There is only one thing to do. I need to talk to Tsunade-sama, she's the only one who can authorize letting me look at the genealogy book for the village, That'll tell me if he really is, the Automatic updating Jutsu on it will let me know.
Hmmmm
Neji leaned backward, the book of genealogy laying on the table in front of him, he had been forced to tell the Hokage everything that he knew about the pair before she had granted him access to the book, but a moments glance was all it had taken before she stumbled out of the room in a daze, muttering something about getting some test done.
So… Uzumaki Naruto, son of the fourth Hokage, Prince of Konoha… what to do about you. Hinata seems content with the way things are… but it will be worse for her in the long run to keep this from her father. What to do…
What a night!
Sighing Sasuke opened his eyes, Sebeki would be at his home soon to get him up for his day's training and He should probably be there when she arrived. Turning over he let a small smile play across his face as he surveyed the mass of pink hair that adorned the pillow next to him
My beautiful Sakura, how I love you.
Being careful not to wake Sakura Sasuke slipped out of the bed and put his shirt back on. They had done nothing more than a little harmless cuddling, and after she had fallen asleep he had permitted himself to give her a kiss on cheek before he to drifted off. Sasuke stood, gazing fondly at her for a few seconds longer, determined to drink in every line of her face and curve of her body.
"When you're done staring starry-eyed at my niece I would like to have a word with you young man."
Frozen, Sasuke watched in shock as a young women walked past him and pulled the blankets up to Sakura's chin. Without so much as a glance at him she walked past and down the stairs, presumably into the kitchen if the sounds of pots rattling meant anything.
How…
Sasuke couldn't believe it, she hadn't made a single sound as she walked though the room, and he hadn't felt even the slightest touch of her chakra, even when she was close enough that he could make out the freckles on her nose. For a moment Sasuke debated on weather or not to actually go down to the kitchen, but in the end his curiosity overpowered his reason. Making his way down the stair Sasuke once again froze in surprise when he saw who was sitting at the kitchen table.
"S…Sebeki? L…Lee? W… what? H… how?"
Both Sebeki and Lee gave Sasuke a cool glance before returning to their coffee cups, a moment later; Hiro (Sakura's aunt) put three plates of food on the table. Giving Sasuke a pointed look she moved back to the stove, and after another moment or two Sasuke awkwardly moved to sit in front of the place she had set for him. After picking at his food for a moment Sasuke prepared himself to explain the situation, excuses and explanations coming readily to mind, he never had a chance to speak though, because the moment he opened his mouth Sebeki, without so much as a glance at him said
"Shh."
Sasuke's mouth closed with an audible snap, and he fidgeted a little bit as Hiro walked back over, coffee cup in hand and sat down. She also didn't look at him, instead reading the mornings paper. After another couple of minutes of increasingly uncomfortable silence Sasuke opened his mouth again, ready to explain everything. Before he had the chance however Lee glanced up from the romance novel he was reading and said
"Shh"
Once again Sasuke's mouth closed with a click. Seeing this Lee turned the page in his book and went back to reading. Sasuke was getting Very Uncomfortable by now, but went back to cleaning his plate. As he finished Hiro stood up and got a small piece of cake from the fridge and put it in front of him, Sasuke was about to protest, but Hiro looked at him with a small and disconcerting smile and said
"Shh"
An Hour later, his plate cleaned and desert gone Sasuke still sat at the table under the uncomfortable indifference of the other three people. Lee had finished a couple more chapters of his book, and Sebeki was perusing a scroll. Hiro just sat at stared through him, a small smile playing across her lips. The normal hour for him to begin his training had come and gone with no discernable reaction from Sebeki, and Sasuke's mind had gone into overdrive thinking up all sorts of terrible things that these three people were going to do to him. Just when he couldn't take it anymore he heard someone walking down the stairs behind him, and all three of the people at the table immediately focused on the person behind him. Sasuke gulped, trying as best he could not to show his nerves
This is it, whoever they were waiting for is finally here!
Sasuke was startled therefore when a slim pair of arms wrapped themselves around him, and a voice whispered in his ear.
"I'm so glad that you stayed"
Having said this Sakura walked over to the fridge, grabbed a small container of juice and walked out the door saying.
"See you all when I get back!"
And then she was gone. Sasuke was stunned,
They were waiting for Sakura?
