A/N: I rather don't like that people just come and review with me that they don't want to read on just because I'm among the people who like Naruhina pairings and have included Hinata in the harem…in my eyes, you're no better than trolls if you do that. To all readers, if there's something you don't like about my stories, then please do the smart thing and don't read the story at all…don't even bother to review if you don't like it so much, as it wastes my time when you nitpick over little details like that. That aside, we're going to see what fate has befallen Kiba—beating him up seems to be too good a punishment in my opinion. Other than that, do read and review would you kindly? Also, I'd like to thank dany le fou for catching a slip I let out last chapter…however, it still applies that I'm adding a Hyuuga to the harem to balance out the Hyuuga-Uchiha ratio. I won't say who the lucky girl will end up being yet, as I want it to be a surprise in the long-run, but I will say that she wants to thank him 'greatly' for saving her.
Senjuuchiha: Anko and Hinata are already in the harem…Tsunade is definitely not going to be in due to the fact that she is in fact related to Naruto, but Shizune seems to be a possibility. Tsume is a bit iffy as she tried to adopt him a lot of times before, but we already have Hana confirmed for the harem…although thoughts are about in my head as to Kiba's reaction to both his mum and sister joining the harem.
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[Near the Hyuuga Compound, almost three weeks later…]
Hinata was excited to bring Naruto in to meet her family—ever since she had told her father of who it was that brought Kiba over to get his just desserts, he had been dying to meet him…and it just so happened that today was a festival in the Hyuuga estate; a perfect excuse to invite him over. The problem was that Naruto and Meilan, as they were constantly travelling, never had to buy formal wear—neither of them had any kimono or even a yukata to attend any festivals with, and so Hinata lent the two of them an orange yukata with blue trim for Naruto and a lilac kimono with white lotus blossoms embroidered at the bottom for Meilan.
It actually made the two of them blush when they helped Naruto put on his yukata due to his blindness…Hinata had the worst of the blushing as it was the first time she was seeing his well-built body without that vest of his. As she touched the ripped muscles, she could not help but think of very naughty thoughts involving them. What seemed to also give him a bit of a more dignified appearance was the fact that he slung his katana on the left side of his waist…a bit paranoid she thought, but she understood that most people wouldn't go anywhere without a weapon—and after the incident where she was almost kidnapped, she didn't blame him.
"So what can you tell me about your family Hinata?" asked Naruto, as they were walking, eliciting an 'eep' from Hinata and a blush. "W-well, like you said before, m-my family owns a spa and a medical clinic," she began, "t-that is where much of our revenue comes from d-during peacetime. M-many members of my clan a-are so arrogant, I wonder if the U-Uchiha were any better…others however, are a different matter altogether."
"Sounds like they have a really big stick shoved where the sun won't shine," said Meilan, leading Naruto around by the hand as usual, "but all in all, I'd like to see how bad it is in your family…because you seem like an okay person to me; a bit shy for my liking, but an okay person nonetheless."
Hinata could only chuckle nervously. "Don't worry—not every Hyuuga is as bad as you think…although there are one or two bad ones, we are by and large good people." As she led her friends to the estate, she began to think back on the past since she started attending the Ninja Academy—before, she was a nervous wreck who tended to fail at a lot of things. All the while, she couldn't help but wonder exactly what Kiba's punishment was…
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[Meanwhile, at the Inuzuka Compound…]
He could not stand it anymore! He wanted to close his eyes, but he couldn't—apparently, his tormentors had to go visit Uchiha Mikoto to borrow a pair of those clamps that keep the patient's eyelids open. For the past few weeks now, Kiba was forced to watch the most disgusting thing he had ever seen—the worst kind of pornography a straight person could ever watch…and that was gay porn. He watched as men started mounting each other and mating with each other, he could only think back to the words his mother uttered to him: "You brought this upon yourself Kiba…and unfortunately for you, since Hyuuga Hiashi didn't want to punish you, I was given the honor of doing so. You wanted see some sex? Well you're going to see sex…in fact you're going to be watching Inuzuka members going at it…I won't say if their canine companions will be involved though."
