Hey guys! First off I am back. I know I've been gone for two years now, life decided to throw me on a roller coaster I wasn't planning on taking for a couple more years. I had a baby boy while I was offline, it wasn't planned, but I love him and wouldn't give him up for the world. He is now two and I am starting to have more time now, being a single mom is super hard. I made this chapter longer than normal to try to make it up to you guys. I have big plans for A Hyuuga's Word. I will be posting chapters pretty much everyday for this story. Also, I will be putting up another story and in a couple of weeks I will pick up my Bleach story as well (I just found the binder with all my notes today).
Quick little side note here
Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu – Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Onigiri - is literally a ball of cooked rice
A quick little shout out to all my awesome reviewers thanks so much for all the support and criticism; I appreciate it.
Sasuke black flipped into the air dodging several kunai Hinata had thrown at him, he sent a couple of shuriken at her open left side. Hinata caught some and sent them back before rushing him; she landed a kick to his side while he was preoccupied with the shuriken. Sasuke seized her leg, wincing at the shuriken that had hit him. He used her momentum to toss her into a tree. He quickly made the signs for Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu, he breathes in deep and released. He smirks as he watches the stream of fire and Hinata cart-wheeled away from it. She had been burned by his fire before; it wasn't something she wanted to repeat.
Hinata smiled at Sasuke, they decided without words to take a break. She straighten up and grabbed the two water bottles by their stuff, she chugged half her bottle. Sasuke caught his bottle and sipped on his own water. Kakashi had told them all to meet up at the training ground at five in the morning, and Sasuke had been the first one there, Hinata had been the second. Naruto probably had shown up by now, but they had ditched their bags by the meeting area. It was Sasuke who figured if Kakashi was so late to a normal meet and greet, he would probably be late here too. They had waited until 5:10 before going off on their own.
"What kind of tests do you think this survival training will have?" Hinata asked Sasuke finishing off her water before tucking it in her kunai pouch.
"Hn," Sasuke looked back at Hinata, he had tried to guess the time, "maybe it will be on strengths, weaknesses, our ability to adapt, and possible future potential?"
Hinata walked over to stand next to him, "I was thinking it would be more of a group task, since its right after we graduated and were put into teams."
Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows; he really disliked relying on or ever working with others. He wasn't really happy about having to consider working with Naruto, but he knew he could rely on Hinata. Sasuke was rather hoping that Hinata would be wrong in this case. Sasuke began to pick up their weapons that liter the area, he wondered if they'd have to stay all night. He hadn't thought about what would happen when he got placed on a team.
Hinata, herself, was pretty sure from the way she had seen the Branch members talk to their own teammates. She wasn't sure how well Sasuke would take it, if it was. Hinata simply hoped that Sasuke and Naruto don't kill each other. She watched Sasuke collect their weapons from the surrounding area, I wonder if he will open up a bit more, to other people. Hinata walked over to Sasuke, who handed her the weapons she had thrown. She remembered how pissed Sasuke was when he thought Kakashi was using scare tactics, until they founded out it was very true. She remembered what Kakashi had told them yesterday.
"That's enough of that." Kakashi said he looked bored, "We will start out duties tomorrow."
"Yay! Duties! Duties!" Naruto was practically bouncing in place, "What kinds of duties?!"
"First we are going to do something with just the four of us." Kakashi seemed to be enjoying this.
"What?" Naruto asked still bouncing, "What?"
Hinata felt as though Kakashi was smiling, "Survival training." He said simply.
"Survival training?" It was an instant effect; Naruto had slumped back down, "We did enough of that in the Academy!"
Kakashi continued, "This isn't normal training, I'm your opponent."
"What would that be, Sensei?" Hinata questioned, knowing he would get to the point faster with someone asking direct questions.
Kakashi began to chuckle quietly. Naruto frown and fidgeted, "What's funny, Sensei?"
"Well…It's just that," Kakashi explained, "When I tell you this, you guys are definitely going to flip.
This training is a super difficult exam with a failure rate of over 66%. Of the twenty-seven graduates, only nine will be chosen as Genin. The rest will be sent back to the Academy."
Naruto looked shocked and upset. Sasuke didn't move, just stared at Kakashi, while Hinata twitched her fingers. It took all of three seconds for Naruto to lose it. Hinata watched Sasuke from the corner of her eye; he didn't seem extremely upset, just thoughtful. Naruto was busy yelling at their new Sensei when Hinata bothered to return her attention to them.
"Oh, that? That's just to select those that have the chance to become Genin." Kakashi paused, "Anyway, tomorrow you will be graded on the training field. Bring all your Shinobi tools, oh and skip breakfast; you'll throw up." With that Kakashi dismissed the meeting.
Kakashi didn't show up until a little past 11, six hours late, with some lame excuse about the path of life. Sasuke didn't care about his excuse; he was annoyed he had to wait six hours for survival training. The warm-up he did with Hinata was now completely useless, his legs were stiff from standing for so long, which he ignored as he shifted his weight watching Kakashi walk over to some wooden posts he had disregarded earlier. Sparing a glance at Hinata, her face was clam but she was frowning and biting on her lower lip. She looked shy, her eyes not quite looking at anyone directly, instead she was focused on the alarm clock Kakashi placed on the wooden post, and she didn't look happy at all. Sasuke had learned, from living with the Hyuuga's they all are punctual and looked down on anyone who was late, with disdain; and the hated to be kept waiting.
