Sanctuary Within

Arc One, Chapter Four: Accidental Activation!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, which belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. If I owned Naruto, you'd know… for instance… It probably wouldn't have been called Naruto!

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The moonlight glowed and illuminated overhead as a man stood on the monuments of the Hokage, Yondaime's head to be specific, as he looked down upon the Village. "Simple minded peons…" he said with much malice in his voice, "they have yet to understand the true meaning of events yet to come… They don't even suspect a thing… do they?"

Another figure stood up, atop the Rokudaime's head. He turned to the first man and, even within the moonlight this could be obvious, scowled at him. "No, they know nothing."

A third figure walked onto the Godaime's head. He carried a rather large object on his back. He looked over to the first figure, exposing his plain eyes with moonlight, and spoke, "Careful. We have been patient this long, we can wait longer… it is leader's demand…"

The first figure turned, gleaming out into the moonlit night his bright glowing yellow spheres. "I could care less what leader thinks." The second figure turned to him, showing his empty, cold, onyx eyes, and spoke, "It is what he wishes. You are lucky to even be here, do not go against our orders. We must capture him, Ikari-s-"

The first figure cut him off, "I have no interest in your target, only in mine. Know your place, murderer, you were once great to your leader's cause, but I am better now that I have come onboard. I suggest you do not question me… Understood?"

The third figure turned to the second and exchanged a look of worry and regret with him. The second man closed his eyes and sighed, thinking deeply. He opened his eyes, which were now bloody red, and said, "I understand… Ikari-san… Let us make our preparations." He put on a hat with two small bells, turned, and walked away, mimicked by the third figure; whom showed his relief.

The first figure smiled and looked once more at the village, "Konohagakure no Sato… I will gain my vengeance against you… That is… the promise of a lifetime…" he said as he grinned to himself. He, too, dawned a hat with bells, turned, and followed his associates.

Within the moonlight, it could be seen that these three figures walked with a calm and steady pace, their hats ringing softly but sternly as they continued. Their black coats with red trim and white clouds seemed to glisten as they walked away.

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"What are you doing on my property!?"

I rose my hands up in defense, "Nothing, sir!"

The old man stumbled forward with his pitchfork and nearly tripped on himself. I quickly rushed forward at him and helped him regain his balance, while disarming him. "Thank you, child." He said.

I smiled at him, slowly putting the pitchfork down onto the ground, "It was no trouble at all."

"Why are you out here so late?" he asked me after apparently studying me. I then remembered, "I think one of my friends is in trouble. I thought that I could hopefully make sure if she was okay, so I had to come this way. Sorry for trespassing."

"Well then, I'll let you go at the exchange of our names," he said, smiling, "You first."

Under the sense of urgency, I answered him without asking him why he wanted my name. He's an old guy, so it probably can't be of any consequence anyway. "I'm Hyuuga Hiatari… and you are-?"

He held out his hand, "Shouissai Uragiri."

I grabbed it firmly and shook, "Uragiri… that's an interesting name…" I said, not wanting to rub the elderly man the wrong way. "As is Hiatari, my young friend."

I let go of his hand and backed up slowly. I bowed and he bowed as well. Taking this a symbol, I leapt off into the moonlit trees once again.

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"What do you want with me?!" Tsuki roared out. She was wrapped tightly onto her kidnapper's back, whom was covered in shadows as he ran on the forest floor, crunching the leaves with each of his footsteps. "Answer me already!" she yelled.

"Silence," the voice sternly said; it was a modified voice, like if the kidnapper had a machine on his throat that made him sound metallic, "you will be kept safe if you do not struggle…"

"Well, why do you need me?" Tsuki asked again while trying to wiggle free from her bandaged coffin. The man skidded to a stop and dropped Tsuki on the forest floor. "Ouch!" she cried as she hit. She rolled once before her kidnapper's foot placed itself on her hip. He leaned in and stared into her eyes. She could see his eyes shine within the moonlight. His eyes had no white to them, instead had black, and had no pupil. Her trembling amber eyes met his fierce grey ones.

"You talk to much, girl." He said violently. Tsuki's eyes began to close. 'Oh no' she thought, 'I'm falling asleep… how could… I… fall asleep… at a time… like…' she never finished her thought before she began to breathe softly and eventually fell into a dream.

