Sorry for the late update guys, just got some things in the way. Anyway, here's the new chapter-
Chapter 47- Dear Diary
"Thank you….Naruto-kun," she muttered softly after leaning back while he smiled at her, parting a strand of her hair from her face.
"Silly Yugao-chan…there's no thank you in love. In fact, I thank Kami for giving me an angel like you," he whispered, kissing her on the forehead while Yugao hugged him tightly, a euphoric smile on her face.
'This is….where I want to spend the rest of my life- in his arms, under the brightness of the moon. Arigatou….Tsukiyomi-sama.'
The Following Morning: Around 10 AM: Konoha: Uzumaki Apartment
Musical chirping of birds was the first thing he heard, his eyes opening groggily as he stared at the ceiling. Last night's events flashed in his mind as a serene smile curled his lips upwards.
'It was magical...never knew the moon could be so amazing,' Naruto thought as the sunrays dimly lighted the room, the weather mainly cloudy with light cool breeze surging throughout Konoha. A blissful sigh escaped his lips as the gentle zephyr caressed his skin.
"Morning sweetheart," hearing the gentle dulcet voice of his mother, the blonde turned towards his right to find her gazing at him affectionately, an angelic smile on her face. Her eyes reflected the bright enthusiasm for life, the mischievousness, her maternal love, intense romantic desire...they were so expressive, staring into his own oceanic pools with unconditional love.
"Ohayou, Kaa-san," he uttered in a low tone with a smile. There she laid, in his right arm, fondly snuggled against his chest. She kept staring at him with that silly smile on her face, making him blush a bit in embarrassment.
"I-Is something on my face?" he asked as she closed her eyes momentarily, barely shaking her head before again staring into his eyes.
Turning to his left, the whiskered blonde was not so surprised to find Ayumi still deep in slumber, a small smile on her face while she too was snuggled against his torso.
'Damn...this is the second time I've seen her sleep, she's incredibly adorable right now,' he mused with a light chuckle when he felt his chin being grabbed gently. Turning his head along the hand grabbing his chin, he raised an amused eyebrow at seeing Kushina pouting at him playfully.
"I'm sorry...did I just ignore you?" Naruto asked with a chuckle making her mutter 'meanie' as he tightened his hold on her, taking in the scent of her hair- yeah, thanks to her, he now loved sweet peas. The jinchuriki placed a tender kiss on her scalp making Kushina sigh dreamily.
'I wish we could do this forever...' she thought with a tranquil smile.
"You know Kushina-chan, you don't need to get jealous when I give others some attention. You know I love you with all of my heart and will never betray you right? Besides I'm your son as well, I would never hurt your feelings willingly," Naruto verbalized lightly in her ears making her lift her head, her chin resting on his right chest while she had a defiant expression on her face.
"Well, it's not my fault that Uzumaki women are possessive, it's in my genes. I can't help but get jealous. I want you all to me, all of you...and it hurts me to see you with other women," she spoke with a sad look in her eyes whereas Naruto averted his gaze, his lips curling down.
"Even when I'm with Anko-chan, Yugao-chan, Kurenai-chan, Hana-chan, Hinata-chan and Ayumi-chan?" he blurted the names out in a chain making her shake her head.
"No, not with them...Anko, Yugao, Kurenai and Hana. They are like my little sisters, they love you very deeply. I know they won't be able to live without you. Even though it hurts me, I'm willing to share you with them. Hinata-chan is an amazing girl, a pure soul. She has loved you since you were kids, and I know her feelings are genuine. So she's okay in my book too. And about Ayumi..." Kushina sighed as she gazed at bijuu with an amused smile on her face while Naruto had a nervous expression on his face.
Kushina and Ayumi always kept fighting each other, and he knew how much he loved the bijuu. Naruto just hoped his mother would agree of her.
"Well what can I say about her, although we're at each other's necks most of the time, I still love her. She's my best friend, a sister I could never get, one whom I could quarrel and fight all I wanted to. She's one of my few precious people left in this world," her face had a gentle smile while Naruto was staring at her in surprise.
"Kaa-san..." his voice leaking his surprise making her smirk as she looked back at him.
"What? You'd actually thought I dislike her. No way'ttebane!" she cheered in a hushed tone making him laugh lightly.
'Wow...now would you look at that...' the blonde however winced when the red head pinched his cheek.
"And now don't you dare tell this to her, this stays between us mister," she warned making him nod obediently as she erupted into a bright smile.
"Good!"
His expression however didn't lift up as he pondered over her words.
"You said you wanted me all to yourself, that it hurt you to see me with other women. Then...how can you be alright with sharing me?" he asked in a somewhat sad tone, already knowing the answer. Kushina's eyes softened as she cupped his cheek soothingly, a melancholic smile on her face.
"Because, you silly...I love you. It's amazing what love can make us do. I love you, nothing matters in this world to me more than your happiness. I want to fill you with love. I know I alone can do it, but the fact is that those girls along with Ayumi hold a part of your heart too. So I'll need them too," she answered as a sigh escaped his lips while he held her right hand on his cheek.
"It's...just not fair. I know that..." Naruto closed his eyes as he released a shaky breath while Kushina looked at him in worry.
