[Fic] Cloud Hands

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Aburame Shino, Akimichi Chouji, Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Hinata Hinata, Hinata/Neji, Hyuuga Hanabi, Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Jiraiya, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Yamanaka Ino, Yuuhi Kurenai
Summary: Hinata has long been inspired by Naruto, and watching his determination helps her find her own. Seeking a way to help her clan and herself, she turns to Hyuuga's history and finds old strength and new thoughts there, courage and hope. In the end, she even finds her way back to an older love.
Meta: Drama, Action, Romance, I-4
Wordcount: 17677

When Hinata was fourteen, she gathered all her courage in her hands and walked into the training hall while Neji-niisan was working, and asked to train with him. Quietly, face shadowed by the wooden slats of the window, he agreed.

That was the year she began to wonder whether she could change fate, too.

( Cloud Hands )