Here it is!!!
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He got there with two minutes to spare and found Hinata asleep at the base of a tree. He blushed. She was so cute in her sleep! His eyes widened and he shook his head. No! This was Hinata, his friend Hinata! He can't think like that about Hinata!!! His tenant snickered and he blushed even more.
He moved forward and shook her gently. "Hinata-chan... Are you awake Hinata-chan!" She stirred and opened her eyes to stare into those deep, azure eyes she loved. She blushed.
"A-Ano...I-I'm awake." She said as he nodded and sat down next to her.
"I've got some ideas Hinata-chan, do you trust me?" He asked.
"Y-yes!" She replied, maybe too quickly because he blushed at her.
He grinned and unsealed his scroll that had his elemental stuff. "Okay then, put some chakra into this paper." She nodded and did as told. It went damp. "You've got water elemental nature. No wonder why you're so flexible and have trouble with your Jukken. Jukken is an earth style taijutsu you're a water type person. Jukken uses stiff movement, like stone. While you move like water, water is unpredictable, more flexible, meaning you should try moving more unpredictably, and flexible." She blushed, he'd figured out her weakness already? From that one spar!
"I-I guess I n-need to adjust?" She said, looking at her feet in shame.
"Hinata-chan!" He groaned, causing her to look up. "You don't need to act as if every thing's your fault Hinata. Just trust your instincts and go for it." He explained softly, making her eyes widen as she looked up to stare at him. "Besides," He grinned. "Who said anything about adjusting?" He smirked. "The way I see it, we should just start over. Look at me, after my mission to Waves, I started over with my training and now I've even got better stealth than Kakashi 'and' I landed several Jounin, a few Chunnin, and an ANBU in the hospital all in one day." He said. "I bet if we train hard enough, you'll be able to do the same." He grinned slyly and she turned a deep, impossible shade of red.
"D-D-Do you really think so?" She asked looking at him. He had become so smart in so little of time! She blushed when he nodded.
"Of course I think so Hinata-chan! I promise that me and you will be the best there is! Even if it takes some time, I'll be the best Hokage, and you'll be the best Hyuuga head there ever was!" He promised, flashing her the brightest smile she'd ever seen.
She was even brighter than before and felt faint as he pulled her to her feet. He grabbed the water elemental scroll first before grabbing the wind element scroll. He opened the water one and placed the wind in his pouch as he read the water scroll. He read it. "Hey Hinata-chan?" The girl looked up from her watching the beetle that was crawling in the grass.
"Y-Yes Naruto-kun?" She asked.
"Do you know the water walking exercise?" He asked, not looking up from the scroll.
"N-No." She looked down once more, ashamed.
"That's okay Hinata-chan. I'll teach you. Not many learn water walking until they've made Chunnin." He said and she sighed, in what? He wasn't too sure.
"O-Okay Naruto-kun." She blushed as he lead her to the stream that went through the training grounds. He dropped her hand and sat on the ground, putting his other elemental stuff into his storage scroll.
"Do you know tree climbing?" He asked curiously, looking up at her. She nodded and sat down across from him.
He explained the basics of the water walking exercise and she began to try it.
After about half an hour she had it mastered. "You did it faster than I could." He sighed. "Now that you can do the water walking exercise, try using the same technique with this." He took out a cloth from his pocket before dipping it into the water. He took out the soaked piece of cloth and smiled. "Use your chakra to separate the water from the cloth, and then the fun begins!" He grinned when he handed it to her. "I know you can get it in no time!" He assured her as she set to the task.
While she worked on her task of drawing the water from the cloth, he was studying his wind element exercises. giving one to a clone and then studying what he could do with it some more. He looked up when it was getting near sunset to see Hinata pull the last of the water from the now dry cloth, the water was suspended in the air for about a minute before it dropped to the ground.
"Way to go Hinata-chan!" He cheered, causing her to blush. "Why don't we spar and then go to get some dinner?" He offered and she turned a deep shade of red and nodded. They did their spar and set to get dinner. He led her to the barbecue shop and they ordered. He led her to a table and they sat across from each other in an awkward silence. "So... Are we going to meet again tomorrow?" He asked.
