Chapter 2
Konoha
"No...this can't be happening." Hinata wept as she glanced out at the village. Buildings lay burning, bodies covered the streets, and there were huge demon like creatures rampaging. Huge, horrid, creatures. Whatever they were, they were killing all human life in their path.
Shino and Kiba drew kunai's to protect her, but they did no good. The demons were unstoppable.
"Hinata run we will hold them off as long as we can! " Screamed Shino sending out more of his kikaichu.
"No…no… I won't leave you! Tears pouring from her eyes as she threw needle like senbons at the creatures.
"Hinata you have to…I…we love you!" Shino yelled over the sounds of destruction. His glasses had fallen off and she could see the love and the sadness in his eyes.
"I can't leave you two…I love you both and I will die by your sides." She sobbed as she threw the last of her weapons.
"No!" Both Kiba and Shino yelled. Kiba moved closer to her as Shino stood in defense. Kiba looked over at Shino as he nodded back at him in some sort of silent agreement.
"Listen Hinata we both love you more then you will ever know." Taking a deep breath he looked her in the eyes. "We need you safe! Please Hinata if you love us you will get to safety. My clan is dead all I have left is you and Akamaru. I need you to live for me and Shino." He grabbed her into his arms and kissed her ." Letting go he smiled at her tenderly. "Please go Hinata…take Akamaru with you. This is a battle the Leaf Village will not win. You have to live for us…Please Hinata" His warm fingers brushing across her forehead oddly as if writing a kanji. Before she could figure out what he had done Shino grabbed her arm. Tears ran down his face as he looked at her. She had never seen him cry.
"Shino…" He kissed her before she could finish.
"Hinata listen to Kiba you need to get to safety. I want you to run as fast and as far as you can. Promise me not to look back. I want you to remember us as we kissed now not of my death." Her face froze in horror at his words.
"Shino no!" She cried. "I love you and Kiba I can't leave you. Kiba smiled over at her and nodded to Shino. Shino took her arm tugging her away from the fighting. " I love you Hinata and I wish things could have been different but you have to go. Please Hinata do this for us!" He then gave her a hard push away from the carnage. She could hear Kiba yelling to Akamaru.
"Akamaru go with Hinata… protect her! " Akamaru whined in protest. "I am not going to make it buddy …please go with Hinata…she is going to need you! She is your new master now my friend!" Akamaru whined but obeyed. Hinata rush off towards her clan's home but stopped when she heard Kiba's scream. Even though they had told her not to look back she couldn't stop. Turning she screamed in horror, what she saw tore her heart apart. The two men she loved were dead.
"Kiba…Shino!" She screamed as she saw their bodies being ripped apart. The image was beyond horror and would haunt her forever. Quickly scooping Akamaru into her arms she ran as fast as she could.
As if loosing Kurenai that day wasn't bad enough, she had to watch the two most important people in her life fall before her very eyes, protecting her until the end.
"No...no...no..." she sobbed as she ran. She had to get home; she had to see that her family was alright.
What she found seized her heart in fear. The doors to the Hyuga Manor were ripped open; the claw marks plainly telling by whom.
"No...this...this can't be happening! Hanabi! Neji! Father!" she ran down the halls, yelling out the names of all the members of the clan. No one answered. "Is anyone here?!" she screamed as loud as she could, and was answered with a groan. Hinata gasped and turned to see Neji, clutching his neck, walking towards her.
"H-Hinata...help...m-"He staggered falling to his knees.
"Neji!" Hinata ran to her cousin's side. "Neji...what happened?" she asked, tears pouring down her face.
"The...the creatures...they..." His body was racked with coughing. Gently Hinata placed her hands on his shoulders to steady him.
"Neji, what are they?"
"We...we don't know." He coughed blood dripping from his lips. His neck oozing blood. "Hinata, listen to me, I need to know...if you forgive me...for..."
"For what?"
"For the Chuunin Exams. I'm...I'm sorry. Please..." Neji closed his eyes letting out one last gasp of air. Placing his head on her lap she pleaded in absolute despair.
"Neji, no! Please, don't go! You can't! You can't..." Her hands gently wiping the blood off his face. "Neji, please! I forgive you just please open your eyes! Please, don't die! PLEASE!!" Her pleas to late.
She dropped her head and cried, not caring that the building was now on fire. Clutching Neji's shirt, she sobbed onto his lifeless body. Akamaru's persistent barking waking her from her sorrow. He tugged on her shirt desperate for her to move from the fire consuming the house.
