Me: I know, I know... I haven't updated in a while and I think I finally know what the problem is...
Kyuubi: What could that be Hime?
Me: ... I CRAVE REVIEWS! I'M A REVIEWS JUNKIE! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Kyuubi: *Sweat drops* Hime is too crazy to own Naruto...
Me: *Rocking back and forth in a corner* I am a good author; I am a good author...
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It was currently twelve thirty in the afternoon. The village of Konoha was calmly going about its usual business; people were either buying or selling goods, ninja's who had no missions or training sessions with team mates were milling about on the streets, not really paying attention to their surroundings as there was no reason to. It had been this quiet ever since the blonde goofball of Konoha had left for his mission and frankly, all the villagers were relieved that the walking menace was out.
However, things could not stay this way. For as the village was minding its own business, they did not realise the fear that this day would behold.
Team seven, along with the newly freed Kyuubi-no-Kitsune, were standing in front of the gates to their home. To the young teenagers, this place was now different in their eyes as they had no idea what to think of the village that they were sworn to protect. For Kyuubi, this place was full of memories, both good and bad, a place where he had met his life mate, but also a place that he had attacked so many years ago. Warily eyeing the gates to the place that would surely make his life a living hell, Kyuubi felt nostalgia taking over and turned to compose himself.
Looking at the full demon, whose body he had up until a few days ago, been inhabiting, he could not help but notice the changes the young kit had gone through. The changes had not stopped since the day that they first happened, but they were small and minor compared to what he had gone through over night.
The golden locks that had used to shine in the sun with a radiance that not many had were now highlighted with deep blood red streaks. Also, his hair now reached to his shoulders, making him look more like the man his father had been. He was tall, about six foot and would probably keep growing till he would be his height, but that would come as he grows older. But his eyes were what stuck out the most. His eyes, which had been a sky, filled blue, were now a deep navy blue-grey with almost neon red lines mixed between some of the endless ocean that made up his gaze.
Kyuubi looked up and down the other Kitsune who had managed to steal his daughter's heart. He stared at the two fox ears, now gold with blood red tips, which were flicking every which way, keeping his guard up as he knew he could be attacked at any moment. He glanced at the boy's facial features, the deep bold whisker marks and the sharp canine teeth sticking from the top of his lip, his face was harder, losing all traces of baby fat that he had had. Kyuubi skimmed over the muscular chest and arms that were barely concealed by the tight jumper he was wearing, down the washboard abdomen, till he reached the boy's six tails, the same colour as his ears, making him seem regal and powerful at the same time. He knew that soon Naruto would have many girls chasing him through the village.
Kyuubi smiled slightly at the mental picture. Turning back to the village that held his love, he could feel the excitement and anticipation rolling off the teenagers.
Kakashi, who had been silent until that moment, realized that there would be a little... problem with entering the village with two demons and a hanyou. He doubted that they would want to hide their features, so he just prepared himself for all the questions that they would have to face. That was when he had a brilliant idea.
Moving to the gates, team seven were not surprised that they were stopped immediately by two Chuunin level guards. Kakashi produced the necessary papers to be let into the village, but was denied access, as the two Chuunins were both glaring at the three Kitsune's. Kakashi sighed; this was going to take some time.
"Kakashi, I'm sorry but we cannot allow you in until we've both seen that all the people in your team are present, and so far, we've only seen one of your students. Care to explain that?" A Chuunin with a Chopstick (SP?) needle, left from their lunch, in his mouth said as he eyed Kyuubi, Hinata and Naruto suspiciously.
The second Chuunin nodded, keeping his eyes on the 'suspicious' people in front of him. He had dark brown hair tied up in a small ponytail, green eyes and plain looks. Suddenly, his eyes widened as he looked from Hinata to Naruto and back, nudging his comrade, he shared a look with him.
Kakashi looked at the Chuunin before him in irritation. He did not have time for this; he had to report to the Hokage immediately after his return and did not want to spend a whole hour trying to explain everything that happened on his mission. He was tired, dirty and starting to get cranky from the lack of hygiene. Glaring kunai at the two idiots before him, he turned towards the three Kitsune and said in a sharp tone that did not hide his impatience in the slightest, "The Blonde Kitsune is Naruto Uzumaki, the Indigo one is Hinata Hyuuga and the last is none other than the Kyuubi. Something happened during our mission that I will only speak about with the Hokage. I am not in the mood for your frivolous excuses, so I'm going to be nice and give you a warning. If you two do not move immediately, I will be forced to send you two into a world of Hell for 100 hours and you both will not survive that. So I suggest you MOVE!"
