Here it is, Naruto finally sees Hiashi! Thanks to all those who have reviewed! I do not own Naruto or any of its related characters…although I'd love to XD
Chp.5: Final Confrontation
Naruto raced through the streets of Konoha, his coat flailing in his wake and people darting around to try and catch a glimpse of the orange and white blur that nearly ran them over.
Hinata looked about nervously. She had been searching the village for three whole hours, trying to find Naruto upon discovering that he wasn't at his office. Sasuke had told her he was up on the monument, but she had not seen him there either. She knew she could find him within the week her father gave her to find her husband, but that didn't stop her nerves too much.
She swallowed her nerves and made ready to ask about the hundredth villager if they had seen him, when she felt the wind knock her over, and a blur of orange and white fly by, flashing his blue eyes in realization.
Naruto just barely caught Hinata out of the corner of his eye, but when his gaze returned to his front, he found himself bolting head on towards the wall of the Ichiraku Ramen stand. He dug his heels into the ground to try and arrest his momentum, but to no use. He slammed into the wall, thankfully lowering his momentum enough not to do any damage to it, although the same could not be said for Naruto himself.
Hinata saw the impact and raced through the crowds, finding a much disoriented, very sore Naruto getting up from the ground. "Aaargh…did anyone get the number of that cart…what hit me…" Hinata saw he was alright and glomped him hard, accidentally taking him down once again.
"Hi…Hinata-chan! It's you!"
"Oh thank goodness I found you Naruto-kun! Are you alright, anything hurt, broken…?" Naruto took her hands and helped her up, "No, nothing's broken…except my pride…but what are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be home with your…"
"Naruto-kun, come with me quickly! If we hurry than we might be able to convince my father to…" Naruto grabbed Hinata by the shoulders and kissed her lightly, instantly shutting her up. "Hinata-chan…slow down. Take a deep breath and tell me what's going on." They began walking back towards the Hyuuga compound as Hinata explained her father's request. Naruto quickly said, "So if your father thinks I'm up too snuff then we can get hitched right away, no problem?" Hinata nodded. She expected Naruto to be nervous about having to pass an inspection under her father's eye, but much to her surprise his face split into a wide grin.
"This rocks! We're all set then!" Hinata looked at him incredulously and he said, "Just trust me on this one. Tell your father that I will meet him tonight at seven. I need to find a few papers first…"
"B-but Naruto-kun…"
Naruto kissed her again, much deeper this time. "Please, Hinata-chan, you have to trust me…I will be there at seven o'clock sharp, I promise. I love you Hinata-chan."
"I-I love you too, Naruto-kun."
Naruto flashed her that smile that always made her swoon, and disappeared in a flash of smoke. Hinata looked towards the edge of town, where the Hokage monument lay by the academy. "Naruto-kun…I believe in you…I know you'll come back…" Hinata then raced to the Hyuuga compound, to give her father the news.
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"Damn it all, Kyuubi, where were those records!"
"What records?"
"Yondaime's records! The ones you told me about back at the monument!"
"Oh yeah, those records…do you see a small green book on the shelf, looks out of place amidst all the brown and red ones?"
Naruto grabbed said book and opened it, finding one place marked with…a jutsu? "Don't just gawk at it kid, do the jutsu as it says!" Naruto shrugged and started forming the hands seals. He was doing seals for a good five minutes; it was definitely one of the most complicated jutsus he had ever attempted before. "Looks like the Fourth really wanted his stuff hidden away." he thought to himself.
He held the last hand signal and shouted, "BOOK KEEPER JUTSU! BURIED RECORD RETREIVAL!" As if by command, the book opened wide and from it sprouted dozens of scrolls and countless papers, flooding Naruto's desk. He frantically searched among the flood of new documents, being sure to stow them away in his desk where he could study them later. His hand found a single paper document and his eye immediately found the seal, the seal of the Fourth.
He held the paper up to his eyes and his mouth slowly curved into a giant grin. "Got what I came for…if this doesn't prove my blood, nothing will." Naruto then disappeared once again, his office as if her were never there…save a small green book open to a two page list of hand signs.
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The sun was setting over the horizon at five minutes of seven that night. Hinata waited anxiously by the front gates of the compound, looking for any sign of her beloved on the horizon. Naruto was always a man of his word, he had never let her down before…and this time was no exception.
"Oy, Hinata-chan, look up!"
Hinata jumped and her eyes darted up, finding Naruto standing on top of the main gate, a wide grin plastered on his handsome face. Hinata practically died of relief as Naruto leapt down to the ground. They both gave each other one last light kiss before turning to enter the compound together.
Naruto knocked on the door leading inside, and it was opened by an apparently emotionless Hiashi. "Hokage-sama."
"Hiashi-sama."
