Sorry for not updating for such a long time. I am kind of running out of ideas. I honestly have no idea how hard writing a fanfic is. Sometimes I just want to stop writing and delete the fanfic from the Internet but my writer's side won't let me do that. I don't know what to write now so after the disclaimer and thanking all the people who reviewed, I'll let you get on with the fanfic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto because someone else owns it. I do own Yuki Hitsuka so get your hands off him!
Dragon Man 180: The suggestion of Hitsuka-pulling-pants-down-so-he-can-save-Hinata is a great idea. I might use it and I might not. I don't know…
ranma hibiki: Yeah I agree with the moron part. Yes, Hitsuka and Naruto will work and no you can't have the recipe to the gas ball because they are my pride and joy.
Night-Owl123: Err sorry for not updating until now. Yeah…
koolanimafreek: Thank you for your support (sob). No Hizashi won't die.
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Chapter eight
Because of the horrifying experience that Naruto and Hitsuka had been through, and due to their vows, they both started to train and study hard. For Hitsuka, he listened carefully to what Iruka said during the class, asked questions if he couldn't understand, got extra books from the Konoha library, and practiced jutsu for he had found his chakra. He even did some physical trainings!
As for Naruto, he did the physical training with Hitsuka but he couldn't learn with him during Iruka's class because (1) His young mind was not yet mature enough, (2) His vocabulary was limited, and (3) He couldn't read. Son during the class time, he concentrated on the tasks set by Hitsuka. Slowly, but surely, he was able to read and speak more clearly. Hitsuka was very pleased with Naruto's improvement.
'Time flies,' Hitsuka thought, looking at the calendar (he remembered where it was this time). 'I have been here for more than one month and I have done so many things!' And he was quite right. He had saved Naruto and gained his trust, became a citizen of Konoha, befriended Neji, discovered his chakra while saving Naruto, again. All in less than two months
Right now, he stared at a place that said October 10th on the calendar. 'I am quite sure I am forgetting something,' he thought in confusion. 'Something rather important is happening that day. I better remember soon, today is the 8th!' He stood up, told Naruto that he was going shopping. Naruto didn't respond as he was too absorbed on his work, which just happened to be… the evil monster… MATHS!
"2 plus 3 equals 5. Stupid math. 7 plus 8… equals 15. Stupid, stupid math." Hitsuka chuckled at what Naruto was muttering under his breath and locked the door behind him.
He soon arrived at the supermarket, wanting to buy some fresh food. He got a basket and went walking around the place. 'Chicken, chicken, where the hell is the freakin' chicken section. Ah here we are, right in… front of me. Why do I always do that? Can't find something that is already in front of …'
"In two days it'll be the big celebration!" a woman told her companion, all excited.
"I know," her companion, another woman, replied. "It's the 3rd anniversary of the defeat of the demon Kyuubi! They are setting up a big fair in the…"
Hitsuka tuned them out. 'So in two days, the 10th of October, the day Kyuubi got defeated,' he thought. 'Kyuubi was sealed inside a new-born baby, so…' Realization dawned on him. 'It's Naruto's third birthday! I have forgotten all about that. I thought he had already turned three. I must arrange something for Naruto. Yes I will…'
Two days later
Naruto was not happy. 'Hitsuka's hiding something from me,' he pouted as he thought. For the last two days, Hitsuka had been very secretive and often went out, claiming he going for a walk and no, Naruto couldn't come because he was going for a walk on the road of life and he might get lost so he'll be late in coming home. A lot of craps if you asked Naruto.
That morning, Hokage had come to take Naruto away for a 'medical check-up'. Naruto had asked for Hitsuka to come with him but the Hokage said no. So Naruto had been sulking for half a day.
Right now, he was taken home by the Hokage. "Why, why, why is Hitsuka ignoring me? Did I do something? I can't think of anything. So why?" Naruto grumbled and kept on asking himself the same questions. They soon arrived at the apartment and Naruto walked through the door after the Hokage.
"Hitsuka?" Naruto looked around, looking for the said boy. Silent. Then suddenly…
"Surprise!" many voices yelled out, startling Naruto.
"What…" Naruto looked around him, confusion showed clearly on his face. "What is going on?"
"Today is you birthday, Naruto," Hitsuka said, stepping forward. "So I decided to give you a surprise party," he looked nervous. "Do… eh um… do you like it?"
Hitsuka was knocked head over heels by Naruto, who had tears in eyes and was shouting, "Like it? I love it! Oh thank you thank you thank you etc. No one has ever done this for me." From his position on the floor, Naruto looked at who was invited. "Neji-nii-san, Iruka-sensei, Hokage-sama and Hyuuga-san! Thank you very much," he said in a slight trembling voice.
