Chapter 2

Three years ago after team 8 battle……

Kurenai and the remainder of team eight rush back to Konoho as fast as they can. Kurenai had thought for sure she was dead. After wathching Shino and Kiba dropping Kurenai herself could not stop her last opponent. While she was going black she saw her assailant raise his hand high ready to plunge a kunai deep into her heart. Then she saw what looked like an amazingly powerful burst off chakra blow through the mans chest. She felt blood as the man spit it out in gushes from his mouth. When he fell she could have sworn she saw Hinata standing there with a Kunai still buried in her chest. Then her world went black.

She woke up about evening the next day with Shino standing next to her and Kiba kneeled down in front of her shaking her awake. They explained that they had tried to find Hinata but lost her trail a few miles away .They then patched there selves up as best as they could and rushed back to Konoho to get help.

Kurenai and here team rushed through the gate not even stopping when the guards tried to halt them. There only thought was making it to the Hokages tower before the fell from exhaustion. All three have been running non stop for almost three days and are on the brink off falling out. They got to the tower and began there summit up to the Hokages office . When they reached the door to the Hokages office they didn't even bother to knock. Kurenai just slammed the door open. As soon as they stepped inside all three fell to there faces completely worn out from exhaustion.

Inside the office was the remainder of the rookie nine and team guy. That included Kakashi, Sakura, Asuma, Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Guy, Lee, Neji , and TenTen. Lady Tsunade looked pissed at first for being interrupted but, almost looked panicked when she saw there condition. "What the hell happened Kurenai. Were is Hinata."

Kurenai pushed her self up to her knees and then was helped to a standing position by Asuma. She breathed heavily trying to catch her breath. As she slowed her breathing the others in the room started to assist Kiba and Shino while patiently waiting for news they are sure they won't like. Kurenai finally got her breathing under control and spoke. "We were ambushed a few miles from the border. We were out numbered four to one. We barley survived and wouldn't have if it had not been for Hinata. She was gravely wounded though and when the rest of use regained consciousness Hinata was gone. Kiba followed a trail of her blood for a few miles but lost track of it when it suddenly stopped. We can't find her and I fear that she is dead."

Every one in the room went pale at the news but wasn't given much time when Tsunade barked out orders. "You have new orders. You know what you must do. Find Hinata Hyuga and bring her back whether she be alive or already dead. And help these three to the hospital."

Asuma tried to help Kurenai out but she brushed him off. "Go ahead I'll get there myself. I need to talk to Lady Tsunade alone." Asuma left with the rest of the group and Kurenai made her way over to a chair in front of Tsunades desk and took a seat. Kurenai sat silent for a minutes before she quickly busted into tears. Tsunade quickly got up and walked over to her trying to console her and calm her down. "It's ok. It's ok Kurenai. It's not your fault you did the best you could."

Kurenai started to cry even more. After several minutes she started to regain her composure. "It is my fault. I knew she wasn't well and able to do this mission but I let her go anyways. It's all my fault. I should have stopped her." Kurenai started crying again and this went on for awhile longer until Kurenai remembered something. "Lady Tsunade. Do you remember that punishment Hiashi was putting Hinata through? Did he ever tell you what it was?" Tsunade shook her head now confused about this new question. "Well she had been knocked out by a trap earlier the night we were ambushed. Later I went to check if she was wounded and what I found made me throw up. Her back looked almost like hamburger meat like she had been whipped very badly. The wounds were starting to get infected pretty badly. When we asked about it she snapped and started to scream about how he had beat her with a whip for a weak straight and left her bloody and untreated on her floor."

Tsunade stared blankly in shock and disgust at the news at first but then it quickly turned into rage. "Shizune get me Hiashi Hyuga hear right now." She then turned back to Kurenai. "You look terrible. You need to get to the hospital now."

Kurenai stood up slowly then started to gather her composure. "I'll be fine. I have to go out and help look for Hinata. This largely my fault. Hinata is like a daughter to me. I have to find her."

