My Heart's Lavender Eyes
"Normal speech"
'Thought'
Kyuubi
Other enormous beings
(Lemon) if you skip a lemon, I'll be sure that you don't miss a thing if you do. Cause I understand that some people would rather skip it because they feel that it is inappropriate, but I think that not having a lemon would be unrealistic to a relationship. But what do I know? I write about ninjas flying around blowing stuff up, how realistic is that in comparison?
Oh well, anyways, enjoy the chappie!
"Disclaimer"
I do not own Naruto or any affiliation there being, I am doing this fanfic because I enjoy making this story, not for profit (which I do not get by the way)
I'm sorry if the last few chapters have been so confusing to some of you, but I'm trying as hard as I can to make it understandable.
Chapter 25:
The Truth:
Hiashi stood in shock at the hospital door, and Hinata looked just as shocked as Naruto or Tsunade.
Kakashi was the only thing standing in between Naruto and Hiashi. Kakashi quickly realized this and readied himself to defend Naruto.
"AND WHAT IS THIS?!" exclaimed Hiashi.
Hinata quickly moved behind Tsunade and covered herself by instinct, even though she had Naruto's jacket on.
"HINATA! Why would you do this, and with HIM of all people?!" exclaimed Hiashi.
"Now now Hiashi, I know what you think it looks like, I know what I think it looks like, and I know what this picture misleadingly makes it seem like..." said Kakashi.
Kakashi then held up the picture he had taken, showing Hinata in bed with Naruto.
Hiashi's face turned red from anger.
"But, I'm sure that we could be jumping to conclusions here..." assured Kakashi.
"YOU INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE BASTARD! I'LL RIP OFF YOUR MANHOOD AND SHOVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT!!" shouted Hiashi.
"You'll rip off what now?" mumbled Naruto tiredly as he swayed back and forth.
Hiashi then pulled out a kunai, and ran across the room at Naruto, but Naruto didn't even make the slightest move, aside from the swaying.
Kakashi held up his Kunai, and stopped Hiashi in mid strike. Kakashi easily held the angry Hyuuga, and threw him backward.
Hiashi landed and immediately charged again, but was yet again stopped by the copy-cat ninja.
"Hiashi! Are you honestly expecting me to believe that an honorable Hyuuga like yourself, is going to attack a defenseless boy, who can barely even stand, because he tried to sacrifice himself to save your eldest daughter?" asked Kakashi with a skeptically held up eyebrow.
Hiashi stopped holding against Kakashi and immediately dropped his kunai.
"Fine... I will... praise the boy for his previous actions, but, this does not erase what he has just done!" said Hiashi angrily.
Everyone was suddenly distracted by a (Thud) sound coming from the end of the bed where Naruto had been standing.
"(gasp) Naruto!" exclaimed Hinata.
Naruto had fallen to the floor, and started coughing up blood.
To Hiashi's displeasure, Hinata ran over to him, and tried to help him up.
"...You know Hiashi... It hasn't occurred to me just now, but Naruto couldn't have done anything with your daughter." said Tsunade with a hand on her chin.
"And what makes you believe that?!" asked Hiashi incredulously.
"WHAT?! What do you mean WHAT?! Look at him!!" exclaimed Tsunade.
Naruto was barely standing, and Hinata was holding him up while he wiped the blood from his mouth.
Hiashi realized Naruto's condition, but his anger was merely postponed for a moment.
"I see what you mean... But look at this picture!!" exclaimed Hiashi.
Hiashi grabbed Kakashi's hand and showed Tsunade Kakashi's photo.
"I know, I was here when it was taken." said Tsunade.
"I can't believe that you stood here, and let this happen!!" exclaimed Hiashi.
Hiashi held up the picture, and threw it to the floor, Kakashi and all.
"Ow." said Kakashi as he stood back up. Kakashi saw the crazed look on Tsunade's face, and realized that this wasn't over yet.
"Let THIS happen?! WHAT happen?! Nothing has happened here!" exclaimed Tsunade.
"Oh really?! Then what is THIS?!" exclaimed Hiashi.
Hiashi held up a tape recorder, and pressed play.
'(gasp) What is that?' thought Hinata.
'A tape recorder?' thought Kakashi
'Oh god, that can't be what I think it is...' thought Tsunade worriedly.
At first, there was nothing on the recording but the wind blowing, and faint voices, but then there was a few brushing noises, and the volume went up, revealing the conversation indefinitely.
"Oh. O-Okay then." said Hinata nervously.
"Okay then." affirmed Naruto.
"Take off your shirt and lie down." said Naruto.
"Ex...Excuse m-me?!" asked Hinata incredulously.
"I need to be able to see your muscles, I know it's embarrassing, but I need you to take off your shirt." said Naruto.
Hinata blushed and looked away from Naruto. Naruto blushed as well, and Hiashi noticed this.
