Love Thy Father
Written by: Self-Proclaimed KingofDDR
Summary: A Newly born Hanabi is forsaken by a grief-striken Hiashi. But when a five-year old Naruto discovers her and raises her as his own, how will this change the story? A different type of Naruto/Hanabi.
Wow. I'm impressed by the number of reviews that I got for the first chapter, espically considering how short it was. Plus I got a whole bunch of alerts, favs and 8 C2s as well. I guess that this really IS an idea that no one has thought of yet. Well, I can't let you all down, now can I? Here is the next, MUCH longer, chapter of Love Thy Father!
Update: I've reposted this chapter, so that Naruto does NOT speak in Baby Talk, since most of you don't like it. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1
A Fated Meeting?
Nightfall had befallen the Village of Konoha. It was a time that the civilians would rest easy, and the ANBU would keep watch over the village to make SURE that they could rest easy. And they did.
Well, except for one very young civilian.
Young Uzumaki Naruto was all of 5 years old. Unless you lived in Konoha, you'd think that he would be like all little boys his age. Playing with kids his age, getting into all sorts of trouble, getting boo-boos and asking his mommy to kiss it and make it better, and living life without fear.
Well, except for the getting into trouble part, you'd be dead wrong.
Naruto had no family to speak of. He was alone in the world, with the exception of the 3rd Hokage. But even worse than that, was that Naruto constantly had to fight for survival.
Wheather it was living long enough for his next meal, avoiding the less than friendly villagers at night, or just fighting off the urge to end it all with one blow, Naruto's life was in constant danger. Danger that no normal Five-year old would survive.
Luckily for Naruto, he was far from a normal five-year old. And if there was anything good that came out of his life, it was that all of the danger had toughen him up far beyond any normal boy, or even adult. Constantly running and hiding from some of the more rowdy villagers had built up his speed and stealth skills to a level that even a ninja (who was not Chuunin rank or higher) would have trouble matching.
Plus, Naruto didn't have the luxury of eating whatever food he wanted. So (when the money Sarutobi gave him monthly ran out), he often had to dig around in the trash, or steal food from others, just to fill his stomach. He gained a strong stomach from the former, and learned to save for a rainy day from the latter.
Finally, after all the times Naruto barely survived in his short lifetime, he gained a strong sense of living, and a love for life, which is why he was always able to put up a strong front when around people.
...But that's not to say that he didn't cry his eyes out every night when he was alone in his run down apartment.
Currently, Naruto was on his way home after having gotten his next paycheck from the eldery Hokage.
"This is my only way to feed myself for a while... I've gotta make it count...Maybe I swould visit Ichiraku for some more ramen tomorrow..." Naruto thought to himself along the way.
Ichiraku Ramen was one of the VERY few stores that would sell anything to Naruto. Plus, the father-daughter duo there always welcomed him with bright smiles instead of snarling sneers.
Naruto had always envied the relationship between the two. He often wondered what it would be like to have a father of his own...and what it would be like to actually BE a father as well. Either way, he thought that it would be GREAT.
"But I don't know how to become a daddy...and whenever I ask Hokage-ojiisan, he always says, 'I'll tell you when you're older...'" Naruto grumbled, puffing up his cheeks at the memory.
Just then, Naruto's stomach growled.
"Just great...I'm hungry again..." Naruto grumbled. He sighed afterwards. "Well, time to go in the trash again..."
As he headed for the nearest one, Naruto couldn't help but keep thinking, 'What would it be like to be a daddy...?'
Naruto wasn't the only person out in the cover of the night. Hiashi was silently traveling through the bushes of his estate, trying not to alert any of the guards (or Hinata) to his presence.
But he wasn't alone. Within his right hand was a basket, filled with his sleeping unamed daughter.
To Hiashi, it felt almost surreal, what he was doing. But he knew in his heart, that things would be better off this way. For both his daughter, and himself.
'At least...I keep telling myself that...but I still feel like an asshole. And for good reason, too. After all, what kind of father would forsake his own child? Even if it IS for the best, I can't help but feel like kicking myself.'
Hiashi sighed, and turned to look at his daughter. She looked so beautiful, her big eyes closed as she sunggled into the blankets, a tiny smile on her face. It just made him feel even more like he was scum of the earth.
'Heh...it's ironc, really. I've faced down countless enemy shinobi. I've taken their lives without remorse, without care for what their familes would go through without them. And yet, here I am. Forsaking my own daughter, and feeling regret for it...even before I do it. How did a man like me become the Head of the Hyuuga?'
Hiashi shook his head, and focused straight ahead. He had made this choice, and now he was going to see it through to the end.
It wasn't too long before he came to the apartment complex that Naruto lived within.
