DOWNFALL OF THE LIGHT 2
Chapter 2: Legions of Conflict.
Disclaimer: This is enough, everyone in the right mind should know by now that I own absolutely nothing. Nothing from Naruto and not to mention nothing from Warcraft3. Not now, not ever. How I wish I do though, then the real deal of action would really begin! Too bad, I don't though... sadly enough...
Legend:
"...": Speech
'...': Thoughts
(...): Author's Notes or Scene Change. You readers could tell the difference when the opportunity comes.
AN: Sorry for the late update this time around. On the 3rd of September, I went to Sudbury, a city up north that was three hundred seventy kilometers from Toronto with my family. That's why I couldn't post this chapter sooner than before. Anyway, this would be the final chapter that I would update before school begins. From this point on, new updates would take about 2 to 3 weeks to post. I really don't want school to start since I would be missing this fanfic a lot, but it doesn't mean that I won't do my best to make time for it. I really enjoy this just as much as all of you do. Before this soldier makes his departure, I hope you all enjoy this chapter of mine. It's probably the last chapter that I could feel so relaxed on. When that hell call school begins in 2 days, I'm sure it'll try to do anything and everything to stand in my way. Wish me luck and I wish you all the best in your new school year.
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AN: Now, let the games continue...
"What do you want, Orochimaru?" asked the blond sennin coldly with a glare. Shizune eyed both carefully when Manda lowered itself to allow Orochimaru and Kabuto on ground. The snake sannin, despite his tiredness, still had that sinister smile on his face.
"Why the cold attitude, my dear Tsunade?" he asked sinisterly. "We haven't seen another in such a long time."
"Tell me a good reason for me not to kill you right now."
"Well, I just wanted to have a good talk with you, that's all."
"You came here and destroyed a castle... How dare you say you only showed yourself here for a chat? Figures you would say something this crazy." Orochimaru raised his brow a bit when he heard the last sentence and then smirked darkly as a response.
"You know, someone had said the exact same words to me once."
"Oh is that so? If that's all you're going to talk about, you better leave now before I get really ticked off."
"Calm down, Tsunade."
"Tell me a good reason for me to do so after what you did to the Leaf a long time ago."
"Tsunade-sama," interrupted Kabuto humbly. "I hope you would listen to Orochimaru-sama's reason of being here before you make any actions."
"Really?" Shizune questioned in a low voice. "Why should we do something like that?"
"Because we are here for a compromise, please listen."
"Compromise?" asked Shizune wanting to spit at those words.
"So what is the reason you're here?" Tsunade asked while narrowing her eyes with caution. "What have you been up to?"
"Nothing much, my men have infiltrated Konoha a while back and I have killed the Third." Tsunade and Shizune's eyes widened hearing this news, they couldn't believe that this would've happened. "Of course, if I'm standing right in front of you right now, you two probably have guessed I didn't succeed. The main reason would have to be the Uzumaki kid who killed at least half of the men that was sent alone. Not only that, the Third have sealed my arms in a way that I can no longer use any of my techniques. I have come here to ask you to heal them for me." It was then when Tsunade angrily smashed the wall behind her creating a large section to collapse. Kabuto swallowed hard at the display, she was definitely strong.
"You are making me laugh, you son of a bitch," The blond woman hissed dangerously. "After what you've done to Sarutobi-sensei, do you seriously expect me to heal you so you could assault Konoha again?"
"Now, now, Tsunade," Orochimaru continued calmly but it was hard for him to continue this act knowing he wouldn't have the strength to fight her if she and Shizune attacked now. If he knew the Slug sennin well, he knew that she could tell he was suffering from a fever. "I never said you would do it freely."
"I don't care what kind of payment you're willing to give," said Shizune preparing to attack. "Your actions are unforgivable!"
"You, little witch," declared Orochimaru. "Are in no position to say anything."
"You made a big mistake angering me, you bastard," Tsunade seethed her words dangerously. "You have exactly 5 seconds to get out of my sight. Starting with one..."
"Tsunade-sama, please understand," pleaded Kabuto. "You're the only one who can heal him!"
"Two!" The slug sennin continued to count with each word colder than the last.
"Please consider..."
"Three... Four..."
"I'll revive the two you want to see so much for you." Orochimaru finally said. It was then when the two women's eyes widened at his words. Orochimaru smirked knowing he finally got their attention. Finally, things were finally advancing to his favour.
(Meanwhile)
The Death Knight made a several long striding glides before making to the borders of the town. From this distance, he could still see the serpents were still completely visible even though he was on much lower ground. He grimaced as continued to take off in the best agility he could. 'What on earth would bring that bastard here in this part of the country anyway?' thought the Death Knight as he leaped high on the rooftops to find a shortcut. 'What could he be looking for?' Naruto knew he had no time to wonder about the choices, he needed to arrive at the scene soon.
(Time passed)
When the Death Knight was in the vicinity of the ruins, he knew he was too late when the snakes vanished in a smoke midway. He clearly knew that the main event was already gone when he no longer felt Orochimaru's presence and aura. He narrowed his eyes with a frown when he again missed his chance. Despite his luck, he still needed confirmation about what happened just now,there had to be witnesses, Narutowas certain that nearby villagers could be a good help.
"Oh goodness..." said Naruto when the ruins were within his sight range. An ancient castle seemed as fragile as glass, it just seemed so wasted. What an unfortunate display."Man, where are the villagers when you need one?" It was that moment when he heard people screaming in fear, he then sprinted to check what was going on.
"Oh god, they killed Kenny! You bastards!" shouted a civilian along with two others who were crying. The dark warrior heard their grieving words and decided to use them as his information supporters.
"Who's this they?" asked Naruto still on the higher ledges on a one knee kneeling position. "Or I should say what. What happened down here?"
"Man, you should get out of here too," called the civilian in a panic trying to run with his other friends. "The castle... it was destroyed by a monster!"
"A monster?"questioned Naruto knowing what the guy was going to say next.
"Yeah, they were big snakes here, man, you should come along with us. We don't mind the trouble helping you since you seem to need one."
