This should be a good one.
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Chapter 3: Unexpected Events
Waking up to a bright and wonderful new day, Naruto's mind drifts off thinking about what will be in store for him today. Excited to see what will happens, he jumps out of bed dressing up as he rushes out the door. About to make his way to the Hyuuga Mansion to see Hinata, he gets an unexpected surprise. Walking out of the door, he finds Hinata just about to knock on the door.
"Hinata-chan! What are you doing here?" he said surprised
"Well, you always come to my place so I decided to come to your place for once." she said blushing
"Ah, that was very thoughtful of you!" he said happy
"Yes, so will we go have some ramen now before heading to see
Tsunade?"
"That sounds like a good idea Hinata-chan."
He then walked out and locked his door. Putting his arm around Hinata they both started off to Ichikaru where they would attract a crowd of people. Hinata was surprised at how Naruto had put his arm around her, but was happy that she was with him. Sakura and Ino them walked past them when they noticed that Naruto had his arm around Hinata and were completely taken away by shock from the sight. They soon followed the two to Ichikaru and would talk about them being a couple.
"Oh look Sakura, there seems to be a new couple in town." Ino said laughing menacingly
"Ya, and it seems that its Naruto and Hinata." Sakura said laughing as well
"W-What! We're not b-boyfriend and g-girlfriend, just friends…. Really good friends…" He said nervously
"Then why are you stuttering so much?" Ino asked
"Be-Because I'm c-cold..." Naruto answered shaking
"But it's so nice and sunny outside, so how could you be cold?" Sakura asked laughing
"Be-because you guys give me the creeps" he said trying to cover-up his feelings
"If you say so Naruto, but that still doen't explain why you had your arm around her." Ino said laughing hard
"That was be-because I was really happy.."
"Well if you ask me, its just a sign of something happening." Sakura said
"Well y-your w-wrong, its n-nothing…" he said getting frustrated at their questions
"Fine fine, we were just wondering anyways, so I guess we'll go now." Sakura said as they both left
After Ino and Sakura left, Hinata and Naruto by themselves. Hinata was bewildered by how Naruto had acted when Ino and Sakura asked him about her and Naruto being a couple. She had never seen him act that way before.
"Na-Naruto-kun, are you okay?" Hinata said worried
"I-I'm fine, they just gave me the creeps is all…" He said trying not to blush
"O-okay…"
"Well let's talk about something else now…"
"Well it seems that you and your friends are done talking, so what will it be today?" the stand owner asked
"Hmmm… I think some pork ramen would hit the spot. How about you Hinata-chan, what are you going to have?" he asked smiling
"I'll have the same thing as you Naruto-kun." she said smiling back at him
"Okay, then two pork ramens coming right up."
As they both waited for their ramen to be prepared, Hinata and Naruto began to pass the time by talking.
"Naruto-kun, I'm glad that your feeling better now." Hinata said blushing
"T-thank you Hinata-chan, it means a lot to me" he said trying not to blush
Hinata was so happy by his words that she did something that she thought she would never have the courage to do, she hugged him. Naruto was surprised by her actions but hugged her back. There they were embraced by one another for awhile. Then they would release each other when the stand owner put the bowls of ramen in front of them. With that, they began to eat their meal in silence with the happiness they had from one another. After finishing their ramen, they headed to Tsunande's office wondering about what she could want with them. They would soon arrive at the door to her office where they would meet one of the toughest missions they would face yet. Opening the door to the office they see Tsunande sitting at her desk.
"Oy! Naruto, glad to see that you and Hinata could make it. It seems that there is a mission that you, and Hinata will be assigned to."
"Whats the mission?" Naruto asked
"Oh, and before I tell you your mission, there seems to be a rumor flying around that says you and Hinata are a couple now. Is this true Naruto?" Tsunande asked with a smirk on
"WHAT! Where is this rumor starting from? Just this morning Ino and Sakura asked me about it… That rumor isn't true what so ever.."
