DISCLAIMER: I wished i own naruto but sucks for me, i dont -__-"
Look if my story sucks i really dont care this is my first story so any review flames or not would be gladly appreciated.
Chapter 2: Genin?!
(hinata age 10 & neji age 11)
Hinata walked outside the academy, diploma and her new head protector in hand. She took a deep breath and opened her diploma, inside in big bold letters were the words,
This certificate shows proof that by the words of the godaime herself, Hyuuga Hinata is now an official Genin rank Ninja and will swear loyalty to Konohagakure and its inhabitants….
Hinata clutched the diploma in her hands and looked around at the happy and proud families surrounding her. She felt the tears burn her eyes but she tried and succeeded in stopping them.
She knew that she should be happy, that she should be jumping with glee but she wasn't. Once again she looked at the families surrounding her looking for at least one familiar face.
She sighed and could feel the weight in her heart. Her father didn't come, Neji and Hanabi also didn't show up. Hanabi, she knew , was not yet allowed to venture alone and her father had different and more important things to do than what might be the most important day of his daughter's young life.
But Neji? No he wouldn't show up just for the fun of knowing that he disappointed his "dear and favorite" little cousin. She wished her mother was here but she knew that she is somewhere in heaven now watching over her. she grntly wiped the tears from her eyes and mouthed the words "mother i hope your proud of me somewhere up there"
After saying congratulations to Sakura and Ino* , She started wandering around the place avoiding the families until she caught a glimpse of yellow, sunshine yellow. She stopped in her tracks and could feel her heart beat faster.
She could even feel her heated face, she slowly turned her head and watched Naruto sitting on a swing. She walked over to him and tapped his shoulder. "na-naruto-kun? Wh-whats the matter?" he slowly looked up and stared at the timid girl.
"its nothing Hina-chi* Congratulations on becoming a genin" he smiled weakly at her and let the tears unconsciously roll down his whiskered cheeks. Hinata knew that naruto failed the genin exam but she also knew that she could do nothing about she dropped down on her knees, so she could stare him in the eye levelly, she swallowed the lump that formed in her throat and hugged him tight. Naruto was shocked at first bur after a few moments he hugged her tight and let out his grief
"I hate this Hina-chi! How can I be the hokage and beat the uchiha if I cant even do some damn cloning technique!? Im worthless and pathetic like everyone says! " he spit out the words in his blind fury, he expected agreement and disgust from the normal villages but not from hinata, she stroked his hair and comforted and consoled him n a gentle way
"No naruto-kun your not pathetic, you're the most enduring and strong person I've ever met. " . After bawling his eyes out he slowly let go of the shy girl and grinned his usual naruto i-will-never-give-up-ever! way
"Thanks a lot Hina-chi but uhh sorry for making your jacket wet" Frankly hinata didn't care if Naruto ruined her favorite jacket, she was ecstatic actually cause the love of her life cried on her shoulder and offered his problems.
"You really are my best friend" hinata internally cringed at the word "friend" an after chatting awhile with naruto, she stood up and went back to the Hyuuga Compound or "The cage with a few privileges" to her.
On her way to her room she passed a few branch and main house members, all of whom congratulated her. She smiled and talked to them good-naturedly and asked about the state of the clan and problems for the branch house members.
Unlike Hiashi and the other more egotistical main house members, the others could see how hinata would become a great and gentle clan head.
"I see that you finally became a genin Hinata-sama" he put a large clearly noticeable emphasis on the 'sama'"Sorry for missing your 'big day' but congratulations though. I knew how hard you worked for learning easy jutsus and amateur lessons."
Her cousins deep voice stopped her in her tracks and she almost sighed exasperatedly but held it in. She slowly turned and looked Hyuuga Neji The "genius" in the eye "Go-good-afternoon ne-neji-niisa-san and thankyou"
She bowed and started to walk away but neji called to her "I heard that your boyfriend Naruto failed the exams! Hahahaha You finally found someone who could suit you hinata-sama! I knew he would be a failure I see he would alwa--- "
A loud 'snap' sound echoed through the deserted corridor and neji slowly touched his burning and stinging cheek. To say he was shocked would be an understatement because his cousin famous for being a weak, timid, painfully shy, and submissive person slapped him.