"Don't thank us," Iruka said, pulling Naruto up from the top of Hitsuka.
"Yeah, thank Hitsuka," said Neji as he helped Hitsuka up.
"He had been very busy to arrange everything by himself for you, Naruto. He is a great friend and brother." Hizashi smiled at a now blushing Hitsuka.
Naruto sniffed and pulled Hitsuka into a bone-crushing hug. "Thank you," he whispered. He never felt so happy. He finally had great friends and he was no longer alone. He felt a pair of arms around him, hugging him back.
"You are welcome," Hitsuka said softly. The other people in the room looked at the pair with a soft smile on their face. It was all very nice and such a memorable moment when suddenly…
GRUMBLE!
"Heh, heh," Naruto laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of his head and patted his stomach. "Well, um… can we eat?" Everyone in the room except Naruto had a huge sweat-drop rolling off from their head.
Naruto had received his first lot of birthday presents that day. From Neji, he got a drawing pad and a box of crayons ("I'll give you the first drawing, Neji-nii-san!"). From Iruka, he got some easy reading books to practice his reading skills (Err… gee thanks, I guess."). From Hizashi, he got a fox soft toy ("Oh it's so cute!" plus a glare from Hitsuka which the Hokage noticed). From the Hokage, he got a ball ("Right! Let's go and play with this ball later!"). Lastly, from Hitsuka, he got a set of practice kunai. He also said something which Naruto would remember for the rest of his life.
"Naruto, grow up and be a good man. Be a skill shinobi and protect those you love. Use your head but also use your heart. Don't become a part of evilness because you are so pure and innocent. Never give up. Live."
It was a month after Naruto's birthday when Hitsuka had his first meeting with Hyuuga Hiashi. That day, the boys were practicing their kunai skill. Both try to get the bull's eye on the target but the kunai they threw were rather… off target.
'I have the brain but I don't have the body,' Hitsuka thought darkly as he watched his kunai landed a few meters away from the target. But soon, both boys managed to hit the target six times out of ten times. They collected their weapons and started to walk home.
"I'll run home first, Hitsuka!" Naruto yelled over his shoulder as he ran on his short legs.
'How can he still have so much energy?!' Hitsuka thought wearily. 'I feel tired by looking at him.'
He looked up and watched leaves falling off from their tree branches. "It's autumn already…" he murmured softly. 'I have been here for quite awhile. This is still like a dream for me, but everything feels so real!' Suddenly, he tripped over something, and although his reflex should be quick enough to do flip and land safely, he was too tired that day he couldn't do anything as the ground came closer and closer.
He waited for the painful impact but… it never came. Slowly he opened his eyes and looked at the person in front of him who had an arm on his shoulder, steadying him. "Thank you, Hyuuga-san… No, you are Hyuuga-sama." Hitsuka corrected his mistake.
Yes, Hyuuga Hiashi was standing right in front of Hitsuka. His face was emotionless but he was very intrigued in this boy. 'He could tell that I am not my twin brother?' he thought. "You are welcome," he said softly, watching the boy stood upright again. "What is your name?"
"My name is Yuki Hitsuka," said Hitsuka with a bow. The man and the boy stared at each other until Hitsuka broke the silence, "Umm… if you don't mind, I'll have to go now. Someone is waiting for me at home to make dinner." Without waiting for a reply, he gave another bow and ran off.
'Interesting boy,' Hiashi thought as he watched the running boy. 'He is just what the Hokage-sama said he is and I want to have another talk with him. Interesting…' With that in mind, he started to walk back to his home, the Hyuuga mansion.
'Err… my meetings with the Hyuuga are always surprising and unexpected,' he thought, scratching the back of his head. 'I really don't like this at all. What should I make for tonight's dinner? We had fish and rice yesterday. Maybe we can have ramen today? I really need to teach Naruto how to cook so I can rest once in awhile.'
If anyone could read his mind, they would stumble in surprise by the abrupt change of topics.
The next day, Hitsuka went to the Academy like usually and Naruto went with him as well. On the way, Naruto bounced around and laughed, either ignoring the cold glares that were directed at him and Hitsuka or he just didn't notice. Hitsuka laughed lightly at/with Naruto then he said, "You can stop following us now." Naruto looked confused but from the crowd, a teenage boy walked up to the pair.
'He isn't old enough to be a man but he is old enough to remember the Kyuubi attack,' Hitsuka thought as he watched the teenager walked closer. 'With all the fines and punishment from the Hokage, you would've thought that those people should learn by now not to mess with Naruto.' The teenager stopped right in front of the boys. "What do you want," Hitsuka asked coldly.
