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Hummingbird	By : Onileo Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 2119 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 16
          Tsunade pinched the bridge of her nose with a manicured hand and frowned. On days like today, she truly hated being the Hokage. In a few minutes she would be meeting with the ambassador from Iwagakure and Hyuuga Hiashi. It was bound to be unpleasant at best, and she really wished Shizune hadn't forbidden her from her sake today. She even went so far as to search her office and confiscate every bottle she could find.
          "It makes you more temperamental. Since things are already tense with Iwa, we need to be as diplomatic as possible." she had said. Yeah. Hadn't she figured out already that she was more temperamental without it?
          Besides that, she was already being extremely diplomatic. In order to give Kakashi's team more time to investigate and report back, she had delayed the meeting for as long as possible, claiming she was swamped with work and unable to schedule a meeting for at least two days. She had given them the best suite in the Hokage Tower, complete with ANBU surveillance, of course, and a knowledgeable guide to show them around the village and keep them occupied.
          By this morning they had had enough hospitality, threatening to leave and return to Iwa with reports of an uncooperative and hostile Konoha. So with a sigh, Tsunade sent for the ambassador and Hiashi. Might as well get on with it. Terrible as it might be, she still had to do it. Oh, how she was going to get drunk later. Spying a few sheets of paper sticking out of a drawer where she had hastily shoved her unfinished work while cleaning off her desk, she pulled it open, shoved them in further and pushed it shut again.
          A polite knock brought her attention to the door. "Enter!" she commanded.
          A servant pulled the door open and in stepped Hyuuga Hiashi. He looked like he was having as pleasant a day as she was. But then again, his countenance usually was quite stern. She noted that his dark hair was starting to gray around the temples and his pale eyes had the slightest hint of a wrinkle around the corners. Other than those two small things, he looked exactly the same as he did ten years ago. It was unfair that some people aged so well.
          He nodded and bowed stiffly to her. "Hokage-sama."
          "Hyuuga Hiashi, how nice to see you." she said, practicing her diplomacy. "We'll begin the meeting as soon as the ambassador gets here."
          With another nod, he moved off to the side of the room to wait. Another knock sounded on the door moments later, and Tsunade called for them to enter. In stepped the ambassador and two Iwa ANBU. Making their way swiftly to the center of the room, they bowed low. Tsunade nodded and they straightened, fixing her with a flat look.
          "Gentlemen," she started, "this is Hyuuga Hiashi. He is the clan head and here at your request. Now then, you said there was something you wanted to discuss with us?"
          "Hokage-sama, the information I am about to share with you is confidential, but vital to our meeting." the ambassador started.
          Tsunade nodded. "Go on."
          "A week and a half ago, Iwagakure was infiltrated by two foreign ninja, a male and a female. The male was positively identified as being Hoshigaki Kisame, a missing ninja from Kirigakure. The kunoichi, we believe, is a Hyuuga originating from Konoha." he said.
          "What led you to believe this?" Tsunade asked calmly. "Did she bear the symbol of the Leaf?"
          "No. They were dressed in civilian clothes. The girl was passing herself off as the daughter of a daimyo from Waterfall Country, with Hoshigaki as her bodyguard. Only her eyes gave her away."
          "I see. And what was their objective?" Hiashi asked sternly. Tsunade remained silent.
          "I'll get to that in a minute. First I must ask you if Konoha has anyone from the Hyuuga clan listed as a missing ninja." the ambassador stated, looking between Hiashi and Tsunade.
          "Of course not." Hiashi said, his eyes sparking indignantly. "The Hyuuga clan has been loyal to Konohagakure since the beginning. We have never had a single ninja that did not follow their orders to the letter."
          The ambassador glared. "Then Konoha is in collusion with Akatsuki?"
          It was Tsunade's turn to be indignant. "Of course not." she said, raising her voice slightly. "If you'll remember, Konoha has been invaded and attacked by Akatsuki on more than one occasion."
          "Then perhaps you sent this ninja to infiltrate Iwa yourself and she found a little help along the way?" the ambassador asked, his voice heating up as well. Tsunade frowned. She was getting rather fed up with this man and his accusations. She casually wondered if there happened to be anyone standing under her window for him to land on.
          Hiashi stepped forward. "How do you know that this girl wasn't coerced into helping Hoshigaki?" he asked coolly.
