Disclaimer:- All Characters From Naruto belong to M. Kishimoto.
Hard Love
Chapter 26
Eventful Meetings...Part 2
"Making a strong first impression is as important as ever, especially when meeting face-to-face." Joseph Abboud
From Previous Chapter ...
Minato glanced towards Kakashi, who caught his eye and nodded as he held his arm out for Shizune, who blushed a slight pink and smiled, placing her arm through his as they was ready to make their appearance with Minato as a family.
"Now Naruto, remember tonight is important for the both of you. Hinata make sure you keep the hood on covering your hair for now once we enter inside and we are greeted then you may remove it."Minato explained.
Hinata nodded, feeling her nerves grow as she saw that the Uchiha had already entered the building.
"Are we all ready...it's time with show ourselves as a family" Minato announced as everyone nodded.
Taking his wife's arm that latched on to his they made their way up the stairs followed by Kakashi and Shizune.
"Ready hime?"
"H-Hai"
Hinata held on to his arm drawing strength as they made their way up each of the stone steps that led up to the building, where she would encounter a few people in particular that she wasn't very keen on meeting.
oOoOo
Outskirts of the Namikaze estate...
Two cars pulled up a good distance away from the estate, the cover of darkness would be their best weapon. Each of them dressed completely in black with balaclava's covering their entire heads apart from the holes that showed their eyes and mouth.
Kimimaro got out of the car staring at the team he had been ordered to bring. A few of them would remain out of the estate keeping a look out on their escape route. The others would be heading inside with the information they had been provided with.
The plan was simple, a few of them would go over the wall and make their way through the grounds to the estate. Their main objective was to find and obtain the Hyuga girl and make sure she was in their hands. Once they have taken care of the other people within the estate, they were to meet up outside the walls with the others and hand her over so that they could get away quickly.
"Does everyone know their assignments?" Kimimaro announced to the group.
"Yes, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon and I are to remain here and to monitor the premises and our getaway route." Jirobo answered.
"Good. the rest of you will come with me. Kin you are to look for the girl with Dosu understand?"
"Yes I understand" Kin answered.
" Kidomaru, Zaku, and I will take out those in the estate, once she is in our possession I need to make a call to Kabuto to inform Danzo that we finally have her."
"By the looks of things, it is not guarded" Dosu stated, looking at the high stone walls.
"Idiot...that's what we fucking want!" Tayuya hissed.
"Keep your voices down...We don't want to make a commotion by bringing attention to ourselves now do we?" Kimimaro hissed.
Everyone nodded as Kimimaro signaled those in his team to make a move as they nodded and made their way to the high wall and then each of them jumping up to climb over it. The others got in position to keep an eye on the surroundings waiting for them to return.
Kimimaro jumped down onto the estate grounds first, as he took in the surroundings seeing that the grounds they was currently situated in was pitch dark, but full of coverage to keep them well hidden from view. Taking out his night vision binoculars, he could just make out the large estate building in the distance and signaled the rest of his team to follow him.
They had some ground to cover to get there finally realising how large the grounds was, the information so far had worked as they each made their way towards the estate silently. So far seeing only a few lights on throughout the estate as Kimimaro remembered the drawn plans and the best possible way inside, courtesy of Mizuki.
The plans were detailed including each guard position they would likely encounter and need to pass by to avoid being detected. As well as the positions, they were also given the times the guards Minato had working for him would start patrolling certain areas within the estate and grounds.
Kimimaro looked at his watch and surmised they had around forty minutes to get there, get inside and locate the girl and get out without being detected. Each of them knew the dangers of the mission if they were caught, and carried with them a cyanide capsule for them to take if they were captured. It was a failsafe that Orochimaru insisted on so that no necessary information was passed that could lead them back to him and Danzo.
Hopefully it wouldn't come to that.
Kidomaru and himself had been trained by the man himself and was mainly his guards working solely under him, as well as the other members of his team Tayuya, Jirobo, Ukon and Sakon. They even attended high school on a pretence to bring harm to the son of Minato by taking orders from Shion and luring the pink haired girl Sakura to their side.
Now they would face the young blonde and his friends again to get the girl in to their grasp. He wasn't exactly sure what the hype was about. All he did was take orders and make sure they was completed, once she was in their hands his next task would be to keep his other male team mates away from her so that she wasn't touched inappropriately by them.
oOoOo
Inside the estate...
Baki was sat down knowing that the guards were called back to give the estate easy access for those wanting to kidnap Hinata to get into the grounds. The plan was simple, to get hold of the individuals quickly and efficiently to be questioned by a waiting Ibiki that was sitting opposite him.
The sound of his com went off and Baki quickly answered it.
"Yes?"
"Targets have entered the grounds un, there are four of them yeah"
"All of you keep them monitored and be ready for anything got that?"
"Got it un...Me and Sasori are in position yeah"
The com went silent as Baki glanced at Ibiki with a nod. Gaara, Kankuro, Karin, Suigetsu and Juugo was in the room with them. Minato insisted each of them was protected from any harm from the invaders. Although they knew it would happen they weren't sure to how many would be sent.
"So it seems Mizuki was right and Minato's idea in taking Naruto and Hinata with him to the event was a good call" Ibiki stated.
