A/N: And another update? Gosh I'm really on a role O.o I'm looking forward to seeing PheonixOfTears after all this time, it's what five updates in two days? Haha. Hope you're all enjoying and here we go :D.

P.S the song is "Choose Your Fate" by Story of The Year. It's kinda of screamy at parts but his voice when he's singing is amazing and if you look at the lyrics it can really apply to the Hyuuga clan.


Kiba POV.

"YES! She won! Go Shinobu!" Kiba cheered, leaning over the railing towards her. "You ok down there?"

"Good job Shinobu!" Hinata called down a little more discretely with a small smile. Neji looked over at her, slightly shocked, but said nothing.

"Thanks! I'm fine.. just a scratch or two." Shinobu grinned, feeling much more confident after the fight but extremely exhausted. Had she had to fight again she would lose with in the first thirty seconds, she had virtually no chakra left and barely enough strength to make her way up to the balcony before her legs gave way. "Sakura is really strong." Shinobu smiled, looking after the medical team that was checking on her before Kakashi went down to bring her back to the balconies.

"You did a great job." Shino smiled.

"Thank you, Shino." Shinobu yawned before leaning against Kiba. "Wake me up when one of you guys have to fight? Or Naruto? Or Neji?" She asked letting her eyelids droop shut. Kiba was about to chuckle a yes in response when Hayate coughed to get their attention.

"Round five. Hyuuga Neji verses Inuzuka Kiba!" He called out before convulsing into another fit of coughs.

"Well that was quick." Kiba smirked shaking the already sleeping girl on his shoulder. "Hey, look. Both Neji and I have to fight." He grinned.

"Seriously.. you suck match box thing.." Shinobu sighed switching from leaning on Kiba to leaning on the railing. "Try and kick his as-rear quick so I can go back to sleep would you?" Shinobu grinned, quickly changing her words upon noticing Kurenai hovering near by.

"I'll do my best, Akamaru." He winked before leaving to the now soot filled battle ground.

"Kiba-kun.." Hinata whispered to herself looking from her cousin to her teammate.

"Don't worry about him Hinata.. he's strong. Even if he loses.. he'll be fine." Shinobu grinned, seemingly more awake and ready to watch the match.

"Yes but.. Neji doesn't particularily care for him.. they've got in quarrels before.." Hinata mumbled.

"Yes, and they made it out fine then right? I like Neji.. I really do but sometimes he has a more of a stick up his as-rear.. then Sasuke does. Kiba will be fine, if anything maybe Neji can learn from this." Shinobu grinned, once again correcting herself, Kiba was having a horrible influence on her usage of bad words.

"What's wrong Hinata-chan?" Naruto grinned walking over, tilting his head in confusion.

"N-nothing." Hinata mumbled, turning a bright shade of red.

"That's her cousin down there.. she's worried for both her teammate and her cousin.. she doesn't want either one to get too hurt but she's more worried for Kiba and his god-awful temper." Shinobu explained.

"Oh.. I understand Hinata." He paused scootching closer to her so Shinobu couldn't here. "It was kind of like that when Shinobu and Sakura fight.. Shinobu is my family.. but Sakura is my teammate.. it's hard to know which one to cheer for.. but don't worry. You just have to be happy for which ever one wins and help which ever one loses. Neither of them will get too hurt." He grinned, hugging her. Shinobu could only grin at the look of shock and happiness on Hinata's face.

"T-thank you Naruto-kun." Hinata smiled.

"No problem." He laughed before moving back to sit with his team.

"You know, you only stuttered twice there." Shinobu smiled looking back from her oblivious friend to her zoned out teammate.

"Begin!" Hayate shouted.

"Before we begin. I'd like to say something, Kiba. You should forfeit now. You will not win against me. I am a genius.. it is already fate for me to win. You, you waste your time cheering on my cousin. She should quite being a ninja. She's too kind.. she wishes for harmony and avoids conflict, she agrees with others.. never resisting. She has no confidence in herself everyone can feel her sense of inferiority that's why she should stay a genin or quit. But you have to enter this exam with a team.. she simply entered unwillingly so as to not let either of you down. She thinks solely of others. You and Shinobu have that problem in common, you waste your time focusing on her.. trying to change something that cannot be changed instead of improving yourselves."

