Sorry I just released it this time. I released it yesterday at but I forgot to upload the chap here. Ok, this was supposed to be the part where the one I had written months ago was supposed to come in but I made a poll at It turned out like this: 3: forgot how many, 6: forgot how may too, 8: 6 votes, 12: 4 votes. If 12 won I might have not changed the plot. But hey if want to have the file for the original plot and read it just leave your email when you review. Well here's my longest prologue eva in my life's history (for now i think) And its a sad one... I'll explain more about the plot in the next upcoming chaps....

Family part 3:

Prologue: tears

Uzumaki-Hyuuga Hinata was sitting in a chair in front of a desk with a scroll and a pen in front of her. The desk was simply decorated with a few picture frames, three to be exact. The two contained pictures of her and Naruto, her husband. The other one was a solo picture of Naruto with that foxy grin on his face and those blue sparkling eyes. Tears were starting to build up in her eye as she stared at the solo picture of her beloved husband. Soon she already had her hands covering her sad face. Her tears were escaping form the openings between her fingers. The scroll was already wet with her tears. She quickly stopped weeping when she saw that the scroll wet in the desk. She wiped away her tears with the back of her pale hands. A soft and slow murmur escaped her mouth.

Why didn't you come back, Naruto-kun? You promised you'd come back… why?

She again stared at the jolly picture, this time it made her smile. She then opened a drawer at the desk and she pulled out another picture frame from it. She paced it next to the three picture frames. "I forgot to put it here yesterday. I was thinking too much about him…' She thought. She then heard someone knocking at the door. She knew who it was so she didn't turn around. She then heard the door make a slow creaking sound.

"Okaasan…" A boy said with the same voice as Naruto when he was young.

Hinata got up from her seat and she took the scroll from her table. She slipped the scroll inside the drawer. She then turned around. An eight-year old boy was now standing in front of her with a bag in his hand. He had the same blond hair as Naruto had. His eyes were as blue as his; he was a replica of Naruto. He even had those whiskers in his face. His young and innocent eyes looked up at Hinata. He had the same foxy grin as the Rokudaime had. He was wearing a t-shirt with the Konoha leaf sign in it. He had black pants and blue traditional sandals.

Truly like him…

"Are you going now, Reiji-kun?" Hinata asked the small boy.

"Hai, Okaasan!" The boy said with the same cheerful voice that Naruto had.

Hinata approached him and she leaned down and gave him a kiss at the forehead. "Then, take care of yourself, Reiji-kun. Your Otousan is always watching you from heaven so be a good boy alright?" Hinata smiled at him. The small boy nodded. "Don't be careless alright?" The boy nodded again. "And go home early." Hinata added. The boy nodded and he hugged Hinata.

"Okaasan, don't worry! I am stronger than Otousan so I can take care of myself!!!" Reiji gave Hinata another foxy smile.

Hinata smiled at him and she patted his head. "Alright, but don't overwork yourself. A ninja can't do anything good if he's' overworked." Hinata then shooed him away. "Get going now. You'll be late." Hinata said while he shooed the boy away. The boy ran towards the door.

"Okaasan…" The boy grabbed the door knob and he looked at Hinata. "I'll be visiting Otousan's memorial shrine so maybe I will come home late…" the boy smiled at her.

"Just be sure you'll come home in one piece…" Hinata smiled at him again.

The boy smiled once more before he closed the door.

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A woman's emerald eyes were staring at a portrait of herself, her husband and a special friend with their sensei when they were still Genins. She frowned.

"Hey…" she heard her husband say. She turned her head and she looked at her husband's onyx eyes. Soon, their eyes were both fixed upon the portrait.

"It's been eight years…" Sasuke said.

"Yeah…" Sakura nodded. "I just couldn't believe that…"

"…he's gone." Sasuke continued. They both sighed. There was a momentary silence in the room. "For exactly eight years…" Sasuke whispered. Sakura heard him and her eyes showed the same sadness that her husband's eyes had.

"Okaasan, Otousan…" The couple both turned around and they saw their daughter standing in front of them with a smile on her face. She had the same onyx eyes that her father had but her hair was as pink as her mother's. She was still an eight year old that's a couple of months older than Reiji. Uchiha Mayu was wearing the same style of clothing that her mother wore when she was young. But she was different, everyday she would wear a sleeveless one or one with sleeves, she would also wear different colors each day.

"What's the matter, Mayu-chan?" Sakura asked.

"I'm leaving now…" the young girl said.

"Take care of yourself…" Sasuke said and she patted her daughter in the head. Sakura leaned and she kissed her daughter at the cheeks.

