Okay, so this is a Naruto fic that is going to revolve around the kids of the characters in the series, the next generation. I my opinion, it's kinda cool depending on the way you look at it. So please give it a chance I will try to do it justice. If you like my idea, then I'll update quite often. In case that you don't understand some things just ask. Each chapter is going to be told by some character's point of view
Uzumaki Hiroko- son of Uzumaki Naruto and Uzumaki Hinata
Uchiha Mikoto- daughter of Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Sakura
Inuzuka Kay- son of Inuzuka Kiba and ?
Umino Chiharu- daughter of Umino Iruk and Umino Shizune(she's alive in this fic)
Uzumaki Ai- daughter of Uzumaki Naruto and Uzumaki Hinata, younger sister of Hiroko
Hyuga Ruriko- daughter of Hyuga Neji and Hyuga Tenten
Rock Takeshi- son of Rock Lee and ?
Uzumaki Hiroko
I felt sick. It was as if I had finally realized that I had just eaten something rotten and wanted to spit it out. I was forced to keep it in a little longer. The mission was almost over. I tried ignoring the smell of blood and death floating around us. I tried not to look at the corpses and I prayed to ease myself of my blood smeared clothes as soon as possible. I tried focusing my eyes on her: Mikoto Uchiha- a professional ninja; my teammate and childhood friend. She was getting ready to finish off the last of our opponents; one boot pinning him to the ground.
"Mikoto-chan," I sighed.
She heard me even though she pretended not to. With a flick of her wrist it was over. Blood splashed over her face and tangled in her black hair. Pulling her katana, she wiped it on the lace of her skirt and placed it back on her back. Her eyes turned from fiery red to their normal black hue.
"Mikoto-chan," I sighed again.
"We're done here. Let's go," she lowly said.
I heard Kay's dog bark.
"You look tired, Mikoto-san. Would you like to ride on Shado until we get to the village?" he courteously asked.
"Thank you, Kay-san, but there's no time to waste. I want to rest in my own bed tonight," she coolly said.
"Lazy bum," I muttered.
"Shut it, crybaby!" Kay snapped at me.
"Of course she wouldn't ride on that mutt of yours. She's afraid she might get fleas," I toothily grinned.
"I said shut the hell up, Uzumaki!" before I knew it, I was pinned to a tree with his hand clawing my throat.
"Let go of me, Inuzuka!" I said getting ready to fight back.
Our almost spar was interrupted by Shado's bark. We finally realized that Mikoto was no longer there. After glaring at each other we set off after her. I was going to beat him to her. She needed me to defend her against his advances. Not that it bothered her, but it bothered me. A lot, really. She would just ignore him which was very good. The only thing was that she also ignored me. I didn't exactly like that, who would? It is a real opportunity for me to be her teammate since half the shinobi of Konoha are chasing after her. Like I said, good thing she isn't paying any attention to them. Or is she? If she was, then that would be just unfair since I've loved her ever before we went to the Academy; ever before we were teamed up with that annoying Inuzuka and ever before he started butting in. To top that, the dog's father was our sensei. Both annoyed me to no end. Their dogs too, stupid animals. What annoys me the most is that everybody seems to like him and he's popular with the girls too. It must be because of those three claw marks he has on his chest. They must think they're battle scars nonetheless. It's just some primitive habit of his clan to relate to their dogs.
I was finally catching up with Mikoto. I had better stamina than she did. She quickly looked over her shoulder to see if we were still alive. I hope she was just as disappointed as I was that Kay was still on our tail. I lowered my pace as I saw Konoha's gates. We all stopped to catch our breaths. Mikoto looked down. It was hard for her to keep her eyes opened I could tell.
"Hey, Mikoto-chan, if you want you can go home and rest. I'm sure I can handle the report by myself," I smiled.
"I guess it's safe to leave you two alone now," she sighed wiping the sweat off her forehead and wanted to leave.
"Do you want me and Shado to walk you home? It's kinda dark," Kay asked watching the back of his head.
She raised an eyebrow before running off.
"I don't know, Mutt-san. I'm one of Konoha's highest ranked kunoichi. What do you think?" I said in a sarcastic girly voice.
"Shut up," he growled. "You're just jealous you didn't have the idea."
"True, but now I see how it would have backfired," I laughed.
He muttered another series of profanities at my address before he headed off.
"Hey, we're you going?" I asked.
"Home," he grinned. "You told Mikoto-san that you can handle the report by yourself, didn't you?"
"Hey! That's not what I meant!"
"That's what I heard; that's what you said, right Shado?"
The dog barked.
"Right. See you around, Uzumaki," he left with his arms crossed behind his head.
