Uzumaki Ricky: Sup y'all! I'm back again with the next chapter of Naruto: Life of a Shy Jinchuuriki! If I take awhile to post chapters, it's because I've got a lot going on and way too many ideas for this fic. I mean, I've wanted to take this challenge ever since I first heard about it! I could make a frickin' scrapbook out of all of my ideas for this fic! So never nag me about updating... Unless ya wanna feed my "pets" for me. *Laughs sinisterly*
Kiba: DON'T DO IT! I HAD TO FEED THOSE THINGS TO KEEP MY NARDS... AND THEY ALMOST TORE ME TO PIECES! AS IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, I HAD AN ENTIRE SQUAD OF ANBU WITH ME TO MAKE SURE I MADE IT OUT ALIVE! I SURVIVED... BUT THE ANBU ENDED UP AS THOSE THINGS APETISERS!
Uzumaki Ricky: Kiiiibaaaaaa. I wanted it to be a surprise. Great... There goes my dramatic threat. Oh well... On to the review responses!
Review Response:
notgonnasay09
they want to tell you what to do, and, while I do think it is overused in most fan-fictions, it works for your fic. Having taken a psychology class, I am aware of the experiment used for the challenge, and I know that it has nothing to do with physical abuse, but ultimately it is the author's choice, not the reader's response to the length, I usually read fics with between 3,000 and 6,000 words a chapter easy. Your length is for the chapter itself, I would have liked to have begun to see Hinata at some point, or at least show a friend who is a girl. I could think of two scenarios that could work with that.1. Tenten could have seen the way people treat Naruto and showed up like a big sister figure for him.2. Ino reevaluates how she treats Naruto after Sakura assaults him in class and causes him to bleed and cry. Ino becomes less of a b**** and stands up for Naruto since he reminds her of how Sakura used to up with the good work.
WHOAH! MIND MELD! I was thinking of doing almost exactly that! What are you, a mind reader or something!
Rose Tiger
Naruto you poor baby! Ricky, please keep going!
Don't worry... I'm on it! Besides, things will get better for Naruto... Possibly in the near future.
raw666
Good update but not enough content in the story to make something further. Though I have feeling Naruto is going to berserk against Sasuke soon.
Lighten up, dude! This is my first time writing solo, so of course there may be some content issues. Besides, I'll come back and add in more details if I feel their needed. By the way, you're guess was pretty close. He will go berserk on Sasuke, but not until a certain point after graduation. (anybody wanna guess when?)
CXPW
Wow... I'm surprised I did nail it xDYes, sasuke's portrait is nearly perfect... turn him gay and it will be perfect in my eyes. *evil laugh*And your totally right about sakura's banshee-like volume voice! I hate her almost as much as sasuke... I hope you update sooooon~~!
Uhhh... Yeah, I don't think that'll work out. But at least I know that I'm headed in the direction that I want to when it comes to Sasuke. Also, I will update as often as I can, while maintaining the quality of work that my readers are probably expecting of me.
monsterhuntergod-Ratholas Mk1
nice chapter! Now all you got to do is kill off sauske, and since when did you have a sensi? Tell me these things man! oh well, keep up the good work, and maybe I'll show a little mercy in are competion
Sorry... Slipped my mind. And, unless you didn't notice, you may have more chapters that me, but just one of my chapters alone has more reviews than three of yours put together. By the way, I was thinking about killing SasJerk off in the Final Valley fight against Naruto. Trust me when I say that, when we get to that point... YOU ARE GONNA SEE THE ASS-KICKIN SIDE OF SHY NARUTO LIKE YOU'VE NEVER. SEEN. BEFORE!
Towards the sun
Yea, you read my mind why are the anbu that watching over naruto always comes late? Procrastinate much. Or is it 'accidental'... And i'm wondering how's naruhina love life going to be in the future. Who's bold enough to make the first move?
Actually... It's almost always one of those two reasons, but it's usually the latter. By the way... that will be determined soon. So until then... Just hold on, okay?
