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People who are Important: Book Two	By : Morales89 Category: Naruto > General Views: 1260 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 5
- 6
- 7
READ THIS: This chapter could possibly get a little confusing so I'm going to clear it up right now. Sakura is transformed into Keiko from the Fire Country Okiya, and Naruto is transformed as Ren, her husband. For the remainder of their time in Rain Country they will be using these aliases. As for Neji and Hinata, their code names will stay the same from the last chapter. So every time I refer to Keiko or Ren, if it's not a flashback, I'm talking about Sakura and Naruto respectively. For those of you who read this, I will probably put in parenthesis (Naruto) or (Sakura) next to the names Ren and Keiko just incase others didn't read this and get confused.

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Chapter 5
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Team Hyuuga waited in their positions at the rendezvous point. Naruto and Sakura, disguised as the two Roze no Kaji Okiya owners, stood on either side of an absolutely drop dead gorgeous Hinata. She stood tall, and proud in her navy blue satin kimono that was both elegant and sexy at the same time. While it reached the floor with its deep blue satin folds, the obi was tied around her tightly enough to show the perfect dip of her small waist.
Her long, raven hair was pinned back sophisticatedly with a diamond and sapphire studded butterfly hair pin. The Hyuuga Heiress looked nothing short of stunning made up like the perfect Geisha girl, her eyes transformed into the iciest of blue colors. Neji was henged into a blond man, with brown eyes and an Iwagakure Forehead protector. He was to masquerade as Keiko and Ren-sama's escort while they visited the Hayashi Ame.
They'd entered Rain Country right on schedule, and everything was going according to the basic time frame that Neji had constructed. They'd only stayed at the Roze no Kaji for one night before moving on. Once Keiko had deemed Hinata well trained enough, of course. It had taken them about three and a half days to make it into their next destination. Neji planned the whole thing out himself, with little help from the Hokage's scroll. That had been a detailed description on how to use the herbal mixture from Shikaku, and a few bits of information that they were (Hinata was) supposed to inquire about upon their contact with Pein-sama. He knew the Godaime was trusting his leadership skills immensely at this point.
Neji's plan…was to successfully 'sell' Hinata off to the Hayashi Ame Okiya; and have her debut in the three day time period. Naruto and Sakura, camouflaged as Keiko and Ren, would be staying at the Rain Country Okiya under the pretences of watching Kasaihime's debut performance. For the time before Hinata's debut, they would ask about Pein-sama. Keiko had told them that she knew of him, and his love for Geisha, though he rarely ventured out of his country to seek company from her Okiya. It made things substantially easier when it came to questioning about him. Neji had faith in Sakura, who he'd assigned to do all the talking.
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(Flashback)
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"Chi-chan, that's what you should call her. Her full name is Takushi Chichi, but I call her Chi-chan. She says that Pein-sama is a known regular at her Okiya for every debut. No one actually ever sees his face except for the Geisha, and the when the girls come back they can't seem to remember it either…" Keiko explained quietly. Sakura nodded.
"Her husband's name is Takushi Saito, you should call him Takushi-san, Seiji-san…." The old woman continued.
"There shouldn't be a lot of ninja there. But keep your chakra suppressed on the night of the debut unless you absolutely need it. Chi-chan says Pein-sama doesn't usually bring more than one or two others with him. However, when he spots a Geisha he's interested in, he sends them away," she said. 'That'll be our chance,' Neji thought.
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(End flashback)
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"There they are!" Ren(Naruto) said in a gruff voice.
"Stay calm Ren, remember who you are," Keiko(Sakura) warned. Ren calmed instantly. A tall man with sandy blond hair and brown eyes came to a stop in front of them with his petite, rather young for an Okiya owner, looking wife at his side.
"Ren-kun…Keiko-chan…it's been too long!" the small woman cried out.
"Chi-chan! It's good to see you! How have you been?" Keiko(Sakura) asked, bowing to the other woman who returned the gesture respectfully.