I scoffed. At least dad would still be at the office. And it's going to be a small chit-chat with Chiharu-chan, his secretary. She's my age, though. She got the job through her mother who used to be secretary before her. She is Iruka-sensei's daughter, but she doesn't have any good ninja skills aside from a little bit of healing. She never passed as a genin. I opened the door to my father's office. He was leaning above some scrolls. His gaze froze when he saw me.
"Hiroko," he said. "Where're the others?"
"They went straight home," I tiredly said.
He heavily breathed. "Good. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," I smiled. "It was a kick-ass mission, dad. You should've seen me-"I enthusiastically started.
"Why don't you tell it all to Chiharu-chan over there?" he pointed to a sofa where the young girl was sleeping.
She was resting with one hand over her forehead.
I softly nudged her. "Chiharu-chan….Chiharu-chan…"
She slowly opened her eyes. "Hiroko-kun…" she said in her childish voice. I smiled at her.
I backed away as she brusquely got up, her face as red as a tomato. She started touching the table in search for her glasses. I picked them up from the floor and placed them on her nose. I could swear her temperature went up to on hundred degrees Celsius.
"Y-you came back…" she pulled away.
"Yeah, tonight…" I leaned back finally noticing I was too close for her.
She looked at me with her big coffee black eyes. "I'm happy you came back safely."
"Of course I did. Were you expecting any less from me? Sorry for keeping you up this late," I shyly smiled.
She yawned. "No problem, Hiroko-kun. I wanted to be the first to know you arrived home safely."
Her face started to regain bits of its regular pallor, but the redness persisted on her cheeks. I started telling her how our mission went structuring it on days, pointing out costs and accommodations. She kept nodding and taking notes. By the end of our talk my mouth was hurting. I stretched my back and yawned.
"I'm beat. Can we go home, dad?" I asked the old man.
"Well I…" he looked at the clock. "I'm going to hang out here a little bit longer. But you can walk Chiharu-chan home and return by yourself."
"Oh, right!" I jumped up. "Let's go, Chiharu-chan."
"Huh?" she confusedly looked. "Hiroko-kun, walk me back home…?"
"Yes. Let's go!" I went for the door.
"Um…Hiroko?" I heard my dad.
"Hm?" I looked behind me only to see that Chiharu fainted.
I spent an awkward half an hour walking Chiharu back home. A half an hour that she spent telling me that there was no need to walk her home and I tried convincing that it was in the same direction of my own home. But everyone knew that the Hyuga district was at the other side of the village. I have always tried acting nice towards her, but she has these weird reactions like blushing and fainting whenever I'm around. I think she must have some problem with me. I tried asking my sister, Ai. She smacked me over the head and called me stupid. After making sure she safely got in, I decided to return to my house. The night breeze baring the smell of leaves caressed my cheeks. It felt like home. After taking in a deep breath I sprinted all the way to the Hyuga district. I tried entering the branch compound without making any noise. I quietly closed my door. Sighing, I leaned against it. Only when I saw my big bed and the clean white sheets had I realized just how sleepy I was. I fell onto my bed and didn't bother washing.
Mornings were always hectic in the Hyuga district. I could feel the trepidation and pulse of the other clan members ever since the first ray of sun appeared on the sky. Fortunately, I have learned to ignore it and in that morning I was sleeping like a log, anyway. Emphasize on that 'was' because my sister felt the need to casually barge in.
"Hiroko!" I heard her shout banging the door open.
"Hm…?" I pushed the cover off my head.
"Hiroko," she excitedly said before wrinkling her nose. "You slept in those clothes! You didn't even shower! Disgusting…" she frowned.
"Is that any way of greeting your brother after he's been on an A ranked mission?" I asked her raising an eyebrow. I thought I heard something run under my window.
"Personal hygiene comes in first," she pointed a ring clad finger in the direction of my bathroom.
I looked at her. Did she grow or am I imagining things. She just turned fourteen, but is almost just as tall as I am. It's scary. She wore olive pants and a fishnet tank top which she covered with an olive half buttoned shirt. She had full pink lips that seemed to continuously remain in a childish pout. She had bleach blonde hair tied up in two small pigtails on the top of her head. I thought I heard someone under my window again. She blinked.
"Are you going to stand there and stare at me or are you going to get in there?" she demandingly asked.
"Hey, Ai, I just get this feeling that someone is under my window," I decided to communicate her my feeling with the risk of being considered senile.
"Oh, that's just Ruriko and Takeshi training for the chunin exams," she shrugged.
"What exactly are they doing?" I looked behind the bamboo blinds squeezing my eyes at the annoying sunrays. I saw my cousin Ruriko and her teammate Takeshi run down the street.
"Laps," she sternly said.
"Laps?" I asked.
"Before they even ate breakfast," she added. I gulped. "Yep," she shrugged. "Bathroom. Now."
"Fine," I muttered to myself as I got in the shower. The water was cold. I tried switching it to hot, but only remained with the tap in my hand. Tossing it aside, I ventured in front of the freezing stream.
