Okay, I normally don't response back to reviews in chapters for this story. I only have one story I do that in and that's 'You Belong With Me', but I've decided to respond back to the reviews from the last chapter. But before I do I want to make a few things clear. These chapters are all already typed and have been uploaded onto the site previously, as you can tell by how many reviews I have. And these are the original chapters, with the exception that there are only a few things added into the story that weren't there before. So for those who are new to this story don't really know that everything is already decided. Also yes, the first few chapters of this story did lag a bit but later on, the story is written with a lot of detail. For those who have read the original know this already. Yes, this is a sort of like 'what if' type of stories, and I did stick with the manga/anime within this first few chapters only adding in twist but everything of the this story won't be like that after certain chapters.

For those of you who never read the original before and you have any questions about it, please feel to ask me. But I do have reasons for doing what I'm doing in this story. I skipped a lot of things because I was trying to get to what I really wanted to type and I didn't want to type certain things. The main parts of my story will be coming up soon during the big exam. So please be patient, if you can't I'm sorry if this story isn't for you. I typed this story when I was seventeen years old, I'm now twenty-one going on twenty-two soon. So any mistake that I catch, I will try to fix it. I'm a different writer than what I was back then.

So now onto the reviews;

Lady Serebi: I skipped the other two exams because I didn't want to type them. In the original I even skipped them as well because everything in the beginning of this story I was sticking to the manga, with the exception of some changes that I made, and I wanted to get the the parts I really wanted to type. There will be major character develop for Hinata's character in the chapters during the next upcoming exam. The beginning chapters aren't as detailed as they are in the later chapters, but I'll try to go over that. In the beginning I must admit, I did think you were trying to flame the story o.o; but I know you are know only trying to give advice on what you think about the story. I understand it, but thank you for your review.

XoChanceoX: I'm glad that you are enjoying the story so far. I love writing Hinata pairing stories, a few of my favorites are SasuxHina, KakaHina and ItaHina. But any male pairing with her is just fine to me, with the exception of Shino and Orochimaru o.o; I don't care for those pairings u.u I hope you enjoy this chapter.

lovingo0Kawaii0oGirl: Thank you so much, seeing reviews like this make me think back to the original reviews for this chapter back in 2007 xD

Saki-Hime: Well you'll find out who wins in this chapter. I hope you like it n.n

jamisa27: Thank you for your review.

BleachedBlueCat210: Yes, I will continue writing the story. Thirty-five chapters for this story is already done and after that there is still more to come xD I haven't finished after thirty-five but I intend on getting to the other chapters sooner or later. Until then I decided to just start all over and re-upload the story again, giving me time to actually complete the story, instead of having you all waiting for chapter 36; which was taking me awhile to write, due to a writers block Dx

xoHellGirlox: I'm going to try and update this twice every week if I can. I'm glad that you like this story so far n.n

Diablo's Heir: Well this is the original lol People seem to think that this is a whole new story from the original, when in fact this is the original. There are a slightly few changes such as making more details but other than that nothing else really changed.

ImCutePoison: Well, if you read the original you would know, but judging from your review I don't think you know. So I can't really answer that question Dx I'm sorry u.u I'll just say this much, this is a SasukexHinata fic with a few side pairings dealing with Hinata. But you're question will be answered soon enough xD As for Gaara, you'll find that out soon as well n.n thanks for reviewing.

Lunatic's Lament: Lol, I'm glad you seem to be liking this story.

BlackWerewolfOfPurpleRoses: Everyone seems to be Pro-Hinata xD That's a good thing n.n

Leilani-chan: Well this story is already typed, so I won't be changing much anyways. But for your request I already had that done xD

-xXLooney-chanXx-: No, this isn't. Or is it? xD There will be GaaraxHinata in the fic, trust me but as for the complete story to be GaaraxHinata, no it's not. It's more of a SasukeHinataOC. And trust me, my original uploads of this story, everyone fell in love with the OC guy I have in this story and wanted him to be paired up with Hinata instead of Sasuke. And due to some changes I lost a lot of readers o.o; those who weren't reviewing and those who were, wanted Hinata to end up with my OC and when I made that happened, the 'silent' reviewers began reviewing and were pretty upset that I made Hinata be with the OC.

