Hey Everyone

I know I'm a bit early with post, but since I'll be busy with dragon boating from now on on Thursdays, It's best if I upload these chapters on Wednesdays.

Again I anyone who has any critisim for me can go ahead and point them out to me, only way to keep getting better.

also I really feel I should state where Hinata stands interns of her clan, therefore this whole chapter is focused on Hinata and her relationship with her sister.

On another note I have begun to also write a new story after watch the last: Naruto the movie, please check it out and see how you like it.

Now on to the story

I don't own Naruto

Chapter 4

The household was struck quiet and peaceful at this certain time of dawn. Only the birds could be heard. Hinata, with the hopes of sneaking out quietly, had packed a light breakfast, and gradually walked to the gates.

"Nee-sama"

"Eh?" Hinata stumbled upon hearing that voice. Turning her head she saw her little sister standing behind the tree near the gates.

"Hanabi, why are you up so early?" Hinata carefully asked her.

"…." Hanabi looked straight at her sister with a hard look at first, then her look became sad and she stared at the ground.

Hinata walked up to her sister, unsure of what to make of the situation. The two of them use to be really close. Before her father began to focus on Hanabi for the heiress position of the clan, Hinata would try to make time for her after her training. After The match between the two of them, Hanabi started to become distant and focus so much on training, that they barely spoke much. Hinata couldn't help but feel she let her little sister down sometimes of the fact the burden to be a strong clan leader now fell to her.

"….Would you like to come with me to the training grounds Hanabi?" Hinata hesitantly asked. She originally was going to practice on her flexibility and chakra control to improve her new technique, but she didn't want to leave Hanabi alone with that expression on her face.

Her eyes widened with surprise and shock "But Tou-sama won't allow it without permission, a-and you could get in trouble if something were to happen to me".

"Then I guess I'll just have to protect my little sister until we get you back home" Hinata couldn't help but smile. Whatever she felt earlier when her sister approached her left her shoulders, and she knew her sister was fighting with herself on whether to come or not.

"….Promise"?

"Promise, I won't go back on my word." Hinata declared.

Hanabi's expression suddenly changed into an expression Hinata hasn't seen since her fight that day; a sincere smile.

"Kay, I'll come. Where will be heading"? Hanabi suddenly grabbed Hinata's hand and begun to run out of the gate's.

"W—w—w-i-ia-ttt, calm d-d-ow-nn", Came her reply. It seemed Hanabi was more enthused just from that promise.

Hinata hoped that after the training, maybe Hanabi could tell her what is on her mind.

After the quick breakfast that Hinata had prepared earlier( Rice balls), and shared it with Hanabi, They began with their Juyken warm ups, breathing exercises, and activated their Byakugan in order to see how far it would go.

Before Hinata could ask what Hanabi had on her mind, her sister finally decided to ask.

"Nee-sama, since Tou-sama is not here, please let us spar"

Surprise and dread spread across Hinata's face. After their fight in front of the clan, they never faced each other. Hinata had no idea why her little sister wished to fight her now.

"..Why?" She couldn't help but ask.

"…There's something I want to see, I promise I'll tell you later afterwards. I just didn't want to fight you with everyone around, just you and me", was her response.

Although Hinata wasn't really willing to fight her sister, even she could see the determination, and even a little bit of pleading in her eyes.

With her decision made, Hinata awakend her Byakugan and got into the huyga stance, "Very well then, get into form" was her response.

"Hai" Hanabi also got into form and activated her Byakugan. For almost a minute they just stood there, and then Hanabi began to rush at her.

Right, left, front was Hanabi's move, while Hinata just simply dodged. It was almost like a dance where Hanabi was sharp and grounded, while Hinata was flexible and fluid. Hit after hit, dodge after dodge (Think of Neji' and Hinata's fight, except Hinata is doing Neji's move, while Hanabi is doing Hinata's moves instead), until Hinata was able to move Hanabi's move downwards, causing her to stumble. However, instead of delivering a blow that could have declared her the winner of the fight, Hinata hesitated (think of that moment the same as the first time for those who watched the anime).