Gulping from the threat and malice in Kakashi's tone, both Chuunin quickly opened the gates and allowed the team entry. Looking around they all sighed in relief at the welcoming feeling of home. Well, all of them except for Hinata, Kyuubi and Naruto.
Kakashi turned to his team for the last time of the day. "OK you guys, I'll go report to the Hokage. I want all of you to write a mission report and hand it in tomorrow so that the Hokage will have a little more paperwork just for that day." With that, Kakashi eye smiled and disappeared in a swirl of green leaves.
The Genin and adult Kitsune all just stood there, looking at each other, none of them knowing what to do. It was Naruto who finally broke the slightly uncomfortable silence, inviting them all to lunch at Ichiraku's. They quickly agreed as their stomachs growled loudly at the thought of food.
Hinata started walking in the direction of Ichiraku Ramen when she suddenly stopped. Doing a pose that suspiciously resembled the 'Good Guy' pose, except her finger was pointing into the air; her hand was on her hip when she shouted, "TO ICHIRAKU'S!" In a loud voice that many people were able to hear. Her team mates and father just stared at her for a long time before they let their laughter get the best of them. Hinata giggled cutely, her laughter sounding like the bells of heaven to anyone in the nearest vicinity.
As they were walking towards Ichiraku Ramen, most of the Civilians and Shinobi alike were staring, more like glaring, at them as they passed by. Kyuubi and the rest of the group could care less about the glares that were pointed in their direction. Even though Hinata still felt slightly uncomfortable about it all.
Finally, after enduring the 'Heated' glares and hateful muttering of the Villagers, they reached the small ramen stand where a certain blonde usually came to eat. Moving the flaps (SP?) of the small 'tent' they were surprised to see none other than Team 10, sitting there and enjoying lunch.
Naruto looked towards Sakura and for the first time since he met her... he felt nothing but a slight regret of ever having 'loved' her. However, he plastered on a smile and decided to greet his fellow Shinobi and kunoichi. "Ohayo, Sakura, Choji, Hashuro-san and Layla-sensei! How are all of you this fine day?"
Team ten, except for Layla and Hashuro, turned quickly towards him. Sakura was preparing herself for more declarations of love. She was surprised when she saw a tall, blond and extremely HOT teen in front of her. Not noticing it was Naruto, she sat there in a daze, not being able to think straight. Looking the handsome man up and down as if he were eye candy, Sakura was shocked quite a bit when she saw Naruto's goofy grin accenting his whiskered face.
Choji smiled, he had missed the blonde goof-ball around the town and was happy that he and his team had returned safely from their mission. Choji looked around at the team, not seeing Kakashi; he reckoned that he had gone to report to the Hokage. Choji did a double take when he saw the newly improved Naruto and Hinata. Sucking in a sharp breath he nudged Hashuro to make him turn around.
Hashuro did as his chubby team mate gestured and was a little surprised at Hinata's changed appearance. He looked at her, not really caring to stare at her body, for it was still covered by the baggy jumper that she always wore. He had always known that Hinata would turn into a Hanyou. But it was still quite surprising to see her like that. Smiling, or more like grinning, Hashuro stood up and quickly gave Hinata a hug. She was one of his best and only friends since most were creeped out by the different colours of his eyes. She had always looked through appearances and into the heart, and literally soul of anyone she met.
Pulling away, he saw Hinata smile at him before she greeted him softly in her light and kind voice. Suddenly, a blue and pink tornado literally blew Hinata over. When the dust had settled, Layla Tamu was seen hugging the air out of the Hyuuga, or ex-Hyuuga, heiress. "Oh, Hinata, you have no idea how happy I am to see you, Little Sundancer! And, Oh My Kami! You finally unsealed your Kitsune features! Yes I know about them." Turning her attention to the team, Layla's eyes widened in shock at seeing none other than the Kyuubi in front of her. Grinning from ear to ear, she quickly performed some hand signs and poofed away in a cloud of smoke.
Hinata and the rest of the Genin, including Kyuubi, were confused as Layla poofed away. Where did she go? They all wondered.
Sakura was the first to shake her confusion off and immediately tried to gain the 'New' Naruto's attention. "Ne, Naru-kuuuuuuuuuun~!" She said, trying to sound sexy. Naruto shivered in disgust at the blatant lust in Sakura's voice, but answered nonetheless.
"Yes, Sakura?" He asked as he tried to hide the disgust from his voice.
Sakura batted her eyelashes 'Flirtatiously' at Naruto, which just made her look like she had something stuck in her eye. "I was wondering..." She said, acting shy but licking her lips, "if you would like to... sit next to me for lunch?"
Naruto looked at her disapprovingly, but sighed and nodded, sitting down in a stool next to her, being careful not to touch the pink haired whore. Turning his attention to Ichiraku, he quickly made his order of five beef ramen and three miso.
