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Naruto: (walking with crutches) Stupid writer…She said there was ramen down that cliff! Last time I believe LA-teme… Where is she anyway? (sees Hinata point to the ground next to her) What the? Why is she on the ground? (drops crutches and pulls LA off the ground) What do you think you're doing?!
Lovelyanime: (groans) I got a hangover. I got drunk at my aunt's house for New Years. (holds wine bottle to Naruto)
Naruto: New years was how long ago?! (looks at bottle closely) Hmm…(smells inside and tastes it) Wait a minute…This is apple juice! How the hell do you get drunk drinking that?!
Lovelyanime: um…P-pretend it's alcohol?
Naruto: Yeah right! You're just being lazy and want to lie on the ground and do nothing! Well it's not working because you are going to start this chapter now dammit!
Lovelyanime: You don't tell me what to do! Hmph! You're just mad because I made you jump off that cliff. (turns to readers) Sorry about this everyone. I hope you all had fun on the holidays. I'm so happy because I got a new computer! Now I can check my e-mails again without using my school's comps or my aunt's. And my sister gave me a camera! And on New Years was my cousin Marcus's B-day, his sweet 16. Our older cousin Charity got him a car, a little hotwheel one. Lol That was so much fun.
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Chapter 11- Konoha Connections
"Finally, we're here." Inu laughed. "Welcome to your new home U-chan."
Inu, Mi, and Hinata have just arrived the outside of the Zodiac hideout. When they started to ravel, Inu told her from now on that her name was going to be U, the rabbit. Hinata thought about it and decided she liked it. Mi and Inu were very nice people, they didn't seem like criminals at all. They didn't tell her much about the other members, just that she had to wait until she saw them. Now, she was going to meet those members for the first time. She was a bit nervous, but yet was ready to go in.
Mi sighed aloud, laying her head on Inu's shoulder. "I'm so glad we're here. I'm so tired of all of the traveling."
Hinata nodded her head. "I-I really would like t-to rest now."
Inu grinned at the two women. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go inside!" Inu held Mi's hand as he quickly drags her over to the entrance of the hideout. Hinata followed behind them, wondering what her new life would bring. "Tatsu! We got a new member!" Inu yelled. He ran to the entrance.
All three of them entered, it was lit up with lights hanging from the ceiling. There were dozens of different doors leading to bedrooms, bathrooms, closets, and many other things. Minutes went by without a sign of anyone in sight. As Hinata walked down the large hallway, she noticed some of the rooms had different writing and pictures of Zodiac animals. She thought that they had to be the bedrooms. In front of a room that said Ne, there was a little black rat. It watched her walk by, not blinking its eyes once. It kind of crept Hinata out a bit, but ignored it. When she was out of sight, the small rat clawed the Ne's door and squeaked loudly. The door opened and ran inside to Yuki to tell him what he had just seen. Few minutes later, Ne came out of the room with Yuki on his shoulder. They walk the same direction Inu, Mi, and Hinata were heading so he could greet them.
Hinata continued to look at the doors when she started hearing a pig crying out. She looked ahead and saw a small pig, with tears coming down its face, running right towards her.
"Ino-chan?" Hinata gasped, thinking the pig looked just like her blonde friend. The pig ran right to Hinata and jumped into her arms. Hinata had almost dropped the cute animal, but managed to hold on.
"KAGURA-CHAN, WAIT!" Yelled a loud voice down the hall. Hinata couldn't see who it was; she just saw a dust cloud coming towards her. "PAPA DIDN'T MEAN TO BITE YOU! HE WAS SLEEPING AND THOUGHT YOU WERE A MARSHMALLOW!"
"Hey, I-kun!" Inu let go of Mi's hand and began to walk to his friend. "It's been a while!"
I did not stop to talk; instead he ran over Inu and stopped in front of Hinata and Kagura. The poor medic nin laid on the ground, in pain of being ran over. He cried over to Mi, but she shook her head and turned her back to him, saying that he should've been more careful.
