A/N: Yay! Next chapter. You'll like it, trust me.
Summary: To be a Jinchuuriki, a container to one of The Nine, beings with the power to shape the world. More than just a state of being, The Power of Sacrifice is a process.
Does being a demon make me any less human? No one is born a monster, are they[NaruxHina
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…I don't even own the computer I'm using to post this
Key: Normal "Speech" 'Thoughts' "Demon/Inner Speech"'Demon thoughts' /animal 'speech'/
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Chapter 29
Search a little Deeper
After a confrontation, the fox is forced to look beyond its own take, and instead look at the whole, and in doing so, finds a new pleasure. The fox visits the now-clean sunny place, and decides to show it some o the things it's found. In turn, the sunny place yields a secret or two of its own.
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It hurt…it hurt…well lets just say more than a bit. That much could be certain.
'Movement…was movement possible? …Finger…two fingers…hand…arm…sit! That hurt way more than it should have.'
'Where…where am I? …I can't see! I…oh…eyes open ah, that's better' Bleary eyes gazed about; trying to interpret the murky lights as the shapes the mind knew they should be.
'…Okay…I'm 'here' wherever 'here' is…know…who am I?' The eyes glanced down and looked at the hands by their sides. Hands soft, and smooth, as though they'd never so much as received a scratch.
'Nice hands…am I a model? No…' Further inspection revealed the arms attached to the hands, arms not quite 'rippling', but gave a distinct impression of hard work.
'…Okay…what kind of a model has arms like these? Maybe I'm some sort of a movie star…' A hand reached back, and brought its owner's tail to its mouth, sucking on it in an act of childish regression.
'…wait…now I remember, I'm a demon, and a ninja, and I'm gonna be Hokage, and…stuff…yup, it's all coming back to me' Naruto let out a groan as he stood, glancing about his location.
'Back at the den…how did I? Must have been that Kage Bunshin…'thanks'? Though I suppose I did just help myself…' The blonde let out another groan as he tried to move stiff muscles.
'Twenty-six years…I would have guessed closer to thirty myself…ah, who cares. By the time I'm old enough to miss it I'll probably be senile, drunk, and a bad flirt anyway…still' He mused, wincing as he clenched his hand into an experimental fist.'The pain…I wasn't expecting that…as it is I don't think I'll be able to manage morning training…no big loss'Naruto grinned, before limping over to an inconspicuous corner of his abode.
'…left a bit…right a bit…up a bit…down a bit…turn 45…there!'In an instant, his arm shot out into the dirt, before latching onto to a hidden prize. With a grunt, the weakened ninja heaved his bounty out from its hiding place; one of the Nara clan's prized deer.
'Hey…maggots, I need the protein' the blonde grinned at the wriggling grubs, revealing his all-too-sharp teeth, before diving into his meal.
'Like what Tsuku-Sama says;" what you can't eat today, bury in a filthy hole"…or something…' Digging into the hole again, he swiftly procured a small canister of sweet sake, and a small serving cup, along with a modest packet of breath mints.
'Clears the head, sooths the throat, and leaves no evidence' He grinned, before downing a shot of the fermented grain.
Over the next three hours, the youko alternated between furious gorging sessions of his emergency stash, and periods of sudden, deep sleep. His mind and body working overtime to repair the damage endured the previous night.
'Hmm…I should probably have a bath to…'
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Naruto let out a content sigh as he wandered onto the training field, conveniently hidden from view by a nearby hill.
"Masagaki, you're late!" Jiraiya scowled, glaring at the blonde.
"Ah, Ero-Sennin, yo" Naruto smirked, offering the aged hermit a one handed 'hello'.
"You're in a good mood," The sage muttered, glancing at a nearby tree.
"Yeah…?" The fox-boy asked, carelessly.
"Y'know…they say that Hyuuga girl made a miraculous recovery last night…some are calling it miraculous."
"They are?" He replied, idly tracing a small spiral on the back of his hand.
"You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?" Jiraiya asked, looking back at the blonde.
"Oh yes" Naruto replied. "I was in the waiting room the whole time" He said, turning to look Jiraiya in the eye.
"Hmph, well you've got a lot of energy, that's good. Today, I'm gonna try something a little different"
"Yeah? How? What's gonna be different about it?"
