IMPORTANT NOTICE, MY LAPTOP HAS A VIRESS STORY CHAPTERS THREE AND FOUR SHOULD BE UP BY JULY 10. MAYBE FIVE, BETA DROPED ME SO CURENTLY LOOKING AGAIN UNTIL THEN NON- BETA AND WILL HAVE MY SHITY GRAMMAR. CHAPTERS BETA WILL BE MARKED AT BOTTOM.
Naruto awoke to the thumping of someone's heart. As he opened his blue eyes, he saw a furry Whight jacket. He lifted his head to see he was in the hospital on a bed in the recovery department. As Naruto took in his surroundings he noticed Hyuuga Hinata in his bed. Naruto didn't really mind the girl but to find her in his bed was a bit of a shock. Upon further inspection, he found a Whight card next to his bed on a brown table with neat fancy handwriting. As Naruto picked up the card, he was surprised to see it was Kakashi that wrote the letter.
Hey Naruto, after you fell asleep Tsunade came out a few minutes later saying Choji was well. When she saw you she had me take you up to a room and place you here. Hinata came along to "make sure you were ok" as she put it so I let her be. I think you should really think on that for a while…
At this Naruto looked up from the paper, confused as to what the silver haired man meant. He had known Hinata from the academy and she was one of the nicer kids. She never laughed at him or anything and he had even tried to befriend here once. Unfortunately she always turned really red and passed out when he tried to talk to the girl though so he gave up. He'd decided he would settle with her being a comrade.
After you think about all your friends for a while, Lady Tsunade wants to see you in her office. I recommend taking Hinata as I'm sure she'll be there with you when you wake up.
At this Naruto wondered why Kakashi was being so adamant about spending time with Hinata. He decided to ask Hinata so he went to wake the young heiress up as he tossed the note into a trash can by the bed he had a sneaking feeling was meant for puke.
After shaking Hinata slightly, her eyes slowly opened to see Naruto over her. As soon as she saw Naruto she shot up and grabbed him in the tightest hug he'd ever experienced. He squeaked out "Hi" to which Hinata realized her position. Naruto saw the girl hugging him turned bright red before letting go and apologizing rapidly. Naruto laughed before said, "It was ok, calm down," to the young girl.
"Why did you sleep here yesterday?" asked the puzzled Naruto. Hinata had no clue how to answer that question so she improvised.
"Well, Lady Tsunade said you need rest immediately so I was worried you might be hurt." said the fidgeting Hinata. Naruto was shocked; not only she had been nice to him for a long time but now she was also willing to watch over him to make sure he was okay.
"Thank you Hinata for staying with me." said Naruto, "Would you like to come with me to see Lady Tsunade?" Hinata didn't know what to say so she just nodded her head, nervous to spend so much time with Naruto.
As Naruto and Hinata made their way out of the Hospital and towards the Hokage's office Hinata was having an inner debate. What should I do? Should I move closer to him or will he think I'm weird? What if I grab his hand will he get the message? Once they were about a block from the Hokage tower she made up her mind: she would hold Naruto's hand by the end of the day for at least three seconds or she would force herself to admit her love to him.
Naruto had been enjoying the walk to the Hokage tower and found himself happy that he'd invited Hinata. Even though they didn't say anything the silence was calming. He could feel his bones soaking in the rays of sun that gave energy to so many things on the planet. He couldn't really blame Shikamaru for basking in the light watching clouds all day. As he thought about that he wondered why Shikamaru wasn't that tan. Every time Naruto saw the boy outside, he was always glancing up at the clouds.
As Naruto was deep in thought, he didn't notice they had gotten all the way to Tsunade's door. He smiled and ignored the shouts the secretary gave him to stop. Hinata giggled as she saw Naruto smiling as he just kicked in the big oak doors to the Hokage's office. Tsunade glared at the blond Knucklehead as he kicked in here doors and marched up to there. She then saw Hinata as she laughed at Naruto who stopped in front of her desk.
"Genin Uzumaki reporting as ordered granny," said Naruto in a mocking tone. Tsunade just grinned at the boy before she told him to step back in line with Hinata. Naruto did as instructed and was about to question why he was there but couldn't as Tsunade beat him to the punch.
"I asked you to come here Naruto because it has come to my attention that you completed two A-rank missions yesterday and the reports also so you were able to take Charge on several accounts when necessary. Not only that but you completed your mission in retrieving Uchiha Saskuekeeping him alive when it would have been much easier to kill him. Am I correct?"
"It wasn't that spectacular and I only completed one A-rank mission granny why does everyone say I've done two?" answered Naruto with a puzzled look on his face.