"Oh Kagura-chan, please forgive papa!" Kagura looked up at him with her eyes filled with tears. "You know papa wouldn't do something that mean to you on purpose, now would he?" Kagura thought for a moment. She then jumped out of Hinata's arms and landed in I's. "That's my girl. I love you so much."
Meanwhile Hinata gasped when she saw who the man was. "Chouza-san!"
(LA: Haha, I bet none of you saw what is coming up. XD lol)
I looked at Hinata. "Huh?"
The lavender eyed girl placed her hands over her mouth. "G-Gomen na sai, you l-look like s-someone I know." If I didn't have the Z on his cheek and was replaced with a purple line, he would look just like Chouji's dad.
I chuckled. "Don't worry about it. It may not be my name, but that was my twin brother's." I thought for a couple seconds. "Hm…I haven't seen him in years. Last time I saw him was living in Konoha with his five year old son Chouji. Or I liked to call him, Pork Chops!" He laughed.
Hinata's eyes widened. One of the Zodiac members, an S ranked missing Nin, was Chouji's uncle. How the hell did this happen? Hinata didn't say anything as the man continued to talk, mostly to himself, but Hinata wanted to hear more.
"Our parents had spilt up when Chouza-kun and I were young. I lived in Grass country while he lived in Konoha. I visited many times, even more when we both became shinobis. Last time I saw him was on Pork chop's fifth birthday party. Soon after that day, something had occurred and I became a criminal." I stared out into space with a sad smile, thinking of his brother. Kagura looked up at her papa, wondering if he was alright. "I always wonder how Chouza-kun and Pork Chops are doing."
Inu had gotten up from the ground and stared at I. Never before has he seen his friend act this way. Usually he would be making jokes, drunk out of his mind, pretending to be sad, scared that his pig wouldn't love him anymore for all the things she does to her; but never once has he seen a sad smile on his face. Inu looked at Hinata, thinking of what kinds of new things she will bring after officially joining.
"Ano…" Hinata twiddled her fingers. "Ch-Chouji-kun has b-become a w-wonderful person and a-a shinobi. I-I believe Chouza-san is doing fine, h-he is always w-with his friends on m-missions, t-training, and eating out."
I looked up at Hinata in surprise. "How would you know?"
Hinata blush as she nervously took off her backpack. She reached inside of it and brought out her headband. "I-I'm from Konoha and I-I was Chouji's f-friend since the academy days."
"You know Pork Chops?" He stared at the girl in disbelief, but soon grinned at the new info. "Well why didn't you say so?! Tell me how my dare nephew has been doing!"
"I! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!?!?!" Yelled someone from down the hallway.
I turned deeply pale. "Um…M-maybe we can talk later. I got to go!" With that, I ran off to his room, with little Kagura in his arms.
"Come back here!" Everyone looked to see it was Ushi. They watched her run right pass them. "You ate all the food I made for dinner! Now you're going to pay!"
Hinata backed away some, not wanting to get in the woman's way as she ran past. As she backed up, she bumped into something hard. She looked over her shoulder and saw a man's chest. Blushing, she looked up to see Ne staring right back down at her. She blushed even harder when she thought he looked at lot like Naruto, but yet Yondaime as well. She looked at his sunglasses, reminding her of her teammate Shino.
"Welcome." Ne spoke. "It is an honor to finally meet a new member."
"I-it's n-nice t-to meet you t-too…" Hinata stuttered, more nervous than she was when she first arrived to the Zodiac hideout.
Ne continued to stare at Hinata for a few more seconds before looking over at Inu and Mi. "I believe I have not met you two."
Inu scratched the back of his head with a grin. "Yeah, we've been traveling for a whole year, not stopping here even for a minute."
"Humph." Mi glared at Inu through her sound headband. "We didn't come inside, but we sure went around it in a circle because a certain someone wasn't doing his job."
Inu felt like he was hit in the gut. "I-I said I was sorry Mi-chan."