Tsunade looked at the woman in front of her with admiration for the determination and caring she was showing but knew that in her condition she would end up getting herself killed if she tried to help now. "I understand how you feel Kurenai but you need your rest before you go out again. Go to the hospital."

Kurenai was getting angry being told she couldn't help. "How can you understand. Hinata wasn't your student. She wasn't under your guidance. You don't know how it feels."

Tsunade was starting to get angry again but calmed her self. After all Kurenai was hurt by this and extremely worried for Hinata. "I understand more than you know. I lost both my brother and the man I loved. One of which died in my arms. I know your worried and want to help but in your condition you wouldn't be of any help to them and may even get yourself killed. Kurenai go to the hospital now. That's an order."

Kurenai stared at Tsunade for a second still mad at being told she couldn't help but didn't say anything more. She bowed and turned for the door. Unknown to Tsunade Kurenai had no intentions to go to the hospital and headed straight to the gates and back into the woods.

After about an hour after Tsunade had sent for Hiashi she heard a knock at the door. Lady Tsunade finished her fourth bottle of Sake first then spoke up. "Come in." The door swung open and Hiashi Hyuga walk in. He presented him self as nobly as ever and wore the same smug and cold expression as always. On his right side walked the young Hanabi Hyuga. An almost spitting image of her father in looks and the way she carries herself only a bit more feminine. They both stopped in front of the Hokages desk and bowed low. "You summoned me lady Tsunade."

Tsunade took a long hard look at the subject of her fury in front of her then looks over to his youngest daughter. "You might want to send her outside for this." Hiashi stands tall and still with an emotionless face . "Hanabi needs to be her for this. She is learning all there is to know about being the clan head seeing how she will be heir soon over her pathetic sister."

Tsunade cracked her knuckles when she heard that last comment about Hinata. "Well I was going to save her from seeing her father get his ass ate out by the Hokage but you were warned." Tsunade stood from here chair with veins popping out of her head. Her angry glare directed at Hiashi. "Hiashi Hyuga you have a lot of explaining to do. What did you do to your eldest daughter Hinata last week,"

Hanabi looked at the two confused. She hadn't heard of anything happening to Hinata and as far as she new her father didn't keep family secrets from her. Hiashi held the same cold glare as before. "My family business is none of your concern Lady Tsunade."

Lady Tsunade was pissed at this arrogant ass hole. She slammed her fist down on her desk splitting it in two with a chakra infused punch. "It is my business when it puts the lives of the ninja in my command in danger."

Hiashi was now getting visibly angered as his brow rose up. "What did my worthless daughter do now. Did she fail another mission. What a disgrace. Bring her to me now. I'll take care of this right now."

Saying Tsunade was pissed would be an understatement. Even Satan wouldn't dare show his face right now. Tsunade dashed across the room in a blur and planted a fist across Hiashis jaw. Hanabi was stunned by seeing her father being dropped so easily and backed away from the Hokage in fear.

Tsunade stood over Hiashi for awhile trying desperately to calm herself down before she killed the man in front of her. "He deserves to die. I know but he will be dealt with like any other criminal."

Hiashi slowly managed to pull him self together and stand up. Absolute rage now showing on his normally cold face. "Tsunade what is the meaning of this. I demand you bring my daughter to me at once. She will not be allowed to serve you anymore."

Again Tsunade lashed out this time hitting him in the gut knocking the wind out of him. Tsunade stood over him again and waited for him to gather his composer again before speaking. "You know what Hiashi. I would really love to be able to meet your demands. I really would. Unfortunately that is impossible now."

Tsunade walked back over to her broken desk and turned back to the two Hyugas. Hiashi finally calming him self down. "What do you mean it is not possible?"

Tsunade glares at Hiashi again. "Because more then likely. No scratch that. From what I have been told there is no way around it. Your daughter Hinata. The formerly shy, happy, and talented kunoichi of the hidden leaf village. The one who wanted to be respected by all her friends, and more importantly the one who sought your attention and affection for whatever reasons I don't know is now dead. Did you hear me you asshole. Your oldest Daughter died in battle a few days ago sacrificing her own life to save her team is now dead. All we can do now is send teams out and hope to find here missing body."

