HEAR ME HIME
A/N: ALOHA! The new chapter of HMH is HERE! Yeay! Thank you for giving me 13 reviews! Im soo greatful to all of you! I OWE YOU A VERY BIG APOLOGY FOR THE LATE UPDATE, SO HERE IT IS *IM SO SOOOORRRRRRRYYYYYYYYY!* IN RETURN I WROTE 2 MAJOR LONG CHAPTERS SO NJOY!
Hi Hokage Hinata Hyuga-san! Thank you! Don't worry a savior for those 2 has already been sent! Im not fond of killing characters.. buhuhuhu.. and I absolutely wont make a full zombie from a creature like Naruto, he has every right to be a human.. but there will be side effects for it, its all down in the story ufufufufu..
Yo twistedheart27-san! Thank you! Indeed you're special.. ufufufufu.. AND don't worry, I updated more than 1 chapter this time.. I hope its worth reading.. and reviewing! Huhu..
Hello, LeeRocks-san! Sorry for not changing the formats earlier, but I hope the way I changed it now is comfortable to read.. I apologize again… and thank you for leaving a review! I appreciate it! Hehehe..
Hi daniel 29-san! Yes because Hinata broke the curse, the evil forces are out.. Perhaps this chapter can tell you more.. thank you for the review, Enjoy!
YO READERS! I feel sad for not writing NH reunion in the last chap, too much guilt is strangling me in the neck like a thick rusty rope but I cant rush it either, so.. don't worry, I will leave some hints behind! Its time for Chapter 6 Close to my Heart, in this entry what happened to Naruto? Will team Konoha survive? Wish you all happy reading! Your reviews are always welcomed! (warning: suspense, mystery, possible death, antagonist, new characters, adventure, flashback, long.. long chap) *im turning into an evil monkey spirit.. cuz all sort of crazy ideas are popping in my head kukuku*
Chap6 Close to my Heart
Previously on chapter 5:
Shino said, "don't worry Naruto, I have done the same thing I did to Akamaru.. I had sent some of my bugs onto your skin, they will detoxify the poison on the surface, but the ones spreading inside you.. you would have to handle it.."
"damn.." Naruto muttered under his breath.
-Somewhere across the desserts-
"aah! (gasp) NARUTO-KUN!" her soft voice turned into a desperate call as she yelled a familiar name.
She gasped and heaved for air needing it to desperately calm her wrecking nerves at once, her heat beat had quickened its pace while she choked the air to ease her breathing, sitting upright on the bed as the blanket she covered herself with slid down from her upper body brushing along her shoulders and landed on her laps. Confusion etched on her frown which was formed on her forehead as she recalled the familiar name she yelled while waking from a nightmare.
"Na.. ru.. to-.. kun.. ?!" her soft voice whispered his name again.
Her breathing eased slowly into normal pattern of respiration, she touched her lips as her soft voice spelled the name again. What was this familiarity which tend to taunt her, as if she was forgetting something.. no, as if she was losing something so important, something so close to her heart. Something that she cherished more precious to her than her own life, something that had mended with her own soul, something that kept itself hidden and sealed in her subconscious mind for long as she knew, but what was it? Her pale lavender tinted eyes started to water as she clenched the cloth on her chest. She whimpered as she tried with everything in her will to stop that stabbing pain in her heart that gave thousand jolt of pain through her senses.. Tears were threatening to fall from her eyes, she frowned sadly, why does her heart hurt so much? She wondered why..
"..nata-sama.. Hinata-sama? Are you all right?" a voice came from her side.
Quickly covering herself with the blanket, she hid her face and body in a swift motion before the servant came in to check on her. A fair skinned woman with brown eyes and black hair which is neatly coiled into a bun bent the door open and appeared into the room. The lady in white kimono approaching her in swift walk, with worried expression written all over her face, she approached the girl placing a hand slightly on her shoulder, Hinata flinched at the contact of her cold fingers on her own feverish warm skin. The woman pulled her hand back forgetting that the lady isn't fond of people touching her. The girl was having her back facing towards her, so Subaru couldn't really tell that the lady was comfortable or not.
"Hinata-sama.. are you alright?" the servant asked.
The girl only nodded and said quietly, "I.. I am fine, Subaru-chan.. I'm sorry to be a bother..".
The servant sighed in relief, "oh that's good Hinata-sama.. you needn't apologize to me, Hinata-sama.. I should've been beside you as Seimei-sama has ordered, I am sorry I left your side..".
The girl softly said, "its alright Subaru-chan.. I'm really fine.. you shouldn't worry too much about Seimei-kun's orders..".
Subaru smiled fondly and said before vanishing behind the door, "you're too kind Hinata-sama.. I have prepared you're bath it is ready.. come on and take a dip.."
Subaru closed the door behind her, leaving the girl alone. She had been in the temple from when she was five years old, her grandmother had sent her here to becoming an apprentice to a Miko (means: priestess). She was now 25 years old, she and Keiko another one of the assistants is currently working for Seimei-sama a powerful priest, who is remarkably very handsome and very mysterious. What was even mysterious was that this lady that he had took into the temple about 1 and ½ years ago. Seimei was a priest who had never taken any interest in woman, he suddenly brought this girl out of nowhere to stay at the temple. She is residing there for nearly two years, but Tara and the others had never once seen her face since she always covers her face with wearing a dark cloak, only Seimei-kun knows how she looks. All that she knows about her is that her name was Hinata she's a very shy, kind, gentle, polite, and a reserved person. Sometimes she couldn't help but to think that what does this girl has that is very precious moreover Seimei is so much attracted to her, bet she really is so beautiful. He always had a teasing nature around girls, but she is the only one who he would talk with love and care hidden in his deep voice, to which the girl doesn't seem to notice it for being quite innocent and oblivious.
'I wonder why he likes her that much… Seimei-sama never tells anything but orders to me. Oh well, never mind..' the girl sighed and prepared herbal tea for the lady to freshen her up.
-Team Konoha-
A sand storm was about to hit the desserts in a few hours. The wind was gushing through atmosphere sweeping a considerable amount of sand with it. None of the Konoha team was aware of it, as they lie limply onto the back of the camel swinging their hands in motion as the camel moved slowly to the nearest town in about half a mile. A noise came from his lips, from his thoroughly dried throat, a deep dry groan. Squeezing his eyes open narrowly he saw the wind had picked up speed, he was slowly getting aware of his body, it ached so badly, when he observed he saw that he was bent for a long time that it had starting to hurt his muscles and bones.
He turned to see around, scratching his eyes again to get a clear view. He scanned with his white eyes, he saw Kiba and Akamaru lying limply onto the back of the a camel ahead of them, Neji realized that him and Shino was on another camel while Sasuke and Naruto were on the camel walking at his right side. There was a man who was covering himself with black cotton cloak, he was on the camel that was ahead of them. So, they were saved by a man with his camels. Processing the data, Neji felt his tired brain ached for more sleep, as he his drifted back to into the darkness that seep through his vision and he let it take over him.
