What if Hinata Witnesses Naruto Mistreatment At A Very Young Age And Change it | Part 1

hey guys welcome back to the channel this is story about what if anata Witnesses Naruto's mistreatment at a very young age and change it part one before I start please do support for more amazing content and comments for part two do consider to subscribe my channel and Share my video to your friends and check out the description as well let's start the video auga hin was by all definitions of the word shy she hated confrontation she was afraid of contct with others and hardly a word could ever be heard from the small girl this very reason was why she was seen as a failure in her clan from a young age most of the hauga were proud strong and in the face of adversity spit in it and struck it down demanding respect young Hinata however would shun conflict and cower away from any who would do her harm it wasn't that she was weak it was that she was too gentle too innocent for the Shinobi world that she was thrust into perhaps if her mother had lived she could have taught her daughter how she had conformed and developed ways to combat the endless hatred and sorrow that battered her equally gentle soul day after day especially as wife to the CL head of one of the most feared Clans in koha's history however fate could never be so kind and had taken her mother from her even as her sister came into being it was due to this reason that she was the constant Target of bullying by others of her age group and lack of friends being the only hauga that wouldn't stare coldly at any teasing thrown their way or strike down any attempts at poking or proding she was the medium for all the hate and dissent that the younger Generations felt towards the hottie clan of course the attacks and biting words didn't come often as she usually had her caretaker Co with her every so often though she would find herself alone feeling like a Target had been placed on her back she had learned to hide because of this to become invisible in crowds and disappear in seemingly open places she had to there was no peace otherwise despite this however she still occasionally lost Focus dealing with her Clan's poor opinion of her her sister's apparent hatred of her and her father's constant disappointment of her entire being this was the reason why on this particular day she had ran straight into a group of boys knocking The Leader ice cream from his hand they had looked at her in disbelief before dragging her out of the street into a wooded playground before scowling at her hey hey the older boy began glaring down at her anata lowered her stinging eyes trying to hold her tears back I am sorry she whispered hey isn't she a hauga one of the other boys said moving to get a better look at her yeah look at her eyes the last one muttered his eyes narrowing probably a cousin of that nii that means they probably have the same personality the second boy said with distaste in his voice people from royal families are all the same anata clenched her eyes shut willing the salty tears threatening to fall to stay put I man not like that she whispered weakly taking a small step backwards maybe she could get away she turned and ran but the leader saw and grabbed her before she could take more than three steps he threw her unceremoniously on the ground Crossing his arms trying to run away before even apologizing what are we not good enough for your apologies hiuga he said smirking the N remained with her head down feeling weaker than ever before what could she do she was surrounded by boys stronger than her and who hated her by assuming things from her family why was the world so cruel I'm as sorry she whispered to the ground the tears now flowing freely from her eyes you call it an apology the leader said angrily grabbing her head and shoving it to the ground do it properly thenada gasped a bit from the pain of him pulling her hair the tears coming thicker now I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sore hey a voice rang out and the leader straightened out to greet their newcomer quitted the three looked over to see a blond-haired boy staring at them angrily with large ocean blue eyes anada looked up in shock what was he doing did he bring someone with him to stop these boys but he appeared to be alone hey isn't he that kid one of the boys muttered yeah the other said excitedly the one no one likes because he's always causing trouble for everyone the leader smirked at the blonde causing his expression to become more angry yeah he's that kid all three of them laughed boisterously at this driving the Challenger to the end of his patience shut up he yelled swiping his hand aside in an angry motion I'm not an Adin it the name's uzamaki Naruto and I'm going to become Hokage the three bullies exed an incredulous look Hokage they questioned before laughing loudly at him again the leader snorted loudly there's no way you could ever become Hokage he said laughing at the small boy's words he walked up and punched the boy in the face knocking him him to the ground anata gasped looking at her only Ally in fear had they heard him she couldn't bear it if the first person to show her true kindness would only receive payment in the form of pain she watched an awe as he stood up slowly wiping his slightly swollen cheek the leader expression darkened at the sight of his Defiance you looking to fight he said angrily brandishing his fists again Baro smirked at him as long as you promise not to cry after he exclaimed before forming a seal with his hands the boys backed up slightly shocking their faces he does he know Jutsu one of the boys asked fear in his voice unin know Naruto began as hinat watched on in Wonder was this boy hiding a hidden strength Jutsu Naruto finished before a burst of smoke entered the area after it cleared the fearful boys laid their eyes on the most pitiful clone they had ever laid eyes on it was a ghostly white with a cartoonish appearance that flopped sadly onto the ground as the blonde watched it with disappointment in his eyes they all immediately began laughing again their hardest yet as seeing this boy as a threat even momentarily Nudo gritted his teeth before launching himself at the leader knocking him to the ground hard you let your guard down he yelled at him angrily driving a fist into the boy's face the other two looked on in shocked anger as the Troublemaker punched their leader again making him groan I will definitely become Hokage one day and show up people like you he spat before punching him again this seemed to spark anger in the other two boys as they came back to life he underestimating us one yelled before they each took an arm and slammed him back into the ground the NAT watched Forgotten by the trio as they all punched and kicked every part of Naruto they could reach blood started welling up from his split lip and cut eyebrow as they mercilessly beat him into the ground she looked down despair building strongly from watching her savior pummeled so badly andad Asama a voice rang out causing the trio to look up in alarm oh [ __ ] the leader swore pulling the other two as they ran in the opposite direction as Co came bursting into the park she saw her eyes on her with relief Hama are you all right she nodded slowly getting to her feet CO's eyes left her and settled on Naruto's still form becoming cold anadama letun get you back to the compound he said grabbing her hand be but that boy she said panic in her voice they had to find him help he looked badly hurt don't concern yourself with that boy hanat Sama Co said looking at her closely now come on but she whispered allowing herself to be dragged along she looked back seeing he still wasn't moving nuto she lay in bed later the night staring at her ceiling why had that boy come to help her he hadn't known her and by the way Cole looked at him guessed he wasn't on good terms with the hyuga clan so why she turned to her side her young mind making no sense of the scenario he said he would be Hokage yet was laughed at even so he had still stood Defiance in his eyes as he exclaimed that he would be no matter what and show people like those boys that he could such strength and courage she wished she could be like him she had to find his secret maybe then she could find it in herself to beat her dear sister whom she was always afraid of harming in their spars maybe she could make her father proud maybe she could bring Pride to the hauga name and stop being an outcast she had to follow him in the following weeks hanada slept away from Co several times once they spotted the spiky-haired youth on the streets to follow him what she saw made her sad and confused at the same time she had watched as he was thrown from shops driven from streets and yelled it constantly people shouted demon and scum him even though he always seemed so shy and scared Chi winced at his latest attempt to pay for a new shirt since his was dirty and worn and was tossed from The Establishment onto his face and stay out you filthy demon the man spat at the boy who was getting painfully to his feet she watched his expression turned defiant before turning angrily at the man H who'd want to shop at your smelly old place anyway he shouted when I'm Hoka make sure it gets torn to the ground he started running away and hanada swore she saw a few tears drop to the ground ground in his wake she silently followed him making sure to keep her head down so no one saw her eyes and questioned what she was doing in that particular part of town so far from her compound after sneaking for some time she came to a dead end and a pit of sadness began to form in her stomach at the absence of Naruto he disappeared she thought wanting to comfort him she couldn't figure out why everyone was so terrible to him besides maybe the pranks but she thought idly that wouldn't make everyone be that mean to him she was about to start the journey back to her home when she heard a small SOB come from the end of the alley she turned around and saw that there was a little crevice in the wall she looked over and judging by the sound she was now paying wrapped attention to was The Hiding Place of one yuzaki Naruto she swallowed stealing herself to go and introduce herself to him and offer some sympathy when she heard voices behind her I think he came this way okama is busy with Council Affairs today I heard would be the perfect time to finally put an end to the Abomination don't know why he's so protective of its scile in his old age an's breath stopped as her eyes darted to and fro looking for a hiding spot spotting a large blanket on a clothes line she ripped it down and threw it over herself in a section of fence crouching down and making sure she had a small space to watch the scene evolving before her Nudo must have heard the noises too because she saw him straighten out from his hiding place wiping his eyes hurly looking around for a way out seeing none he darted back to his little cubby hole curling into a bowl and holding his breath theat listened as the voices grew louder eventually seeing a few villagers including the shop owner that had recently thrown nuto out searching all over the alleyway for the blond child there he must have duck down a different alley wait a minute one villager yelled reaching down and coming up with a trembling nuto I found the bloody demon the Roar of approval greeted him as the others in their group came running up offering him congratulations while looking at the child with malice in their eyes anata watched in Terror as the tears started spilling from his eyes again forming rivers of Sorrow on his shaking face he please he said fear leaking into his voice I'm sorry I won't he ever come to your sh shop again please I'll leave me alone hanata could feel her small heartbreaking with every word he said please don't H hurt me the shop owner threw the young boy to the ground before stomping on his stomach electing a gasp of pain from him you demon brat you think that those tears will deceive us you sicken me trying to take the guise of a child to escape retribution we won't be tricked will we men another Roar of approval came from the crowd as they took it in turns to strike the small boy hanata watched on in hard as they stomped kicked punched pounded and threw the small blonde to and fro breaking Limbs and shattering cartilage time seemed to have no meaning once they pulled out weapons and started cutting him breaking his small body she couldn't believe it this was too much why why why why why she repeated this to herself for over an hour even after the group had left a barely recognizable form of Naruto bloody and broken on the ground she barely registered the cries of hinat as Co attempted to find her when he did with the assistance of the Bakugan he was horrified by what he found she was staring staring at the broken body of the caoi he cringed to think what hiashi would do to him if he found out thead Asama we have to go back now come nobody is going to hurt you she didn't move her eyes were still fixed on the boy's unmoving form why why why she kept muttering to herself over and over she couldn't think it was too much for her to handle Co placed a hand on her shoulder and she jerked violently away from him hot tears spilling down her face he got down on one and offered her his hand hanat Sama it's only me letun get you home come on she shook her head slowly looking back at Naruto why why would th they do this to him she said breaking away from her chant O's eyes hardened as he looked at nuto resentment hidden in his eyes well he approved of the actions he didn't approve of doing so with Insider earshot of others don't you worry about him he'll only bring trouble let's Geto why would anyone do this she repeated her small form shaking he didn't Doo anything he hasn't DD done anything Coy knowing that this slip up would have lasting damage on the girl psych maybe he should take her to yamanaka he picked up her trembling frame holding her close to his chest before turning his back on the boy her eyes snapped to his horrified no we need to help him she said a panic taking hold of her we need to help him we need to help him Co looked incredulously at the girl in his arms if only she knew thead Asama he said firmly giving her a Stern looko not concern yourself with that boy please listen to my advice it will do no good to we have to help him she screamed as she started flailing he would die she was sure of it we have to help him KO we have to co adopted a stoic look before jabbing Hinata in the neck causing her to lose Consciousness I'm sorry hanadama but it's for your own good he leaped off leaving the body to stain the ground below it in blood Nightmares of the boy being killed in front of her plagued the young hauga for weeks causing her to become even more withdrawn than usual she wouldn't leave her room except for sparring her meals and refused to go outside she had even stopped opening up to the closest person to a friend she had her caretaker Co she felt betrayed since when did killing someone especially a kid like herself become okay why had no one helped him why had the one person who showed her kindness by helping her and nobody been chosen to die like that and the one person she thought she could rely on turned away from him despite her please she turned over in her bed a haunting look on her face she couldn't stop seeing him his broken form lying meters away well she looked on and did nothing her savior nuto being cut before her eyes they had sliced demon into his small chest amongst other words like monster and murder into other various parts of his body she listened to him beg scream in pain plead to be let go scream more pass out reawaken and the cycle would begin again there was no Escape for either of them she heard footsteps outside her door but she didn't react to them andad Asam as she heard the low voice of Co outside her door your father has mandated me to take you outside to get some fresh air I'll give you some time to get ready but please be cooperative he said before she heard him move away her father had ordered him to take her outside she got to her feet slowly she couldn't go with Co it would just reawaken her questions and feelings of betrayal she threw some clothes on and climbed out her window making her way as quickly as possible along the halls of the compound before coming to the fence she climbed it awkwardly before making her way to the center of the village where she could hide herself among the crowds of people even though co could find her easily with his D Jutsu she wanted to make the effort of hiding first she wandered aimlessly through the streets making sure to keep to the outskirts of the streets so as to not draw any attention to herself she wandered for about 15 minutes and had nearly made the decision to go back when she heard a familiar voice please I just wanted to find us something to eat I'm sorry she froze her head whipping around towards the sound it was coming from behind that fence she sprinted to the corner and peaked her head around to see the blonde boy with his head down as a villager yelled at him to get away from his restaurant he was alive but how no one was coming no one helped him how the man struck nuto on the head sending him sprawling to the ground with a yell of pain and Hinata found herself beside herself with anger why did everyone treat this kind boy like garbage like something disgusting she couldn't stand it anat Sama she heard from behind her and turned to see Co approaching thead Asama he said reproachfully you know that sneaking out of the compound and walking the street alone is unbefitting of the title of arys to the hauga clan ohand Naruto come is okay she said happily before her expression dropped she looked distant and upset now looking down at her feet not that you'd care Ho's face Twisted in surprise he had never heard hanada address anyone like that knowing the girl to be shy and withdrawn but it seemed like she was almost begging him to contradict her words let's get back to the compound he said taking her hand she didn't argue but looked back to see the name of the shop that had just mistreated the gentle boy if no one else was going to help him she would as much as she could from the sidelines he represented all that she wanted to be selfless courageous kind the list went on after she got scolded by her father and dismissed for wandering koha on her own she went back to her room and got her training clothes together she had never felt such a need to train before but it wasn't to make her father proud or gain the respect of those in her clan she needed to train for him she needed to train for nuto so that one day she could repay him and help him when he needed it the next time someone threatened his life she would be beside him instead of hiding from it for the next year and a half before the academy started hanada trained herself with a single-minded determination her clansmen watched her now with an approving eye as she trained hard and long each day her father even gave her praise during one sparring session with her younger sister although she frud only to a draw now B many thought Hanabi stronger but now on par with the arys the truth was that hanata couldn't bring herself to harm her sister well this still held true gone were the wants to make her sister feel Stronger by letting her be beaten to do so would be an insult to the boy who put his safety on the line to help her only for her to throw it away at the hands of her sibling who had the cold gaze of her father she also snuck out of the compound regularly following the blonde throughout the village while she appreciated the hard work he put in during training she resented what often came afterwards he would wander the village rumaging for food or clothes or old ninja equipment to train with she remembered every