A Lion's Roar

by swagmoney5

Being reincarnated is an interesting life story, when a child from our world is reborn as Hinata Hyuga, she decided to get off of her ass and give her shot at being a hero. When you have too much knowledge and too much time, the only option is to train and become stronger and to make those around her stronger as well. Survival of the fittest and she wants to help everyone survive.

7. The Academy: A new hero is rising

Turning 8 was one of the most stressful times of my life. I know that Itachi massacres the clan when Sasuke is 8, which means it's coming soon. The more pressing matter of this situation is Shisui Uchiha. Shisui is my brother in everything except blood and I refuse to let him die, I don't care if his death is supposedly a fixed event on a timeline, I refuse to let it happen. I will do whatever it takes to stop him from getting taken by Danzo, and killing himself. I will die before I let that happen, I don't know if I can take the heartbreak of losing my big brother, the one who has cared for me and made me laugh just because he can tell I'm tense, the one who has trained me for years, the one who gets on my nerves yet makes it funny. This is stage one, I have to save Shisui.

To start my plan, I've been monitoring Shisui's chakra whenever he is in the village. I am not a sensory type, but because of my chakra control, I can focus on one person's chakra constantly if I try. Thats what I do everyday now, I can feel when it changes drastically and have been keeping track of it so that I know when he is in trouble. I know the time is coming closer and closer because everything in the Uchiha compound is so tense and weird, even Sasuke has noticed it. Itachi always has a fake and pained smile on his face, Shisui is overbearing with love and always makes it seem like his last goodbye when he goes somewhere.

I haven't slept in what felt like forever, I've been spending every moment planning and freaking out about what to do. I know I have to save Shisui, even if I am no match for Danzo, I have measures that will at least allow me to stay under his radar and keep Shisui alive. I also lost my spot at the top of the class from spending all of my time stressing, planning, and training instead of doing school work. Lady Sieko has noticed but she's letting me have my meltdown. I just cant wait until this whole thing is over, it's been the hardest decisions I have ever made and every time I think about all of it now, my heart clenches in pain. All I can do now that I've finished planning is to wait and be ready.

It was close to the end of Kunoichi class and we were doing something with the way different word tones have different meanings or something. I was monitoring Shisui's chakra when it spiked higher than I have ever felt it. I waited a second to see if it was just from intense training, but when it kept freaking out in a wild way, I knew it was happening. I shot up and started to run away. Lady Seiko stopped me and demanded to know where I was going, I ignored her and pushed past, heading to where Shisui's chakra was. He was so far away, the opposite side of the village, I pushed myself faster and faster, ignoring the searing pain from moving so fast. I released my weights and was even quicker. I felt Shiusi's chakra surge yet again before it fell to drastically low levels. I turned on my Byakugan to see what was happening since I'm close enough now. I watched as Shisui's green Susano fell away and he fell to the floor. Danzo approached him and I screamed but nothing came out. I could feel myself shaking in fear and I raced to him.

Danzo reached down and plucked out one of Shisui's eyes and reached for another one, before he could, I summoned all of my strength and sent my Water snake at Danzo, pushing him away from Shisui. I could feel my strength draining slightly from putting so much Chakra into the jutsu to make sure it reached them. I then hit the ground with closer to them, releasing a large amount of chakra, shattering the ground in a large crater. The ground that didn't crumble away still shook shocking Danzo for an instant, bringing his attention off of Shisui and to me. Where I was standing, couldn't see who I was, and with the attention on me, Shisui took the moment and flickered far away from here. Not wanting to be seen by the asshole Danzo, I pushed through my want to kill him where he stands, and I went to where Shisui was, using the body flicker over those long of distances, I could only flicker one more time before I'm too drained to stay awake, I'm still too weak.

I watched, tears streaming down my face as Shisui handed his other eye to Itachi, a serene smile on his face, not fitting with the scene of the blood dripping from his eyes. Itachi was crying and protesting, but finally stopped and put the eye in one of his birds. Then Shisui leaned back and dove off of the cliff, passing out from exhaustion and pain on his way down. I screamed in panic, and flickered to the bottom of the cliff, using the last of my chakra to stick to the wall and catch Shisui. I put him on my back and began to climb back up the cliff. I knew Itachi was gone and had activated his Mangekyo.

