{Chapter six}
Changed and more fighting!
Sakura tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for Hinata she then crossed her arms
"Where is she." Sakura hissed in anger
Hinata came running
"Sorry!" she said
Sakura gave her a sharp look and turned around and started walking Hinata took this as to follow her
"I can't afford you being late again hyuga. So as punishment you will run laps around the forest until I say stop. Kakashi brought the boys out to tree climb but I put up shadow clones for us. So we will not get caught." Sakura said
Hinata looked at the back of Sakura's head
'She has never been that cold to me so what's wrong?' Hinata thought to herself
Sakura stopped in a clearing
"Run hyuga!" she yelled coldness in her eyes
Hinata nods
Sakura sat down in a meditating stance and closed her eyes
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She appeared in a lake of black blood a cage was in the middle of it
"Why have you come?"
"For answers." Sakura answered as she watched a figure in the shadows of the cage come out showing its black fur ten tails were behind it the tips of the tail were blue its eyes were black with blue slits the beast laid down in front of sakura in the cage
"What do you need?"
Sakura clenched her fist
"Neko do you think we even stand a chance?"
Neko smirked
"You know the answer to that if you want to kill them."
Sakura grit her teeth
"I need help! I know we're not ready! Even if we try it's like we can't get stronger!" Sakura yelled glaring up at the beast
Neko glared at her
"Who do you think you are kit for yelling at me!? I have been helping you!" Neko yelled
Sakura stomped up to the cage closer
"It's because of you I hurt my friends!" Sakura yelled in anger
Neko growled loudly giving a warning to her
"It's not my fault you lose control of your emotions and lets my power slip out!" Neko yelled starting to stand up and stare down at her
Sakura glare up at her
"Yes it is!"
Neko bared her teeth
"Maybe if you learned to use my power we will stand a chance then if you help Naruto with Kurama. We will have the power to defeat them! Stop being afraid!" Neko all but yelled
Sakura clenched her fist harder and looked down staring at the black lake in shame
"You see kit stop being scared and face the power that's in you it was placed there to help you. So you need to stop fearing if you harness my power you'll lose yourself just like Sasuke did with power your different." Neko said
Sakura nods
"How can I obtain your power?" Sakura asked
Neko stared down at her grinning
"You have to rip the seal on this cage off and fight me for my power and let me tell you it won't be a friendly fight it will be finished if you die or you take my power. I will be way different when you unlock this but not now you should go to turtle island like naruto did to harness our power and make sure you can bring naruto from this line too so he can train with it to get better at harnessing it. He only just got it when we were at war so he will have it early." neko explained to her
Sakura nods with determination
"I will!"
Sakura turned around to see another but her clothes were black and hair was too her knees her skin was pale white and her eyes were red
"Inner what are you here for?" Sakura asked
Inner looks at her
"Hinata has been shaking your shoulder nonstop trying to wake you up because you were rising your chakra up in anger where kakashi could sense it I bet." inner explained
Sakura nods
"It's time I take my leave…and inner I had it with you always doubting Hinata she will help us." Sakura said
Inner looked at neko asking for help but neko shook her head
"She won't help us she doesn't understand our p-" inner got cut off by a hard punch to the face making her fly back "Don't you ever and I mean EVER say that….she knows our pain too! You always look down on Hinata now! I've had enough of it!" Sakura said glaring at inner "Goodbye neko." Sakura disappeared leaving a smirking neko and a painful inner behind
Inner looked at neko
"Doesn't she get it?" Inner questioned looking down at her reflection "That what i want to protect is her?"
{+}
Sakura opened her eyes to see the worried eyes of Hinata
Sakura pushed her away and stood up
"How long have I been gone?"
Hinata stared at her still confused what happened
"It is almost midnight." Hinata replied
Sakura nods
"Let's go everyone must be worried sense I let our clones vanish." Sakura said walking faster
Hinata caught up with her
"You don't have to tell me but what happened?" Hinata asked
Sakura stopped and stared at her
"Hinata who is the captain."
