Summary: A series of violent rapes and murders targeting long, dark haired, young women have caught the attention of the Hokage. Her plan? Use a qualified, long, dark haired kunoichi as bait. The only one that fits the criteria? Hinata. NaruHina.

Warning: Rated M. Contains violence, rape, cursing, sex and murder.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything associated with it. That belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. (However I believe I have a claim to the idea I wrote about).

White Kunai

Chapter 13- Fox

Kurama, Naruto said in his head as he lay in bed. He retreated into his mind and arrived in the room where his friend lay.

What do you want kit? The nine-tails responded grumpily, opening one eye to glance at him. I was trying to sleep.

What was that before? Naruto asked a bit nervously.

What are you going on about? The fox asked, yawning.

Before…when I was with Hinata…

Naruto went silent and Kurama waited for him to say more. Continue…?

Naruto sighed. When I was…kissing Hinata…Oh man, this is so weird. Talking about this with you.

Ah, Kurama said with a shrewd laugh. When you were getting intimate with your mate.

Naruto felt himself go red and Kurama gave a bellowing laugh looking at the frazzled look on his containers face. What do mean mate?

Mate. Like your companion. One of a pair. Your sexual partner. The one you will copulate with. The one you will breed with. The one you'll be connected with.

Naruto paled the more Kurama went on. Okay! OKAY! That's enough. Oh my god.

So what were you saying? Kurama asked, his face turned towards Naruto. And why didn't you ask me about this before?

I dunno! I was busy I guess. Naruto sighed and continued with his question. When I was kissing Hinata-

Looked like much more than kissing.

Kurama! Naruto exclaimed, rubbing his temple with his fingers. I'm blushing in my mind! I think I'm going to go crazy.

Kurama let out a deep, throaty laugh, hot air from his snout blowing Naruto's hair back. Why are you embarrassed? I've seen worse.

It's just weird, okay? Naruto huffed, crossing his arms and pouting at the nine-tails.

Go on, Kit.

Naruto grumbled but continued nonetheless. When I was kissing Hinata, he said quickly before the fox could interrupt him again. I went all…jinchuuriki!

And?

AND? Naruto bellowed. AND I COULD HAVE KILLED HER.

I highly doubt that, Kurama said, nestling his head into his arms. Now let me sleep.

Kurama! Naruto yelled, poking the beast. Kurama this is serious! Hinata-

You're serious about this vixen?

You better not be calling her names, Naruto said threateningly. And yes. Yes. I'm serious about Hinata.

Kurama stared at the young man before him. I am not calling her names.

Naruto narrowed his eyes but sighed. Kurama, tell me though. Please. What was that?

That was not me.

What do you mean that wasn't you? Naruto exclaimed. My eyes went red and my claws, he spit out the word like a curse, scratched Hinata! Your powers influenced me!

My powers, maybe, but this was not because of me.

I don't understand.

Think about it.

Kurama!

Little Naruto…ignorant as always, the beast said, exhaling into Naruto's face. Naruto made a gagging sound and frowned at the nine-tails. He could have sworn the fox was teasing him.

Kurama, please. I don't want to hurt her. His thoughts went back to how he had injured his friends before when the power of the nine-tails overwhelmed him. He had hurt Sakura and even Pervy sage. And it wasn't as bad as it could have been but he also scratched Hinata. I thought I gained control over this.

Foolish kit. You do have control.

Then why-

Think back to that battle with…Pain was it?

What about it?

The vixen, Hinata, attempted to save your life, am I correct?

Yes, Naruto said looking sad. How can I forget? That was the first time anyone told me they loved me. And then…she was stabbed. She almost died.

You tapped into my power that day…even after you vowed you wouldn't.

That's not fair, Naruto defended. She was hurt. I was confused. I was angry. I was sad. It was too much. I needed to protect her.

I am not blaming anyone. But think of what I'm trying to tell you. You used my powers. Who did you hurt?

Pain.

And?

Naruto furrowed his brow, thinking. Just Pain?

I believe so, Kurama continued. Your mate was there and even though you ripped apart the ground in anger she remained unharmed. Unharmed by you.

That could have been a coincident. I didn't hurt anyone else either.

