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Nana woke to loud noises outside her hospital room. The sterile smell gave her unwanted memories a reason to surface. She blinked away the awful memories of Orochimaru's tests. The white walls with very few pictures bored her. She stood and dressed herself. Her eyes felt weaker, and she knew why. She had used the one chance she had with Rinne'rebirth to bring Itachi back and in turn she had sacrificed her Rinnengan eyes, and a chunk of her chakra; which would return to normal in a few years. She didn't miss them, she could see ten times better now, the Rinnengan pretty much drains the life from your eyes, and causes you to go blind if you weren't born with it. No, Nana didn't miss those ringed eyes one bit.

Nana sighed and swung open the door once she had pulled on her dark grey cargo shorts and black tank top. The commotion outside ceased for a moment. Her lavender eyes clashed with his silver ones. She was silent as she looked him over. She pulled on her ninja sandals and walked outside, jerking her head to the side in a motion for the silver eyed male to follow. He followed but didn't wait for her to get outside before he attacked. Before he could lay a hand on her she had spun around and her fist sent him flying into the wall behind him. "Little Neji, do you not realize why I am here? Or are you going to be like Sasuke and kill me instead of learning the truth!?" Nana yelled and Neji stood. "You killed them in cold blood, that is the truth." Neji growled and Nana shrugged. "You can keep on hating me, but you will just feel like a fool when you learn the truth." Nana said and Neji grit his teeth.

He charged at her and she burst into a cloud of mist when he touched her. She appeared behind him and her foot sent him flying. He stood and charged at her again, only for her to hold her arms up and swing them around in front of her, the misted water began to freeze into microscopic pieces of sharp ice. The ice shot forwards and before it could come in contact with Neji flames melted it. Nana shrugged and walked back into the hospital. "Tell the fool whatever you want, he is still going to try to kill me, he blames us for his fathers' death, but his father was killed because he disagreed with the clan and they sent him to cloud instead of Hiashi. What a wonderful way to find that out huh? The lies the clan left in your heads… they make me sick." Nana said as she hit her knees on the hospital steps. The Anbu there helped her up and took her back to her room.

She wasn't worn out from her fight with her younger cousin, no; she was still weak from bringing Itachi back. Her eyes drooped shut when she thought of her friend; her heart was content because he breathed once more. She didn't know what she would have done had she not been able to bring him back. Her best friend was the thing that had kept her going; she wondered if maybe, she had been the one to keep him going since he had almost given up in the very beginning…

With Hinata…

Hinata closed off Neji's tenketsu, seeing as he was not going to relent on his attempts of killing Nana. "Walk with me, Neji." She said and he followed her into the hospital. She led him to Itachi's room and she heard his teeth grind together. "You brought him back too?" he growled. Hinata nodded. "Neji, they had no choice." She said and Neji's hateful look turned on her. "No choice? Then why spare us?" he asked angrily. Hinata clenched her fists and squeezed her eyes shut. Her eyes snapped open and she grit her teeth.

"You don't get it. And I doubt you will get of your high horse to get it. Neji, they took on our hate, but left their love with us! They took on disgrace to honor the village. They wanted the truth to fade away with their dying breathes. But I know the truth! Itachi and Nana, they wanted us to end their suffering. They wanted us to think they had disgraced the clan when the clan itself was disgraced! Our clan was going to kill the third Hokage. Sasuke's clan was going to take advantage of konoha without a leader and they were going to decimate the village. They were going to create a village solely of Hyuuga and Uchiha! They wanted to start a civil war that would kill off all the bloodlines they thought were weak, and below them! They were going to kill everyone they thought of as weak just so they could rule their way!" she yelled at him. He glared at her and it had become a stare down until Nana brushed past them and walked right into Itachi's room.

Neji glared at his older cousin until she had collapsed beside Itachi's bed and she gripped his hand tightly. "I almost lost you…" she whispered and he rolled over to look at her. "You did lose me, Nana. I was at peace, finally. But you brought me back…" he said and she nodded. "I could have given my life for you, but I gave up my Rinnengan. I couldn't have you trying to let Sasuke kill you again, now could I?" she asked with a small laugh as Hinata walked into the room.