"Yes...Yes it was" Baki replied.
"I take it Itachi's friends are in position?"
"Yes, as are the regular guards, Minato's orders are clear to let one or two of them escape, but the rest must be captured. Preferably alive" Baki answered calmly.
"I take it the group watching them outside the grounds are ready and waiting to follow them?"
"Yes...they are" Baki chuckled.
oOoOo
With Danzo...
Danzo was very surprised to see the remaining Uchiha in attendance. He knew not all of the Uchiha had been taken out that night. He had found out the hard way and cursed his luck knowing which ones had survived the attack. Two of them were the young heirs themselves Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha. Although at the time they were young, he had hoped that all four of them would end up in the orphanage.
That way, he would be able to get to them and recruit them into his root program. They would of been valuable to him to use for his own gains, even getting access to the Uchiha clans wealth that he was sure to this day was still unclaimed. However, like usual, Minato had thwarted that plan as he soon took all four of the surviving boys into his care, going so far to adopt them and even looking after the Uchiha wealth and Uchiha estate for the boys. He didn't know that Kushina was godmother to at least two of the Uchiha.
Danzo seethed at the very memory, although he had taken out most of the Uchiha family, things didn't go the way he had planned and this was the result to that failure. Seeing the small group of Uchiha finally attend an event hosted by Hiruzen himself was a shock, especially seeing that the entire room was surprised that Itachi had finally stepped out to reclaim his father's title, prompting murmurs amongst the crowds as they entered the large hall without a care in the world.
He hadn't yet seen Minato and his wife and he wondered when the blonde bastard would arrive. He hoped no other surprises would be in store tonight as he wondered what prompted the Uchiha clan to make a surprising return to the limelight.
oOoOo
Namikaze Estate...
Kimimaro directed his small team towards the side of the building, so far they hadn't encountered anything, which was a good thing for all of them. However, he couldn't shake the feeling that it was too easy. As they approached one of the side doors that he quickly checked to find it unlocked as it was stated by Mizuki.
Directing Kin and Dosu to head inside first and find their way around to locate the girl as he and the other three would take out anyone they encountered. Both Kin and Dosu carefully entered inside, Zaku followed a few minutes after then Kidomaru and himself last.
The inside was covered in darkness with only shadows flickering against the white walls from the scattered lights from outside. He couldn't see Kin, Dosu or Zaku where he was and signaled Kidomaru to follow as they moved throughout the room and more into the estate following the layout that had been given.
Once they were out of the room they saw the long hallway and he hadn't yet seen the other three, but pushed it aside at the moment but something was nagging at him to be careful. They slowly made their way down the hallway that came to another door that should take them near the stairway.
"Do you think the others got through?" Kidomaru asked quietly.
Kimimaro saw that the door wasn't fully closed and pointed out that fact to his teammate who nodded in understanding. Kidomaru opened the door and stepped inside as Kimimaro followed they had only taken a few steps when they heard sounds of something exploding not far from them.
Both of them stopped in their tracks as they saw nothing but thick smoke making them cough as they had began inhaling it. Kimimaro grabbed his teammate, pulling him back where they came from and kicking the door closed behind them as they ran towards the area they came in from.
"(cough...cough) What the (cough...cough) Fuck!?" Kidomaru wheezed out.
"(cough...) MOVE" Kimimaro ordered
Both of them ran towards where they came in from, reaching the outside as quick as possible. Both their eyes were streaming with tears as they coughed continuously. Kimimaro signaled Kidomaru to follow him as he got his gun out, his mind was everywhere as he tried to focus on getting away.
They had been compromised alright, it looks like they was prepared for them to make a move and cursed inwardly at failing the mission. Orochimaru wouldn't be happy that's for certain as he ran keeping a check on behind them. He could make out the many voices in the distance as he realised not only had they lost Kin and Dosu they had also lost Zaku as well.
"Fuck!"
"What the hell is going on man? " Kidomaru hissed
"Looks like they were expecting us. Let's just get over the fucking wall and get back to base" Kimimaro stated.
"What about the others!?"
"They are on their own...they know the consequences if caught. There is nothing we can do for them so let's get out of here before they locate us"
No more questions were asked as they made it to the area of the wall they jumped over having left a marker as they landed. Both of them jumped up on to the wall heaving themselves over it and jumping down on the other side.
"Fuck!?... You guys were quick!?" Tayuya stated
"Where are the others... and the girl?" Sakon stated.
"Don't ask questions just get the cars started. We must leave quickly. The mission was compromised from the start" Kimimaro hissed out.
"What!?"
"Just get the fucking cars started so we can get away" Kimimaro ordered ripping the balaclava from his face.
The others did as they was ordered both cars started up as the group split up into each car and quickly drove away. Kimimaro took the phone out of his pocket dialing the one number stored on there, which only rang once then was answered.
"We have a problem!"
Neither of the drivers realised the other car that was parked and hidden discreetly from their view. They had watched the entire scene and was now getting ready to follow them.
oOoOo
At The Event...
Each step she took matched the beating of her heart. Her arm firmly linked with Naruto's brought comfort as well as strength. Her legs felt weak and she was determined not to have them fully buckle under her bringing her crashing upon the hard stone beneath her. Her heartbeat was the only thing she could register within her mind, trying to be as calm and collective as she could be.
