Introduction:
This is a NaruHina focused story. I've lost count of how many attempts I've made at writting a Naruto Fanfiction, but this is my first NaruHina, and to be honest, I have really interesting ideas to share with you guys. Please read and be honest with your opinions... I will keep my smartass self at bay. Any references to Kingdom Hearts, I apologize in advice for, in case there's anybody who hates this frandchise (by the way, if there IS somebody who hates it, what's wrong with you? lol JK).
I also apologize if there's anybody who loves reading about a Naruto who's all the time finishing his sentences with 'ttebayo. I like that trait of his, but in terms of writting, it kinda gets in the way, doesn't it? Especially when you need Naruto to be serious and more mature. I won't picture Sakura as a bitch or similars, because I'm trying to be both impartial and neutral in terms of favoritism, the only exceptions being of course, Naruto and Hinata. I'm also intriducing myself as a character, and several others... You'll see soon enough. I never introduce new characters that all of a sudden are as powerful as, or more powerful than main characters. Nah, I like it real.
By the way, I use a lot of Japanese expressions. Sorry for ruling out 'ttebayo, but these others I think are a bit cooler:
'Takku, or also Mattaku: A way of saying "Jeez" or "For crying out loud". Simply a show of frustration.
Teme: Bastard or any other way of aggresively addressing someone else, as many of you know.
Doistumo Koitsumo: This expression is usually used when two or more people behave in a frustrating, yet familiar way. Think of it as those times when you want to say something like: "You two are always at it", or "It's always the same with you people"
Koitsu: Literally, "this guy" or "this girl"
Aitsu: Same as above, but merely changing "this" for "that"
These are only expressions with which I find myself comfortable with. I'm in no way stating that I know Japanese or anything similar. In fact, I'm pretty sure most of you knew the meaning for those terms, even better than I do. Just felt like writing just in case.
With these things being said, I'll just go ahead and start with the story. Please read it carefully and taking your time... Enjoy!
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Peace.
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I. The Wedding.
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"You know, I'd say you look great in that outfit and whatnot... But coming from me, it would sound kind of weird, wouldn't it?" Said a familiar male voice behind him.
The young man, whose clothes resembled those of a noble about to face an audience of particularly high importance in the world, caught the light of the visitor's eyes. The light was as blue as sea. Not like he needed to know that to be able to tell who it was. He was sensing him coming to the Groom's Room from afar, hearing the footsteps of that clumsy walking style of his. The man smiled and turned his head slightly, to greet him.
"Well, taking into account the way in which you stubbornly chased after me this whole time, I wouldn't be surprised if all of a sudden you wanted to rape me. Stalker." Uchiha Sasuke said to him in response. The blonde visitor chuckled faintly, and laid his back against the threshold. He was dressed similar to Sasuke, though Sasuke's white was black in the other's, and the Uchiha Emblem was also changed for a Red Spiral Emblem on both the other's chest and presumably, his back.
"What are you doing here, teme? Aren't you supposed to be there already?" The visitor, who had six whisker-like marks on his cheeks, three in each, shook his head and smiled mockingly. "I bet you just want to be the last one to show up, like in the Chuunin Exams three years ago. 'Taku... Sorry, no can do today. It's her day. Not yours, got it?"
"I was just thinking..." Sasuke turned his head to the mirror again, and put a hand on his face, covering his right eye, which was already covered by a considerable amount of his hair, and an eyepatch. His expression lost all signs of cheerfulness, and became thoughtful. "... Do I really deserve this, Naruto?"
"What do you mean?" Naruto recoiled a bit, at the usage of his name.
"All the things I've done..." Sasuke closed his only revealed eye. "... Is it really okay for me to be marrying her today, as if those things had never happened? I hurted her so much. And you... I hurted you the most..."
Silence. Naruto stared at Sasuke with serious eyes for a moment, and then smiled in a way Sasuke was both glad and hurt to see. Another fake smile, number who-knows-which ever since Sasuke had came back to the village. Was it because he had really been hurt by Sasuke, more than the Uchiha could even tell, or was it because he mentioned her?
"I don't know if I have enough wisdom to answer that. You know how I am giving lectures..." He folded his arms. "... But if I must say... I'd answer you with this: nobody really has the right to say who deserves what. Not you. Not me. Not anybody else. And... You know, if all the villages are caught up in the middle of trying to achieve peace between them, and they give you another chance... Then never mind deserving it or not. Just take it. How many do you think would literally die for that chance? Zabuza and Haku, for example."
Silence again. Sasuke uncovered his right eye, at least from his hand, and opened his other eye. He looked himself at the mirror, closely trying to analize Naruto's gaze through his reflection on it.
"I wonder if I'm ready to take it..."
"So what? Are you gonna run away?"
"Of course not. I love her. Besides, who would run away knowing that you of all people would be the one chasing me? And to the ends of hell, that is."
"You got that right."
"'Taku. Getting lectured by a nuthead like you... What was I even thinking? This is disgraceful." Sasuke smiled in his usual arrogant-like way, though his eyes displayed a trace of relief and happiness. Naruto snorted.
"See, that's the thing. You weren't thinking. But that's okay... It's not a sin to be stupid. And it does fit you, to be honest..." He said, pointing at the corridor outside the room with his head and asking Sasuke to follow him by doing it.
"Since when are you such a wise ninja anyway? What's gotten into you? I bet this is Kakashi using Henge with your looks, I wouldn't be surprised... The normal "you" would find it hard to add two and two when talking..."
"Now, now, be careful! Today's off charts,'cause of your wedding and whatnot. But tomorrow, I can whipe the floor with ya. I'm the stronger of the two, this time." Naruto said defiantly, while they walked through the corridor towards the room in which the ceremony would take place.
"Whatever you say, son. Whatever you say..." Sasuke replied, smirking as he did years back, whenever Naruto would start with their rival-ish arguments. As soon as both he and the Uzumaki had put hands on the door handles (they had reached the room by then, and its entrance door was something to be reckoned with), however, Sasuke's mind flew around a particularly troublesome thought, right before they opened the doorway.
"Naruto... You love her, don't you?"
The third moment of silence of their conversation. Naruto's expression went incredibly unclear, as his hair had covered his eyes and the rest of his face told nothing. Then, as if with that was enough to avoid the whole matter, Naruto snorted and smiled in the same way in which Sasuke couldn't say whether relieved him or worried him sick.
