She felt for his chakra and swiftly leaned out of the way of his hits on her. when she felt the reverberations of her chakra come back at her from above Hinata's palm struck upwards on Izuna and he flipped backwards. "Now you're getting it Hinata-chan!" he complimented and she smiled softly. "Thank you Izuna-kun!" she chirped softly and dodged to the left to avoid his foot. She had been training with them to use her chakra reverberations in midair as well as through the ground.

"Izuna, that's enough for the day." Madara's voice rang out and Hinata smiled. "Madara-kun." She greeted and listened as his footsteps neared her. His massive chakra signature was driving her senses mad; she had to attempt to tune it out while she talked to him. She could tell he was close because even from a foot away, she could hear his steady heartbeat. "Do you think you could patrol with us?" he asked and she frowned, she bit her lip and turned her face up to face him, although she couldn't see him; she figured the polite thing to do was look his way. "What are you kidding Madara?!" one man yelled and she faced the ground as she heard him turn away from her to face the man.

"You can't be serious! We told you she needs to go! She is only going to hinder us! Do you not realize This?" the man snapped and Hinata fiddled with her fingers as she felt tears drip from her nonexistent eyes. She found it a sick reminder that she could still cry without even being able to see what she was crying for. "You are the fool, Hiseki!" Madara snarled angrily, only to continue; "You dare to complain? To me? The clan leader... or has your simplistic mind forgotten who I am?" Madara asked and Hinata continued to set her empty gaze upon the ground, where no one could see she was actually crying.

"You are going to risk your life to let some... some blind whore idiot with you?! What if she kills one of us by accident!?" Hiseki snapped and she heard Madara's footsteps leave her side. She faced the ground, but her senses honed in on his massive chakra signature. He made his way over to the man, Hiseki, and she heard an awful sound. she covered her ears to keep from having to hear the disgusting choking sound. Her face scrunched up as more tears fell.

'Did he kill him?' was all she could think about. Her hands couldn't drown out the disgusting noise, but she heard it fading away ever so slowly. She had tuned everything out, their chakra, their fighting, everything, but that awful sound wouldn't leave her alone. Her tears wouldn't stop falling and she jumped when someone was carefully wiping them away. Warm hands carefully wiped away all of the offending tears that refused to stop flowing. Reality soon came back with a ruffle of her spiky hair.

She could feel his chakra, it spiked as if he felt guilty for upsetting her and she calmed down a bit. "I-is he-" she began and he sighed and shook his head, but realizing that once again, she couldn't see it, he frowned. "No, he isn't dead, I put him in a genjutsu. That's all, I promise." He said and she sniffed and rubbed at her eyes. "A-alright..." she said softly and he frowned and held his hand out to her. She could tell that he had moved, but she couldn't tell what it was that had moved. She knew he was going to get tired of having to help her with everything all the time.

She jolted in surprise when his hands found their way to hers and gently made her grasp his hand. He chuckled and she blushed. So that's what he had done. "Come on, Hinata. Father wants us to eat before we all go on patrol tonight." Madara said and she nodded. "Alright, Madara-kun." She said and she felt his chakra ripple when she called him that. His chakra always did that odd ripple when she called him that, she guessed it bothered him... Izuna's chakra jolts when she calls him 'Izuna-kun' so she figured he must like she calls him that... Or it could be he just gets some sick joy out of it... the little pervert...

She gripped his hand tightly and reached her other hand up to lay it on his arm to help herself guide the pebbled path better. Without sight, everything was different; the pebbles beneath her feet felt surreal and oddly shaped. The grass that she felt beneath her bare feet when she strolled through the garden was soft and dewy against her bare toes. She could feel more now, and actually FEEL. She felt everything and heard everything. Even late night conversations between the brothers and their father.

She felt him turn towards her, and she knew he was probably watching her to see if she stumbled or something of the sort. Those two were always watching, waiting for her to show a sign of weakness and defeat in her blindness. She never showed any, not while they were watching. She felt her toes brush over the doorway and she smelled the food before they had even reached the second door at the very end of the expansive and long hallway. He gently pushed her towards the door and the smell of food washed over her.