place that did him wrong however and reported tearfully to Co that she had gone into their shops asking for help and was thrown out harshly due to silent prejudices against their Clan she got several shops shut down this way and was pleased to see that nuto also took a small amount of pleasure in seeing the places that shunned him closed up soon after his mistreatment before she knew it it was finally time for her to report to the academy she wished she had known nut's age she might have been able to get into the same class as him if he was coming this year she felt ready as she stepped through the doors of her new classroom immediately making a beline for the back of the class keeping her eyes down the whole time there were a lot of people in here and most of them were really loud there was a boy with a puppy that was shouting about how cool his dog was a chubby boy who was eating chips rather loudly and two girls who were shouting about how cool some black-haired boy was she took out a notebook and pencil and was looking around nervously when she saw it her Defender walked in a huge grin on his face that she mirrored albe it a little more subtle the class quieted down upon seeing him and she saw his smile falter as he made his way to desk and sat down hey isn't he that boy that graffiti all over town oh I know him my mom told me to stay away from him I heard he's a real pain and the butt better keep away an grit her teeth at The Whispers that were none too subtle she was sure nuto could hear them too but it looked like he wasn't letting it affect him he walked up to the pink-haired girl who gave him a look of disgust hey hey what's your name he asked brightly hands behind his head Sakura she said obviously willing him to go away that's a pretty name he said brightly raising his hand to shake hers I'm uzamaki nuto want to be friends she scoffed at him who would want to be friends with you especially with someone like sassu kri in front of us she exclaimed lovingly before turning around and continuing to fawn over the brooding boy anata narrowed her eyes at the girl who was she to talk so heartlessly to someone so good yeah Naruto said irritably his smile gone I bet that guy isn't even that great sounds like a real pain to me zakura around grounded on him punching the top of his head how dare you speak about sasu KT like that he's better than you ever beu Sakura shivered as she felt an icy glare on herself but when she looked around the room found no one looking in her Direction what was that she thought theat had caught herself at the last minute looking at the pinat as if she were about to throttle her and had turned away in time to avoid her searching gaze I hate that girl she thought Darkly everyone quieted down as their teacher came into the room a brown-haired man with a scar across his nose and the Cano headband tied tightly around his head signifying him as a registered Shinobi of the village welcome welcome he said warmly watching as the last few students including nuto took their seats I am glad to see that you like many others are pursuing the path of the Shinobi in order to protect the village although you are young we will be honing your skills to make you a deadly Warrior of koha hey hey how about we get to the training then Naruto said loudly from his seat earning him a few annoy glares from the students around him hanata watched him ignore these looks looking determinedly ahead I need to train as much as possible to become Hokage you know their teacher looked at him with annoyance if that's your goal then I suggest you learn patience nuto because the Hokage must also hold himself with respect and manners nuto looked away a frown on his face hanata frowned as well wanting to get right into training wasn't a bad thing and nuto did every day with a hard conviction he was wasting nutk time with this lecture he continued with it however introducing himself as aruka a tune in that would be assisting them throughout their time in the academy he told them how lessons would play out their General schedule for different topics and how training would go any questions he said finishing his lecture when no one answered he smiled good then letun get to work it had been roughly 2 months since their time at the Academy started and nuto was irritated to no end they had yet to start any practice the starting weeks at the Academy was mainly devoted to Theory and the history of the Shinobi World it seemed however that his prayers for a more Hands-On Environ were being answered after a particularly dull Tuesday when aruka announced that they would begin weapons handling and to Jutsu cat is the next day Naruto remembered with a Pang that he had never been able to practice using the various Shinobi tools as he had never been able to get his hands on a proper set any attempts to use secondhand ones that had been discarded always ended with the weapons not behaving properly which was most likely the reason he had found them in the trash Naruto kicked a rock out of his path as he made his way to a secluded training ground he had found at a very young age where he did most most of his practicing it was heavily wooded with a large clearing at the center and since he didn't have any techniques that required a particularly large amount of space he often opted to stay in the woods just in case a team showed up he found his own personal clearing large enough to fit a handful of people and started beating on a small tree intensely he didn't have any particular style since he had no Clan and no one to help him prepare for his Academy life so he had made his own he figured that the academy would teach him the basic style they taught to all beginning Shinobi and he help to meld his style in with it to make it a tad more comfortable for him unbeknownst to him pay lies watched his every strike with admiration glowing in them hanata knew of his training area of course she had followed him to it many times she watched the blonde begin to sweat as his fists repeatedly struck the wood crushing the bark over and over their eyebrows knit together as he very sloppily followed his right hook with a roundhouse almost losing his balance in the process he obviously didn't know a proper fighting technique and she had heard her father criticizing the Academy's technique on several occasions stating that Not only was it a waste of time it was dangerous to teach the new Shinobi such an elementary fighting style while rying on the jenin future Sensei to teach them a worthwhile style theis sat down in her hiding spot thinking hard she couldn't teach him the gentle fist of course he didn't have the bacugan to help him spot the chakra circulatory system present in a Shinobi and the blows weren't hard enough to Warrant the style without its chakra crippling effects she supposed there might be a style or two in the library that he could learn standing up with determination in her eyes she watched as Naruto kicked up the trunk three times in Rapid succession eyes lighting up in satisfaction as the bark flew off the tree with a satisfying crunch don't worry Naruto K she thought as she stealthily made her way to koha's library I'll make sure to find you the perfect fighting style Naruto yawned as he made his way into the classroom trudging to his seat without the usual enthusiasm he was known for he had spent the rest of the day practicing his TJ Jutsu and woken up early to get a good workout in as well as another short session to make sure he was freshh even though they were only going over the basic cotas now that the little bit of adrenaline he had from working himself hard had worn off however he wished that he had gotten just a bit more sleep he popped down at his desk yawning again before closing his eyes and letting his head fall forward meaning to rest it on the cool wooden surface he paused when it settled on a roll of paper making a crease in his forehead he opened his eyes annoyed and found a scroll sitting there he fured his eyebrows confused where had this come from he glanced around making sure he was in the right seat before returning his eyes to the foreign object strange he Shrugged before opening it allowing his eyes to skim the paper his eyes widened these were cata of a proper fighting form his eyes slid across the paper hungrily drinking in the sight of the techniques in the scroll it looked to be a style that favored aggression and kept attacks flowing smoothly closing any openings that might be formed in the middle of combat by utilizing each and every ligament as a deadly weapon Naro noted that this was what he had attempted to do but as he scanned the pictures and read the words that explained them below his face broke out into a wide grin he had never thought of some of these combos before but they made sense he was always intent on hitting his opponents with his fists or feet the most able weapons of the body but this style had him constantly utilizing his knees and elbows as well his hands shook with silent excitement and he silently thanked whoever had left this godsend on his desk as hanata watched his face light up like a Christmas tree upon seeing the contents of the scroll she had found she smiled just as widely as he did while her heart sang happily she had spent 6 hours browsing the library to find a perfect style for Naruto taking into account his aggressive nature and boldness she had been delighted to find one to fit her exact needs and had taken it from the library dropping a large amount of Rio on the librarian's desk in compensation for the scroll that would never return she knew that he would tackle the scroll as hard as anything before and hoped he would have it down by next week when they were expected to start sparring against one another for practice the lesson seemed to fly by for Naruto his thoughts focused solely on his new prize possession he barely paid attention to the Academy's cotas and while he performed them with a little scolding from aruka he had no intention of remembering them at all as soon as the class was released with instructions to continue practicing their T Jutsu and weapons training Naruto sped off like a bullet to his training field before plopping down and going over the scroll again he studied it for a bit before standing up and slowly going through the cots glancing down at the scroll every time he forgot where he was was he did this for a good half an hour before feeling somewhat comfortable and turning to a new tree he took a deep breath before settling down into the Style's basic stance his dominant foot and arm forward while shifting his weight to and from his front and back leg this was supposed to allow him to react better to attacks but it just felt awkward to him to constantly be shifting his weight he continued to attempt it though and started slowly attacking the trunk with light hits getting a feel for the style it was certainly more fluid than his botchy self-made one maintaining a const in Pounding of flesh on wood he began to get more confident throwing a particularly hard elbow after a left jab and sonova Naro cried out an unmistakable crunch letting him know he had just broken his elbow to some extent luckily for a certain blet his Cry of pain had masked hers of surprise in panic at seeing the blonde injure himself Naruto grit his teeth painfully as he sat down gently laying his arm across his legs he had forgotten one very important thing about training new parts of your body everything was brittle unless it was worked up usually one would reinforce their limbs with chakra slowly diminishing the amount used while callouses formed and boneh hardened before they were able to strike hard objects without fear of harming themselves Nudo never having a unique fighting style before had never thought about reinforcing his elbows and knees well the soft hits weren't anything to fear he had gotten overzealous and struck the trunk too hard he laid back on the grass slowly closing his eyes as the pain started to dull wounds never seemed to stick around for long especially if he took a nap he could be back at it in no time the watched as the blonde laid on the grass slowly before his ragged breathing turned slow and rhythmic he was napping instead of going to a hospital or to aruka she didn't completely understand but she knew she could help she knew how to make a basic splint and was determined to help her Naruto K continue his training he had been so excited about trying the new fighting style and she would be damned if he didn't get to continue with it as soon as possible she grabbed a few sturdy chunks of bark from a healthy looking tree before making her way to the prone boy she slowly bent down face flushing with red from the close proximity of the source of her admiration it would be so easy to just lay next to him and doze off she shook her head violently this wasn't the time for self-indulgence not when nuto Khan needed her she took a closer look at the offending arm hoping that the swelling wasn't too bad for her attempt to help him upon close inspection though she noted a distinct lack of said swelling shrugging she gingerly pressed her fingers to his elbow meaning to slowly push his forearm to extend his arm so as to set the lint properly except the elbow had no shards or lumps or anything it felt completely normal stunned she activated her bacugan and looking at the bone found it fully mended she briefly noted a small amount of red chakra in his belly before it disappeared confusing her further red chakra she thought not recalling any instance when chakra would be any other color than blue a sudden snort brought her crashing back down to earth and her eyes snapped to Naruto's sleeping face his nose twitched and his hand came up to scratch it except that her arm was in the way and his arm contacted hers she forced a good amount of chakra into her legs and leaping into a tree as if in slow motion her coat had cleared the tree line just as Naruto sat bolt upright his head turning rapidly she waited with baited breath as he peered all around him on alert for possible threats after a minute she saw his shoulder shrug before he gripped his elbow bending his arm to test it ah good as new he said happily getting to his feet not making that mistake again though anata watched as he began his train a new taking much more care this time how did his elbow heal like that it looks like it was never hurt she thought watching as the very same elbow contacted the tree with a dull thud maybe it's the same reason why he was fine after that she shook her head trying to clear her thoughts it was just another mystery surrounding her precious Naruto K one that she hooked to at some point unravel the rest of the week went by uneventfully that is if you could consider the various antics of the relatively new class normal Naruto continued to Train Day in and out in his new Jutsu form finding that he was conforming to it rapidly probably due to the extreme likeness to his shotti original form albeit with a good bit more duress and flexibility likewise hanada had decided to train more in lie of following the blonde around she knew how much he valued strength and the will to succeed and hoping silently for him to acknowledge her during the various barring matches that would be taking place had taken to her training with a new ferocity earning her a rare praise from her normally stoic father they got Sundays off normally the academy realizing long ago that training 7 to 11 yearolds every single day could do more harm than good and this Sunday was no different Naruto sprawled out in the grass after a particularly intense workout sighing in satisfaction there's no way I can lose tomorrow he said aloud to No One a small grin coming to his face I will definitely make someone acknowledge me the loud grumbling met his ears and he kicked up before beginning his journey to auraku Naruto could safely say that besides the Hokage the Raymond stands two workers were the only ones to openly show him kindness he considered the person to leave behind his beloved scroll friendly as well even though it was probably left by mistake even so it had helped him and training greatly and he hoped he got the chance to let the nameless person know one day as nuto walked into the stand he noticed aruka was eating there as well he smiled brightly taking a seat next to his oblivious instructor hia heruka Sensei the blonde said jovially chuckling a bit when aruka choked on his noodles and nuto aruka coughed out before taking a drink of water washing everything down you shouldn't sneak up on people like that when they're eating nuto scratched the back of his offering an apologetic grin e sorry aruka Sensei I'll remember next time aruka nodded offering the boy a tight smile he turned back to his noodles eyeing the broth within he isn't the fox aruka hokaj Sama had this discussion with you before you started teaching him focus on the boy not the prisoner focus on the boy pay heruka Sensei are you all right nuto said a bit of worry in his face I if you want I can go baruka looked quickly at narudo noticing the fear of rejection in his eyes they reminded him of his own the offered the boy his first true smile despite being a tad hesitant to do so in a sense he had been in the same boat as nuto the only difference being that he didn't have to endure the hatred of the entire Village no why don't you sit down and have a bulll on me he offered giving the small boy a ruffle of his hair Naruto's face lit up instantly his eyes brimming with unshed tears this was the second act of kindness he had received in a week although the scroll was only considered one due to the lack of General goodness in his life this was unmistakable he plunged his head into aruka stomach holding the man around the middle tightly and willing back the sobs that wanted to surface aruka sat stunned for a moment before resting a hand on the boy's shoulder he shuddered to think what the child went through to be acting this strongly for one bowl of rammen after Naruto separated from the older man he took his seat wiping his eyes furiously but one bowl of myo pork please old man he called his voice being exceptionally bright he saw Tui stick his head out of the curtains that hid the back of the stand from View and smiled brightly at the welcoming grin he received of course of course can't have my best customer going hungry can I he chuckled getting to his duties aruka turned to Naruto when he'd finished eating taking another gulp of his water so Naruto how do you feel you're getting along at the Academy nuto smiled a little too brightly for his liking it's great I get to train and study and talk to the other kids and he trailed off his smile seeming a bit off baruka frowned excuse me for saying nuto but I've never seen any kids talking to you nuto gulped looking slightly downtrodden well I didn't say they said anything back they usually just ignore me but sometimes they glare ARA's face contorted into something akin to pained understanding when he had first showed up to his classes not only had he acted out but no one really seemed to want to be his friend thinking it would be weird to hang out with an orphan despite the countless Shinobi that had been killed leaving behind many kids without parents aruka drained the rest of his glass thinking carefully Naruto he said seriously making the blonde look up distracted from his laps into self-pity can you think of anyone that doesn't blare at you or perhaps anyone that doesn't treat you differently from the rest Theo blinked before looking thoughtful well Shikamaru doesn't glare at me chiai doesn't either or kushino doesn't talk much to anyone but he doesn't treat me bad Sasso kind of ignores everyone other than that everyone just glares at me he said sheepishly before his eyes lit up in remembrance oh andata doesn't glare at me either