The Morning before Her escape from Konoha part 2

Hinata tried her best to calm her nerves. Each breath she took was slow and short , it was her attempt to avoid being heard. She was trapped inside her father's office . She tried to think of a reason why her father would want the Hyuga to take control of the police force. They were wealthy , so it wasn't because of money. It was all in vain as nothing made sense to her she was drawing blanks in her head.

It was difficult to be sure she was being silent when all she could hear was her heart beat. The sound of her heart beating in her ears was driving her crazy. Her hands were shaking and clammy cold. It didn't take long for Kakashi to leave, after a few scribbles of what she was sure was paper he stood up. "Discretion of the utmost". Hiashi stated as he too rose to his feet. A sudden silence made her heart drop. "Of course" Kakashi said in a all too brief statement. The sound of the door opening and then closing was heard in quick succession.

After a few seconds of silence more passed she began to wonder whether it was safe or not. If the lights turned off it would have meant they left, but it was still on because she could see the light still coming through the hole in the door. She reasoned with herself that her father could still be there. She formed the seals she needed to activate her byakugan but was interrupted by the closet door suddenly opening. Hinata eyes widened as wide as they could. Her father stared at her for a few moments before she was free of the shock.

An uncaring expression firmly stationed on his face as she looked at his face. "How long did you plan on staying in there?" Hiashi asked in a annoyed tone. Hinata got up onto her feet. "I was planning on leaving as soon as i could". She replied honestly. Hiashi moved to one side to give her room to move and motion she enter the office. Hinata compiled and entered the office once again. This time it was lit and not engulfed in darkness. It was far more interesting with the lights on than it was in the dark.

"You wanted to wait until you were sure i was gone…...so you could sneak back into your room undetected you mean". Hiashi clarified. Hinata nodded only. "Either you are more cunning than you let on….or my guards made far too much noise and awakened you". Hiashi stated. Hinata turned her eyes to the floor. "I knew it, as a father i couldn't help but hope you had been ambitious enough to be proactive instead of reactive". Hiashi said in a bored tone.

"Before you ask , everything the Hokage stated was factual and accurate". Hiashi said as bluntly as possible. Hinata only nodded before her eyes began to itch needing to look around. Hiashi motioned her to do so. Hinata looked around the room, each wall was covered in wallpaper. What wasn't covered with layers of paper was hidden behind covers. The room felt larger than it did when she saw it in the dark. The floor was tiled and the desk was larger than she expected but the rest was exactly what her Byakugan had informed her. "Why do you want the Hyuga clan to become the police force of Konoha?" Hinata asked openly.

Hiashi exhaled a breath . His shoulders dropped and his face formed an annoyed look. "I shouldn't have asked father…... forgive me please". Hinata quickly blurted out. Hiashi raised his hand stopping her in her tracks. "I am annoyed at the fact it has come to this, not at your question". Hiashi clarified. Hinata looked at her father unsure what to expect from him now. "How long did you know i was here?" Hinata asked quickly. "The moment we entered the room". Hiashi replied. She took a step back, and then turned her face away from her father ashamed at how easily she was spotted. "His sharingan spotted you, not my eyes i was not expecting anyone to be in my personal office, and to dare spy on me was beyond foolish". Hiashi voice began to rise. Hinata recoiled as his voice began to rise she turned her face towards him surprised at the revelation.

"To answer your earlier question before i lose all reason, The Hyuga clan is the only one who can take that position and hold it so it falls upon our shoulders to do so!". Hiashi stated in a factual tone. "The last clan to hold that position …. were hated and not just hated loathed with such passion it led to their deaths i was told …..are you really okay with that becoming our fate?" Hinata asked sheepishly. Hiashi gave her a fierce condemning look. "You care too much about the opinion of lesser folk and especially of that of clans that our beneath our own!" Hiashi said in a loud tone. "The Uchiha clan were the last to hold that position, and everyone hated them because of it". Hinata admitted her fear.

