I am soooooooooooooooo sorry guys. It's been like half a year since I updated. College is one crazy mother. Well, I'm here now and I'm very happy. 4500 hits is very cool for me. That's like a Christmas present for me. THANKS!!

Disclaimer: "So you're saying if I sign here I'll own Naruto?" "Yes", says board of lawyers. I grab the pen hurriedly. My hand reaches over towards the paper, I'm about to sign it! The tip of the pen is an inch away. bzzz bzzz bzzz Wakes up. "W-What?! Stupid alarm clock! You just couldn't wait until I signed could you?!" Oh well, I still don't own Naruto but here's the next chapter of Beyond What Is Seen!

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Here's my new summary:
Naruto is finally getting his life together when all of the sudden two strangers appear with a connection. What dangers have these foreigners brought with them and what is this about a proposal? Will fate stop toying with Naruto and Sakura? Lemons instore

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Last Chapter

"So he knows" Hanabi asks her sister after watching that heartwarming scene.

"Yeah"

The scene finishes off with the same way it started. A bunch of Hyuuga members running about making preparations for the ceremony that would change the customs that had been passed down since the name had been established.

Chapter 8: Change of Plans

Naruto had just finished greeting his good friend, Shikamaru. Walking across his living room floor to the kitchen he wonders why Shikamaru wouldn't want to come in. 'I guess the place could use a little cleaning' believing that his messy apartment was the reason.

Bowl after bowl has been consumed ravenously so Naruto decides to enjoy his last round at a slower rate (which would still be rather fast for the average person even if he were starving). 'I suppose I can get a head start on following Roku and Shichi after I report into baa-chan. Then it's off to Ichiraku's and then I'll train with Kakashi sensei and…' realization had struck him.

"Wwwhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! Didn't Shikamaru come hear telling me that I'm not supposed to follow those guys?! This has got to be a mistake." In a split second Naruto was out the door making his way to the Hokage's office. He got there and burst right through the door "Baa-chan what's the meaning of this!"

Since he was in a blind rage Naruto did not even notice the other person in the room. It was at this moment that Naruto wishes that he had the patience to wait on the Hokage instead of just barging in. Maybe even a knock would have sufficed; but when the Godaime didn't even as much as squint her eye at the boy he looked around the room and there was Hyuuga Hiashi. Naruto's eyes widened, 'Oh shit. Ooh shit', whoever distributed the gift of a one track mind must have had Naruto in mind, 'Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit…'

It was at times like these that Tsunade lived for. She didn't even have to yell or throw anything at the boy. The mere presence of this man scared the living daylights out of this boy. And now he had just interrupted his conversation. Life was sweet, but not for Naruto. "Err- he he. Excuse me!" he got out of that room like a bat out of hell. The blonde's hair was sticking to his forehead protector from the sweat that started to accumulate from the fear that overtook him as he mildly huffed and puffed.

"I told you not to go in there, Naruto-kun" Shizune did not even try to hold her giggle. Naruto was going to say something but didn't want to say anything. Not while he was in ear shot. Another giggle entered the sound barrier. Naruto traced it back to the corner of the room which was used as a waiting area. "Wow Naruto-kun, I never knew you were so afraid of my father" her giggling not ceasing for a moment. Naruto mocked a laugh showing that he didn't think it was funny.

"Oh Hinata stop, now he's going to think we're teasing him. Oh wait, we are!" laughter burst in the room again. 'Jeez, what is it with everyone making fun of me? Do I look like some type of clown or something?'

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The hotel where Shichi and Roku are is the scene. The drapes are still down so the room is dark, except for the few rays of sunlight escaping into the room. While Roku is just waking up Shichi is coming out of the shower with a towel hanging at his waist and another around his broad shoulders. His muscles appear as they were carved in stone by the great artists of the Renaissance. "Dude! It's about time you woke up. It's like 8:00 already."

"Really" Roku says unconcerned.

"You better hurry up and get dressed, we've gotta go. Oh yeah, and wear something good."

"Why" Roku asks, still unconcerned.

"Cause I just got off the phone with Ayame just before I got into the shower and she says that she knows someone who would like to meet you. We're going out for breakfast in a few minutes" Shichi says while putting on one of the polo shirts he bought the other day. It was brown with faint blue and white horizontal lines running through it. Dark blue jeans accompanied the shirt.

"Is she…?"

"A hot friend of hers? Yeah, I made sure of it" Shichi answers his friend.

Now Roku was concerned. "Dude get out of my way!" Roku says while running to the shower.