At first, when he heard of that, Kiba wondered exactly what sort of punishment would involve him watching porn—it was paradise to him! And if it was lesbian porn, then aces! But then he saw that with the first couple to waltz on in to the chambers where he was to be punished, neither of them were girls…they were very much effeminate Inuzuka men with really big dogs! And thus, his punishment had begun the second that his mother left when the first gay Inuzuka men had started to pleasure each other…and Kiba was unable to close his eyes from the sight. To make things worse, he was watching as different gay Inuzuka couples started walking in—some were mounting each other…their dogs were even mounting each other…some didn't bother mounting each other, and were mounting their dogs instead (who also happened to be male)…oh how terrible! And the worst of it was whenever they would hold an orgy!
And so, the ironic punishment of Inuzuka Kiba continued, as he was forced to watch in disgust at the sight before him…forever being scarred for life as he realized the consequences for any future rape attempts…
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[Hyuuga Compound…]
The lanterns strung about had added the air of festivity about the place. There was no mistaking that the Hyuugas were holding a celebration. This was one of the few times that the members of both the Main and Branch families could get together and forget the troubles and strife between the two groups; Main house families could openly enjoy a shot of sake with friends from the Branch house, and vice-versa, while children from the Branch house could play with children in the Main house. Such was the joyous air of the annual Hyuuga Bond Festival…a festival meant to aid in lowering tensions between the two houses.
Hinata had brought her two friends from school over to meet her father—who in turn had expressed interest in meeting Naruto. Upon going through the gates to the compound, what she saw was a sight she was always happy to see every year—none of the Branch members glaring at Main house members, children from both sides playing with each other…so many good sights she wanted to see in the future the day she took power. However, the air was tainted as she noted that only one or two members of the Main house, all of them elders, had looked in their direction with utter contempt. She shrugged it off as the elders having been knocked off their high horses when she beat down Neji, but somehow she had a feeling she was not the subject of their glaring at the moment.
"So you finally showed up!"
Oh, she was not looking forward to hearing that voice now. Ever since he had recovered from the injuries she had inflicted upon him, Neji had been tirelessly working to get stronger. While that was a good thing for him, it only served to make him more arrogant—a fact that seemed to make his little sister accompanying him more shamed that he was her brother. Hinata knew that little Nami was not exactly happy that her brother was letting the pride get to his head…she knew that she wanted him back to the way he was, before he started spouting that rubbish about fate and destiny, and all that crap. As far as she was concerned, Nami needed her favorite cousin to beat him down as savagely as she did—little did she know that Nami was actually thankful for it. As she looked at Naruto, she could only blush as she saw his form from under the yukata he wore…and that sword at his side seemed to make him look cooler.
"And I see that you brought the dead-last with you! He's probably so inadequate that he had to bring a sword with him."
"NEJI! WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT BEING MEAN TO YOUR COUSIN ON THIS DAY?"
Hinata turned, and saw who it was that spoke…oh she knew who it was that was walking towards them. She never did like Neji much after that incident with the Kumo ambassador, and his sensei really freaked her out; but his teammates were a whole different story altogether…she was okay with Rock Lee so long as he didn't start hugging with his sensei (she could've sworn they were both gay)—Tenten on the other hand, was a rather good friend. This is especially true whenever she decides to dress down Neji for, due to lack of a better phrase, being an ass…and this was because even though Tenten was admittedly weaker than Neji, she still seemed to have the power to talk down to him like a child and get away with it.
Just as more words of fire and rage were about to leave her tongue, Tenten turned to see someone she really wanted to see. "Naruto! How good it is to see you on this fine day!"
The confusion in Naruto's face slowly melted away as simply smiled. "Tenten, is that you?"
"Well who else would it be?"