"Sorry. Don't know what you're talking about."
He moved the door handle and his side of the doorway was opened. Sasuke followed him swiftly afterwards, trying to keep up and not be seen as a pathetic groom. "There it is..." Sasuke thought. "...That same damn expression on his face." And sure enough, there it was. On Naruto's face. His eyes simply lost brightness and seemed to be no longer the deep, moody sea they were... It was now like staring at a blue star fading away, getting closer to pitch black by the second. And to make things worse, Naruto sort of thought that everybody was stupid enough as to think that his smile could cover the more than evident change in those eyes of his, which usually are what people remember the most.
In a similar way as it had happened with his parents' wedding, Sasuke's was being held in the Wedding Room procured by the Hyuuga Clan. And as expected of it, the one feared as Konoha's strongest, they went overboard in terms of fanciness. And apparently, the other Konoha Clans were more than happy to help. Yamanaka's Clan, for example, had facilitated the most exquisite and beautiful flower decorations and themes. The smell was only as strong as that of the food and beverages being readied by the Akimichi Clan, whose sole purpose appeared to be saving the world (or maybe just the wedding) from starvation. From Aburame, Nara, Hyuuga and (Sasuke had to double-check) Inuzuka Clans, beautiful female musicians filled the environment with soft, relaxing music that encouraged people's expectant feelings for the wedding itself. To make Sasuke even more nervous and ashamed than he already was, not only Tsunade and Konoha's Elders were behind the Altar as watching entities, but also Sabaku no Gaara (and silblings), Killerbee and Godaime Mizukage. How in the world had they been invited to the wedding, or by whom, Sasuke thought it was too troublesome to bother with. In the end, they were there... And the Uchiha's stomach was about to betray him. It was somehow relieving that people didn't give all the attention to him. Naruto was sharing the fame, just as much as he was, though he didn't seem aware of it. Hell, how did he manage to go through these situations like there was nothing to it, Sasuke didn't know. Although, right now, he was just wondering if it could be that Naruto's feelings towards the wedding would prevent him from panicking at the sight of hundreds and hundreds of people watching his every move. Perhaps he was just too hurt to care?
As they finally reached the Altar, which wasn't too higher than the rest of the ground floor (it was a feudal like room, after all), Sasuke's only eye met Godaime Hokage's, and there was a slightly tense moment between them both.
"You and I have not always seen eye to eye, Uchiha Sasuke." Tsunade said strictly. "But you mean the world to this stupid son of mine here..." She pointed at Naruto with her thumb, and the blonde let out an annoyed "hey, watch it" at her remark. "... So that makes you another stupid son of mine. I hope you don't let any of us down... And lose the chance we've given you."
"I won't". Sasuke replied bowing both to her and the Elders, who watched him carefully and even frowning a bit. "I'm sorry for all the trouble that I have caused you. I will make it right. I promise."
The reply he got from them was a slow and silent nod of approval. Sasuke bowed again, and then he and Naruto faced the audience. Both of them (Naruto being of course, the best man), bowed at them in a traditional way and stood in their positions, silently waiting for the bride to arrive. the scene adopted a quite remarkable change after this. The lightning was lowered a bit, and the music changed to something relaxed still, but a bit more intense at the same time. Cherry-blossom petals began falling from all sorts of places, and floated around in an almost theatrical way. Apparently, it couldn't get more obvious just who was Sasuke marrying.
"The Yamanakas really know how to put an amazing show, huh?" Naruto said, gazing at the petals with lost eyes and faint smile.
"Naruto."
"What."
"Don't play dumb with me." Sasuke used his only eye to glare at Naruto, and a rare, crimson light shone out of them in an intimidating way. "Why are you being so stubborn? Just admit it... Ever since we were kids, you have..."
"Like I said..." Naruto returned the glare, twofold in this case. His was also red and aggresive. Sasuke felt like a fox had just been angered, but it wasn't the case. It was just them being all manly, trying to show off each other's resolve. Trying to act tough to hide what lurked inside their hearts... A need to reveal all the doubts and pain in those hearts... Particularly, Naruto's. "...I don't know what are you talking about."
"You may think I haven't noticed, but back then... You loved her enough to come after me. All the way to the Valley of the End. So now you want me to believe that all those feelings just vanished?"
"Gone. Poof." Naruto illustrated his "poof" remark with moving his hand and fingers. "Nothing for you to worry about..."
"Bakka. Do you think it's me I'm worried about? Grow up." Sasuke knew nobody could hear them, and nobody could really notice how fiercely were they glaring at each other. "...I'm not gonna let anybody have her. I love her more than anything. But you deserve her more than I do, Naruto... And I know she's all you've wished for since, like, forever."
"That's an interesting hypothesis you've got there, teme." Naruto snorted and folded his arms. "Let's say I play along with it, just for the sake of getting this conversation over and done with. Why, while knowing those things, would you marry her then?"
"Are you sure the question's not more like: why don't you just cut the wedding short and take her?"
"I'm not that kind of guy. I don't force people to like me...They always end up choosing to do so. At least, most of the times."
"Well, I'm not the kind of guy who lets his wishes and priviledges go away with some random idiot, either." Sasuke blinked."But you're far from being a random idiot, Naruto. You spoke of taking chances right then and there, before. So why not doing it?"
"Because... Girls don't work that way, Sasuke. You of all people should know." He smiled and softened his gaze back to normal. "Besides... This is all hypothetical, isn't it?"
"Tch!" Sasuke's eye returned to black and deep. Both of them saw a shadowy silhouette behind the entrance door, and looked sharp. The bride was there. "Have it your own damned way, then."
The doorway was opened, and three women passed through it, followed by the folk's whispering and admiration gasps. Yamanaka Ino, and Tsunade's assistant: Shizune, were wearing both sea-blue kimonos, with a white obi and traditional sandals. Their hair was in such a style that Naruto and Sasuke had a hard time recognizing them. Make-up was soft, if any. Their eyes were crearly seen, and they were focused on the main women of the trio, who was leading the way. A silky, white veil hid her face and head, but it wasn't enough to eclipse the incredibly bright green light that came from her eyes. Her wedding Kimono was white entirely, except for the few Cherry Blossom flower patterns here and there. Her obi was pink, and the scent coming from both her and her bridesmaids was making everybody feel in heaven.
Sasuke gulped. This was a moment like no other, that was for sure.
