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To clarify with the time line, in the last chapter there was a time skip of four months. So at the moment it is currently July in the story.
This is a short chapter, sorry. Quite a few things happen in this chapter, building it up to the next arc of the story. I'm extremely excited for it all to happen :)
Chapter 10:
The last four months of ignoring Hinata had diminished in seconds. He clicked his tongue, annoyed that she could easily get under his skin with one sentence. Sasuke tightened his grip on her hand, narrowing his eyes at her.
"Give me the tomato Hyuga."
"No."
"Hyuga…"
"Uchiha-san, I believe you have your own tomatoes growing in your yard," she pursed her lips.
Sasuke scowled, she was right. He did have a section of his garden dedicated to tomatoes. However, he had already consumed them all. He needed this tomato.
"I do," he replied.
Hinata huffed, "Then don't be so selfish!"
She placed free hand on top of his, trying to pry it off of her other hand. Sasuke clamped his hand on tight, he was not letting go of her hand. He needed that tomato.
"I ate them all Hyuga so – wait," Sasuke smirked at her, "how do you know I have tomatoes in my garden?"
He laughed inwardly as he watched Hinata turn a shade of red. I've got you now Hyuga.
"I – I – don't know what – I don't – I have no idea what you mean," she said stumbling through her words.
Sasuke leaned in towards her, bending down a little so his head was directly in front of hers.
"How do you know I have my own garden?" he asked.
Surprised by the closeness of his face, Hinata turned her head away from his gaze. She bit her lip, before answering.
"I've just heard about it," she muttered.
Sasuke smirked, using his new hand – he had finally succumbed to the constant nagging of team 7 and Tsunade about the prosthetic arm, because it truly made life a hell lot easier he would admit – he grabbed her chin, forcing her to face his way again.
"Don't lie to me Hyuga, you've been spying on me," he said in a smug tone.
Hinata's eyes widened, "Nani? No!"
Hinata smacked his hand away from her chin, pouting. "I would have no interest on spying on you."
He scoffed, "But you do. It wouldn't be hard for you anyway. You probably sit in your room and watch me take a shower for – "
Sasuke stopped as he noticed Hinata was extremely flushed. Honestly, she gets embarrassed by the simplest things.
"Hinata," he said quietly, "relax. I'm just joking."
Hinata glared at him before sighing.
"You're not the type to joke," she said.
"There's a lot you don't know about me Hyuga. So don't make assumptions… Anyway let go of the tomato. I need it for my soup."
"What a coincidence, I need it as well," she said mockingly.
He scowled, "I need it more."
Hinata activated her byakugan and in response, Sasuke activated both his rinnegan and sharigan. The two continued to glare at one another, ignoring the frightened customers screaming and rushing out of the store.
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Kakashi Hatake massaged his temples as he let out a huge sigh. He had a very taxing day full of endless paperwork, giving stamps of approval or disapproval on infrastructure, missions and anything else one could think of. He did it all. After being the Hokage for two years, he had realised why Tsunade had always ran to alcohol during the job or afterwards. However, Shizune had implemented a strict no alcohol on the job rule – which he had followed to avoid being scolded. Kakashi twirled his chair to face the window of his office. He smiled as he stared out at Konoha. The sun was beginning to set and slowly he watched as the villagers turned on their lights. He twirled back to his desk, reaching out to his draw where he kept a bottle of sake.
Suddenly, the door flew open and Shizune entered in a flustered state.
"Hokage-sama!"
Kakashi felt tension in his neck. The tone she used was only reserved when Naruto and Sasuke had gotten into a fight between another.
Kakashi stood up, making his way towards her. "What did they do now?"
Shizune shook her head.
"It's Sasuke and Hinata-chan. They almost got into a fight."
Kakashi froze. It was a strange, he was sure Sasuke was attracted to Hinata. Why would he fight with her?
"Where?"
"In a supermarket. All the civilians evacuated the moment they both activated their dojutsus. I have various witness reports and complaints. Moreover, the owner of the store is demanding punishment for the two."
Kakashi nodded and listened to the rest of Shizune's recount on the situation. Once she was done, Kakashi strolled to his desk, leaned against it and brought his hand to his chin. He tapped it, thinking of what he should do next. There were so many pieces to this jigsaw of a problem he was missing. Why would they fight?
He flicked his head back to Shizune, "Where are Sasuke and Hinata-chan now?"
"They're outside," she gestured to the door with her hand, "shall I call them in now?"
He nodded, watching as Shizune exited and Sasuke and Hinata entered. Hinata closed the door behind her. Kakashi noticed her head was bowed down low. The two came to halt, standing a metre away from Kakashi and metre apart from one another. He observed them for a few seconds. Sasuke had both his hands in his pockets, his eyes gazing past Kakashi. Kakashi knew it the moment Sasuke walked in – Sasuke was exasperated.
Hinata on the other hand, seemed to be ashamed, nervous and similar to Sasuke also irritated. That's interesting.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the two.
"So," he began, "the both of you almost injured various civilians over one tomato?"
Sasuke looked back at him, as if Kakashi had asked an outrageous question. Hinata bit her lip and looked down at her feet. She clenched her fists and flicked her head back at him.
"Hai…"
"No one died, so I don't see why they're causing such a commotion over it," Sasuke commented.
"You're right," he answered.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow at Kakashi.
"However, Sasuke, people felt like they were going to die. Sasuke many shinobi and civilians are aware of your visual prowess...abilities which are known to be fatal."
"Hn."
Kakashi turned his head to face to Hinata.
"Hinata-chan…You're also from a powerful clan with visual prowess. More importantly, you're the Head of the Hyuga. Sasuke, you're the last Uchiha, hence, making you the Head. Behaviour like this is unacceptable from the both of you."