Hiashi gave Naruto a horrible look, and the tape recorder continued.
"I won't look. trust me." said Naruto.
There were sounds that sounded like brushing clothing, then a plopping noise, which must have been Hinata's clothing hitting the ground.
"O-ok-k-kay" stuttered Hinata nervously.
"(gasp!)" gasped Hinata.
There were sounds of rubbing skin.
"Oh!" gasped Hinata.
"You alright?" asked Naruto.
"P-please d-don't stop, it feels really g-good." stuttered Hinata.
(continuous moaning and rubbing sounds)
Hiashi's face was turning red, and he was clenching his fists.
Tsunade's face was turning red, and she had a hand over her face.
Kakashi's face was turning red, and he was scribbling in the back of his Icha Icha paradise book while stifling a laugh.
"Oh! Uhn! Uh!" gasped Hinata.
Hinata gasped loudly, and there were sounds of grass being ripped from the ground, as well as the sound of a body being moved back and forth on the ground.
"Uhn! Oh God! That's the knot!" gasped Hinata.
"Oh GOD! YES! YES!! YES!!" screamed Hinata.
"Um... Am I interrupting something?" asked Kakashi.
Hiashi looked angrily at Kakashi for a second, but the recording continued.
"Hinata!?" exclaimed Kurenai.
"I expected better from you!" shouted Kurenai.
"But..."said Hinata.
"How could you let him go so far?!" continued Kurenai.
"But we weren't..." said Naruto.
"You perverted pig!" shouted Kurenai.
(click)
Hiashi pressed pause on the tape recorder.
"..."
"Wow, that was way more graphic than you described earlier Kakashi..." said Tsunade.
Tsunade's face was slightly flushed, and looked shocked.
Hiashi marched right up to Kakashi, and made him back up until he was up against the wall beside Tsunade.
"You were there! You were THERE, and you let it happen!" exclaimed Hiashi.
"Now wait a minute Hiashi, I WAS there, but there wasn't really anything there that I should have been stopping." said Kakashi.
"WHAT?! You expect me to believe that?!" asked Hiashi incredulously.
"Well yes, Aside from me, I have 10 eye witnesses that would say the same." said Kakashi.
Hiashi looked as though he were going to throw a fit, but Kakashi stopped him.
"Hiashi, It is all a great misunderstanding, All Naruto was doing, was giving her a back-massage." said Kakashi.
"...Back massage?..." said Hiashi.
"Yes, Hinata had told Naruto before that she had been having troubles with her back, so Naruto tried to... help her." said Tsunade.
"..."
"Based on the recordings... I... guess that it makes since..." said Hiashi.
"Yeah, she did say, Yes, yes, that's the knot..." said Tsunade as she blushed a bit.
"I guess that it DOES make since... But it still doesn't explain what happened here last night!" exclaimed Hiashi.
"Well... You DID storm out of the room, saying that she wasn't welcome at home... So she probably stayed here for the night." said Kakashi.
"No, I said that if she apologized and acted well-mannered, that she could be accepted back." said Kakashi.
"So? She could have if she wanted to." said Hiashi.
"Yes. Exactly. IF she WANTED to. My guess is that she didn't like the way you always disrespect her, and she reacted violently when you tried to force her to come home. That must be it, other wise acting politely would not have been a problem since it's practically second-nature to her." said Kakashi.
"... Disrespected?..." mumbled Hiashi.
Hiashi seemed to be lost in thought or possibly memories for a moment.
"Well, none the less, but there were no available beds, and, knowing Naruto and his naive complexes that he has, he probably didn't think it was inappropriate to let Hinata share a bed with him." said Kakashi.
(realizing silence)
"That does seem like something Naruto would do..." said Tsunade.
"But what about Hinata?! She would know well enough that it would be inappropriate to share a bed with a man, especially at their age!" argued Hiashi.
"Hm. I suppose your right, well, why don't we just ask them to find out?" asked Kakashi.
They all paused for a second and realized something important.
"Where ARE they?..." asked Kakashi.
"..."
(silence)
They looked around the small room only for a second to realize that both Hinata and Naruto had left.
"grrrrNaaaaruuuutooooo!!" shouted Hiashi.
--
In Ichiraku's ramen shop, Sakura, Ten Ten, and Chouji all sat at the bar.
"You know Chouji, you would probably attract a female's eyes if you weren't so f..." said Sakura.
(Angry Glare)
"Fffulfilled! Fulfilled!" exclaimed Ten Ten quickly.
"Fulfilled?" asked Chouji.
Sakura and Ten ten looked at each other quickly, and Sakura kept it going.
"Yeah, you always give off this aura." said Sakura.
"Aura?" asked Chouji.
"Yeah, like... you don't need anyone, or anything else, aside from food." lied Sakura quickly.
"I... I see... I guess." said Chouji.