"Be a good girl…" Sakura said. Mayu then waved goodbye and left their house.

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The head of the Hyuuga Ichizoku, Hyuuga Neji was walking down in the street. He was wearing that traditional wear that Hyuuga members wore. His white eyes were fixed on the road before him. While he was walking in the street, he saw a blonde haired boy rushing at him.

"Hey, slow down!" Neji said at the boy who was his nephew.

The boy slowed down and stopped before him. The boy looked up a Neji with his blue eyes. "Hi, Uncle Neji!" the boy grinned at him.

"What's the rush for?" Neji asked the boy.

"I might miss my class if I will not run…" the boy replied. "How's Shiro-san?" the boy asked.

"I thought you two were classmates?" Neji asked. Reiji just grinned at him.

"I better get going, Uncle!!!" Neji patted him in the head and Reiji ran away.

'The kid is like his father…'Neji thought. He then continued to walk again towards the Uzumaki residence. After a couple of minutes, he arrived in front of the house which was pretty normal. It was a two-storey house which will perfectly be bale to accommodate a family of four. He approached the door and he knocked at it. His cousin opened it and she gave him a shy smile.

"Brother Neji, what are you doing here?" Hinata asked him.

"I just wanted to see if… you're alright…" Neji answered.

"I'm fine…" Hinata frowned for a second and she smiled shyly at Neji again. "You don't have to check on me, during this time of the year…" Hinata said. Neji noticed that she was only trying to smile but inside she was very sad.

"Listen… there'll be a small gathering later near the memorial statue… if you want you could come and catch up with some of our friends…" Neji said.

"I rather stay here…" Hinata said.

"Then, that's all I wanted to say. Take care of yourself… cheer up…" Neji then waved goodbye at his cousin and he left the door.

'I expect that I'll have many visitors today…' Hinata thought.

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"GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!" Reiji shouted while he ran in the street. "I'm GOING TO BE LATE!!!" he added. His bag was almost thrown in every direction while he ran. He almost hit everybody in the street. He ran as fast as he could. After a couple of minutes of running he reached the ninja academy.

"Phew, I made it…" he slowed down and eventually stopped. He saw that there were still many children playing outside. "Guess I arrived earlier than expected. "He said.

"Oi Reiji-san!!!" a girl shouted at him. He turned around and saw Mayu waving hello at him. He waved hello at the girl.

"Hi Mayu-chan…" Reiji smiled at her. He saw that she was wearing her orange wear.

"What's wrong, Reiji-san?" the young girl asked him.

"You always wear that orange version of your dress this time of the year…" Reiji said.

"I don't know… maybe it's my little way of honoring your Otousan." Mayu smiled at him.

"Hey, how are you guys?" A young boy same as their age approached them. He was wearing a white shirt and black shorts. His hair was long and it was tied back with a pony. His eyes were white.

"Good morning, Shiro-san." Reiji greeted him.

"Good morning, Shiro-san." Mayu smiled at the Hyuuga clan member. Shiro nodded and smiled at them.

"Ah, that's right!" Reiji suddenly exclaimed.

"What is it, Reiji-san?" Shiro asked him.

"I saw Uncle Neji while I was on my way here." Reiji said.

"Yeah, he left early to visit your mom." Shiro said.

"Reiji-san…" Mayu whispered.

"What's wrong?"

"Your father is really an important man…" Mayu said.

"Of course he is!!!" A man said. They looked around and they saw the special jounin, head of the academy, Iruka-sensei.

"Iruka-sensei!!!" the three 8-year olds exclaimed in unison.

"He was my student!! That's why he's very good!!!" Iruka then laughed. "How's your mom, Reiji?" Iruka asked the young blond.

"She's alright… but…" Reiji looked down on the ground.

"But what?" Iruka asked.

"But I saw her crying before I left…" Reiji said. Iruka patted him on the head.

"Your mom misses your dad a lot than we miss him." Iruka smiled at him. "The Rokudaime, your Otousan, was the only man your mother loved." Iruka said. "Now, you better go in, because the classed are gonna start soon…" Iruka then shooed the three into the building. The three smiled at him and then they entered the building. After they entered the building, Iruka brought out three scrolls. 'I guess I'll deliver this personally, well let's see… first in line… Uzumaki Reiji…" Iruka then put back the scrolls in his vest and he walked away form the building.

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Hinata went back to her room. She lay on her bed silently. Tears were flowing down from her eyes again.

"Hinata-chan…"

'Stop it Hinata, your just hallucinating… he's gone… he will never come back…' Hinata thought.

"I love you…"

She was hearing Naruto's voice. She knew she was hallucinating because…

…Naruto died eight years ago.

