Maybe its Best? OFFICIAL Ch 4

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Neji knew better than to barge in and disrespect the Hokage, he opened the door, his Byakugan eyes looked at him.

Sarutobi had lit up his pipe, he'd inhaled and as the door swung open he exhaled and asked "How was your mission, Neji?" Neji closed the door; he couldn't help having his Byakugan.

"Lord Hokage-" Sarutobi looked at him as he let more smoke out of his mouth, the grey smoke cloud soon disappeared "I'm listening"

"Sasuke Uchiha defrayed the village?" Sarutobi nodded "He has-" Neji clenched his fist "-he has left the village to join Orochimaru" Neji slammed his fist' on the wall, making a crack on it "When?" Neji asked

"It seems Orochimaru' right hand man Kabuto came for him Saturday night-" three days ago, that's the time it takes to get to the valley of death, the border between fire and sound. "Lord Hokage"

"I've already informed the rookies"

"And Hinata?" Sarutobi nodded "Why?" Neji asked "-why would the Uchiha." Sarutobi put a hand up and stopped him "Yamato informed me you were upset-"

Neji clenched his jaw and said "I saw Sasuke in the valley of death." So Uchiha did encounter Neji in the valley of death.

"If I knew he'd left the village. I would have brought him back, make him come back to his senses!"

"Neji" Sarutobi looked at the young man in front of him "You have to except-"

"He hurt Hinata!" he walked towards the desk "I understand the pain she must be going through but that isn't going to bring Sasuke back"

Sarutobi rose from the chair and locked eyes with the Byakugan user who was still clearly upset and told him "-Sasuke is a traitor, there is nothing else we can do"

"We aren't going to send a searching team?" he hated the guy, he always did but he was thinking about Hinata…but maybe its best like this.

If he came back nothing would be the same. The rookies wouldn't act like before around him. He sure wouldn't act all friendly if he ever came back.

Neji looked at the Hokage "Were you planning on sending a squad?" he asked; he was curious as to what the Hokage planned on doing. He saw the Hokage look at him as he put the pipe in his mouth.

Of course they weren't going to send in a team and try to stop Sasuke. The mission Sasuke was in would lead to the deaths of his Shinobi. He couldn't and wouldn't allow it.

"I'm afraid not. There is no point on sending a squad when Sasuke' decision s are clear" he told him calmly "I myself sent Genma Shiranui to try and stop him it but seems thought Kabuto was tougher than he looks, Eiji seemed to protect Sasuke as well"

"What?-" Neji questioned. Eiji is with Sasuke? Sasuke took him?

"Like I said before, what's the use if your heart is already tainted? It's forbidden to pursuit him. Am I clear?" Sarutobi told him.

Neji couldn't go against the Hokage orders. Maybe its best…for Hinata even though she's hurting now maybe with time her heart would heal.

"I understand" he said fist clenching.

"Yamato?" Yukari said bringing back her husband to his senses "Hm?" he felt a hand on his shoulder and saw his beloved Yukari eyes look up at him with worry "Why don't you come to bed. You need to rest"

He did they only time he came back to the village was to report and that's when he found Oreo and that was about two months ago "Yeah" he told her with a kiss on the forehead.

He told her he's be right up after a glass of water, he headed to the kitchen and poured himself a glass and thought about what the Hokage had told him.

~Flashback~

"I need to break a bond" Sarutobi told him. Yamato looked at him "What I am about to tell you is top secret-" Yamato looked at him and nodded.

"Even before Sasuke moved to Konoha, it was clear that Orochimaru was after Uchiha blood. He couldn't get Itachi when he was in the Akatsuki organization. After he fled his second choice was Sasuke after all he's had his eye on Sasuke for some time now.

Yamato only listened as the Hokage continued "Orochimaru waited until Sasuke gotten stronger, that didn't take long because after all Sasuke learned from Itachi."

"So Uchiha' mission-" Yamato began "-Is to join Orochimaru, become his right hand man and stop Orochimaru from destroying Konoha" Sarutobi finished.

"How do you know?" Yamato was about to ask only to have Sarutobi say "Orochimaru told me himself. He will stop at nothing to destroy the village and me for not picking him at the Fifth Hokage."

"Fifth Hokage?" had he chosen someone already in case…in case he died? In case anything happened to him?

~End of flash back~

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It felt weird; no…it felt, okay he didn't know what this feeling in his stomach was but I mean he'd never hugged anyone before, so he just let her cry. Hinata held on to his shirt and just let her emotions out.

Gaara still embraced her, he just held her; but they couldn't stay like that forever "Hinata?" he said, he pulled get gently and looked down at her "I'm here if you need anything" he didn't know what else to say, he's never been in a position like this, with a girl like Hinata.

