So guys…I didn't take long at all did I? Well, this time I was not off studying or doing homework. I had given up on trying in Physics, so instead, I was off reading Harry Potter fanfictions since I missed that series with all of my entire being. I missed it soo much. I forgot how much I loved that series. If I never went and saw Harry Potter 7, my life would have neglected Harry Potter. So Anywho, I was so into Fred and George fics. You know with OCs and stuff cause those two crack me up. Well onwards, since my rantings are highly unnecessary right now. I do not own Naruto nor Twilight. If I did, then well…I'm running out of schemes…urmm…Rosalie would have to bleach Sakura's hair another color since it bothers her? IDK!

P.S. This chapter was inspired by Katy Perry's Fireworks. Check out the MV. I loved it…It's completely different and not degradingly sexual. I promise.

P.S.S I feel so accomplished right now guys! A beloved person has been inspired by my story that he/she made a fanfiction about Seth and Hinata too. Go check it out. It's called When Ninjas, Vampires, and Werewolves Collide by Silver Winged Eve…something like that.

Normal POV

She couldn't believe the people on the sofa. She wanted to just grab Seth and run away from La Push right then. Her breath caught when before her, sat Kakashi and Hiashi with stern faces on. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw her father there. He showed no signs of missing her. He showed no signs of love. He never did. She could have died and he wouldn't care. Kakashi being there was extremely random. Still, Hinata faced her father with an unknown confidence. She did not need his love. In fact, she might as well accept the fact that she would never be loved and that she would only be loved by Seth, who was forced to love her.

This again, had her holding back a whimper. It hurt her like fire burning through her veins. She had to be with him. The pain was excruciating, but she knew that it was for their own good. They had to stay away from each other. Through time, Seth would be able to love a girl that he truly did love on his own free will. It wasn't her. They were not going to delude themselves.

"Father. Kakashi. To what may I owe this pleasure?" Hinata asked, formally bowing her head.

She knelt down on the carpet as the two men sat on the sofa. They were obviously neutral towards one another. Kakashi, on one hand did not like Hiashi's way of taking care of his daughters but on the other hand, he kind of liked the guy for standing up for Naruto when the council was against him. There was a light in there somewhere and ever since his wife's death, Kakashi knew that he would never smile again. He would never see Hiashi kiss Hinata or Hanabi on the head, wishing them luck on the exams. When Hiashi lost his emotions, Hinata lost her will to have confidence and become stronger. That was, until she met Naruto Uzumaki. Now, there was a spark to her. Kakashi couldn't put his finger on it but something about her had changed.

"As you may or may not know, your sister is holding a tournament as clan leader. Tsunade agreed to the terms willingly-." Kakashi scoffed at this. By willingly, Hiashi meant that she had no choice but to do so since it was unconstitutional for the Hokage to meddle in clan affairs. Hiashi went on, ignoring Kakashi's reaction. "Hanabi and you will fight for the title of clan heir by the end of this week. No one will be able to intervene and whoever can knock out the other wins. No one is to be killed. Just knocked out. If you win, Hinata, the crown is yours. If not, you will need to become a branch member even if I have to seal the curse mark on you myself."

Hiashi said this without mercy. Hinata's eyes looked disappointed in her father. She was not in the least bit fazed by the news of fighting Hanabi by the end of this week.

"Is there anything else you would like to tell me, father?" Hinata asked, icily.

"…There is not," Hiashi replied, standing up. "Your sensei was hospitable enough to allow me an hour with you. I will not burden him further. Ten minutes was more than enough-."

"Fine. Go," Hinata snapped, annoyed and impatient. "If that's all, then take your leave. I do not wish to see you ever again father. Watch me fight Hanabi this week. If – no- When I win, I do not wish to see you or Hanabi's face ever again. That shall be my first edict for you were never my father. She was never my sister. The Cullens was more of a family to me than the Hyuuga clan combined! This is just sad, father. It's sad how you could never look me in the eye because I looked too much like mother. You never said a loving thing to me again, knowing that you were going to break. Guess what, Hiashi. Sometimes it's better to let your feelings out than keep it in. If you need to cry for mother then go ahead. Why hold it in? No one's going to judge you around here!"

Hiashi was stunned into silence. Who was this girl? Surely it was not his sweet, innocent Hinata. This girl did not stutter in one sentence. There was no fear in her eyes. There was nothing but a waiting stare from her. She was demanding that he would cry? That he would show her his human, vulnerable side.

"Okay…I'm just going to go and make sure Naruto's okay. That's why I came actually. NOT that you're not important, it's just he's my pupil and you two seem to be having fun…" Kakashi awkwardly edged towards the door.

