Can You See It?

Hiashi's eyes fluttered open, a headache stabbing his mind as he took in his surroundings. White walls free of any décor, one window overlooking the village as the moon shone in through it, and monitors with various pieces of data racing across the screen; only one place this could be, Konoha's Hospital.

Pushing himself to his feet, he stumbled, thrusting his hand out to brace himself, only to grab on to a shoulder. Looking up, Hiashi came face to face with Hinata, who had a look of pure vehemence that looked as out of place as a smile, or any expression for that matter, on most Hyuugas.

"Hinata, what happened, why am I in the hospital?" Hiashi asked, allowing worry to seep into his voice as Hinata looked down at him with eyes half-open in boredom.

"How should I know, or care for that matter? Did you already forget, you sold me off like a slave or a piece of meat…? Well, maybe sold is a bit kind, you did it just for your reputation." Hinata said before shrugging his arm off of her and spinning on her heel to leave the room.

"Wait, don't leave! I'm sure we can talk this out!" Hiashi shouted, completely disregarding that others might be sleeping. Seeing that she didn't stop, he thrust out his hand to grab the edge of her shirt. "Hinata, you-" Hiashi yelled once again, before his eyes widened as Hinata whirled on the ball of her foot and grabbed his collar before shoving him back on to the bed.

"That is Namikaze-dono to you, Tou-teme! And I look forward to seeing you get that stick stuck up your arse shoved up so far that it comes out of you mouth, only with some blood." Hinata hissed before dissolving into mist as Hiashi jumped at her as he passed through before his eyes flew open.

Looking around, Hiashi realized that he was in his bed at the Hyuuga compound, and that it was just a bad dream. Feeling the sweat pouring down his face, he lifted a hand to wipe his face, and then he saw the scroll in his hand. Unrolling it, he read the contents before crumpling it and hurling the balled up scroll across the room.

Hello, Hiashi-teme, this is that little punk that thwarted your plans yesterday, haha, I'm such a meddling kid. Anyways, just wanted to remind you of our duel today at noon, hope you don't miss it, I mean after all you did to raise the Hyuuga's rep, your just going to knock yourself back down by denying a duel of honor and integrity. Well, I suppose that is your style, or you'll try to sneak in more Hyuugas disguised as something I'm sure. But, that would be a breach of code, and grounds for banishment from Konoha, and despite your considerable strength, I doubt you could keep the hungry hoards of the other villages away for long all by yourself. Crap, I'm running out of paper, so I'll get to the point, show up for our duel alone, or let the whole village think you're afraid of an 18-year-old girl. Oh, BTW, I took the liberty earlier of relieving you of a certain photo, I have to say, she's cute, you obviously have great taste in girls, but I wonder what Hinata and Hanabi would think if they knew about this. The words just kept running through his head.

As he laid his head back down to try and get some sleep so he wouldn't be dead on his feet later, he was mentally cursing the girl and Naruto for everything they had done. As his eyes slid closed once again, a figure dropped from the roof silently, before hurrying out of the room, her job done. As she leapt across the compound in darkness provided by a cloud covering the moon, she rushed. Hiashi wasn't the only one who need some sleep for the duel later. As the figure dropped over the wall marking the edge of the compound, the moon peeked out from behind its cover, shining on the departing figure and allowing only a glimpse of her blue hair to be seen.

XxX- (With Ika: Later) -XxX

As the sun crept across the sky, people drifted into the arena located in the center of the village. The two competitors were the talk of the village, and a recent poll showed that odds were 30:1 in Hiashi's favor, which was to be expected. Odds would've likely been better, but Tsunade had tipped the scales by betting on Ika, of course, what she didn't mention was that Naruto had urged her to. Naruto reputation as 'The Kid with the Luck of the Devil' had long since spread.