Chouji looked to be in thought, and Sakura looked guilty for saying something like that.
"Women want their man to need them, otherwise they feel insecure, do you get it Chouji?" asked Ten Ten.
"Yeah I said I see... Hinata! Naruto!" exclaimed Chouji.
Just then Hinata came in, and Naruto had one arm around her neck to help her carry him. Hinata came in and put him down on a stool, then sat next to him.
"Naruto?! You are supposed to be at the hospital recovering!" exclaimed Sakura.
"Yeah well, if I had stayed any longer, Hiashi would have done the opposite of recovering to me." said Naruto.
"Opposite?" asked Ten Ten.
"Yeah, wherever you consider -Shoving your manhood down your throat!- to be categorized..." said Naruto.
"...Naruto! What on earth did you do?!" exclaimed Sakura suspiciously and worriedly.
"Oh, he's all mad because Hinata stayed the night with me." said Naruto.
"Stayed the night?" asked Chouji.
"Oh yeah! Hinata had no place to go!" exclaimed Sakura.
Naruto looked at Hinata, and she hid her face behind a napkin dispenser.
"What? No place to go? Is that true Hinata?" asked Naruto.
Hinata blushed and nodded.
"You should have told me so!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Damn Hiashi jerk..." muttered Naruto.
Naruto then reached into his pants pocket, and pulled out a key.
"Here. If you ever need a place to crash, you can stay at my place for free." said Naruto.
"Na-Naruto..." whispered Hinata.
'I... I can't accept that! I would only be a burden to Naruto-kun if I stayed at his house... Besides, I don't think I could handle actually LIVING with Naruto-kun...' thought Hinata as she blushed.
Naruto noticed that she wasn't accepting his offer, so, he opened up a pouch in his jacket, and slid the key in.
"Take it. It is perfectly alright. Any time you feel like you need someone to talk to, or someplace to get away, or sleep, just stay at my place." said Naruto.
"Naruto! That is so generous of you!" exclaimed Ichiraku.
"Yeah well, my place isn't exactly in the best condition right now, so I suppose it's even if she has to bare staying there." said Naruto with a smile.
"I-I'm sure that it will be l-lovely N-Naruto." stuttered Hinata nervously.
'M-me s-s-stay with N-Naruto?!' thought Hinata even more nervously.
"Hey... Hinata, that's a nice jacket, it looks expensive!" exclaimed Ten Ten suddenly.
"Hey yeah! Wait... That jacket looks familiar..." said Sakura.
"It should, it's mine." said Naruto.
"Y-yours?" asked Ten Ten.
"Naruto... Why is Hinata wearing your jacket, when you don't have anything to wear at all?" asked Sakura suspiciously.
"Well, after I had slept with Hinata, and was rudely awakened by Tsunade in the morning, and then shortly after, Hiashi barged in and threatened me." said Naruto.
Ten Ten, Chouji, Sakura, Ayame, and Ichiraku all gasped, and Naruto looked at them strangely.
"What?" asked Naruto.
"You... YOU SLEPT WITH HINATA?!" exclaimed Sakura.
"Hm? Yeah, all night... Come to think of it, that was probably the best I have ever had..." said Naruto with a blush.
'I don't think that I've ever gotten better sleep...' thought Naruto as his blush deepened a bit.
The others stared at him with unbelieving faces, and then they looked at Hinata to see if it was true.
Hinata looked just as confused as Naruto, and nodded her head with a blush.
"Yeah, it w-was hard at first, I was used to b-being by myself, but after a while, it w-was kind of n-nice..." said Hinata as her face turned red.
'I can still feel Naruto-kun's warmth...' thought Hinata as she fidgeted her fingers.
Sakura and Ten ten stared at her with their mouths agape. Ichiraku and Ayame both turned away awkwardly, and Chouji tried to change the subject as quickly a possible.
"T-Two waters please, one for me, and th-the other for Naruto." said Chouji awkwardly.
"Thanks Chouji." said Naruto.
Ichiraku poured two glasses full of water, he then gave one to Chouji and the other to Naruto.
When Ichiraku gave Naruto the water, he looked at him, then Hinata, and winked. Naruto did not know the meaning of this, but accepted the water anyways.
Naruto picked up the glass and started a nice long drink.
'Aaah... I was really thirsty!' thought Naruto happily.
"Hinata! It's just too hard to believe!" exclaimed Ten Ten.
"Yeah! Who knew that you would be one to give up your virginity so easily..." said Sakura.
"Phsffffffff!!"
Naruto spit our his water and coughed up the rest.
"Wha-What?!" exclaimed Hinata over Naruto's coughs.
Hinata's face turned redder than usual, and she felt herself starting to sweat she was so nervous.
Naruto finally coughed up all of the water and caught his breath.
"She... I... We... I didn't... We didn't" stuttered Naruto.
