Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Mokushita Hyuuga ❯ Chapter 13
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By: Moghedian 
Disclaimer: Naruto and all related characters belong to Kishimoto, not me.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.17.2006 | Updated On: 02.11.2007 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 746 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: Naruto and all related characters belong to Kishimoto, not me.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.17.2006 | Updated On: 02.11.2007 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 746 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 13
"Ino!" Sakura said, as she burst into the bathroom, only to find her blonde friend sobbing against the tiled wall. A quick glance at the stalls showed Sakura that Ino had thrown up. Wrinkling her nose, Sakura washed most of the mess with a quick and small suiton jutsu.
Ino was still sobbing like she had lost her best friend, when Sakura placed her hand on Ino's shoulder. Ino looked at Sakura with her puffy eyes, and crawled back to the bathroom stall to throw up again. Sakura felt helpless, so she held back Ino's bangs.
"Ino, what's wrong?! You better not be pregnant!" Sakura said, trying to make Ino laugh. It just made her sob harder. Sakura frowned and shut up, resorting to holding back Ino's hair.
"Ughh...my head." Hinata said, as she sat up, holding her hand to her forehead.
"I must have fallen asleep." Hinata glanced around and saw that Sakura and Ino had left. Hinata frowned.
"How long was I out?" Getting up she walked back to the bar, and tried to rid herself of the oncoming headache, and the feeling that she had been violated.
"Yume, how long was I gone?" Hinata said to her coworker as she passed her to get her orders. Yume looked at her, and then the clock before saying,
"Neh, almost ten minutes. Did you see Ino-san?" Hinata frowned.
"No...what happened?" Yume wrinkled her small nose and said,
"What? She hit her head on the table, and then just darted into the washroom like the world was going to end. Sakura-san rushed after her too." Yume paused before continuing.
"I think she might be pregnant. Her and Sakura-san were talking about it before she hit her head."
Hinata clutched her head.
"Ah, Kasumi, what's wrong?" Yume asked. Hinata waved her hand.
"Ah, nothing. Just a headache. It will go away." Yume nodded and Hinata picked up her order. Placing the plates on the appropriate table, Hinata turned around to head back to the counter when the door to the woman's washroom opened. Ino, being supported by Sakura walked out. Ino's face looked like it had been doused with water, and her eyes were red and puffy. Sakura looked worried, but was concentrating on helping Ino walk steady.
Ino looked up, straight into Hinata's fake green eyes. Her own aqua ones widened as her face turned into one of extreme sadness, and anger. Pointing a finger at Hinata, Ino said, In barely more than a whisper,
"I need to talk to you about your dead husband. Dear friend of mine." Hinata dropped her tray, and Sakura started to scold Ino about being rude.
Hinata picked up her tray and scurried to Yume.
"Ahh, Yume, I'ts 8, the store closes in an hour, and my headache has gotta really bad, and I'm starting to feel nauseus...Do you mind if I just head home now?" Yume looked up and said,
"Ahh! No problem. Just get better soon. Go see if Sakura-san has anything she can give you." Hinata nodded and took her apron off.
Turning around she saw Ino glaring at her and her headache got worse.
"Sakura, take me home. I'm not feeling well...Kasumi-san, would you like to join us? It's enroute to your apartment, isn't it?" Ino said, draggin out Hinata's fake name.
"Uh...Sure, I'de love to, I just got off my shift now. Sakura-san, do you have any pills that helps a headache? I have a really bad one." Hinata said, helping Ino out the door.
"Yea! Here, I always carry these. Ino gets alot of headaches." Sakura said, as she handed Hinata a small light blue pill. Hinata popped it in her mouth and swallowed. Within 5 minutes Hinata's head disapeared, and she thanked Sakura.
"Ok, uh, I have to get home to Oshi-chan and Sasuke. I'll see you in a bit, Ino. Thanks for the help, Kasumi-san." Sakura said, as they reached Ino's rather large house. When Sakura turned the corner, Ino, still clutching her stomach, grabbed onto Hinata's arm and dragged her inside.
"Ah, welcome home, Ino. Oh...Who's this?" Sai said from the first room on the left. Ino paused before answering.
"Ahh...Sai, this is Kasumi. She works at the barbeque, remember?" Sai frowned for a second, before he said,
"Oh! I'm sorry, I remember now. Well, It's nice to see you again, Kasumi-san." Hinata bowed her head before looking at Ino, who in turn just squeezed her arm tighter.
"Sai...I need to talk to Kasumi alone, probably for a few hours. It's a very important issue. Can you make sure that Nazo or Inoshi-chan don't bother us?" Sai nodded, and went back to his sketch.
