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People who are Important: Book Two	By : Morales89 Category: Naruto > General Views: 1260 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 9
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Chapter 9
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Five Jounin stood in the Hokage's office awaiting their blond leader's arrival. They were told it was a high class mission that was not only top secret, but also of great importance to Konohagakure's future. All heads turned when they heard the click of the door, and the soft thuds of heeled sandals falling upon the floor of the office. Tsunade came about the desk, sitting down with Shizune at her right side and Sakura on the left. Her golden brown eyes were focused and serious as she looked them all over. They bowed respectfully, greeting her with a "good morning", and rising to await orders.
"Alright…this mission pertains to one, Uchiha Sasuke, who is currently under the medical supervision of both Haruno Sakura and Akito Shia-sama. The Cursed Seal that Orochimaru placed on him four years ago has begun to degenerate his body around the area it was placed. Currently, Uchiha can not function above the waist on his left side," Tsunade began.
It came as a shock to all except the medics in the room. Uchiha Sasuke, known traitor, and last heir to the Sharingan was slowly deteriorating from within. Kakashi made a mental note to ask his ex-student why he hadn't said anything about his situation. How bad was it? It had to be pretty bad if the kid was paralyzed on one side. Was it fatal? The Jounin stopped his train of thought. No, Sasuke hadn't been around for a while, but…he was still someone Kakashi saw as a precious person. Team 7 was like a small family to him, and though Sasuke was the asshole cousin that no one liked to talk about, he still cared about the little snot. He could tell the Uchiha had changed since he'd been back. What a waste it would be if Sasuke died now.
"That being said, I have found a way to remove the Seal. Fixing the damage will be the easy part. Sakura, Shia, and I, if it comes to that, are all perfectly capable of healing him once the Seal is gone. However, getting the Seal off will be a difficult task," the Hokage began. Kakashi focused his attention on the woman.
"In addition to me, I will be having two other people work as the controllers of the removal jutsu. Shizune and Sakura will be working with me on perfecting that aspect. As for the five of you…" Tsunade trailed off glancing up at the Jounin before her.
"This jutsu comes from a time in our history where jutsus were constructed with more of a ritual design…hence why I need five of you. We are using the power of the five elements to purify and negate the Cursed Seal's dark energies in Uchiha's system. You five are the most important players in this. One mistake on any of your parts could mean his death, permanent paralysis, or other such terrible things. Our job is simple; Sakura, Shizune, and I are just there to control the atmosphere really. You are the ones doing most of the work, that is why I need all Jounin," she explained. They looked at her in silent wonderment as they all processed the information. She just opened a drawer and started shuffling through it. She came up with three scrolls, each with a different color lining.
"Shia, I know you've already gotten your fire scroll. Do you accept this mission?" the Hokage asked. The Akito Head nodded.
"Hai Tsunade-sama!" she said. The Sannin moved to Temari.
"Sabaku no Temari-san, the wind element, you have already accepted this mission. Are you sure you can follow through?" she asked.
"Hai Tsunade-sama, I will do my best," Temari answered.
"Kamizuki Izumo, water, will you accept this mission?" the medic asked.
"Hai!"
She continued down the line until the last ninja had agreed. Hatake Kakashi was the lightning element of course; while Captain Yamato, a.k.a Tenzou, was the earth. Both had agreed without much hesitation. Kakashi did because the idea of Sasuke dying was as painful to him as the idea of seeing the tears on his other two students' faces if he did. Yamato did because he knew that Sasuke was important to Kakashi-sempai, and the two youngest members of Team Kakashi. To be honest though…he really did want to get to know this Sasuke person that Naruto and Sakura had worked so hard to get back.
"Alright, I'm taking you five off of any other activities for a week so you can study the scrolls alone. Shia, you are still expected to be at the hospital at least once a day until Sakura learns the basic flow of things with Uchiha," the Hokage said. Shia nodded.
"In a week's time you're expected to know your basic responsibilities regarding your element in this jutsu. I will call for you again after that so we can begin practicing," Tsunade said.
"Hai Hokage-sama!" was the collective response.
"You're dismissed."
