Goal 3000

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Chapter four the bell test

I was waiting at the training ground for my teammates to arrive. I stood with my back to the stream that ran through our training ground and was facing the entrance though I was looking at the sky. My father had been silent when I told him that I had my final test today yet again the blank eyes of the hyuga show nothing. I quickly shake my head and try to focus on the test that is coming up. I did as Kakashi-san said and did not eat breakfast along with I arrived twenty minutes early to our test.

What can this test be? What if he has us do things that I can't do? There is no way that I can keep up with a Kakashi, I am going to fail this test and disgrace the Hyuga family name. I will never be good enough for my blood. I look around as I feel a presence by me. Sasuke Uchiha is walking up the path. He stops at a distance and leans against a tree. There is a tense silence as we wait for Shikamaru and Kakashi to arrive. "You're the Hyuga heiress right?" my eyes drift away from the sky to look at Sasuke-san.

"Y-Yes" it was little more then a breath but he and I both knew that he could hear my response. There was a tense silence between the two-clan heirs. They had never even spoken a single word to each other before this moment. Their relationship was nonexistent but worst then even that was the fact that there clans had decided that they would have no business with each other so the Hyuga's knew little of the Uchiha and like whys for the Uchiha's to the Hyuga.

How in the world can we be on a team? We know nothing about each other and there is no trust between us so what can we do? These were the thoughts that were going through Hinata's head as she looked at the sky. Blue like the eyes of the boy who never gave up. Blue like the fierce chakra that was constantly moving through his system and growing stronger everyday.

Time drifted on while we waited for Shikamaru and Kakashi to arrive. It seemed that neither of us wanted to break the silence that had enveloped the area. It was an awkward silence that seems to make the air thin. The yawn was the first thing that hinted at another person coming into the area. I quickly turn and see Shikamaru, I can tell just from his appearance that he just woke up and most likely came right after coming out of bed.

"G-g-good m-morning S-Shikamaru-kun." My response was a mere wave of a hand as he went over to a tree and lay down and seemed to drift back to sleep. Shikamaru seemed to defuse the tension at least a little. I went back to staring at the sky and waiting.

It wasn't until the sun had raised to its peak that Kakashi-san arrived. He walked with a leisurely pace and had his face in an orange book. Sasuke moved from resting on the tree to sitting down next to me. Shikamaru even raised himself to a sitting position as we all looked at Kakashi. He stopped a few feet in front of us; he then reached into his pocket and pulled out two bells. "Your goal is to get these bells before noon. If you don't you get these bells you fail and will be sent back to the academy." My eyes locked on to the two bells. These were going to be the items that decided my future. I had to get one. "There are only two bells so one of us is going to fail." I am quickly brought away from my thoughts and realize that what Sasuke had said was true. Kakashi nodded is head as he finally glanced up from his book. "Correct, one of you will fail this test and be sent back to the academy." I don't even have a chance. Sasuke was the top student while Shikamaru seemed to get good grades even though he never tried. Compared to them I am nothing. Kakashi pulled a clock out of his jacket and seemed to set an alarm on it

He then seemed to look back at his book. The bells were now tied to his belt loop. "Go" with that one word the three of us dove for coverage as Kakashi stood in the middle of the field. I activated my Byakugan and started to look around, Sasuke had taken cover in a tree thirty degrees south of Kakashi while Shikamaru seemed to have taken coverage in a bush 60 degrees to the north. As I observed the area around I could tell that there was no way that we could beat Kakashi. He was in the middle of an opening. He had the advantage because there was no chance to sneak up on him unless you went from underneath or you attacked from the sky. Sadly any jutsu beside taijutsu is seen as useless to the hyuga clan so I don't know any jutsu besides the academy taught ones. I could see that Sasuke seemed to be the first one to move. His first move was to throw a barrage of kunai at Kakashi. I couldn't help but almost scream at Kakashi to dodge but I did what I was taught by the Hyuga to be silent and observe.