"Up until today, you've attacked me, and I've dodged it, and we keep going until you can't move anymore"
"Speak for yourself"
"Today,I'm attacking you"
"Eh?" Naruto sweat dropped, glancing the elder nin up and down.
"Also, we keep going after you've stopped moving," Jiraiya continued, winding up his shoulders. "Oh and, don't hold back. You'll definitely die"
"Wa-gah!!" Before he could even reply, Naruto doubled over, the sage's fist buried into his solar plexus.
"Don't try to think, It'll just slow you down" Jiraiya said casually, before crashing his foot into the boy's chest, sending him flying. Even before the blonde had come to a stop, the Gama-Sennin was on him again, sending him crashing to the ground with a sudden choke slam. He tried to get up, only to have Jiraiya slam his foot down against his spine.
"You call that defence? I've seen training dummies last longer than this," The sage taunted, raising his foot again only to have it smash through a log.
"Kuryaah!!!" Naruto cried out, launching himself at his white-haired foe, only to receive a kunai in the gut. When 'Naruto' dispersed into smoke, Jiraiya didn't even blink, instead, his other arm shot out, gripping the neck of the blonde, as he attempted a sneak attack.
"And? Where are the others?" Jiraiya asked, nonplussed as his question was answered by an additional dozen war cries, each clone brandishing some sort of weapon as they attacked him.
"Ninpou: Hari Jizou(Ninja Art: Needle Guardian)!" The Sennin cried, causing his hair to shift and spasm, before enclosing him in a barrier of spikes, each one sharp enough to disperse the clones as they made contact.
"I believe I said…I am doing the attacking today," Jiraiya said, before suddenly spinning around.
"Katon: Karyuuendan!!" He bellowed, spouting a pale red spout of flame at a seemingly innocent bush, charring it in instants, not even a log remaining. Nearby, Naruto lay perfectly still, his heart racing in his ears.
'…Less than a second…if I'd been less than a second slower that would have killed me for sure!! He…he's seriously trying to kill me!!' He gulped, only to suddenly roll to the side as a fist came crashing down next to him.
"Hiding in such an amateur way, do you want me to smash you to pieces?" Jiraiya asked in a mock voice of bewilderment, even as brought his fist down again.
"Kagebunshinnojutsu!" Naruto sped, a clone quickly forming to take the blow in his place, giving him enough time to leap from his exposed cover.
"So know you're hiding out in the open? Have I got you that scared?" Jiraiya asked, casually strolling towards the blonde.
"Do my punches really hurt that much?"
'Yes!!! It's like getting hit by a sack of bricks!' Naruto cursed, releasing his tail. Jiraiya smirked, before appearing in front of him again, sending him into a nearby tree with a solid uppercut.
Snarling, Naruto pulled himself out from the tree, his tail flicking angrily. With a roar, he attacked.
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Today was…a painful day…even after the damage is healed, the pain still lingers. A lot of pain…
There was no running now, this, Naruto knew. Any attempt to flee was immediately cut off, and dealt with. Hiding wasn't an option either, Jiraiya was a master at hiding, and nothing got past him. Attacking was pointless also, anything, and everything he tried was swiftly and completely neutralised and countered, painfully. As it was, the blonde had his back to a cliff, Jiraiya standing right in front of him, staring him down. He couldn't help but think of his fight with Orochimaru…
'It was similar then, too. Nothing I tried worked; I would have lost eventually, no matter what happened. Had he been so inclined, the snake could have easily killed him, his teammates, his friends, everyone in the whole forest had it taken his whim…'
"What's wrong? You plan to protect your friends with this?" Jiraiya taunted, his geta(sandals) crunching noisily against the dirt.
'No matter how much I plan ahead, he's five steps further…'
"You think you can become Hokage with this?" The sage demanded incredulously.
'If I just act on instinct, I get beaten back anyway, he's got the reaction time of a fiend'
"What a shame…I mean it. You, you're shameful."
"Urusai! I'm not done yet!"
'I just…just need a new approach! Kuso!!'
"You're a shame to this village, a shame to your team, and a shame to shinobi everywhere"
"Urusai!!"
"You're a shame to your mother, your father, your very name"
"Urusai!!"
