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Chapter 7

Sasuke & Hinata vs Yoroi

"He hates you, huh?"

"Eh?"

"If he hates you so much, why does his crystal allow you its power?"

"His crystal?"

"Let me see what the Yin Guardian is made of!"

"Kabuto was right about you Guardians being clueless of your role in this world. The power from the Yang crystal is what's enabling you the ability to activate your Armor, and more, if you knew how to use the power."

"S-so, I-I never un-unlocked t-the ch-chakra o-on my own?"

"Don't worry Guardian, this will be your last time, anyway." His words made Hinata take a defense stance. Okay, Hinata, your taijustu could match his. And if the Yang crystal-

If he hates you so much, why does his crystal allow you its power?

-allows me its power...

Hinata's thoughts were quickly interrupted by a wave of chakra passing through her which sent goosebumps down her spine. What was that?! The young kunoichi forced her upper-body out of the way as her legs were too paralyzed, she heard the sound of multiple trees crushed when she fell to the ground.

This is bad...

"Where is it?" Sasuke cursed under his breath as he had been searching for his crystal since he arrived to Konoha, and it was getting close to dawn. The river had no passage or stream whatsoever that could've sent it further away. It could have only been flowing in circles. Sasuke had searched everywhere, and it wasn't stuck in between anything anywhere.

What if that man you seek revenge on finds it?

Damn it.

The only possible explanation would be that somebody took it, but nobody knows of this place, nobody.

He's dead! He was massacred that day, with his family, friends, everybody! This is unfair!

Mitsu... Could it really have been you back then? She was a Hyuga with no doubt. I can't be mistaken. Sasuke abandoned the search at the river and skipped his way to the academy. There he found Iruka-sensei filing some papers. He greeted Iruka and went straight to the questions.

"Iruka-sensei, do you know of any female Hyugas in our class?"

"Female Hyugas? Well yeah, why is that?"

"I... There's something I need from her."

"Oh, is she the lucky one to have gotten a hold of your kunai?" Sasuke rolled his eyes to that. No way would any girl get a hold of his weapons, let alone touch them. Iruka chuckled from Sasuke's usual respond.

"No, it's something much more important."

"Well okay, who is it?"

...

"Sasuke?"

"E-er-" If those fangirls would stop bothering him, he wouldn't have had trouble paying attention to his other classmates.

"- I forgot her name."

"Hmm, can you.. describe her?"

"She has short hair-"

"Hinata Hyuga."

"How can you be so sure?"

"She isn't a fangirl of yours if she doesn't have long hair." Now that he mentions it...Iruka informed him of Hinata's team sensei in case he couldn't find Hinata. It wasn't soon after Iruka told him, that Sasuke found Kurenai in the midst of a crowded central.

"Oh, Sasuke, what brings you here?"

"Where is Hinata Hyuga?"

"Huh?" What business could he have with Hinata? "Why do want to know that?"

"I need something from her."

"From her?" Could it be the crystal he's talking about? Sasuke nodded. Kurenai wasn't hesitant to tell him of her whereabouts but Hinata's not likely to be at the place she is supposed to be at.

"She's at home, re-" Sasuke disappeared without a sound and went straight to the Hyuga compound. He knew that they didn't allow non-Hyugas in and definitely not an Uchiha.

"Could someone call Nana, so she can help me with the laundries?" That gives me an idea.

The enemy was playing with Hinata, and she knew it. For every time she dodged his chakra strings, he would reveal bit by bit of who he was and what the purpose of him doing this whole thing was. Her and the crystal she found in the river were the strongest among the 12 because they were immune to a poison if they were bound by love which they apparently were otherwise she wouldn't have access to the blue crystal's chakra.

Hinata hadn't yet mastered the Gentle Fist, but a tap at the limbs would give her enough time to escape. She aimed after his muscular bicep which he smoothly dodged just like she predicted, giving her the opportunity to strike his shoulder blade. Yoroi released a piercing groan and retreated from the close range she lured him into, he lay his attention on the paralyzed shoulder. He looked at Hinata's direction, she was attempting to escape.

"You aren't going nowhere." Subduing the pain with a few more groans, he collected the energy to dash towards her with his arm battered with chakra, circled his arm around her waist, and lay the anger and pain into a forceful throw. Hinata flew far into the trees with a loud scream. He felt the blocked area being refilled with the new found chakra from Hinata.

"Kabuto said that you went rampage on the rogue, how come you aren't showing me that. Yin Guardian?"

