A/N:This is during the war. obviously an imaginary script…but it doesn't deter my hopes from wanting something like this to happen.. you know.. an amazing change like this…
Enjoy. This is my first go at fanfic..please be open about any improvements it may require and I look forward to honest reviews..sorry if you find my language atrocious at places, and if the story seems a little confusing or too fast paced, but I feel slow paced stories are a pain and fast stories make good reading…
Disclaimer: I don't own naruto or its characters masashi-sensei does…if by god's grace I did hinata wouldn't be suffering so much angst and naruto wouldn't have been this dense. Gosh he's worse than the tropical forests..
Chap 1.
"I guess we form a good team after all, don't we kurama?" huffed out naruto still in his full beast mode. "yeah, you are not half bad either kid!" replied kurama. The nine tailed beast and the strongest of all the bijuus, also the closest to the juubi's strength. He took a great time to realize that naruto was different from his previous jinchuurikis yet he carried the same blood within him, the characteristic strong 'uzumaki' blood…. "come to think about it all my jinchurikis have been uzumakis.. first it was mito, then kushina and now naruto…..yet out of all of them this loud mouthed blonde ninja had made the change….had made him remember his "old man's" words, his and the rest of his kind's creater the rikaido sennin…he knew and the rest of the eight of them knew he was not just a legend, he was real and he was their father…" a small smile formed on him as he looked on at his young jinchuriki..no his 'leaf village's comrade' uzumaki naruto, he was their hope and power, about whom rikaido sennin was talking about, " we are counting on ya naruto! If it its you, I know you can definitely do it!".
"what are you smiling about, ooooooh did ya just think of a gag? What is it, tell me as well. I could do with a good laugh considering how things are now! Tell me please!", chirped naruto…kurama sighed at the blondes ever dense brain and reminded him that the enemy was now in possession off six of the bijuus chakra and also possessed the sharingan and the rinnegan and that he should concentrate on the battle than on what the kitsune was thinking which was also, (by the way) none of his business!...naruto pouted at this and kurama smirked. "uhh..naruto I think it's better we come up with a strategy to tackle that menace, he is proving to be handful to the all four of us…ok six of us now if I consider the bijuus our ally which I hope they are…." That was kakashi, he looked tired, overworked and there were purple bags under his eyes and more scars than ever…on the other hand guy sensei who used to always spout nonsense about youth and fire was just as exhausted, he had never released 7 gates of life and maintained it for a time as long as that, and it came as a shock that bee was reducing the number of raps in his conversations meaning he was taking this seriously…..they needed reinforcements and not just numbers but good powerful ones, and they needed it fast, but putting other shinobis in harm's way of bijuu chakra was something all of them were against….
"I was always chasing you and wanting to overtake you, wanted to be strong like you, but I am going to stop once and for all once this war is over…I will stop chasing after you because when this war is over I will walk next to you hand in hand so please wait for me naruto-kun….." these were the thoughts that were going in hinata's head as she ran ahead with her team mates kiba and shino followed by the reinforcements towards naruto's field. All three of them shared a bond with naruto. Kiba was his childhood friend and accomplice in all of their mischief in the academy along with chouji and shikamaru. All four of them used to cut classes together and trouble the sanseis to no end, yet all four of them played and laughed together, the bond was unbreakable. Shino considered naruto a friend and an important konoha comrade ,thus wanting to help him. And hinata used to admire him since the age of five….she admired how brave and strong he was, how he never gave up and she never knew when her admiration for him changed into love, though she knows he has eyes only for sakura, for her his smile that saved her is enough happiness and if he will be able to smile with sakura, so be it. On another side ino thanked her father for relaying naruto's feelings to everyone. Chouji warned naruto to anticipate the slim chouji's entry and shikamaru thinks that the dumb headed naruto will need a strategist since he can't work half of his brain to do that. Sai and lee are also rushing towards naruto's side with their ambush squad and lee screaming at the top of his voice, " let's not lose hope, whoever may the opponent be with our youth and bonds I am sure we will be able to defeat them, guy sensei and kakashi sensei are trying their best so is naruto kun! Let's do our best as well sai kun!" "so this is what it means to have bonds and friends this warm feeling…it feels good..wait for us naruto!" thought sai. And on another side sakura runs on and thinks, " you were always left with the most cumbersome tasks but this time not just me but every one of us will fight together with you, so wait for us naruto!"
