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Chapter 1: The Life of a Hanyou
Five years later:
Naruto ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. His two fox ears twitched right and left, scanning for sounds to help him escape. Now five years old, Naruto's physical appearance had grown to resemble a normal, if slightly underweight, five-year-old. His hair had grown longer in every direction. It was just a spiky mess. It had, however, grown long enough to cover where his human ears use to be. Naruto had also fully learnt how to control his ears, nose, and tail, using them to his fullest advantage.
However, despite what one would think, Naruto only used his enhanced senses of smell and hearing to keep him safe from the vengeful villagers that constantly attack him. Naruto never knew why they hated him so much. They would always say harsh words to him, such as 'demon' and 'monster.' They would hurt him in any way they saw fit. Sometimes they would decide he needed a beating for something they said he had done. Other times, they just beat him for the hell of it.
It hurt and confused the young boy that all the adults would treat him this way. It confused him even more so when they would treat all the other kids his age with love and kindness. Other kids got food. He had asked on many occasions why they kept treating him this way, but the usual reply was an unsatisfactory: "You deserve it you little fox demon!" Naruto could understand the 'fox' part. After all, he looked like a fox. According to the old-man hokage, he was the last of a clan who possessed a kekke genkai, a unique clan-dependant bloodline trait. This one gave them the appearance and abilities of different animals, and his happened to be a fox. The 'demon' part made no sense to him, however. What he had learnt of a demon in his short life was that they are forces of evil who find joy and pleasure in killing others and destroying things. Naruto was nothing like that, or at least he thought he wasn't. If he wasn't a demon, why were the villagers always so mean to him?
Naruto had always wanted to know why they did this, and why they told their kids to leave him alone or buly him. The adults never let their kids play with him. Naruto loved to play, but he never got to, as he was excluded from others in the orphanage. So after they threw him out for a reason he never knew, he decided to make some friends. Unfortunately, parents always got angry and chased him away or did worse. This was the reason for his current predicament.
Naruto found a little girl in the park who was sitting near his tree. He had started living in this tree since he was thrown out of the orphanage because he couldn't find where the old man lived. He decided to ask if she wanted to play with him.
She obviously hadn't met or heard of him before, as she was nice to him and agreed to play. She had short, blond hair and bright, blue eyes that were much like his own. She wore bright purple clothing. From what Naruto could decipher from her quick-paced speech, her name was Ino and she was from the Yamanaka clan. She also asked in an equally quick-paced speech why he had fox ears and a tail. Giving her the story he was told seemed to satisfy her curiosity, but not her fascination. She repetitively tugged on his tail for entertainment.
After telling each other about themselves and a little bit about their lives (which wasn't very much considering they were only five), Naruto asked if she wanted to climb trees with him. That was one of his favorite pastimes because his clawed hands and feet made it easy. She agreed. At first, Ino had some trouble with the task, but soon she was able to climb a meter off the ground thanks to Naruto's assistance with his tails.
At the top of this small tree, the two continued their talk about anything and everything. After a while, they both got bored and Ino suggested that they play tag. Naruto, not knowing how to play, asked her about the rules. After explaining the game to him, Naruto helped her down and proclaimed that he was it. After giving her 20 seconds to run away, Naruto began chasing his chase. She wasn't really fast compared to Naruto, so he easily caught her. Just as he was about to reach out and tag her, she turned slightly to avoid him. She failed this maneuver, and instead of being tagged, she was scratched by his clawed fingers on her shoulder.
Realizing that he had hurt the girl, Naruto halted and asked if she was alright. She began to slightly tear up as her arm registered that it was hurt. Naruto rushed to help her as much as he could, feeling very guilty of what he had done.
Before Naruto could assist her, however, he heard a woman's voice yell "YOU LITTLE DEMON! GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!" Jumping back quickly, he looked around to see who had addressed him. Fear caught hold of him when he saw a very enraged older version of Ino rushing towards him. He assumed from her previous statement that she was Ino's mother.
He backed down, his tail between his legs. Ino's mother kneeled next to her daughter and asked if she was ok.
"I'm… I'm fine mother, it was just an accident. We were playing and-" Ino was cut off by her mother who was now diving for Naruto. She grabbed him by his arm and lifted him into the air.
