Oath of Oblivion: Surprised to see me? Been nearly three months since my last update, I believe. I had given up on writing because I get way to off track with other stuff. So I decided I might as well just quit so I didn't get people hyped up on stories I make when I may never finish them. But after FFNs recent update I started going through the Sasuke Hinata fanfiction archive, and lo and behold my story pops up.

Since the new renovations show a lot more stats about the story, I actually noticed that this story is favorited by 27 people, had 37 reviews that none had a single negative thing in them, and 37 followers. Which since some of the reviews were from the same people on different chapters, that means people who didn't review read and want more of this story. So, here it is. I won't promise any timely updates, I have a LOT of stuff going on for about the next two weeks. The school I'm in makes you do some school stuff from last year before the new year as a refresher, I have till September seventh to finish it, then I have ten days till my new school year starts.

Well, enough pointless drabble. Bottom line is I'm back, you probably didn't even read those two paragraphs above this, and you just skipped to the story or to previous chapters for a refresher before reading. On with the story!

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Uchiha Sasuke sighed as he got up from his bed, heading to the bathroom. He never bothered with alarm clocks, he always woke around six in the morning, his internal clock never letting him sleep often.

Sasuke was in no means a morning person. Frankly, he wasn't an evening or afternoon person either, but morning he hated the most. Normally he didn't mind mornings, but when you lived with Naruto, mornings were normally loud, obnoxious, and full of ramen. Thankfully though he was at Sakura's.

The ex-avenger shuddered slightly, God knows what Naruto and Sakura were doing. But just the slight thought of what they could be doing made him sick.

"There was something I was supposed to be doing, what the hell was it?" he muttered, as he stepped into the shower, "The mission with the Hyuuga, I remember." he mused, then sighed, "Shouldn't be to long of a mission." that said, the Uchiha stepped out of the shower and got dressed for the day.

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Naruto grinned as he got some instant ramen out of Sakura's fridge. At first his fiancée had refused to stock it constantly in her house, but after Naruto leaving in the morning before she got up and their engagement, Sakura decided that it was best to just get used to having 20 cups of instant ramen in her fridge.

The Kyuubi container put the up in the microwave to heat it up, as he rubbed his chin, "Hmm, Sasuke and Hinata should be leaving today. I should go see Shikamaru this afternoon to see what else he has cooked up."

"See if Shika is doing what, Naruto?" Sakura asked, walking up behind her groom to be.

The orange clad ninja, turned around in surprise, and rubbed the back of his head, "Eheheh, nothing Sakura-Chan! He was just uhm, planning something yesterday and I wanted to know what it was!" 'Not a complete lie, I guess.'

Sakura raised an eyebrow, "Hmm, okay then. I have to get to the hospital. Don't destroy my house while I'm gone." She said with a sigh, as she walked out.

Naruto sighed in relief, then grinned as he took his ramen out of the microwave and slurped some of it, "Okay, finish eating then go see Shikamaru!"

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Hinata sighed as she finished gathering her supplies. To get to the Village in the Clouds alone would take five days, and then there's no telling how long it would take to catch the rogue, then another five days back. Knowing Sasuke, it would be a silent mission as well.

Hinata turned and walked toward the gates of the Hyuuga compound, about to leave before her Father yelled for her, "Hinata!"

The heiress turned towards Hiashi Hyuuga, "Yes, Father?"

"Where are you going?" He asked coldly, walking up to her.

"I'm to head out on a rogue retrieval mission with Uchiha Sasuke today, Father." She replied, as the man narrowed his eyes, "You?"

Hinata nodded, slightly, looking toward the ground, "I was the only Hyuuga available."

Hiashi nodded, "I see. Don't drag the Uchiha down, and alert me as soon as you return." With that, he turned and walked off.

Hinata sighed at her Father's words, then turned and ran toward the village gates, Sasuke was probably already there.

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Sasuke sighed as he waited at the front gates of Konoha, "Guess I should've given a more specific time." he muttered, running a hand through his hair.

"Uchiha-San!" Hinata said, running up to him and panting slightly, "Sorry, Uchiha-San. For being late."

"It's fine, and all me Sasuke. Uchiha-San is to formal." he said, as he turned and started walking, "It will take us a few days to reach the Cloud, we'd best start now." he said, as he started forward.

Hinata nodded, following after the Ex-Rogue, "Sasuke-Kun, yesterday at the memorial, there was blood where you were standing. Are you injured?"

