It has been a reaaalllllyyy long time since i've done anything with this and i'm sorry...so it's kinda long but enjoy and tell me if it's any good lol

Chapter 8

Sasuke watched her go into her room, her hair swishing softly from side to side.

I can't just take her word for it, no matter how much I want to.

He created a shadow clone and it walked into his room and took his place on the bed while Sasuke walked two buildings away and found his parents room. He had always kept that room in particular clean so the bed was freshly made when he got there and he went to sleep.

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Hana had nightmares the whole night, so when she woke up she wasn't in the best of moods. She also wasn't in her bed.

She was in Sasuke's bed. In his room. But no Sasuke.

Oh geez I hope...

She shook the thought from her head and she made her way to the bathroom. She rubbed her eyes before taking a look in the mirror. Hana almost felt like crying when she saw her eyes still held the rosy tint from yesterday. She contained herself and walked to her room and put o some shorts and a tank top. She brushed her hair back into a ponytail because she didn't feel like having it in her face today.

Hana plopped down on the bed and sighed deeply, trying to relax. And then the door opened revealing a disappointed Sasuke.

"Good morning..." Hana said hesitantly.

Sasuke looked at her strangely, "You killed me last night."

Hana blinked, "...uh"

"I made a shadow clone to replace me last night and you took a shruiken to my neck." said Sasuke sternly.

Hana, unsure of how to respond, gave Sasuke a lingering look and stepped past him. Sasuke frowned at her eyes. He heard the faintest apology and her footsteps hurrying down the hall. The front door clicked open and then shut. He didn't turn around.

Hana ran down the busy city streets and bee-lined it for the Hokage.

Out of breath, she reached her destination and knocked loudly. She was greeted by the ever present Shizune who looked a little surprised.

"Hokage-sama...I know who Orochimaru is and I need your help." panted Hana.

Tsunadae looked at her intensely, "You made no sign of recognition towards him while in interrogation."

"Because I didn't know then but now I do and--" rambled Hana.

"I know everything. I can tell from your eyes." interrupted the Hokage.

Hana looked at her feet, "Do you know how to help me?" whispered Hana, afraid of the answer.

Tsunadae sighed, "It's a forbidden jutsu Orochimaru used only a few times. I thought all the ones he used it on had died but you must be strong in ways the others weren't."

Hana looked at her hoping she would get a positive answer.

"...Yes. I can help you but you need to be a trained ninja in order for me to rid you of him."

Hana frowned, "But why? Why can't you just do it now? Please!"

Tsunadae's face sofned, "I understand you must be having painful conflicts within you but in order for me to extract the part of his soul he implanted in you, you need to be able to control your chakra."

The pressure of it all was crashing down on Hana's mind and she was losing control. Tears slid down her face and she trembled. The thought of how long it would take for her to become shin obi was enough to make her collapse. Then she breathed in and asked quietly,

"Who will train me?"

Tsunadae thought for a second and then looked at Hana seriously, "Orochimaru."

"What?! But he's the one who did this to me and I can't go back and I would be spending at least a year there and I couldn't handle being with that snake for more than a minute and--"

"You will go if you ever want to come to Konoha again. Orochimaru has many shinobi's under his power and they will train you. Offer your service and life; declare yourself a missing Nin and they will gladly take you. When you return you will provide us with any information you find. You must go at once. I will have anbu escort you to the border of the Sound." Tsunadae issued these commands without a hint of emotion.

Hana slowly nodded understanding that she was a threat to village if she allowed Orochimaru to overtake her. The farthest away from Konoha, the better. She had to do this in order to live.

Shizune looked pale as she opened the door for Hana.

Tsunadae called after her, "One more thing, and don't tell anyone where you are going. Be ready by 4:00 this afternoon."

Once Hana left Shizune looked at her master. Tsunadae glared at the woman, "Only one closest to Orochimaru can kill him. This could be our only chance."

Shizune sighed, "Still, poor girl."

