A/N: Okay here is the next chapter. This one will be short but it will also begin the start of all the fighting. Oh and Congratulations to SasukeHinataLover who guessed right! I won't tell you who it is but you will find out later. ON WITH THE CHAPTER!
Disclaimer: Sorry I don't own it but I wish...Or maybe I could make a sequel to the show…?
Chapter: 45
Hiashi was sitting next to his youngest daughter who was getting a check up from the Hokage. The elder Hyuuga remained stoic but on the inside he was fidgeting waiting for the check up to be over so he could ask about his daughter and nephew. His head throbbed in pain and Hiashi had to bite his lip in order to restrain himself from gripping his skull in agony.
"Well it seems that Hanabi is healing quite fine." Tsunade said.
The Hyuuga leader was about to nod when a particularly painful throb spread through his head, blurring his vision. This time he couldn't help but pull at his hair as the pain continued to rush through his brain.
"Hiashi-sama?" Tsunade asked worried, placing a hand on his hunched back.
He attempted to activate his Byakugan so that he could regain control over himself however as soon as his bloodline limit was activated the pain became so intense that he passed out.
"Otou-san!" Hanabi cried sliding from the hospital table and running over to her father now lay.
Tsunade bent down and quickly ran through a few healing jutsu, when nothing seemed to work she stood and ran over to the door.
"Shizune get in here! We need a stretcher fast." Tsunade called before making it back to Hiashi.
"Will he be ok?" Hanabi asked, her voice shaky.
Tsunade let her hard amber eyes fall onto the white eyes of the smaller girl. Immediately they softened, Hanabi was scared and lost. All of this was said through her cloudy white eyes.
"I'm sure he'll be fine Hanabi." Tsunade smiled.
--Page Break--
Hinata had to restrain herself from jumping at the blonde Akatsuki. She had gotten to her feet and angled it so she would land on top of the young man when she heard a voice behind her. She lost her balance and fell from the tree landing on the poor person behind her.
"Ow…" Suigetsu moaned from underneath her.
"Suigetsu!?" Hinata cried standing.
"Yup!" the sound ninja said slowly getting to his feet.
"B-but why?" Hinata asked shocked.
"It's a long story…," he said nervously.
Flash Back
"HELP ME!!" Suigetsu cried holding on tightly to Sora's waist. "I'M SLIDING OFF!"
"Oh!" Kasumi said suddenly. "Slow down please." She whispered into the Tigers big ear and the four-legged animal came to a sudden stop.
Suigetsu flew foreword and crashed through some bushes and trees before a loud 'oof' reached the three girls ears.
"Suigetsu-san!" Sora called.
A whimper was heard from the bushes in front of them along with four male voices.
"What the hell!?" one said angrily.
"Who is that?" another asked.
"An enemy ninja maybe." The third one piped in.
"Or not…" the fourth one said.
Yuki motioned for them to follow her as she made her way into the bush surrounding the group of people.
"Why don't you poke him?" a curious young man asked.
"Touch me and you die!" Suigetsu spat, springing to his feet.
Kasumi sighed before stepping from her hiding place, her other teammates also revealing themselves.
"What'd you do that for!?" Suigetsu cried. "You could have snuck up on them!"
"Well you already ruined that…" Sora scoffed.
He was about to retort when one of the young men cut him off.
"So you were going to sneak up on us huh?" he asked threateningly.
"Uh well not exactly." Kasumi said smiling nervously, trying to placate the ornery young man.
"What do you mean not exactly?" the young man asked exasperated.
"Yuki help!" Kasumi squeaked, knowing the dark haired girl was always the better negotiator.
"What Kasumi-san meant." Yuki started dropping the honor-fic and watching the four
boys with a cautious gaze. "Is that we have come to bring you no harm, we were wondering if you could provide us with some information on an organization called the Akatsuki."
The four boys all paled but still had the same distrusting scowl on their face. Yuki knew she had struck a nerve and continued to talk to them, always being careful of how her statements were worded.
"So you do know something don't you? Do you happen to know where they're located?" Yuki said her tone as monotonous as ever.
"Well we don't know exactly where they are." One said sheepishly. "But we have heard rumors."
"Rumors?" Yuki piped in immediately. "What kind of rumors?"
