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Chapter 14: Explainations and Training Plans!

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Last time on Naruto of the Immortal Clan...

The killing intent in the hospital rose to new levels as green fire lit Naruto's hands. Hinata saw Naruto's eyes glow red with slit pupils. Through his mask, Hinata could see Naruto grow fangs and saw his nails sharpen.

"I DON'T CARE IF OUR FIGHT'S IN A MONTH. I"M GOING TO KILL YOU RIGHT WHERE YOU STAND!" Naruto yelled as he held his right fist back and ran at Takeo.

[*.*.*.*]

Everyone in the hospital shook in fear as the very foundation of the hospital shook to its core. Killing intent filled the air and everyone could sense it. Naruto flung his arm forward, his fox fire still active and watched as Takeo just stared back, helplessly still. Naruto's eyes screamed for Takeo's blood and in a couple of seconds, it could happen. Could being the operative word.

At the last second, a hand shot forward and stopped Naruto's hand as it hovered over the area where Takeo's heart should be. Naruto sneered as Kakashi moved Naruto's hand away from Takeo.

"That's enough Naruto. We don't want to start a war against Kumo." Naruto gave Kakashi a cold stare.

"I know that, but I still want to kill him." Naruto and Kakashi just stared each other down until Naruto sighed and cancelled his fox fire. Kakashi then let him go and sighed as well. He turned and was about to question Takeo but he noticed that he got away.

"This could be a problem." Kakashi said as Naruto took off his long cloak. Under his cloak, he was wearing a sleeveless black muscle shirt and black cargo pants. "Naruto, you should really have more self-control. You probably could've destroyed the hospital with your killing intent alone." Kakashi scolded him. Naruto ignored him and covered Hinata with his cloak. She was still too shocked to respond to the waking world.

"I don't care, he tried to... do something inappropriate to my hime and that is where I draw the line. He better hope I don't see him before the finals." Naruto turned around and looked at his sensei. "Speaking of which, what are you going to teach me for the finals?" He asked Kakashi. Kakashi shook his head and had a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Naruto, I don't know how to tell you this but..."

"You're not going to train me." Naruto finished for him. Kakashi nodded and the room suddenly got colder. "So what about Hinata-chan, are you just going to abandon her too?" Naruto questioned angrily. Kakashi tried to calm him down a bit but his last question took him off guard.

"But she didn't make it to the finals." Kakashi said, not very smart on his part. Naruto's eyes narrowed and he clenched his teeth and fist.

"So what if she didn't make it to the finals? You think that excuses you from teaching her anything? You are our sensei, it's your responsibility to teach us new things, regardless if we did or did not make it to the finals. So what are you going to do with your new found time?" Naruto asked, not even trying to sound civil. Gaara could sense the betrayal Naruto felt and wondered why he felt so deeply about it. People were bound to betray you, sooner or later.

"I'll be training Sasuke for his match against Gaara. You've seen what he did to Lee. Sasuke's going to need my help if he wants to win. We have to make sure he wins." Kakashi said in his defence. Gaara shook his head as Kakashi once again said the wrong thing to the wrong person.

"We... or just you Kakashi because I'm really ok with Sasuke just surviving. He doesn't have to win, just survive." Naruto said with venom. Kakashi flinched under the malice in his voice and was surprised with the lack of suffix.

"Don't be like that Naruto, I got you a replacement so you'll get the proper training for the finals."

"But I'm betting that you didn't get one for Hinata." Naruto asked, earning no answer from Kakashi. "That's what I thought. You know what; screw you and your replacement, even though any replacement who arrives on time would already be a better sensei then you..."

"Naruto, I'm warning you." Kakashi interrupted him but this only fuelled his anger and his desire to argue.

"You're warning me? YOU are warning ME? So do you suddenly care about me or are you warning me to stop because I hurt your pride?" Kakashi could feel Kyuubi's chakra escaping from Naruto but it suddenly disappeared. "You know what? I don't need you or your replacement. I did well the last six months without you and I could still do better without you." Naruto walked over to Hinata and picked her up into his arms.

"I won't let anything harm you anymore, I promise." He whispered to her as he hugged her tightly, holding her as if she'd disappear if he let go. He looked Kakashi one more time before facing the window.

"Some sensei you turned out to be. Come on Gaara, a promise is a promise." Gaara nodded his head and the three of them disappeared as Kakashi stood unmoving.

