To the End of Life and back. chapter 2
By morning once again Hinata had to lead the group, so she packed up quietly and left. Naruto was the first to notice she was gone.
" Where'd Hinata-chan go?"
Sakura opened her mouth to answer but Kakashi did first.
"Tusnade-sama had her track him, but she was given a separate mission, we are to follow her and bring Sasuke home."
"Why a separate mission for her? They didn't even speak to one another at the academy sensei." Asked Sakura
" But their parents had been close for a long time, they knew one another as babies, thought they probably don't remember that."
"So, Hinata-chan and Sasuke-teme were playmates?" Asked Naruto
"But if they don't remember each other, why was she chosen?" asked a slightly pissed off Sakura. ' I could've brought him back on my own.'
"Because they are opposites. Thats all I am permitted to say. Now, you two pack up and lets get going, Hinata could've found him by now."
A few hours ahead of team seven, Hinata walked into what was to believed to be the Sound Village. She had removed her headband and tucked it in her bag. These ninja hanging around town were known to be strong, and her eyes giving her away as a Huyga didn't help. But the timid girl walked on, standing tall, eyes focused in front of her. She began to think about when she would confront the sharingan user. She may have gotten a lot stronger having been trained by Tsunade , and with the help of the her curse seal. She knew he would still be stronger.
(Flashback.)
" You'll only need to touch him once when you are using your gentle fist, it'll activate your curse seal and counteract his, understand? I'm proud of you Hinata, your mother would be too." Tsunade said
"H-Hai.."
(end flashback.)
'Just activate the seal and try and hit him as close to his seal as possible, i have to be careful not to let it take control of you Hinata, you can do this!' Hinata thought about this as she checked into her and team 7's hotel. She turned on the shower once she got into her and Sakura's room.
'Can I really do this?' when she exited the shower, she looked into the mirror. Her mark had grown again, now covering from her tail bone up to the crook of her neck. Her back covered in what looked like lack tribal dragon wings. She wanted to cry.
'I'm running out of time….' She wrapped herself then took another towel and covered her neck. She heard the door to the room unlock. She crouched grabbing a kunai out of her pants pouch on the floor. Then she heard.
"Hinata?"
'Just Sakura.' she thought opening the bathroom door, byakugan activated just in case.
"Sakura-san?"
"I thought something happened when I walked in, the room is empty."
"H-hai, I-I was s-showering."
"I could use one myself! The boys are across the hall." and with that she climbed into the shower. Once Hinata heard the doors lock click shut she quickly threw off her towels and slipped her kunai pouch around her right leg, which was hidden under a blue chinese style slip dress. She buttoned the collar upend slipped on her ninja sandals. She actually loved this dress, even with her left leg showing up to near her thigh. She threw her hair up into a clean and tight pony tail, put in her dark violet contacts to hide her Huyga eyes. She was finishing up her makeup when Sakura came out of the bathroom drying her hair, when Sakura noticed how she looked.
"Going out during a mission Hinata?" Sakura asked leaning against the bathroom doorway. Hinata blushed from embarrassment.
"n-no Sakura-san, I-It's part of the m-mission.."
"What is your mission Hinata?" asked Sakura seriously
"I-I told y-you t-thats c-classified. B-but w-when I f-find U-Uchiha-sama, I-I will n-not be re-returning to t-the leaf, I-I have an-another mission."
"Show me the scrolls." Sakura demanded.
" I-I can't!" Hinata squeaked out a yell.
"Hinata! I don't feel like I can trust you anymore!" Sakura yelled
Kakashi and Naruto opened the door.
"Sakura-chan! Calm down! She's just doing what she was told!" Naruto yelled
"Sakura, Hinata can't show you the scrolls, they have been burnt, I've told you all I can, Hinata is an asset to this mission, without her we probably couldn't ever bring Sasuke home again."
Sakura stay'd silent in anger.
"Hinata get going, I know there is a lot of pressure on you, but we all believe in you. Just remember Hinata, he won't go easy on you"
"H-hai!"
She grabbed her kana belt and headband threw them in her purse and ran for the door. her last words before running out the door were, " Kakashi, you know what to do if I don't come back."
"What does she mean , 'If I don't come back' ?" asked Naruto concerned.
Kakashi Ignored him, "let's eat then catch up to Hinata." , ' we can't let her get too far ahead of us, both her and Sasuke could end up losing control of the curse seals.' he thought
"What's up with you guys?" Sakura asked still pissed off. " How can you guys just continue on without suspecting her of anything?"
"Let's not worry about it now Sakura, we've been trying to get Sasuke home for years now, If hinata can help, then let her." said Naruto seeming very down.
"Let's just eat and follow Hinata."
"Fine."
Down the street Hinata was seated at a tale acting as though she had been stood up. Soon after she sensed the infamous Uchiha and two others. When they got to the door of the restaurant, Hinata made it look like she was fed up and began to storm out of the restaurant. She bumped into the Uchiha, slipping his necklace off quickly before she fell down onto the floor.
'You only have to hit him once…'
She stood slowly, apologized and exited knowing he would soon follow. She knew to make the battle short, so she ran to a clearing near a cliff.