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The obscurity had fallen on the city. Everything was more silence than usually. The cool breeze from the North blew the sand in the main streets of Suna. Even the chilly wind couldn't get rid of the dense fog. Far away, in the darkness, a dog yapped breaking the frightened silence of the night.
A smirk appeared on his lips. 'Time to finish her off… I know she's near. No need to hide, My Lady…' He had searched for so long for this woman. This time, there was no way he would let her ran away… again. He had to admit that she was pretty good in hiding but even if she was dressed like a man he could tell the difference between her and a man. She was merciless, a true killer machine. Though, it wasn't for this reason that he wanted to see her blood on his sword. No, he wanted to kill her because she's the only one who can bring him down. She's a survivor and for that, she must die.
He moved in slow motion towards the gates of the city, hiding in the shadows. He passed in front of the Kazekage's tower walking quietly when he heard footsteps. He froze and hid behind a wall trying to remain soundless. His pale complexion, darkened by the shadow, watched carefully who were in front of him. 5 soldiers with a silver moon on their backs appeared. The sixth man had blond golden hair and was holding a petite figure in his arms. The Lord cursed under his breath. This tiny silhouette was her. Her, that he had searched for so long. Those stupid annoying Hyuugas were taking her away from him. She was going to escape again, like last time. He was not worth for the five Byukugan's users, he wasn't dumb. Plus, he could feel the 2 chakras' signatures of the blond golden man. 'The Uzumaki clan…' He thought frowning.
The Uzumaki clan was well known for having 2 chakras which mean they were more powerful than the most of the other clans. In fact, none one with a brain wished to face an Uzumaki because they can stand longer in a battle and if they were well trained, they could mix their 2 chakras. Then, it was nearly impossible to beat them. Why in hell was an Uzumaki doing here holding his target? He knew that they were in good terms with the Hyuuga clan since Hinata Hyuuga, daughter of the previous Lord Hyuuga, married Lord Uzumaki Naruto by her own will but still, it was rare to see an Uzumaki commanding a Hyuuga's squad.
Only one thing was certain and logic; this damned woman was going to Konoha. These 2 clans were from Konoha therefore they were dragging her there. A smile curved his lips. It will be so easy to find her and to kill her. Chills of excitement ran through his spine. Soon, he would be able to see and to feel her blood. She will be in Konoha probably as a prisoner in view of the fact that she's unconscious hopeless in the arms of this Uzumaki boy. Yes… She had been caught. It must be it…
In the history of all the countries, a woman had never acted like her. She had killed, served in the Army of the hidden village of the Grass as a Colonel, been the General of the Army of the Lighting country, be the killer machine of the Mist, had played the role of a man for several years and worse of all she had been for the past 6 years the first name in the international Bingo book. Her nickname was 10 Heavens because her targets never had the chance to see her sword coming before dying. Yes, nobody remembered her… except him… She was the only one who can bring him down and he was the only one who can tell everybody her real name. Ironic isn't it?
He watched closely the sleepy silhouette, her mask was still covering her innocent features and her long leather coat was masking her curves. Her breasts were of course banded. As for her chocolate hair, it was still in 2 buns at the top of her hair.
He gritted his teeth. He was so close to have her, to see her blood like he had seen her mother's. In fact, he had seen her entire clan's. He smirked. Her clan was a long time ago powerful but this shifty woman turned him down. She came to him, seduced him easily with her graceful gait and stole information from him. When she understood there was nothing left to be informed, she wounded him, leaving him for dead behind. A long bruise can still be seen in his back, baring it entirely. He had sought for revenge for years until he learned her name. She was at the head of an important clan. He had killed them all and he obliged her to see all her Sisters die in front of her eyes. All those women… The Jurinai clan… A fooled clan which only trained women to become deadly weapons… It was a shame that he had missed this little girl… Even today, he doesn't know how she managed to escape. Too bad… She will die soon anyway.
A deadly weapon was still alive and he could not get rid of it because of the Hyuuga clan and this Uzumaki boy. He walked out disappearing in the darkness of the night. 'Wait until I find you, My Lady…'
Naruto lowered his gaze on the person in his arm. This was all Neji's fault! He gritted his teeth. Hinata just gave birth to their first son and her brother had to send him in Suna to get a soldier. Of course he had to obey his orders since he was at the head of the Fire country but still! He hadn't even time to get some ramen and less to see his son. Neji doesn't understand because he's cold and never loves. If only he could get a girl for himself he would probably be kinder but a woman had never stayed in the same room as him more than an hour without running out crying. Neji Hyuuga was as cold as ice and as harsh as a kunai. It was a fact and we aren't talking about when he's mad and less when he's irritated. He signed. This was such a drag… Man, now he sounded like Shikamaru, the leader of the Nara clan.
