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Dark Chakra	By : Nescafevh Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female > Naruto/Hinata Views: 23308 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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WARNING!!!! Contains Sakura bashing!!!!
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Three ninja of the Hidden Leaf village and one dog leapt through the trees, bounding from one branch to the next at speeds that surpassed normal human capabilities. They wanted to get home as quickly as possible to their clans and family, even though they knew they would have a lot to answer for being AT LEAST five days and nights late.
Another figure followed them, or rather an shape. The black jaguar kept easily even with their pace, ignoring the dogs looks in his direction, knowing it was an instinctual reaction to something he saw as an enemy in the animal kingdom.
In fact it amused him in some ways.
Thanks to the blonde, the group had yet to encounter any enemy, skillfully directing them away via Hinata. When asked if he was an sensor he answered through her "he says in a way. He is connected to the earth and SHE sends him signals of any human presence around us at an wide radius. Then he just sends his mind out to follow it and can see them through any animal eyes in the area to see who or what they are."
"He knows the difference between the villages?"
"He watched our villages for some time before he found us. He knows who is where, who leads them and who is at war or so, but he has yet to set foot or communicate with any of them. WE are the first he has exposed himself to."
"So he knows about Hidden Leaf and the others, just hasn't entered any of them. It is how he knows which way to go to get there while bypassing patrols from both the enemy and allies. It also explains why no one has seen him and assumed who he is."
She nodded, then looked at him curiously "was when you found us the first time you saw me, or did you follow us?" she was then silent, listening for the answer.
"What did he say?" Kiba asked.
"He said it was the first time. If he had of seen or sensed me earlier he would came to the village and either spoke to me, or gone directly to father to get us married instead."
"Hmmm" Shino said "it seems his investigation of Hidden Leaf was bad timing on his or our part. We must have been on a mission at the time he was there, and was gone before we returned."
Hinata nodded.
Towards dawn they had to stop to rest, knowing the blonde would be unable to travel much longer. Before he left he informed them he would put up safeguards to protect them, allowing only allies to enter. Enemies or those with betrayal in mind would find it impossible to cross, so they were free to sleep without guard if they wished.
When he moved to leave Hinata asked him why he didn't stay with them and slept in the ground of the clearing with them.
"Carpathians very rarely let others know where they rest" he answered "it is protection as well as security."
Hinata frowned at him severely "we all know you are vulnerable then, but I am supposed to be your wife, or will be soon. Don't you trust me? Don't you trust me to protect you?"
"It is not that, jela lamti, it is trained into us since birth not to. The only ones who do so are lifemates together or family and a few who have human families, but even then those who live among humans have extra layers of security. The only occasion that changes is when it comes to injury and then they have other Carpathians rest in the earth above them, and that is usually an healer or family member. It is not that they do not trust them, it is just how it is done."
She considered this.
He had told her-told THEM that males of his race were usually loners. A Carpathian male with an lifemate had an difficult time trusting unmated males around his woman. Because of the vampires and those males at their end desperate for some female to save their souls, they saw them as someone trying to steal their woman and instinctively didn't trust them, it was nothing personal or against their honor but the behavior of an alpha animal in the face of another around their mate-even if that other WAS family or trusted friend.
In fact the only reason he could accept her teammates around her was that he had read deep into the two males memories and feelings for her and found that all three males saw her as an younger more emotionally fragile sister they had to protect and care for.
The four had been together as a team for a little more than eleven years, they couldn't go through what they had together and develop more than that, it was impossible.
This helped soothe him, these two young human males and their animal companion would assure his lifemates' safety when he couldn't.
Hinata understood why he wouldn't rest around them. Unattached males became hunters simply because by being alone they had no one the vampires could use against them. Because of this hunters stayed away from others, for their own and others protection. If someone knew where you slept when you were THAT helpless, they could either hurt you or be tortured for the information.
He did it for them as much as himself.
"I understand" she said softly "I won't ask you to do something against your nature, go."
He smiled at her and leaned down, guiding her head up and his lips touched hers. She melted as he shared an passionate kiss with her before standing back up "I will not be far, jela lamti, do not leave the area of the safeguards."
She nodded "we have water, tents and fish in that stream if we get hungry. We have been traveling all night, I think the four of us will sleep well."
The three males nodded.
