This is yet another attempt to show how Hiashi could still be viewed as a human being. Inspired by Naruto Shippuden episodes 389 and 390 AKA the Hyuuga Sisters special.

BOLD is Hiashi narrative.

This is Hiashi's perspective.

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Within the walls of the Hyuuga compound, a young man lays his head in the lap of a woman wearing a kimono with eggplant colored hair. He looked up at her adoringly with his Byakugan eyes. She gently stroked his short brown hair.

" *giggle* When are you going to grow out that gorgeous brown hair again?" She teased.

" Hm, you sound like my father. We don't both need long hair."

She merely giggled.

My wife to be...I loved her more than anything. My parents went through a great deal of trouble for me to find a wife amongst the maidens, but she, she was the one. Many of the would be maidens were happy to marry me out of a necessity of status, to be head mistress of the Hyuuga clan. But her...She had a type of light in her. One I could not describe. She loved Hiashi. Not the head of the Hyuuga clan Hiashi-sama. I think if I had been some commoner she still would have loved an oaf like me.

The young man reached up and caressed her cheek. " I love the way you laugh." He brought his head up to kiss her.

" Hyuuga Hiashi, don't you get any fresh ideas, we are not married as of yet." She said in a joking huff.

" No...I just want to stay like this." Hiashi said. " I could stay like this forever."

I really could have stayed like that forever. But I'm glad I didn't.

(((Flash Forward)))

Hiashi is seen running down a hallway. He approached a nurse. " Where is my wife?"

Hiashi was taken to a room.

" Husband!" Hiashi's wife reached her hand out to him as she sweat profusely while doing breathing exercises.

" I'm here!" Hiashi grabbed his wife's hand.

"You're doing wonderful!" The nurse said. " Now push!"

Moments later I fell in awe of what I heard. The cries of my newborn child.

" Congratulations, it's a girl." The nurse said as she presented the swaddled newborn to her parents.

Once her mother held her for a while as the father adored, he finally got his chance to hold her.

Right then and there, the second she was placed in my arms I knew. I knew she and I were bonded. Looking into her eyes, it was like looking to the Heavens themselves.

The new baby girl nestled into her father's arms as she yawned. She felt the bond as well. It was as if by some instinct she knew she was safe with this man. Hiashi looked down at her adoringly. He bent down and kissed her on her forehead. " I will always protect you...Hinata."

Months passed, Hiashi's wife watched smiling as he brought their baby girl into the bath tub. She was deeply moved by how well fatherhood suited her husband.

" Are you going to splash daddy? Ok HaHa!" Hiashi said.

Other instances show Hiashi walking back and forth cradling Hinata as he tried to console her in the middle of the night.

" Hiashi-sama.." A maiden said. " Shall I take her for you? You need your rest."

" Arigato, but I can handle it. I'm not tired anyway." Hiashi smiled.

" I guess I should have known better than to try to pry you 2 apart." The maiden said smiling.

" Hai, not us." Hiashi said.

" Oh, I see you're beginning to grow your hair out again." The maiden said.

" Oh, yes the wife thinks it makes me look studly." Hiashi joked.

The maiden laughed.

A few days later, Hiashi was entertaining his little girl. By then Hinata was merely making simple coos and giggles. As he held her, she saw a cat jump on the wall in the courtyard.

Hinata gasped.

Hiashi looked over at the cat. " You like kitties Hinata?"

Hiashi looked around to make sure nobody was nearby. He hovered over his daughter as she looked up at him.

" meow meow meow..." Hiashi began doing a cat impersonation as his face became like that of a cat almost, as he rubbed his hands on the sides of his face like cat paws.

Upon sight of this, baby Hinata erupted in laughter of high pitch squeels.

" Oh you like that huh? You like when daddy does the kitty face?"

Later that night Hiashi prepared for bed. His wife lay in the left side of their bed, Hiashi acting as childish as ever lifted up the blanket and crawled over her to get to the right side..

" Amazing how that never gets old." His wife said with a llittle sarcasm. Hiashi kissed her on the cheek as he slid by.

Years passed and I grew ever closer with my daughter. I watched as she quickly began taking after her mother. Not only in physical appearance but also in mannerisms.

Hiashi watched as Hinata attempted to make a flower arrangement like her mother in a vase, Hinata walked up and presented him with the gift.

" Gasp is this for me?" Hiashi asked smiling.

