The last loyal Uchiha narrowed her eyes. "You." She said, crossing her arms.
The most surprising Hyuuga offered her a kind smile. "Me." She replied, folding her arms in a demure fashion. "It's nice to see you, Satsuki-san." She said, causing a shiver to run down Satsuki's spine. No one as sick and twisted as Hinata was should be able to smile that way. Satsuki was absolutely certain that Hinata was doing so entirely to throw her off her game.
It wouldn't work. Not this time. She wouldn't be helpless again. "What do you want?" She asked, making damn sure to keep an eye trained on the crazy bitch that had made her fear her nightmares once again with such startling ease. Despite the rough shock, she knew for a fact that she could take Hinata on in a fight… and this time, the Hyuuga wouldn't have the element of surprise to even out the score. "You don't scare me." Her voice might have solemn, calm and certain, but she knew, deep down, that she was lying.
Hinata scared her.
Hinata was sick, twisted and damaged in the head. Hinata was someone who had threatened to take away the reasons for Satsuki's existence with the same kind smile that she spoke about the greatness of her beloved. In short, Hinata was insane, plain and simple, and that made her unpredictable.
For an Uchiha, someone who valued predicting her enemies's moves even before they thought them up, having someone as unpredictably insane as Hinata around was an utterly terrifying concept. It didn't help that the only one vaguely aware of the depths of Hinata's insanity was Satsuki herself, and she doubted her word would hold much in the way of weight if she were to accuse the heiress of the Hyuuga clan of being the monster she was.
The Jyuuken did not leave sufficient physical marks and the chakra residue faded as soon as the effects did, which meant that there really was no way to prove that there was any form of combat between them… though then again, she couldn't call that combat. Not truly.
"What do I want?" Hinata asked, gasping. "You offend me! I have watched you from afar. I have watched you with Naruko-chan… and you make her happy." Hinata spoke, beginning to walk and circling Satsuki, making damn sure to show that she was completely open to attack. Satsuki instantly knew that she was up to something, because otherwise she wouldn't show herself as openly as this.
If she had to make a guess, Satsuki would say that Hinata likely counted on Satsuki being politically savvy enough not to attack her. Unlike the Hyuuga, who only needed to tap her opponent to inflict damage enough to incapacitate, whatever Satsuki did would leave marks, and Hinata's word held much weight, due to the personality she superimposed over the insanity of her true self.
Satsuki could only grudgingly admit that Hinata was acting like a true ninja.
"Like I spoke to you, if Naruko-chan is happy, so am I, Satsuki-san." Hinata spoke, offering her a big smile. "It's a pity that you're too much of a coward and an idiot to act on your true feelings, but… Perhaps it's for the best." The supposedly shy Hyuuga mused. "Your accursed blood can do no good, after all."
All logical thought left Satsuki's mind as she growled and launched herself at the genin that was mercilessly mocking her family. Hinata barely had time to even blink as she was punched and thrown halfway across the alley that they had met in. Coincidentally, the same one as last time. Hinata grunted as he landed against the wall, using it to hold herself upright and look at the standing Uchiha.
"How dare you!?" the near snarl that came from Satsuki's mouth seemed to strike a chord within Hinata, because it caused her to flinch. Nonetheless, the Hyuuga regained her composure with rather startling ease, which caused Satsuki's rage to bubble further. "Have you no shame!? Are you such a monster that you would speak ill of the dead!? ANSWER, you bitch!" All thoughts of maintaining secrecy had gone to hell as she advanced on the downed Uchiha.
When Hinata kept her silence, Satsuki kicked her on the side, forcing her to lay on the floor. No reaction was given, and Satsuki growled as she took a step back, trying to calm herself. "Is this all it takes to get you all riled up and ready to walk into an ambush? I am disappointed." Hinata spoke, standing up as she did and dusting herself off. She absent mindedly rubbed her cheek. It'd certainly swell in a short time. "You are dangerous… to yourself. But more importantly, you are dangerous to your teammates."
"Who do you think you are!?" Satsuki growled out, eyes narrow and anger evident.
"Me?" Hinata asked, smiling. "I'm simply a concerned person. Perhaps you need a less… subtle reminder of why discretion is the most important part of bravery." Hinata spoke, nodding to herself. Then she formed a single handseal with her hand…
… And pain lanced through Satsuki's body, starting with what felt like a bolt of lightning coming from her shin and riding straight up from there. She dropped to her knees at the feeling of pain, her sight going hazy and most of her body numb within a minute. She almost didn't feel the slap that knocked her to the floor.
"Simple work, a shock tag. Simpler still to attach it to your leg when you kicked me." Hinata explained. "Your hot head can cost you your life. If you cause your own death, then that will be that… but if your idiocy is to be paid by your teammates's blood…" The words were left to hang, as Hinata turned around and left. As she left the alley, a vaguely humanoid black shape appeared in a flurry of leaves and wind, though Satsuki's sight was still covered in swimming black shapes when the two left.
"This is going too far…" She heard someone mutter, and thought the voice sounded oddly familiar… However, she couldn't concentrate, as exhaustion and an abused nervous system caught up to her and she was out like a light the moment she felt someone's arms encircle her.