YATTA! Chapter 8 is up!! w00t!
Naruto slowly walked back to the table where Hinata sat in silence. She looked up when he arrived then quickly looked back down. They caught each others eyes then quickly looked away, blushing. They were so quiet and lost in their own worlds that they didn't even hear their bored waiter return with their food.
"Here, salmon for the two blushing brides." He said sarcastically. Naruto's head snapped up as Hinata turned redder.
"Hey! That's not funny you bastard!" he said to the man as he bared his enlarged canines. The guy looked at his bared teeth and bared his own blunted ones.
"Yeah yeah, grrrr, you little brat. Try that with someone who gives a damn. Anyways, there's your food, so enjoy." He said, walking away. Naruto stared after him. Most people flinched at the sight of his canines.
'Hmmm, he's got guts. I think I like this guy.' Naruto thought with a smirk. Hinata had watched the whole ordeal in fascination and now stared at Naruto with something like horror and awe.
'I never noticed his canines! Kiba-kun has unusually large canines as well but they're nothing like Naruto-kuns...' she thought. Naruto finally turned away from the man and picked up his chopsticks.
"Itadakimasu!" he cried, eating the food. It wasn't ramen but it wasn't bad either. Hinata mimicked his movements and soon they were both eating. Then Naruto heard screaming. His head snapped up and he looked around. Not seeing anything out of the ordinary he finally figured out that the screaming was coming from his earpiece.
"No Neji! Don't kill him! Covering up a murder is too troublesome!" Shikamaru shouted. He was panting and Naruto could tell he was running as fast as he could.
"Shit! He got one of Kiba's arms! We have to get to them before Neji hits something vital!" he heard Ino shout in the background.
"Yosh! Kiba-kun's Flames of Youth will get him through!" Lee said, sounding distant.
"Forget his 'Flames of Youth'! We have to get to them! Dammit! Neji got his leg! We won't make it in time to save Kiba! Lee! I need you to go stop Neji NOW!!" Sakura yelled.
"Hai!" was the reply Naruto heard. He then heard a faint and strangled cry coming from Neji. Apparently, Lee caught up to him.
"I'm sorry Sakura-chan but I wasn't able to get there before Neji landed a hit near Kiba-kun's heart! You must hurry or his Youthful Flames will diminish!" Lee shouted before Naruto heard him burst into tears.
"Hai hai, I'm coming!" he heard her say. He heard Shikamaru inhale sharply.
"How is he Sakura?" Ino asked.
"He's not as bad as I thought he would be. He'll live, just give me a few minutes to finish up here." Sakura said tightly. She must've been concentrating very hard. The next few moments passed in silence as Naruto strained his ears trying to hear anything.
"Phew! Finally done! He's gonna be out for a while though. Who wants to take him home?" Sakura said. Naruto thought she sounded weak.
"I will do it! I must get him home quickly for not making it in time to save him from the pain in the first place! Afterwards I will increase my weights and run 100 laps around the village!" Lee shouted.
"Er, yeah. You do that. We'll be here having a talk with Neji." Ten Ten said. Naruto could practically feel her glare and he thought he heard a weak gasp from Neji.
"Oh crap! I forgot about the earpiece! Naruto! Don't worry, we'll get back to you right now! Guys! Grab Neji and let's go! We'll talk to him after we get there and check on Naruto! Kami knows what stupidities he's done without us there!" Shikamaru shouted. Naruto was still dumbstruck from everything he'd heard. He finally snapped back to reality when he heard a timid voice.
"N-Naruto-kun? Are y-you okay?" Hinata asked him. He looked at her and noticed the strange expression on his face. He blushed at his current situation. He realized he had been staring into space like a fool with his chopsticks poised above his meal and he hadn't moved in couple of minutes.
"Er…yeah, I'm okay. Just thinking…." He stammered out to her. She stared at him oddly for a few more moments before giving a shy nod. Naruto looked down at his food and started to dig in.
"Okay Naruto we're here. Naruto! What the hell are you doing?! Slow down! You're making a mess! Eat slowly and enjoy the meal. Kami, where the hell did you learn your manners from, a damn lion?!" he heard Ino say as she ripped the ear and mouthpiece from Shikamaru. He glanced around and saw that some of the other diners and Hinata were staring at him. The diners were looking at him in disgust but Hinata was looking at him in amusement and let out a little giggle when he looked at her and blushed. He glanced at her plate and noticed that everything was still neat and orderly. Then he looked at his plate and saw that everything was a mess and mixed around.
"Like I said, you're making a damn mess! Just hurry up and eat so you can get on with the night dammit!" Ino shouted in his ear. It took all of his will power not to wince at the girls' loud voice sounding directly into his ear. After that they both continued eating in silence. They finished eating and got up to leave.
