Hinata and Neji sat in silence in her study room. When she had properly woken up and got herself ready for another day, her cousin had already been at reading at his desk. Neji didn't bombard her with questions about Sasuke spending the night in her bedroom, but she knew in due time they would come.
"Anything new for today?" Hinata didn't look up from the scroll she was reading, but neither did Neji when he responded.
"Nothing new."
The amount of people that could read the rigid Hyuuga could be counted on his hand and Hinata was one of them. She knew he was angry and if she squinted hard enough, she could see the fumes leaving his ears and nose. Yet she ignored it. There was nothing much to explain to him. Sasuke had offered to take her home in her drunken state and he slept in the same bed as her. Hinata knew the irritation that came from her cousin was purely due to her position, but there was no image she cared much for keeping squeaky clean.
It was already the fifth time Hinata reread the first scroll she pulled from a pile, but all of it felt foreign to her. Once her headache had subsided all she could think about was how the night had gone.
I just came to see you.
It had been awhile, years really, since she had felt so distracted. Her eyes kept glancing over to her cousin who she vaguely remembered talking to Sasuke. Whatever words they exchanged, she knew they weren't the friendliest.
And his kiss.
Hinata had kissed Sasuke's cheeks on several occasions and never thought anything of it. The only physical affection her childhood friend ever reciprocated were her hugs and that was more than enough.
"Its been nearly an hour and you're still on that scroll. Would you like me to go over it?"
"No it's fine."
"You also keep looking over at me. Is there something on your mind?"
"No," she knew after the third glance Neji would've picked up on it, but she couldn't help it.
"I do happen to have something on my mind though." And there it was.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from you."
"Why do you insist on being so stubborn?"
"I don't."
"That is a lie."
"Are you calling me a liar now, nii-san?"
Neji looked away from his book up to his cousin, a slight frown to his usually poised face. "Hinata." She paid him no mind and instead put away the scroll she couldn't focus on. "Think about me, at least. The Elders pester me with this."
"I need some fresh air." And with that, she left the room.
Sasuke had spent the whole morning with his nephews in the park. His realization of the problem the Uchiha were faced with had him keep the two younger Uchihas nearby at all times. Information had been kept from him, that made his blood boil. He had no idea what he was up against. At some point Izumi had come to take the boys away for lunch.
"Sasuke, your brother also wishes to see you."
"Tell him he can wait, just as he has made me wait before telling me anything." He said goodbye to the younger boys before he made his way out of the Uchiha district.
Why wouldn't his brother tell him about the issue right away? He was in the ANBU. He was vital. At least he had always thought himself to be.
Once he passed the gates of the Uchiha district, he ran. He wasn't sure where, but a surge of energy started circulating in him. It was anger, of course, but he was tired of sparring in the forest until his body gave out on him. So he ran through the less crowded areas of the village. He ran and ran until he felt a familiar chakra. It always had the habit of tugging him towards it. He had stopped fighting it.
Hinata had felt Sasuke miles away too. She had also gotten use to him always finding his way to her. She had the habit of waiting for him to join her. Whenever she left the compound it was just like clockwork. Hinata realized she saw him more than Naruto. She would feel the blonde haired ninja close all the time, but he never came to her.
Sasuke took a seat next to Hinata on the thick branch he often found her at. It was one of the highest trees that overlooked most of the village, but she had her back to it this time.
"Remember when you showed me this tree and we would always be up here, you would tell me about how much you would want to run away?"
"You don't need to remind me how angsty I was as a kid."
"I think I get it though. I didn't before, but now I do." Sasuke wanted to be worried, but sometimes he still felt that way. Him and Hinata had grown up too similarly, it only made sense they felt the same about some things.
"I never went through with it before because I didn't want to leave you behind."
"I'm sorry I was such a deadweight as a kid."
"Hinata, you weren't. You never have been, never will be."
"Thank you, Sasuke." Their hands rested right next to each other on the branch before she placed hers over his.
Hinata's touch always felt different compared to all the other women that had been in his life. Her touch made him feel at home. Sasuke never decided to runaway because it would've broken him. He would've never found what he desperately was looking for as a kid when it had always been next to him.
Maybe if Hinata had been as crazy as he had been as a kid, they could've left together. Except he was not his home for her. They grew up too similarly, yet so distinct. She loved the village like his older brother did. She would die for this village, her clan just like his brother would.
"What if we left together, Sasuke?"
