Fried ryce: Thank you, I think (J/K). You will have to wait and see if Sasuke does go after the Snake, but, this chapter you'll kind of find out. Now, now, don't get tooooo ahead in the story but some of your ideas sound pretty good…I hope you like what happens next…
kenshinlover2002: You pretty much find out in this chapter…You will have to wait my friend and see if Hinata does go after Sasuke.
Hinanarut4ever: Yes, they are 12. And thank you!!! I hope you'll continue to like it.
Black Diamond07: Well, to answer your first question, what do you mean by my writing is in purple? I don't understand please explain it to me. Answer number two, (sighing) you got me, I don't think I' am very good at writing action but, I'll try my best! I gave you a little bit of a fight against the Third, I hope you like it.
netbreaker0: I will continue! Yes, Naruto does train with Jiraiya.
Rikkamaru: You will find out what the Third wanted, I hope you don't get angry at his request. But I'll leave the exams like they are thank you for enjoying it, I hope you'll continue to like it.
Hinata6: Yes. Hinata will fight Neji, well not really…read it and you'll find out. No, Sasuke won't be there to watch because he has other problems…Oh and Black Diamond07 says hi.
Just let me say I' am sorry for two things: first, for having such a sucky fight scene, and second, for making Hinata weak and a bit crazy…
A Request from the Third
I go to my team and I watch Sasuke's match.
Well, I watch it but, don't see it. I slowly look over at the Third and he looks up at me from below, and he nods. I look at the floor, and tighten my hold on the railing, as I remember what the Third asked of me…
He grabs me by my upper arm and takes me away from all the Jonin; I look up at him puzzled by his behavior.
"My Lord what's wrong?" I ask him worried. He looks down at me his expression solemn as he begins to talk to me slowly.
"I have a request of you Hinata," he says as he looks at me uncertain if he should continue.
"Of course, Hokage, anything," I say, I look over to see that the first match has already started and it's Sasuke.
"Hinata…what I' am about to ask you will change your life forever," he says to me slowly and quietly. I look up at him surprised, and wait for him to continue. "I want you to lose, against whoever it maybe, I ask you to lose, this is my request." He says looking into my surprised-wide eyes, and I could see by looking into his eyes that this is not a joke.
I look down for a minute then look up at him and ask the simplest yet difficult question.
"Why?"
"I want you to lose because I will train you…I'm going to show you a jutsu, a jutsu that only one other person has ever used…he gave up his life to use this jutsu and he taught it to me. Now I wish to teach it to you so that you may use it. But in order for me to teach it to you I need time to train you and you will not have that time if you make into the finals," he says to me as he rests a hand on my shoulder. "Hinata if you accept this then I will explain everything to you, once we begin the training. You have until your match to decide, now go to your team and cheer for Sasuke," he says to me and gives me a little shove towards the stairs.
I look back at him, wondering what kind of technique he means, he just smiles at me as he urges me to continue walking, I nod, and then I give him my back and continue.
I look down to notice that the second match has already started, I look over at Kiba. "Who won?" I ask him.
"Uchiha," he says as he looks over at me. "Were you not watching it?"
"I guess, not, where is he?" I ask as I look around for Sasuke to congratulate him.
"His sensei, took him," he says as he continues to look forward, towards the match.
I wonder where Kakashi sensei took Sasuke and for what purpose?
I don't pay attention to any of the matches not, even when Naruto and Kiba fight. I jump as I feel someone tap my shoulder I look up at Kurenai sensei as she looks down at me troubled.
"Hinata what is wrong? You seem out of it," she tells me.
"I'm sorry, it's just that there is so much on my mind," I tell her.
"Well you better forget about that because you're up next," she says to me as she points to the screen and I see I'm up against, Neji, of all people. I go down the stairs and I have already come to my decision.
"Come on, Hinata kick some ass!" I yell she looks up at me and smiles.
But something seems off with her, she doesn't look confident. Plus during my match she didn't even yell out or anything, I know, I was fighting her teammate, but still.
"Something is wrong with her," I say out loud.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asks me as she looks down to see Hinata.
"She doesn't seem like her usual self," I say as I watch and hear her cousin rip her apart. She just stands there, taking it.
"I've noticed it, too," I hear bushy brows say. We all watch as Neji keeps insulting her, her left eyebrow begins to twitch and I see her hands clench into fist she looks ready to kick his ass but then her eyes change, she looks at the Hokage then she looks at the proctor.
"I forfeit," she says as she walks away and leaves.
