Hinata sensei

Naruto was in a hurry. He didn't want to be late, so his team was expecting him"Damn it of all the days it had to be today that I overslept." He jumped from tree to tree to get there in a hurry, but then he noticed something was off; he stopped. He decided to listen in on a conversation because these people looked out of place; make sure not to be seen. He stayed in the bushes and listened to the conversation.

"Our boss wants to take Tazuna's daughter and grandson hostage."

A man who looked like he was in his late twenties was saying, "There's nothing particularly special about him in terms of his appearance."

"That daughter of his, though. I wonder if we could have our way with her. It's not often that we get to have." The older man hit him. He said something stupid.

"Our goal is to make sure they're unharmed. If possible: Keep your dick in your pants! You idiot!" The very idea disgusted Naruto. He hated rapists with a passion. He wanted to bust some skulls, but he wouldn't do his team any favors if he rushed in without a plan.

"I could use some suggestions, Kyubi."

"Figure this one out on your own. It should be obvious look at the environment around you." he suggested.

Naruto looked around. What's the best way to take these men out without being detected and without drawing attention? He looked at his surroundings.

They were just regular thugs. He could take them without breaking a sweat, but his goal was to separate them and interrogate one of them. The younger one was definitely more likely to talk than the older one, who seemed more disciplined. He would have to separate the two if he was going to do this without being seen, remembering his training from his sensei Naruto. picked up a rock that he found on the ground and threw it. The men looked as if wondering where it came from.

"What the hell was that?" said the younger man, the older one looked irritated with his younger companion. "You idiot, it's just a damn Rock."

Naruto stealthily moved to the other tree across from them and tossed another Rock, causing the younger man to panic. "Where the hell are you? I'm not afraid of you!" Of course, his older companion was feeling the effects as well.

It was the opening that Naruto needed. He went behind the older man and knocked him out. He hit him on his neck and he fell to the ground. The younger man looked at Naruto like he had seen a ghost."What the hell are you?" he said, trembling."I'm nobody special; I just have some questions."

Naruto slammed the man against the tree. He looked terrified. Naruto took a kunai from his pouch and put it against his throat. "What is your plan? what does your boss want with Tazuna's family? Tell me or I will spill out your guts."

Naruto knew fear was a weapon something that his Sensei told him on one of their first lessons. This man was craven. He could tell from his experience of dealing with cowards when he was a child.

"He wants to use them as hostages, that is all I know, please don't kill me."

Naruto put the weapon away from his neck and punched him in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. He tied him up to make sure he wouldn't do anything.

" Tazuna family is in danger there's no time to waste."

Naruto headed to Tazuna's house, where Tsunami and Inari were waiting. As much as he wanted to help his team, he couldn't leave Tsunami and Inari to their fate; he had to save them or else the mission would be compromised.

"I'm sorry, Sensei. I'll be a little late." Naruto headed as fast as his legs could carry him. was determined to get to Tazuna family and time he wasn't going to fail he couldn't fail. He wasn't going to leave them to their fate just like Hinata his Sensei couldn't leave the people in the land of waves to their fate

Hinata, along with Sakura and Sasuke, and their client, walked to the bridge. It wasn't complete yet, but it would be soon. All this over a bridge built to help with commerce is something she couldn't understand; he would benefit from the bridge too, but perhaps that's what he wanted—power over the people. It was too quiet; she didn't see any workers in sight. Tazuna noticed this as well. Something was off; she found workers who were dead. It was brutal how they were killed, completely unnecessary. Hinata thought, then she saw Zabuza and Haku. Naruto wasn't here; he was late. Her students, Sakura and Sasuke, were by her side. "Out of all the times the idiot has to be late, it has to be today," Sakura said, annoyed. Hinata would worry about that later; she had faith Naruto would come.

"One of your brats isn't here," Zabuza remarked She said nothing. the two Shinobi couldn't be taken on at the same time, not without having to worry about protecting Tazuna. "Sasuke take on the masked one; make sure not to underestimate him."Hinata advised. Haku made his move, Sasuke blocked his needles with his Kanai. He tried to cut his right arm Haku did hand signs, then shot water needles at Sasuke.

