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Naruto watched with horror as Hinata moved in for them but was cut off by Sasuke blocking her attack expertly. Something inside Naruto jumped, he didn't want his best friend and the woman that he cared about fighting. A nasty little voice inside his head whispered to him "Why not? It would solve the problem-thats not even your beloved Hinata. She's gone gone gone!" it sang merrily and Naruto gritted his teeth. Sakura was saying something to him but it sounded like white noise, everything was buzzing and the only thing that he could hear was the nasty little voice.

He wanted to lay down and give up-it seemed like the easier thing to do even though he knew a Hokage never give up. An errant thought floated through his mind, her voice wafting on a memory "I never go back on my word, because that is also my ninja way." she'd said that to him many times to snap him out of despair, the last time she'd said it to him was on the eve before he was named Hokage and he was absolutely panicky about it, she'd placed her warm hands on both sides of his face and smiled gently and said their nindo. It'd filled him with peace and courage-as it had after Neji died and he'd thought about giving up then. My life is not only one. The words blared through his head almost as if the Kyuubi-who had long been gone from his body-was yelling them at him.

And then just as suddenly as it came the white noise was gone, he could hear everything that was happening around them. People were shouting and the sound of iron hitting iron could be heard as people fought in the hallways, Sakura was right next to him telling him not to give up, Kiba was calling him names and Shino was silently watching everything with a furrowed brow.

He stood shakily as Yori was spoke, anger boiling up in his chest "Thats not Hinata." he said loud enough for everyone to hear "But Hinata isn't gone, she's in there somewhere-you can't just 'erase' someone like her. It's impossible. I promised her that I would make her better and I don't go back on my word," he pointed a thumb at himself "Because that is my ninja way."

"Hinata, Hinata wake up." Hinata mumbled something sleepily and was yanked from her soft dreams by an unforgiving hand. "It's time to wake up!"

Hinata's eyes opened and she saw Kushina standing in front of her, flanked by many familiar faces.

"Neji-nii-san!" Hinata crowed with joy as she jumped up and hugged him hard, he stood before her dressed in white with a forehead free of any marks.

"Hello Hinata-sama." the man patted her head "You've grown!"

She was surrounded by people that she knew "Inoichi-san! Shikaku-san!" She bowed deeply to Ino and Shikamaru's fathers who had died during the war. A blond haired man who resembled the man that she loved placed an arm around Kushina "Hokage-sama." she said and bowed to him.

"Call me Minato, please." he said with a gentle smile.

Hinata looked with wonder at the people around her with wonder "Am I… dead?" she asked quietly.

Neji winced "Sort of… well almost. Your mind has reclused to the deepest recesses of your essence and well… it's hard to get back."

"You have a choice, Hinata, as there are always choices in life." Kushina stepped forward "You may choose to live, even if living means facing the many hardships that you will face now and in the future. Or you may choose to come with us and remain with us forever in the spirit world."

Hinata pressed a closed fist to her chest as she thought about it, even though she was only twenty she felt world weary-she had seen so much in her young life that her soul was tired. Maybe it was best that she went with them…

"Hinata!" "Hinata-chan!" voices filtered through the whiteness, Sakura's, Sasuke's, Kiba's, and Shino's voices were calling for her and loudest of all was Naruto's voice-at the sound of their son's despair Kushina and Minato winced visibly.

"I-I…" she said indecisively.

"Would you like to see what is going on?" Inoichi asked and she nodded, he waved his hand and a large screen opened up and a scene played before her eyes. She could see Sasuke standing at the defensive with his sword drawn-but her eyes moved past him quickly to see Naruto who was standing with clenched fists.

Hinata would never get over the jump her heart always had when her eyes met his face-he had grown from boyhood quickly and his handsome features and broad shoulders had replaced the babyish stubborness that had clung to him until his mid-teens. A bit of stubble marked his chin and Hinata clucked inwardly, she'd always had to remind him to shave-he had probably forgotten all about it since she'd been kidnapped.

Sasuke stepped aside and Naruto moved upwards and looked right at the screen "Hinata I know you're in there… I'm not gonna fight you-no way in hell… but I can't let you harm people you care about."

"W-what does he mean?" She turned to the people behind her but they were silent.

Suddenly the screen shook and lunged for Naruto, she saw pale white hands dart out and grab his vest and throw him like a ragdoll. She heard herself scream as he hit a pillar and fall to the floor.

"What is going on?" She turned to the people behind her but only Kushina remained. The woman's expression was a sad one.