Half-way through, a man rose from his position and leaded the bride to the Altar wih her hand on his arm. He had white, silvery hair and a set of golden eyes. His noble tunic was about as white as it can get. He was smiling, yet his was a smile apparently as complicated as Naruto's. It was hiding something. What was it, however, Sasuke couldn't tell.
The whole scenery took about five minutes, but they felt like hours with each step the bride took. Naruto's expression showed a side of his personality that Sasuke would have never thought even existed. Solemnity. Demureness. He took one step forward to the bride, and helped her climb to the Altar easily, by taking her hand. The bride's eyes and Naruto's met... And Sasuke was close enough to hear everything.
"Naruto..." She said."... Have you got any idea how much I owe you and thank you for all you've done?"
Naruto kissed her hand swiftly and guided her, making her be in front of Sasuke. The blonde then made sure her hand and the Uchiha's were intertwined.
"...Sorry, Sakura-chan. You of all people should know how much I suck at reading women's feelings." He chuckled.
Sakura and Sasuke smirked. The man who guided Sakura to the Altar followed Naruto. They bowed to each other, and Sasuke could notice how while exchanging positions (the man going to the middle of the Altar, that is between Sakura and him, and Naruto going to their right, facing the bridesmaids), there was a quick exchange of nods between him and the Jiinchuuriki. "So, he knows..." Sasuke thought. "... Sakura's father isn't ignorant about how much has Naruto done for her..."
Without further ado, Sakura's father proceeded to put his own hand on Sasuke and Sakura's joined hands, and addressed the audience with the speech that all of them were waiting for. Sasuke looked at Sakura, and removed the veil... It was like gazing at pure light. Her pink hair was dressed beautifuly. Her eyes stole all the attention, though... She was looking at him just as strongly as he was looking at her.
"You look beautiful."
"And you look surprised." She replied, smiling.
"Not at all. I just think I really am the luckiest guy ever..."
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"'Taku. What's up with these quotes, man?" He rubbed his spiky hair, a bit disappointed. "They should put cool stuff, like the fact that he could use Kaiten despite being from the second branch... Or the fact that he became Jounin at young age... "Genius" doesn't really decribe shit about him."
From within, a place that he and he alone could visit, and which had the form of a sunny island, the gigantic and red fox with nine tails had chuckled mockingly and stared at Naruto's soul, consciousness and self. He was there. Inside himself, but there... And he looked troubled.
"Perhaps they should have left YOU in charge of the quotes..." the creature said with a deep, male and intimidating voice. Naruto, whose soul was simply sitting in the island's beach and looking at the sea waves, turned his head at him.
"Oh, I woke you up. Sorry, Kurama."
"What woke me up was your ranting about those two."
"Is that so?" Naruto smirked. "I must have sounded like a girl. So uncool. Sorry."
"Say, if it really bothers you so much... Why not finishing the blessed wedding and escaping the place with her? You humans are complicated."
"We are complicated alright." Naruto said.
Kurama laid his face on his hands, next to Naruto, and gazed at the sea with him. Ever since their relationship changed, the cage and the watery floor had been replaced by that island. Naruto, in the outside, merely put a bouquet of flowers next to Neji's tombstone, and then gazed at the moon in the sky.
Things had certainly changed since the war finished, but even then, after all that happened there, and after he was able to bring Sasuke back from the Darkness, he still felt like he had a long way to go. That is, if he really wanted to bring peace to this world... And change the Shinobi system, like his father and Jiraiya had tried before him. The fact that there was still the need to have a military system, weapons and all sorts of defense strategies meant that in any moment, war can ensue. By reasons unkown... Or unimportant. After all, war ends up being the same no matter what kind of reason it has behind. Though of course, the more stupid the reason is, the more painful it is to live and see people die for it. And this time, even if they thought that the Fourth Ninja War was to protect Killerbee and him, Shikamaru's father, Ino's father... And Neji... All of them were still dead. Gone. There was really no way for him to not feel bad.
"Do you blame yourself?" Kurama asked from within.
"No... Or I don't know. Do I...?" Naruto shook his head. "I don't know if I blame myself for being weak, or if I blame the weakness in itself. Or maybe it's both... I'm not sure. It just hit me. Here I was, feeling bad because of them, when in the meantime there were three families with one member short."
"The path you chose, Naruto..." Kurama said. "...Is one of many lessons. Both painful and pleasant. And if you really wish to keep going, if you really want to bring these people peace, I suggest you start from yourself first. Outside right now there's peace, but inside here there's a war going on..."
"A war inside me? Who's up against whom?"
"What you think it's right against what you want." Kurama growled. "And it's not like I can help you in this one... After all, both sides are you. They belong to you, and they're both pretty right in what they say."
"Well, that's some messed up war, huh?" Naruto smiled, and gazed back at Neji's grave. "I guess it's not possible to be done with it after a Bijuu Bomb, is it?"
"Not with this one, it's not. No shortcuts."
"Well, you are right, Kurama. No point in looking for peace out there when inside me there's hell. I guess I should just start looking for those answers... I'm sure I won't find them all in here."
"So, what are you gonna do? About those two, I mean..."
"Even if it makes my inside war worse, this time I'll do what I think is right. Again. They're probably better off without me... And I'm probably better off without them too."
"What about the village?"
"What do you mean?"
"I know all too well that by "they" you also mean Konoha. But you're not just yours anymore, right? You're a hero of this village, just like Neji... They need you."
"You really don't miss a thing, do you?" Naruto smiled and turned on his feet, about to leave the graveyard. "I don't want to leave the village either. But at this point, I wonder what other choice I have... How else am I supposed to get over this whole mess...?"
"Hmm..." Kurama apparently found it too complicated to bother with at the moment, and went to sleep. Naruto grinned lowly, and kept walking, until something made him stop. He caught the light of a set of white, silvery eyes... They were so sharp, but also kind and beautiful... And then he was able to distinguish their owner. Dark hair, that flowed all the way to the middle of her back. Skin so white that even though you'd say it's pale, it was still beautiful, and it looked soft... Delicate hands and feet. Thin, doll-like lips. Her kimono was deep-sea blue, and accentuated the bluish glow from her hair and her beauty. Naruto gulped...
...He knew that Hinata had been invited to the wedding, and felt suddenly guilty for not even looking out for her during it. It was implied just how beautiful must she have looked, being the heiress of the wedding's host family, but now that Naruto actually saw her, he thought whomever invented the word beautiful, had obviously not seen her first. That word was not enough.
