Pulchritudinous
A Hinata x Chouji Fanfic
Hey Everyone! Tankou001 here, and bringing in the new chapter.
It's gonna be pretty tame for a few chapters aside from a little brawl I am planning for this chapter so don't expect any more Hinata stunts, or Chouji ripping the village in half, or anything like that XP
Also in this chapter there are going to be some shocking things canon wise so anyone that hates going apart from canon stuff shouldn't continue to read this anymore. There will be, in future chapters, stuff that will shock, and confuse you, and that stuff alone will be explained later on if not right then. I intend to explain all the out of the ordinary stuff, so don't worry
Chapter Two: Saving Women Is So Troublesome
Chouji walked quickly to Shikamaru's place. He had wanted to see Shikamaru for a long time, and now he needed to see the lazy ninja even more. He got to the door, and knocked Shikaku opening the door, and looking at Chouji with a rather indifferent expression. "Yo... You lookin' for Shikamaru, Chouji?"
Personally Chouji was surprised that Shikaku remembered him so quickly, and blinked a few times in amazement. "Uh.. Ya Shikaku-sama. Is he around?"
Shikaku shook his head, and opened the door fully. "Shikamaru moved a bit away from here. Just go about a half a mile down the road, and you'll find his house, but I warn you, their kids might be attacking you the instant you knock on that door. Their troublesome little-" Shikaku was cut off, however, by Chouji blurting out.
"Shikamaru has kids?! With who?" Chouji this time blinked again in amazement, and poked a finger into his ear to clean it out.
"Ya, that's what I said Chouji... Shikamaru married Temari, that sand girl a while back. It was about three months after you left I think. In the time you were gone he's had two kids. Two girls that, like their mother, are very troublesome. Still I suppose they are good kids. I have to go on a mission in an hour. You should be getting on your way, Chouji." Shikaku then shut the door lazily, his footsteps trailing off.
Chouji shrugged, and walked the way Shikaku had pointed out, seeing two kids that looked to be about eight years old jumping about, sparring in the yard, a worn looking Shikamaru sitting on a chair on the house porch. He looked about the same still, though now he possibly looked even more lazy than he had when Chouji left. He had kept his good looks and form, but he now just stared at the sky, a half eaten bowl of rice in his hands, and a dreamy look of his face. "Yo, Shikamaru!" Chouji called over to Shikamaru, causing the man to shift, and look at him.
Overall the look on Shikamaru's face would have been to anyone els indifference, but Chouji had long ago learned to recognize the subtle features that Shikamaru showed when he was sad, or happy, or angry. A slight curling of Shikamaru's lips were next, and the lazy Nara stood up taking a few steps toward Chouji before he called over. "Come on over Chouji. Watch Shikani, and Shikana though. They'll attack anyone who comes in the yard, regardless of friend or foe. They're a bit troublesome like that."
In fact this was true, and as Chouji stepped into the yard area the two identical eight year olds were in front of him, mischievous looks on their faces. Chouji smiled, and simply kept advancing, the two girls jumping forward, and sending kicks, and punches at Chouji's massive body, doing little to no damage against him, and Chouji didn't stop walking forward. Although the two girls tried hard they couldn't seem to stop the red haired giant, and by the time Chouji got to Shikamaru, a feat that despite the normal size of the yard, took about five minutes to occur, the twins having been trying their hardest to at least slow the Akimichi down a bit, they were simply hanging off of Chouji at his shoulder, and leg. "I guess they may be a bit troublesome, Shikamaru. How have you been? Even more so, I never guessed you would get married after I left."
Shikamaru scratched the back of his head, slightly embarrassed, and smiled. "Despite how troublesome it was, Temari pressured me into it. She is by far the most troublesome woman I have ever met, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Shikani, and Shikana follow after her in the department of troublesome natures, and initiative. They became genin three weeks ago. Iruka said that they must have picked up my intelligence, but left put the laziness. Why don't you come inside? I think Temari is making curry tonight. She is a surprisingly good cook I have come to find."