"Ahh...Ino-san, really, I must insist that I leave. I have an...appointment!" Hinata said, as Ino started to drag her towards a door. Ino just turned and looked at her. The sadness almost overruled the anger in her eyes. Hinata clammed up and Ino opened the door, reavealing steps that led to a basement.
Ino pushed Hinata slightly so that she would go down the stairs, and shut the door after her.
The base ment was lit by two bare bulbs, and the furniture consisted of four chairs and a table. It looked oddly like an interrogation table.
Standing at the base of the stairs, Ino brushed past her, and positioned herself right in front of Hinata. Hinata eyed her warily, as Ino seemed to judge her.
Suddenly, Ino rushed at Hinata, who lifted her arms up in a feeble attempt to fend her off. Hinata stopped when she felt that the arms were around her shoulders, instead of her neck. She felt Ino's head pressed up against her cheek.
"Hinata...Kami-sama, Hinata! I can't beleive you're alive! We missed you so much, so much! Do you hear me?! Why did you make us go through that! We had a funeral, your name is on the memorial, Hinata! Why?! Why!" Ino yelled, her voiced switching from sad tones, to angry tones.
Hinata's mouth was dry as she slowly pried herself from Ino's arms. She walked over to the table and sat down on a wobbly chair. Carefully, as to not scratch her sensitive eyes, Hinata removed her green contacts, and blinked. Staring at Ino with her pale eyes. Ino just stared at her eyes. Calmy, if not a bit wobbly, walking to a chair across from her, and sitting down.
"Well...I take it my head ache was you delving into my mind. Care to tell me what you saw." Hinata said, making her voice as flat as she could. Ino looked at her, and said,
"I saw you in your apartment here, I saw the first time...Woah! You have a kid! Care to explain?" Hinata's eyes narrowed and Ino sat back.
"Sorry, umm, I saw the first time your kid used byakugan, I saw you picking vegtables, and...I saw...oh kami...." Ino said, trailing off, looking at Hinata.
"What! What did you see?" Ino paled.
"Naruto's death. That will haunt me forever. Oh Hinata. Hinata, Hinata...." Hinata paled.
"I swear, I'll kill Hiashi myself. That bastard! He totally lied to us!" Ino said, the colour in her face returning, and her fist clenched tight.
"He's sick. Ino, that man is sick. He can't even keep his attention on one thing long enough to understand it. Hanabi-chan told me." Ino let her fist drop.
"Hinata, tell me now. Why did Neji-san say you were dead? Why shouldn't I go running in streets, telling everyone I see?" Hinata paled this time and said, grabbing hold of Ino's hand.
"Dont. Please. For my son's sake, I was the heir to that entire clan. He has more right to the title than Hanabi does, but he doesn't know that. I dont want him involved in that, maybe when he is older, but not now, please. Ino, please." Hinata said, her white eyes shining in the poor light.
"Fine, but can you tell me who your son is?" Hinata narrowed her eyes at Ino.
"I'll give you a hint. He looks like his father. Alot like his father." Ino didn't say anything for a second before saying,
"Ohhhhhhhh, duh. That seemed a little obvious." Ino scrunched her nose up. "Ewe, you slept with Naruto." Hinata blushed and shot her a glare. Ino laughed.
"Ohh...It's so good to have you back. Does our Kouden-kun know that Naruto is his Tou-chan?" Ino asked, wiping a laughter tear from her eye.
"Yea, why do you think he obsesses over the legends?" Ino made an 'o' with her mouth, and said,
"So...besides me, and obviously Neji, who knows you still live among us?" Hinata put a finger to her mouth and said,
"Uh, Neji-ni-san, Shikamaru-san, and Kakashi-sensei. I've been pretty good with the whole, not letting anyone figure out my secret identity." Hinata shot a glare at Ino and laughed.
"Ah! Shikamaru knew! Not cool. He is so gonna get it when he gets back from Suna." Ino said, clenching her fist.
A minute of silence followed before Ino asked,
"Oh! Uh, a few years ago, in that refuge village, was that you using the horrible henge, and easily read face?" Hinata blushed, and nodded.
"Sasuke-san scared me so much, I almost dropped it." Ino laughed nervously, and glanced at the clock on the wall beside her.
"Ah! It's after ten! I hope Sai put Nazo to bed before 9. Sometimes, that child...He's too much like me. Hopefully Inoshi-chan get's Sai's personality." Hinata smiled.
"Lucky, I only wish Kouden had my personality. It seems he's shy when you first talk to him, but he's normally really really loud. Just like his father." Hinata sighed.