"thousands of needle deaths" She saw what looked like thousands of water needles headed straight at Sasuke.

Sasuke countered quickly with a fireball jutsu. Things happened so quickly that it was difficult to keep track, at least for now. Haku and Zabuza were separated.

"The Uchiha brat is no match for Haku, his inexperience will be his downfall if he had a few more years, possibly he would have a chance. He's unlucky to have faced him so soon in his career"Hinata did not take the bait. She got into her stance "I have full faith in my student"Hinata said with her Byakugan activated. "Do you think I'm going to fall for the same trick twice? I underestimated you before, but I know the weakness of the Byakugan. Haku studied it; it's not the 'All-Seeing Eye' that you arrogant Hyuga's say it is." She wondered what he was getting at."The Byakugan is impressive; I'll give credit where credit is due, but it's not without weaknesses." He did a stance, putting his right hand near his nose and his left in the air, and doing a hand sign "Mist Jutsu"Hinata couldn't believe he was using this trick; she could see right through it with her Byakugan.

"If you think I'm just using the same trick again, think again why I'm using the mist. Of course, your Byakugan can see right through it, but we both know it takes up a lot of chakra if you were to use it carelessly, you'd drain your strength quickly. You'll have to choose whether to conserve your strength dragging the fight long enough for your student to be overwhelmed by Haku. You may be strong, but you cannot take on both of us. Even if you do defeat me, you cannot defeat Haku."

Zabuza isn't stupid. He understands the drawbacks of using the Byakugan in prolonged combat, which is the main reason why members of the Hyuga clan don't use it unless they know they can end a fight quickly. It's a powerful tool in a fighter's arsenal, but it also has its drawbacks, and Zabuza managed to pick up on this. He is a dangerous opponent.

He learned from his mistakes, she may be stronger than him, she's confident she could defeat him, but he has one advantage over her. Despite how powerful her Byakugan could be, it drains chakra, and if she uses too much it can drain her chakra quickly, she couldn't put herself in a position where she won't be able to help her team. No, she has to play this smart.

Zabuza was behind her, about to cut her in half. But Hinata ducked and hit him straight in the chest. However, it turned out to be just a water clone. Behind her was another water clone. So he was trying to wear her out by using sheer numbers of clones.

"So you're just going to throw clones at me, doesn't that take up chakra, Zabuza?"

Hinata said, trying to rile him up. "I'm right behind you."

Hinata turned around and felt a kunai going through her abdomen. She jumped away. She was trying to keep her distance, but before she could come up with a counterattack, she felt a cut on her right side and then her left, and finally, another cut at her stomach.

She almost collapsed to her knees during this fight that wasn't going on for very long, and he had already injured her in multiple ways.

Blood dripped to the ground. She was breathing heavily. She looked at her hands, which were completely covered in blood on both the right and left sides of her upper body.

" Looks like you underestimated me, girl. Did your teachers teach you about deception?" he asked mockingly. She felt like a fool with her injury now; her strength had been reduced. Then again, Zabuza was behind her before she could defend herself; she was hit again, this time in the right thigh. She screamed in pain, almost collapsing to the ground but stopped herself.

Zabuza was behind her before she could defend herself he attacked again, this time in the right thigh. She screamed in pain, almost collapsed on the ground but stopped herself."

He's way too strong; she has to go all out, even if she is stronger than him. He could still win through a war of attrition. The mist is impossible to see through without using her Byakugan. But if she uses her Byakugan too much it could tire her out and he could win by outlasting her, she has to win the fight quickly. She cannot waste any time. Her right side was covered in blood. blood loss would be inevitable outcome the longer the fight drags on. She couldn't let this fight drag on.

It'll be a lot easier for her to go all out if she didn't have three students to worry about. There was more at stake than her life, but the lives of her students and the people of the Land of Waves were on the line. She had to win or all of their lives would be forfeit.