Hinata bowed her head knowing what is going to happen
"You."
"Who gives the orders?"
"You."
"Who is the subordinate."
"I am."
"Who follows the orders with no questions asked?"
"I do."
"There you have it hyuga lets go." Sakura said putting her hands in her pockets
Hinata followed having a sad look
'Sakura never acts like that she only does when she is troubled by something.' Hinata thought staring at the back of sakura
Even though sakura acted that way to hinata on purpose it hurt a lot still
'What are you doing kit?'
'I'm only doing this so my plan can work.'
'Are you sure? You are hurting her feelings.'
'Yes I'm sure! I just want to be left alone for now.'
There was silence after that and Sakura sighed
"Grab my shoulder." Sakura ordered
Hinata put her hand on her shoulder
Sakura performed hand signs
"Transportation jutsu." Sakura whispered
Hinatas eyes widen as she felt dizzy
"Hold on a bit longer Hinata." sakura said softly already knowing Hinata didn't like this jutsu at all
{+}
Sakura and Hinata appear in there room deciding to share it
Hinata wobbled back a little
"I hate that jutsu it always makes me nauseous." Hinata said staring at her
Sakura glances at her
"You will get used to it if you had it." Sakura said walking to her belongings
Hinata watched sakura
"Where are they!?" a voice yelled out the door
"Naruto Kiba I'm sure they are in here sleeping."
"Let's see then!" they both yell
Sakura glanced at Hinata
The door was slid open darkness welcomed them they all saw two figures sound asleep in their bed
"See I told you let's go to our rooms and sleep like them." Kakashi whispered to the two
Naruto and Kiba nod now relieved Kakashi then put the boys out of the room and shut the door behind him
Sakura sat up
"That was close." Sakura muttered standing up
Hinata sat up too
"What now captain?" Hinata asked
Sakura glanced at her and smiled
"We have a mission remember?"
Hinata nods
"Yes the hokage had to call us in at three in the morning!" Hinata hissed in anger
Sakura smirked
"Let's get revenge on him later but first we have to find those anbu that were captured near here." Sakura said standing up and going to her bag to get her anbu stuff
Hinata nods doing the same
Sakura felt a wave of pain hit her chest making her want to cough but she held it in
Hinata glanced at her captain
"Captain after we save everyone what will happen?" she asked getting dressed in her uniform
Sakura shrugged her shoulders
"Maybe you and Naruto will have children like everyone else will the shinobi nations will be at peace." Sakura said smiling
'I wish I could see that but I probably not be able to because of this stupid illness.' Sakura thought now putting her anbu mask on
Sakura turned to see Hinata ready
"Let's leave a clone just in case because in less than a week the fight with Zabuza will commence so if we can't get back in time." Sakura said as two clones appear one looking like her and the other Hinata
Hinata opened the window
"Then let's go!" Hinata said
Sakura nods
They both leave preparing for a fight
{+}
Sakura smirked as she jumped to a tree branch she always did love fighting
Hinata followed sakura silently until a question came
"Do they know who got kidnapped?" Hinata asked
Sakura nods
"Yes it was Yugao and her team they were captured by highly advanced shinobi." Sakura said in anger that someone will harm a leaf shinobi
Hinata nods fear creeping into her heart if someone can take Yugao down do they even stand a chance?
Sakura glanced at her surroundings they have been traveling for a while and should be able to sense them now
'Where the hell are they?'
"Fox use your byakugan." Sakura ordered
Hinata nods and activates it she starts look around seeing nothing she then looks at the ground seeing strong chakra signals and a weak one
'That must be Yugao-san'
"I found it captain they have an underground base." Hinata said still staring at the base
Sakura nods
"How many?"
Hinata started counting the chakra signals
'One two three…four….five.'
