Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Naruto. I merely write scripts for them to play with in their off time.

Author's Notes: The Gandhara,

Thank you for your review. Dreams are powerful motive forces, especially to those that live in them. In my mind, Hinata is one of those people. She seems to live in her fantasy life where she and Naruto are together and happy, but can't act to make it so. I know where she comes from; I was that type of person for a long while. As to the details of the dream, I know people that have had dreams such as this that can tell details that clear. The thought that people that use mystical energy (That is what chakra is after all.) everyday don't or can't have precognitive dreams is a bit farfetched to me. I could be wrong.

Your second observation, she currently is in the state of shock similar to the state of the farm boy that has gone through basic and is in the middle of combat situation. She has snapped. How much of the current personality stays and how much doesn't is part of the story. In the end how much of the confidence and all stays will depend on how much she works at it. But, one must remember that the shinobi of Naruto's world have been trained to fight, kill and die from the time they were what? Five, maybe six? Think upon the latent personality just waiting after the innocence and naivety of youth is stripped away.

Thirdly, the new power and the source of it is part of the story. Just remember that all power comes at a cost.

Archangel Rhapsody, Aikuchi Shikaku, xcom1a, and Dargon Sheinto: I would like to thank you for your reviews.

It had been three days since they returned the body of Uzumaki Naruto. In those three days, Hinata had spoken to perhaps three people. It's not that more hadn't spoken to her, quite the opposite. The compound of the Hyugga clan was indeed worried when the quiet, shy, fidgeting girl stopped her nervous habits and seemed aloof and slightly annoyed by anyone's presence. There seemed to be a quiet threat to any that dared to approach her.

The people she had actually spoken with seemed to be auspicious. At the viewing of the stilled form of her heart and soul made flesh, she had approached a quietly weeping Tsunade. The maid that followed her at her father's insistence was shocked when she approached the Hokage and started to quietly talk to her. She wasn't sure what they said, but after a few minutes, she saw the Hokage nod and hug the girl and turn to leave after kissing her on the forehead.

The only other person that she talked to that night was the Toad Sannin. The conversation again was quiet and respectful. Hinata bowed to the sage and he nodded, seemingly at a request. Hinata left his presence after he clasped her shoulder slightly smiling.

As they left, the maid was curious about her actions and asked her, "Mistress, what were you speaking about?"

"Nothing to concern yourself, Ai, merely something about my position in the village, also, the possibility of training to increase my abilities."

"I still find it amazing that two of the Sannin would show up, much less weep over that…"

The sentence was stopped short by a backhand slap from Hinata. "They were there to honor a shinobi that gave his life carrying out a mission that should have been given to jounin. Not to mention someone that was constantly put down and beat down by everyone and had no one to stand up for him or comfort him.

"If I were him I would have left the village long ago, or given into it and struck back. He never did. I don't know why all of you hated him, but I saw someone that wouldn't allow himself to be beaten down by anyone."

"Until he was killed."

The glare from Hinata's translucent eyes showed a fire from the inner most ring of hell. "He wasn't beaten. He was killed, yes. By one that was his teammate, but he accomplished, not only his meeting, but also his promise to someone. Can you say that you could have done the same? I know that, as of right now, I can't." Hinata paused and looked at the older woman. "You may go home. I am fine here, and I would prefer to be alone than with someone that reviled my precious person."

With that, Hinata leapt away from the maid and away from the direction of the Hyugga compound. Soon after traveling without thought, she found herself at 'their spot'. She remembered when she saw him training here and the conversation that they had. She sighed and sat with her back to one of the trees. She thought back to the conversation that she had with the Hokage.

The Hokage had answered her question about Sasuke-bastard. She wept for the inability that she had in punishing him with his life. The council was only tempered out of their desire to keep the Sharingan alive from punishing him severely for trying to go to Orochimaru. She asked about the funeral for Naruto and was told of the small ceremony. Then, before she left the Hokage, she was told to visit her tomorrow after the ceremony for a special mission.

The conversation with Jiraiya was different. The man was all but despondent when she approached him. But when she started to talk about Naruto and how he had helped her, he seemed to perk up. After she mentioned how Naruto had been the crutch in her improvements and how she didn't know if she would be able to keep on with out him around, the Sannin offered to train her himself. He hinted at teaching her techniques that Naruto had learned and developed. She mentioned about the new feeling in the pit of her stomach and how she reacted when she felt it. He only nodded and said that he would look into it.

She sighed and looked at the trees and slowly darkness enveloped her as sleep came to her pale eyes.