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Chapter List
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A/N:
So far so good! Everyone seems to like the story and where it�s going, and I
can�t wait to bring you the rest. Here�s chapter three�there�s no real action
in it, just plot development and character stuff, but I hope you enjoy it
nonetheless! Oh�and we can forget the sex, now can we?

Dragonheart
Chapter 3

            �Gaara?� Naruto�s voice rose with excitement.
            The heads of the assembled teams had turned
upwards to see the Kazekage as he hovered above them on his small island of
sand, his billowy white robes fluttering in the low desert winds. His impassive
gaze passed over all of them as his batch of land lowered itself to the ground,
dissipating into the sand and grass just before his feet met the earth. With a
series of grins the Konoha shinobi � except of course, for Yakusho - bowed
before the red-head, causing him to tilt his head to the side for a moment.
            �Greetings, Kazekage-sama,� Shino�s voice crept
out. �What brings you here?�
            Something cracked on Gaara�s face. The sides
of his lips curved upwards as a genuine smile began to take place on the ex-jinchuuriki�s
features, something that was still hard to imagine him ever doing. In the past,
the only time Gaara had ever smiled was before he was about to slaughter someone
and bathe in their blood. The new Gaara was nothing like his old self however,
having taken a much more wholesome look on life thanks to Naruto.
            �I refuse to have you treat me so formally,�
was the Kazekage�s answer, �especially you, Uzumaki Naruto. How have things
been for you?�
            The blonde flashed his trademark grin as he
rubbed the back of his head. �What can I say? Life�s been good to me so far.�
            Gaara smirked at the blonde�s answer, his eyes
trailing to the young Hyuuga girl next to Naruto. Hinata blushed and waved at
the leader of the Wind Country, and all three of them shared a short chuckle.
            �That�s good to hear,� the robed shinobi said
before his gaze levitating towards Yakusho. �Who�s your new friend? I�ve never
seen him before.�
            The whiskered teen turned his attention towards
Konoha�s latest acquisition, furrowing his brow. �Oh, that�s just Yakusho,� he
sighed. �Don�t pay much attention to him. He�s an ass.�
            Yakusho simply shrugged his shoulders and
shifted the insult away from himself just before gripping his sword tightly and
throwing it at Gaara, much the same way he had thrown it at the spies� leader
mere moments ago. The eyes of each shinobi around him widened in shock as the
blade embedded itself in Gaara�s Sand Shield, which came to defend him as it
always had, stopping the weapon about a foot from the Kazekage�s body.
            �Satisfied?� the red-head asked.
            �Very much so,� was the brown-haired teen�s
retort.
            �HEY!� Naruto shouted angrily. �What in the
hell was that for!?�
            �It�s alright Naruto,� Gaara spoke calmly. �He
got what he needed out of it.�
            Gaara�s sand wrapped around the hilt of
Yakusho�s sword and carried the weapon back to its owner, who wordlessly took it
back from the inanimate object�s grasp. Tension still permeated the air, but
the red-haired shinobi would have nothing of it. Clapping his hands together to
dispel the unease, the Kazekage flashed another smile before speaking.
            �Enough of all this,� he said. �As I�ve said,
I would much rather you all come to Sunagakure and stay there for a night
instead of trekking all the way back to Konoha.�
            �I think that would be best for all of us,�
Sakura spoke up. �Hinata�s been injured and it will be hard for her leg to
recover if she has to keep moving. As much as I�m sure he�d be willing to, I
don�t think having Naruto carry her all the way back to Konoha is such a good
idea.�
            For a moment, all eyes drifted towards the
Hyuuga heiress, who could be seeing kneeling slightly and rubbing her injured,
bleeding leg. Her face reddened as she tried to act tough and stand up, the
action only causing pain to leap through the limb and cause her to fall back
with a yelp. Naruto�s eyes narrowed with concern for the dark-haired girl as he
moved over to her to help her back to her feet, supporting her on his shoulders.
            �That does look pretty bad,� Kankuro mused from
the side as if to support Sakura�s reasoning.
            �It isn�t too horrible,� the pink-haired medic
replied. �But it would be much easier for her to rest at Sunagakure. She�ll be
able to move more easily if she can keep off it for a night or so.�
            �I�m fine,� Hinata lied, wincing as she tried
to put all her weight on the leg. �I�ll be just fine�honest, I can walk.�
            �Nonsense,� Gaara said, holding his hand up to
stop her protest. �It wouldn�t look good on my village if I simply let the
daughter of the esteemed Hyuuga Hiashi go in this condition. It�s settled
then?�
            �I�m for it,� Shino answered. �What about
everyone else?�
            The replies were unanimous from the Konoha
shinobi, this time including Yakusho. With the entire group decided, the Wind
Country�s most prominent shinobi smiled and turned to face the desert that was
his home.
            �Alright, it�s settled then,� he stated. �If
we�re going to arrive on time for dinner though, we�re going to need to get
there in style.�
            The Kazekage lifted both his arms and shut his
eyes, concentrating as hard as he could. A massive amount of chakra was focused
from within him before throwing it into the ground, using his own inner power to
take the desert�s essence and shape it. From the sands rose a gigantic opened
hand, the �wrist� that connected it to the ground angling slightly so the
travelers could walk up into the palm. While the rest of the congregation
stared in disbelief, Gaara and his brother simply walked over to the ex-jinchuuriki�s
creation and began to ascend into the hand as they waited for their guests to
follow.
            Without a reason not to, the gathering of
shinobi slowly made their way into Gaara�s giant sand-made hand. As soon as the
last passenger boarded the glorified appendage its fingers closed, blocking out
their view of the world ahead of them. Gaara closed his eyes and pressed two
fingers to one of them. Above them a swirl of sand began to coalesce into a
small orb, which quickly became a floating eyeball in the sky. Gaara�s Third
Eye turned towards the expanse of desert they could not see and acted as their
guide as the hand suddenly took off, soaring across the sand at speeds their
feet could not hope to match. They were off to Sunagakure!

