Okay guys. I hear you on the restes and dreams. Don't worry I won't do one again. Now, as for the whole time travel detah thing. It was all in his head. His imaginatio was overworking on him, with Kyuubi playing the death god and the akatsuki were hebi every timeit reset. Each reset was becuase they were close to reaching hi mind. And the dream started before chapter one. Now, on with the story! R&R! And no more complaints about the reset! Shesh.
Chapter 13 Making it New...again
Naruto woke up the next morning to a surpirsed gasp. He groogily looked over to his right and looked at Mizu, confussed.
"What's wrong?" He asked, sitting up.
The girl just laid there, curled up on the bed, wide eyed, and smiling.
"I thought I was dreaming about yesterday. I'm happy I wasn't."
Naruto smiled and placed a hand on her cheek.
"Yep. Now, lets go get something to eat. Change out of your PJs and we'll go out to eat."
The girl jumped out of bed, smiling widely as she hurried into her room. Naruto chuckeld as he pulled himself out of bed and changed out of his sleeping clothes which consisted of a pair of grey sweat pants and a black Tee shirt. He frowned as he looked at his closet. He had a lot of orange clothes. He sighed and pulled out a pair of orange pants, a clean Tee Shirt and put them on, for going the jacket.
"Why do I wear a jacket anyway? It's like 80 degrees everyday here." He asked no one in particular as he dressed.(That's something I've been wondering)
He was just pulling on his shirt when he heard a knock on his door. Curious, he walked into the front hall and answered the door.
"Hey Naruto! Welcome home!" Sakura said, pulling him into a hug.
Behind her stood a smiling Kakashi.
"Good to see your back, Naruto." Kakashi said, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Uh, guys? I've been back for two days now."
"Yeah, and we just got back from our mission today." Sakura said, pulling away.
"Well, come in guys." Naruto said, leading them into the kitchen.
Sakura, Kakashi and Naruto sat down at the table. Naruto just looked over at them waiting. But when he saw the looks of confusion, he wondered what was up. The answer came in the form of a small girl in a dark blue jacket and dark blue pants peeking around the door frame.
"Otuo-san?" She practically whispered.
Naruo turned in his chair smiling.
"Come on in here, Mizu-chan. I want you to meet some friends of mine."
The girl smiled and walked into the room, slouching, trying to minimize the amount of her they could see. Naruto was again struck by how much she acted like Hinata. Naruto pushed the thought away and looked back to his friends as he set the girl on his lap. She curled up against his chest, casting glances at the others.
"Sakura, Kakashi-sensei. I'd like you guys to meet my adopted daughter, Mizu. Mizu, this is Sakura, one of my oldest friends. She was my team mate for almost two years before I went out training."
Sakura gave the girl a small smile.
"Hello, Mizu-chan."
Mizu nodded in her direction, still not saying anything. Naruto continued.
"And this is Kakashi Hatake, my second Sensei after Iruka-ojji-san. Kakashi-sensei helped me to become strong."
"No Naruto. You knew how to make yourself strong. I just pointed you in the right direction." Kakashi corrected.
Sakura grinned at him.
"'Iruka-ojji-san?'"
Naruto nodded.
"Yeah. Iruka-sensei was like a father to me. I'm sure he wouldn't mind having a granddaughter."
"Your probably right." Kakashi said in his calm voice.
"Yeah. And she acts an aweful lot like Hinata-chan. Even though they only met yesterday."
"Sometimes things like that happen.Wait a second. Hinata-chan?" Kakashi repeated.
"Yeah. It didn't help that I half proposed to Hinata either. I mean, I love her, don't get me wrong, but marriage is a bit far off for us."
Sakura looked at him in disbelif.
"DId you just say you love Hinata? You mean love as in a great friend right?"
"No. I mean love as in I don't feel right when she isn't near. Love as in I could see myself with her for the rest of my life."
Sakura grinned at him.
"So she told you. About time."
Naruto looked at her confussed.
"Told me what? I'm the one who asked her out first."
Sakura shook her head.
"You baka. Hinata has loved you forever. You were the only one who didn't know."
Naruto grinned.
"Yeah. I was pretty dense." He said.
Sakura, however, looked at him curiously.
"Hey, Naruto? You said you adopted her. Why?"
"It's...complicated. Don't worry. I'll let her decide if and when she wants to tell. She has the same thing I had."
"Same thing? What are you talking about?"
"Sakura. Lets headout. I'm sure Naruto has much to do today." Kakashi cut her off.
He knew what Naruto had said, and understood why the Hokage had placed her in his care. The two stood up and made their goodbyes, leaving Mizu to look at Naruto, confussed.