"Well, I should probably go. I have to visit Neji-ni-san tomorrow anyway. Talking to someone has taken a load off of my chest. Thank you Ino..." Hinata said, as she stood up and hugged her blond friend. Ino hugged her back hard and said,
"Im glad I dont have to be sad anymore. Maybe one day you'll come back to us. I can hope." Hinata smiled a sad smile, and let her self out of Ino's house. Waving at Sai on her way out.
"Did you put Nazo-kun to bed, Sai?" Ino said, walking through the entrance into the sitting room where Sai was still drawing.
"Yea, I did. Shi-chan was sleeping on the floor, and Nazo was already dozing off." Sai said. Putting his sketch down. Ino sat down beside him, and picked his sketch up.
It was a picture of a woman, her hair was unbound and caught in the wind. The woman was sitting on a rock, her back facing the veiwer. A screw driver hung from her belt. Ino smiled.
"It's beautiful...What are you gonna call it?" Sai grinned, very Naruto-like, and said,
"The Killer Pig." Ino's eye twitched and she thumped her husband on the head.
Sitting in her apartment, Hinata twiddled with the bells that were attached to a yellowed scroll. Behind it, a small pile of scrolls were piled in a neat pyramid. Over the years Hinata had gone back to the cabin, and took all her belongings back to her apartment in Konoha.
Laying back onto her pallet, Hinata clutched the scroll, and smiled at the calming dinging sounds.
"Here." Naruto said, shoving a small box into Hinata's hands. Hinata face turned a vibrant red as she stuttered out a thank you. Opening the box, she saw two bells, tied together with a blue ribbon. Looking up at Naruto, the blonde blinked before answering her questioning stare.
"Uh...Those are the uh, the bells from my bell test. When I first became a genin." He said, grinning and scratching the back of his head. Hinata blushed again and said,
"D-demo...Naruto-k-kun...I thought...I though t-that you s-said that you d-didn't get a bell..." Trailing off, Hinata brought her hands together and pushed her index fingers together. Avoiding his blue gaze, Hinata looked down to her left.
"Aha, you're right! You're a good listener. Uh, Sakura-chan gave me those two this year for my birthday. Ringing them always made me calm, and I noticed that you seemed to be tense, so I thought that you might need them...If you dont like them, I can go and get something else...It's not everyday you turn 16..." Naruto said, a slight dusting of rose graced his cheeks.
"Ah! No, no! I l-love them!" Hinata nearly shouted. Which was still about as loud as her normal talking voice. Hinata flicked one of the bells and smiled at the dinging noise. Looking up at Hinata, she saw that her crush was smiling as well."
"Hey! Naruto-teme! Stop hogging my future girlfriend! We have a party to throw!" Hinata didn't have to look at the voice that yelled from across the courtyard in Sakura's back yard to know that it was Kiba. She just blushed so hard she thought she was going to faint.
Naruto on the other hand, started yelling obscenities at Kiba, and proceeded to tell him that Hinata wasn't anyone's posession. He then grabbed Hinata around the shoulder, and held her close.
Hinata wasn't sure what was going on, only that she could feel every muscle on Naruto's side, and after the strain of holding back a large nosebleed, she finally slipped into a blissful unconciousness.
"Mmm..." Hinata hummed, before unrolling the scroll. Reading the first entry in the journal-like scroll, Hinata unrolled it untill she hit the end of the writings. Taking out her pen, she tapped her lip, and wrote a short paragraph on Kouden's feat.
Blowing on the scroll to dry the ink, Hinata read over her entry, and rerolled the scroll up. Tying it with the blue ribbon and bells, she placed it back onto the pile of scrolls, before laying down the rest.
She dreamt of being chased through a maze by a giant boar.
"Ow!" A voice yelled in the small Hyuuga household. Tenten frowned and said,
"Well it wouldn't hurt if you just held still!" She was currently trying to apply the cream Sakura had given her, to Kouden's gash.
"Here, put this on Kouden-kun's wound every night around this time, untill it heals fully. Bandage it too." Tenten nodded as Sakura gave her the ointment, and then after looking around her shop, finally left.
"Kou-ni-chan, stop being such a baby!" A girl who looked like a miniature version of Tenten, except for her white eyes, which held great amounts of amusement, all directed at Kouden. Kouden narrowed his own green eyes, and stuck his tongue out. Patting his leg, Tenten sat back and said,
"There, all done." Grinning, she stood and walked over to the small sink in the kitchen and washed her hands. Kouden sighed.
