Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
AN: Whew, this is odd, I got way more and way less then I wanted in one chapter. I stopped my 2k word limit thing because I'm getting a bit better at writing so that's not enough. Next chapter will have the exam I swear. Oh, I thought of a side paring that's sure to have drama, mad drama.
Useful76: I don't like when its Konoha shinobi saving the innocent people all the time. This story is going to follow Canon to point then because of the lack of a certain event going to change; it will be a lot of missions, some where Konoha ARE helping nice people, some where Konoha shinobi are getting rid of nice people.
Dragon Man 180: No way would Kumo start a war because of 4 shinobi that were trespassing on enemy territory were killed. Capturing them would have gotten them tortured, pumped for information, imprisoned for who know how long then probably killed after that. Thanks for that comparison!
Paladin-kriss: I'm not too big of a fan of the clan rebuilding reason for multiple wives, besides that would kill all Drama from this fic. Neither is going to want a second girl with Naruto.
jere7782: Naruto and Sasuke ARE going to cross at least once in this fic. Would be a odd 'strong Naruto' fic without him smacking Sasuke.
S-Wanderer999: Because of the bet with Naruto, Kakashi put some intense training on his students, so they are not weak in any sense of the word. The forest test may have a flash back of their fight and you'll see what I mean. Plus they have to fight while in the forest. Yes things will be different.
DarkSyde24: Yeah, all young, 3 girls 1 boy whom they see as the best of the best. The boy who's really apathetic to social things like girlfriends but not the type of boy who would turn a girl down… shit just waiting for a fan. Well fan is starting up below.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Chapter 11: Choice of Family
It had been about 3 months since Naruto and Hinata started their hidden relationship. He couldn't believe how different the two girls were. Ino likes to show off and drag him everywhere, he also often gave her things, ok he gave her some money and she bought stuff herself, she was a pretty typical girl he though. Hinata just liked to be around him, doing extra training with him, eating meals and other small things. She was still shy when it wasn't about fighting.
Naruto is pretty honest or blunt when it comes to certain things, if you asked which girl he prefers to be around he would tell you: Hinata. Favorite student: Sakura. Best looking: Ino. Naruto has been training in the ninja arts since before he was three; he was not a social person. But none of this is truly matters because the end of a conversation marks the beginning annoying even for Naruto.
Sandaime: Are you sure you wish to do this Hiashi? I know you're angry and it has some benefits but doing this… you may regret it one day.
Hiashi: That boy has to learn that he cannot just do as he wishes. With you're in the room with us he won't try what he did before. It will also give him some responsibility.
Naruto's House:
Naruto and his entire team was eating lunch at his house when there was a knock at his door. Naruto answered it and was a little surprised that it was an ANBU, he hopped nothing big happened.
"Uzumaki-sama, I have a letter for you from Hokage-sama. He says it's urgent." The ANBU Nin said before handing Naruto the letter and leaving.
Naruto quickly opened the letter and read it. After reading it for a second time he let out loud sigh. He turned around and said "Ino, Sakura, I think you two should probably head home, I have something important to take care of." This was not the first time he was called for something so the two said their goodbyes and head off.
"Naruto-kun, I'm going to continue training after lunch. Do you think you will be back before dinner?" Hinata asked.
"Training is not going to happen today Hinata, you have to come with me, your father plotting something. Put on a Kimono and only hide a few weapons on you, this is a civil meting you can't bring your equipment." Naruto said. 'I'm not supposed to either but whatever.' He thought. He wasn't going to take off his standard issue Konoha uniform.
Once she was dressed Naruto had her remove her hitai-ate. When she did her made several hand seals then put his palm on her forehead performed Heki Fuuin (False Seal) forming markings that looked like the caged bird seal where the old one was. Once she put her hitai-ate on they walked their destination, neither know what Hiashi had planned.
Meeting Room:
The two walked into the room they found some people whom they expected: Sandaime, Haishi, Hanaya (Hinata's mother). They also found a few unknown people: Some older man, around 30 years old (Touyo), and another older man probably in his 50's (Koma, handles civil cases like these, Sandaime is here so he kind of just sits there.).
Once they were all seated Sandaime Spoke "We have 2 issues to deal with today. First is Naruto's assault on the Hyuuga, mainly on Hiashi. Naruto do have a valid reason for attacking him."