The man blinked three times and recoiled. He shook his head as if shrugging off a thought. He picked Tsuki up once more and began to run through the woods once again.

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I'm way in over my head. I'm one eight year old boy trying to find an eight year old girl who was kidnapped by someone who's probably three times my age. Despite that, I was determined to find Tsuki.

I was spiriting forward heading in the last direction I had heard Tsuki's scream. I screeched to a stop when I saw a black-cloaked figure standing in front of me. It stepped out of the shadows and I saw that it literally had no form. It was as if it was a three dimensional shadow. I don't know how I know this, but I knew that when it saw me, it smiled. It took a combat stance.

I'm way in over my head…

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"Ever a thorn in our side… isn't he?"

The black-robed, cloud-clad figure turned to his matching companion, "Yes, Ikari-san…"

"What I don't understand," the man with yellow eyes said to nobody in particular, "is why he chose to take that girl…"

"Perhaps," the crimson-eyed one projected his theory, "he plans to oppose not us as a whole, but just you. And to do that, he has taken the girl, knowing that you will fail?"

The first man sighed and placed his hand on his chin, "Let us see how things turn out…"

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"Hah… hah… hah… hah… gulp"

I peered from the side of the tree and saw my shadowy attacker rush at me once again.

"Crap!" I yelled as a rolled forward away from its punch. Its fist collided with the tree trunk and basically blasted the thing. Chunks of splintered wood rained in the direction of its attack. I knew that if I was even grazed by that, I would die.

I lurched forward at it. I knew distraction wouldn't work against this foe. How did I know? I don't know… it's just something that happened to make itself clear to me. It was like fighting a figment of my mind.

I threw it a left punch to which it merely ducked under. I threw it a quick right kick. It received it, but not before putting its arms up to block. It skidded back about a yard in which I ran up to it and jumped into the air punching down at it.

It kicked the floor, causing it to skid backward and avoid my punch, which had collided with the floor. Using that to its advantage, it got up and sprinted at me and threw me a punch. I could do nothing more than raise my arms up and take its jab.

I was propelled backward and my back met the harsh bark of a tree. I coughed up some blood and gripped my hands tightly as they hurt immensely. I looked up at my attacker and saw it taking a fighting stance. I would have been shocked if it had a definite form. But since I couldn't see it at all, perhaps this was a misunderstanding. All I knew was that its fighting form was Jyuuken, The Hyuuga Style.

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The brown-cloaked man, the kidnapper, carrying Tsuki was attacked by a gut feeling and smirked.

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The first red-cloaked man, Ikari, was afflicted by the same feeling and scowled.

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I got into the Jyuuken stance as well. Now… I don't know the Jyuuken fighting style, but if this thing does, then maybe I'll learn from him… her… it…

It charged at me and threw its fingertips at me. I swerved my torso and bent back so as to dodge its fingers. I noticed that as its hand passed by me that his chakra was directly gathered at its fingertips. I tried to do the same and placed my left hand on the floor so as to stop my fall and readied my right. I jabbed up under its arm and it cracked as it bent upward.

It recoiled, holding its arm in pain as I fell back. I stumbled up. I don't know if it was the chakra or the fact that I had hit it in such a way, all I knew was that it was in pain and that I should continue to fight as such to defeat it.

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"Uah?"

The kidnapper looked to see Tsuki waking up, 'Interesting…' He dismissed her awakening and looked up back at what he was eyeing originally.

Tsuki opened her eyes and noticed that they were stopped. She looked around and noticed her kidnapper was sitting on her in a way that it was like if no weight was on her. She looked down and saw me. She was confused at what I was doing, however.

"What did you do to him!?" she demanded to know.

"Little girl," he said with his metallic voice, "I assure you that this is benefiting your friend for a greater good… if he dies, he dies. If he lives, he will be stronger for it. Either way, I win."

"What are you trying to accomplish!?" she yelled once again.

He sighed his robotic sigh, "I used you to lure him out here. I am… teaching him… in a way. Once this is over, I will leave you here for yourself, hopefully someone will find you…"

Tsuki's eyes widened in shock. She looked back at me and silently prayed for me. I would have never guessed that in her eyes it appeared as if I was fighting the air.