I failed at saving Shisui from losing his eyes and couldn't make it in time to fight Danzo alongside him, but he's not dead. I cried in sadness and relief, my eyes to blurry to see where I was climbing, and my mind too wound up to think straight. Shisui's alive for now, but he's still dangerously low on chakra and has some serious injuries. I was numb, the only thought running through my mind is to save Shisui. I couldn't feel the groaning of my young muscles from carrying him and using up my chakra, that has been running low from my lack of sleep and constant surveillance. I made it to the top of the cliff and instead of stopping, I ran and ran until I made it to the hospital.

I rushed inside the doors and everyone halted staring at us in worry.

"Help please help him. I can't lose him. I failed, I cant lose him. Don't let me fail more. Help!" I screamed in a panic. I faintly could hear the shocked gasps of the doctors around me and the yelling for people to take care of him. I felt Shisui be lifted off of my back and I saw the faint blob of a red headed woman in front of me. Her lips seemed to be moving but everything was too blurry. I finally let out a final cry and blacked out.

I woke up, yet again blinded by the brightness of the white room. I was in momentary bliss until I remembered what happened. Why did I pass out, I didn't even do any real fighting. I'm too weak to do anything right, I need to be stronger, I will be stronger. As soon as I can I will grow my reserves to be as large as possible, hopefully I can match Kisame or someone like that someday.

My hands were covered in bandages for some reason. I looked to my arms and saw a large IV bag connected to the veins in my right arm. I pulled out the IV and detached the heart monitor making it flatline. I stood up on my slightly shaky legs and walked to the door. Right when I was leaving a nurse ran to me and tried to get me to lay back down. She told me I had been sleep for days and my body was so exhausted and weak from lack of sleep, explaining why I was so weak. I protested wildly and kept asking fro Shisui. All I care about is if he's safe right now. Finally, the nurse stopped and she allowed me to go see him if I let her put my IV back in. I agreed and she led me to Shisui's room.

I walked in and held my breath at what was in front of me. I've never seen Shisui look so beat up, even after his more difficult missions. I rushed to sit in the chair at his bedside. His hair, normally wild and curly was matted down with dried blood looking lifeless and gross. The upper half of his face was covered with bandages that I could tell blood was still seeping into. The lower half of his face was marred with cuts and he had a fairly large bruise on his jawline, making it swell largely, if I didn't know it was Shisui, I wouldn't have recognized his beat up face.

Although his body was covered, I knew it would look similar to his face. I could see the various wires and machines hooked up to him keeping him alive and monitoring his very weak heart rate. I let my tears flow as I stared upon my big brother, I carefully laid my hand on top of his and made a promise to do better for him and everyone else. What's the point of trying to make things better if the people I love and want to fight for still end up like Shisui. There has to be something I can do to have better outcomes.

I watched in mournful awe and silence as a doctor came in and added healing chakra into his hands, when the faint green glow showed, he placed his hands on Shisui's chest and began to heal him. For the day, the same doctor would come in and every-other hour would heal Shisui for 30 minutes. He was looking better, most of the superficial cuts were gone and the doctors told me his condition was no longer life threatening. I never left his side, I could only fall asleep when the doctor was healing Shisui, I think he messed with me because I was out instantly when he walked in the room, he must have used some gas or chakra trick to put me to sleep. Even though I didn't want to sleep, I felt better and stronger than I have been because of it. Different ANBU, and other Jounin have come in to drop presents off for Shisui, but I was alert. I will not let Danzo anywhere near Shisui to finish the job. I also haven't seen Itachi or any other Uchiha come in to visit Shisui but I could barley feel Itachi's chakra outside of Shisui's window, probably checking to see if he's ok.

I had just woken up from another healing session, and now that he is healed enough, I was told I could lay beside him. Not waisting the moment, I crawled next to him, comforted by my brothers warmth. Even though he still was in a medical induced coma, I told him stories to keep him entertained. I told him about my favorite superheroes and how I want to be like them but will be better because I will be able to kill (come on their fatal flaw is not killing a bad guy), I told him about all of the foods I want to have somebody make here, I told him about anything and everything I could think of while imagining his responses to me. He would wear that shit eating grin and enjoy my stories with me, never asking about what I was talking about, he gave up on questioning who the people and things were long ago. It was comforting and helped me deal with the intense fear I constantly was feeling.