She apparently had her own feelings to deal with, regarding the sudden encounter with the Kyuubi's vessel. She had quickly blushed, but instead of fainting like before (something that Naruto had momentarily forgot about her). she smiled. Naruto suddenly felt he was the one fainting.
"Good evening, Naruto-kun."
"H-hi, Hinata, how's it goin'?"
"I'm fine. Thank you. Were you paying your respects to niisan?" She asked. It was then that Naruto realized how she was carrying a bouquet of red flowers. Roses.
"Uhhh... Sure... If you can call it that, I guess." He rubbed the back of his neck, smiling nervously. "You know I'm not the kind of guy who does these things."
"I think it's cute." She answered, passing by the blonde ninja and kneeling down to put the bouquet. "It's not often that we see men being emotional, least of all Shinobi. The fact that I find you here doing this, even after all that's happened... It tells me that you're still you. And that makes me happy..."
She closed her eyes and clapped her hands together, praying silently. Naruto stood beside her.
"I'm still me, huh?" He thought. "I wonder..."
Taking a good look at Hinata, Naruto felt like there was something strange about her. Beside the fact that he usually never knew what to say about her (her strange habit of fainting whenever he talked to her was the main culprit of that), with the war and Sasuke being gone and lost to the Darkness, he never really had the time to have a proper assesment of the Hyuuga, who in times had been of help to him. He gulped dryly at the thought of her recklessness back when Pain and him had their battle, and once again when thinking of her attitude at the war, right after her cousin had died. Yes, there was something off allright.
She did say she loved him once. But he was in the middle of a battle and, actually, that had been the first time he had ever heard those words from anybody. Pain's merciless attack at her begun way too quickly for him to even answer to her. And up until now, he's been avoiding the matter selfishly. But there was no getting off the hook this time. He had to say something. He had to let her know his feelings...
...But what were his feelings?
Sighing, he looked at Hinata's face. She seemed so... At peace with herself. It was almost relaxing to watch. There was no fear, no hatred, no grudges, no tears, no sadness... It was like staring at the sky. Not a single storm cloud on it. Just blueness. Vastness. And calmness. Peace. There was peace inside her, when inside him, war had ensued. But how? How could she be so at peace in such an easy way? Shouldn't she feel, say, guilty for Neji's death? Hurt? Terrified? Was there really not a single thing that she felt towards that other than peacefulness? Was he the one feeling those negative things, and expecting her to feel the same just to not feel lonely, just to think that he was less guilty?
He had to know what was going inside her. He had to.
As soon as she finished her praying and stood up, she took one flower from Naruto's bouquet and gave it a short sniff. She was delighted and smiled. She then looked ad Naruto, whose blue eyes were completely set on her... A warm feeling invaded them both.
"Hinata..."
"Yes?"
"Can you do me a favor?"
"Of course."
Naruto closed his eyes for a short moment, and he was immediatly engulfed in a yellowish, orange light. It looked like he had been turned into flames... Like his body itself was fire. Light that blazed as fire. His hair became even spikier, and two of his hair bangs became static, resembling horns. His eyes turned orange, and his clothes were covered by an ethereal tunic... There were strange black marks all around his body.
"Take my hand, please."
"S-sure..." Hinata agreed, quickly reminded about that time in the war, right after Neji's death. Naruto had used that same power, that same cloak... There was an unnatural amount of power, of chakra, coming from him. And everything felt... Lively. Vital. Energic... Hinata felt like she could suddenly fly. She gave him her hand, and after that... Warmth invaded both of them like never before.
In Naruto's case, however, it was not only warmth. It was something that he knew,was going to take more than just that night to figure out. Love was his first assesment, of course. But he knew so little about love that he wasn't sure if it was enough to cover such an inmense, pure, beautiful feeling. His senses had been totally turned upside-down, he wasn't expecting to feel such things from such an innocent contact. He was totally overtaken by emotion.... Tears began to flow. It felt just like taking his mother's hand again. It felt... Like Sakura's wedding didn't even move him, or tickle him at all.
"Naruto-kun... Are you okay?"
"What...? Oh! Uhhh...!" Naruto shook his head, and stopped his Bijuu Chakra. He wiped the tears from his eyes, and looked at Hinata, suddenly feeling his heart go crazy, and his mind faling him. "Y-yeah... Sorry, Hinata. I just... I was just thinking that I haven't been fair to you, to be honest."
"W-what...?" Hinata blinked, confused. Naruto shook his head again.
"I need to talk to you. And only you. Can we go somewhere else?"
Hinata blushed considerably after this.
"Yeah... I mean! Um, yes, of course. Wherever you think it's fine." Both of them looked down, embarrassed. Though Naruto could swear he heard a certan creature's laugh from within. He suddenly feared Kurama might possess him and do something perverted to Hinata, ever since he and Naruto developed enough trust in each other to leave it clear just how perverted they both were... And then a sudden thought of Hinata removing her clothing slowly with a naughty look flew around his mind.
"Who's more perveted than whom, I wonder..." Kurama's voice asked, before going to sleep again.
Naruto shook his head violently. "Gah...!! Pull yourself together, Uzumaki! This is not the time! Come on!"
He kept Hinata's hand inside his, and guided her towards the exit, walking nervously, but noticing a smile in her. It was then, that his ninja senses came back to normal, and he felt like they were both not alone. Sure enough, by the time they had reached the exit, a small "poof" was heard, and white smoke surrounded them for a while, giving room for another person to join the fray. He had a white robe, and an animal shaped mask. Naruto put himself in front of Hinata, and rised his guard.
"Who are you?"
"Isn't he ANBU, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, apparently not in a defensive mood.
"Oh, he's ANBU allright. What I don't know, is if he's with those of the Root or with the Hokage."
"Naruto..." The ANBU said, displaying a male, young voice. "...I need you to come with me."
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And that's how it is for chap. 1. I hope you liked it!
... Please correct any and all mistakes in grammar or anything else that you find. English is not my mother language, after all.
See you on next chap.!
This is a NaruHina focused story. I've lost count of how many attempts I've made at writting a Naruto Fanfiction, but this is my first NaruHina, and to be honest, I have really interesting ideas to share with you guys. Please read and be honest with your opinions... I will keep my smartass self at bay. Any references to Kingdom Hearts, I apologize in advice for, in case there's anybody who hates this frandchise (by the way, if there IS somebody who hates it, what's wrong with you? lol JK).
