Hey there I decided to rewrite this chapter. Since I had to agree with one of my reviewer. Deb.23 my new co-writer has been helping me with it. I don't know what would I do without you. Seriously Thanks a lot. I would advice my readers who read this chapter to read it again because I have changed some of the content inside to make it a better story. And many thanks to the reviewers who liked it and criticized it. Thanks for all the favs and follows. I really appreciate it all. ^_^ I'll be done with 2nd chapter soon.

When she opened her eyes, it was dark. She couldn't see properly at first but after her sight adjusted to the darkness, she could make things out. She was surrounded by huge thick trees. Even though it was night the air was humid. The sticky atmosphere made her feel uncomfortable. The place seemed prone to the rain. It looked like she was in an evergreen forest. She tried to stand up but she felt really tired and sluggish for some reason. She seemed lost unable to comprehend what was happening. Her mind felt heavy as if she just woke up from a very long slumber.

"So finally you are awake,I have been waiting for you to wake up. Its almost been a week.. I was so worried." A very vaguely familiar voice caught her attention. Her mind was still in a daze so she couldn't recognize whom it belong to but the voice was familiar for sure. She turned around to look at the person who she presumed talking to her.

What she saw really surprised her, she screamed out loud but nothing came out of her throat.

"Please don't be scared, I didn't mean to frighten you." It was no wonder that she was surprised. The woman standing before her was almost transparent, emitting a faint glow. She seemed like a spirit but instead of spooky, she appeared heavenly.

After staring at the unearthly woman for a while she calmed down but started panicking again. "Wh… What are you? Are you dead? Am… am I dead? ..."Before the questioned person could answer, the chain of questions was interrupted. The scared woman felt a sharp pain in her head, she clenched her head tightly, her nails were digging into her scalps but pain was too much to bear and she fell onto her knees. The ghostly woman approached her quickly to help her but she knew the person in pain will have to deal with it on her own, at least for a while, either way she tried her best to comfort her. A huge collection of images started flashing in front of her eyes like small videos running one after another, after hours of suffering exhaustion took over and she started losing consciousness. Last thing she heard was a worried voice calling for her again and again before she completely blacked out and her body collapsed on the ground.

By the next time she woke up. She was not confused nor was she at a loss. She had been dreaming about her past the whole time she had been asleep. Her head was clearer, and she finally remembered everything. There was still a dull pain in her head, and when she tried to sit up, she felt dizzy again. Seeing this, the ghostly woman she met earlier ran to her side and helped her up and subtly asked "So do you remember now?"

The questioned woman nodded "Yes as a matter of fact I do Hinata." "Thank goodness. You have been out for a whole day." Hinata informed her. She looked worried. Now that her thoughts are settled she recalled Hinata's appearance and asked "why do you look like this?"

"I'm not the only one Sakura look at you." She did as she was told. She lifted her hand in front of face. Her eyes widen in shock then she gazed down at her body. Her whole body was translucent just like that of her companion. They appeared to be around the age of seventeen or eighteen. Their translucent bodies were draped a thin layer of white kimono and their hair was longer last time she checked she was the mother of a fifteen year old herself and her hair was shorter and the same goes for her companion.

"I'm not sure myself, I woke up a week before you did but it appears like our bodies are made up of chakra. It's more like all the fragments of our chakra are accumulating here to reconstruct our body, more the chakra accumulates the more we become visible. I still have my doubts, if we are going to get our physical bodies back or not. We can't feel heat or cold or any other sensations, we don't feel hunger or thirst. Apparently we can't go outside this mountain. And for some reason we appear younger. That is all I know from a week of experience."

"Is that so..."

"I don't know why is this happening we were supposed to be dead. I don't even know where we are."

"Calm down Hinata. For now let's wait and see until all our chakra accumulates." Even though she herself was suspicious about the whole ordeal she didn't voice it out.