"Lord Uzumaki!"
He turned around abruptly taking out a kunai with one hand. The masked soldier was now on his right shoulder. He knew this kind of shout. They were surrounded by enemies. A red haired man was standing in front of him arms crossed, impassive. His pink haired fiancée was standing next to him a hand on his shoulder. Naruto let his kunai down smiling at his friends.
"Naruto… You should be out of town since 2 hours what happened and why in the world are the houses from the North of the town completely destroyed?"
The Shinobi rubbed the back of his head laughing nervously.
"He was tougher than I expected and a little more brutal."
"I see… Go ahead before I choose to strangle him to death for all the new papers works that would appear tomorrow on my desk."
"Hai! Take care of Sakura! Bye!" He waved and disappeared soon followed by the five Hyuugas.
Gaara was never joking around and Neji will be mad if he learned that the soldier is dead. Sakura will be able to calm her future husband down but Neji… well… nobody had that power even his own sister.
"Otoi, run in front of us and use your Byukugan to scan the environs."
"Hai Lord!"
The ninja ran and passed in front of the Lord doing hands seals to activate his bloodline limit. Naruto signed knowing that he won't be home until 3 days… 3 days until he would be able to see Hinata and Iruki, their son. He signed deeply for the nth this evening. He hoped Neji hadn't killed the baby because he had cried once. Knowing his brother-in-law, he would be able to do so. He had no mercy and even less patience. He looked at the body in his arms. Why in earth Neji want him? He had to admit that he was pretty good in hand-to-hand combat and with the weapons but he didn't understand why Neji made a pack with Gaara. He let him married Sakura even if she was his only competent medic nin and the Kazekage gave him this soldier.
For the next days, Naruto was asking himself some questions about the soldier from Suna, daydreaming about Hinata and thinking about his cute little son. He smiled brightly when he saw at the horizon the castle of the Hyuuga clan. Konoha was near by the castle and the Hyuuga compound was behind. The palace was the place where all the leaders of the clan were living with the old counsellors and the courtesans. The village wasn't poor at all but nobody out of the Hyuuga's court was admitted in the palace.
"Run faster, guys! We are at home!"
Naruto laughed loudly while the soldiers just smirked. A Hyuuga must never show emotion. (Citation signed Neji Hyuuga, leader of the Hyuuga clan.) Naruto ran in the palace towards his bedroom not caring much if he had an unconscious man in the arms. He almost crushed the door of his bedroom down. Hinata jumped in surprise and he grinned at her pecking her on the lips.
"Where's Iruki?"
"With a maid but wait a second Naruto! Who is this man?"
He laughed nervously and put him down on his couch.
"Neji sent me to get him."
"I will check his bruises."
She smiled softly at him and leaned down to take out his leather coat.
"Ne, Hinata! You are not going to check him out?"
She giggled softly and rived his shirt. She gasped and backed off. She activated automatically her Byukugan to check her body.
"Are you checking him out?!?"
"Naruto… He is not a 'he'. He is a 'she'."
"What?!? How come he is not a 'he'? You just called him a 'he', didn't you?"
She signed while sweat dropping. 'Sometimes, he is such an idiot but… a cute idiot" She blushed at the last part.
"What I wanted to say is that, it is a woman."
"NANI?!?"
He walked out of the room thinking about a thousand ways to kill the leader of the Hyuuga clan.
First, he had sent him to Suna to get a woman saying that it was a man. Second, he prevented him to see his wife and his son for a woman without telling him! Third, he couldn't how much he was dumb! For three days, he had carried a woman and he hadn't realised it.
He pinned down the door of Neji's office. The young leader raised his head from his papers work eyebrows twitching. He was mad and Naruto was medically dead.
"I hope you have a good excuse, Naruto…"
His tone was dangerously low but Naruto didn't seem to care much about it or just decided to ignore it.
"No Neji! I hope YOU have a good excuse for sending me to Suna to get a woman! I didn't know you were such a pervert!"
Hello there! He was Neji Hyuuga, leader of the Hyuuga clan and King of the Fire Country. He doesn't have time to be pervert. His eyebrows twitched even more.
"What are you talking about?"
"ABOUT THE MAN YOU SENT ME TO GET WHO TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN!"
"What?!?"
If he wasn't Neji Hyuuga the cold heart number one of all the countries he would have fallen down his chair.
"What?!? You didn't know this officer was a woman?"