"Sorry isn't going to cut it." She then walked down the hallway. She touched the wall with her right hand to help her in case she tripped and a carving Inu made to help her find their room. Inu and her room was close by so it wouldn't hard to get there.
Inu stayed, knowing she most likely doesn't want him to follow her. That and he had to take Hinata to go see Tatsu. He turned to Hinata, seeing her stare at Yuki on Ne's shoulder. He watched her bring her hand up and pet the little demon. Yuki closed his eyes and sighed at the touch. Ne did nothing but stare at Yuki be pet by the girl.
"U-chan," Inu got Hinata's attention as she stopped petting Yuki. "We have to go see Tatsu now."
"H-hai."
Inu started walking down the hallway, Hinata walking behind him as she waved at Ne and Yuki. The little rat waved as the blonde man watched the two people leave. After a few seconds, he started to follow them. Inu looked back and saw this but said nothing. He did think that Ne seemed a little bit weird and wondered where Tatsu found him.
Ne kept his eyes on Hinata. 'Her eyes.' He thought. 'Those look like the same eyes of that man I saw when I found out oji-san died.' (If you remember in one of his flashbacks, Hiashi was it)
Hinata felt a shiver go down her spine, Ne was following her and watching her, making her feel a bit uneasy. 'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea to join…' She thought, trying to ignore Ne.
After a few minutes of walking, they made it to Tatsu's office. Inu knocked on the door and waited for a response. Ne was now next to Hinata, still watching her. Yuki wondered why Ne was doing this, but shrugged and started staring at Hinata. It seemed a bit fun with the way she looked; all nervous and creped out. The little demon almost laughed out loud from the look on her face.
Only several seconds went by before they all heard 'come in,' through Tatsu's office door. Inu opened it and lead Hinata inside. Ne tried going in after her, but Inu stopped him.
"Gomen, but this is going to be private. You need to go somewhere else while we talk." Inu told him, trying to save poor Hinata. He too, like Yuki, wanted to laugh, but didn't want the girl's first day to be that bad.
Ne was quiet, only nodding his head in response. He walked back down the hallway to his room. Inu watched him carefully before closing the door and, just to be safe, put up a sound barrier if the blonde ever came back.
Hinata sighed in relief, feeling much better now that Ne was gone. She looked over at Tatsu as he was doing some kind of paperwork. He hadn't even glanced at her since she came into the room.
Inu walked up next to Hinata and patted her on the back. "Here you go Tatsu. I got a new member; can I have my books back now?"
Tatsu placed his pen down and stood up from his seat. That was when Hinata saw the cloud headband around his waist. Hinata almost gasped, but she was able to stop herself by putting her hand over her mouth. Tatsu then finally looked up at her and was shocked when he saw her eyes.
'A Hyuuga.' Was the only thing gong through his mind.
There was a moment of silence, making Inu feel uneasy. "Um…Tatsu, this is our new member from Konoha."
Tatsu snapped out of it and shook his head. "I can tell she is from there. She is a Hyuuga, am I correct?"
"Hai, but how did you know?"
"It doesn't take a genius to know with those eyes of hers. Her clan is one of the most royal clan in fire nation."
"Huh? Oh…O-of course she is. I knew that all along."
Tatsu rolled his eyes. "I bet you did…" He walked around his desk, making Hinata flinch. He noticed this and a thought ran through his head. "Now tell me…Hyuuga-san. What is your first name?"
"H-Hinata…" She told him, although it was barely heard as a whisper.
The Zodiac Leader's eyes widened. He turned to Inu. "You got the heir of the Hyuuga clan to join us?!"
Inu rubbed the back the back of his neck. "Don't mean to brag but…Yeah I got a Hyuuga…" Then something that felt like a brick hit him in the gut. His eyes widened like dinner plates. "HEIR?!" He turned to Hinata. "YOUR A FUCKING PRINCESS AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME?!"
