12. Disappear to Battle

A/N: Grr...I heard in the news that Dell laptop batteries are being recalled...because they can catch on fire...and go kaboom. So can iPods...hm.

"Hey Jin?" Naruto suddenly said, walking back to the mall, which wasn't too far away.

"Yeah?" Jin replied.

"Uh...I'm sorry...you know, I didn't know about your past and stuff...I guess that's why you didn't wanna use tell me these things, huh? You know...I was alone, too, for a time being..." Naruto apologized nervously.

"Apologies are meant for something you did to someone else. All you did was cuss me out. You didn't have to do that...but, I forgive you."

Naruto smiled, and Jin smiled back in content. Sasuke was uncomfortably close to Sakura, but managed to become comfortable in this situation.

"How does Naruto know about me back then...does Kakashi know about it, too?" Jin thought.

"Um... Kakashi-san...do you know something about me that I don't know?" Jin asked seriously.

Kakashi's eye had that nervous look, not knowing what to say. He then said to Hinata that the truth is always the right thing...He held his head down and reluctantly said yes.

The group of ninja stepped inside the mall once Kakashi said yes. Jin looked at Kakashi with a piercing look. "What do you know about me?"

Kakashi sighed in frustration. "I know that your family died from a rare eye disease and that you knew Sasuke for quite a long time."

"W-what!"

"I'm supposed to keep this promise from your mother, but in this case, I have to break it. Your mother and I...secretly dated for a time."

Jin, Sasuke, and Sakura looked at Kakashi in awe and surprise. Jin almost fell to tears.

"Before you came home from school with Sasuke, I arrived to see your mother. She told me to never tell you about...that, and to watch you and protect you if you're on the brink of death."

"Is that it?" Jin asked, gritting her teeth.

"Yes...that's it. I know you're mad at me and your family, but that's the truth," Kakashi said, relieved.

"Well...I must admit, the truth really" Jin suddenly screamed when a shadow grabbed her and disappeared.

"JIN!" The 4 exclaimed in unison. The team then split up and searched the mall.

Meanwhile, Jin was thrown to the ground in a dark, mysterious room. The only piece of light was a small lightbulb on the ceiling of the room. She tried to get up, but was thrown back to the ground. She couldn't cry...for there are times more fearful than this.

"You...don't love Naruto..." A shadowy voice croaked in front of her. "I do...I will stop you!"

"Hinata...I thought you were just a shy brunette from the Hyuga clan...but I guess I was wrong. You're a shy turned psycho brunette!" Jin yelled forcefully, getting ready to attack.

"How can you attack me in the dark? Did you ever think of that? BYAKUGAN!" Hinata then broke the small lightbulb, and it was now just a dark room. "Why don't you stop being a pussy and fight!"

"This is bad..." Jin thought, her eyes turning an even more piercing, glowing, and even brighter sapphire blue. "Her Byakugan can see my body...I can't see anything at all. Worse, I'm blind again...even though it's still daylight. I have to rely on my other senses...and that's not easy."

"I'm ready..." Jin said, opening her eyes. Hinata saw a glowing light from a short distance.

"Hm...your eyes are glowing...is it some kind of trick?"

"How about you fight instead of blabbing that psycho mouth of yours!" Jin heard the voice of Hinata's and went to attack with two kunai knives. Hinata blocked and hit three of Jin's chakra points, one being near her heart, and one on each arm.

Jin coughed in pain. She stood up again and tried to think of a jutsu that can help her. Light jutsus could help, but it could kill her if it's still daylight outside, even though she's in a dark room. She reached in her pocket to get her sunglasses, and failed to find it.

"Looking for these?" Hinata threw her sunglasses that were split in two at Jin. She caught it, and dropped them with anger.

"Smart...knowing that the Blinding Light Jutsu can kill me..." Jin said hotly. She attempted to strike Hinata again, but it did no good. Hinata then struck Jin again twice in the arms again.

Jin groaned in pain, as her arms were getting weaker and weaker. She didn't know what to do. She had to do something...just to keep her alive.

"Hmph! And I'm being nice to you, too...one strike at your heart can kill you...but I want to have a good fight...right now, I'm a bit ashamed..." Hinata said.

Jin heard her voice, and made a few hand seals. "Hm...really, does it look LIKE I CARE?"

Hinata struck Jin once again, but there was a sudden poof. Hinata found out the one she struck wasn't Jin. It was a clone. Hinata then fell to the hard, cold ground, after Jin kicked her hard on the back.

"Hehe...argh!" Jin's arms were in pain, and so was the strike near her heart. Hinata was slightly unconscious, which gave her time to escape. She felt the walls in the room to find a doorway, and she did. She opened the door, and found a short staircase to the outdoors. She walked on the first step, but fell. Hinata came from behind and struck her lower back, and reached for her heart.

Hinata didn't say anything, but her Byakugan disappeared, and she then went up the stairs. Jin lied on the stairs, attempting to get up again. She got up, and rammed her head on Hinata's back to get to the surface. Jin's eyes stopped glowing, and realized that the sun was going down soon.

It turns out she was near the lake that sparkled at night. She stopped for a moment to catch her breath from that head attack. She coughed up some blood, as well. But...it was a bad idea to do that when you're near the underground chamber.

Hinata got back up, her back in pain, to strike back at Jin. She ran up to Jin, and with her arms still in slight pain, she blocked her and used her knee to kick her in the stomach. Hinata coughed, and knelt down, clutching her stomach. Shortly, she got back up again...but didn't use her Byakugan. She attempted to attack Jin, but now...this fight is now like how they fought not too long ago, but the only difference is that they're now both weak.

Meanwhile...

"Dammit, where could she be?" Naruto asked himself frantically. He and Kakashi were looking outside the mall, while Sasuke and Sakura looked inside the mall.

"It's likely that she's been kidnaped, but where..." Kakashi said.

"Wait!" Naruto exclaimed. "There was...this place...a place where she took me last night...a lake...we should look there!"

"Good thinking, Naruto...I'll go get Sasuke and Sakura, and you can go look by yourself," Kakashi replied.

A/N: ...And so, Chapter 12 ends here. My friends...the story will be ending soon, so be ready.