Hana shuffled along the street. She glanced at the clock. She had five hours before she had to be ready. Hana suddenly stopped.

What's going to happen to me? Am I really going to just walk up to Orochimaru's shinobi and expect to be trained? This is beyond crazy!

She clutched her head, trying to keep herself from screaming in frustration. Something came to mind and she began with determination toward an unknown destination. Hana couldn't explain it but something was just pulling her in this direction. She walked through the many buildings and alleys of Konoha and made her way slowly to the grassy outskirts of the town.

The flat terrain turned into hills of the gently rolling kind. Hana felt that something was near so she kept walking. There were trees scattered amongst the hills and there was a black mass in one of them. As she got closer the shadows revealed an old rotting tree house. Her eyes widen in recognition of the poorly assembled wood scraps. She had built this with her father. When she was little.

Flash Back

"Hanako! Please don't pick the hammer up like that it makes me nervous!" scolded a young man in his late twenties. His hair was dark but his eyes were smiling and as blue as the sky.

A little girl pouted, her hair dark like her father's and dark eyes full of innocence. She turned her head towards him, the sun hitting her eyes turning them a clear blue, "Papa, I don't like the 'Ko' part! Please leave it out!"

The man looked at his small daughter, "Alright Miss Hana. But princesses aren't supposed to talk back to their fathers."

Hana's jaw dropped, "Princess! No way am I some stuck up rich girl living in a castle with a huge itchy dress!" She picked up a piece of wood, handed it to her father to nail on to the tree.

"Ok, ok. Well if you're not a princess then don't act like one. If you continue I'll just have to buy you one of those huge itchy dresses for your 6th birthday." replied her father winking at her.

Hana smiled and handed him another piece of wood.

End Flash Back

I have almost no memory of my childhood...but that could very well be due to my other erasing them.

Yeah, sometimes it's easier to move on if you just let go...but I guess I never gave you the chance to do that yourself.

I feel so confused...

Well I've been putting all your memories back where they should be so you should be able to remember things without me having to knock you out.

I hope I can remember everything...I have a lot of questions and no one to ask.

Hana could feel her other's guiltiness but said nothing of it. She decided to let her suffer as payback.

As she crested the hill Hana saw a large house. Once she got closer she saw what bad shape it was in and was hesitant about going inside.

This could be my old house. Full of so many memories...I have to go inside.

She gently pushed the door open and peeked her head inside. Hana walked into the spacious room and gazed at all the dusty furnishings. There were many portraits hung upon the walls and Hana went over to inspect them. She thought that maybe if she saw the face of her mother or father, she would be able to remember them. She looked at each picture slowly, from face to face but none of them made her feel anything. Hana knew these must be pictures of her family heirs because they all looked related and she could see herself in them.

Once she got close to the end, plaques could be seen beneath the dust and she began to read them with excitement waiting to come across her parent's names. Then she remembered that she didn't know her parent's names so she went back to looking at the people in the pictures. There were two pictures left and Hana stared at them with disappointment. Neither of these men looked like they could be her father, because she could remember him being tall and these men were extremely short. The plaques said that this was the most recent male generation and Hana almost cried. Why wasn't her father up on the wall? Maybe he was too young to belong on the wall yet and he had to be a certain age.

She looked around again and saw a bookcase. Hana walked over to it and trailed her finger across their spines. One book had fallen over on the end and she lifted it up to put it back in place. Hana stared at the book's cover in astonishment, her name was on it and there was a picture of a baby that looked just like her. A loud groan shook the house and Hana jumped almost throwing the book. Hana took the book under her arm and looked about, then she ran out the door and kept running for at least two minutes before she ran behind a tree and plopped down, putting the book in front of her. With a trembling finger she opened it and the first thing that met her were the happy faces of a couple. The man was quite a bit taller than the woman with black hair and blue eyes. The woman seemed like she was gazing at Hana like she knew something. She had blonde hair and dark eyes that sparkled with the light. Her hands were placed on her pregnant stomach, along with the man's. Beneath the picture it said, "We can't wait to meet you Hanako!" Hana's eyes brimmed with tears and she shut the book and hugged it tight.