"Itachi, Nana." Hinata greeted and Nana smiled. "What are you doing strolling about and fighting already for anyways?" Itachi asked and Nana smiled at him. "Turns out Neji is like Sasuke." She said and Itachi nodded weakly. Nana looked at Neji and she frowned. His glare weakened and he ran into the room and hit his knees beside her. He fisted his hands against the floor and begged forgiveness. Hinata was surprised. Nana's eyes softened and she pulled him to her and she hugged him gently. "I know you don't truly forgive me yet… because you don't fully understand. But when you do I will still be here. I don't plan on going anywhere. You may never truly forgive me… but if you want me to care for you like I used to, I have no problem with that. That's what big sisters are for." She said softly and Neji looked up at her and the sincerity in her eyes made him stand and turn away from her.

"All I want to know is why… why did you leave me and Hinata alone?" he asked and she attempted to stand but fell back on weak legs. "I couldn't bring you with me… I couldn't stay… and I didn't have the heart to kill innocents. I had to… I had to kill Hanabi… she was just a tiny little baby… you and Hinata… you could handle yourselves… but a tiny little infant?" She started, staring hatefully at her hands. "I couldn't leave you two with an infant… you would have never made it had I left you with her… I had to… I had to kill her… I did it quick and painlessly but I didn't do it fast enough… but it didn't stop the haunting memories…" Nana said, her eyes filling with tears as she looked up at the two. "she… she reached up for me… she giggled… and called me Nana… She knew my name when she had never even met me… you showed her who I was… you made her think I was a hero… do you know how hard that is? When you are a child and you have to kill a child yourself? A child who thinks of you as their hero no less? I almost didn't do it! The things I had to do… I barely sleep… the memories haunt me in my dreams… I wanted to die, just so my pain would go away…" Nana whispered and the tears fell.

Neji's eyes held hate and regret, but he turned on his heel and swiftly left. Hinata crouched in front of Nana and placed a hand on her knee. "He has to let it sink in… he is all for the destiny and fate is fate and fate has its fucked up plans." She said and Nana glared at Hinata. "Watch your mouth! You are a lady not a man!" she scolded and Hinata frowned at her sister. "I don't need a mother. I looked up to you… I hated you for so long… but now I understand why…I don't hate you anymore, but don't you dare come in and act like you are my mother. I grew up the way I knew how, trust no one and fight for the ones close to you. The only one I'm going to fight for now… isn't here… and he won't be coming back." She said and stood only to look back and say, "I have to go meet Izuna by the gates." before she made her way out of the room as well.

Nana sighed and Itachi chuckled. "oh… you left a lady with two brutes…"he chuckled and Nana glared at him. "that is where she got her foul mouth. Your brother, Just wonderful." Nana sighed and she heard angry footsteps running down the hall and she slipped underneath his bed. "I am not here." She whispered and he chuckled. Tsunade threw his door open and he paled and his jaw unhinged slightly. "Where is she? I know she is here." Tsunade growled and he couldn't speak but he pointed down. Tsunade smiled and lifted up the bed with him in it.

"Traitor!" Nana squealed and attempted to run from the room but Tsunade grabbed her and drug her out of the room. When the blonde woman left the room Itachi could breathe again. His heart was racing. He shook his head, he had never feared anyone in his life… but that woman… he had heard of her. She promised pain. Anyone else and Nana would have been alright hiding under the bed. He just knew she had no problem hurting anyone she needed information from.

Itachi sighed as his heart slowed. He now knew that unless he wanted unnecessary pain, he would tell that woman anything she wanted to know. He winced as he heard Nana's pained scream from down the hallway and he heard the assistant's scream of 'lady Tsunade!' and the crash of someone flying through a wall. He stood and weakly made his way to his doorway. Nana crashed into him and they both went barreling into the floor. He winced, he hurt all over and when Tsunade appeared in the door he knew he was not going to feel better anytime soon.

Nana shoved a bottle in his mouth and he almost choked on the liquid. He drank it and Nana threw the bottle. "My sake!" Tsunade yelled and Nana sighed in relief as Shizune grabbed a hold of the dangerous woman. "Lady Tsunade! Be considerate! They need it more than you do! It will take their minds off the pain for a while!" the assistant exclaimed and Nana giggled lightly. "but why did they have to take mine!" Tsunade growled. "It is because you import yours. That is an obvious reason as to why, you get the really strong stuff." Shizune said and Nana began laughing and she slapped her hand onto Itachi's shoulder.

"Dammit Nana!" he growled and she rolled off of him, laughing. "You have a dirty mouth too…" she sighed. Tsunade attempted to take Nana from the room, but Itachi wouldn't let her go, and Nana wouldn't release Itachi. "You can't take me! I don't want to leave my friend! He knows me better than anyone here… don't let them take me Ita-kun!" Nana squealed and Tsunade snorted. "Fine then. Shizune bring in another bed for her, we obviously can't leave them in the floor." Tsunade said and Nana giggled and yelled 'sleep over' before she fell backwards and hit the floor.

