Ch 17

I walked through a random forest. How stupid am I? There are many clan's in the Leaf, and they each have their own land that belongs to them. I tried staying in the Uchiha territory but apparently I don't know directions. 

I sighed and continued walking through all the trees and bushes in this massive forest. I'm pretty sure that I ignored land markings that basically told everyone where one territory stops and another begins. Now all I need to know is which clan's land I am in and if my life is in danger. 

This is a perfect night. 

Why did I have to go out on a midnight stroll again? Not even I know. 

As I walked through the darkness I started to hear some faint sounds a little away from me. Activating my sharingan, I slowly walked towards the sound. 

This is like a horror movie, and I'm definitely not following the rules to survive. 

As I slowly made my way closer to the sound, I came to find that the sound I heard was crying. Someone was crying, and they sounded young. I quickly but quietly make my way towards them. Only to find a little girl in the fetal position weeping. 

I didn't make a sound but she still saw me, and I could see fear in her eyes. I quickly deactivated my sharingan because that could be a reason for her fear. The sharingan glows in the dark and looks pretty scary to many people. 

"It's ok, I'm not going to hurt you" I bent down to seem less scary and kept my distance. The girl just backs up in fear and she starts shaking. I smiled warmly and raised my hand in front of her. I'll let her take her time to get comfortable with me. 

Even after a few minutes she has not moved, but I understand. A young girl in the middle of a forest at night, it must be scary for her. "I won't hurt you" I said again, "if you want me to leave, just nod your head" she quickly shakes her head, still not saying anything. 

"Alright" I smiled and slowly made my way over to her. She leaned away from me but didn't move from where she was. I sat beside her, but I didn't make contact at all. We just stay there in silence. Only hearing her quick breaths and quiet weeping. 

I closed my eyes and leaned my head against a tree, I'm still a child myself. This body doesn't work well at night. 

I feel the girl beside me slowly lean against me. I wasn't sure if I had her trust or if she was cold. Either way, I welcomed it. I softly put my hand around her and pulled her into my embrace. She didn't lean away but she tensed up. This was when I finally got a good look at her face. 

And to my pleasant surprise, it was Hinata Hyuga. 

She was so small and young, I barely recognized her in the dark. "Why are you out here all alone?" I softly patted her back as she relaxed into my touch. She just shook her head, not answering me. 

I had a guess though. A few days ago, Hinata's uncle, or Neji's father died. I sighed, yes it was the Hyūga Affair. The one where Hinata was almost kidnapped by the Cloud village. That means that Hinata just turned three years old. 

I patted her back to comfort her, "you know, you have to go back home" I gave her a soft smile as she looked up at me. She again shakes her head, I sighed and pulled her into a hug. "Your family must be worried" I continued to comfort her. 

A few tears fell down her face which I quickly wiped away. "My...My uncle...H-He...died b-because of me" I shake my head "Don't blame yourself" I tuck a few strands of her hair behind her ear. "You're only a small child" I hugged her tightly "you're only a kid". 

She listens to my words and doesn't speak at all. She falls asleep a few minutes later. I hold her in my arms as I rest on a tree, I myself am tired. 

Just when I started dozing off, I felt a kunai to my neck. 

My sharingan immediately activated but it was already too late. "I'm unarmed" I said quietly, raising one of my hands in the air, my other hand holding Hinata in my arms. The one with the kunai scoffed and addressed someone else in front of me "It's only an Uchiha brat". 

The guy in front of me hummed in acknowledgment and kneeled in front of me, I looked at him with a serious expression. "Why are you trespassing and why is my daughter in your hands?" His voice was demanding and held no room for anything but an answer. 

"It was a mistake on my part" I bow my head enough to apologize without being cut. It was Hinata's father in front of me. "And I found your daughter crying, I comforted her." 

A quick and simple explanation is what he wants, and my neck to stay uncut is what I want. 

He stared at me for a good few minutes before he nodded at the guy behind me, the kunai disappeared and the guy behind me joined Hinata's father. 

Along with 10 others. 

