Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Mokushita Hyuuga ❯ Chapter 40

Chapter 40


Hinata opened her eyes and gasped. She was no longer cuddled up in the small cave, but instead standing at the end of a long hall. Looking down, she saw that her feet were in an inch or so of water, and she unconsciously used chakra to raise herself above it. Looking around at the walls, she noticed that they were made of cement, and had pipes running along them.

The Hyuuga’s heart dropped to her feet when a hand placed it self on her shoulder. Spinning around she almost threw up with relief when she saw Naruto.

“Katoki-kun,” she hissed, “Where are we? Didn’t Jiraiya-sama tell us to stay close?” Naruto scratched the back of his head, and Hinata glared at him.

“Ehh, so this is what the stupid fox had in mind. Ahh, Hinata-chan, I’m about to make your wishes come true.” Hinata narrowed her eyes again and Naruto pushed her forward gently.

A low rumble slightly shook the hall, dust and water fell from the ceiling and Hinata jumped.

“What was that? K-katoki-kun?” Naruto didn’t look at her, but kept his eyes on the small light that was slowly approaching them.

“My closest friend, my worst enemy, my saviour. You’re about to meet him in person. Not a lot of people have done this and lived to tell about it.” Naruto quickly regretted his words as he saw the colour drawing out of Hinata’s face.

They approached the light, and Naruto stepped out into the large, familiar room, with Hinata following quickly behind him, her arms wrapped around the blonde’s.

“So this was your big plan, eh Furball?” Hinata looked up at Naruto and wondered who he was talking too. Another rumble, louder this time, shook the area, and Hinata squeaked.

“Such disrespect. But alas, the Vixen looks much better in person than she does in your memories Kit.” Hinata let out a little scream. Naruto looked down on her, a light blush dusting his cheeks.

“Don’t worry, Hinata-chan. He’s harmless as long as he is sealed behind those bars.” Hinata looked at the bars, and her eyes saw an old piece of paper with the kanji for ‘seal’ on it.
“Harmless until I break out and eat you for such insolence.” Hinata started to breath quickly, and she grabbed onto Naruto. Naruto glared at Kyuubi and said,

“Would you give it a break? She’s not exactly in great condition for your teasing.” The monstrous voice laughed and Hinata squeaked again.

“Why don’t you introduce me to your lovely vixen, and then I can introduce you.” Naruto hesitated, but turned to Hinata and said,

“Hinata, what I’m about to tell you is an S Class secret No one our age knows about it, and a lot of the people who did, are probably dead from wars and old age.” Hinata nodded, but eyed the large cage.

“About 30 years ago…31 almost to the day in fact, the great Hero of Konohagakure fought with…”
“The Kyuubi, yes, I know. Yondaime-sama died killing it to make our village safe. This is academy stuff, but it’s not common knowledge to other villages. Did you remember where you grew up?” Naruto blinked, and Hinata blushed.

“G-gomen…please continue.” Naruto nodded and said,

“Yes, I remembered where I grew up. But that’s not the point. The point is that you are wrong, the books are wrong, everyone was lied too. When the Yondaime fought Kyuubi, he did die, but he didn’t kill Kyuubi. Kyuubi was much too powerful for that.” A rumble that sounded suspiciously like a laugh came from the cage, and Hinata squeaked again.

“Yondaime, in a desperate attempt to save the village, used a forbidden jutsu on the fox, and sealed him inside a newborn baby whose umbilical cord had just been severed. The forbidden jutsu was the same one that killed the Sandaime when he tried to seal Orochimaru away into himself.”

“How horrible! What happened to the baby? Where is Kyuubi now?” Naruto looked at her, and then looked at the cage. Hinata followed his gaze to the bars, and slowly she saw what was in them.

“A…ah…KYAAAAAAAAA!!” She shrieked. The large fox folded his ears back onto his head and Naruto quickly clamped his hand over her mouth. Hinata continued to breathe wildly for a few more seconds before she turned her head to Naruto and said,

“K-k-k-k-k-k-k….” Naruto shook his head and said,

“He’s harmless. He’s been living in me for 31 years, and his seal hasn’t gotten any weaker. In fact, he’s almost completely merged with me. And when he merges, he will be nothing but a presence, annoying me for the rest of my life.” Kyuubi gave a large snort, and Hinata jumped again.