"What did you mean, Otou-san?"
Naruto gave her a small smile.
"I'll tell you when your older, I promise. Now, lets get some breakfast."
xxxxx
Naruto walked through the village with Mizu riding on his shoulders. She had her face buried in his har most of the time, afraid to look at anyone. Naruto felt sorry for her, but reminded himself that he wouldn't let that happen to her here in the village. He came around a corner to see Kiba and Neji in the middle of the street. Nruto took Mizu off hsi shoulders and set her down, taking her hand as they approached. Nartuo could hear their vocies.
"You'll take me to her now!" Kiba yelled.
Neji shook his head.
"Again. I will not."
"Damn it Neji! Trake me to Hinata now! I wanna prove to her how much better for her I am than Nartuo!" Kiba stumbled abit as he stepped foreward.
Neji glacned over at Naruto and stayed queit.
"Better yet. Why don't you tell me what makes you so much better, Kiba." Naruto called out.
The crowd looked over and began backing up, giving them space. Naruto looked at Kiba calmly as the drunken man turned to face him.
"Well, what do we have here? Naruto! And who's that little girl you have with you? Plan on becomeing a pedophile?" Kiba spat at him.
"I suggest you apologize to my daughter, Kiba."
Neji did a double take as Kiba looked at him, crossed eyed.
"What'd'ya mean?"
"I mean that I adopted her. Now, apologize, or I'll make you."
Kiba snorted at him.
"I'd love to see you try."
Naruto crouched down and looked at Mizu as Neji walked over.
"Mizu-chan. I want you to go with Neji. He'll protect you while I deal with this."
Mizu nodded and looked up at Neji.
"You have the same eyes as Hinata-okaa-san." She said.
Neji looked at Naruto curiously before giving the girl a smile.
"Hinata-sama is my cousin. Now, come with me Mizu-chan. Your Otuo-san has a rude person to take care of."
Mizu nodded and walked with Neji to a safe distance. Naruto stood up and readied himself.
"You still wanna fight me, Kiba?"
His answer came in the form of a druken charge that ended with Kiba falling on his face halfway to Naruto. The blonde cocked his head to the side and walked over to him. He dropped down and checked his vitals, shaking his head, smiling.
"He's alright. He just passed out."
Everyone in the crowd sweat dropped as several villagers stepped over and lifted the unconcious man amd carrying him to the hospital. Naruto walked over and thanked Neji before putting Mizu back on his shoulders and walked on thru the streets to Iruka's.
xxxxx.
Naruto walked up to Iruka's door with Mizu at his side and knocked once before he heard a response.
"One moment."
Naruto sighed in relief that his teacher didn't sound tired. Of course, it was a school day and he was probably getting ready for his lecture today. Naruto only had to wait a few seconds before his door opened and a smiling Iruka greeted them.
"Well hello, Naruto. It's kinda early for more advice."
Naruto shook his head, smiling.
"Actually, I wanted to introdue you to your new grandaughter, Otuo-san."
Iruka looked at him confussed.
"'Otuo-san?' 'Granddaughter?'"
"Well, ya. Your the closet thing to a father I have. And as for your granddaughter, I want you to meet Mizu Uzumaki. Mizu, this is Iruka-ojji-san."
Iruka looked down at the small girl peeking around Naruto's legs, looking at him shyly.
"H-h-hello."
Iruka smiled and crouched down to be eye level.
"Well, hello, Mizu-chan. Are you doing okay?"
The girl nodded, hiding her face a little bit more than she had.
"Well, that's good. I hope Naruto is treating you well." He said kindly.
Mizu gave him another nod. Iruka looked up at him, smiling.
"I'm assuming this is the girl Tsunade-sama told me about."
"Hai."
"Well, I like the idea of being a grandfather. I just have one question. How much as she been around Hinata?"
"Only a few hours. But she was shy like this since the day I met her."
"Hm...Well, I would really like to stay and talk, but I have to get to the academy early. We're getting ready to set up the new Genin teams."
"Kay, Otuo-san. See you later. Come on, Mizu. We'll stop by and see if Hinata-chan is free to hangout."
Mizu nodded and they pair headed off in the direction of the Hyuuga compound.
xxxxx
Hinata entered the dinning room and sat down with her father. She saw that he was absorbed in an orange book and had a sinking feeling as to what it was. She had to ask.
"Otuo-san? Is that the new Icha Icha book your reading?"
Hiashi's head snapped up as he tucked the book from veiw. Hinata shook her head disapprovingly as she recognized a brief flash of the cover.