I quietly scoff, I haven't trained my sharingan so it's really weak. But I didn't know it was that weak. I couldn't even sense them. I stay where I am, I'm not risking anything. 

"You may stand up" I do as he said. "And give me my daughter" I nod and try to pry Hinata's hands off me, as she slept through this whole ordeal. But it seems as if she doesn't want to let go, I turn to her father with a shrug "do you want me to wake her up?" 

He thinks over it before he shakes his head, "hold her. For now" his tone is threatening, I nodded my head. We all started walking somewhere, most likely the Hyuga clan grounds. 

Many of the Hyuga guards are watching me, ready to strike me down if I have any sudden moves. Another reason could be because my Sharingan is still activated, they feel threatened by it. "Deactivate your Sharingan." It was a threatening demand by someone behind me. 

I frowned and looked forward to the Hyuga clan head who looked back at me. I shook my head, "I can't" I grunted in annoyance when the air around me got more tense. "It's still new, I can't turn it off when I feel threatened." 

I definitely need to demand my mother to train me. 

A few behind me scoff while the clan head nods his head "stand down". We finally made it to the Hyuga clan grounds, it was quiet, and the silence was killing me as there were a few other Hyuga members out at night. 

I walked inside the main clan grounds and stood still as a few members told everyone that Hinata was safe and sound. I look over my shoulder and see a young boy, he narrowed his eyes at me. 

It was a young Neji. 

I turned to face him and bowed my head as a greeting, he didn't bow back. I rolled my eyes and shook my head in disappointment. 

He's a brat. 

A few Hyuga guards watched the whole ordeal with a neutral expression on their face. I turned to one of them "is there a place I could sit down?" They all ignored me while one shook his head. 

I frowned and sat right there on the floor with Hinata in my arms. 

A few of them stared at me in shock while some others smiled a little in amusement. Neji frowned at me and pointed at a chair in the hallway for me to sit down. I chuckled and stood up to go sit in the chair. "Thank you kid" I smiled at him but again, he didn't respond back. 

I roll my eyes playfully, "are you her cousin?" He seemed reluctant to even be in the same room as me but he nodded his head at my question "I am." I nod and lay back on the wall, tired from using my Sharingan. 

"Just turn it off if it's taking a lot of chakra" Neji seemed cautious about my Sharingan. "I'm trying, it's a defence mechanism" I chuckled, after a few more seconds my Sharingan finally deactivated. I sighed in relief and fully relaxed. "There you go, it's gone" I playfully smiled at the guards in the room. 

Neji just kept frowning though "if you were any good, you would have more control over your Dojutsu" I was taken aback, "excuse me?" 

What did this brat just say? 

"It's not that I have no control over it, it's the fact that I feel threatened" I explained to him, Neji just sighed "that's not my problem." 

I kept trying to smile nicely at him, but he was just getting on my nerves. "Just show me to your heiress's room. Why am I still here?" I was getting restless. 

"It was to get me" I looked over to see Fugaku, and that was then I realized. 

I'm screwed. 

"Hello, clan head" I bowed in respect, I wasn't going to be killed today by being a brat. He narrowed his eyes at me before turning to Hinata's father "I apologize for what one of my clan's men have done". 

Hinata's father looked at me before nodding "I'll look past this because she comforted my daughter. But there will be no second chances" I looked away from the conversation in worry, was I actually close to being killed? 

I turned towards Hinata who was still asleep in my arms, I softly woke her up. "Hello, you're back home" she tiredly looked around before resting on me again, "What's your name?" she murmured. 

I smiled "Ishi, Ishi Uchiha" she nodded and she went right back to sleep with a smile on her face. The two clan heads watched me as I stood up and walked over to them. 

"It would be better if she was in her bed, I don't think I'm that comfortable" I tried to playfully smile but thought against it when they both didn't react. Hinata's father reached down and took her from my hands, and held her in his own. 

"You don't need to punish her" he said to Fugaku, "she has already been punished enough". Fugaku raised a brow when he said that about me, "And what do you mean by that?" I wasn't sure if he was curious or angry to learn I was punished. 

Though I was completely in the dark myself. How was I punished? I don't remember being punished. 

