Chapter 29
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Hinata walked back towards her home with a skip in her step. She was nearly bursting with excitement from their shared kiss. It was better than she could have ever imagined. She had felt it from the top of her head down to her toes. It left an electrifying feeling throughout her body. She came upon her home and was surprised to see Kakashi at the door talking to Kurenai. They seemed to be enjoying each other's company very much if the laughter Hinata heard from them was any indication to go by.
A smile slowly spread across Hinata's face that would have made Anko proud.
'Payback time.' Hinata thought deviously as she waited for Kakashi to leave. She slowly crept up behind Kurenai, whose attention was focused on the departing jonin.
"You two make a cute couple." Hinata said loudly. Hinata began laughing loudly at Kurenai's shocked and slightly embarrassed expression.
"I have no idea what you are talking about Hinata." Kurenai said as a blush spread across her face.
"Whatever you say nee-san." Hinata said as she walked into the house, her smile never departing from her face.
"What about you and Naruto? What happened after the kiss?" Kurenai asked.
"He told me that he would see me soon." Hinata said as her expression held a far off look to it.
'That must have been some kiss.' Kurenai thought. She couldn't help but picture herself sharing such a kiss with someone special to her. She tried to ignore the brief mental image of Kakashi being the one to give it to her.
They were both interrupted when a knock came at the door. Kurenai went to open it and was surprised, and annoyed, to be faced with a branch member of the Hyuga clan.
"Kurenai-sama, Hinata-san's presence has been requested by Hiashi-sama." The branch member said as he gave a small bow.
"Oh? And what does he want?" Kurenai said in a dead serious tone.
"It is not for me to say." The branch member said.
"Well you tell Hiashi-sama that she isn't interested." Kurenai said in disgust as she prepared to close the door.
"Nee-san wait." Hinata said as she walked up to the branch member. Of the entire main branch, Hinata was the only member to have ever been respected by the branch family. Hinata took after her mother and never treated them like they were lesser beings. Hinata was always kind and respectable to the branch family. They all mourned when she was thrown out of the clan.
"What does he want?" Hinata asked softly.
"I don't know, but he was very adamant about you coming and meeting with him and the Hyuga elders." He responded.
"I want to go and see what he wants." Hinata said after a moment of contemplation.
"Are you sure about this Hinata?" Kurenai asked in concern.
"I am, but I would like you to accompany me." Hinata said in a determined tone.
"Like I would allow you to face those wolves alone." Kurenai responded with a smile as they followed the branch member to the Hyuga clan estate.
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Hiashi sat calmly before the council of the Hyuga clan, which was made up of the oldest main branch members. They all waited for the arrival of Hinata. However, Hiashi's expression darkened slightly when he saw Kurenai had arrived as well.
'She's going to make this difficult.' Hiashi thought as he watched as Hinata gave a very slight bow to the Hyuga elders. Kurenai bowed as well; however, it was plain to see that their bows held very little, if any, respect.
"Hinata…Kurenai-san." Hiashi said in acknowledgement as the two sat down.
"Hiashi-san." Hinata responded in a neutral tone.
"We thank you for responding to our summons." Hiashi said on behalf of the Hyuga elders as well as himself, though a few elders didn't look very happy.
"And what does this summons pertain to?" Kurenai asked in a tone that was just short of being confrontational.
"I don't recall requesting your presence Kurenai-san. Perhaps you would like to step out while we continue?" Hiashi said in his same neutral tone, though the look he sent Kurenai was enough to relay his anger.
"She is here because I asked her to accompany me. If she leaves, then so do I." Hinata said in a soft, but firm tone. Her gaze was stern and showed no hint of self-doubt or uncertainty.
"Very well. The reason we requested your presence was to talk about the future of the Hyuga clan." Hiashi said.
"What about it? The clan has nothing to do with me anymore." Hinata responded.
"You are a Hyuga." One of the council members said in anger.
Kurenai was about to respond when Hinata placed a hand on Kurenai's arm to stop her.