-few hours later-
"awake already?"
Deep and lean voice of a young man was heard, as he woke up he saw a man sitting by the fire set in a dark room. Neji was there sitting in between a snoring Naruto and a silent Shino, while Kiba lay there with Sasuke and Akamaru which was sitting by the man. He had his cloak off his figure, now that Neji could see only his back, what he could note is that the man had a long blond hair, he could hear the man giving a chuckle.
"how do you feel?" the man asked turning to see Neji at his back.
Neji was dumbfound to see the young man, he had a striking resemblance with the snoring blond who was sleeping beside him, except he had no whiskers and he was fairer. Naruto looked like a mirror of Namikaze Minato his dad, with his over grown bangs and all, but this guy looks like a part of Jiraiya and Minato mixed together. He had spiky golden hair which was straight when it ended at the back, his eyes were striking and lively sky blue orbs, thin eyebrows, and sharp face that shaped his face in a manly way. He had a well trained and muscled, tall, lean figure.
Neji scowled and asked, "I am good, thank you for helping us.. by the way, who are you?".
The man stood from the fire place and walked nearing the Hyuuga head, he had black vest on him, his attire was all black and had tied a red cloth around his waist.
The man smirked and answered, "no need to worry, I mean no harm, I am Toyonara Mouri… uh, I am a wondering merchant. In my way I had seen the five of you fainted on the sand, so I had brought you with me.. there is a sand storm today so, leaving you behind will only mean killing you.".
Neji was shocked, the man answered as if he had read his mind. Still he gazed at the man skeptically, and yet he didn't show any hint of it and thanked the man, Neji noticed that bandage on Akamaru's leg and Naruto's back. He gazed back at the man who was offering him some food and drink. He received the food and water offered and said.
"you treated them.. thank you.." Neji said.
Toyonara smiled warmly and said, "mhm.. if I hadn't then there is no point in bringing them here..".
Neji shot him a shocked look, "what?".
Toyonara explained, "the dog was okay, but there was a deadly poison eating up the internals of that young blond.." he pointed at Naruto.
"That is Naruto" Neji said.
Toyonara corrected, "Naruto's poison was acting really fast in his body, it's a decaying poison that degrades the internals in a human, a normal man would've died.. but this Naruto guy was still breathing heavily, there was a force helping him heal.. from his inside. A swirl of power.."
Neji scowled as he heard the man say it, "H-How did you know that?".
Toyonara simply said, "oh! That's because I can see his life essence.. I am a medic myself.. so I had the privilege to prepare an antidote from black snake, which acts as a strong counteract poison to this poison..".
Neji was surprised and worried he asked, "wouldn't the poison harm the man?".
Toyonara nodded, "yes, but since he has the help of the swirling power, it helps him to heal quickly.. I had done what I know, its now all up to the young man..".
Neji nodded and looked at the Hokage worriedly, "I hope he survives.. I believe in his strength..".
Toyonara smirked and said, "surely he's strong.. he's doing a great fight there..".
After that, the man asked about Neji and the team, for what purpose was they there, what had happened and stuff. They talked until they finally fell asleep. The man put out the fire and slept with the team.
-morning-
As morning approached, Neji was stirred by a strange commotion, yawning quietly the man woke up from his sleep and sat up stretching his hands above his head. He heard Akamaru's barking. Opening his eyes he saw Sasuke, Shino and Kiba who were already awake. Kiba was searching for something, he was strangely desperate, Neji frowned when he saw Naruto's still and stiff body.
"Neji…" he snapped when he heard a deep voice calling his name out.
Turning Neji saw the Uchiha who had called him, "what is it? Sasuke..".
Sasuke who seemed cool and collected was sweating horribly, he coughed and cringed due to the pain from coughing caught to him, ".. how did we ended up here?".
Neji answered as he reached out his hand and touched Sasuke's forehead and said, "there was a merchant who came across us willing to bring us all here.. hey, you're having a cold are you?"
Sasuke moved Neji's hand away from his forehead and covered his mouth with his palm and coughed dryly, "just literally.. by the way, the guy you said stole our bag packs.. our belongings are all gone but he left some food and water, I don't know where are we right now.. we have to find a way out of here, I feel suffocating inside here..".
The Hyuuga raised both of his brows to his forehead in shock to hearing what Sasuke had said, and here he thought that the guy was a good guy, sheesh.. he shouldn't have trusted him. Now that they had lost their bags containing their needs, even the bags with kunai are gone. He gritted his teeth, he should've known better.
Eyeing Kiba Neji asked "what is he searching for Shino?"
Shino looked up and said, "the scroll containing Hinata's last mission details.."
Neji face palmed himself and said, "keh.. we lost that in the bags..".
Neji and Sasuke looked at the blond in between them, Neji noticed that the blond wasn't snoring, stretching his hand he touched the Hokage, he frowned and shook Naruto awake. There wasn't a response, he clutched the shirt Naruto was wearing and shook him again.
"curses.. Damn it! Naruto! Wake up!" Neji yelled.
Sasuke looked at him curiously and asked, having the blond to lie on his back again, "what is it Neji?".
Neji moved his gaze from the blonde to the Uchiha, there was a slight wave of emotion had emitted from the white eyes of the Hyuuga as Sasuke watched him. He never felt any emotion come out of his void white eyes, except for certain times, and now he the ex-avenger watched as the Hyuuga activated his bloodline limit and checked the Hokage's system. Neji's eyes widened and he looked at Sasuke in pure disbelief.
Sasuke couldn't contain his curiosity he asked Neji, "what did you see Neji? What's wrong?"
"N.. Naruto.. is ice cold, he's not breathing… but, h..his pulse.. they're there faintly." Neji said slightly getting nervous himself and also relieved a bit, well at least for now.
The onyx eyed Anbu captain was taken aback by this, "what are you saying Neji? Is he dead?" he turned to inspect the blond, indeed he was lying limply to the ground, no movement, no response.
Shino said while examining him, "he's still alive, but I don't know.. someone treated him with a deadly poison, it seemed to be reacting on him.. the poison of the zombies were cleared."
Clutching his trembling hands along to his sides until his knuckles turned white, Neji gulped, "then l.. lets move out, we'll find a way to treat him before its too late..".
Kiba exclaimed from behind while running around with Akamaru, "hey guys! I've found the way out! its like a maize!"
