Demon Dragon Rider

Chapter 5: Fate of a Mother

{Two Years Later...}

The forest surrounding Konoha was relatively peaceful. The birds chirped and deers, rabbits and other woodland wildlife continue to search for food or run and hide from becoming food.

In one part of the forest, a similar chase was happening. Only that the predator wasn't going to eat its prey.

An Iwa Chunin stumbled through the trees, running for dear life. Blood soaked his right arm and covered his face and chest. He panted as he stumbled but got back up and continued.

Behind him, a shadow moved through the trees, tracking the stumbling and running Chunin.

The Iwa Chunin fell into a small stream and gasped as he struggled back, splashing water everywhere. He quickly started running before dropping behind a fallen log and gripped a kunai in his good hand. He slowly lifted himself and peeked over the log.

All was still and silent, save for the small stream and his breathing. He kept watching for a few minutes before sighing and settling down. "L-lost her," he whispered in relief as he slolwy began to get up.

Almost as soon as he was on his feet, a pair of kunai struck his kneecaps, piercing and shattering them. A pair of shuriken embedded themselves into his chest, knocking him off his feet and sprawling over the log. He screamed in pain as blood seeped from his legs, chest and mouth.

A figure dropped from the trees, landing in front of him. He slowly lifted his head grunting in pain. His hazy vision took in his assailant.

The figure was a young woman, clothed in form-fitting dark blue pants, black sash around her middle and long-sleeved top. The top was open from the neck to above her chest, with a mesh shirt visible under the top. She had dark blue sandals on her feet and black ninja gauntlets on her forearms, which covered the back of her palms from below the elbows. On her thighs was a pair of holsters for kunai and shuriken.

Her lower face was covered in a dark blue face mask with a black colored demonic looking mouth on it. Her indigo hair which was pulled back into a long braid, was covered in a bandana style blue headband. The metal was dulled, but the symbol of Konoha still shone bright from the middle of it.

She slowly reached over her shoulders, where a pair of hilts could be seen, held in a custom double sheathe on her back. The hilts were wrapped in blue cloth, with a white Hyuga symbol on each.

She pulled the blades out, revealing a pair of Hook Swords. Each one had a kanji inscribed along the flat of the blades: 'Innocence Lost'.

The girl looked down at him. Her eyes would be called lavender but they were ice cold, making them look almost white. She stared at him as she apporached him.

He whimpered in fear. "P-p-please...mercy."

She looked at him before suddenly dropping to one knee burying the dagger point of one of her swords into his chest. "I don't give mercy," Hinata Hyuga whispered to him as life began to fade from his eyes.

{In a clearing to the SouthGate...}

Kurenai Yuhi sighed as she looked around the clearing.

Team 8 had been through some rough times in the past 4 years since the announcement had been made of Naruto's death. Hinata had disappeared then came back, but as a cold person. She no longer smiled, rarely spoke and seemed focused on one thing: training.