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"Lets go…"

"Ikari-san?"

The red-cloaked Ikari turned to his questioning associate and peered at him with his demonic yellow eyes, "Itachi, do not question me!"

The other man, Itachi, closed his onyx eyes and opened them to show that they were bloody red, "Very well… However, if you don't mind me asking, is there something wrong?"

Ikari sighed, "Let's say that that brat is living up to his father's name…"

Itachi visibly flinched at this. "What?" he questioned, changing his eyes from crimson to black without closing his eyes.

"Uchihas are so complicated," the yellow eyed man sighed, "I don't know if you have latent feelings, but if you do, then put them out of your head. He is the last of your family, after all…"

Itachi closed his eyes and started to twitch them. His forced concentration was broken when Ikari spoke up, "Go get Kisame. We're leaving, but we will be back soon."

Itachi nodded, "Hai, Ikari-san." He gave a quick nod once again and poofed off in smoke. Ikari sighed and put on his hat and began to walk away.

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"What… the hell… are you…?" I asked the shadowy attacker. It only moved his hand and tilted his head as if it was explaining something to me, but no noise came from it. Its jaw, or what I could call its jaw, moved fiercely as it got back into Jyuuken style.

I mimicked it again, wondering as to why it was simple for me to do this. I charged at it once again. It charged at me.

We began to exchange blows. It thrust its fingers into my shoulder as I hit its forearm. It attacked my thigh as I hit its chest. It thrust at my heart but I backhanded its arm away and thrust for its face. It batted away my arm and grabbed onto it. Our arms were both occupied.

I don't know how I know, but I could feel it smiling. It jumped up, using my arms as its leverage, and kicked at me with his left leg. Its leg collided with my gut and it used its right leg to sweep kick my face in the air. Its foot met my cheek as we let go of each other and I flew back and landed in some dirt. It flawlessly landed onto the grass on all fours and stood up straight as if nothing had happened to it.

It ran at me once again, but much slower. I thought that I was growing a concussion, for everything seemed to slow down by just a little bit. Strangest thing was that I could still think and react at the speed I was once. I saw it punch at me but I was faster.

I skipped back and grabbed its fist with my left hand. With my right I lurched straightforward into its face, sending it fly back and hit a tree trunk. Without much thought, I ran at it and jumped. It looked up at me and I spin kicked it in the face. It flew back into the tree and crashed through it and landed partially in some water by the nearby lake.

It had no reflection as it got up. It lunged at me once again, but it still seemed as if it was slower. I smirked as I ran at it directly. It threw a punch at me, and I mimicked it perfectly. My speed, being greater than my attacker's, was apparent, as my fist met its face before its fist came close to mine. It flew back and splashed into the lake.

I ran to the shore of the lake and looked at it. My eyes went wide as the shadowy envelope around it began to disappear. I finally saw it… him for what he really was. I was shocked as it turns out I had been fighting myself.

It slowly disappeared as if was never there, which was stranger still to me as it seemed my clone made no ripples in the lake. That couldn't be right, he made a huge splash! I looked back and the tree I had kicked him through was perfectly fixed and untouched. I looked down at the water at my ankles, which made my eyes go even wider.

My eyes were red, still missing my initial pupil, but they each had one off-center pupil with an extension as if it was spiraling. I knelled down and touched my face and blinked a few times. It took me a while to break out of my trance, but once I did, only one thing came to my mind.

Sharingan.

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Tsuki could see her kidnapper's smirk. He suddenly spoke up, "It is done." He stood up.

Tsuki looked back at me and saw me at the lake examining my face. She turned to her kidnapper and asked in fear, "What genjutsu did you use on him?"

His smirk turned to a grin, "My girl, that was no genjutsu. It was my ninjutsu…"

"But how? Genjutsu makes a person see things, and does nothing much to the person's physical self." Tsuki explained.

"Ah," the man said, "but genjutsu cannot kill… at least most can't. Also, look at his clothes, see those slight tears. Those didn't make themselves… or at least they did, in a sense. His opponent was real, at least to him. His opponent could have killed him."

