A/N I'm still on holidays so I probably won't update for another week. Thanks to all the reviewers and to all the readers who are patient enough to wait for updates.

Back when they were younger, Konohamaru had given them lessons on genjutsu. One of the things he had talked about was the aftereffect. Powerful genjutsu could stick in your mind, even after they were dispelled. Hisa had never fully understood what he meant until now.

The darkness wasn't the pleasant emptiness she had wished for. Instead, images of the worst moments of the genjutsu replayed themselves over and over again in her mind. Oki's mangled body, Obito's dead eyes and Kawa's soul being sucked into hell, Tearing Hinata in two and chopping Naruto's head off over and over again.

It was almost a relief when she woke up, until she started to panic. If she was awake, then what was stopping her from destroying everything? She was so distressed she didn't even notice the chakra waves pulsing from her body and the trees around her snapping.

Then her real memories started coming back: Coming here to fight, fighting Nawaki, and the genjutsu. Nawaki! What happened to him? She looked around, but he was nowhere to be seen. Obito had probably rescued him. He was probably on his way to destroy Konoha. Too bad she had already done that.

She destroyed Konoha! Had she really done that? She couldn't be sure.

She scrambled over to the river as fast as she could. Every move made her want to throw up, but she kept at it. When she reached the edge, she looked into the water and opened her right eye. Nawaki's sharingan stared back at her.

She sighed in relief, feeling her body relax. They were all alive. It was only an illusion; she hadn't really done those things. She never thought she would be so happy to have the Sharingan.

Flopping back against the muddy river bank, she considered what to do next. Konoha was in danger, and she needed to get back as soon as possible. But she was in no condition to move anywhere just yet. Even now, the idea of blinding her rinnegan eye was very tempting.

Physically, she was exhausted, so running towards a huge fight straight away wouldn't be the smartest thing. But mentally, she needed to get to Konoha, just to reassure herself that she would defend it, not destroy it.

She struggled to her feet, fighting the urge to vomit. Once she was up, she swayed unsteadily for a few seconds, until she found her balance. After that, it was simply a matter of putting one foot in front of the other.

Slowly and unsteadily, Hisa began to walk.

Chasing Nawaki again, she thought why am I still chasing him? Ever since that fight in the forest, it feels like we're in a never-ending race.

Then you know what you should do?

Stop talking to myself?

When you reach Konoha, don't let him escape again. End it.

Easier said than done.

She shook her head, which sent her spinning into a tree. Once she got back on her feet, she started to jog. Nawaki and Obito had a few hours head start, which meant that she would need to pick up the pace.

After another ten minutes of crashing into trees and collapsing, Hisa decided that she needed a new strategy. Speed was the most important thing here. She needed to catch up with them as quickly as she could, but she was in no condition to walk, never mind tree-jump.

An idea came to her then. One that could possibly kill her and most likely traumatise her, but if it worked she would be back in Konoha in under an hour.

Think back. she told herself Remember the genjutsu.

Killing Oki. Destroying Toruko. Ripping Hinata in two. Chopping Naruto's head off-

NO!

Just think of the very beginning. When you started to fly, how did you do that?

She remembered the pathways in her body she had pushed her chakra through in the genjutsu, and she mirrored it as best she could in reality. Unfortunately, the genjutsu had made it look effortless. In reality, it was a lot harder.

"Almighty Push!"

She shot ten feet into the air, disturbing a flock of birds and screaming as she went.

!

Nawaki was still in shock. The fact that he was jumping through the trees next to his dead uncle had not quite managed to sink in yet. Obito led the group, and Nawaki could almost feel the anticipation rolling off him. At least someone was going to enjoy this.

Nawaki knew from Sakura's stories that all of these people were significant to Naruto, and a few of them were significant to a lot of other villagers. Something about this didn't feel right to Nawaki. Okay, so a lot of things that he had done recently didn't feel right, but using dead bodies to physiologically torment Naruto seemed worse than playing dirty. It felt despicable.

He tried to voice those thoughts, but Obito ignored him. Nawaki sensed that Obito wasn't happy with his constant hesitation, but he couldn't help it. Half of him wasn't sure if killing Sasuke was what he wanted at all. But the other half was fixated on his mother's death, and the furious desire to avenge her was what motivated him to follow Obito.

