In Another Life

New Life

Sasuke was making his way over to the fight where Naruto and Sakura were when Hashirama called out to him. Sasuke turned to Edo Hashirama in confusion. "You...you and that white eyed girl...you are the key to winning this war." He began and Sasuke looked at him oddly, waiting for his explanation. Hashirama sighed and looked up at the young Uchiha. ."You look just like Izuna so there is a possibility you could get close...while she...she looks exactly like Hinata." Hashirama squid and Sasuke blinked.

"Hinata...that is her name..." Sasuke bit out bitterly and Hashirama furrowed his brow. "Hyuuga I presume?" He asked and Sasuke nodded, eyeing the dead man with calculative eyes. "Take this Jutsu...and when you have her with you, you have to-" he began and Sasuke's eyes narrowed as Hashirama finished his statement. "Why should I do that?" He asked and Hashirama eyed him wearily. "If a shinobi values one life over all lives, there would be nothing to protect." He said and Sasuke frowned. "But why must it be her?" He asked and Hashirama frowned at him. "She is the only one who can." Hashirama said and Sasuke grit his teeth and looked at his hands. "I don't have to-" Sasuke began but Hashirama shook his head. "No...I could never force you to..." Hashirama said and Sasuke glared at the ground. "But either way...there is no other way...is there?" he asked and Hashirama shook his head.

"Just know...I will never forget...Never." Sasuke ground out, the pain in his eyes was even noticed by the Senju male that sat pinned to the ground. He then allowed Hashirama to transfer the Jutsu. Then he sped towards where he had last seen Hinata. He landed in front of her and she blinked and stumbled back a bit, surprise I n her wide white eyes. "S-Sasuke-San." She stammered and Tobirama landed beside her. "We...we need your help Hinata." Sasuke said and explained the reason Hashirama wanted her to help him since she nodded.

"Alright." She said softly and the two males nodded. They took off running towards the newly revived Madara who had already taken the bijuu from Naruto and Bee. When they got him in their sights Sasuke reluctantly shoved Hinata right into Madara's back while he had been fighting someone off. Hinata hit the ground shaking in fear. Her eyes were wide and filled with that pure unbridled fear that usually gripped one's entire being and forced the air from their lungs. He turned to the side a bit and his eyes narrowed as he took in her appearance from the corner of his eyes. "A female shinobi...a weak one..." He muttered before he had even fully looked at her. She grit her teeth and she forced herself to stand. He raised a brow at the fire that found its way to her eyes. "I am not weak... I'm just mousy..." She muttered and his eyes widened a fraction.

"It couldn't be..." He muttered and she blinked and stepped forward. "Madara..." She said softly and he furrowed his brows as he made an attempt to reach out to touch her, as if to see if she were real. "You can't be...that's impossible! I watched you die..." He ground out as his rough padded fingers trailed over her cheek and eye. "I put roses on your grave. I buried you! I watched you die, Hinata!" He said and her eyes went wide as his thumb brushed over her lips, so this was why Hashirama said it had to be her that he saw first...gathering her confidence she raised a hand and paced it on his cheek with a tenderness she didn't know she could hold for a man who had killed so many, so easily. The way he looked at her was the way she had always wished Naruto would look at her, eyes filled with relief, worry, passion, and...and...and they held the slightest bit of love in them as well...He thought she was the one he had lost...his lost lover...

Her eyes fluttered in confusion at her sudden pain. "W-what?" She stammered as she looked down. Her fingers tingled and she shakily looked at them as she began to touch the red that quickly began to stain through her dark green vest. Her fingertips were stained the dark red that her vest was stained with. She looked up at Madara with fearful, shaking eyes; his eyes were wide as well. It hadn't been him that had hurt her...so who? Her eyes shakily scanned around them, but she didn't see anyone.