Many had already heard of the wedding at the Hyuuga's compound. While many didn't like it, no one was willing to say their opinions aloud, no need to get on a Hyuuga's bad side. But what really scared them was learning that 'The Demon Brat' was a relative of their beloved Fourth Hokage. Just more proof of his luck, and many were hoping that theirs was in their favor. Also, many were shocked to learn that someone would stand up to the Hyuugas and come out alive.

Naruto had gotten Hinata Hyuuga, the clan head's daughter through a brilliant plan of deception, and the girl had managed to break Neji free, and undermine Hiashi's authority as a respected clan head. Now, to top it off, all the civilians that lived boring lives were going to get to see a match between the Hyuuga clan head and some girl that no one knew, well none of the civilians. Many of the shinobi were of a different opinion. If the civilians were excited, then the shinobi were ecstatic for this fight.

This upstart had just showed up out of the blue about two weeks ago and defeated their beloved Hokage, and now she was going to get her's in this duel. Fighting against Tsunade was something no one wanted to do, but even she was reluctant to face the Hyuuga.

2. Anyone that thought helping Naruto was a good idea needed to die anyways.

That wasn't to say that she didn't have her supporters, first and foremost was Naruto and his new wife, Hinata. Then Sakura, Tsunade's apprentice, and Tsunade herself. The majority of the clan heirs, of course, some knew better than to voice their support in case she did lose. Next was the Konoha 11's Jounin senseis, Kurenai Yuuhi just wanted to see Hiashi put down for what he did to Hinata, Asuma Sarutobi figured that if Shikamaru thought Ika could win, he was probably right, Kakashi Hatake couldn't care one way or the other, he just believed that Hiashi needed to be punished for ordering an attack on Kakashi's sensei's son. Might Gai obviously backed the most youthful one, or perhaps it had more to do with the fact that Hiashi disowned Neji. Jiriya had recently been allowed out of the hospital so long as he stayed in the village for more tests, so he was currently seated on the Ika side of the arena after finding out whom her father was, he felt he owed it to her, not that he wouldn't be on this side anyways. Also on her side was Anko Matarashi for reasons she refused to tell or acknowledge, most just assumed it was because she wasn't exactly the Hyuugas greatest fan considering they ridiculed her earlier in her life after some poor life choices.

As the crowd settled in for the fight, they saw a figure strolling across the arena before standing on the Hiashi side. As he looked around, people could see the expressionless visage and the familiar body. As the ref saw him, he used chakra to amplify his voice before announcing, "We have on this side, Hiashi Hyuuga, clan head of the Hyuuga clan. As the challenged, he shall select the form of combat!" The ref shouted, causing many confused faces to be seen across the arena seats.

As he turned to ask Kakashi, Kakashi answered Naruto's unasked question. "Ika challenged Hiashi-sama to a duel, which means the two meet on a field of battle on semi-equal terms. The challenger chooses the location and time, and the challenged chooses the mode of combat. They can choose from Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Kenjutsu, etc. The original purpose of dueling was that one could prove that their style or skills in a specific class were better, but it finally evolved into a way to settle differences, kind of like trial by combat." Kakashi answered, before continuing as he faced the arena floor once again, "It was sort of a test of deception for shinobi. You want your opponent to think they're better than you in a certain skill so they'll pick it and you'll win. Course, most shinobi now a' days just choose whatever they're best in, such as-" Kakashi concluded before the ref's loud voice cut him off.

"The mode of combat will be Taijutsu!" The ref announced before another figure appeared on the field, cloaked in a white dress with ten strips of cloth hanging detached from the rest. Reaching out a hand, Ika gave the ref a slip of paper before resuming her place across from Hiashi.

"And on the other side, Ika Uzumaki, clan head of the Uzumaki clan! Now then, if both sides are ready," The ref announced and receiving a nod of acknowledgement yelled, "Hajime!"

As both people leapt away from each other, before slowly circling around the arena, waiting for the other to make the first move, the crowd was slightly hysterical, Ika's side in particular.