"Five." hinata answered
Sakura nods
"We have to be careful if they can get Yugao they must be very strong so be ready." Sakura said starting to think of plans
Hinata nods but stiffened when she sees some of them coming
Sakura gets in a fighting stance for a battle no later three of them appeared
One of them had big muscles and was bald he had tattoos all over his arms he wore black ninjas pants and had no shirt on he had scars all over his chest and there was one on his face he had yellow eyes that reminded sakura of orochimaru then there was another one he had muscles to but not as big as the other one he had blue shaggy hair three pieces of hair were framing his face he had green eyes he had shorts on that went to his knees they were blue he had a short sleeve shirt that was green then the last one was skinny but they can feel a lot of chakra from him he had black shaggy hair and red eyes he wore a black shirt and black pants
"Identify yourself." the one with blue hair demanded
Sakura looked at Hinata already having a plan
"Well you see I will only tell our names if you tell us yours." Sakura said staring at them
The bald one growled
"Watch your tongue girl!" he yelled
The blue haired one nods
"Fine then this one on my left." he pointed to his left where the bald one is "is Yamo then I'm Blake and the one on my right is Hakuto." he said in a calm voice
Sakura nods
"I am crow this is fox we are here to get our comrades back from you!" Sakura said determinedly
Blake narrowed his green eyes before disappearing the two teammates of his were smirking
Sakuras eyes narrowed
Hinata was looking around but could not find him
Sakura looked around for him until her eyes landed on Hinata
Sakura's eyes widen as she ran for Hinata
"Fox watch out!" Sakura yelled pushing her out of the way from a kick that hit Sakura instead of Hinata in her chest Sakura flew until she hit a tree
"How admirable saving your team mate." Blake mocked her
Hinata stood up and stared at Sakura in shock
"Captain!" she yelled trying to run to her but the two other guys appeared in front of her
"You're not going anywhere." Yamo said his arms folded while glaring at her
'Captain.'
Sakura lifted her head up to stare at blake then at hinata
'Hinata.' Sakura thought pushing herself of the ground but then coughed up blood hinata didn't think nothing of it she just thought it was from the kick when Sakura was done she started panting
"I will defeat you!" Sakura said running at him
Blake did the same
All they could hear is metal hitting metal
'I have to help those two don't know I'm a Hyuga!' Hinata thought staring at them as they watched the two fight hinata appeared between the two
"Hakke Rokujuuyonshou 2 palm, 4 palm, 8 palm, 16 palm, 32 palm, 64 palm!" Hinata yelled as she finished it by now yamo fell to the ground in pain the pain was to intense he passed out she got hakuto a couple times until he disappeared
"It seems you are a Hyuga." hakuto said
Hinata looked at him as he appeared before her
"Hai I am a hyuga." hinata replied
They both stare at each other until their attention was taken off each other when the see blake fly pass them and sakura go the other way
"Captain!" Hinata yelled running to her
Sakura looked up at her as half of her mask crakes one piece then falls off Hinata then sees the blood traveling from her head hinata hurriedly went to her side and started healing her
Sakura stared at her confused
"Hinata what's going on with the other two?"
Hinata looked at her
"I took one down the other is still up." Hinata responded
Sakura nods
"Here's the plan."
Hinata started listening carefully
"….that's it." Sakura said
Hinata nods
"When do you want me to get you?" she asked holding back the tears of her captains plan
Sakura pated Hinatas head giving a reassuring smile
"Soon when the chakra dies down so don't worry about me. I'll be okay promise!" Sakura said grinning a Naruto way
Hinata smiles and suddenly turns to snow
Sakura looked at the two and seen the smirks on their face
Sakura smirked at them
'I need it to protect them….let me control it for a short time! Please!'
'Alright kit!'