Looking around he saw Lee marking the page in his book, and Sebeki putting away her scroll. Hiro still sat where she had been, but now instead of looking though him, she was staring straight into his eyes. Sasuke was a startled enough to nearly tip his chair over backward
She has PURPLE eyes!
Hiro did indeed have purple eyes, and those eyes were staring directly into his now, as though trying to ferret out all of his secrets.
"Uchiha Sasuke…"
Sasuke jumped slightly as she spoke for the first time in an hour
"… Younger brother to Uchiha Itachi, Only survivor of the Uchiha massacre, Wielder of the Sharingan, betrayer and prodigal son, darkest of the princes and one of four points of light for the future of Konoha's nobility."
There was a moment of silence before Sasuke replied with a shaky
"Y…yes?"
"Tell me, what did you do with my niece last night?"
"N…nothing!"
"Come young man, I caught you in her room this morning, don't say 'nothing'. You may have made it past the first step of this process, but you will be begging me to kill you if you try lying to me. Now I will ask one more time, what did you do with my niece last night."
Sasuke was suddenly made VERY aware of the fact that she wasn't the only person interested in his answer when he felt two people radiating killer intent appear behind him
"W… we went s…Stargazing, and then I B… brought her back here!"
Hiro nodded
"And when you got back"
"N… noth…."
Sasuke stopped the phrase from leaving his mouth as he felt the point of a kunai press against the base of his skull.
"I escorted h…her inside. I w…was about to leave w…when she said that I had to c…come and s…see her room."
Hiro's eyes were like Augers now, and they seemed to be digging though his mind, searching for the truth.
"And then?"
"I f…followed her up and we s…sat and talked for a while."
"Talked? As in?"
Sasuke turned beet red at the implication
"T...talked as i... in talked... N...nothing else happened! R...really! E...except for H...her falling asleep. I w...was going to leave th... then, But..."
Sasuke blushed under the scrutiny again
"I meant it w...when I said that n... nothing happened madam."
Hiro searched his gaze for a moment longer and then leaned back. Contemplating what he had said, and Sasuke was relieved to feel the Kunai point leave the back of his head. After a moment Hiro nodded to herself and looked at Sebeki.
"He can go to training now, I do believe that he's telling the truth."
Sebeki bowed low and smiled before gesturing for Sasuke to follow her. Hiro watched as Sasuke fled the room, obviously relieved to get out from under her scrutiny.
Sasuke, Sasuke… what to do with you.
Neji sat on a stone bench in the center of the Hyuuga gardens; it was actually a rather secluded place as only the gardeners frequented it. He had always come here to try and clear his mind when faced with a particularly difficult problem, and the vast majority of the Branch house knew that it was best to leave him alone when he went into seclusion like this.
Hinata has been head over heels for Naruto for as long as I can remember… Haishi knows that Hinata is dating a prince of Konoha, but thinks it's Uchiha… I gave Haishi-sama the wrong information because I misinterpreted what I saw… Do I tell him? Or do I let him find out though the rumor mill?
"Neji-san? I was told you are here somewhere... where are you?"
For a moment Neji continued to contemplate his dilemma, but he knew that it would be disrespectful not to reply at all, and if there was one thing he had learned, it was that the main branch did NOT like disrespectful people.
"I'm over here Hanabi-san."
After another moment's silence Hanabi appeared from behind a nearby bush
"There you are, I have been looking for you Neji-san. I want to discuss my sister with you."
Neji flinched slightly, and Hanabi of course noticed though she didn't say anything immediately.
"What do you want to speak of Hanabi-san?"
"Father informed me that you are the one who saw Hinata-chan's questionable behavior."
"That is true"
"What did you see?"
"I saw Hinata-chan thank Uchiha-san for something and then hug him."
Hanabi paused for a moment as though absorbing this information
"Do you know what father said to her this morning?"
"No Hanabi-san I do not."
"He told Hinata-chan, and I'm quoting him now, 'Bind him to the village, whatever it may cost you personally'"
Hanabi of course had been very carefully watching his reactions, so when his eyes suddenly widened as far as they would go she was immediately suspicious.
"What do you know that you haven't told him?"
Neji didn't bother to answer however; he was already on his feet and racing for the entrance of the estate.
Stupid… I always knew that Neji was none to bright…
With a small smile Hanabi stood up and made her way toward the main house
I don't know what Hinata is doing, but father should certainly hear about this, SOMETHING is happening, and I don't think that he's going to approve.
