Future Memories

A Naruto fanfiction by FatefulGravy

Previously: Hinata and Naruto received the memories of their future selves, along with a new goal.

Chapter 1

How to Change the World

Anyone familiar with Naruto would have been surprised at the thoughts going through his head, for once he was not thinking of ramen, or devising a particularly nasty prank. Nor was he thinking about kicking the crap out of Sasuke, or even about how Kami in his infinite wisdom developed the wonderful colour orange. He had even forgotten the exam. His mind was focused on one thing and one thing only.

'How to change the world?'

'Don't know about you brat but I can change the world just by being there.'

'Kyuubi?'

'The one and only.'

"Listen up brats, its time for the tenth and final question." Morino Ibiki, Jounin and master interrogator, announced too the awaiting room, including a distracted Naruto and Hinata.

'What did you do to me...us...all three of us. I remember fighting, then using your chakra, but after that everything's a mess.'

'I should have known I would have to explain to you. Why can't you just remember brat, I bet lavender does.'

'Lavender?' Naruto raised an eyebrow, damn demon deliberately tried to confuse him.

'I have no need to name you insects, your lives are too short and your minds to small, I refer to you by smell. Lavender is the one to your right.'

'Right...Anyway, you were going to explain.' He'd never noticed Hinata's smell before, but now he concentrated it was there, he'd have to get used to the demons way of referring too people.

'Grr...Alright, listen up I'll only explain once. Humans, such as yourself, live in three dimensions, what you see as the visible world. Demons, such as myself, live in three dimensions as well but have access to the fourth, time.'

"But first, you have too decide whether or not to take the tenth question, if you don't take it you will fail, however, if you do take it and get it wrong you will remain a genin...forever." Ibiki continued his big announcement, Naruto was oblivious, talking to his inner demon, while Hinata had her own problems.

Hinata was trying to concentrate on the examiners instructions, but was distracted by what she could only describe as another presence in her mind. Somewhat similar to when Ino had practiced her partial possession jutsu on her, but the presence was much more familiar. Like it belonged, but was incomplete somehow. She felt somewhat disturbed by this new feeling, but guessed it was part of what Kyuubi had done, and continued trying to concentrate to Ibiki.
'You can travel through time!'

'What! No, of course not, I said we have access to the fourth dimension, we ourselves can not travel the flow of time. We can however, send memories backwards through time to our past selves. That is what I, or rather my future self, did. He transferred memories to me and I transferred them too you.'

'I understand, sort of, but why did you send memories to Hinata as well?'

'Do you really think I'd entrust the future to you alone brat, you can't change the world alone.'

'But why Hinata?'

'Fox?'

'She was the only one left...alive.'

Several groups of genin left the room, Ibiki gained a sadistic smile, which dropped when he saw Naruto with half closed eyes, and Hinata with her head on the table.

"Trapped as a genin for the rest of your life, never reaching higher ranks, never gaining respect, never being acknowledged!"

'WHAT, if you remember that and you gave the memories to me, why don't I remember?'

'There are some things brat, that you would be better off not knowing' , Kyuubi's tone was biting, even in Naruto's head he could feel the irritation coming off the fox, he did not like explaining himself to mortals. 'If you must know the circumstances of your death you can ask Lavender, she is not my host so I cant control the memories she receives.'

Ibiki was dumbstruck, he expected that to get a reaction from Naruto, Kami knows the boy craved acknowledgment, ah well, looks like no one else was going to leave.

"Those of you that remain...pass!"

'Does she have my future memories or hers?' Naruto didn't want Hinata remembering the more, painful, aspects of his life.

'A strangely intelligent question brat, no she does not have your memories, she has her own. Now leave me alone.'

"Naruto, NARUTO! Wake up idiot we're leaving!"

"Huh, you say something Sakura-chan?" Sakura clenched her fist glared at Naruto, making him to shuffle away, fearing for his safety.

"Naruto! Stop acting like Kakashi-sensei, one tardy pervert is more than enough for this team."

Naruto's eyes widened at the unfair (from his point of view) comparison.

"Hey I'm nothing like Kaka-" WHACK. Sakura's fist pounded down on his head, causing him to see several chibi-Kyuubi spin round his head.

"I don't care what you think idiot, hurry up and lets go! Sasuke-kun has gone without me!" Naruto's pink haired teammate suddenly spun and stormed off, leaving a bewildered Naruto still watching the chibi-Kyuubi. Clearing his head he realised he was all alone.

"What, huh, ahh! Hey wait for me!"

As the remaining teams left, following Anko, Ibiki collected the papers. Reaching Naruto's he grew a sweat drop.

'The brat had the nerve to not react at all to the tenth question AND he didn't answer a single question on the paper, sigh, I need to practice my intimidation techniques.'