"Thank you Hokage-sama." Itachi said and Tsunade looked at him. "you drank an entire bottle of my sake and you aren't messed up like her?" she asked and he stared at her his eyes were unfocused, but he shook his head. He didn't sway and he didn't slur. "It screws with my eyes… I don't get drunk easy… I'm half blind already, so it just makes things really, really fuzzy." He said and she nodded as he stood. He walked over to his bed, with a slight stutter step, then sat down, but his sitting down was more of a flop. "Don't get me wrong… its strong stuff. It's just I have a high tolerance." He said and Tsunade nodded although she didn't quite believe he was 100% sober or would be for a while... She lifted Nana from the floor, who was giggling and set her on the bed Shizune brought in.

"It is like fast acting liquid morphine! I love it!" she slurred and Tsunade set her down. They left the room and Itachi flopped onto his bed. "Damn you Nana!" he growled and she laughed loudly. "shut up Itachi! You drunken fool." She giggled. Itachi felt himself relax into the bed and he chuckled. "Ah… we screwed up big time didn't we Nana-chan?" he asked and Nana rolled over to face him. "You were dead. Now you aren't. be Happy. You can enjoy life a bit now. After we get Sasuke to get with the program, we can all be a big happy family and maybe I can get married one day, now that I don't have to worry about dying anymore." She said and he chuckled.

She rolled over to face him and grinned. "And maybe even you could get married! You could find some lucky lady here in konoha and settle down." She said and he snorted and burst into a fit of laughter. "All the women here… don't have a chance Nana. They are just… slutty and stalker-ish." He said and she laughed loudly. "There may be one woman in the bunch that wouldn't drive you up the wall, you never know." She laughed and he chuckled and rolled to face her. "The guys are weird too. Most of them have freaky habits, smell like dog, like bugs, wear spandex, and read porn wherever they go. This place is filled with weird people." He laughed and she grinned. "Well maybe I can see past that. Maybe you can see past the flaws too." Nana said and he snorted in amusement. "Doubtful, Nana. That is extremely doubtful. When we can head out into the village I will show you." He said and she smiled. "sure."

A week later…

Itachi had been released from Tsunade's care and so had Nana. Nana waited for Itachi to get dressed and when he strolled from his room wearing his glasses she giggled. He turned to her and raised a brow. "So you can laugh at me because I am wearing my glasses and I can't say anything about your glasses?" he asked with a small smile. She grinned and pushed her glasses up her nose. "I hate these things, but they make me look like a sexy librarian." She said and winked.

"I see…" he said and walked off ahead of her. She rolled her eyes and followed after him. "so you truly dream of getting married one day?" he asked and she snorted and rolled her eyes. "What woman doesn't? but no, Itachi, I was not getting all sappy. I don't do sappy." She said and he nodded with a smirk. "so where are you going to stay from here on out?" he asked and she frowned. "The Hyuuga compound, where else." She said and he nodded, not missing the hesitant look in her eyes. "Nana, welcome home." Itachi said and she looked around with an admiring look in her eyes.

"It is even more amazing than I remembered…" she said and smiled slightly. Her happiness was short lived when she noticed the villagers. She frowned when she saw the stares she was getting. "Murderers." One man spat and Nana frowned deeper. "The Hokage can lie to us all she wants, but we know the truth. You are both monsters." The man said and threw a basket of fruit at Nana. She closed her eyes and sighed. She caught the basket with all the fruit intact, much to the man's surprise, and she walked over to him. He flinched away in fear, but all she did was set the basket down and walked back over to Itachi. The man sighed in relief. "I will not hurt you, you know… I was brought home by my sister… and I intend on taking this second chance at life, and not screwing it up. Think what you may like, but I had no choice. I am a monster in my own mind, if it makes any difference, or is of any consolation at all..." She said and followed Itachi further down the street.

Someone grabbed Nana's shoulder and she turned around. The surprise on the blonde's face was evident. "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else. Sorry…" the blonde said and Nana frowned. "Who are you looking for?" she asked and he scratched the back of his head. "My friend Hinata… she sits at the gate with me… but I haven't seen her in about a week." He said and Nana's head shot up and she looked at Itachi, who was interested as well. "That's who I was looking for, she is my sister." Nana said and the fear that covered his features made Nana sigh. "Nana Hyuuga?" he asked and his eyes trailed to Itachi. "and Itachi Uchiha?" he asked and Nana nodded. Itachi nodded as well. "She… she vanished. She was supposed to meet me by the gate keepers box last Saturday… but no one has seen her since Saturday morning since she left the hospital…" he said and Nana frowned and her fingers twitched.

