Family
AngolMoaChan
(deep breath) I'm scared to write this chapter...I've never written Kyuubi Naruto before...(gulp)
Hopefully, it's okay. BTW, guys, I have a story recommendation for you! My good friend HaraStrife is writing a fic with Nanashi in it, before Naruto is born. It's a spinoff from this story, so you guys should go read it! (You're welcome, Hara. XD) I have also totally hijacked that story and written a special oneshot for it. The only place to find it is in her story:D
Naruto is not mine...if it were, they would play 'Michi -To You All-', the new Shippuden ending all the time. XDDD I Iove how Hinata bows to Naruto, it's so CUTE! (squeals, then skitters away)
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'How will I recognize the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, Itachi?'
'He's the one that screams and charges first'
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Naruto charged at Byakko with a feral roar, down on all fours as he sprung for the Nekozawa's neck. Byakko deftly dodged, only to have Naruto hit him in the stomach and cause him to fly through the wall into the courtyard. He coughed, and started to get up slowly, then quickly turned that into a backwards handspring as Naruto slashed out at him again.
He watched the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki's eyes--they were red and fiery, filled with passion, anger, hate. A smirk began to grow on Byakko's face as he dodged several more slashes from Naruto's sharp claws. As he doubled backwards, he began to laugh maniacally, "Ha ha ha! Yes! That's right, Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, get mad! That's what I like to see!"
At this point, Naruto was slowly regaining his conscious thought: he was using the techniques that Jiraiya had taught him to control the rage of the Kyuubi no Kitsune.
As he tussled with Kyuubi for control of his own body, the kitsune snapped, "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Trying to kick this guy's ass! He hurt Hinata!"
"You don't think I want him dead too?!"
Naruto thought about that for a brief second--no time to think, hello, he was in the middle of a fight!--, "Fine then, you bastard fox. We're gonna have to work together on this, understand?'
The fox seemed wounded by this comment: it seems Naruto had stabbed his dignity, or what little he had of it, "...Lectured by a brat...tch...fine!"
Naruto leapt backwards from Byakko, who seemed startled by the sudden stop in the furious fight. The Nekozawa smirked, and began to laugh again, "Oh, what's wrong, little Naru-chan? You giving up?"
Naruto looked up slowly, his eyes a slight purplish color, "...No. I just want to be conscious to watch you die."
He charged forward and quickly engaged Byakko in a round of taijutsu. Naruto kicked upwards, and Byakko dodged, then grabbed his ankle and flipped him over. He hit the ground with one hand and sprung back up, throwing a punch to Byakko's nose. As he dodged, Naruto brought up his other hand and charged it with chakra, before hitting him in the forehead and sending him reeling backwards.
--flashback no jutsu--
"Now, Naru-chan, watch closely." Nanashi grinned and put a finger to her lips, then tapped Arashi's shoulder with one hand, while quietly building up chakra in the other, "Arashi?"
He turned around, "What is--" Arashi was promptly cut off as her palm hit him directly in the center of the forehead, "GAH!"
She laughed as he shot backwards into a bush, "Naru-chan, this is an excellent technique for repelling enemies when you have no other options. It's quick, easy, and looks very embarrassing to the victim. Right love?"
Arashi frowned and stood up while Naruto rolled on the ground, laughing his head off, "...Apparently..."
--endflashback--
He smirked as Byakko flew backwards, then picked himself up slowly, "What the hell was that!?"
"That, was fun." Naruto charged him again, this time putting his two fingers together in his signature move, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Three clones poofed on either side of him, and Byakko smirked, "There's no way you'll hit me with a couple of clones."
"That's what you think!" he hissed, then thrust out his hand. One clone immediately began to move his hands around the small ball forming in his palm, while the other one seemingly disappeared.
Byakko growled, "Enough games! I'm obviously gonna have to kill you. Amechi no ju--"
He didn't even get to finish his sentence as he realized something was holding him from behind. The third clone had a tight grip on his torso, preventing him from even making handsigns. Naruto smirked, and raced at Byakko one last time, shouting as time seemed to stop, "RASENGAN!"
The ball of purple, mixed chakra slammed into Byakko's chest: the resonation exploded like a thunderclap and left a crater where he had stood. Byakko flew backwards in the dirt, and as he hit the ground, coughed blood everywhere. Slowly, Naruto dropped his hands, and the two clones disappeared. He sighed as Kyuubi's guttural growl resonated in his head, He's dead, kid. There's no way he survived.