"YOU HURT MY DAUGHTER, YOU LITTLE MONSTER! HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER?" Ino's mother, clutching the little hanyou in her hand, lifted him higher and slammed a fist into his face. He was sent flying through the air and he crashed into a tree. Three nearby heard someone the yell of a demon touching someone's daughter. They rushed to the parents aid to see an almost unconscious Naruto stagger to his feet and hold his head.
Ino couldn't believe what her mother had done. She rushed to help Naruto, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She stopped.
"Don't worry, Ino-chan. I won't let him hurt you or anyone else again." Turning to the three men she decided to enlist their help. "YOU THREE! DON'T JUST STAND THERE! HELP ME PUNISH THE DEMON! HE HURT MY DAUGHTER!" Ino's mouth almost hit the ground and she had trouble trying to speak as she heard her mother actually ask them to help her hurt Naruto.
The three men turned to face Naruto with cold eyes. Naruto, remembered their faces as ones who had hurt him before. Once, when he was eating some food out of a bin, they accused him of stealing it. Since he didn't have any money, they decided to take it out of his 'hide.' He shivered at the memory and tried to look for somewhere to run. His thinking was cut short as the three men shouted to him.
"You can't run this time demon! We will get you and make you pay for what you did to this little girl." With that, they charged Naruto. Ino tried to yell out for them to stop, but her cries went on deaf ears. Naruto, realizing that he was really in for it this time, took a quick glace at Ino, who had started crying at what was happening then ran.
Naruto ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. His two fox ears twitched right and left, scanning for sounds to help him escape. His face was bleeding from the mother's punch. He had really done it this time. He could tell by the look in their eyes that they were going to kill him. Naruto had been hurt before, but never had he felt as much anger as he did when she punched him. He couldn't understand why all the adults did this to him. He tried to explain that it was an accident and so did Ino, but once again they didn't listen. Naruto quickly turned a corner and dropped down to all fours; he could always run faster when he ran like that. But, just before he took off again, he felt a sharp pain in both of his legs and fell face-first as his legs drop from beneath him. Crawling into a sitting position, he looked at his legs and saw a shuriken in each. Looking up, he saw the three men and Ino's mother running towards him.
One of the men had a kunai ready and another had a katana pulled out. The last was starting a sequence of hand signs. This was it: he was really going to die. Still looking towards his oncoming attackers, Naruto began to cry, not out of pain from the shuriken, but out of fright for the pain about to come. Landing in front of him, the four ninja glared evilly and began to give a light laugh at the sight before them; the little demon fox was cowering, pretending to cry and look innocent by drooping his ears and tail and whimpering. Then one of the men, the one with the katana, took two steps forward.
"HA! You think that pretending to cry will save you? I will make you pay for what you did to me! And this woman's child! AND ALL OF KONAHA!" Practically screaming the last part, he plunged his sword done right through Naruto's left arm and into the ground, effectively pinning him. Naruto's screams ran throughout their ears, but this only seemed to encourage them. Standing back and letting another take his place, a tearful Naruto glanced up at his next attacker and cowered before him, curling his tail close to him. Sadly, before he had it safely tucked under him the second man threw a kunai through it, holding it in place as well. Naruto again screamed from the enormous pain rushing through his system and attempted to pull out the kunai with his free hand. This hand too was quickly pined down but this time by the foot of Ino's mother. Her eyes bore down upon him, filled with hate. Why did they always treat him like this? Why did they always look at him with such hate and disgust? He never did anything to them and yet they still accused him of doing all these nasty things to them and all of Konoha.
"W-why… why do you all do this… to me? What did I do? Please tell me. I… I don't ever remember doing anything to you… but… but if I did I'm sorry… I'm… s-sorry. Please don't hurt me any more." Naruto's voice was raspy and almost silent; the pain was clearly evident in the way he spoke. His innocent questions brought a smile to all four of their faces. Was the little demon expecting mercy after what he did to them?
"HA! You honestly expect us to believe that? As for what you did, you know damn well monster! You are foolish to think that we would fall for such a story. NOW DIE, FOX!" The third man stepped forward and held his hand to his mouth, but before he used his jutsu, Ino's mother stepped forward and held him in place.
"Wait! We can't kill him yet! He still hasn't suffered enough yet! Even though we could never inflict the amount of pain he did to us, we can still get close." Grinning viciously at him, she knelt down, still holding his hand down with her foot. She took her own kunai out and placed it near his chest. Then, despite his attempted struggles and cries of pain, she quickly drew deep cuts into his chest watching in what looked akin to pleasure. His blood ran from the deep wounds. She continued her inhuman 'punishment' until a small, but still loud and hurt voice made her stop.
