Well guys here is my new story Rise of the Namikaze Clan. I was just thinking about some thigns and this story popped into my head so i hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto, the only thing i own is the plot and any OC

I hope you enjoy this new story :)

After the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto left the village to get stronger. Sasuke left again after the battle with the Ten Tails, and also after trying to kill Naruto. So Naruto left so he could finally bring Sasuke back. It's been three years since that day and now a 19 year old Naruto returns to the village. What will be waiting for him when he gets back? Did he ever find Sasuke? How much stronger has he gotten? Will there also be a certain Kunoichi that captures his heart?

Chapter 1

Return

Naruto ran a hand through his yellow untamed hair, it was still spikey on top but it now went down further like his father's. He was wearing an orange long sleeve V-neck shirt that showed of some of his pecks, a black vest over it with the sleeves cut off, long black cargo pants, and black combat sandals. He had training weights on his legs underneath his pants, and he had them over his sleeves, they were black and were used by pumping chakra into them to make them heavier or lighter. He had his kunai pouch strapped to his right leg, and he had a sword strapped to his back (imagine the Z-sword Trunks has, that's basically what it is, but this is slightly bigger). It had a black hilt with a red guard; the blade itself was black and had a fox chain at the end of the hilt. He had a black cloak over his clothes and he pulled the hood on.

"I'm finally home" he said looking at the village. His voice had gotten slightly deeper over the years. He walked through the gates of the village and smiled at the sight of a few children playing with a ball. He looked around and remembered some of the faces of the villagers. He looked up to the Hokage Monument and smiled.

"Well it looks like Grandma Tsunade is still Hokage" he walked down the street and towards the Hokage Tower. He managed to avoid everyone and he finally arrived at her door. He knocked and he heard the talking on the other side stop.

"Come in" Tsunade said. He took a deep breath and opened up the doors. He looked around the room and saw Tsunade, Shizune, and Kakashi.

"Who are you?" Tsunade asked standing up. Everyone looked to be on guard and Naruto smirked.

"It's good to see all of you too" Naruto said removing his hood.

"Naruto, your back" Shizune exclaimed. He simply nodded and looked to Kakashi who was smiling under his mask.

"Welcome back Naruto, I take it training went well" he said. Naruto just shrugged and turned to Tsunade who was smiling.

"It's good to have you back" she said.

"It's good to be back" he said scratching the back of his head.

"Well your house is just how you left it if you…" Naruto cut Tsunade off by putting his hand in the air.

"I'm actually not here to stay. I just came to get a few things and I'm leaving again" he said. They all stared at him with confused looks on their faces.

"Why aren't you staying, you just got back" Shizune said. His eyes turned distant and cold and he lowered his head.

"I have a promise to keep" he said looking at the floor. They all slowly looked at the ground and sighed.

"How long will you be staying?" Tsunade asked. Naruto shrugged and thought for a minute.

"Well I guess I'll stay till Christmas, it's only three days away" he said. They all nodded and an ANBU came into the room.

"Lord Hokage, you are being summoned by the Council" he said bowing his head. She sighed and stood up. She walked over to Naruto and kissed his forehead.

"It's good to have you back, even if it only is for a few days" she said before leaving the room with Shizune.

"So Naruto, how did training go?" Kakashi asked. Naruto smirked and looked at his old Sensei.

"Why don't you find out first hand" he said smirking. Kakashi chuckled and closed his book.

"I'll meet you at the Training Grounds" he said before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Naruto smirked and he used his father's Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique) and teleported to the Training Grounds. While he was still here he planted a bunch of kunai with the seal on them so he could teleport all over the village. When he got there he saw everyone just sitting down relaxing under a tree. Sakura, Ino, Lee, Ten-Ten, Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, Sai, and Hinata were all there. They all looked so much older and he smiled at them. He pulled his hood over his head and then Kakashi appeared beside him.

"I take it you don't want them to know yet" he said from behind his book. Naruto shook his head and shrugged.