            Hinata landed on the thick sand with another
yelp of pain, rubbing her injured leg softly. She felt so foolish for having
let her injury get the best of her, as if there were some sort of shame attached
to having been hurt as such in the line of duty. On top of it all, it just made
Naruto worry, and she hated to make Naruto worry about her. Sakura had told her
she shouldn�t walk when the medic had looked at her wound on the way back from
the attack, but the raven-haired girl had simply passed it off, trying to once
again act tough. She had quickly learned that being tough and acting tough were
not one in the same. Failing to defeat the spy was bad enough on her confidence
without the problems of not being able to stand as well. She was all too glad
when the pink-haired medic-nin decided to come over and patch her up then and
there.
            A short time after Sakura fished out some
bandages from her tool pouch and used them to patch up Hinata�s leg, the
cherry-haired kunoichi dusted off her skirt and shorts and walked over to the
battered form of Yakusho, flashing one of her courteous smiles. The older boy
looked at her as though he were waiting for her to say something, one hand
holding his sword as the other rested on his hip.
            �Thanks again, Yakusho,� she offered.
            �Not a problem,� he replied, resting his back
against one of the giant hand�s fingers. �I figure most girls prefer not to be
horribly abused and raped.�
            �What was that?� Naruto spoke up from not too
far away, his ears having perked at Yakusho�s words.
            �N-nothing,� Sakura waved her teammate off.
�I�ll tell you some other time. Suffice to say Yakusho really kicked
that guy�s ass.�
            It was Shino�s turn to be intrigued by the
conversation. �Oh really?� he asked as he adjusted his glasses on the ridge of
his nose.
            �This guy beat that crazy assed Kusa scum on
his own?� Kiba barked. �I�m starting to get the feeling there�s something about
yourself you aren�t telling us, Yakusho!�
            The young man from the Ryumoto clan smiled.
�Well I�m no pushover,� he said, �but I keep mostly to myself. Unless�you want
me to demonstrate on you.�
            �No thanks,� Kiba answered, throwing his hands
up in defeat, �I�m good!�
            All those involved in the conversation shared a
small laugh at the dialogue between the two before settling down on the giant
moving hand again. Shino slowly paced towards Yakusho, looking the tattered man
up and down before taking a spot beside him, his eyes traveling invisibly behind
his sunglasses to look at the auburn-headed teen.
            �I�ve read some interesting things about your
clan,� Shino offered. �I take it you�ve mastered most of their unique Jutsu?�
            �You could say that,� was the only reply the
bug-user got out of Yakusho.
            There was nothing more to be said amongst the
group. Eyes moved back and forth as the desert disappeared before and after
them, Gaara�s third eye never leaving its watchful position as they hurtled
across the land.

            They arrived at the edge of Sunagakure sometime
around six o�clock, the sun having almost completely vanished over the horizon.
The giant hand made of sand slowly came to a complete stop at the gates of the
village, descending into the desert and vanishing completely as each shinobi�s
feet touched the ground. Gaara�s third eye turned to sand and blew away in the
wind as he took his fingers off his left eye, blinking a few times to regain his
full vision. At the same time, Sakura had to catch Hinata to prevent her from
collapsing as the dark-haired heiress attempted to find her center of gravity
with her injured leg. The scarlet-headed Kazekage turned to face his guests,
opening his arms wide in greeting.
            �Welcome to Sunagakure,� he stated. �At the
moment I have other business I must attend to, so Kankuro will show you to your
rooms. Please do not hesitate to join us for dinner. I would most like to see
you all there.�
            With the announcement out of the way Gaara
turned and walked past the main gates, already under the assault of several
official-looking people. Kankuro sighed and rubbed the back of his head,
turning towards the Konoha shinobi.
            �Alright,� he said, �follow me. Your rooms are
in the visitor�s center right next to the Kazekage�s building.�
            The group of seven traveled across the sandy
streets of Suna sharing little conversations here and there. More than once
Hinata had to be helped as she limped slightly, always offering a smile and
apology after the fact. Eventually however she completely denied them and
walked on her own, smiling as she showed she could handle herself.
            The building where they were staying was
perhaps the most luxurious set of accommodations outside the Kazekage�s room
itself. There were five floors to the visitor�s center, each having about ten
rooms to speak of. The entire structure was made of stylized rock and sand,
giving a very �desert-like� feel. There were no glass windows despite the
materials being in plentiful supply, as the various sandstorms the village went
through would only leave them damaged and broken. Instead, each window had a
leather curtain that could be drawn over it and fastened down to prevent any
damage from occurring. It was very stylish and had probably taken its creator
many months of planning to perfect.
            Each one of the shinobi stared at the main
lobby with awe, unable to quite comprehend what godly force had bestowed them
this kind of fortune. Those thoughts were quickly dispelled and replaced
however, with the one task that now consumed them all: claiming their rooms. In
seconds every last one of them (even Hinata, who was showing amazing limberness
despite her injuries) was off, peeking in every doorframe to see if it was the
room they wanted for the night. Laughs and taunts were issued between the
groups as they scrambled, allowing the events of the day to fade from their
memories if only for a short period of time.
            Eventually everyone settled into their rooms.
Sakura, Hinata and Naruto all chose rooms on the third floor, Sakura and
Hinata�s room being right next to one another while Naruto�s was directly across
from theirs. The three smiled at each other before closing their doors, making
pre-dinner preparations and plans for the trip home. Naruto quickly took off
his tool pouch and threw it on his bed, taking a look out the window just before
the sun disappeared under the horizon. He took a deep breath of the desert air
and sighed, relishing in the relaxing scenery of the Hidden Village. It was
somewhat nice to finally come here on good terms, instead of coming for mission
related business only.
            Not being the least bit tired, Naruto busied
himself by practicing the speed of his hand seals. It would be an hour or so
before dinner was announced he figured, so he passed the time the only real way
he knew how: training.
            He was completely unaware that someone across
the hall was hatching a plan.

