THE BLOOD ANGEL
CHAPTER 3: OPERATION MATCH-MAKING, DAY 2
NOTE: Okay I hit writers block in my other Fic so, I'm gonna update this instead for now, seeing how ppl seem to really like it so far
Naruto, opened his eye's in bed and yawned as day light broke through the window and into his room. The first thing he noticed was pressure on his chest like the weight of something and he looked over to see Sakura with her head on his chest, cuddled up next to him tightly, with their legs intertwined
He blushed, before smiling "she's really cute..." he said to himself "and beautiful.." before combing his fingers gently through her hair, causing a smile to cross her face
"..Naruto..." Sakura said in her sleep, nuzzling her head into his chest
Naruto smiled again, before he kissed her on the forehead, something he never saw a problem with, unlike most people who claimed it was too big
Sakura's eye fluttered open and she looked to see she was on Naruto, and she gasped and shot up "What are you doing to me?!" she asked angrily
"I-I didn't do anything, I woke up and you were laying on me" Naruto said, before looking down "I wouldn't make you do something you didn't want too"
Great, now Sakura felt bad for some reason "I'm sorry... I did over-react"
"It's okay, everyone's a bit grumpy when they first wake up" Naruto said, before hopping out of bed "well bathroom time..." he said before exiting the room
He walked into the living room, where the other three girls were still fast asleep and he went into the bathroom and closed the door
Sakura got out of bed and walked out into the living room and looking over the three passed out girls "We really need beds in here today" she said "okay ladies wake up!" she said loudly
Ino opened her eye's and lazily lifted her head to look at Sakura "Why do we have to get up?" she asked annoyed
"Because you're to lazy as it is, and we need to get some sort of beds in here today along with our other thing's, we've already spent two nights and a day here and we don't have our stuff here yet" Sakura explained
Hinata sat up "so... loud" she said groggily
"Seriously" Temari said sitting up "can't a woman get her beauty sleep here?" she yawned
"Temari-chan, you're beautiful enough" Sakura said with a smile and a mock kind voice "Now get up already" she said seriously before walking towards the Kitchen
"Well look at her, she's already exerting her motherly authority" Temari chuckled and Sakura stopped half way through her step and her eye twitched, as she blushed
Ino sneered at the reaction from her pink haired friend "oh yeah, she's getting ready to take care of Naruto's baby, taking the motherly figure" she added
Hinata blushed and looked away and Sakura snapped her head to Ino
"Yeah, it's only a matter of time before she's laid out on a bed spreading her legs for Naruto to give her their child" Temari said with a huge smile
Sakura's blush grew deeper "Shut up" she said
"oh is it embarrassing talking about the time within the next week you'll be fucking him?" Temari asked "or are you just angry at us because we're competition?"
"competition for what!? Naruto!? pfft please... That idiot? you can have him, I don't want him!" Sakura said, turning around only to see Naruto standing there in the bathroom door with a blank face, hurt apparent in his eye's
Her heart sank when she saw him and her eye's widened "N-Naruto..."
"don't worry about it... It's okay" Naruto said solemnly, walking past her into his room closing the door
"Wow Sakura, that was pretty fucked up" Ino said
"How could you Sakura?" Hinata said standing up and walking up to the door, and opening it to walk in, before closing it
"Seriously... you do realize he love's YOU right...?" Temari said crossing her arms "Why'd you have to be such a stubborn bitch about it, when you know you feel the same?"
"Right, we were only teasing you" Ino said
"I know you feel the same, I can tell by the way you look at him" Temari added
"B-But he's and idiot..." Sakura said looking away
"You're just using that as an excuse" Ino said "All he wants is to make you happy, can't you give him a freaking chance?"