"M-mother! W-what are you doing to him? Let him go! I-It was an accident! Why won't you listen… and why are you four… hurting Naruto?" A very pained and horrified Ino stooped about ten meters away, holding a tree for support as she tried to process what she had just seen. Her mother was cutting Naruto and… smiling! Before she could run to them and try to help Naruto, however, her mother quickly grabbed her and began running home. Before she left however, she called back to the three men behind her, issuing a last order.
"You three hurry up and kill that fox! By now at least one of the nearby Anbu has heard the little demon's screams!" That comment hit home for Ino, and tears began to fall even faster then before. Her mother, the woman who was her model in life and the one she loved so much ordered the death of a little boy who had done nothing wrong.
Naruto's consciousness began to slip as the pain finally began to over ride his thoughts. However, one thought whirled around both his and Ino's mind as his last bit of strength left his body: 'Why?'. Ino's tears were hazing her vision but to her horror she could still see the third man standing in front of Naruto take in a deep breath then complete his jutsu by exhaling fire.
"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" These were the last words Naruto heard before he his entire world went black. Ino buried her head into her mother's shoulders as the sight before her made her sick to her very soul. The same question still in her mind: 'Why?'
Three hours later:
Hinata Hyuga was beautiful, little girl with pupil-less lavender eyes; dark, blue hair; and pure white skin. She was truly fitting of her role as the heiress of the Hyuga clan. However, unlike most Hyuga, Hinata was a very kind and gentle soul who would rather hurt herself then another. This was all well and good, but her incredible shyness kept her from really enjoying life as she could never make any friends. She feared their rejection and insults. The elders of the Hyuga clan worried and questioned about their heiress's ability to lead the clan, however they were reassured that this would fade as she grew up.
Hitomi, Hinata's mother, figured that the best remedy to her shyness was to find some friends who accept her and were around her own age. Hitomi originally thought that her nephew Neji would be a great friend for her daughter, but sadly he seemed too tight about his role as guardian and did not make a good playmate for her. Most of the other Branch children were either a lot older or too scared to play with Hinata because she was in the Main family.
It was for this very reason that Hitomi had taken her daughter to the public park in the middle of Konaha. She had hoped that seeing different kids her age playing together would encourage Hinata to join in and maybe make some friends. This, unfortunately, did the complete opposite: Hinata was even more nervous than usual. She just sat next to her mother with a sad, lonely face playing with her fingers, which was her habit when she got nervous.
Hinata really wanted to play with the other kids. She noticed three kids climbing along the play gym encouraging each other when they came to an obstacle. Hinata wanted to ask them if she could join them, but was worried that they would find her too cowardly because she didn't really like heights. She would freeze up if she were too high off the ground. Deciding that they wouldn't let her play, she turned her lavender eyes to the next group of kids. She saw a group of five kids jumping in a skipping rope with one of them at each end turning the rope. Hinata had never seen this game before, but by the look on all of their faces they were indeed having the time of their lives. Before she could even think to build up her courage, however, she saw one of the kids trip on the rope and fall causing all the other kids to stop for him. Hinata, figuring that she wouldn't be good enough to jump like that, decided against playing with them, as she didn't want to interrupt their game by falling all the time.
The last bunch of kids that she saw was all grouped in a circle and were slowly and carefully bouncing a super-bouncy ball between them. The game looked simple enough and she saw them welcome a few other kids since they started their game. Thinking that she might have a chance, she began to gather her courage to go and face them. But fate was not on her side as one of the kids, obviously a show off, thought it would be funny to see just how high he could send it. The ball, being a super-bouncy ball, did not travel in the intended direction and flew off at high speeds into the nearby trees. Giving a small glare at the disruptor of their game, the children then quickly dispersed among the trees to find the ball.
Feeling disheartened that the game had ended before she could even ask to join; Hinata gave a small sigh and lowered her head. Seeing Hinata's expression, Hitomi realized that her daughter actually thought about joining in with those kids. Quickly, an idea surfaced in her mind on a way to help her daughter.
"Hinata-chan, why don't you help them find their ball? I'm sure they would appreciate the extra help." Hitomi noticed the sudden, positive change in her daughter's face, but it quickly reverted back to her normal, discouraged one.
