DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Sorry, If I haven't updated for years. Had a lot going on lately. Really hope that you read this chapter as I will do my best to update it regularly. Many thanks to those who still read my fanfic works!

Kyuubi Love

Circumstances (Chapter 25)

"Are we there yet, Shino?" Naruto said.

"Calm down a bit. We're almost there." Shino said.

"Tch. It's quite hard to calm down after leaving Hinata behind. That damn bastard might come back and eat her or something." Naruto said.

Flashback: After Ino took control of Mikailu 1, Naruto took Hinata. Mikailu 1, being stunned, ran away after having experienced that.

"It seems that he's not on his right mind, like a monster." Shino said.

"I'll put him back in his cage if that's the case." Naruto said furiously with his eyes turning red.

Meanwhile, at Hinata and Ino's area…

"Ne~, Hinata, are you okay?" Ino said.

"Hai…I'm okay. I was able to heal myself a bit so I can manage, Ino-san." Hinata said.

"Ehh~? Well, did that do the trick? Haven't seen anything like that." Ino said.

"I just got this from training with water. With all the training Neji nii-san, Kiba-kun, Shino-kun, even Otou-san (father) did for me…" Hinata said then looked down, depressed.

Ino looked at Hinata with a pitying look on her face.

"You know, your father's safe." Ino said.

Hinata looked up immediately with a slight blush on her face and looked at Ino.

"Really?" Hinata said with eyes widened.

Ino sighed with relief.

"Yes. Tsunade-sama is taking care of him. But, they're out of the village, hiding somewhere. They couldn't stand a chance against the ones who attacked our village." Ino said.

Hinata looked down with a sad look on her face.

"But..is everyone safe?" Hinata said.

"I don't know. Otou-san just told me the details so…" Ino said.

"Is…that so?" Hinata said.

"Don't worry..we're ninjas of Konoha. We can never lose to anything. Ne~?" Ino said.

Hinata slightly looked up with a gentle smile on her face.

"Hai, Ino-san." Hinata said.

Meanwhile, Neji coughed a lot of blood.

'I can't faint here. I have to look for Hinata before I…' Neji said in his mind

With a slight shock, he coughed even more blood.

"Hello, mysterious man." Mikailu said.

Neji slightly looked up.

"You…" Neji said.

"Still haven't killed the girl, haven't you?" Mikailu said.

"Just kill me now." Neji said, while breathing deeply.

"Oh, why should I? You're the only one who can do it." Mikailu said then chuckled softly.

"Why…are you doing this?" Neji said.

"It's killing two birds in one stone. I get to destroy a village and the kyuubi. HAHAHAHAHA!" Mikailu said.

"I know of that girl, you brat. But, if you don't want to kill her, then that's okay. It would be better to just bring me the Jinchuuriki brat." Mikailu said.

"Na..ni (What..)?" Neji said.

"Hyuuga Hinata, the successor of the Hyuuga Clan of Konoha Village. One of the strong keys of the Hyuuga treasure. I am quite a treasure hunter so I can just use her to get it." Mikailu said.

'Tch. She knows about Hinata-sama.' Neji said in his mind while his vision is starting to blur.

"Then, why command to kill her if you know that much?" Neji said.

Mikailu chuckled.

"I don't have to tell you everything." Mikailu said.

Neji breathed deeply even harder but he still kept on fighting it by keeping his vision as clear as possible.

"Don't…you…dare…touch…Hinata-sama…you…" Neji said furiously.

Mikailu smirked then slowly approached him. She touched his chin and softly lifted his head up.

"You know…I have a little crush on you. You're cute." Mikailu said.

Neji's vision is starting to fade.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted.

The bunshin Narutos ran to attack Mikailu. Naruto attempted to do his Naruto rendan combo but when he attempted to kick Mikailu, his foot only went through her body like a ghost.

'It went through?!' Naruto said in his mind.

Shino made a whirling tornado of bugs and commanded it to attack Mikailu but it went through as well. Mikailu laughed loudly.

"HAHAHAHA, such lowlife gennins. Do you think you can defeat me?!" Mikailu said.

Naruto looked at Mikailu furiously, his eyes turned red even more.

"You…are you the one who attacked the village?" Naruto said.

Mikailu just looked at Naruto.

"ANSWER ME!" Naruto shouted.

"Like I said to this cute boy right here, I don't have to tell you everything. Well, eventually, all of you will die anyway." Mikailu said.

Then, her eyes changed into bloody red and evilly smiled with a big grin on her face.

"EXCEPT FOR YOU, KYUUBI BOY. HAHAHAHAHA" Mikailu shouted then disappeared.

"Oi! Wait, you witch!" Naruto shouted while trying to chase her as she disappears.

:: Let us talk some other time. I got business to take care of. Hopefully, you're alive by then? HAHAHAHAHA:: Mikailu said after disappearing.

"She's gone." Shino said.

Naruto looked down, making a furious sound.

"Na..ruto…" Neji said.

Naruto quickly looked at Neji's direction.

"Neji!" Naruto shouted as he ran towards Neji.

"What the heck happened to you?!" Naruto said.

"I was controlled by that woman…" Neji said.

"What?!" Naruto said.

"Apparently, a lot of blood has been lost in me…" Neji said as his eyes are almost closed.

"NEJI!" Naruto shouted.

"But…I'm glad…I guess I'm saved by you…" Neji said.

"Naruto. We have to take him back to Ino and the rest's area." Shino said.

"Yes, you're right. Neji, we'll go back to Hinata-chan and the others." Naruto said.

"…I'm really…sorry…Naruto." Neji said.

"We're comrades. Don't worry." Naruto said with a grin.

"But…I almost killed…Hinata-sama…got you in trouble…" Neji said.

Naruto placed his hand on Neji's shoulder.

"Like I said, it's okay. We're comrades." Naruto said with a brave smile in his face.

"Naruto…" Neji said.

"Enough talk, Neji. We have to hurry back to Hinata and the others." Shino said.

"Yes, let's go." Naruto said.