Hanabi recovered, and, instead of following an attack, she backed up. This process was repeated several times, and while Hinata never dealt a blow, she also kept blocking all of Hanabi's attack on her. Finally after the last hesitation, Hanabi said something unexpected.

"Tou-sama is wrong"

It was stated as a fact that made Hinate step back and land on her butt. She wasn't exactly sure what her sister was meaning by it, but Hanabi never thought that way. Hanabi, from Hinata's point of view, always saw their father as the idol of what a head clan member should be. In her little sisters eyes their dad was perfect.

To hear her say that, Hinata just couldn't help herself, "what do you mean he's wrong, wrong about what?"

"He is wrong about you."

If before didn't shock her, this certainly did. Surprised and confused, she wondered what had gotten her sister say this all of this. Hanabi had been acting strange this morning, and this conversation just made Hinata even more aware of it.

Noticing her sister's confusion, Hanabi began to explain, "….when I was younger, I use to spy on you and Neji-ni-sans training. I wanted to be like you, strong yet kind. You always held yourself with confidence, and no matter how tired you seemed to be throughout the day, you always made time to play with me. I began training hoping to be like you, until Tou-sama began to pit us against each other." At this point tears began to appear in Hanabi's eyes. Hinata went up to her and lifted her arms in an attempt to hug her sister, but thought better of it, "When we had that finale fight and I won, I was both happy and sad. Happy because it meant I was becoming strong like you, then sad when dad said the things he said to you. Afterwards, dad began to focus on me and kept saying how I would be a better clan head and I will never be a failure like you", at this point the tears were falling down her cheeks, "it hurt to hear him call you that, especially since I thought it was just a fluke and only one match. After you said you wouldn't runaway anymore when we came to see you at the hospital, I had to confirm something, even more so when that boy Naruto beat Neji-ni-san." Hanabi wiped her eyes and started to take deep breaths in order to calm herself after her outbreak.

"You hesitated back then, didn't you? I didn't notice it since I was young, but during our spar you could have beaten me many times, but didn't." Hanabi's stare was strong, as if to say 'don't lie'.

Hinata couldn't look her in the eyes and just kept her eyes down. She never once even thought her little sister held her with such high praises. Her father thought of her as a failure. Her cousin also deemed her a failure, only recently beginning to help her train of his own free will, and without any of the hatred he once had. Even though the branch members were always kind to her, she couldn't help but feel there disappointment. Her only escape was to watch Naruto train, even though everyone put him down. Watching him fall just to get up again made her want to keep trying and not complain.

"Nee-sama" Hanabi approached her, showing signs of nerves Hinata has never seem in her sisters' face. Hinata lifted her head up and gave her a weak smile, "gomen Hanabi, seems you Nee-sama hasn't been a good Nee-sama to you. I promise to do better in the future".

Not able to hold it in any longer, Hanabi, for the first time in years, acted her age and ran and hugged her sister, squeezing the living daylights of her.

"Tou-sama is wrong because you're not weak, and you're not a failure. You're strong and kind and I never want you to change because that's the Nee-sama I admire, and that's the Nee-sama I want to lead the clan. If I'm to be the clan head, I want you with me to help. I'll never believe anything Tou-sama ever says about you bad again". Hanabi declared, with fresh new tears appearing in her eyes.

Hinata, unable to stop the tears spilling from her eyes, hugged her little sister back. Happiness filled her and her confidence grew. Her little sister had always believed in her, even back then. Well now she really could never complain if her sister believed that she was the one meant for clan head.

"Arigato Hanabi"

Awww, I actually wasn't sure what to make of their relationship, what came to my head I just got it going. Watching those anime fillers of Hanabi made me want her to actually respect Hinata instead of the usual attitude of looked down upon.

Anyway, I promise the next chapter will have more variety to it.

Please check out my new story called "The unexpected survivor" I'll be posting chapters for it every Friday.

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