but she does treat me differently howo aruka said raising an eyebrow he hadn't paid much attention to their specific interaction the beginning weeks of class as he had been trying to gauge everyone's levels to schedule the proper training to help them grow arudo scratched his head in obvious confusion well whenever I'm near her she gets all red and starts messing with her fingers like this he pushed his index fingers together and she's always stuttering and never really looks at me you know she can talk normally to anyone else for the most part but she gets really weird with me he paused his face scrunched up in puzzlement I don't think she hates me though she never glares at me or picks on me or anything but she doesn't act normally around me I don't understand it aruka smiled knowingly so that was it huh I think that you should pursue friendships with all the people you just mentioned nuto he said even Sask Naruto said worriedly showing his anxiety to the teacher and Hinata especially those two heruka said offering the boy an encouraging smile think for a moment who else do those two talk to luto blinked no one really and don't the others normally talk amongst themselves nuto nodded silently then maybe those two are feelings the same loneliness you feel and are also too anxious to make any moves you may not find it likely but it's always a possibility Naruto heruka said kindly before patting the boy on the head aruto nodded a warm smile on his face at the prospect of possible friends I'll be sure to talk to them thank you aruka Sensei the man nodded shifting himself to get up wait wait Naruto exclaimed holding his hands up in panic there was something I wanted to ask you baruka Rose an eyebrow what is it beruto smiled lightly scratching the back of his head again it was quickly becoming a habit when we Spar we can use our own t Jutsu right we don't have to use the academy techniques baroa laughed of course you can the academy technique is a stepping stone for those who weren't raised in ninja families and help you learn the basics of T Jutsu but nuto he said questioningly are you saying you have your own form nuto smiled largely nodding in excitement y yeah I always trained with my own kind of style but then a scroll appeared one day on my desk and I looked through it and it had this awesome Style on it and I've been practicing it every day and I want to try it so bad I can't wait for tomorrow he finished aruka took a second to process what the blonde said he had talked very rapidly and gave the boy an amused look when everything had registered well I hope that you do well nuto he said if you perform well you might get a few people to recognize you for that as well maybe even ask you for tips which can help you start to make friends arudo nodded again his face hurting slightly from smiling so much today but he couldn't help it and wouldn't trade the feeling for anything in the world I'll do my absolute best aruka nodded giving the blonde a thumbs up tomorrow would be interesting for sure Naruto watched him patiently as nearly everyone in the class got a sparring match before him excitedly though he noticed there were only a few people left himself hanada Sakura and Sask he looked expectedly at aruka as he cleared his throat announcing the next match buruno Sakura against hauga Hinata he stated clearly baruto groaned slightly more than eager to fight he still managed to smile though he would fight Sask the pin cat and blet went to their respective sides of the sparring Circle facing each other expectedly the former quickly looked at Sask and waved trying to smile cutely at him I'll win for you sasu K she said unabashedly Sask scoffed and turned his head gazing into the wood steadily Sakura turned back to hanada slowly looking sulky nark voice rang through the crowd you'll do great sakuran he called hoping to win points with the Girl by showing her support when the AA shun it zakura Whirled around glaring at Naruto I never asked for your support she said bitterly turning back to Hinata she flinched as she noticed the shy girls eyes normally they were shy and downcast she had never expected the hauga arys to have a gaze so cold and intimidating she gulped and settled uncertainly into her T Jutsu stance again aruka yelled it was over in an instant mere moments after he announced the start of The Spar Sakura had doubled over with Hinata's Palm wedged into her gut expelling all the air from her lungs she fell to her knees as the onlookers gasped in shock they had never seen the young girl move that fast or be that ruthless he was only trying to encourage you Hinata hissed in her ear she was so tired of Naruto being trotten on for trying to be a good person it made her sick wow Hinata that was amazing Hinata's face flushed bright red as she registered the blond's words of Praise she ducked her head pushing her index fingers together as nuto ran up to her looking down sympathetically at Sakura need a hand he said holding his hand out to her she looked up in Anger slapping his hand away she had never felt so humiliated and just because she had spurned his advances her parents had told her explicitly that he was a bad Youth and to not associate with him at all they had told her that to act kindly and trust any of his words would disrespect all the lives lost to the caoi attack that it occurred she hadn't understood but who was she to disobey her parents she could always trust their judgment nuto missed a livid look on H's face as Sakura stalked away sighing as he looked at his hand so maybe Sakura isn't a good choice after all he thought sadly anad his face quickly went back to shy embarrassment as nuto turned back around to face her a sad smile on his lips that was cool hin he said how do you move so fast aano I it's all H hard W work Naruto come she stuttered shuffling her feet bero grinned well I'm no stranger to that maybe we can train together sometime and you can show me how you got so strong bad's eyes widened as she looked up gazing into his blue orbs train with Naruto Naruto's smile faltered a bit of her lack of response Hy said something wrong maybe trying to make plans with his hopefully soon to be friends was a little over the top so were he Shrugged and took his place at one end of the circle seeing sasu already at his position he looked at nuto with annoyance obviously writing this off as a waste of his time hey hey you could at least act interested in fighting me Naruto said a bit of annoyance in his voice sasu turned his eyes towards him and scoffed why should I he said I want to get as strong as Itachi nasin and I don't think you'll help me very much burito grit his teeth how do you know that you don't know me I'll kick your butt you jerk Sask looked just as annoyed as nuto did now I bet you can't even land a hit on me nuto punched his open hand challengingly oh yeah come on then aruka Sensei start the match aruka side holding his hand out the last match yamaki narudo against a chasuk begin he exclaimed lifting his hand into the air Naruto charged at the ebony-haired boy launching a strong right hook at his face saso started to slide under his telegraphed punch easily a smirk settling on his face just as I thought he has no fighting style his eyes widened as he was jabbed in the sternum with Naruto's right elbow knocking him backwards sasu cried himself with a backand spring glaring at the blonde that was one shot you know Sask Naruto goated but I'd like the match to keep going sasu ground his teeth before launching himself at the spiky-haired youth the AI style of T Jutsu was formidable and since Naruto hadn't had a chance to actually defend himself against any to Jutsu yet was treading on new ground during this fight SAS man managed to land a few punches on him causing him to retreat slightly with minor pains in his ribs and stomach had enough yet [ __ ] he said slightly panting he didn't want to admit it but Naro was actually a formidable fighter I'm just getting warmed up Naro exclaimed rushing Sask again Sask narrowed his eyes noting that Naruto had recovered extremely quickly his endurance must be really good the aih noted as he ducked under a punch and dodged a knee I need to end this soon nuto mistaking sasukes planning as a show of exhaustion overextended himself with particularly wild roundhouse that sasp duck deafly underneath wasting no time he drove his fist powerfully into nutk stomach causing the boy to Exhale violently with the intention of ending the fight he grabbed nut's extended leg and heaved tossing the boy a good ways outside the circle he watched as nuto gripped his stomach taking the time to catch his breath baruka stepped forward scowling that was not needed Sask you could have easily scored the last two points in that opening without nuto you could have broken something of his for no reason I did it so he would recognize the difference between our powers he said his eyes focused on nutk face which was scowling deeply so he knows there's no way he will beat me saso stiffened as he felt the small burst of killer intented his words there will be no bullying or belittling of anyone in this class as long as I'm in charge I don't care if you are in a CH I personally trained with your brother for some time and I will fetch for him to let him know how arrogant you are becoming if I must sasu eyes widened and he hung his head slightly if only out of fear of his older brother he would definitely not make the small amount of time he could for him if he found him acting like some of the more arrogant members of their Clan I understand aruka Sensei I apologize he said bowing his head slightly aruka nodded curtly very well you win the match so the fights are over for Todd aruka Sensei I'd like to fight sasu sense since my fight was very short hanada said quietly from beside aruka he looked at her in Surprise before glancing at Sask well if Sask wants to I see no reason why we can't fit that in so you can actually get some training Sask Sask looked in confusion at the girl who looked at him passively an empty sort of look in her eyes odd unless you already recognize the difference in our levels Hinata said her voice very low his eyes widened before hardening in resolve fine he said simply before taking his stance up at the same end of the circle he began with Naruto's fight he watched as hanata walked over looking into the dirt where Naruto's sandal imprints were she settled her feet into them for a second before settling into the familiar jukan stance again heruka said but neither of them moved immediately hanata glanced over to see Naruto watching her with wrapped attention and she blushed a little ducking her head in slight embarrassment Sask saw this and immediately dashed forward trying to take advantage of the small distraction to his credit he did catch hanata by surprise she was still too fast however and deflected his punch with a flick of her wrist rather than let that hinder him sasu accused the momentum he had gained turning to attempt a strong Roundhouse at her side she pushed down this time causing his upper body to go Airborne as he pivoted in midair she caught him in the chest with a solid Palm thrust and sent him thuing to the ground watching as he leaped back up and assumed a defensive position rather than pursuing him however Hinata simply settled back into her Jain pose that same empty look in her eyes sas's eyes widened at the realization of what was going on chii's toying with me he thought his eyes growing angry he was supposed to be the strong one all the training from Itachi from his father he dreamed of being strong like his big brother and trained every day in his Endeavor but he was still managing to get played with by a member of their rival Clan he rushed the Girl Again intending to end the fight again he would go all out to prove himself he had to otherwise all his hard work was for nothing he jumped and sent a kick towards her head which she ducked under quickly bringing her forearms up to block the axe kick he had followed up with flipped forward he tried to punch her kidneys while falling to ground but they too were blocked as he rolled forward he quickly turned and thrust his body forward figing a punch but really trying to land a solid knee to her side hoping to throw her off balance rather than take the bait however she simply grabbed his arm and made to heave him out of the circle like he had recently done to nuto instead of throwing him however she slammed him to the ground electing a groan of pain from the AA he just wants you to acknowledge his strength he heard her whisper as she settled back into her Jukin stance s sup didn't get it how was she so strong and why did she keep defending the village Outcast they rushed her again throwing a flurry of punches at her head but every single one was either dodged or deflected finally Hinata who had knocked both his arms upwards and thrown her arms in a circle perpendicular to the ground slammed both her Palms into Sask stomach knocking him back out of the ring with the added momentum he lay there panting for some time while the rest of the student crowd was speechless Sask was considered to be the most likely to be the strongest student of all of them if word of mouth was reliable anymore he had already been trained by both the clan head and Genius of the AA Clan and was taking great strides in his development meanwhile almost all reports of Hinata's training had been negative in nature so no one really expected her to shine as a brilliant kinoi no one could doubt she was strong now though Sask had not landed a single hit on her the crowd was silent gazing at her in fear and admiration when holy crap that was so awesome Hinata nuto had bound it up to her and gotten so close to her face that she looked to faint at any minute how did you do that you totally kicked his ass Naruto yelled before sheepishly ducking his head and looking towards aruka I am mean but but seriously you're like super strong hanata we definitely have to train together now Hinata's face was the shade of an especially Vivid Setting Sun to hear all this praise at once from someone whom you admired so much was too much for her and she hid her face in her hands with a small eat Theo mistook this again as a negative sign his mood dropped noticeably and he kicked a rock away with a tinge of sadness in his voice I mean if you don't want to that's fine I'm sorry for bothering you anat's hands shot away from her face as she took in nutk pained expression she was the one doing it now albeit not intentionally she was hurting him and no she blurted looking down and pushing her index fingers together I I mean toay that I W would be very much like to tea train with you Naruto khi said some guilt seeping into her voice for making him seem so down his entire mood changed as soon as she uttered that how however radiating joy around him really he said excitedly before jumping in the air and punching it we're going to have so much fun I know this secret training spot where no one can bother us and we can bring lunches and nuto heruka said impatiently bunking his student on the head nuto rubbed the spot indignantly looking up at his sensei in question everyone else is already gone you two can leave after you've cleaned your area up in the classroom we're done for the day he said smiling at them both the pair nodded watching as aruka walked away so when do you want to start training together Naruto asked tilting his head at Hinata in question the girl flushed red again i'llbe at a less intense shade and fiddled with her coat zipper W whenever you w want to Naruto cun she said softly peering up at him his smile had grown mischievous and she found herself entranced by it in that case narudo said turning around abruptly follow me wek start right now anad nodded following after him doing a silent and private sort of happy dance she had gotten his attention he admired her and now she was his training partner things couldn't get any better Theo leaned against a tree smiling widely at his Violet haired companion that was really good hanada Chan he gasped out thumping his chest with his fist woo I've never trained that intensely with someone before I've never been this tired before either denata flushed but smiled as she looked at the ground panting partially due to her own exertion but also at nutk choice to add that particular suffix for her I am glad she said in a small voice but one filled with genuine Joy at helping the boy arudo sucked in a large breath before giving Hinata a fierce look squinting his eyes at her shy expression all right hinat Chan give it to me straight the boy began looking as if he was building up to something a multitude of possibilities ran through Han's head at the sight of the apprehensive blonde does he want me to go away or cook for him or ask him why I like him or confess to me the Last Hope fill thought left her feeling dizzy what am I bad at and how can I get as strong as you he blurted out looking down in embarrassment hanata blinked she hadn't expected that W what she stuttered a look of incredulousness on her face Naruto scrunched his nose on hinan Naruto whined looking slightly dejected I don't like to seem like I'm weak but you're on a whole different level and I figured you could tell me the areas I could improve in anat's blush came back in full force she couldn't believe it Naruto the strongest person she knew was asking for her help I I am not ass strong as you tth think and nuto K she stammered out poking her index fingers together nuto frowned that's not true you beat Sask so easily and you beat sakuran with a single strike he added his face falling a little at the memory oh yeah sorry for rooting against you I can understand if you don't want to help anata shook her head smiling at him with a bit more confidence than before you don't have any reason to apologize Naruto while you were just trying to support your friend we haven't really T talked before this so I can't are really blame you nuto sighed scratching the back of his head yeah my friend the glanced towards the academy scowling if Sakura's attitude didn't change when they met next anata looked back to see Naruto sulking she bit her lip trying to find her voice she didn't ever want Naruto to look like that not while she might be able to do something about it Bano Naruto K I have a few things we can work on TTT together she heard her voice stutter furiously as her face flushed once again she really had to work on that Naruto look of sullenness immediately did a 180 to that of a child who' gotten Christmas early he straightened his back and gave her a look of attention she had never seen him give even aoka it was sort of cute she giggled softly before covering her mouth and flushing a little darker now was not the time for this W well Naruto con your speed could use some work your hits are P powerful B but they won't do anything if you see can't land them Naruto nodded filing away the information he raised his hand giving her a pleading look her face grew even redder and she knew she must closely resemble a tomato at this point and then Naruto K she said tentatively pushing her fingers together in her trademark flustered habit you D don't have to ask for p permission to SS speak Naruto gave her a cheeky grin before lowering his hand all right hanada Chan how are we going to train in speed well your G going to try and strike a log a certain amount of times in a time limit she explained then w we can get an idea of wh where you are with your speed a accuracy isn't as important for you so I leave that part of the training out after w we get a baseline we'll do e exercises that train your fast reflex muscles and their voice trailed off as she realized his hand was raised again she puffed out her cheeks cutely and gave him a reproachful look he looked back questioningly before