After he was gone the three males sat watching their only female teammate, waiting. When she nodded to signal he was asleep-or 'resting'-they went into action. They knew from experience over the last couple of days what happened when the blonde slept. His mind would fully withdraw from hers and she would suffer for it.
He had warned them that first night what happened when two lifemates could no longer touch each other's thoughts. The way he explained it was that once two lifemates found each other and their thoughts touched for the first time, the bond between their minds started. It wasn't the full effect because that was the males responsibility to tie them together fully and he wouldn't do that until Hinata was SURE she wanted to be with him. Once done, there was NO changing her mind or turning back-it was permanent.
However from that moment they first touched and onward every time they touched minds and thoughts the connection between them would strengthen all the more. Soon their minds would instinctively reach out for each other, needing that connection, the male more so because of how the females helped control the beast inside them.
Since an Carpathian male shut down everything when they slept, including their thoughts and mind, this meant the female could no longer feel him (unless she was also Carpathian). Because of the strengthening connection the sudden silence between them affected the female deeply, leading to depression, uncontrollable greif and the inner beleif the other was dead.
It was why they tried to make sure they slept during the day when recovering, so she would wake up after he rose. However there WERE times when they were either awake themselves or awoke before him and got to see what he meant.
On the first days it was nothing much, just she seemed preoccupied and they merely had to hold her attention until he woke.
But after that it got worse. It worried the two human males. If this was a taste of an human females reaction to their mate being asleep, what happened when he died or was killed?
While Shino started on the stew they would have for an late dinner, Kiba searched through one of their packs for the herbs the blonde had given them for her-just in case it got to be too severe a reaction.
Hinata smiled shallowly at him "I'm fine."
Kiba didn't listen and pulled out what they needed to add to her stew in order to relax her enough to sleep.
Later Shino and Kiba sat down together while their teammate dozed in her tent. The dog nin glanced inside the open tent flaps "I'm worried about her. If this is a woman's reaction to the guys sleeping, maybe it would be better if she consented and got changed."
"A big part of her wants it" Shino said lowly "however she has doubts and what she sees as responsibilities holding her back."
"Like what?"
"Us" the bug-user nin said starkly "she knows if she goes through with this, she can no longer be a member of team 8. Not only would it mean her going out in daylight-which they can not do-but were her life ever in danger we risk HIM going homicidal on us. Both he, and the Hokage would never allow that. Especially if he does turn out to be the Uzumaki."
"How do you figure?"
"He told us what happens when males loose their mates, how they become the very things they protect us from. Then there is the fact he has been missing for the last ten years. With the Hokage's feelings for the blonde, do you REALLY think she would allow him out of her sight for the next millennium if it turns out to be him?"
Kiba nodded "I see what you mean. The Hokage will do whatever it takes to keep him in the village with her, even if it means forcing Haishi-san to allow the marriage."
"And when the Hyuuga elders find out how powerful he is, they will want that in their line."
Kiba sighed "I hope he knows what he's in for."
"I am more than positive he is" The bug nin replied "I always saw something....other in him, an intelligence beyond what he showed. It was NOT the demon inside him but something more, all him."
Kiba frowned "then why the dumb act?"
"You saw the way the villagers acted towards him, how they encouraged their children to treat him, how WE treated him as children. They saw him as the very thing he held inside him."
Kiba blinked, they did similar to the bug nin when he was young.
"Yet remember how he was in battle, he was unpredictable, stubborn, and seemed able to read the enemy. These were NOT signs of the demon but his linage. I spoke with those who knew them personally. His mother was the kind who cared deeply for people she let into her heart but was hot headed and unpredictable in battle, his father an genius in tactics but also kind. It is and was obvious his personality came from both, not some demon presence."
"He was forced to act the fool or those idiots would start yelling he was the demon" Kiba understood and nodded "someone who pulls pranks and is generally dumb couldn't possibly be an demon" he snorted "I was dumber than he was then, good thing we all grew up."
"With the demon and his memories gone, so is any knowledge or reason to act any lesser than he is. With the power he now wields any village will kill to make him a part of it and he knows it. If Hidden Leaf want him, they will have to pay."
"And his price is ONLY marrying Hinata?"