Shichi was taken back. He had never seen someone rush that fast, not even himself. "This should be fun" he muses to himself.

Getting out of the shower Roku puts on one of his designer shirts rolling the sleeves up to his forearm. It was white with faint blue lines running vertically. He bought the shirt a size shorter than it needed to be. Not everyone can have bulging muscles like his good friend, Shichi. He wears them with his light blue jeans. As he puts on his shoes he asks for the name of his blind date.

"Her name? Uh, I forgot" Shichi replies absentmindedly.

"Ah, come on Shichi! At least give me some good info. You know I like to be prepared."

"Alright, alright. She's a year older than you and I think I remember something about her being a brunette and… Oh yeah! She really likes animals so I hope you're not allergic to any."

"Any animal in particular?" Roku asks with much interest.

"Uh- yeah, dogs. She likes dogs."

"She doesn't sound too bad. I guess I'll just have to see for myself, he he" Roku grins while he rubs his hands together.

"Wow, Roku. You're really psyched about thi-… Did you feel that just now?" Roku questioned his friend hoping that he was wrong.

"Yeah, I sense it too. I thought we'd never see him ag-"

"Let's go!" Shichi exclaims while opening the sliding glass door.

Abruptly the two ran out onto the balcony and jumped off from the sixth story. They landed onto the ground on a kneeling position. One hand on their knees and the other formed into a fist on the terrain. A trail of dust was all that was left as they made way to their destination.

The breakfast date would have to wait.

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The Hokage's office is the center of our attention once again and Shizune and Hinata have finally stopped teasing Naruto. Actually, Naruto and Hinata were conversing for the past few minutes about the new inaugurate for head of the main branch.

"Neji's going to be head of the clan!? I can't believe it. B-But how? Is that even legal? Aren't you Hyuuga's strict about rules and all that? He's part of the side branch" Naruto really couldn't believe the situation. He's happy for Neji, he truly is. One could even say that they've become somewhat like best friends; but this was one for the books. "Well to think about it, Neji does deserve to be in the main house after all he's gone through. He probably deserves it most."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean" Hinata inquires.

"Oh, I don't mean that you don't deserve it or anything. You do. What I mean is, look at you- err, what I mean is that you've changed a lot. You're strong and pretty and you've really come out of your shell. You deserve to be head of your clan. You even rival Sakura-chan now. It's just Neji should be good for it too." Naruto was really hoping that last sentence saved him.

"Wow, Naruto. I didn't even know you thought about me so much" she giggles. "That is very kind of you. But I guess Sakura-san got to you faster. It's no wonder, I waited too long." Hinata shows a slight blush.

"What do you mean?" Naruto sounding very confused.

"She kissed you first. You've got some lip gloss on your forehead. It looks just like the one she uses. It's faint but it's there. She beat me to it."

"What are you talking about?" Naruto looks over the glass table. "What are you talking about? I don't see anything."

"Yeah, its right there see?" She wipes his forehead with her finger.

"You, you're right" Naruto says astonished as she shows him.

"You sound so surprised, Naruto-kun. It's like you almost didn't even know it happened." 'This is very interesting' She thinks to herself. ' I've got to do something'

"I didn't" he says, his mind drifting away. 'When did it happen? Well I guess that's why Shikamaru didn't come in. Guess he thought I had a girl over. But when did it happen?'

"Hello, Earth to Naruto. Are you there?" Hinata waves her hand in front of Naruto's eyes to catch his attention. "Wow and that was just on the forehead. I wonder how you'd react if you were kissed on the lips." Hinata hoping that he'd get the picture, finally.

"The lips?" he says sounding perplexed.

"Mhm. Maybe I'll have the pleasure of leaving that dumbfounded look on your face next time."

"N-next time?"

"Yeah, the next time you kiss a girl. I hope it'd be me to do that though."

"You? Why?"

"Wow Naruto-kun, you could be really slow sometimes. I used to like you. I know I'm a little late in telling you but I figured, what the hell, why not?"

"You liked me? Wow, I never knew."

"Are you serious? You couldn't tell. Everybody knew except for you"

"Wow, hold on. Since when was this?"

"Since we were genin " she responds nonchalantly. "Actually I still have a little crush on you"

Naruto just turned three different shades of red. Have the roles switched on them or what?

"Well convincing the elders was easy. We just gave them an offer they couldn't refuse. Wow, that sounded very 'Godfather' like."

