Tsunade's Forbidden Jutsu

Flash stepping over the skies of the Hidden Leaf Village, Soifon has switched her target from the Hyuuga Clan, to the Hokage named Tsunade. However, her main purgative was finding the Lieutenant.

She was half expecting her to continue the original mission and make her way to the Hyuuga Compound; however, when she finally did arrive at the compound, she couldn't find a single trace of the girl.

It was getting late, and the sun was quickly setting; the Hyuuga Compound was enormous, apparently Kakashi Hatake wasn't kidding when he had said the Hyuuga's were practically royalty.

Soifon sighs, without her gigai it was going to be extremely difficult to talk with the Hokage considering hardly anyone could even sense her presence. She ascends, rising higher in to the air; the only option left was to use the Soul Tracking Technique.

'If there are any humans in this village with any significant amounts of spirit energy; I'll find them.'

Standing rigid, she performs the technique branching out to cover the entire village; a few seconds of searching produces only one result.

'It's coming from the tower in the center of the village; this power is strong, I wonder why I didn't sense it before.'

The technique also reveals something else; Hiyori's location. The girl was no longer in her gigai, and that made her angry.

Hiyori has followed the group of ANBU to a warehouse on the outskirts of the village. She was about to enter the facility, but a sudden burst of spirit pressure stops her cold. It was the Captain, and she did not seem happy.

She turns, coming face to face with her superior; the two soul reapers remain in the air, suspended high above the moonlit sky.

"Why are you out of your gigai, Lieutenant?"

Soifon was obviously in a foul mood. Hiyori begins to fidget, as she explains the altercation between her and the ANBU; Soifon's eye begins to twitch.

"So where is the gigai now?"

She points, "In that warehouse."

Soifon berates the girl for being so reckless when she's cut off, "Wait, Captain, why are you out of your gigai?"

Hiyori gasps, "Don't tell me you were defeated too, Captain?"

Soifon turns red with embarrassment, as Hiyori explodes in raucous laughter, "I don't believe it! The great Captain Soifon defeated by a bunch of humans; Yachiru's gonna flip!"

She's cut off by another wave of crushing spirit pressure. Red energy was pouring off of the Captains body at an intense rate. Soifon's eyes were full of pure rage…

"You better watch your mouth, Lieutenant; unless you want me to show you a perfect assassination!"

Hiyori throws up her hands in defense and quickly backs away, "Hey it was a joke! Can't you take a joke?"

"Does it look like I'm joking to you?"

Hiyori bites her tongue, as Soifon explains the situation. She plans to visit the source of the spirit energy herself, while Hiyori was instructed to retrieve her giagi and meet back up with her.

"Wait, what happened to your gigai Captain?"

Soifon cocks her head to the side and scratches at her ear, "It was destroyed in an explosion…"

Hiyori stifles another laugh, as Soifon's shoots her a murderous glare…

"Okay, okay; I understand…"

Soifon shakes her head in disgust, and flash steps towards the tower…

It did not take long for the news of the infiltration to travel throughout the village; one of the intruders was killed in action, another was captured by the ANBU. The Hyuuga Clan was believed to have been their primary target; as a result, the entire compound was being heavily guarded by the ANBU.

Kakashi had been injured, and was currently recovering at the hospital. Tsunade's first prerogative was to find out the motive behind the attack, so she sent word to the Land of Grass demanding answers. She was about to put the entire village on lockdown, but Naruto manages to change her mind.

It has been less than a month since she regained consciousness from a coma that should have taken her life. The ninja world was quickly going to hell in a hand basket, with Madara Uchiha out for blood. Pain was proof that even a village as strong as the Hidden Leaf was no match for the power of Akatsuki.

It has been a long and stressful day for Tsunade; this attack was the last thing she needed; even though the five great villages were united, there were plenty of smaller villages that were either neutral or sympathetic towards Madara and his cause.