"Yeah…I'm getting quite thirsty," Emmett chuckled, nervously.

Kakashi left, along with the other Cullens who were in confusion anyways.

"I have nothing to show you, daughter. If you were to lose, I'm afraid you're going to have to see our faces all the more," Hiashi grimaced, and Hinata frowned.

"That only motivates me all the more," Hinata nodded, turning on her heels.

"Fair warning. Hanabi has been training for this. She's stronger now and I hope you are too," Hiashi coldly informed her.

"Tell her to come at me with everything she's got," Hinata challenged, walking out the door.

She left the house. For the first time in her life, she felt free. She just shouted and scolded at her father. She left a dumbfounded Hiashi inside the Cullen's mansion. She felt like she was invincible. She should have done that years ago.

Hinata raced through the forest to Ryu who was waiting for her. He was scrutinizing her from when she came inside the dojo. When she looked fine, he smirked. He knew that Hinata had told off Hiashi. Minato decided to tell Hinata about the real the reason why Naruto and him were there in the first place. Why he sent her here in the first place.

"Hinata…"

"Ryu-sensei. You will not believe what I just said to my dad," Hinata beamed, and Ryu chuckled nervously.

This was not going to be easy.

"We need to talk-." He started but he frowned, squinting in the distance.

"Hinata!" Kiba called, racing over to her with a wolf.

It was Leah Clearwater, and she looked straight at Hinata with a frown on her face. Kiba reached her side as Leah went inside to change. Hinata frowned, confused.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about her, Kiba," Hinata started.

She didn't want to burst Kiba's bubble, but it was going to hurt him less when she told him about imprinting.

"I can't talk right now, Hina. We have to go back to Konoha before the council declares that we're missing nins. Min- I mean Ryu-sensei will be here to train you until Saturday," Kiba informed, and Hinata frowned.

"Leah's going with you?" Hinata asked, disapproval in her voice.

"Well she is my girlfriend," Kiba sheepishly admitted. Hinata raised an eyebrow, questioningly. "I know. You're mad that I didn't tell you but when she confessed her undying love to me…well that kind of…touched me."

"Nothing touches you but sexy girls and food," Hinata snorted, which Kiba was about to stutteringly protest to.

"Hey, Hinata!" Leah's voice rang out towards her. Hinata froze from the spot. Leah never talked to Hinata before and whenever she tried to be civil towards Leah, Leah would always growl at her or push her away. Now that she was pulling her forward, Hinata took the advantage and walked over towards Seth's sister. She was wearing hiking boots, and she gave Hinata a cool look before trudging into the woods. "We're going to talk about my brother."

Hinata winced at the mention of Seth. She didn't want to deal with Seth and her confidence was worn out from yelling at her dad. No way was she going against Leah right now.

"What about Seth?" Hinata asked, pretending to loathe the name.

Leah smiled wryly at her attempt to be hostile towards her brother. She patted the ground next to her, and Hinata sat down, hesitantly.

"I used to hate imprinting too, you know," Leah started her story. "It ruined my life but now…Now, it's making my life a whole lot better."

Hinata wanted to clasp her hands onto her ears and not listen to Leah.

"I dated Sam Uley, you know. Before Emily was even at La Push, I was Sam's girlfriend. We were a happy couple and I thought that we were truly soulmates. Then, Sam started to act weird after having mono. He wouldn't return my calls, and he refused to see anybody. When I saw him, he literally grew and he would not give me answers for my questions. This frustrated me but I decided to respect his privacy. My cousin Emily came to town one day, and Sam happens to come over during the exact same day. He and I were going to Port Angeles for a movie that night, but when he laid eyes on Emily it was like I was invisible from then on. I did not seem to matter to him anymore for he strided towards Emily and looked deeply into her eyes. Then, he kissed her…Right in front of me…"

Leah didn't continue from there. Hinata could have easily predicted the rest. Emily and Leah tried to beat the crap out of him. Emily was guilty, Leah was furious and hurt, and Sam was utterly confused and hurt. Imprinting ruined lives. That was that.

"Seth could have had a decent girlfriend but if I came along-."

"You're missing the point, Hinata. I despised the idea of my brother imprinting and I didn't care if he imprinted on a baby, I would have hated that baby all the same. Imprinting ruined my life with Sam. It brought a tear to my heart every time Sam and Emily kissed. I felt betrayed and hurt.

Then…I imprinted and Hinata…I saw it in another whole different way. Kiba Inuzuka...When I first laid eyes on him, he was the most gorgeous guy I had ever met in my entire life. My love for Sam and my hatred for Emily vanished like a snap of the finger. I saw hope and all I had to do was chase after it.

