Alright, are you ready for the next chap? Well, then you're just shit up a creek......Nah, I'm just kidding. Here it is. Hahaha XD
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" Hinata-chan! Hinata-chaaaaaan!!" Naruto ran towards the pale eyed girl with a smile. Neji, Shikamaru, and Kiba all stared in horror when they saw Naruto going towards the girls.
" Shit! Naruto!!!" Kiba yelled but it was too late. Hinata only had time to blink before she was tackled to the ground.
Ichigo, Sakura, and Hiame all stared in shock with their bottom jaws laying on the ground as Naruto hovered over the poor girl with a smile. Hinata slowly opened her eye. For a moment she was in a daze. She wasn't sure what had happened, all she knew was that she was on the ground.
She blinked a few times then looked up at the person above her. When their eyes locked Hinata gasped. The face of the little wolf crossed her mind as she stared at this person. Just as she was about to speak the persons' eyes went wide and he was being pulled away from her.
Hinata sat up and the four girls stared at the four boys in front of them. Sakura was the first to speak as they helped Hinata up.
" Hey! What the hell was that?!" Kiba scratched the back of his head and smiled
" Ah, I'm really sorry about that. My brother can be a bit clumsy at times. Naruto, apologize" Kiba pushed Naruto forward. Naruto blushed and bowed.
" Gomen na" Hinata dusted herself off a bit more then looked over at the blond boy.
" Ano.....excuse me but, how do you know my name?" Naruto was just about to tell her how he knew her but, Kiba put his hand over his mouth.
" Oh, he was just saying how pretty you were and this elderly lady heard him and told him your name. He liked the name so much that he just couldn't control himself." Hinata made an 'o' with her mouth then blushed but, all her friends had a 'yeah-right' look on their faces.
" And why do you have to answer for him?" Ichigo asked. Kiba looked over at her and for a minuted he couldn't say a thing but, then he spoke.
" Oh because he...eetoo...has a really...bad stutter and I wouldn't want the poor little guy to embarrass himself in front of you girls."
" Ok, well, we're gonna go now. It was nice....bumping into you guys" Sakura said and the girls all began to walk.
Hinata watched Naruto as they walked. It was just something about him. He seemed so familiar. Those eyes. She knew them from somewhere. The boys watched the girls in silence and as soon as they were out of sight Naruto received three slaps on the back of his head.
" Hey!! What the hell was that for?"
" You baka! You could've really messed that up for us." Kiba yelled.
" Well, at least I made a move. What were you guys gonna do? Just let'um walk away?" Naruto yelled back
" Would you two shut up? Kiba's right Naruto. You could have caused a problem with how reckless you were." Neji said
" But at least he did get their attention. Now when they see us again we won't be complete strangers. It'll make it easier to talk to them." Said Shikamaru. For now there was nothing else for them to do so they all agreed to try and find some food.
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" OMG! Did you guys see their clothes?" Sakura asked and she, Ichigo, and Hiame all giggled.
" I had no idea Konoha had that many homeless people." Ichigo said.
" I'm not so sure they were homeless" The three girls all looked over at Hinata since this was the first thing she'd said since they left the four guys.
" Why do you say that Hinata-chan?" Sakura asked
" Well, because their clothes weren't dirty. Actually, they were brand new. They still had the tags on them."
" Now that you mentioned it, I noticed that to. Other than the way they were dressed there wasn't anything else that would point to them being homeless. Their hair wasn't dirty, they didn't stink, their teeth were all there and clean, and they weren't begging" Ichigo pointed out.
" Well, homeless or not they were hot"
" Hiame-chan you're impossible" Said girl gave Sakura a ' What?' kind of look.
" I'm just being honest. If they're hot, they're hot. All we would have to do is put a little work in and they could easily be the four hottest guys in Konoha"
" Well, talk about your fixer uppers." Sakura said and the girls all laughed.
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( The next day after school)
Hinata was walking down the street. She was holding a stack of book when Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Neji saw her.
" Oi, Naruto there's your mate. I wonder where she's just coming from and where the others are?" Kiba turned Narutos' head towards the Hyuuga heiress.
" Hinata-chan is so cute" Naruto said with heart filled eyes.