"So, we've backed the head of Naruto's clan, a clan believed to be extinct, but, if she's clan head then one of her parents is an Uzumaki." Sakura asked, receiving a nod from Tsunade before Jiriya spoke up, "Her father, he's the Uzumaki." Jiriya added, and seeing the 'please elaborate' look from others, continued, "And I know this because he arrived with Naruto's mother when she arrived, he had a brother like relationship with Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage. His name is-" He said before whatever he said was drowned out by 'shhh's from the others as their attention went back to the arena.

"So, you're the brat's clan head, you think that perhaps you could keep him under control next time or is it that you're lying and you're not the clan head. I mean, I don't know much other than what I was told and what I ascertained. He's the Fourth's son, his surname is Uzumaki so I can only assume that his whore of a mother was an Uzumaki, and the only female Uzumaki we have had around here, that happened to die on the night of the Kyuubi's attack was Kushina Uzumaki, the previous clan head. So, wouldn't he be the clan head since he was her son?" Hiashi questioned, noting the growl that emanated from Ika's throat when Kushina was mentioned.

"Don't speak about Aunt-chan like that, you teme. While normally, Naruto would've been clan head, Uzumakis have a unique way of ascension. When the clan head dies, or steps down, first choice is the selected clan heir, but if they are under 18, the title passes on to the next eldest candidate. When Kushina died, Naruto was barely 18 minutes old, let alone 18 years, so the title passed on to the next eligible candidate, and considering the Uzumakis are an almost extinct clan, my father was next in line. When I turned 18 three days ago, he passed the title on to me. So, I'm Uzumaki clan head, and you're Hyuuga clan head, and we're fighting if I remember correctly. So bring it, you pansy!" Ika shouted before dropping into an unfamiliar stance.

"Haha, just to give you a sporting chance against a clan head who has been in power for many years, I'll fight with one hand behind my back." Hiashi taunted before Ika blinked and just stared at him as he placed a hand behind his back.

"Sorry, you say something?" Ika asked, causing Kakashi to sneeze as Naruto guffawed at Hiashi's face. "And what are you doing with that hand behind you're back, picking a wedgie?" Ika continued, getting more laughs and giggles from the crowd as Hiashi worked to keep a cool head. "Or could it be that you're playing with that stick stuck up your as-" Ika finished before vanishing to appear behind Hiashi, a scroll in her hand. "See, proof that you have something stuck up there." Ika announced, showing the audience a scroll before flicking her wrist, sending the scroll through the air to hit Hiashi in the head as he turned to face her. More guffaws.

"So, tell me, what's it like having the Byakugan, I bet you do a lot of peeping?" Ika said, before covering herself in an offended manner. "If you wanted to look you should just ask, because that works sooooo well for Jiriya-sama." Snort from Tsunade. "Unless of course," Ika said before vanishing again before reappearing once again behind Hiashi with a Chibi-Naruto doll that she pulled from her sleeve in hand, "you're like Orochimaru and like little boys?" Ika asked again as she showed the crowd the doll.

"Of course, the alternative doesn't really work for you huh?" Ika asked, before vanishing, speeding by Hiashi at just visible speeds, and snatching his robe from his body, leaving Hiashi in his under clothes, except he didn't have any. Many of the people in attendance gagged at the nude Hiashi.

Turning to face Ika once again, she threw him his robe back. "Put that back on, no one wants to look at that. If they want to see a hot body…" Ika said, reaching up to fiddle with the tie of her dress, "They could always look at our beautiful Hokage, whose beauty rivals all." Ika said, before saving the line from getting her pummeled. "Hey, what can I say, I have a silver tongue," Ika grinned as people took in the double meaning to that before finishing the thought as she turned to face the crowd, "Speaking of tongues, have you seen some of the tongues on those Inuzukas?" Ika said, before leaning to the right to avoid a squeaky toy that nailed Hiashi sneaking up behind her.