Tsunade giggled (I think Tsunade wouldn't giggle openly….) it was just like Naruto to complete a mission and not realizing it. "You and Shikamaru faced a girl who used a flute for genjutsu for a moment yes?" asked the blond woman.
"Yes" said a confused Naruto.
"Any shinobi who captures a ninja of B-rank or higher from any shinobi village that is a threat to the leaf is awarded an A-rank on their file and half of their bounty." stated Tsunade. "You and Shikamaru both fought this girl at some time, it means you both completed two A-ranked missions."
"What about the others? They defeated their opponents also?" asked Naruto.
"They killed their opponents, therefore no information could be extracted causing them not to earn that privilege." The busty lady replied. "I have several reports from the people on this mission along with a few Jounin that what these reports say are true. Do you agree?"
"Yes" was all Naruto could say, he was shocked that so many people would stick up for him.
"Then as the Godaime Hokage of the Hidden Village in the Leaf, I'm awarding you the rank of chuunin." With that the Hokage smiled while she threw green flak jacket at Naruto who in turn caught it. Naruto couldn't believe that he'd just got promoted he was so happy he jumped up and down in a hail of glory. When he was done, he was amazed to see Hinata come up to him and hug him while congratulating him.
A blushing Hinata, laughing Tsunade, and a few misplaced and overturned objects later, everyone was calm again. Naruto began to get a scroll out of his pocket when he felt a metal plate. He took out his headband with the scratch going through the leaf symbol to look at it.
The others watched as Naruto took out a leaf headband and stared at it, lost in deep thought. After a few moments Naruto looked up at the Hokage and asked if she could give him a new headband. At this Tsunade remembered that Naruto had a will for when he turned chuunin. Tsunade smiled before she told Naruto about something she had to give him.
Naruto had a bad feeling. He watched as his Grandma-like figure walked toward him with an evil glint in her eyes. Once she reached him she gave him the biggest hug ever. Tsunade laughed as she smashed her oversized cleavage into Naruto's face effectively embarrassing him in front of Hinata who also had a light blush. When Tsunade finally let the poor boy down she led the two out of her office and to a room with many cubbies' that resembled a bee's nest. After searching for about two minutes she opened one and took out a scroll.
"Naruto Uzumaki upon rank of chuunin I am to present you with this red and yellow scroll left to you by the fourth Hokage." As she finished both Hinata and Naruto looked at her, so shocked they were that they didn't see the scroll that was the size of the forbidden scroll Naruto had taken she pulled out. After giggling for a few seconds she continued.
"Naruto Uzumaki upon promotion to the rank of chuunin I am to present you with this red scroll from the third Hokage." At this Naruto caught a scroll the size of a normal one but thicker by about an inch.
"And your last gift through will, with the promotion to chuunin, is from Itachi Uchiha." This time everyone was shocked, even Tsunade. She tossed him a solid black scroll with a sharingan eye on the front and white flames licking the bottom. They all stared at the last scroll wondering why he had left him a scroll. After a few moments Tsunade gave Naruto a new headband and told him to pick up the chuunin box at a weapons shop. With that Hinata and him left. Naruto sealed all the scrolls into one which he kept in his pocket.
Naruto led Hinata out of the Hokage building and towards the shopping district. As they walked Hinata stared at all the people on the streets. She saw the hatred in the eyes of the civilians and strange look coming from the shinobi and a few children. She was unsure of the emotion until she heard Naruto mutter something.
"What did you say Naruto?"
"Hu nothing Hinata, just thinking"
"Ok Naruto." As Hinata followed along Naruto she was surprised when he took an unexpected turn towards a little shack she had never seen.
"Hey old man! Give me two miso ramen and whatever Hinata wants!" yelled the hyper blond. At this both Teuchi and Ayame came out, surprised to see their best customer had brought a girl this time.
"Who's your girlfriend Naruto?" asked a giggling Ayame. As she looked, the two turned bright red before quietly stating they weren't dating.
"I see. Well, I hope to see you two here more often together." "What can I get you Hinata?"
"One miso ramen please," from the back the three could hear Teuchibegan to start the ramen.
"So Naruto, I see you got promoted. When did that happen?"
"Granny Tsunade did it this morning. I also got a few scrolls from a few people." stated Naruto.
"That's great, but you better be careful on these new missions!"
"Ah, don't worry! I won't die until I become Hokage."
"Well, in honor of your promotion this round is on house! Your little girlfriend's here too!" said a chuckling Teuchi as he placed their orders on the counter.
Naruto and Hinata blushed again but decided to ignore the two, now laughing shopkeepers, and ate the hot ramen placed in front of them.
