Angelwing

Chapter one

War with Angels

See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.

Exodus 23:20

2000 Kohona, outer border of the city

"I have to go!" a white haired man threw his things in the cockpit of his battle gear. "He is my best friend and I won't let him do this." He turned to face her. The blonde woman pushed away his hand that reached out to touch her.

"Send someone else after him! Jiraiya, we're getting married tomorrow!" She glared at him, dangerously. Didn't he love her as much as he said he did?

"I can't do that. He won't come back if I send someone else." Jiraiya closed the gap in between them.

"How do you know he will come back if you go?" she yelled in his face, ignoring the fact that he was leaning in to kiss her.

"I don't." He was taken aback by her anger. Orochimaru was once her friend as well. Did loyalty to him mean nothing to her?

"It's him or me, Jiraiya! Your choice!" The woman took the engagement ring off of her finger and held it out to show him. Her lips were turned down in a deep serious frown.

"I love you."

"Then stay…" Her voice shook.

"I have to go." He repeated his words forcefully.

"Fine, then take this with you." She grabbed his right hand and opened it roughly. She slammed the ring into the palm of his hand angrily and turned on her heel. He made his choice, and he would realize it was the wrong one … eventually. Tears rolled down her face as she walked away. She hoped she did what was right.

Jiraiya watched as the only woman he could ever love walked away from him. He opened his hand and looked at the diamond. It shone in the moonlight. He picked it out just for her. Dropping the ring in his pocket, he climbed into the cockpit of his battle gear. He would bring Orochimaru back to Kohona and prove to Tsunade that he did love her, and always will. They will be married one day, no matter what.

Kohona, Center Leaf High School

"Kohona, a village within the land of fire, has been a desired land for centuries. Since its creation the land has been in constant war with the village of sound. Their new leader, Orochimaru, has doubled and strengthened his forces making it harder for the people of Kohona to maintain a peaceful existence, but the war effort has been manageable. The people in the cities have yet to be effected, but the governmental leaders are still worried for Kohona's survival. They know that Orochimaru must be destroyed now. Going against the government because of general distrust of their actions, a woman named Tsunade called together a group of rebel fighters to beat Orochimaru. She wished to take control of the government in the process," the teacher explained, pointing to some pictures of battle gear that were being projected on the board.

"How do we know this granny Tsunade exists, if she hasn't ever shown herself?" the blonde named Naruto asked. He sat in the middle of the classroom, easier to distract everyone, especially me. Ever since I started attending this school, I have had a soft spot for him. Something about his bright blue eyes and his optimistic personality. Center Leaf High School was a school for rich civilians and the army's elite, but young, pilots. Surprisingly, I was neither.

I glanced at the teacher through my bangs, awaiting her answer. Did she know what to say? Only Tsunade and her rebel fighters would know that she truly existed and why she had not shown her face in all of these years. It was to prove a point, that without direct contact, without entirely proper resources she could over throw the government with ease. Now she was only waiting for the right time.

"Pst," a voice hissed from behind me. I turned slightly cattycorner to face one of the other girls, Ino. Her long blonde hair was pulled up tightly into a ponytail, only letting a patch of blonde cover her left eye. Using her freshly painted nails she flicked a folded piece of paper at my desk. I smiled shyly before opening it discreetly.

'My house after school?' was the message written neatly in her handwriting. I turned again to her and mouthed 'What?'

"Miss Hyuuga is there a problem?" I twitched at the sound of my name. The teacher had seen the apparent soundless discussion between me and Ino.

"N-no," I stuttered out the one syllable word as my face turned bright red because the entire class turned their attention to me. Thankfully the bell rang signaling the end of the day, caused everyone to jump out of their seats; more importantly take their eyes off of me.

"Sorry, hina, but what do you say? I can give you the best makeover ever. Maybe Naruto would become your slave boy," Ino whispered as she walked to my desk. She was the only friend that I have made here. She, like some of the other students in my class, are army pilots. They have their own battle gear and are trained to fight in combat when Jiraiya, the current leader of Kohona, decides it is necessary.

