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Descent Into Darkness
Chapter 4
Hinata swallowed the lump in her throat, well aware of what their intentions were. "S-Stay away from me!"
The man who seemed to be the leader took a step forward. "Those eyes of yours are valuable, Hyuuga. People would kill to have them, you know."
"Stay back! I...I'm warning you!" The girl heard her voice crack, realizing that she was trapped between them and the river.
"Heh, you don't look like you're in any shape to fight us," he mused. "If you don't resist, I'll make sure to make the extraction as painless as possible. But if you fight back I'll just gauge them out with a fucking kunai."
Hinata trembled, the aspect of her eyes being painfully removed horrifying her. She felt her blood run cold when she saw him pull out a kunai to prove his point.
"So, are you going to behave?" The ninja asked her. "Or do you want to do it the hard way?"
The other three men each took out a kunai as well, all of them ready to pounce on her the moment she tried anything. But, what could she do? Most of her chakra had been drained during her last attack to Hidan, and barely any of it had replenished. The throbbing pain in her skull would hinder her concentration as well. Even still, she couldn't very well just stand there and let them take her eyes. There was no other choice.
Instead of attacking them head-on, Hinata jumped and kicked off of a nearby tree, landing gracefully on a large rock in the middle of the river. Using the small amount of chakra she had left, she used it to control the rushing water, using it as an advantage as she caused it to shoot out at her assailants.
The ninjas jumped out of the way of the water, only for Hinata to change her flow of direction. One of them was hurtled into a tree, while another fell into the river upon getting hit.
"Get her!" The leader exclaimed, kunai ready in his hand. "She's weak, so take her down already!"
Activating her Byakugan, Hinata sent a wave into his direction. He managed to jump out of the way, but another of his comrades was shot with the blast instead. He slammed into the rocky ground, sending up a billow of dirt.
"You little bitch!" The remaining man glowered at Hinata. "I'm going to rip your eyes out myself!"
Hinata fell to her knees, panting from exhaustion. She had used up the small amount of chakra completely, and the pain in her head had turned almost mind-numbing. She didn't even have the strength to resist when the leader jumped over and landed next to her on the rock. He sent a powerful kick into her side, almost causing her to fall off. Instead, however, he grabbed her by the throat to keep her from tumbling off, before roughly throwing her over his shoulder.
"You should've just taken the easy way out," he said with a mocking laugh. "Would've made your life a hell of a let less painful."
He jumped back over to the dry land, then practically dropped her onto the ground. She whimpered, her Byakugan deactivating one again. To her dismay, his comrades were already recovering from her attacks.
"Now, why don't we get started?" The leader grabbed onto the front of her shirt and pulled her into a sitting position. "Shall I start with the left eye or the right eye?"
"Please," she begged, tears stinging her eyes. "Don't do this..."
He ignored her and nodded to one of the men. "Restrain her."
Hinata cried out as his comrade got behind her and held her arms tightly behind her back. He pulled on them harder than necessary, sending even more agony through her already aching body.
"I think I'll start with that left eye," the man with the kunai said with a grin. "Any objections?"
The other three watched gleefully as she weakly tried to break free. The sharp metal was brought up to her face and he stroked her cheek with it. She flinched upon touching the cold steel, choking back a sob.
"I think I'll let these guys have some fun with you when I'm done with the extraction. I mean, it was really rude of you to attack them like that, so I think you owe them a favor. What do you think?" He asked menacingly.
"Please don't do this," she pleaded one last time, fusing her eyes shut.
"No, that won't do. I need those eyelids open," he reached out to pry them open, only to hear a bloodcurdling scream. "What the hell?" He turned around, his face turning into an expression of horrified surprise.
One of his comrades had blood trickling from his mouth, and three red blades were protruding out through his chest. The weapon was violently yanked out of the man, who immediately collapsed to the ground, dead.
Hidan sighed, his scythe dripping with blood. "I really fucking hate it when other people try to steal my toys..."
"What the hell...?" The leader's voice trailed off.