"whoa! What's this? I can feel a whole lot of chakra surge coming up from behind and around us all of it feels familiar…no wait..what the….!" Naruto turns around and finds 4 teams of reinforcements rushing towards them and could see all of his friends the konoha 11…and the rest of the army formed due to the shinobi alliance. his surprise and happiness knew no bounds as he saw his friends rush to his help but he was sure this was dangerous and didn't want anyone to get hurt but then again he was reminded of how each and every one of them was strong and will be able to protect themselves and their comrades that is what makes the shinobi alliance and his friends the konoha 11…
******************************************************************************************"what is this? Reinforcements? Hmph, as if that is going to make a difference, fools, they do not realize that the magnitude of chakra I possess now is enough to blow up two to three nations with no efforts whatsoever….guess I might as well finish this off before it goes to my head and acquire the kyuubi and hachibi.." the masked man wiped the pearl of sweat which ran down his cheek… as he was about to launch a full-fledged bijuu dama at the sea of reinforcements, they anticipated that move and the various wind style users and earth style uses immediately created various barriers and deflections thereby protecting themselves and naruto's group from any major harm, the fake madara became rather impatient, he didn't have time to waste on those puny shinobi, he needed the kyuubi and hachibi, and he needed them fast…he combined the bijuu dama with his own chakra modified into chakra chains and launched combined attacks destroying most of the barriers and deflections, most of the reinforcements were eradicated as soon as they arrived. All this happened so fast that it took a while before naruto realized what was happening. He was so busy rejoicing that he forgot he was in the middle of a battle on top of that most of his own comrades were injured….neji, shino and sai were injured and sakura and ino were already busy healing the injured. It all happened in a flash…and he stood there stupidly trying to digest what had just occurred… his anger knew no bounds…immediately he started forming his own beast ball that had previously rivaled the 5 bijuu's beast ball….but kurama stopped him, " calm down naruto! This is not the time to be losing your cool, it was as good as a bait to lure you in, we have to think of a plan before we recklessly attack, don't forget we have reinforcements and other shinobis here that we must not include in our attacks, it'll just make things easier for that bastard!" "funny! That coming from you, since when did ya start protecting people?" retorted naruto who had already lost his cool, "NARUTO! I SAID CALM DOWN OR WE LOOSE FOR GOOD!" growled kurama… at this naruto kept quiet, he knew kurama was right… but he couldn't just sit there right? He had to do something, the masked man was still continuing his attacks on the reinforcements and they were trying their best to counter attack, the medic-nins had their hands full..and the two bijuus on their side were doing nothing..more appropriately couldn't do anything in fright of harming their own side. Just then the masked man saw his chance and aimed a chakra chain at the kyuubi… it was quick and naruto noticed it too late and wasn't quick enough to dodge it since he was still in his full beast mode, kurama cursed… naruto hastily stepped back, but just as he thought it was too late he saw a curtain of midnight blue blocking his vision and shading him… it was then that he realized something….no…someone had taken the blow for him, he looked up to see long midnight blue tresses and a vested shinobi in a crouched position as if holding on to something that had pierced its way through. It was then that realization dawned on him..he knew only one person with that kind of hair…. " hin-…aa..-taa?" he stammered….not knowing what else to say. She turned, an encouraging yet somehow pained smile on her face, " what…. are you doing…. naruto-kun? This is….not the…..to…spa…ace out, we ar..e figh—ting to p..pr..protect you..but..im…sure ..you don't want to be left out..!" she managed to say in between breaths and coughs of blood, the chain had squarely hit her an inch away from one of her vital but the damage was done, she had saved this one blow but she knew she woudn't be able to do much now… "so much for walking alongside him.." she thought to herself and fell to the ground not once leaving her hold on the chakra chain… as her eyes flickered shut she thought to herself. "this is it?... I didn't want it to end so soon, I had just started out after all… I wanted to become stronger, wanted to overcome my weakness, wanted to prove so many things to my father, to my clan, to naruto-kun, yet it's going to end here of all the places, without me getting a chance to tell him how much I care about him, how much I love him, I am sorry father I could not rise to your expectations, I am sorry neji nii san I couldn't do justice to your training, I am sorry kiba-kun shino-kun I wasn't strong enough, I am sorry naruto-kun I couldn't protect you any further though I want to! I am sorry everyone for always being a burden….i….am…."
-THUD—
Naruto's eyes were as wide as saucers…it seemed as if his eyes would pop out, hinata had just taken a blow for him…again…why!...why? why did she something so reckless, what the hell did she mean that he would not want to be left out, what did she mean by this battle was to protect him why did she take the blow for him! Why was she always doing this, even if he did it, he always had support either from the nine-tails chakra or his own sage mode! But she… he saw her fall right before his eyes, it seemed nostalgic, this scene, as if this has happened before… someone had protected him from a direct blow with their own body…why was it so nostalgic. His mind wasn't working right, he was confused, angry, miserable, but could show no reaction, he heard a faint scream from somewhere, " HINATAAAAA!, NARUTOO! What the fuck are you doing catch her, she might die! Narutoooo, get a hold of yourself….naruuu…" but it all fell on deaf ears, naruto was shocked it all happened so fast! Since when did he start to lose control of the movements. All he could think of was one of his friends had taken a direct hit to protect him and he could do nothing to stop it! Suddenly his beast mode vanished and he was left with just the basic of the nine-tailed chakra mode. Kakashi rushed to his side and sakura to hinata's to fight a losing battle with her evident injury….
Meanwhile the masked man was kept busy with various styled jutsus and summons and of course the hachibi when he saw that he had already started to aim at the remaining two bijuus…
To be continued…..