The Byakugan
Chapter Three-Where the Moonlight Falls
I'm still trying to decide on pairings in this story. As for whether this is a Neji/Hinata...My lips are zipped. Hey I'm a poet and I didn't even know it. Plz read the first half of chapter 1 again as I made a vital change! T_T Alright, I'll get on with the story.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Seen it a lot and every time
The world turns upside down
Believe it or not most of us
Feel like we're losing ground
Believe it or not everyone
Hated admitting this
Believe it or not most of us
Wanna know why we're here:
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So you're finally here," Neji intoned, "I shouldn't be suprised that you're late. Afterall, you had the infamous "Eternally Late Copy Ninja" as your teacher. And step out of the shadows, its quite annoying to have to strain the eyes to see you."
The still figure obeyed. Neji's sharp gasp squewered the silence like an arrow.
"What happened?" he demanded.
Sasuke paused. Should he tell him? Did he even deserve to know? He massaged the left side of his face, where three long scars had claimed the angelic beauty he had once possessed. A shiver rippled through his muscules when he remembered how he got them.
"The mission...was not a success." He watched Neji's face pensively.
"So not even the infamous Sasuke could catch him alive. I'm sorry Sasuke, but I'm afraid I must give the order out..."
"What order?" Sasuke questioned, though he knew what was coming.
"He must be killed on sight. Naruto must be stopped at all costs. He may be the most powerful ninja in existence..."
"That's why we should convince him to come back! He could help.."
"SASUKE!" Neji thundered, "You have just proved that he is unreasonable and can't be dealt with! Right now the person I care about most is out there in danger..."
Person he cared about most? Where did that come from? Since when was Hinata his "precious person"? It was just a slip of the tongue, yes that's right, a slip of the tongue. The Hyuuga heir mentally made excuses for his words, but that could not stop the dawning comprehension and the slight disgust on the Uchida face across from him.
Even though a vein of burning curiousity was burning through him, tact prevented him from acting on it. But, wasn't Hinata...his cousin? Unless this was a truly deep family love that Sasuke did not believe the Hyuugas possessed, there was definitely something below the surface going on. Sasuke grimaced inwardly. He could never let this slip, as the controversy would be great and could possibly start a war between the Main House and Branch House.
"Anyways, as I was saying, Hiashi Hyuuga has been murdered. Hinata...has seen fit to follow his killer and destroy him herself."
"By whom?" Sasuke swore silently. It could not be him, it couldn't be...
"We don't know." Why did he just lie to him? Sasuke deserved to know. But if he were have the slighest idea where he was, he would personally hunt him down and kill him. The man who brought on Naruto's maddness..."I already have the best ANBU on her trail. Tsunade-sama is trying to find a more exact position for our ANBU to go. I'd send you to, but I need you to work on Naruto, before he..."
"Kills someone and we have to kill him." Sasuke finished. However slim, there was still a chance that Naruto would be spared if he was brought back to the village.
"You know what to do. Have a good nights sleep, then continue on tomorrow."
"I'll go at dawn. And Neji?"
"Yes?"
"Next time you see me, I'll have that dobe with me."
Neji smiled. It was the first time that day.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hinata shot through the trees, showering pine needles like knives away from her path. She pounced upon a tree branch and paused. It was quiet in the forest. That would not work well for strategy. The moon glinted down across the river and sparkled of the fins of the fish that swam through the waters. Her body cried out for rest, but Hinata refused to listen to even the most primal of her instincts. Her eyes began following out the mental path laid out in her mind. In her haste to look ahead, she did not look behind.
There was a slight rustling of the wind behind her, and a hand clamped over her mouth, stifling out a scream. She was thrust roughly to face the man behind her.
"Hidden Leaf shinobi? Yes, you will do very nicely...for bait."
She tried to glare angrily at him, but she still couldn't look above his chest. Her legs flailed uselessly as she was held at arms reach from him.
"Do you want to scream? Because no one will hear you. There is no one around. You are all alone." With that he released his hand from her mouth.
At first only obscentities came out of her mouth. Then she started to scream, regardless of what he just said. Someone had to hear her. They had to! All of a sudden she stopped realizing she was free to look upwards at his face.
Hinata gazed into the blood red eyes ahead of her and fell into a cage created by her own mind of pain and torture.
The man was tempted to let the loathed Hidden Leaf shinobi fall to her death, but he needed her.
"Next time my dear, when I don't need you anymore, you'll find yourself on the ground."
With that, he bounded off into the night, Hinata clasped in his arms.
But, he was not the only person to hear the shinobi scream that night.
5 miles away, a lone figure who resembled a man, paused and sniffed the air. There had been death tonight, and fear. He had sensed the ill-hidden rage pouring of a female who had come bounding through his forest only minutes before. It was not his concern, so he had not stopped. Now he sensed agony in her aura...and something familiar. Memories he had long tried to suppress came swarming into the calamity of his mind.
Hinata.
Was that her name? Did he know her?
He snarled and shook his head. Why was he thinking about this? He only served one purpose-to run. Run from the one Master said he must fear above all others.
But his Master had left him to die. Now he had to find him once more. Though the girl...
No, he must stick to his purpose. But that didn't mean he couldn't follow the girl and her captor. His slitted red eyes narrowed as he searched for their location. That man could conceal his chakra from everyone except him. To him, you could run, but you could not hide.
He leaped off into the night on all fours, tattered remnents of orange clothing flapping in the midnight wind.
TBC.
I'll update soon! Promise!
