Ummm… Hey guys! ; Sorry it took so long for me to update, but I've had something like writer's block for a while… Anyway, I have a dilemma. I've decided that this is going to be a NaruHina and SasuSaku fic, but I don't know who to pair Haku with… That's where all you readers come in! I'll have a poll at the end of this chapter to see who you think would be the best partner (is that the right word?) for Haku. Speaking of Haku, he wears jeans and a t-shirt with a spiral on it, and his hair is chin-length. Forgot to mention that… --;

"blah" = speech

'blah' = thoughts, speaking to demons

'blah' = demons speaking

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The five children made their way to the offices of the Hokage at the center of the village. Once they got there, they found the Hokage's office door, which was always open, was closed and guarded by an ANBU.

"That's odd… Hokage-sama always leaves the door open for everyone…" Sakura said, her brow furrowed in confusion. Sasuke said nothing, which meant he agreed. Naruto, on the other hand, walked toward them.

"Hey, hey! We have to speak with Hokage!" Naruto said, looking up at the masked face of the ANBU.

"Oh? And what makes you demons think you can see him, huh?" the ANBU in a ram mask said with a noticeable edge to his voice. Naruto's eyes narrowed in response (a/n: the episode with Mizuki never happened.).

"De…. Demons?" Hinata asked quietly, shock visible on her face and in her voice.

"You heard me!" the ANBU snarled. "You five are disgraces to Konoha, I don't even see why Hokage-sama lets you live! You five are – GK!!" the ANBU found it very hard to breathe for some reason, and noticed a hand squeezing his neck. He followed the hand to an arm, and the arm to the owner. He suddenly found himself looking into the infuriated milky-white eyes of Hyuga Hiashi.

"O…Otousan!" Hinata squeaked. Hiashi looked over his shoulder at his daughter.

"I'll be with you in a second, Hinata. I need to discuss something with this man." Turning his eyes back to the ANBU, his Byakugan activated out of pure anger. "WHAT, pray tell, gives you the right to slander my daughter as such?" The intent to kill was plainly oozing out of Hiashi's every pore.

"F-Forgive me, Hyuga-sama… I-I-I meant no disrespect-"

"SILENCE!!!!" the elder Hyuga roared. He dropped the ANBU on the ground, and allowed the man to stand up. "You are within the field of my divination." Hiashi simply stated.

"Hyuga-sama, please, not that!" the ANBU said, voice rising out of panic.

"Hakkeshou: Rokujuu Yonshou!"

"Two Hands!"

"Four Hands!"

"Eight Hands!"

"Sixteen Hands!"

"Thirty-two Hands!"

"Sixty-four Hands!"

When the attack was finished, the man was laying on the ground curled up into a fetal position, and trying VERY hard not to scream like a little girl. (a/n: No offense to any readers, I use this phrase because of the pitch he would be screaming, nothing more! ) Hiashi turned to the children. "Hokage-sama is in the Rain country right now, not here. Why have you come to see him?" he asked.

"Well… uh…" Naruto began, trying to find his voice after witnessing an ANBU being taken down in one attack. Hinata ran up to her father and whispered something in his ear. Hiashi's smile was replaced by a slightly sadder one.

"Even though Hokage-sama is not here, I believe that I can help you with your problems. If you all would follow me to my home, we will discuss it over a nice cup of my wife's wonderful tea." The children merely nodded, still numb from his attack on the ANBU.

'What kind of attack was that? It took him down with just one use!' Sasuke thought as they walked away from the twitching ANBU on the floor.

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Inside the comfort of the Hyuga mansion, the children were waiting at the table for Hiashi to return.

"You mean you LIVE here, Hinata-chan!?" Naruto asked incredulously, looking around at everything.

"Ha…Hai…" she managed to squeak out, her face turning beet red. Naruto noticed.

'Why does her face always look like a ripe tomato whenever she's lookin' at me? Maybe it's just a girl thing…'

"Alright, I'm sorry I took so long, little ones." Hiashi said when he reentered, sitting down at the head of the table, next to Hinata. "To be honest, I was waiting for the day when one of you would notice. This all is because of what happened on that night twelve years ago, when Yondaime defeated the demons attacking Konoha. Despite what the records say, he did not kill the demons. They were far too strong to be killed. One of the seven, Shukaku, was already sealed inside a tea kettle in the Wind country, and then transferred to another vessel. The last six, however, had to be sealed within five infants."

"And those five infants… are us?" Sakura asked unsteadily.

"Nani? What about the sixth demon!?" Naruto asked.

"I was very good friends with the Fourth, young ones. We were practically brothers." Hiashi took a deep breath. "Yes, Haruno-san. You five each have a demon sealed inside of you. All of you have led a hard life, to some extent. Some harder than others." He said, looking at Naruto. "Naruto, what do you know about your parents?" For once, the number one hyperactive ninja of Konoha was silent.

"Nothin'. At all." He said.

"Naruto, your father was a great man. He was probably one of the bravest men I've met. He was just like you. Nobody was safe from his pranks… not even Hokage-sama." Hiashi smirked. "Naruto, your father is Kazara Yume, the Fourth Hokage."

"Na…. Na… NANI!!!??" Naruto yelled at the top of his lungs. Hiashi held up his hands to stall the stampede of questions about to burst from the boy's mouth.

"The sixth demon was much harder to seal, since there were no other vessels available. So he did the only thing he could, and sealed it within his own body." Sakura gasped.

"But sir, that would have killed him!!" she exclaimed.

"Not quite. What I am about to tell you children cannot leave this room." All of them nodded. "The fourth is still alive."

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WOOO!!! Cliffhanger! Anyway, here's the review responses!

Supertrunk: Thanks! And Haku is still a boy.

Rednal29: Don't forget Wolf! And thanks! I just picked a few animals that sounded cool… ;

ErikKoekkoek: that's a good team suggestion. I might use it (evil laughter). Yais, Zabuza's a BAKA YARO, but he served his purpose. And I'll count that as your vote in the poll, unless you tell me differently.

Metanaito: Arigato, tomodachi! I'm trying to… ; Ja ne!

ANYWAY… here's the poll for Haku's balance!! (ta dah…)

Yamanaka Ino ??? Tenten (What the HELL is her last name, anyway!!??) Sabakuno Temari (I dunno… dodges objects thrown at him)

RFI, as the saying goes (Read, Flame, Ignore) I should be updating more regularly, Gomen nasai for the delays!