"Woman was taken out of man – not out of his head, to rule over him; nor out of his feet, to be trampled under him; but out of his side, to be equal to him – under his arm. That he might protect her, and near his heart, that he might love her."

-- Henry

"...Cuz she fly like the planes in the air / That's right she's full grown, settin' the world tone, I'm digging the energy and I'm lovin' the ozone / Fly like a dove, fly like a raven, quick to politics and fly in conversation..."

By the way, I am recycling past manga chapter names for my chapter names hehehe.

Leeeeegalize marijuana! NooooOooOW! To all the politicians who are sure to be reading this! Kekekekeke

Plug: Go here: . Repeat: I, if you for some reason can not figure out, am 4.99. Don't ask about the name. Or feel free to.

Before here, I said, "keep in mind kawaii means scary as well as cute". Yeah, I was wrong =_=; Kowai means cute, not kawaii. Big difference.

Tanuki – Yeah I thought Sasuke was just a bit OOC (LoL) in the last chapter, so I am trying to make him more in character.

Skunktrain – Hey thanks man. Best review I've gotten in probably... *counts on fingers* forever? Anyways:

Sasuke's Sharingan is, naturally, an inherited technique; Kakashi only has it because he lost an eye in battle and took one from a dead Uchiha clansman.
Naruto asking Sasuke to teach him how to use the Sharingan constantly is intended to be humorous, along with Naruto's idea that the Sharingan can somehow do things like tell what he is thinking, and portray Naruto as kind of stupid. Oh, and I thought Kakashi cut his own eye out on purpose to replace it with a Sharingan eye. Lol... -_-;;

I like your portrayal of the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke, but I can't see Naruto letting Sasuke smack so calmly; further, if Sasuke was behind Naruto like that how could he see Naruto's face?
I don't see any part where it mentions Sasuke seeing Naruto's face, however the version I am looking at is different from the original – I decided to re-edit it, and may have taken that part out. About Sasuke smacking Naruto... well... he seems to get smacked around by girls a lot (IMO) so I figured it wouldn't be too far of a stretch. But then again, he might have been feeling a little guilty and masochistic about feeling Hinata's ass.... heheh... edit: ok I changed that part.

Anyhow, this was an enjoyable read, I'll check back later to see how it plays out in later chapters.
Yup.

Kaiyuga – What is this?
A story.

I really don't get the gist of this story. And why is Naruto perverted in this fanfics.?
The gist of the story? Well, it is sort of the first chapter. And I made Naruto perverted because I felt like it, and I felt, to quote fireblazie, "We all knew it was just a matter of time before Naruto started picking up some of Jiraiya's habits." Also I will add to that comment, some of Kakashi's habits as well.

And who is Hinata? I'm confused.
Well. If you don't know who Hinata is... er. I did mention 'Contains content not mentioned until chapter 190' or something like that. Based on the e-mail you sent me I am guessing you only read the English version of Shounen Jump. Well, I've never read the SJ version, so I have no idea where you are. Hinata may or may not have been introduced. Or, if introduced, they may have changed the name. I remember they did that in the anime version of Yugi-oh or something. If Hinata hasn't yet been introduced, I would recommend going to NarutoBL.com and downloading chapter 98.

But where you ended wasn't really my taste of an ending. I'm kinda grossed out from it.
I also mentioned that it may not be suitable for those under 13 years of age. Edit: ok that's a little harsh. Not everyone is as perverted as me.

I hope you're not planning to continue this because, to put it very plainly, it is not very entertaining. I hope you reconsider this opinion, and see what you can fix.
Well, yes. I just continued it, didn't I? If you don't find it entertaining, you can stop reading if you feel like it. I don't know what opinion you want me to reconsider, and I did indeed fix some things. Because you haven't really told me much about why it is bad other than your lack of knowledge of the series, I am sort of confused as well.

I said ANs wouldn't be long again... well I lied. Sorry. To make it up, I took out a big part where I addressed almost every review given to me, and only left Skunktrain's. I think I may make a habit of this *grin*. Try to reward my reviewers for giving a thoughtful, well written review that critiques.

Chapter 2 Completed March 10, 2004, 10:49 PM. Edited 2:27 AM of April 11, 2004.

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"ARGH!! THIS GIRL IS SO HEAVY!! HOW MUCH DOES SHE EAT?!?" Naruto screamed into the sky for no reason at all. It felt like he had been carrying Hinata for so long... not that it really mattered but still...