I couldn't stop my eyes from widening as Kakashi reached up and grabbed the first kunai and spun it around before throwing it back with speed so fast that I couldn't watch as it crashed with the next one flying at him. He did this for all of the other kunai that coming at him. That is until he seemed to stop and dive back words. Why is he diving away from his open area? A black streak on the ground is what caught my attention. The shadow seemed to be reaching across the field aiming at Kakashi. I quickly trace the shadow to see Shikamaru; he was pushing chakra into his shadow causing it to chase after Kakashi. I turn back to watch as Kakashi jumps into the trees. He stops and quickly disappears and leaves not even a trace behind.

My eyes quickly dart around the field; I don't see Kakashi anywhere I notice that Sasuke and Shikamaru seem to be looking around just like me. "You know if you just watch you aren't really helping your teammates. I quickly spin around and see Kakashi standing behind me; his hands are flying through hand seals. All of the leafs start to spin around me, I was in a vortex of leafs and the world started to fade away.

What happened? I quickly start to stand back up and look around. I can tell that the sun is almost setting. It must be after noon, I start to look around and notice that no one is here. I am alone, Shikamaru and Sasuke must have got the bells and left me. A heat starts to take over my whole body as my vision distorts from the tears that are about to come down my face. I stand back up and start to walk back to the compound. I failed; I am not worthy of the hyuga name. My breath just gets shallower and shallower because of the fact that I can't do this. As I walk is see a person on a bench. Bright blond hair and an orange jacket, I would know this person anywhere. He seems to be down, his shoulders are hunched and he is hiding his eyes under his bangs. "N-N-Naruto-kun" his head snaps up to me and wipes his eyes. "Hey Hinata, what up?" I look down and can't help but be reminded that I just failed my final test. "I f-f-failed my t-est and wo- n-nt be a genin." I feel my shoulders start to shake and the tears that I had held back start to cascade down my cheeks. That is when I feel something I had only dreamed of, Naruto-kun had wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close. "It is okay Hinata, I failed to. It means that we just have to work harder and next year we can pass and we can do it together." He held me in his arms for a few more minutes until he pulled back to smile at me. I look at the smile, which had gotten me through so much in my life.

No. I stared at the boy who made my world as he stared back at me with the smile that I had watched forever. I quickly wrap my arms around him and pull him closer to me. "No, No, No, this can't be right. I want this to be real; I want you to be the one to comfort me and to love me. This isn't fair, to use such a tactic on a girl who just wants a boy to look her way this is low." I started to babble with all of the emotions that I had held back for quite some. Naruto puts a hand on my head, "Hinata, what's wrong I am always here for you. I promise that this is me." I look at him one more time and whisper out the word. "kai." Just like that the world starts to twist back into darkness.

Next time I open my eyes I see the treetops above me. The first thing that I do I activate my Byakugan and look at the clock I had been out for less then a few minutes I still had two hours until it would hit noon. I slowly start to rise and I see that Sasuke has started to get into a Tai jutsu battle with Kakashi while Shikamaru seemed to be thinking. I start to walk towards the battle that was quickly going to Kakashi's favor. Kakashi had thrown Sasuke to the side when I finally moved. I jumped pushing chakra into my legs so that I could jump higher. Right as I start to descend, I see Kakashi go ridged for half a second before he dives out of the way and leaves me to impact with the ground. My hand leaves a small crater, from my hit. I look at Kakashi with my Byakugan, who put his book back in his weapon pouch. "Who gave you the right?" My head snaps up and I stare at Kakashi, as my tears start to reach the point where they finally fall from my face and hit the ground. I stand up and get in my hyuga stance as I look and see that Kakashi has a surprised face, Sasuke seems to be shocked and finally Shikamaru seems to have a thoughtful face on. "You think that you have the right to give me hope that he will notice me?" for the first time in my life I was angry. The fear of not passing this test, the constant looking down on I received at home; Naruto had always been my silent support. Kakashi had miss used that emotion that I tied to him.