Hinata fought her way to a sit up as she was tangled in the broken logs. She was heavily exhausted from the unexpected absorption, her stomach wasn't only paining but it felt empty. She spit the red liquid from her mouth out.

"Ne, didn't your friend's crystal fall out from that? Just give me the crystals. Oh, and while you're at it, give me the locations to the 4 elemental scrolls." He slowly walked towards her, surrounding his arms with chakra, this time ready to extract it from her.

Hinata's blurry vision only made her panic even more. If I don't get out of her fast, I'm gonna die.

"Lily, you asked for help?" Lily nodded, moving aside to show her the wet laundry that were waiting to be hanged in the chilly evening.

"It has been a long week for Hinata, she just came back from her first mission." Nana said, getting a hold of a few clips to hang her favorite kimono.

"Oh, really? Where is she?" Nana looked at Lily with a confused look. "What's wrong?" The maid shook her head, giving her a half smile.

"You sounded like you were in a hurry. Do you want to ask Hinata-sama about something?" Lily nodded. "Well, I don't know if she's here. She should be in her room, but I highly doubt it."

"Why is that?" Nana's calm expression changed from her eyes falling on the wet cloth in her hands.

"Hinata-sama hasn't been... feeling well. There is something bothering her, she would otherwise not push herself to such length where she can't even enjoy her breakfasts. It started ever since she became a genin. She has been getting stronger, yes, but not for the right cause..."

"Oh, why do you think she would push herself so much?"

"Don't tell her that I told you this, but she has a crush on the jinchuuriki. And she has told me how he keeps pushing her towards a happy future and that she adapted his nindo way. She could never sound happier when she starts talking about him."

The dobe got his eyes on the wrong one.

"But recently, she has been having nightmares about bullies hunting her and I thought Naruto would be her knight in shining armor but instead it's this boy called Kurai," Lily nearly dropped the bag of laundry and unconsciously shifted her head towards Nana. She must be Mitsu. She hasn't forgotten me after all these years?

"Who is this Kurai she keeps having nightmares of?"

"A boy who she once met at a place she still won't tell me. They became childhood friends. She was her Naruto in her younger years, but he was an Uchiha in all secret. And they had this argument which broke them apart, Hinata said at first that they never saw each other again. But I don't believe that. I believe that those nightmares happened after their argument. She called him her savior after all." No matter how many times she thinks back to the time Hinata told her this, tears would erupt from her eyes.

"If she could speak with Kurai for a last time and reconcile, or at least hear a 'sorry' from him, then I know that she would turn into the Hinata I once knew. Not the one who's obtaining power all alone, with no real goal whatsoever."

"Kurai hurt her a lot."

"Iya, I don't think it's Kurai alone that's causing her all this pain. I believe Kurai was and still is the one she considers her savior. She is trying to force Kurai out of her world."

"Oh, I can understand that. Do you really have no idea of where she could be?"

Nana cleared her teary cheeks. "She could only be at the training grounds, coming back all exhausted. Hinata-sama..."

"Sorry I started crying-" She questioned Lily's sudden disappearance. "Lily?"

Sasuke could hear voices as he neared the training grounds, and they didn't sound pleasant. The Uchiha was witnessing a tall figure with chakra battered arms walking towards a smaller figure caught between the logs. The ninja was none other than Hinata.

"Thank you for the fight. Any last words?"

Hinata's armor had worn out from her exhausted condition. The blue crystal wasn't responding to her anymore.

"Thank you for the fight. Any last words?"

"I..." She was now looking up at Yoroi and saw the amusement through the mask. She cursed to herself and closed her eyes as a sign of giving in. Yoroi knelt down and was reaching for her crystal. The hands of extraction was given a mere touch before it was interrupted by the sound of a shuriken from above. He dodged it in time.

"What was that?" The shuriken turned into smoke and there he saw the last standing Uchiha, Sasuke. "Sasuke Uchiha?"

The young heiress, who's eyes would sting when blinking, saw the emblem of the Uchiha before her. She was with no doubt sure that she was being saved, and she thanked the Kamis a thousand times. Sasuke-kun...

"Who are you?"

"Well what do we have here? The remaining member of the Uchiha Clan, Sasuke Uchiha. I heard that you are cold and don't care for anyone, yeah? Why would a guy like you who only thinks of revenge save a girl he doesn't know?"

He's right. How did Sasuke-kun even know that I was here?

