The bloodline-Chapter 1

AN: So after the battle with Pain this takes place. I am changing everything that happened after the battle. My own events may seem out of order or out of place but deal with it I haven't really seen this part of the series or manga only way after it.

Disclaimer- I do not own any of the characters from Naruto.

This takes place shortly after the pain fight that destroyed the hidden leaf village.

A cool breeze flew across a major crater and then down through the remaining buildings of the Hidden Leaf village. Through building after building before resting against one of the medical tents that were established after Naruto had drove Pain away from the village. Sakura walked into one of the camps to see a young blond sitting on a small medical cot. "Hey." She said as she brushed through the door flaps. Naruto stood at her arrival and responded with a simple good morning. Sakura had brought with her some soup and placed it on a small table in the center of the tent. After a few seconds of silence Naruto reached over and grabbed the bowl but winced in pain from his side. He quickly open his jacket to see that his entire torso was bandaged up. "What happened to me?" He asked her with a puzzled look on his face. Sakura looked confused before answering him. "I think that when you fought Pain you shattered a few ribs and nearly tore a few muscles. That nine tails cloak of yours destroys everything, and apparently even you." After the boy finished his meal he walked over to the door flaps of the tent. "What tent is Hinata in?" He asked her. "The one across the way." She said while pointing towards a tall brown tent. "Thanks." He nodded as he walked outside.

When he walked outside the light blinded him for a second before revealing a vast battle field of ruin. The town was completely leveled by the immense gravity Pain could control. Naruto got a little angry at the sight of the village but kept cool and walked into the tent Sakura pointed out. Upon his arrival Hinata was eating her morning soup. Her face exploded with a huge smile when she saw him enter. "Hey Naruto." She said before putting her bowl down on the table and standing up. "How you holding up Hinata?" He said while placing an arm behind his head and putting on a smile. "Thank you for asking. I'm doing fine. Sakura and the others are doing all they can to help those injured." She responded before standing. She walked up to her coat which was lying on a small stool. As she put it on and fastened the buttons she turned back to Naruto who was on the ground in pain. He was silently wincing at some kind of pain in his stomach. "Naruto!" She shouted before falling to her knees and trying to comfort him. "Help! Someone come in here!" She shouted before Sakura and Kakashi burst through the tent's flaps. "Whats wrong?" Questioned Sakura as she dropped down next to them. "My insides the burn!" Naruto shouted before several immense coughs of blood shot from his mouth. Sakura began channeling her healing chakra into him and looked at Kakashi for him to gather some help from the other doctors and nurses. 'I know this feeling...Its that damn fox.' Naruto thought to himself before mustering his strength and standing. "It's the fox." He growled as he stumbled out of the tent. He clenched his stomach before he used his body flicker to jump away from the village and deep into the surrounding forest.

Now all alone he lay on the ground panting and wincing the immense pain he was feeling. 'Go ahead and do something.' He thought the himself. Naruto went into his inner mind to speak to the fox. When he finally could concentrate he appeared in front of the enormous gates that hold the beast. Although the beast was roaring out in pain as well. Its eyes where sharp as it focused its vision on the blond. "What are you doing Naruto?" Its mighty voice asked before being cut of by a large wooden tori gate smashing into his neck. Naruto confused of where these immense gate came from but there were several that fell completely trapping the beast and suppressing the pain they both felt. Naruto was quickly jolted back to the real world by a firm hand shaking his shoulder. It was Hinata, she was standing above him with her arms around him and his face buried in her lap. When Naruto come to his senses he leaned up breaking the contact with Hinata. She merely stared at him before telling him. "Naruto I won't let you become that monster again. If it hurts you I won't let it happen again." She was fiercely confident unlike usual and had a tear running down her face. Naruto was surprised by the sudden out burst of emotion and chuckled as he stood and stuck his hand out for her to grab. "Well then keep that promise." He said as she smiled at the gesture and grabbed his hand. He pulled hard lifting her from the ground quickly before hugging her. Hinata laughed at him as he laughed along with her. They separated and used body flicker to travel back into the camps. "Why'd you run off like that you dofus!" Sakura screamed as she slammed her balled hand into Naruto. He back up and threw his hands up. "Sorry I didn't want to fox to destroy things even more." He spouted resulting in Sakura to humph and walk away. Him and Kakashi merely laughed. Hinata was standing back but laughed as well.

