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Chapter 2

The Lady Luck was on their side after all. They didn't have to dirty their hands. They have been travelling with Senju shinobi(s) for past two days on foot. The Uchiha's entourage that was hiding outside the village finally made their move. They engaged in a fight with each other, both the factions were equal in terms of power, neither had the upper hand.

'It appears the two major clans are after us.'

During their fight two the kunoichi(s) stuck to their role of being helpless scared women. Not because they were actually scared or anything but because it was clear they have no intention of getting caught up in the cross fire. The two parties are equal in prowess and will eventually end up annihilating each other that is, if they chose to fight. So they only had two options either both retreat or fight each other until no one is left alive. It was obvious neither were ready to back down. Their clash turned into a fight to death since their pride was at stake.

'Good for us. We wouldn't have to do the dirty work our self. They will dispose each other off.' Sakura thought. 'All we have to do is sit back and look like scared little mice. Later we can depart when the two clans are done with each other.'

Much to Sakura's delight her prediction was right on the mark. The two groups managed to wipe each other out.

"Come on Hinata. It's our cue to leave before the two clans realize and send the reinforcement."

She had witnessed many people die in her life, she was used to it but that didn't mean she enjoyed watching people slaughter each other. Sakura never liked meddling with other people's business. And as long as people don't mess with her loved ones and her village she would leave them alone. She knew herself better than anyone else. She surpassed her master, Tsunade long ago earning her rightful place in the second generation of sannin. She can never be as strong as Naruto and Sasuke. And trust me it hurts, it hurts a lot but she wasn't greedy. She was one of the strongest shinobi after them on par with any other Hokage and she took pride in that.

People feared her and admired her at the same time. She had the power to take countless lives with a single punch but on the contrary she can also save countless of them. She never abused her power because she learnt from experience that with power comes responsibility. Naruto and Sasuke were living example of that. A faint smile graced her lips.

People can call her apathetic right now even though she is a doctor and she could care less. She would do anything for them to survive because she wasn't alone there she had Hinata with her too. Her gentle friend's life is more in danger since she is a Hyuga and from the main bloodline at that. Therefore she can't recklessly start pitying strangers and endanger their own lives.

Hinata on the other hand was more sensitive. Even if she was strong it didn't mean she approved of genocide. It was really hard for her to get over Neji's death. It pained her to see people mercilessly kill each other with less than no regard for other's lives. All she could feel was pity for such people. They have no respect for life at all. To them all that matters was the so called 'pride of their clans', over the life of their loved ones. She was pulled out of her thoughts by Sakura's voice.

"Come on Hinata we need to push off before their back up arrives."

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"What is wrong with you people?" The roar was followed by a loud crash.

"You can't even capture two mere women and you dare show you face in front of me." The man in front of them was furious, the cold aura emitting from him made his subordinates break into cold sweat.