Road to Hinata Uzumaki
A/n:
Hi again, I have once again returned with another update and I would like to thank everyone who faved, followed, and reviewed this story! I was genuinely surprised that it got so many views in one day and I was happy that all of you were able to confirm that no one was OOC. That was biggest fear because I've never written a character like Hinata before, I still adore her though. I'd also like to thank my beta and friend on tumblr themultifandomnerd for helping me out through this endeavor, you rock! I decided it would be best for me to upload as many chapters as I could before winter break ended and school took over my life again, and I've already written out a few chapters ahead of time on paper so... Why not.
Anyway, in this chapter we get more Naruto and Hinata interactions and Hinata bonding with Boruto and Himawari. Honestly, we can all tell from that little clip with Bolt and Himawari that the Uzumaki household is one full of so much love and care. *sniffle* It's so adorable.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter again and advice and critique are always loved.
Disclaimer: I definitely don't own Naruto. If I did, Naruto and Gaara wouldn't have gotten those hair cuts in 700.
+Chapter Two: The Uzumaki Family+
Hinata felt like she couldn't get enough circulation to the brain. It felt harder to breathe! And for the third time in a row, Hinata felt her eyes rolling to the back of her head. I can't believe I married Naruto-kun...
And unbeknownst to the now unconscious blunette herself, she had said her last thought aloud.
This time, Naruto's blood ran cold.
His wife couldn't remember anything about their relationship.
~';'~
Naruto stared down at Hinata as she lay asleep on their bed.
His normally bright eyes were dark, his arms crossed. He was very disturbed by the events that had taken place earlier. The blonde admits, he noticed his wife was acting strange, but he believed that was because she was just working too hard. After all, compared to himself, Hinata may have had more free time but she was still often very busy with various tasks tiring her throughout the day. He remembered the day Hinata told him why she worked so hard, "I'm not just going to slack off now because I'm now with the greatest shinobi ever, Naruto-kun! So don't worry about the other things, I'll take care of it." Naruto felt a small smile come spread across his face and he grazed her soft cheek with his hand.
"Hinata..."
Naruto walked the path to his and Hinata's house with a tired yawn.
"Darn you Kakashi-sensei-ttebayo..." The blonde growled under his breath as approached the stairs that lead to the front door. He felt especially tired that day. Ever since Kakashi had chosen him to become the next Hokage, the pervy gray-haired ninja had used any excuse he could get to get Naruto to do his paperwork.
Of course Naruto hadn't minded in the beginning, but his opinion on the matter quickly changed after he actually witnessed the amounts of paperwork Kakashi had. The blue-eyed male kicked a rock as he continued his shortened walk, he needed to take his frustration out on something. Another yawn escaped his jaws. The first thing I'll do when I'm Hokage is put that geezer in a nursing home-ttebayo! Naruto gave a wicked a grin. Then he'll be doing my extra paperwork! We'll see how you like it then, huh?!
The blonde held back a cackle of evil laughter but soon the only thing he was holding back was another yawn. Naruto approached his stairs and sighed. "I just wanna lay in bed next to Hinata." He let out a pleased smile.
After a long night of paperwork, he believed he deserved it. As he pulled out his keys, Naruto couldn't help but wonder if Hinata was still awake.
Ever since Naruto's guarantee of becoming the next Hokage and his increase in working hours, it had become an unspoken tradition for Hinata to stay awake until he returned. But on occasions, Hinata would already be sleeping. But Naruto didn't mind; he didn't want his other half to be really tired because she was up waiting for him.
Then with a slight bit of impatience, Naruto opened his door to see his children automatically sprinting to the door.
"Tou-chan!"
Naruto caught Boruto and Himawari firmly, one child in each arm. "Wow," Boruto's lavender eyes shone happily. "We never get to see you this late-ttebassa!"
"I really missed you, Tou-chan!" Himawari's face was graced with a large smile of her own.
With that Naruto couldn't bring himself to lecture his kids like he had originally planned to. I guess I really am puddy when it comes to my little princess. Naruto grinned inwardly as he closed the door with his foot, somehow awkwardly managing to lock it again. "What are you two doing up so late," he tried to sound firm. "Does your mother no your awake?" Naruto scanned the living room, but he could see the light on in Himawari's room. It was strange that the kids would be up and that Hinata was no where in sight.