"Hinata…"Nana murmured and walked off. "Nana, this way, we may be able to find something out if we search the area she was last seen." Itachi said and she nodded. She followed after him quickly. They searched the gates, but they didn't find anything. There were obvious signs of a struggle, but not much more. Itachi led Nana to the Hyuuga compound then headed home himself. Nana walked the halls of her former home. Every door she opened, let loose a string of memories she wished she could forget. The blood coated the walls, the screams echoed in her mind, and the babbles of baby Hanabi haunted her. She couldn't stay here. She swung the door open and ran, she didn't have a clue where she was going, her legs knew and they made every turn and carried her to the destination they knew she wanted.

She jumped the gates and hit her knees at his doorstep. He was sitting on his steps, he hadn't even gathered the courage to enter his own home yet. "I can't be alone… please don't let me be alone Itachi…" she pleaded and he opened his arms to her. She made her way to his steps and she embraced him tightly. "I can't find the courage to go in alone…" he said and she sniffled. "Then I will go in with you. I cannot go back there… I hear it all… I can't suffer through it, please don't make me go back there… I will not let you suffer through this… please don't make me…" she begged and he nodded. "I won't make you." He said and she stood. He opened the door and she gripped his arm tightly. They strode into his old home and he led her to his old room and opened the door.

The old worn out beds had been replaced with new ones, but the color scheme was still the same. His deep red comforter and his black pillows screamed comfort. She sat on the end of the bed as he lay on the covers. She looked back at him and noticed he had drifted off. She walked around to the other side of the large bed and lay on that side. She drifted off thinking about how peaceful and gentle he looked.

Elsewhere…

Her eyes opened to dark nothingness. She couldn't activate her eyes, so she couldn't see. She had no idea of where she was or how she had gotten there. she knew who held her…she knew why… and all she wanted to do was curl up and cry. Was no one looking for her? She had been gone a full month now… she glared through the darkness at the red eyes that lingered on her. "How could you Sasuke…? How could you do this to me?" she asked and she could see the thin line his lips made from the light his eyes gave off.

"Hinata…I-" he said but she laughed bitterly. "I trusted you… you betrayed me… you… you…" she tried to say but her sobs choked her and her tears blurred her vision. "I'm sorry Hinata… I had no choice." He said and she spat on him the moment he came close. His eyes weren't harsh, they weren't mean, they were filled with regret, but Hinata didn't care that he had truly regretted what he had done. "I will let you go… I just can't let you go yet… I have to be sure…" he said and she sobbed more. His fingers trailed over her face and wiped away her tears. "I trusted you… I cared for you… I loved you…" she said and he attempted to kiss her but she turned away from him. "Get away from me… I don't ever want to see you again. Why don't you just go die…" she sobbed and he frowned.

He sat beside the hospital bed she was restrained to and listened to her cry. "I'm sorry Hinata…" Sasuke whispered and she sobbed loudly. "I am the only one who can revive the clan… I didn't want anyone else… you were the one I wanted…" he said and she laughed bitterly. "Maybe you could have asked me… maybe you could have proposed… maybe you could have been civil about it. Maybe if you had been humane about how this came to be! Maybe I would have said yes… maybe we could have made a life together… maybe we could have a home and a family… Maybe I would have actually left the village for you… but what you did is unforgivable. You fell far Sasuke… you fell so far…"Hinata sobbed and Sasuke stared at his hands. "I know, Hinata… I know… maybe one day you could forgive me…" he whispered as she cried herself to sleep.

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Nana could tell they were honing in on the group that held her objective, her wolf howled and took off running faster. They were close to the mission objectives. They were so close it hurt. She looked over at her companion and he nodded. He could feel that they were close too. They jumped through the trees without any resistance, her wolf, Oki in the lead. The white blur was only visible by the purity of his snow white coat in this darkness.

"Secure both objectives and take out any hostiles that you come across." Tsunade's voice rang out through their mic's. "Roger ma'am." They answered and clicked their mics off. Nana could see the fading chakra in the nearest proximity. "Objective one's chakra is fading fast, we have to hurry." Nana said and they pushed to get to the site faster.

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