" Only a weak leader cares about the love or hate others have for him and his people". Hiashi stated in a disappointed tone. Hinata look down at the floor wishing she could become as small as a ant and escape through the cracks. "Twenty years from now , with Hyuga as the police force we will grow more rooted in the foundations of this village and thrive because of it". Hiashi clarified his point. "We are already wealthy" Hinata said in a low tone. "Better to be slightly more wealthy than to stay at the same place , nothing good can come from stagnation, and stagnation is the clear result on not moving forward and evolving ….never forget that!". Hiashi replied.

"It wasn't that long ago i had given up on you". Hiashi stated in a cool voice. She felt her heart drop the moment he reminded her of the failure she had been. His eyes stared at her peering into her eyes. A singular emotion in them it reminded her of a uncaring, and unmoved statue looking back at her . She couldn't help it , her eyes began to flood with tears. Looking up at her father's face she found it didn't even show a for a small moment a hint of love for her. His hand found the edges of her face, and he raised it upward so it could not look away.

Her arms shaked feeling helpless now the feeling transferred to her legs which turned to jelly. Her face turned pale white as she felt her blood leave her face. "You have progressed far more than i could have anticipated, there is no question in that". Hiashi continued on in a cold tone. Hinata's heart began to beat again returning life to her. The semblance of color returned to her face. Her hand moved towards her fathers , aiming to touch it and hold it in hers. As it moved closer her father pressed on with his words. "You are no longer the failure you were once, but…." Hiashi tone shifted now towards a formal tone.

Hinata's hand stopped in its place just before it could touch her father's hand. Her tears stopped and her eyes burned , she wiped a tear aside. "But as head of this clan i fear for its existence once i am dust and bones, so i have used every resource i had to fix our problem". Hiashi explained. Hinata stood up straight as firmly as she could and attempted her best to look strong. Hiashi released her once she began to stand up again in strong stance. "Our problem?" Hinata asked. She bit her lip as the words left her lips. There was no question in her mind what he would say. Hiashi raised an eyebrow. As if to asking if at this point in her life she had not come to the conclusion everyone else knew.

The sound of a low chuckle left his throat. "You are the Hyuga greatest problem…. the heiress who doesn't have the strength to lead and must still look for it ….. a future leader who will lead us to ruin….In what manner do you want me to phrase it so you understand it properly?". Hiashi boldly stated with an arrogant tone. Hinata balled her fists as it was the only thing she could do. She felt anger in herself rise , it soon turned to a ball of emotion which made her stomach turn over and over inside her. Her hands squeezing so tight that they began to turn white. Her father walked closer to her, he made sure to talk slow steps to give her time to come back to the moment. He knew his daughter so well by now it was like clockwerk in his mind. He towered over her once they were face to face. A foot away from her now. He made sure to stand firmly as tall as possible. Hiashi's eyes stared into hers, her eyes flickered. They tried their best to not look away, to not show weakness but they couldn't. she looked away ashamed at her weakness. Refusing to let up he followed her eyes and when she tried to look away he placed to firm hands over her balled fists.

"Look at me" Hiashi said in a low tone. Hinata shook her head without thinking. It was all reactionary at this point. She was a bottle of pure emotions unable to really think. Her legs began shaking. "Look at me". Hiashi repeated a little more firmly this time. Hinata eyes looked up to his. "Do you deny that you are a problem for our clan?" Hiashi asked in a serious tone. Hinata felt her face turn white. "I asked you a question, don't make me repeat myself". Hiashi voice was low and sharp. "I am…...the problem….I tried.." Hinata tried to speak up but her voice was caught in her throat.