I feel like I should put this back and wait to read it when I'm ready.

You know, that's really smart of you Hana.

I just don't want to read it with Orochimaru infiltrating my mind.

Yeah...it might be awhile though.

I'll just go put it back that way I'll know it's safe.

What about that noise?

It's an old house; it was probably creaking in the wind. Plus I'll be quick.

Alrighty then.

Hana stood up and marched back towards the house. The door was still open and she stepped quickly up to the bookcase. As soon as the book was in place the noise came again. Hana wasn't scared and decided to investigate. She went up the stairs and met a long hallway. Most of the room's doors had fallen away but some she opened and looked inside. One door looked as though it had been open recently and as she got closer she could the heavy breathing of whoever was inside. Hana put on a brave face and knocked on the door.

No one answered so Hana slowly opened the door. There was a woman lying on the bed, holding a swaddled infant close to herself. The woman looked up and a look of relief spread across her tired looking face. Hana went to the side of the bed. It looked as though this woman had recently just given birth.

"Uhm hello. I'm Hana, are you alright?" Hana questioned.

"Thank god you came, an angle must have sent you!" the woman smiled slightly and then her face turned serious and voice began to fade.

"I have a feeling that...take care of her please...her father...is Higurashi...Roku..." the woman whispered.

"No! No, No wait! I can't--" Hana shouted. The woman looked at her baby one more time and then her eyes faded and died with a smile.

"Oh my god!" Hana laid the baby next to her and began shaking the mother, "Please! Wake up!"

Hana looked into the dead woman's eyes and realized there was nothing she could do anymore. The slight smile on the woman's face made it bearable for Hana to realize that the woman had gone to a better place. She took the sheet and pulled it over the woman's face, and began to think.

Oh man, I don't even know her name! Only the father's…She asked me to take care of the baby. What do I do? No way can I raise a baby! I'm leaving for Orochimaru in three hours! I can't go against her dying wishes though…there must be some easier way of figuring this out!

Hana picked the child up. She was asleep, completely unaware of what just happened. Hana looked towards the mother again and broke down sobbing. Everything that had happened to her in the past couple of days finally all crashed down on her. The tears streamed down her face uncontrollably and Hana hugged the infant tight. She thought of Sasuke for some reason and finally came to terms with her emotions. Hana was in love with Sasuke and now she had to leave him; it could be years until she would see him again and by then…Hana sucked up her tears, remembering what was going right now and the present was what she needed to worry about.

I guess I have to take her with me…what else am I supposed to do? I can't give it up for adoption…she told me to take care of her…

one hour later

Hana held the baby girl in her arms and whispered a prayer for the mother, whom she had just buried. Hana had made a cross to mark the mother's grave so that someday she could come back and show the girl.

I promise I'll take care of your daughter and I will bring her back here someday, hopefully I will find her father too.

Hana smiled at the baby, who was quietly looking around. She looked so pretty with sparkly silver eyes and her blond hair, not at all like her mother. Hana gave the girl the name Shira for now, until they found her father because he had probably already had a name for her.

She started her way back to Sasuke's house, hoping to god he wasn't there, that way no questions would be asked. She knew she was in love with him but she also knew that she had to leave silently, no words to anyone. The thought of how long she would be away from him was killing her, but she had barely been there at all. Hana also thought of Naruto, how sad he was going to be if she left without saying good bye.

Shira fell asleep against Hana. She looked at the baby and sighed.

How the hell am I going to explain her to the anbus who will be escorting me? Hopefully they won't ask questions and they'll just think I'm a young mother…Oh my god what am I getting myself into?

The Uchiha residence loomed in the distance. Hana tip toed to the door and quietly entered, making her way to her room like a cat. She grabbed two of Sasuke's duffel bags and hoped he wouldn't be missing them. She quickly packed all her belongings into one since she didn't have much. Hana knew she needed money to get Shira some things but it was incredibly difficult for her when she went to take the bills from Sasuke's room.