Sakura screamed as her eyes kept changing to blue slits black chakra surrounded her she had cat like ears on her head and had one tail at her bottom its tip blue
"You're dead." Sakura stated disappearing only to reappear behind the two her tail hit them both burning their skin
Sakura dashed at them not giving them time to recover
{+}
Hinata kept running to where the base is
"Captain I can feel the power it's so terrifying its most unlike Naruto-kun's his is gentle and caring when he controls it but yours it's cold and ruthless why is that?" Hinata ignored the explosion she hears from the battle "Why do you feel so scared…so scared to even use its power? I never felt this…is it because they hurt a leaf ninja? Is that the reason your power became filled with hatred and ruthlessness. I never felt this….but that's the power everyone speaks off when they suffered a great lost." Hinata bit her lip "I know you are fighting for Ino, Naruto-kun, Kakashi, and even Sasuke you don't want a repeat of the past me ether. I want peace too. I just hope you can find that peace too with in you captain. I know even in this time where everyone is still alive you will never get over their deaths." Hinata ran faster "That's the reason you keep on fighting. Even if it seems like you'll lose you still fight to become stronger to fight and protect those dear to you…that's why I will do the same!"
Hinata finally arrived in a clearing
"It's here." she said as she placed a hand on the ground she performed hand signs "Release." she muttered and just like that a metal door appeared on the ground Hinata slowly opened the door and walks down the steps after shutting it softly
'I have to stay quiet and kill all the ninja here silently.' she thought as she went into the shadows to hide from them she pressed her body against the wall and started to go down the hallway when there was a turn she stopped after sensing a chakra coming closer
Hinata slowly pulled out the tanto that had a pink hilt and an emerald blade it had Sakura's colors she still remembered the words Sakura said while she got the two tantos
"I have gave that one with the pink hilt some of my powers so if you are severely injured it will protect you from harm and it will send me a warning the other one with the blue hilt and white blade has my neko powers in it just put chakra into the blade and it will activate."
When the ninja was close to where Hinata could see his back she ran silently behind it and in a split second she slit the ninja's throat letting the crimson blood flow down there neck
Hinata sighed and ran silently again looking for the next target
'All I have to do is follow the weak chakra signal….but why isn't there more?'
Hinata pushed herself against the wall feeling two more coming
"I can't wait to finally have fun with her but it's a sham she never told us about konoha." one of the two said
Hinata growled at that
'How dare they think about doing that to her!'
"I know but maybe after having fun with her let's hope she will talk." the other one said
Hinata now was starting to have trouble controlling her chakra in anger she decided to strike now
Hinata ran in a blur slitting their throats in no time at all before they had a chance to scream
Hinata stood over their bodies
Hinata stiffened as she felt a presence coming this way she saw it was a girl she long green hair and pink eyes she saw the two dead and looked around the corridor seeing if she could spot the intruder but that's when Hinata attacked she jumped at her kunai tightly grasped shocking the girl as she evaded it in time
"Nice evading but you were a little to slow." Hinata stated to her staring at her with cold eyes
The girl wonder what she meant but then felt a stinging on her arm and seen it was cut but that's not all she noticed her vision was wavering and her body was getting heavy to where it was hard to move she collapsed onto the hard ground unmoving
Hinata stared at her sorrowfully and started running to Yugao
'I could never kill that girl.'
Hinata slowed down as she finally got to a metal door with locks on the door Hinata glared at the locks and punched them smirking as they broke when they all were done she opened the door and the scent of death filled her senses
She ignored it and looked for Yugao she smiled as she sees Yugao in the corner
"Yugao." Hinata said
Yugao turned to glare at the person until she seen the konoha symbol
"Captain and I are here to rescue you from them I'm sorry we didn't get here in time to save the rest of your team." Hinata said walking to her cautiously knowing that Yugao will be the defence
Yugao closed her eyes
"I just want to go home please." she begged
Hinata nods and kneels down to help her
{+}
Sakura panted as her power quickly disappeared
Sakura fell to the ground coughing up blood nonstop her chakra was dangerously low her skin was burnt from using the cloak she knew this will happen now the illness is moving faster as soon as the coughing died down Sakura started panting
"I can't die here." Sakura said as she tried to stand but only cried out in pain her eyes started to flutter close just before her eyes closed completely she was jolted awake by someone shaking her
"Captain!" a voice yelled worried
Sakura's eyes shot open at the voice
"H-hin…ata." Sakura gasped out
Hinata stared at her captain's face seeing that she is really pale and low on chakra
Hinata put Yugao down softly and went to Sakura's side and started healing her
"Hold on captain!" Hinata said
Yugao stared at the injured captain
'She did all of this to get me out of their…and in cost it hurt her to the point where she will die.' Yugao thought sadly
Hinata continue to heal her
"Captain Can you hear me still?"
