Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ My Life as Hinata Hyuga ❯ Chapter 1

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! !!" I yelled as I jumped into the swimming pool. I felt the water hit my body and it went up my nose too! I shot out of the water gasping and choking.


"Hey! Hey! Hey!" my mother called to me sounding worried. "You know you can't swim! Stop being so reckless!"


"It's okay, mom!" I said getting out of the pool and sitting there with my feet in the water. "I can almost swim under water."


"Almost...?" my mom muttered.


"It's okay Mrs. Ishikari!" Ichiro said patting my mom's shoulder. "I'll protect her!"


"Not with those wimpy arms!" I giggled.


"Yeah, we all know whose the strongest in the group," Megumi said popping her head out of the water; how she heard that... I don't even want to know.


"Yeah, but she's also the dumbest!" Ichiro grumbled.


"Don't be jealous!" I said sticking my tongue out.


I began to walk over to my mother while Ichiro walked to the swimming pool grumbling about 'stupid girls and their smart brains'; sometimes he could be so immature... just like me! Kyoko couldn't be here for my birthday party because her family was moving. I was sad that I heard she was moving away! I didn't know until after I got out of the hospital which was two months ago! Well anyway, I'm 13 today! Yippie! We're going to celebrate with cake and ice cream when we're done with swimming! "Mom, look at me! I'm about to jump in the deep end!" I called over to my mom.


"Don't you dare!" she yelled/screeched out. I laugh slightly at her red face.


"Relax! I was just joking!" I said about to walk over to her but this tall guy bumped into me when he ran by, knocking me into the water! The last thing I heard before hitting the water was my mom calling out my name. Water rushed into my mouth and I started to panic like crazy! I opened my eyes to see water all around me making me panic more. "No... I can't die like this!" I thought as I felt my body sinking further down; when it comes to water I'm just a lead weight. I suddenly saw a bright white light. "Oh no! I have to move away from the light! I can't die this young!" I thought trying to swim away though, it seemed like it was pulling me in. Next everything went black and my head started hurting so much.

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< br> "Forget about us," Kiba said sitting up a little. "You better worry about yourself, Hinata."


"What do you mean?" Hinata asked.


"Only six left, just you and Chouji, Neji, Lee, and then there are those two from the sound and sand villages," Kiba explained. "Listen to me, be smart! If they put you in with that guy from the sand village... you have to forfeit the match. Same with Neji, be smart and just walk away. Trust me, he will be merciless. He would destroy you."


"All right, we'll now pick the names for the next match," Hayate said. Everyone stared at the screen that decided the matches.


When the names stopped flashing, it said Hinata Hyuga VS Neji Hyuga. Hinata looked at the screen with a scared expression. "Hinata...." Kurenai thought watching her student.


"This should be an interesting match indeed," the Hokage thought always watching. Hinata and Neji walked to the center of the room; they faced each other.


"I never thought I would have to face you," Neji said.


"Neither did I... brother," Hinata said.


"What did she call him?" Sakura said.


"Brother...? Those two are brother and sister?" Naruto said looking down at the two.


"They come from Konoha's oldest noble family, the Hyuga Clan," Kakashi explained. "But they aren't siblings."


"Then how are they related?" Sakura asked.


"They're most likely cousins," Kakashi answered. Suddenly, Hinata's head started hurting, she tried to act like it was nothing but the pain was almost unbearable!


Hinata fell to the ground groaning in pain, clutching her head. "Hinata?" Hayate said unsure of what to do. "Are you okay?" Hinata slowly stood up still holding her head with one hand.


"Do I look okay?" Hinata asked. "What a killer!"


"Hinata...? Since when does she talk like that?" Kurenai thought.


"Okay then, you may start when ready," Hayate said.


"First I have to figure out where I am," Hinata thought.


Y-You're in the chunin exams... and in my body...? a voice got her attention.


"What the-- Hinata?" 'Hinata' thought.


Hinata: Y-Yes... but why have you taken over my b-body?


"I have no clue... this happened last time I was here...." 'Hinata' thought. "Just once, I would like my own body! I didn't ask for this!"


Hinata: W-What is your n-name? And how are y-you i-in m-my b-body?


"My name is Mayu and I'll explain the rest later," Mayu said to Hinata. "Now, I have to focus on acting like you. But I wonder, how are you still here...."


Hinata: O-Okay, Mayu-san...


"Were you listening?" Neji's voice got Hinata's attention.


