Downfall of the Light 2

Chapter 8: Desperate Measures

Disclaimer: Yes, this thing again... For the past 27 chapters, I have been saying the same thing, I don't own Naruto and Warcraft3 in any possible way. The only things I own are this storyline and Rin, I really own nothing else, yep, the creators and Blizzard are truly the geniuses.

Legend:

"...": Speech

'...': Thoughts

Scene Changes are listed in bolded italic brackets

AN: Okay, this is crap, this is shit man, this is really shit! School hasn't been any easier, in fact, it's more like a living hell! I have to study Act 4 Scenes 3 and 4 of Hamlet and I am supposed to teach others about it. Despite what kind of person I am with words, teaching like this isn't my strength at all! "How do all occasions do inform against me, and spur my dull revenge", if you happen to know what this means, you have talent in Shakespeare! Like last time, my reasoning has to be the vicious reality that binds us all from enjoying things. To those who are young readers at the age of 10 to 12, you might not even understand what I am yapping about, but by any chance you do, you got my empathy since it's really sad to realize what kind of crap this world is! Without any delays, I will go on with the usual questions.

Reviewers' Period: (Yeah, I think this would be a good time to thank you all specifically, man, this will take long...)

One Azn Dragon: I'll find you on MSN, thanks again for reviewing! You really want a lemon don't you?

Crimson Strike: I will thank you on MSN too, thanks for dedicating your latest chapter to me! I was glad, really.

Stoictimer: Didn't find it that interesting? Sorry then, this chapter despite how 'boring' it might be, it was necessary or none of you would understand the character development. And yes, in a hospital since Hidden-nins, in my story, work on nearly every important aspect to gain prosperity.

clicke: Naruto mad at Hinata for liking another person? In normal circumstances, he would be mad but remember who he is now, a nearly complete demon. To protect her, he would want Hinata to forget about him and just move on with her life but he really didn't expect that the girl would start liking his alter self. Don't worry about Naruto not getting Hinata, the girl would never pick Kiba in my story.

Daniel of Lorien: Your words are definitely strange, I can no longer tell if you are complimenting me or insulting me. This shit isn't my style? What is that suppose to mean? I needed this chapter filler in here and I had no choice. If you actually have a problem with my 'style' or 'methods' of plot advancement, say it directly and don't do these twist and turns so I have no idea of what you are even saying.

jasx316: Thanks for liking my chapter once again, feel free to add me on MSN, I might want to talk to you personally anyway. Thanks again.

Father Malvado: Grammar gotten better? Thanks, hey, I have to improve eventually, right? Thanksgiving only happens once a year, don't move to Canada for that reason alone. Now, I hope you like this chapter, okay? Do this for me!

Alexires: You don't like Kiba either? Well, either do I because I believe he is the 2nd version of Naruto who is never serious. I happen to like the current Naruto in the manga, I really hope that he loses that stupid foxy grin because when he smiles like that, it really pisses me off. Ugly in the next chapter you say? Read to find out, my friend.

Dragon Man 180: Don't worry about those suggestions, I ain't mad or annoyed at it. To answer your previous question, I just feel that Kyubi isn't that important in the plot. Dude, it's the demon boy who is getting attracted by the girl, not the demon master. And speaking of Hinata, you really want to see Naruto get hurt, don't you. I can tell you are one evil dude, just like me. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

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joekool: You are thanking me for posting the chapter up, what did I do? LOL! Anyway, when the lemon scene does come one way or another, I will remind you all ahead of time. However, I get a feeling that people will still forget... whatever, hope you enjoy this latest saga! If you make it out of this alive, I will see you at the end of this chapter.

RuByMoOn17: How could you hate Hinata and love my fic at the same time when the main female character is the Hyuga heiress? Doesn't that sort of sound contradicting in any way?

violently cheerful: I believe you in craving for my story, my friend, you aren't the only reader who said that to me. I wonder how hyper a girl like you really is, for starters, liking Counter-Strike is certainly intriguing. Also, your words really tell me your character. Also, did you happen to cut short on your latest review? It sounded really incomplete...

AkiaBinZaid: Don't worry, plot will progress a lot quicker this time around. Hope you find this chapter meeting your needs, and about Aegis, I just wanted to see how it worked out. To you, it must've been an utter confusion, ne? Don't worry, I stopped it.

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Your simple words of encouragement are much appreciated by this author! Please read this chapter with pleasure.

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S-Wanderer999: Are you from Canada as well, it's good to see another man from the same place! Now, your suggestions are definitely helpful. In fact, I followed the part that someone else knows who he is, I will give you sincere credit for that, thank you so much! Who is this person, read to find out! I hope this update is fast enough for you.

Timeshifter: So, you are a pervert like me, I would consider myself as one of the cleanest ones out there for I am actually hesitating slightly to write lemons. Now, your assumptions are most correct, I hope I answered your questions with that one sentence alone. Yeah, Hinata would never sleep and have sex with anyone else on the face of the planet. It's not like the fact they haven't slept together before, they were just not completely naked, but you know she wouldn't allow that to happen with another person. Hope you like this chapter!

sephynarutocloud: Why did I make this 16 year old Naruto good looking? Because it beats making him look hideous! I really didn't expect you to ask that question, but what can I expect from a 10 year old? Oh yeah, if you have MSN, add me on that, I really don't like mails if I don't need to type one.

HinatasBiggestFanboy: I ended it there because I am evil! HAHA! Just kidding with you, here it is, a new chapter, hope you like the cliff I setup this time. Oh, I can be such an evil bastard...

hyuugaman: I don't think I could understand your last sentence in your review because you were missing some crucial words. Why the cliffs, you ask? Because it draws attention, satisfied? I certainly hope so. Enjoy this chapter, my friend.

Fujimaru-kun: Don't worry, things will soar to new heights, hope I satisfied your reading desires.

Hyugachiha Hikaru: Hinata claimed possession of the blade because this was the only thing that Naruto left behind. And I said the blade was in her room 2 chapters ago. Hope you like this chapter and is your email from hotmail or somewhere else?

Wormkaizer: I know perverts when I see one, hey, you and I are on the same path. Don't worry, those scenes will show up sooner or later and I will make sure the real pleasure and feel of making love would be truly realized when they go through it. Please be patient, even though I know it's hard.

Jacob Kessler: For your questions, Nightshadow is still a blade nonetheless, anyone is able to touch it but no one else other than Naruto could take it out completely. Hinata being pissed off about Naruto not coming back sooner... of course she would be since she loves him. For the lemon, don't worry about it that much, I will find a way. Thanks for your concern!

sunotenshi: Don't worry, the dog is alive but Naruto could really care less. Thanks for you comments of praise, I hope I can show my gratitude in posting this new chapter!

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Lahmikhara: Hey, I know I had mistakes in the first part, it was my first fic. Am I getting that good with cliffs, maybe I just know where to end it because from chapter 220 of the manga to 233, it was like the most useless piece of crap I have witnessed in my life! I learned not to make pointless chapters, maybe I should thank them for setting such a bad example. Please enjoy this chapter!

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Your-Bones-Akin: Your words really made me laugh, I mean it's funny, not because it was stupid. I am glad you enjoyed my bits of humour to lighten up the mood a little more, so I ain't that bad with humour after all. About Hinata's feelings towards Aegis, I just said she doesn't love him and she sees him as a very good friend, I never said anything about her not wanting to tease him and flirt with him. Hinata can be so cute and alluring, am I right? I really wish I meet a girl like that... that would make my life a bit more enjoyable. About those cliffs, I happen to like them because too many good authors use them and I began to admire their work of showing my evilness. HAHAHA! Now, please enjoy this chapter, the CLIFF this time will make you either scream with rage or make you faint.

AN: This is going to be one of the last times I will make a Reviewers' Period! The next one you will see will be in many chapters later! I took over an hour to thank everyone!