Hinata bashfully nodded yes. Hiashi could not help but adore her.

Since I was born into this clan, all I had ever known was hatred and betrayal from within these walls. That was our destiny, one would think the only thing the Main family would have to fear within these walls would be the branch families. But that in fact is not true, at least not the way I see it. Brnach members can have their minds attacked instantly and immediately incapacitated. No, the true thing Main family would have to fear is other Main family. Until I met my wife, I thought this was a normal way to live.

Hiashi sparred with 5 year old Hinata.

" A little more power with your kick." Hiashi said.

" Hai Oto-sama." Hinata said.

" If you don't I'm gonna get you and tickle you!" Hiashi said teasingly. Hinata laughed.

The Hyuuga elder however did not seem amused as he watched.

" Husband!" Hiashi's wife said as she entered the dojo.

" Is it time?" Hiashi asked nervously.

Days later a new bundle of joy was brought to the home of Hyuuga.

" Oto-sama, Hanabi-chan is the new baby." Hinata said.

" Hai, so we must make sure she is taken care of."

Hinata smiled as she hugged her father " Oto-sama,..."

Hiashi smiled. " What sweetheart?"

" I want to be strong just like you one day."

" You will sweety, I promise." Hiashi said assuringly.

Time went on. I now had 2 wonderful daughters and a loving wife. I was aware that these times may not last forever but I was not prepared for what happened next...

Hiashi sat along side Hinata with a maiden holding Hanabi in her arms beside them. Beside them was a memorial shrine with his wife's picture within it. Hinata could not help but let a few tears slide. Hiashi however remained in relatively stable composure.

It seems just like that, she was taken from me...taken from us.

Hiashi walked his daughter up from the service as the maiden brought Hanabi to bed.

"Good night Hinata." Hiashi said.

" Good night."

Later...

Nightfall plays in the background …..

Hiashi slowly made his way to his bedroom. He slowly took off his clothes and set himself into his night attire. He came up and pulled up the left side of the bed and lifted the covers. That was when it hit him. In the past Hiashi would climb over his wife to tease her as he made his way to the right side of the bed. That was when the full reality hit Hiashi as he realized, she was gone. She would never be at his bedside again.

Hiashi stood frozen. Tears began welling up in his eyes. He finally realized he was never going to see his wife again. It was then Hiashi began to break down. Tears flowed from his eyes as he brought his hands to his face dropping to the floor. His tears were reaching the point where they could be visible even from his hands.

That was when Hiashi heard a door close. He quickly tried to regain his composure only to see his 6 year old daughter had entered his room. He quickly wiped away his tears.

" Hi-Hinata, I am fine, p-please you should go to bed." Hiashi said trying to be stoic as he possibly could. It was then 6 year old Hinata climbed up onto the bed and approached her father, her eyes gleaming at him. Without a moments notice Hinata came in to hug her father tightly. Hiashi was stunned by this. He then broke down into a gut-wrenching sob as he hugged his daughter ever so tightly, as tears flowed from his eyes.

That night , a 6 year old girl who had just lost her mother, sought to comfort her fully grown father. One of the greatest feats of strength I had ever seen from her.

((( Flash Forward)))

Hiashi lays in his bed bringing his left hand to the side where his wife once laid. Today looked like another day he would not get out of bed. but he heard his door slide open.

hinata walked in holding her sister's hand who had barely been a year old.

" Oto-sama…" Hinata said.

Hearing her voice gave Hiashi the strength rise. " Yes Hinata…"

" Do kitty-face for Hanabi-chan." Hinata said.

Hiashi smirked. " Now do you want me to do it for her, or do you really want me to do it for you?" He chided.

" mmmmm, both!" Hinata said. Hanabi tried to climb on to Hiashi's bed. Hinata tried to pick her up to set her on there. But Hiashi did it for her.

Hiashi looked around to make sure no one was around, he then proceeded to do the little bit that Hinata had come to adore. Hanabi laughed hysterically while Hinata brought her hands to her mouth laughing.

Hinata, You were the only one in the clan who comforted me in those hard times, you kept me going the year following you mother's death. The loss of your mother was a pain that you and I shared the most, we were a club with only 2 members. The pain of her loss brought us even closer together. When I wanted to cry you made me laugh. When I wanted to give up, you wouldn't let me. To this day I feel ashamed that in the past I hadn't been there for you, the way you had been there for me.

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Next Time

Hiashi's Fate.

More to come.