Maiden From An Unknown Space & Time
Naruto exited the clan leader's room hand in hand with Hinata and went outside to the courtyard. It was the perfect quiet place to relax at this time of the night.
"Seriously, sometimes I really can't stand the way in which my parents tease me." Naruto complained to his wife in an aggravated tone. "It's like they get enjoyment out of embarrassing me. Now you've become involved in it as well. I'm sorry about the way in which they act. They're like a bunch of children sometimes."
"I think they're showing their love to you in their own way." Hinata replied with a smile while thinking about the funny antics of Naruto's parents. They weren't the average parents especially considering the important positions they held, but she really did come to appreciate them within just the span of a day.
The couple were taking a leisurely stroll through the empty courtyard of the Uzumaki clan when they noticed an unexpected guest arrive at the scene.
"YOU!" Naruto shouted at the newcomer, not in the least bit happy to see her appearance.
The pink haired girl looked equally agitated after seeing Naruto.
"Brilliant, just my luck! I arrive here after travelling all the way from the Iwagakure and the first thing I see is your dumb face. GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Sakura ordered. Her message was clear but Naruto now went from unhappy to furious.
"Do you understand where you are right now? This is my house and I'm THIS close from throwing you out if you don't sort out your behaviour right about now." He threatened back.
"I will behave in whatever way I feel like. An idiot like you does not deserve any better."
Naruto was quickly reaching his wit's end. His rivalry with this girl was one that initiated a long time and she was once again really starting to grate on his nerves.
"You Sakura are a disgrace to your clan. No, not just your clan, you are a disgrace as a human being with how you treat others with such crass disrespect. It is about time someone put you in your place."
Sakura snickered at his comment. "If I am a disgrace to my clan then you will be the Uzumaki's demise. I feel for this clan for having a fool like yourself as their heir. Plus you should watch your tongue. Understand who you are speaking to. I am the grandchild of the great Nawaki Senju, the greatest Kage alive. Show your respect!"
"YOU DON'T DESERVE ANY RESPECT! Respect isn't something that is given to someone as a birth right like you seem to think, it is earned!" Naruto said to her while trying to hold in his anger. "Now get out of my sight. I really can't stand you stepping into our compound, but since you're grandma's guest as usual I'm going to let it slide. Now keep walking. I hope I don't have the displeasure of meeting you again, Senju."
Naruto was ready to walk away and end the confrontation when Sakura's eyes fell on the girl standing beside him. Hinata was confused thus far by the harsh exchange between the two but she had no idea what she was about to get wrapped in.
"Oh…who do we have here? Is she the one people are speaking about, the one who married the heir to the Uzumaki clan?" Sakura asked while circling around Hinata and observing her like a hawk. "She must be it, the Hyuga's princess. Those eyes are absolutely freaky."
Her comments made Naruto feel a lot more confrontational once again. He wouldn't allow anyone to degrade his wife in front of his face. "HEY! I don't care if you insult me but don't you DARE say another bad word about her. Compared to you she is an angel both in looks AND in personality. For your own wellbeing, I'd suggest you don't mess with her either. You do not want to anger her if you understand what is good for your own self."
Sakura was now really starting to lose her cool as well. No one dared call her inferior to another woman. It was an insult she wouldn't just accept. She was really giving Naruto the most menacing of looks.
Seeing the situation come towards an absolute boiling point, Hinata quickly got in the middle of Naruto and Sakura in the hopes of mediating between them. "A-A-Ano…please don't f-fight. I think it is best i-if we all be r-respectful t-towards one another."
However, Hinata's interference only resulted in Sakura's short temper to reach its tipping point.
"I REALLY DO NOT APPRECIATE THOSE WHO TRY TO GET IN MY WAY!" She shouted back at the Hyuga while punching the ground below with her fist as a way to vent her frustration.
Our of reflex and knowing Sakura's unbelievable strength, Naruto quickly jumped away. Hinata on the other hand had no idea of what was happening and thus stood in place, not knowing what the simple act of punching the ground could do.
The blow caused the earth below to shake and the shockwave that emanated from the hit blew Hinata's body backwards and sent her crashing into a flight of wooden stairs that led from the courtyard to the compound's walkway.
Sakura looked up only to find Hinata's body covered in rubble and the Hyuga struggling to get back up, being completely shaken from the impact. She smiled cynically after seeing the unexpected results of her action. "Weak…just as I expected."
Naruto on the other was in absolute shock. He couldn't believe such a thing happened right in front of his eyes. He felt responsible for allowing it to happen, but above all at this moment he truly despised the pink haired girl standing in the distance laughing at the ill-being of Hinata. He hadn't felt this kind of negative emotion for a long time. In fact, it reminded him of the time when he first met Hinata, and just like then, he started to hear voices in his head.
