(A/N) Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnnddddd we're back! Took a few hour break from writing and got some food so now I'm ready to go again. I've got six reviews and they are all good. It's amazing how a good review can make someone so happy. And these reviews are making me happy.

To clarify a few things: Currently in the flashback Naruto and Hinata are 5 years old. The event that involved Naruto saving Hinata from those bullies that happened in the anime happened in this story when they were both four. Hinata's mom Hitomi died when Hinata was three, soon after the cloud incident. Hinata and Naruto are now both Hanyou and with Naruto marking Hinata as his mate they are technically married by Kitsune law. People may say "married at 5? WTF!" There is nothing wrong with this for two reasons. One is that in this ninja world, people are betrothed even before they are born for political reasons. The mate mark is similar to a betrothal in that while they are technically married from the get go, they have to wait until something important like a wedding normally until it is official. With the mark there is no need for a wedding, as it will become official the moment they well, mate. (It is called a mate mark for a reason you know) The second reason is that for all intents and purposes, Naruto and Hinata are now 18. They may have only lived in the world for 5 years but Kurama has been around for a looooooooooonnnnnggg time. During the merging process he bequeathed the generic knowledge of a standard 18 year old. (He has been observing humans for a long time and knows a lot about them.) However one of the biggest advantages but at the same time one of the worst things about being a Hanyou is that you are stuck at the age 18 forever. You can't die of old age and will not age any further. This is bad since as any good 18 year old person would know, like myself, your life is pretty much dominated by hormones. Joy. So Naruto and Hinata are stuck as hormonal young adults for the rest of their existence. That, and the fact that they are kitsune Hanyous means that Hinata will occasionally go through periods of being in heat. I am definitely going to have fun torturing Naruto with a sex crazed Hinata. However that will not happen until I get the courage I need to write a lemon. I hope this explanation was sufficient.

Also, yes Naruhinalover20, Hinata will be similar to RTN Hinata. Not completely the same but similar. In other words, you DO NOT want to get on her bad side, especially in matters regarding Naruto. I'm thinking that at the team assignments, Kiba will be the first to feel her wrath. (I have nothing against Kiba, but his personality will be so easy to manipulate into making Hinata angry.)

Anyways, this A/N has gone on too long. Back to the show.

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Chapter 3: The reason behind the masks

Disengaging from their first kiss, Naruto and Hinata stood there gasping for much needed air. Their tails without them knowing had wrapped around each other. They stood there for a minute gazing into each other's eyes until Naruto finally broke the silence.

"That was….um…"

"Amazing." Answered Hinata for him.

"Umm…yeah…anyways Kurama never said anything about us getting older, I wonder why we did."

"Maybe you should ask him about it."

"I know what you're going to ask me, I'm not deaf. And as for your answer, no, I am not sure as to why it happened. But it did happen and I've given you the knowledge to be competent 18 year old humans." Said Kurama as his voice ran through Naruto's head.

"What was that voice?" asked Hinata.

"You heard him?" replied Naruto with surprise evident in his voice.

"Yes she can hear me now that she's your mate. Anyways on to more important matters. Like the fact that you are both eighteen with hormones running rampant throughout your bodies. We need to do something about that or else you two will end up doing things together that will be looked down upon, especially if you two choose to henge back into your five year old selves, which is what I would recommend for the time being. So what I propose is that I put a special kitsune henge on you two for as long as you intend to keep your secret from everyone else. This henge will mimic what your bodies would actually go through as they age from your actual age until you release it. It will take little to nothing from your chakra reserves and you won't have to worry about focusing to keep it up. To better hide you two, it will come up with a false persona that you two will be able to use to further keep people from getting suspicious about what you actually are. Does this sound acceptable? Kurama finally asked.

"I suppose so, but will we be able to revert back to our actual bodies when we are alone?" asked Naruto.

"I suppose I will let you two do that but since I am in control of it I will only put it down when I know that you two are truly alone with no chance of being interrupted."