She had felt a peculiar energy in the air several times throughout the day. It was an eerie feeling that sent a chill down her spine; she was grateful to have Shizune with her, or else she probably would have been too afraid to stay in her office overnight.

It wasn't a ninja attack she feared, it was something that… she could not explain. There were things in her life that she did not like to talk about; the deaths of her little brother and her lover were very high on that list. Another thing was the Second Great Ninja War, and the horrors that she saw on the battlefield. There was something else though, and Shizune was the only living person that actually knew about it; and the two of them rarely spoke about it.

For as long as she could remember, before she even started her training as a ninja, she could always see spirits. As a child, she would see the spirits of dead ninja walking around the village. When she got older, the spirits would appear on the battlefield; and she could do nothing for them but watch.

Following the deaths of her brother and lover, she began to ignore the feelings she had; treating the spirits no differently from the living as she cut herself off from society. Over time, the power began to fade; by the time she was named Hokage, she could no longer see the dead.

She rarely spoke of this ability to anyone; largely due to the fear of coming across as a complete lunatic, but she could see other things besides dead spirits. She saw these things that she could only describe as monsters; as a child she watched these monsters devour the souls of the dead right in front of her. As an adult, she watched in horror as the monsters attacked living humans. She herself had been attacked, but in every instance she managed to fight the monsters off.

She often saw strange groups of people show up whenever the monsters were around; they would kill the creatures, then leave. They usually wore black robes, and fought with swords like samurai. She quickly deduced that none of her comrades could see them; just her. And the strange people rarely spoke to her; in fact, most of them made an effort to avoid her. It wasn't until later in life that she discovered just who these people were…

She had always been a folklore buff; and according to ancient Japanese legend, the agents of death would take the form of a samurai in black robes, as opposed to the western view of a hooded figure wielding a scythe. It was this belief coupled with her notorious bad luck that eventually led Tsunade to believe that these people she had been watching her entire life were actually grim reapers. When she developed her fear of blood, she developed a fear of death as well. It was this fear that led her to ignore the spirits, and the monsters, as she ran from her problems and her sorrows. When she was named Hokage, she overcame her fear of death, and that's when the power seemingly left her for good.

However, being comatose had changed her. She didn't realize it before, but that power has somehow returned. It wasn't too different from chakra, and it produced similar characteristics. The monsters and death gods seemed to draw on this spiritual power much like ninja's did through nature.

But the energy she felt today was different, it was much stronger. Through the years of being able to see them made her somewhat aware of the death gods and their abilities. One characteristic of their power was the ability to exert their energy into some form of atmospheric pressure, like having a weight dropped on your head. On three separate occasions the pressure was enough to make her lose her breath; one time she actually collapsed in the middle of her office. She was grateful to have been alone, or else Shizune would have had a panic attack.

Tsunade really didn't know what to think at this point; her imagination was fueling the possibility of an attack on the village by a bunch of monsters that only she could see. She could barely focus on her paperwork, though it was the only thing currently putting her mind at ease.

Tsunade sat at her desk, trying to focus on the task at hand. With her was her loyal assistant Shizune, and Shikaku Nara, the father of Shikamaru and the Jonin Commander for the Leaf Village. Joining them was Temari, the sister of the Kazekage and the Jonin Commander for the Sand Village. Temari has traveled to the Leaf Village per Gaara's request.

The four of them have spent the day trying to come up with a new battle strategy combining the military might of both villages against Madara Uchiha's forces. While the earlier attacks on the village have been unsettling, it was the Hokage's constant nervousness that currently had everyone on edge. Shizune noticed her master's fidgety antics to be uncharacteristic.

"Lady Tsunade, is there something that's bothering you? You've been really uptight since the attacks this afternoon."

Tsunade shakes her head, Shikaku and Temari held similar looks of worry on their faces, "It's nothing; none of you need to worry about me; I'm fine."

'It was inevitable for them to start worrying.'

The lights in the office suddenly begin to flicker on and off; then the power dies leaving the four ninja in a room full of darkness.

