"Naruto, the Hokage wants to see you."
"Ya know, I never would have thought that you of all people would become aid to the Hokage."
"I know. It's troublesome, but after Asuma sensei died I realized I had to take responsibilities head on instead of shrugging them off."
"Yeah that can happen when you lose someone important. It makes you take a look at where you are and where you should be. Anyway tell the 'old lady' that I'll be there in a bit."
"No problem. Just don't be too long I don't want to face her anger again today if at all possible."
"Sure thing."
Fifteen minutes later….
An extremely agitated Hokage paced back and forth in her small office glaring at her aid as if it was his fault that Naruto was late.
"Errr….Hokage-sama…should I go….go look for him?"
"Oh what a novel idea! Why didn't I think of that." She snaps irritably.
"How troublesome." Shikamaru mutters under his breath.
"What was that?"
"…nothing…I'll be going then…"
"No need Shikamaru, I'm here now. Sorry for causing you problems."
"Good timing Uzumaki, you just saved me by putting yourself on the chop block."
"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN! IT'S BEEN OVER 20 MINUTES SINCE I SUMMONED YOU HERE. THIS MISSION IS OF HIGH IMPORTANCE AND YOU TAKE YOUR SWEET TIME. THE OTHER PERSON YOU ARE GOING WITH HAS ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED AND HAS LEFT. YOU BETTER HURRY IF YOU HOPE TO CATCH UP TO HER BEFORE NIGHTFALL."
"…ahha…I guess I'd better be going then."
A little while later at the gates of Konoha…
"Sheesh, she rushed me out so quickly that I didn't even find out what the mission was or who I was going with. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to find out when I catch up to whoever it is I'm going with." He took off at a quick pace that didn't take up too much energy. I just hope they haven't gotten too far ahead. I'd like to catch up before night fall.
Somewhere miles ahead of the number one knuckle head ninja, the Hyuga Heiress stopped momentarily to carve an arrow pointing in the direction that she was traveling. If he knows where I am going then he should be able to move quicker and catch up sooner. Oh I hope he is ok with this. These types of missions aren't his style and then there's the extra part…I wonder how he will handle that.
--Flashback—
"You wanted to see me Hokage-sama?"
"Ah yes Hinata, please come in. I have a mission for you and Naruto."
"…Ah I feel it important to…inform you… that Naruto has been avoiding me for a few days now. I do not know why and any time I approach he disappears swiftly."
"…I'm glad you said something, but I still feel that you two would be best suited for this mission."
"If I may?..." Tsunade nods in approval. "Why exactly are Naruto and I suited for this mission best?"
"Because you work together seamlessly, because you are both very strong shinobi despite your age, and because you two look the best together out of all the male/female pairings in Konoha. To name just a few."
"We look the best together?" Hinata's brow furrows in confusion.
"Maybe I should explain the…unique nature of this mission. This request comes from the Land of Waves. A certain Tazuna, member of the Village Council, made the request. It seems as if a rouge ninja from the Hidden Lightning Village has taken shelter in the Land of Waves and has begun terrorizing the locals, with the Ninja who follow him. His base of operation is on an Island that is a famous vacationing area."
"May I take a seat…it seems as if this is going to take some time."
"Of course…now where was I?"
"The famous vacationing area."
"Ah yes…anyway this Ninja still allows tourists on the Island, because he keeps all the money they spend. He has done very well in keeping his activities a secret from the tourists, and they do not fear to walk the streets. This is an advantage for us. You and Nartuto will pose as Newly Weds and will gather information on this group of Ninja. I do not want you to engage them in any way, this is strictly an observation and assessment mission. I know Naruto's nature and this will probably be something very difficult for him to do once he sees what the Ninja are doing to the people of the Land of Waves." A slight blush had risen on Hinata's face at the mention of her posing as Naruto's new wife, but her response came out clear and unhindered.
"I understand Hokage-sama. I will do my best to keep him under control. I know that if I tell him the villagers will be in more danger if he confronts the Ninja then he will hold back from doing so. When it comes to people that Naruto cares about, there safety comes first and foremost. They tend to give him restraint where normally he would have none."
"That is very true. Also, with this disguise, any ninja tools, clothing etc…will have to kept out of sight."
"I understand."
"I want you to start out as soon as possible, and I will send Naruto after you."
"Yes Hokage-sama!"
--End Flashback--
Hinata kept an even pace for the entire day, hoping that Naruto would show up before nightfall, but as she stopped for the evening he had still not arrived. I know that I've been living alone for several months now, but for some reason it feels much lonelier out here, and I was hoping that Naruto would be here. Oh well.
Elsewhere as night fell…
"Damn it!" Naruto cursed in frustration, glaring at the fast approaching night. "I wanted to catch up before night time. The arrows helped a lot, I didn't have to waste time trying to figure out which way to go and was able to increase my speed, yet still I haven't caught up yet. Damn it!"
He quickly decided to keep going in hopes of catching up soon. He saw almost as well at night as he did during the day and his sense of hearing was beyond that of even a shinobi, so it would be no problem to find the person he had been pursuing all day. I just hope it's not too much farther, 'cause I'd like to get some sleep tonight.
