Sudden Encounter/Beginnings Of Power

As the leaves swirled in the wind blowing gently through the trees, a small boy, with bright yellow hair and a man walked along. They seemed to be walking with no purpose, simply there to enjoy nature. However, their purpose was much more sinister.

As they approached a white compound, the boy, curious, stopped for a moment. The man turned around, and asked him "Why did you stop?" Naruto replied, "I don't know. I just feel uneasy. Are you sure that this is the right way, mister? I don't see the bunker you told me about here." "Oh, we're not there yet. Just keep on walking, and I'll tell you when we get there." "Okay", said Naruto doubtfully.

Naruto thought to himself, "Hmm. . . . . . I wonder what he's really up to. He seems like a nice person. But, I noticed that several times, when we were close to people, he moved me away from them. It's like he doesn't want anyone else to know where we're going. But why? Unless. . . . ." The idea finally surfaced in his mind. "Unless. . . he. . .he's one of those people who want to kill me! What should I do? Should I run? No. He'll kill me before I manage to get to someone. What should I do then? I'll just tag along for now, but when the times' right, I'll do something. I don't know what I'll do, but I know that I'm not going to hurt him unless absolutely necessary."

The Hyuuga watched Naruto with a smirk. "That boy is so dumb! He probably doesn't even realise that he's under a genjutsu! Should I kill him, here and now? No, my partner wants him alive. Why, I have no idea. I need to contact him. But, how can I do it when this brat is around? I can't just leave him alone. Well, I'll have to put a barrier up. I need someone to help me. I know! I'll go to Mizuki! He could probably keep him under a barrier for some time, and since he is Naruto's teacher, he could probably pretend that it was an excersise!" He grinned in an evil manner. "Perfect!"

10 Minutes Ago, at the Hyuuga Compound. . . . . .

"Hinata?" "Hai, kaa-san?" "Do you think that you could go out to the market for me? I'm a little busy right now!" Ano. . . . okay, kaa-san!" Hinata gathered up some things, and left, headed for the shopping district.

As she walked towards the shopping district, Hinata heard some strange noises. "What are those sounds? It's almost like. . . . like someone running, like a ninja! But, what would a ninja be doing here? I should investigate." She left her things at a coat check, and then walked towards the forest, heading for the source of the noise.

Hinata began to get nervous. After walking for ten minutes, she still hadn't found the source of the noise. She suddenly came upon a boy and a man, sleeping. She saw that the boy was Naruto, and blushed. She also recognized the other man. He was a loyal, dutiful, branch family member, that went by the name of Hyuuga Karela. As she tried to silently wake up Naruto and ask him what was going on, the man suddenly woke up. "Oi!", he shouted angrily. "What the heck are you doing here?" He then furiously attacked Hinata with a chakra strike, which sent Hinata flying, until she hit a tree.

Naruto, who was sleeping, was awakened by the commotion. He gazed at the scene through sleepy, glazed eyes. "What's going on?", he murmured. His eyes cleared, and with horror, he witnessed the scene. Hinata, who was coughing up blood, was suddenly picked up by the throat and hurled against a tree. She was coughing worse than ever now. "You little idiot! What were you trying to do, save your little demon brat? Oh, I know! I know you like him so much that you left meals for him when we were trying to starve him to death, and you hid him from detection by us! You're the little pet of Hiashi! The little Hyuga princess!", he spat out distastefully. " Well, you're not going to do that anymore, because you won't live to see another day! I'll kill you myself!"

Naruto, who had witnessed the whole scene, was shocked and surprised, but most of all, he was angry! "You. . . . .", he intoned. Karela turned around. "You. . . . you hurt one of my precious people! You're going to pay for that!" Suddenly, a red aura began surrounding Naruto, and he charged at Karela, who jumped away from Hinata, and landed heavily on his backside.

Naruto turned to Hinata. "Hinata-chan, are you okay?" he said softly. Hinata didn't respond. Naruto was saddened, and slowly got up. "You. . . . . you. . . . ARE GOING TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HINATA!" The red chakra swirled around him furiously, and he charged at Karela, aiming for his heart. However, Karela dodged at the last minute, and countered with a palm thrust, closing off a major chakra supply. Naruto coughed up some blood, and then, to Karela's amazement, his chakra pathways began repairing themselves.

