The man continued to smile as he slowly lifted his arm and pointed a finger at Hinata. "Her."
Hinata looked worried but Naruto looked pissed. Not enough to use Kyuubi's chakra, but if this turned violent he might. "I don't know who you are and what you want with Hinata-chan, but I don't care. You'll have to go thru me first."
"Did I ever say I was here to fight?" The newcomer said with an inappropriate grin.
"Then what the hell are you here for?" Naruto demanded.
"I believe I already told you. I'm interested in her."
"Well sorry sir, but I'm interested in someone else." Hinata said, getting beside Naruto to calm him down and prove her point.
Lilith just watched in silence.
"Well that's a bit of an inconvenience, but nothing that can't be changed." The newcomer said, still smiling inappropriately.
"No, it can't be changed." Hinata said firmly. "And anyone who thinks it should be is no one I wish to be acquainted with."
"All bonds eventually break, even strong ones. It would behoove you to remember that."
"I'm only going to say this once." Naruto warned. "Leave now, or I'll kick your ass twice."
The newcomer showed no reaction. "Well, tonight I will heed you, but next time I may not be so lenient." He turned and walked away, and as soon as he was covered by a shadow he simply vanished in the darkness.
"That was weird, but thank you Naruto-kun." Hinata told her boyfriend, who was coming down off his adrenaline rush.
"No sweat Hinata-chan. I just wonder what his problem was."
"I don't know. Do you Lilith?"
"That man... I can't quite put my finger on it."
"She doesn't know. So let's not worry about it and go relax." Hinata told Naruto.
He nodded. "Want me to take you home now?"
"Only if it's your home."
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Because if that guy's got something planned for me, isn't he likely to try and do something once I'm alone? If we're together he can't do anything." She explained, trying to avoid simply saying she wasn't yet ready to spend a night away from him now.
Naruto thought it over. "You've got a point. And your father can't be mad at me for keeping you safe from stalkers."
She smiled and the two walked back to his apartment.
The guy who had addressed the young couple went into a common apartment decorated with drawings. In the process he dropped a henge he had over himself, revealing that while he was indeed pale, he was actually a teen the same age as the ones he had encountered moments ago.
"Danzou-sama was right, the boy is attached to the girl. Once we find some way to gain leverage over her, Danzou-sama should be able to do with him as he pleases. And maybe he'll find some use for the girl too."
Once inside the apartment Hinata wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck and kissed him like she hadn't seen him in weeks. His surprise disappeared as soon as it appeared and he kissed her back.
"Cinnamon wear off?" He asked when they paused for air.
"It must have. My panties are about to burst into flame." Hinata told him.
"I'm not surprised. We haven't done anything since our night in the hotel in Suna." Naruto stated.
Since the young couple always have company on their trip back from Suna, they never had time to really be intimate. They had time to kiss, but no real sex took place once in the three day trip back to Konoha. Naturally that was bad for Hinata, who resisted for the first day but was slowing down greatly the second day. By not using any of Lilith's powers she made the need not get bigger, but when the third day came she was starving. By chance they got enough time and privacy that day to at least try some cunnilingus, and that helped out a lot, but they couldn't do more. So they had been sexless for basically four days now, and Lilith was getting hungry. In fact the only reason she hadn't already gone crazy was the burst of energy she got when Ino got laid earlier.
"I know. I would have asked for some earlier, but I knew Otou-san would come for us right after the meeting, and I knew our date was really important to you. It was to me too." Hinata said happily. "I'm glad we can have more to our relationship than just sex. Making love to you is everything I could ask for, but-"
He put a finger to her mouth, silencing her. "I know, I feel the same way."
Hinata looked up at him with undisguised love and adoration. 'Most men would just want sex and only go out with the girl in hopes she'd put out. I feel like I found the one boy in town who actually wants more than sex.' "Thank you Naruto-kun, but I am a bit worn out and I do kind of need some more energy. Would you mind if I sleep here tonight with you?"
"No I don't mind. I've been concerned about that, but... there's one thing I need to ask you." He told her.
"What's that?"
Naruto looked like he was struggling to phrase it the right way. "Hinata-chan, Neji brought it up earlier and I kept thinking about it during our date. I didn't think about it earlier, but after I did I realized maybe we should discuss it."
'He sounds so uncertain, like he's afraid I'm going to be hurt by this.' Hinata told herself.
He closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to make eye contact with her right now. "Our arrangement is going to be difficult. Baa-chan may assign us to separate missions, and the Hyuuga most likely won't like us meeting up daily even if it's for your own good. In fact, they're likely to insist you be with someone else."
Hinata's heart stopped. 'Oh no, is he...? Is he...? Dear Kami-sama no. Naruto-kun...'
"We've been doing fine for now, but it can't last forever. So I think I know what must be done, but I worry it will hurt you too much."
The Hyuuga heiress started to shed tears as she could have sworn her heart was about to commit seppuku. 'Naruto-kun... you can't. You mustn't. I love you. Please don't do this to me.'
"Hinata-chan, I think we should... go to Baa-chan and see if you can be reassigned to my team full time and maybe see if your father will allow you to move in with me." Naruto told her.
Hinata cried and dove into his chest. "Naruto-kun no! Don't do this to-wait, what?" She asked once his words filtered thru her mind.
He looked really confused. "I said maybe Baa-chan could take you off Team Eight so you and I are always assigned together so you don't have to sneak out again, and maybe you could move in with me so your clan won't be upset about us being together."
Hinata now shed tears of relief. 'Oh thank Kami-sama, I was just being paranoid.' She smiled and kissed him, letting him know she wasn't sad anymore. "Naruto-kun, I like that idea. Why would you think I wouldn't?"
"Because it would mean leaving your team and your home just to be with me." He told her.
"Sounds like a fair trade to me." Hinata said, still crying in relief while hugging him. "It's not like I'd never see any of them again. I'd still get to talk to them when I want to, but if being with you means not being with someone else, it's worth it to me."
"The only problem is your father and Baa-chan might not agree to it. They'll have to at least consider it because of Lilith, but they still may say no. And..." He paused to look over his apartment. "I'm not sure this is a good place for two people for long, so we may have to find another place."
"We'll worry about that when the time comes. For now this is good enough for us." She said, her tears starting to dry up now before a moment of realization dawned on her. "Besides, didn't I once say I thought about approaching Hokage-sama myself about switching to your team?"
Naruto blinked. "Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot for a moment."
"It's okay, I did too. And I didn't even think about what to do about our living arrangements. I'm glad you did." She said before lightly kissing him. "Naruto-kun, I want you."
Knowing what she wanted, he smirked. "Well then, you'll have to catch me first." He joked before escaping her grasp.
"Ooh, fun." Lilith said.
Hinata giggled and started to pursue him, going along with the game. Naruto would dodge her at the last second and make her try to catch him again without actually leaving the apartment. She did manage to grab his jacket sleeve but he got it off before she could pin him.
'So that's his angle. Well, game on.' Hinata told herself. She then reached for his pants and grabbed the ankle of them, her body lying on the floor in the process. "Got you."
"Not for long." He said before unzipping them and lowering them to get out quickly.
Hinata reached up as soon as his boxers were exposed and grabbed his dick. "Now I've got you."
"Oh yeah?" He asked before putting both hands on her shoulders and pushing her gently to the floor before laying on top of her. "Looks like I got you instead."
"It's about time. I waited years for you to catch me." She told him with a smile, her hands still on his member and now stroking it.
"I'm sorry you had-" He started to say, but was cut off by a kiss.
"Don't. It was my fault for not saying anything. I was too afraid you would reject me to let you know I wanted you. I should have had more faith that you wouldn't disregard me like that, even if you wouldn't have dated me right away."
Neither teen wanted to admit it, but both suspected that if Hinata had approached Naruto before he left with Jiraiya, there was a strong chance he wouldn't have returned her interests. At least not right away. Sure, he would have been overjoyed to have a friend who valued him and respected him, but he wouldn't have dropped interest in Sakura instantly. It wasn't until after the chuunin exams Naruto really started to realize Sakura would not return his affections as long as she had a chance with Sasuke, and it wasn't until he returned from his training trip that he was open to consider other options. So ultimately, Hinata's timing was perfect, even if later then she would have preferred.
Naruto kissed her this time. "Let's not worry about that, or the other things. Let's just be glad we have each other now."
Hinata smiled. "Agreed. So have me Naruto-kun." She said as she took off her jacket without getting up.
His privates freed for now, Naruto reached down to remove his pants before removing his shirt. Hinata made sure to take off her dress too by lifting the entire thing over her head, showing her lacy black underwear that was practically see-thru. And wet.
"Here or bedroom?" Naruto asked.