"Ka-chan, are you gonna teach me how to use my Kama?" Tenten sighed, glancing at the two mini scythes she had bought her step-son. Their blades gleamed in the light of the sunset, sending orange rays onto the ceiling.
"Yea...on my day's off. If you want extra training, ask Kakashi-sensei if he knows anyone who uses Kama." Tenten dried her hands, and started to make dinner.
"Ka-chan, can I spend the night at Noneko-nechan's house?" Aiko said, standing up from her seat, and 'accidentally' hitting her elder brother in the head with her arm. Kouden narrowed his eyes and frowned, still rubbing his leg. Tenten raised her hand, making a waving motion and said,
"Yea yea, are you staying for dinner?" Aiko paused and said,
"No...we wanted to spar, so I better get there before dark." Tenten nodded slowly, and continued to chop up various vegtables.
Aiko ran upstairs and shifted her shoji screen open. Grabbing her bag, she darted back down the stairs and out the door. A few moments of Tenten chopping before Kouden piped up.
"You know, she's not gonna spar. She wants to ogle Noneko's cousin." Tenten turned around to see that her step-son's face held a grin that looked identical to Naruto's after he had pulled a fantastic stunt.
"What a-" Tenten started, but was cut off as the front door opened to reveal a slightly beat up Neji.
"Tadaima!" He said half-heartedly. Taking his sandals and mask off, Neji sat down beside Kouden, at the small table.
"Woah! What happened?" Kouden said, eyeing the hastily stitched cut on Neji's brow.
"Heh, nasty fight with a bunch of Iwa nin's trying to sneak across the border again. One of them got me with a stray kunai." Neji grinned at Kouden before looking at Tenten. He flinched when saw her face.
Tenten's deep brown eyes were watering, and on the brink of tears. Without warning she launched into Neji.
"You've been gone for three days! Why didn't you send a message! Usually you send one in the morning if you are going to be long...I thought you had..." Tenten didn't get to say the last word as she dissolved into a mess of tears and carrots, all over Neji's bloodstained white ANBU uniform.
Neji's eyes were wide as he awkwardly patted Tenten's back.
"Sorry...I was in combat untill late this morning, and I fell asleep trying to recover chakra...Ah... Don't cry Tenten..." He said, as Kouden's lungs silently imploded from the pressure of trying not to laugh at the look on Neji's face. Neji crinkled his nose as he flicked his hand at Kouden, who had finally laughed, and watched the boy struggled to get up and finish chopping carrots.
Dinner was quiet, as Kouden had stopped trying to break Tenten's angry stare at Neji. Neji dropped his chopsticks three times because of the killer intent rolling off of his wife.
After Kouden finished eating, he took the dishes from the table, and washed them all. Leaving them to dry, he glanced at the clock on the wall beside the window.
"Ne...Ka-chan, can Sasami-chan stay the night?" Tenten just waved her hand, still staring at Neji, daring him to get up from his sitting position. Kouden eyed Tenten, but shrugged as he slipped his sandals on and jogged to his pink haired teammate's small house.
Knocking on the grey door, Kouden listened to the pitter patter of feet running down the stairs. The door opened up to reveal a Sasami clothed in a long tee shirt, and apparently nothing else. Motioning for Kouden to come in, she shut the door behind him and put her fists on her hips.
"Yes? Can I help you?" She said. Kouden opened his mouth, but instead of words, only air came out. Pointedly looking down at Sasami's legs, he watched in distant amusement as she turned 8 shades of red.
Squeaking, Sasami pushed, with a tad of chakra, passed Kouden and rushed up her stairs. Kouden flew a feet before his face broke his fall on a rather soft rug. Sitting up and rubbing his cheek, he laid back and waited for Sasami to return.
Returning to her fallen friend, Sasami now sported a pair of very baggy black pants. Kouden suspected that they belonged to her father. Kouden didn't sit up, but rather put his arms under his head and said,
"So. You wanna come over? We can watch Tenten-ne-chan beat up Neji-ni-san for free. I'll even supply the popcorn." Sasami narrowed her eyes and said,
"Why? What did he do this time?" Kouden grinned, his eyes closing.
"If you come, you will see." Sasami lifted a brow. Turning to the small end table behind her, she scribbled a note on a convieniently placed notepad. Grabbing Kouden's hand, and roughly hauling him to his feet, she grinned and said,
"Well. Let's go! Can't miss this!" Kouden grinned even wider, and led his pink haired friend back to his house.
So you can imagine their dismay and disapointment when the two genin walked into Kouden's small house, to find that Tenten was not infact savagly beating Neji, but instead, savagly molesting his face with her own.
