As Hinata got to the clearing of the house she saw Naruto sitting on the steps of the porch. He was looking right at her, but also seemed to be looking trough her.
He must be talking to Kyuubi. Hinata thought at seeing the glazed looking in Naruto's eyes
She walked up to him and sat next to him for a number of minutes. Still he didn't come out it. She giggled at how his face would show the emotions he was probably making because of Kyuubi. She finally had enough of just sitting there and hoped the two were finished as she touched his shoulder. He came out of the daze started by the contact and looked over surprised to see Hinata sitting there.
" Is she mad at me?" Naruto asked concern laced in his smiling question
" Hokage-sama no, why should she be?" Hinata asked
" For what I did to her." Naruto said as he thought back to how he lost control again
It's happening more often now a day even with Hinata here. Naruto thought
Hinata seeing him zone out again poked him in his sides.
" Hey!" Naruto said coming back to the present looking over at Hinata who was giggling at him
He started to laugh and rubbed the back of his head.
" Come on Naruto-kun." Hinata said getting up and offering him her hand pulling him up off the step and they started walking
" To where?" Naruto asked
" To the back." Hinata said
" Why?" Naruto now asked confused
" To spar." Hinata explained to him
At this Naruto stopped causing Hinata to also stop. She looked back at him and looked at her worried.
" Hinata-chan I don't think that's such a good idea." Naruto said worried
" If you're afraid I'll get hurt then don't bother." Hinata said sternly
At her words Naruto looked at her surprised, " The only way you'll be able to control these new powers of your is with training and I need it too. So in the end this helps us both."
" But I could…" Naruto started but was stopped from the glare he received from Hinata
See looks scarier then Sakura when she does that. Naruto thought
" Iie, you won't and I'm not as weak as you think I am." Hinata said as she started pulling him to the back
Naruto gulped at the mess he had just gotten himself into.
" Nice going kit. Even I knew better than to say that to my mate." Kyuubi said
Naruto mumbled at him to be quiet. In the end he could hear the fox silently snickering at his new predicament.
By the end of the day both were worn out.
Remind me not to ever piss Hinata-chan pissed off again, Kyuubi. Naruto thought trying to regain his breath from her multiple attacks
" I told you, you were going to be sorry." Kyuubi said smiling at what the girl had put the boy thought, " I must admit it was highly entertaining. Getting your ass handed to you by a girl."
" FOR YOU!" Naruto screamed out
Hinata looked at Naruto coming back with two water bottles, " Are you two at it again?"
Naruto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head as he accepted the bottle from Hinata.
" Say Hinata-chan…" Naruto said Hinata looked over at his taking a drink of water, "Where did you learn to do all those jutsu. A lot of those aren't Hyuuga Jutsu are they?"
Hinata looked at him shocked he noticed that " Ano sa… I kind of used what I knew of the Hyuuga jutsu and created some that fit with the way I fight, since a lot of the Hyuuga jutsu's aren't my type of fighting style." Hinata explained
Naruto nodded at her answer, " Have you ever shown Hiashi?"
Hinata shook her head very quickly at his question, " I couldn't he'd…"
Naruto looked at her seeing she was getting upset at this, " Hinata-chan I'm sure he wouldn't be as mad as I think you believe he'd be. Just the opposite I think he's be proud his Musume was able to create he own jutsu's. I know if Otousan was here with me he's be happy with me learning all the stuff I did in such short amount of time. Especially the Rasengan."
Hinata looked at him shocked, " What do you mean Naruto-kun?"
Naruto looked over at her shocked, " Huh? Your telling me you don't know?", Hinata shook her head at his questioned and it caused Naruto to chuckle, " Thought for sure Obaa-chan and Ero-sennin would have told the whole village about that one."
" About what?" Hinata asked still confused about what Naruto was talking about
Unbeknownst to the two Naruto's friends had decided to visit him that day and had happened upon the two sparing and had stayed in the forest to witness the spar. To say they were amazed at the two's capabilities were to say the least.
" Neji did you know she could do those?" Tenten asked shocked at what they had just witnessed
Neji shook his head, " Though Naruto is correct that Hiashi will be very proud of her once he finds out and see them."
" She's been working on them for years." Shino said calmly
The group looked over at him for further explanation.
" Once Naruto left she asked Kurenai and us to help her get stronger. During that time she was able to create the jutsus you saw her use." Kiba further explained what Shino meant
" Why doesn't anyone seem to be wondering what going on with Naruto too?" Shikamaru asked
" What are you talking about?" Kiba asked her
He pointed to where Naruto was sitting, " Look at him."
