A/N: So, I received a slightly overwhelming amount of support from you guys surrounding my situation, I just wanted to say I didn't explain my relationship trouble's cause I wanted someone to give me a 'poor you' pat on the back, I just felt like I should explain a 9-month absence a little better than 'I got lazy' Because that's not how it really went, That being said, Thanks to everybody that did message me, there are actually a few too many to respond too individually.
And as a response to the Guest I can't reply to in a PM, I use the Japanese Honorific's as well as Sasuke and Naruto's nicknames for each other, Simply because that's how the character's spoke in the Anime, Also I am writing this story in English because it's my SECOND language, It would be pointless to write it out as my native tongue and try to boast about it and Hinata-Hime, is a given, Hinata-Princess sounds retarded. Well, now that that's out of the way! Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Oh Yeah, I decided to switch to the Japanese Jutsu names, They sound cooler, That's 100% my reasoning, So…I am in the process of editing the other chapters XD.
Sasuke had not been kidding when he said the Uchiha compound was a scary place, It was the same feeling of walking in a graveyard, You felt obligated to remain quiet and look glum, as to not disturb the dead. Naruto looked at the old buildings silently following his black-haired friend, he wouldn't even be surprised to see a ghost come floating out onto the street at this point. He couldn't imagine how long it took for Sasuke to get used to this, That was a torture in itself.
Night settled more like an ominous blanket than a time of relaxation, Naruto already knew, The bars would be closing up and the people who left them would be looking for him soon or likely already are.
"Sasuke, why risk them coming here? I think you might be underestimating just how dangerous these people get in a large riled up group." Naruto asked curiously.
"Baka, My father ran the police force, I know exactly how dangerous a riot is just from the stories he told me and wasn't it you that told me to 'Choose something to protect' Maybe I want to protect my friends too." Sasuke responded in his regular unemotional tone.
"I meant protect people who need protecting, You damn jackass," Naruto chopped down on the back of the boys head "But thanks, It's kind of lightening to know I have got a comrade."
"Hey, I'm protecting your weak ass, Don't put us in the same boat." Sasuke retorted.
"What was that, Teme?" Naruto tightened his grip on the back of the boys neck for emphasis.
"Ow, Stop it you ass I was joking." Sasuke answered quickly.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction "As long as we know who the weak one is here."
He ducked the punch thrown by the black-haired boy and laughed "Whoa! Calm down." He raised his hands and smiled
"Tch." Sasuke clicked in response.
Naruto noticed the boys eyes flick up and frown, Naruto turned around, it was a pretty clear light emanating for the relatively dark town "Sasuke, Remember how you said they are more scared of this place than they are of me…Look's like you were wrong."
Sasuke stared at the blonde in surprise, He smiled, although it was off, it was like a resigned smile "Heh, Guess I am going to go say 'hello' The village seems to want to talk to me."
Sasuke grabbed his shoulder "Let's fight them, You and me could wipe the floor with them."
"What good would that do? They are the people we are going to need to protect when we become Shinobi, If they fear or hate us it's pointless." Naruto responded.
"How do you do it? You are marching into a mob that wants to kill you and are still protecting them?!" Sasuke demanded.
"I told you, I will become Hokage, I want to protect everyone regardless of how they treat me or feel about me." Naruto replied "Besides, I'm too awesome to die, Someone needs to teach you how to live and I can't make Hinata sad, Her dad would probably resurrect me just to kill me again."
Sasuke shook his head as the Blonde jogged away from him and jumped to the roof.
"Is it done?" The voice was dark shady and ominous, he stared at the bowed man in front of him.
"Yes, Danzo-sama, The people are easily manipulated with a few drinks and the right words."
"Now, Let's see what you do, Nine-tail's, Use some of your power and fall right into Root." Danzo smiled sadistically as he looked down on the village from the Hokage monument, the mob numbers were steadily increasing, he noticed something else that caught his eyes, The lone blonde moving towards the mob 'What could be going through his head.' He frowned at the boy 'It doesn't matter, Make the contained angry enough and it will most definitely show itself. Then it's mine.'