Hiashi stood aside to allow Naruto and Hinata inside, closing the door behind them and leading them to his main audience chambers. They each took a seat and Hinata had barely taken a breath before she let out a strangled scream. Quick as lightning, Hiashi had pulled out a hidden kunai and lunged at Naruto, death intent very apparent. What shocked her even more is what occurred next.
She dared to open her eyes and felt her heart stop. Naruto sat calmly, his face set and blank, Hiashi's kunai between two fingers, the point not an inch from his forehead. Hiashi gave a small smirk and said, "You are as skilled as the rumors say, Hokage-sama. I must admit I was curious to see how strong you really were." Naruto merely stared at him and his blank expression became a glare of stone-set determination.
"If you are done testing me Hiashi-sama, then perhaps we can proceed with our discussion."
Hiashi smirked again and took a seat, Hinata's heart finally finding a steady rhythm again. "Hiashi-sama, as I'm sure Hinata-chan has told you already, I am here to ask for her hand in marriage." Hiashi nodded and for a brief moment, Hinata dared to hope that he would just let them be wed without the usual fuss he put up about, well, everything
But when he cleared his throat, Hinata immediately quashed that hope. Hiashi always cleared his throat before an argument, but he surprisingly kept calm.
"And tell me Naruto-sama, what house will my daughter belong to once she marries you? The last time I was aware, you were an orphan and therefore had no house to your name."
Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, folded piece of paper. "Hiashi-sama, I was also under the impression that I had no house…but this document should prove otherwise." Hiashi quickly took the paper from Naruto and unfolded it. His blank pearl eyes immediately found the seal on the top of the document…
"This…this paper bears the seal of the Fourth Hokage!"
Hinata looked at her father incredulously, then back to Naruto, who was still staring intently at Hiashi. Hiashi's already pale face went white as a sheet as he finished reading the document, and he let it slip from his fingers, his hands trembling slightly for the briefest of moments. Hinata picked it up before it hit the ground and read it herself. She looked at it in absolutely shock, and stammered, "T-this…t-this…is N-Naruto-kun's b-birth certificate!" Her eyes too found the Fourth's seal, and suddenly all the pieces tumbled together in her mind.
As if he read their minds, Naruto nodded and said, "You are right, that is my birth certificate…the document that proves that I am the one and only son of Yondaime, and blood heir to his title and house, the house Kazama, now known as the house Uzumaki." Hiashi looked as if he had seen a ghost, and Hinata's hands flew over her mouth in a gasp. As if he was proving the point again, he held up his right ring finger, and Hiashi's trained eyes caught the glowing red gem, carved in the shape of a fox's head…Yondaime's seal…his seal…
Hiashi slowly cleared his throat and said, "Very well…it would appear that my initial impression of you was…flawed, to say the least. I am no fool…refusing any offer from the most influential house in Konoha is, at the very least, an obnoxiously foolish thing to do…" he turned to Hinata and stood up, the two jonin following him. "Hinata…is this truly the man you wish to marry?"
"Yes, father."
"You would sacrifice your name, and claim on this house and clan to be with Hokage Naruto-sama?"
"In all due respect, father…this name has grown a little old with me. I like the prospect of being referred to as Hinata Uzumaki."
Hiashi noticed that his daughter did not stutter once as she said that. He nodded, and for the first time in a long time, longer than either Naruto or Hinata could understand, he smiled. Not just a small indifferent smirk, but a genuine, warm, fatherly smile. "It is decided then…at the eve of this winter, Naruto-sama and my daughter, Hyuuga Hinata, shall be wed."
Hinata once again forgot her manners and hugged her father tightly. Naruto smiled in mild surprise upon seeing Hiashi return the embrace. He held out his hand to Naruto and said, "Thank you for taking care of my daughter, Hokage-sama. I am fully convinced that you two will be very happy."
Naruto took his hand and shook it firmly, but warmly. "Thank you, Hiashi-sama." Hiashi then released his daughter to Naruto, who once again reached into his pocket, taking out a small box. From the box he produced the other ring he found back at the monument. He took Hinata's right hand and gently slipped the ring onto her right ring finger. It began to glow a pale blue, reflecting the chakra flowing like a river in her blood.
Hiashi left the room and closed the door on Hinata and Naruto, who leaned in for a deep kiss. He shut the door behind him and smiled, chuckling slightly. "Who would've guessed…but if those two don't give me grandkids, I'll have a few issues to work out with them…"
A/N: AWWWWWWW! The fluff is all-powerful; you cannot deny its might! I know Hiashi seems a little OOC, but at this point, even an ice block like him can change. Don't think I'm done with this yet, folks! I still got one or two chapters up my sleeve for this thing, so stay tuned for my next chapter! "The Hokage's Wedding!"