Racing though town Neji abandon all sense of decorum,
I have to stop her! This is all my fault, and I'd never forgive myself if she gets disowned because I held my tongue
Ignoring the shouts of the villagers that he flew past Neji pushed himself harder, trying for every ounce of speed he could.
Oh KAMI I hope I'm not to late! Poor Hinata, I should have known that you would never be bold enough to kiss someone without a direct order!
Neji didn't slow a single step as he reached the almost invisible lane that he had watched his cousin walk down, Instead he Jumped up and pushed himself off a tree to change direction without missing a step
Please Hinata-chan, Please say that I'm not…
Neji suddenly stopped dead, His eyes filled with horror, He had activated his Bykuggan as he turned up the lane, and he had just come into view of the house.
… To Late
Slumping to the ground Neji let Bykuggan die away, he had seen enough.
Oh Hinata… Hinata… I am so sorry.
If Neji were the type to cry he would have at the sight that had greeted him through the walls of the house, there Lay Hinata, coat sitting on a chair beside the bed and a blanket pulled up to her chin, in bed with Naruto. Both holding each other close.
Hinata sighed and stretched a little, she and Naruto had been busy cleaning all morning, and it had been quite a tiring affair for the both of them, the house, although in good repair, hadn't been lived in for quite some time. The property had been re-built under the guise of making it sale worthy, and then the Third Hokage had simply never listed it as 'for sale'. Thankfully he had left a fund for the upkeep of the gardens and grounds, but the house it's self had stood completely unused and un-entered since construction on it had finished almost ten years ago. As Hinata looked over to the other person sharing the bed with her she blushed slightly,
He looks so much more peaceful when he's asleep. It's as though he's shrugged of a weight that he has been carrying around.
As Hinata brushed Naruto's hair away from his face, he smiled a little and curled closer to her warmth. The two of them had maintained their status as 'innocent' even though they were sharing the bed. It was the only one that had blankets yet, and the two of them had been so tired that Naruto had hardly put up any objections at all when she blushingly invited him to share it with her (He had intended to just sleep on the floor, and wouldn't listen to suggestions that as it was his house he should have the bed) Neither had even bothered to change out of their dusty work clothes.
I do love you Naruto-kun.
Pulling the blankets back up to her neck, Hinata snuggled closer to Naruto and kissed him softly before drifting back off to sleep.
Night had fallen by the time Neji had pulled himself together. He had wandered though the town in a daze, trying feverishly to decide what to tell Haishi, in the end he had decided that He just wouldn't way anything and would hope that he was never questioned about it.
After all nobody knows right? I'll just wait until Hinata gets home and then I'll forbid her to ever see Naruto again, No problems.
Nodding to himself Neji pushed open the door to the manor only to face a thunderous Haishi and a grinning Hanabi
Yawning Naruto stretched and sleepily blinked his eyes
What a DREAM! I haven't slept that good in years. Pity it had to end, what I wouldn't give for Hinata to actually…
Naruto's train of thought was interrupted however when his hand encountered something incredibly soft, Squeezing gently he traced the contour
Odd, about the size of my hand, certainly soft, feels a little like a pillow, except firmer…
Naruto nearly jumped out of his skin when he suddenly heard a soft sigh, and as he dropped his eyes to his hand his sleepy mind suddenly came into sharp focus, He was laying on his side with his arms wrapped around a sleeping girl with blue hair, and to his great embarrassment, the 'Pillow' just happened to be her rather shapely rear.
H…Hinata? So… so it wasn't a dream?
Carefully Naruto brought his hand up and rested it on her waist instead, the slight movement however caused Hinata to stir for a moment before she sleepily opened her eyes. She was still half asleep however, and without thinking she murmured
"Don't stop… felt so good."
Naruto blushed, but instead of returning his hand to its former position he brought it up and brushed the hair away from her face.
"Time to wake up Hina (Doll), if we don't get moving someone will probably come looking for you."
Blinking again Hinata suddenly smiled
"Did you sleep well Naruto-kun?"
Naruto smiled and was about to reply when the door to the bedroom suddenly burst open.
"HINATA!"
Hinata and Naruto jumped apart though neither left the bed, and Neji came striding quickly over,
"You need to leave, NOW! Your father is looking for you."
"Nii-san I…"
Pulling the blanket back Neji began trying to pull her out of bed.
