Uzumaki Naruto Chronicles Rewrite
Chapter 122
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Hinata stood on what had been made of the bridge so far, she activated her byakugan like Naruto asked her to. She winced at the pain it gave her, but the tactical advantage was well worth it. She did a quick scan and didn't notice anything, no one was within her range that had enough chakra to be a ninja. She looked to Naruto and shook her head, Naruto nodded and went back to work. Hinata thought about how her friendship with Tsunami started.
Flashback start
Tsunami smiled as she sat with Inari. They were eating lunch together, Hinata herself was over on the bed knitting. Though she was paying attention to Tsunami, and Inari's interactions.
Tsunami laughed as she teased Inari. The boy blushing and giggling as his mom laughed. "Mother! I-its not like that! I just said she was nice and smart!"
Hinata blushed as Inari pointed at her, implicating it was in fact her they were talking about. She had no idea what to say, and acted like she didn't notice, going back to knitting.
Tsunami continued to harass Inari, "I know you think she's pretty too! And look she knows how to knit!"
Inari was as red as a tomato, "MOOOOOM, she has a boyfriend!"
Hinata at this point wasn't listening, but trying to block it out, she took a drink of water, only to pause at what Tsunami said next.
"Hinata, you think Inari is super cute, and handsome! No doubt to become a big strong man. He loves his mother, that's always a good sign! You'd date him right!" The elder woman asked, obviously teasing. Hinata on the other hand was so caught off guard that she choked on the water, coughing harshly.
"U-U-Uhmmmm…what?" Hinata sputtered out after finally recovering and finding air.
Tsunami just laughed as Inari and Hinata were as red as tomatoes, "Relax you two, I'm only joking."
Inari stuttered out, "I-I'm going to go see if grandpa needs any help." With that the boy ran out of the house and towards the bridge. Naruto was helping Tazuna with the bridge for 3 hours before he and Hinata would train, then he would leave Hinata to train for the rest of the day as he helped more with the bridge. They would then all convene for dinner. It was in the morning that Hinata would help out Tsunami around the house while she was still gaining strength.
As Inari left the house Tsunami's mood and attitude immediately dropped. She sighed, tired, and walked into the one room in the house and dropped onto the bed. Hinata raised an eyebrow, but continued to clean up after lunch. Tsunami had cooked, so she had said she would clean. As she finished cleaning up, she walked into the room, watching as Tsunami cried into the pillow, the change had been immediate and Hinata wasn't sure what to say.
End flashback
Hinata was brought out of her thoughts by Narutos, she was surrounded by Narutos, shirtless, muscles bulging after the work he had been doing and dripping with sweat. Hinata's eyes widened.
"Hinata, is everything okay? The Narutos asked her.
Hinata blushed even harder, turning away from him and hiding her head, wiping the blood that was trickling from her nose as a response to seeing so many shirtless Narutos around her. "I-I'm fine, just got lost in my thoughts."
Hinata started to drift back into her thoughts, she thought back to her time the last week and a half with Tsunami, the woman had done well recovering from everything that happened to her. Of course Hinata realized she didn't have much of a choice, she had to be strong for her son. Inari needed her to be strong for him. In the room when it was just her and Tsunami though, it was different. Tsunami would break down when it was just the two of them, Hinata did her best to help, they bonded once Hinata caught her crying.
Flashback start
"Please leave me be Hinata." Tsunami told her.
Hinata shook her head, "It's okay to cry, it's okay to break down. You are still far stronger than myself, I still have more trouble than you are having." Hinata asked the woman curious to her secret. She was doing much better now than she was when she was rescued, but still had her rough moments/days. If she could figure out the woman's secret maybe she could get rid of her bad days.
"I'm not strong, I have to act strong for Inari. When I'm alone it all breaks, its so hard to act strong all day when all I want to do is cry." Tsunami told her, "Inari already lost his father figure, he can't lose his mother to depression, or anything else."
Hinata nodded, "How do you bring yourself to act so strong, I was taken and went through a similar subjugation, I was tortured, beaten, abused, and experimented on for years. I just can't deal with life some days, yet here you are so much stronger than me. I'm supposed to be a ninja, a warrior."
Tsunami smiled at her, "Hinata, I'm a mother, it gives you extra strength. Having kids, teaching them, helping them grow, it's a war of its own. It's a battle every day. He brings me so much strength." The elder woman kept going, "Do you want to have kids one day?"
Hinata looked down, the empty pit in her soul pressing into her as she teared up slighlty, "I want to yes, more than anything."
Tsunami immediately understood where Hinata was going with this, she wrapped her arms around the younger girl, "I'm so sorry."
Hinata stayed silent for a while, as she and Tsunami pulled away, "Do the nightmares ever go away?"
