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Chapter 1: The legend
In the surroundings of Konoha´s forest, a shadow barely perceptible to the absent-minded eye was advancing directly to the village, just coming back in a good mood after fulfilling his last mission. There was nothing relevant in his success, but he always enjoyed the feeling of belonging in returning "home"
The sun made it a nice journey, warming him up pleasantly, playing among the leaves, shining unusually as a good announcement of spring´s entry; is not that Naruto Uzumaki, a vivacious blue-eye ninja from Konoha, was aware that in that March 21 the station of butterflies, sparrows and spongy clouds smiled again for regain its kingdom, he only enjoyed the warm feeling and the smell of buds in bloom... a smile in which one could read between the lines his philosophy of life.
His was daydreamning about a good plate of ramen, maybe 2… or 5…. And then, with the corner of his eye he saw a figure leaned against a huge tree. Uh? Who could it be? he thought as he approached carefully and found a female figure, with withe skin and blue hair as a pond of cold water, who seemed to be asleep. Although her position was irregular, the young ninja still thought her body showed a certain grace and even seemed to radiate some kind of light, he carved his eyes, thinking it was an illusion, a trick of his disrupted and tired mind, but when he opened them, the faint halo of light didn´t go anywhere. He decided to approached not quite sure of his intentions, but rather following his instincts as a ninja, and also, as a man. He had, after all 18 years old, and although his success with women was zero (or so he thought), he was still a victim of those centrifuges feelings when a beautiful woman walks nearby. Though he always reproached and condemned himself as a "pervert" that particular day, his mind echoed as backdrop… I think I begin to understand Ero-senin… his thoughts were interrupted by the sight of a kunoichi from his village, Hyuuga Hinata. He wouldn´t have guess Hinata used to dress something so tight, and if she did, her usual longs sweaters hid it very well. No one could blame him for not recognize her at firts... and those bandages on her feet were so strange. What am I thinking? Move your ass Naruto! Something bad could have happened to her! "Oii… Hinata… daijobu desu ka (are you ok?)" but the ninja didn´t get an answer. He called her again. "Oiiii Hinata!!! Hinata!! Hinata?" and this time he finished as a whisper. Now at 5 cm away to her ear, completely ignoring (as always) the respect for personal space, he was murmuring feeling a bit frustrated and... a little more distressed. I didn´t know Hinata had such deep sleep... he sought around the area for traces of some form of training, but her kunais was still in its place, and there were no signs of battle anywhere. Could it be…? "Hinata!! Hinata!!" he took her by the shoulders and shook her, first softly, then, not so much…
And again, just the wind came back as a reply. He figured it was a good idea taking her vital signs, he didn´t know that much, but he knew that a weak pulse and a slow respiration was not a good sign. He made sure she breathe by approaching the back of his hand to her nose and then felt relieved. Sakura had taught him how to searched for pulse, he recalled it was simple, but began to sweat when he couldn´t find it anywhere. It's in the wrist... and in the top of the neck ... the heart! I have to listen to her heart! The ninja sank his head into the chest of the young girl... noticing for the first time its actual dimensions. Her heartbeat is weak and very slow, but there it is, in fact... is very...
One minute later…
It is sooo soft ... he thought, smiling, but when he realized his actions, blush and shouted "What the hell am I doing? She needs help!" He took her in his arms, and branch to branch, roof to roof, he arrived to Konoha´s hospital.
"Tsunade no baa-chan!! Something is wrong with Hinata!!"
The Hokage, the leader of the village, and one of the best med-jutsu, turned around with an eyebrow shaking and one fist up in the air, but when she saw the young Hyuuga with a strange color, she told him to put her in a bed nearby... Hinata always blush and faint when she sees Naruto, but... that color it's an indication of a high fever, his breathing is superficial and her pulse is weak, and even so there is no diaphoresis (excessive sweating), nor a single drop ... just that sickly red glow in her cheeks . Isn´t her body trying to protect itself? She should have an accelerated heart rate, cold extremities and... Tsunade touched the hands of the young kunoichi, they were very warm and went to her feet, then she noticed the purple ribbons that covered Hinata´s feet, and the sound of dancing bells. It seemed unusual; there was something behind that image... a flash back. She raise hers pants a little, and hers eyes were wide opened with surprise. "Naruto, get out! I have to do a complete exam" she said with a weird voice.
"What´s wrong Tsunade no baa-chan? Is she going to be ok?"
"I said out! Now!"
The ninja, although trained in the arts of war, felt frightened by the monstrous force that women radiate when they raise their voices, and left the room without protest.
Tsunade, the leader of Konoha, was an educated woman, and with an exceptional memory. Purple ribbons and silver bells She was thinking about it over and over again, as if she invoking some kind of memory. Then, Tsunade recalled a story behind that flash back she had a few moments ago, a story that had become a legend and that she had heard many years ago in the mouth of his grandfather, the 1st Hokage.
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Legend has it that a princess with moon eyes will envelop the beast with her buds, she will swallow the evil and will balance what has been disrupted. The guardians of the ying-yang will go to her when her pure heart, bathed in the past in blood and cries, begin to breathe calmly. When peace sow seed in her chest, her heart will be turning into purple instead, and then they will proclaim her his lady, his queen, and will give her the gifts with wich her majesty will engender a new beginning.
The equinox marks the first visit. It will be poured into the princess the sea´s breath and the earth´s strength. Her feet will be blessing with the nascent sound of spring and protected from the cold with the color of her nobility, and her moon eyes, will closed for 5 days.
The shadows will fight to stop her, thunder will pursue her in the valleys and flat water will drown her in dreams.
Solstice marks the second visit. It will be poured into her the sky´s crying and she will be the ownership of the moon ancestral regenerating gift. The child with moon eyes will dominate the art of healing, she will heal black, withe, green and all kinds of wounds, but will not be able to keep herself out of damages. They will praised her forehead and blessed her lips... her head will be eclipsed with the astral crown, and thus will fulfill her destiny. She lovingly will embrace the fire and be a starry night in a never-ending day.
The end will be defined in her expertise with which her highness will melt between life, the elements, and death.
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The Hokage had heard that story many times, in some ways she felt identified with the princess, and fantasized with fulfilling the prophecy, even after abandoning childhood she thought it was a particularly magical legend, and now... apparently the girl of that legend was lying asleep in front to her. She began to feel strange, like an old superstitious woman. Tsunade shake her head slightly and returned to her job as a med-ninja; then while she was unfolding the small and narrow feet of the young 17 years old woman, and thinking she seems better now, she saw inscribed over the smooth skin of her plants a couple of Kanji, in the right "Earth" and in left "Sea." Petrified, the Hokage muttered
"Hinata moon eyes ..."