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Aishiteru, Hinata-chan

Chapter 19

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Ryo blinked himself back into reality. From staring at the giggling, joyful face of his infant to gazing down at the frightened, worried face of his adult daughter. The blade against her neck eased up slightly as he focused on her.

"I… I can't."

Rumiko watched as her father dropped the kunai next to her head and stood. Her expression softened in worry.

"What can't you do, Tou-san?"

It was a ridiculous question, she knew. But she was determined to keep helping the others.

His green eyes, which had lost their insane light, shut tightly. Ryo took a shuttering breath before saying, "Kill my only daughter."

She smiled unintentionally at his words. "Why?"

A hand ran through his curly black hair as his eyes opened and glanced at her briefly before falling to the ground. "You are my only daughter… You are the only thing I have left."

A small tear slid down her cheek before Rumiko flung herself at him. "I love you, too, Tou-san."

He smiled and shed tear of his own.

Hinata, who was preparing to try a new jutsu to subdue him, blinked before looking back at an equally stunned Tomuro. He shrugged and she nodded before remembering something.

'Did he say Tsuki? As in Tsuki Hyuuga? ... Oh! I read about her!"

"Rumiko-nee-chan!"

Said woman turned her head.

"Did Ryo-san mention a Tsuki Hyuuga?"

She opened her mouth, but her father spoke first. "What do you know of Tsuki?"

Hinata paused, collecting her thoughts before looking at him with a small smile.

"Not much. But enough to know she tried to kill you."

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"Have you seen this girl?"

The old woman shook her head before casually stalking down the street.

Sasuke sighed, trying to control his anger and frustration. A hand rested on his arm and he looked up, only to meet emerald eyes and a calming smile. He returned the smile before grabbing her hand and heading toward a shop nearby.

Sasuke and Sakura had taken the southern part of town, while Kiba, Shino, and Akamaru had taken the northern. Kakashi had the eastern and Kurenai had the western. While not having excellent tracking skills like the rest of the group, the two remaining chunin members of Team Kakashi began to show a photo of Hinata around Damaiyo City. They had gone through a considerable amount of people, seeing as they had only been there for a half an hour as most. It was very early morning of the fifth day. If they did not find Hinata and the antidote soon…

Sasuke shook his head. No. He could not even think about the possibility that they would fail. His best friends' lives were on the line. He would do everything in his power to-

"Sasuke-kun!"

He looked up as Sakura bounded back over to him, an excited smile lighting her face. "Someone's seen her!"

The Uchiha smiled a very unSasuke-like smile before hurrying over to the stand she was taking him to. An old man nodded to him in greeting before turning to his pink-haired teammate with a dark glinting emotion in his eyes. Sasuke squinted but could not quite place it.

"You said you saw this girl, right sir?" Sakura flashed him a sweet smile.

He nodded, dark glint still present. "She went into a house a couple blocks down with a man." The ninja remained silent, but he did not continue.

"Are you going to tell us which house it is?" Sakura smiled again, but this time it was forced.

The old man shook his head, much to the kunoichi's annoyance.

"And why exactly won't you help us?" Her voice was strained with slight anger.

A lecherous grin spread across his face. "I need more of a… incentive, to help you out beautiful. If you know what I'm getting at."

Sasuke's eyes widened slightly as it clicked in his head.

Lust!

This creep was lusting for his gir- uh, his teammate. In front of him. His vision turned red.

Sharingan activated, the last Uchiha grabbed a fistful of the man's shirt and growled, "You will tell us what we want to know if you wish to live." It was low enough that Sakura could not understand, but loud enough to strike fear into the man's very core.

"T-Take a l-l-left at th-the end of th-this street and k-keep going un-until y-you a big, cream-colored house w-with a p-p-porch swing out front. Th-they went in th-there. Please don't hurt me!!"

Sasuke grunted and dropped him before snaking an arm around Sakura's waist. He glared at the man, but inwardly smirked as Sakura's face went red.

"She's mine. Don't look, and don't touch."

With that, they disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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