Here is the first of the reviewers chapters. First is Chewie Cookies!

CC: Hey LR!

LR: Hey. So, what do you think?

CC: It's cool, but I have a few questions. This one is for Yugito and Nibi.

Yugito: I guess I can answer.

CC: What was Nibi like before she got sealed in you, and why is she so big sister like to you?

Nibi: Well, I was your standard demon cat. I usually slept, and then I wake up long enough to hunt. And then every now and then, I would destroy a village or two for fun. As for Yugito, well, I sorta ruined her life, so I've tried to be family to her.

LR: Well, that's all we have time for now, but I will answer more at the end. So hang tight, and away we go!


Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. You know who does? Some Japanese guy who doesn't know how powerful Naruto should really be. He's made Naruto a weakling! He so deserves to be as powerful as I and others have made him. But not invincible.

Chapter 12

Love and Training

Naruto dodged Yugito's fist, ducking under it. He struck back, hitting her stomach, and knocking her back. Team Naruto had been training for the past week, while Kushina recovered, and Tsunade waited for a mission worthy of their skill level. He had assessed Yugito's abilities, and found her taijutsu was solid, but a little too slow. She also had an affinity for lightning, as well as fire, which Nibi had given her. She was skilled in several ninja arts, but most were assasination techniques. She didn't really have regular battle ninjutsu. Both Naruto and Arashen were striving to correct that.

Yugito panted, holding her stomach. Naruto's hit was powerful, and precise. Their spar had only been going for twenty minutes, and he had worn her out. She held her hands up. "I'm done."

Naruto slipped out of his stance. "Sorry about that. But it just shows that those idiots had no idea on how to train you. Your taijutsu is too slow, leaving you open."

Yugito nodded. "I... know. I... was meant... for assassinations, not... long battles."

Arashen came over. "Let me take over."

Naruto nodded, and turned to Hinata. She was busy striking at a training dummy. After she had perfected her Jyuuken, Naruto had her start learning a slower, more powerful style, to back up her faster style. Hinata struck the dummy in several spots, finally hitting the center. A deep dent actually formed where she had hit. She turned as Naruto came over and inspected it.

"I think you have the basics down. So, you can move ahead. How are your jutsu's coming?"

Hinata smiled. "I think I've got that wind one down." She performed the handsigns. "Wind Style, Wind Slashing Jutsu!"

She held her hand out, and wind formed in her palm. She lashed out at the dummy, and the wind followed her hand's movement. It sliced right through the dummy, severing it's chest. Hinata smiled, as Naruto hugged her. "That was great! Perfect!"

She hugged him back, feeling wonderful at his praise. Naruto kissed the top of her head. "I think we can move on to some more jutsu. This one is another wind type. It's mostly defensive, but can be used offensively."

He held out the scroll, which Hinata eagerly opened, and began to study. Over with the others, Arashen gave Yugito a soldier pill.

"This move should work for you. It's something I developed on my own. I'm willing to share it, if you promise not to share it with anyone else."

Yugito nodded, and watched as Arashen began performing handsigns. "Snake, Ox, Monkey, Dog, Ram, Rat Tiger. Fire Style, Dual Fire Sword Jutsu!"

Suddenly, two blades of flames formed in Arashen's hands. He moved around, demonstrating sword moves. "You see. Their like regular blades, except they burn instead of slash, and they can't be blocked except by chakra, or objects conducting chakra. You need to concentrate your chakra into your hands, and keep it focused there. You try."

Yugito nodded, and tried. She managed to create two small swords, and hold them for a minute. Then she released it.

"Not bad. Practice, and you will have it down in no time."

Yugito nodded, happy at his praise. In fact, she was just happy to be near him. She tried to ignore it, but she couldn't help it.

Arashen was impressed. She was skilled, strong, determined, beautiful... wait, did he just think that?

"Yes you did. You like her, don't you?"

Arashen didn't answer. He was too embarrassed.

Naruto and Hinata were busy going over the scroll, until Naruto looked at a clock on the wall. "Hey, we need to get going! We don't want to be late!"