"My reason for attacking him was he pissed me off." Naruto said quickly to get it over with.
Sandaime already knew it was something like that and was prepared for it. "Naruto, your punishment will be a fine. Your pay for the next 10 missions, B-Rank and above will go to the Hyuuga, do you understand." Naruto nodded, that's a lot of money but it wasn't that bad. He made more money selling seals and creating/selling Jutsu for people than doing actual missions.
"Before we can proceed to the next issue I need you two to answer my questions honestly, remember lying to me is treason." The old Hokage said.
"Have you two been involved with each other or has Hinata been involved with someone else… Sexually?" He said making Hinata go red and wide-eyed while Naruto just lifted an eyebrow.
"No, we have not. And no she has not been with anyone else." Naruto was getting more annoyed by the second. Sure he saw a bunch of stuff during missions (before students), and putting seals on people. Maybe he got a little 'playful' but never really did anything besides kiss, even that was kind of rare. Oh, and he knew she used her bloodline limit to peek on him a few times.
"Ok then, you two may be young but I honestly wish you had, this situation would have been avoided." The old man said.
"What situation, this is starting to annoy me." The boy said Jounin.
The Hokage just nodded toward Hiashi, motioning him to speak. "Naruto, we propose a marriage between you and Hinata. There are a few conditions though. One, you will teach any children you have the Jutsu you have been saving to pass down to family. Two, since the children will be Hyuuga, they will operate under Hyuuga rules." Hiashi said.
"Why would I accept that deal?" Naruto asked. Hinata was holding back her emotions as best as she could, she thought she was free from them. 'Guess it's not that easy.'
"Because if you don't she will be immediately married to Touyo here." The Hyuuga head said pointing to the man.
Now that question makes sense, if she had sex before she would not been able to have an arranged marriage.
"What? That man is over twice her age! Oji-san, you can't be serious letting them do this. This is pretty much blackmailing me into marring her. And you two, you're threatening to give her to that old pervert so you can get a few of my Jutsu." Naruto yelled.
"Naruto, technically all Hyuuga are property of the clan head. He can do what he wishes with her, it was like that before they joined Konoha, and we agreed to allow them to do the same now. That is the condition Shodaime Hokage agreed upon with them in the beginning of Konoha. Only when they are married outside the clan are they free, even then their children will belong to the Hyuuga until they themselves are free. Those rules plus a seal is the reason there are no Hyuuga traitors and their bloodline never leaves Konoha. Rules are rules Naruto. If you accept, it won't be the first time people as young as you are married, if you don't, neither would that be the first either." Sandaime said.
Naruto just looked at Touyo and thought. 'Damn old pervert, wonder if…'
CLANG!
Five inches from Touyo's head a Kunai was deflected by another before it could kill him, Sandaime's stopped Naruto's. "NARUTO! Do not attempt that again. I'll take your actions as an acceptance." Sandaime said and Naruto nodded. Hinata had tears coming down her eyes now. She had wondered what they wanted with her, she had long ago accepted that they didn't care for her. She however would never forgive them for forcing the two to marry, she was sure Naruto did not like her enough to marry her, even if he did that would have been years in the future. She would never say it to anyone but 'I'll never have children if I have to give them away.'
After they signed the papers, it was official. Hyuuga Hinata would be Uzumaki Hinata in one month and the promise was put on paper. Sarutobi then led Naruto to his private office; he knew Naruto had a mouthful to say. Before they left however Hinata was stopped by her mother.
Her mother pulled her to a corner and spoke low enough so only Hinata could here. "Hinata, you should be careful around him. He may seem nice to you but that's because you probably never seen how he truly is. The ones that have seen his true self compare him to Orochimaru or Uchiha Itachi, not to his father, Yondaime. He has no mercy for a person he doesn't believe is useful to him. That boy has no family, no real ties to Konoha, so we're doing this so that he would, and we doubt he would abandon or endanger his family. We know you are young but you it is your duty as a Hyuuga and a Konoha shinobi to do anything in your power to better them both." After she said that, they all left.
Hokage Office:
Naruto and Hinata were now standing across from Sandaime. "First Naruto, I believe you have something important to tell her. It will not due to hide it from her anymore." Naruto nodded, he was going to make it public to all Jounin that didn't know when he became Hokage. He intended for his students to reach that rank by then.