"I-I can't, I'm s-sorry. See y-you t-tomorrow," I apologized, grabbing my things and running out the door. I pushed through the crowd of students in the hallway, not looking back to see if Ino was out of the classroom as well. Part of the school leads to the government offices where Jiraiya usually stayed. I used the passageway as a shortcut to the hover bus. Since the passageway was usually empty, I did not look ahead of me as I walked. I was too focused on straightening the contents of my bags and thinking about what had to be done today. It was not too long before my body slammed against something else, my back was pushed back against the wall that was previously on my right side.

"Sasuke, you almost hurt Hinata-chan," Naruto, my crush, said hitting his best friend's shoulder. Sakura who was standing on the other side of Sasuke, grabbed my arm and asked me if I was okay. I only nodded in response, but actually he did hurt me. there was a sharp pain in my right arm.

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were more pilots of the army, but the three of them were a team. Sakura was the smartest girl in our class and apparently she was a good flyer too. Naruto, despite him being the class clown, could also hold his own in a fight. But neither one could compare to Sasuke Uchiha. He was the best that Center Leaf High School could offer: top grades, excellent fighter, handsome, but he had the same amount of personality as a doorknob, besides the fact he was a complete asshole.

"I'm f-fine. I-I have t-to g-go," I said, shaking off Sakura's arm and giving Sasuke a light glare through my bangs, which he either did not see or simply ignored.

"Bye Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled as I ran off. I could not miss my bus….

"Orochimaru's forces have increased drastically. What should we do, Jiraiya?" a general asked.

"Train more soldiers as fast as possible and prepare them for battle. The soldiers we have might not be enough," Jiraiya giggled as he watched the camera in front of him. He sat at his desk while Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, and a silver-haired man stood on the other side of the desk, patiently waiting for his instructions.

"What's the matter, pervy sage? don't believe in us?" the blonde boy whined. He was the most impatient.

"Oh shut up Naruto. The war is about to get bigger." Jiraiya turned off the cameras and got serious. "Someone other than Orochimaru is officially involved in this now."

"Who, Jiraiya-sama? Is it Tsunade?" the girl asked.

"Yes." The white haired man frowned as he pulled a ring from his pocket, fingering it lightly.

"We were discussing her in class today. She cannot be much of a threat if she has not shown herself to the people."

"That is true, Sakura but that doesn't mean her influence has disappeared. She also sent me a message. If we don't listen to her, she is taking control of Kohona by force."

"What force does an old lady have?" Naruto yelled at the older man.

"Obviously a lot more then we can imagine, dobe," the raven-haired boy muttered, running his fingers through the spikes on the back of his head.

"Don't talk down to me, Sasuke-teme. I'm not stupid!" Naruto yelled in his face.

"Could have fooled me." Sasuke glared at Naruto. The two turned to face each other in a passionate glaring match.

"Enough!" The silver-haired man pulled the two teenagers away from each other. "What does she have that frightens you, Jiraiya-sama?"

"She has a pilot for an Angelwing." All the mouths in the room fell open. All of them except Naruto's.

"Angelwing? What the hell is an Angelwing?" Naruto leaned forward and pounded his fists in the desk. His clear blue eyes shot daggers at Jiraiya.

The bus driver waited for me as I entered and took my usual seat. I sighed and started to pull at my uniform. It was the most uncomfortable thing ever. By the time the driver stopped at my stop, my tie and my button down shirt were safely tucked into my bag, leaving me in my skirt and a sleeveless shirt.

I jumped off the bus and jogged to the four story building that I call my home. At least twenty years ago it was once a firehouse, but now it was the home to Tsunade, and her rebel fighters. Once through the door I threw my things onto the couch in the living room and/or meeting room, before going out to the garage. I skipped down the cement steps, welcoming the scent of oil and electricity. I continued to skip past the only two other people down here, Kiba and Kankuro.

"Hi guys," I yelled over the sound of the blowtorch that Kiba was holding. Both boys were our mechanics, and they were the best. Tsunade actually hand picked every single one of her rebel fighters, which is why we are going to win. We are the best at what we do.

