What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Ch4

Hinata walked into the classroom and scanned the desks for an open seat. She would've gotten here earlier but had spent most of the night, all her whiteout, all her little sister's whiteout, and most of Kō's whiteout erasing all the "Hinata Uzumaki"s in her textbook. That still left every other note and doodle in the margins, but those were far less embarrassing. Finally finding an empty seat Hinata took it. She was wedged between two older and burlier looking kids, she took an interest in all the graffiti carved into the desk just to avoid eye contact.

Her plan had mostly just involved graduating and impressing her father, she should have really planned farther ahead. She was saved from further thoughts by the entrance of the teacher. "Pay Attention!" The older man shouted quieting the class. Hinata missed Iruka. "As of today, you all are now proud shinobi of the Hidden Leaf. Today I will put you in teams under experienced Jonin. These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop of Konoha's forces. Listen to them, and treat them with the respect they des-"

"Dynamic Entry!" The window exploded as a green clad man with a bowl cut and the most magnificent eyebrows blasted through the brittle glass. "Have no fear, children!" The man shouted as he landed amidst the glass shards. "For it is I, The Majestic Green Beast of Konoha!" He spun around before striking a pose in front of the students giving them a reassuring thumbs up. "Might Guy!" The light dinged off his impossibly white teeth as a sunset lit wave crashed against the rocky shoal behind him.

Hinata rubbed her eyes before looking back up. Did she really just see that? The man was still there, but the sunlit beach behind him was gone. Was that a genjutsu of some sort? Didn't feel like one? Plus, the light was still shining off his teeth in a way that should have been impossible in the soft fluorescent lighting of the classroom. "Guy-sensei! I passed!" The student Hinata had seen yesterday shouted surging to his feet. "I know Lee, I never doubted for an instant!"

"Guy-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Guy-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Enough!" The teacher shouted getting out from under his desk, stopping Guy and Lee from rushing towards each other, arms outstretched. "You know you're early right?"

"I am…I-I mean of course I'm early. In my journey to defeat my hip eternal rival Kakashi I do my best to arrive early whenever possible!" Guy shouted laughing the manliest of laughs. "If I give you your team will you leave?"

"Yes."

Sighing the teacher picked up his notes and flipped through them. "Team 3 under Might, Guy: Dahren, Satoshi, Hyῡga, Hinata, and Rock, Lee. Just…go."

"Yosha! To the rooftop!" With that mighty proclamation, Guy leapt out of the window and began climbing the side of the academy one-handed. "Wait for me, Guy-sensei!" Lee shouted following him out the window. An awkward silence fell over the class as everyone tried processing what just happened. "Whelp," Hinata tuned to see a boy get to his feet. He was tall for his age, he had muddy brown hair held back by a green bandana, he wore his brand-new hand band over this. A pair of aged tonfa were strapped to his back over a pocketed camo colored vest. "I'm taking the stairs." He turned and walked out of the room.

Hinata got to her feet and felt the eye of every person in the room land on her. She stared at the ground as she made her way towards the door, moving faster than Hyῡga pride normally allowed in such a situation. She was practically sprinting by the time she made it to the door. She caught up to Satoshi and slowed down before she made a further fool of herself. "So, you're are a…uh…Hyῡga, huh?" Satoshi asked nervously glancing at Hinata out of the corner of his eye. "Y-yeah."

"You…uh…know Neji?"

"Y-yes he's my c-cousin."

"Cousin you say…huh?" Hinata just wanted to find a deep hole to hide in, or if she had her way in Naruto's arms but anyway. She never liked having to deal with people who tiptoed around her because of her clan. "It's okay, N-Neji can be di-difficult to get along with. A-and you don't h-have to be so n-nervous around me."

"Oh, thank goodness," Satoshi sighed. "I was afraid you were going to be another Neji. He's a real prick." Satoshi seemed to realize what he'd just said about a Hyῡga to a Hyῡga. "Ah, I didn't me…I was going to s…what I meant was…no you know what? We're on the same team, might as well speak my mind. I'm sorry Hinata, but your cousin's a prick."

"I-I know. But it's n-not his fault. He h-had a rough p-past."

"I'll take your word for it. I don't think we ever spoke a word to each other. Eh, on to more important things what do you think about our…uh…sensei?"

"He…s-seems…uh…majestic?" Satoshi looked at her for a moment before he broke down laughing in front of the rooftop door. "Majestic is one way of putting it. Let's go talk to our majestic sensei." Satoshi laughed opening the door. The pair walked out and looked for their flamboyant teacher. "Yosh! Come on Lee! Let your power of youth burn! You can do it!" Satoshi and Hinata walked to the edge and looked down as their jaws hit the ground at what they saw.