At the same time as Naruto,

Naruto finally reached his destination, and as the person he had integrated with said they were targeting Tazuna's family. The boy Inari, despite being afraid, was willing to charge at the two men in order to protect his mother. The mother was looking on in horror. Naruto knew what to do. The silver-haired man was about to cut him in half only to find out not too long afterwards that he was alive and unhurt.

"You're brave for standing up to these bullies and protecting your mom", Naruto said to the boy who put his hand behind his head and smiled gratefully.

"I'll take care of these people; I don't have to break a sweat with these thugs." The older among them looked enraged and charged at Naruto.

Naruto just punched him in the stomach and he clenched his stomach in pain. The other one looked scared, but Naruto wasn't going to allow him to get away. After all, he was planning on killing Inari and possibly raping the boy's mother. He would kill him, but Naruto was not a killer, so he just punched him in the stomach and he fell to the ground, passed out.

The encounter ended as soon as it began. It was too easy, but Naruto wasn't looking to show off."You were kind of cool, Naruto," the boy said to him. Naruto turned away in embarrassment. The boy was crying. He was trying to look strong in front of Naruto, but Naruto put his hand on his head. "There's nothing wrong with crying if you're happy," the boy nodded in agreement. "I have to go. My friends need me." Naruto looked at Inari one last time and said one thing before he headed off. "The only way things are going to change is if people like you lead the people to rise up. Do not give up. You have things worth protecting: your mother and your grandfather. I'm going to make sure the bad guys don't harm you anymore." He didn't look back as he jumped from tree to tree, rapidly running to his destination. Haku came earlier. Was he fighting with his sensei or his team? He had to get there in time. He couldn't let any of his friends die; he had to protect them.

With Sasuke

Sasuke had never encountered someone with this much skill before. Haku was in a different league than anyone he had ever faced in Konoha. He was using his Kanai, which was clashing against his opponent's needles. Neither one of them was making a move they both knew if they made one wrong move, one of them would die in an instant. Sasuke had not been in a life-or-death battle in his life. He wasn't scared because, compared to Itachi, Haku was nothing. That didn't change the fact that if he couldn't survive this fight, he couldn't even dream of ever fighting his brother.

"I admit you're pretty skilled. It's a shame you had to face me so soon in your career" What bothered Sasuke was how polite his opponent was. Just what the hell was he thinking? he was thinking of multiple different ways he could end the fight so he could come to his senses. That's a part that he was fighting was way too skilled to end in a fast battle. He had to come up with another way.

His opponent tried to use the Water Release: release technique again, but Sasuke was able to easily counter it this time. He kicked his opponent in the gut, knocking him back. any other opponent would have been down for the count but Haku wasn't that kind of opponent. He quickly regained his footing.

"You fight well," Haku said, not bothering to listen. His opponent came out again, and Sasuke countered every technique that he threw at him. He knew his opponent was holding back; there was no way he could be struggling against someone of his level. What was Haku thinking?

"I never thought I'd use this technique on someone like you, but I have to finish this fight quickly." He saw him do hand signs and when the last of the seals were done, ice mirrors appeared around Sasuke. He looked like he was surrounded by them. He could see his own reflection; there's no way a technique like this could be copied by the Sharingan. It had to be a kekkei genkai; no one could create ice mirrors like this it just wasn't possible otherwise.

"My kekkei genkai ability gives me advantage and extreme speed you cannot touch me I'll make this as painless as possible."Sasuke tried to look to see where he was coming from but his eyes going to keep up he was hit on his right arm and then on his left and then on his back and then his chest and everywhere else he couldn't keep track he was too fast it was like dealing with someone who was moving faster than the speed of light. He was barely able to stand up. There's only one way he would be able to survive this encounter: his regular eyes couldn't keep track. He had not had a chance to test his Sharingan in battle yet there would be no other choice if he was going to get out of this battle alive.

Before he could do anything, he heard Naruto shout, "I have arrived!" Naruto shouted, announcing himself. Sasuke couldn't help but twitch in annoyance at all the times he had to announce his entrance. It had to be at a time like this? But with Naruto here, there's a possibility to actually find a way out of this situation. If he can stay outside the mirror, it would be possible.

