with Naruto...
Neji left for Suna the same day, too eager to be with his new lover to wait. Even though his friends had wanted to throw him a party, they understood his urgency. They all saw him off with the rest of team guy as escort at Naruto's insistence and Neji actually stopped being stoic long enough to hug the blonde in gratitude.
Over the next few days Naruto worked side by side with Tsunade and then after work he would walk threw the village accompanied by at least two Anbus minimum, at Tsunade's insistence to observe and take a few notes. The people of Konoha were all starting to come around and now treated him with respect even if some of them still held feeling of animosity towards him. They were starting to realize that he was truly not the Kyuubi but its container. He also visited the hospitals everyday and would go to visit the injured ninjas and give them words of praise and encouragement.
After a while, they all began to get used to his daily strolls threw the village as things began to improve for them after his visits. At nights Naruto would return home and make plans for the villages future and figure out how to improve its general standard of living. He worked on his proposals, painstakingly covering every single detail with the Kyuubi's help. When he went to sleep at night, the Kyuubi would teach him new jutsus while he slept. He often spent time with Iruka in the evening when he was home talking about the different changes that needed to be made.
Two weeks later.
While he slept...
Naruto was in his mind as he slept talking to Kyuubi as usual when Kyuubi said.
"Naruto did you know that you have a blood limit as well?" it asked.
Naruto was surprised. "No I didnt since no one told me. What is it?" he asked curiously.
"Well ." said Kyu. "Your not gonna believe this but it's a combination of the Byakugan and the sharingan." he told the boy.
"What ! No way!" said Naruto excited .
"Yes. It can also let you suck chakra from anyone or anything as well as manipulate it. You have the same abilities as a Hyuga or a Uchiha but without their weaknesses. You can see at a full 360 degrees angle and will have no blindspots. The mangekyo form of your bloodlimit is way more powerful than the Uchihas and wont cause you to go blind or anything. With my help I will be able to teach you all the jutsus that you've encountered before as well help you make your own. I will have to make a few more modifications to your body but don't worry about it. I'll make them after we drop our litter. Im going to teach you how to use your bloodlimit in your mind and when the kits are born, I'm going to show you how to use the link that all of us demons have with our kits to bring them here so they can actually see you train and copy it. They will achieve their bloodlimit quickly because of the fact that their father was an Uchiha as well as the fact that they are apart of me as well. Anyway lets begin training." said the fox.
Naruto nodded and they got back to work. Before Naruto woke up that morning, the fox told him to not mention it to anyone just yet. Naruto agreed and woke up.
Two weeks later...
Over the next two weeks he began to drop by the training grounds at lunch time and would observe various ninjas training. He would cast a genjutsu over the ANBUs so that they couldn't see him using his kekkai genkai and copy the new techniques.
A few days later he received a letter from Neji and formally requested permission to visit the Hyugas. Lord Hyuga immediately agreed and Naruto went to visit them the following afternoon. He was escorted in by a servant and brought into the formal sitting room where Lord Hyuga was waiting.
He bowed low and they exchanged greetings.
"I'm pleased that you have finally come to visit me."said lord Hyuga. "I've been looking forward to it."
"Then I apologize for keeping you waiting so long Lord Hyuga." said Naruto. "I have been very busy over the last few weeks but that is no excuse. Please forgive my oversight."
Lord Hyuga shook his head. "There is no need for that Rokudaime Uzumaki. I have seen the improvements in the short time that you've been training. I have no doubt that you will be a good Hokage." he said with a tiny smile.
Naruto nodded. "Thank you lord Hyuga and please call me Naruto." he said.
Lord Hyuga nodded. "Then you must call me Hiashi." he insisted.
Naruto was surprised by this but none of it showed on his face. "As you wish Hiashi." he said.
"So how do you find your new position Naruto?" Hiashi asked.
Naruto blinked. "It is a welcome challenge and there is still so much that I need to learn. I'm making as many improvements to the village as I can but at the same time I find myself feeling frustrated by how slowly these changes are being implemented. I often have to remind myself that change takes time." he said.
Hiashi nodded in understanding. "That is often the case with every good leader Naruto." he said. "Sometimes even I get frustrated by this."
Naruto nodded. "Before I forget again. I received a letter from Neji yesterday to inform you that he is doing fine in his new home and is grateful for the gift that you have given him." he said.
Lord Hyuga looked at the blonde. "I only did what was right . Neji deserved to be happy. If it wasn't for his father's sacrifice, I would be dead." he said.
Naruto nodded. "I understand Hiashi." he said. "I am glad that you are someone who recognizes the sacrifices of others."
Hiashi understood that the boy infront of him had made an even greater sacrifice than his brother and was still doing so. The boy was truly worthy of respect and honor.
"I do understand sacrifices, especially yours Naruto Namikaze." he said simply.
