A little in look into my mind: As I was writing this a gross image came to mind. Hand spit. I mean. spit and dribble is gross already but with the added image of from a hand made me gaga ( lawl. After rereading this later I saw that I put gaga instead of gag. I'm keeping it) a little. I'm not finished writing the chapter as I write this but. I thought I would share.
Also. I made up all the jutsus. So if they sound corny. that's why. I know [: Sasori doesn't appear a lot in this chapter. I kind of missed him while writing. He will in the next for sure Please review! I love reading them.
Disclaimer: This is silly. I always feel silly when I do disclaimers.
CHAPTER SEVEN: Training day
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Kiba Inuzuka lounged around in the Inuzuka compound feeling rather redundant and dull. Even Shino looked duller then usual. The two boys were completely drained. Kiba's huge appetite was even affected by the lost of their partner.
" Sitting around doing nothing was always more fun with Hinata," Kiba sighed scratching the back of his head lazily." She made team nine that girl charm…" He looked over to Akumaru. The poor guy was looking sad too, having lost Hinata's scent. It got too muddled with all the others.
And that stupid beetle that Shino knew about wasn't in season.
" Girl charm?" Shino asked, looking to his partner eyebrow raised.
" You know," Kiba sighed, starting to lie on his back. " That thing that girls bring to the table. Hinata was just so cute and sweet… And God Dammit. I miss her," Kiba whined, flipping over to hide his face. The last thing he needed was water works. He'd punch himself if any water left his eyes. Then Shino. Then he would punch Naruto. Because he reminded him of Hinata. Everyone in Konoha did.
He didn't want to admit it to Shino but he was starting see her even when she wasn't there. He was going insane. He was losing it. And all he wanted to do was punch someone. It didn't even need to be in the face.
" What about Kurenai?" Shino asked, but he knew what Kiba meant. He just wanted to hear his partner's answer. It might make him understand a bit more. " Doesn't she give off the 'girl charm'?"
Shino hadn't been seeing Hinata everywhere he went; sometimes at night he heard her tell them about how the Hokage had summoned her for a mission. She sounded concerned. They had told her how much of an honor it would be.
He desperately wanted to tell her not to go. He just didn't want to admit this to Kiba.
" Kurenai is a man," Kiba told him flatly. " Men don't count, Shino. Well. OK. Kurenai is definitely not a man. But it's different. Hinata…"Kiba trailed off. But it was OK. Shino had gotten it.
But looked like he would be needing to punch himself in the near future.
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Hinata had been sneezing the whole morning.
" Are you getting sick?" Deidara asked, putting a hand on her forehead, only to make her forehead wet with hand spit. " Sorry, un…"
" It's OK," Hinata said, wiping her forehead delicately. " No, at least I don't feel sick."
" You might not be used to the rain country's humidity," Kisame suggested, taking a 'bite' of his breakfast. Which translated to stuffing four eggs into his mouth. " It's definitely different from Konoha."
" Or it's magic!" Tobi exclaimed, thrusting his spoon into the air with a sense of triumph and glory.
Most of the Akatsuki just ignored him.
Ino always felt the need to pat his head or give him a piece of candy. If she didn't have candy she usually just gave him something shiny. Today it was a rock she had found earlier.
" Maybe someone's talking about you Hinata," Ino suggested, taking a bite of the eggs in front of her. Although, eating was the last thing Ino wanted to do. It being the morning before her first training session and she was super nervous.
But when she voiced this to Sasori that morning and mentioned how she wasn't hungry; the man just got up and pulled her to the dining room. Ino was expecting him not to care and let her stay in his room a while longer. But no. He even watched her sit down and take a couple bites before leaving her.
The good part of it was that Hinata had made the breakfast and, much as Ino did not want to admit to Sasori, she was glad she was forced to come down to breakfast.
" I doubt anyone's talking about me," Hinata said, taking a small bite of food. " I mean. I can't think of anyone that would." As soon as the words left her lips, she thought of a group of people who would. It made Ino think of Kiba and Shino. Which escalated into thinking of everyone back home.
It felt weird remembering Konoha as home. Ino didn't like the feeling in her chest so she decided to fill it up with eggs and took another bite.
Deidara also noticed the change in Hinata's face and thought of her partners. He knew who they were. ( So he checked on her file. That wasn't weird. Right, un?) They were handsome boys, much to the chagrin of Deidara who had hoped they'd be incredibly ugly. Fat would have been better too.
Most of the young men in Konoha were attractive boys, save a couple here and there.
" Hinata-chan," he mumbled, trying to sound sincere. " I'm sure there are people who care about you and would talk about you, un. I would."
Shit, Deidara inwardly yelled. That wasn't what he wanted to say at all. He wanted to say something along the lines of: No one is talking about you. Especially not some punk that smells like dog. Especially not him.
Which sounded pretty childish, now that he thought about it.
" Oh," Hinata blushed and murmured a shaky Thank you.
