(A/N) And we are back. Happy belated Fourth of July all of you fellow Americans out there! Judging from the reviews I've gotten, most of you like the story so far. Keep the reviews coming, I love them!

You know something that I don't quite understand? Why do some people only follow a story but not favorite it? If you like the story enough to follow it, you might as well favorite it in my opinion.

Also, am I the only one who loves it when shy Hinata eeps in fanfics? I just think that that is the perfect thing for shy Hinata to do when she is surprised.

Anyways, without further ado, on with the story!

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Chapter 3: The Kyoshingan's Abilities

Hinata groggily awoke to find that she was laying on top of someone. She looked down and eeped in surprise.

She was laying on top of Naruto.

And they were both naked.

Naruto began shifting underneath her, so Hinata jumped up and shyly covered herself. She looked around and saw that they were apparently in a moonlit grassy field. She noticed how beautiful it was, although she didn't have a clue how they got wherever they were, or why they were both naked.

Naruto sat up and rubbed his eyes, which he opened to see Hinata standing in front of him, her face bright red and her arms covering her exposed breasts. He immediately looked away and said "Gomen, Hinata-chan. I didn't realize that you were naked."

Hinata stuttered out "I-it's o-okay N-naruto-kun. Y-you're n-naked t-too."

Naruto looked down and yelped in surprise. He covered himself and turned bright red.

A series of loud giggles then caught Naruto and Hinata's attention, and they turned towards the source of the sound. The source was Kura, who was also naked.

"Not cool, Kura-chan. Please give us our clothes back." Said Naruto.

"W-wait, K-Kura-chan?" asked Hinata. "A-as i-in t-the f-fox?"

Naruto sighed and turned back towards Hinata, although he still averted his eyes from her somewhat, and said "I guess I have some explaining to do. This is Kura's real form. She is not actually my pet."

"W-what i-is s-she?" asked Hinata. "A-and w-where a-are w-we?"

Naruto sighed again and said "I'll be blunt. Kura-chan IS the Kyuubi. And we are in my mindscape, although I don't know how you are here." He turned back to Kura and asked "Do you know why Hinata-chan is here? And why am I here for that matter? And why are we naked?"

Hinata noticed that when Naruto spoke to Kura, he would look at her directly, but when he spoke to her, he would avert his eyes. So before Kura responded, she gathered all of her courage and asked "N-naruto-kun, how come you won't look at me when you talk to me, but you'll look at Kura?" Inwardly she thought "He probably thinks that my body is ugly…"

Naruto turned back to Hinata, but he still averted his eyes, and said "I just don't want you to think that I'm a pervert, Hinata-chan. I've already seen Kura-chan naked before, and she gave me permission to look at her body and that she won't judge me as a pervert if I do. You're just as pretty as Kura-chan, Hinata-chan, don't get me wrong, but I won't look at you while you are naked until you give me permission like Kura-chan did."

Inwardly, Hinata was rejoicing "Naruto-kun thinks that I'm pretty! He's also such a gentleman! Maybe if I give him permission to look at me, he'll notice me more!" and she said as she removed her arms from around her breasts and said "N-naruto-kun, I-I'm f-fine w-with y-you l-looking a-at m-my b-body i-if y-you t-think t-that i-it's p-pretty."

"Really? Thanks Hinata-chan! Both you and Kura-chan are the prettiest girls that I have ever met!" exclaimed Naruto.

Both girls blushed bright red at Naruto's compliment, and Kura walked over to Hinata and began dragging her away from Naruto. She said to Naruto as she pulled Hinata away "Hinata-chan and I are going to have a little girl talk for a moment. We'll talk about why we are here afterwards."

(With Kura and Hinata)

Once Kura took Hinata far enough away from Naruto, she said to Hinata "Okay, we need to work on your confidence. I know that you're a naturally shy girl, but given what's happening to both you and Naruto-kun right now, I bet that you are going to be living with us by the end of the week. I can't have you turning red and stuttering every time you see our Naruto-kun."