"Well it's too late now" Temari said "he thinks you don't want to marry him at all now"
"Who are you two to say anything? You don't want to marry him either" Sakura said
"when the hell did we say that?" Temari asked "we are at least giving him a chance"
"Yeah, even I'm considering it, sure he's a bit of an idiot, and we hated him as kids, but that's for a stupid beyond belief reason, which we've put behind us now, but you should know better then anyone that he's sweet, kind and not to mention a pretty good shinobi, despite the common notion" Ino said
"What are you afraid of?" Temari asked
"if you're waiting for Sasuke to come back you're wasting your life, he's never coming back" Ino said
"I-It's not that..." Sakura said
"so what then Sakura? what driving force make's you so stubborn as to not even give him the time of the day to do anything for you?" Temari asked
"when have you ever seen him do anything for himself directly?" Ino asked
"His dream to become Hokage, that's all he wants" Sakura said, not to strongly either
"I said 'for himself directly' Sakura, he wants to become Hokage to protect the people he love's, like you... which by the way; He must really love you if he still feels that way after tolerating your treatment of him for so long" Ino said
Sakura started tearing up slightly "stop making it seem like I'm the bad guy... it's my choice if I don't want to be with him" she said
"Yes you DO want to be with him!" Temari said "but you either are just lying to us about it or your afraid of something"
Sakura sniffled and her tears built up more and she tried to hold them back "S-Stop.." she said
"NO Sakura! why don't you admit you love him? your denying it is going to ruin any chance you have of being truly happy" Ino said
"Sakura I heard you masturbating moaning his name in the bathroom yesterday morning" Temari said "And if you don't at the very least TRY being with him you'll be left doing that the rest of your life"
"Really? you heard her masturbati-" Ino was cut off when Temari held her hand up signaling to shut up and now's not the time
Sakura dropped to her knee's, and tear's poured down her cheeks "I do love him... B-But I'm afraid he'll just leave me like Sasuke" she cried "I'd rather have a false and seemingly strained relationship with him rather then none at all"
Ino walked over and knelt down next to Sakura and hugged her tightly. Sakura cried into her shoulder "Sakura... he wouldn't do something like that to you, or any of us..."
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Minute's earlier
Hinata, walked into the bedroom where Naruto was sitting cross legged on the bed reading a scroll, she gulped "N-Naruto..." she said walking over "Are you okay?" she asked
"Yeah... I'm fine" he said, he wasn't fine, Hinata already could deduct that "If that's the way she feel's, it's okay... as long as she's happy"
"I'm sorry Naruto... I know how you feel about her..." Hinata said "and I feel the same about you, but I'd rather see you happy with Sakura then with me"
"thanks Hinata... you're sweet" he said "but if she doesn't want to marry me, that's fine... there are always others right? like Temari, and Ino... and, You" Naruto said
Hinata blushed "Do you even r-really want four w-wive's?" she asked
"it's not my original intention no, but for you girls I'll do it" he grinned "Can't say I would complain about it" he chuckled
"N-Naruto-kun... (gulp)... I really... l-love you, I always have since we were young, and I always will..." her heart started beating at higher speeds then Gai and Lee could run for their lives, she couldn't believe she just told him that, she started breathing heavily yet quietly
"I'm sorry for being so stupid as to not notice your feelings sooner" Naruto said
"It's okay... I'd of died saying that any time earlier in my life anyways" Hinata said
Naruto chuckled
"But Naruto... don't be mad at Sakura-chan, she feels the same about you as you do towards her" Hinata said "I was mad she hurt your feelings but, she must have her reasons"
"I'm not mad at her, don't worry" Naruto said
"that's good" Hinata said "let's go back out and you can talk to her"
"okay" Naruto nodded, rolling up the scroll and putting it down before standing up and Helping Hinata
"T-Thank you" Hinata said
"No problem"
They walked up to the door and they heard Temari, Ino and Sakura talking, and Naruto opened the door a little and looked out side to the living room and he saw Sakura drop to her knee's crying
"I do love him... B-But I'm afraid he'll just leave me like Sasuke" she cried "I'd rather have a false and seemingly strained relationship with him rather then none at all"
Naruto's eye's widened "She was afraid I'd leave her?" he said to himself
Ino walked over and knelt down next to Sakura and hugged her tightly. Sakura cried into her shoulder "Sakura... he wouldn't do something like that to you, or any of us..."