Tonight she would inevitably meet with the Hyuga clan, that included her grandfather, her uncle and her cousin who she saw earlier today. Not only that but she would also meet her half sister Shion who would surely be in attendance as well as a man that wanted her in some sort of sordid deal that he had with her late father.
"Hinata...I will be with you throughout. I will keep you safe, believe it!" Naruto stated sensing her nerves as they neared the top of the stairs.
"I-I know Naruto-kun..." Hinata replied softly.
Minato and Kushina reached the very top as they followed behind with Kakashi and Shizune following behind them. The building inside came into view with many people inside. Minato chuckled, knowing that most of Konoha must be in attendance, as Kushina also laughed softly beside him.
Hinata herself kept beside her husband feeling his warmth against her and drawing strength and determination to continue onwards. Before they was about to enter Minato stopped and turned to look at the young couple behind him giving a warm smile to the hidden bluenette that would very soon show her presence to their enemies.
"Remember Hinata, I will give you the signal to remove your hooded coat...I will present both you and Naruto to Hiruzen as a married couple shortly." Minato explained.
Hinata nodded and swallowed nervously as she realised the spotlight would be upon them.
"Do not worry, none of us will allow any harm to come to you Hinata. You have my word on that" Minato assured
Hinata felt comforted by his words as well as Naruto's presence beside. However, she couldn't abate the growing nerves she had welling up within her. This was a very big event filled with people she hardly knew, if at all. Now she could see the lights to the inside of the building as well as the sounds of the people conversing with music being played within.
They had already reached the top of the stairs and she could see the large open doors with many people inside it that made her stop dead in her tracks. Naruto stopped beside her and gave her a glance knowing that she was very anxious about all this. He wished he could do this for her and not let her go through with this but it was needed, if it was in order to protect her.
"Hime?" He whispered.
Hinata drew a deep breath and clutched his arm tightly as she calmed herself the best she could. She felt as though she was being silly, Naruto had told her numerous times he wouldn't leave her side and Minato had given his word he would protect her from their enemies.
"Y-Yes I'm fine Naruto-kun...J-Just surprised that's all" She replied.
Naruto nodded and gave her a kiss on the cheek, making her face blush.
"You're the most important person in my life hime...I won't leave your side...So don't leave mine alright?"
"I Promise" Hinata answered as her heartbeat increased with his words.
Minato and the others had waited knowing this was tough on the girl who had been kept away from the world and was now going to be revealed to the masses in the building.
"Everything alright Hinata-chan?" Kushina asked worried
"I-I'm alright" Hinata replied softly with a smile.
Minato was just about to move when his cell phone went off, prompting him to stop. The others stopped with him all wanting to go in with him. Naruto was curious as to who would be ringing them until he had forgotten the plan back home.
"Yes"
"You were right Minato-sama...Two escaped but we have captured three of them. Sasori shot them with drugged darts as Deidara let out smoke bombs surprising the fuckers completely. The other team are going to follow the getaway cars."
"Excellent work, I leave the three of them to you and Ibiki"
"Very well, Minato-sama"
The call ended as Minato let out a very confident smirk. He knew it wouldn't be very long until Danzo would receive word that his attempts to get Hinata had been thwarted.
'Looks like check mate you bastard' Minato chuckled inwardly.
"Dad?" Naruto stated, breaking Minato from his inner thoughts.
"Oh sorry let's make are grand entrance shall we... Namikaze style?" Minato stated with a grin along with Kushina who had heard the entire conversation and laughed merrily.
'Let's start this event off with a bang...Mikoto...Hitomi!' Kushina smirked inwardly
oOoOo
Elsewhere...
A loud bang alerted Kabuto as he quickly ran into the room where Orochimaru was currently waiting on word from their team. Danzo had given him very detailed plans to the estate and the best way possible for someone to enter the grounds and estate without being noticed. Mizuki had been a good spy to Danzo for years.
Orochimaru had made sure that his team he selected to get her had looked through the detailed plans and memorized them for a few days so they knew instantly where to go. He was certain that their plans would be full proof and the girl safely delivered back to him.
All he had to do then was wait on was the group leader himself to retrieve her after the last big payment promised was paid to Danzo of course and then his share of the money was transferred into his own account. He didn't expect that their carefully detailed plans on retrieving the girl could go up in smoke.
Flashback five minutes earlier...
"That wasss quick."
"We have a problem!"
"What problem?"
"They were expecting us sir"
"..."
"Dosu, Zaku and Kin are lost. Kidomaru and I got away with the others and are heading back to base before we were discovered"
Flashback Ends...
"My lord what's going on?" Kabuto shouted seeing the room was a mess with files all over the floor along with broken shards of glass.
"They failed...They were expecting usss"
"..?!..."
"Contact Fu, tell him it was a failure from the ssstart"
oOoOo
At the Event...
Hiruzen automatically smiled seeing the familiar couple enter through the doors along with a small group of four behind them. Minato smiled warmly at Hiruzen who the elder man always had a certain soft spot for.
"Minato...Kushina...I'm so happy you came" Hiruzen greeted warmly with a twinkle in his eye.