“A-a-are y-you s-sure?” Naruto nodded and Kyuubi said,

“Calm down. I would not lower myself to killing pregnant women.” Hinata stopped trembling, not sure whether to be relieved, or annoyed at his tone of voice.

“He’s arrogant, but after you get used to him, he’s actually a good friend. I found out about him when Mizuki told me when I was 12. I had just failed my genin exams for the third time, and he had tricked me into stealing a forbidden scroll.” Both Naruto and Hinata’s eyes widened. Naruto’s face drained of colour.

“Mi-Mizuki-sensei…?” She whispered out. Naruto nodded weakly and Kyuubi gave a great laugh.

“Lovely Vixen, meet the one and only, Konoha’s stupidest shinobi, and the father of both your Kits, Uzumaki Naruto.”

To say that Hinata was in shock was an understatement. Looking at Kyuubi’s sadistic grin, she turned her head back to Naruto. He stood a few feet away from her, and his face was devoid of colour.

“You…your scars…your necklace… that scar on your shoulder f-from Sasuke-san… the one from my O-Otou-sama… N-Naruto…?”

“Y-Yea?” Hinata looked up form her hands directly into Naruto’s cerulean eyes.

“W-why?” Naruto looked shocked. Looking at Kyuubi, and then back to Hinata, he saw the remaining colour drain from her face as he eyes rolled into her head. He ran forward and caught her as she collapsed, but she disappeared a second later. Naruto panicked for a second, but quickly brought himself out of his mind, and woke in the cave.

Hinata woke up half a second later, and looked up at her cave-mate. Her mouth gaped and she scrambled out of the cave, shouting,

“Why!? Why, if you were alive all along, did you leave me to raise our child ALONE?” She shrieked the last part, and a few birds fluttered out of the trees and into the sky. Jiraiya rolled over and rubbed his eyes.

“Ugghh?” He grunted, but stopped when he saw Hinata shouting at Naruto.

“I went through almost 16 YEARS of nightmares! Reliving the event over and over in my head. Where were you!?” She shouted, her shoulders drooped and she started to sob, but when Naruto tried to get closer to her, she pushed him away.

“No! No! Tell me why first!” She sobbed. Jiraiya had figured out what had happened and had wisely scuffled back to the camp line.

“I…Hinata-chan…I didn’t know…” Naruto said breathily.

“You didn’t what? That I was a 17 year old mother? Or that I was run out of the village for killing you? Did you know that? My own father sent Neji-ni-san to kill me and cover up his mistake.” Hinata spat out angrily.

“No…I didn’t know…I didn’t know that I was me! I didn’t remember who I was until you were stabbed in Suna!” Hinata sobs turned into heaving tears as she cried out 16 years of suppressed agony. Naruto took a step closer, and when Hinata didn’t turn or stop him, he rushed over to her and enveloped her in a tight hug.

Naruto felt it. He felt her shoulders quiver, and then her back. Hinata cried out loudly and her hands wrapped around her stomach.

“My…My baby!” She screamed. Jiraiya was on his feet and reached the two just as Hinata fell to her knees, still clutching her stomach and crying out in pain.

“Ero-sennin, what do I do? I don’t know any medical jutsu!” Jiraiya looked at Hinata’s face and grimaced. She was covered in sweat and her face was contorted into one of pain.

“The camp is an hour’s jump away, if we go as fast as we can. Try not to jostle her. There’s a medic at camp.” Naruto nodded and scooped Hinata up, doing his best not to jostle her too much.

Sitting up, a tall woman in her early twenties stood up, her white hair cascading down her back. Rubbing her eyes, and unknowingly smudging her red eyeliner, Natsumi frowned at the commotion that had woken her up.

Looking over the two lumps at the corner she frowned. If Shiro and Kouden were sleeping, then who was making such a ruckus outside?