Hinata looked at her eyes and bit her lip as she saw tears in Tsunami's eyes, "Honestly? I still have them, it's not every night anymore though. It's hard to get a full night of sleep. I have to train myself to exhuastion during the day, otherwise at night I sit in bed for hours without being able to sleep, everytime I close my eyes I see him."
Tsunami nodded, "Not exactly what I was hoping for, nightmares of that man and his goons will follow me for the rest of my life."
Hinata nodded, "I'm sorry, I wish I could tell you different, but I don't want to lie to you."
Tsunami nodded, "It's okay, thank you, thank you for telling me, I feel like I can talk to you now. You didn't need to tell me what happened to you, but you did…thank you."
Hinata smiled at her, "You're welcome. I'm glad you opened up to me, I hope I can help you even more."
Tsunami grinned, "Do you really think you and Naruto can help us? Can you save this town? Can you end Gato?"
Hinata nodded, "Naruto is the strongest man I know. In character and phsical strength, he is one of the strongest ninja in the village. When he lets go and goes all out, very few can beat him. With him here you will all be fine."
"What about yourself?" Tsunami asked her, "Do you not factor yourself in? Will you not fight for us?"
Hinata was stunned for a moment, "Of course I'm fighting for you, I will do my best to help, however I don't compare a whole lot to Naruto. I'm just not that strong."
Tsunami shook her head, "I don't believe you, you seem very strong, Naruto seems to think you are extremely valuable to this operation. He wouldn't have been able to help me without you. You may not be as physically strong, but you are an incredible ninja and Naruto values having you on his team."
Hinata nodded, "Thank you. I know better, I know I have worth, however I've always had issues with self esteem. I'm working on it…Someday I hope that I can be as good of a mother as you are."
Tsunami nodded, "So how can I get ahead of this? I need to beat this for Inari. How can I get better fast."
Hinata grinned, "Find the small things in life that you love and focus on those things. Gardening, training, baking, healing others even, when I do these things it takes my mind off of the pain, of the hell. I've learned to start to recognize when its coming on, then I can start doing one of the things that help. Recognize your triggers and don't sway. Stay busy, the worst times are when you can do nothing but sit and think about it."
End Flashback
Hinata sighed as she activated her Byakugan once again, wincing in pain, and gritting her teeth slightly, but still checking the surrounding area once more, still nothing.
Naruto saw her wince and was next to her in no time, talking to her under his breath, not wanting to alarm Tazuna, "The pain in your eyes when you activate your Byakugan, its getting worse isn't it?"
"Yes, but I'm fine. I can handle a little bit of pain just fine, another…gift I got from those bastards, a high pain tolerance." The bluenette responded darkly.
Naruto sighed, "Tsunade still doesn't know what's going on with that either, I'm worried about it. There is no known medical reason as to why it would hurt to activate."
Hinata nodded, "I don't know why you are making such a big deal out of it, I'm a ninja, we get hurt, this is just an ache really."
"For now, but if it keeps getting worse and worse, when will it become a burden to activate?" Naruto growled back, "I know you see me as being your over protective boyfriend right now, but it's not just that, I'm looking at it as your sensei as well."
"Hinata sighed, "Let's talk about this some other time, we can figure it out after this mission. For now we have a job."
Naruto nodded and walked away from her, to continue his work, leaving her back to her thoughts, these leaning more towards her troubles with Naruto. She sighed, frowning, she and Naruto still had their issues, even though everything was going relatively well.
Flashback start
"So what's with you and Naruto? What's the story there?" Tsunami asked.
Hinata blushed, "H-he's my fiance technically."
"Where's the ring?" Tsunami asked.
Hinata shook her head, "I don't have one yet. Naruto and I haven't talked about that. We were promised to one another at birth. We are lucky we fell in love before we knew we were to be wed. Unfortunately, I was amidst a freakout when it came up and I freaked out about it. We…haven't really talked about it since, I know we love eachother, we are still promised to one another, I know he still wants to be married, but we just haven't talked about it again."
Tsunami nodded, "I see, you haven't tried to bring it up?"
Hinata shook her head, "It's not that he will get mad at me, I just feel like last time the topic was broached I let him down, big time. What right do I have to bring it up again."
Tsunami laughed lightly, "That's silly dear, he is waiting on you to talk to him about it, to show him you're ready. You are ready aren't you?"
Hinata sighed, "I love him more than anything, he has been there for me the whole time, he came and saved me. I have loved him since we were kids. So why do I not feel ready?"
Tsunami smiled gently, "Because it is still somewhat new, correct?"
Hinata nodded, "We are new somewhat. It took a while before I let him in at all…There is something…else." Her eyes were now on the floor
Tsunami's eye's widened, "Hinata…you haven't told him?"
