A Promise Kept
Why? Why must I be separated from my beloved anime? Curse you Misashi Kishimoto for owning Naruto. Why couldn't it be me?
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Chapter 2: The Princess Meets the Fox.
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(This will be after a three year time skip)
It has been three years since the Kyubi incident, and Konoha was getting back on its feet. The war with Kumo was finally ending, with the representative there to sign the treaty. It also happened to be the third birthday of the Hyuga heiress, Hyuga Hinata. The day was peaceful until…
"Naruto slow down" yelled Jiraiya as he chased the endless ball of energy down the street.
"Why otou san" asked Naruto on his way to the park.
"Don't you remember what happened last time you left my side" yelled Jiraiya glancing from left to right glaring at anyone who dared to look at his son with hateful eyes.
"Sorry otou san I was just excited to get to the park and make some friends" responded Naruto slowing down enough for Jiraiya to catch up.
"Now I know you're excited but try to keep it under control, remember what I taught you during our lessons" said Jiraiya giving him a small smile.
"I remember tou san, a ninja must always keep a cool head or else he will lose it" responded Naruto in the classic thinkers pose.
"And what else" asked Jiraiya with a perverted grin on his face.
"Both ninja and perverts must learn to be silent and blend in with everything" said Naruto while people blanched at hearing that Jiraiya was corrupting his mind at such a young age.
"Correct, and as a reward I'll let you pick which book we read together tonight" said Jiraiya making those in hearing distance nearly pass out from learning that a three year old could read with an adult and use such a big vocabulary.
"Ya, can we read Icha Icha Paradise volume 5" asked Naruto making everyone in a three block radius have the classic anime scared as shit surprise face, at hearing a three year old ask to read that smut.
"Jiraiya sama, how could you corrupt the mind of an innocent child like that" yelled one of the few villagers that didn't hate Naruto.
"Hey, don't blame me he asked to read it with me the one time out of curiosity. From there he just started liking it. Just so you know I skipped all of the smut scenes" said Jiraiya annoyed that anyone would question his parenting skills.
"You mean that isn't pure smut" asked a chunin ninja Kurenai.
"No!!! I write a masterpiece of literature and only use the smut to spice things up a little. And before you get on my case about it I won't read the smut to him until he can understand it, and even them he may have already read it himself by then" yelled Jiraiya stomping off with Naruto in tow.
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(At the park)
"Hey tou san let's go play on the swings" yelled Naruto.
"Alright, just hold your horses for a second" chuckled Jiraiya.
After they played on the swings for a little Naruto noticed a girl sitting on her own and crying. While he may be the son of a pervert he is still a gentleman at heart. So he went over to see why she was crying.
"Hey what's wrong" he asked the girl who had dark blue almost black hair a black training jumpsuit (like his own at home) and captivating lavender eyes with no pupils. (If you can't guess who this is than what are you doing reading this fic?)
"'Sniff' Please don't call me useless" she suddenly said and began crying harder.
"Why would I call you useless" asked Naruto confused.
"Everyone does even my own tou san" she said while completely breaking down.
Naruto grew enraged at the thought of a father treating his child this way, but he saw that she needed him now more than anything, if only to comfort her and calm her down. So he did what was natural to him, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her onto his lap. He whispered comforting words to her.
"Shh, everything's going to be all right. You're not useless. Anyone who says that doesn't understand what it truly means to be useful" he cooed until she got her crying under control enough to speak again. (If you're wondering where Jiraiya went he's flirting with a pretty girl).
"Thank you, I really needed that, who are you by the way" she asked blushing when she realized she was sitting in some strange boys lap.
"Oh sorry my name is Naruto Namikaze. My otou san is Jiraiya the toad sannin. He never did tell me why he has a different last name than me though" replied Naruto.
"I'm Hinata Hyuga thank you for you're kind words and gestures" she said.
"No problems, so tell me why does your tou san say you're useless" he asked trying to figure out why someone would say that to their child.
"Because I am, I never get anything right in training and I can't activate my Byakugan yet. My little sister who is one year my junior can already use the Byakugan well" she said with tears welling up in her eyes yet again.
"Hey now don't start crying again, your tou san needs to learn that everyone is different. You just learn ay a different pace than others. What is it about your training that you have trouble with" he asked all in a soft caring voice.
"I just can't seem to grasp the Jyuuken our family taijutsu" said Hinata her tears running down her face again.
Naruto wiped her tears away, and when she looked at him in the eye she saw something that was never in her fathers eyes, understanding. In all of five minutes of talking with Naruto he had understood her more than her father ever had.