[*.*.*.*]

Naruto, Gaara and Hinata, who was still in Naruto's arms, suddenly appeared on top of the Hokage Monument. Naruto looked down at Hinata and saw that she was thinking about something. It was odd for him to see her so quiet. At least this quiet, she would usually say something but she hasn't said a word. He then looked back up at Gaara as he sat down on the Fourth's head. The sun was barely setting and a summer breeze refreshed Naruto.

"Gaara, do you mind if I have some alone time with Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked him. Gaara contemplated this and nodded.

"I'll be back in ten minutes. That's as much patience as I have."

"That's fine." Naruto said and Gaara shushined out of the area. Naruto sighed and shook Hinata. "Hinata-chan?" This seemed to bring Hinata out of her thoughts and she looked at Naruto.

"Y-Yes?"

"Are you... ok?" He asked.

"Y-Yeah." She seemed unsure as she answered him. This worried Naruto.

"Hinata-chan, what happened while I was gone?" Hinata looked away and shut her eyes, as if trying to wish the world away.

"Takeo, he told me s-something... something a-about you..." She said quietly.

"About me? What did he say?" Naruto questioned.

"He told me that... you had the Kyuubi sealed in you." She answered, causing Naruto's eyes to widen and his mouth to drop open. "I-Is it true?" Naruto looked at her and then sighed. Before he could reply, Kyuubi asked him something.

'Are you sure about this? Do you think it's a smart idea to tell her?'

'It's not like I can avoid it now that the teme told her. Besides... she needs to know what she's getting herself into.'Naruto answered solemnly.

'What if she can't accept the idea and leaves you?' That thought never entered Naruto's mind and now that it has, it pained him to think about it.

'Then... I guess I'll have to let her go. If she decides that she doesn't love me because of you in me... then I won't stop her.'After Kyuubi didn't say anymore, Naruto prepared himself for the worse as he spoke again.

"Yes, it's true. Twelve years ago, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi in me." Hinata's eyes widened.

"B-But why?" She continued to ask.

"I'm not sure why but I was chosen to carry the burden of having a tailed beast in me. I accepted this."

"So this is why you are hated in the village." Hinata said more to herself but Naruto heard her.

"Yeah, so do you... hate me too?" Naruto asked, almost too afraid to ask. It didn't take a second for Hinata to wrap her arms around his waist and bury her face on his chest.

"O-Of course not!" She said loudly, surprising Naruto. "Naruto-kun, I don't care of you hold a demon in you or even an angel. You are still you, no matter what anyone thinks. You are the one who always saves me, the one who's always there for me, the one..." Hinata lifted her head off his chest to look at him in the eyes. "The one I fell in love with."

Naruto had a hard time believing what he just heard. She had accepted Kyuubi and still loved him. He didn't think he could get any happier than this. Hinata slowly pulled his mask down and softly placed a kiss on his lips. Naruto kissed her back, just as softly. He could feel Hinata smile and couldn't help the one that came to his lips. It may have been a soft kiss but it didn't matter because both felt the electricity they always felt when they kissed.

When they parted, Naruto pulled his mask back on and a second later, Gaara appeared with his arms over his chest.

"Right on time Gaara!" Naruto said cheerfully. Gaara cocked his eyebrow and wondered what had gotten in Naruto. He guessed the girl had something to do with it. Then he remembered what he wanted to ask him.

"Naruto Uzumaki, why did you save that girl during the preliminaries?" Gaara asked, confusing Naruto and Hinata.

"Why, because she means the world to me." He said, his grip on Hinata tightening. Hinata could feel the love and certainty in his voice, and felt safe and secure in his arms.

"But why? Everyone is bound to betray one another. You should only love yourself because you can only count on yourself." Gaara said. Naruto stood up and helped Hinata up as well. Hinata though, spoke up before Gaara or Naruto did.

"That's what I thought too." She said, surprising Naruto. "After my mother died, my father became cold and distant and only cared about the success of his children. After I failed to reach his expectations, he decided to give up on me and train Hanabi, my younger sister." Naruto lowered his head until his lips were near her ears.

"You never told me this." Naruto whispered.

"I don't really like to talk about it. I'm sorry I haven't" She whispered back.

"My father then got me a trainer named Kurenai Yuhi to train me. He decided that since I couldn't be a good Hyuga, then I might as well contribute to the village by becoming a ninja. The one that was supposed to love me and take care of me left me in the care of another. I wondered how I could trust another person again." Hinata continued as a few tears reached her eyes. Both Naruto and Gaara were intrigued by Hinata's story.

"That's when I started to think less and less of myself and began to berate myself for every little mistake I made. I would've become an empty shell with no self-esteem, no love..." She then grabbed Naruto's hand and gave it a small squeeze, Naruto squeezing it back."…if it wasn't for Naruto-kun. I didn't think anyone would love me, much less like me if Naruto-kun hadn't showed up in my life. I owe him my life and the best I can give him is my love and my trust. I just hope that is enough."

