A/N: Thanks for the reviews.

NHHY99: Look, I am not Japanese, nowhere close to being a Japanese. Please expect mistakes like this. And you are right, that does sound weird when the couples speak like that. I will change it.

Try to focus on the details in this chapter as there are hardly any conversations in this. It is mostly narration and an essential chapter of the story.

Enjoy the story and please review.

Naruto woke up after Hinata's head hit his shoulder. Naruto looked at the indigo-haired girl he was hugging as a plushy. He blushed hard but managed to push it down and decided to wake up, he nudged Hinata gently and called her.

"Hina-chan" Naruto cooed. He repeated it a few times before she opened her eyes, seeing Naruto's whiskers she snapped her eyes open and yelped, instantly she jumped up and went to the other side of the bed. Unfortunately, that side had the wall and she smashed her head against it. Being a three-year-old that she was, she got tears in her eyes because of the pain. Naruto who too had jumped away because of the yelp had fallen down the bed and was picking himself up when he heard the thump and saw Hinata's watery eyes.

Naruto picked himself up and hugged Hinata after wiping her tears with a thumb. Hinata who readily accepted the embrace murmured something and hugged him tighter. After a few minutes, Hinata broke the embrace, to which Naruto pouted. He liked hugging Hinata. She saw the pout and giggled cutely with a blush, she gave him a kiss on the cheek and gave him a quick hug. Naruto who was shocked by the surprise kiss smiled at her and waited for her to say something.

"Want some breakfast Naru-kun?" Hinata asked

"Hai, Hina-chan, let's go"

Unknowingly they had started calling each other with honorifics, the two had already started to fall in love, neither of them knowing that they were destined to be.

Naruto had eaten at the Hyuga compound and was brought home through Hiraishin used by his father. Naruto realized that his existence was still not known to general public. He was only known by what was to be called as the rookie nine and Neji. Well, not all rookies knew him - for instance, Kiba and Sasuke didn't and Sakura being a civilian was not invited.

Naruto was then told about the Sharingan. All about it. It was a one-day lecture session with his father and was told that he was the grandson of the legendary Madara Uchiha, he was also told that no one should know about either blond possessing it or their legacy. So, he was not to activate them outside the compound. Not that he ever went out of the compound. His existence was not known by many and the Uzumaki's wanted to keep it that way.

The only people who would come to the compound and were allowed to know things were Hiashi, Hana, Hinata, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Hiruzen. No one else knew his secrets.

It had been a month since Hinata's party and Naruto was getting used to the shuriken jutsu. He reached the accuracy with an average of 9 bulls-eye out of every 10 shots. It still wasn't enough, so he practiced it regularly. He had gotten used to hand-seals but was careful enough to never use chakra with it. He was a level 2 seal master, learning it with Kushina.

On the other hand, the Hyuga were not having any problems. It turned out that the convoy Kumo sent had been killed by a rogue shinobi who was impersonating the convoy, he was not a high ranking criminal either. So, Hizashi was not dead and Neji still had a father so he didn't believe in the fate bullshit.

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Age - 5 (for Naruto)

2 Years later

Naruto had a good built for a kid his age, he was now a level 4 seal master, his Sharingan fully matured and had learned the Uzumaki style taijutsu and his father's personal style, the intercepting dragon. Only passed down from one Uchiha clan head to the next, a style lost from the time Madara had 'defected' the clan and village. The style was now forgotten, well by the Uchiha's that is. Hiruzen remembered it well. Naruto usually mixed the two to gain a new level of deadliness. To be honest, Kakashi had to use his Sharingan every time the two used to spar in taijutsu only battles.

Naruto's chakra control was amazing for someone his age. He could be a prodigy, being with Tsunade had done him wonders. That and Kurama had helped him with it by keeping the two chakra sources separate and the mixing in a perfect ratio. Naruto learned Rasengan as well. Though it was difficult, he got it down in one month and without using shadow clones, well because he didn't know shadow clone jutsu. He promised not to use it on any comrades, and like last time he would keep his promises.

He was soon going to start on Kenjutsu lessons with Kushina, so now the two had prepared a wooden Katana for it. This was something Naruto was looking forward to. But not as much as meeting Kurama. He was told that the two would meet when Kurama was ready, and that moment would only come when Naruto and Hinata activated the chakra that is meant for them.

Naruto also learned about his secrets, the existence of Sage and how he would gain the memories later. He had caught up on Shinobi history and was a scholar like his father when Minato was in the academy. Naruto had completed the academics portion that he would have to study in his life. So now, the only time he would pick up books again was when he wanted to become Hokage. Tsunade and Kakashi who had also known about the future version decided that there was no way they would pick up that job again. So, Naruto was being groomed to become the 5th Hokage.

Hiruzen was giving bi-weekly reports to Minato, everyone was surprised when they noticed how Danzo was laying low. But it was clear that Hiruzen was slowly losing his power to that of the civilian council. This was something the two Hokages thought could be a good showcase of 'not to double cross' the leaders but the two Hokage needed to let civilian council grow in power for that. So they left the topic at that.

Naruto had also accepted that he would never have a childhood, he had many tasks to complete. His hobbies were not even like that of someone his age. He liked to train, read and eat ramen. Yeah, ramen never goes away.

On the other side, Hinata was starting to train with Hiashi personally, Hiashi being the smart guy always kept a shadow clone in the office so he fooled the rest of clan with this. Hana also helped him by being his 'secretary' for some time. Hinata was learning the advanced version of the Gentle fist, the Gentle Step, it was actually the only thing she could use as Gentle fist did not suit her, she was too flexible. She had two elemental affinities, water, and earth. Water was obvious as Minato told them about it and Earth was passed down as hereditary. The surprise in the entire thing was that she said that she enjoyed nature and how she felt the energy around them. She also loved to press flowers and grow them.