"Lord Hiruzen, of course we would attend. We wouldn't miss this for the world" Minato greeted with a bow.
"Kushina you still look as radiant as always"
"Why thank you Lord Hiruzen. I take that as the greatest compliment" Kushina greeted with a blush as Hiruzen kissed her hand.
Hiruzen laughed jovially as he saw Kakashi Hatake with a lovely brunette beside him that he reconognised as the late Dan Kato's niece.
"Kakashi, it's great to see you and this young lady must be Shizune I presume?"
"It's great to see you again Lord Hiruzen and yes this is my girlfriend Shizune Kato"
"It's lovely to meet you, Lord Hiruzen" Shizune stated softly with a bow
"The pleasure is mine my dear" Hiruzen stated with a warm smile.
oOoOo
The room was watching the new arrivals with interest. Most of the room knew of Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina. The Uzumaki-Namikaze family was well known throughout the element nations after all. All The guests were looking at the new arrivals were chatting among themselves in curiosity.
Danzo watched with attention as the man he hated with every fibre of his being had arrived finally to the event. Taking a sip of the champagne he tried to quell the anger that was stirring within him at seeing the couple finally arrive. His thoughts were broken as he felt a tap on his shoulder making him turn away from the entrance as Torune whispered something into his ear.
Sai who was stood watching everything wanted to laugh inwardly at what was about to happen. Seeing Torune approach Danzo quickly getting his attention he knew the news he would get wouldn't be good and he was looking forward to his reaction.
oOoOo
Shion had noticed the group of dark haired males were the remaining Uchiha, and was surprised to see the familiar face of Sasuke Uchiha and his girlfriend Ino Yamanaka. She had noticed that they had both spotted her and the heated glares she got from them said it all.
Toneri seemed to notice the looks the particular two were giving his wife and he chuckled in amusement. Shion felt her anger begin to stir hating the fact that this man she was married to had begun to treat her like a toy to bend to his will. She was plotting to get revenge against the sick fuck, hating the way he treated her body for his perverse desires knowing that he wanted an heir that she was determined she wouldn't give him.
If he found out that she was secretly taking contraceptive pills daily she would be in serious trouble. There was no way she was going to fall pregnant with that bastard's child. Her eyes moved towards the entrance seeing the familiar blonde hair of Minato Namikaze and his wife as she smirked inwardly in enjoyment remembering what she had done to their son.
Toneri was next on her list that was certain. She wasn't going to play into Danzo's hands anymore. This time she was following her own plans and her own rules and one of them was her revenge against the Hyuga. No one, not Danzo, not even Toneri would stop her.
Inwardly she smirked at the devious plans stirring in her head. She wondered when she would get to meet her pathetic excuse of a sister and tell her what her life would be with her new family once they have her. She would take pleasure in her sisters despair that's for sure and hoped she would be allowed to see it and savour it.
Looking at the entrance again she saw the other couple one of silver/grey hair that defied gravity by leaning to one side, along with a brunette who was smiling and laughing that made her eyes roll at the scene. Then she looked at the two and saw the familiar face of her ex-boyfriend, Naruto, which made her eyes widen slightly in surprise.
Not knowing she would get her wish and see her sister soon enough, but not how she imagined...
oOoOo
Hiruzen smiled as he saw another two people at the entrance. The male had blonde hair and blue eyes of similar shade to Minato's as well as whisker like mark's on each cheek, making a certain memory of a little boy of similar looks playing pranks in his office.
"I-Is this who I think it is Minato?" Hiruzen stuttered in surprise.
"Yes it is Lord Hiruzen... May I introduce my son, Naruto Namikaze"
"Hello old man" Naruto stated with a smile as Kushina looked on in shock and anger.
"Naruto!...Please greet the Hokage with respect!" Kushina hissed.
Hiruzen laughed loudly as he signaled with his hand that it was fine. He was now convinced that this young man before him was the same little boy who used to greet him like that.
"It's fine Kushina honestly...Well my boy, you have grown up into quite a young man just like little Sasuke" Hiruzen stated with a smile.
"Thank you...I'm honoured to be here"
"Well I'm very honoured for your attendance Naruto...and who may I ask is this beside you?" Hiruzen asked curiously, noticing the female figure beside him although her face was hidden from his view.
oOoOo
Danzo couldn't believe what he was hearing as Fu whispered what was said on the phone call he had received from Kabuto. Basically the plan he had ordered to retrieve the girl had been a disaster, how and why confused him greatly. It was a good plan with all the intel he had received. Mizuki had delivered him plans that had always served his purposes well. The warehouse break ins had been highly successful gaining access to supplies from drugs, to weapons that he could sell for extra profit.
Not only had the plan failed he would lose a lot of money from investments from his sleep in partner, who had paid whatever he asked so that he could have the girl for his son. The big problem he had now was he didn't have the girl in his possession and he needed her by tonight as the man was here in Konoha and at this very event.
The cane he was leaning on took his weight well as his hand clenched the silver top of it, his anger was growing. Did Minato find out about Mizuki? If he did that means he knows his involvement and must have taken precautions knowing exactly what he was after.
"That bastard!" Danzo hissed.
"My lord?" Torune asked in concern.