"... Where's your Kaa-chan?"
Himawari was the one who answered, "She's sleeping in my room." She had an innocent look in her blue eyes.
Naruto cocked an eyebrow and looked at Bolt for confirmation. The younger blonde nodded, "Kaa-chan was acting really weird." That was all it took to convince Naruto to head straight his daughter's room. And when he saw Hinata, there she was passed out across Himawari's bed in an awkward manner as if Boruto and Himawari themselves tried to place her on the bed gently. "She acted like she didn't know Himawari and me," Naruto wanted to bite on his finger nails with worry. "And she said she was fourteen."
"F-fourteen?"
Bolt nodded again and Naruto snorted loudly, trying to stile his laughter.
He placed Boruto and Himawari down and picked Hinata up bridal style, "I'm gonna go and put Kaa-chan in our bed, okay?"
"Haaai!" The blonde boy and blunette girl said in unison and Naruto shushed them gently, a smile on his face.
"We don't wanna wake up Kaa-chan, right?" He got a quieter 'haaai' in return and he smiled at them once more before turning to go to his and Hinata's master bedroom. The blankets were already pulled back and so were the curtains, Naruto noticed. He guessed that more-than-likely she awoke to gaze up into the stars. That was one of the many things Naruto had found out when had began courting Hinata, one of the things she loved to do was gaze up at the stars.
Naruto placed his wife on her side of the bed and tucked her in, brushing her hime-style bangs with his fingers. "I told you not to push yourself so much-ttebayo." The blonde whispered affectionately as he gazed at his wife with loving eyes. Her forehead felt normal, but Naruto wanted to make sure she was well-rested.
"Tou-chan."
Naruto looked over his shoulder to see the outline of Boruto's figure in his door way, "Yeah?"
Bolt sounded as if he was afraid to ask, "Kaa-chan is okay, right?"
"Yeah," the Uzumaki patriarch walked over to his son and ruffled his hair reassuringly. "She's gonna be just fine. Kaa-chan was just tired earlier that's all."
The answer seemed to be good enough for Naruto's normally rambunctious son. "I helped Kaa-chan get on Hima's bed." He puffed out his chest widely. "Well Himawari helped a little too." But he sounded a little miffed to add that part.
"I'm very proud of you, Boruto," and when Naruto saw Himawari approach his room with her teddy wrapped in her arms. "And you too, Hima. You guys did a good job in helping your mother while I was gone." He gave them both onesided hugs. "Now you two have to go to bed now."
Boruto groaned automatically. "But there's not even any school tomorrow." The blonde leaf-head protested.
"That's no excuse, you still have to get your full hours of rest." Naruto crossed his arms giving his son a firm look. "Now come on, let me tuck you into bed." That was when Naruto made the worst possible mistake he could have in that moment; he looked into his daughter's big blue eyes. They were round, wide, and looked as if they were moistening from tears.
"But we haven't seen you all day..." Himawari snuggled into the crook of her teddy's neck. "Can't we just watch one movie?"
Oh no. Naruto gulped. Come on Naruto. This isn't so hard, you've faced the Akatsuki! You've faced Madara! You punched a god! All you have to do is say 'no', it's easy! Naruto looked over his shoulder to where his wife lay. He really wanted to snuggle next to her. And besides what would Hinata say! She would tell me I'm spoiling her and she's right! So I gotta buckle down- "You two pick the movie and we'll go in the living room and make a fort. Tou-chan just has to put his pajamas on." Naruto said at last with a sigh of pure and utter defeat.
The Uzumaki siblings expressions brightened immediately. "Really?" Boruto whisper shouted. "Come on Himawari!"
"I wanna pick, Nii-chan!"
Naruto watched as his two children run down the hall and turn down into the living room. He chuckled nervously as he looked over Hinata's sleeping form. She looked so beautiful and at peace. "Sorry looks like I lost again, Hinata-chan. Oyasumi(good night)." The Hokage-to-be then changed into a simple pair of sweats and then kissed his wife tenderly on the lips before walking out into the hall.
Closing the door, and then proceeding to open another in order to pull out three large and thick blankets.