"No, it's fine," said Naruto looking at another direction with a grimace. When the villager heard that he made a quick break for it not daring to look behind. Naruto muttered cursing words under his breath and made his choice in scouting further into the remaining destroyed castle. As he made a dash deeper into the ruins, he made a quick halt when he found a large section of the path cement walls collapsed. He noted this broken hole, it certainly looked like it was someone broke it instead of falling down naturally. As he observed the way that it was broken down, he could tell this must had been one of Tsunade's handiwork. He smirked at the hole, he knew Tsunade's incredible strength and brute force didn't weaken one bit after all this time. He had to admit that if he challenged her in a power match, he would be pummeled to the ground.
'Tsunade must be somewhere in this town...' thought Naruto scanning around with his eyes but no success. 'Damn it... I was too late...' He quickly removed that mental conversation out of his system, now wasn't the time to dwell in his own self-pity. The Death Knight had to pull himself together if he wanted to see that female sannin sometime soon. With that determination encouraging his spirit, he decided to return to that town hoping to find that sennin somewhere. Even if she left already, he had to catch up with her at all costs.
Naruto's search in town didn't contain too much chances of success. After looking around in some of the streets, he didn't find a single person that looked familiar. He sighed as he found himself a good place in a small restaurant for lunch. The Death Knight knew he needed the rest, he had been travelling for 6 and a half hours non stop ever since he left the inn.
"Hi sir, how may I help you?" asked a young waitress snapping the boy back to reality.
"I'll just need a table for one..." said Naruto rather bluntly without much emotion.
"Oh, a person like you eating alone?" The young teenage girl had to find him very cute and mysterious. It wasn't everyday that she had a blindfolded person as a customer.
"Yeah, alone..." said the Death Knight flatly as he eyed her curiously. With his eyes engaged, her thoughts didn't escape him for a second. "Just in case you're wondering, I'm not blind." The waitress suddenly eeped.
"I'm sorry..." she apologized quickly to him bowing. Naruto positioned his hands in a halting manner saying there was no need for that.
"It's okay, just tell me where my table is."
"Oh, there isn't a table for one in here, do you mind sitting out in the patio?"
"Sure thing." With that, Naruto sat outside enjoying the breeze while planning to have a good lunch. Also, this would be a good time to ask others if they had seen Tsunade on these grounds. As that same waitress came to him asking for his order, Naruto quickly asked her if she had seen the female sennin. A frown reached Naruto's lips when he heard her response, it was clear that there was no luck once again. After thanking her, Naruto quickly went back to mind his own business.
While waiting for his order, Naruto took out his favorite novel from his pouch and began to read it. However, it was then when he noted that he should complete a mission report for this since it was a classified mission. As he started to write things down, little did he know, his pursuer was nearby closely watching him from a hidden spot not allowing him to be out of her sight range.
(Meanwhile with Hinata)
"I have finally found you, Naruto-kun..." whispered Hinata quietly with rosy cheeks of timidity. She then sighed silently to herself trying to remember what kind of havoc it was trying to find the dark shinobi. She didn't like this hiding, it made her look like she didn't trust him when he was the person that she trusted most deeply. After leaving the inn, she decided to play it safe from the warps. She decided to run part of the way and then Blink a few times before too much chakra was consumed. She would repeat the process like that to save her own strength. With her Byakugan, she could easily figure out where he was when she was about 5 km away from him. She was glad to have this ability, just like Naruto, no one could escape from her eyes.
'It seems like he has his eyes activated...' thought the heiress seeing he was wearing his blindfold. 'Wait... I shouldn't be this close to him! What if he senses me with his detection? What am I going to do if he catches me now?' In a slight panic, she realized something. 'Hold on... if he could sense me, why isn't he calling out my name? He should've realized that I am here already.' At that moment, the heiress was observing him closely watching his every move with perception. 'He seems to be really on high alert... ' Hinata noted to herself while he was watching each direction attentively. 'Perhaps a little bit too attentive...' She had to admit that he was so handsome in that blindfold, a shade of fuchsia appeared on her cheeks when she thought about it. However, she needed to shake it off knowing what she should be doing. 'Something is amiss, it almost looks like he lost his senses... if he didn't call out my name when he usually would...' A conclusion then kicked in the back of her mind. 'He can't detect me!' She finished that thought with hope.
With a Naruto unable to detect chakra signatures, the Hyuga girl knew she was in luck. Even though the dark warrior couldn't sense chakra, it didn't mean that Hinata should let her guard down. Nonetheless, the boy still had the 80-meter closer vision and ability to see through physical objects within that 80 meters. All she needed to do was to stay in a good enough distance and not to develop any kind of emotion that may cause any sort of noticible auras. She had to remain calm at all costs, she was confident enough in doing that. His disability made this pursuit successful, there was no way she would discard such an opportunity.
It was another 20 minutes before Naruto finished his meal while writing his report at the same time. Hinata was fascinated at the speed that he ate his food. He really wasn't the type of person who enjoyed to take their time unlesshe really had to. What she was surprised that he ate that quick while his mind was doing something else and he didn't eat like a slob. Hinata smiled warmly, her Naruto-kun was amazing in almost every way.
As the Death Knight paid for the meal he had ate, Hinata Blinked to a high area as the boy started to walk in a direction that she was in. As she looked down at him from above, she sighed when she noticed he didn't catch her presence. She wondered where he was going though, he seemed like he was watching every shop on the street carefully and paying close attention to almost everyone that passed by him. These actions made the Hyuga girl even more curious, she definitely wanted to get to the bottom of this.
Naruto halted suddenly in front of a shop, Hinata immediately hid behind something that could cover her completely. She was grateful that she was small but still worried if she did it quick enough to hide from him. She was anxious to know.
'I'll just look at him by using my Byakugan...' thought the heiress but before she did anything, she then decided to think it over. 'No, if I use it now he could sense a sudden change in the aura... but if I don't use it I don't know if he saw me...' The Hyuga girl calmed herself down and waited about a minute later. When she didn't hear her name being called or his presence any longer. Her eyes widened at the second thought, where did he go? She immediately ran out from her cover and looked at the sign that was at the shop that he stopped at. Her eyes showed confusion when she read it.
