Finally I can update! I had some personal issues and a friend was really mean to me…So next chapter coming right up! Sorry for the wait.
Orochimaru smiled, " So... " he ran his tongue across his lips, " Are you willing? "
Hinata looked down at her feet while Sasuke just stared at Orochimaru. Orochimaru had asked them to assasinate Team Kakashi, which consisted of Yamato, Sai, Naruto and Sakura. Haku was to follow them but he was out looking for some herbs that Hinata wanted. This was to be done after killing Sasori at The Heaven and Earth Bridge. (Sasori is dead but they don't know yet...) Hinata bit her lip.
" I'll do it. " Sasuke said, his voice devoid of any emotion, " But I don't know about Hyuuga here, even though I can manage them myself. "
Hinata inwardly smiled slightly. She had grown used to Sasuke's big ego over the past few weeks. They had trained and sparred so frequently, Hinata and Sasuke both knew almost every one of each others moves. Though Sasuke still remained his cold self.
" I-I'll do it. " Hinata hesitated.
" Good. I'll give you their location after we kill Sasori. You are to follow Kabuto and I to The Heaven and Earth Bridge and set off from there. " Orochimaru hissed.
Thruthfully, Orochimaru and Sasuke were surprised but they didn't show it. Hinata was a good ninja but she wouldn't be a killing-machine. Sasuke knew she cherished her friends a lot, hearing her talk about Naruto, Kiba, Shino, Kurenai often. Hinata would also be caught sighing and talking to herself, asking herself how were her friends doing. Haku merely shook his head, for it had become a habit. Hinata then excused herself and swiftly left the room. When she opened the door of her room, she saw Haku already there waiting for her with a sack.
Haku held out the sack to Hinata, " Here are the herbs! You'd better be thankful! These were- " Haku stopped seeing Hinata's serious face replacing her usual smiling one, " What's wrong? " Haku put the sack on her table.
" I agreed to kill Naruto-kun, Haruno-san, Yamato-san and Sai-kun after we finish off Sasori-sama at The Heaven and Earth Bridge. " Hinata explained, looking down at her feet.
" You did what?? " Haku exclaimed, shocked out of his wits.
" Uchiha-san and you will be coming along. "
" W-w-wait, let me get this straight. We, as in, you, me and the Uchiha, are going off to kill your friends? I...don't understand. " Haku muttered with a sigh of defeat.
Hinata shook her head and using her softest voice, she whispered something to Haku. Haku jumped, eyes widening in shock as he digested what Hinata just told him.
" I never would've thought you actually had that in mind. Gee, Hinata. " Haku grinned sheepishly.
Hinata merely smiled, " Go to your own room and rest. We'll be leaving in two days. " she said in her soft and gentle voice.
Haku bid Hinata a goodnight and went off. Hinata sat on her windowsill, wondering what would Sakura and Naruto say if they saw her with Orochimaru.
The next morning...
Hinata woke up feeling strangely excited. As she cleaned herself up, she remembered she was going to see Naruto and the rest of Team 7. Calm down, Hinata. Don't do anything rash. Don't look suspicious. Don't fidget. And most of all, DON'T let Orochimaru or Kabuto find out that Team 7 means anything to you! If they did, they will use them against you! Hinata thought, scolding herself. As Hinata went down the stairs, she bumped into Karin. Hinata had only seen Karin from afar, she didn't really know her except that she was crazy for Sasuke and deadly jealous of her being able to spar and train with Sasuke when no one else was allowed to. Karin sent her a death glare, sending shivers down Hinata's spine. The hate in her eyes were so intense that Hinata thought, If looks could kill, I would be dead now from the way Karin is looking at me...
" What do you think you're doing here, Hyuuga? " Karin asked, imperiously.
" I'm preparing breakfast. " Hinata murmured softly, heading to the kitchen.
Even though, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke and many others were S-class criminals, including Karin, they couldn't do the one simple thing - cook. Take aways were not so bad but it deteriorated their health because they were not getting all the nutrients, malnutrition, goitre and a few other diseases, that also consisted of night-blindness, which can mean death to a ninja. So, Hinata had to take over. Hinata finished preparing the rice, miso soup and pickled fish, a normal Japanese breakfast. She took some upstairs to her room.
