Oath of Oblivion: Next chapter blah blah blah don't expect any quick updates blah blah blah on with the story!

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Sasuke and Shinda punched one another's fists, as the both landed a bit away when Sasuke's chidori cut right through Shinda's entire fist to his elbow, shredding it to pieces.

"Tch, I thought you'd be challenging." Sasuke said, turning to the rogue.

Shinda chuckled, as half of his forearm was already recovering, "I thought the same, but you're power is overestimated Uchiha." He taunted, as he ran forward and aimed his other fist at Sasuke.

The Uchiha ducked under the fist, and stabbed a Chidori through Shinda's stomach. Shinda just chuckled, as he grabbed Sasuke with his remaining arm and threw him at a tree.

Sasuke twisted in the air, landing on the tree trunk. Channeling chakra to his feet to stay on it, as he made some hand signs, "Fire Style, Fireball Jutsu!" He yelled, shooting the fireball at Shinda.

His arm was now completely healed, as well as his stomach, so Shinda formed some hand signs, "Earth Style, Stone Wall!" He said, as a large wall of rock shot up in front of him, blocking the fire jutsu.

"Earth Style, Rock Bullets!" He yelled, as small pieces of the rock shot out from the wall, speeding toward Sasuke.

Sasuke scowled, his Sharingan activating as he calmly weaved through the bullets. The rock was going fast, but to the Sharingan eyes they were practically in slow motion, "Child's play." The Uchiha muttered, as he ran forward.

"Lightning trumps earth. Chidori!" He yelled, stabbing his hand straight through the rock, and onto Shinda's chest, "Lightning Style, Chidori Sharp Spear!" He added, as the spear shot Shinda up into the air, then shot several lightning blades from the tip, stabbing all through Shinda's body.

Sasuke let the lightning vanish, as Shinda fell and flipped onto his feet, his wounds slowly but surely healing themselves, "Earth Style, Four Pillars!" he shouted, the stone towers raising up around Sasuke, "Lightning Style, Electrical Cage!" He added, as the lightning shot from the pillars, and formed a cage around and above Sasuke.

Sasuke scowled, "Chidori Blade!" He yelled, forming the lightning blade, and swung it around, cutting through the pillars and destroying the cage.

"Sasuke-Kun, let me fight him." Hinata said, jumping down next to him.

"What? I can beat this punk, and even if I couldn't, how could you?" Sasuke asked, turning to the Hyuuga.

"A-Ano, he keeps healing from your attacks. Maybe if I block his chakra points he won't be able to recover." She said, and Sasuke looked to Shinda. Sure enough the wounds from his sharp spear were gone, so he reluctantly nodded, "Fine, then. You see if that will work." that said, he jumped up onto a tree branch, a bit out of the way.

"So you're gonna fight me girlie?" Shinda asked rhetorically, "What an insult to my skills." he sneered, sliding into a fighting stance.

Hinata frowned, and shifted into the basic Hyuuga stance, "Byakugan!" She said, the veins forming around her eyes, then she ran at Shinda.

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"I don't know about this, Uchiha Sasuke is one of the three great war heroes. Maybe we should try this plan with someone other than Shinda at another time?" Usotsuki, the man that asked for the mission Sasuke and Hinata were on, said. He was looking to the shadowed man in his office.

The shadow shook his head, "No. We'll never get another chance like this. Shinda is to perfect for this mission. Not only that, but we lucked out. I was afraid a branch member of the Hyuuga would come. Instead, the heiress herself appeared. We can't let such a chance slip by."

Usotsuki swallowed the lump in his throat, 'I knew I was in over my head. I should've never made a deal with this guy!' "Yes I know Shinda is best for this, but Uchiha Sasuke can't just be overlooked. He is very strong, and I don't think Shinda can beat him."

"Shinda doesn't have to. He just has to keep Sasuke occupied." The shadow replied, "Don't worry, I can deal with Sasuke easily. So you just sit back and follow my plan to the letter."

"Alright, if you say so." Usotsuki replied, sweating from nervousness, 'There's no way this will end well.'

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Hinata ran at Shinda, aiming to strike his right arm with her Jyuuken.

Shinda jumped backwards and out of the way, quickly forming some hand signs, "Lightning Style, Electro Wave!" He shouted, swinging his arm and sending an arc of electricity at Hinata.

Hinata narrowed her eyes and spun around, "Protective 8 Trigrams, 64 Palms!" She yelled, quickly moving her hands around and forming the protective shield around her, which blocked the lightning.

"So you aren't a complete waste of Hyuuga." Shinda said, cracking his knuckles, "You still can't beat me." He boasted, as he threw a kunai at Hinata, then formed a hand sign, "Ninja Art, Kunai Barrage!" he yelled, as the kunai was covered in smoke, and 30 flew out of the smoke and at Hinata.

