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Tenten carried her bag on her back as she slowly walked to her destination. She would be staying with Neji this night. Most nights, Lee would stay with him, but it was his birthday and Tenten encouraged him to spend the night with his family. She approached the Hyuga complex and hurried to Neji's room. She knocked on the door and half a second later Lee opened it, gave Tenten a hug and ran off back home. She blinked at how quickly that happened before turning her attention to Neji.
He had been depressed ever since the war. He rarely spoke, and when he did it was usually out of anger or self hatrid. It broke her heart to see him this way. She wanted the old Neji back. But she was too scared to say anything. That last thing she wanted to do was minimize what'd happened. He'd not just lost one of his eyes, he lost his family. Majority of his life had revolved around the clan, and now all of that was gone.
The Hyuga boy sat in the corner and there was no doubt about it, he was depressed again. Tenten sighed and set her bag down before going over to sit next to Neji.
He looked up at her with a look that Tenten had never seen before.
"Neji..." she whispered. A moment later he lunged forward and hugged Tenten. She gasped in shock but cautiously returned the embrace. After all this time he was finally breaking down and feeling all the emotions other than depression.

Hinata slowly sat up. It had been a week since she'd returned home and majority of that time had been spent in her room. But yesterday she'd been cleared by Tsunade to start walking again. She was warned not to train or strain her body in any way for at least another month, heavily disappointing her. Yet, at least she could walk. She turned and kissed her boyfriend on the forehead before going and taking a shower. They were going to go on their first date tonight and she wanted to look beautiful.
By the time she was through with her shower, Naruto had left to go get ready on his own and Shino was there to watch her in the mean time. She was happy to see her teammate. While she enjoyed her time with Naruto, she missed Shino. She smiled as she sat down on the bed. She was only wearing a dark purple shirt and black shorts, but she wasn't embarrassed to show some skin in front of Shino.
"Are you doing okay?" he asked in his monotone voice. Hinata nodded. They were often silent around each other, but that was alright with both of them.
"I'm nervous though."
"About your date?"
Hinata nodded again. Shino understood.

That night Hinata was ready. Well, apart from mentally she was ready. The young woman wore her hair down as usual, but it was clean, shiny, and silky. In fact, her hair had never looked this good. The hair treatment Sakura had recommended really did do wonders to her naturally gorgeous hair. She wore a beautiful white dress with a lavender belt. She wore matching shoes with a small heel. She was gorgeous and even Shino couldn't hide it. Kiba let out a wolf whistle at the sight of his teammate, causing Hinata to blush.
"M-maybe I should change..." she said shyly. She turned to go back to her closet but before she could take one step there was a hand on each of her shoulders. Her teammates stopped her and told her that she looked beautiful just the way she was. She wasn't so sure about that but she didn't have time to argue as there was a knock on the door.
Naruto had arrived to pick up his date.

They had been in Konoha for while. They knew that information was the key to their success, and they had their information. The Hyuga heiress was weak. But more than that, she had a major weak spot. They'd found out about her actions defending the Uzumaki boy against both Pain and Tobi. They were certain that she would do it a third time if she needed to.
The pair of Kumogakure shinobi grinned as they saw Naruto enter the Hyuga Complex to find his date, and their target.
The shinobi's names were Keiichi and Keiji. They were twin brothers and their jutsus were mostly combined. They'd been together all of their lives and were powerful shinobi, even gaining some recognition during the war for their efforts as part of the Allied Shinobi.
The two ninja were sure that with the power of the byakugan at their disposal, that they could gain their fortunes. They wanted nothing but money. They cared about each other first, but after that came their greed.
It took a few moments of waiting, but their target and her bodyguard/date left the Hyuga Complex and the twins exchanged knowing grins. Tonight was the night their lives changed for the better.

The young couple held hands as they walked down the street, away from the Hyuga Complex. Despite all the time they'd spent together already, both of them were nervous, and the silence between the two reflected it. Still, despite being nervous, both of them were completely happy just being with each other. Each and every day Naruto was simply grateful for Hinata to be alive and honored that she agreed to go out with him. Before the interaction with Pain, he never would've guessed that the Hyuga girl had such feelings for him. But all of a sudden knowing that there was someone out there that loved him, gave him such confidence. It didn't hurt that this girl was beautiful, perfect to him. She was strong and kind all at the same time. He loved her, and he was going to tell her that tonight.