"Hyuuga will want his genetics in their line as soon as possible, making them stronger, giving what they see as an failed heir to him will seem too good to be true. They gain someone in their line more powerful than they imagine and get rid of what they see as a failure as well. Hinata is NOT a killer, she was born to heal people, trained by Tsunade-hime she could have been an incredible healer or even Doctor, but her clan want weapons, people they can use to show off the strength and power of their clan, to show politically and in force they are the best now the Uchiha is gone. The council want position and privilege, and as with the Caged Bird Seal are willing to use their own children and family as sacrifices to get it."
Kiba frowned "I'm just worried about what will happen when we arrive at Kohona. I mean how are we going to get HIM through the gates without papers? We can get into trouble for it and we can't exactly say "he's Naruto Uzumaki, returned from supposed dead and without memories and just happened to have lost his ninja papers."
Shino nodded "normally it would be an issue but because we are late, the minute we arrive we will be sent through to report to the Hokage personally. Since he is with us if we state he was the reason we survived and insist the Hokage will want to see him personally as he has information on an security issue within Hidden Leaf...." he shrugged "'there is also the option of him following us in one of his forms."
"True" Kiba nodded "he has only to do that invisible act (the three don't see him becoming the very molecules in the air as this, but becoming invisible) and stay in the room until we tell him to show himself...."
"Or wait outside the room until called. Hinata-chan said that he can change his appearance-an type of genjutsu. He has only to use it until we prepare the Hokage for what she will see. If he was seen inside the village as he is now before we could get in to see Tsunade-sama it would cause too much trouble first."
"Yeah I get it" Kiba agreed "if guys like Iruka sensei saw him and he didn't react, it would hurt him, he and Naruto WERE very close. Then there's Sakura Haruno." Something suddenly occurred to him "what about that bastard Uchiha? If this really is our Naruto with memory loss, what will happen when the traitor not only finds out about him but his race to? I mean the prick cares about nothing but power, what happens if he finds out he can become like him with all the powers with it? That is if he isn't the reason he's like this in the first place. I mean he could have been the reason he was near death."
Both young men reflected briefly on the incident that happened just before the mission that he disappeared on. The traitor had been the first place that the female Hokage had thought to go when the boy she saw as an grandson or even little brother had gone missing, but even to this day no trace had been found. He had just.... vanished.
Both young men would be interested to know what had actually happened to him, how he had ended up so close to death as they suspected when the young man's 'parents' had found him and turned him to save his life.
Shino had already expressed the opinion that since the blonde had been trained by the Sage nin that perhaps he had had to fight someone the nature chakra was still in his system. He said since the race was connected to the earth it was possible they sensed his presence and came to investigate to find him like that and both Hinata and Kiba agreed it was likely.
The only thing that worried them was how and why the nine tailed was gone. Did some enemy take it from him and Naruto had to fight them? Did they remove it after when he was lying helpless on the ground? Did they capture him during the mission and forcefully remove it, leaving him to die-discarded like rubbish somewhere?
And most importantly, WHO had done it and WHAT were they planning to do with it?!
And if they didn't, where WAS the creature? Did it escape somehow on it's own? Did the change do something to it or even somehow....kill it? They doubted that. The boy's 'parents' would have told him about it....wouldn't they? Or was it still inside him, buried deep or even....merged with him?
One thing was for sure, this group hunting the tailed beasts was going to find themselves one short.

The two males were awoken in the afternoon by a surprise. Shino's Kiki warned him of others while Akamaru's barking roused his master. Standing in their camp looking at their tents impatiently were three figures. ALL recognizable to the boys.
"MOM?!" Kiba all but shrieked "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"
"Looking for you guys, baka!" the other figure said as she folded her arms over her chest, glaring at him "where have you been!?"
Shino frowned "how did you get inside the area? HE protected it."
"He said as long as they had negative thoughts about us" Kiba looked at the other "these are fellow Leaf. That must have protected them."
The female Inuzuka frowned at them "what are you talking about? That....sense of foreboding we went through? What was it and where have you been?!"
The only male of the group spoke out "where is Hinata-san?"
Both boys exchanged looks and motioned them to join them "it's a long story" they looked at the male "she's fine, asleep."
The three moved to sit around the campfire with them.
Hours later the three were finishing off their fish as they wrapped up their story. "So this guy saved you, all because he and Hinata are destined mates. He's a member of another race entirely that no one knew about-the closest we have come to them is the legends about vampire-which are the criminals of their race.
