Chapter 2: Hyuga
*Flashback six years in the past*
Naruto lay on the pile of rags that served as his bed in the small shack that was his room. The only light that entered the compact room was a hole that had been made through the back wall. His body was covered in bruises from his training, and his cuts were warped in dirty gauze. He was not allowed any good clothing, only a bloody torn shirt, and pants made from the rags. He would often look out the window in hopes that someday he would be rescued from the hell that was his life, but nothing ever came. Though he was only ten years of age, he had thought about taking his life many times. He thought if he were dead, then at least his master wouldn't be able to beat him anymore.
As these thoughts ran through his head, he heard his master unlocking the chains to his door. His master, a man with salt and pepper hair, a scarred face, and a misshapen figure, walked in. He raised his cane and struck Naruto's left leg
"Get up!"
Naruto was taught not to show any sign of pain. If he cried, whimpered, or even shut his eyes when he was hit, his master would whip him and clean his wounds with water condensed with salt.
Naruto Walked out of his dark shack to the bloodstained courtyard. His eyes were still adjusting to the light when he reached where his master wanted him. He looked at his surroundings. He saw the children he regularly trained with in a line up facing a man and young girl. When Naruto saw her, he wasn't able to look away. She had the prettiest face he had seen in his life.
The girl turned away blushing when she noticed the boy staring.
Naruto's master gasped "Lord Hyuga, please forgive me for this...he's just a stupid child..."
He grabbed Naruto and forced him to the ground "How dare you look at Lord Hyuga's daughter like that!" He beat Naruto's head repeatedly with his cane "You have no right to look at those above your station!" Blood began to spill onto his face as his master mercilessly struck him. Naruto felt himself losing consciousness, and expected his master would only continue to beat him after he woke up.
As the decrepit man raised his arm for another strike, Hinata held his arm.
"Please stop! He didn't do anything wrong...don't hurt him anymore..." She began to cry.
The man put his cane back on the ground "Please forgive me Ms. Hyuga."
Naruto felt completely delirious. The ground felt like it was spinning under his motionless body.
As he looked up, he saw the girl.
'...Is... She crying for me?...Why...No one's ever done that before...'
She took a pink handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped the blood from forehead.
"All of these boys look very promising. I will need to see their skills first hand tomorrow if that's alright." The girl's father said.
The man nodded "Of course Lord Hyuga. Everything will be ready for you by tomorrow morning."
"Good." The mob boss looked at his daughter, still occupied by wiping the blood off the blonde boy's brow "Make sure you take care of that boy. I think you may have beaten him too harshly."
The man bowed once more "As you wish."
Naruto's vision became blurry, and all sounds meshed together. The last thing he saw before his vision blacked out was the face of the girl who had shown him the only kindness he had ever known.
When he woke up, he was back in his room. He sat up to feel his bandaged head where his cruel master had beaten him, and where the kind girl had helped him.
"Listen to me."
Naruto shook as he heard the scratchy voice of his master. He saw his figure as he walked up to the rags where Naruto sat.
"The only reason I helped you, was because Lord Hyuga told me to."
He grabbed Naruto by the collar and pulled him close "You better pray that Lord Hyuga decides to buy you tomorrow. Cause if he doesn't, I'll kill you myself."
He threw Naruto back onto his rags, and left the room.
Naruto began to cry for the first time in many years. He cursed his cruel fate; that he would die after he was finally given a taste of kindness. He knew tomorrow would probably be his last day he would see the girl who had selflessly helped him. If he wasn't chosen by the girl's father, he would kill himself before his master had a chance to. If he did this, at least the last thing he would see would be the girl who had spared him.
The morning sky's light shown through the hole in Naruto's wall. He sluggishly woke up on what would possibly be his last day alive.
He heard his master unchain his door, and let him out. He watched as the other boys were preparing for their skill inspection. With every step, Naruto felt the bloody remains of yesterday's training underneath his feet.
He saw the girl and her father walk with his master to the courtyard accompanied by a bodyguard. The little girl ran to Naruto once she spotted him.
She awkwardly stood in front of him "Um...are you...feeling any better?"
He rubbed the back of his head "Yeah...Thank you. He would have killed me if you hadn't stepped in."
She smiled "It's no problem...it was my fault he beat you after all..."
"Naruto!" His master yelled "Get over here and choose a gun!"
Naruto bowed to the young Hyuga, and ran to comply with his Master's wishes. Naruto chose a .45 Colt, and a dagger for close range combat.
Whenever buyers came, the children were forced to fight each other one on one. The winner of the fight would be the one left alive.
"You already know what we're gonna do." The man said "So do your best, and try not to die."
He examined each boy to see who to pair together.