"24 hour bar?" she asked herself with questioning eyes. "Why would Naruto-kun be doing in there?" Hinata knew she couldn't enter since she would reveal herself to him but the tension of suspense was getting to her. Why would her boyfriend be going to places that she never seen him go in her life? Was he a hidden drunk behind that mask? No, behind that cold shell was a loving and compassionate shinobi, she knew it better than anyone. However, this confused her to no end. It was then when the girl decided to wait for him to come out from the roof of the bar, that would get her to a good spot to observe him while he wouldn't be doing the same.
It was about another 20 minutes later when the Death Knight exited the bar with a calm but upset expression on his face. Hinata couldn't understand what happened but she could tell he didn't get something that he searched for. She was sure he wasn't drinking in there, he had no signs that he consumed alcohol. A empathetic expression came across the Hyuga girl's face, how much she wished to be down there supporting him and aid him, it pained her that she couldn't do a thing to comfort him.
'Am I searching in the wrong areas of the town?' cursed the Death Knight angrily in his head. This mission was beginning to get to him. 'I can't believe not even a local bar have a single piece of info about her. Itachi-sempai said that she was here. I saw the castle... well, what was remained of the monument at least... could she have been showing up in casinos only?' He then looked around in a guarding way and sighed.
"I better head to the casino areas, I hope I would have at least some result..." With that said, Naruto looked at the map that Itachi and Kisame handed to him earlier during the mission and left silently. However, those last words he said were deep in Hinata's mind for she heard all of it.
'Casino?' said Hinata in her head. 'Why is Naruto-kun going in all these strange places? He doesn't seem like a drunken gambler... no, he isn't one! What's going on here?' When Naruto walked a fair distance from the bar, it was that time when Hinata continued her pursuit. After leaping back on ground, she took a silent sprint to stay close by him.
(Moments later in the casino district of town)
"Tsunade-sama..." called Shizune with a worried tone while walking. "Please... make the right decision..." When the attendant looked at her master again, it didn't seem like she was listening. Her head had been slightly down and her eyes told Shizune that she was having a combat with herself. The conversation they had with Orochimaru and Kabuto was not called for, why did they had to show up at a time like this? Shizune felt powerless, useless in a matter of fact that no matter how much she persuaded it seemed like she was talking to air.
"Shizune..." said Tsunade finally in a down voice. "I wish to gamble for a while if you don't mind..."
"How could you say that at a time like this? Why are you procrastinating this much? Why didn't you allow me to take care of both of them while we had the chance? With Orochimaru suffering from a fever, the two of us couldn't dealt with them easily and a S-class criminal would finally be eliminated!"
"Even if Orochimaru is dead... there will always be another one that takes his place..." Tsunade said in a rather negative way.
"Getting rid of one is a lot better than not doing a thing when the opportunity was ours to take!" argued Shizune angrily. "You and I both know those two aren't trustworthy, why didn't you just kill them? Are you considering the offer that bastard gave you?"
"..."
"Tsunade-sama, why aren't you saying anything?"
"What do you expect me to say?"
"Anything! Don't make me feel like I'm talking to air."
"Just leave me some time to think."
"What is there to think about? Just decline the offer, you know what does happen if you do go on with it. He'll destroy Konoha and he'll ensure that it'll burn to the ground!"
"But I get to see Nawaki and Dan again."
"With no heed to the cost? You know Orochimaru's servant said that two bodies are required for this, are you just going find two innocent people and have their lives wasted because of your selfish decision? I know you want to see them both very much but you can't get something from nothing!" (AN: Such a good Full Metal Alchemist line, I think it was the very first line in the first episode)
"Just give me some space..." Tsunade said with a hidden sense of demanding her attendant. It was then when Tsunade felt that she bumped into a person. She had been so focussing on talking that she hadn't been paying attention to the things happening in front of her.
"I'm sorry," said the person in a cloak since he was reading the casino's name.
"No, I'm sorry for that," said Tsunade quietly and walked past the stranger with Shizune following her. When the person she bumped into looked at the female sennin, his eyes behind his blindfold widened a bit.
"Wait," called the male in the black cloak to Tsunade.
"What do you want?" asked Tsunade in an annoyed tone.
"I've been looking all over for you."
"Who are you anyway?" 'This person is familiar...' thought both Shizune and Tsunade in unison.
"Maybe I should refresh you mind a little," It was then when the male revealed his blade of black ivory colour from underneath his cloak, the two women would never forget who had possession of that weapon.
"Na... Naruto?" asked Tsunade in disbelief and hopefully.
"That's right oba-chan, it has been a long time hasn't it?" Naruto asked coolly. The slug sennin smiled at his greeting, his cold attitude didn't change a bit. However, she knew a kind and warm boy was underneath that cold mask, even she cursed Konoha for what they did to him. It was then when Shizune embraced the boy in a passion hug, Naruto blushed slightly since Shizune never hugged him like this.
"I'm so glad you're here, Naruto-kun," said Shizune hugging him tighter.
"It's good to see you too, Shizune-chan," whispered the Death Knight quietly.
"I hardly recognized you," She then looked at him directly in the face. "You've grown so much, you're hardly the little boy before."
"It has been 3 years after all," He then took a glimpse at the blond woman. "It seemed like oba-chan here didn't change that much herself," He then noticed the extreme low cut kimono she was wearing and his eyes narrowed as a result. "Other than... cough... more revealing... cough... clothing."
"Hey, you never criticized what I wore before Naruto," Tsunade said in a more bright tone than before. "When did you start noticing these things?"
"I am nearly 13 after all," countered the boy. "I have to start seeing these things sooner or later."
"Don't tell me Jiraiya had been teaching all that perverted stuff while I wasn't there..."
"No, don't blame him." He then noticed that Shizune was still holding on to him in the same embrace, then Death Knight had to admit that it felt very nice.
"Why do you need to cover your eyes so much?" asked Shizune suddenly looking at his blindfold. "It's not like you're blind. I have to admit you look very good without this cloth." Naruto smiled at her, in reality it was Shizune that was her big sister while Tsunade acted like his mom. The reason why Tsunade liked to be referred as sister was the fact the sennin didn't want to sound that old.
"I have my reasons..." said Naruto rather low.
"Why always be such a cold guy, Naruto?" asked Tsunade kneeling in front of the half demon with a smile.
