A/N: Alright, so not exactly haters, but there are a few people who are displeased with me, and I will address them. But first, I want to thank you for your respectful and polite way of telling me what you think was wrong, I do appreciate that.
xNaruHina: In Regards to him being afraid of the civilans; he isn't. He's afraid of the Fallout from the civilians. I think we all realized they couldn't actually crucify him even if they tried. Now, on the subject of the Night Terror- there is no feasible way to get rid of them without turning his mind to puddle of mush. Therapy can help take away the impact of night terrors, but not get rid of them, and as for the mind Jutsu, they would literally be tampering with his whole psychology. The Night Terrors are part of him at this point, and getting rid of them could have a butterfly-effect that could make it so he turns around and slaughters literally everyone. I do apologize if they seem like a forced thing, but it's an integral part of the character by now. Think about it- remove his Night Terrors, which will be explained to be one of his main reasons to gain strength; to protect others from the same things that happened to him- and you have a Naruto who's getting stronger for the sake of getting stronger. Take away the Night Terrors- which mostly revolve around being abandoned, thus leading Naruto to cherish the bonds he has, and you have cold-blooded trained assassin with no emotional ties he really cares about.
But seriously, trust me on the can't get rid of them thing. Night Terrors are persistent mind-fucks.
Zmanjz: Even if you aren't reading at this point, I still have to point it out. Mikoto was technically part of the Coup de tat (sorry if I misspelled that) Naruto was also under orders, the cost of which for disobeying would be A) Treason and b) Civil fucking war. If Mikoto had lived, whatever Naruto's personal feelings on the issue, there was a possibility (however slim) that she would have hated the leaf for killing everyone else and letting her live. The less survivors, the better, because the fewer people you have to essentially mold into loyalty and trust of the village, the more you can focus on that/those survivor(s).
Now on to the non-angry reviews.
Zeus501: Dude, where the hell were you freaking twenty-five chapters ago? I could have used the back-up for the Shikotsumyaku- translated in English to the Dead Bone Pulse- because apparently almost no-one else likes it. Also- NUUUUUUU NOT TEH KITTEH.
I really like cats, guys.
98: says the psychotic, deranged scientist who wants to dissect literally everything? I'm just joshin ya, yeah He's a little fucked up, huh?
Guest: O-kay... uh... are you seriously worshiping my angry spiel? Well alrighty then... Let's... let's move on guys.
One final thing I want to say before we get started: I have no life. I have very few friends. And I have a lot of free time. Anyone want to play some videogames with me? I have both an Xbox One and a PS4, both with active online accounts. PM if you want my Username- which is the same for both platforms, btw- give me your gamertag/ PSN Id so I know who to look for a request from. Or if it turns out you live close by (again PM me with the closest big city to you) we can hang out irl. Shameless cry for friends aside, let's get started.
Chapter 46: Matchmaking Mess up
"It's perfect!" A certain lavender-eyed teen girl cackled as she rubbed her hands together maniacally, glancing briefly at a sheet of diagram paper before her on her desk.
"Hinata!" Hiashi's voice called up sternly. "Keep it down, I'm trying to get some work done!"
"Otou-sama!" Hanabi's voice called sharply from her room. "Keep it down, I'm trying to take a nap!"
"I still don't see how Otou-sama can be cowed by a sweet little girl like Hanabi-chan, but oh well, not my business," Hyuuga Hinata shrugged as she gathered up the necessary materials for her scheme to work. "Let's see... cat nip, check... two gallons of paint, check... a detailed slip of paper for kiba and haku to read from, check..." with that, Hinata stepped out of her room, bolted down the stairs and out the door, exiting the Hyuuga compound before anyone could blink.
One hour later finds Naruto walking out of the Sarutobi compound, stretching his arms skyward with a groan. As he let his arms fall limp, Tora bolted past him with a yowl, causing him to spin on his foot like a top. As he regained his balance, shaking his head violently, he saw her round the corner two blocks down.
"Tora-chan!" he shouted as he took off after her. "Don't go that way!" his shouts were to avail as his cat went that way- the direction of the Inuzuka compound. He sped up. He also vaguely noticed Kiba painting the outer wall, in a horrid mixture of red and purple no less, but his main focus was on getting Tora before ninken did.
"Hey Naruto!" Kiba called with a wave, accidentally knocking over the purple paint... right over the sprinting blond. In a wave of color, and a ring of his ears, Naruto found the can resting over his head and his body feeling wet and slimy.
"Kiba," his voice reverberated from the hollow can on his noggin, "you're an idiot. I'll give you until I get the paint off my head to get down and catch my cat, or I flay you alive and feed you to Akamaru."
"That won't be necessary," came a laughing voice. Naruto lifted the can to see, after wiping his eyes, Haku standing in front of him, stroking Tora calmly.
"Thanks for catching Tora-chan, Haku," he said before turning to Kiba. "But you just deprived Kiba of his chance of survival."
"Thanks a lot," Kiba yelped as he took off, hollering in fear.
Anyone looking on would have seen a beige blur followed by a purple swamp monster, one screaming in fear, the other screaming for blood.
"Well... it seems Hinata-san's plan didn't quite work," Haku thought out loud as she stroked Tora, who was nibbling on a kitty treat coated in catnip the had been in Haku's hand.
"Oh, just wait for it," came Hinata's disembodied voice with a wicked cackle. "He won't want to carry Tora while covered in paint, so he'll ask you to carry her back to his house so he can get clean."
"That voice throwing jutsu of yours is most disconcerting."
"It's not a jutsu, I'm just a great ventriloquist."
Haku stood around for another moment, until Naruto slogged back, dragging a bruised and beaten Kiba. With a flip of his hands, he set the boy on his back.
"Excuse me for a moment," he said as he moved through some hand seals. "Suiton: Water Wave," Naruto bent the water around to spray him down from head to toe. Once all the paint was gone, he channeled wind chakra through his pores, drying him near instantly. "That's better, thanks for holding her for me Haku," he said as he reached out and took Tora from the stunned girl. After situating the cat, he turned on his heel and began heading back to his house, waving over his shoulder.
"Later, Haku. See ya, Kiba. Nice try, Hinata!" he called, causing the Hyuuga to facefault out of the nearby tree. "But you can't prank me that easily!"
"Is he really that much of an idiot?" Kiba asked with a groan.
"He's not very good with people," Hinata sighed, rubbing he forehead. "And somehow unintentionally derails my whole script."
"Remind me again why I can't just ask him on a date?"
"No!" Hinata screeched. "He has to ask! That's how it works!" Haku stepped away from the girl. "Ahem, sorry. You can't ask him because I'm trying to get Naruto to be more of a people person."
"He seems quite personable to me."
"No, he's just blunt and people seem to like that. He doesn't understand the nuances of interaction."
"Hinata," Kiba cut in. "You are seriously starting to sound like some old sage or some shit."
Without explanation, Hinata was suddenly wearing a brown sack-cloth robe,holding a gnarled old staff, and wearing a fake beard that ran to her waist.
"Then call me Hime-roshi!" she said as the wind blew her robe and beard majestically while she lifted her staff in one hand. It also appeared a sunrise was dawning behind her, and a large rock came out of nowhere for her to prop her leg on.
"What. The. Fuck." Kiba said as he went inside his own compound.
"Ah... Hime-roshi?" Haku said calmly, if a bit hesitant. "What now?"
"You must choose, Haku! We must be decisive in our actions!"
"O-kay..."
A/N: I know it's short, but I'm pretty sure ya'll enjoyed it. Also, the next chapter will be dedicated to anyone who can correctly guess what I was referencing with Hinata's transformation.