The Darkness

Chapter 1

"Blood. Why am I covered in blood." Neji looked at his hands. They were drenched with the red liquid. His clothes were stained as well. How the hell did he get covered with blood? He racked his brain trying to remember. Nothing.

"Neji-kun!", cried a voice behind him. He turned to find Tenten running towards him," You have to hurry" She was out of bgreath and looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"What's the matter?"

"Hinata-san was found. In the woods, but she doesn't remember anything."

"Hinata...!"

"Come on!" Tenten grabbed Neji's hgand and started pulling him towards the forest. Something was wrong. He glanced behind him. Nothing. He didn't remember Hinata missing. He had just seen her leaving her house this morning. Hadn't he?

"N-Naruto-kun... Where is Naruto-kun?" The quiet voice of Hinata could barely be heard above the wind shaking the trees. She was badly broken up. She had at least two broken ribs, a fractured arm and a cunccusion.

"What happened here Hinata-san?" asked one of the five anbu who had found her.

"I want Naruto-ku-- AGHHHHH!" She began to cry. Bruises began to form above her eyes and across her arms and legs. She began coughing. Blood began to flow from her mouth.

"Damn", the anbu closest to hinata picked her up and began to run in thye direction of the hospital, " One of you look for Kakashi. Find Naruto,He will be training right now.

"TRANSFORM!" Cried Naruto, leaving about thirty clones of himself, Sasuke, Sakura behind him.

" Show off." Sasuke said dully as he watched Naruto from a tree.

" Come oonnnn Naruto-kun. You've been using this jutsu all day. Try something else for once." Called Sakura.

" Leave him alone Sakura-san. He is steadily improving. I told to keep practicing." said Kakashi not loooking up. He along with Sakura and Sasuke had been dozing.

BOOM!

"AGHHH! What are you doing Kakashi sensei. Trying to scare me!" Naruto started to run at Kakashi, but stopped short as an anbu appeared from the smoke.

"Kakashi Hatake!" Hmm. I wonder. Kakashi stepped in front of Naruto.

" Alright everyone. That's good for today. You can go home." He faced the anbu.

" I'm looking for Uzamaki Naruto." said the anbu. The three stopped at the sidewalk. Naruto started towards Kakashi and the anbu. What do they want with Naruto-kun for. thought Sakura. She looked at Sasuke who shrugged in agreement. Kakashi looked stunned.

"What do you want Naruto-kun for" He asked.

" Hinata Hyuga was found early this morning. I am to escort him to the hospital." The anbu shifted uncomfortably.

" Hinata-san was found? W-Where is she? Naruto asked as he stood parallal to Kakashi.

" At the hospital. She won't stop calling your name."

Neji was still confused when they arrived in a forest clearing only to find two anbu waiting for them. What is going on around here. Neji thought.

" What happened to you", asked one of the anbu, " You look as if you were attacked."

Neji looked down. Blood everywhere.

" Oh. umm... I was training, got caught in some bushes." Neji knew the anbu wouldn't believe him and hoped he wouldn't say anything.

" If you say so." said the anbu casually. That was a surprise. Tenten looked at Neji and then the anbu. When nobody said anything, she gave up. Finally after five minutes of silence she finally spoke up.

" Where's Hinata-san?" she asked looking around. The second anbu who had been laening against a tree, spoke up.

" Tenten-san, you need to come with me," he looked at his partner, " you know what to do." Now Neji was really confused. Tenten looked a Neji, said goodbye, then walked away with the anbu. When the two were out of sight, the anbu spoke up.

" Now. Back to business," This caught Neji off guard, " You're covered in blood and I don't think it was from a bush." Neji looked at the anbu's mask, it was as strange as ever, he looked away. " Have you sen anything strange around here?"

" No." He looked at the anbu again and then at himself. Blood had stained his clothes and hands, but how. If fact he didn't remember anything from the time he and Hinata were training with Kakashi. Guy sensei reluctantly left him with Kakashi because he knew more about the Byuakugan than he did. Having the sharingan was another form of the keke genkai Neji and Hinata inherited.

" Follow me." The anbu said interrupting Neji's thoughts as he disappeared into the bushes. Neji followed silently.

" Kakashi, can you stay here a while," said the anbu, " after I take the boy the hospital, I need to discuss some things. Still confused by the anbu's sudden interest in Naruto, he said yes. With that the anbu and Naruto disappeared. Kakashi turned to Sasuke and Sakura who had been lingering behind the trees, listening, came out of their hiding spot to face Kakashi.

"Sasuke."

" Yes."

"I need you to stay with Sakura-san until I can figure out what's going on."

" But, Sensei. I don-"

" No questions!" Sakura was worried. Why does he have to stay with me? she thought.

" Sakura-san."

" Uh... Yes" Kakashi obviously had read her mind.

" Tell your parents I will explain later." With that he made a clone of himself. The clone left in the direction of the hospital.

" Stay on guard. Both of you. I don't like what's happening." said Kakashi. Sasuke was furious. Sakura could tell because his hands were clenched so tight, she thought he could snap a tree in two. It scared her. When she looked up, Kakashi had disappeared, leaving her and Sasuke alone.