It's been six months now. As the time passed their bodies became more and more visible albeit they still appeared translucent and as their chakra returned the range of their mobility around the mountain increased. They started feeling sensation such as heat and cold a little by little. The mountain where they resided seemed to be a remote place far from any civilization. It fostered the thick luscious rain forest which in turn sheltered all kind of carnivores animals, poisonous insects, lethal vegetations no wonder the human scarcely come by but sometimes the lost people or the shinobi taking refuge appeared once in a blue moon. And some even happened to encounter 'evil spirits' within the mountain. The rumors of presence ghosts within the mountain spread like a wild fire. The rumor of the mountain being haunted has created a huge uproar among the villages. Within these six months countless priest and exorcist came and left in order to purify these evil spirits. Both the women had to be cautious because of these unexpected guests, not because they were scared of being exorcised but because they didn't want to be seen by enemies in their weakened state. They were sitting ducks if someone were to find them in this condition. It might prove fatal to their existence. They still didn't know how or why they were still alive. Or who brought them back. Or even their intention in doing so. Or was it (all a sick joke?) After hiding for past six months the rumors have died down, less and less people visited the mountain, which was a big relief for both the women. If they were to be found out now, it would have been a very difficult situation for them.

"It's been peaceful here lately."

"Yeah, that's a relief. It's my fault that all this started anyway. That guy screamed so loudly after seeing me. It was careless of me going near the stream at night." Thanks to the constant rain the stream never dried. It was the main source for water for the creatures living in this mountain forest. So the chances of being spotted there is the highest.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later. We can't stay here for long someone will find us eventually." Hinata reassured her.

"I know. I just hope our chakra returns soon. As soon as we get our physical bodies we can move around freely. We have been isolated for way too long. We don't know anything. What's going on out there or where is this place? Or how long has it been and...?" Sakura didn't continue.

The dark haired woman sighed. "All we can do is patiently wait for now."

"Yes I'm sorry for losing it."

"I know you are worried about them. So am I. But this won't get us anywhere. That reminds me you said we will retain our physical bodies, how do you know that Sakura?"

The pink haired woman reached out to touch the comforting hand on her shoulder. She just silently agreed with her. It's a good thing Hinata was there with her or else she would have lost her sanity all alone in this mountain.

"I'm not absolutely sure about it but I do think we will retain our physical bodies, our bodies are becoming more solid, the more our chakra is returning. We have started getting our senses back. I can feel the temperature, the wind, the smell which I was unable to earlier. Soon we will start getting hungry and thirsty since we will need energy to perform tasks and maintain our health and eventually we will get our physical bodies back, but I'm not a hundred percent sure about it. We will find out eventually."

"I See. Let's see what happens."

Next six months passed very slowly much to their dismay. They seem to have sustained their former abilities. They didn't have to start training over. They would hunt to eat, drink water from the stream to satisfy their thirst, spar with each other, train and do all the regular activities required to sustain. Thirteen months after their awakening both managed to regain their physical forms. Hinata was able to retain her solidity a few months before Sakura since the medic had a vast chakra reserve due to her byakugo seal.

And now the time has come to depart from the forest. They decided to find the nearest village and start gathering information. Thanks to Hinata's Byakugan they were able to locate a village without wasting much time; it took them several days to reach the village which was several miles away. And the lack of supplies added to their delay and exhaustion. Not only that they were starved, dehydrated, sleep deprived. Small cuts and scratches were all over their bodies. Hinata was in a worse condition she seemed to have developed a high fever during their journey. It looks like her body still hadn't adjusted to the environment yet. Sakura somehow managed to suppress it with her chakra it but she was still in an urgent need of medication and water. Fortunately during the entire journey they didn't encounter any rogue.

When they reached the village gates, there were two huge men guarding it. Sakura was supporting the sick woman as they moved towards the gate but were stopped by the guards.

"Who are you?"

"State your business here."

Sakura was slightly shocked since it was rare for people to not to recognizing her. After all she was the greatest medic in the fire country with the pink hair. So she decided to play safe.