"Shame to humans, shame to demons, what good are you?" Jiraiya demanded, taking a step forward.
"You…!"
"Wouldn't it be better if you were dead?" Jiraiya asked, before striking him, sending him plummeting off into the ravine.
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'If I were dead…would I be so easily replaced?'
'Who would keep Teme in line?'
'It is Kakashi's duty to do so anyway'
'Who would look after Hinata-Chan?'
'She has her team for that'
'Who would become the next Hokage?'
'Someone much more appreciated than yourself'
'If I where never born…who would have Tsuku-sama have been sealed into?'
'One of many amongst your peers'
'…Would they do it better than me?'
'…'
'Are they better suited for the job than me?'
'…'
'…Kakashi-Sensei doesn't step in when he should…'
'…Hinata-Chan's team couldn't keep Hinata-Chan alive…'
'…The next Hokage…'
'…it was…it is…'
'Until…Hokage…die…'
'They won't want a demon as a Hokage'
'Until I become Hokage, I will not die…'
'That is the oath…'
'I will not go back on my word'
'I can't just abandon anyone'
'I will live!!'
'I will protect my precious people'
'They will live!!!'
'Even if I'm hated…'
'Do what must me done!!!'
'Cut me down…'
'Right back up again…'
'Keep on fighting…' 'With all that I am…' 'Fox…' 'Demon…''Human…'
'Me'
'Me'
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Jiraiya stared, unblinking at the horizon, a dark sense of foreboding creeping across his mind.
'…I think I feel a disaster approaching…'
There! Right there! A brilliant flash of red erupted from the ravine, the sound of rocks crumbling echoed from within.
'Hehe, stupid bra…scaring me like that…' More crunching, and a hand reached up over the ledge, followed by a whole person. There was another flash of red, followed by a voice."Katon: Karyuuendan!!"A third flash, and red shifted to white as superheated flames flowed outwards, scorching the earth bare of all traces of life, even the air seemed dead in its wake.
"Oi, Ero-Sennin," The demon said, causing Jiraiya to grin ear to ear.
"Yeah, Masagaki?"
"If I die before you do, then I swear on my shame that I'll come back to haunt you" Naruto said, stepping forward, a maelstrom of youki swirling around him, his tail stretching out behind him over the ravine.
"So, now how do you feel?" the Gama-Sannin laughed.
"Like setting a few more things on fire""Oh yeah?"
"Bastards. I think I'll set all the bastards on fire, starting with that Screwy Hyuuga, then Kanjou no Mikoto(Prince of Emo) himself, followed by a certain Vintage Gama-Sennin" The Youko grinned, baring his fangs."Well, I'd hate to be one o those guys" Jiraiya laughed, starting to edge away.
"Oh no, I can still move" Naruto smirked, flexing his clawed hand. "We're not done yet" The blond let out a maniacal laugh before attacking.
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Naruto scowled as he wringed the water from his hair, dunking in the river again, only to repeat the process.
"Great, now my hair's all matted from the mud," He complained, only to have a bucket of water doused over his head.
"Because your hair is just so important to you," Jiraiya muttered, nursing a particularly bad bruise on his arm.
"Hey! I don't take care of my coat, my scent gets all wrong, and my prey knows when I'm nearby, and I go hungry for an extra twelve minutes" The blonde retorted, diving below the water for a few seconds before emerging again, a life fish in his mouth, and proud grin on his face.
"'Ant 'ohme?" He asked, spitting out the fish onto the riverbank, the sun glistening off his nude back.
"Not too partial to raw meat myself…then again, It tastes better than those crappy ration bars they give on the field, hooey, worst part of being a ninja if you ask me" Naruto shrugged, before slicing into the fish with his claws, his tail waving about cheerfully behind him.
"You know, I used to have a cat that would always leave a half-dead fish on my doorstep every morning," Jiraiya muttered, glancing at the feasting fox-boy.
"Did you eat it?" Naruto asked; fish blood smeared across his mouth.
"No, I hated fish as a kid, things used to give me nightmares, with their glass eyes, and slimy scales" Jiraiya chuckled, leaning back against a tree, one of the few still standing. He was about to say something when something plopped into his lap. Glancing down, he couldn't help but notice it was glancing back at him.
