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Once again I am sorry for the long wait for this chapter, I had to wait for my computer to be repaired. I'm going to upload the next chapter ASAP!


Chapter 7 – The Byakugan no Hime

'Speech' – Mental link

'Speech' – thoughts

'Speech' – Jutsu (only in dialogue)

'Speech' – radios

'Speech' – Bijuu

With the wave mission completed Team 7 had found their lives full of D-rank missions and preparation for the Chunin exams. It was on one of those days that Naruto found himself walking through the village in search of a certain someone.

'I wonder what she is doing today,' he thought as he walked past the shops in the market district. He knew that she enjoyed crafts, and thought that it would be the best place to start looking…and he was right as he walked through the market stalls, catching a glimpse of her short black hair. Clad in her usual Genin attire, Hyuuga Hinata was currently purchasing some paper as she continued to browse the stall, unaware of the person approaching her.

"Konichiwa, Hinata-Chan," Naruto spoke as he stopped in front of her, causing her to go red, she began to speak, stuttering out a quick hello, before promptly fainting. Catching her before she hit the ground, Naruto told the shop keeper that he would take her home, before disappearing.

He appeared in front of the three posts that marked Dainanahan's training grounds, setting her down on the grass.

'Oi, You sure this is going to work?' Naruto said to his tenant as he began weaving signs.

'I wouldn't have given you a jutsu that would hurt your future wife, you idiot!' Kurama said as he focused his chakra, allowing Naruto to tap into it more easily. As the seals for the jutsu got faster, Naruto's eyes took on a white glow. The Jutsu to bring Kakashi back had been different, due to the connection Kakashi and Sasuke had as sharingan users, which meant that it couldn't be used on Hinata. The glow spread over his body and down to his hands before he placed his hand on Hinata's forehead.

"Ninpou: Shorai no yugo!"

There was a flash of bright light as Hinata was engulfed in the same light Naruto was, before she her eyes flew open.

"Naruto-Kun?" She questioned as she looked around in a daze, obviously confused about where she was. As soon as she realised where she was she sat up abruptly.

"How…How am I here?" She asked as she hugged Naruto. The last thing she remembered was seeing his face full of tears.

FLASHBACK

It was a dark day for the village of Konohagakure. The village that was once vibrant and lively had been reduced to a village full of sick and dying people. In the intensive care unit of the village hospital, Uzumaki Naruto sat cradling the body of his wife. In her frail state you could see the bones of her ribs as she breathed. Her pale eyes had become even paler and her hair was thick with sweat.

"It's going to be okay, Hina-chan!" Naruto sobbed as he held her close, feeling her breathing slow. After she had contracted the illness that followed the Zetsu Poison she had been confined to the hospital, in the hopes that she could pull through. But now, two months since she had been taken ill, her body was failing her.

Sasuke and Sakura were stood in the background of the hospital room, Sasuke holding Sakura as she sobbed, over the impending loss of the woman that she had come to see as a sister. They were to support Naruto, knowing that the loss of his wife would hit him deeply.

"Naruto…," Hinata said as she weakly held her hand up and caressed his face, "Don't cry…I'll always be with you!" her hand dropped as the monitor gave out a lout droning beep…Uzumaki Hinata had been lost to the Zetsu Poison…the first of many losses that had inspired Team 7 to travel back and change it all.

Her funeral had followed the week after, the villages joining the Hyuuga clan dressed in black, honouring the passing of their heiress. Hanabi had been devastated…never once letting go of her father as she wept over the loss of her only sibling that had followed not even two years after the passing of her cousin.

Naruto had sat by the grave for hours, shedding all of the tears that had been pent up. That had been when he had made his vow…

"I promise Hinata," He said as he ran his hand over the cold marble gravestone, "I will go back…and I will make sure none of this happens!"

Flashback end

Naruto held back the tears that threatened to escape at the memory, choosing to bury his head in her hair.

"It's ok now," Hinata said as she pulled him closer, "We can change it… we can make sure it never happens." No one saw either of them for the rest of the day, as they spent it with each other, happy to be with each other once again.


With Sasuke and Sakura

On the other side of the village, Sasuke and Sakura were finalising a mission request that they had been writing since they had arrived back in the past. As they felt Naruto's chakra they were about to rush to the location, until they realised it was followed by the immense calm chakra of the Byakugan no Hime.

Tears glistened in Sakura's eyes as she smiled;

"He did it!" she cheered as she hugged her future-husband, happy that the jutsu Naruto had been slaving over for months had worked. She went straight into the kitchen, content with being able to cook up a storm so that she could welcome the others home with a feast.