Finally, after a week, the doctors decided Shisui was stable enough to wake up tomorrow, he would have to stay in the hospital for a few weeks after, but they would finally bring him back to me. Finally, Shisui is healed and ok, just eyeless, which I promise to somehow fix. I was also released, and the bandages that I had were removed. My body was sore, but since I've been sleeping, I was getting back to my normal strength. I now know that I need to sleep to actually do anything successful. The intense weight I was holding, lifted slightly and I cried in relief and for the first time since I arrived at the hospital, I smiled.

I woke up after another healing session for the night and was still elated that Shisui is going to wake up tomorrow. I was calm, knowing Hanabi was safe with Hizashi and I could focus all of my attention to the soon to be awake Shisui. I was talking to him more lighthearted than usual, pushing down the dread I have for what is to come, when an overwhelming chilling sensation overcame me. I quickly hopped out of Shisui's bed and grabbed my daggers, attaching the sheath to my back. I activated my Byakugan and sat down in the chair, trying to pretend I didn't feel such a horrible feeling. I must be paranoid, its been a few minutes and nothing. I was about to turn my Byakugan off when a figure manifested into the room and threw a kunai at Shisui. Before the kunai hit, I unsheathed one of my daggers and blocked it, sending it clattering to the tiled floor. I looked at the attacker, expecting Itachi or Danzo, but I was pushed into momentary shock.

The man was dressed in a floor length bulky black robe and a black turtleneck undershirt. He had long unruly black hair and an intimidating aura. The most distressing thing was his mask, I know that mask, it's orange and black tiger striped with a single eyehole on the right side. I could see the red glinting dangerously, and all of the chakra flowing around him, each side of his chakra was different, I could see the flow from the white Zetsu and what was Obito's own chakra. Fuck, I can't beat Obito no matter what, but I'm going to give him the fight of my life, hopefully it will be enough to stall him for Shisui to survive. I began to shake at the fear of fighting Obito, I have been afraid, but even when I was going to be kidnapped I have never felt fear like this before, it filled me from the inside out, making it hard to even breathe. I clenched my dagger tighter and tried to regulate my chakra to calm myself.

An evil chuckle, turning into a laugh echoed the room.

"A little girl like you, shaking in fear, thinks she can fight me. Ha, run along and leave this Uchiha scum to his demise like the rest of the pitiful clan." Hearing his deep voice and cruel tone, I wanted to run. Instead, I thought about all I have to do and what I'm fighting for, I stopped my shaking and looked him dead on, my glare looking as deadly as it could.

"Whatever,I will fight you to the death if it means protecting him, I'm not scared of a man who hides behind his many masks to be strong. And if the clan you so willingly massacred is scum, what does that make you, you're one of them." I said with fake enthusiasm trying to keep my voice from shaking. I know he doesn't get the full extent of what I'm insetting, but he understands enough. I could see his chakra move from amusement at my fake innocence to deadly swirling at me knowing his clan already. Maybe picking on one of the most deadly shinobi isn't a good idea.

"I'm impressed you figured it out so quick girl, you're smarter than I thought. A prodigy much like the one that killed his whole family. Lets see if you can fight like one too, at least you can die along with the Uchiha you try to protect." He lunged at me. I dodged and tried slashing at him, only to have it phase through him. If I can't hit him, he cant hit me so I have to use my Olympic style only to make sure I either never get hit or we both get hit. I saw the chakra increase slightly up in his left arm and I moved to strike the same arm he was going to try to hit me with. When our fists collided, I released chakra sending him back, and his kick I failed to dodge sent be the opposite direction. Each strike and move I made was done to keep him away from Shisui.