That's because a little part of you, subconsciously or not…even while you were completely drowned in my chakra and power, didn't want to hurt them. You turned to protect them. To get revenge. Your pain and anger at the sight of her bleeding body pushed you over the edge but a small part of you still hung on.

I don't-

Naruto, you need to understand. One of the reasons you instinctively tapped into my powers was to protect her. You may have even thought she was dead but that didn't stop you did it? Your emotions overwhelmed you. Tell me, how did you feel while you were intimate with your mate?

Naruto blushed at the word mate but tried to ignore that. I dunno. I felt good I guess.

Kurama chuckled. I'm sure you felt a little more than good if your emotions were high enough to connect with my chakra.

So what're you trying to say? Naruto asked impatiently, feeling the heat on his face.

You will not hurt her. Not if you don't want to.

But will I still go all…all beast mode?

Kurama was silent. I doubt it. The things you felt were new and, as I said before, overwhelming. And, Kurama sounded a bit miffed at this. You have learned to control me. You can control this too. And maybe I'll help keep the powers at bay when you are…busy.

Naruto grinned and held out his fist towards the fox. Thanks a lot Kurama!

The nine-tails grumbled but still touched his fist to Naruto's.

The jinchuuriki slept better that night.

A few days passed since the trio returned to the Hidden Leaf and Naruto had his conversation with Kurama. Naruto and Hinata spent a lot of their time together, hardly ever seeing Ino. They were getting settled into a regular routine now that they were back home, thoughts of their old mission fading into the recesses of their minds.

Unfortunately Lady Tsunade had just received some bad news.

The Hokage let out a frustrated sigh. "Get me Ino Yamanaka, Naruto Uzumaki, and Hinata Hyuga!" she barked. "Now!"

Last Night in the Village of Ash

"How about her," she whispered, pointing at a thin, black haired women carrying grocery bags down the emptying streets.

"Well we don't have much to choose from anymore," the man said half-heartedly.

"I don't get why you're doing this," she said, remembering how he had left many nights, leaving her behind. She felt as though he made some kills without her but she was unsure. Did he? Why wouldn't he tell me? I have some ninja skills, she thought to herself with a huff. Maybe he was doing something else…

"I'm picking women out."

"Okay so, what about her?"

"She'll have to do," he said.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

The man beside her shrugged. "She kind of looks like a fox," he said. "Her nose is very pointy."

"I think she looks foxy," the woman said cheerfully, winking and elbowing the man.

He rolled his eyes but let out a gruff chuckle. "I think she'll be enough."

The woman nodded, satisfied, and leaned against the ledge of the rooftop they were hunkered down on. "So tell me again…why are we doing this?"

"Doing what?"

"Doing this," she said, indicating to the unaware, sharp-nosed woman down below. "I mean you changed up your entire game."

"Things change," he quoted.

"But-but…" the woman said looking disappointed. "You had a specific style. Some flare! And now…?"

"Don't worry about that," the man said, sinking down beside her. "This will be just as dramatic as before."

"But it's been days!" she whined.

"Patience."

"Patience my ass!" she exclaimed. "Some things have been delayed that I'm grateful for, don't get me wrong. But…" she said, looking excited, a shiny glint in her eyes. "But this can be a lot of fun."

The man chuckled. "You don't even do much."

"I don't know if I should be offended."

He shook his head. "No, that's a good thing. I don't want you to get your hands dirty."

"I think I already have some dirt on them," she said playfully, wiping her hands on his now black outfit. The man said nothing and she pouted. "So when are you going to get her?"

"I have time."

"But she's going around the corner," the woman said, turning to look at the streets. "We might lose her!"

The man was pleased by her concern. "Fine, I'll go in a minute or two."

"And this is going to get her back?"

"It should," he said roughly. "I'm sure they won't appreciate what they will find soon enough."

The woman smiled. "So what are you going to do with them all?"

"Make a statement," he declared, standing up.

"That sounds interesting," the woman said, giggling. She watched the man cross the rooftop, his eyes trained on his naïve victim below. "Good, because it's been too long I think. People might start to feel at ease again and that means things will start running like normal." She frowned, thinking about something. "I can't have that. I can't."

He nodded in understanding. "Don't worry," he said. "This might change things."

The woman scrambled up from her spot and went over to where the man was standing in the shadows. She watched the hook nosed woman walk rapidly with her grocery bags. "We'll get that fox," she said calmly.

