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The Dragon Container
Chapter 3: A New Friend
Author's Note: So sorry I actually had this chapter done for a while, but ended up forgetting about it as apology I'll be uploading the next chapter soon and I'll try and get a few more out before I switch stories again.
Hinata was having a wonderful day. Her mother finally took her to the park to play with other children.
She was so looking forward to it. As heiress, she wasn't allowed to play with the other children in the Hyuga compound. It was frowned upon for the heiress to associate with those beneath her.
But her mother was finally able to sneak her out to play in the park.
She was so excited to play with other children, unfortunately that's not what happened. "Hey freak, get lost! We don't want your white eyed freaks playing with us!" A five-year-old boy pushed Hinata to the ground, hurting her.
"Yeah, your clan thinks you're all high and mighty, but I got news for you, you're not!" Another boy shouted, grabbing Hinata by the hair, causing her to cry.
"Kaa-chan!" She cried, hoping her mother would save her.
"Aw, would you look at that? The Byakugan monster is calling for her monster Kaa-san, what a cry baby." He went to punch Hinata, but before he could, a fist came out of nowhere, knocking him back.
Blue eyes glared at the three bullies. "Boys shouldn't pick on girls, you big bullies!"
Hinata looked at her saviour to see a boy about her age, bright blond hair and an orange shirt with a red spiral on the back.
"Who do you think you are, you shrimp!" Shouted one of the bullies to her saviour.
"Me? I'm Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, future Hokage!" He exclaimed.
"Liar, Hokage-Sama only has two children and they're both red heads!" Shouted one of the bullies. Naruto flinched at that. He knew that his Otouto and Imouto were the most well-known children, but it still hurt.
"I am too his son!" Naruto shouted with pride.
Hinata looked at her saviour as he shouted. "Oh really? Well then, we'll have to teach you not to lie about our Hokage, get him!" One of the bullies exclaimed. Hinata watched in admiration as the boy who rescued her didn't back down.
"Bring it! I'll teach you not to pick on girls." One of the bullies charged, but Naruto weaved under his punch and threw an uppercut to the cheek.
The bully staggered back, but Naruto wasn't strong enough to do more.
One of the other bullies came and punched Naruto in the face. It looked like he was going to fall, but just before he did, he regained his balance.
Naruto ran right at the boy, jumping in the air and counter attacking with a punch to the face, sending the boy to the ground. Naruto landed on the boy and started punching him repeatedly until he bled.
Shocked from getting their asses kicked by a three-year-old, the two remaining bullies watched as their friend got beaten.
When they finally came too, they charged and an all-out brawl ensued.
Hinata watched in admiration, grimacing at the sight of blood and every hit her saviour took. What she was seeing wasn't the sparring matches she was used to, but a straight up fight where they tried to hurt each other as much as possible. There was no style, no rules, no safety measures, just children trying to kill each other.
But she watched mesmerised, her pale lavender eyes focused solely on her savior. He was her age and size, but he was holding his own against the three five year olds.
He was at a disadvantage, he was bruised and bleeding, fighting three against one. But no matter how hard they hit him, he just wouldn't fall. Every time it looked like he was about to fall, he would stop himself by sheer force of will and then launch at his opponent, getting as many hits as he could in.
He was like an unstoppable force. No matter how much they hit him, he just kept going back for more. Despite how much pain he was surely in, he didn't stop. He kept protecting her despite the pain and that meant so much to Hinata. No one has ever gone so far for her before.
The bullies were shitting themselves. Sure, they were almost double the boy's age, were bigger and stronger, and had him outnumbered. But no matter how much they hit him, the damn freak wouldn't go down. Every time it looked like they won, the brat would charge at one of them, attacking them wildly until they could get him. He just ignored most of the hits they inflicted and kept attacking. And to the bullies, who used to beating everyone else easily, having someone that just won't go down was terrifying.
"You monster, just stay down already." One of them roared.
The fight continued for a few minutes until the bullies started to wear down from Naruto's consent charges. The psychological damage done by the fact that he kept coming and coming, added to their own injures, caused them to flee in terror from the monster.
"He's a monster!" They shouted as they fled.
Hinata looked at her blond saviour. He looked to her, he was breathing heavily and bruised all over. His blue orbs looked at her and she felt a warmth spread through as her heart and pulse quickened and she felt all fuzzy inside. 'What's happening to me?...'
"Onii-san!" Shouted a duo of voices as two red heads showed up.
"What happened?!" Asked a girl with long red hair that went down her back and violet eyes. She wore a purple training outfit with red on the trims and a red spiral on the back.