"I mean, keep those things in your mouth. I must warn you, some people have a tongue fetish." Ika said, before pulling a black book from between her breasts. "Kiba Inuzuka, 5 inches, Hana Inuzuka, 7 inches, Tsume Inuzuka, 8 inches. The top three in," Ika read, shutting the book to read the cover, "Hiashi Hyuuga's Icha-Icha Book." Cue 'really' look at Hiashi. Flipping the book open again, she made the release seal, before smiling, "Ahh, much better, Hana Inuzuka 87-71-90, Tsume Inuzuka 93-68-104, Anko Matarashi 98-65-99, -" Ika read, now prompting Hiashi to dive at her, only for her to back flip over him, using his back as a place to push off and finish the flip. Cue perverted giggling. "Hol-hold on, this is the best part." Ika said, as a certain Jounin sneezed again.

"Kurenai Yuuhi 95-88-97, Yugao Uzuki 98-89-90, Shizune Kato …60-56-67, Tsunade Senju…this…its… its over 9000," Ika said, her eyes wide as dinner plates before she scanned the last name on the list that she recognized, "While I'm sure Naruto appreciates your stats on his 'other' side, to prevent jealousy, I'll keep quiet." Ika chuckled out.

"Just face it Hiashi, your reputation is shot, the majority of females in this village want to kill you, and you're facing an S-class kunoichi. The odds are stacked against you, and they ain't getting any better. So, tell you what, I'll stand here for 10 seconds, and let you do whatever you want to me." Ika said; her smile a bit to sickly-sweet to be good.

"But, Tsunade-sama, surely if she just stands there, Hiashi will kill her as quickly as possible?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"That would be my guess; Ika must have a plan to stop him." Tsunade answered, as their gazes returned to the field.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7" Ika counted, while Hiashi just tried to push himself up on to his feet. "8, 9, 10" Ika finished, and Hiashi still get to his feet.

"Let this be a lesson to you." Ika mumbled to Hiashi before turning to face the crowd once again. "Uzumaki Taijutsu Style: Trickster's Fist Style." Ika said before walking away, talking about her style the whole time. "It consists of two parts, the first is prank and just generally making your opponent lose their cool while you demean them, when they lose their cool and charged blindly in, you strike." Ika concluded before facing Hiashi one last time.

"But, I combined that with my style, Squid Style, which I won't tell you about. If you want to know about it, you're going to have to actually fight me and you're kinda stuck like that for about 30 more minutes by my estimations, so, good luck with that." Ika said before leaping back into the arena to avoid the incoming attack. "And see, just like I knew you would, you broke the rules of engagement. Oh well, I was looking forward to this, now I can have an actual fight instead of just tricking you." Ika said as Hyuuga surrounded her as she settled into another unfamiliar stance.

As the Hyuugas attacked, maintaining a circle around her all the while, Ika weaved around their attacks like a trickle of water just bending and folding in on itself.

"Is that the…?" Tsunade and Jiriya asked Anko who simply nodded, confirming their suspicions. "That is the Snake Style, course she admitted to dealing with Orochimaru so she probably got something out of it, but why did she call it Squid Style." Anko wondered aloud before an answer came in the mini-battle raging below.

"Well, I think that's enough defending for now? Time for some fun." Ika said as she landed, she bounced off the ball of her foot to flip over the Hyuugas to land out side their circle were she resumed her stance.

As they charged she wove around their arms to strike their shoulders with her hands, using just the index and middle fingers like a small spear to strike as the Hyuugas' arms went limp, before she used the opening to assault an unlucky Hyuuga who still had the use of his arms in single combat. As he did a palm thrust to try and catch her off guard, Ika weaved out of the way before striking the entire length of his arm before it ruptured in a bloody mess. As the Hyuuga screamed Ika jumped back before taking up a stance that everyone knew. "8 Trigrams: Kraken's Wrath" and charging forwards at the defenseless Hyuuga. "Single tentacle" Ika called as she poked his pelvic region, causing him to double over in pain before she snapped his neck.