The Hyuga Heiress frowned as she used the Byakugan to weave through the kunai and smack the others on the side and away from her. 'He recovers his body, so if I cut off his chakra points then he shouldn't be able to regenerate that spot.' She thought, as she ran at Shinda, "Eight Trigrams, Vacuum Palm!" she yelled, jumping and landing a bit in front of him, and jabbing her open palm forward. The blast shot from her palm and slammed into Shinda, throwing him back as it tore up his right shoulder.

Shinda growled at Hinata as his shoulder started to heal, then he charged at her, aiming a fist at her head. Hinata ducked under the blow, and swiftly jabbed his chest three times, before rolling away from the fist he brought down toward her.

Shinda's fist plunged into the rock, and he pulled it up as he turned to the Hyuuga, hand signs flying, "Earth Style, Four Pillars!" He yelled, the four stones shooting up around Hinata, "Earth Style, Rock Bullets!" He added, as the pillars shot a barrage of tiny stone darts at Hinata.

"Protective 8 Trigrams, 64 Palms!" She yelled, twisting around repeatedly to deflect the attacks.

The rocks stopped and Hinata dropped the technique, only for Shinda to fall from above her, bringing his fist down on her. Hinata stumbled back just out of the way, then shot forward and stabbed a few more chakra points on Shinda's chest, before leaping out of the way of his next punch.

Sasuke smirked slightly as he watched the fight, "I see." he mumbled, 'She's blocking the chakra points near his heart. She intends to take it out, and wants to be sure it can't regenerate. Though I doubt he'd be able to regenerate his heart anyway.'

Hinata stumbled back from Shinda's fist, then spun in a circle with her hands glowing. She smacked her Jyuuken attack into Shinda's chest, then she dug her feet in the ground, "Gentle Step, Twin Lion Fist!" She yelled, the lion chakra heads appearing on her hands. She slammed her palms onto Shinda's chest, right at his heart, and the chakra exploded. Shinda's chest tore open as he was thrown back, landing on the ground a bit away, blood covering the ground leading to him.

Hinata smiled slightly, deactivating her Byakugan after Shinda didn't rise. She turned to Sasuke, still smiling, but the smile dropped when she saw him scowl, "It's not over!" he yelled, and she turned just in time for Shinda's fist to collide with her skull.

Hinata hit a tree nearby, and fell unconscious, her head bleeding from the hit. Shinda chuckled darkly, his chest healed as he walked toward Hinata, only for a purple skeleton hand to cover Hinata's body.

"Enough." Sasuke said, standing nearby. He had the Susano'o ribcage around him, with the one arm sticking out and protecting Hinata, "Apparently you're unkillable, since you can regenerate even your heart. But, that means nothing. With the Susano'o's Tostuka Blade, I'll simply seal you." Sasuke informed Shinda, walking over to Hinata as his Susano'o transformed. The mighty beast now had the Yata Mirror And Sake Cutter Sword, a bird beak extending from it's hood which covered it's entire body.

Shinda, took a few steps back, looking at the beast, "I've done enough for today." he said, forming a few quick hand signs, "Mirage Rock Jutsu!" He said as a stone pillar jutting up and encased Shinda, then was pulled back into the ground.

Sasuke cursed, then turned and picked up Hinata, the Susano'o vanishing, "I better get you to a healer." he muttered, then jumped into the trees and took off, heading toward the nearest town.

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Sasuke frowned as he stood in a waiting room. He had rushed Hinata to the hospital in the Cloud Village, and was told to wait here while they healed the Hyuuga.

Sasuke's eyes darted to the door as it opened, the two ninja that had guarded Usotsuki before entering, along with Killer Bee, "Bee." Sasuke said, nodding as a greeting.

The Eight Tails Jinchuuriki nodded at Sasuke, "Yo, Uchiha bro. Heard you threw down with Shinda, and the he got a good shot at the Hyuuga."

Sasuke nodded, rubbing his temples from Bee's rhyming, "Aa. I wanted to ask you a few questions, about Shinda."

Bee nodded, "Ask away, bro." he said, crossing his arms.

"We were told of his regenerative powers, however when told he was said to have taken about two weeks to heal a lost arm. In the battle I destroyed his hand to his forearm, but he regenerated it in a matter of moments. Hinata also destroyed his chest, his heart specifically, but he regenerated that, as well." Sasuke explained.

Bee rubbed his chin, "Hmm, Shinda was a ninja like no other, brother. He musta done something in prison, to give himself a more capable regenerating technique."

Sasuke nodded, "Hm, in any case, I can handle Shinda still. My Susano'o's Totsuka Blade can seal him away."

Bee nodded, "I'll leave it to you then, fool, ya fool. If you find you need assistance, just send word to me or my brother." He said, holding his fist out to Sasuke.

The Uchiha nodded, pounding fists with Bee, "Aa, I will."

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Oath: There's that chapter done. Hope you enjoy. I think it's a little shorter than my usual chapters, but it'll do. Anyway, next chapter is finally going to get to some SasuHina! After that it's back to the actual mission, which should only last about two or three more chapters, four tops.