A/N: I do not own anything but the plot. And for those of you who read this story previously, there is a lot of what was originally in it in this chapter. However, there are some major changes that are important for the story, so I suggest you read it. Have Fun!!
I'm so sorry, was the only thing Sarutobi could think as he walked among the Uchiha district, looking for survivors. As he walked into a house, he saw a young girl whimpering and clinging to her parent's body. Itachi, why couldn't you kill the children. You did this for me didn't you?
The Third walked over to the girl and pulled out a kunai. As Sarutobi plunged the blade into her body, blood splashed onto his already red clothes. He had been doing this along with the Elders all morning. This is your revenge? Isn't it, Itachi?
Sarutobi walked towards the Clan Head Fugaku's house where he knew he would find Sasuke. At least I can keep one alive.
Sarutobi entered the house and found Sasuke in the fetal position, nearly unconscious. Sasuke looked up at the Third Hokage eyes full of pain and whispered softly, "Save their sharingans…"
The Third Hokage had no clue why, but he felt that it might be important to the village that he do what the young Uchiha ordered. The Third made certain everyone was dead, and quickly left with the elders to clean up. It was only hours later when someone discovered the deaths of the Uchiha Clan, that Sarutobi was able to order the medic-nins to take the eyes of those with the sharingan and place them into preservative jars.
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...I have an ambition; to restore my clan and to kill a certain man...
…I won't let my comrades die…
...Dobe. Teme...
...CHIDORI! RASENGAN!
...Kukuu, perform the jutsu again Sasuke-kun...
...I spared your life on a whim. And now, I will kill you on a whim...
...Before the greatness of an Uchiha, you are merely average...
...meet me at the Uchiha hideout...
...Itachi coughed up blood and I immediately took advantage of his position. I quickly threw several shuriken and kunai at him, but the Susanoo jutsu blocked them. I knew then that Itachi was truly beyond me. I did not have the Mangekyou Sharingan so I could never beat him. I decided as a last ditch resort to release Orochimaru. Itachi destroyed both him and my curse seal in a matter of seconds. And he started to walk towards me.
Sasuke awoke to white. The dream running through his head. He felt different, and not because his entire family was dead. He felt...dirty. Violated in some way. And he was so thirsty, but for what he did not know. He slowly looked to his right and saw a mirror. He looked even paler than usual. And his eyes were blood red with a tomoe in each eye. He quickly smirked as he saw that he had activated his sharingan. Now he would be able to perform the Chidori without worry. It would be necessary if he was to face Orochimaru and Itachi.
The Dream, as Sasuke called it, had been a dream of the future and he knew it. He would use this dream to conquer all who opposed the Uchiha Clan. And the Clan would have justice. Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Madara would die by his hand. Then and only then could Sasuke focus on restoring the clan. But to win, Sasuke knew he would have to take methods he had avoided in the dream. He would have to kill his best friend. He would have to gain allies. And most importantly, he would become Hokage!
His thoughts were interrupted, however, as he encountered a delicious smell coming from outside his room. The door opened, and in walked a beautiful nurse. Sasuke immediately detected that the smell was coming from the woman. A voice whispered in his head, Use your sharingan genjutsu skills to disorient her and then drink.
Sasuke did not understand what the voice meant at first, but as the woman got closer, he understood. Something had happened last night. Something that turned him into a creature he thought only existed in legends, a vampire. No, not a vampire, the voice said, A demon!
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"But Hokage-sama; if we do this, we could severely damage Konoha's military strength."
"And if we don't do this, another person like Itachi could appear. We put too many pressures on him at too early an age. We must up the age limit to becoming a shinobi. That is my word. Do not debate it Hiashi-san."
"Very well, Hokage-sama."
Sarutobi sighed as the Hyuuga Clan Head left the room. At least this stupid tragedy has brought something good. I was finally able to push the age limit for becoming a ninja back to twelve.
His thoughts were interrupted as one of Itachi's former squad members entered the room. More troubles.
"Why? Why did Itachi-sama do this?!" Kurenai frantically asked the Third.
"I don't know. I can only assume that he went insane from the pressures of being the Clan Heir. You should know how sorry I am, Kurenai."
