Chapter 4: Would you accept me?
Hinata's eyes opened. She scanned her eyed around her environment. She was sure, she was in the hospital. She didn't fell any pain though. She stood up pretty easily. 'I wonder what's wrong with me."' She thought. She then approached the door because she sensed people there. She pressed her ears against the door.
"How is she?" A woman asked.
"She's alright, there's nothing wrong with her. She just fainted; in fact she should wake up by now." A man said.
"Thank God..." the woman said.
"Heh... Naruto didn't hurt her, eh?" the man asked.
"Yeah..." the woman said. "Looks like he was able to stop the demon fox from hurting the one he loves..." the woman added
"Where is he?" the man said.
"Probably he's still here in the village... somewhere out there..." the woman replied with a sad voice. "Doctor, how are the others?" the woman asked.
"Kakashi's the only one with the bad injuries, he overworked his muscles, but he can recover in a week or two. Gai is alright, his body will just ache for a couple of days. Asuma is bruised but he is alright too. The Uchiha kid has a few broken ribs but he'll still be able to continue his living as a ninja after he recovers. The Hyuuga kid is alright, just a few cuts. The others are better than them; they'll be able to get out of the hospital after a day." The doctor said. "Then Tsunade-sama... I better check again their conditions. If Hinata is awake now, please call me..." the doctor said, after that he walked away.
Hinata stopped listening in on the conversation since it was already over. She approached her bed and she sat there. Thinking about what happened...
"I found the one I want to kill..." Naruto said. He was still possessed by the demon fox Kyuubi. He lifted up Hinata by the neck. It made Hinata have a hard time to breathe. Every man was already knocked out cold. The women were being stopped by Kurenai. There was no one to stop Naruto from hurting Hinata. Naruto tightened his grip around Hinata's neck. Hinata was slowly loosing her consciousness. Her eyes were getting heavy. She was quickly loosing her breath.
"Stop, I'll be the one to help her!!! You have to escort Tsunade-sama out of here!!!" Kurenai suddenly exclaimed. And then something happened.
"Stop right there!" Naruto exclaimed with his same old blue eyes. He tried to lower Hinata to the ground but... "Kid, don't interfere!!!" Naruto's grip tightened again around Hinata's neck. "Stop IT!!!" Naruto exclaimed. It seems that he controlled half of his body by that time. The other half which was the right side and his right arm seemed like it was controlled by Kyuubi. His left arm reached for Hinata's kunai holster in her legs. He pulled it out and he drove it in his right arm. His right arm then released Hinata. He then dropped down on his knees. The red chakra was slowly escaping him. He then ran away while the red chakra leaked out from his body. Hinata was already unconscious.
"Hinata, you're already awake!" Tsunade said. She then approached Hinata.
"Tsunade-sama, where is Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.
"... We don't know exactly where he is..." Tsunade sighed. "Poor boy... he's trying hard to keep Kyuubi inside of him..." Tsunade said. "You don't hate him, right?" Tsunade asked.
"No I don't hate him. Naruto is Naruto..." Hinata then looked down on the ground. "Can I leave now?" Hinata asked.
Tsunade felt relieved about what Hinata said. "Wait here... I'm going to ask the doctor..." Tsunade then left the room. After a short while, she came back. "Hinata, the doctor said you're good to go... your clothes are over there..." Tsunade then pointed at the closet. Hinata smiled at her.
"Thank you, Tsunade-sama..." she then stood up and she bowed in front of Tsunade.
"Then I'll leave you now..." Tsunade then left the room. Hinata quickly changed here clothes. She checked her pouch if the key to Naruto's apartment was there. 'Good it's here...' she then went out of the room. Hinata quickly went to Naruto's apartment. Her heart beat was very fast when she was right in front of the door. She then pulled out the key from her pouch. Slowly she drove it inside the keyhole at the knob. She then twisted it slowly to the right to release its lock. A clicking sound was the heard. She removed the key from the keyhole and she placed it back inside her pouch. She then touched the door knob with her hands. 'Naruto- kun, I hope you're here..." She then twisted the door knob and she pushed the door to open it. She was shocked when she opened the door. Naruto's apartment was really trashed. She walked inside and she closed the door behind her. There was blood on the ground, it leads to somewhere. 'It has to be Naruto-kun...' she then followed the trail of the blood. She slowly walked inside the apartment. Her heart beat faster and faster every time she took a step forward. Finally, the trail led Hinata to a room. It was Naruto's room. She quickly opened the door. Luckily, it wasn't lock. She gasped when she saw what was inside. Naruto was sitting on the ground like lost boy. His right arm was bleeding. He looked very pale. He was sleeping but he had a kunai in his left arm. Hinata approached him without hesitating. 'He wouldn't hurt me...' she thought. She then squatted beside Naruto's right arm. She took some herbs and bandages from her pouch. She then began to clean his wounds gently. She placed some herbs at the wound and she wrapped the bandages around his right arm. She brushed her hands through Naruto's cheek. "Poor Naruto-kun..." she whispered.
