So many ideas I could use and only on chapter 6 that even I have to wait before I can get to them
"Normal speech"
'Normal thoughts'
"Demon/Summon speech"
'Demon/Summon thoughts'
flashback/memory
~locations and transitions~
Disclaimer I don't own Naruto
Chapter 6: Second meeting
Naruto had woken up feeling awkward and strained. Getting out of bed he couldn't help but feel like he wasn't in his own body and moving his arms and legs felt like his joints were tightened up but not by much. "Why do I feel like I should meet a chri….chrio, chripecter….chriosceptor? whatever that word is!" He said as he tried to get up but as he got off the bed and on his feet but fell to the ground. "Owww why can't I walk, are my feet asleep? Maybe this is what happens if I don't sleep without my nighty cap" as he said this he looked at the clock that was on his nightstand and his eyes grew wide "Oh No! It's 7:15 already! If I don't leave soon I'm going to be late!" with that, he rushed into the bathroom to quickly take a shower. After he finished the shower he quickly put on a black shirt with a red swirl on the front and white shorts that have a blue line going down the side. Once dressed he saw the time was 7:40 which meant he had twenty minutes until class so he ran out the door, quickly locking the door and decided to take the back alleys to avoid the people's glares and harsh words and because it would get him there faster. Throughout all his running and panic he never noticed that he was running on all fours and going at a much faster pace than normal.
Arriving at the academy and seeing that some kids were still outside he figured he made it on time. But he was really confused because thinking back he was sure he would be late. "Maybe my clock is broken again?" Making it to the hallway he got up to his two feet unconsciously and started walking to his class with a lot of difficulty. He ended up using the wall to try and walk but kept falling. Finally making it to the classroom he kept tripping and landed to all fours as he tried to make it to the back of the class, much to his embarrassment as the students in the class started laughing as his teacher said nothing to stop it and kept sneering at the boy.
Making it to his seat he just decided to keep his head down for the rest of the class. He kept moving his arms and legs under his desk but couldn't get his arms to feel normal again.
Once lunch had arrived he waited for everyone to leave before he went on to nap under his favorite tree which has a swing that only he uses. After some difficulty in walking he made it and leaned his back against the tree, he felt really uncomfortable around everyone. It felt 'wrong' to be around a lot of people like he no longer just felt the glares he could FEEL the hatred and he was starting to make him feel sick but at the moment leaning on the tree some distance from the rest of the students and teachers he began to relax.
Resting his head on the tree he closed his eyes and began to try and relax. It wasn't until 5 minutes later that he really began to relax as a scent he knew he hasn't smelt before but somehow felt somewhat familiar, the smell of lavender and Vanilla. He couldn't help but smile when he smelt it.
"A-ano…...Hello?" Opening his eyes he turned his head to see a girl his age with white pupilless eyes looking at him in curiosity.
Naruto looked at the girl and couldn't help but think that she seemed familiar and squinted his eyes and tilted his head racking his brain to see if he could remember this girl. After a few minutes, he thought of it "Oh hey you're the girl that was being bullied a few months ago!". He said as he pointed at her but in the back of his mind he felt that that wasn't really where he felt he remembered her
"H-hai, I want to thank y-you for saving me from that, and…..I'm s-sorry for what happened to y-your scarf." She said in a soft whisper as she bowed to him.
Naruto was kinda taken aback with the show of respect to him so he tried to tell her "it's ok, you don't need to apologize to me." he said as he rubbed the back of his head but winced in moving his arms. He tried not to show it on his face but he didn't do a very good job since Hinata gained a look of worry. "A-are you ok?!"
Naruto not wanting to cause trouble for her since she was being nice to him tried to calm her down "Yeah I'm fine, my arms just feel funny." He said while he gave her his foxy grin that calmed her down.
Hinata, now calmed down from her worry wanted to bring up Naruto's pet fox so she decided to just ask him "A-ano Naruto-Kun?" she began, getting his attention "w-when did you get y-your small pet fox?"
Now Naruto was really confused, tilting his head and thinking about what she said 'pet fox? I don't have a pet fox. Maybe I should get one. I love foxes and they seem fun to play with!' looking back at her he answered "Foxes are cool and they seem really fun and hyper, they are really cool fun animals. Dattebayo!" he said as he jumped up a bit and landed back on the ground in a crouched sitting position and both his hands on the ground right in front of him.
