Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well! Please take care of yourself amid this coronavirus outbreak.

I am back with a new chapter. Thank you for all your kind reviews, that keep me pushing to write more chapters. Please don't forget that english is not my first language, so you may find some mistakes. This chapter sets the plot for the story, so you may find that there is not enough Sasuhina interaction. Thank you all for your support, and I hope you will enjoy this chapter.

The sun rose high above the city of Konoha. It was around lunch time when the Hyuga heiress finally opened her eyes. She immediately felt her head heavy and aching. She slowly tried to remember why she was in her bed, and what had happened the previous night. But all the images she was remembering were blurry. She lied a few more minutes on her comfy bed, until she heard a familiar sound coming from outside her room.

"Onee-san, wake up!"

The door opened, and showed her little sister standing, still wearing her pyjamas. She looked quite distressed, Hinata noticed. Slowly raising from the bed, the elder Hyuga daughter looked at Hanabi, concerned.

"Is anything the matter?"

Hanabi jumped right next to her sister on the bed, and nearly screamed. "Why did Sasuke bring you home yesterday? THE Sasuke Uchihot! Dad is fu-ri-ous!"

"I… What do you mean? Did he bring me home, yesterday?" asked the heiress, confused.

"You don't remember?" Hanabi sighed, holding her sister's hand.

Hinata took a deep breath. She could not remember anything from the day before. She went to Naruto's party, and drank with her friends. She then… walked away, and found Sasuke. They sat together and talked about…love? She remembered feeling hot, and… her eyes widened while she flushed.

"Oh my God." She whispered.

"Don't tell me you did nasty things with-"

"I threw up in front of Sasuke-san!' she realized, her cheeks still hot.

"I was expecting something way juicier, onee-san." Hanabi rolled her eyes, and sighed.

Hanabi would never admit it loudly but she was a little bit jealous of her sister. Hinata was always considered the most beautiful and feminine one among the siblings. And Hanabi had to admit that it was true. Hinata was everything that she wasn't: feminine, soft spoken, polite and great body. And on top of that, the boys that were around her were no one but the war heroes, such as Naruto, and now… Sasuke Uchiha. As known as the most eligible bachelor in Konoha (except for the few who still treated him like a traitor).

"Hanabi!" said the elder sister, embarrassed.

The little sister rolled her eyes a second time. "Oh, you really need to stop acting like a prude." She got up from the bed. "Anyway, father is waiting for us downstairs. You better hurry because he is not in a good mood."

"Yes, I'll be ready in a few minutes. Go first, I'll join you." Hinata immediately jumped out of her bed. She could not let her father wait. She waved her hand to Hanabi, who was leaving, and rushed to the shower. She did not want to reek of alcohol in front of the clan leader.

Hiashi calmly sipped his green tea, eyes closed, as both his daughters were silently looking at him. Hinata's cup was still full. She could feel the dark aura surrounding her father. Hanabi on the other hand, was eating her bowl of rice, although she was also unsettled by the atmosphere in the room.

"Hinata." The clan leader finally spoke. "Where were you yesterday evening?"

The heiress was expecting this question and had already prepared her answer. "I was at Naruto-kun's and Sakura-san's house, to celebrate their wedding anniversary."

Hiashi finally looked at his eldest daughter. "Then, why did the traitor bring you home last night, in such a disgraceful state?"

Hanabi stopped eating, and threw a worried side look to the heiress. The tone their father used was extremely dry, which meant that he was irritated. However, Hinata did not lose her composure. First of all, she did not like the fact that her father was questioning her actions like she was five-year-old. Secondly, she did not like the fact that her father did not call Sasuke by his name.

"You are aware of my past feelings for Naruto-kun. I was feeling unwell, and drank a bit more than usual." She finally looked at her father, straight in the eyes. "Sasuke-san was kind enough to bring me home, upon seeing my state of distress."

"Do not associate yourself with the traitor." Hiashi replied, still looking at his daughter. "He may have changed, as Kakashi likes to claim, however, an Uchiha can never be trusted."

The atmosphere in the room was suffocating. Hanabi was quite surprised that Hinata was actually holding her ground on this matter. She knew that Hinata had grown since her shy and unconfident days, and that is why Hiashi restored her status back as the heiress. However, although she spoke more confidently, it was the first time that she saw her sister disagreeing with father in such a manner.

"With all due respect, father, I wish to see for myself if Sasuke-san can be trusted or not." Hinata replied. Her composure was perfect, but deep down, she was worried and angry at the same time. She never directly opposed her father like this, however, she sincerely though that her father was wrong to uphold the hatred towards the Uchiha survivor. Everyone deserved a second chance, and this included Sasuke as well. And, although some of his actions were questionable, she did not know how she would have reacted to her brother killing her whole clan. It must have been such a trauma to a young child.

Hiashi held her gaze. His daughter was resisting his order with such poise. She really had grown. However, he did not have enough time to voice his opinion, as a maid shyly opened the door. "I apologise for the intrusion, Hiashi-sama. However, the Hokage has summoned Hinata-sama."