Kouden nearly cried at the onslaught of nightmares he was sure he was going to get for the rest of his life. Sasami just blushed as a quick flash in her mind brought on an image of doing that to Kouden.
End chapter 13
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That ending was so lame. XD
"Ino!" Sakura said, as she burst into the bathroom, only to find her blonde friend sobbing against the tiled wall. A quick glance at the stalls showed Sakura that Ino had thrown up. Wrinkling her nose, Sakura washed most of the mess with a quick and small suiton jutsu.
Ino was still sobbing like she had lost her best friend, when Sakura placed her hand on Ino's shoulder. Ino looked at Sakura with her puffy eyes, and crawled back to the bathroom stall to throw up again. Sakura felt helpless, so she held back Ino's bangs.
"Ino, what's wrong?! You better not be pregnant!" Sakura said, trying to make Ino laugh. It just made her sob harder. Sakura frowned and shut up, resorting to holding back Ino's hair.
"Ughh...my head." Hinata said, as she sat up, holding her hand to her forehead.
"I must have fallen asleep." Hinata glanced around and saw that Sakura and Ino had left. Hinata frowned.
"How long was I out?" Getting up she walked back to the bar, and tried to rid herself of the oncoming headache, and the feeling that she had been violated.
"Yume, how long was I gone?" Hinata said to her coworker as she passed her to get her orders. Yume looked at her, and then the clock before saying,
"Neh, almost ten minutes. Did you see Ino-san?" Hinata frowned.
"No...what happened?" Yume wrinkled her small nose and said,
"What? She hit her head on the table, and then just darted into the washroom like the world was going to end. Sakura-san rushed after her too." Yume paused before continuing.
"I think she might be pregnant. Her and Sakura-san were talking about it before she hit her head."
Hinata clutched her head.
"Ah, Kasumi, what's wrong?" Yume asked. Hinata waved her hand.
"Ah, nothing. Just a headache. It will go away." Yume nodded and Hinata picked up her order. Placing the plates on the appropriate table, Hinata turned around to head back to the counter when the door to the woman's washroom opened. Ino, being supported by Sakura walked out. Ino's face looked like it had been doused with water, and her eyes were red and puffy. Sakura looked worried, but was concentrating on helping Ino walk steady.
Ino looked up, straight into Hinata's fake green eyes. Her own aqua ones widened as her face turned into one of extreme sadness, and anger. Pointing a finger at Hinata, Ino said, In barely more than a whisper,
"I need to talk to you about your dead husband. Dear friend of mine." Hinata dropped her tray, and Sakura started to scold Ino about being rude.
Hinata picked up her tray and scurried to Yume.
"Ahh, Yume, I'ts 8, the store closes in an hour, and my headache has gotta really bad, and I'm starting to feel nauseus...Do you mind if I just head home now?" Yume looked up and said,
"Ahh! No problem. Just get better soon. Go see if Sakura-san has anything she can give you." Hinata nodded and took her apron off.
Turning around she saw Ino glaring at her and her headache got worse.
"Sakura, take me home. I'm not feeling well...Kasumi-san, would you like to join us? It's enroute to your apartment, isn't it?" Ino said, draggin out Hinata's fake name.
"Uh...Sure, I'de love to, I just got off my shift now. Sakura-san, do you have any pills that helps a headache? I have a really bad one." Hinata said, helping Ino out the door.
"Yea! Here, I always carry these. Ino gets alot of headaches." Sakura said, as she handed Hinata a small light blue pill. Hinata popped it in her mouth and swallowed. Within 5 minutes Hinata's head disapeared, and she thanked Sakura.
"Ok, uh, I have to get home to Oshi-chan and Sasuke. I'll see you in a bit, Ino. Thanks for the help, Kasumi-san." Sakura said, as they reached Ino's rather large house. When Sakura turned the corner, Ino, still clutching her stomach, grabbed onto Hinata's arm and dragged her inside.
"Ah, welcome home, Ino. Oh...Who's this?" Sai said from the first room on the left. Ino paused before answering.
"Ahh...Sai, this is Kasumi. She works at the barbeque, remember?" Sai frowned for a second, before he said,
"Oh! I'm sorry, I remember now. Well, It's nice to see you again, Kasumi-san." Hinata bowed her head before looking at Ino, who in turn just squeezed her arm tighter.
"Sai...I need to talk to Kasumi alone, probably for a few hours. It's a very important issue. Can you make sure that Nazo or Inoshi-chan don't bother us?" Sai nodded, and went back to his sketch.