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Hyuuga Complex
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Hinata looked over herself once more just to make sure she looked okay. She always wanted Naruto to think she looked good. She'd decided on a pink, baby-doll style dress. It was short-sleeved, tastefully low cut, and had a decent sized white and pink bow resting just under her breasts. It fell to just above her knees, and was the kind of swishy, wispy material that would flow prettily in the light breeze of the afternoon. A pair of white flats with pink bows on them completed her springy look. There was a knock on her door.
"Come in," she called. It slid open to reveal her younger sister Hanabi, whose eyes grew wide immediately at how pretty her oneesan looked.
"Neesan…where are you going looking like that?" the girl asked. Hinata flushed, her eyes darting towards the ground.
"Hanabi-chan, did you need something?" she asked, quickly changing the subject. Hanabi's big pale eyes looked at her curiously.
"Father wanted to see you about something," the young Hyuuga said. Hinata smiled and nodded.
"Tell him I'll be right there," she said. Her little sister nodded and rushed off to their father's quarters.
Hinata ran a hand through her hair once more, debating on whether she should tie it up or not. In the end she decided to tie half her hair back with a light pink ribbon. Her fingers itched to pick up the sweatshirt sitting on the edge of her bed, but decided against it. Instead she headed towards her father's room for whatever it was he wanted to see her about. She turned the corner that led to the Clan Head's Suite. The door was closed, so she knocked politely, kneeling on the floor with her head bowed and her hands folded in her lap waiting to be acknowledged. For a second she felt like she was back at the geisha house and almost cringed at the thought of ever facing that Pein person again.
"Enter, Hinata…" her father's voice finally said. She slid the door open and bowed low.
"Konnichiwa Otousama (good afternoon father)," she said in a soft voice. Hyuuga Hiashi would be a liar if he said he wasn't surprised with how put together his daughter looked that day.
"Going somewhere?" he asked, narrowing his eyes suspiciously. She flushed.
"Ano…just out with a few friends," she answered quickly.
Of course, he knew she'd been out with the Uzumaki boy. Hinata was an heiress to the most powerful clan in Konoha. People followed her every movement. He wasn't happy she'd been out with the nine-tails jinchuuriki, but he was not a stupid man. Both Hinata and Neji were fond of the blond haired ninja. If his nephew liked the kid, he really couldn't be too bad. That's not to say he wasn't going to give the little delinquent a hard time when Hinata finally saw fit to tell him of this development. According to most people he'd questioned, namely other Clan Heads like the Akimichi, Nara, or Aburame; Uzumaki Naruto was a loudmouthed, hyperactive, troublemaker…with a heart of gold. The whole nine-tales situation still bothered Hiashi, but if so many others weren't so worried about it, he was willing to try and see why.
"Alright, well I just wanted to speak with you about your Coming Out Party. It's set for your seventeenth birthday, in December. I've invited a lot of important people there so please, start thinking about wardrobe and such now. Your cousin and the Hokage told me that the mission went very well. I'm proud of you Hinata," he said.
Hinata's eyes widened into large, white moons. The shock at his uncommon praise made tears well up. She was unused to her father saying such good things about her. It almost pained Hiashi that she was almost crying at the happiness of receiving a compliment from him. He knew he'd been very harsh on her for many years, but he'd just wanted her to get stronger really. He was angry, yes, very angry that his first born was not as strong as the son of the Branch Family. At one point, he was embarrassed by his daughter's lack of skill and failure to complete missions, but he realized something.
Disowning her, and making her out to be an outcast only increased her failures. It wasn't until her and Neji had made amends, and that Uzumaki kid came into the picture as a friend that she actually started to change. Now, she was a Chuunin, a Chuunin who'd just recently successfully completed an S-class mission against the Akatsuki. He was proud. The Hokage hadn't told him much, but she had said that it was Hinata who'd executed and she was one of the main reasons the mission was a success.
"Arigato Otousama," he heard, breaking him out of his thoughts. She had the sweetest, most grateful and beautiful smile on her delicate face that looked so much like her late mother's. He wanted to hug his daughter, but knew it would be far too awkward to do so after such a long time of frigid behavior towards her. He would fix that though.
"Hn…have fun with your friends," he said quietly, turning towards his dresser to find his training outfit. He had training with his nephew in an hour.
"Ja ne Otousama," she said, bowing again and walking out of the room with a happy smile.
