Passion Colors Everything Ch. 11

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Naruto is not mine.

….

Six months later.

Sasuke walked along the only road that led out of Konoha. The cold night breeze whisked through his hair, blowing it from side to side. The shadows danced along the ground as the tree branches swayed in the wind.

The echoes of Sasuke's steps fell on deaf ears but he could feel the looming presence of another – somewhere.

"Sasuke-"

It was a soft voice filled with desperation or hope that perked up his ears. He turned to the familiar voice of the moon eyed girl he'd called his love months before this day. He didn't meet her eyes but instead focused on her feet.

"Sasuke, where are you going? It's kind of late for a walk. You shouldn't even be out of the hospital yet." Hinata said and clasped her hands together as she focused on Sasuke's posture.

Sasuke stood with his same demeanor not bothering to meet her eyes. No words parted his lips, he turned to leave again.

"Why won't you talk to me?"

Sasuke looked into her eyes and she gasped. For the moment she felt something course through those black as night eyes and tell her something.

"I can't." Sasuke said, "I have to do this."

"You can't leave, Sasuke." Tears welled up in Hinata's eyes as she said, "We were just starting to get close, and we went on our first date yesterday. I thought you abandoned your revenge ideal?"

Sasuke's body grew rigid, his hands balled into fists on his side. "Hinata, revenge isn't an ideal I live by. It's my only reason for living. I can't stay here with you anymore, Hinata, living a life like this; it's not what I'm supposed to do. I am an avenger, sorry that I can't be the person you deserve."

Tears freely flowed down Hinata's cheeks now. She brought her clasped hands up to where her heart was. "Sasuke, if you stay I promise we can find you a new purpose, one that doesn't involve revenge, one that keeps you here with me."

"I'm sorry, Hinata. None of this should have happened." Sasuke said, "I distanced myself for a reason, keeping others at bay for when this day would come, and as expected I knew someone would come for me. It would be either you or Sakura."

Hinata walked towards him, Sasuke didn't move any closer or back away. She stopped a few steps from him and studied his expression. The pain behind his blank expression was enough to keep her at bay.

She wanted so much to run up and wrap her arms around him but she knew that wouldn't help anyone at this moment. It would break the final wall between them and it would all be out on the table, their relationship would end there or it would be repaired. The choice stuck strong in her mind.

"Hinata," Sasuke said and wrapped his arms around her. "Thank you and I love you."

Everything went black for Hinata. Sasuke placed her on the bench and quickly left the town. This was the start of the rest of his life.

...

Hinata stood behind the gate as the Sasuke retrieval squad prepared to leave. She watched the team of so many of her friends work together for a common goal. She had no doubt in her mind that they would succeed but in her heart she didn't doubt Sasuke's ability and motivation.

Even if they could bring him back though, nothing would be the same, and he would be made a criminal for just that simple act. Shinobi were not permitted to leave, ever. He would undergo a trial of sorts and then serve under detention of the higher ups, but he would still be in Konoha. And that's all that matters as of this moment.

"Hinata, don't worry we'll bring him back, in one piece." Naruto said, "I promise that to you and Sakura."

Hinata smiled, she believed him, and how could she not with such a reassuring smile. "Thank you, Naruto."

A big goofy grin and he was gone into the forest with the others.

...

Two years and four months later.

Sasuke sat around a stone table, eyes closed and only slightly focusing on the conversation at hand. He was somewhere else, but he'd been that way since he defeated Itachi, the revelation of the village, and everything that happened there. It could drive a man to go insane, the village he called home was also home to thieves and crooked people.

"How do you feel about that, Sasuke?" Madara asked from the other side of the table.

Sasuke turned his sharingan on Madara, who also had his sharingan activated. Suigetsu, Karin, and Jugo surrounded him, their leader. "We will capture the eight tails for you, but we're not joining the Aktsuki, we will remain our own separate group."

"Fair enough," Madara said and turned his attention to Pein. "I have no doubts that capturing the nine tails will be of no problem to you."

Pein looked him dead in the eyes. "None at all, I will destroy Konoha if that's what it takes to get the nine tails."

Sasuke grit his teeth and turned to Pein. "Hey Pein is it?"

"Yes,"

"I have a request to ask you."

"Speak then,"

Sasuke closed his eyes. "I ask that if you do destroy the village, do not harm Hinata Hyuga."

Pein perked up at the request and threw a knowing glare at Sasuke. Sasuke did not waver and stared back into the eyes of Pein.