"Was anyone left alive, Hokage-sama?"
"Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke was left alive. We are still not certain on the damage to the boy's mental health."
Kurenai thought for a moment and asked
"Could I take care of him Hokage-sama?"
The Third looked startled and was reminded of his orders from the counsel.
"Sarutobi, do not allow any shinobi to take Sasuke in; we do not want to let Sasuke become too strong. It could be dangerous for us."
"Please, Hokage-sama?"
"I'm sorry Kurenai, I just can't allow this. The Council specifically stated Sasuke is to remain in the care of myself. Don't worry; I will take care of Sasuke."
"Very well, Hokage-sama," Kurenai sadly whispered.
"I wonder whether Sasuke will want to live with me or at the Uchiha district," mused the Sandaime Hokage.
"I will not leave my Clan home!" Sasuke declared as he walked into the Hokage's office.
Oh Kami-sama. He looks so much like Itachi, Kurenai thought as the young Uchiha took careful steps towards the Hokage. He is so much pain that it is hard for him to stand. He should go back to the hospital!
"Hokage-sama, may we talk alone?" Sasuke asked in a voice too mature for one his age.
"Very well; Kurenai, we will talk later."
Kurenai looked annoyed, but quickly said, "Hai, Hokage-sama!"
"Good."
Kurenai took one last look at Sasuke, and left the room.
"What did you want to speak about Sasuke?"
"Did you do as I asked regarding the sharingan eyes?"
"Yes, I placed them in the storage room underneath your house for you. May I ask why you wanted me to save their eyes?"
Wouldn't you like to know our clan secrets, Sasuke thought, I figure that my descendants won't have to kill each other for the eternal mangekyou sharingan if they just give their eyes to the stronger sibling. Then, the weaker one can go grab another pair of eyes from the "stock."
"Sorry, Hokage-sama. Clan secrets."
"Understood. What are your plans now, Sasuke?"
I must get stronger than I was in that stupid dream! To do that, I need to work one hundred times harder than I did in that dream. I also need teachers. I must swallow my pride and do whatever it takes to kill Itachi!
Sasuke looked at the Hokage calmly, but Sarutobi noticed a changed in his eyes. In Sasuke's eyes was lust; pure and unadulterated lust for power. Only once before had Sarutobi seen such eyes. Just like Orochimaru!?
Just as quickly as the change had occurred, it disappeared. Sasuke said calmly"I would like to request an S-ranked training mission. I want Konoha's best taijutsu user, sword user, genjutsu user, and yourself to train me for two hours a day."
"Why do you want me to train you?" Sarutobi asked thoughtfully.
"You can teach me how to run a clan; as well as ninjutsu."
While I cannot teach you ninjutsu, I can teach you how to run a clan. And while I cannot officially order anyone to train you I can give you the names of the best people who could teach you. "
Sasuke smirked as he realized what was going on. He said more to himself than the Third, "The council does not want me to become too strong do they? They want me as their puppet."
Sarutobi frowned. If trained right, Sasuke could be highly effective at genjutsu. His observational skills are far beyond that of an academy student. The council will definitely not want him trained in that area, but I am certain that Itachi would want that for him. I can at least give Sasuke that much.
"While I cannot comment on your last statement; here are the names of the people you should study from: for taijutsu, Maito Gai; for swordsmanship, Hayate Genma; and for genjutsu, Yuuhi Kurenai. Spend a lot of time with Kurenai; you have much potential as a genjutsu user and Kurenai can help you utilize that potential very well. And since I cannot teach you ninjutsu myself, I would suggest Hatake Kakashi."
Sasuke nodded at each of the names- taking special note of the Third's opinion regarding Kurenai- but smirked when the Third mention Kakashi.
"You mean the pervert who is never on time?"
"Yes, do you know him?"
"Before the massacre, I was his apprentice."
"Ah that is good. Also, you can always train with the sacred scrolls of the Uchiha Clan correct? I am certain you can make use of the Uchiate style of fighting. It works especially well with sword jutsus and the sharingan. If I remember correctly, your father had the entire scroll for that fighting style in his study. I would suggest that you start working on the Uchiate style as soon as you become a third degree in the Iron Fist style. As I'm sure you know, the third degree means that you have mastered seventy-five percent of the katas and can use them flawlessly together in combat situations."