The group now all took a good look at the boy and saw what Shikamaru was also seeing.
" Shuuu. They'll hear us.." Sakura said to the groups
" How I learned the Rasengan." Naruto said smiling and looking out of the corner of his eye
This action went unnoticed by Hinata, but Naruto knew the group that was currently hiding had been there since the middle of their spar. He looked over at Hinata and his smile widened
" Hey Hinata-chan how about you gather the others over there and have them come over. That way they won't have to strain to hear what I'm going to tell." Naruto said
Hinata looked at him shocked as he looked in the direction of where the group was hiding. The group was surprised he knew they were there. At this the group didn't see any point to hide anymore and came out from the brush.
" Getting use to those senses, eh loudmouth." Kiba said smirking
Naruto chuckled at his words, " Hai, and I would think you would know better than to be where the wind would bring your scent directly to me."
Kiba looked shocked not thinking about that at the time they had been watching the group.
Naruto started to crack up laughing, " Guess Kiba needs to learn some new tricks."
Kiba growled at this, but the others started to laugh and soon Kiba joined the groups.
" So are you going to tell us?" Ino asked
" About Rasengan?" Naruto said as they all nodded " Guess as long as you're here."
This resulted in Naruto getting smacked upside the head by Sakura, Naruto looked at her annoyed rubbing the back of his head.
" Geeze alright, well Ero-sennin started to teach me the Rasengan as something to keep me busy when we left to go find Obaa-chan and bring her back to be the Hokage. As we traveled he would teach me a new part of the jutsu. I was told I might never get the jutsu." Naruto said
" Why?" Choji asked
" Well Ero-sennin said Otousan created the jutsu and it too him three years to create and perfect it. It also took Ero-sennin just as long to learn it. So he didn't think I'd catch on that quick. He was sadly mistaken." Naruto said smiling
" Why do you say that?" Sasuke said
" By the time we found Obaa-chan I was on the last step of the jutsu. When we ran into Obaa-chan she said something that really pissed me off about Ojii-san and the Hokage's. We fought and I tried to use the Rasengan on her, but she just flicked me away with her finger." Naruto explained
Everyone winced at having seen the Hokage's strength in action.
" So she made a bet with me. If could fully master the Rasengan in a week she'd give me her necklace that belonged to her Ojii-san the Nidaime and she'd come back with us to Konoha. So, I agreed." Naruto said smiling
" AND?" Lee asked excitedly
" I trained night and day the whole time until I collapsed form exhaustion." Naruto said
" Baka." Sasuke said under his breath Naruto glared at him for his words
" When I woke up I found out Obaa-chan had gone to fight the Hebi, who had come looking for her to heal his arms Ojii-san had sealed away. When we got to the battle grounds Obaa-chan wasn't able to fight." Naruto said
" Why?" Tenten asked
" Well Kabuto had covered her in blood and at the time she had a fear of blood. I ended up saving her from Kabuto using the Rasengan on him. Though I did have to use Kage Bunshin to help me form it, but I still won the bet and learned the Rasengan in three weeks." Naruto said smiling
The group was either wide eyes from the boy's story or jaw dropped. They couldn't believe he had learned that Hokage Leveled Jutsu that quickly. The group started to head back into Naruto's house everyone now fully seeing the changes that had happened to the boy. Most looked at each other worried about what had happened and some wondered if they should bring it up, seeing as the two hadn't said anything to them.
" Ano sa, Naruto…" Ino started as they all got into the kitchen and Hinata and Sakura grabbed something from the fridge for them to eat and drink
Naruto looked over questioningly at Ino, " Um what happened?"
" Huh?" Naruto asked completely forgetting they hadn't seeing him since the new transformation
" Naruto-kun I think she means about how you look now." Hinata explained to him
" Oh!" Naruto said smiling and rubbing the back of his head, " Well…apparently the jutsu is still in effect and it's slowly progressing further to completion."
Take that Kyuubi! Naruto thought
" Humph, still doesn't explain everything, Kit. The others might buy it, but the vixen won't." Kyuubi told him
For the last time she ISN'T MY VIXEN! Naruto shouted at him
The others didn't notice he zoned out, except for Hinata and Sasuke. The two looked at him questioningly, but didn't say anything.
" So have they found out how to end it?" Choji asked concerned at his friends new
Naruto shook his head, " Obaa-chan and Ero-sennin are still looking, but they haven't found anything they'd tell me if they had."
The group all looked at him sadly, but Naruto soon changed that, " Oh how about I tell you guys about what Ero-sennin and I did while we were away!" he said excitedly
The group all smiled and took seats where they could as Naruto started to recant his tale of his two and a half years out of Konoha.