"It was my understanding that I no longer held the name Hyuga after my banishment. I am now Hinata Yuhi, thus I have no more interest in the workings of the clan." Hinata said in a stern tone as she locked gazes with the elder that had spoken. He sent her a glare that would have made the old Hinata look away in fear. However, Hinata simply returned the gaze with the same stern look.
"We feel that we may have been a bit hasty with your banishment." Hiashi said slowly.
"Did I just hear the mighty Hyuga clan admit they made a mistake?" Kurenai said with a mock expression of shock.
"We would like to extend our apologies." Hiashi said as he ignored Kurenai's statement.
"Accepted, may we leave now?" Hinata asked.
Hiashi's expression hardened slightly. While he was pleased that Hinata had finally seemed to develop the attitude necessary for her to be the clan heir, he didn't like that she was showing this attitude towards him and the clan. After the invasion, they had all gathered to discuss what they were going to do about Neji's defeat. Not only had he been soundly defeated by the kyuubi container, he had also nearly destroyed their clan's image with his overly vicious attacks. The populace had begun to treat many of the Hyuga with slight disdain.
The council felt that it was necessary to remove Neji from the heir position and blame his behavior solely at his feet, thus saving the clan from any lost respect. The clan knew that Hinata had gained favor from many in the village, some from sympathy because of her banishment, and others because of her strength to overcome and her kind and sweet demeanor. To the populace, she was a kind and pure heart and they respected her more than the clan. The elders wanted her to bring that same sympathy and respect to the clan.
"We would like you to once again take up the mantle as heir of the Hyuga clan." Hiashi said.
"I believe you already have a clan heir." Kurenai said in anger.
"Neji has been stripped of the title because of his actions during the third round of the chunin exams." Hiashi replied.
"Only because of the way he acted during the third round?! What about his actions against Hinata in the preliminaries?! Don't you even care that she almost died?!" Kurenai said in fury.
"Keep in mind who you are speaking to!" Hiashi said in anger.
"No thank you." Hinata as she softly, cutting off Kurenai's reply.
"What?" one of the clan elders asked in confusion.
"No thank you. I have no desire to retake the position of clan heir." Hinata said.
"You would deny the opportunity to become heir to the most powerful clan in Konoha?" Another member asked as if the very thought was insane.
"I would. I am very happy with my life as it is. I really must thank you. Your banishment of me resulted in me gaining a true family, friends and even more." Hinata said with a soft smile as she thought about Kurenai, Shino, and most especially Naruto.
Hiashi saw the smile on her face and decided to pull his trump card.
"We know all about your interaction with the Uzumaki, Hinata. I'm sure you also care about his continued well being in the village." Hiashi said grimly.
"Was that a threat Hiashi?" Kurenai said as her crimson eyes took on a dangerous glint.
"Not at all, I am simply informing Hinata of the facts. The village council had a conversation not too long ago about his ability to summon dragons and that special sword of his. There was a debate about whether the blade should have been taken away from him or not. The final decision came down to my vote and I decided to allow the boy to keep the weapon. If the issue were to come up again, then I may not be so quick to save him." Hiashi said with a pointed look at his daughter.
He had been expecting Hinata to either revert back to her old ways and look away in fear, or for her to keep her composure and grudgingly accept. However, he was not expecting her to become angry as her gaze revealed.
"Don't you dare threaten Naruto-kun!" Hinata said in anger. The entire Hyuga council was shocked that the once meek girl was glaring at them all in anger.
"I am not threatening him. I am just telling you what could happen. I believe that you should think about it and give us your decision later." Hiashi said as the Hyuga council stood and began to leave, symbolizing the end of the conversation.
Kurenai placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder to calm the angered girl down, though Kurenai wanted nothing more than to attack Hiashi immediately.
"It will be okay Hinata." Kurenai said as they turned to leave.
"Will it? I'm not so sure." Hinata said in sadness as her anger left her and the magnitude of Hiashi's threat sank in.
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Neji walked blindly down the road with no clear destination in mind. Naruto's chakra flash during the chunin exams had overloaded his byakugan and rendered his eyes incredibly sensitive to light. The doctor's were confident the he would one day regain full eye sight but until that day, he was forced to were wrappings over his eyes to protect them from any light damage. When Hiashi and the Hyuga clan found out about it, they had immediately decided to strip him of the clan name and put him in the streets. They refrained from resealing him as they thought it unnecessary.