looking at his own raised appendage as if it were foreign to him whoops sorry anyway what do you mean fast reflex muscles I thought we just had well muscles he said with a sheepish grin The N nodded w we do but if you only te train punch really slow but H hard and then try to punch quickly you all lose some of your power she could see he was still confused so she repeated her father's example to help her understand after all it was important for a hauga to not only strike rapidly but to get their fingers indented far enough into the skin to allow their chakra bursts to actually hit the tetu inside the body and Naruto K if you do lots of slow squats your regular jumping height will only go up a little but if why you jump rapidly the essin w a lot and train yourself to jump in that passion it will go up and much quicker she said and she saw a bit of realization to light the blond's eyes I see he said looking thoughtful so if I train myself to punch really fast then I can start working my strength into the hits too so it'll be like my body will be used to striking that fast he finished looking at the blet hopefully she nodded and he gave a Yelp of excitement then letun get started he said a look of enthusiasm on his face she nodded smiling at the inner Sun that seemed to emerge whenever he became passionate about something a week later the academy class was finally introduced to the basic three jutes that were needed to graduate now I don't expect you all to master these right away heruka said gazing around the classroom you are all expected to be here at least four to 5 years so you have plenty of time to master these techniques the last thing you want to do is overwork these techniques it can be harmful to your body can anyone tell me why as usual Sakura's hand was first in the air Kiba snorted from several desks away and Sakura shot him an look yes Sakura in order to use Jutsu Sakura began casting a longing look at sasu to see if he was watching her he wasn't your body uses chakra which is made up of both physical and spiritual energy if you use too much chakra you could die from the effort it puts on your body baruka nodded exactly this is also why we don't teach more Advanced Techniques here in the academy none of you are expected to have a large chakra pool or a substantial level of chakra control to be able to safely perform these Jutsu we do however have some other IR ranked Jutsu that can be taught if you successfully prove that you have the control to master the first three sakuru waited to hear the inevitable cheer from nuto as he usually did whenever she answered a question correctly in class it never came however and she turned around wondering if he was even there he was and she actually felt herself deflate a little at his uncaring attitude not that I need his praise or anything she thought to herself glancing towards a certain ebony-haired individual not if I can get his nutk eyes slowly work their way way towards the window as his mind began to doze off only to be bumped lightly on the shoulder he glanced over at his Violet haired friend and gave an apologetic look since they had begun training together she had apparently asked him about a few things they had already been lectured on and seeing as how nuto usually ignored lectures he didn't know the answers since then she had made the suggestion that he sit next to her in class so she could keep him on topic when it counted he was unsure why she looked so red while she asked his opinion of her plan but he had agreed to it as boring as it was he shifted his attention back to aruka and went over the information in his head physical and spiritual energy combined to make chakra chakra was used to perform Jutsu but you needed a proper control over it to make it work properly his face grew sour at a not too distant memory of trying to fight some bullies who were picking on a small girl a third had given him the bunch in Jutsu to work on before his Academy days started to put him on a more even playing field with all the children coming from the different Clans throughout koha he had followed the old 's instructions on how to mold and utilize his chakra but his clone had never come out right no matter how many times he tried it as he listened to aruka talk about finding the correct balance of physical and spiritual energy and how the level of the Jutsu determined how much chakra it would consume he found himself nodding a bit it made sense in fact if all of his lectures were this helpful why had he not listened before he refused to answer his own question knowing that the answer was in the past he had hanata as a friend now he wasn't alone anymore Berg Naruto gripped his hair in frustration looking down at the deformed ghostly white Naruto that had withered at his feet why can't I get this stupid Jutsu down it was several hours after their training had started and Hinata had suggested that they try working on the academy Jutsu seeing as how all they'd worked on the past week was Naruto's speed hanata had performed all of them flawlessly in front of Naruto who had gaped at her open mou she blushed before explaining in an embarrassed stammering voice that e father had been training her in Chakra control since she was able to begin studying her family style of fighting since such a strong degree of it was required to utilize their techniques properly she was watching a short distance away odd at both his refusal to give up and large chakra capacity he had attempted the Jutsu as least 30 times now and had no indication that he was even winded hanata guessed she could maybe make 20 to 25 copies before her chakra reserves would drop noticeably but that was only due to her impressive chakra control then nuto K she called out poking her fingers together his sulking ceased immediately and walked over giving her a smile what's up he grinned cheekily she blushed Aon o I'm G going to activate my Bakugan te to see wh what's going wrong she said nervously she had never showed nuto how she looked with it activated before but she didn't like it she thought it looked weird nuto didn't look the least bit hesitant about it though only giving her a thumbs up you got it hanata Chan would you really be able to see all my chakra with it on he asked remembering what she had told him about her Clans D Jutsu denata hesitated W well kind of I need to te train more T to see all of the chakra Network B but they be able to W watch you mold and use your chakra she said her face a bit downcast at revealing a weakness of hers she was enjoying him looking up to her too and yet that's still super cool hanchan he exclaimed brightly scratching the back of his head it seemed to be a habit of his just like the connecting of her index fingers I bet you'll be able to see everything in no time she nodded smiling how did he give her confidence like that like light switch flicking on she felt like she really would be able to see every tinku point if she really put her mind to it far before she would be expected to it was a mark of a Chuan in hauga to be able to see all if not most of the tenketsu on the body after all it was almost necessary in order to use the 64 Pals technique arudo stood in front of her channeling his chakra carefully using a simple tiger hand sign she activated her Clans to Jutsu and gasped audibly this close to him she could see his chakra reserves in detail and they were massive he really was reminiscent of a small son just due to the sheer size of his chakra capacity she saw a large amount work its way to the front of his body being channeled through his seal and unun and no Jutsu he called before a puff of smoke revealed nuto scrunched his NOS it is pitiful attempt of a clone dismissing it immediately black well hanadan he asked looking at her hopefully the blue net blinked before looking wondrously at nuto why why you were using too much chakra it was nark turned to Blink too much but I'm barely using any anata shook her head and Naruto K you have an enormous amount of CH chakra you're using the same amount that would be a q quarter of my entire chakra pool lito gaed her really so I just have too much chakra he grinned ear to ear that means that I could easily use all those Advanced Techniques aruka Sensei was talking about anata shook her head again tugging at her jacket nervously D don't you are remember what Iuka Sensei said about th those techniques Theo his brain trying to recall the words that chuin had imparted on them if you use a higher level technique and don't know how to control you can lose all your chakra since it leeches it rapidly he said furrowing his brow that means that I couldn't use the better ones either ug the no's expression grew worried as his smile marred itself into a frown B but that D doesn't mean we can't D do chakra see control exercises she said hurriedly pushing herself to her feet his eyes traveled to hers A Familiar hopeful fierceness in them she felt her face blush from the intense look and she directed her gaze at her fingers which began to Pro each other arudo nodded at her giving an embarrassed laugh man I really am hopeless a you have to train me in everything Jutsu to Jutsu don't even get me started on weapons he said with a look of someone with a bad taste in their mouth it earned him a giggle from the blet which he took happily the H that's also not completely true and Naruto K she said giving him a determined smile why you're helping me a lot too aruto looked at her confusion evident on his face she continued on Yuri endurance is incredible Naruto cun just sparring with UI is a hard W workout in itself because you g go for so long plus every T time you make me have to be block one of your strikes I it's hard because you're so s strong it's helped my S strength too plus it train longer because I want to help you she finished looking at her feet in slight embarrassment in the week they had trained together she had made progress with being able to say everything on her mind to nuto she welcomed the change slightly upset with herself that she had never found the courage to approach him before but wanting to make up for lost time now burito smiled a small genuine smile and Hinata felt her head floating in the clouds it was so nice to see him smile like that and it was at her okay hinat Chan he said his voice softer than normal wek keep training together to get really strong she nodded sensing his unwavering determination she also noticed something else though something coupled with his Fierce conviction the not aan he began and his tone worried her it was full of apprehension and nervousness what was he about to say friend he shouted before looking pointedly at the ground she blinked putting his words together in her head why your FF friend nuto K she asked wondering why he had even asked the question of course she was his friend she considered him above a friend he was her source of determination and Readiness her reason for trying why she could make the choices to not give up and keep going when her younger self would have simply quit he had mistook took her meaning again however and looked like he wanted to hide away somewhere secluded I mean of course not forget I said anything it's okay his eyes widened in shock as he suddenly felt a pair of arms encircle his form in a hug it was a foreign feeling but not unwelcome oh of course I'll BB be why your F friend and Naruto Khan he heard Hinata's words ring through his mind and he felt the corners of his lips tug up again into another true smile he circled his arms around her waist hesitantly not wanting to scare her off but her arms only seemed to tighten he could feel a heat radiating from her face which was buried in his chest but didn't not it as anything important the only thing that mattered to him in this moment was that he had made a friend a true friend several weeks later nuto grunted as Hinata's Palm slammed into his side almost making him lose concentration of the two leaves that were stuck to the palms of his hand via chakra he dodged her next strike before arsing into a long back flip that put some distance between the two the blue net wasted no time in charging him however not giving him any space to breathe they had been at it for almost 45 minutes and while Naruto was using chakra to both keep the leaves in place and to enhance his limbs to assist him in dodging the Swift strikes coming at him he still wasn't anywhere close to fatigue the hauga arys however was another story entirely she fell back onto her rear panting as she did so well the exercise they were doing wasn't terribly exhausting after five previous hours of grueling training it was hard to keep going she fell back letting her head rest on the grass as she inhaled the scent of the forest her eyes opened to see nuto watching her with a little concern and she felt the familiar signs of a blush start to creep into her cheeks you okay hanadan he asked still keeping the leaves stuck to himself she nodded still taking in deep breaths to replenish the oxygen in her blood he nodded flashed her grin and leaped into the forest likely sprinting from tree to tree as was their custom whenever she became too tired to continue Not only was he training his legs to kick faster and building his endurance but the constant weaving through the branches forced him to focus on finding a safe path making it that much harder to keep the leaves from unsticking and falling especially with the wind attempting to rip them from the blond's hands anata gazed up at the cloudless sunny Sky Thinking With admiration at how far they especially he had progressed in the short amount of time they had begun training together this bunch and were still horrid but as Naruto had told Hinata that he was barely able to use the smallest amount he could and after informing him that it was still well over 20 times the amount she used to create hers they had decided to wait on it to see if they could find a better solution this chakra control however had still increased dramatically and he had almost mastered the other two of the Academy's Jutsu he had taken to the henge fairly quickly likely due to his prankster nature and after Hinata had suggested he could use the substitution to escape especially sticky situations and get away from the chuin who were usually after him more readily he had taken to it with just as much enthusiasm his T Jutsu was improving by Leaps and Bounds as well not only had he almost mastered his style due to his almost constant using of it during training but the blows were much swifter than before as well as retaining their devastating power had hanata not taken to her own training with as much ferocity as he had his she was sure that she wouldn't be able to keep up with him as it was though as much as she tried to remain the superior one if only to have him admire her a little longer and be able to help him more he was catching up quickly his author worldly stamina let him continue training when most humans would be expected to drop from exhaustion and it certainly had its advantages when it came to gaining strength in their spars hanad now had to pour every ounce of her will into beating him and while she hadn't lost yet there were a few very close calls he had delightedly pointed this out to her the first time it happened but aute pout later and he was apologizing promising to never tease her about it again she had giggled shyly at that which had elicited a pout of his own causing her to blush she inhaled slowly through her nose letting her lungs expand to their full capacity before letting the breath out slowly the next to Jutsu tournament was coming up soon another single elimination one-on-one style she hoped that they wouldn't have to fight each other other as she wanted to show him that his friendship wasn't being wasted on someone weak she cringed slightly at her own thought Naruto wasn't so shallow as to care about the individual strength of someone he cared about just that they offered their companionship and saw him as an individual of worth and not like something nasty they had stepped in she still couldn't help but feel as if she needed to be strong however he deserved someone strong to be at his side Nudo came pelting back into the clearing flipping forward before skitting along the ground on his feet his eyes were closed in concentration and as he opened them he looked into his palms hopefully y he yelled jumping and punching the air the leaves had remained in their respective places on his palms he had tree sprinted for at least 10 minutes without letting them fall anada smiled shyly at him sitting up GE good job and Naruto K she said warmly relishing in the glowing look her gave her it's really all thanks to you hanat Chan he said scratching the back of his and offering her a smile of gratitude I would have never thought to do half of this stuff if I was still by myself anata shook her head poking her fingers together as she glanced down with a blush th that's not Aro nodded sagely Crossing his arms oh yes it is you should take more credit for your actions hanata Chan you've really helped me come a long way you know my best friend rocks he finished offering her a thumbs up with a cheesy smile she giggled cutely before a small snort escaped her her eyes widened and her cheeks flushed Crimson oh God did he hear their answer came preemptively from the whiskered boy as he on the ground clutching his stomach hanata puffed her cheeks out cutely and looked at him pleadingly but it seemed like he really couldn't stop laughing she hued and crossed her arms turning away as her face glowed red how embarrassing abruptly The Laughing stopped and her head whipped back around confused at the sudden change and noise he was looking alarmed and scared I am sorry hanada Chan I didn't mean to upset you I've just never heard that before he said rapidly obviously trying to get his explanation out in fear that is self-proclaimed but true nonetheless best friend was truly mad at him she smiled in slight embarrassment it's so okay Naruto k i j just felt a little embarrassed is all I am not mad nutk mood brightened again and she could almost swear that his happiness depended on her view of him almost all right then I going to do a 100 push-ups sit-ups squats and pull-ups before we start doing chakra control again then blanched to little she was absolutely exhausted but she wouldn't argue with him not when he was so determined to get stronger she could take a little exhaust for him without thinking he seemed to be a tad more perceptive than before however because he squinted at her accusingly hey hey hinan are you feeling tired he asked a serious undertone to his voice she shook her head rapidly not wanting to disappoint him but the look of hurt that flashed through his eyes caused her breath to Hitch in her throat he looked down and she heard a murmur in a quiet voice please don't lie to me I hate liars she felt her throat constrict and tears spring to her eyes she was damned if she did and damned if she didn't either he would hate her for lying to him or look down on her for disappointing him just like her father used to she nodded once not trusting her voice and looked up to see nuto smiling sadly at her it's okay he said sitting on the grass across from her I don't mind doing the exercises myself I'm not going to be mad or anything if you want to stop because you're tired I know that not many people can train as long or as hard as me old man Hokage said it himself he finished giving her a foxy grin she nodded and wiped some tears from her eyes just don't lie to me please he said in a pleading voice his expression lost and hurt there was this time someone said they'd adopted me from the orphanage when I was little the orphanage never treated me right so I was so happy that someone both wanted to take me away from them and to take me into their