"What is this ninjutsu?" Tsuki asked. The man smiled at her, his eyes have changed to a regular shade of oak brown, "It's a special ninjutsu. It's related to the ninjutsu I used to make you sleep. But we have spoken enough, I must leave."

Tsuki panicked, "What!?" The man got off her and seemingly disappeared. She tried to struggle before she yelled out in anger, "AAAAARRGH!"

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"AAAAARRGH!"

I turned away from my watery image. I spun around and looked at a mountain like cliff and ran up to it and began to scale the wall.

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"Grrr… Rggg… Ra!"

Tsuki was struggling to get free up until I reached her. "Tsuki!"

She looked at me, "Oh my god, Hiatari! You're safe!"

"Wait a minute… I'm safe? You're the one who was kidnapped."

"I couldn't have cared less for myself just now when you were in danger…"

I felt a shade of red crawl onto my face, "Tsuki…"

"But now I couldn't care more for myself! Untie me!"

I snapped out of my slight shyness and quickly ran to her and undid the bandages enough for her to undo the rest from the inside. Once she was free, I helped her to her feet.

I peered into her crystalline amber eyes, and she looked at my red-

"I'm glad these black eyes of yours haven't been damaged…"

"Huh?"

I looked at her with indifference. She looked at me as if I was insane and voiced her concern eventually, "What?"

"My eyes are black?"

She sweat dropped, "Uh-yeah, they've always been black…"

"They're not red?"

She shook her head, "No, the only people who would have red eyes would probably have the Sh-"

She froze and looked at me. "Tsuki," I began to explain, "I was fighting myself… and during the fight, I got the Sharingan…"

"But only the Uchiha have the Sharingan and you're a Hyuuga…" she protested. I sighed, "I'm half Hyuuga… I'm also half Uchiha."

"You're half Uchiha? Yeah… That explains why your eyes are pure black…" she spoke to herself. I grasped her shoulders, "Tsuki… You can't tell anyone… not Genai, not Airomaru… nobody."

"Is this something we have to keep secret?" she asked, half scared. I smiled and shook my head, "No, some people know, like Kakashi-sama and my family. Others know too, but I'll introduce them to you when the time comes… for now, we have to go home."

"I assume we have to keep this a secret too?" she asked, now worried. I put my arm around her shoulder and strangely enough she leaned on my chest. Fighting back my crawling blush, I told her, "I'm afraid so…"

Thunder crackled through the sky. Tsuki was just leaning against me as we walked along the mountainside. Thunder crackled again and it began to rain.

Rain at this time like this is just… bad timing.

We quickly ran to a small cave that just happened to be there. We ran inside and sat down against the cave walls. I began to shiver; my clothes were soaked. I looked over to Tsuki who suddenly began to take off her clothes. I immediately felt a blush inflame my face.

She took off her red shirt, which now looked like it was drenched in blood due to the rain. Underneath she had a white short-strapped shirt which was, for the most part, dry. She looked over to me and said, "Take off your clothes."

I got even redder and put my fingers together. I now resembled my mom's infamous 'I can't speak because I'm wondering what to say but I'm too confused and or embarrassed to even think' phase. She turned red and quickly turned around, realizing what she said and the way it sounded.

She slowly and quietly whispered something. I bent my head to point my ear to her. She spoke up louder, "Y-y-you k-now… s-so you d-don't c-catch a c-cold."

I thought about it. I was fortunate I wore underclothing as well. I took off my dirty brown-tan robes, only to have nearly identical white ones that were less thick and made of silk.

I looked over to Tsuki after she discarded her red shirt and black pants and shoes. She was in the white loose shirt and a pair of black shorts shivering from the cold.

Instinctively, for some reason, I crawled to her and gave her a warm embrace. I wasn't embarrassed in the least bit and, surprisingly, neither was she. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and placed my other one across her waist. She put her arms on my chest and leaned herself on them and she let out a sigh of relief as she adjusted herself to be comfortable.

Rain at a time like this is just… great timing.

I couldn't help but drift into sleep.

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A/N: Here's Chapter 4, released much earlier than before, eh? Remember to read, enjoy, and Review… please? Thanks.