" Naruto, she looks like she's having a hard time carrying all that stuff. Why don't you go and ask her if she needs some help." Naruto nodded at Neji then ran over to Hinata.
" Oi! Oi, Hinata-chan!" Said girl turned around and saw Naruto waving and running towards her.
" Oh,......ano.....gomen. I forgot your name even though you remembered mine."
" That's ok." They stood there in silence for a moment just looking at each other. Hinata finally decided to break the silence.
" So, was there something you needed......ano......?"
" Oh, tha name's Naruto"
" Oh, was there something you needed Naruto-san?" Naruto just stared at her. It wasn't until she blushed and looked away that he noticed Kiba waving his arms around trying to tell him to talk. He nodded at him then turned back to Hinata.
" Oh yeah, do you need help with that stuff?"
" Huh? Oh, you mean my books?" Naruto nodded. Hinata nodded and handed some of them to Naruto.
" Arigato"
" Don't mention it. So, where you headed?"
" Home. Do you mind helping me until we make it to the gates?" She asked while trying to hide her pink tented cheeks.
" Sure thing"
" Ok, then just follow me" With that the two of them began walking together towards the Hyuuga compound.
Things were silent for a while as they walked. Naruto looked all around the new area of the village. Things were gradually beginning to change. Most of the village Naruto had seen before was pretty normal. Nothing was eye catching or over the top. Everything seemed cozy and inviting but, things were starting to look......fancy and....prestigious. The grass was becoming greener, the buildings were more elegant, even the people looked different. Naruto turned to ask Hinata what the difference was but, when he did he caught her staring at him.
They both blushed and looked away.
' Oh no! He saw me looking at him! What do I do now? I just couldn't help myself. What is it about Naruto-san? It's as if I know him. I feel so relaxed and......almost safe in his presence. I need to say something or things will become awkward.'
" Ano....Naruto-san, those guys that were with you yesterday, are they your friends?"
" Huh, oh, those are my brothers."
" Oh, is that so? There's no resemblance. Not to be saying anything bad. It's just that most of the people in my clan resemble each other."
" Oh yeah? Well, most of the people in my family are unique as far as looks go."
" Ah. That's unusual." Naruto chuckled
" Ya think so?"
" Hai" Naruto smiled down at her then started looking around again.
" So, Hinata-chan.....things seem........"
" Different around here compared to most of the village?" She finished for him. Naruto nodded and Hinata giggled.
" That's because this is the noble clans district of Konoha. All around you are people from noble clans. You'll find many different noble clans around here."
" Really? So, you live around here to Hinata-chan?"
" Hai! I'm Hyuuga Hinata of the great Hyuuga clan. My clan is one of the oldest and most honorable clans in the land of fire. My friends are also a part of some of Konohas' great noble clans."
" How many clans are there?" He asked. Hinata frowned and looked up into the sky as she thought about it.
" Well, there use to be many. More than I can count but, a long time ago many of them died out or just vanished. Now there's only my clan the Hyuuga, the Haruno clan, the Momichi clan, the Tomo clan, the Yamanaka clan, Akimishi clan, and Sarutobi clan."
" That's a big difference if there use to be too many to count. I wonder what happened to the other clans?"
" For the ones that vanished we are not sure but, there have been reports of their sitings. I think they are still out there somewhere. We have a clan here in Konoha that's on the verge of extinction. One of the senseis at our University is the last of his clan. The Uchiha. He had a younger brother but, he was abducted a long time ago. Though, this rumor has been going around for as long as I can remember, no one has ever seen Itachi-senseis' brother. There are also rumors going around that Itachi-sensei is immortal. I don't know how true that is, though." Hinata explained. Naruto frowned.
" Sounds weird if you ask me. Why would people think he's immortal?"
" I'm not sure but, some say that he's been around since the village hidden in the leaves was first created. They say his sensei was the Shodaime."
" Shodaime?"
" Hai, the first Hokage. Our villages' founding father along with his younger brother the second hokage." Just then Hinata stopped. They were now standing in front of the Hyuuga compound. A person who looked like a male version of Hinata with a mark on his forehead ran up to her and bowed.
" Hinata-sama, I'll take your books to your room for you" Hinata gave the books that both she and Naruto were holding to the young man and bowed.
" Arigatou, Haiji-san" Said man had an almost frightened look on his face when he looked up at Hinata. Naruto wondered why but decided against asking. Soon the man turned and walked away. Hinata turned back towards Naruto and bowed again.
" Arigatou Goziamasu Naruto-san for helping me with my books"
" Ah, it was nothing Hinata-chan. I'm here to help you." Hinata blushed and looked down.
" Well, I must get to studying but, perhaps we'll meet again. Maybe then you can tell me more about your village and family?"
" Sure thing. Maybe we could celebrate. You know, since we're friends now and all. I-I mean as a group. I'll bring my brothers and you can invite your friends?" Hinata giggled with her hand over her mouth.
" Hai, that would be nice. I think my friends would like that as well."
" Great! Then it's a date!.....I-I mean....not a date like that but...y" Hinata placed her hand on his causing him to stop talking and look up at her.
" It's ok Naruto-san. I understand. When would you like to meet again?" Naruto scratched his head and looked around but, didn't get a chance to answer because someone placed their hand on his shoulder. He looked over and saw Shikamaru standing next to him. Just behind them stood Kiba and Neji.
" Shikamaru? What are you guys doing here?"
" We came to make sure you knew how to get back without getting lost." Shikamaru looked over at Hinata and smiled. " How about this weekend? Is Sunday okay? " Hinata gave him a confused look.
" Huh?"
" You guys were talking about getting together soon, right?"
" Hai, but how di....?" She was cut off when Kiba walked up and spoke.
" Then it's settled. Sunday it is. We'll see you then Hinata. We gotta go. Something very important that can't wait. Bye" With that Kiba, Naruto, Neji, and Shikamaru left leaving a very confused Hinata behind.
' How did they know what we were talking about? They were nowhere near us when we were talking about that. Actually, I don't even remember seeing them walking up to us. This is so strange' The Hyuuga female thought to herself as she walked through the gates of her clan compound.
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" Geeze, Itachi-sensei is so freaking sexy!"
" There you go again Hiame. I'm beginning to think you think that every guy you see is either really hot or very sexy" Sakura said as she, Hiame, Hinata, and Ichigo all ran laps around training ground 2 as part of their training with Itachi at school.
" I saw Naruto-san and the others yesterday." The girls turned and looked at Hinata.
" Really? Where'd you see them?" Ichigo asked
" On my way home yesterday. Naruto-san helped me carry my books home. We talked. He's a nice person. I saw the others also. I found out from Naruto that they are all brothers"
" Did you ask him why they were dressed that way?"
" Hiame-chan!.....No, of course not. That would be rude." Hinata said. Hiame rolled her eyes. She'd always been blunt and outspoken. To her it was just a simple question. All you had to do was wait for the right moment.
" You're mean Hiame. I'd like to see them in some nice clothes, though." Sakura stated.
" I just want to know why. I'm not trying to be mean. Anyway, so what did you guys talk about Hinata?"
" Mostly about the history of our village. He wanted to know why the noble district looked so much different from the rest of of the village. Oh, he and his brothers ask if we would like to celebrate the beginning of our new friendship with them. They want to meet up with us this coming Sunday. Do you guys want to go?" All the girls nodded at Hinata's question.
" Where did they want to meet?" Sakura asked. Hinata stopped which made the others do the same.
" I...I forgot to ask."
" Well, that's smart. I guess you'll just have to ask if you see them again before Sunday." Ichigo said as she patted Hinata's shoulders. With that they began running again.
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It was now Thursday and so far the guys had been able to get by off different vegetables and fruit they'd 'find' in peoples gardens. Their favorites were watermelons, tomato, apples, and green beans. They sat in the abandoned house munching on the fruit and veges.
" We have to find somewhere to get clean. It's becoming more and more apparent that humans get dirty over time and smell." The others looked over at Neji as they ate. They noticed this to but, none of them thought anything was wrong with it. Neij, evidently, was different. He didn't like that smell at all.
" How are we going to do that?" Shikamaru asked
" We have to find somewhere with lots of water to clean ourselves. The girls never have an odor so I don't think they would like to be around other humans that have one. We're going to meet them soon so lets keep this unpleasant scent to a minimum." the others nodded in agreement with Neji. If it was for the girls then they were all for it.
" You guys? I kind of feel....bad about taking things from the innocent humans of this village." Naruto said then took a huge bite out of an apple. Neji bit a piece of orange then nodded.
" Once we have ourselves settled we should find a way to repay them all." There were more nods as they continued to eat.
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Kakashi, Gaara, Shino, and Sasuke all sat at the head of a table as they waited for the group of elders to arrive for their meeting. They already knew that this meeting was just a way for the elders to find out how far they'd gotten with their mates. If it had been up to Gaara the elders would have been gone a long time ago. He couldn't stand them. Especially since they treated him like trash when they found out about the demon inside him. He had no respect for them and there was nothing they could do about it since he was a vampire lord.
The doors opened and the two guards that stood on either side of the double doors bowed in respect. The elders nodded then took their seats at the table. There were two women and a man. Elder Chiou, elder Baki, and elder Yori. The three sat in silence as they watched their lords. Kakashi cleared his throat and with that the meeting started.
" What are your reports in your search my lords?" Elder Chiou asked.
" We've each located and made contact with the four great ladies of the covenant." Said Kakashi
" And have you made any progress in marking them?" Baki asked
" As of yet......no" Shino answered. The three elders glanced at each other then back at the four leaders.
" Do they suspect anything? If it's found out that you are not human, by these four females, before the marking process is complete there could be trouble. If this happens and the problem becomes uncontrollable then we'll have no choice but to eliminate them. You are aware of this, I assume?" The words of elder Yori was unsettling for the four males.
For they knew that this was the only chance they had to find their eternal mates. If they were to be eliminated then the guys would be forced to spend the rest of eternity alone without an offspring to carry on in their place. Sasuke, Kakashi, and Shino appeared to be handling this in a calm manner but, Gaara took this in offense. How dare they threaten his mate. His future. No one would lay a hand on Ichigo as long as he was apart of this world.
Kakashi and the others could feel his anger building so they knew the faster this meeting was over the better.
" We understand your concern for the safety of the clan but, if you even so much as think of harming them the three of you will come to a great and painful demise. Do you understand?" Kakashi asked as Sasuke and Shino held Gaara back.
They knew that Gaara could kill the three elders within a blink of an eye. If it wasn't for the fact that the elders had once been the most worthy assistants of Markus, Kakashi's late father the first vampire in the history of vampires, then they would have been disposed of centuries ago. Kakashi let them live on out of respect for his father.
" There is no need to get upset Kakashi-sama. We were just stating the laws of the covenant. This is not our personal wish." Said Baki. Sasuke glared at the three of them. He wasn't so sure of that. He had been suspicious of them ever since the first time he'd laid eyes on them. It was his belief that they had Markus murdered.
" There is to be no moves made within the clan without our approval. Is that understood?" Shino asked. The elders nodded.
" Then this meeting is over" The elders stood from their seats and bowed before leaving the council room. Once they, along with the guard, were gone Sasuke spoke.
" I don't trust them"
" Neither do I" Shino added
" It's apparent that they are not here for our best interest. They're up to something but, there is no proof. I have someone watching them though. The first sign of treachery and they are good as dead." Kakashi stated. Gaara was happy that the elders weren't trusted by the others and hoped that they slipped up real soon.
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Neji, Kiba, Naruto, and Shikamaru stalked out the abandoned house at midnight that night. They were in search of a place to bathe. Though, they didn't have any soap they still wanted to submerge themselves in water. By now they'd memorised all the watch posts of the ninja on night duty. It was amazing to the four boys how the ninja tried to hide themselves from the enemy but, with the heightened senses the guys have there really was no since in trying to hide. Though, the night ninja had no idea that anyone in the village had these type of senses.
The guys moved around Konoha with precision. Not even the best ninja could've found them as they lurked in the shadows away from any prying eyes. Shikamaru sniffed the air. He could smell a large gathering of water not too far away. He motioned for the others to follow him as he headed towards it.
Only minutes later they came to a large fence.
