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I'm starting to feel better about this story after the reviews I got last chapter thanks guys.
Kazi9: Thanks your comment got me motivated to write this chapter sooner
Guest: Sorry but I'm going to need Minato alive to make the story work. But I can promise you that it won't be a happy reunion and that Naruto will bash some heads next chapter. And by bash I mean crush. And by some I mean a lot.
nico2883: While I am considering Lucy I'm leaning more towards the other two girls I have in mind which I will probably reveal in the author notes next time. Although I do have another fanfiction I'm planning to write in the future where the pairing will most likely be NarutoXLucy.
Chapter 3: The life of Naruto Uzumaki
Root head quarters - Danzo's office
It has been six years since that meeting in the Hokage Tower after the Kyuubi attack. Up till now the plan has proceeded smoothly. Phase one went off without a hitch. After the announcement everyone began to fear the child and avoided him as much as they could. Phase two required a little more involvement on Danzo's behalf. While rare a few people would try to encourage or help Naruto, like that one ramen stand from a year ago. Luckily Danzo and his root agents were able to keep these individuals from helping Naruto more than once. Naruto began to feel alone and will now latch onto whoever it is the council chooses to befriend him. So after evaluating Naruto's situation with the Hokage, and a few other jonin aware of the plan, it was decided that Naruto was ready for phase three.
Today Danzo sat in his office looking through the potential candidates for phase three of his plan. The profiles in front of him were all of children whose root training is about to begin. After a few hours of searching Danzo finally found the ideal candidate. Danzo held up the profile in front of him as he read the boy's qualifications to himself.
Name: Sai
Gender: Male
Age: Six
Height: Forty-five inches
Weight: Fifty-one pounds
Back Ground: Sai was eight weeks old when both of his parents were killed in the Kyuubi attack. After a physical at the age of four it was discovered that Sai was more physically gifted than most his age. While in possession of above average chakra reserves he maintains high level control over it. Discreet testing has revealed talent in both painting and ninjutsu.
At the top of the document was a head-shot of a pale boy with short black hair. Danzo gave a small smile of satisfaction after reading the report. Sai was the right age to form a strong friendship with Naruto. His physical capabilities would push Naruto to train harder after they form a rivalry. And if Naruto were to pick up on Sai's talent with a brush fuuinjutsu would become much easier down the road. Just as Danzo was about to formulate a plan to introduce the two youths a knock was heard on his office door. "Enter." Danzo calls, annoyed at the interruption. After hearing his permission to enter a man wearing a plain white anbu mask as well as the other typical anbu gear enters the room silently before kneeling to his master.
"I've come to report on Naruto's activities during my shift." Spoke the man in the monotone voice all anbu use.
Danzo raised an eye to the anbu and game him his full attention. Anbu that were assigned to watch Naruto were supposed to observe and remain hidden until the end of their shift. Once the shift was over they would write down his activities for the day on a mission report unless something out of the ordinary occurred in which case they were to report straight to Danzo after their shift. These occurrences were few and far between so Danzo had naturally been curious about what had happened. "Very well what happened?" He asked in a neutral tone that hid his curiosity.
The anbu remains kneeling as he recounted the days events.
Earlier that day
For Naruto Uzumaki today had been just like every other day in Konoha. He woke up in the same furnitureless apartment he'd been squatting in since he left the orphanage. He ate the instant ramen he had become acostumed to for breakfast as it was the only thing he could afford from the money he gathered on the streets and alleyways of Konoha. After lounging around his apartment for a few hours he set out to find some lunch. A half hour of searching later Naruto finally came across a fruit stall which he observed until a civilian couple came up to the stall and began inspecting the fruit. Once Naruto saw that the stall's clerk was occupied he swiftly made his way to the stall and silently grabbed an apple before takeing a bite. Unfortunately for the blond, the clerk heard Naruto bite into the apple as he was walking away.
"HEY COME BACK HERE!" The clerk yelled. Needless to say Naruto ran when he heard this prompting the clerk to give chase. Normally Naruto could easily escape from his pursuer, but as he began turning the corner a passing shinobi subtlety stuck his foot out tripping Naruto before silently walking away. Once Naruto rolled on his back he was met with the sight of the middle-aged clerk scowling down at him. Once the clerk recognized the jinchuriki's face he bent down and lifted Naruto up slightly by grabbing the front of his shirt with his left hand before delivering two quick blows to Naruto's face with his right fist. Once he finished punching the blond, the clerk shoved him back into the ground and tore the apple away from the blond's hand. After inspecting the apple the man saw the bite mark in it causing his scowl to deepen as he turned back to the groaning blond. "You infected it! If you want my apple so much go ahead and take it." With those final words the cashier threw the apple down missing Naruto's head by mere inches before storming away from the village pariah.
A couple minuets after the man's departure Naruto slowly got up from where he was laying and grabbed the apple. Naruto looked sadly at the now bruised apple as he began to wipe off the dirt that now covered it. When he was done the blond walked away while eating the apple, stem and all.
Once he finished the apple Naruto made his way to his favorite swing in front of the academy ignoring the glares and whispers around him. Whenever Naruto had nothing else to do he would come down here and daydream about the day he would join the academy and become a ninja. Once he began his shinobi career he could finally make some money and buy his food rather than steal it, he could prove himself and gain some respect, and most of all he could make a difference in the world. He didn't know what difference he could make but he wanted to accomplish something in the world. Once he arrived at his favorite spot he was about to sit down on the swing but stopped when he heard a soft voice.
"I'm sorry." The voice spoke. It was a soft female voice that spoke with a stutter. Naruto looked behind the tree the swing hung on to see three cocky looking boys around the age of eight harassing a young girl that appeared to be his age. The girl had short dark blue hair and pale pupilless eyes reminiscent of the full moon. Her clothes consisted of a dark brown shirt with matching pants. The girl was obviously scared of the boys and didn't want to be here.
Naruto watched them for a few seconds before the leader of the bullies started to taunt the girl again. "I can't hear you. It's your fault my ice cream was ruined so get on your hands and knees and apologies already." The boy spoke with an arrogant tone smirking the entire time. In short there was nothing about the boy that didn't piss off Naruto. It didn't help Naruto's mood when the girl did as the boy said and began apologizing repeatedly. The three boys were obviously enjoying themselves and were on the verge of laughing at the small girl before them.
"Knock it off." Naruto spoke as he revealed himself to everyone present. He knew it was in his best interest to ignore the entire scene before him but he didn't want to be like the villagers that just stood around as the clerk from earlier hit him. The three bullies turn to him in confusion while the girl stared straight at him with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
The leader of the bullies narrowed his eyes at Naruto before they widened in recognition "Hey your that kid everyone hates." he states before he grinning at the blond "Why don't you runaway no-one would care if I beat you up. In fact they would probably thank me but I'm feeling generous so I'll let you leave, if you apologise like that stupid girl over there." He said gesturing towards the blue haired girl behind them.