"Well the rain village has been using the grass village as a battle ground for all it's wars as long as I can remember. They say that they beat us so easily because the Kage of the village is the leader of the Akatsuki himself."
"I see…" Yuki contemplated her stoic face breaking into one of complete and utter thoughtfulness.
"The rain village is full of scum." One boy bit out.
Yuki turned her harsh gaze on him before speaking; although her tone still seemed monotonous there was no mistaking the threatening undertone in her voice.
"The rain village has been in a civil war for the past 40 years and everyone, including the children who were born not even ten years ago must take part and suffer." Yuki said.
"So if you would like to blame someone…blame YOUR Kage for killing our Kage 40 years ago."
"Yuki!" Kasumi said trying to get her friend to realize the grave mistake she made.
The black haired girl nodded before turning abruptly away and stalking off through the bushes.
"Ne Yuki!" Kasumi said chasing after her now obviously angry friend.
However she was stooped as a Kunai was thrown near her feet. The red head stepped back but turned her hands hovering dangerously over her weapons pouch.
"Let us pass."
She said her voice no longer sweet or caring.
"No!" one boy bit out. "You know to much."
Kasumi's hands dove in the pouch but froze when a quiet voice deterred them all.
"Don't worry about it Kasumi-san." Sora said walking towards her red headed friend.
"You worry about Yuki and go get Teir, I'll take care of them."
"Ha you take care of us!" one laughed. "What are you going to do kill us with you're kindness."
Sora frowned while Kasumi quickly left while no was watching.
"I would never kill any of you." Sora said a little hurt. "But I guess I would be hurting you with kindness…"
"Prove it!" one spat getting into a fighting position.
"But I already have…" she said smiling.
The boys then found themselves in a field of flowers the girls brown hair that had been up in a small ponytail was now flowing down her shoulders.
"Follow me." She said her voice echoing in their ears and holding out a hand.
They took the girls hand following each other in a line a hill came into their view and they climbed, with each step they became smaller and younger and younger until they reached the top.
"Whoa we're tiny!" one exclaimed.
"Lets play a game!' Sora interrupted clasping two of the boy's hands.
"What game?" one asked anxiously.
"Ring around the rosies!" Sora smiled.
"But that's a pansy game." One boy whined.
"Please…" she pouted and the small boy blushed before clasping the girl's hand.
Then they slowly began to spin in a circle chanting the familiar nursery rhyme.
Suigetsu's eye twitched as he watched the group of teenage boys prance in a circle holding hands and merrily singing ring around the rosies.
"What was that?" Suigetsu asked.
"It was a genjutsu." Sora informed as she pulled Suigetsu away from the scene.
"What kind of genjutsu does that?" he asked.
"It's one out of three. This particular one is called Love of the sandman." Sora explained as they neared Yuki and Kasumi.
"What are the other ones called?" Suigetsu asked amazed.
"Well the second one that leaves you paralyzed is called dream of the sandman. And then there's Sleep of the sandman…"
"Ooo what does that one do?" he asked anxious.
"It kills you." Sora said. "And I will never use it."
Suigetsu nodded slightly surprised at the younger girls power but a little disappointed he'd never get to see the Sleep of the Sandman.
"But don't worry!" she said cocky. "Rikku is the only one I have ever seen pull off that genjutsu, it is her own creation."
"Lets head back to the rest of the group we don't have a plan so maybe they can come up with something." Kasumi suggested before climbing onto the huge tiger.
Yuki nudged Suigetsu forward making him climb on second so if they were to stop short again he wouldn't go flying. Once all four teens were on the Tiger they began to speed towards the rain village.
End Flashback
"What were you doing all the way out here Hinata-san?" Suigetsu asked.
"Well I was supposed to keep watch and I found an Akatsuki enter the village and I almost got carried away." She admitted, as they both began heading back to camp.
"Well I'm glad you waited for us." He offered smiling.
When they got back to camp they were met with yelling from Sora and Jugo. The brown haired girl stood her fists clenched her teammates trying to placate her.
"What do you mean we should just go in!?" Sora cried. "According to your stupid rats with wings." She continued viciously pointing towards one of his birds. "We're going against a plant, a guy with mouths on his hands, an immortal, a shark, another Uchiha, and a guy with an orange mask!"