"Ha-ha" Naruto laughed halfheartedly. Naruto was still sorting out all the information.

It was a good thing Hinata changed the conversation. Things got a little weird.

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Restaurant in Konoha 8:15 a.m.

"Jeez, Ayame. I can't believe I let you talk me into this. I must be really pathetic if I agreed to go on a date with someone I don't even know. How could you let me do this?"

"Ah come on Hana, it won't be so bad. If he's anything like Shichi, he'll be a real charmer."Ayame, showing real enthusiasm.

She is wearing her tan capris with a red long-sleeve shirt. Hana is wearing her black ninja pants and her chuunin vest.

"Ha. Some charmers, they are already late. How much more charming can you get than that, huh Ayame?" Hana says sarcastically. With how busy she's been at the animal hospital it leaves very little time for her to date. And the times that she does they always come out to be jerks. One could say that she has built an impenetrable wall to love around her because of it. Yep, the only ones she could rely on are her dogs.

"Oh come on Hana. It's only been two minutes. They're probably on their way now. Besides, they are new to this place. They probably got lost or something."

A waiter comes up to them, "Can I get you ladies anything?"

"Yeah let me get the eggs and bacon special with orange jui-"

"I'm sorry sir, but we're not ordering now. We're waiting for someone." Ayame, saying that last sentence through gritted teeth signaling Hana to patient or else.

"We'll just wait" Hana affirms. 'To think that for someone who never became a ninja, she has a great amount of killing intent. I'd be even more scared of her if she was.'

Ayame can only think to her self as they wait, "What is taking them so long?"

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The only thing running on the minds of Roku and Shichi was 'I hope this doesn't take too long'. But they both knew that it wouldn't be so easy. It was hard enough for them to get away once. Hopefully they'll manage to do the same in one piece, let alone make it back on time for breakfast with the girls. It's funny, being a fugitive that is. They weren't even fugitives from the law. They had not committed any crimes or anything. Not too many people know about whom they run from, not even the kage's, only those who run away from them. Had it not been for the runways, the only successful ones being Roku and Shichi, not even a soul would encounter THEM.

The two of them have just passed the boundary line of Konoha and were making their way to the crater where they narrowly escaped the first time they had encountered one of THEM in three years since their escape. The bastards even managed to create false reports on Roku and Shichi labeling them as runaway nins just to make them easier to detain. The only thing they have connected to ninja is what they learned from their journeys. To make matters worse they marked them as demons. That part was true; but it was only half true. Not knowing their own names they stuck with the numbers that were given to them, the number that decided their rank. It was stupid of THEM to think that they could catch them so easily. They were one of their strongest, after all.

It was coveted among their ranks to become a number. The only numbers were assigned up to ten. The rest were assigned letters. When either a letter or number was unavailable the poor sucker would become a destino until they were able to "prove" themselves. It's more like becoming a prisoner. Behind bars, shackles, the whole deal. That's how it worked. The two friends agreed a long time ago that they would never go back. If they were captured there was only one option.

The crater was their objective; but the greater goal was to come back alive. Shichi and Roku were not wasting time and put all their effort into finding him. 'To think that they actually sent him. It was about time they sent the big guns after us; but why on earth did it have to be him.' These were Roku's thoughts as they reached closer to the crater. 'We'll give you the shadow of a doubt, Hachi… because you were our companion.'

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Hiashi had just gotten out of the Hokage's office with Tsunade walking him out. "Thank you for meeting with me Hokage-sama. It's always a pleasure"

"Without question, Hiashi. This is a very important matter. I could not just dismiss it. Now, I will be able to attend the ceremony as you wish but I will not be able to make it to the reception. I have much paperwork that needs to be done."

"Oh how sad", Hiashi responded, "What ever will we do with all that sake now that we ordered it?" Hiashi knew this woman all to well. If there was sake, she would not be to far away.

"Sake? Well, I suppose I could make an appearance. Screw the paperwork! After all how many times does a side branch member become head of the main branch."

"Right" Hiashi uttered. "Let's go Hinata. We have much to do." He said all this while staring down Naruto.

Naruto began to push Hinata out the door by her shoulders like some cartoon. "Well you heard your father Hinata no sense in making him wait. He's a very important man you know. Hello sir, hope you have a nice day."

"You to, Naruto Uzumaki" Says Hiashi, with suspecting eyes, as he takes his leave. "Bye, Naruto-kun",says Hinata. Then she did something that surprised Naruto. She ran up to him, and kissed his cheek. "Don't forget what I told you Naruto" she whispered into his ear while running her hand through his hair.