Hinata clasped her hands together and bowed.
"Sumimasen, Hokage-sama. It will not happen again," she said.
"Hinata-chan, I've told you so many times to just call me Kakashi-sensei. It feels –"
"Kakashi," Sasuke called out.
Kakashi turned to face his former pupil, wondering what Sasuke had in store for him. Sasuke's head was titled down, his bangs covered his eyes. He gritted his teeth.
"I don't fucking care about any –"
"You're shinobi. You protect the village. Itachi –"
Bang!
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Hinata immediately stood up straight the moment she heard the impact. She gasped. Sasuke had pinned Kakashi to the wall, his aura was menacing.
"Don't you dare fucking bring Itachi into this!" he yelled.
Hinata watched as Sasuke's grip tightened on Kakashi's collar.
"Uchiha-san, I think –"
"Shut up Hyuga," he snarled out.
Sasuke's head snapped to face Hinata, she yelped as she met his purple eye. Suddenly, Sasuke had thrown an uppercut on her. Hinata groaned at the crunching sound of her jaw. Hinata's body went flying across the room. Her head hit the desk. She lost consciousness instantly.
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Sasuke clenched his jaw as he watched Hinata faint onto the ground. He had placed her in quite a violent genjutsu. Hopefully, that keeps her away for a while.
"Sasuke," Kakashi called out.
He flicked his head back to Kakashi, deactivating his rinnegan and letting go of his former sensei. He ran his hand through his hair, walking towards Hinata's body.
"Did you really have to put her in a genjutsu?" He asked
"Hn."
"Sasuke, you can't treat every woman you feel something for like this," Kakashi warned.
Sasuke's eye twitched. The only emotion I feel towards her is hate… and lust. Mainly, hate though. He would never tell anyone that though.
Sasuke crouched beside Hinata's body, picking her up and chucking her over his shoulder. He picked up her bag as well, attaching it to her arm.
"Wouldn't it be easier to just wake her up?" Kakashi asked.
"No. This way she won't annoy me," he replied.
Kakashi nodded and walked over to this desk. He opened a draw, pulled out some papers and skimmed through them until he found a certain page.
"Ah – here it is," he pulled out the page, waving it in front of Sasuke, "tomorrow, I want the both of you to report here. You'll be doing various D-rank missions as punishment."
He gritted his teeth, "D-rank?"
Kakashi smiled, "I can always change the rank later, based on how well you perform the first few ones."
Sasuke nodded and turned on his heel to walk to the door. He paused though, as he felt Kakashi place a hand on his free shoulder.
"Unfortunately, Hinata-chan here can't leave the village. So…"
Fucking bastard. He would be stuck doing D-rank missions no matter what.
"How long will this last?"
Kakashi scratched his cheek, "Hm… until I'm completely satisfied that Hinata-chan and you get along. So, until that happens you're excluded from all Anbu missions."
Sasuke adjusted Hinata on his shoulder and left the office without a word. He ignored the stares and whispers of the people he walked past. He smirked. Without even trying he had probably tarnished a little of Hinata's reputation.
He glanced at her body – mainly her rear since it was so close to his face. She's got a nice ass. He wondered if she would ever wake up from the genjutsu. He was aware that her former sensei was an expert in genjutsu, so it was possible she had some skills in it. However, she didn't seem to be the genjutsu type.
As he got closer to the Hyuga compound, he wondered if he should just drop her off there or take her to the Uchiha compound. He decided against taking her home as it would mean answering to the Hyuga's and them getting the wrong idea. He was already irritated from earlier. He didn't need to be pissed off even more.
As he walked up the steps to his household, he felt Hinata's head bob against his back. He slipped his free hand into his pocket, reaching for his key. He unlocked the door and kicked it open. Sasuke entered his quiet, empty house and closed the door behind him by kicking it close. He placed Hinata's body on the ground near the entrance gently. He then slipped off his shoes and whispered.
"Tadaima."
He crouched down next to Hinata and took off her shoes, placing them next to his. He glanced at it for a few seconds, a peculiar feeling bubbling inside him. He disregarded it as he picked Hinata back up, throwing her across his shoulder. He walked over to the couch and dumped her body on it. Hinata landed abruptly, almost falling off the couch. Sasuke walked over to the light switch, turning it on. He stared at Hinata's chest, slowly rising and falling. Sweat dripping off her face. He sighed as he walked towards her. He crouched down, running his finger down her jawline. Her skin was so delicate and soft. He brought his finger towards her bangs, brushing them away from her eyes. Even her hair feels smooth. Sasuke glanced at the rest of her face, noticing an eyelash was stuck on her cheek. He moved his hand down to remove it but stopped himself. Instead he applied a sudden surge of chakra into Hinata.
Hinata's eyes fluttered open and met Sasuke's eyes. He stood up and walked over to the door, opening it wide.
"Get out."
Hinata hoisted herself up from the couch and pattered towards the door. He turned around to face her as she got closer. Sasuke watched as Hinata opened her mouth to say something but closed it as if second guessing it. She slipped on her shoes and then brushed past him. Sasuke leaned against the door, watching her walk down the steps. Suddenly, she turned around with reddened cheeks.
"Gomenasai!"
Hinata bowed, then turned around to leave. Sasuke smirked at her sudden apology.
"I'll see you in the morning Hyuga," he said quietly in an ominous tone.
Hinata quickly turned around, "Nani? Did you say something?"
"No."
Sasuke slammed the door shut and walked to the kitchen. His stomach growled at the thought of finally being able to have dinner. However, he was disappointed to know that he would not be having tomato soup. As he turned on the light of the kitchen, he halted in surprise.
On the kitchen bench was a bright, red tomato.
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So excited for next chapter, there will be quite a lot more of Sasuke and Hinata moments to come.
Thanks for reading :)