            Some time later a knock came to Naruto�s door.
He had been training with such focus that the sudden noise caused him to jump in
surprise. After taking a moment to comprise himself, he opened the door,
revealing the grin of his bright-haired teammate leaning on his doorframe.
            �Eh? Sakura?� he mumbled. �What is it?�
            �Hey Naruto,� she replied, her face relaxing as
she stood up, �Hinata wants to see you.�
            Naruto�s eyes blinked several times as he
absorbed the words Sakura spoke. �Wait, what? Why does she want to see me all
of a sudden?�
            �No time for questions!� the medic announced.
�Move your butt!�
            With a devious grin Sakura forced herself past
Naruto and put her hands on the back of his shoulders, pushing him into the
hallway and right up against the door to Hinata�s room. The red-clothed girl
tapped the wooden fixture three times before opening it and tossing her blonde
teammate inside, slamming the door closed behind him with a wicked giggle.
            Naruto on the other hand was sweating hard.
Nothing good ever came from Sakura�s antics when she flashed her devious looks.
He was expecting a flurry of kunai or several hundred katana to appear out of
nowhere and cut him to bits. The jinchuuriki gulped hard as he took a few steps
into the room, quite wary for traps of any kind. Instead of being impaled or
decapitated however, Naruto was only greeted by the sweet, serene voice of
Hyuuga Hinata.
            �Naruto-kun?� she called from her bathroom.
�D-did Sakura let you in?�
            �Uh, yeah,� he replied, �she did.�
            �Oh good,� was Hinata�s next response.
�C-could you go sit on the couch? I�ll be out in j-just a minute.�
            As the whiskered boy moved over to the couch he
played over the words Hinata had spoken in his head. For some reason he
couldn�t quite place why she seemed nervous. The image of her pressing her
fingers together with red cheeks played before his mind, making him smile a
bit. He was happy that her confidence had grown in the last little while, but
some of her old habits were just cute enough for him to wish they didn�t have to
be left behind with the old her. All in all, he was just glad that she wasn�t
cowering in the corner somewhere at the sight and sound of him.
            Quite the opposite was the case for tonight as
the blonde was quick to discover. Cerulean eyes turned towards the bathroom
door just in time to witness the raven-haired beauty that was Hyuuga Hinata walk
in, her body clad in only lavender panties and a rich purple silk bathrobe which
remained unfastened, draped lightly across her full breasts. A slight blush was
pasted across her cheeks, her lips curved in a devilish smile that was unlike
even the new her.
            �H-Hinata-chan!� Naruto gasped, his own cheeks
flushing at the sight of his girlfriend in her state of undress.
            �Wh-what?� she questioned. �I�m not pretty?�
            The blonde quickly dug himself out of his own
grave. �N-no! You�re beautiful Hinata-chan! Honest!�
            �Good,� she sighed, moving towards him slowly
as to not disturb the balance of her bathrobe. �I was afraid for nothing then.�
            The young woman slowly moved over to the couch,
sliding her knees around his sides to straddle him in a quite erotic display.
Naruto could feel the blood inside him begin to boil as she slowly drew her
fingers up his chest to his cheeks, running her dainty little digits across his
whisker marks while breathing out only gently. Her form began to shake lightly
on top of his own, their gazes locking together as Naruto reached up and cupped
her face.

