Chapter 102: The Chunin Exams - 28

Chapter 102: The Chunin Exams - 28

For a moment, Daiki just stared at the Hyuuga heiress, completely taken aback by her confident, rather bold reply.

And that ara-ara...

It took his mighty strong willpower to stop himself from shivering. Ten out of ten, that was perfect.

His stunned reaction to her reply, was very obvious, and Hinata's smile grew a tiny bit wider. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.

"You totally should have," he forced his shock down and grinned at the older girl, "There was a point there where I had to sit still for a good few hours, looking at you would have made it much more bearable."

Her cheeks tinted red, but before she could reply, her teammate jumped in, "Sitting around for a few hours out there? Guess we're so good even a hotshot ringer like you're getting called would have trouble keeping up," Kiba grinned at him, "We finished in just four hours, second team overall and even broke a few records!" the feral dog using shinobi boasted proudly.

"I finished in less than forty five minutes and was the first to finish the exam actually, if you're going by the Suna team over there beating you for placements, then you guys are third actually," Daiki burst his bubble and smirked at him, idly picking up and chomping down on a piece of kebab meat, "I just didn't feel like waiting around, so went to play some more in the forest and have some fun."

"...What?" Kiba blinked, the proud grin on his face disappearing and he stared at Daiki blankly, "....No way, bullshit!" he shot to his feet and slammed his hands on the table.

His loud eruption drew three sets of eyes. Two male and one belonging to a pretty sandy blonde.

"No, he is not lying," Shino commented looking at Daiki in the eye through his sunglasses, "Why? Because only a fool would lie about a thing so easy to confirm when any exam proctor could tell us."

"What he said." Daiki's smirk grew to taunting proportions.

Kiba clicked his tongue, "...Well whatever we still beat Sasuke and Naruto at least," he sat back down, arms crossed, "Guess that ringer shit has some merit to it then, eh?"

"Maybe, or maybe I'm just that good," Daiki shrugged, "Don't put to much stock into the ringer thing, most ringers aren't absolute badasses like me, but like Sasuke, hell, give it a year or so and Hinata could be one as well."

"You think so?" Hinata hummed.

"I know so." he turned his ever so loveable smirk on her.

"Ah...thank you." she looked away, thanking him softly, but even then she couldn't hide how pleased her voice sounded.

"Course, I'm different from you guys, he's not someone I can't kick around for fun," Daiki smirked boldly, and didn't break eye contact with Temari, "If you go up against the other two though, the guy is a puppet user using chakra strings and probably poison while the hot blonde is a definitely a wind user, a bad match up for any of you guys actually." he noticed Kankuro tense at his words, and Temari's wide eyed gaze narrowed at him.

He winked at her and turned away, looking at the three of Team Eight, "You seem to know a lot about them." Hinata pointed out and he noticed there was now a small frown on her face.

Hmm.

She must be really taking these guys seriously.

"I know a lot in general," he shrugged, "But yeah, you guys should avoid taking them on, well beyond puppet boy, you and Shinobi are bad match ups for him after all as well." he added to the white eyed girl.

And he noticed then, he was done with his food. Daiki stood up, his tray in hand, "Right, well, fun as this has been, Im'a go train and grind this meat into my meat," Daiki said, he paused only to smirk at Hinata, "You're welcome to grind on my meat anytime you want by the way."

Shino's eyebrows rose up over his sunglasses in surprise.

Kiba gaped gobmsacked.

Hinata blinked and gave him a a confused glance, before her eyes widened as she apparently realised what he said and a crimson red blush spread across her cheeks, "...Ara ara," she cupped he face once more though, surprising him, "How forward Daiki-kun. But if you need help with your meat, I may pop by your room later to help you with it."

Daiki blinked.

Stunned.

"Hinata?!" Kiba spluttered.

Kiba's shock was enough to let him recover from his own and Daiki recovered his smirk, "I'll hold you to that sweet number nine," he winked at her and left the table, "Later." he bid them goodbye and went off to deposite his tray and leave the room.

As he did, he noted once again all eyes were on him, and Gaara in particular was glaring bloody murder at him, leaking a heavy dose of killing intent.

Scary~

Not.

He smirked at the redhead as he left. He had to at least get one taunt in on him even if he was hoping to avoid putting the boot to his sand rodent ass.