"M…my name is S…Sakura, Sakura Haruno, and this is my si…sister Hinata." She decided to use her maiden name. After all Uchiha, Uzumaki and Hyuga are well known clans around the world. "We were travelling to our village but Un…unfortunately on our way a band of th..thieves raided our caravan. We were robbed of our way and belongings they killed all our people. They even tried to… take a..ad…advantage of us b..but we somehow managed to escape." She continued between her sobs."After wandering for so long we were able to find this village. So please help us. We haven't eaten in days or even had a drop of water. My sister is sick please save her. I'm begging you." Sakura dropped onto her knees with Hinata in her arms and started crying miserably. The dark haired woman decided to play along with her partner. She leaned in her companion's embrace and started breathing hard. Even though she was actually sick that didn't stop her from helping her friend.

The guards who stopped them sternly earlier were now analyzing the women before her. Looking at the pitiful women the guard couldn't just turn them down and said "please wait here let us inform the village elders. If they permit it, we will let you inside." He gestured at the other guard. The other guard nodded and left. After a while he returned.

"The elders want to see you two."

"Yes, th…thank you so much."

"Come with me."

The gate opened. Two women followed the man inside. Hinata was leaning on Sakura for support. All the way to the elders residence they were getting stares from everyone they come across. Even though they were covered in cuts and bruises, their lips were chapped from dehydration, dark circles from the lack of sleep. But the two of them were indeed beautiful, there's no doubt about it. Some seemed wary others amazed. Even though they were used to this kind treatment but it was still nerve wreaking. They could even hear them whispering to each other.

"Who are they?"

"Must be outsiders, never seen them around."

"Look at that hair, is that even natural."

"What are you talking about, look at those eyes so strange?"

"Hey not so loud they might hear you."

'We can hear you loud and clear ladies and gentlemen.' They sweat dropped.

"Mom what's that on that lady's head."

"Sssshhh don't point."

"Wow So beautiful, never seen such beautiful women before."

"Must be some spoiled daughters of those greedy nobles."

"But don't you think it's suspicious? Two pretty women suddenly appearing out of nowhere."

"You are right."

And the gossip went on. Hinata was feeling rather conscious of her eyes. After all byakugan belong to Hyuga clan. She just hopes nobody notices. She is used to people talking about her eyes. She was bullied as a kid because of her eyes. So she doesn't mind these things much.

Sakura was worried about the same thing, if they found out about the byakugan, it might get messy. They didn't like the attention they were getting because of their 'unique' appearances. Hinata were still surprised that no one appeared to recognize them after all Sakura a famous medic she was the hokage's wife but at same time she was relived too.

Finally they halted in front of a small cottage. The guard knocked at the door.

"Come in"

They entered at the command.

"My lord they are here." He bowed in front of them.

"Thank you. You may leave."

"Yes my Lady." With that the guard left.

It wasn't a big house but it wasn't small either. There was an elderly couple sitting in on a mat. They seemed in their mid 60's. They both were smiling humbly but the elderly man had a sharp gaze. With just one glance anyone could tell the man was really smart and wise with a lot of experience. He radiated aura similar to Lord third Hiruzen Sarutobi. Sakura was relieved that they didn't turned out like Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane or much worse Danzo Shimura. The woman beside him also seemed very kind and elegant.

"We heard about what happened to you. It's sad to hear that. I hope both of you are haven't suffered much?"

"Thank you for your concern my lady and yes one way or another we managed to escape with our dignity intact."

"I'm Sakura Haruno and this is my sister Hinata." She knew she was taking a big risk if these people knew about Hinata's byakugan and the hyuga clan or her, she wasn't sure what will happen." We are travelers but on our way we met with misfortune. Please she needs help she is running down with a fever."

"You don't look like sisters though." The older man's sharp gaze penetrated Hinata's.

It was a good thing both the girls were proficient in acting skills. All their life of being a kunoichi has its own benefits."

So with a sorrowful expression the dark haired woman answered "We were brought to the same orphanage when we were just infants. We were outcast because of our strange features. So we grew supporting each other consider each other sisters. Even though we are not related by blood we share a bond stronger than that of blood." Her voice was weak but seemed genuine.

Her pink haired friend smiled sadly at her. The couple seemed satisfied at her answer.