Shikaku frowns, "This is odd; the lookouts weren't calling for bad weather tonight, and maintenance has not reported any faulty wiring recently."

The lights return to normal, and Tsunade sees a large black butterfly flying through the room. She watches, totally transfixed on the insect, ignoring everything else.

"A butterfly?"

Shizune waves her hand in front of her face, "Lady Tsunade?"

"It's a butterfly, a large black one…"

Shizune looks around the room; she didn't see any butterflies, looking over at Shikaku and Temari, it was clear that they couldn't either. Shizune shoots Shikaku a pleading look, who merely shrugs an 'I don't know'. Temari watches Tsunade's eyes, as they drift back and forth; she was obviously watching something that they could not see.

Tsunade gasps, watching as a figure suddenly drifts right through the wall. It was a woman; she was short, wore a white jacket, with a sword strapped horizontally to her back.

Soifon walks to the center of the room; she looks around trying to find the owner of the spirit energy she had felt earlier. Her eyes drift around the room, passing a young blond girl, a man with a scarred face, an older blond woman with pigtails, and a woman with short black hair. Her eyes quickly shoot back to the blond woman with the pigtails, realizing that this woman has the power to see her.

Soifon grins, 'So it's you; I've found you.'

Tsunade's watches the woman with wide eyes; she was trembling, 'Is she? Yes, she has to be! She's a death god…'

Shizune was beginning to panic, "Lady Tsunade! What's going on?"

Tsunade quickly holds out her hand to silence her, "Shut up Shizune! Shikaku, Temari, what do you know about the Spiritualist Medium Jutsu?"

Shikaku gasps, "But Lady Hokage, that jutsu is forbidden."

"I know it is! I'm the one who created it, and I'm also the one who convinced the Third to outlaw it."

Temari scratches her head, "What technique are we talking about?"

"The Spiritualist Medium Jutsu; it's a genjutsu that allows the user to reanimate the souls of the dead inside of a person's mind," said Shizune, turning towards her master.

"But, Lady Tsuande…"

"Enough! For one night only, I will allow you to use this technique. A variation of this technique exists; if you cast the genjutsu on yourself, it will allow you to see the souls of the dead."

Tsunade runs through the hand signs, performing the technique on herself; the others quickly replicate the jutsu. None of them had a clue what was happening, but they weren't about to defy the Hokage.

Soifon frowns, 'A technique that will allow them to see the souls of the dead? Impossible; the only one who should be able to see me is the blond woman with the pigtails!'

"Genjutsu: Spiritualist Medium!"

A light suddenly blinds the ninja; when they recover, they can see a strange woman standing in front of them just as clearly as they can see each other.

"An intruder!"

Shikaku was tense, "How did she get in here? Lady Tsunade…"

Tsuande holds up her hands, "Quiet! Quiet all of you!"

Soifon was befuddled, "Incredible… all of you can actually see me?"

"Why wouldn't we be able to see you?"

Temari begins to fire off questions "Who are you? A spy? An assassin?"

Shizune suddenly begins to panic, pointing her finger at the woman, "She's a ghost! We couldn't even see her before we used this jutsu!"

Soifon begins to chuckle in amusement, "Sorry, I'm no ghost."

"Then what are you, exactly?"

"Cool it Temari; you want to know what she is? I'll tell you," Tsunade heart was racing. "She's... she's a death god."

The other ninja's were quiet, desperately trying to grasp what the Hokage had just said. It was one of those things that was so elementary, but at the same time impossible to fathom. Temari's eyes were wide, her body frozen in fear.

Shikaku was the first to find his voice, "Did you say d-death…god?"

"Yes, a death god, otherwise known a grim reaper."

Shizune suddenly bursts into tears, collapsing to her knees, wailing in hysteria, "I'm too young to die; I'm thirty years old and I'm still a virgin!"

Soifon begins to laugh, casting a dark cloud on an already bad situation. The ninja's instincts were telling them run, to fight, to get away; but they found it hard to do anything when they were literally staring Death in the face.