"Impressive, few can land a hit, especially one that hurts like that, on me. Shame, you'd be a wonderful pawn." He said shaking his arm out like I didn't just try to shatter his bones. Scoffing, I launched myself into another attack. I acted as if I was going to punch him head on, but instead pushed off the ground doing a corkscrew mid air aiming kick and slicing with my dagger at where he would have to move to dodge. Instead of dodging, he grabbed my hand with the dagger, letting the kick hit, and then proceeded to throw me into the wall, hard. I gasped as my back collided with the wall, leaving an indent. He walked over to shisui, kunai drawn, and I pushed myself out of the hole, spitting out blood. He was moving slow as to mock me while he went to kill Shisui, not accepting this, I released all of the weights in my resistance weights, feeling the flood of chakra into my body. I could move faster and more deadly and I could feel the momentary shock at the speed of my next attack. Sadly he let me phase through him, but it was enough to get his attention off of Shisui once again.

"You fucking fake ass Madara, stay away from my brother!" We both stopped at my outburst. Shit, I didn't mean to reveal that, damn it I can't let my anger and fear get to me like that. Obito let out a hum of surprise that turned into a menacing growl.

"You are smart, too smart, its time to end this little game of ours Hime" He said with a mix of a growl and a mocking tone. I shivered at his voice. I finally began to feel the pain of his attacks, the kunai cuts and bruises from his attacks. He was holding back, I'm screwed. I was suddenly pinned to the wall with Kunai, some imbedded into my flesh and others my already ripped clothes. I let out a scream of pain. Obito mockingly pretended to caress my face, using a kunai instead of his fingers, adding cuts so I could feel the cool blood dripping down my face.

"Such a shame, your undying kindness and loyalty reminds me of Rin." He began to make familiar hand seals, ending with the tiger sign. I looked to Shisui, gave him a small smile and began to coat myself in chakra, hoping it will protect me from the fireball enough to survive. I could feel my chakra flickering and knew I might not make it. Right as Obito blew out a fire dragon, a water snake shot through the window dousing the fire. In jumped Itachi covered in the blood of his family. I wanted to cry for him but I couldn't. All I felt was rage seeing his face looking so tortured. Rage at Danzo, the real Madara, at his clan, at myself for having that happen to him, the kind and loving 'Tachi reduced to a coldblooded murderer.

Itachi glanced at me and his gaze turned into one of stone cold anger. I couldn't hear what they were saying to one another, my body lacking too much blood now to function properly. My eyesight wavered and all the pain was beginning to fade, a sign I was dying. Itachi walked up to me and removed the kunai, cradling me in his arms. I felt his tears drip down onto my face as he stared into my eyes. I tried to say I'm sorry but I couldn't find the words. Itachi leaned down and kissed me, it was gentle and said all of the emotions he could not. I felt myself succumb to the surprise of the kiss, and closed my eyes relaxing, ready to die. Itachi separated his mouth from mine and said he was sorry. I opened my eyes once more and was met with his Sharingan. I tried to stop it, but instead was met with darkness, the red eyes of his left to haunt me.

(Third person POV)

"It's done I presume." The man clad in the orange mask asked the former Uchiha heir.

"Hn. Everyone except Sasuke and Shisui are dead." Itachi responded, his face and voice void of any emotion.

"What of the girl? Did you do as we decided? I will kill her and the boy if you defy me."

"Her memories with you are altered to be of me. She knows not of your presence Madara-sama." Obito smirked in success behind his mask. He not only got to get rid of the vile clan that ruined his life, he found a new pawn that will sure play a role possibly greater than the Uchiha boy with him. Obito and Madara were both intrigued at how the girl figured out what nobody else could, and her prowess as a ninja even so young, was so impressive. She fought in a way he's never seen, and her eyes were so full of mystery he needed to know and use. This girl, if she falls into his clutches will be the final unknown piece he needs for success. She could be the reason fro success or failure, but they wont let that happen.

Back at the hospital

Nurses, doctors, and ANBU came crashing into the room after the seal on the door was finally released. The news of the massacre had reached them and they went in to check on Shisui. The sight they were greeted with made all of them, even the stone cold ANBU grimace in disgust. They looked over Shisui and sighed in relief that nothing was wrong, thats when they turned to the little girl. It was hard to tell who it was at fist, she was so bloody, but once the doctors remembered how little Hinata-hime wouldn't leave the room, they knew. Each of them looked around the room, there were holes in the walls and kunai and blood splayed throughout. The head doctor, Aiko's heart clenched in sadness for the sweet girl he saw everyday. Wasting no time to mourn, he commanded his staff to prepare a bed, a surgical room, and contact her family. He got to work right away, the green chakra enveloping his hands. He healed as much as he could to be able to transport her, swift and carefully, he moved her to a stretcher and they transported the small girl into a surgical room. Everyone there was looking at the girl in respect and pity.