"Th-there h-has b-been a m-m-m-misunderstanding! W-we..." stuttered Hinata embarrassingly.
Even saying or thinking the word WE had Hinata in a cold sweat. Hinata could not bare to even breath in Naruto's direction and found herself staring at her feet again.
"W-we didn't have sex!! We just slept in the same bed together!!" exclaimed Naruto.
"..."
"Oh...OH!..." realized Chouji.
Everyone looked relieved, and Hinata's blush lessened a bit.
"Oh! Oh Thank god!" exclaimed Sakura.
"..."
"And what is THAT supposed to mean?" asked Naruto with an offended tone.
Sakura pretended she was suddenly interested in Ichiraku's menu and didn't answer, and Ten Ten just looked away from him.
"Whatever... Misunderstanding or not, Hinata did not have the proper clothing when we woke up, so I gave it to her to use." said Naruto with a blush.
Naruto wasn't blushing as bad as Hinata, but he still felt extremely awkward sitting next to her.
'Me... and Hinata?' thought Naruto.
Before Naruto could divulge himself any further into his thoughts, Naruto realized something.
Suddenly, Naruto stood up from his stool, and looked around.
"Naruto? What is it?" asked Sakura.
"There is something... amiss... Something... wrong... Something... is..." said Naruto.
Naruto looked about, and then stared off in the direction of the thick woods to the right of the Hokage monument.
"..."
"Naruto?" asked Hinata.
"It's nothing... Well, I guess I should get going." said Naruto.
Naruto stood up, and found pain in all of his limbs.
"Ack!" exclaimed Naruto.
Naruto kept himself on his feet, and cringed from the pain.
'Why haven't I been healed yet?' thought Naruto.
'Gah!... Kyuubi... Kyuubi!' exclaimed Naruto subconsciously.
At first there was no response, but then, a deep growl emanated from the depths of Kyuubi's cage.
"Hm... Kit? What is it?" asked Kyuubi.
'Where have you been Kyuubi? I haven't talked to you for a while...' said Naruto.
"Naruto, I have to tell you, there is something wrong." said Kyuubi.
'Wrong?' asked Naruto.
"Yes, I have felt it ever since we went to Raigakure." said Kyuubi.
'Does it have something to do with that Bijuu?' asked Naruto.
"Yes, and many more, I feel something is wrong only when a great amount of power comes together." said Kyuubi.
Naruto had no idea where he was going with this, and the extreme amount of pain didn't help him listen either, but he really had no choice.
'More Bijuu?' asked Naruto through the pain.
"Yes, there are many here... too many, and I still don't know how far you can go with my chakra, I'm just not sure if you can stop them if you have to fight." said Kyuubi.
'Oh... I see.' said Naruto understandingly as he bit his hand.
"What bothers me, is I don't know how my powers are reacting with your chakra now that they are fused. Normally, a person's chakra is divided into two powers, the yin, and the yang, the evil and the good." explained Kyuubi.
'I know that already. You use your yang chakra to heal me, and you give me your yin chakra to fight with.' said Naruto
"Right, when I still had all of the power, you could only go up to 4 tails, because at that point, my yinchakra would overcome my yang chakra, and the yin chakra would end up hurting you." said Kyuubi.
'Okay... I get it, but what about now?' asked Naruto as he gritted his teeth.
"Well, we will never know for sure until you try to summon at least 4 tails worth of my... no, your power." said Kyuubi.
"Until then, there is something that I have to tell you, it's about your kitsune illusions." said Kyuubi.
'What about them? I have kept them shut off, in the end they can be quite troublesome.' said Naruto.
Naruto could still feel his arms turning into meatballs...
"(sigh) You can't just keep it turned off, you must use the power often at your age, you are a teenage kitsune, and at that age, you need to use up some of your kitsune illusionary powers that are stored within you, if you don't, it will effect you emotionally." said Kyuubi.
'E...Emotionally?' asked Naruto.
"Yes, at your age, that kind of special illusionary chakra built up inside you, will leak into your developing hormones, it is a mating mechanism to ensure the numbers of a pack are kept up." said Kyuubi.
'Oh. Wait! What!? That doesn't make since, how does it help in mating?' asked Naruto with a curious blush.
"Well, A normal male kitsune hunts almost constantly to feed the entire pack, and to hunt, a kitsune uses illusions. When a kitsune stops using illusions, he will become extremely understanding, and very thoughtful of his love life. In this way, if a male doesn't hunt, this mechanism ensures that he is at least doing something productive. But be warned, the kitsune chakra will affect you emotionally, and once it has done that, it will leak out and effect those around you just as emotionally, but it will only effect those whom you really... want..." said Kyuubi with a smirk.
Naruto did not know what he meant, and was an extreme amount of awkward pain, so Kyuubi kept up the conversation.
"Hey, I see that you slept with that foxy female, way to go." said Kyuubi with a smile.
Naruto blushed.