Sasuke stopped a moment, thinking back to yesterday, 'Yesterday, I was thinking of Itachi and had my Mangekyou activated. I probably cried some blood without realizing.' "It's nothing, Hinata." He said, then started walking again.

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"Tch, what a drag." Shikamaru muttered, as he and Temari walked through Konoha's shopping district.

"I bet you couldn't go a day without saying that, could you?" Temari asked, grinning at Shikamaru.

"With you around? Probably not." He retorted, giving her his lazy smile.

"Hey! Shikamaru!" Naruto yelled, running toward his fellow member of the rookie nine.

"Hey, Naruto." The lazy ninja said, as he and Temari stopped and turned to the future Hokage, "What's up?"

Naruto grinned, stopping in front of the two, "I just wanted to let you know that everything went according to plan yesterday. It all went off without a hitch."

Shikamaru nodded, "Alright, I'll get to work on phase two then. It's estimated we have about two weeks before it ends, right?" He asked, hoping Naruto would get he meant Hinata and Sasuke's mission.

Naruto blinked, rubbing the back of his head for a moment. Then realization seemed to hit him as he grinned, "Yeah, five days there, a few days to do it, and five days to get back."

Shikamaru crossed his arms, "I'll have something prepared by then, don't worry."

"Alright, thanks Shikamaru! I'll see you later. Bye Temari, tell Gaara I said hi."

Temari raised an eyebrow at the two, already deciding to grill Shikamaru for info, as she nodded, "I will."

"Thanks, bye guys!" Naruto said, as he ran off toward Ichiraku's Ramen.

Temari glared at Shikmaru, who tried to avoid her gaze, "You're telling me everything, Shika. Don't even try to get out of it."

"Sorry, confidential." The Nara said, turning and continuing down the street.

Temari pouted slightly, before walking after him, "This is far from over."

"I get two weeks off for helping Naruto and keeping it a secret, I'm to lazy to pass that up." Shikamaru retorted.

With a sigh Temari crossed her arms, "Fine, but don't expect me to do anything for you then."

Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "Women, always troublesome."

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Sasuke frowned as he and Hinata jumped from tree to tree, "We're almost to the village hidden in the Clouds. Use the Byakugan to see if there's anyone nearby."

Hinata nodded, doing a quick hand sign as the veins grew around her eyes, "Byakugan." she muttered quietly, before deactivating her bloodline, "Nothing, Sasuke-Kun, just the people in the village going about their normal day."

The Uchiha nodded, "Alright then. We're supposed to meet with the client at 438 Nimbus road on the top floor."

The Hyuuga Heiress nodded, as the two landed out the outskirts of the village, and ran that way.

Once at the large building, the two Leaf Ninja entered and started their way up the stairs. Getting a few odd looks and whispers as they went.

"Who's that? I wouldn't mind getting to know him better."

"Leaf Ninja? Wonder why they're here?"

"Isn't that Uchiha Sasuke? The last remaining Uchiha who betrayed Konoha then helped the Nine Tails Jinchuuriki and Lord Killer Bee beat Madara in the war?"

"Who cares about the Uchiha? That girl with him is pretty hot."

Hinata frowned and fidgeted with her fingers as she followed just behind Sasuke, 'How does he ignore them so well?' She thought, as he opened the door to the only room on the top floor, and they stepped in.

"We were sent from Konoha to assist you in capturing a rogue." Sasuke said, as he stepped inside.

There were two large men in basic Cloud Jounin outfits, and one man who looked like nothing more than a scrawny civilian sitting on a chair, "Ah, thank you for coming. We haven't been able to find the man, so we thought the Hyuuga would be able to help us. But, you don't look like a Hyuuga."

Sasuke kept his usual blank face on as he assessed the man, 'Probably just some high up who makes his way by money and information. No way he's a ninja.' "I am Uchiha Sasuke. I was sent along with Hyuuga Hinata to assist in the capture."

The man seemed to pale slightly, but then nodded, "Ah, I see. Thank you, Uchiha-San. Well, I guess we'll leave it to you then. There's a hotel down the street, and we've paid for a two bed room for your stay, it's room 5B. Whenever you're ready I'll get some men to escort you to the prison, so you can check things out. "

"We're good to go now. I want to get this done as soon as possible." Sasuke replied to tersely, glaring at the man, who swallowed nervously and nodded, "Right, of course. I'll send some people downstairs to escort you. If you go then you can just meet them there."