"It seems the young Uchiha has a crush." Madara said with a smirk that was impossible to see behind his mask.

"And if I do not heed your request?" Pein asked.

Sasuke closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them with the Mangekyo shape replacing the usual shape of his sharingan. "I will be forced to eliminate you myself."

Pein sighed and turned to Madara. "I will set out to capture the nine tails now."

Madara nodded and turned to Sasuke. "Bring us the eight tails and we will not let him hurt this girl."

"Suigetsu, Kari, Jugo, let's go." Sasuke said and walked away.

...

The giant tentacle of the eight tails erupted out of the side of the mountain and smashed Sasuke and his team into the ground.

The immense chakra of the eight tailed beast was starting weigh down on Sasuke. He couldn't lose here, his pride as an Uchiha wouldn't allow it, and he wouldn't let his new friends succumb to this beast.

Sasuke moved rapidly and fired fire ball after fire ball at the giant beast but to no avail. A tentacle of the giant beast came down a furious speed and sent Sasuke flying, he caught himself and tried to react but another tentacle came down above Karin.

"Sasuke," Karin screamed and covered her face.

A flash of his past friends flew through his mind. He summoned the last bit of his strength and made a chidori blade. The tentacle came down on top of his blade and cut in half right above Karin. Sasuke ran to her and picked her up. He turned to the tailed beast knew what he had to do.

Sasuke's left eye shifted to the Mangekyo sharingan and a line of blood fell from his eye like a bloody tear. "Amaterasu," Sasuke said as the black flame engulfed the tailed beast all over.

The pain in his eye was okay as long as he took the beast down. Soon the tailed beast reverted to his usual form of killer bee. Sasuke used his other eye to stop the flame, picked up killer bee's body, and left the mountain side with his prize.

...

"Here," Sasuke threw Killer Bee's body at the feet of Madara.

"Very good, Sasuke, I knew you could be trusted with this." Madara smiled and picked up the battered body of Killer Bee.

"Where'd Pein go?"

Madara shifted the weight of Killer Bee to his other shoulder. "He went to retrieve the nine tails, he left some time ago. I thought you already knew."

"Hn," Sasuke said. "Let's go, Hebi."

Sasuke and team Hebi raced out the door. Sasuke had a one track mind and he knew something was going to happen soon that he needed to be there to see, even if his wounds and his teams hadn't healed up yet.

...

Pein stood in the desolate area that used to be Konoha. The dirt and debris from the buildings formed in a gigantic circle upon which he stood. His eyes settled on the dust storm that had just been kicked up the very person he'd been looking for this entire time.

"Are you Naruto Uzumaki?" Pein asked and stood with his other bodies next to him.

The boy stood before three giant toads. He wore a smile but he looked very serious at the same time. "Depends who's asking."

"Very well," Pein ran at him with his lead weapon in hand and so began the battle.

Hinata Hyuga stood far from the battle field. She watched as the heated battle began and admired the strength of the two on the battlefield. She worried for her family and went to look for them. Something caught her eye, pink hair, it was Sakura standing and watching the fight as well as healing someone.

Hinata jumped down to where she was. "What's happening?"

Sakura turned to her friend. "Hinata, it's you. Naruto's fighting the man who came to find him. I think he's wining but I can't tell from here."

Hinata watched as the raging battle waged on. Naruto threw something and took out two of the other red headed intruders. She found herself cheering as he fought, Naruto was truly something different, but as she watched she realized how much use she was.

She was reduced to a cheerleader, watching from the sidelines.

A few minutes later and Naruto was pinned to the ground by the red headed man. He stuck lead looking weapons through his hands and pinned him to the ground literally. Hinata looked to Sakura, who was frozen with fear, and she knew in that moment what she had to do.

Hinata raced onto the battlefield. She disregarded everything else and ran at the man that had pinned Naruto. She swung at him but he dodged with ease. She put herself between him and Naruto and readied for an attack.

Naruto was stunned into not speaking.

The red headed man disappeared from sight and knocked her to the side. She stumbled and rolled until she finally stopped and caught her breath. She was attacked again and Hinata dodged to the side and broke one of the poles sticking out of Naruto's hands. She had to at least get him out of his binds so he could finish this fight.

Before she knew it she was being slammed into the ground, the wind was knocked out of her, and she was gasping for air.

"Tell me, girl, what's your name?" Pein asked.