Chapter Three-Where the Moonlight Falls
I'm still trying to decide on pairings in this story. As for whether this is a Neji/Hinata...My lips are zipped. Hey I'm a poet and I didn't even know it. Plz read the first half of chapter 1 again as I made a vital change! T_T Alright, I'll get on with the story.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Seen it a lot and every time
The world turns upside down
Believe it or not most of us
Feel like we're losing ground
Believe it or not everyone
Hated admitting this
Believe it or not most of us
Wanna know why we're here:
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So you're finally here," Neji intoned, "I shouldn't be suprised that you're late. Afterall, you had the infamous "Eternally Late Copy Ninja" as your teacher. And step out of the shadows, its quite annoying to have to strain the eyes to see you."
The still figure obeyed. Neji's sharp gasp squewered the silence like an arrow.
"What happened?" he demanded.
Sasuke paused. Should he tell him? Did he even deserve to know? He massaged the left side of his face, where three long scars had claimed the angelic beauty he had once possessed. A shiver rippled through his muscules when he remembered how he got them.
"The mission...was not a success." He watched Neji's face pensively.
"So not even the infamous Sasuke could catch him alive. I'm sorry Sasuke, but I'm afraid I must give the order out..."
"What order?" Sasuke questioned, though he knew what was coming.
"He must be killed on sight. Naruto must be stopped at all costs. He may be the most powerful ninja in existence..."
"That's why we should convince him to come back! He could help.."
"SASUKE!" Neji thundered, "You have just proved that he is unreasonable and can't be dealt with! Right now the person I care about most is out there in danger..."
Person he cared about most? Where did that come from? Since when was Hinata his "precious person"? It was just a slip of the tongue, yes that's right, a slip of the tongue. The Hyuuga heir mentally made excuses for his words, but that could not stop the dawning comprehension and the slight disgust on the Uchida face across from him.
Even though a vein of burning curiousity was burning through him, tact prevented him from acting on it. But, wasn't Hinata...his cousin? Unless this was a truly deep family love that Sasuke did not believe the Hyuugas possessed, there was definitely something below the surface going on. Sasuke grimaced inwardly. He could never let this slip, as the controversy would be great and could possibly start a war between the Main House and Branch House.
"Anyways, as I was saying, Hiashi Hyuuga has been murdered. Hinata...has seen fit to follow his killer and destroy him herself."
"By whom?" Sasuke swore silently. It could not be him, it couldn't be...
"We don't know." Why did he just lie to him? Sasuke deserved to know. But if he were have the slighest idea where he was, he would personally hunt him down and kill him. The man who brought on Naruto's maddness..."I already have the best ANBU on her trail. Tsunade-sama is trying to find a more exact position for our ANBU to go. I'd send you to, but I need you to work on Naruto, before he..."
"Kills someone and we have to kill him." Sasuke finished. However slim, there was still a chance that Naruto would be spared if he was brought back to the village.
"You know what to do. Have a good nights sleep, then continue on tomorrow."
"I'll go at dawn. And Neji?"
"Yes?"
"Next time you see me, I'll have that dobe with me."
Neji smiled. It was the first time that day.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hinata shot through the trees, showering pine needles like knives away from her path. She pounced upon a tree branch and paused. It was quiet in the forest. That would not work well for strategy. The moon glinted down across the river and sparkled of the fins of the fish that swam through the waters. Her body cried out for rest, but Hinata refused to listen to even the most primal of her instincts. Her eyes began following out the mental path laid out in her mind. In her haste to look ahead, she did not look behind.
There was a slight rustling of the wind behind her, and a hand clamped over her mouth, stifling out a scream. She was thrust roughly to face the man behind her.
"Hidden Leaf shinobi? Yes, you will do very nicely...for bait."
She tried to glare angrily at him, but she still couldn't look above his chest. Her legs flailed uselessly as she was held at arms reach from him.
"Do you want to scream? Because no one will hear you. There is no one around. You are all alone." With that he released his hand from her mouth.
At first only obscentities came out of her mouth. Then she started to scream, regardless of what he just said. Someone had to hear her. They had to! All of a sudden she stopped realizing she was free to look upwards at his face.
Hinata gazed into the blood red eyes ahead of her and fell into a cage created by her own mind of pain and torture.
The man was tempted to let the loathed Hidden Leaf shinobi fall to her death, but he needed her.
"Next time my dear, when I don't need you anymore, you'll find yourself on the ground."
With that, he bounded off into the night, Hinata clasped in his arms.
But, he was not the only person to hear the shinobi scream that night.
5 miles away, a lone figure who resembled a man, paused and sniffed the air. There had been death tonight, and fear. He had sensed the ill-hidden rage pouring of a female who had come bounding through his forest only minutes before. It was not his concern, so he had not stopped. Now he sensed agony in her aura...and something familiar. Memories he had long tried to suppress came swarming into the calamity of his mind.
Hinata.
Was that her name? Did he know her?
He snarled and shook his head. Why was he thinking about this? He only served one purpose-to run. Run from the one Master said he must fear above all others.
But his Master had left him to die. Now he had to find him once more. Though the girl...
No, he must stick to his purpose. But that didn't mean he couldn't follow the girl and her captor. His slitted red eyes narrowed as he searched for their location. That man could conceal his chakra from everyone except him. To him, you could run, but you could not hide.
He leaped off into the night on all fours, tattered remnents of orange clothing flapping in the midnight wind.
TBC.
I'll update soon! Promise!