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Prisoner of Time

It was five in the morning. The morning was as chilly as the night before. A mist covered the grass and plants outside. It was beautiful, but it was cold.

Naruto knew not to risk Hinata getting into trouble so he left earlier than planned to visit the Hokage.

Before he left, he planted a kiss on Hinata's forehead. She moaned as if she wanted more. He smiled. Hinata was cute when she was asleep. He dragged the sheet to her neck to keep her warm.

"See you soon," he whispered before heading out into the cold morning of Konoha.

He knocked. No-one answered so he entered the unlocked office. Tsunade was asleep. Her head was on the desk, using the piles of paper for pillows. Drool oozed from her open mouth and onto a signed piece of paper. In her left hand was a bottle of sake. He suspected she got drunk.

"Tsunade-baachan!"

She snorted as she woke up from her sleep. "I'm awake."

"Tsunade-baachan, you said you would help me to find out who or what I am," he said quietly.

"I did?"

"Yes."

There was silence in between the conversation as Tsunade remembered what had happened the day before.

"Oh, I remember now. All I know," she lied, "is that there was a Nine-tailed demon fox that attacked Konoha."

"That doesn't tell me anything."

"Too bad. I talked to Kakashi yesterday before he left for his mission. He i-"

"Kakashi-sensei? Mission? You said you would help me!"

"I am by giving you permission to travel to Suna. The council and Kazekage know a fair bit about these demons."

"When are we leaving?" he asked.

"In around a month time."

"Nani? I can't wait that long!"

"You have to. Kakashi is on a mission now. Two weeks should be the length of the mission and as for the other two weeks, it is for him to rest."

Naruto grunted. He wanted to leave as soon as possible. He looked at the bright side. At least he could be with Hinata a bit longer.

As she slept, her time with Sasuke haunted her dreams. His evil smirk, his blood lust eyes, it was hell. She tossed and turned on the hard wooden planks. She whispered Naruto's name to drag his attention and help save her.

Neji was walking outside, as usual. He found the cool breeze calming. He heard Hinata's cries and quietly ran to where her voice was coming from.

"Hinata-sama, wake up," he said, trying to shake her awake.

"Ah!"

Her eyes shot open. Neji saw the fear in her eyes.

"It was a bad dream," he told her.

She took deep breaths. She didn't say anything. Instead, the dream kept on playing in her head. Naruto was all she wanted then.

"Naruto," she muttered.

Dust raised into the air as the stone landed on the ground. He continued to kick it until it rolled away. His hands were in his pockets, hoping to find something, anything.

He sighed. It wasn't until a month until he left to learn more about himself. It was just a quick trip to Suna. They knew about these beasts. Gaara should know a fair bit as well, being Kazekage.

The Hyuga household got nearer and nearer as he continued to walk. He sighed once more. What would he do when he couldn't be with Hinata? He tried his best to think of what good stuff would happen if he stayed. Being bashed up by Hinata's father was all he could think of.

Naruto opened the door and stepped inside. He walked around the quiet house. Not a single sound could be heard…yet. The quiet and peace was destroyed by someone's tears. Curious, he followed the cries.

"Hinata-chan, are you okay?" he asked.

She continued to cry. He tried again. It worked.

"Naruto?"

"Your next Hokage!" he replied.

She jumped from Neji's arms to his. She felt warm and safe, away from the dreaded cold she feared.

"It was only a bad dream," Neji informed him.

Knowing the heiress would be fine, he left. He was certain Tenten wanted to be with him.

"What was the dream about?" Naruto asked after Neji was out of sight.

"It was Sasuke," she said. "The time when he raped me, it haunts my dreams."

"Hinata-chan, it's not then, it's now. Forget the past; we have a big future ahead of us. We shouldn't waste our time getting haunted by thing in the past."

"You're right." There was a short period of silence before she spoke. "What if Sasuke comes back?"

"Sasuke, that bastard? I'll kick his sorry ass if he does. He is not laying one finger on you."

"I know you would protect me, but what if you're away or weak or…"

She stopped. He had laid a finger on her lips.

"There is nothing to worry about. Neji and Tenten are here as well," he answered.

He saw fresh tears welling up in her eyes. As they fell, he wiped them away with his thumb.

"I love you and always will, Hinata-chan. I would never trade our love for anything in the world."

"Even being Hokage?" she asked.

Naruto smiled. "Even being Hokage."

It has been harder to stay together since Hiashi didn't want Hinata to be with Naruto. At night, Naruto would visit and stay in her room for a couple of hours or until two in the morning.

Most of the time, Hinata stayed locked up in her room. This was all her father's fault. It was to keep her away from you know who.

She cried during the time in her prison. She didn't feel so afraid since Sasuke. Times of being with him scared her. She knew she had wished him to get better but why is she so terrified of him? Her only reason was the rape of what he had showed her.

As for Naruto, he would walk in the streets thinking of a way to stay with Hinata longer. In only less than two weeks, he would leave. Sometimes he walked with Shikamaru, Chouji or Kiba. Sometimes they all decided to walk with him.

"Hinata-chan's father called me a Demon Child and doesn't allow us to be together anymore," Naruto explained.

"I know how you feel," Shikamaru said. "The Kazekage, who was Temari's brother, didn't allow us to visit each other unless it was for the Chuunin Exams."

"Why did he you away from his older sister," Naruto, curious.

"He said that I'm a lazy coward."

"Hey, speaking of Demon Child," Kiba started. "I heard that there was a demon that attacked Konoha 20 years ago. People the Fourth Hokage killed him."

Naruto stopped. Demon.

"Naruto, are you okay?" Chouji asked.

"Ah, yeah. Kiba, do you know anything else about that demon?"

Kiba shook his head. "That's all I know."

Naruto sighed. He walked ahead of them "Thanks," he said before he disappeared into the distance.

Third chapter done! This story, how is it going? I want to know. Is there anything I need to improve on? Anyway, please review!