Those small moments from the previous night before were really all Naruto needed as reassurance that Hinata was alright. That was what he promised Boruto after all. And even though she had appeared alright physically, it had become quite clear that mentally, she was not. His lavender-eyed wife trully believed she was fourteen. Her behaviour had confirmed that. At first, Naruto simply believed she was flushed that he had gotten up early and made her breakfast. But now he knew it was because she was once again extremely shy around him.
A sigh escaped Naruto's lips.
Luckily, Boruto and Himawari weren't asking too much. All Naruto had told them when they had come in earlier to check on their mother's well-being was that Hinata was still very tired. So through out the entirety of the day thus far, the two siblings played quietly with one another going back and forth between staying in the house and going back outside to play.
Naruto gritted his teeth and clenched his hands tightly. "Hinata..." His blue eyes had a clear fire of determination in them. "I promise I'll help you get better."
-xxx-
Hinata stretched her body slowly as she woke up, feeling as if she had been training for hours.
I had the strangest dream last night... Hinata thought groggily, wiping the sleep from her eyes. The amount of falling unconscious she did in her dreams were tiring, and very embarrassing. But her dream was the cause of it, her imagination going way more out of control than it normally did.
The dream had started off normal enough, she was the Team Eight training grounds talking to her teammates. But then the moment she decided to begin training, an ear-splitting headache that felt like she was getting the Cursed Bird Seal rendered her unconscious. Then when she woke up, she found herself in a house with two mysterious, albeit beautiful children, that then claimed to be her children causing her to faint again. However, the craziest part of the dream, is when she woke up in the same house once more but this time an older Naruto was there. He was flirty with her and acted super familiar with her, and then to top it all off he said they were married and that they had two kids.
Hinata felt the blood rush to her cheeks just remembering it.
Come on Hinata calm down... She took a sharp breath as she brought herself together with a much needed pep talk. It was just a drea...m... Hinata stopped herself as she felt long hair draped over her shoulders. And the room she was in was still the same and right next to the bed, there was a dresser that had a tray with a bowl of soup on it and it had been reheated.
A light blush spread across Hinata's cheeks as she silently came to the realization that she was indeed, no longer dreaming.
"Naruto-kun..." I married him. To say Hinata was surprised was an understatement; Hinata was shocked. "I actually married Naruto-kun... ! And we have two children..." Images of Boruto and Himawari's round and concerned faces flash through her mind, and the blunette felt a small surge of pride. Those two adorable children were her's. Hinata had always wanted children that looked like her, but now that it was true... It didn't feel right.
Grrrr.
Hinata directed her gaze to the bowl of soup beside her.
She was rather hungry, so with a small piece of hesitance Hinata placed the tray on her lap and began to eat it. It tasted delicious and tasted like the soup her mother used to make her when she was younger!
Did I make this? Hinata wondered. She wasn't much of cook as a teenager, so maybe it was a skill she acquired when she grew up. Hinata's grip on her spoon tightened.
She was now certain of a few things. One, she was now in the body of her future self. Two, she may and or may not have the Cursed Bird Seal. Three, she had two beautiful children. And four, she was no longer Hinata Hyuga, but Hinata Uzumaki.
When Hinata finished her breakfast she stood up and made the bed. No matter her age, she was still uncomfortable being in an unfamiliar room and leaving the bed unmade. Then with a breath of build up courage, Hinata picked up her tray and opened the door and left the room that had been confirmed to be one she shared with her husband, Naruto. The wooden floor was cool on Hinata's feet.
The house was quiet. It surprised Hinata considering how young her children were. She expected them to be running around, but their room doors were closed so she guessed that maybe that they were outside playing.
When Hinata entered the living room she gave it a thorough look this time, now that she didn't believe she was kidnapped. It was spacey with a cute, light brown coffee table in the middle with two yellowish chairs around it. But what Hinata really noticed was the the mirror in the right hand corner of the room and she gasped when she finally saw herself for the first time.
Like she had discovered earlier, her hair had grown all the way down to her rear. But it was also a darker blue, looking fuller with more volume and shinier. Her face had become less round and more oval-shaped, making her look more adult-like and her eyes had a more mature look about them. Like they had seen more than Hinata's youthfulness let on, but Hinata could hardly believe that with how doe-eyed she was looking at her reflection. I look so...
Elegant.
Mature.