"There is no time for modesty Hinata, HE KNOWS, And even as we speak he is waking the elders, you need to flee our they will put the seal on you as well."
By this time Naruto was out of bed, and He. Was. Pissed! Moving quickly he reached the spot where Hinata was struggling in Neji's grasp, and in a single fluid motion pried the Prodigy's hand away and twisted it up between his shoulder blades forcing him to his knees. Neji, who had been focused entirely on Hinata, was taken before he could put up any struggle at all.
"Why are you here and how could Haishi know?"
Finally Realizing that he was captured Neji struggled a little as he replied
"I'm here to try and stop Hinata from receiving the cursed seal from her father and the elders."
Naruto glanced up just long enough to see the worry in Hinata's eyes
"And how do they know where she is?"
Neji's struggles stopped and he suddenly bowed his head in shame, Hinata's face was white as a ghost as she asked in a timid voice.
"Nii-san?"
Neji gave no reply, and Hinata tried again
"Neji-kun? How does he know?"
In a choked voice Neji replied
"I'm so sorry Hinata-chan, I followed you earlier today and So I knew where this house was, while I was meditating in the garden your sister came up and began questioning me about you, Not suspecting where it would lead I answered all her questions. There was no problem until she mentioned what your father said to you concerning your boyfriend."
Naruto had thought that Hinata couldn't go any paler… but she did.
"I left without thinking of the repercussions and raced back here as fast as possible, when I arrived I saw the two of you in bed together."
Naruto looked puzzled.
"What's so bad about that? We were both tired from cleaning and this is the only usable furniture in the house. It's not like we did anything… did we?"
Hinata, eyes wide, shook her head no, but Neji let out a bitter laugh.
"Yes, I see that now, but you need to take into consideration my state of mind when I arrived to see the two of you sharing a bed and holding each other."
Hinata suddenly gasped sharply and Neji nodded.
"I'm sorry cousin, I have failed you. I assumed the worst and spent most of today trying to think up a plausible lie, unfortunately when I got back to the manor Haishi and Hanabi were waiting… They used 'It' on me cousin."
"They… they activated your seal?"
Mutely Neji nodded, and suddenly Naruto realized that Neji's arm was bruised and his face swollen as though he had tried to defend himself while being beaten. Shocked Naruto let go and Neji's arm immediately clutched his ribs.
"The only reason they stopped was because they were sure I blacked out, they left to go rouse the elders, and I snuck out to warn you."
"W… why Neji? Why would you save me?"
"Because Hinata-chan, even if you don't realize it you are the one chance the branch family has of healing the divide between the houses, and as awful as I act toward you, you are the one person I would willingly die to protect."
"B…But you have to obey Father."
"The only order of his I will obey anymore is to protect you."
Naruto had taken to pacing, but at Neji's heartfelt answer he stopped and ran his fingers though his hair and blew out a short breath.
"Neji. I may have a solution to your problem."
Hinata looked up, her heart in her eyes, and Neji Turned to look at him. In the failing light of dusk Naruto didn't seem quite as childish as he one had, his messed up hair, and the twilight shadows conspiring to give him something of an otherworldly look. In the fading light of day he looked almost Regal. Neji was suddenly struck by the realization that he was in the presence of one of the princes of Konoha, as the last glimmers of daylight lit the monument out the window behind him. The resemblance between Naruto and the fourth was suddenly unmistakable, shivering slightly Neji dropped his eyes.
"What can you do? They are coming!"
"You have to obey Haishi as long as you are in his family correct?"
"Yes."
"So if you were no longer in his family you would be free to do as you please correct?"
"Yes."
Naruto's face took on a grave complexion as he studied the kneeling Hyuuga.
"If I could change your family would you accept it?"
There was a slight pause before Neji answered
"Yes."
"Even if it meant obeying me instead of him?"
Hinata gasped and Neji paused for a moment longer before whispering
"yes"
Nodding Naruto quickly strode foreword and grabbed one of Neji's Kunai out of the pouch
"What are you…"
Naruto's look quickly silenced him as he nicked his right pointer finger and drew a spiral in blood on the of each of Neji's palms, the spiral started at the base of his thumb and traveled until it hit the palm at which point it reversed it's self back out until it hit the top of his index finger. Eying his work critically Naruto nodded his head and then took a step back before suddenly declaring
"I am Naruto! Shadow lord of the Uzumaki and master of my house, by blood I invoke the right of binding!"