"You didn't answer me. Who are you?" Sasuke brought his kunai out. Yoroi put his chakra too rest and grabbed his own kunai.

"Don't worry, it won't matter anyway."

Yoroi wasted no more time and clashed his kunai with Sasuke's. Sasuke was fast and struck the hem of his mask, attempting to slice his neck open. Yoroi backed away and threw a handful of shurikens at the Uchiha. Sasuke reflected the attack with his kunais.

In the midst of the falling weapons, Yoroi appeared in front of Sasuke. He's fast!. Sasuke's arms formed a cross before him in time to block the chakra empowered punch. And strong. Yoroi turned his fist into handcuffs, the chakra around his hands suddenly increased. What is this? I'm losing chakra?

"Hehe, goodbye, Uchiha."

"What the-" Sasuke let a short yelp escape his lips as his back crashed onto the ground.

"S-Sasuke-kun...!" Hinata raised her chest, in an attempt to use her last bit of energy to aid Sasuke with the battle. Her ignorance of the pain all over her body gave her the strength to stand on her feet. She had a hard time keeping herself straight, though.

"On your feet again?" Her heavy breaths was answer enough. "Well, here I come!" The extractor charged at the shaky kuniochi who only had a kunai as her only defense. At the moment of near contact, a hawkish figure clashed his palms with Yoroi's.

"You're fast. But," As expected when Yoroi nearly crushed the bones of Sasuke, he vanished into smoke only to appear behind him. Yoroi reached after the kick he expected at his back, but the impact never came. He instead felt a harsh stomp upon his head. Sasuke finished his counter attack by aiming after the center of his abdomen. He used his infamous jutsu and saw as the smoke followed Yoroi's fall.

H-How did he?

Hinata was almost taken aback by his cool comeback that she hadn't heard the question she was asked. "H-Huh?"

"You have something I need."

"S-s-something?"

"Mit- It's-" Sasuke saw as Hinata stretched her arms out. "What are you?"

"Watch out!" The two genins were greeted with an intensified blow to their bust, causing the sound of broken bones mixed with a cry of agony to ignite throughout the whole battlefield.

"You weren't supposed to survive that. I know I absorbed enough chakra to kill you of later." Yoroi took a step closer and noticed the brightness from the two crystals that had fallen from Hinata's pouch. "Heh, this really is my lucky day!"

The vital fluid running down his childhood friends forehead worried him. She needed first aid fast! "Well, look what we have here! The Yin and Yang crystals. So you are the two who are bound by love? You haven't showed much." Yoroi held the two crystals up and glorified their significance.

My... crystal!

"Your girlfriend is already near-death, so why not start with her."

"D... Don't..."

He brought a tiny ball into sight. He let her crystal hover before him and the crystal. He performed hand seals Sasuke had never seen before. A chakra string went from his crystal and connected with hers. This happened with Naruto, too. Sooner or later, tiny bits of chakra streamed from Hinata's gem and into the crystal. A lavender aura surrounded Hinata.

"What?!"

"I'm extracting the remaining of her chakra, as well. It's easier and faster." Sasuke found the strength in his knees to stand, but he knew that the little remaining chakra he got wasn't enough. He eyed the blue tear- drop hanging from Yoroi's clutched hands.

Give me... power!

Yoroi gritted his teeth from seeing the young shinobi on his feet again, limping towards him.How can he still be standing?! Shouldn't his rib cage be broken?! Yoroi eyed the young heiress who's jacket was close to extinction, it revealed the gash she had received from his little surprise She covered for him?!

Mitsu! This time...

"H-Huh, my dream?"

"I know they fear the Konoha Military Police Force. And... and my dream is to become a member of the organisation, just like otou-san and onii-san!"

"I'm sure you'll become a lady just like your mother."

My dream is..."

"M-my d-dream is..."

"To become like my..."

"T-to become like my..."

This time for sure, I won't let you down if you just..

"Give me more power!"

The loud resolution from Sasuke made Hinata's ears flinch. The respond he got came from his partner was a blue brightness that blinded its surroundings.

"What the-!" At the blink of an eye, the crystal was gone from Yoroi's possession and around Sasuke's naked neck. "How did you?!"

In a flash, the extraction process stopped and the two crystals Yoroi held onto were in Sasuke's hands. He looked at Mitsu, who's skin was closer to blue than neutral. His obscure eyes took a redder shade.

The sharingan! "You little!"

"Tell me how to undo this or die."