Hinata opened her eyes and gasped when she saw the man lying dead on the ground. She averted her gaze to Hidan, who had a rather annoyed expression on his face.
"Yeah, it really pisses me the fuck off," he continued, his mouth curving into a sadistic smirk. "I went through all the fucking trouble of taking her, and now you assholes actually have the audacity to try and steal her from me? I'm going to have to kill you for that."
"Screw you!" The man who had been restraining Hinata got up lunged at him, only for Hidan to swing his scythe upwards and slice into him vertically. The blades cut through him completely, and his organs plopped to the ground in a disgusting, bloody heap. His dissected body crumpled over the mess seconds later.
Hidan chuckled. "What kind of fucking idiot just attacks a guy with a huge weapon? Apparently that dumbass."
"You bastard!" The remaining ninja other than the leader himself tried to attack him with his kunai.
The immortal man easily moved out of the way and whipped his scythe sideways right where the ninja's neck was. He decapitated him in one swift movement, and the head flew several feet before finally landing on the ground.
The leader gaped at him in disbelief as he numbly got to his feet. "Who the fuck are you?"
"You're worst fucking nightmare," Hidan growled, his eyes narrowing as he swung his scythe one last time.
The man was too stunned to move, and the blades went right through his face. Both of his eyes had been impaled and the top half of his head was cut off, sending a shower of blood everywhere.
Hinata was stunned as she saw the leader crumple to the ground in a bloody heap. She looked at the other three mutilated bodies as well in horror, before she finally tore her gaze away. She stared down at the ground, quaking softly as she struggled not to burst into tears. Whether it was from fear or the joy of Hidan coming to her rescue, she wasn't sure of. It seemed to be both.
"Jeez, what a bunch of fucking assholes," Hidan growled, rather irritated. "If I wasn't waiting on Kakuzu, I would've fucking sacrificed them. But with my luck he would've made me stop my damn ritual halfway through. Oh, well. Shit happens, I guess..."
The girl didn't answer, unable to look at him as she slowly lost her composure. Hidan noticed her side bruising through her shirt, and crouched down beside her.
"I guess it's a good fucking thing that I came. Seriously, I can't believe you couldn't handle a couple of fucking weaklings like that. Your stamina sucks, you know that?" He told her rudely. "I guess I can't let you out of my fucking sight for even a damn minute. How the fuck did someone like you manage to become a ninja in the first place?"
Hinata didn't respond, trying her hardest not to cry. She was tired, weak, injured, and had been seconds away from getting her eyes gouged out. It wasn't like she'd had her full strength to help her out. What did this guy expect from her?
"Hey, are you alright or what?" The Jashinist was getting aggravated by her lack of response. "What the fuck is the matter? I fucking stopped them from taking your eyes, didn't I?"
Hinata nodded numbly, wiping away a few bitter tears that had managed to escape from her closed eyes. Hidan smirked and grabbed the front of her shirt to yank her up. The girl squeaked in surprise, and felt Hidan's hand grip the back of her neck.
"Anyway, unfortunately for you, you're not allowed to know where the base is located. Even if I blindfold you, you'll probably use those fucking eyes of yours to try to look. So I'm going to need you to go back to fucking sleep." He roughly squeezed a pressure point, knocking the stunned girl unconscious.
She went limp, and Hidan picked her up bridal style, then carried her back to the area where Kakuzu had left them. He set her down on a soft bed of grass, then dropped to his knees beside her. He lifted up the bottom of her shirt to take a better look at her bruising side. Assholes. They'd deserved to get mutilated in Hidan's opinion. She is mine after all, he thought greedily.
"Douchebags," he muttered.
Hidan sighed and sat down, annoyed that he still had to wait for his partner to return. Seriously, why the fuck does he do this every fucking time we have a mission? It's really pissing me the fuck off... He glanced over at Hinata's sleeping form, then gently reached out to brush some hair out of her face. She was so beautiful, and he couldn't wait until tonight. He would definitely make sure to take her virginity before sacrificing her to Jashin-Sama.