"Ahh...Ino-san, really, I must insist that I leave. I have an...appointment!" Hinata said, as Ino started to drag her towards a door. Ino just turned and looked at her. The sadness almost overruled the anger in her eyes. Hinata clammed up and Ino opened the door, reavealing steps that led to a basement.
Ino pushed Hinata slightly so that she would go down the stairs, and shut the door after her.
The base ment was lit by two bare bulbs, and the furniture consisted of four chairs and a table. It looked oddly like an interrogation table.
Standing at the base of the stairs, Ino brushed past her, and positioned herself right in front of Hinata. Hinata eyed her warily, as Ino seemed to judge her.
Suddenly, Ino rushed at Hinata, who lifted her arms up in a feeble attempt to fend her off. Hinata stopped when she felt that the arms were around her shoulders, instead of her neck. She felt Ino's head pressed up against her cheek.
"Hinata...Kami-sama, Hinata! I can't beleive you're alive! We missed you so much, so much! Do you hear me?! Why did you make us go through that! We had a funeral, your name is on the memorial, Hinata! Why?! Why!" Ino yelled, her voiced switching from sad tones, to angry tones.
Hinata's mouth was dry as she slowly pried herself from Ino's arms. She walked over to the table and sat down on a wobbly chair. Carefully, as to not scratch her sensitive eyes, Hinata removed her green contacts, and blinked. Staring at Ino with her pale eyes. Ino just stared at her eyes. Calmy, if not a bit wobbly, walking to a chair across from her, and sitting down.
"Well...I take it my head ache was you delving into my mind. Care to tell me what you saw." Hinata said, making her voice as flat as she could. Ino looked at her, and said,
"I saw you in your apartment here, I saw the first time...Woah! You have a kid! Care to explain?" Hinata's eyes narrowed and Ino sat back.
"Sorry, umm, I saw the first time your kid used byakugan, I saw you picking vegtables, and...I saw...oh kami...." Ino said, trailing off, looking at Hinata.
"What! What did you see?" Ino paled.
"Naruto's death. That will haunt me forever. Oh Hinata. Hinata, Hinata...." Hinata paled.
"I swear, I'll kill Hiashi myself. That bastard! He totally lied to us!" Ino said, the colour in her face returning, and her fist clenched tight.
"He's sick. Ino, that man is sick. He can't even keep his attention on one thing long enough to understand it. Hanabi-chan told me." Ino let her fist drop.
"Hinata, tell me now. Why did Neji-san say you were dead? Why shouldn't I go running in streets, telling everyone I see?" Hinata paled this time and said, grabbing hold of Ino's hand.
"Dont. Please. For my son's sake, I was the heir to that entire clan. He has more right to the title than Hanabi does, but he doesn't know that. I dont want him involved in that, maybe when he is older, but not now, please. Ino, please." Hinata said, her white eyes shining in the poor light.
"Fine, but can you tell me who your son is?" Hinata narrowed her eyes at Ino.
"I'll give you a hint. He looks like his father. Alot like his father." Ino didn't say anything for a second before saying,
"Ohhhhhhhh, duh. That seemed a little obvious." Ino scrunched her nose up. "Ewe, you slept with Naruto." Hinata blushed and shot her a glare. Ino laughed.
"Ohh...It's so good to have you back. Does our Kouden-kun know that Naruto is his Tou-chan?" Ino asked, wiping a laughter tear from her eye.
"Yea, why do you think he obsesses over the legends?" Ino made an 'o' with her mouth, and said,
"So...besides me, and obviously Neji, who knows you still live among us?" Hinata put a finger to her mouth and said,
"Uh, Neji-ni-san, Shikamaru-san, and Kakashi-sensei. I've been pretty good with the whole, not letting anyone figure out my secret identity." Hinata shot a glare at Ino and laughed.
"Ah! Shikamaru knew! Not cool. He is so gonna get it when he gets back from Suna." Ino said, clenching her fist.
A minute of silence followed before Ino asked,
"Oh! Uh, a few years ago, in that refuge village, was that you using the horrible henge, and easily read face?" Hinata blushed, and nodded.
"Sasuke-san scared me so much, I almost dropped it." Ino laughed nervously, and glanced at the clock on the wall beside her.
"Ah! It's after ten! I hope Sai put Nazo to bed before 9. Sometimes, that child...He's too much like me. Hopefully Inoshi-chan get's Sai's personality." Hinata smiled.
"Lucky, I only wish Kouden had my personality. It seems he's shy when you first talk to him, but he's normally really really loud. Just like his father." Hinata sighed.