4 hours later the girl was fixed up, covered in bandages. Her wounds would still take a while to fully heal, but thats not what was worrying everyone about the little girl. Her mind seemed to shut off and no matter how often the doctors tried to start up the nerve receptors in her mind she wouldn't wake up. Aiko went as far to have Inoichi enter her mind and disciver what happened to her mind, but when he entered, a red Mangekyo Sharingan flashed kicking him out of her most recent memories. Talking with everyone, Inoichi deduced the only person who could help Hinata would be Shisui. Aiko put Hinata in the same room as Shisui, knowning they would not want to be apart for longer than necessary right now. After settling Hinata, in her comatose state, Aiko went to Shisui. He added chakra into his brain, waking him up from the coma the doctor put him in. Instead of waking up right awya, it took 3 more days for Shisui to regain real consciousness.

When he came to, Shisui shot up, wincing in pain. He couldn't see anything and it freaked him out. Then in a flash, his memories of what he thought was his suicide flooded his mind.

"Where am I? How am I alive? What is going on?" Shisui asked still freaked out, hoping he's not in the clutches of the bastard Danzo.

"Shisui Uchuha, you are in Konoha's hospital. You are alive because Hinata-sama saved you but nobody knows how or why. Before we can give you more information about your situation, we need to inform you of some tragic news and get your help." Aiko said calm and clear like the trained doctor he is. Everyone noticed the way Shisui tensed when Aiko talked, they just chalked it up to worry, ignorant to how he tensed because Hinata was the one who saved him. He had an inkling she was the one who attacked Danzo, but this solidified his worry.

"What is it?" Shisui said, his head still pointing straight ahead. Using a small amount of chakra, he felt and found Hinata's chakra next to him. He breathed a sigh of relief that she was alive, but her silence let him know something was wrong.

"The Uchiha clan, your clan has been massacred by Itachi Uchiha, you and your cousin Sasuke are the only survivors. Your survival was only possible because Hinata-sama fought to protect you." They all watched as Shisui's fists clenched around the sheets and he sucked in a deep, shaky breath of air. Shisui was sad, all of the sacrifice and things they worked for, Itachi still had to end his clan. "The problem is that in Hinata-sama's fight with Itachi, her mind shut down. We have tried everything to wake her up. Inoichi looked inside her mind, but all he saw was the Sharingan. Do you know what it is and how to fix it? I fear if you don't, Hinata-sama might not wake up." Shisui 'looked' down and sighed. How could his little Imouto be so stupid as to try to fight to save him.

"Bring her to me. I want to feel her." Shisui said, his voice cracking with sadness. A nurse was going to protest but Aiko raised his hand to silence her. He picked up Hinata's small body and placed her in Shisui's awaiting arms. Eyes watched the pair. Shisui moved Hinata between his legs, one hand held her hand, and the other reached her hair. When Shisui started weeping, all of the eyes reverted away, just listening to the heartbreaking sounds of Shisui crying and apologizing repeatedly to his surrogate sister.

"Leave us and bring in Sasuke. I will tell you what you need to know tomorrow." Silence. Finally all of the people shuffled out of the room, leaving Shisui to hold Hinata.

The door to the room opened and Shisui tensed, until he recognized the chakra. Shisui listened to the slow shuffling of the feat moving in the room, then he heard a weak gasp.

Sasuke was told Shisui was alive, he felt a tiny glimmer of happiness in his broken heart. His Aniki, no longer deserving the name, killed everyone. Sasuke thought he was alone, but he's not. He still has Shisui, a figure like another brother for him, now his only brother. Sasuke got up and went right to the room Shisui was in but he wasn't prepared for what he saw. When he finally looked up from walking into the room he couldnt help but gasp. No way, was all Sasuke could think. Shisui's eyes were covered in bandages, he looked a little worse for wear, but he was ok. His mind clouded with anger when he saw Hinata. She was covered head to toe in bandages and paler than usual. Her glow was gone and she looked like a corpse. Of course Itachi would try to kill her, she was basically part of the family too.