But maybe not anymore.
"Why would you want to leave?"
"You're right, its crazy."
"I didn't say that. I just asked why."
"I thought being clanhead would be my next step to liberation, but I've never felt so caged in."
"I should've left. Neji had asked me to. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault." Sasuke looked over to Hinata who looked out to the endless forestry that went beyond the village borders.
"We could leave." Hinata laughed, moving her hand where it had rested over Sasuke's. He wanted the warmth back.
"Thank you for always entertaining my foolishness." But Sasuke would've left with her if it meant she would be happy. He knew her home was her clan, the village, Naruto. She would always be his.
"Hinata!" Speak of the devil and he will arrive.
Sasuke had felt his teammate not too long ago, but figured he had been wandering as his chakra would spike at moments at how close he would get before retreating. It didn't take long for him to join them on the branch.
"It's good to see you, Naruto." Sasuke ended up being between the lovers, but neither made much of an attempt to sit next to one another.
"What's going on up here with you guys?"
"Just talking."
"Hinata, you've always been one to bring out a different side in everyone! Even Sasuke!" The blonde ninja laughed and it felt as though all the trees shook at its core. "Well I'm sure you've drained this guy of his social battery, so let's go grab something to eat!" He reached past Sasuke, their heads not too far apart, as he rested his hand on Hinata's thigh. Sasuke felt like an intruder and decided his time with Hinata was up yet before he could get up, Hinata had placed her hand on his thigh. It had quickly become a game of twister.
"I'm having lunch with Sasuke."
"I'll come along!"
"Just me and Sasuke." Sasuke hadn't said anything since Naruto's arrival, but Hinata's mood had changed since then. He wasn't sure if Naruto had noticed.
"Then I guess I'll leave you two to your secrets!" There was a slight pout to his features, but he was completely unaware. "I know I can't keep them very well, but I'm sure Sakura is gonna love it!" Sasuke wondered how his brain worked sometimes. "See you around then Hinata! And Sasuke you dog!" And just as he arrived, he was gone.
"Where did you want to go for lunch?"
"I'm not hungry, but I didn't want to tell him directly I didn't want to spend the day with him."
"I'll leave you to your thoughts then."
"Please stay."
"I'll stay." Hinata looked over to him and finally broke from her vacant stare to smile at him the way he's always loved. She leaned over to kiss his cheek before resting her head on his shoulder. Sasuke wondered what it was like to be kissed by Hinata. But it was another thing he would take to his grave.
Sakura and Ino had spent their morning together, helping to tend to the flower shop the Yamanaka owned.
"I wish I could have taken over the shop." Ino wiped her sweaty forehead after she finished setting up a display of roses in the front of the shop.
"You could do both." Sakura put up her hair in a short ponytail, placing a damp towel around her neck.
"My dad would've been happier with me focusing on being on Anko's task force."
"Your dad would've been happy as long as you are." Ino sighed, knowing her best friend was right, but she felt being on the interrogation task force was her own way of keeping her father's legacy alive.
"He's always going to be proud, Ino. Let's grab some food, my treat." The pink haired doctor handed her best friend a water bottle, trying to lighten the situation. The war had affected her in its own way, but she would never understand what Ino had to go through; what so many of her friends had to go through. Sasuke had been right. She had the luxury of having parents that were nobodies. They might annoy her with their everyday nuisances, but they were there every morning she woke up and every night after a long shift. She use to be so ashamed of them, but Sakura had always been the lucky one.
"Thank you, Sakura. Let me just grab the keys from the back and we can go." She nodded and grabbed her belongings, heading outside to wait for the blonde girl.
The sun was high and out, beaming down directly on her skin. The roads were busier for the warm weather and everyone looked happier to be past the cold months.
"Sakura!"
"Hi Naruto."
"Wanna grab some food? My treat!"
"Me and Ino were going to."
"Let me come along then! Please!" Naruto had put his hands on her shoulders, pleading with his teammate. The war had deepened his affection for all his friends and reminded him of what their job meant. He wanted to spend his time with them all the time if possible, even if they did get annoyed. They were his family.
"Your treat?"
"My treat!"
"Naruto, Sakura." Sai had joined the rest of his team outside the flower shop. He had planned to take Ino out for lunch before he had to report the following week for solo missions under ANBU. Everyone knew how long and tedious they were. Ino worried, like any girlfriend would. Probably more than normal.
