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Hiashi couldn't believe his eyes. He sat there, with Hinata and Naruto in his arms crying, and took time to register that Yume and Tsuki were gone. After a few moments to sit there, blank his mind and stare, he had noticed the babies in his arms and what he had said earlier.

Flashback

"Another one will die tonight, but it must not be grieved, it shall be a great cause of something, I shall also now name my daughter, Hyuuga… Hinata!" Hiashi shouted with Hinata sniffling softly.

End of flashback

"What am I doing here just sitting? I should be re-arranging the funeral for the Forth Hokage and his wife right now!" Hiashi harshly shouted to himself. He stood up.

Just as Hiashi was about to walk to the fallen bodies of the recent events, The Third Hokage appeared out of thin air, in front of Hiashi, blocking his way.

"My gracious, what happened here? Where are the demons!" The Third asked in bewilderment.

"The demons are sealed." Hiashi paused to lift the two babies in his arms higher, indicating Naruto and Hinata. "Yume and Tsuki sealed Kyuubi and Yui in these two babies… The side effects of the forbidden master technique: Shiki fuujin, kicked in and cost their life by not only taking the opponents soul but the sealers as well… We must arrange a funeral for them immediately!"

"Yes... but why did Yume and Tsuki-Chan seal the demons? Just a moment ago, Yume was arguing to me about this topic… I assumed that Yume didn't want to seal the youma…"

The Third trailed off for once in his life, as Hiashi glared at the man.

"They did it because a strange man put some kind of jutsu on Kyuubi. Yume couldn't take a glimpse of what jutsu the stranger did because Kyuubi wouldn't let Yume touch him, so they had to seal him anyway because of the massive rage Kyuubi was letting off. Yui was fine, she didn't need sealing, she had sympathy for the village, but she volunteered to be sealed away herself, because she knew it wouldn't be the same without Kyuubi. Tsuki, being the sealer for Yui agreed herself because of her own relations without Yume. It turned out Kyuubi and Yui had a strong relationship before the jutsu was released from the stranger on Kyuubi. Kuso… damn stranger…I'll find out who you are, and when I do, i'll kill you for revenge for Yume and Tsuki!" Hiashi raged angrily.

"I see… What a very large mistake I have made...I'm gravely sorry for what I have done Yume…Why didn't I listen to you?"

"It's too late now…" Hiashi replied grimly to the Third's remark.

The Third frowned deeply with down-casted eyes and took off his hokage hat. He then put it across his heart in respect, dropped on his knees and bowed to the corpses to signal his sorriness. Hiashi dropped down next to him and they both gave short silent prayers. Getting back on their feet, they slowly stood up.

"I will research more on who this stranger might be... I am very sorry to hear this news… I guess that now… we should get going. May all our hopes be with The Fourth and his wife. May they rest in total peace. Tomorrow, we shall carve Yume and Tsuki-Chan's name in the black stone of heroes and attend Yume and Tsuki's funeral, first thing in the morning."

Hiashi and The Third, Sarotobi, looked at the fallen bodies of The Fourth Hokage and his wife as rain softly poured.


2004 5:00am, Tsunade has given Nara Shikamaru a mission to hunt down Uchiha Sasuke from leaving/betraying Konoha and recommends Uzumaki Naruto to go with him and take the best Genin he can think of. –

"NANI? That can't be true!"

Shikamaru had put his index finder in his right ear, to block the loud volume coming from Naruto's voice.

"Geez, you sure are noisy in the morning." Shikamaru took his finger out of his ear. 'But why this guy?'

'Sasuke…That bastard…' "Hold on! Ill go get changed!" Naruto ran back into his apartment to change from his pyjamas.

After Naruto finished changing and came out to lock up his apartment and go, Naruto and Shikamaru ran toward a certain someone's house. Shikamaru knocked on the door and waited. No answer.

"There isn't much of a choice…"Shikamaru took out a bag of barbeque potato chips and sat down in front of the door, on the ground.

"Help me eat these." Naruto sat down at his request, and obeyed.

After eating nearly all the chips, Shikamaru turned the packet of chips upside down and shook it; the last chip fell into his palm. He then sensed footsteps inside the house."His coming!"

The Japanese door slid open and Ikimachi Chouji came running out and stood not to far from Shikamaru and Naruto, snatching the last chip and its packet on his way.

Naruto sweat dropped.

