Okay, chapter 5. Threw in more actual characters. Why not.

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two weeks later

"God, who decided to give us this?"

"How is this even considered a mission?"

"You can't be serious, another D-Rank? How many of these are there?"

Etsuya was getting completely frustrated with his squad. He hated these missions as much as them, but at least he realized the necessity of it. They on the other hand, seemed to have no idea. There was no way that they were ready for anything higher. He had gotten sick of all of this, and decided to teach them the hard way. He had a little bit more than a surprise waiting for them when they arrived.

"Alright, today, we don't have a mission." They all seemed excited about this. "That is why I have something special in mind for today, but not here. So if you'll just step outside, let's see if you can figure it out." They got up, completely confused, and walked toward the door. Outside, waiting for them, was a group that they didn't recognize. "Now then, allow me to introduce you to Team Gai. This is Maito Gai, who was gracious enough to agree to a quick match. Specifically, each of you will face a member of his team. The fights are simple one on one matches until someone either gives up or is unable to continue. There isn't really a reason to delay this, so I'll just say the pairings now. Shinsuke, your opponent is Tenten. You're fight will take place in the woods near the entrance." He sized up his opponent. She had scrolls at her sides. She was obviously another weapon user, probably why they had been paired up. "Hideko, you will fight Neji. This will take place back at the river. You know where this is." She stared at the boy across from her. She could tell that, not only was a Hyuga, he had no desire at all to be there. "Shiori, that leaves…umm, mini-gai. I forget his name."

"That is my extremely youthful pupil, Rock Lee!!!"

"Right. Shiori, your fight will take place here. Head off, begin when you get there, and come back when you're done. As in, if your opponent isn't conscious, carry them." I will be watching Hideko and Neji's match; Gai will monitor Lee and Shiori's. Tenten, Shinsuke, your proctor is waiting there. Hopefully." And with that, they were dismissed, each heading off to their specific area.

"Alright then, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Miterashi Anko. I wouldn't be here if I didn't lose a bet to Etsuya, so make this quick and be done with it." That was definitely not what the either of the two genin had been expecting. Shinsuke turned towards the girl next to him, who didn't seem know this person either.

"Do you ever wonder if all of the jounin in this village are actually insane, or do you just assume they fake it?"

"I HEARD THAT!!!" A dango stick went flying past him, sticking itself into the tree behind him. "Now then, let's start this. You, girl, kick his ass."

"You're obviously nervous. It's clear that you have no real experience at fighting a real opponent. You can't win this. While, out of your team, there is another I would have preferred to face, I believe that I can still get what I want out of this fight."

Hideko had, to be honest, no idea what he was talking about, or why he would know anyone on her team. Still, she felt she still had to make up for that first fight, when she didn't even come close to winning. She readied herself, waiting for her Neji to do the same.

"It appears that you have agreed to this. In that case, you should prepare yourself for the consequences."

'Why the hell am I doing this?'

'Whoa, he's fast.' This was all Shiori really had time to think. She wasn't entirely sure what to make of Lee at first. He had stood there, waiting for her to attack. Which she did, only to get smacked into a nearby tree. After that, things hadn't really improved. It was completely obvious that she was outclassed. She needed time to think and catch her breath. However, she couldn't get away, this kid was too fast. So she was thankful when, after taking a punch that sent her backward, Lee didn't carry on his attack. She staggered back on her feet. She thought of what she could do, when suddenly it hit her. She formed a number of hand signs, then pressed her hand against the ground. It was the same one she had used before, against Hideko. With any luck, Lee wouldn't be able to attack her from this height. She pulled out a kunai, ready to throw, when Lee charged straight towards the tower. He ran straight forward, punching the stone pillar, causing a large part of the base to shatter. 'How is that even possible!'

"Are you going to keep doing that? We'll never finish if you do."

'Easy for you to say. You're winning.' Shinsuke ran behind another tree as the one he was behind fell over, due to the kunai attached to it exploding. After that initial surprise she had that she was fighting another weapon user, any advantage he had was gone. He took off sprinting again, dodging the kunai aimed at him as he moved toward another tree. 'How can she possibly have this kind of accuracy while shooting all of these?'

"Seriously, stop doing that. It's not helping anything. Trust me, you'll run out of trees long before I run out of weapons."

'Only one last trick up my sleeve.' He formed the basic seal. Suddenly, a black ball enveloped him. This was, in fact, the only technique he had ever taught himself. It blocked all vision inside, while allowing him to see out with almost no effect at all. The problem was that it was meant to be used by someone with much more chakra, while his was far below average. Because of this, if he kept it on for more than seven seconds, he would run out of chakra, and pass out. So as soon as he activated, he burst from his cover and ran straight at the Tenten. She faltered a bit, surprised at the technique, then recovered, sending a wave of kunai towards him. Only, unlike normal, these ones had explosive notes attached to them. Noting this, he turned to avoid them, releasing the jutsu along the way. 'That turned out worse than normal; I guess that won't work.'

He looked back toward Tenten. She was spinning in a circle, apparently unsure of where he had went. 'I guess she thought that I had used that cloud of smoke to get around her. Won't she'll be surprised.' He moved forward towards her, holding his tanto in his arm. He tried to sneak as close as possible before he attacked. He broke straight into a charge when he felt he was close enough. Hearing him, Tenten jumped backward, dodging the attack, and pulled out a kunai. He hoped that he would had an advantage in close combat.