Hiashi was getting worried about Hinata as she was already a prodigy but seeing how she hated the cage bird seal and how she boldly declared her dislike had gotten a lot of attention from both branches of the clan, and not so good attention from the elders. Hiashi was on guard with how everything that was happening. Hana, who got pregnant again and was carrying another baby was under constant surveillance from the elders. Something that Hiashi did not like.

So, for Hinata, a beautiful and cute little five-year-old had completed academics portion like Naruto. Had perfect chakra control and was also drinking 3 drops of hero water every day, so she had kage level reserves. Not that anyone knew about it.

Hinata and Naruto couldn't meet regularly, but whenever they met they would usually just sit beneath a tree and enjoy the peace. Hinata's favorite spot was on Naruto's lap and the boy didn't mind it, not one bit. The two had gotten close over the two years to a point that they could understand the other without speaking. The two were obviously in love, to anyone's eyes they were. But the two themselves could not see it. It was very entertaining for the Uzumaki and Hyuga couple.

Interestingly, over the years and after the beatings Jiraiya had stopped peeping and had taken a break in writing the books. Much to the dismay of Kakashi, who never showed it publically because of Shizune. There was definitely something going on with the silver-haired duo. *Ahem*

So, back to the topic at hand...

Naruto and Hinata still didn't have many friends, the two had also met Kiba and Sasuke. Much to everyone's surprise, Hinata had declared that she disliked Sasuke. The Hyuga and Uzumaki couple thought about it and realized it must be connected to the memories of Sage's wife. But it was still very confusing to see the kind-hearted girl to openly declare it. Though it was not in front of Sasuke, it was still a public declaration.

Hinata was soon going to become an apprentice under Tsunade and Naruto under Jiraiya. For Jonin sensei, the original teachers were going to be same. But Kakashi and everyone else decided something, to which Kurama agreed. The memories of the previous timeline needed to be used in the most efficient manner, hence they needed the original teams to stay the same. Minato had been away from his Hokage seat for this very reason.

A few days later, March 27 to be precise, was the day Hana died during childbirth. It was a grieving period for all. Many in the general public went out of the way to go and give their condolences to the Hyuga clan head. Hinata, on the other hand, had not stopped crying for hours, Naruto who was hugging her and rocking her back and forth while saying soothing words did help her somewhat. She had slept on Naruto's shoulder who had picked her up bridal style and taken her to the Uzumaki compound, to his room. He had informed Hiashi beforehand, who appreciated the gesture and care.

Hanabi was being taken care of by Hizashi. There was nothing wrong going on with the Hyuga family until the autopsy reports for Hana's death came in. This was what surprised the clan head greatly, and more than that infuriated him to no end. The results said that her immune system was being destroyed systematically over time, her body was slowly dying and her being pregnant had made the deterioration worse. There were no ill effects on Hanabi but she was going to be affected by not having a mother.

This made things clear. The clan elders were up to something and that something was no good, Hana was the only important person left who could support Hiashi in the unification of the clan, with Hana being dead meant that Hizashi would soon be targetted and so will Hinata and Neji. The elders were trying to destroy his spirit. Although Hinata seemed to be the primary target as Hiashi noted the glared the elders were giving the girl.

Unfortunately, for Hiashi, he was correct when he found out Hizashi was killed by one of the elders leaving Neji an orphan. Hiashi noticed how elders were trying to manipulate Neji's thinking process and Hiashi had to act quickly to stop Neji from becoming a puppet.

Hiashi told Neji the truth and told him he would teach him personally. Neji was heartbroken and infuriated at the elders when he learned the truth, he was already a prodigy when Juken was considered and he was an overall smart person. So, Neji and Hinata would spar regularly with Hinata always winning because of her advanced style. But that did not make Neji angry, that in fact motivated him to become stronger in order to protect her little sister.

Hinata, meanwhile, was told the truth about everything that happened when they were at the Uzumaki compound, Hinata had left to find Naruto after learning the truth. She needed some moral support from someone close to her. She didn't say a word about what happened and Naruto decided that he did not want to confront her about it.

Neji, Hiashi, Minato, and Kushina had decided that Hinata would stay at the compound until her 9th birthday when Hiashi would disown her and Minato would take her in. Changing her name to Hinata Namikaze for some time *until Naruto married her*.

In the first week of April, Tsunade took on Hinata as her apprentice. She was a sponge to medical ninjutsu and was soon going to learn the monster strength techniques from her master.

But, this was nothing compared to what Naruto was doing, he had activated his lightning and water powers through training. Unfortunately, he mixed them together when training. Destroying a good proportion of his house, training grounds and the compound. The typhoon and absolute lightning had been exhausting for Naruto since this was the first time he used it. It was also exhausting for Minato who had to activate his Susanoo to defend and then use the Hiraishin to run away. Poor guy was bedridden for 2 weeks.

Naruto and Hinata were promised wind and water release jutsus for age 7 onwards, Hinata too had 3 elemental affinities because of her Keihatsu Byakugan, surprisingly, they were lightning and earth. She couldn't mix lightning and earth but she could mix them in other combinations making her capable of using wood release and storm release. Tsunade who had learned about this fact agreed to teach Hinata all her grandfather's jutsus.

Timeskip - 2 years later.

Age 7 (for Naruto)

... To be continued.