She sat at the end of the table beside Madara, who sat on the side, but also by Tajima who sat at the very end. Izuna always sat across from her, she could feel his chakra as he sat down. Hinata tried not to turn to look at the place at the end of the table across from Tajima. The empty seat had been set as well, her favorite plate and glass sat neatly at the end, representing the gone; but never forgotten Uchiha matriarch, Aurora. Hinata knew that her things were still there because... she had seen them there when she hadn't been blind. She knew the only reason those elegant dishes would be moved was to clean them and keep them from getting dirty. She could also tell that the hair ornament that Aurora had worn was still there, but it had taken her a while to be able to sense the subtle chakra that resided within.

Madara sighed and nudged her with his foot, she could tell that Tajima was watching her; she just couldn't bring forth the courage to face them man. "Hinata, we would like to see how your training has been going... so... we would like to ask you to join us in patrol tonight." Tajima said and Hinata blinked, she expected him to scold her for digging up painful feelings, but he didn't. She nodded hesitantly. She could hear the smirk that crossed his lips. "Good, thank you." He said and she reached to feel for the chopsticks and Madara stopped her roaming hand and placed the utensils in her grasp with a small chuckle.

She heard Tajima and Izuna chuckle as well and she felt the heat flood to her face, she was probably redder than a tomato, but she couldn't see it either way. "Don't be a klutz, Hinata-chan. Allow us to help you to an extent. We aren't going to spoil you, but we can help." Izuna said and she could feel her face heat up a bit more, but all the same her lips twitched up into a small smile. "Thank you." She said and she could hear the ruffling of fabric from the end of the table, she assumed that Tajima had finished eating judging by the face it was him who had stood.

"Alright, since everyone is now finished, Madara would you please assist in getting Hinata ready?" Tajima asked and Madara stood from his place beside her. "Lucky." Izuna grumbled and Hinata frowned in his direction with a blush on her cheeks. "P-pervert." She stammered as she stood and spun on her heel to keep from having to face him. He just laughed from behind her. Madara placed his hand in the crook of her elbow and helped her out of the room. "Please... don't mind him." Madara sighed. Hinata smiled.

She figured Madara would figure she was used to it by now and stop commenting about it; but he always had to tell her to ignore him in some form or fashion. Now Hinata wasn't completely useless when it came to getting herself ready, she could manage the chest bindings and her undergarments and things of the sort, so she was good there. The things that got her were the ones that had clasps and ties. When they reached her room, he closed the door behind them. He went over to her closet and sifted through to get her armor and her patrol gear.

He turned around to see her fumbling with the knot behind her back. He walked over and his arms went under hers to take the knot from her grasp and he untied it swiftly. He pulled back the slightest bit and she was facing him, he knew she couldn't see him; but the power of her sightless gaze was still there. "I miss being able to see..." she whispered. He raised a brow as her delicate hands reached up towards him. "What do you miss seeing the most?" he asked and she was silent as her fingers traced over the edges of his ears to fall and follow along his jaw line. Her thumbs drifted up and over his masculine cheek bones and then her fingers traced his brow and his eyes closed to allow her the blind curiosity she sought.

"I miss... everything... almost everything about the world... I miss being able to see it all." She whispered and her fingers traced over his lips and she could feel the smirk that formed on them. She had felt his hands move to the hem of her training shirt and her brow furrowed as he yanked up and the shirt flew to some random corner in the room. Hinata blushed a dark red and covered her chest with a squeal. "M-Madara!" she squealed and he chuckled. Hinata snatched the shirt he had touched to her fingertips and swiftly pulled it over her head and smacked his hands away when he tried to help her tie the knot in the back. "Would you like me to help with the pants too? I could assist in removing them, I can't promise they will go back on though." He said in a voice so serious that it made her head jerk towards him.

She couldn't even stammer out the word pervert, no matter how hard she tried. She could hear him chuckle and if she could see in the mirror, she could imagine herself looking like a train shooting steam everywhere. She shook her head rapidly and she heard her bed creak as he sat upon it. "Alright...your loss then." He sighed, he still sounded so serious! 'what the hell!?' she thought and blushed darker. The thick cloth of her pants brushed against her hand and she blinked. The fabric brushed her hand again and she smiled softly as she took them. He was adamant about helping her...it reminds her of when she had overexerted her eyes and had lost her sight. Neji had tried to be sneaky about it, but she knew it was him who had been following her around and helping her.

She couldn't find anything without them...Madara and Neji...they may not seem like they care but they would help her even if she tried to be independent. She attempted to pull her pants up her leg but she tripped and began falling. She expected to hit the floor but warm hands steadied her and helped her stand back up. "T-thank you..." she said, embarrassed. He chuckled and allowed her to finish changing. He had gone to sit back down and once she was finished; she heard the creak of her mattress as he stood back up.