          One of the ANBU stepped forward. "Because I fought against them." he said. "They slaughtered six of my teammates, two of them with a combination attack. If she were forced, she would not have aided him. And Hoshigaki's manner of speaking suggested a kinship between them."
          "I don't believe you!" Tsunade shouted, her anger rising swiftly. "The only Hyuuga even out on a mission right now would never willingly aid a known criminal. If she were forced to fight, it would be for her defense only!"
          "Besides that," Hiashi said calmly "She is far too weak to either defy a captor or aid one on equal footing. Your perceptions must be at least partly wrong." Tsunade glared at Hiashi as the ambassador gave him a surprised look. She hoped there was room for two outside her window.
          "So you do know the kunoichi I speak of?" he asked.
          "Yes." Hiashi replied. "She is my daughter."
          Tsunade stood behind her desk and placed her hands on her hips. "I'm going to give you the straight truth. The kunoichi I sent out on a mission is late returning. As a precaution, I sent out an investigative team to determine her whereabouts. That is all I can tell you, because that is all that I know."
          "So do you deny any involvement with the Akatsuki, infiltrating Iwagakure or the kidnapping of one of its top chunnin?" the ambassador asked firmly.
          "Yes." Tsunade answered.
        "Then you do have a missing ninja."
          "Not yet I don't. But let me assure you, if it turns out that what you say is true, she will be dealt with like any other missing ninja in the Bingo book. By Konoha." she said.
          "And if it turns out that you are lying to me, Konoha will suffer dire consequences. Iwa does not take these matters lightly." the ambassador said, turning to leave.
          Tsunade glared at him until his back was on the other side of her door. As soon as he was gone, she dropped her head into her hands. That went about as well as she expected it to. Turning to Hiashi, who was still standing there, watching her, she frowned at him.
          "You are dismissed, Hiashi." He bowed stiffly to her once again and turned to leave. She called out to him just as he reached the door. "You are wrong about Hinata. She is much stronger than you give her credit for." He ignored her and continued out the door, leaving Tsunade sitting at her desk alone. Pulling out the bottle of sake Shizune had overlooked, she opened it and took a long, slow drink.

          "I'm sorry, boss. The trail seems to end here. I can find no other scent of Hinata." Pakkun said to Kakashi. He had circled the area around Iwagakure for over an hour and apart from the second battleground they came across, he could find no other trace of her.
          "But she was definitely here? And the Akatsuki as well?" Kurenai asked.
          "Yes."
          "Was she killed?" Kakashi asked solemnly. No one wanted to consider that possibility, but he had to ask anyway.
          "I can detect her blood, so she was at least injured, but I can't say whether or not she is still alive."
          "So let's keep searching for her." Kiba said. He was very frustrated. Whatever had happened to his teammate, it was serious. And puzzling. Somehow, where she had gone to had managed to defeat his, Akamaru and Pakkun's noses, no small feat. It was almost like she was doused with water and carried off somewhere.
          "I'm afraid we can't." Kurenai said. "We need to report back to Tsunade-sama and see what she wants us to do next."
          "We can't just give up!" Kiba nearly shouted. "She's out there somewhere, probably in the hands of the Akatsuki, and hurt besides!" He started pacing rapidly until Shino calmly grabbed his arm, bringing him to a halt and earning a soft growl from Akamaru.
          "Kiba, continuing now is a bad idea. Why? We are in enemy territory. It's been over a week since she was here. We don't have a direction to follow. Wherever Hinata is, it isn't here. We need to let Tsunade know of our findings so she can put together a larger search party and we can cover more ground looking for her." he said.
          Kiba said nothing, his hope of seeing his teammate diminishing by the second. When Naruto's team failed to bring Sasuke back, it was a very long time before there was another mission to even go look for him. And he had a feeling that her family would discourage any further attempts to get her. Her father especially. 'A missing Hyuuga is better than a disgraced one,' he would say. Kiba cursed him inwardly for his hardheartedness.
          Calling Akamaru over to him, Kiba hopped on his back and took the lead back home. The faster they made it back, the better. He would be having a chat with Tsunade as soon as they got there. She would let him continue to search for Hinata. And he would find her. No matter what.

          Hinata ducked low as Hidan's scythe whistled close to her head. Backflipping out of range, she landed on one foot and immediately did a cartwheel to the left, avoiding Kakuzu's waiting stitches. A small smile graced her lips. She was getting better. The past few months had been quite intense, training every day, nearly all day, but it was starting to pay off. She was much faster, had more chakra, and could think more quickly on her feet. She had even developed a new jutsu or two along the way.
