After the week he had just had, Naruto decided he had earned a rest, but when the sun began to creep in through the window, and disturb his sleep, Naruto decided to get up anyway.
What would today hold? A few kunai being tossed at him? Narto had been avoiding them since he was five. Now it was more of a hobby than anything else.
Naruto decided to look for Hinata. He enjoyed her company...A lot.
Naruto wouldn't be around for a few days since he had to spend them with the Hokage so he wouldn't be attacked by angry villagers, so he wanted to spend as much time as possible with Hinata before , when he was with the Hokage, It wasn't so bad. It taught him about the duties of the Hokage. There was a lot more paperwork then Naruto ever had expected. Still, that wasn't going to stop him
Naruto was just about to head out the door when he heard a knock from the other was puzzled. Barely anyone knocked on his door. The only people were the Hokage and Iruka, and even that was to get Either get Naruto to face the consequences of his pranks, or to give Naruto his rent money he need to stay in the house. He looked through the hole that he drilled into his door- to check if they were friendly or hell bent on killing him. The person was standing a bit to the left, so Naruto couldn't see their face. He did see some dark blue hair and a familiar the right arm sleeve. Naruto needed no more. He opened the door, and sure enough, it was Hinata!
"Hey Hinata! I was just about to look for you!" Naruto greeted
Hinata said nothing. She had something in her hands , but Naruto couldn't tell what was in it. Hinata held it up, and Naruto knew what it was- A present.
"What's this?..." Naruto asked, rather unsure what to do. He hadn't revived a present before... Unless it had a kunai trap in it
"I-It's a gift... P-Please accept it." Hinata said, blushing
"What's this for? Naruto asked.
"Y-Your birthday... I-I mean Y-You said your B-Birthday had to be spent A-At the H-Hokages palace... S-So I wanted t-To give it you you B-before you g-go."Hinata said, with a big red blush on her face
Naruto smiled. "Thank you Hinata!" He took hold of the preset and put It on his table so he wouldn't forget.
"Y-You can't open I-It until T-tomorrow." Hinata said
"Don't worry Hinata. I know that much." Naruto smiled
"I-it's just a small thing... I-I couldn't get anything else..." Hinata said sadly
"It's fine Hinata. It's really kind." Naruto smiled
Hinata managed to smile. It wouldn't last long.
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The Hokage stared down on the village, as it prepared for celebrations that were to take place tomorrow. Leaf flags and banners, marked with the leaf symbol were thrown on houses and stalls. A stage was set for the Hokages speech, and stalls were setting up, selling candy and other items.
The Hokage knew that some people thought the celebration was redundant. Naruto kept the fox alive, inside of him And many people wanted him dead.
The Hokage saw members of the Yuki clan gearing up. The Yuki were well known for never giving up on their mission until at least one target is killed, earning the the title of 'the bloody Leaf Clan'. They all had a deep hatred of Naruto, as the majority of their clan were killed by the nine tails. They also has a resentment of the Hyuga clan, as the Yuki had been referred to as the leafs most illustrious clan before the Hyuga.
The Hokage remembered what Iruka had said. That Naruto and Hinata had befriended one another.
Wait. The Jinjuriki and Hyuga heiress... The Yuki clan... Oh NO!
The Hokage jabbed a button on his intercom and shouted into the microphone " Get two ANBU black ops units to Find Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga! They have my permission to kill any armed ninja attacking them!"
The Hokage paced left and right in his office. If the Yuki clan found them...
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Naruto and Hinata walked down the street, talking about tomorrow. Hinata was still horrified that people treated him like that... That they wanted to kill him. He hasn't done anything wrong...
Suddenly, two ninja, armed to the teeth with Kunai knives jumped in front of the two kids.
"Heh heh . Looks like we found two of them" one said
"How convenient. Die demon!" The other shouted, lobbing Kunai at Naruto.
Naruto dodged the kunai with relevant ease. He dodged two, then grabbed one and threw it back " what did I do?! See how YOU like it!"
This went on for A while. Naruto proved to have more skill and agility then expected. Both the clansmen expected to be here for a while, until one of the ninja had an idea.
"Forget that one! Go for the Hyuga! If we can't kill the fox, we can kill the Hyuga heir!" He said, throwing two kunai at Hinata. His ally threw one.
"Hinata!" Naruto shouted
STAB!STAB!STAB!
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The Hokage placed the forbidden scroll on his table. Inside were techniques so deadly technically sensei's weren't allowed to teach them to their students, but a few had been allowed by the council.
There had been a Shinobi who had learnt most of the techniques in the scroll- Minato. He had been a legendary Hokage. The best the village has ever seen. He was incredible. He defended the village from threat after threat, attack after attack, and didn't quit until he gave his life to seal away the fox.
Now, 12 years ahead, the Hokage planned to teach Naruto a technique even his father had trouble using.
The shadow Clone Jutsu- Solid form.
Minato always said he had wanted to see his son become a well respected and powerful ninja. That he would one day fight him, and see just who was worthy of the title of Hokage.
The third Hokage sighed. Minato would never fight his son, and watch him become a ninja, but the third COULD help Naruto become a ninja.
Of course, that all depended on if the ANBU reached Naruto in time.
