JGOG132: Hey readers and authors! JGOG132 here with-

Naruto: another story for you!

JGOG132: Dammit! I thought you were past the sentence finishing phase!

Naruto: Nah, boss! Just took a break from it!

JGOG132: Oh god, please be-

Naruto: Joking? I don't think sooooo!

(JGOG132 sits in a dark corner sobbing quietly)

Disclaimer: Naruto: ummm well anyway readers, JGOG132 doesn't own Naruto or any of its characters! JGOG132, as much as myself, hopes you enjoy it. (looks over to JGOG132 with worry) You ok, boss?

JGOG132: sniffles No...I am-

Naruto: not ok.

(JGOG132 continues bawling)

Death of Old Head, Rise of New

It was terrible thing. Hard to believe, after being trained to expect it and know it would come, Hinata Hyuuga, once a shy little girl had grown into a beautiful young women of 18 years, had just been told by the Hokage that her father, Hiashi Hyuuga; head of the Hyuuga clan, was brutally murdered.

"I'm sorry for your loss, Hinata," Tsunade told her in the office with a saddened look on her face. Hinata kept her eyes forward, without movement or blinking, she didn't answer. Her breathing was steady, but her heart was on the verge of breaking and tears were filling up in her eyelids practically begging to just leak out.

After a few minutes Hinata opened her mouth and spoke, "Can I...see him?"

Tsunade shook her head, "Hinata, there's no need for you to ID him. His body was...quite mangled and torn not to mention his face..."- she paused for a moment as going into detail would only cause Hinata more pain-" but we are positive it's him."

"Please...I just...have to see him," Hinata said to her still trying to hold back her tears. Tsunade sighed knowing that Hinata won't let up until she got some closure. She nodded her head and walked out of the office and building with Hinata following behind to head for the hospital towards the morgue. Once they got inside the morgue, Tsunade put on some latex gloves and opened the drawer with Hiashi's name on it. She pulled out the drawer with the body that was covered in a white blanket. Tsunade gave a glance at Hinata to assure her that she didn't have to do this. But Hinata gave a nod; sincere that she will. With that, Tsunade grabbed one of the upper corners of the blanket and lifted it slightly just enough for Hinata to get a view.

That was all it took; after a few seconds glance at the horrifying sight of her dead father she broke down into tears. Tsunade took Hinata out of the morgue as one of the med nins pushed the drawer back in and closed it. She and Hinata sat on a bench in the hallway as Tsunade was doing her best to calm down the Hyuuga heiress, who was sobbing uncontrollably.

After ten minutes, Hinata's crying died down into mere sniffles. "Does...Hanabi know about this?" she asked.

Tsunade shook her head. "We thought it'd be appropriate if you broke the news to her, but if you can't we understand and we'll have someone el-"

"No, I-I'll tell her," Hinata said after wiping her nose. She got up from the bench and bid Tsunade goodbye. She then left the hospital towards the direction of the Hyuuga Compound.

Needless to say, breaking the news to Hanabi had pretty much the same reaction. It took until nightfall for Hinata to calm her little sister down, who cried herself to sleep on Hinata's lap on the living room couch. Hinata looked out to the down at the sleeping Hanabi as she stroked her hair. She chuckled to herself; she and Hanabi hadn't ever been this close since their mother died. But since recently of learning of their father's death, Hinata knew that she had to be strong for Hanabi. Hanabi was still a 13 year old girl and, besides Neji, Hinata was basically the only family she had left. Sure, there was the other members of the Hyuuga clan, but they never seemed like family; not even like distant relatives but more like employees to say the least.

She thought to herself on how was she going to be able to lead the clan. The potential to be head of the clan that her father had was some she thought that she clearly lacked in. She pushed those thoughts aside for until morning for she needed to get some sleep and decide what to do tomorrow. With that thought, she gently lifted Hanabi's head off her lap and moved her body to the armrest of the couch for Hanabi to be in a more comfortable position. Hinata then got the blanket and pillow from Hanabi's room and went back to the couch where she placed the pillow under Hanabi's head and covered the blanket over her. As Hinata made her way to her room she overheard two of the compound guards talking outside.

"It's a shame about Hiashi-sama. With him gone, now Hinata-sama will have to lead us," one of guards said.

"Yeah, though I don't think she's really ready for the responsibility, from what I've heard from some of the elders," the other one said. Hinata didn't need to hear that at the time so she started to continue to her room.

"So have you heard the news about the demon? I heard he was the one that murdered the head," stated the first guard. Demon? This seemed to spark Hinata's curiosity a bit more as she moved towards the window to get a better listen.

"You heard correct. One of the ANBU came over and reported to the elders that they have evidence that links the demon boy that Hokage-sama holds to a certain respect," said the second guard. Wait...a demon in human form? Living among us in the village? And Hokage-sama allows it to be here? Hinata really wanted to know who they were talking about, especially since the fact that it may have murdered her father.

"The ANBU member actually said that they have evidence against the demon? Their investigative skills seemed to be much better than we thought," said the first guard in amazement.

"Well, he didn't exactly say "the demon" but more or less he mentioned they had evidence linking the name of the host. But I don't think anyone can tell the two apart because even the torn up claw marks in the file the member showed were the same as those of the demon's paws," the second guard explained.

"Have they gone to his apartment and arrested him?" the first guard asked.

"What are you? Stupid? Even that idiot demon wouldn't be stupid enough to retreat back to his place after thatl Besides, a half hour ago someone reported seeing a human shaped red figure hopping over the village walls so quick, not even the guards' kunai could catch up with it," the second guard said.

"How do they know it was the demon?" asked the first guard.

"The chakra, you baka? Only the demon could have red chakra like that especially to accelerate at such an incredible rate," the second guard explained with frustration.

The first guard laughed. "Or better yet someone could have caught on fire and had a sudden burst of adrenaline!" The other guard sighed in disappointment at the supposed joke.

"I'm serious, I've heard some of those guards have been, you know, 'packing in some Buda belly' and have been having a hard time to even walk across those walls," the first guard explained with the utmost sincerity.

The second guard chuckled a bit. "Get outta here! Seriously, have they been slacking that badly?"

The first guard nodded. "Yeah, and in fact, just two days ago I heard some academy students were painting graffiti on the west wall, and I'll tell you, some of those guards trying to get there...it's like you can have a tuba player following em' playing some walking music!" The second guard laughed as Hinata stopped listening to the conversation as it was trailing far from the subject. She went into her room, changed into her pajamas, and went to bed. So, it wasn't just any shinobi that killed father. A demon, but how could this be and why hasn't there been any mention of a demon until now if the Hokage knows about it? No doubt, the elders will call a meeting together in the morning to discuss my new role. Maybe I'll ask them of what they heard and if it was true what the guards were talking about. She drifted off to sleep when she finished pondering those thoughts.

JGOG132: Well that ends the first chappie, readers. Sorry it was short.

Naruto: So who's the killer? Was it Orochimaru? Sasuke?

JGOG132: (sighs) Please tell me you're joking about not knowing.

Naruto: Ehh...ok: I'm joking about not knowing.

JGOG132: (rubs his temples in annoyance) I thought as much. As for the readers, while this is a tragedy story, the chats in the beginning and end of this story is going to be somewhat of a comic relief. The reason of this because, as a warning, it will get quite depressing in this story and I don't really want to send any of you readers home all depressed and emo.

Naruto: Like Sasuke!

JGOG132: Ehh right...like Sasuke. Anyway, I hoped you readers enjoyed this first chappie. Be sure to R&R.