A/N: Sorry for the late update but hey the chapter is here now, right? I'd also like to thank my wonderful beta Jaggerte x who helped out with this chapter. If you're a KakaHina fan please check out Jaggerte's stories! x} There is one more chapter after this. I hope everyone will enjoy this chapter and thank you everyone for all your kind reviews.

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One month had passed since that day. The fight between Sasuke and Naruto had been intense and long. Hinata could still feel their chakra, from that day, miles away, and hoping that either male wouldn't kill the other. It would have devastated her to know Naruto had been killed or even Sasuke for that matter. But, unfortunately, the war was still going on.

Her lavender eyes stared at the medic's tent, watching as Sakura walked out with a saddened expression. Concern quickly rose within Hinata as she made her way towards the pink haired ninja. "Sakura-san, is everything alright?"

Sakura turned to face Hinata, "I'm just worried about Sasuke. He's still recovering from the fight he had with Naruto and he isn't talking very much to me…" She trailed off, her eyes narrowed in thought. Realizing that she was probably ruining the mood, her expression brightened up. "I think I'm going to go check on Naruto now. Would you like to accompany me, Hinata?"

"I'll come down in a few moments." She replied.

"Well…alright. I'll be sure to tell Naruto." She grinned as she walked away from the Hyuga.

"Okay." Hinata smiled back politely at her. They were currently in their hideout, where the injured came to recover. The fight between Naruto and Sasuke resulted in Sasuke's defeat, leaving the Uchiha on the verge of death. With the little energy Naruto had left, he had carried Sasuke all the way back to camp, where he had been ever since. Hinata looked over at the tent which Sasuke resided in. She remembered how violently he acted when he found out he was surrounded by Konoha ninja. They had to quickly sedate him to protect him and themselves. He reacted the same way a few times, when he woke up, never knowing where he was or why, and there had been a few occasional times when someone would try to sneak in and kill the Uchiha but, thankfully, all such attempts were unsuccessful. Opening back the curtain, Hinata entered the tent and saw him on a tatami mat on the floor. "Sasuke-kun." She watched as his dark eyes narrowed in a heated glare before he jerked his head away from her.

"Do you plan on visiting me every day?"

Hinata smiled sadly at the state he was in. He was bound by rope infused with chakra that rendered him immobile. Walking towards him she knelt down beside him, "How come you won't talk to Sakura-san?"

A snort came out of his mouth, "I have nothing to say to her or anyone else."

This always confused Hinata because he, obviously, communicated with her and yet never once made any effort to anyone else. She had never told anyone she was able to talk to Sasuke, she knew that it would cause a stir among everyone. But it was getting to the point when someone must have noticed her visiting their bound prisoner. If Sakura had noticed she hadn't said anything to anyone about it yet.

Both Sasuke and Hinata have actually formed something of an odd relationship, becoming like acquaintances.

Sasuke could see the confusion within the depths of her lavender pools. "You always seem to answer my question with another question. Why do you seem to avoid everything I ask?" The female blushed lightly causing him to smirk at her flustered face.

"I…It's not that I do it intentionally but to answer your question…I just wanted to check up on you," she admitted lowly.

"Shouldn't you be more worried about Uzumaki than me? It'd make more sense, rather him then some traitor who threatened to kill everyone in your precious village. Might I add that I still don't plan on coming into the light anytime soon, sweet angel." He said stated her nickname sarcastically.

Hinata sighed, "There isn't much you can do being bound up like that anyways."

"Hn."

The Hyuga knew that would shut him up. "I'm going to be heading back with my division later today. We're heading back out to the war," she spoke softly to him, possibly looking for a reaction to the news but he just stared up at the ceiling. Realising that this was all she was going to get she sighed once more before standing up and heading towards the tent's opening. "I'll see you…if I return." She turned back giving him a bright smile before leaving the tent.

'Tch, like I care if she returns or not,' Sasuke thought bitterly to himself. But then there was a small part of him that did care, a part of him that worried at the thought of her actually dying in the war. This girl, who he barely knew, is someone he had started to become attached to. Almost every day he waited to see her come into the tent wearing that bright smile on her face and he didn't really understand that he had come to expect, come to look forward to it until he realized that she wouldn't be doing it anymore.