"Hmm...if I'm not mistaken, this is the place that the Uzumaki kid lives in," Hiashi said to himself.
During one of the times that Naruto had eluded capture from the Local Ninja, the ANBU division had secretly tasked Hiashi with finding out where the so called 'Kyuubi Brat' lived, so that they would be able to catch him by surprise.
Sarutobi was old, but he wasn't stupid. He made the information of where he sent Naruto to live purely a sceret, to ensure that the villagers wouldn't bother him or deface his house while he was away. The only people who knew where Naruto lived were the Hokage, the other residents there, and Naruto himself. And Sarutobi made sure to let the residents know that if they revealed Naruto's whereabouts to ANYONE, that they would be dealt with swiftly, and harshly.
Hiashi had tracked Naruto down to his home shortly after the blond had stolen some bread. He was about to call the ANBU to reveal Naruto's location, but stopped when he saw the boy begin to cry through his window.
The Uzumaki boy looked nothing like the cold-blooded killer that everybody made him out to be. All Hiashi saw when he looked upon the young face was a poor young boy that was pretty much alone in the world.
Against his better judgement, Hiashi didn't reveal the boy's location to the ANBU, saying that he lost the boy along the way.
"But when I think about it, I'm glad I did it. I haven't done many kind things in my life, so I was glad to do at least that," Hiashi said to himself.
Hiashi began to think to himself. 'Naruto has been loney for most of his life. I've seen how he lives, and how he survives. He has tons of will to live, and he's much stronger than most people his age. ...I wonder... no, he's only five! How could he take care of a baby, much less a Hyuuga baby? ...But I have known him to overcome the odds... maybe...'
Hiashi looked towards his sleeping daughter again.
'...Maybe it would be for the best. Naruto has shown me that he has the will and determiation to defy fate time and time again...what would be so different about it this time? Besides...Naruto could use someone to love in his life...and someone that could grow to love him in time.'
With that, Hiashi left the note that he had written before hand in the basket, and sat it next to Naruto's apartment door.
As he turned to leave, he thought to himself, 'Good bye, daughter. I'm sure that you will be much happier with the Uzumaki boy. Maybe we could meet again in the future...at least, I hope so...'
And with that, he left.
"Man...I hate eating out of the garbage can..." Naruto said to himself as he made his way to his apartment. "Aw well. At least I'll be able to buy some ramen later on..."
As Naruto got closer to his apartment, he could see something in front of his door.
"What is that?" He said, going closer to get a better look. He got quite the shock when he saw what it was.
He looked down to the face of a small baby girl, sleeping peacefully in a basket.
"What the heck...who left this baby here?!" Naruto shouted a bit too loudly.
Loud enough to awaken the girl in the basket.
Naruto went silent as the big pupiless eyes stared back at him.
"...Uh...Hi?" Naruto said, waving at the girl.
"..." Went the Girl, still staring at him.
"..."
"..."
"...WAHHHHHHH!"
Naruto jumped as the girl began to cry...rather loudly.
"Ah, please don't cry, please don't cry...!" Naruto pleaded, waving his arms in worry. "Man, what do I do! I've never dealt with a baby before!"
Soon, however, Naruto remembered the way that the Hokage always calmed him down. He would make funny faces, and Naruto would laugh until he wasn't sad anymore.
"Well...here it goes!" Naruto said to himself, before streching his cheecks and giving the girl a funny face with his tounge hanging out.
The girl stopped crying, and stared at Naruto again.
'Did it work...?' Naruto thought, still holding the face.
But after a few seconds, the girl reached her hand up and began to tug on Naruto's hair...rather hard.
"Owww!" Naruto whined. But, much to his relief, the girl began to laugh, a cute little laugh.
"Sigh...at least you stopped crying..." Naruto sighed, feeling the pain as the girl continued to play with his hair some more. But while this was going on, he found a note attached to the basket.
"What's this...?" Naruto said, reading the note.
To whomsoever is reading this.
I have entrusted to you, the safty of my daughter. She does not have a name yet, so feel free to give her one. It is rather obvious which clan she belongs to, but I beg of you to NOT return her to it. I place her life in your hands. Please take care of my little girl.
Naruto blinked after reading the whole message. What kind of person would leave their daughter to a complete stranger, he thought.
But then he stared back at the laughing face of the girl as she still played with his hair. She was so small, even smaller than himself. He couldn't just leave her out here.
He also realized that this was his chance to find out what it would be truly like to be a father, like he always wondered.
So, without saying another word, he picked up the basket, and went inside with the girl.
Naruto's life would be changed forever...
Okay, that's all for this chapter. As I get father along in the story, I'll make the chapters longer and longer. I hope you enjoyed this one, and Catch you next continue!