"Y'know, I said 'as a kid', as in 'over forty years ago'" He muttered, discarding the fish's eye back into the river.
"Ah! Don't waste it!" Naruto cried out, diving into the water to retrieve the piscine eyeball. A few seconds later, the blonde bobbed up, a grin on his face, and an eyeball in his mouth.
"'Ey, 'ook, 'ree eyes" he laughed, before swallowing the organ whole. "Ah…"
"You know, most people would find that disgusting" Jiraiya said, the blonde having resumed devouring the rest of the now-hopefully-dead fish.
"Tell me about it, all the time, Sakura-Chan's all "Ew, Naruto, how could you do that?"" He said, putting on a scratchy, high-pitched voice. "And than Teme's all "Hn", because he's a jerk like that, and then I'm all "But its offal! How can you let it go to waste?" and then Kakashi-sensei's all "You should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables", and I'm all "the only fruit I like is strawberries" then they all look at me really weird like I just proposed to Teme, oh, that was great that time, I was all "Sasuke-kun, Make me a woman", and then he got this funny tick in his eye, and set me on fire, and I had to roll around to put them out, and then all my clothes where burnt, and you could totally see my boobs and then Kakashi-Sensei gave me that look that said 'stop mind-raping Sasuke, or I'll have to spank you, and-"
"Naruto" Jiraiya sweat-dropped, interrupted the ranting blonde.
"Eh?"
"New rule. Only ever tell your anecdotes when I'm drunk" Jiraiya ordered, causing Naruto to shrug.
"Fine with me," He said, tracing an outline on his hip. There was a 'poof' and a jug of sake sat in his hand. "Drink up," The kitsune grinned, handing the jug to the Gama-Sennin.
"Will do, alright go on"
"Now where was I? Oh yeah, Kakashi gets that look sometimes, ever since that time when I…ah, but I swore I wouldn't mention that, so I guess I'll have to skip that part, and"
"Wait a minute, your boobs?" Jiraiya demanded, slamming the jug down against the soil.
"Oiroke no Jutsu!" 'poof'
"…I don't know wether the blood around your mouth makes it look hot, or just plain weird, but either way, I just can't look away…"
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Naruto was humming as he snuck into the hospital, no-one looked twice at the attractive, young nurse pushing the food trolley along the corridor…well, quite a few people actually, some even turning around for a third look, but Naruko didn't mind, besides, the uniform was surprisingly comfortable.
"…let's see…ah, here she is" There was a thump as she pushed the door open, combined with the squeak of the trolley wheels it was enough to draw the attention of the Hyuuga heiress.
"Ah, Hashimemashite Kangofu(Nurse)-San, I don't believe we've met." Hinata said, smiling at the newcomer. Naruko grinned as an idea entered her head.
"Just relax Hyuuga-San, I'm here to perform your physical," She said, leaving the trolley and going over to the sink to wash her hands.
"Physical? Demo…why did you bring…"
"Now, now, you need to relax" Nurse Naruko instructed, walking over to the girl's bed. "Just lay back, this won't be long" Naruko shot her a warm smile, before reaching for the buttons on her hospital gown.
"Demo…is this really…" The shy heiress blushed, embarrassed at the sudden contact.
"Just relax…" Naruko said, smiling reassuringly as she undid the last of the buttons.
'Now to just…' As the 'nurse' moved to open the gown, the heiress couldn't help but notice something about her caretaker.
'Wait…those look like…whiskers?'"Kyaah! Naruto!!!" She cried, pushing the blonde away from her, and onto the floor"
"Itai…come on, it was a joke Hinata-Chan" 'Naruko' said, brushing herself off.
"Hentai(pervert)!" Hinata hissed, edging away from the offending blonde.
"Don't be like that, I brought candy," Naruko offered, revealing a dish of chocolate-dipped strawberries placed on the tray, beneath a cover.
"…Naruto-kun…" She sighed, slumping back into her bed. "You shouldn't do such things," She muttered, but her eyes where glued to the sweets.
"They're good, see? Mmmmmmmmmmmm" Naruko said, moaning as she sucked on the sweetened fruit.
"N-Naruto!" Hinata stammered, blushing furiously.
