My longest chapter yet. Sorry for my screw up, I accidently omitted chapter 5, but I had fixed the problem. Also, for some of the readers, you may think that I rushed the marriage too quickly, but in this chapter, I would hopefully dispel your fear. You may find out Naruto isn't exactly thrilled to be married. As for my promise to give you guys the history between Naruto and Hinata, it's all in this chapter. Thanks for your guys reviews, I really enjoyed writing to such appreciating readers. Arigato! So here's the latest chapter of Hinode, hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 6 The Marriage Contract and the Ancient Prophecy
"What do you mean marry? My relationship with Hinata-chan is purely just friendship. You have no rights to ask me to do something like that!" Naruto stood up indignantly and glared at the old man.
"I know you would be surprised..."
"I am way passed being just surprised, I am outraged that you would just marry me off to someone without my consent. I demanded an full explanation why you would do something like this." Naruto folded his arms across his chest and waited.
"Well, Naruto-kun, I believe it's not really my place to tell you this"
"Then who the hell is!"
"He would be here right about now..."
Just then, the door opened and a chunin walked in and bowed.
"Hokage-sama, Hyuga-sama required your attention"
"Send him in."
"Right away sir." The chunin walked out only to return later with a tall man. The chunin then bowed again and shut the door when he walked out of the room.
The man was taller than Naruto by a head and wore a traditional clan-head robe. The Hyuga symbol, which was the sun(1), was on the front and the back of his robe. The most distinct part about this man was perhaps his eyes, which at first glance, appeared to be all white without pupils. The man noticed Naruto but made no gestures for him leave. Naruto observed this man for a long while, as he had been accustomed to do every time he met a stranger, and found the man showed no hatred toward him.
"Hokage-sama, it's been a while." The man addressed the old man politely.
"Yes, I believe so. But let's cut to the chase why I summoned you. Hiashi, could you please explain why you requested this mission to Naruto here." The Hokage gestured toward the young man, who had became composed again.
"You are Uzumaki Naruto, are you not?" the tall man asked the young genin.
"Yes, Hyuga-san, I believe we have not met before." Naruto replied in a polite tone.
"I am Hyuga Hiashi, the clan head of the Hyuga clan. Now, Naruto-san, you might not know me, but your father certainly did"
"You know my father?" Naruto asked incredulously.
"I did. In fact we were great friends and later teammates of the same genin squad. I was actually your father's best man when he married your mother. So you could say I know your father quite a bit…" Hiashi said in a almost playful tone.
"Please Hiashi-san, could you tell me where my mother is?" Naruto burst out.
Hiashi sighed. "I am sorry Naruto-san, that I had no knowledge of. Your parents were out one night ten years ago and then they just disappeared. I had sent many Hyugas searching for them, but I had found no trace of their whereabouts"
Naruto slumped back into the chair that he had occupied earlier. The Hokage cleared his throat to remind Hiashi why he was here.
"Sorry to remind you of your parents Naruto-san, but I must apologize for making you suffer the pain for a little longer. For what I am about to tell you concerned your parents as well as myself."
"It's quite alright Hiashi-san, please continue." Naruto said in a quiet voice.
"Well, it all began ten years ago, when your father approached me with an offer of marriage. You understand that I would be extremely pleased that such marriage could take place between our two families, seeing your father came from a very powerful clan. However, the council of the Hyuga was fiercely against this idea. You see, your mother had no clear clan and history, so they believed that the marriage was a disadvantage for the Hyuga. I of course, secretly signed a contract with your family anyway, and you would then eventually marry my elder daugher, Hinata"
"Hinata was your daughter? But she said she was an orphan." Naruto interrupted.
"Yes, that was the doings of the council. They had placed a seal on Hinata's memory to make her forget that she was a Hyuga. You see, Hinata was my first wife's child, who had passed away after giving birth to Hinata(2). The council had always hated my first wife, who was not a ninja and was just a commoner. My second wife, however, was from the famous Kizoku-clan(3). She gave birth to my second daughter, Hanabi, who was supported by the council to be the next clan leader. Therefore, the council decided to get rid of the first born and I of course was powerless to stop them. After placing the seal on Hinata, they send her to a convent."
"Then why do you want me to bring Hinata back here?"
"Because Naruto-san, I believe I had found something interesting that could convince the council to change their mind about Hinata"
"What could that be Hiashi-san?" Naruto asked.
"Hinata's mother was actually from Oozora-clan(3), the clan of the second Hokage"
"What?" The Hokage exclaimed.
"Yes, these past nine years, I had been searching for my first wife's parentage and had found this pedigree in the Konoha library." He set a book on the desk.
"Why didn't you inform me of this Hiashi?" The Hokage demanded.
"Because I wanted to make sure, Hokage-sama. Not until I see my daughter could I confirm my suspicion. If I am correct, my daughter should manifest two bloodlines now. However, the Oozora-clan's bloodline would be more dominant, and so her eyes should change, turning completely golden color.(5)"
"This is incredible Hiashi, I was so sure that the Oozora-clan was completely wiped out in the shinobi war between the leaf and the rock." The Hokage flipped through the Oozora-clan's pedigree, tracing the family line until his finger rest on a name.
