Death is Only a Ruse

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto(I leave this to Kishimoto Masashi), or any other character except my OC.

"Blah"-Human talk.

"Blah"-Human think/Mindscape link.

"Blah"-Inner Sakura/Hinata.

"Blah"-Demon talk.

"Blah"-Demon think.

"Blah"-Deity talk.

"Blah"-Deity think.

/Blah/ - Silent Communication

Well. I am currently reading New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. I completed Twilight in like two days, and the series is just so damn addicting. If you don't like it, you can go suck a big fat floppy donkey dick.

Graity: In time you will find out my reasons for still making it a NaruHina, and you will find out how it works out. I figured I would make this story quite angsty and gory. Love the gore.

BlackWolf: Your feeling is wrong. I am sorry about this, but I don't want the Sandaime to retire. Who would take his place? Kakashi?

infiniteternity: Thank you, thank you, and more thanks. I am truly appeased by your encouraging comments, and I will make the story (flow) better over time.

hope master: Instead of just telling me it could be better, please describe how it could be better.

Jangle: You almost hit the idea of what I am going to do on the proverbial head, but you missed by an inch.

kraken: Will make chapters longer. Chapter 1 was like a prologue to get you hooked and started with the fic.

Well, time to start the fic...

"Hiashi. You will decide now weather or not you will take in Naruto as a child. Adopt him, and you will be honoring your best friend's second to last wish, don't forget that." Sarutobi tried to play a guilt trip with Hiashi Hyuuga.

"I understand the morality of the choice, and what I should do, but I am torn. He is completely blind, and in no condition to even be alive in a Ninja Village. I don't think it is humane to let him live. I am truly torn in my desicion. I... I will come back in one hour. Then I will decide." He responded, being firm in his choice.

"One hour. That is all you get. Any more, and he will be shipped out to Wave, where his uncle is. You wouldn't want him to be that close to the Mizukage, who is holding a bloodline extermination campaign, would you?" Sarutobi played a nasty card. Worse than a guilt trip, a question on someone's life.

"Jiji? Can I come in now?" Naruto asked through the wooden oak doors.

"Yes, Naruto, you can come in." Returned Sarutobi.

He saw the doors crack open, and Hiashi turned around. What he saw surprised him. Naruto was walking fluidly and gracefully. There wasn't the falter that he had seen in naturally blind peoples steps. There was only an authority that was held in those small feet. Where his eyes were supposed to be, there was a cloth that had a very slight tint of red to it.

"Naruto, I think our sockets are bleeding again." Sarutobi informed him.

Naruto just sighed an exhausted reply, "Yeah, I know. I just couldn't find the basin this time. I wanted to empty them, but I walked into a wall."

"Come here, Naruto. I have a basin right here for you to use. I think the veins in your eye sockets should be completely mended to the arteries again soon. Then you will be able to go places without the constant annoyance of having to empty your eye sockets of blood." Sarutobi informed him.

Naruto walked over to the desk that Sarutobi and Hiashi were sitting at, and found the basin. Hiashi watched with slight interest as Naruto pulled the cloth from his head, and blood plopped into the dish. He turned a light shade of green after seeing this.

"Jiji, who is the other person in the room with us?" Naruto asked him.

"His name is Hiashi Hyuuga, and he is the leader of the Hyuuga clan. Please greet each other while I go do some paperwork." Sarutobi introduced him.

"One more thing, Jiji, I have found the cure to your problem of paperwork. It starts with 'K' and ends with 'age Bunshin.' I overheard someone yesterday talking about memories from the Kage Bunshin returning to the user." Naruto advised him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, for the first time in his reign as Hokage, was speechless. He was wondering why he didn't think of that. He walked over to Naruto, and gave him a huge hug while muttering, "Thank you," over and over again.

Hiashi just looked as Naruto blankly. He finally broke the silence with, "So, how is life going for you?"

Unsteadily, Naruto replied, "Fine, except for being blinded a week ago. Apparently, Jiji told Konoha I was killed. They believe it. I heard your conversation with Jiji. I don't really care weather or not you adopt me."

Hiashi was shocked. He was outside eavsdropping the entire time. He got over the initial vexation, and realised that he did no harm. He was only looking out for his 'Jiji' and himself. "I am still debating on if I will or not, but I am currently leaning towards 'Yes.' I think you would be a great friend for my daughter, Hinata. She is about 2 months younger than you."

"Hm. I really do hope you say yes, as I would like to meet Hinata. We would have to be teleported over there, though." Naruto replied, looking in Hiashi's direction.

"Hokage-sama, I have made my desicion. My ultimate verdict it yes. I would like to adopt Naruto-kun. I believe it would help his mental stability to have a family and friends, and he really needs to be around people more." Hiashi surmised.

"Ah. Of course. Just one thing. You have to wait until tomorrow to pick him up. His veins and arteries need to mend before he can go anywhere." Sarutobi told him, "Of course, you can still sign the adoption papers today, and can change his name so that it is nigh impossible to tell that he is Naruto if you don't know our secret."

"Understood. I will be back in two seconds." Hiashi said, before Shunshin'ing out of the office, into his personal office, grabbing his Tensho(Seal Script), and Shunshin'ing back into the Hokage's office.

"Okay, Hiashi, please stamp here, here, here, and here." Sarutobi gestured to the locations that Hiashi would have to stamp.

Hiashi picked up the Tensho, and placed it on the ink pad. He applied medium pressure and lifted it. The papers were pushed infront of him, and he brought the stamp down four times in repid succession.

"Also, you will have to assign Naruto a different name, here." Sarutobi pointed there and pulled out a pen.

"So, Naruto, what do you want your name to be?" Hiashi asked him.

"Hinote Hyuuga.(Hinote is Blaze)" He said.

"Hinote Hyuuga, eh? What a fitting name for someone so young. I agree." Hiashi announced. He scribed 'Hinote Hyuuga' in Kanji, and said to Naruto, "Your new name is Hinote Hyuuga. Welcome to the Hyuuga clan."

"I'm glad to be a part of the Hyuuga. I will be hearing you again tomorrow, I believe." Naruto said.

Hiashi was slightly disturbed about how easily Hinote had said 'hearing you' instead of 'seeing you', but replied, "Yes. I do believe so. Otherwise, what kind of father would I be?"(From now on, I will refer to him as Naruto, not Hinote, unless someone else is talking to him. Hinote is weird to write, and doesn't flow on my keyboard.)

"Well, goodbye, Hiashi-sama. I will be speaking with you soon enough. I just hope this is out of your true wants, not out of convenience." Naruto gravely stated.

I know this chapter is just as short as Ch. 1, but the next chapter will make up for it. It will start out with Naruto being introduced to the Hyuuga complex. Both of the complexes, sadly. (The Superiority Complex, and the Housing Complex.) That wasn't funny, and it was a bad attempt at a joke. Sorry. Please R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R R&R It is much appreciated.