"Well at least I've got at least some information, at least we can guess some jutsu's they do! Like the shark obviously needs to be in water."
"Actually Kisame-san doesn't usually fight with jutsu's but his sword Sameheda." Hinata interjected. "The plant is actually a man he uses some type of jutsu to hide underground and to…" she gulped. "Eat people."
"What about the immortal?" Karin asked nervous.
"That I believe is Hidan, he wields a very sharp very big scythe that I have seen chop of heads. Deidara-san is the one with the mouths and he works with explosive clay." Hinata continued knowing she owed them all at least some explanation. "Sasori-san is a puppet master without a body."
This made Kasumi shudder at the thought of an actual living puppet. Sasuke had stopped listening after hearing Uchiha, focusing only on his brother.
"Tobi is the one who wears the orange mask, however he seems nice enough." Hinata added earning disbelieving glances from the rest of the ninja's around her. "Then there is Konan and the leader."
Everyone was now looking regretful and downtrodden not wanting to attempt this suicide mission.
"But guys," Hinata began hoping to restore confidence. "We're not here to kill or fight the Akatsuki. We're here to rescue Gaara and then leave, that's it. Think of it as a simple retrieval mission."
All of them stayed silent not reassured by the Hyuuga's poor excuse for a pep talk. Until Kasumi spoke up weakly.
"Well at least we have the element of surprise right?" the red headed girl grinned.
--Page Break--
"Damn Kakashi un." Deidara cursed under his breath as he continued to try and repair his arm while making his way to the room where the rest of the Akatsuki was.
"Deidara you are late." The leaders ominous voice echoed darkly in the stone room.
"I was in a fight with Kakashi-san un, and it seems they have more reinforcements yeah." Deidara answered.
"Who else?" the leader asked his voice never changing.
"Another Hyuuga, a boy, two weirdo's in green jumpsuits, and a girl with two brown buns on her head un." Deidara said.
"And are they being taken care off?" the leaser asked.
"Kisame's got them un." Deidara said. "Kakashi is beaten up pretty bad and that obnoxious boy Naruto is nowhere to be seen un."
The leader nodded but was stopped when Deidara began to chuckle, catching not only the leaders attention but also the rest of the present Akatsuki.
"Is there anything else Deidara?" he asked feeling the blondes anxiousness at the news he was about to share.
"Hinata-chan is also here yeah." The blonde explosives expert grinned.
The leader couldn't help the low rumbling laugh from escaping him as his mind began to work on another devious plan.
"Is there something you want us to do, leader-sama?" Konan asked from his left.
"Yes set a trap, we have another tailed beast to catch before the day is through." He said.
--Page break--
"The rain village is heavily guarded." Yuki said as they began walking towards the gate. "They wont let us in without a cause."
"I have an idea." Karin said smiling and walking forward to the gate.
She knocked hard getting the gatekeepers attention.
"Who are you and what is your business in the rain village?" he asked his voice gruff and untrusting.
"I am Karin from the leaf and my comrades along with our other allies from the thunder…" the girl with glasses attempted.
"Wait the thunder and leaf villages aren't allies, there is no reason why you should be traveling together. Therefore you are lying and wasting my time." The gatekeeper said before his voice faded once again.
Karin's face flushed in anger and she banged viciously on the gate.
"Why I ought to…LET US IN RIGHT NOW OR I SWEAR I WIL KNOCK THIS GATE DOWN!" she screamed.
"I'd like to see you try." Yuki scoffed. "That gates made of solid metal, everything in the rain is made of metal due to the lightening strikes."
Unexplained anger rose in Hinata and she backed away from the gate before performing a few hand signs. Once they were completed her pale fingers glowed with a soft blue chakra and her eyes stared determined at the gate.
"Hinata what are you doing!? Sasuke exclaimed.
"If they wont let us in then I'll break us in!" the Hyuuga explained sullenly.
"They'll catch us right away!" Suigetsu tried.
"The gate will be down by then." Hinata said her voice confident.
Everyone looked at Yuki, the only one who knew anything about the inner workings of the rain village.
