Hero's Heart

Chapter 7

The Rights and Wrongs

Naruto flew through the forest at tremendous speed as he gained ground towards the Hidden Mist. As he was by himself, it gave him time to think and he was only thinking about Hinata. He couldn't help but feel bad about everything since he wanted to and should be spending time with her. The only thing was that Hinata seemed really supportive of whatever he was doing so that alone made him feel better.

After about a day or so, he came across a rather large group of ninjas. They didn't seem anything out of the ordinary so Naruto knew that this mission was going to require patience. They were setting up camp for the day so he kept his distance and watched over them.

All throughout the night, he was unable to get any good information on them since they were pretty quiet and constantly on watch. This made him even more curious. If they were just a normal group of ninjas, why would they be so cautious about what they were doing? The only answer to that question would be that they were hiding something. That's what Naruto was determined to find out. He wanted to make sure that he didn't miss a thing so he constantly had his eyes on them. Whenever they set up camp, whenever they travelling on the road; he was near them, making sure that they weren't doing anything suspicious.

Unfortunately, time went by and things really started to flatten out. They were simply travelling from village to village without doing anything. Naruto eventually wondered if this was the right group, but one night, he noticed something that caught his attention. A man was wearing the Akatsuki cloak from before. The only thing about it was that he wasn't a member that Naruto could recognize. This quickly made things interesting. From afar, it was obvious that he was the leader so Naruto kept extra attention on him.

"So where are we going next?"

"I have a meeting to get to in the Hidden Leaf so that's where we're heading next. Everyone got that?! Hidden Leaf is out next destination so be ready for anything."

"Aye!"

This was the only conversation they ever had and Naruto took note of it. If they had a meeting at Konoha, were they even enemies? Naruto remained in the shadows and watched as they cleaned up camp and headed in the direction of the Hidden Leaf.

At this point, three days passed and Naruto was yet to see anything that told him that they were hostile. When they were in range of the Hidden Leaf, they broke up into multiple groups with very few numbers to attract less attention. They split off into different directions except for the leader. He walked straight through the main entrance as if he was a casual tourist. This was when Naruto was torn. He wasn't sure if he should follow the leader and check on the other groups. At that moment, Naruto smacked himself in the head in embarrassment.

"You idiot. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." Multiple clones appeared around them and each of them was responsible to keep track of a certain group. They split off and went to their positions.

Meanwhile, the leader group was taking a nice little stroll through the streets of Konoha. Naruto kept a close watch on each of the groups, but they still didn't seem to be hostile. Only time would tell before he had to intervene on whatever they were planning. Finally, they found themselves at the Hyuga temple. They knocked on the door and Hiashi opened it up. However, the leader of the group didn't say anything. He just invited himself in onto their grounds.

"Excuse me, but who are you?"

"I don't really think that is a concern right now."

Multiple Hyuga guards appeared next to Hiashi in a defensive formation.

"Why are you people here?"

"Clans."

"Clans?"

"You people believe this world to be peaceful, but there is still one thing wrong with it. You special clans who think you're above everyone else, and the Hyuga is the root of the problem. You protect your precious Byakugan like it actually belongs to you."

"It does."

"Wrong! It belongs to the people of this world. That's not something you can hide away." The man saw the Hyuga take a step forward and immediately retorted something else. "Don't even try attacking."

"What's going on here?!"

"Hinata, get back inside."

"Hey, what's the big idea, trespassing on our land?"

"Hanabi-chan, stay behind me."

At that moment, a whole bunch of bodies were thrown over the wall and onto the front yard of the Hyuga temple. They were bodies of the group that was confronting the Hyuga. The leader looked up at the wall and saw numerous people standing atop the wall. They all looked the same which puzzled him.

"Get those two now." One of his men charged Hinata and Hanabi, but the Hiashi was there to intercept him. However, it didn't prove to be effective. Hiashi, somehow, saw a premonition of the man and swung at him. Little did he know that the real one was already behind him. He kicked Hiashi in his lower back and continued towards the two girls.

"You're ours now."

"I don't think so!" Out of nowhere, Naruto appeared in front of the two girls. His Rasengan forced the assailant to the ground, rendering him defeated. Meanwhile, the remaining hostile group was shocked to see this. That man that Naruto took out was one of their best and yet, he got taken out in one blow.

"Who are you?"

"I'll give you the same answer as you did to Hiashi-san. That doesn't concern you." Naruto looked up and revealed his Sage Mode to the rest of the hostile group.

"Naruto-kun."

"Hinata, get back. They're after you so as long as you're behind me, they won't get you."

"Okay."

"Naruto-san, kick their butts."

Naruto smiled at Hanabi's remark.

"Got it."

"Get him!"

The other five men in the group charged Naruto, but Naruto had something special planned. His clones suddenly appeared next to the assailants and quickly took them out. After that, Naruto used his speed to appear in front of the leader.

"What? So fast."

Naruto curled his fingers into a fist and delivered a huge punch to the man's face. His body was sent flying through the gate and into the forest just outside the temple. Naruto slowly walked out of the temple and continued to pursue him.

"Why are you here?"

The man was struggling to get up since Naruto's punch was unlike anything he's ever seen or felt before. After about a minute or so, he managed to return to his feet.

"You wouldn't understand. The clans of this world hide themselves away with special jutsu that could benefit this world, and yet, they keep to themselves. How is that right?"

"You don't have the right to take what is not yours. The Hyuga are amazing people who helped in shaping what this world is now. From what I can tell, you're just trying to cause havoc amongst the Great Nations."

"So what if I am? You can't stop me." He suddenly leapt towards Naruto, but Naruto already knew that he was going to do that. He lowered his body and prepared his final attack.

"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms." Hinata suddenly appeared from above him and gave him the full blow of the attack. The force of the attack sent him crashing in the ground once again and all of the strength in his body left him completely.

"Hinata, what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry. I just… I couldn't just stand and watch while you dealt with him."

"But it could have been dangerous."

"Naruto-kun, you've protected me numerous times in the past. I just thought that I could do the same for you." She walked closer to him when she was immediately cut off.

"Hinata, get back here at once." Hiashi was standing at the gate. The two looked back at the gate and knew that it was already too late for them.

"I'm sorry. I have to go." Hinata closed her eyes and ran back to the temple. As she passed Hiashi, he took a step towards Naruto.

"I appreciate what you did, but don't think this excuses anything. I still want you to stay away from Hinata. Stay away from all of us." He turned around and headed back inside the gate.

"Why?" Naruto's words managed to stop Hiashi in his tracks.

"What are you talking about?"

"Why do you continue to hide the Byakugan? This world is at peace. There's no more war, no more conflict. You're acting as if it stills needs to be protected. There's nothing to protect anymore. Even your own people think that… Trust me."

At that moment, Hiashi dashed at Naruto at high speed and attempted to punch him in the face. However, Naruto grabbed his fist out of the air and prevented the attack from happening.

"You know, you've never liked me and I don't blame you, but you should really think about all of this. Give people a chance. I can guarantee that they will surprise you." He let go of Hiashi's fist and vanished.

"That boy."

…

Naruto appeared in the Hokage's office which still surprised Kakashi.

"The mission is complete."

"So, I take you figured out there intentions?"

"Yes… unfortunately." He bowed his head. "If you don't need me anymore, I will be on my way." He vanished and returned to his room. Kakashi knew that there was something going on and knew that he had to speak to Naruto, not as the Hokage, but as a friend.

End of Chapter 7