"I-I ave a m-m-mission with my t-team tomorrow. W-We're going t-to take care o-of some b-bandits that have b-been terrorizing a p-post village." She said sadly.
"When you get back?" He asked, causing her to look up at him in shock. He really wanted to train with her? She felt like jumping up and down in joy as the food brought to them. The owner looked at them curiously as they put the food on the grill. Him and the Hyuuga heir!? That was a question in many's minds as they he all seen them the day before, once again getting dinner together.
They both blushed when they glanced up at the same time and looked down quickly. Everyone sighed, that confirmed it, the two of them had to be dating, or getting close to it at least. Naruto sighed as he and Hinata began to eat the meat. "So... We pick it up where we left off when you get back?" He asked curiously.
"I-If you w-want to." She stammered.
"Of course!" He grinned. "I want to help you get as strong as you can, and I get an extra training session along with it." He chuckled at her blush. "Besides, I like being able to train with you. You don't yell, you don't throw insults whenever you can, I like that about you." She blushed as she took a bite of her food.
"D-Do you r-really mean t-that?" She asked quietly.
"I don't make up lies Hinata-chan." He grinned at her and she quickly looked down, a blush even brighter on her features. "So, when are you getting back?" He in quested.
"A-About two d-days." She replied, watching as he took another bite.
"That's okay, Hinata-chan." He sighed. Why was he so disappointed that she had a mission?! Why did he keep blushing?! If he didn't know any better he'd think that he was falling for- he quickly cut off that thought. He couldn't make Hinata suffer like that, he couldn't make her hated for being a demon lover. He blushed in spite himself as he looked up at her, causing her to look as if she was about to faint. So he thought quick on his feet. "How's it going at home?" He asked.
She looked down, thinking of a way to avoid the question. "It's okay. H-How's it b-been with A-Anko?" She asked.
"She's great! Every time I see her, or the Otonami family, they offer to let me stay with them. It's quite annoying actually." He said, playing along. But then he sighed and looked at her. "So, how is it really going with you at home?" He said softly.
"I-It's..." She bit her lip, looking down in shame from her own thoughts.
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, Hina-chan." They were so lost in their own thoughts that they didn't even notice the nickname.
"N-No, I want to tell you." She said softly.
"So..." He urged.
"It's been..." She bit her lip once more and then practically exploded. "It's been horribly!" She exclaimed, making him jump. Who knew she could be so loud?! Many people glance at them in shock. "All they do is fight because of this, fight because of that! I wish that the main and branch families could just get along and get rid of that blasted curse seal!" She said, slamming her hand on the table. "And the crap I get from my father and the elders is almost unbearable!" She shook her head furiously and sighed. "I wish they could just get along." She sniffed. "I wish they would stop putting the curse seal on the branch members, and I wish my father could just open his eyes and not let the elders tell him what to do!" She glared at the table. She felt her blood boil just thinking about it, she'd never felt so angry. She sighed away her resolve and blushed the deepest shade possible. She really had to stop keeping her emotions inside, and start letting things out.
Naruto blinked at her in shock, his ear was ringing slightly. Honestly, it was like everyone wanted him to go deaf! He slowly nodded. "Is that all?" He asked calmly. She shook her head, looking down in shame.
"I-I'm sorry I exploded like that Naruto-kun. It's just that... It's just... they make me want to scream!" She said, throwing her arms out in front of her, rolling her eyes.
"Why don't we talk more about this after our next training session? We'll have a picnic so we can talk in private?" He suggested.
"Okay." She nodded with a blush. Why was he so easy to talk to? "I-I'll see you then?" She asked taking another bite of her meal.
He followed suit, and soon they were talking about experiences with their teams and laughing. When Naruto told her about his prank that he pulled about a week and a half ago, she burst out in a fit of laughter. He blushed, her laugh was so cute! That thought served to make him turn into a tomato. But when she told him that one of the Hyuuga that were landed in the hospital from nausea was her father, he completely forgot his embarrassment and burst into his own laughing fit.
