Naruto: Rise of The Namikaze.

Chapter 20: The Awakening Part 1, A Long Kept Secret. (Edited 6/30/18)

Note: And so begins the plot twist I was talking about. This chapter will show some power of Hinata's dagger.

Some of you may not like it but it took me 3 hours to come up with.

All my readers should know by now that every song I put in this story must be listened to while reading this to understand it.

I have put another song in here to make another romantic scene.

Let the games begin.

3 days had passed since that romantic evening.

To say that Naruto and Hinata were inseparable would be an understatement.

They just couldn't stand to be more then 2 feet away from each other for long periods of time.

It was 9am in the morning.

Both teens were at the training grounds having a sparring match.

Naruto wanted to see what Hinata had learned during their trip.

He never really asked about her skills before.

Nor did he reveal his skills.

Before the match started, Naruto was against using any chakra attacks saying this was a test of skill and not power which Hinata understood and agreed.

Round 1- Taijutsu.

Naruto took his stance and said, "Ready Hinata?"

Hinata assumed her stance and declared, "Ready!"

Naruto ran forward and threw a punch which Hinata quickly dodged.

Hinata started her new technique which she called the Spiral Arrow, she jumped up and started throwing a spiral spinning kick at Naruto.

The blow hit him in the stomach causing him to fall backwards a bit.

Naruto regained his bearings, leaped forward and struck with a flip kick which struck Hinata in the chest making her gasp with a quick blush which stopped almost immediately as she tumbled backwards, almost loosing her balance, but she regained her footing and started again.

Afterward, Naruto started throwing a barrage of strikes at Hinata which forced her on the defensive, eventually he landed a blow on her shoulder, but Hinata was unfazed by it.

Naruto then delivered a flying power kick towards her, but he narrowly missed as Hinata ducked aside then swung her leg up attempting to hit Naruto in the stomach.

Naruto blocked, gripped her leg and tried to throw her off of him, but she pulled her leg back and threw a swift uppercut only to be blocked by Naruto who with a quick roundhouse kick, knocked Hinata off balance.

Hinata backflipped and used her Spinning Bird Kick which caught Naruto off guard and hit him in the face.

Naruto regained his bearings, dropped to the ground and with a quick spin, he tripped Hinata making her fall to the ground while he flipped aside, took his distance and said, "You've show great speed Hinata. You might be on par with me in that area."

Hinata answered sarcastically, "Oh, you say that but you don't mean it."

Naruto answered, "I'm serious my princess, I really do believe you could match me speed for speed."

Hinata smiled with delight as Naruto pulled her into a passionate kiss that lasted for a few moments before Hinata asked, "Naruto, why are you so nice to me like this?"

Naruto smirked and answered, "Because you're my princess." making her blush again.

Hinata then said, "Alright Naruto, time to go for the blades."

Round 2- Kenjutsu.

Naruto asked, "Hinata, are you sure you want to do this? Because you don't have a weapon capable of standing up to my zanpakutou."

Hinata drew her dagger and replied with a sneaky smile, "You were saying Naruto?"

Naruto looked at the dagger and replied, "Interesting Hinata, but I'm not sure it's enough."

Naruto unsealed Benihime, showing it in it's full glory, causing Hinata to say, "You sneaky bastard."

Naruto just smirked and said, "Let's see you beat that Hinata."

Hinata gave a devious grin before saying, "Alright." then she focused and a huge burst of blue chakra engulfed her weapon.

When it faded, Naruto was stunned to see that Hinata's weapon had changed dramatically.

The handle had increased from 6 to 12 inches while the blade had gone from 12 inches to 24 inches.

Plus, it was shaped like a katana with blue wrappings on the pommel and a gold ring for the guard.

In short, the sword was absolutely beautiful!

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And on top of that, she focused her chakra into it causing the blade to glow blue.

Hinata asked, "Test my blade Naruto. Let's see if it can withstand your sword."

Naruto walked over and tapped the sword with his zanpakutou.

By focusing chakra energy into her blade, Hinata had pulled off what Naruto thought impossible.

Her blade withstood his sword.

Naruto gripped his weapon while Hinata gripped her own, he then said, "Let's go Hinata."

Hinata nodded then the 2 charged at each other.

Naruto swung his blade in a downward strike only to be block by Hinata who knocked the blade away and swung her sword in a horizontal direction.