Pulling on a dark red yukata, Natsumi rubbed her arms, and pushed the tatami mat that hung as a door to the small cabin. Peering out into the area around the cabin, Natsumi squinted in the pre-dawn light.

“…Hello? Is someone there?” She called tentatively. Another branch broke, and Natsumi was surprised and elated to see Jiraiya gracefully land in the dirt, followed by a blonde man carrying a woman who seemed to be moaning in pain, both of whom she didn’t recognize.

“T-Tou-chan?” Natsumi called out. Jiraiya twitched and Naruto looked at the white haired man.

“Tou-chan?” Naruto asked, sounding shocked. He suddenly grinned and said slyly, “More like Ero-Tou.” Jiraiya whipped his head around and said,

“Shut it, brat.” Jiraiya snapped. Natsumi blinked and said,

“What’s wrong with that woman? And quick, come in; just try not to wake the boys up.” Naruto moved quickly into the hut and placed Hinata down in the corner. Her face was covered in sweat, and she was still holding her stomach and moaning.

“Natsumi-chan, please check her baby…something might be wrong, she just collapsed and started crying out in pain.” Natsumi gasped and knelt down across from Naruto. Her hands lit up in a glowing green fire, and she pressed her hands to Hinata’s stomach. After a few moments, she said,

“She’s fine for now. Too much stress can cause fake labours…pretty much muscle cramps. She’s going to have to take it easy for a while.” Natsumi pulled away form a very much relieved looking Naruto. Going through a few seals, the fire on her hands changed colour form green to blue. Placing her hand on Hinata’s clammy forehead, Hinata relaxed immediately and her breath evened out.

“There, she’s sleeping. She should sleep into the morning.”
“Thank you…Um, I’m sorry. I never got your name…”
“Natsumi.”
“Natsumi-san. I’m eternally in your debt.” Natsumi blushed and looked away.

“And who might I add are you? Bombarding into my camp with two recovering boys…Tou-chan, you know better.” The white haired woman sent her father a sharp look. Naruto sat back and said,

“Sorry…My name is Uzumaki Naruto, thank you for saving…well she might as well be my wife…Ahh…Natsumi-san! I remember Ero-sennin mentioning you now! Thanks for saving my son…and Shiro as well.” Natsumi giggled a little and Jiraiya coughed.

“…Hey wait! I though you were supposed to be dead! Kouden-kun liked to talk about you some...” Naruto winced.

“It turns out I didn’t die, I just had a memory wipe that lasted fifteen years. It’s a long story…” Natsumi sat back and said,

“Well, after we move… your wife, sorry, I didn’t catch her name… You can tell me, I have all the time in the world, and now that it’s dawn, there isn’t any use getting back to sleep.” Naruto looked at her and sighed, before reaching for Hinata.


Kouden’s first sense to awaken was his sense of smell. Bacon he thought, and maybe morning rice balls. The second sense he got back was his hearing. Murmurs that gradually formed words.

“…and that’s when the sound nin stabbed my though arm. Luckily Hinata-chan was there, or I might have bled out.” Kouden tried to think, but it was too early for that. He mindlessly listened in on the familiar voice talk until he realized something.

Hey...Ka-san’s name is Hinata! Snapping his eyes open he let the white orbs wander over the empty pile of blankets which indicated that Shiro was awake. Following his nose, Kouden peered over in the corner where he saw Natsumi, Shiro, and two people he had not seen in quite awhile.

Yawning, Kouden sat up and stretched. All eyes were directed towards him, and he blushed slightly when he realized that he was only wearing his black and orange uniform pants.

“Ehh…Ero-sennin? You’re back! What took you so long? And…Ahh! Katoki-san! I didn’t expect you of all people to be here! How is Ka-san?” He said. Naruto gazed at his blonde son and almost dropped his bacon covered riceball. A faded but thick scar ran across his face, and across his chest were numerous scars of varying sizes, the largest being one that would span his hand length across the bottom of his ribs.

“Kami-sama, Kouden! What happened to you?” Kouden blinked and looked down at himself.