(The last chapter ending...)

Aegis wiped away a bit of his tears as he held on the blade with one hand, he couldn't let Hinata see him cry or even touch her most valued item. However, bad comes to worse when Hinata suddenly entered the room for she forgot something. The dark assailant cursed this timing, but he just stood as still as a lifeless statue. Once she entered, her actions halted immediately, her eyes were focussed completely on the hand that was holding onto the sword, if Aegis knew Hinata, those lavender eyes were showing much emotional distress. The Hidden-nin took several steps backwards when he noticed a dangerous aura with mixed emotions, things were certainly taking a turn for the worst. Deep in her melancholy, the Hyuga girl's eyes were in tears of despair.

(AN: I will refer Aegis as Naruto at this point, to create less confusion. Also, the chapter officially begins...)

Naruto was at a complete loss of both words and the right mind to react, that intruding action was not only not called for, it was frightening. The former demon hunter knew those sharp lavender eyes of Hinata, he could tell everything seemed to be blooming inside her heart, signs of rage, disappointment, sadness, regret and pain were present. However, he simply watched her, he wanted to know how much his absence tormented her, and by the way that her eyes flashed much hostility when she tilted her head up, Naruto could sense the next phase would be worse than anything he had faced.

"Hinata-chan..." he coughed out as he took a several steps to achieve some distance. "I..."

"Get... Your... Hand off the blade!" she yelled at the top of her lungs with anger. The dark assailant was still dumbstruck when he heard her words, this alone told him everything he needed, she treasured Nightshadow more than anything for this was the only thing he had left her with.

"I'm sorry..." said Naruto calmly but not that silently.

"Get away from it!" she ordered as she took out a kunai from her holster that was on her right thigh. The Death Knight's eyes widened from beneath his shades once she dashed towards him with killing intent, he quickly shifted his body to the right as her left palm was attacking, but in a quick twist, she plowed the ninja dagger into his right arm. The assailant gasped in pain as he felt his flesh being torn apart, as soon as he dropped the blade onto the floor, Hinata quickly grabbed it and held it tight like a mother protecting her child.

"Damn..." hissed the Hidden-nin to himself holding his arm in a painful state. When he saw Hinata curling herself into a defensive emotional barrier, the dark warrior could help but feel her sadness, her protectiveness towards the weapon told him how much every bit of him was to her. At the same time, his heart ached when Hinata didn't even attend to his deep wound, it didn't matter though, he was Aegis to her, not her lover Uzumaki Naruto.

"I'm sorry... Aegis-kun..." said the now weeping Hyuga heiress as the assailant forcefully pulled out the bloody kunai out of his arm. "I didn't mean to hurt you..."

"It's okay..." said the dark assailant. "I know you... didn't."

"Why..."

"Why what?"

"Why did he have to leave?" said Hinata blindly. "Why did he leave me... he promised that he would come back to me! It has been over 3 years, his blade has been alive for 3 damn years and he still isn't back! I love him so much... why did he have to leave me!"

"How do you feel about him now, Hinata?"

"I really loved him... I missed him so much ever since he left... but soon... I hated him..." Those words made Naruto's eyes widen in much despair and stun. "I hated him for leaving me... he torn my life nearly beyond repair, he left me all alone to face everything... I was so lonely afterwards..." She then wiped some of her tears that were visible on her face. "But... I want to see him... This blade..."

"Did this blade belong to him?" asked Naruto already knowing the answer. Hinata nodded as more tears continued to soak her face.

"I'm sorry that I stabbed you... I'm sorry that I got so emotional..."

"It's okay, Hinata."

"Did it hurt?" she asked now very concerned.

"It'll heal." The dark warrior answered with a sad and quite unconvincing grin. 'I got stabbed by my love... it hurt me more than anything...'

"I'm not a worthy friend!" she cried with despair as she wrapped her arms around Naruto's waist and simply let it all out. Even as a friend, the Death Knight simply did what a caring person should do, he hugged her back with compassion. "It wasn't your fault that you didn't know how valuable this blade is... and I wounded you for it... I am so stupid!"

"You're not stupid, Hinata-chan," assured Naruto with a smile.

"Yes, I am! I... you must hate me now... I'm so sorry, Aegis-kun..."

"No, I don't hate you, Hinata-chan," replied the demon male understandingly, his voice was so caring, so familiar that Hinata's eyes opened with surprise. For a moment, she could feel that this was Naruto speaking to her. "I believe that the person you love is really happy that your feelings have remained unchanged. Not only that, please don't cry, I don't want to see that pretty face of yours to be in tears." The Hyuga girl gasped at his words.

"Aegis-kun..." He then held her cheek with one of his hand, she blushed but didn't turn away, it was a shade that she felt completely lured by his charm.

"Don't cry anymore, I am sure the one you love doesn't want you to continue to be sad for him like this. Not only that, I know he still loves you very much."

"Aegis-kun..." She murmured as he stood back up.

"I don't have the appetite to eat anymore, Hinata-chan," said Naruto trying to hide his emotions but replaced by melancholy. "I would want to go out for a walk. I'm sorry for being such an intrusive person and a bother."

"Don't go, Aegis-kun... I want to ask you something." Hinata stated as the assailant was already at the door. She felt something within her heart, something that never touched her before, his words just now were identical to Naruto's final words to her before he fell into the river. In addition, every thing the Hidden-nin did reminded her of Naruto; his touches, dark humour, he even knew poking her cheek makes her pout and act cutely! This dark assailant knew everything about her, even when they met that night. Aegis' words made her blush like no other man could, he understood her surprisingly well andcompletely, and come to think of it, the Hidden-nin somewhat resembled Naruto. He was tall, silver hair, dark clothing that matched Naruto's style nearlyfully and his mysterious attitude. Without knowing, she grasped at the reason of his sunglasses, it was to hide his eyes from people. She came to the conclusion that there was a meaning to why he never showed his eyes to anyone that even when he slept he wore a blindfold to protect it.

"What do you want to ask?" he questioned not turning around.

"Why do you hide your eyes?"

"It's none of your concern," said Naruto calmly. "You shouldn't bug in to my business, I have my reasons."

"That's what Naruto-kun would say if he was here." said Hinata.

"Who is this Naruto that you speak of?" asked the dark assailant faking his curiosity with cleverness.

"I think you know who I am referring to, Aegis-kun." The Hyuga girl replied.

"Your lover, right?" Hinata nodded slowly with a weak smile. "Hinata-chan, I'll leave you to rest, I'm sure that emotional outburst but have left you in a weary state. Please rest while I am gone."

"Aegis-kun, I'm not..."

"Come on, listen to me, Hinata-chan. Stay here and rest."

"Don't go, Aegis-kun," she then hugged him warmly begging him to stay. "Please forgive me... even though you are mad."

"I'm not angry, Hinata," said Naruto giving a soft kiss on her forehead. The girl's pearly eyes glittered cutely as his firm lips extracted from her soft skin. She blushed slightly when she somehow recognized that touch. "I just need some time alone."

"Aegis-kun... you're still bleeding..." In fact, Naruto just allowed the blood to flow, that attack was so emotionally distressful that he didn't even want it to heal. In other words, he didn't care. "Let me take care of it for you." As her white velvety hand touched his half-bare yet bloody arm since he had bandages wrapping his lower arm, the assailant quietly stepped aside and opened the door. Knowing that he may be leaving the room, the Hyuga girl quickly kissed him on the lips begging him to stay. No tongues were involved, she simply wanted to taste his lips, the girl had to admit that it felt nice but more importantly, she recognized this. As she pulled away from him, he simply smiled back at her weakly and gave a soft caress on her cheek. 'Please... let it be you...'