"A-Are you…alright?" Stuttered the boy. He looked like an exact replica of the boy who saved her, but his hair was flat and smooth instead of spiky, more like her own. He also had violet eyes, but there was a tint of blue in them, making them look darker.
"Otouto, Imouto. I'm fine, just a fight." Naruto smiled, his bruised and bloodied face on display.
"You don't look fine. Once I get my hands on the ones who did this to my Onii they…" Akami went off, causing her two brothers to move back. It was scary how she acted so much like there Tou-san one minute and then became like their Kaa-chan when enraged.
"Ermm…Onee-chan.." Menma whispered, causing the girl to calm down.
"Damn it Naruto-Onii-san, what were you thinking getting into a fight? You haven't started training yet." She admonished. Naruto just smiled.
"Well, I had to save this girl and besides, I won." He laughed.
"You won, but what would have happened if you didn't and we didn't make it in time?" She said as she turned her eyes to the young Hyuga.
Hinata jumped as violet eyes landed on her. She started to squirm as the other boy looked her way too and all eyes were on her's.
Menma blushed as he caught sight of her. 'S-she's…so beautiful.' He thought in a trance, feeling so embarrassed.
Naruto paced his siblings and made his way to the Hyuga.
'THUMP, THUMP, THUMP'Went Hinata's heart as the boy approached her step by step.
'THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP'It got faster as he got closer.
Naruto lowered himself down until sapphire blue met lavender. Hinata felt heat rush to her face as a fuzzy feeling overcame her and she blushed.
"Hey, are you alright?" Naruto whispered gently. His voice was so kind, so soothing, that Hinata just got lost in it and could only dumbly nod as she admired the handsome boy in front of her.
"Good" He whispered. A hand gently reached out and patted her ruined hair down. Hinata almost let out a hum of approval as she felt the boy's fingers stroke her hair lovingly. "A pretty girl like you shouldn't cry." Hinata blushed, disappointed when his hand left her head.
"I'm' Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze" He smiled and then pointed to the girl. "And that's my Imouto." Hinata followed Naruto's finger like she was in a trance at the boy in front of her every beck and call. Her eyes landed on the red head girl, who greeted her with a nod.
"I'm Akami Uzumaki Namikaze. Sorry about that, Onii-san can be a hand full at times." She smiled, Hinata just nodded back, still in her daze.
She followed Naruto's hand as it pointed at the boy on instinct. "And that's my Otouto Me-" He stated, but was cut off as the boy tried to introduce himself, emphasis on tired.
"M-Me-Menma…Uzu-Uzumaki…Na-Nami-kaze…" The red headed boy that looked like a copy of her saviour stuttered, madly blushing. He was belittling himself for stuttering and was extremely jealous of his Onii-san for being so close and touching her silky blue hair.
Naruto looked back at the girl. "And you?" He asked, his bright blue eyes sparkling.
"Hi-Hinata Hyuga!" Hinata squeaked back, blushing a great shade of red like Menma did before.
Naruto just gave her smile that took her breath away, holding out his hand. "So would you like to play with us?" Hinata was in pure and utter bliss, plain and simple. Not only did this kind, gentle, wonderful boy save her, but he was offering to let her play with them, which was something she always wanted to do.
She took his hand slowly. She basked in how warm and soft it felt and allowed Naruto to pull her up. When Naruto started leading her away, she followed like a lost puppy who just found her new owner.
What followed was the best times of her life. Naruto-Kun was so kind and caring. He made sure she was involved with everything and he would always smile at her in that special way that got her heart pumping.
When she failed, he didn't insult her, or tell her to go away. He only encouraged her to do better.
Naruto came over to her, causing Hinata to panic. He stepped behind her, taking both of Hinata's hand in his as she held the ball. "You need to push like so." He whispered in her ear. She could feel the breath go down her neck, giving her a pleasurable shiver. The warmth of his body that she just leaned into as he stood behind her, the feeling of his hands over hers. She loved it. She relished contact with him. She never felt anything so amazing as what she felt when she was around her Naruto-Kun.
Menma just watched the two as they went on in their own little world as Naruto helped Hinata with how to throw the ball. His eyes blazed green and his teeth clenched, grinding in jealousy. 'I wish I was the one Hinata-Chan was all over.'For the first time, Menma could say he hated and envied his Onii.
The group played all day. Naruto and Hinata seemed to have become really close, smiling so much that you wouldn't guess that they only just met.