Hinata internally thanked the Gods for saving her from her father.

It was a very sunny day in Konoha, and Hinata could feel the gentle breeze of the wind caressing her face as she walked towards the Hokage tower. Every time she looked at this building in the middle of Konoha, standing tall and proud, she could not stop herself of thinking about Naruto. The room at the top of the building was his dream, and he was so close to achieving it. But then, she wondered, what was her dream? She had been so infatuated with the blond, and moved by his passion that she somewhat felt that she had forgotten herself along the line. Was never giving up her dream?

As she approached the door, she heard Kakashi's voice asking her to enter. He had already sensed her. She pushed the door, and entered the room. Her pale eyes fell on the man sitting at the centre of the room, reading some paperwork. Kakashi Hatake. The copying ninja, who was part of the ANBU black ops. He looked so calm, but everyone knew that he was a beast, even without his sharingan. And the whole village was also aware that he really didn't want to be the Hokage, but accepted to cover this position until Naruto was ready to take over. As she closed the door behind her, she noticed the presence of all the members of Team 7, including Sasuke, and her own team members. She was surprised, and worried, but did not let it show on her face. She bowed in respect of the Hokage.

Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame immediately went to stand next to her, as if they were protecting her of something. Or someone. They both knew that after the great ninja war, Naruto had admitted to Hinata that he knew about her feelings all along, and that he could not return them. And although they respected Naruto as a friend, they could not get over the fact that he was aware of their teammate's feelings, but never rejected her. Hinata softly smiled at her teammates' behaviour, and looked at Kakashi.

"I apologise for my tardiness."

Kakashi offered her a smile. "That's fine, Hinata-san. Now that everyone is here, I can tell you why I have called all of you in."

Although her eyes were fixed on the Hokage, Hinata could see Team 7 standing on the other side of the room. Sasuke was leaning against the wall, looking through the window, as completely uninterested by what was going on. Naruto flashed her a warm smile, which she returned. And Sakura for some reason had a very troubled face.

"A report came to me this morning, in relation to the Hyuga clan." Kakashi showed the papers that were in his hand. "It was discovered that a small faction is trying to bring Kaguya Otsutsuki back to life."

All eyes turned to Kakashi, even Sasuke's. At the sound of the Great Goddess' name, the atmosphere of the room completely changed. Hinata's eyes widened, as shock ran through her body. Who would dare to do that, especially after the Great Ninja War? She was trying to think of anyone within the Hyuga clan who would be involved in this, but no one came to her mind. Her father? There was no way. He may put the clan's interest above the village's, but the war had affected him too much for him to even think about this idea. And, wasn't she sealed anyway?

"This is impossible!" said Kiba, confused. "Didn't Naruto and Sasuke seal her?"

"Yeah, exactly! We sealed her with Indra and Ashura's chakra. Unless one of us decide to break the seal, no one else can. Even the Hyuga clan." Naruto stated, as he took a step closer to Kakashi's table.

Kakashi put the report down on the table, and looked at Kiba, then Naruto. "Indeed, she has been sealed her away." And his gaze finally turned to Hinata. "However, the main branch of the Hyuga clan are her direct descendants, along with the Otsutsuki clan. According to a certain forbidden fuinjutsu, it is stated that the purest blood must be shed so that Kaguya can be revived, through a host."

The room went quiet, as everyone was trying to process what was being said. What did the purest blood mean?

"The purest blood would mean the first born of the Hyuga clan, or the Otsutsuki clan?" realised Shino, as he quickly glanced at her teammate, with worry.

Kakashi nodded, his eyes still on Hinata. "The Otsutsuki clan consider Kaguya as a traitor. They would not want to revive her. The only other option is the person even the Otsutsuki clan call … Byakugan Princess."

Hinata gulped, as she recalled who first mentioned this title. Hamura Otsutsuki had called her Byakugan Princess, and entrusted her with some of his chakra, as she was the only one who could destroy the Tenseigan. She had never really pondered on what this strange title meant. However, she guessed that her Byakugan was considered as the purest one among the Hyuga clan, and this might be reason why she had been given this title. From old legends running in the Hyuga clan, she knew that a pure Byakugan meant a Byakugan that was close to an Otsutsuki's, the original Byakugan bearers.

"Now that you say this… I remember Toneri calling her the Byakugan Princess." Sakura finally spoke up, realization in her eyes. "So, this would mean that the Hyuga clan needs to kill Hinata, so that she can become Kaguya's host?"

Hinata's blood froze, as she listened to Sakura. This was insane. Some members of her own clan were trying to kill her.

"This cannot be true! I will never let this happen!" shouted Kiba, moving unconsciously in front of Hinata. Shino stepped forward as well, in silence.

Hinata remained calm. "Does father know about this?"