After eating their ramen and talking with the father daughter duo, Naruto and Hinata continued on their journey to a weapons shop to get the standard chuunin supplies that was supplied by the villageonceone waspromoted.
Hinata was trying to find a way to start a conversation when Naruto spoke up, "Hey Hinata… um do you think… maybe…. Ah… you could train with me for a while?"
"Sure Naruto, what will we be doing?"
"Um, I was thinking some taijutsu or chakra control – I'm not really sure…"
"Ok Naruto, whatever you want." With this they were in front of a weapons shop not far from the Hokage tower. It was painted green and yellow and had signs posted all over the windows featuring deals and specials. As the two walked in they heard a familiar voice from the back asking them to wait one moment. As they saw the girl that came through the back they recognized her as Tenten; one year their senior and someone they competed with in the chuunin exams not long ago.
"Oh, hey guys." said the girl that was a little taller than Naruto and had twin buns in her hair.
"I came here to pick up a chuunin set." stated Naruto with a large grin on his face.
"Oh, you got promoted Naruto, good for you." said Tenten, "I'll go get that, feel free to look around." With that she turned back around and disappeared into nothingness behind the doors that led to the back of the shop. Naruto began to look around and saw a black flak jacket. As he stared at the vest he got an idea. He grabbed a few pairs of black cargo pants with pockets at the waist and on the butt then large pockets one on each side on the thigh and finally two smaller ones by the ankles. He then grabbed black shinobi sandals and a few pair of black shirts with a few random lines in red going in random directions on the side then the red Uzumaki swirl on his back.
As Tenten came back she saw Naruto had picked up some clothes so she walked to the register. Naruto met her there and placed the clothes on the counter before taking off his flak jacket.
"Can you dye this?" asked Naruto in a hopeful voice.
"Yes, we can dye one any color you want but you would have to buy another jacket as we're not permitted to take it see, as you have to wear it at all times."
"What do you mean? There are a bunch of Chuunin who don't wearit, aren't there?"
"Only chuunin of level 2 or higher can do that."
"Level 3?" questioned Naruto.
"Yes, there is now a new system for ranking, it's taking effect by the end of the month but all shops and anyone getting a new I.D. card must consent to it now." stated Tenten, "You are currently at level 1 out of three. They already nicknamed this level newbie. The second level you will receive after you have lead and completed 50 C-rank or higher missions. Level 3 and the third level is nicknamed elite and is gained not through missions but a few factors; the first is your mission success rate, the second is your injury rate and finally the third is how strong you are as an individual. You can tell the difference by their headband. A regular headband represents a level 1, a black is level two, and level three has a custom choice of any color or longer length. These are meant to help distinguish between ranks on the battlefield."
"I don't think the colors will stick but the classification probably will," said Naruto in a thoughtful voice.
"Why do you say that Naruto?" asked Hinata who had joined shortly after Naruto came to the counter.
"Well a lot of people won't like that because the enemy will know who is stronger or at least of higher rank on the field." Once Naruto finished his speech, all three heard a rough voice come from across the room.
"That's very smart of you boy and I agree completely." They all turned to see an older man with thick arms, tough hands, and a shaved head with barely distinguishable brown hair. "I wouldn't want the enemy to know that either if I was taking on a foreign unit."
They all nodded to the new man until Tenten reminded Naruto of the original question in which he told her to give him an orange one.
"It will be done in about ten minutes and can be worn in about fifteen," said Tenten as she went to go make the order. Naruto went over to the man and started to talk to him while Hinata began to look around at the weapons before she picked up a pack of senbon and moved to the counter.
After a while Tenten came back with Naruto's new flak jacket and rang up all the items. Naruto paid for the items and waited for Hinata to pay for her stuff. The two said their goodbyes and left. As they walked out they both noticed the sun setting.
"It's kind of late to train so would you like me to walk you home?" asked Naruto "If you want we could meet tomorrow for taijutsu."
"I'd like that Naruto, c'mon I'll show you where" said Hinata. As Hinata turned to walk she grabbed Naruto's hand dragging him along, refusing to let go until they reached the big white gates of the all-seeing Hyuuga. "See you tomorrow Naruto," she said to Naruto as she scurried into the walls of the compound.
Okay guys seem you really liked the first Ch. So I've decided I'm going to post this one a bit early as it was already made. I still don't have a beta so I'm still pretty bad on the grammar so bear with me. Next Ch. Will be a mission Ch. And will be original no canon. And I think it will introduce one of Naruto's new sensei. I don't really plan on making Naruto extremely strong at least not until shippuden but he will be able to beat everyone in the Kahona 12. Now review so I can know what you guys think I need to spend more time on and give me a title I still can't think of one.
edited by shanagi95