"Hinata! What the hell is wrong with you?" I yell angry that she'd give up like that without even trying. She stops and turns around to face me.
"Naruto, it is none of your business so stay out of it!" she says to me as she continues to walk towards the door, opens it and leaves.
"Something is really wrong," I find myself whispering.
"Why do you say that now?" Sakura asks me, losing her cool and getting angry at me.
"She fought with Sasuke and she was almost his equal," I tell her.
"Really?" I hear Kakashi sensei asks sounding interested, I look back at him and nod.
"We all train together and they fight but none of us really fight for real, you know. But that day they did, and I had to carry stupid Sasuke after the fight, because she hit that thing that the chakra flows through. He told me he couldn't feel his left leg or arm, and he couldn't feel his chakra," I tell them.
"So there must be some other reason for her to forfeit like that," Kakashi sensei says, I just nod.
I wonder what is going through her head, why would she give up like that without putting up a fight. I wonder what Sasuke is going to do when he finds out…
With the preliminary matches at an end, we find our three heroes training under three great master; Sasuke under Kakashi, Naruto under Jiraiya (even though Naruto doesn't believe his master is that great), and Hinata under the Third Hokage.
They are all training for different reason and goals. All three will have different accomplishment's and dreams at the end of their training will these thing's change their friendship for the better or worse?
During Hinata's training with the Third…
I see him in front of me, I form some hand seals, I open my mouth and out comes a water dragon it flies up in the air then it starts to come down gaining more momentum as it swallows the Third but then I notice a puff a smoke and a log appears inside the dragon.
"Shit!" I whisper as the dragon dissolves into normal water. I run, I start to breathe hard and faster I see five shuriken come at me from behind, I easily dodge them all except the sixth one in my blind spot, I try to move in the last minute, and it grazes my cheek, I hiss in pain, as I begin to wipe away the blood.
I see the Third behind a tree I make a few hand signs and a few trees explode the Third appears once more to put out the fire he opens his mouth and a massive amount of water comes out, he then turns around to face me I stand in place as he stares at me.
"You really could've killed me," he says as he walks over to me slowly and also wearily.
"Nah, I knew it wasn't the real you," I tell him as I get into my gentle fist stance, he looks at me uncertain, but then he comes at me, when he gets to the place I want him I throw two kunai up in the air in opposite directions. Down come hundreds of shuriken, kunai, and senbon at the Third, he looks at me surprised and pleased.
"So you had enough time to plant them, did you? Man I must really be getting old," he says as he just stands there not moving.
"Th-Third, I think you should m-move," I tell him.
But it's too late, I scream as I watch them land into his body, cutting his head open from behind, watching as his brain falls out, a kunai landing in his eye from behind, both arms being cut off and all the blood gushing out from where his arms used to be, one leg cut into piece's and the other barely connected by a piece of bone, I see blood coming out of all places. I stand there crying at his motionless torn body, but then I see his body twitch, that's when I throw up.
I fall to my knees watching as my lunch comes back out, in whole new different colors.
I dare not look up, I feel the tears coming down as I begin to mourn his death.
"Come on, Hinata you didn't think you could kill me that easily, did you?" I look at the Third's feet. I look up at him, surprised and relived but then I get angry.
"You cast a genjutsu?" I ask him as I slowly get up. I look over at his supposed dead body and it's gone.
He looks to his right avoiding my angry gaze. "Maybe," he answers me not looking at me. I yell as I go at him.
I go down to kick him in his right knee; he begins to fall a bit. I stand up as I send chakra to my hand and hit him in the stomach and with my other chakra infused hand hit him in the chest, I go behind him as I bring down my forearm on the back of his neck and he falls face first into the dirt.
I blink not believing I could defeat him that quickly, I see him behind me as he kicks me behind my knees, I fall on them but, I quickly get up and face him, I ignore the pain in them as I breathe out of my clenched teeth.
"Who knew you could get so angry over a little genjutsu," he says to me as he comes at me kicking me in the stomach, I fly back a tree stopping me from going any further.
I get up slower this time, I again find myself ignoring the sharp pain in my stomach. I run at him finding some kind of reserved energy.
I hit him with much more chakra in my fist then last time, into his chest, I go behind him and jump up in the air as I turn quickly, the back of my foot connecting with his left cheek, I put my hands on the top of his head and stay there for a second my legs up straight towards the sky and jump feet first in front of him as I form some quick hand seals, a fireball comes out and I aim it at the Third.