"What he means Hinata is Kyuubi is not dead. It's sealed inside of me, if you want to see it I can show you sometime. I'll explain it better when we get home." She nodded at what he said. He then turned to the Hokage and said. "Why the hell did you let them do that, this whole situation is stupid and unnecessary. Telling me about those old rules, you're the Hokage you don't have to enforce those rules if you don't want to."
"Naruto, just because I'm the Hokage doesn't mean I can go ignoring laws as I please." The old man said. That pissed Naruto off.
"Then maybe…" Naruto locked eyes with The Hokage then took a step forward. "You shouldn't be the Hokage…" He said before taking another step forward. Sandaime narrowed his eyes while slightly tensing, ready for anything. He was old but he was still the Hokage, meaning he was no push over, if Naruto wants the Hokage position early he would have to fight for it. Though something like that could make Naruto lose some of the respect he's gained from the shinobi, and ruin his already bad reputation with the civilians.
"N-Naruto!" Hinata said, defusing the whole situation when Naruto stepped backwards and looked at her.
"Naruto, get out. Hinata I want to have a few words with you." Naruto quickly left via Hiraishin, he had a few things he needed to take care of anyways.
"Hinata, I'm sorry for putting you in this position but I had no choice. I know what your mother told you, it was me who told her what to say. Well some of it, I'm sure she added some of her own words to it. Naruto has always been a strong ninja, and he is used to using that strength to get what he wants. I'm really sorry for this but the future of Konoha rest in his hands but he needs someone to stop him from going too far. It may be forced but you will be the only family member he will have, and from what I know he will treat you as family should be. One last thing I need to tell you, Naruto believes his mother was killed; she was his only family member, so he might be a little overprotective of you." He told her.
This was too much shit for her one day so he just said she understood, gave a quick bow and left.
Naruto's House:
Naruto made a few stops to take care of a few things but he was sitting on the sofa as Hinata walked into the house. Once she sat down he had her tell him everything her mother and Sandaime said to her.
"Hinata, I'm going to ask you an important question. Don't worry about Konoha, the Hyuuga, Sandaime, or even me. This is about you and what you want. You can either really become my wife or I can do something to find a way out of this situation. I don't mind if you chose the first option, you may have noticed but I'm not a very social person. I intended to have an arranged marriage one day anyways." He said.
"B-but wh-what abou-t…. But if we ever have kids they would have to." Naruto cut her off. "Hinata, because of the Kyuubi and because my mother was not married to my father, civilians were, and most here still aren't fond of my family. I'll give you an example: After I passed the Chunin exams my mother and I attempted to go out to a nice restaurant. When the owner brought us the food; our plates were full with dog food. Then the people in the restaurant had the nerve to laugh at us. I was 7 years old, I had just learned the truth of the Kyuubi, and it was the first time I ever seen my mother cry. My father, the damn Yondaime Hokage, sacrificed his life to save Konoha. My mother, instead of evacuating she stayed in the hospital to give birth to me, 2 weeks earlier than I should have been born. Sacrificing her normal way of life when minutes after I was taken, part of the roof collapsed and she was paralyzed from the waist down, to save Konoha. Me, minutes after I was born a demon was stuff into me, to save Konoha. You, a girl who should be the next to rule the Hyuuga, were abandoned by your family. Then they threatened you to be forced to marry an old pervert or in one month marry me. They are using you to make sure I don't go overboard when I'm the Hokage. Do you think there is even the slightest chance that any children of mine would be sacrificed to be servants to the Hyuuga so they can gain a few Jutsu?"
"What will you do, if when, if we do and they come to claim it?" Hinata said.
"Those people in the restaurant, I was young but I was still a Chunin. I remembered all of their faces, and over the next few years, I killed them all." At this point his eyes turned red. "Don't worry about the Hyuuga, because if they come, they won't leave. You mother said you have not seen my true self, that's true. I never claimed to be a nice person; you should know that from our first C-Rank mission. I choice that type of mission on purpose, those Kumo Nins could have been let go and no harm would have been done to anyone. I decided to attack them specifically to show you girls how strong you were compared to average Gennin and most importantly, so that you would have experience killing someone. " He said while looking at her with red eyes.