Hinata blushed at this. "H-hai…"
Inu slowly turned back to Tatsu and saw his glare. "I swear, I didn't even know!"
Tatsu growled. "Do you realize that all of Konoha will be out looking for her? She has to go back."
"NO!" Hinata panicked. "I can't go back there! Please don't make me! I hate it there!"
As Hinata felt like she was about to cry, Tatsu was shocked. 'What…What happened?' He thought. "Why don't you want to go back?"
"My clan…I'm not good enough for them. I'm weak and whatever I do isn't good enough for them." Hinata said without a stutter. "And the one person I love is in love with someone else…I can't go back there and see him with another woman everyday of my life."
Tatsu stared, not understanding all of this. "I'm sure it's not all that bad."
"W-well…I do know some good p-people I will miss, but…E-even so I can't go back now."
Tatsu looked into Hinata's eyes, the same eyes he helped save years ago. He took a deep breath before saying she could join. "But she has to train mostly inside and if she ever travels she has to put up a disguise. Inu, you and Mi will take care of her and help her train. Go get Ushi-chan so she can help Hyuuga-san pick a room and make her a new uniform."
"Hai." He walked over to the door.
Hinata had a huge smile on her face. She bowed to Tatsu. "Arigotou, I-I will d-do m-my best for Zodiac."
"Come on U-hime." Inu had his hand on the door knob and turned it. "We need to go find Ushi-chan."
With that, both Hinata and Inu were gone. Tatsu sighed and went back around his desk and sat down. He ran his left hand through his hair. "I thought I would never see another Hyuuga after that night."
FLASHBACK
"You have to be kidding me! She is only a child!"
A much younger Tatsu stood in a group of other cloud nins. He was wearing a junnin vest and his headband on his forehead. He and the other nins were in a small room having a meeting. Tatsu and a few others had just been told what their true purpose of being in Konoha was for. They were not here for some treaty; they were here to steal the eyes of the Hyuuga heiress.
"Why weren't some of us told about this?" He held onto a picture of Hinata that had been taken earlier that day.
"We had orders not to tell some of you in case it might slip under pressure by some of their people or try to prevent it from happening."
Tatsu glared at the man. "This child has nothing to do with any of this. Why not go after an adult Hyuuga?"
"Iie, it will be much harder. The girl is small and will be easy to carry away, she isn't strong so there won't be much of a fight, and she just needs to be threatened and will do whatever you want. All little kids will be frightened if you show them a kunai."
"It's wrong! And I refuse to be apart of this!"
"If that is the case, then you shall be imprisoned for betrayal. You will be removed from your ranking and have to start all over."
Tatsu stayed silent for a few seconds as he continued to glare. "If that is the sacrifice to save a little girl…" He let out a sigh and looked down at the floor. "Then I will not stop you."
With that, they started to discuss of how one of them will get in and out without anyone's notice. After they figured everything out, Tatsu left the room silently. He went outside and started to walk towards the Hyuuga complex.
Later that night…
Hiashi walked out of his bedroom to take a walk. He needed to clear his head and think for a while. He went out into the gardens and looked up at the night's sky. After a few minutes, he felt someone's presence. He turned to his right and saw a shadowy figure under a tall sakura tree.
"Who are you? What do you think you're doing here?" Hiashi was ready to activate his Byakugen.
"I'm here to warn you about something." The person came out of the shadows to reveal Tatsu. "You're daughter is in danger."
The Hyuuga head was shocked when he heard this. "What kind of danger?"
"If I tell you, you have to promise that you didn't hear it from me. But in case you do, I am leaving Konoha after this. Now listen carefully."
END OF FLASHBACK
Tatsu became a missing nin after that night. He didn't mind, what he did was worth it. A couple days later after leaving Konoha, he heard that Hiashi killed the cloud nin that tried to kidnap Hinata. Hiashi was going to be killed for what he did, but was saved when his brother went in his place.