"Well I was just wondering so don't freak out so much… But anyways, the mission is for you and Hinata go to Nano Country to pick up a very important document has top secret information that could destroy Konoha if it were to fall into the wrong hands. Since you are the only two left that are available, I'm putting the fate of Konoha into your hands, don't fail. Also I want you to give this to the Feudal Lord as proof of your" Tsunande said with a serious face
"Hai!" both of them said as they left
Leaving the office, they both left to pack for the mission and met at the gate to Konoha after they were done. With so much pressure on the success of their mission, they set out to retrieve the document. As they jumped from tree to tree, things were quiet, and Hinata still couldn't believe that it was just them two on the mission. The person that she's had a crush on for so long on a mission with her. Just as she thought about what was happening a branch breaks under her, causing her to fall and hit her head on a branch as she continued to fall into a crevice that looked like it would never end. Hearing the noise of the branch breaking behind him Naruto turns around to check out what it was to only see Hinata falling straight into the crevice. Worried about losing her he does his Kage Bushin No Jutsu, creating a chain of Naruto's to fly down grab Hinata and be pulled back up. Getting to her just in time Naruto lands onto the ground holding her, thinking that they had covered enough ground for today and that Hinata would need some time to get better, he makes camp. Before he leaves to find some things to make a fire he takes all of the small twigs and moss that caught onto Hinata. Then after finding some sticks and rocks he makes a fire. Taking his jacket off to use it as a pillow for Hinata he gets a sleeping bag to put Hinata on and a blanket to keep her warm with. When he was finished making sure she was fine, he went out to gather more sticks to keep the fire going along with some water. In the time that Hinata was knocked out from the fall her mind was still trying to wake her up. She was dreaming about what had happened to her when she remembered that she was falling and that Naruto had saved her. Thinking about Naruto she shot up to find him near the fire with Naruto putting more sticks in it.
"Na-Naruto-kun, what happened?" she asked
"We were running through the trees when I heard a noise like something breaking and when I turned around you were falling, unconscious from a bad hit to the head. So I jumped in to save you." he explained
"Oh…. "
"Since you seemed to be knocked out pretty good I decided to set up camp and let you rest. Oh, and you must be hungry so here's some food." he said as he handed her a some good berries that he had picked
"T-thank you Naruto-kun." she said as she accepted the food
Both of them began to eat after that, and Naruto handed her a cup of water after she was done eating. When they were finished with there meal Hinata tried to convince Naruto that she was fine.
"Are your sure that you're okay Hinata-chan?" he said concerned
"I-I'm sure Naruto-kun." she said trying to make him not worry
"Well just to make sure try to stand up." he said as he went to her side just in case she was to fall.
"Okay, I'll try." she said as she tried getting up.
When she tried to get up she fell back down, but luckily Naruto was there to catch her. As he caught her he noticed a cut on her arm that looked kind of deep, and he told her to rest while he got some alcohol rub, bandages and medical tape for the wound.
"Hinata you're in no condition to continue on, so we'll just have to wait until your better, and don't move a muscle until I fix up your wound."
"Yes, Naruto-kun."
When he got all of the things to fix up Hinata's wound he went next to her and told her to take of her jacket so that he could see the wound. She did as he said, and then he told her that the alcohol was going to sting a little before he cleaned the wound with it. After cleaning the wound he applied the bandages and lastly the medical tape to keep it in place. At the thought of having Naruto treat her wound Hinata began to blush a deep red as she watched him do everything. She was amazed at how well he did the job.
"Okay, all done." he said happy with the work he had done
"Thank you Naruto-kun." she said smiling
With her wound all taken care of and there stomachs full Naruto got ready for bed, going into a wooded area where he changed away from Hinata's sight. When he was done changing he went to help Hinata up and lead her to a are where she changed out of Naruto's sight. When she was done she called for Naruto and he help her back to where she was before.
"Got everything you need Hinata-chan?"
"Yes Naruto-kun, and thank you for all your help." she said shyly as she blushed and turned away.
Since Naruto used his sleeping bag for Hinata to rest on he had nothing to sleep on and just layed on the floor to sleep. As he tried to sleep Hinata watched him smiling at him and his cuteness. Then she realized that Naruto didn't have anything to sleep on since she was using his sleeping bag, and felt bad.