"Yes," he said, his voice cold. "And then she will come back."

Now

Naruto leapt from rooftop to rooftop, heading towards the training grounds. As he saw the previously grassy plain now covered in light, melting patches of snow and ice in view he slowed down his pace. He saw a familiar spot of purple over at the wooden posts and stopped completely, hiding in the bushes.

Hinata was hitting the posts with fervor and unbeknownst to the shinobi hidden behind her, she had her Byakugan activated. She had seen him coming a long time ago. They had planned on meeting at the training grounds the day before for a friendly duel. Hinata continued beating the post, pretending not to have noticed yet. She saw him shift and cross his legs together and she realized he was gathering his chakra.

Sage mode? Hinata thought to herself. Oh no.

She quickly pivoted on the spot and threw several shuriken and kunai towards the bushes her boyfriend was trying to meditate in. As she predicted, he dodged them easily but his concentration was disrupted and that was exactly what she was aiming for.

"Aw Hinata," Naruto said, jumping out of the bushes and into the open field some distance away from his girlfriend. "You didn't let me finish," he said, smirking.

"That would be counterproductive on my part, wouldn't it?" she asked with a small smile, arms out in the traditional Hyuga style.

"I'm gonna win, Hinata!" Naruto said, making hand signs to create his shadow clones. Half a dozen appeared in puffs of smoke and Hinata gave him a little frown.

"Naruto-kun, are you going easy on me?" she asked. She realized he was only doing this so he wouldn't injure her so she feigned hurt. "Do you really consider me that incapable?"

Naruto opened and closed his mouth like a fish out of water. "What- No, of course not." With that said he created a score of shadow clones. "That better?"

"It'll do," she said teasingly.

Suddenly she noticed glints of flying objects in the air heading towards her. She straightened her back and quite easily defended herself against the flying projectiles using her self-made protection jutsu. As she was preoccupied with those weapons Naruto commanded his clones to try and stop her. Previously, the Hyuga stood in one spot to practically create a protective hemisphere but with the clones invading the bubble she was forced to move. She utilized her great flexibility and weaved herself around the shuriken and kunai while sending jabs of chakra filled punches at Naruto's clones.

As his clones disappeared in poofs of smoke, Naruto tried incorporating their memories into how he was going to take Hinata down. He considered Nine-Tails Chakra mode and even Tailed Beast mode but decided he'd rather they not destroy the training grounds too much. He watched her move smoothly, dodging most of his attacks. A few of his clones made contact but she quickly retaliated by hitting them in their pressure points, making their arms useless. Naruto smiled. He'd have to kick it up a notch.

Hinata noticed a change in the clones. They seemed more determined and suddenly the onslaught of shuriken and kunai ceased. She narrowed her eyes, taking out a few more of Naruto's clones. Suddenly she sensed a spike in chakra. She frantically looked up and saw several Naruto's coming down on her, their palms filled with blue, spinning balls of chakra. Rasengan! She thought, quickly jumping back as the first clone thrust his hand towards her. The rasengan made contact with the ground causing a small crater to form. Chunks of dirt, snow, and ice flew up and she blinked rapidly, trying to remove the grit from her eyes. She had no time to rest as more of the clones headed towards her.

Naruto was impressed. The number of his clones was thinning down. She used the wooden posts as handholds to dodge his rasengan attacks. She jumped from post to post and swung down landing a well-placed kick on top of one of the clone's head, making him vanish in a poof of smoke. Her breathing was steady and she turned to face the lone Naruto with her arms raised.

Naruto furrowed his brows, grinned and took a deep breath. Without breaking a sweat he created a gross of shadow clones. Hinata's eyes widened and she quickly measured up the clones in her mind. There were clearly more than a hundred. She faltered but remained poised and composed.

They stampeded towards her and she hopped down from the wooden post. "Eight trigrams vacuum palm!" she exclaimed, pushing much of the snow and many of the clones away. She did that several times and in her head she knew Naruto wasn't doing the very best he could. She did fight many people at the same time during the war so she knew she could handle a couple of shadow clones; and in just a few minutes she had eliminated all of Naruto's copies.

The cloud of smoke slowly started to disappear and she darted her eyes around in search of Naruto but was surprised to see he wasn't there. She narrowed her eyes and took a step back warily. She felt very faint vibrations under her feet and glanced down.