home I'd never been in a house before and I couldn't wait to get there I told them how much I was looking forward to calling him my family maybe even my dad anata watched as nutk eyes tightened as if trying to recall something far off it was easy to see here remembered exactly what had happened though they led me into this building it didn't look like a house to me and I told him I wanted to go home he hit me then I didn't say anything else I was scared I didn't want to lose the only person to ever take me in but he led me to a room full of others and he cut off his recollection painfully giving her a haunting look so please don't lie to me again okay hanadan he asked in a pleading tone she noded again not sure she could form coherent words at the emotions that were running rampant through her system anger empathy sadness rage the want to hurt those who hurt nuto no the need to crush anyone that put him in pain she tentatively scooched closer to him holding her arms out as if asking permission to hug him the corners of his mouth tugged vertically into a sad smile and he embraced her small frame grateful for the comfort I won't let anyone hurt you ever again Naruto K she thought squeezing his small frame I promise that'll be a hard promise to keep hanata Chan because a lot of people want to hurt me Naruto voice came from above her head with a jolt the blue net realized that she had been speaking aloud and the blush that adorned her face from her unknowing confession was truly something to behold I I iess still try and my be best she stuttered out burying her glowing face into his chest she felt him nod and lay back onto the grass bringing her small frame with him in that case I'll protect you too he said with conviction after a short time had passed she could not hear him however she was asleep with her head on his chest a peaceful smile adorning her face he glanced down and smiled at her as as well as flushing a little red he never had anyone sleep on him before it was different but he thought sleepily closing his eyes as the sunshine warmed his entire being not bad arudo let his forehead fall on his desk lifted it and repeated his previous action this lecture on the founding of koha was going to drive him mad if he continued listening to it for much longer it didn't pertain to training at all they gave a small whimper as a slender shoulder bumped his gently an action that conveyed Hinata's silent request for him to pay attention why did she want to torture him he gave her a gigantic pout before sitting up straight looking as if it was taking a great effort to do so hanata glanced sideways at him giggling history might not make him into a better fighter but having him listen might raise his patience a bit she noticed he liked to run recklessly into his fights and was hoping to instill a little tact into him she couldn't have him charge a skilled Shinobi and died due to overconfidence no matter how good he got she couldn't risk him after the lecture ended they were let out early with the promise that they would train themselves instead of heading to their usual spot the pair decided to stay on the Academy's training grounds to utilize their practice sets of ninja tools as well as their expensive target range they each grabbed a set of kunai and shuriken as well as some Simon Nudo had actually suggested the lad as part of a plan he had once they got proficient with one set of weapons they would work their way to the next it never hurt to be able to pick up and throw anything found on the battlefield with deadly Precision after all plus it got boring to throw the same weapon again and again a change of pace was pleasant arudo and hinatas stood side by side their eyes closed as if by some signal both of their eyes snapped open at once letting their kunai fly hanada tossed five of them in a single throw watching the wide Arc hit several Targets near dead center she immediately began alternating throwing with each of her hands hitting targets further and further away before they started straying from the center of the wooden targets she nodded to herself this was her current limit for kunai then she glanced over at nark set of targets the blonde having the same exercise as her his initial fan throw was mostly accurate only one string to the outside edge of the Bull's Eye he had come a long way in the past few months of their training further down range was another story however well he had consistently hit Bull's eyes for about 25 met past that he had started slipping that ped a little in comparison to her 40 m of precision throwing but was still impressive he wouldn't take it kindly though and you still out throw me easily hanadan Naruto grimaced looking at his sloppy aim down range I really need to work on these stupid things why Youk get better Naruto K she said with confidence offering him a small smile he returned it with gusto gripping four shuriken between each of his fingers I'm a lot better with these you better be ready he exclaimed taking careful aim hanata was about to respond in the affirmative when a small clearing of a throat reached her ears nutk ears twitched at the foreign sound and they both turned to greet their onlooker a disgruntled and slightly embarrassed looking Sask stood with his hand hands in his pockets his gaze directed at the ground Naruto blinked his face filled with a sort of surprise but Hinata's eyes narrowed her grip on her shuriken becoming a little tighter oh what's up Sask Naruto said awkwardly obviously confused as to why the AA Prodigy was paying them a visit sasu glanced up at Naruto his eyes quickly flickering to Hinata he spotted her threatening gaze and dropped his eyes back down Naruto he began in a low voice checking to see if anyone was watching I just wanted too well I suppose he took it deep breath before looking straight at him with conviction in his eyes I talked to Itachi n about what happened and he said that you would make a good friend and rival so I'm here to apologize for looking down on you before arudo stood stoned still his eyes wide from shock he hadn't expected this not without beating the jerk in a fight at least a grin came to his face nonetheless was he already gaining another friend fate was being unusually kind to him the's look of shock was quickly mingled with that of Suspicion they had barely interacted since the sparring tournament four months previous and his sudden apology had her on edge after all how many people had attempted to draw nuto into a false sense of security before sometimes literally stabbing him in the back saso saw Hinata's cold eyes boring into his and he shivered he looked at her pleadingly his body conveying vulnerability please hinat San I mean what I say I I look up to my big brother very much he said that he seen nuto training and expects him to become a great Shinobi one day and urged me to set aside my grudge of of you beating me as badly as you did it took a while but I think I've finally gotten past my own arrogance he finished flinching as he did so someone else's words seemed to be playing on repeat in his head torturing the youth slightly Han's gaze melted a little and became tolerant arudo wiped a straight tear from his eye extending his shuriken free fist to Sask if we're going to be friends you'd better not lie to me or hanatan goded hanat saw with satisfaction that while he was a tad overwhelmed with emotion he still kept in mind all those times the offer wasn't as genuine saso nodded a small smile resting on his face and he punched nark fist lightly with his own Naruto turned around punching the air with Jagged metal all right letun get back to it hanada Chan we have another person to get strong for you're the only person I'll ever want to get strong for Naruto Kung she thought earnestly but raised her shuriken as well as before they let them fly at the same time throwing fist after Fist of the spinning Stars hanada watched as her groups connected in the Bulls Eye time and time again her accuracy waning slightly before that of her kunai Naruto's however his eyes widened as he double and triple checked the scene before him he clenched his fists tightly and Sask watching with slight concern saw an intense expression on his face suddenly he burst out a gigantic smile his most prominent feature B I finally beat hinat Chan at something he shouted jumping repeatedly as his energy levels reached critical sassu blinked Hinata was the best in their class at just about everything there was no way as he looked down however he found that the blonde was telling the truth the target where Hinata had begun to lose accuracy she had stuck three shuriken neatly in the center with one trailing off to the side where it stuck just outside the Bull's Eye the one after that was a similar story with two trailing out both of the targets on Naruto's side however had four stars jutting out of each of those red centers the one after being where he started to hit off center sasu looked at the pair of them wondrously how had they progressed so fast sasu had sneered at the first attempt nuto made with his Weaponry throwing so wildly that aruka had put him a little aside to ensure he didn't hit anyone else's Targets on accident now though he doubted that he could hit even two at the range Naruto was hitting all four dead accurate anata was practically glowing Naruto had done it it was a sign of real progress that he had thrown so accurately granted if she had used her Byakugan she could have thrown with more Precision but it was an unfair advantage in her eyes literally so she neglected to use it for now she certainly had to train her eyes for longer use and vision and now that Naruto was catching up to her in the weapons Department she figured the next time they threw he would be in for a little bit of an unpleasant surprise sas's cough took them both out of their individual musings Naruto looking at him with joy on his face Hinata with polite yet slightly agitated curiosity uh he began eliciting a raised eyebrow from the blet he usually tried to carry himself cooly most likely trying to emulate his sibling he cared about so much he looked awkward as he pulled at a stray string on his shorts how how did you guys get so strong he finally asked looking at them with a sort of repressed awe Aro blinked then Shrugged we train a lot he said simply I train a lot too Sask retorted looking more confused than ever I don't take a day off normally it's the only way I can ever hope to catch up to Itachi n Nudo tilted his head so you trained to get strong enough to protect him sas's confused look grew ever more so he doesn't need protecting HEK the strongest person I know well Naruto said a serious look Crossing his face I want to get stronger to protect hanadan old man Hokage Uka Sensei and anyone else that becomes precious to me he said flashing a smile at sasuki guess you fall into that category now too huh Sask still looked as lost as ever you fight to protect your friends Nudo nodded glancing at hanata especially hanata Chan she's done so much for me and if I could use all my power to save her while not saving myself I do it for sure hanata looked sharply at him opening her mouth mouth as if to protest but his sincere smile made her shut it with a blush causing her to look down pting her fingers together Sask looked down processing what he'd heard the power to save someone to protect your friends is that what you have Itachi Nai the want to protect me SAS nodded slowly looking up at the two of them I'd like to train with you nutk smile widened but Hinata's look of disappointment wasn't lost to him she obviously valued the time she got alone with him don't worry it won't be all the time he added smiling at hanata she nodded giving Nudo a sideways look it wasn't hard to tell who she fought for Sask hit the ground with a Gran clutching his stomach as he grit his teeth Naruto grinned sheepishly at him but didn't drop his fighting stance sorry Sask but I've already been chastised once about pulling punches against a friend Naruto said a bit of regret in his voice saso nodded getting up slowly just wasn't ready for it I guess I really need to stop underestimating you he said smirking slightly nuto grinned back in the weak sasu had joined in their training sessions he had sparred with nuto daily unlike their first fight sasu could not even come close to winning any of their duels sasu crushed him feigning a sweeping kick and rapidly circling him to land a Hard Punch to his kidney nuto reacted quickly moving just enough to avoid the punch turning to drive an elbow into the aa's chest saso dodged backwards landing on one foot and kicking off hard looking to Ram into the blonde stomach with his shoulder he turned as the boy leapt over him catching his foot that was intended strike his back he thought he had gotten the blonde but his eyes widened as he was flung forward the entire leg acting as a catapult to Rocket him towards a tree he cursed and swung his body sideways gripping the trunk to swing himself around the tree carrying his momentum into a straight kick aimed for the blonde he had hoped that nuto was still recovering from the effort he had put into his throw but that hope was for not Naruto grabbed sas's extended leg and before he had time to react to it slammed him to the ground Sask felt the breath leave his body and he gasped rolling onto his side trying to catch his breath as sorry again Naruto said kneeling by his friend I did try and make that last hit not super hard just fast enough to prevent you from countering it he gave a cheeky grin anad sent a slightly disapproving look his way but said nothing she knew that the Raven her TOA would not have been able to escape nutk toss so she didn't pursue the subject after sassu caught his breath he stood shakily man I can't believe I haven't been able to hurt you even a little all week he brushed some dirt off his clothes before giving nuto a smile I think training in you two this week has helped me progress much faster than I would have otherwise I think I'll give you two some time to train alone though I know where my weaknesses lie and I've got to work on them if I want to beat you beruto nodded a proud smile on his face as he wrapped his knuckles against those of sasukes I hope you do if I get stronger than everyone who's going to give me an hanadan competition saso smirked choosing not to reply as he exited the clearing one hand up and a silent goodbye Naruto turned to hanada who had watched their exchange with a smile well she had been extremely apprehensive about letting the boy into their group of two worried he would continue to look down at nuto despite his word to his brother he had surprised her taking to their training rim without a single complaint even going so far as to offer his encouragement to Naruto it was obvious he was unused to such words since it had come out awkward but to narudo it made no difference any form of kindness was golden in his books and she was glad to see the positive effect it made on both nut's attitude and his training nuto stood smiling gently at the spot where Sask had disappeared into the forest you know he said after some thought when you get to know him he's not that much of a jerk just feels like he has a lot to live up to you know it doesn't help that he has every single girl in the class trying to get his attention either nuto made a sour face at the end one that hanata didn't smile at she looked towards her feet pushing her pointer fingers together then Naro KW wish they paid atten mention to why whyu instead she muttered quietly slightly ashamed at her question she knew his answer or thought she did but wanted to hear him say the words she could be selfish sometimes right her eyes flickered to him and slight fear as he hesitated to answer she could see a mixture of emotions in his eyes but couldn't pinpoint any of them well if you would have asked me that when we first got to the academy I would have said yes he said and his face said into a look of loneliness hanada hated that look but I've got you he said simply lifting his gazed to hers to smile dazzlingly at her her breath hitched I I man not worth and much she blurted out averting her eyes from his now Angry gaze don't you ever say that hanat Chan he said fiercely walking to her and placing his hands on her shoulders firmly ever you're worth more than the whole of those stupid fan girls combined denada shivered at the contact and at the words that left his mouth he found more worth in her than a dozen other girls a few were much prettier than her as well sure she might have done more to her in her place at his side than them she never saw them getting shop owners ostracized for mistreating the shun blonde her view of nuto was too pure though even for herself in her eyes no one earned the right to walk by his side as an equal only behind him as a follower or a supporting friend besides Naruto said after a short pause grinning as her pulled her into a hug that enveloped her tiny frame none of them come even close to your strength you're the only girl I want to pay attention to me hanat Chan this last comment combined with the complete warmth that was nar's Embrace was a little too much for the blue net and she blissfully passed out in his arms An Elegant smile on her slumbering face themes of three heruka called out over the excited murmurs they were going to a field exercise today learning to identify edible food in the wild aruka had been initially surprised a few weeks earlier when their first Group Training event had yielded a chasuk teaming up with Naruto and Hinata but it had become quickly apparent to him that Naruto had taken his advice seriously he was very happy as a mentor to the young boy and had enjoyed seeing him come out of his shell to the two clan members he watched as the three of them silently hovered together in the back of the class also eyeing the multiple girls who were throwing dirty looks at the group he was surprised to see that just as many were being thrown at hanada as nuto and he attributed it to her being the top student in the class they were also probably assuming that Sask was gravitating towards her due to her prowess and in part they were right but friendship is rarely so simple deciding that he would have to be unpopular for the day heruka made a quick decision now I see many groups consisting of the same people I want you all to try and swap at least one member out remember you don't get a say in who you get teamed up with when you all hopefully graduate in a few years so it's in your best interest to Branch out and become friends with as many people as possible aro's Cry of outrage was mimicked by several others but aruka quieted them with a stern look there will be many times you will be paired with different Shinobi of different strengths for the various missions you will go on down the road he said wisely learning to adapt and work with peers of different skill sets will help you adapt when really matters life or death situations do not always come around when you're with your closest friends none of the students looked happy but the majority of them looked like they had at least understood his point grumbling many students began to swap around though no one ventured towards nut's group sasu cloaked irritated as he gave them a small wave looking around desperately for a group that didn't contain a female calling to him with hearts in her eyes Nudo put his head down on the desk he was sitting at grumbling incoherently this day had started off so well and now some random student was going to get thrown on their team and most likely shun him the entire time to his surprise though he saw young boy with sunglasses make his way up to their table the lower portion of his face hidden by his collar hello yamaki San hi ugan would either of you mind my presence on your team