"Of course, I am not some ignorant fool like Naruto, Hokage-sama," Sasuke said darkly, "I already have the third degree in the Iron fist style."
"That's good; you do your clan proud. Also, if you want to learn any medical ninjutsu; my student, the sannin Tsunade, is head of the hospital. I am certain that she would be willing to teach you a few medical jutsus."
"That's interesting Hokage-sama, but I am not well suited for medical ninjutsu."
True, The Third mused, Sasuke's chakra is more suited for destructive jutsus rather than the fine tuned art of healing. He lacks the natural chakra control necessary; however, he does make up for it with large reserves…
"You are correct of course. Now if you will excuse me, I have a meeting to attend."
"Of course; goodbye Hokage-sama."
Oh Kami, what have we done to that poor child.
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Hn, in that dream I really did not focus too much on genjutsu. I mainly focused on taijutsu and ninjutsu; but if I want to beat Itachi, I must master all three of the ninja disciplines. For now, I must get something to eat; I wonder if that Tunad restaurant has some good tomatoes?
As Sasuke walked into the restaurant, he noticed a scantily clad woman screaming something about how she couldn't afford the dango's. Stupid woman! Wait that is Anko; Orochimaru's former student. Maybe I could get her to teach me to summon snakes? That would be helpful for me in the long run…
Sasuke walked over to the Snake Mistress and calmly smiled at the waiter she was screaming at.
"I will pay for the woman's meal, don't worry about it."
Anko looked stunned as the waiter nodded and walked off. She grinned evilly at Sasuke and said sweetly "And what is your name sweetheart?"
"Hn, shut up and eat."
"From your attitude it looks like you're the Uchiha bastard who survived. You seem to be taking it quite well."
"Hn."
"Itachi always was a creepy bastard. Never liked him much."
As Anko said this, she noticed a wild look creep into Sasuke's eyes; it was that of a predator hunting his prey. The words that came out of his mouth next stunned her.
"Would you like to help me kill him?
To hear such words from such a young person stunned Anko. The coldness in Sasuke's eyes was unnatural. Like my old sensei Orochimaru… thought the kunoichi. I need to be careful around this kid. He is a string waiting to snap.
"How would I be able to help you, shit-for-brains? A whole squad of ANBU could not take him down much less you and I?"
Sasuke smirked as the words came from her mouth. "I don't need you to fight him; I need you to train me to fight him. I am too weak to even come close to my brother's level. I know that you trained with the snake sannin Orochimaru, and I know that you have learned many of his techniques. So teach me."
Hmmm, the thought of teaching this kid is appealing. He is the only brat I know who has at least some maturity. And besides, the thought of teaching Uchiha Itachi's killer would grant me some prestige…
"I will pay you 50 ryo per hour," Sasuke said with a knowing smile.
"When do we start?"
"After we are through eating."
So saying, Sasuke grabbed a dango and put it into his mouth; and immediately started gagging. The voice said, Idiot! You can only survive on blood now. If you are hungry, just go to the seedier part of town and hire a whore.
"You alright, kid?" Anko asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Lets just get to training."
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Sasuke smirked as he realized where he and Anko were; Training Ground Seven, where he became a genin in that dream.
"Okay Uchiha. Let's see what you got."
"You got it!" Sasuke yelled as he activated his sharingan.
"Oh, so you have the sharingan. That will make our training much easier. Now attack!" Anko sneered.
Despite his new ability and speed, Sasuke was still no match for a jounin; but he continued desperately to land a hit on Anko. I have to be cunning if I want to harm her. That is the true meaning of being a shinobi. What could I use? The katon: grand fireball jutsu is too obvious to use here, but what about the housenka? I have not learned that one yet, but the concept should not be too hard. The voice interrupted at this, Never use a jutsu you have not learned yet. It could backfire badly. If you are that desperate to win this battle, release your true power.
How do I do that? Sasuke asked in his head.
Simply say "Sharingan Release." It should give you the strength and speed of a very weak Jonin. Just don't use it in a fight unless you can't win any other way. It is not healthy to reveal your true power.
