DISCLAIMER- I do not own naruto.

Title- The Rise

Pairing- Naruto/Hinata

The blood was everywhere. His once shiny blond hair was matted down with blood, as was his weapons. He did not think of this though as he slammed another resagan into an oncoming sound ninja. The blue orb of light hit the ninja's body with a sickening crack. Still he paid no attention to the man he had just killed, just as he paid no attention to the other bodies littered on the field. Not even when crimson sprayed on his skin would he stop his attacks. The fifteen year old Naruto would be disgusted by what he had turned into, but the Naruto of now was battle hardened and out for blood.

For you see Naruto had a purpose. He would avenge that which was taken from him so ruthlessly. Like any person Naruto had had dreams once, but he found that his dreams would change with his age. When he was five, he had wanted friends. When he was eight he wanted recognition and when he twelve he wanted to be Hokage. At twenty-five he still wanted to be Hokage, only something was added on to that dream. Coincidently, he had met the love of his life at twenty-five. Well he couldn't really say he met her because she was always their. His infatuation with Sakura had left him blind to her feelings for so long. He cursed himself for not seeing her sooner because may be if he had he would have had more time with her. He still remembered that warm spring day that would change his life forever.

/Flashback/

Naruto walked the lonely streets in search of an activity that would quell his bored mind. The rest of team seven was on a mission and he couldn't find anyone that wasn't busy with some task or another. Naruto was so lost in his thoughts that he wasn't paying attention to where he was walking. He was knocked out of his thoughts when he found himself falling to the ground. He heard the soft thud of someone else falling and immediately went to help them up. He realized that he knew who the woman was that he knocked into.

"Hey Hinata-chan!" Naruto said energetically I didn't mean to knock you down." He said outstretching his arm to help her up.

"It's okay Naruto-kun. I really wasn't paying attention to where I was going." Hinata said quietly. Though Hinata was a lot stronger and no longer stuttered or blushed in anyone's presence, she was still quiet. He notice she had dropped some materials when she fell so he bended down to give her a hand. They worked with fervor; making sure to pick up each article. In fact they worked so fast they did not notice that there was only one article of material left. They both reached down for the last article and were stunned to see each other both do so. Hinata, never one to argue, just smiled pleasantly and let him pick up the material. Naruto smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. He felt a little guilty for making Hinata fall and then putting them in an awkward situation. Naruto smiled as a light bulb went off in his head. He had a way to make it up to Hinata and stop his boredom.

"Hey Hinata-chan would you like to get some ramen with me? That is if you're not doing anything."

"Actually I was just doing some weaving…" seeing Naruto's downtrodden expression she quickly changed her mind "but I would love to get some ramen with you."

Excitedly he began to pull her towards Ichiraku ramen; registering the fact that she was doing something he had not seen her do in years. She was blushing.

/Flashback ended/

That day Hinata had taught him how to weave while simultaneously weaving her way into his heart. They were going to get married in the spring, on the day they first "met". For once things had been looking up. Sasuke had returned. The village had no longer viewed him as a monster and he was a serious contender to the title of Hokage. Then the sound had attacked. They had vowed to get married as soon as the war was over. Unfortunately that day had never come. He had watched as she was killed before his eyes. Days afterward her blood had still remained on the grounds as if depicting a picture of her gruesome death. He had trained intensely for the three years following her death, all for this one moment when he would finally deliver justice to her murderer. He was not lost to the irony of the whole situation. Seventeen years ago he had told Sasuke that revenge would get him no where, now here he was taller, meaner, and wiser and only living for revenge. Though he was only twenty-nine he worked with the efficiency of someone twice his age. He was no longer dense and he no longer believed in happily ever afters. He was a ninja of Konoha. He was but a tool for the village to use and as such he would die as a tool.

Naruto was like a madman on the battlefield. His dull blue eyes transformed to red and his teeth and nails elongated. He slashed through ninja after ninja working his way to the man who had destroyed two lives by ending one. Naruto finally made his way to the front and screamed out the murderer's name.

"Orochimaru!" Naruto yelled sliding into his fighting stance.

"Ku Ku Ku" Orochimaru laughed. His snake like voice relished ever syllable as his disgustingly pale skin moved up and down with his bellows. He made no move to get in a fighting position nor did he make any kind of attack.

"So Naruto-kun have you come to avenge the death of that foolish little girl or have you finally realized that you will never be strong enough to beat me." Orochimaru wheezed out.

Naruto scowled and his eyes shined with bloodlust. He would not let Orochimaru goad him into reacting irrationally. "Come Orochimaru. Having to look at your pasty ass this long is making me sick." Naruto answered monotonously. He had to hand it to himself he hadn't once gone out of control and that was saying a lot. He readied himself for an attack or insult. That was why he was surprised when Orochimaru started laughing. His laughter was twisted and haunting. It was thick with evil and thoughts so malicious it seemed to blacken even the air.

"Come now Naruto-kun. I thought you would have gotten smarter over the years. Why would I fight you and deny you the chance to see your precious fiancé." As if on cue weeds darted from the ground and held him in place. He hadn't even seen when Orochimaru used that jutsu. The weeds were enforced with his evil chakra and held on to Naruto's arms and legs tightly.

He watched in horror as Orochimaru chanted a jutsu that he was all too familiar with. He struggled against his binds tighter, hoping upon hope that he could stop him in time. Orochimaru eyes were closed as he chanted the jutsu's name while doing hand seals. He looked like a boy praying; at least he would have if it wasn't for his evil aura and snake like skin. After several minutes Orochimru's eyes opened wide.

The ground began to shake in an unnatural earthquake. Naruto closed his eyes to shield him from the dust. When the sound of rocks flying had stopped, Naruto opened his eyes hesitantly; as if afraid of what he might see. It was then that Naruto realized something had emerged from the ground. It was a blue box with the hyuuga clan symbol marked on the front. Naruto knew what that thing was; it was a coffin. Naruto also knew who that coffin belonged to.

One simple, trembling word was the only thing that escaped out of his mouth.

"Hinata."