"I-I don't know w-what I could d-do. If t-they can't find it, how c-could I?" Hinata's lack of belief in her own ability was very evident in her voice as she spoke. It sounded so sweet and kind, but lacked any hint of self-belief and courage.
"Easily my dear, all you have to do is use your Byakugan and find the ball." Hitomi knew that the Hyuga's bloodline limit could easily find the ball, but Hinata still didn't think she could do it.
"But I-I only just learnt h-how to activate my B-Byakugan. I c-could never find it. I'm not g-good enough with i-it." Hinata began to slightly sob as she once again pondered her weakness. Hitomi placed a gentle hand on her daughters shoulder and tilted the girl's head up slightly with her thumb.
"You will never know unless you try. Why don't you give it a go? You might surprise yourself. Don't worry because I believe that you can do it." Not wanting to disappoint her mother, Hinata's small sobs slowly ebbed away. She slowly gathered charka to her eyes and hands proceeding with the necessary handsigns to activate her bloodline. She fully expected it to fail. She was rewarded for her efforts with her Byakugan activating and her sight changing to black and white, viewing almost 360 around her for about five meters.
Slowly standing up with a small smile on her face, she tried to concentrate on the vast rush of information her mind was subjected to and tried to see around her. Changing your view from normal sight to panoramic vision can be very hard to get use to, especially for a little girl who wasn't even five. Standing almost perfectly still, Hinata used her Byakugan to try and locate the ball. This was only the second time Hinata had used her Byakugan, so she did not find the task easy. To her, everything just seemed like blurs. The trees, bushes and other children were not aiding her search.
Suddenly, she noticed something in her field of vision that was not any of the other things. Thinking she had discovered the ball, she yelled out that she had found it. This gained everyone's attention, which in turn caused Hinata to blush a deep red. While the kids around her slowly approached to find out where their ball was, she focused her gaze on the strange object and its figure began to slowly take shape.
She cringed when she realized it wasn't the ball. "I-its not the ball… I… I think it's a f-fox." Most of the children that had gathered around her left to continue their search but a few remained, obviously wanting to see the fox. Not wanting to disappoint the remaining kids, Hinata began to lead them to the fox and was followed closely by her mother, who was quite proud that her daughter had found something, albeit a hazy something, about ten to fifteen meters away through brush on her second use of the Byakugan.
As the kids slowly approached the area Hinata was leading them to, her vision became clearer. As she became closer and she could make out the fox a little better. She let out a loud gasp and everyone turned their attention back to Hinata who seemed to be shaking slightly.
"What is it Hinata? What do you see?" Concern was clearly evident in Hitomi's voice, as she had rarely seen her daughter nervous enough to shake.
"I-it's the fox… it is h-hurt, and badly… I-I can see its b-blood!" Concern for the little fox quickly overwhelmed her nervousness and she ran through the remaining bushes into a small, burnt clearing where the little fox lay. The sight she saw before her made her loose control of her Byakugan and it deactivated. She saw not a fox, but a small boy with blond hair and two fox ears and a tail, wearing dark brown rags that had been severely burnt. His right hand and tail had been impaled by a katana and a kunai and his flesh was a dark black and peeling, evidence of severe burns. But, the most disturbing sight of it all was the blood. A bloody puddle of about one and a half meters in diameter surrounded the small boy. Beginning to faint from the horrible sight, the last thing Hinata saw was her mother lifting her up.
"Wha… What is this?" Hitomi almost screamed as she saw the sight before her. Tucking her daughter into her arms to hide her away from the sight she quickly stepped forward to identify who or what the corpse was of. She looked over the little boy's burnt body and slowly recognized who it was. "T-This is Naruto?" The pure shock and disbelief in her voice echoed around the clearing, and a few of the children who she had told to stay behind for a second began to slowly emerge. Many of the children quickly turned away from the horrifying sight before them and ran away crying, some even vomited. But a few remained, and those who remained began to laugh.
To say Hitomi was surprised by their reaction would be a major understatement. She turned her eyes in disbelief to see a few children some no older then four laughing at this poor boy. A flicker of anger arose in Hitomi, and her Byakugan quickly activated. Like a flash she appeared behind the children and glared down upon them, startling the kids and almost making some of them shit themselves as they gazed up into Hitomi's furious eyes. "WHY DO YOU FIND THIS FUNNY? THIS POOR BOY WAS MURDERED AND YOU… YOU LAUGH AT HIM! WHAT SORT OF CHILDREN ARE YOU!" Hitomi's fury quickly silenced the children before them, but one little upstart just smirked.
