Chapter 18: Enter Indigo-1

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In the months following Naruto's departure for his training trip with Jiriaya and Saint Walker, Hinata's relationship with her clan had improved significantly especially with her father who was now beginning to see her determination and desire to change herself. However one day while Hinata was out in the forest near the compound gathering herbs for healing ointments she would make from time to time, she felt a bit uneasy as if she was being watched. "Who's there?" She asked turning on her Byakugan to scan the woods only to find nothing but trees, and whatever animals made their home in the woods. Hinata had decided to head back towards the compound out of a sense of precaution and alertness, when her home was in sight she noticed something or rather someone very odd standing in front of the compound, it was a woman with purple tinted skin, black hair tied in dreadlocks a tattoo of the indigo tribe insignia painted on her forehead wearing a two piece animal hide dress that exposed her midriff, holding a familiar staff, "Um excuse me but who are you?" Hinata asked.

"Greetings Hinata Hyuga, I am Indigo-1 leader of the Indigo tribe." She said.

"Hello, what brings you here to Earth and how can you speak Japanese?" Hinata asked knowing full well that the Indigo tribe could not be trusted completely.

"I am here to train you young maiden and as for how you can understand me, I can speak the language of another species when I wish to because of the ring." Indigo-1 explained.

"So what am I to learn sensei?" Hinata asked.

"You understand most of the indigo light's power specifically the cleansing process correct?" Indigo-1 asked.

"I do know of that function why do you ask?" Hinata replied and asked back.

Indigo-1 sighed as she thought about what brought about the tribe in general. "Sister Hinata please you must try to understand my life is not all as you would believe it to be." She explained as a flashback occurred.

(Flashback)

The scene changed to a distant planet where Indigo-1 before her placement in the tribe was fighting the legendary Green Lantern Abin Sur. "I was once known as Iroque and I was a very selfish and arrogant individual, my association with Abin Sur was one of animosity as he incarcerated me for murdering his daughter." She said shocking Hinata however Iroque was not done. "Eventually Abin Sur met a blacksmith named Natromo on the prison planet Nok and had him forge the Indigo rings as a means of rehabilitating; murders, rapists, psychopaths, sadists, and other criminals in the universe; I was first to be influenced." Iroque said as she looked out to wards the distance before the scene showed Abin and Natromo putting the ring on the middle finger of her right hand ending the flashback.

(End Flashback)

"Ever since that day; I've had been a servant to the Indigo light." Iroque said as a tear slid down her face and she turned to Hinata. "Now on to your training; there is one feature of your ring and staff that you didn't know about." Iroque said.

"What feature is that Iroque-sensei?" Hinata asked as the leader of the Indigo tribe chuckled.

"Iroque-sensei, I might get used to that." She said before placing a hand on Hinata's shoulder. "Be wary Hinata, while this ring is powerful it can also be quite dangerous to wield. The feature you didn't know about is that much like one other ring; your ring and staff can siphon and use the power of the other lantern rings except the black, also if you possess too much compassion the ring will overtake you depending on what emotion you are feeling." She explained causing Hinata's eyes to widen in shock.

"What other ring is capable of that function?" Hinata asked.

"The orange light; the power of avarice; unlike compassion which gathers and disperses what it collects young one, the orange light steals from the other lights save for the blue light of hope. It then stores all the energy it consumes for itself that is why there is only one bearer of the orange light at all times no more and no less but now we must get to your training." Iroque said as Hinata nodded and thus Hinata was put through her rigorous training regiment while at the same time, Iroque was getting used to life in the leaf as an honored guest of the Hyugaa Clan. While initially she didn't wish to bother the clan, Hinata's insistence of her staying at her home during Hinata's training as a tribeswoman and her hospitality even if it was shown to a reforming intergalactic murderer left Iroque with little say in the matter so reluctantly she stayed with Hyugaa. Over the course of the next several weeks, Iroque was getting accustomed to the village and even asked that Hinata show her how to battle in case she didn't have her staff with her to recharge her ring, to which Hinata agreed to do; Iroque also asked her what was it about her clan that made them so respected and feared in the village to which Hinata explained by revealing her Byakugan but she openly stated that she doesn't use her families fighting style that often nor was she all that fit for the stiff movements the style usually possessed, until finally she had one last test ready for Hinata.

"Alright Hinata, it is time for your final test; you must defeat me in combat." Iroque said as she and Hinata stood in the compound dojo with the whole clan watching.

"I understand Iroque-sensei." Hinata said as they got into a stance and started first with stick fighting trying to trip each other up with their staves or create some distance with them before Hinata switched her Byakugan on and began to attempt to attack Iroque's pressure points; unfortunately since she was an alien Iroque felt little to no effect from the blows sure they stung like a swarm of angry hornets but still not much that her ring couldn't heal. The battle rage on for hours until finally Iroque and Hinata had put themselves into a situation where Hinata realized that she had been boxed into a corner by her mentors constructs, Hinata made the only move she could find and charged forward and just like her fight with Neji in the Chunin Exams, Iroque slammed her staff into Hinata's gut and caused her to fall to her knees; however instead of the disappointing ridicule that she was used to Hinata heard several members from both houses of the clan applauding her effort which put a smile on her face.

"You did very well out there today Hinata, and I want you to know that no matter what happens you're my daughter, you'll always be my daughter, and I'll always love you." Hiashi said as tears of joy consumed Hinata's eyes as she embraced her father and cried happily into his chest, while off to the side Iroque smiled sadly at the family moment.

"Abin Sur, if you or your daughter could hear me; I believe that I realize what it means to truly show compassion but not be controlled by it." She said in her mind as she took flight and left to join the rest of her tribe.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter again folks but the thing is again I'm not that good with filler chapters and yes I'm aware that the information I gathered about Indigo-1 including her name and back story was revealed during the War of the Green Lanterns but let's just say what would happen if she did retain some sense of identity as most members of the tribe are stripped of individuality once the ring slips on but anyway I've been debating doing this for a while now but to my friend DarkPaladinmon in regards to doing a filler chapter focusing on Naruto would it be fine if I borrowed some inspiration from the chapter you put up in your Naruto/Power Rangers X-over? Anyway Read and review folks. When all seems lost in the war of light look to the stars for hope burns bright.