09/03/12

DISCLAIMER: I do not own NARUTO

CHAPTER 1: Hinata's Second Beginning

The fourth shinobi war was a gruesome feat. Many died to seal away those of the resurrectional people, who once were powerful when living.

Endless fighting continued. When it looked like the five nations are winning, something else turns it upside down. When there was an up, there was a down. When there was a down, there was an up.

One certain Konoha twelve is fighting against the oncoming of the endless of Zetsu's. She fought like there was no tomorrow, which she does not know. Every moment since the war battle started, no one relaxed and continued to fight.

Hinata panted hard as sweat dripped down the side of her face, She was battered from head to toe as she fought off another white Zetsu. She had separated from her cousin a while ago but she can still hear him fight so he must be close. Though, she had no time to muse about Neji since she had her own battle.

She was so busy fighting and thinking about how to defeat the copies of Zetsu that she didn't realize that one Zetsu was smirking,

One white Zetsu had absorbed into the ground. He stayed there as the other copies pushed Hinata towards him. When she was standing above him, he attacked her which Hinata managed to get away from, but what she didn't know that two white copies were above her. She wasn't very skilled in the air and crossed her arms in front of her to block their punch.

She was sent towards the ground where more Zetsus were jumping up to attack her from behind. Hinata sustained a great deal of pain as a blow from a punch had damaged her spine, not enough to break it but she was going to be feeling it for a while.

The shock was too great along with the pain that Hinata couldn't land on the ground on her feet. Instead, her left arm faced the earth's impact, causing the heiress to scream in pain. When Hinata tried to get up with the support of her left arm, pain shot through her and she rolled over on her backside. Breathing heavily, Hinata was suddenly lifted up by the collar of her jacket and tossed to the side where a Zetsu was waiting.

He pulled back his a fist as Hinata was flying towards him and made impact on her lower back as they connected. Hinata cried from the sudden shock of pain and hurdled towards the earth once more.

She shouldn't have left her guard down. If only she was stronger, worked more in aerial combat. She felt really pathetic that she couldn't block their attacks. She could see them coming thanks to her byakugan and managed to shift her body a little so that they didn't land an attack on anywhere that was vital.

Hinata couldn't move as her eyes landed on the sky. It was a beautiful day, too bad that on such a nice day with few clouds that a war was going on. Her eyes were getting droopy as a Zetsu picked her up. She could see an evil smile on his face at the victory, but the only thing in her mind was the last trick up her sleeve.

"Any last words?" A white Zetsu asked.

Hinata closed her eyes and remembered the past. Images raced through her mind before her eyes opened again to have her give a small smile. Breathing was already hard, but she could manage for another moment. "G-g-good…bye, N-nar-ruto," HInata said with sadness as she closed her eyes. The next moment, a loud explosion was heard. She didn't spend all her time fighting, she had pasted explosion tags around the area. Since Neji was a bit far off but within chakra presence, she made sure that the explosion wouldn't affect him. Not only that but she had scattered explosive powder around the area. She made sure that the powder was sent towards the opposite direction of Neji. The explosion caused a wide spread kaboom.

As her body was wasted away with the surrounding Zetsus, she could only smile in sadness as tears formed but quickly went away due to the heat of the explosion. Pain filled her body, but went away quickly when her conscious was no more.

x~Time Travel~x

She felt warmth around her but also a breeze. It reminded her of the time that she went on a picnic with her friends. Naruto wasn't there because he was still on his training trip with Jiraiya.

Hinata twitched a little bit as she regained consciousness. She could only see black, but there was a distant sound of a waterfall nearby. Hinata slowly opened her eyes to see green and her hand. As she got up, she realized that she was laying on grass on her front side.

Getting up and looking around, the area appeared to be a forest. There were tall trees blocking most of the sun's light but still letting in rays of the sun. A light breeze passed by, rustling the leaves. In front of her was a crystal clear river. It was big and had fishes swimming around. There was a family of deer down the river crossing over to the opposite side of her. It was a peaceful scenery.

'Kiba and Akamaru would love to go play around here. Shino and Kurenai-sensei would find it relaxing too.' Hinata thought. At the mention of her team, memories of her last moments came back to her. 'The fight with Zetsu!' Upon realization Hinata became sad again as tears started to form. She had set off the explosions. There was no way that she could've survived…so this must be heaven?