As the news spread to the two Hyugas you could hear a thud as Hanabi dropped to her knees and started franticly crying. Although no body knew it Hanabi deeply loved and admired her older sister but was strictly forbidden to show sympathy or kindness to her by their father since he thought is was a sign of weakness. Unknown to Hiashi though when times were at there worst for Hinata, Hanabi would secretly sneak into her room at night and comfort her. Now she hears her only sister is dead. To the young Hyuga girl it would have been better for them to tell her that she was dying.

Hiashi upon hearing the news you could tell was a changed man. His face was ghostly white and his eyes looked like they had lost there soul. For deep below in his hard exterior Hiashi harbored a deep love for his oldest daughter but wouldn't show it. Hinata looked so much like her mother that it pained Hiashi to look at her. Hiashi had decided long ago that he wanted Hinata to be a strong shinobi and decided that the best way to do it was to push her to the limit both physically and mentally. Now after this he wondered if he had taken it to far. Hiashi never wanted for her to die. Deep down he loved her deeply but now he would never be able to tell her.

Tsunade was even visibly shaken bye the emotion shown bye the two Hyuga present. But she wasn't done yet. Her anger quickly rose as she remembered what Hiashi had done to the poor girl. Tsunade turned her glare to Hanabi. "I can see you loved your sister very much and don't seem to know what all caused this so I will tell you. Lets start with the beginning with things that you do know. It all started with a young girl who had lost her mother. The person she loved and cared for the most. Then the father who betrayed her and belittled her to the point she had no confidence in even the simplest things. When she did something good and thought she may gain his approval he squashed her pride and made her feel worthless. Then there was last week. Your father decided that it would be a good punishment to have your sister whipped bye his hands for seven days. Bye the end of it she could barely walk. She was in no condition to even leave her room but was afraid of what her father would do if she embarrassed him bye skipping a mission. The fear, the pain, the rejection, and the hatred from your father got your sister killed."

Hanabi looked over to her father with a mixture of pain and hatred in her eyes. Hiashi saw this and tried to go over to her for a hug but Hanabi wanted nothing to do with the man who caused the death of her sister. She quickly bolted out the door and went to find a place to hide. Hiashi watched her go then turned back towards the Hokage he dropped to his knees and stated crying himself. Deep down he wanted to trade places with Hinata but he new it was impossible. Tsunade felt that it would be ok to let him cry it out for a bit. When he was done he stood up and walked over to the Hokage and kneeled down in front of her. "Lady Tsunade I admit that I am wholly responsible for this. I will gladly accept any punishment for this even if it means my head. But first I have a request even though I don't deserve it. I want to be there for her funeral. Please Lady Tsunade That's all I ask."

Tsunade looked down on him with contempt in her eyes. "You are right. You don't deserve it but I will allow it. For some reason even after all you did Hinata still loved you and she would want you to be there. As far as your punishment goes. You will be put on trial for your crimes. A jury will decide your fate. What you did will not be discussed outside of the trial for the sake of the rest of your family. Now get out of my sight."

Hiashi stood and bowed low again. He then turned and left his face still pale white from the recent news. Tsunade watched him leave then turned to find her some more sake. "I hate this fucking job."

A month has passed since the day Hinata died. The search was finally called off. Today was the day. It actually turned out to be a double funeral for Hinata Hyuga and her Sensei Kurenai Yuhi who had died literally from over exertion trying to find her student. From the day she left the Hokages tower she searched for four days with no food and no sleep. She literally ran herself to death. As for Hinata her body was never found. Many think it was devoured by the wild life and others say it was probably picked up by Orochimaru and his thugs. Nobody knows for sure. Many people were calling for battle against the sound village but Tsunade knew it wouldn't happen. They were still weak and rebuilding. On top of that they had just lost one of there most promising young shinobi and there best genjutsu expert.