I also apologize if there's anybody who loves reading about a Naruto who's all the time finishing his sentences with 'ttebayo. I like that trait of his, but in terms of writting, it kinda gets in the way, doesn't it? Especially when you need Naruto to be serious and more mature. I won't picture Sakura as a bitch or similars, because I'm trying to be both impartial and neutral in terms of favoritism, the only exceptions being of course, Naruto and Hinata. I'm also intriducing myself as a character, and several others... You'll see soon enough. I never introduce new characters that all of a sudden are as powerful as, or more powerful than main characters. Nah, I like it real.
By the way, I use a lot of Japanese expressions. Sorry for ruling out 'ttebayo, but these others I think are a bit cooler:
'Takku, or also Mattaku: A way of saying "Jeez" or "For crying out loud". Simply a show of frustration.
Teme: Bastard or any other way of aggresively addressing someone else, as many of you know.
Doistumo Koitsumo: This expression is usually used when two or more people behave in a frustrating, yet familiar way. Think of it as those times when you want to say something like: "You two are always at it", or "It's always the same with you people"
Koitsu: Literally, "this guy" or "this girl"
Aitsu: Same as above, but merely changing "this" for "that"
These are only expressions with which I find myself comfortable with. I'm in no way stating that I know Japanese or anything similar. In fact, I'm pretty sure most of you knew the meaning for those terms, even better than I do. Just felt like writing just in case.
With these things being said, I'll just go ahead and start with the story. Please read it carefully and taking your time... Enjoy!
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"You know, I'd say you look great in that outfit and whatnot... But coming from me, it would sound kind of weird, wouldn't it?" Said a familiar male voice behind him.
The young man, whose clothes resembled those of a noble about to face an audience of particularly high importance in the world, caught the light of the visitor's eyes. The light was as blue as sea. Not like he needed to know that to be able to tell who it was. He was sensing him coming to the Groom's Room from afar, hearing the footsteps of that clumsy walking style of his. The man smiled and turned his head slightly, to greet him.
"Well, taking into account the way in which you stubbornly chased after me this whole time, I wouldn't be surprised if all of a sudden you wanted to rape me. Stalker." Uchiha Sasuke said to him in response. The blonde visitor chuckled faintly, and laid his back against the threshold. He was dressed similar to Sasuke, though Sasuke's white was black in the other's, and the Uchiha Emblem was also changed for a Red Spiral Emblem on both the other's chest and presumably, his back.
"What are you doing here, teme? Aren't you supposed to be there already?" The visitor, who had six whisker-like marks on his cheeks, three in each, shook his head and smiled mockingly. "I bet you just want to be the last one to show up, like in the Chuunin Exams three years ago. 'Taku... Sorry, no can do today. It's her day. Not yours, got it?"
"I was just thinking..." Sasuke turned his head to the mirror again, and put a hand on his face, covering his right eye, which was already covered by a considerable amount of his hair, and an eyepatch. His expression lost all signs of cheerfulness, and became thoughtful. "... Do I really deserve this, Naruto?"
"What do you mean?" Naruto recoiled a bit, at the usage of his name.
"All the things I've done..." Sasuke closed his only revealed eye. "... Is it really okay for me to be marrying her today, as if those things had never happened? I hurted her so much. And you... I hurted you the most..."
Silence. Naruto stared at Sasuke with serious eyes for a moment, and then smiled in a way Sasuke was both glad and hurt to see. Another fake smile, number who-knows-which ever since Sasuke had came back to the village. Was it because he had really been hurt by Sasuke, more than the Uchiha could even tell, or was it because he mentioned her?
"I don't know if I have enough wisdom to answer that. You know how I am giving lectures..." He folded his arms. "... But if I must say... I'd answer you with this: nobody really has the right to say who deserves what. Not you. Not me. Not anybody else. And... You know, if all the villages are caught up in the middle of trying to achieve peace between them, and they give you another chance... Then never mind deserving it or not. Just take it. How many do you think would literally die for that chance? Zabuza and Haku, for example."
Silence again. Sasuke uncovered his right eye, at least from his hand, and opened his other eye. He looked himself at the mirror, closely trying to analize Naruto's gaze through his reflection on it.
"I wonder if I'm ready to take it..."
"So what? Are you gonna run away?"
"Of course not. I love her. Besides, who would run away knowing that you of all people would be the one chasing me? And to the ends of hell, that is."
"You got that right."
"'Taku. Getting lectured by a nuthead like you... What was I even thinking? This is disgraceful." Sasuke smiled in his usual arrogant-like way, though his eyes displayed a trace of relief and happiness. Naruto snorted.
"See, that's the thing. You weren't thinking. But that's okay... It's not a sin to be stupid. And it does fit you, to be honest..." He said, pointing at the corridor outside the room with his head and asking Sasuke to follow him by doing it.
"Since when are you such a wise ninja anyway? What's gotten into you? I bet this is Kakashi using Henge with your looks, I wouldn't be surprised... The normal "you" would find it hard to add two and two when talking..."
"Now, now, be careful! Today's off charts,'cause of your wedding and whatnot. But tomorrow, I can whipe the floor with ya. I'm the stronger of the two, this time." Naruto said defiantly, while they walked through the corridor towards the room in which the ceremony would take place.
"Whatever you say, son. Whatever you say..." Sasuke replied, smirking as he did years back, whenever Naruto would start with their rival-ish arguments. As soon as both he and the Uzumaki had put hands on the door handles (they had reached the room by then, and its entrance door was something to be reckoned with), however, Sasuke's mind flew around a particularly troublesome thought, right before they opened the doorway.
"Naruto... You love her, don't you?"
The third moment of silence of their conversation. Naruto's expression went incredibly unclear, as his hair had covered his eyes and the rest of his face told nothing. Then, as if with that was enough to avoid the whole matter, Naruto snorted and smiled in the same way in which Sasuke couldn't say whether relieved him or worried him sick.
"Sorry. Don't know what you're talking about."
He moved the door handle and his side of the doorway was opened. Sasuke followed him swiftly afterwards, trying to keep up and not be seen as a pathetic groom. "There it is..." Sasuke thought. "...That same damn expression on his face." And sure enough, there it was. On Naruto's face. His eyes simply lost brightness and seemed to be no longer the deep, moody sea they were... It was now like staring at a blue star fading away, getting closer to pitch black by the second. And to make things worse, Naruto sort of thought that everybody was stupid enough as to think that his smile could cover the more than evident change in those eyes of his, which usually are what people remember the most.