"She hurt her…" A dark voice whispered in his mind. "And all those who hurt her…WILL PAY!"
Naruto could only agree with the voice. Thus a great change overcame him once again after ten long years.
Hinata on the other hand finally managed to remove the debris from above her body and stood up once more. She was regaining her bearings but a sharp pain on her forehead was accompanied by a warm sensation across her face. When she finally opened her eyes, Hinata saw red. She was bleeding and it was her blood that obscured her vision.
This was enough for her inner self to roar within her mind. Someone made her bleed. Unacceptable!
"I WILL MAKE THAT GIRL UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF PAIN!" Inner Hinata shouted within her mind. "SHE WILL KNOW HER PLACE!"
Inner Hinata was just about ready to take control when the real Hinata's eyes fell upon Naruto. What she saw stopped her dead in her tracks and halted the exchange between her two selves.
Naruto currently had a firm grasp around Sakura's throat with his right hand and had lifted her off her feet into the air. It wasn't just that however. Naruto's appearance had changed as well. His usually blonde hair was pitch black. The whites of his eyes had also turned black with the irises inside a deep red. A dark aura also emanated around his body. Naruto's appearance gave him a truly menacing look unlike his usual cheerful self.
"That appearance…that dark power…I remember it. It was the same power he used ten years ago to protect me. I can't believe he still has it." Hinata uttered in near disbelief.
Naruto tightened his grip around Sakura's throat while preparing his technique. "DARK RELEASE: BLACK ICE!"
Pitch black ice spread from where Naruto held Sakura and started to cover the rest of her body. Unlike normal ice however, this one didn't just restrict the victim's movements, it also absorbed her powers, resulting in a very deadly combination.
But Sakura had enough. She herself used a ninja art even within Naruto's grip. "Earth Style: Dark Swamp!"
A small yet dangerous swamp opened up beneath Naruto's feet, dragging his feet within and trapping them. Naruto's grip on Sakura loosened slightly as he was dragged further into the swamp. This was all she needed as she reeled her hand backwards and punched Naruto so hard that his entire body shattered to a hundred pieces. Of course, Naruto's body was that of an ice clone.
Sakura also punched the black ice that had formed around her body and shattered it to pieces, focusing her attention now on finding the real Naruto.
"COME OUT UZUMAKI!" She ordered Naruto, wherever he may be. "You dared to use a technique on me. It is finally time I teach you your place…one that is beneath my feet. NOW SHOW YOURSELF!"
But Naruto was nowhere to be seen.
"You don't want to show yourself…FINE!" Sakura closed her eyes and concentrated for a few moments before opening them once more, but this time with a red outline below her eyes. "I will find you myself…AS A SAGE!"
In her sage mode, which looked somewhat different to Naruto's, Sakura could sense Naruto's presence with ease. Thus Naruto did not waste his efforts and appeared a distance away from her.
"At least you have the common sense of knowing that you can't hide from a sage. Well, you're a sage yourself. But it is time you understand that the Senju's sage abilities far supersede yours!" Sakura readied herself to charge at Naruto
"Ten years ago the Uchiha that tried to capture Hinata fell to the power of the dark. Now it's your turn Senju!" Naruto replied in a deeper tone as he also prepared to engage.
Just before the collision took place, Hinata quickly got in the middle of the two parties once more and held her hands wide in the hopes of stopping them.
"P-Please do not do this. I don't want a-anyone to fight in my accord." She told them both with the utmost sincerity.
It was at this point that Naruto heard another message from the voice within his mind: "Bring her with you."
Naruto appeared almost instantaneously next to Hinata and grabbed her by the waist to her surprise.
"It ends…for now." He said to Sakura while sending a burst of wind with the dark aura towards her, causing her stagger for just a split second, which was enough for Naruto to disappear with Hinata.
Sakura could try to sense them and chase after them, but the other members of the Uzumaki clan were starting to appear at the scene. Thus she decided to back down for now and tend to the original reason for visiting Uzushiogakure, which was to meet Tsunade. This wasn't the first time she and Naruto got into an argument, and it probably wouldn't be the last.
Naruto landed with Hinata on an open grassy field outside the village. This place was completely deserted at this time of the night. The moon shone down upon the field brightly creating for a rather romantic getaway. However that was the last thing on either of their minds right now.
Hinata looked at Naruto's current appearance and could not help but feel a little unnerved. "A-Are you okay N-Naruto-kun? That power looks…scary."
Naruto simply laughed in response to her query.