Hinata nodded, rolled the scroll up, and quickly rushed it back to the library. Everyone got cleaned up, and changed into fresh clothes. Naruto had put on a pair of jeans, a white t-shirt, and blue buttoned down shirt. Naruto picked up an envelope on his bed side table. He pulled the four tickets from inside, and looked over them.

I really need to thank Koyuki for these. He hurriedly joined the others in the hallway. Hinata had changed into a purple shirt and caprice's. Arashen wore a t-shirt and jeans, while Yugito had put on a button down blouse and a long skirt. Naruto held out the tickets.

"Whose ready for a movie?"

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The four members of Team Naruto sat in the middle of the movie theater, holding their snacks. The movie theater was filling up, and almost all of the other teams were there. Hinata smiled as Naruto fed her popcorn.

"I can't believe you got us tickets to the Konoha premiere of the new Princess Gale Movie. This is wonderful."

"Well, if it wasn't for Team 7, Koyuki wouldn't have survived the filming of her last movie." Naruto smiled at the memories.

The lights darkened, and the preview began to roll. The movie began to play, and Hinata snuggled against Naruto's arm. As the movie played, Naruto opened his mouth in amazement. It was a Princess Gale version of their adventure. He smirked at Sasuke's character, which was a stuck up jerk, who just acted cooler than he was. He cheered as the first major battle happened. Hinata smiled at Naruto's enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, Arashen and Yugito were sharing a bucket of popcorn. As they watched the movie, they both reached in, and their hands touched. They both looked at each other, blushing, before Arashen quickly removed his hand. Naruto and Hinata smiled at the two of them.

"They really do seem cute together, don't they?" Hinata whispered.

"Yeah, they do. Maybe we should help them?" Naruto whispered back, before kissing Hinata.

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Naruto and Hinata sat on a bench in the park. Arashen and Yugito had returned home after the movie, while Naruto and Hinata had gone for a walk. They had ended at the park, where they watched happy families play, and couples walking, or making out. Hinata looked up at Naruto.

"Naruto, can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What do you want?"

"Naruto, when did you fall in love with me?"

Naruto looked at her for a moment, then looked down. "If I tell you, will you promise that you won't be upset at what I tell you afterwards?"

Hinata looked at him. "Okay, but why would I?"

Naruto sighed. "You'll see. Do you remember when we first met?"

Hinata smiled. "I'll never forget."

Flashback

Little Hinata sat on the same bench they were on now. The six year old was crying her eyes out. Her Jyuuken instructor had been some mean to her. And when she went to her father about it, he had just ignored her. He had been like that since the day she had been kidnapped by the Cloud ninja. She had run away after trying to see him. She had dropped on the bench, and started to cry.

Suddenly, someone approached her.

"Hey, you okay? Why are you crying?"

She had looked up, to see a blond boy with whisker marks on his cheeks. He came up to her. "You okay?"

Hinata sniffed. "It's nothing. Just... that...(sniff)I... wahhhhh!"

(A/N: I don't really know proper crying noises, but I always thought that is what a six year sounds like.)

The blond boy sat next to her, and hugged her, and she cried into his chest. She sobbed the whole story to him.

"I don't have anyone. My father won't look at me, except with mean eyes. And all the teachers are mean. And my mom is always busy, so I rarely get to be with her. I have no one."

"You have me."

She gasped, and looked up at him. "W-what?"

The boy smiled. "I'll be there for you. Would you like that?"

She nodded. The boy smiled, and took her hand, and led her to the playground. He missed the massive blush she had.

Flashback End

"I really started liking you after that. We would meet for the next few weeks and play. Then," her face fell, "you stopped coming around. I was hurt and confused, until I saw you chasing Sakura in the Academy. She seemed so pretty, so I guess I understood why you stopped playing with me."

Naruto slowly held her, and she suddenly felt tears falling on her head. She looked up, to see him crying.

"Hinata, I swear to you, I never wanted to hurt you. I have loved you since our third play date at the park. But something happened."

He took a deep breath. "The reason I stopped coming was that the Elders of your clan found out. And they weren't happy."