"I know that I will never be able to share you with anyone, I will not be able to share anyone of you girls. I can't...I just can't. If I try to imagine anyone of you with some other guy, I can't stand it. It feels like my heart is being squeezed from inside. I...I'm Ka-"
"Shhh..." Kushina chided in her melodic tone, her index finger resting on his lips while there was a look of understanding in her violet orbs.
"I understand Naruto-kun, but write this in your ninja handbook that you're the only one for me," she whispered making his eyes widen somewhat.
"The fact is that, we women, us females are mysterious beings," she started when he muttered.
"You have no idea...ow!" he exclaimed when she again pinched his nose in a reprimanding way.
"As I said, we are complicated beings, what we do is far beyond the understanding of males, who are quite simple and straight forward," she spoke making him narrow his eyes with a pout.
"Hey, we are not idiots," he defended his race making her giggle lightly.
"Oh I'm not calling you idiot Naruto. Just know that we hold a special power, the power of sacrifice, for our dearly loved ones. We are willing to do anything for the one we love, for the one we love unconditionally. Nature has made us that way. There's a reason nature chose us to be mothers, for us to carry our off springs for nine months, and in your case, ten months. Our heart is strong and compassionate by nature. Know that sharing is difficult, extremely difficult for possessive women like me, though it may not be much of a problem for kinky women like Ayumi," she articulated with a light laugh making him smile lightly.
"It does hurts me to share you, but the fact that you're still mine, and that I can hold you in my arms, kiss you, touch you, make love to you...is what keeps my heart happy," her left hand on her chest as she expressed her feelings with half lidded eyes while he listened to every word she said.
"It's complicated isn't it?" she asked with a chuckle while he just shook his head with a smile, now lifting her chin.
"Yeah, it is. But I think I understand what you're trying to say. It hurts you, but as long as it's for my happiness, you are willing to go through with it," he muttered making her nod with a grin.
"But..." he started, leaning closer to her making her eyes widen a bit while her cheeks grew a light shade of pink.
"I think I enjoy you being possessive Kushina-chan. It reminds me every time that you are mine, and mine only," he spoke in a husky tone making her close her eyes as she too leaned forward.
"Only yours..." she whispered, clutching his dark blue sweat shirt as she pulled him closer to her.
Five Minutes Later
Ayumi yawned lightly as she stretched her arms above her head, leading to her assets jiggling in the process.
'Ah...I haven't slept that peacefully in a long time,' she thought with a smile, the cool breeze making her want to lay in bed all day. Her sensitive ears however twitched upon hearing moans beside her, her grogginess instantly evaporating.
'What the...' her eyes widened in shock to see Naruto and Kushina heavily making out with each other, the latter moaning lustfully as she kissed him hungrily.
"Ah...yesss, Narutooo...don't s-stop," Kushina moaned lightly, her head arched sideways as the blonde, lying on top of her, sucked on the smooth skin of her neck. The hokage's kimono was parted off, her shoulders exposed while most of left breast was bare too, currently being cupped by the blonde jinchuriki.
Ayumi's lower lip protruded out in a childish pout as she watched them make out so passionately.
'He never did those things to me...' she thought, waiting for them to finish up, though it seemed neither of the two was ready to stop anytime soon. If anything, Ayumi knew that they were ready to take it all the way right then.
"Ahem..." it was funny how both of them sat straight like rods in the blink of an eye, furious blushes on their faces.
"A-Ayumi-chan..." Naruto muttered as he gazed sideways while Kushina covered herself up with her kimono, an irritated expression on her face as she glared at Ayumi.
"Ohayou...Ayumi-baka...a pretty nice time to wake up huh?" the red head greeted with a forced smile making Naruto sigh while Ayumi grinned at her.
"Why yes Kushina-baka. In fact, it was the perfect time for me to wake up," she replied making the hokage's left eye twitch when Naruto stepped in before things got out of control...like before.
"Ah! Kaa-san, don't you have your hokage duties to do?" he inquired making Kushina's eyes widen in realization.
"Oh right!" the Uzumaki redhead immediately sprang from the bed as she began to gather her clothes and other stuff.
"Shit! I'm gonna be late again! Those stuck up elders are again going to sue me'ttebane!" she paced around with an anxious expression on her face making Naruto laugh awkwardly.
"Hey, didn't you say you had left a shadow clone in the office last night?" Ayumi asked with a raised eyebrow making Kushina stop abruptly as she gazed at her former tenant.
"Oh! You're right!" she exclaimed in relief, an embarrassed grin on her face making Naruto sweat drop. Her grin however soon faded as she realized something else.
"But still...I will get a painful headache after I dispel that clone due to all those memories of work from last night. It's like a freaking hangover dattebane!" Kushina yelled anxiously while Naruto got off the bed as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"Okay, calm down Kaa-san. You're the hokage now, you should act more maturely. I mean, I don't mind it at all. But, what about those elders? I don't think they'll approve of this," now he spoke in a reprimanding way making her 'hmph' in response as the redhead crossed her arms over her chest, an annoyed expression on her face.
"I'll act like I want to. Being a hokage doesn't mean I'll become like that old ass jiji or a cold prick like Hiashi...as the hokage, I have to protect the village and its people, and I'll do just that," she uttered with determination, a sudden seriousness in her tone making Naruto sigh. Well he couldn't argue with that, every hokage had his own unique style. And his mother was a mature woman, well...she could be if she wanted to. But he was kind of happy that she still acted somewhat childish, it always helped in strengthen the bond between them. That and it helped in her not becoming too prideful.