"Calm down; I did not come here to harm any of you." Her reassurance did little to calm the ninja's nerves.

She turns staring at Tsunade, "And the correct term is soul reaper, human. You've seen us before haven't you, my subordinates no doubt."

Tsuande's eyes were wide, "S-subordinates?"

"Yes, all of these ninja villages and the countries that surround them are under my jurisdiction."

Shikaku was trembling, "What do you mean 'your jurisdiction'?"

Soifon smirks, "Simple, when all of you die; it'll be the members of my division that will escort your souls to the next world… or to the underworld if need be."

Temari was feeling faint, she quickly retires to one of the chairs next to Tsunade's desk; Shizune follows, still failing to grasp the concept of the afterlife the soul reaper was presenting them.

Tsunade holds her ground, "Then what is someone like you doing here?"

Soifon folds her arms, "I need information."

"What kind of information do you need?"

"That depends, are you the Hokage?"

Shizune gasps, "Lady Tsuande…"

Tsunade silences the girl, "Yes I am the Hokage; I am the leader of this village. My name is Tsunade."

Soifon grins, "My name is Soifon; I am the Captain of the 2nd Division of the Soul Reaper Court Guard Squads."

"I apologize for any inconveniences that may have happened earlier. The mission was supposed to be recon; none of you were supposed to find out that we were here."

Shikaku gasps, "Then the attacks earlier were your doing?"

"We were ambushed; we had no choice but to defend ourselves. The man I fought was quite impressive; I believe he said his name was Kakashi Hatake."

Tsuande sighs, 'I knew it; Kakashi's lucky to be alive.'

Shizune jumps up, "Wait, there are other grim reapers in the village?"

"Yes, one other, a young girl with ties to this village; that is why we chose to come here. I need information regarding this war that has been brewing for the past decade. The information may prove to be invaluable to my colleges and I."

A death god with ties to the Leaf Village was a hard concept to fathom; however, with one of life's questions about what happens to people when they die answered, the soul reapers words were easier to accept. The other question was even harder to answer; why would the soul reapers want to involve themselves in their war?

Before the ninja's could ask the soul reaper anymore questions, a sudden burst of atmospheric pressure suddenly fills the office. Tsunade winces, the force of the pressure driving the breath out of her. Shizune stands and rushes over to her master's side.

"What's wrong Lady Tsunade?"

Soifon was intrigued, "So that technique allows you to see us, and yet you remain unfazed by our powers; how interesting."

A youthful voice suddenly fills the office, "Hey, Captain; I completed my mission. Did you get our information?"

The ninja's begin looking around for the source of the voice, the jutsu allowing their senses access to sensations that would otherwise be cut off.

They jump as a figure walks right through the wall without even opening the door. It was a girl, most likely the one the soul reaper named Soifon had spoken of. The girl was carrying another person on her shoulder.

Soifons eyes the girl, "Bought time Lieutenant."

"Hey, you don't know what I had to go through to get this do you?"

Hiyori begins to retell the story; the ANBU had placed her gigai in a strange cell filled with all sorts of strange seals. The place was crawling with ninja; she had to cut the bars with her zanpaktuo without any of them noticing…she failed…

"I knocked out about a dozen of them, and then I kicked a hole through a wall and came here."

She drops her gigai, the body landing with a thud against the wooden floor. The ninja's gasp as they finally get a good look at the girls face. Tsunade was particularly stunned; she had heard the reports of a Hinata look-alike roaming the village, but she never expected… this…

The other ninja's were just as shocked, the girl was Hinata Hyuuga, only dressed in a different outfit with a sword connected at her hips.

Hiyori looks around the room, it was quite obvious that she and the captain were not the only one's there; however, it quickly dawned on her that every single person was looking at her with shocked expressions.

Hiyori points, "Uh, Captain, I think these people can see us."

Soifon groans, and buries her head into her hands, "Of course they can see us you dimwitted girl."