She felt the chill of her armor being placed against her torso and she reached up to hold it there as Madara clasped the metal clasps behind her shoulder blades and then the clasps attaching her chest armor to the armor on her hips. He placed a kunai pouch in her grasp and she secured it to her thigh without his help. "Now, we could quite possibly work on helping you get used to your armor as well." He said and she nodded silently. She wasn't sure how well that was going to go about since she could hardly clasp it when she wasn't wearing it.

She heard him sigh and then she felt him run his fingers through her hair. He grabbed the brush on the counter by her bed and began working on putting her hair in a ponytail. Her hair now reached her lower back and got in the way at times, but...she refused to cut it. He was gently working towards tying her hair in a ponytail and she smiled. "Why don't you put your hair in a low ponytail or something of the sort?" she asked quietly and he was silently as he tied her hair up in a sturdy top knot. She heard him ruffle his own hair with a sigh and she resisted the giggle that threatened to escape. "Izuna does it, so I was wondering why you didn't. I t-thought maybe there was a specific reason or something." She said softly and he snorted. "I just prefer not to, it's honestly a personal preference, nothing more." He snorted and walked towards her. She furrowed her brow as his chakra rippled as he walked towards her.

She felt his cold hands land on her hips, the contact brought goose bumps to her now exposed skin. He chuckled and leaned closer to her. Her breath hitched and her heart was beating faster than she could calm it. She could feel his warm breath on his neck and she shivered involuntarily. She felt herself getting dizzy and he chuckled as he felt her shiver. "You're so easy to tease..." he muttered as he leaned closer to her. She could now feel his breath on her lips, and the urge to close the gap became overwhelming. She felt him lean forward and she could tell they were so close, but then he turned and strolled out of her room with a laugh. "Come on Hinata-CHAN wouldn't want to keep father waiting any longer." He said and she tried to control her blush but failed as she ran after him.

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He enjoyed helping her, it was a secret that he would prefer stay kept. It wasn't like it was some odd fetish... it was... she was so genuinely grateful for his assistance. She was so kind and willing to accept his assistance, no matter how trivial. He had learned she was something of a sensor herself, much like him but to a different extent, just as Tobirama was a better sensor than him; not that he would ever admit that out loud. He relished the feeling as her chakra washed over him, feeling him out to see what he was feeling or doing.

He had learned to keep his chakra in check when it came to her because if he felt any kind of way about something she honed in on it. Especially disappointment and anger. Anything else she didn't seem to understand, but those she knew well. He knew all about that little ripple his chakra did every time she added an endearment to his name. He wasn't quite used to it, so while usually when it would bother him, for her it didn't. He liked how it made him feel wanted and understood.

He didn't feel those things a lot lately with his clan angry about him having stepped up. He knew what this was... he knew what he was doing and no matter how hard he tried to stop it he couldn't. he knew eventually he would fall in love with her and lose her as well, but he couldn't stop himself. She was... surprisingly perfect. Despite all the flaws she thought she had, he thought she was perfect. He scoffed to himself softly and shook his head as he sat atop her bed. His thoughts drifted to the two months where he tore everything apart looking for her just a hint of her.

He never understood why he had held such a keen interest in her from the first day, but he supposed it could have been that tugging he had felt the moment his eyes had met with those moonlight white eyes. She had captivated him with a glance and he had only recently realized it. it was embarrassing honestly, the love at first sight bullshit his mother used to spout. Honestly, he still didn't believe that was what it was, he figured the fascination started because she was different. She was something new that he hadn't seen before and her gaze just entrapped him.

He sighed as he watched her as she fumbled with her hair. He stood and began helping her put her hair up out of the way. He couldn't help but run his fingers through it, as it was incredibly soft to the touch. She made small talk about his hair and he indulged, not wanting to be rude. When she didn't seem pleased with his answer he was amused, it really was just a personal preference on why he didn't put it in a ponytail like Izuna or cut it like his father does.

