Say it.

I am really annoyed right now, I wrote at least four paragraphs of this chapter and then lost everything, I’ve rewritten it and it’s just not as good, I hate it when that happens.

Ok, here’s the next chapter and you’re lucky it’s coming because I’m hooked on the Outer Limits right now.

I own nothing!


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“Hinata Hyuga you stand before us today charged on several counts” Hinata didn’t bother to look at the elder as he droned on, she kept her eyes on her father’s stony countenance, he didn’t react to the situation in any way “One count of causing public disturbance, one count of opposing the Hyuga way by engaging in activities expressly forbidden outside of wedlock, one count of endangering our bloodline limit by embarking on a relationship with an unscreened partner, and finally one count of endangering our bloodline limit by trying to alter the caged bird seal. How do you plead?”

“Well I don’t quite get the charges” Hinata allowed her eyes to drift from her father to the elders and back to her father. “I would never endanger the clan, and yes whilst Naruto was not screened he would never do anything to harm the village and he knows that the Byakugan being harvested by other nations would endanger us. He’d never put me in danger”

“And the alterations you tried to make to the seal?”

“I started that when I was heiress, just after Hanabi’s fifth birthday.” Hinata saw her sister flinch as she stood beside her father “I hate that seal, that is not how you treat family, family are supposed to bond together voluntarily in times of crisis.”

“And should a Hyuga die in the field our eyes would be…”
“That is why I never sought to rid the clan of the seal entirely, I was just trying to take the control away. To make the family a family again.”

“And yet when you became a mere Branch member you continued to research this matter, a matter that no longer concerned you.”

“Just because you threw me out that does not mean I stopped caring about this family”

“Silence” Hiashi Hyuga’s voice was calm as he spoke, his eyes rested upon his older daughter and once again Hinata was hit with the realisation that she was his greatest disappointment in life. Her heart broke a little more than it already had, she knew that he was pondering exactly how his life would be if she had never existed. He would have his brother, maybe even his wife, who knew what the world would have been life if she was not there. Next to him her sister couldn’t look at her, the two of them had always had a strange relationship, torn between the natural love they had for each other as sisters and that fear of rejection from their clan and their father.

The caged bird seal had barred any real affection between Hinata and Hanabi for many years. Now as Hinata stood before her sister completely below her, gone was the intense sibling rivalry, gone was the fear Hanabi had lived with for so many years. “Father” Hanabi spoke softly “Whilst… yes the charges are extreme, some of them make no sense and surely the punishment need not be…”

“Be still” the command was uttered harshly and anger ruled Hiashi’s face for a brief moment.

Hanabi dropped her head to stare at the floor again and in a movement that shocked Hinata to her very core Hanabi lifter her index fingers and began to poke them together, it was unseen by the rest of the clan but it caused a small sob to leave Hinata’s throat. To see Hanabi becoming as downtrodden as she had been all these years made her feel even worse. She knew her father better than anyone else in this room, his anger towards her was not just because of her failings, Hiashi was just a naturally cruel person, he needed to vent his anger upon someone, ever since he lost his wife he had become mean like a child with a temper tantrum always bubbling under the surface. Now Hanabi would bear the brunt of Hiashi’s anger, it was clear to Hinata that it had already started.

“Pathetic” Hiashi sneered at her

“No one is perfect” Hinata spoke through gritted teeth, “One day you will realise that and you shall regret all of the cruel things you have done in this life time.” Her voice held firm despite the fear in her chest “Not only that but these actions will not go unnoticed, you think you can just get rid of me and no one will notice, you think your status will save you?” her voice became hard and just as condescending as her father’s could be “You will regret this day more than you regret the day of my birth” her tone changed as she looked to Hanabi “I love you sister, I am sorry for out relationship failing but it was bound to happen under the circumstances.”

“You will be silent” Hiashi moved forward and took hold of Hinata’s arm, she stared up at him defiantly before returning to her sister once more. She kept her eyes warm and loving hoping that even if she herself could no longer keep Hanabi from being neglected at least she would know that she was loved by someone.

Looking into her sisters eyes Hanabi was filled with gratitude, she was surprised to hear her sister talk in such a way. Hyugas rarely spoke with love and affection. She had never really noticed how caring her sister’s eyes could be.

“Hinata Hyuga it is time for you to feel the full brunt of the Hyuga force” pushing Hinata to the ground Hiashi made a quick hand symbol, surprisingly Hinata wasn’t the first to scream as Hanabi rushed forward to pull on her fathers arm.