"Well, I'll see you later Naruto. I think you're mostly healed due to Ayumi here, but I guess you should check in with Kaa-san just in case," Kushina spoke making him nod while Ayumi just laid there in bed, enjoying the cool breeze.
"Also, no ramen for lunch or dinner. You need to have a nutritious diet, and I'm not taking no for an answer," her tone was absolute making the blonde sigh in defeat while Ayumi watched the scene in amusement.
"I'll just be gone for a few hours, will dispel the clone and try to get over the headache. Then I'll come back after making another clone to watch the office for a while as I prepare our lunch. I'll call you through the Uzushio seal's telepathically when the lunch is ready, and don't you dare make me wait! I ain't taking any excuses!" the redhead finished making Naruto sigh inwardly as he nodded compliantly.
'Damn, she's so pushy sometimes.'
'Hmm...what a strange relation, one second they're lovers, and another, just like everyday mother and son,' Ayumi pondered with a smile, laying with her head resting in the palm of her right hand, her elbow propped on the pillow as she gazed at the two.
"Well, you go take a shower first, I have something to discuss with Ayumi," Kushina uttered, glancing at her former tenant.
"Fine I guess," he replied with a shrug.
After Naruto entered the bathroom, Kushina walked towards the living room, signalling Ayumi to follow her making the bijuu sigh.
'Man...this bed is so comfortable. Why couldn't she just talk here?'
Living Room
"So, what's his condition?" Kushina asked, now gazing outside through the window of the kitchen as she stood against the slab with Ayumi standing in front of her, now rubbing the back of her neck.
"It was difficult for him. Itachi's betrayal sure crushed him emotionally, but now he's stable. I tried to help him as much as I could, but Tsunade and that girl Shizune played a big part too," the nine tailed fox replied in a serious tone while the hokage continued to stare outside.
"Are you sure? He's not masking his true emotions like before right? I don't want him hiding anything from me," Ayumi's eyes softened at noticing the concern in Kushina's voice as she shook her head.
"No, he's not hiding anything, especially from you. I can't believe you're doubting him like this Kushina," she voiced making the hokage glance at her sharply.
"I'm not doubting him. I'm his mother, I'm just worried about him. He's a jinchuriki, all of the Akatsuki members are after him and he just had a small dose of it. Since the chunin exams started, his life has turned upside-down. First he achieves Rinnegan by being emotionally tortured, then the shock of seeing me alive. Then the invasions, bringing Mikoto back, Itachi's betrayal, and now he just faced that Deidara guy from Iwa. I think he's been spent up- both emotionally, as well as physically. He needs a break from all this stuff," Kushina explained when Ayumi shook her head straight away.
"No Kushina, there's no time for any break. For his safety, we have to start training him immediately. He's only at about jounin level. To counter Akatsuki effectively, Naruto needs to be at kage level as soon as possible. We have to push him," her voice was sharp while Kushina stayed quiet, the chirping of birds filling the tense silent atmosphere. The godaime hokage however seemed to be contemplating something, a calm look on her face.
"He has amazing potential. Naruto is mature now, he thinks rationally and has more control over his emotions. I know that he's under pressure, but we'll be there for him at every step of the way. Also, he also has to learn to control my vast power someday," the bijuu started seriously making the Uzumaki redhead look at him.
"Not soon though, I want him to work on his own skills right now. He needs to become strong as a shinobi first, we can work on his jinchuriki strength later. And we know controlling your power is no joke," the bijuu nodded as she folded her arms over her chest, wearing a plain blue kimono.
"You think he's ready to face my hatred yet?" she questioned.
"No, not yet. To face your darkness, the will of your evil chakra, he needs to get rid of his own darkness first. As long he has that, your chakra can easily manipulate him. I'll help him with that, we can help him with that. But first, we need to think of the present. He'll be back to his full health in a day or two, and I think I have a plan on how to train him," Kushina had a smirk on her face as she gazed outside. She pushed herself off the slab as the redhead now began to prepare breakfast.
"What do you have in mind?" Ayumi asked in curiosity.
"You'll see..."
...
"Hey Kushina..." the bijuu called.
"Yeah..."
"During the invasions, Naruto met someone, a cloaked woman, one who is quite proficient in ice attacks," this caught the redhead's attention as she stopped in her chores, a surprised expression on her face.
"A cloaked woman? You're telling me this now? And why didn't Naruto tell me about any of this?" her eyes were narrowed in anger making Ayumi sigh.
"When did we get the time? After the invasions, Naruto was deeply injured and unconscious for two days. After waking up, you were too busy fawning over him. At the same time, the scene with Itachi happened and Jiraiya took him to Tanzaku town. And now I'm standing here after a week, we didn't have the time to tell you anything," she verbalized while Kushina resumed her cooking, understanding her point.
"So, what's her story?" she asked as Ayumi remembered that mystery woman, how she seemed to know everything regarding the Rinnegan and Naruto's white chakra.
"Nothing, just your everyday clichéd new character in life, where you keep wondering if he or she is good or evil," the kyuubi replied making Kushina glance at her with a glare as she shrugged nonchalantly.
"What? Seriously, why does everyone appear without ever showing his or her face? Look at that masked man who attacked you years ago, then Orochimaru hides behind the faces of his vessels, the Akatsuki behind their hats and high neck cloaks, now this stranger too. If they think they're so badass, why so afraid to show their faces? I mean, I never hide myself, nor do you or Naruto. We face our enemies head on," she complained making Kushina shake her head in exasperation.
