The Heir to the Kitsune Clan

Intro:

Okay, so this is chapter two of HKC and to tell you the truth I'm really happy with it even though its not all action packed. Please read and review.

I'd like to thank Dragon Man 180, you really inspired me, in fact I wrote this chapter after I read your review.

Disclaimer:… How can I own Naruto? I barely even own a pen… Wait, that's my mom's. Okay, so I do own the seals… Sort of anyway.

"Speaking."

Thinking.

"Naruto talking to Kyuubi in his head/or inner Hinata talking to Hinata."

"Kyuubi speaking."

Some Words of Wisdom – Chapter Two

Hinata stared at the flowers around her, her thoughts lost in a swirl of confusion and self doubt. I can't even be a proper Hyuga clan head and I was born to it… How could I hope to be a good clan head to the kitsune? she thought to herself, remembering the conversation she had had with her father earlier that day.

…flashback…

Hinata had just woken up after being carried out of the arena, she stared at the hospital ceiling, remembering the fight with Neji-nii-san. Then the door to her room was opened and there stood her father, scowling down at her.

"Otou-san," she whispered as he entered the room.

He stared at her. "Hinata, you have been seen to be unfit to lead the Hyuga and, as such, you are hereby removed from being clan heir, Hanabi will fulfill the position much better then you. Currently, the clan council is in a meeting deciding whether or not to place you in the branch family," he then turned around and walked out, not even bothering to look back or wait for her reply.

…end flashback…

I'm useless, she thought to herself, letting a single tear fall.

Then, in the back of her head, a small voice that didn't speck up anymore spoke. "But surly they have seen you fight. If he still wants you to be clan head, maybe you should believe in yourself a little bit. After all, Kyuubi-sama seems to and Naruto-kun seems to agree," the voice said, causing Hinata to blush, before a look of determination crossed her face.

I was born to be a clan head and I will be one. Even if that means I have to become the head of the kitsune clan, I will not give up! she thought, standing up and walking into the forest.

…forest…

Naruto and Kyuubi were sparring… a.k.a. Naruto was getting his butt handed to him, when Hinata entered the clearing causing them to stop and look at her. "I see you have come to a decision." said Kyuubi, looking at her.

She nodded her head before she spoke. "H… hai, I… wi… will be the clan head of the kitsune." she said the last part with determination and looked him straight in the eye.

A huge smile crossed his face. "Alright then, training starts now!" Kyuubi said before looking at her jacket. "You're gonna' need to take that off to receive the kitsune clan seal," he said in a calm manner.

Hinata slowly did as he asked and gasped as he lifted the right sleeve of his kimono to show what looked to be a tattoo on his arm. "This is the seal of the kitsune clan," he said as she studied it. It was a single stem rose, the petals were like living flame and seemed to dance upon his skin. The stem itself was a dark ruby red color. "I, Kyuubi no Kitsune, head of the kitsune clan, name Hyuga Hinata as official clan heir," he said.

Hinata gasped in shock as her arm seemed to burn slightly. Looking down she found that she too now had the clan seal on her arm, the only difference being that color of the stem, the ruby color ended about halfway down and blended with a soft lavender that darkened into an almost black color at the base of the stem. She looked up to ask why her seal was different when she noticed that Kyuubi's rose was now the same as the one on her arm.

He smiled down at her before he spoke. "The rose is the kitsune clan, the stem represents each clan head, all have different colors. Even the sub seals have now changed," he said, causing her to look at him funny. Naruto hit himself on the face and took off his shirt and laid it beside his jacket that he had discarded for training. Hinata's eye's widened and her face went through several shades of red before she noticed what he was showing her.

"What fur ball here failed to mention is that each member of the kitsune clan has what is called a sub seal, it changes with the person it belongs to. As Fuzzy has accepted me into the kitsune clan I have a sub seal," he said, pointing to his chest where a single fox sat looking out at the world with a foxy grin in place. It had golden blond fur and cerulean blue eyes. Behind it were five blond tails tipped in soft red, and held between its paws was the rose of the kitsune clan. "Each sub seal has one thing in common, the rose of the kitsune clan is always present in some way," he said, giving her a foxy grin to match the one on his chest.

"Oh…" she stuttered out, still blushing.

"Okay, some other interesting facts about the seal. You can't have another seal forcefully placed on you because of it." Kyuubi said.

"So don't worry about the whole branch seal… thingy," interrupted Naruto, earning him a bump on the head from Kyuubi.

"As I was saying, it is also possible for you to make the seal disappear into your skin, all you have to do is channel a small amount of chakra into it," he said with a smile. "Okay, now that the official stuff is over, the training can begin." said Kyuubi, a serious look crossing his face. He then looked at Hinata. "For the past thirteen years I have been training the kit here in the ways of the kitsune. Since it is unlikely you and I will be able to come face to face like this a lot he will be your trainer in my stead."

Hinata looked down and finally blurted out what she had been wondering. "Why me? I'm not very strong… Even my own clan think's so." She said looking down, afraid of the rejection she was sure would come.

To her surprise Kyuubi sighed before answering. "I was the same as you when I became clan heir," he said, causing her to gasp and look up at him. "When I asked the previous clan head that same question he told me something I have lived by ever since." He said, turning his gaze to the sky as he remembered the words. "It's not how much power you possess that matters, its how you use the power that you do have that counts."

He looked down at her and grinned. Her eyes took on a new shine at the words and a small smile crept up her face as the words seemed to echo through her mind and found herself for the first time in a long time believing in herself.

End:

Okay so yeah, so far the chapters have been a little… short, but I get to a point where I want to leave you guys hanging and wanting more. It does a writer good to get good reviews, even if they involve… NEED LONGER CHAPTERS, so I don't know what size the chapters are going to be when I start writing them, no seriously if you have read BL you know that some are incredibly short while others can be called monstrosities… Why can I spell monstrosities without a second thought but have trouble with awesome… Weird… Anyway, don't forget to review, I write faster when I get reviews.

BB2:

So short, I'm used to the long chapters of GL…

From my beta Atara:

good question… yay Hinata-chan believes in herself. Okay it was good (and I had originally typed that you need longer chapters but then I decided I better not since you might take me seriously).

HNN-wait till she gets the next chapter 'crakles evily' oh yes the sweet tourture she will endure...man i love being the aurther :)