The teenager smirked and without a word, he drew back his fist. Hitsuka was ready to make hand seals, wanting to kick this bastard's ass when something landed in front of him, stopping the fist. It was a ninja, an anbu in fact, wearing a dog mask and a mess of silver hair. 'He looks like HIM,' Hitsuka thought.
"What do you think you are doing? You know it's forbidden to harm Uzumaki Naruto, a law set by Hokage-sama," the anbu said in a monotone but young voice, letting everyone knew that he was also a teenager. "For this, you will be punished." With that the anbu got behind the teenager's back, twisting his arm in the process so he couldn't run away.
"What I am doing? What I am doing?" the teenager yelled. "I am doing the world a big favor by killing the demon!" he looked at Naruto with hate in his eyes and he continued, "You are the demon Kyuubi and you killed all those peop…"
The anbu silenced the fool with a chop to his neck. He looked up to look at Naruto's reaction since being called the demon Kyuubi wouldn't usually happen on a normal day. What he saw was a great surprise. There stood Hitsuka with his hands over Naruto's ears. 'So Naruto didn't hear anything,' the anbu thought and looked at Hitsuka. 'Did the boy cover Naruto's ears because he didn't want Naruto to hear the hateful words, or because he knows about the Kyuubi?'
"Thank you for helping us," Hitsuka said, releasing Naruto from his hold. Naruto turned to face him, giving a light sob. Although he didn't hear anything, he saw the look full of hatred directed at him. 'You're so young and innocent, yet you have to carry such a burden that even a grown up would go crazy at the thought of carrying such creature,' Hitsuka thought, wrapping his arms around Naruto.
The anbu picked up the unconscious teenager and hoisted him up his shoulder. "Just in case anyone wants finish the job this fool had started, I'll walk you to your destination," he said in a soft voice.
Hitsuka nodded and once again thank the anbu, "Thank you very much but I don't think you should be seen by the others. After all, anbu are not supposed to be seen unless something big is happening." The anbu nodded, slightly shocked at what Hitsuka knew. "I'll thank you again," Hitsuka continued with a smile, "Hatake-san." He turned and resumed walking again with Naruto following him. If one looked closely at his back, they might see little devil's wings and tail waggling.
Hatake Kakashi was glad that he had his mask on for right now shock was stamped all over his face. 'He knew who I am even with my mask on and this is only our first meeting! I'll need to report this to Hokage-sama after I see them to their destination.' With those thoughts in mind, he jumped into the shadows, with his unconscious burden, and followed the disappearing boys.
Kakashi left the boys as soon as he saw them walking into the Ninja Academy. He then teleported into the Hokage's office. The Third, recognized the chakra signature, put down the document he was reading. He looked up at Kakashi then looked down at the crumpled figure on the floor, which Kakashi dropped upon his arrival. "Ah, what can I do for you, Kakashi?" the Third asked.
"Hokage-sama," Kakashi bowed. "Sorry for intruding but this person was attacking Uzumaki Naruto and his companion. I was there at the time so I interrupted the attack and knocked him unconscious."
"Naruto and his companion… Ah, you meant Yuki Hitsuka," the Hokage realized who Kakashi was talking about. "You have been on a mission for awhile, Kakashi, so that's why you missed out the meeting I had on that boy, Yuki Hitsuka."
"Is there anything important I need to know about him?" Kakashi said, thinking about how Hitsuka was protecting Naruto.
"Well," the old man started, lacing his fingers together and placed his chin on the top. "Yuki Hitsuka is currently living with Uzumaki Naruto and is looking after Naruto. He attends the Ninja academy and is under the tutelage of Umino Iruka. He seems normal but he is very smart and he knows things that no one that young should know. Many people, including the head of Hyuuga house and his brother, share the same idea."
"That explained quite a lot," Kakashi said thoughtfully and he told the Third what he saw Hitsuka did during the attack.
"So he might know about the Kyuubi and yet he continues to live with Naruto," said the old man, somewhat confused.
"Do you think Hitsuka might be some kind of spy? He is intelligent enough," Kakashi asked, afraid for the safety of his village.
"No," the Third instantly replied. "I don't know for sure but I have this feeling. And after seeing how he would save Naruto without caring about his safety I don't think he is a spy." Kakashi was kind of confused so the Hokage told him the other attack on Naruto and any other information on Hitsuka.
After their meeting, Kakashi left for his apartment, the Hokage continued his paper works and the Konoha jail had a new resident.
Whoa, the longest chapter so far. I hope you like it. Please review. Oh yeah, can I please have suggestion for the pairing? I know Naruto and Hitsuka are still young but I need to do something about the pairing. That's all for today. See ya!