I quickly fly at Kakashi thrusting my right hand forward trying to hit him. He easily avoids it by turning to the right. I spin and throw an enhanced kick at him. He pushes my leg back like it was nothing. I then use the momentum of him pushing my leg to spin in the opposite direction and throw my other hand at him. The bells weren't important any more it was just about ways to deal with my pain. Kakashi easily slaps my hand out of his range. Right as I am about to attack again I find that instead of diving forward I found my body diving back. The place I had just been along with Kakashi who was standing right there was suddenly engulfed in flames. I might not be able to twist my body but I am able to use my already activated Byakugan. I fallowed the stream of fire to its source, Sasuke had shot fire at Kakashi and I while we were in the middle of combat. Next thing I know I am in the woods a distance from Sasuke and Kakashi. I can move my fingers again.

"Are you okay? Hinata" I slowly turn towards Shikamaru. Concern is the look in Shikamaru's eyes. He was worried about me, that is when I realized that Naruto wasn't on my team and I had been so caught up in that fact that I didn't try to actually be in a team. This was my entire fault I am not being a teammate. I am not being a Kunoichi I am being a little girl, it is time to grow up. "He was going to burn me alive." Shikamaru nods at this his eyes seem to be grim and dark at the mention of Sasuke's action. "Teamwork" Shikamaru says this as he looks at me. My only response is to look at him in a questioning manner. "That is the point of this exercise. We have to work together to get the bells there is no other way that we could possibly be able to get the bells." "T-t-t-hat makes s-sense but what about there being just t-t-t-two bells S-S-Shikamaru-Chan?" "It is meant to drive a wedge between the team so that we wouldn't have a chance." I nod to Shikamaru in understanding. "So Hinata how about it lets show Kakashi-sensei that we can work together." I remember what my mother use to tell me about how her teammates were her strength and because of that she was able to beat foes that other wise would have killed her. I need my teammates to make me strong, just like my mother. I nod my head at Shikamaru and sit up straighter. "Okay can you tell me what is happening between Kakashi and Sasuke. I nod and use my eyes to focus on the area that was recently vacated. Kakashi seemed to be standing over Sasuke who was trapped in the ground up to his neck. I explain this to Shikamaru and wait for his idea. He surprises me by sitting down and cupping his hands in a weird formation. I was going to ask him what he is doing when I remember what my father told me about being silent while a ninja is thinking up a plan. So I stand silently as I wait for Shikamaru to come up with a plan. "Hinata I have a plan."

"What you did was out of bounds Sasuke." I hear Kakashi say this as I slowly start to move closer to the edge of the forest waiting for the signal. "What were you thinking doing that jutsu? That could have burned your teammate. You would of caused her death." "I held back my chakra she would have lived just had some burns and I was doing her a favor. She started crying because of a genjutsu. It just shows how weak she is. I am doing her a favor, if you aren't strong enough in the ninja world you die. She has to be tough or she dies." He is right. I shouldn't be a ninja; I will just fail and cause my teammates to fail too. They could die because of me and then I will go down as the most useless ninja in history. "For this plan to work I need you" those were the words that Shikamaru said right before we went separate ways. I have to try my hardest not for me but because Shikamaru needs me. I feel my body petrify for a few seconds and that is the signal. I quickly reach down to my weapon pouch and grabbed several kunai and two kunai. I get in my stance and take a deep breath. Focus, I can do this. I pull both my hands back and throw them with all my strength. The weapons streak across the field and Kakashi quickly spins and does the same thing that he did earlier with Sasuke. A second after that I dash into the field start to throw hit after hit at Kakashi. He dodges each of my attack until I finally twist in a different direction and strike at his arm. He then raises his arm and throws a swing at me. I quickly try to lean back my leg strikes up and throws of Kakashi's momentum it seems like Kakashi did suspect this because my leg hits his hand and that is when I get my chance I throw my smoke bomb on the ground and then I throw a kunai in between Kakashi's legs. I t spin upward and then I grab the two bells off of his belt loop.