for this exercise he asked his voice Stoke Naruto blinked not at all he said sounding unsure of himself hanata shook her head as well her eyes not leaving the newcomers AO right sheo nodded noticing hanad is none too subtle star down that is correct do not worry I do not mean either of you ill will I was perhaps wondering if you knew the reason everyone treats you with such hostility uzamaki San Nudo shook his head his face glum if I knew I'd try and do something to fix it but I really don't trust me I'd like to know too she no nodded before turning curtly to address hanata hugasan I'd like you to understand that I bear you Zaki S no negative feelings I understand why you are defensive but I would like if possible for us all to get along the naus stared at the stoic boy for a minute longer her eyes searching for any hint of Deceit in his face as a hauga and especially as the ays to her clan she had long since began training to read people's faces and emotions although no master she could almost always get a decent r on the general mood of people and knew the telltale signs of liars seeing none she nodded tightly still not certain about the whole thing similar to Sask they had barely any previous interaction with Shino and she was hesitant to welcome him with open arms Cho pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose silently acknowledging Hinata's grudging acceptance into their group excellent should we get going then I believe we have a ways to walk to the actual side of our training Nudo nodded enthusiastically pulling Hinata up and he leapt to his feet despite her hesitance and getting up she did so immediately at the blond's contact with her blushing slightly in the process even if nuto wasn't worried she had to be enough for both of them lest he get hurt again Naruto chattered excitedly all the way to their destination which turned out to be the very same training ground that nuto called his home away from home Sho had listened closely to the Babel voicing his opinions on various things when nuto had no choice but to take a moment and breathe hanada had listened to but didn't respond to anything she was too absorbed in thought at war with herself if Naruto trusted someone she should be trusting them as well at the same time it had gotten him hurt before so she should really be more cautious when it came to people claiming to be friendly which was the right answer baruka cleared his throat loudly catching the attention of all the young students on the edge of the wood now I want all the groups to Fan out and begin collecting various plants that you think can be used as food I'll be monitoring and offering assistance if you need it so there's no need to worry is everyone ready upon receiving a loud chorus of yes and say he clapped his hands all right then off you go Naruto Hinata and Sho all leap towards the clearing nuto and Hinata trained together in the former sprawling out on the ground grass as they reached their destination ah this is great almost like we get to spend the school day at home right inan he joked hanada smiled nodding it was nice to be in a familiar Place Chino looked up at the Clear Blue Sky it was a nice day and they had plenty of time to gather the food he laid back next to nuto feeling his hives gentle Buzz they enjoyed the warmth just as much as him P Sho Naruto spoke from beside him yes yamaki San Sho replied causing a Grimace to appear on the blond's face blle stop calling me that he said stretching his back man it was nice out just call me Naruto she no nodded after a second filing the important information away in his mind my apologies Naruto s you don't need to apologize gez and Naruto s oh whatever Naruto glanced over at him why don't you see me like everyone else does Sho turned his head his expression unchanging why should I nuto opened his mouth but noise came out he furrowed his eyebrows huh what I mean to say is you have not wronged me therefore I don't see any need to be upset or angry at you it's as simple as that Dorito blinked before looking even more confused but if it's that simple he said his voice showing frustration why does everyone else hate me I didn't do anything to any of them sheo Shrugged could it possibly be due to the graffiti and pranks I hear my clansmen discussing occasionally dudo shook his head his eyes downcast the only reason reason I started any of that was to get people to notice Me Maybe laugh at something I did at least then they'd acknowledge I was there she knows eyebrows fur it as well something quite rare for the K abum if that's the case I do not know I will inquire with my father further to try to get that answered Theo looked around at Shino astonishment on his face are really you do that for me Shino nodded his mouth twitching as if he wanted to smile I am just as curious as you but I suppose it is for you in a way arito grinned br looking back up at the Cerulean sky thank you Shino I think wek be good friends Bren Shino replayed the simple word in his head not many people openly pursued or accepted friendship with an abiram due to their secluded nature and the hives of insects they contained within their bodies the villagers shunned them although not disrespectfully and fellow Shinobi acknowledged their strength but few associated with them on close personal levels she know smiled the action hidden by his jacket the news of his new friendship would please his father he was sure after an hour of napping in the clearing the three were caught by an irritated aruka who chastised them for slacking off Naruto huffed at this picking up and popping a mushroom into his mouth in front of the mortified aruka claiming that food wasn't hard to find and Nudo aruka stammered his face going pale that mushroom is extremely poisonous arudo blinked his face screwing up in confusion what but I eat those all the time I don't always have time to shop for groceries you know Nudo proved his point by grabbing the mushrooms twin and popping that into his mouth too shuttering I hate vegetables though aruka was sputtering his face the color of paper that's not how can mushrooms are a fungus he bellowed bending over and breathing heavily Naruto looked at him like he was about to go mad garuka Sensei you really need to calm down Naruto said holding his hands up in a plating manner his Sensei could get really worked up sometimes aruka took a closer look at Naruto waiting to see the symptoms of the these dangerous fungi no swelling of the throat no constricted Airways he's not dizzy no bleeding from any orifices is he really immune to these things he thought looking bewildered it seems so however because Naruto stood staring at him his hesitant look still in place well Naruto aruka sighed it looks like you have natural resistances to poison I wouldn't urge you to try this on any other of the poisonous plants in the forest but I've already eaten everything in here at least once Naruto interrupted placing his hands behind his head aruka blanched bringing a hand to pinch the bridge of nose I'll have to inform hokama about this Naruto you're exempt from this exercise and I don't want you passing any help to your team he said causing the blonde to look outraged he placed a patient hand up indicating he still had the floor to speak that mushroom you ate just now would have killed most anyone else within 10 minutes he said watching nk's face grow sick do you want to be the reason one of your friends eat something poisonous because you say it's okay only for them to die minutes later Nudo shook his head rapidly worried eyes flashing towards hanata Hoka nodded solemnly his point had gotten across good I want you to do some personal training then are you too fine to finish the exercise he turned to hanata and Shino and seeing both of them nod he turned away excellent I'll be back in half an hour to check on your progress he said leaping away once out of sight he dropped his hands into a tiger seal watching as a shadow clone poofed to life before his eyes watch over the students here you already know where I'm going he said politely leaping away towards the Hokage Tower and you're sure of this heruka the sand a Hokage serat toi hin sat in his chair facing the village a smoking pipe perched in between his lips the smoke wafted towards the ceiling lazily helping to calm the Aged leader he was as he often stated too old for this however the village needed a leader someone strong to look to and he was the only sing candidate especially after the death of the yame yes hokama heruka said his features Twisted in worry like I said I noticed small cuts and bruises and wet healing at an accelerated rate but thought nothing of it this time though it was apparent the cao's chakra seems to be influencing Naruto's body although it seems like it's only a ridiculous healing Factor at this point for him to be able to ingest the Shinigami mushroom itself though he shook his head do you think Shinobi made poison will have any effect serat toi thought for a moment the smoke rolling around his Hokage hat I think he began thoughtfully that if it is a chakra targeting poison it may have some effect as for those those that directly Target is biology I think that the cao's chakra will eliminate the enzymes before they have a chance to damage his body's organs it does certainly seem like an advantage he said giving a small chuckle reading aruka like a book you didn't get this far without learning how to read people after all but alas there is still the curse that comes with it aruka nodded seeming lost for any idea towards a new conversation hereis in took the opportunity to ask lightly how is Naruto K I haven't seen much of him lately he used to stop by quite often aruka actually smiled at this he's made several friends hokama aruka said obviously pleased he could report something not troubling hauga chasuk and abiram Sho the wise and Shinobi nodded at the first name having seen them together on several occasions himself at the second name however he tensed slightly the younger brother of Itachi he asked keeping the worry out of his voice heruka nodded the very same I had suggested it to him but I didn't actually imagine he's pulled Sask out of his shell he's pretty dedicated to catching up to his brother but I don't think anyone can do you serat toi shook his head harsh memories of the latest secret meeting playing in his head I would be hardpressed to keep up with him he said honestly earning a look of surprise from aruka I think Kakashi would have equal trouble with him but might be a bit more Adept at it than I due to his Sharingan aruka nodded at that Kakashi had previously achieved the rank of Ambu captain at the youngest age yet until Itachi had taken the record from him they were both incredibly powerful ninja and he couldn't say which of them would win if they had fought pisen meanwhile had troubling thoughts of his own the peace talks aren't playing out as well as I'd hoped he thought sadly Itachi being forced to spy on your own family hopefully this can be resolved soon sometimes the hardest part of running a village was making the decisions that would harm and ostracize people that didn't deserve it nuto stood very still has faced the very definition of concentration it would work this time it had to everything was riding on this one attempt at success Focus he though breathing slowly his heart rate slowed just enough that he could feel at least slightly calm about the situation he grit his teeth slapped his hands into the tiger seal and un and no Jutsu poof a white very papery looking narudo appeared before him looking as if it had been drawn by a four-year-old it made to raise its flimsy arms before falling backward slowly it hit the ground and disappeared with a pitiful puff of smoke as Naruto stared at the spot it had vanished his eyebrow switching well at least I could tell it was you [ __ ] Sask said jokingly a smirk settling on his face but it wasn't successful you owe me and hanadis and Raymond Theo hung his head he had bet SAS that with all the chakra control exercises he had done the past five months he had been training with hanata he could finally make a perfect clone needless to say he had failed I was looking forward to free Raymond too he said dully imagining how flat his frog wallet would be after treating his two friends boy cheer up Sask said shaking his head at the blond's Antics it won't be long until you can make a clone nuto shook his head drawing a surprised look from Sask he'd never seen nuto give up on anything but he looked so dejected about this particular Jutsu I've been trying for so long and I haven't really made much progress on it I just don't know what to do he sigh running a hand through his spiky blonde hair off to the side Hinata watched him with concern in her eyes this sight of nuto was usually one he didn't allow others to see his self-doubt and apprehension weren't widely known and while she should be happy that he trusted them enough to let them see it she wasn't sure that she liked it then nuto K she called softly Naruto turned his head towards her still looking dejected I know why Youk get it she said a strong conviction in her voice Naruto blinked how do you know that hinat Chan he asked still doubt in his voice she shook her head slowly her Violet dresses falling around her face I just D do she replied blushing slightly and poking her fingers together why you can do anything Naruto Ki finished hiding her face from sight there was a pause before she looked back up but when she did Naruto was grinning broadly at her her breath caught in her throat would she ever get used to seeing his smile like that at her she doubted it you're right H Chan he said brightly walking over to give her a hug Sask watched her face go 20 Shades Darker and he chuckled it was always amusing to see the way Nudo affected Hinata she could go from threatening Powerhouse to a babbling pile of mush in less than a second they look cute don't you think so Sask Sask wheeled around his eyes lighting up Itachi n he exclaimed walking quickly forward to embrace his Elder sibling Itachi smiled and returned the Embrace watching the other pair eye him curiously you must be Naruto K Itachi said a smile playing on his features and you hinatas San they both nodded and nuto stepped forward your sas's older brother he asked a certain light in his eyes I heard you were really strong you know Bachi Shrugged his eyes gleaming playfully that's what they like to tell me he turned to Sask and Sask truly looked at his brother's eyes they looked tired stressed and worst of all pained he hadn't seen his brother in some time what could have happened to force away the kindness that used to be ever present Itachi NIS are you okay Sask said lowly his voice full of concern you look worn Itachi's eyes widening for a fraction of a second before he assumed a downtrod in expression it's shui he's dead sass 's eyes widened shui was Itachi's best friend what how he asked his tone conveying his anger and concern Itachi allowed himself to smile it is an unknown but one I am investigating he said turning to address Naruto but I didn't come to discuss my own hardships I came to check on the progress of your guy's training nutk entire face lit up as if he was just given a ticket to free raymen for life at auraku are really Itachi chuckled as the young blonde jumped and punched the air unable to to contain his excitement yes Naruto come now I'd like you to show me your bunch and no Jutsu nuto stopped dead in his tracks an expression of Terror etched onto his face oh oh iachi San I know you're not Adept at it Naruto K and there's nothing wrong with that Itachi said patiently giving Sask a meaningful look we all have our strengths and weaknesses Sask nodded acknowledging the subliminal message while Naruto gulped and put his hands into the familiar seal bunin no Jutsu the same mostly nuto appeared as before except now Itachi was right next to it examining it with strange red eyes nuto jumped back he hadn't seen the older boy move at all holy crap as he fast he thought seeing him eye his clone with interest Bachi glanced at hanata his D Jutsu deactivating I assume you've already told him heun using too much chakra anata nodded tightly her eyes wary new people especially powerful ones didn't sit well with her her eyes flickered to nuto who seemed to cling to Itachi's every word Itachi gave her a small smile and saw her relax slightly now then Naruto K are you truly using as little chakra as possible nuto nodded looking confused Itachi thought for a moment his eyes shut before glancing up at the still waiting blonde nuto K I'm going to teach you a different version of the bunchin Jutsu one that I think you'll take better to nutk face conveyed the same excitement as earlier at being taught by Elite Ambu and he stood shaking in place with pure joy sasu looked at Naruto with obvious Jealousy on his face Itachi chuckled poking Sask in the middle of his forehead with two fingers Sask you are not to use this Jutsu until your future Sensei gives you permission when you're out of the academy gotted Sask looked at his brother in Outrage but Itachi raised a plating hand I know that you've noticed Naruto's abnormally large chakra reserves that is the only reason he will be able to use this Jutsu you have a long way to go before you build up your reserves enough to be able to use this try before and you might kill yourself he finished with a serious tone looking at Hinata as well she nodded understanding the risks were just as strong for her Itachi looked back at Naruto who was jumping up and down in his excitement now Naruto K the Clones you will be making are called Shadow clones they differ from regular clones as they will appear with a body of their own as real as you I due to this they take a great deal more chakra than the ucer Clones so not many Shinobi can utilize them very well when you use the technique the Clones you create will take equal parts of your chakra make too many clones and you may not be left with enough jaak to live that is the risk of the Jutsu Theo nodded running through all the information in his head so if I make two clones they each have a third of my chakra Bachi nodded yes although when dispelled any chakra remaining in them will return to you you must also remember that the more chakra you put into the Clones the sturdier they will be observe Bachi made a hand sign and instantly 10 others of himself appeared in the clearing Naruto gazed wondrously at them his excitement beginning to take hold again it Itachi threw a single shuriken at each of the Clones and they all dispelled as the singular weapon struck them once again Itachi made the sign to create a single clone this time when the shuriken struck the Clone it began to bleed but didn't dispel a swift strike to the neck did the job however and Itachi looked back to Naruto he could see the gears turning in his head so the more clones I make the weaker they are Naruto asked tentatively scratching his head Itachi smiled yes although not physically they will just be able to take less damage before dispelling Itachi said before looking thoughtful I would also like you to keep in mind that when you begin nature manipulation down the road you can Infuse your clones with any chakra nature you are proficient in this can create some devastating traps ones that move and strike like you Theo nodded feeling his excitement build with the Elder has every word all right I'm ready Itachi nodded as well smiling softly at the young boy simply place your hands into a modified tiger seal as I did gather your chakra as if you were creating a clone and release the Jutsu arito nodded placing his hands into the abnormal hand sign he began building his chakra his eyes closed in concentration he slowly got what he felt was the right amount and his eyes snapped open a determined