After several minutes of silence Hinata and Naruto arrived at their predetermined destination. Earlier Naruto had picked up some ramen for the two of them. They would be spending the date at a beautiful field where they could watch the sunset. Earlier, when Naruto asked what she'd most like to do on a date, she'd told him that she'd love to watch the sunset, so that's what they were going to do.
Naruto laid out a blanket and preparred their food. They still hadn't said a single word since leaving, and they knew that they'd eventually have to talk. The couple began eating their ramen.
"You look beautiful Hinata." Naruto whispered as he blushed. He looked up to see her blushing as well.
"T-thank you. You look very handsome..." she responded hesitantly. She gathered her strength and looked up into his eyes. Naruto set his food down and took hers to set down as well. He ran his fingertips across her cheek, gently feeling how soft her skin was. He smiled sweetly, gaining confidence.
Hinata blushed an even deeper red and could feel her heart beating faster and faster the more she looked at the love of her life. Slowly, Naruto leaned forward until his lips barely brushed against hers. She closed her eyes and returned the kiss. She couldn't believe her luck.
Every day she felt luckier and luckier. Following the war she was certain that most women would gladly date Naruto. Yet, for whatever reason he was chosing her. She tried not to focus on why too much. She would often get stuck thinking that she was unworthy of his love and wonder if he was doing this out of pity. Yet she was so happy that she would never mention any of this to him.
Naruto slowly laid HInata down on the large blanket and used his arms to prop himself up as he rolled on top of her. She smiled up at him before leaning forward to bring him back down for another kiss. Naruto was both shocked and delighted that Hinata was bold enough to initiate a kiss. He smiled into the kiss and pulled back. He knew that this was his moment. It had to be.
"H-hinata. I have something to tell you." he began in a whisper. He looked into her beautiful white eyes and could barely hold back the words for a moment longer so that he was certain that he held her attention.
"I love you." he whispered into her ear.
Hinata felt her blush grow a deep deep red. Her heart was beating wildly and she felt like she was losing control. But really, all she was feeling was happiness. Intense happiness like she'd never felt before.
Naruto loved her.
She didn't want to ask why, scared of the answer. She was just going to take the words as they were presented to her and love him back.
But she never got the chance.
The sound of a kunai slicing through the air gave the couple little time to react and Naruto used his body to protect Hinata's. The kunai stuck in his back and he let out a wince of pain.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata exclaimed out of worry.
His breathing became labored rather quickly and his face went pale. "Run. Get away..." he whispered before passing out. Hinata immediately put the pieces together, the kunai was poisoned.
'Byakugan!'
Hinata's eyes scanned the space and soon found the twins. She moved out from underneath Naruto and stood in front of him to guard his body. She was uncertain what kind of poison they used on him. There was no telling how much time she had.
"Show yourselves!" she exclaimed.
Identical laughter could be heard and all of a sudden the twins were on either side of her. She backed up, frightened for a second, but refused to just let fear take over.
"What do you want?" she asked slowly. The twin to her left laughed and she turned to face him, keeping her byakugan on the other twin.
"My dear Hyuga-sama. I think you need to ask what you want." he answered cryptically. Hinata was angry. The most perfect moment of her life had just been ruined by these ninja. She snarled at them.
"What do you mean?"
The shinobi took a step forward, but Hinata didn't budge.
"Are you going to protect him, or your clan?" he began. "The poison is slow acting. Keiji has the antidote with him. You have ten minutes to make your decision. We'll take you and your byakugan either way. You might as well save him." Hinata grew frustrated. She charged the man but before she reached him, he disappeared and reappeared back next to his twin.
"Nu-uh. I won't let a gentle fist user near me. Do you think I'm stupid? You have around eight minutes. Will you save him?" Hinata tried to charge them again, but they kept on moving before she could get to them. Before long she was exhausted, her injuries still weighting heavily on her. She looked over sadly at Naruto.
"Forgive me." she whispered. "I love you too."
She was weak on her feet but managed to stand somewhat confidently.
"Give him the antidote. I'll come with you. Just don't hurt Naruto-kun." she announced.
It was dark when Naruto opened his eyes. His whole body ached like a large herd of animals had trampled him. He sat up and was disoriented. He was dizzy and he couldn't think straight. He tried his best to put his thoughts together. Looking around he saw several things that didn't make sense at the moment. Ramen, likely cold. A large blanket laid out on the grass. A kunai with blood on it. His back stung. Naruto winced and made the connection that the kunai had injured him a little. He looked around for more clues as he started putting the pieces together.
A strand of long violet hair.
It all made sense. Naruto let out a pained cry as he got to his feet.
'Kage Bushin No Jutsu'
A second Naruto appeared and new immediately what to do. He ran off towards Konoha for reinforcements, hopefully some trackers. Perhaps Kiba or Shino. Naruto didn't care as long as they helped find Hinata.
The original Naruto picked up the strand of hair and knew immediately what it meant. Hinata had been taken. During their time together he'd recounted the story of how his parents fell in love, when Minato rescued Kushina. She must've remembered how Kushina used her hair to mark the trail of where the ninjas were taking her.
Naruto kept his eyes out and sure enough he found another strand of hair. He grew determined to find Hinata and knew that he'd do anything and everything to find her and bring her back home safely. He cursed himself over and over again for not protecting her this time. He wasn't paying attention. He was being stupid and foolish. Her protection was supposed to come before anything else. And once again Naruto wondered if he was really good enough for her if he couldn't even stop her from being kidnapped.
He found more strands of hair, one after another clearly marking the path that Hinata had been taken on.
And then blood. His eyes widened at the sight and he remembered why Hinata and Hanabi were the ones being targeted. To steal the byakugan, they didn't even have to be alive. Terror took over for a moment as he realized that he might already be too late. They may just be carrying back a dead body. A dead Hinata.
Hinata had been knocked out by the Kumogakure shinobi, or so they thought. The twins didn't want her attacking them. They knew how formidable the gentle fist was. The byakugan was a prize indeed and they could barely contain their excitement as they waited for the day when they too would be able to use the Hyuga clan's techniques.
As soon as they were far enough away, they stopped to rearrange their belongings. Then Keiji noticed something amiss. There some of the girl's hair had fallen onto the ground, like they'd been pulled off. He turned to the girl.
"Ha!" she exclaimed as she used a single gentle fist sent to his heart. The girl had never used this extremely deadly technique before, and the chakra cost was slightly taxing to the already exhausted and recovering kunoichi. The younger twin fell to his knees as his heart gave out.
"You!" the other twin threw a kunai at her and it was too late for Hinata to avoid it. She closed her eyes and let the pain take over as she blacked out.
Naruto refused to give up. He felt numb after his realization, feeling stupid and worthless because of his lack of professionalism. He was certain that the blood was Hinata's. He found that the trail of hair ended. He had no idea where to go. But he did find something interesting. A man with a Kumogakure headband was dead with no external injuries. Naruto put the pieces together and a smile tugged at the edges of his lips.
"Hinata." he whispered. The girl hadn't given up. She'd managed to off one of her kidnappers. Naruto had no idea how many there were, but he doubted that there were many.
Finally, Kiba and Akamaru arrived. They were out of breath and their eyes told the whole story, they'd seen the blood as well and were equally as frightened. Kiba sniffed the air, and so did Akamaru. They both agreed on the same direction.
"This way." Kiba announced before heading off. Naruto followed him as they both moved as quickly as possible to save Hinata.