"D-did he do this to you both?" Sasuke asked, barely able to spit out talking about Itachi.

"No mine was different, he did this to Hinata. I'm sorry, she fought to save me it's my fault." Shisui said, Sasuke noticed the brokenness in his voice.

"No its his. I will kill him for this." Unable to hold it in anymore, Sasuke broke his strong facade and cried. He ran to Shisui, careful of his Hinata, and clutched onto Shisui tightly. After all, he is a child. Shisui removed one hand from his sister and held onto Sasuke. Shisui knows they are too young for this trauma, what the hell was Itachi thinking.

"Shisui-nii I thought you were dead. They are all gone, Otousan, Okaasan, he killed them all. Why, why, why Shisui, I don't understand. I hate him. Why. I'm alone we're all alone." Sasuke cried out, sobbing in pure pain. Shisui was hurting inside, but he had to be strong for them.

"Shhh, Sasuke-chan. I don't know why. I don't know. You're not alone, you have me, you have Hinata-hime, I will never leave you alone." He soothed in an uncharacteristically quiet voice. Sasuke buried himself deeper into Shisui, grabbed Hinatas open hand cried himself to sleep, trying to forget the visions of Itachi killing his parents over and over. That night, while the three 'survivors' slept together, the news of the Massacre and the condition of Hinata spread throughout the Village Hidden In the Leaves. The few important people who took the situation the hardest were the parents of Hinata's friends. Hinata was a girl who had too much trauma for her kind heart. How would they tell their children about their best friend being in a coma and how the people that took care of her were brutally murdered. The one friend who wouldn't know until he finds out himself, Naruto Uzumaki.

The next morning, Aiko and Inoichi entered their hospital room. They were greeted with the sight of the three kids together sleeping. When their presence was sensed, Shisui woke up, careful not to wake Sasuke. The two men sat at their bedside and listened intently as Shisui explained what needed to be done. Sasuke woke up and was informed that they would be waking up Hinata. After a few hours of preparation, it was time. Shisui coated Hinata's mind in his chakra and allowed Inoichi to enter her mind. After pushing more and more of his Uchiha chakra into her mind, Inoichi was able to pass by the Sharingan blockade. Inoichi watched in unmasked horror of the scene of Hinata fighting Itachi with her life, Itachi used moves he's never seen, it was like a totall different person. Too shocked at the scene, Inoichi missed the slight glimmer of the memory, showing to be a fake. He watched in disgust as Itachi kissed Hinata deeply, telling her that he did it so she would always be tainted by a monster and will hate him for it, his little "fiance". Finally, because the memories were unlocked, Inoichi and Shisui were able to remove the block of Hinata's consciousness allowing for her to wake up when she wants to.

Stepping back out of Hinata's mind, Inoichi looked more shaken than normal. After disclosing every detail he saw, the older in the room noticing the hate in Sasuke at Itachi stealing a kiss from Hinata. Shisui tightened his grip on her, confused at the situation. It sounded wrong but he couldn't figure out the error. He knew Itachi had altered her memories, but of what and why was the question. Finally Inoichi left, Aiko did a checkup and healing session on the three kids, gave them food, and left them alone. Inoichi went to the meeting of the clan heads and Hokage and informed them of everything he saw.

Hinata did not wake for weeks, for all of that time, Sasuke and Shisui did not leave her side. Her friends came to visit as much as possible. Neji would bring Hanabi and Hanabi would tell her big sister all about her day playing with Uncle, Shikamaru would just sit by her side and play shoji by himself, Choji would tell her about Hydeoshi and the other children he visits, Kiba would tell her about all of the new shinobi tactics they learned in class, Shino visited less often but he would show the new bugs he's discovered, and Naruto would tell her about everything he does, especially trying out new ramen flavors. It was at night and Neji and Hanabi were getting ready to leave, Hanabi was telling her sister goodbye, when Hinata's lavender eyes opened for the first time in weeks, everyone in the room stopped and looked at Hinata, noticing the dull look in her usually vibrant and expressive eyes.