Danzo turned towards the entrance seeing Minato chatting away happily as his clenched hand upon his cane shook with rage. He then made out Kakashi was with some brunette that was of no importance and then his eyes travelled to the other two figures, seeing blonde hair and the familiar blue eyes of his father.
"Don't tell me..."
oOoOo
"Lord Hiruzen, I would like to introduce you to a very new member of our family" Minato stated quite loudly, getting the attention within the room from the other guests. Hiruzen raised an eyebrow and remained curious as Minato nodded to Naruto who smiled and slowly removed the white hood to Hinata's cloak.
Hinata nervously looked up towards the elder man as her cheeks flushed brightly at the attention she was receiving as everyone seemed to look in her direction. Naruto quickly held her hand, squeezing it gently for reassurance that he was beside her as Minato continued to introduce her.
"Lord Hiruzen, may I present to you my son's wife, Hinata Namikaze."
Hiruzen blinked not knowing this Hyuga girl before, he tried to remember if he had known her but had forgotten. He knew most of the Hyuga' and he was saddened he couldn't remember this beautiful young woman, but somehow he knew he had seen her someplace before or a likeness to another female Hyuga from a few years ago that had sadly passed away a few years ago.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Hinata" Hiruzen stated warmly
"T-Thank you my L-Lord I'm honoured to be here" Hinata answered shyly,
"Congratulations are in order on your marriage...You are a very lucky man Naruto" Hiruzen stated with a smirk
Both Hinata and Naruto blushed but smiled at the comment.
"Please let's head inside and enjoy the festivities shall we...After all, this will be a double celebration. When did you two marry?" Hiruzen exclaimed.
"Not long old man...We made it official just recently" Naruto answered as Hiruzen chuckled, intrigued.
oOoOo
Danzo looked on in shock, seeing the girl in question attending the event, the plan he had carefully devised with Orochimaru was doomed to fail from the start. He grit his teeth in anger, the girl was here in plain sight and not only that, she was holding hands with that bastards son.
He wasn't close enough to hear the conversation but had heard the word wife and his mind was in turmoil.
'Wife?!...Don't tell me they...No!'
Sai was inwardly taking great pleasure in seeing his adoptive father looking shocked at what has just transpired and was loving every second of it. Once this event was over he would soon leave and seek assistance that he asked for he had his own plans of revenge.
oOoOo
Hiroshi stood shocked at seeing his beautiful granddaughter for the first time since she was young. Her long indigo hair was similar to Hitomi as well as her looks, nothing of his son Hiashi was present and it was like Hitomi herself had been resurrected.
Hizashi reacted the same although he knew she was indeed alive and in Minato's care, seeing her for the first time has him shocked with surprise. Like his father, he first thought it was Hitomi. He felt saddened that he hadn't been a proper uncle to the girl after learning about her harsh life back at his brothers' estate. The guilt ate at him since he had heard the news and knew that he would get a headache from now in from the elders, seeing as they were present and had heard and seen everything.
Neji was shocked as Tenten looked on in confusion at the girl with the similar eyes to her fiancé.
"Neji...Who is that?"
"It's my cousin, Hinata-sama"
"Your cousin!?...Why didn't you tell me you had a cousin?" Tenten asked
"I only found out not long ago Tenten...I...Well we all thought she had died with my aunt Hitomi" Neji informed her quietly.
Neji then proceeded to explain to her what had took place, what he knew and what had occurred in his cousin's life that had Tenten in tears.
The elders were shocked as they saw the Hyuga girl that looked so much like the late Hitomi and had demanded answers to why they were lied to, and why they wasn't informed of her being alive. Hiroshi had to explain to them what had occurred and cursed Minato inwardly for doing this without informing him.
oOoOo
Hinata stood beside Naruto and his family not daring to leave his side as she felt the many eyes upon her, she was wearing a beautiful white strapless dress that came to her knees, wearing silver heeled shoes. Kushina had insisted she was done up like a princess, instructing the maid to do her make up for this occasion.
Her makeup was minimal, showing off her natural beauty, only wearing smoky grey eye shadow with a hint of silver to give a beautiful effect, finishing with black eyeliner and mascara to emphasize her beautiful eyes. Then the maid applied a light pink lipstick finished with strawberry lip gloss.
Her hair was down and done in perfect curls, Naruto couldn't help but be mesmerized by her beauty that he didn't bother looking at the rest of the guests in attendance. He was completely enamored with his wife that he couldn't give a damn who was present in the large hall.
"Hime...You are absolutely gorgeous ya know" Naruto whispered into her ear.
Hinata blushed a very pretty shade of pink as the guests looked in at the scene. The blonde had noticed that she was wearing the butterfly jewelry he had bought her and it set his heart a flutter. Holding her hand within his, with his spare hand he tapped the nearest waiter carrying glasses of champagne upon the tray.
The waiter stopped as the Namikaze group with Lord Hiruzen helped themselves to the champagne, oblivious to the many eyes upon them and the murmurs going on around them. Minato made sure he was near Danzo, feeling his intense glare upon him that wasn't missed as he slyly looked at the man.
"I must say Minato, this young Hinata is very charming...However, I am confused as I haven't met her before, and I am certain I know of all the Hyuga family" Hiruzen asked curious.