He felt his heart well with pride at the sight of it. Perhaps, if that boy could make her smile like that all the time, it wouldn't be so bad to look into something permanent with him. Hiashi wondered who the child's guardian was. He'd seen him with that Academy Teacher often enough or perhaps Hatake Kakashi…Tsunade-sama? He'd find out later, the boy was not nobility, but if he could see his daughter smile like that everyday it'd be worth trying to find a way for the two to be together. Again, that's not to say he wasn't going to scare the ever-living crap out of the boy until he KNEW Uzumaki was worthy of Hinata. He just wanted to make sure that if Hinata really did love this boy as much as she thought she did, highly likely, that there'd be a way for them to be together.
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Nara Complex
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"Momma?" Senji questioned with a tilt of his fiery red head.
Temari sighed exasperatedly. He'd only be there for an hour or so while Shia showed Sakura the ropes, but already he was asking for his mother. He was a little spoiled, but then again she supposed it was normal for a child to want his mother all the time at such a young age. Shia was almost always with him. She brought him to work, to meetings….everywhere. The staff at Sunagakure's hospital was well acquainted with their Kazekage's son.
"Mommy's busy Senji-chan…but she'll be back in a little while I promise," Temari said to the child as if he could really understand her. He pouted adorably.
"Dada?" he said, Temari let her face fall into her hands. Where the hell was her Lazyass husband at a time like this! Not that he'd be much help..but at least she wouldn't have to suffer alone.
"Daddy went home to Suna," the blond Kunoichi said. The little chibi just looked confused and continued to pout expertly in his highchair. Temari sighed again before running an affectionate hand through his soft, red hair.
"Let's eat breakfast now Senji-chan….I'm sure you're hungry," she said. His crystal blue eyes widened excitedly.
"Rara!" he cried out with an exaggerated wave of his chubby little arms. The wind user smiled softly and giggled.
"No no…you can't have ramen for breakfast Senji-chan it's not healthy," she said. He just smiled again happily having completely missed what she said.
Honestly, people took for granted how well he understood things. He may have decent language skills as far as speaking goes for a one year old, but his comprehension needed huge work. Ignoring his bubbly calls for ramen, Temari got out some apple sauce and a tiny bowl of breakfast cereal. Most of it would end up on the floor, the walls, all over Senji's clothes and probably on her face. She knew this. Senji loved to play with, throw around, squish…and basically do anything but chew his food. She wondered how Shia managed to get him to eat anything. 'At least whatever children I have will be Naras and will most likely find it too troublesome to do anything but eat their food,' she thought. She'd just placed the already flying breakfast in front of her nephew when a knock sounded against the door to the kitchen.
"Shikamaru-san? Are you in there?" Tenten's voice said from behind the door. Temari walked over to open it with a smile.
"He's not here right now. He's most likely off cloud gazing, can I help you with anything?" the blond asked.
Tenten smiled at her kindly…now these two kunoichi had been at odds for a while since their first Chuunin Exam. However, since Temari had become the Liaison between their two nations, the leaf-nin had gotten to know her former enemy. Sabaku no Temari was in fact a very nice person once you get past the tomboyish, rather abrasive attitude. Actually, the weapons mistress could kind of relate to her in that sense, since she was exactly the same way. No amount of Hyuuga "Wife Training" was going to change that.
"Actually, I was planning my bachelorette party and I wanted to know if you'd like to come," the brunette said taking a seat next to the already messy child. She giggled lightly at the Cheerios stuck all over his cheeks.
"Oh…wow…you're both ready then?" Temari asked as she put some tea on the stove. A pretty flush decorated the young weapons mistress's face.
"Hai…he just came back from an S-class mission and I just keep realizing that we're both Jounin now…" Tenten started, her chocolate eyes turned up towards emerald.
"We're getting harder and harder missions…he's taking the ANBU exam in the fall. We want to get married…we want to be together before…" she trailed off. Temari placed two cups of tea in front of them and sighed.
"He'll be fine…you both will. You're both amazing shinobi," she said. Tenten smiled.
"Thanks," she said.
"When's the wedding?" Temari asked.
"At the end of the summer. We've been together for a year already, and we want to be married before he takes the test. I know he'll pass, and they take them away for a month of intense training," the other girl answered. Temari nodded in understanding. She remembered when Kankurou had been accepted into the ANBU.
