Disclaimer: Naruto will never be mine
Disclaimer: Naruto will never be mine. Even if I do have a million bucks. I'd just ruin the whole thing anyway.
Last time:
The boats sailed away. They were almost out of sight when Mika called out.
"Don't forget to visit or contact us!"
"I'll send you letters!" Naruto yelled back. "But I don't think that I can visit. Goodbye!" Everyone was waving.
Though it was noisy, the baby slept peacefully. Everything was going to be fine.
Undying Tears
They were still on the boat. At least the whirlpools were gone. Certain death was definitely out of the way.
"Hinata-sama, Naruto-sama, is there I can get for you or Hikari-san?" Yuuretsu asked her masters.
Hinata frowned and Yuuretsu panicked. What did she do wrong this time?
"Please stop with the '–sama's and '-san's," her master told her.
Now she was puzzled. "Why Hinata-sama?" Oops. Wrong decision. Never ask why when your masters order you to do something.
Instead, Hinata smiled, taking Yuuretsu completely by surprise. "There's no reason for you to. That's why."
"But…"
"How about I try this. I command you to stop the '-sama's and '-san's."
"But there's no respect in that!" Yuuretsu protested.
"Then at least stop using '-sama'. '-san' at the most."
Naruto nodded. "Yep. Of course you will show respect to others but the honorific really isn't needed. We're thankful for your help."
"Help in what?"
"You supported us. We probably wouldn't be able to bring the Uzumaki back to Konoha if it wasn't for your reasoning."
"O-okay. I'll try my best."
"Oh, Yuuretsu-chan. Can I call you Yuu-chan?" Hinata asked.
The young girl nodded.
"And one more thing. Would you like to be Hikari-chan's sister? I'm sure Naruto and I will be busy at some time and we need someone to take care of her."
"Hikari-san's older…sister?"
"Call her Hikari-chan."
"Hikari-chan's?"
Hinata nodded with a smile. It was one of those warm smiles that only loving people can give.
Yuuretsu nodded eagerly. "Hai! I will do my best to be Hikari-chan's sister!"
'I feel so tired…and hungry.'
Her hair was a mess. It was all tangled and stuck with dirt and mud. Her clothes were dirty as well. Small blood stains were visible on the once white coat.
She walked through the streets of Konoha, the place she had rarely been privileged to see. It was beautiful. She wasn't going anywhere I particular but she just walked. She took a turn that led her to something blue. She raised her hands to protect her eyes from the light.
In front of her was a lake. A very beautiful one too. The water was so clean and clear. She walked towards the edge, taking in the lake's serene beauty.
She cupped her hands in the cool water and brought it up to her face. The water was nice on her face. She rubbed the blood and dirt off her face, arms and legs. She took her coat off and left it in the water, waiting for it to take the stains out of the coat.
With her brown pants rolled up to her knees, she placed her legs into the water. It was relieving in a way, to feel clean again.
She closed her eyes, unaware of the dreams waiting for her.
--
Sweat was rolling down her face. The struggle to get away from her crazy master was horrible. He had sent out a few of his guards to stop her from escaping.
Her master had attempted to make her have children. Her medical skills were helpful and he hoped to have another doctor like her in his family. He had brought another servant. The man was smart like her but selfish. He did everything to her.
Her master's plan was successful. It was just another nine months and she had to leave before the baby was born.
She planned and escape and her master found out. On the night of the escape, he had sent the guards to go after her. She could only dodge. She had no fighting skills.
Her current state was the result of all that.
Tears fell from her eyes as she remembered it all.
"Wake up," a voice said.
Now she was alert. Her eyes shot open and she sat up in a defensive stance.
"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you." A dog barked in agreement.
Her blurry eyesight was finally focusing. A large white dog was the first thing she noticed. Next to it was a man. He had messy brown hair and red marks on his cheeks. She instantly crawled to a corner at the sight of a man.
"P-please, don't do anything to me," she pleaded.
The man's eyes widened in surprise. "Hey, I may be perverted but I don't do stuff without a lady's permission."
The perverted part freaked her out even more. She pulled her knees up and rested her head on top of them.