"Takushi-san…it's been a while," Ren(Naruto) said gruffly. Takushi Saito thrust his hand out towards the older man who shook it firmly, like he always did, before releasing it and stepping beside his wife. Chichi looked over towards the tall, pale girl who stood with her raven head bowed respectfully, waiting to be called.
"Is this the girl?" Chichi asked in a rather excited voice. She looked the young woman up and down, and all around. Stunning…perfect…Pein-sama would be pleased.
"That's her…introduce yourself then," Keiko(Sakura) responded, nodding towards Kasaihime(Hinata).
Both Hayashi Ame owners watched as the girl's painted face rose to look at them with the most startlingly ice blue eyes either had ever seen in their life time. Her face was beautifully etched, high cheek bones, perfect brows, plump pouty lips, and a heart shaped face. The young girl bowed to them low, raising her body, but not her eyes from the ground as she spoke to her superiors. Her figure was ideal. And when she spoke…Chichi was ready to buy her on the spot...
"Good afternoon Takushi-sama…Chichi-sama…I am Kasaihime, of the Roze no Kaji Okiya in Fire Country. It is an honor to make your acquaintance," the girl said in a very quiet, sweet, but melodious tone that could make any man's heart stutter. Ren's(Naruto's) did actually, but he quickly reminded himself of whom he was.
"Very nice to meet you Kasai-chan!" Chichi chirped. Keiko(Sakura) held back her smirk…'And she thought she couldn't do this….she's practically done all the work for us!' she thought.
"Oh she's perfect! Come on…the Okiya is just a little further down the hill. We'll draw up the paper work there, Keiko-chan, Ren-kun!" Chichi said, turning with her husband to lead them to the Geisha House.
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Konohagakure Hospital
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It had been three days since his doctor had come back with the confirmation of his diagnosis. When he'd woken up this morning, there was a dull pain in his left shoulder underneath the Seal. Shia was currently assessing the damage to it, the Hokage was already sent for, and Senji played with his little puppets in his little infant bed. She'd brought the child every day for the past three days in the mornings. Then Gaara would come by around ten o'clock to pick him up. Sasuke really didn't mind the kid too much; he was a cute kid, even if he did look exactly like his father. The baby went without the haunted look that Gaara's eyes would probably never lose. He hissed in pain was a spike of the doctor's chakra hit the damaged tissue of his shoulder.
"It's progressing rapidly. By next week you won't be able to move your left arm anymore if it keeps up like this," Shia said, filtering healing chakra in to reconstruct the torn tissue. It was futile; however, because the Seal's dark energy re-tore it almost as quickly as she healed it.
"I'll do the best I can to keep it from spreading too far, but that's all we can do until Tsunade-sama finds a way to break the Seal," the Akito Head said, a soft look in her navy eyes.
She really wished she could do more for the Uchiha. But…she couldn't. She'd done her part in the research and found that he would have about two months to live once the situation became terminal. Now it was up to the medical genius, Tsunade-hime…Godaime Hokage of Konohagakure to find a solution. No one had seen much of the Hokage for the past three days. She'd been holed up in her office studying from the Sandaime's personal library. Shia just hoped she could find something in time. She was so glad that Sakura was away on that mission. She hadn't been told where the pinkette had been sent, so that gave her the perfect excuse not to have to tell her through a letter.
"Momma! Ra-ra!" Senji cried from the corner, snapping her out of her thoughts. Sasuke lifted a quizzical brow at her, and she just smiled.
"He's hungry, he wants ramen," Shia explained, walking over to her bag to pull out some NOT ramen baby food. Senji looked at the jar and pouted.
"Ra-ra!" he cried again. The brunette woman just smiled and laughed.
"No Senji-chan…you can't eat ramen all the time it's no good for you," she said as she walked over to ruffle the kid's hair. Sasuke snorted.
"That stupid dobe…" he muttered. Shia chuckled.
"Yea…Naruto has already made a ramen fiend out of my son…go figure," she said, and the Uchiha smirked. 'I wonder if I'll be able to see them again before it's too late…' he thought.