"Sakura go apologize to him and tell him how you feel" Temari said
"But he probably hate's me now" Sakura said
Naruto opened the door all the way and walked out "I don't hate you Sakura-chan... I was just disappointed" he said
Sakura pulled her head out from Ino's shoulder and looked at him "I'm so sorry Naruto...for everything" she said "you never deserved any of it..." she said, standing up and hugging him tightly "I love you so much, please forgive me"
Naruto hugged her back "It's okay, I forgave you already anyways, I can't stay negative with you"
"thank you..." she said
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Tsunade was walking through the street's of Konoha on her way towards Naruto's new house, and as she walked there was of course one thing stuck in her head, the feather's
She was irritated and she couldn't believe it either, I mean aren't they just stupid fucking feathers? Sure their red but what's the harm in that? well that's what the fuck Tsunade would like know
Why was she so damn uneasy about them, but the next thing to happen only made it worse as she walked past a booth and stopped in her tracks to see four red feathers hanging on display
"where did you get those?" Tsunade asked the merchant
"The feather's? I found them on the ground, beautiful aren't they? Would you like one miss Hokage?" he asked
"no... no thanks I'll pass... I have something to being doing right now" Tsunade said before walking down the street as she did a customer came up and purchased one of the feathers
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Naruto and Sakura were sitting on one of the couches, holding hands, while Hinata, Temari and Ino sat in a chair or on the other couch
"SO why don't you two kiss already?" Ino asked
"Yeah, she just admitted her feelings for you, so take advantage of the opportunity to kiss her" Temari said
Sakura blushed and looked at Naruto who shrugged "it's your call..." he said
"No-no-no, there is no allowing, you just do it" Ino said
Sakura turned back to Naruto, and started moving their faces closer slowly, Naruto did the same
Naruto just thought 'fuck it' and pressed his lips to hers, and started sucking on her upper lip, while she sucked on his lower lip
Sakura moaned slightly into the kiss
Hinata looked on, oh how she wanted to kiss him like that
They pulled apart
"DING-DING-DING! It FINALLY happened" Ino said "and it only took four years, not counting the time in the academy"
"Well did you enjoy it?' Temari asked
"Did it feel perfect?" Ino asked
"Yes..." Sakura said with a blush and a smile, looking down
"you're a really good kisser Sakura" "Naruto said "and your lips are soft too"
"Thanks" Sakura said
Just then someone knocked at the door
"I'll get it" Hinata said standing up and walking over to the front door and opening it
"Hey there Hinata" Tsunade greeted "Can I come in?"
"Hello. Of course, come on in" Hinata said stepping out of the way, and Tsunade walked in and kicked off her shoes, while Hinata closed the door
They walked from the foyer into the living room
"I'll get some tea" Hinata said going into the kitchen
"Oh hey Granny" Naruto greeted
"You really gotta stop calling me that" Tsunade said
"Why? You may look young but you're old... like ooooold" Naruto said
Tsunade's eye twitched
Sakura slapped her hands over Naruto's mouth "He was just kidding Shisho(1)" she grinned
"He'd better be" Tsunade said, before sitting down on a pillow at the circular table in the middle of the living room "So how is Operation Match-Making coming along?"
"Well Sakura and Naruto are together now" Hinata said as the tea became ready and she poured a cup for everyone and carried them on platter into the living room before putting it down on the table
"Yep, in fact they kissed for the first time not five minutes ago" Temari added
"Oh really? Was wondering when that was gonna happen" Tsunade said "oh and by the way, Tenten will be back tomorrow and will be joining you"
"I don't think she'll want to stay, she has feeling for my cousin" Hinata said handing Tsunade a cup
"Thank you, that's what I figured, which is why I wasn't to concerned about her not being here" Tsunade said "You should consider marrying Hinata... she'd make a good wife and mother"
Hinata blushed furiously as she handed the cups to everyone
"So what did you want master?" Sakura asked
"Well just to check how the relationships were coming along so far, and to tell you about Tenten and that I'm making it mandatory for Naruto to spend one-on-one time with each girl"
"Mandatory?" Hinata asked
"Yeah, you need to get more on a personal level" Tsunade said "how's that going?"