More than happy to partake of curry, Chouji walked right in, the twins falling off of him, and laughing, going back to their sparring immediately after Chouji got through the door. Inside Temari was standing in the kitchen across the entryway. The house was very roomy, and Chouji smiled at it's building style. After having to build his own home in the wilderness a few times he had gained a definite appreciation for architecture. Temari turned around to look at Shikamaru, frowning when she saw Chouji with him "Shika! Who is that? I specifically remember telling you not to bring people over without telling me. Furthermore shouldn't you be watching the girls outside?" Chouji smiled at the sight of Temari, seven months pregnant, and still, after so long, as snappy as ever.
Temari walked over to Shikamaru, and waved her ladle around at him, and started to gripe at him some more, and it just seemed like it was going into Shikamaru's head, and simply ceasing to exist thereafter. Finally after a good five minutes of Temari chewing out her husband Shikamaru yawned, and looked at Temari as if asking if she was done, and spoke. "Temari, I really do hope you can just look at the guy, he's in about half of my pictures in that troublesome photo album you told me to make three years ago. You know, Akimichi Chouji? The guy I was gonna ask to be my best man, but left just before I could tell him. That guy. Honestly I would think you would at least be able to point him out from the armor he is wearing. He's got the Akimichi clan symbol stamped right on the front. Honestly Temari, I love you, but you can be so troublesome at times."
Temari blushed at this, and Chouji felt a wave of guilt flow over him. He had not only missed Shikamaru's wedding, but had even been chosen to be Shikamaru's best man at that. He had known that Temari, and Shikamaru at that time were spending a lot of time together what with Temari being the Konoha-Suna liaison, but he never figured that Shikamaru had proposed, or anything. Temari turned to Chouji, her face red with embarrassment, and bowed her head slightly. "I am so sorry Chouji. I didn't notice you at all. You are so different from when I last saw you. You've really trimmed down. Blame it on some difference in your appearance. The change is just so much from all of the old times."
Shikamaru chuckled at this, and yawned. "I blame pregnancy stupidity.." This earned him a hard blow to the head with Temari's ladle, and he groaned as he looked up at Temari as though asking what he had done, but then sighing, and speaking out in indifference "I'm very sorry, dear. I love you very much, and I didn't mean it." This alone seemed to satisfy Temari, and Chouji laughed at the little domestic conflict.
"It seems some things never change, huh Shikamaru? As for the change, I'll take those words as a compliment, Temari-san. It's nice to see you after so long. I apologize for not being able to come to your wedding. I am guessing you got someone else." Chouji smiled though inside he felt pretty bad about it all.
Shikamaru, however, shook his head at this. "No problem, Chouji. It may have been troublesome but in the end Kiba agreed to be my best man. In all Honesty I was hoping for Shino, but he outright refused. He still came and was a guest, but it was pretty apparent he wanted nothing to do with the official stuff. I don't blame him." Shikamaru smiled, remembering the wedding all too clearly. Temari giggling, mumbling something about Akamaru in a bow tie, and making Shikamaru chuckle as well. "Still I guess we have some real catching up to do. Temari, do you mind Chouji staying for dinner." Temari instantly shook her head, still smiling. "There you have it. Why don't you take a seat, Chouji?"
Chouji bowed to Temari, and then turned to Shikamaru, smiling. "I think I'll pass. I'm not sure if your furniture could take my weight. I may not look it, but I am a lot heavier. I think I weigh near five hundred now, or at least that's what the scale said." Temari looked shocked at this, and Shikamaru simply shrugged. Still at this answer Temari walked back into the kitchen, and pulled some more ingredients out of the fridge, and cupboards, and put two more pots on the stove, knowing that Chouji would no doubt eat quite a bit. "Anyway, I was wondering what happened with Naruto, and Hinata. I was in the Hokage's office, and Hinata said that she beat him half to death. I laughed at first, but it was all true. I never expected Hinata to attack Naruto of all people."
Shikamaru nodded, a bit of irritation appearing on his stoic face. He had been one of the six Anbu to pull Hinata out of that apartment, and had viewed just how bad the scene was. Naruto, and Ino were destroyed. To put it as nice as he could he would have said that Ino would have at most had two hours without help, Naruto probably only 15 minutes. "Ya, it was pretty bad. Took six of us Anbu to pull her out, and she was still fighting all the way to the lock up. Naruto was nearly dead already, and way lucky to get out of there alive. Ino could have probably lasted a bit, but we pulled her out too. Seemed like Hinata got a bit more than she bargained for 'cause Ino was naked, and Naruto was only wearing boxers. I don't know the specifics, but apparently Ino isn't going to be able to move for a good few months if not longer. Kami only knows if Naruto will ever recover at all. If he does physically I can guarantee he won't mentally. When we finally stabilized him he started muttering something in a scared tone. I couldn't tell what he said, but he seemed pretty scarred in every respect. It almost made me just wanna throw in my resignation, this whole troublesome Anbu work."