Hana fast-walked all the way to town, slipped into a baby store and bought four outfits and a warm winter onesie. She also bought quite the surplus of food and diapers and it all was magically able to fit into the other duffle bag. Hana glanced at the clock and her stomach sank. She had literally 10 minutes.

Hana hustled down the street to the main gate, in a way she was happy that she hadn't seen anyone she knew so that she wouldn't have to explain herself. She looked on the bright side and realized that she had been doing this sort of stuff all her life and that she would definitely see these people again. A smile spread across her face. The past five hours had gone by in a flash; first she was ordered to become a spy and a shinobi and now she was also a mother. That is quite the busy afternoon.

She made it to the main gate with a minute to spare and huffed from the load she was carrying. She hoped she didn't have to carry it all the way to the sound.

In a cloud of dust, four men appeared wearing animal masks. Hana bowed to them, unsure of what they were going to say about the baby.

"My name is Hana. Nice to meet you!" she said as pleasantly as she could.

The men looked at her. One stepped forward, "We don't exchange our names. We will be escorting you to The Sound. We weren't aware you had another coming with you."

Hana was prepared, "Oh! I forgot completely! I'm so used to taking her with me every where; I sometimes forget to introduce her! This is my daughter, Shira."

The men looked at one another and accepted this and two came and grabbed her bags for her.

"Oh thank you so much! You didn't have to do that; I could have carried it myself." Hana smiled at the one with the dog mask. He nodded and the started out the gate. Hana shifted Shira's small body in her arms and she trotted after them, they were walking pretty fast.

4 hours later

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

The cry broke the cool evening air. The anbu must have forgotten there was a baby amongst them, for she had been quiet the whole time. Hana, exhausted from all the walking they'd been doing, was glad that Shira finally spoke up so that she could sit down and take awhile to feed her.

She motioned for the anbu with the baby's bag to come and she fumbled inside it for the formula bottle. She plunked it into Shira's mouth and the baby drank happily. None of the men said anything; they just sat down and waited. Hana was glad that she hadn't really had this baby; she would have been so embarrassed if she had to breast feed it in front of these guys. One anbu kept glancing in her direction and it looked as though he was looking at her face but she couldn't tell.

"I think we should camp here for tonight, the girl seems tired." The anbu announced.

The others looked at her and nodded their agreement. Tents were set up and a fire was burning long before Shira decided she was full. Hana looked at the baby thoughtfully.

She's such a good baby. She only cried that once, I mean she is a new born. I'm actually kind of looking forward to raising her, I love kids.

Yeah. Just wait until she's a teenager.

Jeez you scared me! Where have you been? I haven't heard from you in forever!

Well I just thought you would go crazy with me bothering you after the whole 'I made you forget everything'.

Well thanks…Do you think taking in this girl is a good idea?

Actually I do. Somehow I think she'll help you come to terms with everything that's happened in your life.

Good. I thought that you were going to say that we should just let her get raised by wolves or something.

Yeah well I'm mean but I'm not that mean.

Hana noticed the anbu looking at her again but this time he stood up and came and sat next to her.

"You look rather young to be a mother." He said nonchalantly.

Hana glanced up at him, her eyes still pinkly tinted, "Well it's a long story, but yes, I guess you're right."

It was interesting talking to these people because it was hard to see their reactions to things, due to their decorated masks.

"You're being sent to Orochimaru in order to become a ninja, correct?" Hana nodded her head sullenly. The anbu continued, "We were briefed on your situation and Hokage-sama decided that you needed a body guard of a sort, just in case Orochimaru remembered what he had done to you and was planning on activating…himself."

Hana understood, "I don't think he'll recognize me because I don't think he can activate himself, the part that's in me. It feels like it's another him in a way and that they don't know about the other."

The anbu nodded, comprehending what she meant, "You will still require a body guard although."

"Oh yeah, of course! I'm fine with that. I was kind of scared going in alone anyways. So are you going to be him?" replied Hana.

