Chapter 1
The secret compound
Naruto sat cross legged on a self in a hollow tree. Through the tree was series of hallowed out under ground passage ways. Though His concentration was very
Straight forward. And His mind was in a place of relaxation. Not even the birds outside could break the strong current. He stayed fifty feet above the ground, in his tree.
The one place that no one else knew about. Or where it was. His place of complete
Solitude.
Hinata's pov.
Naruto's back rested on the inside wall of the tree. His eyes still closed. He felt the inside of the tree. He felt the life up in the canopy. He also the presents of a person below.
He peeked out of the whole barley to look down. "Hinata." he mouthed. He saw me glance around. Apparently looking to see if anyone was there. A smile grew on my face, and then I started to come towards his tree. Then I jumped up to the branch right in front of him.
"N-Naruto Kun?" I spoke softly, my cheeks burned. "I- I'm sorry I thought I was alone." I looked down. "No, no Hinata, your fine." Naruto smiled his cheesy grin.
I smiled nervously. "I- I uh came to go down into the tree's underground to look around." I looked behind him. Then back at his beautiful blue eyes.
Oh he'll never like me not in that way. My face fell. Naruto saw this and spoke.
"Hey I've really never been down inside, so will you show me around?"
Naruto smiled while he blushed very faintly. But I caught this. "I- I'd love to Naruto- Kun." I took my finger from my lip. I smiled and touched his shoulder.
Naruto jumped slightly, but let my warm figure lead him.
We started down the spiral of round tree steps carved in the ancient wood.
It grew darker as we went farther down inside. Naruto looked at me and lit his hand up with his blue chakra. With the needed light, I found a torch on the wall. "Naruto there the torch." he took the torch and lit it. The fire roared to life. He smiled and waved it around all stupid like. I laughed, he seamed pleased that he was entertaining someone.
The passage ways had torches along the walls. Naruto lit every other one as we walked.
The underground was huge. Something felt like this was the lost compound that was buried by the Kyuubi eighteen years ago.
Naruto looked up at the large path ahead. There stood a large door, with a seal on it.
Naruto looked at the carved in words. "The Uzumaki compound." he read softly.
I looked at him with eager eyes, but he just stood there his eyes disappeared.
"This is good right?" I asked. He looked at me and continued reading. "Only true Uzamaki's can open this door by blood."
He bit his index finger.
I watched in shock as he placed the blood on the handle. Like in the movies, the door shook, and a voice can on from out of no where. "Greetings Naruto Uzumaki. I am the potential leader to the Uzumaki clan. You have entered the secret of our compound.
The door swung open. Naruto put his hand up for me to stop. He placed one foot in. the floor sank beneath him. "I knew it!" he shouted for me to grab his hand and run.
Kuni flew in from all directions. Naruto blocking ones that came at me.
As the last Kuni fell to the floor, we herd the voice again. "Well done Naruto Uzumaki, you are indeed an Uzumaki. You my now proceed through to our lovely home. The computer sounding voice stopped.
Naruto looked at me and smiled. Inside the compound was beautiful. It was green and sunny. Fresh water ran in streams around us. But the town was bare. No one in it. I looked up. We were in a dome. A virtual dome.
Large buildings surrounded us. The Uzumaki clan sign was every where. I looked around the area. Not a soul was around. I looked at Naruto again to see his reaction. His face was blank. He started walking ahead, glancing for any sign of life. A dog? A dog ran along the bushes. He was large. (a/n like a Great Dane) his eyes blue, he had hardly any hair, and was a milk chocolate brown with one large black spot on his back.
The dog ran up to Naruto. Naruto smiled and pet the wild dog. "No collar! That means he's so MINE!" Naruto shouted at me. He smiled the dog barked happily. He was no more than a year. "Naruto looked around seeing if any one owned the dog. Still no sign of life.
"Look its Kiba!" I shouted and pointed out the dome. Naruto looked up from playing with the dog, whose name was now Rifie. Kiba stood no more than ten meters away from the outside dome. He was looking right at us. But he didn't see us. He walked right to the dome. Than walked right through it. He didn't come inside. He went over us with out any knowledge of us down here.
"HEY KIBA!" Naruto shouted. No acknowledgment at all. Kiba vanished back into the forest.
