kai, what's wrong with you? –slaps self— As you can probably all tell by the name of the chapter, this is the last chapter. I thought that it would be a good place to end the story. Otherwise it would just keep going on and on forever. Then you would all just get bored.
Thank you so much to all of those who have read and reviewed and have stayed with me through all this time. I'm really sorry for taking so long. I got distracted by a many other things.
Please enjoy the last chapter of Becoming a Ninja.
How it Ends
I stared blankly at the walls of the hospital room. They wouldn't let me out of the room without a doctor's permission, which no doctor was willing to give me. I had tried to break out twice to see Hinata, both times having been caught. Now there was someone guards every exit, even the ends of the air ducts.
With a sigh, I hung my head to look at the floor. My arm one arm was broken from the fight in the forest of death.
"What were you thinking fighting with an arm like this? You could have put it in even worse condition than it already was," the nurse scolded me as she wound it in a cast.
"How was I supposed to know it was broken?" I asked her with some agitation.
"Every Genin should know when they've broken a bone by the burning sensation."
"Yeah," I muttered, "Whatever you say."
I rolled my eyes at the memory. I was going for the Chunnin exams. I didn't have the time to be worried about a broken arm. 'At this rate… I won't be in good enough condition to even compete for the next part of the exams…' I shook my head at the thought. All that hard work was gone for nothing now.
"Damn it," I muttered.
A knock on the door grabbed my attention. Who would be knocking on my door?
"…Suzu? Are you in there?" Kiba's voice asked from the other side of the door, "I guess you would have to be, with all this security…"
"…Yeah, I'm in here," I replied, looking to the wall.
What was I supposed to say to him? How was I supposed to act? Did he… know about Hinata?
The door opened slowly, and when he shut it, he grinned at me.
"What on earth did you do to end up being under arrest?" Kiba asked me, a laugh in his voice.
My hands clenched at his laughter. How could he be laughing?
"I tried to get out to see Hinata."
"…How is she doing?" he asked hesitantly.
"I don't know. The idiots won't let me anywhere near her," I muttered, glaring at the wall.
He seemed to sigh then.
"They wouldn't let me in to see her either. I was hoping you would have had better luck than I did," he said quietly.
It had been a few days since the Chunnin exams had ended. They wouldn't let me out just incase there were other things that I had declined to get checked out before fighting. It would have helped though, if they would given us any kind of information about Hinata.
"I… I don't know what to do," I whispered, dropping my gaze to the floor, "I can't just sit here anymore without losing my sanity."
'She's my best friend… and I can't do anything to help her right now. How useless am I?'
"I know how you feel," Kiba murmured, "I've always been there; keeping her safe. I tried to warn her against Neji… but that bastard did more than a number on her."
My fist tightened at the name. 'So Neji did this… Her own cousin…'
My golden eyes hardened as I thought.
"You okay?" Kiba questioned with concern, "Does your arm hurt at all?"
"No, it doesn't hurt," I stated, trying to fiddle the fingers, "I wish it hurt more, then I could take my mind off of Hinata…"
"What are you thinking about doing?"
"Killing Neji for starters," I growled, getting to my feet.
"You sure that's a good idea to do alone?" he asked me, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"No, but I know it's the right thing to do right now," I stated, smirking darkly, "Care to join me?"
"Even better, I'll help you."
Kiba let out a loud whistle and pulled me to the window. There was Akamaru, being picked up by the guard outside the window.
"Well aren't you a cute little thing?" the guard said like he was talking to a child.
When Kiba chuckled to himself, it made me wonder what was going to happen. Then, Akamaru started to pee on the guard.
"Aw no way!" the guard cried, "How gross…"
He put Akamaru on the ground before walking away from his post.
"Alright," Kiba mused, "Let's get out of here."
Neji was walking through town when we found him. I had summoned Virid to look around the village faster. Neji could have been anywhere. Kiba had been looking by ground with Akamaru, using their keen noses to find the scent. He had found him before I had.
Ending the summon I landed on the ground in front of the Hyuga. He was as stoic as ever, his eyes narrowing only a little at our appearance.
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" the Hyuga questioned, looking at both me and Kiba.
"We wanted to tell you what we think about what you did to Hinata," Kiba stated, Akamaru barking in agreement.
"Tell me? Or fight me? If you fight, then you are destined to fail," Neji stated with, eyes unmoving on me.
My teeth gritted together at his cockiness.
"You will be of no use with that broken arm," he continued, "And you, Kiba, are still not fully well yourself."
"I've got enough in me to teach you a thing or two," Kiba growled, cracking his claws.
"…In the middle of town?" Neji challenged.
I stared back at Neji hatefully.
"She's your cousin - your own flesh and blood - and you would do that to her?" I growled, shaking from anger, "If I had any cousins, or family for that matter, I would never try to kill them."
"This is a matter that does not concern you, Suzu," the Hyuga told me sternly, "You would not understand."
"Hinata is the closest thing to family that I have. She is my concern," I hissed, "If you don't value her, then you're the worst kind of person to exist."
"Fate is against the heiress of the Hyuga," the black haired boy muttered, "You will not be able to change that fate, nor will you be able to change your own."
Neji crouched down, raising his palms to fight. Both Kiba and I got ready to do the same. The people around us started murmuring about what was going to happen. They sounded distraught by the commotion.
