Opening: Reader-san! Konnichiwa! Yousuke-chan is here and ready to show Reader-san a new story. ^_^ I apologize in the last chapter I described Hinata's eyes as 'grey' when I meant to say lavender with a pink hue…Yousuke-chan will fix that in this chapter! No worries, Reader-san. Also, Yousuke-chan will try to write longer chapters! :D Please enjoy this chapter; Yousuke-chan will stop bothering Reader-san now! *so pewf she went* REVIEW PLEASE!

Previous Chapter: King Hiashi, ruler of Kingdom Haigden (hIGHg-den), has given Hinata a chance to prove herself worthy to him. She is to attend a council meeting concerning an upcoming war. In other news, she has met her sexy 16 year-old mentor, Uzumaki Naruto. What will happen next?! Yousuke-chan doesn't even know yet. XD

Warning: This is NaruHina. Don't like, don't read. Also, OOC Naruto! Dark and not as happy as normal Naruto. Slight OOC Hinata. No stutter.

Disclaimer: Must we, Reader-san? Yousuke-chan doesn't own Naruto, Hinata, Kishimoto's characters, or NaruHina. She only owns the story!

Bloody Remedy,

Chapter 2

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I will be your mentor from today forward." He introduced. Hinata frowned slightly.

"Is something the matter?" he asked with a raised brow.

With a slight nod, Hinata put one hand on her hip and the other to hold her chin in a quizzical pose. "Only a small matter really." She said as her frown deepened. "The messenger said that you came from the top of your class. What are you abilities? I feel I should know my tutor's abilities before I accept the role of his student."

This time it was Naruto's turn to frown. He removed his arms from his lips and rest them on his thighs. "From my research, you are in no position to speak in such a way. Even the way you dress suggests that you are not capable of doing much damage." He gestured to her light lavender long-sleeved dress that reached to her ankles, revealing her white indoor slippers. Hinata opened her mouth to protest, but Naruto held up a finger. "However, it is only logical that you ask such a question." He lowered his finger and continued. "My abilities, physically, are limited to assassinating and advanced sword-fighting. Mentally, I could probably map out an intricate maze in less than 15 seconds, or I could simply make you go mad. Both physical and mental abilities made the top of the class." He explained as he never broke eye contact with Hinata.

Hinata stared at the blue-eyed genius with thin lips. Question began to flood her brain. She opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly, there was a loud and rapid banging at the door.

KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKBANGBANGBANGK NOCKKNOCK!

Naruto exhaled loudly as he pushed himself up off of the bed. He slumped over and scratched his head as he motioned for Hinata to sit on the bed. Hinata peered at the bed and back at Naruto. He was stretching as he slowly walked to the door, dragging his heels behind him. Hinata looked back at the bed once more and shrugged. As she sat down, Naruto twisted the door handle and BAM!

"NARUTOOO!" a sweet high voice squealed. A pink haired scribe wearing a maroon robe wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck. The sheer force of the hug made them topple to the ground. The scribe began to giggle as Naruto struggled to push her off.

"Damn it. Sakura, I told you not to do that. What do you want?" Naruto grumbled as he finally shook her off of him. The scribe, name Sakura, kneeled next to him, pouted slightly and looked over to Naruto's bed. She stood up abruptly, stomped her food and screamed in frustration.

"NARUTO! Why is there a girl in your room? She doesn't look a thing like me, so I have no idea why she would be here. She's in a cute outfit too! She's spread out on your bed." Sakura let out a surprised gasp. "Don't tell me…WERE YOU GUYS—"

"Sakura." Naruto interrupted sharply as he held up a hand in emphasis.

Sakura jumped slightly and stared at Naruto. Naruto sighed and sat up. He gestured a hand towards Hinata.

"Sakura, it's Princess Hinata. I'm sure you should be able to recognize your own princess." He said as he stayed sitting on the floor, now holding the bridge of his nose in aggravation. Sakura darted her eyes towards Hinata. Hinata pushed herself up into a sitting position herself and blushed.

"I'm sorry…The blast from the door surprised me, and I fell onto the bed in shock." Hinata explained as she smiled shyly.

Sakura blushed deeply in embarrassment. "Princess Hinata, I'm deeply sorry! I didn't know and-"

"It's quite alright, Sakura-chan. It's only natural for a girlfriend to be alarmed." Hinata waved a hand.

"Actually we-" Sakura began.

"Are not and NEVER will be a couple." Naruto finished as he shot a look to Hinata. Hinata caught the glare and looked away, flustered. Naruto sighed.