" It's in there"
" Are you sure Shikamaru? I don't see any water" Naruto said then sniffed the air.
" I know you can smell it. It's somewhere in this area. We have to find a way to get in" Just then Kiba took off. The others looked at each other but, didn't question him. They only followed in silence. They were surprised when they found Kiba standing next to an opening in the fence with a smile on his face.
" Good work Kiba!" Naruto said as he and the others slipped through the fence. They walked around the outside of a building as they followed their noses until they came upon the water they'd been looking for. Little did they know, they'd found a large outside hot spring.
They stood around the edge of the hot spring in silence. This was the first time they'd ever seen anything like it. It was large and steam was rose off its surface. Naruto was the first one to speak.
" So?......What now?"
" We get in." Neji stated.
" Oh......I knew that. I'm just saying...do we keep our clothes on?"
" ............No? I mean..of course not. If we cleaned ourselves with our clothes on then they would get wet and we wouldn't have anything else to wear." Naruto looked at Neji for a long time without a word then....
" Oh.....Ok" With that the four boys stripped themselves of their corny clothes and stepped in the hot water.
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Ichigo, Sakura, Hinata, and Hiame were heading home. It was late and they knew they had to be at school the morning after but, they decided to stay at school and train for as long as they could since they had to do strength tests the next day in ninja arts class. They all wanted to get a good grade and it was difficult to impress Itachi-sensei when it came to strength training.
They were walking, talking, and laughing about only God knows what when suddenly Sakura stopped.
" Shhh.....Hey, guys, do you hear that?" The others stopped and looked at Sakura. They didn't hear anything.
" Hear what?" Ichigo asked
" I thought I heard some talking coming from the hot spring."
" I didn't hear anything Sakura-chan" Hinata stated
" Well, I did. Come on, lets go check it out." With that Sakura ran towards the fence and in once swift move she was over it. She turned and looked at her friends and motioned for them to follow her. They shrugged their shoulders and quickly jumped the fence as well.
The girls muffled the sound of their steps by summoning chakra to their feet as they walked around in search for any intruders. They jumped to the roof top of the building and continued from there. They ran and searched with Sakura leading the way until she came to a sudden stop causing the others to run into the back of her. Yeah, real graceful ninja they're turning out to be.
" Sakura, what tha hel-" Ichigo was cut off when Sakura grabbed her chin and turned it towards the four great pieces of NAKED eye candy currently bathing in a pool of hot water below them. Only moments later Hiame fell back from a massive nose bleed and Hinata fainted.
" OMG!!!!! Isn't that those guys from the other day?" Sakura nodded at Ichigo
" Yep! Hiame was right. They are hot." Sakura stated
" Hot and wet...." Ichigo added. Hiame stood up with her hand over her nose
" Ano....you guys, if we don't go I might go down there."
" Why is that a problem for you Hiame? I thought that would be something you'd be happy to do?" Sakura asked then giggled
" Yeah, it would be but, then I might die from blood lose." Sakura and Ichigo laughed then they knelt down to wake Hinata. As they did she mumbled things like " Naruto-kun is naked" and " I think I saw his.....his...his.." Yeah, things like that. Once she was awake the four of them left.
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When the girls were gone Naruto busted out in a fit of laughter along with Kiba, Neji smirked, and Shikamaru smiled then laid his head back and looked up into the nights sky.
" I guess that's a sign that they're definitely attracted to us" Kiba said
" Oi, you guys, what does 'hot' mean?" Naruto asked. Neji shrugged his shoulders.
" I don't know" Kiba said. The three of them looked over at Shikamaru who only sighed.
" Don't look at me. It's the first time I've ever heard something like that. Must be good though"
" Oi, Naruto. Hinata said she saw your penis"
" Shut up Kiba! She didn't say what she thought she saw"
" Don't get mad at me because the sight of little Naruto made her faint"
" Grrr...Shut up!" Naruto jumped on Kiba and they both went under water. Neji and Shikamaru could only laugh at their brothers' antics. The four of them couldn't help but wonder how things would go Sunday with the girls.
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So, there you have it. A new chapter. The plot thickens. I wonder what the elders are up to? What do you think? Please let me know and please review. Well, until next time........JA!