All of them hurried to where Kiba and Akamaru were, Sasuke was carrying Naruto on his back while Neji and Shino headed to Kiba. They had to get him out of there if they wanted to see him alive. They had no more time to waste anymore. Once they woke up everything changed, they had nothing with them, except the strength they had in them which miraculously revived after the rest. Neji couldn't understand, why had this all happened? They were in pursuit of his lost cousin, he didn't know why, but they were facing the most weirdest things as obstacles along the journey, a whole village of infected zombies, an incredibly exhausting 8 day voyage in the boundless dessert in which they had lost the strength to walk, a deceiving thief who had stolen their stuff, they also lost the scroll that contains the details that could lead them to Hyuuga Hinata to the thief but he did left something enough for all of them to eat, a recovered Akamaru (thank God..) and an infected and unconscious Naruto in a life or death situation, to the least he couldn't understand how to conclude the situation. They desperately have to save the blonde; he is the hope of their villages' future, their ninja society, and the only hope to his cousin and her life. The savior of this world, their beloved orange Hokage of Konoha.. they can't have him dead, at all costs. Nobody will forgive them then, heck.. they can't even forgive themselves for it.
Snicker.. a sinister snicker was heard, echoing in the darkness of night, in the walls of an abandoned mansion, the voice echoed along its solid cold walls, having the sound travelling along each molecules of remaining life. It spreaded evil and darkness to the mansion, the servants were frightened to death, surely that voice could shook the life out of everyone with just a simple chuckle.
"heh.. I already have his soul." She said coldly.
Emerging her hand from the darkness surrounding the room, her dried and wrinkled hands was visible, pale in complexion as the only moon light flashed into the dark room through a window, it hit her skin.
She reached her hands out on the crystal ball placed on the soft, velvety green cushion (crystal ball that can show anything you want to see, it was possessed by the *third). Slowly caressing the ball with her rough skin, it glowed brightly under her simple touch. She snickered again, feeling completely revived, she felt happy and welcomed her victory of gaining something so important that could prove a threat to her. She wanted to take over this world and crush it in her palms, that was her ambitions but unfortunately she was sealed by a mere human incarnation, a Tachibana. She was outright defeated, 1000 years ago, by this man. Now that she has this soul, she could feel free to manipulate many people anyone.. whoever she pleases, and bring that hiding hideous man out of his hide out. She knew from the moment she was out, that her only nemesis still exist, somewhere.. she swore to herself she will find him and wipe him out of the surface of the earth.
(A/N: this section of the story will be in italic since, all the experiences Naruto is having will be within in his mind and completely out of the world.. )
-Meanwhile.. with Naruto-
"w.. where am I?" Naruto asked himself.
The blonde wasn't sure when was the last time he ever had been here was. It has been years since he had captured and extracted Kurama's chakra into his own, it must've been nearly 7 years since then. He stepped into the watery surface of the reddish sewer; pipes were all around the walls leaking small drops of water leaving it to drip onto the pool of water he was standing in. The water reached to the ankles of his black sandal, it wasn't that deep. There was an enormous cage, a large thick steel cage, with a seal that was circular and was still swirling. He narrowed his eyes to it, closely inspecting it from where he stood.
There.. inside that cage.. he used to see an enormous and huge, fiery, blood lusting, Kyuubi. He used to stand before that cage, to either to ask it to lend chakra or yell at the powerful and overgrown reddish fur ball fox with mutated tails that is 9 in counting. He smirked at it, he wouldn't be in here if.. there is a huge chakra loss in his system or if.. he was in a near death state. He didn't bother to know which situation was he in, the blond scooted to see where was that damned fox was hiding.
"where are you..? stupid fox.." he sounded amused finding the fox which he thought was hiding.
Then he felt a poking on his back, which he felt pain from the sharp claws that was poking him, he turned around only to see an overgrown, reddish, lazy, and bored fox sitting as it tails wriggled along playfully. From that huge height, it scowled down at him and grinned at the blonde showing its sharpened blade-like fangs. Naruto quirked an eyebrow, obviously bored.. not scared at the old fox's antiques to scare the shit out of him. I mean c'mon.. Naruto is a Hokage- the second Yellow Flash, an S-rank ninja who never feared death, the strongest ninja feared by his enemies, more importantly he's a man already, he isn't a 13 year old kid anymore, even so, he wasn't scared when he first laid eyes on that fur ball but he was pretty much yelling at it and calling it 'stupid'.
"What do you mean by calling me a 'stupid fox' Minato?" Kurama asked.
Naruto chuckled and stated, "heh.. the obvious, that you're a stupid fox.. and Im Naruto..".
The fox grumbled and said, "tch.. how dare you! After sealing me away from my powers, not visiting me at all, you're saying that I am stupid? You idiot container!"
Naruto smiled as he ended his chuckle and scratched his head, "aahh.. sorry bout' that.. you're missing me are you?".
The fox frowned and said, "why would I miss a stupid human like yourself..?".
The blonde heaved a sigh and walked near to the fox, "eeeeehhhh… you don't? geezz.."
The fox chuckled and asked, "so how about you?"
"me? Uhh.." he scratched the back of his head and said, "no, I totally forgot about you.. hehe (chuckles)"
The fox glared at him flaming in his slit eyes, "you fool.. that explains why you haven't stepped into your own head.."
Naruto grinned stupidly and asked, "so what's up fox? How have you been?"
Looking away the fox said, "fine…"
A sly smirk appeared on the Hokage's whiskered face as he said, "am I sensing wrong or is that you're blushing?"
The fox eyed the blond angrily and said, "shut up! now why were you here?"
The blond shrugged and said, "I don't know.."
The fox sighed and asked, "what happened before you came here idiot?"
Then Naruto held a hand to his chin and began to think, he started to narrate the whole story of what had happened and what he saw, before he ended up coming to the fox. The huge fox listened to his container intently with utmost concentration. Once he was done the fox began to think.
"..then I was bitten by those creepy dead bodies.. and I was walking with Kiba, Shino, Saske-teme, Akamaru and Neji.. I finally fainted from walking.. when I opened my eyes, I was here.." the blonde finished his story.
The fox looked at Naruto and stated, "Naruto.. I think, we're dead."
Cocking an eyebrow, mouth hanging low Naruto yelled, "WHAT?!"
Apparently before he could utter another word, suddenly, a burst of flashing light broke into the walls, blinding his eyes. Everything around him crumbled, literally ruined itself into nothing but dust and the ruins slowly began to vanish as the darkness around started to swallow it and Naruto together into it, while in the little time left, the fox shrunk in size of a normal hunter cat, it jumped and landed onto Naruto's bushy and spick yellow head. Then everything went dark to his eyes. He stayed there, in that darkness for what it seemed too long even to count. Immeasurable amount of time had passed in that silence. He couldn't move or say anything, for the fox hadn't done anything since it was suffering the same as well.
He then started to feel, slowly he gained the ability to breath, then he felt the use of his limbs, he could blink his eyes, move his hands about, trembling slightly he started to stand up, in the endless darkness. As he stepped forward, practically dragging his heavy self, further into the darkness staggering along his way into it, after a long time of walking, he saw something flashing red, no.. something like burning, flaring red. He approached it, reaching an arm towards it, slowly as he walked further.. and further.. he could make out a sharp of a round passageway, in the lightless dark.