"You haven't been with him yet?" the blond asked with a sly smirk. The leaf-nin flushed darkly.
"No…it's not appropriate before marriage according to his Clan..and my father would most definitely kill me," she answered in a quiet tone. Temari laughed at this, loudly, startling both the other girl and the baby in the room. Senji of course, started laughing immediately, despite the fact he had no idea why his aunt was laughing. But…in that baby-like way, the sound of laughter was like a trigger for him.
"That's cute…hahahaha…I can't believe you held out so long with him. Six months was long enough for me, and Shikamaru isn't the pretty boy that Hyuuga is," Temari said through her laughter.
"Neji is a gentleman…he has decided I'm not ready and refuses to 'push' me to do anything until I am," the younger girl said quietly.
"Oh…so then the whole 'sex before marriage' thing isn't really a factor then?" the Wind user asked. Tenten sighed.
"It's just what I tell myself to be able to deal with the anticipation," she murmured with a frown. They both laughed then but really cracked up when a glob of apple sauce went flying between them.
"Does he always do that?" Tenten asked through her giggle fit. Temari tried to breath.
"Hai…we think he might be an artist actually…" she said. Senji-chan just continued finger-painting with his food on the wall next to his highchair.
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Konohagakure Hospital
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"Good morning Sasuke-san! How're we feeling today?" Shia asked with a smile. Sakura nearly stumbled in shock when the boy actually answered the Akito Head.
"Like shit as usual and you?" he asked with a cool tone and a raised brow as he feigned interest. Shia giggled, he narrowed his dark eyes skeptically.
"Of course I'm perfectly fine. Fainting spells are normal for us pregnant women," she said, he glared.
"Hn…and I suppose overworking yourself and not eating to save an already dead patient is normal too," he mumbled quietly. Sakura frowned, and Shia sighed.
"Shut up…you're not dead. Stop having such little faith in me. I won't let you die, and what does that say about what you think of Sakura's skills?" she asked with a raise of a brown eyebrow. His coal eyes widened just slightly, flicking to the rosette briefly before turning to the sheets. Sakura didn't miss it.
"Hn…" he said, turning away with a scowl. The pinkette nearly chuckled but held it in as to not agitate her..what would she call him…a friend? Yes…yes that was right. He was a friend. Naruto and her had not ever stopped thinking of him as a friend, no matter how many times he hurt them.
"Alright…on your stomach Uchiha, you know the drill," Shia ordered. With some less than audible grumbling on Sasuke's behalf, the Uchiha managed to flip himself onto his stomach. Shia waved Sakura over.
"Now, the Seal is pretty difficult to break down all the way. In order for you to truly understand the situation, I think you should have a look at it. However, first I'm going to heal up the deterioration in his left side. He gets a healing session everyday, because if we don't fix it everyday…he could end up permanently paralyzed," the Jounin explained.
"Watch," she ordered.
Sakura's green eyes watched the light green chakra go into the bruised looking shoulder. Shia grasped her wrist and put her hand over the area. She could feel the tissue healing as Shia continued. In about fifteen minutes, the entire area was healed and Sasuke had seemed to relax. It was then that Sakura noticed Shia's slim hand combing through the ex-missing nin's jet black hair. It was then that she noticed how the Uchiha seemed to lean into the touch, almost as if he craved it. A stab of jealousy hit her gut, which was immediately followed by guilt because she knew Shia would never do anything to betray Gaara. This was most likely just some technique to calm Sasuke that Shia had found out by trial and error. As if she heard Sakura's thoughts, Shia turned around with a smile.
"I don't know why but it works every time. He's kind of like a little kitten…if you do it long enough he starts purring," she whispered with a giggle. Sasuke glared. 'I am not a kitten…' he sulked in his mind, and then berated himself because it was so unlike him to care. He choked it up to the drugs he was on.
Sakura found herself laughing a little too. She glanced down at the suddenly very sleepy looking Uchiha Sasuke. 'He must be exhausted. Maybe I'll come back later,' she thought. They cleaned up and went through the procedures so that Shia could go home and study her scroll. No doubt Senji-chan was already crying for his mother and with Gaara on his way back to Suna, the child was probably even more irate. Sasuke's medical schedule was pretty cut and dry.