He couldn't stand it. This girl had killed his brother, he didn't even get to burry his twin. If he had the powers he would remove her byakugan right then, but he didn't. He would have to get back home to his friend who would to the job for him. Now he would get both eyes. But he didn't care.
Sure, the girl was still alive. But she wouldn't be for long. His anger was such that Keiichi wanted revenge. He would kill the girl. But not just that. He would torture her. He jumped as he felt something amiss. He looked down at one of his scrolls to see that his trap had been sprung. Someone had found Keiji's body.
The boy was going to try to rescue her.
Keiichi laughed evilly at the implication. It meant that he could torture the pair. They could watch helplessly as the other died. At least then they would know the pain of having a loved one die. It would be just like Keiji's death except slower and more painful.
He pulled out a long strand of rope, holding several different bottles. The only question left for Keiichi was which of his many poisons to use.

Kiba stopped suddenly and Naruto followed suit. Akamaru growled as he faced the cave filled with many mysterious scents, but Hinata's was there as well.
Naruto didn't bother to wait. He rushed right into the cave and heard a scream.
It was Hinata. She was in pain.
"HINATA!" he screamed as he continued running into the dark cave.
"Naruto watch out!" Kiba warned. But it was too late as the poisonous gas took over the cave, rendering both Naruto and Kiba unconscious.

