Burden of Kyuubi

by Dismos

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto characters or anything else Naruto

A/N: Hey guys, Brand spankin' new at this so please be gentle. First off I just want to warn you that the first few chapters will be posted pretty quickly, since they are already written. After that there will be greater gaps between posts. Depending on how inspired I get from you people, that increment of time may shorten. Furthermore this fic is rated M for a reason so if your not old enough to read "Icha Icha paradice" then maybe you shouldn't be here. Well I guess it won't be that hardcore… but still. Now on with the story.

Normal

"Speech"

'Thoughts / thought speech'

Inner voice

Scroll 1: Hiashi is a douche
(a/n: I took the idea of using scrolls instead of chapters from a story I read awhile ago I don't remember what it was or who wrote it but I must say...pure genius my friend...pure genius.)

Naruto opened his eyes and looked up to see white, all around him. Like so many times before, he knew where he was. He was once again back in the Konaha hospital. He cursed to himself slightly and tried to get up. But to his surprise there was something weighing him down. Confused he looked down to his chest and found a mass of bluish-black hair.

"Um…hello?" he said while giving the hair a poke. Finally the mysterious hair started to stir and turn to reveal a very groggy face.

"Huh...Naruto-kun?" the person spoke as if still in a dreaming state. Naruto, upon seeing the face was instantly lost in the two large lavender pools looking up at him.

"Hin…Hinata? What are you doing here? He asked still quite confused at what he was seeing in front of him. But looking at her face he could tell she was quite confused also. Just as soon as he saw this, her face took on a whole other expression. Still staring at him, she instantly turned to a deep red and a look of terror crossed her face. Hinata bolted up into a sitting position and just stared at Naruto with her mouth slightly open.

"Hinata, what are you doing here? You're not hurt are you?" asked Naruto.

"Um…no… I'm fine…uh… they said you…you wouldn't wake up for a few more days." said Hinata still in total shock.

"Nah…seems what ever I do all I need is one nights rest and I'm good as new."

"Oh… is that so?"

"Yup, I'm tougher then you think."

"Oh no that's not what I meant… I …I …was just surprised." said Hinata finally looking away and down at the floor as she starts to twiddle her fingers.

"So why are you here again?" Asked Naruto realizing she didn't answer him yet.

"Oh…ah…I heard you were in...Ah...the hospital and I…I came to visit you."

"Why? Naruto asked not realizing that he was putting her on the spot.

"Because…I ...ah…wanted… make sure…you were…ah…okay." replied Hinata slowly changing deeper and deeper shades of red.

"Well thank you Hinata-chan…ah I mean Hinata."

This time it was Naruto's turn to blush but he brushed it off with his signature head scratching and nervous laugh. "Um…but how did you fall asleep?" asked Naruto not seeing how uncomfortable Hinata was getting.

"Ah…I have to…ah...go" Hinata stammered out and quickly got up to leave. Naruto didn't know why he did it but for some reason he wanted her to stay and got a hold of her hand before she could get away. A tingling sensation, starting at every point of contact between his and her hand, started to spread through Naruto's Body filling him with warmth. He didn't know what this feeling was but he liked it. Hinata froze in shock feeling the warm hand grasping hers. 'Naruto-kun is holding my hand…Naruto…hold…hand.' she thought to herself as if lost in a trance.

"Um…please stay Hinata; I ah don't want to be alo… I mean its boring sitting here in the hospital by myself. Do you think you can keep me company for a little bit?" Naruto said looking away from her. Hinata was sure that he had almost just said that he didn't want to be alone. This triggered some questions that she had asked herself a hundred times before. Why was he alone? Why do the villagers hate him? She had tried to ask her father once but he quickly scolded her to never mention Naruto again. So Hinata sat back down next to his bed. After sitting quietly for a few minutes Naruto realized that Hinata was staring at her hand that he was still holding. He quickly released her hand, feeling a little disappointed as the warmth left his.

"Ah…sorry about that I …Ah…forgot I grabbed your hand." He said in a nervous voice. Hinata, who was pulled out of her trance by his Hand leaving hers, felt more then disappointed, but tried not to show it.