Naruto pulled Hinata into a hug.

"That's more than enough. In fact, it's more than I could even ask for." He said, closing his eyes in content. Gaara the interaction with a calculating eye; neither seemed to be lying or exaggerating. They both seemed to need each other as much as they needed air, maybe even more.

"The point is Gaara; there's always someone out there to love, to trust. It just might be harder for some than for most." Naruto told him.

"But I am a jinchuuriki, who would love a demon container?" He said in his monotone voice, though Naruto could sense the sadness in it.

"I am a jinchuuriki and I have someone who loves me. Maybe you just have to look hard for that precious person." Naruto assured him. Gaara looked at Naruto in the eye and for a split second, Naruto thought he saw some hope shine in Gaara's eyes. It disappeared when he and Naruto felt someone coming in their direction.

"Ero-sennin, come out already, I know it's you hiding in the trees." Jiraiya then comes out from the forest behind Naruto and his vein pops out.

"I told you not to call me that!" Jiraiya yelled.

"And I told you not until you give up that habit of yours." Naruto retorted calmly. Jiraiya was about to say something else but noticed a barely clothed Hinata in Naruto's arms.

"So, what are you doing with a cloak only wearing girl in your arms Naruto?" Jiraiya asked while he wiggled his eyebrow. Naruto blushed and looked down at Hinata and remembered that she was only wearing his cloak. Hinata noticed this too and her blush was ten times worse than Naruto's. Soon enough, she fainted in his arms.

"Argh! See what you did ero-sennin!" Naruto yelled.

"I said not to call me that!" Jiraiya said, slamming his forehead onto Naruto's. Naruto pushed back and yelled:

"And I said HELL NO!" They continued to head butt each other, electricity sparking between their eyes. Naruto then felt Hinata stir and he spun on his heels, moving out of the way and letting Jiraiya hit the stone ground head first. Jiraiya then held his head in pain.

"Hinata-hime." Naruto said and Hinata gently opened her eyes. She tried to stand but her legs still felt a little faint.

"I-I'm ok, Naruto-kun." She said with a blush. She was still aware that she was still barely dressed but was too tired from everything that had happened.

"So you're Hinata, Naruto wouldn't shut up about you." Jiraiya said, getting up from the floor.

"H-He's talked about me?" Hinata asked.

"Talked? He wouldn't shut up about you. It was always Hinata's pretty and this or Hinata's brave and that... This kid would even say you're name in his sleep." A second Naruto appeared behind Jiraiya and socked him in the head. A large bump appeared where Naruto hit him and Jiraiya turned around and hit the clone in his face, making him poof.

Hinata giggled at this and couldn't help but give Naruto a kiss on his cheek. She saw his shocked expression and laughed again.

"You're very sweet Naruto-kun." She said and he just chuckled sheepishly.

"Oh yeah, there's a reason why I called you here ero-sennin, and it was not to harass me or Hinata-hime. I need you to talk a look at Gaara's seal." Naruto said, pointing his head towards Gaara. Gaara had remained quiet the whole time and could say that the moment between Naruto and Jiraiya was entertaining.

"Ah, the jinchuuriki for Suna. What's wrong with it?" Jiraiya asked.

"His seal is not complete. Apparently, they seal him while he was still in his mother's womb so they didn't have much to work with. From what he's told me, Shukaku is always talking to him and it's driving him insane. And from what I can see, it doesn't let him sleep."

"If I sleep, Shukaku would destroy my personality and take over." Gaara stated. Jiraiya eyed Gaara and told him to show him his seal. Gaara lifted his sleeve and showed the seal that was over his right shoulder. Jiraiya studied his shoulder and made some hand signs. When he finished, he placed his middle and index finger against Gaara's seal and Gaara's seal started to change.

Gaara cringed in pain until the seal stopped moving and remained still. Gaara eyed his new seal and looked up confusingly at Jiraiya.

"I'm not entirely sure if I stopped Shukaku's voices but I'm positive that you are able to sleep again. This is the best I can do so if something bad happens, I guess I'll be the one to blame." He told Gaara. Gaara nodded his head and turned around.

"Thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have much to think about." Gaara said vaguely and Naruto wondered what he had to think about. Naruto didn't have much time to think about that as Itachi appeared in the area.

"I-Itachi-sensei?" Naruto asked, confusing both himself and Hinata.