"The Hyuga do not try , we set a goal and accomplish it with minimal effort there is no try with us…...we Hyuga do not suffer fools and we do not suffer weak sheep". Hiashi used a clear tone. He released her hands and took several steps back from her. Hinata nodded. Hiashi turned from her giving her his back. Hinata fell to her knees and tears renewed on her face. Each hot tear burning her face. Her balled fists opened and her wet clammy hands relaxed. "If our clans leadership is weak, then in battles with enemies of equal force we would most likely lose". Hiashi spoke loudly as his back remained planted in front of Hinata. "I will leave you a Hyuga clan so strong , even you will not be able to run it into the ground ….And maybe in time its strength will turn you into a decent leader that is the most i can hope for". Hiashi said in a neutral tone.

"It will take years to increase the population of the Hyuga and you have ten years at the most". Hinata blurted out. She sat down onto the tiled floor, her body felt heavy in that moment. Her fingers dug into the ground , she wanted to leave but knew she couldn't. She was restless and her hands began to dig down into the tiled floor. Hiashi back stiffened at her words. He turned towards her almost immediately. His eyes seemed alive and awake now, no longer a cold stare. "You aren't as spineless as i thought , you already know, when you would take the reins of power from me" Hiashi voice held something she didn't recognise.

"You have been planning my retirement, i see". Hiashi eyes held a look of surprise with a mixture of an emotion she had never seen him give her . "I was planning on doing this project on my own for the next three years before slowly incorporating you into it but…." Hiashi voice was lighter now. Hinata wiped tears from her face. Hiashi stepped over to the wall left of Hinata, his hands ripped down the covers he had placed there. " You have earned this". Hiashi said with a light tone. Hinata eyes widened before she gasped for air. It took her a minute to realise she had stopped breathing in fresh air, and her lungs had begun to burn from lack of air. She took in several breaths of air.

Hiashi didn't move or say a word , all he did was watch her. She could feel his eyes on her, but at that moment all she could do was think a singular thought. "This will be your legacy my child" Hiashi stated bluntly. Hinata turned her face to meet his eyes. "My child". She thought to herself as she bit her lip. "You are not familiar with the seal?" Hiashi asked his words holding concern. Hinata back stiffened before she released her internal words. "It's the Hyuga symbol we brand our lower branches with, you found a variation of it in orochimaru labs, were we compromised?" Hinata replied slowly.

She was dumbfounded at what her father found. Hiashi raised an eyebrow surprised at her words. "No of course not my child". Hiashi words were soft again. "He has never called me his child, he always refused to acknowledge i was his because he was ashamed but now he has done so twice". Hinata thought to herself. She felt her heart race as she felt pride in her well up inside.

"You are not completely devoid of reason, i am surprised and grateful for this revelation". Hiashi replied his stern face seeming to soften. Hiashi cleared his throat. "The seal was created by the elders and myself to inflict the curse seal on ordinary folk or ninja". Hiashi clarified. "Orochimaru didn't make a seal specifically to counter us, you modify a curse seal he normally uses on people he wants to empower". Hinata stated to herself mostly but she her words left he lips while she had been looking at her father.

Hiashi nodded his approval. A slight smirk formed on the edges of his lips. "Good …...you have good reasoning skills and awareness of foreign sealing techniques shows much promise, that very seal will help us indoctrinate and recruit" Hiashi continued on. "Orochimaru seal gave those who survived terrible power and a mutated form" Hinata blurted out without thinking.

"So you are familiar with Orochimaru designs, our seal will grant others the Byakugan only and not any mutated forms". Hiashi corrected her. Hinata face dropped. "You are going to enslave everyone you can, to bolster our numbers". Hinata thought to herself. Hiashi watched as Hinata pieced it together. "I will give the less gifted or those cursed with no power a gift beyond what they deserved in exchange for service to us". Hiashi said with a hint of pride. "The seal will bind them in the same way the lower branches of our clan our bound to us". Hinata said slowly. Hiashi nodded before a smirk formed on his face. A look of approval was given to Hinata. Hinata turned to the wall again pretending to look at the seal. "You did all of this to protect the clan from me?" Hinata whispered. "Each new clan member will be another person guarding you, i did it for you". Hiashi said in a clear voice.

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