          Predicting Hidan's second swing and keeping well out of his range, Hinata charged Kakuzu, keeping him and his bothersome stitches busy chasing her. Swearing the whole way, Hidan ran to intercept her. If she managed to lock down Kakuzu's chakra, he would be defeated. He made it just in time, throwing his scythe in her path, forcing her back. A glint of retribution came to life in her pale lavender eyes.
          Skidding to a halt, Hinata changed directions, and started running a large circle around the two ninja. As she was running, she sent her chakra infused shuriken flying, two straight towards them, and two high into the air. While they were busy deflecting them, she completed her circuit, ending behind them. Sharpening her chakra, she sent it forward, piercing Hidan in the back, sending him flying forward, and slicing Kakuzu in the arm.
          Catching a glimpse of black and gray out of the corner of her eye, she hesitated, checking the doorway of the training room to see if Kisame had come back from his mission yet. That was her undoing, and before she knew it, she was wrapped tightly in Kakuzu's threads, caught and unable to move. Standing up, Hidan lazily made his way over to her, usual grin in place.
          "Not bad, bitch. If you were paying more attention to the battle instead of Shark Boy, you may have beaten us."
          Hinata blushed, embarrassed. He had known why she hesitated. But that also meant that she was right, he was back. Kakuzu squeezed her with his threads before he released her, not enough to hurt, but an uncomfortable reminder that it wasn't pleasant to lose focus during training. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and retrieved her weapons. She had bent down to fetch the last one when something light jumped on her back and was gone an instant later.
          Straightening back up, she glanced over at Hidan. Sure enough, Demon was there, curled up on his master's shoulder, glaring at her. She returned the look, which earned her a fierce hiss from the orange ball of fuzz. Hinata shook her head, remembering her first "training" session with Hidan. He had not so politely told her that the only way he was wasting his time training her would be if she proved herself to him first.
          She never should have asked how to do that. When that sadistic smile crossed his face, she knew she was in trouble. "It's simple really." he had said. "All you have to do is give my kitten a bath. Any ninja can handle that." Yeah right. She had spent the better part of two hours chasing said kitten through the base, and half the Akatsuki had howled with laughter at the sight of a red faced kunoichi being outmaneuvered by a creature small enough to fit into a jacket pocket.
          But she had been determined, so catch him she did. Another hour and two lacerated arms later, and the little devil was clean. Hidan had been highly amused, of course, but as promised began her training immediately. A little too soon for Hinata's liking. He never even gave her time to bandage her scratched and bleeding arms. Damn cat.
          "Hey, Hinata." Kisho said as he walked into the training room, bringing her back to reality. "Leader-sama wants to see us upstairs."
          "C-coming." she answered.
          Bowing to Hidan and Kakuzu, she thanked them for the training session before following Kisho out the door and toward the stairs. As she walked she glanced over at her partner. He had definitely changed a lot over the past couple of months. Even though he was still a little moody, he rarely snapped at people anymore and could even tolerate being in the same room with Deidara. And after their evaluation with Konan, he stopped treating her like she was weak and inferior, instead he actually started talking to her and helping her work on their combination jutsu as Pein ordered.
          Now on the third floor, they made their way to Pein's office and Kisho knocked softly. A muffled command to enter was heard through the door, and pushing it open, they stepped inside. Pein was sitting behind his desk, much the same way he was when she had first met him. Konan stood off to his right. Bowing low, they waited silently for him to speak.
          "Konan tells me that both of your skills have improved greatly. I am ready to assign you your first mission, if you think you can handle it." he said.
          Kisho and Hinata exchanged looks. Their first mission. As Akatsuki. Turning back to Pein, they nodded in unison.
          "Good. I'm sending you both to the Land of Waves. In a village on the coast you will find the Great Naruto Bridge. It is a symbol of their strength and unity. I want you to destroy it. You will get your cloaks before you leave. Once you have completed your first mission, you will receive your rings. Any questions?"
          Hinata shook her head. Destroy the Great Naruto Bridge. Not only was it a symbol of the country's unity, it was also a memorial to the strength and dedication of Konoha and Team 7. It was their first real victory as a team, and the story was well known throughout the world. It had to be a test of her loyalty. Taking part in destroying it would prove that her bonds with her home village were severed.
