Touch of an Angel
a Naruto Fanfic
by Orphiel Wordweaver
(Note: This story occurs during Shippuden…After the death of Asuma…)
Prologue:
2 weeks ago
8:40
She didn't notice the cold. As she ran through to her house on that cold night, Hinata Hyuuga could only think about the pain she felt. The pain of a broken heart...
It was almost like Fate, actually. As she made her way to the Ramen Shop earlier at sunset, as she and Naruto had agreed, but she saw a confusing sight. She saw Naruto, seated at the counter, but he was with Ino! At first, she was surprised at what she was seeing, but her surprise turned to sadness, and that turned to sorrow. And instead of going to Naruto, she simply watched them, an activity she had a lot experience with…
And so that night, as she felt the tears well up in her eyes, she dumped herself onto her bed and wept into it. She felt nothing, heard nothing, only the crushing pain of a heart torn to shreds…
She simply gave in to her despair, and cried herself to sleep…
Konoha's Gate
12:00 PM
A flash of light suddenly blew apart night's grasp, and then the inky shroud of night covered the gate once more. There was empty ground before the light flashed, but now, three hooded figures stood in front of the gate. Between the two was a figure, the only person who was wearing a mask…
"Are you sure that this is the place?" said one, in a raspy voice.
"One is never sure of anything, in only faith do we know what to be sure of…" replied another, in a rather breezy voice.
But the one in the middle only smiled under his mask. He gazed at the gate for a few seconds, and then turned to face them.
"I'm sure this is it…" he said to them.
"How?" they said in unison.
"Because I feel one of them, the boy, is inside…And we need that boy to help us. Cataclysm is too great a foe to taken on by us three alone…especially if he has an avatar here….So we need all the help we can get…"he explained.
"So, where do we start?"said the raspy one. "Do we kick down every door in this crappy place? How about we start with…THIS ONE!!!" He rushed at the gate, gaining momentum for a flying kick. He leaped toward the door, and posed in the classic flying kick position. "HIIIIYYYYAHHHHH!!!!" he yelled. His foot connected…and he promptly fell onto the ground, clutching his foot in pain.
"Owwwwwww…"he moaned.
"That's what you get for trying to take down a door that's five times your size, Agni." She laughed.
"I KNOW THAT!!! Aw jeez… my foot hurts so bad…Why didn't my atomic blaze kick work?" the one called Agni, wondered.
"The cosmic rules of one world, as in the one we aided before his one, does not affect another." Said the masked one.
"Pardon my brother, Remiel, he's a new recruit, and he doesn't know about the cosmic rules and all the other stuff yet…" Breezy explained
"Don't worry about it, Rudra. No harm, no foul, right? Now, stand back…" Remiel said.
He pulled out a long black strip with runes written all over it. He stuck it onto the gate in the shape of a doorway, folded his hands together, and prayed. For a moment, nothing happened, and then, a bright light followed the gate's creases and notches. He pushed the space contained inside the strip, and it swung open, like a door was cut into the gate already.
"Well, what are you waitin' around there for? Come on!"He called to the two.
As the two followed him into Konoha, he thought back to the things he felt when he gazed at this place. He felt, grief, jubilation, panic, but most of all, a determined air hung about the place, like it had a truly steadfast will. But somewhere in this town, he felt a sorrow, a very familiar sadness, the sorrow…of a broken heart, and the pain of loss. Somewhere, in this place, were two people who felt the same as he, once, in a life before this, he felt both, at the same time, and it nearly crushed him…
Present
10:45 AM
Two weeks had passed and Hinata had been avoiding Naruto like the plague. She would avert her gaze when he looked, and left when she felt him close by. Neji, though from the separate branch family, still tried his best to cheer her up, but to no avail. She kept shutting herself in her room; not talking to anyone. It was only the promise of a mission from Kurenai-sensei that pushed her out of her room and the image of Naruto and Ino together to the back of her mind. "Alright" said Kurenai, "You've got a rather dangerous mission from Tsunade-sama..."
After Kurenai-sensei's briefing, Kiba had noticed Hinata seemed distracted and aloof, and he was pretty sure why…
He approached Hinata, much to Akamaru's dismay "So…still upset about that thing with you and Naruto, huh?"Said Kiba.
"What? Oh…" replied Hinata absentmindedly."Oh…yes I am. It's just the fact that I loved Naruto, and I thought that he loved me back that got to me…It still gets to me...I guess I was wrong… "Kiba could feel Hinata's growing sadness through her words. "Look," replied Kiba, "Normally I don't give a damn about anyone's problems, besides mine and Akamaru's…But feeling sad won't finish this mission, and as team leader, and your friend, all I'm asking is that you concentrate on this mission first, and then we can think about what we can do about your problem, okay?"
"I guess… okay, I'll try…" She told Kiba with a reassuring smile. "That's good to hear…"