A/N: Sorry! I wish I had an excuse, but as it turns out I'm just really good at procrastinating, so once i stopped for a bit, i never started again, but I'm back now and there shouldn't be that long of a break again.
Also, I'm going to have to stop giving my summaries of the next chapter to people who get the questions right, as apparently my computer decided to hide my planning from me so I'm now flying blind while writing this!
Disclaimer: I own Naruto. Wait, that isn't right... I own a laptop. That sound better. I don't own Naruto.
Tonight was the night. Tonight Naruto had to sneak out of his house to make sure the plan worked. He trusted it would, but he reused to take any chances when it came to his hime. Unluckily, his parents seemed to think that because his dad had Sarutobi cover for him for the day, they should all have a family day, and let him stay up late. Just as it was getting too late and Naruto started to think about excuses for going to sleep early, his mom finally called it a night.
He rushed up stairs and quickly formed a shadow clone before leaping out the window.
"Hey Kurama?" He thought "can you ask Hinata what stage we are at right now".
"Yeah, Yeah, of course, ignore the giant demon lord all night and then ask for his help. That's the way to get in his good graces" Kurama growled.
"I'm sorry, what did you want me to do, summon you? My mom and dad were with me all day and I can't exactly talk to you while they are there, they might think I'm crazy." Naruto replied.
"I like that summon me idea, you know how long it has been since I was last able to run free? Literally as long as you've been alive. I need to run, and eat and just be free." Kurama said.
"Yeah, that would go over well, summon the fox my dad was willing to give his life to stop right in front of him, that would go over well. Also, just a little bit longer, we will probably have to explain ourselves after tonight and then i can summon you all I want." Naruto said.
"Fine, fine, I'll hold you to that. Anyways, Hinata says that the Kumo nin has taken the bait and they are just outside they walls and you should use spot 16 to meet them." Kurama said.
With that, Naruto disappeared in a flash of orange and reappeared by a kunai in the middle of the forest. He cocked his head a little and let his enhanced hearing find the sound of footsteps running through the forest and leapt to intercept them. As he flew through the forest, he couldn't hope but help that this time it would work out better.
As he cleared a final branch before a clearing he saw the Kumo nin and altered his trajectory to land right in front of him. The nin just managed to stop before he ran into Naruto.
"Heh heh, a little kid, is this the best Konoha has to try and stop me? Has Konoha really fallen so far?" He cackeled.
Naruto simply shrugged and drew a kunai. He flew at the nin, but every time he tried to slash him, he would find Hinata in his way. He couldn't risk hurting her, so he kept having to pull back his his slashes, and in a few really close calls, Hirashin away at the last second. Eventually, it became clear that it was a stalemate, Naruto was the better fighter, but with his hime in harms way, he couldn't strike at his full power.
At that moment of realization, the Kumo nin saw something that threw him for a loop. Out of a bush on the edge of the clearing, stepped out a girl he recognized, but that couldn't be, he had just kidnapped her! He looked down, up and down again, and sure enough, there were two of them. He looked down one last time and saw the girl in his arms say just one word, "Boom" then everything went black.
From the outside, Naruto and Hinata had a great view of the explosion. There plan had seemed to work.
"We have to tell our parents now, we have put it off to long. 2 years ago, we decided to tell them soon, and know we have to." Hinata said.
Naruto knew she was right, and had been thinking the same thing, but before he could respond a fist flew out and hit him in the side of the head. Apparently, the Kumo nin had a resistance to explosions.
As he went to grab his prize once again, Hinata struck out with the Jyuken and caught him right in the heart. A combination of her height putting her aim slightly off and the enemy being weak from blowing up added up to this one strike killing him where he stood.
"Good job kit, you" Kurama started.
"Kurama, that was an accident" Hinata interrupted "know we have to explain this and stop Naruto's dad from sacrificing my uncle to prevent war.
"I wouldn't worry about that" said a very chagrined Naruto "I put a couple of plans in effect just in case we needed them. All we can do tonight is go to sleep and deal with this in the morning."
The next morning, Minato had a headache. He got in that morning and the first thing he hears is that the Kumo ambassador was killed by a jyuken strike, and had been seen carrying the Hyuga heir at high rate of speed last night. While Konoha could handle Kumo, Iwa was just chomping at the bit to attack him, and he didn't think the village could handle both villages at once, especially when there alliance with sand was falling apart, and probably wouldn't survive an actual declaration of war.
So it was with a heavy heart that he started off towards the Hyuga estate to talk to Hiashi. As he arrived at the gate he asked the guards for an audience with Hiashi. One of the guards left, presumably to go talk to Hiashi, so Minato took a step back and waited. It was a bit of a shock when the guard returned with Hinata at her side, and fully dressed in ceremonial robes.
"Greetings Hokage" Hinata started "and how may the Hyuga clan help you today?"
"I need to ask your father some question, unfortunately" Minato replied
"I'm very sorry, but that just won't be possible today. He has taken today for meditation and will be unavailable for the foreseeable future. I'm sure if you asked me, I would do my best to answer your questions" Hinata said.
"Very well" Minato replied "last night, the Kumo ambassador was killed by a Jyuken strike, and I need to know who did it. We can ill afford a war right now, and we need to try to appease Kumo before they strike"
"Of course honoured Hokage, it was I who killed him. He tried to kidnap me, so i fought back." Hinata replied shortly.
This threw Minato for a loop, he didn't expect a confession this easily let alone for it to be the six year old heir.
"I'm going to need you to come with me" Minato said.
"Ah. That would be where our problem is. I refuse to leave the Hyuga grounds while my father is indisposed, perhaps if you came back tomorrow?" Hinata asked.
Minato knew this had gone to easily so he was partially expecting this, but when he reached to grab her and Hirashin away, he was interrupted by an orange flash in front of him and shocked when his six year old appeared in front of him.
"Nobody touches her" Naruto growled out.
"Naruto? What are you doing here? Minato asked
Naruto sighed and turned to Hinata "get your parents and take them to conference room 3. It's time."
Minato still looked confused and Naruto sighed "I'll explain everything in a bit, but first we have to go get mom."
And with that they disappeared in an orange flash.
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