Sasuke quickly broke free of this conversation and said
"Sharingan Release!!"
After he said this, he felt a surge of chakra envelope his body. Power surged throughout his very being. Anko noticed this and quickly backed away from the young Uchiha, wondering what jutsu he had just performed.
While so much chakra was running through his body, he recognized that now would be the perfect time to create a clone. He quickly changed places with his clone and hid behind a tree where he could come up with a plan.
"Nice clone, but I am a Jonin. I sensed your chakra change; you have to learn how to cover that up as well."
Sasuke froze as he sensed Anko appear beside him. He quickly turned around to find Anko's fist flying towards his face and her free hand reaching behind her back to grab a kunai. Sasuke flipped backwards and, while in the air, threw several shuriken at Anko to distract her from the one kunai he threw behind her with an exploding tag. Anko noticed that the speed with which he threw them was far beyond that of a genin or even chuunin and realized she would have to up her game if she wished to defeat the young Uchiha. Anko also noticed the exploding tag and used a replacement jutsu. Sasuke saw through this with his sharingan and speedily threw several punches at the real Anko who had appeared behind him.
Anko blocked the punches, but winced at the power behind them. She smirked at the exhausted Sasuke.
"You are pretty strong for your age kid, but you are no match for a jounin. I will let you keep your pride for now by not beating you to a pulp. Tomorrow, I will not be so kind. Until then I have some homework for you. It will help you when you finally summon snakes; you are not to tell the truth until we speak again. Snakes are liars, and to control a liar, you must become one. My old teacher told me this: That if truth shall set you free, then those who lie and lie well to others control them. Lying is key to being a ninja. You must learn to control your opponents with the lies you tell."
Sasuke nodded as she said this. This was why he was going to ask something of her…"Don't tell anyone about my sharingan."
Anko looked surprised at first, but then nodded. "You are learning already. Good night Sasuke-san."
"Good-night Anko-sensei."
Just as Anko turned around to head home, Sasuke quickly formed the hand signs for the Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu and smirked as Anko was hit by the fireball. However, he immediately knew something was wrong and jumped into the air just as Anko came flying in with a kick where he used to be.
Sasuke sighed as he realized he was in for a long hard fight. His moment of reverie cost him as Anko had jumped into air after the Uchiha. She kneed him hard in the gut. Blood spurted out of Sasuke's mouth from where he had bit his lip.
Anko grabbed Sasuke by the nape of his neck and threw him hard to the ground. Sasuke's body hit the ground with a hard thud. Anko sweat dropped as she realized how hard she had thrown the boy. She was worried for a moment before Sasuke stood back up with a maniacal grin on his face.
"Is that all you've got, bitch?" he sneered.
Anko smirked as she admired the boy's spirit. So young, yet so tough. He would make an excellent apprentice.
"Stop," she finally called as she saw the young Uchiha starting to attack again. "Since you are so eager to keep training we are going to work on what jutsus you know. What jutsus do you know?"
"My best jutsu would have to be the Chidori, but I also know the basic transform and the basic henge. Also, there is the Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu."
"Hm, seems like we need to start you on learning some more fire jutsus. Thankfully for you, my element happens to be fire. Now activate your sharingan and watch."
That day, Uchiha Sasuke mastered the Katon: Housenka no jutsu.
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Sasuke stiffly walked towards Uchiha District but was distracted when he was saw a young Hyuuga female unconscious on the ground. Sasuke remembered her as Hinata from his class, the only female who did not swoon over him. Better show the girl some thanks for that I guess.
Sasuke picked her up and flung her over his shoulder as he walked down the street to the Hyuuga District. He was greeted with cold stares as he dropped her at Hyuuga Hiashi's feet.
"She was lying unconscious by the road. Take better of her." And Sasuke walked off.
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Sasuke lay in bed that night wondering how he was going to deal with Naruto. He was my only friend in my dream. Could I use him to help me kill Itachi? Kill him for the mangekyou? Right now he is not even my best friend. Perhaps I will have to kill someone else. At the moment, the closest person to me is Kakashi. I may have to kill him instead. I might want to start spending more time with him so that way I can truly know if he is my best friend.
