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Call It Fate: Part VI
Pink blended with orange and yellow, accentuated by the blueness that it once was. A blurry half-orb gave its last rays as it slowly sank into the uneven horizon, made up by a sea of dark lush evergreens. Pale brown mountains stood firmly next to the orb as they blended into the picture, submitting to the colors of the summer evening sky.
It was like a painting out of a fairytale.
Where the prince would ride off with the princess as they lived happily ever after.
Hinata straightened herself away from the window of the tight room and frowned, frustrated at her new assignment.
Filing documents.
How exciting.
Shikamaru had talked with her in the afternoon and explained that maybe a desk job for her might be easier on her ankle than a recon mission, and that it would heal faster.
She had to thank him for his concern, but a desk job? He had to be kidding.
Sighing exasperatedly at the folders in her hand, she covered her head with her arms and rested on the table. Apparently he wasn't kidding.
The door flew open and a slim figure stepped into the room.
"There you are!"
Hinata raised her head from where she had laid it on the desk and dozed off.
"Ino-chan?" She yawned.
"There you are! Have you forgotten what day it is today?!"
Hinata cocked her head to the side, thinking as her mouth slowly formed an 'O'.
"Kiba-kun's 24th birthday! Oh my gosh, I've totally forgotten!"
Ino patted the shorter woman on the back, "It's okay, it's been a rough few weeks with the impending war and everything. Kiba told me to find you, since he couldn't track you down for awhile."
"…The war…" She mused.
"It all seems pretty dumb, don't you think so? We've been peaceful for ten years, and then suddenly this."
"I know, but why? I don't get all this domination stuff at all."
Ino shrugged nonchalantly, "Must be one of those macho-men thing. Superiority means all, doesn't it?"
"I guess it does, doesn't it? Survival of the fittest…" She mused as she stacked the unfinished documents into a desk and locked it.
It was like a standstill. A showdown. Even the summer breeze was afraid to fly by.
Cold blue eyes regarded the scene below him like a panther ready to strike his prey. His fingers twitched.
Just a bit longer. He had to wait just a bit longer.
Gaara lifted his gaze away from the sitting ducks below him and regarded his sister on the other end.
The blonde woman felt a stare transfixed on her and measured her gaze to his.
His eyes told her hunger.
She raised her right arm and signaled him for the ambush.
Do not kill them
Her eyes told him, only disable them not kill.
Not kill.
He'll have to be satisfied with just that then.
"…We're about a mile into the Leaf…go capture…you got that Takai? Takai!"
A scream pitched through the air.
Immediately the other four jumped off the ground onto the higher branches. They had known all along that there were something hiding. They just needed the other side to execute the first move.
The sand raged on, thirsty for more blood as it let the body of the so-called Takai fall limply onto the ground, both arms and legs shattered as the man's face twisted in pain beyond agony.
"Asuko, behind you!"
A red-haired woman quickly spun around and pulled out her katana, deflecting the shurikens aimed for her body.
Too slow
Sasuke dived from the branch he was perched on and swung his leg in a roundhouse. Asuko was sent spinning as she flew towards a tree trunk. Quickly exerting chakra, she swerved away from a direct hit and landed on a lower branch.
"Hyahh!"
The man that had warned Asuko earlier sailed through the air in front of her, skidding on the ground as he choked up blood.
Neji landed to the right of her as Sasuke stayed on her left.
Sparks flew as the fan came in contact with a sword. The captain strained himself under the weight of the large metal weapon. Temari swung down and swiped his feet, quickly sliding up to deliver another kick into his abdomen, sending him staggering back into…
Gaara.
He reached out and grabbed the man's neck, wringing him in the air as a featherweight.
Neji and Sasuke quickly appeared beside Temari as the captain was held, sputtering at the lack of oxygen.
"Hostile in allied country, aren't we?" Neji held a kunai at the man's face, "What is your purpose in the Fire Country?"
"L-Leaf…and…Cloud are al…lies…shouldn't we…be able…to go on…your ter…ritory without being attacked?" The man choked.
"Sure enough, but usually with an envoy…or an ambassador. Not a group of Jounins. You guys seem pretty geared up, ne?"
"W-We're…bringing…class…sified information."
Sasuke stepped up beside the man, ignoring that Gaara was behind the captain, grip still enclosed.
"Well then, you can tell us."
