Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

This my second crack at the Naruto genre. Here it goes.


Chapter 1: Sins

The moon was full in Konohagakure. There were few lights still on in the many houses in Konoha, but outside, the village was desolate. The lights gradually began to dim as the moon seemed to show its full power to Konoha that night. It was quiet, devoid of anything except the crickets' chirping and the occasional howl of the dogs at the Inuzuka's. The dogs mainly howled at the two laughing men that, judging from the slurred speech and uninhibited laughter of one of them, apparently just came from drinking. Upon closer inspection, they were shown by their white eyes to be Hyuuga members. Their loudness was a stark contrast to the typical cool, calm persona that the clan emitted.

"Weeeeeelllllllllllll, that was an intefrestin' story the bartender told. Right, Hiroyuki!" one of them yelled loudly still in a drunken stupor, leaning on the man beside him as if his life depended on it. In the very least whether he stayed on his feet or not did depend on it. The man he was leaning on, Hyuuga Hiroyuki, was a tall man who easiliy towered over the man next to him. He appeared to be in his mid-twenties. He had mid-length brown hair that ran down his upper back freely. He was wearing a white shirt with gray pants. His forehead protector settled on top of his head. Perhaps more importantly was that he was nowhere near as drunk as the other man he was with.

"Whatever, Hachio," he muttered with a gruff voice. "You should have gotten so drunk; you're getting annoying," he continued suddenly feeling the weight of his companion off of him. He looked over and watched as Hachio ran into the bushes and vomited with a loud noise. He groaned as he stood upright holding his stomach.

"Idiot," Hiroyuki mumbled as he continued walking past his drunken friend.

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit," Hachio slurred once again as he ran after him. He lost his balance a couple of times resulting in him hitting the ground with a thud. Froaning, he picked himself up and walked after him, his arms swaying from side to side as if they had the life sucked out of them.

Hyuuga Hachio, the drunken man, was nineteen going on twenty. He had short spiky brown hair that hid a plain yellow Konoha headband. He was wearing a yellow button up shirt and black pants with a yellow stripe on each side. His forehead protector was on his left arm. Hachio started to run again now, hoping he wouldn't fall over again from all the drinks he had. He had just finished his first A-rank mission a couple of weeks ago after his long-awaited promotion to becoming a jounin. He figured that every since the attack by the Sand and Sound village two years ago, Konoha is short on ninja to do missions. He thought that because of that, it led to a higher promotion rate. Scratching his head at the sudden thought that was made difficult with the amount of alcohol he comsumed, he looked up as if he was in a daze and noticed that Hiroyuki had stopped moving only a few feet away from him.

'He decided to wait for me? That's unlike him. I wonder what's going on?' he thought. Most of the time he did something like this, Hiroyuki was slow to help him out. He couldn't stand stupid, and Hachio definitely did a lot of stupid things. He tried to regain his composure as he walked toward his friend. When he finally caught up, his first action was to look over his friend's shoulder. What he saw was what appeared to be a man whose face was illuminated by the full moon. Hachio activated his Byakugan to get a better look at the man. He seemed to be in his late-thirties, appearing to be around six feet tall with black hair that went to the middle of jawline. His brown eyes were overshadowed by the glasses he wore. The man was wearing a red short sleeved shirt with black pants. His arms were covered in bandages that was fresh, judging from the lack of bloodstains. Hachio noticed that he wasn't wearing a forehead protector. The man smirked lightly as he made direct eye contact with Hachio.

"What do you want?" Hiroyuki asked in a firm tone that caused Hachio to turn his attention away from the strange man that stood in front of them. Hiroyuki stared at the man as he didn't answer. The man closed his eyes and smirked before he looked at the two Hyuuga again. Hiroyuki arched a frustrated right eyebrow. "I'll repeat myself one more time. What do you want?"

"I know what I want, but what do you want?" he answered cryptically. The two Hyuuga looked at him for a moment.

"What are you getting at?" Hachio asked walking a couple of steps ahead of Hiroyuki. If there was one thing that annoyed Hachio, it was cryptics. He wanted his answer straight and to the point. None of that old ninja jargon was worth his time or attention in any way.

"What am I getting at?" he repeated the question. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Ikeda Katsu," he followed his words with a bow. "I am a..." He paused, trying to find the right words. "A scientist and a medic-nin who loves to view different curse seals. I really am fascinated by the Hyuuga seal in particular. With a few hand signs, you two could drop dead in a matter of moments," he continued shrugging his shoulders.