"Well, I should probably go. I have to visit Neji-ni-san tomorrow anyway. Talking to someone has taken a load off of my chest. Thank you Ino..." Hinata said, as she stood up and hugged her blond friend. Ino hugged her back hard and said,
"Im glad I dont have to be sad anymore. Maybe one day you'll come back to us. I can hope." Hinata smiled a sad smile, and let her self out of Ino's house. Waving at Sai on her way out.
"Did you put Nazo-kun to bed, Sai?" Ino said, walking through the entrance into the sitting room where Sai was still drawing.
"Yea, I did. Shi-chan was sleeping on the floor, and Nazo was already dozing off." Sai said. Putting his sketch down. Ino sat down beside him, and picked his sketch up.
It was a picture of a woman, her hair was unbound and caught in the wind. The woman was sitting on a rock, her back facing the veiwer. A screw driver hung from her belt. Ino smiled.
"It's beautiful...What are you gonna call it?" Sai grinned, very Naruto-like, and said,
"The Killer Pig." Ino's eye twitched and she thumped her husband on the head.
Sitting in her apartment, Hinata twiddled with the bells that were attached to a yellowed scroll. Behind it, a small pile of scrolls were piled in a neat pyramid. Over the years Hinata had gone back to the cabin, and took all her belongings back to her apartment in Konoha.
Laying back onto her pallet, Hinata clutched the scroll, and smiled at the calming dinging sounds.
"Here." Naruto said, shoving a small box into Hinata's hands. Hinata face turned a vibrant red as she stuttered out a thank you. Opening the box, she saw two bells, tied together with a blue ribbon. Looking up at Naruto, the blonde blinked before answering her questioning stare.
"Uh...Those are the uh, the bells from my bell test. When I first became a genin." He said, grinning and scratching the back of his head. Hinata blushed again and said,
"D-demo...Naruto-k-kun...I thought...I though t-that you s-said that you d-didn't get a bell..." Trailing off, Hinata brought her hands together and pushed her index fingers together. Avoiding his blue gaze, Hinata looked down to her left.
"Aha, you're right! You're a good listener. Uh, Sakura-chan gave me those two this year for my birthday. Ringing them always made me calm, and I noticed that you seemed to be tense, so I thought that you might need them...If you dont like them, I can go and get something else...It's not everyday you turn 16..." Naruto said, a slight dusting of rose graced his cheeks.
"Ah! No, no! I l-love them!" Hinata nearly shouted. Which was still about as loud as her normal talking voice. Hinata flicked one of the bells and smiled at the dinging noise. Looking up at Hinata, she saw that her crush was smiling as well."
"Hey! Naruto-teme! Stop hogging my future girlfriend! We have a party to throw!" Hinata didn't have to look at the voice that yelled from across the courtyard in Sakura's back yard to know that it was Kiba. She just blushed so hard she thought she was going to faint.
Naruto on the other hand, started yelling obscenities at Kiba, and proceeded to tell him that Hinata wasn't anyone's posession. He then grabbed Hinata around the shoulder, and held her close.
Hinata wasn't sure what was going on, only that she could feel every muscle on Naruto's side, and after the strain of holding back a large nosebleed, she finally slipped into a blissful unconciousness.
"Mmm..." Hinata hummed, before unrolling the scroll. Reading the first entry in the journal-like scroll, Hinata unrolled it untill she hit the end of the writings. Taking out her pen, she tapped her lip, and wrote a short paragraph on Kouden's feat.
Blowing on the scroll to dry the ink, Hinata read over her entry, and rerolled the scroll up. Tying it with the blue ribbon and bells, she placed it back onto the pile of scrolls, before laying down the rest.
She dreamt of being chased through a maze by a giant boar.
"Ow!" A voice yelled in the small Hyuuga household. Tenten frowned and said,
"Well it wouldn't hurt if you just held still!" She was currently trying to apply the cream Sakura had given her, to Kouden's gash.
"Here, put this on Kouden-kun's wound every night around this time, untill it heals fully. Bandage it too." Tenten nodded as Sakura gave her the ointment, and then after looking around her shop, finally left.
"Kou-ni-chan, stop being such a baby!" A girl who looked like a miniature version of Tenten, except for her white eyes, which held great amounts of amusement, all directed at Kouden. Kouden narrowed his own green eyes, and stuck his tongue out. Patting his leg, Tenten sat back and said,
"There, all done." Grinning, she stood and walked over to the small sink in the kitchen and washed her hands. Kouden sighed.
"Ka-chan, are you gonna teach me how to use my Kama?" Tenten sighed, glancing at the two mini scythes she had bought her step-son. Their blades gleamed in the light of the sunset, sending orange rays onto the ceiling.