"Sai! Come get lunch with us!" Naruto was ecstatic the way all his friends were popping up.
"Oh. I was taking Ino."
"She's coming with us."
"Mm. I see. I'll come along then. Where is she?"
"She's still inside. She probably misplaced the shop keys."
"Again." Sai shook his head slightly, finishing off for Sakura. The corners of his lips barely turned up, but that was a lot for the quiet artist. Ino helped him with that, with a lot. She couldn't have been more his opposite, but he couldn't imagine being with anyone else. He headed into the shop, giving a last look over his shoulder to his teammates and thought about how sometimes you don't need an opposite in your life.
"Oh man, we should go get barbeque. Choji and Shikamaru might be hanging around there. If Temari is with her lover boy then I can ask about Gaara! Maybe we can swing by the training grounds and Kiba and Shino might be around there!" Naruto was bubbling with excitement thinking of his friends. Usually Hinata coordinated all their get togethers, but they would to be too spaced out. Simply too planned for Naruto's liking. He enjoyed spontaneity.
"Let's go everyone!" Ino walked out with Sai behind her, clapping her hands together in a sorry manner for taking so long.
"How about you all head to Choji's favorite barbecue place? I'll see if I can gather anyone else!"
"What is today?" Ino took Sai's hand in hers after she finished locking up the shop.
"Tuesday. The rest of your team will be there."
"Perfect!" Naruto yelled out across the street before he turned down a corner.
"Looks like Naruto is trying to give Hinata a run for her money." Ino laughed as the trio headed the opposite way of Naruto to the restaurant.
"I think he's helping her out. I've been seeing less and less of Hinata-sama around the village."
"Sai, you know she doesn't like us calling her that." Sakura looked over to her best friend and her boyfriend as they dove into a meaningless conversation, becoming background noise to her. Sai and Ino had been an interesting match and sometimes wondered when some people gossiped that Sai had been a substitute for Sasuke, but Ino had moved on from Sasuke years ago. Ino loved Sai for being Sai. They've been together for a few months, but she knew they would always be together.
They arrived to the restaurant and of course, their friends were there. In fact, they had two of the largest booths.
"He sent a clone." Shikamaru spoke once they neared them as he lit up a cigarette. Sai had reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny tin can with some of his ink, opened it, and placed it in front of Shikamaru.
"If you could at least refrain from smoking when Ino is around." Sai looked down at Shikamaru with one of his forced smiles while everyone else watched them. Ino hated that her teammate had picked up that habit after their teacher's death and no matter how much she pleaded with him, he wouldn't stop. Sai did not settle though. He cared for all his friends, but Ino had become the highest star in his life; her happiness was his.
Shikamaru looked over to Ino who had her hand on her hip, an all too familiar pose he's come to know. He looked up at Sai who still had that annoying smile on his face before he took a drag from the cigarette and tossed it into the tin can.
"Your ink, man." But Sai didn't care.
"Well Naruto said he will be here soon!" Sakura again was trying to lighten the situation as she took a seat in one of the booths, a nervous laugh escaping her. Shikamaru and Choji stayed seated in the booth they were in while the trio sat in the booth right next to it.
It remained silent until two of their loudest classmates came bursting into the restaurant.
"The whole gang is here!" Kiba extended his arms out once he reached their two booths before taking his seat in Shikamaru's booth.
"Well I think that's everyone!" Naruto followed Kiba with Shino trailing behind him.
"Uh, Naruto, no that's not." Sakura retorted, a light laugh coming out of everyone.
"Well Neji is busy and you know Tenten is all," Naruto put his hands over his stomach and extended them out, as if they didn't all know she was pregnant. "Rock Lee.. I don't know about that guy. Maybe up in some mountain."
"Still not everyone, Naruto." Ino laughed as she started laying out some meat the waitor had brought over to them.
"Did you really forget all about Hinata?" Kiba slapped Naruto's shoulder, causing an exaggerated reaction from him.
"Of course not! She had been the first person I asked, but she didn't want to."
"Odd." It was all Shino commented before taking a drink of water.
"You're forgetting Sasuke." Sakura spoke as she helped Ino cook the meat, but she had noticed a quick look Sai and Ino exchanged.
"No, I asked him, too." Naruto helped himself to some meat before stuffing his mouth. "Actually I didn't ask him. Hinata said they were grabbing lunch. They were right outside the border talking. It must of been serious because Sasuke doesn't talk for shit." He laughed at his own joke while Sakura found it the least bit of amusing.