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Naruto ran away from the scene. Tears flowed down to his cheeks from his eyes while he ran. His right arm was bleeding. He knew that Kyuubi was slowly escaping from his body. Swiftly he made it through the village's roofs without anyone noticing him. He arrived in front of his apartment door, breathing heavily and bleeding. He looked down on his right arm. 'Why wouldn't it heal?' He thought. He then grabbed the key from his pocket and he unlocked his door. He went inside and closed the door and locked it back. The red chakra was still escaping from his body. The force of the chakra trashed his apartment while it escaped his body. 'Damn, Kyuubi...' he thought. He then made his way slowly to his room leaving a trail of blood in the floor. Once again, the force of the red chakra trashed his room. He sat down near his trashed bed. He pulled out the kunai that he himself drove into his right arm to stop Kyuubi form hurting Hinata.
Hinata...
'I hope she's alright...' he thought. Suddenly he felt very weak, very tired. He closed his eyes and then he saw that fox' eyes.
"What do you want?" Naruto asked.
"Let me out..." Kyuubi said with a gentler voice.
"Never, you'll die with me..." Naruto said.
"Kid, you have to let me out..." Kyuubi said again.
"Why do I have to let you out? You'll only kill and cause turmoil here..." Naruto said.
"Because I'm searching for someone... and believe me, I don't want to hurt anyone for the time being..." Kyuubi said.
"Hell, like I would believe you, you just tried to kill everyone that is important to me back there..." Naruto said with an angry voice.
"That is my instinct..." Kyubi said. "Then if you want lets make a contract... "
"What kind of contract?" Naruto asked
"I wouldn't hurt a single human or destroy a single village if you let me out..." Kyuubi said.
"Can you really do that?" Naruto asked.
"I have a heart too you know..." Kyuubi said and then flashbacks of Kyuubi's memory. Naruto gasped at what he saw. There was a human standing in front of him with the fourth Hokage. A man with spiky red her and red eyes. He had a very innocent smile on his face. He was wearing a forehead protector with the leaf insignia carved on it. In his side were the fourth Hokage and a beautiful woman on his other side.
"What's this?" Naruto asked.
"My past..."
"You were a human?" Naruto asked again.
"Yes I WAS..."
"What about that girl?"
"That's my wife..."
"And what relation do you have with the fourth Hokage?"
"He was my best friend..." Kyuubi then sighed.
"What happened, why did you turn into a demon fox?" Naruto asked.
"It was a curse, a curse that was intended for my wife... but I was the one who took the burden of the curse since I loved her so much. I made her run away from Konoha the day before I turned into the demon fox..." Kyuubi said.
"And she is the one you're looking for?" Naruto asked
"Yes... I want to know if she is alright... at least...." Kyuubi answered.
"But, why did you attack Konoha 22 years ago?" Naruto asked
"I wasn't myself that was another effect of the curse... that would last for my first night as the Kyuubi..." Kyuubi replied with a sad voice. "Before I turned into a demon, I asked Yondaime to kill me but he just couldn't... so he had a hard time repelling me that night. And he even sacrificed his son to stop me..." he added.
"He sacrificed his own son, but... that would be...." Naruto froze up.
"That would be you... Yondaime is your father..." Kyuubi said.
"I'm sorry Naruto... that I had to hurt your friends a while ago, but please let me out..." Kyuubi said.
Naruto was shocked, Kyuubi was a human and his father was Yondaime. This was too much for his tired mind to process. "I guess..." he whispered.
"Then goodbye kid, take care of your friends and take care of the fire country... maybe I'll give you a gift when you get married...bye..." Slowly the presence of Kyuubi left his body.
"Wait... you have to tell me more about my dad... my family!!!" Naruto demanded.
"The past is the past kid. You have your family now... it would be better if you care more about the present than the past kid. You have her... and you'll have more..." Kyuubi was gone. Naruto fell into a deep slumber.
After a while, he felt warmth that was familiar for him. He opened his eyes and then he saw a woman taking care of his wounds.
"Hinata-chan..." Naruto whispered. Hinata looked up at him and smiled at him.
"Naruto-kun, are you alright?" Hinata asked he then wiped away Naruto's sweat with a piece of towel.
"Hinata-chan, don't you fear me?' Naruto asked.
"No, Naruto is Naruto, Naruto is not Kyuubi..." Hinata smiled at him.
"But, I almost hurt you..." Naruto furrowed his eyebrows.
"That wasn't you; that was Kyuubi..." Hinata smiled again.
"Hinata-chan, he's gone..." Naruto said.
"He is?" Hinata smiled again. "That doesn't matter anymore, right?" Naruto then grabbed her and hugged her. 'She really loves me...' he thought. 'He is right, I have a family now...' he thought.
"Hinata-chan, I love you..." Naruto whispered at Hinata's ear.
"I love you too, Naruto-kun..." Hinata whispered at his ear too.