Sasuke sat on his pallet, the day had been interesting with his stand before the kage council and his arguments had been put forth. It seemed surreal that he stood before a group of the most powerful nin of his time and could still feel the wave of unease as he had entered the formal hall.
Smirking at the thought of the Uchiha legacy he realized 'surreal' did not describe the notion of standing before those who lives you threatened in a bid to argue for your freedom.
His presence itself he felt had little impact as the Raikage had maintained an air of dislike towards Sasuke and he felt that no words could remove what walls were raised to him on that front however he saw the sympathy in all the other kages present.
When they pressed him on the matter of the Uchiha massacre and his brother he had felt himself stiffen and no matter how he fought to control himself he returned to a man of indifference and his replies turned to a simple "hn" before being urged to give his story.
He had seen Tsunade turn away when he looked to her and he understood her shame. The woman now stood in representation of the Village hidden in the leaves and as a consequence she stood for everything that had came to pass both good and bad and for some reason her shame seemed gratifying.
He took comfort in the fact that while he had become imbued with anger and a want of vengeance those that knew the truth bowed their heads in shame.
He had sworn an oath to the Kages to adhere to any punishment he was given and that his goals now lay in the reproductive ideologies rather than violent outbursts. At Tsunades urging he had confessed to them that he desired a family, after achieving the first of his childhood goals to kill his brother and second avenge his clan he had known his drive for blood would dwindle.
Expressing this to the people he had almost killed to meet said goals so they could understand his commitment to change was trying to put it simply.
He would have been embarrassed if it was at all possible however he refused to acknowledge such a weak character much badgering many "hns" and curt sentences he left them with all he had to aide his argument and now sat in contemplation when he realized his daily dose of sanity was entering the cell hall.
He smelt her before he saw her and noted the whispered comments of Suigetsu and the rustling coming from Jugo's cell.
"Ahh the sunshine before the rain, ya know bright eyes you make my day, you really do" Suigetsu's shark toothed smile is pressing against the cell bars while Hinata fights her body's response of turning beet red. She turned quickly away after placing the food and drink down for the first two recipients.
The final cell occupant caused her heart beat to rise and after thinking on this she realized it was anxiety. His stoic silence and constant staring could cause ones mind to unhinge and for someone who still preferred anonymity the attention was straining.
Approaching the cell she reminded herself to keep her eyes down and remain focused on completing the task in order to aide her swift exit. Reaching the relevant section to pass the silver tray she quickly placed it and turned to leave before hearing her name being faintly whispered.
Her folly was to look to the prisoner, her breath came short as she again looked into the swirling tomoe of the sharingan.
She realized that this could be a dangerous mistake given its abilities but tried to comfort herself as she remembered the constraints put on the last remaining Uchiha.
No harm to another shinobi or punishment by immediate death and from what she understood the last Uchiha had reason to fight for his life.
She began picturing and feeling alien broadcasts of blood and pain and realized that the emotions of despair that swallowed her were not her own. She saw people she did not know cut down and images of what could only be a massacre force its way into her mind. Tears began to rain freely as she felt her chest heave with what felt like her last breath but before she could drown in the anguish the vivid imagery disappeared.
She felt lost and struggled to gain bearing on her consciousness and after what seemed like an age she became aware of her surroundings and blinked taking in the walls and bars that surrounded her aswell as the lone inhabitant whos head was dipped with hair hiding his obsidian eyes.
With the emotions of her experience still hovering she hadn't realized she had kept her eyes locked to his until he turned away and her lungs forced her to breath deep.
Shuddering with each breath she raised a hand to her chest to help steady herself as her eyes slowly narrowed on the cause of her distress. His response was to smirk which caused the heiress to almost scowl in irritation. Never one to lose composure she decided to raise the unasked question.
"I refuse to cause more harm by reporting your conduct Uchiha san but I would greatly appreciate an explanation" Hinata quickly lowered her gaze to the floor as he raised his head to look at her once more and before she could respond he was at the prison bars leaning closely towards her and a finger tracing her jawline.
She moved backwards and took a defensive stance with eyes on his feet out of reflex before he responded.
"I wanted someone else to understand true pain and true loss, so that if I am to be judged it will be done so by someone that isn't ignorant". His words were a whisper and Hinata could not stop the shiver that ran down her spine nor the pure bewilderment she faced from that one short sentence.
She looked up and met his eyes willingly this time and realized that while his face appeared impassive the black orbs were swallowed in grief. As she stood still poised for battle she relaxed and her face contorted into what could be seen as pity as Sasuke turned his back to her and returned quietly to his pallet once more.
The Hyuuga heiress looked thoughfully at him before attempting to turn away then stopped to ask one last question "Your reasoning is sound Uchiha san but why not Naruto or Kekashi senpai, even Sakura would be more appropriate rather then myself".
Again Sasuke smirked before speaking "Yes the dobe or the queen of annoyance could have endured that, even my old perverted sensei would of understood but thats the thing, they already understand my situation and id like an unbiased representative to my cause if you will".
After quiet contemplation Hinata gave a slow nod of understanding before turning to leave but this time Sasuke stopped her again with "Oh and Hinata drop the Uchiha san, id rather you call me Sasuke".
He didn't even look up as she nodded at him again feeling extremely bewildered yet slightly less anxious in his presence so she silently walked away but as she got to the door she heard Suigetsu snort and add "hed prefer it more if you called him Sa-su-kee kun or Sasuke chibi or maybe even Sasuke chan hehehe".
Shaking her head at his comical antics she closed the door with a smile before she could hear Sasuke call out to Suigetsu.
"Suigetsu",
"yea" was the response
"You know if we get out of this alive"
Suigetsu cut Sasuke off "your going to kill me yea yea you've said that everday shes been our attendant ya know"
Sasuke took a deep breath to calm himself "You realise this is due to your ill conceived antics now shut it before I rip these bars apart simply so I can throttle you with them". Note to self deep breath didn't work entire sentence said through gritted teeth.
Suigetsu being himself couldn't help but mutter "not my fault you choose to place her under genjutsu and show her blood and gore, bet if you went on a date youd think it's a good idea to kill helpless kittens"….
30Minutes later – Tsunades office.
What? What do you mean he broke out of his cell?
The anbu officer that stood before Tsunade was a well seasoned professional but for some reason couldn't stop giggling behind his mask as Tsunade gained a tick mark above her eyes in agitation. As she slammed her hand down on the latest replacement desk she began ranting on about what it would cost him and demanded that all anbu be dispatched to detain him immediately.
By this point the anbu officer had regained composure and raised a hand to calm his kage before continuing his report.
By the end of it Tsunade and the anbu had tears streaming as they pictured a hell bent Uchiha beating his liquefying friend with a metal rod while screaming his love of kittens…. She ordered that no information be released and that the incident was closed with the Uchiha willingly relocating to an undamaged cell and his annoying friend quietly resolidifying himself in a corner of his own.