Shikamaru's P.O.V

Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, and clack. Splish Splash, Splish Splash, Splish Splash. That is what is heard from the streets of Konoha. That's all that I can see. Well except for the yellow haired beast of a girlfriend named Temari whatever her last name is. All that we need to be worried about is the fact that one of our ninja is gone. And her name is………RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRing, ring, ring. Oh damn, "Naruto stop making that damn ringing noise. Ok. Has anybody spotted the target yet?" damn everything why did I have to be paired up with her for this mission.

"No not a trace" stated her cousin. "Well I couldn't find her sent anymore." barked her team mate. "As well as I. my bugs did not find anything of hers."

Damn why didn't she tell us where she was going or at least bring someone with her would be just fine too.

"Attention everyone, be on the lookout. I just thought that I saw her. I thought I just saw Hyuuga Hina…." "Oi 

Sai, did you just say that you saw Hinata?" questioned Ino.

"…" that has his response.

I, no we do not know what made Hyuuga Hinata run away. Or even if she is still well you know, alive.

"Ugh, ok everybody I lets head back I repeat fall back to base." I ordered. "What, we just started looking for her and you want us to fall back and don't look for her. What is she to you Shikamaru, really she was my best friend and you want me to just give up looking and forget about her. WELL HELL NO SHIKAMARU, HINATA WAS ONE OF MY VERY IMPORTANT FRIENDS THAT I NEED TO LOOK AFTER. YOU HERE ME I NEED TO LOOK AFTER HER."

"Well Naruto if you are done SHOUTING, YES I KNOW THAT HINATA WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND, BUT SHE WAS A BEST FRIEND TO ALL OF US. OK. I KNOW HOW MAD YOU ARE GETTING, BUT IF WE FALL BACK TO THE HYUUGA COMPOUND, WE COULD GO AND LOOK FOR ANY CLUES WHY SHE JUST UP AND LEFT. NOW DO YOU HERE ME, NARUTO?" I shouted.



(a. n. If only I could see everybody's faces, I would just laugh my pants off. Really I would.)

"Oh well damn it Shikamaru, you should have told me that first. Then I wouldn't have had yell at you."

"Well dope, he was just about to say that, right Shikamaru." stated Sasuke. "Um… well just wanted to fall back because of that and that, my arms are getting tired." "Ne ne Shikamaru why are your arms tired?" questioned Ino. "That is because of the sleeping wentch on my back!!" I said threw my teeth.

Everybody fell down anime style. With a huge sweat drop.

"Roger I will head in." shouted Lee.

"Ok, I and my team will do too." shouted Ino; her team was herself, Sakura, Sasuke.


Once we met up back at the Hyuuga compound, I look around us. All of the teams of Rookie nine and team Guy were here, excluding Hinata of course, but putting the 

Suna ambassador Temari in here spot. The look of fear, regret, and a whole lot of other emotions took control in everybody's eyes.

For the person who has known her the longest, Neji's face had no emotion, but his eyes beg to differ. They usually held anger and rage; but now they pain, and regret. For the pink haired cheerfulness shinobi, but her eyes held less cheerful, but cheerless. The same with Ino. Those three were the only girls that we as a group would hand around us. Plus Tenten of course, but with Tenten, her eyes held disappointing, and a bit of relief. Relief from what exactly, man I would hate to be Lee right now. I will never know what a woman truly thinks. For her team mates, Shino and Kiba both felt like they were betrayed, lost and heartbroken. Who could blame them, they were family, her brothers, and they had failed Hinata because they could not save her. None of us could, because for starters we do not know where she is or even if she is still alive. Sasuke's face showed no emotion as do I, but in his eyes they show the fear of regret, regretting to get to know her, not paying any attention to her, hell none of us knew how hard life 

would be without her. To see her from afar, to see her warming smile, the annoying stutter that filled our brains with knowledge. I could remember the times that we had shared a very few words, but that last line she said to me, I never really payed much attention to until now.

Flash Back: Rookie Nine age 10

"Ne ne Nara-san, do you believe that people who don't know who you are will acknowledge you when you are not there?" asked the Hyuuga Hinata.

"Well… that's tough. I think maybe they might fell a slight different, but the chances of that happening are one and a million." stated the laze 10 year shinobi.

End of Flash Back

End of Shikamaru's P.O.V

Now all of the 15's, 16's and the sleeping beauty 18 year old filed into the Hyuuga compound. An eerie silence filled the House. Neji led them to Hinata's room. Everybody stop dead in their tracts, because they heard the soft muffled sound as a cry. Neji twisted the 

doorknob. And to their surprise there curled up Hyuuga Hanabi curled up into a ball on Hinata's bed.