And dare Hinata say it, beautiful, even in her pajama wear which just a large light gray t-shirt and knee-length purple-gray shorts.
Hinata walked quickly over to the mirror and felt awestruck. Then she felt relief as she moved her bangs for a brief moment; she didn't have the Cursed Bird Seal. That was she noticed the dresser that was underneath it; it was full of pictures of both Hinata and Naruto and of Himawari and Boruto. The first one she noticed right away was the picture in the middle, it was of her and Naruto and they were both dressed in Kimono's. Naruto grinning and winking at the camera and Hinata smiling in a it-can't-be-helped expression. Her stomach was round in the picture, she was pregnant. The picture was also framed by four other pictures two on each side of Naruto and Hinata.
On the side next to Hinata were pictures of Himawari. The one on top was picture was Himawari as an infant, lifting herself up smiling gummily at the camera. The one on the bottom had Hinata in it and she was smiling at and holding a baby Himawari up and forward, Himawari's tiny blue eyes were wide with curiosity.
Then on the side with Naruto, were all the pictures with Boruto. The first one was one with Boruto as a baby, looking up at the camera from what looked to be a bed. He looked like he was a month old in that one. Then on the bottom picture was both Boruto and Naruto, smiling and holding up peace signs.
Hinata took a shaky breath. This was her family.
Other pictures included a picture of Hinata, Sakura, Ino, and Tenten, the four of them grouping together for a picture smiling widely. They all looked beautiful and Hinata noticed the redness of her lips and wondered what the occasion was. Then another picture was one of Hanabi, sitting in the Hyuga head seat she had become the next head of the Hyuga after all. The last two pictures was one with Neji in it, with a small smile but he looked content and the one next to it was one of the Fourth Hokage and a woman with long, straight red hair.
That struck a cord of wonder. Hinata couldn't deny the similarity between the Naruto and the Fourth Hokage's looks, but that didn't explain why Naruto had a picture of him.
"Those are some really nice pictures, aren't they?"
Hinata jumped lightly and looked over her shoulder, it was Naruto. He had been on the balcony and he had opened the sliding glass door, popping his head inside. Hinata felt embarrassed for not noticing. But after she saw her reflection, her immediate surroundings got pushed aside and she fell in awe.
Not knowing what to say, Hinata nodded.
Naruto took the tray from her hands, "Don't worry, I'll wash this for you later."
Hinata nodded slightly. "Ano... Where are Boruto and Himawari?" Her opal-tinted eyes looked around for the two once more.
The blonde re-emerged from the kitchen, "Oh they're outside." He answered smoothly. "I was just on the balcony to keep an eye on them, Boruto's always getting into some kind of trouble."
So Hinata's future son had inherited Naruto's mischief, the blunette fought the urge to giggle. "I see..."
Naruto walked back onto the balcony and seeing some sandals next to it that looked like hers, Hinata slipped them on her feet and followed him. She looked down below, and there was Boruto and Himawari playing what seemed to be a game of tag with a group of children. She smiled softly at the sight. "They seem very sweet." Naruto didn't say anything, but he made a noise that sounded as if he was agreeing with her. "Naruto-kun..." Hinata could no longer avoid the inevitable conversation. "I believe that I might've 'jumped' through time."
Hinata turned her head to look at her childhood crush. He had a hard look on his face. "I guess that explains why Boruto said you thought you were fourteen." He said weakly as if he were trying to lighten the situation. "And that explains what happened this morning, too."
Hinata quickly turned around and bowed. "I'm so sorry!"
Naruto quickly made her stop. "It isn't your fault or anything, Hinata!" He reassured her. "You're the victim here, not me. I'm gonna bring someone to help us later though, so don't worry Hinata. We'll solve this together."
The young woman stopped her bowing and twiddled her fingers together. Naruto was treating her so sweetly. She was still trying to accept the fact that this wasn't a dream and actually reality. "We... We actually get married?" Hinata couldn't believe that no matter how many times she heard it.
"Yeah," Naruto answered. "I was really blind. Always chasing after Sakura-chan like that, and ignoring the fact that I already had you all along." The whiskered man smiled at her. "I'm just glad you never stopped loving me and fell in love with someone else."