As she walked into the kitchen, Sasuke let a small smile slip onto his face, happy that both his brother and his wife had regained the one thing that had slowly been eating at them since the Genin exam.

When Naruto and Hinata walked into the house they were greeted by the smells of all of their favourite foods. As they walked into the dining room the table was full of food, and sat at the table were all of the people that had travelled back/been brought back (even Tsunade who had left a shadow clone at the office). As they sat around the table enjoying their food and talking, Hinata face never strayed from her smile.

"Shishou," Sakura asked as she finished her plate of food, "Aren't you supposed to be training with Hokage-sama?" judging by the sheepish look on her masters face, and by the rushed food consumption that followed, Sakura could only guess that Tsunade had forgotten, or that her clone had been dispelled and that she needed to get back to the hokage's office as soon as possible.


The next day:

As the time travellers made their way through the village, they all had one destination in their sights…the Hyuuga compound. With Hinata back in the past, they needed the permission of her father for her to live with them…permission that would not be easy to get even with the letter from the Hokage.

The Hokage had specified that Hinata had been chosen for a very special mission that required her to live with Team 7…but it did not specify what the mission was. Hiruzen had written up a mission pertaining to Team 7's time travel plan, intent on them being rewarded when they completed their lifetime goal.

"He's not going to like it…" Naruto said as they stopped in front of the compound gate. They were met by two of the guards, who let them straight through on Hinata's command. She was determined to leave the compound that same day, even if it meant fighting with her father. They flew through the initial conversation as they met with the Hyuuga clan head, who was now calmly seething with anger.

"You are not leaving this household…you are the Hyuuga heiress and it is time you started acting like one!" He said as he sipped his tea. Hinata stood from the table, and moved towards the door.

"Is it because you think Hanabi is stronger than me, or is it because you think I need protecting," she said, continuing before her father even had a chance to reply, "Because I could beat you right here, right now, and if that is what it takes for you to let me leave…so be it!"

Which was why they were now stood in the training courtyard, Hinata across from her father, who was ready. As soon as she went on the offensive he was caught off guard, not expecting his placid and shy daughter to go straight on the offensive.

Deciding to stick to Jyuuken, Hinata struck her father three times in his left arm, before moving onto his right. Before the hits connected, she was blasted back by Hiashi's Kaiten, causing her to slam into the wall.

"You call this beating me?" Her father said as he turned away from her. He began walking away, believing his daughter to be down for the count. There was a loud crack followed by a cloud of smoke, as Hinata disappeared.

There was a flash of blue as she appeared in front of him, aiming a chakra covered fist at him. The following assault was devastating, and Hiashi lay crumpled on the floor, watching his eldest daughter walk away.

"Even if I don't have your permission," Hinata said as she turned back towards him, "I am a Genin of the leaf, and you know we are considered Adults when we get our hitai-ate…if you don't like my decision you can disown me!"


Sometime later:

While on their way to the training grounds, intent on honing their skills, Naruto suddenly stopped and a mischievous look cast itself over his face;

"Sakura, can you add Hinata to THAT jutsu?" he said as he emphasised the word 'that'. Hinata looked at Sakura, her face showing her confusion, before she started a series of hand seals, faster than the average ANBU could keep up with.

'Hinata, can you hear me?' Sakura said as she finished the jutsu, making Hinata jump.

'Hai, Sakura-chan! Loud and clear!' she said back. They continued on with their walk, until Naruto looked behind him. When they all looked back the only thing they could see was…A square rock?

"I act like I'm looking forward...but I can still see you!" He said as he whirled around to face the rock. Sasuke poked him in the head, assuming that he was going crazy.

"What kind of rock is square with two holes? I see right through that!" He continued his rant. When Sakura looked closer at the rock she realised that it did have two holes, and that she could see people's eyes through them. The rock exploded, sending a cloud of smoke into the air. When the cloud dispersed there were three little kids standing there.

"That's the man I view as my rival!" A short boy with spiky black hair said.

Naruto looked around bored, "Oh, it's you Konohamaru...What's with the goggles?" He asked as he put his hands behind his head.

"Hehe, we're copying the old you, bro!" Konohamaru said as he readjusted his goggles, "Hey boss, can you play ninja with us?" Hinata could barely contain her laughter, and Sasuke and Sakura joined her, although Sasuke's laugh was more of a chuckle.

"Why would a ninja play ninja?" Sakura managed to squeeze out between her bouts of laughter. Hinata finally stopped trying to contain her laughter and ended up rolling on the floor.