“Ah…you mean the scars? Er, actually, I don’t remember much of it. Ero-sennin said me and Shiro-teme tangled up with a pretty fierce Iwa shinobi who liked to play with blades. Needless to say, we both got our asses kicked. Ero-sennin said he barely managed to get us out of there alive. I think that if it wasn’t for Natsumi-ne-chan, we’d probably be dead. Of course, I always healed a little faster than usual…” This time, Naruto did drop his riceball.

“You…Heal fast?” Kouden nodded and beamed.
“Ero-sennin said that I inherited it from Tou-sama, although he said that I don’t heal as fast as him. Just faster than usual.” Naruto sighed and looked at Jiraiya. The old man’s face was tired looking.

“Where is Ka-san, isn’t she usually with you?” Kouden asked again. Naruto looked over in the corner and Kouden followed his eyes.

The body in the corner moved and Kouden gave an excited gasp. He made as if to crawl over to her, but Naruto raised his hand and said,

“Don’t! Stop…She really needs rest right now…the trip here took a lot out of her.” Kouden stopped and looked at Naruto.
“A-alright…”
“Come, have some breakfast, Kouden-kun, you must be starved!” Kouden grinned and pulled a white tee over his head before joining them.

Once Kouden had shoved a riceball into his face, Naruto couldn’t resist but to ask Kouden questions.

“So…Tell me about yourself, Kouden? I still don’t really know you. Tell me about your child hood.” Kouden paused for a moment before saying,

“About my childhood? Well, me and Ka-san lived in a cabin that she built out in the woods, about a two hour run from a little fishing village that Sasami-chan and her father lived in. Her Ni-san lived there as well, but he left after a bit. I don’t really remember him, I only met him once. Tou-sama died before I was born. Ka-san won’t tell me how he died, but it must have been horrible… she used to cry in her sleep when I was a little kid all the time, and before I went to Konoha, she used to space out all the time. I trained to be a shinobi since I could walk properly, according to Ka-san.

Just before I turned nine, I met Kakashi-sensei by the docks in the village, and he talked with Ka-san, and a month later, Neji-ni-san and Shika-ni-san came to pick me up and take me back to Konoha. We stopped at another village along the way…I met a lot of people there too…Sakura-ne-chan and Sasuke-san and Osshi…He’s their son, if you didn’t know. He’s got really dark eyes, and really bright pink hair, like Sakura-ne-chan! Ero-sennin told me that the last time he talked to a contact in Konoha, Sakura-ne-chan was having another baby…but it’d be born by now…and probably a few months old.” Kouden smiled and Naruto almost laughed.

“Oh yea! I also met Ino-san and Nazo… at the time Ino was having a baby, a little blonde girl named Inoshi-chan! She’s shy though.” Naruto leaned forward.

“Who’s the father?” Naruto asked, for he couldn’t think of anyone who would have kids with Konoha’s other loudmouth blonde.

“Sai-san. He’s nice, doesn’t talk much. Nazo looks a lot like him.”

“Sai? Are you serious? Does that mean he…er…?” Naruto burst out. Kouden tilted his head.

“You know him?” Naruto nodded and said,

“Errr, yea. I uhh, I met him when I was 15, on an information gathering mission. He was strange back then. But, uh... go on.” Kouden watched Naruto for a second before continuing.

“But yea, I stayed with Neji-ni-san, Tenten-ne-chan, and Aiko-chan. She’s their daughter, and my adopted little sister. Technically, in Konoha, My name is Hyuuga Kouden…but I prefer Uzumaki.”

Naruto nodded. And said,

“Yea, it’s a good name. I like it.” Kouden grinned widely and Naruto was struck with a feeling of nostalgia. This kid looked nearly exactly like he did when he was his age, except that he was taller. Probably from not living off ramen.

“Yea, well, there isn’t much after that…I got into academy a year early with Sasami, because we both had prior training, and we graduated when we were 11. Shiro-teme was twelve, so he’s way older.”
“Dobe. I’m not even a year older than you. At least my girlfriend’s younger than me.” Kouden frowned angrily.