          But could she do it? Betray the people she had grown up with? Betray the man she had loved until she had lost all hope of ever having him? There would be no circumstances to excuse her actions once the deed was done. She would officially be a missing ninja on both sides. An Akatsuki. Sighing softly, she decided she couldn't do it. Not for Pein. Not for Akatsuki. She could, however, do it for Kisame.
          For love. She could do it to stay by his side. If she didn't complete the mission, she would either be killed when she returned or forced to run back to Konoha. Either way, she would lose him. So to keep him, she would do it. She had to. She didn't know how she would be able to survive without him. He had somehow worked his way into her soul, never to be drawn back out.
          Glancing over at Kisho, she noticed that he had not had the same battle with doubt that she just had. He was standing there with a determined look on his face. He would definitely be able to do it.
          Pein appraised his newest members swiftly before he spoke again. "Good. You leave first thing in the morning. Be ready."
          Dismissed, Hinata bowed and headed back downstairs to find Kisame. He was playing pool with Hidan in the common room. So far he hadn't noticed her presence in the doorway, so she decided to keep quiet and watch him. He was facing away from her, leaning over the table to line up a difficult shot. The hard muscles in his back and shoulders flexed and rippled as they worked beneath the ropes of mesh covering his smooth skin. Drawing back, he lightly tapped the cue ball, bumping it into the next four and sinking his ball perfectly.
          Hidan swore. Noticing Hinata standing in the doorway, he called to her. "Hinata-chan! Get your ass over here and distract Fish Boy so I can win."
          "Hidan, d-don't call Kisame t-that. He's n-not a fish." she chided. Hidan rolled his eyes and gave her a long-suffering look.
          Kisame straightened and turned around. Hinata was standing in the doorway, watching him. She still had her training outfit on, so she must have just come back from her meeting with Kisho and Pein. He smiled at her as she made her way to his side. Dropping a chaste kiss on the top of her head, he inhaled deeply, taking in her scent. It would be an eternity before he would tire of the way she affected him.
          He felt his whole body relax as she settled beside him. It felt so right to have her there. In the couple of months that she had been with him, a peace he had never known was possible had settled over him. A peace that didn't belong in their world of death and destruction. He just prayed that nothing ever disturbed it. Kami help the one responsible if it ever happened. He would utterly destroy them.
          "Hey! Shoot the damn ball already." Hidan said, shaking his head. "And get that goofy look off your face, for Jashin's sake. Whipped isn't even the fucking word for it, seriously."
          Giving him an irritated look, Kisame leaned over the table and lined up another shot. Just as he was about to sink another ball, Hinata's scent distracted him once again. There was a strong hint of desire in it, and his body responded accordingly. Shaking his head, he took aim. And missed. Hidan smirked at him. His plan was working all too well. Fifteen minutes later, Kisame stalked out of the room and headed upstairs with Hinata while a triumphant Hidan was left to rack the balls.
          After taking a hot shower to soothe her tired muscles, Hinata made her way to her room, where Kisame was waiting for her. Stepping inside, she inhaled the scent of fresh lilacs and smiled. She liked it much better here since Konan had helped her redecorate. Her carpet was now a light cream, as was the bedding and curtains. The furniture was still black, but it contrasted with the rest of the room nicely. A translucent yellow vase on her dresser revealed the source of the perfumed air.
          Kisame was lounging on her bed, arms tucked behind his head. He had his forehead protector off, and his navy locks lay in all directions sprawled out on her pillow. Walking over to her dresser, she fished her pack out of the bottom drawer. Inside lay her own protector, forgotten since she had been here. Taking it out, she opened the top drawer and pulled out one of her kunai.
          Sitting on the edge of the bed, she drew her kunai over to hover over the symbol of Hidden Leaf. She was just about to touch the metal when his large gray hand grabbed hers, pulling it back.
          "Kisame..." she trailed off.
          "Only do it if you're absolutely certain, Hummingbird. Once it's done, there's no going back." he said, his voice thick with emotion.
          Hinata turned to look him in the face. The hard lined face that had brought her more happiness in a few short months than she had had in her entire life. With a determined look, she nodded once before he released her hand. Bringing the kunai down hard, she made the mark that ended one part of her life and started another. Dropping the weapon in the floor and her headband beside his on the bed, she turned around and climbed into Kisame's waiting arms.
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