Hinata followed her team towards the site of the second exam. To be honest, her mind was on other things (memories from the future, odd presence in her mind, really bad headache she was developing), so she had managed to tune out Kiba's bragging.

'I need to talk to Naruto-kun.'

"Hinata-chan."

'He'll know what to do.'

"Hinata"

'Where is he...there!'

"HINATA"

"Gah! Y..yes K..Kiba-kun?"

"You OK, you've been out of it since the first exam." Kiba seemed concerned, Hinata gave a small smile, she wasn't used to people being concerned over her. Now, however wasn't a good time.

"I...I am f..fine Kiba-kun, but um..I need to s..speak with N..Naruto-kun, I'll be b..back s..soon."

Hinata quickly turned and ran off in the direction she had last seen Naruto, leaving behind a bemused Kiba and a expressionless Shino.

"Huh..Why does she need to see that Naruto idiot?" Kiba was confused. Hinata never ran off, even if she was upset she had always turned to her teammates in the past.

"Her behavior does not conform to usual standards, something must have happened." The bug user was, as always, logical.

Naruto smelt Hinata coming, it seemed that once Kyuubi had explained how he identified people Naruto had started to do the same. Sakura smelt of blossom in the wind while Sasuke had a musky smell that Naruto couldn't tie down to any one thing. For now he needed a distraction so he could talk to Hinata alone.

"Why don't you two go get the scroll."

"Get it yourself dobe." Sasuke seemed to be attacking Naruto more than usual since he found that the dead-last had passed the first test without answering a question. Naruto didn't know why he felt outdone, he hadn't answered the questions because he couldn't, not because he'd seen underneath the underneath or anything. Quick, Hinata was getting closer.

"Well I figured you wouldn't trust me with something so important, and Sakura-chan just follows you wherever you go."

SMACK, the chibi-Kyuubi were back, dancing this time.

"Hey! What I do!" Naruto shouted, shaking his head. He was surprised that gaining an in depth knowledge of the future had not affected his personality in the least, you'd of thought that seeing years of death and destruction would make some difference.

"Idiot! I'd only go with Sasuke-kun so I wouldn't have to stay with you!" She turned to follow Sasuke, who was already heading towards the scroll tent.

'Ouch, but still, it served its purpose.'

"Well off you two go then I'll wait here, have fun, think of it has a date!" He yelled after his retreating companions.

He barley ducked Sasuke's thrown kunai.

Hinata saw Naruto get rid of his teammates, and then dodge the incoming weapon. She decided that now would be a good time to talk too him.

"N..Naruto-kun."

"Ne, Hinata-chan! Any ideas on how to change the World!"

Hinata felt a blush rising at being called Hinata-chan, but the other presence in her mind grew larger for a second and pushed the blush down. She blinked in surprise.

"Um..N..Naruto-kun how did t..this h..happen."

"Ne, Hinata-chan, you, you know about Kyuubi right, I mean, um..from your future selves memories right."

She nodded, and poked her index fingers together. Naruto had told everyone about Kyuubi in the future, and they had taken it well. No one better to counter the demon than Naruto, Neji had said.

"Um..Naruto-kun, my future s..self accepted you a..and I, I do t..to. I don't hate y..you Naruto-kun."

Naruto was relived, everyone else who knew, well except Iruka-sensei, and the Old Man Hokage, and Kakashi-sensei he supposed, hated him because of Kyuubi. At least Hinata didn't, but then again, she hadn't in the future. Naruto's future and current memories seemed to be in two different places.

"Thanks, Hinata-chan, its unusual for someone to be so nice to me." Hinata smiled, and felt another blush get pushed down.

"W...What are we g..going to do about the f..future Naruto-kun." That was indeed the big question, how do two people change the world?

"I don't think we can do anything right now Hinata-chan," he pondered, "and I don't think we can do it alone, which means telling someone. Someone we can trust, and someone we can prove this to as well."

"W...who can we trust N...Naruto-kun, and w..who would b..believe us?"

Honestly Naruto had no idea who, it was Kyuubi who came up with the idea, and the means to get his attention.

"Jiraiya-sensei," Naruto relayed Kyuubi's suggestion, "He'll listen, once he stops being a pervert for a second," he grumbled.

Sakura and Sasuke were returning from the tent.

"I'll speak to you at the preliminaries Hinata-chan," Naruto told the girl, "I've got to go. Good luck, be safe."

Hinata smiled and turned back to her team, who had also gotten a scroll. As she walked over she felt the presence in her mind grow stronger than before. Her eyes widened as she heard a girls voice whisper in her head.

'You have to control yourself better than that, Hinata-chan.'

A/N Revised (1/10/06)