"Bedroom, so we can sleep comfortably when we're done." She answered while she unhooked her bra and let her breasts bounce free from their confines. Eyeing his erection hungrily, she pressed her breasts against it, his boxers being the only thing preventing direct contact. "You like this Naruto-kun?"
"Probably not as much as you enjoy this." He said before snaking his arm around her to rub her clit thru her panties. She moaned and closed her eyes while wiggling her hips to add more friction.
"More... more... more!" She said, getting more forceful with each request as she was now humping his hand. She leaned back and away from Naruto long enough to take her panties off, almost tempted to just rip them off but she wasn't that much into it yet. With the cloth barrier gone Naruto inserted two fingers while rubbing her clit with his thumb. Overpowered by ecstasy Hinata rubbed her own breasts and moved her hips in time with his fingers until she climaxed.
"Thanks, I needed that." Lilith said, glad that Hinata was less inhibited when no one was around to judge her. The waterfall incident was a perfect example.
Once she came off her high, Hinata slumped forward landing on Naruto's hard chest. She smiled feeling the warm and comforting body and looked up at him, her eyes bright and warm. "Thank you Naruto-kun. I love you Naruto-kun."
Naruto smiled and hugged her close. "Thank you Hinata-chan." 'I wish I could say it back. I WANT to, but how can I be sure? How will I know?'
As if reading his thoughts, Hinata placed her hand on his cheek. "It's okay Naruto-kun, don't force yourself. If you need more time to know how you feel, I can wait. I want you to say it because you mean it, not because you think I want to hear it."
"I promise you Hinata-chan, when I do say it, it will be honest." He told her.
The white-eyed girl's heart jumped for joy. 'He said 'when', not 'if'. His heart already knows even if his mind isn't as certain yet. That's enough for now.' She kissed him then went down and started to take off his boxers with her teeth. He moved to make it easier for her. Once his dick was exposed, erect and ready to do its job, Hinata came up to it and actually kissed the tip with a slight lick to it too. then she wrapped her breasts around it and held them tightly against his organ as she moved her mounds up and down.
Both panted as she did this, Hinata sounded pleased while Naruto sounded like he was trying not to release just yet. Hinata even tried licking his tip more when she could get her mouth close enough to it, as well as pinching her nipples too. She felt like she was slowly building up to another orgasm too, and it was only the fact that her hands were busy and Naruto's currently couldn't reach her privates that it couldn't be handled directly.
Hinata started titty-fucking him faster, wanting to taste his cum. Her panting went faster as did her hands and jugs, and her boyfriend looked like he was about to burst. "Cum for me Naruto-kun. You know you want to. Let me taste you, swallow you, pleasure you." After a few more rubs and licks, he did exactly that, and not all of it went into her mouth, some of it falling onto her breasts too.
"Wow, sorry." Naruto said while panting.
Hinata smiled. "Why?" She then lifted up her breasts and started licking his semen off herself. "There, all clean now."
"I can't imagine that stuff actually tastes good." The whiskered blonde said that, looking a bit bothered by the idea.
The Hyugga heiress just shrugged. "It does to me. And I bet my juices taste good to you."
"Good enough to use as ramen broth if I could."
Lilith chuckled. "I wonder what would happen if you made that for him."
Hinata ignored that and got up. "Care to join me?" She said, wiggling her hips invitingly as she headed to the bedroom.
It wasn't until she actually got to the bed that she got her answer. Naruto surprised her by embracing her from behind and cupping a breast and her slit at the same time. "Surprise." Startled, she lost her balance and fell forward, landing on her hands and knees on his futon. Naruto fell with her but stayed on her back. "You okay?" He asked, worried he hurt her.
"I'm fine." She answered, then got hot under the collar when she felt his resparked erection poking her from behind. "Naruto-kun, let's try it this way tonight."
'I don't think she means anal this time.' He thought before straightening up and repositioning his body and weight to get more comfortable for this. He then leaned forward to kiss and suck on her neck and massage her breasts. If Hinata wasn't ready yet she sure was now. Pulling away and putting his hands on her hips, he started to insert himself into her soaked vagina. He stopped for a moment when he was buried up to his hilt. "You like this?"
"I love this." She told him, then squealed in delight as he started pounding into her. "Oh yes, give it to me. Don't be gentle. Fuck me until I can't walk anymore!"
Naruto tried to go a bit faster and more forceful, glad to see she liked this so much. Then he got an idea for something new to try out. 'I hope she doesn't hate this.' Experimentally, he tried spanking her, not enough to hurt, but enough to be felt for sure.
