Me: Hello everyone, I'm back!
Hinata: Hello, welcome back to my fanfic.
Me:… Your fanfic?
Hinata: Yes, it's a fanfic about me so… it's technically my fanfic.
Me: Technically nothing, I created this fanfic, without me you'd be nothing!
Hinata: *Gasp* Why do you have to be so mean?
Me: Just do the disclaimer!
Hinata: *Sniff* Rafael doesn't own Naruto-kun… Kishimoto-sama does. *Sobs*
Me: Uuuh… read the story.
Chapter 4: Sakura's confession
Hinata looked around cautiously.
'If I remember correctly, Naruto-kun said that his first C-rank mission was in the Land of Waves and it turned out to be an A-rank because they were a missing Nin involve.' Hinata thought.
"Yeah, he also mentions that the Uchiha bastard showed off several times on this mission!" Kurama said in anger. Hinata nodded in agreement.
Sakura was just looking around boredly, not at all interested in the fact that she is finally out of the village on a real mission. 'This is ridiculous, why do I need to take care of an old fart, I wish it was someone better looking.' Sakura thought.
Naruto was smiling at everything and was mentally celebrating for finally being out of that hellhole he call a home.
"This is amazing! The outside world is so wonderful!" Naruto said in excitement.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Don't be so cheerful, I bet that the first enemy we face you'll be running and crying like a little baby, begging for them not to hurt you."
Naruto glared at Sakura. "Why must you always ruin my good time?" he asked.
"I don't know. Why do you always have to be a dumbass and be butt ugly?" Sakura retorted, before Naruto could answer.
"Naruto-kun isn't butt ugly! Take that back!" Hinata yelled at Sakura.
Sakura gave Hinata a questioning glance then scoff. "Whatever, stupid lovebirds!" she muttered to herself.
Hinata huffed and looked at the ground; by doing that she noticed the small puddle on it. She mentally sighed. 'Whoever is in the puddle is terrible in genjutsu, it hasn't rain for days…' unknown to her, Kakashi was thinking of the same thing.
They both passed the puddle without another word; Hinata mentally prepared herself for whatever would jump out of that puddle.
Naruto continue to smile at everything.
Sakura continue to glare at everything.
Tazuna… he continues to drink everywhere.
A man slowly rose up from the puddle, thinking they didn't even notice them, he jumped out and landed silently on the ground along with his brother and they dashed at the ninjas.
They wrap their chains at around Kakashi.
"What!" Kakashi gasped.
"One down!" Gozu said and pulled the chain, Kakashi was soon shredded to pieces.
Sakura gasped in horror while Naruto looked surprised.
Hinata didn't do anything… unless you count charging the opponent doing nothing.
She tried some gentle strike on Meizu but the Gozu tried to wrap her in the chain but Naruto quickly threw a kunai at the chain, making them stuck there and kicked one of them in the face, disconnecting the chain.
As soon as one of them got free, Gozu dashed towards the bridge building which Sakura was poorly defending.
"Sakura!" Naruto yelled in alarm and ran towards her as fast as he could.
Meizu scratched Hinata's shoulder which made her yelp in pain and clutch her shoulder, when the man was about to finish on Hinata, Kakashi came out of nowhere and punched the guy in the head as hard as he could, knocking him out.
"Are you ok!" Kakashi asked.
"Forget about me, protect the bridge builder!" Hinata said, her wound already healed and the poison gone.
Gozu was about to impale Sakura but Naruto intercept, taking the hit.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled in surprise.
"Gah!" Naruto grunted in pain when Gozu kicked him to a nearby tree.
"Your mine!" Gozu tried to scratch Sakura but Kakashi hit his neck with his forearm.
"I would advise you to stay away from my student." Kakashi said with slight annoyance in his voice.
Kakashi looked at Meizu; he grabbed Gozu and walked towards Meizu. "Make sure Naruto is ok, I'll take care of those two." Kakashi said.
Hinata rushed towards Naruto.
"Naruto-kun! Naruto-kun are you ok!" Hinata asked.
Naruto continue to grip his stomach and writhe in pain.
"What's wrong with him!" Sakura asked.
"I think he got poisoned!" Hinata said. 'That's ok, he can survive poison.' Hinata thought.
"No he can't…" Kurama said.
'What do you mean?' Hinata asked.
"Naruto could only survive poison because of me… I can't heal him, anymore."
'But… but… Naruto-kun was poison throughout his whole life, he should be immune to poison!'
"That was because the villagers hated him because of the kyuubi, he doesn't have the kyuubi in this timeline so no one hate him, thus, no one tried to kill or poison him." Kurama explained, slightly afraid.
'S-so… Naruto-kun could…' Hinata's eyes started to water. "D-d-die?" she asked out loud.
"Naruto is actually poisoned?" Sakura asked in shock.
Hinata nodded sadly. 'What am I supposed to do?' Hinata asked herself. 'If… if only I could use your power to heal peoples…' Hinata thought miserably.
"… THAT'S IT!" Hinata gripped her ears.
'What! Can't you see I'm busy lamenting Naruto-kun's death!' Hinata asked nervous.
"Well then… I guess you don't want your precious Naruto-kun to be alive…" Kurama taunted.