"Family comes before your pride!" Kiba growled, taking off toward Neji.
I followed suit, not about to let the opportunity get away. 'He'll regret ever doing that to Hinata!'
Before we could reach the Hyuga, three clouds of smoke appeared. Kiba and I stopped in our tracks, both of us being grabbed by our sensei.
"Now, what are you three children doing picking fights our in the middle of the street?" Kakashi Sensei asked, holding tightly to the back of my shirt.
I hung my head at the tone in his voice. He didn't sound impressed.
Akamaru whimpered as Kiba sighed at being stopped.
"I thought that you knew better Kiba," Kurenai Sensei said quietly, disappointed.
"Sorry sensei…"
"And you Neji," Guy Sensei started, "It's not like you to pick fights at all."
"I'm not the one who chose to fight," the Hyuga stated calmly.
'That bastard… He's the one that raised his fists first.'
"Come on Suzu, we need to have a talk."
"Yes Kakashi Sensei," I murmured, "Bye Kiba."
Casting a frozen glare at Neji, I followed Kakashi Sensei through the market.
Things were silent for a while as he led the way to the forest. 'He's really going to let me have it, isn't he?' I asked myself, looking at his back cautiously.
"Suzu… what's gotten into you?" he asked me, finally turning around.
"He deserved what as coming to him," I stated, looking up at him intently.
He seemed to sigh, shaking his head.
"You have a broken arm-"
"I know it's broken sensei!" I cut him off with agitation, "What he did to Hinata… it's unforgivable! He needs to be knocked down a notch!"
Shaking his head, Kakashi Sensei thought for a moment; waited for me to calm down.
"Hinata's the only family I've had in years. If she dies… if she dies then I'll have nothing worth living for."
"She's not going to die," he told me calmly, "She woke up shortly after Kiba broke you out of your room."
My eyes widened with his words. Hinata was… okay?
My legs suddenly felt flimsy and I fell to my knees. I felt so relieved to hear that she would be alright… that she was going to live.
"Now, don't you think you should have waited before running off?" Kakashi Sensei asked me, a smile in his tone.
"No, actually, I don't," I admitted, smiling a little myself.
I would have went after Neji whether Hinata had died or lived. She didn't deserve what had happened.
Hinata stirred, the sheets shuffling with her movement. She could hear voices, which caused her to wake up. When she opened her eyes, she was surprised to see all her friends waiting in the room; all of them grinning when they looked at her.
"Hey Hinata," Kiba grinned at her, "We're glad that you decided to come back."
"…Come back?" the Hyuga heiress asked with confusion.
Tenten smiled pleasantly at her friend's wellness, "We thought you were a goner."
"Don't scare her Tenten," Suzu chuckled, grinning as much as Kiba.
"Oh come on! You were the one that was freaking out the most," the brunette teased the ice haired girl.
"Says you," Suzu argued, shaking her head.
"I think that's the first time I've ever heard of you crying," Kiba joined in the teasing.
There was a loud thudding sound before Kiba was complaining about how his head hurt.
Hinata started to laugh at her friends. Even after what had just happened, she was glad that they had all worried about her. It was a good feeling to have, knowing that there were people there that cared about you.
"T-thank you!" she laughed, small tears falling down her cheeks, "Thank you everyone."
"Way to go Kiba, you made her cry," Suzu scolded him.
"What? Why's this my fault?"
"Yeah Kiba, way to go."
I smiled at Kiba and Hinata as I put my bag over my shoulder.
"Are you sure you want to do this alone?" Kiba asked me with a raised brow, "It's a long way to get there."
"I'll make it there. Besides, you guys need to help Shino train for the Chunnin exams," I assured them, grinning.
That was where Tenten was, helping Neji train for his exam.
"Please S-Suzu… be safe," Hinata asked me, worried.
"Of course," I chided, "I'll be back in a few months. Don't you guys worry about a thing. It's just a mission anyway. It can't be that hard."
I had taken a mission given to me specifically by Kakashi Sensei. He had told me that I was something that I would be good at doing… something that I might even enjoy doing. I didn't know how right he was. I wouldn't until I made it to the next destination. I was to gather information about some missing Nin from different villages. How fun could that be? Or hard for that matter?
Kiba shook his head with a smirk.
"When you get back, you owe me a match," he told me, sticking out his hand.
"When I get back is the day of that big girls vs. the guys capture the flag game. I'm sure I'll be able to own you by then," I stated, smirking as well as I shook hands with Kiba.
"It's a deal then?"
"Definitely."
Hinata smiled at me before I gave her a hug goodbye.
"You guys keep busy, and say bye to Tenten for me. See you in a few months!"
I left the village and started on the way to my new mission. The first stop was the Land of Waves to learn about a missing Nin called Kisame. After that there was Deidara and a Sasori… I didn't know what it meant for them to be missing Nin, but I knew that I was allowed to use any possible force to get my information.
'Who knows… maybe Kakashi Sensei's right. Maybe I really will have fun doing this mission.'
End of Fanfic
Hello again! So, I hope that that wasn't a bad way to end it. It ties into Fate's Calling by Undone-and-Unlocked which is also being finished by me. So this is kind of like a hint, the ending. So we'll see just how many people get it. :D
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