"Not right now, right now I have to beat an old friend" he said smirking. Kakashi chuckled and closed his book. He started walking out from behind the trees and the group looked at him and smiled. They said hello to one another and Kakashi asked if they wanted to watch him spar with an old friend. They agreed and Naruto stepped out from behind the trees. He activated a jutsu that would mask his scent from Kiba and Akamaru.

"Well then, shall we get started?" Kakashi asked. Naruto nodded and pulled out his sword. He easily lifted it with one hand and pointed it into the air.

"Fire Style: Great Flame Sword" he said as his sword was engulfed by flames. He brought it to his side and charged at Kakashi. Kakashi jumped out of the way and Naruto tossed a kunai at him. He dodged it but Naruto disappeared in a golden flash. He reappeared behind Kakashi and kicked him to the ground. Naruto landed behind him only to see Kakashi vanish and a log take his place. He smirked and turned around and deflected two kunai.

"I see you mastered my old Sensei's jutsu, very impressive" Kakashi said. Naruto didn't say anything and jumped into the air and lifted his sword above his head.

"Fire Style: Flaming Blast" he yelled swinging his sword at Kakashi. A gigantic flame shot out of the sword and headed straight for him. He managed to dodge just in time, but was met with a punch to the face. Naruto had managed to appear beside him and Kakashi crashed into a tree from the force of the punch.

'He's really improved; I guess I'll have to turn it up a notch' he lifted his mask to reveal his Sharingan eye. Naruto smirked and formed a clone beside him. The clone had a sword as well and they both charged at him. Kakashi easily dodged the first few swings and was nicked here and there after a while. Kakashi threw a few kunai and both of the Naruto's disappeared. His eyes widened and he turned his head to see Naruto jumping at him.

"Wind Style: Razor Fist" he yelled as wind enveloped his left hand and half his arm. Blood shot out as the wind tore through his skin and he winced slightly. Kakashi dodged the first punch but was caught by another one. Naruto hit him in the gut and he felt the wind tearing through his skin. He winced in pain and jumped back holding his stomach. He looked down and saw he was bleeding. Kakashi smirked and lowered his right hand, he placed his left hand on his arm and lightning began crackling around it.

"What do you say we finish this? My best jutsu against yours" he said. Naruto nodded and he held out his right hand. He formed a Rasengan, but it looked slightly different. It was red and tiny flames were around it. Everyone just stared in awe at what they were seeing.

"This isn't my best jutsu, but my best might kill you" Naruto said. Kakashi nodded and they ran at each other.

"Lightning Blade"

"Fire Rasengan" they both yelled as they thrust their arms forward. There was a moment of silence and then there was a huge explosion. Everyone shielded their eyes as a huge dust cloud enveloped the area. When the smoke finally cleared everyone looked to see Kakashi inside a boulder and they didn't see the other man.

"I guess Kakashi won" Sakura said. Suddenly the other person jumped down from a tree with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Well done it seems you're stronger than me now, Naruto" Kakashi said standing up slowly. Everyone's eyes widened and they stared at the other person.

"N…Naruto" Sakura said in a low voice. Naruto threw off the cloak that was mostly torn to pieces and turned to face his friends. He flashed his trademark foxy smile and was instantly surrounded by his friends hugging him.

"Where have you been this whole time?" Sakura asked.

"I've been training, I need to get stronger" he said with determination in his voice. Sakura nodded and then looked up to see Naruto with a serious looked on his face.

"Have any of you heard anything about…Sasuke?" he asked. They all lowered their heads and slowly shook them. He nodded and then sighed.

"Well I suppose I'll keep looking once I leave" he said.

"What do you mean leave?" Kiba asked.

"I'm not staying long, I just came back to get a few things. I decided to stay until Christmas, but then I'm leaving again" he said looking at all of them.

"You can't leave again" Sakura said looking him straight in the eyes.

"I have to, I have a promise to keep remember" he said.

"Well why leave so soon, the least you can do is stay till Hinata's birthday" Ino said. Naruto looked at Hinata who was ten shades of red.

"I…Ino, N…Naruto said he…has to…go" Hinata said playing with her fingers. Naruto let a small smile form on his face.