"But how? The only one of them with spirit energy is that old woman over there."

Tsunade's eye begins to twitch, and she fought the urge to scream the girl out of her office. Shizune was horrified; the last thing she wanted to see was Lady Tsunade getting into a brawl with a death god.

Soifon turns to Tsuande, "I apologize for this one; she's all brawn and no brain."

Hiyori crosses her arms, "You're one to talk; Lady Yachiru told me how you were so gung ho about coming here, that you were the stealthiest person in Soul Society, and that you could infiltrate some pathetic ninja village with your eyes closed. Now how exactly did that go again? Wasn't exactly a success now was it?"

Soifon growls, "How dare you, you insufferable brat! Didn't Yachiru teach you any manners?"

Hiyori shrugs, "Not really."

Tsunade smiles, the girl may have looked like Hinata, but the two were polar opposites. This girl was loud and rambunctious; Hinata was quiet and introverted. She reminded her allot of Naruto.

Tsunade begins to explain the situation with the war, with Shikaku filling in a few of the gaps. She quickly goes through the Akatsuki's plans for domination, the tailed beasts, the jinjuriki, the alliance of the ninja nations, Madara Uchiha's plan for world domination involving the Moon's Eye Plan. She also gives Soifon information regarding Sasuke Uchiha's deflection, but leaves out the S Class secret involving the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Soifon stands silently throughout the entire speech, never asking any questions or clarifications. When done, Tsunade asks why a soul reaper would be interested in such information. Soifon explains that a part of a soul reapers duty is to maintain the balance of souls between the world of the living, and the afterlife. Lately that balance has become unstable…

"I can't give you anymore information, but there's an extremely dangerous man that the Soul Society has been chasing for nearly a century and a half now. We believe that he may be in cahoots with your enemies."

The ninja's were silent; if what Soifon was saying was true, then not only was the entire world at stake, but the afterlife as well. The very fabric of existence since time began was in danger of unraveling. This information suddenly made these seemingly invincible death gods seem allot less frightening, and allot more… human…

With her mission complete, Soifon decides to return to the Soul Society; she beckons Hiyori to follow.

Tsunade raises her hand, and points towards Hiyori "Wait, Captain Soifon, I have a request; I want to know the name of your comrade."

Hiyori turns, "Me? My name is Hiyori Hyuuga; I'm the Lieutenant of the 5th Division. "

The other ninja gasp; Tsunade smiles "Tell me, Lieutenant Hiyori, what do you know about the Hyuuga clan?"

Hiyori scratches at her chin, "Not much of anything, I guess."

Hiyori quickly retells her story, much to the interest of the ninja's; she was orphaned, she had no parents, no family, she was found in poor districts of West Rukon by the 11th Division, and was later raised by Lady Yachiru following the death of Kenpachi Zaraki.

"I though you said you weren't born in the Soul Society?"

"I wasn't Captain, but I don't remember my real parents, so I always say I was orphaned."

Shizune turns to Tsunade, then back to Hiyori, "I'm sorry, but I can't believe your story; it's too incredible. I have personally studied the village census for the past fifty years, and I do not recall ever seeing a Hiyori Hyuuga ever recorded."

Shikaku has been thinking, "Hold on Shizune."

"I've known Hiashi since we were children; just because her name doesn't appear in the village census, doesn't mean that the Hyuuga's wouldn't have recorded it inside their family vault."

Tsunade nods, and snaps her fingers, an ANBU black op rises from the floor. "Summon Hiashi Hyuuga here at once."

The ANBU nods and quickly disappears…

Soifon chuckles, "Do you have those papers I asked you to get before we left Lieutenant?"

Hiyori reaches into her robe, and pulls out a document, and hands it to Soifon. Soul Reapers weren't allowed in the world of the living for recreation. Any soul reaper that wanted personal time off had to get it approved by the Captain Commander, with another division to cover their shifts.

