Ok I am writing for him once again. He told me his computer should be back within the next 2 weeks... so until then I am stuck with this gig... JK.
Chapter 10: Waiting for you...
Hinata had regretted what she had just done. She looked down at her blurry sheets. What had she just done? How could she have just done this? she knew what she just did. She knew that she just forced Naruto to go to his death. She knew of the the akaski's plans for Naruto and they would kill Naruto to get the nine tailed fox out of him. She only wished, she could convince herself she made the right choice. But somewhere, somewhere deep down inside herself, she knew she had made the right choice but... Naruto would be sacrificed. Could she live with that? If Naruto died because of her... could she live with that guilt? To her... no.. she couldn't... She couldn't bare with the fact that Naruto would be gone. After all they had been through, it was hard to let someone you have been after the past decade to die because of you. She tried to move but found it hard to. She noticed how soaked the sheets where from cring. She tried to stop but found it hard to. That night she could not sleep. She could not dream. She could not breath. It was too hard to do anything like that. After all, how could you live with yourself after you know that the person you love is going to die because of you. She was wondering now if maybe everyone in the village was not as important. She lowered her head and closed here eys tight. Knowing what she had done will always live with her. Something soft moved across her face. It wipped away her tears. She opened her eyes and saw fur ing away her tears.
"I always hate it when you cry. It makes me sad." Naruto said with a small grin on his face. Hinata's eyes only filled with more tears. How could he be smiling at a time like this? She burried her head into his fur.
"I don't want you to go. I changed my mind." Cried Hinata.
"I have too. If it is to save your life, then I will gladly... give mine." Naruto said with a sweet tone. Hinata started to cry harder at those words.
"No you won't die. You can't die... They only want the fox right? Then they can just take him out of you right?" Hinata said under a ball of tears.
"Then what? I know where they are, I know what they are doing... they won't let me live."
"They will let you go. After they get what they want, they will let you go."
"I can only hope..." said Naruto.
"Then hope... I will not stop hoping for you to come back... that is what you always taught me, is to never stop hoping, no matter what." Hinata said.
"That's true..." said Naruto smiling. It wasn't a big grin but it was a smile.
"Then hope Naruto-kun. I will be hoping for your return. I will be waiting everyday for you... so please come home..." Hinata said calming down.
"Then I will come back to you." Said Naruto. Naruto shrugged Hinata off of him and laid her back down.
"Now lay down and go to sleep. I'll see you in the morning." Said Naruto smiling down on her. His smile was reassuring. She started to relax.
"Promise?" She said.
"Promise." He said watching her go to sleep. Naruto let go of her and walked towards the door. "Gomen... This is one promise I have to break." He closed the door behind him and didn't look back.
That was three months ago and she hated the fact that he lied to her. When she woke up, she found out that he had already left. She kept her promise to him though. Everyday she would go to the front gate and wait for him. Each day she would hope today would be the day he would return. In the begining, Tsunade and all of Naruto's friends would wait for him with Hinata, but in the past month, hope dimmed. The chances that three months had gone by and he was still alive was small. One by one friends and love ones stopped coming. They encurraged Hinata to stop comming everyday but she wouldn't. She wouldn't stop hoping for his return. She wouldn't. If she did, it was a betrayal.
"He's not comming back." Kiba said to Hinata who stood by the front gate.
"I won't stop waiting and hoping. I gave my word I wouldn't... My word to Naruto-kun..." Hinata said looking out at the empty road.
"Then at least come and have somesome to eat with me." Said Kiba tring to be polite. Hinata turned to him thinking he was hitting on her. Kiba got the impression and quickly covered himself.
"I mean I want you to eat something... it doesn't have to be with me I was just saying." Kiba said. "I mean if Naruto comes back then you will still see him right? I mean going 10 minutes out to eat won't change anything." Said Kiba. Hinata looked back at the road.
"Come on Hinata-chan...Please..." Kiba begged. Hinata was ignoring him. She was going to wait here for him. No matter how long it took.
2 more months past and with Kiba everyday waiting with Hinata and conferting her. Reassuring her that he was going to come back. And Hinata who was sad, found confert in Kiba. When he was there with her she felt something, it wasn't anything like she felt for Naruto but it was a happy feeling. A feeling of joy to be loved like that again. Even though she waited for Naruto, she had a loving feeling towards Kiba. It wasn't love, it was a loving feeling. 1 more month past and still no news of Naruto. Then Kiba asked something..