Show up at 9:30am sharp, give him his pain killers with his breakfast, and massage the anti-scar cream into his skin until he relaxes. After the massage, check the progress of the Seal's damage and send a written report to Tsunade-sama. He sleeps from 10:00am to 12:00pm while his pain killers and cream take effect, in which time Sakura is supposed to meet with Tsunade to discuss his condition, and do whatever personal errands she has to do for the day.
At twelve noon, she is to return to Sasuke's room with lunch for him, and eat with him in order to help him get used to not being alone all the time. When they're finished, she's to give him his antibiotics and check his stitches for any that can be removed. He is supposed to sleep again from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in order to give his body uninterrupted use of the antibiotics he ingested. At three it is time for his healing session, and after that he's supposed to rest. After that was when Sakura was free to go home.
"The schedule is different today only because I've got to leave after you've settled in here, and I wanted you to see how we do the healing process on his shoulder. We usually don't do it until the end of the day, because the Seal tends to act up more at night, when he's asleep. I think it is because in sleep, Sasuke can't consciously fight the darker energies, so the damage would accumulate too fast if we did it in the mornings like today. So, later you'll have to do it again," Shia explained. Sakura nodded.
"Okay, so that's basically everything you need to know. I'll be coming around again for lunch with Senji-chan. He really likes Sasuke-san over there, so I'll see you then. Until then…ja! I've got a fire scroll to go study," Shia said, smiling at her best friend happily. Sakura smiled back at her.
"Ja Shia-chan!" she said with a wave. The Akito Head ruffled Sasuke's hair and tugged a little before leaving. Sakura almost laughed at the pout-like glower that the Uchiha now donned on his usually stoic face.
"You two seem to be getting along well," she said, picking up his medical charts to scan over them.
"Hn…." He said, crossing his arms over his bare chest.
"I'm glad you weren't difficult," he heard her say. Sasuke turned his eyes on his pink haired ex-teammate.
"Shia-chan is really happy right now. I remember a year ago when she thought Gaara had died…she was in so much pain she almost miscarried. Twice…twice she almost lost that little boy and I'm so glad that everything turned out alright. They're so happy together Sasuke-kun, and they've got another one the way. And Naruto is taking Hina-chan out again today. It's about damn time, don't you think?" Sakura said in a slightly dazed and far away tone. Sasuke wasn't sure what to say. 'I wonder when that dobe finally realized it,' he thought.
"Anyway, let's get you some breakfast, ne?" Sakura asked with a small, but sweet smile that made his belly do a funny dance. Not sure what was wrong with him, Sasuke relied on his usual response.
"Hn…"
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Hyuuga Complex
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Naruto snuck around to the back door where he'd promised Hinata he'd meet her for their second date. He was scared…after all this was a clan of people who could see through walls. It was a clan of elite ninja who could no doubt sense his presence no matter how good he thought he was masking his chakra. He just wanted Hinata to come out so they could leave already. The last thing he needed was for one of her family members to see him…the nine-tailed demon container waiting on their back porch to go on a date with their Heiress.
"Uzumaki Naruto I presume," a deep, matured voice said from behind him.
'Fuck…'
"Um….I'll leave right now if you want me to. I'm sorry for trespassing. Please…just let me go," the blond said quickly, hoping whichever Hyuuga had just found him wouldn't hurt him.
"You're not trespassing Uzumaki-san. I'm sure my daughter invited you here," the voice said.
'Double fuck…'
"How did you know?" was the first thing out of Naruto's mouth.
"You think you can sneak around with the Heir to the Hyuuga Clan? Really that's rather naïve of you," Hyuuga Hiashi said with a bit of amusement in his tone.
"Gomen nasai Hyuuga-sama. Please…I'll leave you be. Just tell Hinata that I was here. She'd be really hurt if she thought I stood her up," Naruto said, turning to face the man with pleading blue eyes. Hiashi merely smirked at him.
"Listen….I'm not going to lie to you and say that I'm happy Hinata chose you. I'm not, I don't know you and from what I've been told you're a loud little delinquent who stirs up trouble whenever the chance is given," the man said, a sharp look in his pale eyes. Naruto flinched.
"However…for some reason your obvious idiocy and troublemaking nature does not bother my daughter. In fact she seems rather taken with you. Why I'll never know. She could have had her pick of the most eligible bachelors in Fire Country," the Hyuuga Head said.