"Well We're all considering it" Ino said
"Um, not to change the subject, but you don't seem like yourself, is something wrong?" Sakura asked
"it's probably nothing" the Hokage said
"Then tell us" Temari said
Tsunade looked over the chunin and genin(poor Naruto), one jonin and decided she might as well tell them, so she dug in side the collar of her shirt and pulled out the red feather "These..."
"Oh, I found one of those on the ground and gave it to Sakura" Naruto said
"Yeah, I noticed it when she was wearing it, I don't know what, I don't know how, but there's something up with these things" Tsunade said
"but there just feathers" Sakura said "What's so bad about feathers?"
"Sakura, have you ever seen a bird that even came close to this color before? Honestly?" Tsunade said "and the researchers found nothing"
"Well I can have some people at Sand look into it see if they can find anything out" Temari said
"Well if it's not to much trouble for a simple feather..." Tsunade said
"It's okay, Gaara assigned me and Kankuro assistants" Temari said "I'll have them look into it, I'll send the message now" she said getting up "Oh I'll need the feather so they can have an idea of what their looking information up for" Temari said
"Right, here you go" Tsunade said handing her the feather
Temari slipped on her shoes, and exited the house
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A couple of hours later Naruto was in the back yard of the house with Hinata
The blond teen laid the Shintengan scroll out on the ground, before forming the Tiger hand sign... and following the scrolls instructions which were clearing his mind of all distractions, and focusing high amounts chakra into your pupils, while focusing lesser amounts of chakra in a spinning pattern around his eye's
He closed his eye's and focused his chakra to his pupils and spun chakra around his eye's
He opened his eye's and they instantly turned a dark blue, and his pupils turned into diamonds, and four more diamonds appeared in a box pattern around the pupils while point in towards them
"Whoa..." Naruto said, everything he saw was dulled out, and the colors were brought almost to the point of black and white, and he looked over to Hinata and she was covered in a blue aura, to where there was no other color present on her, and Naruto noticed she had a blue outline, not only that it was shaking and vibrating slightly
"Well, what's it like?" Hinata asked
"I don't know... it's hard to explain... I can see your soul, at least... I think that's your soul, it's like a blue field of light surrounding you" he said, before looking over himself, and his hands. he saw he had both a blue aura and a red aura. But they didn't mix into a purple like you'd think. He had an outline too, actually he had two, one red and one blue, both vibrating and shaking, slightly more then Hinata's outline
"I wonder why I have blue AND red... is it the Kyuubi's? Maybe that's his soul and mine emitting from me" Naruto said
"possibly" Hinata said
Naruto turned to his left and when he did someone was inches from his face, their blue light scaring him "AAhh" she yelped and jumped back "yo lady, don't sneak up on me like that" he said to the elderly woman, then realized she didn't have an outline
"Oh I apologize" The woman said with a chuckle
"Naruto...?" Hinata asked with concern in her voice
"Yeah, what it is Hinata?" Naruto turned to her
"why did you scream and who are you talking to?" Hinata asked
"what are you talking about, the old lady here, she scared the crap outta me" Naruto said
"Naruto... there's no body there..." Hinata said
"Bu I'm looking right at her" Naruto said, he was in fact staring RIGHT at the elderly lady, but the thing is, only he saw her
"um lad... you're friend can't see me" she said "but you can for some reason"
"oh wait... I get it you're a ghost" Naruto said
"Yes... but we prefer to be called spirits" the lady said
"oh sorry..." Naruto said
"it's quite alright" The lady said
"Um one question... why don't you have an outline?" Naruto asked
"An outline?" The lady asked "I don't know what your taking about, I've been like this since I died three weeks ago"
Hinata knew now what was going on and knowing she was out of her league she stayed quiet
Naruto knelt down and looked over the scroll about the fine details of the Shintengan and the significance of what he's seeing
"Here we go..." Naruto said finding what he was looking for before reading out loud "The features of a living soul are different then that of a deceased soul, the outline, known as the soul seal, one will see while looking at someone or some animal that is alive is the spectral judge of how close the person/animal is to death at that current time. The calmer the Soul Seal and the less it shakes the farther you are from death. The more violent reacting seals will indicate a person/animal that is near death. When death ensues the outline shatters and the soul is no longer bound to the body by it, thus is the reason wandering 'Free Spirits' have no Soul Seal"