“Teme, she’s only 3 months older! At least I wasn’t a chuunin dating an academy student!” Jiraiya coughed and Natsumi stifled a giggle. Shiro turned a brilliant shade of red, and stuffed a riceball into his mouth to cover it up.

“Chuunin? Kouden, are you a chuunin as well?” Kouden nodded and Naruto felt bested. Everyone, including his own son had become chuunin before he did.

“But anyway…I left with Jiraiya when I was 12, and I’m almost 15 now. How old are you, Katoki-san? If you don’t mind me asking… When’s your birthday?”
“Ahh…I’m almost 31. Same age as Hinata-chan. Ahh…I think, that my birthday is on the tenth of October.” Kouden’s eyes widened and Naruto couldn’t help but notice that they were the same lavender colour as Hinata’s.

“Cool! You have the same birthday as Tou-sama! Mine’s on the 16th !” Naruto grinned weakly.

“K-Kouden…?” Kouden turned his torso and saw Hinata sitting up, rubbing her eyes.

“Y-you’re…alive!”


Sasu ke made his way down the dimly lit hall of his rather large house. Stopping at the third sliding door on the left side, he took a quick look at the hall that led to the kitchen where Sakura was fixing Osshi a midnight snack.

Sliding the door open softly, he slid into the room and walked to the crib that was under the window. Bending over the side of the crib he gazed down at his daughter. Reaching down, he gently ran his fingers through her soft, raven coloured hair and sighed.

While it wasn’t as hard as it was with Osshi, Sasuke still had a hard time believing that he had achieved his goal and revived his clan. Running a finger down her cheek, Sara squeezed her eye before yawning. She opened her eyes Sasuke admired their emerald depths.

“Sara-chan…it’s Tou-san… Can you say Tou-san? Tou-san?” Sara gurgled and grabbed onto his hand, but didn’t say anything.

“I never thought that I’d have a daughter, you know, Sara-chan? When I was younger, and all I could do was think about revenging our clan, I had always imagined that I would have a son. Maybe two. I didn’t think, and to be honest, baby girl, I don’t think I’d be a very good father to a girl…I guess Sakura-chan is there for that.” Sasuke smiled at the girl, and she gave an opened mouth grin back.

Tickling her exposed belly softly, he made very un-Sasuke like cooing noises and succeeded in getting a laugh out of the young Uchiha.

“Sasuke-kun?” Sasuke straightened immediately and turned around. Sakura was standing in the door way, wearing a pale green yukata that set her eyes and hair off perfectly. Holding her hand was a tired looking Osshi.

“I was…Just checking on Sara-chan. Just…you know. I’m not very good at this parenting thing.” Sakura let her head tilt to the side and she said,

“It’s alright. But instead of cooing to your daughter at midnight, maybe you should be letting her sleep? Be glad that she didn’t get too attached to Ino. A happy baby that one is.” Sakura said, more to herself. Sasuke’s ears felt hot as he pushed embarrassment away.

“Ah-er…Osshi you look tired. Here, let me take you to your room and tuck you in. Ka-san can make your sister go back to sleep.” Osshi just nodded sleepily and took Sasuke’s offered hand.

As he led the pink haired boy down the hall to his room, he heard a snicker coming from Sara’s nursery. Turning back to his son and heir, he led the boy to his room, and tucked him tight into his blankets.

Sasuke pushed a lock of pink hair out of Osshi’s face and smiled.

“Oyasuminasi, Osshi.” Osshi yawned and said,

“Su...nasai…Tou-san…” Leaving the large room, he was joined with Sakura in the hall as the two made their way towards the kitchen.

“It was really cute you know… And Sasuke, don’t worry. You’ve done an excellent job with Osshi-chan so far, Sara’s no different. When it comes to the real girly stuff, you shouldn’t forget that you have a wife. Kami-sama.” Sasuke’s ears heated up again.

“Shut up woman! It was not cute!” Sakura giggled and led the raven haired Uchiha through the kitchen to the hall that led towards their bedroom.


End Chapter 40