The day was bright and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky. Beautiful weather for such a brutal day. Practically the entire village showed up for the funeral. Just about the only people who were not there were ninja who were on guard. They were pissed off because they couldn't be there. Just about everyone had a deep respect for those two.

The closing ceremony had already started. People were going up and putting white flowers next to pictures of the two women. Next up was Hanabi Hyuga. Out all of the people she was one of the most affected. She walked up to her sisters picture and sat a lilac down. " Sister I hope you like it. I know they were your favorite flowers. I really miss you and wish you were still here. I'm sorry that I didn't treat you better. I should have been there for you more but I was stupid. I let my fear of father get in my way. From now on I will train harder just like you did. I will become a powerful shinobi in your honor. Good bye." Hanabi walked away barely able to hold back tears.

Next was Hiashi Hyuga. His trial was already over. They decided it would be in the best interest of the village if they let him live. He will retain his title as head of the Hyuga clan under heavy guard until Hanabi comes of age. At that point he will be taken into custody and spend the rest of his life in prison. Hiashi walked up to his daughters picture and sat down a golden ring. "This ring belonged to your mother. I figured it should be with you since the two of you were so much alike. After all I have done I don't imagine I will see you when I pass on but I guess I deserve it. I just wish I wasn't so stupid and told you how much I loved you and how important to me you were. Now it will haunt me forever." Hiashi bursts out in tears and walks away at this point death glares following him every were. Even though Tsunade tried to keep it secret during the trial, news was leaked out and it spread like wild fire. Now Hiashi a once respected man was looked on almost like the Nine Tailed Fox.

Neji was up next. He was another person greatly affected by her death. Since the Chunin exams they had started to get real close. Neji sat down a photo next to her picture. This picture was taken before Naruto left. Matter of fact he was in it. Neji was trying to pick a fight with Naruto wanting a rematch. Hinata was behind them blushing badly at the site of Naruto. A large small across her face. "Hinata I miss you. I can't believe I actually tried to kill you once. I'm just glad I got to know the real you before you left us. The happy girl that was always smiling. Always caring and putting others before herself. You will be missed more than you ever realized."

Next up was Kiba. He was probably the most changed. Formerly the second loudest genin in Konoho was now one of the quietist. Team eight had been decimated. Unlike Team seven they had lost two members by death not from them leaving. Not to mention one of the most caring people in the village. Kiba sat down a flower by both pictures and left quietly.

Up next was Shino. He to had been changed. He was more outspoken than before which doesn't say much. It speaks volumes to those who know him though. Today wasn't one of those days. No matter what he couldn't bring himself to say anything though. Deep down he felt responsible for the two deaths. He was there when one happened and couldn't do anything to stop it. He felt he should have pushed himself more. Shino sat down his flowers and moved on.

Sakura was the next up. She had more than enough reasons to cry. She considered both to be her friends and on top of that her best friend had entrusted a secret to her that he would never get to tell. One day Sakura was going to have to break the news to him and she had no idea how to do it. "Oh Hinata. Why did you have to leave us. Your dreams were going to come true. Now they never will and Naruto's dreams will be crushed as well. I wish this was just some horrible nightmare." Sakura sat down a pair of green goggles next to Hinatas picture. "These used to belong to Naruto. I found them one day and was going to take them back to him but forgot. I figured you would want a part of him with you. Good bye." Sakura left with tears flowing freely.

One by one everyone else went bye and paid there respects. It was a beautiful day in many ways, but a sad one as well. Both Hinata and Kurenai would also have there names engraved on the heroes memorial so they would be remembered for all ages. Unfortunately, the peoples mourning is in vain for a certain former Hyuga Heiress who is very much alive and out for blood.

In a hidden base just across the border of fire country into sounds territory Hinata finally starts to regain her senses. She can feel that she is lying on a bed. A very rough and uncomfortable bed. "Were am I. Am I still alive." She tries to move a little and a sharp pain shoots through her chest confirming that she is still alive. Ignoring the pain she tries to sit but finds that she can't. She can feel shackles around her wrists and ankles. She hears the chains rattle.