'Shut up, it was just between friends. She needed a place to sleep and I... did you just call Hinata foxy?' asked Naruto.
"Yeah." said Kyuubi.
"But Hinata-chan isn't..." said Naruto as he thought a bit about her.
"Well, if she isn't now, she will be very soon..." said Kyuubi with a huge smile.
'What?' asked Naruto.
"Nothing... Never mind, now, I have to go, up until now, I've been concealing myself to keep my Bijuu presence hidden, so I need to hide again. Until the next time we talk, use some of the yin chakra to heal yourself, the using of it should come quite naturally to you." said Kyuubi.
The Kyuubi disappeared into the depths of Naruto's mind without another word, leaving him to think about what he had just learned.
"Okay then." said Naruto.
Naruto held up his hands and formed the concentrate hand sign.
'Kyuubi is no longer the one to heal me... I have to do it on my own from now on...' thought Naruto.
'Yang... good... Concentrate on my damaged areas...' thought Naruto.
"Naruto, are you okay?" asked Sakura.
Suddenly Naruto's stomach and back wounds started to steam.
"(gasp) What is happening?" asked Chouji.
Naruto's hole in his back and stomach started to shrink at a rapid rate as steam appeared to be leaking from the wounds. Naruto was replacing the cells in his body so quickly, that some of the cells drifted into the air, causing a steam-like appearance.
Naruto concentrated until the hole completely vanished, and he felt much better.
"(gasp) A-amazing!" exclaimed Hinata.
"There, I'll be fine now, don't worry about me, I'll be hiding." said Naruto.
"W-wait! J-just now... were you talking to... Kyuubi?" asked Hinata.
Naruto froze and looked at Hinata.
"Naruto can talk to the Kyuubi?!" asked Chouji.
"Yeah, I was." said Naruto, ignoring Chouji.
"Yeah you said something about Hinata." said Chouji.
"What... did HE say?" asked Sakura.
Sakura could still feel the raw power of the nine-tailed Bijuu.
"He said that he feels I should be cautious... and..." said Naruto as his face turned red.
"W-What?" asked Hinata nervously.
"He called you foxy." said Naruto quickly with a blush.
Naruto then disappeared in a flash.
"..."
"F-f-foxy?" said Hinata with a huge blush.
Sakura and Ten Ten both looked at each other, and Sakura quickly changed the subject.
"Wow, that healing jutsu, or whatever he was using, it even tops Tsunade's medical jutsu!" exclaimed Sakura.
Chouji and Ten Ten saw what she was trying to do, and helped her.
"Yeah, that's Naruto for you." agreed Chouji.
"He's always like that." said Ten Ten.
Hinata ignored them and stared at the spot where Naruto had just been standing.
"N-Naruto... It is all my fault that you are in trouble..." whispered Hinata worriedly.
'If my father finds you...' thought Hinata worriedly.
--
In the thick woods near the Hokage monument, Naruto appeared near the middle of the thicket.
Before Naruto could do anything, he felt a presence approaching from the direction of Konoha.
"Tsunade." said Naruto.
Tsunade jumped down from the trees, and landed in front of Naruto.
"Naruto I..." started Tsunade.
Tsunade stopped when she saw Naruto, she noticed that he had been completely healed.
"Naruto!" exclaimed Tsunade.
Naruto noticed that Tsunade noticed his healing, and firmly decided to put his foot down.
"Tsunade, never mind that, what do you want, and try to make it quick, Hiashi will have my head." said Naruto.
Naruto crossed his arms, and waited for Tsunade to talk.
Tsunade stopped and realized something about Naruto.
'He didn't freak out on me and ask me for help when I appeared, he isn't babbling on about how he could get killed... He has thought the situation over... Naruto really has matured.' thought Tsunade with a slight smile.
"Naruto, I have to talk to you, it will take a little bit, but I will try to hurry it through." said Tsunade.
"Naruto there is something you should know about the Akatsuki." said Tsunade.
"Tsunade, if there has been something that you know about the Akatsuki, that you haven't been telling me... I will be very angry with you." said Naruto warningly.
"Too late for me to go back on what I said, I have been waiting a while to tell you this, but now I have no choice, the time is nearing..." said Tsunade.
"Time? What time?" asked Naruto.
"Sshh! Let me explain!(sigh) This is going to be long, so don't say a word, and don't interrupt, no matter how shocking this is to you." said Tsunade.
Naruto felt annoyed, but nodded his head.
'I'll just say it all quickly and get it over with.' thought Tsunade.
