A/N: Well I mad it another chapter. Took longer but then again, I didn't really have much time to work on this. Holidays are busy for everyone. So, time for review responses.

Phantomsoul2015: Anko will have a romantic relationship with him eventually. That's why there is only a seven-year difference in age. Don't worry it is a long way down the road.

DragonPony022: You will see in this chapter it is much less passive than you think. That might be fault for seeing it in my head and not putting it into words. Anko was drugged. The fizzing drink and other things were supposed to be subtle clues plus she was stressed for her mission and roommate situation and nearly black out drunk before she was drugged. As I said above a romantic relationship is coming but is several years away. Your reviews are probably the most useful I get. They tell me things I did and didn't convey in my writing the way I wanted to.

Warning this will be an MA fic. It will have foul language, blood, gore, attempted rape, probably cold blooded sadistic murder, and most likely lemons and limes.

"Regular Speech"

'Regular Though'

Jutsu's- English or Japanese depending on which style I like better.

"Demon/Large summons Speech"

'Demon Thought'

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or really anything in this for that matter other than maybe one or two original ideas.

Chapter 7: Should the Worst Come

Naruto's Apartment-Next Morning

Anko woke up to an unfamiliar room. Cracking her eyes, she tried to get her bearings. She was in an unfamiliar bed in a place she had no knowledge of and started to panic. Before he panicking got too out of hand her memory started to come back to her. She remembered what had happened last night and couldn't believe it. A kid who was only ten had come to save her. She started with what she knew. First she had been drugged and taken to an abandoned warehouse. The men planned on raping and killing her and she was she was saved by a boy. His name was Naruto Uzumaki. The only reason she knew this was because she had heard the leader call him demon and tell him about the Kyuubi, which he apparently already knew. Second, he killed all three of her attackers and then presumably, because she passed out on the way out of the building, brought her to wherever she was. Most likely his home.

Now to go over what she didn't know or understand. First, why did he show up to help her. How did he find her? They had never even met and yet he had come. Two, he had literally appeared out of nowhere, along with her coat, getting by three chunin to put himself in-between them and her. She was good, but in a room that small with the lights on what he did should have been impossible. Three, how had he gotten strong enough to beat three chunins. She had heard rumors that some of his instructors had tried to teach him things wrong but it seemed like no one that cared ever heard of it. And last but not least, why did he then help her escape?

While she was thinking this over, Naruto had been making Breakfast. Instant ramen. She began to smell food but not what she would normally expect for breakfast. It smelled like ramen. Standing up she realized she was only dressed in her trench coat and blushed a little. He had left her covered and put her in what was most likely his bed. She didn't know how to react to this let alone what to do next. She spied a note and a set of clothes that had to be too big to be his because they were too big for her and she was a good head taller than him. The note read;

Sorry if these don't fit but they are the only things that I own that are big enough.

Not knowing what else to do she put the baggy pants and shirt on and headed out of the bedroom. When she opened the door, Naruto turned to see her and had, to her confusion, a relieved look on his face. "You're alright?" he questioned slash stated. "Not yet, but I will be." Anko answered in a somewhat subdued tone. She could still feel some lingering effects from last night but figure they would be gone in about the same time as her hangover. "Can I ask you something?" She questioned in a tone that conveyed both curiosity and suspicion. Naruto just nodded. "How did you find me and why did you help me?" Her voice was shaky but she had held firm through the memories from the previous night that came rushing back once again.

Naruto's face betrayed no real emotions but he didn't know how long he could hold it. He decided to answer with as much truth as possible. "I saw the three men carrying you like you were either hurt or drunk. The fact that they were headed away from the hospital made me curious so I followed them. When I caught up and saw that what they were doing and that you were crying. I decided that I should stop them."

Anko couldn't believe it. She was saved because of a little boy's curiosity. She could only say one thing. "Thanks. I should be going. My friends might worry and please don't tell anybody what happened." Naruto nodded and Anko left still in a daze.

Hokage's Office

The third hokage was not having a good day and it was only nine AM. Three chunin had been died in a fire in an abandoned warehouse the night before and the ANBU investigating it had no leads yet. He was going over the preliminary report again hoping that he had missed when and ANBU with a dog mask appeared before him.

"Dog Report"

"I have finished my investigation of the scene. All three chunin where sober last night" at this Sarutobi looked confused until Dog continued, "however they were all dead before the fire started."

"What do you mean dead. Who started the fire?"