She looks around but can't make anything out. She blinks a few times trying to clear her blurry vision. As her vision starts to clear she looks around again. She sees stone walls and dirt floors. Blood stains can be seen scattered here and there. Then she sees that instead of a door there are bars like a cell. She realizes for sure that she is being held captive. "Oh my god. Where am I? Who has me? What are they going to do? Are they after my eyes?" Hinata starts to struggle harder trying her hardest to break free.

While she struggles three men walk up to the cell bars. The man in the middle which appears to be the superior speaks up. "Ah. Looks like your finally awake. About damn time." He turns to the man on his right and signals for him to open the cell door. All three men are wearing the typical sound ninja Jonin gear except the leader wasn't wearing a mask. He has blonde hair that goes down to his shoulders. He has a scar that runs from his chin, across his lip and left eye, and up almost to his hair. His left eye looks fogged over so you can tell that if he has any vision in it that its not much.

The leader and one other man walk into the room and over to her. The third man slides the door shut and steps to the side to guard the cell. The leader stops next to her and looks over her body. "As you can tell we healed you the best we could to keep you alive. We couldn't have you dying on us just yet. Don't feel to relieved though because you will die eventually."

Hinata stares at him coldly. "What do you want from me you bastards?"

The man laughs aloud at her attempt to sound tough. "What do we want? That's funny. You are a Hyuga. What do you think we want. Your eyes of course bitch. When we told lord Orochimaru that we had you he seemed very interested." Hinata becomes pale at the mention of Orochimaru's name. This causes the man to laugh again. Don't worry to much little girl. Lord Orochimaru is a busy man. He won't be able to make it here for about another week. Unfortunately for you though he did order us to gain information from you about Konoho by any means." As he says this he slams his fist down into her gut. Hinata coughs up blood and starts gasping for air. "Now start talking little girl or things will just get worse."

Hinata breaths heavily for a minute then turns her gaze back to the leader and spits on his shirt. "I don't care what you do to me I will never help out that snake." When she says this the leader slaps her across the face. Hinata closes her eyes tightly trying to force back tears. "I have been weak all my life. If I am about to die at least I can be strong till the end. No more tears." When the man realizes she isn't going to say anything else he punches down on to her nose. Hinata cringes from the pain but to the mans surprise no tears come. Hinata force her eyes open despite the pain shooting throughout her face and looks at the man with an icy glare. "What's your name mister?"

The man looks at her with a humored look. "And why do you want to know?"

Hinata lets a smile stretch across her face. "Because I want to know the name of the man I am going to kill as soon as I get free."

When she says this the man gives her another sharp blow to her ribs. Hinata gasps for air again. "Well I doubt I'll have to worry about that to much but I'll humor you anyway. My name is Terazuma. Now start talking." As he announces his name he slams his fist into her kidney area.

Thirty minutes and several more sharp punches to various places later and Terazuma starts to get annoyed. "I guess we are going to have to step this up a bit. Just remember I warned you." Terazuma signals the other man. The other guy pulls out a Kunai and walks over to the other side of the bed. He quickly cuts off her shirt and pants then looks back over to Terazuma for confirmation to proceed. Terazuma nods and the man turns his attention to Hinata. The man lowers the Kunai down to her stomach and slowly starts to cut her. The point digs in and the pain is excruciating. Hinata can't help but scream from the pain.

For the first hour they cut her across her stomach, shoulders, arms, and legs. They then unchain her and turn her over to continue the process. Every now an then Hinata would pass out from the pain but the two men would wake her up and continue cutting her. After another hour they decide that today they aren't getting anything from her. Terazuma signals for the other man to stop. "Well looks like she is tougher than we thought. We are going to have a lot of fun with this one. I wonder how long she can last."

The guard opens the cell door and the two men walk out. Terazuma looks over to the man that was helping with the torture. "Have a medic come down and check on her. We can't have her die on us just yet. Orochimaru would not be pleased. Have the medics check up on her periodically." The man hurries off to take care of his orders and Terazuma turns to look back into the cell. "Besides this to fun to have let her die on us now." He laughs lightly a little before he turns to leave .