Menma tried to get as close to Hinata as he could without being too close to his Onii and Akami just played happily, thankful to have another girl along.
When the day finally ended and the sun was setting, paining the sky orange, their play time was over. "Hinata-Chan!" Called a feminine voice.
"Kaa-chan!" Hinata squealed, leaping into her mother's arms.
Her mother just smiled before she realised the state her little angel was in. Her clothes were dirty and her face was smudged with faded tear marks. Her hair was slightly messy but it looked like it was fixed by someone. "Hinata-Chan, what happened?" She asked in concern, lowing herself to her level and inspecting her musume more.
Hinata blushed as she remembered how Naruto-Kun proudly protected her from those bullies. Her mother wasn't ignorant and noticed the blush instantly. 'Hinata-Chan, what have you been up to?'She smiled as she thought about what could make her girl blush like that.
Hinata was fidgeting under her mother's gaze. "W-well some…bullies…" At the mention of bullies, an almost lavender flame burned into the Hyuga mother's eyes, causing the girl to almost shout out the last bit.
"BUT NARUTO-KUN SAVED ME!"Hinata covered her mouth, blushing bright red at what she just shouted.
"Hinata-Chan!"Naruto shouted, running to Hinata's aid at her shout. "Are you alright?" He asked looking around. "Did those bullies come back?"
Her mother just smiled as the bruised boy looked around for anyone trying to hurt her musume. It was obvious by his state that he fought very hard to protect her. "So you must be Naruto-Kun. Hinata-Chan told me you saved her from some mean bullies. Thank you so much for saving my musume." She smiled, causing Naruto to blush as he looked at the women in curiosity.
"Oh, how rude of me, I'm Hitomi Hyuga, Hinata's Kaa-san." She introduced herself.
Naruto did the same. "Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze and don't worry, I'll always protect Hinata-Chan, that's a promise and I never go back on my word because that's my Nindo." He proclaimed, causing Hitomi to laugh.
"Well, please take care of my daughter. I'm sure she'll be in good hands in the future with you always by her side." She complimented, watching as her daughter squirmed at what she was implying.
"Yeah, don't worry. I'll won't let anything happen to Hinata-Chan and will always be by her side to protect her." Naruto exclaimed, having no idea what his words were doing to Hinata.
"Onii-san, it's time to go!" Called his punctual Imouto.
"Ok!" He called back. "Bye Hinata-Chan, I hope we can play again." He said as he left.
"Bye Naruto-Kun, Menma and Akami!" She shouted, getting waves of goodbyes from all of them. Menma was especially happy when she said his name.
Hitomi gave her daughter an evil smirk. "Sooo! My Hinata-Chan's got a new boyfriend, make sure you look after him, he's a keeper!"
Hinata turned bright red as thoughts of her and Naruto-Kun becoming a couple in the future come to her mind. She did something which will become a long time habit of hers.
She fainted.
Hitomi caught her daughter as she went limp and fell to the ground mumbling "Naruto-Kun"
"Yep, he's definitely a keeper." Hitomi remarked before she picked up her daughter and left.
Naruto was walking back, a smile on his face as he and his siblings talked about the day and their new friend.
However, when they got back, they were not met with a welcome home, or at least Naruto wasn't. "NARUTO UZUMAKI NAMIKAZE!"
Their mother shouted, scaring the hell out of triplets. They looked up in fear as the Akai Chishio no Habanero (Red Hot Habanero)was on a war path.
All the children were shaking in their boots as their mother stopped in front of Naruto.
"Naruto, what is the meaning of this?!"She shouted, pointing to three adults and children who were beaten up.
Naruto recognised them as the bullies that attacked Hinata-Chan and his blue orbs got darker as he glared at the bullies, making them squirm.
"I was told you beat these three boys up, is that true?!"She asked, Naruto gave a nod, still giving the three a glare of hatred.
"Naruto apologise right now!"Kushina demanded. Naruto looked at his Kaa-san in surprise.
"But Kaa-chan-" He tried to explain, but was cut off.
"No, buts, young man! You can't just beat up three innocent boys! If this was what you would have used it for, it's a good thing you didn't start your training. You need to be more responsible, now apologise!"She told the boy, having no idea what her words were doing to her Musuko as she demanded him to apologise, not knowing what really happened.
Naruto shook in hurt and anger. His Kaa-chan refused to hear him out and she reminded him about that he was excluded. But worst of all, all he could see was Hinata-Chan's crying as she screamed for help. "No" He whispered.
"What was that?" Kushina questioned, not having heard him.
