The clean scent of grass jolted Neji awake. He was being moved. The morning chill and the sounds of birds told him the hour, and the earthy scents told him he was far from the Hyuga compound.
"Tsk, tsk. It won't do if you're awake." Kabuto said as the movement ceased. Placing his skilled hands upon the Hyuga's head, Kabuto gathered a small amount of chakra to his fingertips.
Neji heard it before it landed, the sound of a flying kunai.
Kabuto stopped and adjusted his glasses before looking up at the attacker.
From the shadows the red eyes of the Uchiha appeared.
"Neji!" a young woman's voice cried out.
Neji gasped and tried to face the voice. "Hanabi-sama! What are you doing here?" He weakly said.
"Neji…what happened to you…" Hanabi whispered as she looked up his broken and bloody body.
Kabuto frowned. It was unusual for the Uchiha to take a hostage. He must know about Orochimaru-sama's plan then.
A grin spread across the medic's lips as he gazed at the young woman.
"Your leader, your sister, gave him to us." He smoothly said. "In fact she has made an alliance with Orochimaru-sama. We now control the Hyuga."
Hanabi's eyes narrowed. "She would never."
"Ah, but she did." Kabuto said as he shifted his gaze to Uchiha Itachi, whose eyes were swirling in disgust.
In anger, Hanabi tried to attack Kabuto, "You lie! She would never!" however, still bound her threats had little effect.
"Ah, but she did." Kabuto grinned, pleased with the displeasure of the Uchiha. "She wanted something and asked for our help." Staring into Itachi's blood red eyes he smiled and bowed slightly, "I must thank you Uchiha-san, you've helped us greatly."
Hanabi's eyes widened. "Wh-what do you mean…"
Pulling out a kunai, Kabuto smirked. "Why she needed us to find and kill her renegade sister who has joined with the missing nin Uchiha Itachi."
Itachi narrowed his eyes at Kabuto's lies. So that was their angle for now. His insurance would be useless now.
Glancing at the two Hyuga captives, Itachi spoke, "So will you kill her now?"
"Of course," Kabuto said. "That was the agreement. Or do you plan to stop me?"
Both Hanabi and Neji paled at the words.
Gathering his chakra Kabuto prepared to attack, however Itachi quickly vanished into the darkness along with his captive. He still had one more use for her.
Kabuto smirked as he stared at the now empty space. For now, that Hyuga girl will never be found till Itachi felt she could survive against Orochimaru-sama.
Walking back to Neji, Kabuto placed him in a genjutsu to keep him unconscious as they traveled. Falling into darkness, Neji couldn't help but wonder, had Hinata-sama really betrayed them?
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Panting, Hanabi tried not to choke on her tears. He was going to kill her! Her sister had really ordered her death! Lying on the ground, Hanabi felt her binds being loosened.
Blinking she looked up to see Itachi standing over her.
Confused, Hanabi curled up into a ball and began to cry. She was going to die, either by her sister, or the man before her.
Glaring at the sobbing woman, Itachi began to walk away, disgusted by her weakness.
Pausing, Itachi glanced back and harshly said, "You only have one path now. To seek vengeance on the one who has betrayed you."
Looking up with tear filled eyes, Hanabi couldn't believe her ears. Kill her sister? She couldn't do that…
Yet her sister seemed fine to order her death…
Hanabi stared at Uchiha Itachi. It was his fault. It was all his fault. Yes. Hanabi would have her revenge, but not yet. She wasn't strong enough, and she could not defend against her hunters.
Slowly standing up upon her uneasy feet, she walked to the man who had caused her suffering. "Train me."
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A.N.
cough it's been awhile...the next few chapters will be awhile...they are going to be a bit graphic and mature, but I'm not sure how graphic I want them to be...