"I have my reasons..." replied the dark warrior in the same voice not to mention the identical response. It was then when Tsunade grinned. When the sannin grinned, it was never anything good.
"Are you trying to impress girls like that?" she asked suddenly. Shizune blinked a several times trying to make sure she heard right, while the half demon remained unaffected. His eyes, however, widened a bit. "I know that a lot girls are attracted to guys who are this type."
"No, that's not it." 'Why did she say the same thing as Itachi-sempai?'
"Are you sure?" teased the blond sannin.
"Yes."
"What would happen if a girl said that you're very cute and I want to date you?" At the meantime, Hinata was listening to this conversation carefully to witness what her boyfriend would really say.
"I would say, you're getting in my way." Naruto replied honestly. Shizune giggled softly.
"What if the girl is very good looking like me?" 'What are you up to?' thought Naruto eyeing the blond woman suspiciously.
"I would say the same thing."
"Have you ever been charmed before by a girl other than your little sister?" 'Zap her back Naruto-kun, zap her back!' thought the heiress.
"..."
"I'm certain that you have no experience at all with girls,"
"Whatever you say." Naruto continued in a not caring way at all. Shizune grinned widely in happiness while Hinata was pouting since Naruto didn't get Tsunade back with his words.
"Seriously now, do you have any interactions with a girl before?"
"I rather not say," said Naruto defending himself and Hinata with that statement.
"Man, nothing seems to affect you in anyway. I'm so impressed!" exclaimed Shizune hugging Naruto again proudly. The demon warrior simply smiled at her sister and broke it.
"There's no way a guy like you could be so unaffected..." said Tsunade determined to break that cold shell of the Death Knight's. There was no possible possibility that he could be so calm with everything in life, from women to major confusions in reality. It was then when she thought of a plan, an evil plan to be precise. At that moment, Tsunade lowered her body down to kiss the boy on the cheek. While she was doing so, she deliberately made him see nearly all of her massive cleavage making sure how he would react.
When Naruto saw this, his eyes were wide of pure panic. He jerked back immediately ejecting himself away from the sight of really, really nearly complete exposure of breasts. His face was red from heavy blushing, he had never seen anything like that in his 13 years of life. Even though he had a lot of control over his emotions, he couldn't hold it if his sister/mom did this to him. Tsunade stood up triumphantly with a smile. She finally witnessed for herself the downfall of the Death Knight's coldness. Naruto on the other hand was still trying to erase every thought and memory of that display. Only one thought was in his head. 'What in the hell was oba-chan trying to do to me? I know she did that on purpose...'
Even though Naruto managed to prevent himself from seeing a pair of actual breasts, this didn't go unnoticed by another person. This person was Hyuga Hinata. To be blunt, her eyes were filled of jealousy. (AN: Women... they REALLY could be an envious bunch. To all female readers out there who I may have offended, I am sorry but I witnessed this first handed and it wasn't good at ALL!) She knew that he jumped away before he could see any more but this didn't satisfy her. It was the action afterwards that she was envious of. As long as she could remember, Naruto never blushed like that to her. He was never in such a vulnerable stage when they were together. Now a woman who exposed her cleavage a little and he was like in a deep panic to relieve himself. (AN: The girl thought it was little, man, I have to feel sorry for Naruto) She couldn't hold it for much longer, she had been hiding for way too long and it was time to reveal herself to him.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata called in a calm and yet too relaxed voice. It was then when Naruto looked at the direction of where that voice came from, his eyes shot wide open at the sight of his girlfriend standing with one hand to her waist not looking too thrilled.
"Hi-Hinata-chan..." Naruto mumbled dumbly when he sensed her icy aura. "What... are you... doing here?"
"I have been looking all over for you..." Hinata continued in a low voice trying to control her frustration of envy. "Did you know how hard it had been to find you?"
"Well, you found me now, looks like your troubles were worth it..." Naruto could feel that he was going to die, his eyes told him she was jealous of something but her mind wasn't thinking of what she was envying about. As she stepped another pace to him, he swallowed slightly to ease himself.
"You think it's worth it when your girlfriend sees you blushing like a strawberry after seeing another woman's chest? You never did that when I was with you!" 'Hina-chan saw me look at oba-chan's chest?' thought the Death Knight drearily and beginning to cold sweat. 'I am so dead...'
'Naruto-kun has a girlfriend?' thought Shizune amused with a grin.
'It's clear who's leading this thing already...' Tsunade said in her mind anxious to see what was going to happen. She could tell that the boy's defenses were all trampled, they awaited the great scenario that was about to come.
"I am telling you the truth, Hinata-chan," said Naruto holding his hands in a defensive position and taking paces back. "I didn't look at it on purpose. Oba-chan was bending over to kiss my cheek and when she did that... those... things were within my vision... I'm not lying!" Tsunade winced at the use of his words that were referred to her but she couldn't stop grinning at the expression Hinata gave him. She didn't buy it.
"I know what happened," countered Hinata sharply while walking closer to him in a cold way. "I do have my Byakugan after all."
"Then why are you angry if you know I didn't do it intentionally? And don't start giving me all that you did it anyway crap, she was the one that did it to me."
"It's the fact that you blushed like you never did when you were with me," she argued with justification. "How could you let some woman get you like that? And what did you say just now about kissing you? You let her kiss you because she is pretty? What is wrong with you going in bars and casinos? I saw you from over there and I know you were about to go in, don't lie to me!"
"Hey, one shot at a time okay?" asked Naruto not showing any signs of intimidations.
"No! I want you to tell me everything right here and now! I don't want to feel that I don't trust you."
"And does following me put you in the trusting me category, Miss Hyuga Hinata?"
"How do you expect us to believe you 100 when you left the village without telling anyone?"
"I told you I would explain everything when I get back."
"I want the truth now." Hinata demanded with her eyes doing most of the talking. Naruto smirked and avoided her gaze intentionally but not because he was afraid of it. He was showing her no matter what she did she couldn't make him open his mouth. This made the Hyuga girl enraged.
"Naruto," said Tsunade suddenly breaking the tension between the two teens. "You said something about looking for me earlier. What is this about leaving your village suddenly?"
"I didn't tell anyone that I left..."