'Wow, this isn't as bad as I thought. I didn't think I would last this long.' Hideko continued to dodge the Hyuga's attacks. Like in her fight with Shinsuke, she couldn't find an opening for any of her own, but at least she wasn't losing. She kept dropping back, trying to get some room between her and Neji, but as soon as she did, he just closed it. As it was, it was a test of whose chakra would hold out longer, and she knew that she wouldn't last long. Unless she could hit him, give herself time to use any of her techniques, she was finished. Then she had an idea. She remembered watching Sasuke in the woods once. He had used a kunai to deflect another kunai so that it went around an object. 'If he can see any attack coming toward him, and I can't get rid of that, I'll just make it so he can't block, even if he can see it coming.' She reached into her pouch and pulled out eight kunai, four in each hand. She threw three to each side, each at different angles, and all away from Neji. Then, she threw the other two so that they reflected off the kunai in the air, each coming at Neji from a different side. Then she launched a punch herself towards his head. She had timed the attack nearly perfectly. Dodging her fist would mean getting hit with at least one kunai, and vice versa. She felt her arm come into contact with him and he fell backward, out of the way of the two blades. Normally this would have been a time to celebrate, if it wasn't for the fact that her hand hurt. He got up, looking at her.

"The gentle fist style allows me to-"

"Block my chakra flow. I know. But you never actually hit me, so that shouldn't matter."

"I can produce the same effect from any of the tenketsu on my body. Your attack was, in essence, the same as if I had hit you." As he said this, her bloodline released itself.

She tried to mold chakra, to test his statement, and found it to be accurate. "Well, I guess this means I lose, huh."

"Do you quit then?"

"…Yes."

She just laid there. She probably could get up, but she didn't really want to. That fall hurt. When she used that, she hadn't expected that he could just knock it down. She heard him walk over. She didn't really care. She had basically given up at this point, even if it wasn't official. She was expecting him to finish the fight; instead, he presented her with his hand. She grabbed, allowing him to pull her up on her feet. "Thanks for that."

"You are very welcome. Now then, are you ready to continue?" She looked at his eyes; he was completely serious.

"No, I'm done. You win."

"Are you positive?"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

She continued to block his attacks. It was obvious, however, that if this continued, she would wear out before he did. He just had to keep pressing his advantage. Of course, he hadn't expected her next move. She jumped backward, much higher than he could, and landed on a tree limb. 'How did she…doesn't matter, I just need to get her down.' He reached into his pouch, pulled out a kunai, and flung it at her. It missed, going a good three feet to the right. He heard laughter erupt from directly behind him. He turned around. It was obvious she had been intending to sneak up behind him and finish the match. Now, however, she was bent over, holding her stomach, kunai in hand.

"What was that! I didn't know it was possible to be a ninja and have that bad of aim!" Screamed Tenten.

"Well, I've never been very good with kunai. Guess that's a replacement, right?" He turned back toward the 'Tenten' in the tree. He removed a shuriken from his pouch and hit it. With a puff of smoke, it turned into a log and fell onto the ground.

"You lose, by the way." She was still chuckling while she said this. He turned, but stopped partway. She was holding the knife up to his neck. It was obvious she was trying her best to not crack up again.

"Looks like it."

"Does that mean you give up?"

"Of course." She couldn't hold it anymore. She burst into laughter again. "Well, now that this is over with, let's get back." Anko dropped out of a nearby tree. The two of them had completely forgotten that she was there.

"Well, now that that's over, I'm done." And with that, she walked off.

"Hey, we're the last one's back!" Shinsuke took note of his teammates condition. Shiori was sitting with her back against the wall. Lee was next to her. Neji was leaning against the building, as well, but while standing. A few feet away, Hideko was standing still, staring into the distance. Etsuya and Gai were talking to each other. Judging by everyone's condition, it was obvious that his teammates did about as well as he had. Etsuya and Gai noticed their arrival. They turned toward him, but he knew what they would ask. "Yeah, I lost."

"It would appear that my team has beaten yours."

"Yeah, I had a feeling that they would."

"You shouldn't be betting against your own team." Etsuya completely ignored the statement, and turned toward the two squads.

"Well, I hope that all of you have learned something during this match. I'm not sure about team Gai, but for my squad, today's training is over." He turned and walked away, His team following behind him. On the way, Hideko turned to Shinsuke. It was obvious that she had something on her mind.

"Shinsuke, your friends with Hinata, right?" This caught him off guard.

"Well, yeah. Why? When did this come up?"

"Well, she's a Hyuga, like Neji. He had said that he would have preferred to fight someone else on our team. Shiori said she had never met him either, so I thought that maybe you did." He was more than just a little surprised by this.

"I never met him. I know that he's Hinata's cousin, but that's it." She just looked down.

"Oh."

"I'll be sure to ask Hinata about him next time I see her, okay?"

He wandered aimlessly. He tried to think of the places Naruto might have gone to. That was usually where he found her. He had to ask her about this. She was, after all, practically family. She was more like a sibling than his brother ever was, and he never could stand his parents. If there was something wrong with her, he felt like he should know. He wasn't entirely sure about what he would say. They never asked each other about family. It was practically an unspoken rule between them, since neither really had many good experiences with them. Still, he had to know. He found out partway through his search that Naruto was on a mission, which meant that she could be anywhere. He was about to give up when he finally found someone who might know.

"Hey Shino. Yeah, I know, it's me, Shinsuke. Haven't seen you in a while, either. Do you have any idea where Hinata is?" The bug user just looked at him.

"No, I don't keep track of my teammates." He turned and walked away.'Great, no where near closer to finding her.' Still, he kept looking. If he found Shino, then she wasn't on a mission. She was in the village. But after a while, he was forced to give up. He hated to admit it to himself, but it was no use. It was getting dark, and he was out of ideas.

Okay, another chapter down. Read and Review. Up Next, Chunin Exams!!! sorta.