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After years of fighting to the death with each other, they each thought they knew each other. But did they really? Everyone has their own secrets, and the Rookie 12 are no exceptions. Collection of one-shots. Dark. Mentions of cutting, rape, abuse, etc. Ratings may go up.

.:The Secrets Within:.

.:Hinata: Family:.

I threw a jab in Hanabi's direction, forcing her to lean back. In retaliation, she spun around and grabbed my hand, still hanging in the empty air, using her body weight to slam me onto my back. I held my legs out before I hit the ground, and pushed myself back up, getting back into a defensive Juuken stance.

Hanabi dashed towards me and thrust her hands in my direction. I blocked her advances and swept her from underneath with a leg. She flipped backwards and then continued her onslaught of attacks, forcing me backwards. I struggled to keep up with her momentum, and eventually succumbed to her barrage of blows, falling onto my knees. Hanabi had her hand at my neck, signaling my defeat, a smug smirk on her face.

My father watched from a distance not too far away, an impassive look on his face. He glanced at me, and I could sense the disgust in his pallid eyes. "Despicable," he spat. "Hinata. You are weak. Even your seven-year-old sister can defeat you. How can you expect to become the clan leader? It's amazing that you even passed the genin exams." I bit my lips hard and glared at the ground, tasting the metallic blood in my mouth. "Hanabi. Your form is excellent." I glanced over at her puffed-out chest and nearly scoffed at her pompousness. "However, you cannot expect to use the same tricks on your enemies each time." She deflated instantly, causing me to feel a tad bit better about myself. "Not all of your opponents will be as weak or slow or child's play as your sister will be. You can't hope to outlast all of your opponents in a battle of endurance."

"Yes, father," Hanabi replied. With that, the two left the training grounds to have a cup of tea with each other, leaving me all alone. They didn't bother inviting the weak, little girl behind them, but it didn't matter, because I didn't want to be with them, anyways.

My name is Hyuuga Hinata, and I am the current heiress of the Hyuuga clan, the only remaining clan that claims a doujutsu. This clan has risen through power and political turmoil within the village. Within several decades, tensions has escalated far too high for me to see. The branch family members all are required to have the Hyuuga Main Family's Cursed Seal, the seal applied on all branch family members once they reach a certain age. With the seal, the main family is able to control, in a sense, all of the branch family members. I know it's wrong—it's inhumane—but I can do nothing but watch my family destroy itself from inside out.

It's been a lifelong dream of mine to become the leader of the Hyuuga clan so that I could remove all of the seals from my family members, including Neji. Neji doesn't outwardly show it, but I know that out of his two cousins, he supports me rather than Hanabi. He doesn't trust me—I don't even trust myself, with my self-esteem, and all,—but he understands that I have the better motives. It saddens me whenever I watch him train until dark to become stronger. Neji no longer talks to anyone except Hiashi whenever ordered or asked something. He never used to be like this.

"Hinata-hime, look at those sunflowers," a four-year-old Neji pointed out.

"It's pretty. Can we eat them?"

Neji smiled and picked off a small, canary-hued flower, carefully sifting it through his younger cousin's hair skillfully.

"Of course it's pretty. Just like your name, Hinata-hime."

But now, he's so cold and detached towards me and everyone else. I sympathize him, though, since his father died because if me. His father, a good, kind man, died because of my father. Everything leads back to me. It's my fault, and everyone knows it.

I wish I was stronger, not just more powerful. I wish I was like Neji, who could absorb his pain and keep it inside until even he forgets about it. I wish I was as strong as Naruto, who can pretend that everything's okay and keep making other people smile, even though he's hurting inside.

A six-year-old Hinata sobbed as the other girls taunted her and called her names. She knew she was weak; they didn't have to rub it in. She wanted to scream back at them, punch them in the face, or even cut off their long, silky hair that they took so long to grow out, but she knew that she couldn't. She didn't have the guts to do it. Instead, all she could do was cry.

"Stop it! What are you guys doing?" someone suddenly shouted.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice and saw none other than Uzumaki Naruto. "What's the dobe doing here, dunce?" Ami asked with a malicious sneer.

"R-r-r-run a-a-aw-way, N-narut-to-k-kun!" Hinata managed to stutter out. She knew that Naruto could probably take down Ami, Fuki, and Kasumi, but they had a lot of large boys with them today. She didn't want him to get hurt, even though she hardly knew him.

"You guys shouldn't treat such a pretty girl like that! I'll show you guys a lesson!" he shouted, and pounced on the group of bullies. After a lot commotion and turmoil, Naruto was left dirtied and battered on a park bench not too far away from Hinata. The bullies left after seeing him badly injured, frightened that they would get caught. Hinata hastily scrambled next to him and tended to his wounds the best that a six-year-old could, wrapping up bleeding injuries with parts of her sundress.

"W-w-why d-didn't y-you r-r-run a-away?" she whispered.

Naruto gave her a wide, foxy grin and a thumbs up. "I can take this small bashing no problem. I'll have to take way worst than this if I want to become the Hokage. And besides," he smiled, "if I gave into them and ran away, they wouldn't know when to stop. I can't just give them what they want, you know? You have to be strong, too!" He suddenly rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry, all of this time, and I didn't introduce myself. I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm going to be the next Hokage! What's your name?"

Hinata giggled and smiled at the young boy in admiration. "I-I-I'm i-in Iruk-k-ka's c-class w-w-with y-you. My name is Hyuuga Hinata."

I look up to Naruto, because he showed me that I can be strong, but it's difficult when it seems like no one believes in me anymore. They all think that I'm weak, and the truth is, I am. How can I match up to their expectations when I'm so daunted by the look of frustration and disappointment in my father's eyes? How can I match up to their expectations when I'm forever stuck in my sister's shadow, which extends farther away each day, making it difficult for me to catch up.

"What a disappointment," Hiashi muttered, sipping his tea lightly.

"Father?" Hanabi asked, although she already knew who he was talking about.

"Your sister. She's excessively weak—pityful, almost. I can hardly believe that she's my child."

Hinata swallowed her tears as she walked despondently back to her room, avoiding any further contact.

My name is Hyuuga Hinata, and my darkest secret—the secret that I want no one to know—is that, more than anything else, I despise my father and sister.

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