Well, sorry about the wait on this chapter. This Chapter will focus on Neji, and a strange Ninja he is meating with.
Chapter 34: The Seal of the Hyuuga, Broken!
Neji had just gotten out of the hospital. After his fight with Lee, he began to think maybe it was possible to defy his fate as a member of the Branch Family. Currently the thirds Funeral was taking place, however Neji didn't show up, he figured he would instead take this time to think. He still had his deep hatred of the main family, and while his Idea of fate was no longer there, he still wished for revenge. It was during his walk a man had appeared before him in the forest.
"Who are you?" Neji asked quickly activating his Byakuugen. When he did he realized the man in front of him beared a striking resemblance to Sasuke, "Tell me, are you an Uchiha?"
"Yes," the man said, "but that's irrelevant. I think I may be able to help you Hyuuga Neji."
"So you no me?" Neji smiled, "I'm honored, Uchiha Itachi," and then Neji dropped his Byakuugan, "but how can you help me?"
"I know much about the Hyuuga, and you seem to be the one with the most potential, so Akatsuki wants you," Itachi said.
"Even if I were to join the main family would destroy me in an instant, why go after me?" asked Neji. But suddenly a Kunai flew from Itachi's hand and ripped off Neji's headband.
"Because that seal of yours will no longer be there," Itachi said placing his middle and index finger over the seal, "Reverse Seal Technique!" and with that the seal faded away.
Neji only stood in shock when he realized the seal was gone. This stranger had just released him of his curse, and Now Neji could finally get revenge on the main family, maybe not now but when he becomes stronger, "Thank you, Itachi," Neji said bowing down onto one knee.
"Don't be so thankful yet, we will require one task of you before we will let you join. For this I will replace the seal with a fake, and when the time is right, you must assassinate Haishi for me," Itachi said Coldly.
"But he is our clans strongest," Neji said, his head jolting up, "how can I kill him?"
"Even an amature like you can kill someone with your Jyuuken, find any opportunity and do so, you have one month or I will personally see your demise Neji," and with that Itachi disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
It hadn't been long before Neji acted. Ninja's were scrambled everywhere to try and quell the chaos of the Thirds death. A few shinobi had barely been sent to find Tsunade, and most of the Hyuuga complex was gone on missions. A few main family members still lingered, and Haishi lay sleeping in his quarters. Neji had set up various slings in trees surrounding the complex. He entered Haishi's room undetected, and then used the wires he had to fling the traps, sending several Kunai threw windows on the opposite side of the compound. Neji deactivated the alarm in Haishi's room so he would not be awoken. After his trap he quickly struck Haishi with his Jyuuken several times in various vital organs killing him before he could make a sound. Before his traps were discovered, Neji had swiftly left the compound before being detected.
He made it about a mile outside of the city when one of the main family caught up to him, "So, it was you bastard," he snarled, "I'll make you suffer for killing Haishi," and with that he preformed the seal to activate the curse, however Neji only stood there smiling, "but how..." the man was caught so off gaurd Neji was able to strike with his Divination field.
"Your stupid seal no longer binds me to the branch family. I'll let you live, but make sure the entire Hyuuga knows one day I will be back for them, and they will feel my wrath," and then Neji took off.
After another hour of running, he found who he was looking for, "So Itachi, does this mean I'm in?"
"Of course, give me your head band," and when Itachi took the head band he made a slash through the center, "welcome to Akatsuki."
There's that chapter, Please R&R.