Hachio activated his Byakugan again and charged at Katsu. The medic-nin could feel the air around him get slightly heavier as the drunken man came charging at him.

"Hachio, wait!" Hiroyuki tried to say to his teammate. It was too late though. Hachio was clouded by anger, and his drunken state only fueled his desire of this man's death. He extended his right palm and aimed for his right lung ready to destroy it, ready to see the man writhing on the ground as his life is slowly etched from his being. The man's eyes widened as he saw Hichiro's fingers struck his body. The moonlight illuminated the two bodies as Katsu began coughing up blood involuntarily. He grabbed Hachio by the arm and squeezed lightly.

"Die!" Hachiro yelled as he pulled his left hand back for the finishing blow. As he made contact with the almost lifeless body, he watched as the body disappeared into smoke.

"A Shadow Clone!" he yelled surprised.

"Of course," Katsu answered leaning on one of the houses in the neighborhood they were in. "I must say though, the Hyuuga are impressive indeed. I assume by the rage you harbored against me when you attacked that you are a branch member?"

"Why you-" Hachio started.

"Yes, we are branch members," Hiroyuki spoke up cutting Hachio off. "What of it?"

"You see, I have been tinkering on a jutsu that actually can reverse the effects of the curse seal of the Caged Bird in the Hyuuga."

"What? How dare you get into Hyuuga affairs!" Hachio yelled Byakugan still activated.

"Don't be a fool," Katsu said calmly.

"Think about it for a moment. How long have you felt useless against the main members knowing you couldn't go against them? Let me guess. You felt weak; really weak. You want a chance to get back at them, right?" Hiroyuki and Hachio stood there wordlessly. Hachio looked at the ground for a moment. His drunkenness no longer seemed to affect him. "That's what I thought."

"What do you want with us?" Hiroyuki asked in a much more subdued manner.

"All I want is to help you get rid of the cursed seal," Katsu explained. "Do you agree to help?"

The three stood there wordlessly. There was a light wind the blew east as the moon still hung high in the sky.

"What must we do?" Hiroyuki asked finally breaking the silence.

"Tell us and consider it done," Hachio said remembering the last time he crossed Hiashi's path. He grabbed his forehead as he remembered the pain forming throughout his body. He shook his head to clear his mind. He wasn't entirely sure if he agreed with it because of the booze, because Hiroyuki agreed with him, or because he really wanted to get back at the main branch members. Whatever the reason was, he wanted it for the moment at hand.

"That's what I like to hear," Katsu replied approaching them. "Meet me here tomorrow at the same spot around the same time and bring me a cadet branch Hyuuga alive. I can't stress the 'alive' part enough. Understood?" No sooner had Katsu said that had Hiroyuki appeared behind him, kunai in his left hand.

"Don't order us like we are your slaves. We'll get you the body," Hiroyuki resonded. He refused to be another person's pet. He backed off and walked back over to Hachio.

"Good. I look forward to working with you. Pray tell what are your names?" Katsu asked.

"Hyuuga Hiroyuki."

"Hyuuga Hachio."

"Good," Katsu muttered before he formed the tiger hand sign and left the scene.

"He's telling the truth," Hiroyuki said as he turned to walk back to the compound.

"I suppose so," Hachio agreed.

'He's hiding something though,' Hiroyuki thought to himself. 'I just can't pinpoint it. At the very least, I'll have my shot at getting revenge on that man, Hyuuga Hazuki.'


Hachio looked up at the night sky the next night. He turned to see Hiroyuki staring at the branch member that stood in front of them. He was in his late teens. A thin looking kid who by now was ghostly white in fear, he had brown hair that went to his neck with his forehead protector under a few bangs on his forehead. He was wearing a white shirt that had a little dirt on it and black pants. He was tied up and gaged as he stared wildly at his captors.

"Don't worry, it will pay off soon in the end," Hiroyuki told the boy crouching down to his level in a futile effort to comfort him. He mumbled something under the gag that went unheard by the two revenge-hungry men. They turned to the sky when they heard a puff of smoke. They looked on top of one of the roofs to see Katsu squatting on the edge of the house, arms hanging over the building.

"Is that the man?" Katsu asked as he jumped from his previous spot to join the men on the ground below him.