Naruto ducked and kicked the blade away from him, then started throwing a barrage of blade strikes at Hinata, who thanks to her Byakugan, was able to avoid most of them, but she still got a few nicks here and there, but hidden under her jacket was an armor vest made from the same blade-proof material as Naruto's and his mothers.

Hinata leaped backwards then charged at Naruto again with her Byakugan at full strength swinging her sword left and right forcing Naruto to go the defensive.

After his return, Naruto put his fathers signature kunai in a display case because he had no use for it and replaced with a small trench knife he kept hidden up his right sleeve.

Naruto jumped up and threw the trench knife at Hinata who knocked it away with her blade just in time to parry another attack from Naruto's saber.

Hinata forced Naruto's blade away, jumped backwards, and launched a barrage of kunai at Naruto in the hopes of catching him off guard.

But Naruto was ready and began spinning the weapon in front of him, creating a circular barrier that deflected all the kunai.

After that, he stopped the spinning, gripped the sword and took his distance.

Hinata was panting as she thought, "He's fast!"

Naruto was sweating and thought to himself, "She's quicker than I thought!"

Then he activated his sage-mode and replied, "Hinata, I think we ought to take this up a notch. What you see here is my new Sage-Mode, it gives a better sense of my surroundings and let's me detect certain movements and entities. I know you have something similar to this, so we're going for another round. But this time, I want you to use your Kekkei Genkei against me. "

Hinata clearly understood what he meant.

Standing up with a grin, Hinata activated her Byakugan, took her stance and replied, "I'm ready Naruto. Let's do this!"

Naruto nodded, then the 2 teens charged each other.

1 hour later...

When it was over, both of them were nearly exhausted and tired.

Naruto walked up to Hinata and commented, "That was awesome Hinata! You stood head-to-head with me in Kenjutsu, Taijutsu, as well as your Byakugan matching up with my Sage-Mode! That was impressive!"

Hinata smiled and replied, "Thanks Naruto. Your grandmother trained me a great deal. I am now like the best chunin-level kunoichi in the village."

Naruto grinned at that as he embraced her.

As the 2 teens hugged, an ANBU arrived and replied, "Naruto, sorry to disturb you, but Lady Tsunade has requested your presence. She said it was extremely important."

Hinata was worried, but Naruto simply told her not to worry, saying it was probably just a minor problem.

Hinata smiled with relief as Naruto headed off.

Hokage tower...

When he entered his grandmothers office, his mom was also there looking very serious.

As he took a seat, he said anxiously, "It's me grandma Tsunade, you wanted to see me?"

The 2 women looked at each other and nodded before Tsunade replied, "Naruto, there's something your mother and I have been meaning to tell you."

Naruto asked, "What would that be?"

Tsunade and Kushina then went on to explain to Naruto about his own heritage and the fact that the 4th Hokage was in fact his father.

To say that Naruto was stunned would be an understatement… he was downright shocked!

Tsunade then asked, "Naruto, you're familiar with summoning jutsu right?"

Naruto nodded.

Tsunade continued, "Well, your father was a summoner as well. But the creature he summoned was said to be so powerful and so destructive, legend has it that the only one capable of standing head-to-head with this beast was the Kyuubi himself."

Naruto asked, "Okay, so what does this have to do with me?"

Kushina replied, "Let me explain Naruto. For centuries, this creature was used as a weapon of mass destruction for those who signed a contract with it. The carnage continued until your father somehow tamed the creature and signed a contract with the beast that it would defend your father and his descendants till the end of time."

Naruto asked, "Well, when my father signed the contract, what were the creatures demands?"

Kushina answered, "We don't know. All we know is that whatever the demands were, your father obeyed them and the creature followed him like it's master."

Tsunade continued, " But that's only half the picture. It was through the power of this creature that your father was able to seal the Nine-Tails inside of you, but the strain and the amount of power used was so great that when your father died, it sealed the creature into a dormant sleep."

Naruto asked, "So what does this have to do with me?"

Tsunade answered, "Because Naruto, legend has it that when the creature was sealed into dormancy, only the blood of a Namikaze could awaken it."

Naruto listened intently while thinking, "If the creature was that powerful…?!"

Then he asked, "So what does this creature look like?"

Tsunade answered, "No one knows. Everywhere this creature went, people described a huge destructive lightning storm of epic proportions. Wherever it passed, only flaming ruins remained. That reminds me Naruto, I need to give you this."

She handed him a small piece of paper that looked to be some kind of map.

