Fallen Angel

Chapter 20: My Last Farewell

Hinata and Jiraiya went back to Konoha and reported to Naruto. The three of them went aboard the WindWhisper and traveled to an island southwest of Mist.

"This island is intact." Hinata said.

"The world is still standing, which means if they have uncovered it, they have set the world in motion." Naruto said

"How gentlemanly of them!" Jiraiya commented

"We'll proceed to stop them. Master Jiraiya, stay here. I shall accompany Hinata."

"With respect sir, are you sure that's wise?"

"As Grand Master, I must investigate these Oriental sights to an end. And witness the death of Toneri's Brotherhood."

Jiraiya agreed and stayed at the WindWhisper.

Naruto and Hinata traversed to the jungle and discovered a hefty crew Toneri had brought. They snuck past or killed the Assassins.

Later when they came to a bridge, Hinata got through but a falling rock destroyed the bridge.

"Go Hinata! I'll find another way!"

Hinata snuck past the assassins and found the architecture in the next area technological for this age. She saw Naruto below snuck to an assassin and pushed him into one of the laser beams. Killing him.

Hinata did a little parkour on the architecture and reunited with Naruto. Together, they walked upstairs to where the Assassins await.

"Is this a source of power?" Neji asked about to pick the pearl up.

"No don't touch anything" Toneri said, "Hinata was right."

"What would she know?"

"More than me apparently."

Hinata stepped forward with Naruto. "Finally you understand. Toneri, this is a structure meant to hold the world together. Not a weapon to control it, this calamity could have been avoided if you only listened to me."

Toneri replied angrily, "Defiant to the end."

Naruto quipped, "Yes, we've been working on that."

Neji spoke, "Right or wrong, Hinata. You betrayed your ninja way, Toneri, and me."

Hinata retorted, "Says the man who shot me in the back."

"At the moon? That was Hamasaki." Neji said then he pulled out his pistol, "I don't miss!"

Toneri said grabbing Neji, "Neji! Don't!"

Toneri pushed Neji to the Pearl which made it fall down and break, causing an earthquake. Hinata chased Neji while Naruto chased Toneri.

Neji ran ahead and made it to the top of a ridge.

"Did you have to bring that cursed manuscript and Fruit all the way out here Neji?"

"The Kaguya's Fruit is safe Hinata! Hamasaki took care of that. You'll never find it!"

A few moments of shooting and taking cover later.

"I found Shizuka's body Hinata!"

"I'm sorry..." Hinata said, her voice filled with remorse.

"Was it you? Tell me!" Neji demanded.

"I had to..." Hinata, her voice filled with regret.

"No! You chose to!" Neji accused.

Neji kept shooting but Hinata kept dodging.

"How could you do this to us?! How could you kill Shizuka!?"

Hinata reached Neji and the ground below them broke, causing the two of them to fall down.

Neji asked, "How did you do it? You wretch. You broke the assassins, killed everyone you knew, sided with our worst enemies. And for what?"

Hinata replied, "To save the world."

"Let's see if this world of yours is a good one."

The two fought, Hinata made a shadow clone with the likeness of the late commander. Although the clone and Hinata worked well and hit Neji hard, Neji used Air Palms to knock Hinata back. The clone kept punching him and began tearing through his jacket with his kunai. Neji then punched the clone and used Kaiten to force the clone back.

The clone realized it's arm got cut off in the spinning but Neji hit it with Air Palms.

Hinata pushed forward, deflecting Neji's shots with her Gentle Pads.

(An hour later)

"You can't beat her hand to hand!" An AI within Neji's helmet said as he was being punched by Hinata with her Pads.

"Analyze her fighting pattern." Neji ordered.

"Scanning..." as Hinata was lunching as series of punches on Neji.

"Countermeasures ready."

Neji blocks Hinata's Gentle Pad, causing her to look at it in shock.

"Fate is on my side today."

Neji quickly draw his pistol and disarmed Hinata. When she tried to fight back, he easily countered them used Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms on her. (Think of Shippuden Neji's ultimate on Naruto Storm series which I don't own.)

When Neji struck Hinata in the chest, she fell down but looked up at Neji.

"The Commander is one of my precious people."

"So was I."

Neji punches Hinata two times in the head and used her hair to throw her to some rocks to his left.

"Stay down Hinata-sama. You're beaten."

Surprisingly, Hinata stood up. "I can do this all day."

Neji was preparing to shoot Hinata with his pistol but the downed clone next to him grabbed his foot. He kicked it, causing it to poof, but Hinata grabbed him from behind and threw him down to a rock. She went on top of him and used both of her Gentle Pads on his helmet. She punched his mask until it broke, she ripped them away, revealing Neji's face and as she prepared the final blow, he covered his face in fear and...

She stabbed him on his jacket. Letting him live.

Hinata looked at Neji for a while then rested beside him. She picked up the manuscript and limped away.

Neji, who barely sat up, shouted. "Those Pads don't belong to you. You don't deserve them! My father made those Pads!"

Hinata stopped for a second, took off her Pads, dropped them, and continued walking. Leaving Neji behind.

Hinata regained her strength after a while and moved to the surface where she saw Naruto and Toneri fighting.

However Naruto gained the upper hand when he coated Saturnite virus into his sword and disarmed Toneri by slashing his forearm.

"Naruto-kun! No!" Hinata shouted and ran to the scene.

"Why not?"

Hinata knew that she has to be careful with her words, because the Grand Master isn't easy to be swayed, she looked at Naruto and said, "Toneri is harmless now. A Mentor with no followers. What kind of world are we living here if we do not show mercy?"

Naruto remained silent, allowing Hinata to continue, "Besides he understands what these Pearls of the Orient are now. Without him, the Otsutsuki clan and their Assassins may continue their search."

Naruto looked at Hinata then Toneri then Hinata again, he conceded as understood what Hinata is trying to say, "Valid points." He sheathed his sword and looked back for a second.

But he looked at Toneri and made a hand seal. And to Hinata's horror, activated Toneri's Modified Caged Bird Seal. The Mentor cried out in pain for three mintues then Naruto stopped the seal before he caused any permanent damage.

"Never forget what has happened here!" Naruto threatened.

"I won't." Toneri said clutching his head.

Naruto and Hinata walked away with Hinata looking at Naruto in shock.

"But the world will." Toneri called out.

Naruto looked over at his shoulder at Toneri but walked anyway.

(2 hours later)

"Master Jiraiya will take over operations from here and eradicate any Assassin presence in Fire Country. Master Elias and Master Reizo will assist him of course." Naruto explained while Hinata was looking out the window of the WindWhisper.

"Toneri has lost everything. He won't dare leave the moon."

"No. He won't." Naruto said and walked near Hinata. "Although our search for the Oriental Pearls have come to an end, I want that Tenseigan of yours. You will activate it for the Templar Order and for me."

"It will take a while before I figure out how to activate it. It may take years even."

"It might take you a lifetime. Are you up to the challenge?"

Hinata nodded.

"Good."

Author notes

This chapter is done. I will make the epilogue now.

Two things:

The Neji and Hinata fight is based on Captain America: Civil War. But this time, the winner is in the right here. And yes, like Neji said, those Gentle Pads were created by Hizashi Hyuuga, Neji's father. Neji gave it to Hinata after she was inducted to the Assassins.

For those who want to complain about Naruto using the seal despite his promise to Neji, If remember correctly, Naruto promised Neji that he would change the clan. He never said he would not use the seal. This type of seal he modified would not allow Toneri to break it with his chakra.

Hope that explains it! Comment and review!