"Never assume things. It could ultimately lead to your death, understand?" Naruto let out as he found Hinata jotting what he had just said down onto a scroll. He raised a brow. Hinata looked up and frowned. "You're my mentor. I should take notes on what you say, shouldn't I?" she asked as she furiously continued to scribble words down.

Sakura gasped sharply. "Naruto-kun, you're the mentor of Princess Hinata? Well no wonder she's in your room! Why didn't you tell me?!" she squealed as she jumped in glee.

Naruto pinched the bridge of his nose once more. "Don't you have other business to attend to Sakura? What are you doing here anyway?" he asked, nearly boiling over. Sakura's eyes widened, and she dropped a clenched fist into an open palm. "That's right! The council wanted to see you and your new student. But I suppose that they want to see you and the Princess, since she IS your student!"

Hinata jumped off the bed as she tucked the scroll into a small pocket of her dress. Her eyes widened as she heard about the council. "Father made the meeting today?!" she said to herself in disbelief. She walked to Naruto and pulled him into the hallway by his wrist. He jumped onto his feet and asked, "Princess, what-" Hinata cut him off by breaking out into an all out sprint. "Please, call me Hinata. Also, knowing my father, he would have me beheaded if I arrive at the meeting late. We have to hurry!" she cried. Naruto smirked. "Then we'll have to go faster than this!" he shouted. While running, he picked Hinata up bridal style and began to go twice the speed to the council's room, leaving a pouting and jealous Sakura in the dust

詩人ちゃん

"Enter." A scratchy voice commanded. Two giant doors slowly creaked open. Naruto whistled lightly as he panted. He glanced over to Hinata who was trying her best to slow her breathing. Hinata looked ahead to the room. She stopped in the room with Naruto by her side. Naruto let out an impressed exhale as the room was revealed in all its glory. A crystal chandelier hung on the ceiling, lighting the round oval-shaped table below. At the head of the table sat the king with his eyes closed. He wore a beautiful violet kimono with butterflies imprinted on the ends. His long black hair was styled up and portions cascaded down in front of his chest. A jeweled crown held the style. Around him were men who were wearing white robes each with the crest of the royal family, a blue lion, etched onto the upper left of the robe, above their hearts.

Behind the table and people were shelves filled with scrolls and some unfinished scrolls scattered across the floor in front of them. On the surrounding walls, massive inscriptions were painted. They stated each law of the kingdom and punishments for those who broke them.

The king opened his eyes to show his lavender orbs. They softened as he saw Hinata and Naruto side by side. He broke into a smile and motioned them towards the empty chairs at the other end of the table.

"Come now daughter. Have a seat." He said. Hinata looked hard into the eyes that mimicked her own. She held her head high as she sat down, ignoring the glares and stares she receieved from the surrounding men. One stood violently as Naruto took his seat. "Hiashi-sama! How can we let Hinata-hime, a gentle princess and Uzumaki-san, a fresh graduate, take on such responsibilities? Surely we should call for Hanabi-hime instead? Surely she will-"

Hiashi held up a hand to silence the man. He turned to him and said, "Council Member Oishi, the meeting has not even started and already you have begun to doubt my eldest daughter? It was her own idea to come to this meeting and participate as the military general. I have agreed to this. Are you going against my agreements, council member?"

The man grimaced, bowed deeply to Hiashi, and sat down, face flushed. Hiashi faced Hinata and Naruto. He smiled widely as he welcomed them.

"Welcome to the meeting, daughter and Uzumaki-san." He said. "I hope you two have been introduced to each other already?"

Naruto and Hinata looked at each other briefly then back at the king. As they nodded, Hiashi grinned once more. "Now then, I believe we should begin this meeting, shall we? Council members, as I have said previously, my eldest daughter will be performing as the military general in place of myself and my youngest daughter, Hanabi-hime." The council members send various smiles, glares, and scoffs towards the present princess. Naruto frowned as he looked around at the members. Aren't they supposed to be congratulating her? He peeked a look at Hinata. His eyes widened as he saw the princess hold her head high, despite the vulgar looks. This isn't the princess I researched…How interesting. Naruto smirked. He looked back at the king.

"What are the details of this meeting?" he asked as he furrowed his eye brows.

"Quick to the point, aren't you, Uzumaki-san?" Hiashi humored.

When Naruto's face didn't change from its serious state, Hiashi frowned deeply.

"Well, as you all should know, the kingdoms Konoha and Ahonok are forming an alliance. War is predicted to be upon us in 2 years. As of now, we have several NABU teams spying on the enemy kingdoms. Details should be here shortly. For now, we should discuss how we are going to go on about telling the people about this. Then continue how we should prepare our soldiers for this war. Daughter, what are your thoughts?"