"NO! I won't apologise when it was their own fault!" He shouted, taking everyone aback, rule number 1 in the Uzumaki-Namikaze family: never, ever, make Kushina mad.
"Then you're grounded! And you can go to bed without dinner tonight!"Their Kaa-chan roared, not used to being ignored, nor shouted at.
Naruto reluctantly made his way to his room, sending a glare to the bullies that promised pay back if he ever saw them again.
Menma and Akami really didn't know what was going and were too scared of their Kaa-chan to speak up to their Onii's defence. They weren't there to see the fight nor what the bullies did to Hinata, even if they knew about it.
They watched as their Kaa-chan went back to apologising to the parents.
About a Month Later December 27
Hinata became an almost unofficial member of the Namikaze family. Kushina loved having her around and visiting her old friend Hitomi.
This went double for the kids and Hinata loved being able to see Naruto every day, who kept his promise of keeping her safe despite the constant telling offs by his mother.
Today was the day Hinata turned three and Naruto was looking forward to giving his best friend his gift.
But sadly, one thing stopped him from rushing over to see Hinata straight away. "Kaa-chan, do we need to go?!" Whined Naruto as his Kaa-chan put a kimono on him. It was orange and had the Uzumaki crest on the back.
"Yes Naruto, it's an important event for the village and as the family of the Hokage, we need to attend." His Kaa-chan told him, finishing tying his kimono.
"But it's Hinata-Chan's birthday today!" He whined again, not wanting to miss the first birthday they had as friends.
"I know, but we can't miss it. These peace talks are a major event and besides the Hyuga, who requested special permission to miss it for Hinata's birthday and integration as clan heir, everyone has to attend." Her oldest pouted at this. He really didn't want to miss Hinata-Chan's birthday, and it hurt his mother to see him so down.
"Tell you what, I'll see about asking Minato if we can leave early to see Hinata-Chan, ok." Naruto brightened at this.
"Really Kaa-chan, we can see Hinata-Chan after?!" His Otouto asked with hope, having grown attached to the Hyuga as much as Naruto.
Kushina just smiled "Yes, I promise."
"ALL RIGHT!" Both boys cheered. Akami giggled, she too was happy to see Hinata, but wasn't as vocal.
"Alright, let's go." Kushina stated, Menma and Akami each grabbed one of their Kaa-chan's hands while Naruto took point.
It was the standard Uzumaki-Namikaze formation. The youngest protected their Kaa-chan from the sides while Naruto protected both his Kaa-chan and his siblings from the front. At least that's what they bragged about and made holding their Kaa-chan's hand sound cool.
A few minutes later, Naruto was standing next to his siblings, father and mother. The citizens of Konoha littered the streets parted down the middle as a parade came down along with a single carriage.
The carriage stopped outside the Hokage tower and out came a man with brown hair and headband with a symbol of a cloud on it.
"Greetings, ambassador of Kumogakure. Konohagakure and the land of fire welcome you into our home. May this treaty bring everlasting peace." Minato smiled as he greeted the Kumo ambassador, offering his hand.
"Greetings Hokage-Sama." The ambassador bowed. "I too hope these peace talks go well for our countries." He shook Minato's hand, causing more cheering from the crowd behind them.
"I see you brought your children." His eyes landed on a pair of red headed twins, both felt a shiver go up their spines as the man's eyes gazed at them longer than necessary. Naruto moved in front of his Otouto and Imouto, earning a silent thank you from both.
Naruto gave a small bow. "Greetings ambassador-Sama, I hope you find Konoha to your liking during your stay." Naruto said slowly. He acted polite since he was taught how important it was to show respect as the Hokage's son and his Kaa-chan will give him hell if he didn't. But on the inside, he wanted to beat up the man who was giving his beloved siblings a weird look.
"Ah, what polite young man. I didn't know you had a third child Hokage-Sama, your red headed twins and of course and their beautiful mother are well known in the elemental nations as the last true Uzumaki." He bowed again to Kushina. His eyes staying on her form too long for Minato's or Naruto's taste.
"Yes, well, Naruto here inherited my hair, but that doesn't make him any less Uzumaki. As a matter of fact, he takes after my wife the most." He told them before waving a hand inside. "Now let's continue with the meeting inside, shall we."
"Of course." The ambassador followed Minato and his family in.
Several Hours Later
Naruto and his siblings were mingling with the guests, mostly the other clan heirs. He didn't get along with most of them, besides the Akimichi, Nara and Inuzuka heirs.
