A/N: This is the prologue of part 2 of my fic!!! ENJOY and thank you for all the beautiful reviews!!!

Family part 2

Prologue:

The cold wind brushed through the man's blonde hair in the empty streets. Night was near, the clouds had acquired an orange color because the sunset. The man's blue eyes were fixed upon a beautiful jewel in front of him. He was standing in front of the newly opened jewelry shop in the village. Two girls then approached the store, they were giggling and whispering. Their eyes were fixed upon the beautiful jewel too.

"Wow, look at that!" the girl said.

"What a beautiful diamond ring!" the other girl said.

"You know I would be really glad if my boyfriend would propose with that ring!" the girl said.

"Oh yeah... he's been your boyfriend for a year now, right?" the other girl said

"Yep!" the two girls then walked away.

For a year now…

The blonde haired man was dating the woman he adored and loved for a year now too. He wanted to buy that ring for her, but he wasn't ready yet. He hadn't told her yet about what's inside him. Then someone suddenly pulled his robe to catch his attention. He turned around and he saw her. It was her, the woman he loved. Her pearly were fixed on him, she smiled at him. Her smile made him smile; he then closed his eyes and it formed a happy curve.

"What are you doing here, Naruto-kun?" the woman then moved her eyes away from the man and she peeked around his back to see what he was looking at just a while ago.

A ring?

"I was just checking out this new shop, Hinata-chan…" Naruto said. He then held out his hands. "Shall we go?" Naruto said. Hinata then placed her hand in Naruto's hand. Hand by hand they walked in the streets, sharing the story of what happened during the day. Naruto would even say that he was thinking of her every time. Hinata would blush and she'd say 'same here'. They spent the first hour of the evening by eating in Naruto's favorite shop. The ramen shop was now much bigger because of Naruto. Naruto would always buy food there; he paid every food he ordered from the shop. This gave the opportunity for the shop to renovate the restaurant. The owner of the restaurant looked at them with a smile in his face. "What a cute couple they are…" the owner thought as he observed the couple softly laughing.

Hinata approached the owner. "Do you have a wash room here?" She asked

"Yes, it's over there…" he pointed somewhere at the new part of the restaurant. Hinata then walked away. The owner walked out of the counter and he approached the blonde man.

"How are you, Naruto-sama?" He asked

"I'm okay…" Naruto smiled at him.

"Well looks like you really enjoy her company…" He said.

"Yeah… I really love her…" Naruto smiled again.

"You've been dating her for a year now… any plans to propose yet?" the owner asked.

"I'm not sure yet…" Naruto smiled.

"Then good luck!" The owner of Ichiraku Ramen then patted Naruto on the shoulder. He then left his customer.

...

"You brought her back?" a cold voice said behind Ichiro who was carrying Mizuki in his arms. Ichiro nodded.

"…Why? Why did you bring her back? You know what failure means…" the cold voice said again. Ichiro furrowed his eyebrows, he gritted his teeth. "What a mistake…" He thought.

"…Yo, Ichiro-san!"

That night was the saddest night of his life. That night he brought her back in this hell that the cold man made her experience. He sat there in a corner of a dark room, hearing her shout… she was shouting because of pain.

Death…

It was what failure meant for them under that cold man. One mistake can lead to failure can be the one to lead you to your grave. He covered both his ears with his hands trying to avoid the noise Mizuki was making… the noise of death. Slowly that cursed seal would drain her life… painfully. He then brushed his fingers through his bare forehead, touching his own cursed seal. He then looked at the mirror across him. A single mark of x was carved into his head. The process of carving that seal was also painful; he'd trace the memory back to his youth, when he was only ten years of age. That x mark was like the Hyuuga's cursed seal but it has a cruel side with it. If the one who carved the seal activates it, it would mean a slow and painful death. The seal can only disappear if the one who carved it will die. In his case, his own father was the one who carved this seal into his forehead, taking away his freedom. He didn't know why his father could do such a technique to his own son; was it a tradition for their family? He didn't really know much about his own family and father's background.

Someone the slapped his face lightly. He cut off his thoughts and he focused his eyes on the figure squatting in a foot away in front of him. The man's red hair was blown back by the strong wave of wind opposing him. His red eyes were half closed because of the dust being carried by the wind. He had a slant scar between his eyes. (A/N: Think squall or seifer from FF8) The man looked at Ichiro with extreme confusion being shown by his facial expression. The man in front of him was wearing a ragged black jacket and black pants. He had a sword tied on his back like Ichiro only his sword was a little bigger.

"Oi, Ichiro-san, are you alright?" the man asked him.

"I'm alright, Kenji-san…" Ichiro replied. The man who was facing him was called the red tiger or known as Maeda Kenji. He was younger than Ichiro and Ichiro considers him as his younger brother.

"Are you sure? Look if it's about Mizuki and her death… you better get over…"

"Look you don't even know how much she means to me! And it was because of me that she died!" Ichiro retorted. Kenji faced the ground and he sighed. They then stood up and they pulled out their kunai, they sensed someone lurking in the somewhere. It was already night and they were currently in a very thick and scary forest.

"Relax boys…" a cold voice said.

...

Naruto then walked Hinata home. He then escorted her until the door of her apartment.

"Sakura really lived in with Sasuke permanently, right?' Naruto asked Hinata. He was worried because Hinata might fell so lonely being alone there.

"Yeah…" Hinata then opened her door. "Bye then…" she kissed Naruto in the cheek.

"Hinata-chan, before I forget!" Naruto said before Hinata entered her apartment. He hen shoved his hands in his pouch and he pulled out a key. He then handed it to Hinata.

Hinata looked at the key in her hands. "What do you want me to do with your apartment key, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.

"Well, since you look very lonely in there, you can visit me anytime at my apartment. My home is your home too you know…" Naruto then grinned at her. Hinata smiled back.

"I just hope that if I visit, I won't find anything that I don't want to see in there…" Hinata said.

Naruto winked at her. "I've got nothing to hide in there Hinata-chan, and I assure you… you won't find any unpleasant things there…" Naruto said. "Bye then!" Naruto then kissed her at the lips. As he walked away from her door, he thought about that ring. He really loved Hinata and he knew that Hinata loves him. Naruto couldn't stop himself any more; he wanted Hinata to be the one he'd share the rest of his life with, to be his family. But there was something stopping him, what if Hinata turns her back on him if he tells her the truth? There's only one thing to do to find out whether she would accept him, he should tell her tomorrow about the demon inside of him, about Kyuubi.

Yes tomorrow…