Chouji was taken aback by this, sitting down on the floor in awe at Hinata doing something like that. Ino, and Naruto doing things together another big whipping of his mind. He thought on Naruto, and Ino together in one room, no clothing, and instantly felt angry. Still he couldn't blame Ino, nor Naruto. Chouji was pretty, and Naruto was handsome. At least he was when Chouji was last in Konoha. Chouji doubted Ino would have ever fallen for him anyway, and after all Ino never really acknowledged Chouji before, so why would she have after he got back? "I see. Why do you think Hinata did that? I don't see her attacking Naruto, and Ino simply because she caught them in the act. There must have been some reason."
Shikamaru shrugged. "I was on Cleanup Duty so I got to ask some questions here, and there. Naruto's creepy neighbor lady said that she heard most of it. Apparently she listens to Naruto all the time, which is not right, but it helped us out some. Naruto was having his fun, and when he was closing the door on Hinata he said something to her. Called her a freak, or something, and she went ballistic. Apparently he also said a lot of other things, but that is not remotely the point. What matters is that Hinata could face serious charges for this. For all I know Tsunade could just send her to that shinobi prison, and be done with it."
Chouji was frozen in shock for a moment, and Shikamaru looked at him with a questioning glance. Horror was spread across Chouji's face as he thought about that. None but the worst criminals deserved to be sent the the high security shinobi prison, and Hinata would never be able to live there. Chouji had no particular feelings for Hinata, but that place was by far the least likely place for someone of Hinata's personality to survive. "A-Are you serious?"
Shikamaru shrugged at this. "I can't be certain of anything, Chouji."
A few hours went by, and Chouji, and Shikamaru parted from the recent events, and went to what had happened while Chouji was gone. Kiba had apparently gotten together with Ayame, a fact that Chouji would have to congratulate Kiba on when he got the chance. Although they were not married news was from Shikamaru that Kiba was planning to propose in the next few months. Shino has gotten married, and had a little boy. Apparently Shino had met a fine woman on a mission to the water country who controlled bugs as well, dragonflies it seemed. Tenten, and Neji were apparently going steady, but Neji was still fighting the main family to get the permission to marry her.
Strangely enough Rock Lee had settled down with a young woman from the moon country, apparently having returned back to the country for some vacation time, and to check up on an old friend from back in his genin days. According to Shikamaru Chihara, Lee's wife, was very relaxed, and kept Lee from going insane with training, insisting he needed to go slower through life. This made some sense considering the next bit of info on her revealed her to have a kekkei genkai that could slow space, and time around her, having learned its full abilities after joining Konoha and bettering herself towards becoming a very able ninja.
Of course Ino, and Naruto had gotten together as Chouji already knew. Sakura had also found love in the form of Uchiha Itachi, who she had discovered still alive after supposedly dying by Sasuke's hand. He apparently went blind after recovering from the main battle, and Sakura found him two years afterward, living the life of a poor hermit. She healed his eyes, and he was grateful to her, the fire's of passion sparking between them instantly. Apparently Itachi was also on the side of Konoha once again. He had admitted the wrongs he had done to Konoha, and Tsunade, although hesitant on not simply ending him, decided to welcome him back into the village after he had handed over some information of the orders to eliminate the Uchiha clan on the orders of the elders of Konoha, who were quickly grabbed up by the hand of the law, and deemed guilty based on the evidence set against them.
After a long meal of rather epic proportions, and great conversation between the Nara family, and Chouji the Akimichi decided he would be on his merry way. Chouji walked through the moonlit streets of Konoha, smiling as he passed Ichiraku Ramen just as it was closing up for the night, stopping in to congratulate Ayame, and get a wonderful welcome back from Teuchi in the form of a voucher for 100 bowls of Ichiraku ramen anytime he wanted as long as he didn't eat all 100 bowls at the same time of course. Chouji hastily accepted the generous gift, and was shooed out by Ayame so that they could clean up, and shut down.
