CHAPTER FOURTEEN – Hinata; the Kind Hearted One

Many demons knew of the one called Hinata, and all wondered her reason for being here in the depths of hell. Thus, many a demon had asked her what her story was, yet she swore that she would never tell; stating it was only meant for the ears of he whom she adorned. It was painstakingly obvious, but it seemed that Johnny and Sasuke who were the only ones who managed to figure out that it was Naruto. Nevertheless, they swore that they wouldn't tell unless she asked them to.

It wasn't until the day that Naruto saw Jade and Cerberus kiss; that he finally found out the story so many had wanted to hear.

The story begins at an orphanage. Naruto was a hyperactive 8-year-old boy; but was an outcast amongst the others. He did not know why he was shunned by them. All he knew was loneliness, sadness, and longing. However, despite this cruel act towards him, there was one who paid attention to him; a young girl by the name of Hinata Hyuuga. The two of them were at the same school together, but of course, she was not an orphan, being the heiress of the Hyuuga clan.

Everyday she would stare at him from a distance. How her heart would beat at the mere sound of his voice, and how she longed to speak to him. People say love makes you do crazy things. Well Hinata really put meaning into that statement.

Kyuubi, dark overlord of the Underland, had launched an attack upon the upper world of hell. Although he was a most powerful of demons, his power was nothing in comparison to that of Satan. The ruler of hell was about to obliterate Kyuubi, however his compassionate and merciful wife thought otherwise. She decided that instead of destroying the demon, she would take it up to earth, and imprison its soul in the body of a human child.
Naruto had managed to sneak out of the orphanage. He made his way to the abandoned part of town. He sat at the end of the broken bridge; overlooking the ocean swallowed buildings and the remains of a tall tower. Even to this day, debris still fell from the rotting buildings, and a cloud of smoke still intoxicated the air amidst them.

Naruto watched with fascination as the setting suns reflection highlighted the salty water with a most beautiful illumination, and as the sky faded from a smoky blue above his head, to a burnt orange towards the horizon.

Unbeknownst to the young boy, Hinata had followed him and now hid behind a mailbox. She had decided that today was the day that she would confess her feelings to him. She was so sure that this would be the perfect moment. Hinata slowly stood up and started to approach him. However, she quickly ducked behind the mailbox when a loud rumble suddenly emitted from the ocean below.

Naruto jumped to his feet and looked down at the water. A large vortex and appeared just below; emitting strong sparks of black lighting. Within seconds, a dark smoky figure shot up from within the whirlpool of darkness, and towered over Naruto.

"You shall do nicely," a dark and husky female voice hissed. Naruto felt his voice die, span around, and made a break for it.

Hinata, now scared tremendously, sat with her back pressed hard against the mailbox. She saw Naruto run pass her, then a tendril of black smoke wrap around his waist, and pull him back. Tears streamed down her delicate cheeks as she heard him yelling in pain. Hinata closed her eyes; hoping that the torment would stop.

When the yelling seized, Hinata quietly looked behind to see what had become of Naruto. Said boy was kneeling on all fours, his shirt ripped to shreds, his body covered in red markings, and emitting a slight red smoke. Hinata gasped with her hand cupped over her mouth, and trembled nervously. Just what had this supernatural being done to him? It was then that the creature, (Mikoto), had spoken.

"Young orphan boy. I see a great deal of pain and loneliness circulating throughout your soul. Inside your body, I have imprisoned the soul of Kyuubi; the Dark overlord of the Underland; a hell in Hell itself. The seal that ties his soul to you cannot be broken by any other being other than me or Satan himself. Now, young boy. I have chosen you as the prison vessel because of your lack of family, friends, and love. So if you mysteriously disappear, no one will notice. Now come with me, Naruto. Because of Kyuubi, Heaven will not permit you to enter. So come with me young boy. You shall now live in Hell, as a demon. Not those beastly demons, but others that are, human-like."

Mikoto outstretched her hand. Naruto turned around and gazed at what he was leaving behind. It was then that he noticed something, or rather someone hiding behind that old mailbox.