"Okay (deep breath) There are Akatsuki members that are not what they seem, Itachi Uchiha, he did not kill his clan, Orochimaru did, and posed as Itachi in front of Sasuke to make him hate his brother. If Sasuke hates his brother, he knew that Sasuke would work to be better then him, and try to kill him. He wanted to use this as an advantage to get Sasuke on his side. It was an attempt for Orochimaru to get a hold of the Sharingan eyes, but the entire Uchiha clan aside from the two, died rather than give them up. Orochimaru saved Sasuke as a back-up in case he couldn't get the Uchiha prodigy Itachi Uchiha's body, and to this day still hopes to gain Itachi's body. Soon after Fugaku, Sasuke's father, was killed, Itachi was placed in the Akatsuki by Konoha, to take his father's place, and as soon as Itachi joined, he spread the truths of Orochimaru's plots to the boss of the Akatsuki whom we refer to as shadow, and Orochimaru was thrown from the Akatsuki. Orochimaru claims that he quit, but that is not important. Also in the Akatsuki, Kisame and Deidara are also spies in league with Itachi to help Konoha, and they have been trying to stop the Akatsuki ever since they joined." said Tsunade quickly.
Naruto was in such a state of shock that he wasn't breathing.
"There are many Bijuu left for the Akatsuki to pray upon, and one of them is very near to you. Hinata Hyuuga is the twin-tailed Jinkurichi that holds Nekomata, she is the source of the Hyuugas Byakugan, she will die at an early age, just as her mother, and her mother's mother and so on. Nekomata is about to awaken within Hinata soon, and that is why Hiashi wants her home so badly, if something isn't done, the awakening could be disastrous to Hinata's body, it might even kill her. So I leave this information with you to spread among Hinata, Sasuke, and the rest of the Konoha 11, so kay bye!" said Tsunade quickly.
Tsunade then jumped away and flew at extremely fast speeds towards the Hokage tower.
Naruto just stood there shocked, all of that information, all at once, so many questions, so much to comprehend.
Naruto fell to the floor, and began to meditate to calm down his mind and tackle these things one at a time as he felt a headache fast approaching his psyche.
"Itachi... innocent? Spies? Fugaku, Deidara, Kisame? Sasuke... How am I going to tell him that?!" exclaimed Naruto.
"(gasp) Wait!" exclaimed Naruto.
'What if that wasn't Baa-chan at all? It could have been an akatsuki member in disguise trying to get me scared, or believe in false things.' thought Naruto angrily.
Naruto was confused, he had no idea what to believe, or what to think.
"If it's true, then Sasuke will have no reason to get stronger than his brother... Itachi... Does that mean that Itachi will try to talk to Sasuke? Will they be brothers again?! That's kind of hard to believe..." said Naruto as he trailed off.
Naruto suddenly thought about his past, about... Hinata.
"Believe... I believe in you Naruto... That's what Hinata said to me... on more than one occasion... Hinata! (gasp) If THAT is also true, then Hinata will... die." said Naruto sadly.
"She... is a jinkurichi?... It is possible, but not easy to believe... but if what Tsunade or whoever it was said was true, then she will either die soon, or at an early age..." said Naruto sadly.
"Hinata... so many emotions have risen from my heart ever since I started to think about her... I don't know what to think of these emotions... but, I need to know before... she..." said Naruto sadly.
"Maybe I can stop it!... If it is even true..." said Naruto sadly.
Naruto sat there for a moment and mowed his brain over everything.
"Gaaaah!! My brain hurts!" exclaimed Naruto.
Naruto then laid down on the ground and held his head.
"Gah... I need to talk to someone, someone smart..." said Naruto.
"Hey Naruto." said Shikamaru.
"..."
Naruto got up and turned around to see Shikamaru walking towards him from practically nowhere in the woods.
'Okay, what even are the frickin odds?!' thought Naruto.
"Hey Shikamaru, I've got some really good questions for you." said Naruto.
"(sigh) Not now Naruto, I'm not in the mood for a riddle, and besides... Why aren't you wearing a shirt? You know what, never mind. Tsunade has been looking for you, and Hiashi has put a bounty on your head." said Shikamaru.
Naruto didn't even looked surprised at this point.
"Really, how much?" asked Naruto.
"Two million." said Shikamaru.
"Huh... That's not so bad..." said Naruto.
"In American dollars..." said Shikamaru
"Holy crap! Two million dollars?! I won't make that amount of money in my ENTIRE life-time!" exclaimed Naruto.
"(sigh) I know, that is why you should go to Tsunade, you will be safest if you stay with her." said Shikamaru.
"Yeah, about that, I wanted to ask you some questions pertaining to that particular subject." said Naruto intelligently.
"...(sigh) What a drag... Fine, shoot." said Shikamaru.
"Okay, get ready for a long and extensive version of what Tsunade just told me." said Naruto.
Naruto then told Shikamaru everything he had heard. He then went into detail of what he thought of it, and why he wanted a second opinion.
After hearing everything, Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, and thought for a moment.
"..."
"...Okay...Wow first of all." said Shikamaru.
Shikamaru walked up to Naruto and stood beside him to face Konoha.