Sasuke moved between Sakura and Hinata. He looked over at Hinata, " You saw that too didn't you?"
Hinata nodded, " He does that when he's talking to Kyuubi. He normally won't tell me what they talk about though."
" Huh, probably talk about you." Sasuke said smiling
Hinata grew wide eyes and blushed at his comment. Sakura though heard what Sasuke had said and elbowed him in the side for embarrassing Hinata.
" Itai, Sakura I'm just saying…" Sasuke said but Sakura glared at him, " Geeze, how did you get that down so good?"
Sakura giggled at his question, " Well you know I have this teammate that does it all the time and I just happened to pick up on it."
Sasuke snorted and smiled at Sakura's answer. Hinata smiled at the two's interaction with each other.
She then sighed, If only Naruto-kun and I were like that.
It soon grew late and the group started to head out, so their parents didn't worry about them. After a while Naruto and Hinata were there by themselves again. After they ate dinner they sat in the living room and watched some TV. Soon they were both yawning.
" I think it's time we head to be Naruto-kun." Hinata said
Naruto nodded at her answer to tired to say anything. They walked up the stairs and headed to their room. Naruto entered his without a word and collapsed asleep on the bed as soon as he touched it. Hinata watched the whole thing, since he had neglected to shut the door. He looked at him and giggled at what happened and then looked at how much he had changed.
" Oh Naruto-kun I really wish you'd tell me the truth." Hinata said sadly as she then entered her room and got ready for bed
Unknown to Hinata though Naruto had just pretended to be asleep as Hinata watched him. With his new ears he was able to hear what the girl had sadly said. He looked at the place that she once occupied with sad eyes, " Gomen Hinata-chan, but if I tell you you'll leave me for sure."
It had now been two months since Naruto's transformation with the combined jutsu's. He had gone to Tsunade every week to ask if they had found anything, but each week it was the same thing. Today was the day this week he'd go to ask her again. As Naruto walked into the office he noticed the guards weren't there.
Strange they're always at Obaa-chan's door. Naruto thought
He just shrugged it off though and proceeded to enter her office. He was surprised though to see Homura and Koharu, the two Konoha elder, in the office with her and Jiraiya. The four looked at the person, who had just entered. The two elders looked surprised to see someone wearing the kitsune Anbu mask and then looked back at Tsunade.
" Tsunade correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that mask suppose to belong to the Hokage?" Homura asked
" Hai, but I allowed this person to wear it, since I don't fight unlike the last owner of the mask." Tsunade said hinting at who it was
The two looked at her surprised and then at the figure again, who was now nervously fidgeting.
" Baka, think of a way out of this." Kyuubi told him
" Forgive me Hokage-sama I didn't think you were in a meeting with the guards gone. I just came to…" Naruto tried to cover for Tsunade
" Otouto just forget about it." Tsunade said smiling, " Though it did finally get you to call me Hokage."
The group started to laugh at her words, " Hai, Hai it's really funny."
" So you finally let him have the house, eh?" Koharu asked
Naruto was shocked at her words and that Tsunade nodded at this.
" NANI? You mean to tell me they knew all along too?" Naruto shouted shocked
Jiraiya came over and smacked the boy upside the head, " No shouting."
Naruto glared at his sensei though his mask, " How come everyone know about Yondaime being my Otousan, but me?"
" If was for your own safety Naruto, he had many enemies after the Great War if new got out…" Homura started to explain
" No need I get it." Naruto said and then looked at Tsunade, " Obaa-chan?"
Tsunade knew what he wanted and shook her head. Naruto, though disappointed again put up an act.
" That's alright I'll head back home now." He said as he turned to leave
Everyone could hear the disappointment in his voice and looked sadly at him. As his exited and shut the door the elders looked back at Tsunade.
" What's going on?" Koharu asked
Tsunade signed, " I guess there's no hiding it now."
" No hiding what?" Homura asked
" About Gaki, Orochimaru messed with the seal. That's why he's wearing the mask and his Otousan's Anbu cloak." Jiraiya told them
" Is there any danger?" Koharu asked
The two Sannin looked at each other worried and then at the elders, " For now no, but we don't know about the future." Tsunade said
" Tell us everything." Koharu said as the two moved to sit down in nearby chairs
Tsunade signed and nodded as she explained to the elders everything about what Orochimaru did, to Kyuubi helping, and even to Naruto telling them about Syoukinai.