'Really! You know a way to get rid of the poison without sealing you inside Naruto-kun?' Hinata asked.
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't…"
'Please, you got to tell me how to heal Naruto-kun! I wouldn't know what to do if he died…'
"Would you do anything to heal?"
Hinata watched as Naruto started to sweat and breathe more heavily, he grunt again in pain which frighten Hinata.
'Please… please heal him!'
"How about a kiss?"
'…' "…" Hinata had a deadpanned expression. 'A kiss! Naruto-kun is dying and you're thinking of getting a kiss from me!'
"… yeah that's right…" Kurama answered with no remorse.
'You got to be…'
"Your Naruto-kun is about to die!" Kurama reminded.
Hinata flinched and looked at Naruto who looked really pale, his breathing became ragged and he is now clutching his chest in pain.
"Hi…na…ta…" Naruto groaned in pain, he tried to give Hinata his best smile. "Don't… don't worry… about me… the mission… comes first…" he groaned in pain.
Tears went down Hinata's face and she closed her eyes shut. 'Alright fine… just… please heal him.'
Kurama smirked victoriously. "Take some of my chakra in your hand and put it over Naruto's wound… I'll do the rest." she said.
Hinata nodded. She concentrated and tapped into Kurama's chakra and gathered some on her hand.
Sakura noticed Hinata's red chakra in her hand.
"Hinata… what are…?" Sakura started but one look from Hinata shut her up.
Hinata looked at Naruto's covered wound and removed his hand from it.
"Hinata… what are…?" Naruto started but cough some blood before he could continue.
Hinata put her hand on Naruto's injury and immediately the chakra started to spread over the wound.
Sakura eyes widen as before he eyes the wound started to close, and the poison vanished.
Kakashi, who for some reason said nothing or done anything up until now, sighed in relief at seeing his younger brother may live another day.
Naruto cough slightly and sigh in content. "Thank Hinata-Chan, you saved me." he said.
Hinata gave Naruto the tightest hug she could muster.
Naruto blushed, seeing Hinata hug and sob on him.
"How could you risk your life like that! Why couldn't you let Sakura-san die?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah, why couldn't you…" Sakura trailed off. "What! You want me to die!" Sakura asked Hinata but Hinata paid her no mind. Sakura huffed.
Again, Kakashi sighed. "You know Naruto, you could've simply punch or kick the guy in the head, you could've saved Sakura AND yourself."
Naruto chuckled. "Lesson learned." he said sheepishly.
Hinata stood and wiped her tears, she then helped Naruto up.
"Thanks again Hinata-Chan." Naruto repeated. Hinata nodded.
They turned to Kakashi who was staring at Gozu and Meizu. Kakashi then turned to Tazuna.
"Tazuna-san, do you mind explaining to me why they were targeting you?" Kakashi asked in an irritated tone.
"Um… well, you see…" Tazuna stuttered. Any lie that he was about to say was destroyed by Kakashi's piercing glare. Tazuna swallowed the lump in his throat. "I… I'm building a bridge from the Land of Waves to the Land of Fire, but a short, chubby man named Gato doesn't want that to happen because he rule the Land of Wave and if I was to complete the bridge he would lose that power to he is sending ninjas to kill me… I wanted protections but we didn't have enough ryo so… here we are." he gave a sheepish laughed.
"You should've told us that missing Nin were after you, if you had, you'd have better protection, you'd had a better chance of finishing the bridge and paid us more money. Because of you, Naruto almost died!" Kakashi said angrily. Tazuna gulped.
Kakashi opened his mouth to talk again, though no one could tell because of the mask, but someone interrupted him.
"Kakashi-nii-san…" Kakashi turned to Naruto in surprise. "Its ok, I won't worry you guys again, I'll keep training until is near impossible to kill me, I promise!" Naruto said. Kakashi looked at Naruto uncertainly. "Don't worry, I'm a ninja, I can take care of myself."
Kakashi nodded. "Come on, we're going back."
"What!" everyone asked.
"Not only are we fighting enemy ninja in this mission but we are fighting missing Nin. They are extremely dangerous. You only survived because of Hinata, you might not be so lucky next time." Kakashi said.
"Then train us! We been doing missions for a two weeks and you haven't trained us at all, not even training exercises!" Naruto said.
'Kurenai-sensei trained us as soon as we became genins…' Hinata thought with a sweat dropped.
Kakashi sighed and rubbed his head. "I'm not sure, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if one of you guys die in my present." Kakashi said.
"We won't die if you train us, you're our sensei, and you're supposed to make us strongest, if you do that you'd have no worry of us dying." Sakura said.
Kakashi sighed again. "But…"
"Just let us show you that we can survive, how are supposed to show how strong we are if you never give us the chance?" Hinata asked.
Kakashi groaned in annoyance. "Fine…"
"Yahoo!" all three yelled.
"But if one of you dies, we're leaving." Kakashi said with a serious face.
Naruto nodded then grinned. "Don't worry, I'll protect Hinata-Chan and Sakura with my life… ok maybe not Sakura but Hinata-Chan diffidently!"
"What is it with you people's hating on me!" Sakura asked in anger.
Tazuna bowed. "Thank you! I'm so sorry for lying to you! Once we get the money we'll pay for an A-rank!" Tazuna said.