.XD
great job why don't you put naruto, sakura, and sasuke together because of the counsile this will make naruto snap at sasuke in front of everybody and sakura reliesed that naruto doesn't deserve this so she becomes a mother hen with ino so every time sasuke becomes an asshole they beat his ass which would make it funny but naruto would still be shy. just to tell you i hate sakura with a passion but she can be nice. sasuke i sometimes hate but i think naruto is so cute okay i am sorry this is alot to read. (nice guy poise)
I dunno. If I were in Naruto's position in that situation, I'd serious consider putting a bullet through my head. But I most likely won't change Sakura's personality too much. I HATE THAT CRAZY PINK BULL-HEADED BITCH MORE THAN THE DEVIL HATES GOD!
Blitzhannan
Love the fic so far, but... I do have a small problem with the stuttering for Naruto. It's not that I don't think he should stutter, i'm all for that one, but just not sooooo much. I know I don't have alotta room here to really ask, but, just if you could maybe tone it down a bit? Not to where he rarely stutters, but to where he doesn't get stuck on the first letter for 5 tries before he gets the word out... but anywho good job!And as for guessing who your other favorite character is... i'm gonna guess Gaara or Hinata (haha two guesses isn't really fair is it?).
Don't worry. He only stutters that bad when he's scared, sad, or nervous. His friend's will help him with his confidence problem and he'll start stuttering a hell of a lot less (eventually).
By the way... DING DING DING! YOU GUESSED RIGHT! IT'S HINATA! SHE AND NARUTO ARE TIED FOR FIRST!
RainingSkyThefallenShinobiX11
I'm so proud! My student has written another wonderful chapter! It's so odd seeing Naruto so Shy you know. Compaired to me and Jason's versions of Naruto but that is so far from a bad thing. The scene between Naruto and the Kiba-Shika-Cho-Shino really made me smile.I'll put it this scene was like awesome with a side of cool and a tall serving of epic. Keep going forth my student but remember to pace yourself.
Hehehe... Thanks sensei. It means a lot to me to hear you say that. I'll make sure to pace myself when I write.
Arashigan16
Great story, I've really started to love shy Naruto stories, its such an interesting twist. By the way, when will you introduce Hinata?
I cannot tell you how many times I've been asked that! I'm gonna introduce Hinata soon! I'm not gonna say exactly when, but rest assured, it'll be soon! SO DON"T FUCKING BUG ME! ... Sorry about that. It's just that, even off of this site, I've been asked that a lot. And, about a week ago, (For all the stuff I've had goin on in my life recently) the shit finally hit the fan. So I'm getting kinda tense.
zentary
When you going to introduce hinata into the story?Anyhow doing good so far :)
Again, can't tell you how many times I've been asked that. Don't worry. You'll see her soon enough.
Lil'-Demon-Kenna
This one was good albeit a little on the short side but good non the less and I gotta say you did a whole lot better on the whole ('s a little more depth and detail can go a long way-it also helps with your compitition and btw good luck! xDPOLL VOTE: I think it just might be a good idea to indeed make a time skip although you should have flash-backs and fillers to give us some sort of idea how his life went from this point.
You though that was "short"? Seriously! It was like 8 pages long! but... at least it wasn't 100% negative.
SairSeir
wow this is really good! i'm impressed, keep up the good work ok. btw the next chapter for my naruto story called Mysteries will take a little while to write. this chapter is a little complicate and more challenging to say the least! but i liked this story so far updat ASAP!
Thanks for the positive review and thanks for keeping me in the loop. I'll check it out when I can.
mrpeeples
I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!
That's good. I aim ta please!
SasoriShadow
Woo this is gonna be good I can tell! My friend AkurnaSkulblaka recommended this fic. I'm glad she did!
Thanks for the compliment. If you liked that, you're gonna love what's gonna happen later!
jman9991
this story realy makes you think about how naruto in all rights should have turned out, ya know? great story man.
That's exactly what I was goin for! By the way, thanks for the compliment.
x590
I want to see more
All around its a very unique story but my question is does he have a crush on hinata and she is like him from the show or is she still shy
I look foward to what happens next
good luck with the contest dude
Uuuum... You actually got it on the first guess. Thanks for everything, dude.
Infinity Warrior
Time: 10:07
Begin_Review:
This was a pretty good story. I did see a few things that you could change though. Naruto isn't really ever shy. He dosen't stutter, so at least stop doing things like this, 'Y-y-y-you g-g-guys p-p-put yous-s-selves at r-risk ff-or m-me. B-b-but.. I-I'm not w-w-worth it.'
Minor spelling errors in one of the chapters, keep up the good work.