" Is there any way to end it?" Homura asked
" Hai, but Gaki has to figure it out on his own and we fear we're running out of time. He's been getting more easily agitated recently." Jiraiya said
" What will you do if he doesn't end the jutsu?" Koharu asked
" I don't even want to think about that now." Tsunade said upset at what they'd have to do
As Naruto returned to his house, Hinata was inside making the two breakfast. He came in and sat at the chair waiting for her to turn around.
" How did it go?" Hinata asked her back still to him
" Still no luck." Naruto told her placing the kitsune mask on the table as he sat down
She could tell by his voice he sounded upset at this, When will they find a way to change him back?
" How about after lunch we spar again?" Hinata asked him hoping this would make him happy
" Sure why not? It's not like I can do anything else." Naruto said monotony
Hinata looked at him over her shoulder. He was sitting at the table with his head in-between his arms. She signed at how depressed he sounded. As Hinata finished making breakfast she brought it to the table and the two ate, though Naruto hardly ate anything. After they finished the two went out to the back. As they were walking back Naruto looked at the area that was for the Trap Field this father made.
Maybe I should try it now? Kyuubi and I have been working on the Chakra Tate, so I could run it without it interfering. Naruto thought
" Hinata-chan change of plans." Naruto said and Hinata looked at him confused, " I going to test out Otousan's trap Field."
" Demo Naruto-kun, with the Charka Tate?" Hinata said
" Kyuubi and I have been working on that. We figured it only comes out if I can't see the attack coming, so we were able to fix it so it'll only come out in battle situations. In a spar or workout it'll say off now." Naruto explained to her
Hinata looked at him worried, but saw he had his mind set on it, " Alright."
" Good, now you stay there and I'm going to head in. Don't come after me for any reason got it! If anything go get Obaa-chan and Ero-sennin." Naruto told her
She nodded in understanding, though still worried about him going in the trap Field alone.
As he entered the Field he noticed a number of traps that were obvious to the naked eyes.
" These must be for people baka enough to walk in here, without looking at the sign." Naruto said
" Yeah like you." Kyuubi told him
" Iie, I have nothing to worry about." Naruto spoke back
" I wouldn't say that if I were you." Kyuubi warned him seeing what the boy couldn't
The trap Naruto had seen was like the one that was used on them when they went after Sasuke when the Oto-nin's took him. It was triple layered, though he saw the first one, the other two he didn't. It was as he was walking that he stepped on the third wire. As he did a barrage of kunais and shurikens came flying towards him.
" Shimatta!" Naruto said to himself
" You think!" Kyuubi told him
At the last second Naruto jumped into the air and landed on a low branch.
" Whew, that was a close one." Naruto said whipping his hand on his forehead
" I thought you would've learned the last time that happened to you." Kyuubi said
" Yeah, yeah, just let me concentrate." Naruto told him
" Hump that'll be the day." Kyuubi retorted
Naruto growled at his remark, but continued jumping form tree to tree.
" Strange, you'd think these would have a trap on them. I mean the foliage is too thick and would be hard for any ninja to run though it." Naruto said
" Just keep you eyes and ears open kit." Kyuubi said and Naruto nodded at this
Back at the Hokage Tower Tsunade was sitting behind her desk with Jiraiya by her side as the elders left.
" So do you think he's ok?' Tsunade asked not looking at her friend
" Knowing Gaki, yeah he's alright." Jiraiya said, " Actually he's probably out training to cool down."
Back in the forest Naruto was still flying through the trees waiting for the next trap to be set.
" This seems awful strange Kyuubi. I mean I've been hopping though trees for a while now and nothing." Naruto said as he stops on a tree branch
As Naruto stopped he heard a sizzling sound as he looked up he saw an explosion tag attached to the tree he was currently standing on.
" Spoke too soon kit." Kyuubi said
" Shimatta!" Naruto shouted
The explosion tag went off throwing Naruto through the air he turned in the air to right himself as he landed on a tree near the on he had just been on. Again he heard the same sound and quickly jumped off as the tree exploded the next second. Soon Naruto was jumping from tree to tree very quickly as each on exploded after he left it. Hinata hearing this got up from the ground to see if she could see anything.
" Byakugan!" Hinata said as he Kekkei Genkai activated
It went far, but Naruto was too far into the Trap Field to see him.
" Naruto-kun, please be alright." Hinata pleaded
As Tsunade and Jiraiya were getting ready to leave for lunch they heard a rumbling from the numerous explosion tag being set off.
" Did you hear that?" Tsunade asked
" Yeah, what do you think it was?" Jiraiya questioned her
" I don't know, but I have a feeling it involves Otouto." Tsunade said not surprised at the noise
" Probably." Jiraiya said crossing his arms
Back in the forest Naruto had finally gotten though the grove of exploding trees to land in a field with a lake in the middle of it.