"My apologies for prying into your personal matters, but since the war between the Senju and Uchiha has become fierce, we have to be more careful these days. Many villages have been destroyed because of their clashes. The pointless robberies, kidnapping and murders have been happening lately. And you looked like a Hyuga so we were just being cautious since we have to prioritize our village's safety and Hyuga are also engaged in war against Uchiha, and suddenly having two beautiful women coming out of nowhere in this state of war looked suspicious." The lord of the village replied.

The information about the war between the Uchiha and Senju was a big shock. Their minds were in turmoil. ' Uchiha and Senju are engaged in a war? What in the world is going on?' The elder man's keen gaze was locked on them this whole time, trying to decipher their motives. Feeling his eyes on them they composed themselves. Suddenly Sakura recalled, the peculiar thing about the shinobi who took in the mountin was that none had their village head band on them. 'So this must be the reason.'

"So this might be the reason we were attacked." Sakura lied to conceal their reaction.

"We would not like to be a burden in a situation like this. We will take our leave then. We are sorry for the inconvenience we caused." The pink haired women said with genuine regret.

They were about to leave.

"Wait." The older women stopped them.

Both the kunoichi stopped and feigned shocked looks on their faces.

"We can't let two defenseless women wander around on their own in this state. Can we now? So please stay in the village for as long as you want." The man finished.

"Thank you so much for you hospitality but we don't even have money to pay for everything." Hinata replies nervously.

"Don't worry about that dear. We will take care of it until you can support yourselves." The kind elder woman said. They felt really grateful towards the warm hearted woman also felt guilty for deceiving her.

"We would not want to impose upon you so please let us say our thanks with our services. I'm a doctor. So please let me help around with the ill people. And my sister here is an amazing dancer.' I'm a what?' So she can teach it to children and whoever is interested right Hinata." Sakura deadpanned. The dark haired woman hesitated at first but eventually gave up."Yes please."

"That's great all right then. It's settled. You two are staying. We will ask someone to arrange a place for your stay. So please make yourself at home until then. But first thing first let's take your sister to our healer and also don't seem to be in good condition yourself"

"Ah, we forgot to introduce ourselves, I'm Reiji Miura I'm the leader of this small village and this is my wife Kaho Miura. This village is called Torigakure."

"We are really grateful Lord Miura, My lady." The younger women bow in front of them out of respect.

"Well umm..."

"What is it dear? If there's any problem please don't hesitate to ask."

"Alright, do you happen to know any village by the name of Konoha?"

"Konoha...? I don't think there's a village like that in fire country."

"You called lord Miura?"

"Yes. Keep a close eye on these two women until they stay."

"Yes sir. But may I ask why? just looked like harmless women to me."

"Sometimes what we see with our eyes isn't always true."

Life of an outsider isn't easy. After being nursed by the village Our kunoichi were given a small house to lounge in. The house wasn't too big but was big enough for two people. A small kitchen and a bathroom, the living room wasn't very spacious, had two small rooms, the condition of the house wasn't that great it looks like it hasn't been used for a very long time. The water wasn't running in the taps so the villagers were asked to fix it, but they didn't have electricity so they had to use candles at night. There was a thick layer of dust everywhere. They weren't complaining at least now they have a roof over their head. They don't have to sleep in wilderness. Now they can think peacefully and collect their thoughts.

Hinata started teaching dance to little girls after she recovered. People were fascinated with her skills. The children would flock to her like little ducklings. Youngsters admired her. They were captivated by her beauty and grace. Whenever she danced no one's eyes would move away from her. She loved children. And they returned it happily. They reminded her of her own children that made her really sad at times. Sakura started working as a healer. The village only had an old woman working as their doctor for many years. But she was too aged for this now but she never let anyone walk out of her door without any treatment. She had a lot of experience in this field. And after watching Sakura work she could tell the girl was most probably a genius or too experienced in this field or both. Her treatments were precise she knew what exactly she was doing. Her prescriptions were flawless. She had been able to cure diseases unknown to her moreover, She knew how to deal will all kind of patients from naughty children to grumpy elders. At first she was cautious of her and her 'sister' but after watching them try so hard to blend in, she came to accept them. They were beautiful and skilled but not arrogant they were down to earth. With her old experienced eyes she could tell they were not as simple as they seem to be but they genuinely cared about the people of the village. She heard about the loss of their belongings and the tragedy happened tom them and so gave them some of the spare clothes she had at her house, since her only daughter got married her clothes were left unused. For Hinata a couple of kimono and as for Sakura was given uniforms similar to that of a priestess as per the village's rules of conduct.