"Well...Can you remember Hitomi my lord?" Minato stated
"Why yes...Wait You can't mean..?"
"Yes...Hinata is Hiashi and Hitomi's daughter...Hiashi had kept her hidden for many years. I recently found her when he went hiding and took her in as Hitomi had instructed in her will. Seeing as Kushina is her godmother it was our responsibility to do so."
"I see..." Hiruzen stated shocked at what he had just heard.
"It turns out that Hitomi before her death not only made a will but a betrothal contract between her daughter Hinata and my son. It seems that they were indeed fated to be together, as they fell in love with each other despite the fact there was a betrothal set between them" Minato explained further.
"My my...How wonderful for your son and daughter in law... I can see that they are very much in love" Hiruzen stated, looking at the pair in question.
"Yes they are...Very much so" Minato answered with a smile.
oOoOo
With Shion...
Shion stared in surprise at seeing Naruto with a beautiful woman beside him who looked radiant and was smiling happily with flushed cheeks. For some reason the stirrings of jealousy began to dwell within her at seeing her ex looking so in love with the girl beside him.
He had never looked at her like that when they were supposedly together, even if it was a farce. Then when she heard the girls name she literally froze inside.
'That's Hinata!?...My sister?!' Shion inwardly thought, shocked.
Shion was confused as to why her sister was here and not smuggled away somewhere like she thought she would of been. Toneri looked at the Namikaze group and saw the girl in question, he had seen photos of the girl courtesy of Danzo. He had to admit she was very stunning and very alluring to look at in person, the photo's did her no justice.
"Hmm so your dear sister has attended the event. I bet your father isn't happy?" Toneri commented.
"Hmf, I don't see why you're not panicking. If she's here that means the plan went wrong" Shion snorted.
Toneri realised suddenly what she meant, he had been too busy eyeing up the potential guests who would help his company grow even more. He had temporarily forgotten the plan that was devised.
oOoOo
With Danzo...
Danzo was seething in rage. He had heard every word that was said between Minato and Hiruzen and realised the blonde bastard had done so on purpose. Everything he had planned had gone up in smoke before his eyes. Once again he had been out played by Minato Namikaze. If looks could kill, he would commit murder right there and then, with Minato the first he would go for.
"My lord, what are your orders?" Torune whispered.
"Nothing...Keep to the shadows with Fu and watch my back" Danzo stated, rage apparent in his tone of voice.
Danzo could feel many eyes on him and knew that trouble was going to come his way, especially since the man who wanted the girl was also attending this event. If he had heard what had been said then trouble will certainly come his way. He couldn't leave the event, it would raise too many questions. A lot was going through his mind and he had to clear his thoughts and try to contain the problem at hand, which would be highly unlikely considering who he would be dealing with.
Danzo saw the look being given by Toneri, questioning him on what the hell was going on. Danzo gave him a steely one eyed glare, warning him not to approach him for the moment. In truth he didn't want to hear the man's drivel about his business with potential new clients, at the moment he couldn't care less about him or Tenseigan.
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Hinata took another small sip of champagne feeling the bubbly nectar upon her tongue. It tasted very nice, but she didn't want to consume too much of it. Sasuke approached with Ino beside him which made Hinata more relaxed being around her new family and close friends.
"Hinata-chan...are you alright?" Ino asked quietly.
"Yes I am, thank you Ino-chan" Hinata answered calmly.
"Hey dobe have you noticed that the bitch is here" Sasuke stated with a hiss at the end.
The blonde looked around and saw the woman in question. It was the first time he could actually looked at her and feel nothing, nothing whatsoever towards her. His blue eyes turned steely when their eyes met, his eyes narrowed as she looked at him. Hinata saw the girl and let out a quiet gasp seeing the girl a few feet away from her was her half sister.
The man beside her could see the staring contest going on between his wife and Naruto as well as the eyes looking at her from the girl beside him. Toneri decided to up the ante by taking his wife towards them in greeting, curious to how they would react.
"Hey...Looks like they are coming this way" Sasuke groaned, not wanting to be in the same vicinity as Shion. Neither did the others beside him.
Shion kept her composure, inwardly she was seething because of a few things. The first was that Toneri was getting some kick out of this, knowing a lot of hostility was aimed at her and he knew the reason why. The other was her half sister looking at her, she expected the others, especially Naruto because of what she did, she was surprised he was looking at her after what she had done.
Her sister though was unexpected, to her she knew exactly who she was after being told and shown a picture courtesy of Danzo. However, she wouldn't know who she is and neither would they, she wondered how they would act if they knew they were related.
"Hello there, I believe your name is Naruto Namikaze?" Toneri questioned politely.
"Yeah it is and you are?" Naruto asked in a bored tone.
"Toneri Otsutsuki and this is my wife Shion" Toneri stated calmly
"Yes, I have met your wife before" Naruto answered in a cold tone.
Shion was seething as Toneri didn't even react to the hostility radiating around them, he kept his face neutral as he pressed on with his questions. Shion remained silent knowing she had dare not make a scene, even if she wanted to.