His Imouto got along with the Yamanaka heir quite fine when she wasn't fan-girling over the Uchiha and Menma seemed to get along with the silent Aburame clan, which both joined Naruto's group after he got the two silent people to join in. The Uchiha heir also joined them and he was cool, though he bragged about his Nii-san way too much. Now he knows what others go through when his Otouto brags about him.
It was getting late and the boy couldn't keep his mind off the one clan heir not there, Hinata-Chan. He went over to his Kaa-chan, who was smiling as she talked to her friend's the mothers of Konoha's clans.
"Kaa-chan, can we go and see Hinata-Chan now please?" Naruto asked. It was getting late and he wouldn't be able to see her before bedtime if they don't leave now.
Looking at her musuko, who was giving her puppy dog eyes, she gave in. "Ok Musuko, I'll go and ask Tou-san first ok, wait here." Kushina ruffled her son's hair before she went to see her husband.
Minato was talking to the ambassador with his sensei Jiraiya next time. "Minato-kun, Naruto wants to go and see Hinata, is it ok if we leave early?" She asked, causing the three men to look at her.
The ambassador seemed to give a strange look as he asked. "Leaving so soon Kushina-Sama?"
Minato was about to give the ok when his sensei put his hand on his shoulder. "Minato, can I talk you for a sec?" He whispered, leading Minato away while Kushina talked with the ambassador.
"What is it sensei?" Minato asked, curious why his sensei led him away from the party.
"Minato, you can't let Kushina and the twins leave." The toad sage said in a hushed voice.
"Sensei, I don't understand." Minato inquired, not understanding why his family can't leave early. They only needed to attend in the first place for appearances.
"Damn it! Minato don't you remember what happened to Kushina years ago? We can't risk that happening to the twins. It's better if they stay here and go home with you where they're safe. Kumo's not known for playing fair." He told his student, keeping his voice down.
Minato remembered that night well. It was the night he first approached Kushina to save her from becoming Kumo's breeding stock. He also remembered the fear of almost losing her and it was doubled at the thought of either of his children becoming Kumo's prisoners.
"You're right sensei." The two went back to join the party.
"Sorry Kushina-Chan, but I think its best you stay here with me. The party will be over in a few hours." He told his wife.
Kushina was going to argue, not wanting to break her promise, but was interrupted.
"That's a brilliant idea Hokage-Sama. It's not every day I get to hear about one of the legendary clans in the Ninja world like the Uzumaki clan." The ambassador spoke up and since she couldn't be rude and deny him, she was stuck speaking to him for the rest of the night.
Another Two Hours Later
Naruto waited, but his Kaa-chan never came back and they stayed at the party until it was finished. Finally finished, Naruto pleaded. "We can see Hinata-Chan now, can't we?"
Kushina looked at her Musuko sadly. It hurt so much knowing she broke her promise to him. "I'm sorry Naru-Chan, but it's too late now." Naruto looked sad and hurt as his Kaa-chan brought herself to his level, even calling him by his affectionate nickname, hoping to lessen the blow.
"B-But… you promised." He whined. His Kaa-chan never broke a promise to him before.
"I know, but I'll take you first thing in the morning, I promise ok." She told him. But like the one before, this too will become one of the many promises that she failed to keep.
Naruto only nodded sadly, looking down and keeping quiet the rest of the trip home. It unnerved the family how quite their knucklehead was tonight.
Kushina just finished putting the triplets to bed, but as soon as his Kaa-chan left his room, Naruto jumped out of bed, still fully clothed.
He opened his window, looking back to his door, he whispered sadly. "Sorry Kaa-chan, I promised Hinata-Chan I'd give her, her present."
With those words the boy jumped out the window.
Naruto arrived at the Hyuga compound in record time. Like his dad said, he was still an Uzumaki and possessed almost endless stamina.
He easily snuck in through a loose brick in the wall, one that only someone his sized could fit through. Once on the other side, he put the brick back so he wouldn't get caught and he made his way to Hinata-Chan's room.
After sneaking past half the compound that seemed unusually quiet tonight, he made it just outside Hinata-Chan's room.
But he saw a shadow sneaking through the garden like him. On closer inspection, he saw it was a ninja in a strange cloak. But Naruto's eyes widened in fear as he spotted the tied up and unconscious Hinata-Chan on the man's shoulders.
"HINATA-CHAN!"Naruto shouted as loud as he could, startling the man as he turned to see the blond brat.
Naruto charged, shouting."WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO HINATA-CHAN?!"The shout woke up most of the compound, the ninja turned, seeing lights coming on and footsteps heard, not concerned with the blond brat at all.