One of the elders pulled her back and all Hanabi could do was cry out as her sister began to writhe around on the floor. Fighting with the man pulling her back Hanabi soon felt a strong arm hook resolutely around her waist and she was dragged from the room crying out for her sister as she went. Her father never turned, he just remained still staring down at Hinata with his hands fixed in place.

Hanabi found herself deposited unceremoniously onto the floor outside the room and immediately tried to return. When no one would let her back in she spun on her heel and began to run, she couldn’t let this happen.


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Pain.

There was just so much pain, Hinata knew it was coming from her forehead but to be honest her entire body felt as though it was on fire. She could hear her sister, Hanabi sounded so scared, it didn’t make sense Hanabi didn’t get scared. Hinata fought to open her eyes and watched as Hanabi was lifted up off the ground and dragged away, she wanted to reach out to her sister but her limbs were frozen in place due to the pain she was in. Her fingers were the only part of her that she could control as she clawed at the symbol on her forehead. As she lay there her mind turned to Jiraiya and her ‘guards’ they weren’t going to come, they weren’t going to get there in time, all throughout the trial she had hoped that at any moment someone would come bursting through the door but it just wasn’t happening.

She had one hope, it was her only hope but it was completely hopeless. Forcing her arms to move and for her fingers to stop clawing at her seal Hinata began a seal, she could barely focus the chakra in her body with the torture she was enduring. The seal was not an easy one, it was not anything that she had been taught only something she had seen drawn she couldn’t guarantee she would get it right making the seal as best she could, she doubted she could do this many times with her weakening strength. Finally once she had sufficient chakra to use the technique she sent the chakra out and then forced her hands to cover her seal.

The Hyuga elders and Hiashi were forced back as a powerful pulse emanated from Hinata, blue green chakra surrounded her body and she let out a final scream before lying still.

There was a long period of silence as the Hyugas got to their feet and assessed the damage that had been done. As they all stood only Hiashi remained still, he had been closest to the power and as a result had fallen to his side on the floor.

Slowly the Hyugas in the room began to advance upon the unconscious girls body, Hiashi shrugged off attempts to help him to stand and pushed himself to his feet. No one could fathom what had just happened, no one had ever witnessed anything like that as far as the caged bird seal was concerned.

“What happened?” the breathless question was finally asked but no one had the answer. Hiashi dropped down onto one knee beside his daughter and pressed his fingers to her neck

“She still breathes” his voice held disbelief

“Lucky for you” the voice made all the Hyuga spin to the door, one sanin in a temper and ready for battle was a terrifying sight but two made the usually stoic Hyugas physically tremble and move away from Hinata’s prone form. Six ANBU then appeared in the doorway looking a little dishevelled from having chased their hokage across town. None of the Hyuga had noticed the doors swing open after the pulse of chakra had enveloped Hinata, even Tsunade and Jiraiya had been a little taken aback by what had happened.

Followed by her ANBU Tsunade moved in swiftly dropping down beside Hinata checking her vitals, Jiraiya stood above the Hokage glaring menacingly around him. “It’s weak” she muttered angrily before scooping Hinata up into her arms “Lets go, Jiraiya, ANBU bring Hiashi to my office and hold him there until I get there” Hiashi moved to complain but Tsunade sent him a quelling glare her eyes so filled with anger it made him take a step back.


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“It’s no good” Jiraiya told Tsunade as she attempted to jolt Hinata awake, tears were rolling down her face as she looked at the burn marks around Hinata’s seal.

“Shut up!”

“Tsunade”

“I said shut up”

“Tatsuya Hyuga”

The name made the Hokage stop her actions “I always wondered how he ended up in the coma ward. There’s nothing on his notes and… I never thought to check” Tsunade stood and wiped her eyes “He’s one of my people, one of the people I am sworn to protect and I never thought to find out what was wrong with him.”

“You can’t save everyone and run the village at the same time” he tried to placate her “… maybe if you only did one…” he trailed off and she smiled at his attempt at lightening the situation.

“How do I tell him about this?”

“He’s a shinobi, we learn to live with loss”

“Yes, but loss where you feel you are to blame…” Tsunade didn’t feel the need to say more. They both knew what that type of loss could do, they knew how it could cause you to spiral into depression. “He doesn’t deserve this, he deserves… happiness, for once he deserves a happy ending.”

“And he’ll get” Jiraiya spoke with great determination as leapt up onto the windowsill, he turned back looking every inch a sage as he spoke “I have research, and not my usual kind.”


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