How am I supposed to kill Itachi though? I will need to take him down before he is able to use the Susanoo jutsu. I need a technique that does immense damage over time. The Gentle fist style would be good for that, but how would I get someone from the Hyuuga clan to train me? They would definitely not, so I will have to copy it from some unsuspecting young shinobi. I think there is a Hyuuga in my class. Hyuuga Hanata? Hyuuga Hanita? Hyuuga Hinata!!! That's it; the same girl that I picked off the street earlier tonight. Well, Hyuuga Hinata, looks like you are going to be my sparring partner from now on.
Sasuke smirked as he continued planning. In terms of taijutsu, I am ready to start on the Uchiate style. As for ninjutsu, I have plenty of scrolls from all of my family members. I need to get all of those packed up into a library tomorrow. Now for genjutsu, genjutsu is an art that cannot be taught from scrolls. However, my chakra capacity is still too low to learn many genjutsus. Mark that on for my training regimen; perform the katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu twenty times. And the next day, twenty-one days. And so on. Excellent! Well, for now I must sleep. Each day brings me closer to killing you, brother. Watch out, Itachi!
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Sasuke sighed as he packed up the last of his family's scrolls. He had placed all of them in his father's study according to type. There was a pile for katon jutsu, which he would work on first, a pile for suiton jutsu, a pile for doton jutsu, a pile for raiton jutsu, a pile for fuuton jutsu, a pile for taijutsu, and a pile for sword jutsu. I will have to wait until I am older until I get my Chokuto. This body is too small to properly wield a sword. Maybe a nice tanto would work though? I will work on getting one today.
Sasuke walked down the street stopping in at weaponry shops. He was looking for a tanto, but none of the stores seemed to carry any. He finally came upon a dusty little shop near the edge of town. As he entered the shop, he felt an ancient lust awaken in his blood. Sasuke's eyes grew red and he felt an insane desire to rip the elderly shopkeeper head off and drink the fountain of blood.
The shopkeeper looked at Sasuke with a smirk on his face. The shopkeeper said, "Greetings Uchiha-sama. I eagerly awaited the day you would come by my place. All Uchiha bought their weaponry from me. What would you like? It is free."
"A sword and some kunai," Sasuke said in a throaty voice as he tried to control his bloodlust.
"Ah, I have the perfect weapon for you. Here…"
The shopkeeper pulled out a straight blade wrapped in red cloth. At the very edge near the cross guard, was the Uchiha fan. Sasuke felt an intense attraction to the sword. It called to him and sent a burst of ecstasy as Sasuke touched it.
"The power of your weapons comes from how much blood you feed them. The more you kill and cut, the stronger this blade shall become. This blade should last you until you kill Orochimaru and take his Kusanagi sword.
`"What?"
"Never mind. You will find out about that later. For now, get someone to teach you how to use that blade."
"Who would be the best sword user in Konoha?"
"I would say Hayate Genma. He does not use his blade often, but when he does, he is deadly."
"Hn. He is the same person the Third Hokage suggested. He must be pretty good then."
"He is Konoha's best swordsman. Only the Seven Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist are better with a blade."
"Thank you for your assistance. I will be back if I ever need more kunai or shuriken."
"Come again!"
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Uchiha Sasuke walked into his classroom and smirked when he saw Hyuuga Hinata sitting by herself. Perfect, he thought to himself. The young shinobi quickly took a seat beside the pale kunoichi. Hinata shot Sasuke scared look as he unpacked his books. What is he doing? I feel so bad for him. He lost his family and must be hurting desperately, Hinata thought to herself.
"H-how are you U-Uchiha-san?" she asked bravely.
"Hn." Sasuke mentally smacked himself as he said this. Come Uchiha! You have to get this girl to help you. Be sociable!!
"I mean I am fine. How are you?" Sasuke said awkwardly.
"I-I am good Uchiha-san." Hinata answered timidly.
"Stop stuttering. It is annoying."
"G-gomen. I-I will try."
"Hn."
"I-Is there a r-reason that you s-sat beside me Uchiha-san?"
"Sasuke. It is just Sasuke. And yeah, train with me after school today."
