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Trouble 1
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HINATA

About an hour later, we were sitting in silence, everyone was trying to comprehend what I had told them

"So, let me get this straight." Kiba said suddenly. "Their whole plan is to engineer children by combining our DNA so in a little over a decade they'll have a small army of incredibly strong ninjas that are completely loyal to them. Am I right?"

"A-as far as I k-know." I answered softly.

"And they seem to be more obsessed with your byakugan being combined with Naruto's large chakra pools then the pair of us." Sakura pointed out as well, not needing to ask for conformation. But I nodded just the same.

"What kind of sick freaks are they?!" Kiba exclaimed angrily. "Brainwashing kids to fight their war? It's disgusting!"

"I agree." Sakura told him, matching his tone. "But we can't do anything about it now." He looked at me, obviously wanting to challenge my words but knowing he couldn't.

"We could at least try!"

"Kiba! What good is trying if…"

"Why aren't we dead?" I blinked, confused at Naruto's as Sakura would-be speech as cut off by his sudden question.

"What?" Kiba asked, looking at him strangely.

"If our DNA is the only thing they want then why are we still rotting away in here? We're no use to them anymore so why aren't we dead?" we all went silent, pondering this. He had a point. If all they wanted was DNA to create children, why did they keep us locked up? And even if they were going to use Sakura and I to birth the children, they wouldn't need Kiba or Naruto anymore. So, why are we all still here?

By the time the men had come with our second meal, we were all still trying to figure this out. At this point, they gave up finding reason and started eating the grull that was served. As I was eating, I noticed that Naruto was the only one not doing so. It should have been obvious why but my mind was still feeling sluggish so I took me a few seconds to figure out that he couldn't reach it. He probably couldn't even feed himself with his arms strung up like that.

So, knowing that I couldn't stay mad at him forever and that he had to eat sometime, I picked up the two trays of food and brought them over to him. I placed one on his lap before sitting next to him with the other on mine. He gave me a strange look.

"Y-you have to e-eat." I told him simply, not looking at him. I simply turned back to my own food. Neither of us spoke for a while.

"Uh, Hinata?" Naruto said, trying to get my attention. I looked up at him, letting him know that he had it. "I'm sorry."

"W-w-what for?" I asked nervously.

"You were right, I haven't been relying on you guys like I should." He said, looking away guiltily. "It's kinda hard when every person you DO rely on keeps getting hurt because of it."

I took this chance to study him. I could tell what he was saying was true, after all, he had just lost his sensei because he went looking for the Akasuki. Sakura got injured by trying to protect him from himself. Then there's Kakashi, who was, more times than not, being put in the hospital for chakra exhaustion whenever he was on a mission with Naruto. He probably even blames himself for the whole Sauske thing as well. It wasn't that surprising that he thought it was all because of him.

"I'm really sorry about…" he was forced to cut off when I shoved a piece of food in his mouth. I figured it was the only way to make him stop apologizing so I could talk. That didn't mean I didn't turn red when he looked at me in surprise.

"S-sorry." I muttered to him. "But y-you have to e-eat." I was silent for a moment before continuing.

"I understand s-so it's a-alright." He gave me another confused look. "And I-I forgive y-you."

"Weally?" He whispered around his food, sounding shocked.

"Now eat, y-you need to k-keep up your s-strength."

"Ok," he said after swallowing. "And thanks, Hinata."

"Y-your welcome." I looked down at the food in front of me, feeling my face heat up. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw him open his mouth to say something, but I was a bit afraid of what it would be. So I avoided the whole conversation in general by shoving more food in his mouth and I kept doing so every time he finished.

I'm sure he forgot what he was going to say after a while, instead trying to say something just to get more food. He turned it into a bit of a game, seeing how much he could say before I shoved more into his mouth. The most he was able to say was "Tsunade's got a big…" before I was able to stop him. He later insisted that he was going to say stack of paperwork but I'm pretty sure that was because Sakura was threatening him with a rock again.

When the food and chopsticks were finally taken away we were both fighting back chuckles. The two creepy men gave us a weird look but didn't say anything about it. After the men left we chatted for a while. Nothing important, just little things like what my family's like and which ramen is the best at Ichiraku's. I bet you can guess which one took longer.

Even with all the shuddering, Naruto had me beat by a lot. He could go on for hours about the different kinds of ramen, comparing the different tastes and textures. Then when he asked my opinion I had to tell him I didn't really have one. Though I know OF it very well, I never ate there. He looked at me shocked for a moment before simply saying that "were going to have to change that."

I couldn't help but blush at the statement. He noticed but for the first time ever he didn't insist that I was sick. Instead he only smirked and continued.

"After all, if were getting out of here we might as well have something to look forward to." He smiled the first real smile that I've seen since we got locked in here.

"T-that s-sounds like a d-d-date." I pointed out nervously, my blush deepening.

"Huh…you're right." He said after thinking for a second. "That reminds me, there's something I wanted to talk to you about."

"W-w-what is i-it?"

"Well…"

Before he could continue, the door slammed open making us all jump. On the otherside was Ribbons himself, flanked by his two henchmen per usual.

"Well, looks like our tow resident lovebirds are getting along quite nicely." He said, looking straight at the two of us and sounding extremely pleased. "That's good. It always is when intended parents have a good relationship beforehand."

"Bastard." Naruto growled, glaring at the man.

"If you don't agree I suppose we could just kill you." He said off hand. Scared, I grabbed his sleeve, willing him not to say anymore but I knew it couldn't work.

"W-why haven't y-you yet?" I asked before Naruto had the chance to.

"Are you eager to die?" he asked, turning towards me.

"N-n-no." I answered quietly. "I j-j-just want to k-know. W-we have t-the right to k-know."

"I suppose you do." He answered after some thought. "After all, you'd have to find out some time. We're keeping you around for the children's sake."

"What?"

"Do you really think I would waste precious man power to raise brats? Why should I when I can have the parents do it for me?" He continued as we gawked at him. "This way not only will I have elite soldiers fated to follow my cause, but I'll also have cannon fodder that care for them, train them, and even risk their own lives to keep them from harm. It's a good plan, isn't it?"

"No." I whispered while the others were too stunned to say anything. His head snapped back at me, his strange eyes narrowing.

"What was that?" He asked, giving me a chance to back down. But after hearing his plans for any future children I may have, I wasn't going to. I might not be the bravest in our group but there were just some things I couldn't stand and fate was one of them.

"I s-said no. I-it's a h-horrible idea. Completely i-insane a-a-and disgusting!" I told him a little louder ending in a quiet shout.

"You know, I was going to let the fact you broke one of my rules go. After all, it was a very good question. But now that you not only questioned me but blatantly disrespected me I can no longer turn a blind eye towards your behavior." He said, his eyes narrowed. "You two, grab her and bring her to the exam room. I suppose I can let her watch while I do that last procedure."

The two men nodded, reaching for the key as they stepped towards the door. Scared, I gripped Naruto's coat tighter, burying my face in his sleeve as I heard the lock open. I knew they were coming but I didn't want to see them. It was irrational and obviously not true, but I felt that if I couldn't see them and Naruto was nearby, then I'd be safe.

I felt a rough hand grab my own coat as I clung even tighter. Just as I felt them get ready to yank me away some one spoke.

"Let me take her place."