"Na-Naruto-kun, why don't you take your sleeping bag back, I can sleep on the ground."
"Huh? Oh Hinata, I don't need the sleeping back as much as you, you need more rest then me so you can use it, don't mind me."
"B-but it's your sleeping bag."
"It's fine Hinata-chan, I'd rather have you have it anyways."
Feeling even worse since Naruto wouldn't take back his sleeping bag Hinata tried thinking of a way that he could use it with her. Then she thought of a way, and began blushing at the thought of it, but let it pass since she wanted Naruto to be comfortable too.
"Na-Naruto-kun, I'm getting cold" she said as she blushed
"Are you serious? Looks like your warm to me." he said puzzled at how she could be cold
"W-well I am, so can you help me warm up?"
"Ummm…. Sure? But how?" he said confused
"C-can you come and sleep by my side?" she said blushing even more
"Y-you sure about this? I do have other blankets in my bag." he said blushing as well
"Y-yes I am."
"O-okay if you say so."
Getting up from off the ground Naruto goes over to where Hinata is snuggled up and lies down next to her. When he does, Hinata blushes a even deeper red when he puts his arm around her trying to keep her warm even though she wasn't really cold. With both of them on the sleeping bag they were comfy and slowly feel asleep together. Trying to get into a comfortable position Hinata turns over to find herself face to face with Naruto, and can't believe that she is this close to him. She then snuggles in closer to him falling asleep quickly. The next day, Naruto woke up first to find Hinata against his chest still sleeping silently, and not wanting to wake her, he forms the Kage Bushin No Jutsu seal and quietly makes a clone which he tells to go and gather more sticks for the fire as well as catch some fish to eat. The clone walks away and starts to do what it was commanded. As Naruto lies down with Hinata he begins to blush and finds that he can't stop it as he thinks about her and what they've been through together. Finding that he has a soft spot for Hinata now and doesn't even have the feelings for Sakura like he once did, he thinks about what they should do. Hinata later wakes up to see Naruto looking at her, and then blushes a bright red, as she looks into the blue eyes of Naruto. Seeing that Hinata has awakened, Naruto does something unexpected and kisses her on the forehead. Surprised by his actions Hinata turns even redder if that's possible.
"Good morning Hinata-chan." he said smiling warmly at her
"G-good morning Na-Naruto-kun." she manages to stutter out still stunned by Naruto's sudden kiss on her forehead.
"We better get changed now and start off to Nano Country again." he said as he got up
"Okay Naruto-kun." She said as she got up as well.
"Well I'm glad that you can stand now."
"Thank you Naruto-kun."
"Well I'll see you back here after changing."
"Hai!"
They both went to go change after that, and then met each other at the camp site. When they went back to the camp they found four fish nicely cooked on sticks near the fire. Naruto had then just remembered that he had his clone go and catch some fish and went to go get one.
"H-how did these fish get here?" Hinata asked, surprised to see them there suddenly
"I just remembered that I had a clone catch some fish while you were still sleeping." Naruto said with his arm behind his head.
"Oh, then thank you for the help." she said as she shyly smiled
"It was nothing; anyways we should start eating and head out as soon as we can. The sooner we finish the mission the sooner we can get back home." he explained
"Okay Naruto-kun."
Already sitting near the fire Naruto grabs a fish for himself and passes a nice one to Hinata, smiling happily. Eating the fish happily they eat in silence and soon finish their meal. Full and content they then pack up everything heading out back to Nano Country.
"How far are we from Nano Country now?" Hinata asked
"Not too far, we should be there in about 20 minutes." Naruto said smiling
After traveling for a little while more they soon see Nano Country and are awed by its beauty. Happy to see that they were almost there, they start running faster and soon arrive at Nano Country. Trying to find where the Feudal Lord is, they ask around town and find out where to go from some villagers. When they find the place they are relieved that they actually made it to the place so quickly. Knocking on the door to the Feudal Lord's place they step in to find Haruna-sama sitting in a chair with her hands on the table.