There were multiple plans Sasuke thought about in his mind: Naruto from the outside and Sasuke from the inside could have a reasonable chance of defeating Haku. Naruto's techniques could be useful in this scenario, and the outside-the-shadow-clone-wind-explosion-jitsu could do a decent amount of damage to the ice mirrors, along with the wind bullet. A plan quickly formed in his mind; yes, he would definitely go with that plan.

But unfortunately.

Almost as if the universe hated Sasuke, Naruto appeared right by his side, and he wanted to smack him."You idiot, why did you come in here? You basically gave up the one advantage we had." He was so angry he would punch Naruto if the situation wasn't life or death."I came here to help. I didn't mean." Sasuke cut him off harshly."Let's focus on the damn battle." The plan Sasuke had in mind cannot work now, but perhaps he could find a way to work around the situation if only Naruto hadn't rushed in and gotten himself into this situation. Sasuke decided to ask Naruto a question because he looked like he had a plan.

"Got any plans?" asked Sasuke. "I got one I don't know if you're going to like it." Sasuke never liked his plans. "Just out with it, loser." Sasuke said, irritated. "I distract Haku with my shadow clones and you do it with your fireball jutsu. Eventually, you'll be able to hit him. Then, when he leaves himself open, we can finally take him down." Sasuke didn't really feel confident in that plan, but considering the circumstances they were in, it was the best they got. "You better not slow me down." Sasuke warned.

"I wouldn't dream of it, bastard"

Naruto did the hand seals and created hundreds of Shadow clones; he thought this plan was madness, but considering how desperate the situation had become, it was better than not having a plan at all. If this plan worked, he would never call Naruto an idiot again.

At the same time with Hinata

Hinata wanted to slap Naruto at that moment out of all the things he had to do was without thinking impulsively and without a plan coming to Sasuke's aid. What he did was make things worse. No she would not deal with that later right now she had to focus on the enemy in front of her if it weren't for all the discipline and training she would pass out from the blood loss. "Interesting one thing I I've observed about the Byakugan is it's blind spot is at the back of the neck so in order to compensate you use a technique to cover your blind spots clever but it won't aid you in this situation. You are injured which will slow you down when you try to use your rotation technique. The Byakugan consumes chakra and using it in a prolonged battle like this wears down the user but now that you're in your injured state it should be child's Play I know every weakness of the fabled Byakugan."she wanted to scoff at his ignorance he know some things about her clans kekkei genkai but not everything and she was going to prove it.

She didn't want to use this technique, but considering the situation she had no choice. It was a jutsu that dulled pain and was used by the Hyuga clan when they were ever on missions for extended periods of time and got injuries. It was used to temporarily block the pain they were feeling and could not heal the wounds. The only thing it did was block the pain in the nerves. This jutsu had been put out of practice in recent generations because it is so dangerous. It wouldn't do any good if she didn't at least seal the cuts on her body first. She healed the parts of her body that were cut at least enough to stop the bleeding. She used up a good amount of chakra in order to stop it, she had to end this fight quickly; she had used too much chakra already, so she would have to end this fight quickly. Her Byakugan gave her the best chance possible to get out of this battle alive.

"I commend you for doing your homework, but there's a lot you don't know about the Byakugan. I have a question: do you know anything about the Lion Fist?" She got into her stance. "You should be honored. You'll be one of the few people I've ever fought and have ever used this technique on. A lion-like aura surrounded her arms. They were blue, and it looked like a lion.

She saw where Zabuza was as fast as lightning Hinata went straight to Zabuza who blocked the Lion fist with his sword. There were cracks. Sheer power it was not something the blade was able to handle."water style water bullet" she felt water which was like a bullet go through her stomach she coughed up blood almost collapsing. He laughed"this is the Great lioness? What a joke the almighty Lion fist is nothing but baseless boasting from an arrogant princess you should have stayed in your Castle girl"Hinata with all of her willpower got up and screamed the pain it didn't matter."you keep making assumptions Zabaza no one has ever seen my Lion fist and lived to tell the tale"she used the same techniqueb from earlier on her stomach to dull the pain and to stop the bleeding she went behind him and hit him straight in the back knocking him at the other side of where they were standing his body knocked crates over metal bars falling off the bridge her opponent was breathing heavily using his sword for support.