Without hesitation the blonde showoff who is now scared, confused as hell, walked into the passage way. He heard sound of water flashing once he stepped right in it, the water splashed as he kept on walking into it. He walked further into it, not uttering any words to the fox who was sitting on top of his head. At first a small fog greeted the receptors in his nasal cavity, he cringed, and his face contorted at the horribly stink or foul smell which hit his nose, it was the smell of decaying bodies which still in the process of decomposing, the smell of burns, puss, everything which is slimy and everything dirty as imaginable was smelling horribly in that narrow, dark, smelly passage way. He couldn't take it, it was suffocating to him to be there even a moment could kill him.
"ughh.. I bet Kiba would collapse if he was here.. huh? I could.. speak.." he said, all his thought were expressed in his voice.
Kyuubi stomped on his head holding it nose like its life was depending on it, he yelled, "get moving your butt dumb ass! I cant stand it!".
Naruto walked on trying to find a way out of here, but.. there was something following him, he couldn't make out its presence since it was extremely dark in there that he could barely see himself. Then he could see, all lot of beings inside the narrow, round hole. These were the people who had died, in every terrible way imaginable whom was rotting in that dark, they were the sinned ones, the ones who ended up in wrong way of life independently, their horrible deeds were transformed onto their horrible forms. Naruto could only blink in astonishment and pure shock looking at the condition of the poor souls, he sucked his breath in, to his eyes, all that he saw wasn't their badly formed bodies or ugly forms, but their sufferings. They were crying, some were howling, some moaning and groaning in pain, their pain had shattered his heart, he couldn't bear the sight of it, he trembled as he remained stiff as he walked passing through them. Tears were pooling around his eyes, his lips trembled, his face contorted in a saddened frown, they were caressing his arm asking him to help them in their low calls, he looked at his sides, one old man clung to his arms, weeping to him, asking the blonde to help him get out of here, before Naruto could respond..
A deep voice thundered into his ears, "Don't bother.. its useless, futile.. the man had been given many changes in his life, but he refused to take it.".
Naruto looked at his other side, he could see a dark cloaked figure, standing right beside him holding a staff which is crowned with a sharp claw-like blade on the uppermost edge of it, he could only make out 2 shiny dust-like light which he concluded was the shinigami's (means: grim reapers) eyes. Naruto stared wide eyed at the shinigami which watched him intently. Slowly anger started to arise in him, he stated coldly at the grim reaper.
"he would've taken it, if he know he should.." Naruto's voice beamed through the void.
The shinigami chuckled, "hn.. not all humans were thoughtful as you.. sometimes, your pity will cause your death.. you have passed through death in many occasions of your life.. even now, you're passing through one.. you should know what human's greediness is and to what extend could it go. You should've known better..".
Naruto couldn't answer to this statement of the shinigami while the dark framed being stood there beside him waiting silently for his answer. Naruto gagged his mouth to respond.. and something watery leaked on his head and he touched, splash it away trying to dry his head.
"geezz.. at least they should be given a chance.. another chance to life.." he ended up saying that.
The shinigami chuckled again, "surely they were given.. none of them will escape the chance.. they will be given until they can learn their wrong and reprimand it, admitting a wrong and praying for forgiveness and claiming responsibilities of the wrongs they did is enough to make a man escape this.." he pointed at them and their sufferings.
Naruto gulped as the shinigami continued, "some souls escape to the human world, wishing to stay there in means of escaping this place.. they're the ones you humans call as ghosts..".
Naruto stared at them for a few moment before he snapped his head towards the weeping old man, he held the old man.
He asked him, "hey old man! Answer me something.. do you want to stay here or take the chance you've been given to be reborn and correct the mistakes you've done? Which one do you choose?"
The old man looked at him and said desperately, "a chance! A chance! I want to be a good human! I want to make redemption of all my sins in my entire life that I've committed!"
Naruto looked at the shinigami who was watching him he said, "he can do this! Give him a chanc-"
Before the blond could finish his sentence, the old man grabbed his attention, "hey, kid.. were you the one who the fourth sealed the Kyuubi in?"
Naruto looked back at the old man with a confused scowl and nodded at him, "yes.." he answered.
The old man's eyes widened and he grabs Naruto's hands in his and lowered his head in a bow, he cried, "kid.. I am sorry for all I did while you were small, I was one of those people who had despised you, I called you a monster, I hit you with stones, I beat you up, and said some very mean words to you.. I didn't even consider you as a child.. but you, you prove to me that your more than just a human.. please, I beg you, forgive me child..".
Naruto widened his eyes in shock hearing to his confession Naruto moved his hand on top of the man's hand and said tearfully, "its okay Oji-san (means: old man).. I was used to it.. It doesn't matter it was in the past anyway.."
Before he could continue a drop of Naruto's tear fell on the man's hands, soon the man float above Naruto shining in bright light he smiles tearfully at the blond saying thank you to him, he vanished away. Naruto looked dumfounded, as the shinigami chuckled at the blonds stupor face. Naruto gags his mouth hanging wide open he stuttered pointing above his head.
"t-th-the th-the.. m-man.. wh-where?"
Still smirking the shinigami understood and answered, "you had freed the man from his sufferings, he is now at peace..".
Naruto stared at the grim reaper, standing there speechlessly, with widened eyes, surprise was written all over on his face. Then slowly a happy grin spread on his face.
"oh.. I cant stand them stinking, at least we could use some moving.." the fox said. The shinigami smirked looking at the fox.
Naruto scowled as he looked around, his scowl matured into a frown, they weren't walking any longer, they were floating together with the shinigami. He was floating on the dark void leaving the passage way, to much.. much higher place. His eyes widened as he watched from there the number of uncountable souls suffering down there in the eternal darkness, they were so much souls, so crowded in that place as if it could triple the whole world's human population, he felt his heart tightening looking at them. He snapped his head to the shinigami, it was still staring at him with all its attention, quietly.
"wh-where are we going?" Naruto asked at the shinigami.
"why, would you like to stay there with them?" Naruto widened his eyes and gulped, the shinigami smiled to it.
"aah.. nope. I don't think so.." he said.
The fox yelled, "ahhh!.. I could use some breathing at last.. sigh..", it made them both chuckle.
Then the shinigami looked away, looking upwards, there was a beam of light entering the darkness through a small hole, "I can't guide you further than this.. take that way, you'll reach to the other realm..".
Looking at the small hole to which the shinigami has pointed at, he asked.
"uhh.. okay, thanks.. um, how am I supposed to pass through such small whole?" Naruto looked around and the shinigami was nowhere beside him.
