AN bleuxe: I want apologize for the unwanted Hiatus but most cause by work and illness for stress but my ideas for this story never stop. But now I want to involved my readers in a vote because I always have an alternate version of this story. At the end of the chapter I let know what to vote for in the comments.

This is investigation was puzzling to Shisui who became the lead investigator to what was now known as the great Hyūga fire. What is making it even harder for this investigation was that the Hyūga family themselves was destroying evidences right before his eyes.

The proof was in the rebuilding of their estate. The mere fact that they didn't halt construction ever since he started his investigation and in fact they to want to speed up the whole process. Shisui believed it was a secretive thing when it came to this clan. But what he wanted them to understood is that he didn't care about obtaining their secrets. He was genuinely concern especially since Obito got burns from being in this mess.

"He seriously going to be the death of me…" Shisui uttered under his breath while tiredly rubbing his face.

"I'm sorry what?" Izumi asked confused who was also assigned to assist him in the investigation.

"Nothing I just wondering who should we speak to next?" he said avoiding that the question.

"Ah I don't know it feel like we are going in circle with the witnesses the leader is willing for us to interview…"

To say the less this investigation was all about who they couldn't talk to and Shisui really wanted to speak with Hinata not because he thought she a suspect. Obito and Hinata were the only in house that survived the fire for long periods of time. He already spoke with Obito and he was in the late stage of the fire so visibly of him seeing the prime suspect was zero especially since he was more focused on saving Hinata.

She was the only one that was most likely to have seen something regretless of what her father or caretaker was saying. It was traumatic for her, but it has been a month something must have jogged her memory and they just need to talk to her without drawing suspicion to her father.

"Izumi,"

"Huh wait were you ignoring me just now!" she pouted with her hands on her hips.

"Listen I going to speak with our next witness and I need you to speak with Hinata,"

Izumi was thinking that this plan was so risky and the only one she could blame was Shisui if everything went wrong as she slowly sneaked in the hallways of the Hyūga branch house. It was only chance that her father had to go into town or that Kō was out on a mission. Only luck that Shisui was going to go question Neji and that she happened to finally found Hinata.

Hanabi cherished the moments that she be alone with her sister and sharing a room with her was the best thing that could happen. She remembered when Hinata used to visit her and she would be too tired to play with her because of her training, but ever since the fire their father has been fixate on rebuilding their home.

"What's wrong Hanabi?" Hinata asked because her sister started scowling and dropped her doll that she was playing with. Hanabi saw someone peeking through the open crack of the door and she hated when someone disturbed her bonding time with older sister.

"Hi I'm sorry to disturbed you," a pretty young lady with long brown hair said suddenly entered their room.

"H-Hello…are you lost?" she asked anxiously because she never seen this woman before and she was wary of strangers when it came to her baby sister.

"No, I was actually looking for you. My name Izumi Uchiha I'm here on behalf of the Uchiha police and I just want to ask you a few questions." Izumi said in hopes she didn't sound too suspicious and put the girl's mind at ease.

"O-oh ok," Hinata remembered Kō getting questioned earlier last month by Itachi, but she didn't know the Uchiha police were involved because her father never mention it before. In fact, it made her even more nervous because she already lied to her family of what happened and she didn't want to get arrested for lying.

Hanabi could sense the extreme discomfit coming from her sister making her cuddled her close, while giving the lady a death glare.

"Aww what cute baby!" she gushed suddenly noticed the little cutie next to Hinata.

"How old are you sweetie?" Izumi crunched down to their level making Hanabi pout even more because she just wanted her to go away.

"S-she almost two say hi Hanabi," Hinata replied glad that they change the subject.

"Can I please hold her?" Izumi begged unable to contain herself when it came to babies because she love them so much.

"Uh I don't know she tend to be fussy around strangers," she tried to warn as she reluctantly passed her off.

As soon as she was in the woman's arms her tiny hand latched on to piece of her hair and gave it a good strong tug.

"Ouch!"

"I'm so sorry, she never done that before, Hanabi don't you ever do that again!" Hinata grabbed her back as Hanabi giggled evilly with strains of Izumi's hair in between her fingers.

"It is fine I'm use to babies not liking me… unfortunately," she sighed sadly while rubbing the side of her head where she yanked. This remind her of time when she held Sasuke as baby and he wailed until she gave him back to Itachi, but really, she was getting way off track.

"Beside that let talk about the night of fire. Do you remember anything off happening before you went to bed? Like anyone not acting themselves during that day?" Hinata merely shook her head wishing they could talk about something else.

"What about during the fire before Obito saved you," Izumi asked gently knowing this subject wasn't going to easy to talk about because member of her clansmen died, but she really need information or this would end as a cold case.

"I'm s-sorry-y but all the smoke and h-heat I was blinded and…" she paused because she couldn't lie anymore and she tired of holding this in it was giving her nightmares.

"I do remember seeing someone or more like something," Hinata bit her bottom lip praying that she didn't tell her father while holding Hanabi close to calm her own nerves.

Late in the evening Shisui reviewing Izumi's notes that she jotted down during her interview while Itachi sat in a chair reading the file on Neji in the corner of his office.

"Well her cousin wasn't much help and seem very hateful to me…" he said flipping though the pages.

"Hmm yeah," Shisui barely pay attention to what Itachi saying because he must have read these notes for the fifth time.

"Your becoming obsession Shisui,"

"How can I not! Do not know what this means?" he glanced at Itachi like he was crazy because he read Izumi's report and he was acting so nonchalantly about it.

"Of course, I do, but it doesn't change the fact that we don't know what this is creature or where it inhabits besides all we know that it showed an interest in first Obito and now in Hinata. The real problem is who are we going tell this report to first my father or the Hokage?"

Shisui began to make a grimace face because he was right. That what make the difference between him and Itachi, he always thought of the future while he only thought of the now and then. Their clan got major pride boost from Obito achieved sharingan because his age. Their talks of pulling him out of the academy to homeschool him which showed the ever-growing mistrust between Konoha and the Uchiha clan. No doubt they thought of pulling Sasuke out of school too causing Itachi anxiety.

"Honestly don't think this creature start this fire." Itachi sighed lightly closing the file. He knew that Shisui didn't want to have this conversation and wanted to focus on the investigation, but he had to mention it because it was threat to destroy that meant peace in Konoha.

"I don't think so ether…Look Itachi I get what you mean, but I don't want to shed any blood unnecessarily," Shisui whispered in his quiet voice. Itachi and him had these talks every now and then in the past, but in this recent year they would talk more in private about it. Maybe it was because Obito was in their timeline, but now that he was didn't want to see him hurt and Shisui could understand Itachi why he was so protective towards Sasuke.

"Obito is like a little brother to me I just want him to live in peace,"

Where does Obito's loyalty lies with Konoha or the Uchiha Clan? thank you for the comments and love I try to update at best as I can. Thank you for sticking with me.