This was a big mistake, because like a blond haired rocket, Naruto covered the distance between him and the man in an instant.
Naruto readied a punch and hit the man right below the legs, where a man's most precious treasure laid.
"FUCK! You damn brat!" He cursed as he held his damaged balls. After the last few months of street fighting and the moment behind him, Naruto's punch packed quite a wallop.
The man dropped the kidnapped Hyuga heiress and Naruto rushed to her side, untying the bindings.
He shook Hinata, who groaned, starting to wake up.
The man could clearly hear the coming Hyuga, who now knew he was here, he had to deal with the brat quickly and leave as he went through hand signs. "Raiton: Sandāboruto! (Lightning Style: Thunderbolt)"
He called out lighting blue lighting from his hands that headed straight to Naruto.
Naruto looked at the lighting just in time to see it hit him. His whole was shocked as it hit him and he gave a silent scream of pain as the electricity filled him, destroying his nerves and killing him.
Hinata woke up just at the moment to see Naruto trying to scream in pain as blue light electrocuted him.
"NARUTO-KUN!"She cried in horror as her beloved was being murdered right in front of her.
Naruto, just barely conscious, struggled to look at her. He couldn't let her down. He had to protect his most precious person.'I can't give up…Hinata-Chan needs me.'
Naruto struggled, but the pain faded slowly and almost completely and for a second Naruto thought he was dead, as all traces of pain vanished. 'I'm sorry… Hinata-Chan'
As he said those thoughts, the blue lighting started moving towards his open mouth as if something was sucking it up. The blue light entered the mouth.
Both the kidnapper and Hinata watched in amazement as Naruto seemed to eat the lighting. Before they knew it, the lightning attack was gone without a trace.
Blue slitted eyes glared at the man. Naruto's skin still had a few burns and his clothes were burning from the attack, but he didn't care. The pain was gone, he felt some power swell up inside him as a warmth spread from his stomach.
Naruto charged, rushing the man with speed a three-year-old shouldn't possess. With a glowing yellow hand of what looked to be enveloped in lighting, Naruto punched the man in the balls a second time. The force and power behind it tripled the power of his first punch, the electricity around his hand entered the man, destroying any hope of ever having children and causing unimaginable pain as it stimulated the nerves.
The man gave an ear piercing scream that was heard all throughout the village. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The man collapsed, his mind unable to handle the pain, or the loss of his manhood.
Naruto looked at the man with a grin. He had no idea what happened, but he had done it. He protected Hinata-Chan.
The power that filled him left and he dropped to the ground in exhaustion. He was caught by a crying Hinata who hugged him with a death grip. "N-Naruto-Kun…I-I…thought…I-lost…you." She cried into his shoulder.
Naruto struggled to return her hug and try to reassure her. "There, there Hinata-Chan. I'm ok, I promise." The girl just kept crying.
Hiashi and the rest of the Hyuga clan arrived at the scene, surprised to see the children and the downed man.
Seeing Naruto, was most likely injured, he ordered. "Get the children to safety and give them medical attention now!" He barked out and two branch members moved in.
Naruto picked up a small box that fell out of his pocket when he was hit. He and Hinata were taken to the clan doctor.
Hiashi and his brother approached the down man turning him over. They removed the mask, only to see brown hair and beard.
"Onii-sama this is-" His brother started, but he cut him off.
"Get Hokage-Sama immediately and tell him what happened and that his child is here" He ordered his brother who left straight to the Hokage's house.
"Arrest this man now and make sure he can't escape!" He ordered and two more branch members took the intruder away.
Hizashi arrived at the Hokage's residence and rang the doorbell a few times. DING DONG, DING DONG, DING DONG!
"WHAT!"Both Kushina and Minato shouted in their night clothes and bed hair. Hizashi had to struggle not to look at Kushina's revealing night gown that was transparent and showed her developed breasts and curves.
"Hizashi, you better have a good reason for waking us up at this late hour or else!" She growled, keeping the man focused.
"Yes Kushina-Sama. There's been an incident at the Hyuga compound and your Musuko was involved." Both parents looked confused for a moment before Kushina ran up the stairs and slammed open all the children's rooms, waking them up, but stopped cold when she got to the last one.
"NARUTO'S GONE!"She screamed. Both Minato and Kushina left, but not before calling Anbu to look after their children.
Kushina arrived at the Hyuga compound to see her son being cared over by Hitomi and a sleeping Hinata that clung to him like a lifeline.