The boy's comments just made Naruto even more angry. "Shut up! I'm not just 'that kid' My names Naruto don't you dare forget that." He said with an accusing finger pointed at the guy who was getting on his nerves more and more. The girl began staring at the blond with a look of admiration.
The boy just smirked as he made his way over to Naruto. "I wouldn't get cocky if I were you." He said punctuating the last word with a punch aimed at Naruto. Naruto saw the punch coming and leaned back far enough that the punch missed him. After dodging the punch Naruto stepped forward and punched the kid in the ribs with his left fist before following it up by punching the boys face with his right fist. The boy stumbled back grasping his nose from the punch he received.
"I told you I'm not just 'that kid' so don't underestimate me!" Naruto shouted at his opponent.
The boy lost his cocky smirk and turned to each of his friends before shouting, "Get him!" The verbal command worked and all three kids charged at him.
Naruto, for once in his life, was grateful for his tough life as it had toughened him up enough to stand up to the older boys. The boy on the right was the first to reach Naruto and tried to tackle him. Naruto quickly side-stepped the bigger kid and tripped him by sticking his foot out. The boy on the left was the next to attack Naruto with a couple wild punches. Naruto was able to easily dodge the punches and reeled his fist back to deliver a knockout punch but felt something grab his arm. He turned and saw it was the kid he tripped earlier. Naruto didn't think he would get back up so fast and was distracted long enough for the other kid to grab his left arm. Now restrained Naruto could only glare at the boy who had regained his cocky smirk and was now casually walking towards him. "It seems like you're not so tough after all." Naruto stared back defiantly as the boy in front of him drew back his fist only to give a quick shout of pain and drop to the floor. Once the kid hit the floor Naruto and the two boys restraining him could see the girl from earlier with an outstretched open palm and veins bulging around her eyes. The girl looked at her palm in confusion as if she couldn't believe what she just did. Naruto was the first to recover from his shock and tore his right arm out of the boys grasp and elbowed him in the chin. Once that kid stumbled back Naruto turned to the other kid and grabbed him by the shoulder before kneeing him in the groin. The kid groaned in pain and dropped to the floor clutching his manhood. Naruto ran over to the still dazed girl and grabbed her by the arm before whispering, "Come on. Let's go." With a quick nod of her head the girl followed her hero away from the three boys that had tormented her.
After getting away from the kids Naruto and the blue haired girl found themselves in the academy training field jus outside the academy building. The two six-year olds made their way over to a bench off to the side and sat down thinking about the events of the past twenty minutes untill Naruto decided to break the ice, "Hey I'm Naruto Uzumaki. Who are you?" He questioned with a nervous smile. This was probably the most he had ever interacted with someone his age.
The girl blushed as she returned his nervous smile with a shy one. "I'm Hinata Hyūga. Thank you for saving me Naruto." She stuttered out.
Naruto lost his smile and gained a confused look. "What are you talking about? I didn't save you. You saved me remember? That guy and his lackeys were going to beat me to a pulp if you hadn't intervened. I should be thanking you." He states before smiling at her, "So thank you for saving me Hinata."
Hinata's blush only grew at his kind words and smile which made her feel very happy. She honestly couldn't remember the last time someone had been this kind to her besides her mother. Hinata realised she was beginning to stare at him and spoke up. "But you were the first one to stand up to the bullies for my sake. If you hadn't come along they would've continued to bully me." She argued.
Naruto was quiet for a few minuets before he snapped his fingers and turned back towards Hinata. "I got it. Rather than arguing about who saved who let's agree that we both saved each other." He told her with a big smile on his face. "Is that ok?"
Hinata looked at him with wide eyes for a second before giving another small smile and agreeing to his idea. Naruto smile got bigger after she agreed but after a few moments his smile dropped and he began fidgeting around which Hinata noticed. "Um are you ok?" Hinata asks softly.
Naruto took a deep breath before asking what was on his mind. "I just wanted to know if you wanted to be, you know, friends."
Hinata couldn't help but be a little surprised. She was from a strict family that expected a lot from her so she never got the chance to leave the Hyūga compound and make friends. She would've agreed to be friends immediately but there was something she didn't understand. "Why do you want to be friends with someone weak like me?" She asked hesitantly.
Naruto looked straight at her before responding in a boisterous tone, "Are you kidding me? Your not weak your strong not to mention the nicest person I've ever met. So can we be friends?"
Hinata's blush returned stronger than ever at his praise. After her initial blush faded away she smiled and nodded her head quickly, ecstatic to have made her first friend. Naruto became happier than he had ever been before and showed it by jumping to his feet and eagerly holding his hand out for Hinata to take. After taking the offered hand in her own the two children ran off to play.
After playing random games for a couple of hours Hinata had to leave or she would be punished for staying out to long. Once she was gone Naruto couldn't stop grinning. He finally had a friend, he could finally be happy, and he was no longer alone. Naruto couldn't care less about the villages approval. As long as he could have one friend he was happy.
Naruto began to walk home unaware of the anbu returning to his superior.
Back to Danzo's office
Danzo had dismissed the anbu and went over what he had learned. 'So Naruto and the Hyūga heiress heiress are friends now. Naruto was supposed to bond with someone of my choice not some random girl. I need to meet with Hiruzen and the head of the Hyūga clan about this' He thought as he got up to leave.
Hokage's office
For the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, today had been just as boring as every other day. After waking up alone in bed he made his way to the office where he spent the day doing paper work. It wasn't even interesting paper work like approving the torture/tests for the next chunin exam. It was boring paper work that required very little thinking and would most likely have no effect on the village as a whole, yet he still had to read and sign it. (Picture the terms of agreement on any apple product) He was beginning to seriously consider using a fire jutsu on the stack of boring documents when Danzo strolled into the room without knocking and addressed the aged Hokage. "Hiruzen we need to talk."
Hiruzen, with no hesitation, shoved all the paperwork off his desk and looked at Danzo. "What is it?" He asked happy for the distraction.
"I'll explain in a minute. We need to wait for Hiashi Hyūga before I begin." Hiruzen looked confused but agreed to wait for the clan head Danzo sent for. While they were waiting Hiruzen began to think about his old friend. Ever since Danzo started his root program he became colder after each member completed their training by killing whoever Danzo had them live with for their childhood, but he still kept some semblance of who he was before root. Unfortunately he lost what little humanity he had after condemning Naruto to the villager's abuse. Now Danzo was just an old man who thought about nothing other than the survival of Konoha. Five minutes passed before Hiashi walked in with a neutral expression on his face and sat down next to Danzo in front of the Hokage. Once the Hyūga was seated Danzo activated the privacy seals and decided to begin the meeting. Turning to Hyūga head, Danzo began to speak, "Are you aware of what your daughter has been up to today?" Danzo asked as the Hyūga frowned.