"O-our?" stuttered Hinata.

Kura rolled her eyes and said "Yes, our. He is both of ours. I know that you love him just as much as I do, and I'm willing to share him with you. I know that you are his "mystery friend" that has been giving him those gifts."

Hinata eeped and said "How did you find out? And why do you love him? If you really are the Kyuubi, doesn't that mean that you are a demon?"

Kura sighed and said "Let me tell you a little about myself. I was sealed by the Yondaime, who also happens to be Naruto-kun's father, into Naruto-kun as both a gift and a way to save Konoha. Whenever I am sealed into somebody new, my physical body resets its age to match that of my new container. So I've been growing at the same rate as Naruto-kun, even though I still have the knowledge of my whole life. That's the reason why I'm thirteen. Now as for your questions, I found out by scenting the letter you left with your gift yesterday. You are the only person that we have ever met that smells of lavender. As for why I love him, that's complicated as love is complicated. In a way, it's similar to why you love him. I truly admire his never-give-up attitude, and I admire his strength to stand tall against all of the hatred that was wrongfully placed onto him. My feelings have grown over the years, as I see what he sees, and hear what he hears. I am the one who has saved his life over the years despite all of the efforts to kill him by accelerating his regenerative abilities with a little of my chakra, as well as making him immune to all of the poisons that have been used on him. Yes, I am the Kyuubi, and yes, I am a demon, but I still love Naruto-kun with all my heart, just as you do."

Hinata's head was racing with a multitude of thoughts from the information given to her. Suddenly, she became depressed and started crying as she said "I don't deserve to be with Naruto-kun. You've done so much for him, and all I've done is be shy and fear his rejection."

Kura suddenly slapped Hinata across the face, and said angrily "Don't you ever take that sort of attitude again young lady! You deserve Naruto far more than you realize. YOU are the reason why Naruto hasn't given into despair! YOU are the only person in Naruto-kun's life to EVER make him cry tears of pure joy! And YOU are the one who has made Naruto-kun's new bloodline awaken, a bloodline that has also awakened within you! A bloodline that from what I can tell, only awakens when two people who are perfectly compatible with each other look each other in the eyes! A bloodline that will change and is changing both of your lives for the better!"

Hinata was absolutely shocked by Kura's outburst. She wiped her tears from her eyes and asked "I really did all of those things for Naruto-kun?"

Kura nodded and said "Yes, Hinata-chan. On Naruto-kun's ninth birthday, he was the saddest that he has ever been in his life. He was truly beginning to despair. I could tell that he was contemplating suicide that day in his apartment, when suddenly, somebody knocked on the door. He answered it to find no one there, but a small gift was on the ground. He opened the gift to find Gama-chan, his precious wallet that he still uses to this day. That single act of kindness on his birthday allowed him to continue standing strong and continue moving forwards. That was the first of four times that Naruto-kun cried tears of joy. The other three were on his next three birthdays, after receiving each of your gifts. And yes, it was you who caused a bloodline to awaken in both of you. I am the reason for the bloodline's existence, as when Naruto-kun modified our seal, it created the bloodline, but it was you specifically who caused it to awaken when you looked into each other's eyes for the first time. So tell me Hinata-chan, do you deserve to be with Naruto-kun?"

Hinata was shocked by the revelation of how much she had impacted Naruto's life. She said "If I really did all of those things for Naruto-kun, I guess I do deserve to be with Naruto-kun. Thank you Kura-chan. You've made me see some sense. I will try to not be shy around Naruto-kun any more. But what if Naruto-kun doesn't accept me? What if he doesn't like me? What if he thinks I'm ugly? What if…"