Obito and the bodies came to a stop. Nawaki wasn't quite quick enough, and ended up bumping into Itachi's back. It made him shudder slightly.

"Here is where we part." Obito announced. "I will go directly towards the village, and attack the centre and the areas furthest from the police station. The Uchiha district is at the edge of the village, and that's probably where Sasuke will be. If he's not there…" he trailed off, but his eyes flickered to Itachi. "I'll find him and persuade him to go."

Nawaki didn't want to hear any more. He took off towards the Uchiha district as quickly as he could.

!

It happened so quickly. One second everyone was going around doing their daily business. The next, two buildings had exploded and dust clouds were flying everywhere. People screamed as the ground trembled and the debris flew at them. One child cried out for her daddy, but soon she could no longer be heard over the sound of explosions and collapsing buildings.

In the centre of the village Naruto and Hinata stood on top of the Hokage building, staring out at the destruction. Hinata's Byakugan was activated, and she was giving instructions through a headpiece. Naruto's eyes were open but glazed. Hinata didn't panic. She knew from experience that he was communicating with Kurama.

Naruto's eyes sharpened and he put his hands together in a hand-seal.

"Kage-Bunshin no Jutsu!"

A thousand clones, each of them covered in a cloak of Kyubi chakra, flew off the Hokage building. They ran straight towards the dust and the screams, doing their best to stop the buildings from collapsing and dragging the villagers to safety.

Naruto opened his eyes and looked determinedly out at the village. Hinata gave a small smile. That was the expression of the man who would face the Ten-tails with no chakra, who would fight anyone who touched his precious people.

"Is Sasuke in position?"

Hinata nodded.

"He's leaving the Uchiha district right now. He should be here to help in a few minutes."

She paused to listen to her earpiece.

"We've sighted the intruders. Seven people, one confirmed as Obito, none confirmed as Nawaki."

"Do we know what the situation is between Nawaki and Hisa?"

"No information so far. Konohamaru reached the Valley of the End five minutes ago, but no one was there."

She noticed Naruto shaking slightly and took his hand.

"Obito… We named our son after that him Hinata. Our son. That bastard… I THOUGHT HE HAD CHANGED! I BELIEVED IN HIM!"

She squeezed his hand tightly, gazing out at the village. With her Byakugan, she could see the chakra of Konoha shinobi as they went up against the enemy. Something strange caught her attention: a familiar chakra signature, one that she hadn't seen in years. Neji! Could it be? No, that's impossible.

She lost sight of the chakra signature amidst the fighting, and after scanning the rest of the village, she turned back to Naruto. He had created another thousand clones, who were all sitting down, as motionless as statues. The real Naruto stood in the centre of them, his eyes closed.

"I'm going into Sage Mode." he said. "Guard me until I'm ready."

She nodded, turning around until she was facing Konoha. Her eyes looked all around the village, making sure that nothing was approaching from any angle.

After about two minutes, she noticed a strange warped chakra appearing behind Naruto.

"Naruto." she said. "He's here."

Some of the clones were getting up, but they all seemed to have jobs. They jumped off the building, following the trail left by the first batch of clones. None seemed to care about the man appearing behind their creator, or maybe Naruto had ordered them to ignore him.

He hadn't told Hinata anything of the sort. She rushed over and got into the Gentle Fist fighting stance, waiting for the man to fully appear. Naruto was motionless and silent behind her, but she knew exactly what he needed her to do.

The man materialized fully, and Hinata lunged. The man sidestepped her blow, looking at her as if she was an interesting scientific specimen.

"Hinata Hyuga." he drawled, and she knew that it was definitely Obito Uchiha.

"Why are you doing this Obito?" she asked "Why now and why Nawaki?"

"Nawaki? I don't see him destroying the village, so why would you think he's involved?"

"We know you have him." she said, annoyed at all the posturing "What are you planning?"

"You're an interesting woman Hinata Hyuga." he said, as if she hadn't said anything at all. "Intelligent, very intelligent, and from a very young age. You saw in Naruto Uzumaki what no one else could, and you kept at it, even when he seemed like a hopeless case."

She eyed him coldly, waiting for an opportunity to strike. He continued talking, while behind her Naruto was still motionless.