Hinata's father looked at me before looking back at Fugaku. "We gave her a scare, we thought she was an intruder and held her at knife point" Fugaku nodded in understanding before looking at me, "why did you pass into the Hyuga territory?" I looked away in embarrassment "I didn't know I passed into their territory until they told me. It was dark. Sorry" I bowed in apology. 

Hinata's father hummed in thought, "how old are you?" I looked up at him, "I'm 7 years old" he nodded his head and turned to Fugaku. 

"Is she in the academy?" He asked a question both me and Fugaku weren't expecting. "No, she isn't" Fugaku answered, the Hyuga clan head just hummed again "she should be, she didn't flinch once or waver at all" Fugaku looked at me in surprise. 

"You're wasting her potential" he said again at Fugaku, who just stared at me. "I'll keep that in mind" they both nodded at each other as Fugaku led me out of the Hyuga clan grounds and back into the Uchiha's. 

We didn't say a word until we got to my house "I am still contemplating whether or not to tell your parents" I looked down at the ground, my parents wouldn't be happy with this. "But, I won't" I looked up at him confused "why?". 

He looked at me with a serious expression "Hiashi Hyuga and I both agree to keep this under wraps. This was a minor incident and there are bigger things to worry about." 

Oh, Hinata's father's name is Hiashi Hyuga. 

"I'm guessing you don't want your parents to know about this" I nodded my head, "I thought so, I will be inviting you over to my house to talk about your future. If Hiashi Hyuga thinks you have potential, then I myself have to pay attention to see if he's right" I smiled a little. 

I have no idea what is happening right now. He nodded his head, "now go to sleep, a little kid shouldn't be out this late" I go inside my house and get in my bed. 

There was so much that happened today, and I for one, am beat. I fell asleep quickly and woke up late in the morning. 

I go about my day normally. I help my father at the bakery and I massage my mother in the evening. My mom is very talkative when she's relaxed so I can get a lot of info out of her. I go out to buy some more massaging cream, I'm almost out. 

On my way home, I saw a red and blue paint covered Naruto. Did I miss something? I walked out of my house to him? 

"Hello Naruto, how are you doing?" He looked shocked that I was being nice to him. He doesn't remember me. I don't blame him. After I saw baby Naruto that one time I was never able to see him again. 

Danzo made sure of that, asshole. 

"Why are you being nice?!" He pointed his finger accusingly at me. I sigh "I knew you when you were a baby. I was always nice to you" I smile sweetly at him. "If you did know me as a baby, then why don't I remember you? Why don't I know you?" 

He was still suspicious. I don't blame him. 

"I'm sorry Naruto, some things happened. But I'm here now" I slowly raise my hand and pat his head. He has messy but fluffy hair. "I'm Ishi, nice to meet you" I smiled as Naruto blushed at being patted on the head. 

"Hi Ish- Ish... Your name is hard" he whined. I chuckled, "is it? I don't think so." 

Naruto would be around two or three years old. He is still learning pronunciation. Guess my name is hard for him 

"Naruto, say she" I bend to his height. "She" he answered with a curious look. I smile "my name is Ishi, e-she is how you pronounce it. But you can call me shi-shi, alright" Naruto nodded and smiled brightly "Shi-shi!" I smiled at his bright smile, how can people not love this smile. 

I softly hugged Naruto "I'm sorry I left you alone. I'm here now" Naruto slowly raised his small hands to hug me back. "You're sorry?" He hugged me harder. "I'm sorry" I pat his back to comfort him. 

"Please" I hear his voice shaking as he hugs me tightly "please...don't" I continue pat his back. 

"Please don't let this be a dream" I hear his voice cracking as the back of my shirt gets wet with his tears. I pick him up and walk down the street with him in my arms.

"Shishi, please don't be a dream" he looks me in the eyes, almost pleading with me. I smiled sadly "I'm real" I hugged him again. 

"Your Shishi is real".

A/n I am outdoing myself! I wrote this in 4 hours! I'm going to try to do the same thing tomorrow but don't expect anything. I just felt this sudden feeling to just write today. Sheesh. Anyway, enjoy~

-Kay