"Hinata," she coughed trying to catch her breath. "Hyuga, Hinata Hyuga,"

Pein turned to face for a moment and pulled another lead pipe from his cloak. "Well, Hinata, this is an unfortunate day for you."

Pein raised the lead pipe over his head and brought it down with enough force to crush a boulder. Hinata shut her eyes and time stood still for a moment. Her memories of everyone flashed before her eyes, and for the first time in a long time he came to mind, Sasuke.

She opened her eyes again just as the pipe was knocked from the red headed man's hand and she was being carried away. Hinata looked and saw the Aktsuki robe but nothing else. She was placed just barely off of the battlefield, when she finally saw the face of her savior shock spread through her body.

Sasuke stood over her with a serious expression on his face. "Are you okay?"

Hinata was at a loss for words. "I-I, Sasuke,"

Sasuke stood before she could speak and walked towards Pein. "Pein," Sasuke said. "I asked one thing of you, and this is what I get."

Pein looked annoyed. "She got in my way. I was doing what needed to be done, Uchiha."

"You remember what I said would happen if you touched her?" Sasuke readied his sword to an annoyed looking Pein. "I said I'll have to eliminate you."

Sasuke broke into a full on sprint as electricity flowed from his arm into his blade. He clashed with Pein but was easily knocked back. He struck again, with a speed that could easily rival Pein. The two clashed for a moment longer before Pein sent him flying with his jutsu. Sasuke landed and shot several fire balls at him.

Sasuke threw his blade at Naruto, cutting the pipes off of his hands.

"Sasuke," Naruto said.

"Don't waste time here, Naruto. The real Pein isn't here, go and find him." Sasuke said.

Naruto blinked and finally understood. He jumped to his feet and ran past Pein. Pein turned to chase but Sasuke stuck several chidori senbon in his arm.

"Your fights with me, remember?" Sasuke readied another chidori.

Pein moved almost too fast for Sasuke to keep up but he did and caught his leg with his right hand and struck with his chidori. He missed, but barely.

"I knew you couldn't be trusted." Pein said.

"Same goes for you."

Pein used his almighty push but Sasuke moved out of range and activated his Mangekyo sharingan. "I have a new ability I want to try on you."

Sasuke let out the Amaterasu but it was repelled with the almighty push. Sasuke started to make hand signs but he was too slow. Pein appeared before him, arm outstretched with his weapon aimed at Sasuke's stomach.

A purple skeleton formed around Sasuke and protected him from harm, while knocking back Pein. Sasuke stood in the center of a massive skeleton warrior, with a crossbow attached to his arm.

"I'm afraid this is where the fun end, Susanoo." Sasuke's chakra sky rocketed and over whelmed Pein standing not too far from him. The giant skeleton warrior created an arrow and struck Pein directly with it, sending him flying across the battlefield and successfully ending the fight.

The purple aura around him ceased and he found himself drained of chakra. He fell to his knee and Karin was there almost instantly to share some of her chakra. He bit but took just enough to stand.

"Thanks, Karin, now I need to go." Sasuke stood and walked over to Hinata. She was bleeding in multiple places but she was alive and conscious.

Sasuke removed his Aktsuki robe and wrapped it around her more serious wounds. He picked her up and carried her over to where Sakura stood in awe. He put her down in front of his old companion.

"She needs medical attention now." Sasuke said.

"Sasuke," Sakura stared still, her words were still caught in her mouth.

"Stop staring, Sakura, and heal her." Sasuke said, she finally woke from her daze and did as she was instructed.

Sasuke sat beside Hinata, blood still dripped down the side of his left eye. He looked way more hurt than Hinata, but he didn't seem to notice.

Hinata started to cry. "Sasuke, I've waited for you for so long."

"Don't cry you need to preserve your strength." Sasuke said, "We'll talk after you're healed."

"Okay," Hinata said and took his hand with a smile on her face.

Sasuke realized he couldn't destroy the village, not while Hinata called it home. It wasn't right for him to condemn a whole village for the actions of a few, but Danzo was still going to have to die. Some could never be forgiven for their actions, like Orochimaru, and Madara.

But Itachi, he felt he was justified, and in the dying wish of his brother he would call this home again, for now.

...

End Note: Well this is it, and I really hope everyone enjoyed my rendition of what should have happened during the Pein fight. This is officially the end of this story, and sorry about how long it took to write but I had a lot to do. Anyways, thanks for reading and I hoped you all enjoyed it.