Five Years Later
Five years had gone by, and many things had changed for the land of Whirlpool. Sadly, Shippuu and Hikari both died, Shippuu of a cancerous cell in his lung, and Hikari of severe case of depression. Naruto and Hinata were married when Hinata turned 18. Naruto became the Uzukage when Hikari died.
Whirlpool had grown to include the Land of River. They agreed to alliances with Sand, Waterfall, Snow, and Wave. Sand, Snow, and Wave withdrew their alliances from Konoha as soon as they heard that Naruto was no longer in the village. When Naruto and Hinata personally visited each of the countries, they agreed to an alliance with Whirlpool.
Even though they knew none of the people in Uzugakure would rat out their leader, Hinata and Naruto kept up their disguises. Still, all of the people in Uzugakure knew that they didn't really look like that.
Stone, Lightning and Sound all declared war on Konoha. They rapidly scrambled for allies, since all of their major alliances were cut. In a last ditch effort, Tsunade sent an envoy to Whirlpool. It consisted of Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Neji, and Yuuhi Kurenai. They set out to Uzugakure, which was a three-day journey.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Hinata received word that Konoha sent a team to discuss an alliance Naruto smirked, he had changed over these five years. Did they really think he was going to help them? Though, they probably didn't know he was actually the Uzukage. Boy, were they in for a surprise. Naruto had grown considerably under his grandfather, and Hinata had become deadlier then ever.
-Flashback-
It had been just over a year since Naruto and Hinata got to Whirlpool. Hinata trained with Hikari, while Naruto trained with Shippuu.
"Hinata, today we will be working more with your taijutsu style. Now, the Hyuuga Jyuken is a powerful style of taijutsu, but there are many flaws to it. Now Hinata, try to attack me," Hikari said. Hinata charged toward her, chakra flowing through her hands. She tried to attack Hikari, but all of her strikes were blocked. Hinata smirked as she saw Hikari dodge and land within her range.
"You're within my field of hakke," Hinata told Hikari.
"Two strikes!"
"Four strikes!"
"Eight strikes!"
"Sixteen strikes!"
"Thirty-two strikes!"
"Sixty-four strikes!"
Hikari stumbled back, but stood straight up and charged at Hinata.
"What the hell!" Hinata yelled. "You shouldn't be able to move!" Hikari smirked.
"Simple, I blocked your hits with a chakra shield. Now, try again, but with a different method," Hikari explained. Hinata sighed, and tried again.
Meanwhile, Shippuu was sitting with Naruto, trying to decide what to do. He eventually had an idea.
"Naruto, I want to ask you something," Shippuu said.
"Yeah?"
"Can you fight without the Kyuubi?"
"Um, maybe. I've only used it as a trump card when I have nothing left. Oh, and it comes out when I'm angry too."
"Well, the Kyuubi might not always be there."
"Nani?"
"It's true. What if Akatsuki comes for you? Should you use Kyuubi's chakra, they would immediately know who you are." Naruto thought about it. Shippuu's point made sense, and Naruto figured he could learn to fight without the Kyuubi's chakra.
"Damn, you're right…I'll do it," Naruto replied. Shippuu nodded. He had Naruto show him the seal, since he would seal Kyuubi's chakra during his training.
'Ah, an even-numbered seal. I'll have to use an even-number as well,' Shippuu thought. He formed hand seals.
"Four Elements Seal: Fuin!" Shippuu said. He placed his hand over the Kyuubi's seal.
"Ug," Naruto groaned as he slumped to the ground unconscious. Shippuu summoned a shadow clone to bring him to his room.
Hinata and Hikari worked hard, and Hinata retired to her room, exhausted. Shippuu's clone brought Naruto into to room onto the other bed. Hinata shot a questioning look to the clone.
"I sealed the Kyuubi's chakra. Naruto should be awake within two hours or so." Hinata nodded, and the clone poofed away.
