Once again I have finished another chapter of the ever popular 'The Lost Hyūga' I'm not joking either, this story has the highest review to chapter ratio I have ever seen and I hope to have more coming in with this current chapter, the chapter is a bit fast paced and I apologize for that but I had to implement several important things in this chapter, from here on out the story will derail from canon more and will only connect back for the Chuunin Exams, By the way there is going to be Sasuke Bashing, You have been warned.
Chapter 3: Team selections and Naruto's new appearance.
Hyūga Compound Dojo five days before Team selections
Naruto was standing there facing Hinata she looks worried and he says "Don't worry Hinata I'm strong enough to take this attack, you won't hurt me" Badly was left unspoken
Hinata goes and gets into the Juken Stance, she seems to flicker with indecision for a few seconds before shouting out "Hakke Sanjūni Shō (Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms)" She hits him twice "Two Palms" she hits him again "Four Palms" and again getting faster with each strike "Eight Palms" Naruto realizes that this is going to hurt more then he thought "Sixteen Palms" Hinata gets ready for her final blow "Thirty-Two Palms" Naruto goes flying back but through sheer force of will manages not to scream in pain from the searing agony of both the first attacks and her final blow to his stomach.
Naruto quickly composes himself and says "Well done Hinata, I can tell how many of my Tenketsu you managed to hit with that but I can feel the effects"
Hiashi watching the affair claps his hands and says "Well Done Hinata, you managed to get Twenty-Nine of his Tenketsu that's a massive improvement over last time"
Hinata bows to them both and says "I-if you d-don't m-mind can I-I go a-and h-have a shower"
Hiashi nods his head and replies "Go on Hinata, I need to ask Naruto something"
Hinata walks out the room, Hiashi waits five minutes before he says "That actually hurt more then you thought it would didn't it?"
Naruto nods and answers "Yeah, feels like I have acid in my veins, but at least I know Hinata's getting better at it"
Hiashi nods "Indeed, no I believe you may want those Tenketsu unblocked?"
Naruto shakes his head and makes a Ram Hand-Seal. Hiashi activates his Byakugan and watches Naruto gather chakra and use it to forcefully open his sealed Tenketsu. Hiashi smirks and says "Interesting ability, but it must be painful"
Naruto nods and replies "Yeah, more than the original attack, now please excuse me but I need a shower as well"
Hiashi nods and watches Naruto walk off slightly limping, he grins and thinks 'That'll teach Naruto to be Hinata's practice dummy, but I know he'll volunteer next time as well. He really takes being her bodyguard and servant well and he tries so hard to help her.' Hiashi then laughs and walks off to the dining room to grab a light snack.
Hanabi who was watching from the rafters is amazed at how much better her sister is doing now that Naruto is here, she goes to leave but is caught by a pie in the face when she cleans the pie off her face, a note nearby reads "Hanabi, it isn't nice to spy on people – Naruto" Hanabi didn't know if she should be angry for him pranking her or amazed that he managed to do so without her noticing even with her Byakugan active. She then settles on a mix of both by deciding to get Naruto back eventually, but first she has to think up some pranks to use on him.
Hinata's Room Ten Minutes Later
Hinata is sitting on her futon thinking about her crush and now bodyguard Naruto 'I've only fainted once so far but I've come close, if I didn't leave yesterday with Konohamaru-kun I would've fainted and ruined the training. I have to get stronger but the only way to do so is to be Naruto it's so hard. Wait I was able to get close to him today in that spar I even touched him, wait I touched Naruto-kun! I Touc-' Hinata's train of thought is cut off when she faints.
Naruto walks into Hinata's room after knocking for five minutes waiting for her to answer when he walks in he finds her unconscious on her futon, Naruto smiles knowing that she must of fainted thinking of him. Naruto sighs wondering when he can finally take off his mask and show his true self, one thing he is sure of... Hinata will love him no matter what. Naruto shakes Hinata's shoulder thanking Kami she wasn't under the covers so he can be sure it's her shoulder.