Now, Kiba and I are dating and we're going to see a movie tonight. I kind of want to see his reaction to Harry Potter. Anyways, my whole point of this is that imprinting isn't a bad thing if you give it a try. No one's forced to do anything. Seth could have ignored the feeling when he first saw you, even if it hurted him. He could have stopped when Naruto said that he was your boyfriend. He could have stopped now that you didn't want to see him again, but he's not. He wants no one else, Hinata. He's trying to get you back. He's up all night writing you love songs and love letters to try to win your heart back. Did you even read those letters he sent you? He's never going to give up on you…Not as long as he lives. That has nothing to do with imprinting honey.

He loves you with or without imprinting. Imprinting is just a shortcut for soul mates. You're lucky to have it because it steers you in the right path. Most people go their whole lives without finding their soul mates. Do you get it now? Are you going to stop crying and being stubborn and race to him now?"

Leah was smiling at Hinata, since there were tears coming down from the kunoichi's cheeks. Hinata hugged her and Leah held Hinata close to her. She was a sister now. She was family. Hinata could tell that she felt the same way. How could she do this to Seth and herself?

Hinata bowed to Leah and raced off to the Cullen's mansion. She stopped dead when her father was still there. Everyone looked at her, with questioning yet proud eyes. Carlisle seemed to be giving Hinata's dad therapy and by the looks of it, the doctor was winning the argument against Hiashi's reasons because Hiashi looked like he was going to burst into tears. Carlisle was slowly breaking him. Still, Hinata was too preoccupied with reading Seth's letters that she didn't have time to talk to her dad at all. She rushed pass them like the wind and opened her drawer. She grabbed the papers and lied in bed reading them.

Hinata…I missed you.

Hinata I love you.

Hinata, please stop hurting us like this.

She scanned each letter and the same was repeated. She was hurting Seth. She was the reason for his pain but she couldn't go back to his arms. She had to keep him away even though she understood imprinting now. Seth was not going to Konohagakure while she was fighting Hanabi. For or one thing, she did not know how he was going to react if she's injured, due to Hanabi. He was going to get her disqualified. Also, he was in danger there as well if people found out he was a werewolf. Hunts and rallies would begin in an instant and the council was not going to listen to reason, per usual.

"You never let me finish what I had to say this afternoon, missy," Ryu rolled his eyes, sitting on her chair.

"Oh, I'm sorry, sensei. What is it?" Hinata set the letters aside, briefly while wiping away her tears.

"You need to win this Saturday," Ryu started, clearing his throat.

Hinata sighed, frustrated, "I know, sensei. I know."

"No not only for you and Seth. For me and Naruto as well," Ryu whispered, his eyes focusing on Hinata now. She was confused, and she didn't need to prod him further. "Hinata…I brought you to this world so you could buy time to train and win the crown from your sister. That crown is important to me. It is the key to seal away one of the tailed beasts, according to the Shinigami."

Hinata began to stutter-

"Calm down. Stay calm. Listen to me…if you do not get that crown, I will not be able to have a human body for long. This body will decay and I will be a soul yet again. My wife and I will never have a chance with Naruto again. My name is Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki is indeed my son. The Hyuugas have been stealing that crown that belonged to my ancestors years ago. You need to retrieve it and once you do, we can seal away the beasts and I can have a normal body to take care of my son."

Hinata gaped at her sensei. Pressure was building on her and she willed herself not to cry. He had tricked her…Well he was going to trick her…Then…she pitied him also. She pitied that he never was able to raise his son. Naruto was never able to feel the love of a father and now, they had a chance to be together. It rested in Hinata now. She took a deep breath. No running away. No crying. No thinking of the worse.

"You are in deep trouble once you get your body back," Hinata muttered, causing Minato to grin.

It was funny how deadly and soft her voice could be.

"Well, you took that rather well," Minato awkwardly smiled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Do you want to train?"

"By myself please. I need to clear my head," Hinata answered, looking briskly away.

She looked at the letters sprawled on her desk and bit her lip. She jumped out of the window, leaving Minato reading Seth's love letters.

"Aww…There really is no need for T.V. when werewolves and ninjas fall in love right in front of your face," Minato sighed, scanning the letter.

Hinata was angry but she didn't show it in front of Minato. It wasn't his fault that the Shinigami promised him life with Naruto if Hinata sealed a beast back to hell. Everything seemed to rest on her shoulders. She took her anger out by punching and kicking a padded log in front of her (Remember the padded logs she would train with in Naruto…The ones that were green and wrapped around a log…Whenever she hit it, it would turn slightly red? Okay… Just bear with me ppl). She was punching and kicking it fiercely. She ignored the pain it gave her, and she couldn't even feel pain anymore. Her eyes were blurry from tears, but she kept at it even when rain poured, soaking her from head to toe.