"I'll be going, goodbye, Hinata-chan." With that said, Naruto exited her room with a deep grimace on his face. Hinata frowned and pulled the blade closer to herself that she was hugging it gently, it was then when she saw the bloody kunai that was a several feet nearby. By the looks of the amount, an idea suddenly clicked into her mind, she would achieve her answer no matter what the method would be.

(Down in the streets in the evening of Konoha)

Nothing was going to plan, thought Naruto, that previous event was just too close to reveal his true identity. It was most fortunate that Nightshadow wasn't equipped to his body before, if it was, the Death Knight wouldn't be still walking around at the moment. Hinata valued everything that belonged to him, it was unfortunate that the demon didn't have much to give to her when they were together. Indeed, it was regrettable, but at the same time the more he loved her, the more pain both would feel when they separate. However, not being able to be with another when the bodies were so close really trained Naruto on self control, of course it wasn't in the most appropriate way. At most times, he would be on the verge on just go up to Hinata and kiss her to show that her faithful lover was alive and still loved her very much. Fate was toying with him, it tore away everything that was dear to him, indeed he hated his life to the core.

Sadness and regret followed Naruto as he took every step into the cool evening, was life always this meaningless and unfair, or was it just his life? Despite how much he tried, nothing ever turned out the way he wanted. Right from the beginning it was like that; the villagers' revolt, Kyubi's temptation, the creation of Nightshadow and his twisted destiny in becoming a Death Knight, not able to love Rin because of his foolish belief in demonic corruption and much more. However, all of these had a cost, causing him to be torn away from Hinata.

Naruto was no idiot, at least not since he became a Death Knight, he knew Hinata loved him ever since she was five. After being separated for nearly 8 years, the duo finally realized their love for another but again, their moment was short lived. Up until now, Naruto wasted 11 years of his life as a wandering shinobi of destruction, if he wasn't so weak before, he would be still with Hinata, giving her so much love that he himself wouldn't believe. What can he do now? He was Aegis, a name that he used to cover up the truth about his blood. It wasn't like he had a choice, for he wasn't able to stop the corruption, this was the consequence, being a nearly full fledged demon with absolutely no possibility of reverse.

In truth, the dark assailant blamed much of this on himself, too powerless, being too useless paid the ultimate price of no longer be able to achieve his dreams. He can no longer be in love with Hinata, he had to forget her and simply move on with his life, he wished the Hyuga girl to move on as well and just forget about her lost love for no one would know the consequence if the two went too far on their intimacy. Demons and humans were just never meant to be with another, just like how snow could never happen in the summer.

The dark warrior continued his lonely walk until he saw somebody walking towards his direction, his eyes showed much alert when he saw this figure, by the looks of it, this person was an Anbu. There was no way that Naruto would forget who this young woman was, she had long violet hair, glittering violet eyes and equipped with both a large bow and katana as armaments. This person was also a Hidden-nin, her name was Kamishiro Rin, Naruto's little sister. Like Hinata, Rin had also grown into a luscious and beautiful girl, not trying to show any favoritism, the demon hunter had to admit that she was the most gorgeous one amongst all the girls he saw in his life. If he was some random stranger, he would've suffered a case of nosebleed scenario if Rin was smiling his way, but he knew better, knowing she was wearing an Anbu uniform that outlined all her curves perfectly, she was someone to be reckoned with when angered.

By focussing a bit more chakra into his corrupted eyes, the dark assailant could sense her chakra and stamina capabilities were extremely high as well, it was as similar to Hyuga Neji's if he recalled correctly. Something then clicked into his head, when he saw Neji that day he was also wearing the same uniform, if Neji was on Rin's team, this could be very troublesome if they were fighting. Naruto grinned knowing his baby sister was doing well in her life after his sudden disappearance 3 years, but her eyes still told him she missed him dearly. Not wanting any more distressful thoughts to enter his head, Naruto simply walked past her without saying a word, however, the female archer turned around when he did so.

"Wait," ordered Rin telling the demon assassin to stop.

"What is it?" asked Naruto casually not turning around just yet. "Do you want something?"

"I haven't seen you before around here," she said clearly and to the point. "And yet you have a Konoha forehead protector."

"Your point being? Are you saying that someone can't be a shinobi now?"

"That's not what I mean."

"It's not? Then what is it?"

"For safety purposes, I want to see your identification."

"Identification?" asked the dark assailant almost amused at her sharpness. "Which one do you want, miss?"

"Which one?"

"Yeah, I am a Hidden-nin who arrived here for nearly 2 weeks now, I thought Tsunade-ob... I mean Hokage-sama would've announced it to you people by now."

"A Hidden-nin?" asked Rin very surprised. "Your name is..."

"My name is Aegis, it's nice to meet you."

"Aegis?" she asked. "Your code name I suppose?"

"That's right." She then took a look at his right arm, she winced a bit seeing blood covering part of it. "Something wrong?"

"Why aren't you getting your wound treated?" asked Rin a bit concerned. "It will be infectious if you don't..."

"No need to worry about me, fateless cowards such as myself should just simply die for making people fall into a deep trap of despair."

"Fateless cowards?" she asked with realization. 'That's ni-san's word...' "Naruto-ni-san... is it you?" Naruto quickly jerked back hearing that name from her, he quickly cursed himself for not remembering Rin's capabilities. The Kamishiro bloodline was a very unique one, all of the people who had their blood were enhanced beings with much more capabilities than regular humans. (AN: Sort of like the Coordinator and Natural principle from Gundam Seed) It was unbelievable, even her memory was at top notch, she would definitely be one hard opponent to deal with, not like she wasn't before. However, that wasn't her only ability in her blood, like Naruto, she was also a mind-reader but even more efficient.

"..." Naruto said absolutely nothing, his throat was similar to being clogged.

"You can't hide anything from me, ni-san!" she said now wanting to hug him but he kept walking back to create distance. "Naruto! I can't believe you came back..."

"Get away from me, Rin-chan!" he declared making a defensive stand. "Don't come near me..."

"Ni-san, I know it's you!"

'Damn it...' He couldn't stay for any longer, he quickly leaped high into the sky and disappeared in a Blink. The Kamishiro girl winced, she wouldn't allow him to escape like this, the Blink, that was Naruto's move, she would find the answer no matter what.

"Don't run away from me!" she cried as she activated her Blink also to commence her pursuit.

(Moments Later)

'Damn it...' cursed the former demon hunter as he tilted his head to look at what was behind him in the corner of his eye. 'Rin-chan's fast...' Using a bit of chakra that he gathered into his feet, he quickly made an initial boost striding forward to escape, in the next second, he disappeared once again. Rin's eye twitched seeing her brother's unbelievable speed, it was clear he was much stronger than before.

As Naruto returned to existence after that Blink, his eyes widened sensing a tremendous amount of chakra on the ground around 20 feet under him that he was about to land, his eyes spotted on a particular demonic Sand-nin. By the looks of it, Gaara was already prepared in a very concentrated beam that was created by the sand, his frenzied look to fight was frightening, in a matter of seconds, he fired. Gasping at the energy being released and denying the laws of gravity, Naruto quickly shifted to the left to avoid it, however, at a point break the beam of sand twisted and went towards his direction. In a stop, the beam whizzed by his left arm without dealing any damage, but that was too close nonetheless.

"Damn it..." said the dark assailant as he sensed a familiar presence coming from the side, his corrupted eyes recognized this signature immediately for it was Rin, he couldn't believe she caught up already. In a quick pace, the dark assailant quickly fell downward to avoid the dangerous slash Rin made with her katana, she barely missed him by inches.

"You won't get away from me, ni-san!" she shouted as she twisted herself into an angle to unleash a Chain Lightning aiming at his chest. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto made a turning thrust to escape but seeing the Sand-nin on the ground charging again, he flinched.