Rock Lee turned to face Tenten with a look of confusion in his eyes…before realization crossed his big-eyed features. "Naruto? Isn't that the boy…" Before he could finish his sentence, Lee found a hand slapped over his mouth—a hand attached to an arm that belonged to Tenten. "Don't mind him," she said, with a sort of grin that hid something behind it, "Lee is an honest, hard-working boy, but sometimes he just says the weirdest things."
"No worries, I've heard weirder."
Before she could ponder on that sentence from the mouth of her good friend, she noted something hanging at the left side of his hip—Tenten's eyes had zeroed in on something interesting. "N-Naruto…t-t-that s-s-sword…canIseeitplease?"
A quizzical look on Naruto's face had appeared when one eyebrow was raised. "I'm sorry, come again?"
After realizing that she was starting to sound like a fan-girl Tenten calmed herself down, and added an air of professionalism to her voice. "May I please see your katana?"
Not seeing any harm in it, Naruto pulled the katana out from his sash with a sigh. "Okay, but please, do be careful with it…this sword was a gift, and so I treasure it greatly."
Knowing how samurai and other swordsmen tend to have an attachment to their swords, Tenten nodded in agreement, showing proper etiquette to the katana by bowing before it, and then beginning her inspection. Its sheath was covered in black lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl clouds and its handle was wrapped in leather—however, what made this katana stand out was the tsuba; it was a disc of brass in the shape of a spiral…oh she knew whose work this was!
"Impressive," she said, upon unsheathing the blade and looking at the wave-like pattern of its hamon, "it's obviously made with a special kind of steel that reacts with chakra…not to mention the technique used to make it amplify chakra-based attacks without compromising its durability; this isn't a bad sword at all though with or without it. Where did you get this?"
Naruto sighed in elation as he began to recount what had happened. "I met a man in Tetsu no Kuni during my training trip a while after I went blind…he was a very powerful old man from what I could tell of his chakra signature—it seemed like it was withering away, but it was still quite powerful. One day, while training, he was passing by as he watched me practicing a jutsu my sensei taught me at the time while Meilan was nearby practicing in her family's style…after a while, we got to speaking. We talked about dreams, what we're learning, and a little about him…he was a nice guy, seemed to be very smart too. Apparently he was a swordsmith, and that he was finding inspiration for his best work or something like that…said his name was Masamune or something like that. Anyway, before he left, he told me to keep on working at my jutsu while he went to work on that sword he started on.
"Six months later, old man Masamune finds me on the ground and tired…and just after having finished learning the jutsu sensei taught me, and with Meilan holding my head in her lap. He knelt down, gave me some lunch, and then asked if I mastered the technique yet. I told him I may have gotten the basics of the technique down, but I've a long ways to go before mastering it. He simply chuckled, and then gave me the very sword you're holding in your hand…he called it 'Mizu-hime', and he made me promise to take very good care of her. Since then, Mizu-hime's never been parted from me, even after I started getting other weapons."
As she continued to inspect this apparently exceptional katana, Tenten could not help but be surprised…to think that this sword was Masamune's latest work! Every bladesmith of any specialty worth their salt knew of Gyudo Nyudo Masamune from Tetsu no Kuni…who didn't know of the best swordsmith in the land? His name was known far and wide, and his works were just as legendary…blades of such craftsmanship that they were said to have been able to sever the spirit from the body without even so much as a nick on the skin. And then one day, Masamune stated that he would not be making swords for a time as he had lost his inspiration to make any more…yet here was Naruto, finally giving the man inspiration to make one final katana! A blade of this quality would be worth millions! Upon sheathing the sword, she resolved at that moment to not disclose the news that Masamune had recently died. "It's a very beautiful sword," she said, bowing before the blade and handing it back to Naruto, "very fitting of its name."
Naruto took the sword back, and slung it back in its place at his left side. "Thanks for listening Tenten. I—"
"So there you are!" The voice came from behind Tenten—it was very much masculine…probably belonging to someone in his early forties. Like most Hyuuga members, this one smelled of the bath salts and herbal medicines they were known for—unlike the other members however, this voice had the scent of vegetables, and sumi-e ink mixed in. However, there was a second set of scents near that man that had the mix of candy and lavender…a feminine scent judging by its soft intensity.