"And how does this girl know about it?" Tsunade took a good glimpse at Hinata, she looked like a very nice girl wearing dark violet ninja pants with a matching colour tanktop with a small smooth jacket of the same colour with the Hyuga symbol on it. The sennin could tell this girl cared a lot about him to follow him this far.
"She found me mid way..."
"What did you do then?"
"I told her to go back without me."
"Why is she here now?" asked the blond woman curiously. Naruto sighed a bit before answering.
"How would I know... I want to ask her that myself..."
"Not until you tell me why you left without notifying me," interrupted Hinata. "You seem to Naruto-kun well, who are you may I ask?"
"I will tell you until we find a place to sit down and rest," Tsunade said calmly. "There are some things that I believe that I have to get from Naruto first before he talks with you. How about we find a place and eat?"
"Fine with me. Hinata-chan, you coming or not?" asked the Death Knight without much urge of emotion.
"You're not leaving me here, Naruto-kun." Hinata then walked next to him and looked up to him directly. (AN: She is at least 4 inches shorter than Naruto) "And... Naruto-kun?"
"What?" Instantly, Hinata punched him hardly on the cheek making him fall back. He was shocked at this action, he held his pained spot with slight emotional hurt.
"That was for worrying me, you insensitive jerk!" She yelled before stomping off to Shizune and Tsunade.
'That punch wasn't in the mission briefings...' he thought dully as he got up. 'Looks like I got a lot of problems to deal with already... I wasn't planning to share this while Hinata is here... looks like this would be the only way to answer her questions...'
(Moments later at a nearby restaurant with a bar. The time was about in the late afternoon)
Tsunade and Shizune were sitting on one side of the table with Naruto and Hinata sitting at the other. What the two women found strange was the two teens haven't said a word with another. Hinata had been sitting timidly while looking at her tea as if it was the most entertaining thing in the world. The Death Knight on the other hand had been just looking away from the group with an annoyed expression.
"Hey waiter," called Tsunade. "Please bring two bottles of sake!" Shizune sighed, it looked like Tsunade was in the drinking mood again. Hinata's ears perked when hearing the word sake while Naruto showed no reaction.
"You know Hinata-chan and I can't drink sake, right?" asked Naruto finally making an effort of participation. Even so, his voice was lacking much passion.
"Shizune and I would be then, you two could order anything you want here. I'll pay for it."
"Thanks..." said Hinata shyly. "Ano... may I know who you are and what's your relationship with Naruto-kun?" The Death Knight eyed his girlfriend a bit, she had the right to know.
"I'm Tsunade and this is my attendant Shizune. If you're jealous because you think I may steal him away, you don't have to worry," The slug sennin said while chuckling. "I've known Naruto since he was 7, I consider him as a brother."
"You're his sister too?" asked the Hyuga girl with honest surprise. "And Shizune-san... are you as well?"
"Of course," Shizune answered with the best smile she could muster. Deep down, she was still worried about the offer Orochimaru made earlier. "Naruto-kun is a very nice person to be with when you get to know him."
"Naruto-kun, why didn't you tell me you these people were your sisters?"
"How was I able to explain it to you when you were on such a rampage?" asked the half demon not even looking at her. "You're basically telling me to sign my death sentence if I tried to reason."
"I won't kill you if you tried to justify yourself..." Hinata spoke quietly.
"Just drop it." Naruto stated in an order. The girls could tell he wasn't in the exactly pleased mood.
"What did your sister said about making others feel uncomfortable?" Tsunade questioned. Naruto glanced at the sennin with an emotionless face that Tsunade hated.
"Oba-chan, just be quiet." It was then when Tsunade whacked him on the head. Hinata's eyes was filled with shock at that action, no one dared to hit Naruto like that. Shizune tried to control her giggle.
"Don't call me oba-chan!" exclaimed the blond woman with a vein popping from her head.
"Why wouldn't I? You are old enough to be my mom." Hinata's mouth dropped. She seriously thought that Tsunade was only at the age of Kakashi or younger. She couldn't believe that the sennin was at the age that she could consider herself to be a mother. That statement alone earned another whack.
"Let's talk seriously now," Tsunade said in a calm voice. "Why did you come here looking for me?" This caught both Hinata and Shizune's attention. In fact, they nearly forgot that.
"I'll get straight to the point," Naruto said taking a sip from the soda that the waiter just brought to their table. "I was sent here by Hiashi-sama and Jiraiya-sensei." 'Father told Naruto-kun to look for her?' thought Hinata wondering what this could be all about. Shizune was surprised herself.
"For what though?"
"Konoha needs a 5th Hokage, I'm sure you know what happened to the Third already."
"I do, Orochimaru told me directly." 'So that bastard found you a step ahead of me...' thought the Death Knight cursing himself. "What does this 5th Hokage have to do with me?"
"Sensei didn't tell me directly but I'm sure the Konoha counsel ambassadors have decided that you would be the person to be the 5th." Hinata and Shizune's eyes widened at the words being spoken, Hinata finally realized why Naruto left the village but still what his relations with Uchiha Itachi were. There was a dead silence for a moment, it was clear the sennin was in deep thought. "I was given the order to bring you back to Konoha and you would become the 5th Hokage of Konoha. So what would your answer be?"
"Impossible," said the sennin about a minute later. "I decline." Shizune looked at this situation worriedly. 'Tsunade-sama... could you be considering the offer Orochimaru gave you?'
"The 5th Hokage?" asked Hinata to Naruto holding his arm. "Why did father not tell me about this? Why did he make this into a classified mission? Why..." It was then when Naruto silenced her by putting his index finger to her soft lips. "Naruto-kun..."
"This decision is made by the high ranks of Konoha," explained the Death Knight seriously. "This isn't something that a genin such as yourself should put your comments on."
"But... she even declined!"
"I'm sure oba... I mean, Tsunade just needs more time to think about it. It's not like this isn't a big decision to make."
"But... even so... why did father and Jiraiya-sama only sent you to be on this mission and made you complete this task alone by not telling another person about this?"
"I'm sure Naruto-kun was the person with the perfect status to do it." Shizune stated suddenly. The Hyuga girl was honestly confused.
"I don't understand, what do you mean by that? Isn't Naruto-kun a genin just like me?"
