Chapter 1: Sentencing
A chill wind drifted across Konoha that morning as a thick mist wrapped the village, Hidden away in a hall of the Hyuuga Compound the Hyuuga council had gathered to announce there recent decision.
Councilman Kyrill Stood up from his position on the bench and called out "Bring forth the heir". The doors to the back of the Chamber burst open as two Branch members walked in on either side of the heir, Hinata Hyuuga. Even though she was soon to be 18 and a woman in her own right she still acted timid and shy, especially before such a large crowd. Hinata was dressed in Black trousers and a baggy Jacket that hid most of her features. Her long hair hid her face from the light as she walked, head bowed, towards the bench upon which the High councilmen and The Head of the family sat.
Councilman Akira spoke out clearly to Hinata "Do you know why you have been called here, before us, this morning?" His voice was as cold as with winds that hammered against the windows.
Hinata trembled slightly under the weight of all the eyes upon her "N...No Sir"
Hiashi simply sat still looking at his daughter with distain as Akira began to speak again. "The council has decided that You, Hinata Hyuuga, Have failed as Heir to The Hyuuga Family. As such the position of heir will be handed down to your sister Hanabi."
Hinata's blood ran cold as the realisation of what this meant sunk in, Kyrill continued where Akira had stopped "You shall be made a member of The Branch Family. Effective Immediately" Hinata simply dropped to her knees as she choked on tears. The Two Branch Family members that had escorted her in lifted her by her arms and carried her, dragging her feet behind, out of the chamber. Not one man or woman assembled in that hall showed any response to the echoing cries of the girl who had been sentenced to the shadows.
Hinata was blind and deaf to the world as she was carried away; in her head she simply replayed the events of the Council hall over and over. She was torn from her reverie when she was slung unceremoniously to the ground in a dark, cold room. Her eyes, blurred by the tears took in the room, a single sliding door and a bared window high up on the rear wall, the first spears of sunlight of dawn where breaching the gloom slowly.
One of the two Branch Guards turned to her and spoke in a stern and cold voice "At Noon you shall be taken from this place and the cursed mark will be placed upon you. We will collect you from here at that time. You are not permitted to leave." And with that he turned and left.