The poison was ingenious. Honestly it was Keiichi's best and he was damn proud of it too. The Hyuga girl didn't get any. She was no threat, not in her condition. She was weak, extremely weak because of her earlier injuries. But the new fresh wound of the kunai that stuck all the way through her shoulder probably didn't help. He'd likely broken a bone with that one. He didn't care of course.
The poison prevented the two captured shinobi, and the dog, from moving. He locked the Inuzuka and his dog in the very back of the cave, a large rock preventing their escape if the poison wore off before their death. He had no use to Keiichi. He wouldn't have to be tortured. They could stay there and die.
The young couple sat right next to each other. A single kunai was stuck through both their hands and into the ground. The Hyuga girl also had her other tied behind her back and her feet were tied as well. The poisoned Uzumaki wouldn't be able to move even if he wanted to. But he would feel everything. Every little scratch.
More so, he will hear every one of Hinata's pain filled screams.
The Uzumaki boy awakened first.
He looked around the cave, wondering where he was. Then the pain of the kunai being stuck through his hand hit him. He tried to move, but couldn't. He was able to move his eyes and from his position he couldn't see his hand. What he could see was that the person next to him had long violet hair.
"Hinata!" he exclaimed, trying desperately to move. His muscles didn't respond. Actually, Keiichi was quite shocked that he could speak. The poison wasn't as formidible as he thought. Still, Naruto couldn't move and that was the important part.
"Good to meet you Uzumaki Naruto. Let's wake up your girlfriend so that she can die." he spoke menacingly. Naruto growled at him.
"Leave her alone bastard!" he screamed angrily. Kurama awakened deep inside of him, but Naruto politely refused. He would handle this one on his own.
"What inappropriate language from the hero of Konoha!" he exclaimed. Keiichi bent down and took ahold of Hinata's other hand. He bent her forefinger violently, breaking it. Hinata let out a scream of pain as she awakened to more pain.
"Leave her alone damn you!" Naruto continued screaming and struggling. Still, he was getting nowhere.
Hinata heard Naruto's voice and immediately felt dread. He'd followed her. Of course it was his mission. But she didn't want to bring him into this. She wanted him to be safe. She glared up at Keiichi.
"Let him go." she managed to say in a weak whisper that spoke to how much pain she was in at the moment.
"Oh no. We've already done that once Hyuga-sama. And what did you do? You killed my brother!" He slapped her across the face. Hinata held back noise, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of a reaction. Hinata's head landed on Naruto's shoulder. She turned her head to whisper into his ear.
"Thank you Naruto. For everything."
Hinata looked up at Keiichi. She was determined to stop Naruto. And if this man thought that he'd stopped her already, he was wrong.
Hinata closed her eyes and focused her chakra. She made sure that her needles were as small and strong as possible before expelling chakra in the right places to loosen her bonds. She jumped to her feet and tore the kunai from her hand before turning to face her opponent.
"Hinata! Run, get out of he-"
"No, Naruto. If I run, he'll kill you. And I will protect you. I vowed to protect you. And I stick to what to say because that is my nindo."
Naruto openly sobbed.
"And I vowed to protect you." he whispered. Hinata knew that it was true. But she couldn't doubt herself then. And Keiichi was ready.
"Going to keep talking with the boy or are you going to come to your death?" he asked.
Hinata bit her bottom lip as she gathered her strength. She was facing death once again, and now she really knew that it would be worth something. Naruto would notice her. He would see how strong she was! She would get to save his life again. If she was going to die, then so was this man. Determination sparked in Hinata's eyes as she bent her arms at the elbows and concentrated her chakra.
"Juho Shoshiken!"
She lunged forward, and like before Keiichi was gone in an instant. She chased him around the cave several times until they were right in front of a screaming Naruto.
"Hinata! Damn it! Run! You have to go back! Go protect Hanabi! You have to save your clan! Don't stay for me. I'll forgive you! Just get out of here. Don't do this..." he continued ranting, trying to come up with more and more reasons for her to leave. More reasons for her to live. But Hinata was barely listening.
Keiichi disappeared once again and reappeared behind her with his sword in hand. In one fluid movement he stabbed Hinata with it, through her body. She screamed out in pain and her blood splattered on the floor.
Naruto was only two feet away.
Hinata was sure that this would be it. That she would die right then. But she remembered that if she didn't end Keiichi's life, that Naruto would die as well and the byakugan would be stolen. She braced herself in that moment for something that would be extremely painful. She used her body to steal the sword away from his hand as she began striking his body with her gentle fist, sending Keiichi to hell.
Both Hinata and Kumogakure ninja collapsed at the same time. Hinata managed to move her body and pull the sword out, wincing in pain as she did. The large puddle of blood underneath her would definitely seal her fate.
She slowly drug herself over to a sobbing Naruto.
"Hinata...why...you didn't have to..." he managed to say in between the tears. Hinata smiled sweetly.
"Because I love you. That is why." Hinata maneuvered her body so that she could lean against him she laid her head on his chest as she struggled to keep her heart beating.
"Hinata. I love you too. Please don't go...Promise me." he begged.
But Hinata gave no response.
"HINATA!" Naruto screamed. Somehow the poison's effects went away and Naruto knew that it was the nine-tails that did that for him. He lunged forward and picked Hinata up. He'd completely forgotten about Kiba, but it wouldn't have stopped him.
He had to get her help. She had to live.

Half-way back to Konoha, a group of medical ninja met up with Naruto and took Hinata from him. He turned back and got Kiba and Akamaru to safety. When he arrived at the hospital he was stopped by Tsunade from going in search of Hinata.
She was on the verge of tears.
"Baa-chan. Where's Hinata?" Naruto asked forcefully. The Hokage took a few deep breaths, prepared to give Naruto the news.
"There was nothing to be done. She was dead before she got here."
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