Why did she have to hurt her sister to get a stupid crown? How in the world will a crown stop a tailed beast? How the hell was she going to win against Hanabi, save her love with Seth, and save Minato and Naruto's relationship?

Arms wrapped around her, willing her to stop. A hand stopped her bloody fist from colliding with the pad again. She squirmed against his arms, but they didn't let go. They hugged her from behind and the warmth enveloped her cold, soaked body. She was warm and she was pounding her fist at his chest, violently. Those pounds became softer and softer, finally giving up.

"Naruto…" she whimpered, as he released her.

"Yeah…I know this won't help much but I'm sorry…For everything…" Naruto apologized, his voice pained. "I never meant for you to be in pain. I'm such an asshole for not replying to you sooner. I'm an ass for trying to break you and Seth apart, and I'm a loser to let a girl like you pass by me without a glance. Hinata…whatever you do…Be happy because you have made me very happy. Thank you."

With that, Naruto left Hinata in the rain, knowing that she wanted to be alone right then.

"You're forgiven," Hinata said, barely a whisper but Naruto heard it.

He smiled to himself, satisfied and Hinata saw him vanish into thin air. He had teleported back to Konohagakure. She knew that the others wouldn't say goodbye to her…Not when they were going to see her there anyways.

Hinata knew that she couldn't return to Seth now that she was scheduled to leave this Saturday. If she made up with Seth only to be separated with him again, where was the justice of it all? She had to make sure that she stayed mad at him. She had to make sure that she didn't encounter him for he would waver her decisions. She reached the Cullens' house only to see her father there with Kakashi.

"Hinata. You have the right to know that you do not have to participate in this at all. Remain a rogue ninja. You can stay here," Kakashi stated, as a matter of factly.

"That will accomplish nothing. I need to settle this," Hinata answered, straight away.

Protecting Seth…If he found out about the tournament, he would be endangered by not only her clan, but her entire ninja race. Hinata had to play her cards right. By no means was he coming anywhere near the ninja world.

"I thought you fell in love…" Kakashi started the sentence, expecting me to finish it.

She couldn't fool the Cullens. Not with Jasper's powers. He was improving with using his powers to feel her emotions. Right now, saying that she didn't love Seth would be a lie. Jasper would sense that lie. The truth was best and she would hope that the Cullens respect her wishes.

"I am in love which is exactly why I have to make sure that Seth doesn't know where I am Saturday morning. If all goes well, I come back here and be with him. If not then...I really can't drag him into this madness," Hinata deflated, her head spinning of the possibility of losing Seth.

He had promised her that he would be there for her when she fought Hanabi. Now, Hinata just wanted Seth to stay far away from Konoha as possible. If she lost this, it would be the end of her and Seth. How long was he going to last without her? Through her imprinting bond, she could almost feel his excruciating pain right now. Just bits of it fogged her mind but it was much worse in Seth's mind. If he found out that she was a slave somewhere, he would definitely try to rescue her.

"If you don't return, you expect us to tell Seth that you died," Jasper asked, predicting my motives.

Hinata nodded, her eyes begging the Cullens to go along with it.

"I don't like this one bit, lil sis," Emmett frowned, clasping Hinata on the shoulder. "I never understood why you put others before yourself so much. I guess that's just the way you are. I'll oblige but I'm not going to like it."

"Do me a favor and train harder in Halo. I want to come back to fight a worthy opponent in video games," Hinata warned, and Emmett hit her on the head lightly with a rolled up newspaper.

"I shall agree, Hinata but it will pain Seth…Lying to him may not be wise, honey," Carlisle disagreed with her also.

"It's for his own good, Carlisle. Please understand my perspective," Hinata pleaded, tears welling up.

"You really do love him, don't you?" Esme cried, hugging her.

Her tearless sobs were the trigger to get Hinata crying too. She was going to miss them all if she didn't do her best. She moved onto Alice who was completely defiant of this entire situation.

"You are so blind Hinata! Stop making this so goddamn dramatic! You will win and you will kick your sister's butt for me. I know because I'm psychic. I will promise nothing because you're going to come back anyways. You're going to get your butt back here and live happily ever after with Seth, do you hear me, girl?" Alice shouted, hugging Hinata tightly, soothing her nerves. "You'll win. I know you will. Good luck."

Hinata was touched by Alice's words. She loved her like a sister and just to hear her say that made her day. Hanabi would never say that to her in a million years.