Just to let everyone in on something, I am a author who would gladly add in anything you reviewers want to see in my stories. After all it's you the ones who are reading it and would continue reading it if you see something in the story you like. So if I see tons of people asking me in their reviews to make Hinata date Sasuke; when the story is a Hinata and Itachi one, I would gladly do it just to please you guys. Now when I do that, I have other people who never reviewed the story suddenly review it, upset that I changed the pairing. Please, if you don't like something or if you have a suggestion please do not be a 'silent reader' I love to know what you are thinking.

Sorry o.o I got a little overboard thinking about that lol but anyways back to responding to your review xD This is a Sasuke and Hinata fanfic with other side pairings in it as well. And yes you got it right xD But Kiba's crush on her won't last long like other males in the story. There are only three guys in the story who mainly like her. One guy hasn't been introduced yet and won't be for awhile; he is my OC. But thank you for reviewing n.n

So with that said, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. And for those who read my other fanfics, I'm trying my hardest to finish a few of them up now, such as 'You belong with me', 'Only You' and I'm currently working on 'Whispers in the Dark' which won't be uploaded until I complete the whole story. That will be my first attempt as a dark story and it will be very detailed, much like how my story 'Story of Her Life'; which by the way seems to be my only detailed story I have uploaded on here lol

So please R&R xD

Also thanks to my beta for this chapter: McJrizzy, who helped me out. Thank you very much.

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"I won't go easy on you Hinata…" Hinata nods her head as she looks straight towards Sakura. Sakura could sense that Hinata was very nervous and that she didn't seem like she wanted to fight at all, so she began taunting her, fully well knowing that something such as taunting her would break the Hyuga girl's spirit.

"You should forfeit Hinata, I mean the only reason you participated in the exam is because of your teammates, and I can see that you don't have any self-confidence and you don't want to fight" Sakura stated, lashing out towards Hinata, which caused everyone to look at her in shock at what she just said to Hinata. The pink haired female narrowed her eyes in guilt, a tiny part of her felt bad for lashing out at the timid Hyuga.

Sasuke's lips turned into a frown when he heard Sakura say those hurtful words. He wanted to say something, but refrained himself from saying anything. His coal black eyes looked at the person standing next to him; the blonde haired seemed to be taken back by Sakura's taunt.

He then looked back over at Hinata, deep down inside he knew that Hinata wouldn't give up, at least he hoped that she wouldn't.

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Hinata's mind thought back to reflect on past memories, back to those words she once told Sasuke.

Flashback~

"I'll prove you wrong…I'll prove to you that I'm not weak…I'll become stronger I know I can, I promise" She pronounced as she looked at him.

Sasuke stared at her in amusement, as he began to talk with a smirk on his face. "Well…you want to prove me wrong? I hope you can keep that promise of yours" He ended his words with in an intense look.

End of Flashback~

Hinata then begins to get fired up for the fight, as she activates her Byakugan. "Let us fight Sakura-chan" Her words coming out of her with determination.

Sakura looks at her and simply smirks, "Very well then"

Neji looks down at the fight from above, glancing at his younger cousin with a frown forming on his face. He wasn't too pleased that Sakura was talking down on Hinata, normally he wouldn't care about Hinata but for some reason he found himself caring, and proud that she was sticking up for herself, while Sasuke and Gaara both smirk in amusement as they watch the young Hinata.

The two girls ran towards each other, exchanging blows. Hinata then runs towards Sakura as Sakura does the same. They both threw a punch at each other but both of them ended up dodging each others attack. They then jumped back away from each other, as Sakura pulled out her kunai's and threw them towards Hinata, but the female Hyuga dodges the weapons easily. As she began to charge towards Sakura while throwing punches at the pink haired female across her face, causing her to stumble onto the ground.