"Ah that's ok" she said trying to sound as normal as she could. The two of them sat in silence again for a few moments not being able to look at each other. This was only broken when a loud grumble issued from Naruto's belly and he realized he hadn't eaten in a while.

"Hmm…I think I'm well enough to leave." Naruto said. "Do you want to… that is if you're not busy…and well if you're hungry…go get some Ramen…that's if you like ramen…"

"Um…su…sure." Hinata said blushing bright red again.

Naruto felt the warm feeling return to his body but this time it started from the pit of his stomach and radiated out. He felt relived and nervous at the same time. This was the first time he has ever eaten with a girl before. Well unless you count the times when team seven eats together. But then Sakura usually sits as far away from him as possible with kakashi sensai and sasuke between them. 'I have to be on my best behavior.' Naruto thought to himself. 'You don't want to scare her away do you?' After changing back into his orange jumper the two of them set off to the ramen place.

Sitting down at his regular seat with Hinata beside him Naruto ordered for both of them

"Two large miso ramen with pork please."

"Coming right up." said the old man behind the counter.

Hinata sat there timidly but she couldn't help but notice the other patrons in the restaurant staring at them and whispering to each other. She couldn't help but feel a little self-conscious. After the meal Naruto paid for his nine bowls and Hinata's one bowl and they set off towards the Hyuuga residence. As they walked on they talked about nothing in particular. Naruto did most of the talking and Hinata put in a couple words here and there. When they reached the front gate they said their goodbyes and Naruto set off for home. Hinata stood at the gate for awhile watching the blond ninja grow smaller and smaller. As she turned around she was startled to see someone standing behind her.

"Father how long have you been there?" Hinata asked still shocked.

"Long enough, what were you doing with that boy?"

"I heard he was in the hospital so I went to visit him. Then we went out to eat. That's all."

"That's all? That's all?? Have you not disgraced the Hyuuga's enough? Your skills are extremely lacking. You didn't even sense my presence when I was right behind you. I forbid you from associating with that…thing. If you do so again you will no longer be part of this clan."

"But father…"

"NO BUTS… you can either follow the rules of this house or you can leave. I really don't care which you choose."

This was the breaking point for Hinata. She turned on her heal and ran, tears streaking down her cheek, she ran. She didn't know where she was going all she knew was that she needed to be as far away as possible from that man.

As Naruto walked home, thoughts of the blue haired girl kept running through his mind. He didn't know why but she just seemed like someone he could relate to. The more he thought about it the more he grew fonder of her 'Hinata would be a great friend to have. She's like Sakura-chan but nicer…and cuter.' Naruto shook his head to clear his thoughts. There was just something about her that he just couldn't put his finger on. As he contemplated this for awhile he could feel the warm feeling again every time he thought of her. 'What's going on with me? Am I sick?' he wondered.

After Hinata run for about ten minutes a figure came into view. She could only make out the orange jacket and blond hair though her tear filled eyes but she knew who it was. She did what came instinctively; she ran up threw her arms around him and cried into his back. Naruto was taken by surprise and thought it was an enemy attack until he felt arms wrap around him and heard the sounds of a girl crying. He didn't know what to do so he stood there stiff as a board. They stood there a good five minutes till Naruto decided to turn around. He was still in shock at what had happened but a lot of it was replaced by concern when he saw who it was. Hinata still had her arms tightly around his waste but now she was crying into his chest. All she knew right now was the pain and sorrow. She was oblivious to everything else until she felt arms around her back and the warmth of a hug. For a moment everything faded away and her mind went blank. She felt that everything in the world was right again, but everything comes to an end as the words of her father slowly seeped back into her mind. Naruto didn't know what to do now as Hinata started to cry even harder.