No offence dude, but... this is a take on Aengus' Shy Naruto challenge. Sooo... Yeah. By the way, thanks for the compliment about the story.
Kage Bijuu
Thisi s a very nice chapter that the boys went to look for Naruto.
Thanks. I had a good feeling about this chapter. By the way... Thanks for what you said about chapters 1 and 2.
SilentSinger948
I've only read a few fanfic where Naruto is shy. This fanfic is good. Can't wait for the next chapter.
You really think so. Cause I'm shooting for making this the most popular take on Aengus' "Shy Naruto" challenge ever. A little bit of a stretch, I know, but it's my dream and my ambition. One that I intend to make a reality!
hinatasgreatestfan
Good start, good first three chapters, tho I again ask if you need a beta since I'm finding spelling errors just as much in this one as in your other fic. Let me know.
Don't know if you noticed, but I've already got one. Take it to him. Then again... I could use the extra help.
Well... That took awhile. Maybe I should consider either updating sooner or not doing the review responses if there's too many. Eeeh... I'll decide later. Shino, if you please.
Shino: Ohhhh... Very well. Logically, since this is a take on a challenge and not what the actual series is like, Uzumaki Ricky does not own Naruto.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Emphasis on certain words
"Inner (You know, that little voice inside your head (No, not like a Bijuu inside a Jinchuuriki) talking"
'Inner thinking'
Demonic voice or evil voice talking (which includes a Jinchuuriki's feral almost demonic voice when he/she's using their Bijuu's chakra, but are still in control)
Demonic voice or evil voice thinking (See above)
(Author talking)
Naruto: Life of a Shy Jinchuuriki
Chapter 4: It's About Time!
Naruto, Kiba, Chouji, Shikamaru, and, though his was far less noticeable, even Shino all stepped into the noisy classroom with smiles on their faces. Sasuke's fangirls were arguing about who'd sit next to him while others were chatting away about personal matters. In the midst of all the chaos, Naruto and the others managed to slip into their usual seats without anyone noticing. As usual, the five friends sat as close to the door as possible with Naruto surrounded by all of them. They sat close to the door so that they would be able to leave class before everyone else. Naruto was surrounded by all of his friends so that none of the students who bullied him would be able to get at him during class. Kiba called this seating arrangement "The Turtle." Iruka, who noticed the five boys slip into the classroom, waited until they were seated before he silenced the rest of the class.
"SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU ALL GET DETENTION FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS!" Iruka said using his "big-head" justu, startling most of the students.
As soon as they heard the scar-faced Chuunin's orders, the students immediatly shut up and rushed to seat themselves. As soon as the last student was seated, Iruka started the lesson. As soon as the bell rang over, they all went to lunch.
Meanwhile, Inside the Hokage's office
Sarutobi was sitting at his desk, working on his paperwork while he waited for his morning appointment to arrive. As he was doing it, a certain thought crossed his mind.
'Why would the ANBU I assigned to watch Naruto-kun take so long to help him? The only reason he didn't end up with any fractured or broken bones this time was because Tsume-san, Inoichi-san, Chouza-san, and Shikaku-san arrived before the villagers go as far as they usually do. I personally assigned those ANBU to protect poor Naruto-kun and warned them what their punishment would be for failing to protect him, and yet this still happens so often. One of the only ANBU assigned to protect Naruto-kun that actually takes protecting him seriously is Inu (AKA Kakashi). This has to stop. And soon!'
As soon as he finished this thought, Tsume, Shibi, Inoichi, Shikaku, and Chouza walked in for their appointment with Kuromaru in tow.
"Hello, Lord Hokage. Thank you for making time to see us." Shibi said calmly.
"There's no need to thank me. When you all sent word that you had an idea that would help Naruto-kun, I was more than happy to see you. That poor boy has suffered enough at the hands of those villagers." The aged Hokage said, venom dripping from his every syllable as the last sentence left his lips.
"I couldn't agree more." Tsume said angrily while the other four nodded in agreement.
"How about you all sit down and tell me this idea you've all got?" Sarutobi asked.
As soon as he asked this, the four clan heads pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Now... What do you five have in mind?"
Tsume and the others all took a deep breath and said.
"We believe that Naruto would be more safe if one of us were to take him in."
As soon as they said this, the aged Hokage's face lit up with happiness, then sunk into a depressed appearence.