Later that night-

Everyone had gathered next to fire pits that held large cauldrons filled to the brim with a smooth soup. Naruto along with Hinata, Sakura, Lee, Shikamaru, and Kiba all sat together eating and joking. Naruto however was lost in thought about the large tori gated that smashed the fox. After some thinking he stood and placed his bowl on the table in front of the table and walked off into the dark night. After a few meters of walking he was barely in the light of the fires, he stopped and sat on the ground. He began channeling until he entered his inner mind to speak with the fox. When he reached the gates the tori gates were gone and the fox was gathered in thought as well. "Naruto." It spoke. "It seems you ever cease to amaze me." "What are you talking about fox?" He said quizzically. He was touched from behind on the shoulder. He quickly jolted back in surprise to see the first hokage standing before him. "Hello Naruto. I'm the first hokage Hashirama." He said before Naruto bowed. "Its an honor but how did you get here and aren't you dead?" He asked calmly. "Good question." He praised. "I have been summoned her to tell you that you are my great great grandson. No one knows but your father was my sons son but had to be taken in since my sun was killed in a fight." Naruto was staring blankly as he was in thought. ' I'm the grandson of the first hokage. That's incredibly awesome.' He thought before asking. "Do I have wood release like you or is my sage mode different? Whats up with the family tree?" He asked a little more casual now than before. "You may have wood release since you stopped the Nine tails from awakening again earlier today. However it will take a lot of training to learn the techniques of wood release." He answered before showing Naruto a hand sign and telling him to only use it when he truly needs it and to not let anyone know of his ancestry. After Naruto memorized the hand signs Hashirama vanished.

Naruto stood and turned towards to fire. As he walked back he sensed a large force coming at him. As he stopped to dodge it Sakura slammed into him. She had tackled him to the ground. "Ow! What was that for Sakura." He shouted before her hand shhed his mouth. "Be quiet." She demanded before letting him to stand. "About the village the other day I want to say thank you. If you didn't show up not only would the village but also Kakashi be gone." She had put her done down as he thanked him. Naruto who had never been thanked for anything just stood in confusion. "Uh...Thanks but I don't deserve the credit. If not for Hinata stopping Pain from killing me and allowing me to transform into my nine tailed chakra cloak I would've lost. So if anyone thank her." He said before throwing an arm behind his head walking back to the fire. Sakura just stood there watching him as he sat down and joked around with everyone. 'That fool. So modest.' She thought to herself as she began to walk to group.

As the night began to die down Shikamaru and Kiba left to go rest for tomorrow leaving only Naruto, Sakura, Lee and Hinata around the fire. Hinata was staring and marveling at Naruto like she had been doing all night. Lee had been eating some more of the bread that was given out with the soup and Sakura was cleaning up the fire and prepared to go back to her tent. Lee saw Hinata looking at Naruto and nudged her. She seemed more entranced by him than ever before. "Hinata are you okay?" He asked her which resulted in Naruto looking over and asking her as well. She merely blushed a bit and denied any thing. Everyone went back to normal but Lee kept his eye on her thinking about something. After some time everyone stood to go to their respected tents. Lee and Naruto went on way as Hinata and Sakura went the other. On the way back Lee looked at Naruto which stopped along with him. "You know Naruto." He said in his peppy tone. "We are getting older and some of us have found others. I don't know if you haven't seen the way Hinata looks at you but maybe you should ask her how she feels about you." He turned and broke off from the conversation before Naruto could respond. Naruto walked back to his tent in thought of what Lee was talking about. As he reached his tent he laid down and looked up at the roof. 'I wonder of she feels that way. I mean shes always been staring at me.' He thought to himself before the fox butted in. "Love is a mysterious thing boy." his deep voice spoke followed by a small demonic laugh.

