After tradegy occurs, the remaining members of Team 8 is left to mourning. Hinata who takes it hardest of them all, decides to end it all there... Bidding her last farewells she kills herself, in hopes of being reunited with the one that was ruthfully taken away from them. But fate being so unkind, wasn't done with her just yet and had different plans in mind for her...

Chapter 1

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"speech"

'thoughts'

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A constant pounding echoed throughout the forest as leaves fell, scattering themselves on the forest floor.

Tears streamed down her cheeks only to be washed away by the pouring rain along with her blood as she continued to strike the tree with her bleeding fists, the pain was long gone and replaced by numbness now but she still couldn't wash away the pain in her chest and she feared it would stay there forever...

She made to punch the tree once more but felt someone grasp her wrist, preventing her from doing so.

They gently let go of her arm and with her body shaking she only wept harder as she fell to her knees, her face in her hands in a desperate attempt to muffle her cries...

She heard some movement before she felt a hand on her shoulder, looking up her eyes met with the hazel brown eyes of her teammate and good friend...

But she only looked away refusing to meet his eyes.

"Hinata...", he brought her to him in a comforting hug an older brother would give their upset little sister...

Hinata was silent as she fell to the hug but he only waited and sure enough she broke into tears...

He let her cry as he tried to console her by rubbing her back in an attempt to comfort his friend, since it was the least and only thing he could've done for her right now...

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Akamaru's distant barking could be heard a mile away but she refused to open her eyes, hoping to stay asleep forever if it meant getting away from the nightmare that was now her life. But she only sighed as she felt someone lightly nudge her shoulder and got up slowly from the base of the tree, Shino getting up from beside her as well.

Walking away from the shade of the tree she felt the rain fall on her face and she welcomed the cold feeling of how it felt against her skin as it helped in calming her nerves...

Noticing something on the grass, Shino grabbed the mask that was laying there almost forgotten, his thumb tracing over the intricate markings on it that made up the face of an owl. Walking over he handed it to her before placing his own Anbu mask on.

In a light sprint they met with the great dog who only barked happily at seeing the both of them, she made to pet him but froze at seeing the bright spark in his eyes replaced with a dim flicker of what it used to be... She flinched and took back her hand before walking right past Akamaru.

"Nothing is the same anymore..."

Getting closer to the path towards their village she spotted the two other Anbu in their party awaiting them there.

"Thank you for waiting... Let's continue on to the village", Shino instructed before sprinting ahead the two of them, alongside Hinata and Akamaru.

Activating her Byakugan she felt a pang in her heart as she saw her home village only a few miles away, knowing it would only be the three of them from now on to pass through those gates...

She felt a bitter smile appear on her face as she remembered a memory from only a few months back, about the four of them coming home and celebrating their first Anbu mission well done at a nearby tea shop. With Shino's light chuckling, Akamaru's barking, and her blushing... As Kiba would tease her about anything that came to his mind.

'Kiba-kun', she thought sadly as she shut her eyes tightly willing for her tears to go away.

She looked over her shoulder at the two Anbu, watching as they carried a lifeless body on a stretcher... The blood stained sheet over it taunting her as it fluttered loudly in the wind...

'Nothing will ever be the same again...'

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Hinata- 18 years old

Kiba- 19 years old

Shino- 19 years old

Conclusion of Rebirth Chapter 1...