"I wonder what would've happened if I hadn't told Hiashi-sama." Tatsu said aloud to himself. He then started to chuckle. "Why is it that I have to save every person I meet?" He remembered since that day he helped people, mostly children, when in danger. The ones he'll never forget was the Hyuuga incident, saving Tori from his father, and the day he met Ushi.
Tatsu sighed before standing up and walking over to the door. He was getting hungry from just doing paperwork all day and wanted to ask Ushi when dinner was done.
"I swear if I ate my dinner again he's going to get it big time."
(Okay, just want to say I never really planned for Tatsu to help with saving Hinata when I first made him up, but when I got to this chapter I thought it might be a good idea. I hope you guys thought it was okay)
Meanwhile…
"…Again or else I'm going to put rat poison in the food!" Ushi yelled at I as she had a fist close to his face. And when she yelled, she was standing in front of Ne's room. And the thing was…Ne had come back from meeting Hinata and opened his door the exact time Ushi threatened I with the rat poison. All the rats looked at her in horror. They all suddenly ran out of the room and straight to the entrance of the hideout to escape.
Yuki, meanwhile, still sat on Ne's shoulder. He stared in wide eyed at Ushi. "You monster! You wouldn't dare!"
Ne sighed, to himself. He closed his bedroom door and walked towards the direction the rats went. Ushi called out to him, saying sorry and she didn't really mean it.
I laughed at this, which was the wrong move to make. She punched him in the face. "You have no right to laugh! This is your fault!"
"I-I said sorry didn't I?" I whined.
"Sorry isn't going to bring back all the food I cooked for everyone!"
"So? You can always make more."
Ushi was about to yell again when she was interrupted. "Gomen I-kun, but she's going to help our new member with her clothes and her new room. Tatsu's orders."
This made the woman smirk. "Since I'll be busy, you'll have to be the one to cook."
"Nani?! But I-"
"You don't want Tatsu to get angry at you again, now do you? Remember the threat he made to you?"
I shivered what Tatsu had said to him a few days ago. "Fine, I'll remake the dinner…C-can you let go of me now?"
Ushi glared at I some more, but soon let him go. "I'd hurry if I were you. Don't want Tatsu to find out what happened."
I picked up Kagura, who had been quiet while watching the event, and left to the kitchen. There he would meet an angry and hungry Tatsu.
Ushi ran her fingers through her long hair. "Damn that guy gives me a headache." She finally turned around and saw Hinata for the first time. Ushi smirked at the shy girl, glad that the new member wasn't a man that ate a lot like a certain member she knew. Ushi looked over at Inu. "It's been a while Inu, how is Mi doing?"
"She's doing well. She's in our room resting." Inu told the woman.
"I see. Good thing I cleaned that room for you guys. Who knows how dusty and such it can be over a year." Ushi chuckled. "Now then, Tatsu wanted me to help this young girl with clothes and a room?"
"Hai, but think you can do it without me? I want to go check on Mi."
"Of course. I was going to ask you to leave anyway for when I measure her for the clothes. I'm sure she wouldn't want a guy watching her when I do that."
Inu nodded in agreement. He then turned to Hinata. "I'm going now. Don't be so shy with Ushi here; she'll help you with what you'll need. So don't be afraid to speak up."
Hinata twiddled her fingers together nervously. "H-hai Inu-nii-san."
Inu was a bit surprised that she called him nii-san, but did nothing about it as he walked away. Hinata watched him leave, wishing he hadn't. She didn't want to be with Ushi by herself.
It was like someone granted her wish, because Tori and Hitsuji came running down the hallway. "Ushi! Hitsuji-chan and I are bored!"
Ushi turned to the two twelve year olds. "Why don't you guys train then?" The woman looked at Hitsuji and smiled. The young girl was wearing her new uniform. Her long coat was a dark blood red color and at the bottom it was a midnight blue. The sleeves went only up to her elbows and were blue at the end of it. The shirt and her shorts were both midnight blue as well. The headband she wore, that belonged to her brother and was still a little bloody, was the same way Sakura has hers.