"I'm a Hidden-nin," Naruto explained. "A high class ninja that has brought much prosperity in all countries in the past from one point or another. My tasks in the past were not simple missions, they were even higher than jounin level missions if you want to know. Believe me, Hinata-chan, I do have the right to argue if I think the counsel made a mistake in their judgement. If I believe this person does not have the potential to bring a hopeful future for a country, I wouldn't be following the mission. Hidden-nins are very rare, there aren't many who have the potential to be them since their responsibility is extremely great." No doubt, the Hyuga girl was astonished. "Hinata-chan, you following me?"
"Naruto-kun..." she said timidly. The Death Knight looked at her curiously. "You're so amazing!" She then tackled him to the wall hugging him tightly in the waist. Naruto tried to pry her off of himself but failed to do so since he wasn't in such a good position. It fact, it was awkward.
"Hinata-chan... I still need to... talk to Tsunade... I can't if you keep holding on me like that..."
"I'm pretty sure you could talk to me fine in that position my little brother," said Tsunade amused obviously liking the scene in front of her. Shizune's grinned agreed with her master.
"Yeah, let me stay close to you." Hinata secretly demanded sweetly.
"You... were..." Naruto continued to attempt to remove her off him but to no avail. "Close enough the way you were before... can you get off?"
"No," The Hyuga girl said cutely. "I like it here." The Death Knight grunted with much irritation but turned into a serious one anyway and looked at Tsunade.
"Orochimaru... what happened?" Shizune wanted to say something but Tsunade glared at her with one eye.
"Nothing much... we just said hello." The female sennin answered in a low tone.
"Hello?" Naruto questioned suspiciously. "Are you sure that's all you two did?" It was clear to anyone the half demon didn't buy her words. 'You know you can't hide anything from my eyes.' Hinata could feel the sudden tension building up. It certainly wasn't pleasant. The Death Knight then activated another ability from his eyes, he frowned when he found what Tsunade's mind was thinking about. 'Orochimaru had gotten oba-chan in such a confused state... I hope my words work...' "Not only that, if you know the Third was murdered by him, you should know that Konoha's need for the 5th Hokage is extremely high. If the village requested you to be that person, what is your reply?"
"I already said it's impossible." Tsunade stated again. "You guys must have at least some people taking over at that position right now, why can't they take that position permanently?" Shizune was now really worried, it really seemed that her master was pushing Naruto's offer further and further. Hinata on the other hand wanted to figure out as much as possible. "Why don't you let a clan leader do it, people like the Uchiha clan..."
"You and I both know the Uchiha clan no longer exists," Naruto said coldly. "Even if they are alive this day, the counsels would never consider putting them with such authority." The Hyuga girl listened to his words carefully, she was clearly confused. (AN: All of you reader please remember this statement that Naruto just said, it's a vital reason why Itachi killed the clan) "Now, Jiraiya-sensei would never take on this position. You know the reason even more than I do don't you?"
"Yeah, he's a pervert who wants to... cough... cough..."
"Exactly. And Hyuga Hiashi-sama can't afford to abandon his position as the Hyuga clan leader for to long. He has his own duties to deal with as well, it's only a matter of time before the village needs a stable person to take on this task permanently. Also, don't make such hasty decisions immediately. Please think about it carefully and do give me a proper reply afterwards." It was then when Naruto stood up from his spot and left the table he was at. Hinata obviously went with him.
"You leaving already?" asked Shizune wanting Naruto to stay so he could convince her master.
"I need to find a place to stay here for a while," said Naruto. "I'm sure that you two won't be leaving any time soon am I right? And Tsunade, if you intend to leave here without giving me a proper answer, I won't hesitate to hunt you down. I'll find you later tonight for a proper reunion." With that, Naruto and Hinata left the bar together and searched for an inn nearby. Shizune finally turned to face her master with a very unpleased look.
"Tsunade-sama," Shizune practically scolded. "Why didn't you just accept Naruto-kun's offer and just forget about what Orochimaru said? Konoha is in a helpless situation right now and your assistance is very much needed! I'm sure that's what Hokage-sama would want you to do."
"It's got nothing to do with me," Tsunade replied coldly.
"Konoha was once your home and it still is! How could you say that? Would you help Orochimaru heal his arms and disappoint your brother? He's like a son you never had for goodness sakes, you wouldn't do anything to hurt him. Tsunade-sama, please just return to Konoha as the 5th Hokage..."
"I would need more time to consider. Despite how happy I am to see that boy, his offer to me is very sudden. And I don't need you to tell me what to do, Shizune." With that, the conversation ended there leaving Shizune even more worried about her faithfulness to her master. Things were taking a turn for the worst.
(At the inn)
"Naruto-kun..." called the Hyuga girl to her boyfriend softly while he was sitting on the futon taking off his backpack.
"What is it, Hinata-chan?" He asked softly.
"I've got so many questions for you... I don't even know where to start..."
"How about I'll just tell you the whole thing?" She nodded slowly and sat in front of him listening attentively. The Death Knight sighed before he began the long tale. "I was given the order to look for Tsunade, that was what I, your father and Jiraiya-sensei were discussing about in that meeting. Not only that, I was told that I wouldn't tell anyone, especially you."
"Why though? Why didn't father allow me to come with you? Did he disagree that you and I are together? I don't care how he thinks, I can't live without you! I love you so much to let you go... If you will leave Konoha, I will leave with you! I will..." Once again, Naruto placed his index finger on her lips.
"Calm down, Hinata-chan," advised Naruto with a smile. "It's nothing like that..."
"Then why wouldn't my father want me to come with you?"
"I'll be blunt... they believe that you would slow me down." The expression on Hinata's face really made him regret saying that previous statement so directly.
"Did you think I would slow you down, my dear Naruto-kun?" asked the Hyuga girl ever so sweetly.
"This time, you might have..."
"You don't like my company? You don't like me anymore?" The girl asked with hurt.
"No, that's not it..." said the Death Knight sighing trying to use the most correct words. "It's the fact my eyes sort of... didn't function as well as they should be for these couple of days..."
"What do you mean, Naruto-kun?"