"No. She spared against one of the branch members and ran off the clan compound. She returned about a half hour ago but you called me here before I could talk to her." He said with little emotion.
"Than allow me to fill you in. Earlier today your daughter met and befriended the jinchuriki. I trust you know what this means." He said looking at the clan head who was beginning to look angry while Hiruzen looked surprised.
"You intend to make my daughter a part of your plan." He ground out at the village elder who remained impassive.
Hiruzen who had been silent up until now decided to speak up. "Did you plan this Danzo? Or was this an accident." He asked in a toned that was both accusing and curious.
"It was an unfortunate accident. I had decided on one of my root trainees for phase three earlier today but the anbu watching Naruto alerted me to his new friend and I called this meeting. It's too late to separate the two since they already bonded. We have no choice but to use Hinata Hyūga for phase three of the plan." Explained Danzo to the two men. Hiruzen briefly wondered why the anbu went to Danzo first but remembered that they chose to use Danzo's root anbu to spy on Naruto since they were better at staying hidden. His musings, however, were cut off by an angry Hiashi.
"Do you expect me to stand around while you use and kill my daughter to manipulate the jinchuriki." Hiashi spoke with an anger that was rare for him but the older men in the room remained stoic.
"Yes." Was the Hokage's curt answer.
"Before my wife passed away I promised her I would protect our daughters I'm not going to break that promise." He said with finality
Hiruzen looked him straight in the eyes before responding. "Six years ago we decided to make Naruto an outcast for the sake of the village. We cut him off from everyone else so that we could kill his emotions and make him the perfect shinobi. Six years ago Minato sacrificed his son for the village. It's time for you to do the same." Hiruzen spoke in a calm tone reflecting his authority. Hiashi began to hesitate but it was obvious to Danzo that he would continue to argue. Danzo couldn't allow Hiashi to ruin the plan. Left with no other choice Danzo activated the recently transplanted eye he kept hidden under his bandages and placed a genjutsu on the clan head. Once the jutsu was completed Danzo had to stay focused on keeping his face neutral since he was upset he couldn't use the jutsu for another ten years.
Hiashi seemed to calm down after a minute and regained the stoic expression typical of the Hyūga's. "Fine whats the plan." Hiruzen raised an eye, surprised Hiashi gave in so quickly but turned to Danzo silently asking the same thing as the Hyūga.
"Phase three is simple. Tell your daughter that you're giving her special training for when she becomes clan head and that she's allowed to invite a friend to train with her. She will invite Naruto and he will jump at the opportunity to train with his only friend. Teach Naruto and Hinata the basics as quickly as you can. Once that's done well give you some scrolls to pass along to Naruto for him to train with. Hopefully the two will push each other to get stronger. During this training you must make sure Naruto doesn't get attached to you if he becomes close to anyone other than Hinata than phase four of the plan won't work like we want it to." The Hyūga nodded in agreement before silently leaving the office.
Hyūga clan compound next day
Hiashi and his two daughters were eating breakfast in the dinning room of the main branch family. Hiashi kept up his stoic expression the entire time, Hinata happily ate her food with a smile she hadn't had since her mother's passing a year ago, and three-year old Hanabi was giggling as she played with her food. Once he was done eating Hiashi cleared his throat to gain the attention of his eldest. "Hinata, I've decided to give you advanced training for when you become clan head. So starting tomorrow I will train you all day everyday for when you come of age." He explained to his eldest while Hanabi seemed to be in her own world.
After hearing what her father wanted to do Hinata gained a sad look. If she spent all day training she would never get a chance to play with Naruto again. She wanted to decline but knew she had no choice. "Yes father." She said hanging her head sadly. But her father continued speaking.
"I've also decided to allow you to invite someone of your choice to train alongside you and act as a sparing partner." He finished watching his daughters reaction. Hinata quickly smiled and excused herself from the table.
Once she left the Hyūga compound Hinata swiftly made her way to the swing in front of the academy where Naruto agreed to meet her. Upon arrival Hinata sat on the swing and entertained herself by watching the academy students file into the school to begin their lessons. She only had to wait a few minutes before Naruto showed up.
Once Naruto saw her he walked up to her with a big grin on his face. "Hey Hinata you got here early." He observed.
"Oh. Yes I wanted to tell you something important and came here as soon as I learned about it." She said in her usual soft tone but kept up her small smile the entire time.
Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "What is it?" He asked.
"My father said he was going to begin my shinobi training and I'm allowed to invite a friend to train with me. I want you to learn with me. If you want to I mean." She added the last part hastily.
"Of course I want to," He declared, "Why wouldn't I want to train alongside my best friend?" He finished with a smile.
Hinata looked surprised. "I'm your best friend?" She asked as her hand went to her mouth.
She immediately regretted her question when she saw Naruto's eyes become sad as he looked down. "Your kinda my only friend." He said trying to force a smile.
Hinata couldn't believe this. Naruto told her he was an orphan yesterday but she had assumed his kindness and friendly attitude got him many friends. To here he was alone made her sad. "Don't you have anyone you're close with." She asked hesitantly, afraid to hear his answer.
Naruto seemed to think for a minute before he shook his head. "Not really. I once met this ramen chef a couple of years ago. I was wandering the streets but the old man and his daughter invited me inside and gave me a free meal. I came back the next day but his daughter wasn't there and the shop owner told me to leave and never come back." He recalled. But when he looked at Hinata and saw the tears forming in her eyes he started panicking. "Don't worry about it I'm fine. It happened two years ago and we're friends now so I'm not alone anymore." He reassured her frantically.
Hinata wiped her eyes and looked at her blond friend. "You're my first friend too but I've always had a family. I can't imagine what you went through but I promise that I'll always be with you." She said with determination.
Naruto quickly pulled her into a hug. "Thanks Hinata."
Hokage's office
Hiruzen was back to doing paper work and began to narrow down the jutsu that would burn paper the fastest. Right when he was about to begin the hand seals he herd the window behind him swing open followed by the boisterous shout of, "Hey sensei."
Hiruzen couldn't help but chuckle at his student's antics as the man in question walked in front of the Hokage's desk. He was a tall man with long white hair and a red line going down from each eye. (You all know what he looks like) "Good to see you Jiraya. But if I may ask, what exactly are you doing here." He asked hiding his nervousness about Jiraya learning about his god son.