"And who may I ask is this lovely lady beside you?" Toneri enquired
Naruto's eyes narrowed as Ino moved more towards Hinata who was holding Naruto's hand. Hinata could feel the tension and knew that her husband was getting angry so decided to speak up and stand on her own two feet, surprising those around her, especially Naruto.
"Well Toneri-san...My name is Hinata Namikaze, Naruto-kun's wife" Hinata answered calmly
Toneri blinked and then blinked again in complete shock as he took in the words fully at what she had just said.
'M-Married?!' He inwardly thought, stunned.
Shion was equally surprised at the reveal that her half sister was married to her ex boyfriend. Her anger was growing. what happened to the plans that Danzo had for her? Wasn't someone coming for her due to a deal?
"I see. Congratulations to you both...How long have you been married may I ask?" Toneri questioned regaining his composure.
"Why do you ask?" Hinata asked calmly, surprising everyone.
"W-Well, I was curious?" Toneri stated surprised by her cold reply to her question.
"Well, it's private Toneri-san" Hinata replied again coldly.
Naruto and the others were surprised as they watched on seeing Hinata standing beside Naruto holding his hand within hers as she faced both of them knowing in particular who the woman beside him was. Naruto thought it was very hot seeing this side of Hinata compared to her usual shy self.
The tension was growing thick between them as Hinata locked eyes with the woman beside him. This woman was the one that hurt her husband, her Naruto-kun, and was apparently related to her due to her father's adulterous ways. Her anger was growing remembering how Naruto was because if her and what she had done. Hearing every word from Itachi's own lips at what took place that one night a few years ago that changed Naruto and drove him to near suicide.
She felt her heart clench.
The scar upon his stomach was a constant reminder of that particular moment, all because of what her so called sister had done to him and yet she had the audacity to show her face to the man she loved with every fibre of her being. After everything she had done to him by hurting him emotionally and watched as he was beaten up by her assailants.
Hinata had never in her life felt so much anger as she did now facing the woman for the first time after what she knew that she did. Looking at her she could well imagine the cruel sick games of playing with men's hearts as if it was nothing and her anger spiked tenfold.
"Shion wasn't it?" Hinata asked coldly, making the woman in front of her jump slightly.
Naruto, Sasuke and Ino watched in with wide eyes, seeing Hinata look so fierce. Toneri was silent watching in stunned silence as Shion could do nothing but stare at her.
"Yes it is" Shion replied calmly.
Hinata briefly let go of Naruto's hand as she stepped closer to Shion who remained completely still. She was too stunned to move as Hinata got up close to her. Both lavender eyes locked in one another, both couldn't look away as Hinata began to speak in the same cold tone as before but much more quieter.
"I know what you did to my husband, breaking his heart as if it was nothing. I heard everything that you did to him and how you took pleasure in doing so. Personally, you disgust me. I can see by looking at you that you are nothing but a spiteful, cruel and twisted woman. I am ashamed to know that you are related to me" Hinata hissed
Shion and Toneri stared wide eyed at the reveal. Even Naruto, Sasuke and Ino had their eyes open wide and mouths open in shock at Hinata.
"Oh yes I know who you are Shion...I know that you are supposedly my half-sister, but let me tell you this. I picked up the pieces of Naruto-kun's heart that you destroyed and put them back together again. I am just amazed you have the gall to show your face to him after all that you have done to him. So do me a favour and keep away from me and my family, that includes you to Toneri-san" Hinata stated stepping away from the stunned pair.
Hinata returned to her husband's side who was still in shocked surprise taking his hand back into hers and squeezed it tightly to get his attention.
"Let's go" Hinata announced as Naruto let himself be pulled away as Sasuke smirked along with Ino and followed them away from the silent pair.
Shion was shocked that Hinata knew who she was and so did the others that surprised her even more. Hinata was supposed to be a shy, nervous and timid little mouse who would jump if you said boo and yet she wasn't that at all. Shion broke from her shock and felt her anger growth new heights.
'How dare she say that to me...T-That bitch!' Shion seethed inwardly 'I will get you for this dear sister, mark my words!'
"How did she know about you and her being related?" Toneri questioned icily feeling humiliated.
"How should I know i have only just met her!?" Shion replied seething
We had better report this to your father it seems the plan is falling apart at the seams" Toneri hissed, quietly pulling Shion with him in the direction of Danzo.
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Hinata remained quiet as she pulled Naruto along beside her wanting to get away from her. She couldn't tolerate her presence. She didn't understand what came over her, but seeing her standing there in front of Naruto after knowing in detail what she had dine to the man she loved angered her like nothing before. Too lost in her thoughts she couldn't hear him call out her name until his voice finally registered within her.
"Hinata-chan...Hime?"
"N-Naruto-kun?"
Hinata stopped, finding herself on the other side of the hall Naruto still beside her looking at her with such love and adoration it made her heart beat faster. She noticed that his cheeks were slightly red as he continued to gaze at her lovingly.
"I-I'm sorry but I was just so-;"
"Don't you dare apologise hime...I was just shocked that's all" Naruto assured her
"I-I..was just so angry that I-"
Naruto pulled her towards him holding her close, not caring who was watching them, feeling her body against his relaxed him immensely. Seeing her talk to Shion like that with such anger had made him love her even more. He couldn't help himself as he lifted up her chin and claimed her lips with his giving her a passionate kiss filled with love. He was so very happy that he found someone that cared for him so deeply, who loved him so fiercely that his heart swelled with happiness at finding the love he desired at last.