            �Hinata-chan,� he whispered, �why are you shaking?�
            The heiress whimpered slightly as she looked
down at the young man, licking her soft lips gently. �D-do you know how long
I�ve wanted to be with you?� she asked. �All of this�is so nerve wracking��
            Naruto could only gulp. �B-be with me?�
            Hinata steeled her nerves, pressing her body
against the blonde just slightly. �I love you, Naruto-kun,� she admitted for at
least the fifth time in the last month, �I want to be with you forever�I want
you, Naruto-kun.�
            �H-huh?� he breathed as her form was crushed
against his. �Y-You want me to�you want us to��
            Hinata curled her form forward and rested her
lips on Naruto�s ear, her teeth gently nipping on the flesh. �What do you
think, you silly fox?� she whispered.
            She pressed her body into his again, this time
earning a slight groan from the blonde boy. The two closed their eyes and let
their senses guide them, eventually pressing their lips together in a smooth,
heated kiss. It was unlike any they had shared together previously, the searing
passion behind it causing the both of them to groan involuntarily. Naruto could
clearly feel the want behind the girl�s actions, his body squished against the
sofa as her body pressed into him again, his hands moving to her sides to hold
her just slightly above him.
            The hot kiss was interrupted by a sudden gasp
from Hinata, her body jumping back just a little from Naruto as she peered at
the space between them. Pale lavender eyes scoured the male�s form until they
located the sizeable bulge between his legs, cheeks regaining the furious
redness of their past.
            �Something tells me I should have expected
that,� she chuckled slightly.
            �Um, yeah,� Naruto offered hoarsely. �Sorry?�
            �Don�t be sorry,� she whispered, leaning in and
nipping at his cheek, �I was kind of hoping for that reaction.�
            The couple shared a laugh before resuming their
kiss, warm bodies sliding together on the simple couch. Hinata�s hands gripped
her lover�s shoulders as she pressed her lower half into him, groaning past his
lips at the sensation. Naruto busied himself in other ways, his hands gently
tracing the curvature of her hips and stomach before sliding under the silk
bathrobe, cupping around the firm flesh of her breasts. The boy�s adventurous
fingers splayed across the contours of the pale orbs, pushing the silken garment
open so his eyes could dine on her shape. For someone of her age her assets
were well shaped and full, though not huge by any means. The buds of her
butter-soft nipples had hardened from her rather bold excursion, hardened
crimson peaks atop her hilly mounds. Hinata could not contain the pleasure
caused by the young man�s exploration of her body, severing the link between
their mouths to let a moan into the room. Encouraged by her noises, Naruto drew
his girlfriend�s left breast towards his face as he pulled himself closer,
closing his teeth gently on its nipple and sucking it into his mouth. The
result was instantaneous as tufts of blonde hair found themselves betwixt
slender fingers, Hinata�s body arched and pressed into him as she cried out and
pulled his face into her chest tighter.
            �Naruuuutooo-kuuunn�� her voice broke the
relative silence, a masked plea for more. He obliged her, his other hand
reaching up to wrap around the right breast. Another strangled moan from the
beautiful girl joined the first, her cries mingling together as he continued to
toy with her chest. His efforts caused her mind to fog, her hips undulating
mindlessly against him as her core was invaded with feelings far greater than
those she could ever bestow upon herself. For that moment in time, nothing
could have been more perfect.
            The familiar sound of a zipper being undone was
the newest sound to greet the two as Hinata pushed herself away from Naruto
reluctantly, grasping the fly of his jumpsuit and pulling it down, exposing the
white undershirt he sported. The heiress of the Hyuuga name devoured her
lover�s lips in another kiss, slipping her hands into the arms of the jacket and
pushing them out, removing the piece of clothing from the blonde before her
digits unceremoniously made their way to his waist, plucking the white top out
from his pants in an attempt to roll it off his body. Realizing her haste was
born of nerves, Naruto quickly aided her in disrobing his top half, revealing
his surprisingly well toned chest to the petite young woman as it was peeled
from his form. Before it was even fully removed she kissed him again, sucking
against his lips as she slowly rolled her body off him, walking towards the
doorframe that lead to her bed, cheeks a different shade of red as she panted
with excitement.
            �Follow�� she breathed.
            Naruto was enthralled with the way her form
seemed to glide across the floor like the very silk she was wearing as she
disappeared into her bedroom. Like a zombie he rose from the sofa, slowly
moving himself into her bedroom and peering into the closed space from the
entrance. Hinata�s lavender eyes peered back at him from her reclined position
on the bed, the silk robe opened to expose her body as her fingers trailed up
and down it, showing it off to him. The boy licked his lips slowly as he drank
in the sight, quickly kicking off his geta as he moved closer to her. Calloused
fingers touched smooth skin as he reached towards her face and drew her into
another kiss, the moment so perfect that Naruto was convinced that he was going
to wake up any moment now, drooling on his pillow. That thought was quickly
dispelled as Hinata�s hand snaked its way into his pants and pushed the garment
down his legs, rolling on top of him in order to fully remove them. As the two
of them lay together in almost nothing but their underwear they once again
kissed, Naruto taking the opportunity to slide the purple silk from her form and
onto the pool of clothing that now adorned her floor.
            �This is�� Naruto started, but was cut off as
two satiny fingers closed his lips, their owner�s face flushed.
            �Don�t say anything,� Hinata whispered.
�Just�let the moment be.�
            Their lips met for the eighth time in just
under twenty minutes, Naruto twisting his form and bringing himself on top of
Hinata as they squirmed against one another. As flesh met flesh one of Naruto�s
hands made a dangerously slow trip south, finally meeting the soft fabric of
Hinata�s panties and slithering inside. His sudden action compensated him with
a sharp gasp from the raven-haired woman beneath him, her hips jerking forward
to press into his palm. The moist heat spread over his hand as he began to push
the object down her slender legs, his eyes scouring her form until they met at
the junction of her thighs, photographing in his mind his first sight of the
girl�s lovely treasure. Its hairless shape was quite obviously meticulously
shaved for whatever reason, a soft sheen of her arousal coating it. She panted
as the cool night air began to waft over it, causing her body to shiver as she
rocked against him. Realizing he�d stared and dawdled long enough, Naruto
finished the act and removed Hinata�s only remaining piece of clothing, leaving
her gloriously nude for him and only him to see.
            Another flip put Hinata on top of Naruto
suddenly, her breath coming in quick pants as her hands grasped the waistband of
his boxers firmly. She exhaled slowly as she drew the piece of clothing away
from his hips, biting her lower lip as she exposed him. Her throat tightened at
the sight of his manhood, its throbbing girth giving her jitters as she absently
thought �How in hell is that supposed to fit?� to herself. Her breath
quickened once again as she finally disrobed him, the two naked lovers sitting
mere inches from each other as they basked in the glow of the moment.
            �N-Naruto-kun,� Hinata spoke up. �I�I don�t
care if you do or don�t love me back�I love you, and I want you to be my�my
first��
            �What are you talking about?� Naruto questioned
softly, stroking her face. �I�d have to be a moron to not love you back. Where
in the world did you get a crazy idea like that?�
            Tears built up under Hinata�s eyes and rolled
down her cheeks at those words. It seemed like some sort of fairy tale romance,
everything too perfect to be true. She gulped back her fears and thoughts
rather than ruin the moment, pressing her lips into his and kissing him harder
than she had ever done before. The two held each other as Hinata�s hips rose up
and then quickly thrust downward, impaling herself fully on her lover�s member
in one fell stroke.
            Pupil-less lavender eyes shot open, a scream of
pain filling the small bedroom as she felt the stabbing pain within her. Even
with all she had been told and read from Jiraiya�s books, nothing could truly
have prepared the poor girl for the pain she experienced she gave her virginity
away. Trickles of blood rolled out onto Naruto�s lap from her as she held onto
him tightly, trying to bite back sobs of pain. Slowly the young man rolled her
on her back and laid her there, stroking her face and softly holding her until
it went away. After what seemed like an eternity of agony Hinata�s tears
finally dried up. She sniffed back another sob as she opened her bleary eyes,
gazing right into Naruto�s deep blue ones.
            �Are you alright?� he asked tenderly.
            Her fingers wrapped around his head tightly and
drew him in for another kiss as her response. As they finished their most
recent lock of lips, Hinata let her head rest against her pillow, panting just
slightly as she let herself melt into his grasp. Not wanting to lose any
contact with her Naruto�s lips quickly found themselves on her throat, sucking
at the tender flesh as he drew his hips back and plunged into her heated depths
a second time. Unlike the first instance, Hinata�s reaction was not a cry of
pain. Instead, it was a low moan of arousal, her hips instinctively rutting
against her lover�s. The young man grunted against the soft tissue of the young
girl�s throat, which in turn caused her to giggle at the ticklish sensation.
There was a slight pause as the two adjusted to the sensation before Naruto�s
head moved lower, gently nibbling and sucking on the pale girl�s collar bone
before his hips drew back and thrust in once more. Another chain reaction of a
low moan followed by a grunt and erotic laughter followed, urging both lovers
on. Naruto slowly found a pace that worked for them both, the entire room
slowly becoming nothing more than a gaggle of sighs and moans as they continued
their lovemaking. Sweat began to form on each body as they continued to twist
and rock together, Hinata�s flowing hair slowly spilling out across the sheets
and mattress like a dark sea, shifting across the surface in waves as her body
was jostled by Naruto�s fervent strokes.
            Hinata�s voice rose another octave in lust as
Naruto sped up, her sweat-stained body rolling across the bed, sheets sticking
to her back. She panted hotly as her hips jerked and trembled beneath the power
of her lover, fingers lacing through his hair as he teased her neck and chest.
The girl closed her eyes, her vision too blurred from tears of joy as she was
taken, her cries turning to needy begging as she rose one leg and drew the
whiskered teen in for more. Her body grew hotter and hotter with every passing
moment, her mind starting to race as she could feel the familiar twinge within
her stomach.
            A moment later that twinge exploded as she
came, her world turning inside out as the white heat emanated form her center,
everything around her flashing in and out of existence as the silent scream
passed her lips, her entire body tensing as her muscles contorted around the
young man�s tool. A mixture of shock, pleasure, the sight of his girlfriend
contorting in orgasm beneath him and the constant tugging of her sex on his sent
him over, a loud groan signaling his own climax as his essence poured into her.
Lost in the frantic waves of ecstasy their lips met once again, drowning away
their noises between each other. It was soon too much for the both of them,
each young shinobi passing out from the experience. Naruto drew Hinata into his
body as he fell into sleep, holding their bodies together as they drifted off
into the nighttime.