Kakashi nodded and started to walk forward. "Come on team, let's continue to protect our bridge builder." everyone nodded.
(Later)
They kept walking for a little bit as Naruto looked around, more cautious and determined to keep himself alive, Sakura was slightly shaken from Naruto almost dying and her first encounter with an enemy Nin but she was mostly mad at herself for freezing up in her first real battle, she called herself lucky that Sasuke wasn't there to see her freeze up but knowing Naruto, he'll probably rat her out and when the times comes, she'll make his life hell.
Hinata was the most unsettling of all three, not only did she has to watch Naruto suffer and almost die but now she didn't know when she have to repay Kurama back with the kiss, she never kissed in her previous timeline, even due she and Naruto were dating, they were only dating for a week and it was in war time so they didn't get a lot of chance to get more comfortable with each other, then they were the fact that they practically died and resurrected in their younger bodies… or at least Hinata was.
Hinata shudder slightly, thinking of ways Kurama would want Hinata to kiss her, knowing how horny the fox is, they'll probably be a lot of groping and tongue in the kiss and she didn't want a practically tentacle tongue in her mouth.
When the though came she couldn't help to drool.
'I bet Naruto-kun could make his chakra arms useful when we make love.' she thought with a light blush and a lecherous grin in her feature.
Kurama snickered inside Hinata's mind but Hinata didn't notice.
Hinata was immediately in alarm when Naruto threw a kunai at a nearby bush and it turns out to be a white rabbit.
At first she was worried for the rabbit because it looked mentally scarred but then she noted the fact that it had white fur and it wasn't winter.
"GET DOWN!" Hinata heard and without a second though she quickly tackle Naruto and Sakura while Kakashi tackled Tazuna, a giant sword imbedded itself on a tree.
Someone appeared on the tree, he looked over his shoulder to look at the team that is guarding Tazuna.
Naruto glared at him. "What the hell! You almost cut my head off you jackass!" Naruto yelled.
"That's the point squirt." he said.
Hinata looked at him closely. 'If I remember correctly, Kakashi-sensei once said that Naruto fought against Demon of the Hidden Mist and another one who is pretending to a hunter Nin… what were their names…' Hinata looked down in concentration while Zabuza grabbed his Kubikiribocho. Hinata looked at the sword carefully. 'I should be able to break that sword, but I'm not sure about the hunter Nin… and I still can't remember their names…'
"Zabuza Momochi…" Kakashi said with a glare.
"Ah… so you know me… so that mean you should know how scared you should be right now." Zabuza said with a laughed.
Kakashi continue to glare at Zabuza.
Naruto looked at Zabuza then to Kakashi then back Zabuza, back to Kakashi. "Kakashi-sensei who's the eyebrowless freak?" Naruto asked.
Hinata stifled a giggle while Sakura smiled.
Kakashi deepened his glare. "Zabuza Momochi, one of the seven swordsmen of the mist and also the Demon of the Hidden Mist. He is an expert in silent killing. You won't even notice him until you're dead." Kakashi said.
Naruto gulped but glared at Zabuza.
Zabuza looked at the pathetic genin team. "This is the protection that you hired, a couple of no good brats? I can easily tell that the pink-haired one of the weakest." he said.
"YOU BASTARD!" Sakura yelled with a comical glare.
Kakashi still glared at Zabuza. "I'm taking a wild guess and saying that you're here to kill Tazuna-san… am I right?" he asked.
Zabuza stayed quiet. "Perhaps… I see no use in telling you my target when you'll be dead in ten seconds." Zabuza jumped to the water and held two fingers in front of his chest and above himself. "HIDDEN MIST JUTSU!" he vanished just like that.
Kakashi looked alarmed; he touched his headband and quickly raised it, showing his sharingan.
Naruto looked surprised. "Kakashi-sensei… what's-"
"No time to explain…" Kakashi interrupted Naruto. "Stay focus, and make sure Zabuza doesn't kill our client… and try to stay alive."
All three nodded and circled Tazuna.
Hinata activated her sharingan but couldn't see anything. 'Crap, my byakugan is totally useless.' Hinata thought but still kept her byakugan activated.
Sakura looked at Hinata. "You see anything?" she asked. Hinata shook her head. "Then why do you still have your byakugan activated?"
"Because sooner or later he'll have to show himself, and when he does, I'll alert you guys." she explained, Naruto and Sakura nodded and continue to look out.
"Eight chooses…" everyone perked up. "Liver, lungs, spine, clavical vein, neck vein, brain, kidney, heart… which one should I go for first." Sakura was trembling, she felt as if Zabuza was whispering in her ear.
"And right you are." Sakura's eyes widen. She slowly looked behind her to see Zabuza's kubikiribocho coming down on her. She would've screamed but her voice got stuck on her throat.
Right before Zabuza cut her in half; Zabuza got stabbed in the guts.
"Leave my team alone." Kakashi said as he twisted the kunai in his guts.
"How noble of you to care for your team…" Kakashi's eyes widen when he heard Zabuza behind him. "Sadly that will be your downfall…" Zabuza swung across Kakashi cutting him in half.
Naruto's eyes widen. "Kakashi-sensei!" he yells in surprise but soon 'Kakashi' turns to water.
'A water clone?' Zabuza thought in surprise before a felt something cold in his neck.