It lasted for only a second, but it was worth remembering. Her lips were so soft. As she caught up to her father Naruto held on to his cheek watching her. He wasn't even listening to Tsunade bark at him "What are you grinning at, huh! I'll give you something to remember!" All he knew was that he didn't mind it at all.

'So Hinata likes me, huh?' He couldn't help but feel a little happy even though he was still confused. It was nice to be liked by someone and know that's how they felt for sure. He was making his way towards Tsunade, but no matter how many times he tried he couldn't stop grinning.

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The restaurant began to crowd up as breakfast time was nearing its end. Ayame was looking out the window as Hana was reading one of her Dog magazines. Whoever said the woman didn't love animals was a born liar. "They're getting charming-er by the second, Ayame" Hana said to her friend who had just woken up from her daze. It was at this time that someone walked over to their table. It was the waiter approaching them again.

"Ladies, breakfast time is almost over can I get you something. If you don't order now than you'll have to order from the lunch menu."

"Ayame? It's your call, baby" Hana looked over to her to see what she would say.

"Um- yeah. I'll have the pancakes and eggs special. OJ with that."

"I'll have the bacon and eggs special with OJ" Hana told the waiter.

"Okay, thank you ladies. Your orders should be up soon."

"Arigatou" thanked both girls.

Ayame sighed propping her arms on the table resting her head on them.

"Oh, I'm sorry Ayame. You want to talk about it." Hana tried to comfort her friend.

"Noo" She groaned through her sleeve

"Maybe something did happen" Hana trying to be logical.

"Yeah something did happen. He probably found some other piece of ass to get with." She said as she broke down into tears. When she didn't stop Hana surrounded her with a tight embrace whispering soothing words trying to calm her down. 'For their sake they better be half way to Suna by now.' Apparently, Roku nor Shichi are on Hana's good list.

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"As you might as well know, Naruto, I sent Shikamaru over to your house earlier."

"Yeah. Why did you take us off the mission baa-chan!"

"Let me get to that."

"No! Tell me now! There's no need for us to be taken off this mission. Just ask Sakura, we're –"

"Sakura was the one who told me to relieve you of your mission"

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"What?! You're lying"

"Why would I lie?"

"Sakura would never"

"Well she did, Naruto"

"I can't believe her. I'm gonna go give her a piece of my mind. She knows how bad I wanted to do this mission."

Before he left Tsunade offered him a piece of information. "Naruto" she commanded for him to listen. He stopped.

"Sakura didn't tell me why but she looked like she was crying before she came to my office last night"

"Arigatou, baa-chan"

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They have finally reached the crater, but no one is to be found. Standing from the edge of the crater they look at each other knowing exactly what to do. Don't fuck up. In a split second they reach the center of the crater.

"We know you're there. We felt you from twenty miles away." Shichi declared

A figure appears standing on one of the tree branches resting his hand on the trunk. He wears white pants with a white tank top shirt. His dark, unkempt hair and small size (he stands 5'6) being the only indicator that this person was indeed the same person they knew three years ago.

"So you still remember me. I'm touched. Ha ha ha ha" he cackles on. "I never thought you'd give Them that much trouble but you did. So they sent me. And don't even think for a second that I'm anything like that shrimp they sent a couple of days ago. She was just a letter class trying to prove her self. Ha-ha, how pathetic."

Shichi clenched his fists. She was an unnecessary death. Just some kid wanting to climb the ladder to power. She could have been a ten, a nine even.

"Shichi, don't lose your cool" Roku commanded.

"I know. It's just"

"Yeah, I feel the same way, but if we let our guard down he might actually do something we'll regret. Let's play this smart. Remember he's been a number since we left."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot" Shichi chuckled to himself, "He's probably way stronger now. This should be interesting, huh Hachi!"

"Hm" was his only response.

"What the-", was all Roku and Shichi were able to say before Hachi reappeared between them and punched them both in the gut. It sent them upwards and back down. The air was knocked out of them. He began to walk over to where they rocketed, his hands in his pockets. Roku and Shichi raise their hands up in defense preparing for the next attack.

Step by step he reaches closer to them only to disappear back to the same tree he came from. "You guys are weak. And no one's called me Hachi for years. They call me Go now.

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AN: Well, I hope that was long enough for you guys. Next chapter should be up before I go back to college next week and please feel free to give me some ideas or share your opinions. I will take them seriously and do my best to include them into the story. Happy New Year.