"That's good, I can feel that I will miss having my tails already." Said Hinata.

"Ok, since that's cleared I will use the jutsu now. Demonic Arts: Kitsune Mask."

With that said, Naruto and Hinata were engulfed in two big clouds of smoke, and when it cleared they were back to their five year old selves.

"I knew it, I miss my tails already." Said Hinata sadly.

"Quit complaining. Anyways I told the kit here that I would train him. Since you're his mate, I guess I have to train you too. I will come up with a training schedule for you two to follow tomorrow. In the meantime, you two should probably hurry back home, especially you, vixen. Knowing your family I would say be prepared for the worst, as they won't like the fact that you have been gone so long without them knowing exactly where you are. And remember, just follow the way your mask acts and you will be fine. Also vixen, you don't need to worry about that weak seal that they use on your family anymore. You are immune to such a weak seal. If they try and brand you with it will be recast upon whoever is trying to place it on you."

"Hai, thank you Kurama-sensei."

With that, Hinata turned and picked up her mostly clean clothes and put them on. Saying one last goodbye to Naruto she left to go home.

"Well kit, I guess you should go home too. It's been a long day and you need a good rest."

"Hai, Kurama-sensei."

"Hmm…Kurama-sensei. I could get used to this."

(Flashback no Jutsu, KAI!)

"And that's how it went old man, we followed the masks that we were given to us and we lived our lives until this point. The only change was that Hina-chan and I would go train with Kurama-sensei every time we were able to get together." Concluded Naruto.

"Hmm…well that is quite the story, but you said you have tails, why don't you currently have them?" asked Hiruzen.

With a giggle, Hinata said "For the same reason that we didn't have them before, we are still under a henge."

Naruto and Hinata nodded to each other and they made a hand sign and said "Kai". Smoke billowed off of them once again and after clearing there stood Naruto and Hinata in their full Hanyou glory.

"Well I must say that certainly is something that I have never seen before. Now onto more recent business, what exactly happened tonight with the scroll of seals? And for that matter why did you two fail the academy test when quite clearly you two are powerful enough to be genin?"

Naruto proceeded to explain that nights events but omitted the fact that he copied the scroll of seals.

"As to why Hina-chan and I failed, we did on purpose so that Mizuki would approach us. We always knew that Mizuki was a power-hungry and manipulative bastard so we figured that he would use downtrodden academy failures to do his dirty work for him. And who better to do it than us? He always thought of me as a demon so he could care less if I died on his little mission and I bet that he was just going to sell Hina-chan to the cloud for some quick cash." Explained Naruto

"That seems like a plausible explanation, but to risk your becoming ninja on capturing one traitor? That is the part that I don't fully understand."

"Well you see old man, if I am to become Hokage someday, I need to be self-sacrificing for the good of the village and its people. If I was able to catch even one traitor for the good of the village, at the cost of my becoming a ninja, I would gladly do it. As would Hina-chan." Explained Naruto once more.

Upon hearing this Hiruzen chuckled and said "The will of fire burns brightly within you two. I believe that you will make a great hokage one day, Naruto."

"Thank you very much old man. Before we go there are two things that I would like to ask for. First is that I be placed on a team with just Hinata and with no sensei, since our sensei lives inside of us."

"That is acceptable as the previous teams had been made without you two in them since you had failed. What is your second request?"

Taking a deep breath Naruto said "Second is that I would like to claim my rightful inheritance of the Namikaze clan estate and all belongings connected to it, as well as any last letters that my mother and father left for me."

Upon hearing this Hiruzen's pipe clattered onto his desk and his jaw dropped with only one word on his lips.

"How?"

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And that's a wrap. Cliffhanger no jutsu is ago! How could Naruto have found out about his dad and his inheritance? Find out next time as we cast the Flashback no jutsu once more.

This chapter was shorter than the last but I'm getting worn down. I think four chapters in one day is my limit. I will probably write the next chapter tomorrow after my final final exam for the year. Wish me luck!

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