Naruto asked, "What is this, Grandma Tsunade?"

Kushina replied, "It's a map that leads to where the creature lay dormant. I know because your father told me about it before the Kyuubi attacked. To come to the point Naruto, we called you here to ask you if would like to find and awaken this creature seeing as it used to protect your father. Only a true Namikaze can revive this beast."

Naruto pondered for a moment before saying, "This is a lot for me to take in at once. Give me a few days to think about it."

The 2 women nodded as Naruto left.

Tsunade whispered, "Maybe we should have said it more carefully, huh?"

Kushina nodded.

Timeskip- 2 days…

Naruto was at training ground 9 sparring with Hinata when he heard Sakura call out, "Naruto!"

Naruto stopped sparring, turned around and answered, "Yes Sakura?"

Holding out her daggers, Sakura replied, "If you're done with your girls lips, I would have proper contest."

Kiba, who was sparring nearby with Shikimaru, said jokingly, "The gods bless Naruto with another tiny girl to pound!"

Everyone laughed, even Naruto who after a moment said, "Kiba, the language."

Kiba just chuckled while Naruto began testing his sword against Sakura's spear.

Timeskip- 2 days…

It had been 4 days since Naruto had learned about his heritage, as well as the creature his father controlled.

He had seriously considered embarking on the quest.

His silence got Hinata a little concerned, but he told her not to worry about it saying it wasn't anything serious.

He was currently on his way to Ichiraku's when he accidentally bumped into Sakura who said out loud, "Oops! Sorry Naruto, I didn't see you there."

Naruto chuckled, "My apologies Sakura, I wasn't paying attention."

Sakura then asked, "Naruto, you've been very quiet lately. Something bothering you?"

Naruto replied, "Yes, I've been thinking about this mission Grandma Tsunade gave me."

Sakura asked, "What kind of mission?"

Naruto said, "Can't tell you Sakura. It's top secret."

Sakura nodded with understanding, and left.

Naruto entered Tsunade's office to find her walking down the hallway towards him.

She spoke up, "Something you need my grandson?"

Naruto answered, "Yes, remember when you told me about that creature my summoned, how you thought I should look for it and that only a true Namikaze could awaken it?"

Tsunade nodded.

Naruto replied calmly, "I'll do it."

Tsunade went wide-eyed as she said, "Naruto, you really need to think about this-"

Whatever she intended to say died as Naruto replied, "I have Grandma Tsunade. I spent 4 days thinking about it and I've made my decision. If the creature is as powerful as the legend says, and if I could locate and awaken it, it may very well prove to be a very powerful ally to us. And besides, because of the threat we're facing from the Akatsuki, if we are to survive this inevitable threat, we'll need all the help we can get, no matter where it comes from."

Tsunade was impressed at Naruto's judgement and answered proudly, "I had a feeling you'd say yes Naruto. So when do you plan on going?"

Naruto said, "Well, it could take me a week to reach The Land of The Lightning if I go by foot. So I intend to leave tomorrow before daybreak."

Tsunade smiled and said, "Very well Naruto. I'll inform your mom that you made your decision. Although I should warn you Naruto, if you choose to undertake this mission, you might have to go alone because only a direct descendant of your father can revive this creature."

Naruto's eyes were filled with resolve as he replied, "That's a chance I'll have to take. I will come back."

Tsunade could tell he wasn't lying and nodded with a smile before she left to inform Kushina.

As Naruto trudged through the streets of Konoha, he decided to find Hinata wanting to take her on a special date tonight, as he realized he would be gone for a while and she would probably miss him.

Actually…scratch that last statement.

He knew she would miss him dreadfully.

Naruto finally found Hinata at the Yamanaka flower shop staring at some roses.

Naruto smirked, closed in and spoke in a sly voice, "Hey gorgeous."

Hinata recognized Naruto's voice, she turned around with a devilish grin on her face and replied in a smug voice, "You sneaky little scoundrel."

Naruto grinned at her and replied softly, "Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that. Yeah, maybe I am a scoundrel, but you love it."

Hinata smirked at him and answered in a sultry voice, "Come here you."

And so Naruto pulled her into a kiss, a few walked by and noticed giving a look as if they had gone insane.

Hinata saw it, became concerned and asked between kisses, "Naruto, people are watching, what if they spread bad rumors and start calling me an ugly demon lover?"

Naruto just said, "If anyone tries to call you that Hinata, I'll pull their arms out of their sockets if they do. Believe it."