"It's ok, what's the matter?" Naruto asked in a soothing voice. "I'm here for you, you can tell me anything." Hinata wanted to answer but was in too much pain to stop the crying and talk. Not getting an answer Naruto just stood there hoping she would calm down enough to tell him what was wrong. As minutes passed Naruto noticed black clouds slowly floating in from the north and cursed to himself. 'Damn it, now what do I do, it's going to rain and if we stay here we'll get sick. I better get her back to her house.' So in the sweetest voice Naruto could muster he said. "Hinata, it's going to rain soon maybe I should take you back to your house." At that Hinata started crying with such intensity that it made all her previous crying seem like they were just light sobs. "I'll take that as a no." Naruto Sighed. "Well if you won't go home, then I guess you can come over to my place until you calm down". Hinata upon hearing this felt a warm rush sweep over her, a lot of the pain in her was now replaced with shock, embarrassment, and joy. She slowly stopped crying but quietly sobbed into Naruto's chest. "Well I guess you like that plan better, eh Hinata?" Naruto said nervously while scratching his head. Hinata was too embarrassed to look him in the eyes so she nodded slowly into his jacket. They broke the embrace but Hinata was very reluctant on letting go, she finally settled for just holding his arm like a teddy bear. They walked slowly in silence, Hinata with her head drooped and staring at the road and Naruto staring straight ahead hoping he wouldn't have to explain this awkward sight to any passer bys. It wasn't that Naruto was embarrassed to be with her, I was just very unusual to see Naruto walking with a girl, let alone the heir of the Hyuuga clan, clutching onto his arm as if letting go would kill her. Luckily most of the villagers were retreating to their dwellings due to the storm a brewing. They were walking at an unusually slow pace due to the fact that Hinata just wasn't in the mood for anything faster. Naruto on the other hand thought it be a very good idea to move along quicker but didn't want to upset her by tugging her along. It wasn't until the rain started beating down that Naruto decided they needed to move. 'Well if she's doesn't have the energy to move, I guess I'll have to move for the both of us.' Naruto thought. And with one fluid motion he scooped her up over the thresh hold and cradled her in his arms and sprinted the rest of the way towards his apartment. Hinata was very shocked when her legs left the ground but snuggled into his arms too tired to argue.

By the time they reached Naruto's Apartment they were both soaked to the bone. Hinata was completely wiped out by her crying and had fallen asleep during the short run back. Naruto had to struggle with the keys while balancing Hinata in one arm to get the door open. This was when Naruto started to panic, he was holding a sleeping, soaking wet girl in his arms now starting to shiver from the cold and he didn't know what to do with her. There were a couple things he knew had to be done, but how he didn't know. First he had to get her warmed up and secondly she had to get into something dry. He tried to rouse her from her sleep but apparently Hinata was quite the deep sleeper. Defeated he did the first thing that came to mind and put her in the bathtub and turned on the warm water. Naruto figured she was all wet already at least she can get warmed up. The water slowly filled up around her as he knelt beside the tub brushing the hair off her forehead. Naruto didn't know if this was the right thing to do but he did notice that she had stopped shivering. He stopped the water when it reached her neck. He sat there for a few minutes until he remembered he was still soaking and started stripping off his jacket and pants. He was struggling with one stubborn pant leg when Hinata finally woke up. The sight that met her eyes was quite unbelievable, shocking, and comical at the same time. She was sitting in a bath-tub of warm water fully dressed, and there was Naruto hopping around on one foot cursing his pants in his boxers and a t-shirt. Her face turned a bright red when she replayed the situation in her mind and it clicked that she was really in his apartment. Embarrassed she lowered her face into the water so the water was just under her eyes. Naruto finally freeing his foot noticed the water swishing behind him and turned to see Hinata staring at him from the water. "Um… I needed to warm you up but I ah didn't want to ah… you know... remove your cloths." Naruto said turning a little red. Hinata just stared at the boy in his undergarments casting away thoughts like 'I wouldn't have minded' and turning redder. Getting a bit uncomfortable having a girl stare at him in his boxers he grabbed a towel and inched his way to the door.