"Come on Hinata-chan! We have to get on with the date! Let's go!" Naruto said. He quickly paid the bill despite Hinata's protests and he dragged her out of the restaurant and to the Karaoke Bar that was written on their little schedule. They found it quickly since it was only a block away and chose a table. Naruto ordered a bottle of sake for them (fortunately the waiter didn't ask for his age) and they sat there listening to the singer. Naruto quickly grew bored with this and started flipping through the song book. He found a few he recognized but he never was one for music since he spent so much time training.
"Uh, Hinata-chan? You wanna sing this one with me?" he asked shyly pointing to one of the songs on the list. She looked at it and nodded her head with a blush.
'Naruto-kun is going to sing a duet with me?! Oh Kami! What am I gonna do?!' she thought to herself.
'I've never sung a song in my life! I dunno if I even know how to sing!' Naruto thought as he pulled on his earlobe.
"Well, he picked out a song so what could the problem be? Anyone know?" Naruto heard Shikamaru ask. They were seated in the back where it was darker and harder to be seen.
"Maybe he doesn't know the words?"
"Why would he pick a song if he doesn't know the words? Even he isn't that stupid, I think…"
"You never know."
"Maybe he's shy? Or maybe he's nervous about being in front of all these people."
"HA! Shy?! Him?! Yeah right! And I'm a blue duck!" he heard Ino snort. The others laughed at this as Naruto blushed.
"Uh, excuse me, Hinata-chan, I'm going to go wash my hands. I'll be right back!" he said. She nodded and he scuttled towards the back. He quickly found his friends and plopped down in the remaining seat.
"Now that you're here what was your problem since we couldn't figure it out." Temari asked him.
"I don't know how to sing…" he said quietly. The others stared at him before bursting out into giggles.
"Whadda you mean you don't know how to sing?" Ino asked him between gasps for breath.
"I picked a song that looked kinda familiar. I'm just not a big music person and I've never sung a song in my whole life!" he said, starting to panic. They laughed even harder after hearing this confession.
"Then don't sing. That's really not that hard to figure out." Neji said. He had been bound to the chair he was sitting in by chains because of all the life threats he made on the way to the karaoke bar.
"I can't do that. You should've seen Hinata-chan's look when I asked her to sing with me. I'll hurt her feelings if I don't sing with her. Cant one of you come up and sing instead?" he asked them, practically getting ready to cry.
"NO. You got yourself into this mess you deal with it." Sakura said meaningfully.
"Now, you better get back to Hinata before she starts looking for you." Ten Ten said giving him a light shove.
"Oh yeah!" he exclaimed dashing off between tables. He arrived at the table he was sharing with Hinata and sat down.
"While you were washing your hands I signed us up Naruto-kun." She said. He froze.
"O-okay. When do we go on?" he asked praying that there was a long list of people before them.
"We're on next." Hinata announced as Naruto's heart sank through the floor. If he had a tail it would have surely drooped. Much to his dismay the current singer ended seconds later. He stood up with Hinata and they made their way to the stage. Naruto had noticed a little TV on stage and had wondered what it was. When he got up there he saw words on it. Guessing he had never done something like this (neither had she but she go the basic idea) Hinata explained it to him.
"After you choose your song the words will appear on the screen and when they light up that's when you say the words." Hinata explained quietly. Naruto nodded his head to show he understood and watched the screen as the music started.
Prison gates won't open up for me Show me what it's like Heaven's gates won't open up for me Show me what it's like And teach me wrong from right And all I need is you Show me what it's like And say it for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you
Well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth savin' me
With these broken wings I'm fallin'
And all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh, I scream for you
Come please I'm callin'
And all I need from you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
To be the last one standing
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth savin' me
Hurry I'm callin'
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth savin' me
Hurry I'm fallin'
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth savin' me.
Everyone stared in awe as the two finished their song. Naruto may not have sung a song in his life but he was an okay singer. Most people were staring at Hinata who had turned crimson red and looked ready to pass out. Naruto and Hinata left the stage to thundering applause and took their seats again. As the next singer stepped up several people ran over to Hinata and requested that she sing another song. Hinata would shyly decline and the people would leave the table looking dejected. Some of the people would try to press the matter but Naruto would step in and tell them off. One of the boys there even asked Hinata on a date when she refused to sing a song. She declined his offer but the boy just wouldn't take no for an answer. He was as tall as Hinata with light brown hair that hung into his eyes. He wore a black shirt with some flame designs on it and black shorts.
"Aww, c'mon! Why not?" he asked her, placing his hand on their table and completely ignoring the fact that Naruto was sitting across from Hinata.
"A-ano, I just can't." she stuttered, turning various shades of red.
"But it's just one date!" the boy whined, getting closer to Hinata.
"Hey asshole! She said she didn't want to go so butt out!" Naruto said, getting very angry at the boy. In fact, he was about to pounce on him and beat him to a pulp. The boy turned a glare on Naruto.
"You butt out of this jerk! Who do you think you are anyway? You better not mess with me, I'm a genin! Who are you?! Her boyfriend?!" he bragged as he jabbed the hitai-ate on his forehead, not noticing the Hitai-ate around Naruto's neck.