"I understand. But you know as well as I do that the civilian council will never allow that. They won't allow anyone to take Naruto-kun in unless it's someone who'll kill him in his sleep." Sarutobi said, depressed.
The five clan heads' faces then slipped into despair. Then, suddenly, Shikaku got another idea.
"That's not completely true." Shikaku said slyly, a sneaky smirk spreading onto his face.
"What are you getting at Shikaku?" Tsume asked.
"I'm saying that, if the person that wants to adopt Naruto-kun has the support of every clan head on the council, there's no way that they'll be able to say no."
"You don't mean... No way! Nuh-Uh! Not gonna happen! NO CHANCE IN HELL!" Tsume said.
"Tsume, it's our only shot" Said Shikaku.
"I don't care! There's no way I'm asking him for help! It's because of Hiashi and his brother that I missed my one chance with Minato-kun!" Tsume said angrily.
"Are you still goin on about that? It's been 20 years already. Let it go, woman!" Chouza said incredulously.
"20 years, 3 months and 18 days! But who's counting?"Tsume said/asked.
"Apparently, you are" Shibi stated.
"ENOUGH! Shikaku-san's right, Tsume-san. If we don't do this, then Naruto-kun may never be able to sleep soundly at night without the threat of being killed in his sleep hanging over his head. Please Tsume. Do it for Naruto-kun. For Minato-kun and Kushina-chan." Sarutobi said, pleading with Tsume.
Tsume got a thoughtful look on her face, then sighed and looked Sarutobi in the eye.
"Fine... I'll do it. I'll ask that blowhard Hyuuga to help. But I won't like it." Tsume said, frustration ringing in her voice.
"Good. Now, I'll send some ANBU to-"
"No need! I'll go. Besides, I don't want that arrogant, white-eyed teme (bastard) to think that I'm a coward for not coming in person." Tsume said before walking out the door.
"Huff... At least she's willing to compromise." Chouza said.
"Indeed." Shibi agreed.
At the Hyuuga Compound
Hiashi Hyuuga was pacing in his study, deep in thought. He was pacing because, no matter how much he wanted to, now was not the time to immmerse himself in the novel series that was a favorite among the Hyuuga. Yes, there'd be time for that later. Right now, he had to focus on ore important things. The Hyuuga elders had, once again, suggested stripping Hinata of her title as heiress, banising her to the Branch family, and giving her the Caged-Bird Seal. And, once again, Hiashi had managed to get them to change their mind about it by pulling the "Doing-that-will-shame-the Hyuuga-clan" card. The elders would drop the subject every time Hiashi pulled this card, but, sooner or later, the elders would try again. It was a cycle that Hiashi was really starting to get sick of. So, in an effort to end it, he decided that later he'd lectu.. I mean, talk to Hinata about being more "Hyuuga-like."
'I will not be the first Hyuuga clan Head to have his first-born child branded with the Caged-Bird Seal. Somehow, someway, I will get her to uphold the Hyuuga image!' Hiashi thought.
Not only did he need to talk to her about her behavior, but he also had some news for her. This time, when Hiashi pulled the "it-would-dishonor-theHyuuga" card, the elders didn't immediately back off. So he had to cut a deal with them. He knew he had to tell Hinata, and knew he had to tell her soon.
Then, Hiashi heard someone knock on his door and jumped slightly as he was brought out of his thoughts.
"Father?" He heard the person call in a little girl's voice.
He instantly recognized the person who knocked as his youngest daughter, Hanabi.
"Yes, Hanabi-chan?" He called out.
"There's someone here to see you. Right now, she's shouting something about "having to ask a stuck-up tightwad for a favor" or something like that."
As soon as Hanabi said this, one thought ran through her father's mind.
'Stuck-up tightwad?... NO WAY! So, she finally needs a favor from me, huh? Heh, talk about justice. She had the gall to pull that prank on Hizashi and I, and now she needs a favor from me! Hahahah! I am so gonna make her squirm! Payback time, Inuzuka.'
"Thank you, Hanabi-chan. Please send her here."
"Alright father." He heard her walk away as soon as she responded.
Hiashi unlocked the door as he heard Hanabi return with Tsume Inuzuka, then turn and leave.
Tsume entered Hiashi's study with a frown on her face. Shelooked agitated. Like she didn't want to be there.
