Well here is the next chapter. It was supposed to be longer and more detailed but things came up. If I have time I will repost what this chapter was supposed to be like. Also from now on when Naruto and Hinata Are linked I'm going to refer to them as the twins. Hope you enjoy
I do not own Naruto
Echoes of dripping water and distant bats could be heard in the dark damp cave. Naruto and Hinata were walking at a steady pace through the corridors of the cave. Keeping their guard up for any surprises, they stayed silent only there breathing and soft footsteps could be heard. They wore their usual robes and masks. They soon came to a split in the corridor they both stopped, and looked at each other. It took only a split second for them to figure which way to take.
They continued to walk in silence when the silence was finally broken by Hinata. "Naruto I need to ask you something."
"What is it Hinata?" Naruto asked in a soft quite tone.
"I always wondered why, is it that we are after Itachi?" Hinata asked
Naruto did not answer right away thinking of the question himself he too was not fully sure. "All I know is that Izumi asked us to do this and we must obey our sensei Hinata."
"I know Naruto but does it not bother you that she has not told us anything on the reasons."
"Look she has her reasons for what she does and asks she gave up so much for us to question her. She will tell us when the time comes." Naruto said to Hinata.
"I guess your right I just get this feeling that something bad is going to happen." Hinata said with a hint of uncertainty in her voice.
Naruto just looked over at her and then turned back to look down the corridor they were walking in. Naruto and Hinata have pretty much grown up together and he knew when Hinata had a bad feeling he should not ignore it. The thing on his mind was how he was going to us his new eyes in a battle against someone with years of experience in combat. He still did not know how to properly use the eyes yet. Not only did he have a Sharingan but he now had a mutated Byakugan. He was unsure what the mutation was but Hinata had the same eyes and same mutation. Izumi told them in time he would have a fully developed Rinnegan. However she told him it could take up to two years to develop.
"Naruto we have been walking for hours and we have not seen or sensed anything." Hinata said with annoyance
Naruto knew she was right so they both stopped at the next turn in the corridor. They both stopped and leaned against the wall thinking of a plan. "Naruto I think we have been walking in circles here. Just look over there Naruto, I have seen that break in the cave wall several times now. At first I thought it was just a coincidence but I'm sure now"
He walked over to the break to study it. Looking at the crack he realized it was a seam to a door way. But there was something that kept him from sensing anything on the other side. Then Naruto and Hinata heard foot step heading their way. They were faint but Naruto could tell they were close. Hinata pressed herself against the wall and became part of the shadows Naruto did the same. They both watched as a masked shinobi walked by them. Hinata noticed something familiar about the person then her eyes grew wide as she realized who it was. She stepped out of the shadows and grabbed the shinobi and pushed them against the wall.
"What are you doing here?" Hinata asked the ninja
"I followed you here!" they said to her
Naruto soon stepped next to Hinata also realizing who it was. He looked at Hinata and knew she was upset. "Why did you fallow us here?" she said with anger in her voice.
"I came to help you guys, I'm ready to help I can do anything you can."
Naruto looked at the ninja pinned to the wall by Hinata. "You are not ready for this kind of mission, If Zabuza thought you were ready he would have sent you."
"Besides we don't need your help. You will only make things complicated." Hinata said letting them go.
"I don't care if you need my help or not."
"We need you to leave. You being here put us at risk." Naruto said calmly.
"I can prove to you I am strong. Just give me a chance" they pleaded to Naruto and Hinata.
"Look here Haku, We can tell you're strong but we need to do this alone. We can't risk your safety on this so please go." Hinata said calming down.
"Why every time I want to help you guy, you push me away?" Haku asked
"We don't push you away for fun. We are trying to protect you." They Naruto and Hinata both said.
"From what, what are you protecting me from?" Haku asked "I want to know why I'm not trusted with missions. All I do is study medicine and medical jutsu with Izumi and practice sword techniques with Zabuza. I want to do missions already."
"Look Zabuza would kill us if we let you continue. This is not a topic for discussion, now leave." Hinata said with a stern voice.
"I will not leave." Haku protested
"Haku please don't make this difficult for us or you." Naruto said
"I'm coming with you guys weather you like it or not." Haku said raising her voice.
"Then you leave us no choice Haku." Hinata walked up to Haku and placed her palm on her forehead.
"Wait what are you doing?" Haku hit the floor before she could get an answer.
"What are we going to do with her Naruto?" Hinata asked
Naruto thought for a moment before speaking. "We hide her and pick her up on the way out when the mission is over."
