Hinata let out a huge sigh. She sat on a thick tree branch near the village, the sun slowly beggining to set. "Day one. I've scared away a sanin, beat a ninja with limbs that must be made of steel, and...
She thought about Naruto again but shook her head. "I haven't made much progress, other then proving one ninja kyuubi free. I know they don't expect me to get done right away but still, I can't keep getting distracted. There aren't too many ninja in the village so it's not like I have a huge number of people to choose from"thought Hinata.
"Hey you"said a voice. She looked over at Neiji. "He was with Lee, he looks familiar. Wait, those eyes, he's a Hyuuga like me!"thought Hinata. Hinata got down. "Lee was found unconcious and battered, and he told us it was you. You owe an explanation and now"said Neiji. Hinata just stared. "Damn, I should've killed the kid. Too late now"thought Hinata.
"I noticed the bruises from your hits, all of them hit his chakra points perfectly. One or two maybe, but no one could just hit randomly and hit all chakra points, unless you can see them"he said. He thrust a shuriken out, Hinata moving her head to the side, the glasses falling off, her eyes exposed. "I knew you looked familiar, you're Hyyuga Hinata, the missing heir of the Hyuuga clan"said Neiji. "Damn it"she thought. Hinata's mind was trapped in a whirlwind of solutions. What could she do? Fight him? What if he was too strong? Just him having the same style of fighting helped as he would not only know Hinata's movements, but he could strike HER chakra points.
"Le'ts backtrack, we'll get back to your identity later. Right now I want to know why you attacked him. Awnser me!"yelled Neiji angrily. Hinata put her hands up, ready to counter attack if he struck. He had her trapped, and it was her own fault. She was no idiot, however she was not experienced. The Akatsuki usualy sent her on missions simply to kill and that's all.
"So it's the hard way is it?"asked Neiji. He threw out two more shurikens, ducking them but that is just what Neiji wanted, coming forward. He dived in, his palm goin for Hinata's heart. Hinata pushed it away, going for a palm to the face but Neiji dodged. They continued trying to hit eachother with no luck, blocking and dodging every blow. "Time to use something new"both thought simutaneously, taking a step back. They both spun around, creating a whirlwind. The colliding whirlwinds negated eachother. "No way, how did she learn that?"thought Neiji. Hinata went for a palm, Neiji going as well, his fingertips sliding under her arm. Both of their palms hit in the heart. However only Hinata fell, down to her knees. "How, I hit first"said Hinata weakly. Neiji lifted up her arm, revealing many dots. "Of course, when his hand slid under mine, he cut off the chakra flow!"she thought.
"I don't know how you learned some of those moves. You were only four when you vanished, no way would you have been taught the whirlwind, but I guess it dosen't matter. You're at my mercy now and better be prepared to awnser some questions"said Neiji. "Hey!"
Neiji looked up, Hinata almost turning around but then picked up her glasses, which just barely avoided destruction. She put them on quickly. "What are you doing to Rei Neiji!"said Naruto. "This is of no concern to you Naruto"said Neiji. Evern since losing to Naruto in the chuunin exam, Neiji held a lot of respect for Nauto. "That's my friend you're hurting!"said Naruto. "You don't understand Naruto-
"Naruto, help, me"said Hinata weakly. "That decieving witch!"thought Neiji, Naruto rushing Neiji. Neiji moved to the side, shoving Naruto forward. naruto stumbled a few steps, going for punches but Neiji blocked them all, then hit a palm in the chest, knocking Naruto back. "I'm sorry I had to do that"said Neiji. Naruto got up. "I can't beat him like this, he's too fast, I need to even things up"thought Naruto. He put his palms together, crying out. "Naruto, wait!"said Neiji, reconizing the hand sign. It was too late, a roar was heared, Naruto glowing in orange chakra.
"AW!"gasped Hinata. "That's the kyuubi chakra, you're telling me, HE has it!"thought Hinata. Neiji went for his whirlwind, Naruto rushing in head first. Neiji hit him, Naruto dissapearing into a puff of smoke. "A clone, that means!"thought Neiji. From below, Naruto came with an uppercut, hitting Neiji below the chin and knocking him back.
Neiji got himself up. "Damn it Naruto, just listen!"said Neiji. "Naruto, let's just leave"said Hinata weakly. Naruto got her in his arms and ran off. Hinata fell unconcious in his arms, feeling extreme comfort.
"Decietful witch, she's playing Naruto for a sap. I'll bring her back to the Hyuuga clan, then when they see what she's become, the dissention may at least die down between the branches"thought Neiji.
It was night time, Itachi waiting just outside the village. "She may be a bit rebellious but she certainly wouldn't directly disobey an order. I wonder what's going on?"thought Itachi.
Hinata woke up, finding herself in an unfamiliar room, her glasses off. She quickly jolted up, looking around for her glasses and putting them on. "I must've fell unconcious. My injury seems fine now, he must not have hit me too hard"thought Hinata. Kakashi came in. "Him!"thought Hinata. "Ah you're awake"said Kakashi. "W-who are you? Where's Naruto?"asked Hinata. "Naruto was carrying you in town, I took you in"he said. "Thank you sir but who are you?"asked Hinata. "Hakate Kakashi"he said. "Kakashi, he's a well known jounin, a powerful one"thought Hinata. Hinata got up quickly, slipping back into her sandles.