Hinata didn't look up at him "I'm-"

"Don't say sorry. There's nothing to be sorry about." There really wasn't; crying was…is part of being human, he guessed.

That's all she's good at, saying sorry and crying. She felt empty; "Gaara-" Hinata eye slowly began to close. Gaara felt her body go weak.

She managed to say his name before she only saw darkness, good thing he caught her just in time. He carried her bridal style and began returning to the Hyuuga house hold.

He reached the house to find no Cadillac escalade, guess Hiashi wasn't home yet. He opened the door and was greeted by the dogs, Shukaku whined as he smelled Hinata, the Doberman gave a small cry

"She's fine" okay I guessed they needed to know. He's talking to dogs but that wasn't his concern right now. He took her upstairs and to her room.

She was so light, a bit lighter than when he had put her in the bed after she fell asleep watching the movie.

Has she been eating? Yeah she had made breakfast but it seemed she only drank tea and a bit out of an English muffin. He put her on the bed and watched at tears fell even as she had her eyes closed. Was she thinking of Sasuke?

He covered her with a white blanket that was in the small chair and left the room. He headed downstairs to see "Lord Kazekage?" it was Neji he guessed, he had the Hyuuga eyes although his were white and not light lavender like Hinata'.

After talking with the Hokage Neji made his way home, deep in thought he took the short walk there. He stopped as he saw an unfamiliar car, it was a nice car. Looked like it was a Lamborghini "I wonder whose here?" he asked himself as he walked in he saw "Lord Kazekage?" Neji questioned.

"Major General Hyuuga" Gaara told him in his monotone voice. Neji was shocked I mean, the Kazekage was in his house! What was he doing here he asked himself. Had something happen "It's nice to see you again-"

Neji had offered him some coffee, he was glad to have a cup; both were now sitting down "What brings you down to Konoha?"

"Hiashi and I have to discuss the final things before the K9 opens in Suna"

"How is that going?" since both nations are allied it was great to hear that the Kazekage was happy to have a K9 training facility in Suna.

"We haven't talked it out yet he insisted I rest since I arrived yesterday" Neji nodded "Is Hinata-"

"She wasn't feeling well-" he wasn't lying "-she's sleeping now" Neji just wanted to see if she was okay although she does need to rest so he had to wait until tomorrow. Gaara took a zip of his coffee "I think you need to rest as well"

Neji nodded "Yes, it's been a long day" Neji replied, both got up and took the cups to the kitchen each had washed their own Neji had offered to do it but Gaara said no thank you and washed his own. Neji and both headed upstairs and he said "Good night Lo-"

"Call me Gaara-" he told him before he called him 'Lord Kazekage' Neji nodded "Right, well good night Gaara"

"Good night Neji" with that both went in their room.

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Hinata was really happy to see that Sasuke enjoyed the bento. They were now walking around the light covered park. "How did you cover the park with so many lights?" she asked curiously "I have my ways?" he told her as he stopped and faced her.

"What is it?" she asked as she looked up at him. "You look beautiful tonight and with the lights shining among you-" he couldn't resist her or her lips he leaned down and kissed her she quickly responded she wrapped her arms around her neck pulling him closer.

Sasuke hugged her waist and their bodies were lined perfectly with each other. She moaned as he kissed collar bone, he pulled back to see a blush oh her face "Is that a weak spot?" he smirked at her of course she blushed more "Umm n-no" she told him although that was a lie, that was a major turn on.

She was looking up at him and soon she was the one who kissed him, of course he responded. She needed to find his weak spot she kissed him. She kissed his lips kissed his cheek and "Hina-" a small moan escaped.

She giggled "I found yours" it was near his right side of his neck just below his ear. Sasuke turned away from her, "A-are you b-blushing?" she asked as she tried to look as his face "No" he told her. She giggled again.

Damn he never knew he had soft/weak spot, guess she was the one that found it for him. After moaning her name and hear her giggle…he blushed and of course he turned away, he didn't want her to see him blush she'd asked her if he was blushing and of course he'd say no, which was a lie and she giggled again.

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Hinata opened her eyes, rubbing them with the back of her hand she saw she was in her room. On her bed.

She removed the white blanket she had on top of her and got off the bed, putting on slip on slippers near her bed she sat on the bed and remember what happed yesterday.

"Don't say sorry. There's nothing to be sorry about" those words "Gaara" she said with the softest voice. That still didn't explain how she got to her bed. She was still dressed…good not that Gaara would ever do something to her. With a sighed she headed downstairs. She opened the door to see "Neji-"

He was up early, he slept his eight hours and was now up, he'd shower and was now thinking…how was he going to…should he even mention the Uchiha first name to her?

