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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
-Change in location or time-
"Tailed Beast or summon animal speech"
Description of what's going on, or something a character is doing.
Chapter 3: Meet the Parents
Moments after Naruto falls asleep, she awakes and finds herself in a narrow pathway in a dimly lit sewer. She looks around, noticing that she is once again dressed in Hinata's usual outfit, minus the jacket, and sees her original body starting to wake up behind her, wearing the outfit usually seen on it. Naruto rushes over to her original body and kneels down. Hinata comes to, and starts to get up, only to see his own face in front of him. Hinata jumps back in shock, falling on Naruto's butt again, before remembering that they switched bodies, and looks around.
"N-Naruto, where are we?" Hinata asks.
"Don't know." Naruto says with a shrug. "I was hoping you would. We should get moving, we won't find out where we are if we stay in this spot." Naruto extends Hinata's right arm, which Hinata grabs with Naruto's own right arm, and Naruto pulls Hinata up. The two begin walking, as they begin holding hands again without Naruto noticing, however, this time Hinata does.
'I should ask him about if he read my diary, but I don't know how to without making him curious about what's in it.' Hinata thinks. 'However, if he did read it, he'd probably think I'm a creepy stalker, and wouldn't want anything to do with me.' Hinata decides to ask Naruto about the diary, but before he can even open Naruto's mouth, they come across a room with huge prison bars blocking off part of it. A paper with the kanji for the word seal is on one of the bars. The two see a large figure behind the bars. The figure opens up one of its giant eyes and gives an evil chuckle.
"So it seems my container and his little crush have come to visit me... or should I say her little crush, since you're now in the Hyuga's body, Naruto." The figure, who is obviously Kurama, A.K.A. the Nine-Tailed Fox, says in a deep voice as he makes more of himself visible. Naruto and Hinata blush, Naruto for being called out on her new crush on Hinata, and Hinata for it being implied that Naruto likes him. Hinata looks at Kurama in shock. They stop holding hands because of the surprise.
"Th-The Nine-Tailed Fox!" Hinata exclaims in shock. "W-What are y-you doing h-here?! I-I thought the Fourth Hokage killed you!" Kurama bursts out laughing.
"You truly thought that the most powerful of the Tailed Beasts could have been killed by a mere mortal?" Kurama says after his laughter dies down. "No, he was unable to do so, so he did the only thing he was able to, which was to seal me away inside of Naruto. The switch has allowed you both to enter this place."
"W-Why were we lied to?" Hinata asks aloud.
"Because humans are stupid, and the adults of this village blame Naruto for what I did." Kurama says simply, as if he was discussing something as minor as the weather. "They believe that Naruto is me reborn, and want him dead because of it. Your Third Hokage decided to make a law forbidding it from being told in the hopes that Naruto would be able to make friends with your generation, since they wouldn't know why Naruto is hated, but we all know how that worked out."
'And now Hinata's going to hate me just like the-' Naruto begins to think, only for her thought process to be cut off.
"How could they think something so foolish!?" Hinata shouts, outraged. "If Naruto was you, then he would have destroyed the village a long time ago for what they've done to him, not want to gain their respect!" Hinata then blushes as he realizes that both of the beings she knows are in the room heard her outburst.
"Well, you've proven that you're a lot smarter than most of the village." A female voice says from behind Naruto and Hinata, causing them to turn their heads so fast that it is surprising that they didn't get whiplash. They see a red headed woman and...
"The Fourth Hokage!?" Both Naruto and Hinata exclaim, wide eyed.
"That's right." The woman says with a grin similar to the ones usually found on Naruto's face when she genuinely smiles instead of when she gives a fake smile. "The Fourth Hokage, A.K.A. Minato Namikaze, and I'm Kushina Uzumaki!"
"Uzumaki!?" Naruto and Hinata exclaim.
"Does that mean that you're-" Naruto begins.
"Your mother." Kushina confirms. "Just like Minato is your father, believe it!" She says pumping her fist.
'Definitely Naruto's mother.' Hinata thinks, noting their similar personalities and the fact that Naruto looks like a miniature version of Minato.
"The Fourth Hokage is my father!?" Naruto exclaims.
"That's right, I'm glad to actually get the chance to talk to-" Minato begins, only to get cut off from a palm-strike to the gut, courtesy of his son in Hinata's body.
