Authors Note - 7th of May 2017: Heya *waves* decided to do a re-write of my Prologue, so here it is. It's already ten months from when I started and I believe I did improve quite a lot over the time - so it's just right to show my improvements to possible new readers as well, because, honestly, more readers are always welcome ;-)

Am putting it at the very beginning of the story for egoistic reasons - though I'm leaving my old Prologue below it for comparision as well. However, I only re-wrote the prologue, meaning the following chapters aren't as good, writing-wise. I just wanted to show you my improvements, to show you how my writing turned out, that you know what it will be like once you get past the first chapters.
So, I hope that the setting of my story is catching your intrest and that you will continue to read.

Now (it's still the prologue after all) a quick overview of the basics for this story (as of 26 written chapters and the fact it's AR/AU):
- Hanabi is just two years younger than Hinata
- it's advancing along the original timeline (Academy, becoming Genin, Wave, etc.), but the story along the way is my own
- scene's do cover all variety: strong emotions (positive/negative), humour, fights, storytelling, ... - it's a solid balance
- I guess it would be correct to say it's a Naruto/Hinata story as of now, romance-wise (even so I haven't done too much in that department yet), but I wouldn't bet on it staying that way. Sorry, can't tell you more than that. Wouldn't want to spoil too much
- even if the setting might suggest it, it ain't no kinky story. I'm brushing along these topics here and there, but the setting is mainly just that, the setting, the background. And it's working ;-)

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A Tale of two Sisters - Prologue (New Version from May 2017)

Konoha, known as the Village hidden in the Leaf, is home to many powerful shinobi clans and living in relative peace. As one of the five big villages it provides stability to the surrounding countries and sends its shinobi on missions in all directions, accepting requests from nearly everyone who can afford it.

One of the more powerful clans within Konoha is the Hyuga clan. A clan that holds its old traditions high and whose members are strong in close quarter fighting. Mainly thanks to a strong visual bloodline and an unique fighting style that enables them to inflict damage to their opponents' internal organs.

The current clan head, known as Hiashi Hyuga, has two daughters, both potential heiresses. The older one, Hinata, is a kind-hearted and somewhat shy girl. Always caring for the people close to her. Having short black hair with a purple sheen to it and pale white eyes, one of the features unique to this clan because of their bloodline, made her look cute, which was supported by her shyness. Currently she is seven years old and has started training, supported by her family, two years ago. Her goal is to enter the Ninja Academy in two years and to become a kunoichi.

Her sister, Hanabi, has dark brownish hair that is slowly growing long and sports the same eyes as her sister. She is two years younger and recently started to train as well, having the same goals as her sister. That and both of them wanted to please their father, to become heiresses worthy to lead the clan, to make him proud after their mother died. Hanabi had no memories about her, Hinata's were blurry as best.

Hinata, always thinking about others first, was worried that her younger sister would have a hard time in this cruel world they lived in. That's why she decided to help her grow, to support her, to give her a reason to become stronger, to survive. Having overheard some of the adult members of the clan talking, but actually not really knowing anything about it beside what she heard, she approached her younger sister with a bet: The first to win ten times in a row during their sparring sessions would win the bet. The loser would have to become the winners slave.

Initially the more outgoing Hanabi was surprised by her sisters offer. It was the very first time that she saw her sister offering or taking a bet at all and even Hinata herself was surprised that she found the courage to actually do so. Not knowing anything about it either, but suddenly seeing an additional reason to train and become strong, Hanabi quickly agreed. At that point neither of them was aware of what they had started, of what they agreed on, nor what it would mean for their future.

In the beginning their spars were pretty even. One day Hinata would win, the next day Hanabi. Neither of them was giving any thought to being equally matched. Despite the fact that Hanabi was two years younger and had started to train only recently. And so it went on for a few weeks. Until Hanabi started to improve, making it increasingly more difficult for her sister to keep up. Easily earning winning streaks of up to five before Hinata managed to get a win in.

This fact started to worry Hinata, because she never thought that any of them would get a shot at winning their bet. But as it stood Hanabi improved quickly, displaying quite the talent for hand-to-hand combat.

Hanabi on the other side was determined to win the bet, to show her sister that she was able to become even stronger than her. She loved her sister, deeply, but as with most siblings the younger aimed to overcome the older one. And she was steadily getting closer to reaching her goal.

It went on like that for a few more weeks, until one day, around two months after they agreed on the bet...

It was close to noon on a sunny Saturday. Hanabi stood over her panting sister, her small and slim body throwing a shadow on her beaten form. She couldn't really grasp the situation, being uncertain if it really just happened, if she counted right. She tilted her head to the side, a combination of pride and confusion within her voice. "You okay, sis?" she asked worried, having hit her sister straight into the stomach with her last punch.

"Yeah..." Hinata replied panting with a small nod. "Just... out of breath..." a small smile entered her face. "You improved fast. It's really impressive, you know?"

"I... did it, right?" Hanabi asked carefully. "That was the tenth win, wasn't it?"

"At least in my count, yes it was." the older replied, trying to calm her body down by taking deep breaths after their intense sparring session.

"So... uhm..." Hanabi started, uncertain how to word it. "What do we do now? I mean, you are my sister, right?" it was then that a small blush entered her face when she admitted the next thing. "And... what is a slave supposed to do anyway? I don't know anything about that..."