Sasuke sighed and buried his face in his hands – something he had found himself doing a lot since he'd started interacting with Naruto on a regular basis. "Naruto, shut up. 20 minutes ago you thought she might be anorexic like that Ino girl." Naruto blushed in embarrassment.

"Y-Yeah, so! You haven't been carrying her for 20 minutes!" He emphasized the 'you' by pointing at Sasuke, almost accusingly.

They continued walking for a while, Naruto's unbroken dramatics reaching a near ridiculous stage. "Al... most... there..." He said in his 'I'm-exhausted-please-help-me' voice He could see the walls of Konohagakure from here... only maybe five minutes left at the most.

~~ 5 Minutes Later ~~

"FINALLY! WOOHOO! I MADE IT!!" Naruto had carefully put Hinata down against the wall while he jumped around like a monkey. Actually, in Sasuke's mind, Naruto was a monkey in an orange jumpsuit jumping around making odd noises like 'ook'. He's complaining about carrying her and yet he can still jump around like an idiot...

"Naruto, shut UP!" Sasuke yelled.

"Oi, you wanna fight or somethin'?" Naruto asked, practically jumping on Sasuke. Monkey style attacks or something. Sasuke laughed at his own little joke.

"OI!! What are you laughing at... oi, teme – don't look at me like that! God damn it Sasuke!"

Sasuke sighed again. It happened almost as much as his normal breathing it seemed. "Dobe... come on we should go." He said, tugging on his free arm.

"No! I want to rest some more!" Naruto whined. I'm tiireed... Naruto whimpered in his head.

A moment on inspiration struck Sasuke. Quickly activating his Sharingan, he looked at Hinata and pretended to be shocked. "Naruto!! We should hurry – she has internal bleeding!" Naruto reeled back, horrified at his proclamation.

"Come on then you slow-ass! What are we waiting for?! Here, let me get her." Naruto ran like the devil was after him to pick her up again, and continued running in the village.

"Oi, oi slow down! Damn it!" Sasuke ran after him, failing to notice the posters all over the village. "You damn idiot! I WAS JUST JOKING!!" Naruto did not hear him, and kept running like his life depended on it. Sasuke was having trouble keeping up, weighed down by 10 forehead protectors. Well, they weren't that heavy but that combined with all the stamina training he had been doing that day, and Naruto's ungodly ability to ALWAYS have energy...

Only a minute later, Naruto had reached a small terrace where the godaime often could be found, giving orders to subordinates, doing paperwork (actually having someone else do her paperwork) or eating. He looked around quickly, praying that he could find her without wandering around inside for a time.

Lucky! She's here. Naruto thought, almost jumping. He actually would have but there was an extra 80 pounds on his shoulders at the time. "Obachan-sama!" Naruto shouted. Tsunade turned around, extremely angry, almost ready to give Naruto her one-finger-ass-whupping.

"Naruto-kun, what the HELL are you doing here? I'm busy meeting with emissaries from the Hidden Sand." Naruto jerked back from the pure venom in her voice, combined with the twitching of her eyebrow.

K-kowaii... "Uh... uh..." He was so scared he was having trouble remembering exactly why he was there.

"Naruto, is that a girl over your shoulder?" Tsunade asked dryly.

"Oh! Right. Ok so what happened is like me and Sasuke were training and then we were walking back to get some ramen and then we found Hinata-chan and she was fighting these guys and then like she beat them and then she collapsed and then..." He was talking incredibly fast, and Tsunade doubted that anyone existed in the Hidden Leaf with the ability to make out his hyper-speech.

"Naruto, what? I can't understand a word you are saying."

Sasuke finally arrived, panting. This was the first time that he had met the new Hokage face to face. "H-Hokage-sama. Please allow me to explain." He was trying to be formal but came across as stiff.

"You are Uchiha Sasuke, right?" Tsunade asked, and Sasuke nodded.

"Ok, tell me what happened then."

She turned to the emissaries from Hidden Sand and apologized. "It is a village crisis, apparently." They nodded knowingly – Gaara had caused quite a few of those. "It is no hurry, Hokage-sama." The one on the left said.

"All right, please continue Uchiha..." she trailed off. "Uchiha Sasuke." He finished for her.

"Ok please continue Sasuke-kun." Somehow he had stopped being so nervous and was acting like his normal self again – nonchalant, and speaking in a better-than-you tone of voice.

He nodded. "Naruto and I were training outside the village, and were returning to get some ramen. About halfway back, we saw Hyuuga Hinata fighting what appeared to be ten Chuunin from the Hidden Sand." He said. This caused a visible reaction in both the Hokage and the diplomatic party from Sand. They began whispering among themselves. "She defeated them, and then collapsed. Eight of them are dead for sure, the other two may or may not be alive now." Naruto was nodding in the background, now holding Hinata marital style for some reason.

