Chapter 3 To The Surface

Naruto was feeling really good not only had he escaped the hand of the reaper but got to spend the day with the girl he liked. Sakura was the only heir of a neighboring kingdom so it had always been implied that they would wed in order to unify the two kingdoms but Naruto was just happy he liked her and he assumed she liked him back. She always smiled when he was around and laughed all his jokes but still he could not help but feel that she was keeping something from him but he would always just wave it off as him being paranoid. Now back in the castle Naruto and Sakura walked down one of the many corridors in the castle.

"So then he pushes me over the cliff what a jerk" Naruto waved his hands over his head while Sakura just laughed.

"Are you sure that does not sound like him."

"Yes it was him and this isn't the first time he's has tried to kill me it's becoming a weekly thing maybe he just wants the throne then he would marry you and become king" Naruto sighed and continued pondering the thought of Sasuke becoming king of Konoha. While Sakura blushed brightly the thought of Sasuke marring her made her swoon. But she quickly snapped out of it and shook her head 'I can't be thinking about that right now I have other matters to attend to' she then turned her attention back to Naruto.

"So how did you manage to survive?"

"Huh? Oh right that …uh I'm not really that sure I mean I remember hitting the water and trying to swim but I couldn't and I started to black out then I….I saw a…." he thought back to the image of the girl he saw 'she had long dark hair and really white skin but she also had a..'

"You saw a what?"

Snapping out of his daze he looked back at Sakura who had a confused look on her face.

"I can't really remember I think I just ended up floating back up and washing up on the beach" Naruto scratched his head at this and started walking towards his room. "I'll see you tomorrow" Naruto waved goodbye before turning a corner.

"That was weird"

"What was weird" Sakura nearly jumped out of her skin

"S-Sasuke you scared me" Sakura turned to face the dark haired boy behind her. She smiled brightly at him and started bobbing back and forth on her heals. "What are you up to?"

"Just heading out"

"Can I come with" stars formed in Sakura's eyes as she stared at Sasuke.

"I rather you not I wanted to do some thinking" Sasuke turned to leave when Sakura stepped in front of him

"You mean think of new ways to try to kill Naruto" Sasuke looked her straight in the eye. "Why you so keen in killing Naruto. What are you after?"

Sasuke pushed Sakura out of his way and kept on walking down the corridor.

"Damn" Sakura muttered under her breath and stomped on her foot angrily. Then spun around on her heels and headed to her room.

On the shallows of the beach on a rocky outcrop sat Hinata holding a small vial in her hands and an old piece of a sail was spread over her tail.

'Ok remember what she said'

"Now then my dear this is what you will need" the sea witch said while dipping a small vial into her bubbling cauldron "all you need to do is drink it and you will be just like any other female human." Ino swam to Hinata and handed her the vial "everything downstairs will work too", she nudged Hinata with her elbow and wiggled her eyebrows but Hinata just stared at her blankly "you really are innocent your highness anyway you will also need this" Ino swam to a chest and pulled out a rather large piece of fabric and handed it to Hinata. Hinata stared at it then she looked back up at Ino "my magic is not perfect. There are a few kinks I'm trying to work out and you will figure that one out soon enough. Also stay away from sea water when you drink that potion you will turn back into a mermaid if it touches you" the sea witch put a finger to her face and began to think. "Am I forgetting anything?...guess not do you have any questions?" Hinata just stared at her. "Oh right…..well don't drink that potion until you are at the surface I don't think you will be able to swim back up to the surface if you drink it down here the shock on your body that potion will cause will most likely make you pass out so be careful" the sea witch went to the little mermaid before her and placed one hand on her chin "I want to see your story play out" she grinned another creepy smile before pushing Hinata out of her home.

'I just have to drink it that's all'

Hinata took a deep breath and uncorked the vial. Then brought the drink to her mouth. The minute the contents of the vial emptied into her mouth Hinata felt her world shift. Everything felt heavy and her body was burning. Then a bright light started glowing from the tip of her tail then it started crawling up to her body. Even with the bright light surrounding her Hinata's eyes started getting darker and darker until she passed out.

Sasuke walked along the shore line by the castle. Annoyed Sasuke kicked the sand. "How the hell did he survive?"

Sasuke kept on walking down the beach frustrated by the thought of his plan to get rid of Naruto and secure the throne as his own did not work. "Maybe I should try a different route but which one…maybe I could-" before he could finish his thought Sasuke noticed a bright light coming from the end of the beach he was on. "The heck is that?" he then made his way towards it.

He followed the light to a small rocky out cropping in the shallows of the water and Sasuke approached the light slowly. The light then started getting dimmer and dimmer and it soon disappeared to reveal a girl on the rocks. Sasuke got closer to her. She had dark hair and seemed to be passed out. Sasuke reached out to touch her but before he touched her skin her head shot up and stared at him. Her eyes took Sasuke by surprise. They were unlike anything he had ever seen she had no pupils. Her eyes were just white. They reminded him of pearls the way they glittered in the moon light. 'She has a nice face' Sasuke stared at her then stretched his hand out to her and she looked at it questionably then reached for it. But before she grabbed onto it she passed out again and started falling off the rock she was laying on. Before she touched the water Sasuke caught her it was then that he realized something important and a light blush formed around his cheeks. She was naked. He looked around and noticed a piece of fabric on the rock where the girl had been laying and quickly took it and wrapped the unconscious girl in it and carried her bridal style out of the shallows. He stared down at the girl in his arms and smirked. "You might be just what I needed". He then turned and started walking towards the castle.