"Ayumi, just get to the point, who is that cloaked woman?"
"And oh, there's something that woman told us. Something that explains as to why you possess the Sharingan," Ayumi worded with a devious grin.
Kushina snapped her head, her eyes widened in shock.
"Tell me'ttebane!"
Half An Hour Later:
"Took your sweet time, didn't you?" Ayumi asked with a raised eyebrow, currently eating steamed rice lazily as a refreshed Naruto entered the living room, wearing his usual gear except his trench coat. Kushina was sitting at the opposite side of the table, just finishing her own miso soup as she stood up.
"Eat up Naruto, and don't leave anything," she spoke firmly, walking towards him as her lips curled upwards. Kissing him on the cheek, she continued on towards the bedroom as the blonde sat besides Ayumi, a small smile on his face.
"It's been a while since we had a home cooked meal, huh Ayumi-chan?" he spoke followed by a mutter of 'Itadakimasu' as he began to dig in.
"Yeah, Kushina's cooking is really something. Even something as simple as steamed rice with umeboshi pickles along with miso soup makes my taste buds dance in joy," she muttered, eating her steamed white rice fervently making Naruto grin at her.
"You sure seem to enjoy Kaa-san's cooking huh?"
"Who wouldn't? You yourself are head over heels when it comes to her cooking...as well as her," Ayumi teased with a smirk as she slurped the soup through the bowl making the whiskered teen blush lightly as they ate their remaining breakfast in relative silence.
Konoha Hospital: Several Minutes Later:
'I wonder where Tsunade-kaa-chan is. She already left her apartment, even Shizune-nee-chan wasn't there,' Naruto thought as he entered the compound, walking towards the hospital's entrance.
Entering the hospital, he blinked at the scene in front of him.
"Move your lazy asses!"
"I want all the emergency medical reports of patients admitted in the ICU ward! And you, I want all the accounts of the hospital's budget since I left. And give me that! And you, yeah you with the funky ponytail, get me the file regarding the stock supplies. You with the limp-in-step miss virgin no more, get me a cup of coffee. I'm the one in charge here so get to work all of you!"
There she stood, the slug sanin in the middle of the large hall as she barked out orders to everyone, a white coat over her shoulders with Shizune too moving with the others.
"Ah, it's good to see Tsunade-sama back."
"Brings back old memories doesn't it?"
"It was getting dull in here anyway, things are always interesting with her infamous temper around...haha!"
"Man, she's still pushy as ever! What's up with the stuck up attitude, couldn't she even say hi?!"
"My ponytail is not funky, this is it! I'm getting a haircut today!"
Naruto stood there dumbfounded as nurses, doctors, physicians, surgeons and assistants scurried after Tsunade's orders while the slug sanin walked back into the corridors, Shizune following her with Ton Ton in her arms.
"Hey move around!"
"Oh..." the whiskered blonde stepped aside as two men, holding a large box went on their way, towards where Tsunade had walked to.
"Move move!"
Dodging another pair of workers carrying a large polished wooden table, Naruto somehow reached the receptionist's desk after scuttling through the wild staff. The receptionist, a woman in her early twenties, also seemed to be busy- currently arranging all the papers and documents on her table, probably for Tsunade or Shizune to check.
"Excuse me miss, I need to know Tayuya and Hyuga Hinata's ward number," he spoke politely, his hands resting on the desk while she continued to do her work.
"Sorry but I'm currently busy at the moment, could you just wait for a mo-" lifting her head, her eyes widened upon recognizing who she was talking to.
"N-Naruto-sama!" it was the hero of Konoha, one who played a big part in saving the village during the invasion- wielder of the legendary Rinnegan and holder of the legendary Elemental Dragons Summoning contract. And most importantly, the boy seemed to be really close to the godaime hokage.
"Uh...yeah, and no need to call me that. I ain't an old geezer demanding respect here. Naruto-san is just fine," he uttered with a light grin as she averted her gaze timidly, a small smile on her pretty face.
"So, I just needed to know where Tayuya and Hyuga Hinata have been admitted to," he verbalized after an awkward silence making her jerk.
"O-Oh...right..." she muttered, now rummaging through the paper-mess on her desk to find the patient entry register. Opening the large file, she started to go through the names.
"They both were admitted here yesterday around noon, if that helps..." the jinchuriki offered making her nod as she turned the page back.
"Ah...here it is...Tayuya and Hyuga Hinata, they were both admitted in the same ward. It's on the first floor, room number twenty three."
"Thanks...and oh, good luck with handling kaa-chan," waving lightly with a smirk, he shunshined out in a puff of smoke making the receptionist blink.
'Kaa...chan?'
Konoha Hospital: First Floor: Room Number 23
Appearing in front of the ward, he grabbed the door when he heard some voices.
"You shouldn't have used Uzume twice in such a short time like that Hinata, you know how much chakra that technique drains from you. And not only that, you used Kaiten Mitama on top of that. That was very irresponsible of you," that stoic but concerned voice, it was definitely Hiashi's.
"I'm sorry tou-san, but the circumstances demanded drastic actions. I didn't have time to think of the consequences. Naruto-kun's life was in danger," Hinata's voice too was absolute; there was no stutter, no nervousness. Silence ensued in the room as Naruto stood outside; the knob clutched in his hand- the blonde having a sad smile on his face.