Scowling to himself, he grumbled and walked to the light. "that guy was creepy as hell.. sheesh.." Naruto said.
"(chuckle) I was thinking the same.." Kurama said in his hushed tone.
"noo.. you were scared looking at him.. I could feel your trembling paws on my head.." Naruto teased.
"no I wasn't…I.. I was just, um.. holding something.." Kurama said in a low sheepish tone.
Naruto widened his eyes as he realized something, and yelled as his voiced beamed through the passage, "DAMN YOU STUPID FOX! YOU PEED ON ME! YUCK! AAAAAAAAAHHH".
As they were bickering to each other, they failed to notice that they were now out of that dark dungeon and was walking in a spring field. The place shone brightly as the ground was soft as feather, he couldn't feel his feat, it was as if he was floating in the air. An unknown bliss spring though his heart and soul as he stepped in further into the realm, he felt light and somewhat happy, bright and a cheeky grin spread through his whiskered face.
"no I didn't pee on you!" Kurama denied as blush crossed its features.
"I know you did damn fox! Stop giving me that bull shit Im not buying it!" Naruto said.
"oi.. Naruto-kid.. what brings you here?" a familiar low, matured deep voice beamed into his ears.
Naruto looked at the surrounding and realized they weren't in that dark place any longer, he smiled as he looked around, and.. something like a grey blur that he spotted crossed his mind, he widened his eyes and ran to it as fast as he can leaving the fox to follow him from behind. The blond jumped and flung his hands around the familiar person who had greeted him.
"ERO-SENNIN! ERO SENNIN! ERO-SENNIN!" he yelled heartily clinging to the grey haired old man.
He laughed and broke the hug, he scowled immediately whacked the blond on his head, "ouch! Heeeeyy.. what was that for?!" Naruto whined in pain, holding his head.
"how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that? Naruto baka!" Jiraiya fumed.
They both ended up laughing at themselves, "so what are you doing here? Don't tell me you died.." Jiraiya said.
Naruto smiled sadly and shook his head, "I don't know ero-sennin..".
Jiraiya eyed the blond with concerned look and whacked him on his back and said, "don't worry! You'll definitely find that girl alright..".
Naruto widened his eyes at his sensei when he said that, "h-how did you know?" he asked.
Jiraiya shrugged and said, "I know.. cuz, im watching you from here..".
Naruto smiled at him brightly and hold up his wrist in the air said, "heh! I can do it! believe it-dattebayo!".
Jiraiya smiled at him, hearing to his husky and gruff voice that was deeper in tone and the old sensei eyed the way Naruto had matured into a man, "you're taller than the last time I saw you Naruto.. just like him..".
The student and the sensei talked and talked for what seemed long, they were resting near a pond, while Jiraiya was watching the fishes and the beautiful flowers around the pond. Naruto was telling him so many stories after Jiraiya was gone, and what Fukasaku did to him, he told his sensei how he and his friends defeated Pain, Madara and Orochimaru, how he had gained the title Hokage, about Hikari-chan, and what he did for the country and all. Jiraiya smiled looking at the blond fondly.
Jiraiya chuckled at him, and he asked, "well do you like that girl?".
Naruto was taken aback by that question, "h-huh?".
The sennin said, "the Hyuuga girl.. did you like… like, like her?"
Naruto down casted his eyes, narrowing it at the fish pond near the small fountain, there were many raw emotions erupted in those sky blue eyes that Jiraiya had noticed, Naruto looked back at his sensei with a faint blush on his whiskered cheeks, scratching the back of his head.
He gulped and said, "I… idontknow.. but.. I think so.."
Jiraiya coked an eyebrow and laughed whacking the blonde painfully on his back, "hahaha! Stop acting so stupid Naruto..".
Ending his laughter Jiraiya said smiling at his student, "a man should be sure of his feelings towards a woman Naruto.. because they had to make sure, that the woman they love would trust them, live for them, and be with them forever.. for that, you should hold your grounds.. like you did with Sakura."
Naruto blushed again, smiling sadly at the name Jiraiya had mentioned, he smiled at his sensei nodding his head, "yeah.. I will..".
Then Jiraiya smiled and stood up along with Naruto. The blond had asked to the old ninja, about his wife, he was confused since he couldn't see her anywhere, Jiraiya told him that her time hasn't over yet to rise to the heaven. As they walked through the garden of sunflowers, the breeze was so warm that it caressed him as if stroking him to sleep. And indeed, the fox who followed him was really sleeping on Naruto's head.
Jiraiya sighed, "I never really thought I would enter this place..".
Looking at his sensei Naruto smiled, "neither did I..".
Jiraiya chuckled, "don't worry, you wont get in here.. heaven is only for intelligent people, stupid Naruto.."
Naruto fumed, "what did you say?! I'm not stupid!", Jiraiya laughed at the kid.
The grey haired sennin abruptly stopped in the middle of the field, and stood next to a blossoming sunflower, he plucked it and offered it to Naruto, "here.. Naruto, take this..".
Eyeing his sensei curiously Naruto tilted his head looking at the flower and then back to his sensei, "what is this for?".
Jiraiya held onto Naruto's wrist and yanked him forward to follow him to the same pond they left just a while ago. Upon reaching the pond, Jiraiya looked back at his student with his evergreen smile plastered on his face.
He said, "I'll tell you when we reach there..".
Then suddenly they were jumping into the water and Naruto found himself being flushed into somewhere like a whirlwind, then it stopped. He found himself and Jiraiya hiding behind the floating clouds of the earth. Naruto was astonished as he watched the birds fly, a smile of wonder crossed his features, Jiraiya smirked looking at the blond, they watched the earth spin, the rise of day and night, the sun, the moon, the stars, the rainbow, rain, whirlwind, thunder, the four seasons, the 2 poles and everything that is in the earth. They didn't miss flashflood, earthquake, volcano eruptions, tsunami, landslides, and other natural phenomenon that drinks life on the earth. Jiraiya showed his most precious student what world meant. Then he snapped his finger, and suddenly they were in a forest behind bushes, there was a woman who was washing herself. Naruto fumed as he thought his sensei brought him here to peek at woman's bath.
Naruto narrowed his glare on his sensei and whacked him on the head, "you PERVERT!" he yelled.
"OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! Hey hey, Naruto listen! Its not like that.. that's the girl you're looking for!" the sensei yelled trying to stop his student from kicking his ass off.
Naruto jammed for a second from what he was doing his whole being blushed into beet red, and fumes emitted from his ears as he turned to look at the girl sitting gracefully in the water.. like a blossoming pure little white water lily, long midnight blue hair covering her whole self, she kneeled deeper into the water, her face was down, he couldn't really see her, but his heart started to quicken its pace.. as if it would jump out of his ribs at any moment. He caught looking at her as she heaved a sigh, when a maid in white kimono called her name. At that very moment, before he could even take a glimpse at her face Jiraiya snapped his finger and they were floating in the air again. Naruto sighed in relief thinking that at least, she was alive and well somewhere, and looked far with determination shining in his blue orbs.
