Hinata

Ino and Kimiko are in the grips of nightmares as well. They both have a common theme, though...

Kimiko tossed and turned, out of Ino's arms. She had tears rolling down her eyes, and she was muttering, "it'll be ok, it'll be ok...."
Rina was dying. Kimiko instinctively knew this was a nightmare, since she'd been reliving Rina's death in the form of nightmares for sometime, up until the time Kimiko met Ino. After that, the nightmares had become dreams of all of the good times with Rina, weaved in with dreams of Ino, of a life with her. Kimiko knew this was no ordinary nightmare, but then Rina...

As you all know, Hinata is about to go on a journey to the land of sand with the duo. What happens? Let's find out! This goes out to Robyn.

"see you Hinata!" "have a nice trip!" "would you like my bugs to watch over you?" "say bye to Hinata, Akamaru!" "woof!"
The entire morning, Hinata had been saying goodbye to her friends, and it warmed her heart to see how much they cared. Kureni-sensei had given her some special rigged kunai that caught fire when thrown. Everyone else so far gave her a paper bomb, a flash bomb, shuriken, and best of all, their desire for her safety. She looked up at the...

Kimiko Rei is still affected by her bloody, tragic past. This goes out to Robyn.

Kimiko tried to go to sleep despite the bloating and cramps that came with her monthly period. She managed to do so without waking Kiyori, who was sleeping next to her as usual. But Kimiko's mind quickly became feverish, as did her body. Earlier today she had received what she thought was her daily letter from Ino. It was, but it reported that Ino was in the hospital due to some rather nasty poisoning she suffered during a mission.

This made Kimiko think of Rina, who had either bled or been poisoned to death, as...

Kiyori spends a day with his ex-girlfriend, Yumi. This goes out to Robyn.

As much as Kiyori loved the Hidden Leaf village, there were days when he needed a break. And as much fun as he had in the Sand village, sometimes, he didn't want to be there. For days like this, Kiyori went to visit the reconstructed Sound village to visit Yumi. He still hated Emi for the lies she had told, but Yumi had done nothing but good for him. Kimiko, of course, would normally go with him. But she still mourned Rina's death, though she was a lot better off thanks to Ino.

So it came to be that Kiyori departed alone...

I was doing some thinking, and I realized: There aren't Kiyori specials! Well, here's one! This goes out to my fans.

Kiyori Mamuro enjoyed his life in the Hidden Leaf. He had friends, Kimi-heika, and that was all he really needed in life. (Though sometimes he can't help but wish for a girlfriend.) As with any shinobi, he went on missions. This is one mission he never really forgot…

Kiyori slowly arose by Kimi-heika's side. It was a blessing, really, to be able to wake up every morning without a care in the world. Even if his inner darkness bugged him, tried to control him, Kiyori was grateful...

Hinata learns the truth about her prison, and gains has to make a decision with this knowledge.

Kimiko was at the kitchen's table, admiring the blue lilies that Ino had sent from the Hidden Leaf village. Not long after she had woken up inside this house, she had borrowed one of the forest's native birds and used it to send a letter to her girlfriend detailing what happened. A day later, Kimiko had received a response and the lilies, both being carried by the Leaf's fastest messenger hawk. Since then, Kimiko had kept a long distance relationship with Ino, exchanging letters daily. Kimiko had...

Hinata and the Duo are the lucky ones. Now Hinata finds out what happens to the unlucky ones. This goes out to Robyn.

Kiyori slowly awoke from his side of the bed. When he looked next to him, he saw that Kimiko was still asleep. As he waited for her to wake up, he wallowed in self-loathing. He failed to protect Kimi-heika, he failed to protect Hinata-chan, and he couldn't even defend himself from himself, so to speak. Kimiko's eyelids slowly fluttered opened, and she sat up in bed. "Kiyo-chan, how are you?" Kiyori grimaced. "As good as I can be, considering our current situations." Kimiko gave...

The fourth arc starts in the present, where Hinata was all along: the Blue Moon valley. This goes out to Robyn.

