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Chapter 9: the assassin pays a visit to…

"Then it is decided…" Hiashi muttered to himself but Naruto still heard it.

"…Why?" Naruto asked with a clueless expression in his face.

"I have betrothed Hinata to Neji… it's that simple…" Hiashi then stood up. He turned his back and he started to approach the door.

Naruto widened his eyes, he was confused. What he did just say? He didn't love Hinata? He was really confused.

"…Wait!" Naruto shouted at the retreating Hiashi. Hiashi turned around again and faced Naruto.

"What is it, Hokage-sama?" Hiashi asked

"…" Naruto's eyes twitched a little because he smelled that scent again. "…nothing, Hiashi-sama, I just want you to tell your daughter my regards…" Naruto then spun his chair around. He then stared at the window.

"Then… I will be going now…" Hiashi then left the room.

"Then… I'll be going too, Naruto-kun…" Mizuki kissed Naruto in the cheek. "…and before I forget…" Mizuki then placed a candle in his desk. Naruto turned his chair a little bit to see what it was.

"What's that?" Naruto asked looking over his shoulder

"It's an aroma candle… it'll help you relax…" Mizuki then patted him a little bit in the shoulder.

"Thanks, Mizuki-chan…" Naruto then stared back at the window.

"Bye, Naruto-kun…

Mizuki walked around the town wearing her Suna vest and a black outfit. A man then with a face mask approached her. It was someone she knew.

"What are you doing here, Ichiro-san?" Mizuki then looked up at the tall man. She saw his calm black hair and his beautiful brown eyes. She blushed a little bit.

"I wanted to talk to you…" the man said with a blush of shade visible in his skin which was not covered by his face mask. They then went to the Hokage monument. The stood there, staring at the six faces. They were very silent.

"When are you gonna finish this?" Ichiro broke the silence.

"Soon, Mr. Assassin…" Mizuki said

Ichiro then looked down at Mizuki. He furrowed his eyebrows to show that he was worried. "Old man is getting impatient…" he then closed his eyes. "…and it will be harder if you let this last longer…" Ichiro stared back again at the six faces.

"I admit that Naruto is kind but keeping him drugged with a secret technique is very hard, you know…" Mizuki said.

"Mind you, you've been getting pretty close to him even without that drug. If you fall for him… you know what happens next… he will kill you…" Ichiro looked down again at her with his eyebrows furrowed again.

"I won't fall for him, Ichiro-kun…" Mizuki said looking down on the ground.

"I know…" Ichiro said. "And if you fail… you'll die too… or if you get noticed that you are just a traitor, they'll kill you…" Ichiro pulled down his face mask revealing his beautiful lips and his handsome chin and perfect cheeks. "…and your death will make me very sad…" Ichiro frowned.

"…Ichiro-kun…" Mizuki then leaned to Ichiro's side. Ichiro sighed. He nudged Mizuki to stop leaning at his side.

"Father… will catch us…" Ichiro then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Hinata ran back to her apartment. She went straight to her couch and she lied herself there, crying. Sakura was there too packing up. Sakura noticed her presence and she went to the living room. She saw Hinata crying in the couch.

"I guess it didn't go well…" Sakura said

"He…He said h-he didn't… love me…" Hinata said while she sobbed.

"Naruto couldn't say a thing like that…" Sakura tried to cheer her up…

"…But he did say it!" Hinata retorted.

"I'm sorry Hinata-chan…" Sakura said. She then went back to her room.

"Kazekage-sama, I have urgent news!" A Jounin-level Sand-Nin entered Gaara's office.

"What is it?" Gaara asked

"Toshimo Mizuki… is a traitor!" the Sand-Nin then gave a piece of paper to Gaara. Gaara read it and then his eyes widened.

"Chikushou… we have to tell the Hokage!" Gaara said "Send my brother to tell him!" Gaara ordered. "…How long will the journey last?" Gaara asked

"About a week or two, Kazekage-sama…" The Sand-Nin answered

Gaara gave the paper back to the jounin. "Tell my brother the details and send him out ASAP…" Gaara said

Someone ferociously knocked at Hinata's apartment door.

"Hinata, are you there? I have something to tell you!!!" the man that was knocking shouted. Sakura opened the door.

"…Kiba-san…" Sakura said

"Is Hinata home?" Kiba asked

"…Yeah, she's home. Why?" Sakura said.

"Hiashi-sama has announced when the marriage would be held!!!" Kiba exclaimed while Akamaru barked.

"When?" Sakura asked

"Next week!!!" Kiba said.

"Then let it be…" a sad female voice said. Kiba and Sakura searched the room to see who it was. It was Hinata.

"Let him have his way, I don't care…" Hinata added.

"…Hinata-chan…" Sakura and Kiba muttered.

A week has passed now since the incident happen. Since Naruto brought home a stranger and admitted that he didn't love Hinata. Hinata and Neji's marriage was tomorrow. Hinata silently stared at the ceiling of her room. She didn't care what would happen, life didn't matter anymore again. Her 'wedding' would be done tomorrow. She was alone at her big apartment. Sakura was temporarily living with Sasuke to take care of him,

Mizuki paced around the Naruto's apartment waiting for Ichiro to arrive, Ichiro sent him a message. Nothing happened between her and Naruto during the week. She didn't want anything to happen. Ichiro then arrived in a puff of smoke.

"I have orders, Mizuki-chan…" Ichiro said

"Spit it out then…" Mizuki said.

"You have to kill him tomorrow at the wedding… in front of everyone…" Ichiro said

Naruto dozed off again. He stared at the untouched aroma candle that Mizuki left at his office. He was really confused. He felt…

Sadness… plain sadness…

He didn't know why. He then took out a mach from his drawer and then he lighted it. It was the same scent he mysteriously smelled every time when Mizuki is around. After a few seconds, he put it out. He stared at it again. He didn't fell stressed, he felt very sad.

The day, the day of the wedding is now. Hinata went straight to the Hyuuga mansion to prepare for her so-called wedding. She didn't care after all. The wedding will be held there. Everyone would be there, her close friends and Naruto. Naruto… her special someone, she wished that he will be the one that would be by her side during her marriage, but that was a dream again, because today he would only watch.

Naruto arrived at the mansion, everyone glared at him. He didn't notice since he still felt sadness, but today he felt more sadness. Mizuki nudged his side.

"Naruto-kun… the wedding is going to start, come on…" Mizuki then pulled him. They all then went to a big room. After a while, Neji entered the room wearing a plain whit Kimono. Before he continued down his spot for the wedding he glared for a minute at Naruto. Then Tsunade arrived, she was the one who was going to officiate the wedding. Then there she was…

Hinata…

Her name echoed through Naruto's mind. His heart throbbed hard and fast while she passed by, she was wearing a beautiful white kimono that perfecty fits her.

So beautiful

Hinata glanced at Naruto when she passed by. Hiashi pulled Hinata and then accompanied her to her-soon-to-be her so-called husband, Neji. Tsunade then started the ceremony. While the ceremony took place something very strange was happening. Naruto was crying.

"…Naruto-kun… why are you crying?" Mizuki nudged Naruto.

Naruto wiped the tears from his eyes. "I don't know… excuse me…" Naruto then walked out of the room. Everybody's eyes followed him, and I mean everybody. The wedding ceremony stopped for a while.

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata muttered.

"Tsunade-sama… please continue…