Sakura pouted at the lack of attention Naruto was showing her. Maybe he's just playing hard to get? Yeah, that must be it! Never did it occur to the pink bimbo that Naruto just wasn't into her.
Hinata had been snapped out of her confusion the moment Sakura's nasally voice asked Naruto to sit with her. Having heard the lusty tone the pinkette had used on her mate, Hinata tried hard to keep herself calm. When she saw him sit next to her, Hinata's heart sank slightly. He must still like her... She thought to herself in a broody tone.
Remembering the kiss that she had shared with the blonde boy this morning, Hinata felt determination well up inside of her as she realized that she may still have a chance with him. Looking up, the fire of determination was shining brightly in the purple slitted fox eyes of one Hinata-no-Kitsune. Marching over to the seat next to Naruto, she forcefully sat herself down and hooked her arm through the blondes arm. Looking into the emerald eyes of her rival, Hinata let the challenge shine through her glare. He's MINE!
Sakura was shocked at the shy Hyuuga's boldness. She had been sitting there, trying to get Naruto to respond to her flirting when the indigo haired beauty had issued the challenge. She was also appalled at how much gall Hinata now had compared to a few days ago. Sakura looked the young girl in front of her up and down in disdain, seeing the purple fox ears and tails with lavender tips, the purple slitted eyes and the whisker marks and canines sticking out of her bottom lip. Glaring right back at her, Sakura felt slightly intimidated by the purple Vixen that so obviously had staked a claim on the man sitting between them. But when had that ever stopped her?
Naruto was feeling uncomfortable with the amount of rage that was being directed from each side of him, but was still happy that Hinata had come to his rescue. For the past few hours, Naruto had felt more than awkward and decided to step back a bit to let Hinata think through her feelings, but this proved it to him. She liked him.
Chuckling, Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku's, came and took Hinata's order. "I would like the Miso ramen, please." Teuchi nodded and quickly brought his hungry customers their food. Naruto and Hinata were both distracted by the heavenly smell of the ramen and began to dig in. Hinata felt they flavour of the ramen explode on her tongue, making her eat, inhale, her food faster than even Naruto. Slamming the bowl down a few milliseconds before Naruto did, Hinata couldn't help but want more of the delicious food.
"Um, excuse me, Teuchi-san?" the old ramen maker smiled gently at his polite guest. "May I have another bowl of ramen?"
Everyone in the tent nearly fainted from shock. Hinata, tiny little Hinata, had just asked for more ramen after finishing the huge bowl that had been placed in front of her only a few seconds before. Naruto, however, had hearts in his eyes. His Hinata-hime had managed to out eat his time and was now asking for more. This only firmed his belief that Hinata was the woman for him. SHE'S PERFECT! He shouted loudly in his own head.
Teuchi nodded and, experimenting a little, brought out three more bowls of ramen for the tiny Kitsune heiress. Once more, the whole group was amazed at the speed Hinata was able to eat the ramen. In just half a minute, Hinata had managed to eat all three ramen bowls. She had broken Naruto's record time.
Naruto wasn't angry at the fact at all. The only thoughts swimming through his mind were: I think I'm in love! As he stared dreamily at Hinata who had a tiny piece of noodle stuck to her nose. Seeing this, Naruto dove in and gently licked up the stray ramen noodle, which earned him a few aww's, eew's and growls from the people around them. Hinata simply blushed lightly.
Hinata returned her mind to the present, seeing Sakura on the floor, having fainted from shock at seeing such an intimate display of affection that her rival received from the boy that had her affections. Hinata smirked, standing on her stool and placing a foot firmly of the bar table in front of her, she shouted out so the whole village could hear what she had to say.
"RAMEN IS THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD!" This also caused Naruto to fall head over heels in love with the girl standing before him. Turning back to Teuchi, Hinata smiled sweetly, seeing the stars the old man had at such a new prized customer. "Hey, Teuchi-san! Give me two more Miso's, two pork and a chicken please!" The old man nodded, yelling to the back of the restaurant for the order, saying that they were gonna be rich in no time.
Hinata happily looked at everyone around her, grinning a wide Cheshire cat grin that only a certain blonde had been able to pull off. They were all still in shock, before they all cracked up laughing, stating how Naruto was going to get a run for his money, especially since Naruto still had that dreamy expression stuck to his face.
The fun and laughter came to an end when a soft and hesitant voice spoke above the loud noises.
"Kyuu-kun?"
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Me: ZOMG THE NARUHINA-NESS CONTINUES!
Kyuubi: WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN? WHO? WHO? *Starts shaking me by my shirt*
Hinata&Naruto: !
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