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Naruto's content face turns into a worried one as he looks at Sakura. Although he didn't care that much, he did have the tiniest of crush on the pink haired female and secretly wanted her to win. He knew that it was wrong of him to wish such a thing, to even have such a thought like that across his mind, it made him feel like a horrible person.

Sasuke leered to himself as he watched how good Hinata is coming along in the fight against Sakura. He didn't think she'll be this good, and she was proving her worth, just maybe, maybe she'll prove him wrong like she said she would. Hinata watches as Sakura stands up, she notices that she was looking at Sasuke.

Hinata knew that Sakura didn't want to lose in front of Sasuke but she didn't want to lose in front of Naruto.

Sakura rubs it off as she runs towards Hinata once again, but as she does Hinata hits Sakura in the heart with a lot of force, causing her to spit up blood. Neji watches Hinata as if he was mesmerized by what just happened. "When did Hinata-sama become so strong?" He asked himself in silence. The Hinata he once knew was the weak and fragile girl, who could barely speak up for herself. This isn't the Hinata he knew, this Hinata seemed much stronger.

Kakashi was also quiet shocked himself that Hinata used such a powerful attack like that. "Hinata was always so quick to give up…but now she's changed herself" Kakashi whispered behind his mask, letting a smile cross his face.

Temari and Kankurou both looked at Gaara as he watched the fight below. "He looks like he's enjoying this fight in particular" Kankurou stated out loud. Temari nods her head, silently agreeing as she looked over at her crimson head brother with a serious look.

"That Hyuuga girl must really spark his interest" The young blonde thought to herself as she watched Gaara grin.

Sakura tries not to get discouraged while Sasuke is watching them, she continued to strike but Hinata counters each attack. She really wanted the raven haired male to notice her, but with what's been happening so far within this fight she wasn't too sure if he would ever notice her.

" This is my chance to prove myself in front of Naruto-kun and I'm doing it" Hinata thought about Naruto her teammate, her admirer, her crush. She continued fighting, with that thought in her mind, as well of the bet she made with Sasuke. Backing down on such a bet would bring such shame on herself, she didn't want to be embarrassed by him. With the raise of her palm, she thrusts it forward getting ready to make a impact on Sakura's chest, when something that she didn't expect to happen…happened.

"COME ON SAKURA-CHAN! YOU CAN BEAT HER!" Everyone stopped watching the match and looked straight at Naruto while both Sakura and Hinata stopped fighting to glance up at Naruto. Noticing the stares he was receiving, it just down on him exactly what he had just said.

"Hey isn't Hinata on his team?" Ino looked over at Naruto, asking him the question.

"Yeah…" Chouji answered her before Naruto ever had a word in it.

"Then why is he cheering for Sakura-chan?" She asked Chouji this time, hoping to get an answer.

Shikamaru took in a deep breath, and let it all out. "What a troublesome thing to do..."

"Geez what an idiot!" TenTen said to herself as she looked over at Naruto with a big frown spread out across her face.

"Why would Naruto say such a thing, I know that must have hurt Hinata-chan's feelings" Lee exclaimed as he looked down at the young Hyuuga girl.

Neji grimaced as he looked over at Naruto. Sure he may not be as close with Hinata anymore but he didn't like the idea that Naruto was cheering for Sakura and not his own teammate Hinata.

"Idiot" Gaara spoke, as he looked over across the room to the blonde. All the teachers were shocked, along with the judge and the Hokage at what Naruto just did. No one expected such a thing from the blonde, frowns were all directed over at the male in pure disappointment.

Sasuke looks down at Hinata noticing that her feelings were shot down at what he said that. He looked back at Naruto and whacks him on the head with his hand.

"Ouch! What was that for?" Naruto yelled.