Hinata opened her eyes. She had started reminiscing about the past at around midnight, and now it was almost dawn. She had a vague idea of where she was, for when she found she couldn't sleep, she looked out the window, and saw that everything was bathed in a blue moonlight. They had been in the Valley country when the Duo had fallen to the Blue Moon, so Hinata figured that they were in the Blue Moon valley. She studied her cell room out of boredom. The bed she was laying on was soft,...

In the leaf village, Sasuke reflects on his life since Naruto rescued him from the dark abyss.

Sasuke sat, brooding, outside of his house, waiting for Sakura to pick him up. As he was waiting, his mind drifted to how lucky he was to be alive, breathing. During the fourth great ninja war, Madara set up a fight between him and Naruto, so that he could take the nine-tails for himself. Sasuke was driven to kill Naruto, though, but Naruto refused to give up on him. During the fight, Naruto tamed the Kyuubi, and used his powers to forcefully purify Sasuke of all the darkness and hatred that had been...

Izumi Junko, lesbian slave to the FRG, now must find a purpose in life. This goes out to all my fans.

Emi looked at the broken pearl that used to represent Hinata's lost memory. Since Hinata had unlocked her own memory, Emi decided to leave her alone for a while. After all, such a tragic memory needed time to be absorbed. The issue of Kiyori's love would be resolved later.

Hinata finished throwing up. The sensation of all her hatred leaving her body and the fact that it was there to begin with made Hinata nauseous. What made her throw up, though, was the way she killed Daiki. She knew it was...

The second arc has ended, with a song familiar to any Kingdom Hearts fan. I don't own it ok? This goes out to Robyn.

In Hinata's cave, Hinata tried to think of ways to make Kiyori sleep. 100 yards away, Kimiko was wondering the same thing about Ino. Finally, Kimiko remembered something, from long ago. "you know, Ino," Kimiko said, " I raised Kiyori." Kimiko was unaware that Kiyori had started the same thought, that Kimiko had raised him. "yes?" said Ino and Hinata at the same time. "it was rough," Kimiko said, "teaching him right from wrong." Kiyori said, " Kimiko taught me right from wrong,...

A couple of days before Valentine's day: one if the things Emi felt she did right was something she had done to earn the duo's trust: cast a special jutsu on herself so she would always be aware of Kiyori's emotions. Every Valentine's day since leaving hot springs country, (with an exception or two) Kiyori's mood hit an all time low. Well, if Emi had a say, Kiyori would have the best Valentine's day in years. She made a single shadow clone of flesh and bone. "your mission," Emi told the clone, "is to go in my stead to the hidden leaf and find Kiyori. After that... Do what you think is right,...

Our group makes its way to the sand village, unknowing, that they will never reach it. This goes out to Robyn.

The six grass shinobi that remained hid deeper in the forest, waiting for the group of leaf ninjas to arrive. They'd split into two groups. Meanwhile, Kiyori announced time to set up camp for the night. The rest of the group had an aura so tense you could cut it with a knife. Ino had talked with Kimiko earlier in short, intense, whispers. Kimiko listened, then whispered something back. Ino's face turned red, and she marched off. Right now she glared at Kimiko every so often. Kimiko,...

While Emi's guilt tears her from the inside out, another battle is being waged. Several, actually. This goes out to Robyn.

The grass kunochi saw Kiyori shaking his head and mistook it for fear. "Awww," she mocked, "we won't hurt you as long as you come quietly" At this, Ino, who had gone to all the trouble to confront Kimiko only for this to happen, snapped. All her confusion and frustration over her identity crisis boiled over. She made a dash at the surprised kunochi and bound her to the tree near she was standing with some steel wire. Then Ino beat her to death, turned around and yelled,...

Hinata's odyssey has begun, and I can tell you all this much: more than a month will pass before Hinata will see the hidden leaf village again. This goes out to Robyn.

Hinata carried her supplies to the village gate, where sure enough, Kiyo-kun and Kimi-kun were waiting. Hinata, trusting in Kiyori, packed only clothes and ninja tools, along with a diary she kept, so she could record the journey. Sure enough, there was enough food packs for all three of them to enjoy, breakfast lunch, dinner, and even some snacks. First thing Hinata did when she reached the duo was give Kiyori a kiss on the...