Good. Naruto carefully stepped towards Byakko, then noticed Sakura checking his pulse, "He's gone, Naruto! You did it!"
He grinned tiredly, "Yes, I know, I'm awesome, but...HINA-CHAN!" Naruto raced back into the decimated room, and saw his Hinata lying on the bed. He sat next to her and tears pricked his now completely blue eyes, "Hina-chan, no, you can't be..."
Suddenly, there was a soft, almost giggly voice, "Nnn...Naruto-kun...hehe...stop that..."
He blinked and nearly cried out with relief: she was asleep, and nothing more. Naruto stroked her hair gently, then picked her up bridal style in his arms, careful not to hurt her. He blinked as he peeled the makeshift bandages away from her cheeks and saw the marks.
Three whiskers on each side of her cheeks.
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Meanwhile, Sasuke's fight with Asuka was coming to a climax. Her drill was still sending out those waves of air: his Sharingan picked them up in a ten-foot radius of her. There was only one way to get to this girl, one way, and it was gonna hurt like hell. He took a deep breath and made a sequence of handsigns, then held his palm downwards. The sound of chirping birds began to build as chakra sparked around his hand: Asuka smirked, "Good luck getting that past the razors. I doubt you'll succeed."
"Wrong again, Nekozawa." Sasuke charged her, holding his arm. As he got within the range, he jumped upwards, so he was in a headfirst dive. Asuka's eyes widened as she quickly calculated: there was no way in hell she was going to be able to defend herself unless she--
The Chidori shot through her chest, and she gasped, blood splattering out of her mouth and staining Sasuke's arm crimson. She collapsed to the ground and looked up at Sasuke through half lidded eyes, "...How'd you..."
Sasuke looked down on her with cold eyes, "By jumping headfirst into the aegis, I was able to avoid the worst of the blows. Still hurt like hell"
"...You put up...a hell...of a fight..." Asuka smiled; a real smile, not a smirk, and whispered, "...Thank you..." as her eyes slowly slid shut.
He sighed, "Now...where did dobe and Sakura-chan go off to..." before disappearing in a puff of smoke
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Naruto met up with Arashi on the way down from the hallway, "Tou-san?"
He looked over at his son, and Naruto saw the fear in his blue eyes, "Naruto, come on. We have to make sure your mother is alright."
He followed Arashi, "What happened, tou-san?"
"We ran into Hiro...she made us leave, Naruto. I have no idea what happened to her."
Naruto nodded wordlessly, trying to ignore the 'what if's' racing through his mind. The two reached the room where Arashi had left her and he threw open the door, "Kaa-san?"
"No, down here!" Arashi led him down the secret entrance and gasped as he saw Nanashi slumped against a wall, her arm bent nearly backwards. She was sitting in a pool of blood, presumably her own, and her eyes were closed. He skidded to a halt and slid to his knees at her side, "Nanashi?!"
He was met with no answer. Horrorstricken, Arashi numbly pulled her close to him and placed a hand on her neck, feeling for her pulse. He waited, and waited, and was about to pull his fingers away when he heard it.
B-bmp.
It was weak: but it was there: her heart was beating, albeit slowly. The color that had drained out of his cheeks was slowly returning as he hugged her tightly and whispered, "It's okay, we're gonna get you treatment, you're gonna be fine, I promise..."
Sakura came rushing down the stairs, her black gloves already stripped aside. Arashi quickly moved out of her way and she commanded, "Alright, Arashi-sama, back off. This isn't gonna be pretty."
He did so obediently. Sakura ripped open Nanashi's shirt and placed both of her hands over Nanashi's heart, "Chiyute no Jutsu!"
A warm green glow grew around Sakura's hands as she gently pressed downward. A bead of sweat dripped down her cheek, and she pushed harder, "Breathe, dammit..."
Suddenly, Nanashi took a gasping breath, her back arching off the ground. Sakura pressed harder, "Almost there, almost there...come on Nanashi-sama, don't give up...Arashi-sama, how's her pulse?"
Arashi immediately bent downwards and took her pulse, "Better than before. A little irregular..."