"He came to see me one week ago, with some suspicions. And he allowed me to conduct a secret investigation." Explained Kakashi, as he recalled that day. Although the Hokage was the leader of the village, he was not allowed to conduct unauthorised investigation on the four noble clans of Konoha. Never in the history of Konoha had the Hyuga leader asked for an investigation within his own clan.

Hinata sighed in relief. If her father asked for the Hokage's help, this meant that he was not part of this insanity. However, this also implied that something had happened, but he could not directly confront the authors. This only meant that they were not simple servants. They were people of power within the clan.

"Don't worry Hinata!" Blue eyes bore into pale eyes. "We will destroy that faction!"

Sakura rolled her eyes and gently punched Naruto's shoulder. "We cannot just destroy Hyuga clan members, Naruto."

"What is our mission?" asked Shino, looking at the Hokage.

Finally, someone was asking the right question. "First, we must identify the members of the dissident faction. For this, Hinata-san needs Team 7 and Team 8's help." Kakashi turned his head towards the heiress. "Every time you suspect anyone, you must report it to me, and to this team, so that we can keep an eye on them and confirm whether or not they are involved in this."

Hinata nodded. "I understand."

Kakashi then turned to the pink haired kunoichi. "Sakura, your mission is to study the sealing technique, and find a way to alter it. We must prepare ourselves for the worse."

Sakura nodded, as she took the paper that Kakashi was handing her. She quickly glanced at them, and saw the details about the fuijutsu.

"We will keep an eye on Hinata and help her find the dissidents." said Shino, obviously referring to himself and Kiba.

"Indeed, you are the closest to Hinata, and no one will suspect you." Kakashi agreed, and then turned his eyes towards Naruto and Sasuke. "You two will be necessary towards the end of the mission, when we will need to stop the dissidents."

Naruto seemed quite excited as he shouted, "My pleasure!", while Sasuke did not move an inch from where he was.

Kakashi carefully looked at the unit he had picked for the mission. Sakura was essential for this mission, as her understanding of chakra and seals would help them undercover a plan B should they be unable to stop the dissidents. As for Team 8, they were renowned for their tracking ability. Furthermore, Kiba and Shino had more access to the Hyuga compound due to their close friendship with the heiress. Finally, Naruto and Sasuke were needed to destroy the dissident faction and any seal that might take place. He needed to be extremely careful with this mission, as it involved one of the strongest clans of Konoha, and mostly one of the most influential clan in the village. The Hyuga clan was one of the four noble clans, and had its seat at the Council. "This is a confidential E-Rank mission. We will meet next week, on the same day and at the same time." He said, while closing the report in his hands. The unit nodded.

Kakashi put the report in one of his drawers. "Now, Team 8 can leave. Team 7, please stay, I have another mission for you."

Team 8 bowed their head in sign of respect, before Kiba opened the door, to let his teammates leave first. Hinata caught Sasuke's eyes on her, as she turned away to leave. The heiress cheeks slightly turned pink from embarrassment, as she remembered last night's event.

"What happened yesterday?" Asked Kiba, as he walked next to Hinata and Shino, while exiting the Hokage tower.

He had to admit that he did not remember much from the party. He just knew that he was drunk, threw up on Sakura's new carpet, and passed out after she punched him in the face. Shino, on the other hand, didn't even take one single drink, and brought Kiba back home. However, both of them had not seen Hinata at the party just after the couple dance.

"I… I went out to get some fresh air. And I just went back home." Whispered Hinata, not looking at her teammates. She didn't want to tell them that she was with Sasuke, as she knew that they would freak out.

"You were with Sasuke." Plainly said Shino. Although his voice seemed very normal, people that were close to him would be able to detect the irritation.

"Excuse me, what?!" asked Kiba, stopping in his tracks, as he looked at the Hyuga heiress with big eyes. "Is it true?"

Hinata did not appreciate the fact that Shino had probably sent a beetle to follow her when she went out of Naruto's house. She knew that he did not intend to spy on her, and was probably worried about her. However, sometimes, she just felt like she had two overprotective big brothers. "I met Sasuke-san outside. As I was feeling unwell, he walked me back home." She explained calmly. It was the truth, and she had nothing to hide.

Kiba was truly confused. He had never seen Hinata and Sasuke interacting in his entire life. Knowing that he walked her home gave him mixed feelings. He may be back to the village (thanks to Naruto), but he still had a hard time trusting him. "I shouldn't have left you alone… Be wary of this guy. I don't trust him." Shino nodded in agreement.

The Hyuga heiress was grateful that her teammates did not start a ruckus in the middle of the road. "I will, Kiba-kun." And she tried to change the subject of the conversation. "I feel hungry, do you want to go to Ichiraku's?" She asked, with a soft smile.

"You're right, let's go!" said Kiba, as he put his hand around Hinata's shoulders. Team 8 walked through the streets of Konoha, with Kiba bragging about his last mission, Hinata smiling, and Shino accusing Kiba of exaggerating the facts. Hinata truly wished that these happy moments with her team would last forever. But deep down, she knew that the threat from her own clan would not let her.