"Um I think I'll change in my room, I'll try to find something you can change into so you can get out of those wet clothes." With that Naruto left the bathroom and headed to his room. After drying himself off and changing in to his sleep clothes, which were just a t-shirt and shorts, he desperately searched a pile of clean cloths for something Hinata might fit. Meanwhile Hinata was slowly taking off the layers of wet clothes and feeling really embarrassed. Being naked in someone else's house wasn't exactly a regular event in her life. Naruto undecided as to what she could wear got frustrated and grabbed the entire pile of cloths. He set them in front of the bathroom door and called in "Hinata? I put some cloths in front of the door… you can pick whatever you want. I'll be in my room so you can come out." With that Naruto retreated to his room and sat on his bed waiting. Hinata thought is was really cute how he was being such the gentleman. She got out of the water and found a towel to dry off and wrap herself in. When she opened the door she was shocked to find a mountain of cloths as tall as herself. She picked through the pile looking for the smallest shirt and pants she could find; blushing many times as she noticed that Naruto forgot to take his boxers out of the pile. She finally picked a pair or training pants and a black t-shirt with a red swirl on it. She thought back to all the times she had seen him wear them when he was younger. Slipping back into the bathroom to change Hinata suddenly froze up in realization that she didn't have a bra or panties to wear. Naruto by this time was getting worried at why she was taking so long so he decided to check on her. Not wanting to walk in on her he knocked on his bedroom door and announced his entry. Hinata at this time was still standing in the bathroom in her towel wondering if she should have grabbed a pair of his boxers and blushing really deep. Just as Naruto was about to knock on the door of the bathroom the door opened and a towel wrapped Hinata rushed out planning on grabbing a pair of boxers. Naruto was sent backwards into the pile of cloths and Hinata landed right on top of him. Hinata pushed herself up with her arms and looked down at the squished Naruto. His eyes were as wide as dinner plates. That's when Hinata noticed that her towel was knocked loose in the collision and she was basically straddling his waist butt naked. Naruto couldn't help but stare, but was quickly brought out of his trance when Hinata screamed and scrambled back into the washroom. Naruto feeling guilty for staring at her got up and stammered through the door. "I'm Sorry for starring at you… I didn't mean to… I hope you don't think I'm a pervert that spies on girls…I'm really not like that... ero-sennin is but not me…"

"It's… It's ok…I ran into you…it's not your fault." Hinata interrupted him in a barely audible, trembling voice. Thinking it was only fair Naruto blurted out, "To make it fair I'll let you see me…that's if you want to." but quickly regretted it because it made him sound like an even bigger pervert. Hinata went bright red upon hearing this, but didn't say anything. She started slipping the shirt and the pants on while thoughts of a naked Naruto kept jumping into her head. 'Hentai' she cursed herself. Naruto was convinced that she was scared of him from the silence issuing from the bathroom. "Ah, sorry that was a little strange of me to say please forget I said anything. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'll be in room so just come get me when you are ready." Still quite angry at himself for saying what he said earlier he started gathering the remainder of the clothes on the floor and moved it back to his room. Naruto now came to another realization. 'Where is Hinata going to sleep?' He stood there scratching his head until he heard a gentle tapping on the door. "Come in." Naruto called out. The door opened and a head slowly came into view, half covered by the door. "Is it ok if I come in" Hinata said in the tiniest of voices. She was really nervous at entering his room. Partially because this was his bedroom but mostly it was because the clothes she picked out fit pretty tight and didn't leave much to the imagination. Naruto sat down on the bed and asked her to sit down too. He was still curious as to what had happened to her, for her to end up here. Hinata inched her way over to the bed and sat down. Naruto never realized what a small frame Hinata actually had; He guessed since she always wore really baggy clothing it didn't really show. Not to get distracted he asked flat out. "Hinata, about earlier, why were you crying?" From the excitement of just being there with Naruto and the accident outside the washroom, Hinata had temporarily forgotten why she was at Naruto's, but of course everything came flooding back and she felt the emotion start to well up inside her again. Naruto saw that she was going to cry again so he put an arm on her shoulder to try to calm her. This did just the trick. Hinata was able to keep her composure and didn't cry. She grabbed hold of Naruto's hand in both of hers and held it again as if she would never let go. Naruto figured she really needed the support right now so he took his other arm and put it around her and drew her into a hug. She felt a calm wash over her and she had a sudden feeling of safety. They sat there like that for several minutes until Hinata finally spoke.