"Well, well, well. Long time no see, Tsume-san. Please make yourself comfortable."
"Cut the crap, Hyuuga! I just wanna get this over with, get outta here, and never speak of this again."
"I don't think so, Inuzuka! You pulled that pranks on my brother and I back when we were 16. And now, it's payback time." Hiashi said, glaring at Tsume.
"OH COME ON! IT WAS NOT THAT BAD!"
""Not that bad"? "NO THAT BAD"? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG IT TOOK US TO GET THAT UNDERWEAR LOOSE? OR HOW MANY THERAPY SESSIONS IT TOOK TO GET HIZASHI PAST THAT REDICULOUS "SQUIRRELL-PHOBIA" YOU CAUSED HIM TO HAVE? No! No matter what it is. If you want my help, you're going to bow down as low as you can and BEG ME TO HELP!" Hiashi shouted, his face livid.
Tsume's face looked like it was frozen in shock. She contemplated this for several minutes.
'For Naruto-kun, Kushina, and Minato-kun.' Tsume thought.
She then got down on her knees and bowed her head until it touched the floor, crossing her arms in front of her bowed head.
"P-please! P-please help! Help us to protect Naruto-kun." Tsume said, her tears as she remembered what the young blond had been put through causing her to stutter.
'Naruto-kun? Minato and Kushina's son?' Hiashi thought in surprise.
He thought she would ask for something completely different. He now felt guilty for making someone bow down and beg him to help his dead best friend's son.
'Minato. I wonder how disappointed in me you'd be if you were here today.'
"Alright," Tsume's ears perked up. "I'll help. And we'll never speak of this again."
Tsume got up off the floor and dried her tears.
"Thanks, Hyuuga."
"No problem."
"Now, lets go to the Hokage's office."
The two clan heads then left Hiashi's study, with Hiashi locking the door behind him. The two then made their way to the Hokage's office surprisingly finding Hiashi there already. First he made such a fuss about this and he gets there faster than you can say be gora.
"How did you get here so fast?" Tsume asked
"Don't ask." Hiashi replied
"But-"
"Just let it go, Tsume-san. You can find out later." Sarutobi said.
"Fine. But I'm still gonna get my answer later!" Tsume said.
"Now then... Is anyone going to tell me the plan to help Naruto-kun?" Hiashi asked.
"Yeah. I was hoping you could lend your support in getting Naruto-kun adopted into either your clan or one of ours." Shikaku said.
When Shikaku said this, a slight frown appeared on Hiashi's face.
"I don't know. The Hyuuga elders are really against him. Plus... Just because he's in a clan doesn't mean he'll be much safer. Sure, no one outside whichever clan he ends up in will try to kill him... But what's to stop someone inside that clan from trying to kill him?" Hiashi said.
"That is... A very good point... Ya know something? It really sucks when you're right, Hyuuga!" Tsume proclaimed after thinking it over.
"This is gonna be harder than we thought." Inoichi said.
At the Academy
Naruto and Shino were sitting under a tree with a swing hanging from it, minding their own business and trying to relax. Then, Naruto and Shino heard something and looked towards the Academy building. The other students had just finished eating lunch and were coming out of the cafeteria. Well... Most of them. Kiba, Chouji, and Shikamaru still had detention. In other words, Shino was the only one standing between Naruto and his tormentors.
"Uuuum... S-s-shino?"
"Yes, Naruto-san?"
"M-m-maybe we s-s-should go b-b-back to the c-c-classroom and w-wait for the b-b-bell to r-ring." Naruto said, even more nervous than usual.
"Why? Do you see Uchiha-san and his friends?" Shino asked.
As soon as Shino asked his shy friend this... Well... Lets just the old saying "speak of the devil, and he shall appear," rings true.
"What's up, Uzumaki? Aburame? What're you two doing over here?" The Onyx-Eyed Viper said with a sadistic smile as he approached the two of them, his goons and fan girls (Well, most of them) hot on his heels.
"Nothing. We were just leaving, right Naruto-san?" Shino replied.
Naruto tried to speak, but found that his voice wouldn't work. Surrounded by his biggest tormentor's friends with only Shino to save him. He was paralyzed by his fear and couldn't even talk, let alone run away.