Hinata shook her head, "I-I can't bring myself to tell him. He never had a family, it's all he's ever wanted. Now I have to tell him I can't give it to him? On top of that…he blames himself for me being taken, he would blame himself for this. I just don't want to do that to him."
"Hinata, I'm not your mother, but that isn't why, that's an excuse you're giving yourself to not tell him. I'm not telling you to tell him, that will be your own hurdle to jump. It won't be easy, but at somepoint you have to tell him. It's your battle to fight and win, but do not delude yourself into believing that or any other excuse. It's a hard thing, allow it to be just that, don't make it any harder, or any easier with your excuses. You can't give him a daughter, or a son. That's okay, but you have to tell him at somepoint. He has a right to know, and you have to tell him." Tsunami told her.
Hinata nodded, "I know, I just can't tell him yet. T-there is a chance that I could be healed. A great medic is working on it, but nothing has come up yet."
Tsunami nodded, "Tell him whether you get healed or not."
Hinata bit her lip, tears in her eyes, but she nodded. "Thank you…I was supposed to be helping you, but here you are helping me."
Tsunami nodded, "I like helping people as well, I like mothering. I hope you don't mind. I hope we can continue to support eachother."
End Flashback
Hinata sighed again, that was another couple talks she would have to have with Naruto at somepoint, neither of them were going to be easy, but she had to do it She needed to find the right time first, and during a deadly mission was not the time to do it. She couldn't distract Naruto with her silly concerns and thoughts afterall.
She activated her Byakugan and her eyes grew wide, "NARUTO, INCOMING! ITS ZA-" Before she could finish what she was saying Naruto already had his sword drawn and across the bridge.
CLANG! The metallic sound of two swords clashing rang out as Naruto grunted holding off the executioners blade. Both opponents jumped back and stared each other down.
That's when Haku landed on the bridge, needles in hand as he stared down Hinata. Hinata grinned slightly, this was what she had been waiting anxiously for, the rematch versus Haku.
Hinata settled into her stance infront of Zabuza and waited, she would play the defensive battle, perfect, just what she had been training for. Her stance was different than normal as she took it however and Haku noticed the slight changes but didn't say anything.
"Hinata you know how this ends, just let me through and to the bridge builder, I don't have to hurt you, you aren't part of the contract." Haku pleaded with the girl.
Hinata shook her head, "You can't have Tazuna. His family and this town need him."
Haku nodded, "So be it." With that the man charged at Hinata. She stood her ground, waiting and guarding Tazuna, unfazed by the charging ninja.
Haku went through hand seals as he charged forward, creating ice needles that shot in front of him. Hundreds of needles shot at Hinata, as the girl allowed a kunai hidden in each sleeve to fall into her hands, as she spun them, testing their weight quickly, she started to block the needles. She was able to easily block each one, but that wasn't the test. The true test was Haku behind it with real needles in hand. Haku stabbed out towards Hinata's chest with his right handed needle.
Hinata swept it away using her forearm against his own and using her body as leverage. She spun into a roundhouse kick, which Haku caught with his other hand, Hinata jumped into the air kicking at his head. This caused Haku to duck, forcing him to release her other foot. She twisted in the air and dropped an axe kick towards his head. Haku rolled out of the way, dodging the kick and threw a group of needles at Hinata, she blocked them, but Haku followed them up still. Haku grabbed Hinata's foot, pivoted and twisted, throwing the girl away from Tazuna.
Haku twisted and threw a slew of needles at the man, heart and lungs. Hinata on the other hand twisted, landing on her feet and pumped chakra into her legs, disappearing, and reappearing in front of Tazune, again blocking the needles, she glared at Haku, taking a deep breath and recentering herself, and taking a deep breath, preparing herself for Haku's next attack, "That won't work Haku, you'll have to kill me before you can touch Tazuna."
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Naruto pushed Zabuza away before tossing kunai at him. Zabuza blocked it and Naruto charged in behind them, throwing a hard right punch, Zabuza blocked it like it was childsplay, slapping it away and firing his own. Naruto spun away from it and brought Kitsune up to block the followup sword strike. He and Zabuza held the blade lock fighting against eachother.
Zabuza had the advantage, his large sword giving him leverage over Naruto, as well as his size, he was still taller than the blonde ninja. Naruto however was strong enough to hold it, glaring at Zabuza as he did. Neither ninja said a word, neither needed to. The words had already been spoken, this would be a fight to the death and both of them knew it.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: TO ANY OF YOU WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE, TO ANY OF THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN SHIT, BEEN THROUGH SHIT, LET THIS BE A LESSON, A SUPPORT GROUP CAN HELP A LOT MORE THAN MOST THINK THEY CAN. PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU NEED HELP. FIND A COMMUNITY GROUP TO HELP YOU.