But as the fireball dissipates I notice a hole in the ground, I flip backwards hoping to avoid him getting a hold of my feet or any other part for that matter, because I do not want my body being dug into the earth my head only on the surface. I near a tree and send chakra to my feet as I climb up the trunk and sit on a branch waiting for him to appear once more.
"Let's take a break," I hear the Hokage say from below sounding breathless. I jump off the branch and land right in front of him. I see him rub the top of his head. "You could have warned me you were going to land on my head."
"You could have warned me you were going to cast a genjutsu," I tell him feeling angry all over again. "I really thought you did die, I could still hear the blood gushing out of the wounds, your last breathe, the way your eye rolled back, the look of pain of your bloody face," I tell him as I clench my hands into fists.
"You know Itachi is good at genjutsu so you must learn to get out of it," he says as he sits down, slowly. I stay standing as I don't move an inch does he know about it? My whole body becomes tense. "If you and Sasuke plan to kill him you must be ready," he finishes. I feel my body relax as I sit in front of him.
"Your right my Lord," I tell him hoping he doesn't read too much into my voice shaking.
"You never did explain to me why you forfeited the match against Neji," he says as he takes a drink of water from his bottle. I play with the cap of mine as I explain.
"If I would've fought Neji, I would've given it my all and I doubt I would've lost," I tell him as I look up.
"That much confidence, ehh?" he asks me with a smile on his lips. I put my arms behind me, my hands touching the humid grass as I lean back.
"Of course, I mean I could hold my own against 'the Professor' can I not my Lord?" I ask him.
"Hmph," he says as he crosses his arms over his chest and looks to the left.
"Well, I know you asked me for a reason, so I knew I could not fight my cousin because I would've given it my all," I tell him then I become silent for a minute but then I look up and ask him. "Does all this training have to do with Orochimaru?" I've been waiting for the past week to ask him, he nods as he looks at me.
"He's out to get Sasuke," he tells me, it's now my turn to nod.
"Why would he want him?" I ask out loud but then I figure it out as I look at him surprised at my own discovery. "His sharingan?"
"Sharp as ever, Hinata," he tells me with a smile. I look at the ground as I rest my hands on my lap as I dig my fingers into my palms. "Is there something worrying you, Hinata?"
"Hokage I must tell you something," I say really loud, hoping he could hear the urgent need in my voice.
"I know, Hinata, I fear it too," he tells me in his old wise voice as he looks at me with a bit of sadness in his eyes. "I fear our Sasuke will indeed seek him out to gain more power," he finishes with a long sigh.
"I don't fear it, I know it. He'd sell his soul, body, and mind, everything to Orochimaru in order to gain the necessary power to kill Itachi. But, don't you worry my Lord, I'll do whatever it takes in order for him not to leave, if I have to I'll kill him," I confess the truth to the Third he looks up at me surprised.
"Do you really think it will come to that?" he asks me, I find myself unable to form words, so I just nod.
It's the truth, if I have to stop Sasuke from leaving this village and joining forces with Orochimaru, if I have to kill him, then I'll do it. I'll probably die but, I'll do it to keep this village safe.
It does not matter if none of my dreams come true, all that matters is to prevent Sasuke from joining Orochimaru, I don't care if all the promises Sasuke and I made to each other when we were younger come true either.
I will do everything in my power to keep him from leaving, even if it means killing him and me in the process.
The month given to the finalist in chunin exams has come to an end. Naruto, Hinata and Sasuke have not seen or spoken to each other in the whole month. They've been too busy training with their Masters to even have time to talk.
In truth Hinata was avoiding Sasuke; she did not want to see him. She feared she'd drive him away. She wants to get close to him like they used to be, and Naruto has been to busy with his Ero-sennin for her to even talk to him.
Sasuke was too busy with his training to even notice there are two very important people missing in his life. He was either ignoring the fact or just doesn't care.
Naruto was really focused on his training and the very bad influence of the Ero-sennin had on him; to notice that his rival is not around or that the girl he secretly loves (okay so it's not that big of a secret) were currently missing in his life.
Well okay, Sasuke is always in the back of his head and Hinata? Well, she is in his heart giving him strength from with in.
I sit next to Kiba, I feel good. Just a minute ago I gave Naruto some words of encouragement. I know he'll do excellent, he'll definitely defeat Neji.
I feel a cold shiver go down my spine as the fight begins. I look back at the ANBU Black ops. guy, and he is sitting not to far away from us. I activate my Byakugan to see who it is, and I see that it's the same guy from the chunin exams, Kabuto.
I get up.
"Hinata where are going? Naruto is fighting don't you want to see it?" Kiba asks me, I look down at him and lie.