(Does he have a point?) Kyuubi whined.
'Shut up you!' Naruto growled at him.
"If you hurt my daughter I will stop at nothing to make sure you pay. Hinata's feelings probably run deeper than yours do at this point, so I would appreciate it if you didn't start anything serious like 'going steady' until you're positive you care for her. The last thing she needs is heartbreak, especially from you. If you break her….I can promise you that you will never be Hokage. I'll make sure of it," Hiashi said with a threatening tone. Naruto took a few breaths before saying anything. He had to think of his response because this was the leader of the strongest clan in Konohagakure so whatever he said next had to sound smart.
"Hyuuga-sama…I understand your concern for your daughter. Hinata is as delicate as she is strong if that makes any sense to you at all. But…I would appreciate it if you didn't underestimate my feelings like that. You have no idea how deep my feelings run for Hinata, so please don't act like you do. It's true that I am not in love with her…not right now…" Naruto started.
"But…I know that she is someone I care about a lot. And…I know she cares about me a lot. She is precious to me and I want to see just how much so. I would never want to hurt her. I would protect her with my life if I had to. So please….don't think that just because you're her father you can tell me how I feel about her," he finished, trying to be as calm as he possibly could.
If the Hyuuga was surprised, which he was, he didn't show it at all. Hiashi stared at the young blond with a blank look masking his elegant features. So far the kid really didn't seem all that bad. He'd still be wary of Uzumaki. After all…this was still a BOY who wanted to date his daughter. However, he would not get in the way of it for now. He'd let whatever it was the two teens had develop naturally. But…the second it looked like Hinata would get hurt, he'd step in and viciously uphold his rights as a father to murder the boy. Was that a father's rights? He'd have to look it up in Konohagakure's laws.
"Alright…well I'll pretend to be none the wiser to this little relationship of yours until Hinata is ready to tell me herself. Don't tell her I know," Hiashi said. Blue eyes narrowed at him suspiciously.
"No…I won't lie to her," Naruto said, surprising the Hyuuga Head once again.
"She was only waiting for me, so I guess now that you know it doesn't matter anymore," the blond said. White eyes stared back at him in curious silence. Naruto fidgeted and combed a hand through his unruly blond hair. Then…he looked up with nervous blue eyes to Hinata's father. 'Wears his emotions on his sleeve, this one…' Hiashi thought.
"Hyuuga Hiashi-sama…would you give me permission to date your daughter?"
Naruto asked rather awkwardly and with enough verbal stumbling to rival Hinata. He bowed in respect, having read up on the proper ways to request such permission from the father of a Clan Heir. He wanted to do this right. He wanted to impress the Hyuuga Family Leader. For him and Hinata; because he really liked her. He really cared about the heiress and he wanted to know where they could possibly end up if they kept getting to know each other the way they were. The more time he spent with her, the more he liked about her.
She was smart and witty. She was well rounded and beautiful…she was strong...and she accepted him. He was sure she didn't know anything about the Kyuubi, but she knew there was something different about him that made the village despise him. She knew, and she didn't let their bigoted views cloud her own perception of him. So….he didn't want anything to screw this up in its beginning stages. Especially something he could easily control like formal greetings and such. Honestly, he'd just went to the library (a/n: Naruto at the library lolz), a surprise he knew it, and found some books on clan formalities.
"Well….I suppose so, but know this…it is a probationary period. My daughter's person, heart, and honor are not to be compromised in any way," Hiashi warned breaking Naruto out of his thoughts. The blond blinked stupidly at him for a moment before remembering himself.
"I wouldn't dream of it," he said with a huge, toothy grin. The Hyuuga blinked slowly, and then nodded.
"I'll be going then. My nephew will be waiting," he said with another nod before he walked stoically away. Naruto stared after him, feeling a huge weight rising off his shoulders as his lungs finally decided they wanted to work.
(Pssh…that guy needs to loosen up..) Kyuubi said.
'I thought I told you to shut up,' Naruto snapped in his mind, his face scrunching in anger.
"Ano….Naruto-kun…is something the matter?" a soft voice questioned from behind him.