"Yea...on my day's off. If you want extra training, ask Kakashi-sensei if he knows anyone who uses Kama." Tenten dried her hands, and started to make dinner.
"Ka-chan, can I spend the night at Noneko-nechan's house?" Aiko said, standing up from her seat, and 'accidentally' hitting her elder brother in the head with her arm. Kouden narrowed his eyes and frowned, still rubbing his leg. Tenten raised her hand, making a waving motion and said,
"Yea yea, are you staying for dinner?" Aiko paused and said,
"No...we wanted to spar, so I better get there before dark." Tenten nodded slowly, and continued to chop up various vegtables.
Aiko ran upstairs and shifted her shoji screen open. Grabbing her bag, she darted back down the stairs and out the door. A few moments of Tenten chopping before Kouden piped up.
"You know, she's not gonna spar. She wants to ogle Noneko's cousin." Tenten turned around to see that her step-son's face held a grin that looked identical to Naruto's after he had pulled a fantastic stunt.
"What a-" Tenten started, but was cut off as the front door opened to reveal a slightly beat up Neji.
"Tadaima!" He said half-heartedly. Taking his sandals and mask off, Neji sat down beside Kouden, at the small table.
"Woah! What happened?" Kouden said, eyeing the hastily stitched cut on Neji's brow.
"Heh, nasty fight with a bunch of Iwa nin's trying to sneak across the border again. One of them got me with a stray kunai." Neji grinned at Kouden before looking at Tenten. He flinched when saw her face.
Tenten's deep brown eyes were watering, and on the brink of tears. Without warning she launched into Neji.
"You've been gone for three days! Why didn't you send a message! Usually you send one in the morning if you are going to be long...I thought you had..." Tenten didn't get to say the last word as she dissolved into a mess of tears and carrots, all over Neji's bloodstained white ANBU uniform.
Neji's eyes were wide as he awkwardly patted Tenten's back.
"Sorry...I was in combat untill late this morning, and I fell asleep trying to recover chakra...Ah... Don't cry Tenten..." He said, as Kouden's lungs silently imploded from the pressure of trying not to laugh at the look on Neji's face. Neji crinkled his nose as he flicked his hand at Kouden, who had finally laughed, and watched the boy struggled to get up and finish chopping carrots.
Dinner was quiet, as Kouden had stopped trying to break Tenten's angry stare at Neji. Neji dropped his chopsticks three times because of the killer intent rolling off of his wife.
After Kouden finished eating, he took the dishes from the table, and washed them all. Leaving them to dry, he glanced at the clock on the wall beside the window.
"Ne...Ka-chan, can Sasami-chan stay the night?" Tenten just waved her hand, still staring at Neji, daring him to get up from his sitting position. Kouden eyed Tenten, but shrugged as he slipped his sandals on and jogged to his pink haired teammate's small house.
Knocking on the grey door, Kouden listened to the pitter patter of feet running down the stairs. The door opened up to reveal a Sasami clothed in a long tee shirt, and apparently nothing else. Motioning for Kouden to come in, she shut the door behind him and put her fists on her hips.
"Yes? Can I help you?" She said. Kouden opened his mouth, but instead of words, only air came out. Pointedly looking down at Sasami's legs, he watched in distant amusement as she turned 8 shades of red.
Squeaking, Sasami pushed, with a tad of chakra, passed Kouden and rushed up her stairs. Kouden flew a feet before his face broke his fall on a rather soft rug. Sitting up and rubbing his cheek, he laid back and waited for Sasami to return.
Returning to her fallen friend, Sasami now sported a pair of very baggy black pants. Kouden suspected that they belonged to her father. Kouden didn't sit up, but rather put his arms under his head and said,
"So. You wanna come over? We can watch Tenten-ne-chan beat up Neji-ni-san for free. I'll even supply the popcorn." Sasami narrowed her eyes and said,
"Why? What did he do this time?" Kouden grinned, his eyes closing.
"If you come, you will see." Sasami lifted a brow. Turning to the small end table behind her, she scribbled a note on a convieniently placed notepad. Grabbing Kouden's hand, and roughly hauling him to his feet, she grinned and said,
"Well. Let's go! Can't miss this!" Kouden grinned even wider, and led his pink haired friend back to his house.
So you can imagine their dismay and disapointment when the two genin walked into Kouden's small house, to find that Tenten was not infact savagly beating Neji, but instead, savagly molesting his face with her own.
Kouden nearly cried at the onslaught of nightmares he was sure he was going to get for the rest of his life. Sasami just blushed as a quick flash in her mind brought on an image of doing that to Kouden.
End chapter 13
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That ending was so lame. XD