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Hayashi Ame Okiya
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Hinata, Neji, Naruto, and Sakura all sat in the room that had been assigned to them for the time that "Ren-sama and Keiko-sama" would be staying. Of course, Hinata had been accepted into the Okiya with barely an effort from the Heiress. After seeing her short, but impressive audition for the Takushi couple, no one questioned the Godaime's decision for her to be the one to execute. Takushi Chichi seemed enthralled by the young girl, and Takushi Saito had been silently appreciative of the new Geisha's unique beauty.
They looked at the scroll together; Neji quietly explaining everything in confidence after Sakura had placed the silencing seals on the wall that would allow them to hear the outside, but not the other way around. They released their transformations in the privacy of their room after the curtains had been closed. A plan needed to be made for the night of the debut.
"Hinata-sama, your debut is set for three days time. I've already had Naruto take a look at all the other Geisha who will be present that night. Tell her your findings," the Hyuuga ordered. Naruto smiled at his prettily made up friend, fighting to keep his heartbeat steady as her ice blue eyes stared back at him. 'Those are pretty, but I like her real eyes better,' the blond thought.
"You won't have any problem getting Pein's attention. The others are beautiful and all, but you're gorgeous," he said, immediately going red and slapping a hand over his traitorous mouth. He hadn't meant to say all of that. Even if that was what he'd been thinking. He saw Sakura smirk out of the corner of his eyes and felt the slightly miffed aura of Neji from his right side. Hinata just smiled strikingly. Naruto's heart tripped over his arteries.
"Thank you Naruto-kun," she murmured quietly with that suddenly adorable flush adorning her painted face. Her eyes fell to the ground. Neji cleared his throat and all attention was back on him. He glared lightly at Naruto, knowing he could trust the blond, but being overprotective of Hinata anyway. After all, she was still his baby cousin, and he'd been primed since birth to be naturally protective of her.
"Okay, so once Pein takes you back to his private rooms for the night, he'll no doubt want you to entertain him. Dance, cook, do whatever he wants until you've successfully completed your mission," the elder Hyuuga said. His cousin nodded. Sakura decided to speak up at this point.
"When I spoke to Chichi-san, she seemed really excited with Hinata's prospects of being hired by Pein. She said, like Tsunade-sama did, that Hinata was exactly his type down to her perfected submissiveness. She told me, as Keiko-sama, to brief Kasaihime on things that Pein likes," the pinkette said.
"Hai…" Hinata said, nodding and focusing her attention on Sakura.
"He likes an intelligent woman. Someone who likes to put their input when he asks for it, and knows how. He likes his Geisha to be good dancers, but doesn't stress musical talent as much as rhythm and grace. He is fond of Chinese green tea, Chichi-san even provided some for his rooms that have already been reserved for the night of your debut," the Hokage's apprentice said. Naruto nodded.
"Yea when I was talking to that Saito guy he said that Pein's 'people', have already been asking a lot of questions about Kasai-chan," the blond added. Neji nodded.
"Right, your arrival has sparked a lot of gossip amongst the other Geisha as well as the regular customers. However, Tsunade-sama wrote in the scroll that in Rain Country, many people see Pein as a god. They will most definitely choose him over any possible client for their newest Geisha," the Genius said.
"What about after the mission is completed? How do we explain our sudden departure without giving away the mission?" Sakura asked. The white eyed man sighed.
"We'll worry about that when the time comes. I've already started thinking on it, so don't concern yourself with anything but the tasks that I have assigned you," he answered.
"Alright then…according to the scroll, the Nara Clan's mixture will only work if it is directly ingested," Sakura said. The team nodded collectively.
"Hinata, I plan to go with Chichi-san later and take a look at the rooms that Pein will be sleeping in. During this time I plan to put the mixture into one of the teabags. I will give it to you when I return. It has no scent, and no odd flavor to it, so he will not know he has ingested it until it takes effect. It should happen within sixty seconds of his initial ingestion, so within this time, find a way to render him immobile. At least for a little while," the team medic explained. Hinata nodded.
"Your mission is as follows. Infiltrate Pein's personal quarters, slip him the mixture, and find out anything you can on Uchiha Madara," Neji said. All eyes turned on him in confusion.
"Uchiha Madara?" Naruto asked, blinking befuddled.