With a silent and creepy battle cry, another beam consisting of sand was launched right at the Hidden-nin, this time however, Naruto used the Phase Shift to avoid it. Little did he know, when his body returned to reality, Rin dived down and struck his back with a forceful kick, she determined to get her brother in a state that she could talk to him. Grunting in pain, Naruto twisted himself around as he opened his army knife into a defensive position to defend against his female opponent's sword slash. However, the strength Rin put into her attack made Naruto dive down to ground with his back, he flashed an angry flare before kicking her in the stomach to get her away from himself. In a verge of rage, he generated his demonic chakra into the knife and dashed at Rin preparing to strike.

Standing in an intercepting stance, the Kamishiro girl was surprised at his speed, it was completely different from the way it was before, now it was similar to an assassin's. As the army knife made a slash to the side, Rin quickly wielded her blade to counter, flares of spark was created as the weapons made contact, the dark assailant simply smirked as the action happened. Utilizing a several thrusting movements, Naruto lowered himself to attack her stomach area with the blade on his wrist, yet the girl was quick enough to leap back in a coordinating manner to evade. With a quick sprint, the Death Knight was already well prepared to commence the next assault, even though his next vicious attack missed, he quickly used his left hand to take out one of his combat knives and rushed it unexpectedly to her torso area.

"Don't you hurt Rin, you bastard!" shouted Gaara clearly not knowing this was Naruto. He was only told by Rin in his head to take this person down but not to kill him. At an instant, the red head commanded a storm of sand to rush onto the dark assailant, he smirked as he saw he got the demon male at the corner. Noticing another long range attack was approaching him, Naruto halted his attack and attempted to jump back but only have Rin gave a swift kick in the shoulder. During the moment he was flying back, using his left hand, he gathered much chakra into his palm.

"Mana Burn!" shouted the dark assailant as he unleashed a series of the identical attack. Rin quickly shifted and turned hoping none of those beams would even hit her, but as one struck her shoulder, several others struck her chest area burning enough of her chakra. Smirking confidently, Naruto quickly stopped his 'soaring backward' movement while his army knife serving as a brake. Getting his composure back, he decided to deal with the long range fighter first. Seeing the enemy was heading his way, Gaara tightened his own defenses, melee combat wasn't his specialty after all.

"Desert Coffin!" yelled Gaara releasing a wave of sand to the dashing assailant. Snickering darkly, the Death Knight ejected himself high to the skies dodging the attack completely, Gaara winced at the agility, fighting this guy wasn't as easy as he first imagined to be. Once the dark assailant dived back down and made a heavy slice, Gaara quickly commanded the sand to guard him. However, as the sand surfaced, the chakra within the army knife managed to cut through it. Seeing that he wouldn't be able to dodge it due to the closeness of the range, Gaara had no choice but to activate the Armor of Sand. Even though this second stage defense was formidable, the dark warrior snickered at the side effects that were present. He could detect Gaara's chakra was lowering quickly using this move, as he pushed his knife more forcefully into the armor on his shoulder, he could detect more chakra being used within the body.

'What?' asked Naruto in his mind as a suppressing range attack was unleashed to him from a distance. In the tip of his eye, he could see Rin firing chakra arrows with much rage. 'Her chakra regeneration skills have developed this greatly, she already healed after I struck her with at least 3 Mana Burn... Damn it...'

"Take this!" shouted Rin as she continued her massive onslaught with anger. Noticing his opponent was now distracted, Gaara quickly formed a fist and directed a punch to the assailant's face. Little did the Sand-nin know, the Death Knight did notice his intent and with a backward head tilt to dodge, the fist easily went by his face unharmed, leaving Gaara gasping in shock. With a battle cry, Naruto jammed his left elbow in Gaara's face fiercely, the Sand-nin yelled painfully for he didn't engage the Armour of Sand and with another kick, the Sand-nin was forcefully sent back crashing on the ground.

"Shit..." cursed Gaara flinching with agitation. Rin, on the other hand, continued her pursuit with searing chakra arrows hoping to buy more time for Gaara to recover. As one as her arrows struck Naruto's arm, he winced as the burning pain kicked in nearly immediately, he had no choice but to evade as many as possible. However, the amount was immense, he had to counter them as well as dodging. Taking out his sidearm while he glided back , he quickly attempted to shoot down the incoming attacks as they came.

"Damn this..." said Naruto when some of the attacks still penetrated his counter attack. He gasped in pain as several arrows struck him directly in the chest area, the feeling was similar to fire but the additional effect was that it tears. In a quick action, he pointed his firearm right at Rin aiming at her chest, seeing the perfect opportunity, he fired. Noticing this plan ahead of time, the girl quickly shifted away using her passive Evasion, and shot out her Searing Arrow right at his left shoulder. Fortunately for her, the assault struck him accurately causing him to flinch badly. Seeing this chance, the girl seized this perfect opportunity to finish things off.

"Death blow!" shouted Rin as she raised her katana in a striking position. Once the blade was lowered in a slash, Naruto defended using his army knife but he barely made it in time. Raising his knee, Rin lowered herself painfully as the hard part jammed her stomach, as a quick reflex, the assailant heavily smashed her cheek with his left fist sending her away from him. Jerking her head weakly due to the pain, Rin generated energy in her hands and released it high into air making a bright flare. After that, she made a flip to land on her two feet, she gave a devious smirk as she raised her head to meet his.

"How dare you..." said Naruto gritting his teeth spitefully.

"It's only a matter of time before reinforcements arrive," said Rin snickering. "You won't be able to last long now after that signal flare."

"Signal flare?" asked the Death Knight not liking this answer.

"It won't be long nowbefore my teammates arrive.You won't escape me."

"Damn..."

(Meanwhile)

"Rin's signal flare," whispered Neji to himself as the sky was radiating a bright violet chakra flare. "Something must be up..." The Hyuga male then heard a beeping sound from his radio, he then pressed a button to confirm communication. "Hey."

"You see the signal too, right, Neji?" asked the person on the other line.

"I do, Sasuke," replied Neji. "You think something has happened?"

"Let's hope not, but I bet it's serious."

"I'll meet you there."

"Roger." Without further adieu, the two Anbu members quickly leaped high to the rooftops and sprinted to the position of where the signal flare was. Both of them knew in their veins that this was no ordinary situation for none of them needed to cast their alert notices before. They hoped for the best.

(Elsewhere at the meantime)

"Doctor Yamato," called Hinata outside the examination room in the hospital while knocking. "Mind if I come in?"

"You may," called the person inside. Hearing confirmation, the young Hyuga heiress silently entered politely. As the doctor turned around to see who it was, a smile of surprise came upon his lips when he saw Hinata. "Good evening, Hyuga-sama," he greeted kindly. "It's sure surprising to see you here at this time of day, do you have a shift?"

"No, sir, I don't." Hinata replied softly knowing this was a hospital.

"What brings you here?"

"Doctor, are you a blood examiner?" The medical worker was quite surprised to hear a question like that so suddenly. He simply nodded to answer.

"Why ask?"

"I have someone's blood that I want you to examine," stated Hinata bluntly as she took out a small clear jar of Naruto's blood in her pouch. What made the doctor interested was that the blood was carrying a slight tint of bright orange in it, even he was somewhat curious. "Is that okay with you?"

"Who does it belong to?" he asked not trying to be intrusive, it was simple regulations.

"A friend," answered Hinata. "Can you help me though?"

"What is your reason?"

"It's rather personal... but can you do me another favour?" The doctor gave her a hand gesture for her to continue. "Do you have any information about Uzumaki Naruto?"

"Uzumaki Naruto?" asked the young doctor raising a brow slightly. "You mean the genin that was considered MIA over 3 years ago?" Hinata simply nodded. "Sure, he had been in this hospital before, I am sure we have his data." He then went to the computer and accessed to the dark warrior's info.

"Anything, Doctor Yamato?" asked the Hyuga girl as she stood next to him looking at the computer screen with him.