look in them P bunch and no Jutsu he exclaimed before a cloud of smoke enveloped the area surrounding him anada squinted eager to see if the new Jutsu had worked out for the object of her admiration as the smoke cleared however she didn't spot any other spiky blonde heads concerned she started looking more closely when why is everyone so big you know a tiny voice rang out hanata looked down and spotted two tiny narut scratching their heads and looking up at everyone present Naruto looked in disbelief at the two doll-sized clones he had made before yelling at them in a comical voice hey why aren't you my size it's not our fault you [ __ ] why didn't you make us bigger yeah you Tren to make fun of us you look into fight the two tiny Narutos began brandishing their fists at their creator but before they do anything two gentle hands had swooped in and picked them up W they turned to see who had picked them up they were met with pale eyes gazing at them causing the two to smile bashfully hey hinat Chan let us down it's embarrassing you know one said grinning hanata didn't say anything but her eyes grew strange and the real Naruto was giving her an odd look Hinata Chan he said with a questioning tone she gave him a fierce look these small Narutos are just too cute she said her voice the epitome of seriousness nuto blinked unsure of what to say to that hanada began to prod the small Narutos much to their playful displeasure Itachi laughed a little at the spectacle causing Naruto to whip back around to face him flushing slightly with embarrassment as sorry Itachi San I didn't make you did well Naruto K Itachi said seriously causing nutk face to twist into one of confusion for your first attempt those are good Shadow clones they resemble you in every way I believe and once you tweak how you actually gather and for the chakra you'll have full-sized Shadow clones at your disposal good job he finished smiling lightly at the blonde Nudo nodded vigorously his grin threatening to split his face in two thank you Itachi San thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you he finished bounding forward to hug Itachi around the middle Itachi chuckled again patting The blond's Heading before dislodging Nudo from around his waist all of you keep training hard Itachi said smiling at the three koha will always be a Target to those jealous of our peace and prosperity it will need strong Shinobi to protect it and you three must contribute to that strength they all nodded and Itachi leapt off his thoughts much darker than his outside demeanor an NOA will always be a Target even to those within the village sasuki need to grow strong so that someday you can avenge our parents and our clan zuk sighed as he watched his brother leap off man Itachi niin barely teaches me any new Jutsu what makes you so special he commented to Naruto smiling as he did so Naro smiled back but didn't speak he went back to trying to create more Shadow clones and before he knew it Hinata was now managing a small pile of different sized but all miniature Narutos sasu shook his head Bid Farewell to his friends and made his way home the next few days were uneventful for the young Shinobi attending the academy Naruto had gotten his shadow clones to reach half his height now and was slowly growing them by manipulating how he formed his chakra hanata was running 20 plus kilom a day to assist in training her endurance and Sask was working on both his physical speed and expanding his chakra reserves after a particularly grueling training session Sask lay on the ground panting having performed five complete Fire release great Fireballs in a row his previous limit had been three with a meager fourth one so his completion of five seemed a very large success sasu Sanada chastised helping him to his feet you really shouldn't work yourself into the ground you'll get hurt and then Naruto K will get worried sasu grimaced trying to hold himself up and failing to do so he leaned on Hinata's shoulder giving her an apologetic look as if on Q Naruto walked into the clearing with a clone 3/4 of his size trotting after him looking just as enthused hey guys look at how big they saso are you all right Naruto asked the Clone dispelling saso nodded giving the blonde a smirk of course just used a bit too much chakra I'm going to head home and get some rest we've been at it for hours out here arudo blinked looking to the sky it was already night he hadn't realized it with absorbed he was in mastering his Jutsu oh man you're right Naro said a look of shagrin on his face crap I just remembered that I told aruka Sensei I'd meet him for Raymond though Naruto K hinat said smiling at him Naruto looked up reluctance in his eyes but she shook her head I okay Naruto k i h help him back to H his compound you go eat W with aruka Sensei nuto fur at his brows but reluctantly nodded he stroe forward giving sasuka fist bump and rumpling Hinata's hair like Itachi had done to him he had enjoyed it enough and Hinata didn't look like she hated it she had ducked her head a furious blush adorning her face Naruto Shrugged that never was a bad sign after all just a weird one he hadn't interpreted yet all right I'll see you guys tomorrow he said before turning and leaping off in the direction of ichiraku thankfully since the training ground they used was secluded it was also nearby the AA compound which had been relocated to a remote corner of the village some 5 years previous sass suuk and Hinata walked in comfortable silence before SAS decided to break it asking the question that had been nagging him for several weeks hey hanada San he began pausing until he received a sideways glance from the girl why do you try so hard for Naruto to his surprise she didn't react to his question at all her eyes shifted back to the path in front of them and Sask was about to think she would ignore his question when she began to speak narudo is the kindest most determined person I know she said softly yet firmly sasu glanced her and saw the look she often adopted when the blond-haired youth was involved he never gives up ever you know he saved me once there were these boys who were picking on me because of my family I was weak back then I still think I am now she smiled but it didn't seem to reach her eyes but then especially so they were about to beat me up a little I think when nuto came to my rescue he didn't even know me but he challenged them and got beat up for it saso saw her eyes narrow the corners filling up ever so slightly with angry tears they left him lying there and I wanted to help him my caretaker Co refused to let me I started seeing him more she blushed slightly almost revealing that she had turned into a stalker the villagers treat him terribly it makes me angry every time I see it but he never gave up no matter who walks over him or insults him he yells right back and keeps his smile on his face saso nodded slowly taking in the information about his new friend I've noticed your protective of him why is that if heun's never going to give up sasu qu her face contorted into one of pain she bit her lip looking at him sideways I saw something a group of people they heard him really bad she cast her gaze towards the ground a few tears falling freely I I thought he was dead but then I saw him again a short time later and he was just as he always wish she wiped at her eyes with her other arm her eyes daring Sasso to make a comment he didn't after that I made a promise to myself that I would do everything I could to protect nuto k no matter what Sask remained silent thinking about everything the blue nett had said it certainly seemed like nuto had a rough childhood he hadn't known the blonde to get physically abused he knew he was an orphan but not that he had to struggle just to get along in the village ared a corner and saw the entrance to the AA compound Sask narrowed his eyes slightly it was surprisingly quiet usually there was at least a few kids out playing around this time seeing as how their compound was so secluded there were no real threats lurking in the night the not is something's wrong Sask murmured drawing his arm back to him and slumping forward slightly ow his body hurt he didn't fall though and he took a few slow steps forward before starting forward at a steady Pace towards the entrance to his home Hinata followed a few Paces behind looking tense as well she lived in a similar compound and could recognize the Eerie quiet that had fallen as they drew near to the gate sasukes Pace quickened if we find Itachi nasin HEK be able to explain things he said confidently stepping through the arch that marked the A's territory he'll tell us what's going Sask mind slowed to stop on the ground slumped near an Alleyway was a dead Shinobi his tanle Loosely in his hand a clean slice across his throat sasso's stomach heaved but he kept it in check he could feel his fear begin to rise and he grasped wildly for Hinata she quickly offered him her hand looking horrified at the body just meters away asuan she said Fe aidant in her voice let's let's go tell someone sasu started forward pulling her with him w we need to find Itachi nasin he said his voice shr but as they made their way through the compound they encountered more and more bodies lying dead on the street on benches and even a few hanging precariously from balconies they were at a dead Sprint now young eyes clenching as far shut as they could to ignore the horrors around them sasu turned a corner thrusting open a door Hinata following quickly inside uan kasan Itachi n he yelled pounding through the house Hinata followed fast on his heels her fists clenched tightly wishing they were back with nuto sasu thrust the the door to his parents room open and froze hanata slowly peaked around the side of him and felt her eyes widen in horror there on the ground were sas's mother and father dead Sask fell to his knees tears spilling freely from his face why why were his parents Dead who would do this denata took a step back her young mind reeling flashbacks of nutk butchering were playing in her head and she shook it wildly trying to force the images from her head as Sask stared at the bodies of his family he noticed a movement in the Shadow His Hand shot to hanad and she nearly jumped her eyes searching frantically even as they spotted him emerging from the darkness a bloody Katana in his hands they couldn't believe it aachi nias and Sask said disbelievingly looking from his parents bodies to his brother and back this didn't add up foolish little brother Itachi said coldly his eyes completely devoid of the warmth anata had remembered in them then n and who who killed our parents our clan sassu cast his voice shaking violently he didn't want to believe he couldn't believe I did he said simply slowly wiping the blood off of his blade sas's eyes clenched shut his fingernails drawing blood from his palms as his fists tightened this is a nightmare he muttered as he began to pinch his arm harder and harder I'm Dreaming I'm Dreaming this is no dream Sask Itachi said his voice completely empty of emotion this is reality our parents our clan are no more whh y y sass screamed tears still falling from his face why did you do it why the AI tilted his head as if confused by the question why to test my strength of course sas's eyes widened in shock and disbelief and the tears stopped falling W what anat's eyes were wide as well to test his strength he murdered everyone to test his strength foolish little brother Itachi repeated Everyone is always telling me what a genius I am how I could be the most powerful a to appear in Generations what good or words I needed proof so I decided to wipe out our clan with these eyes he finished activating his shuringan sasu and Hinata watched in disbelief as the three tommo that comprised his shuringan Twisted into the likeness of a shuriken sasu Rose to his feet shakily stepping backwards towards the door hanada was just behind him and stepped back as well they needed to get out of here he would kill them but what is that sassu casked hesitation in his voice that's not a regular Sharingan this is the evolution of the Sharingan Itachi said sheathing his sword it is powerful sasu cloaked as if he were out to throw up you you murdered our family to test your eyes Itachi na Itachi was suddenly before the two of them fists planted in both of their guts sasu and Hinata both doubled over coughing violently as the air was expelled from them they fell to the ground clutching their stomachs the two of you he said with disinterest are too weak I don't need to compare myself with the likes of you sasu Kurt his footsteps leave the room through his family's house and finally exiting outside everything became quiet save for sasukes quiet sobs Hinata slowly pushed herself to her knees sucking in deep breaths she averted her eyes from the pair of corpses and pulled on Sask arm as sasuki andn need to go she urged panic and fear in her voice they had to leave before the elited sh had changed his mind about not killing them didn't Sask realize the danger they were in Sask Face rose to meet hers and she stepped back at the unbridled Fury that lay upon it itach he bellowed throwing himself towards the door as he sprinted towards his departed brother hanata followed pleading with sasu to leave but he wouldn't listen he spotted his brother walking down the street almost nonchalantly saso felt his anger boy low as he whipped a handful of shuriken from his holster which was still attached to his waist from his earlier training he whipped them at frightening speeds towards Itachi who turned on the spot catching all of them out of the air as if they were lobbed gently at him sasu crushed forward aiming a punch at his brother's torso Itachi caught the fist easily swung him in a circle and threw him towards hanata watching as they crumpled into a heap together foolish little brother sassu grit his teeth that Mantra was infuriating himid you think you really had a chance as you are now here let me show the both of you are difference in Powers they both raised their gaze to Itachi and before they could realize their mistake they were falling into Inky black pools descending into nothingness sasu pushed himself to his knees looking around himself in a panic where was he where was Itachi his gaze was drawn by two figures kneeling in the center of a room he squinted Duan kasan he whispered clambering to his feet and running towards them he was abruptly caught by his throat and pinned to a wall that previously didn't exist behind him and his eyes fell level with that of his brothers welcome foolish little brother Itachi said in an empty voice to tsukiyomi sasu cried trying to escape his brother's grip when he felt a blade plunged into his shoulder he gasped before screaming in pain nearly blacking out when a similar one was thrust into his other shoulder pinning him to the wall he watched as Itachi stro behind their parents drawing yet another sword lowering it to his father's throat time passes here much slower than that of the real world Itachi said in a detached voice the force slashing saso yelled as his father slumped to the ground lifeless blood pouring from his slash throat hot tears streamed down sas's face as Itachi lowered the point of the blade to align with his mother's heart B an entire day passes in here only a second passes in reality Itachi said calmly before thrusting the blade through the woman that had cared for saso since the day he was born sas's screams didn't cease despite the pain that had begun to bloom in his throat the pain in his shoulders seemed minuscule compared to the one he felt in his heart he was being forced to watch his parents being murdered right in front of him by the very brother had idolized he clenched his eyes shut wishing the entire thing away and when he opened his eyes his parents were kneeling placidly on the floor again not a single drop of blood in sight his eyes widened as he saw Itachi watching him calmly his sword still in hand I control everything that happens in here Itachi said leaning into the blade to to drive it slowly through his father's chest sassu qued in mute horror as his dad choked on his own blood before falling onto his side his Crimson life flew it leaking from his still open mouth onto the floor you will endure the sight of our pitiful parents dying again and again for 72 hours SAS felt sobs rack his body as he watched Itachi impale their mother upon his blade again her pain-filled eyes searching his for help that look would haunt him for years to come anada stumbled backwards her Bakugan flaring where was she she couldn't see anything just Inky Blackness weight she started sprinting Naruto was there running towards her concern etched onto his face he reached a hand towards her he was nearly there his eyes widened and he looked down at his chest Hinata followed his gaze and to her horror a blad had sprouted from where his heart would be blood flowing from the wound his eyes bore into hers with a look of surprised anguish hi not achan he muttered before the light left his Cerulean orbs hanata felt herself break Naruto couldn't be dead there was no way this was a dream this wasn't real she felt her head snap back as she was tossed by it launching her into a tree her back Struck it hard and she slid to the bottom her vision blurring welcome young hauga to tsukiyomi her eyes struggled to focus on the man standing before her and before she could move the roots of the tree work their way around her binding her to the massive trunk she began to struggle against the bindings unable to move when she froze anchan she focused her eyes on an orange blob that was rapidly approaching when wincing as it dropped to her side then Naruto K she whispered as if in a dream the blonde nodded tensely resting his hand on her cheek did he hurt you Hinata Chan the boy said anger in his eyes hanata shook her head tears spilling freely I thought I tht thought you www were DD I'm right here Hinata Chan Naruto said offering a confident smile Hinata felt her hopes rise nuto would save her he never gave up not until he accomplished what he wanted nuto turned and faced Itachi you'll pay for what you did to hanadan he said rushing at the Elder boy he threw a vicious right hook that followed with a backwards roundhouse using all his Speed and Agility to try and strike Itachi Hinata saw immediately that it was in vain but before she could yell for him to run away Itachi rammed his Katana into Naruto's throat the not's eyes widened as blood began seeping from his mouth his eyes turning wildly to hers bichan he gurgled out his eyes rolling into the back of his head run she screamed as his body slumped to the ground devoid of life in this world Itachi said coldly you will experience the greatest pain you can imagine for 72 hours anata barely registered his words Naruto was dead before her eyes and she was powerless to help him was all the training all the time she put forth to get strong for him for nothing all the praise she managed to get from her clan growing from the worthless arys to the strong willed princess H she turned tear-filled eyes to see Nudo completely unharmed sprinting towards her Fury and his blue eyes new hanata screamed struggling unsuccessfully to free herself from her bindings Naruto canun run HEK kill you Naruto con run away Naruto didn't listen however and as he was about to reach her was thrown backward slightly as a blade neatly sliced his chest open she watched screaming as Itachi walked up to the now prone boy and rammed his sword through the fresh wound he had made Hinata's sobs turned to hyperventilation this was too much she was going to go mad and suddenly in the middle of what seemed like the 50th n being murdered before her eyes the void of Darkness was gone as were the dead Narutos around her the auha compound came