Hinata blushed immediately and looked away, her heart pounding furiously. Naruto-kun just said that to me! Hinata felt a shudder of glee spread down her spine. He married me! He was now giving her the loving glance that Hinata always wished he would direct towards her and not the pink-haired kunoichi she had also secretly admired. She never really talk to Sakura much, but she knew that Hinata was once shy like her but then she became a loud, proud girl that didn't take crap from her bullies anymore. Hinata wanted to be more assertive too. Speaking of Sakura, Hinata was surprised. Naruto actually got over her?
"How is Sakura-san now?" Hinata asked.
"She's fine, she's the head medic at the Konoha hospital now." Naruto had a look of pride as he talked about how much his pink-haird friend had grown. "She's Boruto and Himawari's godmother."
Hinata felt a pang of insecurity. Was that because Naruto still wanted some tie to his 'past' feelings for Sakura. That was when Naruto continued talking, "I not gonna lie, I was a little surprised when you chose her. But you guys became really close friends."
I chose Sakura-san? Hinata blinked in surprise. "We did?"
She received another nod of confirmation, "You told me she was your main push when it came to pairing us together." He grinned. "I always knew Sakura-chan would keep me from doing stupid things! Imagine if I was stupid enough to ignore you." He shivered as he mentioned the possibility.
Another blush spread across Hinata's cheeks. Sakura was the one who supported her feelings for Naruto most? She felt guilty for suddenly suspecting the conclusion she had came to earlier. Lavender-coloured eyes looked up, looking across the buildings of Konoha then she looked up even more and finally saw the Hokage monument. Her family lived close by to it.
There was still the faces of Hashirama, Tobirama, Sarutobi, the Fourth, Tsunade (while that was a more recent addition of carved faces in Hinata's time), and Kakashi. "Kakashi-sensei became the sixth Hokage?"
"Uh huh," Naruto replied. "A lot of things have changed here in Konoha since your time. This is now the Village of the Dancing Leaves."
Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise. "Dancing...?"
Naruto gave her a nod, "We'll take all this new information one day at a time but, basically, we have no reason for the shinobi to hide anymore."
Hinata nodded back at him in return and then looked back up at the Hokage Monument. Hmm? Hinata blinked a couple of times, then gasped. Right next Kakashi's face was half of a face, still being carved. It was strange in the fact that it was being built from the chin up, but nonetheless, the face was there. "Naruto-kun, who's face is that?"
"Mine." Naruto's voice was full of pride. "It'll be done in about two months, they said my hair's gonna take the longest."
Hinata gasped happily. He accomplished his goal from his childhood! "You're Hokage now?"
"Nah," Naruto answered. "Almost. It's up for offer, but I wanted to wait until the face was finished before becoming the next leader of Hokage. I feel like there's a lot more for me to learn." He looked at Hinata sheepishly. "And when I get the job officially I'm gonna be gone a lot, I kind of already am. And well, Himawari might have given me the puppy eyes to prolong my promotion."
Hinata giggled. So Naruto was a total softie when it came to his daughter.
Hinata looked back down at the ground below to check up on what the children were doing now. They were still playing tag and it looked as if Himawari was it, the speed of the game changing so she could keep up to them all. And when she managed to tag the person she was pursuing, Naruto shouted proudly. "Good job, Himawari!"
Himawari looked up with a large smile on her face, "I did, Tou-chan!" Then her cerulean blue eyes spotted Hinata. "Ohayou, Mama!" She waved her hand rapidly.
A bit surprised, Hinata then smiled and waved back. "Ohayou!" She called back.
The young Uzumaki girl ran a bit closer so she didn't have to yell as much, now abandoning the game she was playing. "Mama are you feeling better?!"
Hinata wasn't even sure that the answer for that question was positive. "Erm, yes..." She didn't need to worry her adorable daughter any longer. "Mama's all better now!"
The smile on Himawari's face spread further on her face, "Then can you play with me today like you promised?!"
Hinata looked over at Naruto. Would it be okay? She wasn't sure if it would be alright with the condition she was in now, but her doubts flew out the window when Naruto gave her a smile of approval. Hinata turned her head back in her daughter's direction. "Yes!"
Himawari disappeared as she headed towards her house. Hinata felt excited, she couldn't wait to bond with her daughter. She then spotted Boruto, "Do you want to play with us, too?!" She called out, wanting to bond with her son as well.