"Oh." She rested her hands on her lap, her appetite leaving her. Shikamaru looked over to the pink haired doctor then to Sai and Ino who exchanged looks.
"Oh yea! Hinata must be helping Sasuke plan something for you. It would totally explain it." Naruto was always the oblivious one and usually it never hurt anyone, but this was not one of those times.
"Naruto, you really shouldn't assume things like that." Ino looked over to the other blonde who continued filling up his plate. Their lunch Naruto tried so hard to put together ended up with everyone exchanging looks. And Sakura noticed them all.
"Why not Ino? What else could Hinata and Sasuke be so secretive about?"
"Sakura, don't do that. We aren't kids. We don't have to know everything going on with each other." Kiba and Shino exchanged a look, wishing they could've denied Naruto's invitation. They weren't dumb, after all they were Hinata's teammates. Besides Neji and his team, they were the closest ones to her. They noticed their interactions, but it was none of their business. Shino especially. He had put tracker bugs on his teammates for safety purposes years ago, but he didn't inquire about her whereabouts. Kiba had fallen in love with Hinata years ago and there were hints of jealousy, but he was happy as long she was.
"You use to encourage me to think that way."
"When we were kids, not anymore. I've told you to move on from him."
"Then you should tell Naruto to move on as well."
"Me? Move on from what?"
"You don't think it's weird how much time they spend together?"
"Sakura," Shino had gotten up from his booth, ready to leave. "Please mind your business. We are adults. Do act like one." It came unexpected from him, but he had picked up on her inner tension some time ago. He left the group while Kiba filled up his mouth with some meat strips before following after him.
Naruto then realized why what he said wasn't appropriate, but he had never seen Sakura act this way regarding Sasuke.
"Sasuke isn't the only man in the world, Sakura." Shikamaru spoke up after the tension Shino left in the air, but he was only adding more fuel to the fire.
"Shikamaru, don't." Choji looked over to his best friend, pleading with him. His two cents weren't always necessary.
"Would it really be that bad if Sasuke ended up with Hinata? Is some sort of bubble being burst?"
"Shikamaru!" Ino couldn't say he was wrong, but the way he was going about it wasn't the right way and he knew it.
"What?" For a moment, everyone had forgotten Naruto was there. Even Naruto had tuned out the conversation for a moment while he ate, but he wasn't expecting Shikamaru to say that. "They're just friends. Sakura, yea get over him, but guys? Don't lie to her like that."
Everyone looked at Naruto who was becoming genuinely upset with the outlandish comment.
"This turned into an intervention I did not ask to be apart of." Shikamaru stood up rolling his eyes.
"But you made sure to comment in this intervention." Sai looked over to Shikamaru who had his back to him. Everyone was throwing daggers at each other at this point. Sai and Shikamaru had nothing against each other. Sometimes Sai irked Shikamaru, but it was surface level. Sai also had him put out his cigarette.
"It's embarrassing." Was all Shikamaru commented before he left the group, digging in his pocket for his pack of cigarettes. Choji stayed behind. He had come to eat regardless if his other friends were coming and no awkwardness was going to move him.
"Ino, you told me he would come around someday."
"I thought he would, but you guys simply aren't meant for each other."
"But him and Hinata are?" Sakura slammed both of her hands on the table, making Ino jump. She had never been so humiliated, especially by people she considered her friends.
"Stop throwing Hinata into the mix. She has no business there."
"Oh really, Naruto?"
"Really, Sakura."
"And what if she did?"
"She wouldn't."
"Sakura, leave him alone." Ino was tired of this. She did want to bring up the topic to Sakura, but not in the way that would embarrass her.
"Why doesn't everyone tell Naruto to move on from Hinata like me? Where's his intervention?"
"It's simple, Sakura. Naruto does not really care for her in that sense." Sai spoke so nonchalantly, but the words carried. Naruto had been taken aback the most by the accusation.
"Excuse me?"
"You are aware of how much she deeply cares for you. So what is keeping you from courtship? Oh yes, you Naruto." Sai wasn't sure why he was speaking with such a sting to his words, but maybe it was necessary. He was the last addition to the friend group that he often felt like the only one capable of being honest with any of them because his real bonds within the group were few. "Correct me if i'm wrong, though. I am not a fan of spreading rumors."
Even Choji had been taken aback with everything Sai was saying, but everyone was thinking it. Who were they to voice it though?