Jiraya's face turned serious. "The elder toad summoned me to Mt. Myaboku and updated me about the prophesy." Hiruzen began to look curious but stayed silent. "When I got there he said 'recent occurences have altered the path of destiny' or something like that. The point is he gave me a new prophesy. I believe his exact words were, 'There will come a day when you must make a choice. Your decision will determine whether the maelstorm blows a new wind in the shinobi world and brings peace, or leaves his home to burn and rot in the flames of war.' That was all he told me so I decided to come here and give you a heads up."
Hiruzen began to absorb everything Jiraya had told him before he gave his own opinion. "The maelstorm part is most likely referring to Naruto but the part about 'leaving Konoha to burn' has me worried." He admitted to his student.
Jiraya just nodded his head before responding. "I figured out the part about Naruto too. That's why I want to begin his training with me on the road."
"That wouldn't be a good idea. If one of the Sanin were to suddenly start training a six-year-old with spiky blond hair and blue eyes the other villages would take notice and connect Naruto to his father. I know how you feel but the Hyūga clan is taking care of Naruto at the moment. Hiashi was hesitant at first but he relented after his daughter befriended Naruto and said it was just a favor to Minato." He explained when Jiraya looked confused upon hearing about the Hyūga teaching an outsider.
After Hiruzen's explanation Jiraya burst out laughing. "To think the almighty Hyūga head would submit to the whims of his six-year-old child." Hiruzen began to chuckle but stopped when Jiraya spoke again. "Fine I'll leave Naruto in Hiashi's hands for now but I do want to introduce myself to him." Jiraya began to make his way to the window but was stopped by Hiruzen.
"Don't. Naruto is a smart kid and will begin to ask questions if you go out of your way to meet him. Wait until he becomes an official shinobi before you introduce youself." Jiraya wanted to argue but decided to listen to his Hokage for now.
The next day
Naruto and Hinata were sitting on their knees in front of Hiashi in one of the Hyūga training grounds. Hiashi examined the two children before him. 'I can see the determination in both their eyes. Let's see how far the two of you can go.' Hiashi smiled and in a commanding tone said, "Let's begin the training."
End of the first year
Hiruzen, Danzo, and Hiashi were all gathered in the Hokage's office to hear the report on Naruto's progress. "This past year I've focused on unlocking their chakra and how to control it. Naruto was the first to use his chakra but Hinata was able to do the same soon after. Once they could draw it out I began giving them control exercises. Naruto took much longer than Hinata to learn these exercises due to his reserves but I suspect it would've been longer if he hadn't practiced at home. Hinata finished all her exercises in seven months while Naruto took ten which was sooner than I thought. Once Hinata was finished I had her read up on the other nations while Naruto finished. When he was done I had Hinata give Naruto an in-depth summary of what she had learned which took about a week. Afterwards I tested there chakra affinities. Naruto had a wind affinity while Hinata had water. They practiced there affinities for the rest of the year."
Danzo and Hiruzen were pleasantly surprised. A six-year-old able to master every chakra control exercise given to him, by a clan that required near perfect control, was a very rare thing. "Well done. But what are your plans for next year." Danzo asked.
"This next year I will build up their strength, flexibility, and speed in preparation for when I begin teaching taijutsu." He replied his face never shifting from his stoic look.
"That's a good idea. Now before we close this meeting has Naruto befriended anyone else in your clan." The Hokage asked.
"Hinata introduced Naruto to Hanabi. They interacted a few times which I stopped when it occurred. But other than that Hinata is still his only friend."
The second year
Eight year olds Naruto and Hinata were doing there best to ignore their aching bodies as they ate lunch in the garden. Hinata loved this garden. Before her mother passed away she help out in planting flowers and other nice looking plants. After Hinata's mom died she took care of the plants in her memory eventually passing the hobby down to Hanabi. She was nervous when she first showed Naruto the garden but in true Naruto fashion he just smiled and told her she was even more amazing than he thought prompting a huge blush. But now they were just enjoying each other's company.
"Hey Naruto. Hey big-sis." Naruto and Hinata looked over at a smiling Hanabi. Naruto was about to say "hi" but before he could say anything she was called in by Hiashi. Hinata frowned upon hearing her father, he had always been distant but ever since the training began he started to become cold to her. Hinata shook her head and went back to lunch.
"Hey, are you okay?" Naruto asked when he saw Hinata's frown.
"Oh I was just thinking about how painful father's physical training is. I feel guilty I dragged you into this." She half lied. While she did feel bad about forcing Naruto into the training she didn't know what to think about her father or how to approach the subject with Naruto. Unfortunately Naruto knew her too well.
"I agreed to this so don't feel bad about it, but we both know that isn't what's wrong. I want to help you so don't be afraid to come to me with your problems. After all that's what friends are for." He said with his usual grin.
Hinata had a small smile of her own when she answered, "I know I can come to you it's just..." Hinata frowned slightly when she paused to come up with the right words, "Father has been treating me differently since we began training together."
Naruto thought for a moment before coming up with a response, "Maybe he feels bad for making you train all day. You just admitted that the training is rough yourself."
Hinata looked a little hopeful upon hearing the blond's explanation, "Do you really think so?"
"Yeah. I bet he'll become normal again when we become ninjas." He assured her
Hinata looked more at ease and finished her meal.
The third year
While Hinata spared against Neji in the gentle fist style, Naruto sat and listened to Hiashi as he instructed Naruto in a new technique. "Now before I teach you the new technique i need to know if you remember what I told you about your taijutsu style."
Naruto took a deep breath before he started to recite what the Hyūga had told him. "You told me that I don't really have a style. You taught me to punch, kick, and grapple but when I fight my movements are more improvised than those with a traditional style."
Hiashi nodded his head once to show the explanation was correct. "Good. This next technique should fit your improvised style perfectly. The technique only has a beginning stance that can be altered for each person and relies on improvised movements that requires very little technique. The technique itself is called the seikūken and has been mastered by very few people. You should be grateful that I'm willing to instruct you in the seikūken it's usually reserved for non-Hyūgas that marry into our clan."
Naruto seemed confused by this. "If it's a clan technique how come it's only taught to people who marry into your clan?"
Hiashi resisted the urge to roll his eyes before speaking again. "The seikūken is primarily a defensive technique where the user expels his chakra into the air before condensing it into an invisible sphere around him. The sphere is a size that allows the user to reach everything within it. Once an attack enters the sphere the user can sense the disruption in his chakra and responds to it by slowing the attack down in his mind and deflecting it by instinct. The skill is difficult to master as it requires extremely high leveled chakra control and a lot of mental discipline. Wielders of the byakugan ignore the seikūken since we already have 360 degree vision. I haven't bothered learning the seikūken so you'll have to learn from this scroll." Hiashi fished out a scroll from his kimono and handed it to Naruto who resisted a groan from having to learn by reading.