" Ah! Breakfast! I was getting hungry y'know... " Haku sighed as he picked up the chopsticks and separated them, " Itadakimasu! "
Hinata went downstairs once more to search for something in the kitchen. As she came down again, she saw Karin flirting with Sasuke. Her jaw fell open but she quickly closed it without another sound and looked away embarrassed. The way Karin flirted made her uneasy. She made her way to the cupboards and started to look around. After searching all the cupboards thoroughly, she let out a frustrated sigh. Sasuke who was calmly ignoring Karin and eating breakfast raised his eyebrow.
" Hyuuga. " Sasuke called.
Hinata jumped and muttered a small 'eep', (she couldn't get rid of that habit either), before turning around.
" Hai? (Yes?) " Hinata answered, recieving another death glare from Karin.
" What're you looking for? " Sasuke asked.
" Uh...Uh...A pot. A pot to boil herbs in. " Hinata replied flabbergasted.
" Why? "
" I wanted to make some of my family's special healing ointment before we go tomorrow but..., " Hinata bit her lip, " I can't find the right pot. Some are to big and some are too small. Some aren't made of the right material. "
Sasuke swiftly went to a hidden cupboard that Hinata had missed and brought out a rather large, pot made out of clay, " Is this OK? "
" Ah... " Hinata breathed still rather stunned by what Sasuke had just done.
Sasuke cleared his throat after Hinata didn't respond to his question for five whole minutes.
" Ah, Hai!! Absolutely!! Arigatou (Thank you), Uchiha-san. " Hinata snapped back to attention, deftly taking the pot from Sasuke.
Just when she was doing that, their fingers lightly touched, causing Hinata to jump, and slightly startling Sasuke. Hinata blushed and stared at her feet.
" Sumimasen. (Excuse me) " Hinata went up yet again.
" Well, I'm glad that she's outta the way. " Karin purred.
Sasuke didn't take any notice of the redhead. He was focusing on his fingers-the place where Hinata had accidentally touched him. He put his other cold hand to touch the spot...It was still warm...
" This is what we have to do. Sakura, please describe to me as best as you can - How was Sasori's attitude like? " Yamato asked the pink-haired teen.
" He was very emotionless most of the time. He was rough and...yeah rough. Oh, he hates waiting. " Sakura said after thinking for a while.
" OK, here goes. Tranformation Jutsu! " a cloud of smoke covered Yamato and disappeared after a few minutes.
Presto, an exact Sasori look-alike.
" Wah! You really look like him, Captain Yamato!! " Naruto exclaimed.
Sai remained silent.
" Now the voice. Say stop when I've hit the right pitch. " Yamato took a deep breath and began vocalising, from a high pitch to a low one.
" Stop. You've got it, Captain Yamato. " Sakura said after Yamato hit a particularly deep and slightly raspy tone.
" Sugoy...(Amazing) " Naruto breathed, " Even the voice too! "
" Alright, " Yamato said in Sasori's voice, " Here's the plan, when I give the signal, you three come out and fight. "
The three teens nodded seriously. For Naruto and Sakura, this was the only chance to find Sasuke for now, they MUST NOT mess up in any way. Sai had other purposes, he had to make a deal with Orochimaru for Danzou, the leader of the ANBU Root. However, his true mission was to assassinate Uchiha Sasuke, the infamous missing-nin from Konoha. He was next on the list of Sai's bingo book. This secret was kept to himself for obvious reasons.
" Then, let's go! " Yamato started to move.
" Wait! " Sakura called.
" What? " Naruto asked.
" Sasori is meaner than that. " Sakura held her chin thoughtfully.
" Oh, OK...Move it then! " Yamato commanded.
" That's better. " Sakura smirked and set off followed by Naruto and Sai.
When they reached the bridge, Yamato stood right in the middle waiting for Sasori's spy. Naruto, Sakura, and Sai stayed in the bushes a few meters away with the wind blowing against them. This spot was strategically chosen for the view and the long branches lush with leaves to keep them hidden. They waited...and waited...and waited...
" Man, when are they gonna come? This is gettin' borin' " Naruto grumbled.
