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This was it. Time was up. The powerful Godaime Hokage Tsunade had given up hope. Let me introduce myself. I am Hinata Hyuuga, ex-heiress to the Hyuuga head after I was disowned and cut off of my family by my own father. I had been hoping this day would never come, a day were Tsunade was just a shell of her past self, Sakura was half way to a mental institution, Sasuke was dead, and I was one of the few people who still believed in Naruto. I'll give you a little background on how this all happened.

A year ago, Naruto was still well, physically and emotionally. Konoha was being rebuilt after Pain's terrible attack, but he forgot about me and what I said to him. I was heartbroken, but after a little while, decided that I would rather just be his friend than make him uncomfortable. Suddenly, his seal malfunctioned, and with Jiraiya-sama gone, no one could replace the seal. The Kyuubi that was half out of it's mind with rage took over and stole Naruto from the village. He ran away leaving some people absolutely ecstatic, and so many more heartbroken. I grew determined to get him back and it became a period of growth for me. In two months, I was made an ANBU, one month later, and ANBU captain at sixteen. The youngest captain ever. I should have been happy, heck, my father regretted disowning me when Hanabi became schizophrenic from his constant verbal abuse. I refused to be made heir again, and instead Neji became a dysfunctional heir. He was forever to be controlled by the council because of the terrible caged bird seal on his forehead.

Months later, we heard word of Naruto being sighted by neighboring village. Their reports also included descriptions of a young man completely out of his mind acting more like an animal than a human. Parents began to tell their children that the fox demon would eat them if they ventured out during the night. Many parents claimed their children were kidnapped by 'the demon'. It hurt me to remember what his dream once was and how he had strived to become Hokage. I knew that that was not how he wanted to be remembered. The sightings continued, and each one was just a twist to the blade in my heart still, I did not shed a tear. ANBU didn't cry, unless they were dying.

When Neji first became clan head after my father stepped down, I was allowed into the farthest depths of the Hyuuga libraries to study with my Byakugan. I had discovered a second level to the Byakugan, in which the eyes could go through activation unnoticed, and could easily see through chakra clouds or Genjutsu. On one of my late night adventures, I found something that made by blood boil. One of the most ancient Hyuuga books had a way to completely disable the Bijuu, and have it disappear after the death of the Jinchuuriki. I was angry. The entire time, the Hyuuga had a way to rid Naruto of the wretched thing, and not once had it been mentioned. Then I realized that my Byakugan had been activated to the second level. I pieced together, that another person had written the book long before my time that also had my Byakugan. When I took it to Neji the next day, He could see nothing but a blank book. So I studied and after a lot of work and many headaches, I committed the book to memory.

Here I am a year later, standing at the front of my Hokage's desk. She is slumped and tired looking, probably fighting off the 365th hangover since Naruto left. I have the ANBU Fox mask I have so lovingly cared for tied at my waist. She looks up at me with soulless eyes. The eyes of someone who has had their heart ripped out time and time again, each time before it could heal.

"You are my most trusted ANBU Kitsune. And though I have been trying not too, I have come to love you just as I loved my 'son' before you." The Godaime Hokage burst into tears. "And it hurts me to do this, but we have learned the whereabouts of Uzumaki Naruto." I withhold my gasp. "Your mission is to kill Uzumaki Naruto. His brain is so rotted out by that damn Kyuubi, he won't know what hit him." She is speaking like a drunk person. "Please, just do this for me, and make sure he doesn't feel anything. Dismissed." I turn, and my heart aches when I hear the heartbroken sobs of the person I have come to know as my mother after Kurenai-sensei and her baby died in child birth. I'm headed home.

My home smells like Miso soup, Cinnamon rolls, Dango, and Ramen. I jog into my room and go into my closet. My mission kit is there in the back waiting for me. I slip on my stealth clothes and slip my weapons into hidden compartments. After a good five minutes, I'm finished and ready to head out. The air outside is quiet and no one is out except for the village drunkards, some of them I know. I jog to the front gate of Konoha and jump to the top.

"Good Evening Kitsune, out for a stroll." An ANBU I had come to trust was here to greet me, as always loyally guarding the gate.

"Sorry Bear, I'm probably going to be gone a while."

"I'll be waiting." I nod and instantly feel bad. I know he has had a crush on me for a while, but my life and my heart have already been given away. He'll get over me. I take runners stance and jump into the trees nearest to the wall. The air whistles in my ears. The option of shushin technique out of my head because I have always liked running better. I race for a few days, occasionally collapsing from exhaustion. Finally, I arrive in an area thick with trees. Looking around, there is no one here, so I activate my Byakugan. Now I see him. Naruto still has shocking blonde hair, but his eyes are far from blue. They are red with black slit pupils. He moves quietly, and I know he's not completely gone. I'm surprised he doesn't notice me. The moonlight is seeping through the canopy of trees reflecting on his hair making it glow.

He is obviously not aware that I am not here. I watch him more as he sits there looking up at the moon. A single kunai slips down my sleeve and into my hand. The darkness is overwhelming under the trees where the moon doesn't hit. The cold air moans through the trees and I run to the opposite side of the clearing where Naruto is residing. I can only see the back of his head from here. Something inside of my stomach lurches as I come to a conclusion of the choices that has been going on in my head. I slowly emerge from the line of trees. Naruto turns to me with eyes still savagely red. I head in at a fraction of my real speed waiting for him to make a move. When he doesn't even try to dodge, I move a few inches, and purposefully miss him.

"What are you here for? Are you here just to taunt me?" His voice that once was bright and bubbly is now savage and cold sounding. I stand in the trees waiting for the right opportunity. Finally, I see my chance. With the kunai still in hand, I jump out of the trees and drop the kunai as I fly towards him with him facing me. He has a Rasengan already built up in his hand as I run at my full speed. Right before I hit, I closed my eyes waiting for impact. Then, it came. I feel his hand plunge into my stomach at full force. With my inertia, my mask flies off. My hands begin to glow, and I know it's now or never. I reach out and place my hand on where his seal is. He begins to squirm as the seal is dissolved. One feral scream erupts and I see a transition between the Kyuubi and the Naruto I know. His gaze changes to me as I gasp for breath.

"H-Hinata?" I smile slightly even though the pain makes my body shudder. I lean forward with tears streaming down my face as his hand tears deeper into my body. I place a soft kiss on his lips and smile. I cry because I know I'm dying. The moonlight feels heavy on my eyes and the air feels even colder than it did before.

"It's alright now. When you go back, remember that I would die to protect you. Because I-I love you." I stutter out my last words as the darkness in my viewpoint consumes me. When it came down to it, if I had the choice of killing the man I love or dying, I would rather die! In the darkness I hear my heart beat slower and slower, and then…it stops.

I know, suck-y way to end it. I want to know if you guys want me to add another chapter? I'm going to put up a poll, so please visit my profile! Thanks for reading.