After finishing my shower, I noticed that Ai left fresh clothes on the bed for me. I smiled. She would kill me if I said anything about it. She didn't like making a big deal out of it. I pulled on a pair of white cargo pants and my dark blue jacket. My dark blue hair stuck in my face. I pulled it back placing my forehead protector. Pale eyes stared back at me from the mirror. The crucial difference between me and Ai. I had the Byakugan, she didn't. It wasn't such a big deal. It wouldn't have bothered me if I didn't inherit it.
I lazily walked down to the dining room.
"Hiroko-kun!" my mother wrapped her delicate arms around my waist. "I'm so glad you came back safely," she looked up at me. "I was so worried."
"Yes, she almost clobbered me when I told her that I had just sent you on an A ranked mission," my father said from where he was eating.
"It's not fair! When will I get an A ranked mission?" Ai complained.
Dad opened his mouth to say something. "Don't even think about it," my mother scolded at him.
"Sometime when you'll become a jonin," my dad smiled.
Mom seemed satisfied with the answer. "Sit right down and eat," she pushed me towards the table. "You must be very hungry. Did you eat enough on the mission? Did you rest enough? Are you sick? Stay home and rest today. Do you have a fever? Should he go to the hospital?"
"Mom, I'm not ten anymore. I can tell when I need to go to the doctor," I said.
"Yeah, Hinata, calm down," dad patted her shoulder.
"I just missed him so much," she softly smiled gloating at me.
I saw Ai look at us from under her eyelashes.
I cleared my voice. "So, Ai, what have you been doing lately?" I asked.
"Getting into the chunin exams," she said.
"Good luck with that," I said. "But it's not about getting in, it's about maintaining yourself. Ruriko seemed pretty determined back there."
"Don't worry, Ai," dad said. "You'll both make it to the finals and pass as chunin. Or so I hope."
"Good morning, hokage-sama!" I heard Takeshi's loud voice fill the room.
"Good morning, Takeshi," my dad tiredly said. "Hello, Ruriko."
"Good morning, uncle, aunt, Hiroko, Ai," Ruriko quietly said.
"I'm going to go, kids," my father got up. "Ruriko, Takeshi, do stay for breakfast, please."
Mother quietly followed him out of the room.
"So, Ruriko, chunin exams coming up. You must be excited," I grinned.
"I'm not excited, rather bored. This time I will surely pass," she said with a determined look in her eyes.
"Too bad there's going to be no cat fight this year. I was kinda looking forward to it. Maybe they'll throw in a little mud this time," I teased her.
It was rather disappointing that Ruriko still hadn't managed to pass as a chunin although she was eighteen. First time she tried entering the exams her team hadn't managed to take the earth scroll. Second time she thought against Mikoto. I could have sworn it would be a tie, but it wasn't. Perhaps a lot of pressure was put on Ruriko since she was fighting against an Uchiha. I didn't say anything at that moment, but now she got used to the idea.
"Shut up," I saw a kunai fly not far from face only be thrust in the wall behind my. Maybe she didn't get used to the idea after all.
"Don't worry, Ruriko, you'll make it this year," Takeshi said smiling.
"So you and bushy-brows over here are you dating?" I leaned over and asked Ruriko.
"Don't make me stab you with a chopstick," she coolly said. "Of course not," her pale eyes narrowed at me.
I heard Ai choking on her water as she tried to suppress a giggle.
"Then what the hell is he doing in our house?" I asked.
"Hey, hokage-sama invited me in!" Takeshi said. "I came here to help Ruriko in her training."
"Aren't you a jonin already?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"He seems to have a fetish for doing laps. He can't help it whenever he seems someone doing them," Ai said staring down at her water glass.
"Hey!" Takeshi twitched slightly blushing.
"Very mature, Ai," Ruriko said.
"I'm just a fourteen year old kid," she smirked.
"Well I'm off," Ruriko decided to leave.
"Hey, I was thinking of going to the main house for dinner, you guys want to come?" I heard Ai ask.
"No," Ruriko's reply immediately came. Big surprise there.
"Maybe," I said finishing the remains of my breakfast.
"I would-"Takeshi joyfully started. We blankly stared. "Guess I'm not invited."
"You're not missing out on anything," Ruriko said before leaving the room.
I looked at how she gracefully left the room. Takeshi quietly followed after her.
"You think we should tell Neji she has a stalker?" Ai asked me.
"No, let him be," I said leaning back in my chair. "Once he starts throwing pebbles and does serenades, we'll tell someone."
Ai laughed with me.
"Well, I'm heading off," I said stretching my arms.
"Where to?" she asked.
"Bed where else?" he turned raising an eyebrow.
"You lazy bum," she rolled her eyes.
"Keep that in mind when you'll return from your first A rank mission. Later, kid," I said before returning to my room.