Chapter 34: Unwavering Objective

Hyuga Main Compound, 2: 13 pm

Hiashi stood facing the window. His face void of any expression. The Branch Compound had been reduced to ashes. There were no survivors. A loud knock sounded on the door. Hiashi stiffened.

"Enter."

"Hiashi-san."

"Hiroshi-dono."

"You have yet to recover Neji's body? And find Hinata."

"Neji…has been issued as a missing-ninja. And I believe you mean, Pain." Hiashi said. His voice low. Hiroshi grinned.

"Don't tell me you knew all along…Hiashi-sama." Hiashi shrugged his shoulders.

"We have been playing this game for decades, Hiroshi-san. Don't you think it's about time things got serious?"

"Oh they have…" Hiashi turned to Hiroshi. His eyes void of its usual color. They were black.

"Oh ho!" Hiroshi exclaimed.

"So then Chihiro did…have insurance."

"I had insurance."

"Are you planning to butt heads with me? Are you sure you want to do that? You might die you know."

"He died a long time ago."

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"Hmmm…where am I?" The girl sat up. The room was bright, a window let in sun light and warmth. The walls were painted lavender with Japanese kanji written on them. She tensed…those…were…seals…

"Help me!" She ran to the door, pounding on it wishing with all her might to be freed from this unknown prison.

"Someone please! Please let me out! Someone!"

"Pain-sama! Pain-sama please calm down!" Someone called from the other side of the door.

A young woman stepped into the room, carrying a tray of food.

"I know you must be famished Pain-sama. Here is your breakfast. Hiroshi-sama will be here in short hours." She bowed. Setting the plate on the table she made to walk out. The girl grabbed her hand before she could close the door.

"I'm not Pain! I'm Hinata!"

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"Just how many of you were cursed, Hiashi-sama?" Hiroshi furrowed his brows and backed away towards the door. Hiashi merely stood. His countenance frightfully chilling and intimidating. Hiroshi stiffened as the room seemed to swallow him up, and the air became so thick he felt he could barely breathe.

"You! What are you Hiashi?!"

"There were four demons that were released during the Great Five Nations War! Pain, Life, Chaos and Death. Death…ends all things."

"Are you planning to kill me right here?" Hiashi laughed. A deep and menacing cackle that formed in his throat and seemed to echo through the room.

"What would I accomplish if I finished you…an insignificant insect off right now? There's a war to be had…between man and the supernatural."

"You...knew everything!" Hiashi smirked.

"You wish to be Hogake? Such a trifling position. Hardly worth all this drama you caused. You fool."

"What are you saying?"

"Demons once ruled the world…until the fool humans created means to kill us and track us down. Sealing us in every damn thing they could find. What they forgot was that we were born from the darkness of men's heart and the loneness of their souls. We will always be with the race of men. Always and forever."

"But what about Hiashi? What's happened to him?"

Death smiled.

"I already told you. He died a long time ago."

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Hinata sat in the window seat. Tear streaked face hidden by locks of indigo hair masking her sorrow. Her head was buried in her knees, small arms wrapped around her legs.

Neji-niisan…Neji-niisan…why? Why? Why did I do that to you? How could I? What have I become? Please…Neji-niisan…please….be ok. Please…forgive me. Forgive me…I'm so sorry…Hana-chan…Naruto-kun…Tsunade-sama…everyone…I'm so sorry.

She lifted her head. Never had she ever remember her mind being so heavy and her spirit so expiring. She observed the tidy room. Two windows, one futon, a table, a closet and small tea area. She looked out the window at the tall mountain tops that dictated the very sky and land. It would have been breath-taking had she not been in her current situation. A prisoner once again.

I…I cannot feel sorry for myself. I…have to do something that would lift my spirit. I…cannot become depressed. I must find out about my surroundings. Where am? How long have I been here? I can't tell where I am from looking at the topography…so I must in a place I have never been before.

"Pain-sama."

"Enter."

A young man in his early 20's entered the room. He carried the tea tray to the table in the next room. Hinata watched him from the window as he left the shoji door opened. He glanced at her, and bowed low to the floor.

"Where am I?" He tensed.

"Where am I? I order you to speak." He slowly rose up. His eyes black as the night. Hinata held back a shriek that so desperately wanted to come out. He smirked.

"You are in the Demon Country, Pain-sama."

"Demon Country? How…how did I get here?" The young man shrugged. Hinata panicked.

"How…how long have I been here? How long?!"

"For only three days, Pain-sama."

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"The sacrifices? You-"

"Incorporated them into the Hyuga. Do you know why the Hyuga were split into the Main and Branch? Because of a ridiculous power struggle. Two halves of the same family fought for power within themselves. The Branch ten years later rebelled against the Main. A great massacre took place. Finally deciding things had gone too far the leader, Daichi placed a seal of compliance on them. But the price of keeping the seal strong down through the ages was the deaths of multiple Branch members or…whoever they could get their hands on. Blood had to be paid. Humans truly are idiotic creatures that think of nothing but fleeting wealth and pleasure. This was the ideal place for me to live. Within a clan so hideous and vile! Hahahahaha! What a fluke! This…blood! This killing and anguish! It is the perfect place for us to indwell! Greed, Lust, Wrath, Revenge, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Despair, Corruption, Sorrow, Woe, Misery, Disaster, Death, Chaos, Pain, even Life. All of us…in one clan! Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Ahahahaha!"

Hiroshi slumped to his feet.

"What are your plans, My Lord? I will serve you until my parting breathe." Death grinned.

"The world is my plan. The "Wedding Day" is almost upon us. In one week…we…will all be set free."

"What must I do to hasten it?" Death turned towards Hiroshi.

"Father is already on his way there. He will prepare everything…what you must do is merely continue with your own plans. Tsunade already has been stripped of her Hogake position and cannot move. She has no idea what is going on…however…"

"What is it, My Lord?"

"Fujiko…provides a problem. Hiashi and Chihiro did have insurance after all."

Hiroshi furrowed his brows. How did his sister…?

"You cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. Chihiro sealed Life inside Neji…and Hiashi's soul was taken as payment. Chihiro had no idea that I had entered Hiashi's soul…until the very last moments of her death. You should have seen her eyes…such sorrow…I fell in love with her then. Haha…"

Wow...umm....this story is getting interesting lol. Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. There was a mix up in the document manager and I uploaded two of the same chapters so I am very sorry about that :(. LoL I was like wtf? Why are there two of the same chapters? Anyway please review and I hope you all are still loving this story! Please do review!