"Sasuke's jutsu... well... its chakra flares blinded the detection ability making me unable to read any chakra signatures. Normally, I would've found Tsunade a long time ago but you know why I took so long."
"So you really didn't know that I was tailing you the entire time?" She asked with a bright smile.
"You were stalking me, Hinata-chan?" asked Naruto in disbelief. "Why were you doing this?"
"Because you worried me..." She then went to his side and embraced him softly but firmly. "But now, I'm not worried since you had your reasons." The Hyuga girl then dug her head in his chest. "Come on, Naruto-kun... keep talking..."
"Sure thing... Hiashi-sama said that if you came with me, you might allow your emotions to take over..."
"Whatever do you mean by that?" she asked him innocently while tilting her head slightly to take a good glimpse of his face.
"You know exactly what I mean. We are alone, then you want to..." He was then interrupted when the girl claimed his lips with hers. He had to agree that she was the best person he had ever met.
"Were you worried because of me kissing you too much?" She asked as she departed her mouth from his.
"A little bit," he answered with a grin.
"You don't like my kisses?" she questioned pretending to be hurt.
"Don't start thinking like that now."
"Well, I won't do anything like that to slow you down, this mission is important after all."
"Is that right? Hyuga Hinata not wanting private time when the opportunity is hers to claim?" The dark warrior then poked her soft cheek teasingly. "If that's the case, I'm one step closer to heaven."
"Quit teasing me, Naruto-kun..." she said timidly trying not to blush. Her eyes then opened when she thought of his words correctly. "Hey, that was mean!"
"I'm just stating the truth." Naruto replied quietly. "Is there anything else you want to know?"
"Why were you going into bars and casinos?"
"Because oba-chan likes to drink and gamble. The only logical places to look for a person like that is to visit those areas. Restaurants may help too but the chances of getting info have to be places such as those."
"So... she's the one who's a drunken gambler..."
"What? You think I was that kind of person?"
"Well, it's hard for me to believe if you enter those places." The Hyuga heiress countered adorably. "But I want to ask you why you are associated with Uchiha Itachi and that other guy from the Mist?" This time, his expression darkened.
"I won't tell you that."
"How come? They beat up Sasuke-kun to a pulp... and why didn't you do anything about it?"
"Hinata-chan," said the Death Knight seriously. "I will only say this once, Uchiha Itachi isn't the person that everyone thinks he is. Sasuke needs to know the real truth, and I will say this. You don't need to worry about them, okay?" Hinata reluctantly nodded and decided to trust him, there wasn't anything she could do. "Now, are you still angry about me yelling at you in that inn before?" Hinata held his hand firmly with a smile.
"Of course not, silly," The Hyuga heiress then hugged him again while breathing softly to his ear. "Thank you for telling me the truth. I love you, Naruto-kun."
"I feel better as well," Naruto then broke the embrace with Hinata pouting slightly as a result. "Hey, I don't intend to stay in this inn the entire evening, you want to go somewhere?"
"Like where? You got a place in mind?"
"Not really," answered the demon hunter rather directly. "I was just thinking we could hang out for a while and probably have dinner later. I do intend to meet up with oba-chan tonight for a small gathering."
"How about..." She then had shades of crimson on her face while twirling looking elsewhere avoiding his gaze. "We could stay here... and spend some alone time with another?" She then gave him an irresistible charming look. However, he saw it coming ahead of time and turned his head another way not meeting her face. The Byakugan user couldn't believe she didn't get him.
"Come on, Hinata-chan," He called already at the door. "I'm leaving with or without you." Sighing in defeat, the Hyuga girl knew she lost this one. However, Naruto's idea wasn't that bad since she was getting a bit hungry herself. Getting up from her spot, she immediately encircled her arm around his and left the inn together hand in hand.
(That evening at 8:45)
Naruto and Hinata spent the evening together hanging out in different places of town enjoying each other's company. In reality, it was Hinata having all the fun while the boy just followed her around watching her delightful aura radiate brightly. After a relaxing dinner, it was time for Naruto to find Tsunade and have somewhat of a proper reunion. With Hinata's Byakugan, locating the slug sennin wasn't a problem. In a matter of moments, the delinquent duo found themselves at another local bar. This didn't surprise the Death Knight one bit.
"Good evening, oba-chan," called Naruto making a slight greeting gesture as he entered with Hinata. Tsunade popped another vein from her temple while Hinata and Shizune giggled at that remark.
"How many times did I told you not to call me that?" questioned the sennin while taking another sip of her sake. If she possessed something hard, she would've tossed it at him. In truth, she had a wide selection to choose from, the table, the cups, the glass container for the sake but it all belonged to the shop and she would have to pay for it.
"Many times now," Naruto replied with a visible smirk. "But I have to say it's amusing every time to see your reaction." This didn't make the sennin feel any better.
"You have to stop teasing Tsunade-sama someday, Naruto-kun," said Shizune with a grin. "You're really beginning to force her blood pressure to rise too dramatically."
"Don't worry, Shizune-chan," assured the dark warrior with a smile. "She'll be fine."
"You can be so mean, Naruto-kun," Hinata stated while shaking him a bit. Naruto simply smirked. "Mind if we sit down?" Tsunade gave them a please hand signal and the duo sat across from them silently.
"You two had dinner yet?" asked Shizune kindly. Hinata nodded with a smile. "Where are you staying tonight?"
"It's that inn that... with the large blue sign on it... I don't really remember..."
"Ours is just across from here, feel free to look for us when you need to okay, Hinata-san?" The Hyuga girl nodded again with a smile while Naruto didn't react at all. Hinata nudged him slightly telling him to say something but it was that instant that he moved his body a bit making her miss.
"You seem to like drinking, oba-chan," said Naruto observing the sennin's rosy cheeks due to alcohol. "I wonder what this stuff does to make you enjoy it this much?"
"You want to find out?" asked Tsunade surely not drunk at all. "How about we have a duel?"
"A duel? Why would I want to do that all of a sudden?"
"Not just any duel, but a sake challenge." Tsunade declared with a grin. Hinata and Shizune turned their heads around hearing that declaration. Hinata looked at Naruto who had a confident smirk on his lips.
"What are the rules?" Naruto asked entertained at the offer given to him.