"What were you thinking, sealing that stupid fox into your own son!?" Naruto shouts in anger, ignoring said "stupid fox's" growl at the insult. "Do you realize how miserable my life has been because of that!?" Naruto, for the first time in years, whether in another body or not, begins crying. Kushina hugs Naruto, and as soon as Minato catches his breath again, he joins in.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, I wouldn't have done it if I had any other choice, but I did in fact make my last request for you to be seen as a hero for being the one who saves the Hidden Leaf Village every day just by living." Minato replies. After a moment to let it sink in, Naruto returns Minato's hug as well as Kushina's.
"I'm sorry dad, I-I shouldn't have lashed out at you like that..." Naruto apologizes.
"It's alright, I expected you to hate me for putting this burden on you." Minato replies. Naruto shakes Hinata's head.
"I don't hate you, I was just upset about what I've been through and took it out on you, I'm no better than the villagers..." Naruto says in a depressed tone.
"Don't ever say that again!" Kushina says in anger, causing her husband and son-turned-daughter to look up at her. "The villagers blamed you for something you couldn't control, you were angry at Minato for something he actually did, there's a big difference, and if I hear you beating yourself up for this again, then I'll deck you myself, whether you're in my future daughter-in-law's body or not!" Naruto and Hinata blush as Naruto and her parents separate.
"F-Future d-daughter in l-law?" Hinata asks with a stutter, the blush he has on Naruto's face is close to inventing a few new shades of red.
"Yeah, we've seen everything that's happened with the two of you since the switch, including the "play time" you two had with each other's bodies." Kushina replies, causing both Naruto and Hinata to get even deeper blushes. "Speaking of which, Naruto, you generally shouldn't read a girl's diary." Hinata went wide-eyed.
'He read it, but then why is he not treating me like some kind of freak?' Hinata wonders.
"Yeah, I know, but I wanted to make sure I didn't blow anything by not knowing something about Hinata that someone would expect her to know." Naruto replies.
"H-How much d-did you r-read, Naruto?" Hinata asks.
"I mostly skimmed through." Naruto replies. "But that brings me to a point that I've need to talk to you about." Hinata gets worried.
'Here it comes...' Hinata thinks, depressed.
"Hinata, I'm sorry for being so stupid for not noticing your feelings." Naruto says, rubbing Hinata's hand behind her neck as she explains what all she read. Hinata gets a surprised look on Naruto's face.
"Y-You mean y-you d-don't think I'm cr-creepy?" Hinata asks. Naruto looks at him in confusion.
"Why would you think I'd think that?" Naruto asks in response.
"W-Well, you r-read my diary, i-including the part about me following you." Hinata replies. "I thought you'd think of me as some kind of creepy stalker." Naruto shakes Hinata's head.
"No, I realize you're just shy." Naruto informs Hinata. "Actually, I was planning on asking you to be my girlfriend when we switch back." This time, Hinata does invent a few new shades of red, and comes close to passing out.
"Yeah, about that, there's something we need to talk about." Minato says, rubbing his right hand behind his head sheepishly. "It's the reason we pulled you into this shared mind scape."
"What's wrong?" Naruto asks, tilting Hinata's head in confusion.
"It's about the weaknesses of the Body Swap jutsu." Minato replies.
"I know the weaknesses of it!" Naruto declares. "One, the two people switched must be opposite genders, two the people the jutsu is used on must be able to open their mouths, as that's where the spirits will leave and enter the bodies from, so if one mouth is unable to open, the jutsu will fail, plus, the mouth will open against their will if it can be opened and they try and close it, three, if one of the people switched resists the jutsu, the person who used the jutsu must have more chakra left than the resisting targets, four, if the targets or the person using the jutsu are interrupted, the jutsu will fail, five, the people switched will have to adjust to their new bodies, and will most likely be off balance, and six, the people switched will temporarily be unable to use chakra until their spiritual energy aligns with the physical energy of the body they've been switched to." Minato sighs.
"You missed one Naruto." Minato says. Naruto opens Hinata's mouth to argue otherwise, but Minato cuts her off. "The scroll you learned it from was old, and the final drawback was ripped off without you noticing while you were opening it." Naruto looks surprised.
"Wh-What's the final drawback?" Hinata asks.
"If the people who switched fall asleep naturally, meaning not being knocked out, passed out, or having fainted, then they will be unable to leave the bodies through any means, including the Body Swap jutsu, and since you both fell asleep..." Minato begins.
"...We're stuck in each other's body forever?" Naruto asks, her original and new faces both going from red to pale. Minato nods.
"That's right." Minato confirms. "These drawbacks are why this jutsu was hidden within a scroll inside the Forbidden Scroll. Only a Hokage, or his or her descendants can release that scroll, it would be too dangerous if it got into the wrong hands. Also, the only people allowed to even know about the jutsu are Hokages and the family of the people switched, and possibly the sensei of someone who is switched."