"You're wrong Neji.. Hinata may be kinda.. she may want harmony and she tries her best to avoid conflict.. but that doesn't make her a bad ninja.. that makes her one of the best ninja.. she would make a great leader.. or team captain. She had a growing confidence in herself and each day she's proving more and more to herself and the people around her. If you cared for her or were around at all you'd know that. She's strong and I believe in her, Shinobu believes in her.. that's why we're here. Hinata came here of her own accord too.. we all had the option of waiting and we all wanted to go ahead as a team. You belittle her.. while you are the one who needs to improve, Neji." Kiba grinned, looking him straight in the eye. "You can predict fate.. but I already know Hinata's.. and I know you're wrong. She's trying her best to change herself.

Hinata smiled slightly to herself, watching the confrontation with widened eyes. Kiba was defending her and while it hurt hearing Neji's words part of her knew he cared.. it wasn't like he was saying anything bad about her.

"You ok, Hinata?" Shinobu asked, eyebrows creased in concern.

"Yes.. Kiba is right.. I-I... I'm here.. because I just wanted to change myself. T-to do it myself." Hinata smiled.

"Kiba is right.. don't worry.. Neji will see one day. Until then we'll just keep improving." Shinobu grinned.

"Then it's as I thought.. she's just a spoilt brat of the main house. People cannot just change themselves." Neji spat. "Losers are losers.. their personalities and strengths will not change. Because people cannot change differences are born. Expressions like elite and loser are created. Looks, Brains, Ability, Size, Personality.. All people judge and are judged in these values. Based on these unchangeable factors, people discriminate and are discriminated against.. and they suffer within their own means. Just like the fact that I am from the branch house and you are from the main house cannot be changed."

"You're wrong Neji.. just because you accepted the views on yourself from your clan does not mean they're true. You can change yourself, I can change myself.. and she can and will change herself." Kiba shouted as Neji activated his byakugan.

"You can't fool my eyes.. just now your eyes floated to the upper left.. showing that you are thinking about your past.. and your experiences.. and her experiences.. then they went to the lower right.. that is a sign that you are imagining physical and mental pain.. you are predicting the end of this match along with the end of Hinata-sama's journey. Imagining that you'll both lose."

"N-no!" Kiba growled.

"And now, the way you're holding your arms in front of you, you're trying to create a wall or barrier between us.. to stop me from telling what you're thinking.. because everything I have said thus far has been completely correct. Further more, biting your lip is a personality trait revealing disturbance. It's a defense mechanism to help calm your nerves because you're not only angry but you're nervous. The pain stops your thoughts from becoming blurry so you don't lose track of what you're thinking. So haven't you already realized..? No one can change-"

"YOU CAN! Stop deciding things about other people you idiot! Kick that bastard's ass Kiba!" Naruto shouted over the railing, Neji's speech getting on his nerves. Shinobu grinned at him, she had been just about ready to do the same. Neji was wrong.. about Kiba and herself.. and about Hinata.

"I planned on it, Naruto." Kiba grinned back up, Akamaru agreeing with a loud, resonating bark.

"So you won't forfeit? Then I am not responsible for what happens to you." Neji stated.

"Hinata wouldn't run away and neither would I." Kiba declared with a grin, running towards Neji to start a flurry of fists.

"No! You idiot.." Shinobu face palmed.

"You'd think he would have learned that going into close combat with a Hyuuga is not a good thing." Shino sighed.

"Y-yes.. but he's also learned how to fight against our technique." Hinata pointed out, watching as Kiba managed to dodge a good chunk of Neji's attacks and land a hit hear and there. It was only when he took a slight hit to the chest that she let out a worried gasp.

"No, don't worry Hinata.. that's not deep enough to do any damage." Naruto grinned slightly while watching the match.