"What's the matter, dobe? Cat got your tongue? Or maybe your looking to stay and fight? If so, I'm happy to oblige!" Sasuke said, Getting ready to lunge at Naruto.
"No you won't!" Shino said, running towards Naruto in an attempt to intercept the Uchiha jackass and protect his friend.
"Grab im and hold im down!" Sasuke barked at his goons.
As soon as Sasuke told them this, five of them cut Shino off and pinned him to the ground.
"Stay away from him!" Shino ordered.
"Why should I? Who's gonna stop me, you? Hahahaha." Sasuke replied, laughing cruelly.
Naruto, finally realizing that Shino got pinned down trying to defend him, rushed over to try and help.
"I don't think so!" Sasuke said as he cut Naruto off by sweeping the shy blond's feet out from under him with a kick.
He then looked down at Nartuo and said.
"You're not getting away this time! The mutt, the lazy slug, and the fat-ass are all in detention right now and bug-boy's pinned down. You've got no one to protect you and no way to escape! So just sit there and take it like a man!" Sasuke said before kicking Naruto in the gut as he tried to stand up.
"NARUTO!" Shino shouted (Surprising, huh?) as he tried to get free.
"Pick im up!" Sasuke shouted to two of his goons that were still in the crowd.
The two went up, then they each planted a foot onto one of Naruto's legs, grabbed and arm, and brought him up. As soon as Naruto was on his knees, Sasuke punched him across the face and slammed his left knee into the blond boy's chest.
"Don't go passing out on me now!" Sasuke told Naruto before punching him in the face again.
Just as Sasuke was about to land another blow on Naruto, a lavender and blue blur zipped out of the tree and kicked him in the side, knocking him away from his favorite punching bag.
"What the hell?" Sasuke said as he got up.
Standing before him was a girl in a lavender jacket and navy-blue pants with dark blue hair and lavender- gray tinted white eyes.
"I've had it! I keep looking on, thinking that you assholes are gonna leave the poor guy alone, but I'm tired of it! You're gonna walk away and leave him alone and you're gonna do it NOW!" The girl shouted.
"Oh yeah? Whose gonna make us? And just who the hell are you?" Sasuke asked.
"You don't recognize me? A little upsetting, since we're in the same class. But I'll refresh your memory. I'm Hinata Hyuuga! Heiress to the Hyuuga clan! In other words... You'll leave him alone if you know what's good for ya! Get the picture?" Hinata said, activating her Byakuugan.
"So? You're not the boss of-" Sasuke said before Hinata gave him a Jyuuken-style punch in the face, knochking a coulpe of his teeth loose.
"Like I said before, you'll leave him alone if you know what's good for ya!" Hinata said before glaring at the boys who had Naruto, causing them to step back and drop him.
She gave the boys who had Shino pinned down the same treatment and they scattered like frightened rabbits.
She looked back at the group and glared at them in a way that would make Shukaku crap himself before saying.
"Now listen up and listen good! If I EVER, and I mean EVER, catch any of you picking on him again, I'll send all of you crying to your mamas with broken arms and scrolls shoved up your noses! And that's nothing compared to what I'll do to that Uchiha coward you all follow! GOT IT?"
They all nodded their head as fast as they could.
"Good. NOW AM-SCRAY!" She yelled, causing them to run back to the Acadmy's main building.
She looked at Sasuke and saw him glaring at her like he was gonna try and charge at her.
"Make my day, teme." She said.
Sasuke took a good look and saw the the odds weren't in his favor. He got up and said.
"This. Isn't. Over. Do you understand me, Hyuuga? This. Is. Far from over!I'll get you for this! Maybe not today... Maybe not tomorrow... But I'll get you for this!" He told her before walking away.
AS soon as Sasuke was gone Hinata deactivated her Byakuugan, then turned around and went to help Naruto up.
"Hey! You alright?"She asked him.
Naruto looked up to see who'd come to help him. When he looked at Hinata's face with the sun shining down from behind, he thought.
'W-w-w-...Wow. Sh-she's...'
Naruto couldn't even think of how to describe her. He strtedto stare at her and realized that, for some reason, he was blushing a bit.
"Hello? Anybody in there?" She asked waving a hand in front of Naruto's face.
Naruto snapped out of his daze and looked away from her as his blush intensified.
"U-ummm... S-sorry about t-that. T-t-thank y-y-you f-for h-helping u-us." Naruto stuttered out, feeling very nervous at the moment.