"What the hell are you?" he asked her, as if he were looking at her for the first time.

"The lioness of Konoha, your grim reaper." She was about to do the killing blow, but then, with barely enough time to spare, she ducked. The person she was about to kill was not the real Zabuza; it was a clone.

"Sorry, I'm aiming for my target. I have a job to finish." She saw him aiming straight for Tazuna. She had to get there in time. She couldn't let her mission be a failure. Ignoring the pain in her body, she went there with lightning speed.

Sakura was terrified Hinata could see it in her eyes if Hinata didn't get there, in time Sakura would die. She couldn't let her future die with her; she had hopes and dreams just like everyone in the Land of Waves. In an act of desperation, Hinata pushed her body to the very limit. She was going to save Sakura. She was going to save the people in the Land of Waves. She was very close when she was about to stop Zabuza from ending Sakura's life. But Hinata was too late. She was one second too slow.

Earlier with Naruto and Sasuke

Naruto did the hand signs for the shadow clones, Haku. As Naruto suspected, Haku attacked them. Sasuke waited patiently until the moment when he would leave himself open. It was difficult; Sasuke was faster than anyone he'd ever faced. Every time he attacked them both, Sasuke felt like he was solving a puzzle. Every time he saw an attack, he was able to get closer and closer to solving the mystery. Then he found it, even if it was for a fraction of a second. He jumped from one puddle of water to the other. He had to physically leave at that fraction of a second. He was vulnerable.

Sasuke hit Haku even slightly, yes he could do it larger just by keeping distracting him with Naruto's clothes to distract him and Sasuke being able to hit him, they would get out of this alive. Sasuke waited for the right moment to strike and he hit him again. Hawk may be more experienced and skilled than Sasuke and Naruto combined, but Haku was only human. The jutsu that he was using took up a lot of chakra, and he would not be able to keep it up indefinitely.

"This is what a real battle is like, it's nothing like it is in children's stories. It's a fight to the death."

Sasuke didn't want to hear this; he already knew that.

This kind of life isn't for the weak-willed; we killed to protect each other's dreams and advance our goals. How much are you willing to sacrifice Naruto to protect the woman who is important to you?"

Sasuke wasn't interested in this philosophical conversation."

"We have to kill our humanity in order to become effective weapons. That's what it means to be a true Shinobi. Both of you are nothing but children. In the real world, this is what being a Shinobi is all about: killing. There's nothing noble about it; we're killers, and that's what we'll always be."

Sasuke couldn't help but agree with his opponent; it was true, but he didn't care about having this argument. He was looking for a chance to strike.

"I'm a weapon forged to destroy Zabuza enemies to be an effective weapon. you have to kill the humanity in you. I'm a living weapon. Can you become one, Naruto, to protect Hinata?"

Naruto didn't want to hear this. He used the shadow clone jutsu again in Haku. He was everywhere. Naruto had no idea there was a way to beat him.

Kyubi advised, "You are wasting your chakra unnecessarily; stay focused."

No matter how hard he tried, his eyes just couldn't keep up with him; he was too fast. His speed was faster than anything Naruto had ever seen. It was like he was moving faster than light. Naruto wished he hadn't been so rash; they could have had an advantage and he could have attacked Haku from the outside, but instead, he impulsively went inside to aid Sasuke, making things worse.

It was too late to think about what ifs. He had to deal with the cards that were being dealt right now. He created more Shadow clones in order to try to find a way to defeat Haku. It seemed like the more Shadow clones the Naruto created, the faster Haku moved. Sasuke waited for the right time, but that time never came because Haku went for Naruto instead of Sasuke.

Despite Sasuke being able to land a few hits, he barely had an opening and he was still going for Naruto. He felt like he was being struck everywhere; he was on his knees, barely able to stand. He didn't know how much longer he could take it.

Why was he doing that, Naruto thought. "It's because he thinks you're weaker than him. That's why he's targeting you." Kyubi pointed out. Why did he target him then, and it clicked: he was hoping to lure Sasuke out.