"It's…only for…the Hokage…"
The man bit his lip as the kunai went in his arm.
"We're messengers for the Hokage." Temari motioned for Gaara.
Immediately sand gathered around the captain's leg.
"Would you rather join your crew's pain over there?"
Temari shifted for the captain to take a glance at Takai, who still laid on the ground, barely able to writhe from the pain. Unable to move nor unable to die yet.
"A-Alright…"
Like diamonds they sparkled in the dark sky as the jewel among them all laid half hidden behind a silver cloak.
"The sun had set approximately four hours ago, it's time."
A group of four dressed similarly in black, their faces covered hid in the darkness of the trees as they regarded the large oak gates of the Leaf Village.
From their post, they could see many Leaf shinobis milling around on, behind and in front of the gate. Not to mention many others that could be in the forest.
"Cloud Sentry 8 has not reached us, nor have they contacted us, Captain."
The young man in front nodded, his black hair fluttering in the wind, "We'll have to carry this out ourselves. The Leaf has maximum defense up, it would probably be that they reached resistance."
Maximum defense…but not good enough…
The cloak of silver shifted in the sky as it covered up the whole white stone in the sky, darkening the night.
"Hai."
It was silent as a dark-haired woman trudged home, brushing her bangs away from her silver eyes. She gazed up and stared at the translucent moon behind the clouds.
She had stayed out longer than she had originally planned to. Taking quick strides, she hurried down the empty streets towards the Hyuuga Estate.
Four figures appeared in front of her.
The metal glistened off their forehead protectors from the dim lanterns.
Cloud ninjas
She quickly slid into the Gentle Fist style.
They all lunged at her, one after another. She saw through all their attacks, evading them quickly as they were each sent back into the walls.
As they were sent flying back, they kept on standing back up and attacking.
These guys aren't just pushovers…they're professionals…
The four worked together, attacking as a team, one covering for the other.
She'll just have to concentrate on each one by himself.
The one in front of her sent a handful of shurikens at her as she nimbly dodged them. Using her chakra, she aimed at the incoming kunais, and redirected their direction.
Now
As the ninja dodged the incoming weapons by leaping into the air, she did the same towards him instead and swung out her leg, copying Sasuke's one-time combo.
She took the initiative and ran towards the woman, shoving her palm at the woman's chest, propelling her backwards as she choked up blood, lying motionless in the corner.
Two down…
A man thrust his fist at her face. She ducked and swerved around, grabbing his outstretched arm, ready to flip him. He quickly opened up his fist and his palm went straight for her face.
She held her breath and jumped away from the powder, but another figure appeared behind her as she twisted to the side to avoid his kick, she was pulled back into the cloud of dust.
"Wha—?"
Thud
"Alright, let's go." The Captain Tasuki motioned for the last standing man to follow him, leaving their lifeless teammates in the streets of Konoha.
"But—"
"Our mission was to kidnap the heiress of the Hyuuga—Hanabi Hyuuga. We got her, let's go."
The orange-haired man shook his head and carefully picked up the fallen woman. The sleeping powder would last only a few hours. They had to get her away, far away from the Leaf as possible.
Doors slid shut tightly as the only lights left on were little candles at the shrine. The Hyuuga's eyes can see through the darkness, only searching for the heat sources.
Their precaution measures order for full darkness, so that any enemy would have a hard time finding their way around the twisted insides of the Main House.
A young woman sat kneeled beside her bed, brushing her long dark hair.
She sighed deeply.
It's the Cloud again…
There had always been something with the Hyuugas and the Cloud. Warring with the Cloud would mean that all Main House Hyuuga would be kept under intensive surveillance and protection.
She picked up a small photo frame. It held a recent picture of herself and her sister. Time might have even closed that age gap between them, as they were both Jounins…and at the same time…
Identical to each other
End: Part VI
Hey! Whee, yes, all of you who have read my stories before, I am back to my old schedule of one a week! Yayyy! Haha.
Onto my poll
Gaahina: 7 votes
Sasuhina: 11 votes
Undecided: 5 votes
Well, I guess this would become a Sasuhina! [Even though I like Gaahina oodles much too!] Mann, there's just not enough of these stories around!
I guess Gaara's pairing would be a secret - hehe, I already know who I want him to go with now since that Hinata's taken…
Read and review!!
Ame