Ushi noted that the young girl improved greatly since she arrived many months ago. She was very close to Ne, but most of all Tori. Ushi could tell Hitsuji had a crush on Tori by the way she blushed and acted shyly around him Tori never noticed though, he was a bit dense about her feelings, but it was obvious he liked her back.
"We did! We trained for hours and now we're tired and bored!" Tori yelled, not noticing Hinata.
Ushi grew annoyed by Tori. Every time he had a little tiny problem he'd run to her with Hitsuji right behind him. This annoyed the woman very much so. "Then find something, it not my problem to take care of."
Tori glared at Ushi, but soon stopped with a grin on his face. "Alright then, come on Hitsuji-chan. I know what we can do. Let's do a prank on Tatsu. The old fart deserves it for making us train so hard."
Hitsuji giggled at this, making Tori grin grow larger. Ushi sighed just sighed, Tori was always doing pranks on Tatsu. She had to do something to help the poor guy. "Why don't you guys come with me with our new member? I'm sure she'd like some help with choosing her clothing and room.
That was when Tori and Hitsuji finally noticed Hinata standing there. "You mean her?" Tori questioned. "She doesn't look like she's a ninja, a missing one at that."
"You never judge a book by its cover." Said Hitsuji. "That's what Ne-nii-san always tells me."
Tori growled at the name. "You hang out with Ne to much! You need to spend more time with me!"
Hitsuji blinked a few times. "Why?"
Tori blushed at this. "Um…W-well…Ushi! What are we waiting for?! Let's go help this lady out!"
Tori grabbed Hitsuji's wrist, making her blush as much as him, and took her towards where Ushi's sewing room was at.
Ushi chuckled as she watched the two walk up ahead. She looked over at Hinata. "Lets go, don't want to keep those two waiting." She started walking off, not waiting for Hinata.
The Hyuuga girl followed them. She started thinking about Tori and Hitsuji. For some reason Tori reminded her of Naruto; most likely because he wanted to play a prank. And Hitsuji…Hinata smiled sadly. She could see the same kind of care and love in Hitsuji's eyes for Tori like she had for Naruto.
'I wish them the luck that I never had.' She thought as she watched the two.
End of chapter
Lovelyanime: That's the chapter everyone. I wasn't sure how I was going to end it so I kept dragging on. I was going to have Hina-chan tell Ushi what she wants in her uniform, but I decided not to. Now there's like two or three chapters left and this volume will be done. The next chapter will have two certain kiddies join Zodiac. I dobn't have anything else to say, so lets see the connection some of the Zodiac members have with Konoha!
I: When I fist created I, he was only going to have similar jutsus to Chouji. But then a little later I thought of something if those two ever came into battle with each other. And so, after that I decided I was Chouji's uncle.
Ne: Now everybody already knows his connection. He used to live in Konoha and he is Naruto's cousin.
Tatsu: He helped save Hina-chan! If it wasn't for him Hiashi wouldn't known his daughter was being kidnapped! (I don't care if people like this, but I don't really care. He helped save her and that's that!)
Lovelyanime: Now remember those things because…Because…I don't know why! Just remember them! (turns to Hinata and Naruto) I forgot to tell you what else I got! (takes out a case) I stole…er…Found her when I was taking a walk! Look! (opens case and a live doll comes out) Isn't she cute?! Her name is Hina-Ichigo! (hugs Hina-Ichigo) Oh Hina-chan, you're so adorable! I can hug you all day!
Hinata: H-Hina-chan? (glares jealously at Hina-Ichigo) LA-chan is only supposed to call m-me that.
Hina-Ichigo: I want some cake! Cake! Cake! Cake!
Lovelyanime: Of course Hina-chan! I'll get you some cake and also some tea! (puts Hina-Ichigo on ground and walks off)
Hinata: S-so Ichigo-chan…You l-like LA-chan?