"Hey bro, who's this girl?" Konohamaru said as he looked at Sakura, which resulted in the original chase, minus the violence. As soon as Konohamaru ran into Kankurou Dainanahan were on alert, searching for the malicious presence of the Ichibi no jinchuuriki.

"That hurts..." Kankurou said as he looked down at Konohamaru, whose face was full of fear. He picked him up using his scarf.

"Konohamaru!" Naruto shouted, and if it wasn't for the fact that Gaara would intervene, Kankurou would be a pile on the floor.

"That hurt you little piece of shit!" Kankurou muttered, still staring at Konohamaru. Temari looked at her brother, unimpressed by his display of power.

"Don't, we'll get yelled at later," She said. Kankurou went to punch Konohamaru, until his fist was enveloped by sand.

"Kankurou! Stop it!" Gaara hissed at his brother, as everyone turned to look at him. He was standing upside down in the tree, his hands crossed over his chest, "You're an embarrassment to our village!"

"Ga…Gaara!" Kankurou stuttered as he moved his hand away from his puppet.

"Losing yourself in a fight, how pathetic…" Gaara said as he continued to stare at his brother, "Why do you think we came to the Leaf Village?" The fright on the elder brother's face was visible, and the shock that followed was mirrored by everyone when Gaara released Kankurou's hand instead of crushing it.

"Listen Gaara, They started it and…" He was cut off by his brother.

"Shut up…"

Kankurou looked back at Gaara before apologising to him, with Temari following in his footsteps. Gaara disappeared into a cloud of sand, and reappeared in the middle of his siblings.

"It looks like we got here early but…" He said as he stood up from his crouched position, "We didn't come here to play around." Sakura proceeded to ask them if they were here for the Chunin exams, and the conversation that followed was only slightly different from the original one.

"Hey," Sasuke said as he stood in front of Gaara, "What's your name?"

'I kind of pity Temari,' Sakura said to Hinata as they watched the exchange between Gaara and Sasuke, 'She is going through the Sasuke crush faze!' Both girls had to hold in their laughter, especially when Gaara turned to Sakura.

"And the pink haired girls," He said as he looked at Sakura.

"Uchiha Sakura! Nice to meet you!" She said in a very cheerful manner. Naruto didn't even bother pulling a tantrum this time, and both groups went their separate ways. The time travellers headed towards the training grounds, hoping to hone their skills as a team, for when it came to fighting Orochimaru in the forest of death.


The Day of the Chunin Exams

When they arrived at the academy for the exams, Hinata bade her future husband goodbye, before leaving to meet with her team. Upon entering the building, and following the signs to the second floor they were met with the sight of Rock Lee being knocked down by Kotetsu and Izumo in disguise.

"Hah! You plan to take the Chunin exam with that?" Izumo sneered as he looked down at Lee, "You should quit now!"

"You're just a little kid!" Kotetsu said as he took a step forward. Ten-ten moved towards him, hoping to plead with him.

"Please…Let us through…!" She didn't even get to finish her sentence before she was slapped in the face. As she fell to the floor, Sakura split off from her team and moved towards the group;

"Okay…" She said as she cracked her knuckles, "You have had your fun, now release the genjutsu and let us through to the third floor!" she threatened them, making sure they heard every one of her knuckles crack. They were surprised gasps all around the room as the genjutsu began to lift.

"Hmm…not bad…But all you did…" He called as he pivoted around to kick her, "Was see through it!" Sakura didn't even give Lee a chance to intervene, punching Kotetsu into Izumo, leaving a crater as they crashed through the door they were standing in front of.

Sasuke and Naruto both grabbed her, before disappearing just as Neji was about to approach them. They appeared outside of the exam room, where Kakashi was waiting for them. He was perched on a radiator, reading his book.

"Well, looks like you all made it," He said as he put his book away and looked at his prodigies, "I know you guys are more than capable of passing this exam, but I wish you luck anyway!" he disappeared as soon as he had finished his sentence. Sakura readjusted her clothing;

"Well guy, let's go!" She said as she pushed open the doors. When they got through the doors, they began analysing all of the people in the room, and were satisfied to see that they were all of the same people as before.

"Sasuke-kun! You're late!" Ino screamed as she tackled Sasuke, who wasted no time and began to wrestle his way out of her hold, "I haven't see you for a while, so I've been waiting in excitement," Sakura didn't even bother saying anything, since she knew nothing was ever going to happen between Ino and Sasuke.

"You guys are taking this test too? Man this sucks…" Shikamaru said as he appeared behind Ino. He stood next to Sasuke with Choji by his side.