They were still laughing when team ten walked through the door, they didn't even notice, they were having their own fun. "Hinata? Naruto?" Ino asked in shock, making the laughing pair look at them. The laughing pair nodded, trying to get their laughter under control, both blushing like a tomato. "Why are your faces all red? And what's so funny?" She asked, eyeing Hinata in suspicion. She'd never heard her laugh like this before, let alone giggle.
"Well..." Naruto coughed to control his laughing and Hinata followed suit. "I pulled this prank that landed her father along with several other nin in the hospital." He chuckled. Team ten shared a laugh with them before going to order.
Naruto pulled some money out at the same time as Hinata. "Hinata-chan, it's okay, I've got this." He said.
"No, I-I got this." She retaliated.
"Half and half?" He offered and she looked thoughtful.
"O-Okay." She nodded and they divided the price down the middle. They paid for it and he walked her to the gated of the Hyuuga compound.
"See ya in two days." Naruto said.
"S-See ya." She nodded and the two went their separate ways.
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The next day, while his team was doing a C-ranked mission to deliver things to a post village, our Young hero could be seen racing a green clad Genin,on his hands, around Konoha. He was keeping up surprisingly well and wasn't even breaking a sweat. Lee and Naruto were having a fifty lap race around Konoha, on their hands, and were on lap number twenty-three.
Lee had weights on, everyone knew this. But, unknown to them, Naruto had been using chakra weights that randomly get heavier thanks to always sending chakra to his wrists and ankles, making his have to gain alot of physical strength. And, the annoying thing is, Kyuubi had put it to where he couldn't take them off, and he had to live with them on him, just like his chakra binds.
So when he nearly lost balance at the sudden extra weight on his ankles, he wasn't even surprised. He breathed in and out as he got himself used to the new weight and pushed himself forward again, much to the shock of everyone that was watching them in amazement. "YOU ARE A YOUTHFUL OPPONENT! BUT I WILL NOT LOSE TO YOU!" Lee shouted to him.
"Aw shove it bushy brow!" He yelled, concentrating more on his binds so the chakra wouldn't slip and send more weight onto him. He really didn't want to lose to Lee. It's bad enough that he's the new eternal rival to his 'sensei's' eternal rival. He closed all other thoughts except the binds and beating Lee. He began to get a lead, but, in the end, it was a tie.
Both he and Lee lay on the ground, panting. They had both crossed the finish line and then collapsed from unexpected exhaustion. Naruto was actually shocked when his binds didn't snap on him. Naruto turned onto his back and looked at the sky. "That was... fun." He gasped out.
"You are the youth fullest opponent I've ever gone against." Lee gasped back.
"I wonder if anyone will find us. Since our finish line... is so far from the village." Naruto groaned. "I'll just rest here for now." He sighed.
"As will I" Lee groaned.
After laying there for ten minuted, Tenten and a Hyuuga boy walked through the trees. "Lee! Naruto!" Tenten groaned. "Did you guys really have to go fifty?!" She demanded. "Now look at yourselves, you're exhausted and laying on the floor. Honestly, what is with you two?" She groaned as she grabbed Lee over her shoulder and the Hyuuga took Naruto over his. "Come on Neji, lets get these two to the hospital." She sighed.
"You two are pathetic." Neji scoffed, gaining a glare from Naruto.
"Shove it!" Naruto growled. "I may be pathetic, but I knew you had a stick up your ass the second you walked into the clearing." He retaliated.
Neji glared at the blonde and they glared until they went their separate ways at the hospital.
Naruto got the feeling back into his arms just ten minutes after arriving at the hospital. He sighed in contempt and let himself drift away as sleep over came his senses.
--- a day later ---
Naruto ran in a hurry. Why did he feel so panicky, so urgent? He didn't know why, but he had to get there. Where? He didn't know. He ran forward and glanced over his shoulder, they were still fighting in the distance. 'don't worry, I'll be back.' He promised silently.
He ran until he found her. She was fighting the rain Jounin from those weeks ago when he saved the Otonami family. And she wasn't doing too well, she was pinned to a tree by the woman who had her hand clammed onto her neck. "Hinata-chan!" He shouted, running forward.
