𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

The Invasion

Last time:

She and Neji immediately get off the bed and run to the room's window. Half the village was in ruins and three giant snakes were causing even more chaos.

'What the hell's going on?'

Now:

Neji's eyes narrowed and he ran outside his room and into the hall. Scared, Hanara followed him.

"Do you hear that?" Neji asked.

Hanara listened carefully and heard nothing, "The crowd! They've gone silent!"

Neji nodded.

"Byakugan!" the cousins said in sync, activating their dojutsu.

"It's a genjutsu..." Neji whispered, "Someone's cast a genjutsu on everyone in the stadium and is attacking the village. There's fighting in every corner no matter where I look! It's like-"

"Yeah, I know. It's like a war," Hanara said gravely, "The village needs every shinobi it can get, we have to help. And it looks to me like the stadium is the weakest point."

"Right, let's help at the stadium," Neji nodded.

When Neji and Hanara got to the top of the stadium to understand the situation better, they saw one of the Hyuga Elders, Kiba, and Akamaru down.

'I think Hinata was with Kiba, wasn't she? Someone could've taken her, I need to wake him up.'

She rushed over to Kiba and began shaking him, "Kiba! Are you okay! Get that lazy ass up already! Where's Hinata?" Getting fed up, Hanara slapped him, "Get over whatever the hell happened and wake up!"

Kiba groaned and opened his eyes, flinching when he saw Hanara's face over his.

He got up and looked around the stadium in shock, "What happened?"

"Short version? The village is under attack, we don't know much more," Hanara told him, "Now what the heck happened to you? Don't you usually, I dunno, Fang Over Fang someone before they touch you?"

"I was with Hinata because she collapsed from some injuries that Neji gave her. An ANBU Black Op was healing her and then he knocked me out after he finished. I don't know what happened after that, but she must've been kidnapped."

"Shit," Hanara swore. Another Hyuga stereotype that she broke was the overly formal nature bit, "Well at least your wound wasn't fatal."

She looked over to Lord Elder and saw that he was fine as well.

"Does he know what happened?" she asked, walking over to Neji and the Elder.

"We were attacked and our assailant kidnapped Lady Hinata," Lord Elder told them.

"Do you know what village they were from?" Hanara asked.

"They were two ninjas from the Hidden Cloud that were here as spectators assaulted us and made off with her. They no doubt saw the confusion as a means to take the Byakugan and took advantage of it. I attempted to stop them but..." he closed his eyes and sighed, "Hanara, Neji, the Byakugan is a prized clan secret that Hizashi protected the with his life, we cannot simply allow the Hidden Cloud to take it. Go bring Lady Hinata. It is your duty to protect the Byakugan, no matter the cost."

'I'm not going to get them for the Byakugan, you idiot. I'm going because I care about the well-being of my sister. I honestly don't care if other villages get a kekkei genkai or not if them getting one does not involve harming the owner. It doesn't really matter to me. Although, if I remember right, didn't Tenten go with Neji in canon? I'm not sure anymore, it's all so hazy now. What happened to that? Butterfly effect? Eh, we need all the able ninjas we can get here, I'm not complaining.'