Sasuke wondered exactly who the white eyed woman had been, he had never seen her before and that was understandable, she probably didn't leave the house very much in her old...age... Sasuke blinked in surprise as he saw the woman hobbling down the street. Or...maybe she did and he had just not noticed... he strolled over to her and she looked at him with a smile. "You need any help miss Hyuuga?" he asked and she smiled and let out a small laugh. "Miss Hyuuga, sounds so weird coming from you, Sasuke." She said and he blinked.

"How do you know my name?" he asked and she smiled. "I know everyone in the village, I'm obviously old enough to know such." She laughed despite herself and Sasuke wasn't sure how to reply. "Don't say anything to that. I don't need a reply to my antiquity." She laughed lightly and he nodded. "As a matter of fact, you could help me if you wish." She said and he nodded. "It's the least I can do for her family." He said and the woman smiled. "Hinata-chan...she was an amazing young woman." The elderly woman said and he nodded.

"I knew the first Hokage, you know? I fought by his side when I was a child. I fought with Madara too." She said and Sasuke's eyes went wide. "I was the one who taught Tsunade her age reversal jutsu." She added and Sasuke blinked and opened his mouth to ask her a question but her old whit eyes cut at him. "Because if I were to use it I would still get tired very easy and people would mistake me for someone else. Same goes for my brother. I can use it on him too." She chirped and he smiled lightly.

"You can meet him, if you'd like. He already knows who you are." She said and he nodded. He was curious as to who this woman was and her brother as well. "He is actually my cousin, you know...but we grew close and became like brother and sister." She said and he nodded. "That sounds just like someone I knew...he died for his cousin." Sasuke said and she nodded. "I understand, Neji was a wonderful young man as well." She said and Sasuke chuckled. "You really do know everyone huh?" he asked and she nodded. "Everyone! Let's stop by and get Ino, I think she would like to be joined in our lovely conversations!" the old woman said and he nodded. "You go, run. I do not feel up to running at the moment." She laughed and Sasuke smirked.

"As if you could run any-" he began but her cane hit him over the head hard. "Don't be so rude Gaki! I can still run! Old lady Chiyo could still fight and she was just about as old as me! And Tsunade is almost as old as me too and she is still Hokage!" she snapped and Sasuke laughed. "You sure got the spunk she has!" he laughed and vanished to go get Ino. "Ignorant little gaki!" she grumbled with a smile. "Great granny Hina!" Hanabi's voice rang out from behind her and the old woman smiled.

"Hanabi-nee." She greeted and Hanabi scrunched up her nose. "Why do you always call me that?" she grumbled and the old woman laughed. "You remind me of my younger sister, she was just as lovely as you are." The old woman said and Hanabi jumped away from her. "Don't pinch my cheeks!" she squealed and the old woman laughed. "Only my nii-san likes pinching cheeks, not me, Hana-chan." The old woman said and Hanabi grinned. "So, where were you going, Obaa-san? She asked and she smiled. "I was walking around with the young Uchiha, Sasuke, and the Yamanaka girl Ino." She said and Hanabi looked all over.

"I don't see them anywhere Hina-Obaa-san..." she said and Sasuke and Ino walked up behind her. "Yo, Hanabi-chan." He said and she squealed and ran in a circle. Sasuke rolled his eyes while Ino giggled. Hanabi stopped and hid behind her great grandmother with a glare focused on Sasuke. "Shouldn't you be out following Konohamaru-kun?" Ino asked and Hanabi blushed dark red. "How did you know about that?" she squealed and Sasuke chuckled. "What Hyuuga girl didn't chase after the wannabe Hokage?" Hina asked and Sasuke looked at her oddly. "You got it, gaki. I chased after the Senju boy. I looked over Madara, who adored me. it seems to be this never ending cycle..." she sighed and Sasuke nodded.

They walked the old woman home and followed her into the back room of the compound. There was a man sitting there and he had machines hooked up to him. "That old geezer is a hundred and three!" Hanabi said and Sasuke blinked at her. "I'm a hundred and two." The old woman said and Sasuke blinked. "Damn...that's persistence." He chuckled and received a cane to the head once more, but this one wasn't from the woman beside him, but her brother who looked up at them with a smirk.

"I may be a dinosaur, but I ain't lost my spunk yet!" he chuckled and Hina smiled. "But you have gone senile, nii-san." She laughed as she hobbled over and sat by her brother. Sasuke saw a picture to the left of the two and his eyes went wide. "You two... you looked exactly like..." he began and the elderly pair turned to see a picture of their younger selves when they were twenty and stood by the Hokage and his younger brother. A man with white eyes and long chocolate brown hair in a low ponytail and a woman with long indigo tresses flowing brilliantly down her back in a low ponytail as well; their lavender eyes stared back at them from the picture.

" You looked exactly like Hinata and Neji."

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Neji sat on a boulder with his lips pursed in a thin line. It had been three days since they had seen Hashirama kill those Uchiha. Hinata was looking around trying to see if today was the day those two would show up. Hashirama hit the ground and Hinata lunged to hug him. His eyes were wide in surprise. "I'm so glad you are ok!" she said and he frowned. "I can't stay long today." He said and Neji furrowed his brows. His eyes went to the rock in Hashirama's hand and he gently pulled Hinata way from Hashirama.