In a similar way as it had happened with his parents' wedding, Sasuke's was being held in the Wedding Room procured by the Hyuuga Clan. And as expected of it, the one feared as Konoha's strongest, they went overboard in terms of fanciness. And apparently, the other Konoha Clans were more than happy to help. Yamanaka's Clan, for example, had facilitated the most exquisite and beautiful flower decorations and themes. The smell was only as strong as that of the food and beverages being readied by the Akimichi Clan, whose sole purpose appeared to be saving the world (or maybe just the wedding) from starvation. From Aburame, Nara, Hyuuga and (Sasuke had to double-check) Inuzuka Clans, beautiful female musicians filled the environment with soft, relaxing music that encouraged people's expectant feelings for the wedding itself. To make Sasuke even more nervous and ashamed than he already was, not only Tsunade and Konoha's Elders were behind the Altar as watching entities, but also Sabaku no Gaara (and silblings), Killerbee and Godaime Mizukage. How in the world had they been invited to the wedding, or by whom, Sasuke thought it was too troublesome to bother with. In the end, they were there... And the Uchiha's stomach was about to betray him. It was somehow relieving that people didn't give all the attention to him. Naruto was sharing the fame, just as much as he was, though he didn't seem aware of it. Hell, how did he manage to go through these situations like there was nothing to it, Sasuke didn't know. Although, right now, he was just wondering if it could be that Naruto's feelings towards the wedding would prevent him from panicking at the sight of hundreds and hundreds of people watching his every move. Perhaps he was just too hurt to care?
As they finally reached the Altar, which wasn't too higher than the rest of the ground floor (it was a feudal like room, after all), Sasuke's only eye met Godaime Hokage's, and there was a slightly tense moment between them both.
"You and I have not always seen eye to eye, Uchiha Sasuke." Tsunade said strictly. "But you mean the world to this stupid son of mine here..." She pointed at Naruto with her thumb, and the blonde let out an annoyed "hey, watch it" at her remark. "... So that makes you another stupid son of mine. I hope you don't let any of us down... And lose the chance we've given you."
"I won't". Sasuke replied bowing both to her and the Elders, who watched him carefully and even frowning a bit. "I'm sorry for all the trouble that I have caused you. I will make it right. I promise."
The reply he got from them was a slow and silent nod of approval. Sasuke bowed again, and then he and Naruto faced the audience. Both of them (Naruto being of course, the best man), bowed at them in a traditional way and stood in their positions, silently waiting for the bride to arrive. the scene adopted a quite remarkable change after this. The lightning was lowered a bit, and the music changed to something relaxed still, but a bit more intense at the same time. Cherry-blossom petals began falling from all sorts of places, and floated around in an almost theatrical way. Apparently, it couldn't get more obvious just who was Sasuke marrying.
"The Yamanakas really know how to put an amazing show, huh?" Naruto said, gazing at the petals with lost eyes and faint smile.
"Naruto."
"What."
"Don't play dumb with me." Sasuke used his only eye to glare at Naruto, and a rare, crimson light shone out of them in an intimidating way. "Why are you being so stubborn? Just admit it... Ever since we were kids, you have..."
"Like I said..." Naruto returned the glare, twofold in this case. His was also red and aggresive. Sasuke felt like a fox had just been angered, but it wasn't the case. It was just them being all manly, trying to show off each other's resolve. Trying to act tough to hide what lurked inside their hearts... A need to reveal all the doubts and pain in those hearts... Particularly, Naruto's. "...I don't know what are you talking about."
"You may think I haven't noticed, but back then... You loved her enough to come after me. All the way to the Valley of the End. So now you want me to believe that all those feelings just vanished?"
"Gone. Poof." Naruto illustrated his "poof" remark with moving his hand and fingers. "Nothing for you to worry about..."
"Bakka. Do you think it's me I'm worried about? Grow up." Sasuke knew nobody could hear them, and nobody could really notice how fiercely were they glaring at each other. "...I'm not gonna let anybody have her. I love her more than anything. But you deserve her more than I do, Naruto... And I know she's all you've wished for since, like, forever."
"That's an interesting hypothesis you've got there, teme." Naruto snorted and folded his arms. "Let's say I play along with it, just for the sake of getting this conversation over and done with. Why, while knowing those things, would you marry her then?"
"Are you sure the question's not more like: why don't you just cut the wedding short and take her?"
"I'm not that kind of guy. I don't force people to like me...They always end up choosing to do so. At least, most of the times."
"Well, I'm not the kind of guy who lets his wishes and priviledges go away with some random idiot, either." Sasuke blinked."But you're far from being a random idiot, Naruto. You spoke of taking chances right then and there, before. So why not doing it?"
"Because... Girls don't work that way, Sasuke. You of all people should know." He smiled and softened his gaze back to normal. "Besides... This is all hypothetical, isn't it?"
"Tch!" Sasuke's eye returned to black and deep. Both of them saw a shadowy silhouette behind the entrance door, and looked sharp. The bride was there. "Have it your own damned way, then."
The doorway was opened, and three women passed through it, followed by the folk's whispering and admiration gasps. Yamanaka Ino, and Tsunade's assistant: Shizune, were wearing both sea-blue kimonos, with a white obi and traditional sandals. Their hair was in such a style that Naruto and Sasuke had a hard time recognizing them. Make-up was soft, if any. Their eyes were crearly seen, and they were focused on the main women of the trio, who was leading the way. A silky, white veil hid her face and head, but it wasn't enough to eclipse the incredibly bright green light that came from her eyes. Her wedding Kimono was white entirely, except for the few Cherry Blossom flower patterns here and there. Her obi was pink, and the scent coming from both her and her bridesmaids was making everybody feel in heaven.
Sasuke gulped. This was a moment like no other, that was for sure.
Half-way through, a man rose from his position and leaded the bride to the Altar wih her hand on his arm. He had white, silvery hair and a set of golden eyes. His noble tunic was about as white as it can get. He was smiling, yet his was a smile apparently as complicated as Naruto's. It was hiding something. What was it, however, Sasuke couldn't tell.
The whole scenery took about five minutes, but they felt like hours with each step the bride took. Naruto's expression showed a side of his personality that Sasuke would have never thought even existed. Solemnity. Demureness. He took one step forward to the bride, and helped her climb to the Altar easily, by taking her hand. The bride's eyes and Naruto's met... And Sasuke was close enough to hear everything.