He watched her for a moment as she just stood there, expecting him to say something more, but he didn't have much more to tell her about it. he made his way back over to her and he could tell she was anxious, but it wasn't that he was going to hurt her, she knew he wouldn't do that. He could tell she probably had some kind of feelings towards him as well, but he wanted to test the waters of what she would allow, so he stepped even closer to her. His hands found their way to her hips and she jumped lightly but didn't pull away. He leaned down and he could hear her breathing go ragged as his fingertips trailed over the side of her neck, her rapid heartbeat thumping against his fingers there. He chuckled lightly and felt as those rapid heartbeats thumped harder as she shivered. "You're so easy to tease..." he whispered, but he liked that. She was incapable of hiding how she felt for him anyways, so this would be no different. His eyes softened as her hopeful lips trembled in anticipation before him. He leaned down and the moment he did she inched closer to him, fully expecting to be able to close the gap. He cursed himself mentally because he knew if he kissed her, it wouldn't end there.

"Come on, Hinata-chan, wouldn't want to keep father waiting any longer." He said, but he knew he would prefer for his father and brother to continue to wait. It wasn't that he didn't want to kiss her, it was that he did and that he wanted more from that from her. She probably wasn't ready for anything he wanted from her and he knew that. He was just impatient. He looked back at her as she chased after him and he smiled softly, she was mad at him but it wasn't for the reason of him annoying her. It was because he hadn't kissed her, which amused him to no end. "You know, we could finish that later." He mused and he felt the ripple of her chakra as she tried to contain her embarrassment. "Aw... but you seemed so into it..." he said and she huffed at him.

"I promise it won't be teasing if we continue." Was all he had to say before he didn't even realize what happened. A sudden pain hit him in the center of his forehead and he furrowed his brow as he looked to see Hinata standing in front of him a ways, and the rock that fell into the palm of his hand. "Damn... that was an impossible hit for me... but she nailed it blind." Izuna laughed and he looked from him to her, a wicked smirk crossing his lips. She was better at maneuvering blind than she would let on. He looked to his father who had an amused glint in his eye. "I told you she was special." He was saying that more towards him than Izuna, but Izuna didn't know that as he continued to talk about the rock. His father asked Hinata if she would rather have someone else help her from now on but she shook her head, which amused him to no end. She liked him too.

"Don't let him fool you." She sighed and he looked over to see her rubbing her forehead. "He's just an older Izuna." She whined and he chuckled at this, which caused a deep blush to spread over her cheeks. His father started laughing as well and shook his head. "When we had Izuna we realized he was a smaller Madara. However, Madara is a closet pervert." He said and waved a hand in front of his face. He felt dejected then. "There's not really a difference between them though." He said and he deadpanned at his father. He was going to kick his ass one day.

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They had agreed that Hinata and Izuna were going to patrol together while Madara and his father took off together. Hinata figured they probably had some things to talk about so she didn't mind. She looked to Izuna and sighed as the markings crossed over her features. "So why don't you tell Madara about the fact you can see using that?" he asked and she frowned softly. "Because I learned it when I was with them and he probably wouldn't approve of it..." she said with a sigh. "Well maybe the Senju thought you were special too. But I doubt he will care that you learned it with them." He scoffed and she watched him jump in front of her. She furrowed her brow as she saw chakra spike ahead. "Izuna, four shinobi ahead. They have moderate chakra signatures, but... there is a fifth. Be wary of him." She said and Izuna scoffed. "Overprotective as usual." He chuckled and dropped from the trees to take on the men that invaded the Uchiha domain. It wasn't that she was overprotective, she just didn't want anything to happen to him.

He took the moderately skilled shinobi out quickly and she watched as the fifth strolled leisurely forwards. "Izuna Uchiha." The man greeted bitterly. "Tobirama Senju." Izuna greeted and the two circled each other like predator and prey. Hinata dropped down and made her way to the two men. The marks receded from her face and she hit the ground behind Izuna. Tobirama's head jerked up to see Hinata standing there. "Hinata..." he said softly and she furrowed her brow, she had never heard him speak so softly towards her, not like that anyways.

"Leave T-Tobirama." She stammered and he grit his teeth. "Why should I leave!? Hashirama and I have been looking everywhere for you and you betray him like this?!" he snapped and Hinata's head jerked up at him and tears fell from her empty eyes. "Your father tried to kill me! He tried to steal my eyes! You Senju betrayed me! And you two did nothing to help me!" she sobbed and Tobirama attempted to push Izuna out of the way to get to her, but Izuna head-butted him and that set the whole thing off. She could hear their fists colliding with each other. It was awful... then she heard him unsheathe a blade. Tobirama rushed at Izuna, his blade held high. She knew he would cut him down if she didn't do something. "Izuna, stop!!!" she yelled, hoping he would listen and back down.