Hinata sleeps all night from the time she passed out. She would have still been out if she hadn't been slapped awake. She takes a quick look around and sees she is no longer in the bed but is now chained to the wall. In front of her is Terazuma and the other man from yesterday. They have a fire going in the cell and metal rods can be seen sticking out from it

Terazuma steps up to her and punches her square in the ribs. "Are you going to cooperate with us today Hyuga." Terazuma waits for a reply not really expecting one. "Well if you enjoy the pain then I guess I'll be happy to give it to you. Unfortunately your rods are not ready yet. They need to be good and hot. Don't worry though. As you can see we had the medics heal you up enough to keep you from bleeding to death but most of your cuts still look like they still hurt." Terazuma reaches his hand forward to a nasty cut on her stomach. He digs two fingers into the cut and starts to pull it open. The pain is terrible and Hinata screams loudly.

Terazuma continues working around her body opening up cut after cut with his fingers. This goes on for several minutes till Terazuma decides to move on. "If you liked that then you are really going to love what's up next." Terazuma signals the other man and he pulls a rod from the fire. He walks up to Hinata and drives the rod into her shoulder. The pain is excruciating and Hinata screams at the top of her lungs. The rod is hot enough that it melts into her skin like a knife through butter.

This goes on for a good two hours. Hinata passes out several times but is forced awake. Terazuma walks back in front of her. "Now tell me Hyuga. Why are you being so stubborn. Is your loyalty so strong for Konoho that you want to suffer this kind of pain for them."

Hinata has to force her self to lift her head up to look Terazuma into the eyes. "I don't give a damn about those bastards. They can all burn in hell for all I care. I refuse to give that snake information though mainly because I don't like him. Plus when I get out of here I have my own business to take care of with a few certain people. I won't give him information that may prevent me from getting my revenge."

Terazuma laughs uncontrollably to her answer. When he finally calms down he looks her dead in the eyes with as serious a look as he can give her. "You are never going to get out of here and when Lord Orochimaru gets here he is going to kill you after he extracts your eyes. If he doesn't kill you then he will probably use you as his slut to produce Hyugas for his army. Your only chance for revenge is through him bitch so you might want to speak up."

Hinata looks Terazuma straight into the eyes shooting him daggers then spits in his face. This pisses off Terazuma and he beats her violently. The pain from the punches is bad enough but mixed in with her cuts and burns it is even worse than anything that she has ever experienced before. When he is done you can see fist marks all over her body. Her nose is busted open again and is pouring blood. Her lips are cracked all over. Both eyes are starting to swell shut. Terazuma closes his eyes and breathes deeply trying to calm himself down. He opens his eyes up and looks at his assistant. "Have the medics heal her up as best they can. I want to start fresh tomorrow." The man turns and heads off. Terazuma then turns to leave. "Enjoy your rest today Hyuga. Tomorrow is going to be another fun day."

During the night Hinata wakes up from time to time. She notices quickly that the medics healed her up quiet nicely this time. "Whatever they have planned for tomorrow must be bad. Damn what can I do to get out of here?" Hinata decides to try and focus her chakra to make chakra blades. She had mastered it to an extent when she created her own jutsu before team eight and Naruto went hunting for that bug. Unfortunately, she has no luck. She figures that the chains are designed to restrict chakra use.

Each time she would wake up she would try something else until she passed out again. The final time she woke up she found herself in a new position. This time she is lying on another table. This one is wooden and slanted. Her arms and legs are chained up. Each chain runs into a wheel. There is a large gear on the left side of the bed with handles on it. To her right is a table with various items on it ranging from whips to steel rods.

Several minutes later Terazuma and his assistant show up and stand in front of the cell waiting for the guard to open the door. The guard opens up the door and the two men enter. She notices something odd this time though. When Terazuma and his assistant enter the guard makes a hand sign and something slips into the shadows of the cell. He then closes the door and posts himself for guard duty.