Soifon nods; the document was signed by both the Captain Commander, and Captain Yachiru.

"Well it looks like everything's in order" she turns, "Hokage Tsunade; it looks like the Lieutenant will be staying here for a few days, to get herself reacquainted with her family. Can you accommodate her?"

Tsuande nods, as Shizune turns a rough shade of green.

It was now in the early hours of the morning; Tsunade dismisses the other ninja for a much needed nights sleep. She even kicks Shizune out, despite the woman's heavy protests. The main side effect of her jutsu was that it requires a steady stream of chakra in order to function, so after an hour of use, the others ninja's were starting to feel fatigued.

She wasn't worried about them talking; it's not like the others would ever believe them; not without proof, which they couldn't provide because her jutsu was forbidden. The Hokage didn't feel like sleeping; what she really wanted was to try and pump some additional information out of the girl, whether it be for the sake of the village, or for her own selfish curiosity.

Hiyori transfers her soul back into her gigai, but not before giving Tsunade her skull glove, with instructions to use it only during an emergency. She sits in a chair beside the Hokage's desk, waiting for the representative of the Hyuuga Clan. The silence was eerie, perhaps the woman was afraid of her; but she doubted it. Eventually she breaks the silence with a question of her own.

"So, how long have you been able to see soul reapers?"

Tsunade takes a sip of her freshly brewed tea, "Since I was a little girl. I guess that isn't a normal thing?"

"Most of humanity is completely unaware of our presence. But, there have been others. It's not uncommon to find a few substitute soul reapers living amongst humans."

"Do you see hollows as well?"

"Hollows?"

Hiyori frowns, trying to find a delicate way to describe a hollow, "hollows are human souls that have transformed themselves in malevolent monsters."

Tsunade's eyes widen, "Yes… I have… seen them."

"Most souls don't choose to become hollows, only those that linger too long in this world, attached to a possession, or the memory of a loved one."

Tsunade was silent, she found herself fighting the urge to cry. Slowly she lowers her chin onto her closed palms.

"About thirty years ago, I watched my lover transform into one of those things. He attacked me, before the soul reapers killed him."

Hiyori was sympathetic, "Hollows that are slain by a soul reapers blade are purified. Their souls cross over and are reincarnated in the afterlife. When you die, you might be lucky enough to see him again."

While the girl's words were comforting, they did little to ease the pain Tsunade had felt for so many years; she sighs, "Well, knowing my luck, that won't ever happen."

Hiyori folds her arms, "I never considering myself to be a lucky person; I've been killing hollows ever since I was a small child, the only family I ever knew were the soul reapers in my division. I never knew my real parents; didn't even know they existed, but this is my chance to see them again. I am now a true believer in luck. I figure if I can get that lucky, I'd be willing to bet that you'll see your lover again."

Tsunade smiles; "Thank you..."

Hiyori quickly changes the subject, "So who is this Hiashi Hyuuga?"

"He's the current head of the Hyuuga Clan."

"Really? Captain Soifon told me that the Hyuuga's were practically royalty, is that true?"

Tsunade begins to ponder, "Yes, I'd say so. The Hyuuga are an influential clan, and one of the oldest in the village. But, I guess what makes them truly powerful is their blood line technique."

"Blood line technique?"

"Yes, it's a technique that is only found in members of the Hyuuga Clan. It's called the Byakugan."

"Byakugan? I've never heard of it."

Tsunade takes a good look at the girl's eyes for the first time. Her eyes were pupiless, but they lacked the glossiness of a normal Hyuuga Clan member; like a diamond covered in dirt.

"I'll have Hiashi show you when he gets here."

The pair waits for almost another half an hour; before the sound of a fist knocking on the door could finally be heard. Hiashi Hyuuga was less than trilled about having to leave his house in the middle of the night. Wasn't the Hyuuga Clan supposed to be on lock down? It didn't make much sense for the Hokage to call the Head of the Clan down to her office in the middle of the night for a meeting. He knocks briskly on the door, and steps inside.