From that moment I jump back out of the smoke and stand up straight. As the smoke starts to clear, I start to walk over to trees where Shikamaru is. He is down on one knee with his shadow, which is already starting to return to his usual style I then put the bell into his hand. The smoke clears the rest of the way to show Kakashi-sensei with his hands on his hips. "Well it seems like you two passed Sasuke on the other hand will be headed back to the academy. Smart idea to have Hinata distract me then have her throw a kunai between my legs so that your shadow could reach me Shikamaru." Kakashi says this as he stomps on the ground, which causes Sasuke to pop out of the ground. Sasuke then seems to sit there and starts to glare at the world. I truly start to move without even thinking. I walk over and knell next to Sasuke I see he turns and looks at me with cold eyes as I reach forward and grab his hand. I pull it forward and put the bell into his hand. "W-W-We are a t-t-t-team so one p-p-p-p-persons success is the t-t-teams success w-w-which means that you p-p-pass because this is a-a-about team work r-r-right K-K-K-Kakashi-sensei" I quickly look at Kakashi and see that he is smiling only through his eye though. "You are right Hinata. You should be happy Sasuke it seems odd that the prodigy is the weakest link on the team." Though this comment is spoken carelessly, you can hear the undertone of accusation. He was trying to get Sasuke to see what Shikamaru and I had seen really quickly the only way for us to pass was by working together. Just like the only way for us to survive is to be a team. "From this moment we are team 8. We meet here tomorrow at 6 in the morning. So be up and ready or else. In the next instance Kakashi was gone and the three of us were left.

"Sasuke, I know that you have issues but you need to understand that from this moment that we are a team and that means we have to work together." Shikamaru says this as he walks to stand next to me and we both look at Sasuke. He stands up and turns away from us leaving the bell behind. "I don't need teammates I will complete my goal with out any one else's help and any one who thinks that they need teammates is a weakling. The same thing goes for how ever told you that you need teammates they are pathetic." I take a step forward his previous words igniting that rage that I had felt towards Kakashi earlier. "You don't understand Uchiha-San" my voice though light as always seemed to take a venomous tone as I addressed this child. "If you don't start to treat us like teammates you will just fall into the same trap you did today and repeat the process." I reach down and grab the bell and throw it at Sasuke who catches it with ease. "Keep the bell to remember that we need team work or we are doomed because in the end It is either accept us or continue to fail again and again and from what I heard the Uchiha's weren't failures." I watch as his eyes snap up and look at me and focus in on me. I turn and start to walk away from Sasuke and Shikamaru-kun; I had said my peace now it is up to Sasuke to decide where we go from here. I start to head in the direction of the Hyuga compound when I stop suddenly. I just realized that I had just stood up to Sasuke Uchiha. He is going to murder me in my sleep tonight. I just signed my own death warrant.

End of Chapter

Endnotes:

I am so sorry that this is so late. I have been going through finals and trying to have a social life (Ps: it isn't working) but once again I want to thank you all for fallowing and subscribing. I am so happy with all of the good things you guys have said about this and let it be known that I am trying to be more careful with my writing because I know that every chapter has had some grammar errors and also spelling errors and I apologize but once again thank you for everything

Now I know that I am going to have to explain the things I did. The first thing is Hinata's anger. This isn't to out of character we have all seen that Hinata gets her power from her emotions and Naruto is the thing that gives her strength more then anything so for Kakashi to use Naruto Against Hinata is what caused her to snap. Now The second thing that I want to point out is the fact of hinata's stutter. Now Hinata's stutter was made because of her family constantly downing her yet she has shown us that when it comes to helping others her stutter will disappear and that is what happens. The final thing I want to mention is Shikamaru's sort of OC The reason that I made Shikamaru like this is because of the way that Shikamaru understands teamwork. He always thought that he would have Ino and Choji on his team so he never had to fear that they wouldn't be able to work together but since he is not with Ino and Choji. So he knows that teamwork is needed because of his father so he is doing everything make teamwork. I promise you will see a bit more regular Shikamaru in the future chapter. I am once again I won't be able to get a new chapter every week but I will update as often as possible. Thank you so much

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The lone water warrior