"We have 2 records of him, one at age 5, the other when he was nearly 13. Which one do you need, Hyuga-sama?" Both records would've been fine, but curiosity took the better of her this time.

"Let's see the one when he was 5."

"Sure." As he accessed to the file, Hinata giggled when she saw his picture, an adorable blond hair boy with visible whisker birthmarks along with a foxy grin. She really missed that grin, when he came back that day, he no longer wore it. "Let's see now... Status: Civilian of Konoha, student of the ninja academy, Family: None, Rank: None, Blood Type: O (B in the anime and original manga but O will also be fine), Birthday: Unknown... (AN: His birthday does not matter at all for no one cared in the series), Height: 37 inches, Weight: 18 kilograms, Health: Normal, Division in Blood: None, Advanced Bloodline Ability: Unknown, DNA: (whatever it is, it doesn't matter)"

"Okay," said Hinata. "Can you look at his later record?"

"No problem," said the doctor as he clicked into the later files, the doctor jerked back when the picture was displayed. Even Hinata's eyes cringed a bit seeing the drastic change, the silver hair, the coldness and lastly the emotionless face. "Okay, his status didn't change, Rank: Genin, Occupation: Genin and Hidden-nin, Family: None, Height: 64 inches, Weight: 51 kilograms, Health: Normal, Blood Type: O, Advanced Bloodline Ability: Unholy Sight, Division in Blood: 50 percent human, 50 percent demonic, DNA... the same as the previous record of course, that wouldn't change."

"I see, can you examine this blood for me? I want to see if this matches his record in any possible way."

"I think it would be okay."

"How long do you think it will take?"

"It should take me about 2 to 3 hours, I'll be as quick as I can."

"Thank you so much, Doctor Yamato." Hinata thanked him greatly giving a small bow. With that said, the doctor exited his office along with Hinata, the Hyuga girl was hoping what she hoped for was true, she really hoped Aegis was really her lover, Uzumaki Naruto. She couldn't wait until the results come out, even though her outside appearance didn't show much excitement, her mind was speaking otherwise.

(Currently)

In the outskirts of Konoha, two Hidden-nins were continuing to battle one another as if they were after each other's throats, none of them were giving each other any sort of ease. But it was clear that Rin was at a disadvantage for Naruto knew all her combat skills in heart, this wasn't looking too great on Rin at all, even with Gaara's support, things weren't too favourable. As their blades clashed with another once again, Naruto smirked at the persistent expression the Kamishiro girl was giving him, it was nearly amusing, if the opponent wasn't determined, where was the fun in that? Jumping back, Rin quickly fired her own raging flame rays right at his chest, Naruto grunted as the fires ignited heavily, he then flashed an angry glare behind his shades as he himself pointed his firearm at his sister.

"Why you!" shouted Gaara as he attempted to call out his sand to attack. Using his left hand, the Death Knight unleashed another Mana Burn but only to be dodged, he narrowed his eyes in frustration as he unexpectedly focussed his attention to the Sand-nin. Without any sort of hesitation, he pinpointed the spots he wanted to strike, in the next moment he fired consecutively ruthlessly hitting every spot. Groaning with annoyance, Gaara used the shield of sand to block against every chakra beams coming for him but the force of the approaching assault even caused him to shake since the force was considerably powerful.

However, the next thing that happened really made him realize real fear for Naruto suddenly appeared a several feet before him, the smile on his face was something that was more than sinister. Immediately, the assailant penetrated the sand with a heavy slash filled with chakra, the next second the army knife was into the flesh of his upper chest area and forcefully seared through to the shoulder area. Gaara screamed with agony as fresh blood flowed out rapidly from his deep wound, Rin just watched with horror as her boyfriend fell to the ground helplessly, her eyes looked at her brother in fear as he slowly turned his head around to meet hers.

"Gaara-chan!" screamed the Kamishiro girl. "You monster... I'll kill you, Naruto-ni-san!" In a reckless attempt, the female Anbu charged at him with her katana in a striking position. Sensing the killing intent put into her actions, the Death Knight decided to play it safe.

"I was hoping to expose my identity in a more pleasant way, Rin-chan," said Naruto easily avoiding Rin's blind attacks. "You have really become strong."

"Shut up!" she retorted fiercely. "I don't need your flattery, your words mean nothing to me! You hurt Gaara-chan, you aren't my brother that I once knew!" As she readied herself to attack again, he quickly grabbed her wrist softly but good enough to make her drop her weapon.

"How could you say that, Rin-chan?"

"You hurt Gaara-chan! You hurt Gaara-chan! You're not the brother I love, you even hurt me!"

"You wanted to hunt me down."

"I..."

"Come, Rin-chan," he said softly as he pulled her close to him, she blushed slightly at his boldness. He then hugged her passionately, the girl simply accepted it with stun. "I missed you, Rin-chan, you have really become strong during my absence, I am relieved that you have taken care of yourself so well. I am glad you have become a proud Anbu member, Konoha should be glad to have a Hidden-nin such as yourself helping them."

"Ni-san..." He then loosened the embrace but still caressed her soft cheek gently.

"Please don't make that sad face... it makes me feel guilty for leaving you."

"Ni-san... why did you hurt Gaara-chan?" she asked now sobbing. "Why?"

"Because I don't want too many people to know, I didn't expect Gaara to show up like that. It doesn't matter, that attack alone wouldn't stop him too long. His demon would grant him enough demonic power to heal quickly, besides I just need him to be out a short while for now while I am talking to you."

"Naruto-ni-san... do you love me?"

"Of course I love you, you are my sister, you will always be my sister." However, to Naruto's shock Rin unexpectedly kissed him warmly on the lips. There were no tongues involved but Rin was controlling herself not to do so, but she cherished this kiss nonetheless, she tasted his secure mouth, it was wonderful. For Naruto, he wrapped his arms tighter around his baby sister. Honestly, he missed her deeply. As she retracted, she began to cry again and pounded his chest with her small hands.

"Idiot, idiot! You are such an idiot!" she cried as she pounded harder. "How could you just disappear like that and leave everyone so... depressed and pained? How could you be so selfish? Did you know how much you hurt me? Did you even know Hinata-san was crying for a whole month for your death? You are such a dumb... dumb person!"

"I expected that..." said the demon male. "I didn't want this to happen either..."

"We all knew you were alive since Nightshadow didn't disappear from existence, but how could you suddenly just come back after 3 years? Why did you come back so long after? What happened to you?"

"Do you really want to know?" he asked the girl who was 6 inches shorter than him. She nodded as he hugged him warmly. However, when she looked at her hand, which was covered with his blood since she wrapped her arms on some of his wounds moments before, she gasped when she observed it.

"Ni-san... is it because of your demonic corruption?" Once again, he was proud at her sharpness. "Naruto-ni-san, how much of it is corrupted?"

"Ninety." The girl flinched immediately hearing that response.

"How could this be..."

"Because I was weak..."

"You're not weak, ni-san."

"Yes, I am!" he shouted back angrily but not mad at her. "I couldn't control it after I used the Metamorphosis... the blood continued to contaminate my body and I couldn't do a thing to stop it before it reached this stage. It took me a long time before I completely regained my senses... or rather I am stable enough to control myself."

"Why didn't you come back after you controlled your demonic influence?"

"I wish I could... I took on the Hidden-nin task again but I was completely obsessed with blood... I lusted for it... I took on many missions because I wanted to see the blood... I wanted to taste it. I wanted it so badly, it was like a craving that I never had before. I took on this position because there were many missions that involved killing, and I wanted it... even more than Hinata..."

"Even more than Hinata-san? Oh, ni-san..."

"I knew it was the demonic blood trying to take over me completely, it was hard to control... My conscience and my will wanted to return to Konoha but at the same time, I may hurt my friends because of my desires of ecstasy, I couldn't allow that to happen, I would never forgive myself if I did something like that... I might even kill you all accidentally... or purposely just to satisfy my temporary needs."