"Iie! It's 'Naruko', 'Na'-'Ru'-'Ko', you'll confuse me" The blonde insisted, causing Hinata to sweatdrop.
"…ano…'Naruko'?" She said, hesitantly, causing the whiskered girl to beam.
"Yay! You get a strawberry" She grinned, suddenly jamming a fruit into the other girl's mouth.
"Mmmph! 'Gulp' Naruko! I'm not supposed to…they said…I should only…"
"Nah, fruits healthy, and chocolate's proven to have good side effects, so its all good" Naruko insisted, shoving another of the fruits in the girl's face.
"…a-alright then" She conceded, popping the smuggled gift into her mouth. "Mmmm!! 'ah', Naru…ko, these are…where did you?" She stammered, plucking another from the tray.
"Ehhehe…I…have my sources…" Naruko blushed, rubbing the back of her head.
'Your garden, but you don't need to know that…the chocolate…the store had lots of chocolate, they won't miss a block or two'
The room was permeated by a moist shlucking sound as the two ate the succulent fruit, broken only by the occasional moan.
"It's so weird…chocolate tastes good when I'm a guy, but when I'm a girl, Mmmmmmmm!" Naruko whimpered, tears streaming down her face. Hinata opened her mouth to reply, but chose to insert another strawberry instead.
'Sugoi…'Within a few minutes, the tray was empty, and the pair lying back on the bed, almost purring with content.
"I wish I could eat strawberries with chocolate everyday…" Hinata muttered,
"But isn't it better to only have them occasionally, that way you appreciate it more" Naruko replied. "Then again…there where soo good" She moaned, causing Hinata to giggle.
"Eh?"
"Ano…you make such cute faces as a girl…" She muttered, blushing.
"Ehehe, I can make lots of faces, I practice." Naruko grinned, before arching her back against the bed. "Ahhh…more…. deeper…ahhhhhhhh" She moaned lustfully, grasping her breast through her shirt.
"S-stop that!" Hinata flushed, burying her face in he hands.
"Ah, I was just teasing" Naruko pouted, holding her finger to her lip.
"Ano…just what…do…you practice?" Hinata asked, peeping between her fingers.
"Ah, nothing like that! Nothing at all!" Naruko insisted, waving her arms dismissively. "That one time with a Kage Bunshin was just too weird…" She nodded affirmatively, causing Hinata to sweatdrop.
"…"
"Ah, so, you feeling better?" Naruko asked, quickly changing the subject, much to the heiress's relief.
"Hai. Good as new" She nodded. "Demo…they say I have to stay in here for at least another week though…which is fine and all, I mean, I'd hate for something to happen, demo…"
"You're bored?"
"I just…I feel like I've got more energy than ever before, but I can't even leave this bed…" She muttered, only to notice the look on Naruko's face. "Ah, what are you-"
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" A single clone formed next to the blonde, identical in everyway, down to the outfit.
"Ano…what are…?"
"Katachi Koutai no Jutsu" The clone said, shapeshifting her form into that of the Hyuuga heir before her.
"Ano…will this be okay?" 'Hinata' asked, tapping her fingers together shyly, causing the original to blush.
"Do I…really look like that?"
"Aww, relax. You look adorable," Naruko insisted "But to sneak out of here, you'd better look like someone…a bit more handsome…" Naruko said, nudging the heiress with her elbow.
"Ano…what do you?"
"My clones disguised as you, now you disguise yourself as my clone, and we sneak out the window" Naruko insisted. Hinata hesitated for a moment, before coming to a decision.
"Henge!" There was a poof, and Naruto, Hinata, and Naruko were suddenly occupying the room together.
"Wow, you got the detail down pretty good" Naruko whistled, admiring 'his' body. "Wait, I don't remember my ass being this shapely!" She said, gripping 'his' buns experimentally.
"Ah, Naruko!" 'Naruto' complained, scooting forward to escape from her grasp.
"Hey, you got the voice down perfectly too. Just needs a tad more inflection, and you got it right. You're a really good actor, Hinata-Chan.
"Eehehehe" Naruto blushed, scratching the back of 'his' head. Suddenly, 'Hinata' flinched.
"Ano…I…someone's coming…" She stammered, quickly ducking below the bed covers.