"I was wondering where you were, and now I see you were here conversing with friends."
Hinata could not believe the look on the man's face. "Tou-san!" The voice belonged to one Hyuuga Hiashi…with a bit of an amused look on his face. Next to him however, was a little girl that could be what Hinata would look like should she grow her hair longer…this was Hyuuga Hanabi.
"So I see the rumors are true…it seems you have lost the ability to see." As Hiashi continued his inspection of the boy. Neji could only look at his uncle in confusion—why was the head of the clan treating this nobody as if he were an equal? Does he not know that this is the Dead-Last of the academy? Perhaps it would be beneficial to test him out himself and see just how strong he really was.
The other Hyuuga in the area had mixed reactions: Nami could only share in her brother's confusion—why would her uncle know of the hot kid in front of her? At first, Hanabi was curious as to why her father knew of this boy she was looking at before she simply looked away…the makings of a blush were beginning to form on her face as she saw his chest from under the yukata—thank kami she had not used her Byakugan to see what was underneath. Hinata was the only one that knew that her father wanted to meet Naruto, and so she was not surprised that she knew of him—she was only hoping that he would not say anything embarrassing…although she was hoping Naruto would be meeting her father on their wedding day, this situation was no less nerve-wracking.
Naruto bowed from his waist before the voice. "I'm sorry Hyuuga-sama; you know of me, but I am not exactly familiar with you."
"Ah, forgive my rudeness! I am Hyuuga Hiashi—the head of the Hyuuga clan. And with me is my youngest daughter Hanabi. Hinata told me that you aided in the rescue of one of our members from a rapist—I invited you to this festival to thank you for that act. I know of how your birthdays have not exactly been joyous…truth be told, I've aided in rescuing you several times myself, and I still feel like I haven't done enough. So today I've decided to allow you to attend a festival for a change."
"I thank-you for the kindness Hiashi-sama, but are you sure your clan members will be fine around me?"
"You've nothing to fear from my clan…the majority of my clan members are more open-minded, and will be fair. If they have any objections, they can take it up with me."
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[Inuzuka Compound…]
Kiba simply remained limp—he'd learned these past few weeks to treasure these moments of peace and quiet. He was also thankful that the gay couples that walked on in were merciful enough to leave when their business was done…that, and he was also thankful that they hadn't made a move on him yet—perhaps because his mother had ordered them simply to torture him with that sight. It was then that he would remember this day as the day he learned what would happen if he tried to rape somebody.
Before he could think about his situation any further, Kiba heard the door opening. He was so afraid that he was starting to wet himself…no more! He wanted no more of this horror show he was forced to watch! He learned his lesson! But as he watched the door open, he realized to his relief that it was his mother that walked on in…she had a very angry and disappointed look on her face. He didn't want to see that sight ever again.
The second that Tsume was a few inches away from her son, she had stopped. "Have you learned your lesson yet?"
To that, Kiba had a hopeful look in his eyes. His voice had become dead and hoarse from his constant attempts to scream for help, and for his constant state of illness. "I have…I won't ever do it again…"
"Good…now you make sure that it doesn't—because if it does happen again, then you're not just going to watch this again; you're going to be a part of it. Am I clear?"
Kiba's nod was desperate—he didn't want to be a witness to this horror show ever again, much less a participant. He would've agreed to anything at this point…but his vow to never end up in this position again still applied.
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[Hyuuga Compound…]
The festival went on in the Hyuuga Compound—it was mainly a joyous time as there were members from both branches finally getting together as equals and not as master and servant…the games were being played by the younger children had brought the air of happiness up, and the appearance of the blind stranger that saved one of their own from danger seemed to be a welcome change. Naruto seemed to have a bit of a flair when telling stories…although the fact that he contributed music to the festival with a samisen he found by accident in the compound seemed to help his popularity among the younger Hyuuga children as he told his stories in the same fashion as bards of old—although she did catch an adult or two in the crowd. This only served to make three girls hot for him: Tenten didn't understand herself why she liked Naruto so much, she just knew that it made her hot just thinking of him—was it love? She hoped it was…although if that were the case and judging from the looks she noted that Meilan and Hinata shared on their faces, she knew that she was likely to have competition, but that was okay: she always did love a challenge.