The anbu nodded, "I will take of my mask and introduce myself when we arrive. I'm not allowed to do so in front of fellow anbus. "

Hana looked around at all of them. They all quietly sat around the fire, not saying a word. Hana looked down at Shira, who was fast asleep again, "Well I'd better be getting to bed. How much longer until we get there?"

"At least four more days. We will be making a short stop in a small village on our way, though."

Hana blinked. That's a lot of walking. Soon she would be training to become a ninja and she would find out just how much harder it was going to be.

3 days later-

"Run for shelter!" one anbu shouted at Hana as he fended off a group of ninja robbers.

Hana clutched her child close to her as she ran through alley ways and into a back door. She crouched down shivering behind a barrel. The clanking of weapons could be heard faintly in the background.

Oh man. Oh man. Oh man. This was not supposed to happen! We were just supposed to get there without any trouble! I bet those damned anbu masks made those guys attack us!

Hana and her escorts had trekked through the woods for three days and were stopping in this village for some more supplies. The village had seemed empty when they arrived and it was matter of minutes before a group of ninja appeared in front of them telling them that no other ninjas were allowed here. A fight broke out and now this is where she was. Shira was peering up at her with her beautiful eyes. She must have been able to feel Hana's anxiety because the baby was also shivering. Hana rubbed Shira's back and said soothing comforting words.

Foot steps quickly approached the door and Hana sucked in breath, pressing herself against the wall. The voices seemed familiar and Hana almost made to get up but thought better. They could be trying to trick her into coming out! Hana stayed where she was and kept comforting Shira. In a moment the door banged open and two burly men came in. They began to throw stuff around, looking for something. They finally came to Hana and pulled her shrieking out from behind the barrel. They dragged her to the street and held her off her feet.

"We have your little treasure! We'll give her to you if you surrender!" one of them bellowed.

The other noticed little Shira and reached up to her and grabbed her. He held her carefully but menacingly at the same time.

"No! Give her back! Please she's just a baby, you have no right!" Hana was nearly sobbing at the sight of the little girl in that man's hands. The man held the baby up high for all who were peeking out of their windows to see. Hana's blood coursed through her veins and her lips trembled angrily.

"You better damn well put me down and give me my baby or so help me." Hana said seriously.

The man looked at her jokingly and laughed, "You think you can even talk to me like that?" and he cackled loudly.

Hana's anbu bodyguard stepped out, "We mean no harm, we're just passing through."

Hana looked at the man holding her baby and her anger increased and she suddenly felt an immense power shoot through her body. Her eyes went a clear blue and her body started pulsating with chakra. The anbu looked at her, obviously feeling the power pouring out of her.

She can't control her chakra but her feelings must have triggered this release…so much of it.

Hana's glowing hands reached up as she punched her captor square in the jaw. He let go as he tumbled backward holding his slacking mouth. The man holding Shira looked at her strangely.

"You sure didn't look like a ninja…What-"

He was cut off as Hana leaped into the air, quickly but gently taking Shira from his grasp. She swiveled around and his face met with her foot. He flew into the house next to them and went right through the wall. Other missing ninja came out to control her but she easily evaded them all with ninja moves and jutsus she didn't know she knew. The anbus had come to her aid and within literally 5 minutes, there was no one left. Hana stood upright, clutching Shira to herself. Her eyes faded back to the pink they had been for the past couple of days. The four anbu stood around her, all of them thinking the same thing.

What is this power that the Hokage told us of?

Hana sat down on the ground, kind of freaked about what had just happened.

--Flash Back--

"You're going to pay." Smiled a small Hana as she glanced up at her parent's murderers. The men back, terrified. Suddenly Hana was a blur and the men were lying about her, dead. She stared at her hands, covered in blood. Then everything went blank and the voice asked her to forget everything and she did.

End Flash Back

That was the only other time that Hana had ever felt that power before. It was amazing and horrifying at the same time. Just what was she?