"You didn't want us to get hurt... so you sacrificed all your own happiness so all of us would be safe," said Rin with tears drifting down her gorgeous visage. "Why... why is life so unfair... why do all this shit always happen to only you?"

"I think it's all worth it..." said the dark assailant softly. "It's okay, Rin-chan, don't cry. Remember, you always have a brother who loves you, he will always be there when you need him."

"Don't go, ni-san..."

"I won't leave the village, Rin-chan... since you know who I am... I need to do some explaining to a several people. Tomorrow, I will tell oba-chan about my true identity as well, if you need me, come find me at the Hyuga mansion, that's where I am staying."

"I love you..."

"I love you too, Rin-chan... and please, don't tell your reinforcements who I am, I want to tell them myself when I meet them face to face. Now, I should return, it's getting late." As of impulse, Rin hugged her beloved brother once again in a warm embrace, which he returned wholeheartedly. With a slight blush on her face, she kissed him on the lips gently for the second time. As they departed, Rin watched her brother's retreating form before he vanished mysteriously. She then went by Gaara's side to examine his wounds, surprisingly, Naruto was right, they did heal already.

"Gaara-chan, please wake up soon..." she murmured to herself hoping her boyfriend would be okay. Knowing this would be a good lucky charm, she lowered her head to his lips ready to kiss him. Just before her soft lips were inches away from his, someone's hand halted her actions.

"I'm awake, Rin," said Gaara dully, he obviously didn't want to get kissed by he always liked it when it happened, not before it happened. She gave him a slight frown as he sat back up with a sigh. "So, that was Naruto... he's pretty damn amazing..."

"You heard, you were awake the entire time?"

"I was, enough to hear that why he didn't come back until now. What are you going to do now, Rin? Are you going to keep this a secret for now until he says so?"

"I should... he always does things his own way and it is never the wrong decision. Please, keep this a secret as well, okay, Gaara-chan?"

"I got you. Like you, I respect his choice also." He then hugged her gently, she blushed in return which made him grin. "Come on, let's go home," The female Anbu nodded in agreement.

"Yo," called Neji as he landed on the ground with Sasuke a several meters away from the duo. "Sorry that we are late, what happened here?"

"It's nothing," said Rin softly as she tried not to remember what happened completely.

"You're in a mess, Rin-san," said Sasuke with concerned since this was his teammate. "Are you sure that you're okay?" She nodded slightly but confidently enough to persuade the two males. "What happened just now?"

"I'll tell you guys tomorrow..."

"It's nothing that serious." Gaara stated to end this subject as soon as he could. "Rin just needs her rest, sorry to cause you guys the trouble of coming from your posts."

"It's fine, Gaara," said Neji. "That's our job. Rin, rest well, okay?" She nodded meekly with a smile.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow then?" asked the only girl in the group.

"Yeah, have a good night, Rin-san," said Sasuke waving a little as a farewell. Gaara weakly smiled and left the vicinity with his exhausted girlfriend. When they left, Neji turned to Sasuke who was in deep thought.

"You think she's hiding something?" asked Neji silently.

"She is, but Rin-san is never the person to break her words, she'll tell us tomorrow for sure."

"That's why she is such a good teammate to work with."

(At the hospital a little later)

"The results are in, Hyuga-sama," called Doctor Yamato as he exited the lab with a report. Hinata took the report from him politely and read it. Her eyes widened when she saw it, soon her eyes began to tear up. "I think you should take this as calmly as you could..."

"How is this possible..." said Hinata whimpering in distress trying her best not to cry. She didn't even know if her tears were filled with joy or sorrow, it was probably a mixture of both. After staring at the reports for minutes, she thanked her superior once again before taking leave back to the Hyuga mansion. She quickened her pace as soon as she reached outside, tonight was the night to settle everything, she couldn't wait until she got home.

(At the Hyuga mansion some time later)

'Hinata-chan isn't here...' thought the dark assailant as he opened the sliding doors that allowed access into her room. 'Where could she be? I hope she's okay... I shouldn't worry that much, she's good enough to take care of herself.' With that thought ended, the demon male entered his own room to take out clean clothes, he needed a shower after that fight, it was one of the toughest fights he had in a long while, Rin was powerful, there was no point denying it. He couldn't believe what happened, maybe he should've just admitted who he was went his sister recognized him, why did he do something as pointless as to battle them and even injuring them to a certain extent? He didn't know, it must've been fear that caused him to do it, fear that someone had penetrated his true self so easily. Of course he was glad that Rin understood him completely, she wasn't his sister for nothing, after all, she was really the first person that he told secrets to in life. He banished those memories for now, at this moment, he needed to refresh himself or he may possibly collapse due to overusing his body.

15 minutes after taking a refreshing shower, the demonic assassin silently sat on his futon to read his favorite novel, Life and Death Paradise volumes. He needed some time to be alone, today's events were still rushing through his mind like a blizzard. He felt that Hinata was beginning to have feelings for him all over again, he felt that he made an impression on her by saying kind and yet touched words, now Rin knows about his identity. It was only a matter of time before he needed to be honest with everyone, they would know who Aegis is eventually, the truth was inevitable. Despite how much he loved to read this book, his mind just wasn't there tonight, sure those eyes may be staring at the pages and the words of wisdom but the mind was in the state of utter confusion. It was that instant he heard the door knocking.

Naruto got up from his seat immediately hearing that sound, his thoughts were easily distracted since it wasn't focussed to one thing dedicatedly. As he opened the door, he was surprised to see Hinata standing there looking into his shades, what made his eyebrows raise a notch was that she was just standing there in silence not saying a word. Her eyes were glittering with some tears, her face told him that she was about to break down and cry, the assailant knew he should do something. Just when Naruto wanted to take the first action, Hinata took a step forward and pushed him back slightly into his room, then she hugged him passionately and tightly not willing to let go. Knowing that she needed comfort at that point, as a friend or rather lover, he encircled his arms around her and enjoyed her warmth.

"Hinata-chan," he whispered silently. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" After a several minutes, which seemed like forever to him but he didn't care since Naruto wanted to hug Hinata like that for a very long time already, the Hyuga girl finally managed to choke out her words. However, her words frightened him to the core.

"It's you... it really is you, Naruto-kun..." Once hearing that name, his heart nearly stopped and shattered to a thousand shards. Without knowing, his hands have lifelessly left her body and were hanging from his sides. "Naruto-kun, I'm so glad to know thatyou came back to me..." she moaned in his chest. It was then when the dark assailant broke the embrace and jumped back to achieve some distance.

"Hinata-chan," he said calmly but he didn't even know what else could be possibly said. "I..."

"Don't run away from me..."

"I... I'm sorry..."

"You think one sorry could resolve everything?" she yelled with both anger and sadness. "You believe that you could just please me and make me feel all better with one sorry?"

"I know it doesn't compensate for what I have done, but I am truly sorry, you just don't know why I did it."

"I do know why, Naruto-kun," said Hinata as Naruto looked stunned. "I know... your blood... it turned ninety percent demonic, right?" The Death Knight was dumbfounded, or rather completely bewildered. "You are nearly a full-fledged demon... Am I right?" He nodded.

"Do you hate me if I am such a thing, Hinata-chan?"

"I will never hate you for that, Naruto-kun!" she yelled with tears. "I love you more than anything that this world could give me, how could you think like that when I told you many times before? I love you, I love you, I love you!" Naruto simply took everything she gave him, she had a right to be upset. She then hugged him again but pounding on him like Rin was but much more painful to him in the emotional department. "Idiot, you are such a stupid idiot! How could you do this... I love you so much... why are you so stupid? Why, why, why, why, why?"

"Because I love you," he said with guilt.

"If you love me... why did you leave me? I missed you so much... I..."

