"That's him"

Both Neji and Naruto eyed the mysterious man in the picture.

"Are you sure that's him Hinata?"

"Noo, I lied. I'm sorry Sai, but can you take your time to redraw everything again."

"I was just making sure." Neji mumbled.

Then I saw Sai flip to another page in his sketchbook, then looked up at me as he waited for me to speak again.

We all sweatdropped at his actions.

"Sai, I was being sarcastic."

He mouthed the word "oh" and flipped back to the first drawing.

"Would you like to keep the sketch?" Sai asked.

"Yes, thank you, this really helped alot."

He carefully rip the page from the book and handed me the sketch after saying you're welcome and leaving.

"So now what?"

"We can't just run a search out on the streets, that's just going to add more questions and problems, and asking strangers is going to seem suspicious."  Neji summed up.

We started walking in the direction of my apartment. No one said a word; just our quiet footsteps silently smacking the pavement.

It's kinda weird how we planned this, but didn't think this far ahead...

But hey, who said that we were a bunch of experts ? We are just as clueless as ever; that I have to admit.

I looked at the sketch again; eyeing it carefully for no good reason.

And before I knew it, I was stuck glaring at the picture, his blank eyes staring at me; mocking me. His face was taunting me. This drawing basically screamed "Ha Ha, you screwed up, bitch!". Then, I realized that I was getting angry.. at him! This man in the picture. The very man that gave me the fucking gun!

But who am I right? Who am I to be the one to get angry at a man for doing his job? I bought the gun. And here I go blaming people again.

How could I let this happen? I keep telling myself.. as if the very question itself will help me understand the concept of my actions. As if the question would make it all go away...

'Damnit! What the fuck did I do!?'

The gun shot.. It rang in my ears. The loud bang that echoed throughout the depths of my mind. It stung. My ears sting.

It stings.

My fingers feel cold. I could feel them twitching, as if the very same gun is within my possession. It feels so real, like I could almost pull the trigger all over again.

Oh no.. I really am in trouble.

Bang...

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"HINATA!"

I snapped back to reality, only to see the drawing almost rip in my very hands. The picture was crumbled along the sides from where my hands were holding it. I flinch, and dropped the drawing as if it was scorching my skin.

I didn't want to pull the trigger again. I'm a criminal. I.. What if all the planning was for nothing. What if we were just wasting time.

"What the hell? I've been calling you, and when I turn my head, I see you ruining the only clue we have." Neji told me.

"Are you okay?" Naruto asked.

The indescribable force that didn't let me speak, kept me from responding to either of them.

Karma is slowly creeping up on me..

"Hinata, why are you shaking?" Neji voiced concerned.

"I.. I'm"

I didn't realize I was shaking or anything. I'm surprised that I was still even walking.

Naruto grabbed the sketch, and Neji helped me up the stairs, with Naruto quickly following.

I gave Neji my apartment key, and he quickly opened the door. He gently sat me on the couch and ran to the kitchen.

Naruto sat next to me. He looked so worried that I was starting to feel bad.

I could hear the running water from the kitchen in the background.

I was rocking a bit, to calm myself down. I breathed in, and out to better calm my nerves.

Neji came back with a cup of water and I took it with my slightly shaking hands. I took a long sip, and honestly, it was refreshing.

When I was finished, I handed Neji the cup back.

Then Naruto asked "Are you alright?"

His worried eyes put me at ease; he held so much care in his voice and I finally felt the rest of my nerves vanish almost instantly.

"Um.. yeah, I'm fine now. Thanks."

"What happened Hinata?" Neji questioned.

"It was nothing; I was just thinking about..um what happened...you know. . . that day." I said hesitantly and quietly.

Neji mouthed "oh", while Naruto gave his most confused face.

"That day? You mean the mur- ohh.."

"Yeah."

"Okay then; let's change the subject. We just have to figure out what to do with the sketch. Any ideas?"  Neji stated/asked.

"I don't know. Honestly I didn't think this far ahead. Is there any way we could.. I don't know.. like search up the picture?"

"But... how?" Naruto asked.

It took me a while to think, but finally I came up with something.

"Hanabi."

"Ha-who now?"

"Hanabi. Hinata's little sister."

"Yeah.. She's good with all the computer-hacking-technology stuff. I'm sure she can figure something out."

Neji dialed her number right away, then he put it on speaker.

"What do you want Neji." she said annoyed.

"She sounds nice." Naruto sarcastically whispered to me.

Neji rolled his eyes and responded back."Well hello to you too."

"Hanabi, we need your help." I said desperately.

"Hinata! Of course anything you need!"

"I love how she changes her attitude when she speaks to you." Neji said as he rolled his eyes for the second time.

"Okay. We need you to look up a sketch for us."

"Oh, that's easy. Just send me the photo, and I'll do the rest."

"Thanks. You're a lifesaver." I sighed in relief.

"But we all knew that already." she said a little too cocky.

This time me and Neji rolled our eyes.

Neji took a picture of the drawing and sent it to her. In the background,you could hear her tapping away at her keyboard, while humming to herself.

"Okaayy.. So far not much came up on this mystery guy."

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"Who was that?" Hanabi questioned.

"Oh, right.. this is one of the friends I mentioned before."

"I'm Naruto."

"We are getting off topic." Neji claimed impatiently.

"Okay. What I meant was that the search doesn't give me alot of information to go on."

"Well tell us what it says."

"He was seen in multiple places...and that he doesn't stay in one location for very long."

"He... Oh, he was claimed to be apart of many illegal projects and activities.."

Well, I'm pretty sure we could have figured out he was a criminal by now.

".....Oh wow. It looks like Mr. No name is wanted in thirteen states. But it seems they could never track him down."

Naruto sighed out of frustration. "This information doesn't help at all, is there a name you could give us?"

"Well... It also mentions that he goes by many names, but the most used is . . .  Kabuto."

'Kabuto.'

"Kabuto, what? Is it just Kabuto?" Neji asked.

"Yup. That's all it says.

"You helped alot, thanks Hanabi. Talk to you later."

"You're welcome, bye."

Neji ended the call.

"All that we know is that his name is Kabuto, he travels almost constantly, and he's a wanted criminal." Naruto stated.

"And the only thing that was useful was his name."

Well... I guess that's a start. It's better than nothing.

Naruto had a confused look on his face then asked, "Wait..why are we even looking for this guy?"

"We're not. We have no chance in hell in tracking down a criminal. All we needed was his name, in case the right questions are asked." Neji confirmed.

I started, "So missing report is taken care of, the gun is gone, and we have the name to our mystery man-"
Naruto cut me off.

"So.. What's next?"

Neji was thinking it over carefully for a few minutes.

"We wait..."

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Honestly i'm so sorry for the long wait, i had forgot some ideas for my story so i was stuck on ideas...

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