"Why…bother Akamaru all that I loved is gone…?"
Akamaru persisted nipping at her arm. His whines growing louder. Deep down she knew he was doing this for his master who wanted her protected. Recalling Kiba's last words she reluctantly rose from the ground stumbling out of the burning building and into the courtyard.
What she found was horrifying. The bloody dismembered bodies of her clan littered the ground.
"Hinata!" someone called her name weakly. She looked around the bloody courtyard her eyes finding her fathers battered body.
"Father!" She screamed running to his side. "Father get up! Where is Hanabi? Come on, we have to go .The village has fallen to… demons." Hinata cried trying to pull her father up. "Father please we need to find Hanabi and get out of here."
"She's dead Hinata and I will be joining her soon…save yourself daughter."
"No not Hanabi…Father… why is this happening?" her words coming out between sobs.
"I …don't know…daughter you must go… the clan…all dead. You are all that is left." His words barely a whisper as his life began to leave his body. His hand reaching for the katana sword next to him handing it to her. "Hinata take this…It's the Hyuga Blood Sword it has been in our family from the beginning." Hinata took the odd looking katana sword from his hand. Pulling the blade from the sheath she felt a strange tingling go up her arm. The red tint of the metal blade flashing in the light of the burning building.
"Please go daughter… flee this horror and live for your clan." His hand reaching up to caress her face. "You look so much like your beautiful mother." Tears began to run down his face.
"Father…shhh…save your strength. Will get out of her together…somehow." Even though she knew that he was not going to make it.
"Hinata, I know… I was harsh at times with you, calling you weak…I…I… only did it to push you harder. I…l…love you my sweet daughter." his arm dropping from her face as death took him.
"I love you to father." She whispered as her hand closed his eyelids. She wiped the tears from her face and stood. Placing the odd Katana back in its sheath she strapped it to her back. Knowing her weapons were all used she began looking around the courtyard grounds for more. Picking up two sai's from a fallen clan member she placed them in the empty sheaths on her hips. Grapping up a handful of bloody kunai she placed them in the pouch on her right leg. Anger and rage like she had never known was building inside her. Someone was going to pay for the death of her loved ones and her beloved village.
"Let's go Akamaru… we need to get to a safe place! " Hinata left her destroyed home never looking back.
She and Akamaru jumped into the trees that lined the back roads using them as cover as they headed for the front gates of the Leaf village.
The roar from one of the beastly demons coming from below halted their movements. Looking down she saw Tenten and Sakura fending off one of the creatures.
"Shit." Tenten muttered. One of the creatures held a body it it's large blood covered claws. It tossed the body towards the girls. Hinata gasped as she recognized the injured body as no other than Naruto Uzumaki.
"N-Naruto, no!" Hinata cried jumping from the tree her sai's drawn she protectively stood in front of the unconscious Uzumaki. The creature advanced towards the three girls drool dripping from its razor sharp teeth.
Sakura froze in fear screams pouring from her mouth. In mere seconds her screams were cut off as the creature ripped her body in half. The fresh blood dripping from its claws it moved towards Hinata. It raised its claw, ready to rip thru her flesh. Tenten screamed as it advanced towards Hinata. Her kunai's she threw not slowing the creature's movement. The adrenaline rushed thru Hinata's veins. The anger and hate overwhelming any thoughts of fleeing. Clasping the sai's tighter she made her stance ready to protect her friends at all costs.
The creatures fire red eyes looked down at Sakura's body, and then to the unconscious body of Naruto. A roar bellowed out of its hideous mouth…
"Hinata, move!" Tenten shrieked. She ignored her friend's warning and stood her ground. It raised its clawed arm again, but Hinata dodge it. She struck with lighting speed with her sai's at the demon but its skin was like stone; it deflected every single strike.
"Wh-what are these things?" Tenten screamed as she tried to drag Naruto to safety.
"I don't know?…just hurry and get Naruto out of here!!" Hinata screamed her voice harsh and deadly.
Throwing the useless sai's on the ground she pulled her clans blood sword out. Her hand caught on the sharp unusually edge near the handle. Ignoring the blood dripping from her hand she screamed.
"No more…!"Charging at the deadly creature; her blade slicing downwards thru the creatures shoulder and chest. The creature let out a horrifying howl and fell to the ground. Looking down at it Hinata gasped as she saw the creature's skin begin cracking and falling apart leaving nothing but little red crystals and powder .
"How did you do that." Tenten gasped staring at Hinata. 'What has happened to shy quiet Hinata.' Tenten thought.