Hinata nodded and picked up the masked girl and walked her over to the shadows and gently placed her against the wall. Hinata then stood up and looked back at Naruto who was again looking at the break in the wall. "Why can't I see past this wall? It's like something is protecting the inside of the wall."
"Maybe it's a barrier and that is a door way into the middle of the cave. My Byakugan is not picking anything up either."
Naruto thought for a moment. "Maybe it's because of the new eyes; maybe they are interfering with the Byakugan. I would not really know since the Byakugan is also new to me."
Hinata looked at Naruto thinking maybe he was right. The effects of the operation on his and her eyes could be interfering with the Byakugan. She also knew it was having obvious effects on Naruto. His eye with the Byakugan was mutating differently than hers, Izumi is trying to work with him on trying to control the flow of the Nine Tails demon. Izumi believes that the fox has a part in the strange mutation.
"Hinata we should find a way behind these walls." Naruto broke Hinata's train of thought.
"I think I can open this door right here. But what about Haku do you think we were too harsh to her?" Hinata asked as she walked up to the wall and placed her hand on the wall.
"No we did what we had to we have to keep her safe till her training is complete. We need her to complete training before she comes with us on missions."
"I know but I feel sorry for her she just wants to prove to us she's strong, I just hate treating her like this." Hinata told Naruto as her hand started to glow with Chakra.
"Believe me Haku is strong I have seen her in combat, I believe she can be stronger than us. She just needs to finish her training. Now let's go and get this over with." Naruto said.
"Ok well I weakened the wall we just need to break it with some force." Hinata said as she stepped away from the wall. Naruto without missing a beat walked up to the wall and punched it with great force. The corridor filled with dust as the wall crumbled. Naruto and Hinata stood in the opening as the dust cleared. Behind the wall was a massive room with a strange statue in the center of it.
"Naruto what do we do now, no one is here. We should report to Izumi Sensei that the cave was empty."
"No someone is here I can feel it. Whoever it is they are watching us and they are powerful." Naruto said as he looked at Hinata. "I think we need to prepare to fight."
"Is it Itachi?" Hinata asked as she moved next to Naruto and formed a hand sign. Next to her Naruto formed the same signs, then a glow of chakra surrounded them. The chakra started to swirl around then then it formed a bridge between then. They both released there signs and looked around.
"What do we do know?"
"We wait and see if the one person hiding will reveal themselves or if we need to bring them out by force." Both Naruto and Hinata's voices were now in sync again.
"If that is Itachi then we will have a difficult fight ahead of us."
"We can do it just stay focused and remember that we need to work together when we are connected like this."
"Ok but whoever it is, is now over there." Hinata's body pointed.
They both looked at the statue in the middle of the room and saw a male wearing a black robe with red clouds on it. He had black hair with a leaf village head band that had a scratch threw it. They both noticed that he had the Sharingan.
"Itachi we have been looking for you." The two said in sync
"Well here I am and yet there is nothing you can do to me."
"What makes you so sure you're safe from us?" They asked Itachi.
"I have heard stories of the so called Shadow Twins. I hear you're deadly and silent."
"We are here for you and nothing else. We can talk or get this over with."
"Tell me how is my older sister Izumi doing?" Itachi asked
"How do you know we know your sister?"
"Only my sister would be stupid enough to send someone to kill me. She is afraid of me, and she is right to fear me" Itachi told them
"She does not fear you we are here so she does not have to get her hands dirty with scum like you."
"Tell me Naruto do you know why Izumi wants me dead?" Itachi asked Naruto.
Surprised both Naruto and Hinata stared at Itachi. "How do you know that one of us is Naruto?"
"That is unimportant right now. Now tell me did Izumi tell you why she wants me dead?"
"We do not ask questions we do what she asks. We couldn't care less why she wants you dead." They told Itachi.
"Has she told you about the Sharingan and how it works? If so then problem didn't tell you she needs my eyes to make hers more powerful and so she won't go blind. I know she has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."
"How could stealing your eyes make her more powerful?"
"So she hasn't told you, figures she would keep you in the dark. You see she and I are the same we seek the same for this world. But she is delusional thinking that she alone can bring peace to this war torn world."
"No Itachi she won't do it alone she has our help."
"What makes you think she wants your help? Once you get my eyes she will kill you for her own pleasure." Itachi told them
"How do you know what she will do? You don't even know her." They told Itachi.
"All Uchiha are the same they only seek greater power. I know this even though I have not seen my sister in over ten years."
Naruto and Hinata stood up straight. Took off their masks and began to unravel the bandages over their eyes. "Well Itachi I think you don't know your sister as well as you think you."
They finished taking the bandages off and looked up at Itachi. They both revealed they had a Sharingan and a Byakugan with faint rings in them. "So tell us Itachi was this part of your sisters' plans?"
