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"Hinata-sama? Why are your eyes puffy?" the non-perpetrator asked the emotionless Hinata
She turned toward the fire and answered "It's none of your business" she didn't ask why he had rushed to them, she already knew the answer.
The non-perpetrator continued to look at Hinata 'what? ...Her voice, she has gone back to that stale mood…. But how? ...damn It!' he narrowed his eyes
The non-perpetrator scanned the area, when his eyes found Sasuke he glared at him and asked "why is Uchiha here?"
Hinata continued to stare at the fire "That's a good question, when we get to Konoha ask Tsunade cause I am also puzzled as to why out of all people, she had to chose such a person as him."
Sasuke's expression changed and his eyes moved from the non-perpetrator to Hinata 'how could she be so cruel? How could? Is this the same girl I danced and spoke with under the moon light?"
The non-perpetrator sat down with them, in front of the fire "Well at least I can see you, thanks to the light from the fire"
Hinata stared at the non-perpetrator from the corner of her eye "So you got here on pure instinct. Why did you not use the power we inherited?"
The non-perpetrator remained silent 'Ever since the wedding…ever since she… danced with Uchiha…wait! It's because of him she's like this" he remembered
"It's because he's tired; that jutsu uses up too much chakra. He just jumped from one mission to another without resting…how stupid" Sasuke answered for the non-perpetrator
The non-perpetrator got angry "How dare you? I came to protect Hinata-sama, I cannot rest if she is not in Konoha"
Sasuke continued "You mean within your sight. What you think, we can't protect her? ..Of course not, you think we're incompetent."
"There is not light…there never was" Hinata spoke softly but harshly too whilst staring at the fire.
"Well Sasuke, we all know that you are incompetent, we're just pretending…traitor" The non-perpetrator mocked Sasuke
Sasuke was angry, he knew that what the non-perpetrator was true, he tried to change the subject "I almost feel sorry for Tenten. You give more time to Hinata than her…you are just an wanted bodyguard"
The non-perpetrator got up in anger "You're the fine one to talk…you are more UNWANTED than anyone" he continued, his blood was pumping thoughts he'd always wanted to make known "You have killed innocent lives, all in the name of revenge. Unlike you I have people who love me, I have a reason to live and fight and…at least my clan is not near extinction"
"Neji! Sasuke! Stop it" Shino interrupted both men, they immediately stopped arguing
Neji did not shift his eyes from Sasuke's "This whole thing is fault anyway. Everything has and always be your fault. The blood will always be on your hands Sasuke…just keep them away from Hinata-sama"
Sasuke knew Neji was right "You don't care about her…all you want is…to " Sasuke's lips suddenly we sealed shut
Shino could not take it any longer, his ordered his bugs to cover the mouths of both men "Enough of this, you are not kids anymore" the two men calmed down "During your childish bickering she took off."
Sasuke and Neji looked around, their eyes needed to confirm what Shino had said.
Shino quickly ordered "We need to hurry, let's go"
Neji and Sasuke complied in unison "Right!"
They quickly left, leaving the fire a flame enabling the enemy to know where they were and how far away from each other.
"Hinata! Hinata! Hinata!" Sasuke shouted in worry
Neji turned around and hit him "You can't just shout in the middle of the forest, you idiot"
"Do you realise how dangerous it is for her, on her own here? If we make noise then someone will realise that we are missing someone and will seek to find them. They will kill her with no hesitation" Shino explained to Sasuke, reminding him of the dangers of the ninja world "She thinks she can do this alone but we ninjas need to work together, that is why we are put into teams...and its not that she's forgotten its just that she feels she needs to do this on her own."
Sasuke scolded himself for his foolishness but he was just worried about her. He then leaped forward pushing himself faster to find Hinata.
The three of them heard the sound of Kunai clashing against one another.
Sasuke's speed hastened 'She can't die; I have to get to her'
"Don't rush so much Sasuke, you'll fall into a trap and we will fail the mission" Shino shouted to Sasuke.
Sasuke's mind was focused on finding her that Shino's warning did not register in his mind 'please be okay Hinata'.
Sasuke saw a figure lying on the ground defeated. He rushed toward the figure. "Hinata? Hinata? Answer me!" he shouted waiting for person to open her eyes.
Instead he felt something enter his stomach and a sinister laugh followed soon after "You fell for it, you fell for the trap. You such a loser"
Sasuke then remembered Shino's warning 'Damn it!' he fell to the ground
"Sasuke?" Shino asked with worry in his voice
Sasuke held his stomach as Shino came to the rescue "Ya…I'm fine" he looked at his hand and saw his own blood covering it.
The three Konoha ninjas heard a low scream coming from a few meters away from them 'Hinata? Has she been hurt?'
Two other ninjas appeared and attacked Shino and Neji
Sasuke knew they could handle themselves and he left to find Hinata, trying to ignore the pain in stomach.
Neji watched Sasuke as he left for Hinta "Hey Uchiha! Come back here!"
