Chapter 4: Scatter

Hinata held herself against Naruto's warm, solid chest as her fears of what was to come washed away with the ebb and flow of his breathing. She relaxed against him, shutting out everything but the two of them when a sudden thump penetrated her apparition. Her head flicked back and looked around the dark and sparse apartment, Naruto's eyes locked on the door.

He looked down into her eyes with steely determination but all the warmth she had felt just a moment before, he spoke hushed and quickly "Hide, quickly" With those words the embrace was taken from her and the cold and the fear of the world flooded back into her. She scurried to the bed where she hid beneath the sheets watching out from a small gap as a second thump pulsated from the door.

"Gimmie a minute will ya?" Naruto heckled to the door, he grasped the handle and braced himself for an attack before sparing a glance back at Hinata to be sure she was hidden from sight. He twisted the handle and drew back the door slowly.

A palm slapped onto the exterior of the door forcing it open, Naruto Slid back in his stance from the unexpected thrust from the door. Hinata pulled herself lower onto the bed and restrained herself from making a sound as her eyes fixed onto the Green and white dressed Ninja at the door. The trademark Black hair that cascaded down his back hung down past his shoulders as his white eyes bored into Naruto.

"Who the hell are you?" Naruto almost growled at the intruder

"Kiske of the Hyuuga Branch Family. I'm here to enquire if you've seen our lost 'heir'"

Naruto Restrained himself from striking Kiske at the way he said 'heir' before snarling out a simple "She's not here. Piss off" Then forcing him out with the shutting of the door. Naruto turned back to look at Hinata, in moments the anger that had flooded his eyes was gone, the cheery smile that he always wore returned to him again "That should through him-" Hinata cut him off by shouting out "Look Out Naruto!"

The door thundered open with a crack of wood casting the silhouette of Kiske in the open doorway. Naruto leapt back amidst a hail of Wood shards that splintered past.

Naruto regained his footing and stared on through the thick gloom at his assailant, the white eyes were now framed by thickly pulsating veins, Byakugan. Kiske's eyes moved poignantly to look at the bed where Hinata hid.

Naruto reacted hastily by charging at the would be attacker, He lunged out with a clumsy fist that was dodged effortlessly by Kiske; a swift palm slap to the arm rendered it useless. Naruto retorted by dropping into a spin to sweep out Kiske's leg. Kiske was caught off guard by his speed and was knocked to he ground. Naruto Regained his footing as sensation returned to his arm. Kiske stood up with a light smirk and assumed the gentle fist stance.

Naruto saw an opening and charged forward again a few feet from his target he shifted into a back spin launching a roundhouse kick at His Hyuuga foe, Kiske mealy slapped his hand onto the side of his leg severing the Chakra pathways before striking out at Naruto's unguarded chest. Out of pure Instinct Naruto moved his right arm up and deflected the blow by a few inches. The palm hit his shoulder causing excruciating pain but at least his heart was safe.

As Naruto Stumbled from the attack Kiske charged towards Hinata where she still hid terrified for her and Naruto's life. Kiske drew close and readied to lunge at her when Naruto leapt into the air and landed a Kick into the side of Kiske's head. The Hyuuga stumbled from the strike buying enough time for Naruto to use his Kage Bunshin/shadow clone/. 4 Naruto's charged at Kiske and began to assail him from all sides in the small space of the apartment.

Naruto darted out and grabbed Hinata and the sheets she hid under and dove through the window into the darkening streets outside. He held Hinata close as he leapt from roof to roof and darted across the spaces. Hinata cried gently into his chest as she thought 'I'm still not strong enough, I couldn't help, all I did was hide'.

After a short while Naruto skidded to a halt and span on the spot to look where they had come from, Kiske stood before him walking towards him

"Is that the best you can do?" He mocked as he darted towards him; He struck Naruto in the chest with ease flooding chakra, like a blade, into his heart. Naruto dropped to his knees and placed Hinata on the rooftop before him, in a cloud of smoke, he vanished.

Kiske went rigid as he began to look around him 'A shadow clone? When did he-' His thoughts were cut short as over 30 Naruto's fell from the sky around him and began an unrelenting assault. Again a Naruto darted out of the fray, scooped Hinata off the roof and continued on out to the edges of the town.

Hinata looked up as Naruto carried her away; she saw the determination in his eyes that she had fallen in love with. 'Naruto, you've gotten so strong, so clever. You're still so far beyond me' she held herself close to him as they descended into the forests around Konoha.

Sorry this one took a while to do, I've had plenty of college stuff to distract me.

Made this chapter a bit longer. Plan on stretching the next one to be longer still so. Hope you like. Also I did a lil pic for Naruto's eye how I mentioned it in chapter 3 the swirl of red.i110 . photobucket . com/albums/n82/OmniBembers/Kyuubieye.jpg (remove spaces)