Naruto got up, and dashed at Karela. He grabbed Karela with a hand made out of chakra as he flew, and threw him to the edge of the forest, where he hit a tree and was knocked out. Karela was no more danger to them, as he was unconscious, nearly dead. Naruto's chakra cloak wore off, and he collapsed from exhaustion. He lay on the forest floor, unconscious.

With the rest of the Konoha 11. . . . . .

Shikamaru and the others were heading for the forest, when they heard a scream. "What was that?", asked Sakura. "I do not know, Sakura-san.", replied Lee. Neji said, "We should go investigate." Tenten raised her voice, "I second that." Choji, who was still eating, said, "I (munch) totally (munch) agree (munch) with (munch) that. (munch)" Sakura agreed, "Me too." So did everyone else. They started walking in the direction of the trees.

Sakura suddenly stopped. Everyone turned around to look at her. "Do you guys. . . . feel something?", she asked, suddenly shaking. Neji, and then, Neji said, "Yes. There's . . . . a weird chakra signature." Tenten added, "It feels. . . . malicious." "Come on everyone!", shouted Lee. "That is all the more reason for us to get there as soon as possible!" With that, he dashed off towards the forest, with everyone else running behind him, keeping an even pace. "I only hope that we are not too late." said Tenten.

They finally arrived at the scene, and started looking for the chakra source. Suddenly, Choji shouted, "Look guys! Naruto and Hinata are over here! They're not moving!" "What?" said Shikamaru. "Okay everyone, we have to get them to the hospital! The girls will carry Hinata, we'll carry Naruto! Okay everyone, go!" Just as they were about to leave, however, they were met by the arriving shinobi forces. 'What's going on here?" shouted Sarutobi. "What are you kids doing here, and. . . . " He spotted he unconscious Naruto and Hinata. "What the heck happened to Naruto and Hinata?"

Shikamaru, while frightened, boldly answered. "We heard strange noises, and then, we felt an immense chakra spike. We came to investigate. When we found Naruto and Hinata, we decided to take them to the hospital. That's all!"

"Hmm...", said Sarutobi. "Should I believe you? Well, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt this time. But next time," he warned, "I will be far less lenient. Do you understand me?" All the children shouted, "Yes, sir! We understand, sir!" Sarutobi smiled. "Good! Now, we'll help you get Naruto and Hinata to the hospital."

Neji, who had his Byakugan active, said, "One moment, Lord Hokage." Turning around to face Neji, Sarutobi said, "What is it?" "My lord, I have found someone unconscious among the trees. He is very close to death. He. .he has the Byakugan." Neji's eyes widened. "I remember him!" he shouted. "He's Hyuuga Karela, the deputy head of the branch family!"

At this, a large murmur started within the crowd. "Hyuuga Karela, you say?", asked Lord Hiashi. "Hai, Hiashi-sama.", replied Neji. At that moment, Hinata woke up. They rushed to her side. "Hinata!", they shouted. "Hinata, are you awake? Can you hear us?"

Hinata, who was covering her ears, said meekly, "A-a-ano, I can hear you. B-b-but, do you think that you could be a bit quieter?" At once, everyone calmed down. "Hai, I'm fine." Everyone crowded around her, asking questions. "Hey, Hinata! What happened? Was it something to do with Naruto-baka?" "Hinata! Are you okay?" "Hinata, Hinata, tell us what happened!" However, Hinata, overcome by the stress of the event she had just gone through, her proximity to Naruto, her confession, and all the people crowded around her, passed out.

And, cut! I know, I know. Everyone's going to hate me. The reason I cut it here is because I thought that it would be a good ending. Also, I didn't want to make the chapter too long, because I'm going to explain a lot in the next chapter. Anyways, please Read & Review! Also, I STILL NEED BETA READERS! PLEASE PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! That's all, folks! Have a good day, and I'll see you when I next update. Fanatick, out!