Itachi stood there with disbelief on his face. He looked at both of them and wondered why his sister would give her eyes willingly to these two. He also stared at the eyes with the faint rings. Then he realized what it was."
"How do you guys have the Rinnegan? It's immature but it's there. There is now way you two have the blood to awaken it."
"Itachi we don't know why Izumi sent us or why she wants with your eyes, but we were given her eyes because she believes in us. We will not let her down. "Naruto and Hinata said as they rewrapped their eyes and put there masks on.
"Well so she has, this is a surprise even to me. I must say how ever with your eyes covered your Sharingan is useless." Itachi explained to them.
"That maybe so but with our eyes covered your Sharingan is useless against us also yet we can both still use the Byakugan against you." Naruto and Hinata got into fighting positions. Hinata got into her gentle fist fighting stance. Naruto mimicked her stance and they both drew chakra into their hands, they were side by side prepared to fight.
"This fight will only end in my favor I hope you realize this. Even the legendary Shadow Twins can't beat me."
Naruto and Hinata both watched as Itachi made his way toward them. They concentered on keeping their connection between each other. They also tried to keep a 360 degree watch with their Byakugan in case of an ambush. "We need to stay focused against an enemy like Itachi." The twins said to each other.
"Well twins I know only one of you can really you the gentle fist so the other is of no threat to me. So let's get this started."
Itachi disappeared and reappeared in front of the twins, He grabbed Hinata by the throat. Itachi made the first move before they could react. Naruto moved in between Itachi and Hinata crouching he slammed both his open palms into Itachi's stomach. Itachi let Hinata got as he stumbled backward.
Hinata without hesitating moved to Itachi's left side. Lifting his arm Hinata jammed her palm into his rib cage sending him to his knees in pain and coughing up blood. Looking up Itachi saw Naruto aiming for his chest. Before he made contact Itachi grabbed Naruto's arm and threw him into Hinata sending them both flying into a nearby boulder.
"Not Bad but how is Naruto able to use Gentle Fist?" Itachi asked.
"We told you already we both have the Byakugan so there for after a few years of training, we are both able to use the Gentle Fist. Even to the point once we separate no one can tell us apart." The twins then separated while still trying to maintain a connection with each other.
'We have ten minutes before we lost our connection from this far apart so let end this before then' the twins thought to each other.
They both headed toward Itachi from opposite directions. Itachi looked unsure of what to do. He blocked the first attack then redirected the other into the floor. The twins continued to bombard Itachi with attacks. Itachi could only defend he could not go on the offensive.
One of the twins aimed for his head as Itachi ducked he attempted to counter the attack he then saw the other one knelt face to face with him. They thrust there palm at Itachi's chest once again. Itachi reacted deflecting the attack into the others leg. A female screamed in pain as she fell to the grown.
Naruto stood up and realized he had put too much chakra into his attack. His attack more than likely cut off all flow of chakra and blood to Hinata's leg. Without thinking Naruto removed his mask and bandages and opened his eyes Itachi saw Naruto's Rinnegan was darker than before.
'Could his Rinnegan mature that much in so little time?' Itachi asked himself.
He then saw next to Hinata Naruto knelt down. He then saw him lift Hinata up and then place her standing next to him her leg healed. "How did you do that her leg should have been dome for."
"I does not matter how I did it."
Hinata turned to look at Naruto. "We need to reconnect there is no other way we can fight him and win otherwise."
"I know Hinata but it takes time that he's not going to give us."
Hinata dodged a punch then threw a kick that Itachi dodged easily. He then swept Hinata's legs before she could recover from her kick, sending her to the ground. He aimed a punch to her face only to be sent flying across the room. Regaining his footing he saw Naruto had landed an open palm on his shoulder. The same side Hinata had hit earlier.
Naruto sensed something behind him at that moment. He turned to see Haku standing there. "Haku you need to run."
Itachi saw an opening and smirked. Naruto turned to Itachi and saw his smile. Naruto then turned to Haku. "Now Haku get out of here!" Naruto yelled.
"To late Naruto now watch your friend die. AMATURASU!"
Naruto turned and watched Haku engulf in Black flames. Naruto and Hinata watched in horror as Haku screamed then fell to the grown as the black flames subsided only ash lay where Haku once stood.
"You Bastard you're going to pay for that!" Naruto yelled at Itachi.
Hinata stood there still staring at the pile of ash. She was in shock, she then turned to hear Itachi speak. "Now it's your turn, and now with your mask off Naruto this fight is now mine."
End of chapter hope you liked it please review and comment. Be another week or so till I update.