Shikamaru explained why he had chosen Chouji to join the team. "I have been on his team for quite some time. My relationship with him makes it easy to deal with." Chouji smiled at his explanation.

Naruto then exploded. "I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IN THIS CASE YOU SHOULD ASK SHINO OR SOMEONE LIKE THAT!"

"Ahh…You're too noisy, too noisy." Again Shikamaru stuck his index finger in his right ear to block out the volume of Naruto's voice. Chouji was about to drop the last chip in his mouth, but paused when he noticed something what looked like a beast, with a dark aura wanting the chip, and incoming for the piece of junk food.

"Grrrr…." Both Shikamaru, who took his finger out of his ear again and Naruto looked Chouji's way. That something sure seemed like he wanted the chip very much, still running toward the chip in Chouji's hand.

'Too easy!' Chouji bit into the chip.

The beast's evil aura away disappeared, paused in mid-air and fell to the floor in slow motion; it seemed like Kiba's ninja tool, Akamaru, who wanted the chip.

"Shino is out with his Dad in a special mission, so his not around." Kiba said from what Naruto had previously said, smirking.

"Hey, don't tell me…" Naruto pointing his index finger at Kiba told Shikamaru, wanting reassurance if he was joining the team.

"Yes, it's decided."

"No way!" Naruto yelled frustrated, mainly because there weren't much strong people and because Kiba, his enemy, was on the team.

"Arf! Arf!" Akamaru yipped at Naruto's misfortune.

"I think this will be interesting. I guess it's a good thing I woke up early to take a walk." Kiba said, mostly to himself while they where running toward the gates of Konoha.

"Hey Shikamaru, how about the others?" Naruto still running with the rest, asked Shikamaru.

"I would like to find them," Shikamaru told Naruto turning his head to face him. "But we don't have much time. We'll head out to the village, and if we don't find anyone, this will be it."


Lee, Neji and surprisingly Hinata, were at two long staircases near the borders of Konoha, Hinata and Neji helping lee in succeeding to climb the stairs. Right now, the three of them where standing halfway, between the two staircases, looking out toward the village.

"I-It seems you're operation w-w-was successful…" Hinata spoke to Lee.

"Hai" Lee answered.

"Is it alright for you to be moving around?" This time it was Neji who spoke.

"I have been told that I should be able to do light training in a while."

"I see…" Neji said and turned his head, sensing incoming people. Hinata and Lee followed Neji's gaze.

Shikamaru, Naruto, Kiba and Chouji were at the bottom of the stairs, looking up at Neji, Lee and a blushing Hinata. Seeing them, Lee asked the two Hyuuga's to be brought down.

"Now I understand…" Neji said giving support to Lee by putting Lee's arm over his shoulder, when they were at the bottom of the stairs.

"Its going to be mendoukse, but it would be better to have at least one more person on the team." Shikamaru told Neji, Hinata and Lee.

'At this time, I am…' Lee thought feeling useless.

Neji turned to look at Lee clearly ordering him to stay from his condition. "Lee, you should do what you need to do."

Lee looked back at Neji with an open mouth to protest, but hesitated and closed both his eyes and mouth in a sad expression.

Hinata gave a sympathy look to Lee.

"Huh?" Everyone asked in surprise to see Lee walking towards the steps of the stairs.

"Starting tomorrow," Lee said with a voice filled of determination. "I will climb these stairs all by myself!"

"Lee!" Neji warned Lee, unsure if that was a wise decision, for Lee could injure himself easily.

"I'll be fine. Please go." Lee told them with a smile.

Shikamaru looked at Neji then to Hinata and back at Neji again. He sighed.

"Hinata…" Hinata turned her view from Lee to Shikamaru, who was talking to her. She saw an unsure look on his face.

"P-please take m-me with you. I-I would like to b-be a part of the group…Please…"

Shikamaru sighed again. "Mendoukse…I'm sorry Hinata, but we can't take you with us."

"W-W-Why?"

"Because…there are too many people on the team and you're life is in danger once we start the mission Hinata..." This time, it was Kiba who spoke.

Hinata seemed saddened by the reason she wasn't allowed to join the team. She was happy that Kiba cared for her, but it wasn't fair to be left out. She didn't have the courage to protest back and had soon after plastered on a defeated-looking face.

"Alright, let's go." Shikamaru said now to the five man team. "We have no time to waste."


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