The next morning-

Naruto woke up slightly distressed from the thing Lee had said to him. He had stayed up late thinking about all the past experiences that he didn't realize her feelings for him. He eventually stood after laying in bed for a while and grabbed the bucket of water in the corner and cleaned himself. After he washed his body he got dressed and sat at the table to wait for Sakura to bring him his morning meal. After about 10 minutes he heard the flaps flush open but he turned to see Hinata this time with his meal. He was surprised yet happy that she volunteered to bring him his soup. "Good morning Naruto." She said as she placed the two bowls on the table. "I hope its alright that I brought two bowls. I thought it would be nice if I could eat with you." she said with a smile on her face. "Uh- yeah, that's cool." Naruto said while throwing his trade mark pose with hie arm behind his head and sat down next to her on the small cot. They both ate and talked about random things mainly about Naruto's absence in the village when he went to train in sage mode. Hinata was enjoying herself more than usual when talking to Naruto. She had been smiling and been more relaxed than her usual self. After the meal was gone Naruto stood and placed both bowls on the tray Hinata used to carry them to the tent. When he was finished placing the bowls and the silverware down he turned to Hinata who was sitting and watching some birds pick at some seeds at the tent's entrance. "Hey Hinata?" Naruto spoke which was resulted in a quick jolt by Hinata. "Yes?" She answered. "On our way back from the fire last night me and Lee had a quick chat...He uh...He uh told me that you might uh." He said with incredible anxiety to her response. He had never talked to anyone or even heard anyone speak about love or romance other than Kakashi and Jiraiya. Which he didn't want to use their examples or purvey tactics. Hinata stood slowly as he kept sputtering and tilted her head in question. "Naruto?" She said calmly and a little concerned at his rash behavior. Naruto stopped at her voice and looked down with a smile on his face. He threw up one arm behind his head before leaning back. "So Hinata I'm trying to say… Do you like me?" He felt so childish for over reacting so bad at such an innocent question. Hinata merely stared at him raising the tension in the tent. Only after a strong breeze blew the tent's flaps around did Naruto lower his stature with a look of defeat. "Sorry just me Lee had a chat and it seemed like you had a crush on me over the years and I ignored it. Sorry for bringing it up." Naruto went to turn back towards the bed but was caught by a huge slap to the face. "YES! You idiot I've always loved you!" Yelled Hinata as she jumped into him and embraced him. Naruto lost his footing and fell to the ground. As they both sat up on the ground Hinata had tears running down her face. "I've always watched you with fascination. Your courage, your personality, and your ability to never give up. You even now came back to try and save the village that beat and broke you your entire life." As she spoke Naruto stared at her with his eyes welling up. He never laid a tear though. As he stood he began laughing and smiling. When he stood straight he extended his arm for Hinata who took it. She pulled hard as to launch her self at him and placed her lips against his. Naruto didn't see it coming and his eyes widened as he placed his arms around Hinata. Both teens stood there embracing each other and broke after a few seconds. "So-sorry." Hinata spouted before Naruto caught her as she went for the exit. "No its fine but what does that mean?" He questioned as he left go letting her turn and face him. "I'm not sure." She said looking at the ground like usual. "Well does this mean we're a thing?" He questioned and sat on the bed. "I- I guess so" She said while her face exploded in a wide smile and turned red. Naruto began laughing which was followed by Kakashi's who had walked in. "W-What Kakashi-Sensi?" Hinata questioned as she bowed for a second. "I heard you two love birds form out side and had to see it out." He said while his laughing ceased along with Naruto's. "I think its great the mighty Naruto found his other." he said while pulling out the book he kept in his jacket pocket. As he turned and began walking out of the tent he stopped and said that there's a meeting at the fire pits about the next move. Both ninjas nodded and Naruto grabbed the tray as they followed Kakashi towards the fire pits.