"This is now being classified as a possible murder. All three had wounds from either a short sword or a smaller blade at a slight upward angle. One straight through the heart from the chest, one from the side through a lung and right through the heart, and the last, with a much smaller blade, through the throat at an upward angle to just below the brain stem cutting half his spinal cord. All three kills were almost surgical. The strikes were precise and they showed no other injuries that couldn't be attributed to the fire. Last but not least there were no scent trails leading to or form the scene. Whoever did this is an expert in stealth and evasion that even our ANBU could learn from."

"What are we dealing with dog is the foreign spy or an internal dispute." Sarutobi asked pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing.

"If may speak freely?" Hiruzen just nodded, "I think this was a rescue with use of deadly force."

"How have you come to this conclusion." He asked being confused all over again.

"There was a bed with ropes and charka suppressing straps that had been cut. Along with some woman's undergarments that had also been cut. The fire made it impossible to tell what happened. As such I, have come to two possible conclusions. The first and one I want to believe is that the three chunins were trying to rescue this woman from a rather skilled ninja. Or the one I would like to think isn't true they were the ones the woman needed rescuing from."

"I see. Inform me if anything else comes up. Dismissed." This was going to be a very long week.

Hyuuga Compound- 14 Months Later

Things had not been going well for Hiashi. It had been two years since his wife had 'died' and all he had been able to find out was that it was a member of the main branch that had done it or at least orchestrated it. He began to think about how weird the main family had become. The main family was still forced to brand all but the oldest but somehow his grand aunt had escaped being branded because she was supposed to be married to a lord somewhere who had died before they could be wed. Now her descendants were not branded because of a minor technicality in the Hyuuga clan laws and a such there were almost effectively three branches of the Hyuuga. His being the head family of the main. A half branch of the main family that was basically as restricted as the branch except that they had greater access to funds and could not be controlled with a seal. His suspicions of the elder's motives for training Hinata had come to nothing until six months ago.

Until this point Hinata had been making progress, albeit slower than when he taught her but he chalked that up to him being a better teacher, but now it had taken a sever downward turn. She was going backward now. He would watch the sessions in secret sometimes and would catch them being a little rougher than normal sometimes but they had been doing it the same way for the 18 months before and Hinata never complained or even looked unhappy. She would just get up and try harder and be more motivated. But he hadn't had the chance in three months to watch and when he finally did he wasn't able to recognize the problem. They practiced the same way and were even taking it easier on her. Apart from her training he had treated her like he did when his wife was alive. He was a caring father if not a little more absent due to paperwork but both her and Hanabi seemed happy.

He now sat in a clan meeting that unbeknownst to him would change her future forever.

"Hiashi we are concerned about Hinata's backward progress in her training. The last six months she has almost regressed to her level of when she was ten and she was still behind at that age. Her sister Hanabi is at this point far superior to her in skill. It is for these reasons that we have come to the decision that she must be replaced as heir. Her sister will take her place."

Before the elder could continue Hiashi Spoke, "and what gives you the right to do this. I am the clan head. It is my decision who shall be my heir."

"You are right it is your decision. But to not heed the council on this could and probably will cause you to lose the faith of the branch and main families. As such this decision, will be adhered to." Hiashi knew they had him backed into a corner. While the most the branch loved he and his family, there was just enough that when combined with the other main would cause them to be ousted if they took it to a vote.

"And what would you propose I do with Hinata. Brand her and place her in a branch family?" He didn't even bother to disguise the venom in his voice when he spoke of the seal.

"No, we have found a better solution" Said another elder with a smirk that made Hiashi nervous. "We have been in talks with one of the Daimyo's nephews. He wishes his son to be wed to her. His son is currently 15. Only three years older than Hinata. We feel that this is an acceptable age difference and have already agreed. The wedding will be held in two weeks. She will have the sleeping bird seal placed on her so as to protect our Bloodline and we shall gain a valuable ally in the Daimyo's court. Before you ask we asked why she would not have the caged bird seal. The noble does not want any main family Hyuuga to have control over her" Hiashi was not happy. He slammed one of his fists down on the table, making everybody jump a little, glared at the council. Then got up without saying a word and left. The elder council members just smirked knowing they had him in a corner.

Hiashi made his way to his study and activated its privacy seals. He then channeled charka into a tag in his pocket and listened to the rest of the meeting. None of the council members had realized that him 'losing his temper' had simply been a pretense. The moment they blinked because of the sound Hiashi had placed a listening tag under the table. He was glad he had asked Naruto for them.

What no one knew was that Hiashi and Naruto kept in touch. He would tell Naruto about his secret investigation into his own clan and Naruto would run letters and messages to and from his 'dead' wife. He had asked Naruto if he had and seal or equipment capable of spying without him getting caught. Naruto who on his 11th started to absorb his parent's knowledge on seals had been able to make him a seal on a tag that would disintegrate after use. It may not stop them from knowing they were being spied on if they found it, but it would not be possible to trace.

And so, he listened to the conversation after he left. With nothing but more anger. They were planning another treachery almost as bad as his wife's murder. "I had not expected Hiashi to lose his temper. He is becoming quick to anger; do you believe he suspects anything?" Asked one elder. "Are you kidding he is still so torn up over his wife that I doubt he could see the truth if it was right in front of his face." Said a second. "Shall we go through with the lords last request?" Asked a third with a little bit more business-like tone. "I believe we should. If nothing else to protect ourselves form any backlash should she ever learn the truth. In addition to the Sleeping Bird Seal we shall have and Ownership seal placed on her as well so that she will not be able to disobey her new husband. All in favor?" The first asked again.

"HAI" five other voices responded. As they got up to leave none of them noticed a quiet sizzling sound as Hiashi deactivated the tag. Hiashi was furious. He was not going to let his daughter be turned into a slave so the clan would get some influence in the Daimyo's court. He had to see Naruto again before their normal meeting time. The only way to do this was through the Hokage. He quickly left for the tower determined not to waste a second's time in which the plot could develop further.

Hokage Tower

Sarutobi was finally having a light paperwork day. He smiled to himself thinking how nice it was going to be to leave the office by one. Just as he thought his day would be coming to a close his secretary poked her head in the door.

"Hokage-sama, Hiashi-sama is here to see you. He says it's urgent" she said in a professional tone. She never asked ninjas what their business was. She knew it was none of her concern and frankly it scared her to see some of the people she had seen come in. Some covered in blood all the way up to actual dead missing-nin. Sighing he signaled her to send him in.

"What can I do for you today Hiashi-san?" The hokage asked with a polite tone.

"I would like to have a private talk with him?" Hiashi said quickly getting the hokage's attention instantly. He quickly ordered his ANBU out and sealed the room. After doing so Hiashi activated his Byakugan momentarily to make sure they were alone before sitting down.

"What has happened that you need to talk privately with him?" The hokage asked. He could see the worry on Hiashi's face. The last time it was this desperate was two years ago, when Naruto had called him to the hospital.

"It's Hinata. They are trying to get rid of her by marrying her off to the son of the Daimyo's nephew. They think that they can then further manipulate Hanabi into the kind of heir they want. I have been able to make her see that they only want to control so they don't realize she is playing them. But the reason I need to speak with him is about the caged bird seal. I want to know what he can do about it."

The hokage having listened the carefully the whole time finally came to realization of what Hiashi might have been planning. "You know it will be very painful for her right? Physically and emotionally." The Hokage asked and stated.

"Hai. But I would rather she endure the pain for a short while and maybe even hate me and be safe and free to pursue her own life than a slave as they plan." He said coldly thinking of the elders' plans.

"What do you mean a slave?" The hokage questioned. He was sure that had not been mentioned and was going to hear of this before he made any decision.

"The last part of their plan, the part they don't know I know, is to apply a slave seal and teach the boy how to use it to control her and I believe by extension me." Hiashi told him in a defeated tone. This was enough for the hokage to make his decision. He could have the head of a clan become a puppet to either that clan's elders of to the Daimyo's court.

He removed the seals and called out "Dog" and the ANBU appeared in front of him. "Bring Naruto here at once. Tell him the worst has come." The ANBU nodded and disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

Naruto's Apartment

Naruto had a long 14 months. He kept absorbing his parents at a rate that only seemed to increase. He Started to get the sealing knowledge at 11. When he turned 12 last month they finally told him about his gravity and resistance seals. He had been confused until Kurama had admitted to knowing about them and reducing or deactivating them when he needed in such a way he thought it was only adrenaline. His Gravity Seal was currently at 16 make his muscles have to move that many times more weight in order to work but it have been done over the last seven years so slowly that he felt normal. His Resistance Seal was at 12 which according to his parents was like trying to walk through the center of a sand dune.

To their relief, Naruto was not mad but curious as to why they waited to tell him. Their reasoning was that at 12 he could now change the rate of increase or completely deactivate them when needed because he was graduating. When he told his parents he still had four years left in the academy they became confused. He told them how the age and curriculum had been changed when he was five. They were surprised but figured the civilian council had something to do with that.

On his 11th birthday his parent told him how to get into their old house and about a room where he could learn to control Kurama's charka without alerting anyone. He spent two hour every night for the last year there and was up to being able to control two tails.

He also used the room to test seals that he gained knowledge of and to train his charka chains and some of his larger elemental jutsu. The real coup de gras though came on his 12th birthday. They had planned for him graduating by then and as such had special jutsu they were going to teach him for that occasion. After a little begging from Naruto and a promise from Kurama to keep him in line they relented. Minato taught him the Hiraishin and Kushina taught him her Adamantine Seal Chains methods. He already had good control of her chains but now she taught him how to make barriers and use them to hold and seal targets. By this time his eyes had progressed into their fifth tomoe. He could use the Deva, Petra, and Naraka paths and his eyes worded like a fully matured Sharingan.

It is here we find Naruto practicing drawing seals symbols and reflecting on his day going through his clone's memories to see what he was having trouble with and what he needed to focus on more when a knock came from the door. Sensing no ill intent along with smelling a familiar scent he answered. (A/N feel like Dr. Seuss after reading those last two sentences.)

"Good afternoon dog. What can I do for you?" He called at the same time as answering the door. Dog didn't even flinch. He knew Naruto knew it was him as soon as he knocked.

"Hokage-sama requests you to meet with him immediately." Dog told him in a monotone voice. "Ok let's go." He said closing his door and locking it. He started to walk towards the stairs when Dog put his hand on his shoulder. "I am sorry to say that won't be fast enough." Naruto knew this was serious if he was asked for this quickly. He just nodded and Dog transported both of them to the Tower with a body flicker.

Hokage's Office

Dog returned a few minutes later with a very serious looking Naruto in tow.

"ANBU you are to wait outside." Hiruzen waited until he felt them leave then put up a sound and sight barrier. "Naruto," He began before he was interrupted. "I thought you asked them all to leave?" Naruto asked. Hiruzen keeping his reaction off his face glance to Hiashi who instantly activated his Byakugan and found the remaining ANBU. The ANBU started to go through hand seals to flicker away but was too slow. Hiashi had intercepted him and paralyzed him with six or seven strategically place strikes. Strikes that would make being a ninja ever again quite difficult. The man crumpled to the floor losing his camouflaging genjutsu. Reviling his blank mask with "NE'" on it.

"Danzo!" Hiruzen spat. After ordering the ANBU back in to take him away then leave again and reapplying the seals, they continued in their conversation. "As I was saying Naruto, Hiashi asked me to bring you here so you two could speak in private as soon as possible. You have the Floor Hiashi."

With a slight bow to the Hokage Hiashi turned and addressed Naruto, "Remember when I asked you about the caged bird seal? I need to know your answer now." Seeing the seriousness of the situation Naruto decided to keep it short. "I can remove the seal but not through what you might consider normal means. All I will say is that it is way unique to me and won't cause the person any harm." Naruto stated somewhat cryptically. Only Sarutobi knew of the way he spoke of and couldn't blame Naruto for not divulging the rest. At this statement Hiashi's face showed a small measure of relief.

"Naruto this is going to be hard to hear but Hinata is going to be married off to the son of a noble with a slave seal on her. The elders of my clan don't know I know about it. They told me about the wedding today and plan on telling Hinata in three days. It will be official in a week when they apply the seals to her and basically sign her over. I have a plan but I will need your help." Hiashi spoke in an almost pleading tone.

"If it will help Hinata-chan I will do everything I can." He said he voice full of resolve. Hiashi nodded and began to tell Naruto and Sarutobi his whole plan. Earning a few angry glares from both but he explained it would be the only way around his clan laws and for him to protect both his daughters.

After his full explanation, he gave Naruto and Sarutobi one last bow before turning to leave when he was stopped by Naruto. Naruto pulled out a tag and started to draw a seal on it. When he was finished, he handed it to Hiashi. "Put that on her before you do it. It will lessen the Pain greatly." With a nod Hiashi and Naruto departed in separate directions. Hiashi to go home and Figure out how to tell Hinata and Naruto to prepare for the days to come.

A/N So what could they be planning. Guess you will just have to wait and see. Please review. As always let me know if you see plot holes or contradictions from previous chapters. I feel like there is one in there somewhere but not quite sure what it is.