Numb: A New Beginning
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or Naruto.
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Chapter One: Kidnapped
I am Hinata Hyuuga. I was born under the main branch, to serve my family and follow out my father's wish to someday lead the clan. But I realize that that will never be. I am not a leader...and I realize that I will never be. I am far to kind, and Neji proved that.
.:FlashBack:.
"Hinata. Withdraw now. You are not cut out to be a shinobi." Neji told me plainly yet hurting me greatly.
I stood there, my hand up to my lips, worried out of my wits.
"You are to kind." He continued. "You don't like to hurt, neither do you like to be hurt."
I wanted to just leave the preliminary rounds so bad, but I couldn't. One, my legs wouldn't budge, and two, I would be letting my team-mates down, and I could'nt do that.
.:End Flashback:.
'I want to be stronger.' I thought to myself. 'I want to lead the clan.' I gazed up at the full moon that brightly shown threw the clouds on this cold November night, as I sat outside my room with my knees up to my chest. The breeze blew by gently, making my hair lightly swish. It was around 8:00 or so, at least thats what I thought.
Neji had left for a mission with his team a few days ago, escorting a young girl, I think. She was to be escorted safely to her home in the Land of Waves, or something of that category. Anyway, I was left behind again, and Hiashi and the clan had gone out to celebrate for their latest returnal of a clan member that had been gone for months. I wasn't in the mood to party. My body ached alot, even though I hadn't done any training in a while.
I tightly shut my eyes together, wanting to just shut out everything. 'I don't want to feel sadness anymore!' I tightly clamp my hands on my head, wanting to stop this feeling...and the headache that I felt coming on. Maybe clenching my head wasn't a good way to get rid of a headache, so I removed my hands from my head.
"I want to be stronger..." I couldn't help but whine to myself. Two birds flew overhead, and it seemed as if they were as high as the moon itself. Slowly, I lowered myself to a laying position on the cold floor of the Hyuuga Mainhouse. Placing my head between my hands, I couldn't help but continue to gaze up at the silver sphere that lit up the night sky.
Suddenly, I felt another presence. Someone or something with a large amount of chakra, and they were near me. My body began to quiver. 'Stop shaking!' I tried to calm myself down, but it's so natural for me to just get so worked up when I am in danger. They presence came closer, then stopped about a good twenty feet from where I half-lay on the floor outside my room.
Slowly, the figure stepped out from the shadows. "Hyuuga Hinata, are you not?" The figure spoke, with a deep voice that seemed to penetrate the darkness. I could tell it was a man. I slowly stood up and tried to bravely face the figure. My legs began to feel like jello, and it felt like my throat had dried up. "Y-yes" My voice was hoarse, so I tried my best to silently clear my throat. I spoke out more boldly. "Yes, I am." The man stood still, and another breeze blew by, making their hair blow slightly.
"Good." He spoke, stepping a few feet closer. 'What does he want with me?!' I felt like running, but my legs wouldn't budge. Just like in the preliminaries. "You, Hyuuga Hinata. Do you desire power?" He spoke clearly, but to me, it was as if I were being spoken to underwater. "H-huh?" I answered, not understanding what he meant. I desired to run from where I was, to meet up with the clan and have them help me, but I knew I couldn't. I have to face him. "Do you desire power?" He repeated again, this time more serious.
Before I anwered his question, I did what my normal instincts would do. "What is your name?" I tried to sound as un-afraid as possible. He chuckled lightly for a minute. I was sort of taken back by this. Was he laughing at me? "W-what's so funny?" I tried to keep my strong appearance, but I could tell it wasn't working. "Uchiha Itachi." He said when he was done laughing. I stood frozen in place, paralyzed with even more fear than before. Uchiha Itachi? I know that there was an Uchiha Sasuke, but Uchiha Itachi? Was he related to Sasuke?
"A-are you related in any way to Uchiha Sasuke?" I tried my best not to sound scared.
He grinned and stepped out from the shadows, into the river of light that came down from the moon. "I am his elder brother."
S-Sasuke's brother?! He must also be a user of the sharingan, brother to the byakugan. Strange that I've never heard of him or seen him before. "U-um, are you from the village?"
"I was, but now I am a wanderer. I have no real home, nor do I have a real family." He replied.
'He is all alone. He must of lived somewhere around here, with Sasuke. He is probably hurting like I am.' I reluctantly picked up my feet and came off of the porch. My legs literally felt like big blocks of brick. "Do you desire to be stronger?" He repeated, this time expecting an answer. 'I do.' My inner-self answered, but no sound came from me. "...I..."