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Hinata covered her face with her hands and braced herself. This was it. She was going to die.
'Goodbye world... Goodbye... Naruto...
Stab! Stab! Stab!
Hinata stayed still for a while. She then opened her eyes. She was alive?... But she heard the knives stab... There was no blood... But what...
Hinata looked up. She was horrified. Someone had taken the blow for her.
Naruto had just taken the hit for Hinata.
"There..." Naruto coughed up blood " you got me... Happy now?..."
Hinata was absolutely devastated. Naruto had just taken a death blow for her.
"W-...why?..." Hinata was speechless. Hurt. Angry. Heartbroken. So many emotions... All at once.
"Because... Your... My only... Friend..." Naruto sputtered, blood seeping out of the wounds and his mouth.
Naruto fell back, head into Hinata's lap. Naruto managed a smile, then closed his eyes.
Hinata was just... She couldn't...
"The demon is finally dead!" One of the Yuki clansmen cheered
Hinata checked for a pulse. He couldn't die! No! He had to live! They had JUST become friends! He didn't know how she felt! Please...
The Yuki clansmen were about to attack Hinata, when two blurs appeared in from of them. One in a raven mask, the other in a boar mask. It was the ANBU black ops!
The black ops agents sweeped the Yuki clansmen off their feet and crashed them into the ground. Both were then placed under the art or paralysis , and were made unable to move. One black ops agent went over to Naruto
"Is he okay?" He asked
Hinata was streaming tears. She didn't know. She couldn't tell.
The ANBU checked for pulses and chakra points. "There's still some time!"
The ANBU turned to Hinata. "Kid, get on my back, and hold on as tight as you can. We're getting this kid to Lord Hokage! He should be able to keep the boy alive"
Hinata felt a sweep of hope hit her heart. She nodded and got onto to black ops soldiers back.
"Okay, hold on!" He said, and leapt into the air, speeding towards the Hokages palace.
They had already gotten over half the village when Hinata noticed they were literally headed for the Hokages office.
"Shouldn't we use a door?" She asked
"No time!" The ANBU said, and headed right for the glass window
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The Hokage had examined all possible repairation he could make to Naruto for not telling him who he was. He hoped Naruto would understand. But he would finally know who he was. The Hokage expected he'd be happy with that. He went to look out the window to see how the stage was looking so far, when he saw a black blur head towards him.
"Why didn't I fire that guard?" He asked himself. He was gunna need a new window.
The blur hit the window, and glass shattered all over the room as the ANBU flew in. The Hokage was about to yell at the soldier, when he saw the state of Naruto.
"What happened to him?!" He demanded, clearing his desk.
"H-He... Did this for me..." Hinata sobbed
The Hokage was surprised that Naruto had done such a thing. Iruka hadn't lied. Naruto did have the quantities of a great Ninja. But right now, there was more urgent matters at hand. "Place him on my desk!" He ordered
The ANBU placed Naruto on the desk, and began to work on him. First, he pulled out the kunai knives carefully, as to not cut a vein. Secondly, he poured anaesthetic into the wounds so the pain would stop.
The Hokage did the next bit. He performed a number of handsigns and placed his hands on Naruto's body. "This Jutsu should keep him alive long enough for the Foxes chakra to sink in and save him."
"I hope it works. Your speech is tomorrow. It was meant to save him..."
"Just focus on helping him!"
"Poor kid... I wish the fox was never sealed in him. He doesnt deserve this."
"Many would disagree"
"Many aren't wise"
"Indeed"
Hinata was listening to this conversation. This talks of demons,'foxes- what did it have to do with Naruto?
"Okay, that's enough, my lord." The ANBU said. He turned to Hinata "he'll make it. Don't worry."
Hinata was so overpowered with joy, she burst out crying out of happiness. Her crush was going to be ok... He's ok!
"Leave him here. Before my speech, I intend to tell Naruto personally who he is." The Hokage said
"Of course my lord. What of the girl?" He asked, referring to Hinata.
"I think Naruto will want his friend here when he wakes up, unless she has any objections?" The Hokage asked
"N-No lord Hokage."Hinata bowed , wiling the tears from her eyes.
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Naruto slowly opened his eyes. Hinata almost cried with happiness. She had been watching Naruto for 6 hours straight, looking for any sign of Change.
"N-Naruto! Y-Your okay!" Hinata said, tearing up.
"Welcome back Naruto."
Naruto looked and saw where he was- the Hokages office. The Hokage was standing near Naruto, holding a picture album.
"Hey old man. What's the book for?" Naruto said, sitting up.
The Hokage wasn't surprised. Naruto was a Jinjuriki, so he healed much quicker than anyone else.
"Your old enough." The Hokage said
"Huh?" Naruto said, confused
"Your ready to know who your family is." The Hokage said, and opened the book.
"Really?!" Naruto shouted, probably the happiest person in the whole Land of Fire.
"I'm sorry I kept it from you. Here." The Hokage handed Naruto the book
A man with blonde hair and a leaf headband, in the Hokage outfit, and a blue suit like Uniform. Beside him, was a woman with red hair, and also had a leaf head band, in a reddish dress.
"That's Minato NamiKaze and Kushina Uzumaki. " the third said " Minato NamiKaze- the Fourth Hokage."