I don't feel like a commentary this chapter.

BTW: Hinata lives at the apartment complex Naruto lives at.

Chapter 3: Sakura's and Hinata's Explanations

The next day Sakura went to Naruto's apartment to tell him the truth. She thought that maybe if she told him that she really loved him he would love her back. She got to his apartment and was about to knock when all of a sudden... "Sakura!"

"AHHHH!"

"Sorry Sakura, didn't mean to scare you." Said Kakashi as he scratched the back of his head.

"It's ok Kakashi-sensei. I just came by to see Naruto."

"I haven't seen him at all lately but I do know one thing."

"What's that Kakashi-sensei?"

"Well, it seems that, Naruto is, ummm... gone."

"WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTT!"

Sakura ran into Naruto's apartment and sure enough, nobody was there. Sakura looked everywhere but found no trace of Naruto anywhere. She had just about given up when she sat down and saw a small package. There was a note attached it said,

"Sakura,

I'll miss you. Never forget me. I know that I will never forget you. Sorry to leave but, my heart has just broken too many times. I can't take it any more.

Goodbye,

Foxy."

"No... He can't be gone, it's not possible. Kakashi-sensei, he's not gone he's pulling a prank isn't he? He'll be back I know he will."

"I don't know Sakura. But I think that package may give us a clue."

Sakura picked up the hastily wrapped package and undid the wrapping. Inside was a medium sized perfectly round stone. It was jet black and no speck of color or reflection was seen in it.

"I... remember this. It was something Naruto gave to me once. But I rejected him, and said his gift was stupid. But, then it was perfectly white..."

Flashback

It was a bright and sunny day. Naruto had just found a white stone and thought it was pretty neat. He decided that Sakura might like it.

"Hey, Sakura! I got something for you!" Sakura was sitting on top of a rock looking at Sasuke.

"Naruto! Go away I don't care about some stupid stone that you found! It's probably just a worthless piece of junk!" Sakura didn't know how wrong she was.

Naruto was used to things like that being said to him, but when Sakura said them, they seemed to cut him deep. Naruto went home and cried. He let out all of his sorrow and anger. The perfectly white stone turned a black color. Naruto thought that it was a trick of the light...

End Flashback

"Sensei, What is that stone anyways?"

"It's a rare and priceless stone called a Spirit Stone. It changes color and form depending on the mood of whoever is around it. It only reacts to strong emotions. When Naruto found it, it was pure white. It came from the happiness he got because he found something to give to you. But I have never seen one in this state. It's pure black, the color of sorrow, and by the way it looks, Naruto has been pouring all of his sadness over the past years into this stone. It is now worth more than even some of the richest men alive can afford. And over the past 3 years it's worth has increased dramatically. By the way who was that note from? Naruto?"

"It said Foxy. I don't know who it was from."

"Well, we need to find Naruto and for that you need a team. I have picked out 2 people for your team, Sakura meet you new team members, Hinata, and Ino!"

"I'M ON A TEAM WITH INO-PIG!"

"Looks like it fore-head girl." Sakura and Ino began firing insults at each other.

"HOLD IT!" roared Kakashi. "Sakura, I think there are some things about Naruto that you haven't told us."

"Well, I do know a few things about him that most people don't. I'll tell you all that he told me. First, Naruto is hated by all the villagers for a single reason. He has the nine-tailed fox sealed inside of him. And I know why he's been acting weird over the past 3 years. It was because the day I rejected him the Kyuubi took over part of him. Well, it didn't actually take over him it meant to, but instead of injecting him with demon chakra he was injected with fox chakra."

"Oh... that could be a problem." Said Kakashi while reading his book.

"WHAT! Naruto is a fox? What is going on?" screamed Ino-pi... I mean, Ino.

"Oh." Said Hinata.

"You don't seem too surprised Hinata? Why is that?" Asked Sakura.

"It's just... What you said makes me understand now." replied Hinata.

"What do you mean?" Asked Ino, Sakura and Kakashi all at the same time.

"Well, it started about 3 years ago, the day after Sakura rejected Naruto-kun..."

FLAHBACK

It was a dark and stormy night. Hinata was in her apartment quietly awaiting the storm to end. She was imagining what it would be like to snuggle up against her Naruto...

Just then there was a knock at the door. Hinata reluctantly opened it. Standing there was Naruto he was sopping wet. Hinata thought she saw something black on Naruto's head, but ignored it. She looked at his arm and saw several bleeding scratch marks on his arms.

"Naruto! What happened to your arms? They're bleeding!" Hinata screamed.

"It's OK. They're just scratches." Naruto said. He didn't want to tell her how he had scratched his arms with his claws while holding his shivering self. Hinata Went to get some bandages. While she was gone Naruto thought about whether or not to tell her his secrets. Hinata came back with bandages and immediately bandaged Naruto's arms.

'I guess you're gonna tell her eh?'

'Yeah, I am, you got a problem?'

'Just wondering how she'll react when you say you have a demon inside of you.'

'I'm not going to tell her that. I'm going to tell her my other secret.'

'Whatever.'

Naruto hadn't noticed that his hair, and ears, had finished drying. Hinata also hadn't noticed Naruto's fox ears sticking up right out of his hair. He ran his hand through his hair and felt his ears. His hand stopped right there. Just as his ears popped back up after he ran them over with his hand, Hinata looked at him.

"N-N-N-Naruto? Y-You're e-ears a-a-are sticking u-u-u-u-up. and they're, they're, they're fox ears!" Hinata stuttered. Naruto looked at her. She had a look of shock and surprise on her face.

"Hinata, I think there's something I need to tell you." Naruto told her about how he had become part fox saying he didn't know where the chakra and spirit came from. While he was saying this Hinata noticed his claws, tail, and large canine teeth. She actually thought Naruto looked, cute.

END FLASHBACK

"You knew of this yet you didn't tell anyone about it?" asked Kakashi.

"N-Naruto-kun didn't want me to tell anyone." said Hinata.

"Well, I guess that decides it we're going to find Naruto." Said Kakashi. Still reading his book.

"Yeah!" said Sakura kind of quietly. 'Oh yeah! We're gonna my little Nary-kun back! Wait... NARY-KUN? I mean we're gonna get my Naruto-kun back.

Hinata just blushed thinking of finding Naruto. Ino just stood there and said, "He's part fox?"

END CHAPTER

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