The Ninja King. Chapter 13: An Argument.
(Note: This chapter may make it seem like I am an anti-NaruHina fan, when really that's not the case. In fact, NaruHina (Naruto X Hinata) and SasuSaku (Sasuke X Sakura) are two of my favorite Naruto pairings. If you don't like these pairings, that's fine.)
Later that night...
After Hinata and Naruto were done making love, and fell asleep, when they woke up, they decided to continue their talk at the house while Asuma, Choji, Ino, Shikamaru, Neji, and Kurenai were still out on their walk.
"Naruto, there's something I don't get. If you've been alive all this time, then how come you never came back to Konoha?" Hinata questioned.
"Well, I kind of felt like I needed time away from Konoha. You know, just to get out on my own, and live my own life. So, I did just that, and it's great," Naruto said.
"We've really missed you at home. We need you and we love you," Hinata mentioned.
"Nobody needs me, and I doubt they care where I am," Naruto told Hinata, looking away at her.
"Of course we care about you, love you and need you! You're the Hokage!" cried Hinata.
"Hinata, how many times do I have to tell you? I'm not the Hokage. Orochimaru is," Naruto spoke.
"Naruto, Orochimaru let the Sound ninja take over Konoha. Everything's a disaster! If ever anyone tries to get in Orochimaru's way, then he kills them! In fact, he tried to make me his queen!" Hinata exclaimed.
"What?! You fell for it?! How could you, Hinata?!" Naruto shouted.
"I didn't give in, Naruto! Listen, if you don't do something right now, everyone will die!" Hinata yelled.
"No. I can't go back," Naruto calmly told her with his back facing her, and not looking at her.
"Why?" Hinata asked.
"You wouldn't understand," Naruto muttered.
"What wouldn't I understand?" Hinata wondered.
"Look, Hinata. Sometimes bad things happen, and there's nothing you can do about it. So why worry?" Naruto asked, looking at Hinata.
"It's because it's your responsibility, Naruto!" Hinata snapped.
"Hey! Well, what about you and Neji? You left, so why did you leave?" Naruto asked.
"We left the village to find allies. Then we found you, and saw that you were still alive. Don't you understand, Naruto? You're our only hope," Hinata lectured Naruto.
"I'm sorry, Hinata. I can't," Naruto objected.
"What's happened to you? You're not the Naruto I remember," Hinata said to Naruto, almost sad.
"You're right. I'm not. There. You happy?" Naruto asked, irritated.
"No. I'm disappointed in you, Naruto. Like I said, you're not the Naruto I remember, and you're definitely not the Naruto I fell in love with when we were children!" Hinata shouted.
"You know, you're starting to sound just like my father right now," Naruto said as he was about to walk away until Hinata mumbled:
"Good. At least one of us does."
An angry Naruto turned around to face her.
"Listen, you think you can just come back into the picture and tell me how to live my life?! You have no idea what I've been through for the past four years since I was away from Konoha!" Naruto screeched.
"I would if you told me!" Hinata protested.
"Never mind! I'm going on a walk! Don't bother coming to look for me because I'm not coming home, EVER!" Naruto shouted as he left the house and slammed the door.
"Fine! I don't need you either! I can marry somebody else then!" Hinata screamed as she ran to the guest bedroom, slammed the door, went on the bed and started to cry.
Naruto was going on a walk by himself.
"She's wrong. I can't go back. Even if I did go back, nothing would change. The past can never change," Naruto said as he looked up at the sky while thinking of Minato. "You promised me that you'd never leave me!" he exclaimed. "But you did. It's all my fault that you're gone. I miss you, Dad," Naruto said as he began to weep.
~ End of Chapter 13. ~