Chapter 25: Where do I go from here?

(zoom in on Hinata running out and Sakura going in.)

Hinata ran out of the hospital to run into Sakura who going to see Naruto with some flowers. Sakura took one look at her before she knew something was wrong.

"Hinata why are you crying? Did Naruto do something to you?" Hinata griped Sakura's cloths.

"No it wasn't him, I... I bit his lip and broke up with him." Sakura seemed surprised that the girl, ever since she has known her, was in love with Naruto, then made love to him, then know she broke up with him?!

"But I thought you loved him?"

"I do but, I can't stand to see him like that and think it is my fault." Sakura smacked Hinata. Hinata stopped crying and looked at Sakura, wondering why she did that. "Why did you.."

"I did that because your an idiot! (Voice grows as it nears the end.) This is just one of the few things that you enounter when you are in love. Heart breaks, heartaches. I have experianced them all when I was with Sasuke but, I knew if I endured it then I knew it was going to be alright. I knew because Sasuke helped me! After all those times he rejected me and finally said 'yes' that is when my heart rejoiced. I could finally be with Sasuke! Now we stand together and take whatever is thrown at us. We had close calls but we endured. I know how you feel but think of it like this..." Sakura got on her knees. " How does Naruto feel? He said he wanted you right? Right know he need you, so please, go back inside and help Naruto. Help him before you go running off again. Ok?"

"Yeh but.. I.."

"Look this is just another obsticle you guys need to overcome. Please Naruto needs you." "She is right. I need to stop running, Naruto taught me that, to never run away, to never stop believing." " So come on. Let's go." She stood up and offered her hand to Hinata. (Note: This is a metaphor, 'offered her hand to Hinata', meaning that she lent a helping hand to her.) They walked back to Naruto's room to hear crashing inside. Hinata quickly rushed to open the door. Over half the guards were dead and the others(1 or two, Hinata couldn't tell) were fighting the fox. (Note: I had deleted this scene(Fox and guards fighting.), if you want me to write it back in then say so in a review.) Naruto was tring to get up but his screams here drowned by the sound of breaking wall and attacks. Hinata ran over to Naruto who hadn't seen her come in. But a big smile and cheer came from him as she got closer. The fox apeared in front of her. The fox gave her a very evil and deadly smile.

'Don't you look happy? Well now... I would give you a choice before, but you blew it, so what should I do? Should I kill Naruto and make you live in pain or... kill you and end your heart broken life. Or.. kill you both and

not get to have fun with you. Hmmmm.." He looked at Hinata then at Naruto then back at Hinata as his eyes glowed. Hinata's body couldn't move, she was paralized. "I'll kill you because killing pray that was wounded already isn't much fun." He smirked then he sadicastically smiled. " I hope you ready." Hinata closed her eyes.

"Don't touch her!" Naruto yelled then moaned in pain.

"Pray shouldn't talk, espiecally when you are in no position in telling me what to do!" He turned his head to paralize Naruto. "Now let's get this over, I want to see what Naruto does when he sees YOU DIE!" He launches at her. He opens his mouth as to swallow her whole.

"Hinata! NO!" His ears flicker and he stops. The fox's breath is surrounding Hinata's frail body. The fox looks at poor Hinata who has clenched her eyes and started crying. The fox just smiles at this.

"Hm..hm...hehe..hehehe...hehehehe..hahahahaaha.." the fox starts laughing and stares at Hinata. "And here I thought I knew everything, I didn't even see this one coming..." He closed his eye lids. When he reopened them, Hinata felt like she was spinning. The paralizis was wearing off but she couldn't get up without stumbling back to the floor. "Take care Hinata, and you too... Naruto." He made a demonic glare at Naruto. With a demoic smile that revieled blood stained teeth and pieces of human flesh in his mouth. "Oh. How rude of me to show you my food in my mouth." and with that,he thrusted his head upwords so pieces of flesh were flung upwords. He ate the piece of flesh as they came down. Hinata didn't feel bad and looked at Naruto who had been getting angry. His hands were clenched on the sheets.

"You damn fox! I'll take you one on one!" The fox stopped and nearly stumled to the ground laughing.

"That's a good one kid. Don't go rushing to your death just yet. I still need you for something." The fox jumped out the the hospital through the broken wall. Hinata was too conserned with Naruto. She got up and went over to him and did something she had never thought she'd ever do. She slaped him across the face. Naruto put his hand over his cheek , which was now red, and rubbed it.