"Come in and sit down." Haruna told them
"Hai!" they both answered
As they sat down they began to talk about what they were to retrieve for the Hokage. Haruna listened and nodded to them. Naruto then remembered that Tsunande had given them a package that was to be given to the Feudal Lord as proof of them being from Konoha. He quickly handed it over to the Haruna. When she opens the package she finds that it contains an item which can only be made by the Tsunande and nods to them. Getting up to get the documents that they wanted, she gives it to them and then sits back down.
"Thank you Haruna-sama." Naruto says
"Yes, thank you." Hinata says
"You're welcome to both of you, now get back to Konoha and give this to Tsunande as soon as possible." Haruna ordered them
"Hai! Haruna-sama." they say as they leave the office.
When they leave Nano Country with the documents they needed for the mission they are confronted by a criminal in a rocky area, who plans on taking over Konoha and demands that they give him the secret documents.
"Hey you little brats, hand over those documents now!" the criminal demanded
"Wait, aren't you one of the notorious criminals that have destroyed many villages!" Naruto said firmly
"Well it's an honor for you to know who I am. You should feel proud as well. Because there's no avoiding your by my hands." he said threateningly
"Hinata run away while you still can! I'll take care of this tough guy." Naruto told Hinata
Hinata did as she was told and started running but then had second thoughts about leaving Naruto alone. Worried about Naruto's safety she quickly looks for a place to hide the documents, and while she looks, the battle rages on.
"Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" Naruto yells as five clones are formed and all throw kunai at the criminal to only be caught by his ball and chain.
"What?" Naruto says as he is caught off guard by the way the kunai were easily avoided.
"That kind of thing won't work." he says as he laughs and throws all the kunai back at the clones making then disappear in a puff of smoke.
"This jerk! What kind of ninjutsu is he using?" naruto says as he tries to think of what to do and runs towards the criminal trying to attack with his kunai. To only be blocked easily.
"Konoha, huh? Interesting. That's next on my list of places to conquer." the criminal says as he looks at Naruto's forehead protector and then pushes his head away with great force, causing naruto to tumble back.
"Like I'll let you do some like that!" Naruto yells as he jumps to his feet.
The criminal then throws a kunai which Naruto dodges but it seems to have changed direction out of no where and turns to strike him, but he catches it.
"Why?" he says confused by how it changed course
Having naruto distracted with the kunai the criminal tries to strike naruto with his ball in chain to have naruto bend backwards and dodge it. But then it turns back around and attaches to Naruto's forehead protector.
"That's right. My ninjutsu is Magnetic Ninpo!" the criminal says as he pulls naruto, swinging him around making him strike trees.
"Like this!" the criminal says as he strikes naruto to the ground and flings him back up. Trying to get away from the criminal, Naruto unties his headband and goes flying down into a deeper mountain. Pulling off Naruto's headband from his weapon, the criminal goes to chase after Naruto.
"This will be your grave."
"I'll return those words right back at you!" naruto says confident
Mad at how the guy is acting so tough, Naruto charges at him with his kunai once again to only miss each time due to how the enemy seems to move out of the way so easily. Next trying to throw the kunai at him, it doesn't work and the enemy is still at full power. The enemy then laughs at Naruto and his failed attempts to hurt him.
"Damn it! What's going on!" Naruto says stressed
Hinata finally done with hiding the document well goes to where they encountered the criminal to only find Naruto's headband on the ground, and is worried about what has happened to Naruto. She then goes to try and find Naruto.
"Starting when I was little, I drank iron. With all of the iron that I accumulated in my body, I can change the magnetic polarity as I want. This mountain has a lot of steel within it, making it my ultimate battle-field." he says explaining what he can do
"You can make yourself a magnet?" Naruto said confused
"Incidentally, I can also turn things I touch into magnets. The rocks behind you have all been turned into magnets." he said calmly
"So what's the big deal?" Naruto says as he looks behind him at the rocks quickly
"This is! Jishaku Ninpo, Mugen Inseki (Magnetic Ninpo Arts: Infinite Meteors)!"
Smashing into the mountain, the criminal cause massive groups of rocks to go flying Naruto.
"The second stage! The third stage!" he says as he continues to attack and causes Naruto to fly back hitting the mountain.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yells down to Naruto to have finally of found him.