Hinata looked up. "Did they threaten you?"

Naruto shook his head.

Second Flashback

Naruto lay on the ground outside his own apartment door. He was panting, his body ached, and blood dripped from his mouth. Three guards from the Hyuuga family stood over him.

"Did that teach you your lesson, beast! You are not fit to be around the Hyuuga heir!"

Naruo slowly looked up. "She is my friend. She needs me."

Another guard kicked him, and he hit the wall of his apartment. "Scum! The Elders warned us about this. So if beating you didn't work, then how about this? If you don't leave her alone, we will bring her before you, and beat her in front of you! Do you get the message now!"

The three of them left, leaving a crying Naruto. He wanted to be with his friend. But he had to protect her. She needed him to protect her, even if that meant he had to stay away.

Flashback End

Hinata pulled away, looking at him in horror. "They did that?"

Naruto slowly nodded. "I wanted to be with you. But I didn't want you to get hurt. So I backed off, and pretended to go after Sakura to throw them off. I-I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to protect you. I'm sorry I failed you."

His head fell and he started to cry, feeling ashamed at his weakness. Suddenly, two slender arms encircled his neck. She buried her head in the crook of his neck, and gently kissed it. Hinata sighed, pressing against his neck.

"Naruto, you weren't weak. You were strong, because even though it killed you inside, you protected me by staying away. I can never repay you for that."

Naruto held her, silently thanking whatever higher power had given him this beautiful angel. He gently kissed her cheek, and then her lips. He moved down to her neck, and she sighed as she felt those lips there. She loved it. She loved him. She could never stop loving him. She began to nibble on his earlobe, and he grunted happily. They broke apart, and pressed their foreheads together, panting. Finally, Naruto smiled at her.

"Thank you. Thank you for loving me."

Hinata just smiled, and kissed him lovingly. They sat there for a while, until Naruto noticed the park was empty, and the sky was darkening. He sighed, slightly unhappy. "I really want to stay here, and not end this moment. But we do need to get back, and make sure everything is ready for tomorrow."

Hinata nodded. "Okay. Besides, we can start this up again later."

"Miss Hinata. I like your thinking."

Hinata smiled slyly, and kissed him. "I don't mean that, handsome. Not yet."

Naruto nodded. "I can wait till worlds end for you."

Hinata smiled, then let out a happy scream as Naruto picked her up, and carried her home.

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The next day, Naruto happily walked next to his mom. She had finally been released from the hospital, but was still a little wobbly on her feet. When Naruto had asked Tsunade, he had barely dodged the super powered punch when he had said 'Granny'. When she had calmed down, Tsunade had said that Kushina hadn't been in actual control of her body for sixteen years. So, she was still a little off.

"I can't believe I have to wait a month before I can fight again. I really want to see what you can do with that sword of yours."

"Yeah, I can't wait to draw circles around you, mom."

Kushina gave him a mock glare. "Is that how you respect your mother?"

Naruto smiled. "No, that's how I talk to a sparring partner."

Kushina smiled, and hugged him. "We have a lot to catch up on. And this hopefully can start."

She handed him a package, which he tore into. It was a new face mask, with a fox muzzle where his mouth would be.

Naruto smiled, and hugged her back. "Thanks! This is so cool!"

He replaced his face mask (A/N: Don't ask. I don't know how.), and pulled it up. He now had a orange fox muzzle over his mouth, giving him an even more feral look. Kushina smiled. "You'll have an even more fearsome reputation than your dad."

Naruto stopped for a moment, and looked at his mom. She was actually a bit smaller than him, but not by much. He suddenly saw the slight tremble, as she remembered her lost husband. Naruto came over, and hugged her.

"It's okay mom. I miss him, and I didn't even know him. Just remember, that he did what he did to give us a future. Let's not spend it grieving, but living to the fullest."

Kushina smiled. "That sounds exactly like something he would say. You're right. So lets get home. I need to rest, so I can show you the real way to use that blade on your back."

Naruto smirked. "Arashen and Kyuubi might take offense at that."