"Hi Hinata!" the two yelled back with a wave as I stopped in front of my battle gear: Angelwing. She stood regally in front of me. Angelwing was my baby, my greatest treasure. She had a strong metallic face, white steel wings that hung gracefully on her back, and strong steel limbs and torso to protect her and me. I felt Angelwing's stare on me. I knew she had just as much faith in me that I had in her.

"I finished her updates this afternoon. Kankuro added a few hundred more missiles, which we both know you will enjoy. Want to try it out?" The noise had stopped and Kiba appeared next to me in his mechanic's jumper, a wrench in his hand.

"Definitely." My stutter was gone and so was part of my shyness when I was here, when I was not just Hinata Hyuuga. I was Hinata: the pilot to Angelwing.

"Tsunade is probably planning to attack soon." A pale-faced man with long, dark hair stood in the shadows of an already dark room.

"Is she really that stupid to battle to the death for Kohona before our troops are destroyed?" another man wearing glasses asked.

"Do not underestimate Lady Tsunade, Kabuto. She has something that can defeat both Kohona and us easily."

"Everyone report to the living room." The sound of Shizune's voice pulled me out of my daze. I glanced around at the levers and buttons inside the cockpit with a smile before jumping out. After getting off the metal platform beside Angelwing I ran back into the living room, seeing I was not the first one there. The main fighter pilots are Temari, Shino, Sai, Anko, Kurenai, Asuma, Gaara and me. Kiba and Kankuro are the mechanics while our genius, Shikamaru, is the strategist. The couch was filled with people, except for one space. I squeezed in between Shino and Temari.

"Hey, girl," Temari greeted me happily, while Shino only nodded.

"You know what's going on?" I asked, trying to speak over everyone.

"Tsunade just wants to talk to us," Shino answered.

As soon as he did, Tsunade walked into the room with Shizune at her heels. She waited for us to quiet down until she spoke. Shikamaru lazily rose from his seat and stood to her left.

"I sent Jiraiya a message. Force will be the only way for us to succeed. Shikamaru has come up with a brilliant plan. We must take all of the confidence they have in themselves and their abilities and make them nothing. Shikamaru…" she stepped aside letting him have center stage.

"How troublesome… we have to start by taking down their lesser buildings. Tomorrow mid-afternoon, we need a team to dispatch the guards surrounding the secondary and primary judicial building in east Kohona. After waiting some time for evacuation, the buildings themselves must be destroyed as well." Shikamaru explained. "We have to start small and have the people trust us more than their government."

"For Shikamaru's plan to work we need Shino, Sai and Asuma to take the secondary building, while Anko, Temari and Kurenai take the primary." Tsunade took a seat in one of the free armchairs and watched our faces.

"But…" I muttered too loudly.

"Yes, Hinata?" she asked.

"What about me and Gaara?" I questioned, glancing at Gaara's blank face. Neither of us were included in this plan.

"Gaara will remain here, we don't want to kill anyone and you must remain at school. You are the glue that holds everything together, dear. We need you on the inside still." I did not consider myself on the inside. The only thing I did was go to school with a bunch of pilots and do some mediocre spying on them. "Jiraiya has become confident in training his students, three especially. I need you to get closer to them."

"Who are they?" I leaned forward, ignoring everyone's eyes.

"Team Kakashi." I tried to think who the three students were. But they were never called that.

"Kakashi Hatake?" Anko spoke loudly. "That pervert has a team?" Asuma chuckled softly, only to be quieted by his wife, Kurenai's glare.

"Yes, Naruto Uzamaki, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. I'm not that interested in the first two but the Uchiha is who I'm concerned with."

"Why?" I asked before I could stop myself. It was rude for me to question her after everything she has done for me.

"Because I want to get to him before Orochimaru does, and besides I would like having two angels on my side." She smiled, giving me a wink and exited the room, not wanting to answer anymore questions. We had our assignments and Shikamaru continued to explain times to the two groups being involved in the judiciary buildings plan.

Temari and I followed Shikamaru to his room after he was finished. I could not believe that was what Tsunade wanted me to do. Get Sasuke Uchiha to join us?

