𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

The Worst Birthday Ever Pt. 1

After a while, Hana, or well, Hanara got used to being in the world of Naruto. She accepted that Yuki Hyuga was her Mother and Hiashi Hyuga was her Father, it was her choice to be reborn after all. In fact, she became fond of them, her mother more than her Father but that was to be expected. She knew that Hiashi Hyuga was not particularly nice to Hinata because of the number of times that Sharon had ranted about him in her past life and so, Hanara was on her guard around him from the start. The first time Hanara realized how cruel Hiashi Hyuga could be, however, was on her third birthday.

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"Hinata, Hanara, wake up, we have to get you ready for the party," Hanara heard her Mother say softly as she was shaken awake from her relaxing name.

Hanara yawned and stretched before sitting up on her bed, "What party?"

"Your birthday party, silly," her mother laughed as she finally succeeded in waking up Hinata.

Hanara's eyes widened as she realized what was about to go down today. She may or may not be given the cursed seal, she would meet Neji today and he would get the cursed seal, Hinata would be kidnapped, and Hizashi would die.

"But Mom, can't we go to the Festival instead? I really wanted to go," Hinata whined.

God, what child doesn't want a birthday party? Even after three years of living in The Hidden Leaf Village, Hanara still hasn't gotten used to its weirdness.

"No Hinata, you have to go to your birthday party. As the heiress to this clan, you having a third birthday party is extremely important," Yuki explained patiently, "Now, get in the bathroom so you both can have a shower."

"Yes, Mother," Hinata and Hanara chorused.

Once Hinata and Hanara were thoroughly washed, they changed into the nearly identical kimonos that their mother had given them as their mother went downstairs to make some final touches to the decor.

As the twins finished checking each other over to make sure everything was okay, their mother yelled, "Come downstairs Hinata and Hanara, our first guest is at the door."

"Coming," Hanara screamed as she dragged Hinata down the stairs.

Once the girls reached their mother, who was tapping her foot impatiently at the bottom of the stairs, it was Hanara's turn to be dragged. Yuki trusted Hinata to follow but with Hanara, anything could happen.

Yuki brought her daughters to the door and opened it to find a man that looked exactly like Hiashi and a boy, "Come in, Hizashi. Is this little Neji?"

"Yes, this is Neji. Hinata and Hanara I presume," Hizashi said as he walked in with Neji.

"Yes. Hinata is the one with short hair while Hanara has long hair. Have a seat, I'll go get Hiashi," Yuki said as she guided them to the chairs in the backyard.

Once Yuki was out of hearing range, Hanara turned to Hizashi. She was going to have some fun acting like a child.

"You look a lot like my dad. Why?" She asked.

Hizashi laughed, "I'm his twin. My name is Hizashi and this boy here is Neji."

"Ooh! I have a cousin? That's so cool," Hanara exclaimed, trying her best to act like a happy child. Inside though, she vowed to help Neji remain the joyful, innocent, child he was because one of the clearest things in her memory of her past life was Sharon ranting about a destiny-obsessed person named Neji that Naruto had fixed. How she was going to help him in a matter of minutes, she didn't know, but she sure as hell was going to try.

"Hello, Hanara-sama, Hinata-sama, I am Neji," Neji said, holding out his hand.

"Hello Neji-san, there's no need to call me Hanara-sama. Just Hanara or Hanara-san is fine," Hanara said, smiling as she shook his hand

"Yes, s- same for me. J- Just Hinata or Hinata-san is f- fine." Hinata said, stuttering as she shook Neji's hand as well.

"Ahh, Hizashi you made it. I shall take Neji and Hanara to be sealed now. Neji, Hanara, follow me," Hiashi said.

'Damn, not even a hello to your daughters, your brother, or your nephew. Just orders.' Hanara thought as she tugged on Neji's hand and followed her father. They walked up the stairs, past Hinata and Hanara's bedroom, past Hiashi's bedroom, and into the room beside Hiashi's office. The room that had always been off-limits.

"Father, you said that this room is forbidden," Hanara commented as she took in her surroundings. The room had a wooden floor and the walls and ceiling were painted white. There was a single light for the room. There were a few wooden bookshelves that were overflowing with scrolls along with a matching wooden desk with a few papers scattered on its surface as well as a desk light.

"It was forbidden to you before because the time had not come for you to be sealed. Only the clan head can be in here unless someone is to get sealed. It is for the protection of these scrolls." Hiashi replied before turning to Neji, "Neji-san, come here, it is time for you to be sealed."

Neji walked towards Hanara's father as Hanara turned away, knowing exactly what was about to happen. Then Hanara thought of something, if she goes first, she can maybe gain Neji's trust or at least put him on his guard if Hizashi still hadn't explained the seal completely to him.

"Father, I'll go first."

"Hanara...," Hiashi said, fumbling for an excuse, "It is a tradition for the elder child to get sealed first."

"If it's tradition then shouldn't we wait for the rest of the Hyuga to come? Surely Neji and I are not the only ones that are to be sealed today."

Hiashi sighed and motioned for Neji to go back as Hanara tried to fake a happy walk towards her father. In all honesty, Hanara was absolutely terrified. She was allowing someone to put a torture device on her for the rest of her life and she hated it. Hanara felt her father's now chakra coated palm against her forehead and braced herself.

She screamed. She screamed louder than she thought was humanly possible. She thought she knew pain when the truck hit her and her head hit the concrete but this? This took things to a whole other level. It felt like her brain was being squeezed and pounded at the same time along with it being poked by pins. It was the weirdest feeling she'd ever felt, and that's counting her past life as well.

After about what felt like 5 hours of continuous pain (but would probably be 5 minutes), Hanara sank to her knees and panted. She felt like she was going to blackout any second now but she just had to see Neji's face, to see his reaction, to see if he knew her reason for going before him. When Hanara turned around and found Neji's face, it seemed like he knew exactly why she went before him because he sent her a small smile. That was the last thing she saw before she blacked out.