With another nod, Sasuke turned and started to walk out, but stopped at the door, then looked around, "Must be my imagination." he muttered, 'I could've sworn I just sensed his chakra.'

"Come on, Hinata." then the two left.

"Sir, what should we do?" One of the Jounin asked.

"Don't worry." The scrawny man said, "We planned for this, remember? Though we weren't expecting Uchiha Sasuke to arrive."

"Relax." a smooth voice said from the corner of the room, shrouded in shadows, "Sasuke makes no difference. He might actually make this a little more interesting. Go ahead with plan B like I said. I'll get everything set up."

The man nodded as the figure vanished, then swallowed nervously again, "I shouldn't be making deals and plans with people so out of my league." he muttered, as he sent one of the two jounin downstairs to escort Sasuke and Hinata.

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Sasuke's eye twitched as he turned to Hinata, "Turn your back on the street, and don't say anything. Now."

Hinata blinked, having just exited the building behind Sasuke, "W-Why?"

"Just do it before-" "Yo, Uchiha bro!" Sasuke sighed, running a hand through his hair, as he turned around, "Bee." he acknowledged the Jinchuuriki, nodding his head.

"Yo, bro, how's it go? Haven't seen you since we threw down with Madara, with Na-ru-to." He said, sounding out Naruto's name so it sounded like a rhyme.

Sasuke nodded, "Aa, it has been a while. I'm here with Hinata Hyuuga to assist in the apprehension of a rogue ninja."

Killer Bee nodded, "Heard about that guy, a fool such a fool. If you need any assistance just holler at me or my bro, yo." he said, holding his fist out to the Uchiha.

Sasuke nodded, tapping his knuckles to Bee's, "I doubt it will be much trouble, but I will ask if assistance is necessary."

The Eight Tails nodded, then turned and walked, mumbling some rhymes about Sasuke's Sharingan Eyes.

Sasuke sighed, turning to Hinata, "It's like a rapping Naruto." he muttered, then raised an eyebrow, at Hinata's giggling, "What's so funny, Hyuuga?"

Hinata blushed as she stifled her laughter, "N-Nothing, Sasuke-Kun. I just ifnd it funny that you wanted me to be quiet so you could avoid talking with Killer Bee-Sama."

Sasuke rolled his eyes, "He blew my chest off and then I set him on fire, and the next time we see each other he acts like we're best friends just because we're on the same side. He's too much like Naruto for my liking."

"Sounds like best friends to me, Sasuke-Kun." Hinata said, giggling again.

"Exuse me, Hyuuga-Sama, Uchiha-Sama?" A cloud jounin said, walking toward the two from the building they had just exited, "I will be your escort to the prison the rogue escaped from."

Sasuke nodded, "Alright, let's go then."

The Jounin nodded, and jumped onto the roofs to move quicker, before taking off, Sasuke and Hinata trailing behind him.

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"Here we are, Hobaku Prison." The jounin said, showing the large gray bleak prison to Sasuke and Hinata, "Follow me and I'll show you to the cell that held the rogue."

With a node from the Leaf Ninja, the Jounin lead them into the prison. Hinata scooted closer to Sasuke as they walked, the men in the prison cells they passed leering at her, "It's an all male prison, so they haven't seen a woman in a while." The Jounin said, glancing at Hinata.

"Doesn't matter, where's the rogue's cell?" Sasuke asked, as the man opened a steel door leading to another part of the prison, "Here it is, the cell of Shinda the regenative."

"Regenative?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow.

The Cloud ninja nodded, "Yes, he had a Kekkei Genkai that allowed him to regenerate his bodies cells. He once had his whole arm cut off and regrew it within two weeks time."

Hinata frowned, "Sounds like a strong ninja, to have such strong healing abilities would allow him to outlast many other ninja, and not worry about losing any limbs."

The man nodded, "He was a tough one, but we eventually caught him. He's been in prison for three years, until his escape."

Sasuke frowned, ignoring the other two as he stepped into the cell, "He didn't escape."

The other two in the room blinked, "What?"

"What do you mean, Sasuke-Kun?" Hinata asked.

"Look at this, there's no blood." Sasuke said, "No breaks in the walls or the cell, and no evidence of him picking the lock. Witht eh Sharingan I can see if there's any elft over chakra, and there isn't. No one used a jutsu to get him out, and he didn't use one to escape. Whoever was guarding him must have simply released him from the cage."