Boruto looked at his friends and then his mother. He didn't want to seem like it, but he was worried about the events that had taken place earlier. His mother didn't recognize him. But she seemed normal now. "See ya, Shikadai." He said at last to his best friend, Shikadai Nara. The boy was currently yawning.
"Yeah sure thing," The black-haired boy waved lazily. "I can finally go sleep now." Like his father before him, Shikadai was usually lazy and wanting to sleep. The only reason he played in the first place was because Boruto had begged him too.
The blonde boy snickered at his friend's laziness and then ran up the stairs that lead to his house.
~';'~
"Ahh it's a dragon!" Himawari screamed gleefully and pulled Hinata around her room as Boruto chased them, roaring.
Hinata wanted to laugh, but she yelped in fear as to entertain her daughter.
The game they had ended up playing was Queens and Dragons, and Hinata felt as if they had played this game before because Boruto had groaned earlier when Himawari suggested it. But they ended up playing nonetheless and Hinata loved it. She had also changed her clothes as well taking off her pajamas and was now wearing a light purple blouse and light blue capris. Naruto had played with them a little to, but then he had left, much to the children's disappointment. However they cheered when Hinata tickled their chins and the game started up again.
"Run, Mama the dragon's coming!"
"I'm running as fast as I can Himawari!"
"Raaawr I'm gonna eat you cuz I hate queens!"
Himawari squealed. "Nooo!"
Hinata fell overdramatically and Boruto jumped and landed on her lap. "Run Himawari, the dragon," Hinata gasped slowly. "It's got me!"
"Mama noo!" Himawari cried, trying to pull Hinata away from Boruto's grasp.
Boruto laughed an evil laugh, "Now to get the little Queen!" He slunk over Hinata's 'dead' body and crouched towards Himawari. "Prepare to be eaten!"
Then front door creaked open and Boruto and Himawari stopped their game automatically. "Tou-chan!" Boruto yelled and he ran out of Himawari's room excitedly.
"Tou-chan!" Himawari ran out too. "C'mon Mama!"
Hinata lifted herself up off the floor and had a warm smile as she stared at the spots Boruto and Himawari were just standing. It had only been a couple of hours, but they were already beginning to have a place in her heart. "I'm coming." She walked into the hall way and began her way to the living room, she heard voices.
"Hi, Auntie Ino." Himawari said.
"Well, hello there Himawai-chan." Said the voice of a woman. "You're getting prettier every time I see you."
Then Boruto said something, "Hey, Uncle Shikamaru."
"Shikadai said you were playing earlier." Replied a man.
"Yup!"
Ino-san? Shikamaru-san? Hinata finally entered the living room entrance.
Aside from Naruto, Boruto, and Himawari there were two extra adults. A man and a woman.
The woman's blonde hair was up in a ponytail and she had on a purple top and dress-skirt. Her blue eyes twinkled. And beside her was basically an exact replica of the man known as Shikaku Nara.
Hinata held back a gasp as the woman waved, "Hey there, Hinata."
These were the adult appearances of her former classmates: Ino Yamanaka and Shikamaru Nara.
A/n: chapter 2 end.
Here you all are, another finished chapter for you all to read at your leisure. I hope you all enjoyed it. There was a whole bunch Hima cuteness and Boruto trying to act like the tough young son and Hinata being overwhelmed with the cuteness and a proud Papato bonding with his son and daughter! And we also got some sad!Naruto action as well, after all if he touches his wife now she'll faint. Oh the humanity!
But also, this question has answered the question some may have had, whether or not Naruto has become Hokage. No. Not yet anyway, but as Naruto stated it's going to be happening very soon. As soon as they finished carving his face in the Hokage Monument, until then he's just busy doing paperwork Kakashi is too lazy to do and receiving advice as to how to be a great Hokage for Konoha. Continuing on though, we've got Ino and Shikamaru and even Shikadai making their appearances. And more characters are gonna be introduced soon! Tata!
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Preview - Chapter Three: Ino-Shika But no Chou: "Alright guys, this a big secret. S-rank." "I think I know it's a big secret from how much you rambled about it earlier blondie!" "Hey you're a blonde too!" "Can we get this along now, I just wanna go home."