I left Naruto playing with Rifie, as I went to investigate. I climbed the moss covered stairs. There were three doors on this level. I checked the first. It was unlocked so I went inside.
Two very dusty pillows on the floor, but no people. I walked into the next room. The kitchen. Still no one. Then into the bedroom, there I saw, the most horrifying thing. The dead body of a young child. I held my hand over my mouth as I screamed. To scared and horrified to move. I fainted.
I woke to Naruto holding me, tears running down his cheeks. I started to cry then too.
We found only two other bodies. Both children. I watched as Naruto took up the poor children's bodies and placed them together at the top of a hill.
I searched inside an old tool shed, finding a rusting shovel. Naruto saw me coming and met me halfway. He took the shovel with out a word, and started digging.
2 and half hours later.
I stayed close behind Naruto as we walked back to my compound. He hasn't spoken since we found the bodies. He kept looking at his feet, then back at me. His eyes so sad, you could tell he would cry when he got home that night. I tried to comfort him by asking if he would like to stay here with us. He smiled briefly, and nodded. We walked into the compound, Neji practicing GENTAL FIST. He looked up, nodded then went right back to work.
Naruto's POV
I sat inside the room that Hinata's dad left me use. I had a family, and I didn't even know about them. I had a real home! But yet I feel so ashamed. Why did I cry? Why do I care? Why, why, WHY? I hit my fist on the floor. I felt the tears coming again. Now I stopped caring. The tears flew down my cheeks. No longer holding back I screamed into the pillow at my heels. I began to think thoughts that I shouldn't, for once I felt like giving up for the first time in my life. Maybe give it… what's the matter kid?The Kyuubi laughed inside my gut. Aw so you had a family. Ha ha ha! So why should you feel this way? Hmm? I mean the less confident you are, the easier it is for me to get out. My face twisted in anger. Shut up you stupid Fox! I screamed at him. He laughed again, and then no more words came.
Night fell outside. I was still so tired and crying. Hinata knocked at my door.
"Are you okay, Naruto-kun?" I didn't answer. Though I should. I didn't want her to hear me cry. I herd her footsteps leave. I closed my eyes, lying back on the bed.
I wanted her to understand, but how could I explain, what it's like to find out you had family, that you hadn't even known about till they're gone?
Sleep had finally started to take over. I let it consume my head and body. Not so sure that I'd wake tomorrow.
Hinata's POV
I sat in my room, looking out the window. I thought only about Naruto. I felt so sorry for him. I want to be part of his family so bad. But how would he accept that? He just found out his family was gone. And all thanks to the Kyuubi inside him. I didn't need to use words anymore, they only hold me back. This time, I was going to straight out kiss him.
I opened my window pain. The wood porch made a nice walkway to Naruto's room.
I walked so quietly, so carefully. That not even Kiba could have herded me. I arrived at his window. Something held me back. Was it my fear again? Or was it the fact that my dad's room was right next door?
I touched the pain. Opened the glass and crept inside. Naruto's face was half buried in his pillow. His cheeks still stained red from the salty tears. I sat next to him. Waiting until he turned his head barley up. As if commanded. He did just that.
Now was my chance to make my move. I leaned over, one hand holding my hair, the other gently on his cheek. He grunted softly. But stayed asleep. My head slowly, inch by inch made its way to his lips. And just when my lips almost touched his he woke up.
I immediately blushed. He looked up, yawned. Then fell right back to sleep.
I slowly let out my held breath. Until his breathing pattern returned. I waited.
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His breathing returned. I smiled and tried again. My lips touched his nose. I slowly went down further. My lips touched his. I was finally doing it. I thought to myself. Then I felt something warmer touch my lips. I opened my eyes to see Naruto wide awake. He started to return my kiss. My blush went away. I half closed my eyes. His tongue begged to enter. And I let it.
Our kiss ended. But not long after did another come. I lay next to him on top of his sheets. He held me close. And I never in m life had felt so happy.
The next morning…
I woke in my bed; everything went the way I wanted it to. We lay next to each other for two hours, just holding each other close. He cried some, but mainly played with my hair, and bit my bottom lip. I laughed softly when images popped up into my head from that night, last night.