He turned, mouth opened as he prepared to tell her no…indeed everything was fine. However…it seemed his jaw had unhinged from its joint and his lungs had shut down completely when his blue eyes took in the sight of the young woman in front of him. There in the doorway of the back porch stood the epitome of beauty. Hyuuga Hinata wore a knee length baby pink dress with matching shoes and an adorable bow just under the swell of her beautifully…tastefully showcased breasts. The dress hugged her tiny waist and then flared out in the wispy hem that blew prettily around her pale, toned legs. Finally his gaze reached her own wide, confused and utterly beautiful eyes. His mind shut down immediately…his brain malfunctioned and his eyes widened impossibly.
"Errr…"
(Well damn…) Kyuubi so helpfully added.
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Konohagakure Hospital
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Sasuke lie on his stomach while Sakura silently went through the levels of his Seal. She was still inspecting the first layer of chakra…her own energy gently prodding and lightly pressing through as she tried not to hurt him. He was tense, if only because he knew how painful the procedure would be towards the end. She seemed to sense his discomfort and tentatively brushed one of his long bangs with her hand. Her gentle fingers slid over the skin of his cheek, calming him slightly and unconsciously he leaned a little bit towards her hand. Luckily for him, she didn't notice. Feeling bolder, Sakura slid the hand into the thick mass of his midnight locks and massaged his scalp comfortingly. She saw his eyelids flutter open and closed as he grew more tired.
It was so soft…so silky against her hand, but she refused to let it distract her. One mess up with this kind of delicate procedure could cause him unnecessary pain. She continued to stroke his hair as she let her chakra pierce the second layer of the Seal. She didn't want to hurt him, and he flinched slightly causing her to draw back. One black eye cracked open to look at her curiously. Sakura just smiled apologetically at him and he sighed. She was scared to hurt him, and if she wanted a good look at his seal that simply wouldn't do.
"Sakura…it's going to hurt. I know already. Just do it, it's not so bad," Sasuke said.
Sakura's green eyes looked apprehensive for a moment, but he just closed his eyes. The hand in his hair felt really nice. It was relaxing, but in a totally different way than when his other doctor did it. When Shia did it, it felt like such a motherly gesture that it instantly calmed him. With Sakura…it felt….like…well…he didn't really know what it felt like, but it was nice. Consciousness started to elude him as his lids grew heavy and his body relaxed. A sudden painful jolt signified the break to the second level, but he was just so tired…he just wanted to sleep. The gentle hand threaded through his hair soothingly and he let out something akin to a growl. Well…at least in his mind it was a growl..but to Sakura…it sounded just like a purr. The last thing he heard before consciousness finally left him was an amused giggle…then it went black.
After a few hours Sakura was finished looking at the Seal. It was like nothing she'd ever seen before. Orochimaru was indeed quite a sick fuck. She was glad though, that she'd taken the time to examine it. This would help her when she was a controller during the removal jutsu. Basically the three of them: Tsunade, Shizune, and Sakura, would be monitoring his vitals and keeping his body functioning correctly while the other five worked at purifying the Seal. Both Shizune and the Hokage had inspected the curse mark and it indeed did make a hell of a lot of difference in understanding the biology of Sasuke's body.
Under the Dark Seal's influence Sasuke's organs needed extra energy to function properly. His heartbeat was irregular, and would need to be controlled meticulously during the removal. His lungs were active, but at a very shallow level that worried Sakura. According to his medical records since the condition was discovered, at the end of the week things would get critical. If things were so bad already, who knew how much worse they could possibly get? She looked back down at the sleeping Uchiha. He looked so peaceful, and relaxed. She realized her hand was still in his hair, and with a gentle comb through it she moved it away. It was around one in the afternoon and he was supposed to sleep till three. She'd come back in a little bit to see him.
"Sakura-sama," a nurse's voice said from behind her. She turned to the young woman with a smile.
"Hai?"
"Akito-sama is here to speak with you. She's in the lobby," the nurse said.
"Oh, ok. I've just finished up here. Tell Shia-chan I'll be right down," Sakura said. With a bow and a nod of her head the nurse disappeared. Sakura turned back to the sleeping boy in the bed once again with a small smile. 'Don't worry Sasuke-kun…this time I'll save you,' she thought before she went out to meet her friend for lunch.