Naruto smirked as he jumped from the roof, he rotated slightly and landed low with a light thud, He waved at the front of the mob "Yo! I heard you guys were looking for me." He placed his hands in his pockets as he stared at them, Most seemed in a stupor that he had come to them this time.
"What? I'm supposed to run? I guess you people don't know what Ninja Training is, We could stand here all night and none of you are going to be able to hit me." Naruto announced cockily.
"Don't fuck around kid! You want to die? Demon brat!" The chorus of insults that were slung at him came from so many placed he couldn't determine who said them.
"I do hope you realize striking at me gives me the right to defend myself," Naruto lowered slightly and brought his hands in front of himself "I do not plan on running, Anyone who doesn't wish to wake up in the infirmary with a concussion in two days may leave."
The obvious threat stopped a few people, the ones that still had the majority of their wits about them "They say he is a prodigy," He heard one whisper "Yeah, On par with the Uchiha kid." Another said "He's just a kid, Why are we even doing this?"
"You are such an interesting boy, You don't want to hurt them but you have no problem knocking them out?" Kurama asked
"Tough love is a form of love too." Naruto countered.
Kurama laughed "Interesting, Let's see what they do."
Almost half of the mob had dispersed in the conversation, some not wanting the injury with work the next day, other's not even wanting to attack a child, the remaining mob was still large, but it was by no means unmanageable.
"You Damn Demon, Tricking all those people into thinking you are innocent!" A man at the front shouted, he shifted as he was going to move and then suddenly stopped.
"What the Hell did you do?" He growled, Naruto just stared at him in surprise.
"Kagamane Kage, Shibari no Jutsu." (Shadow Imitation, Shadow Bind Technique)
Naruto turned toward the newcomer, The spike pony tail reminded him almost immediately of Shikamaru, But this man was much older, he had two scars on the right side of his face, one below and the other just above his right eye and a small black goatee sprouted from his chin, He wore a mesh shirt and a Shinobi flak jacket, from Naruto could tell he wore a coat of deerskin and had bracers on his wrists. He was crouching atop a rooftop the left of the mob, the black expanse of his shadow extending down and connecting with the mob in front of him.
"We heard some Villagers were getting a little riot-y from the Uchiha boy, Looks like we made it in time to calm things down." The older man shouted down to Naruto.
Naruto hadn't notice the sheer amount of effort it was taking to stand until he no longer had to keep it up, he fell to his knee's almost gratefully as he laughed, a relived almost manic chuckle and then he fell on his back and let out a long sigh.
"Jeez, You damn fool as if I'd let you go face a mob head-on." Sasuke gave him a light kick in the side "What the hell was your plan anyway? I mean, That was convincing front and all that, But I think even a Jonin would have trouble dodging a mob that size."
"I was…just gonna wing it, Most things seem to work out when I do that anyway." Naruto responded with a frown.
"You're an idiot." Sasuke responded flatly.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata jogged over to them she stared down at the blonde for a moment, surprisingly she seemed kind of mad "I think Sasuke, is correct this time…That was very foolish."
Naruto sighed "Well, I had been racking my brain all day and nothing came to mind and…I'm sorry." He said finally.
Sasuke sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose "You know, You are supposed to tell your friends when it's your birthday too, I can't believe I had to find out from Shikamaru's dad and I had to call in my last favors to get them to help you, you damn fool, you owe me big time."
"Yeah, Yeah, I'll set you up a date with Sakura," Naruto waved off idly "Now, Would you mind helping me up? My legs aren't listening."
Sasuke stared down at him, his cheeks were slightly red and his eyes narrowed after a moment and he turned away and strode off, Naruto watched the boy leave and chuckled before it turned into actual laughter, Hinata couldn't suppress the urge to join in after a few minutes and she ended up laying beside him after the laughter died down.
