Pivotal (Sasuke and Hinata)

Scroll

"Hey, Karin. Where are we heading now?" asked Juugo. "I really want to stay longer in one place. Don't you feel tired to be moving all the time?"

"You're not the only one who tired. Me too. Karin, don't you remember any place? It has been 3 weeks. We have been moving to one place and another but none is safe" said Suigetsu.

"Maybe we should go back to the house that we stay before. You know that house where Orochimaru grew up. That place has many barriers so it is safe," said Juugo.

"Enough chit-chatting. That house is too far from here. But don't worry. I know one place that almost the same as that house," said Karin confidently.

After a few hours of traveling, all of them arrived at one place. They all looked around and saw nothing but trees and big rocks.

"We finally arrived," said Karin.

"Is it just me or I see nothing here," said Suigetsu sarcastically.

"Will you ever be patient? Now help me push this big rock," said Karin.

With a mocking face, Suigetsu help Karin to move the stone. But it didn't even move a bit.

Sasuke sighed and said, "Is that all you got, Suigetsu?"

"I'M TIRED OKAY!!" shouted Suigetsu.

Hinata laughed a bit before saying, "Don't worry Suigetsu. I think I can do it for you."

"There is no need for you to mock me too, Hinata," said Suigetsu as he turns red.

"No, seriously I'm not mocking you. I can help," said Hinata.

She moves closer to the stone and does a bit of stretching before she positions herself. In a blink of an eye, she moves the big stone with a single push. The others were quite shocked.

"Wow, Hinata. Your training really paid off," said Juugo.

Hinata smile widely at Juugo and walked into the tunnel that leads to a small house. the house was surrounded by trees and was quite peaceful. 

"Well, it quite small," said Suigetsu.

Juugo smacked Suigetsu's head and said, "Be grateful. At least we have a place to stay." Suigetsu shouted and glared at Juugo.

"Thank you, Juugo. If you didn't smack that bastard, I did kill him myself," said Karin.

Sasuke looked around and said," We never been here, right? Cuz' I didn't recognize this place."

"Yes. You guys have never been here before. This place is more like storage that is why  Orochimaru rarely comes here," said Karin.

"I have to say Orochimaru really has a lot of hideouts," said Hinata.

"Well, it because he does bad experiments and forbidden jutsu. As you know that is an illegal practice and that's why he always on the run. 

"That means there must be a lot of scrolls. Ahhhh!! I don't want to work!" whine Suigetsu.

Hinata just smiles at Suigetsu comment and watches the other gather some scrolls. She wanted to help and looked around the house. Then she found one unique scroll underneath the other scrolls. She grabbed it and opened it. There was nothing inside.

"Hinata." A sudden call from Karin startled Hinata and instinctively hide the scroll behind her.

"I think it's better if you just rest. The three of us can settle this by ourselves. Besides, some scrolls have traps so it is quite dangerous for you," explained Karin.

"Trap?" asked Hinata.

"Yes, that's why we don't open any scroll and just ask Aoda to swallow it all," said Karin.

"Oh, okay then. I'll just wait outside." Hinata said that and quickly hide the scroll underneath her sleeve. Somehow she can't let go of the scroll.

She went outside and walk further from the house. She sat down and looked around. The others are too busy to notice her. She took out the scroll and opened it again. Still nothing inside.

What Hinata didn't realize was there is a pair of eyes watching behind her. She felt it and turn around to see a giant snake behind her.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH." Hinata shouted as she was too shocked by the sudden appearance.

"I'm very sorry for startled you, Hinata-sama," said Aoda.

Hinata calmed down and said "Don't do that. I hate horror thing you know."

Aoda let out a small laugh and looked at Hinata.

"It seems that you found something," said Aoda.

"Oh. It's a scroll. I think you need to swallow this too, Aoda," said Hinata as she shows Aoda the empty scroll.

"That scroll is now yours," said Aoda.

"But there's nothing inside," said Hinata.

"Are you sure about that, Hinata-sama?"

After Aoda said that, Hinata went silent as she looked at Aoda.

Aoda nod slightly at Hinata before it went to the house. Hinata stares at the scroll that she was holding.

"It has to be something written in here," whisper Hinata to herself.

She tried to wipe the surface of the scroll but nothing. She holds it closer but still nothing. Hinata almost gave up but suddenly she thought of something. Then Hinata closes her eyes and activated her Byakugan.

As she looked at the scroll through Byakugan, she saw something on it.

"A map?"