The woman turned to the sound of his voice and growled. "You again!" She scowled. "I thought you were from a different village!" She said, punching Hinata in the gut, making her pass out from the sheer force.
He punched and she kicked, they fought for a while and then she, suddenly, had Hinata in a head lock. "Another step and she dies!" The woman threatened.
"You wouldn't." He challenged, but stayed absolutely still.
"You want to make a bet?" She said, her eyes narrow.
"Let her go!" He growled.
"With pleasure." She shoved her sword into Hinata's side. The girls eyes opened slightly from the pain and she coughed up blood before hitting the woman in the shoulder and the woman through her into a tree.
"Hinata!" Naruto shouted. He ran at the woman in a blind rage, eyes flashing red, but other whys keeping control. As he ran forward, arm outstretched, an orb of chakra appeared in his hand. He wasn't even aware of it as he ran. "Rasengan!" He cried, shoving the ball into the woman.
The woman gasped in shock and flew in a circular motion. Naruto stared at his hand as the orb disappeared before running to Hinata. "Hinata-chan!" He said urgently. She still had a pulse, but it was faint. "Hinata!" He cried to the sky.
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Hinata entered Naruto's hospital room nervously to see the third was by the window, looking out over the village. "H-How is he?" She asked. She had no idea why he was in the hospital, but it couldn't be goo.
"He's fine Hinata." The old man sighed. "He's just tired, it seems that his secret training and the race against Rock Lee yesterday finally took its toll." He glanced at Naruto's sleeping form.
"Hinata-chan!" The blonde murmured in his sleep. Gaining their attention.
"Yes N-Naruto-kun?" She asked. No reply.
"He must be talking in his sleep." The old man said, a smile gracing his lips. She blushed.
"You wouldn't." The blonde muttered darkly.
"Wouldn't what?" The old man asked. No reply.
"Hinata!" He said, tossing in his sleep. They stayed silent and watched him turn in his sleep. His hand raised slightly. "Rasengan." He muttered. The old man's pipe fell from his mouth. Did he really know that?! But how?
"Naruto-kun?" Hinata said, shaking him lightly.
"Hinata-chan." He murmered.
"Naruto-kun!" She said, shaking abit harder.
"Hinata!" He cried, sitting bolt right up, bashing his head with hers. He fell back onto the pillow with a groan as she fell to the ground, shaking her head to clear it. "Owe." He groaned, looking up to see Hinata standing up again. "Hinata-chan." He sighed in releif.
"What were you dreaming of?" Old man Sarutobi sighed. "And did you say 'Rasengan'?" He asked.
"Oh. I had the worst dream imaginable!" He groaned. "Hinata was near dead, I was fighting this one woman from when I saved the Otonami family, and the village was in chaos!" He exclaimed. But he didn't tell them it seemed real. Too, real.
"It was o-only a dream Naruto-kun." Hinata offered. "I'm not n-near dead."
"I see that Hinata-chan!" He sighed. He glanced at the clock and hopped to his feet. "It's 4 o'clock!" He exclaimed. "I'm sorry I didn't meet you at the meadow I was asleep!" He blushed suddenly. "Why am I telling you this, you were there when I woke up? I'm such a mess!" He slammed his head against the wall in aggravation. He looked at them. "Do you want to go train?" He asked her.
"Ano... I think you should rest." She said shyly.
"I've been resting for more than twenty-four hours Hinata-chan. I don't think I need any more at the moment." He sighed.
"Okay, w-we can go train then." She nodded and he took her by the hand and lead her out of the room, leaving the old Hokage to contemplate what he learned.
Naruto and Hinata got to the training ground. "So, Hinata-chan, how was your mission?" He asked curiously as he took out the wind and water scrolls.
"It was fine, K-Kiba-kun got a little hurt, but he'll be out and about in two days." She sighed.
"That's nice." He sighed. "So, want to tell me what's up with your family? I met Neji yesterday, and he's got an even longer stick up his ass then Sasuke. the only other difference is that he doesn't really seem so ignorant to his surrounding." Naruto scoffed.