"I-I'm sorry... I w-wasn't l-listening um... brother," Mayu said messing with her coat.


"I was giving you advice," Neji's cold voice said.


"A-Advice...?" Mayu said looking down.


"Hinata, listen to me!" Neji said making the girl look up at him. "Withdraw now, you know you were never meant to be a ninja."


"What? Say that to my face you girly man!" Mayu thought, but on the outside she tried to act calm.


Hinata: M-Mayu-san... please calm down.


"You're too kind and gentle, you seek harmony," Neji continued. "And avoid conflict, you allow yourself to be easily swayed by others. Admit it! You have no confidence, you feel inferior to everyone else here. It would have been simpler if you just stayed a genin. But to register for the chunin exams you needed a team of three people. You never even wanted to take part in these exams but Shino and Kiba did. You couldn't bare to let your teammates down... could you?"


"Man, he's about to make me lose my mind up in here... up in here!" Mayu thought. "Hinata, do you actually let him say stuff like that to you?"


Hinata: H-He's scary t-to... m-me.


"N-Neji... y-you h-have absolutely... n-no idea what I w-want," Mayu said. "Y-You h-have n-no right to say t-thing like t-that. I wanted... to be s-stronger. I wanted t-to change. That's w-why I did it. I did it for m-me."


"Hinata has struggled to become what she wanted to be," Kurenai thought.


"Hinata, you are the pampered offspring of the Hyuga's main branch," Neji said. "People can't change no matter how hard they try."


"Y-You... say that but--" Mayu said doing her best to stay in character but Neji interrupted her, he was really making Mayu mad!


"They can't runaway from their true nature," Neji said. "A failure will always be a failure."


Naruto looked on and he started to get angry at Neji. "Listen to this guy!" he thought glaring at the back of Neji's head.


"Man, whatever to him!" Mayu thought. "I'm tired of hearing him talk! And to think I thought he was cool!"


Hinata: Since you d-don't want to hear him... could you explain w-why you're here?


"Well, actually I don't know how I got here!" Mayu thought frowning. "Last time I was in Sakura's body... I'm surprised she didn't die," she thought looking up at Sakura. Her hair was short but she was alive. "I guess she came back to her body when I went back to mine."


Hinata: Y-You were in Sakura's body?


"Yeah, but no one knew... besides Sasuke," Mayu said. "I wonder if he remembers."


Hinata: T-Then why a-am I s-still here?


"Honestly, I don't know... Sakura didn't go into my body when I was in hers so... I just don't know."


"Byakugan!" Neji's voice interrupted the thoughts of the two girls. Mayu looked up to see that Neji's eyes had changed!

She quickly covered her mouth to stop the scream that threatened to come out. "God! Hinata, you was right! He is scary!" Mayu thought looking away from his eyes. "Jeez! Cold hard stare indeed!" Mayu looked down and then stared at Neji but then quickly looked down again. "Oh man, he's still staring! I know you're adorable and all Hinata, but dang!"

Hinata: Y-You think I'm a-adorable? -blush-

"Of course! And so do a lot of other people!" Mayu thought. "My friend Ichiro is one of your biggest fans!"

Hinata: T-Thank you... Mayu-san.

"THAT DOES IT!!" Naruto's voice reached Mayu's/Hinata's ears making her look up. "WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO TELL HER WHAT SHE CAN AND CAN'T BE? GO ON, HINATA! SHOW THIS GUY HE'S WRONG!!"

Hinata: N-Naruto-kun...!

"He's right, Hinata!" Mayu told her. "You're going to fight him. I wanted to teach him a lesson of my own but... I want you to get him!"

Hinata: B-But how... do I?

"Uh... hold on... let me just try something...." Mayu thought.

"All right! It worked!" now it was Mayu's voice in Hinata's mind.

"How d-did you m-m-manage t-that?" Hinata thought.

Mayu: I just pictured myself in my own body... I guess my body is somewhere in your mind.

"HINATA! You're just gonna stand there and take that!" Naruto yelled. "Do something! You're driving me crazy!"

Mayu: Well, Hinata?

"You're both right," Hinata thought bowing her head slightly.

"Annoying little pest," Neji thought facing Hinata again.

"Both of you... thank you!" Hinata thought looking at Neji with a determined face.

Mayu: That's my girl!

"The look in her eyes has changed," Neji thought staring at his cousin with a confused look on his face. "If you don't forfeit the match... you know what will happen."