I repeat, Slapped him. 'She slapped me..She slapped me…she slapped me?!' this thought kept playing an endless litany in neji's mind.
"Look niisan you can call me weak and pathetic and anything you want to say but don't you ever, EVER insult Naruto! In my eyes he will always be better than you because unlike you, he cares about other people more than himself do you even know the word 'selfless' niisan? Hmm? He is even stronger than you niisan.
sure you're a genius and probably the best hyuuga who ever lived but he is someone who never gives up even when all doubted him, even when the people insult and mocked him.
The same people who he wants to protect by becoming the hokage. Did you even know niisan that he was always alone? That he only wanted others to accept him? And one more reason why he will always be better than you is because he doesn't wallow in the past and buries himself in self pity. Unlike you niisan he strives and moves forward toward the future. "
she said to him in a fast high-pitched almost hysterical voice with angry tears in her eyes while neji stood shocked 'She lost her stutter' he thought and didn't answer because he knew that she didn't expect one "He is my hero niisan"
she started to walk away but stopped midstride and said over her shoulder in a soft and whisper like voice "You were my hero once too." And with that she entered her room and closed the door GENTLY behind her while neji started to walk back in the direction of his own home.
Inside her room hinata looked herself in the mirror and took the metal head protector and tied it around her neck with a determined look on her face. She would show that fucking mean good-for-nothing arrogant bastard she calls her cousin.
Neji was instinctively walking towards the academy 'Im only going to congratulate her nothing else. Besides its for etiquette's sake' he thought to himself. But once he reached the academy and saw no sign of hinata he started to panic. He turned on his byakugan until he saw a familiar figure behind the school.
When he finally found her, he hid on top of the tree because he saw that hinata was walking towards the orange boy*. He saw that the boy started to cry and hinata hugged him.
Wait hinata what?! Neji unconsciously clenched his fists until he drew blood and walked back to the main house. For some reason he again wanted to kill the orange boy but deep inside he knew that he wasn't only feeling angry, he was also hurt but neji would never admit that.
When he saw hinata the words flew out of his mouth "I see that you finally became a genin Hinata-sama. Sorry for missing your 'big day' but congratulations though. I knew how hard you worked for learning easy jutsus and amateur lessons."
He mentally reprimanded himself but he stopped because it was true anyway, she deserved it. She replied something to him but he didn't care to listen but when she started to walk away he couldn't help but add
"I heard that your boyfriend Naruto failed the exams! Hahahaha You finally found someone who could suit you hinata-sama! I knew he would be a failure I see he would alwa--- " she slapped him. I repeat She slapped him. Wait she slapped him? (Whoa).
He stood frozen on the spot while hinata scolded him in a raised voice. (Whoa times 2) she raised her voice?! He was angry and hurt at the same time and he had to admit that he was more hurt that angry because hinata was yelling at him because of the orange boy.
He heard her say "He is my hero niisan" and with that his heart sank but when she was walking away he heard her say "You were my hero once too" she closed her door and didn't see Neji walking away with tears gliding down his porcelain face.
When he reached his room, he flopped down on his bed, he suddenly felt very tired. He was remembering how angry and beautiful hinata looked when she was scolding him.
Wait beautiful? God this was his cousin for god's sake wasn't there a law for incest or something. While his mind was in turmoil his mother's head peeked in "dinners ready" she said "no thanks okaasan im not hungry"
he replied while his right arm was dangling across his closed eyes. He heard his door click and he fell asleep from exhaustion. Hinata also didn't know that before neji went to go to her academy, he was training non-stop for 3 days with no sleep and an upcoming mission the next day.
While in the corner of his room amidst the abandoned scrolls on his desk lay an unopened box with a beautiful silver bracelet with a small gem the color of white and lavender, the same as hinata's eyes.
A card inside with a neat and clean handwriting saying: "Hinata-sama Congratulation on becoming genin -Neji H." which he bought with his own money.
Ino and sakura became hinata's bestfriends during her academy days, i might make a side story out of that
Hina-chi is naruto's nickname for hinata and BTW he also became her bestfriend
sama means master
Okaasan means mother
niisan means older brother or someone like an older brother
The orange boy is neji's nickname for naruto (if you read the first chapter it is also what he called him)
and yes neji was the one who said whoa (okay maybe it was me)