She heard the awful swish of the blade cutting through skin and she sensed that no one was on the ground, but they were now in a battle of wills and this meant that neither was going to back down. The blade was cutting deeply between Izuna's pointer and middle fingers, from what she could tell, but she couldn't figure out what to do. He let out an enraged yell when he grabbed the blade with his other hand and threw Tobirama's blade away from him. She saw Izuna shoot forwards and she could tell that this match went to Izuna because Tobirama yelled out in pain as Izuna's fist collided with Tobirama's stomach. Tobirama was on one knee on the ground as he reached for his blade and he sheathed it as Izuna turned around to face her.

Hinata felt Tobirama's chakra spike and he rushed forward as Izuna began to turn back around. He was grabbed by someone behind him and he stopped mid run. "It's time to go... Now, Tobirama." Hashirama's voice echoed out and Izuna let the fear seep into his bones after the two had vanished. Hinata made her way over to him and she patted him on the cheeks to knock him out of his shocked stupor. "Izuna-kun..." she called out to him as she patted his cheeks a little rougher.

"I could... I could have died..." he said and she frowned as she shook his shoulder lightly. "But you didn't Izuna-kun... you have to be careful, alright?" she asked and he nodded. She sighed in relief and he hugged her tightly, surprising her. "I think I need to listen to you more..." he said softly as he buried his face in her shoulder. She hesitantly hugged him back and nodded. "I think that would help sometimes, Izuna-kun." She whispered and he released her from his embrace.

She turned on her heel and grabbed Izuna by his coat. "Come on, Izuna... I think they should be ready to regroup now." She said and he blinked and nodded. "Yeah, alright." He said and she heard him scratch his neck in embarrassment. "Izuna-kun...I could teach you this jutsu if you would like for me to." She said softly and he made a face but she couldn't see it. "I don't need a jutsu created by them. I will be fine with you, dad, and Madara fighting with me." he said and he saw a glimpse of a smile cross her lips. "You really think I'm an asset?" she asked and he stared at her. "Yeah. I really do." He said and she beamed in his direction. "Thank you, Izuna-kun." She said and he chuckled.

"Even if you can't do as much as you used to, you can still help out like any sensor can. There is also the fact that you can fight even though blind! That's better than any ol' sensor the Senju could spawn up." He chuckled and she laughed lightly. She knew that wasn't true in the slightest, Tobirama would always be a better sensor than she would be. She glanced back behind her one last time and she couldn't help but wonder what would have happened to her if Izuna hadn't gotten in Tobirama's way. He didn't seem like he wanted to hurt her, so she was confused. She felt Madara and Tajima's chakra rushing their way. She stopped and Izuna did as well. "Madara." Izuna greeted as his brother landed before them. Madara took in Izuna's state with a frown. "You have a bit of trouble?" his father asked and Izuna shrugged dismissively.

"He fought Tobirama, and that was the only trouble we had..." Hinata said softly and Madara nodded. "We will tend to our wounds when we return to the compound." Tajima said and everyone in the group nodded. "Who did you fight, Madara?" Izuna asked taking in Madara's beat up state. "Hashirama Senju." Was all he said as they made their way back to the compound. Once there, Hinata set to work treating their wounds and healing the larger ones. Once she had finished healing all of their larger wounds, she healed the smaller ones.

"Thank you, Hinata." Madara said and she smiled and nodded at him. "You're wel-" she began but his arms wrapped around her and she returned the embrace. "You are always helping someone selflessly and no one ever thanks you for doing so. We don't have a medic and the only person close enough to be a medic is you and yet the rest of the clan treats you so badly." He said and she smiled. "Trust me... the things they say hurt, but I have never found a word that could hurt more than someone you care about dying because of untreated wounds." She said and he nodded. She just watched him as he continued to hold the embrace, not wanting to let her go it seemed.

"As Madara said, thank you. We are grateful that despite how ignorant and annoying we can be, you still help us." Tajima said and Hinata nodded politely. "It is no problem, I swear... you... you all are my family and I couldn't live without any of you." She said and the three Uchiha males nodded to her. And as they walked by her, they each ruffled her hair affectionately. She blushed lightly as Madara's lips pressed themselves against her forehead. "Good night, Hinata-chan."