"I won't runaway!" Hinata thought making various hand signs. "....Never again.... No more hiding!" she stopped making hand signs. "Byakugan!" she shouted; her eyes changed too. She got into her fighting stance and almost glared. "Defend yourself... my brother!"

Mayu: Yeah Hinata! Show him what real girl power is all about!

Neji also got into his fighting stance and activated his Byakugan. "Very well, then!" he said. Then at the same time they raced towards each other! Burst of Chakra were coming out of their hands each time that made an attack. Hinata saw an opening and went for it.

"Now!" she thought and made her attack pushing Neji back a little.

"Did she get him?" Sakura asked.

"No! It was just a scatch!" Naruto said.

"Even so... a glancing blow is enough," Lee said. "That's why the Hyuga clan is often regarded as Konoha's most illustrious family."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sakura asked.

"Among the Hyuga, there are unique taijutsu passed down from generation to the next!" Gai explained.

Mayu: Hinata! You're doing good, but I want to try something! hehehe

Hinata moved walked back some. "O-Okay, what do you suggest?" she thought.

Mayu: Just think of yourself as a spirit!

"Are you sure?" Hinata thought, but followed he instructions none the less.

"Ha! It worked!" Mayu thought.

Hinata: What are you planning?

"You'll see. heheheee!" Mayu thought grinning evilly.

"HINATA! YOU SHOW HIM!" Naruto yelled.

"Her stance!" Lee thought watching Hinata intensively. "Her stance has changed a little!" Hinata continued to back up and then suddenly she charged at Neji!

"What is she thinking?" Neji thought. "I can easily counter her attack if she keeps charging like that."

"Okay, force the Chakra into your feet!" Mayu thought still charging; she was about a foot away from Neji when he attacked aiming for her heart.

But his attack hit nothing, Hinata was gone from in front of him. "I see...." Kakashi thought. "She forced more than enough of Chakra to her feet to jump up and behind him."

"Never let your opponent get behind you," Mayu said grinning while making a hand sign. "Hidden Leaf Ancient Taijutsu Supreme Technique!" her pointed hand sign collided with Neji's rump! "A thousand years of pain!!" Neji went flying through the air screaming and cursing! When he finally land he grabbed his poor, poor, butt!

Mayu busted out laughing! She was holding her aching sides because she was laughing so hard. "No! I change what I said before... it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more funny when it's done to someone like Neji!" Mayu thought trying to calm down. "I'm gonna do that Sasuke! Hehehehehe!"

Hinata: Mayu-san... that's what you wanted to try?

"That and something else... but mostly that!" Mayu grinned as Neji finally got up.

"KAKASHI!!" Kurenai did not sound happy! She walked over to him and grabbed his collar. "What have you been showing my student?"

"I honestly don't know what you're talking about!" Kakashi said.

"Don't give me that! You're the only person who would ever do something like that!" Kurenai yelled. "Now what else did you do?"

"Nothing, it wasn't me!"

"Hinata! Why did you do that?" Neji asked with pained/angry expression.

"Simple really, I wanted to see what your reaction would be," Mayu answered smiling. Neji began to charge at her again. "Uh oh!"

Mayu dodged and blocked his attacks, but he just kept coming. "How does she keep doing this?" Neji thought. "She shouldn't be this fast!"

Hinata: You're so fast, Mayu-san!

"Actually, I'm using your speed combined with mine to dodge and block," Mayu thought, she blocked one more attack before back flipping away; she kicked Neji in his chin in the process. "I don't really know how I do it... I just do! Cool, huh?"

Hinata: Yes but, when will I be able to fight him again?

"So, you're that anxious, huh?" Mayu thought backing up from Neji who had stopped moving towards her. "Fine, I'll do it now." Mayu charged at Neji again and this time she didn't use the extra speed. "This is gonna hurt!" Neji got her this time, his hand on her heart!

"He got her?" Naruto exclaimed.

"So this is the full extent... of the main branch's strength?" Neji said as Mayu coughed up a lot of blood in her hands.

Mayu grinned making Neji almost back up, he was stunned that she would be smiling at a time like this. Mayu backed up a little and threw her blood at Neji's eyes! Neji grunted in pain as he tried wiping the blood from his eyes. Mayu took this time to gather most of her Chakra at her feet, she shot up in the air like a bullet. "Hinata let her self get attacked on purpose...?" Kakashi thought watching Hinata as she started falling; she started making the hand signs for the Clone Jutsu. "Why that jutsu?"