"I guess we should make sure to tell the old man when we wake up, there's no way we're going to be able to hide it from him forever..." Naruto says with a sigh. She turns to Hinata. "Hinata, do you still want to go out with me...as...my...boyfriend?" She completes this sentence with a shudder at how wrong saying that feels.
"I-I'd love to!" Hinata exclaims, blushing again. Naruto gives a smile, then goes up to Hinata, leans in, and gives Hinata a peck on the lips. This is too much for the girl-turned-boy, who blushes a much darker shade of red and faints on the spot, only to be caught by Naruto before hitting the ground. Minato watched this with a surprised look on his face, while Kushina had pumped her fist with a victorious grin on her face. Kurama just looks on, blinking slowly.
"How did she pass out while in a section of a mind scape that she shares?" Kurama inquires, confused by the turn of events.
"I'm not sure, but there's more I wanted to talk about." Naruto replies as she places Hinata against a wall away from Kurama, before turning to her parents. "However, there's something I've been meaning to ask the two of you."
"What is it?" Kushina asks.
"How did the two of you meet?" Naruto asks. Kushina proceeds to tell the story, with some input from Minato, until they reveal what happened the day Naruto was born. "So this one masked Uchiha ripped the fox out of mom, who was his second container, and then dad kicked the Uchiha's butt before you sealed the fox and part of your spirits inside of me?"
"Yeah, pretty much!" Kushina replies with a Naruto-like grin.
"The reason we are here now is that I put a fail-safe in the seal, so that if you switched bodies with someone using the Body Swap jutsu that the surge of chakra from the switch would bring us into your mind scape permanently." Minato explains. "Because of this, we can start repairing the damage that was done to your training by the academy instructors sabotaging you, we'll train Hinata as well since she's in your body." The three heard a moan, and looked over to see Hinata waking up. Naruto ran over to him and knelt down.
"You ok, Hinata?" Naruto asks. Hinata nods.
"S-Sorry, I just wasn't expecting that so suddenly." Hinata explains.
"Ok, by the way, my parents are planning on training us!" Naruto says in response, a wide grin on Hinata's face. "But first, one more thing." Hinata looks confused. "I was going to ask you if you could do something when we switched back, but now that we've found out that we can't, I want to ask if you'll let me do it."
"Wh-What is it, Naruto?" Hinata asks.
"Could I please grow your hair out?" Naruto asks him. Hinata looks shocked.
"R-Really? I th-thought you'd like it short since you seem to be the opposite of Sasuke in almost everything personality wise." Hinata replies in shock.
"Actually, that rumor about Sasuke liking girls with long hair is just that." Naruto replies. "He once said to the rest of the guys that he prefers girls with short hair, because the fangirls who keep it long focus more on their hair then on their ninja training, so I am the opposite with this." Naruto rubs Hinata's right hand behind her head. "I hadn't said anything since I didn't want Sakura to have a better chance with Sasuke since I wanted to be with her, but with my new revelations, I don't want to be with her anymore."
"Hey, lovebirds! C'mere! We need to talk about something!" Kushina shouts. Both of the "lovebirds" in question blush and go back over to Naruto's parents. "There's one more thing you need to know before training, and that's about the Uzumaki Bloodline." Kushina begins. "It's a chakra based bloodline, so since you both have half of an Uzumaki's chakra, you both have it at half of its normal power, although it will eventually adapt, and you will both have the full thing. It causes accelerated healing, slowed aging, and naturally high chakra reserves."
"Wait, you mean I heal faster than normal?" Naruto asks. Kushina nods.
"Yes, although I'm not surprised you didn't notice since you had no one to compare your healing with." Kushina explains. "Now, any more questions before we begin?"
"J-Just one." Hinata replies. "H-How come we're dr-dressed like th-this when I at least ch-changed into nightwear, and I assume Naruto did as well." Naruto face palmed.
"How did I forget about asking that?" Naruto wondered shaking Hinata's head. Kushina gave a slight chuckle.
"It's because that's what you wanted the bodies you're in to be wearing, since you're in a shared mind scape for the two of you." Kushina replies, before she and Minato start teaching lessons that Naruto never learned, and after which they begin to work on teaching Naruto and Hinata the Rasengan.
End of Chapter
If you want to read about what Minato and Kushina told Naruto about how they met and the day he was born, read the manga, because there isn't really any change in what happened there and what happened in this story. Also, don't worry about Naruto and Hinata learning the Rasengan, it took Naruto about two weeks, from morning to night, to learn it, and since they are only working on it at night, it will take longer to learn, and that's not considering what the switch has done to their chakra control.