"Please don't cry again, I hate seeing women cry especially pretty ones like you" he said making her blush a crimson that matched one Yuhi Kurenais' eyes. "If you have trouble with the traditional Jyuuken than why not create your own version of it" suggested Naruto who seemed to think this would be an easy endeavor. Hinata for her part was stunned; make her own version of it, why hadn't she thought of it herself. Just than Jiraiya came over with a lobster red hand print on his face and tears running from his eyes.
"Got rejected again eh tou san" said Naruto feeling bad for his adopted father.
"Yup, and I didn't even say or do anything perverted" he said weeping.
"Well what did you say" asked Hinata.
"I just said hello and tried to start a pleasant conversation, and when I asked her if she liked kids she slapped me and stormed off yelling that I was a lecher" he said in a deep funk.
"That stinks tou san but you have to admit she was right about you being a lecher" said Naruto shaking his head.
"You got a point, and I expect you to be the same way one day" said Jiraiya in a serious voice.
"Oh I will tou san but not in the same sense you are. I'll be much more respectful and leave some things to the imagination" he said startling Hinata who never expected someone so nice to be a pervert.
"What do you mean respectful" she asked confused.
"I mean if they start taking off their underwear than I take off running, and it will only be to girls I like" responded Naruto.
"I'm proud of you kid, you may yet pass me up in being a ladies man but you should say good bye to your girlfriend we have to get home" said Jiraiya grinning.
Naruto looked at Hinata and realized for the first time that she was still on his lap. She got off both of them blushing.
"Hey tou san what day is it today" asked Naruto.
"December 27 why" answered Jiraiya.
Before Naruto could answer Hinata started crying again.
"Hinata what's wrong" he asked quickly.
"It's my birthday today but everyone in my family forgot" she said through her sobs.
"That's terrible, how can a family forget their own childs' birthday" asked Jiraiya.
"The same way a tou san can say to his daughter she is useless on her birthday" responded Naruto with venom dripping from his voice while he held Hinata. She just cried on his chest letting out all of her pain and grief. When she calmed down Naruto did something that would forever change her out look on life.
"Since you probably didn't get a birthday present I hope this one from me is enough" and with that he kissed her chastely on the lips. She was stunned beyond belief the only thought running through her head was 'he just gave me my first kiss'. After that she passed out in his arms, with Jiraiya laughing his ass off.
"Kid you better put her down before, too late so when's the wedding going to be" he asked as Hinata snuggled against his chest.
"Shut up tou san, and help me wake her up" said an annoyed Naruto.
"Sure kid than lets get her home" replied Jiraiya.
After they woke Hinata up she nearly fainted again in Narutos' arms. This caused Jiraiya to laugh until he slipped and did a split. This made all of the people in the vicinity laugh at the Gama sannin holding his precious goods while howling in pain.
"Hinata chan lets' meet again in a week, tou san and I will help with your training" said Naruto as they neared the Hyuga complex.
"I would like that very much Naruto kun" she replied blushing and nearly fainting again when he called her chan.
"See you than" he yelled while running home with Jiraiya.
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(Later that night at 1:30 am)
Naruto couldn't sleep; he had a feeling something bad was going to happen to Hinata. He sat on the roof and sighed wondering if she was ok.
(Meanwhile at the Hyuga complex)
A ninja with his face covered ran off the complex carrying a black bag that was moving as if something was trying to get out. He quickly punched the bag and the moving stopped. He continued on his way towards the village gate.
(Back with Naruto)
"Hey kit, that vixen of yours is about to be taken away if you want to save her you better book it to the north gate" said a strange voice in Narutos mind. He didn't know why but he felt like he could trust this voice. With all the speed of a seasoned genin (no not lee) he rushed to the gate. When he got there he saw a ninja with his face covered hit a bag that was moving while running towards the gate. He stood in front of the man barring his path.
"Hey you little shit get out of my way" he said trying to intimidate Naruto into moving.
"What do you have in that bag" asked Naruto in a dangerously quiet voice. To all those who knew him well knew that when he used this voice, knew that if he didn't like the answer he got you would be in for a world of pain.
"Not that it matters but the Hyuga heiress, I was given orders to capture her and use her for breeding stock" replied the man.