"Cheese it!" Naruko said, darting for the window.
"But what about the tray?" Naruto asked, following her.
"It's a clone, hey, clone! Disperse!" Naruko hissed, causing the 'tray' to vanish in a puff of smoke. "Come on, let's go!" Naruko said, grabbing 'Naruto's hand and leaping out the window, just as the door opened.
"Ah, good evening Hyuuga-San, huh? I could have sworn I just heard other voices…" The doctor said, glancing about the room.
"I-iie…ano…just me…" 'Hinata' muttered
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"Ahahaha! That was so cool!" Naruko laughed, darting across the grounds with 'Naruto' in toe.
"Wah…. hey, where are we going?" Naruto asked, trying not to stumble as the forceful girl led 'him' along.
"I know a perfect place for hiding out, come on, this way" Naruko insisted, stepping up the pace.
"Ahh! Chotto matte(wait just a minute)!" He gasped as a certain landmark came up ahead. "Isn't that…?"
"You guys call it 'The Forest of Death', I call it 'home'" Naruko laughed, sprinting into the trees. "Come on, my den isn't far from here"
As they arrived in the clearing, there was two 'poofs', and now it was Hinata and Naruto standing next to each other.
"You…live here?" Hinata asked in bewilderment.
"Yup, know this place like the back of my hand…better actually, I don't really know the back of my hand come to think of it…" He muttered, holding his hands in front of his face.
"I think it's just an expression…" Hinata chuckled, leaning against a tree.
"But still, I mean, I know my face better than the back of my hand, so shouldn't it be 'better than the front of your face'? …Then again, that doesn't really flow well" Hinata let out a sigh as she gazed at her surroundings.
"When there's all these enemies around you this place seems really scary…but when it's like this…it just seems so peaceful…" She murmured, stepping about the clearing.
"Yeah…don't it…" He replied, walking up behind her.
"Is this how you spend your days? Surrounded by nature, away from civilisation?" She asked, stroking a nearby flower.
"Kinda…I'm only really here in the mornings…during the day I'm either doing ninja stuff, or at Ichiraku's…at night I…kinda prowl around…" He shrugged, suddenly finding his fingernails very interesting.
"It feels so peaceful…" She sighed,
"It just seems that way," Naruto replied, stepping up next to her. "Over there," He said, pointing, "A pair of bugs are fighting over…its either another dog, or some bird crap. Over their there's some squirrels doing the nasty…a bird just snagged another bug, there's a tiger cub wandering around…awfully close to here" He said suddenly, wrinkling his nose. "I'd better sort him out in a little while. But that's what's so great about this place, even when nothing's happening, everything's happening" He grinned, gesturing about him.
"…You really like it here, don't you?" She asked, cautiously wandering why a tiger was so close.
"It's home, 'there's no place like home' as the say" Naruto shrugged,
"No…there isn't…" Hinata muttered, thinking of the situation at her own home. Realising her mood, Naruto quickly changed the subject.
"Ah, did you hear? I'm fighting Neji in the first round. Isn't that great?" He grinned, only to be shot down by the look of fear on her face.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. The only reason you lost is because you didn't know he could hit the tenketsu thingies, I know that he knows, so all I gotta do is not let him close them, right?" He assured, grinning again.
"It's not just that…Neji-Nii-San…he's not called a genius for nothing…" She muttered, glancing at her feet.
"Neji…how do you eel about him?" Naruto asked,
"He is someone desperate for order in a world that doesn't make sense to him" She replied, a sad tone in her voice.
"Do you blame him?"
"Can we blame people for weakness?" She retorted.
"You would have died…do you, does that not matter?" The blonde muttered darkly.
"What matters is that I'm still here, I try not to think about 'what ifs'…they tend to hurt to much no-matter how you look at them" She said, causing him to pause, the words reminding him of the events earlier that day.
'Wouldn't it be better if you where dead?'"I…yeah, you're right about that, but still…I don't feel I can forgive him…not until he pays" Naruto growled.
"What will you do to him?" Hinata asked nervously.
"I am bound by blood, he's someone who hides behind a wall of pride and superiority, in punishment he shall be brought down to the level of ants, his shame exposed before all, and he shall be shown what he fears the most"
"But…but you won't kill him, right?"