(Hinata POV)

I felt a relief on my mind after my encounter with Itachi. For a while it was like I was trapped within myself and I couldn't see or feel anything. Finally, the darkness receded and I felt an immense pressure, then I was just floating around watching Itachi and I fight over and over. It was weird, for all of the times we've fought, he's never used any techniques, they remind me of Obito. I also remembered the kiss, what it was about I dont know, I do know that it made me feel relaxed and happy, unlike after when he told me it was just out of spite. Did he really mean that? Going through the memory over and over, it felt weird, like I was watching a movie, not something I actually went through. After accepting the memories, it hit me. The massacre happened, I was successful in my goal to save Shisui but my heart hurt. I let all of those people die, even though I had to, it hurt to know that I'm just as much to blame for Mikoto and Fugaku's death as Itachi is. The whole time in my mindscape, I went through different stages. Grief, regret, guilt, anger, sadness, numbness, and then finally acceptance of the situation. Even if I let a clan die, I saved Shisui and most likely all of Konoha.

My whole plan for the Uchiha massacre was difficult and I went over it many times, trying to find a way around the massacre, but every time, I knew it was impossible because of Danzo and the coup. I knew that no matter what, that asshole Danzo had more power than I so I couldn't fight him head on or on the council, and I also could not let the coup de ta happen because it would cause more harm to the entire Shinobi world than if I let the massacre happen. Instead of stopping it, I planned to save Shisui from his suicide, hopefully him being alive and my involvement in his life will help Sasuke feel less alone. Shisui is the only person and he is so loyal to the village, he wouldn't have partaken in the coup. Letting the Uchiha take over Konoha would do damage that would be 10 times worse than anything a vengeful Sasuke could have, it would end the leaf village completly. As much as I love my Uchiha family, it was impossible to stop the massacre and the coup, so to save everyone, I had to let it happen. That didn't help with the guilt I felt for letting so many die.

When I finally reached acceptance and a type of happiness at succeeding in the next stage of changing the outcomes of this timeline, I could feel myself slip from the mindscape. After feeling myself slipping away, my senses felt similar to being underwater. Everything was groggy. I could hear the voice of Hanabi saying goodbye to me, it was muffled but I could make it out. Hanabi, I haven't seen her in a while, I pushed myself and even though it took more effort than necessary I opened my eyes and stayed there waiting for any feeling to come back. There were some gasps and an excited squeal from Hanabi, I think, and my senses finally began to return. With that though, I felt a lot of pain in my head, like an ax was hacking away at my skull.

I let out a groan of pain and brought my hands to my head, it hurt and my joints felt stiff, but I clutcehd at my head. Suddenly, a set of hands were pulling mine away from my head. My vision cleared fully and I was met with three sets of eyes and one Shisui. Neji was holding my hands away from my face, his normal impassive face contorted with worry, Shisui was smiling his grin even if it was strained, Sasuke looked relieved but the light in his eyes were dimmed significantly, and Hanabi had a large adorable smile on her face, making me want to smile at her too. She ran from by the door and jumped on me hugging me tightly. I winced and squeaked in pain, but wrapped my arms around her holding her.

"Neechan you up, you been seeping forever! I mwissed you, Neji isn't as much fun as you." Hanabi said to me with a slight happy pout. I giggled a bit at her and patted her head.

"I promise not to sleep so long again. I missed you too Hime, sorry you had to be stuck with the boring destiny boy." She giggled and forgave me but was ripped off of me by Neji, who scolded her for hurting me. Neji cocked his brow in a silent asking me if I'm ok. I smiled slightly and nodded. He kissed my forehead and said goodbye, leaving with a squirming Hanabi. I was left with the last 2 Uchiha and my smile faded. I looked to Sasuke and he looked so distraut. I coughed, about to speak up, but was beat to the punch when Sasuke was suddenly holding me crying.