Their race are connected to nature and can control it-at least storms-and can become any creature or person they wish to completely.
HE saved you because of your connection to Hinata, hunted for you and insisted you spend the last three days healing and recovering your chakra."
They nodded and Shino spoke "I took the opportunity to obtain as much information as I could on both his race and any others that he know of that exist. He is aware of only five races altogether.
One he thinks is the origin of the Inuzuka" the bug-nin looked at the older female pointedly who blinked at him, startled. She calmed and looked thoughtful "in that case I think I'll hang around a while."
The bug-nin looked at the other female "he has information on YOUR missing teammate." When she opened her mouth he narrowed his eyes at her "the OTHER one." Did she really care so little for everyone else but the traitor that he was her first thought when he mention 'missing'? The Uchiha WASN'T missing, he was an traitor, he LEFT, and left willingly.
She leaned forward "WHAT SORT of information?" Something about the way she was acting sent their teeth on edge. Her attitude wasn't one of an teammate finding out someone may know where a missing comrade was, rather it made them tense as if THEY were being threatened-like if they said the wrong thing she would try to kill them there and then.
They didn't want to think about it but....the girl had always had an unhealthy obsession with the Uchiha, forcing an promise from the blonde to 'bring him back' and all but beating him up every time he failed. Now that they thought about it, she was beating on the blonde any opportunity she got.
Now they could see that same look in her eyes, like she were waiting for them to say he was alive so she could stomp off and beat him up again.
With the medical and strength training she had received from Tsunade-sama, there was no telling how much damage she would cause now.
They didn't want to think of it, to think something suspicious about an fellow Leaf, but....could she have been the cause of or have something to do with his disappearance in the first place? They had thought it was possibly the Uchiha himself, but now they REALLY thought about it the traitor wouldn't. He may have betrayed the village and even hurt the blonde, but he never went out of his way to outright kill him. The one time he almost had had been when he KNEW Kakashi-san was nearby and able to save him. He wouldn't have taken the Kyuubi because except for the curse mark which wasn't his choice, he didn't want external means to gain power. He wanted to kill his brother with pure skill and jutsu. The Kyuubi-to him-would be dishonorable.
Could....could she have betrayed him in anger of failing to return her obsession? Maybe 'given' him to the Akutsuki? It was an terrifying thought, that one of their own would casually just betray another to die like that, but it made sense in a twisted way. There was always something wrong with her, when the blonde had disappeared she hadn't even seemed worried.
It would explain it, she KNEW all along.
And in a way it would also explain the blonde's memory loss. It was possible that with the pain of the betrayal by someone he not only trusted but was crushing on coupled with the trauma of the extraction and torture by the band of criminals PLUS the change from human to Carpathian all was too much for the boy and he buried who he was deep, convinced that that life didn't exist. He was and always had been, Carpathian.
Now here faced with sights and familiar areas he KNEW he might have existed here previously, but with the memories locked away he had no way of knowing if it was true or not.
And there was also the possibly that a big part of him wouldn't want to remember.
Shino blinked then spoke "he witnessed what happened to him, but he will only tell Lady Tsunade. He is traveling with us to report to her directly."
"Oh really" Sakura seemed a little TOO interested "and where is he now?"
"He is away from camp right now, his kind don't sleep like us, they need certain....elements we don't have here. He'll be back at sunset."
Sakura snorted and sat back "and you believe him? He could be out there now betraying you to the enemy."
Kiba glared at her but Shino spoke calmly "because my kiki tell me he's trustworthy."
Kiba nodded "yeah. And he's proven it to us" he turned his head to look at his mother "Akamaru and I trust him mom. So does Hinata."
Tsume Inuzuka eyed her son solemnly for a few long seconds then nodded, believing in him and their belief and views of the situation. Her son-no matter how foolish he used to be-was an seasoned ninja now, he knew when and why to trust his instincts.
So if he said this....man, this...Carpathian was worth their trust and wouldn't betray them or the village, she believed him.
"There is something you should know" Shino said, only for Kiba to hiss at him, his name in disbelief. He looked at his teammate "he can protect himself. His power is vast." He looked at his teammate who realized what he was saying. IF the pink haired banshee WAS responsible in some way for his disappearance, then the idea he was still alive would cause her to act, revealing herself. ESPECIALLY with their earlier comment about him having 'information' on what happened.
