Hello again! How are all of you good people? My one-week school holiday is about to end! NNNNOOOO!! clears throat Eh-hem, enough about that. Let's get to the story. Oh, and the query I gave the other time, two people got the correct answer! Let's give a hand to CaramelDucky and June-Avatar11!! Congratulations, you two. Here have a cookie throws several cookies to CaramelDucky and June-Avatar11's direction. Enjoy! Oh, and for those who tried and didn't get the right answer, don't worry. May your flames of youth shine brighter than ever after this mission! Enjoy this chappie, readers!
" Well, this sucks. " Naruto stated.
" Why on earth would he do that? " Haku banged his fist on the hospital table.
" I'm not sure... " Hinata's voice trailed off as she paced back and forth in the room, " Neji-nii said that my father proclaimed war. I think there's something else. " Hinata looked at Haku.
" You don't think- "
" Yes, Haku. I do. " Hinata frowned.
" Umm...Care to explain? " Naruto scratched the back of his head.
" It's nothing. " Hinata and Haku answered quickly.
" Hinata? " Shizune came through the door.
" Yes, Shizune-san? "
" You're gonna be released from the hospital today. " Shizune grinned, " Finally, huh? After two weeks. "
" Oh, really? Thank you so much! " Hinata bowed.
" Of course, you can go anytime you want. " Shizune went out.
" I suggest we go now, Hinata. " Haku jumped out the window.
" Alright. " Hinata nodded, " Naruto-kun, you stay at your place. Tell Kurenai-sensei I'll meet her before I leave, please? " Hinata asked.
" Sure, I'll do it. Believe it! " Naruto exclaimed.
As Hinata and Haku jumped from rooftop to rooftop, they saw Neji waiting for them at the training grounds. They landed in front of him. His face was grave.
" Come with me. " was all Neji said.
Hinata and Haku exchanged anxious glances and followed Neji into the dense forest. After a while, they came upon a small door.
" I remember this door! " Hinata murmured, " I always sneaked out here to train. "
" Huh? " Haku cocked his head to the right in puzzlement.
" This is a hidden door to the Hyuuga Main House. I need you two to listen and stay extremely quiet. " Neji commanded softly.
They did what Neji told them to do and heard strange sounds coming from the House. Hinata could tell that there was only one person in the house and that person was her father.
" I will never surrender to you! You stay away from my nephew and daughter, you hear?! " Hiashi's deep voice came booming through the door.
Hinata and Neji both jerked their heads up in surprise. They had never heard Hiashi speak like that before. Haku closed his eyes and listened harder.
" Hahaha... " a different voice came from Hiashi's mouth.
The voice was extremely deep and had a raspy quality to it. It sounded evil, very evil. This voice sent chills down the spines of the three spies. Hinata shuddered.
" Don't you worry, Hiashi. Your precious daughter and nephew will come to me... " the voice spoke, " Then, I will give you the pleasure of watching yourself kill them. " the voice cackled again.
" No! I. Will. Not. Let. You. " Hinata, Haku, and Neji heard Hiashi say through what it seemed like gritted teeth.
" Too bad, ninja! I've already won! " the voice exclaimed.
Suddenly, Hinata felt horrible. Her vision blurred and her feet gave way beneath her causing her to fall onto Neji's side. At the same time, Hiashi let out a agonizing scream. He screamed over and over again, as if in terrible pain. Hinata's breathing labored and she fell unconscious in Neji's arms. She didn't even hear her cousin and her best friend hissed her name countless times. All she heard was the evil laughter...One that she knew very well...Neji and Haku sprinted away from the hiding spot and were about to charge into the Hokage's Tower to call for Tsunade. However, Hinata grabbed Neji's arm and shook her head. Indicating that she was waking up already. They laid her down on the training grounds and waited.
" God, that was painful. " Hinata groaned.
" Hinata-sama! Good grief!! You gave both Haku-san and I a fright! What the hell happened to you?! " Neji spoke angrily.
" Should I tell him, Haku? " Hinata turned her weary eyes to Haku.
Haku's eyes widened, " You mean that was- " he got cut off by Hinata holding his mouth shut.
" That was what? " Neji glared at both Hinata and Haku.
" Wait, Neji-nii. Let me tell Haku what happened to me just now. Then, I will explain everything on two conditions. One, you tell no one, even under severe torture. Two, let me do whatever I want to after hearing everything. " Hinata said, standing firm.
" Fine. " Neji snapped.
" Well? " Haku eyed Hinata worriedly.
Hinata took a deep breath, " During the time I heard the second voice which came from father's mouth, I saw something. It wasn't in front of me, but I saw it with mind's eye. "
" Mind's eye? " Neji questioned.
" She has two pairs of sight actually. " Haku explained, " One, is her normal eyesight enhanced with Byakugan, your kekkei genkai. Two, she sees things through her mind's eye. Her mind's eye can catch something above human. Like, she can actually see the- " Haku swallowed, " -the Kyuubi with her mind's eye inside Naruto-san. "
" What? " Neji stared at Hinata, " No, don't worry. I already know about Naruto having the Kyuubi inside him. I was told by Hokage-sama. I still will see Naruto as a comrade and a friend, without a doubt. " he said, seeing the worried looks on both their faces, " What I was shocked about was that Hinata-sama had this power. "
" Why? " Hinata asked.