Hinata sighed. 'Why does Kakashi insist in scaring us constantly?' Hinata thought to herself.
Zabuza grinned. "So gullible." he said then turned to water. Kakashi's eyes widen… again.
"So many damn water clones!" Naruto said then made a cross. "This will even the playing field! SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" about thirty Narutos appeared. "Look for the eyebrowless freak!" Naruto yelled and all his clones scattered. Suddenly, a fog rolled in.
Naruto looked around before flashes of his clones demises appeared in his head. Naruto gripped his head painfully due to the overload of the memories. Naruto then gained the memories of him using this advantage to learn the Rasenshuriken.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Naruto screamed in pain while griping his head, everyone except Zabuza jumped by Naruto's sudden screams.
"Naruto!" Kakashi yelled, he was about to run towards Naruto but Zabuza stepped in his way.
"Nah ah ah Kakashi, no skipping on our BATTLE!" Zabuza swung his huge sword. Kakashi looked at Naruto who was wringing in pain on the floor.
He barely dodged a swing from Zabuza. "Shit!" Kakashi cursed as he continue to dodge Zabuza.
Hinata grabbed Tazuna and dragged him towards Naruto, knowing that she couldn't leave Tazuna.
"Naruto-kun! What's wrong?" Hinata asked worriedly.
"He's regaining his memories from his other timeline." Kurama explained.
'Really? Well that's good.' Hinata thought with a small smile.
"No it ain't, by the looks of it Naruto gain a huge part of his memories so he may be out for the rest of this fight and it was because of Naruto that team seven survive this fight." Kurama said.
Hinata blinked. 'So we're screwed?'
"Yep…"
Hinata looked at Naruto who was still shaking in pain but after a while he stopped.
"What happened?" Sakura asked. Terrified about what happened to her teammate… even though she hated him.
Hinata continue to look at Naruto. "He passed out." she said. 'All those memories must have cause Naruto-kun to pass out.' Hinata thought. Sakura sighed in relief. "Or he died." she asked, slightly afraid since he doesn't look like he's breathing.
"WHAT!" Sakura accidentally asked too loudly.
Kakashi turned to them to see why she yelled.
"Too open!" Zabuza proceeded by kicking Kakashi to the water.
Kakashi landed in the water, he tried to get up but he had slight difficulties. 'This water seems awfully heavy…' Kakashi eyes widen. 'Oh no, I need…' Too late.
"WATER STYLE: WATER PRISON JUTSU!" Zabuza yelled and now Kakashi was stuck in a water dome.
'Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!' Kakashi thought to himself repeatedly.
Zabuza looked at Tazuna. "Time to go for the old fool, this should take no time." he made a hand sign. "WATER CLONE JUTSU!" two water clones of himself appeared. "Kill the old fool, the genins… makes them beg for mercy." he said in a dark tone as they started to walk towards the genins.
Hinata stood and took her signature fighting stance in front of everyone.
"Hinata, are you nuts! They'll kill!" Sakura said.
"Protect Tazuna-san." Hinata said and dashed towards the two Zabuzas.
"Stupid little girl." both Zabuzas laughed and one of them swung his sword when Hinata was near enough but surprisingly, or maybe not, she ducked and did a palms strike in the guts dispelling the clone. "Why you!" Zabuza swung his sword down on Hinata but Hinata swing her arm, making a thin chakra line that stopped the sword mid swing.
"What!" everyone was astounded as Hinata close 6 chakra points in the clone then finish with a strike to the hearts, dispelling it.
Hinata looked coldly at Zabuza. "That's old, what a disappointment the Demon of the Hidden Mist turned out to be." Hinata taunted.
Zabuza glared at Hinata. "Smart-mouth brat!" he made two more water clones and they both dashed towards Hinata.
Hinata readied herself but she wasn't ready for one of them passing her.
"What?" she turned to see that Zabuza going towards Tazuna. "Tazuna-san!" Hinata yelled in surprise and was about to run towards her but was stopped by one of Zabuza clones.
"You ain't going anywhere!" he swung his sword down but Hinata quickly side stepped and kicked that Zabuza in the chin before running towards Sakura.
Sakura moved in front of Tazuna to protect him, even though she was incredibly scared right now.
"Your mine!" Zabuza yelled and made a downward slash.
Sakura was about to pathetically block the sword with two kunai but got pushed out of the way by Hinata.
"Hinata!" Sakura asked in surprise.
Hinata smiled at her but that smiled turned to horror when Hinata got cut in half by Zabuza. Sakura froze, seeing Hinata's two parts fall to the ground.
"HINATA!" Sakura screeched.
"Yeah?" Sakura turned to see Hinata smiling at her.
"Wha…?" she turned to see two woods where Hinata were. "You son of a bitch." Sakura mumbled to herself in anger. She then saw Tazuna about to get cut by Zabuza. "Tazuna-san!" she yelled but it was too late, Tazuna was cut from the top to bottom.
Sakura started wide eyed. "Tazuna-san?" she said.
"Yeah?" she looked behind to see a smiling Tazuna, she looked back to see wood. "I'm gonna kill the both of ya." she said, trying to control her anger.
Hinata pulled her arm back. "EIGHT TRIGRAM AIR PALM!" she shove her hand forward but nothing happened, she blinked.