Naruto wasn't able to get out of the way as time was slowing down. Naruto felt helpless as Sasuke was striking him from every angle imaginable. Naruto couldn't believe his eyes; Sasuke was completely covered in blood, with needles all over his body. He couldn't even stand up. "SASUKE!" Naruto shouted. He fell to the ground, but not before he caught Sasuke.

"Why did you do that, Sasuke?"

Naruto asked, tears falling down his cheeks. It just can't be happening; the first people he's ever made friends with, other than his sensei, and now he's dying. "My legs moved on their own." He replied.

"What about your dream Sasuke, why would you throw it all away for me?" Naruto asked him, not believing that he would risk his life for him.

"I told you, 'idiot,' my legs moved on their own.' He was lying; he knew that.' Can't end like this, Sasuke; you still have your dream.' Sasuke coughed.

"I wish I could avenge them. I'm sorry, mom and dad." Sasuke closed his eyes. Naruto felt his body go limp. "He fought with honor. Like a true ninja."

Naruto didn't want to hear Haku's praise of his fallen friend. It didn't matter who it was; he looked at the Mist ninja with hatred. It didn't matter that he said it in an apologetic way.

He felt so much anger and hate. He wanted to destroy him. What if he did this to Hinata? He felt so powerless and weak. He screamed like an animal.

He felt an orange chakra engulfing him; his eyes went from blue to orange, his features resembling those of a fox more than a human. "I'll kill you," Naruto said with an inhuman voice.

Haku got into a defensive stance and tried in vain to attack Naruto, but it was useless; he easily tossed him like a rag doll, shattering the mirrors. The raw chakra and hatred that he felt for his enemy over the death of his friend, he would not rest until he had completely destroyed everything that Haku stood for. Haku tried to defend himself, but to no avail. Naruto grabbed him by the collar and punched him, knocking him back. He tried to get up to defend himself, but to no avail. Naruto punched him, shattering his mask. It didn't matter; he kept punching him again and again. He did not pay attention to the blood and gore that was on his hands. The face of the ninja who was once named Haku, no one would recognize him. His head was smashed to the point where there was nothing left, not even his brain. Haku no longer existed. When Naruto regained his sanity, he saw what he had done and screamed.

The site of what was in front of him, the smashing of another human being's he had taken a life. No, Naruto didn't think he'd killed Haku; it was murder. He was done fighting, and he still killed him anyway. He screamed, tears falling down his eyes. Was he really just another killer like a Shinobi is supposed to be?

He didn't want to become a ninja, as a murderer where ninjas are just tools?

With Hinata after the death of Haku

She was too late; she was too slow, one second too late to save her life. Sakura's head tumbled to the ground. Her body stood still for a few moments before it fell in a heap. Tazuna was uninjured; he was about to do the killing blow to Hinata. "One down, three to go." Zabuza said with a cold indifference. Then they both stopped for a second; they heard a scream. she didn't want to look, and saw the ice mirrors shattered into pieces. What was the source of that? No, she couldn't concentrate on that right now, but her main priority was the enemy who had just ended Sakura's life.

The rage she had felt at her failure to protect Sakura in her hubris, she had underestimated Zabuza. She could have ended the fight early if she had gone all out from the very start.

A girl with a bright future was extinguished in a blink of an eye. The girl's head looked accusingly at her, blaming her for her death.

The pain in her neck didn't even faze her at this moment. She had walked slowly toward her prey, which she saw Zabuza as.

He would die she will avenge Sakura.

"I'll make you pay for that you son of a bitch"Hinata said to Zabaza Coldly "I'm going to show you why they call me the lioness" she went at him with lightning speed he barely had a chance to defend himself he tried to block her lion fist with his sword shattered to pieces he was pushed back completely shocked on Hinata's strength. He Stepped back got as far away from Hinata as possible and did hand signs "water style water dragon"2 Water dragons went towards Hinata she dodged it with ease she saw him use another jitsu. "Water style water tidal wave"a gigantic wave of water spun on them from under the bridge and went towards Hinata she went towards Tazuna and did a rotation in order to shield him from what would be a lethal blow when it was over she moved back to where Zabaza was. He looked like he had fear in his face.