"Because I was too weak, too weak to protect you... to powerless to do anything..."

"We can be strong together," she said tugging him closer. "You didn't have to abandon me... Did you know how many nights I have slept having nightmares? I love you... I want to be with you."

"I do too, Hinata-chan... but this wasn't something that you could help me with. How did you know Aegis was Uzumaki Naruto? Did someone tell you?"

"I found out with the blood on the kunai I wounded you with... I'm sorry..."

"It's okay, Hina-chan," said the Death Knight rubbing her back.

"You're a such an idiot!" she yelled as she pounded him again and knocked off his shades so he could see his beautiful teal eyes. "How could you leave me, how could you tear my life away like that, why didn't you return to me knowing that you are alive! I waited so long for you, I... I... I felt so happy with Aegis... I thought I was going to love him like how I loved you since you two were so alike in every aspect... but knowing Aegis is you, it makes me angry that you were running away! Why, Naruto-kun?"

"I didn't plan for this to happen... Tsunade ordered me to live here... at first when I came here I wished I lived in a place where my profile would be rather low. I would observe all of you from afar to see how all of you were doing and try to help you all in a position as a friend. I didn't expect that I would be living in the same place as you... or even allow myself to get to know you all over again..."

"So... you didn't come back for me after all these years?" asked the Hyuga heiress in much despair.

"How can I... what would people think of me after 3 years of absence like that?"

"I don't care how people think, I only love you!"

"Don't you understand that it is because I love you so much that I had to leave?" he asked rather angrily. "If my blood didn't corrupt any deeper, don't you think I would've returned as soon as I could? Why would I spend another 3 years in utter loneliness when I know someone out there loved me with everything she could give?"

"Because you're afraid of your demonic blood!"

"That's not it, Hinata!" he scolded now really upset. "Do you think that losing humanity is something that happens and no side effects are involved? I lost control over the Metamorphosis, and the rushing contamination was beyond my control, it continued its evil doing until I was able to sustain it. At that time... my blood was already at ninety percent corruption and there was no way of reversing, not only that, my thoughts and desires changed as well..."

"What happened..." He knew he had to tell her in spite of how much he wish he didn't. He began to tell her about the demonic blood that had ability to influence him into something close to a monstrosity, that was what he told Rin earlier. The Hyuga girl was very concerned, disturbed but still very accepting of him. She truly cared for him, it was then when Naruto decided to continue with more.

"Hinata-chan, in that state, how can I come back? Even though I may be alive, you wouldn't want me like that, would you like it that if I lost myself and then have sex with you so I could satisfy my physical desires and after I would kill you because I wanted your blood? How could I forgive myself if I did such a thing, I am like a monster if I hurt you and my friends... I was dangerous... it took a lot of self control for me not to kill the person who was giving me the missions, it was terrible, Hinata-chan... I never felt this obsessed in killing as if my life depended on it, I knew my problems, that's why I couldn't return to you."

"Are you okay now?" she asked holding his cheek with her soft white hand.

"I am strong enough to be back to the way I was before this chaos happened, if I didn't, I wouldn't be accepting missions in Konoha."

"Why... why does everything that ruins your happiness happen to you only?" Naruto was surprised at her words, they were nearly identical to Rin's. At that point, she cried on him again with emotional distress. "Why can't your life ever have any happiness, after so many trials, so many efforts... fate always toy with you, it always tears you away from me, I love you... I can't live without you... 11 years, fate has wasted 11 years of our feelings towards another, hasn't it done enough torture already! I can't take it anymore!"

"I really wished none of this happened... but as long as you are safe, I know I can live without any worries. Despite how painful it was to live a life of only killing, living a life without my loved ones on my side, as long as you are safe, that is the greatest relief in me. It hurts me that I've hurt you for making you so lonely... but it'll kill me if I did something wrong to you physically for my actions could cause distress in both categories."

"You're too kind, Naruto-kun," said Hinata kissing him on the cheek. "You thought of me first all the time, didn't you? You always did what was best for me..." The demon nodded as he hugged her softly. "You have no idea how happy I am to see you back... I really want you to know that you mean everything to me."

"You must've been very lonely without me."
"I missed you everyday," Hinata then looked up to him with a charming smile. "Did you miss me as well?"

"I did, I missed your smiles and touches, it really felt different without you."

"Do you still love me?"

"I will love you as long as this body is able to draw air, Hinata-chan," he stated while remembering this was something he said to her a long time ago. "Whether I am here spiritually or physically, always remember there is someone who cares about you, someone who will always want you to live happily because you are that special to him."

"I love you, Naruto-kun." Hinata said now kissing his lips.

"I love you too, Hinata-chan. Are you still angry about my absence?" She shook her head gracefully with a smile. "Do you think we could continue from where we left off?" Without saying another word, the Hyuga girl responded by pulling him in a passionate kiss. Tongues were obviously involved this time around, both have missed the pleasurable feeling of enjoying the taste of each other's mouths. They haven't done it for so long that they nearly forgot about it. However, once they clicked, their ability to please another came back to them like a charm. She loved his kisses, it made her so complete and appreciated, the same applied to Naruto and they wanted each other.

Hinata pushed herself more to him so she could feel his warm body even more clearly, Naruto obviously didn't refuse her needs for he wanted her to do so. As their tongues clashed with another, the Hyuga heiress moaned softly into his mouth making the assailant nearly melt in absolute joy, as she moaned louder as his tongue brushed her lips licking it so he could taste all of her, the girl pulled his head closer to hers to deepen the kiss. She was soft, even softer than before, and he liked it since she was so easy to hold, so easy to please. His hands began to hold her narrow waist, she groaned even more relaxing than before, Naruto got the message that she wanted him to hold her, to touch her, and who was he to disappoint her at a time like this. When he looked at her pearly lavender eyes, they were demanding, she wanted more and he didn't hesitate to make her feel appreciated. Obeying what his instincts told him, he soon began to feel her appropriate areas that he was able to touch, even though he was her boyfriend, it didn't mean that he had privileges that were considered unreasonable. He had to admit, holding her back and waist were the best.

After a several minutes when they were out of breath, Hinata pushed Naruto onto the futon while she claimed superiority over him by climbing on top. It was so Hinata to pull of this stunt, that didn't mean he didn't enjoy it though. She looked down on him with a dreamy expression spread all over her face, she smiled slightly seductively at him signaling for more, he loved that look, it made her look ever so charming. No wonder why he loved her, and it wasn't any infatuation or a one shot thing, he really knew this was true love. The Hyuga heiress was incredibly gorgeous, no other woman could compare to her. Suddenly, something else clicked into his mind.

"Hinata-chan," he called while holding her delicately.

"What is it?" she asked truly happily.

"How did you suspect that Aegis was me? You must've had some suspicion to even think of examining my blood."

"It's a woman's instinct, my dearest." Hinata replied with a giggle as she gave him another light kiss on the mouth. Given that response, Naruto didn't bother to challenge her logic, he wasn't a woman, how would he know?

"Do you think that we should..."

"We should what, Naruto-kun?"

"You do know that our friends would know about me soon, right? Rin-chan figured out it was me earlier tonight."

"Did she?" asked Hinata not angry but surely felt unexpected. "So you met her already... how did she react?"

"She was like you," answered Naruto sincerely. "But when she saw my blood, she realized what happened and understood my situation completely."

"Rin-san surely is understanding, Naruto-kun. She's a very good sister. Kinda makes me wish I understood you sooner... but at the same time, I did feel angry that you left me..."

"No worries, I felt angry at myself too... but let's make the best out of this situation, let's start again and we'll by each other's side no matter what, okay?"

"Of course, I love you."

"Me too, Hinata-chan. But... should we tell Hiashi-sama about me?" Hinata then got off of his chest so she could sit up, he followed her suit a second later.

"I think you should... I know father really respects you and Aegis... well, actually you, since your father and my father were good friends..."