Hinata smiled with reassurance and deepened the kiss.

A few moments later, Naruto asked, "Hinata, I wanted to ask if you'd like to go out to dinner tonight with me after I take you to a movie."

Hinata gasped a little before answering, "Oh Naruto, I'd love to."

Naruto smiled and said, "I'll pick you up at 5:30 Hinata. Make sure you're ready by then."

Hinata nodded with a smile and left to ask Sakura for help in getting prepared.

Naruto went home to tell his mother about his plans with Hinata, once inside, he removed his equipment and weapons and started thinking about what movie they were going to see.

Kushina came in and said, "Tsunade told me you want to undertake the quest she described, correct?"

Naruto nodded.

His mother smiled and added, "I wish you good luck Naruto. When you get back, we will be moving into the Namikaze estate. So I hope you'll be ready my son, because it's time you took up your heritage."

Naruto answered, "I'm ready to follow in his footsteps and restore honor to my father's name mom. Believe it."

Kushina smiled at the resolve in her son's eyes.

Naruto immediately spoke, "Mom, I'm taking Hinata out on a date tonight, do you have any suggestions on what I should wear?"

Kushina just smiled and answered, "Wait here." then she went into the bedroom.

When she came back, she handed Naruto a short-sleeved cloak, it was all red with a black flame pattern around the hem at the bottom.

Kushina replied, "Back when me and your father were dating, this is what he wore on our nights out. Try it on Naruto."

Naruto pulled on the cloak and examined himself in the mirror, after a few moments, he turned back to his mother and said, "This is awesome mom!"

Kushina smiled and spoke, "That's great my son. Now go, you don't want to keep Hinata waiting."

Naruto asked his mom if she could go and make a reservation at a certain resturant which she happily agreed.

Naruto smiled and left while his mom thought, "Naruto, you really are growing up. Your father would be proud." then she left to make the reservation.

Before he went to pick up Hinata, Naruto went to the resturaunt to make a small arrangement with the manager regarding Hinata.

After making the arrangement, Naruto arrived on time to pick up Hinata, when he saw her, his eyes widened!

If he thought she was beautiful earlier, he was literally blown away at how gorgeous she looked now.

She was wearing a blue lavender kimono for women with a intricate design of water and flowers all over it, the only make-up she was wearing was lip gloss and nail polish, and to top it off, she had on a pair of black sandals, and had her hair loose and blowing in the wind.

When Hinata saw Naruto in his red and black cloak, her eyes lit up with love and emotion.

When they arrived at the movie theater, Naruto decided that both of them should agree on a movie just to be fair to which Hinata heartily agreed, they had a choice between 5 movies.

The 1st was about a group of kids stranded at a remote farm who end up being chased by a crazy psycho with a chainsaw, not being a horror fan, Hinata shook her head.

The 2nd was about a boy who was raised by wolves and grows up to become king of the jungle, Naruto was really interested in that one.

The 3rd was about a boy who prays for angels to help a baseball team win the pennant so he can have a family, Hinata was intrigued about this one.

The 4th was a comedy about a crazy animal-loving detective trying to locate a football team's missing mascot, Naruto giggled at this one.

The 5th was a 3-movie saga about a boy and a girl trying to free a galaxy from an evil empire, this one grabbed both their attention.

Naruto asked, "Well Hinata, I'm interested in the sci-fi films. How about you?"

Hinata answered, "I have a feeling about those movies to Naruto. Let's go see it."

Naruto nodded as they entered, bought their tickets, payed for refreshments and entered to see the movie.

6 hours later…

As the couple left the theater, Hinata was amazed while Naruto face just screamed awesome.

Hinata replied, "The first movie was very thrilling! My favorite part was where the princess said, "I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board." That was funny Naruto."

Naruto said, "My favorite part was where the guy said, "If you strike me down, I'll shall become more powerful then you can possibly imagine." That was awesome Hinata."

Hinata said, "In the second film, I liked it where we first meet the great master on that swampy planet, that was funny."

Naruto answered, "The part I thought was shocking is where that evil lord said, "No. I am your father." that just blew my mind."

Hinata nodded and spoke, "The part I liked best in the third film was the speeder chase through the forest."

Naruto acknowleged, "My favorite part was where the father finally broke through and saved his son from dying."

Then he said, "Well my sweetheart, are you ready for dinner?"

Hinata smirked and answered, "Certainly Naruto."