"I understand your affections for Uzumaki Naruto, but you need to know that your life is precious too Hinata. Naruto-san is a jinchuriki, and with the Uzumaki clan's naturally fast healing rate along with his special condition, he can handle life threatening injuries much better," this stung Naruto a little, though nevertheless, he couldn't argue with the logic. Hiashi was Hinata's father, a concerned father; he completely understood the man's position.
"Hiashi-sama is right Hinata. Naruto-san is very strong, he can handle himself. You should not carelessly put your life on the line like that. Things went your way this time, but that might not be the case in the future, just be careful..." it was Neji. This surprised the jinchuriki considering he wasn't expecting him to open up to Hinata so quickly.
"I understand, but Naruto-kun being strong doesn't mean that he won't need my help. He has already faced the difficulties in his life alone since he was a baby. I won't let him share his burdens alone, and I will continue to risk my life for him. If he can heal quicker than all of us, that doesn't mean he has to be the most injured one every time. I love him father, and you know how precious to me he is. I understand your concern for me, but I'm a kunoichi, chunin of Konohagakure no Sato, I can handle myself!" this greatly stunned Naruto, and he was sure that others in the room were shocked too.
He knew Hinata had gotten confident since the preliminaries, but he never expected her to talk back to her father, the leader of the Hyuga clan like that. And what's more, she was defending him, as well as her own pride as a kunoichi.
'Hinata-chan...'
"Very well, I understand your feelings on the matter. Still I ask you to not use your own life to protect him. If anything, train harder, gain the strength you need to protect him. You sacrificing yourself will not only hurt us, but Naruto-san too," this time Hinata remained silent when Naruto heard the sound of footsteps coming from inside, probably Hiashi and Neji walking towards the door.
'Well let's just hope they didn't have the Byakugan activated...'
"Rest well, we'll come to check on you later," Hiashi spoke as the door slid open. Out walked the leader of the Hyuga clan, followed by Neji...and surprisingly, Hanabi too.
"Naruto-san?" Hiashi called in a surprised tone, the blonde standing along the opposite wall with his arms folded over his chest.
"Hiashi-sama..." the blonde acknowledged respectfully, taking the stoic man back. He still couldn't believe that this was the same Naruto, the orange jumpsuit wearing brat you used to prank Konoha a little more than a month ago.
'He looks...just like Minato...'
Neji too was surprised as he stared at the jinchuriki, a neutral expression on his face with Hanabi gazing at the whiskered blonde with something akin to curiosity and admiration.
"I presume you are here to meet Hinata and Tayuya-san?" Naruto had a serious expression on his face as he nodded back.
"Yes, as you know, Hinata was badly injured during the mission along with Tayuya. So I'm here to check up on them," his tone seemed restricted, firm.
"I heard you were also wounded quite badly in battling against Orochimaru and the Akatsuki," Hiashi uttered making the blonde glance down at himself.
"I'm almost completely healed now, so it's no big deal."
"I see, well that's good. We should be going now, see you later Naruto-san," the Hyuga clan head turned as he started to walk with Hanabi following while Neji nodded lightly at Naruto, surprising the blonde somewhat.
Walking forward, he grabbed the knob before stopping.
"Hiashi-sama...," he called making the Hyuga clan head stop in his tracks, waiting for him to speak.
"Don't worry, I will protect Hinata-chan, no matter what happens. You can rest assured," a serious look on his face as he gazed at Hiashi's back while Neji and Hanabi were looking at him in surprise.
"I know..." was the answer Naruto got as the stoic leader began to walk again. Hanabi flashed Naruto a small smile as she too started to follow her father along with Neji.
Shifting his eyes back towards the door, he sighed before sliding the door open.
DWRRRKK!
"OHAYOU!" a bright grin on his face as his voice reverberated throughout the room.
"It's close to noon now dumbass!" he opened his eyes to see Hinata glaring at Tayuya who had an annoyed expression on her face. Ignoring the sour redhead, he walked towards Hinata.
"So Hinata-chan, how are you feeling?" a smile on his face as the Hyuga heiress turned back towards him, a bright smile on her face. She looked to be fine for the most part, just some bandages here and there. And this greatly surprised Naruto, considering the amount of damage she had received, he wasn't expecting for her to be healed so quickly. In fact, even Tayuya looked to be almost completely fine now.
'It must be because of Tsunade-kaa-chan...' he mused.
"I'm fine now Naruto-kun. But how are you? Are you feeling alright? I definitely would've come to check on you if I could," Naruto stood there stunned, not blinking as he gazed at Hinata's worried face. Even Tayuya seemed to be surprised.
Few more seconds passed before the blonde burst out laughing making Hinata look at him in confusion while Tayuya shook her head in exasperation.
"Huh? What's so funny?" the lavender eyed kunoichi asked as his laughter got even louder, the blonde currently holding his stomach. Tayuya massaged her forehead while Hinata could feel her lips curling down into a frown, feeling as if Naruto was laughing at her.
"What's so funny?! I didn't crack any joke Naruto-kun! I'm seriously worried about you," her voice had gotten louder as Naruto's laughter subsided eventually.
