Sasuke Hunt down Team: The Fall of Konoha 9

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At last, here is the last chapter. It was really cool to write for you guys and I really appreciate your patience, the favorites, the follow story and reviews. Thank you for reading and I hope you like the end of the story that started in January 15, 2011 with Sasuke Hunt down Team.

"The plot was created before the manga got this far."

The First Stone for a New Life

Hinata woke up in her room. She felt as if nothing happened, her body did not hurt and her memories were blurry. The girl half opened her eyes and noticed the Hunt down Team members sitting in her cushions or just standing by the door or windows. Sakura was near her bed packing up her medical supplies and then Naruto approached her to kiss her softly in the lips. Hinata smiled to herself, feeling very happy that those two were finally together and feeling proud that she contributed to it. Kiba and Shino were sitting very close to her bed. The Inuzuka boy patted Akamaru absent minded while looking to the roof and the insect manipulator was talking to some bug in whispers. Temari and Shikamaru were near the window. The genius looked lazily in direction to the destroyed monuments and Temari placed her hand on his face to make him look at her. She muttered something like 'Stop thinking about that'. He then smirked and leaned to kiss her. Suddenly Chouji, who had a baby in his arms, stood up from a cushion and intended to leave the room but Temari asked for baby Asuma. Then she gave it to Shikamaru, who covered his nose but took the child nonetheless and left the room with the Suna kunoichi. Ino slept leaning to Sai and the Root member painted a portrait of the blonde. Chouji looked at them and laughed. Lee was near the door performing a youthful dance that was meant to heal Hinata faster. Neji pinched the bridge of his nose, still looking a little pale. Tenten sighed and look at the window, suddenly an expression of fright crossed her face. Hinata did not understand the reaction and did not give it much attention. However, she noticed the absence of Kurotsuchi. They formed a pretty strong bond while looking for Sasuke.

"Sasuke…" She whispered. "He must be awaiting his trial. Maybe Karin, Suigetsu and Jugo were under vigilance too, but that's not fair. They helped us a lot." The girl thought.

"Hinata. I'm glad you are awake." Sakura smiled sweetly. "All of us were so worried. Neji passed out too but recovered 40 minutes later. You've been out for about 12 hours." The pink haired ninja explained.

"I feel dizzy. What happened after Sasuke's arrest?" The heiress asked and the room turned deadly silent. After some minutes Shikamaru appeared with Little Asuma in his arms. "Is his trial over? Did he get the death penalty or is it life in prison?" She gasped. Her heart shrunk and her heartbeat accelerated.

"Well, the judges are reaching a conclusion. But don't get your hopes up, they took our testimony and most of us are not fond of Sasuke. Naruto was the only one to give a long speech about Sasuke being capable of developing the Will of Fire. Tsunade asked him to leave." Shikamaru explained while passing the baby to Temari. "His crimes are just too severe. He attacked the Hokage directly and her most reliable shinobi, he brought the enemy to the village, harassed the elders, attacked our comrades and that's juts in the last 75 hours. Do I need to mention the older crimes?"

It was not necessary because Hinata knew the charges by heart.

"He gave us vital information on Madara and Kabuto's strategy. He was willing to die in order to protect the village… that's about all the defense could find to help him a little." Kurotsuchi appeared by the window. "Besides, Naruto's speech and Sakura's testimony on Sasuke's attack on Madara won over some of the jury. Neji and Hizashi Hyuga claim that executing the traitor won't be punishment enough. They suggest that Sasuke's pride should take a big blow." The Iwa ninja winked at Neji, who frowned and looked aside with a blush. "There is one more thing." The girl looked mischievously at Hinata. "There is the issue of losing the Sharingan, and nobody wants that." Kurotsuchi's smile widened, but Neji looked at her angrily.

"So what does that mean?" Hinata asked anxiously.

"It means you better go with Uchiha, he is being transported to a special prison in the underground level of the Hokage's Tower, or what's left of it." The pink eyed girl pointed at the door.