"Let's skip rocks then." Neji said and Hashirama nodded the moment Madara appeared. "Hinata. Get down." Neji said and the two boys tossed the rocks at each other then took off running back the way they came. Neji watched as both rocks hit the ground before him and Hinata. 'go back' 'it's a trap' was written on the back of the stones. Hashirama and Madara kept running and even ran right past their respective families, who judging by the way they passed them, realized that their plan had been ruined. The two boys kept running until they heard a scream. It sent chills down their spines. "Hinata-chan!" both of them yelled and turned around to make their way back to the river.

Hinata was nursing her injured hands as Neji stood between the two families and Hinata. Hinata had taken a hit from the white haired boy and had resulted in her scream. He tried to kill her and she grabbed the blade to protect herself. Neji held the younger Uchiha's blade within his own grasp. Both of the Hyuuga were fighting to keep the blades from getting any closer. "I know you two...Hashirama was adamant about not killing you two back at the cave. Now I see why." The white haired boy scoffed and Hinata trembled as she realized who he was.

'He killed me...' her eyes were wide and Neji nudged her with his foot. "Don't let him get to you." Neji said and she felt his chakra spike. Hers spiked as well and both Izuna and Tobirama stumbled backwards. The ferocity of the Hyuuga's eyes were frightening enough if you had never seen them before, but when Byakugan was activated, their eyes held a fierceness that even sent chills down the adults spines. Izuna looked towards his father who stared in shock at the fierce eyes of the Hyuuga.

Butsuma motioned for his son to back off and Tobirama did so. "That...is why Hashirama didn't want you to kill them, Tobirama." Butsuma said and he watched as the two Hyuuga backed up back to back. "So...Just who's side are you two on?" Tajima asked and Hinata didn't look at him. "W-whichever side w-won't hurt the o-other..." she stammered and Tobirama reared back and ran at her once more but Hashirama landed in front of him. Madara landed in front of Izuna and the Uchiha male lowered his own blade.

"Madara." Tajima called and his son looked at him. "Can we take them?" he asked his son and Madara tore his eyes from Hashirama, his father, and his brother to look at his own father. "No. Hashirama is stronger than I am. And even if we were to attack them, the Hyuuga would attack us. Likewise if they attacked us the Hyuuga would still attack.." He said and Hinata bit her lip at how dismissively he spoke of them. Neji lowered his hands and kept an eye on Hinata. She was looking from one to the other. Madara turned to walk away but Hashirama spoke to him and Madara's eyes flashed red.

"I am not friends with the ones who murdered my brothers! I am Uchiha Madara and I will never be friends with a Senju." He snapped and turned to walk away with his father and younger brother. "Madara-kun..." Hinata called out to him, her hand outstretched in his direction. She took tentative steps towards him and he turned back to look at her. "The likes of me ever being friends with you, are far less likely than me being friends with him." Madara said harshly and her eyes began to water; her hands found their way to her chest where they fisted over her heart. "I would much rather be friends with someone stronger than me, than a pathetic little girl who can't even talk properly." Madara scoffed and Hinata's eyes shut to try and hold back the tears.

She watched as he turned to walk away and her angry tears fell from her eyes. The betrayal she felt coursing through her was worse than any she had ever felt. So...through her tears...She reached down and grabbed a rock from the side of the river. "You stupid jerk!" she sobbed and threw the stone and it hit him in the back of the head. He stumbled forwards and looked at her with wide eyes as she turned and took off running. He was half tempted to run after her and apologize, but with his father watching him, he didn't.

"You idiot." Neji ground out and chased after Hinata. Hashirama and his father saw the way Madara looked after with calculative eyes. Hashirama's father turned and left; a smirk present on his lips. Hashirama turned and followed his father and younger brother and followed them home. Neji found Hinata in the cave that Tobirama had discovered them in. she was packing her things and wiping her eyes as she did so. "S-some friend he was!" she sobbed and Neji frowned.

"Hinata..." he began but she threw her bag against the wall and walked out. "Hinata..." he called after her and she spun on her heel. "What?" she asked softly as she rubbed at her reddening eyes. He frowned at her. He had seen her this way more times than he could count and it never got any easier on him. "I...I think we should split up..." he said and her eyes shot wide. "Neji...w-what do you mean?" she stammered with wide eyes. "We were brought here to protect them right?" he asked and she shrugged lightly. Neither of them are exactly sure, but they knew they couldn't let a single one of those four die.

"I-I guess..." she said softly as she finished rubbing her eyes. "What better way to protect the both of the clans than send two people back. I mean...it makes sense, Hinata...I go with one clan and you go with the other. If we ever want to have peace in this world...we have to protect them." Neji tried to explain it in a way that wouldn't make her freak out, but she was hyperventilating and she looked about to cry again. "W-what if something happens to you Neji-nii?" she asked and the tears pooled in her eyes.

He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Nothing will happen to me, or you; I promise." He said and she hesitantly nodded. "I...I couldn't live I-if I l-lost you again..." she stammered and his eyes softened and he pulled his younger cousin into a hug. "I know...I'm sorry that it had to happen that way last time...but I promise, we will be fine. We just need to decide who goes where, alright?" he asked and she nodded. "O-ok...I don't want to g-go with M-Madara though..." she said and she looked about to cry once again. He nodded. "Alright, now grab your things and in the morning we set out our different ways." He said and he ruffled her hair. She watched him turn and gather his things but lay them against the wall to use as a pillow.

She gently placed her things closer to the wall and she laid her head upon her bag and watched as the sun disappeared beyond the horizon completely. The moon rose and her eyes fluttered shut with a single 'Good night Neji...' he watched her doze off with a sigh and he watched the stars twinkle in the sky outside. "What is your plan for us?" he asked