Looking around, it was not hard to believe since she was at a rock terrain before. Hinata suddenly felt something touch her ankle. The heiress looked down to see a small turtle/tortoise rubbing its head against her left ankle.

The turtle/tortoise looked up into Hinata's eyes. Her eyes showed sadness and regret. Further within, it showed her suffering hardships yet there was light. Happiness was present yet it was remorseful. The turtle/tortoise studied Hinata through her eyes and nodded in satisfaction. The reptile gently nipped her skin to get her attention.

Hinata looked up and saw the turtle/tortoise heading towards the water. She remained still as the reptile hopped into the river and headed towards her right. It looked back at her as if to signal to follow. Slowly, Hinata got up, still unsure but walked sided by side the creature.

In the water, the tortoise/turtle swam easily upstream in somewhat a quick pace but the girl could just quicken her pace in her walking to match evenly.

Deep in thought, Hinata wondered how everyone was doing. She hoped they were all okay. Here she was, passed on and her teammates were still fighting. In a sense, she felt guilty that she was at a peaceful place while the rest were at in war. But Hinata can't do anything about it. If it were up to her, she would rather fix everything to ensure that the fourth shinobi war doesn't happen…or at least during her time. It was incredibly selfish of her to want to put off a fourth war on another generation, but she can't help but feel that, want that.

Hearing the girl sigh, the swimming reptile looked at Hinata from the corner of its eyes. The girl was slouching a bit, but still walked with her head up. The way the girl walked seemed regal and seemed to be of high upbringing. Whoever the girl was, she must be from some important family or something. Judging by how the girl dressed and looked, she was not from around this place, or even living here for the matter. However, her eyes bared a resemblance to something it had seen/ read about. If remembered correctly, her pupil-less eyes were from a trait of the Hyuuga…So that means she is part of one of the ninja world. With the trait of a Hyuuga, she must be from that disruptive world where the fourth great shinobi war is happening. Figures. A world full of fighting was bound to have war going on from time to time.

Hinata sighed for the nth time that day…or whatever time she had spent here in this place.

Up ahead, she could hear the sound of a waterfall. It was faint, but as they came near, the sound got louder. However, Hinata didn't paid mind to it as she was lost in her own thought and breathing in nature. The air was fresher here and it had a calmer effect on her.

"Genbu?" a woman said softly. He was not alone. Another presence was with him.

The tortoise heard a familiar feminine voice call his name. He turned to look at Hinata who was still in thought. Sighing, the tortoise sped up to where Hinata had to jog to keep up.

Soon, there was a clearing around the river where a big waterfall was pouring down. Hinata looked up and gasped. Right by the pool, there was a beautiful woman. The woman had long, silk hair in ocean blue. She was dressed in a light kimono dress. There was an aquamarine lace ribbon tied around her mid-section. The woman's hair was tied into a high ponytail with a Greek goddess look.

"Hello, Genbu," the woman said as she stepped out of the water to reveal elegant heels made from see through blue marble.

"Nāmaka, good to see you," Genbu the tortoise replied. "It has been quite some time since I last saw you."

"Yes, indeed." Nāmaka said with a smile. She raised her hand towards the water. The water from the pool came forth upon her command and shaped themselves into two chairs along with a matching table. She strained her hand and the water hardened into ice and then finally into glass. Although it appeared to be glass, it was much more stronger and not at all fragile. "Please, come sit. . .Hyuuga-chan?"

Hinata was surprised by the invitation and how the woman knew her name. She felt hesitant, but saw that the woman meant no harm in her gesture. Once seated down, Hinata was nervous against the beauty before her. The turtle/tortoise, Genbu, remained in the water but had risen the water up to form a throne like chair made from water. Unlike Nāmaka, the water did not hardened but remained stable in its liquid form.

"Now tell me child, why have you come here?" Nāmaka asked.

"Um…Well, I…I d-don't know," Hinata sighed inwardly as she stuttered out her response. She felt inferior to the woman and shied into her seat. Hinata did not meet the gaze of her acquaintances.

Genbu and Nāmaka shared a look from the corner of their eyes.

"Hinata, was it?" Genbu spoke after a minute.

"H-hai," Hinata responded, shocked that the tortoise knew her name.

"What were you doing before you got here?" Both occupants of this world already knew, but had to get the heiress to speak about herself.