"You're ok, you're alive. I thought you weren't going to wake up. How could you almost leave me like that, like them. He did this to you. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. They are all gone, but you, you and Shisui are still here. You're ok, I promise I won't ever let him or anyone hurt you like that again. I love you, He'll never touch you again." Sasuke mumbled into my hair, holding me close. Damn it, at least it seems like my involvement and Shisui's involvement have so far made him not a raging revenge driven psychopath, he just seems to hate Itachi, something I have to change. I leaned into Sasuke's comforting embrace a little more. Sasuke picked me up and moved me into Shisui's awaiting arms. He gave me a hug, then proceeded to slap me across the face, stunning Sasuke and I.

"You IDIOT! Why would you try to fight someone so much stronger, why would you put yourself at risk not once but TWICE to save me. What happens if you were killed huh, what would everyone do. You're an Idiot, I'm your big brother, I'm supposed to protect you but you protected me, dammit Hinata. You were so close to dying, you wouldn't wake up even when you should have. We were so worried. Why'd you do it?" He ranted at me. He tried to sound angry, but I could tell it was coming from his love for me. Before he could continue, I hugged him tightly,

"I love you both so much. I did it because I love you, and I'd do it over and over. Stop worrying about me, I'm fine now, I'm alive and safe, you are alive and safe. Thats all that matters." After my coaxing them to believe I was ok, and some help from the doctors, they stopped treating me like I was fragile. We talked about everything that happened, it really was a difficult thing to do. I also had to speak with a Psychiatrist since I woke up, and they were surprised at how I handled the news. I explained how I went through the issues in my mind the whole time and that I now use that as motivation to be stronger to protect the ones I love better.

I was told I'd be a perfect ninja with that attitude. It's not like the massacre doesn't still hurt, I just look towards the positives now instead of the negatives, if I do it will cripple me. Sasuke was also handling it better, he still hates Itachi and wants to kill him, but more so he said he wants to protect Shisui and I. I guess with the Uchiha curse of hatred, his love for Shisui and I is so far stronger than his hate for Itachi. Shisui was also discharged as a shinobi for being blind and is now going to be an academy instructor. I'm determined to find him some eyes and transplant them so he can see, like Kakashi and Obito did with the Sharingan.

After another week at the hospital, I was going stir crazy. Sasuke was discharged and was able to go to the academy during the day, he still slept with me at night, Hanabi came to hang out during the day with Hizashi sometimes which was fun, but it still sucked. The best part was having my friends and their families come. They were so happy to see me awake and thankfully informed me of all of the gossip I missed. Finally, after a few more weeks, Shisui and I were discharged.

I left the hospital and Sasuke led me to his and Shisui's new home. I couldn't blame him fro not wanting to live in the Uchiha compound, too many memories. His home was beautiful, it was a traditional style home with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a small kitchen, and a living room. The home wasn't decorated much, there were beige walls with the Uchiha crest around a few areas and some furniture, but there was no pictures or reminders of his family at all. Shisui and I made Sasuke cook for us, he made basically a tomato salad, it wasn't the best, but it was way better than the crappy hospital food I've been eating for a month.

The biggest thing I noticed over my time of recovering was Sasuke became lass talkative and way more stoic. He still showed me smiles and was sometimes like the Sasuke I know and love, but when he's around other people, he's the brooding bastard he was in the show. We led Shisui to the shower, and I Decided that I wasn't feeling like going home yet. After I was released, the Hokage met with me and informed me I would be moving back into the Hyuuga compound with my father. It's been so long, I don't know what to think or do about seeing him again, honestly I'm scared he will hate me.

"Duckbutt, can I sleep here tonight." He turned his head and shrugged, trying to hide the small smile since I want to stay with him. I know he's afraid that when I leave I wont come back, but he's so wrong.

"Hn." I mock glared at his stupid answer.

"Damnit Uchiha, Hn is not a word." When he smirked I realized he was just teasing me, trying to rile me up. Since he is still young, when he saw my pout, he lost it and let out one of his laughs I've missed hearing. I began to laugh too. Shisui walked out of the bathroom and was greeted with the sound of us rolling on the floor laughing and play fighting. He broke it up and after we helped him into his bed, he sent us to shower and go to bed. We obeyed like the obedient children we are and went to sleep in Shisui's bed, each of us laying on a side of him.