"I-Itachi? As in Itachi Uchiha who murdered h-his clan?" Hinata asked, clearly afraid. Naruto cursed under his breath and wished Itachi hadn't come.

"Don't worry Hinata-hime, he's a good guy, I promise. It's a very complicated and long story. So Itachi-sensei, I thought you had to leave to do your mission?" Naruto asked. Hinata relaxed a little but was still on guard.

"I did and I am. I just thought that since you have a month to train, I might as well train you." He said in his monotone voice.

'What's up with people and their monotone voice?'Naruto thought.

"That sounds great and all..." Naruto wrapped both his arms around Hinata's waist. "But I'm not leaving... Not without Hinata-chan." Hinata looked up at him with questioning eyes.

"A-Are you sure? I'll probably just hold you back..." Naruto placed a finger on Hinata's lips.

"No you wouldn't, trust me." Naruto said.

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea." Itachi told them.

"Why not?" Naruto asked a little angry.

"Because, it'll be quite dangerous and she'll probably be safer if she stays here." Itachi explained.

"That's what I thought too but today pretty much proved to me that it's never safe. I'd feel better if I knew that I was close to her." Naruto told Itachi, his voice not leaving any room for argument. Itachi closed his eyes and then opened them.

"I'll think about it. For now, I'll go back and see how far Kisame has gone." Itachi dispersed himself and Naruto sighed. Jiraiya looked at Naruto and then at Hinata. He looked back and saw that the sun was now gone.

"You know kid, maybe we should go back to the hospital. They're probably looking for her right now." Jiraiya said. Naruto looked at Hinata and then at Jiraiya.

"Yeah, you're probably right." Then the three of them disappeared, the area they were in became quiet.

[*.*.*.*]

Gaara had been walking all over Konoha, thinking about the part he was going to play in the whole invasion. He stopped on top of a place Konoha called Kikyo's castle. It was an odd name to him, but he couldn't really say anything about it. He was starting to think of telling Naruto of his father's idea of invading and destroying Konoha. Naruto seemed very genuine and could be a very powerful ally.

In the coldness of the night, sand erupted from Gaara's gourd and attacked a pillar behind him. A blur jumped out from behind the pillar before it could be destroyed. Gaara turned around and Dosu was standing across from him, seeming to be ready to fight.

"I have no business with you; now leave before I make your blood fall on my sand." Gaara warned but Dosu didn't care.

"So you're the major piece in Orochimaru-sama's plan huh? You don't look so tough to me." Dosu said as he ran at Gaara while cocking his fist back.

"Looks can be deceiving." That was all Gaara said as sand stopped Dosu in his tracks and completely enveloped him. Dosu's only visible eye widened as panic started to set in.

"N-No, don't kill me... I-I can help you become stronger." Dosu bargained, but Gaara would hear nothing of it.

"I warned you already to leave me alone and you refused. This is what happens when you get overconfident in your abilities." Gaara held his hand out, his palm open and pointing at Dosu. His hand then snapped shut as his sand obeyed.

"Sand Coffin." The sand then packed together and squeezed the life out of Dosu until he exploded in a bloody scene of blood and organs.

Gaara cherished the feel of Dosu's blood on his sand. Now that his existence was proven once again, he suddenly felt calm and excited at the same time. Gaara heard Shukaku's voice scream for more but it was quiet and faint. Gaara smiled at this revelation and continued his walk around Konoha. When he returned to the hotel he and his siblings were sleeping in, he saw Kankuro sleeping noisily and Temari reading some book.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?" Gaara asked, scaring Temari out of her skin.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Well I found this book and..." She started but stopped. "Never mind, it's not important. I guess I'll go to sleep now." She closed her book and gently placed it on the table she was sitting near. She stood up and walked over to her bed and lay down. She placed the covers over her and before she turned around, she looked at Gaara.

"Goodnight..." She said, Gaara nodded and she turned around. "Little brother..." She said quietly. Gaara however heard her, and felt an unknown feeling in his stomach. He then looked at the book his sister was just reading. The front cover had a picture of a girl sitting down on the ground with her back against a wooden fence and a younger looking boy sleeping next to her. He skimmed through the book and saw that there were a couple of more pictures with both boy and girl.

"A love story?" Gaara thought aloud. Temari stirred in her sleep so Gaara left the room and sat on the balcony right outside their room. He turned on the light outside and read the back of the book that had a summary of the book. It read:

Abandoned at the age of sixteen and twelve, Karin and Ichigo struggle to survive in a world where money and power are everything when they have none.