"My father…"

"What happened?"

"He saw…you…walk me home…"

Naruto's expression dropped at this. He knew what was coming it's the same with all the villagers. "He got really mad at you for being with me right?" Naruto asked in a dull, hurt tone. Hinata looked up at his face with concerned eyes when he asked this. All she could do was nod.

"He told me that if I ever see you again he would disown me."

"So why did you come?" Naruto asked in angrier voice then he wanted.

Hinata was caught off guard by the question and didn't answer. She starred at her feet for a while but then looked up at him. She could tell he was angry but not at her. She gave his Hand a squeeze and chocked out. "Because…I…I…Love…" but that's all she had the courage to say. Naruto Felt the anger wash away from him and as if having revelation he realized that all this time there has been someone that cared for him. Flashbacks of time after time he caught her looking at him or acting really strange around him and even standing up for him. 'She really cares about me… but then again she doesn't know the real me.' He thought. The warmth that replaced the anger was now slipping into sadness. "No, you don't, Hinata, Not if you knew the real me." Naruto said in a hurt, monotone voice. Hinata was shocked at his response but was mostly offended by it. She finally had the courage to confess to him and he replies with that. Now she really felt like crying. The emotional turmoil she was feeling finally made her crack and Hinata started to see red. "Don't tell me what I feel!" She said in the most venomous voice Naruto had ever heard her speak in. Naruto was really taken aback by this and just starred as the aura of anger grew around the girl. Suddenly Hinata faced him and just glared dead into his eyes. "Uzumaki Naruto, ever since I was little I've liked you and looked up to you. Too scared to tell you how I felt, I watched you from afar. I have watched you win. I have watched you fail. I have watched you being ridiculed and put down by everyone. I hated myself for not being strong enough to stick up for you. When I saw you in pain I felt pain. I admired your ambition and determination. Over time I, Hyuuga Hinata, feel in love with you. So don't tell me that I don't. I love you Naruto and nothing will ever change that!"

Naruto actually felt scared of her at the moment but retorted.

"You just don't know, I'm…different then other people. Watching me all this time, haven't you ever wondered why everyone hates me?"

Hinata's demeanor changed instantly as the question she had wondered for years came in to play. "Yes." Hinata said dully "All the time. My eyes can see a lot of things but that was one thing I could not see. I wondered if I was the only one that couldn't see what was wrong with you, or maybe I was the only one that could see everything right about you."

Naruto was quite relieved that she calmed down but he was still quite certain that if she knew about his secret she would hate him.

"I'm just different Hinata. People hate me because I'm different then the other kids."

"But how are you different? I don't see a difference. Except that you are truly strong and that's one of the things I love about you."

"This isn't a difference you can see from the outside. There's something inside me that makes me different."

"Well if I can't see it and it doesn't affect your personality. Then I don't care what it is. I love you Naruto unconditionally please believe me."

Naruto looked into the pleading eyes of the Hyuuga girl and melted. At that very moment Naruto broke down his last defense and accepted her into his heart. A new feeling rippled through him; a feeling of companionship, a feeling like he will never be alone again, a feeling of being complete. Everything around him melted away the only thing he could see was the cute blue haired girl before him pouring her love into him. He didn't know what possessed him to do it but the urge was so strong he couldn't resist. Placing a hand under her chin Naruto tilted her head and drew his own closer. There lips only an inch apart both teens gave into the moment. Hinata could feel his warm breath on her lips as their proximity grew closer. She trembled with anticipation. Her hands naturally rose up to his face and caressed his cheeks with the whisker like birthmarks she loved so much. And then, after what felt like an eternity, contact…everything went black

A/N: Well there you have it chapter...oh I mean scroll 1. Tell me what you guys think. Also I know there will be some misspellings of japanese translated words. If anyone see them and knows how to correctly spell them, then I am all ears and two hands to correct them. Thanx for reading everyone. Until next time.