"Yeah," Hachio answered lifting the teen by the collar with his right hand. Katsu walked over to the boy. He examined his face closely and smirked. Fear began to riddle the boy's demeanor. Just when his body apparently couldn't get more white, it did. A little wet spot even appeared on his pants. He began shaking slightly at the sight of the man in front of him. He was unsure. Unsure of the fate that awaited him. Katsu removed the forehead protector from the teens head to reveal the Caged Bird seal that rested on his forehead. The teen bowed his head in defeat and helplessness trying to come to terms with his own life and what little he assumed, remained of it.

"He'll do nicely," Katsu determined finally, taking the teen away from Hachio's grip. Katsu sighed at the increasingly wet spot on the boy's pants, but maintained his focus on the two men in front of him. He hoisted the teen on his back by the rope and sighed once more before looking up at the sky. It was cloudier than it was the day before. The medic-nin scratched his black hair roughly then turned to the two men. Meet me back here in seven days. "Gather as many cadet branch member Hyuuga as you want and bring them here at this exact spot. I only want to have to do this once," Katsu said.

"What did I say about ordering me around?" Hiroyuki asked as Katsu turned to leave.

"Don't bring them then. It will just be you two alone, and shortly after, it will be you two that will die and the whole plan will go up in smoke," Katsu spoke as if he could see the future. "Don't be so prideful to the point you can't see the big picture," he advised as he turned to leave.

"I'll see you in seven days," Katsu continued. Hirokyuki opened his mouth to respond, but Ikeda Katsu had already left.

Hiroyuki clutched his fist as a bit of sweat hit the ground in front of him.

Hachio patted his shoulder. "We're in it now. Let's do what we have to do."

Hiroyuki felt his grip tighten with his words. He wasn't happy about being ordered around either.

"Fine."


"You better not be lying to be Hachio!" a female Hyuuga yelled. It had been seven days since Hachio and Hiroyuki had seen Katsu. They decided to heed his advice and quietly amassed five other cadet branch members to their side. They were very quiet with their words usually only mentioning the plan after they left the Hyuuga household or if they were talking one on one away from other's ears. Very few believed. A good portion of the few that did believe were too scared to see if they were telling the truth. The grip Hiashi had over them was too strong. However, there were a few that let the seeds of hate seep through them enough to continue onwards. These are the seven that stand here in the neighborhood as a group in Konoha. One thing was for sure though, no one mentioned it to any member of the main branch household. That would mean certain death. Where they were going, they could never turn back.

"I'm not lying Fujiko," Hachio said trying to defend himself. He looked at Fujiko in the eyes to see no sign of wavering. Fujiko was a childhood friend of Hachio. She had long brown hair that went to the small of her back. She was wearing a pink shirt that had one long sleeve on the left side and tight black shorts. She wore her forehead protector on her bare right arm.

"You better not be. If you are, that's all our heads!" she yelled forcefully. "I am not about to die yet!"

"Calm down, Fujiko," another male Hyuuga said. Fujiko backed off and sat down by the base of a building to the left of her.

"I wonder why Neji didn't want to participate in this. I thought he would jump at the chance to do this," Fujiko continued, changing the subject.

"Who knows?" Hachio responded. He turned to Hiroyuki. "Hiroyuki, where is he?" he asked calmly.

"I don't know."

"Where I am. I'm walking towards you now," a voice in the distance answered. The seven avengers stood up abruptly and formed a sloppy line as Katsu came closer towards them. He appeared the same way as before. However a key difference was the new bandages covering his left eye. He seemed confident as he walked toward his comrades with a smirk.

"I see this is the group, huh? You mind introducing yourselves?" Katsu asked scanning the seven Hyuuga.

"You already know me. I am Hyuuga Hiroyuki," he said stepping forward.

"You know me as well. I am Hyuuga Hachio."

"I am Hyuuga Fujiko," she answered with a hint of impatience.

"I am Hyuuga Hotaru," she mimiced stepping forward. She about 5'6" and was wearing a black t-shirt and pink pants. Her waist length brown hair moved as another breeze passed through Konoha. Her forehead protector rested on her forehead. She appeared to be the exact opposite of Fujiko. Pleasant.

"I am Hyuuga Fumio," he said stepping forward. He was a little under six feet and had short dark brown hair that hid his forehead protector. He was wearing a white shirt with a leaf in the center and black pants.

"I am Hyuuga Harumi," she repeated following her other comrades. Harumi was around 5'7". Her short brown hair covered the brown headband that hid the seal. She was wearing a purple top with yellow pants that stopped at her ankles. Her forehead protector was around her neck.