"It's no biggy! I never liked bullies anyway. Besides, I've been wanting to kick his butt for a while."
"Still, Naruto-san and I both appreciate your help. By the way my name is-"
"There's no need for that. I remember your names. Shino Aburame" She pointed at Shino, "and Naruto Uzumaki, right?" she asked, pointing at Naruto.
"Correct." Shino stated.
Well then. How 'bout we get moving before-" Hinata started.
At that moment, the bell rang.
"Uuh... Never mind. Let's just get back to class."
"Agreed. Let's go, Naruto-san." Shino said.
"U-umm... O-okay."
The three of them then went inside the Academy building and headed to class.
Later that night, at the Hyuuga Compound
Hinata was heading towards her room to go to bed. She was still happy about finally getting to wipe that smirk off of Sasuke Uchiha's smug, slimy little face. As she turned to head into her room, a Branch Family member called to her.
"Lady Hinata," Hinata eye-twitched before turning around. She hated being called "Lady Hinata" like that. It made her feel old, "Lord Hiashi would like to speak to you before you go to sleep." He told her.
"Thanks. I'll go see him now" 'What could my old man want at this hour?' She said/thought.
She then turned around and made her way to her father's study.
Inside Hiashi's study
Hiashi was reading the latest volume of the book series that his former sensei writes when he heard someone try to open the locked door of his study. He only knew of one person in the clan who'd do that. The person on the other side began to "knock" (read: pound) on the door.
"Come in." He said.
At this, Hinata walked in with an innocent look on her face. It was when he saw her with that look that he knew that she'd done something wrong. Again. As soon as Hiashi had started focusing more on Hanabi, and ignoring Hinata, his oldest daughter had started acting out. She'd pull pranks, disrespect her elders both inside and outside the Hyuuga clan, and even refused to follow the Hyuuga's usual dress code. Instead of wearing light brown or mostly white, the girl would wear mostly dark colors with almost none of the colors usually worn by a Hyuuga. Usually, Hinata would be seen in navy-blue pants and a lavender jacket with a jet-black tank top underneath. The girl went out of her way to defy almost every one of the Hyuuga clan's rules and bylaws. But, despite how much all this angered them, they were not the main reasons why the Hyuuga elders despised their clan's young heiress as much as they did. No, what angered the old Hyuugas most about the girl was her personality. She was always loud, obnoxious, wild, and unwilling to even sit still, yet, at the same time, kind, caring, and farther from arrogant than you'd think any Hyuuga could ever possibly be. These personality traits were why the elders believed that the girl's every action brought the Hyuuga clan shame.
"Hey old man! You wanted to see me?" Hinata said, making eye contact with her father.
Hiashi eye-twitched as his daughter called him "old man" as she usually did. It always angered the usually stern, yet relatively patient, Hyuuga Head that she refused to show even her own father any respect.
"Yes I did, Hinata. Sit down." Hiashi ordered, gesturing toward one of the three chairs near his desk.
"No thanks. I'd rather stand." Hinata said nonchalantly.
"It wasn't a request." Hiashi said, impatiently staring his daughter down.
At this, Hinata sat down on the chair in front of her father's desk. Hiashi paced back and forth for about five minutes, critiquing his thoughts as his daughter shifted uncomfortably. Once he was finished, he turned and faced his daughter with a serious look on his face.
"I'll get right to the point. Hinata, you need to stop acting like this. You dishonor me, yourself, and, more importantly, the Hyuuga with your behavior." Hiashi said.
"I don't get it. How does being myself dishonor anyone?" Hinata asked.
"Because, by not maintaining the Hyuuga image, you bring shame to the entire clan." Hiashi responded.
"That's your opinion and the elders', not mine. I think that being unique is a good thing. It shows that you're not afraid to be your own person." Hinata said.
"Regardless of what you believe, I cannot tolerate your behavior. Therefore, I'll-"
"You'll what? Banish me to the Branch family? Brand me with the Caged-Bird Seal? I'll tell you what you'll do. Nothin'. Cuz' you don't want to "bring shame to the Hyuuga clan or yourself." Truth is, you don't have the stones to do any of that to me. Pathetic." Hinata said before turning towards the door to leave.
"Don't you walk away from me!" Hiashi said angrily.