"You can't use move when you are older remember?" Kurama asked.
'But I could do my sixty-four palm guard with no problem…' Hinata said.
"Ok first of all, you just made one chakra line, not sixty-four or thousands line. Second of all, you could do your sixty-four palm guard when you were younger, so you can still do that move."
Hinata sighed. Zabuza continue to glare at Hinata soon his eyes turned to Naruto, without thinking he made a dash to him.
Hinata eyes widen. "NO!" she yelled and ran towards him.
Zabuza went and slashed down, cutting Naruto in half.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Hinata screamed, looking in horror at Naruto who was now two. 'T-t-there's a chance that he might be a clone right?' Naruto didn't dispel.
"He was still unconscious during the time and I doubt we'll be able to heal him." Kurama said, somewhat sadly.
Hinata looked on in horror at Naruto's dead body… bodies.
Zabuza walked towards Hinata. "Hehehe, can't do anything of your lover boy is dead?" he asked, without letting Hinata answer, he rammed a kunai to Hinata's chest, effectively killing her.
Sakura's eyes widen so did Kakashi's and Tazuna's.
"You bastard! You better hope that I never get out of this water prison!" Kakashi yelled at Zabuza in anger.
"Oh yeah, if you wanted to get out…" Zabuza took out his cleaver. "You could've just said so." he quickly took his hand out and slashed Kakashi in the chest, making a gap in it.
Kakashi gasped in pain while holding his chest. "Why you…" he gasped. 'That slash nick my heart, I'm practically… bleeding to death…' he started panting.
"Running out of blood already, how sad." Zabuza laughed as he and his clones started to walk towards Sakura and Tazuna.
Sakura turned to Tazuna. "Tazuna-san, Run!" Sakura got slashed in the back by Zabuza cleaver and she fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Still alive, this'll fix it!" he said as he took a back-up sword and stabbed her through the chest, also killing her.
"Hehehehehehe…" Zabuza started chuckling as he looked at Tazuna's scared face as Tazuna started to slowly back up. "Hehehe haha! HAAAHAHAHAHA!" Zabuza raised his sword to strike down Tazuna he suddenly stops and groaned in pain.
He looked down to see a glaring Hinata.
"What!" Zabuza asked in surprise. He looked around and he saw Sakura and Tazuna with and still unconscious Naruto lying against a tree, and Kakashi glaring at him, out of the water dome and no scratch on his chest. "H-how… how did you…"
"I did nothing, it was all Sakura-san." Hinata said, looking at Sakura who was panting slightly. "She casted a genjutsu on which made you believe that you were killing all of us, you released Kakashi-sensei and started to swing air, I was able to convince Kakashi-sensei to not attack you until Tazuna-san was a safe distance away from you."
Zabuza grunted as he stepped back and gripped his chest.
"I struck you heart, your heart beating is becoming irregular so unless you leave and get some medical help, you will die." Hinata said with no remorse in her voice, she stood straight. "Sorry, but that just how it's supposed to be." due her voice didn't show it, she was a little sad that she had to kill Zabuza now since Naruto's nindo came from his second fight with Zabuza and Haku. 'Any second now.' and just like Hinata anticipated, two senbon needles was sticking out of Zabuza's neck before she knew it.
Zabuza fell to the ground 'dead'. The hunter Nin soon came.
"Thank you… I've been hunting Zabuza since…" Hinata stopped listening to Haku and focused on Naruto.
'Why isn't Naruto-kun waking up? How much memory did he gain to make him stay out for a whole fight?' Hinata thought.
"Again…" Hinata looked back to Haku. "Thank you…" Haku grabbed Zabuza and vanished.
Hinata sighed and again turned to Naruto who Kakashi was now carrying on his back. "Naruto won't be waking up soon, we need to get Tazuna-san to his house where he'll be safe." Kakashi said, trying to make keep his voice serious, even though he was worried for his little brother.
Hinata and Sakura nodded and started to walk behind Tazuna.
After thirty minutes of walking and no talking whatsoever, Sakura turned to Hinata.
"Hey… Hinata…" she asked, somewhat shyly. Hinata raised an eyebrow, not used to Sakura being so shy. "Since when did you become so good, in the academy days, you were so fragile and lonely and… sad… you barely talk, moved, you barely did anything in the academy but now… you suddenly got a huge backbone." during the whole time, Hinata just looked more and more confused.
"What are…?" Hinata stopped and she gripped her head.
Hinata saw herself, looking scared, in the academy, sitting in the back of the row, no one would say something to her, wave at her, not even look at her, she practically didn't exist, she would lose most of her matches and most people would avoid her, like to Naruto the adults would glare at her hatefully, wishing she was dead and that she was suffering as much as possible. The Hinata from the flashback closed her eyes as tears fell from her, she looked up and saw several big boys smiling evilly at her before one pulled back a fist and let it fly towards her.
"Hinata!" Hinata opened her and turned to Sakura. "Why are you crying?" she asked.
Hinata blinked and wiped her eyes and sure enough, she was crying. "Its… fine…" 'What was that? That never happened in my timeline.' Hinata thought.
"Maybe that was you from this timeline, I guess we just got a glimpse on how your life is in this timeline and it even worse than the other. And that's saying something." Kurama said. Hinata nodded.