Suddenly a cloud a smoke appeared right next to Hinata, when it disappeared it revealed.... "But that's--" Kurenai thought with her eyes wide.

"Not even a clone!" Kakashi thought, his eye was wide too. True the 'clone' had the same eyes and color hair as the real Hinata, but the hair was in a ponytail and the length was longer than the original.

"Hinata! Grab my hands!" Mayu said, she was the 'clone'. Hinata nodded and did what she was told. The two started spinning like a wheel and they were going closer to the ground. "Hinata's secret technique!" Mayu started.

She swung with Hinata one last time so that she could hit Neji with the heel of her foot. But Neji moved back slightly and she missed, though she wasn't done yet. The two girls quickly attacked Neji, they were both using the Byakugan; Neji almost dodged them but it was hit a couple times. Both girls brought their hand back, Hinata her right, Mayu her left. The two attacked his chest area pushing Neji back, he fell to the ground with a grunt. "Double Trouble Combo!" the two shouted, Hinata covered her mouth and blushed.

"YEAH! Hinata, that was so cool!" Naruto shouted making the timid girl blush increase.

"Tell him you got that idea from watching him," Mayu whispered.

"Ano... I got that from watching you Naruto-kun!" Hinata said.

"Haha! She got that from me!" Naruto said. "You hear that Sakura-chan? I'm already inspiring others!"

Neji struggled to stand while Naruto continued to brag. "This can't be right! Her clones attacks were real! I felt every single one of them," he thought and then coughed up the things that were in his stomach.

"No way! Hinata actually made Neji...." Lee started.

"Throw up! Way to go Hinata!" Naruto finished.

"Hinata... have you've been holding out this entire time?" Kurenai thought. "And that clone...."

"And I'm out!" Mayu said giving a victory sign and then disappeared in puff of smoke.

"Thank you, Mayu-san," Hinata thought.

Mayu: No problem! Now it's your turn to show your stuff!

"I was going to wait to use this, but Hinata has proved to be stronger than I expected her to be," Neji thought. "I have to finish this quickly."



Neji finally got back to his feet and back into his fighting stance. "Neji... I'll say this once more... defend yourself!" Hinata said and then started towards him; Neji did the same. The two collided and the fighting started again. "I can do this...!" Hinata thought while trying to find an opening, this continued for a few more minutes until.... "There!" she thought going for an attack. But Neji also saw an opening and went for it!

Everything was silent for a while until the two Hyuga's both coughed up blood. "They both got each other at the same time!" Naruto exclaimed. Blood dripped down to their hands as Neji glared.

"Not yet!" Hinata thought shoving Neji's hand away and she attacked again but this time Neji caught her hand and poked her in the arm she was attacking with.

"What's with these kids?" Kakashi thought.

"Hinata...!" Kurenai thought amazed at her student's strength. "But... it's over now."

Hinata was panting, not that Neji was too but... he looked a little calmer. Neji pulled back Hinata's sleeve and revealed her arm which had red marks on it; Hinata looked at her arm in surprise. "Y-You... mean... this whole time?" she panted.

"That's right, I can detect the Tenketsu," Neji confirmed.

"Wh-What's he saying?" Naruto asked.

"Along the keirakukei that we spoke of earlier, there are 361 Chakra points... no larger than the prick of a pin," Kakashi began to explain. "These nodes are called Tenketsu... and in theory, if you can hit them accurately... you can halt the flow of the enemy's Chakra, of enhance it, controlling it in any way you wish. But while we're on the topic, let me add... these tenketsu.... They're undetectable, even to my Sharingan eye. And regardless of having the sight, to be able to do it in the heat of battle-- Perceive so accurately and...."

Suddenly Neji pushed Hinata back and she landed a couple feet away. "Hinata... though I must say that you put up a fight... this is the unalterable difference in strength...." Neji began. "The distinction that separates the elite from the failure. Withdraw!"

"I.... n-never go back..." Hinata began standing up slowly. "On my word...."

"Hinata...." Naruto thought shocked that she didn't give in.

"Because... that's my... shinobi way, too!" Hinata finished fully standing up.

She looked up at Naruto and smiled. "Whoa! Hinata... man, she's got guts!" Naruto said.

"She's a lot like you," Lee said.

"Yeah... I've noticed that she's always watching you Naruto...." Sakura said.

"What?" Naruto said dumdfounded. ".......Hinata...." Naruto thought as Hinata activated her Byakugan.