"Lady Tsunade, with all due respect, I think it's inappropriate to have a meeting at this time of night."

He looks up, and stops dead in his tracks. There, sitting in one of the chairs beside the Hokage's desk, was his daughter Hinata.

"H- Hinata, what are you doing here?"

Hiyori looks at the man, and then back at Tsunade. Hiashi didn't understand, wasn't Hinata asleep in her room? Why would she be here?

"Lady Tsunade? What is my daughter doing here!"

Hiyori does a double take, 'Daughter? What the hell?'

Tsunade gestures at Hiashi to have a seat, he declines and chooses to stand. Hiyori stands, "I'm sorry, you must have me confused with someone else; my name is Hiyori Hyuuga."

Hiashi was shocked, 'D-did I hear that right? I must be losing my mind.'

"Lady Hokage, surely this must be some kind of joke."

Tsunade frowns, "I can assure you Hiashi, this isn't a joke; I don't joke about things like this."

"But, this girl can't be Hiyori; it's impossible! Lady Hokage she's been dead for 17 years now!"

Tsunade sighs; they were going to have to do this the hard way after all. She stands, and walks over to the man.

"Hiashi, are you familiar with the Spiritualist Medium Jutsu?"

Hiashi nods, though he had no idea why the Hokage was asking him about a forbidden jutsu.

"Good, I want you to perform it… on yourself… right now."

Hiashi was befuddled, but he wasn't about to defy the Hokage; not this late at night, his energy was low as it was. He performs the hand signs, much to Huyori's interest.

"Genjutsu: Spiritualist Medium…"

A blinding light fills his vision, but when he recovers nothing changes. Hiashi was starting to lose his patience.

"What is this? I don't have time for this nonsense right now, and quite frankly I feel disrespected having a family tragedy hung over my head!"

Tsunade says nothing; following Hiyori's instructions, she uses the glove to forcefully free her soul reaper form from the gigai. Hiashi's mouth opens in shock, as Hiyori's body falls to the ground.

He was speechless, 'What is she?'

Hiyori looks at the man, "We thought it might help if you saw my real form."

Hiashi was trembling, "W-What in the world are you?"

Tsunade moves, and puts her hand on the man's shoulder, "She's a soul reaper, Hiashi."

His eyes widen, "A s-soul reaper? Y-you don't mean…"

Tsuande's eyes tell the whole story; Hiashi realizes he's standing next to a grim reaper claiming to be his long dead daughter. Frightened the Hyuuga Head takes a step backwards, only to be quickly held in place by the Hokage.

"Let me go Lady Tsunade! She's a demon! There's no way she could possibly be Hiyori!"

Hiyori reaches into her robes, and pulls out a lavender colored shawl, "I feared this might happen, so I brought this just in case. This is what I was wearing, the day I was discovered by the 11th Division."

She unravels the shawl; there stitched in the center was the Hyuuga Family Crest. Hiashi's eyes were immediately the size of saucers; he recognizes it as the blanket he and his wife had wrapped their daughter in, right before they buried her. He reaches out and grabs the shawl in a death grip.

There were tears in his eyes, "This is a dream isn't it?"

Tsunade smiles, she was fighting to hold back tears of her own, "No Hiashi, it's not."

Hiyori smiles, "I'm sorry to have caused you any inconvenience; my name really is Hiyori Hyuuga, and I'm a soul reaper. I'm here because I finally have the chance to meet the family that I never had growing up."

Hiashi reaches out to stroke her cheek; she has the same trademark eyes of the Hyuuga Clan, except hers were dull; the same dull color the eyes became when a Hyuuga clan member died. He could tell her byakugan had been sealed long ago.

Suddenly, he reaches out and embraces the girl in a strong hug; he couldn't hold back the tears any longer.

"I don't know how this is possible, but it really is you Hiyori… my daughter…"

Hiyori was smiling ear to ear, "It's great to finally meet you… father…"