"Hey Hinata-chan?" Kiba asked. Hinata looked at him.
"If he never does come back... and that's a big if.. I was wondering if you would consider being my girlfriend. I mean I had always liked you even when we where 12. I am not saying you have to say yes but I was just wondering if you would. After you and Naruto got together, I was heart broken because I knew that I would never have a chance with you. You never accepted that marrage invite to marry another Hyuga. You put it on hold. I was just wondering though..." said Kiba with a smile on his face.
"I..." hinata didn't know what to say... She had made a promise to Naruto but she had grown fond of Kiba.
"I'm not... sure.." Hinata said watching the road.
"I understand if you don't.." Kiba said watching the road.
"Maybe..." That word slipped out of her mouth... she wasn't sure what to do now. If Naruto came back and found her with Kiba, Naruto would be heart broken... On the other hand, if he was dead he would want her to love again right? To be happy? She wasn't sure, she needed more time...
Days past and still no sign of Naruto in a long time. She didn't want to admit it but she was starting to loose hope. She tried to shake the feeling but it was hard. Half a year with no sign of him was hard. Just thinking that he might be dead was hard... But she nevfer showed it.. never showed that she had those thoughts. After all Naruto Uzumaki always keeps his word...
Later...
"It is getting late Hinata-chan.. let's go home." Kiba said walking back towards his house. The darkness covered her like a sheet. She closed her eyes and began to turn around. As soon as she did, she noticed ANBU and Tsunade running towards her. As soon as Tsunade saw Hinata she stopped in front of her. Kiba also stopped and looked back.
"What is it?" Kiba asked running back towards Hinata and Tsunade.
"We found him..." Tsunade said to Hinata. Hinata's eyes lit up with joy and her body felt alive... She was going to have her Naruto back...
"But we have to hurry! Come on..." Tsunade said dashing out infront. Hinata and Kiba took off after her.
"Why do we have to hurry?" Hinata said trying to keep up with Tsunade.
"Because... he might not make it..." Tsunade said. Hinata's joyful eyes became scared and sad.
"It'll be alright Hinata-chan... he'll make it... We both know he is a stubbern guy..." Kiba said trying to clam down Hinata.
"You got that right. According to reports of the medical units that where there he has substained injuries past nhis physical limit. He has lost alot of blood and os bleeding all over. They followed a trail of blood all the way back to a cavern, which they believe the Akaski where in at one point. We are almost there... One more thing... The blood trail.. it was made six months ago... he has been trying to get back to you Hinata all this time... It looks like he is really stubbern to not keep a promise." Tsunade said stopping at the camp site. The medical ninja crowded around a small tent. The first thing Hinata noticed was a small trail of blood leading away from the camp site. it only went a few feet away before it dissapeared. Tsunade saw her walk over to this site.
"That is where they found his body. Laying right there. They didn't find much on him. Hinata couldn't shake the feeling that there was something strange about this blood trail. Then it hit her. She looked at the village wall from where she was then looked at the blood trail. 'I can see the wall from here but... this blood trail leads away from it.' She moved closer to the spot where they had found him. She looked around and activated her byakugan. She saw something hidden in one of the trees. It looked like... a small book? She went over to the tree and pulled out the book. In bloody hand prints it said "Naruto Uzumaki Next Hokage!" She opened it and saw it was a journal... She heard something back at the camp site... She ran back to see Naruto struggling to walk. It was Naruto back in human form! She ran over and planted and long and hard hug on him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Naruto hissed in pain. Hinata quickly released her grip and backed away. Naruto walked towards her.
"Gomen Naruto-kun! I forgot about you injuries! I..." Hinata said scared she had just hurt him.
"I missed you too Hinata-chan..." Naruto said with a small smile on his face.
"I told you I would be back." Naruto said grasping Hinata and pulling her into a hug. IT hurt Naruto but the pain he was feeling was nothing compared to the pain of not seeing her. Hinata's eyes filled with tears.
"And I told you I would keep waiting for you..." She said putting a smile on his face. They held each other for what seemed like a long time. They where reunited once again.
This is what he wrote for the next chapter. He said that you will have to wait until his labtop comes back to get the next chapter.. and I saw reviews that said I was going to delete this story... that's a lie, I never said that.. I ment I was just going to delete chapter 9 which I wrote... and by me I mean the true author of this story's friend. He told me that I should write chapter 9 for him while he didn't have a computer. He wanted it to be updated because he didn't want to loose his viewers. I hope that set it all straight.