            Morning came slowly to the desert village, the
bright rays of the sun slowly creeping over the vast horizon. Each tiny beam
that started the sunrise laid itself over the expanses of sand and rock,
gripping to the earth in an attempt to pull the mighty ball of fire into the
sky. As the time passed into early morning the very top of the great orb could
be seen peeking up over the endless terrain, bathing Sunagakure in a heavenly
wave of morning light. The landscape was painted in various shades of yellow
and orange as the day began and several shinobi and villagers began their
morning routines. It was like the beginning of any other day in the village.
            It was like the beginning of any other day
except for two specific shinobi who were sharing a room. For the sleeping
couple it was the morning after the most amazing night of their lives. Uzumaki
Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata remained asleep even as the sun�s light began to
infiltrate the bedroom they were in, nude bodies clinging to one another in
slumber. It was only in their dreams that they could relive that moment, and
for the most part it seemed both of them would never wish to wake up again.
            Despite all hopes however, Naruto was slowly
brought to the land of the living as an errant yellow beam struck his eyelid,
the flap of skin reacting to the attack by slowly fluttering open. The young
man yawned and stretched his limbs carefully to avoid striking the dark-haired
girl lying next to him, sitting up with a smile on his face. The sweet lines of
light began to dance across Hinata�s alabaster skin, giving her a soft, early
morning glow which Naruto thought looked dazzling. She yawned in her sleep,
rolling onto her back slowly, her dreams coming to life in words as she spoke in
her sleep.
            �Mmm�� she mumbled. �Sakura�mmm�lower��
            Naruto�s eyes instantly bugged out, staring in
shock at his lover as she uttered words the blonde thought he would only ever
hear in his wildest fantasies. The hysteria in his head was quickly dispelled
as her pale eyes shot open and her lips curved into a devious smirk.
            �Gotcha,� she giggled, reaching out and
stroking his cheek. �Good morning, kitsune.�
            Naruto was forced to blush almost as hard as
Hinata used to as she uttered her pet name for him. She had only been toying
with it for a week or two and hardly ever used it, but he wasn�t about to
contest how perfectly it fit him.
            �Yeah, you certainly did,� he laughed, leaning
down and planting a kiss on her nose. �Last night was fantastic.�
            �Mmm you�re telling me,� she sighed, sitting up
slowly. �I just hope the others weren�t too worried about us.�
            Naruto blinked a few times before his face went
blank, a cry of fear echoing through the apartment as he dashed out into the
small living room in search of his clothes.
            �We forgot about dinner!� he shouted.
            Hinata�s face flushed as she finally realized
the same fact that he did, also realizing at the same time that everyone would
be wondering where they had been.
            �Oh no�� she whined, her head sinking into her
palms. �What�re we gonna tell them?! This was a bad idea, wasn�t it?�
            Almost as fast as he had leapt into the living
room, Naruto�s hands found themselves clasped around Hinata�s wrist as he looked
her straight in her eyes.
            �Last night was not a mistake,� he said
softly. �Don�t ever think of it as one. I wouldn�t change it for anything in
the world. If they have a problem, let them deal with it.�
            Hinata�s features lit up at his words, a giggle
coming out of her. �Arigato, Naruto-kun.�
            The door to the room was opened suddenly as
Sakura burst in, a panicked look adorning her face.
            �Is everything okay?� she called out. �I heard
a scream and��
            As the pink-haired girl rounded the corner of
the room she was gifted with the sight of both her blonde teammate and
raven-haired friend in the buff, staring right back at her as if she had just
murdered a puppy. Each of the three uttered their own shriek of shock before
Sakura did a quick turn, covering her eyes with her hands and shaking.
            �G-G-G-GOMEN!� she shouted. �I didn�t mean to
barge in, it�s just�oh god I�m sorry!�
            Hinata quickly wrapped the blankets of her bed
over her front, standing up and walking over to her freaked out friend. Naruto
busily located and put on his previously discarded underwear as the heiress
patted the medic-nin�s shoulder.
            �It�s okay,� Hinata said, face red. �You were
just concerned is all. N-not your fault we weren�t up at our normal time.�
            �Y-yeah,� Sakura mumbled, a snicker starting in
her throat, �about that. Seems everything went according to plan, huh?�
            Hinata giggled and turned to Naruto, sticking
her tongue out at him. �Hai. Thanks Sakura, I don�t think it could have turned
out better.�
            Naruto was dumbfounded as the two girls laughed
at him. It took him a few seconds to do the math, but when he did he was even
more shocked. �Wait, you two planned this?!�
            �Why not?� Sakura said, turning her face to
stick her tongue out at Naruto and wink at him. �You were never gonna make the
first move. You�re too nice to Hinata.�
            �Well I�ll be damned,� he chuckled, rubbing the
back of his head.
            The three shared a combined laugh at the
situation. Sakura slowly made her way to the door, giving them both another
smile.
            �Well you two better get dressed,� she
snickered. �The excuses I came up for you at dinner last night won�t hold if
you�re found together like this!�
            Naruto smiled and nodded at her. �Arigato,
Sakura-chan.�
            The door closed behind her as she walked out,
giving the both of them a few moments to laugh the shock off and share another
kiss before they put their clothes on and walked out into the hallway.

            This was going to be a fun day.

            The morning�s first quest was to acquire
breakfast. As Naruto entered the building�s rather large dining hall he was
beset by his friends, all of who had beaten him there for their morning meals.
Luckily enough for Naruto he had been able to predict Sakura�s excuse of him
overtraining and falling asleep, and everything went well with that. Hinata
arrived not too long after Naruto, sporting her custom made excuse of just being
too tired and wanting to rest her leg. The last part of that seemed funny to
Naruto. She hadn�t really had any problem standing on it last night. He
shrugged it out of his mind and chalked it up to a rather quick recovery as he
continued to devour his breakfast.
            The second quest was to locate and have a small
talk with the Kazekage. Naruto hadn�t really gotten to catch up with Gaara the
last time he had been in Sunagakure, as they had spent most of the time tracking
down Akatsuki to rescue him from death. It was a sad set of memories that
Naruto truly wished to put behind him, but he refused to forget the sacrifice
made by Chiyo. By the time he reached the Kazekage�s office he had managed to
put the sad memories aside, and with a word to the guards he was let inside to
see his friend.
            Gaara looked strange to Naruto wearing those
white robes of his office. It made him appear rather frail and weak, which was
not in the least bit true. It did give him a bit of elegance however, which was
something befitting the most powerful shinobi the Wind Country had to offer.
After setting aside the papers he was working on, Gaara took the time out of his
morning to converse with Naruto, each of them updating the other on the goings
on of their villages and their lives since they had last met. At the mention of
Naruto and Hinata dating, Gaara�s features tilted and brightened slightly with a
grin. Naruto took a few extra moments to explain the circumstances of his
relationship to Gaara, who seemed interested only because love of that nature
was something he was still growing accustomed to. The rest of their chitchat
was idle until Gaara stated that he had more work to complete and that he was
sorry he wouldn�t be able to see Naruto and the others off. With a slight wave
the two friends parted ways once again.
            The final job of his morning was to pack his
things and meet the others at the gates to Sunagakure. It had been a fun stay
to say the least, but they did need to return home at some point. After getting
all of his things stored and fixing his tool pouch, Naruto proceeded to the
gates only to find that once again he wasn�t going to be the first one there.
Most of the team was already there as he arrived, Hinata waving to him slightly
and trying to hide a certain level of blush on her cheeks as he approached,
causing him to grin.
            �Oi, Naruto,� Kiba spoke up as he scratched
Akamaru�s head. �You know, there�s one thing I don�t get.�
            �What�s that, Kiba?� Naruto responded.
            �I know you have your reasons to train and
all,� the dog-man stated, �but how can you justify missing out on specially
cooked Wind Country ramen?�
            The blonde shrugged his shoulders. �Eh,
there�ll be other ramen.�
            Hinata and Naruto both jumped as every one of
their teammates pulled a weapon and put it to Naruto�s throat. The jinchuuriki
began to sweat, his eyes bugging out as he held his hands up in defense.
            �Ack!� he yelped. �Wh-what the hell!�
            �Alright, out with it!� Shino said straightly.
�Who are you? Where is Uzumaki Naruto!?�
            �Eh?� the whiskered boy blinked. �Guys, it�s
me!�
            �The hell it is!� Kiba snarled with Akamaru.
�Naruto never passes up ramen!�
            �Kiba-kun! Shino-kun!� Hinata squeaked, pulling
their hands down. She momentarily shot a glare at Sakura, who had also put a
kunai to Naruto�s throat to hold up the illusion that she knew nothing. �Stop
it! This is Naruto, trust me!�
            �I still think he�s a fake!� Kiba growled.
            Kiba suddenly changed his tune as five
different Kage Bunshin clones surrounded him, each one placing a kunai at his
neck.
            �Satisfied?� Naruto grinned.
            �T-totally,� Kiba whimpered, a sweat drop
appearing on the back of his head.
            The group of shinobi shared a joined laugh at
the antics of their members. Shino quickly regained his posture and adjusted
his sunglasses, turning towards the desert.
            �Shall we get going then?� the bug-user
suggested.
            Sakura quickly objected. �We can�t leave yet!
What about Yakusho?�
            �You weren�t planning on leaving me, were you?�
came the Ryumoto�s voice. Everyone�s eyes drifted upwards just as the
red-garbed shinobi leapt from one of the small buildings to the ground, his
sword fastened to his belt with his hands in his pockets.
            �Damn,� Naruto sighed, �and here I thought we�d
finally be able to ditch you.�
            Yakusho�s only reply was his now trademark
�cheh� before he began to move out into the desert.
            �I think that means we can leave,� Shino
sighed. �Alright everyone, move out!�
            The shinobi from Konoha and one nin-ken began
their journey home from the desert village at top speed, eager to get home as
soon as possible.