"Otuo-san. Why would some one as outstanding as you read such garbage?"
"I have no idea what your talking about." He said inoccently.
Hinata shook her head as she poured herself a glass of milk.
"So. I hear that Naruto-san has a daugher now." Hiashi said, changing the subject.
"Hai. She's a cute little girl. About six. She's very shy around others, but Nartuo-kun is helping her to become more confident."
"I also hear that she calls you 'Okaa-san'." Hiashi said, smiling.
Hinata went slightly pink and nodded.
"Hai. She acts very similar to the way I used to. Very reclusive. Afraid of others."
Hiashi nodded his head sadly.
"And she does with good reason. And that's why the Hokage entrusted her with Naruto."
"What do you mean?" She asked him, curiously.
"He hasn't told you yet?"
"No. What hasn't he told me?"
Hiashi shook his head.
"I'm sorry. I cannot and will not tell. It is his place to tell you. Not mine."
Hinata was about to respond when a resounding knock was heard from the front door. Hinata stayed sitting, aware that one the clan members closer to the door would answer it. She was sipping her milk when she heard a small soft voice sound behind her.
"Okaa-san?"
Hinata set the glass down and turned around smiling to see Mizu standing in the doorway with Naruto. Naruto let her hand go and the little girl hurried over and hugged Hinata.
"Hello, Mizu-chan. You felling better today?" Hinata asked kindly.
"Hai. I met Iruka-ojji-san today. He's very nice. Then we saw a bad man who yelled at Otuo-san. He smelled like dogs."
Hinata looked up at him sadly.
"It was Kiba, wasn't it?"
Naruto nodded and sat down next to her.
"We didn't fight. He had been drunk and passed out before he moved two feet." Naruto said as he glanced over at Hiashi to see the man smiling.
"What? Do I have something in my teeth?"
Hiashi shook his head.
"No. It's just that you to seem so perfect together. You've been toghther less than a week and you already act like a family."
Naruto grinned.
"We must be perfect for each other."
Hiashi laughed lightly as Hinata and Mizu left the room, something about walking through the flower garden. Hiashi gave Naruto a stern look.
"You haven't told Hinata anything about Kyuubi yet. Or why Mizu-chan is so scared around people."
Naruto sighed.
"Hai. I haven't. I know it won't change anything, but since Kyuubi is gone, I didn't think it would make a major difference if I told her or not. If I still carried Kyuubi, I would tell her. But now, since he's gone, there's no point."
"I see. Also. Did you know that your, as Hinata says, adorable whisker marks are gone?"
Naruto stared for a moment, taking in both pecies of information before checking his reflection in the mirror behind him.
"That's weird. They were there this morning."
Hiashi looked at him with wide eyes as Naruto turned around to face him.
"What?"
"Umm...nothing. Say, Naruto-san? Do you know who your parents are?"
Naruto thought back to his dream and dissmissed it. It was probably wishful thinking.
"No. I don't."
Hiashi nodded and dissmissed him, letting him know that Hinata was free for the day.
xxxxx
Hinata was walking through the rose garden, carrying Mizu as the small girl looked around in wonder at the beautiful flowers around her.
"Whoa. This place is pretty. It is as pretty as the gardens in Whirlpool."
"Is that where your from?"
"Hai.It is. But, I didn't like it there. People would beat me and chase me out of the village. Except this nice old lady who took me in till I was five. She died and the villagers said I had something to do with it."
"Why would they do that?" Hinata asked sadly, wondering why anyone would harm a sweet inoccent littlel girl.
Mizu was about to say something when a kunai whizzed by Hinata's head. The Hyuuga dropped low, covering Mizu as she activated her Byuakugan. Hinata began searching and found a man in a black clock with red clouds walking towards her.
"Stay down." Hinata whispered as she took her Jyuuken stance.
"What do you want?" She hissed at the approching figure.
"I do not want to fight. I only come for the child." The figure replied calmly.
"Why do you want her?" Hinata retorted.
"She carries something that I need. A great power with which to kill a certain someone. My target is Naruto Uzumaki."
xxxxx
Naruto was walking to the rose garden when a familar scream reached his ears. His heart skipped a beat.
"Hinata!" He yelled, running toward the sound of the voice.
He entered the garden in time to see Hinata pull a kunai from her arm. Naruto ran and put himself between Hinata and the attacker, who he immidiatly recognized.
"You! Your supposed to be dead!"
The figure gave him a small smile.
"Alas. We Uchiha are hard to kill, Naruto-kun. You should know this by now."
"Itachi. What do you want?"
"Your daughter. She has the power I need to kill you."
