Before we start! I know I have not been doing disclaimers. So, this stands for the rest of the series.

Disclaimer: No. I've checked, believe me.

Hinata looked up, shocked at him. In this moment of weakness, instability, he took out a single senbon and pricked her finger.

"Winner: Fox. Looser: Gutsy Girl." He whispered, and let go of her hand. Hinata looked down at the single drop of substance, and then back at the ANBU.

"Team!" Naruto called out as he walked off the "battle arena." "I would like to tell you what I have found. First, Aburame. Weaknesses: Close combat. You avoided direct combat with me. Also, work on your chakra suppression, I could easily sense you. You needed help dodging my weapons as well." Naruto finished off. Shino nodded, agreeing. It was always good to get expert advice. "And then comes your good points. From what Iruka told me and what I just witnessed, you seem to be quite skilled with your clan's techniques. Your strategies were quite good, as well. Let the female beetle latch on to me, let the males swarm me, hide and take me out when I was low on chakra." Shino nodded again, but both Naruto and Hinata thought they saw a ghost of a satisfied smile on his lips. Kiba was not paying attention.

"What do you know? How could you put that together in what, 5 minutes?" Kiba scoffed. Naruto sent a disapproving glare his way, and Kiba curled into himself when he became aware of the hateful look he was receiving.

"Don't underestimate me, genin. How about we move onto you then. Iruka said there was some talent in you, but all I see is an idiot. To impulsive." He shook his head, clucking his tongue. Kiba growled in anger.

"You-" The boy started, but didn't finish. He was suddenly, but unsurprisingly, stuck head first into the ground.

"Don't interrupt. Now, Hyuga. Weaknesses: Taijutsu. I know the Hyuga are all very skilled in this area, but you rely on it too much. You immediately used it, your ace. You couldn't face me when I started using a taijutsu style that overpowered the gentle fist. I also overpowered your 8 Triagrams 32 Palms with taijutsu. Good points: You have a good mind, and your chakra control must be pretty substantial to be able to use the Triagrams. "

Hinata felt her heart rise as she was praised by her sensei. She shook her head to herself, Don't get carried away, and smiled sadly to the ground.

"Now, team, we will be watching Kakashi's team's evaluation. That should in about… 30 minutes. Now, as we wait, I'd like to take Kiba out to… teach him some manners. Shino, Hinata, I would like you to practice Taijutsu. Not the gentle fist, Hinata, I would like you to practice-" He tossed a scroll to her in mid air. Hinata stumbled to catch it, she was very nervous- "that. Now come, flea-head."

"What!" Kiba shouted, immediately whipping his hand down from his head. "I was just-"

"I don't wanna here it." Naruto abruptly cut Kiba off. 'Come, flea-head." He walked into the forest, with a glaring Kiba following. Hinata nervously glanced up at Shino. She had never really been friends with the quiet boy. She watched as he followed Kiba and Naruto with his eyes as they walked through the forest, on their way to who knows where. He glanced down at her when they were out of sight.

"Should we get started?" He asked. She nodded her head as she felt something slip through her fingers. She yelped as she saw the scroll Naruto gave her tumble to the ground. She had forgotten it while she was observing her quiet teammate, but know the excitement of learning new taijutsu flooded her veins. She calmed herself down and quickly unraveled the scroll, trying to be graceful while doing it. She scanned the title:

Elemental Taijutsu.

Hinata had never heard of 'Elemental Taijutsu' before and was curious to know what it was. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Shino glance down at the scroll while he was going through the basic stances of another taijutsu she couldn't remember. A scroll was laid out in front of him, strategically placed in a way that she couldn't read it.

"W-what style is th-that?" She timidly asked. She immediately looked down to her feet as he lifted up his gaze to rest on her face. "A-actually-" She began to take back the question, wondering if she should know.

"It's my clan's unique style." He said quietly, his voice muffled by his collar. Hinata quickly looked up and nodded. Then she looked back down at her own scroll from Naruto, deciding to get started. She started to read the brief description of what she would learn.

The Elemental Style consists of five different styles that go with the different elements of Rock, Wind, Fire, Earth and Water. Users of the Rock style rely on strength, the users of the Wind style on speed, the users of the Fire style on stamina, the users of the Earth style on control, and the users of the Water style on flexibility.

Control? Hinata thought. What do they mean by control? She read further until she understood.

Users of the Earth style must have full control of their body: how much force they use, the accuracy of their strikes, the speed of their attacks.

Hinata read all about the other styles until something caught her eye amongst the descriptions.

The water style isn't about strength. It relies on your defensive skills and flexibility. To master the style, you must be able to dodge almost if not all attacks and be able to easily disarm a person in a graceful and exact way.

As she read the passage, she suddenly knew what had to be done. After looking through the rest of the scroll and finding nothing that interested her any more than the Water style, she placed the scroll in front of her. She had made it so that the teaching of the basic movements of the Water style faced her. Slowly and carefully she moved her body to match the first position. Both arms were out in front of her torso and her legs were spread apart in a way that she could dodge or back up instantly.

She went through the first six stances until she felt comfortable in the positions. Already she could feel herself beginning to be more confident. To think she would start learning new taijutsu on her first day! She wondered how far she could get before the Chunin Exams started. She shook her head and began to practice the seventh position when she heard a twig snap. She whirled around and saw Naruto and Kiba walking towards her. Shino had already started to walk up to them.

She ran towards Naruto after picking up the scroll. She was already looking forwards to what was to come.

HELLO! I am so, so sorry that I have not updated in a LONG time. This chapter is really short, as you can see. I have been really busy and lazy lately because school just started and I thought I should just get this out it has been so long. Sorry if there are any mistakes but I am so tired that I cannot think. I'm practically brain dead. XD

-BH1