"I have to use the restroom, I can't hold it any longer," I go to the railing and yell the loudest I can, "Kick his ass, Naruto!!" then I go up the stairs into a hallway, and wait, knowing he'll follow me.
"Well, well who would've thought that the weak Kabuto is in fact a spy for the Snake?" I guess as he enters the hallway a couple of minutes after me.
"You really are sharp, but, please respect Lord Orochimaru," he tells me from behind the ANBU mask.
"Why should I respect him?" I ask him as I lean against the wall my arms folded behind my back.
"Because if you don't, I'll kill you," he says I feel his killing intent trying to swallow me whole. "Well I was given orders by Lord Orochimaru to kill you; he says you are a threat to his goal."
"Lil 'ol me, a threat to the Great Orochimaru?" I ask sarcastically. "This goal of his, is it Sasuke?" I ask already knowing the answer but, I want to hear it from someone else.
"Yes. You see during the chunin exam Lord Orochimaru attacked Sasuke and at first Sasuke was afraid and didn't put up much of a fight. But then Naruto mentioned you name and Sasuke tried to kill Lord Orochimaru without a second thought. He was willing to die without accomplishing his purpose, and it was all because of you."
I feel this new hope bubble within me. So there is still hope for him!
"But the truth is I don't really want to kill you. You seem quite entertaining," he tells me with a laugh.
"What do you mean?" I ask as I stand up straight away from the wall.
"It seems like a waste to kill you now; I know you'll get more powerful with time and more fun to kill."
"You are crazy," I say as I walk towards him.
"Yes, you're right," he tells me. I was about to activate my Byakugan and take him down until I feel him do something to me I look up at his mask and whisper.
"It'll be your downfall," then everything goes black.
I wake up feeling as if I had a full nights rest but as I became fully awake what I see before me what looks like a dream.
I watch as Kakashi sensei kicks some sound ninja's ass, I also see Gai sensei beat some other sound ninja's. I was about to ask what is going on but then Sakura pulls me down as some kunai fly above our heads, I notice that the whole audience is asleep.
"What's going on?" I ask Sakura.
"We are under attack, what does it look like idiot?" she tells me.
"Wait where is Sasuke, wasn't his mach going on before I feel asleep? Where's Hinata? I heard her yell for me but after that I didn't see her anymore," I say.
"I don't know or care! We have to go, we have a new mission."
"Mission?" I ask not understanding why we'd have a mission at a time like this.
"Yes, it's your first A-ranked mission since the land of Waves. Your mission is to locate Sasuke who went after Garra, then after you find Sasuke, hide until you get further orders," Kakashi sensei tells me with his back to us.
"Sasuke went after him?" I ask. "Okay, let me find Hinata so that we could take her with us," I tell them as I get up then I notice a Sound ninja come at me, he's too quick for me to stop his attack all I could do is wait and watch as he kills me.
But then out of nowhere Gai sensei appears and smashes the shinobi through the wall creating a hole in the wall, the shinobi goes through the opening, falling to his death.
"There is no time for that Naruto! Take Sakura, Shikamaru and Pakkun, go now!" Kakashi sensei orders us all.
"But, we need her instead of Sakura she's better then her," I say.
"Naruto there is no time go after Sasuke and trust your teammate," Kakashi sensei says to me as Sakura grabs me and we jump through the same hole Gai sensei made, Shikamaru and a dog following us.
"Why didn't he listen to me?" I yell. "If we have to stop Sasuke from doing something stupid, only Hinata could do that!" I continue to yell, I get angry, and I feel the fox's chakra bubbling inside me. "Stupid Sasuke!"
I find myself waking up slowly, but then I remember what happened and I get up quickly ready to fight but then, I find myself in my bed. My head starts throbbing, I put it in my hands hoping it will go away.
"So you've finally woken up," I hear a voice in the shadows; I look up amazed he could enter my room and go unnoticed all this time.
"What are you doing here, Kabuto?" I ask him feeling the throbbing become faster and more painful, I tighten my hold on my head as I bring up my bent knees to my chest.
"Just wanted to make sure I didn't kill you by accident," he tells me.
"Now that you know, how about we fight?" I ask him as I look up at him as he comes out of the shadows so I could see him, I begin to feel angry and stupid, for letting him take me out like that without a fight. I try to get up off the bed but, I can't, I look at him waiting for him to explain.
"It's weird for you to even be moving; I put my strongest paralysis jutsu on you. But, then again I expect nothing else from the now deceased Third Hokage's student," he tells me.