"It took years, but eventually your time came. You saved him, and confessed your love for him. Soon after that he became the village hero. You helped him again during the war, and he was the main hero of that. Now look at you! Wife of the Hokage, head of the Hyuga Clan, yes, you were very perceptive indeed."

His chakra points were still translucent, so she knew that if she struck him it would be pointless, and she would endanger herself. He seemed content to stand and talk which made her wonder: Who was destroying the village if he was here? Was he even in charge of the attack? Or had he been sent here to keep Naruto distracted?

"But now, I'm curious." he said "As powerful as Naruto is, his time is up. I could kill both of you in an instant, and I'm sure you know that. He's used up most of his chakra protecting the weak villagers, and as talented as you are, you're eyes are no match for mine. So now I wonder, why do you still protect him?"

She stared at him in disbelief.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me." he said, his voice so oily she snarled slightly. "Why do you stand by him when you know he has no chance? Surely someone like you would understand that the only way to survive is to join me. I cannot understand why you would stand by a doomed man."

"Because I love him." she stated, her voice so cold that he shifted backwards. "You don't seem to understand. I always believed in Naruto, but I don't love him because of his power or his status. I love him because he is Naruto, and even if he never became more than a genin, I would still love him. I love that he never gives up, that he loves this village, even after the cruelty that he experienced as a child. I love that he calls my father 'Old Man Hyuga' with no fear of what the nobles think. I love that he treats everyone with kindness, and he doesn't care that people think he's a fool, because he knows that one day they will be friends with him. I love him for so many reasons, but the high-profile life is not one of them. Naruto doesn't care about being rich, or being able to order people around, and neither do I. We care about being strong, yes, but only so that we can protect our village, and the people that we love."

"I see." Obito said, almost sadly. "Either you still believe he can win, or you truly mean what you say. Either way, it seems I overestimated you. You are content to die fighting me if it'll mean saving Naruto?"

Hinata smiled

"Yes."

"Very well then."

Her eyes followed him, but she still wasn't quick enough to react properly. He solidified a second before her hand touched him, his own hand reaching towards her heart with a kunai. She saw that the kunai would hit her heart before she had time to block him, but she tried anyway.

Another hand clamped down on his, stopping the kunai from stabbing her. Obito let his hand and the kunai fade out of reality, and drew back. Hinata turned around to see who had saved her, and smiled.

Naruto stood there, staring at Obito with amber eyes.

"She won't fight you alone."

!

Once she had stopped plummeting to her death, Hisa had started to get the hang of flying. As long as she descended before the push ran out, she could land relatively softly, and could take off again. It had only taken twelve pushes, to reach the outer wall of Konoha. She stood, watching the destruction, hearing the screams. Memories of the genjutsu flashed before her eyes, until she wasn't sure what was the real destruction and what was the genjutsu aftereffect.

Great, now I have PTSD. Thanks Nawaki.

Her chakra had started coming back ever since she woke up, and even all the Almighty Pushes didn't seem to affect it that much. She certainly had enough for one good fight, hopefully more.

Pushing off from the wall, she flew unsteadily through the village, looking for the biggest fight.

!

"Ah," Obito said, with a gleam in his eye. "Right on time. Just what you would expect from Naruto Uzumaki."

"Once we get you in a jail cell and suck all your chakra out I'm sure you won't mind if I ask why you're doing this."

"Not at all."

"Good. Now we'll just kick your ass and take you to that cell."

Naruto lunged, but seemed to miss. Obito struck, but suddenly Hianta yelled "Now!" and Naruto's fist struck his cheek, Obito fell backwards, tumbling to the ground.

"I see." he said, climbing back on his feet. "I didn't want to resort to this, but fighting you in Sage Mode was not what I planned."

Naruto heard a gasp from behind him. Turning around, he saw a figure approaching Hinata. The figure wasn't moving fast, and Naruto waited for Hinata to strike it down. To his surprise, she let it approach. It was only when he saw its face that he realised why.

"N… Neji." Hinata stammered.

Neji attacked, wrapping an arm around Hinata's throat and twisting her body so that it was facing outwards. He put his left hand next to Hinata's head, and to both her and Naruto's surprise, his hand opened up to reveal a cannon.

"What…" was all Naruto could say.