"Um… its ok Sakura-san, I was remembering my childhood…"
"But aren't you still technically a child?" Sakura asked.
"I'm a ninja so technically I'm an adult and for your earlier question… I just decided that I wouldn't be picked in any longer and wanted people to respect." Hinata answered.
"Oh, you used the reason Naruto did in his original timeline!" Kurama said in glee.
'… I did what now?' Hinata thought with a raised eyebrow.
Soon they came to the boat and rode it to Tazuna house, everyone was once again quiet and Naruto still hasn't woken up.
They now reached Tazuna's house. Tsunami opened the door, she smile. "Dad! You're alive!" she said with excitement, she then notice the little people that was next to Tazuna. "Hello there…" she said slightly nervous.
"Don't worry Tsunami; they are ninjas I hired to protect me." Tazuna said.
Tsunami raised an eyebrow. "Aren't they a little too young?" Tsunami asked.
"Pfft, no… we are ninja, so we're considered adults and if I wanted to, I could have sex right now." Sakura said with her arms crossed, Hinata blushed before Kurama was giggling perversely in her head, Kakashi sighed, Naruto snore, signaling that he is just asleep now.
Tsunami sighed. "Well come in, I don't want our big bad ninjas to get hurt." she giggled.
Sakura popped a vein, she hmphed and walked inside, Kakashi thanks her along with Hinata while Naruto mumbled about ramens.
Kakashi set Naruto down to the couch, Naruto started to turn uncomfortably.
"What's wrong?" Kakashi asked Naruto, actually forgetting that Naruto was asleep.
Hinata, who was sitting next to Naruto, put her hand in his head; Naruto reacted and put his head in Hinata's lap causing Hinata to blush.
"Mhh… soft…" Naruto moaned in his sleep, Hinata would've fainted but she knew Naruto needed her, Hinata started to unconsciously run her hand through Naruto's hair.
"Awwwww…" Tsunami sighed. "They make such a cute couple." she said, for some reason, Sakura felt a spang of jealously but quickly shook her head.
"Huh…" Kakashi sighed, looking at Naruto then turned back to Tazuna. "Well, shall we discuss more?" Kakashi asked, Tazuna nodded and followed Kakashi to the dining room, Tsunami went to the kitchen to cook something for the 'brave ninjas' while Sakura stayed in the living room with Hinata.
Hinata continue to run her hand through Naruto's hair and couldn't help but think how cute Naruto look when sleeping.
"Isn't he just the cutest thing ever!" Kurama said with sarcasm but Hinata didn't seem to notice.
'Yeah, he looks so peaceful when he's sleeping.' Hinata looked at Naruto's whisker marks with admiration. 'Those whiskers marks make him look f-f-f… WHISKERS MARKS!' Hinata looked at the whisker marks in confusion. 'Why does he has the whisker marks, he doesn't have you inside him.' Hinata thought.
"Naruto had the whiskers marks when he was born, those are his birth marks." Kurama explained.
'Oh…' Hinata rubbed the whisker mark and pulled back when he heard Naruto purr. 'Why did he purr?'
"My chakra affected him when he was being born so he got a little fox nature inside of him."
'So even though you're inside of him he still got affected by you?'
"Hey, I was still inside his mother when he was being born there's no changing that" Hinata nodded, still rubbing Naruto's hair and cheek, making him purr in delight.
'So if you're inside of me… what fox natures do I gain?' Hinata asked. She shivered because she practically felt Kurama's smirk perversely inside her head.
"You'll see…" Kurama chuckled perversely.
Sakura continue to stare at Hinata who was rubbing Naruto's cheek thus making Naruto purr. Sakura clenched her hand into fist and looked away. 'Why the hell am I feeling jealous! I love Sasuke-kun and only Sasuke-kun, not Naruto-baka! He doesn't deserve my love only Sasuke-kun and no one else!' Sakura yelled in her head and stood up. "I'm going to my room." Sakura told Hinata and walked passed her.
Hinata continue to stare at Sakura. 'Wonder what's wrong with her?'
"She's probably jealous…"
'Of what!'
"Isn't it obvious?" Hinata said nothing. "She's probably jealous that she couldn't properly thank Naruto for saving her or something, not really sure myself." Kurama let a sigh of disappointment. "Doesn't matter, that bitch lost her chances, in this timeline and the other, just forget about her and leave her to chase the Uchiha prick."
As much as Hinata wanted to disagree, Kurama had a point. Naruto had done so many things for Sakura and she barely been nice top him, Hinata let it slid because she thought that sooner or later Sakura will come around, but three years has passed and Sakura still hasn't change, Hinata had been mad at Sakura ever since she learned that Sakura still didn't stop her poor treatment of Naruto but when she learned of Sakura's fake confession to Naruto she was beyond pissed. The next day she wanted to snap at Sakura and tell her off for how she hurt Naruto but she saw Naruto walking aimlessly and he didn't seem to be in a happy mood so she did the right thing to do and try to cheer him up. After some talking they ended up together after Hinata reminded Naruto about her confession. When Hinata saw Sakura again Hinata did her best to rub it in Sakura's face and also telling her off for how she treated Naruto.
Though Sakura left with tears in her eyes Hinata felt so accomplished.
