Author note: just letting you know that yes i did delete and re-submit my chapters as having gone over them again recently i noticed some glaring holes in my story.

there are no new chapters... yet... but i hope you find that the story makes a bit more sense now. I will be adding a new chapter in the next week or so, sorry that its been so long.

"You are a disgrace to the Hyuuga name. Do you know how much shame you have brought upon this family Hinata? I cannot comprehend how any child of mine could be so weak and useless," my father said with no emotion as he sat across from me.

"I have thought about this a lot Hinata, and I feel it is in the best interest of everyone if I made Hanabi the heir. As of this moment you are no longer my daughter, and as such you no longer have the right to call me your father. You will join your cousin Neji in the branch house. The ceremony of Hanabi's placement as the new heir and your branding will be next week. I do not wish to see you before then."

"Y-yes fa—Hiashi-sama," I said as I bowed and left the room. I made sure to keep my head down and turned away from him and everyone I passed as I made my way to my room. I did not wish to be even more of a disgrace and have others witness my tears. I did not wish to see the emotion in their eyes. The disgust at my presence, or those looks I hated the most. Those looks of pity. I sat down on my bedroom floor and meditated, hoping that it would calm me down.

Father hated me. Hanabi was ashamed to call me her sister and Neji-niisan despised my mere presence. I was no longer a part of this family. I no longer belonged. Being made to join the branch family was akin to disowning me. Well they would never entirely disown me, as that would leave open the possibility that I would share the Hyuuga family secrets. If they did disown me they would have to assassinate me.

Actually, now that I think about it, it is highly likely that I will be assassinated anyway. I need to leave. I'm sure no one will miss me anyway. Kiba-kun, Shino-kun and Kurenai-sensei are the only ones who would even remotely miss me. Actually they probably wouldn't miss me at all. They only see me as a burden. They have never said that to my face but they always coddle me. Always leave only the simplest tasks for me. I'm merely a thing, another object to be protected while on the mission. And Naruto barely notices me as it is. I doubt he would notice at all if I left for good.

The only problem now is how to get out of here. I have a Hyuuga branch member watching over me all the time. And though the Hyuuga compound is built like a fortress to stop intruders, it also makes it near impossible to leave. How could I pack without raising suspicion? Hmm. Well father did not say when exactly I would be expected to move in with Neji-niisan, so if I started packing then I could say that I am merely starting to pack all my things up in anticipation for the move.

I stood up, wiped my eyes and sighed.

"W-well. I m-may as well get s-started."

I can't stand this. There is no one here that is anywhere near strong enough to defeat Itachi. If there is no one here who can do it, then there is no one that can possibly teach me how. Everyone here lacks power. I lack power. Hmmm. Orochimaru said he could give me power. I bet he could teach me how to defeat Itachi.

The only problem will be getting to him. Well other than not knowing where he is it shouldn't be too hard. The only thing that would annoy the hell out of me is if everyone tried to get me back. Well they will anyway. I guess I will just have to sneak out of Konoha and make sure that no one sees me.

Well if Orochimaru is strong enough to defeat Itachi, then I'm sure he and all his little brain-less minions are powerful enough to… dissuade anyone from following me.

Hmm. I should leave tonight. If I don't leave as soon as possible I'm sure I'll become like brother and go on a killing spree. Honestly, the people here are annoying enough to make anyone go completely over the edge.

If I weren't me I would be jumping for joy at leaving all of these annoying people behind. The only person who is remotely like me is Neji. But he is a prick. Naruto is a dumbass. Sakura, Ino and all of my other fangirls are stupid, annoying and downright crazy. I cannot wait to leave this hell hole.

I got off my bed and looked around my room.

"Hn," Might as well start packing.

It's almost midnight. I'm nervous. I already drugged my guard to make him go to sleep. Not for very long. About two hours if I got it right. He came in a couple of times while I was packing. I had to explain what had happened. He seemed shocked that I would be joining the branch. I didn't see him for about four hours after I told him what had happened. I can only assume he swapped with someone to go spread the news among all the branch house members.

Neji-niisan was called in to see father as well. He came and visited me afterward. I was shocked when the first thing he did was hug me. He said that even though he did not like me before, he had never wished for me to be given the burden he had been fighting all of his life. He even apologised for his previous behaviour. I could only stand in shock for a couple of seconds.

But then I hugged him back and said that I forgave him. I didn't realise I had started crying again. I told him that if I disappeared, then would he make sure that everyone was ok. I don't think he could breathe properly at that point. I was squeezing him a little tightly. He wanted to know why I asked that but I wouldn't tell him. I just kept asking him.

I think I may have become a bit hysterical at that point. Neji-niisan said yes eventually. I think he did it mainly to try and calm me down. I don't really remember if it worked or not. I fell asleep after a couple of minutes. I woke up a couple of hours later. Neji-niisan left a note saying he left to go set up a room near his for me.

I couldn't tell him that I would be leaving. But I am glad that we made up before I did. I glanced at the clock sitting on my bedside table. It was midnight. I took one last look around my room. Placed the letter I had written for Neji-niisan on my desk, and then leapt out the window.

The clothes I had changed into earlier helped to hide me much more than my usual clothes did. I was wearing a very dark purple tube top and skirt, with slits up the sides. I was wearing a long sleeved mesh shirt underneath, and the ends of the sleeves were covered in a pair of black gloves. I was wearing a black jacket and black tights under my skirt, and was wearing knee high dark purple boots that also acted as leg guards. They also had clasps on the inside for storing kunai.

I had also taken off the metal sign of my forehead protector and then re-attached it so that it was on a dark purple band and not its usual blue. I decided also to paint my nails a dark purple. I had wanted to wear something that would help my escape, but was also a sign that I have decided to change. I actually quite liked the outfit I wore at the moment. I had packed my usual clothes, but while running through the compound I decided that it would only tie me to my weakness.

So, as I ran up to the wall near the front gate I decided that I would make a statement with my old clothes. I would make them all see the way I feel. So I silently slipped into one of the small garden sheds next to the front wall and grabbed some wire. After about a minute I had shaped it to hold my clothes in the shape of a person. It would be risky and I would have to run like hell when I was finished, but it would be worth it.

Oh it would so be worth it.