"Alright, thanks." she nodded, and gently pushed more of the healing chakra into her system. Then, she pulled away, and wiped sweat off her forehead.
"...Is she...?!"
"Ugh..." Arashi gasped at the weak voice: Nanashi's eyelids had fluttered open. She looked into his eyes and noticed the stray tear running down his cheek. Nanashi gave him a weak smile, "Ha ha...looks like I made the great-and powerful Yondaime cry..."
He reached down and squeezed her hand, "...Don't ever let me allow you to fight some S-class without me nearby, okay?"
She nodded weakly, "...Okay..."
"Good..." Arashi gently pulled her into his arms and stood up, "I vote we get out of here."
"I agree!" Naruto huffed, "Let's go."
"Obito and Kakashi went back with a message for Tsunade, I believe...that just leaves Sasuke, who is..."
"Right here" there was a puff of smoke and Sasuke appeared beside Sakura, "So, I'm assuming the rest of these Nekozawa clowns were taken care of?"
"Yeah, except..." Naruto tilted his head downwards. Kuroi was still clinging to his pant leg, looking away in shame.
"Don't worry about her." Sakura smiled, "She helped us, remember? Now, let's get out of here before I run out of chakra."
"Yes, lets" the rest of the group agreed, and they disappeared into the cool evening light.
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Dawn was streaming into Hinata's eyes as she slowly blinked awake and took in her surroundings. She was in a white hospital room, with an IV in her arm, and bandages all around her stomach. Hinata looked around, and then noticed Naruto. He was fast asleep, his head in her lap, both hands tightly clutching the key Arashi had given him. She smiled and reached out to stroke his hair gently, "Naruto-kun...?"
"Waa!" he startled awake, then blinked a couple times to register where he was. The second he figured it out, or at least remembered, he gasped, "Hina-chan! You're okay! Man, I was so worried, I thought you were dead, and then that Byakko guy--"
She giggled quietly, "I'm okay, Naruto-kun...how's everyone else?"
Naruto sighed, "Pretty good...except for Kaa-san...she got beaten up pretty badly..."
"What the hell are you talking about, Naru-chan? I'm fine"
He whirled around, then noticed Nanashi in the doorway. She was leaning on Arashi, using him as support, "Kaa-san!"
"Tsunade-baachan is coming in a few minutes. Just thought I'd warn you" Nanashi smiled.
Arashi nodded, "Right. Now come on Nanashi. You said this was all you would do."
"But...but..."
He pulled her gently, "Come on"
"Noo! Not fair!"
Naruto laughed quietly as he heard his mother's whines from all the way down the hall until they faded into nothing. He turned back to Hinata and squeezed her hand, "You look like me now, Hina-chan!"
She blinked, "What do you mean, Naruto-kun?"
He grabbed a hand mirror off of a side table and held it up for her. Hinata inspected her expression and gasped as she saw the whisker marks, placed in the exact same place as Naruto's, "Oh my..."
"Tsunade-baachan said she could probably take away the scars, but she said to ask you about it first..."
Hinata smiled, "...I think I'd like to stay like this. I kind of like it."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Tsunade entered, "Alright, lovebird, get out of here. I've gotta have a serious conversation with Hinata-chan."
"Alright..." he kissed Hinata' s forehead, earning him a soft squeak and a blush. Then he got up, hanging his head and giving Tsunade the Ultimate Uzumaki Puppy Eyes Face, "I wanna..."
"No, Naruto. Get out of here, or I'm not telling you your news."
"Ne? News? For me? Awesome! See you in a few, Hina-chan!" he winked at her and shut the door.
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(sobsob)
I happened to be listening to "Sadness and Sorrow" during Nanashi's supposed death. I cried. (such a sap. XD)
Speaking of which, I decided to let her live...I wasn't going to originally. However, I got enough reviews, that I figured, eh, what the hell, she can live. It doesn't screw with the plot line I've got going.
What do you guys think of Hina-chan with whiskers? I thought it would be cute on her, plus it would be kind of ironic, that she and Nanashi both got their whiskers in the same way. XDDDDD Dammit, must not annotate! RESIST!
Sooo...next time on Family...
Hiashi Hyuga frowned at Naruto and he gulped.
Getting promoted, easy. Falling in love with Hinata, easy. But...getting Hiashi's permission to marry her? Not so easy.
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