In a flash he felt pain in his legs, he looked down and saw two kunai stuck in his knee caps. He let out a yell that woke up half the village. In a swirl of leaves three people materialized, they were Jiraiya, Sarutobi, and Hiashi. When they saw Naruto had a black bag in his hands glaring at the strange ninja they took action. Hiashi rushed in and killed the enemy Nin, while Jiraiya rushed to help Naruto open the bag, and Sarutobi ordered several ANBU on the scene for crowd control.
When Naruto and Jiraiya finally opened up the bag they saw a bruised and bloody Hinata. Some of the bruises looked fresh while others looked no more that two days old. The ninja had stripped her of all her cloths so they could see all the bruises she had. She woke up and looked at Naruto and tried to move towards him, but was unable to due to the pain she was in.
"Naruto kun" was all she could manage to say.
Naruto took off his shirt and used it to preserve some of Hinatas dignity. He picked her up and held her close telling her it's ok to cry again. Once he said that she started sobbing into his chest telling him everything.
"Naruto kun, I was so scared. After you dropped me off with my family my father beat e for running away. He beat me so I couldn't move and then started touching me in a way that felt wrong. Than that Ninja came into my room and stuffed me into that bag while hitting me. He would hit me every time I moved" she said all while clinging to Naruto as if her life depended on it. In truth it did, for if Jiraiya or the hokage hadn't been there he would have beaten her to death when he got her home.
"ANBU arrest Hiashi Hyuga for breaking the child protection laws as well as the child molestation laws" yelled the aged hokage in a fit of rage.
"STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!!! THIS ONE IS MINE!!!!" yelled Jiraiya who looked madder than anyone had ever seen him. It was a well known fact that he was a pervert, but a little known fact that he hated rapist and child molesters. If they were also child abusers so much the better for him to kill them. As he was advancing on Hiashi who by this point was shitting himself in fear. He was stopped by the hokage who knew this wouldn't end well.
"Jiraiya he will be put into a maximum security prison cell and left to rot away. Wouldn't that be a better punishment for him" said Sarutobi hoping to placate Jiraiya.
"I have a better idea, how about we let tou san rip his precious eyes out and then let him rot in a prison cell for the rest of his days" suggested Naruto surprising everyone with his punishment. Everyone knew that the Hyuga prided themselves on their eyes, so removing them was the ultimate punishment for them.
"I like it kid. I knew teaching you all about the clans would come in handy one day" said Jiraiya with an evil smirk on his face.
"You wouldn't dare, if you did the Hyuga would leave the leaf and you would lose a fifth of your strength" said Hiashi.
"Not quite, you see I have a way to make all the branch members stay" replied Jiraiya happily.
"If they even dared they would be killed by the caged bird seal" said Hiashi thinking he won.
"Not quite, you see tou san can alter the seal so it no longer can be used to cause pain or kill" said Naruto smugly.
"Well than let's begin with the punishment" said Jiraiya moving towards a stunned Hiashi.
That night screams of agony were heard throughout the village as Hiashi Hyuga and the Hyuga main branch fell from grace and power.
"Now we need to find a suitable home for Hinata and Hanabi, they aren't welcome with the branch family, and it isn't suitable to put them in an orphanage" said Sarutobi tiredly.
"How about Kurenai Yuhi, I've seen her with both and she acts like a mother with them. Hell the only reason she isn't already a mother is she can't find a man she likes" replied Jiraiya.
"That makes sense, I'll draw up the papers and see you guy later, it has been very eventful for both Naruto and Hinata" said Sarutobi looking at the sleeping children. They were curled up together on the floor, with Hinata using Naruto as a pillow clutching him for dear life.
"I think they should stay like that tonight, she needs the comfort after what happened" said Jiraiya solemnly.
"I think you're right. Take them both home and in the morning take her to the house on your right" said Sarutobi.
"Huh, why the right" asked Jiraiya.
"That's where Kurenai lives" replied Sarutobi.
"NANI" was heard through out the village waking up one grumpy Uchiha Fugaku for the last time that night.
"When I get my hands on the one making that racket I'll kill them" was the only thing he said before going back too sleep.
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Well that's it for this chapter. I hope you don't think badly of me for doing that to Hinata, but I really wanted her to have a strong connection with Naruto. If he was her only comfort after a situation like that than it will draw them very close. Also as for them being able to speak so well think of it this way the Hyuga pride themselves on being perfect so their children would have a large vocabulary and good grammar, as for Naruto do you think Jiraiya was sitting on his ass for three years, no he was teaching Naruto. I won't go too far into the academy but I think you will like the twist I have for the wave arc. He he he, I am so evil. Please review and keep an eye out for the next chapter.