Hinata was silenced by another slap to the face, this one lighter though. Kura then said "I see, your shyness is coming from a deep seated fear of rejection. If I had to guess, it was created when your clan started treating you like an outcast." Hinata flinched at the mention of her clan, and Kura continued "Yes, I know about your troubles in your clan. There is little that I don't know when it comes to rumors in Konoha. The rumor that you are treated poorly is not a common one, but it is sadly true. I hear everything that Naruto-kun hears, and he hears quite a lot. He doesn't usually pay any attention to the rumors, but rumors usually have a snippet of truth in them, so I pay attention to them. Anyways, you do not need to fear rejection from Naruto-kun. I can tell that he is rapidly falling in love with you, even though he has only truly known you for less than a day. Naruto-kun is the most accepting and caring person that I have ever met, aside from you, Hinata-chan. He likes you a lot, that much is guaranteed, and did you forget that he said that both you and me were the prettiest girls that he has ever met? Now we are going to go back over to Naruto-kun right now, and you are going to tell him that you love him and that you are his mystery friend that has given him gifts the last four years, okay?"

Hinata just nodded, and the pair began walking back to Naruto.

When they got back to Naruto, Kura said to him "Naruto-kun, Hinata-chan has something important to tell you."

Curious, Naruto said "Okay, shoot."

Hinata gathered up every single ounce of courage in her body, and said while blushing a bright red "N-Naruto-kun, I am the m-mystery friend who has g-given you gifts these l-last four years, and I…I…I love you!"

Naruto's eyes widened at this new revelation, and he acted on instinct. He dashed forwards and kissed Hinata square on the lips.

Now it was Hinata's turn for her eyes to widen. However, she quickly got over the shock and closed her eyes and pressed into the kiss, returning it with great fervor.

Finally, they broke apart, gasping for air, but still holding each other close, and Naruto had tears in his eyes. He said to Hinata "I-I don't know what to say, Hinata-chan. You don't know how happy those gifts made me when I got them. They showed me that there was somebody who actually truly cared for me. All I have to say, well ask, is that will you give me the honor of being your boyfriend, Hinata-chan?"

Hinata's eyes widened once more, and she looked Naruto in the eyes once more, causing both of their eyes to change into the Kyoshingan (I'm just referring to it with its name for convenience even though they haven't officially named it yet) once more, before giving him another deep kiss.

They broke away, and Naruto said "Can I take that as a yes?"

Hinata giggled and said "Yes, but on one condition."

Naruto raised an eyebrow and said "Oh, and what would that be?"

Hinata giggled once more and said "That I be your girlfriend, and that you will also accept Kura-chan as your other girlfriend."

This caused Naruto's eyes to widen, and he broke away from Hinata and said "You're willing to share me with Kura-chan? I'm not complaining, but most girls wouldn't want another girl encroaching on their relationship with a man."

Hinata giggled and said "You're such a gentleman, Naruto-kun, but Kura-chan deserves to be with you just as much as I do. So I don't mind sharing. She has a confession to make, don't you Kura-chan?"

Naruto turned to Kura, who began blushing bright red as she said "Um…I was the one who saved your life from all of those attempts at killing you, as well as the one who made you immune to poisons, and well…um…I love you…"

Naruto's eyes widened once more, and he rushed to Kura and gave her a kiss on the lips, causing the same reaction in Kura that Hinata just had when Naruto kissed her.

When they broke apart, Naruto looked Kura in the eyes and said "Thank you, Kura-chan."

Suddenly, both of their eyes began to change. Naruto's eyes still had the Kyoshingan activated in them from looking Hinata in the eyes, and the slit pupil divided itself into a Y shaped pupil, equally dividing his eye into three sections. The bottom left third of his eyes was cerulean blue, the bottom right third was lavender, and the new top third was now a crimson red.

Kura's eye still had its slit pupil, but now the right half of her eye was cerulean blue, while the other half maintained its crimson red color.

Both gasped at each other's new eyes, and Kura said "That is very interesting. It seems that I am compatible with you as well, Naruto-kun. Thank you for the gift that you have just given me."

Naruto was confused as to what exactly was happening, and he asked "What just happened? You're eyes changed just like Hinata-chan's did when we made eye contact in the real world."