"Naruto-kun! Sakura-chan!" Hinata called out them as she approached.

"Well, everyone is assembled!" Kiba said as he stood next to her and surveyed the group. She was about to say something about the fact that all of the rookies were here, but was interrupted by Kabuto.

"You guys are rookies just barely out of the academy right? Screaming like school girls…This isn't a picnic!" He said as he stood in front of us. The Atmosphere around Team 7 and Hinata took a darker turn, and the rest of the rookies had to take a step back to regain their senses.

"Who are you?" Hinata said, putting as much venom into her voice as she could muster. He didn't even flinch.

"I'm Kabuto," He said as he readjusted his glasses, "But instead of that, look behind you," They did as he said, and wasn't surprised to see that all of the other people in the room were staring at them.

"Those guys behind you are from the hidden rain, they have short tempers…Everyone is nervous about the exam, quiet down before you cause a scene,"

'Can I punch him in the face now?' Sakura asked as she glared at him.

'Wait until we get to the forest of death…then it doesn't matter if he disappears.' Hinata's dark thoughts sent shivers down the spines of the people included in the jutsu.

"Well, I can't blame you…You're clueless rookies…you remind me of how I used to be."

"Kabuto-san, right?" Sakura said as sweetly as she could, to which he nodded, "So this is your second time?"

'Yeah right!' Naruto exclaimed in the mental link, causing Hinata to snort and fake a cough.

"Nope…My seventh time, this exam is held twice a year so this is the fourth year." Kabuto replied, still looking really smug.

"Wow, so you know a lot about this exam?" Sasuke asked as he stood behind Sakura, leaning his head on her shoulder. Ino was silently seething at the display of affection, causing Sakura to frown, not wanting to have to go through all the petty fights that they had before.

"That's right…Hehe…Then I'll share some info with you cut rookies, with these nin-info cards…" He said as he pulled his cards out of his pouch. Sakura didn't even bother asking about them.

"They are basically cards which have info burned on to them with Chakra, I have four years' worth of info here…over 200 cards." Neji's team walked over to the group, just as Kabuto had brought up the map of the villages that were attending.

"Do you have cards with info on individuals?" Neji asked as he leaned against a pillar. Kabuto smirked,

"Of course…the info I have isn't perfect, but it's worth looking at," he said as he drew some more blank cards.

"Show me Uchiha Sasuke, and Uchiha Sakura," Neji asked, resulting in glares from the individuals he mentioned. Kabuto pulled the two cards out and read them out:


Uchiha Sasuke:

Age: 12

Taijutsu: Above Average

Ninjutsu: Unmeasurable

Genjutsu: Above Average

Tool use: Average

Missions:

S – 1

A – 1

B –0

C –5

D –10

Sensei: Hatake Kakashi

Team mates: Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto

Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan


Haruno Sakura:

Age: 12

Taijutsu: Above Average

Ninjutsu: Above Average

Genjutsu: Unmeasurable

Tool use: Average

Missions:

S – 1

A – 1

B –0

C –5

D –10

Sensei: Hatake Kakashi

Team mates: Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto


Neji looked at the cards and sneered,

"Those cards must be fake, there is no way a team of rookie genin has done five C rank, one A rank and one S rank Mission." He walked away with his team and Kabuto launched into his speech about the number of genins and which villages.

As Naruto began bubbling with excitement, everyone began backing away from him, and everyone that knew what was going to happen sighed:

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! My team won't lose to you bastards!" He screamed as he pointed at all of the people in the room. Sasuke looked around the room again, and saw the sound ninja tense, readying themselves for an attack. As soon as they were in range, they were kicked back into the wall by Sakura. Before they had the chance to retaliate, Ibiki Morino appeared in the room.

"Thanks for waiting…I am Morino Ibiki, the examiner for the Chunin selection exam's first test'" he growled, trying to scare everyone. Then he saw the hidden sound ninja lying in a pile by the door.

"Hidden sound guys, stop doing as you please before the exam…Do you want to fail already?" They didn't reply as they slowly pulled themselves out of the pile.

"Here's a good opportunity to say this…There will be no fighting without the permission of the examiner…Even if permission is granted, killing your opponent will not be tolerated…Those pigs that disobey me will be failed immediately," He stared everyone down, "Do I make myself clear?!"


That's a wrap for this chapter...What is going to happen next? Will Team 7 come out of the forest of death unharmed?

Jutsu List: (Will only include justu that I have created)

Ninpou: Shorai no yugo – Ninja art: future fusion