Hinata woke with a start, her hand darting to the Kunai knife she had left near her bed roll. Her entire body vibrated with wariness. The sixth sense that shinobi develop over time was in overdrive, all of her senses straining and her body tense. Something was out there, moving toward her small camp, something with a killer intent. Silently and swiftly she performed a series of hand seals and activated her Byakugan Eyes. Two jounin level Ninja and ten mercenaries. The mercenaries were no where near the level of even a genin, but they were dangerous in their own way. I'm more worried about the two Jounin that are approaching. One more person approaching rapidly, he may be to far away to be of much help, but judging from his speed he is at least a Ninja. I hope he's friendly to Konoha or I might be in even more trouble than I already am.
She was not about to let this group have everything go the way they wanted it to. Silently she moved to the back of her tent and double cheking with the Byakugan, she cut a hole big enough to crawl through. She moved through the trees to the nearest two mercenaries. The first she knocked out silently with a swift blow the head. Unfortunately her luck ended there. The second gave a startled cry as she hit him, and suddenly the night was alive with the shouts of her enemies. Eight mercenaries and two jounin is better than ten and two, but not by much. So much for that plan. She quickly charged the nearest mercenary and, dodging the sword he wielded, hit him with juuken causing his lower body to shut down. He crumpled with a startled cry , out of the fight for now. She charged the next closest person, which happened to be one of the Ninja. He sneered at her and it was then that she noticed the head band. He was from the Lightning Village and his head band had a scratch through it. Shit…it's just my luck to run into two of these bastards before we even reached the Land of the Waves. So much for avoiding confrontation. I am going to have to kill all of these guys, otherwise our cover could be compromised.
She prepared to lunge at the man in front of her when she felt a sharp blow from behind. What the fuck…? How the hell did they get me? I didn't even see or sense the second Ninja… As she fell to her knees a female voice whispered in her ear.
"Sorry darlin' but we know the weakness of those eyes of yours. Don't worry though, they'll be in good hands soon enough…..literally." She chuckled softly in what would have seemed seductive and attractive to most, but Hinata heard it for what it truly was…that of a viper.
"seems like she's wakin' up." The male said.
"Oh I didn't hit our pretty little darlin' hard enough for her to be out for more than ten minutes. Just long enough to tie her hands and feet together. It ain't no fun when you can't watch them squirm." Hinata slowly came to, her eyes fluttering open. They were still in the clearing she had chosen for her camp not two hours ago. The eight men and one woman stood around her with predatory looks on their faces.
"Ya'll know the rules now. I'm the only one that touches her, ya'll will have to get off watchin'" Several of the men around the clearing frowned, but didn't voice and objections. "Now darlin' I'm gonna have my fun."
Hinata was still to groggy to understand much of what was going on around her, but when she felt someone cup her most private of place she knew exactly what was going to happen. The Kunoichi appeared in front of her face again.
"Now tell me darlin' is there a man back home that will be jealous when I have what is rightfully his?" She squeezed to make her point. Hinata, righteous rage burning in her eyes, spit in the woman's face.
"Fuck you bitch!" The woman wiped away the spit and smiled.
"I like 'em feisty. It's more fun when they fight, because then I get to cut their pretty skin. Oh don't worry darlin'…" she added as Hinata bucked fiercly against her bonds. "I won't cut ya in places others can see. I wouldn't want to ruin that pretty little face of yours. The only one that'll see these cuts is your man…there is one good part about all this…you won't ever have to use protection when your with him again."
At those words Hinata fell still. Never have children!!! I would rather go through the fires of hell.
"There is no man waiting for me at home." Biting off every word as if it were a curse, Hinata responded to the woman's question.
"Oh, I see that some things are more important than your body. Why? Why is there not a man at home? For a specimen a perfect as you?"
"There…is someone I…wait for."
"Oh so it's not as I thought. I thought maybe a woman…"
"I fly straight which is more than you can say."
"Come now darling' you can't tell me you've never fantasized about a woman, or even wondered what it would feel like to have her two soft and perfect bre-"
"I've thought about it!" she cuts in, her face flushing "But thinking and doing are two different things."
"True…but still there are certain pleasures only a woman can give. You shouldn't be so quick to judge. I like the hardness of a man inside me and pressed against me as much and the next woman, I just prefer the softness of a woman more." She emphasized her point by pressing the length of her body hard against Hinata. "Now…we need to get rid of some of these clothes."
Hinata began fighting against her bonds again, and the woman paused. "Remember darlin' I like the feisty ones for a reason." That had the desired effect and Hinata became still once more. The woman unzipped Hinata's jacket then took out a kunai knife.
"Now darlin' you must be careful when I do this. Any jerks of sudden movement and I could cut you. You wouldn't want that would you?" Hinata shook her head no. "Good. See it's not that hard to do as your told is it darlin'" The woman reached down and grabbed the top of Hinata's shirt, then she began to cut. She cut a line down Hinata's shirt, and when she had finished the cut she pulled her shirt open revealing Hinata's stomach and breasts.