Karin, the fifteen year old works two jobs while Ichigo remains passive to the world. Karin was getting worried about her little brother. He used to be caring and happy but ever since their parents abandoned them three years ago, he became cold and uncaring. She tried everything in her power to help him out but he refuses to take it.

Will she give up and let him stay passive or will she have to risk everything just so she could have her little brother back?

The book suddenly sounded interesting to Gaara and he opened to the first page and started reading. After the first page, Gaara couldn't put the book down. He read the book until he noticed the sun coming up. He looked back at the book and continued reading the book. He was more than half way through with the book when he heard Kankuro yawning and Temari getting up to use the bathroom.

Gaara returned into the room and placed the book back where he found it. Something then clicked in his head and he looked back at the book.

'Why would Temari read this book?' He thought as many other thoughts popped in his head.

[*.*.*.*]

Naruto squinted his eye as the sun's light shined down on him and Hinata. He looked down at the short-haired ninja and smiled when he saw her peaceful face. Some of her black hair was in her face so he gently swiped the loose tendrils back in behind her ear. He then saw a flash go off and looked up. He saw his mom holding the same camera from the day before and smiling victoriously.

Kushina smiled as she got another picture of "Konoha's cutest couple", as she liked to put it. She put her camera away and became serious.

"Come on Naruto, the meeting is in five minutes." She said, and Naruto also got serious. He nodded his head and gently shook Hinata awake.

"Wake up Hinata-chan, we need to get ready." He whispered in her ear. "

"Five more minutes..." She said and Naruto couldn't help but laugh.

"But five minutes is all we have." He told her and she turned her head in the other direction, trying to go back to sleep. Naruto then heard a muffled 'Too bad' and laughed again. "Hinata-chan, come on, wake up." This time she shook her head and Naruto sighed. "Ok but don't say I didn't warn you."

Hinata was about to ask what he meant but Naruto started to tickle her. She laughed loudly as she tried to move away from Naruto but every time she moved, Naruto moved closer. Hinata had moved too close to the edge that she almost fell over. Naruto caught her but her instincts made her hold on to Naruto as well, making them both fall to the floor.

Lucky for Hinata, Naruto had moved fast enough to that she fell over him, giving her a softer landing than Naruto. They were both still under the covers and were now an inch apart from each other. They both stared at each other and smiled simultaneously. Another flash went off and once again Kushina looked victorious while Naruto's patience was starting to disappear.

"Give us a minute mom." Kushina nodded and left the room.

"If you'll need me, I'll be outside." Naruto nodded and stood up while making Hinata stand as well. She blushed when she felt a sudden breeze. She grabbed the covers that was on the floor and wrapped it around herself. This sudden action confused Naruto until he remembered why she would do that.

"Um... W-What am I going to get changed into?" Hinata asked and then Naruto stretched his hand out and grabbed a bag that was thrown in Hinata's direction. He turned around and saw Kushina holding the door while Hiashi was standing next to her. Hiashi looked very passive but Naruto felt some hostility from him and he sweat dropped and smiled.

"Heh, I know what this looks like but let me explain." Naruto said but Hiashi just cocked his eyebrow. Kushina then walked over to Hinata and Naruto and started pushing Naruto out of the room. "W-What are you doing mom?"

"Hinata needs to change and she can't do that if you're in the room..." Kushina then stopped pushing him and gave him a sly smile. "Unless, you know, it's ok with both of you." She said while pointing at both of them. Hinata brought her covers over her mouth and shook her head while Naruto also shook his head.

"I thought so." She said while she once again shoved Naruto out of the room. Hiashi stood at the door thinking about what just happened. Kushina then shoved him out of the way.

"I know you're her father but a girl needs her privacy, you know." She told him as she looked back at Hinata and winked. Hinata giggled and mouthed a thank you before Kushina closed the door. After she was sure no one was looking, Hinata started to strip down.

Outside of her room, Hiashi was looking at Kushina in interest. He had heard of her and didn't necessarily think she was Naruto's mother.

"So you're Naruto's mother?" He asked her and she nodded while hugging her son around his neck.

"Yup, this little knucklehead is mine." She said proudly, ignoring Naruto's 'Hey!'. Hiashi nodded and sat down as he waited for his daughter to come out.

Yeah I know it's a shorter chapter than usual.. so sue me... I want to find something out so this chapters are going to be shorter than usual... Let's see how it turns out...

Yeah, still open to suggestions about Takeo's death.. But there's also the thing about Hinata...

Does any one care if she goes to train with Naruto and Itachi or stay in Konoha where it's "safer" as Itachi put it...

Next Chapter: He's a traitor?

Good luck with whatever!