"Is she serious, Shika?" I asked, starting to pace back and forth as Temari sat Indian-style on his bed. He jogged through my path and sat in front of his shogi board.

"Yes, surprisingly Angelwing is not the only one in existence. I have done some research. Sasuke's battle gear is a version of Angelwing. It's like the two battle gears are siblings." Shikamaru moved one of the pieces and spun the board around so the opposite side was facing him.

"So how am I supposed to do this? The guy is a complete asshole." I flopped down on the bed beside Temari.

"Hit on him…" Temari suggested, lying back next to me, making me kick her in the process.

"I would rather not…" I muttered staring upward at the bottom of the bunk bed above us.

The next morning, I went to school, thinking about how I could get closer to Sasuke. Even though I did not like it, I will for Tsunade. Once the hover bus stopped in front of school, it was like a light bulb went off. There was no harm in killing two birds with one stone. I liked Naruto and I needed Sasuke to join us. The two boys were almost attached at the hip, though neither one would admit to it.

"N-Naruto!" I called out his name as I walked down the empty hallway. He was at the other end, speaking to the devil himself, Sasuke Uchiha. I knew that his favorite food was ramen which was the way to his heart.

"Hinata-chan? What's up?" he asked once I caught up to them. he looked at me with concerned eyes as I tried to catch my breath.

"Would you like to go for some ramen with me after school today?" I asked in between breaths. A red blush spread across my face as I waited for his reply.

"Sure!" he replied loudly with happiness. I returned his bright grin and went into our classroom, finding a seat next to Ino. The smile was still on my face as I sat down. I had a date with Naruto. That sentence replayed in my mind the entire class, and then the next two after that until a news report flashed on the board.

"The primary and secondary judiciary buildings have been attacked. No fatalities have been recorded, but the buildings themselves have been destroyed …" the news reporter said while standing in front of the scene, where both buildings should have been standing. "What's this? We have a live stream from Tsunade herself, the rebel fighter leader."

The screen changed to a gray background with a shadowy figure in front speaking. "To the people of the city and the employees of the army, I am Tsunade. We will take you down, and rebuild to be a better Kohona. We will no longer live in fear of Orochimaru. Join me." By the shape of the figure, I knew that was Tsunade, but she was not ready to show her face just yet. Or maybe it was all part of Shika's plan.

"Track where that message came from!" Jiraiya roared at the people in his office. He was once again fiddling with the ring in the palm of his hand. "Tsunade," he whispered her name to himself.

"We lost it sir," one of the technicians said as the screen in front of them went blank.

"It feels like she's walking away all over again…." he muttered to himself.

The rest of the day the students and teachers were all in a buzz. They had received a message from Tsunade. What were they going to do? Jiraiya had yet to give them any orders. The last bell of the day rang and all I could think about was eating ramen with Naruto. A date, I thought, smiling to myself. My smile felt like it grew with every step I took until I saw the two people at the bottom of the steps outside. Sakura had her hands tangled in the front of his jacket and her mouth firmly against his. Naruto pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss. I wiped away the tears that started to stream down my face as I texted Anko and Temari to meet me here. With a calming breath, I walked down the stairs, passing the two, and then crossed the street. I took a seat on the bench awaiting my two friends.

It felt like forever waiting for them both. Every once in awhile I would glance at them and they were still in the position, either making out or just giggling and talking. It disgusted me. I had just asked him this morning and he forgot already? Thinking about it started to cause this hard pressure inside my chest, like I was having a heart attack.

"Hina!" I heard Temari yell as she was running towards me. Anko was not too far behind her. The two girls sat down on the opposite sides of me.

"I want to attack them now," was all I said, glaring at Naruto through my bangs.

"But Tsunade said not yet…" Temari started, grabbing onto my hand. She could tell something was wrong.

"Maybe she'll change her mind," Anko finished for her, as she followed my gaze. "For you, she will." She turned to me. Tsunade would change her mind for me? I nodded. Let the war begin!

End of chapter 1

okay so i rewrote this. it has the same general idea but i love it much more hopefully you all will too XD please review.