She noticed the bandages wrapped around him making him almost look like a mummy. In a rage, Kushina charged up to her Musuko.
"Hey Kaa-chan-" Naruto stated, before his angry Kaa-chan slapped him across the face.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING SNEAKING OUT?!" She cried, tears staining her face. She was terrified when she found him missing, even more so when she saw him banged up like he was in a battle.
Both Hitomi and Hinata who woke up, watched horrified as Naruto cried, rubbing his red check. He had never been hit by his Kaa-chan before. "B-Bu-But…K-Kaa-chan…I-I…"
No, buts! Get back to the house this instant!"She shouted, trying to grab him and take him where she can keep him safe.
Naruto recoiled, scared after he was hit. He leaned into Hinata who was comforting him. Kushina was about to pry Naruto away when-
"Kushina! I think it would be best if Naruto stays tonight." Hitomi tried to calm down the emotional mother.
"B-But-" She stammered, still crying.
"No buts. You're too emotional right now and Naruto's fine with us, come back tomorrow and we'll explain what happened."
Kushina was about to argue when sniffling reached her ears. "Sniff…S-sniff." Looking behind Hitomi, she saw a shivering Naruto crying into Hinata's shoulder.
A pit in her stomach sank as the realisation hit her like lead …s-she hit her own Musuko…her pride and joy. Covering her mouth in horror, more tears started to fall because of what she did. "N-Naruto-Chan…I-I'm…s-so…s-sorry." She tried to reach for him, but Naruto shuffled closer to Hinata in fear.
Hitomi put her hand on her friend's shoulder. Kushina was destroyed after seeing her own son so fearful of her. Giving her friend a pained glance, Hitomi just shook her head no, already knowing what Kushina was going to ask.
Kushina left the room, not another word said, not knowing how to fix things and was afraid of what tomorrow would bring. 'Naru-Chan please forgive me.'She silently pleaded, tears falling as she made her way back home.
Minato glared at the ambassador of Kumo, he was pissed. This man almost killed his Musuko and tried to kidnap an innocent child. "Take him to Ibiki and Inoichi. Tell them to get every last drop of information from him in the most painful way possible." He growled out, leaving the room in silence.
But he forgot one important fact, how did his Musuko take out a Jonin? The Yondaime Hokage never once questioning what actually happened that night.
After Kushina's outburst, Naruto cried for a while clinging to Hinata, who was comforting him the whole time. Eventually the two children went to bed together.
'Kaa-chan…I'm sorry…I-I just…wanted to give Hinata-Chan her present.' The young boy was upset, thinking that his Kaa-chan may hate him now. He was afraid to lose her.
"Naruto-Kun." Hinata's sweet voice broke him out of his thoughts. His blue eyes, red from crying, looked into Hinata's lavender orbs. "You did nothing wrong. Kushina-San was just worried for you…I'm sure it will all be right." She told him, calming the boy down a little.
"A-And…" She leaned closer, causing the boy to blush as he felt something wonderfully soft touch his cheek and causing tingling sensation. "T-Thank…you…for saving me." She blushed, having just kissed the boy she really, really liked on the check.
Her blond saviour was blushing up a storm, never having anyone but his Kaa-chan and a few times his Imouto, kiss him on the cheek. The boy gulped, one hand touching his still tingling cheek.
"N-no…problem…H-Hinata-Chan. I'll always protect you." He stuttered out embarrassed. He felt his heart racing suddenly as Hinata gave him a heartfelt smile of thanks. 'What's happening…what's this strange feeling?He thought, feeling such a new sensation for the first time.
Watching as Hinata closed her eyes, he couldn't help but admire how beautiful she was. Her face was round, her smooth skin glowed a pale silver, like star light the moonlight hit her showing all her feminine features. Her silky midnight blue hair did the same and his eyes must have been deceiving him because he could have sworn he saw lavender sparkles coming from it.
'THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!'He tried to control his eccentric heart, but it just beats faster and faster as he gazed at the girl's ethereal beauty before him.
'Hinata-Chan… you're so beautiful...'He gazed at her in admiration, until he remembered the original reason he came to her tonight. 'STUPID! YOU STILL NEED TO GIVE HER PRESENT!'
As his inner voice reminded him, his hand was making its way into his pocket where a small lavender box was kept. "Hinata-Chan, you still awake?" He asked shyly with a bit of worry.
"Y..yeah…I'm awake..yawn…" Hinata mumbled half asleep.