-Flashback End-
Since then, Hinata had developed a new style of taijutsu, made specifically for those with Jyuken training. The Kawaken, or River style, uses the Hyuuga's knowledge of the tenketsu and precise chakra control and combines it with the ferocity of a wolf. Hinata signed the wolf contract, which allows her to combine her attacks with their taijutsu style. The result is a ferocious chakra attack that pulverizes the opponent if she even gets a few hits.
Naruto trained to fight without the Kyuubi's chakra. He began to store some chakra in a seal on his body, similar to Tsunade's Sozo Saisei. If needed, Naruto could release the seal, which would allow a flood of chakra to enter his system.
Their outfits had also changed much. Naruto now wore a white t-shirt, black cargo pants, black shinobi sandals, a jonin vest, and a cloak much like his father's. Naruto's cloak was black with yellow-orange flames at the bottom, and the kanji for 'Rokudaime Uzukage' on the back. He had his katana strapped diagolnally across his back, along with several weapon pouches.
Hinata's clothing was vastly different from the old, baggy clothes she used to wear. Hinata wore a deep blue tank top with fishnet underneath, khaki cargo pants, standard black shinobi sandals, and her old gloves. Naruto had gotten Hinata's gloves engraved with the kanji for 'life' and 'angel.'
The envoy from Konoha arrived in the afternoon, and Naruto had one of his guards bring them in to him. They bowed to Naruto, and stood back up.
"Uzukage-sama, Konoha is in desperate need of help. My Hokage, Senju Tsunade, has asked us to request of you an alliance," Kurenai explained.
"Hm, and why should we consider this?" asked Hinata.
"Yes, Sand, Wave, and Snow tell me that you forsook one of your own, causing him to leave. Well, two, actually, but the fault for the second falls on her clan," Naruto agreed.
Kiba snorted.
"That damned bakemono left as a traitor. He betrayed the village, and probably kidnapped that pathetic girl on the way out!" Sakura screeched.
"I agree, Konoha was not at fault for them," Kiba said. Neji and Kurenai obviously held different opinions, but chose not to speak up.
"Please, Uzukage-sama. Konoha will fall without help," Neji said. Naruto pondered for a moment.
I think I will go to Konoha to give them a scare, plus I need to give the option of joining me to the people who actually cared for me. I have unfinished business with Konoha, I want to make them wish they hadn't treated me like that, Naruto thought.
"I will consider. Now leave, I have things to attend to," Naruto told them, ushering them out of the room. Naruto turned to Hinata.
"So, what do you think?" Naruto asked. Hinata shrugged.
"I think you should do whatever you want, but why you would want to go back there is beyond me," she said.
"I wanted to shake them up a bit, plus I'd like to tell the people who did like us like Tsunade, Shizune, and Iruka, that they had the option of coming here. I believe that their reactions spoke for those who came here, am I right?"
"Yeah."
Naruto and Hinata, along with five guards from their SPIRAL forces, left with the Konoha envoy. Three days later, the group arrived at Konoha's gates.
"Ah, Uzukage-sama. Welcome to Konoha," Izumo said. Naruto smiled at them.
I should remember to ask them, Naruto thought. They walked through Konoha, and arrived at the Hokage tower. Kurenai spoke to the receptionist, and they walked into the Hokage's office. Tsunade looked up from the paperwork that she was signing.
"Good day, Uzukage-san. I suppose you would like a meeting with the council?" Tsunade asked. Naruto nodded. Tsunade dismissed the envoy, and Naruto and Hinata followed Tsunade to the council room.
"ANBU, please gather the council members. I need them here to discuss a treaty," Tsunade said to the shadows. A swirl of leaves signaled the ANBU member leaving. Within ten minutes, all of the members were assembled.
"As you can see, today we have the Uzukage joining us to discuss a treaty," Tsunade announced. "Uzukage-san, we have a couple requests if we are going to create a treaty."
"And what might those be?" Hinata asked.
"Well, from a couple of sources, we heard that Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata were last seen in the Land of Whirlpool. Can you tell us anything you know?" Tsunade asked. Naruto looked thoughtful.