Both the new comers were grateful for her generosity. Even though they have been living in this village for more a couple of weeks now no matter how many followers and admirers they have now, they can't have everyone's approval. There were still many who were hostile towards them. Those people who admired them called them epitome of angels and the others who envy them referred to them as witches, who bewitch people with their beauty and witchcraft. They didn't really mind superstitious people like that they have better things to worry about.

There last conversation with the elders of the village had an enormous impact on them. After that they were able to figure out most of the circumstances. And with the information they gathered they were able to connect the dots.

It appeared that they have in some way reincarnated in past instead of dying. No rather than reincarnation it was more like reinstalled. This is the land of fire in the warring states era. Most of the clans have been at each other's throat particularly Uchiha and Senju. No alliance has been formed between the clans. Konoha has not been built. The Uzumaki clan has not been destroyed yet. Butsuma Senju and Tajima Uchiha were the clan leaders and father of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha respectively. From what they remember both of them were cruel men thinking along the same line. They would even use their children to defeat the other side.

"Even If we are in the past, the important question is why and how? Who send us here and for what purpose? Are we supposed to end this war, and help with formation of Konohagakure? What exactly are we doing here, what about our family, our children?"Hinata broke down with all these questions in front of her.

"I think it's better not to get involved in the clan affairs."The pink haired woman interjected. "What are you talking about Sakura? Don't you see we are in the past now we can change it for the better Naruto can be happy with his family and Sasuke can live a normal life with his clan his parents and his brother? Itachi won't have to sacrifice himself, Neji won't have to die. Sasuke won't have to lose his way?" Hinata was angry.

"Don't you think I know that? Don't you think I want Naruto and Sasuke to have a happy life? But what about our children Sarada, Boruto , Himawari... What if something went wrong and we will never see them again."She was tempted to accept her companion's notion but she didn't want to lose Sarada at any cost, even if anyone calls her selfish.

Reluctantly Byakugan princess had to agree.

"It's better if we stay here we can't risk going outside even if we want answers. Let the matters calm down first. And if Hyuga or the other clan finds out about you, you would be in danger." Sakura was worried for her friend if the powerful clan came to know about Hinata's existence hey might try to come after her. Either with the intention of killing her or much worse steal her eyes. She knew to an Uchiha or Hyuga their eyes being stolen is a thousand time much worse than death. And she can't afford to lose another one of her precious friends. At that the dark haired women retorted "I can protect myself Sakura." "I know you are strong Hinata. I didn't mean to offend you. But despite of you being byakygan princess and have Hamura Otsutsuki's chakra and me having monster strength and byakugo seal we can't possibly take on the entire Hyuga, Uchiha and Senju clan altogether head on. We need to lay low for now and wait for the right opportunity. We might be strong stronger than many but we are not invincible Hinata. We are not Sasuke of Naruto."

But they didn't know that their plan for laying low would fail miserably.

After living in the village for a couple of months, their reputation sky rocketed. Not only in Tori but also the people for other villages started coming to Tori after hearing about the miraculous healer and the enchanting dancer. They ended up being called "mystical sisters". They still wonder how they ended up getting that stupid nickname. Even though they kept their prowess of chakra a secret but if the rumors start reaching the ears of the powerful clans, it won't take long for people to notice. Thinking about possibility of such circumstances gives her a headache. They might be captured by the clans and either forced to work for them or to be executed by them. At first she dismissed the idea, thinking that the bigger clans won't notice but she was proved horribly wrong.