"Let him go Neji…Naruto's married now and he won't be able to break her out of it like last time" Shino told Neji, dodging a blow
However Neji didn't want to believe this 'But still' he thought; tensing his face, activating Byakugan.
Shino continued to make Neji understand "She has been very unhappy ever since…"
Neji's attention sharpened and he cut Shino off from what he was about to say "DON'T YOU DARE MENTION THAT NIGHT, DON'T OPEN PANDORA'S BOX!"
Shino continued he wanted to say heeding to Neji's warning "It' already open …She looks happier around Sasuke, and maybe he can set her free and let her inner anger, pain and shame fade away"
"He can't…he knows only the method of killing and nothing else. He will kill her and the enemy...I must get to her" Neji asked glaring at Shino from the corner of his eye.
Shino answered with full confidence in his voice "Sasuke will free her…I know it. Or is it that you want her to stay caged in the pain that she is in?"
Sasuke arrived to where Hinata voice had come and he found her with a Kunai to her throat.
The enemy ninja pulled the kunai closer to her neck warning Sasuke not to come closer. Hinata remained completely calm and without fear 'If I die tonight, I will die smiling because I will be free…free from that memory…free from the pains of this world' she thought
Sasuke remained still and gritted his teeth "Sharingan" he spat out
The enemy ninja did not seem to fear this change in Sasuke's eyes "Ha, Uchiha hey?... I didn't expect one such as you to leave a fire blazing like that ...well it's too late now, you can do nothing for her now she is as good as gone…"
The enemy's voice was cut off by a pain within him 'what? What is this? My body…its trembling…what's happening?"
Hinata turned her head and stared into the enemy's eyes "You seem a bit shaken there….what's the matter? Lose your tongue? ... Too bad," she smiled and spat out "Byakugan"
The enemy ninja dropped his kunai 'Oh no…she's a Hyuuga! Damn it! She attacked me with her chakra'
She looked at the enemy ninja.
"I can handle this alone" She said to Sasuke without looking at him "Get lost!"
Sasuke tried to ignore the new cold Hinata "Why do you have to be like this? Y-y-you are…" shuffling stopped him from completing his sentence
Three other enemy ninjas came out of the trees and threw their kunai attached with bomb tags at Hinata, she quickly jumped out of the way and hit all three ninjas with her jyuuken (soft boxing). They immediately disappeared.
'Kage Bushin (shadow copy)? Damn, they came to gather information about how I move, but where is the real one? Why can't I find him?' Hinata looked around uneasily 'Where? Oh no! He is…'
Before she could move out of the way two enemy ninjas came out from the ground below, she could not move but Sasuke tackled her out of the way and landed on top of her.
She moved him off of her "You idiot! You ruined my plan"
Sasuke moved off of her without hesitation "Sorry but you looked a bit surprise at that attack" he held his stomach
Hinata did not want to admit it but Sasuke had saved her 'Why did he do this? I'm being as crude as possible and he still protects me…why?"
Another one came from the side and both Sasuke and Hinata dodged the blow.
"You handle him I will handle the other one" Hinata ordered Sasuke
Sasuke nodded his head and fought with the enemy ninja that had just appeared while Hinata went after the one with the Kage Bushin jutsu.
Sasuke began fighting the ninja however he was panting even with the Sharigan activated 'Why? Am I so weak?' he continued to pant 'I'll just have to use the so called gift that was given to me' he thought. He then activated the seal of heaven Orochimaru had given him, then lunged toward the ninja using the fire jutsu that he inherited.
Hinata knew she was fighting a ninja who might just be a copy but she took the risk anyway. She hit the copy and three others appeared "You must be getting tired spreading your chakra out like that." She spoke
Sasuke was winning and the enemy had burn marks and completely out of energy and the will to fight. "Damn it! I failed" the wounded enemy ninja spoke in a weak voice
Sasuke bent down and looked at the wounded ninja "Yes, you did, but you failed knowing that you are still alive"
The wounded ninja was confused "You are going to spare me? But why not kill me?"
Sasuke got up turning only his head toward the wounded ninja "Because I have to protect someone whom I feel a need to fight for" he left leaving the enemy lying there.
Sasuke came running to aid Hinata.
She punched Sasuke "Get out of my way this is my fight" she shouted at him, once again not looking at him
He rubbed his cheek "Why are you doing this? We need to fight together, you are not…"
He was cut off by a blow to his leg. Hinata hit the ninja, but it was a Kage Bushin.
Hinata pushed him out of the way "See you just going to be a burden, I can handle this"
Hinata ran to the enemy ninja who was hiding in the bushes.
Sasuke raised his hand in panic "No wait that is not…" his body began to throb in pain
She got her hands ready for sixty-four palms and she recited "Shugo Hakke Roku-juu-yon shou" the ninja disappeared; as she hit another Kage Bushin again 'come on. How many are there? He is still toying with me' she asked her self searching the area.