"She doesn't need luck," Rosalie said aloud. Her smile was completely angelic and genuine. "She's our beloved, strong sister. No Cullen's going to go down that easy. We'll be in your heart Hinata. 'Til then, I'll make sure no one tells the mutts about your request."

Hinata bowed to Rosalie in gratitude. She seemed to like it even though she tilted Hinata's head up. Jasper was the last one and he moved to pat Hinata's back affectionately.

"I'm taking you to the movies Sunday. Don't be late for dinner on Satuday, okay ma'am?" Jasper winked.

Hinata grinned back, knowing that Jasper was not good at goodbyes. She faced Kakashi to prove her point and he knew Jiraiya would have loved this kind of research for his book. Kakashi sighed, knowing that the book was going to be extra good with all this drama to spice things up. Hinata looked at her father who was stern and stoic per usual. She passed him without a glance and that was when the unthinkable occurred. Hiashi grabbed a hold of Hinata and hugged his daughter, tight to his chest. Hinata was too shocked, but she embraced him, back.

"I'm sorry. I am so sorry, Hina-bee," Hiashi whispered the nickname he had not called her since his wife died. Hinata buried her head on her father's shoulders. "Hinata, please forgive me for everything that I ever wronged you of. I do not want to lose you. Not now, not ever. I will be a good father from now on. I will put you first and the clan after…Just please don't run away from me again."

Hinata had never seen this vulnerable side to Hiashi before. She knew that she would forgive her father since she was just a forgiving person.

"There's nothing to forgive father. Just some things better left forgotten," Hinata nodded.

Hiashi laughed, which caused the Cullens to smile a heartwarming smile at him. Hinata looked at Carlisle and couldn't help but believe that he had something to do with Hiashi's transformation. Did the mellow doctor break the stoic ninja?

"So! What did I miss in my little girl's life? Did you get a boyfriend because Alice told me-."

"Dad!" Hinata protested.

Saturday

Minato's POV

She was ready. There was no doubt in my mind that she was ready. I was at the stadium and she was below us all. TenTen was holding Neji's wrist, squeezing it tightly. Neji didn't mind since he was nervous for Hinata also. Naruto was pacing from the staircases- up and down. Shino seemed at ease, per usual but he was scrutinizing everything. I could feel him examining his surroundings that could benefit or not benefit Hinata. Lastly was Kiba. He was petting Akamaru, and Leah was with him. She had kept her mouth shut about this, and Kiba didn't tell her until last minute in case the other wolves prod her mind. Their hands were intertwined, and he constantly kissed her hand, assuring her that things would be okay. Kurenai and I sat, tentatively. We knew that Hinata had a great chance at winning. She spent the remaining days training with me and avoiding Seth, of course.

"Begin!" Tsunade shouted.

Hanabi and Hinata activated their Byakugan and the battle began. She could do this. I know she could. Still, I knew something was wrong. Seth…He fitted to this equation also. He had to here to cheer her on also. She needed all the support she could get and Seth being here might boost her confidence.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Naruto grinned, from the stairs.

He had seen the flicker of light in my eyes. I grinned at my son. He would make a great Hokage indeed if he picked up on facial expressions like that.

"Bringing Seth and the Cullens here?" I grinned.

My son made a face.

"No. I was thinking we should throw stuff at Hanabi and see what happens," Naruto joked, taking out my La Push scroll. "C'mon, dad. I know you're old, feeble, and slow but seriously. Hinata needs us!"

I sighed and rolled my eyes at his antics. I got up, took his hand, and performed the hand seals. We teleported back to La Push, Washington and yes, we were in quite the hurry.

"You get the Cullens, I'll get Seth," Naruto nodded.

I was about to protest knowing that it would have been easier for him to get the Cullens and me to get Seth. Still, I knew that Naruto had something in mind so I was not going to meddle.

"Take him directly there," I nodded, grimly. "Make sure you restrain him from interfering in the fight. He must understand that no matter how much Hinata may bleed, he must not intervene."

"I know old man!" Naruto shouted, from afar.

"Low blow, kid!" I shouted, back, shaking my head and smirking.

Hinata was going to win. I was not going to lose my son twice.

So guys! Next chapter is finally about Hanabi vs. Hinata. Look forward to it! It's going to be a blast. I have so many ideas pouring out of my brain neurons and glial cells right now! Review please! You guys have been neglecting me =( That's right, I keep track of my reviews because I have no life! Lol. No seriously, review. I love your little update notes and your little I love this chapter/story notes. It really brings a smile to my face. You can also give me CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms. Please and thank you.

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