Sakura nods numbly
"I need you to relax you're to tense." Hinata said
Sakura nods and tries too
'I can't let her see it.'
Hinata sighs and puts more chakra into her hands the burns almost gone
"Here use the rest of my chakra." Yugao said
Hinata looked up at her
"What the hell are you saying!? Do you want to die!" Hinata yelled at her
Yugao just stared at her
"If i die at least I died helping a leaf ninja too." Yugao said
Hinata glared at her from behind her mask
"If my captain could move she will punch you in the face for thinking that!" Hinata yelled at her
Sakura looked up at Hinatas enraged face and smiled
'I rubbed off on her a little…maybe too much.'
Sakura sighed as she felt her burns heal she then put her own hands on her chest healing her lungs a little
'There she shouldn't feel it now.'
Hinata smiled as she felt her chakra flowing faster through Sakura's system healing her faster
"I'm almost done captain you are going to be safe!" Hinata grinned
Sakura sighed
"I knew you could do it fox." Sakura said as she stared at Yugao now "Fox heal her not me I'll survive she needs help." Sakura ordered
Hinata nods and goes to help Yugao
'What did those bastards want!' Sakura thought sitting up
Sakura's eyes widen as she felt her chest tighten she quickly put her hand in her pouch looking for the bottle of pills when she found them she grabbed two pills and closed it she then quickly swallowed them the tightening in her chest disappeared and Sakura sighed in relief
"Did the hokage send you out here?" Yugao asked
Sakura glanced at her and nods
"He did he wants us to make sure you get home fine I didn't introduce myself I am crow and this is fox." Sakura said tilting her head a little
Yugao nods
"If you don't mind what team?" she asked
Sakura nods
"We are anbu team one I am the captain crow and this is my subordinate fox." Sakura said looking her in the eyes
Yugao's eyes widen
'T….this girl is like another Itachi.' Yugao thought
Sakura's eyes looked glanced around the clearing
'Who is watching us?'
{+}
Two figures hid behind a bush watching the people they both watched Sakura fight the two enemy ninja
One of them smirked
"This will be great news to lord danzo don't you agree Sai?"
Sai glanced at his companion
"Hn yes it would Torune." Sai replied emotionless
They both look at each other
"You go Torune I will spy until you get back." Sai said
Torune nods and disappears
Sai looked back and sees sakura looking straight at his place he is hiding at
'She can sense me finally?'
{+}
Sakura narrowed her eyes at the bush
'Who Is it?'
Sakura stands up a little wobbly
"Let's go we are on another mission fox Yugao lets go." she commanded still staring at his hiding spot
'Am I just paranoid?'
Hinata shakes Sakura's shoulder
"You okay captain?" she asked concern
Sakura nods and turns around
"Do you need help Yugao?" Sakura asked
Yugao narrowed her eyes
"I'm not weak I can still run!" she snapped at Sakura
Hinata glared at Yugao
"You do not talk to my captain like that!" Hinata defended her captain Yugao glares at her "She is superior then you in strength and rank!" Hinata said
Sakura glanced at Hinata
"That's enough fox." Sakura said as she then looked at Yugao seeing her glare at Hinata still
Sakura smirks
'You never change do you?'
"Let's go then!"
"Hai!"