"DIE!" the enemy ninja shouted as he lunged forward toward Hinata with a Windmill Shuriken
Hinata froze 'Freedom' she thought 'my pain ends now' she closed her eyes
Instead feeling pain, Hinata heard was a huge crash. She opened her eyes and the enemy's head was plunged into the ground "again! ...again you stood in my way" she shouted at Sasuke, not looking at him
He let go of the enemy and walked towards Hinata "You didn't look like you were going to move so I had to do something. Why do you seem threatened by anyone who tries to help y-….aahhhh" the cursed seal of heaven began to act up.
Hinata could not help it; Sasuke's cry of pain made her shift her eyes towards him 'what is that?' she thought, she'd never seen the power that was given to Sasuke from Orochimaru; 'what are those flames glowing on his body?'
Sasuke kept screaming in pain 'no why? Why is this happening?' Sasuke thought holding onto the back of his neck trying to suppress the pain. 'Damn It…it's that alcohol that I've been pouring into my system…it has caused a turbulence with the seal and has thrown my body into discord' Sasuke realised the reason for the seal's reaction.
"Neji? Neji?" Shino shook Neji trying to get him to respond to his voice but he didn't respond. 'Why did he have to play the role of hero?'
Shino heard the sounds of Sasuke's screaming 'Oh no! what's happening over there?'
Shino was panting heavily as his bugs carried an unconscious Neji from the ground as Shino ran toward Sasuke's painful screaming. 'If I do get there what can I do? I am almost out of chakra' he thought remembering the battle he had with the enemy ninjas, as Neji passed out during his battle from lack of rest. 'Sasuke please save her…save Hinata' he tried to pick up speed
Hinata stood still staring at Sasuke as he dropped to the ground in agony, his screaming reminded her of that night. Her heart began to pump faster and faster, she covered her ears and fell dropped her knees on the ground; "Sasuke… please stop…PLEASE STOP!" she turned away from Sasuke and began to run further and further away from Sasuke.
Sasuke open his left eye watching Hinata as she ran further away from him "Hinata wait…"
It was playing again in her mind, the memory 'why? Why can't this memory go away' she cried running faster and faster into the forest
"Ha ha…foolish girl" a sinister voice laughed
Hinata stood still unsure what to do, her mind was in disarray. She heard the enemy's footsteps 'It's all over now…no-one can save me…Naruto-kun'; she turned around and saw the enemy run to her with his Zanbatou. She let her eye lids connect. She then soon after fell warm liquid on her face, she let her eye lids part from each other and there in front her blocking the enemy's blow was Sasuke.
"Oh come on! Every d time" she said to Sasuke with a tone full of anger
Blood was dripping from Sasuke's stomach, "There is light at the end of the tunnel Hinata, you just need to go to it!" He said trying to get her snap out of that state, he then began to form seals with his hands "Gouryuuka no Jutsu (Great Dragon Fire Technique)"
The enemy fell to the ground and did not disappear like the others had, he had been defeated at last.
Sasuke turned around to face Hinata "As I was trying to say before…Hinata you are not alone, I-I am h-h-here for y-y-you…s-s-so don't l-l-leave m-m-me" saying this the cursed seal took over and Sasuke passed out 'Damn, is this how I protect her' he thought as he collapsed.
Hinata got up and caught Sasuke in her arms before he his body could hit the ground; 'Why? Why did you save me? ... Why did I catch you?' she thought as tears rushed down her fragile face.
"Shino?" Neji asked as he slowly opened his eyes, slowly letting his eyes adjust
Shino stopped letting the bugs put Neji down "You passed out during the fight. I had to finish both of them off"
Neji kept quite
"You left without Tsunade's consent didn't you? You hindered us, I could have gone to Hinata and Sasuke's aid but you were too weak to fight" Shino scolded Neji
Neji didn't answer, he knew what Shino had said was all correct; it made him remember Sasuke and Tsuande's words. "Let's go and help Hinata-sama"
Shino and Neji arrived to find Sasuke in Hinata's arms. "Is everything ok" Shino asked Hinata walking toward her.
Hinata didn't take her eyes off of Sasuke's limp body "No, everything is fine. Sasuke is hurt we need to get back"
Neji felt anger return to his heart and clinched his bruised fists 'that damn Uchiha, making himself look weak so she can caress him'
She removed the Zanbatou from Sasuke's stomach, wrapped a bandage around his abdominal and put Sasuke on her back 'I feel a need to have faith in you Sasuke…Please don't disappoint me'
"Do you need help carrying him?" Shino asked coming closer to Hinata
"No. I-I will c-carry him b-back. Now lets go home"
Shino looked at Neji who turned his head in the other direction.
Shino watched Hinata carrying Sasuke on her back 'So Sasuke I was right you can help he…you can save her'
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Oh my what is up with Hinata hey...Flash back?? definately but not now, maybe after 6 or 7 more chapters. We'll see. Oh and if you see 'd's on there own it means damn the didn't come out.
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