"Naruto and Rock Lee."
This match was fixed for Naruto to lose. Rock Lee was the most skilled boy at the compound, and could easily kill Naruto if he wanted to.
As the two entered the center of the courtyard, all eyes were on them as they took their corners.
Naruto tried to control the shaking in his legs, but he couldn't. His life depended on his match, and it already seemed as if he had one foot in the grave.
"Fight!"
As the two came closer to each other, he noticed Rock Lee put his guard down. He smiled and winked at the blonde assassin, and faced the Hyuga boss.
"Now!" with those words, Rock Lee shot the guard the two Hyugas' walked in with "Today is the day we claim our freedom!" Four boys ran from the line up to join him in his escape attempt. They opened fire on the boys who refused to follow them, as well as their master. A majority of the boys took cover with their master as the renegade assassins ran towards the Hyugas'. Rock lee stared into the Hyuga boss's eyes "You think you can own us? You have no right to own a child who has been this broken." He and his daughter stood still.
"What do you want from me?" He sternly asked.
Rock Lee smirked "I want you to feel the pain we have felt because of people like you. I want the life of your daughter."
Hinata heart felt like it was going to stop. She and her father were both staring down the barrel of five guns in the hands of children forgotten by society. Hinata closed her eyes and prepared to receive the gunshot that would end her life.
The last noise heard was the sound of a gun going off, and a body dropping.
She opened her eyes to see what had happened. The boy who had held her at gunpoint had a bullet hole going through his neck. She looked to see who had saved her. She saw a smoking gun in the hands of the blonde boy she had helped the day before.
The four remaining boys shot at Naruto to get revenge for the boy who would have granted their freedom. Naruto was able to doge every shot that the boys took. When he returned fire, he hit two boys in the sternum, and the other two in the head.
The rest of the boys came out to see what the outcome of the standoff was. Everyone, including the master, was surprised to see Naruto was the only one who survived.
Hinata began to cry into her father's arm. This was the first time she had ever been so close to a shootout, as well as the first time her life had been threatened. Hiashi held the girl close to him as he tried to calm her.
The misshapen master ran to the two Hyugas "Lord Hyuga...p...please forgive me...I had no idea this would happen..."
"Boy." He called out to Naruto "Come here at once." Naruto dropped his gun to the ground, and slowly made his way to the Hyuga boss.
"I'll be taking this one." He told the man.
Naruto was overcome with joy. His eyes started to tear as he heard that he would be released from the training ground and from his horrible master who ruled it.
"Of course Lord Hyuga...to make up for this incident, there will be no charge for him."
Hiashi made no effort to acknowledge the man.
"You saved my life, and the life of my daughter, I humbly thank you, Naruto."
*End Flashback*
In the main hall of the Hyuga mansion, the Hyuga heiress and her personal body guard sat before the head of the yakuza family, Hiashi Hyuga. The Hyuga family controlled the entire east coast of the United States. Their family not only trafficked the purest heroin and cocaine, but their hired assassins were the most in demand. In the event of Hiashi's death, Hinata would inherit the entire Hyuga business, including the yakuza family. Though Hinata had been born and bred in this lifestyle, she hated the world of murder, prostitution, and drugs. She worried for the life of her father, who cheated death more times than he could count, and her sister, who managed the family's drug trade.
Each of Hiashi's daughters were assigned a bodyguard. This guard's life would be entwined with the person he protected. If the person he defended was killed, he would be killed as punishment.
Originally, Neji Hyuga, Hinata's cousin was chosen to be her bodyguard, but she refused. The bodyguard she entrusted her life to, was Naruto Uzumaki, the Phantom of the Hyugas. Naruto was brought into the Hyuga family when he was only ten. His parents had sold him to a buyer in Minnesota when he was a newborn. From the day he could walk, he was taught how to kill, and nothing more.
"Father, why did you call us here?"
Hiashi directed his attention to her bodyguard "I wish to use your bodyguard in my next mission. Being the head of the family, I have every right to use him as I please even without your consent, but I thought it polite to ask this of you."
Hinata avoided eye contact with the man. The quiet intensity of his eyes could force the strongest man to fall to his knees and quake with fear. His eyes told dark stories of death, and betrayal, ones that Hinata, couldn't face.
"Of course father...He's your tool after all..."
He nodded "Naruto, your mission is simple. A group of my most trusted workers made off with twenty kilos of uncut Vietnamese cocaine. We believe they're headed to New Jersey to meet a contact from the Uchiha family. We don't believe the contact is aware this transaction hasn't been authorized by me, so unless he causes you trouble, don't kill him." Hiashi stood and turned away. "We haven't had any problems with the Uchiha family before; I wish to keep things that way."