Hinata had to use what little Hyuga willpower she had not to say "Kawaii" since he looked like a puppy in his sitting position.
At that moment the instructors called all the students to come back in since their break was over. Knowing that they would be going their separate ways they both gave their goodbyes and went to their separate class.
Once Naruto had gotten to his seat, albeit late with his slow pace, Naruto started to feel agitated that his teacher kept calling on him to answer the questions even though there were many others who raised their hands to answer. He really didn't like it when the teachers picked on him and even though it was boring he tried but when he does ask for help they punished him saying he is disrupting the class with his misbehavior.
He began to think of pranks he could do against the teacher and so began his pranking streak against not only his teachers but the villagers as well.
When the school day ended, Naruto just wanted to go home since all day he couldn't move normally and was using a stick he found as a walking stick to help. This, however, gave the citizens the idea that he would be an easier target. One by one the villagers started to become a mob until one of them couldn't take it anymore and threw a rock at the boy hitting him in the head and forced him to the ground face first.
Looking back he finally noticed the mob. He hadn't noticed because he was trying to walk straight and felt really, really uneasy as he walked but now that he saw it he became afraid. The mob started to run after the boy and on pure instinct, he got up and started running on all fours with no real direction.
The Anbu would have interfered with this if there were any Anbu around but due to the investigation on the council, most, if not all Anbu members were all unavailable so no one was around to stop it and unfortunately the few that did notice, hated the boy and just turned the other way.
Naruto, moving on pure instinct, didn't realize that he had entered a forest just outside the south gate. He also didn't realize that he had lost the mob some time ago but when he finally stopped he looked around seeing he was in a forest. No longer feeling fear he started to walk around and trying to find his way back to the village but after five minutes of walking, he started to feel at peace in the forest. It was then that he noticed he didn't feel that weird feeling in his arms and legs and looking down he realized he was walking on all fours. "huh ….that's funny hehe" he said as he began to run around finding it fun and more comfortable for him. He spent two hours in the forest just enjoying running around and didn't realize that the sun was going down but he stopped when he heard a voice behind. "Naruto-Kun, what are you doing out here?". Turning around he saw the Hokage in his Hokage robes "Ji-chan!" He yelled as he ran to his grandfather figure
Hiruzen, however, looked a little concerned at the boy "Naruto why are you walking like that?" he asked as Naruto got in front of him.
Naruto looked at the old man confused but then figured it out "I don't know why but my arms felt weird the whole day but it stopped feeling weird when I ran like this, besides it's fun! Dattebayo!" he said as he ran in circles around the Hokage and laughing.
In a stern lecturing voice, he got Naruto's attention "Naruto! You need to walk on your own two feet, not your hands!" Naruto stopped and looked distressed by this. He tried to whine about it but a look from Hiruzen told him not to "Naruto you can't go around like that you must act like a normal person which means no walking like an animal."
"...Ok, Jiji…." Naruto said as he got up and tried to steady himself.
"Good, now how about we go get some ramen since it has been a while since we ate together." He had to thank his many many years of experience to not fall over when a yellow-haired bullet launch himself at his midsection and with a small chuckle he shunshined to Ichiraku Ramen.
~Ichiraku Ramen stand~
Once they arrived Naruto gave his casual greeting "Ayame-nee-chan! Teuchi-ji-chan! six bowls of chicken Ramen please!"
Out from the back, came Ayame: a young 13-year-old girl with long, dark brown hair and large black eyes. She wore a white robe with the sleeves folded up. "Hey Naruto-chan, we were worried about you when the Anbu were looking for you a few days ago!" she nearly screamed as she brought him into a strong hug. "Hey, dad! Naruto's back!" and after that, an older man came out from the back.
Teuchi was a very kind and jovial man with a face that looked like he didn't know how to really frown and even though his eyes seemed to always be closed, you can always tell you had his attention "Naruto! Good to see you alright my boy and Hokage-sama pleasure to see you at our establishment." He said the last part with a bow
As Naruto sat there in confusion for hearing that the Anbu were looking for him, the Hokage decided to end the conversation before more questions were asked "The pleasure is mine Teuchi-san and It was a small matter that was taken a bit out of proportion since for a moment, we couldn't find him." he said as he sat down looking at Ayame.