{+}
Sakura panted as she jumped to the next tree it's been two days tomorrow they should have the fight with zabuza
Sakura landed on the ground
'I have to get their faster but I haven't used this jutsu at all sense I been here.' Sakura glanced at her two team mates for now she sighed
"Grab my shoulder both of you." Sakura commanded
Hinata did it without hesitation Yugao was unsure
"Why?" she asked
Sakura glared at her
Hinata shook her head
'Here we go.' she thought
"You do not question me even if you are weak I will put you in your place I do not want to be mean at all but I am not in the mood." Sakura said
Yugao nods and puts her hand on Sakura shoulder as she performed hand signs
"Transportation jutsu!" Sakura yelled and in a blur they disappeared.
{+}
Yugao was shocked as Sakura did the jutsu
Sakura smirked in an arrogant way but soon frowned as they appeared in the hokages office she then paled as she sees the three elders Kohaku, Homura and…Danzo
Danzo smirked at seeing them
The other two elders were surprised at their entrance
"Ever heard of knocking!" Homura said glaring at the three
Yugao glared at Sakura
"She did it I'm so sorry hokage-sama!" Yugao said bowing
Hinata growled
"I told you to not speak to my captain that way again!" Hinata scolded Yugao
Yugao glared at her
Sakura glared at both of them
"You two stop acting childish! We are here on business I know I didn't mean to send us here I haven't used that jutsu in a long time." Sakura said
Hiruzen smiled
"I see the mission was a success." he said
The two nod as Yugao looked out the window
"Yes but Yugaos team was killed we're sorry we didn't get there in time hokage-sama." Sakura said bowing to him
Hiruzen frowned
"It's okay." he said as he looked at Yugao already thinking of what squad she should be put in "Crow I have something to ask you." he said
Sakura looked at him confused
"Will you accept Yugao to be put on your team from now on and that you can tell her everything?" Hiruzen asked
Everyone's eyes widen
"You can't do that Hiruzen!" Danzo yelled
Hiruzen ignored him and stared at sakura
'Should I accept her I'm not ready to tell her everything at all. so what are you planning hokage-sama?' Sakura thought confused she soon shook her head of those thoughts
"I accept Yugao on my team. I will protect her like I do with fox. I will protect this team now and in the future. I will not turn my back on them at all. I will protect this village with my life I will die for it that is my oath. I swear on my ninja status as captain of squad one!" Sakura said shocking every one of her oath and loyalty to this village
Hiruzen smiled so did Yugao but hid it
"That's what I wanted to hear you may leave." he said
The three nod
Sakura glanced at Hinata
Hinata nods slowly and places her hand on her shoulder
"Hokage-sama I need a new crow mask the people I fought were strong so they broke my mask." Hiruzen sighed but nods "Yugao we will continue this another time but you need to go to the hospital fox and I have another mission to finish." Sakura said as the final hand sign was made
"Transportation jutsu!"
The two disappear leaving all of them shocked
{+}
Sakura and Hinata appeared in the room they are sleeping in
"I miss this place." Sakura said
Hinata smiles and nods
"We should take a bath and get this stink and blood of us before the rest sees us." Hinata said earning a smile from Sakura
Sakura nods
"Let's go Hina-chan." Sakura said
Hinata smiled as she took off her mask
"Yes Saku-chan." Hinata said
Sakura gave her a grin
"We don't have much time on getting rest so we have to hurry up."
{+}
The two anbu girls sigh happy that they are finally clean
Hinata looked at Sakura
"You took our clones out?"
Sakura's eyes widen and she cursed
"Release." she muttered making the clones disappear
Sakura nods
Hinata giggles
"You are so forgetful!" Hinata said giggling still
Sakura gives Hinata a playful glare
"Be quiet." she hissed before bursting with laughter
The Haruno and Hyuga laugh together
Hinata was the first to calm down until the question from earlier came to her mind
"Sakura-chan." Hinata said starring her straight in the eye
Sakura looked at her confused
"Hai?"
Hinata stared at her for a moment before having a look of determination
"When you were knocked out with a fever I was healing you and…." Sakura looked at her confused still wondering what she wants"I felt something locking me out so I couldn't heal it I want to know what it is."
Sakura's eyes widen
'Oh shit.'