"What a modest bra darlin', but then again it fits what you have been wearing so far. You should show more skin, then maybe the man you've been waiting for will pay more attention." The woman reached down with her free hand to squeeze Hinata's breasts.
"If you want to keep that hand you'd best not touch her." Came a voice from the trees. "It seems to me that she doesn't like being handled in that way." The woman looked up in surprise.
"Tesu, why the hell weren't you paying attention!" She hissed at the other jounin with her. She turned to confront him directly and found out why he wasn't paying attention. His hand was latched onto his hardened manhood. "Tesu you bastard stop fucking touching yourself and get the men ready!" He jerked his eyes away from Hinata's body and scrambled to pull up his pants.
"Don't bother. I have you out numbered and surrounded. There is no way you can win."
"Don't underestimate us you fucker. Come out her like a man a face us." There was a moment of silence before out of a tree dropped a young, blond man with a Konoha head band.
"So your what we should be frightnened of?!" She asked in a mocking manner. "Your just a boy, the same age as this bitch at most."
"Like I said I have you out numbered and surrounded."
"Prove it." Tesu sneered. Fourty shadow clones dropped from the trees around the small group.
"There are more out there, but they wouldn't fit in this little clearing even if you guys weren't here." Tesu thinking that it was just a fluke charged the real Naruto. Before the jounin reached him Naruto had a swirling ball of chakra in his hand. He dodged the Ninja's powerful kick and slammed the chakra into his stomach.
"Rasengan!!" The man stared in horror at the 'boy' before him before being blasted fifty feet into a tree that shattered under the force of impact. Naruto turned, his face totally calm, as if what he had just done was as easy as breathing.
"Now do you really want me to tell you again, or will you just leave before I get mad?"
The mercenaries bolted in every direction, with only one thing in common…they were all headed away from Naruto. The kunoichi stayed long enough to say…
"Be grateful darlin' that this guy showed up in time to save you." Before she too disappeared into the woods away from Naruto.
"Hinata…are you ok?"
"I'm fine but you need to go after them…you have to kill all of them or our mission will be in jeopardy."
"What? What do you mean…I can't just kill them. I don't do things that way, you know that."
"I'm not sure I know the real you!" she snaps in anger. Naruto recoils as if slapped.
"Hinata…what's gotten into-"
"Well you've been avoiding me and then you save me, acting the hero, pretending as if you care…"
"No…you don't understand I-"
"If you took the time to tell me then I would understand, now wouldn't I. Oh wait…you couldn't explain because you've been avoiding me. How stupid of me."
"What's wrong with you!" He shouts, his anger now surfacing. "Why are you acting like this?"
"I DON'T KNOW MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I ALMOST GOT RAPED JUST NOW, OR MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THE PERSON I CARE MOST ABOUT IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN AVOIDING ME FOR THE LAST WEEK AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY!" Naruto looks into her eyes as tears form at the corners. "I've been so confused this last week. You, who I have been able to share all of my heartache with, suddenly deserted me. I didn't know what to do or who to turn to. I searched back through my memory trying to think of what I had done to push you away. I looked at the little things that might have made you mad at me."
"Hinata…You didn't do anything wrong-"
"Then why?! Why have you been avoiding me if I didn't do anything wrong?"
"…I…I can't tell you."
"Why!!? Why can't you tell me? Has there ever been a time when you couldn't share something with me? Have I ever turned away from you?"
"No…but, this is different."
"Don't give me that shit Naruto!!! You told me about the demon fox inside you, is there anything that can be worse than that?!!!"
"I…but it's …I just can't."
"Damn it Naruto!! Are you that much of a coward!!?" Naruto looked away from her fierce gaze. "look at me damn it!"
"Hinata-"
"No! It's my turn to talk. Don't say a word, just listen." He looked into her eyes for several long moments before nodding.
"We were chosen for this mission for a reason. Tsunade-sama told me before I left that we were chosen because as a team we work almost flawlessly. Do you think that we will still work that well if you are always avoiding me!!? Or if we have this constant tension between us!?"
Naruto shook his head no. He knew that this issue would cause trouble for their teamwork, but how could he tell Hinata that he had watched her as she pleasured herself. In his mind he thought that he had taken advantage of her, one of his special people. That to him was worse than even having the Fox inside him.
"The other reason she chose us was because we looked the best as a couple out of all the ninja in Konoha."
"…couple?"
"We are supposed to pose as newly weds to gather information on Rouge Ninja terrorizing The Land of Waves."
"…Newly weds?"
"That ninja you just chased off as well as the seven mercenaries with her are a part of that group. If we show up and they recognize us our cover is blown and our mission is a failure. Do you think we can pretend to be married and love each other when we have some issue that puts us both on edge?"
"…Newly weds?"
"Yes, Newly weds!"
"…what…exactly…does that mean?" Hinata flushed a light red. She knew exactly what Naruto had meant by that question, and she wasn't sure she could trust her body or her voice to answer that question.
"…basically it means-"
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So ends chapter 2!
Look forward to chapter three and the arrival of Naruto and Hinata in The Land of Waves!!!