Hinata opens her eyes to see Naruto hovering over her, she is about to faint when he steps back and says "Rise and Shine Hime it's time for lunch" Hinata looks around realizing that she fainted in her bedroom shakes her head and gets up. Hinata then walks towards the dining room with Naruto, she notices something out the corner of her eye but Naruto waves his hand showing that he knows what is going on. Next thing she knows a small pellet flies out the wall only for Naruto to knock it back with a wooden rod he pulled out of one sleeve.
When Naruto notices Hinata looking at the rod in his hands he says "It's the complementary stick up the ass your cousin Neji gave me, unlike his I use it as a deterrent for pranks" Hinata has to fight not to giggle at what Naruto says but she manages to keep it from escaping. Hinata loves the way Naruto grins at her, as she and Naruto enter the dining room they see Hanabi, Hitomi and Hiashi sitting there. Hinata notices that her Tou-san and Kaa-san are trying not to laugh and that Hanabi is fidgeting for some strange reason, she is broken out of her observations when Naruto says
"You should be careful with Itching powder Hanabi, it isn't hard to reflect it back to the one who uses it" Hinata then smiles and giggles as she realizes that the pellet she saw earlier was from Hanabi and Naruto shot it back at her without difficulty. His control over the Byakugan must be greater then she thought if he could do such a thing without trying. The rest of the meal was very strained as Hanabi kept scratching and after it was finished she bolted for the showers as fast as she could.
Hinata follows Naruto out and asks him something that had been bothering her "U-um Naruto-kun, h-how did N-Neji react t-to you w-when you m-met him?"
Naruto smiles at the question and answers "Neji was actually quite friendly due to the fact that while I am technically a Main Branch Family member I have Bodyguard duty which is usually a Branch Family job, so in the eyes of the Branch Family members I am a Branch Family member who is given extra privileges, make sense?"
Hinata nods and then asks another question "N-Naruto-kun w-why are you s-so different n-now then w-when we w-were in the A-Academy?"
Naruto smiles but with a hint of pain and replies "My actions, personality, my love for Sakura and indeed my whole being during the Academy was a mask that I was wearing, while I am strong, stubborn and refuse to give up no matter what. I am also smart, observant and highly logical at the same time and I actually hate Sakura, but I hid those parts of me to prevent those who hate me for something I had no control over, to have more desire to harm me and to think me more harmless, okay"
Hinata's eyes widen at the possibility of her still having a chance of becoming his precious person and she says "I-if that I-is s-so then h-how smart a-are you r-really?"
Naruto smirks before he moves close to Hinata and whispers into her ear "Smart enough to realize that you love me and for me to think about what you mean to me, Hinata-chan" Naruto then walks off leaving Hinata standing there with her jaw dropped trying to process what just happened.
Hanabi sees her sister standing there looking like she had just be shocked and asks her "Hinata nee-san what happened?"
Hinata turns to Hanabi with her jaw still hanging open, she closes her mouth before she says "Naruto-kun w-was a-aware of m-my f-feelings f-for him" Hanabi almost goes ballistic at the fact that Naruto knew about her sister's crush.
"And what does he think of that?" Hanabi demands from her sister.
Hinata looks at her and replies "He thought about it but didn't tell me what he thinks, but he did c-call me Hinata-c-chan" Hanabi's mouth drops open and she thinks 'just how smart is Naruto, not only can he sneak up on me but he knows about my sisters feelings and didn't reject them outright'
Over the next five days Naruto dodged countless pranks from Hanabi, culminating in hanging her upside-down in the Hyūga dojo with the message "leave the Pranking to the professionals" written on a piece of card attached to her face. Hinata wanted to ask Naruto more about how he felt but was afraid he might reject her, Naruto harbored similar feelings about when Hinata finds out about the Kyūbi.
Genin Academy, Day of Team Assignments
Naruto walks into the classroom and everyone is stunned, he introduces himself as Naruto Hyūga and sits next to Hinata, everyone is wondering who he is and where he has spent the last four years.
