They had finally got him. Kiba stood to his left, Akamaru and him looking like twins. Shino to his right, beetles swarming ready to kill at any second. Neji behind him, bygaugan activated. Naruto glared at Itachi, his fists clenched. They finally got him. Naruto glanced that the figure leaning against the Akatsuki member. Her eyes were closed, and her clothes were different but they knew it was Hinata.

"Give back Hinata!" Naruto yelled at Itachi. His anger rising with every passing second.

Kiba glanced at him. "Naruto, calm down."

"We don't want to risk hitting Hinata." Shino calmly explained to him.

"I know that!" Naruto growled back not taking his eyes off of Itachi.

Itachi looked at Naruto with a calm face on. "Do you wish to get Hinata-chan back?" he asked, stroking her cheek. His voice sent a chill down Naruto's spine. Neji's eyes narrowed even more, Shino's bugs started swarming at a faster rate and Kiba and Akamaru growled.

"Don't ever… touch her!" Naruto yelled at him his eyes turning to a deep shade of red from their usual blue.

"No, wait Naruto!" Neji yelled, but it was too late. Naruto charged at Itachi.

Itachi threw a smoke bomb on the ground and in an instant, the whole area was covered in a thick smoke. Naruto automatically stopped and coved his mouth, Kiba sniffed the air, Neji was watching with his bygaugan, and Shino's bugs seemed to have calmed down.

The smoke slowly disappeared, and Naruto didn't see anything in front of him, only a dark blur covered by the smoke lying on the floor. He saw Neji run forward and kneed down beside the lump. Kiba and Shino came next and stood. Naruto stepped closer and saw that it was Hinata on the floor. "Hinata!" he cried kneeling on her other side from Neji.

The smoke was now completely gone and Naruto could see her more clearly. Her pale face seemed peaceful and calm as she laid there seemly asleep. Her skin was just as pale as the last time he had seen her three months ago, and her hair the same length, only a bit longer in the back.

Her eyes squeezed tight before opening. She looked at the group of boys standing over her.

Naruto felt a smile on his lips. "Hinata…" he whispered.

"You're fine now Hinata-sama." Neji told her, his tone sounded less harsh than usual.

Kiba and Shino were smiling.

Hinata blinked a few times and looked back at the boys. Something didn't seem right the way she looked at them. And what is that look in her eyes? Was it confusion?

"Hinata, are you ok?" Kiba asked.

Hinata turned to Kiba and stared at him.

"What's wrong Hinata?" Naruto asked, his smile gone. He was waiting for her usual reaction for him talking to her. She would turn red, play with her fingers and stutter, but now all she has a blank expression on her face.

Hinata blinked again. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice was soft. "But I don't know who you are."

Naruto laughed. "Yeah right Hinata. Come on, you remember us!"

Hinata closed her eyes and shook her head, her bangs flying in different directions. "I don't know who any of you are."

Naruto felt something cold and hard in the pit of his stomach.

"How could you not know who we are?" Kiba asked. "We've been together for years now!" He pointed to Neji. "And he's known you your whole life!"

Shino placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

Neji looked at Hinata, his eyes narrowed and he activated his bygaugan. Hinata cringed away from him when he did. She was unable to hold eye contact with him for more than a few seconds.

Neji deactivated them and looked at the group. "It's true. She doesn't remember us."

"What?!" Naruto and Kiba yelled at the same time.

"How is that possible?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know. But we should get her back to Tsunade-sama right away." Shino said with an edge of worry in his voice.

The other boys nodded and looked down at Hinata. She looked lost and confused. Neji helped her up. "Can you walk?" he asked in soft voice.

Hinata nodded, but didn't say a word. They slowly walked back to the main road. From there, Kibe offered Hinata to ride on his back so they could get back to the village faster. She didn't say anything as she climbed onto Kiba's back and they all jumped off.

Naruto kept glancing at her every so often. Each time she had been looking at him, but instead of looking away and blushing, she kept staring at him until he had to turn away.

In about two hours they reached the village, only stopping twice to switch off Hinata.