"Neji-san…Uchiha Madara has been dead for a half a millennium. What could he have to do with Pein or the Akatsuki?" Sakura asked. The Hyuuga merely showed her the scroll, which indeed said to ask about the Uchiha founder.
"Tsunade-sama was recently given some information; from a source that she feels can be trusted. Uchiha Madara is not dead, however unbelievable that may be, and is believed to be the real brains behind the Akatsuki. Hinata is to find out as much as she can about him, as well as confirm that he is indeed the 'real' Leader," Neji explained.
They all processed the new information quietly for a few moments. Hinata already started to think of plans to divert the Akatsuki Leader's attention long enough to get a connecting hit to his spine before the mixture kicked in. Naruto was staring at Hinata, worried for his friend's safety. This mission was even more dangerous than he'd thought. If she failed, it could mean her life. He shuddered at the thought of her suddenly being gone. Hinata was a person who'd always been kind to him no matter what he was. Of course, he was sure she didn't know exactly what he was, but she had the idea that he was different. And she had known all her life that he'd been excluded from general society. Neither of these reasons ever made her treat him poorly.
Sakura thought to herself about this new information that could only have been acquired by Sasuke's confession. 'So he talked. I wonder what it took to finally make him give in,' she thought. She hoped to god that he hadn't been told that it was her own battles that had saved his life. Somehow…she knew that's exactly what had happened and it made her cringe. The last thing she wanted him to think was that she was still in love with him. Even if it was true; the pinkette was still unsure of how she should be acting towards him. Her heart wanted to open up and love him like it always had, and always will. Her mind kicked into defensive mode, telling her to be cautious of him. Telling her he was not to be trusted, and that she should just forget him. But…she couldn't forget him, and she felt like her heart had a bigger say in her decisions than her logical mind did at times. A lot of times…
"Alright, Hinata-sama, freshen up for dinner. Naruto…Sakura transform into Ren and Keiko. We're expected down in fifteen minutes," Neji said before dismissing them all.
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Sasuke's Room
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It had been about fifteen minutes since Gaara had entered the room to take his son home. Apparently the sixteen year old Kazekage had accidentally, cough Shia turned off his alarm clock for his own good cough, slept most of the day away. The redhead quietly bounced his son on his knee as the child giggled and squealed with delight. Green eyes were fixed on the entrance to the room, where his wife had disappeared out of with the Hokage for some "Urgent Information". She'd left him to watch the Uchiha until Tsunade was done with her.
Sasuke watched the Kazekage with mild interest. To him, Gaara looked rather bored, but there was something in the stiff position of the other male's body that made him look tense. The Uchiha looked on while Gaara absently bounced his child. Senji giggled and squealed in jubilee, flailing his little baby arms around manically as his father's calm hands rested on his hips, and bounced him on his knee. It was the strangest thing the Uchiha had ever seen. It was something he was sure NOONE had ever thought they would see. Sabaku no Gaara playing with his one year old son; it was almost laughable.
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Outside
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Two women stood outside of the hosptial room of Uchiha Sasuke. The Hokage had come to explain her findings on the Cursed Seal. Tsunade had been studying for the past few days. Every record Sandaime-sama had on Orochimaru had been turned inside out to find something. Finally, she did. The only problem was…though the scroll had ample amounts of information on the Seal, and how it worked; there was only one way to remove it. The removal jutsu was not only complicated; it was also very dangerous for the patient. They'd need a group of people to pull it off. All with amazing chakra control, as well as specific elemental affinity.
The Hokage had never seen this jutsu, so a lot of studying, on top of finding and briefing people who would be involved would make it difficult to execute. They didn't have much time left. By the end of the week, Sasuke would lose mobility in his left side. In another week and a half the, Uchiha's condition would become terminal. They'd only have one to two months to both practice the jutsu alone, and then practice with the group. Even after that, the chances for his survival would not be very high. Any mess up could mean his life. Shia's voice interrupted her pessimistic thoughts.
"Tsunade-sama…as you already know, Sasuke-san will have roughly two months to live after his condition becomes critical. Please tell me you've found something," Shia said with uninhibited urgency. The Hokage sighed.