"An ally, huh? I'll take my time with you." he says as he looks up to see Hinata
"Hinata-chan, don't come!" Naruto yells up to her
"This guy…This guy… is a dangerous opponent…" naruto says before falling to the ground
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata screams
Naruto then gets up to continue his fight.
"How dare you do that?"
"Annoying brat!" the criminal says before smashing his weapon into the ground to make another group of rocks fly at Naruto.
Blocking them from striking his face with his hands, Naruto is once again knocked against the wall is falls to his knees.
"Now you can't stand."
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yells again.
"This is nothing!" Naruto says as he gets up
"I'm surprised. You have some guts. Well then, take this! Jishaku Ninpou, Denji Genmu (Magnetic Ninja Arts, Electric Phantasms)" The criminal says as he throws a bunch of tiny metal pieces into the air which causes sparks.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yells again
"It's pointless! Your voice will not reach him. A human's brain has faint cavities that allow currents to flow through them, allowing the brain to function. If I change the magnetic polarity the interference that it creates will stop his ability to think!" the criminal says as he gets read to attack Naruto with his ball and chain. Swinging it around then at Naruto, he gets it to wrap around him.
"And this chain is filled with strong magnetism. Go get buried!" he says as he takes out five kunai with explosive tags attached to them and throws them at the spot where Naruto was.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata screams once again as she jumps down to go and help Naruto.
Removing the rocks that cover Naruto she finds his hand.
"Are you okay?" she says as she pulls him out a little.
"Thank goodness" she says, relieved to see that Naruto is okay.
"Hinata… Run…" Naruto tells her
"Naruto-kun, I can't just leave you…" she says nodding in disagreement
"He's… He's not someone that you can go up against." he warns her.
"Naruto-kun, I will definitely rescue you." she says as she stands up
"Hinata!" Naruto says as she watches Hinata go to battle the criminal and starts feeling pain.
"I'll have you spit out the location of the documents."
Getting ready to fight, Hinata activates her bloodline.
"Byakugan!"
"Take this! Denji Genma (Electric Demonic illusions)!"
"Shugo Hakke, Rokujuuyonshou!" Hinata says easily deflecting the mist of metal particles that was aimed at her.
"What!" the criminal says surprised at how the attack was so easily deflected
"I see. So that is what you call Konoha's Byakugan. Interesting. What a splendid taijutsu. But I'll use force to bring that down!" he says as he swings his weapon at Hinata to have her grab a hold of it as he pulls it back to himself. She then lands next to him and gives him several strikes with her jyuuken.
"Did I do it?" she says wondering
"As if. This level of taijutsu is nothing" he says as he falls and swings his weapon at Hinata once again. It wraps around her arm, and he starts to swing her around. She then takes out four kunai that she throws that attaches to his weapon as she hits the wall, and falls to the ground.
"It's pointless."
"This is bad."
The criminal then starts hitting his stomach and pulls off the kunai from his weapon. Hinata then gets to her feet and gets into her fighting stance.
"I'm disappointed. This wasn't worth my time. So tell me, where did you hide the documents? If you talk, I'll spare you. That kid, too. If you save him now, he will not die.
"Run away… Hinata…" Naruto manages to say
"Well then, talk!" he demands
Hinata just nods her head saying no to his demand.
"You don't want to save that kid? Or do you think that you can beat me?" he asked
If I did talk, Naruto-kun would never forgive me. Hinata thought
"Well then, I will force you to talk!" he says as he throws several kunai into the air which stick together, and all point at Hinata.
"I'll change your brainwaves with a strong magnetic field. And regardless of how you move, the magnetic polarity will change accordingly. So it's pointless to run away."
As all of the kunai go to strike Hinata, she throws a couple with explosive tags attached to them at the falling kunai to destroy them as she escapes through the smoke.
"That kid was able to dodge it with those explosive tags. She's pretty good at sensing danger. But… I will not let her escape" he says as he looked around at the scene and then found a trail of blood.
"Hinata…" Naruto says as he lay trapped under the pile of stones worried about her.