"You better knock it down in one hit Hinata-san or we will be in definite trouble." Yuki answered the unasked question.
Karin was quickly pulled from the gate as Hinata began to charge, however a somewhat scared and surprised voice stopped her.
"Hyuuga Hinata!?" the voice said.
Her momentum was hard enough to control and thinking quickly she spun around trying to use the friction to her advantage. Whom she saw was nowhere near as shocked to see her, as she was to see him.
"Narumi, Akihiko?" Hinata said her voice showing how shocked she really was.
His face had healed well but he still had a few scars and the slight angle of his nose hinted that it had been broken many times before.
"Ni-san?" Yuki asked, her voice betraying her calm face.
Slowly the young man turned to face his younger sister and a smile graced his lips, before tears came to his eyes.
"Yuki-nee-chan. I thought you were dead…" he said before rushing over to her and sweeping her into a tight embrace.
However the girl stood limply in his arms, her stoic demeanor not once slipping. But when she spoke her voice held warmth that wasn't there before.
"Aniki." She began. "We need to get into the village without drawing much attention. Any ideas?"
He held her out at arms length to examine her eyes, looking for the old mischievous glint. Barely a flicker more like a ghost and he knew she was the same younger sister she was three years ago.
"Just one. But are you all up to it?" He asked smiling.
"I think we could manage." Yuki answered for the group.
--Page Break--
Hiashi awoke in the hospital. He could tell that much just from the strong smell of disinfectant. He glanced over to his side and saw his youngest daughter slouched and sleeping in the chair next to him and allowed a smile to pass over his usually stoic face. It seemed the only time his daughters ever rested were in their sleep. He reached over slowly and gently squeezed his daughter's hand. Not enough to wake her up but just enough to reassure him that someone was with him. As his hard eyes gazed upon his daughter he felt a small trickle of something warm from his nose. His face screwed up in a grimace disgusted at what the mysterious substance was. He looked around and found a tissue and immediately wiped away the offending fluid.
Taking the white tissue and bringing it to his eyes, preparing to glare at the mucus that he expected he was surprised that what he expected wasn't there at all. Instead he saw crimson staining the tiny fibers. He gasped as he felt another trickle fall from his nose. Grabbing another tissue he tried to stem the steady flow coming from his nose. Tilting he regal head back, he began to go through various ways he was taught to rid himself of a nosebleed as a child. But still it would not stop.
"Hanabi!" his voice came out raspy and weak, but effectively raising his child.
"Otou-sama?" Hanabi said wearily, but her eyes immediately snapped open when she saw the stream of blood coming from her fathers nose.
"Get Tsunade-sama." He said weakly.
Hanabi nodded before dashing out of the room. Hiashi was now vaguely aware of the dull headache he seemed to have. It throbbed and his memories came flooding back, ending with him passing out from the pain that had shot through to his very brain.
A moment later Tsunade entered with Hanabi her face grim and Hanabi explaining what had happened. Hiashi looked into the Hokage's amber eyes and he felt the dread rise in his chest.
"I'm sorry Hiashi-san." She began her voice quiet.
"Sorry for what?" Hanabi asked frantically. "What's going on Otou-san?"
"Silence Hanabi." Hiashi said sternly. "What is it?" he voiced his question dreading the answer he was about to receive.
"A brain tumor." She said her voice becoming steady. "I'm sorry but your going to die."
--Page Break--
"Let us in." Akihiko cried, his team standing behind him anxiously.
"Who goes there, what is your purpose?" the ominous voice snapped form behind the huge gate.
"Narumi, Akihiko and his team, from the mission of gathering information on the stone village." Akihiko said sternly.
"Fine enter." The gruff voice said reluctantly.
Slowly the metal gate screeched open. Akihiko nodded to his team and the slowly walked into the village. The guardian of the gate thought he saw blurs coming at the sides of the group of teens. Chalking it up to exhaustion and anxiety he growled in frustration rubbing his eyes furiously.
"Hurry up or I'll close the gate on you."
Suddenly the two heaviest, most impenetrable gates in all the history of the rain village exploded.
A/N: YAY done. Sorry for preparing to kill Hiashi off. I don't think he's that bad of a guy but this NEEDS to happen for the rest of the story. REVIEW!