Maybe it was because she wanted to. Maybe it was the request from her mother and Sandaime. It could be because she felt she had no choice. It's possible she's just stupid. The reason is not as important as the answer itself, but she told him she would rather marry him.
"Then I have a few special Jutsu and seals I'm going to have to teach you that are reserved for family. Things I won't teach or give to just a student. First would be Hiraishin, you've seen me use this Jutsu many times. Second is Rasengan." He then held out his hand and formed a spiraling sphere of chakra in his hand. After a few second he let it dissipate. "Those two were made by my father and I use them all the time but I have one I made myself: Kage Soushi (Shadow Creation). I actually stumbled upon this Jutsu by mistake. Because of my extensive use of Kage Bunshin, and other shadow replication Jutsu I have such a deep understanding of the shadow element that I can create thing without a base." He said.
He then did three hand seals and called out the Jutsu. Then suddenly a white Kunai formed in his hand. "Color, size, shape, density, material, and position of objects you create can be controlled." He created a large blue and yellow plastic cube on the floor 5 feet away from him to demonstrate. He threw the white kunai at it, when the kunai sunk into the softer plastic the cube it popped into a cloud of smoke, the same way Kage Bunshin do.
"It's not the perfect Jutsu but it's damn useful. You can make temporary weapons, shields, armor, clothes, and other things, not to mentions the attacks that are possible with it. The downfall is that things you create are temporary and go away when something gives it a good amount of damage. Also you can't create overly complicated things or living things. Last weakness is that I can't create things inside of another person; first thing I tried was to make something inside a clone. I have many, many more Jutsu that I know, but those 3 are the only ones that are strictly for my family, so far that is. I'll explain the basic for Kage Soushi now." He said, and then began to explain.
Hokage Office:
Sandaime was ready to head home after today's events. That was before there was a knock on his door. "Enter" he said.
When the door opened an ANBU in a cat mask walked in. "Hokage-sama, we found a non Konoha civilian body about a mile outside of village, according to his ID and traveling partners his name was Ichika Touyo. The test and the witness say that he was bitten by a wild venomous snake. We are planning to deliver the body to his village, is that fine?" she asked.
"That is fine." The Hokage said. The ANBU Nin bowed and left to complete the mission.
"Wild snake huh." He said. 'Damn it Naruto, you have her doing assassinations for you? How many times have you done things like this? Would you have really tried to take my position today if not for her? I'm starting to think you would have, and quite possibly could have.' He thought.
Sandaime knew Naruto was strong, that's why he named him to be Godaime, no one else in Konoha could match him, and he still had much room to grow. It was also a fear that if he gave the position to someone Naruto thought was weaker, the boy would leave Konoha as Orochimaru did and that could end in disaster. Also there was the fact that many of the ninja loved Naruto, he often creates and then sell Jutsu to some of the larger clans/family's and Jounin. He would even give away Jutsu to small clans/family's or shinobi who had no backing.
He knew the kid was strong but he has no idea how strong. When he learned how to use Kage Bunshin he practiced everyday he had no mission with at least 1000 clones, after his mother died those numbers went up to about 5000. With how much Naruto trained, how many years did it total? He had far, far less combat experience though, but with that much training, who needs it?
Hours Later: Training Ground:
"I intend to enter you three into the Chunin exam that starts in two days so I won't have enough time to teach you more than one Jutsu. We're going to start with Kage Soushi because Hiraishin takes too long to even start the process of you learning it and Rasengan won't be too much help with your style. As you know it's actually a simple Jutsu I but I want you to practice making simple things, cubes, and spheres, stuff like that. When you can do those with ease I'll create some clones for you to practice with more complicated stuff to speed the process along." Naruto told Hinata.
"Sensei, I can make my own clones though." Hinata said.
"Sure you can make a few hundred cones, but then your extra reserves would be empty and it would take days to fill it back up, I on the other hand have the biggest chakra battery ever." He said with a smirk. Yes, Naruto thought of Kyuubi as nothing but a tool. It healed him, kept him healthy, and had him charged with energy, and Naruto was going to make sure the fox gave 110 times what it took. If it wasn't for his intense training he might have been a bright, energetic person like Ino.
"Oh Shit I almost forgot. Hinata, what are we going to tell Ino?"
"I'll tell her. But I think we should wait until after the exam." Hinata said. She didn't forgot got one second.