Up in her tower Tsunade was startled as a golden scroll burst into existence above her desk. Back at the Uzumaki manor Naruto's chakra suddenly pulsed golden for a moment before wreathing him in its regular blue halo. Kneeling quickly in front of Neji, Naruto took both of his hands and pressed them together, the now glowing spirals on both showing for a moment before they touched. Looking Neji in the eye Naruto spoke softly
"If you were serious repeat after me."
"I Hyuuga Neji…"
There was a brief pause and then
"I Hyuuga Neji…"
Back in the Hokage's office the golden parchment suddenly unrolled it's self and golden script appeared on it. Tsunade's eyes widened in shock as she read
I Hyuuga Neji Being of sound mind
Do Hereby forsake my name and title
No longer do I claim the Hyuuga blood
Though as recompense for honor lost
I keep its line.
I hereby foreswear all title and privilege
That are due to me, I forsake them for
They have brought me naught but
Tears.
From this day foreword I am not
Hyuuga Neji, But Uzumaki Neji Until
Death takes me or my lord release me.
This Do I swear by blood.
Tsunade's eyes got even wider as the script changed to a familiar untidy scrawl
I Uzumaki Naruto, Lord of my house
Do hereby accept Uzumaki Neji as my
Own,
My your courage never falter, my your
Honor never fade.
To you and yours I offer refuge for as
Long as you should desire, from this
Day foreword I embrace you as a brother
My our paths never part for as long
As the sun and the moon burn in the sky
This do I swear by blood, This Do I decree.
There was a momentary flash of light, and suddenly two names appeared on the bottom of the document. There, written in blood were the names,
Uzumaki Naruto Uzumaki Neji
With a final burst of light a seal appeared in red wax and the scroll rolled it's self up before it dropped to the table, after a moment the golden glow faded. Approaching carefully Tsunade picked it up and unrolled it just far enough to see the imprint on the seal, a laughing fox with a double spiral for the eye. Setting the parchment down Tsunade walked over and unlocked her 'medicine' cabinet, pulling out a bottle she poured a shot of sake, and as she downed it only one thought crossed her mind.
Now it's going to get interesting
Back at the manor Naruto had collapsed to his knees breathing heavily. For a moment Hinata was going to go check on him but Neji suddenly started screaming in agony. Thinking that her father had realized he was missing and activated the seal, Hinata hurried over to him instead. Rolling him onto his back Hinata nearly dropped him as the seal on he forehead started smoking as though he were being branded again. Neji thrashed for a moment before suddenly relaxing in her arms, To Hinata's shock as the smoke lifted from his forehead the seal lifted with it, after a moment it was nothing but an angry red outline, and after another it vanished altogether. Suddenly Neji smiled, it was weak true, but it was the first true smile that Hinata had seen on his face since he first received the seal.
"It… it's gone isn't it Hinata? I'm… I'm free aren't I?"
Hinata smiled and was about to reply when Neji suddenly started to scream again, it was all Hinata could do to stop him as Neji began clawing at his faces as though trying to remove his eyes, as he thrashed around his eyes made contact with Hinata's for a moment, and she was shocked to realize that each of them had spots of blue growing in the previously pure white pupils. After another moment of the bloodcurdling scream Neji suddenly went limp, No longer able to take the pain, he had passed out.
"Sorry Neji, I should have warned you about that."
Hinata jumped at the voice behind her, turning her head she found Naruto climbing unsteadily to his feet.
"Naruto-kun? What…"
"His eyes, See if his eyes have finished yet."
Carefully opening one of Neji's eyes Hinata gasped at what she saw, the formerly white eyes were now entirely blue. There was still no pupil in the center, but the color had completely changed to the same stunning blue as Naruto's.
"They… they've changed."
Naruto nodded.
"Yes, the scrolls indicated they probably would, I phrased the oath so that he will keep the Hyuuga bloodline as well as receiving the Uzumaki line. I don't know if he will be able to pass it on, but he still has full use of it."
Hinata looked slightly shocked
"Uzumaki line?"
Naruto nodded again
"There are actually two lines that can be inherited by my family, one is the ability to have multiple summon contracts…"
"The frogs and Phoenix's"
Naruto nodded
"Yes, like that. although not only those two."
"And?"