Naruto-kun, I will definitely come back to rescue you. However, there's too big of a difference in strength between that person and myself! He's not an opponent that I can defeat! She thought as she continued to run away from the criminal. She then used her byakugan to see how far the enemy was and saw that he was catching up to her fast.
He's catching up to me already! What should I do? Trying to think under the conditions she had, she gripped onto a piece of kunai that had hit her.
This is… Iron sand… I see. That person's technique is able to convert the things he touches into magnets after touching his body. The reason why he didn't attack me earlier was so that he could get rid of the iron sand that was in his body. If I could get around it, he would drown in his own iron sand. His attacks are a combination of Magnetic Ninja Arts and Iron Sand illusionary Techniques. He switches his magnetic power on and off so that his own body will not become a magnet. On that case, there is only one way to defeat him.
"Well then, it's about time to finish this game!" the criminal said before jumping way in front of Hinata to block her path.
"Well, let's settle this quickly!"
"I will never give up! That is my way of the ninja." she said as she got into her fighting stance
"How useless. "
"How dare you do that to Naruto-kun! I will not forgive you!"
"After you divulge the location of the documents, go and live with that kid in Hell!"
He then swings his weapon at Hinata and it wraps around her arm. Pulling it back towards him, she goes flying at him.
"Hey, don't be shy and come closer!"
I'll bet everything on this single shot! Hinata then gets ready to strike with her jyuuken to be blocked from what it appears and get socked in the stomach.
"If it didn't work the first time, it's not going to work the second time either."
"I wonder…"
The criminal then notices that Hinata second hand got him.
"The ones going to Hell are you and me!" Hinata says before running into the criminal so that they both go flying of the cliff.
"Let go of me! Why you…" he says while punching at Hinata trying to pull her off and manages to send her flying into the ground. While he lands on his feet.
"You brat, how dare you mess around? I changed my mind. I'll give you the final blow now!" he then gets read to strike her when all of a sudden iron sand starts covering him.
"What is this! "
"Just now, I put an interfering electric current into you chakra. Now your body will become a powerful magnet"
"What did you say? You bitch! That's why you brought me to this sandy area… S-stop!" he screams as the sand covers his whole body until he can't move at all.
"I did it, Naruto-kun…" she then faints after that from all the beating she's taken.
With the criminal being sucked down to the bottom of the sand and Hinata going down to, Naruto is still left under the pile of rocks powerless. Fearing for Hinata's life, he burrows the power of the Kyuubi to break out from underneath the pile and run to where Hinata. By the time he gets to her, the power of the Kyuubi has worn off and he uses his Kage Bushin No Jutsu to create a line of clones in which he is at the top and swings down to grab Hinata and is swung back up to safety as the clones disappear in a puff of smoke.
"Hang on, Hinata!" Naruto said worried
"Na-Naruto-kun, you came to save me."
"Of course! We are friends aren't we?" he said smiling at her
"Yes." she said weakly
"By the way, what happened to that magnetic bastard?" Naruto asked since he didn't see him around
"I think that he probably got sucked down into the bottom of that sand."
"What! Hinata, you got him!" he said surprised
"Yeah. I did my best."
"Hinata, that's incredible! And against a person that I couldn't stand up to at all…" he said amazed at how Hinata had beaten the criminal
"To get praised by Naruto-kun…" she said happy and blushed
"Naruto-kun, this…" she said as she handed him his forehead protector.
"This is my forehead protector." he said as he got it from Hinata
"The mission isn't over yet. Naruto-kun, we still have to bring the documents back to Konoha."
"Hinata…" he said before tying on his forehead protector
"I promise! I swear upon this forehead protector, that I will definitely being back the documents. As well as… I can't lose to Hinata!"
"Naruto-kun!" she said blushing
"You rest while we get back to Konoha." he said as he put her on his back.
They then set off to get the documents where Hinata had hid them and returned to Konoha as soon as they could. Taking a few hours to get back, they both went to the Hokage and gave her the documents. With the success of the mission they were both praised for their job well done. After they left the Hokage's office, they both left to their homes and washed up then going to sleep, after a hard day's work. For this would be a memorable day for the both of them.
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