"I am Hyuuga Hajime," the last one finally introuduced himself. He was around 6'1". His hair was in a ponytail that went to about his neck. His eyes seemed colder than all the others. He was wearing a black shirt under a long red overcoat and red pants. He stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"Okay, that appears to be everyone. Now, here is the deal. Firstly, it would be rude to not introduce myself to the newcomers. My name is Ikeda Katsu. I assume that these two have already told you everything," he said pointing to Hiroyuki and Hachio. They group nodded. "Good. Well, let's get started."

"Wait!" Hiroyuki yelled loudly.

"What is it, my friend?" Katsu asked.

"Where is the boy?"

"Oh, him. He's resting at my house. I have already healed him. He should be back in a couple of days. He's rather sick," Katsu explained closing his eyes as if in deep thought.

'I can't tell if he's telling a lie. I can't read anything he's doing that suggests he's lying,' Hiroyuki thought trying to use his Byakugan to give him insight on his true intentions. "What's with the bandages on the eye?"

Katsu rubbed his hand over the fresh bandages. "While working on the experiment, I got a little bit of poison in my eye. Needless to say, it stung. Either way, I should be fine in a few days."

Hiroyuki shifted his jaw to the side and narrowed his eyes. "Fine," he said settling for his explanation for the moment.

"Now if there are no further questions, let's begin. Remove the things that hide the curse seal," he began pulling out a kunai. All seven of the Hyuuga complied then stood on their toes ready to strike in case he tries something crazy. They watched as he began inscribing a character each of his palms. Katsu's visible eye closed occasionally in pain as he finished his drawing with a few grunts along the way. He breathed deeply and stared at the sky.

"The moon is dead," he mumbled as the clouds covered the moon.

"What?" Fumio asked questioningly.

"Nothing. Are we ready to begin?" Katsu asked. They nodded. "Good." He began to do hand seals quickly.

'So fast,' Hotaru thought as she watched his hands go from one to the next as blood began to ooze from his fast motions.

"Okay! There it goes! Hotaru-san, Fumio-san, you're first!" he yelled as he charged toward them. Before they could react, he was standing in front of them. He placed the palms of his hands on their heads covering the curse seal. The two screamed as they stuttered backwards. The group noticed that Katsu's hands seemed to be sizzling as he made contact with their foreheads. He turned toward Harumi and Hajime. "Your turn," he said doing the same thing. They seemed to be able to take it better than Hotaru or Fumio. They stepped back when he finished. He walked over and did the same thing to Fujiko and Hachio. Fujiko fell over from the seal being bound. She picked herself off the ground and stood by Hachio. They turned as Katsu approached Hiroyuki. He was sweating now as he felt Katsu's cold hands touch his forehead. After a few seconds, he stepped back and felt the seal.

"Nothing feels different," Hiroyuki noted, voice cracked slightly.

"It is still on your forehead," Katsu replied breathing hard.

"What is?" Hachio asked.

"The seal's appearance is still there, but the effect is now null and void," Katsu explained. "When Hiashi-sama uses the technique, fake like it works when it's convenient for you," he continued still breathing hard. They nodded. "Good. I'm leaving. I will send the boy with a message for you. Do as you will. If you need me I will be here every Wednesday once a week at this neighborhood," he continued.

"Fine," Hiroyuki agreed. He watched as Katsu left the scene. The rebel leader turned to Hachio and Fujiko. "So what now?" he asked.

"I know," Hajime began.

"What?" Hotaru asked walking toward the group.

"We send them a little message."


It was nearly mid-day at the Hyuuga compound. The grass was waving in the training ground. The small pond in the back of the training ground seemed to stand still as the sun beamed down on the Hyuuga compound. The seven avengers watched as ten year old Hyuuga Hanabi trained in her Gentle Fist style by herself. She was covered in black from head to toe causing her to sweat even more under the great heat. It was one of the rare times she wasn't in the watchful eye of her father. She made occasional grunts as she struck the air with her palms. The heiress stepped forward and attempted to strike with two fingers then spun around to strike with four. She then jumped back and fired a kick in the air. Regaining her composure, Hanabi rested as she sat down on the ground breathing heavily.

"I hope that's enough to please Father," Hanabi said as she sat down on a log that had a towel on the top. She picked up the towel and covered her face in it. The brunette thought about how much she hoped her father would applaud her. Her eyes suddenly darted to the left quickly still covered by the towel. 'Malicious intent,' she thought. She clutched her fist and activated her Byakugan as she rushed toward the one standing in the open. Fujiko smirked as she watched Hanabi charge at her. Fujiko assumed that Hanabi wouldn't know her. She probably knows very few branch members.