Flashback Three days earlier
Naruto is sitting in the Hokage's office facing the Hokage with Iruka off to the side and Hiashi standing behind him when he says "I think it is prudent to pretend I'm someone else"
Hiruzen frowns and Iruka looks startled the only one who isn't bothered is Hiashi as he knew about this beforehand.
Hiruzen then asks "Why would that be Naruto?"
Naruto sighs "Many villages hate me because of the fox, once they find out I'm a Hyūga the clan will suffer, by changing my name, hiding my birthmarks and dying my hair black I will look like a generic Main Branch Hyūga, who was kept out of the Academy owing to the fact that I share the same first name as the village Pariah and my parents didn't want me to be associated with him. But now that he's considered 'missing or dead' I am free to become a Genin and I will retake the test and pass it with higher marks then 'Naruto Uzumaki' the only ones who might see through it are Shino and Shikamaru as they are both smart enough to see through the deception and keep their mouths shut, Kiba won't due to the amount of time I've spent both at the Hyūga compound and in Hinata's presence both of which obfuscate my scent to him"
Hiruzen, Hiashi and Iruka are stunned at Naruto's level of intelligence and when asked he tells them of his 'mask' to protect him from reprisals as the village pariah.
He also mentions what team he'll work with due to the fact that Kiba is now the dead-last of his year level.
End Flashback
Hinata aware of the deceptions blushes and when a girl asks why she is blushing she replies "I-I always h-had a c-crush on t-this N-Naruto, b-but because h-he was s-similar to t-the other N-Naruto I w-would blush in h-his presence t-too" the other girls accepted this excuse and began to sigh over how hot he was, Sasuke was both angered at the possibility of a stronger person appearing now and the fact that some of his fan girls were jumping ship for the new guy.
Naruto looks over at Sasuke and asks "Problem Uchiha?"
Sasuke stares back at him and says "You may be a Hyūga but don't speak to me as if we were equals"
Naruto laughs and says "We ARE equals due to the fact that there is only one LOYAL Uchiha left the clan is effectively dissolved as regulations state there must be at least two clan member's for a clan to exist, so until you have children we are equals, Baka" Sasuke near blows a gasket before Shino interrupts and states he is right. The rest of the guys in class except for Naruto, Shikamaru and Shino laugh at Sasuke's idiocy, while the girls' eyes widen as they realize that Sasuke isn't a heir to a clan or a clan leader until he has children.
Ino and Sakura race into the classroom only to see a new guy there and Sasuke getting laughed at, when Sakura shouts out asking what happened and gets a reply she and Ino realize this fact, the guy they are chasing is worthless. Ino stops chasing after Sasuke then and there but predictably Sakura stays loyal till the end. Iruka comes in and uses his Big Head no Jutsu to calm the class room down.
After listing through teams 1-6 which Naruto and Hinata ignore for differing reasons they get to team seven. Iruka says "Team Seven, Sakura Haruno, Kiba Inuzuka and Sasuke Uchiha lead by Kakashi Hatake" Sakura shouts in joy and Kiba and Sasuke look at each other in horror over their teammate. "Team Eight, Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyūga and Naruto Hyūga lead By Kurenai Yuuhi" Shino and Naruto nod at each other, Shino having figured out the truth behind the deception immediately, while Hinata is on Cloud Nine over the fact that she is in Naruto's Team the first thing she thinks is 'Now I'm going to get stronger and hopefully he'll accept my feelings more then he has' Hinata was then completely blindsided when Naruto kisses her on the forehead and faints much to Naruto's and Shino's Amusement.
Love it, hate it. Think I went too far or too fast, deal with it. Naruto in this story is aware of Hinata's feelings from the get go and will reciprocate them as he feels the same, in the next chapter is the team test and Naruto begins to debate whether or not to inform Hinata about the Kyūbi, how will this affect Naruto and what will Kurenai's test be or will there even be one? find out next time. Now on a more personal note my grandmother has passed away last Saturday and I'm dealing with the fallout with the rest of my family, please understand updates may be spotty due to issues with my life. dragonsong2795 signing out.