Jiraiya smirked at his student and asked, "now.. do you know what do you feel about that girl?".
Clutching his shirt on his chest trying to calm his thumping heart, Naruto nodded his head dumbly as he looked at his sensei.
Jiraiya smirked and said pointing at the flower, "you see that flower.. when you pour water it grows and blossoms, but when you leave it to dry it wilts.. girls are more or less, like flowers, if you shower them with care and love.. they will shine for you in your life.. Sakura was that kind of a girl.. she loved you from her heart after realizing her mistakes towards you, she turned into a blossoming woman that shined in your light.. that brightened your heart and life.."
Naruto nodded contemplating what his sensei was saying.
Jiraiya continued, ".. the Hyuuga girl.. is also a flower like any other girls, but.. a very rare flower.. she shines.. even in the dark.. whenever she glows she leaves her warmness etched in the heart of the beholders, a kind of flower that will nurture you with everything that she has, she smiles hiding her tears, she is a shy turnip, that hides her true self.. she doesn't realize her own potential.. so Naruto.. she. Is a sunflower, that needs light of a sun, you. To know that how much can her very existence can cause a change.. and that, only you.. can make the difference. There will be a sunflower, only if the sun exists .. without you, she wouldn't know who she really is, remember that, Naruto."
Naruto gazed at his sensei with the eyes clear of any doubt, any confusion, not even a little was left there. He knew what he had to do, he clenched the stem of the flower in his hand and brought it to close to his heart as if hugging it gently, he felt that weird spark in his heart, to which he thought he'll never feel it again towards any woman. But, now here he is, clutching a simple flower holding it preciously near to his heart, grinning ear to ear like an idiot, with the sky blue eyes that is overflowing with his emotions. Then the next thing he noticed was that, he was floating up above his friends. He saw that his rival was carrying him, they were heading out of a pyramid, to the sandy dessert. They were heading towards a town where at that moment he felt his whole soul electrifying with the interferences of some kind of energy. He felt weak and gradually being numb of all his senses, then he saw from the clouds a hand appeared and grabbed him like he was a stick, Naruto couldn't hold that much against it. He tried to free himself from it with all his strength but he couldn't manage to get away. Suddenly everything became dark, he was aware of his senses but he couldn't see a thing. After what it seems too long, he felt light penetrating through his soul. When the man touched his chest, he felt his own pulse, painfully beating through his own soul, as if it was calling him back to his own body. He could see a faint rope that was tied to his navel, it connecting his soul that was floating to his body. He looked around for his sensei, but he wasn't there anymore beside him.. then when a bright light blinded his visions he closed his eyes, when he reopened them..
-END OF CHAPTER 6-
Me: hooray for me! Yahoo! I ended chap six!
Owh yeah! But hey, hey.. wait.. there is more.. you guys must be wondering, what would've happened during the time period before all of this had happened, namely before our heroin gone missing.. and why had Sakura chose Hinata in particular to be the mother of the child she yield (we know why obviously, but there was also another reason to it).. this is a major flashback that I, proudly presenting to you, in saying thanks to your support, so 1 word= NJOY!
~FLASHBACK STARTS~
All of this happened more than five years ago, it was when Hinata finally said her decision to withdraw her position as the heiress of the clan in favor of her sister Hanabi, and with her father's agreement, the Rokudaime Hokage's help she had made Hyuuga Neji the next clan leader, and she had disowned the clan. She still carries the Hyuuga name as her first name, but she will not associate herself in any of the clan business. Hinata then had progressed in her ninja profession, improved in her medical training with Tsunade, and Lee for Taijutsu.
Since her signature chakra nature is water, she trained a lot to gain water chakra based ninjutsu, she even went to the extent to create her own jutsus with the medical jutsu and ninjutsu in combination. The Hyuuga had applied to be in Anbu soon after her successful progresses in missions as a jounin. She was accepted in Anbu and she excelled in that as well, much to everyone's surprise, she made herself a ninja worth the praise. She looks super-hot in the skin tight Anbu attire, she's super-cool butt-kicking machine in battles but no one except Sasuke recognizes her in the whole Anbu squad. Since the identity of Anbu should be kept confidential even to the Hokage (but Naruto sort of knows), nobody knows her real name, she was called 'the White Dragon'. She is a very well known lady Anbu, for her prowess, a deadly signature technique, her byakugan, long midnight blue hair and beautiful curvaceous form.
2 years later, on a very rainy day, the Anbu returned home after successful completion of a mission in Wind country. After one week of travel, she had been tired enough to just collapse. But the Hyuuga ordered her team to rest, while she reported on the mission personally to Captain Hawk all by herself, after being released from her duty she finally went to her apartment.
Her rented house was at the northern side of the village with a peaceful view of the Hokage monument. People there were friendly and joyful. She enjoyed being there, she never felt lonely since she was always preoccupied with missions and hospital works, in her off days she would simply visit Neji, Ten Ten and Hanabi or be sparring with her team, or watching Kurenai's son Ryosuke-kun, pressing flowers and planting pot plants, going little outings with Ino, Sakura, Karin, Temari and Tenten, and the other guys. This is how she spent her off days usually. But today it was different, Sasuke knew she was beat so he gave her 3 days off. Even if she denies it, he gave her a stern advice and made her accept it.
After a long shower the lavender eyed woman collapsed onto her bed. She had dressed in a casual shorts and a large and baggy sweater. As soon as she hit the covers her eyes started to drift into deep slumber.
'Tit tit.. tit tit.. tit tit.. tit tit..'
She slammed her finger on the button of her alarm shutting it off. Stretching her arms above her head, the Hyuuga sat up on her cozy and comfy bed, yawning in her soft voice, she blinked looking around her room. Sighing the girl lazily walked out of the comforts of her sweet bed, she opened her wardrobe looking for nice grey shirt and a pair of long black pants. She went straight into the bathroom for another shower before she attends to the big party she was invited that day. Standing in the steamy shower she washed her face, suddenly she contorted. There was that stabbing pain again, she grumbled and groaned in pain. She clutched her stomach and collapsed down on the tiled marble floor. She panted heavily trying to stand up, despite the fact that her knees were giving in..
Fighting the pain she walked out of the shower, closing the water tap. She panted heavily trying to calm her nerves. Then after a few moments, the pain wasn't there.. it was normal. She discovered this regular pattern of pain 3 months ago, so she consulted Tsunade about it and she had taken some tests to diagnose the problem. The results should be out soon, she wasn't anxious to know so she waited anyways. After cooking some delicious food she packed it and the girl had dressed in her normal decent clothes and was out of her apartment walking to the Uchiha compound to meet up with Karin and Sasuke, they had planned to go together. She walked to the mansion along the park as she saw the villagers on their routine walks, they greeted the ex-heiress politely while smiled and nodded warmly at them.