Naruto felt himself surrounded by lavander chakra as he began to grow tails and enter his hanyou state. He knew Hinata could see this, but he had to protect them both.
"Ah. The new Kyuubi no Kitsune. I see you forgot that the Uchiha were the ones who could control said beast with our Sharingan."
"Just try to control me. I'm nobodies slave." Naruto growled.
Itachi sighed and activated his sharingan and him and Naruto began their fight.
xxxxx
Naruto lept forward and began to sign hand selas when he felt his body freeze. Naruto glared at Itachi as the Uchiha moved forward.
"Now, now Naruto-kun. I can't have you spoiling my plans. Forbiddan Art: Rising Fire Pheniox Jutsu!"
Hinata and Mizu watched as a blue white fire ball flew at Naruto. Hinata cried out as the fireball impacted, throwing Naruto into a nearby stone wall. Hinata screamed in pain and grief as she charged Itachi, Byuakugan active. Itachi didn;t even dodge. He rasied a single hand and deflected the attack, spining around with enough momentum to connect with teh back of Hinata's head, lifting her up and hurling her away. Hinata flew through the air, unconcious, landing next to Naruto.
"How poetic," Itachi mused as he looked at the two.
He started forward when he felt an intense killer intent aimed at him. He rasied an eyebrow and looked over to see Mizu standing upm heasd held low. He could see a white chakra begin to form around her, forming into the outline of a white eight tailed dragon. Her soft voice spoke out with cold furry.
"You hurt my Otuo-san and my Okaa-san. For that, You Die!" She roared before vanishing in an instant.
Itachi blinked just before her fist connected with his stomach. His eyes went wide as his breath left him. He stumbled and looked up to see her comeing down in an overheaded satrike. He couldn't move fast enough to avoid the strike, smashing him into the ground. He looked up and saw her comeing foreward again. He quickly flashed through handsigns.
"Fire style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" A large fireball flew from him and smashed into her.
He sighed until he saw the smoke cleared and her standing there, glaring at him.
"How can this be?" He asked softly as she rasied her hand.
He watcehd in fasicnation as the chakra claw flew at him. Itachi tried to dodge, but the claw connected with him, forcing him into the ground. He managed to get lose and stood up.
"I don't have the time to play with you anymore. But be warned, I will be back to get you, Mizu-chan." He said vanishing in a swilr of leaves as Hiashi and several Hyuuga's arrived. She turned and saw Naruto and Hinata rush over to her.
xxxxxx
Naruto dropped in front of his daughter as he saw tears form in her eyes.
"What am I?" She asked in horror before she passed out.
Naruto caught her before she fell and lifted her up. He looked over at Hinata and sighed.
"Hinata. I want you to come with me. I want you to hear this."
Hinata nodded and followed him to his house.
xxxxx
Mizu opened her eyes and saw Naruto sitting beside her, smiling.
"Your awake. Good."
"Otuo-san? What happened to me?" She asked, sitting up.
Naruto looked at her sadly.
"Mizu. Do you ever wonder why your village hated you?"
She nodded her head.
"Well, I know why. You see, you contain a demon that some one sealed into you. Now, don't worry, your not the demon" He said as he saw her face fall inrto horror," You are you. The seal prevents it from controling you. Always remember. You are the jailer, not the prisoner."
Mizu went quiet as tears began to fall. Naruto glanced over to Hinata to see her with her han dover her mouth.
"Mizu-chan, if ti makes you feel any better, I was a container too. Until recently, when I fused with Kyuubi no Kitsune."
Mizu looked at him, tears still falling. She thought he was just saying things to make her feel better.
"Prove it."
Naruto nodded and concentrated. He slowly changed into his hanyou appearnce. He heard a gasp and looked back to see Hinata with both hands over her mouth and her eyes wide. Naruto looked back to Mizu to see her getting out of bed and reaching for one of his tails. She lightly tugged at it beofre she looked at him amazed.
Naruto reverted back and picked her up, hugging her.
"See? And don't worry. No matter what, I'll love you. Your my daughter and nothing can change that."
Mizu hugged his neck tightly. Naruto felt another person hugged him. Glanceing over, he saw Hinata with her arms wrapped around him.
"Oh, Naruto. If I had known, I would have said something sooner."
He grinned at her as she looked at him with teary eyes.
"The best things take time." He said as he kissed her lightly.
The rest of the night passed with them just hoding each other even as they went to sleep.
Now, have I answered a few questions? I know I created a few, but I enjoy some confussion in my stories. Makes for a more interesting read and draws the readers in by having them try to guess what will happen next.