" Strange for a lake to be in the middle of a trap field." Naruto said
" Not if it's a trap itself!" Kyuubi said loudly seeing the water in the lake starting to recede back
Suddenly it came rushing towards Naruto and became a giant wave. Naruto looked up into the air as the wave reached far above the trees. The rushing sound it made was deafening to his sensitive ear and he head to cover them.
" BAKA DON'T DO THAT RUN!" Kyuubi shouted at him
Naruto instantly turned back to the forest hoping he would make it before the wave crashed down on him.
As the two Sannin were now leaving the office. Again they heard a noise, but this one they recognized. They looked at each other wide eyed as they rushed to the window. Both looking in the direction of Naruto's house. There they saw a giant wave rising high above the trees.
" He didn't!" Tsunade said shocked
" He did, lets go!" Jiraiya said worried as the two jumped from the window and started moving as fast as they could
" I hope he's alright." Tsunade said worried
" If he is then he'll have to worry about us." Jiraiya said angrily, " Why he went in there…"
Hinata now standing in the training field was wide eyed as she observed the giant wave that loomed over her crating a massive shadow that covered the whole clearing.
" Naruto-kun." Hinata whispered worried
Naruto was just about to jump into a tree as the wave came rushing down on him. He was caught in mid-jump and was thrown around in the wave force. He came to a stop when he was slammed his back into a tree.
" Owwww." Naruto said slowly peeling himself off of the indent he had created in the tree
" Baka." Kyuubi said, " You're lucky you're alive."
" Urusai, kitsune." Naruto told him
Hinata stood there shocked as the water came out of the trap field it was by then just a stream flowing out. It stopped just before it touched her feet and then receded back into the forest.
As Tsunade and Jiraiya raced to Naruto's house they were meet by the Anbu, Naruto's friends and their sensei's.
" Hokage-sama was that what I think it was?" Yamato asked
" Hai it was Nidaime's Yuudai Tsunami." Tsunade spoke
" How? I though only the Nidaime could do that jutsu?" Sai asked
" Hai, but Arashi was able to mimic it and put it into his Trap Field he set up in the back of his house." Jiraiya said
" So it came from there?" Asuma asked
The two Sannin nodded, " And guess whose baka enough to go into a Hokage made Trap Field." Sasuke said annoyed that Naruto would try something like this
Everyone sighed knowing the answer.
Naruto finally stood up now that the pain in his back had gone away.
" Geeze Otousan went a little overboard don't you think?" Naruto asked Kyuubi
" Well you know itisHokagelevel. There might have been a reason for that." Kyuubi said back to him
Naruto rolled his eyes at his words and started walking again. Keeping and eye on the lake in case it decided to do a repeat session of whatever it had just done. He finally got to the over side and jumped into the trees and started heading back for his house. As the foliage on the ground started to diminish Naruto jumped down to walk the rest of the way back.
" Do you think this is such a good idea?" Kyuubi asked him still worried about their surrounding attacking them
" It should be alright now. We're almost back to the opening, what could go…" Naruto said, but was stopped when tree root came up and wrapped around his legs
" You were saying?" Kyuubi questioned
" Oh shut it." Naruto said annoyed as he was hoisted up into the air
The roots started to gather more and more and soon they had encased him in the center.
" Hokage-sama, what else did the Yondaime put in this trap Field?" Kurenai asked
" I don't really know." Tsunade said
" Well I do and you don't what to know." Jiraiya said to her
" Why?" Ino asked
" Because some of the jutsu in there are very dangerous if they go off." Jiraiya said
" Like what?" Tenten asked
It was then that a giant shadow covered them and they all looked up to see a giant tree growing out of the trap field.
" Shimatta! He set that one off." Jiraiya said surprised to see the giant Sakura tree growing
" He had the Shodaime Ultimate Jutsu in there?" Yamato asked fear lacing his voice
" Unfortunately yeah." Jiraiya asked as they raced forward now faster then before
Hinata stood there now looking up at a giant barren tree that had suddenly rose form the Trap Field.
" I should go in, but Naruto-kun told me not to. I need to go get Hokage-sama." Hinata said and started to turn around
" No need to." A voice said as Tsunade and the others landed in the open area
" Hinata-sama." Neji said coming to her and making sure she was all right
" Neji-nii-san I'm fine, but Naruto-kun." Hinata said looking back at the tree
" He's in there isn't he?" Jiraiya asked
Hinata nodded to him.
Kage Bunshin – Shadow Clone
Shimatta – Shit!
Yuudai Tsunami – Grand Tidal Wave