He never experienced fear in his life; when he looked into her soul, she didn't look like a human; she looked like a vengeful demon. It was at this moment that he realized he had made the worst mistake of his entire life—the last mistake of his life. Hinata hit him with her lion fist.

She punched him; he tried to get up, trying to defend himself but it was useless every blow she had dealt to his body ruptured blood vessels. She didn't even pay attention to his pleas for mercy; she didn't even hear anything; she kept attacking him with her lying fist; she didn't even pay attention as blood covered her vision. She screamed like an animal roaring in the sky like a lion.

When she regained her sanity, she looked at Zabuza's body, holes everywhere; she couldn't even recognize his corpse if it weren't for his headband, his head was smashed into pieces, his brains were all over the hands; his ribcage was exposed, his body was barely kept together, his bones were even broken.

Her 13-year-old self would have been terrified, but she had long since been desensitized to this violence. Since her first kill, when she first became a ninja, she had.

If anyone were to see her at this moment they would see a cold-hearted ruthless killer Hinata the lioness the killer hundreds of Shinobi.

After she was done making sure Tazuna was safe, she ran and saw The headless body of Haku. His face completely smashed; the remains of his brains were everywhere. If she hadn't been desensitized to this kind of violence, she would have puked. She looked at Sasuke in horror. "Please, not him too" she said, her voice cracking. She ran towards him and checked his pulse. He was alive, so she sighed in relief. She removed the needles from his neck; he would need treatment, but that would come later.

Naruto, his hands were shaking. He had never killed before; it looked like, and the fact that he killed Haku was brutal. She wasn't going to judge him; her first kill wasn't pleasant; she remembered impaling a girl the same age as she was when she defended herself during a mission. She wanted to comfort Naruto, but she felt it wasn't the time.

She almost collapsed in pain the wounds she received from the battle. She wanted to do nothing more than to lie on her back but she couldn't not until Sakura's body was recovered and until she knew Tazuna was safe. Then she heard a man speak "it seems like you took quite a beating haven't you?"Goto said with arrogance he had a smug smile. There was about 20 men in total that he had behind him. "It seems like Zabuza and his brat did a lot of damage to you and your team and one of them is dead. It shouldn't take much to kill you. The famed lioness of Konoha" Naruto and Sasuke weren't able to fight them. It would be a bloody battle despite being exhausted and the pain of her injuries with her battle of Zabuza she believed she could defeat Goto and his men before she could get her stance. She heard voices behind her."We're not going to let you push us anymore Goto"said Inari the boy had no fear in his voice.

He had others behind him, they're being led by Inari. "You have come, Inari, to fight and protect what's precious to you"

Naruto said, smiling despite the situation. "Yes, I'm done with crying; let's free our land from this bastard." Everyone cheered; they were ready to fight and die. She looked at Naruto; he inspired this boy and gave him courage. All of the people who have been oppressed by Goto are willing to put their lives on the line. She could see it in their eyes: the light that was gone earlier. Naruto could change the world one day.

He was the hope the world needed; she couldn't let him die. Then she saw the men behind Goto; they were afraid."There's too many of them," said a man who was ready to make a tail and run. "It seems like you hired paper tigers." Hinata said mockingly. Goto was angry at her comment and at the cowardice of his men.

"Worthless mercenaries but at least Zabaza and that boy have weakened you. All I have to do is send them to kill all of you and I will have crushed all ounce of resistance,"he was denial that he had lost"You fool Zabaza ended up dead because he crossed me pull back and never return and I'll spare your worthless lives refuse and you'll end up dead."Hinata said threateningly. Naruto created Shadow clones to reinforce the army the men looked in fear paper tigers she thought. Goto in his delusions still thinks he won Hinata ran with lightning speed he did not know what was coming a lightning blade came out of her pam as she decapitated him his body tumbled to the ground his men ran away in fear. If they haven't heard of the lioness they know now she heard the crowd cheering Naruto's name he inspired them to rise up the people who ran away from her were ended up meeting gruesome Fates by falling into the river they weren't able to swim nobody bothered to save them they all drowned.