Hiashi dismissed the two. Naruto silently accompanied Hinata to her room. He made sure to walk at least two steps behind the heiress as he had been instructed. Hinata opened her door, and lead Naruto into her room. Hinata's room was the size of a one bedroom apartment. She had a widescreen television mounted on her wall, and a queen sized bed tucked in the corner by the door to her balcony. She had studio lighting, and had an amazing stereo system.
Once she was sure no one was around to listen in on them, Hinata embraced Naruto.
"Naruto, I'm so sorry… I didn't mean what I said about you..."
Naruto smiled and looked at her angelic face as tears filled her pale eyes. He brushed her long dark blue hair with his fingers as he looked into glistening eyes "It's fine Hinata. I know it would be bad for both of us if your father knew."
He wiped a tear off of her cheek "I know, but..."
He closed his eyes as his lips gently touched hers. She held on to his back as his tongue entered her mouth. She was beyond the point of nervousness. She had never experienced a kiss like this before. She savored every last moment of it.
When they parted, Hinata's cheeks were completely flushed red. Naruto smiled "You look so cute like that, Hinata."
Hinata covered her face. She hated when Naruto teased her like that. He lead Hinata onto her king sized bed with white silk bed sheets. As she sat down on the bedside, Naruto removed her shoes.
He sat beside her and put his hand on hand on her shoulder.
She turned an even darker shade of red as he kissed slowly down her neck. Hinata knew what he wanted, and she couldn't say she didn't wait it herself. She had known Naruto for so long, and loved him for the same amount of time. If she wanted to have her first time be with anyone, Naruto would always be her choice.
Naruto unzipped her purple and white Hyuga crested jacket revealing her black fishnet shirt. He quickly removed her shirt. Her heart raced as he lifted the shirt over her head revealing her bare chest. She had never exposed herself in this way to anyone else. The only reason she let Naruto do this was because of her deep rooted trust and love for the blonde assassin. He lightly grasped her breast. It was as warm as it was soft in his palm. Hinata gasped as he massaged and squeezed the soft flesh. With every touch, Hinata's body begged for more. Naruto knew exactly what she wanted from him. He slid his hand into the waist of her pants. When he touched her moist sex, her back arched as she let out a cry of pleasure. As he continued to focus on her sensitive spot, her moans grew louder. He silenced her moans with another deep and passionate kiss. Hinata felt herself on the verge of climax. Naruto began to be rougher with her womanhood. He moved his fingers faster every second as he rubber her.
She squeezed his hand in between her thighs as she was about to let all ecstasy culminate and release from her body. As Naruto was about to deliver the final rub that would grant his lover the orgasm she had been desperately waiting for, they heard a loud knock on the door.
Startled by this, Hinata quickly hid covered herself with her comforter and Naruto threw himself on the floor. The door began to open, and Naruto looked for a place to hide himself.
The moment he found some place that would completely conceal his body, the man at the other end of the door walked in.
Naruto closed his eyes, and prepared himself for whatever beating he would receive for trying to seclude the Hyuga heiress.
"Naruto, get the hell up off the floor." He recognized the annoyed tone of the man who had walked in.
"Neji. Oh thank God it's you." Naruto Sighed.
"Hinata, it's no use pretending. I know you're awake."
Hinata sat up in her bed, covering her body with her comforter. Her cheeks remained as red as they had been when Naruto was caressing her body "H...hello, Brother."
Neji shook his head "Come on Naruto. We have a mission to complete. Be ready in two minutes."
He began to close her door "And another thing. You two should try to be quieter, I could hear you from all the way down the hall.
Hinata buried her face in her hands. She didn't think she was being that loud.
Naruto kissed her on the cheek "Don't worry Hinata, it's no big deal, it just means you were enjoying yourself."
Her eyes left the palms of her hands, and met his smiling face "I did...but...I wish we could have..."
He silenced her with a kiss to her lips "Don't worry, we will as soon as I get back."
She caught the contagious smile of the blonde boy "I love you, Naruto."
"I love you too, Hinata." He walked out of the Hyuga heiress's room. He truly did love her. She was the first person to show him kindness in a world full of hate, as well as the one who saved him from the hell he grew up in.
Author's note: Okay first off, spoiler alert, Naruto, nor any of the Hyuga family will be in the next chapter. I really hope you enjoyed this chapter, I love Naruto and Phantom Requiem for the Phantom, so for me having both in one is win-freakin-win. And when will I bring Inferno into the picture? You'll see, just you wait and see :)
Preview: On the west coast, the Young head of the Uchiha family rules supreme. His name is well known throughout the major crime families who dare to even plot against his empire. The only name that is respected and feared more than his is the names of his Phantom.
Chapter 3: Uchiha
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