"Naruto..." She said."... Have you got any idea how much I owe you and thank you for all you've done?"
Naruto kissed her hand swiftly and guided her, making her be in front of Sasuke. The blonde then made sure her hand and the Uchiha's were intertwined.
"...Sorry, Sakura-chan. You of all people should know how much I suck at reading women's feelings." He chuckled.
Sakura and Sasuke smirked. The man who guided Sakura to the Altar followed Naruto. They bowed to each other, and Sasuke could notice how while exchanging positions (the man going to the middle of the Altar, that is between Sakura and him, and Naruto going to their right, facing the bridesmaids), there was a quick exchange of nods between him and the Jiinchuuriki. "So, he knows..." Sasuke thought. "... Sakura's father isn't ignorant about how much has Naruto done for her..."
Without further ado, Sakura's father proceeded to put his own hand on Sasuke and Sakura's joined hands, and addressed the audience with the speech that all of them were waiting for. Sasuke looked at Sakura, and removed the veil... It was like gazing at pure light. Her pink hair was dressed beautifuly. Her eyes stole all the attention, though... She was looking at him just as strongly as he was looking at her.
"You look beautiful."
"And you look surprised." She replied, smiling.
"Not at all. I just think I really am the luckiest guy ever..."
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HERE LIES HYUUGA NEJI
SON OF HYUUGA HIZASHI
HYUUGA CLAN'S SECOND BRANCH'S GREATEST GENIUS
HERO OF THE FOURTH NINJA WAR
A FRIEND, A BROTHER, A COMRADE IN ARMS...
MAY HIS SOUL FIND THE PEACE THAT DID NOT EXIST IN THIS WORLD UNTIL NOW.
SON OF HYUUGA HIZASHI
HYUUGA CLAN'S SECOND BRANCH'S GREATEST GENIUS
HERO OF THE FOURTH NINJA WAR
A FRIEND, A BROTHER, A COMRADE IN ARMS...
MAY HIS SOUL FIND THE PEACE THAT DID NOT EXIST IN THIS WORLD UNTIL NOW.
"'Taku. What's up with these quotes, man?" He rubbed his spiky hair, a bit disappointed. "They should put cool stuff, like the fact that he could use Kaiten despite being from the second branch... Or the fact that he became Jounin at young age... "Genius" doesn't really decribe shit about him."
From within, a place that he and he alone could visit, and which had the form of a sunny island, the gigantic and red fox with nine tails had chuckled mockingly and stared at Naruto's soul, consciousness and self. He was there. Inside himself, but there... And he looked troubled.
"Perhaps they should have left YOU in charge of the quotes..." the creature said with a deep, male and intimidating voice. Naruto, whose soul was simply sitting in the island's beach and looking at the sea waves, turned his head at him.
"Oh, I woke you up. Sorry, Kurama."
"What woke me up was your ranting about those two."
"Is that so?" Naruto smirked. "I must have sounded like a girl. So uncool. Sorry."
"Say, if it really bothers you so much... Why not finishing the blessed wedding and escaping the place with her? You humans are complicated."
"We are complicated alright." Naruto said.
Kurama laid his face on his hands, next to Naruto, and gazed at the sea with him. Ever since their relationship changed, the cage and the watery floor had been replaced by that island. Naruto, in the outside, merely put a bouquet of flowers next to Neji's tombstone, and then gazed at the moon in the sky.
Things had certainly changed since the war finished, but even then, after all that happened there, and after he was able to bring Sasuke back from the Darkness, he still felt like he had a long way to go. That is, if he really wanted to bring peace to this world... And change the Shinobi system, like his father and Jiraiya had tried before him. The fact that there was still the need to have a military system, weapons and all sorts of defense strategies meant that in any moment, war can ensue. By reasons unkown... Or unimportant. After all, war ends up being the same no matter what kind of reason it has behind. Though of course, the more stupid the reason is, the more painful it is to live and see people die for it. And this time, even if they thought that the Fourth Ninja War was to protect Killerbee and him, Shikamaru's father, Ino's father... And Neji... All of them were still dead. Gone. There was really no way for him to not feel bad.
"Do you blame yourself?" Kurama asked from within.
"No... Or I don't know. Do I...?" Naruto shook his head. "I don't know if I blame myself for being weak, or if I blame the weakness in itself. Or maybe it's both... I'm not sure. It just hit me. Here I was, feeling bad because of them, when in the meantime there were three families with one member short."
"The path you chose, Naruto..." Kurama said. "...Is one of many lessons. Both painful and pleasant. And if you really wish to keep going, if you really want to bring these people peace, I suggest you start from yourself first. Outside right now there's peace, but inside here there's a war going on..."
"A war inside me? Who's up against whom?"
"What you think it's right against what you want." Kurama growled. "And it's not like I can help you in this one... After all, both sides are you. They belong to you, and they're both pretty right in what they say."
"Well, that's some messed up war, huh?" Naruto smiled, and gazed back at Neji's grave. "I guess it's not possible to be done with it after a Bijuu Bomb, is it?"
"Not with this one, it's not. No shortcuts."
"Well, you are right, Kurama. No point in looking for peace out there when inside me there's hell. I guess I should just start looking for those answers... I'm sure I won't find them all in here."
"So, what are you gonna do? About those two, I mean..."
"Even if it makes my inside war worse, this time I'll do what I think is right. Again. They're probably better off without me... And I'm probably better off without them too."
"What about the village?"
"What do you mean?"
"I know all too well that by "they" you also mean Konoha. But you're not just yours anymore, right? You're a hero of this village, just like Neji... They need you."
"You really don't miss a thing, do you?" Naruto smiled and turned on his feet, about to leave the graveyard. "I don't want to leave the village either. But at this point, I wonder what other choice I have... How else am I supposed to get over this whole mess...?"
"Hmm..." Kurama apparently found it too complicated to bother with at the moment, and went to sleep. Naruto grinned lowly, and kept walking, until something made him stop. He caught the light of a set of white, silvery eyes... They were so sharp, but also kind and beautiful... And then he was able to distinguish their owner. Dark hair, that flowed all the way to the middle of her back. Skin so white that even though you'd say it's pale, it was still beautiful, and it looked soft... Delicate hands and feet. Thin, doll-like lips. Her kimono was deep-sea blue, and accentuated the bluish glow from her hair and her beauty. Naruto gulped...