"I ..I…don't know?" Hinata replied her mind racing with so many questions. Akamaru's barking breaking her thoughts. Replacing the sword back into its sheath she gathered the sai's she had dropped.
"Tenten help me carry Naruto we need to get out of the village and find safety." Each lifting one of his arms placing them on their shoulders they slowly made their way towards the villages main gates. Sasuke, Lee and Kakashi came running along the village border walls catching sight of the three.
"Tenten! Hinata! Kakashi called as Sasuke, Lee and he jumped down to meet with them.
"Naruto!" Sasuke cried pulling Naruto's limp body from the girls and sweeping him into his arms.
"He is alive Sasuke but needs medical treatment." With a small sigh Hinata looked up at him." Sasuke…I…I…am sorry Sakura did not make it. Kakashi's head dropped.
"So are all my team members and my clan." She sighed a tear falling from her eye. Kakashi looked up at her.
"Almost everyone in the village is dead. Only a handful fled in time. I thought Sasuke, Lee and I were the only jounin left in the village. Gai and Shikamaru led a few villagers deep into the woods. The rest are dead."
"What about the Hokage?" Hinata asked the stutter completely gone from her voice.
Kakashi stared shocked. The Hinata who now stood in front of him was nothing like the scared shy young woman he had known.
"Dead along with the anbu protecting her. Shizune and Chojii didn't make it either." Lee sighed shaking his head his arm holding onto a sobbing Tenten.
"Shh.. Tenten… your safe. I will protect you with my life." Lee said wrapping both arms around her.
"We need to go and meet up with them…regroup…oh hell I don't know what to do." Kakashi was dumb founded for the first time in his life.
The group began to head out the gates. Hinata so deep in thought began to fall behind the group her mind racing with unanswered questions. 'What are these creatures…how…did I kill one with my families sword while all other weapons had failed.' A loud growl startled her from her thoughts turning she came upon one of the demon creatures coming towards her. She tried to draw her sword but before she knew what happened she was shoved to the ground.
Something moved between her and the demon. She heard the cling of metal, the spray of blood. Looking up was a young woman standing between Hinata and what remained of the creature...the woman looked down at her .
"Wh-what. ..happened?" Hinata whispered the question as she stood up. The girl moved closer to her, and for a moment, Hinata thought she would use the sword on her. Pulling her own sword out she held it out in front of her. However, all doubt diminished when the strange woman dropped the sword to her side.
"Are you Ok?" the woman asked her.
"Who...who are you?" Hinata asked looking the woman over. She was about Hinata's height her long black hair hid most of her face, except for her red eyes and her tight smile.
"My name's Saya. Where did you get that sword?"
It...it… is my family's… "Hinata's words cut off as she turned to the sound of her name being called.
"Hinata!" Kakashi and Lee yelled running up to her. "You okay?" Kakashi asked.
"What do you think?!" Hinata screamed and quickly clasped her hand over her mouth. Kakashi's head suddenly turned towards the strange woman. As a young man ran up to them.
"Saya, we need to go…there are too many of them."
Hinata's body began shaking her head feeling woozy. All the adrenal was leaving her body. She began to fall arms catching her as she began to faint. Her eyes did not register the man's face as she slipped into unconsciousness.
"Kai?"
"Saya, we need to go…now...Haji is leading the rest of the survivors out of the village. Kai said lifting Hinata into his arms.
"Kai I do not understand why they are here…there is no war to attract them." Saya asked as she picked up Hinata's sword. Looking at the unconscious girl she shock her head. "Poor girl, What did these villagers do to deserve this?"
Top of Hokage Mountain
Diva sat on the ledge overlooking Konoha, laughing. 'So my love do you like your present. The complete and utter destruction of Konoha? "Her fingers seductively trailing up his chest.
"Mmm…Yes Diva!" His eyes looking over what was left of the village. The Leaf Village was nothing more than bloody bodies and burning buildings. Itachi smiled evilly.
"Yes. This was quite entertaining. Much more fun than the time I killed your Chevaliers."
Diva wrapped her arms around him.
"But not more fun than the night you became my only Chevalier...or your initiation." She winked. They both remembered that night of pleasure. Nothing beat his initiation, or what he had to do to Diva. Not that they both didn't enjoy it.
"No, nothing could be more enjoyable than that." Leaning his head down he kissed her roughly his arms pulling her tightly up against him. Looking up to him she pouted.
"I'm bored …let's go home." Itachi nodded.