The fourth year
Now ten, Naruto and Hinata are looking out at the village of Konoha as they sat on the Hokage monument under a full moon. Hinata was grateful it was dark out or Naruto would've seen the blush on her face from being alone at night with the boy she loved. Over the past few years Naruto and Hinata were continuously growing closer. Eventually she realized that Naruto was probably the person she cared for most. She tried convincing herself that she was only ten and didn't know what love was but she knew Naruto was the only person she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She wasn't going to pursue her feelings until she was older but found herself dreaming about the blond almost every night. Little did she know was that Naruto felt the same way.
After the initial awkwardness, which always comes whenever the two are alone together, they began talking about their training. Over the past year Naruto had been learning fuuinjutsu at night and kenjutsu during the day when it was discovered he had a talent for both, though he was far more skilled and interested in the sword than with seals. Hinata, however, decided to teach herself how to make medical products from herbs and other ingredients as well as learning a multitude of genjutsu. Both children were just about mid chunin and they were still becoming stronger.
"I can't wait untill we become official shinobi and get to go on really cool missions together!" Naruto exclaimed.
Hinata giggled at his excitement. "Relax we still have two more years of traing before we can take the genin exam." She reminded her crush.
Naruto frowned at the reminder. "But we're already really strong! The two of us can handle whatever comes our way so why wait to become shinobi. We aren't like those kids in the academy." He argued.
"But we're still ten and need to mature before we take on such a responsibility." She said as she watched the people below head home for the night.
"Have you been reading the academy text-book again? I don't get why you enjoy reading that thing anyways it wont teach you anything you don't already know." He commented.
Hinata surpresed a gasp at the blond's correct guess. When she started to learn the basics of medicine she asked Naruto to 'borrow' an unused text-book to get her started on the craft. After reading the section on medicine she took the time to read the other chapters since she was curious what others in her age group were learning. Naruto teased her about being a book-worm when he learned she what she was reading in her spare time.
Hinata looked at the blond and decided it was time to tell him why she was reading the book again. "I guess you caught me. But I'm reading it again to fulfill my goal."
Naruto turned to her curious. "Your goal?" He asked.
Hinata smiled and turned to look at him in the eyes. "Yes, I decided I would like to become a teacher."
Naruto look surprised at the info. "Why?"
"When shinobi go out on missions it's common place to kill and lie. Whenever I think about myself doing such things I feel like crying. I don't want to hurt and kill others more than I have to. And if I become a teacher I can pass down what I've learned to the next generation before I take over as clan head." She explained with her usual soft smile.
Naruto looked at her for a moment before he quickly gained a smile. Hinata's kind heart was one of the things he loved most about her. He knew she didn't like the idea of killing others but after hearing about how she wanted to help the next generation he couldn't help but smile. "That sounds like a great dream Hinata."
Hinata beamed at Naruto but decided to ask him something, "If you don't mind me asking what are your goals?"
Naruto thought about it before responding in a quiet tone, "Well when I was a kid, before I met you, I was thinking about becoming the Hokage. But I realized that the Hokage must sacrifice everything to protect the village. I don't want to do that. I only have one thing I consider precious and I won't give it up for anything, including the village."
Now it was Hinata's turn to be surprised. "What is it?"
Naruto gave a huge smile and traded his quiet tone for a happy one. "It's you. Your more important to me than anything. That's why my dream is to become strong enough to protect you from any threats or enemies you may make as a Konoha shinobi and Hyūga clan head. No matter what happens I'll be there for you until the end, I promise."
Hinata's blush became darker and darker until it was all she could do to not faint. As she looked into his eyes she could only think of one thing to say.
"Naruto. Thank you."
The fifth year
Naruto held his wooden sword in front of him with his right hand as his left hovered above the hilt below his right. He stared down Hinata who was in her preferred Jūken stance unique to her alone. A bead of sweat trickled down both of their faces. The two friends simultaneously rushed towards each other intent on winning this spar. Naruto attacked first with a horizontal swing aimed at Hinata's head which she ducked with ease. Once the blade passed over her head Hinata took a step forward and attempted to slam her open palms into his chest. Naruto quickly dodged by back stepping and countered by gripping his sword with both hands and swinging down. Hinata used the momentum from her attack to roll away from the swing and ended in a crouch on Naruto's left. Hinata sprung forward and started throwing rapid jūken strikes. Naruto evaded most of the barage but was unable to get enough distance to swing his sword properly. Realizing that his sword was useless when Hinata was this close he dropped the blade and the two began an intense taijutsu battle.
Although Naruto was keeping up pretty well he was slowly beginning to lose ground. Hinata was far better in taijutsu and the jūken's ability to attack the chakra network made blocking futile. What made matters worse was that the Hyūga had taught herself to use her natural flexibility in fights. No mater what type of punch or kick, Hinata could gracefully move out of the way. Just as Hinata was about to overpower Naruto the boy found an opening and attempted to kick Hinata in the stomach. Hinata saw the kick coming and jumped back to avoid it giving Naruto the opportunity to activate his seikūken. Once Naruto's chakra settled into a sphere around him he held both hands open in front of him and cleared his mind of any distractions. Hinata saw the chakra form around him with her byakugan and decided to rush him. When her first blow entered the territory of the seikūken Naruto's hand shot forward and knocked it aside. undeterred Hinata kept attacking in an attempt to force her way into the seikūken with lightning fast blows. The two children's arms were nothing more than blurs. One of them would deflect a blow to launch a counterattack which got slapped away by the other. In the conscience part of his mind, not being used to maintain the seikūken, Naruto knew Hinata was beginning to gain the upper hand. His arms were beginning to numb from all the times Hinata stopped his blows with her own jūken strikes. Quickly deactivating his seikūken, Naruto grabbed Hinata's outstretched arm and threw her over his shoulder. Hinata twisted herself in midair and landed on her feet. The two looked at each other for a moment before they both began to run through hand seals.
"Water style: liquid bullet jutsu"
"Wind style: wind shuriken jutsu"
As Hinata shot three large blasts of water from her mouth, Naruto released seven wind shuriken from his own. Naruto's jutsu tore through Hinata's own and continued on towards the Hyūga herself. Hinata saved herself by spinning her body and creating a visible sphere of spinning chakra with a shout of, "Rotation." The wind shuriken dissipated upon contact of the Hyūga's defensive technique. However as Hinata's spin began to slow down a rough hand griped her by the wrist and twisted it behind her. Before she could get her bearings she was shoved face-first into the ground as her attacker sat on her back. Once she realized what was going on she saw a finger covered in wind chakra an inch away from her jugular.