Hinata jumped off her bed and rushed out of the Hyuga complex. She arrived to the Hokage's building still in her pajamas and passed by the Shinobi guards. They noticed her and tried to stop her, however, she evaded them with ease. Suddenly a pair of ANBU materialized in front of her. Hinata stopped on her tracks. There was no way she could go against them. Shikamaru caught up with her and pat her back. "She has some business with the prisoner. Let her through, thanks to her we got him peacefully." He said lazily and the ANBU moved aside. Hinata continued with her race to the special cell with the help of her Byakugan. She descended the stairs, made a left turn, more stairs, a right turn, more stairs and finally, at the end of the hallway a huge iron door blocked her way. Beyond it, Sasuke talked to the Hokage. Their argument seemed violent, both of them had tense stances, clenched fists and yelled quite often. Several minutes later Sasuke hit the wall and nodded.

Tsunade called Kakashi and Kurenai. The two ninja drew a very complicated symbol in the floor and walls, Hinata recognized it as a sealing jutsu. Guy stepped forward to hold the avenger as Kurenai drew a chain of symbols in his face and eyelids. Kakashi made the proper hand-signs so that random lightning columns filled the room and closed dangerously to Sasuke. The symbols, drew with blood, got absorbed by the young Uchiha's eyes and the columns merged in his head.

Shizune gave Sasuke a physical examination in case he was hurt, but the boy did not take damage. Tsunade approached him, whispered some words and called her ninja to leave with her. The door opened. Hinata found herself staring at Tsunade, then her gaze shifted to Kakashi and Kurenai. They nodded reassuringly and moved so she could enter the prison. "Make it quick. This is a punishment; he's not supposed to be happy." Tsunade glared at the girl and left the room.

Sasuke saw Hinata at the door. He smirked as in saying 'Took you long enough.' But the heiress ignored the slight annoyance she felt at the thought. The prisoner stood up and approached the girl. He was very glad to see her and intended to demonstrate it. Hinata's face turned red. It was the first time they were alone in a peaceful time, they were not enemies and they were not in the middle of a war. It was a very nice feeling. However, it was interrupted by two ANBU that closed the iron doors.

The Hyuga heiress pouted, yet she did not feel sad. "It's comforting that I can come and see you every day and if you behave I may get permission to stay longer." She whispered and gave Sasuke a small kiss in the lips.

"Tsk, don't tell me what to do." Sasuke said jokingly. At first, he brushed her lips and bit the lower one. This made the girl smile and she deepened the kiss, taking Sasuke aback. His hands traveled to Hinata's lower back and hers rose to his neck. They moved a little and bumped into the concrete wall. Hinata moved one of her hands to the back of his neck to reach his hair while the other grabbed his shoulder. Sasuke smirked and his arms tightened around the girl's waist, soon after they moved to her sides. The prisoner's mouth felt really good and his tongue caressed the girl's palate, giving her a ticklish sensation.

"Hinata, the visit is over." Tsunade growled.

The girl let go of the Uchiha and turned different shades of red. It was the second time Tsunade saw her in that situation and that was not doing anything good for the heiress' nerves. "I.. I suppose I should g.. go." She turned from Tsunade to Sasuke and vice versa, not knowing if she was allowed to kiss him good bye. At the end she decided to walk with Tsunade and wave.

"It's gonna be a long stay." The blue haired boy sighed. The simple thought of being a prisoner of Konoha was a huge hit to his pride, especially because he could not destroy it at the end. He could have, by not telling Hinata any information and dying for the sake of Madara's plan. Somehow, facing death, made him think of Hinata and her words about the love for her village. "That girl will be the end of me, but I can't help it. I just don't want her away." He thought. Not that he would say it out loud or he would never hear the end of it. The only person that would know was Hinata.

Kiba was waiting for Hinata outside the Hokage Tower. He smiled sweetly ad punched her arm playfully. "You left us alone to face Tsunade's wrath and take the blame for the Monuments. We are supposed to help with the reconstruction but the new design it's actually pretty cool. We will carve their full bodies in the stone wall. It's going to be too much work." Kiba covered his eyes in anticipation.

"I'm sorry. I will work hard too." Hinata covered her mouth. She felt bad for abandoning her teammates.

"It's a joke. Tusnade was pissed but we will live." He grinned.