" Can't you ever be more patient? Mataku...(Geez), I seriously am thinking to- " Sakura started.
" Look. " Sai spoke, in a rather hushed voice.
" Who do you think he is? " Naruto growled out lowly.
" Shh. "
Back over to Yamato's side...
" Ahh...Sasori. " Kabuto took of his cloak.
It's Kabuto!! the three teens in hiding thought. Yamato narrowed his eyes.
" You've kept me waiting. I hate waiting. " Yamato spoke.
" Hai. Sorry, sorry. Here's the information that you asked for. " Kabuto handed over a scroll to Yamato.
" Hm... " Yamato grunted, " So how's Orochimaru? "
" Fine, but we have to change hideouts once every three weeks, with Sasuke following us. " Kabuto smirked, a hand behind his back.
" Well- " Yamato got interrupted as Kabuto unleashed a Chakra Scapel on him, cutting the puppets head off.
Shit! Yamato cursed.
" Hmm? What do we have here? " Kabuto raised his eyebrow.
" Seems to me like an imposter, Kabuto. " Orochimaru appeared and cocked his head to one side, " You can also call out those three brats behind there. "
Yamato's eyes widened before he returned to his senses and gave the signal. Sakura, Sai and Naruto jumped out into the open. Naruto was snarling, while Sakura and Sai remained impassive. Four pairs of eyes were fixed on Orochimaru and Kabuto.
" Hmph. " Orochimaru scoffed, " I have also brought a few people with me...Although they are much, much better than hiding than your brats. "
A whoosh was heard before all four Konoha ninja gasped in surprise.
" Sasuke? " Naruto breathed disbelievingly, then he turned to another teenage girl - one he knew so well, " Hinata? "
" Haku? The one we killed? Impossible! " Sakura exclaimed.
Sai remained silent. So was Sasuke, Hinata and Haku.
" Go. " Orochimaru ordered.
" RUN!! " Yamato shouted and took off followed by Sakura and Sai.
" Let's go, Naruto!! " Sakura grabbed Naruto's collar and lunged away.
" Hmph. " Sasuke scoffed and took after them with ease.
Hinata and Haku exchanged glances and followed suit. As the Konoha ninja skidded to a stop, Sasuke, Hinata and Haku burst out of the trees seconds later.
" Teme!! You idiot!! Stop going to Orochimaru!! What's wrong with you?! What about the time we fought?! If you really didn't care about me like you said, why did you let me live?? " Naruto screamed out, tears streaming down his face.
" I will do anything to get my revenge even if it means giving my body to Orochimaru. I will kill my brother if it's the last thing I do. Hate makes you invincible. Therefore, I have a bond of hate with my brother. All the other bonds only confuse you, that is why I have relinquished them. You shouldn't have spent all your time chasing after me. Instead, you should have worked on becoming the Hokage. And about that time, I let you live on a whim. Any more questions? " Sasuke's cold voice cut through the air.
" Damn it... " Naruto cursed silently.
" Naruto-kun... " Hinata murmured, distressed.
" Hinata! Why are you with Orochimaru?! Come back to us! " Naruto turned to his other long-lost friend.
" My place is not in Konoha anymore. I do not need anyone's help to grow stronger. I have Haku-nii-san and Uchiha-san here. I do not need to go to Konoha. " Hinata said, softly.
Sasuke turned to her, what was she saying? Why him? It's annoying...He then turned back to his so-called opponents. He could defeat them with three attacks. Just three.
" Three? I say two. " Hinata smiled.
They sparred each other for so long, they instantly knew what the other was thinking during battle. Haku rolled his eyes. Yamato looked puzzled. These three were like a family.
" You're on. " he smirked and jumped off the tree branch.
Hinata did the same.
Haku sighed, " Here we go again. "
Sasuke drew his katana in mid-air while Hinata twirled gracefully and took out her puppet. Both of them were falling straight towards the four Konoha ninjas. What was going to happen next?
Sorry, sorry, sorry!! I had no time to update, my schedule been so tight. To make up for it, I made an extra long chappie. Enjoy! Thanks for reading and reviewing! Keep the comments and the constructive criticisms and comments coming! This is greatly appreciated! Thanks. Ja ne!!