"You caused your bloodline to awaken within me, that's what happened, Naruto-kun." Said Kura. "And your own eyes changed as well, you know. Now before I explain further, there is something that I wish to test. Hinata-chan, will you come over here for a moment?"

Hinata walked over to Kura, and Kura looked Hinata in the eyes.

Suddenly, both their eyes began to change once again. Hinata's eyes also still had the Kyoshingan activated from when she had looked Naruto in the eyes, and her slit pupil also divided into a Y shape. The bottom left third of her eye was lavender, the top third was cerulean, and the new bottom right third was now crimson.

Kura's eye underwent the same change as Hinata's, with the bottom left half of her eye maintaining its crimson red, the bottom right third was cerulean blue, and the top third was now lavender.

"That's very interesting." Said Kura. "It seems that I am compatible with you also, Hinata-chan." Suddenly, she gave Hinata a large kiss square on the lips.

Hinata's eyes widened at the sudden kiss, but she strangely felt like the kiss wasn't anything wrong. It felt just as natural as when she kissed Naruto. She began returning the kiss with a passion.

When they broke apart, Naruto exclaimed "Damn, that was really hot!"

Both girls giggled at Naruto's outburst, and Kura said "I hope you don't mind if I am Hinata-chan's girlfriend as well, because I really enjoyed that."

"I don't mind at all, so long as you girls don't mind if I watch when you do things like that." Said Naruto. "Anyways, do you think you could explain exactly what is going on Kura-chan? You seem to have a good idea."

Kura nodded and motioned for everyone to sit. Once they were all sitting she began "As far as I can tell, the reason that both of you are here is that both of you awakened a bloodline that was created when you modified my seal, Naruto-kun. My body is actually still in the real world and has been keeping an eye on you two while we've been down here. So far, two days have passed since you fell unconscious. Time works differently in the mind, and while I can usually control how much time passes in here versus outside, your new bloodline is messing with my control."

"What has happened to our bodies, Kura-chan?" asked Hinata.

"Fortunately, your teacher, Iruka, has a soft spot for Naruto-kun, unlike most people. The moment you two fell unconscious, he carried both of you directly to Naruto-kun's personal hospital room. I never would have guessed that a chunin like him would know how to use the Kage Bunshin, but I'm really glad that he does, since it allowed him to carry both of you himself. Anyways, your bodies have been lying in the hospital, in the same bed, heavily guarded by a squad of ANBU. There is no way anybody is going to be able to hurt you two while you are both unconscious."

"What's the Kage Bunshin?" asked Naruto.

"The Kage Bunshin is a jonin level technique that is also a kinjutsu, due to the massive amount of chakra that it uses. It creates solid clones that have an equal distribution of the user's chakra, hence why it is so chakra draining. I will teach you both how to use it before we leave here, as it will be a huge help to both of you." Answered Kura.

"But, my chakra reserve is rather small. How will I be able to use such a chakra draining technique effectively?" asked Hinata.

"That brings me back to your bloodline, and why both of you are unconscious. From what I can tell, your, or should I say our bloodline has a very unique ability. The reason why both of you are unconscious is that both of your bodies are in the process of resonating with each other in a way that I would have never dreamed to be possible. The changes that you two are undergoing required that you both be unconscious or they wouldn't be able to safely take place." Explained Kura.

"And what exactly do you mean that our bodies are resonating with each other? And what changes?" asked Naruto.

"Your chakra networks are reaching out to each other and are doing something that I can't quite fully explain. Both of your hearts are even beating at the same time, with the same pulse. As for the changes that are happening, both of you are gaining a lot of good things from each other. From what I can tell, both Naruto-kun and I are gaining Hinata-chan's natural affinity for the water element, as well as her body's natural flexibility. We are also gaining the chakra control that Hinata-chan has worked so hard to achieve. But the biggest thing that we are gaining from Hinata-chan is her Byakugan."

Hinata gasped and said "Is such a thing even possible?"

Kura smiled and said "Let's find out. We should have it by now, so show us the hand signs for it, Hinata-chan."