"hey sweet-princess! You're here just in time!" Karin cooed at the Hyuuga.
Hinata blushed instantly at the nickname and smiled at the new Uchiha, she said softly, "hi.. Karin-chan, Sasuke-kun".
"Hn.. so, what are we waiting for?" Sasuke grunted at her greeting and asked normally in his deep voice with an ever fading scowl.
They had to catch up to Sasuke as they were chit chatting leaving him alone. Once they reached the Uzumaki mansion, they saw everyone was there, their sensei, the other Konoha rookies, Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura's parents, Lady Fukasaku, Gaara the Kazekage, Kankurou, Matsuri, Bee-sama, heck.. even Ton Ton, Pakkun, Gamatatsu , Gamakichi and Toad Boss Gamabunta was there. They were there to celebrate Naruto's succession to being the 6th Hokage after Tsunade, the fifth, they had planned do it earlier, since everyone was busy, they planned a day and invited all of their friends. They had a very merry and heartwarming party including sake. Everyone presented Naruto a gift, and Chouji even gave them free barbeque dinner. Sakura invited the girls and had started to chat with everyone while the guys were having fun (mostly Shika) the lazy genius challenged Naruto to shougi, to which obviously he won. About time, before Hinata could wish Naruto there was a phone call that she attended saying that she should be present in the hospital immediately, she hurried towards Naruto to greet him, the young blond was enjoying the ramen she had cooked.
Hinata approached Naruto and said, "Naruto-kun.. congratulations on being our 6th.. but sorry I have to go, I had a phone call from the hospital..".
He looked up at the Hyuuga and formed a cute innocent pout on his whiskered face with the ramen noodle still hanging on the corner of his mouth he said, "uhh.. (grumble, slurp).. cant the work wait? We're having fun here.."
Smiling warmly at the blonde's antiques she said softly, "but its an emergency Naruto-kun..".
The blonde sighed and stood up with the ramen and chopsticks in his hands he hugged the Hyuuga and said, "fine.. thanks for coming but Hinata, I wont forgive you for leaving early.. so give a kiss on my cheeks so that I wont be mad at you..".
Hinata chuckled at the childish Naruto, she leaned to his face tip toeing to his height, she rested her hands on his arms for support she pecked lightly on his tanned cheeks, she pinched his other cheek and ran before he could grasp her by her waist, "that was for being naughty Naruto-kun..".
"Hey.. that wasn't fair.." the young blonde pouted as he watched the Hyuuga vanish through the crowd with a very faint blush and a stupid grin on his face, he shrugged and sat back on the table resuming to his eating business. Sakura noticed it and went after Hinata, to ask her why she had to go early but she wasn't there by the time Sakura reached the doors.
====================================30 minutes later====================================
Sakura went to the hospital searching for Hinata after she had leant from Naruto that the Hyuuga was called urgently to the hospital. She wondered why, if there was an emergency, Ino, herself and Tsunade should also be called too, but why had they asked only for the Hyuuga. The pinkette find it fishy and she had an instinct which told her something was bad, so she followed her best friend. Sakura was walking along the lane to find the room to which Hinata was in, then.. she spotted the room and saw her friend speaking to the doctor there, regarding a medical report. She scowled looking at the Hyuuga who was in verge of tears. Her heart was beating so fast, and she couldn't bear the sight of her friend being so sad. She couldn't hear what they were speaking so she stood watching them.
"what happened Hinata?" Sakura startled the Hyuuga once she stepped out of the room.
Hinata immediately hid the report behind her and said, "i-its n-nothing Sa-Sakura-chan.. Its j-just a medical report.."
Scowling Sakura was getting more suspicious she asked, "Hinata.. then why are you crying?".
The pale eyed woman didn't notice her leaking tears, "huh? Ano.. I j-just.. sl-sleepy a-and ti-tired that's all.."
Sakura obviously knew the Hyuuga was hiding something from her, it has been years since she saw her friend stutter like this. She knew eventually Hinata will tell her, but, this is not the best time so she didn't pry on it further. She only nodded and offered to walk the girl back to the party, but Hinata refused, she was giving excuses that she was tired so the Uzumaki walked with her to her apartment. Once reaching home, Sakura watched the solemn face of the Hyuuga she was still worried about her.
"are you okay Hinata?" Sakura asked.
The girl simply smiled and said softly, "i-im fine Sakura-chan.. its okay.. you please don't worry, I'll be fine.. tell Naruto-kun I am sorry.."
Sakura smiled warmly and nodded, she noticed that Hinata had calmed down since she stuttered less, "okay Hinata.. call me if you need me okay.. if you want you can sleep over at our place, come with me.. Naruto wont mind..".
The Hyuuga smiled and shook her head, "no, no.. its okay, really but thanks a lot Sakura-chan..".
Sakura said before leaving, "no prob sweetie.. and Hina.. if something's bothering you, tell me okay.. and don't forget tomorrow night shift.. meet you around 6.30 in the evening in the hospital..".
Hinata blushed again at the nickname and nodded, "okay I will.. see you tomorrow.."
The pinkette walked away still worrying about her friend, she didn't know what to do to help her. Moreover, she didn't know what happened in there that is bothering Hinata this much, she never seen the girl so off for the past 5 years. Sakura sighed and walked to the Uzumaki estates, she has to tell Naruto about this.
=======================================6 months later==================================
Kiba had taken a day off, to meet with his team mate to take her on a date. Everyone except Hinata didn't know she was on a date with her team mate she was being herself and enjoyed his and Akamaru's company a lot. He knew she was in some kind of depression lately and after that incident where her father told her that she was betrothed to Neji, she had a huge conversation with her dad saying that she'll not agree to it, since she knows Neji and Ten Ten are in a relationship, it had created a huge disagreement between her and Hiashi and to make the matters worse the elders got involved in it and it ended pretty badly. She wasn't really in a good condition. So the Inuzuka thought to make a move before any other man snatches her away from him. She was really surprised when Kiba had planned the day out very perfectly; they had fun in the park, and pulled a prank on Naruto while he was asleep on the desk in his office, visited orphanage homes and played with the kids giving them souvenirs, went to funfairs, movies and finally a reserved candle light dinner in one of Konoha's most famous and expensive restaurants. He even surprised her by giving her a bouquet of red roses, she smiled warmly and thanked Kiba, she was thinking how to repay his kindness for making her day so special.