Hinata's body perked up and she moaned in surprise. "Oh! Do that again!"
'Wow, girls actually do like that.' Naruto thought before trying it again, this time slightly harder.
Hinata grabbed the futon as if she would fall off otherwise. "Oh yes! Smack my ass! Leave a mark on me Naruto-kun!"
"Ooh, you want him to mark you?" Lilith teased.
"Yes, mark me!" She said as she got spanked again, not sure just who she was really talking to.
"Well, if you're serious, I'll tell you how he can after you're finished here." The succubus said.
Hinata was barely listening now. Heck, her arms could barely support her now and she was on her elbows, trying to move her hips to stay at pace with his thrusts. By now Naruto had stopped spanking her and was using his hands to hold her hips up lest they become unable to support their own weight too.
A few more good thrusts, and both lovers felt their insides tighten up in differing yet similar ways. Naruto climaxed and thrust forward as much as possible while Hinata climaxed and clamped down on his dick, both moaning like they were trying to howl. It was times like this they were glad Naruto had the foresight to have the apartment soundproofed so the neighbors couldn't complain about him being loud as a kid.
When they finished, they slumped forward on the mattress and Naruto pulled out of her, cuddling her from behind. They struggled to catch their breaths, but both felt gasping was a small price to pay for such pleasure.
"Now that you're briefly coherent, you want to know about marking?" Lilith asked.
"What do you mean?" Hinata asked, regaining her breath.
"Huh?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, it's just Lilith." She told him in a 'nothing to worry about' tone of voice, though he did have something to worry about.
"As you may know, demons mark those they claim as mates. The succubi and incubi are no different, though our marks work differently. Your classic demon mate mark is formed by a bite by the neck and collar that scars as a sign to others that the demon is claimed and therefore untouchable to everyone but their mate. For my kind, we don't bite, but rather mix semen and vaginal fluids together and draw a circle with that above the genitals of our mate then place our chakra into it, which burns a permanent mark into our lover and turns them into what we call our One True Mate. Our fertility then becomes linked to our One True Mate, meaning conception without them is downright impossible even with the best medical treatment, and no other succubus or incubus can have sex with them. Though the mark doesn't prevent non-sex demons from having sex with us. Our nature requires us to have many lovers, so our marks cannot force us to be monogamous for anything other than having children."
"Do you have one?" Hinata asked.
"Yes, you just couldn't see it in the cave because it's right above my pussy lips. Not exactly something you could have seen in that stupid sapphire even if you had looked down there."
"You think Naruto-kun and I should do this too?"
"That's up to you, but let me warn you, this means you can only have children with Naruto and every time you make love the risk of conceiving will become higher. And while this mark will prevent any incubi from sleeping with you, it will mean nothing to other demons or humans."
"I told you I'm not sleeping with anyone else. Naruto-kun is my one and only." Hinata firmly declared. "I'm tired of telling you that over and over again."
"Alright then, if you're so certain that he is your One True Mate, then go ahead and claim him and let him claim you. Just keep in mind the risk of pregnancy will get higher and you're really missing out on denying yourself at least one time with an incubus. Heck, a really good fuck from an incubus might get me out of here sooner."
"No, I don't care about that. You were trapped for a hundred years, you can wait a bit more to get out of me." She told her inner demon.
Lilith now sounded a bit bothered, maybe even irritated or angered. "Fine, but don't do it right now. Give your boy a bit more time to be certain he wants to return the gesture. Otherwise he'll feel like he's being forced into an early marriage. Let him wait until he's comfortable saying he loves you before you try to make him claim you as the only woman he can ever have children with."
Hinata nodded.
"Something wrong Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.
The white-eyed brunette turned to face her whiskered blonde lover. "Nothing that can't wait until morning." She then gained a wicked smirk. "Say Naruto-kun, as long as we're both awake and have privacy, how about we finally see which one of us has more stamina?"
"Challenge accepted!"
The next morning Tsunade was in her office working when a knock was heard at her door. "Yes?"
The door opened to reveal two people she was not particularly pleased to see, Mitokada Homura and Utatane Koharu. While there was no questioning that they did their jobs well and with good intentions, they weren't exactly pleasant to work with. Mostly because they had known Tsunade back when she was a genin and whenever they looked at her they still sort of saw her as the child she had been back then. They still helped her in her duty as Hokage, but they had an annoying tendency to believe they knew better than her.