Two kunoichi continues their job in this little village. Outsiders that came to visit were great source of information for them which help them learn the status of ongoing war which kept them updated but not every single one of them came with good intentions much to their frustration. Most of the men would try flirt with them or seduce them but in the end were politely rejected. Some would leave feeling dejected but others who were persistent became nuisance to them causing trouble, hindering their work. A man even started stalking Hinata to their home, even if he has not harmed anyone yet but who knows what he might do next. Another time a drunken guy broke into Sakura's working place and demanded she come with him or else he will hurt the patients who were present there. That really pissed Sakura off. The guy had a knife with him but thankfully the guy was restrained by the guards. After all they can't afford to have their identity be revealed. They did have a little suspicion that elder Miura already knew about them but had decided to remain quiet about it. So they decided to go to Miura couple in hopes for finding a solution for their situation.

Taking pity on the poor girls Lord Miura offered to assign bodyguards with them but they politely refused. So he decides to increase the security in the village and ordered the guards at the village gates to inspect everyone who comes inside the village and not to let any suspicious person in. After that these kinds of incidents reduced, much to their relief. And the peaceful days continued.

"Lady Sakura What's that on your forehead?" A little five year old asked curiously looking at her with his big eyes. It's not the first time someone asked her that. She brushed her fingers over the seal gently and a sad smile graced her lips. This seal was the reminders of her past, her sufferings and her bonds that she had to leave behind.

Medic nin smiled at the little kid and replied. "This mark helps me help people."

"Really, Can I have it to?"

"Yes why not but for that you will have to be a good boy and listen to your mom. If you work hard you will have it too."

"Yay..."Boy jumped in excitement." I want to help people too. I promise I'll be a good boy and to my mommy and work hard too."

The medic and his mom laughed at his antics.

"Thank you lady Sakura for treating his wounds."

"It's no problem but please call me Sakura."

"Well then Sakura. I'll see you soon." The women smiled at her kindly.

"Bye bye lady Sakura." The little boy shouted.

With that the little boy and his mother left the clinic.

"Sakura that was that was the last patient today. You can leave if you want now."

"But what if someone else comes"

"I will take care of it so you leave now."

"But..."

"But... what? I have been healing people before you came to this village, I can still do it."

"Yes madam. Well then see you tomorrow. If something happens please do call for me."

"Yes, yes now scram."

Sakura gave her a grin and left. She was a really kind old woman despite of her sharp tongue. She reminded her of Lady Chiyo.

Hinata on the other hand was busy with her students. They had to perform at the upcoming festival. So she has been busy for past few days with the preparation. Every year during the festival the villagers would dance for the opening ceremony. This year Hinata was assigned for the task to choreograph a group for dance. Since she is the one teaching this year the group was even more fired up much to her amusement. It was a difficult task managing such a big group, synchronizing their moves. Luckily the group was experienced so it wasn't as tough as she thought at first it would be.

This was a really good escape from the situation Sakura and her ended up in.
She sighed thinking about the whole ordeal makes her upset.
"Lady Hinata?"
"Umm... I'm sorry yes what were you saying again?"
"Are you alright Hinata sama you look dazed. Are you tired?"
"I'm fine, please don't worry about me."
"Go home and rest sensei?"
"But you people..."
"It's alright trust us on this you have taught us everything all we have to do now is just practice."
" Are you sure you won't need me here?"
"Yes we are, so now go home and rest."
The respective woman smiled at her students gratefully and bid her farewell to them.
When she arrived at her house she saw the door was unlocked.
'It must be Sakura.'
She entered the house and saw the medic nin was sitting in the living room and reading some scrolls.
"You are home early."
"Yeah lady Hana let me go early since there weren't any more patients. You?"
"Same here my work was finished so my students asked me to go home and rest."
"I see."

After a moment of silence Hinata spoke again.
"Sakura... I think. It's time we leave this village."
"Yes I was thinking the same thing .It has been peaceful now days, too peaceful for my liking. More like a calm before the storm, considering the war that's going on." Sakura frowned.
"I detected some suspicious chakra signatures outside the village today. I don't know whether they are enemy or not. They have been patrolling the village boundaries since this morning."
Sakura thought for a while and replied "Let's wait for them to make a move first. If they don't we will leave Tori the day after tomorrow as quietly and quickly as possible."
"Since the kunoichi are rare in this era they won't suspect us and just hope they aren't sensor types that would be troublesome and we will have to get rid of them. We can't let these innocent people of Tori suffer."
"Here, this is the map of current land of fire you take a look as well. I borrowed it from lady Hana" Hinata took the map from her and started analyzing it.
"I'll go and start packing right away."
Sakura stopped her " it's alright I already did, you have to perform tomorrow at the opening ceremony focus on that. I'll take care of the rest."
"Thank you, Sakura."
Hinata was really moved by her gesture.