I walked out into the hall; Neji walked passed me, smiled and said. "I guess I wasn't the only one up last night." Oh god! Did he know? I only stared blankly at him. "I'm not that much of an idiot, Hinata, doesn't worry your secret safe with me for now."
He left. I stood dumbfounded. Well at least he wouldn't tell… for a while at least.
I happily walked up to Naruto's room. I herd snoring coming from inside. I knocked softly once, than just went in.
I pulled back the curtain across the window. The bright light hit Naruto's face and he moaned. "Good morning Naruto Kun!" I came over and sat on the rim of the bed. He opened one eye, saw me and smiled. "What's up?" he spoke sleepily. "It's time for breakfast, and we need to go back to… you know where." I looked him carefully in the eye. He sighed. "I know you don't want to… but I think you need to live…there…" I stopped. His eyes, held a compromise. "I will go back… butt I won't live there unless someone lives there with Me." he smiled, and placed a hand on his chin.
"Yeah like my dad the big powerful man, will let me leave." I quoted in the air. He smiled, and pulled off his covers. He was in his boxer shorts. I looked down and turned red. My eyes rolled back and I hit the floor.
Naruto's POV
I picked up Hinata's knocked out body, I glanced out the door. Making sure no one was in sight. I quickly ran to Hinata's room. Placed her on her bed. And ran out. The smell of pancakes and sausage links filled the halls. I licked my jaw, closing my eyes. I let my nose do the rest.
My nose led me too the kitchen. There Mr. Hyuga was cooking breakfast. He turned and glanced at me. He gave me a look, a look of appreciation. For what? "Come sit, Uh… Naruto" I finished his sentence. He nodded smiling? What was he thinking? Mr. Hyuga is known for his record for no emotions shown. I sat down next to him. Still smiling he handed me a plate, chopsticks and the plate of food. I thanked him, but stared in his eyes.
"Neji tells me…."
Hinata walks into the hallway out side the kitchen, right as Mr. Hyuga spoke. She stopped to hear the conversation. "So Neji tells me you and Hinata are really close hmm?" He took a sip from his mug.
I looked at him, still smiling. "y- Yes Sir." I answered. He nodded and got a more serious look. "Now I want to know just one thing… will you take care of my first born? Hmm? I mean you do plan to ask for her hand right?" he smirked. " n-no not y- yet sir I just want to go out with her first, I'm not ready for that commitment yet Sir." I twiddled my fingers. "Okay, then I gives you permission to date my daughter."
Hinata herd this and smiled. She jumped in the air victoriously. She ran up the stairs, her heart pounded with joy.
Hinata's POV
He said yes! YES! I jumped onto my bed. Hugging my pillow, now all Naruto had to do was ask me and I'm in… but what about Saukura! I sat up quick. Nah she's still trying to believe that Sauske will come back. I hope he does, because she might impact us in some way down the road.
I herd footsteps. My heart pounded, but I covered my body under my sheets. And pretended to be asleep. Naruto walked in. and sat at the edge of my bed. His cooler hand touched my cheek. His hand playing with my bangs. I opened one eye. He smiled. And he whispered. "Hinata will you go out with me?" I leaped at him. And kissed him, "YES, YES I WILL!"
I didn't want to let go. Just stay, right there I his arms. Naruto picked me up into his arms. My face was so red it would've made a chili pepper look pale. He smiled, his nose touching mine.
"Naruto I know you don't really want to go back to the compound, so why don't we go train instead today?" I looked at him. His eyes held a thank you, but his voice spoke different. "Hinata, I need to go back….but yeah let's train today."
He placed me down. I shooed him out, I needed to change, ad so did he. As soon as I shut the door behind him, I herd him laugh quietly, and his footsteps walked away.
In my closet I had a lot of cloths that I never wore. My normal jacket was completely worn out. So I put on my chain linked shirt, than my black sweat shirt on top of it
My blue paints, and my shoes last. I opened the door; Naruto waited resting on the wall next to my door. His head rose up, and it was like a thousand harts played by angles, went off in my head. His face glowed radiantly. "Ready to go train?" he spoke. I barley managed to say yes.
We walked down the hall. Neji stood outside his door. "Off to 'train' are we?" Neji laughed and walked back into his room.
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meauahahahahahahahaha!
naruto: your evil!
DTED: duh! that's why my name is the "evil" dragon!
Kiba: too cold!
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