"Hinata-chan, you should've looked at your face. I mean, I'm completely fine now. Can't you see? I'm the one who came to check on you and yet you still say you would've come to check on me. Really, just look at the irony of the situation! Look, even the sound shit was surprised," he pointed a thumb at Tayuya making the said redhead snap her head towards him, a surprised look in her eyes.
'Did he just call me...?'
"What was that shithead?" she asked, her eyes narrowed when Hinata again glared at her.
"Tayuya-chan, I told you not to call him that!"
"Well your boyfriend started it!" she retorted while Naruto looked at her with an amused look in his eyes.
"What, you didn't hear that...sound-shit-chan?" he mocked with a light grin.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata exclaimed in shock while a vein popped on Tayuya's forehead.
"Why you little motherfucker..." she started before taking a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves. Hinata sighed while Naruto lightly blushed at that.
"Oh she doesn't know how right she is, does she?" Ayumi commented making him nod.
"Anyway, how are you feeling Tayuya?" he asked, his tone suddenly becoming serious, startling the redhead as she stared at him in surprise.
"I-I'm fine..." she somewhat stuttered, not knowing how to respond to the sudden change in Naruto's aura.
The blonde nodded with a small smile as he closed the door behind him.
"Thanks for protecting Hinata-chan," he grinned lightly making her 'hmph'.
"She's my friend, of course I would do that," she replied, her bed besides Hinata's separated by a curtain, which was currently pulled to the side. She was sitting on her bed by the window.
"The amount of injuries we received, it's only thanks to Tsunade-sama that we were able to heal so quickly," Hinata uttered while gazing at her hands. Naruto walked to sit on a stool beside her bed.
"She is the legendary sanin after all, the best medic Konoha currently has," he spoke with pride making the Hyuga heiress smile at him. She knew how close the blonde jinchuriki was to the slug sanin, to the point that they considered each other as mother and son.
Naruto and Kushina loved each other romantically, something that had surprised Hinata when Kurenai had informed her of it. But she could understand the fact that it would be difficult for Naruto to not view his 'suddenly appeared beautiful young mother' as a woman, he never got a mother's love after all. However, what had really surprised her was how even Kushina was able to fall for him, but oh well...she couldn't blame their hokage for that too- it was Uzumaki Naruto, he just had that charm about him.
Hinata lowered her gaze as she stared at her lap, her eyes getting softer.
"You don't need to protect me," she whispered making his eyes widen.
"So you were listening in huh?" Naruto spoke in a low tone while Tayuya was currently staring outside.
"I can take care of myself, I'm not the same girl anymore. I don't need father worrying like that over me, nor you," Hinata verbalized, clutching the white blanket tightly in her hands making the blonde sigh.
"Hinata-chan, no need to get so worked up. Everybody needs to be protected at one point or another, we can't do everything alone. I can't do everything alone, no matter how strong I get...I will always need your help," he worded as she looked at him in surprise.
"You will?"
"Of course, I'm not Kami-sama or anything after all, and neither are you. Hiashi-sama is just concerned over you, that's all. You need to know Hinata-chan, the fact that you faced a member of Akatsuki and came out alive, was a miracle in itself. Hiashi-sama knows that. He knows how close he was to losing you...I know how close I was to losing you," his hand slowly moved, gently grabbing hers. Naruto had a somewhat sad look on his face as he squeezed her soft hand gently.
'Naruto-kun...' it really warmed her heart that he cared for her so much. Even after getting himself almost killed there, he still worried for her, for his comrades and precious people. He never ceased to amaze her; she just kept admiring and loving him more and more.
"Don't worry, for your sake, I won't let anything happen to me!" she uttered in a hushed tone, a 'Naruto-ish' grin on her face as she put her other hand over his. Naruto looked up at her in surprise, his lips curling up in a warm smile.
"Man, where'd that shy and cute Hinata go?" he teased making her blush lightly when she realized something, her lower lip coming out in an extremely cute pout.
"What? I'm not cute now Naruto-kun?" her lips looked so kissable right then. Naruto barely resisted the urge to make out with her right there.
"Anyway..." he started, in a somewhat serious tone.
"You should stop trying to prove yourself from now on," he spoke with a sigh. Hinata looked at him, a puzzled look on her face.
"What I mean to say is that you don't need to prove yourself to anyone anymore, understand? Everyone knows how strong you are and how capable of a kunoichi you are," he was now looking outside through the window with Tayuya doing the same, the redhead currently lost in her own thoughts.
"Why? Why are you saying this to me all of a sudden?" the lavender eyed heiress asked softly.
"It's because I care about you Hinata, and I want you to live your life like you want, not trying to always prove yourself at every step of the way. Just be you and don't take shit from anyone. If the elders of your clan still don't approve of you as the heiress, well they can go and fuck their old wrinkled wives. The village knows about you as the Hyuga prodigy who was able to achieve the second level of Byakugan- something never seen or heard of. Your father knows the difficulties you faced throughout your childhood, and yet you were still able to overcome them in the end. I know how you overcame your fear against Akatsuki yesterday and fought them, not caring for your own life. That takes guts Hinata-chan, and you have it in spades. The hokage, Kaa-san knows how strong you are, that's why she sent you on such an important mission with Ero-sennin. So you don't have to prove yourself to anyone, not to your clan elders, not to Hiashi-sama, not to the hokage, not to the villagers, and definitely not to me!" he exclaimed lightly, now shifting his pupils back to see Hinata scribbling on a familiar diary, a diary whose proverbial title made his eyes twitch- 'Naruto-kun: The Insightful Philosopher.'