Hina-Ichigo: Hai! Because she's getting me some cake!
Hinata: I see…(suddenly grabs Hina-Ichigo and throws her in her case. Runs until reaches Jun's house and drops case there. Runs back to Naruto and LA)
Lovelyanime: (Comes into the room) Huh? Where did Hina-chan go? (shrugs) Must've missed Shinku and the rest. Oh well. (turns to Hinata) Hina-chan, want some cake?
Naruto: (eye twitches) Why the hell doesn't she get jealous like that in the story?! She could've done that to Sakura and everything wouldn't be all like this! (Sigh) Please review everyone.
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Taintedlegacy- Yeah a lemon. Sorry it was a dream, maybe next time If I can bring myself to write another one it won't be a dream But I'm not making any promises. I hope I didn't take to long updating.
Lil.ramen.lover- Just have to wait and see what'll Naruto will do. And Ne, he won't really mind. Just as long he gets an explanation later. That one move that Hina-chan does sounds interesting. I probably should do something like that…Hmm…I'll think about it. Hinata will meet Naruto again after four years later while she is in a village shopping for Ushi and sees him with Jiraiya for a new book coming out. That's all I'm going to tell you about when they meet. During the four years Naruto will look for her, but I'm not writing any chapters about it. Tsunade lets him whenever he doesn't have an important mission and stuff. I'll use the Jiraiya with a sketch of Hinata, but for the second volume when he repays Hinata for letting him keep the sketch. You'll find out is the next volume. Thank you for the idea!
bobbetter- (blushes) I-I rather not talk about how awkward it was. (blushes harder) I-I don't fantasize about these things! I swear I don't! (Calms down) I'm not eight, I'm sixteen. Naruto: She might be sixteen but she sure acts like she's eight. LA: Shut up Naruto! Anyway, I probably have seen one when I was like three when my brother was a baby, but I don't remember any of that. There won't be anymore naruhina in this volume. And don't worry; I'm not writing about the Zodiac going on missions. The last chapters of this are finding the last members. I'm sorry there won't be anymore naruhina for a while, but I hope you'll still read the story.
THE HEE-HO KING- I'll try, thank you. I'll try to update as soon as I can.
Maned Wolf Goddess- I'm glad you really like the story. I only have a couple more chapters left until I write volume two. I'll try to update soon again.
Ikasury- Ika-senpai! I have a new computer for Christmas! And it's not my aunts' old one, my parents bought it at a store! Now we can send e-mails again and I'll have time to respond. I can take her to the shack of doom? I hope you would say that because…I kinda already took her there. (points to Sakura in a fetal position on the ground) I don't know what's wrong. All I did was take her in there and she started screaming. lol That would've been cool if Shino backhands Sakura. She gets what she deserves! I hope you'll be able to type soon, I want to see what you'll do to Sakura. (blushes) You got that right Ika-senpai. Can you really tell with the lemon? And…I guess I would want some of you advise…But we can talk about that in e-mails. The part of a guy not liking me because of a lemon was a joke. Just wanted to have some humor in my ANs since the story hasn't had anything but drama, you know? I was kind of thinking of them having the same dream, but decided not to. (giggles) Isn't pervy Kyuu-kun the best?! Messing with Naruto like that, makes him so cute! Lol I hope you enjoyed the chapter, I can't wait to hear from you!
Allan Pike- They will, but…It might take a REALLY long time before they do. Like, after a four year timeskip and all of this other stuff in the next volume. I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
HinaNaruFan987- It was chapter two. I actually said it was chapter one but it was two. Sorry that I confused you. I'll try not to next time. And no problem, you don't sound like an idiot. I'm glad you're not mad, thank you…This was your first lemon? Hmm…Not sure if I should feel honored, since that might be weird. Well, if you read any other lemons I'm sure you'll find them much better than mine.
Surfwizard- Naruto won't be an ANBU. After the time skip, he's about to become hokage. But I'm not going to explain anything else about that. Sorry. I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