"You asshole, Sakura isn't on our team but Hinata is, that was really stupid what you just did, to cheer for Sakura and not Hinata." He glared at the hyperactive ninja. Naruto already felt guilty enough but after that being said by the Uchiha he felt like crap. He looked down at Hinata noticing how she was looking up at him with a painful expression smeared across her face, Sakura then notices her facial expression and feels bad about it, but at this point she didn't care and took the opportunity to attack her.

"I feel bad for Hinata but this is my chance" She thought to herself. Sakura then attempted to do a replication technique and charges at Hinata. She builds the chakra into her feet to gain momentum; she then hits Hinata, sending her flying across the floor and onto the ground. She watched as she rolled across the cemented floor until she came to a complete stop. Just now realizing how powerful that punch really was.

Everyone then notices that Hinata wasn't getting up, or even moving at this point. "How can Naruto-kun do that? How can he cheer for Sakura-chan and not me…his own teammate? Could it be because he has feelings for her? But I'm still his teammate…he shouldn't have done that. That was really embarrassing" She felt her eyes getting watery, having a few tears slide down onto her cheek and then over to the ground, but she still didn't budge. The dark haired female was jus too embarrassed to face anyone at this point.

Sasuke looks over at Naruto, glaring at him. "This is all his fault if he would have never said that Hinata would have been winning right now" Sasuke notices that Hinata hasn't gotten up and starts to clench onto the railing hard staring over at her on the ground. Naruto looks down at Hinata and finally realized that he hurt her by cheering for Sakura and not her. He glanced over at Sasuke who looked very pissed off at the moment.

"S-Sasuke…are you-"

"Shut-up dummy! Don't talk to me" He gives Naruto one of those looks where you just know you're in trouble. Kakashi; who was also very disappointed in Naruto for doing something like, just remained silent, figuring that he shouldn't really have a word in about it. Naruto then looked around the room and noticed that everyone in the room was looking at him, but not in a good way.

The judge walks over towards Hinata, and just as he was about to announce Sakura as the winner, Sasuke start yelling at Hinata.

"Get up right now! You don't want to lose do you? You're always talking about how you want to prove yourself to me, that you are strong, now is your chance, so get up!" Everyone looked over at Sasuke as he spoke those touching words, even Kakashi was shocked by what was just said from Sasuke's mouth. Naruto stares at Sasuke and then back at Hinata and notices that she was starting to pull herself up to the point where she could stand again. Sasuke let the corner of his right lip curl up as he smirked at her, she looked up at Sasuke and gave him a half heartedly smile as she turned back towards Sakura, not prepared to give up so easily yet.

"Thank you Sasuke-kun I needed to hear that" She looks over at Sakura with an intense look in her eyes.

"I'm not finished yet" she stated as a small smile flashed on her face. Sakura looks over at Hinata in shock as she looks back up at Sasuke who was currently still looking at his teammate Hinata while having that same smile on his face as he always had while watching her.

"Sasuke-kun…" She thought as she looked at him with a tint of sadness in her eyes.

Neji stares as Hinata in a surprised way, he never expected to see her like this, or as powerful as this, he always thought of her as the weaker Hyuuga but this match has proved him to be some-what wrong in a way. He knew if Sasuke was never going to say anything to Hinata, she would have just laid down there on the ground like a motionless rag doll. He looked over at Sasuke didn't really know what facial expression to make.

Sakura runs towards in full speed, with all her might. As Hinata got struck by another powerful blow from Sakura. Kakashi watches Hinata with pride and knows that she has finally become the strong person she always wanted to be, Hinata then delivers more blows until Sakura collapses to the ground.

"And the winner is Hyuuga Hinata!" Hinata looks up at her team and shows off a timid smile. "I did it…I won" She said in her mind, she then fainted due to using too much chakra. Sasuke looks over a Hinata and was simply astonished. "It seems like you finally proved me wrong Hinata" He said to himself in his head, looking at her as the medics came to pick her and Sakura up.

Gaara smirked in a sinister way when the Hyuuga girl won. "This Hinata…isn't so bad..."