"Yes and no…" she said, sighing in frustration. Navy eyes widened and clouded in confusion.
Tsunade had to have found something. If she didn't find something, Shia was going to go and find it herself. She couldn't let the raven die. Her best friend's mental stability pretty much rode on his recovery. If Sasuke died, Sakura would undoubtedly break, and that just wasn't an option in the young medic's mind. Sakura had worked so hard to become as strong as she currently was. To see her completely break down because of the raven's death would be too hard on everyone who knew her.
The Uchiha also had way to much of his life to keep living for her to let him die. Unfortunately, her Clan didn't have any records on cursed seals of this nature. The Akito Clan was fairly secluded; they didn't do much research on the Snake Sannin. In fact when Orochimaru was still in the village, they tended to steer clear of him. He had always been seen as a loose canon in the Akito Clan's eyes. Those who'd studied psychology, and brain functions in the clan thought he was completely insane. Akito medics worked as ANBU medics mostly, and helped out at the hospital whenever the situation called for it. For the most part; they kept to themselves, unless hired.
"In Sarutobi-sensei's library there was some information on seals. Uchiha has been branded with a three-level Cursed Seal. Usually, this kind of seal would disappear upon the death of the original creator, but in this case it hasn't. So I dug deeper and found some research the Sandaime had on Orochimaru himself," Tsunade started.
"Somehow that Snake-bastard twisted the Seal. He made it so that if he didn't assume control of his vessel after the three year preparation period, that the dark chakra within it would leak out and destroy that body. Healing the destruction does nothing, and every day it will progress faster," the blond explained with a frown.
"Is there a way?" Shia asked looking worried.
"There is…but it is a very intricate jutsu that will require a lot of studying on my part," the Sannin said. She briefly wondered how someone could look so relieved and so anxious at the same time.
"How long? We don't have a lot of time Tsunade-sama," Shia said. The Hokage sighed, and nodded.
"I know, and that's what worries me. I've never seen this jutsu before, and not only will it require me…we'll need two more people as close to my level as we can find to be the jutsu controllers. I can't explain it to you right now, but I did write down the details onto this scroll. Your job will be to find what we need for this," the blond said, pushing a scroll into the younger doctor's hands.
"Tsunade-sama…what are our chances?" Shia asked face grave.
The older woman looked pensive for a moment. That was a difficult question. On the bright side, she'd always been fairly quick with studying and learning new techniques. She already knew who she wanted for the other controllers. Shizune and Sakura, because they had the chakra control necessary. It was finding the five elemental components, wind, water, fire, lightning, and earth…that would be the hard part. She'd left that up to Shia, and had faith that the girl would find adequate ninja for the task.
"Our chances are not very high right now," Tsunade started. The girl's face fell.
"However, once we've both done our parts, the chance for success is about sixty percent," She finished. Navy eyes widened to the size of saucers.
"Sixty percent? Why so low?" the young Akito Head asked in an anxious whisper. The blond Hokage sighed.
"It's a dangerous procedure. Anything could go wrong. We're basically sending a very large amount of foreign chakra into his system to purify the dark energy. Any little mishap in control could cause the malicious chakra to lash out and kill him. Of course we'll practice once we've gotten everyone together, but it's different when the procedure is actually happening. There's more pressure. Someone's life is depending on not only you and me, but everyone else who is involved in this. We can't control their chakra for them," the woman explained.
The Akito head dropped her eyes to the floor, face becoming pensive. It was true. The malevolent chakra in the Uchiha's system lashed out at her sometimes. In her current condition, sometimes it was hard for her to control her own as well as she normally did. If it was too dense, too sharp, too…anything, the dark chakra would erupt into an angry flurry, hurting them both. It didn't happen often while she treated him, she tried her hardest to keep herself in check, but it did happen. In this removal jutsu, there would be eight people pumping their energy into the young man's body. Each different element took a different type of control, and finding five people who could control those elements well would be difficult. And…when she did, because she would find them…even experts make mistakes sometimes. Shia moved her eyes up to lock with the Hokage's.