Spinning around, she used both hands to poke two individual Hyuugas who tried to sneak up on her. As her fingertips made contact a ripple went over their body before they fell to the ground dead with blood leaking out of their mouths. "Twin tentacles. Don't make me use three." Ika said.

"Ho-how do you know that style, only the Hyuuga clan knows the Gentle Fist style because only we can use it with our Byakugan?" Hiashi asked, fear present in his voice as he forced himself up on to his knees.

"See that's where you're wrong, well half wrong, I can't strike someone's chakra points without the Byakugan, at least not yet. But, the Gentle Fist Style is striking a person's chakra points or internal organs, which I can remember the exact placement of after several hours of anatomy lessons and I can always substitute chakra points for pressure points to deaden nerve synapses, by sending chakra out of their chakra points, which anyone can do with enough practice." Ika said, before muttering "Ten Tentacle Decapitation" and without looking up, spun around sending the strips of cloth to wrap around the necks of the Hyuugas who had surrounded her. Then, with a pirouette, the strips severed the heads of the Hyuugas as they fell to the ground with a dull thud.

As this point, the audience was on the edge of their seats, some in rage, and others in disbelief.

"So, she combined the dodging and defensive qualities of the Snake Style with the attack qualities of the Gentle Fist Style and used her knowledge of the body's anatomy to enhance it further." Jiriya observed from his seat, nodding in acknowledgement of her skills.

"So, tell me Hiashi, what is it that you see?" Ika asked loud enough for everyone to hear as silence once again enveloped the arena.

"Wh-what do you mean?" Hiashi answered confusion on his face.

"I mean, when you look at the world, what is it that you see? Do you see weakness, war, equality, what is it that you see in the world?" Ika questioned before seeing his confusion changed the question. "What do you see when you look at Hinata? At Neji? At Naruto? At me?" Ika asked, and this time, Hiashi took a deep breath before speaking.

"I see a failure of her clan when I look at Hinata, someone who needs to learn his place when I see Neji, a demon that deserves death and needed to die 16 years ago. But, when I see you, I see a girl who should've minded her own business and not got stuck up in this battle that you had no part in." Hiashi answered, Ika nodding after each answer to encourage him to go on.

"Really? I see a girl who was willing to sacrifice everything for her duty as your daughter, a girl who cries at night when she sends prayers to Kami to help you lead your clan, someone who deserved a chance to be happy that tried to rob her of in Hinata. I see a boy that wanted to prove that even those dealt a bad hand can come out on top, a boy that just wanted acknowledgement from his superiors, a boy that sweated blood to prove that he was worthy of the honor of being a member of your family in Neji. I see a boy that was alone for the majority of his current lifespan, a boy who was beaten down and throw away like trash but still manages to smile every chance he gets, a boy with the power to change the world if you'll just trust in him in Naruto. But when I look at you, I see a man confused with his place in the world, a man still hurt from his losses that just keep coming, a man who wants more than anything to get his daughter's forgiveness for the harsh life he has given her, a man who wants to acknowledge his nephew's accomplishments and allowing him entry into the Main Family, but who can't stand up to his father and put his foot down, a man who even in the darkest hour is using his eyes to see the moon, to see the coming sun, a man that wishes that he was the second-born, that is what I see in you Hiashi, can you see that?" Ika said; causing Hiashi's eyes to widen as Ika put out a hand to help him up.

"Do you want to be a part of the new world that is coming, to protect your family, to be a father and uncle to Hinata and Neji?" Ika asked, before Hiashi took her hand and she helped him up, then decking him with a sickly-sweet smile. "And the next time you look up my skirt, I'll personally castrate you and video it for the entirety of the Village to see." Ika said, before disappearing in a swirl of water.

A/N: Well, I'm done, and hope you enjoyed that chapter? Uhmm, I don't really have any 'big' announcement other than, the Chunin arc starts next chapter, or the one after at the latest and I'll try to stay on top of everything, okay?