...He knew that Hinata had been invited to the wedding, and felt suddenly guilty for not even looking out for her during it. It was implied just how beautiful must she have looked, being the heiress of the wedding's host family, but now that Naruto actually saw her, he thought whomever invented the word beautiful, had obviously not seen her first. That word was not enough.
She apparently had her own feelings to deal with, regarding the sudden encounter with the Kyuubi's vessel. She had quickly blushed, but instead of fainting like before (something that Naruto had momentarily forgot about her). she smiled. Naruto suddenly felt he was the one fainting.
"Good evening, Naruto-kun."
"H-hi, Hinata, how's it goin'?"
"I'm fine. Thank you. Were you paying your respects to niisan?" She asked. It was then that Naruto realized how she was carrying a bouquet of red flowers. Roses.
"Uhhh... Sure... If you can call it that, I guess." He rubbed the back of his neck, smiling nervously. "You know I'm not the kind of guy who does these things."
"I think it's cute." She answered, passing by the blonde ninja and kneeling down to put the bouquet. "It's not often that we see men being emotional, least of all Shinobi. The fact that I find you here doing this, even after all that's happened... It tells me that you're still you. And that makes me happy..."
She closed her eyes and clapped her hands together, praying silently. Naruto stood beside her.
"I'm still me, huh?" He thought. "I wonder..."
Taking a good look at Hinata, Naruto felt like there was something strange about her. Beside the fact that he usually never knew what to say about her (her strange habit of fainting whenever he talked to her was the main culprit of that), with the war and Sasuke being gone and lost to the Darkness, he never really had the time to have a proper assesment of the Hyuuga, who in times had been of help to him. He gulped dryly at the thought of her recklessness back when Pain and him had their battle, and once again when thinking of her attitude at the war, right after her cousin had died. Yes, there was something off allright.
She did say she loved him once. But he was in the middle of a battle and, actually, that had been the first time he had ever heard those words from anybody. Pain's merciless attack at her begun way too quickly for him to even answer to her. And up until now, he's been avoiding the matter selfishly. But there was no getting off the hook this time. He had to say something. He had to let her know his feelings...
...But what were his feelings?
Sighing, he looked at Hinata's face. She seemed so... At peace with herself. It was almost relaxing to watch. There was no fear, no hatred, no grudges, no tears, no sadness... It was like staring at the sky. Not a single storm cloud on it. Just blueness. Vastness. And calmness. Peace. There was peace inside her, when inside him, war had ensued. But how? How could she be so at peace in such an easy way? Shouldn't she feel, say, guilty for Neji's death? Hurt? Terrified? Was there really not a single thing that she felt towards that other than peacefulness? Was he the one feeling those negative things, and expecting her to feel the same just to not feel lonely, just to think that he was less guilty?
He had to know what was going inside her. He had to.
As soon as she finished her praying and stood up, she took one flower from Naruto's bouquet and gave it a short sniff. She was delighted and smiled. She then looked ad Naruto, whose blue eyes were completely set on her... A warm feeling invaded them both.
"Hinata..."
"Yes?"
"Can you do me a favor?"
"Of course."
Naruto closed his eyes for a short moment, and he was immediatly engulfed in a yellowish, orange light. It looked like he had been turned into flames... Like his body itself was fire. Light that blazed as fire. His hair became even spikier, and two of his hair bangs became static, resembling horns. His eyes turned orange, and his clothes were covered by an ethereal tunic... There were strange black marks all around his body.
"Take my hand, please."
"S-sure..." Hinata agreed, quickly reminded about that time in the war, right after Neji's death. Naruto had used that same power, that same cloak... There was an unnatural amount of power, of chakra, coming from him. And everything felt... Lively. Vital. Energic... Hinata felt like she could suddenly fly. She gave him her hand, and after that... Warmth invaded both of them like never before.
In Naruto's case, however, it was not only warmth. It was something that he knew,was going to take more than just that night to figure out. Love was his first assesment, of course. But he knew so little about love that he wasn't sure if it was enough to cover such an inmense, pure, beautiful feeling. His senses had been totally turned upside-down, he wasn't expecting to feel such things from such an innocent contact. He was totally overtaken by emotion.... Tears began to flow. It felt just like taking his mother's hand again. It felt... Like Sakura's wedding didn't even move him, or tickle him at all.
"Naruto-kun... Are you okay?"
"What...? Oh! Uhhh...!" Naruto shook his head, and stopped his Bijuu Chakra. He wiped the tears from his eyes, and looked at Hinata, suddenly feeling his heart go crazy, and his mind faling him. "Y-yeah... Sorry, Hinata. I just... I was just thinking that I haven't been fair to you, to be honest."
"W-what...?" Hinata blinked, confused. Naruto shook his head again.
"I need to talk to you. And only you. Can we go somewhere else?"
Hinata blushed considerably after this.
"Yeah... I mean! Um, yes, of course. Wherever you think it's fine." Both of them looked down, embarrassed. Though Naruto could swear he heard a certan creature's laugh from within. He suddenly feared Kurama might possess him and do something perverted to Hinata, ever since he and Naruto developed enough trust in each other to leave it clear just how perverted they both were... And then a sudden thought of Hinata removing her clothing slowly with a naughty look flew around his mind.
"Who's more perveted than whom, I wonder..." Kurama's voice asked, before going to sleep again.
Naruto shook his head violently. "Gah...!! Pull yourself together, Uzumaki! This is not the time! Come on!"
He kept Hinata's hand inside his, and guided her towards the exit, walking nervously, but noticing a smile in her. It was then, that his ninja senses came back to normal, and he felt like they were both not alone. Sure enough, by the time they had reached the exit, a small "poof" was heard, and white smoke surrounded them for a while, giving room for another person to join the fray. He had a white robe, and an animal shaped mask. Naruto put himself in front of Hinata, and rised his guard.
"Who are you?"
"Isn't he ANBU, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, apparently not in a defensive mood.
"Oh, he's ANBU allright. What I don't know, is if he's with those of the Root or with the Hokage."
"Naruto..." The ANBU said, displaying a male, young voice. "...I need you to come with me."
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And that's how it is for chap. 1. I hope you liked it!
... Please correct any and all mistakes in grammar or anything else that you find. English is not my mother language, after all.See you on next chap.!
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