"We'll drink sake until one of us forfeits or clearly drunk. We will count by the amount of cups you drink, so if I get drunk first but I drank a lot more cups than you, you have to drink more than me in order to win."
"Sounds fair, I'll accept."
"Naruto-kun," pleaded Hinata. "You don't have to do this. I don't want to see my Naruto-kun drink like that." The demon male simply poked her cheek with a smile. She blushed slightly and gave a smile back of encouragement. (AN: She's not encouraging him to drink, she just wants him to beat Tsunade)
"Tsunade, you're on." Naruto declared with a confident smirk. Shizune knew this was going to be troublesome but also an opportunity that happened once in a very long while. This time, she really didn't know which side to support. As the waiter brought 10 bottles of sake to the table, both challengers looked at another with a rivalry grin. "Let the games begin."
(Time Passes. AN: I have no intention of explaining the contest, they just drink the stuff, right?)
After both have finished 4 bottles of their sake, it was Tsunade who was beginning to shows signs of drunkenness. Naruto on the other hand was still sitting calmly with a cup in his hand and swallowed the remaining alcohol to his system. Hinata could tell he wasn't drunk, not even a little bit.
"So, oba-chan," asked Naruto as he poured himself another cup of sake. "You had enough yet?" 'How dare he intimidate me...' cursed the sennin mentally not actually angry.
"Of course not..." said Tsunade a bit dizzy. "I'm just getting to the good part?"
"Is that so?" questioned the Death Knight in a very amused voice. "I want to see how long you would actually last." 'This battle is mine for the taking...' Naruto thought victoriously. 'You're going down, sister.' Not knowing to Tsunade, Shizune and Naruto, Hinata had been looking at the nearly empty bottle of sake on her left-hand side. She was curious, she wanted to know how it tasted like, she wanted to know why some people liked it so much. She finally made a decision. The Hyuga girl secretly took a cup from the side and skillfully poured herself a bit without anyone noticing. It was now or never, she then lifted the cup and poured the contents into her mouth. When she did that, it was that instant when Naruto and Shizune saw what she was doing.
"Hinata-san, don't drink it!" said Shizune but it was too late. As the Hyuga girl swallowed it, she felt her cheeks heating up in a way she never felt before. Naruto saw her cheeks turn pink due to the signs of alcohol, he could tell she had a very low tolerance. The girl felt dizzy and hiccuped a bit. Somehow she felt lighter and her mind was drifting into the vast emptiness of space of no worries.
"Hinata-chan, are you okay?" asked the demon hunter making sure his girlfriend was in tact. When her eyes met his, she immediately gave him a very seductive look. The boy nearly jerked back.
"Naruto-kun..." she said dreamily. "You know that I really love you?" Okay, she was clearly drunk.
"Yeah... sure..." Naruto played along to see how badly she was affected.
"If you love me... can you kiss me?" Hinata demanded alluringly holding the helm of his cloak. When he didn't show any signs of response, she then shifted closer to him with an expression of lust. "If you won't... I will." Before her lips made contact, Naruto immediately stood up and held her securely not allowing her to continue.
"I'm sorry," said Naruto to Shizune knowing Tsunade was too drunk to hear his words. "I need to take Hinata-chan back to the inn... tell Tsunade that okay?"
"Sure thing," replied the black hair woman kindly before trying to help her master. "I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Yeah." The Death Knight then carried the Hyuga girl around his shoulders and exited the restaurant with a bit of embarrassment. 'Hinata-chan... why did you drink that to begin with?' he asked himself in his head trying to understand what the lavender eye girl was thinking. Unfortunately, he found no result. The Hyuga girl continued to fidget and desperately wanting to embrace the boy in a kiss. However, she couldn't do it in that position.
(Back at the inn)
The dark shinobi didn't even bother walking back to the designated inn that they were staying at, he needed to get Hinata back together as soon as possible. He used Blink a several times and made it inside his room in the inn safely. 'Hinata-chan, you could be so unpredictable...' he thought dully as he rested his intoxicated girlfriend on the futon. As he reached for his backpack for some medicine, he could feel Hinata's soft hand reaching for his collar trying to pull him down into a deep kiss. Naruto untied his cloak to make her grasp nothing but the cloth.
"I don't want this..." she whined cutely.
"Just stay here and rest, okay?" He asked gently before kissing her on the forehead.
"I want you to kiss me, my dearest Naruto-kun," she whispered seductively in his ear while nibbling it. Naruto ignored it and made his way to the kitchen to get some water for her. He could still hear her calling out his name in a divine tone even though she was intoxicated, he sighed and continued with his task.
"Even when she is drunk she still wants me to kiss her..." whispered Naruto to himself while pouring a cup of water. As he made his way back to the bedroom, he immediately dropped the cup of water on the floor spilling it. He didn't care at all, he was too stunned and frightened at the display in front of his eyes. When the girl saw him at the door, her face showed a very seductive smile. As cold sweat began to develop and flow down from his forehead, Hinata's alluring gaze became significantly more attractive.
"You like what you see, Naruto-kun?" she asked soothingly with a wide knowing grin.
'Kami-sama... I am so dead...'
AN: I left it in another cliffhanger, I can be so evil at times and I have to love that part about myself. Maybe I really should've left it in a part that leaves a decent ending so I wouldn't make you readers ponder as much. But on the other hand, where's the fun in that? I hope you enjoyed that chapter of mine, I'm sure all of you know what Hinata was doing. If you don't... man I have to feel sorry for you since you are so innocent. Sorry if I didn't put any action in here to those who wanted it. I just couldn't find a good place to put it and in the anime, the search contained no fighting whatsoever. It's not like I want to follow the original manga storyline, I really didn't find an appropriate spot to place it. Yeah, I also limited the mushy stuff this chapter. I didn't want to make it too repetitive that when they rejoice they would have a make out session. Even I myself found it kind of annoying writing it every time if I did that too often. I simply avoided that deliberately and to those who craved for the romance... well, I apologize. Like mentioned before, next chapter is going to take a while, I hope I can make it and post it on soon. To Dream Walker and Daveboo 1378 who heard my suggestion online, you both know what happens at least in vague detail. I hope you two would be patient. I really hope you would review and if you do, I thank you so much! Thanks again for reading!