Neji landed first with Hinata on his back and then the others followed behind him. The guards at the gate saw them and they were allowed in.

Neji bent down to allow Hinata to get off his back. She climbed down and stood in the entrance staring at the village before her.

"Welcome back to Konoha, Hinata." Kiba said.

Hinata looked at the large village, her eyes wide. The shops were in full swing with lunch time customers, people walked about the streets doing their shopping or meeting a friend, a few students ran around enjoying the day off from school. It all seemed new to Hinata, like she had never seen anything like it before.

Naruto gave Neji a worried look who merely laid his hand on Hinata's shoulder and told her, "It's time to go."

She seemed to snap out of the trance and nodded to Neji.

He then turned to Kiba and Shino, "You two should go report back to Hokage-sama. She would like to know about this. And tell her to come to the Hyuuga household as soon as possible." Kiba and Shino nodded and ran off. Neji turned to Naruto, "You're going to help me take her home." Naruto nodded and they started towards the Hyuuga estate.

Neji lead Hinata and Naruto to the house. Hinata kept looking around the village like it was new. She watched the vendors sell this-and-that, the kids running around, even the people staring at her.

They finally got to the large house that stretched for what seems like another country. Hinata looked at the tall walls that encircled the building. Neji walked through the gates and motioned for Hinata and Naruto to follow. The grounds of the Hyuuga estate were even larger than what it looks like from the outside. There was a training ground spread out before the trio, and then one interconnected building surrounding it. Past that building was a bathing house and a small lake. Past that was more housing units.

Neji lead Naruto and Hinata past the training ground into the building behind it. He took off his shoes and stepped into the building. Hinata and Naruto followed behind Neji, taking off their shoes and walking into the room. It was a bare room with another door on the opposite wall.

"Wait here." Neji said. "I'll be right back." He opened the door and then shut it.

Naruto just stood there not knowing what to do. There was a huge awkward silence between him and Hinata as they stood in the middle of the empty room not saying anything.

Hinata turned to Naruto. "Um… Who are you guys? I wish to thank you for bringing me here." She said quietly.

Naruto gave a wide grin. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki. The guy with the dog is Kiba Inuzuka. Shino Aburane is the creepy guy with shades and Neji Hyuuga, the guy who just left, is your cousin." His smile faded. "How can you not remember us?"

Hinata shook her head. "I don't know. I just don't remember anything."

At that moment the door on the other side opened and there was a man standing there. He seemed to be in his late 20s, early 30's. He had dark brown hair and the same Hyuuga eyes, a milky-white with a touch of violet. He stared at Hinata, tears making his eyes glisten, but never showing. "Hinata…" he said as he walked towards her and pulled her into a hug.

Hinata stood there stunned, not understanding what was going on.

Her father pulled back and studied her face. "So it is true. You do not remember anything."

"I'm sorry sir, if I am supposed to know you." She said quietly. His gazed had made her a bit uncomfortable.

There was a sad look in his eyes that Naruto had never seen before. The Head of the Hyuuga house turned to Naruto and Neji. "Thank you," he said.

Footsteps were heard approaching the house and the four turned to see who it was. Kiba, Shino, and another woman came into the compound. She had blond hair that was tied back into two loose ponytails, save for her bangs that hung loosely around her face. They stopped just before the open door to the inside of the building, catching their breath.

"We got here as fast as we could." Kiba panted.

"That's ok, nothing much happened here." Naruto said with a faint smile.

"Uzumaki-san was just telling me who you all were and then Oto-san came out." Hinata explained.

Naruto felt something cold and hard drop into his stomach and heart. Kiba, Shino and Neji stared at Hinata with blank faces.

The Hokage nodded. "I see the problem, but I can't be sure what is causing it." She stepped into the compound. "I'm going to need to examine her. If that's ok with you." She looked to the head of the Hyuuga household. He nodded. She put a hand on Hinata's shoulder. "Please come with me Hinata," she said.

Hinata nodded and the two of them left into the other room. Hizashi followed.

After he left Naruto fell to the floor. "How can she not remember us?" he questioned his fellow shinobi. They had nothing to say to that.