A shinobi holds up a steady hand, signaling to the others to remain in place. Their eyes carefully scan their target from afar, being careful and cautious on how to apprehend them. Being filled in an briefed about this person, only the elite in a sense where chosen to take on this mission and take down the threat. After so long searching and following every trail and lead, until they where given word on something big to where their target was headed and most likely be, to their surprise and relief they managed to track them down. To a what use to be a small once lively town. The buildings and homes broken and tattered, windows broken and shattered. Everything was just demolished and ruined, a few bodies of those who were not lucky enough to flee when their town became the victim of unfortunate tragedy. One would say a battle went off here, seeing the slash markings here and there.
"Sir, their on the move!"
One of their teammates inform them, through their headset."Their moving fast! Towards the east."
"Right! Flank them, we can't let them escape. Anko get ready, Sai assist! Everyone watch yourself, this one isn't someone to take likely."
Hearing his orders, Sai pushes back his hesitation, the second the target zooms passed him without their knowledge of his presence, he whips out a blank scroll, his ink and paint brush. With quick speed he draws a multitude of snakes, using his signature Super Beast Imitating Drawing. Making his drawings come to life, knowing his command they rise off the paper and hurry to do his bidding, next he draws another animal and sends them on their way. With that being done, Anko passes him over head and with her cue he rushes off after their intended target.
Not to far away, a small toad from Mount Myoboku was just gathering some things when they heard the commutation that startled them. From where they were, their eyes widen in shock at what they saw. Dropping everything they had and hurry back to inform the others.
A cold chill came on Naruto, he didn't know why. It froze him, stopping him from finishing packing. Something wasn't right, this bad omen feeling that pitted itself right in his stomach. His eyes filled with deep concern and worry, he was confused. Trying to understand what this feeling was, it felt so familiar to him. Something bad was about to happen, he just didn't know when. The chill didn't go away, he looks out his window lost. The sun was high over, it was late afternoon. The almost rose colored sky that reflected a gold color brought him back, remembering his own mission. He starts back packing again, shoving everything he could in his pack. He was in rush, but even more so now after what he felt. He didn't care what Tsunade told him, nor what the others told him.
He knew it was all nothing but a lie, nothing but a lie. He had to get them back, no matter what, just like another that haunted him still. Their face haunted him, seeing them smiling at him saying his name in their sweet, cheerful innocent voice. The way their eyes looked at him with such innocence and doe likeness. Eyes that seem to wonder about so much, eyes that hide something behind them, eyes that where warm and friendly. Never to complain about anything, not to show any sense of sadness, unless it was about another. Eyes that seem to long for something, something that made him fell beyond guilty than anything. Eyes that caused him sleepless nights, nights he would wake up and just think about them the way they radiated like a beaming light of hope and innocence, something that Naruto felt he had taken away from them. Eyes that he looked at, felt the essence of something else in them, eyes that he connected with. Forming something he couldn't explain, something that compelled him to want to protect them for the horrors he was informed of to a certain extent. The delicate look they had whenever they had them open, a curious look always lingered in those eyes. He didn't know why, until he found out their history. A history he couldn't really believe, it amazed him about the person they had become. Remembering the promise he made to them, that day he was told by them. One he would never go back on ever. Mainly because he felt guilty for it, being taken away from everything they loved.
Done packing, he zips up his pack slips it on, goes to the door stopping when he heard foot steps approaching along with voices. Looking around, remembering his window, he hurries to that and leaves.
Zipping up her bag, Hinata double checks she has everything she needs after being released from the hospital a couple of days ago. She was ready to go and do what she had planned in her mind since she found out, since Sakura told her and Kuernai back at the hospital. The news came to them both as such a shock, that it made the Hyuga think back about everything. None of what Sakura said seem to make sense or add up, despite the fact they had come to village and she after trailing them from Sunagakure stood and fought them. Hinata had no intentions on hurting them, she just wanted an answer and maybe hope to make them snap out of it, but nothing worked. The two locked in a slight fierce battle, that Hinata lost. She didn't get an answer at all, thinking about it now Hinata even without her Byakugan could see there was something they wanted to protect . What it was, she wasn't sure, all she knew was they where putting themselves in danger being single minded like this, no being brash. Not thinking any of this through besides the plan they no doubted formed in their mind. The signals where present. They where there, she just did not bother to act upon them, assuming them being nothing but innocent questions and answers. That made covered her in a sense of guilt for not doing anything, not pressuring the matter, not being there for them like she should have. A sense of failure came on her, one she would make right. Going against her nature, but had gone against her nature before to protect someone she loves, and she would do again. They where best friends, no they where more like sisters.
Looking out her window at the rose golden colored sky, that reminded her of them. The golden yellowish color of their eyes, and pink rose color of their hair she could see their face and hear their voice saying her name, while smiling or looking confused or unsure about something.
"Lady Hinata, are you ready?"