'How could this happen to me?!' Neji thought as he blindly tripped over a rock and fell flat on his face. Neji had gotten no sympathy from the villagers. They had all witnessed his actions during the third round and also knew about his actions against Hinata, who the villagers had a soft spot for. They would look at him and treat him with disdain for what he did to her. Neji was blind, and alone. For a Hyuga, who had always been blessed with the byakugan that could see through anything, blindness was a fate worse than death. Neji couldn't see anything and it reminded him of Naruto's piercing darkness technique.
'What am I going to do now?' Neji thought as he pulled himself off of the ground and leaned back onto a wall.
"Neji is that you?"
Neji turned his head toward the new comer, and while he couldn't see he recognized the voice.
"Tenten, what do you want?" Neji asked in his usual neutral tone.
"What are you doing out here if you can't see anything?" Tenten asked in concern.
"What makes you think I can't see anything?" Neji asked in an attempt to save face.
"The fact that you tripped over yourself a minute ago kind of gives it away." Tenten replied.
"I have nowhere to go. My clan stripped me of the Hyuga name and kicked me out." Neji said as he turned to walk away. He didn't want her to see him like this.
"What are you going to do?" Tenten asked.
"Why do you care?" Neji said with scorn in his voice.
"I care because you're my teammate and I don't like seeing my friends hurt." Tenten said in annoyance.
"I have no idea what I'm going to do now. I have no clan, no eye-sight, and no future." Neji said.
"You're a coward." Tenten said after a moment.
"What did you say?!" Neji yelled in anger.
"You heard me! You're a coward! In case you've forgotten, Hinata has gone through the same thing you went through and she's stronger for it. You said in the preliminaries that she should have just given up and quit, but she decided to continue to fight on. If you are so superior to her as you claim then why are you the one who's giving up." Tenten said in anger. She wasn't going to take his anger because he couldn't accept that he wasn't top dog anymore.
"What do you expect me to do? Hinata at least had someone who would try and help her. If you saw me trip then you obviously saw the way the villagers treat me." Neji said in a subdued voice.
"Not like you don't deserve it with the way you've been acting ever since you became the clan heir. You acted worse than the very same main branch members you despised so much." Tenten said. Neji didn't reply, he just continued to look away from her.
"Come on then. You can stay with me and my father for a while." Tenten said in a kinder tone.
"I don't need you pity." Neji said dismissively.
"It's not pity! If you think that the only way people would want to help others is out of pity or obligation than I am ashamed to have thought of you as a friend." Tenten said as she turned to walk away.
"Stop." Neji said in a commanding voice. Tenten simply ignored him and continued to walk away. She wouldn't put up with his superiority complex anymore. Even while they were talking, he treated her as if she was beneath him.
"Wait." Neji said in a tone that made the word more of a request and less of a command.
Tenten actually stopped when she heard the change in tone and looked at him expectedly.
"What is it?" Tenten asked.
"I will accept your help." Neji said in his usual tone.
"Oh thank you sooo much great and powerful Neji!" Tenten said in rage as she turned to leave again.
"What is your problem? I said I would accept your help."Neji said.
"You said it as if it should have always been given to you! I came offering you help and you act like you're doing me a favor by accepting. If this is the way you are going to be from now on then forget about my offer and stay away from me unless we're on a mission." Tenten said in a dead serious voice.
Neji was stunned by the way she talked to him.
'I don't act that way….do I?' Neji thought.
"Tenten please stop." He said after a moment.
Tenten was prepared to continue to walk away no matter what he said until she heard the word "please" come from Neji of all people.
"What?" She asked giving him one more chance.
"I'm….sorry. Would you please help me? And if so than I thank you for your kindness." Neji said, though it sounded like he had to force a few of the words out of his mouth. He had been taught when he became clan head that he was special and that he never needed to saw such words as it was expected for him to be waited on hand and foot and for others to do his bidding.