"What WAS THAT FOR!" He yelled as Hinata looked down.

"You...You... You almost got yourself killed! Do you know what that means Naruto, that I would be alone again." She knew she was being selfish but she also wanted Naruto to understand. "My family is dead, sensei is dead... everything from me is gone and you expect me to sit here as you throw your life away! I'm sorry but I don't want that to happen." Tears fell onto the sheets as they were quickly absorbed into the cloth.

"Hinata.."

"I endured loosing my family for you, I endured killing my own people to still be able to see you. So don't even say anything if your going to get yourself killed. Because I don't think I could endure that Naruto. I would rather be dead then watch you die infront of me." Now tears were rapidly falling and Hinata's sholder shrugged as she cried out.

"Hinata I.."

"Please Naruto, please just say you will stay here and not die... "

"I just.."

"Please...promise me.."

"I... I think that.."

"Please Naruto...Please.." Her head leaned onto his chest. She griped the sheets around his chest. "Please.." she said weakly. He strokes her hair.

"I promise." He said. "I can imagine what it's like being alone. I was alone until sensei came. Then I was put into the squads with Sasuke and Sakura. I didn't feel like anyone was my friend. I mean sensei was my friend but he was my only friend. Then Sakura and Sasuke becaome my friends. Now I have you."

"I'm sorry Naruto, I forgot all about that." He was alone and had only one friend who was his sensei. I had many and I am worried about me being alonly. I forgot why I fell for him and started liking him. Because, not that I felt sorry for him, but to confort him and be his friend. I gained a crush on him when I found out more about him. I liked him, no I loved him for what he was, for the insperation he gave me. He gave me hope. "I am horrible!" she ment to think that but it slipped out of her mouth.

"No your not. Why do you think that."

"Because I am so worried about me I completely forgot what you went through. I.."

"It's ok. I never knew my mother or father, they both died. But you, you made connections with them, and that hurt you more then I can imagine."

"Yeh but...you grew up not even knowing them, and being repeled by people. And..."

"I hate listining to my life. it's so dull. I mean it's so boring. "

"But I remember it was difficult for you."

"Yeh but let's stop talking about this. I hate talking about my past."

"Ok.."

(camra fades out and fades in to the cave were the fox has gone. He is greeted by 8 or 10 men who are kneeling before him.)

"Welcome back sir."

"Yes welcome back."

"Hail the fox."

"At ease. Follow me minions."

"Yes sir!" They get up and follow him to the ruin of the main chamber.

"They attacked here as we attacked them. They took most of the riches."

"That is not the problem. What does... is how did this happen?"

"We didn't go and we... stayed behind and got drunk.." The fox gave a pissed off glare at them. "Kakashi came and.."

"Kakashi is dead! I killed him myself!"

"No he is not my lord. He did this just today." The fox growled and punched the minion with a tail. The minion flew into the table and broke it. The moved and tried to get up. The fox apeared above him and put his claw on his neck. "Please my lord, I speak the truth!"

"If what you say is true then why didn't you stop him?"

"He brought everyone from the village! We couldn't stop him!."

"Liar! The village was destroyed and everyone in it!"

"It's the truth sir! Please don't kill me!" The fox growled. He got off him.

"I show you mercy only because you are faithful to me."

"Thank you sir." The fox looked around. A voice came from behind him.

"Like it?" The fox turns around. His eyes opened. "I think did a nice job redecorating it."

"Grrr.. How did you..!"

"I told the Hokage and she made the illusion. Everything that happened did not happen. They gave up when they saw our army. We had them imprisoned. Everyone you killed was chakra. The hokage is very tired from making this illusion. But I've spoken enough. I have to go and.."

"That boy... Naruto was it.. Was he really injured?"

"Yes... that was real. That's the reason the hokage did not heal him. She used too much of her chakra to make the illusion but he lived."

"DAMN YOU KAKASHI! DAMN YOU!" The fox lunges at him. The fox was pissed.

Sorry to end it here but I need more time.. this chapter took a few days to write. It is my longest chapter yet! I am going to wait until 10 more review (un are not counted) before releasing chapter 26. Note: Good or bad review count. I would like to know if I should go until I think I should end or if I should end at chapter 32. Even state your what you think in your review.