"Wow, that's pretty dark of you…" Kurama said with a smirk.
Hinata nearly jumped but stopped herself because Naruto still slept in her lap. She nearly slapped herself in the forehead.
'You can see my memories can't you?' Hinata thought.
"I can see your memories, hear your thoughts, and see what you're thinking… you have no privacy with me!" Kurama said with glee, Hinata sighed.
'Sakura-san deserve it, she didn't respected Naruto and blew him off constantly, she deserve what I told her… even though some of the things I say was uncalled for and was just some of my personal opinion of her.' Hinata thought with a thoughtful expression.
"Hehe, yeah, I love that part of you telling her off." Kurama said.
'But you know… maybe I can change this Sakura-san.' Hinata thought but got no response. 'Kurama-Chan?' Kurama materialized in front of her while drinking a bottle of water. Kurama suddenly did a spit take at Hinata, spitting all the water in her face then Kurama disappear inside Hinata again.
Hinata, overcome by her fury, jumped up and knocking Naruto off her lap and into the ground, rudely waking him up. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR YOU BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU!" Hinata yelled as loud as she can.
Everyone turned to look at Hinata, even Sakura and a little boy came down to stare at Hinata questionably.
Hinata blushed. "S-sorry…" she said meekly. Everyone went back to doing whatever the hell they were doing. 'You are going to pay for that!' Hinata yelled in her mind as Naruto unconsciously crawled back to his 'warm pillow' which Hinata wasn't complaining about.
"What are you gonna do to me? Bound and gag me to a wall while whipping me with a whip and putting two vibrating dildos in my ass and pussy! Maybe make my walk around in public with a dog leash and letting every guy have their ways with me! Oh oh, how about this! You put me on display somewhere where everyone can see me, bound and gagged, two vibrating dildos in my pussy and ass and letting all the guys have their ways with me!" Kurama asked excitedly.
By the time she was done, Hinata had several tissues in her nose. Trying, in vain, to stop her bleeding.
'Where did that come from!' Hinata asked.
"Uh… my secret desire?" Kurama asked with a nervous chuckle. Hinata shook her. "Anyway, why do you want to change that bitch Sakura, she's more bitchy in this timeline than the other one."
'I know but… didn't you say she was jealous?'
"What the hell does that has to do with anything?"
'What if I use that so that she act more nicer to Naruto-kun, I'll act closer to Naruto-kun and Sakura-san will get more jealous that she'll act nicer to Naruto-kun to get him to like her… isn't that the best plan ever?' Hinata waited for Kurama's answer.
"That is the worst plan ever." Kurama said with no hint of sympathy. Hinata looked down in shame. "LET DO IT!" Hinata flinched by the loud yell.
'But I thought…'
"You thought this, you thought that! That is a good plan and we should totally go through it!" Kurama said and before Hinata could response Kurama yawned. "Wow, no sleeping for a whole three weeks really takes a lot out of ya… good night." Before Hinata could reply Kurama cut the connection.
Hinata sighed and stared at the sleeping Naruto who had a big smile on his face. Hinata smiled too and rubbed his cheek, making him purr.
'So cute…' she said and sighed dreamily.
(Next day)
Everyone was standing in the forest with Kakashi who was reading his book, along with Hinata, though Naruto kept trying to see what the book had that was so interesting, Hinata avoided him.
"Alright my students…" Kakashi closed the door. "We will start our first training session. I-"
"YEAH!" Sakura, Naruto and even Hinata interrupted Kakashi by celebrating.
"WE FINALLY GET TO TRAIN!" Naruto yelled.
"I'LL FINALLY BECOME USEFUL!" Sakura yelled.
"I'LL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE MY SKILL!" Hinata yelled.
Kakashi sweat dropped as he waited for them to stop jumping up and down.
He sighed. "Alright, enough." they all stopped. "Alright, today, we'll be climbing trees." he said.
Hinata froze their and almost burst in anger. 'CLIMBING TREES! WE'RE GOING TO CLIMB TREES NOW! AFTER WEEKS OF BEING TOGETHER THIS IS HOW WE START!' Hinata turned to Naruto. 'No wonder Naruto-kun wasn't strong until his three-years training trip.' she though pitifully.
"Climb trees?" Sakura asked. "Why do we need to climb trees? Besides, I can already climb tree." she said.
Hinata smacked her forehead. 'What have the academy been teaching us?' she thought.
"Yes, but can you climb without your hands?" Kakashi asked. Sakura and Naruto looked confused. "Here, I'll show you." Kakashi concentrated chakra into his feet, he went and walked up a tree and everyone watched as he started to walk up, everyone eyes shined at seeing Kakashi doing an 'amazing' thing… except Hinata who was lazily reading her book… again.
Kakashi noticed this and jumped next to Hinata. "Is something the matter Hinata?" he asked.
Hinata looked at Kakashi then closed her book. "I already know how to do that." she said.
"Oh really?" Hinata nodded. "Then go ahead, climb to the top to prove me wrong." he said.
Hinata shrugged. She put the book back in her jacket and walked towards the tree, not even stopping to concentrate and started to walk up the tree, everyone was surprised that Hinata walked up with no problem.
Hinata looked up to look at Kakashi. "See?" she lifted one leg then the other and fell to the ground. "Easy."