The following months passed fast. Hinata visited Sasuke when she was not in a mission or helping in the monuments. With Sasuke's tranquil behavior and constant cooperation to figure out Madara's whereabouts, his visits time was extended. Naruto visited him as much as Hinata did. During their first meeting Sasuke was reluctant to talk but Naruto insisted and when they made eye contact the special power Itachi gave him took effect. Sasuke froze in the spot, his fists clenched and his body trembled involuntarily. Soon after, the Uchiha covered his face and tears leaked through his fingers. Itachi left his memories to his little brother, so that he could understand him better and forgive him for the massacre. Somehow, Itachi wanted to make Sasuke understand that his hatred for the village was a mistake and that following the path of vengeance would never allow him to be happy. Naruto understood the situation and left Sasuke to mourn for his beloved brother, not even Hinata wanted to disturb him. All the last Uchiha needed was time with himself to assimilate Itachi's gift.

The Hunt down Team continued with their lives after Sasuke's arrest and Madara's escape. Shikamaru took a long mission to Sunagakure. The Shinobi Alliance opened the door of cooperation among the Villages. However, the rivalries could not disappear in such a short time. The Kages sent ambassadors to secure the bonds. Shikamaru spent several months learning about Temari's village, with the excuse of observing the project. Yet he hardly left Temari's side and both of them returned to Konoha. Sakura and Ino trained young medic ninja in their effort to increase the rate of survival of the teams and Karin helped them, she was adapting pretty fast to the life in Konoha. Suigetsu and Jugo, convinced by Karin, helped with the reconstruction of the Village and realized that Konoha was not an awful place and started to enjoy life there. Neji and Tenten formalized, they said that life was too short and being ninja meant that their lives were half shorter. The news of their relationship were well received, and when confronted with the possibility of her children bearing the Branch House Mark Tenten sighed and told Hizashi that she was ok with that. Her children would not be targets of a kidnaper. Naruto promised that he would change things when he became Hokage and Hinata said she would support him with the issue. Kiba, Shino, Chouji and Lee went on very difficult missions and due to their great results Tsunade put them in the hands of Kakashi and Yamato for their new training. They strengthened their bond as they surpassed every test and got closer to their promising futures. Sai, as a ROOT member, tried to put order in Danzo's organization. At the end he decided to incorporate them to the ANBU and prevent the new recruits to exchange their emotions for efficiency. Even Kurotsuchi decided to extend her visit to Konoha and she smiled sheepishly and looked at Shino when Hinata asked her for her reason to stay.

One day after working in the stone wall, Hinata bumped into Ino. The blonde hugged her. "How's everything going with Sasuke? You know, the whole relationship between the sweet Hyuga heiress and the ruthless Uchiha avenger seems wrong but I think it's actually very hot." The girl winked, poking Hinata's ribs.

"Um, thank you. I… I am going to visit him now." Hinata tried to fight her blush.

"Go pretty yourself up and make his imprisonment more enjoyable." Ino whispered. "You should take care of his most basic needs." The Yamanaka girl squealed. "I'll tell him, you do your thing." She rushed to the Tower. Hinata thought about Ino's words and decided to take the advice so she spent several hours at home getting everything ready. At the same time Sasuke received Ino's news with shock, not believing her words. The blonde giggled.

Later that night Hinata approached the prison with a nervous look, she wasn't sure if Sasuke would like what she prepared for him. The ANBU at the iron door waved at the girl and let her pass, they were used to her already. Sasuke saw the heiress and shook his head with a smile. There was no way Ino was telling the truth, but then Hinata said the words. "I have a surprise for you." She blushed. "Ino told me that I should take care of your most basic needs so here I am." The ANBU were listening attentively through the door. Sasuke chocked and his eyes widened with surprise.

"I heard Prison food is awful so I baked you some chocolate cakes. I hope you like them." She pushed a basket to him. "Eating is a basic need, without proper nutrition you won't have strength when you are liberated." She winked and kissed his cheek. Sasuke hated sweets but ate them nonetheless and the ANBU were disappointed.

The End

Excuses so you won't kill me:

I thought Shino needed some love and Kurotsuchi is perfect for him (in my crazy head.)

Kiba, Chouji and Lee get girlfriends eventually.

Neji and Tenten… I just love that couple. Don't worry, Naruto will ban the course mark before they have their kids.

I seriously thought that the power Itachi left to Naruto was like a message for Sasuke to make him reason. I know, silly me.

I think that's about it. I hope you liked it.