Further down the road Chouji was heading home, back to the Akimichi complex when he saw a ragged figure stumbling toward him. Upon closer spotting it turned out to be Hinata running, her clothes torn to shreds, and her body looking to be beaten, and bloodied. Chouji immediately ran toward her only to be stopped by Hyuuga Hiashi himself, the head Hyuuga looking high, and mighty even as he aged. "You. This is none of your business, Akimichi. Go back to your home at once. This is Hyuuga business." Without waiting for an answer, Hiashi turned to Hinata's scared figure, and advanced on her. The Hyuuga heiress sobbing as she had been pushed to the ground. "I can't believe you. I took care of you, and kept you alive, and this is how you repay your father? Even if they have sealed your chakra so it can't be used anymore I won't have your existence ruining my good reputation. I helped give you life, and I will now take it from you!"
As the head Hyuuga lifted a hand to bring down onto his daughter Chouji could no longer stand to watch, nor could he leave. He ran forward, and grabbed the Hyuuga lord by the arm, and swung him backward, sending Hiashi flying into a nearby wall, the other Hyuuga immediately flying at Chouji, ready to kill him at once. Twelve open palms slammed into Chouji from all around, the Akimichi tensing up his body as the juuken style strikes were absorbed into a super dense layer of fat he stored on his torso. It was Chouji's turn, and the Akimichi formed an intense amount of hand signs at an alarming speed, his whole body erupting in flame, the Akimichi emblem on his armor having a deep blue flames floating in front of it as Chouji swung a horribly over sized fist out into three of the Hyuuga shinobi, sending the men flying.
The remaining Hyuuga guards were not quite sure what to do at this point, but Chouji would not let them get the mind to make another move on him, more hand signs being formed, and Chouji's massive foot rising only to fall flat soled against the ground, shaking the foundation of the street, and causing the earth to move up from ground level and grabbed the remaining Hyuuga guards, pulling them into the ground to neck level. Hiashi by now had recovered, and was on his feet, stepping toward Chouji. "I told you Akimichi, that this was not your business, but now I suppose I will have to tell the hokage that we were viciously attacked by you as we chased down our own to attempt to bring her to safety." Chouji was enraged by this comment, and advanced on Hiashi as the Hyuuga lord went into immediate juuken stance, activating the 128 palms technique passed down by the Hyuuga line, and catching Chouji right in the strike zone.
The scene was like some horrible scene of a punching bag being mutilated by a small boxer, Chouji not being ready at the least for Hiashi's attack, and taking about half the actual effect of the blows thanks to his super dense fat. Still the damage was extreme, and Chouji fell backward onto the ground, twitching, and unable to move, though all too able to see the ensuing violence of Hyuuga Hiashi beating on his own daughter with killing intent, Hinata entirely unable to protect herself. When Hiashi thought that Hinata could move no more Chouji was already slowly getting back up, but was soon kicked to the ground by the Hyuuga lord, the three Hyuuga guards not having been imprisoned in the earth now beating on Hinata instead. "You are too great a bother for me now Akimichi. I guess you happened to simply be at the wrong place at the wrong time, so it is not wholly your fault. I will make this as quick, and painless as I can, and show you reasonable mercy." At these words Hiashi's open palm flew down at Chouji's chest, hitting him in the heart, and sending Chouji into immediate shock. The world soon went slowly black as Chouji was sure he was losing his life that very night.
TBC
Ya I know! Cliffhangers are a bitch, huh?
Anyway, not to worry people. This is ,after all, a HinaChou fic, and I did say that lemons were going to be involved so obviously Hinata, and Chouji are gonna be okay for the most part.
Also so everyone knows. By sealing Hinata's Chakra it meant that Hinata's usable chakra has been permanently locked in place so she can't use justu anymore. Ya I know it sucks, but Tsunade made the whole executive decision to permanently discard Hinata as a Ninja, and make it so she couldn't use her dangerous abilities to hurt anyone anymore. Of course she will still be able to use the Byakugan since you can't really stop it's existence, but aside from that Hinata is just a civilian now, albeit a horribly scared, sad civilian.
I will try to get the next part in fast!
Yours, Tankou001