"…If you truly forgive him…then he will survive our encounter…" Naruto said, glancing away.
"…I…Iie, lets not talk about that. I'd rather not spoil the mood here" She sighed, walking over to another tree.
"My hole is your hole" Naruto grinned, causing the girl to smile, weakly. "You…you can even have some of my food if you want?" He offered, only to shake his head in realisation. "Nah, you probably wouldn't like my kind of food" He muttered.
"Hmm?"
"Ah, nevermind…ah! I have sake!" He said suddenly, procuring a jug of sake and two dishes. The heiress paused, considering the offer.
'Out here…drinking sake with Naruto…Otou-Sama would throw a fit…'
"I'd like that" She smiled, taking a saucer from the blonde.
"Kanpai(Cheers)!" Naruto grinned, as they each downed their share.
"Ha…another!" Hinata insisted, thrusting her saucer at the blonde.
"You're the boss" He grinned, refilling her dish. When she downed the second one in a single gulp as well, he let out a laugh.
"Wow, you're quite a drinker, aren't you? To good health!" He offered, before downing his own.
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"An…an ya know what…an ya know what else? Hanabi…'hic'…Hanabi tries to act all mature and stuff all the time, but I know. Ohh, Hina-Hime(Princess Chick) knows….'hic'"
"Eh? What does Hina-Hime know?" Naruto asked, refilling her saucer, a bemused grin on his face. His jacket having come off at some unknown point earlier, he sat there in just his pants, and his black shirt, normally hidden from sight.
"She has a stash of shounen-ai doujin hidden in her room, in a secret place behind her mirror, she thinks no-one knows, but Hina-Hime knows. Oh how she knows." Hinata let out a cackle, before downing another helping of sake, a healthy glow about her face.
"Mmm…Naruto-kun?" She drawled, turning to face the blonde.
"Nani…?"
"…"
"Nan desu ka?" He asked, but she didn't reply. Instead she sat there and stared at him, swaying softy from side to side…a glint of red reflected in her eyes…'
'NO!!!!'His heart froze as he became conscious of a very painful fact; in his stupor, he had let his tail out.
'Nononononononononononono, NO! It was going so good, not yet!!' He screamed mentally, waiting for her to scream verbally.
"…beautiful…" She murmured.
"I can…nani?" Any explanation he had froze on his lips as she reached, grasping the red, glowing appendage in her hand.
"I…no…that is…" He shuddered as she moved her hand across it. Even though it was 'just' chakra, he still felt it as sure is if he was in his fox form.
"…it tingles…" She muttered, moving in closer so she could reach it better.
"You…shouldn't…" His protests fell dead in his mouth as he was overcome by the pleasurable sensation, instead resting his head on her lap.
"…so cute…" She smiled, rustling his hair with her free hand, while still toying with his tail in the other. If fox's could pur, he would have, instead he settled for an utterly content growl.
'…I'm in heaven…' As she moved her hand to scratch behind his ears, his mind ceased all coherent thought, shutting down so as to better enjoy the sensation.
"…a kitsune…a kitsune for the princess…" Hinata giggled, running her fingers down his neck. When he began kneading at her legs in response she all but squealed with delight.
"…are you mine? Or am I yours…? " She giggled again, taking the opportunity to run her fingers down his shirt.
'…So warm…' She yawned, resting her head on his back even as she continued her ministrations.
In some deep, barley conscious part of Mugen's mind, he was aware of something. A smell…it was faint, so faint as to be almost unnoticeable, but he could smell it…it smelled…nice…
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A/N: Wow…that went way further than I had originally planned (the plan covered him going to visit her, an the talk about Neji), meh, I'm sure all the naruhina fans will like it.
Hehe, its always the quiet ones.
And yeah, just for the hell of it, I decided to see what 'hina-hime/chan' translated as, since so many of you seemed to use it. The literal translation is 'poult' as in poultry, although it specifically refers to a young bird i.e a chick. Although apparently it can also refer to a type of doll…in Polynesia however…well, none of you are likely to intentionally use polynesic folklore in a Naruto fanfiction so it doesn't matter..
Oh, if you don't know what shounen-ai is…try looking it up on www. Deviantart .com, trust me.