"This is the only way?" the younger asked. Tsunade's golden brown eyes looked down at her empathically.
"Hai…" she said quietly.
Shia's head began to hurt a little bit. Sixty percent was better than nothing, but still not good enough. This situation was at a magnitude of which she'd never experienced in her life. If Sasuke died, she knew she'd blame herself. Then…there was Sakura. It was blatantly obvious the pink haired medic was still in love with the raven. The Uchiha was simply too emotionally stunted to realize that himself. Sakura's already cracked heart would certainly split right down the middle if the Uchiha boy died now. Especially while she was away on a mission. No one knew when they'd be back, and no one knew what their mission was.
"Have you heard anything from Sakura-chan?" Shia asked.
"Iie, I told them specifically not to contact anyone until they've completed their mission. The chances for the scroll to be intercepted are too high," the Hokage explained.
"Right…will you tell her?" the Akito Head asked. Tsunade looked doubtful for a moment.
"Sasuke is her patient. She will have to know," was the answer. At the younger woman's pained and concerned expression she placed her hand on her shoulder.
"She will be helpful to us. Sakura has always been a fast learner, and I believe since it is Uchiha whose life depends on this, she will be even faster," the blond said. With a long, drawn out, and exasperated sigh the Akito Head nodded.
"I understand," she said. Tsunade smiled.
"Now…I need you to go inside and explain the situation to Uchiha. He needs to know everything, and agree to go through with the procedure. After he has, have him sign the bottom of that scroll I gave you. Then, I…along with the others I have chosen to be controller will begin to work on the jutsu," she explained. Shia nodded.
"Hai! Tsunade-sama!" the girl said, bowing in respect. The busty blond smiled and walked off with a small wave.
"Ja ne!" she called behind her.
Shia watched her disappear down the corridor before turning back and walking into her patient's room. Sasuke was watching with an amused glint in his dark eyes as Gaara bounced Senji-chan on his knee lightly. He seemed to be enjoying the baby's unrestrained elation, and for the first time since she'd met him…he seemed at peace. It was really too bad she'd have to put a damper on that mood. She'd waited forever for the Uchiha to loosen up just a little, and relax. Her husband, whom was ignoring the other man with great effort, turned his green eyes on her, and instantly they filled with concern. She must look upset; he'd stopped bouncing the baby.
'Shit! Now Sasuke-san is looking at me too!' she thought. Expectant obsidian eyes locked with her forcefully blank navy ones. She sighed. This long day had just gotten even longer.
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Hayashi Ame
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It had been about ten minutes since Neji had left the room. Naruto lie on his bedroll, transformed back to his natural state, and door locked. He was tired from keeping up both his henge and his wits for the entire day. It was physically taxing for him to pay attention for such a long amount of time. At least he'd been allowed to eat ramen for dinner. No matter how vehemently the Eldest Hyuuga had tried to convince him to eat something 'healthy'. He snuggled into his blankets with a long sigh. He knew that Sakura was off chatting/gathering information, with Chichi-san. Taskushi Saito had already retired for the night. That brought his thoughts to their target.
He wondered what kind of a person Pein was. What did he look like? What did he act like? What kind of things would Hinata have to do to please him? Would he force himself upon her if she didn't give into him willingly? He growled lightly at the idea of it. Suddenly he was very worried about his shy friend. Hinata seemed like such a naïve girl. She probably wouldn't even know what he wanted from her…or be too scared and/or ashamed to stop it from happening. Though he supposed he didn't know much about Hinata. She could be completely different than he thought. But…Naruto had a pretty good idea that he was right.
The idea of someone trying anything like with Hinata really pissed him off to the point where he felt Kyuubi stirring in his cadge. She was so innocent and sweet. No one should ever be allowed to taint her. He simply wouldn't allow it. Kyuubi's sleepy growl rumbled in the back of his mind, and he desperately tried to calm himself. It was in the midst of him trying to calm down so he wouldn't wake the fox that he heard a soft knock on his door. He was instantly distracted from his anger, and the fox vanished from his conscious thoughts.