'What the...hell?'
She was cutely nodding her head repeatedly, furiously scribbling on her beautiful diary while mumbling to herself.
"The 'F' word has to be censored..." a vein popped on the blonde's forehead while Tayuya too was looking at Hinata in confusion.
"Give me that!" the blonde snatched the diary off her hands.
"Naruto-kun! H-Hey!" Hinata exclaimed loudly, leaning forward to take it back as the blonde held her back by her shoulders, his other hand keeping the diary away.
"I'm gonna get rid of this diary today!" standing up, he was about to throw it when Hinata, displaying amazing agility, flipped forward on her bed before striking him lightly on the shoulder (the one holding her diary) using her index finger.
"Whoa!" his arm went limp as the diary fell to the ground. Naruto glared at Hinata who had a look of relief on her face.
"That was dirty Hinata-chan!"
"No it wasn't! I cherish that diary very much! It contains every bit of great things you have ever said to me, or to anyone. Do you have any idea how much research I had to do to collect all that?!" she questioned, her eyes determined as she now reached for her diary on the floor- her knees on the bed. Naruto blushed upon having a view of her shapely ass, the hospital gown clinging to her curves.
Realizing that she was about to get her diary, he channelled chakra through his left limp arm quickly.
'Banshou Tenin!'
Hinata's eyes widen when the diary whizzed to his right hand.
"Here it goes!" just as he was about to throw it out of the window, Hinata's legs came upward in a blur to trap his right arm in a scissor hold.
"Damn it Hinata! This thing isn't so precious! Don't you have any idea how embarrassing this diary is?!" Naruto argued, trying to overpower her hold comically while Hinata was supporting herself on her hands- currently on the floor.
"Maybe for you! But I won't let you dispose something so precious to me!"
"What a stubborn girl!"
"What an inconsiderate boy!"
"Wow, this sure is entertaining..." Tayuya uttered in a bored tone, her eyes half-lidded as she gazed at the duo while sitting on her bed cross-legged.
Naruto had his eyes closed as he gritted his teeth, still trying to overpower her. Hinata's eyes widened when his arm began to slip out of her hold.
"Tayuya-chan, I'll accept that offer of yours if you help me here!" she exclaimed desperately making the redhead's eyes widen.
"Ah damn it! This is getting annoying!" Naruto huffed as he formed a seal less shadow clone besides him. Just as the clone was about to take the diary from his hand...
POOF!
A kunai nailed him on the forehead.
"Sorry blondie, but that diary has to die another day," the jinchuriki's eyes began to twitch. This is was getting ridiculous now, just because of an embarrassing diary, these girls were going crazy.
Tayuya hopped off her bed, a mocking smirk on her face.
"Better luck next time shithead-kun," she uttered, her hand just an inch away from the diary when...
"Look it's Kin-chan!" he exclaimed, now staring towards the window.
"Kin-chan?!" Tayuya turned back with a bright smile to find no one. Flexing his left hand, he grinned devilishly.
'Thanks Ayumi-chan.'
Hinata's eyes widened when his previously limp left hand moved to...
Puk!
...poke her asshole. Her cheeks went through several shades of red- each shade darker than the previous one.
"KYAAAH!" a high pitched scream resounded throughout the hospital.
...
...
"I can't believe you did that Naruto-kun!" Hinata exclaimed in a whiny tone, a teary pout on her face as she threw a pillow at him.
Whoosh!
He dodged it.
"That was a payback for jyuukening my left arm'ttebayo!"
He threw a pillow back.
Whoosh!
Hinata dodged it too.
Bham!
It hit Tayuya's face dead on.
"Why you shithead!" grabbing several pillows, now standing on Hinata's bed- the redhead had a maniacal grin on her face while Naruto was standing at the corner of the room, still holding Hinata's diary.
"You're on fucker!" she exclaimed with a grin.
"Yeah, that diary is mine!" Hinata too joined in, holding several pillows- Kami knew where they were coming from.
"Take this!"
Woosh! Whoosh!
"Hey...ow! Fuck! Damn it! You sound bitch!"
Tayuya was currently standing in front of the door, panting a bit while Hinata was standing on her bed, she too a little out of breath.
"Hehe...how'd that feel shithead-kun?" Tayuya teased while Hinata had her eyes on her precious diary.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as a smirk formed on his face.
Hinata and Tayuya's eyes widened when the pillows began to lift off the floor, now hovering in midair.
"Hehehehe...you'll soon know soundshit-chan," that prankster grin on his face while Tayuya gulped audibly.
"Hey that's cheating! No jutsu, this is just a fucking game right?" she argued, looking at Hinata for help who was already backing down from her bed slowly- making her sweat drop.
"Take this DATTEBAYO!" Naruto yelled with a crazy grin with Ayumi sweat dropping from inside at his silly antics. The pillows went at whooping speeds; however, what he failed to take in account was the diary in his hands- which also went sailing forward due to his incomplete control.
'Oh damn...'
WHOOSH!
"Take cover!" Hinata yelled as she dived behind her bed with Tayuya leaping sideways just in time.
DRRRK!
"Alright kiddos, time for you checku-"
BHAM! BHAM! BHAM!
WHAM!
"Ouch...that's...gotta hurt," Naruto muttered as the book slammed in on the visitor's forehead after the pillow barrage.