"Y-You met Neji-Niisan yesterday?" She asked nervously.
"That was your brother?!" He exclaimed in shock. "But I thought you were the heir to your clan?" He said in confusion.
"He's not really my brother, he's in one of the side branches. His father and mine were twin brothers. If you took a DNA test it would say that we have the same father, different mothers." She explained, shaking her head. "Neji and I," She swallowed hard. "We used to be close, close friends. But, on my third birthday, there was an attempt to kidnap me." She sniffed. "And my father killed the cloud nin that was after me. They demanded my father's body in return. My uncle Hizashi asked to take my father's place." She had a tear streaming her cheek.
"What?!" Naruto said in shock.
"My father argued, the elders agreed, and in the end, they were out voted, two to eight. My father and their younger sister, Hanasura, the ones against it. In the end, Hizashi was dead and being taken to Kumo." She said sadly.
Naruto clenched his fist. "At least," He bit his lip. "Hizashi was free from the curse seal thanks to death. and he got what he wanted." He said solemnly. Hinata nodded sadly.
"My father's still a fool." She said. "He can't let himself be pushed around by the elders." She said stubbornly, shocking Naruto.
Naruto got over his shock and smirked. "It seems that outburst yesterday brought out the true you." He intrigued. She blushed and he laughed. "It's okay Hinata-chan." He chuckled. "I like it when you're more confident." She blushed so red, Naruto was surprised she didn't faint on the spot. "Well... anyway.... tell me about it. Your problems with your clan." He urged.
"It's menacing!" She groaned, leaning on her hands. "It's like the main family is just trying to make the branch families have rebellion! I mean, all the family laws that are made are beneficial to the main branches, but non-beneficial to the branch families. And if any of the branch members did set a rebellion, none of them would live past the intro!" She sobbed. "It's all the stupid curse mark! I can't even wait till I become the Hyuuga head and show them what I'm made of! They'll get a piece of my mind and heart if I have to use a hammer and nails to get my point across!" She said, crossing her arms over her chest as she laid down on the ground.
"And," Naruto added. "When I'm Hokage, I'll help ya!" He grinned and she blushed again."Besides, show that confident to someone other than just me, and you'll be a sure fire head of the clan." She seemed to shrink in size at that one.
"B-but w-what if they l-laugh at me? T-tell me I'm too l-loud?" She said in fear.
"Then so be it!" Naruto said defiantly. "If they want to tell you what you can and can't be, then you'll show them that you don't need them to help you when ever you're in a fight!" He gave her a thumbs up and she turned into a tomato.
"Okay Naruto-kun." She sighed. "If you say so."
"No, only if you say so." He crossed his arms across his chest and stared at her sternly.
"I do say so!" She nodded.
"Great! Now lets get to work on that elemental taijutsu!" He grinned and she grinned back. He opened the water scroll. "According to this, you have to find a waterfall to control your movements. You must go under the water fall and follow the water, using your chakra to push it away and towards you before you can use it to your full potential. At that point you have to use your chakra to control the water to stay off of you, making an orb around you. After that, you add this to your taijutsu style and pretend that the water is guiding you as you fight or practise." He blinked. "That's confusing." He said, she nodded.
"What about you?" She in quested.
"I have to let the wind guide my movement. I have to allow it to be a part of me and must then control the wind around me, make it into a box or orb that surrounds me in order to regain my own self control." He sighed. "The water one sounds way more confusing." She nodded.
"Ano... Naruto-kun, there are no waterfalls close to Konoha." Hinata sighed. Naruto groaned before sealing away the wind and water scrolls.
"I've got a place." He sighed. 'Man, I sure hope she's pure heart ed.' He thought. He'd already told her about the meadow, but he didn't go into detail. He blushed in stupidity. 'Of course she's pure hearted you baka!!!' He screamed at himself.
He led her to the top of the Hokage monument and they jumped into the trees behind it. Naruto smiled at Kimi when he and Hinata passed her and entered the charmed meadow. Kimi smiled and shook her head with a chuckle before following them.