"Well…I still…haven't given…you your present yet." He told her. Hinata's eyes opened as Naruto pulled out a small lavender box.
Looking at it, Hinata's eyes went to Naruto-Kun, who nodded silently, telling her to take it.
Hinata took the small box, touched that the boy she only knew for about a month bought her a present. Even more so when she realised it was the original reason he came out tonight.
Opening the box, her mouth flew open, gasping in surprise at what she saw. It was a wonderful necklace, that was probably one of the most beautiful things she saw.
"Happy Birthday Hinata-Chan." He smiled as the girl stared in shock at the present.
It was spherical with a slight oval shape, a small piece of string completing it. But the necklace was made out of gemstones with a red ruby cut into the Uzumaki spiral. But that wasn't the most surprising thing about it, because on the front along with the ruby, was a crescent moon made of purple sapphire. It was cut perfectly so it fitted with the ruby Uzumaki spiral.
Picking it up to examine more clearly, she notices that the main part of the necklace was thicker than she thought. Turning the necklace around, there was a sun made of orange topaz. Like the moon on the front, it was cut so it fit perfectly into the centre of the ruby, but in the centre, a contrast of the orange was the bright red of another ruby stone, cut into the shape of the Hyuga flame.
"N-Naruto-Kun…it's…it's beautiful." She stuttered in astonishment. The necklace in front of her would have… "Oh Kami-Sama! This must have cost a fortune…y-you didn't need to spend that much on-" She was cut off by Naruto.
"Don't worry, I got a lot of money for my birthday since Kaa-chan and Tou-san couldn't buy me anything special since I wasn't joining in on the training." He told her smiling, which made it worse for the girl.
As heir to the noble Hyuga clan, she could tell this was one of the most expensive things she's ever seen and it would have had to be custom bought to get it cut like this. One part of her was delighted over the fact her Naruto-Kun spent so much for her. The other part, however, couldn't help but feel incredibly guilty that he spent so much of his money on her.
"N-Naruto-Kun…I don't-" She was once more cut off.
"Hinata-Chan, that is a present from me to you. If you don't accept it then it would have been such a waste since I had it made with you in mind… if you really want to thank me for it, then wear it and show me how beautiful it looks on you." He smiled, causing the girl to blush at what he was implying.
She handed Naruto the necklace and he was about to protest but was cut off. "W-will… you…p-put it on me Naruto-Kun?"
The boy took the offered necklace, nodding dumbly. Making his way behind the girl's neck, he clicked the necklace into place. Both children were blushing madly as their faces almost touched, an inch closer and they would have shared their first kiss together.
Backing away, Naruto put his hand over his heart that was beating a million times faster than before.
Picking up the necklace once more from around her neck, Hinata smiled even more with a pink blush. It warmed the boy's heart seeing her so happy.
Deciding to be brave, Hinata shouted. "I love it!" While jumping into Naruto's arms.
The boy was blushing madly as he hugged Hinata back, smelling her lavender scent as he resisted the urge to bury his face into her hair.
Noticing after a few minutes Hinata didn't move, he looked down to see her asleep, smiling blissfully.
Smiling peacefully himself, he got comfortable with the blue haired beauty in his arms.
As the boy drifted off to sleep, Hinata's smile got wider as she snuggled into her Naruto-Kun, more delighted that her plan worked.
In a black void, a rainbow coloured orb glowed behind a cage with seal on it. It just floated there with what looked like water below reflected back the orbs light.
The orb was still before a spark of yellow electricity circled around the orb.
Author's Note:Hello there I hope you enjoyed Hinata's chapter and the little NaruHina action. I also hope because of one guest reviewer you found it original since I know last chapter had a few of the things I saw in neglect fics before, but that can't be helped I thought I managed to add quite a few original ideas last chapter especially with Akami and Menma.
Also for those of you who think Naruto and Hinata might be getting closer way to soon, Hinata acts a lot like Naruto brother Menma which he has a tone of experience being the doting big brother to. Because Hinata is naturally shy, he treats her how he would him, being gentle and encouraging her to join in making sure not to leave, her out like he does for Menma.
On Hinata's side Naruto is the first person her age who was really nice to her and it was instant love falling for her prince charming who saved her. Plus, she found more friends almost another family in Naruto's siblings. Naruto has already done a lot for her from Hinata's POV and the reason she was being much more brave after the Kumo event is because she was literal seeing Naruto being killed in front of her. That's made her start being more brave since she could loss him anytime, add that to Naruto needing her emotionally Hinata is really trying not to let her shyness get the best of her.
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