"Okay then, but you had better watch yourself Neji. My father is not someone you can talk down to and hope to keep your body intact. Who do you think taught me how to be proficient with my weapons?" Tenten said in a tone that alerted Neji to the fact that living with her and her father would not be easy.
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Asuma was walking down the street looking at the repairs behind done to the village. He held mixed feelings about the past few days. He had lost his father and was still trying to wrap his mind around the fact that Sarutobi wouldn't be around to scold him, to joke around with him, or to give him fatherly advice. Asuma was upset about his father's passing, but he did respect the old leader's sacrifice.
'You always did put others before yourself dad.' Asuma thought as he turned to look at his father's image on the Hokage's mountain. Asuma was ripped from his thoughts when he saw Kakashi and Kurenai walking together. He gave a small smile and his mood brightened as he walked toward his fellow jonin.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Asuma asked as Kakashi and Kurenai turned to look at him.
"Oh nothing we were just out for a walk." Kurenai said quickly as a small blush appeared on her face.
"Sure you were." Asuma said with a smirk. His smirk disappeared when Kakashi tensed slightly. Kurenai picked up on it as well and both looked gave him slight looks of inquiry. Kakashi glanced quickly at the shop behind him, toward the two black cloaked figures sitting at a table. Their cloaks had red clouds on them and their straw hats hid any defining features about them. However, to put Kakashi on edge they must have been dangerous.
Both Kurenai and Asuma tensed in preparation of an attack. However, Kakashi simply turned to walk away. Though confused both of the jonin turned to follow the copy ninja.
"Kakashi what was that about?" Kurenai asked as she caught up to him.
"You'll see in a few moments." Kakashi answered as he pulled his head band up to reveal his sharingan.
Kurenai and Asuma turned to see that the two clocked figures were behind them.
"It's been a while, Itachi." Kakashi said as Kurenai and Asuma took defensive stances.
"Kakashi Hatake, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi." Itachi Uchiha said as he removed his straw hat and opened his clock slightly.
"So you know these three Itachi?" Kisame asked as he removed hit straw hat as well.
Kisame was a very strange sight to see. He had blue skin, sharp pointy teeth, spiky black hair, and gill like marking on his neck. He held a large wrapped object on his back. Itachi looked like an older Sasuke. His black hair hung down in a ponytail and his eyes showed his complete sharingan.
"That I do. They are three of the best jonin in the village so don't play around like you usually do." Itachi responded in a neutral tone.
"Whatever you say." Kisame said with a predatory grin that showed off his sharp teeth.
"Where is Naruto Uzumaki?" Itachi asked in the same neutral tone.
"Why do you want to know?" Kakashi asked in suspicion.
"Your response reveals that you are aware of his current location. Tell us where he went." Itachi said.
"I think not." Kakashi responded as he pulled out a kunai.
"Oh goody! I get to hurt someone!" Kisame said with glee as he pulled the wrapped object from his back and swung it down towards Kakashi.
Asuma jumped into the way and pulled out his trench knives to block the strange object.
"Kurenai be very careful with Itachi." Kakashi said as they prepared to double team the missing ninja.
"There is no reason to fight. Simply tell us where to find Naruto." Itachi said.
"Like we would tell you anything!" Kurenai said as she and Kakashi rushed forward to attack.
Kurenai attacked high with a swift kick towards Itachi's skull. Kakashi followed her up with a strike towards Itachi's chest. Itachi blocked Kurenai's kick and did a swift back flip to avoid Kakashi's punch.
"You will have to do much better than that." Itachi said as he pulled out a few shuriken.
Kakashi jumped in front of Kurenai and blocked the shuriken. He then saw that Itachi had vanished.
"Tell me where he is."
Kakashi turned to see Itachi behind Kurenai, with a kunai held to her throat.
'How did he do that?' Kakashi thought until he realized that the shuriken were simply a diversion while he simultaneously created a shadow clone in his place.
"Let her go." Kakashi said in a deadly tone.
"You are in no position to tell me what to do." Itachi said as he firmly pressed the kunai into Kurenai's throat.
"You shouldn't underestimate your opponents Itachi." Kakashi said with a small smile.