Then they could do something about it, they had two witnesses other than themselves.
Kiba backed down at this, not happy.
The bug nin looked at the three "his name is Naruto Dragonseeker and we have reason to believe he IS our missing UzumakiNamikaze. Just not wanting to reveal himself."
Silence, shocked silence.
Finally as they were expecting SHE spoke, eyes narrowed "what are you talking about?!"
"Not only does he look exactly like him-only older-but we have seen and heard hints over the last three days to suggest it IS him, only suffering either memory loss or repression. We convinced him to come along with us to see Lady Tsunade to possibly regain those memories. He knows there is something wrong, but has buried his worries and fears in his new life."
Neji frowned "so you are saying something happened to make him loose or repress his memories and around that time he.....changed into this other race, perhaps the demon fox caused it."
Shino shook his head "his abilities are too different to be an mutation caused by trauma. He says 'my race' and 'my prince' as well as the suggestion of parents. By what we pieced together some humans are capable of making the change over to this race due to an evolutionary trait caused by their races near extinction at the hands of war and an enemy."
Neji cocked his head "how so?"
"He has mentioned changing Hinata into his race. That his race are 'born' with only one woman as their mates and due to the low birth count of his kind, they are finding them among 'gifted' human women. From what we can theorize-women able to use or manipulate chakra. However ONLY these types of woman are capable. If a woman with chakra is only genetically compatible then it stands to reason someone like Naruto Uzumaki-with his chakra, the demon fox AND the sage energy taught to him by Jariaya-sama, would possibly also be capable of such a change."
"But he no longer had the demon when he went missing!"
All eyes turned to the protesting pinkette "what do you mean?" and now both young men saw their own suspicions in the other female and males eyes.
She immediately began trying to cover it up "I mean that's the only way anyone would be able to overpower him, wouldn't it? And there IS the organization hunting them down. They must have got him and pulled it out of him to beat him so badly."
All four looked at her like they didn't believe her. There HAD to be a way to prove it, to make her talk.
"Perhaps I can help" the group had never noticed during their long conversation how late it was getting. The sun was low on the horizon, close to sunset and their campfire had been keeping the area well lit.
Standing at the edge of the clearing, shaded under the trees there from the last of the sun was a tall figure in dark blue. He was standing casually, shoulders relaxed, but at the same time the group FELT the almost wolf-like poise and attention to him. He felt like an wolf about to pounce and tear them apart should they make the wrong move.
Tsume tensed at this, feeling like an mouse about to be hunted, especially when amused blue eyes looked into hers. THIS was an natural alpha, demanding her obedience and acknowledgement as his due.
How her son, born to be an alpha as well, could remain comfortable and relaxed around him, she had no idea.
The two males looked at the figure, unconcerned by his sudden appearance and sense of power "yeah, just don't kill her. We have to take her back for trial if she's guilty."
The two seemed unconcerned by the fact he had read their minds when in reality they had consented to it the day before they left. It seemed part of Hinata's fear of leaving the team was due to a fear her teammates would get hurt or killed on a mission without her there to save them, so the blonde had made a suggestion. If they consented to allowing him to take some of their blood, it would allow him to have a mental pathway to their minds. He would never do more than monitor them, everything else would be their own and private-unless it threatened himself or his people or Hinata. Using such a link if they were in danger, he could help.
When they asked how he answered if something happened on a mission and they were captured, he could easily rescue them, and if it came to it, even kill though them to help using their eyes.
When they asked what he meant by that, he told Kiba to look at a pile of wood in the fireplace and don't look away.
To have it burst into flames.
Later Kiba had told his other male teammate how he had FELT him moving inside his mind and the burn of his power behind his eyes. It had felt like for a second he was no longer there inside his own head and hoped they would never have to need his help in that way.
However both himself AND his teammate consented to the sample. The memory of the act itself was hazy, but had happened.
They hadn't minded the act or even the entire blood-thing, they were ninja. After all, a big part of being what they were involved it, from using it for seals or summoning to the blood spilled during a mission. They had no illusions about what they were, sometimes they were heroes, sometimes just glorified assassins.