One of the emissaries stepped forward, causing his long cloak to sway gently. "Do you have any proof of this?"

Naruto smacked himself. "Kuso, I forgot that!"

Sasuke dug out the 10 forehead protectors from a satchel at his side, along with a necklace and a ring. They were quite heavy and bulky together, so he put them down. The emissary from Sand was shocked, as was the Hokage.

Tsunade walked up to Naruto and moved him to the side. "Let me see the girl." She laid her down on a bench close by and began inspecting her, looking at her hands, legs, chest, and face for injuries. Naruto quickly blushed and looked away when she looked at Hinata's stomach.

"There's barely a mark on her – only one that appears to be a combat wound." She said scratching her head.

"They were kinda weak." Naruto remarked, nodding his head again. "Hinata-chan beat them easily." The emissary on the right frowned.

"Impossible! Those were not 10 Chuunin – those were 7 Chuunin and 3 Jounin who had abandoned the Hidden Sound! A small girl could not have defeated 10 missing-nin on her own!"

"I would not underestimate the Hyuuga clan, Jango-san. They are equal to the Uchiha in strength." Tsunade said gravely, and a little bit defensively. "They're power right now is unmatched in the leaf, since the Uchiha massascre. Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun, I am guessing if this girl defeated them easily, you could have as well?" she asked, turning towards them.

"Naruto and I could have defeated them easily." Sasuke confirmed. The one on the right, identified as Jango shook his head.

"Impossible. I need more proof than…" he gestured at the various objects scattered on the ground. "Than… this." He said wryly, as if the whole thing were some big joke.

"Oi! I'll fight you if you want, you bastard!" Naruto practically jumped at him.

"Yes, Sasuke can you show us the bodies?" Tsunade asked. I hope that boy was smart enough to remember. He nodded.

"Of course. I'm no idiot." He said, looking at Naruto when he said 'idiot'. Naruto glared back.

"We should go immediately. Sasuke, Naruto, you take them please – I will catch up to you later."

Naruto frowned. "Ne, obachan-sama, I kind of want to stay with Hinata-chan to make sure she's ok..." he had a very concerned look on his face. Tsunade almost laughed out loud at him.

"Ok then Naruto-kun come with me. Bring the girl too."

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~In a patient recovery room.~

"There's really nothing wrong with her – she's just a little tired. I'm guessing she'll wake up in about 15 hours or so." Naruto nodded. "Well, since you are going to be staying here until she does – when she wakes up can you tell her that the emissaries have a little reward for her, in return for catching the missing-nin?" Naruto nodded again. "Ja then, I've got to catch up to them." Naruto nodded again.

When Tsunade finally left, Naruto carefully inspected Hinata's face.

She had a very faint smile on her face.

And... she was drooling.

He continued studying her face for a while, and then sat down.

He stared into empty space for a while, and then left.

5 minutes later he came back.

With 5 cups of ramen.

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Fuzziness.

That was the first thing Hinata experienced when she started to wake up. Not the good kind of fuzziness, but the kind where you can't remember who you are, where you are, and what you did last night. Then came a slight feeling of pain, not the sharp 'oh my I've just been shot' kind, but the 'wow I must have been shot last night' kind. Subsequently she noticed there were some feelings weight and some kind of wetness on her stomach. She disregarded the information at the moment, being overwhelmed by all of the other negative stimuli.

When she had recovered enough to open her eyes, she looked down and saw that someone had their head on her stomach. And was drooling on it. There were also five empty ramen cups sitting around. That, combined with the bright orange jumpsuit and yellow hair led her to believe that it was...


"Naruto-kun?" She asked timidly. He immediately shot up and looked around dazedly.

"Hinata-chan! What?" he asked.

"Mm... nothing, your head was just on my stomach. It was making it hard to breathe."

Pause.

Damn... how embarrassing... I was drooling on her...

Pause.

"Um, gomen Hinata-chan... I don't know what happened, I guess I just kinda..."

"No, it's ok." More silence.

"Ne, Hinata-chan, you hungry?" She nodded.

"Okay, you wanna go get some ramen? It's really good!" Hinata glanced at the five empty ramen cups, wondering how he could still be hungry – and for more ramen. But she nodded.

"Heheheh, ok lets GO!" he yelled as he grabbed her arm and took off. He made it as far as the door before he noticed something.

