I do not win, I defeat.

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Chapter One: where all lost things go

a/n: This Fanfic is strictly Sakura-centric. Pairings will be decided later if I find the need (and want) to add them to the story.

NOTE: Instead of Kumogakure, Iwagakure tried to kidnap Hinata.

Summary: Haruno Sakura was the one chosen for the transplant. She was young, and with her intelligence and great skill as a ninja she would be able to utilize the Byakugan to its fullest. A story where the Shinobi of Iwagakure succeed in capturing a Hyuga- and gaining the Byakugan.

-where all lost things go-

She wakes up into the darkness.

Unconscious or not, the world looks the same. Dark, and blank. The scent of sterilisation and chemicals fill her nose. Her fingers feel her face, running over her lips, nose, until feeling the silk material of the ribbon covering her eyes.

She pulls it off, and her world turns from dark to the bright lights of the hospital. She blinks once, twice, but something is not right.

Haruno Sakura of Iwagakure scans her surroundings with narrowed eyes. Her sight feels different to when she was put under the use of anaesthetic. But she cannot quite pinpoint what it is.

A knock sounds through the room, and Sakura casts her gaze to the white sliding door of her hospital room.

She pauses.

"Come in," she replies tentatively. The door swings open, to reveal a young man with bright yellow hair and a piercing cyan stare. He grins at her with a cat-like smile.

"Deidara," Sakura hisses, in recognition. The intruder's smile widens.

"Sakura-chan," he says mockingly, sliding the door behind him. "How's my baby sister?"

She growls, pushing herself up from the stiff bed and into a sitting position. She tenses under his gaze.

The relationship between the two half siblings was full of rivalry and Sakura simply hated it. Deidara was always acting superior to his younger sister when they both knew they were evenly matched in each spar.

"Your baby sister is fine," she replies evenly. "Father will be wondering where you are."

He sighs, rolling his eyes as he takes a seat in one of the white plastic guest chairs next to her bed. She glances over at him, cocking her head slightly.

"He can go fuck himself," Deidara says with distaste. Sakura doesn't react to his use of bad language. They both hate their Father, even though he is their common parent. The half-siblings had different mothers.

Sakura and Deidara were only united in one cause- hate towards their Father. He gruelled them with vigorous, torturous training at a young age. He had expected great things of his children. He wished them to be the strongest, the smartest, fastest at
/everything they did.

And he got no less.

Though, Sakura doubted Deidara were very smart.

Punishment for them had been in the form of whipping. Sakura knew that if someone were to pull up the back of Deidara and her own shirts they would see the scars.

"I see you haven't changed," said Sakura.

"You have," Deidara shot back, glancing at his sister who met his gaze with disbelief.

Sakura shut her eyes, probing her eyelids with her fingertips. "Don't remind me, Deidara."

Deidara chuckles for a moment, and they both know there is no humour in his dry laugh.

Sakura takes the silence to think. Even with the eyes of another, she sees the world the same. The world is cruel. Fate is cruel.

Once the Hyuga had been secured, and his eyes taken, her Father had jumped at the opportunity to have one of his own with the bloodline ability from Konoha.

And his youngest had gained the agreement of the council. Sakura was to be given the Byakugan.

She turns to her brother, and asks with a pleading voice. "My eyes… are they-"

Deidara casts her a sad gaze before it was masked quickly with hardened eyes. "The surgery is done. But they look the same. Green, like your mother's."

She sighs in relief.

"Activate it."

She shoots her brother a murderous glance, but she knows she must try. Better with him then alone.

"Don't blame me if it goes wrong."

"Well, the sooner you die, the sooner Father kills himself."

"Shut up, bastard."

"It's funny how you address me as such when we both are bastard children."

She sighs, refusing to give him the satisfaction of being right.

"Byakugan!" She feels chakra race to her head, and her vision blacks out before being replaced by shades of blue.

The world around her is blue, and Sakura has no need to turn around to see her brother's barely concealed shocked face. She can see it with her 355 degree vision.

She immediately spots the blind spot, a narrow section behind the head. It's a hole in her infinite range of eyesight.

Sakura retracts the chakra from her eyes, and the world refills with colour.

"There's a blind spot, Deidara."

-where all lost things go-

"We cannot wait any longer. Those responsible for Hyuga Hirobi's death must be brought to light."

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen , darkened his gaze at the mention of the kidnapping. He clasped his hands together under his chin, looking at the Hyuga Clan representatives that had gathered in front of him.

To his left, the twin brothers Hiashi and Hizashi stood together, muttering quietly to each other. In front of him were the Hyuga Clan elders, that had not spoken at all in this meeting- simply only taking notes and sipping tea.

He met the stare of the man who had just spoken. "Hiashi, forgive me, but how must we find those responsible? This was clearly a well-planned kidnapping, and since they have Hirobi-san's eyes- they must have been transplanted into a shinobi of Iwagakure
/already."