Itachi was confused momentarily until he realized that Kurenai was no longer in his grasp. His eye sight began to waver and suddenly he found himself immobilized by a multitude of tree branches. He looked behind him to see Kurenai appear with a kunai to his throat.
"You shouldn't take your eyes off of your opponent." Kurenai said with a smile at her completed genjutsu.
However, her confidence was short lived as Itachi swiftly turned the tables on her and she suddenly found herself captured by the very same branches that had held Itachi.
"And you should remember the power of the sharingan. Genjutsu rarely works against a full developed Uchiha." Itachi said in the same neutral tone.
Kurenai was annoyed at being caught in her own genjutsu but swiftly dispelled the technique and jumped back beside Kakashi.
"He's good." Kurenai said.
"He was the leader of the anbu when he was 13." Kakashi commented as he gave a brief look to see how Asuma was fairing.
Asuma had left quite a few slashes and cuts in Kisame's skin, but the strange looking missing ninja simply laughed through each blow and returned with even more ferocious power. Kisame's wrapped object was revealed to be a sword. However, this sword was very special. It was covered in scale like protrusions that made the entire blade look like a piece of shark skin.
"Do you like me blade? Its name is Samehada. It doesn't cut, it shaves!" Kisame said as he swung the blade down toward Asuma. Asuma blocked with both of his trench knives, however with only one hand Kisame forced the blade down onto Asuma's shoulder. He pulled back swiftly and Asuma cried out as his right shoulder was shredded by the scales on the blade.
'This isn't looking good.' Kakashi thought as he saw Itachi watching him and Kurenai.
"If you won't tell me then I must force you." Itachi said as he closed his eyes and slowly began to open it.
"Kurenai don't look into his eyes!" Kakashi yelled to her.
"Too late, Tsukuyomi" Itachi said as he made eye contact with Kurenai.
"No!" Kakashi yelled as he watched Kurenai fall to the ground unconscious.
He turned to look at Itachi in fury as he created a lightening blade.
"Release her!" Kakashi said in fury as he rushed Itachi.
Itachi jumped aside to avoid the blow, but was surprised when Kakashi turned on his heel and struck out with a back slash that caught Itachi across the chest. It left a shallow wound, but Kakashi's increased speed and strength surprised him.
"You must care for her quite a bit to get so worked up. Tell me where Naruto is and I will release her. As you know only a few seconds equal 72 hours in my Tsukuyomi, however I have her suspended in the technique currently and have yet to torture her to gain the information I seek. I will begin to torture her if you do not tell me where Naruto is now." Itachi said calmly.
Kakashi seethed in anger. He was slightly surprised by his own reaction to Kurenai's plight. He rarely flew off the handle like he had just done. He wondered why he cared for her well being above his other jonin comrades.
'There will be time to figure that out later.' Kakashi thought as he saw Kurenai's face contort in pain.
"I have begun to torture her. I wonder how long her mind can take the stress. You must know that I control time in Tsukuyomi and I can torture her for days in only a few seconds, or for years in only a few minutes. Tell me where Naruto is." Itachi said.
"He has left the village." Kakashi said in defeat.
"Thank you." Itachi said with a small bow and he turned and began to walk away.
"Kisame let's go." Itachi called to his partner.
"Aww I was just beginning to have some fun." Kisame said with an annoyed look as he turned to walk away.
Kurenai began to awaken as soon as Itachi and Kisame disappeared.
"Kurenai are you alright?" Kakashi asked softly and he gently pulled her to her feet.
"I've been better. I'm considered the mistress of genjutsu and yet I am beaten by one. Talk about irony." Kurenai sid with a small smile before she passed out.
"Is she okay?" Asuma asked as he walked over to them with a limp. Kisame was very powerful and Asuma had taken a good beating.
"I don't know. I have no idea what Itachi did to her in that genjutsu." Kakashi said sadly as he picked her up to take her to the hospital.
"Asuma get an anbu team to track them." Kakashi said as he ran towards the hospital at break neck speed.
"Got it." Asuma said. Even though the situation was grim Asuma couldn't help but smile at the concern Kakashi was showing Kurenai.
'I wonder if you are even aware of how you look at her Kakashi.' Asuma thought as he ran off to get the anbu.