I stay still barely even breathing as I hear what he said to me, I feel the tears come down my eyes involuntary, I get this need to yell out but I can't my throat is clogged up. I open my mouth trying to yell out he's lying but nothing is coming out. I stay there feeling as if the need to fight vanishes and the need to run take over. I just sit on my bed, crying unable to do nothing else, I feel I can't breath, I feel like I' am slowly dying, my world becoming dark.
I try to look up and ask how but I can't, I can't do anything, he continues to talk to me.
"Lord Orochimaru killed him. The Sound and Sand came together to bring down the Hidden Leaf but, sadly we failed. It seems your old Hokage could do nothing to stop the assault he died failing to protect his precious village," he tells me with a laugh.
I just sit there, not having the strength to kill Kabuto, I can't so anything, I hate this feeling, I hate it!
I continue to cry knowing in my heart what he said is true, but, not the part about the Third not protecting the village. He gave his life defending this village from Orochimaru.
I begin to get this feeling, that's been hiding waiting for the right moment to come out…fear. I feel as if I' am slowly going crazy, I have to get out of this room, I have to get away from Kabuto but, I can't because I start to feel it again, the fear.
"Killed?" I whisper, the word feels foreign to my mouth it leaves a sour unpleasant taste in it.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru did it," he tells me again, coming closer to me.
I let the words sink in, the first time I heard it, it felt weird but not I've gotten used to it, the tears continue to fall they are unable to stop.
The one man who believed in me, the man who drove me to become who I' am. The same man who did no harm to anyone, the man who defended this village with his life. The Third Hokage who got me to be friends with Naruto, that trained Sasuke and me since we were eight, the one who taught me everything I know.
I feel nauseas, I feel the room tilting, everything is going black again but, I won't faint, not now.
The Third Hokage was killed by the Snake, I let that sink in.
I get up off the bed easily, I walk slowly towards the door holding onto anything so that I won't fall.
"The Third Hokage was killed by Orochimaru?" I whisper again looking at my hands, I feel my body turn cold, I start to shiver as I stand in front of the wall for support. I feel as if I have no legs, I feel as if I' am watching myself but, not seeing me.
I slowly fall to the floor my numb legs giving out under me, I relax the rest of my body against the wall if I move I'll probably be laying on the floor, crying uncontrollably, I dig my fingers into the wall, I look down at my finger's and see the blood flow down them and onto my forearms. I don't feel the warmth of it or the pain I can't feel anything.
I suddenly begin to get tired again, I get this feeling to sleep take over, and I rest my forehead on the wall. I begin to feel hopeless; tired of everything that's happened to me, losing two of the most important people in my life, Sasuke's mom and Sarutobi sensei and knowing I'll lose the third, Sasuke. Having the fear finally manifest itself out in the open, and losing the man who was like a father to me, a friend, mentor, he was everything to me.
I want to get up, I tell my body to get up and runaway to leave Kabuto, and run the hell away from here, that I don't want to continue telling me the Third was killed, I don't want to hear it anymore.
But, my heart is telling me to stay and face it, to face the fact the Third is gone, forever, that I can't runaway from the truth.
Now that I've realized it, I feel I can't breath again, I try gasping for air, talking deep breaths but nothing.
I begin to feel a churning in my stomach, the very little I ate, coming back up and staying in my throat. I feel the shock and disbelief, how weird that I feel that now, it almost makes me want to laugh.
I look back at Kabuto but, I don't see him I only see the shape of him the tears blurring my vision. I still feel I can't breath and the need to vomit is still there. "Why did you fee the need to tell me this, Kabuto?" I ask him in an emotionless voice that hears strange to my own ears as I get up slowly, I pass by my mirror but, then I go back to look at myself.
I rest my forehead on it trying to take a better look.
I look pale, paler then usual, I notice that I look weak, that all those years of training have turned into nothing, incapable, torn apart, like a little girl that's been broken into little piece's and I'll never be able to find myself whole, again.
But, what amazes me the most are my eyes, they show nothing, no emotion, no feeling, nothing, they show emptiness, they don't show how broken I' am they give nothing away; it's too scary so I look away.
I feel my right hand turn into a fist and it involuntary hits the mirror, I hear it shatter I look at the floor to watch the pieces hit and break into smaller pieces, I then look down at my fist, I see all the blood but, I feel nothing no pain, nothing, all I experience is numbness, like I' am in some kind of dream or something, maybe a nightmare.
I look up at Kabuto; he on the other hand looks at me surprised. He looks at me like he's afraid of me; he backs away and jumps out the window.