Hinata on the other hand had thoughts of hard pectorals and abs, and how they would be like in the future. She also noted that Naruto's behavior around young children would've made him ideal father material—and as she thought about it more, she came to realize that this was more incentive to have him marry her. Now if she could just work up the spine to ask him out on a date so that she could finally get to work on seducing his brains out gradually if not successfully on the first try.
Oh, she knew the other two were looking at her man…frankly, Meilan had no problems with them starting a harem, but that didn't mean she was willing to give Naruto up without a fight—if those girls wanted to marry Naruto-kun, they'd have to earn her approval first…whether they like it or not. And since she was currently the stopgap between Naruto and his honor, she vowed to make it difficult for any girl to try and make a move for him.
By the end of the festival, all three girls were found sitting around the boy of their affections with cups of tea in their hands. "I guess it's time to go," he finally said, "it was nice to finally see you two again."
Meilan picked up Naruto's hand and turned to Tenten and Hinata. "We had a great time Hinata-chan, thank-you!"
"You're welcome you two!"
The two of them waved as they started leaving, with Meilan leading Naruto by the hand back to their apartment. Being the host of her little party, Hinata had started seeing her guests to the door—it was polite to do so after all. Tenten and Lee had followed Neji as they too were invited…the look of intense jealousy shared between Tenten and Hinata was very clear—although that jealousy seemed to have lightened up with Meilan by just a margin, it was still there. Lee on the other hand looked on at confusion at the sight before him, but simply shrugged it off as women embracing the flames of youth—and a boy for that matter.
Little did they know, a stalker was following the both of them in the shadows…a stalker with white and grateful eyes directed at Naruto, silently thanking him for saving her from that mean Inuzuka boy… "You can pursue him you know."
The Hyuuga stalker turned her head quickly upon hearing those words, and found herself seeing the head of the clan looking down on her in amusement. "If he is on your mind so much, then pursue his heart…and don't mind the other girls' jealousy—because Naruto is the last of the Uzumaki Clan." The stalker's eyes widened in realization—that meant that she could share Naruto with the other girls! But then again, why spoil the fun by telling them? The Hyuuga stalker simply chuckled darkly—before her thoughts turned to how she was going to get a piece of Naruto's heart…
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A/N: Oh dear…now just who is our little stalker? A bit shorter than usual, I know and for that I apologize, but just so you know, there will be a poll going on as to which team Naruto will be placed in. You can vote as to which sensei he will get, and then you can tell me who his team members are in the review. If you like this story so much then please vote, would you kindly? It would help with my thought process if you do. I'm also taking guesses as to which Hyuuga is joining Hinata in the harem from your comments.
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Songs Used:
"Theme of Sakura" by Toshiro Masuda from "Naruto"—Hinata leads Naruto and Meilan to the Hyuuga Compound
"Evil" by Toshiro Masuda from "Naruto"—Kiba's torture
"Theme of Neji" by Toshiro Masuda from "Naruto"—Naruto tells a story
"Ephemeral Dream" by Ryuichi Takada from "Soul Calibur III"—the Hyuuga Bond Festival
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Vocabulary/Culture Notes:
Nami—a Japanese name, meaning 'wave'.
Katana Inspection Etiquette—when you hold someone else's katana in your hand with the intent to inspect it, you must show it the proper etiquette as you would a regular person, and so you must bow before the sword before doing so.
Hamon—the temper line of a katana
Masamune—a very famous Japanese swordsmith from the Bizen province often regarded as the best of the best. His name has always been associated with katana, and so it's no surprise that you find his name on many of the best katana in the "Final Fantasy" universe.
Mizu-hime—a name, it means 'water princess'