Naruto burst out of the ground, just as he did when he fought Neji during the Chunin exams, and punched Hinata in the stomach. He was surprised she didn't jump away and watched in horror when she coughed blood and he felt her ribs crack.

Then…she vanished and in her place was a block of wood. Substitution… He let out a sigh of relief before sensing something behind him. Hinata ran towards him, her hands blazing with blue chakra in the shape of lions. Naruto was quickly thrown into the defensive as he tried to parry and block her blows. Bits of ice and snow flew up as they continued their brawl, Hinata now on the offensive. Her hair flew every which way and his eyes were sharp, watching her every move. Veins bulged around Hinata's eyes as she aimed at his chakra points but the two had sparred together after the war many times and they'd come to understand the others way of fighting.

He smirked as he avoided most of her hits. "What's wrong, Hinata?" he mocked, laughing. "Can't touch me?"

Her face was a mask of concentration as she formed small chakra needles and aimed them specifically at Naruto's right arm. Naruto grimaced as she hit her mark, his arm now hanging useless. "No more rasengan," she said with a smile, breathing heavily. "No more seals." Naruto had jumped back, skidding slightly in the snow. They were eyeing each other from afar.

Naruto attempted to move his arm but found it very difficult. "Smart move," he said. "Think you can win?"

"Yes," she said confidently. She was determined to improve. She wanted to win this fight against Naruto to help herself feel better about her devastating loss against Okami.

He smiled. "Well come get me then." Hinata's lion fists had dissipated and she didn't move. She placed her feet firmly on the ground and put up her arms in the Gentle Fist stance. Naruto grinned mischievously. "Didn't you notice some of those kunai I threw were special?" he asked teasingly. Hinata remained passive. Naruto waved goodbye with his one good hand and disappeared in a flash.

Hinata smiled. Oh, she noticed. She whipped around, predicted where the orange ninja would show up, and sent her arm flying with well aimed jabs just as Naruto popped into existence. Naruto opened his eyes in surprise but wasted no time weaving around her and attacking back. He cursed his useless arm as she got a few more hits in, none that bad fortunately for him. He had given her a few bruises and she was starting to look tired but she wasn't ready to give up. Sure he had much more chakra to use but Hinata was ready for that. She tried to block a few more of his chakra points but he had practiced fighting against a Hyuga.

Eventually he gained the upper hand. Hinata was beginning to tire from their sparring but she was determined to do well. Now they were practically equal, both their blocking and attacking rates at equilibrium. Neither wanted to really harm the other but neither wanted to lose. Little fogs came to life as they exhaled, their warm breath mixing with the frigid air. The snow on the ground was kicked up off the earth and each step they took, they took precariously. Both ninjas were smiling, enjoying this duel.

"Can't beat me Hinata!" Naruto exclaimed. "I got the Nine-tailed fox on my side!" Suddenly Naruto's cheerful expression changed to one of shock as he felt his foot slip in the ice. He yelped as his foot flew up and he lost his balance, his body heading towards the ground. In the short time this occurred he shot out his arm and took hold of anything near him…in this case that would be Hinata. Hinata squeaked, just as surprised as he was, as they went tumbling into the snow and dirt. Naruto groaned when his head made contact with the ground and Hinata clung to his jacket, still stunned. "I think I lost…" Naruto moaned, allowing his head to drop in the snow. He lay sprawled on the ground, his arms sticking out flat against the ground as if he were going to make snow angels, and Hinata lay on top of him.

Hinata giggled and just as she was about to roll off him they heard someone clear their throat. Both turned their heads quickly and saw none other than Ino staring down at them some feet away. "Um," she said, looking at them with raised eyebrows and a big, awkward smile. "Am I interrupting?"

Hinata turned red and quickly jumped off of Naruto, shuffling her feet. Naruto got up slowly and just grinned at the newcomer. "We were just training, Ino-san," Hinata said quietly.

Ino laughed. "Sure, sure. That's the reason you're all out of breath."

Hinata's blush intensified but Naruto just laughed. "Come on Ino, stop teasing!" he said.

Ino smiled but then her face became serious. "I had to come get you two." They looked at her puzzled. "Tsunade asked for us," she went on with a sigh. "I think it's about the White Kunai Killer."

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