"An affinity for blood seals. I can seal things into other people's bloodline. Heirlooms… ability's… things like that. It's VERY draining however, even for me. That's how I managed to adopt him. Basically I sealed him body and soul to my blood. Since it was in essence an adoption and he agreed I was able to draw on his chakra as well, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to survive that."
"So the fourth…"
"Yup, He called upon the death god though our blood, to seal something I have to have a sacrifice, in this case it was a sacrifice of chakra and a little blood, in that case it was a sacrifice of his body and soul. The larger and more complex the Item, the larger and more complex the sacrifice."
"Ooooh my head."
"NEJI!"
Seeing her cousin wince at the volume of her voice Hinata whispered the next question
"How do you feel?"
With a half grimace he replied
"I haven't felt this crappy since I fought Naruto in the Chuuin exams"
"Serves you right you little shit, do you have any Idea how draining it is for me to do that?"
With a completely straight face Neji managed to reply
"Oh I do apologize, my heart simply bleeds over the effort this must have cost you."
For a moment He thought he had gone to far, but suddenly Naruto cracked a grin
"You'll do. Now, how do we hide Hinata?"
Gingerly sitting up Neji blinked his solid blue eyes as though clearing his head.
"I thought that this adoption thing was somehow part of YOUR plan to get her out of here."
This time it was Naruto who blinked.
"Well I suppose we could…"
He never finished his thought however as a voice they knew all to well spoke up from outside.
"DEMON BOY! THIS IS HYUUGA HAISHI! I DEMAND THAT YOU RELEASE MY ELDEST DAUGHTER INTO MY CUSTODY!"
Neji lifted an eyebrow and Naruto shrugged before replying
"Well, there goes that Idea."
Hinata was quick to speak up however.
"Naruto-kun, the tunnels?"
Naruto shook his head slowly
"There is an entrance around here somewhere but I never sought it out, the Ramen stand was closer to my old apartment."
"I WILL GIVE YOU TO THE SLOW COUNT OF TEN TO SEND HER OUT. AFTER THAT WE WILL COME IN AND TAKE HER!"
"Rooftop?"
"1"
Neji shook his head.
"Nope, they'll have it covered"
"2"
"A nin-jutsu? Like tunneling?"
"3"
"No good, the eyes remember?"
"4"
"Gen-jutsu?"
"5"
"Same problem"
"6"
Hinata spoke up at this point.
"Guys? I could just…"
She didn't have time to finish the statement as Naruto and Neji simultaneously replied
"No"
"7"
"…"
"8"
"We don't have a choice do we?"
"9"
"Nope… to the death if we must?"
"10! TO BE HONEST I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T COME TO YOUR SENSES DEMON, IT'S MORE SATISFYING THIS WAY"
"Till the last breath. Kami bless Neji…"
"Fight well brother."
And then they came, an inexorable wave, Neji and Naruto fought like demons, Naruto with his Kage bunshin and Rasengan, Neji with the gentle fist he had been raised to use, but both fought in vain, in a matter of moments they were nearly overwhelmed by the sheer number of Hyuuga that came crashing in, though windows, though doorways, even though holes cut into the ceiling, both Neji and Naruto managed to hold their own, though barely due to the chakra depletion that both were suffering from, but poor Hinata was quickly subdued, bound, and gagged Having gotten what he came for Haishi signaled a retreat, gathering up their unconscious (Both Naruto and Neji had merely been aiming to stun) they fled, there was a moment of silence as the two boys turned to glance over each others cuts, but suddenly Haishi's voice rang out loud in the night again.
"YOU FIGHT WELL DEMON, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOUR COMPANION WAS BUT HE IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN OUR STYLE. AS SUCH I'M AFRAID THAT I CAN'T ALLOW EITHER OF YOU TWO TO LIVE."
Neji had allowed his bloodline to fade at the close of the battle, but quickly re-activated it and gasped at what he saw.
"Explosive tags! All the support pillars! We have to leave!"
There was no time however as the tags detonated, and Haishi was pleased to note a moment later that a small flame was now licking at the corner of the house
And so falls the most feared demon in history
Smiling sedately Haishi calmly walked over to his now weeping daughter and casually backhanded her across the cheek.
"You are a disgrace. Now that our problem has been dealt with we can take our time dealing with you."
"Father I…"
Hinata got no farther however as Haishi landed a blow on her other cheek.
"Be silent scum. You are no daughter of mine."
Weeping silently Hinata was carried away. Away from the burning wreckage… of her dreams.