Subtleties and Sadness

This is my first fan-fic so be gentile... Anyway fic takes place after pein arc. Naruto/Hinata gunna be main point of the story.

"..." (speaking)

'….' (thinking)

Listened to while writing

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Chapter 1 "Solitude"

Naruto could no longer sit upon the mountain of hokage's past and gaze upon his village with proud eyes. The streets that were once filled with laughter were now drenched in tears. It has been 2 months since the Pein's attack upon Konoha. The earth was scared and the ground stain with the blood of friends and family. Pein had manifested in true form all the hate and cruelty of the world and had set out to form the utopia of his mind.

"For Those who do not understand true pain can never understand true peace..."

He was strong, so strong that even the greatest shinobi of the village could not stand up to his immense power. Such a thing did not stop Naruto though. He was Konoha's must unpredictable ninja, their wild card, the one that always came through.

As he sat there pondering recent events his keen hearing picked up the frequency of a distant baby crying waking him from his meditative state. "How troublesome" he laughed to himself for how much he sounded like Shikamaru at that moment. Looking to his watch he cursed to himself. "Damn I really should go check in on her"

As he bound from building to building he made his way towards the hospital. Due to the time visiting hours had long since past but this did not matter to him. Entering her room he pulled up a chair to her bed and gently took her hand in his. Such a thing was becoming a common occurrence to him. Every night since that fateful day he has made a point to visit her.

'Why did she have to protect me' he thought to himself. After her fight with Pein, Hinata had fallen into a coma due to the graveness of her injuries.'She looks so peacefully' Lightly squeezing her hand he whispered "Please wake up Hinata-chan"

2 months earlier...

Floating above kanoha with his hands raise to the heavens he exclaimed "Shinra Tensei"

In what seemed mere seconds what use to stand as the beacon of ninja society now lay in ruins. The once proud village hidden in the leafs was now nothing more then debris, a wasteland. In that instant it would seem that the will of fire had been extinguished, leaving only darkness.

"What is this. How could this happen" cried Sakura. What she had just witnessed would be etched into her mind until the day she died. As she sat there trying to comprehend what had just occurred only one thing came to mind. 'Naruto hurry'

Despite the insurmountable odds placed against him, he did return. Thanks to his training in the sage arts he was able to best Pein and finally put an end to his suffering. Where so many had failed before he had succeeded. He had won but like many wars this battle was not without its causalities.

FLASHBACK

Naruto was no stranger to pain. The beatings he had endured throughout his life had created a man with unmatchable resolve yet nothing could prepare him for what he had just seen.

Hinata : "I wont let you hurt Naruto-kun anymore"

Pein: "Reinforcements?"

Naruto Why'd you come out here? Get away quickly, your no match for him!"

Hinata: " I know..."

As she threw herself towards Pein and what certainly would be her death, her will did not falter. Like him, her resolve remained iron, with unwavering devotion and unrequited love she protected him. He was her strength, her inspiration, the one she truly cared for. If dying today meant that Naruto would finally know how she felt she would gladly place her own kunai into her heart. She fought valiantly yet her opponent was on a level far beyond her sight.

As he lay there constricted to the ground, he silently wept for her.

Pein: Why fight me... Knowing that you will die?"

Hinata: I stand by what I say because that...is my Ninja way...

END FLASHBACK

"Well Hinata-Chan I should probably get going soon would hate to see what would happen if sakura-san came into your room while I'm here" quietly chuckling to himself. He had not seen much of his friends over the past months. To tell the truth he had not seen much of anyone. With the village in such disarray he had found it best to stay away from people in general.

Reluctantly letting go of her hand he stepped towards the window, once more gazing over to Hinata's sleeping body. With as tears escaped his eyes, he was gone into the cold night once again. Plagued by the past and what had saw. That day will forever haunt his dreams. For that was the day he noticed her in all her glory, in all her subtleties and sadness.