"What's wrong with you lady, we should be celebrating now that the monster is dead. My parent's are always telling me on how bad this little monster is and how much they love to punish him for his crimes. They always said it was about time that the 'little demon' paid for his crimes so why aren't you happy?" Hitomi just stared at the boy who had spoken to her. Had she heard him right? Did he actually think it was something to celebrate about? A thought then hit her like a tone of lightning bolts. This is why no one ever heard of Naruto recently: people had been 'attempting' their revenge on the fox.
They probably thought Naruto was the fox. Their anger and hatred towards him had obviously rubbed off on their children. Hitomi began to cry as she thought about how terrible little Naruto's life must have been. She could almost imagine all the adults accusing him of things and hurting him for almost no reason. He would have felt true loneliness, no one to love him, and no one to love as everyone around him hated him for just existing. No person deserved this treatment; let alone an orphan child who in Hitomi's mind was their savior, not their destroyer. Hitomi was brought out of her thoughts when she saw one of the children though a rock at the corpse in front of them.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Hitomi's voice was seldom ever raised, but when it was, many of the males in the Hyuga Compound would almost shit themselves. So for little children, this was more then enough to make them run back home crying. Utter disgust and anger was more then present in her voice.
Now that the horrible children were gone Hitomi turned her gaze back to the corpse in front of her. As she walked towards it, however, she noticed that where the rock had struck the small boys burnt face, a small chunk of burnt skin had fallen off revealing almost perfectly healed skin underneath. With a small glimmer of hope, Hitomi rushed to the little boy's side, still holding her unconscious daughter. Brushing a small amount of burnt skin off his neck again revealed healed skin underneath. Amazed by his curative rate, she checked for a pulse. Her heart almost forgot how to beat when she felt that he was still alive, quite alive if the level of his pulse was any measure.
Pulling out a small cloth from under her kimono, she proceeded to clean the little hanyou, carefully brushing off the dead burnt skin and gently rubbing any areas that were dirty. After about twenty minutes, she leant over to where the katana was still piercing his arm and carefully removed it. Seeing his blood flow from the wound quickly prompted her to tear some cloth and rap his arm tightly. She did the same procedure with his tail. Feeling that it was broken she used a small stick as a splint.
After she had bandaged the wounds she felt her daughter begin to stir. "M-mommy… h-how is the little fox b-boy?" Hinata's voice sounded even softer then usual. She always had had a kind a considerate heart, and seeing Naruto in such a state must have more then upset her.
"He's very injured with many broken bones and burnt skin… but he seems to be healing at an unprecedented rate. He… he might actually survive. But we need to help get him back to the Hyuga hospital, so I'll need you to walk on your own if you can so I can carry him." Seeing her daughter's eyes light up with hope and happiness almost brought a tear to her eyes. Hinata really did care about everything and everyone.
Hinata hoped out of her mother's arms and turned to look at Naruto. She gasped again but not from seeing him in such a gruesome state as before, but because she could see that he had mostly healed from the burns. With almost all the burnt skin and grime cleared off his body, he looked peaceful but at the same time lonely. She looked over his features and became curious about why he had fox ears, a tail, claws and whisker looking marks on his cheeks, but she probably wouldn't have the time to ask him for a while. He had long blond hair that was everywhere at the same time and reached down past his shoulders. His face was quite round and still had the look of a baby. His body was fairly bony and looked like he hadn't eaten in a week; which was almost true. She found herself wondering what sort of eyes he would have.
Hitomi gently picked Naruto up and placed a hand under his tail, careful as to not agitate the broken bones. Standing up, she cradled him in her arms. A smile appeared on the boys face and Hitomi found herself wondering if Naruto was aware of her or if it was just the motherly hold that gave him peace. Then, as quickly and as gentle as she could, Hitomi walked back to the Hyuga Compound, with a still slightly upset Hinata following close behind.
Avoiding the villagers on the way to the Hyuga Compound was not easy and a few times she had to take a side street to avoid contact. She wasn't really sure on how badly Naruto was treated by the villagers, but judging from his earlier state, she assumed that most if not the entire village despised him. Therefore, she decided to play it safe and avoid them.