On the way the group was quiet and there was relief yet immense tension among Naruto and Hinata. As they approached the camps Lee walked up to Naruto and asked him if he had asked Hinata yet. Naruto only looked at her from a distance and turned back to him."I'd say things are awkward at the moment but I also think things are going fine." He said vaguely. Lee was confused but nodded in agreement as he walked over to his team and waited for further instruction. They recently elected chief officials of the camps all stood at the front and began speaking. "Hello and good morning everyone. So first things first, it seems that the iron sand village has employed us for some bandit undertakings. We will send four teams of four to the region to dispose of these bandit hide outs. We have personally selected team captains. Team one: Naruto, Team two: Neji

Team three: Shikamaru, and finally Team four: Kiba. Pick who ever you're bringing for the mission and report back to us. That will be all for now." The chiefs spoke. Everyone nodded and broke off to the jobs everyone was assigned except for Naruto, Kiba, Neji, And Shikamaru. Naruto had first pick when looking at the list of volunteers given to Neji from the chiefs. Naruto at first glance saw and took Hinata, Sakura and Lee. Neji was upset about not being able to bring Hinata but picked Gara, Temari and Kankuro. Shikamaru and Kiba picked their groups and everyone left to report their choices to the chiefs.

That after noon-

The chiefs gathered the village again and told everyone who was chosen and what group they were in. When Hinata herd about her getting into Naruto's group she blushed and walked over next to him. He gave her a large smile before gathering Lee and Sakura.

Later that night-

After dinner the group came back to the fire pit and began talking like that night before except Naruto and Hinata sat next to each other and spoke mostly to themselves and Lee. Towards the end of the night Naruto left early by himself to a secret spot in the forest that only he knew about. When he reached there it was a massive tree that had a dark hole in it that lead all eh way up it and onto an enormous branch that was covered in privacy by moss and drooping leaves. When he reached the top he sat on the branch and began channeling till he appeared in his inner self to speak to the fox.

When he neared the fox the first hokage appeared and spoke. "So Naruto it seems you've found a love interest?" Hashirama laughed at the small blond before him. "Wait! How did know about that?" He pondered the spirit which responded. "I see and hear all you do in fact I can some times hear your thoughts if they are powerful enough. That was why I awoke when you fought Pain. To see the your hidden love Hinata be smashed and broken by Pain made you snap. Naruto nodded as he under stood and asked the spirit about his blood line and how he would train it. He was only warded off by an "Only in good time." Act as the ghost disappeared. Naruto looked confused but shrugged as he turned to the fox and disappeared. When he awoke he stood and stretched for it was late. He spawned to clones and told them to channel some Sage chakra for he would need it soon. They both used body flash and disappeared in the night.

As Naruto walked back to camp he felt a presence following him and when he stopped and turned to see who it was he was confronted by a man in a black coat similar to Shino's. He stared at Naruto before throwing a kunia at his feet which had a note stuck to it. When Naruto went to engage the foe he vanished in smoke. Naruto bent down and grabbed the note and looked over before shaking his head and placing it in his jacket pocket. When he finally started to return to the camps he saw Hinata waiting for him at his tent. When he walked up to her they greeted each other and both walked into his tent. "So Hinata what brings you by?" He asked her while sitting on the bed. She was sitting on the small stool next to the bed when she answered. "Well I wanted to talk about earlier today." Naruto sighed and nodded. "Well I'm not sure how to say this so. I would love to be with you Naruto. I want to always be by your side." She said in confidence. Naruto merely threw his arm behind his head. "I'd love that Hinata. I know I ignored you in the past and I'm sorry, but know I'll pay you back for it." He smiled wide. Hinata froze in excitement, she had been waiting her hole life to be with him. She jumped up and hugged him before leaving to go to her tent. "Don't forget to get a lot of rest there will be a lot of traveling involved." Naruto said while waving to her as she walked away.

AN: Okay so hope you enjoyed this. I'm hoping since I haven't seen this particular part of the series and should probably do a different part of he series but want everything to go smoothly. If you enjoyed the 1st chapter I usually update once or twice every week so check back soon for the second chapter and if you enjoy the story leave a review or pm me. Have a nice reading!