"Ne, Hinata-chan... why are you wearing that thing?" He asked, pointing to her hospital gown. She was blushing horribly, and trying to keep her front to him – hospital gowns kept the back well, visible.

"N-n-n-n-naruto-kun can you p-please leave for a s-s-s-second..." She looked like a tomato, he decided. And he probably did too.

"I'm so sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Ahh... I'll be leaving now. Tell me when you're ready... uh..." he slipped silently out the door.

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid!! Argh!!

~~Meanwhile, in the other room~~

Argh!! I'm stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid! I should have told him to wait for me to change before!

Hinata was blushing. Horribly. To any passerby it would seem as if she had a terrible degenerative skin disease – the more she thought about it, the more she blushed, and already her face was long past that shade called 'crimson' and getting into the kind of reds you can only imagine after seeing. If embarrassment had a color, Hinata's face was probably its avatar.

I wonder how much he saw...

~~Meanwhile, back in the other room outside the other room~~

Eh… why do I feel the urge to look in again? Why? Argh… no… don't do it… don't look…

Naruto was struggling with one of the traits he had started picking up, from several people; Jiraiya, Kakashi, Ebisu… every single one of them had one thing in common: they were perverts. But Naruto didn't quite understand what the big deal was. Oh sure, some times he felt like looking at women but the urge wasn't strong enough to risk life and limb as they did. Yes, Sakura was beautiful, but he'd never quite wanted to spy on her dressing before… it just wasn't worth being called a pervert.

It wasn't worth being called a pervert.

It wasn't worth being called a pervert…

It isn't worth being called a pervert!

He leaned against the door and held his head in his arms, wondering briefly if maybe his odd urges had something to do with the nine-tails.*

[*which of course, they don't.]
~~Meanwhile, back in the aforementioned other room~~

Hinata changed into her usual outfit – a large, baggy coat over another slightly less baggy shirt, and loose black pants, bound at the ankles. She was rather convinced she was fat, and therefore, she was incredibly self-conscious. She also thought that she was rather skillful at hiding her (non-existent) extra fat, which was the only reason that people never commented on it. Sometimes she got a little warm wearing the huge coat, but it was a suffering she bore for the purpose of not looking ugly. She pulled at her clothes self-consciously, trying to get them to stop clinging to her (not really) fat curves, and nervously adjusted her collar before reaching a shaking hand to the door. Open... open... open the door... open... She felt as if she could spend eternity sitting there, almost opening the door, but never quite managing it. To help conquer her fear, in one moment, she opened the door as quickly as she could.

Unfortunately, Naruto happened to be leaning on it.

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"Here they are." Sasuke said calmly, pointing at several bodies. The two men with the Hokage moved around, and inspected each one from right to left, looking at facial features, clothes, and various other things before they stood.

"There is no doubt about it. These are..." one led off

"The ten missing-nin. Class B."

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End of Chapter 2. Kind of short, I know. Sorry. I've been busy with my classes.

Cannon Omake #1: The Story of the Missing-nin

Ino was roaming the streets of Konoha, twirling a flower in her hand lazily, thinking about what she could do to win Sasuke over. "Hmmm… Sasuke-kun…" she said in a dreamy voice, clutching her arms to her chest, gazing up in the sky longingly.

Shikamaru, who was coincidentally right behind Ino (just a coincidence…!), and coincidentally gazing up at the clouds at the same time, noticed a paper floating in the breeze. Lazily, he decided to walk over and get it, wondering what it was. When he passed in front of Ino, she was startled.

"Shikamaru-kun! What are you doing here?"

As he bent over to pick up the piece of paper, he somehow found the strength to say "I'm looking at the clouds."

But what he saw on the paper amazed him. He scratched his head in disbelief. "Oi, Ino, come look at this."

She rolled her eyes. "Mou, what is it Shikamaru?"

"Just come look!" he said with enough enthusiasm to be worthy of an exclamation mark. In fact, he was almost giggling.

When Ino peered over the shoulder of Shikamaru while standing on her tiptoes, she raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "N-nani??"

The flyer read as such:

WARNING!
10 B class missing-nin from the village of Sand have been reported to have entered the Fire country, and may be heading towards the hidden leaf. They have been convicted of the crimes of over a thousand counts of underwear theft, and attempted kidnapping. They are only considered dangerous to girls and young women. All women are advised to be on the lookout for these criminals.

"Mou, Shikamaru-kun, why are men such perverts?" Ino asked.

"I…" he was as amazed as she was. "I just… don't know…"