At the opening ceremony of the festival everyone was fired up. The village was decorated with lights everyone was wearing beautiful clothes. Everywhere there were stalls. The opening ceremony was being held at the temple grounds. Villagers seem happy and the children were excited, parents asking their children not to go too far away. This reminded Sakura of her last festival in Konoha with her family. How happy they were and how it turned into a tragedy. The announcement of the opening ceremony stopped her from drowning in her own misery. Announcement attracted a big crowed. Most gathered just to watch Hinata dance. It was amusing how much people here loved her and follow her like a love struck fools. She always knew Hinata was beautiful from inside out anybody would fall in love with her instantly. If she were a guy she would have fallen head over heels for her.. Imagining herself fighting Naruto for Hinata made her chuckle. She never considered herself to be beautiful. In her childhood no matter how much she tried to look pretty for Sasuke's sake he always found her annoying and instead she ended up as a burden to both Sasuke and Naruto. And when Sasuke left and her blond friend was badly injured from the retrieval mission, was when she realized how weak she was. It was her choice not to remain weak that made her what she is now. It was her decisions and skills that that gave her the opportunity to fight beside Naruto and Sasuke. And it was her determination that gave her those skills and eventually the love of the man she loved for years not her appearance.

The performance of Hinata's students started. There were around ten people in the group. Everyone single one was elegant and talented. They were in sync with each other. The audience really enjoyed it and cheered for them. After seeing this Sakura really wanted to watch Hinata dance. When she told people that her sister was a dancer, she didn't mean she has seen Hinata dance before. It's just that she didn't know what to tell people about her occupation and in a hast she remembered Naruto once told her that he happened to see her dance once and he was captivated. So she decided to introduce Hinata as dancer albeit the dark haired woman was really upset with her. But she agreed later. Finally the group finished with their performance everyone clapped for them and praised them.

Now everyone was holding their breath for Hinata's performance. She walked to the stage and bowed before the audience. She looked gorgeous. Even thought she was wearing a simple white kimono. Her hair was down as usual, and there was no heavy makeup on her face but still the crowd was mesmerized by her beauty. When she started dancing her movements was so elegant and smooth as if the goddess of dance had descended upon earth and she herself was performing. The motion of her body was so fluid the whole crowd was hypnotized including the pink haired medic. She could see why Naruto has fallen hard for her. She was beautiful, strong and kind everything a man would want in their partner.

When her performance ended everyone falls silent. No one made a sound they were all staring at her. Their burning gazes make her feel like her 12 year old self again. She started feeling really nervous. She was panting a little from the effort. She was never very confident of herself when she was younger. She always wanted to be strong like her father and kind like her mother. But in her household she was always treated coldly by her father and elders. She had to shoulder the burden of their expectation and failing miserably. Being scolded by her father for not being good enough, losing all the sparing match against her little sister, being hated by her cousin and bullied by the children outside her clan drained all her confidence, having no one to reassure her, since her mother died when she was very young, made it even worse for her. She became an introvert and couldn't express her feelings. But then Naruto came to her life he was like the sun blinding everyone with his brilliance. She was attracted to him like a moth to the fire. As he fought Neji for her sake, she decided to fight for him even if it meant to throw her life away to save his. And she did during Pein's invasion and finally confessed her feelings for him. The confidence Naruto gave her after all their struggles only made her stronger. She had been through a lot. And she wasn't ready to lose it now after all she has sacrifice. So she took a deep breath, bowed to the crowd and started to retreat. Then she heard someone clap, she turned around to see it was none other than Sakura. She was smiling up at her. With her the crowed started clapping too. She has admired Sakura. She was confident, strong yet humble. Sakura has been thought so much with her teammates even when she was down and hurt never did she break. It was not a surprise to her when she became the object of admiration and respect of all the villagers. Their mutual admiration and respect for each other only make their bond stronger.