"Please, don't hurt me."
"I won't," he promised.
She didn't relax though.
"Hey, Miss, what's your name?"
"S-Sakura."
"Hello Sakura-chan. I'm Kiba but you can just call me Kiba-kun." A whine was heard. "Oh yeah. This is my dog, Akamaru."
Sakura only stiffened more.
"Don't' worry about the '-kun' then."
"Kiba-san, where am I?" she asked in a scared whisper.
"You're in the Inuzuka residence!" Kiba said proudly. "We'll take good care of you." He placed a hand on her back. Sakura only yelped in surprise.
"Oi! Kiba! You better not be scaring that girl!" a booming voice came from another room.
A young lady stomped into the room. She looked a bit like Kiba except with neat tied back hair.
Sakura was only frightened more. She wanted to cry and find her dear friend but she couldn't show any more weakness than she has already shown.
"Oh! I'm terribly sorry dear. Did I scare you?" She didn't wait for an answer. "I'm Hana Inuzuka. If my little brother here scares you or does anything bad, call me and I'll kick his sorry ass for you. Won't I Kiba?"
"Yes," he replied.
"Good. I've got dogs to attend to now so if you will excuse me." And she left the room.
'Great. Now I'm all alone again with the perverted man and the over-grown dog.'
"Man she can be a bitch," Kiba muttered.
"I heard that!"
"Damn! I'll be dead by the end of today. So Sakura-chan, tell me about yourself."
She only shook her head.
"Maybe I'll have to force you to say something," he said seductively.
A fist was thrown in his face. Sakura sat in her little corner, terrified, while Kiba rubbed his sore eye.
"You've got a good punch."
She saw her coat, folded up at her feet. She grabbed it and ran for the door, putting the coat on in the process. Once Hana was found, she immediately ran to her side.
"What's wrong?" Hana asked in a sweet voice, completely different from the tone she used with Kiba. "Did Kiba bother you?"
Sakura nodded. "I-I'm sorry if I'm interrupting you but I get easily freaked out by men these days," she explained.
"Ah yes. My little brother is too perverted. I told kaa-san to do something about it. A dog bite at his balls won't be enough though."
Sakura looked around the room. There were puppies lying with their mother in one corner. In front of her was a table, too small to hold a human. A dog was lying on it, whining in pain.
"How many dogs are there?"
"Quite a few. The Inuzuka clan has a special bond with dogs. Each one of us is partnered with a dog for life. We have strong sense of smell. It's pretty convenient for tracking things."
"Wow. Do they all fight?"
"No. Some of our dogs are given to those who aren't ninja. Those are the gentle of what we breed."
"Is that dog with the puppies a part of the gentle kind?"
"Yes, they are. Say, you're acting like a scared child. What happened to you?"
Sakura told Hana the whole story while Hana helped the dog on the table. Once she was finished, she took a deep breath. "By the way, how did I get here?"
"Oh, Kiba found you sleeping on the bank of the lake. He smelled blood and decided to take you here."
"I…I guess I better say thank you to him…and sorry."
"Why?"
"I punched him in the face…"
Hana roared with laughter. She held onto the table to keep her standing. "You…you punched him in the face?"
"Yes…is that good?"
She waited a minute to calm down. "Of course it's good! He needs a good bashing from a girl other then myself and kaa-san."
"I'll go see Kiba-san now. Do you know where he might be?"
"I'll take you there."
"Arigato Hana-san."
--
They found him training behind the large home of the Inuzuka. Sakura watched him as he worked with the dog - Akamaru was it? – like they were two parts of the one mind. They worked so well together.
"I'll leave now. I still have more dogs to heal. See you." Before she left, she called out to Kiba. "Oi! Sakura-san is here to talk to you!"
"Sakura-chan?" He stopped his training. His black eye was visible. "Sakura-chan, what to you want to talk to me about?"
"I, uh, I just wanted to say I'm sorry…"
"Don't worry about it. I get bruises all the time!"
"And I wanted to say thank you for taking my in."
He blinked. "Oh, uh…how can I leave a cute girl lying in the cold lake?"
Sakura smiled slightly but she was annoyed by the 'cute girl' thing.