"You don't know anything, Sai."
"Correct me then."
"Is it really such a problem that I don't want to rush anything?"
"It has been over a year. Do you think she's going to wait forever for you?"
"She isn't going to be with Sasuke. It's just weird."
"But why? Because you want her to only hang around you?"
"Sai, that's enough."
"Why do you think Sasuke is supposed to end up with you, Sakura? Because you're teammates? I expected better from Konoha's top doctor." Sai stood up becoming annoyed with the whole thing. He had no allegiance to either Sasuke or Hinata, but he does enjoy their silent company. That was all he could say about them though. "Ino, my beloved, could you please join me for lunch?"
Sai figured a get together with his friends wouldn't hurt, but he didn't come for this. In the end, the person he would miss the most was Ino and he would be damned if his last few days with her would be wasted caught up in things that weren't their business.
"I will." Nothing would change if Ino had decided to reject Sai. Her and Sakura would just fight and she didn't want that. So the couple left.
"Ridiculous." Sakura stood up, wondering why she even sat through all of that. She left without paying Naruto or Choji a goodbye.
"Well this went great." It was only Naruto and Choji at this point.
"Hinata is a great girl, but it's okay if she isn't for you." Choji took the last bite off his plate before getting up. "Don't feel forced to be with her. It would hurt you both." He gave Naruto a pat on his shoulder before leaving.
Naruto looked around him as he sat alone, the complete opposite of what he wanted. Just as he was about to get up, the waitor came to give him the bill. He groaned before handing over payment and leaving.
He figured he would go to the Hokage tower for training. There was nothing else going on for him the rest of the day. He had been hoping his friends would've taken up most of it.
While he walked the streets of his home, stopping a few times to sign autographs of outsiders visting, he saw Sasuke and Hinata. Something tugged inside his chest, a familiar feeling he hadn't felt in awhile.
They paid him no attention as they walked next to each other, but he involuntarily ended up following them. He kept the best distance he could, but he knew they must've known. Yet they clearly didn't care.
What would Hinata see in Sasuke? His best friend wasn't the most approachable person, but Hinata was. He couldn't explain why opposites like them could ever want more than friendship. He shook his head realizing his friends were saying those things for Sakura's sake. Sai had gone a little too far, but it was just who he was.
Naruto had been absentmindedly following his friends he hadn't realized they had arrived at the Hyuuga compound. He had decided he was done, after all they were just friends. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he saw them embrace each other. Initially it was nothing, but minutes went by and they continued to hold each other. It was different then when he would hug Hinata. She seemed more at peace in Sasuke's arms.
There was that feeling again. It was strongly familiar, but he couldn't quite figure it out. At this point Naruto felt he was invading their privacy so he left. He kept telling himself it was nothing. He would just see Hinata tomorrow and it would be fine. They were fine.
"Get some rest, Hinata."
"Thank you, you as well." Sasuke hugged Hinata, one of his arms hugging her around her shoulders while his hand soothingly rubbed the back of her head. Her nose barely peeked out over his shoulder, but it didn't bother her. She inhaled deeply before exhaling, feeling herself melt into Sasuke's arms.
They had spent the afternoon together, but they didn't talk about anything specific. It was what she enjoyed about Sasuke's company. They never ran out of things to talk about and they didn't always need to be doing something. It was different than with Naruto. Hinata and Sasuke had been born into mighty clans, but they simple people. She never realized how similar they were and simply how well they fit together when they spent time alone. It was as though they became one.
Evening wasn't nearing yet, but Hinata felt she had spent the whole day out. She was planning on taking a bath before retreating to her bedroom, but as soon as she turned the corner she came face to face with Neji.
"The Elders need to speak to you."
"Are you still on this?"
"It's something much more serious than whatever it is you have going on with him." Hinata frowned at his comment, but simply nodded him and followed him to the room where the Elders always joined.
"Hinata-sama," as soon as she had entered the room, they bowed before taking their seats.
"Is something going on?"
"There is a missing Hyuuga."
"How long?"
"With the information gathered from his parents, since dawn."
"Parents?"
"A Hyuuga child."
"Which one?"
"Itsuki."
Hinata could only stare at the Elders. She wasn't sure where to start and it made her internally panic.
"He is an unmarked Hyuuga."
