Title: Changing It To Fit
Chapter: 2
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I do own anything that is mine...such as this plot idea since I've never seen it around. It's always 'Naruto has gone back in time' or 'Naruto and Sasuke have gone back in time.' I've yet to see a 'Hinata goes back in time' story. This will be the disclaimer for the story.
A/N: I've just posted the first chapter and already I've revised it and added some more memory sequences. Go back and read the memory parts if nothing else.
A/N2: A few days later, I realize that the 'let's remember five years at once' bit wasn't working for the end of the last chapter. So instead, I changed it to five months and basically rewrote the last part of the chapter. -sigh- I don't know what Hinata's mom's name is. I'm just going to call her Hana for now, if somebody tells me otherwise...well, I'll probably still call her Hana because it follows the 'h' trend. (ie: Hiashi, Hana, Hinata, Hanabi)
Warnings: Hinata will be OOC. Naruto will be OOC. Sasuke will be OOC. Ino and Sakura will be OOC. Kyuubi will be OOC.
Questions: How old was Hinata when the cloud-nin attempted to kidnap her? About how old was Sasuke when Itachi went nuts? That is all. (I always have trouble remembering those two things. I'm thinking Hizashi should already be dead...but I don't think Itachi should go nuts for another year or so yet...yes. Never mind, I've answered my own questions and come to a conclusion on what's going to happen in regards to those things. I'm keeping this bit here so I won't forget about it when I need it.)
Key:
"dialogue" -- speech
'dialogue' -- future Hinata and/or Kyuubi speaking
'dialogue' -- thoughts
Let us begin...
Hinata sat down abruptly as a realisation came to her; her mother was going to die. Soon.
'I'm sorry my dear. It's true and there isn't a thing you can do about it.' The other Hinata said firmly.
Hinata shook her head in denial, "No! Kaa-san c-can't die!"
'It is meant to be Hinata. Kaa-san dies of an incurable disease, even if it were caught early it wouldn't matter. It's known as 'Konoha Fever' because the patient's temperature skyrockets out of control. This is Fire Country and temperatures, as you know, can exceed 110 degrees. If it makes you feel better, Kaa-san dies quickly. She doesn't suffer and the Fever sets quickly. Even in my, your future there is no cure. Not that I know of anyway.'
The seven-year-old's eyes began to tear up, her mother was going to die of some native disease and there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. As tears spilled down her cheeks, the Hinata in her head warned her of one thing, 'My dear, you must not withdraw because of this. I know you are rather shy right now but, as you will find out soon, it will increase ten-fold. It gets to be so bad that your concentration is effected. Things like that could get you killed as a ninja, and let me tell you right now: you won't have a choice once Kaa-san dies. Tou-sama is adamant about your becoming a strong ninja, after Kaa-san dies he demands it. Don't let his demands and Kaa-san's death limit your strength Hinata. It was one, if not the biggest mistake I ever made.'
Hinata sniffled, she was still devastated to learn of her mother's fate but to her it seemed like several months ago now. She had the memories of it now and it would be odd to see her mother alive and well for the next few weeks.
All of a sudden, her door opened and a branch member told her that Hiashi had said it was past time to be up and about.
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Hours later, Hinata sat in a small garden located in the Hyuuga complex. She sat on a stone bench overlooking the Koi pond, she did not sense the person coming up behind her until it was too late.
"Hinata-chan!" Her mother said from just behind her.
Hinata jumped a foot in the air and grasped at her chest, "Kaa-san! Don't do that!"
Hyuuga Hana grinned at her daughter, Hinata hadn't stuttered at all in that sentence!
"Ah my little Hinata-chan, how are you this fine day? You looked to have a lot on your mind there, staring so hard at the fish." Hana said as she swept her daughter into her arms.
Hinata hesitated for all of two seconds before flinging her arms around her mother and whispering, "I love you." into the fabric of Hana's yukata.
Hana looked surprised at her eldest daughter who was often a shy and reserved girl, she usually showed her effections in a more subdued manner. Hana grinned again and tightened her hold on Hinata. Who was she to complain if her daughter was coming out of her shell?
"Hinata-chan, I love you too."
They sat there like that for a while, Hana holding her small daughter in her lap while Hinata was content to be held by arms that she knew would not be there in a month.
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"Hana, you know how important it is that the clan head be a ninja. Stop being unreasonable." Hyuuga Hiashi said with the barest hint of strain in his voice. They had been having this argument for months. Hana didn't think that they should pressure Hinata to much, her argument was that since Hanabi seemed to want to be a ninja anyway then they should let the burden fall to her. Hiashi said that no self-respecting Hyuuga Clan Head would depend on his or her subjects completely for protection. Hana would suggest that maybe Hinata could become a med-nin instead, Hiashi would shoot that idea down as well by stating that such training was for branch members only.
"Hiashi! I can't believe you want to force your daughter to go through years of extreme training just because you are to stubborn to admit that maybe it's not a bad thing for Hinata to choose an alternate path! You know how timid she is, you know that she doesn't like to hurt things too. I can't see why you are so set on this!" Hana's voice, unlike Hiashi's, was woven heavily with frustration.
"Hana. It's not just me, the Hyuuga elders will through a fit if she doesn't follow to strict code. If she were to become a medic, she would be forced to take the caged bird seal because the elders enforce such rules very firmly. It is, admittedly ultimately my choice, but they have substantial sway with the whole clan and could therefore set up a coup of some sort. I don't want our daughter branded with that seal." Hiashi's voice had dropped to a low whisper as if he expected someone to be listening. Indeed, it had happened before.
Hana's eyes softened, but she remained firm in her arguments for the rest of the night.
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That night, Hinata's dreams picked up where they had left off, she was able to see three months worth of memories before she woke and the other Hinata said that she was now progressing as expected.
'Hinata, I'm not sure how fast this will happen anymore. It was supposed to take about three years but it could take considerably longer or considerably less amounts of time. I'm not sure if I'll disappear or not when they are finished. I'm not sure if I mightn't disappear before they even finish. I can feel myself fading, but I don't know what that means.'
Hinata was silent. Whatever happened, with the new memories she had acquired she was most definitaly going to make an effort to befriend Naruto-kun this time around.
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The rest of the month continued on in much the same fashion. The gaining of memories had slown so much that Hinata was only gaining one month every two days. The older Hinata was puzzled, this wasn't as it was supposed to happen.
Finally, the day came when Hyuuga Hana came down with the Konoha Fever.
"Kaa-san. What's wrong?" Hinata asked as her mother grabbed onto a banister for support. Hinata knew what was happening now, her mother's skin looked flushed and she was sweating to much.
"I...I don't know Hinata-chan...I think...I think I'm going...to...fain..." Hana fell to the floor in a dead faint before she could finish her sentence.
"KAA-SAN!" Hinata shouted in alarm. She knew that this was the end for her mother and she had now come to accept that. (Only after many a late night talk with the older Hinata however. Hinata had still been adamant about attempting to find a cure until older Hinata pointed out that it would be futile because it would rend the rest of the memories useless.
Immediately several people came running.
Later that night, Hiashi left his wife's sick room with tears falling silently down his face. The next morning Hinata was informed she would be starting at the Ninja Academy in one month's time.
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TBC...
That's all I can crank out tonight guys, sorry. I'll try to update before Friday, but I'll be pretty beat because we've got MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) tests tomorrow and Wednesday. Wednesday I've got martial arts, and Thursday will probably be my recoup day. Again, we'll see.
Any questions? Review them to me...-hinthint-
Ah, and thanks to all who reviewed the first chapter. It really means a lot to know my work is liked by some.
BTW, this story is written by Spoof.