Kushina grimaced. "Kyuubi? He taught you?"

"Yeah. Turns out, he learned plenty during his life. Why, is it a problem?"

"Yeah. You have such an unfair advantge over your poor mom."

The laughter that came from both of them drifted through the Village, and lifted the hearts of even the saddest people.

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Tsunade smiled as she finished the last paperwork for the day. Kushina was home with her son, she had barely any paperwork, and the Village was almost as strong as it had been before Orochimaru's attack. She bent over, pulled out a sake bottle, and was about to take a drink, when there was a knock on the office door. She sighed as she straightened.

"Yes?"

"Lady Tsunade? The elders of the Hyuuga clan request an audience with you."

Request? Yeah right. "Let them in."

The five elders entered, and stood before the desk. She remembered Hiroto and Hikasha, but didn't recognize the others. All of them bowed to her.

"What can I do for you?"

Hiroto stepped forward. "It is concerning Hinata Hyuuga. We understand that not only has she been reinstated as a chuunin, but has accomplished a B ranked mission, that became an S ranked due to Akatsuki involvement. Is this true?"

Tsunade nodded. "Indeed. She has become quite a ninja under Naruto Namikaze's training. In fact, he says she can be jounin by the end of next month."

"Then our decision has not been in vain. We intend to reinstate Hinata as a Hyuuga, but as a member of the branch family. She will also be reinstated with Team Kurenai. This is the wish, and intention of the Hyuuga Clan."

Tsunade just looked at them in amazement. "You do realize this is a matter of ninja's, in which I am in charge, and only I can authorize such actions."

"Normally, yes. But in this case, it is a clan issue. Hinata, even if she is disowned, has Hyuuga blood. Therefore, we may induct her back into the clan where and when we want. Will you have this letter delivered to Lord Namikaze, so that Hinata can come back home?"

They left the letter on her desk, then bowed and left. Tsunade sighed. The day was going so well. She downed her sake bottle in one shot, then shook her head. I hate my job sometimes.

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In the Namikaze home, Kushina watched as Arashen began training Yugito in kenjutsu. She was wielding a wooden training katana, while Arashen was using a training replica of his sword. Kushina noted that he moved with a simple, but elegant style. It wasn't as fast as katana style, but it was still incredibly effective. If he fought her, she might be in for a challenge.

Naruto was busy practicing a new jutsu, which would give him an advantage over the sharigan and rinnegan, while Hinata practiced her new wind jutsu. She smiled as she watched the Hyuuga girl. She had strength, and incredible potential. If Kushina could, she would help that potential come out.

Suddenly, the bell for the gate rang. Arashen bowed to Yugito, and quickly went to the gate. He came back a few minutes later with a letter.

"Naruto, this just came from the Hokage. It's pretty urgent."

Naruto took the letter, and read it. He suddenly crushed it. "I don't believe this! How could they!"

Hinata came over. "What is it?" She unwrapped the message, and read it. Her eyes widened. "No."


LR: So, Chewie. Anymore questions?

CC: Well, you actually answered one of them in the story. The day Hinata and Naruto met. But about the couples? When will they have kids? Right after marriage, or a while after?

Naruto: (blushes) Well... I... it... ehhh.

Hinata: I think maybe a while after we are married. Would that be okay Naruto?

Naruto: (smiles in relief) Whatever makes you happy, my angelic princess.

Arashen and Yugito: We're not... we aren't a couple!

CC: (smirks) Very defensive, aren't they?

LR: Indeed. So anything else?

CC: One last question, for Naruto and Arashen. What would you do if Akatsuki kidnapped Hinata and Yugito?

Naruto: (going slightly Kyuubi) I WOULD RIP INTO THEIR BASE, AND TEAR ALL OF THE AKATSUKI APART, LIMB BY LIMB!

Arashen: I would rescue my teammates, because I made a promise to always protect them, even with my life. (Discreetly looking at Yugito as he says this)

LR: Well, I hope you got your questions answered, and I hope to get a review from you Chewie.

Please Review, and get ready for madness next time.