"They were?" asked the dark assailant confused.

"I heard father talking about the 4th Hokage once, and talking about the old times with Jiraiya-sama. At times, father would be sad that you and the 4th died very young, of course you are considered dead even earlier."

"Okay, I'll tell him now... you want to come with me?" he asked her lending her his hand. She promptly took it and stood up beside him.

"It'll be a pleasure." That earned her a good kiss on the lips, she blushed slightly but due to charm.

(Moments Later)

During this time of night, Hinata knew where her father was usually at, if she knew correctly, Hiashi should be in the library reading for pleasure. Silently, Hinata knocked on the door to see if anyone was inside, once the duo heard a response of recognition, they safely entered in a silent manner.

"Good evening, father," greeted Hinata politely with a smile with Naruto 2 feet behind her.

"Good evening, Hinata," replied Hiashi with a welcoming smile, he was sitting on an armchair at that time reading. In a slow action, the duo sat on a couch that was across from the current heir. "Good evening to you too, Aegis..." It was then when he saw the Death Knight's eyes, his teal and lifeless pupil eyes that meant the Unholy Sight was activated. No one else had these eyes, the current Hyuga heir was speechless when he witnessed this. "Uzumaki Naruto..."

"That's right, Hiashi-sama," said the dark assailant quietly. "My real name is Uzumaki Naruto."

"Father..." whispered Hinata somewhat worriedly. "Please don't get mad at Naruto-kun... he had his reasons..."

"So, you were him after all," said Hiashi finally with a grin. "I was suspecting that Aegis was really the Uzumaki Death Knight that left 3 years ago."

"Was I that obvious?" asked Naruto curiously.

"No, you weren't," answered Hiashi with a smile. "It's just that your humbleness is really one of a kind, your attitude is like a replica of your father, and your caring towards my daughter even as Aegis was remarkable."

"How so?"

"Your actions were never direct," Hinata giggled a bit hearing that, the demon hunter didn't know if that was a compliment or an insult. "Whatever you did, however, were always the best for Hinata, you would make her smile a lot, you could even make her attracted to you with your words, very few people could do that."

"Thanks for your appreciation, Hiashi-sama." Naruto stated sincerely.

"It's a good thing to see you back as Naruto, Aegis-kun. I should call you Naruto from now on, shouldn't I?" The dark assailant nodded slightly to reply. "What happened over these 3 years? Those who cared about you knew you were alive during all this time, they really missed you deeply, especially Hinata."

"I know, I know I did hurt her a lot for not able to keep my promise to her."

"It's okay, Naruto-kun," said Hinata pulling him into a caring embrace. "You had your reasons."

"I believe it's also something that was unavoidable, wasn't it?" asked Hiashi that caught the teens' attention. "Did it happen to be something that happened in your blood?"

"Father, how did you know?" asked Hinata now very surprised, Naruto also felt equally shocked hearing those words from him.

"The 4th Hokage, or rather, Naruto's father faced a similar problem himself."

"But, wasn't my father a Paladin, Hiashi-sama?" questioned the dark assassin. "How would he know anything about demonic corruption, he was a human."

"True, but many of his clan members suffered this problem," continued Hiashi. "Right before they turn into Death Knights, they would do something as escape from their loved ones so they won't hurt them. Sadly enough, none of those people got their minds back from those demons... you are the only exception. Your father lost a lot of family members like that, like yourself, he considered himself living a life of loneliness."

"I see..." said Naruto understandingly but not too thrilled to hear anything about his father. He thought of this as a bit of background information, it was better to know this than not to he suppose. "Hiashi-sama... I want to apologize for not being to protect your daughter for the past 3 years..." The Hyuga heir was taken quite aback by those words. "I have made Hinata... very lonely, also I have proven to be a very unreliable support for her, I know I don't deserve forgiveness... but will you please forgive what I have done."

"Naruto-kun," whispered the girl to him holding his hand. "Don't feel that way..."

"Don't be silly, Naruto," said Hiashi honestly. "There is no need for you to do such a thing, this was something beyond your control and I know that your decision was to keep Hinata from harm. This was your way of showing that you care about your friends, and also you love Hinata. I never doubted your judgement from the beginning, I am sure that you suffered much yourself."

"Thanks for understanding, Hiashi-sama... I don't know how to thank you..."

"You shouldn't be thanking me, you last mission in Konoha was one the greatest tasks that you did for Konoha. Even though many people believed that it was Hinata that brought Tsunade back..."

"I didn't want to take the credit, Naruto-kun," said Hinata in a hurry thinking that Naruto would be angry. "But the villagers refused to believe that you were the one who did this... they only gave me the praise... but I know it was you and I didn't accept..."

"I know you didn't, Hinata-chan," replied Naruto telling her there was no need to apologize. "Why would they believe that a demon would ever do any good for the village, it's only natural for those fateless cowards to believe such a foolish thing, their prejudice obviously blinded them."

"Why can't the village just see you as who you are?" asked Hinata rhetorically.

"Because they are fools," answered Naruto rather bluntly and to the point. Hinata and Hiashi didn't know if he tried to sound funny or he was stating it in a sad voice, his emotionless and yet neutral tone really puzzled them both.

"Naruto," called Hiashi catching the assailant's attention. "May I ask you something important?"

Hinata's ears perked slightly hearing that statement, once again, her curiosity took the better of her.

"Ask ahead."

"What do you feel about my daughter?" Both teens' eyes opened a bit more hearing it.

"I love her more than you can imagine... I would do anything to protect her because... she is one of those people who I deeply care about. I want her to be happy, I don't ever want her to feel unsafe and insecure, everything I do... I want it to be the best for her." Hinata immediately hugged Naruto when he finished his sentence, she couldn't believe how delighted and relieved he felt after that. The demon tried hard to pry Hinata off of him but to no avail, her eyes demanded that she would get her way, sighing inwardly, he allowed it.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun..." murmured the Hyuga girl in his shoulder. Naruto just smiled slightly.

"I'm relieved to hear that, Naruto," continued the only male Hyuga present in that room. "That leads me to my next thing, are you ready to listen?" As a response, the Death Knight nodded. "I don't want Hinata to be lonely anymore, you do know very well that your uncalled for absence has really torn her feelings and mind apart." Those words sounded more of a scolding, Hinata gave a weak but firm glare at her father, his usage of words began to offend the heiress as well. "I'm not trying to scold you, Naruto, it's just that I was very depressed when I heard that you have perished in the last mission... I couldn't believe that my best friend's son had to suffer the same fate even earlier... why do all the good people with a genuine heart always have to be the ones to suffer? Sorry... what I am trying to say is that I also want to do what is best for my daughter, I never wanted her to be forced into who she wants to like or admire because this is her decision and not even a clan like ours could change that."

"Of course,"

"But I was really glad when the person that she began to attract to was you,"

"How come, father?" asked Hinata rather confused.

"Let me finish... Naruto, you are the only person that could make Hinata happy, Neji, Hanabi and myself see that from the sidelines, and I, as a father, would want the future heiress to be living happily with the man she truly loves." At this point, the Death Knight was getting the picture.

"Are you saying that..." Naruto stated with much more realization, Hinata, at this point, was also understanding what her father was saying as well.

"Uzumaki Naruto," said Hiashi seriously yet very warmly like a person who accepts Naruto. "Will you pledge yourself to marry my daughter Hinata?"

AN: Oh, you guys have fun with this cliffhanger, I will just sit back and laugh evilly because I am EVIL! You got questions for this chapter, feel free to ask. If you have suggestions for something you want to see in the future, please say so and I will consider it. Will Naruto's heart be excited with joy hearing this news or will it stop and shatter into a thousand shards of fear? I don't know, I can be that evil! Next chapter should be out next week, please continue to wait patiently! This is OpposingForce over and out.