Naruto repeated his order after his stomach decided to get everyone at the stand and a few passersby civilians that thought an animal was loose in the village. "You sure you don't want any Miso ramen? it IS your favorite." Teuchi asked, a bit curious about Naruto ordering six bowls of the chicken ramen and not even one of the boy's favorite: Miso ramen.
"Yeah, I'm just really craving chicken right now!" Naruto said with a big smile on his face.
As he and the Hokage ate their meals, the Hokage kept an eye on Naruto as he ate and noticed that the boy had some stiff movements and some trouble holding the chopsticks "Naruto, it seems that you are having problems in your movements, I would recommend getting back to normal as quickly as possible."
Naruto looking at the Hokage with noodles stuffed in his mouth nodded his head cause he hated feeling like this but was too lost in his ramen
~Meanwhile at the Hyuga Compound~
Hinata was walking to her father's office after a branch member went to fetch her. She was really nervous because her father never called her to his office unless it was a personal request or something from the elder council. Reaching to the door she softly knocked and waited for permission to enter. When a stern "Enter" was heard she opened the door she saw her father sitting on his knees in front of a low table with paperwork organized on each side. Walking till she was in front of the table and bowed low before she sat on the pillow set directly in front of the table and waited to be addressed.
"I wish for your confirmation on a certain fact that has been brought to my attention," Hiashi said without revealing any emotion on his face or his voice.
"H-hai O-otou-san" she answered.
"In the academy, there is a boy by the name Naruto Uzumaki, correct?". Hinata nodded her head as an answer "Well, you are to avoid any and all contact with the boy" Hiashi said much to Hinata's shock
"W-w-why!?" she exclaimed with a little more force but still not loud enough to be a shout.
Hiashi looking in his daughter's eyes scowled slightly "This is an order from the elder council and I agree with the decision. The boy is nothing but trouble and you would be disgracing the clan's name if you speak to him."
Hinata wanted to protest immediately but the look on her father's face told her that this was not up for debate and nothing she said would change this so with her head held down she gave in "Hai Otou-san" and with that she got up and left the office and headed to her room. Once she made it to her room and closed the door she laid down on her futon, grabbed the shredded red scarf from her nightstand, and shed her silent tears while holding the scarf in her arms at the loss of a possible new friend.
~Naruto's apartment~
Naruto had arrived at his apartment after the meal he had with the Hokage and was starting to put on his pj's and went to his bed. After laying in his bed he couldn't get comfortable and kept tossing and turning, after 30 minutes he tossed off the blanket and grabbed the pillow and threw them both to the corner of the room. Getting up, he began to get on his feet and went to the kitchen with his on sliding on the wall for balance. After getting a glass of milk that still hasn't gone bad he got back to his room but grumbled as he saw his pillow and blanket in the corner of the room next to his bed since there was a four-foot gap between the wall and the bed. Walking to them he got back on all fours and grabbed the blanket but before he picked them up he paused since now that he was walking in a more comfortable way the tiredness finally hit him so all he did was leave the blanket, crawled on top of the blanket and pillow and curled up on himself much like a dog and fell asleep in a more peaceful matter and started purring
And there is chapter 6. I really didn't want to do that to Hinata, man I may have written it but now I feel really bad at doing it
Anyway, the next chapter will be a time skip a few years but not directly to the graduation. This and the next chapter and maybe the chapter after it, is meant for establishing some things such as some interactions between characters and some friendships between characters as well as showing that Naruto isn't completely back to normal. And as you readers might have noticed, I added the red scarf from the last Naruto movie and I added it because I wanted to keep things somewhat canon and could really help build a relationship between the 2, I am going to make some events that create a POSSIBILITY of a relationship with other girls as well and if no relationship is made then they keep a strong friendship
Hope you guys like it and the next chapter will take a bit longer to write because classes are taking my time so please be a little patient, please
update notice 11/19: changed format to now established set, toned down the stuttering Hinata and fixed the flow a bit
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