"I was at war, and…and…" Hinata sniffled, remembering about what happened. "I…died. It was the f-fourth shi-shinobi war. . ."

"That's enough child," Nāmaka said in a soft, motherly voice as she hugged the girl close to her chest. The shy teenager cried into her chest. Nāmaka rubbed the back of Hinata's in a comforting manner. "There, there."

After quite some time, Hinata settled down and removed herself from the woman. As she distanced herself on the now couch, she rubbed her eyes and cleared herself up. "Sorry, I-I didn't mean to…"

"Have a cup of tea Hinata," the sea goddess handed a cup of herbal raspberry tea. "This will brighten you up and has a strong citrus-calm taste.

"Thank you," Hinata sipped the tea.

"Now Hinata," Genbu said. "What will you do now?"

Hinata froze at the question. Nāmaka Sent a small glare towards the tortoise who was unfazed by it. "I, don't know. Where is this place?" Hinata looked around to find it a peaceful place. It looked normal, but there was a feel to it.

"I apologize, but let's keep it a secret." Genbu replied. "Do you wish to go back to your world?"

"Genbu!" Nāmaka hissed harshly but softly. "I apologize to suddenly spring this onto you, but what do you think?"

Hinata was confused. How can she even go back? She died back there and the only thing to bring her back was the forbidden resurrection jutsu—which she would rather not do. "I would like that, but I d-died back there. I can't go back with my body already destroyed." Hinata thought about what her body would look like right about now; torn to pieces, charred flesh, body parts missing.

"Let's say we can return you back," Nāmaka said with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Will you accept?"

"Yes," Hinata said shyly.

"Okay, then we will send you back to your world, but there will be conditions that you have to follow." Nāmaka said cheerfully. She couldn't wait to see the reaction of the Hyuuga heiress.

"Conditions?" Hinata questioned as she look at the water woman.

"Yes, with everything, there comes a price. Nothing is handed for free, child." Nāmaka tapped Hinata on the nose. "There will be one like not being able to pursue the person you love—"

"W-What!" Hinata stood up as Nāmaka looked up at the blue haired Hyuuga. The woman sighed as she gently pulled Hinata back down.

"The greater the gift, the greater the price." Genbu sagely said. "You would also have to keep quiet about us unless there are others who know about us personally or we approve of that person."

Nāmaka continued, "It is a great price to pay to be able to see him again, no? There are more things to tell you, but we should start to send you off now." It is a common rule to leave a mystery to visitors. Although, there were hardly any since this place was sacred. She waved her hand to which her staff appeared in her hands and chanted words of a foreign language.

"When you get back, we will have some things that you are required to do as part of the conditions." Genbu informed while Nāmaka's magic was starting up. There was already a magic circle around the standing Hyuuga.

"B-but how will I know," Hinata said as her mind began to get dizzy and her vision getting worse.

"Don't worry about that," Genbu said in his even tone. "You will know. It will be obvious."

Hinata's eyes started to close as she fell into unconsciousness. She was happy to go back, but how will she explain what had happened? And what will become of her abilities?

Genbu and Nāmaka looked as Hinata's figure started to disappear. They felt bad about the situation in the visitor's world. It is full of corruption. They had already seen what is to become of that world. If ever the last living human were to die, the planet was to be destroyed and reincarnated from the left over particles. It would be a long process before life will ensure it once again. This, is what they were trying to prevent.

x~Time Travel~x

Movement. She felt herself being against something solid, but her feet seemed to be dangling. Slowly, a little girl no more than three years old opened her pupil-less eyes. Everything appeared dark but she could see figures around. It took a bit of a moment, but her eyes adjusted to the night and she can see that she was being moved. An arm was around her, carrying her like a stuffed animal.

Hinata was fully awake by now and trying to get herself free. She struggled to get freed and heard her captor's voice grunting about her squirming figure.

"Hold still, you brat." The masculine voice hissed quietly.

Hinata just narrowed her eyes. She may be shy, but she was not weak. She moved even more and started to yell. Although, her voice was soft being as it was her natural tone. "Let me go!" Hinata was about to activate her byakugan when she felt the kidnapper jump over the walls of the Hyuuga estate.

Just as the captive landed right outside the Hyuuga estate, an ANBU came. Before Hinata realized it, she was in the arms of an ANBU woman and the kidnapper on the ground. The woman put little Hinata down, "Stay here."