After she changed and washed up she joined Sakura in the festival. Many people greeted them and started congratulating and praising her. She politely thanks them, later somehow they managed to slip past, they found a secluded tree and settled under it.

"I sensed the presence of several shinobi outside the village, they are in two groups. They are pretty closer than yesterday, most likely Uchiha and Senju."Hinata informed using her Byakugan while making sure no one was around.

"If they are after us this place will turn into a battlefield, we don't want harm come upon the villagers, their safety takes priority and we can't have our identities as kunoichi be revealed either. If they ask for us all we can do is go along with them. Get the information out of them and dispose them of if necessary."Sakura replied coldly.

"Hmm and I don't think it would be a good idea to stay in a village for too long. It's better to keep changing our location."

"Hmm... what exactly are they after?" Since the day they came to the village,They knew they were being followed by Lord Miura's men. they suppressed their chakra almost down to the level of a civilian, thanks to their prowess in chakra control. Unless until it's an extremely sharp sensor like Tobirama Senju, it would be next to impossible to differentiate between theirs and the civilian's chakra even if it's an Uchiha.

The next morning the kunoichi were called upon to the elder's residence. They were surprised why the elders would call them so early in the morning you can't see a single soul on the street at that hour in the morning. But the closer they got to the building they could sense foreign chakra signatures in the building. Hinata knocked the door.

"Please enter." They heard lord Miura's voice and obeyed. They could hear light gasps from guest's that were present.

"You summoned us Lord Miura." Hinata asked. Sakura was standing behind her. They bowed to the elders.

"Ah... yes Hinata san." He had a troubled expression on his face. It looks like there concerns have come to be true. "Please meet our guests. These men are from Senju clan". He gestured at the men present in the room.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." One of the five men stepped forward and bowed in front of the two women. "It looks like the rumors about the mystical sisters were true after all. We are from Senju clan. Our leader Lord Batsuma Senju invites you to the Senju clan. After the hearing about your skills, he would like to meet you personally, and witness it for himself. So we were sent here to escort you to the clan compound safely."

Sakura left the talking to Hinata as she focused on analyzing the situation.

"We are grateful that Lord Batsuma appreciates our skills. But I'm afraid we will have to refuse. We cannot leave the village as of now, I have students to teach and my sister has patients to look after plus your Clan is in the midst of a war we can't risk our safety." Hinata was a little nervous she forced her brain to create excuses.

"A Huyga..."

"What's a Hyuga woman doing here?"

"Is this some kind of trap?" The soldiers behind the man who informed them about the invitation started shooting questions one after another and took an offensive stance ready to kill. The leader raised his hands and stopped them from talking any further. They obeyed.

"It seems you have the wrong Idea. Even though I have the eyes of a Hyuga, I'm not a member of Hyuga clan." She sighed making it seem as if she was in great distress. She explained the situation to the Senju shinobi. Even though they relaxed a little, they were still cautious of her.

"It seems you have the wrong idea here lady. It's not a request. It's an order from our leader. If you refuse to comply, we will kill all the citizens and burn this village to the ground and take you by force."

The elder tensed. The two women frowned at his words. All of them could tell he wasn't joking.

"Fine we will come with you but you won't harm the citizen of this village."

"Fair enough."

"Let us bring back our stuff required for the journey."

"That won't be necessary you will be provided all the facilities in the co..."

Hinata interrupted him" Unlike you we are not shinobi and women at that we require provisions, clothes and belongings along the way." She was still upset at being threatened. She hated it when innocent people were brought into the mindless killing.

"Very well then we will see you at the village gate in an hour." Hinata nodded and they left.

"I'm really sorry about this. We couldn't do anything about them."

"No it is us who should apologize. We are the ones who brought it upon you. Thank you for taking care of us till now."

"Please take care of yourselves."

"Good bye Lord Miura. Please give our regards to Lady Miura and all the villagers"

"Yes of course."

With those last words they left.