Maybe it had something to do with his mother, Hinata reminded him of his mother in so many ways, and then there is the fact that she had saved his life when she could have easily let him fall to his death. Maybe it was because of her kind heart, 'The compassionate ninja'. The shinobi that would rather heal than kill. While he is alone in his own world of darkness, she is in the light shining brightly, a light that not too many ninja have. She's probably the most pure ninja of Konoha if not the entire ninja world.

'What's wrong with me? Why can't I stop thinking about her?' His lips pressed into a thin line as he tried to suppress his thoughts of her.

"I noticed Hinata leaving your tent again. I would have never thought you two, of all people, would form some sort of a bond."

Sasuke hated that he was bound while lying down. It made it very difficult to see who was entering the tent. But that voice was one that he could never forget. Hatake Kakashi let go of the tent's flap before walking to Sasuke's side, "I share no bond with anyone from Konoha."

Kakashi's visible eye widened, "I didn't expect to hear you speak to me. Apparently Hinata is in your mind, since you answered my question." The grey haired male smiled behind his mask. This made Sasuke not say anything at all. Although Kakashi had only been teasing Sasuke about Hinata, it did however confirm his suspicion. From his knowledge, Sasuke had never talked to anyone since he'd been captured, not even Sakura or Naruto, but when he first caught Hinata going into the Uchiha's tent he was baffled. Why would Hinata visit Sasuke? Being curious, he masked his chakra and peeked inside the tent, and was surprised to hear Sasuke actually speaking to the shy Hyuga.

Kakashi didn't want to pry but he did want to try and see how much information he could get out of Sasuke. But the Uchiha didn't seem like he wanted to talk very much after that last comment, remaining tight lipped. Whatever was going on between Sasuke and Hinata isn't the big topic, what's more important is the war and the fact they are harboring a traitor within the confines of their hideout. The one question that has been hanging over everyone is: 'Can we trust Sasuke?' Of course the answer from mostly ninety-five percent is a resounding no. Madara has also been trying to track down Sasuke, luckily their hideout is so well hidden that older Uchiha hadn't located them yet.

"Sasuke, if I were to unbound you this very moment what would be your first instinct?"

The sharingan user glared up at Kakashi, "To kill everyone."

The masked male narrowed his eyes in contempt. This wasn't getting anywhere. The only reason he was still alive was because Naruto begged for his life. It took a lot of convincing but the higher ups finally caved. Kakashi wanted to kill Sasuke himself - despite him once being his student - Sasuke was no longer the person he used to be. "You're lucky to be alive this very moment. Be grateful to Naruto for that." Kakashi stated stiffly.

Sasuke scoffed and looked away from the older male. The sooner he gets out of this the better. The medics had restricted him from using his chakra which made it difficult to do anything. Turning his head facing the opposite side, the Uchiha pressed his lips to a thin line. "When will the second division come back?"

The words came out forcefully but Kakashi couldn't help but look surprised by his question. Why would he want to know when they would be returning? His eye then widened in realization. Hinata was on that squad. 'Maybe there is hope for him just yet.' Kakashi smiled thoughtfully. "I can't really give you a straight answer to that. The ones who do come back are normally the injured ones."

"Hn."

Kakashi let out a sigh, "Hopefully Hinata will be safe." He reassured the Uchiha, noticing how quickly he jerked his head back in his direction.

"Who said that I'm worried about that useless girl?"

"Well you did ask about that division. And from my knowledge she is the only one you have talked to."

"Don't you have a somewhere else to be?" Sasuke asked, becoming annoyed by Kakashi's presence.

Letting out a lighthearted chuckled the older shinobi scratched the back of his head. "I suppose I am overstaying my welcome."

The Uchiha male watched in silence as Kakashi swiftly walked out of the tent as the black ops soon returned to take watch over him. He could practically feel their heated glares from the depths of their animal masks, concealing their faces from the world. None of them spoke to him; they were as silent as mice, just standing there watching him. "Hey, you." Sasuke called out to the cat masked assassin. At noticing he had caught her attention he continued. "How about removing these binds from me?"

"I'm afraid we can't do that, Uchiha. It is under Hokage-sama's order to leave you that way until she has decided what to do with you."

Sasuke hissed in displeasure. For all he knew, they were probably waiting on him to change.