"I already knew from Tsunade that there were Akatsuki members on our side but... Hinata being a Jinkurichi that can grant an entire generation the power of the Byakugan... that is quite a story Naruto..." said Shikamaru.
"I know, that is why I wanted a second opinion." said Naruto.
"Well... After running a few scenarios, and calculating probabilities, I would say that all of it is... most likely... true..." said Shikamaru.
Naruto stood there for a moment, then looked down at the floor with a depressed face.
"So, Baa-chan was telling the truth." said Naruto.
"...So, what do you think I should do Shikamaru?" asked Naruto with a still depressed face.
"(sigh) Well... Given the situation, I'd tell Sasuke and Hinata the truth." said Shikamaru.
"It's not that easy." said Naruto.
'It's hard for me to imagine myself walking up to such a nice girl, and telling her that she will die an early age. Or walking up to such a dedicated guy, and telling him that what he has believed for most of his life is a lie.' thought Naruto with frustration.
"I know, no one said it would be easy." said Shikamaru.
"...Could you do me a favor? Spread this information to the rest of the Konoha 11 aside from Sasuke and Hinata, and tell them that they aren't to tell anyone else, even other Konoha 11 members." said Naruto.
Shikamaru walked towards Konoha, and jumped up into the nearest tree.
"Okay. I understand... And... Naruto..." said Shikamaru as he looked down at Naruto.
"Yeah?" asked Naruto.
"Good luck." said Shikamaru.
"I'll need more than luck to pull this off..." said Naruto.
Naruto then disappeared in a flash, leaving Shikamaru standing there alone in the woods.
"(sigh) This is all so troublesome..." said Shikamaru.
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Tsunade sat at her desk, downing as much Sak'e as she possibly could.
"Tsunade please! Stop this! Whatever happened, I'm sure it will be alright!" exclaimed Shizune.
"(gulp)(gulp)(fast breathing) No, I don't think it will ever be alright! Naruto is probably freaking out, and is also probably more depressed than ever!" exclaimed Tsunade as she started drinking again.
"(gasp) Oh my god you finally told him?!" exclaimed Shizune.
Tsunade finished of the bottle, and threw it to the ground, breaking it.
"Yes. And I'm not sure how he will react..." said Tsunade.
Suddenly there was a flash of light, and Naruto appeared in front of Tsunade's desk.
"Oh god." said Tsunade.
"(sigh) Okay look I'm sorry! I'm sorry okay?! I feel horrible keeping these things from you, and now that I've told you, I feel even worse for handing you such a burden." said Tsunade.
Tsunade sat at her desk with her hands over her face, and worry in her eyes.
Naruto just stood there, and glared at her.
Then Naruto formed a concentration hand sign.
"Naruto, what are you doing?" asked Shizune.
Suddenly, Naruto's chakra spiked, and it shook the entire tower for a second.
Naruto then concentrated, and peered deep into his mind.
'Kyuubi It's time to talk.' said Naruto.
Naruto then grabbed the Kyuubi in his mind and formed a chakra vessel for him.
Naruto's chakra poured from him, and compiled onto the floor next to him. The chakra then rose from the ground, forming the shape of a man.
Naruto then took the Kyuubi's spirit, and quickly thrust it into the body.
(Bang!)
There was a huge explosion of smoke, and all Tsunade could see, was two red eyes, and two blue eyes looking back at her.
When the smoke cleared Naruto was standing next to a tall man. He had a suave appearance about him. He wore a dark red tuxedo, and had wild fire-red hair.
Tsunade wondered who it was for only a second, but quickly realized who it was.
"K-Kyuubi!!" exclaimed Tsunade.
"That's the Kyuubi?!" exclaimed Shizune.
Kyuubi ignored them and turned to Naruto.
"What is the meaning of this?" asked Kyuubi calmly.
"We need to talk." said Naruto.
"What about?" asked the Kyuubi.
"Well, the bijuu of course." said Naruto.
"Okay. I understand." said Kyuubi.
"Do you know of a Bijuu named Nekomata?" asked Naruto.
Kyuubi looked surprised for a second, then looked at Naruto.
"Yes, she... was a very powerful Bijuu, one who ruled the others along with me." said Kyuubi.
Naruto looked very shocked for a minute, then calmed himself and replied.
"I see, and what happens to a host that holds Nekomata?" asked Naruto.
"Well, they would suffer a severely shortened life, but would be granted amazing powers." said Kyuubi.
Naruto looked at Kyuubi, then at Tsunade, and Tsunade looked at her desk in shame.
"So, can the life of the Host be saved in any way?" asked Naruto.
Tsunade looked up from her desk in surprise of the question, and awaited the Kyuubi's response.
"...There would be a way... but it is dangerous, and overly risky..." said Kyuubi.
"What?! What is it?! Tell me!!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Before I tell you, I need to make sure that it works myself. I'll need to do some thinking." said Kyuubi.