Neji's voice broke her thoughts, Hinata turns around to her cousin who was ready to go just she was. Hinata looks at the stoic young man, his feelings about the matter could easily be mistake by those who did now know as Neji doing his duty in protecting her. Meaning he was going along with her on this mission for her sake and nothing else. She had to give him credit, he was good at hiding it well from the others. Who could not see passed his front, she was well aware he knew just like everyone else in the village knew and most likely the whole word about the fugitive or culprit, which was now being turned into miscreant or alien, even foreigner. Cruel words by those who where afraid and scared. Maybe it was they weren't here to hear such hateful words, Hinata highly doubt they could handle it. Words that did bother her and her cousin, she could see it in his eyes even if he didn't say. This whole ordeal bothered him, it was bad enough he along with the others where brought into questioning about them. No doubt trying to find more ways to incriminated her friend. Because of this, she had to find them fast, and so did Neji. Who was normally by the book, but she knew this was personal to him. Always training, he would normally do she noticed he trained more intensely than before or would remain more quiet than normal. His presence was like a dark storm clouds, when he spoke it was like ice though never to her, but he did have to restrain himself back when talking to others. A few times she caught him standing and staring into the empty room that once belonged to her friend. When she stayed with her family for a bit, even in front of the flower shop because they loved flowers so much.
Yeah. This was hitting Neji hard, that he agreed to go with her and figure this all out. She glad he wasn't upset at them anymore, he was at first when he found out they put Hinata in the hospital after their fight. But after Hinata expressed her doubts and thoughts on the matter defending them, Neji came to realize she was right, they would never do something like this. There was something else, he even admitted to her he felt something wasn't right that night they went to visit them in Sunagakure. He was weary about something, which worried him something he mainly did for Hinata. But it was much more, Neji didn't seem to know how to say it, and Hinata was not going to pressure him in doing so but she knew why. Seeing it written all over him, just she was towards Naruto.
Nodding her head.
"Yes. I'm ready."she puts on her pack.
"Alright. Let's go."Neji wasn't in the mood to waste time. They take off.
This mission was only for the two of them, and them only no one else needed to know not even anyone on their teams. Which Hinata regretted not telling, but it was for the best. The less amount of people involved in this, the better.
Time was essential for this delicate mission, for her, Neji and Naruto as well another party. They had to reach May before anyone else could, even if there was nothing but a cold trail to follow, all that mattered to them was reaching her and to get some clarity, but most importantly to protect her from what dangers she was unwilling getting herself into.
There you stood, bounded and dirty by your wrist with heavy chains what seem to be some sort of sealing on them. To restrict any movement from you, two shinobis stood by you holding onto the chains while another behind you ready to anything to you should you attempt anything. In front of the powering eyes that gazed down on you, you felt yourself feeling suffocated but you didn't show it. Your face remained blank, unreadable and cold. After being caught by Yamato and his team, they brought you back to face your crimes that you committed. Word reached the others, who meet you when Yamato and his men brought you, like a criminal through the streets of Konoha. Tsunade herself was shocked more so when she saw the look on your face. It wasn't a expression she was use to seeing. Kurenai rushed to you, hearing the news. Gasping at the sight seeing you be brought in like that, breaking her heart. You had looked at her, she saw something when you did that you quickly hide with a empty cold stare, coming back to the village you could feel their disgust towards you and spite, a few words where thrown at you. Luckily though someone stopped someone from throwing something at you, Kakashi. You had been put in holding with 24 hr around the clock, which during that time Ibiki a Tokubetsu Jonin and his team part of Konoha's Torture and Interrogation Force. Ibiki used his methods to get you to open and crack, but nothing worked. You where like a steel lock, refusing to give any answer or reason why you did what you did. Only saying it had to be done.
Because of that answer, you admitted to the crimes and therefore arrested and now your sentence was to be given. Tsunade sat up with the others around, with all the evidence stacked against you, the gavel came down and you where found guilt for treason against Sunagakure, not to mention Konoha, attacking and almost starting a war, destruction of a town and murder, of Sunagakure's medic-nin Kai. They asked if you had anything to say, which you did not except that...
"It had to be done."
Your words where cryptic, Tsunade was hoping you would say something. This verdict just did not sit right with her, she wanted to object to all this badly but she couldn't having the evidence piled against you. When asked if another was with you, you just shake your head no. With nothing else to be said, the gavel comes down again.
"On behalf of Sunagakure and the Kazekage, I find you guilty for your crimes and atrocities."Ryouta words filled with remorse boom loud in the large room."You are sentence to Kyonshi-jo Prison, for life. I am deeply sorry."
"What! Kyonshi-jo Prison?!"Tsunade gasp silently to herself shocked, she looks at you. The prison you where being sent to, that slowly starting making a name for itself. Not a prison one could handled. And defiantly not one meant for you, but considering the height of your crime, what could she do.
Her eyes stay locked on you, watching as Ryouta goes down and rips your headband right off of you and gestures the guards to take you away. Right then she stood up about to say something but was to late.