"just who are you boy? I didn't know the living could see us dead folk" the lady asked
"Well I found out about these" Naruto said pointing to his eye's "I have a Kekkei Genkai called the Shintengan it let's me see and communicate with Spirits"
"I think I've heard of that some where but I can't say for sure" The woman said
"Naruto! Hinata! Lunch time" Sakura called from the window
"hhm food" Naruto said "Well um if you'll excuse us" he said
"Well it's okay, because I wander the house and it's property, I'm a Spirit it's all I do" she chuckled
"Wait a minute, were you the person that lived here before us?" Naruto asked
"Yes... this was once my home, I don't mind you living here... you have allot of girl's after you though my boy..." The lady said
"by the way what's your name?" Naruto asked "I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and that's Hyuuga Hinata"
"My name is Miriyuu, pleasure to meet you" she said
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Later that night, after everyone moved the proper stuff into the house, Ino was sitting on the back porch looking at the starry sky, when she heard the back door slide open, and she turned to see Naruto walk out
"hey, why you out here by yourself Ino?" He asked sitting down next to her
"Oh I was just enjoying the night, getting some fresh air" Ino answered
"Hey Ino... when we were moving the stuff back into the house I stopped by your flower shop and bought some seed's to plant in the back yard, I know you like tending for them... at least that's what your mom told me"
"Yeah, I like working at the flower shop here and there, it's a way to make moeny when there's no missions going around" she said
"Well here" Naruto said pulling out a couple of bag's "plant them where ever you want tomorrow, and I'll if you teach me I'll help you take care of them"
"Thanks. Okay, you got a deal, me and you can take care of the garden" Ino said with smile, before hugging him, and he hugged her back
"Hey Naruto, now that I got my own room in the house, would you stay with me to night? I know you and Sakura have been sharing a bed, but I want to spend so time with you too" she whispered
Naruto blushed "O-Okay... if you want me too" he said
"Thanks, I wanna cuddle with you..." Ino said
"Well let's go inside for now" Naruto said
"Okay" Ino said and they got up and walked inside where Sakura and Temari where drinking some Sake
"where'd Hinata go?" Naruto asked
"she went to bed so she could get up early for training" Sakura said
"Oh okay" Naruto said
"okay Sakura one more round" Temari said "It's 3 to 3, once we break this tie i'm hitting the sack"
"alright" Sakura said pouring one more full cup of Sake and two cups totaly not ment for Sake but tea, which they both clanked together in a toasting fashion before dowin the beverages
They guzzled it until Temari finished and put it down "aaahhh I win" she said
Sakura finished hers "Damn..." she said putting the cup down
"Well ladies and gentleman, I'm going to bed, g'night" Temari said standing up and walking to the stairs and going up them halfway before stopping and looking down to Naruto "Tomorrow me and you and spending some time together okay?" she said
"heh heh Okay" Naruto chuckled
"Well, then c'mon Naruto let's go to bed now" Ino said tugging on Naruto's arm slightly
"what about bed??" Sakura asked raising an eyebrow
"Stop being jealous Sakura, we have a right to see if we will marry him" Ino said "I'm not going to fuck him so don't worry"
"It's not that... it's just the first night me and Naruto are officially a couple I wanted to cuddle up with him tonight" Sakura said
"You can come with us" Ino said "I don't mind that, my futon's big enough"
"If Ino's okay with it come on Sakura... we can all spent the night together" Naruto said
"O-Okay" Sakura nodded, and they headed up stairs into the room Ino chose and they got under the cover's of her bed with Naruto in between them
Sakura had her head laying on his left shoulder and pressed tightly up against his side, while Ino had her arm around him with her leg intertwined with his, and she rested her head on his arm which was around her shoulders
Ino kissed Naruto on the neck and then on the cheek before once on the lips "night" she said tiredly
"good night" Naruto said before turning to Sakura, who pressed her lips to his
"see you tomorrow" the pink haired girl said
TO BE CONTINUED...
Well okay there it is and my finger's are numb, so I hope you liked it
(1) Shisho; it means master
-Later