"I win." She herd Naruto say in a cheery tone. She smiled as she felt her best friend get off her.
"Good job Naruto, but why didn't you use ninjutsu earlier? We both know your better with it than taijutsu." She asked curiously.
"You wouldn't give me a chance!" He exclaimed, "I couldn't gain any distance with you no mater how hard I tried."
"What about before you used the seikūken?" She asked. He was about to respond but face palmed after a moment instead. Hinata couldn't help but giggle at the boy she loved. "Come on let's go get some lunch." She said with a smile. Naruto gave a huge grin and followed her into the kitchen.
Hokage's office
Hiruzen, Hiashi, and Danzo had just finished watching the spar in the Hyūga compound through the Hokage's viewing crystal. "You've done a very good job with those to Hiashi, well done." The Hokage acknowledged.
"Thank you lord Hokage. Will we proceed with the final phase?" Hiashi asked.
Before the Hokage could answer Danzo spoke up, "Not yet. From what I've seen they are only high chunin. Let's give them another year by then he should gain the strength of a jonin. I must admit though, Hiashi, your daughter is very skilled. If Naruto wasn't the jinchuriki I would probably let them both live or possibly make the girl into our ideal ninja instead."
Hiruzen's face shifted into a regretful expression, "Must we kill her? We could have two great shinobi rather than one 'perfect' jinchuriki." Hiruzen said in an attempt to convince Danzo. Hiruzen still had nightmares about what they were doing.
"Yes," Danzo replied curtly, "When Naruto becomes emotionless the Kyuubi will be unable to take advantage of any hatred he would have otherwise. The Kyuubi's chakra will be under the boy's control and by extension ours." Danzo explained. When Hiruzen remained quiet he turned to Hiashi. "Please detail their skill sets before we adjourn this meeting."
Hiashi quickly recalled everything about the two before he spoke, "Naruto is very talented and hard-working. He took to everything I taught him except maybe chakra control which he mastered with much dedication. He has much physical strength and excels in wind jutsu which was his focus for the past year. He is a prodigy of the sword and is attempting to create his own style by combining elements of from many different styles including that Uzumaki sword style he read about from the scroll I gave him. To a lesser extent he is talented in fuuinjutsu but doesn't use it much in battle.
"Hinata is just as hardworking as Naruto but is too soft-hearted to become a deadly shinobi despite her skill and determination. In terms of skill and strength she is a little below Naruto but only slightly. She prefers using her flexibility in battle rather than brute strength like Naruto. She is talented in water jutsu but focused mostly on our clan's jutsu which she mastered the majority of in record time. Rather than the typical Jyuken style she uses a style that takes full advantage of her flexibility resulting in unrivaled prowess in taijutsu. If she gains enough experience I would be hard pressed to hit her much less win. If I had to describe fighting her I would say it's like punching water. Other than that she has taken an interest in ointments but seems uninterested in medical jutsu. If I had to guess why I would assume it's because medical ninjutsu would take up too much of her time while ointments are easier."
The room's two other occupants were very impressed by the children. After some more conversing the meeting came to an end.
The sixth year: October 10th
A now twelve year old Naruto and eleven year old Hinata sat on the floor in Hinata's room as they enjoyed the chocolate cake she made. Naruto hated his birthday before he met Hinata since the villagers would form into drunken mobs and hunt him down. But Hinata made every birthday special. She would give him a heart warming gift every year and, when she was old enough, bake him a cake. The only thing different from year to year was the cake, which became more and more delicious. Once the cake was eaten they talked about trivial things until it was time for Hinata to give him her present.
"So what did you get me?" Naruto asked anxiously prompting a soft giggle from Hinata.
"Please just wait a moment it's right over here." Hinata responded as she got up and walked to her bed. When she got there she pulled out a long wooden box from under it which she then handed to the still sitting boy who was staring at the gift in awe. After handing him the box she sat down in front of him.
Naruto opened the box and couldn't help but gawk at what was inside. It was a katana that could only be described as beautiful. The hilt of the sword was a little more than a foot long and wrapped in a lavender cloth that matched Hinata's eyes almost perfectly. The pommel was slightly rounded off in contrast to the flat pommel other swords possessed. The guard was a thin rounded piece of metal in a light golden color. The blade was pure white and about four feet long. The sheath, which was next to the blade, was made of smooth black wood with pieces of golden metal at the end of the sword and around the opening.
Naruto looked at a smiling Hinata with wide eyes and a gaping mouth. "Well? Do you like it? I knew you needed to get an actual sword soon so I thought you might like this one."
Naruto just stared at her until he found the words to speak, "I love it it's absolutely beautiful, but this must have cost you a fortune."
Hinata beamed, happy he loved her gift. "Don't worry about the price it was passed down to me by my mother." Hinata explained to him.
"You're mother!" Naruto exclaimed. "I can't take a keepsake of your mother like this."
Hinata wore a sad smile as memories of her mother came to her. "It's because it means so much to me that I want you to have it. I have two things to remember my mother with, an old necklace and that sword. Whenever I missed my mom I would look at that sword and talk to it. Since we became friends I've looked at that sword less and less but every time I do I pour all my emotions into it and talk about my life. It feels like a part of me lives in that sword so if you use it I feel like I'll always be with you no matter how far apart we are." She explained.
Naruto took the sword out and sheathed it. He looked up at Hinata with a huge grin and said, "Thank you. I promise I'll take care of it."
Hinata found that giving away the keepsake was easier than she thought it was going to be, but figured it was only because she was giving it to Naruto. "The sword was first given to my mother by her best friend at the time. I think her name was Kushina but I'm not sure. The sword was mostly used by my mother for decoration but it has many seals placed on it that make it more than capable of battle. One seal prevents rusting from blood and water, one keeps stains off of it, another lets chakra flow more easily in it, one keeps the edge sharp, and the final one makes it and the sheath near indestructible."
Naruto was a bit surprised at what seals were placed on the sword. The first one is often overlooked by many but a rusted sword is easy to break. The second one was mostly for looks but the last three are perfect for battle. Just as Naruto was about to thank her again he saw it was getting late and had to go. He and Hinata both stood up and the girl found herself pulled into a hug. Naruto released the blushing girl and made his way to the door and turned back around. "Really thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me."
Right when he was about to leave Hinata gathered up her courage, ran to Naruto, and planted a kiss on his cheek. Naruto was so shocked he almost didn't hear the soft "good-bye" Hinata gave him before she closed the door.
Naruto slowly touched his cheek before grinning and walking away. Inside her room Hinata took a couple of steps toward her bed before it became too much for her and she fell face forward, unconscious with a smile.