"Well?" Naruto didn't answer.
"Arg, you can tell us nicely, and you and your little friends won't get hurt, or we can force it out of you. Which do you choose?" Hiashi asked.
"Neither, I will not stand this disrespect," Naruto said.
"You brat! I can't believe that a...child...as young as yourself dares speak to the leader of the great Hyuuga clan like that!" Hiashi yelled. He stood, and charged at Naruto. However, the moment the strike hit, 'Naruto' poofed into smoke.
Kage Bunshin, Hiashi thought. Hinata quickly pressed a pressure point on his neck, rendering him unconscious.
"Now," said Naruto, dropping from the ceiling. "Feel free to present any other demands."
When none spoke up, Naruto smirked.
"We have one request. Seeing as we are a fairly new nation, wouldn't it be interesting if myself and one of my guards fought your top three shinobi?" Naruto suggested.
"I don't see any reason not to," Tsunade said. "Alright, what time would you like the match to be held at? It will be in the Konoha Stadium."
"I will see to it that I and my guard appear in your stadium tomorrow at 3:15. Pick whichever three ninja you want. Oh, and don't be late," Naruto said, walking out of the room with Hinata. As Naruto left, they failed to see the smirk on his face.
Hahaha, your shinobi will get the whipping of a lifetime. It will be so much fun to humiliate them with Hinata-chan's help, Naruto thought.
Almost all of the shinobi that weren't on duty came to see the Uzukage and one of his guards fight three of the Konoha ninjas. The civilians were there too, but they didn't find it as interesting as the ninja populace. The three shinobi chosen to fight against the Uzukage and his guard were Yuuhi Kurenai, for her Genjutsu skill, Maito Gai, for his Taijutsu skill, and Hatake Kakashi, for his Ninjutsu skill.
"Ahem. Will the participants please enter the ring?" Genma asked. They complied, and Naruto and Hinata stood to face their challengers.
"Begin!" Naruto and Hinata watched as Kurenai and Kakashi disappeared. Gai hung back, to analyze their opponents' fighting style. Kakashi reappeared, and formed hand signs. A group of clouds formed overhead, and lightning began to strike. Naruto dodged, and Kawarmied with a clone. The clone was fried, and Naruto popped out behind Kakashi. Naruto had unsheathed his katana, and sliced at Kakashi, who dodged and jumped back.
Damn, I have to use the Sharingan; otherwise I stand no chance, Kakashi thought, pulling up his hitai-ate. It spun, trying to detect Naruto's next move.
Behind Hinata, a tree began to sprout. It trapped Hinata, and Kurenai sprouted out of it. She held a kunai to Hinata's neck, who promptly dispersed in a puff of smoke. Kurenai looked shocked as Hinata appeared in front of her, quickly forming hand signs.
This cannot be good, Kurenai thought. She was right, as vines sprouted from the ground and bound her.
"Mm, pathetic, don't you think? I'm only Uzukage-sama's guard, and yet I defeated the Genjutsu Mistress," Hinata told Kurenai.
Well, we're ignoring the fact that I trained with him for the past couple of years, Hinata thought. Kurenai sighed in defeat.
"Gomen, Kurenai-sensei," Hinata whispered to her old sensei. A look of shock crossed Kurenai's face. Hinata pushed a pressure point in her neck, effectively knocking her out.
"Knockout: Yuuhi Kurenai," Genma announced. Kurenai was taken off the field. Hinata jumped back, and watched as Naruto fought Kakashi. Kakashi had been using his Sharingan, but it slowly drained his chakra. He stopped, and pondered what to do.
I have to finish this soon, Kakashi thought.
"Chidori!"
Kakashi charged at Naruto, and shoved the Chidori toward him. Naruto, however, grabbed his wrist, and pressed a pressure point, causing Kakashi to lose all chakra control to that hand.