The three day trip was filled
with joking and idle conversation, completely unlike the trip to the River
Country border. Everyone was in a more relaxed mood now that they were done
their mission. All they were eager to do was get home and rest before they were
sent into the field again.
            The end of the first day saw them camping at
the border of the River Country, not too far from where their battle with the
Kusa Shinobi had taken place. That night they spent their dinner under a cover
of trees eating a mix of fruit from the markets of Sunagakure and fresh bread.
Hinata also broke out a secret stash of peanut butter she had bought several
days ago to allow for the creation of some unique sandwiches for those who were
interested. Naruto was one to participate, and found his concoction to be
rather delicious. They slept that night without worry, Yakusho seemingly
volunteering for first watch without even saying anything, Shino taking second.
Breakfast saw them eating nothing else but the leftover bread from last night�s
supper before the tents were packed up and they were on their way.
            The group�s second day found them within the
Fire Country, but too far from Konoha to make it before sunset. An hour after
the sunlight vanished from the landscape they set up camp. Dinner that night
was Sakura�s specialty stew mix, something Kiba was reluctant to try due to the
smell but was forced to not only by Hinata�s prodding, but by the murderous
glare the medic-nin sported after he insulted her cooking. After allowing
Akamaru to test the brew, Kiba dug in and soon found his fears unwarranted. In
his words, Sakura could �cook just as well as Hinata, if not better�. That
statement earned him a light whap on the arm by his lavender eyed friend and a
small chuckle from the rest of the group. Hinata took first watch that night,
exchanging her job with Naruto for some sleep sometime around two in the
morning. Exhausted from everything in the last few days, Naruto fell asleep on
the job around five in the morning and was woken up by a punch to the jaw from
Yakusho, reminding him all too painfully of the day this entire mission had
started. Leftover stew comprised breakfast, along with joking chatter and many
mentions to how close to home they were.
            Finally the team reached Konohagakure around
two in the afternoon that day. All of them but Yakusho rejoiced to be back at
home, Shino�s lips even breaking into a smile at the thought of returning to his
warm bed. The guards at the gate waved them in and asked them simple questions
ranging to details about the mission to what they were planning to do now that
they were home, and just generally holding them up. Yakusho would have nothing
to do with it, simply bounding off into the trees to find something to do.
            It was after they were already in the village
that the group of shinobi were greeted with a sight that would probably haunt
them till the day they died. Just as they rounded the next bend, Rock Lee
appeared out of nowhere and threw a punch towards them. It was Sakura who leapt
out front and grabbed the young man�s hand, twisting it gently and throwing him
into a nearby fruit stand. As the bowl-cut teen stood up from the damage he
flashed one of his �nice guy� poses, along with the pinging teeth.
            �Sakura-san!� Lee bellowed as loudly as he
could. �You�re back!�
            �Hai, Lee-san!� the pink-haired girl replied,
grinning broadly.
            �You are unharmed from your mission?� the
freakish looking man questioned, running up to Sakura�s side and holding her
hand.
            �I�m fine!� she boasted, snapping her arm away
from him with a smirk. �I even got to fight a little!�
            �And you showed how wondrous your youth has
become?� Lee asked, punching the air straight in front of him.
            �Hai!� Sakura cried, taking on a mirror of Lee
and punching the air in front of her. �Kicked that psycho bitch�s ass!�

            �YOSH!� the dark-haired boy exclaimed. �We must celebrate your
wondrous victory!�
            �Indeed!� Sakura smiled. �What did you have in
mind?�
            Rock Lee shifted into a thinking pose, stroking
his chin. �Hmmm�I do not know. Do you have any suggestions, Sakura-san?�
            �We could always go see a movie�� Sakura
mumbled, adopting Lee�s thinking pose and stroking her chin. �Or some dinner!
That would be fantastic!�
            Sakura and Lee�s friends stood off to the side,
staring in mute horror at the sights before them.
            �I�don�t quite get it�� Hinata spoke quietly.
            �But�I think she�s asking him out�� Kiba
muttered blankly.
            Akamaru whimpered in addition to their words.
            �Excellent ideas Sakura-san!� Lee exploded with
enthusiasm. �Where would you like to go? It will be my treat!�
            Sakura giggled as the fuzzy-browed boy flashed
another �nice guy� pose. �I�m in the mood for some spicy curry! What about
you?�
            �This has got to be one of the oddest courting
rituals I�ve ever seen,� Shino spoke monotonously.
            �Don�t you mean �fucking weird�?� Naruto
mumbled, blinking in disbelief.
            �Shannaro!� Sakura yelled, punching the
sky again. �Alright Lee, let�s go!�
            There was mute silence as the couple ran off to
dinner. Shino broke the awkward silence with a mild cough as he and Kiba
stepped out of the group, splitting it in two.
            �If you�ll excuse me,� Shino muttered, �I have
a report to make to the Hokage.�
            �And I�m�gonna go back home,� Kiba sighed.
�Akamaru and I are tired as hell, and we could use a bath!�
            The large dog barked his opinion, though none
but Kiba understood it. With short waves the two other members of Team Eight
took off, leaving Naruto and Hinata alone in the street. Naruto grinned and
wrapped an arm around Hinata�s shoulder, flashing his trademark grin.
            �So, Hinata-chan,� the blonde smiled, �would
you like to go for a walk?�
            �A-actually Naruto-kun,� she said, �they�re
probably expecting me back at the compound.�
            �Oh,� Naruto sighed dejectedly. �Well�I can
walk you home if you want.�
            �I�d like that!� Hinata giggled. �Arigato,
Naruto-kun�for everything.�
            Naruto took her hand and lead her towards her
home through the busy streets of Konoha.

            The Hyuuga compound was smaller than most
people imagined it to be. It still took up a fair portion of the area of Konoha
it was located in, its high walls and white paint consuming the vision of all
who passed. The inside was of traditional design, sliding doors and koi ponds
littering its interior landscape. Each room carried certain expansiveness, more
designed for luxury than for actual living. The entire compound seemed to be
made out of a desire to impress and flaunt the extravagance of the clan. It
seemed to boast the elitism that the Hyuuga name instilled across Konoha, a
landmark made simply to prove how superior they were to everyone else. In the
back of Naruto�s head it all seemed needless.
            None of these thoughts ever made it out of his
mouth. He was too busy looking over Hinata as they walked up the lane towards
her family�s abode. For some reason, being with her like this made him feel
warm inside. It was a feeling he had never been able to express properly, but
one he had been told several times was what love was like. The jinchuuriki
wasn�t sure if all that was true, but he always felt that way when they were
alone, so he was willing to believe it. She looked up at him and smiled cutely
before resting her head on his shoulder and sighing contently.
            �Last night,� she breathed, her voice so low
that no one other than Naruto could hear her, �was fantastic.�
            �It was,� he responded softly, his arm snaking
around her waist and drawing her into him.
            �I�m glad,� Hinata said quietly, hugging her
boyfriend from the side.
            �Me too,� was Naruto�s muddled response. They
weren�t so much conversing as they were just being with one another. The words
they spoke could have been gibberish for all they cared. All that mattered was
they were together.
            They stopped just in front of the gates to the
compound, somehow managing to untangle themselves from the embrace they had
formed on the walk there. They shared another smile together before Hinata
leaned up on her toes and held Naruto�s face in her hands, pressing their lips
together in a short kiss. As soon as they finished Hinata turned around to
proceed inside, but instead was greeted with the sight of one of the Hyuuga
elders glaring at her angrily before sliding inside the compound.
            �Oh no�� she whimpered.
            �Is something wrong?� Naruto questioned
worriedly.
            �I�I have to go, Naruto-kun!� she said
hesitantly. �S-See you later!�
            Without another word she ran inside, opening
the nearest sliding door and slamming it shut. The blonde stood there, staring
in confusion as to the antics of his girlfriend before turning around to head
home. His trip however was made with several detours, his mind wandering back
and forth between subjects, such as last night, what he�d just seen and what
Hinata was so worried about. The more he thought the more his thoughts began to
stray, approaching topics he knew almost nothing about. It was if his mind was
purposefully distracting him, but for what reason he couldn�t quite figure out.
            By the time Naruto regained his senses he had
very little clue as to where he was. The buildings looked similar to those of
the Hyuuga compound, but the overall construction seemed more down to earth and
friendly. The houses in the area were not cut off from one another by high
walls or fancy ponds, but rather connected by a series of unkempt dirt streets.
There was no one inhabiting the area as was proven by the drying paint, dirtied
walls and broken down fruit carts.
            Where the hell am I? Naruto asked
himself.
            I would think that fairly obvious,
muttered a voice that Naruto seemingly hadn�t heard in ages.
            What are you talking about, Demon Fox?
Naruto questioned the Kyuubi. And why in the hell are you talking to me all
of a sudden?
            Because I finally felt I had something to
say, came the darkened reply in Naruto�s head. To answer your
first question�just look to your left, baka.
            The blonde�s head turned slightly to his left,
a shiver passing through his body as he found what the Kyuubi had him looking
for. Painted on the wall in drying colors was the symbol of a fan, the bottom
half made with white and the top half made with red.
            Naruto gulped. �The�Uchiha Compound?�
            What can I get the lucky winner?
the Kyuubi replied sardonically. Perhaps some tea?
            �Shut your mouth,� Naruto growled at himself.
He suddenly realized if he was found talking to himself people might think him
crazy. However, since he was obviously alone in this place it didn�t matter.
�What am I doing here?�
            How would I know that? the Demon
Fox questioned. I only live in here, I don�t make the decisions.
            Naruto would have struck the Kyuubi if such an
action would not have brought him pain as well. Deciding it was best to ignore
the creature for now, the curious teen opted to continue his journey through the
deserted compound. As he found his way into the main household, his eyes
roaming over the dried bloodstains, his memories began to surface like ghosts,
haunting and torturing him as the voice of his former teammate Uchiha Sasuke
began to whisper to him.
            My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are many
things I dislike, and not much I do like. I have an ambition that I have no
plan to leave as a dream. The restoration of my clan, and to�kill a certain
man.
            Naruto gulped audibly. �Is it really worth it?
To go through all of this�just to kill Itachi? What about your hopes�what about
your dreams?�
            A biting cold slithered through the cracked
window as Sasuke�s voice once again plagued his mind.
            My dreams aren�t in the future, they are in
my past.
            The orange and black clad shinobi
slammed his fist into a splintered support column, his face low. �Why would you
live in the past? It�s already happened�nothing you do will change it. Living
in the past will only bring you pain and suffering.�
            Do you enjoy talking to yourself, kit?
the Kyuubi rumbled.
            �Shut up, you stupid fox!� Naruto hissed in the
darkness.
            Pardon me if I don�t listen to what you
have to say, the demon yawned. You seem riled though.
            For the first time in his life, Naruto was
considering being serious with the Kyuubi. The creature had shared his thoughts
and feelings for years, and at this very moment they were the only two people in
the room. There was no one else Naruto could really talk to.
            �The Uchiha were the best in Konoha, weren�t
they?� the blonde questioned his passenger without really acknowledging it.
            They seemed to think so, came the
sinister chuckle. Why do you care so much?
            �If that�s so,� Naruto mumbled,
�then�how could one man annihilate them all?�
            The Kyuubi laughed vehemently at Naruto�s
dialogue. Because the majority of them were weak-minded fools. They gave
birth to that which would destroy them and they never even bothered to keep it
in check. Their own ignorance brought them their doom.
            �Even so,� Naruto replied,
�that�s not an excuse. Now�now they�re all gone, save for those two. Both of
them are obsessed with power. And Sasuke is��
            The Kyuubi snarled at its container. You
should have listened to the white haired fool years ago, the beast
said. Forget that boy and move on. Wasting your time with thoughts like
this only makes him and everyone else more powerful than you.
            Naruto�s whiskers twitched
slightly on his cheeks as he mentally flipped the Demon Fox off. �I will keep
my promise no matter what you think,� he barked. �I know they don�t want him
back. I know they�ll probably try to kill him. But I made a promise, and I
will bring Sasuke back.�
            You shouldn�t think so much, the
Kyuubi chuckled. You�re apt to miss important things going on in your
life right in front of your nose.
            Naruto attempted to question the
Kyuubi further on what it had meant, but the beast chose that moment to simply
laugh at the poor boy and leave him to his own thoughts. As he slowly left the
deserted building and headed home, Naruto could only think how much he hated
that stupid Demon Fox.