All eyes darted towards Hinata. She fidgeted a bit in her seat as the weight of the stares began to take a toll. Hiashi smirked and held back a slight cough. He motioned to a nearby servant to bring a cup of tea. As Hinata was about to answer, she took a whiff of the tea scent. Her eyes widened in horror as her father took the cup in his hands. Hinata stood up at a violent pace and reached out towards her father. "FATHER! Do not drink that!" she screeched. Hiashi widened his eyes, alarmed at the urgency in Hinata's voice, but he quickly changed his expression. He furrowed his brows and calmly set the cup on the table. "What is the matter, Daughter?" he asked. Hinata stood and walked towards her father. She took the cup and fanned the vapors to her nose. She frowned and turned to the servant that gave her father the cup. Holding the cup out towards him, she said with a slight grin, "Here, you drink it." The servant automatically stepped back away from the drink, head held down in shame. Hinata smirked and grabbed the plate from the servant. She poured some of the tea onto the plate and stepped away. The council members, king, and Naruto gasped in horror and amazement. Hinata turned to the awe-struck audience.

"The tea caused the plate to literally evaporate. You all could see that much. The tea contains an herb that is found in the Konoha region that can cause basically anything, to evaporate or burn. To make it effective, the people of Konoha have made the herb so that it will have that effect to everything except clay." Hinata explained.

A council member shook his head in amazement. "Hinata-hime, how did you know?"

Hinata smiled. "The herb gives off a sweet scent at first, so one would never really know that it is a poison. Soon after the sweet scent, a foul fish-like scent is created. The drinker often is given the drink before the fouls cent occurs, therefore, a formidable poison. Father always takes his time while drinking tea, so the scent had turned foul before he had his first sip."

"Impressive knowledge of poisons, daughter. I thank you for saving me. Now please, someone banish the fool for giving me the poisoned cup! Also interrogate him about the plans of the enemy!" Hiashi whispered harshly. Two council members stood up and walked over to the cowering servant. The council members took hold of each arm and dragged him to the doors. The doors opened and out they went. As the doors began to close, a masked man slipped through the cracks. He walked towards Hiashi and Hinata. As he approached them, he reached into his back pocket for a scroll. When he reached the royals, he kneeled and presented the scroll with nothing more than a murmured "My Lord." Hiashi took the scroll and nodded to the masked man. The man bowed deeply and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

So that's an ANBU ninja. Hinata thought to herself as she watched her father open the scroll. She watched his expression turn dark as he read more and more of the report.

"Father, what-" Hinata began.

"Hinata." Hiashi interrupted.

Hinata stood silent as her father referred to her as her name instead of 'daughter.'

"Why don't you and Uzumaki-san begin your tutoring sessions now? There is something I must talk over with the council." Hiashi explained.

"But Father…I should be able to hear of this as well…Remember I was put in charge of the war matters." Hinata said.

"Yes, yes. I remember." Hiashi replied impatiently.

"This does not have anything to do with the war, so I am dismissing you. Now begin your studies with Uzumaki-san. I will re-summon you after I discuss this matter with the council."

Hinata was about to argue once more but closed her mouth. She walked back to Naruto as he began to stand as well. They walked out of the great double doors and remained silent as Hinata followed Naruto to their next destination.

詩人ちゃん

"Why so quiet, Hime?" Naruto asked.

Hinata looked up at Naruto. "Hime is my sister…Please, call me Hinata. I'm not sure why I'm so quiet…But where are we going, Uzumaki-san?"

"Naruto is fine. Uzumaki-san is my father. We are headed towards the fields for your first lesson."

The two stopped in front of a pair of double doors before continuing on. Naruto turned to Hinata.

"Ready?" he asked her.

Hinata replied with a small nod.

"Then here we go." Naruto replied with a dark grin. He pushed the double doors to reveal a green field. Hinata squinted against the sunlight and saw that he field had another color to it. Blood red. Naruto smiled darkly once more.

"Welcome to the Red Field."

A/N: "Hime" means princess.

Ending Rant: Reaaader-saan! Yousuke-chan hasn't updated in TOO long! She is super sorry. There are no excuses that will make up for the loss time, but she will say that she has tried her hardest to get the story onto paper then onto computer document as fast as her schedule would allow her. Fear not Reader-san! Yousuke-chan has NOT given up on this story. The plot thickens later and in the next chapter there will be slight Naru/Hina, MAYBE…Yousuke-chan isn't too sure. But she does know that there will be much violence in the next chapter. Hopefully, she won't take too long writing the next one too! REVIEW PLEASE! Onegai (please)! Reviews help Yousuke-chan get motivated and update faster! Arrigato! Until next time, Reader-san! JA NE! ^_^