"This is Neji Hyuga, my Asura Path." Obito said, barely hiding his amusement. "I believe you two knew him when he was still alive?"

"You bastard…" Hinata whispered, "You bastard... You bastard! YOU BASTARD!"

She struck Neji with her Gentle Fist wherever she could. It didn't seem to affect him at all, and his arm tightened around her neck, forcing her to stop.

Naruto was frozen, one step away from attacking Obito, who was watching the entire scene with enjoyment.

"I'm afraid your attacks won't work. You see, now that he is the Asura Path, his body is mostly made up of metal. The Gentle Fist is quite useless."

His eyes swivelled to Naruto, who was standing between Hinata and Obito, unsure.

"It appears that we are at a standoff." Obito announced "If you try to attack me Naruto, I will kill Hinata. But if I get closer to you, there's a chance you will be able to hit me. So here's what'll happen. We're all going to wait until your Sage Mode runs out. Then I'll decide whether killing your wife will benefit me or not. If not, I send Neji off to do more damage to the village, and Hinata gets knocked out. Don't you think that's fair Naruto?"

"Naruto." Hinata whispered "Kill him. Please. Don't worry about me, just stop him."

"Hinata…" Naruto's voice was desperate.

"Look what he's done to Neji!" Hinata cried, no longer quiet and calm. "I don't care if I die, as long as he does too! Neji… my cousin-no, my brother- he died to save us, and now his body is being used to threaten us! Please, don't worry about me, just kill him."

"I'd advise you to stay quiet." Obito said coldly "You are only valuable to me because Naruto loves you, and won't attack me until I kill you. However, there's nothing to stop me from cutting your fingers or eyes."

Hinata and Naruto glared at him, Hinata coldly and Naruto angrily. But Naruto still didn't move, and time was running out.

!

As she flew over the village, Hisa noticed something happening on the top of the Hokage building. She flew over to it, and using her sharingan she was able to see what was happening. A man who must be Obito Uchiha was standing, talking to Naruto, who was in Sage Mode. Why wasn't Naruto attacking?

She noticed Hinata and a stranger with unusual chakra pathways. Then she noticed the hand around her mother's throat, and the chakra cannon pointing at her head. Rage bubbled inside her at the fact that someone would dare use Hinata against Naruto, and suddenly she was shooting down towards them, her push working to drag her down instead of keeping her floating. She tried to steady herself, but it wasn't working. She was going to crash.

!

"Now then," Obito said, the smirk clear in his voice "How much longer do you have left in Sage Mode? One minute? A few…" He trailed off. "What's that noise?"

"Someone's screaming." Naruto said, looking around the roof.

"It sounds like it's getting closer." Hinata said, also struggling to look around.

"What-" was all Obito managed to say, before something crashed onto the roof, creating a cloud of dust that blocked Hinata and Neji from view.

!

Shinobi bodies differ from normal humans in many ways. Once you learn to use chakra, it naturally enhances your muscles and bones, so if you were a shinobi you could jump off a cliff and only get a few bruises, maybe a broken leg if you weren't careful. Some shinobi, like Tsunade, have huge amounts of natural chakra–enhanced strength. Others, like Sakura Haruno, learnt to get the same strength by controlling and pushing the chakra to certain areas of the body.

Although Hisa didn't have the same amount of chakra control as Sakura, she managed to push as much chakra as she could into her legs and feet. Screaming as she fell, she aimed both her legs at the figure holding Hinata. The chakra in her legs meant that even when she hit Neji with the force of a demolition ball, nothing broke.

Except Neji.

Hinata quickly rotated, creating a chakra shield that blocked the destruction from hitting her. Neji wasn't so lucky. All the gears and cogs in his body were smashed, and he fell broken onto the roof.

From the cloud of dust and metal scrap, Hisa emerged, staggering sideways before getting her balance and eyeballing the three shocked faces in front of her.

"Mom, Dad." she nodded before looking directly at Obito "Asshole-who-corrupted-Nawaki."

"Hisa," Naruto began "What…"

She looked at Naruto, and for one second she was tempted to grab her sword and cut his head off. He was shocked from her arrival, so she might catch him by surprise. Could she do it?

Instead, she reached down and brushed the dirt off her trousers.

"I don't know about you guys," she said, straightening up, "But I thought that was pretty good for a dramatic entrance."