𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

We Love You Hizashi

Since the day Hikaru visited Hizashi, Hizashi has been leaving Neji and Hanara alone in the house for meetings in the main house. Most of the time he spent in the house was now used to train Neji and Hanara and when Hizashi wasn't there, he would make the two children spar. Hanara knew that she had asked for training but she assumed she would have a break. Like man, who expects a freaking three-year-old to train from sunrise to sunset with only meals for breaks? Not anyone from her old life, that's who. Although, knowing what she did about Naruto, many people in this sick universe would.

Currently, Hanara and Neji were sparring. Hizashi was at the main house for yet another Hyuga clan meeting although, Hanara thought that was just a ruse. Why would they invite Hizashi? He was just another branch member. Hanara remembered the meetings that took place in her old home, they were just for Hiashi, her grandfather, and a few other elderly people that Hiashi had chosen. She didn't ever remember Hizashi going to her home. Hanara was shocked out of her thoughts when Neji landed yet another blow to her arm. Sharon wasn't lying when she said Neji was a prodigy.

"You are not concentrating. I remember your skill level, that hit would have been an easy one for you to block or dodge," Neji stated, "Take a break, we will resume in a few minutes."

"Okay," Hanara responded as she sat on the platform close to the door to the house.

"What's on your mind," Neji asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Obviously there's something you're thinking about, why else would you not be paying attention? Nothing here can distract you."

Something inside Hanara told her to tell Neji and so, she did, "I'm just getting a feeling. Something's going on and I don't think we're going to like the outcome."

"What makes you think that?"

"When I was living with Hiashi-sama, I would see the guests to the clan meetings and well, they rarely invited branch members. Usually, they would come for one out of the four meetings each month and Father was rarely invited. You know I hadn't even met him until my birthday. Something's going on and I think it has to do with the kidnapping attempt."

"Maybe they are just teaching Father how to protect you and keep you safe."

"How can he keep me safe if he is rarely in the house?"

There was a beat.

"Nevermind that now, I'm probably being silly. Let's spar again Neji."

Still, Hanara couldn't help but think that Hizashi's days living on Earth were coming to an end and that all her efforts to keep Neji from becoming destiny obsessed were going to end up in vain.

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The next few days were the same, wake up, have breakfast, wait for an hour for the food to digest, train/spar, eat lunch, wait another hour, train/spar, eat dinner, have some well-earned family time, and sleep (with a few exceptions of Neji accompanying Hizashi to the main house). One day, when Hanara woke up, she felt different. She had a sick feeling in her gut and she immediately realized that today, Hizashi was going to sacrifice himself. Today, the man who helped her get over Hiashi-sama's abandonment, the man who gave her a third chance at a family, the man who was the best father ever, was going to die.

And Hanara couldn't do a thing about it.

Hanara shook her head in an attempt to clear her mind of such depressing thoughts. She knew that he would die and tried to not get attached but clearly, that didn't work. The only thing she could do now make today the best day of Hizashi's life but how exactly could she do that? Mentally, she was 17 but to everyone else, she was just a three-year-old. What could she do that would change Hizashi's plans? Well, she could beg and throw a tantrum so that he'd stay home but that wouldn't get him to stay at home the entire day. ' Oh just give up Hana, saving Neji from becoming a complete jerk is the only thing you can do. You don't even know the entire story, maybe this happened for a good reason!' she thought to herself as Hizashi walked into her bedroom.