As the minutes passed, the Jashinist groaned, impatiently looking around to see if Kakuzu had returned. No such luck. What the fuck else is new... He looked at the girl again, his eyes taking in her features. Unlike that loud pink-haired girl from earlier, she was more petite and delicate. Not to mention she has a huge rack and that other bitch was flat as an ironing board. Hidan looked at his rosy lips and couldn't help but lean down to kiss them. Everything about her was sweet, from her blood to her innocent personality.
Hidan wanted to go further, and even brought one of his hands up to her chest to massage one of her breasts. However, he wanted her to be awake when he finally stole her virginity. If he kept up what he was doing, it would be hard to stop, and it looked like she would be out for awhile.
"This fucking sucks," he grumbled, letting go of her breast to sulk back with an exasperated groan. His dirty mind wandered for the next several minutes as he thought about all the things he wanted to do to her. He didn't even realize that Kakuzu had returned until the masked man stepped out in front of him.
Hidan jolted in surprise. "Where the fuck did you just come from?"
"The collections check-point," Kakuzu replied flatly. "You were dreaming somewhere in La-La Land by the looks of it."
"Shut the fuck up," the silver-haired man snapped. "It's only because I was waiting on your slow ass to get the fuck back here."
His partner glanced at the sleeping girl. "I see you haven't killed her yet. I'm a bit surprised. I take it as you plan on taking her back to the base with us."
"Why fucking not? Besides, I'm pretty sure Pein won't give a shit if I bring her. It's not like I'm keeping her around forever. Just for a day or so until I fucking perform the ritual," Hidan told him.
"You seem to have a soft spot for this one," Kakuzu mused. "It's not like you to feel that way towards any of your potential sacrifices."
Hidan shrugged slightly. "She's fucking cute, and I really don't feel like screwing her in the middle of the woods when creeps like you could randomly show up and interrupt. No, I'd rather wait until we get to the fucking base so that I can have some damn privacy with her."
"Suit yourself. Just keep in mind that her friends will be searching relentlessly for her. Not to mention her clan will be sending out search parties," the stitched man warned him.
"Fucking let them try," the younger male responded with a laugh. "They won't be finding her anytime soon."
"If you say so," Kakuzu grumbled. "Anyway, let's get going."
Hidan picked Hinata up and held her snugly against his broad chest. He and Kakuzu swiftly took off to head back to the base, knowing that it would take a few hours to reach it. And the sooner they got back, the better.
Meanwhile
"Any signs of her yet?" Naruto asked frantically.
Kakashi shook his head. "Not yet. Those men seemed to have covered up their tracks pretty well."
"No luck on my end," Kiba said with a sigh upon joining them. "I still can't pick up any of their scents."
"I don't see anything either," Neji added with regret, his gaze dropping to the ground. "It's like they disappeared."
The blond groaned. "Dammit, where the hell could they have gone?"
"Maybe Sai and Shino had more luck?" Sakura optimistically wondered, only to be proven wrong upon seeing them return as well.
"My bugs couldn't find anything," Shino reported somberly.
Sai folded his arms across his chest. "I didn't see anything while I scouted the area."
"It's hard to believe that they just vanished without a trace," Guy mumbled, looking around the area.
Naruto looked crestfallen. "Why did they have to take Hinata? That crazy guy with the scythe said that he was going to sacrifice her. What if she's already dead? What if-"
"Naruto," Sakura cut him off. "We'll find her. Okay? We just have to keep looking."
The Jinchuriki sighed and nodded. "Yeah, we'll find her. She's got to be around here somewhere."
Alright, this wasn't my greatest chapter, and I literally rewrote it like three times... For the fight scene, I kind of based the attacks from that episode where Hinata is training by the waterfall and is able to use her chakra to control the water or whatever the hell she was doing. I don't know...I haven't seen that episode in a few years... So if what I wrote is unrealistic, then sorry, my bad. It seemed like a good idea in my head at the time. And don't worry, Hinata won't stay weak like this for the whole story ;P Anyway, please review. If I get 5 reviews, I will update sooner than later. If not, then expect the next chapter a week from today.