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Hinata ran to the hospital when she had heard that Kurenai was hurt. She passed Shino who was leaving with Haku and the Aburame's silence when asked about her condition scared Hinata greatly.
She walked towards Kurenai's room and saw Kakashi leaving her room with a solemn expression.
"Kakashi-sensei, is Kurenai-nee-san alright?" Hinata asked in fear.
"Her life isn't in any danger." Kakashi said slowly.
"But?" Hinata asked as she heard the unspoken word in Kakashi's response.
"Her mind took a great deal of strain, and she won't awaken. The doctors don't know how to bring her out of it." Kakashi said with a tone that held a mixture of anger and sadness.
'No!' Hinata thought as she rushed into the room.
'Why do I fail everyone I care about?' Kakashi thought in anger as he punched a hole into the wall. He left the hospital ignoring the shocked stares sent his way.
Hinata saw Kurenai's sleeping form on her bed. She briefly wondered if the slow rising fear of losing her was the same feeling that her team had felt when she was in a coma.
"Kurenai-nee-san." Hinata said sadly as she stood beside the women that had taken her in after her banishment and had become the closest thing to a mother since the passing of Hinata's years ago.
"It is a shame that she was injured."
Hinata turned and much to her annoyance was faced by Hiashi.
"Hiashi-sama, to what do I owe the honor of this visit." Hinata said in a tone just shy of disrespectful.
Hiashi's expression did not show that he had noticed the lack of respect, though he undoubtedly did.
"I am here to talk to you more about the offer from earlier." Hiashi said calmly.
"If you hadn't noticed, my sensei and nee-san is injured. I don't feel like discussing that topic with you right now!" Hinata said in anger as she glared at her former father.
"I would just like to clarify a few things without the council being around." Hiashi said in a disarming tone.
"And what might that be?" Hinata asked, her expression never changing.
"You always wanted to help the branch family and their blight. How do you plan to do that if you are not in command of the clan? Are you going to turn your back on them?" Hiashi asked.
Hinata's expression changed from anger to shame. She had always wanted to help the branch family, and Hiashi had a point. If she was the clan heir again, then she could help them.
"Also, as you have shown to have grown stronger, than your continued interactions with the Uzumaki would be allowed." Hiashi said.
Hinata looked at him in suspicion.
"First you threaten Naruto-kun, and now you tell me that you are fine with him?" Hinata asked him in a tone that conveyed her skepticism.
"The council wanted me to say that earlier. I have nothing against the boy. If you were to become the clan heir, then you would also bring good ties with the Aburame clan as well as the Uzumaki. If he were to become Hokage, then the clan would prosper. Also as clan heir, you would be able to defend him against the council members that want to harm him." Hiashi said as he saw Hinata's gaze turn contemplative.
"I will leave you with your thoughts." Hiashi said as he turned to leave. Hinata failed to catch the small smirk that spread across his face as he left.
'What should I do?' Hinata thought as she sat beside Kurenai's bed. She wished Kurenai was awake to help her.
'Naruto-kun.' Hinata thought as she took Kurenai's unmoving hand in her's.
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Danzo watched with a smile as Sasuke trained with his root members. The Uchiha was truly a genius as he was able to accomplish many of the training regiments faster than the other root trainees.
'Still, his power is nothing compared to what lies dormant in the Uzumaki.' Danzo thought. His plan was very simple, give Sasuke the power he needed and let him loose against Naruto. Once Naruto was defeated at Sasuke's hands, Danzo would take the boy and turn him into the greatest weapon Konoha had ever seen.
'Still, physical pain will not be enough to break the boy. To break him emotionally, more drastic measures will have to be taken.' Danzo thought with a cruel smile as he looked at a picture showing a smiling Naruto and a blushing Hinata.
'Yes, she will do nicely.' Danzo thought as he watched Sasuke continue to train.
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Here's chapter 29! Hiashi and Danzo have plans for Hinata, whose will succeed? What will Hinata's decision be? What will happen when Itachi and Kisame find Naruto and Jirayia? That is a secret! Next time will show Naruto and his training with Jirayia. Till next time, Kyuubi123 out!