Naruto took her hand like a gentleman, and started to lead her to the resturant.

As it turned out, he wasn't taking her to a cheap café, instead he brought her to an expensive 5-star resturant in the dining district of Konoha.

When Hinata saw the resturant, she gasped and asked, "Naruto, this is the most expensive diner in the village. How can we afford this?"

Naruto just smirked and said, "Let's just say that being the Hokage's grandson has a few benefits."

Hinata understood and smiled as they entered the resturant.

Naruto walked up to the receptionist and asked, "Reservation for Uzumaki?"

The receptionist looked over the list a bit before saying, "Right this way sir."

After they were seated, the receptionist called over a waiter to take their orders.

Naruto ordered a plate of smoked chicken dipped in barbacue sauce with a side order of chicken fried rice and some lemonade.

Hinata ordered a plate of smoked pork chops dipped in chili sauce with a side order of regular rice and some jasmine tea.

30 minutes later, their food was ready and laid out.

As they ate, Naruto asked, "Hinata, do you think I'm going a little to far tonight?"

Hinata smiled with delight and answered, "Absolutely not Naruto. I was hoping for this the entire time."

Naruto smirked and replied, "That reminds me Hinata, I spoke with the manager earlier before I picked you up. I asked him if he would mind playing a certain song tonight that I heard earlier today here for my date, and he happily agreed."

Hinata asked, "What kind of song Naruto?"

His reply was, "One of the best love songs I've ever heard Hinata. A song which made me realize that every heartbreak and crushing blow I received, all of that was just another path leading me to you."

Hinata was intrigued and couldn't wait to hear it.

By the time they were halfway done, the song began to play, Naruto led her to the dance floor and they started waltzing as the lyrics started.

( Song: God blessed the broken road. By Rascal Flatts )

I set out on a narrow way many years ago

Hoping I would find true love along the broken road

But I got lost a time or two, wiped my brow and kept pushing through

I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

That every long lost dream led to where you are

Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way into your loving arms, this much I know is true

That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through

I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you

But you just smile and take my hand, you've been there you understand

It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

That every long lost dream led to where you are

Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way into your loving arms, this much I know is true

That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home into my lovers arms, this much I know is true

That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

That god blessed the broken road that led me straight to you

End of song.

When the song was finished, Hinata was at a loss for words as Naruto led her back to the table.

After they finished eating, Naruto paid the bill, then they left.

As Naruto led her home to their apartment, he quietly asked, "Hinata, could you meet me by the gates of Konoha at 5am tomorrow? I have something important to tell you tomorrow."

Hinata nodded as the 2 reached home and went to bed smiling at the great time they had.

Neither of them realized that they were being watched and followed the whole time by a pair of amber colored eyes.

The owner of said eyes was crying and thought to herself, "Naruto. I am happy for you. But it breaks my heart that you have a girlfriend. I wanted to be your lover, but I was just so foolish and scared. You'll never know how much it hurts."

Sure enough, at 5am the next morning, Hinata met Naruto by the village gates, she could see he was packed like a traveler leaving for extended periods of time.

When she asked him why he was packed like that, Naruto gave her a quick but informative explanation about his heritage and the quest he was intending to undertake.

Hinata, after getting over her shock, replied, "Then by all means, take me with you Naruto. I'd go anywhere with you!"

Naruto answered sadly, "As much as I want to do that Hinata, I'm afraid this is something I must do on my own. For some reason, I feel compelled to do this myself, and besides, the Land of Lightning is too hostile and dangerous. I don't want to put your life in danger Hinata."

As much as she wanted to pout, Hinata knew that Naruto was right and that he would have to go alone, she lowered her head in sadness and began to tear up a bit.

Naruto cupped her cheek with his hand, looked into her eyes, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will return my love."

Hinata smiled with renewed confidence even though she still had signs of tears.

Then, after one final hug, Hinata watched bravely as Naruto turned away and left for the Land of Lightning.

End of Chapter 20.

Note: This is a 3-part series, next chapter will depict the journey and the one after that will give the creature's introduction then the story will continue like normal.

Originally I called the nine-tails Akira, but I decided to go back and use the name Kurama for the Nine-Tails because it's canon.

To all my viewers who had complaints about my earlier chapters, here's all I have to say.

My calculations were not very accurate that time.

However, I promise you that from now on, it will be very precise, and the story will follow the anime as much as possible.

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Until next time!