They did have their good traits. Talking to them helped to avoid called needless meetings involving the entire council and making matters even more complicated, and they never actually went against her authority or orders even if they disagreed with her on them. By far their best trait, as far as Tsunade was concerned, was that they were not Naruto-haters. Sure, they weren't exactly Naruto-likers but that was because of his childhood behavior not his jinchuuriki status. After years of working with Sarutobi Hiruzen, before and after he became Hokage, they knew to trust his judgment and if he said Naruto wasn't a threat to Konoha that was good enough for them. Unlike many others.
"Hokage-sama, we have some concerns about the mission you have planned to encounter the spy in Orochimaru's forces." Koharu said as the two walked in then sat down on the couch opposite her desk.
"Such as?"
"We believe assigning Uzumaki Naruto would not be a good idea." Homura started off. "It is a bad idea to assign him missions with a clear risk of him encountering members of the Akatsuki, of which Orochimaru was once a part of. Also, we believe that whenever he is sent on missions, he must only be partnered up with high level shinobi for he is always supervised and protected."
Koharu spoke next. "Additionally, you should limit the number of missions he is assigned to outside Konoha, and restrict his area of activity."
Tsunade just stared. 'You've got to be kidding me.' "That's not happening." She stated calmly but with authority.
"Tsunade," Homura said, "Naruto is not an ordinary child, he is a jinchuuriki and a targeted one. The logical thing to do with him is keep him under surveillance and prevent him from leaving the village. It may not seem like it, but we are making concessions."
"I agree that he should not be on any solo missions and that a four-man group is better for him, but we should not limit Naruto so profoundly." Tsunade countered, pausing to get into a more relaxing position in her chair. "Even if we kept Naruto inside the village 24/7, Akatsuki would still come for him. Keeping him in one place with limits on what he can do in that place is practically giving him to Akatsuki. As long as Naruto is allowed to move around, that makes it harder for Akatsuki to track him and ambush him, which also helps keep them from attacking Konoha to get to him, knowing he will be here. Besides, Naruto has too much talent to waste by putting him under house arrest so to speak."
"Your argument is weak Tsunade, hardly worthy of a hokage." Homura said condescendingly.
Angered, Tsunade stood up from behind her desk and stomped her foot on the floor. "You're not the only ones making concessions you know!"
"Even so, what reason do you have to believe that Naruto will not be captured by Akatsuki if your plan is the one followed?" Homura asked.
"What reason do you have to believe that if your plan is followed Akatsuki would spare Konoha in their effort to get Naruto?" Tsunade countered, remembering the times when she saw Naruto's spirit and determination at their highest. "Naruto... will never be caught. I have faith in him."
"And if your judgment is wrong?" Koharu asked.
"If I'm wrong and something happens, then I'll protect Naruto and Konoha with my life, as the Godaime Hokage." Tsunade confidently answered, subtly reminding them both of her authority. "Just like I would if Akatsuki came here for him."
After that there was a brief stare down between her and the elders, as if to challenge their own ideas of what was best.
Homura spoke first. "Very well, if you feel that strongly then we have no choice but to let Naruto continue to be an active ninja. However, we must insist that for this upcoming mission you let us pick one of the ninja assigned alongside Naruto."
Tsunade lightly shook her head. "I'm afraid that's not going to be possible. I've already arranged the team for this mission."
The elders looked intrigued. "And what is this team supposed to be?"
"Naruto and Sakura are a must. Sakura because she's the only one we have who actually interacted with Sasori and thus our best chance of identifying and tricking the spy, and Naruto because he's our best chance at doing some damage to Orochimaru if the need should arise. Not to mention their desire to catch Sasuke is second to none and that combined will ensure they work at their peaks. Kakashi is unavailable due to chakra exhaustion, but I do know a proper substitute for him on this that will keep everyone safe, especially Naruto. And the final member is..." Now Tsunade looked a bit reluctant to continue. "Hyuuga Hinata."
"The heiress?" Koharu asked. "Why her?"
"We are dealing with a mission that requires us to make contact with someone connected to both Orochimaru and the Akatsuki. Such a thing has 'Danger' written all over it. The byakugan is our best method of detecting danger beforehand, not to mention the juuken would be ideal for subduing the spy and anyone else who might be met. Also, recapturing Uchiha Sasuke is sort of an optional side-objective to this mission as a courtesy to Sakura and Naruto, and her skills could give them a better advantage." Tsunade explained.