Naruto gasped and looked at Hiashi with pain filled eyes before swiftly recovering his mask. Hiashi was once again intrigued by this unusual ability of the boy to completely turn off his true emotions. Even he couldn't do it that well.
"Why did you invite me here Hiashi?" asked the blonde warily. "What is it that you want from me?"
Hiashi could feel the boy withdrawing into himself. He sighed and decided to be honest .
"I merely wished to get to know the man who has changed the lives f so many people , including my daughter for the better." he said.
Naruto relaxed a bit and nodded. "Hinata-sama has always had the abilities that she is now exhibiting deep inside her. She didnt change for me, she changed for the good of this family and for herself." he said . "Sakura, my friend once told me that even the sweetest girl has to have a rock hard core."
Hiashi nodded again. "I think you're right Naruto." he said. "Would you like to walk in my garden with me?"
Naruto nodded. "I would like that very much thank you." he said politely.
They got up and walked out into the gardens and began a leisurely stroll.
"You have a very beautiful garden Hiashi." he said. "I've never seen so many different types of flowers all in one place."
Hiashi smiled. "My wife began this garden years ago and then Hinata took over. We also have a herbal garden nearby." he said.
Naruto perked up. "Really?" he asked. "I am very good with herbal remedies since I used to spend a lot of time in the forests."
Hiashi nodded, he heard the unspoken reason why a young child would be there as well. The village really had a lot to answer for. They kept on walking until they ran into Hinata who was pruning a rose. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw him and she greeted them nervously. She was actually very happy to see Naruto.
"I heard that you started a herbal garden as well Hinata-chan." Naruto said after complementing her on her beautiful garden.
Hinata blushed and nodded. "Yes, I-I like to make my own herbal remedies." she said shyly.
Naruto smiled. "So do I. I have a book at home that I wrote them all down in as well as the ones I learned of on my missions." he said.
Hinata smiled, happy to find someone who shared her interest. "Would you like to see my herb garden?" she said hopefully.
Naruto nodded. "I would love to , if its alright with your father of course." he said, turning to look at Hiashi inquiringly.
Hiashi nodded. "Why don't we all go, it's a very beautiful garden and Hinata has worked very hard to make it so."
Hinata flushed in pleasure at her fathers rare praise and led the way to the garden after thanking him. It was much larger than Naruto had anticipated and his eyes widened at the sight.
"Hinata-chan this is... this is simply amazing." he said in awe. "There is enough here to heal two whole villages. It must have taken forever to plant so much. You really are simply wonderful to do all this on your own." he told her.
Hinata almost fainted in joy. "Um.. Thank you Naruto-kun. Feel free to take whatever herbs you need at any time." she said graciously.
Naruto nodded and smiled. "Thank you Hinata-chan, this really makes the plans I have for this village much easier. You are helping me immensely." he told her.
He pulled out the notepad he always carried with him now and jotted down a few things. He asked Hinata about her own herbal remedies and for the next half an hour, they compared notes and chattered away happily. Lord Hiashi listened to the Kindred spirits and made a mental note to learn more about herbs from his daughter. He had never heard her speak so much in one sitting either. Then Naruto told them that he would be leaving but Hiashi stopped him and invited him to dinner. Naruto was about to decline but accepted because of the hopeful look on Hinata's face.
When hiashi had invited Naruto to dinner, he had done so partly because he was enjoying the younger man's company and because of Hinata. He was actually pleased to find out that Naruto had perfect table manners after all. Naruto had explained that he had taught himself how to use it years ago from books he had bought . He said that since he had always wanted to be Hokage , it would be necessary and that he had only pretended to have bad manners and a klutz in front of everyone so that the villagers would leave him alone. He did admit though , that his tea ceremony needed work since he had never had to perform it before. Hiashi made another mental note to teach him. They talked about all sorts of herbal teas until Naruto turned to Hinata.
"Hinata-chan because of your Hyuga fighting styles that use small bursts of Chakra to attack , that must mean that you have excellent chakra control am I correct?' he asked.
Hinata and the others were surprised by this but she nodded. "Yes , I am very good at controlling my chakra." she confirmed.
"That's good and you are also very good at herbal remedies as well. There are a few things that I need to speak to Tsunade-sama , the council and your father about but I would like it very much if you wrote out a list of all the herbs you have as well as there purpose. It would also help if you made a book on your various healing recipes so that we can compare notes." Naruto told her.
She flushed in pleasure at the thought of helping him and nodded. "I would love to Naruto-kun." she said happily.
He nodded and smiled at her. The conversation moved on and at the end of the meal, even Hanabi was a fan. She decided that she would be joining the secret fan club that was for Naruto . It had been created after he had come back from training with Jiraiya and looked so hot. Even though there parents didnt like it, the girls in the village had still secretly checked him out and formed their own club. There were a few boys in the club too.
Then dinner was over and Lord Hiashi walked him out to the two Anbu agents who were waiting for him after inviting him to visit again soon. Naruto thanked him and left after promising he would.