"Naruto has a small mission today, come with me and you can see him if you wish"said Kakashi. She was about to say no but right now she really did want to thnk him.
"Late again"growled Sakura. Sasuke wouldn't even look at Naruto, who was moaning as well. "He's done what I never thought possible, he surpassed me. Gaara destroyed me in his transformed state, while Naruto beat him. How could I have fallen behind so soon?"thought Sasuke. Kakashi came walking up with Hinata. "Hey Kakashi sensei! Rei, how you doing?"asked Naruto. Hinata ran up to him. "Good, thanks a lot. You could've gotten killed, I owe you so much"said Hinata. "Nah, I beat Neiji before"said Naruto. Sasuke turned to Naruto stunned, having missed Naruto's match. "He beat Neiji too?"thought Sasuke. "I heared he beat Neiji, and even Gaara, and still can't believe it"thought Kakashi. "Who's this?"asked Sakura. "Oh, Sasuke, Sakura, this is Rei. We met yesterday, she's new around here"said Naruto. "Hi guys"said Hinata. She almost ignored Sakura and turned right to Sasuke, who at first didn't notice, but then looked up and saw Hinata staring at him.
"Rei, what's wrong?"asked Naruto. "So this is itachi's little brother. He's different. Itachi looks cold amd emotionless, he looks bitter"thought Hinata. Their eyes locked onto eachother. "Do you two know eachother?"asked Kakashi. "No"said Rei. "Yesterday you looked at him in the picture pretty intently, you have a crush on him or something?"asked Naruto. "Not another one"thought Sasuke. "No, it's-
"Should I tell them? Exposing that I know Itachi might be dangerous"she thought.
She remembered at a younger age seeing Itachi being accepted into the Akatsuki. "Who is he?"asked Hinata to Kisame, a shark like being she knew moderately well. "Uchiha Itachi, the strongest and one of the last Uchiha leaft. he killed his whole village, all but his brother"said Kisame. "Wow, is his brother joining too?"asked Hinata. "No, he was leaft behind. No one knows why, maybe somewhere down there, there's some mercy, or maybe his intentions run deeper. I don't know and I don't really care, all that matters is we've aquired perhaps our strongest member next to the leader"said Kisame. Itachi's eyes wandered toward Hinata, who hid behind Kisame. "Normaly I'd scold her for acting like a little kid, but in this case I can't blame anyone for fearing those eyes. Man, who can stand up to that guy?"thought Kisame.
Looking around, she saw Itachi watching them. "Rei, what's wrong?"asked Naruto looking. Itachi was gone. "I almost forgot my mission, and, now it's comepleted. I know Naruto has the 9 tails but, can I bring myself to tell them? They'll kill him if they remove kyuubi from him. Can I really do that, after all he's done for me?"thought Hinata.
"Betray us, and I will kill you"
Another horrifying thought came to her and she ran away.
She fell on all fours, catching her breath. She was where she was supposed to meet Itachi the night before, Itachi standing there. "Where were you"he said. "I'm sorry, you see, I, I ran into Hyuuga Neiji, he, he attacked me and I couldn't beat him, so Naruto rescued me, I fell unconcious, and, that's how it happened I swear"said Hinata. Itachi blasted her with the back of his fist, Hinata falling face first. He grabbed her by the back of the shirt and pulled her up.
"He's going to kill me, oh god"she thought. "I, I'll do it, i promise"she whined. Itachi had a look of anger, which scared Hinata to death. Seeing emotion on Itachi's face was scarier then any battle. She shoved Itachi back, got up and began to run as fast as she could. "Someone, anyone"she thought running away. She didn't look back. It didn't do much good, Itachi reappearing in front of her, grabbing her wrist. Itachi took a kunai out, and stabbed Hinata in the arm. Hinata screamed, the pain rushing through her body, the blood flowing. Itachi dropped her to the ground. "These were the orders given to me. You miss another night, and I'll beat you badly"said Itachi. Hinata held her arm. "Akatsuki is voluntary, I can quit anytime I want"said Hinata. "If you do that, then you're expendable, and we can kill you. I don't like needless blood, so don't be stupid"said Itachi walking away.
Hinata took her coat off, leaving only a dark blue tanktop. She used a kunai to cut off a sleeve and wrapped it around her arm. She sat down. She thought about all Naruto had done for her. "Can I really do that to him?"she thought. "You allright?"
SHe looked up, it was Shikamaru in chuunin uniform. He looked at her arm. "What happened to you?"he asked kneeling down. "Nothing"she lied. "Don't be troublesome, I see the blood soaking in. Did you do that yourself?"asked Shikamaru. She nodded. "You're crazy, but you should get that checked"said Shikamaru. "No! I'm fine!"she said. He sighed. 'Girls are so troublesome"he said walking away.
TBC