The Fourth Shinobi War has been over for more than 2 years and now it is the holiday season and Naruto is not looking forward to yet another year alone especially now that Sakura and Sasuke are an item. Will a certain pale-eyed girl be able to save him from his self-destructive path before it is too late?

Hinata is not the Hyuuga Heir. Instead she dedicates her life to protecting her sister. When Hanabi is kidnapped, Hinata must rely on the occasional help of a wandering samurai, Naruto Uzumaki, and his network of friends to find her sister. "Because an advantage to living for someone else is that you're prepared to die." NH -Samurai AU!

Jiraiya had always thought Nagato was Rikudo Sennin's reincarnation. But what if he wasn't? Nagato inherited the Sage's power and eyes. What does it mean for Naruto to have inherited the Sage's soul? "Soten ni zase...Hyorinmaru."

When Orochimaru seals off the Kyubi's power during the Chunin Exams, he unleashes a new power that just may equal the fox in raw strength. Perhaps...it is even greater. Sôten ni zase...Hyôrinmaru. B-Side chapters for NaruHina