Naruto arrived at his house well pass dark, a sleeping Yumi in his arms. He opened the front door and tip-toed upstairs, making sure not to wake any of the residents. He slowly walked into Yumi's room and placed her on her bed. Naruto leaned down and kissed her forehead goodnight, before turning out the light and leaving the room. "Naruto-kun?" said a soft and gentle voice from behind Naruto, making him turn.

Naruto smiled at the person behind him. She had long dark indigo hair, porceline like smooth pale skin, and white puilless eyes. What made up for her eyes having no pupils, was that they were filled with emotion. Clearly visable for all to see. She was wearing a light purple nightgown that hugged her curves and moved with her perfectly. "Sorry Hinata, did I wake you?" Naruto said, walking over and wrapping his arms aroung HInata's waste lovingly.

Hinata smiled warmly up at him and sank into his embrace. "No, I was just getting some water." She said, burying her face in the crook of his neck. "Heheh good time for me to come home then huh?" Naruto said with the grin that made Hinata melt inside. "Anytime is a good time for you to be home Naruto-kun." Hinata whispered. Naruto smiled at her and kissed her forehead, making her blush slightly at the affection. She still blushed when it came to Naruto, but fainting was long gone. Her cofidence has skyrocketed since her and Naruto got married, and even more so when Yumi was born.

"Come to bed Naruto-kun, it's late." Hinata said, exiting Naruto's embrace even though she didn't want to. She took his hand and led him into their bedroom for a night's rest. "I'm so sleeping in tommarow. Paperwork sucks worse the more you do it..." Naruto said, dropping his head in exasperated disapointment. Hinata giggled at her husband and layed down in bed, motioning for him to join her. "I wouldn't mind if you did, Naruto-kun." She said, pulling him down on the bed so he was right next to her.

Naruto chuckled and wrapped his arms around her, pressing their foreheads together. He smiled at Hinata, looking into her eyes with a love no one could hope to match. "Goodnight, Hinata." He said, kissing her on her lips softly, making Hinata blush. "Goodnight, Naruto-kun." Hinata said, returning the kiss with an equal amount of passion. Their eyes slowly shut and darkness enveloped the couple drifting to sleep. They smiled in their sleep, happy to be there in eachother's arms in a state of peace.

-X-

Naruto walked down a dark hallway that seemed to have no end. He couldn't see anything around him except for the ground directly in front of him. "What is this place? Hey Kyuubi, where are we?" Naruto thought, trying to reach the Kyuubi. No response. "Kyuubi!" Naruto yelled in his mind while he walked through the darkness. Still nothing.

Naruto cursed under his breath and continued walking through the unknown. "Naruto, is that you?" Said Kyuubi, now appearing before Naruto. "Kyuubi? Where are we?" Naruto asked, squinting his eyes to see the fox in front of him. "We are in your mindscape, but obviously something is wrong. Someone is here, but it is no one we know." Kyuubi said, shrinking to his three tail fow state so his back went up to Naruto's waist.

"Great, just what I need. How strong do you think he is?" Naruto asked, now walking beside Kyuubi. "I think the correct term would be 'what' instead of 'he'. This thing is by no means human Naruto. And it's looking for us, or more exact, it is looking for you." Kyuubi said. Naruto's spine tingled at the thought of whatever could be lurking in the darkness. "Wait, I have an idea!" He said.

Naruto brought up his fingers and snapped, making the hall filled with torches. Once he did this, he instantly wished he hadn't. What was in the hall made Naruto drop to his knees in shock and horror. The Kyuubi took a step back, slightly fazed by the sight that met them. Bodies littered the floor, bloodied and beaten. Random limbs were scattered all around them, heads were stuck up on the wall by their hair, bugs crawling in and out of rotted carcuses.

Naruto dropped onto all fours and puked, sickened by what he saw. Kyuubi looked at him with pity, understanding why Naruto was effected by this. Being the lord of demons, Kyuubi was hardly fazed by the massacre before them, what really got him, was what was beyond all the bodies. "Naruto, something is down there. It seems to be the one responsible for this." Kyuubi said, cocking his head towards the end of the hall.

Naruto lifted his head, what his eyes saw made him explode with rage and guilt. It was the hollow he faught earlier that day, the same emotionless look on its face. The hollow turned and looked Naruto in the eyes, seemingly appraising his worth like a shopkeeper looking over merchandise. "Give me your soul..." The hollow said, walking towards Naruto and Kyuubi with and out-streched hand.

Naruto didn't know what, but something about this monster made him step back. "He's different from before." he thought as he looked down to Kyuubi. "Naruto, this is a hollow correct?" Kyuubi said, getting a shocked look and a nod from Naruto. "Then all we have to do is kill it!" Kyuubi said, charging the hollow with all his might. Naruto cursed unnder his breath and drew his zanpakuto, following the Kyuubi close behind.

Kyuubi reached the hollow in a second flat, bearing his teeth and claws. The hollow looked at him uninterested and brought up his arm, swatting Kyuubi away like an annoying fly. Naruto's eyes widened when that happened but he didn't stop his assult. He ran up to the hollow and swung his zanpakuto down across the hollow's chest, making a deep laceration all the way down its abdomen. The hollow didn't even flinch from the bloody cut inflicted upon him.

The wound quickly healed and the hollow caught the next swing Naruto delivered in his hand, not caring if he got the sharp of flat side of the blade. Naruto tried to let go of his zanpakuto, but found his hands wouldn't release the hilt. The hollow lifted him up into the air so they were eye-to-eye with eachother. "Your soul is mine..." The hollow said, making its hand into a sharp spear with its claws. Naruto struggled to get away, but it was all in vain. The hollow's claws stuck tight through Naruto's heart, making Naruto scream in pain. His screams died out as his body fell limp.

-X-

Naruto awoke in a sitting possition and breathing heavily. His shirt stuck to his back with sweat from the nightmare he just had. He looked down to see Hinata sleeping peacfully, her head resting on one of her hands while the other one was entwined with his. He smiled lightly at her and layed back down, wrapping his arms around her in a tight embrace.

Hinata woke up at this action and was suprised at first, but quickly surrendered to the feeling of being held by Naruto. She buried her face into his chest and listened to his heart beating slightly faster then normal. "Naruto-kun, is something the matter?" Hinata asked, startling Naruto. "Sorry Hinata, did I wake you up?" Naruto asked, his voice a little shaky. Hinata noticed and looked into his eyes, seeing an emotion she's rarely seen in them. Fear.

"Naruto-kun what's wrong?" Hinata asked, now a worried tone in her voice. "Just... just a nightmare Hinata. Don't worry about it." Naruto said, holding her tighter. Hinata dropped her head back into his chest in defeat, knowing she wouldn't get anything else out of him. "If you wanna talk, you know I'm here right?" She said, still a little worried about her husband. Naruto gave a light smile and wrapped all of the length of his arms around her. "Thank you... Hinata.." He said in a whispered voice. Hinata smiled and kissed his chest softly, making Naruto feel warm and content. They fell asleep like this, neither one backing away and inch.

A/N

Okay since it take too long to get two reviews I'm lowering it to one. But that still doesn't mean you shouldn't review! Oh, and thank you to aaronvang69 for reviewing! You're a big help and motivation! And you might be the one to keep this series going at this rate. Peace out!