Hiashi straightened, and his cheeks darkened a little with rage. But it was his brother, Hizashi, who spoke.

"Then we take the shinobi with the Byakugan. A Hyuga cannot survive long enough without his true eyes- and with the information we have from the captured shinobi from T&I, we can easily conclude that Hirobi is dead."

Hizashi grimaced, before continuing.

"But- there now is another with the Byakugan who is not of Hyuga descent. We, as Konoha shinobi should take that shinobi and bring him back to Konoha. We cannot let one of our most prestigious kekkei genkai be taken from us that easily."

Hiruzen stared in astonishment. To counter a kidnapping of one of their own with a kidnapping of one of Iwagakure's own wasn't a bad idea.

"We cannot simply assume that the Byakugan Shinobi will simply come with us willingly." Hiruzen said thoughtfully. "It will be no easy task. This shinobi will be extremely well-guarded- and now he is armed with the Byakugan. Not many ANBU can easily fight
/off a shinobi with the Byakugan."

"The Uchiha can." Hiruzen swung his gaze to one of the Hyuga Clan elders. She met his gaze with a distasteful smile.

"Homura," he acknowledged, nodding towards the Hyuga Elder. "Please, continue."

The Elder Hyuga nodded, taking a sip from her glass before continuing. "No matter how our clan tries to hide it, the Uchiha's Sharingan has always been a deadly opponent to our own Byakugan," she said, gesturing to her own pearly white eyes. "Send both
/Uchiha and Hyuga alike after this shinobi. Send that prodigy brat of the Uchiha's. And we will send our strongest."

Hiashi turned towards the elder before pausing, deep in thought. "I will go, Hokage-sama," he said. "As Clan Head it is my duty to protect the Byakugan and the Hyuga Clan from those who may try to harm it."

Hizashi smirked. "No, brother-" he said, and the informal address sent Homura into a shocked state.

"You can only address him as 'Hyuga-sama', branch member," she hissed. "No matter how close the two of you-"

"-And as a member of the Branch House, and twin brother of the Clan Head," he muttered darkly, "it is my duty to ensure the safety of the Main House," he said, gesturing towards his elder twin brother." He faced the Hokage once more. "I will
take this mission."

Hiruzen nodded, but his insides were full of fury. He had always hated that despicable system of hierarchy that the Hyuga used. They seemed to promote the slavery of what they called 'lower-class' members of their clan.

It was only Hiashi who treated the Branch House with respect. After all, his twin brother, born seconds after him had immediately been stamped with the Cursed Seal.

"Alright," he said, sighing deeply before packing up the paperwork on his desk. "You're all dismissed. Get out."

Hizashi nodded his way, a ghost of a smile on his face.

The Hyuga dismissed themselves, flocking out of the single door in the Hokage's office. Hizashi pulled a Kakashi and ducked out of the window.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was left alone in his office once more.

-where all lost things go-

"How does it feel?"

Sakura frowned, blinking twice. "It feels normal. Like nothing's changed."

Lies, of course. But Sakura knew better then dragging her time on at the hospital. Besides, Iwagakure shinobi had almost no training in the medical profession. Her Father would send her to his personal doctor soon after, anyway.

"That's good," the nurse replied airily. Sakura scoffed. She didn't care.

"I'll be back tomorrow before you're discharged. Make sure to drink lots of water, and use your eye drops," she said, gesturing at the bottle on her bedside table.

"Hai, hai," Sakura said dryly.

"Alright then. See you later." Without waiting for a reply, the nurse dismissed herself out of Sakura's room.

She sighed, and slouched her back once the nurse was out of her eyesight. A few days ago Deidara had thoughtfully bought her a mirror, and Sakura examined the way her eyes flickered from sea-green to pale lavender in a matter of seconds.

Day by day, Sakura had watched the green fade from her eyes. Gradually her eyes stopped flickering to green, and on the day she was set to be discharged her eyes no longer shone in their normal green hues.

She gathered her mirror, and changed back into her normal shinobi clothes. She wore black bike shorts and a fishnet shirt over a dark crop top. She fisted her hair and threw it back into a messy ponytail, glancing at the mirror on her bedside table tostraighten
out the lumps in her hair.

Sakura folded the hospital gown she had previously adorned and left it on the already made bed. She grabbed her Iwagakure hitai-ate , and was about to tie it over her forehead when she caught her own gaze in the mirror.

Pearly, pupiless eyes stared back at her. She pulled the forehead protector down, and tied it over her eyes. Her vision was smothered as he silk rested over her eyes. She couldn't look at herself in another person's eyes. It was sick.

Some days, Sakura cursed her Father for bringing Deidara and her up in such an inhumane manner. Every day Deidara cursed Kenji Kirasaki for bringing his children up as the ultimate killing machines.

As a result, both children had refused to keep his last name. She was simply Sakura. He was simply Deidara.