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Neji watched Hinata as they leaped from tree to tree. The other two girls were ahead of them which gave him enough space to talk to his cousin in private. "Hinata-sama, I wasn't going to say anything at first but it's starting to really bug me." He stopped on branch as did Hinata, who was looking at him curiously. "Why have you been visiting Sasuke?"

Hinata seemed mildly surprised that he knew. Her white eyes gazed over to the side as she nervously bit her bottom lip. "I…just felt that he would like the company."

"He's a traitor Hinata-sama. You don't need to visit him. He is the last person who needs to be pitied." He glared.

"Come on you two." Kurotsuchi's voice called out to the two Hyuga's from up ahead.

"You two go ahead, we'll be right behind you." Neji called out. The two shinobi hesitated for a moment before turning around and continuing on ahead of the Hyugas. Turning his attention back to Hinata, Neji saw how nervous she was. He couldn't even imagine Sasuke talking to her or giving her any attention. From what he knew, the Uchiha hadn't talked to Sakura or Naruto since he first arrived so what was so special about his cousin?

"Stay away from Sasuke."

"But Neji-niisan…"

"I don't want to hear it. I'm sure your father would agree with me." Hinata became silent at this half threat, causing Neji to sigh, "Look, I'm just trying to protect you," he tried to explain, "You don't know what's going on inside of his head. He could have some ulterior motive for even allowing you to get somewhat close to him. Haven't you even remotely thought about why he doesn't even talk to Naruto or Sakura? Something about it is very off to me. Just stay clear of him." He spoke.

Hinata didn't miss the concern pouring from his voice and felt bad for even speaking to Sasuke but she felt a connection to him. She didn't know why but there was a bond there. It was as if she was the light trying to pull him out of his own world of darkness, no luck so far but that didn't mean she would give up.

"Come on, let's go"

The two then leaped up and continued on their way, catching up with the other two. Unknown to them they were being watched all the while by a scaly male.

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"We just got word the second division is under attack. Send backup."

"Yes, sir!"

Sasuke could hear everyone scurrying about. His eyes narrowed in thought. He could clearly hear Naruto and Sakura outside, begging Tsunade to let them go help. Knowing Naruto, he wouldn't take no as an answer. And clearly, that's exactly what happened because the only sound that could be heard was Tsunade and Sakura calling out for Naruto to come back.

The only thing that was coming to Sasuke's mind was the Hyuga. She was on that team. Before he could think any longer on it, Kakashi made his appearance in the room. His eye was narrowed at him and Sasuke couldn't help but smirk in response.

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Kabuto smirked deviously at the female Hyuga. Snakes had wrapped around her body; behind him was Neji, Karui and Kurotsuchi, all unconscious. His eyes showed amusement at the pain that was very evident on her face, "Hm, it's been quite some time since I've seen you. You've grown, Hinata. That's your name if I recall." He chuckled as the snakes around her body tightened causing her to let out a yelp of pain.

The silver haired male eyed her for a few moments as his smile darkened. "You know, I've always been interested in the Byakugan. It's a very interesting bloodline." He pulled the female closer towards him, her face nearly inches away from his. His eyes narrowed in slits, staring into her Hyuga eyes.

"W-What do you want from me?"

"I want your eyes." He whispered darkly.

"Hinata!"

Kabuto turned around noticing Naruto running towards them. His smirked widened even more, "Ah, wouldn't you know it, it's Naruto-kun."

"Let go of Hinata." Naruto growled, his eyes shifting from blue to angry red while his hands formed tight fists. The blonde looked away from Kabuto to glance at Hinata to see how hurt she was and the anger began to rise within him at the sight of her. Seeing any of his friends in pain always hurt Naruto but the sight of seeing Hinata, of all people, captured by the hands of Kabuto, turned him into rage.

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Naruto-kun. You see, she's very valuable to me."

"Naruto-kun…" She murmured weakly.

'She protected me once; I can't just idly stand here and watch this.' He thought. Just as he was about to attack, a black blur quickly flew past him and all he heard was the sound of Kabuto's voice screaming out in pain. Naruto looked and noticed it was Sasuke. But what was he doing here? "Sasuke…what are you…"

Sasuke glared down at Kabuto and his now dead snakes that once had their hold on Hinata. Ignoring Naruto's questions and glare he continued staring at Kabuto. "What do you think you're doing?"