"No.. A slight touch is enough." Lee stated, watching the fight with wide eyes. "That's what makes the Hyuuga clan so great."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sakura asked, leaning around Naruto to look at Lee.

"The Hyuuga have a special taijutsu that has been passed down." Gai started explaining. "The taijutsu that Lee and I use causes damage by injuring the body and breaking bones. It's a fighting style that aims to damage the outer body. You could call it an 'iron fist' style. While Hyuuga causes damage by flowing their chakra into the opponents 'inner coils system'. A technique that destroys the inner organs, a 'gentle fist' style."

"It may not look impressive, but you'll definitely feel it afterwards.. Well, you can't train your inner body. It can be a critical hit for even the toughest guys." Kakashi added.

"To attack the 'Inner Coils System.' Who are these people?" Sakura said in awe, watching the fight.

"Hey! Hey! What's this coils system thingy." Naruto asked.

"Not your stupid questions again.." Sakura groaned.

"Hey.. they're not stupid.. not everyone knows this stuff." Shinobu rolled her eyes.

"Here let me explain. Like the veins that carry your blood the 'inner coils system' carries chakra through out your body." Lee interjected

"Kind of like a chakra high way?" Naruto asked.

"Yes.. and the 'inner coils' surround all of your chakra producing organs. So if you attack the 'inner coils system' you also cause damage to those organs." He finished.

"Wow.. you're actually smart." Naruto grinned.

"How rude can you be?" Sakura asked, hitting him over the head.

"Ow..."

"But how can they even do that?" Sakura asked. "It's not like the 'inner coils system' is visible. How do you attack coils that are inside the body."

"No.. With the eyes Neji and Hinata have.. with the byakugan.. you can see it." He explained. "That and the attacks of the gentle fist is different from a normal attack. You release chakra from your palms and it flows into your opponents body. This causes direct damage to the 'inner coils system'. Kakashi finished.

"Kiba!" Shinobu shouted, she, while the others were busy talking, had been paying attention to the fight. Neji had just landed two consecutive hits to Kiba's arm and chest. Even while Kiba was landing hits and Akamaru was distracting Neji he hadn't been given a chance to use any real jutsu and he just wasn't causing enough damage.

"Kiba-kun.." Hinata whispered, looking on with worried eyes.

"You should be filled with desperation.. you know you will lose.. forfeit." Neji stated.

"No.. I won't give up." Kiba panted, glaring at his opponent. "I'd rather lose fair and square.. then forfeit. Otherwise.. Hinata.. Shinobu.. I.. We would be just like you said we are.. losers.. but we are not.. a loser.. is someone who doesn't try.. someone who gives up. We will never be losers!" Kiba shouted running towards Neji with Akamaru before performing a few familiar hand seals. "Fang over Fang!" He growled, quickly transforming into a set of torpedos heading towards Neji.

"This match is over.." Kurenai sighed. "Even if he can still manage to do some attacks.. they're weaker and he's already taken too much damage."

"Ya.. but for a guy like this to exist.. frankly speaking.. even our Sasuke would have no chance against him." Kakashi muttered, more to himself than anything.

"Incredible eyes.." Shikamaru muttered in awe.

"You know that guy's strength.. it's almost unfair.. he's seriously too strong." Sakura whispered.

"You can do it Kiba!" Shinobu shouted, watching as Neji got drilled into the concrete behind him. Part of her heart sunk when Kiba backed away.. the attack had barely done anything to Neji.. normally it caused a serious amount of damage. She watched as Neji darted forward quickly hitting several places on his abdomen and chest causing him to double over, coughing up blood.

"It's over." Neji stated, looking down on Kiba before turning to face Hinata on the balcony.

"Even still.. you get your teammates to stand up for you.. never standing up for yourself. They are wrong about you, Hinata-sama. From the time of your birth the responsibilities of the main house have been forced upon you. You have always hated yourself for your weakness, but people cannot change.. that is destiny. There is no more need for your teammate to suffer in your place. Let it and him go."