He shook his head slowly. 'A woman? Is that a joke?'
"But why in the first place did you sent me to get her?"
"Because he's- I mean she's listed in the Bingo book which mean she's skilled and I need some strong ninja like her but now…"
"Why do you need her so much?"
"Naruto, we are in war with the Earth country and there is a rumour that she is from the Earth country. If she worked for us, it will be much easier but if it turned out to be a woman… Maybe I will have to make out a new strategy…"
'Great more work…' He slapped his forehead mentally.
"Hum… Neji, she's skilled trust me."
"Maybe… I will have to check her out."
He signed. He had papers work and now he had to spar with her even if he knows perfectly she would lose badly then ran away crying like all the others women he had met in his life.
"You mean…"
Naruto grinned. 'I didn't know you had that in you, Neji.' Like he was reading his thought, Neji glared at him.
"Spar with her yes."
"Oh, for a second I thought…"
"Shut up, Naruto!" He snapped coldly.
He laughed nervously rubbing the back of his head. 'Man he's creepier than Hinata when she's mad.'
"Sorry…"
"Where is she?"
"She's with Hinata but unconscious."
"Send her to me when she awakes. I have a meeting with the elders now. You are dismissed."
Naruto walked out grinning. 'Here I come my son! After a bowl of Ramen of course.'
Neji leaned back on his chair rubbing his temples. 'How come a woman is in the Bingo Book? Unless, my informer lied to me… No… nobody can lie to me neither to any of the Hyuugas. Maybe the baka just mixed up the information and got the wrong person. He is not that stupid, ne? Erase that thought. He is. ' He thought while a smirk played on his lips.
Her entire body was in pain. She discovers muscles she didn't even know they exited. Everything was blank around her. That Uzumaki boy really beat the crap out of her. But that was because she didn't want to use it, her special weapon that nobody knows about. It was too dangerous. Anyway, her mother died before she could show her how to use it correctly. That was because of her clan's name. Jurinai… It was a damn name to her. This name was her nightmare. She preferred 10 Heaven from Tenten Jurinai. Her past was behind her but at the same time so close. At each time she used her weapon she had to remember her mother showing her how to use them. She killed men, women and even children if it was an order to get rid of these painful memories. But they remained still attacking her in her sleep, torturing her each time she saw her reflection in a mirror. She reminded her of her own mother, her mother who killed her entire clan. It was her entire damn fault. If she hadn't been careless the man wouldn't have exterminate the entire clan from the new born baby to the elders. They are all died. She was the only one left because she was sent to the village to buy some braid. It amused her each time she thinks about it. How ironic! Saved by a miserable piece of braid. She would have laughed if right after she didn't remember the blood everywhere. It was behind her. She must forget and started a new life like she promised every time she moved on.
Tenten bent when she felt a pressure on her stomach. 'Damn the Uzumaki clan with their second chakra.' She thought angrily as her head fell back on the pillow. She moved her right hand and her left. She felt a chakra around her. The Weapon Mistress seemed to snap back to reality has she felt a hand on her forehead. Her eyes snapped open and jumped on her feet.
"Don't move yet." A soft voice said.
Tenten turned her head to see a dark haired woman smiling timidly at her. Her gaze lowered at her pale skin. 'Oh…' Her bandages around her breasts were gone and a neat bandage circled her abdomen. The rest of her bruises were healed. 'I hope she didn't see my…'
"Don't worry. You aren't in trouble. My brother asked my husband to get you."
"Your husband? He's the Uzumaki who made the big hole in my stomach?"
The woman turned red and looked at her hands.
"Yeah… but he's very sweet he was just kind of pissed off because my brother asked him to go get you since I just gave birth…"
Her voice drained in a murmur. Tenten smiled cheerfully at her.
"Don't worry, My Lady, I am not mad! I was about to leave Suna anyway."
The woman raised her head and stared at her wide eye.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course! But who is your brother?"
"Lord Hyuuga."
Her smile fell and she froze.
"You mean we are in Konoha, Lady Hyuuga?"
"Don't call me Lady Hyuuga, I feel old." She laughed quietly. "Call me Hinata but yes we are in Konoha. Is there a problem?"
'I never thought I will have to be here ever again.'
"I have to talk to your brother, Hinata."
She nodded slightly. Tenten was inwardly screaming her head off. Konoha… Damn! She had to get away from here as fast as she could.
"Just wait, Miss, I—
"Cut the Miss crap. I'm Tenten."
She smiled and the officer smiled back brightly.
"Alright, Tenten, I will send a maid to ask him if he can receive you now."