She wiped the tears form her eyes and she stood up. 'I better go out… I feel gloomy lately. Maybe just a little sunshine will help…" She then went out of her room. She fixed herself a bit. She then got the keys for her house. She left a note for her son and she opened the door.

"Iruka-sensei…" She said. Iruka was in front of her, at her house's doorstep. He was smiling at her. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I came to deliver something from the academy…" Iruka said.

"Please come in…" Hinata said. Iruka came in and she led him to the living room. Iruka sat down on the chair in front of a center table and another chair. Hinata sat down at the other chair. Iruka then brought out a scroll. He placed it in front of Hinata at the center table. Hinata took it and read it. After reading it, Hinata put it down again.

"Your son, Uzumaki Reiji… possesses exceptional skills, a genius indeed. He is top of the class. Shiro is just second to him. He is a very great boy for his age. And the academy recommends that he take the final exams at the end of the month with Uchiha Mayu and Hyuuga Shiro." Iruka said.

"He strives a lot everyday… to live up to his father's name." Hinata smiled at Iruka.

"Yes, I see him striving very hard. But he is as stubborn sometimes as his father. He certainly possesses the skills to surpass Naruto. He is a hard worker… not just for the sake of living up to the name of Naruto…" Iruka said. "He wants to make you proud Hinata. He wants to make you happy. He wants to make this village happy. He wants to fill in the gap that his Otousan left behind. Lastly… he wants to be then next Hokage…just like his father." Iruka smiled at Hinata. "I better get going now. I still have to give the other two scrolls to Mayu and Shiro's parents." Iruka then stood up.

"Iruka-sensei…"Hinata whispered. "Thank you for guiding my son…" Hinata bowed her head.

"Would you come at the gathering later at his memorial statue?" Iruka asked. "You better come and catch some sunlight. You look paler than usual…"

"Hai…" Hinata answered. Iruka smiled at him and the he left.

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"NANI?" Reiji exclaimed. He jumped up and down with happiness.

"Yes, you'll be taking the final exams this end of the month…" A chuunin said. Shiro and Mayu were also there.

"You mean if we pass then were ninjas?" Shiro asked.

"Yes… you three are the exceptional academy students we have. Your grades prove that you are ready for the task ahead of you as a ninja." The chuunin said. After Reiji heard it he grinned.

'Mom will be really proud!!!' he thought. "Hey sensei, can I go now?" he asked.

"Well since the class is over, all of you can go now…" the chuunin said. Reiji left the building running.

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"YOSH, Okaasan will be proud! I hope I can make her smile!" he whispered at his self while he ran towards his home. 'I guess I'll make mom go with me! We'll visit dad's memorial statue together!!!' He thought. When he arrived in front of his house, he unlocked the door and he went in.

"Okaasan, I'm home!!!" He shouted while he replaced his sandals for his footwear at home. He went upstairs and he opened his mother's room.

"…Okaasan?" He asked while he opened the door. When he opened it, his mother wasn't there. He then approached the desk where the picture frames were. He looked at them one by one. Majority of the pictures were his father's. He then saw a scroll. He unrolled it and read its details. 'I guess Okaasan already knows…' he thought and he rolled the scroll back and he put it down at the desk. He then saw the drawer slightly opened. He pulled it out to see what was inside. A single scroll and some small boxes were inside. 'Heh, this was the scroll earlier.' He thought and he picked up the scroll. He then noticed a note on the desk. He read it before unrolling the scroll he found.

Dear Reiji-kun,

I'll be gone for a while. There will be a small gathering near your Otousan's memorial statue. I will be attending it to catch up with some friends. I left some money at the drawer. If you're hungry just eat at Ichiraku since I forgot to cook some food. Take care of yourself.

Your mother,

Hinata

"I guess she went there after all…" he whispered. He looked at the drawer again and he took the money his mother left for him. He then closed it and he sat in the chair. He unrolled the scroll and he read it.

Naruto-kun…

I don't know why I'm writing this. Maybe I was hoping that while I'm writing this your eyes are looking down upon me. Maybe I just want to write all of my feelings now.

It's been eight years since you left. You left three months after we were married. I couldn't forget that you promised that you'll come back. But where are you now? Why haven't you come back to me? Why have you left me all of a sudden when everything was working out fine? Why did you leave me when I needed you the most? When I was pregnant with our son? Why?

That's all I can ask…

I feel so sad, so lonely…

If it wasn't for the gift you left me, if it wasn't for our son, maybe I already took my own life years ago or maybe months after your death…

Naruto-kun, why did you have to go?

Yours forever,

Hinata

Reiji frowned and he cried.

'Mom really loved him…'