"That's not true.. brother Neji. Because I can see it! It's not me at all." Hinata spoke up, looking down at her cousin. She wasn't going to cave in under his eyes.. not when Kiba fought so hard for her. "The person lost and suffering with in the destiny of the main and branch houses is you." Like on a dime Neji immediately darted forward to Kiba, anger shown clearly in his lavendar eyes.

"Oh no. Neji-kun! This match is over!" Hayate yelled, all of the jounin jumping into action to stop the boy from harming Kiba any more.

"I'm not done yet!" Kiba growled in-between coughs. Shinobu sighed slightly before jumping over the railing and making her way towards him.

"You did a great job Kiba.. you protect your honor.. our honor.. it's ok.. it's over." Shinobu whispered, pulling his arms away from his feeble fighting stance.

"B-but.." He attempted to sway her but was quickly interrupted.

"No buts.. you did great.. now you need to rest." She ordered, he needed medical attention now.

"Fine.." Kiba sighed, looking dejected.. he felt like he failed even if his whole team knew he hadn't. "Gaah!" Kiba let out a low groan as he double over coughing up more blood.

"Kiba! Where is the medical team?" Shinobu shouted laying her teammate down.

"We're coming!" A man in a white uniform responded, running over with several others behind him.

"His heart beat is erratic.. was Neji trying to kill him?" Kurenai glared over at the other genin.

"If you have time to glare at me.. then try to help him." Neji responded with a slight smirk.

"At this rate he won't last ten minutes! Take him to the emergency room quick!"

"I'm going with him!" Shinobu shouted quickly, attempting to follow the stretcher.

"We can't have other people in there, I'm sorry." A man spoke quickly before running after the stretcher.

"Don't worry.. they'll keep me updated.. I'll tell you what's going on.. for now let's support Hinata.. she still has to fight." Kurenai sighed with worried eyes, watching the stretcher disappear from view.

"Neji..." Shinobu growled before the other genin could be guided away by the other medical staff. "You... I.. I promise you.. You are going down!" She shouted the challenge, bringing her fist up in front of her. She felt a little bit like Naruto in the moment.. but she didn't care. He would lose.. she would show him that people could change.

"hn..."


Kankuro POV

That boy is so clueless it's funny.. It's like she doesn't even notice the difference in ability. That other boy was like that too.. Naruto. I think it was. Are all of the leaf ninja stupid? Kankuro thought, smirking to himself. But that Neji guy.. it's like he sustained no damage and he's still hiding his powers.. I need to think up a plan for when the main event comes.. I should go gather some information.. I know! I'll ask that Naruto-idiot! He grinned to himself as he scanned the area to find the blond.

"Shinobu... Kiba-kun.." Hinata whispered.

"He'll be ok.. he has to be ok.." Shinobu muttered to herself as she made her way back to the balconies.

"Hey! You're a funny guy.. I like you!" Kankuro grinned, making his way over to Naruto.

"You're not funny.. I don't like you." Naruto replied with a slightly confused frown. How dare you! I'll kill you! Bastard! "What do you want?" Naruto asked, still frowning.

"Oh uh.. it's about the Neji Hyuuga guy but-"

"I'm going to kick his ass! Well.. if Shinobu doesn't first." Naruto exclaimed.

"No..nobody is asking about that." Kankuro replied.

"Next round.. Kankuro verses.. Akimichi Choji!" Hayate announced once everyone was gone from the fighting area.

"Oh.. and there goes my chance to get info.." Kankuro sighed before making his way to the ground level, careful not to step in blood from the last match.

"I'm just going to forfeit.. it's one of the sand guys.. I don't want to die yet." Choji muttered, looking at his teammates.

"So you don't want barbeque after this then?" Asume asked raising an eyebrow.

"I.. no.. but.. I want to eat meeeaaat!" He pouted, mentally struggling on what he should do before nodding to himself and leaving the balcony.

"You bribed him.. seriously?" Shikamaru asked with a smirk.

"It worked, didn't it?" Asuma grinned.