Instead of being mad, Kakashi eye smile at Hinata. "Very good, now you can go and protect the bridge builder."
"I'm doing what now?" Hinata asked confused.
"That's right, I would do it myself but they this two need me." Kakashi said.
"Actually…" Kakashi looked up to see Sakura sitting on a branch. "Ok, Naruto needs me."
"No I don't! I can still do this!" Naruto said, putting his hands together and tried to focus his chakra.
Hinata watched carefully. 'Naruto-kun's chakra control were horrible because he had you in it, and he had a huge amount of chakra, without you in his guts, his chakra is returned to normal and he's chakra control has to be better.' she thought and waited for her Naruto-kun to show Kakashi that his chakra control was top notch.
"Yeah… about that…"
"Here I go!" Naruto started to run up the tree as fast as he could but on his third step, he fell off and crashed on his head. "Ow…" he groaned in pain.
Hinata looked surprised.
"My chakra never affected his controls, only his chakra reserve… he actually sucked this bad." Kurama said, Hinata groaned in disappointment.
Naruto stood up and rubbed his head.
"Well, there you have it. You chakra control is below good, not even remotely good… you need this exercise…" he turned to Hinata and Sakura. "I'll teach you guys more advance exercises, come on." Kakashi started to walk away with Sakura following behind.
Hinata looked at Naruto who punched the ground and stood up to try again, she soon followed Kakashi.
(Nighttime)
Hinata was looking out the window. Everyone 'advance' exercise that Kakashi gave them Hinata passed them with no problem, Sakura had a little problem but she eventually passed them, Kakashi called it a day even though they been at it only for an hour.
Hinata sighed, wishing Naruto would come back inside, but he's been too focus to get to the top of the tree.
She sighed again which annoyed Sakura to no end.
"Could you stop sighing? You're acting as if you're missing the one important thing in life." Sakura said angrily.
"Naruto-kun is out there." Hinata said as if in a trance.
Sakura sighed annoyingly and lay in bed.
Hinata looked at Hinata. "Sakura-san…" she activated her byakugan. "Do you like Naruto-kun?"
"No! Of course not, he's the most annoying guy in the world… no, the whole universe!" Sakura said.
Hinata raised an eyebrow. 'That's odd, she's not lying… but she's not telling the truth…' Hinata thought. "Are you sure?"
"Yes I'm sure! Just because you love him doesn't mean everyone has to!"
Hinata continue to stare at Sakura. "Why do you hate Naruto-kun?"
"Because I do!"
"Can you be more specific?"
Sakura sighed. "During the first years of the academy Naruto been trying to get me to go out with me, constantly asking me, being around… wanting to be my friend… everyone started to make fun of me, saying how come I got a stalker going for me or that I don't deserve someone as great as Naruto, everyone kept saying on how can Naruto love just an ugly creature like me, someone that has a giant forehead…" Sakura sighed. "Then I figured it out, Naruto likes to play prank on people, no matter who it was… all this time he was playing a prank on me, humiliating me by making his fan girl harass me and some guys to make fun of my appearance, so to get back at him I rejected him in the worst way possible in front of the whole class…"
Hinata gasped at that.
"He left me alone for a couple of years, glaring at me and giving me the cold shoulder but I could care less at the time… before we graduated he tried to be nice to me but… it won't work, I know Naruto is still mad at me about what I did and I won't let him humiliate me again…"
Hinata stayed quiet. "Is that why you guys fight constantly?"
"Yes… I hate that no-good-baka with all my heart and soul." Sakura said while clenching her chest.
Hinata sighed. "Don't you think it's about time to let bygone be bygone?"
"Why the hell would I want to make up with that bastard?"
"Because… I'm sure Naruto-kun really did like you."
Sakura turned to Hinata so quiet; she might have broken the sound barrier. "Him! Liking me! Why can't you get that through your thick head? It was all a prank! He never loved me! Never had, never will!" she turned around.
Hinata continue to look at Sakura. 'Could it be that Sakura used to love Naruto-kun?' she thought.
"The fuck are you asking me more? I'm not a dating expert, geez!"
'No, I wasn't…' Hinata sighed and focused on Sakura again. "You sure?"
Sakura growled but didn't answer her.
Hinata lay in her bed. 'I know I don't like Sakura-san but… I can't let those two keep on hating each other.' with those thought in mind, Hinata went to sleep.
During the whole time, Naruto was sneezing up a storm, constantly losing his focus on the tree.
Naruto sniffed. "I bet Ino-Chan is talking a about with her team." he said.
(With Ino)
"… And on the third day on the second year of the academy, Naruto-kun waved at me and said hi. I felt like I could fly with his perfect teeth, his perfect smile, his perfect… EVERYTHING!" Ino squealed, her client tried reaching for a kunai but Kurenai grabbed it and shook her head… though she was pretty tempted herself.
Me: End of chapter 4! How you like that?
Hinata: Did Naruto-kun actually prank Sakura-san?
Me: Guess… anyway; hope you enjoy this chapter, now you know a little something more of this timelines character background.
Hinata: Was my life really like that?
Me: Yes.
Hinata: *Gasp*
Me: Anyway… again… see ya next time, and reviews makes the author in me to get off his lazy ass!