"Tsunade-sama!" his eyes widened in horror when he recognized the figure on the floor, covered in pillows and one particular diary.
"Whoever did this...is gonna die painfully today!" he heard Tsunade's exclamation beneath the curtain of pillows as Shizune helped her mentor up.
Tsunade had a small lump on her forehead, a pissed off expression on her face as she barged back in.
WHAM!
Shizune cringed when the door was slammed against its hinges-courtesy of a pissed off sanin.
"WHO THREW THAT?!"
Tsunade yelled, standing at the doorway when her eyes widened as she noticed the condition of the ward being upside down.
IV stands were on the floor along with bed sheets while the blankets were hanging by the fan's blades at the ceiling. The documents for patient's treatment record were currently floating in midair as they came to rest on the floor nicely.
"U-Um...Tsunade-sama..." turning her head to her right, she spotted Hinata sitting on the floor cross-legged, the heiress having an embarrassed blush on her face while Tayuya was sitting with her back against the wall, a nervous expression on her face.
A vein popped on the sanin's forehead as she took threatening steps towards the duo, an evil smirk on her face as she cracked her knuckles in the process.
"I take it you two are responsible for this AND for hitting me with those pillows?" she asked as both of them shook their heads like robots.
"It was shithead!" Hinata turned to glare at Tayuya who was currently pointing towards the open window.
"Shithead?" Shizune asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, shithead...uh, what was his name? Yeah! Naruto!" the redhead uttered with a grin as Hinata's glare intensified, not wanting Naruto to face the trouble later.
"I see..." Tsunade now had her eyes shadowed, her fists currently clenched as a mysterious chuckle escaped her lips making Shizune sweat drop.
"Shizune, let's pay Naruto-chan a visit tonight."
'Oh boy...here we go again.'
Tayuya meanwhile was grinning victoriously to herself.
'Payback's a bitch, huh shithead?'
Konoha: Torture and Interrogation Department: Interrogation Chambers
POOF!
"You're late Jiraiya," Kushina spoke seriously, currently standing with Ibiki in a spacious hall as the toad sanin appeared via shunshin.
"Well it's not my fault the guards are so stuck up. They just had to check my identity several times," he spoke with a grin while rubbing the back of his head making the godaime sigh.
'The pervert...'
"Anyway, why do you called us here?" she asked as Ibiki stood by her side silently, a curious look in his eyes.
"Ah yes..." going through several hand signs, Jiraiya slammed his right hand on the floor.
"Kekkai: Gama Hyourou (Barrier: Toad Gourd Prison)"
POOF!
A gourd shaped toad appeared out of the smoke while Kushina raised an eyebrow at that. Nodding at the toad, Jiraiya went through a few hand seals before placing his right hand on its back, applying some chakra in the process.
Soon its mouth started to buff up like a balloon before...
SQUICH!
"Ugh!"
It spat out a body from its mouth. Kushina's eyes widened when she recognized the person from Naruto's memories.
"Yakushi Kabuto..." she murmured as the silver haired shinobi laid there with solid mud around his whole upper and lower body, effectively restraining him.
"Jiraiya..." she turned to the toad sanin, her lips curling upwards making him grin.
"So, how's the gift? We sure got ourselves a treasure huh? This here is Orochimaru's right hand man. Ready for some work Ibiki-san," Jiraiya uttered in an amused tone while the toad dispelled itself.
Turning towards the interrogation specialist, the hokage ordered.
"Ibiki, you know what to do. Make sure you extract everything you can from him. And don't shy away from killing him if you need to," a serious expression on her face as she shifted her cold eyes to an unconscious Kabuto.
'Now let's see if you guys have some connection to Itachi or Danzou...'
Once again, I sincerely apologize for the late update. :)
I finally got a new laptop! XD So no more typing on the cell phone 'sighs in relief'...
And did you guys read the latest manga chapter? Man, I was totally surprised there. I'd never thought Kishi would go with Tobi being Obito, I had my speculations...but as far as Obito being Tobi goes, currently it creates plot holes. For one, when kyuubi attacked Kakashi was young, and so Obito should've been young too (if he was alive that is). Rather though, the 'masked man' fought Minato toe by toe and he looked as much older as Minato (judging by physical appearance at least), so that's one flaw. Another is that when Tobi claimed that he was the one to give Nagato the Rinnegan, which points in the direction that Tobi is someone really old, knowing about Rinnegan and all. Also Tobi spoke of Nagato being the THIRD sage of six paths, which means he knows who the second one was...yup, Tobi has to quite old, much older than Obito.
This speaks of much more than what is currently shown in the manga, and I think Kishi's gonna explain that in upcoming chapters. My bets are on Izuna Uchiha...this has to do with Izuna...but it could be another Uchiha as well. It...just can't be Obito, it could be that his body is currently being possessed or being controlled via genjutsu, like Tobi itself did with Yagura.
Also, when Tobi pulled off his mask in front of Kisame, the reaction of that guy was utter shock. It can only be if Kisame had recognized the person. And how on hell would he be able to recognize Obito? Obito wasn't any famous Uchiha or anything, he was just a chunin who died amidst the war and gave Kakashi the Sharingan (which is often ignored). This supports that it's someone else, someone really big. But...yeah, let's wait for more chapters. Lol XP
Let me know if you liked the chapter, so review guys! :D
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