Naruto and Hinata stopped at the entrance of the meadow and walked through the opening. Hinata gasped in awe. "It's beautiful!" She exclaimed.
"I know!" He sighed, pulling her towards the waterfall. "You can't tell anyone about this, Hinata-chan. It's a secret that only Kimi and I can even think of telling anyone. Now, lets get started!" He grinned at her and she grinned back with a blush.
Hinata walked to the center of the stream, breathing in the fresh scent of the air as she began to draw out chakra and went under the fall and began to flow with the water. She moved her arms up and down with a stead beat as the water showered down to her. She was soaking, but it felt wonderful, the sensation she had just flowing with the water, not against it, with it.
Naruto went near the stream and began to meditate in hih standing position. He opened his eyes when he felt the breeze and the wind chakra in his system get close to each other. He drew it out and began to move with the wind, as if he was a puppet on strings, but it felt nice and comfortable. Like he was flying and at any moment he could take control. He closed his eyes when he felt more control, and he swept his arm out slowly, making a slow and steady breeze ruffle the leaves of trees and bushes alike.
Hinata moved her arm our, eyes closed, and felt the water flowing with her instead of her flowing with it. She felt dry, but she felt the coolness of the water there. She spun in a pirouette and felt free, she pushed her hands forward and then swung them back, thus succeeding in macing the water an orb around her, bounding of an invisible shield. She spun out from under the waterfall with a smile and let the water fall freely. She glanced down at herself and, surprisingly, she was dry.
She looked at Naruto as mini tornado formed in his cupped hand and then he made the orb and got out of the trance of wind. Her hair blew behind her when he let the orb free. They grinned at each other for a while. "That was fun!" They said together before laughing.
Naruto grinned a foxy grin. "With a little more practise, me and you can add this to our taijutsu styles." He said and she blushed. "Lets get back to our training ground." He sighed and they set back to training grounds thirty-two. It was almost seven o'clock, but they had plenty of time for a spar and their picnic, that Naruto had made a clone fix up for them.
They spent the rest of the night laughing and joking and telling life stories. It was a blast!
--- two weeks later ---
Naruto walked through the village, a grin on his face. He was late to meet his team, yes, but, in a bad mood, no. He'd told Hinata of the Kyuubi the day before and she totally wanted to kill the villagers for the life he had. He sighed as he entered the training grounds to find that Kakashi was there and explaining more about chakra affinity. He turned towards the approaching Genin. "You're late Naruto. An hour later than me." Kakashi sighed.
"Sorry Kakashi-sensie. I was lost on the road of life." He rolled his eyes. "Besides, I had things I had to do for later, unlike you, who's always just standing at that memorial stone for hours, just to be late and stare at Obito's and Minato's names."He smiled. "I think they's want you to at least try to be happier." He said, knocking on the side of Kakashi's head. He'd started to say sensei, but it was still abit sarcastic.
"Okay... lets get to work on the jutsu I'm going to teach you three to go with your affinity..." Kakashi began.
--- to be continued ---
There!!! I did it! I made this chapter in just one day!!! I couldn't just stop writting it, ans with school being canceled!! My life is taking a turn my lovely readers!!!
James; ~scoff~ Don't get over enthusiastic Candy, you may scare the readers away.
But you-
Kevin; Can I help you scare them ~cue sadistic grin~
No you-
Ren'e; Just ignore them candy ~sigh~
That's not a ba-
Naruto; You guys! She's better all enthusiastic then when she's depressed or angry! ~groan~
Hey I-
Hinata; She looks angry.
Hina-
Kianga; Maybe we could try making her more depressed! ~looking hopeful~~they all nod with a sweatdrop as my face heats up~
~James opens his mouth~ Not a word~growl~ And what in hell's name are you doing in my author's note!? Repeat; This is an 'AUTHOR'S note! ~glaring at them~
Ren'e;~ sigh~ She'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas, critisism and you know! She's tell you this herself... I think... but she's busy! ~turns and starts cheering with Naruto and Hinata~ Yeah! hit 'em in the jaw!