Naruto got home to find Iruka waiting for him since Kakashi had left on a two day mission earlier that morning. They greeted each other and after telling Iruka all about his day, he consulted with him on various things. After that he went to his room and took a quick shower, then he fell asleep, going deep into his mind to train with the Kyuubi as usual.
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Over the next few weeks Naruto kept to his routine and Occasionally visited with Hiashi. By now he was starting to show and he had taken to wearing black baggy clothing to cover it. He knew that a few of the villagers were aware of his state but he still wanted to keep his personal life to himself for as long as possible.
He had finally gotten the requested items from Hinata a week ago and finally finished his proposal that he had been working on. That morning he finally brought it all to Tsunade. She was amazed by all his planning and foresight and agreed upon hearing it. It meant more work for her but since her Gaki asked her and it was for the good of the village she didnt mind.
She gave her approval and went to address the council of elders since something this major would need their approval. Naruto noticed that Hiashi was there as well and was surprised since the last time he hadn't been. It made him a bit nervous but he firmed his resolve and went before them.
After the usual polite niceties, Naruto began to speak.
"For the last few weeks I've been observing the way we all live on a deeper level and taking notes on our resources. For years out of necessity I have been learning about herbs, their uses and creating my own herbal remedies. I have also written a large medicinal book with all of them in it over the years. Lady Hinata Hyuga also has a vast knowledge of herbs and a garden to match. It is even larger than the one we have for the village. She has given her permission to use it and have also written her own medicinal book. Over the last few weeks we've compared notes and have managed to come up with more than two thousand different healing remedies. My proposal is the same one that Lady Tsunade made years ago before she became a sannin. We need more medic nins to decrease our casualty rate. She has trained Shizune, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka as you already know and they are now the top medics after Tsunade-sama.
Sakura Haruno used to be the weakest member of our team when we were together but she did have the best chakra control. I think you will all agree by the dents in the training ground that she is almost as strong as Lady Tsunade. There are lots of other ninjas in the village that would benefit from this training to be more efficient on their teams. They will of course continue to do missions but this way, with additional training they can become stronger. A team is only as strong as there weakest member and with this training they will not only become stronger, there will always be a medical ninja on sight whenever they need one. That will also mean that we can accept more missions since their will be more competent ninjas for hire. There will also be more successful missions as well. Tsunade-sama would be teaching them their medical skills of course since she now has more free time with me helping her. It will benefit the village greatly to have her do this as she is getting older and just in case anything should happen to her, Kami-sama forbid, then she will be able to leave her amazing healing abilities in the hands of capable people. It would be foolish to not take advantage of all she has to offer. There is also the fact that our ninjas is our main source of income. If we use our vast knowledge on herbal remedies to open a large herbal outlet, we will be creating another source of income as well. We already have all that we need to do this since we live in the forest so its much easier as well. It will provide more jobs for the villagers or even the retired ninjas as well as the orphans. Since some of them are unable to become ninjas and have no one to support them , then this will help them make their way in the world." he told the council.
The council gave him there approval an hour later and he thanked them and left.
Naruto was overjoyed and as soon as he walked into the office he called in Ino and Sakura. Then after he had finished informing them of the new venture, he hurried to the Hyuga estate. Hiashi was sitting there waiting for him.
"Ah Naruto come in. Your proposal today was very insightful." said Hiashi. "I assume you would like Hinata to help?"
Naruto nodded. "Yes. If its okay with you, I would like her to teach others about herbal remedies and help Sakura and Ino as well as train as a medical nin. She is the only person other than myself and lady Tsunade that I trust do this properly. I know that she would be a very good medical nin because of her gentleness and kind heart. Although she is amazing at your fighting styles, ever since that incident with Neji when we tried to retrieve Sasuke I have been thinking about it. This will be her back up if she finds herself in a compromising situation since I don't want anything to happen to her. She is one of the only people who accepted me at first and because of this she is one of my precious people ." he said honestly. Then he laughed. "Although I am a bit terrified at seeing another mini-Tsunade running around with super strength."
Hiashi actually laughed at the thought of Hinata acting like Tsunade on one of her rampages. It was common knowledge around the village that she had to get a replacement for her desk almost everyday. Fortunately, ever since Naruto had been there it had decreased to only about three per week, for which the elders were grateful it was expensive to replace them so often.
"Very well Naruto." said hiashi. "I'll allow it if Hinata agrees."
Naruto nodded and Hinata was called in. When they told her she immediately agreed and Naruto asked her to come to the office to discuss the details after thanking her. He also gave her a draft of what she would be doing.
Over the next few weeks Naruto set his plans in motion and used his free time to prepare for his babies.
Tbc.
Authors note: hello I hope you liked this chapter. Thank you so much for reading and please review. Have a lovely weekend.sorry for the errors.x)