I look out the window perplexed. What the hell just happened? I for some reason look down at my legs I see my blood, on them.
I just stand there watching my blood tickle down my leg. I hear a commotion outside my door; I look up to find about four guards staring at me through my open door.
"Lady Hinata, what happened?" one man asks me trying to get rid of the shakiness in his voice and the fear in his eyes; I look up and look into them as I say.
"It seems my fist broke my mirror," I look down at said fist and wonder why it does not hurt.
A few days later a funeral was held for the Third Hokage, the leader of The Village Hidden in the Leaves. Everyone looked sad like a bit of their hearts are missing, like it died along with Sarutobi sensei.
I feel lost, I watch everyone but it's like I' am watching everything happen behind a camera.
I can't feel anything the numbness I felt when I heard about it is still with me, it hasn't left.
I look down at my right hand, they Hyuga medics took care of it, they told me it would hurt, sting and be painful but, I just watched I felt nothing, none of the things they told me.
I look forward ignoring the concerned stares from Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Chouji and Kurenai sensei.
I look forward not being able to show any emotion, nothing in my eyes reflect all the pain and suffering inside of me. I can't cry, I can't do anything, just like with Kabuto, I can't do anything!
How I hate it!
I can't scream, yell or even talk. After I spoke with the guards no other words have come out my mouth, it seems dry and my throat feels sore, almost like a scream is trying to come out but, it just won't.
I feel rain falling, I look up, and so the heavens are crying for me.
I keep my eyes closed with my face up feeling the rain on my skin.
I laugh how ironic I could laugh but, I can't cry, I laugh at the rain, at me, at everything.
I feel my tears fall from my eyes mixing with the rain, how funny I could cry again, I continue to laugh as I feel everyone's gaze on me, Naruto comes closer and puts his hand in mine, I look at him trying to smile but, my lips don't move.
"Hinata, it's okay," he whispers, I remove my hand from his as I start to shake my head, I open my mouth but, nothing comes out, I want to yell out that nothing is okay!
That how Orochimaru could be let free walking the streets as if he committed no crime! How come on one is going after him!
I turn to look at Sasuke I'm angry at him for what he is going to do. I want to yell out to everyone that Sasuke is going to leave and join the Snake! That he's going to betray us all. But I can't find my voice.
Once again I start to laugh as I rest my bent head in my palm shaking my head.
I leave before the funeral is over, I leave laughing.
"Something is wrong with her, shouldn't we follow her?" I hear Naruto ask me. All I could do is stand her watching a crying, laughing Hinata walk away.
Just a minute ago, she looked at me with such hate, that I felt she might try to kill me. I've never seen her look at me like that, she was truly angry. Without having to say a word she told me with her eyes, I start to shake a bit, that Hinata was terrifying, it's like she's turned into someone else.
Someone I don't know anymore.
"No, we should leave her alone for now," I tell Naruto.
I get this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that she knows something that I have yet to find out.
I look up at the ceiling of my room, once again I find myself in bed, actually I've been here for a whole week now, I haven't gotten out of it (okay, well only to use the bathroom) but other then that I've been laying here thinking about everything and nothing.
My dad must be really worried about me because he let both, Naruto and Sasuke into my room.
Naruto came in here and told me he was leaving on a trip with Ero-sennin and that he was going to show him a new move that's even better then the chidori, I wanted to ask him what the chidori is but, I can't, I also want to smile but I also can't do that so he just left looking a bit down.
I still haven't been able to talk, I open my mouth and form words but, no sound comes out.
When Naruto and Sasuke came, I would always ignore Sasuke, I never looked at him and if I did, I looked at him with hate.
He stopped coming after two days, what a weakling.
I want to yell at him, I want to yell and tell him not to leave or else I'll have to kill him but I can't seem to warn him.
Just yesterday I was told that Itachi retuned but, I didn't react I had a feeling he'd return but, what surprised me was that he's after Naruto, I jumped out of the bed ready to kill him for wanting to get Naruto, I knew he'd come after him! I was told that Naruto was not in the village when he came, so I went back into my bed. The Jonin told me that Sasuke went after Naruto to warn him.
I look at the Jonin wondering if I should follow them but, then decide not to, I'm sure Lord Jiraiya will take care of them, I give the Jonin my back and the Jonin takes that as his dismissal and leaves closing the door quietly after him.
I close my eyes against the tears that are coming out, I cry silently and to myself.
On the eighth day of lying around and doing nothing on my bed, I remembered it; I remembered the last conversation I had with the Third…
"Hinata you must remember to use this jutsu to finally defeat Orochimaru," he tells me after he showed it to me; I look up at him wondering why he taught it to me. "If I don't accomplish in sealing Orochimaru away then, I leave the duty to you," he says. I keep staring at him, not understanding what he means so I ask him.
"Hokage what do you mean 'if I don't achieve,' are you planning to take him on by yourself? Because I could help you-" I was about to continue until he cut me off.
"No, Hinata he's on a whole different level from you, you could never defeat him now, and you must wait until you get more powerful. I believe you, Sasuke, and Naruto will become even greater then the Sannin," he tells me as he hits his chest. "I know it in here."
"Hokage I've never really thanked you for all your attention to me because of you, I'm stronger," I say to him.
"Don't be ridiculous Hinata there is no need to thank me, I was happy to have been able to train you," he says as he rests his hand on my head then into my hair to mess it up.
"Hokage why are you talking as if your gone, already?" I asked him but, I kind of suspected what he was up to.
"I wish Orochimaru had your heart," he tells me with a sigh. He looks down at me then rests both of his hands on each of my shoulders, I look into his eyes. "Hinata I want you to never give up, to fight on, and live. I know I' am putting a heavy burden on you. I' am passing my will of fire to you. I want you to finish what I started, it'll take time and a lot more dedication but, I know you will do it! I believe in you, you are the future of this village, it all depends on you. So please Hinata Hyuga, never give up and give it your all. Never, ever give up on Sasuke he will find his way home thanks to you. Don't you ever give up on anything and give it your all and you will achieve everything you put your heart into it," he finishes. I start to cry and I whisper.
"Why does it feel I'll never see you again my Lord?" I rest my head on his chest.
"I'm Sarutobi Sensei to you, Hinata Hyuga, you will carry out my wish will you not?" he asks me as he rests his chin on the top of my head.
"Yes, Sarutobi sensei, I will, I promise you," I tell him as I look up at him.
"Well Hinata it seems I have nothing left to teach you. How about we go celebrate?" he asks me and I nod.
"How about ramen, sensei, I know this great place," I tell him holding in my laugh.
"You are spending too much time with, Naruto," he tells me as he shakes his head. "Ramen it is," he says sounding defeated.
"You are the best sensei," I yell as I start to run into the forest to get out of it and on the streets, the Hokage walking behind me in a much slower pace.
I sit up. He told me never to give up that I must fight; he passed his will on to me.
If I stay in bed then that would mean that I have given up and I can not do that to Sarutobi sensei, I run into my bathroom to shower and change, so that I could help rebuild the village.
A few days later, I found out Sasuke is in the hospital because of Itachi, I stay there with him until he wakes up, hoping it's soon because I really need to talk to him about everything, I sit there holding his hand waiting for him to wake up.
"Finally, I' am back!" I yell as I jump up in the air and throw both my fists in the air. "I have to find Hinata and show her my new killer move," I say to no one in particular, I begin to run but then I notice I' am not moving an inch. I stop moving my legs to see why, and then I look back at the new Hokage. "What do you want old lady?" I ask her, I see a vain pop out of her forehead.
"Who is this Hinata? Is she your girlfriend?" I feel my face heat up.
"You could say that," I say as I look at the ground.
"I feel sorry for her," she tells me as she let's go of me and I fall on my butt.
"Hey!" I yell but she continues to walk away with Shizune, her pig and a laughing Ero-sennin, I follow them.
"So when are you going to heal Kakashi sensei and stupid Sasuke?" I ask her.
"In a bit," she answers me without looking at me, I get irritated.
"Can you do it now?" I ask her, she stops to look back at me.
"If I do it now, will you leave me alone?" she asks me, I smile and nod, we make or way to the hospital, and she goes into Sasuke's room only to find out he is not alone.
"Hinata! What are you doing here?" I ask her surprised to see her out of bed. She looks back at me her eye's red from crying and some really dark bags under her eyes, probably from not sleeping, a smile appears on her lips as she see's me, she let's go of his hand to come running to me and hugs me hard, she begins to cry.
"I've missed you Naruto!" she says between sobs, I feel everyone watch us and I feel a blush creeping on my cheeks.
"So, he wasn't lying," I hear the old hag say, she then turns to heal Sasuke, and Hinata and I watch amazed.
"Lady Tsunade! The last member of the three Sannin, what are you doing back in the village, my Lady?" Hinata asks her as she finishes healing Sasuke.
"She accepted the title of Fifth Hokage, Lady Hinata," Ero-sennin, answers, she looks surprised but then she quickly covers it up.