As Naruto made his way out of the compound he saw the light in the meeting hall were on. Curious Naruto made his way to the gathering and listened in.
"So that's how things are." One elder states
"This could be bad for us, if she dies unsealed than someone could take her eyes." Another Hyūga spoke.
"Indeed that's why next week we will brand Hinata with the caged bird seal before the final phase is set in motion." This time it was Hiashi that spoke up. Naruto suppressed a gasp when he heard that they would place that seal on Hinata. He knew what it was and there was no way he would let Hinata receive it. He quietly walked away before he was caught.
Upon returning to his apartment he lied down on his makeshift bed and began coming up with a plan to escape Konoha with Hinata.
The next day - Hokage's office
Hiruzen was smiling and kicking back despite the over powering smell of burnt paperwork in the office. He was so happy he didn't even mind when Danzo came into his office completely unannounced.
"We have a problem." Danzo said the moment he entered. The Hokage immediately adopted a serious expression and gave Danzo his full attention. "About an hour ago the jinchuriki and Hyūga girl snuck away from the Hyūga compound with the latter's younger sister. They entered Konoha's underground tunnel network and lost the ANBU watching them. I believe they are trying to escape." Danzo reported with a steady tone despite his hidden anger. Hiruzen was about to make an order but was interrupted by a voice in his windowsill.
"Sensei." A serious voice said. The two occupants turned to the voice and saw Jiraya who was now missing his usual jolly face. Jiraya looked serious and pissed off.
"What is it?" Hiruzen asked, afraid of more bad news.
"I was contacted by one of my spies on the Hyūga council last night. I know all about that plan of yours and I won't let you hurt my godson." He said dead serious.
"Well talk about this later for now we need to find Naruto before he leaves Konoha." Hiruzen reasoned
Jiraya seemed like he wanted to argue but relented and set off to find Naruto.
Konoha tunnel network
Naruto quickly made his way through the underground caves with Hinata and Hanabi right behind him. They had run into a few ANBU agents that appeared to be looking for them, but the two shinobi in training managed to knock them out with the element of surprise. Hanabi was starting to slow down after a while. She had started her training separate from Hinata and Naruto when she was six but she didn't have the stamina to keep up with her sister yet. Naruto recalled how she wound up coming with them.
Earlier
Naruto sat with Hinata in her room and had just finished explaining what he overheard to the girl who was now finding it hard not to cry. "Are you sure?" She asked with a quivering voice.
"Yeah, they definitely said they would place that seal on you." Hinata was about to bawl her eyes out but Naruto needed to explain his plan. "I refuse to let you get branded but I can't go against the village or Hyūga council and win. We have no choice but to leave Konoha through the abandoned tunnels that run underground, there shouldn't be many guards in there and one passage should lead out of the village."
"But what about Hanabi and the rest of my family? I can't just leave them." She stammered out scared and confused.
Naruto was scared of leaving the village himself but knew Hinata was having a much harder time. "This clan can't be considered your family if they intend to brand you like this. As for your sister, the clan will name her the next head and will thoroughly train and protect her. We can visit her once we become strong enough to defend ourselves but we need to leave now."
"Your leaving?" A soft voice asked.
The two teens turned to the doorway and saw Hinata's nine-year old sister looking at them with eyes that were beginning to tear up.
"I'm sorry Hanabi but I have to. If I don't the elders will seal me and force their will upon me." Hinata explained trying to remain calm.
"Then let me come." Hanabi said no longer on the verge of tears
Naruto and Hinata were both surprised at what she said. "Why?" Naruto asked
"Father never really talks to me, the side branches resent me, and I don't have any friends. Please let me come Hinata. You're the only one who really talks to me." Hinata wanted to cry for her sister but turned to Naruto and silently asked to bring her along.
Naruto had a mental debate about bringing her along. On one hand he didn't want to just leave Hanabi all alone, she seemed nice from the few encounters they had. On the other hand she was only nine and would probably slow them down. Before he could deny Hanbi's request he saw Hinata's pleading eyes and wound up agreeing. Hiashi was putting her through the same training they did so she shouldn't slow them down too much.
After about an hour the three were ready to go. Naruto ditched his favorite orange jacket and pants in favor of a much more stealth friendly outfit. He wore a light grey jacket over a black shirt and dark pants. Hinata wore her favorite baggy jacket and pants similar to Naruto's. Hanabi elected to wear cloths that looked almost identical to the ones Hinata wore when she met Naruto. Naruto had his sword strapped to his left hip and a kunai pouch on the back of his belt. Hinata also had her own pouch for supplies but other than that they carried nothing in favor of traveling light. Once preparation were complete the three set off.
Later
The three children were cautiously exploring the network of tunnels and found a fork in the path. The three were debating which way lead out of the village but stopped when they heard a voice that made their blood freeze.
"There you are." The monotone voice said. The three children turned around slowly and came face to face with the Hokage and two other men they hadn't met before. "Why are you three trying to escape?" Danzo asked.
"I know what you're going to do to Hinata and I won't allow her to be harmed." Naruto states referring to the caged bird seal.
'Damn how did he learn about the plan' Danzo thought angrily. "Hiruzen, it seems we must begin the final phase."
"I won't let you do it." Jiraya spat out angrily.
Hiruzen let out a deep breath and spoke to his student, "Jiraya do you remember the prophesy you gave me a few years ago. You told me that if Naruto left, Konoha would be destroyed in a war. If we lose our Jinchuriki the other villages will attack and Naruto is dead set on leaving Konoha with Hinata. She is the reason he's leaving."
Upon being reminded of the prophesy Jiraya's convictions began to falter. His sensei was right, if the girl remained alive Naruto would try to leave the village again and again until he succeeded but if she died he would have no reason to leave. As much as he hated to admit it the girl's death would lead to the prophesied peace. He formed a rasengan in his right hand and looked at it.
This was the choice he would have to make. He could shove the attack into Danzo and convince his sensei to leave the children alone, or he could kill the girl and set Naruto on the road that would lead to him bringing peace.
Naruto saw that the three older men were wrapped up in their own conversation so he turned to Hinata to tell her to run while they were distracted. There eyes connected but before he could say anything something slammed into Hinata and her eyes widened. The girl flew backwards and collided with the wall behind her.
Everything was silent for a moment. The dust in air had yet to settle Naruto's eyes were wide with the fear he felt in every part of his body. The dust began to clear up and Naruto caught a glimpse of the broken form of Hinata.
"HINATA/SIS!" Naruto and Hanabi screamed before they rushed to the dying girl.
When Naruto got to Hinata he was unable to fight back the tears that came when he saw how the attack tore up her stomach. Naruto cradled her upper body as Hanabi fell to her hands and knees next to him. "Hinata?" Naruto asked desperately.