Upon reaching the outer gates of the Hyuga Compound, Hitomi picked up her pace a little and within a few minutes was just outside the hospital. Without even bothering to give the guards an explanation as to why she was carrying a bloodied hanyou, she burst through the hospital doors and demanded that a doctor come to her at once.
Recognizing the woman before them as the matriarch of the main branch of the Hyuga, the nurse quickly scurried away to grab an available doctor. She returned with a branch member who had a long white lab coat, dark black hair and amazingly, glasses. The Byakugan was the prize of the Hyuga clan, and they valued their sight beyond almost everything. To see a Hyuga who needed glasses was a pitiable sight. They often lived their lives as outcasts. In contrast, to see one as a respected doctor was a great testament to his ability. Hitomi was hoping for this, as it was always so hard to find a competent doctor ever since Lady Tsunade had left the village.
The doctor gave a disapproving look at the boy in Hitomi's arms. He knew of Naruto and didn't really want to help him, for he too thought little of the 'demon,' but the glare Hitomi sent him silenced any protests he was about to make. The nurse and doctor led Hitomi to a small, empty ward then proceeded to ask what the problem was. Hitomi looked at them like they had grown a second head.
"Are you kidding me? I'm holding a half-burnt and bloodied child in my arms and you ask me 'what is the problem?' He was barely alive when I found him; his whole body was completely burnt and he had a kunai through his tail and a katana threw his right arm! He also has multiple deep slash wounds along his chest! Now, I have given you the diagnosis so your job is easy: HELP HIM!" Few of the Hyuga had ever seen a main branch member, let alone a matriarch, ever let their emotions show to the point of yelling in anger, so they were quite shocked, that is until Hitomi gently lay Naruto down on a hospital bed and tapped her foot waiting for them to begin.
"Um… yes Hitomi-sama we shall begin his treatment immediately. But I will have to ask you to wait outside." Hitomi looked at the doctor and nurse and nodded her head.
"I will wait outside but I will be watching, I don't believe you two like this poor child anymore then the villagers. Come on Hinata-chan, we must let the doctor's do there job." Gently holding her daughter by her hand, she walked out of the ward and sat outside the door with her Byakugan activated, steadily watching the doctors. Hinata was silently wishing for the poor, little fox-boy to get better.
About two hours later, a slightly tired doctor and nurse emerged from the ward with grim smiles on their face. Hitomi expected the worst.
"What happened? Is he okay?" Hitomi asked with concern. The doctor and nurse's face then conveyed their shock and amazement.
"He… He will live… But I have no idea how. His injuries were healing themselves at a rapid rate but we could still tell the damage that had originally be done to him… I-I didn't realize that the village could be so cruel. The wounds he had- the broken- I… I have done everything I could. He was severely damaged originally but… but his wounds have mostly healed. But I'm not sure a five-year-old child could survive that physically much less mentally. By all accounts he should be dead. It must be… because of 'it'." Hitomi's face frowned at the mention of the burden, sealed inside of the poor boy.
By the look in the doctor's eyes, he didn't really hate the boy, but he didn't particularly like him either. What she did see was disgust at the villagers. She doubted it was for whom they targeted, just more of what they did. No human being should be able to cause harm to a child like that, regardless of whether they thought he was a demon.
"So… So how long will it be before he wakes up?" at this Hinata looked up at the doctor for the first time since arriving. She also wanted to know when the little fox boy would be all right.
"Well… I can't exactly say. My best guess is when his mind pieces itself back together from the trauma of the assault, which could be anywhere from a few months to a few years to never. All I do know is it wont be anytime soon. Now, normally I would say it would be best for him to not have any visitors but, considering his body is almost physically at one hundred percent, I will allow it." The doctor and nurse then proceeded to give a slight bow and return to their duties. Hitomi could have sworn that she saw a slight tear the nurse's eye as she left. By the look on her face, it was from the injuries they must have discovered on the boy's body. No child should have ever received that amount of punishment, especially if they were innocent. She was brought out of her thoughts when she felt her daughter tug on her sleeves.
"M-mommy… c-can I see the little f-fox boy, please?" Hitomi looked down at her daughter and saw the pain in her eyes from seeing the boy in such a state. Hinata always hated to see anything hurt, so seeing Naruto in such a state must have more then upset her.
"His name is Naruto dear, and yes you may." Hitomi grabbed onto her daughter's hand and led her back into the ward.
'Please be okay Naruto'was all Hinata had on her mind as she entered the ward.