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Epilogue: The Beginning of a New Life

It was an unusually peaceful morning in the Hyuga Manor. Everything just seemed so fine. It was as if this clan of many troubles never had anything to worry about. Every single one of the Hyugas did not waste their time to miss this peaceful moment. If anyone was enjoying the most, it was the children-more specifically, two certain children.

The two children were playfully chasing each other in one of the gardens in the Hyuga Manor. They, of course, weren't aware that this place was filled with many horrors and rarely filled with any happiness. They were merely children, after all.

"Come on, Hikari!" A little boy grabbed his cousin's hand and urged her to follow him. They ran around the compound until they were at their destination.

"R-Ryu, it's so... pretty." The little girl named Hikari gasped at the sight of the beautiful garden. She walked up the a group of lillies, which she favored out of the whole terrace of captivated carnations, and inhaled its flagrance. There were so many different flowers as far as the eye could see. The pattern was so complex, but Hikari was still able to decipher what it looked like. "The Hyuga symbol!"

"Huh?" Ryu walked up next to his cousin. "Oh, you mean that." He pointed to the pattern.

"Mm-hm." She smiled. "The white lillies are right spiral and the black ones are the left. The dragon lillies encircle the whole thing. It's amazing!"

"You think so?" Ryu asked. His cousin nodded. "I just wanted to show it to you because I thought you would like it. My mom told me this was where Dad proposed."

"Proposed?"

"He asked her to marry him."

"Oh! Mommy told me the same thing when she married Daddy!" Hikari took her cousin's hand and pulled him in front of the flowery emblem. "They took their hands like this," she took his other hand and put both of them in front of her. "and they said some things, but I don't know what. Mommy said something about 'I dos' or something." While she took her time to think about what they were suppose to do, she didn't notice that Ryu was blushing the entire time. He was never this close to a girl (except for other Hyugas), not even his cousin. He liked to keep his distance from girls because certain fangirls at the academy couldn't take a hint.

But now, holding his cousin's hands, he felt... fuzzy inside.

From afar, Neji smiled at the sight of his son and his niece demonstrating a marriage ceremony. He almost chuckled when he saw Ryu's face turn red. He was yet to learn about the concept of crushes and what-not.

It was astonishing how mature Ryu was for a seven year old boy, but he was still oblivious of many things in life, girls being one of them. He was one of the top students in his class and he acted to professional in front of everyone, except Hikari. She was also a sight to see. It was surprising how much she looked like Hinata, yet she acted so much like Naruto.

Seeing the two kids like that-happy and boisterous-gave him pride. He was the leader of the Hyuga clan, and so far, things were pretty great for the entire clan. The Branch members no longer had the burden of carrying that menacing curse mark on their foreheads. They were a united clan; they would protect each other and they were equal in many ways. His children didn't have to suffer what he and their ancestors endured for many haunting years.

The village, in a way, was also improving. Slavery was abolished under the order of the 6th Hokage himself, Naruto Uzumaki. Yes, he was now the Hokage. Tsunade decided to retire early and made Naruto her successor a few years back. He was greatly honored, and it was later announced that he was the son of the 4th Hokage. After all he endeavored, he ended up having a great life with a wonderful family of his own, and the revolution of his lost clan, the Uzumakis, would not be forgotten.

"Neji-kun," the Hyuga leader broke out of his thoughts when someone called his name from behind. He turned to see his lovely wife and his daughter.

"Daddy!" the little girl ran to her father, hyperactively.

"Aimi-chan," he lifted his daughter up from the ground. "How was shopping with your mother?"

"It was fun! She bought me this new kimono!" She tugged on her yukata. "Isn't it pretty?"

"Yes, it looks very beautiful on you, Aimi."

"I want to show Ryu-chan!" She practically leapt from Neji's arms and fled outside where her older brother and cousin were.

"So much energy in such a young child. Where does she get all that energy?" Tenten walked up to her husband.

"I blame her mother." he said as he kissed his wife. "You took a while to do your shopping."

"I also went to visit Sakura and Kiba." She kissed him back. "Little Inu-chan is so adorable!"

After hearing her pitiful stories, Tenten was finally able to meet Hinata's best friend, Sakura. She was a beautiful woman, despite the bruises she wore. It turned out she was pregnant with Kiba's child, but they later told them the child belonged to her former master. She married the Inuzuka, and later gave birth to a girl and named her Inu, out of respect for the Inuzukas for helping her. Tenten enjoyed spending time with Sakura and even brought Aimi with her because she enjoyed playing with Inu and the dogs.

"So, how was your day?" Tenten asked her husband.

He smiled and turned to look back at the garden where the children were playing. He saw Aimi cheerfully walk over to Hikari. She twirled around in her nice yukata and Hikari complimented her. She turned to Ryu, who blushed at what she said. Then Aimi went over to him and teased him, which made the blush on his face practically glow. He chased her around the garden, both girls laughing their heads off.

"Oh, I see," Tenten joined her husband and watched the kids play. "I hear wedding bells ring!" she sang.

Neji froze. "What are you talking about?"

"I know without a doubt, Neji Hyuga, without those Hyuga eyes of yours that you can see very clearly what I'm talking about." she said, matter-of-factly.

Neji gave a defeated sigh. "I don't think Naruto would be too happy with his daughter marrying a Hyuga. His wife is a Hyuga, herself."

"Was a Hyuga, Neji. There's a difference." Neji hesitated to roll his eyes. "Besides, I'm pretty sure she would agree with me. It's always a parent's dream to have grandchildren. Wait until Aimi starts maturing."

"I won't let that happen." Neji replied quickly.

Tenten laughed. "That was just the reaction I was expecting." She kissed his bare forehead and walked away.

Neji started watching the children again, then closed his eyes.

I guess this is it. The beginning of a new life. Our new life...

Neji left, deciding to join his wife in their bedroom.

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