Hinata turned her head to look at Naruto and gave a small smile. "Naruto, are you okay?" She asked with a weak voice.
Naruto was openly crying when he began to respond, "Yeah I'm fine. And your going to be okay to just rest for now." Naruto pleaded.
Hinata turned slightly to look at Hanabi. "I'm sorry but it looks like I have to leave you behind after all." Before she continued she slowly reached up and grabbed a necklace that she wore under her shirt. With shaky hands she managed to yank it off and held it out to Hanabi. The single round crystal that hung from the necklace sparkled slightly in the dim light of the cave. "I want you to take care of this for me alright?" Hanabi reached out and grabbed the necklace before giving a short nod of conformation.
Hinata turned her attention back to Naruto before speaking again, "Thank you for being my friend. I'm so happy we met."
"Hey don't talk like that you're going to be fine. P-please don't die." Naruto begged.
Hinata could only give a small smile before responding, "I'm sorry but I have one last request." Naruto was unable to speak so he gave a short nod. "Don't change. Don't let my death change who you are. Don't change from the boy I love." Naruto gasped slightly as Hinata moved her hand and poked him in the chest. "You're Naruto, don't you dare forget that." Her eyes began to close after those last words and Naruto moved down to rest his lips on her own. They remained like that until Naruto felt her lips become cold.
He pulled away and stared at her peaceful smile. She looked so happy. Naruto laid her down and watched her as a whirlwind of emotions blew inside of him. No mater how hard he tried he was unable to hang on to any one emotion. Sorrow, misery, disbelief, longing, love and countless other emotions existed in his mind all at once. He continued to stare at Hinata, who Hanabi was now crying on, untill he was pulled out of his thoughts by the older men.
"Good job Jiraya." Danzo complimented.
"Shut up." The toad sage spat out in a voice filled with self loathing.
"We did what we had to." The Hokage said in a subdued tone.
"Indeed, now come along Naruto it's time to put the finishing touches on your training." The bandaged man said as he began to walk away, confident that Naruto was now nothing but a tool.
Naruto slowly stood up with his hair shadowing his eyes. 'Good job? We did what we had to? Finish my training?' Naruto had finally locked onto an emotion, Hatred. These are the guys that killed Hinata and they were acting like it was a good thing, like it needed to happen. Rage and anger continued to build up inside of him until he felt something inside snap. "You killed her." Naruto said in a surprisingly steady voice. Everyone in the area turned to look at him. "You killed her." he repeated in the same tone.
Before anyone could blink Naruto disappeared in a burst of speed. Danzo could only widen his exposed eye when he felt something grab the front of his face. Danzo was slammed into the wall by his head crushing his skull instantly.
Jiraya and Hiruzen turned to where Danzo had met the wall with wide eyes. Standing above Danzo's corpse was a blond-haired boy coated in red chakra that took the form of a fox. What scared the men in the room was the fact that six tails were extended from the cloak and thrashed around angrily. When Naruto turned to face them he had crimson anomalistic eyes. "You killed her, so I'm going to kill you."
Omake
After Naruto and Hinata escaped from the clearing the three boys from earlier slowly got up on shaky feet and looked around. "Do you guys feel like we were just used as a plot device and will never get anymore screen time?" The first boy asked.
"Yeah it's weird I feel used. The author didn't even give us names." The second boy replied.
"Wait, who raised us? I mean what kind of parent lets there eight year old kids run around unsupervised abusing six-year-old girls?" The third one asked. The other two were about to answer but couldn't since they didn't know the answer.
"HINATA-SAMA!" A voice yelled out. the boys turned to see an adult Hyūga run up to them. He stopped a few feet short and looked confused. "Where's Hinata?" He asked.
"Your late." An angry male voice ground out. Everyone in the clearing turned to the source of the new voice. The speaker was a devilishly handsome individual that could make any fan girl squeal. This was Darkbeast42 the author of this story.
The four guys look at the man in confusion. "I'm trying to write a story here and you have the balls to show up late for your part. Hinata was supposed to see you coming and become afraid that you'd bring her back home. Naruto would see this and run away with her. But noooooooo you had to show up late and force me into altering the scene." The man scolds.
"But Darkbeast-sama I" but he was cut off
"Knock it off with the sama, kun, chan, and so on. I'm writing this on my iPad and those are too much of a pain to write so the audience will have to use their imagination. Same with Hinata's stuttering." Darkbeast said
"Isn't that kind of lazy of you?" One of the un-named kids asked.
Darkbeast42 merely snapped his fingers and the kid disappeared in a could of smoke.
"Where did you send him?" Ko asked.
"I put him in his own yaoi fan fic." Everyone but the author looked terrified.
"That is the most evil thing I have ever heard." One kid comments.
"Damn straight it is. Anyways I need to talk to Ko."
"Me? About what?"
"You showed up for your scene late. I can't trust you next time so I'm cutting out your scene later on." DB said seriously.
"What? But it was going to be my last scene in the story. You told me that I would get to fend off the rainbow sharks with nothing but a whip while Naruto and Hinata make their escape." He said urgently trying to remind the author of his promise.
"Yeah but I can't trust you so now instead of you fighting rainbow sharks Guy will take your place and do battle with a squadron of Mexican penguins." DB explains before teleporting back to reality.
"Why do I get the feeling that our entire universe is controlled by a psychopath?" One kid asked.
"Hey at least he's not Kishimoto. Can you believe all the bs powers of the sharingan." Everyone in the field gave a nod of agreement.
Author notes
I can't believe how long this chapter ended up being I almost ended it at several different points but I really wanted to get to Hinata's death this chapter since I'm pretty sure nobody wants to read a cross over that takes ten chapters to get to the cross over part. I don't know if I'll post another chapter this long because my only restriction on chapter length is that it must be at least 3000 words other than that it could be any length.
I'm sorry if I kept you guys waiting for this chapter. I intended to post it last week but as it turns out. Procrastinating to the point where you have to read a 600 pg book in 3 day time period wasn't one of my better ideas. Oh well I feel pretty good about the test but that's beside the point.
Now before any of you ask, no I will not revive Hinata so she isn't an option for the pairing. Looking back on it, it was really stupid when Lisana came back to life. Her death gave Natsu's character some depth but that was torn away when they used bs to resurrect her. On a side note has she done anything since her return other than make everyone else's life harder. She stays in the background but every now and then she steps up and ruins everything. For an example watch what she did during Mira's fight with the tree guy. Rant over.
Also, yes I am that good-looking.
Also Guy was too busy being youthful to slay the penguins oh well.
feel free to tell me what you liked and what you hated until next time:
C ya.