"N-nani?" asked Hinata incredulously.
"Train with me this afternoon. I want to see the strength of a Hyuuga warrior."
"B-but I'm not really that s-strong."
"Hn. I am not really concerned about your strength. I just want to see your fighting style. It could help me gain the strength to kill that man."
"W-who?"
"My brother."
"OKAY EVERYONE!!! UZAMAKI NARUTO IS HERE!!!"
Sasuke groaned lightly as he suddenly remembered how loud the Kyuubi jinchuriki could be. He also took notice of the blush that appeared on Hinata's face. Great! Here I was hoping that she would not be a fan girl, and she ends up being the dobe's. Well, as long as it does not affect my ability to copy her gentle fist I should be fine.
"Hey dobe!" Sasuke yelled.
"Oi! What do you want?"
"You are too loud. Shut up."
"TEME!!!" Naruto yelled as he pointed at Sasuke.
"Watch your language Naruto!!" yelled Iruka as he entered the room.
"But Iruka-sensei, Sasuke told me to shut up," Naruto whined.
Iruka looked at Sasuke who just shrugged. Iruka sighed. There was not much he could do. Sasuke had been through a very painful ordeal. All Iruka could do would be to try to explain the situation to Naruto.
"Naruto, come with me for a moment," ordered Iruka.
"But Iruka-sensei!"
"No buts, Naruto. Now follow me."
Naruto followed the chuunin outside the classroom with a pout on his face. Iruka bent down to where he was eye level with the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. He asked,
"Do you know what happened to Sasuke's family the other night?"
"No, why should I care what happens to his family? At least he has one right?" Naruto said in depression.
"Not anymore he doesn't. They were all killed the other night, Naruto. So please, try to understand what Sasuke is going through."
"That is so sad! I need to go cheer him up!"
So saying Naruto ran back into the classroom and yelled at Sasuke,
"I'M SORRY YOUR FAMILY GOT KILLED TEME! DON"T WORRY IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT!"
Sasuke just stared at Naruto as red started to creep into his eyes. He had to restrain himself from killing the blonde idiot right then and there. Kill him when you are best friends. That way you will gain the Mangekyou from it, Said the voice.
Iruka walked in with a dumbfounded look on his face. Never in his life did he believe that Naruto would be that socially inept.
"Um, okay class; let us begin our unit on the Hidden Mist Swordsmen…"
Later that afternoon, Sasuke and Hinata stayed behind to begin their training together.
"S-Sasuke-san? A-Are you ready to s-start?" Hinata stuttered out.
"Hai. Begin!"
Sasuke dropped into the Iron fist stance and activated his sharingan as he watched Hinata slip into the gentle fist style. Okay, she keeps her chakra near her hands so that she can push chakra out. I will need to learn immense chakra control for that. Tree climbing begins in five months. That should give me enough time to build up the chakra necessary for it. I definitely need to do those chakra growth exercises father taught me the day before his death.
The sparring match lasted for several hours. Sasuke barely had to exert himself, but Hinata was dripping in her own sweat. Sasuke had, however, copied much of Hinata's style and had started using it the basics himself. He could not harm her tenketsu points as he could not see them, but he could send large amounts of chakra into her body to disrupt her chakra coils. If I could learn some way to create explosive chakra and leave it inside their chakra coils I could essentially blow my opponent up from the inside. I am going to have to work on that with Anko-sensei. She loves explosions.
As Sasuke was thinking of ways to improve himself, Hinata collapsed. The training had been more intense than her father's, yet she felt she had learned more. Sasuke never gave her disapproving glares and only seemed interested in strengthening both himself and her. M-maybe, training with Sasuke-san will not be so bad. I just might get stronger! Like Naruto-kun!
"Hinata. Get up. You are stronger than that."
Hinata looked at Sasuke with bewilderment in her eyes. No one had ever even assumed that she had any strength at all; much less the strength to stand after such an intense sparring match.
"Come on." Sasuke offered his hand to Hinata as he said this. She took it with gratitude. And shakily, Sasuke and Hinata walked to their homes, but those words kept ringing in Hinata's ears: "You are stronger than that."