'Hinata-san…' He said in mind. With a sorrowful frown, he walked onto Mikoto hand, and the two disappeared down into the vortex.

"Naruto-kun!!!" Hinata suddenly jumped out from hiding and ran for them. But she was too late. She watched as the two descended down into the vortex. Naruto looked up when he felt a drop fall on his cheek. He saw Hinata leaning over the bridge's edge; and she was crying.

"Naruto…kun…"

It was just as the demon-thing had said. No one had noticed Naruto's disappearance. Hinata sighed sorrowfully, having not forgotten the happenings. The heiress was not sure how she would cope with such a loss.

'I—I can't believe…Naruto-kun…I'll never see you again. This can't be real, it shouldn't be real!' Hinata desperately tried to hold back her tears. She was alone in her room, on her bed; hugging her stuffed toys close to her.

'The demon-thing said that he was going to live in hell. Now I know that it will be impossible for me to see him. There's no way I'll be able to get into he—Wait…no one said I couldn't get into hell. Yes, for Naruto-kun, I will make sure I get into hell; no matter what it is I must do!'

Deep within the shadows of her room, the demonic queen, Mikoto, smirked at the sudden evil aura that overcame this fragile little girl. Well Mikoto did give her a push; or rather shove, into the direction of evil.

Eight years had passed. Hinata was now a pretty, yet still fragile, 15 year old girl. In the past few years, she had done nothing but train harder than any human had done before. She became an expert I various form of martial arts and self-defense. Her body may have looked small and fragile, but she had the strength of a 23-year old body builder, and the speed of an Olympic track champion.

Although any parent would be proud of a daughter such as her, there was a rather horrid flipside to her abilities. Not only had she been training, but she had been selling her services as an elite hit man. Or rather, hit woman. It wasn't that difficult; especially having abnormal skills for someone of her age. And as time passed, the hired killings turned into killing for fun, and for the need. The populace of the city dropped by a dramatic 43 in the course of 6 months. And it was mainly children, both girls and boys, which she targeted.

Hinata's parents were so distort by what their on-the-run daughter was doing every day of her life. Police were going to blame her Hinata's motives on her upbringing, but it clear that her upbringing was the best any parent can give. So just what was her motive?

An old friend of Hinata stepped forward to the police. She said, Hinata had the biggest crush on a boy named Naruto, and that she would even stalk him sometimes. The police filed a search for the boy. It hadn't taken long before they realized that he had disappeared of the face of the planet. And it only took eight years; not long at all. This infuriated Hinata even more; causing her newly found demonic aura to increase tenfold. Unbeknownst to Hinata, all this was under heavy influence from Mikoto.

When it the time came for Hinata to give herself in, she was deemed to young for the death sentence, and was sent to a jail for kids her age. Every other teen there found her as a legend. They called her The Angel from Hell; angelic in beauty, but demonic in nature. Hinata had only been in prison for one day when she committed suicide. However, before she had done so by shooting herself in the head, she had made a long and thick cut across her left arm.

With the blood that poured through the open gash, she had written on the wall: It is now my time to leave the mortal plane. I will not apologize for what I have done, nor will I ask for forgiveness. I did what I did for a purpose. I wanted to go to hell. Hell was my desired destination. Now, that want will be fulfilled, and I shall reunite with my love.

Her body was buried in the local cemetery, and in a crypt situated atop the highest hill in the sanctuary. On her casket, engraved into the gold slab was, "Hinata Hyuuga. The Angel from Hell. A loving daughter. A good student. A legend amongst the Assassins"

That's how the story goes. The reason why Hinata was a demon. Although she had done terrible things on Earth, when she had entered hell, her old kind, loving, and shy self resurfaced, and lost her demonic aura, but not her power.

Naruto was of course the first person she saw since he was on Gate-duty. The idiot didn't even bother asking why she of all people was there; probably too excited to see a familiar face. So as time passed, the two became well acquainted, and Naruto introduced her to all his new friends; Sasuke the Prince, Jade the Solitary, Cerberus the Perverted, Johnny the Gay, and of course Ino, the Flirt.