"Y-you, K-Know N-Naruto-kun, You owe m-me too, Y-You made m-me w-worry." After the apparent anger and worry had died down, Hinata returned to her old shy self and Naruto smiled and pushed himself slightly upright with his hands, feeling was starting to return to his legs as he gave the heiress a sidelong glance, she sat up and stared back at him, Maybe it was the moonlight or the fact that he had narrowly avoided being beaten half to death, But the girl on front of him seemed even more beautiful, he leaned forward slightly and Hinata seemed to realize what he wanted, she hesitated a moment before leaning forward and meeting the boy half way, their lips dances together for a brief second before he pulled back and gave her a wise smile, he scratched the back of his head nervously and the girl studied the wall to her left a little intently.
"I know it's not the most romantic of settings, it's not even really the best moment. I wanted to do this after the first date watching the Sunset or something, But…Hinata-Hime, Will you be my girlfriend?" The way he made a pointed effort to look away made her smile, his cheeks were a red that would have made a tomato proud and his scratched at his cheek nervously.
"You have to ask?" Hinata teased for a moment, surprised by the burst of confidence she had "Of course I will, b-b-baka."
Naruto laughed and leant his forehead against hers a lot of weight was lifted off his shoulders with just those few simple words, it may not have been perfect or romantic or amazing, but there aren't many times everything falls into place like that, He smiled contentedly and breathed in heavily, Taking in the comforting scent of lavender that followed the indigo haired girl wherever she went.
"You get any more lovey-dovey I am going to throw up." Kurama billowed, startling Naruto out of his moment.
'Screw you fox." Naruto thought in response.
"Just speaking for the masses." Kurama responded flatly.
Naruto huffed in response and looked around, it seemed that the mob was being calmed and herded home and the danger had passed.
Naruto stood up and offered his hand to Hinata, she took it calmly as he pulled her up "You should probably get home, I'd rather your dad didn't kill me."
Hinata nodded and began her walk towards her home, she was surprised when the blonde grabbed her hand and fell into step beside her, his cheeks were slightly colored and the situation heated her own cheeks "Don't get me wrong, I am still going to make sure I spend all the time I can with a girl as amazing as you."
Hinata got overly interested in ground as her cheeks heated to neat boiling, Naruto swore he saw steam come out of her ears. That walk ended all too soon for the newly official couple and Naruto nodded to her as he sped off towards his own home.
"You should have kissed her." Kurama suggested flatly.
"I doubt she could remain on her feet much longer if I did that." Naruto replied as he turned his head back to the Hyuuga's home.
Kurama chuckled in response.
Danzo pursed his lips as he stared down at the scene 'That damn Uchiha brat and the Damned Nara clan!' he thought evilly as he glared at the Shinobi, he clenched his fist and his cane splintered as he turned away from the scene.
"You know, I'd hate to find out someone was using the Village's Anbu for something so underhanded as starting a riot," The voice was calm collected and threatening. Danzo turned to see the wrinkled face of the Third Hokage staring at him impassively "Danzo, Out of respect for a comrade I have turned a blind eye to many of your activities, You threaten Naruto's life or any of the Children of this village again, I will kill you quickly and painfully. Am I fully understood?"
Danzo was taken aback by the sincerity in his tone and the dangerous glint in his eyes and nodded.
"Good." The Hokage pulled his hat back down slightly and walked away from the black haired old man.
A/N: Hooray for the Nara Clan saves! I thought about this for awhile and this was the version of this chapter I liked the most, I experimented with a scene where Naruto get's severely injured and a few other ones, I kind of piled on the Cheesiness a little and I apologize for that, it wasn't initially planned to be a relationship developing chapter but it sort of evolved into that. Besides Naruto didn't do all that work to be awesome to get attacked by the villagers again. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter!