"Hello." Someone else speaking

"Hello." Kyuubi speaking.

"Hello." Thoughts

"Hello." Kyuubi thoughts

Chapter 4

Hinata quickly flipped back onto her feet and kicked her father away. Suddenly several branch members appeared in the room. Hinata began to run for the exit when one of them grabbed her. Hinata who wasn't taught to activate the curse seal on their foreheads not that she would ever use such a horrible tecnique had to find new tactic. Hinata jumped into the air and kicked the mans face making him let go. She then rolled on the ground tripped a younger branch member.

"Seize her!" she heard Hiashi scream.

Hinata quickly wrapped her left leg around the right leg of a main family member and using her weight she hit him in the chest making him fall down. Although she had never shown it she had improved greatly since the last exams. She was too shy to ever hurt anyone but if she had to she would defend herself. She began to run when she encountered 2 anbu Hyuga members who had just entered the compound oblivious to what was happening. They both bowed to Hinata as she was running down the hall. She quickly returned the gesture for if she didn't she knew they would grow suspicious. As they passed each other a main branch member came out of the living room and shouted at the anbu's

"Stop her!" he shouted.

Before the anbu's could react Hinata activated her bloodline limit and struck one of them in the neck knocking him unconscious and began to attack the second anbu member who was easily defending her attacks with one hand. He then closed 8 of her chakra points in an instant sending her sprawling on the ground a few feet away.

"Here's something I learned form Kiba-kun…" She quickly got up then ran at full speed towards the exit.

"You won't get away!" shouted the Anbu.

He chased after her but heard a sizzling sound and began to back track seeing how there were 3 explosion tags stuck on the ground. He quickly shoved a main family member back into the room for cover just as the explosion tag's burnt out in a poof. He stuck his head out and saw that they were dud's!

"Kiba is a really good prankster as well…" thought Hinata running to no where in particular.

The rain outside began to drench her making her shiver. She then saw where she had run to and blushed. As much as she didn't want to bother him she was barely able to remain standing. The anbu member had struck some pretty important chakra points. She slowly climbed the stairs up to his apartment when she coughed up a little red liquid.

Naruto had just finished packing when he heard a soft knock on his door. He went over to the door wondering who would be coming at this hour. When he opened it his eyes widen in shock at the sight. Right before him was Hinata who had a little blood trickling down the side of her mouth, she was also drenched and shivering.

"Na… Naruto-kun…" she choked. She then fell foreward unconscious. Naruto quickly caught her and carried her into the apartment.

"She's going to catch a fever is she remains in these cold cloths…" thought Naruto. "But how am I going to get dry cloths on her?!" Fortunately Hinata woke up and found herself on Naruto's soft bed.

"Hinata-chan?" asked Naruto. "Are you alright?"

"Naruto-Kun! How did I get here?!" she squeaked. As much as she wanted to hide behind something she couldn't find anything in the vicinity. She then began to shiver form the freezing cold of her clothing.

"Hinata go on and take a hot shower. I'll get you some dry cloths okay?" said Naruto smiling. Hinata nodded taking up his kind offer although she didn't stop blushing. She went into his bathroom and stepped into the shower. Once the hot water touched her skin she recalled all of the terrible events that had just occurred.

While Hinata was taking a shower Naruto had taken out his little heater that he used for winter and let it warm up.

"Naruto-kun?" Naruto turned around to find Hinata wearing a pair of blue shorts and a red shirt.

"Here let me dry your cloths off for you." Said Naruto taking her cloths and setting them over the heater so they could dry.

"Thank you for everything Naruto-kun." She said now turning a red tomato color.

"Are you feeling okay?" asked Naruto. "You're turning red."

"I… I'm fine thank you…" she replied.

"What happened?" Naruto asked sitting on his bed next to her. Hinata's face then saddened as she put her hands to her face to cover it up. Naruto didn't know what to do since he had never been in such a situation so he just put his right hand on her back trying to comfort the Hyuga.

"I…I… was kicked out… of the mansion…" she sobbed. Naruto gritted his teeth. He hated how they treated her.

"Shhh… It's alright…" Hinata suddenly coughed a little blood. "Did they hurt you?!"

"It's alright Naruto-Kun…" she began. She didn't want him to get angry then do something that could hurt himself. "I will be fine in a few hours…" Naruto soon calmed down.

"Here Hinata-chan go to sleep well talk more tomorrow…" said Naruto. "You're probably exhausted."

"Where will you sleep?" she asked. "I couldn't take the bed from you!"

"It's fine Hinata-chan." He said slowly walking out of the room. Hinata didn't realize it until now that he was calling her Hinata-chan making her blush even more.

"Thank you so much again Naruto-kun. I'm glad I can always depend on you." She said. When those words ended he stopped in his tracks. "I couldn't go on without you…" Her eyes widen when she said that. She quickly went under the sheets and covered her red face.

"She couldn't go on without me?" thought Naruto. "I have that much of an effect on her? How can I tell her that I'm leaving?"

He turned around about to say something but shut him mouth seeing how she had her back turned towards him. He whispered goodnight then turned off the lights. He went over to his couch and spent the night there. He just laid there now questioning whether he should leave or not now that he knew someone cared for him and that he cared for her as well. He looked at the medium sized backpack on the ground near the door that had all of his belongings and other important items in it.

"There is still one more thing that I have to tell everyone before I go." Thought Naruto. "Something everyone deserves to know. I'll bring Hinata-chan to the hospital where Shikamaru should be there if that lazy bum actually gets up in the morning… I know I'm doing the right thing by telling them my secret. I need to know if there will still friends to come back to after leaving this village."

A few miles away in a house a short figure stood over a lone girl who was sniffing unconsciously. Her eyes narrowed seeing how much the person had suffered. She saw the girl begin to toss and turn as if she was having a bad nightmare. She had always cared about other peoples feelings too much and according to her new teacher that was her weakness.

"I'm sorry for everything that I have done to you…" the girl said softly. "I have done many things that were wrong but for some reason this one begins to hurt. Maybe it's because he was someone that you could depend on for support or when you need someone to talk to he would always be there… And I was the one that took him away from you. Although everything has been going according to plan I will make you a promise… That I will tell him everything when I meet him, everything we have done. And I always keep my promises." She watched her once again turn over in her sheets. "I will tell him everything then my part of the bargain will be over and we will see if he is as forgiving as he used to be… I for one pray that he forgives you… Although my master doesn't seem to care I really want to relief you of your suffering."

"I can't believe we have destroyed this girl so much and my teacher doesn't even feel for her… How can he be so cold…" the girl thought.

The girl soon unlocked the window in the victims room and looked back at her sleeping figure.

"I really do hope things will begin to look up for you Sakura…" she whispered.

Sakura quickly opened her eyes and looked around the room to see it completely dark and empty. She then looked to her right to see the window opened fully. Not remembering or caring that she left it open she went over to it and shut it immediately not noticing the figure outside standing on top of a building. A male soon appeared beside her.

"Did you have fun wasting our time?" the man asked

"How can you be so cruel? She is so young yet your nearly destroyed her emotionally!"

"I am only interested in the mission." The man said calmly yet with a cold voice. "I don't understand how you got recruited with your kindness…" He looked down at her revealing a pair of red eyes with 3 swirls in them.

"Because I'm strong! Strong people don't always have to be as heartless as you." she said. She looked at her left to see that her teacher was already jumping towards the nearest exit. "Hey!" She quickly joined him as they exited the village.

Thanks everyone for your reviews. I'm glad so many of you like it so far and it has really meant a lot to me that you respond because that is what keeps me writing. Since this chapter was kind of short I will update another one at the same time.