The Cloud Ninja frowned, thinking to himself, 'Damn, this Uchiha is smart. This isn't good.'

"Are there any guards or other inmates that have vanished around the time he did?" Sasuke asked.

"Two guards, they vanished. We assumed them killed by the man. They've been faithful ninja to the village for years." The Jounin replied, as Sasuke scoffed, "Typical village ninjas. Think that just because they stayed loyal for a while they're bound to be loyal forever. Obviously they went rogue as well and freed Shinda, probably because he made them some big promises."

The Cloud NInja swallowed and nodded, "I'll inform Master usotsuki of your hypothesis as soon as I return. Would you like me to escort you back to the village?"

Sasuke shook his head, "No, you head on back. Me and Hinata have work to do." he said, as he started to leave, Hinata following right behind him.

"S-Sasuke-Kun, what are we going to do?" Hinata asked, following behind him.

"I already have an idea on where the rogue is. They don't need a Hyuuga for this, just someone with brains." he replied, "Though your Byakugan will speed it up." he added.

Hinata nodded, looking at the ground, 'Why'd Naruto-Kun even assign me to this? Sasuke-Kun already has it all figured out. I'm completely useless in this mission.' Then the Hyuuga girl's eyes widened slightly, 'Unless.' she thought, glancing at the Ex-Avenger, 'It wasn't Naruto-Kun who organized this mission, what if it was Sakura? She's Naruto-Kun's Fiancee and Tsunade-Sama's apprentice, she could've pulled a few strings and done this. Does that mean, because of that list, she's trying to get me and Sasuke together?'

The two stepped outside of the prison, "Come on, Hinata. I know a place not far from here from my time with Orochimaru that Shinda is probably hiding at." That said, the Uchiha jumped into the trees and started jumping from limb to limb.

Hinata followed after Sasuke, her thoughts trailing to the list Sakura and the others had forced her (She liked to think it was forced) to make, 'Okay, the questions I answered, someone nice. That's not really Sasuke-Kun, but Sakura-Chan and Naruto-Kun always said he was a lot nicer to people qho knew him well. He's a ninja, and within the three year thing I said. I said black or blond, and Sasuke has black hair. And he really wants to restore his clan, so that's probably 3 or four children if not more. What else did I say?'

Hinata blushed faintly as she looked ahead at Sasuke, 'What else was there? He's determined, and off to the side. He's also pretty stubborn, but doesn't look over other people's thoughts from what I've seen of him when arguing with Naruto-Kun. He's taller than me, and what else?' The Hyuuga's face turned crimson as she remembered the last to questions, 'P-Passionate and s-s-sexy. Well, I g-guess he fits both of t-those. Did Sakura-Chan really send us on this mission to try and set us up together?'

"Hinata move!" Sasuke yelled, snapping Hinata out of her thoughts as she jumped to another tree branch, just in time for a large fist to hit where she last stood, shattering the branch.

Sasuke landed next to Hinata, looking at the man who was on the ground beneath them. He didn't wear a shirt, and had numerous scars littering his body. He was at least 6 foot 8, and he hade on black fingerless gloves with black pants and basic ninja sandals. He was bald and had bandages over his eyes.

"I take it you're Shinda." Sasuke said calmly, eyeing the large man.

"And you must be the Uchiha that was sent to take me in." Shinda retorted, turning to Sasuke.

"Aa, I am. But I'm not one for taking prisoners. I think you'd be better off dead." The Uchiha replied, as lightning crackled on his hand.

Hinata activated her Byakugan, gasping at the man's hand. It had been tore up by the wood that he punched through, but it was slowly but surely repairing itself instantly.

"Kill me? Peh. I'm unkillable, I just regenerate my body no matter what." He replied.

"What if I cut your head off?" Sasuke asked rhetorically.

"You can try, but you'll fail." Shinda retorted, clenching his fully healed fist, as he leapt at Sasuke.

Sasuke frowned and jumped forward, pulling his lightning clad hand back as Shinda pulled back his fist, both aiming to punch each other.

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Oath of Oblivion: That would've been a really cool cliffhanger if it was an anime, with the whole about to clash fists thing.

Anyway, don't know when another update will be, don't hold your breath. Like I said at the beginning I got stuff going on. Anyway, R&R.

Question: What's your top three favorite video games?

Mine are Kingdom Hearts 2, Zelda Skyward Sword, and Zelda Twilight Princess.