Knowing Hinata and being close to her, he knew that she'd cry and maybe is still crying over the Uchiha. He walked out and was now standing in front of her door. He was about to walk away when the door open to see Hinata "Neji" her voice didn't sound the same.

He looked at her; approached her and simply hugged her. He was back; her cousin was finally back, his white eyes looked at her as he walked towards her and hugged her.

She hugged back "I'm glad your home-" she told him.

"You have to forget him" he told her. Her eyes widen a bit "-you're only hurting yourself, Hinata"

It pained him to tell her that but it's for the best, for her wellbeing. "How d-"

"Lord Hokage has informed all the Shinobi" so they all knew "About Sasuke betrayal"

"Betrayal?" Hinata asked. Neji pulled her away. So she didn't know the whole story? "He left the village because-" he looked away "Why?" maybe there was hope that he left for a mission…maybe he still loved her.

There was hope right? "-he left for power I'm sorry." he really was even if he told her the whole story how he left to join Orochimaru she wouldn't understand. He hugged her again, her arms however didn't hug back they just hung down "I-" he couldn't tell her he saw him in the Valley of death.

"Hinata-" he had too. He couldn't keep things away from her, she was hurting but she had to know "-I saw Sasuke"

"Where?" her eyes had already released tears, she looked at him with hope and sadness, confusion and curiosity. He told her it'd be best if they headed inside. She was now sitting on her bed. The dogs were now entering.

They were happy to see Neji. Neji smiled as he petted their head; however he frowned when he didn't see Eiji 'Had Sasuke really taken Eiji? Or had Eiji go with him willingly?' the dogs are smart but…

"Neji?" Hinata' voice brought him out of his thoughts. He looked at her "He's crossed to the sound village. Hinata you know I care about you-" he saw her smile "-and I don't want you suffer or cry for him because of he felt-" he clenched his fists "I want to see the smiling Hinata."

"He really did leave?" she said with a sad smile. Neji saw her pull her knees up and hug them. "I have been c-crying for him. I'm crying right now, I mean it hurts…a lot" she told him. It really did hurt, will it get better? That was the question she asked herself now

"It will get better, Hina" he told her "You have me and the rookies, you've got Hanabi and my uncle and the dogs. You're not alone." fresh tears fell and she smiled "Thank you" she told him as she stood up and hugged him.

After a few minutes when Hinata was feeling better both headed downstairs. "Is Gaara-"

"He's at a meeting" he told her "How about I wake up Hanabi and my uncle and we can go out for breakfast?"

"Sounds good" she smiled.

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"Lord Kazekage it's always a pleasure to have you" Sarutobi greeted Gaara after he let him in the office and told him to sit down "Sorry I couldn't come when I arrived"

"It's alright" Sarutobi told him "I hear you are staying at the Hyuuga household" he told him, Gaara nodded "Hiashi and I have yet to finish a few things before the K9 in Suna opens. However I feel that this isn't about the K9 center."

Sarutobi let the smoke out "Sasuke Uchiha-" did he say Sasuke?

"Is he a Shinobi from your village?"

"He has betrayed our village-" he looked at Gaara, who kept his face serious "He was Hinata' boyfriend"

So that was Sasuke, he was the one that hurt her "Did he leave willingly?"

"He joined Orochimaru"

"I'm sure you are aware of Orochimaru being alive?" Gaara nodded "As allied nations Konoha could use Suna' strength to bring Uchiha and Orochimaru"

Gaara nodded "Of course" he said "I will lend Konoha our strength" he didn't understand why all of a sudden he felt hatred in the pit of his stomach hearing the Uchiha first name.

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They were walking down a small road in the heart of the Sound village when five Shinobi from the sound appeared from the forest. He guessed they are some of Orochimaru henchman. They bowed "Ukon, Sakon, Kidomaru, Tayuya and Jiroubou what a lovely surprise" Kabuto told them with sarcasm of course.

"Shut up four eyes" the loud and dirty mouthed Tayuya told him "We are here to protect you Lord Sasuke-" it was Sakon who spoke up.

"As if I need your protection" Sasuke said as he past them and continued walking. Kabuto looked at them

"Don't you have other thing to do? You heard Sasuke, he doesn't need you protection"

"I've always wanted to go to Suna, and get a souvenir" Kidomaru said with an evil grin on his face.

The sound gang looked at each other "Suna it is" Sakon said. "I'll make sure Sasuke gets to Orochimaru" Kabuto told them she he pushed his glasses up with his index finger "-just make sure your presence in Suna is loud and clear" the silver haired Kabuto told them.

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Gomen'nasai! I'm really sorry I couldn't update Thursday I really tried to update before the clock struck 12 but I couldn't because I needed to add more and well 8 pages is too short for me but it's at least something, right?

I will really try to update by Thursday with more than 8 pages so hopefully until then, Ja ne!