Which was why all three humans hadn't bat an eye at the fact he drank blood to live, past the vampire that was. To them he was just another ninja with an kekkai genkai. As clan heirs they knew about being different to everyone else. It was what made them unique and useful.
It was why they had never judged Naruto Uzumaki unlike the civilians and adults for what he held inside him, to them, it was just another gift-or even curse-like each of them had.
After all, EVERY ONE of the bloodlines had some sort of weakness or drawback, just that they were generally kept top-secret outside of the clans.
The Inuzuka's senses and personalities were basics animal-dogs-and were prone to the obvious weaknesses. They could be stirred easily to anger, leading to loss of control and vulnerabilities. Their senses also being enhanced also meant that things such as stink bombs or loud high-pitched noises could stun them, even cause them pain.
The Sharingan used too much chakra with each use, leading to sickness as vital parts of the body were deprived and even blindness. It also meant any battle couldn't be sustained for too long or the user would soon become vulnerable. The blood 'tears' released was the blood vessels bursting with the overflow of chakra on one spot.
The Byukugen was similar to the Sharingan, considering their shared ancestry. Reputed for it's vast range only a few knew it had a blind spot. Although it wasn't as damaging as it's 'cousin'-a user logically could use it all day-it also however could lead to blindness. Only those who used too much tended to go completely blind in later years.
The mindwalkers like Ino was obvious, when possessing someone their body was completely vulnerable to other attacks.
And so on and so forth.
Many had thought Kiba and Naruto had hated each other, but they had had an 'friendly' rivalry. The dog ninja had never truly desired Hinata, knowing as a true alpha and Inuzuka he was supposed to 'bred' inside his clan. Besides, Hinata had been too passive to him. As an animal-oriented ninja his instincts were to find an stronger type of female, someone who stimulates him, an female who could 'guard' and protect their young if necessary. Someone who would challenge him but still be dedicated to him and their young when they had them. Hinata definitely wasn't that type.
He could see why she was a good match for the blonde, both the demon vessel AND the Carpathian. As the boy they knew he had lashed out with pranks and such because he had grown up alone, without a parents love and surrounded by hate. He had wanted attention and ANY attention would do. Hinata had so much love to give but no one to give it too, even her own clan looked down on her for having feelings-not being the emotionless assholes they were. But she wasn't built like that. Together the two would have fulfilled each others needs.
As a Carpathian he held so much strength and power inside him, but the world of having to kill others of your race, sometimes family or friends, just to protect others-some who would sooner kill you if given the chance-was a bleak and lonely place.
He NEEDED her, Hinata was a healer whether her clan wanted to acknowledge it or not, and only she could heal his heart and soul-even more so if they were right and he had been betrayed by a much if not loved but trusted teammate and supposed friend.
The figure moved out from under the shade of the trees and towards them, his movements that of a predator, eyes glowing red. While his entire aura and walk said 'stalking wolf' to the new three, both male teammates remained relaxed.
Over the last three days the team had come to see it as not a threat rather just a part of who and what he was. He was a part of nature, an predator and alpha AS WELL AS a protector. When the two thought of all the race had done 'behind the scenes' to protect and save them-and they didn't even know it-from their own people.... Well, they decided to believe in him. Besides, the connection they now shared with him allowed them to sense easily if he was a threat or not.
Normally he said they were only supposed to sense from him if he opened his mind or the link between them. Somehow though they could FEEL him when they thought about it. It wasn't like the 'path' he shared with Hinata or his parents, but it was still there. Shino had theorized it was because unlike an normal human they had chakra. Perhaps him taking their blood and their acceptance of it and him allowed some of their chakra to taint the blood. It was why they could only pick up feelings or emotions-blood was a part of their body so they could gain 'paths' between their bodies. If they had of been USING their chakra during they could have possibly also developed some sort of mind connection as well, only stronger than what was normal in the blood 'bond' for an human and Carpathian.
Tsume tensed and looked about to fight, but she happened to glance at her son and paused. She may be their clan leader, but Kiba was quickly-as their clans heir and her only son-shaping up to be the alpha, due to take over from her the minute he mated and granted her grandchildren.
He had the best senses of any other Inuzuka, which is why he was such a valued tracker, yet he wasn't reacting to the KI. In fact he looked amused rather than threatened, like he knew something they didn't. Again trusting her son she forced herself to relax.