This whole scene made Ino, and almost everyone else sitting at the table, spit out their breakfast a little. Save Kisame. He was shocked but there was no way that he was spitting out food. Not in this lifetime.
" Ino," Konan whispered, wiping her chin. " Did you see that?"
" I was just about to ask you the same thing," Ino admitted, taking a napkin to the area around her. " I don't think they realize some people are trying to enjoy breakfast."
" I think we should inform them of the company," Konan said a little louder.
" Konan-chan?" Hinata asked, looking to the blue haired member confused. " Are you feeling OK?"
" Peachy," Konan told her smiling. " How about you?"
" Fine?" Hinata wasn't really sure where any of this was going but she wasn't going to ask. That might have sounded rude.
" How about you , Dei?" Ino asked, knowing Hinata was probably oblivious to the obvious flirting form the blonde. The man could have spelled out the words: I'm j-e-a-l-o-u-s and Hinata wouldn't have gotten it. " Anything you want to tell the table?" She liked how that sounded: the table. Made them sound more important. Like a secret organization or something.
" No, un?" Deidara also said with a hint of innocence. Though, unlike Hinata, he had a hunch about where this was going.
" But it doesn't seem like you have anything to hide, right, Hinata-chan?" Kisame smiled, he liked being a part of 'the table.' It basically meant he could torment other members. Which was always fun. When Hinata nodded a quick no he looked to Deidara, smiling his signature grin.
" Do you have anything to hide?" He asked Deidara, loving how the man looked angrier and angrier by the second.
" Any thing you want to tell Hinata?" Ino asked. ' The table' idea was great. It looked like Deidara wanted to blow up.
" Why would I want to tell her, of all people, anything?" Deidara said, raising in voice and beginning to look quite angry. His face was starting to gain color and a vein visible - and throbbing- on his forehead.
" Yes," Hinata mumbled, trying her hardest to keep a smile. " Why would he want to talk to me." Her fake smile was definitely lacking and she looked like a sad little puppy dog.
" He's what they call an idiot, Hinata," Konan told her friend, putting her arm around the girl. Ino did the same.
" Don't mind him." Ino told Hinata sweetly, then turned to glare at Deidara. " You should be ashamed of yourself, Dei."
" But you two started this!" Deidara yelled, throwing up his fist angrily. " Of course I don't mind her, you two used your women mind tricks!" Then he sat down, as he was before and huffed a bit. Ino just giggled, he was like a five year old.
" We were just teasing, Dei," Ino laughed, raising up her hand, motioning for Konan to do the same. " We're done! Truce?"
" See," Konan opened her hands, trying to reassure the man more. " No hidden weapons!"
" Whatever," Deidara mumbled but then the blonde man quickly smiled. " I'm most definitely getting you back though!" Then he looked at Ino and gave her the most sinister look she had ever received. It was like looking into death.
" Mostly you, Ino-chan," he said sweetly as the leader came into the room. When the leader saw Ino and Deidara together he always had to shake his head a bit. The similarities were a bit uncanny.
Their personalities were similar as well. It was hard not to get the two mixed up.
" Deidara," Pein said, tossing a scroll into the mans direction. " Since Kakuza and Hidan are out you have an assassination. Go tell Sasori you have a mission." Deidara nodded and went to tell Sasori, without first looking back at Ino and sticking all three of his tongues out at her.
Ino simply smiled and waved. Because, she figured, what could Deidara really do?
" Kisame," Pein motioned to the man. " You and Itachi, like I informed you last night, are still in charge of training Ino and Hinata. Make sure they never forget this training session. Konan. Follow me." and soon the leader and Konan disappeared leaving the others.
" He's totally into her," Ino smiled. " I know it."
" Ino," Kisame said, getting up and putting his dishes into the sink. " You're a weirdo."
Itachi also got up and started to walk with Kisame outside before Ino could get angry and deny everything. Hinata lightly touched her shoulder as if telling her not to freak out. Ino sighed softly and nodded. She didn't want to look like a fool her first day out.
When they had reached what looked like an empty field marked out for training; the two members turned around to look at the girls.
" Make as many clones as you can," Kisame told the girls. Ino inwardly smiled. This was so easy! Stuff they made kids do at the academy before you got your forehead protector.
Both girls made the clones with much ease. Ino inwardly, and probably outwardly, grinned widely. Hers was a perfect look alike and she was quite proud of her first lesson.
" Can these clones do anything?" Kisame asked and both girls looked confused. They were just a distraction, you couldn't make the multiples do anything. Could you?
" Watch," Itachi told them and made the motions for a different technique. When he was done there a clone standing next to him. " Now watch."
Before their eyes the clone started to walk around and then go into the forest. Then Itachi did another hand symbol and the clone was back inside of him.
" I have all the clones memories now." Itachi mumbled. " Now I want you two to try."
Ino concentrated. She had to get this right. She had too. She felt her chakra going and said the jutsu, eyes closed. Finally she opened her eyes to see her creation.
She almost fell to the ground in embarrassment.
The Ino clone was a good foot shorter then Ino. Had bright red hair and a bored look on her face.
