Chapter 31
"Are you sure about this Hinata?" Sasuke asked
"I'm positive! Now hit me with your biggest fireball!" Hinata said
"Okay."
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"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke let out a huge fireball at Hinata
"Byakugan!" Hinata activated her Byakugan, which was now pale blue that was almost white
Hinata could see the tenketsu's in Sasuke's fireball, she let the tenketsu's in her palms cover her hand in chakra and hit the fireball was split in half
"Woah! That was amazing Hinata!" Naruto picked her up by her waist and spun her around
"R-Really? Y-You think so?" Hinata blushed under the praise
It felt nice to be praised instead of being yelled at for her accomplishments that weren't 'Hyuga Tradition'.
"I didn't know the Byakugan could do that!" Naruto said, letting her down
"It could, it must be my Byakugan's mutation." Hinata said
"What else can you do?"Sasuke asked with interest
"This." Hinata aimed a chakra charged palm at the ground and it instantly exploded
"Not only can I see tenketsu's in people, I can see tenketsu's in Ninjutsu and everything now too! It's like I can see the weak points in everything!" Hinata beamed like the sun itself
"Well it looks like you guys were having fun. Now it's time for your next step in your guys training: Advance Chakra Control, Shadow Clones, and Elemental Affinities." Kakashi held up a piece of paper
"This is a special kind of paper that allows you to find out which elements you work best with. Observe." Kakashi held a piece of paper and put a bit of his chakra into it and it wrinkled
"My elemental affinity is Lightning, so it's the easiest for me to learn. We'll see what are your elemental affinities are, Sasuke your first." Kakashi said
Sasuke grabbed a paper and sent some chakra into it, it wrinkled as well.
"Ahh a Lightning Affinity like me, though a bit uncommon for an Uchiha compared to their traditional Fire Affinity but nonetheless powerful." Kakashi said
"Hinata, your turn." Hinata copied Sasuke and the paper became wet
"Impressive, you have a Water Affinity. I know a few water jutsu's I can teach you."
"And last but not least: Naruto." Naruto sent his chakra into the paper and it split into two
Kakashi eyes widened a bit and gave Naruto an eye smile. "Congratulations Naruto. You have a Wind Affinity, the rarest of all the Nature Transformations."
Naruto smiled at this and Kakashi ruffled his hair again. "Lucky I know a bit of everything so I'll be able to teach you all some elemental jutsu."
"So that's what it was..." Hinata whispered to herself
"Come again Hinata?"
"So that's what I saw. When I use my Byakugan now, I can see chakra more clearly. Whenever I looked into yours or Sasuke's chakra, it was all static-y and felt like a battery. All charged up. Then when I looked at Naruto's chakra, it felt all wispy and breezy like wind. And that Haku guy, his chakra felt wet like water and breezy like wind but he wasn't using them separately but combining them into his Ice Release." Hinata explained
Kakashi blinked for a moment before answering. "Are you telling me you can now see Chakra Nature's and possibly Elemental Kekkei Genkai?"
Hinata nodded.
'Why does it feel like she'll one the three that'll be the death of me?'
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Kakashi watched as his students tried to balance on the water without falling in. Hinata, with the best chakra control, was standing perfectly straight and with grace.
Sasuke was having a bit of trouble but was getting the hang of it.
Naruto, on the other hand, was having the worst. As the one with the most chakra, it was difficult for him to control it. But Kakashi let him use his Shadow Clones to help him and seen he was standing straight.
Speaking of Shadow Clones, it was time for their next lesson.
"Alright, what I'm about to teach you will be very useful in your future: Shadow Clones."
"But Kakashi-sensei, me and Hinata already know Shadow Clones." Naruto said
"Yes but you haven't been using them to the full extent. Create a Shadow Clone and make it come to me." Kakashi said
Naruto didn't say any and made a Shadow Clone and ordered it to go to Kakashi. Kakashi then whispered to the clone and then dispelled it.
"Now Naruto, what did I tell your clone?"
Naruto thought for a moment to collect the memory. "That your favorite book it Icha Icha Paradise!"
"Correct Naruto. You see, memories can be transferred from the clone to the original which will be essential to you training."
"But Kakashi-sensei, the Shadow Clone Jutsu is an A-rank jutsu. Are you sure about teaching it to Sasuke? It may hurt him if he doesn't have enough chakra." Hinata said
"Which is why I'm also going to train you on expanding your chakra reserves. And I'm your sensei, I can teach you guys anything if it doesn't kill you." Kakashi said
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata looked at each other on worry. This training was gonna be brutal.
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Hinata flipped out of the way of Naruto's explosion seals. Naruto used his Shadow Clones to place seals all over the training ground while the real one was fighting Hinata. Hinata used her Gentle Fist to dispel the clones and tried to use it on Naruto but he was too far away from her range.
Then Hinata used her Byakugan and used a jutsu she hadn't used in a long time. "Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death."
Naruto couldn't move, he looked down to see tree branches wrapped around him. Restricting his movements.
"Woah, Hinata how did you do that?" Naruto asked
"Umm Hinata?" Kakashi called out
Naruto and Hinata looked over to see both Kakashi and Sasuke tied up in branches as well.
"Oh! Sorry, sorry! Kai!" Hinata deactivated the Genjutsu
The branches dissappeared and Hinata apologized profusely.
"When did you learn Genjutsu Hinata?" Kakashi asked
"When I was younger, I was curious about Genjutsu conjunction with the Byakugan." Hinata said
"Is that why you broke out of my Genjutsu during the bell test? You were used to the effects of Genjutsu that you already had a defense against it." Kakashi said
"I'm sorry Kakashi-sensei, I'll never do it again." Hinata apologize
'And there she goes apologizing again. Why does she always apologize when she does something that not the Gentle Fist-' Kakashi froze at the realization
He looked down to Hinata, she looked tense and prepared to take a hit-
"Hinata, can I speak to you for a moment? Alone?"
"S-Sure Kakashi-sensei."
The two walked away from the boys and into a secluded area.
"Hinata, as any good sensei would ask, what's your home life like?" Kakashi asked
Hinata immediately tensed. "W-What?"
"Hinata, I've noticed the signs. The flinching, the apologizing, the tensing up. it's ok of you don't now, you can when your ready." Kakashi said
Hinata froze. When was the last time an adult was worried for her well being? Kurenai but she was her temporary teacher when Father lost faith in her and spent all of his time with Hanabi. Other than Kurenai, no one.
But there was Kakashi. An adult who saw her failures but didn't punish her like the Hyuga Elders. Kakashi even gave her tips on how to improve. Kakashi cared, more than her own father.
Hinata hugged onto Kakashi's Jonin vest and started crying. Kakashi just hugged her back and let Hinata cry out years of neglect.
"Are you ready to tell me now?" Kakashi asked