Beside her the male Hyuuga also loosened his stance.
Their pink-haired teammate on the other hand nearly snarled at him. Her expression was viscous. That was until he reached the light of their campfire and the red receded back to the natural color. Blue, the same blue as the sky he could never see.
Both the Inuzuka and Hyuuga gasped.
There was little doubt in their minds. He was physically the age the blonde would be if he was alive. His hair color, eyes and even the marks on his face were definitely his. Even the slight upturn to the outer corner of the eyes was his.
Beside Tsume the Hyuuga raised his hands "RELEASE!"
Nothing happened.
"RELEASE!" he tried again. By the third time the dog-woman was more than willing to believe he was either the missing blonde with memory loss like her son suggested of someone who looked incredibly like him.
The figure faced the pink haired woman "hello, Sakura" he said casually, hands in pockets and slightly slouched. They blinked at him in shock, he remembered?
She blinked at him, frozen "Nar.....Naruto?"
"You seemed surprised. Could it be that my return screws with your plans? Could it be that my appearance means your betrayal is exposed? All for some delusion of a man you never had in the first place. Sasuke may have betrayed the village but he would have never did what you did, however warped he had more honor than that. He would have been disgusted with and at you."
"DON'T SAY THAT LIKE YOU KNOW HIM!" she screamed at him furiously "YOU ALWAYS ACTED LIKE YOU KNEW HIM! HE LOVED ME FROM THE MOMENT HE SAW ME! IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT HE LEFT! HE COULDN'T STAND YOU AND YOUR STUPID RIVALRY!!!"
"Then why didn't he return after I was gone?" he pointed out "if it was me all along why didn't he return, or to you-ever?"
"He couldn't, the Hunter Nin and ANBU....."
"And he couldn't get past them easily? You CLAIM you love each other, yet not only wasn't he willing to risk it for you, he didn't return once myself-his rival was gone. Add to that you seem to have no faith in his abilities AT ALL, least of all stealth."
"SHUT UP!" she screamed "he didn't want to risk them finding out about us and thinking I was also one!! I would have left to be with him in an instant if he asked, I wouldn't have cared what that made me, least of all a traitor!!"
"And yet you made yourself one" Tsume grunted, folding her arms over her chest "by being responsible for the death of an fellow Leaf Nin. By betraying him you branded yourself one."
She turned to look at the other female, eyes maniacal "ah but who do you think The Fifth will believe, me her dedicated apprentice or you, an dog."
Tsume growled angrily at this insult, only for Kiba to pipe up with "you forget, bitch, dogs are extremely loyal to their alphas. One wouldn't lie."
"And WE are also witnesses to you confession" Neji nodded to both Shino and the blonde.
"Ah but I didn't confess to anything" she looked smug "only said he was responsible for Sasuke-kun leaving."
Before they could speak the blonde stepped closer "that can be quickly solved" his eyes went red again and when she spun back to look at him the orbs locked to hers, dragging her in. She went absolutely still, not moving a muscle.
Before they could speak HE had. He began to softly SING, his voice deep and beautiful.
"Traitor in act, mind and heart,
Reveal the events of the start
Minds-eye memories of the past
Reveal to all the truth at last."
Before the others could speak, images flashed through their minds.
A mission, set upon by enemy, obviously a trap.
The blonde overpowered by sheer numbers, despite his shadow clones they seemed to know just what to do. Being beaten down and just when he looked about to struggle free and rise again to fight back (he had always been hard-headed, in more ways then one) she struck.
A blow to the back, violent and enhanced by chakra. The entire group winced and were disgusted and pissed off. A blow like that with the strength technique behind it would have pulverized the spine, rendering him an immediate paraplegic if not dead.
The look of utter betrayal and horror on his face made them feel helpless, pissed, horrified and saddened. Even more when hearing her reasons and his heart-broken questions why.
Then she turned and left him to the men to finish off, ignoring his pleas and crying.
Once it was over and before they could move again they heard a cry of "YOU BITCH!!!" and before they knew it, the female Hyuuga was flying from her tent, straight at the pink haired other.
The blonde managed to catch her up after the first blow and hold her back easily, but the group had the feeling he had let her land the first.