Hinata showed Naruto and Kura the hand signs, and both Naruto and Kura performed them and channeled chakra to their eyes. Both of their eyes changed once more, but they didn't change to the normal Byakugan. Instead, they changed to the Kyoshingan, but the lavender portion of their eyes began leaking into the other thirds, until their eyes were completely lavender with the Y pupil still there.

Naruto gasped and exclaimed "So this is what you see whenever you use the Byakugan! This is so cool! I can see the chakra in both of your bodies, but is Hinata-chan's chakra supposed to have red in it?"

"No, Naruto-kun, my chakra is completely blue. As far as I know, you are the only one to ever have red chakra." Said Hinata.

Kura giggled and said "Well it looks like you've started resonating with me, Hinata-chan. The red chakra is my own personal chakra. It's called yokai and it's very potent stuff. Now let me continue my explanation of the changes that you are undergoing. From me, both of you are gaining my fire affinity, as well as the ability to use my yokai. Naruto-kun already had this ability, but I suspect that it will be easier for him to do now. Both of your chakra reserves will also increase even further. Previously, Naruto-kun had a high jonin level chakra reserve, and he shared that with you, Hinata-chan, when he first resonated with you. Now both of you will have chakra reserves that surpass the Kages, while still maintaining the amazing control that Hinata-chan achieved. You both now have enormous potential when it comes to ninjutsu thanks to those two things. Also, both of your senses will be on par with mine, and you both will gain the ability to turn into a fox like I do. Finally, you will receive my ablity to use my special sub-element, Foxfire. Now as for what Hinata-chan and I are gaining from Naruto-kun, we are gaining his affinity for wind, as well as his enormous stamina. We are also gaining his Uzumaki traits of longevity and minor regeneration. However, the regeneration will be influenced by my yokai, and it will no longer just be "minor". We will be able to heal from wounds in a manner similar to having an advanced medic nin use the mystical palm technique on us. I also think that all three of us are now emotionally linked, and we may be able to develop a mind link that would allow us to speak with each other through our thoughts. That about sums up what we are gaining from each other."

"This is absolutely amazing!" exclaimed Hinata. "This bloodline is really something else! Do you know if we will be able to do this with anybody, or are we only able to share between ourselves?"

Kura was thoughtful for a moment, but she then said "I have a hunch that we will be able to share with others, but not at the level that we have shared with each other. I think that we were able to share at this level since all three of us were perfectly compatible with each other. So if we share with others, it will only be temporary. Anyways, we need to come up with a name for our bloodline."

"How about the Kyoshingan?" offered Hinata. "You've mentioned the fact that our bodies resonated with each other a few times."

"The resonator eye? I think that that is a great name, Hinata-chan!" said Naruto.

"Very well." Said Kura. "Our new dojutsu will be called the Kyoshingan from here on out. Anyways, I think that your bodies have finished adjusting to all the changes now, so I think that I can wake you two up now. A total of three days have passed in the real world while you have been unconscious. Once you two wake up I want both of you to go straight to the Hokage and request a private meeting with him, so that we can talk about both the Kyoshingan, and the truth behind what happened thirteen years ago. First I will teach you two the Kage Bunshin like I said I would."

Kura began teaching Naruto and Hinata the Kage Bunshin, which both Naruto and Hinata picked up extremely quickly.

Once she was satisfied with thier level of mastery, Kura said "Alright, now it is time for you two to wake up."

With that said, Naruto and Hinata felt their worlds go black.

Naruto and Hinata awoke to find that they were lying in a hospital room, in the same bed as each other. They sat up at the same time, and immediately kissed each other passionately.

However, they were interrupted by a loud cough.

Naruto and Hinata turned to the source of the noise.

The source was one Hyuuga Hiashi.

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And that's a wrap. The cliffhanger no jutsu is ago! What will Hiashi think about Naruto and Hinata kissing? Will he explode in anger? Or will he let it slide? Find out next time!

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