"Please do not try anything on me. I've been…hurt by men and I'll do anything to defend myself, even if is something small."
"Yes ma'am."
Sakura giggled. "Please continue training."
And he did. She watched contently as Kiba and Akamaru trained with each other.
The Uzumaki clan had finally arrived. The older generation were nervous but walked to the tower proudly. Naruto had told the clan to wait outside. The small family went to the Hokage's office. They were happy to be back home again. They walked in, not knowing they were interrupting something.
Hinata froze in her spot once seeing familiar pink hair.
"Oh, Naruto, Hinata, you've come back! And who's that there?"
Naruto looked to where Tsunade's eyes trailed to. He grinned proudly at the bundle in Hinata's arms, then to the Hokage.
"That's my little Hikari-chan!"
Hinata snapped out of her frozen state and stared at the pink haired girl.
"S-Sakura-chan?" she said, keeping her voice low. Was this a dream or something?
The girl turned to face Hinata.
"Hinata?"
Hinata immediately passed the child into Naruto's arms. "Sakura-chan!"
She took her long lost friend into her arms, embracing her into a tight hug. Tears strolled down both of their cheeks.
"How? How come you're here?"
"Master had gone crazy. He wanted to me give birth to a child that could help him if I died. I left before the nine months was up. I'm just so glad to know that you have freed yourself!"
"You're pregnant?"
Sakura was hoping to avoid this subject. "Yes."
"Don't worry about it! I'll help you! I've been learning medical nin-jutsu and I know what it's like to have a baby. I'm so happy!"
Tsunade cleared her throat. "Sorry to interrupt but we have a few things to talk about. Sakura, you are safe to live in this village. Kiba can take care of you until you get back onto your feet." She turned to face Naruto. "I want a report. I've been waiting for you to come back for months. You do know you will pay back for this Naruto?"
"Hai."
"I want an oral report now! Write it down later."
Naruto told the Hokage everything that happened, every important detail. At the end of the report, he asked if he could form a new clan within Konoha.
"Hinata needs to decide first, whether she wants to stay as Hyuga or Uzumaki," Tsunade said.
"I wish to give up my position as Head of the Hyuga and join the Uzumaki," Hinata told her.
"Who will be the Hyuga Head then?"
"I would like Neji-niisan to take my place and request that Hanabi is not given the seal."
"Why Neji and not Hanabi?"
"I believe that Neji can make the clan a strong one and a happy clan too. I hope that he can lessen the strictness of the clan. Hanabi still needs to realize that power is not everything."
"Naruto, I grant you permission to form a new clan. Sign this paper, and the Uzumaki will again be an official clan in Konoha."
He kissed his wife's forehead and passed Hikari to her before he signed the paper.
"The Uzumaki clan is now official."
It had been five months since they returned. Sakura stayed with the Inuzuka the whole time. There has been some noticeable chemistry between her and Kiba. It was especially obvious with Kiba. A fellow ninja by the name of Rock Lee has taken interest in the beautiful woman.
Hinata and she would meet up almost every day to have their fun. They talked about Lee, families, Kiba, the Inuzuka clan, the Uzumaki clan and more.
Basically, things had been running smoothly. It wasn't at the start though. Hiashi was furious that Hinata had given up her position and gave it to Neji. Hanabi was upset but agreed to her older sister's decision. Neji was the grateful one. He now had a small family of his own – himself, Tenten and little Ryuu.
Everyone was quite happy now. Like Sakura said, 'every cloud has a silver lining'.
That's the end of the story everyone! I hope you all liked it. It may be the end of the story but it isn't the complete end. A sequel mainly about Hikari and her life will come out around the end of this year of something. I'm planning to write a few other others before I continue with this.
I was also thinking of writing a small story about Sakura and Kiba. I hope you don't mind the pairing. As I was saying, I might create a story about the couple. I'll put up a poll on my profile.
I don't think that there's anything else that I need to say. I'll put up some info on my profile every now and then to keep things updated…maybe. Other than that, please send reviews. Ones on how I can improve will really help. Thanks.
Okay, bye until the next story minna-san!