She stood up and exited quietly the room. Tenten picked up her long leather coat on the chair. She smiled brightly, she felt so much better with her weapons. Lord Uzumaki entered the room and she bowed her head slightly in respect. She followed him as he exited the room, leading her towards Neji.
"Don't piss him off, be respectful and don't even dare to lie to him." Naruto warned her seriously.
'The hell!? He's worse than Gaara damn it! But today is my lucky day! I don't have to face Lord Hiaishi. Then, I would be in deep troubles.'
Still thinking about the female soldier, the King entered the piece. Neji recomposed his self as the elders entered the throne's room sitting around the long table. He walked to his seat at the end of the table. He sat down and nodded slightly to authorise the elders to speak about their 'urgent folder'.
"The council had decided it's time for you to find a bride since you are 22 years old and you don't have a heir."
Naruto entered the room and asked her to wait outside. She rubbed her temples. 'It's so long! It doesn't take an hour to understand that it's an EMERGENCY!'
The others nodded and Neji restrained himself from killing them all. Were they joking around? Him, finding a bride? They must have hit their head or something.
"We invited Lady Amaya. Her family is pleased to know that maybe she will be your future wife."
"What?" The monarch hissed.
Amaya was a rich pester who was just a pathetic fan girl. He would rather jumps off the Kazakage's tower than to have to marry this drooling little brat.
"She's the daughter of the richest man in the Wind country. It will be good to have an alliance there for our economy."
'Think fast, Neji! This annoying little brat will be dead after a week if I have to marry her and we are already in war with the Earth country. I don't want another one.'
"We are sorry, Lord Hyuuga, but unless you have somebody…"
"What if I have?"
They gasped and looked at him in shock. Did the cold heart king have really found someone?
Naruto chose this moment to enter the office. Neji groaned irritated. 'What is it now?'
"She's waiting for you, Neji!" He yelled loudly.
'ARGH! Is he joking around?! I don't have the time to wait! Too bad Mister-don't-piss-me-off-I'm-the-King-here I will piss you off for pissing me off!' She shook her head. She was running out of mind. To piss him off because he piss her off… it was just plain crazy! 'Whatever! Just enter the damn room!'
The elders gasped once more. 'So it's true?' They all thought wide eyes.
"So you really get someone, My Lord?"
Neji widened eyes as he realised what they were thinking. He opened his mouth to say that it was a misunderstood but Naruto cut him off.
"Yeah! He sent me to Suna to get her." He grinned.
He opened his mouth once more to explain everything but the door crushed opened. A smirking woman walked in, her hazel eyes smirking as much as her lips. Her pale doll skin was contrasted with her chocolate hair tied up in 2 messy buns. Her leather coat was unbuttoned revealing her curves. Neji widened eyes. 'THE HELL?!? HOW COME THE DOBE DIDN'T REALISE IT WAS A WOMAN?!' Naruto laughed sheepishly muttering something at her ear but she just continued to smirk. Naruto stopped rambling since he saw it was useless. 'Arrogant little woman! 2 doors today! 2! You must hate me God…'
"You should be dress like a woman." An elder stated snorting loudly.
She turned to the counsellor and smiled brightly.
"I don't think so."
She turned back her innocent eyes to meet the pearls ones of Neji. 'Younger than I thought… Oh he's pissed…' A smirk played on her lips. 'Good but I'm out of here anyway.'
"You should learn how to respect your elders, woman."
She gazed at the elders once more and raised her brows. 'He wants me to bow to him or something? He is so dead wrong if he thinks I will kiss his feet.'
"I'm sorry but are you calling 'respectful' your hash tone and the fact that you are angering a young innocent lady?"
They were speechless. Her smirk grew wider at them and looked in Neji's way again.
"I need to talk to you, now."
Was she ordering him around? His eyebrows began to twitch uncontrollably. 'What about we spar then and now?'
"I'm in a meeting." The cold reply came.
"Are you out of mind, Lord? This Lady is arrogant and she doesn't have any manners!"
Tenten raised a brow. 'He had better be careful before I chose to cut his head off. But why would the Lord be out of mind about me?'
"Eh…?"
Neji was facing a hard dilemma. Amaya or a tomboy? Amaya a bitch or a tomboy no manners? What about…? He smirked and grabbed her shoulders. She narrowed her eyes. 'Who does he think he is?'
"I'm the King here. Did you forget?" He snapped coldly.
The elders shot their mouths and bowed their heads in submission.
"Good, now if you would excuse us… We need to talk."
He pushed her out of the room just in time to keep them from hearing her yells, screams and her very colourful words.