"NeI mean…Shinto-san, you know you don't have to knock," the blond said, thinking it was Neji at the door. 'Jeez, these codenames are killin me! Gotta remember!' Naruto thought frantically in his head.
"Ren-sama…?" the soft, gentle voice he recognized as the subject of his previous thoughts said through the closed door.
The blond rose, transformed into Ren, and opened the door to reveal his friend. She was wearing a knee length sleeping dress, with a silk robe draped over her shoulders; tied loosely around her waist. Her moonlike eyes were wide; surrounded by full dark lashes, as a small blush decorated the sharpness of her high cheekbones. There was the tiniest, shyest smile pulling at her lips that made his heart fall into a coughing fit in his chest. 'Kami she's so cute!' he thought.
"Er…" he said. She giggled.
"Is Shinto-san here?" the Hyuuga girl asked. Naruto shook his head.
"Ah…no…he went for a bath," he answered. Her eyes lowered to the ground.
"Oh…"
"It's okay though, you can come in and hang out with me for a little while," the blond offered. The raven haired girl seemed to think it over for a second.
'He's inviting me to hang out in his room… ALONE! What should I do? Should I say yes? Father would not approve…but I know I want to! Gah! Answer him'
"You don't have to if you don't want to. But…um…Shinto-san probably won't be back for a while. I mean it's gotta take a while for him to get his hair to look so girly," Naruto said with a mischievous grin. Hinata giggled into her slender, delicate hand.
"Well he does take a long time to shower in the mornings," she confirmed with a small smile. The fox container laughed heartily, before stepping aside to let his friend in.
"Come in Kasai-chan. Keep me company?" he said. Hinata looked into those beautiful blue eyes of his. There was a certain plea lost inside of them that pulled at her heart.
"Okay Ren-sama…" she said, walking past him into the room. She walked over to the small kitchen portion of the room to put some tea on.
"Heh...I invite you to come hang out in my room and you're making ME tea. I'm such a bad host," he said as he dropped his henge. Hinata covertly activated the soundproofing seals around the room.
"Don't worry about it Naruto-kun. I don't mind," she said, and he smiled.
He watched silently as she bustled around the small kitchen getting cups, sugar, and all other kinds of tea related things. As a passing thought he found that he rather liked having the Hyuuga Heiress waiting on him. Not for any superficial reason. No…he liked it because other than Iruka-sensei…no one else was really willing to. How many times had Sakura refused to feed him when he was injured? He couldn't see Hinata refusing him at all. It wasn't a dominance thing either…he just liked the fact that she cared about him enough to want to do things for him. It made him want to do things for her too. Not to mention that she looked absolutely adorable doing all those girly, housewife-type things. It just seemed to suit her personality.
"Arigato Hinata-chan," he said quietly when she placed a cup of steaming tea in front of him. She smiled and took a seat next to him, sipping at her own cup daintily.
"It's nothing," she said softly as she stared at her lap and blushed.
"Don't say that," Naruto said earning a confused look from pearly eyes.
"It's not nothing…you…you're just way too good to me Hinata-chan. I don't deserve it," he said, looking into his reflection in his tea. He felt a soft pressure against his arm, and turned to see a flushed, but serious looking Hyuuga Heiress staring back at him.
"You deserve it Naruto…you deserve to be happy," Hinata said softly. His heart started racing in his chest as her face moved closer.
"And…if I can make you happy in the smallest way…I will," she said, breath fanning over his skin.
Naruto froze when the warm, soft, and moist pillows of her lips connected with his temple. His eyes fluttered closed, and he leaned into her touch as she brought one of those gentle hands up to trace the whisker marks on his cheek. After what seemed like forever, but not in a bad way, Hinata withdrew her lips from his flesh, only to nuzzle his hair tenderly. It was the most affectionate touch he'd ever received in his life, and he couldn't stop himself when his arms snaked their way around her lithe waist. Naruto pulled his shy friend into his arms in a tight hug, finding that he could not express in words the way he felt right now.
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"You deserve everything…" a quiet, whisper of a voice said right next to his ear, and he had to bite back tears.
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