Chapter 1

Breaching Konoha's security was painfully easy. With the guards half-asleep, Sasuke could have strolled through the front gates if he had wished to. It was a shame, really.

He hadn't set foot in the village in three years. Roaming through it now felt… odd. Ignoring the pervasive feeling, he continued to move diligently through the village night with his scarlet tinted sharingan blazing.

As he neared his destination of interest, he glanced at the deserted wasteland located only a few miles southward- the infamous Uchiha Compound. A small pang of nostalgia plagued his chest as he studied the desolate area. He frowned and willed the nostalgia away. Now wasn't the time to get sentimental. He focused on the quiet Hyuuga Compound once again. He had a job to do.

Sasuke quietly crouched on a tree branch situated a few meters away from the compound. He had to plot his intrusion carefully. Hyuugas wielded the Byakugan, also known as the all-seeing eye. Any minor misstep on his part could trigger waking dozens of Hyuugas- not that he particularly minded. He could destroy them all if given reason. However, he only wanted to get in, take the girl, and leave the village as soon as possible. Being in Konoha made him uneasy.

Before he could decide on which wing he would search for the Hyuuga heiress in first, his eyes caught the main gate to the Hyuuga Compound slide open. Silently, he watched his person of interest step through the large gates and into the village night. He almost pitied the girl. She just made his job an awful lot easier.

Stealthily, Sasuke remained shrouded within the trees as he trailed behind the heiress and waited for her to move a safe distance away from the compound.

Her dark hair cascaded down her back, contrasting against her lavender jacket and pale skin but complementing her navy blue pants and black sandals. He kept his sharingan activated as he watched the girl walk with no particular pattern to her step. She seemed… out of it?

Suddenly, she stopped walking, spun on her heel and proceeded to stare in his direction with her large, freakishly pale eyes. She didn't activate her bloodline limit like he had expected her to. Instead, she simply asked, "Would you like something? It's not very polite to stalk someone…"

Sasuke acted quickly. He withdrew his sword and sprinted towards the Hyuuga. He was prepared to use brute force if he had to, but it wasn't necessary. The Hyuuga didn't react to his advance. She remained perfectly calm as he stood directly before her with the tip of his sword pointed a centimeter from her neck.

"Uchiha Sasuke," she murmured quietly.

"You're coming with me," he stated apathetically.

"Alright."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and slowly re-sheathed his sword. How odd.