Damn it! How did he do that! It was like...he knew what I was going to do... Surely he hasn't seen that jutsu before, only a couple people from Konoha know it... Kakashi thought. He surveyed his surroundings, and saw that Naruto had disappeared. Kakashi looked around, only to have Naruto sprout at his feet. Kakashi jumped up, but a clone of Naruto kicked him back down. On the ground, Naruto rapidly formed hand seals, and shouted out his jutsu.
"Hijutsu: Wa-suto Akumu!"
Kakashi fell to his knees, and frantically tried to escape the genjutsu. It showed Sasuke killing him in every way possible. Naruto looked at him twitching on the ground.
That's what you get for ignoring me, an Uzumaki Family jutsu, made especially for Sharingan, Naruto thought with a smirk.
"Knockout: Hatake Kakashi," Genma yelled. Naruto watched as Kakashi was carted off the field.
Oh, don't worry...He'll be up in a few...days, maybe a week, Naruto thought, smirking. He turned to look at Hinata, and motioned a few times to her before turning back.
Hinata had been sitting on the railing of the stadium, and Hinata caught his signal to stay where she was. Gai was a formidable opponent, and he would need her to heal him afterwards. Naruto looked at Gai, and smirked when he disappeared.
Don't worry, Gai. I'll give you a challenge, Naruto thought, blocking one of Gai's kicks. He used Gai's force against him, and threw Gai back. Gai flipped, and landed on his feet. The fight continued this way for several minutes, Naruto would block, and ease in the occasional hit. Naruto had a humungous amount of stamina, enough to give Gai a good run for his money. Naruto waited until Gai got desperate to attack seriously.
Naruto formed hand signs, and a small thread of chakra shot out of his finger, intent on sucking out Gai's chakra. He attached it, and Gai began to realize what was happening. Gai realized that the more tired he was Naruto still seemed to be going fine.
If I don't do something soon, he'll have the upper hand. He seems to have almost unlimited stamina, I better finish quickly, Gai thought. He stopped, and began to open the gates.
Ah, damn, better release half of my chakra. Hmph, it took me forever to store this. Oh well, Naruto thought. Chakra fuuin, katateochi kai!
"Kaimon, kai!"
"Kyumon, kai!"
"Seimon, kai!"
"Shomon, kai!"
"Tomon, kai!"
"Ura Renge!" Naruto was kicked into the air, and Gai rained punches on Naruto. Naruto cushioned the blows with chakra, but it still caused major damage to Naruto. Naruto landed in a crater, and Gai stepped back to catch his breath.
"What the hell Gai! You bloody idiot! You weren't supposed to kill the Uzukage!" Tsunade yelled from her seat in the Kage box. Hinata jumped off the railing, raced over to Naruto, and knelt beside him.
"Chakra fuuin, kai…"Naruto whispered, coughing up blood. Hinata's hands began to glow green as she used her and Naruto's chakra to heal him. The people in the stadium held their breath to see the outcome. Naruto was knocked unconscious, but he was mostly healed of the major damage.
"Knockout: Uzukage-sama," Genma called out. Whispers broke out as Naruto was carried off the field on a stretcher.
Hinata had finished with enough of her chakra to perform one more jutsu, enough to get her the win.
Gai is almost out of the chakra he used from the gates, so he won't be able to dodge,
Hinata thought.
Hinatas sprinted forward, until Gai was in her range.
"You're in my field of hakke," she called out.
"Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty Eight Palms!"
"Two Palms!"
"Four Palms!"
"Eight Palms!"
"Sixteen Palms!"
"Thirty-Two Palms!"
"Sixty-Four Palms!"
"One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!"
Gai flew back, and he landed on the ground, knocked out.
"Knockout: Maito Gai," Genma called. "Winner, um... what should I call you, Miss?"
"Uzumaki…Hikari."
"Winner: Uzumaki Hikari." The crowd burst into whispers. This girl carried the name of the traitorous Demon Brat. Hinata swayed, and fell to the ground. She blacked out, and medics picked the girl up.