            Despite all that had happened that day, Naruto
slept well. His dreams brought him the peace and serenity his regular thoughts
could not, shifting him into that perfect little world where the Kyuubi wasn�t
inside him and he was the next Hokage. In that little universe everyone
cherished and idolized him, especially Konohamaru and his two friends. This
time however his dream empire had a new figure inside it: a dark-haired girl
with pupil-less, lavender eyes sitting at his side.
            The drool had just begun to pool on Naruto�s
pillow when a sharp knock rattled the frame of his apartment door. The sudden
noise startled the blonde out of his dream and sent him crashing into the floor
face first. After taking a few moments to leave his imaginings and regain his
sense of the living world, Naruto stood up and found a pair of pants to put on.
Reaching his door in only his white undershirt and one of his many unwashed sets
of orange clothing, he turned the knob and opened the wooden fixture.
            Standing outside of his apartment was an ANBU
member dressed in uniform, wearing a stylized raccoon mask. Naruto�s bleary eyes
took a few seconds to register the being in front of him, at which point both
cerulean orbs bolted open with shock.
            �The hell?� he mumbled. �What�s an ANBU member
doing at my door?�
            �You know I can hear you right?� came the
muffled voice from behind the mask.
            �Gack!� Naruto yelped. �Gomen�my manners are
still in bed. What do you need?�
            �I have come here by request of Hyuuga Neji,�
the ANBU member said straightly, standing tall. �He wishes to speak with you.
He told me it was urgent.�
            Naruto�s eyes narrowed. �Since when do ANBU
members do favors?�
            The raccoon mask tilted with the man�s head.
�Let�s just say that when this ANBU member gets asked something by the
Hyuuga Clan,� he answered, �he does what he�s asked.�
            The blonde shrugged. �Sure, whatever. Where
is Neji?�
            �He will be waiting for you at training ground
three,� the man said. �Now if you�ll excuse me, I have other business to attend
to.�
            With a puff of chakra smoke the man in the
raccoon mask was no more. Naruto let out an exasperated sigh as he closed the
door and began to prepare breakfast before going to see the Branch Clan member.

            The sunlight still sparkled and glinted off the
morning dew as Naruto approached the third training grounds. Like most of the
other places of practice the grounds had a set of wooden training posts, a small
pond and a small batch of forest to its rear. The entire place reminded Naruto
all too readily of the day he and Team Seven had attempted Kakashi�s peculiar
bell test. The way they had passed still brought a smile to the young man�s
face as he thought about it.
            Naruto spotted Neji quite quickly upon entering
the training grounds. His remarkably stone-like visage was set in a nondescript
gaze, the pale eyes that were the Hyuuga legacy fixating on the orange of
Naruto�s body. Much like his uncle Neji had sported a set of traditional
Hyuuga-style robes, his hands resting together inside the gaping sleeves as the
light wind blew his extra long hair into the air slightly.
            �Naruto,� was the deep greeting the blonde
earned from his lover�s cousin.
            �Neji,� was the blonde�s reply. �What�s the
deal? You don�t usually call me out to places like this in the morning.�
            �I apologize if my methods for requesting your
attention were odd,� the Hyuuga said, �but I had to be absolutely certain no one
else�especially not the elders of the clan�knew I was going to talk to you.�
            Instantly Naruto knew something was amiss.
�What�s going on?�
            �Right now the clan is a mess,� Neji spoke,
turning to face the oncoming breeze. �Last night you were seen with Hinata-sama
by one of the elders.�
            The jinchuuriki snapped his fingers as the
memory struck him. �Yeah, I do kind of remember that.�
            �You should also have known that not all the
Hyuuga clan holds you in as high regards as Hiashi-sama or myself,� the Jounin
retorted sharply. �It was careless of you.�
            �G-gomen,� Naruto said, blinking in shock of
Neji�s harsh words. �It was just a little mistake. I�ll be more careful next
time.�
            Neji sighed. �Naruto, you don�t understand.
Because the elders saw the heir to the main clan involved with you��
            �Why in the hell should that matter?� Naruto
replied stubbornly.
            �BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY ARE!� Neji
shouted.
            Naruto stared in disbelief. �H-How�when did
you find out?!�
            �I must apologize,� Neji muttered. �I dragged
the information out of Hinata-sama a while back. She seemed upset but would not
explain why. I apologize for forcing it out of her.�
            �So you know,� Naruto gulped.
            �Yes, and I would truly like to offer my
condolences for your condition,� Neji said, �but that�s beside the point of
what I�m trying to tell you.�
            �Then what is the point?� the blonde asked.
            Neji rested a hand in his raven hair. �Naruto,
the elders are afraid of you. They are afraid that if your relationship with
Hinata-sama continues that it will destroy the �purity� of the clan.�
            �Stop playing games, Neji!� Naruto barked,
obviously upset by where this conversation was going. �Tell me what�s happened
to Hinata!�
            Neji looked towards the jinchuuriki, his pale
eyes lowering with what appeared to be grief. �The elders have decided
Hinata-sama has been allowed to roam free too much,� he stated. �They are
finding her a suitor.�

DUN DUN DUN! What a place to end the chapter at eh?
Here�s hoping you all have the patience to wait until the next one to see how
this juicy little development will work out.
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