Sasuke and Ino who had followed them both remained back slightly watching them still surprised at how Hinata had confronted Shion. Sasuke smirked as Ino smiled seeing how touched Naruto was at what she did.
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Danzo had saw the altercation between the girl he needed in his possession and his step daughter and wondered what it was about until the girl backed off and the group she was with followed in stunned silence. A few minutes passed as Toneri said some words and he turned in his direction dragging Shion with him.
"What now?!" Danzo hissed in frustration
Sai kept a straight face throughout finding it increasingly hard to keep his emotionless facade up. He was enjoying this night immensely so far and was thoroughly entertained by it.
Toneri came towards them his face said it all as Shion remained uncharacteristically silent, but for Danzo it was a welcomed reprieve. He had to put up with Toneri and he didn't want Shion to add to it.
"What do you want Toneri?" Danzo stated quietly.
"What's going on?...Why is the girl here? The plan-;"
"Be silent you fool!" Danzo hissed shutting Toneri up before he could finish his sentence.
Toneri wisely shut his mouth as Danzo looked around him as Sai remained standing not far away watching in emotionless as normal.
"Not another word...I have more pressing concerns going on than you are your business pursuits!" Danzo stated rubbing his temple at the impending headache he was receiving.
"This is certainly not the time nor the place to discuss such matters. So keep your mouth shut...This goes to both of you" Danzo warned.
"All I will say is its been compromised...That should be simple enough for you both to understand its meaning? Now get out of my sight, the both of you" Danzo stated with disgust.
Toneri grumbled, clearly annoyed at the way he was being spoken down to like some sort of ant by the man. He knew clearly that he couldn't go against him, as if he did he would lose everything he had worked so hard to gain. Sighing out of frustration he once again grabbed a hold of Shion's arm but she tugged it away from him. Her anger had been simmering and was now like a wild fire ablaze with intensity.
"Don't fucking touch me" Shion hissed in warning
Toneri glared at her, knowing that he still had to teach her a few more things and would punish her accordingly. Shion ignored his glare, in fact she wanted to laugh in his face. She was fed up with this farce of a marriage, after all he is only a means to get what she wanted and so far it has come to nothing. Shion moved away from him and walked closer to her step father who had annoyed her greatly.
The one eyed man remained as stoic as usual as Shion approached him knowing that she wouldn't dare attack him, not with Fu and Torune watching this all play out. Shion stepped on her toes as she whispered something in his ear that made his one eye widen in shock
"She knows we are sisters"
Shion stepped back, seeing Danzo's expression was priceless to her. She couldn't give a damn anymore all she wanted was revenge and to lead the life she wanted. Away from Toneri who she would divorce in a heartbeat and the man who had just recovered from the sentence she whispered into his ear. She knew that his carefully sort out plans was falling into pieces.
And to her it was a pleasure to watch.
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Minato chucked at the scene he had just watched unfold by the corner of his eye. He had been watching the events play out. He was even surprised at seeing Hinata getting right up to Shion with a cold look that reminded him so much of Hitomi when she was angry. Kushina was silently cheering her on when Minato had stopped get from getting involved when she took notice of Shion.
Kushina was still hurt and very angry at what that girl had done to her son, and Kushina wasn't a woman to anger. Thankfully he had managed to hold her back without creating a scene. The way Hinata had confronted her was very mesmerising to watch. She had done it quietly without drawing attention to guests only those that were watching over her had seen it.
Then when they moved across to the other room Naruto was quite mesmerised and kissed her, not caring who was watching, which amused him. Now they were walking back towards them along with a smirking Sasuke and Ino who must of remarked about it as they were both blushing red.
"Enjoying yourselves?" Minato teased making them blush even more as they nodded.
Minato knew that Hiruzen would be giving his speech soon and was surprised that Danzo hadn't left to check on why his plans he had devised had failed. He was expecting another visitor in the morning that's for sure. So far he hadn't seen anything regarding the supposed partner but he was certain he or they was here. He noticed that Hiroshi and Hizashi with a few elders was coming over towards them and wondered what was going to go down now as Hinata and Naruto noticed them coming their way.
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A/N :- Hello to all my readers following this story and sticking with me since the beginning! As I explained last chapter there was alot going to happen so I had to split it into two chapters, well it is now three parts! This being the second part. I hope you enjoyed? Again thank you to those that have reviewed and again a big thank you to my beta gio08 as always.
Now I just want to say a few things...
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I have stated this quite a few times in authors notes I am human, so I do have a life outside of fanfiction and writing. I am touched that people love my stories and want quicker updates on my stories however, that isn't possible. Not only do I have other priorities with my own health and family. I also have to wait as I give chapters to my beta's that also have their own lives to lead outside of fanfiction. I will not rush out chapters and will not rush my beta's that give up time to look through chapters for me to post up for you to read!
So please be patient that's all I can ask of you. Also I don't understand if you don't like the pairings then why read it?
Anyway until next chapter depending on how quick I write them as i have been focused on finishing this story so please bare with me in my other pending stories they will be updated soon.