"Um.. well then, match six, begin!" Hayate called out before jumping back away from the two contenders.

"You can do it, Choji!" Shikamaru grinned yelling.

"FATASS!" Ino screamed after him, trying to use his taboo word to get her teammate worked up.

"Those guys better watch it! I'll win this match quickly and tear them up!" Choji shouted, a large tic mark forming on his forehead.

"Well then, I guess I'll end this for you quick then, fatty." Kankuro smirked, pulling the mummified object off his back and slamming it into the ground beside him.

"I don't care if you are from the sand you mummified freak! I'm going to win! Plus, I'm not fat! I'm PLEASANTLY PLUMP!" Choji roared. Pleasantly plump my ass.. you'd do better not to underestimate me chubby.

"Alright Choji! Crush him!" Ino cheered.

"Something seems off here.. the sand guy doesn't look the least bit worried.." Shinobu murmured watching her friend spin around the room while blocking her face from the shards of cement that went flying in his trail.

".. Well that was quick.." Naruto spoke, wide eyed as he looked down over the scene. The sand genin lay limp against the wall near choji, his arm jutting at an odd angle while his neck looked snapped.

"His neck is broken.." Lee muttered.

"Wait.. I don't think he's dead." Shikamaru stated, his eyes narrowed.

"Good.. I don't think Choji would handle his first kill very well right now.." Asuma thought to himself.

"Did I win?" Choji whispered, looking at his opponent.

"Nope. Does this mean it's my turn now?" Kankuro grinned, turning his head at an impossible angle to reveal that his face had literally cracked in half. Underneath the skin was a puppet with oddly ringed eyes.

"W-what? It's a puppet? Then.. that.. is the real one!" Choji gulped looking over his shoulder to see the previously mummified figure escape to reveal Kankuro in a fighting stance controlling the figure that was now wrapping it's wooden limbs around Choji, locking him into place.

"Maybe if I break your bones you'll be a little skinnier, eh chubby?" Kankuro grinned.

"I.. Give u- aaagh!" Choji yelled, the constricting wooden limbs crushing his torso and making it hard to breath.

"Phew.. I almost ended that one early.. This battle cannot be continued.. Winner Kankuro!" Hayate announced, watching as the puppet dropped a gasping Choji to the ground.

"Hey are you alright?" One of the enarby medics asked Choji.

"I..wanna eat..meat.." He groaned.

"And is opponent wasn't even trying." Shikamaru sighed.

"Oh well, he lost but I guess I'll take him to eat some steaks." Asuma chuckled.

"Two on one is cheating! Is that allowed, Kakashi sensei?" Naruto asked in alarm.

"It's not cheating, that's just a doll." Kakashi sighed at his student's stupidity. Maybe he should make him re-learn some of the academy stuff.

"That's puppet no jutsu." Sakura explained. "It's controlling a doll and using it as a weapon with your chakra. It's the same as a shuriken or any other tool."

"We will now begin the seventh match." Hayate announced.

"Geez geez! There's a bunch of weirdo's here!" Naruto grumbled.

"Like you're one to talk." Kakashi chuckled.

"Haha, good one sensei." Sakura laughed.

"This is no time for laughing, Sakura.. Look." Kakashi stated, pointing at the screen.

"Uzumaki Naruto verses Hyuuga Hinata!"


A/N: I think I'm addicted to cliff hangers :P I bet none of you saw that one coming (Even my editor.. er.. well she doesn't really edit anymore, she's more of a reader now.. was shocked when I showed her the set up for this one) I'll update again soon XD Hope you enjoyed.


technogeek29: Aw, thank you for the review, I'm glad you liked it.


girl-of-anime: Possibly ;D is that cruel? Haha. I will keep updating atleast bi-daily for the next week or so, so no worries there. The answer to your very question is coming up soon too :DThanks for the review :D


miscellaneousSam: Haha it's ok, not everyone can review every time :D I'm grateful for the times you have, though. Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked this one, I was a little worried about it to be honest, because it was a little different than my normal chapters. SO MANY FLASHBACKS XD