"I never expected to see you here, Sasuke-kun. You know Madara has been looking all over for you." Kabuto spoke, the smile never leaving his face as he stood to his feet.

Hinata looked up at Sasuke; he was standing in front of her almost as if he were protecting her. "Sasuke-kun, why?" She whispered softly.

"Naruto, take Hinata away from here. Let me deal with this guy."

The blonde's eyes widened, "Sasuke, why are you protecting Hinata. I don't understand."

Sasuke activated his sharingan and glared at Naruto, "Do as I say and get her out of here!" He snapped, causing the blonde to quickly grab onto Hinata and pull her away from the area despite her pleas to leave her behind. Naruto thought he knew everything but this…was new. Questions were circling his mind as to why Sasuke protected Hinata. Furthermore, how did he come to be here? How was he released from the chakra binds? He lifted his head and noticed Kakashi ahead. "Kakashi-sensei!"

The silver haired male acknowledged the two but didn't speak until they were in front of him. "Where are you two coming from?"

"Kabuto…Sasuke came out of nowhere and told me to take Hinata. I don't understand why…" He gazed over at Hinata, who was in a daze staring off in the direction Sasuke and Kabuto were.

Kakashi sighed, "Apparently, Sasuke holds some sort of bond with her. I'm sure you haven't noticed but Hinata has been visiting Sasuke for a month now. From what he told me before I released the chakra binds, she saved him before we brought him in. I'm guessing he feels that he owes her. That or he has feelings for her."

Naruto's eyes widened, snapping his head back towards Hinata. Sasuke had feelings for her? But…that can't be. It just couldn't be right. His red eyes were now replaced with his normal blue eyes. Naruto knew Hinata held feelings for him; she told him that she loved him. It's something he would never forget; after all it was the first time he had ever heard that coming from someone. But the way Hinata reacted when he took her away from Sasuke also raised some questions.

"We better get out of here. Do you see those black flames?" Naruto nodded, "It's spreading wildly. Come on Hinata, he'll be fine. Let's go. The others are just fine; they have been rescued by my team."

Hinata slowly nodded her head and left with the two but her mind was glued to Sasuke…

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Patiently she waited in the hideout with Kakashi and Naruto, wondering if Sasuke was okay. Her eyes gazed up at the night sky as Naruto approached her taking a seat next to her on the forest ground. "Hey."

Hinata turned to give him her attention as she smiled warmly at him, "Hi."

He awkwardly placed his hand behind his head, "I never knew you were visiting Sasuke. Are you two friends?"

"Not really…we've just talked. That's all."

"I see…"

The awkwardness between them was palpable. Naruto hadn't really spoken much to Hinata after her confession because he just didn't know how to handle it, and then there was the war. His priorities laid there as it was the most important thing that was currently happening. There wasn't really any room for romance. But the thought of someone loving him did warm his heart.

"He's coming."

Both Hinata and Naruto stood up at seeing a silhouette coming towards them. It was Sasuke. Both of their eyes widened, he looked pretty beat up, but here he was walking towards them. There was no killing intent radiating off of him so no one knew what his intentions were until he finally reached them collapsing on the ground.

"Sasuke!"

Hinata and Naruto both quickly rushed towards him as Hinata lifted his body up, "Sasuke-kun, are you okay?"

"Does it look like I'm okay? That mutant Kabuto is dead. I killed him." He spoke lowly, his eyes fluttering over towards Hinata. He waved his hand closer silently asking her to lean in towards him.

Naruto and Kakashi watched in silence as Hinata immediately lifted her head back wearing a dark crimson blush on her cheeks. "What did you say to her?" Naruto asked, his eyes narrowed clearly showing his jealously.

"Doesn't matter what I said." He spoke lowly, ignoring Naruto's heated glare.

"What does this mean? Are you still a traitor, Sasuke?"

The male Uchiha looked over towards Hinata, noticing her curious facial expression. 'I am the darkness, but this girl has strangely become the light that's slowly lighting up my darkened world.' He thought with a smirk. "I'll never forgive what Konoha did to my family. But Hinata…has opened my eyes, slowly. You have her to thank." He spoke closing his eyes not wanting to see their shocked expressions. Sasuke knew that in the coming days, he and Hinata would become closer than what they were already.