"I am aware." Hinata stood up and bowed before leaving the room, Neji behind her. She couldn't stay in the room much longer with them and their accusing tones. Time was not on their side and she couldn't waste it. "How is he missing?" She had spoken aloud, immediately coming to a halt. "Where are his parents? Send them to my study."
"They are outside the borders searching again."
"That's useless. Bring them back immediately. Anyone outside the borders tell them to retreat. It could be a setup."
"As you wish, Hinata-sama." Before Neji could leave to carry out Hinata's orders, she had turned to face him, exhaling deeply.
"Before you do any of that, send a guard to the Uchiha district. I wish to see Uchiha-sama as soon as possible." Neji nodded while Hinata left to go to her study.
As soon she she slid the door behind her, Hinata's legs turned to jello. The situation was more than just a missing child. If anything were to happen to Itsuki's eyes, Hinata would be to blame and the Elders would immediately start branding again.
After somehow making it to her desk, she immediately began a letter to be sent to the Hokage. The only suspects with cause would be the Cloud village. Even if there was established peace at the government level, Hinata wouldn't spare anyone. As she rolled up the scroll, a knock came at the door.
"Come in." A guard bowed before stepping aside as Itachi came in. The guard left and they were left alone.
"Thank you... For such short notice."
"I can only imagine it's an emergency."
"It is and I need assistance from your police force."
"What is the situation?" Itachi had been taken by surprise by Hinata's request. He had figured the last thing the Hyuuga would ever need was help from the police force.
"There is a Hyuuga child missing." Itachi walked towards Hinata's desk, putting his hands down on her desk while she looked up at him.
"One?"
"Excuse me?" Hinata stood up to meet his eye level, feeling as though he was challenging her with his question.
"Apologies, but it appears we might have the same problem. So again I ask, only one child missing?"
"How many do you have missing, Itachi?"
"Two," he sighed, feeling defeated all over again. "This week. Two kids are missing in just one week and I fear this is only the beginning." Hinata couldn't believe what the Uchiha clanhead was saying. She took her seat again, unraveling the scroll that requested to meet with the Hokage.
"When were you planning on relaying this information to me?" She asked him as cooly as she could while she added more to the letter she was sending. Everything was beginning to stack up, her mind becoming more scrambled. She didn't even know what to address; a missing unmarked Hyuuga, two missing Uchiha, Itachi's delay in at least passing this information to her, Sasuke. He had been distracted all afternoon with her, but he did not tell her.
"I deeply apologize. I wanted this to stay a clan matter and had not made the connection that Hyuuga would be targeted as well."
"I can't have my clansmen outside the borders alone. Now seeing that it would be mutually beneficial, I would like the Uchiha police force to join them on watch out there."
"I will let them know immediately." Hinata got up, nodding. She walked over to her study room's door, sliding it open, handing over the scroll to the guard outside. She made the urgency known and he was immediately gone.
"Have you kept this from the Hokage as well?" She had slide the door closed, but she kept her back to Itachi. Hinata asked, but she already knew the answer; it's why she added to her letter to Kakashi that both her and Itachi needed to see him immediately.
"There was no need to send a letter to him. He would see us immediately upon arrival."
"How long were you planning on keeping this?"
"I had planned on telling you soon, Hinata."
"This will not look good to the Elders. They are already throwing in my face my decision to remove the curse mark. Now they will tell me this alliance was also a mistake."
"We should leave to the Hokage tower now."
"Did you tell Sasuke as well to keep this from me?" Hinata finally turned to face Itachi, her eyes gleaming with tears ready to fall. They were tears of frustration. She hadn't felt this powerless in a long time. She had spent the afternoon telling Sasuke that she wasn't sure if being clanhead was meant for her, even with her growth. She was happy to be able to lead the clan the way her destiny had written out for, but she's never felt right in the position. Neji would always squash those thoughts, especially when she claimed he would do better. This only further proved her inner turmoil.
"He did not know until this morning. I was planning on telling him, but when he took off after I asked Izumi to fetch him he had left the district with what I assume was anger for not telling him sooner."
"We should leave now." And so they did. As Itachi said, this was only the beginning.
hey guys! i've been wanting to update for some time now, but i work a lot of hrs and laptop is still broken and i have absolutely no clue when i will buy a new one. so everything is still being done thru the app on my phone. :( sorry in advance for all the errors
i really appreciate the continued support! itll be two yrs since i first started this fic this month so i'm pretty proud of myself still making an effort with it.
again, thank u ! please do drop a comment if ur enjoying it, truly helps.
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