"There is no need for you to be scared Hinata. I may look different, but I am still me. I am still the Naruto that loves you so much." He said to her while wrapping his hands around her body and grasping her in a tight embrace.
Hinata didn't know how to respond when suddenly she felt Naruto's lips crash on to hers. It was sudden. It was unexpected. But it was also their first kiss. However, it felt anything but romantic.
Hinata couldn't even get her bearings straight when all of a sudden Naruto pushed his tongue into her mouth with force and opened it wide. But once again, it was anything but passionate.
Hinata could feel it. Naruto was forcing the dark powers that engulfed him into her through every part of her body he touched. And it felt horrific. This power almost seemed to have a mind of its own, one that was beckoning her to answer its call.
There was nothing she could do at this point. She was already too fargone. Naruto's grasp over her was too strong and the power's call too intense. Thus she closed her eyes and braced herself.
It took a few moments after which Naruto separated from her. When Hinata opened her eyes she couldn't believe what she was seeing. The two of them were seemingly standing in a huge garden on top of what appeared to be countless black flower petals. But she couldn't tell whether these were actually flower petals or not since she hadn't ever seen anything quite like them. These petals however seemed to be giving off a faint glow that lit up the garden. In the background there appeared to be an extremely large mansion, this front garden seemingly a part of it. Although it was dark outside, it wasn't night time. Rather the moon covered the sun in a permanent solar eclipse, engulfing the world in a state of perpetual darkness. This was certainly a different world altogether from the one that they were in moments ago.
Hinata coughed and gasped for breath after the impromptu kiss she shared with Naruto, but as soon as she recovered she focused her attention back on Naruto to check that he was okay.
Naruto was on the ground holding on to his head with one hand due to a slight headache, but his appearance was back to normal and he seemed to be doing well otherwise.
"W-Where are we?" He asked Hinata in his usual kind tone as he stood up once more and surveyed the area. "My head's spinning a bit. After effects of that power I used I think."
Hinata couldn't help but feel relieved seeing him back to his normal self. "I don't know. This place certainly does not look anything like where we were moments ago."
It was at this point that the two suddenly felt a presence right next to them. A person wearing a hooded cloak that covered their face appeared before them.
"Welcome to this world, both of you." The voice of a woman spoke from under the cloak. "I have been waiting a very long time for the two of you to arrive. I do apologise if my last order was a somewhat forceful. That kiss may have been a bit rough, but it was the quickest way for you two to share my power. Perhaps I got a bit impatient. I have been waiting for an untold amount of time for this moment to arrive after all."
"Your powers? What do you mean?" Naruto asked back suspiciously.
"Of course I speak of the power of darkness that you used earlier. I gave it to you ten years ago so that you could save her from the clutches of the Uchiha." The woman explained calmly to Naruto while pointing at Hinata.
"So the voice that I heard…it was yours?" Naruto asked once more.
"Indeed." She gave a straightforward reply.
There were many questions that were now floating through the couple's mind, but really there was one biggest that they absolutely had to know.
"Who are you?" Both Naruto and Hinata asked together in perfect sync.
They could both barely see the smile of the woman even though most of her face was covered by the hood.
"I have had many names throughout the past, but perhaps my favourite: "Maiden From An Unknown Space & Time". Regardless, I only really have one true identity." She finally grabbed her hood and pulled it back over her head, revealing a woman who appeared to be in her late twenties. She had long hair similar to Hinata but blonde in colour just like Naruto's. Her eyes were pure white also just like Hinata's.
Thus she smiled at the couple and revealed to them her true identity: "I am the child of Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuga Hinata."
Wow holy snap, did a lot of things happen or what? Perhaps things you weren't quite expecting. What do you think?
A throwback to old times as well if anyone caught that.
In any case, it's time to give some props where it is due. A while back someone asked whether or not Sakura would appear in this story and in response I said she'd be from an important clan. Even back then YamiChaos27 (Why am I not surprised?), Ryuujin96 and mds777 guessed right on point that she'd be part of the Senju. And well, she's frikin' strong as well even though her personality may not be the most likable. I've kind of extrapolated the academy Sakura but if she was part of an illustrious clan. This is what I've ended up with, for plot purposes as well of course.
From last chapter, I rolled around in bed laughing while reading some of the guesses for the gift Obito gave to Naruto. In due time you'll know if you got it right. For now, I should give some massive shout-outs to all those who got the awesome anime reference from last time, which was a lot of people actually to my happiness: deltaprime11, KiritoIRL (There was no way you wouldn't get it with that name lol), Ayrmed, YamiChaos27, luqie10, Trainer1232, WOLF5231994.
That is all for now. Let me know your thoughts and until next time, take care :)