"With the absence of your mind, Yori is able to control the mindless being that your body is at the moment. Without you to inhabit your body Hinata this is what you become."

"T-those are my hands?" Hinata asked with disbelief as Naruto was tossed around by her tiny pale white hands.

"That is your body Hinata." the red haired woman said emotionlessly.

Naruto was speaking to her, his was on his knees with his shoulders erect as he looked at her "Hinata…" he said and his words reverberated through Hinata "I know that you are in there. I know it. And I won't fight you-never ever would I want to harm you," the sound of a Kunai being unsheathed sent shivers down Hinata's spine she inherently knew that it was she who had drawn it. "Because I love you." the words sent a pulse through the room as the Kunai flashed.

"Nooo!" Hinata screamed and the world was ripped away, "I will not let this happen! Send me back!" she turned to Kushina who grinned.

"Right-o." she said and placed a hand over Hinata's forehead "You're going to have to fight for control but I know you can do it." she pushed the Hyuuga and sent her flying back into the world of the living.

Naruto watched as the Kunai sped towards his heart gripped by the woman he loved and he squeezed his eyes shut, everyone around him screamed and he waited for the pain that didn't come. Slowly he opened one eye, keeping the other squeezed tightly, then the other eye came open as he stared with disbelief at what was in front of him. Hinata was still holding the Kunai and inch from his heart but she was breathing heavily with tears rolling down her pale white cheeks.

"N-Naruto take the Kunai away from me." she forced out and relief welled up in Naruto's chest he plucked the Kunai from her grasp and tossed it away from himself.

"It's hard to maintain control… but this is my body." she said firmly and forced herself to stand up straight with shaking legs.

"Hinata!" Naruto yelled and stood pulling her in for a hard hug, his throat thickening with unshed tears.

"It's okay to cry Naruto!" Kiba called jeeringly from where he was sitting. But Naruto just flipped him off and buried his face in Hinata's hair.

"N-Naruto? It's not safe yet please release me." Hinata said into his chest but he just held on even harder. "No way in hell." he murmured into her hair.

"That's impossible. There is no way her mind could have survived." Yori was standing in front of her throne now.

"It's not impossible." Naruto replied finally releasing a still shaking Hinata, he grasped her hand in his and turned towards Yori.

"Why?" Sneered Yori "Is it through the power of love that she was able to break through the control?"

"No, although that would be a whole lot more poetic since I am such a great guy." he rubbed the back of his head and grinned at everyone like an idiot.

"Naruto!" Sakura's angry voice came from behind them prompting him to get on with it.

"Oh, right! Anyways Hinata was able to break through your control because she's a total badass and you underestimated her." he finished and everyone was silent, hoping that there was more.

"Thats it?" everyone groaned and he grinned and nodded "Yep!"

Yori shook her head with disgust, how had this idiot ever become Hokage? "Enough of this idiocracy, ladies it's time to go deal with-"

"Yori!" Iru stepped into the chamber with Kila in tow, they were both cut and bruised but altogether in one piece.

For the first time since they had arrived Yori actually looked surprised "Iru? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'm here to stop you Yori, this hatred had gone on long enough."

"No it won't be enough until every single Hyuuga knows the pain that I have felt. They took our mother away from us Iru how can you side with them?!" Yori shouted at him.

"Because hate breeds hate little sister, I should have done a better job of teaching you that. I failed you." Iru looked at his wife and she slid a supporting hand through his "But it's not too late."

"Yes it is." Yori said quietly "I can't live in a world where the Hyuuga hurt others. I can't live in a world where they are able to just annihilate an entire group of people on a whim."

"It won't be like that, not anymore." Hinata's quiet voice rose above the murmurs floating through the room, she looked at Yori with a mixture of pity and understanding "I'm going to change it." she looked at Naruto and smiled "And Naruto is going to change it too, after all he promised Neji-nii-and we never go back on our word."

Naruto looked down at her and pride swelled inside of his chest, and a breeze ruffled both of their hair and he could almost hear his parent's laughter on it.

Author's Note:

Wow that was an action packed chapter, the last few chapters were pretty sparse I hope that this makes up for it. I'm trying not to rush to the ending but I'm super excited so I can't help it!

I adore the "Because I love you" line and it means so much to me, it's why I first started to ship Naruhina in the first place.

Anyways before I get all sappy please look forward to the next couple of chapters because I'm going to end it soon, also there will be a smut chapter at the very end and if you do not wish you read it you don't have to!

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-LittleMoonLover-