After the dinner they went to their training ground and sparred for sometime before collapsing onto the sea of green grass. They leaned on to the green bed on their backs and were panting for air, the night was cold and nice, the silence it held brought peace to the ex-heiress's mind, she smiled gazing at the night sky, while crickets played music into her ears, singing on their own accord while fire flies accompanied them. Hinata was totally in bliss forgetting her own problems, she watched the shining stars of the clear night above, she smelled the roses, and caressed Akamaru to his pleasure, while the dog leaned to her soft and gentle touch. Unknown to her, she was being watched by a pair of loving eyes, and there were more eyes that were watching the both of them, hidden behind the bushes. Suddenly Kiba called her name for her attention and confessed.
"H.. Hinata." The Inuzuka called her.
The pale eyed woman stopped staring blankly at the stars and looked up at her team mate with a heart melting smile she said, "yes Kiba-kun.."
The blush deepened on his cheeks while he sat up nervously on the grass taking his time to calm himself, then he said, "I .. you know, I think.. (sigh) I think about you all day and night, and I think that umm.. you're the most beautiful and special girl that I have ever met.. I have been on dates with many girls before but.. I haven't felt any of the feeling that I have felt for you towards them.. I have been with you before we're even genins and I was kinda excited to be with you in a team, I got to know you more, I felt an urge to help you and a protective instinct that I had for you, I think you are the kindest, warm and gentle girl, just with your smile you make my heart go crazy.. and I think I.. I .. I love you, I will love you with all my heart and protect you with everything that I've got.. I know I am not so cool like Neji or strong like Naruto-baka but.." he paused and took a deep breath.
Meanwhile behind the bush, Neji was trembling and Naruto was growling when he heard Kiba, "what does he mean by stupid?" he whispered.
Sakura was holding him in place and whispered to him dangerously, "will you shut up? its his time to make a proposal don't ruin it!".
Karin, Sasuke, Chouji, Ino, Shino, Temari, Ten Ten, even Tsunade came and peeked the proposal behind the bushes.
"why am I here?" Shikamaru whispered with a bored look on his face and he gulped while Temari glared at him.
Kiba continued, "I know one thing that I will take care of you and I will promise you a great future so.. Hinata.. w-will you.. marry me?".
Kiba held a small box in his palm, he opened the lid revealing a beautiful white diamond ring, and looked up to meet a surprised Hinata with her teary eyes, still she held a sad smile on her face, and suddenly jumped to his arms and said breathily, "K.. Kiba-kun.. I am very greatful but I cant..".
Breaking the hug she said shaking her head, "I.. I can't.." Kiba cut her words by putting his finger on her lips shutting her.
"I know.. and I will wait no matter how long it gets.." Kiba said with a warm smile.
He frowned when he saw her face saddened even more and was breaking down into tears, she cried silently for a while as Kiba tried his hard to consol her, everyone behind the bush was worried too, Naruto wasn't sure what is happening while Sakura felt something wasn't right.
The Hyuuga calmed down and stopped sobbing she said, holding onto her chest, "Kiba-k-kun.."
She sniffed and continued when she looked up meeting his eyes, "you have this responsibility of being a clan leader.. " he nodded his head.
"I am very much greatful to hear your confession.. I didn't know how to repay such kindness from you, I.. have always thought of you as a friend I had Kiba-kun.. I am so sorry I didn't notice your feelings, and I am still.. honest to my real feelings to (pause).. Naruto-kun.. and I cant lie about it, besides, with my condition.. I can't marry neither you nor Neji-nisan or any men..".
Standing up from her position holding her sobs in her throat she said to the Inuzuka, "I am very sorry Kiba-kun.. forgive me.. for being so.. so useless, Im so sorry!".
With that the girl ran from the training ground as fast as her legs could carry her. Kiba was devastated and began to chase after her while the others came out from the bushes. He was surprised to see all of them there, Sakura asked him to stay while she went after Hinata.
========================================few minutes later===============================
Sakura found the ex-heiress sitting beside a pond, near the cemeteries. She was crying to her heart's content, she hadn't know what to do, or was what she had done was right or wrong, she couldn't feel anything else but pain. She had made Kiba's heart break, how could she be happy? She never felt this useless before, more tears came down to her cheeks as she sobbed even more. She perplexed when she felt an arm around her shoulders, she looked up to see a pair of jade green eyes staring right at her pearly eyes with concern and worry. Sakura smiled at the Hyuuga and hugged her while Hinata leaned onto her shoulders and started to cry even more. Sakura soothed her friend and asked her what was wrong.
"Hina.. what is wrong? Why.." before the pinkette could finish Hinata said.
"I cant marry anyone.. Sakura-chan.. I am useless.." the Hyuuga sobbed on the Uzumaki's shoulders.
"why? What is the matter? is it.. Is that Naruto-" Sakura trailed.
Hinata smiled sadly breaking the hug after calming down she said, "Sakura-chan.. I can't marry any man, because, I cant give him a child..(sob) I .. I'm not healthy to deliver a child due to barrenness.. I cant have a child on my own.. I know that Kiba-kun will still be stubborn if get he to know this but, I.. don't want to be a burden to him or anyone.. I just.. (gulp).. I just don't know how can someone like me be so useless..".
Sakura gasped in shock when she heard her, she asked tearfully, "is that why that day you..".
The girl nodded her head and she hugged the pinkette and cried in her arms. Hinata had developed this condition because of an internal injury she had from a fight that she nearly loses her life a year ago. Sakura felt her heart tightened and she cried silently for her friend. She never told anyone about it, not even to Naruto who pestered her on the matter. Nobody except Tsunade knows that the Uzumaki also had a secret that she was also in a delicate health condition to deliver a child, yet she was already pregnant with Naruto's baby she had no heart to break his hope. She was determined to give Naruto his child and if she was not able to survive the labor, she already made a decision she had in mind a long time ago.
~FLASHBACK ENDS~
Naruto: woahh.. that was a tiresome journey..
Sasuke: Uchiha's don't have cold.. they're resistant to disease! How dare you do that to me!
Me: hey yo.. I did that to make you remember that your just a human even if you're an Uchiha, dumbass..
Sasuke: damn you teme!
Me: bleehh! Ufufufufu..
Hinata: y..you pea-peaked o-on m-me!
Naruto: uhhh.. I ahhh.. I umm… I d-did.. but i-its not what you think it is! I I.. I mean yes but.. It isn't my fault! ERO SENNIN brought me there!
Neji: how could you peak on my cousin's bath! Jyuuken!
Naruto: neji waiiii- oof! *was sent flying to the other pole*
Jiraiya: what do you mean its my fault?! That's the authors doing!
Neji: where is the damn author?!
Me: hey ya.. N-Neji waiitt aaahhhh! *escapes*
Kiba: yeay! Akamaru recovered!
Akamaru: bark! Bark bark bark! (oh yeah! Im cool.. and this human girl doesn't own Naruto!)
Sakura: okay.. please leave a review if you like the story, and I thank you for your precious time.. see you in next chap! I love you all!
Naruto: REVIEW PLEASH..