A Sacrifice for Another

Chapter 25

"There is something very important that I must discuss with them, and it is to be heard by other people. It is a rather private matter." Neji said. After all, it was. I mean, you didn't want everyone to know you were from the future, just the people that needed to know it.

"Oh, something important?" They heard from above. Hyuga Hizashi was standing in a tree nearby. He dropped down and went to the guards.

"It's fine," He said, "I'm perfectly able to defend myself if need be. My wife can do so as well. Besides, now I'm curious as to what this boy has to say."

"Hai, Hizashi-sama." The guards said as they bowed, and let the group pass.

They followed Hizashi into the house and he got his wife to join them. Naruko leaned down to Haku and Itachi and told them this would most likely be boring and that they could go and play and maybe make some friends with a couple of Hyuga kids. They had run off waving to her and went to go find some new playmates.

The rest of the group walked into a secluded room. Naruko shut the door and slapped a silencing seal on the door to stop their conversation from being heard.

Naruko sat down on her cushion, next to Neji, who was in the middle of her and Christina. Neji's parents sat on the other side of the table.

"So, what's so important?" Hizashi asked.

" I know this is going to sound really farfetched, but I swear, it's true. We... we're from the future." Neji said.

His mom just laughed. "You really expect us to believe you? Besides, why would we be the ones you tell?" She said.

"Because, you are my parents. Two years from now, you two will have me, your first and only child." Neji said.

His mom laughed again. "Yeah right! I bet you ar-"

"Wait darling, he might be telling the truth." Hizashi said.

"What? Honey, what are you talking about? You're actually considering this?" She asked.

"Why did you wait until now to tell us? You showed up a few months ago, so why now?" Hizashi asked.

"Well, we wanted to take the Chunin Exams first, since we wanted to become Chunin the right way again. And, well, I figured if you knew, you wouldn't allow us to enter." Neji said.

"So why not just tell me during the Chunin Exams?" He asked.

"Because, you might have disqualified us." Neji said.

"You can't be believing this Hizashi-kun!" His wife said.

"Now, I normally wouldn't but let's look at this situation. He does look quite a bit like me and you, he randomly appeared, a Hyuga, out of nowhere and we Hyugas never abandon one of our clansmen. And, I still might have some trouble believing it, if not for one strange incident during the exams." He said.

"What incident?" She asked.

"You see, while I was introducing myself, they must have been talking. And the blonde one here, Naruko is it? Well, she started to exclaim, loudly enough for the whole room to hear, 'No way! He's your-' But then, Neji here, he slapped a hand over her mouth and said. 'Relative? Yes, I suppose so, after all, we are both Hyugas.' I had kept wondering, why not let her say relative? Now it makes sense, what if she was about to say Tou-chan, or Chichue? He wouldn't want her to say it during the exams for fear of not only me, but everyone there of finding out." Hizashi said.

"Well, I need more proof than that!" His mom said.

"I have a few things, but not much since I didn't plan on being sent back." He said. He saw Christina reach for his bag that they had left at the end of the room and she handed it to him.