Authors Note: Thank you for everyone who read this story either yesterday or today. I got reviews asking if this was a time travel story. It is NOT time travel. This story takes place ten years in the future when everyone is 24 or 25. If there are any mistakes on spelling or grammar, I'm sorry about that. I was up until midnight last night watching the Olympics. Thanks again for all the reviews. Hope you like this chapter and I hope to make it longer then yesterdays.
I had three ideas on how to continue this story. The idea I thought was the best and I know everyone will like.
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A Couple of Days Later
Naruto stood in front of Tsunade's office about to knock on the door when it suddenly opened. Naruto was standing face to face with Kakashi and Tsunade. "Hey, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said surprised to see him here.
"Yo." Kakashi said. "I have to get going. I have a mission tomorrow morning."
"Bye, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said watching Kakashi leave the Tower. "Umm, Granny Tsunade. I have a question."
"Okay Naruto come on in," Tsunade said stepping aside to let Naruto in. "What's your question, Naruto."
"You said a couple of days ago that if I need anything you would help me right?" Tsunade then nodded remembering Naruto read the letter from Hinata. Naruto took a deep breath. "I want to know where you sent Hinata-chan. I want to look for her to see if she is still alive. I want her to be here with me right now. Please, Tsunade tell me."
Tsunade stood there shocked. Naruto never called his by her name it was always Granny. Tsunade knew Hinata was not alive but if it would help him then she would tell him where she sent her. "Naruto, I sent Hinata to Tokushima in the Grass Country. She might not be in the city if she is still alive. She might be hiding anywhere in the country."
"Thank you Granny Tsunade! Thank you so much!" Naruto said leaving.
"You're welcome Naruto. Be careful."
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Pain. That's the entire person felt. Pain was all over the person's body. From head to toe. They hoped someone was coming for him. They couldn't last much longer with out any help. The tears had all dried up a while ago when the person dragged himself to the shelter and away from everyone else. Please, some please come. The person thought drifting into unconsciousness.
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Naruto was hoping from branch to branch towards the Grass Country. Hinata was alive and Naruto could felt in. Naruto desperately wanted Hinata to be alive and well. He didn't know what he would do if Hinata was dead. Jirayia had died when he was 15 and he barely could do anything for himself. He did not know what he would feel like if Hinata were dead.
Many of Naruto's friends had died over the past ten years because of Orochimaru. They where all sent on missions either dealing with Orochimaru or the Akatsuki. The only people that where left out of the Konoha 11 where Sakura, Neji, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, and himself. Rock Lee, Shino, Sasuke, Hinata, and Tenten had all died. He couldn't deal with anyone else dying. Jirayia was the worst out of all of them. Naruto remembered the day when Tsunade had told him that Jirayia was dead.
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Flashback
Naruto was standing in Tsunade's office with Kakashi, Sakura, and a bunch of toads. Naruto wasn't quite sure what he was doing here with a bunch of toads but it didn't matter he knew something bad had happened. "Granny Tsunade? What's going on?" Naruto asked looking at all the toads.
Tsunade took a deep breath and turned around from facing the window. "Naruto, this will be very hard for me to say. It will shock you because it defiantly shocked me." Tsunade took another deep breath before looking Naruto in the eye. "Naruto, Jirayia is...dead."
Naruto stood there shocked before taking a book of the bookshelf and throwing it down on the ground shocked. "No! No it can't be! Purvey Sage can't be dead! No!" Naruto shouted at Tsunade. "It can't be!"
"Naruto! Stop!" Kakashi yelled grabbing Naruto's wrist. Naruto realized that he was about to through a book at Tsunade and he then dropped it.
"Sorry." Naruto sobbed.
Tsunade walked over to Naruto and hugged him. "It's alright, Naruto. I know how you feel. He was my team mate for many years." Tsunade then let go of Naruto.
"Milady. What are the toads here for?" Sakura asked.
"Right the toads. They brought me the news. Ma and Pa both came here with all these toads. Ma and Pa were with Jirayia during his fight with Pein. He sank to the bottom of a lake and they couldn't find them." Tsunade then looked at Naruto who was still crying. "However, Naruto, they could read his mind and the last thing he thought was about you."
Naruto looked at Tsunade in complete shock. "What?"
"Yeah, his last thought where about you." A male frog's voice spoke up.
"I'm leaving." Naruto said walking out the door.
"Wait, Naruto." Sakura started after him only to have Kakashi grab her shoulder.
"Let him be by himself. I know what he's going through right now. He needs some alone time."
End of Flashback
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Naruto was almost to the city when he smelled fresh blood. Naruto immediately got excited and followed the scent. He followed it to a river where he saw a body. When he got closer to the body, he saw that it was an animal. "Dammit." Naruto muttered.
Naruto walked a couple hundred feet away from the animal and picked up a new scent of blood and a faint chakra signature. Naruto immediately started running towards the scent because he recognized it. It was Hinata-chan's. Naruto ran closer and closer. He stopped in front of a cave where the scent of blood was so strong. Naruto paused and walked into the cave.
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The person heard someone calling him. He heard his name being called several times. The person opened his eyes and saw some one else staring at him. "Glad to see you're awake, Sasuke." Itachi said looking at his younger brothers battered body.
Sasuke groaned as he tried to saw something. "Take it easy. Go back to sleep. Hinata is dead. You're lucky I got there in time, she was about to kill you but before she could do that, I killed her." Itachi said leaving the room.
Sasuke feel back to unconsciousness as soon as his brother left the room.
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Naruto walked into the cave and found a body. The body of a 25-year-old woman. Naruto looked at the girl in shock. Her body was completely battered. She had cuts all over her body and burn makers. She was in even worse condition then the preliminary rounds during the Chunin exams. "Hinata-chan!" Naruto shouted repeatedly. She didn't answer but her heart was beating very slowly. Dammit, I wish I knew some medical justu's! Naruto thought angrily. He picked Hinata up and raced towards home.
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Tsunade was in her office doing the never-ending pile of paper work, when someone burst through the door. "What the..." Tsunade stopped when she saw Naruto holding Hinata in his arms. She was alive after all. Tsunade looked at Naruto and saw that he was completely exhausted and about to fall over. "Naruto, it's alright, I'll take Hinata." Tsunade then took Hinata and Naruto fell to floor unconscious due to chakra exhaustion. "Shizune! I need help! Get me someone to carry Naruto!"
Shizune then burst in the room "What..." Shizune then left and got Kakashi to carry Naruto. "What happened?" Kakashi asked as they where racing to the hospital.
"I sent Hinata on a mission to kill Sasuke. She left a letter for Naruto. Naruto then wanted to know where she was and told him the Grass Country. He left early this morning and got back just now."
Kakashi stared at Tsunade. "Isn't the Grass Country a full days journey?"
"Yes."
"Naruto went there, found Hinata, and came back in one day?" Kakashi asked in disbelief.
"I know, I know, I can't believe it either." Tsunade then turned to Shizune. "Shizune, I'm going to need an emergency room and a room for Naruto and Hinata. Get there rooms to be either the same or right next to each others."
"Right." Shizune said running faster then the other two.
About five minutes later, Tsunade was in an emergency room operating on Hinata. Kakashi was outside waiting with Neji and Hiashi and Naruto was in a hospital room.