With that, the ANBU woman appeared behind the kidnapper who just got up and knocked him unconscious with a sharp chop to a pressure point around the neck.

"Hinata!" Said girl turned around to see her father scooping her up. "Are you alright?" Hiashi asked with concerned yet strict tone.

"H-hai," Hinata nodded. By now, she was confused as to why she was being picked up so easily. Looking down, she was clad in a sleeping kimono. A thought struck her as her eyes trailed up. Her father looked less stressed and younger, and the kidnapping…There were only two or four times in her life that she was ever kidnapped. Seeing as she was at the Hyuuga estate…Estate! Hinata's eyes widened.

Hiashi felt his daughter shake and thought she was scared. He was furious. How dare anyone try to kidnap his precious daughter. If he had been more alert, then this wouldn't have happened. If the ANBU hadn't come, he would have killed the intruder right on the spot. His mind was raging with many thoughts, but on his exterior look, he was calm and a frown graced his ever stoney face.

Hinata felt his grip tightened and looked up. She was shocked to say the last. All this time, she thought that he was angry at her for not being able to defend herself all those years ago, or during this time. Her father's eyes reflected what was on his mind, anger and sadness with a hint of not-being-able-to-protect.

"If you would excuse me," the ANBU woman faced the Hyuugas. By now, more Hyuugas had come outside of the estate. "I will bring him to the hokage and for interrogation." After Hiashi nodded, the woman tugged the kidnapper over her shoulders and disappeared.

"Hinata!" a woman's cry could be heard. A woman with eggplant colored hair came jogging up to them. She had her arms open by the time she reached her husband and daughter. "Hinata, are you all right? Did he hurt you?"

When Hinata saw her mother again, after years of her death, Hinata was slowly starting to sob. She reached her tiny arms out to her mother, wanting to hug the woman who had given birth to her. "M-mommy…" Hinata said lowly. Tears poured down her face, but she did not let out a cry.

During Hinata's reunion, Hiashi had ordered everyone to go back in. He sighed as his younger twin brother patted him on the shoulder in sympathy before leaving. Hiashi ushered his wife and daughter back into the estate. Hinata was still trembling in his wife's arms as they headed back inside. Letting out a stressed breath, Hiashi had to prevent this from ever happening again. There was no way anyone can kidnap his daughter, but to be sure, Hinata should be trained earlier than planned.

'It really started all over again.' Hinata thought. Her tears were not of sadness anymore, but now they were of happiness. Even though the change, she would still not let them fall. Even the tears decide to over flow, then fine, it will. But she would not produce more and given this second chance, she vowed to make the future brighter.

x~Time Travel~x

Hinata was panting as she finished her morning training with her father. She wanted to show him that she could be strong, but Nāmaka and Genbu said, or wrote, to not show her real abilities. Of being sent back in time, Hinata didn't have her formal strength of the future, so she had to train all over again. However, she retains the knowledge and experience of everything before she was sent back in time to the very beginning of her problems.

Three years ago, at the age of five, her two guardians (Genbu and Nāmaka) had sent a small box that was shaped like a jewelry chest to her room. By that age, Hinata had her own room at her own request since she didn't want to bother her mother taking care of her baby sister, Hanabi. She felt so happy when her mother didn't die after giving birth. Although, that did have to do with the fact that Hinata was using medical ninjutsu to help get her mom stronger during the sixth and further pregnancy months. It was by the list of her required things to do that her mom survived. However, Hinata's mom still died in the end. It was only for a year that her whole family was together and happy. At least now Hanabi got the chance to be with their mother unlike last time.

Hinata sighed as she changed clothes. Throughout the years, she couldn't help thinking about never being able to get together with Naruto. In the future, or should it be former future? Anyways, she was close to being together with Naruto. Even in the war time, she was able to get her feelings across when she fought against Pein. It didn't turn out well, but she was sure Naruto had seen her feelings. He may or may have not, but it took all her courage to stop Pein. In all actuality, she was prepared to die to save her crush.

Getting rid of her melancholy thoughts, she attached her weapons pouch on and headed out the sliding door to her first day of ninja academy, and where she will be able to meet Naruto again. This time around, Hinata is going to do all she can for a better future. This is her second chance of her life from the very start of her problems.