"Yeah!" Naruto shouted, making Hinata pass out as the boy stared at him in shock.
'Ha! Let's see him say something now! That'll show the little brat!' Naruto thought, not yet realizing the repercussions this ploy would have on him later on. Hinata quickly came too and also stared at Naruto in shock.
'Oh Kami! Does that mean he likes me too? I cant believe Naruto-kun said that! Oh kami, oh Kami, what am I going to do?!' she thought in a panic. The boy looked back to Hinata now with a smirk.
"Why don't you dump this loser and go out with me instead? I bet I can protect you better than this loser ever could." The boy said with a charming smile. That was the last straw for Naruto. He stoop up with a clatter.
"Let's go outside you brat!" he growled at the surprised boy. Upon hearing this the boy smirked.
"Okay! Let's go!" he replied, pointedly straightening out his hitai-ate.
'is this kid blind or just stupid…?' Naruto wondered. They marched outside with Hinata following behind in confusion. The others quickly melted into the shadows as Hinata walked by, then followed them out, hiding once again.
"Okay you prick! Let's get this over with! I'll beat you in 1 minute!" the kid shouted at Naruto. Naruto smirked again and just stood there waiting. Not liking the look on Naruto's face the boy growled and charged. He threw a punch at Naruto's face and connected, sending Naruto flying back. The boy straightened up and smirked, until 'Naruto' disappeared in a puff of smoke. The boy looked confused and looked around. The others (who still couldn't be seen) smirked at the confused boy. This was a ridiculous match, a matter of a collosus versus an ant.
"What the hell are you looking for you stupid kid?" Naruto said from a tree to the boys right. Following the voice the boy saw Naruto hanging from a tree.
"H-how are you doing that?!" the boy asked.
"You must be one of the new Genin. If you don't want to die you'd better surrender." Naruto replied coolly. The boy turned red in anger and whipped out some shuriken and sending them at Naruto.When they connected Naruto disappeared again.
"What the hell is going on?!" the boy screamed in his confusion.
"What was your rank when you graduated?" Naruto said from behind him. He was leaning against a wall looking as if he had been standing there the entire time.
"I was the top of my class and graduated with the highest scores!" the boy bragged though you could tell he was on edge now that Naruto had evaded him not once but twice.
"I see. Then you can do a bunshin cant you?" Naruto asked boredly. The kid nodded.
"Well, there's a more advanced form of the Bunshin no Jutsu called the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. The big difference between the two is that with Kage Bunshin no Jutsu my clones are solid. Here, I'll show you." Naruto explained, putting his hands in the familiar seal. Two clones appeared and gave an identical smirk to the one that Naruto was wearing. Then they concentrated their chakra into their legs and charged. They moved to fast for the boy to follow and were upon him in an instant. One of the clones kicked the boy into the air, much to his surprise, while the other jumped over him.
"Uzumaki Naruto Rendan!" it shouted as it axe kicked the boy to the ground. The real Naruto caught him before he hit the ground. The boy looked at him in shock and then anger.
"What the hell are you doing?! Let me go!" he said, trying to kick himself free.
"A fall from that height would've killed you and as you can see you werent able to move. I really don't need to explain to Tsunade Obaa-chan why I killed one of her new Genin so I figured I'd catch you before you hit." Naruto explained sheepily. He dropped the kid on his back and walked away.
"Wait! Why did you call Hokage-sama Tsunade Obaa-chan?! And why do you know such high level ninjutsu?!" the boy shouted at Naruto's back.
"Because I'm a Chuunin. As for Tsunade Obaa-chan I call her that because—"
"Because he's my Ototo." Tsunade said from a shadowy alley.
"Tsunade Obaa-chan! You were here the whole time?" he asked, not really sounding surprised. She nodded then grinned.
"I came to spy on your date! I couldn't let you hurt Hinata-chans feelings or anything like that." She said. He nodded his head to show he understood but he still turned red.
"Hokage-sama!" the boy gasped.
"And you! You're a rude little brat arent you? First you interupt my Ototo's date and then you insult him! You should know that active shinobi are not permitted to fight amongst themselves, and since you thought Naruto was a civillian that just makes it even worse! I hereby order you to return to the Academy for the next year as punishment! Maybe you'll learn all of the rules there!" she said with a fierce look in her eyes.
"H-hai Hokage-sama!" the boy said standing up straight. Then, reaching back slowly he untied his headband and handed it to her. She took it and gave him a meaningful look and he scampered off.
"So, what's next on your guys' agenda?" she asked with a smile, acting for all the world as if nothing had happened.
Itadakimasu- I will receive
Hai- Yes
Obaa-chan- Granny
Ototo- Little Brother
Okay! That's chapter 8. Unfortunately I won't be able to update for a few months, probably not until September. I'm very sorry! However! That shouldn't stop you from reviewing! See ya!
Caders-chan