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Ramen Shop
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"Hey Hinata-chan! You're not going to eat anymore?" Naruto asked the pretty young girl sitting next to him. Pearly eyes widened in surprise. Wasn't one bowl of ramen enough?
"Iie…I've got to watch my figure," she said; a quick, generally accepted reason for most men. Unluckily for her, Naruto wasn't most men.
"Maahh…you don't have to watch anything Hinata-chan! You're a ninja for God's sake! Besides, what's wrong with your figure?" he asked, turning inquisitive blue eyes on her and sweeping them from head to toe. She flushed bright red, earning a chuckle from the old owner of the shop.
"Now, now Naruto-kun…don't embarrass the lady," Mr. Ichiraku said with a kind smile in Hinata's direction. She sent him a grateful grin in return. The fox-container's eyes widened.
"Gomen! I didn't mean to embarrass you. I just think you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. You're definitely the prettiest girl in the village, other than Neji," he said with a small smile.
This caused her to laugh, and really laugh. She'd been doing it a lot in his presence lately, and he found the sound of it utterly beautiful. Some people's laughter was too loud, or too soft. Some were shrill or waayyy too husky for their own good. But…Hinata…Hinata's laugh was really nice. It was all one pitch, and flowed from her like notes from a flute. It was feminine, and at a volume that didn't make people want to hang themselves like Naruto's could sometimes be.
He loved to make her laugh; the sound being only half of the reason why. When she did it, her whole face lit up with joy. Her eyes sparkled with amusement and her lips pulled back to reveal her white, even teeth in a gorgeous smile. Then as she came down she put her hand over her mouth in that way that is ingrained into properly raised ladies of Japan and continued to giggle softly until it finally faded.
"Naruto-kun….don't let Neji-niisan hear you say that," she said with sparkling white eyes. He smiled.
"Haha! He'd probably kill me," he said, scratching the back of his head.
"Why would I kill you?" a voice said from behind him. 'Fuck…'
(Gee this seems familiar) Kyuubi sneered in his mind.
'Oh shut up you stupid furball,' he snapped.
Naruto turned to face a very calm looking Hyuuga Neji with his fiancé Tenten, hand in hand. The blond smiled dweebily at the older male, and scratched the back of his head. He wondered how much they'd heard. Tenten was giggling quietly, her face buried against her fiancé's shoulder as Neji stood stone faced. Naruto silently cursed the Hyuuga for being so impossible to read.
"No reason! What are you doing here anyways?" he asked. Those piercing white eyes narrowed at him.
"For lunch of course Naruto, what else?" Neji said, pulling out a stool for Tenten and waiting for her to sit in it before seating himself next to her. Hinata coughed in a way that suspiciously sounded like a snort of amusement.
"He's spying," she said, lifting her cup of water to her lips to take a drink. Neji growled. Naruto's eyes widened.
"STALKER!" the blond cried out, his forefinger thrust into the unblinking Hyuuga's face. Apparently that was it for Tenten; she couldn't hold it back anymore and just started laughing her ass off. Hinata joined, though at a much less obvious degree as the boys stared each other down.
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Akito Complex
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Shia sat in the kitchen silently feeding her one year old child. She was thinking about her patient. She was thinking about Sakura. The young mother wanted to cry in her frustration. Time was running out. In only a few days Sasuke would be critically ill, and for the first time in her life there was nothing she could do. For the first time in her life she hadn't a clue of how to fix it. She wished she could fix it, she really did. She wished things didn't seem so hopeless..but mostly she wished that Gaara was with her to make her feel better. She wished her husband was home to hold her and love her….and tell her everything would be alright. She would be in Konoha for an indefinite amount of time until either the Uchiha was cured….or he….
"Momma…?" Senji said, grasping her hand in both his tiny ones. His pale blue eyes looked at her in confusion for her sulking.
"It's okay Senji-chan…I just miss Daddy is all," she said with a small smile. Her son smiled brilliantly back at her and placed a mushy baby kiss to her knuckles.
"Dada wuv Momma," he said with a little difficulty. After all, he was only one years old. Shia smiled brilliantly at that.
"Hai…that he does…." She said with a faraway look in her eyes. She rubbed her barely protruding belly lightly.
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Somewhere near the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind…Sabaku no Gaara sneezed. His wife was thinking about him…he smiled a tiny smile to himself.
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