Kakashi looked just a bored as he did the day before, "The alarm is set for noon." He began, holding up two silver bells at his eye level. "You have until the alarm goes off to get one of these from me. Those who aren't able to get a bell does not get lunch….."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, irritated at his stupid new Sensei. Naruto and Hinata didn't look too happy about it either. They could hear Naruto stomach growling, the idiot probably imagined lunch upon hearing Kakashi's statement; reminding him just how hungry he was.
"Not only will the one who doesn't get a bell, I will I tie you up to up to one of those posts and eam lunch right in front of you." Kakashi seemed amused, "You only need one bell," He clicked them together making a low chime sound. "The person who cannot get a bell from me will be sent back to the academy."
Sasuke tensed up; going back to the Academy wasn't an option, not after getting so far, after all the work and time it took. Sasuke glanced at Naruto and Hinata then shifted his eyes back to Kakashi. Damnit, this whole thing is about teamwork, just as Hinata said it'd be. Sasuke didn't like to think back to when his family was still alive, but he knew there were only three-cell teams until you moved up to Chūnin. Sasuke felt the cold rage burning through his veins but he continued listening to Kakashi speak about how they needed to come at him with killing intent, and Naruto bantered that Kakashi couldn't even dodge his stupid joke with the blackboard eraser.
"In the real world people with no talent are most often those who brag the loudest," Kakashi looked at the Hinata and Sasuke, "We'll just ignore Dead Last over there and start when I say."
Naruto, being the idiot he is, got pissed off and grabbed out a kunai and was getting ready to either charge Kakashi or throw it at him. They never got to find out because within that instant, Kakashi had appeared behind Naruto. With one hand clamped down on Naruto's head and his other hand forcing Naruto's arm back, pointing his kunai at back of his own neck. Sasuke didn't even see the movement, and judging Hinata's stiff posture from the corner of his eye neither did she.
"Clam down," Kakashi said with what almost sounded like a chuckle, "I haven't said start yet.
At least, it seems you're prepared to attack me with killing intent. Heh, so you have finally acknowledged me then." Kakashi sounded amused, "It seems that I'm beginning to like you guys. Alright then, let's go. Ready….Start!"
Sasuke jumped away from the group and tracked through several different trees before finding one that had sufficient coverage. He paused and then scanned around for Hinata. It took him a minute to realize she was several feet to his right, near the path they had went to train this morning, low to the ground behind some brush. Where's the idiot? He wondered before sweeping his gaze back to Kakashi then promptly sighed lightly. honestly, you'd think the idiot never went to the Academy the way he acts.
Not more than four of so feet away from Kakashi was Naruto, out in the open with nowhere to run. Naruto began demanding Kakashi to fight him. Sasuke was pretty sure everyone else was just staring at Naruto, wondering how he managed to get this far. Naruto stop being such a moron and attack him or hide! Sasuke shook his head as he watched Naruto continue his ignorant thinking about ninjas and fair fights.
"You're a bit odd, aren't you….?" Kakashi said, almost wondering out loud.
Naruto grinned as he charged Kakashi, "The only odd thing is your hair!"
Kakashi reached in his pouch that was attached to his waist. Naruto skidded to a stop and watched Kakashi carefully. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the sight, so you actually learned one thing from the academy…moron. He glanced down at where Hinata was hidden to realize she was gone. Sasuke looked back at Kakashi and Naruto, hearing something about TaiJutsu and had looked over in time to see Kakashi pull out a small orange book. Isn't that the book that's always on display at the adult book store on the way to the old swordsmith's place? Sasuke though vaguely, great my Sensei's a pervert, one of my teammates is an idiot and I can only depend on Hinata.
He watched Kakashi bluntly insult Naruto, saying he was going to read his book while fighting him, because it wouldn't matter. Of course that riled up Naruto, who failed at actually landing a single hit. As Sasuke watched he was able to catch the moment where Kakashi shifted just before he appeared behind Naruto. "A Ninjas –" Kakashi jumped away from Naruto's back as several kunai and shuriken came from the far left of Sasuke. Hinata, Sasuke acknowledged, just enough distance not to give away my position. Is she really going to try and help dead last?
He watched as two Hinata's rushed Kakashi in a brigade of taijutsu. He watched Kakashi spare against them for a moment before throwing one into a tree and the other into Naruto, who had been standing there dazed and confused, like an idiot. Both Hinata's turned into smoke, just clones probably in case Naruto didn't back her up.
Sasuke watched Naruto get tossed into the river like a rag doll, trying to find an opening. Naruto threw out two shurikens from underwater while Kakashi was laughing at his book, not even twitching Kakashi caught the without hesitation. Naruto crawled out of the river, bitched about his stomach and being hungry before eight clones jumped out of the river. They attacked together, but Sasuke zeroed in on the clones themselves. They weren't normal clones.
"It's a forbidden technique Sasuke." His head snapped to the side, Hianta stood on a slightly lower branch of the tree next to his. "His toying with us, his waiting for you to give yourself away. Come on, let's think up a plan." She offered.
Sasuke hesitated, he really didn't want to work together. She'd probably try and make him work with Naruto too. He doesn't hate Naruto, but he really can't stand the guy. He glanced back at the two, Naruto pretty much just beat the crap out of himself with his own clones. "Sasuke…." Hinata spoke softly, "it's worth a try…"
Sasuke turned his eyes back to her, looking down slightly to see her face. It was the same face she made last time, but last time he didn't listen and it didn't end well. In fact he was the reason she broke her arm when they were eight. Sasuke sighed, "Let's go." And took off forcing her to follow him.