"Bring it on..." Neji said also activating his Byakugan.

Hinata suddenly started coughing up more blood. She held her stomach as the blood hit the floor.

Mayu: Hinata, can you go on?

"Yes... I will not give in," she answered.

"That kid is already at her limit... one more attack and...." Kurenai thought. Neji stood in his fighting stance and glared at his cousin.

"It looks like Neji has won the match," Gai thought. "This girl just does have what it takes to take him down."

"Those eyes are... so creepy," Ino said to her teammates. "He won't reall kill her, will he?"

"His level of strength... it's not a fair fight!" Sakura said. "He's just too strong for her!"

"Hang in there, Hinata!" Naruto shouted.

"Naruto...!" Hinata thought.

"That look is back in her eyes...." Neji thought.


Mayu: Hinata... this is why... this is why you're my second favorite female ninja! This is why Ichiro likes you so much. I'm going to help you in the future. You have done well... Hinata.

Hinata was suddenly struck in the mouth pushing her head up. She fell but she just got back up again. She coughed up blood but she refused to fall!

Mayu: Hinata... hang in there girl. Please... I do not want to cry...

"Yes..." Hinata nodded. "Naruto... I've been watching you for such a long time...." Hinata thought. "But now at last, you're watching me!"

Neji suddenly striked her heart. Hinata froze and then just fell forward. "Don't you know when to quite?" Neji asked. "You are a failure and will remain that way," he walked away.

"That was Neji's masterstroke. It targets the heart," Gai said. "It's a pity, but that girl can no longer move."

"Seeing as the match cannot go on, I--" Hayate began but....

"No! Don't stop it!" Naruto yelled making Sakura start yelling at him.

It surprised everyone when Hinata actually stood, she was shaking, but still standing none the less. "Why are you getting up?" Neji asked. "If you push to hard, you really will die...."

"It's because of the person I admired for so long... is watching me," Hinata thought. "I won't look uncool in front of him!"

Mayu: I'm so proud I think I'll cry!

"Th-This isn't over yet!" Hinata said.

"You're not fooling anyone... I can see that it's taking all of your strength just to stand," Neji said. "You were burdened from birth with the destiny of the Hyuga clan's main branch... You've hated and punished yourself for your own weakness... But you can't fight your nature... or change our fate. But you need not suffer any more. Be at peace!"

"But you're wrong, brother," Hinata said shaking her head. "I can see it now... it's you who are torn and suffering... Caught between the destinies of the main branch and the side branch of our clan!" Suddenly, Neji activated his Byakugan an started charging at Hinata.

"Neji...! The match is already over!" Hayate said but Neji just kept going.

"THE HELL IT IS!!" Hinata yelled shocking everyone as she too charged towards Neji. Neji who was not expecting this stopped, but Hinata kept going. "SHAAZAM!" she yelled as she punched him square in the face making him fly back a couple of feet.

"Hinata...!" Kurenai thought. "Just when I was about to stop him... she pulls this?"

"Hinata is alot more than I expected...." Kakashi thought. "She kinda reminds me of Sakura back when we were fighting Zabuza...."

Hinata: M-Mayu-san! W-Why?

"I thought you could use a break so I took over... now rest!" Mayu thought. "While I'm in control, your body seems good. I will fight Neji for all the things that he said about you!"

Hinata: You don't have to...

"Believe me... I want to!" Mayu thought walking over to Neji who was still on the ground rubbing his face. "On your feet! This is round two!"

"How can she still move let alone attack?" Neji thought standing up, Mayu backed up some and glared hard. "And her eyes... the look is different... almost blood lust...?" Mayu unzipped the jacket she was wearing and threw it to the side all the while still glaring.

"I am sick and tired of hearing your voice, Neji!" Mayu said. "And to think, I thought you was so cool at one point in my life... you have no respect for anything except fate, destiny and all that bull!"

"Hinata, stop putting on this act. You and I both know that your injuries are serious. I think it would be best if you give--" Neji started but was interrupted.

"See, there you go, you're always sooo right!" Mayu said sarcastically. "It's all about you, you think you know what everyone needs. You always take time to criticize me! It seems like every day I make mistakes... I just can't get it right...." she bowed her head slightly. "It's like I'm the one you love to hate! But..." she lifted her head up with a determined look. "Not today... not any more! So, shut up and fight me!"

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Man, I could not help it! I love this story as much as my fans do! I just had to start writing again.... Well, review!