Not one of Goto's mercenaries got out of the battle alive; they were all dead by the day's end.

Hinata approached Sakura's body. She made sure to touch everything, even though it made her sick. She wanted to bring back all of Sakura's remains. What would she tell her mother and father? This wasn't just her student who died; this was someone's daughter, a girl with a bright future ahead of her. She died just like that. This world is cruel; she was only 13, barely a teenager. She wondered if she would have been better off had she failed Sakura and dropped her from the academy. She looked at Naruto and Sasuke. No, it wouldn't be fair to either of them, but Sakura.

Only she was faster if only she were one second faster she took out the morgue scroll which was used in missions like this when a student was slain so their bodies could be returned to their families."I'm so sorry, Sakura." Hinata cried; she wanted to scream it wasn't fair. She deserved better. She did not deserve to die like she did. Zabuza is dead, but that doesn't bring her any comfort. She used the seal to put her body in the scroll; she put it in her pouch and before she could do anything, she collapsed from the exhaustion and pain that she had experienced throughout the day.

afterwards

After the battle of the bridge, Naruto and Sasuke's injuries were tended to; their injuries were nowhere near as bad as Hinata's. The local doctors did everything they could for her, but the medics of Konoha would have to do the rest. Hinata looked up; it had been two days since.

Sakura lost her life, with the image that is forever ingrained her mind is her severed head tumbling to the ground, cursing her name.

She had so much promise in a bright future ahead of her. She could have been a great shinobi. A great kunoichi, but she's dead.

Part of her regretted not aborting the mission. Had she done it, she would still be alive now. She's dead, and it's all her fault.

Naruto would be disappointed in her if he ever found that out. She's not a good person. She's not a kind person. She's everything that isn't good.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry" she said, burying her face in her hands.

"Failure" said a voice. "Weakling" said another. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" the tears wouldn't stop falling.

"It should have been you that died" her father said.

"I'm sorry," she said the same thing over and over and over again; she felt so pathetic and weak and useless. Why couldn't she have been stronger? Why couldn't she be more like her mother? Why does she have to be so weak?

She felt like she was nine years old again, the weak and powerless girl she had been on the day her mother died.

No matter how much time has passed, nothing has really changed.

"I'm sorry, Kushina-san, I don't know if I'm" She couldn't finish in the emptiness of her room; she cried and didn't stop, screaming loudly had it not been for a sound seal everybody would have heard her screaming loudly and crying loudly.

She had failed everyone.

"I'm sorry mother, I" She felt a tear drop from her eyes. She had not cried since the day Itachi betrayed her.

"You are pathetic and weak, Hinata. Just like every other Hyuga, a weakling like you will never be Hokage. Trusting me was a mistake; I'll spare your pathetic life because you're not worth killing."

said Itachi.

"Sakura, I'm so"she couldn't stop crying the tears wouldn't stop dropping"I want to be cool just like you, sensei." said Sakura when she declared what her goal was, which was only a week ago.

She didn't feel triumphant at all her victory over Zabuza. It felt hollow and meaningless. The real hero is Naruto. He inspired people to liberate themselves from Gato's men. He brought back light to this land. It wasn't Hinata who was willing to abandon it. Part of her wish she had  and that's what made her feel even worse.

Naruto deserves a much better person than someone as a Sensei, who is actually a good person, not one who is cold, detached, bitter, and unable to  smile or laugh. She can do none of those things.

Not since that night has her heart been broken into a thousand pieces. Nor does she trust people or her ability to trust others. Her faith in people is gone, and she doesn't believe it will ever return. Naruto deserves someone better than a wretch like her.

Nothing mattered, not her dreams, not her happiness; nothing. The only thing that mattered right now was keeping her promise to Kushina Uzumaki.

"it's your fault I'm dead sensei"Sakura said with hatred.

I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry

She sobbed uncontrollably Sakura's death did The impossible it made Hinata cry again.