"December 27th, yeah I'll stay" he said. Hinata looked at him and he smiled softly at her. She fell backwards and fainted and everyone sighed. Naruto chuckled a bit and scooped her up bridal style.

"I'll take her back home, I'll see you guys later" he said as he vanished in a golden light.

Hinata woke up in her room and it was dark outside. She closed her eyes and sighed heavily. She smiled a bit at the fact that Naruto remembered her birthday. Her room was dark; it was only lit by a single candle on her dresser.

"Hey, you're finally awake" she heard a voice say. She spun her head around and saw that Naruto was sitting on the window sill. One knee was in his chest and the other hung outside the window. He was looking up at the stars with a distant look in his eyes. She turned a bright shade of red and hid under her blankets.

"N…Naruto…why are…you…in my …r…room?" she asked frantically.

"You fainted, so I brought you back here. It didn't seem right leaving you so I just decided to wait until you woke up" he said shrugging.

"T…Thank you" she mumbled.

"No problem Hinata" he said sighing. She peeked out from under her blankets and saw the look in his eyes.

"Well I guess I'll be going now" he said getting ready to jump out the window.

"N…Naruto wait" she said getting up. He turned towards her and just stared at her waiting for her to speak. She kept mashing her pointer fingers together and looked up at him.

"What is it Hinata?" he asked. She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She just blushed more and turned her head away.

"Why do you do that?" he asked stepping into the room.

"D…Do what?" she asked still looking away.

"Whenever I'm around you always act like this. You turn red like you're sick, then you faint, and you never look at me, you always turn away" he said sitting down beside her. She jumped a bit and scooted away from him. He sighed and then something in his head clicked he looked at her and remembered that day Pain invaded.

"Hinata" he said in a low voice. She turned her head to him and he moved closer.

"Was it true what you said that day when Pain attacked the village?" he asked. Her eyes widened and she turned a brighter shade of red.

'He remembers? I was kind of hoping he didn't, this is so embarrassing. Now he's going to tell me he doesn't feel the same way' she turned away from him and a tear rolled down her cheek.

"Hinata, why are you crying?" he asked putting a hand on her shoulder. She shook her head and turned to face him. He brought his hand up to her cheek and wiped the tears away. She then did something he never saw coming. She wrapped her arms around his waist and cried into his chest.

"Naruto I missed you so much" she said into his chest. He rubbed her back and smiled.

"It's okay Hinata, look I'm here right now" he said resting his head on hers.

"Not for long though. You're leaving soon" she said looking up at him. He just slowly nodded his head and sighed.

"You never answered my question" he said trying to go back to the subject.

"Y…Yes" she said looking away from him. He smiled and chuckled a little bit.

"Why are you laughing?" she asked looking hurt.

"I just…I thought that you meant it like a friend at first. Then I did some thinking and I remembered that old pervy sage telling me you really do love me" he said in a low voice. She dug her head in his chest and sighed.

"Well you like Sakura…so…I know you don't feel the same" she said trying to get up. He held her in place and he shook his head.

"Hinata I don't like Sakura" he said looking down at her. She looked up at him with a shocked expression.

"I like you Hinata" he said. Her eyes widened and she just stared at him.

'H…He…He likes…m…me' she was about to faint when Naruto shook her a bit.

"Y…You like…m…me?" she asked. He nodded his head and smiled down at her. She smiled up at him and he pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Just don't faint in front of me anymore. Also try not to stutter, you have a cute voice" he said. She giggled a bit and rested her head on his chest.

"I guess…I could try…it might take some time though" she said. He chuckled a bit and nodded his head.

"Look…I gotta get going now. I'll see you tomorrow Hinata" he said getting up. She nodded and he walked over to the window. He climbed up on the window sill and turned his head to face her. He leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Bye Hinata" he said. He jumped out the window and vanished into the night. Hinata brought her hand up to her cheek and smiled a bit. Her face was red and she felt like fainting.

"Goodbye…Naruto" she said before walking back to her bed and drifting off to sleep with a smile on her face.