Guy was standing on the wall, as in perpendicular to the wall, as Lee tried to climb the academy building one-handed. "if…I cannot…climb this…building one-handed," Lee said through gritted teeth as he grabbed onto a ledge. "Then I…will do…one-thousand laps…around Konoha!" Lee bounced on his toes once, twice, then he leapt up and grabbed the railing at the edge of the roof. His sweaty hand started slipping and fear filled Lee's face. "Come on, Lee! You can do it!" Satoshi shouted. With a final herculean effort, Lee hoisted himself over the edge and collapsed onto the roof.

"Nice job Lee!" Guy shouted stepping over the rail. "Thanks…for…the…encourage…ment," Lee panted as Satoshi helped him up. "We non-geniuses gotta stick together."

"That is right Satoshi, the most important thing in any team is helping one another overcome any struggle. Now, take a seat." Satoshi and Hinata sat on the bench while Lee collapsed. "As I have already been introduced I am Might Guy. Jonin and Konoha's pre-eminent expert of Taijutsu. My goal is to beat my eternal rival Kakashi Hatake and to turn you three into the most splendid of shinobi. Now you there, young lady! Introduce yourself to the rest of us." Hinata swallowed when she became the center of attention. She honestly didn't know how to deal with people this flamboyant. Her experience with people like this was limited to just Naruto, and that rarely ended well.

"M-my name is Hinata Hyῡga. M-my goal is to one day be w-worthy to t-take my place as c-clan head."

"Wait!? You're the heir to the Hyῡga clan?!" Satoshi shouted looking at Hinata with new eyes. "Y-yes."

"Whoa…"

"Thank you for volunteering to go next," Guy said gesturing at Satoshi. Clearing his throat the bandanaed boy stood up. "Name's Satoshi Ahren. Civilian. My goal is to do my grandmother proud and become an amazing shinobi."

"A fantastic goal, I will do everything I can to help you achieve it. Now! Lee!"

"Yes! I am Rock Lee and my goal is to become a splendid shinobi despite not being able to use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu!"

"H-he can't use ninjutsu?" Hinata whispered to Satoshi. "No I cannot, but I will not stop because of it!" Lee shouted when he heard Hinata's question. "Yes! I can see the Flames of Youth burning in all of you. Once you are shinobi you will do the village proud!"

"Wait, what do you mean 'once we are shinobi'?" Satoshi asked all traces of joviality gone. "We passed the test, aren't we shinobi?"

"No, you are not," Guy said his voice immediately becoming somber. "There is another test, the True Genin Test. After being assigned a Jonin sensei you are given this test. I cannot say more besides the fact that the test has a sixty-six percent failure rate."

"A-and if we don't p-pass?" Hinata asked. "Then I take away your headbands and send you back to the academy." Satoshi audibly gulped as his face lost color. "S-so you mean that I could still fail?"

"Yes."

"Do not despair my friends. With the power of youth on our side there is no test we cannot pass, no obstacle to we cannot overcome!" Lee shouted staring at the pair with the most earnest expression Hinata had ever seen. Besides Naruto, obviously. "Yeah, you're right Lee! We proved ourselves once, we can do it again!" As one the boys turned to look at Hinata. "Y-yeah…" Hinata said in her most battle-cryie voice.

"You kids," Guy sniffed wiping at the tears rolling down his face. "The flame of Youth burns brightly in all of you. Very well. If you think you got what it takes meet me at Training Grounds #14 tomorrow at 11. Till then." Guy turned and leapt off the building, falling from sight. "Wait for me, Guy-sensei!" Lee shouted jumping after the older man. "Lee!" Satoshi shouted running to the railing, Hinata not far behind.

Down below Lee had hit the ground hard enough to leave a small crater. Before Hinata could start panicking Lee jumped to his feet and tore off after their green clad teacher. "I-is that n-normal?" Hinata asked turning to Satoshi. "Well…Lee's a good guy…in small doses. He can be a bit…much, though. Well Hinata, nice meeting ya, see ya tomorrow." Satoshi said over his shoulders as he descended the stairs. Like a normal person.

Alone Hinata tried to gather her thoughts. Her teammates certainly were…uh…interesting. They would take some getting used to but for now Hinata had to gather her courage for her study date with Naruto. Not that it was a date. Hinata would never call it a date, at least not out loud.