"What're you gonna do about it?" Hinata asked turning back to her father.
"Or else... I won't let the Branch Family members serve or buy you any cinnamon rolls for a month! Not only that, but I will personally make sure that you don't even see another one for that entire month!"
"You wouldn't dare!" Hinata said, horrified.
"Try me."
From the look in his eyes, Hinata could tell her father was serious. He wouldn't threaten her with something like that unless he was.
"Okay, Okay! I'll listen!"
"Huff... The elders have been talking about stripping you of your title as heiress-
"No surprise. They pull that at least once a month."
"DON'T INTERRUPT ME!"
"Sorry."
"As I was saying, they've been talking about strippng you of your title as heiress, branding you with the Caged-Bird Seal, and banishing you to the Branch family. I got them to drop it again. But, this time, I had to cut a deal to get them to drop it."
"What kinda "deal"?" Hinata asked, a little concerned.
"Well... You're going to be allowed to continue your education at the Academy-"
"That's good! Cause I hate the guys here in the compound who do the teaching. No emotion or anything unless I messed up or act up."
"DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO INTERRUPT ME?"
"My bad."
"As I was saying... You're going to be allowed to continue your education at the Academy. But-"
"Not the "but"" Hinata mumbled.
"INTERRUPT ME ONE MORE TIME AND I'LL HAVE YOU SPAR WITH NEJI FOR AN HOUR AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE!" Hiashi said, using the "big-head" jutsu, but with a huge vein bulging out like it's gonna blow.
"Okay, okay, okay. No need to get testy."
"Like I said before. You'll be attending the Academy. But, if you don't gradutate at the top of the class, you'll be branded with the Caged-Bird Seal, and exiled from the clan." Hiashi said, turning away from his daughter so that she wouldn't see him cry.
"SAAAAAY WHAAAAAT? THEY CAN'T DO THAT!" Hinata shouted angrily.
"THEY CAN! And, if you don't graduate and graduate as Rookie-of-the-Year, they will." Hiashi said, turning back towards his daughter.
"Then I'll just make sure I graduate as Rookie-of-the-Year!"
"Alright then. You'd better get to bed. With how much you've been slacking off since you started at the academy, you're going to have many long and difficult days trying to catch up and get ahead,"
"Alright! See ya tomorrow, old man." Hinata siad before dashing off to get ready.
"Hm. That girl! I swear, she must get that from her mother's side... Not that I hate that about her... Hitomi, my dear. I miss you so much." Hiashi said, remembering what his wife was like when he first met her.
The main thing that drew Hiashi to her was her personality. When he was younger, due to how his father and the elders treated him, Hiashi was extremely cold and didn't care about anyone but himself and his brother. But then, he met Hitomi. At times, she could be as stuborn as an ox and loud, but, whenever she was around him, she could barely form a sentence. At first, he found it annoying. But, after he started to spend more time with her, he started to find Hitomi's mannerisms cute. Whenever he looks at his oldest daughter, he can practically see a mirror image of his late wife when they were that that age. This was one of the more "discreet" reasons for why he tried to ignore Hinata. Just looking at her would remind him of how he felt when his wife died after giving birth to Hanabi.
'Hitomi-chan... If you could only see what our little Hinata's become, you'd be able to help tame her.' Hiashi thought before leaving his study to go to bed.
Uzumaki Ricky: Finally! Sorry this chapter took so long. You have no idea what has been going on lately. Since I'm starting break, I'll try to update again soon.
Kiba: Yeah! And try ta do it before the holidays, ya lazy slug!
Uzumaki Ricky: Do you want to have to feed my "pets again. *Says while glaring at Kiba*
Kiba: *Gets a terrified look on his face* I'll be good! I swear! *Starts crying in fear*
Uzumaki Ricky: Good. Now shut up and QUIT YOUR BLUBBERING!
Kiba: Shutting up now.
Uzumaki Ricky: Good. Now then... If you guys wanna see SasPunk get his teeth knocked in again any time soon, then you'll review. FYI, I might not be able to get another chapter out before Christmas. I'll try to get the next one out in time, but no promses. So, in case I can't get it out in time, Merry Christmas.
MHG Author note: I'm starting to sense a pattern in his work. When ever he sends this stuff to me, it's always a roadblock mid sentence. Oh well, he still a great guy. See ya!