"I' am sure Sarutobi sensei would be happy to know you took the position," Hinata says both Ero-sennin and the old hag look at Hinata surprised. "Before he died he used to train the three of us but, he trained with me before he died and he asked me to call him Sarutobi sensei," she tells them as she looks at the ground sad.
"Really? I didn't know that Hinata, did he teach you a new jutsu?" I ask her, she nods not looking at me. "I was taught a really cool new move by Ero-sennin!" I tell her really excited; she looks up at me and smiles.
"You have to show it to me," she says as I nod.
"Well he's better now, he should wake up in a few hours, now where is Kakashi?" she asks, I look back at Hinata.
"I have to go with the old hag, so wait for me here okay?" I say to her and she nods as she bows at the Fifth Hokage.
"Thank you, Lady Hokage," she then stands up straight and walks over to her chair and sits next to Sasuke and continues to hold his hand, she doesn't even look back at me as we leave.
I find myself in a hospital bed like those many years ago, just like that long ago I feel a warm hand in mine, I open my eyes to find Hinata there looking at me worried.
How weird just a week and a half ago she hated me and now she's worried, I snatch my hand out of her hold as I sit up slowly.
She looks at me hurt but, I don't care. She rests her hands on her lap as she plays with her fingers.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke, I'm sorry," she whispers at me, I look over at her to find her crying softly. "I've been acting like I'm crazy, and for that I' am sorry," she tells me as her voice breaks down towards the end.
I don't say anything as I watch her wipe her tears, it hurts me to see her like that but, she put me through so much. But, I decide to forget about it, now.
"I met him again," I watch as her expression does not change.
"I heard. How did it go?" she asks me but doesn't look at me.
"Not so good since I' am in a hospital bed," I tell her, angry that she'd even ask, I see her flinch.
"I heard he was after Naruto," she tells me as she looks up at me.
"Yeah, you were right your 'just a thought' came true," I tell her but, then I continue. "But, he didn't want him because of me but, for some other reason," I tell her my suspicions.
"Actually, someone I know overheard, Lord Jiraiya and Kakashi sensei, he told me they were talking about some organization named Akatsuki and it seems Itachi is in it. It turns out this organization doesn't want Naruto but, what's inside of him," she tells me. I feel my eyes become bigger and my mouth fall wide open.
"The fox," I whisper and she nods. I start to think things over then I hear her whisper.
"Don't you dare think it!"
"What?" I ask not understanding what she means.
"Don't you dare use Naruto as bait to lure your brother, don't you dare do it!" she yells.
"Don't call him, that!" I say loud and angry.
"What your brother?" she taunts me. "Are you afraid you are one of the same?" she asks me. I reach out to grab her wrist and force her next to me.
"I don't, I don't! I'm not like him!" I yell as I tighten my hold and breathe in her face which is inches away from mine, I tell she looks scared.
"Let go of me, your hurting me," she says then she grabs my other wrist and starts to twist it, I let go of her and she let's go of me and backs away.
"You've changed," she whispers looking sad and in pain. "What I feared is coming true," she continues as she bumps into a table. "You will go to him of your own free will, guess what? I won't let you, I won't! I'll stop you, I really will!" she says as she continues to back away. She looks at me once more, then she leaves with tears in her eyes.
What does she mean? I forget about her and remember to the fight the Garra.
How could it even be possible for Naruto to be that strong! How could that good-for-nothing-prankster be that strong?
All I know is that I must become stronger and powerful much more, in order to defeat Itachi, and there's only one way…
I walk out of the hospital in tears how could he be like that? What is wrong with him! I hear someone call out to me but, I ignore it.
"Hinata!" I turn around reluctantly to face Sakura.
"Is he awake?" she asks me, I nod, as I look down at the fruit basket she has in one hand.
"He's in one of his moods, he probably won't be up for company," I try to warn her, she just smiles.
"That's fine, as long as I can be with him nothing else matters," she tells me with a smile, I force mine.
"Good luck," I say to her as I walk away with my wrist to cradled against my chest.
A few days later…
It was that night my destiny changed.
That night changed the lives of many not just mine.
That night changed the destiny of thousands and not in a good way…
Next chapter, you guessed it That Night, until then…
I know many of you might be asking yourself why did she act that way with the Third's death, but, the Third was the only one other then Naruto and Sasuke that believed in her, he even taught her a special jutsu that was passed down to him from the Fourth (some of you probably guessed which one it is, if not you will have to wait and find out), he believed in Hinata, when no one else did. That's why she went a little crazy.