"Mitsukai Oozora." The Hokage said out loud.
"Yes, Hokage-sama, that's my first wife's name. Except she used her mother's maiden name as her last name, Mitsukai Henshin"
"But grandpa, if the council approve of Hinata, would I still need to marry Hinata?" Naruto asked.
However, it's Hiashi who answered Naruto's question.
"Yes, Naruto-san. You see, there was an ancient prophecy that stated that Konoha would face great hardships in the future. But if an angel from heaven under disguise be one with the whirlpool and descend upon a village of the leaf, evils would give away to the light"
Seeing Naruto utterly confused, Hiashi explained, "Naruto-san, Uzumaki means the whirlpool, and Oozora means the heaven. Hinata's maiden name is Henshin, which is disguise"
"And be one means marry, but what makes you so sure that the prophecy is correct?" Naruto, losing his patience, demanded rudely.
"Well, Naruto-san, did you give away your mother's necklace to Hinata?" Hiashi ignored Naruto's tone.
"Yes, I gave it to her when I left the convent."
"Then the first part of the prophecy had already been completed."
"But there was no mention of the necklace anywhere in the prophecy."
"The necklace was by your parents suggestion, the confirmation of the marriage contract.(6) For you to give Hinata the necklace, meant that you had agreed to the marriage and you and Hinata was officially betrothed. You, of course had no knowledge of this, and so for you to do that, this is clearly Kami-sama's doing"
"Look, Hiashi…san, with all due respect, I had only known Hinata for a brief time. For us to be marry all of the sudden, I simply could not accept. And I am sure that Hinata-chan would not agree to this either."
Hiashi did not miss the honorific added after her daughter's name. He concealed his amusement and said, "Look Naruto-san, you don't have to marry Hinata right away, you are just betrothed right now. I even give you permission to set the marriage date. I just want to see my daughter, so if you could return her to me, I would be grateful to you." Hiashi bowed.
"Hiashi-san, I do not promise you that I would return Hinata to you. However, I do promise this, I would do everything in my power to protect Hinata-chan. As for her staying in Konoha, that all depended on her own decision. I would play no part in persuading her to return. As for the wedding, you could talk to Hinata-chan herself, if she returns that is. Good day, Hiashi-san. I'll see you later grandpa." Naruto then opened the door and exited.
After the door had closed once again, Hiashi then turned to the Hokage.
"Well, that went well, didn't it Sarutobi?" Hiashi smiled.
"I guess, but you really had to excuse my grandson's behavior, he could be very rude sometimes."
"No, I was glad that he was not afraid to voice his opinions. I am more convinced now that he had taken after his father. By the way, are you ever going to tell him the location of his mother?"
"I am afraid he is not strong enough to lift the seal(7) yet, Jiraiya had been teaching about the seal but he still did not know enough"
Hiashi sighed and looked out the window at the disappearing form of the blonde hair youth. "I really owed his parents too much, if it wasn't for the stupid council, I would have adopted him"
"You know you cannot do that, Hinata could not marry him if he is her brother"
"That's true. However, I hope soon he could find the happiness that had been deprived from him since childhood"
"I am sure Hinata could give him just that, from what I had heard from Kurenai anyway."
The Hokage paused for a moment then continued, "By the way, do you know why I am sending Hinata up to the North?"
"No, I had came to ask you that question."
"Well, my other student is at that convent, waiting for her."
"It's HER!"
"Don't worry Hiashi, she is more than competent to teach your daughter all she needed to know. Maybe a lot more than she needs."
"How long would my daughter remain there?" Hiashi asked.
"Well, that would all depend on how fast she learn." Hokage replied simply.
"I just hope Hinata would forgive me after she returns."
"You are that confident that she would huh?"
"Of course, I am sure Naruto-kun could make her come home. After all, he is his father's son, and the great Uzumakis never fail a mission."
(1) - I kind of made up the Hyuga symbol because I did not know the symbol, so bare with me okay?
(2) - About Hinata and Hanabi's mothers, I kind of made this up as well to make it fit into my story.
(3) - A clan of my design. Kizoku means aristocrats.
(4) - Oozora-clan was also my creation, Oozora means heaven.
(5) - You would soon find out in later chapters why Hinata's eyes are of different color.
(6) - the necklace had another important use, which you would find out in later chapters.
(7) - Naruto's mom is being sealed away by someone, who would make appearance in later chapters. As for Naruto's father, I will give you guys the option. A. He died. B. He is still alive. Make your decision and I will incorporate that into the story.
Well, that's the end. Hopefully you guys would give me a decision soon. Also, I might not update for a while (meaning maybe for one week) because of SAT, so sorry guys. But I promise you I would try to write the next chapter next week. Thank you guys, R&R!