'Not to mention that with Hinata's current condition it's not wise to assign her and Naruto to separate missions now.' She added to herself, every instinct telling her that telling these two about Lilith would NOT be a good idea.
Homura and Koharu were digesting this information looking like they were trying to find an objection to it. "Who is the jounin you had in mind?" Homura asked.
"Anbu Tenzou, the only living mokuton user we have." Tsunade answered. "While he's not as strong as my grandfather, he is strong enough to keep Naruto out of trouble and fend off attackers."
Danzou, who had been listening outside the door awaiting his chance to walk in and say what he had planned, did not like hearing he'd get no opportunity to do so, and decided to waltz right in. "With all due respect Hokage-sama, I must object to this team arrangement."
Tsunade frowned at the cripple. "Shimura Danzou, listening in to the hokage's private discussion is subject to insubordination and punishable as an act of conspiracy."
"Actually Hokage-sama, he's with us." Koharu claimed. While she and Homura didn't really trust Danzou, they admitted he occasionally did have good ideas.
"If he was with you then why was he waiting out in the hallway listening in like a spy rather than discussing this with us?" Tsunade asked, getting ready to declare this meeting done and over with whether the elders liked it or not.
"We know you usually are against hearing him out so we thought we'd try to talk to you first." Homura answered.
"If you really thought his contribution was so important and wise, you wouldn't have tried to weasel it in like this. You would have addressed it yourself rather than try and coerce me into anything." The slug sannin stated.
"Even so, my proposal is worth your while." Danzou said.
Tsunade gave him a flat look. "Sorry, but after seeing your behavior I'm inclined to believe otherwise. If you had nothing to hide you wouldn't have been hiding, waiting for an opportune moment to make your move. Your actions tell me your proposal comes with strings attached or is part of a personal agenda. And as Hokage, I cannot permit something of such a nature when it comes to mission standards."
Danzou was enraged but masked it as mere irritation. "How will you know for certain if you don't hear me out?"
"Actions speak louder than words Danzou. Your silver tongue can say anything, but your behavior says loud and clear that there's something to this that you don't want me to find out. So no, your proposal has no appeal to me. Leave my office now."
"But-"
Tsunade frowned deeper without it being a downright glare. "Leave. I will not say it a third time."
Danzou frowned back. "Very well, good day Hokage-sama." As usual, he said the title with disdain.
After he left, Koharu looked to Tsunade. "You really should have heard him out. His suggestion was sound."
"If it was so sound why did you have to steer the conversation in the right way to even bring it up?" Tsunade asked. "The fact is the time for the team to leave isn't even until tomorrow anyway, and the team needs today to meet up and be aware who's going and why. I already have a line-up selected, so why would it be a good idea to make last minute changes?"
"Well, you have one jounin and two chuunin accompanying Naruto to fight the enemy and defend Naruto from the enemy and the fox. Wouldn't it be wiser to swap one of the chuunin with a stronger agent?" Koharu asked.
Tsunade sighed and leaned back in her chair, crossing her legs. "I'm afraid that's not going to be possible. Sakura is needed to be able to identify and deceive the spy, and Hinata is the single best person who can placate Naruto. Removing either one of them would be a bad idea."
Homura and Koharu looked like they weren't enthusiastic about this, but could see from Tsunade's body language that trying to push the matter would only anger her and make themselves look bad. Even so, it wasn't like they felt Danzou's idea of including a ninja he selected was good enough to insist like they wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.
Koharu was the first to stand and lightly bowed. "Alright then, thank you for your time Tsunade. And let's just hope this works out."
Homura stood up. "I just hope you know what you're doing. If not, it could be bad for us all."
"Have some faith. Naruto's a good person after all." Tsunade told them.
"UZUMAKI NARUTO!" Hiashi shouted as he pounded on the blonde's door. He waited, but no one answered. "DAMMIT UZUMAKI OPEN THIS DOOR!"
The door opened but Hinata was the one to answer it, wearing a nightgown she made sure to stash at the apartment and looking like she found a new level of exhaustion. In fact she was leaning on the door like it was a crutch. "Yes Otou-san?"
"Hinata, I told you to be home by 11:00 last night."
"And I told you no promises." She calmly countered with a pleased smile.
"Is this going to be a common thing with you now?" He asked, arms folded.
Hinata nodded without shame or hesitation. "Yes, yes it is."