Before the pink-haired woman could recover the white eyed male stepped forward and with two fingers poked certain areas of his temporary teammates body, cutting off her chakra so they could safely take her in to custody in case she struggled.
They frowned when she didn't struggle.
"I told her to go willingly and not fight" the blonde answered "she will answer any question truthfully, or feel pain."
The other two nodded and Neji had to ask "we were informed you had lost your memory. Have you remembered?"
He shook his head "I used both my lifemate and her own memories to be able to say all that. Even IF I was the one you think I am, I am no longer HIM."
The Hyuuga hesitated, looking at his cousin before saying "it may be in your best interests to BE him."
His eyes narrowed "why do you say so?"
"When Naruto Namikaze and Hinata hime were conceived their fathers organized an marriage contract between them. IF you were Naruto UzumakiNamikaze then there would be nothing the Hyuuga council could do or say to prevent Haishi sama marrying you two."
Then both the Inuzuka woman and male were turning their temporary-teammate in hands to leave.
"Neji" Hinata called out, calmer.
He paused "yes lady Hinata?"
"Thank you" she said simply.
He nodded then was gone.
The two males turned back to look at the other "what is it?" Curious Hinata turned her head to look up at him to find him frowning thoughtfully. When she raised an eyebrow at him he answered "I recognized the area from her memories. It is the same one you were headed to when I found you. It is the location I have been guarding. The por.....entrance to my peoples world. If you are correct about his healing factor....."
Shino spoke "the bones of the spine are more delicate and intricate. Even with his healing factor it would have taken him some time to recover from that, let alone walk fully again. Ninja survival training would have taught him how to set up simple traps for rabbits or small animals, and Uzumaki was well known among the village for his tricks and traps."
They understood. The three no longer had any doubts over who the young man was. Hinata felt a surge of protective anger at the mental image of Naruto, bloodied, covered in wounds, some maybe serious, dragging himself away blindly to collapse somewhere different.
In reaction to his lifemates anger his own fury sprang forth, turning his eyes red and an snarl lifting his top lip from extended fangs. Just as quickly he regained control, blinking back to blue.
"There must have been some time between this attack and when we found you" a voice in their heads spoke.
"What the...?!" Kiba yelped, startled.
"My mother" he answered "I opened our link. You can hear her through me."
"Greetings my lady" Shino said in a respectable tone "I am called Shino Aburame, heir to the Aburame clan, Jounin of Kohonahure, The Village Hidden In The Leaves."
Taking a cue from his teammate Kiba spoke "I'm Kiba Inuzuka, alpha of Clan Inuzuka and clan heir. I'm also an Leaf ninja."
"I'm Hinata Hyuuga of clan Hyuuga" Hinata said softly, shyly. This was her soon-to-be mother-in-law "pleased to...meet you my lady."
The feminine voice laughed "Greetings to you boys, I am Ivory Malinnov, lifemate to Razvan Dragonseeker" the voice changed, becoming caring "as for you, my child, welcome to the family. We are so pleased to know our son found you and you have a welcome place here among our family and people. Our prince wishes for me to send you his greetings as well and tell you if you ever have need, just ask."
Tears filled the girls eyes at the warmth and love sent to her as well as the pure acceptance. "But..." she choked "I'm not one of you yet."
"That is not important" another voice spoke out, soft, serene and infinitely gentle "you are our son's lifemate. Just know when you are ready for that final step, we are all here for you." Hinata buried her face in the blonde's shirt, touched to tears.
"Dragonseeker san" Shino said in acknowledgement.
"Greetings to you" he said in reply.
"Why are you speaking to us now?"
"We felt Naruto's turmoil so since your conversion is about something we have information on, decided you need our input."
They understood "what did you mean by that comment? How do you know some time happened between?"
An image came to them. An boy a little bit older than the traitors memories wearing black. However the pants DID have an orange strip down the sides.
Shino frowned "how long ago was this?"
"About nine years and ten months ago."
"So that gave him about five months we don't know about" Shino reasoned "say it took him about four months to fully heal, that leaves one month not accounted for."
Kiba frowned "we thought you found him straight away."
"No."
"Then either he died after the beating and the fox died with him before his healing kicked in to heal him to bring him back, or he still had it."
Hinata drew back to look the blonde straight in the eyes "please Ivory sama, tell us how you met Naruto kun."
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