Terazuma walks up to her and greets Hinata with a swift punch to the gut. "Ready for another fun day Hyuga. We have a few fun activities planned for today. I'll even be nice this time and let you pick first." Terazuma gestures to the table she is on and the one of to her right. "So which will it be."

A large thud is heard and Terazuma turns to see what is going on. His body freezes for a minute and he then falls forward. Hinata takes a look at him and his assistant. Terazuma has a kunai implanted in his throat. He pulls it out and holds his neck trying to stop the bleeding. Gasping for air the whole time. His assistant has a kunai implanted in the back of his skull. From the shadows a man walks over to Terazuma. He kneels down and looks him in the eyes. "I guess I'll let the Hyuga lady finish you off." He stands up and walks over to Hinata.

He walks over to her side and looks her over. "You look like you should be strong enough to escape." He then reaches for some keys and starts undoing her shackles. Hinata sits up and starts rubbing her sore wrists. She then gets up and walks over to Terazuma. Without hesitation she grabs the kunai and drives it into his skull and his body immediately goes limp. She stands up and closes her eyes trying to suppress her rising anger. The guard walks over to her. "I have some clothes stashed over in the corner and I managed to get a hold of this for you." He digs in his pocket then stretches out his hand revealing her Konoho head band and a soldier pill. "The pill will build your chakra back up for you."

Hinata takes it and looks at it for a few moments. She then takes the kunai and craves a long scratch trough the leaf symbol. She looks back to the man. "Konoho is dead to me now. When I return it will only be for revenge." She turns and heads for the corner to retrieve the clothes.

The man walks over to the door and signals for his clone to open it. The clone opens the door and poofs out of existence. "There's not much personnel here at this base but we still need to be careful. We need to reach the Mist country as fast as possible. If we don't they will probably find us and what you just went trough will seem like childs play."

Hinata walks out of the shadows dressed in the standard sound uniform. She had to cut the sleeves and the legs off a little because they were to long. "I'm ready. Lets go."

A few miles past the Mist border…..

Hinata and her savior managed to escape with out being noticed thanks to his knowledge of the base and its guard routes and rotations. The two managed to find a cave to stop in surrounded by several trees and bushes. They wouldn't have found it themselves without the help of Hinatas Byakugan. Hinata's mystery savior walks in first. Hinata pulls out her kunai, walks up behind him and places it next to his neck. "I don't trust you. Tell me why I should not kill you here."

The man raises his arms up in a non aggressive manner. "Well for one I did save your life and also." The man moves so fast it looks like he disappears right in front of her eyes. Next thing Hinata knows she has her right arm were her kunai was wrenched up behind her back and the kunai that she had is resting against her neck. "Due to the difference in our skill I could have killed you along time ago." The man releases her from his grip and holds his hand out to give her back the kunai.

Hinata rubs her now sore shoulder a little before she reaches for the kunai. "I'm sorry. Due to my past life. It's a little difficult for me to trust anyone no matter how genuine they seem." Hinata walks over to the cave wall and sits down. "So why did you help me and what do you expect in return? If your wanting me to put out then forget it."

The man laughs a little at the comment. "I see. Still don't trust me completely. Don't worry. Although you are pretty damn hot I'm not out to get in your pants." The man reaches up and removes his mask. The face underneath is quiet handsome. He has brown eyes and short black hair. He walks forward and extends his hand for a handshake. Hinata hesitates for a second then shakes his hand. "My name is Nagamasa. I was born here in sound country before Orochimaru took over. His men killed my whole family and forced me to serve them. I guess I just got tired of serving that snake bastard. As far as helping you goes. It just seemed like the right thing to do. I took over guard duty the second day you were there and it bugged me to see what they did."

Hinata listens closely while he talks. "So Nagamasa. What do you plan on doing now?"

Nagamasa drops the pack that he has been carrying. He pulls out a sleeping bag then rummages around for some food and his canteen. He walks over to her and hands the stuff to Hinata. "I guess I'll follow you around. Keep you out of trouble. Now eat and get some rest. You need to get your strength back."