" Why'd that happen?" Ino asked, touching the clone lightly only to be swatted away by the clone.
" Don't touch me, idiot," the clone scoffed, looking away annoyed.
" But you're my clone!" Ino yelled, annoyed. " I'll do whatever I want to do to you! Because I'm the one who made you!" Ino was getting quite annoyed, a vein throbbing in her forehead. Kisame's laughter was also annoying her as she made the clone disappear.
She side glanced to Hinata who had her perfect double standing next to her.
" How'd you do that, Hinata?" Ino wanted to know, touching the clones face.
" I just, um, thought about me and it happened?" Hinata admitted, looking to the ground slightly embarrassed.
" Can I try again?" Ino asked, and received a laughter muffled yes from Kisame and a nod from Itachi. Ino once again closed her eyes and did the jutsu.
This time the Ino that stood next to Ino actually looked like her. Both girls jumped up and down in delight.
" Yay!" both Ino's cheered and danced. Ino smiled as she dismissed the clone, feeling like she did a job well done
" Good." Itachi nodded and then looked to both girls." Judging by your chakra levels, you two should probably be able to make two or three clones. Which is good for just beginning."
" Now," Kisame added quickly. " To prevent what happened to Ino make sure you focus on yourself and no one else."
" I didn't think I was thinking of anyone else," Ino admitted, feeling quite bad, racking her head for someone that looked bored with red hair. Then it hit her.
Sasori.
She just prayed to whichever God was watching her that the rest of them didn't realize it. Sadly for her they all thought of the puppet master but kept their mouths shut.
" Now we'll talk about elements," Itachi told her, but Ino was feeling the effect of making two clones. She wouldn't dare voice her eagerness for a break. Pein did warn her that it was going to be grueling.
" So the leader told us Hinata had a affinity with water," Kisame smiled and did the hand motions for a jutsu. " Falling crane!" Soon enough a large crane made up of water came out of the stream from beside the field and dipped its head before disappearing into the stream again.
Both girls focused on the jutsu. Hinata's crane ended up being about Kisame's size while Ino's was more like an actually crane size. Hinata was also able to make her last longer.
Ino was started to pant, looking to Hinata wondering was she wasn't completely exhausted.
" Hinata will be less tired after using water techniques," Itachi said, looking to Ino who had a " how did you just read my mind' look plastered on her face. " Since her chakra already has a strong connection to it."
When Ino thought about it, Hinata was a perfect match for water. They were both calm and beautiful. Yet, water held a secret power as Hinata did. It made perfect sense.
" Now it's time to figure out yours, Ino," Itachi told her. " You both should be able to use most of the elemental attacks, some affecting you more then others. Let's try earth now."
Itachi made a couple hand movements and then uttered the phrase " Sinking Earth." Like the name suggested the earth around him started to sink.
Both girls did the technique as well. Both using a medium amount of chakra. Soon they had gotten to fire.
' This one will make Hinata exhausted," Itachi told her. " Since you are good with water." Then he did the Uchiha specialty the fire ball. His was huge, even bigger then Ino ever remembered. Even bigger then when Sasuke did it.
When Ino tried the first time she just coughed up some cinders. Hinata even burned her mouth.
" You shouldn't try this Hinata," Kisame noticed. " You already used a lot of Chakra burning yourself." The girl nodded and made room for Ino.
This time Ino made a fairly good sized fire ball. Not as huge as Itachi but a good size.
" I think I know what your element is," Itachi smiled a bit. Which Ino took as a good thing. After looking into all the members she had learned that Itachi only smiled when he saw fit. It made her feel good about herself.
" Twisting dragons," Itachi said as he did a simple sign and soon the wind started moving. Hinata only felt a breeze but Ino saw it. Two small dragons had appeared made of wind.
" Can you see them?" Itachi asked. Hinata frowned but Ino nodded amazed.
" I can do the technique but even I can't see the dragons," Itachi admitted. " Few people have an eye for air. Now you try."
Ino nodded and made the hand signs creating a huge gust of wind. Itachi knew that hers most of been huge judging on the wind. The dragons were beautiful and as Ino put out her hand to touch them they felt real.
And she felt as if very little chakra was used making them.
Yet, she had very little chakra and stamina left from all the jutsus and clones she had made. Soon Ino felt the affect and held her head.
Hinata was feeling the same, getting light headed and dizzy.
" Good work," Itachi said. " Let's head back." Ino felt great that she got a compliment but her legs wouldn't move and she closed her eyes suddenly but soon all her weight was lifted.
" It's OK," she heard Sasori's voice. " I've got her."
" Sasori!" she smiled, but it hurt so it was like a half grimace half smile. " I can see the dragons! I wish you were here to see!"
' That's great," the man told her. " Go to sleep Ino. Close your eyes," Sasori told her as he brought her into his room, putting her on the bed. Getting her bangs out of her face.
It made sense she was wind. He thought as he looked at her. She was like a refreshing wind. Strong and carefree. Even, Sasori admitted to himself, beautiful.