" Because Hinata-sama, when I was five, Hiashi-sama told me something extremely disturbing. " Neji said, " One in every hundred Hyuuga had this power. This 'inner sight' as we call it could see demons within the Jinchuriki, holy beings, and of course...Whatever that possesed Hiashi-sama. " Neji said, " Hiashi-sama didn't want to tell you yet, as you should develop the power on your own. To do that, he had to treat you much more coldly and harshly to give you independence and confidence to activate it. " Neji looked away, " I guess I should have told you before to ease your suffering. "
" No, don't be sorry, Neji-nii. You did what you had to do. " Hinata held his shoulder.
" So that's why... " Haku nodded, " Who else has this power? "
" Besides from our ancestors, the only ones who had this power so far is Hinata-sama and her mother. "
" Okaa-san? " Hinata gaped.
Neji nodded, " It is my regret to say that after seeing Hiashi one day, before all this madness started, she gave a cry, rushed out of the Hyuuga Main House, spasmed and died soon after. I saw all of this but could do nothing to help her. That is why we need you to explain what's going on. "
" Okaa-san... " Hinata whispered, a tear falling down her cheek. She swiped it away, " Alright, I will. The creature I saw...was a black shadow with eight dragon heads. "
" Orochi! But how!? " Haku sat up.
" I also saw a small square-looking charm with the word 'Yami' on it. Yami ia darkness, which almost always represents evil. The charm was found by my father about a month ago. It actually contains the soul of Orochi. Without it, Pein would not be able to revive Orochi. He'll just get the body, that's it. The charm showed me everything that happened after father discovered it. " Hinata said, eyes shining.
" OK. Now we know what's causing the problem. But what the hell is Orochi? And who the hell is Pein? " Neji rubbed his temples.
" Language, Neji-nii. " Hinata smacked his arm.
Haku proceeded to tell him of Pein's plans and the fearsome creature Orochi. He also told that Hinata was to be a sacrifice for it.
" I will absolutely not let you go! " Neji destroyed a tree.
" Neji-nii. I have to. You cannot stop me. I said I would tell you everything if you were to let me do whatever I wanted to. " Hinata stood up as well.
" Fine. "
" Wha? " Hinata looked at her cousin.
" I said fine. " Neji turned to look at her, " You have grown strong, Hinata-sama. " he said with a small smile.
Hinata returned the smile with one of her own. Haku slowly stepped back to let the cousins enjoy their moment.
" First, we have to get the charm out of his hands. Literally. " Hinata said, " He always holds it in his left hand with an inhuman grip. It'll take drastic measures to get it out... " Hinata turned serious.
Haku swallowed nervously, " How drastic? "
" Chopping off his hand, drastic. "
Haku shuddered. They agreed to initiate the plan tomorrow. Hinata went to Sakura's apartment. She and Haku were staying there for the whole time they were in Konoha. Sakura didn't really talk to them much. In fact, she downright avoided them. One could only wonder why. Then, that night, when Haku was asleep and Hinata was in her room, wondering how to get the Orochi charm away from her father, Sakura came into Hinata's room.
" Haruno-san! Do you need anything? " Hinata asked.
" I want to know what you did with Sasuke-kun when you were with him. " Sakura said, voice firm.
Hinata flinched, " Why? "
" Because I love him. " Sakura replied.
Hearin Sasuke's name brought a lot of memories back to Hinata. She wasn't really sure whether she wanted to remember all of them. She felt rather sad whenever his name was uttered though.
" Oh...Nothing much. We were training partners, that was it. " Hinata shrugged.
" You were? Oh, I see. " Sakura tossed her head.
" What about Naruto? Don't you love him too? " Hinata forced the words out of her mouth.
" Naruto? I...I just can't decide at the moment. I just don't know... " Sakura covered her face with both hands.
" Haruno-san... "
" Please, call me Sakura. "
" Oh, OK. Sakura, you have plenty of time to decide. Uchiha-san's changed a lot now. I'm not sure you would want to meet him in this state. "
" What do you mean? " Sakura asked.
" He's emotionless now. I believe that maybe someone that can crack open his shell. Someone that's neither you or me... " Hinata said.
" I see. I still can try, right? " Sakura smiled a little.
" Yeah... "
" Sorry for the way I treated you. I just had to get over the jealously that was blinding me. Please, can we be friends and comrades? " Sakura held out her hand, grinning.
" Sure thing, Sakura. " Hinata shook the hand.
The next day, Hinata, Neji, and Haku met up at the Hyuuga Main House gates.
" Let's go. " Hinata said and went in.
The other two followed her, ready to fight.
" Sssoooo... They have come. " the sinister Orochi spoke from Hiashi's body, " Hinata-hime...You have kept me waiting too long. " he grinned maliciously.
Well, that's it for now! Remember, a comment or two would be lovely. Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed it! Ja!