"Tell me Kyuubi." said Naruto.
"No, not until i am sure, but until then, do you have any other questions?" asked Kyuubi.
"Well, how many Bijuu do you sense in the village right now?" asked Tsunade.
Kyuubi looked at her for a second, then turned to Naruto.
"Hm... Aside from me...six." said Kyuubi.
Tsunade then turned completely pale, and was speechless.
"Six!? Are... are you sure?!" exclaimed Naruto.
"I'm the King of all Bijuu, what do you think?" asked Kyuubi harshly.
"Fine, I believe you, but, you need to tell me exactly when you are sure that your life-saving plan will work." said Naruto impatiently.
Kyuubi looked into Naruto eyes, and saw genuine concern, worry, desperation, and... something else.
Kyuubi merely smiled, and nodded.
"You two. In the mean time, protect this pup from any harm or ridicule, if you don't you will find Bijuu enemies." warned Kyuubi.
Tsunade was shocked and quickly nodded. Shizune just sat there with her mouth agape.
Kyuubi turned his head to Naruto and nodded.
Naruto then released the jutsu, and Kyuubi disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Naruto was left standing in the middle of the room, studying Tsunade and Shizune.
"So, what do you think?" asked Naruto.
Tsunade just stared at her desk, and couldn't believe what she had just heard, or what had just happened.
After a lengthened silence, Naruto walked to the door, and opened it.
"Thanks to Hiashi, I will not be safe in my apartment, so I will be crashing somewhere else." said Naruto.
Tsunade was snapped from her stupor, and looked up at Naruto with concern.
"Somewhere else? You have nowhere to go!" exclaimed Tsunade.
"Please. I have many paths to choose from..." said Naruto.
Naruto then left the room, closing the door behind him.
"..."
"Damn. This is getting serious. Shizune, alert all guards, we are going to be at a level 2 security clearance for all guards and personnel." said Tsunade.
"H-Hai." stuttered Shizune.
Shizune ran out the door, and left Tsunade to think by herself.
"(sigh) I am letting a powerfully destructive Bijuu wander around, while 5 more Bijuu wander around in the same area... I know I should give some trust but... It just doesn't seem... smart." said Tsunade.
"Tsunade."
A voice came from behind the door Naruto just left through.
"Yes?" asked Tsunade tiredly.
"I need to talk to you about something... and... why is Naruto walking through the halls without a shirt on?" asked Ino.
"Never mind that..." said Tsunade.
Tsunade noticed that there was something wrong with Ino, she looked to be on the sad side, and also looked very troubled.
"What's wrong Ino?" asked Tsunade.
Ino walked up to Tsunade's desk and at the floor to her left.
"Well... I have having trouble... um... cooperating with my team mates." said Ino.
"Hm... I see. I was just recently going over some of your mission stats, and I noticed that ever since I started the groups up again, your efficiency rate has been dropping dramatically." said Tsunade.
"I-I'm sorry." said Ino.
Ino looked down at the ground with an even sadder face.
"Don't be. I took you and threw you in with team mates you haven't worked with for a while, don't worry, you just have to adjust." said Tsunade reassuringly.
"I... I have tried, but I just can't bring myself to..." said Ino.
Ino was now blushing a bit, and was fidgeting her hands around.
"Hm?" muttered Tsunade.
'That reminds me of... Hinata... When she is around Naruto...' thought Tsunade.
"..."
"Oh... I see how it is." said Tsunade with a smile.
"W-what do you mean?" asked Ino worriedly.
'Ha! She has a crush on either Chouji or Shikamaru, and she is having problems concentrating because of it.' thought Tsunade.
"Okay, I will fix this problem by re-sorting the teams." said Tsunade.
"Nani?!" exclaimed Ino.
"Yes. The new teams will be posted in between 6:00 AM and 1:00 PM of tomorrow morning. And that is final." said Tsunade
"Did you get all of that?" asked Tsunade.
Suddenly an ANBU nin dropped down from the ceiling and landed next to Ino in front of her desk.
"Gah!" exclaimed Ino.
"Yes Ma'am." said the ANBU, ignoring Ino's presence.
"Good, go and notify the Konoha 11 members immediately." said Tsunade.
"As you command." said the ANBU.
"Ms. Yamanaka, are you aware that the teams are being changed for the Konoha 11, the time will be posted..." started the ANBU nin.
"Aside from her please..." said Tsunade.
Tsunade put her hand on her head in exasperation.
"Hai." said the ANBU nin.
The ANBU nin then jumped out the window, and out of sight.
"Oh god... What have I done?" asked Ino to herself.
"Nothing really to get worked up about, so please, leave me to my work." said Tsunade with a wave of her hand.
Ino had no choice but to leave, as Tsunade pointed her to the door.
'I hope nothing bad comes of this...' thought Ino.
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END OF CHAPTER
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