Hanabi extended her right palm and aimed for a vital organ in Fujiko's torso. She made contact with a Shadow Clone that dissipated at her touch. Hanabi turned around quickly to catch a kick that was aimed at her torso. The heiress braced herself on the ground and aimed for two chakra points on Fujiko's leg. Fujiko quickly jumped back and activated her Byakugan. She watched as Hanabi charged toward her. She leapt in the air to get a better few of a weak point. She watched as Fujiko disappeared quickly and appeared in front of Hanabi in the air. She hit several chakra points on her arms, legs, and torso, then slashed at her shoulder with a kunai that she quickly drew from her pouch around her waist. Hanabi fell to the ground with a scream. She rolled on the ground a few feet leaving a bloody trail before her body came to a stop. She did a quiet moan before she fell unconscious. Hajime appeared beside Hanabi's unconscious form in a puff of smoke and grabbed a kunai attached to a scroll that was written hours before.

"You waited until she was pretty much out of energy before you attacked?" Hajime asked as we spun the kunai on his left index finger. It was obvious he really didn't care.

"Yeah. I didn't want to use anything fancy," Fujiko replied. "Have the hotel reservations been made?"

"Yes. We will be heading there in a couple of days." Hajime stuck the kunai into Hanabi's back causing her body to twitch sickeningly.

"Is she alive?" Fujiko asked.

"Yes. In a few hours though, she might not be so lucky," Hajime observed. He picked her up and noticed a little blood coming from her mouth. He activated his Byakugan and tapped her forehead. "Let's get out of here," he said tossing her form on the ground. Hanabi rolled a few feet causing the kunai to be further embedded into her body. "It'll only be a matter of time before they realize that the guards are almost dead, and Hanabi is unconscious.


"Hiashi-sama, Hanabi-sama is unconscious on the training ground!" Neji yelled entering Hiashi's quarters without his consent. Hiashi stood there for a minute wordlessly.

"Who did it?" he asked with malice in his voice that sent a chill down Neji's spine. He kept himself composed.

"We don't know," he muttered finally.

Hiashi activated his Byakugan and ran past Neji without a word. "Follow," he ordered. Neji followed close behind him.


They arrived to see various members of the main branch surround Hanabi's bleeding form. Some had bandages in their hands; some were trying their best to give first aid to Hanabi.

"Move," Hiashi said. The family parted into two separate sides on either side of him as he walked down the middle. Neji stopped moving and stood in line on the right side of the two lines. He picked up his daughter and noted that she was still alive as her chest moved up and down slowly.

"Hiashi-sama, there was a note embedded in her back," another main branch member said.

"Let me see it," he commanded. He took the note and read it over clutching Hanabi closer to him.

The main house's villainy will soon cease.

The main house's villainy will soon cease.

This is the first step.

Next time you won't be so fortunate.

Your daughter's will fall

And you will grieve

Then you'll be erased for eternity.

Enjoy your last days

They are coming soon

Then we will strike

Oh, the things we have in store for you

-Death to You by Moonlight

Hiashi clutched the scroll in his hands. He stared at her daughter's form with fatherly worry. Hiashi activated his Byakugan and scanned her daughter's still form. He sighed at the sight of several closed tenketsu before turning to his nephew.

"Neji, go get a Hyuuga by the name of Hyuuga Hiroku."

"Him?" Neji asked arching an eyebrow.

"You don't mean the half-breed, do you?" another head branch member spoke up. Mumbles of disprovement littered the training ground.

"Silence!" Hiashi screamed silencing them all.

"Neji, you heard my orders. The only Hyuuga with medic-nin status. Go and explain the situation and bring him here," he said as he lifted his daughter in his arms and carried him away from the training ground.

He disappeared and rushed as quickly as he could. There was no time to waste.


A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter. I seriously was not planning on doing this fic at first, but I decided to go ahead as the idea was interesting. There were originally nine OC's, but I cut it down to seven. It's very hard for all the names to be consistent with Hyuuga tradition so I cut it down some. Anyway, for all those Hinata fans, she appears next chapter. For all those wondering if Hanabi will live or not, she will live. I have plans for her. Originally, it was supposed to be Hinata that gets the treatment, but instead I settled for Hanabi. Hinata will get her fair share of fights though. Well, next chapter will hopefully be longer than the last. Expect action scenes to take place soon by the bucket loads. Please let me know what you think. Your opinions matter. Until next time.