Drawing chakra to her eyes was easier after she had practiced it a few times. "Byakugan," she murmured, as the world suddenly came alive in shades of blue.

The world was rather beautiful through the eyes of a Hyuga. Sakura could see every detail, but not colour. Not that it mattered.

She slid the door open, and walked out of her hospital room. She saw the hospital staff cast her looks of bewilderment as she successfully navigated the hospital without being able to see.

Well, they thought she couldn't see.

Her eyes were open and alive with the Byakugan under the silk ribbon of her hitai-ate. She nodded at the receptionist.

"Name?"

"Sakura."

"Last name?"

"I don't have one."

She saw the receptionist pause, before continuing to shuffle through her papers.

"Ah, here you are." The receptionist pulled out a copy of her medical certificate. "Please sign here." She handed her the form, and Sakura took it mid-air.

THE HOSPITAL OF IWAGAKURE

MEDICAL FORM

Name: Sakura _

Surgery: Eye Transplant.

Illness/Injury: Rehabilitation from an eye transplant.

Date of Discharge: 7th March

Patient's Signature: _

She signed the along the line with simply her name and a few fancy swirls. She handed it back to the receptionist.

"Alright. You're free to go."

Sakura nodded her thanks, and walked out the doors of the hospital. She didn't dare remove her forehead protector.

She walked briskly to Kirasaki Manor, for she could sense Deidara's chakra pattern there. Chakra patterns worked in mysterious ways. She had always associate chakra signatures with colour, but in the colourless world of the Byakugan she could recognise
/them by aura.

Aura was like energy, and with her Byakugan Sakura could-

She stopped in her thoughts. Not her Byakugan. It wasn't rightly her ability. She wasn't born a Hyuga.

But she had become one by surgery.

She wondered what was happening in the Land of Fire, as she strode down the streets of Iwagakure onautopilot. She knew the way too well to pay any real attention to where she was going.

When she approached the gates of the manor, she tugged them open with ease, slipping inside and nodding to the guards stationed at the entrance.

"Sakura-sama," they said in unison, and Sakura nodded at them before walking briskly to the front entrance. She heard the clang of the gate behind her as it swung shut.

She could hear her brother's voice as she approached the door. She slid it open, her gaze immediately on the blonde.

"Deidara, shut up! You're so loud."

Deidara didn't reply.

It was only then when Sakura thought to assessher surroundings. She was safe now, so she slid her hitai-ate off and deactivate the Byakugan. The veins retreated into her eyes, and she blinked.

Deidara was standing, his face contorted with rage. Her Father stood opposite to him, his face calm but the barest of emotion slipping through the cracked mask. Rage.

The two froze, and Deidara turned around to meet his sister with a much calmer expression. "Sister," he greeted. The two were to never address each other with their names when in the presence of their Father.

"Brother," Sakura greeted in turn. She bowed deeply at her father. "Father," she said in a low voice.

"Sakura," Kenji greeted, smiling. He walked over to her, caressing her face with his scarred fingers. "I see the transplant was successful. Wonderful."

Sakura tried no to flinch at her Father's touch.

"Get off her."

She turned, unintentionally freeing herself from her father's touch. Deidara was furious, glaring at their father with killing intent.

"Deidara," Kenji said darkly. "I warned you."

"No," Deidara said, shouting now. Sakura flinched. Deidara and their Father always fought, and this was no exception. "You had no right to transplant her eyes. What if the surgery failed? You would have lost a daughter. I would have lost a sister. You
/had no right to risk her safety without her consent."

"No." The siblings stared incredulous when their father denied his claim. "I wouldn't have lost a daughter. I would have lost a tool."

"A tool?! That's all you think of us, isn't it you filthy bast-"

"Deidara!" Sakura's hand slipped over her mouth when she realised her ownslip of thetongue. She glanced at Kenji, and he showed no emotion as he narrowed his eyes.

"Both of you. Dismissed. Do not show your face in front of me until you have deemed yourselves worthy of being in my presence."

Sakura steeled her face free of emotion. Deidara didn't bother. "Gladly," the eldest hissed, before grabbing Sakura and taking her with him.

Sakura let him drag them away from their father.

-where all lost things go-

A/N: Um. Yeah.

This idea hit me like a bulldozer in the middle of the night. I hope everyone enjoyed this. Also, I know that Iwagakure wasn't the one to attempt to kidnap Hinata. It was Kumogakure. But for the sake of Deidara *hearts in my eyes* and the storyline Ihave
altered this detail.

Note: if you read carefully, you would have noticed that the Hyuga that was captured was not Hinata. His name was mentioned to be Hyuga Hirobii, and OC of mine that only existed to be killed off. Sad.

Please, this story may be a little controversial but I want all of you to remain open minded. It will be a little angsty, involve some humour, maybe romance… *waggles my eyebrows*

Also, would you guys want me to post short chapters frequently or long chapters with a longer wait between them?

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