More of his figure was revealed as the moonlight poured upon him, revealing his pitch black hair that reached about shoulder length and was tied together in the back, and his dark eyes were almost inexcapable.
I thought to myself. 'What if he is planning to use me?' "What is your purpose for increasing my power?" He smirked again. "Once, I was like you. I had been weak, and I desired more power. I hated being weak, and I trained alone until I reached the point where I was so powerful that I felt invincible. You, girl, have great abilities, and I would be willing to teach you what I can. You can be an advantage for us."
"Huh? Us?" I didn't have any clue what he meant. "Us as in, my new family. We all left for more power, and now we have become the Akatsuki, an elite group of wandering ninjas. There is me and nine other members. What do you say?" He finished his sentence and tucked his arm in his robe right in front of his chest, as he always does. 'I feel really numb and I can't feel my legs. They feel like they are made of wood.' Itachi began to lose his patience. "Hurry and choose your answer, girl!!!" he roared out. "Ah!" Hinata jumped and instantly brought her hand up to her lips, just like in the preliminary rounds, when she fought Neji. "W-well, I don't know."
"If you won't choose, than I shall." He withdrew his arm back into his robe. "What?" Hinata questioned. Instantly, Itachi opened his currently closed eyes. The sharingan was activated, and I looked directly into the blood red orbs. Suddenly, I felt very tired. "What are you...doing?" And before I knew it, I was out like a lamp. I didn't know how he did it, but that is how I was kidnapped on the night of November 13th, around 9:30 p.m. I collapsed and fell to the rock hard ground. Of course, a man like him, as cold-hearted as ever, wouldn't bother to catch a poor girl that he instantly put to sleep with his eyes. Itachi had then picked me up and began to flee the village and into the forest, out to the border.
Itachi met up with the rest of the Akatsuki at the northern border between the Leaf Village and the Sound Village. Kisame was sitting on a large boulder, while the rest of them were hidden. Kisame realized that he carried a girl. "Hey,what took you so long? Who's the girl?" Itachi put me on the ground, not gently but not roughly. Somewhere in between. "She is one like us, one who desires power. Revenge." He spoke. I lay on the ground on her side, facing Itachi's feet. 'I...I can hear them...but I can't speak or move...' I was indeed awake, after being jerked around all night. It was early in the morning, and I was not in my normal ninja clothes. I wore a special Clan Kimono, which was white with red leaves on the bottom corner of it.
"What do we need her for?" Kisame questioned again. Itachi sighed and ran his fingers threw his hair. "She will be a great boost-up for the Akatsuki if she can learn to use her bloodline trait to it's fullest." Kisame looked down at her. "So, another holder of a bloodline trait, eh? What is it this time?" Itachi rested his arm in the opening in front of his chest again. "She weilds the Byakugan, a powerful ability that allows the user to see up to 50 meters of range, and also allows them to see through the thickest of objects." Kisame smirked. "...Interesting..."
A butterfly fluttered by Itachi's head, and instantly his hand flew up and smashed it within his palm. He crumpled it up, and when he opened his hand, paper bits fell out. "Enough spying, Konan. Show yourself." Konan appeared in a nearby tree. "I couldn't help but listen." Itachi didn't look up at her, but instead, only moved his eyes up to where she sat. "Paper butterflies are to easy to find out, Konan." he scolded. "Hmph!" She jumped down from the tree. "So, this girl is to become part of the Akatsuki?" She looked at my face. "She looks so weak! Pathetic!" She kicked Hinata, and then jumped back into the tree when Itachi swung a kunai at her. "Your swing was slow." she pointed out. Itachi grunted and slid the kunai back into his sleeve.
I was indeed awake, but I kept my eyes closed so I didn't give away the fact that I was awake. My side hurt real bad, from where the girl named Konan had kicked me. Why had I been kidnapped? Why was this happening to me?
"Okay, now we will prepare for departure." Itachi spoke up. He picked me up and placed me over his shoulder. 'Huh!? We are leaving already!?' Still I couldn't move, 'cause if I could, I would've been long gone by now. The rest of the Akatsuki revealed themselves. "Stupid Girl." Konan said as she looked at me. 'I don't want to go anymore!!!'
And that is how I was kidnapped and forced into the Akatsuki. I should've just gone to that stupid party! Well, now I have to face new life. I wanted power, and this is what I was given.
To Be Continued...