"Well..." Hinata started, touching her lower lip in thought. "All I know is what I heard some of the adults talk about. A slave must listen to, and follow the orders of their master or mistress. That's all I know." she shrugged slightly.

"I see. Well... I would say we go get something to eat first." a smile was on Hanabi's lips when she offered her hand to her older sister to help her up.

Gratefully taking the offered hand Hinata got up from the ground and followed her sister towards the kitchen where they intended to get something light for lunch. So from now on she was her younger sister's slave. If she had to be honest, she wasn't afraid of that thought. In fact she was curious to learn what this actually meant. But there was one thing she knew for sure: she wouldn't back out from her bet. As a clan holding tightly to their traditions, having a statement in their clanrules to always uphold a promise, which by extension also covered a bet, she was determined to act in accordance to them.

Hanabi was in thought while they walked. She just won her older sister as a slave for life. That had to be useful for something. For what however, she didn't know right now. That was something, together with finding out what it meant to be a slave or to own a slave, they had to learn along the way while growing up. Though there was no need to hurry anyway, they were young, they had all the time they needed...

A Tale of two Sisters - Prologue (Original Version - if you want to compare or are intrested in how my writing started)

Once the younger sister reached the age that she could spar with her older sister, did something occur. To be precise did the older sister, who knew that they were living in a dangerous world, offer her younger sister a bet: whoever of them who would loose 10 times in a row against the other sister would loose.

This bet had two goals the older sister wanted to achieve: firstly did she want to scare her younger sister by raising the ante that high. And secondly did she want to motivate her younger sister in becoming stronger, that she wouldn't suffer any bad fate in this world they lived in. After all was she a very caring girl when it came to the people close to her.

The bet said: whoever would loose ten times in a row against the other would become her sisters slave.

The first goal of this bet was reached right away, cause the younger sister was scared. But in the end accepted the bet. The older sister however didn't consider two things: that her younger sister might be stronger then herself and what being a slave might include. Being honest did she just recently hear about slaves and slavery, without having any additional knowledge about these things. All she knew was that the slave will have to listen to their master or mistress.

The older sister was 7 years young and currently attending the pre-academy in the village they lived in, Konoha, the village hidden in the leaf. She got short black/purplish hair and pale white eyes while being pretty shy by nature. That she offered the bet in the first place actually surprised both sisters. The older one for finding the courage to do so – that it was her younger sister helped though – and the younger one because that's the first time she saw her sister making a bet at all.

The younger sister was 5 years old and recently began sparring with her older sister, in preparation for pre-academy she would enter soon and of course for the ninja academy and basicly her whole life later on. Her hair was raven black and was slowly growing long, her eyes the same pale white then her sisters. Her personality was more outgoing then her sisters but she was a bit naive and spoiled, being this young and the second daughter of the clan head.

They sparred on a daily basis and the results were pretty even. One day would the older win, the other day the younger. A winning streak of three was the highest between them during the first few weeks.

Soon however did the younger sister improve quite a bit and was able to get winning streaks of up to seven, before her older sister was able to beat her. She seemed to be very talented when it came to hand-to-hand combat and the older sister began worrying. After all did she never thought that any of them would win the bet. She basicly just made it to scare and motivate her sister and planned to loose a match on purpose whenever her winning streak became too high.

But her younger sister got better every day and she had trouble keeping up with her. It was only a matter of time, before she would loose the bet she made with her sister. And she had no idea what it would mean to be a slave to her, or in general. Her younger sister didn't know either though, what it would be like to own a slave. That would be something she needed to learn over the years while growing up. And then, one day after a few months of sparring between the two...

Hanabi Hyuga, age 5, stand above her panting sister Hinata who lay down in the dirt, beaten for the tenth time in a row by her younger sister. She mustered her sister with happiness and confusion in her eyes. Happy for having won the bet of her older sister, confused of what it actually meant to own her older sister as a slave and what that meant for the future.

Hinata on the other side was worried. She never thought she would loose the bet she made with Hanabi. Now would she become her slave – and she really didn't knew what to expect from now on or what her sister would do. After all, they were just children of the ages of 5 and 7 at this moment. However, a bet was a bet and according to their clans code of honor was a bet the same as a promise: you will never break it.

"Uhm... are you allright, sis?" asked a worried Hanabi, watching her beaten sister who was still out of breath.

"Yeah... I think I am. Just... tired. You really improved fast." Hanabi smiled over this compliment by her sister. She looked up to her older sister after all and a praise just made her happy.

"Well, I won the tenth time in a row now, didn't I?" the questioning tone in her voice clearly hearable, cause she couldn't really believe that she reached the goal.

Hinata looked up to her and nodded "Yes, you did. Guess I lost our bet now. Which means I will be your slave from now on, Hanabi."

Hanabi nodded slowly before starting to speak "That's what we agreed on, yes. But... uhm... you know... what do we do now? You are my sister. What is a slave doing anyway?" she blushed slightly since she didn't knew about slaves. Hinata on the other side touched her lower lip, thinking about that topic.

"Well, I'm not too sure about it either. I only heard some adults talking about slaves when I was passing by and I only know that they have to listen to their master or misstress."

Hanabi nodded slightly and let this information sink into her mind while helping her sister up, walking together into the kitchen to eat something. She just earned her older sister as a slave, that had to be good for something. Figuring out for what however would proove to be difficult. But they were young, they had time...