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Hinata was six years old when she knew what she wanted to do, same with Sakura.
It all happen when the circus came to town, they were amazed with it, the stunts they do, the animals, and how it made the people happy, they wanted to do it. However, they knew they couldn't.
Hinata was forced into the ninja life due to her father being head of the clan. She was disowned by him as well for not being strong, and he would always put her spirit down, mental abuse was his thing. Sakura was also forced into the ninja life because her parents wanted the honor their daughter would bring them and to get her out of their hands. She was abused at home, but they always told her that she could do better, and she was mentally abuse at school.
They both wanted out from their hell, so they both sought out to see the women that was co-leading the circus. Sakura was walking towards her an hour after the show, Hinata was hiding in the corner not wanting to get caught and saw Sakura, she recognized her as the girl that got high scores.
"Excuse me." Sakura said to the women, who smiled at her. "Could you possibly take me with you?" She said with no hesitation, causing the women to frown and Hinata to gasped.
The lady looked at Hinata's direction as she made a hand gesture for her to come to her, and she did earning a gasp from Sakura. "I am assuming you want the same thing." Hinata shook her head at that. "And why is that?" She said pointing at Sakura first.
"I was forced into the ninja life, sure it's neat but I don't want to kill I want to bring joy like you did." Sakura said as she looked satisfied and then pointed to Hinata.
"S-same r-reas-son." Hinata said as she looked down.
The women was thinking, they can come, but what if they will have regrets, they're just kids after all. They're ninjas in training, that helps them making it easier for them and that can help the circus too. "I've made my mind, you can come with us, just not now. We will come in four to five years, meet me again and then tell me if you still want to come with us. Until then practice as much as you can in balance, strength, flexibility, and all the ninja knowledge you can get your hands on that can benefit the circus. Until then little ones, be safe." She engulfed them in a hug, and with that she left to find her husband, who ran the circus, to tell him of her future plans.
Hinata and Sakura was left there looking at each other awkwardly. "So you were forced too." Hinata shook her head hesitantly. "Well you heard her, we should practice and study together, and become good friends since we will be partners." She smiled cheekily making Hinata smile. "Haruno Sakura."
"Hyuga Hinata." She said trying not to stutter.
From that moment they became best friends, they told each other their pain, supported each other, and helped one another. In the years they study and practice in secret, never showing their potential, always kept quiet to not attract attention, and they were doing a good job at it. However, in those years, things were going bad for them, Sakura's parents were getting more violent, Hinata was getting hit every once in awhile now, and at school they were getting bullied now. No one came to their rescue, everyone turned the other direction, not even Naruto, which change Hinata view on him and her crush on him, but they kept going on so that they can be in the circus, to get out of this hell.
On the day the circus came they met the women before the show, she smiled at them. "So what is your answer?"
"We want to come." They said in unison.
"Ok, take little as you can. Meet me at the crack of dawn, we're leaving after that." She took off to inform the rest that they would be coming.
Hinata and Sakura then took off to their home, packing the money they have saved and some of the necessaries.
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They soon meet the lady and a man at the crack of dawn, and hid until they were far from Konohagakure. When they were a good distant she introduced them to the family. "By the way my name is Sakasu and my husband Yuniku. What are your name?"
"Sakura."
"Hinata."
"Those are pretty names but we're going to have to change them in the show, do you have any ideas." Sakasu said as her husband agree.
"Well we've been thinking that Sakura-chan would be Sun and I'd be Moon, we would have mask and work together." Hinata said talking for the first time in front of people that wasn't Sakura.
Yuniku was thinking about it. "It sound good, but what can you do?" He said as the rest of the cure said they want a show.
Hinata and Sakura smiled, this was their new family, and nodded their head. "We'll show you what we can do." Sakura said as everyone cheered.
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There in the clearing stood Sakura and Hinata as everyone watch. Hinata jumped in the air and Sakura caught her foot, they were amazed at how strong she was, Hinata then bend down and her hands replace her feet's and soon her body was fully up. They both took the same hand and held it out, as in Hinata was being supported by one hand, and soon did the same with the other. There was trees near by so they used, Hinata was higher than Sakura, and they did so many spins, then Hinata 'fell' and Sakura has made chakra rope so she could swing to Hinata's 'rescue'. After that they were back on the clearing, luckily for Hinata there was a river near by, facing each other, Sakura had as making flames and Hinata was taking water from the river. They were making their element form into a dragon, it was amazing, making them just float around them, and then they crash making steam take over the clearing.
Everyone clapped, it was amazing they've never seen anything like it. "What was that, I've never seen anything like that before." Sakasu said with the others soon agreeing.
"Well along the year we've been experimenting with my theory, we have chakra elements, I have fire, earth and lighting, Hinata-chan has water and wind. What if we were able to control it, not with jutsu just our chakra, to bend our elements at will, and we have." Sakura explain.
"Sakura and Hinata, you're part of the circus, welcome to the family." Yuniku said as the girls tackle him in a hug that soon everyone join. "Your first show will be in Suna, I think we have masks for you, and we will be teaching you more on the way over there."
'Yes!' They both thought and looked at each other with pure happiness. This was what they were looking for a new family, a place to be safe, somewhere they can be loved, somewhere they can call a home.