into Focus for one pain filled second and then she passed out Itachi grimaced deactivating his D Jutsu and gripping his head he watched heartbroken as sasu slumped to the ground next to his friend it seems it's beyond my ability to perform the F tsukiyomi on to at once Itachi thought his eyes throbbing it had only been half the time it should have been nevertheless I think I got to sasu Young brother I hope you Garner the power to kill me and free me of the sin Bachi leapt quickly towards the Hokage Tower to inform the sand a of his actions they had not been ordered directly by him but his council member danzo he would still need to be informed however and warned that if anyone were to harm sasuki would be back nuto laid his head at Hinata's side tears flowing heavily as great sobs erupted from his mouth she had been found in a near Kom State along with Sask inside the AA compound surrounded by dead members of the esteemed Clan Sask was the only remaining Survivor except for the perpetrator Naruto still weeping clenched his fist tightly sas's brother Itachi was the one that did this to his two friends half of the people he could say that he trusted if only he'd been there if only Naruto almost started choking on his own breath as new sobs climbed out of his throat he wasn't there for them he wasn't there flashback Nudo walked happily into the classroom the following morning a large grin on his face with his hand settled nonchalantly behind his head his eyes immediately traveled to his anadas and Sask seats and his smile faltered for a fraction of a second when he saw every seat empty the blonde Shrugged it off as them running late and the grin returned a second later remaining in place for several minutes while he sat down and waited for his friends but they never came as the minutes ticked nearer for classes to start nutk grin slid from his face they were never this late had something happened nark thoughts led to the night before when he had brushed his friends off to get food with his Sensei if they had gotten hurt because he had left them alone Be shook his head fiercely trying to expel the intrusive thoughts that kind of negativity was always chastised by the third Hokage the only person that nuto openly confided in while growing up the old man would smile at him and tell him that the only way to attain happiness was to hold his head high and his attitude optimistic Nudo had tried to live up to the old man's words but needless to say it was very difficult when almost everyone hated him he had found recently however that it was much easier especially when he had people to help him through the tougher times nuto eyes glued to ARA's face as he walked in noting the deep bags under his eyes as well as the very neutral expression on his face something wasn't right nuto was at his desk in an instant drawing the eyes of the entire class to him half of them glanced up to his seat to see the other two desks empty before also looking to aruka in curiosity aruka Sensei where's hanad Chan and Sask Naruto asked his voice leaking concern he saw Ruka wise and his heart turned to ice I I would rather make the announcement to the class Naruto aruka said his voice sounding tired Naruto didn't move where are my friends Naruto asked his voice shaking with suppressed emotion Nuka looked at Naruto for a second longer taking in his slightly watery eyes before sighing here I'll tell you in the hallway the other students watched as Naruto was taken into the wall by a tense looking aruka several minutes passed and the only noise be heard was ARA's gentle murmur through the wall as he addressed Naruto without warning the door shot out of its frame causing a few people to scream an orange blur rocketed across the room and out the window shattering it completely a few of the students were on their feet looking towards the empty door frame where aruka was slowly making his way through it a defeated look on his face aruka sense say what's going on Kiba asked his K9 companion yipping his confusion as well aruka looked at the remainder of the class who all looked confused and worried before sighing sometimes giving him so many young minds to teach was wonderful the ability to help them grow mature and strengthen each other's bonds to one another was great but it came with a downside sometimes you had to break their Spirits you had to give them news they couldn't comprehend and then watch as they struggle to understand it never the wiser to the fact that they are almost incapable of doing so without seeing the evils senior Shinobi are used to encountering but the heavy heart heruka began to tell the class how there was no more AA Clan and a brand new srank missing nin from their Village then flashback Nudo grasped to nod his hand tightly tear streak staining his whisker cheeks he had no more tears left only great darkness that seemed to lay before him how would they react when they woke up he had left them he wasn't there to protect them when they needed it Nudo felt broken as his laid by H's thigh ignorant to the twitching of the blue Net's opposite hand they would surely hate him why wouldn't they he failed them he promised to protect them and he didn't he thought with a sick sort of humor how happy he had been in the half a year he had been with Hinata and the few short months with sassu it was too good to be true of course he was bound to mess it up sooner or later the villagers were right he didn't deserve happiness or love or any of that Nudo fell backwards as a hard hand connected with his cheek sending him off his seat he raised a hand gingerly to his face his eyes raising hesitantly to meet the angry orbs of his best friend his gaze immediately flickered to the floor fresh tears managing to form in his dry eyes hi hanada CH no hanada Asama I am so sorry that I failed you I theut K Hinata's voice came sounding strangely distant shut up nuto felt his heart clenched words a particularly nasty SOB forcing its way from his mouth he turned around wiping at his eyes as he started for the door crying in front of her was pitiful and would probably only anger her more where are you going he froze turning frightened eyes to the bed hanata was set in he didn't dare look into her eyes a away from you hanadis s so that I don't stop that Theo raised his red puffy eyes to hanadis her expression didn't hold hate or anger it didn't hold happiness or anything else either it seemed sort of empty huh he got out wiping at his eyes again I like Chan better she said simply blinking at him Nudo blinked back confusion driving sadness to the back of his mind ish shouldn't get to call you that Naruto said bitterly kicking at the ground I don't deserve to shut up she said again a frown marring her face when nuto didn't respond she continued and don't ever let me hear you saying the villagers are right about anything ever again they're all terrible and I'll make them pay one day nutk eyes widened as they shot to hers once again had he been saying his thoughts out loud and why why are you defending me he asked his voice quickly becoming frantic I failed you I failed Sask I wasn't there when I should have been I went to stupid dinner instead of staying with you I should have been there I should have he swayed before slumping backwards onto the floor leaning against the wall I should have been able to protect my precious people come here nuto looked up to see hanata gesturing to him the barest hint of a blush on her cheeks Naro shifted himself to his feet the ghost of a smile playing at his features that blush was something familiar he crawled into the bed besides Hinata hugging her tightly she didn't return the Embrace immediately caught by surprise that the boy had been so bold with her she had only intended to get him back into his seat beside her after all she gradually sunk into it however allowing the walls she had unconsciously put up in her sleep come down a little this was Naruto after all she could confide anything to him nuto smiled lightly as he saw the ends of her ears turn a little pink backing away to see a faint blush playing on her features it disappeared however as he thought to how he had failed her the notan he began a new his voice laced with shame almost immediately hanada shoved her face further into his chest shaking her head frantically and no Naruto K she said beginning to adopt her stutter again as she was in such close proximity of the objects of her admiration it's then not your fault I promise and neither me or sasu xen are you upset with you she paused for a moment to look up at him before leaning her forehead back against his chest and [ __ ] the villagers Theo's mouth fell open as he gawked her language he had begun to adopt it himself seeing as how it was the only interaction he had with a majority of koha's population but he was taught by the sand Dame to not use such language in front of women of children as it was considered rude to hear her curse them so openly arudo started giggling crushing the blue Net's face to his chest causing her be really awesome hanada Chan he said quietly squeezing her and I know you say you're not mad but I promised to make this up to you you anata pursed her lips but didn't speak nodding into his warm body it wouldn't do good for her to resist as nut's personality wouldn't allow him to just accept the situation as it was he would always blame himself to some extent and she would just have to lessen the guilt he felt by convincing him that she was fine which for the most part she was her eyes darkened unseen by nuto she didn't know exactly how she felt on one hand she could easily acknowledge that everything she'd seen was an illusion Itachi had told her that is tsukiyomi would be lasting 72 hours but it hadn't seemed nearly that long something must have happened she buried her face flush against n's chest but only to hide her still distant eyes despite the fact that nuto was right here Itachi's apparent is at killing him over and over and over she shuddered it had made her realized that there were much stronger people than them everywhere she had been on a sort of high training with nuto day in and out and relishing in the strength he was achieving and the confidence he gave her she had felt like they could take the world on him leading the charge while she protected his back every step of the way but her encounter with Itachi had brought her back down to earth and she knew now that her previous way of thinking of dangersous not only to her but to her nuto K if he got too confident too sure of himself against an unknown opponent she gripped his shirt tightly not noticing the gentle Shake she was receiving it had hurt to see him die so many different times in front of her each more brutal and emotionally cutting than the last she never wanted to see his blood stain the ground again or stain her she shuddered remembering the few times s where Itachi had eviscerated her Naruto cun within inches of her face spattering her with his blood leaving him pale wide and empty eyed on the ground and not a Chan her eyes snapped up to Naruto's as his frantic gaze caught her his hand came up to wipe at her cheek and she noticed there was a Trail of Tears leading down her face theat Chan are you okay Naruto asked softly removing her tears carefully with his thumb denata blinked before lowering her head ashamed she was showing weakness in front of Naruto K that was unacceptable she had to be his pillar she had to remain strong you can talk to me hanatan her eyes flickered back up to his hesitant expression he looked almost uncomfortable I don't really know how to comfort anyone the old man usually just hugged me when I got sad which I tried but you still seem upset I'm sorry I'm kind of useless with these things the NAT watched him fidget with her pillow and smooth out his shirt where he thought she was laying admiration in her eyes there was also warmth that started in her stomach and was slowly making its way through her body it was still a good positive feeling but different it was the feeling she got when nuto brushed her hand with his when he held her like he was now when he praised her when he told her she was the most important person in his life but now this feeling had a name and Hinata felt her face grow hot she knew what he was to her she knew the fullness of her affection for him shilow a scream ripped through the air quickly pulling Hinata from her intimate thoughts Sask was writhing on the bed his eyes screwed shut with pain nuto instantly launched himself over attempting to shake Sask awake GGA Itachi Sask screamed bolting upright eyes wide and filled with righteous Fury he whipped his head around before reality took hold and he realized where he was his fists clenched tightly as he glared at the sheets beneath him clenching his teeth Bachi why why did you take everything from me why did you do this sas's head snapped up as a hand settled on his shoulder he traced the offending appendage and found the owner to be nuto gazing at him solemnly SAS Naruto said lowly his gaze falling sadly to the ground I'm I'm sorry sas's angry expression turned to one of surprise as he took in the remorseful boy in front of him he saw his eyes flicker to the opposite wall and saw Hinata sitting up in bed a slight glare directed at Naruto he stared at Hinata until he caught her eye desperate for someone to know the pain he went through as he stared at her with wide anguish filled eyes she got his message and nodded her eyes flashing to nuto sasu furrowed his brow looking down as tears stained his eyes Hinata had witnessed nuto death then well he he had endured his parents murder over and over but something was bothering him the door to their room swung open and the Hokage stood on the other side flanked by nurses who looked quite worried he peaked in spotting sasu rubbing his forearm across his eyes frantically and side he had been about to go home last night when Itachi had appeared slightly bloodstained in front of him he had recounted his secret mission and while Sarat toi had been Furious he had ultimately understood why danzo had gone to the lengths he had to ensure that upright in of the AA Clan didn't occur that wouldn't stop him from taking retribution on the man who so blatantly ignored his post as Hokage but that would have to wait he had to send Anu to collect the bodies secret Scrolls and weapons the clan possessed and start documenting them all as well as official forms marking Itachi as a missing men and now is it all right if I come in he said lightly offering the three children a kind smile sassu clucked him emptily shooting a look over to the blue net opposite him she gave him a nod and he redirected the gesture to the elderly Hokage harisen smiled his thanks before shuffling in closing the door behind him despite the nurse's protests his face quickly adopted that of utmost seriousness and he leveled a look of sympathy at the Young AA sasu Kan here is in started stepping to the foot of his bed I would like to bestow upon you my deepest apologies regarding what has happened as soon as we got wind of what had happened we dispatched Ambu to the area to investigate and see if we could catch Itachi or find survivors unfortunately I have nothing but bad news for both of those situations sasu gripped his blankets hard his eyes acting as Windows to his rage and grief he had no family left no one from what we can tell he used an advanced jinjutsu on both you and hanadan when you confronted him he continued it is most fortunate that he did not continue it longer you both suffered some mental damage but if you had been in it for much longer there is no doubt that your psyches would have suffered much more even to the point of changing your personalities for the worse but yamanaka went into your memories when you reported to the hospital it was standard procedure Naruto don't give me that look he added when Naruto looked like he was about to shout out in protest and they are currently looking into the AA Scrolls about what your brother dubbed suomi for lasting effects fortunately our foremost jinjutsu expert yuui kurai has spoken to Itachi about it before it seems that it places you into an alternate reality that stresses the mind and makes a passing second seem like an entire day it would appear that you both somehow escaped its power earlier than you should have as she tells me that if someone endures the entire ordeal it can leave someone quite broken he finished offering the two children a half smile anada watched the sandan without expression she could easily see how someone can lose themselves in that place if she had been subjected to nuto dying for much longer than she already had peris and watched hanata keep a pensive stare and frowned slightly he had visited the hyuga estate and seen her on several occasions though not for the past several months she seemed different to him now he would have to look into it later he turned back to Sask to see him struggling with something okama he said weakly looking up to the elderly man with wide frightened eyes what will I do now I have no family he looked down pain evident in expression until it darkened except him perisin didn't like that look it was reminiscent of when his student parents had died one that sought power no matter the cost to reach the end goal perisin opened his mouth to speak but someone else had beat him to the punch hey sasu Naruto said slowly causing the A's head to turn to him you know I don't have any family either but you know I still have you guys he said half smiling at his friend saso didn't smile back it's not the same he said harshly anger seeping into his voice I had a family I had my mother and father and and brother and now they're all gone he shouted punching the bed angrily Theo stayed silent for a moment before he spoke again you're right I don't know what it's like to have a mom and dad but I think I can feel like what it's like to have a brother he finished passionately a fire erupting in his eyes as he stared saso down defiantly Sask looked taken aback what's that supposed to mean he asked confusion replacing rage Aro smiled extending his fist towards the ebony-haired boy well for the past few months hanging out with you I feel like you're the closest thing to a brother I'll get you know SAS didn't talk or blink he simply stared at nuto before very slowly a small grin appeared on his face you and me Brothers ha he said to himself looking at his hands it was true that he had grown close to Naruto and Hinata and spent more time with them than his own parents or brother they weren't to blame necessarily his dad was the head of the clan after all and his mother was present at all Clan matters to help balance is his father's more aggressive and Brash nature and Itachi was he cut his thoughts off Itachi was no longer to be remembered fondly he was a curse to Sask and he would do everything in his power to get stronger to kill him and avenge his family one day SAS nodded to nuto giving him the best smile he could muster at that moment which came out as a smirk I guess we are kind of Brothers aren't we he said bumping nutk fist with his own in that case you need to help your brother get strong his face darkened and Narito ped a little when he saw the amount of hatred sasu could summon to his features I need to kill Itachi one day and I'll need all the strength I can get pisen watched their exchange with both happiness and sorrow he was glad that the AA had not fallen so far into darkness as to shut everyone else out and was glad to see that his surrogate grandson had obtained such good friends at at the same time however he grieved to see sas's reaction to his brother's unknown sacrifice and how he was coping with his loss maybe someday you'll find out the truth as sand Dame thought watching sasu punch nuto playfully on the shoulder I hope that you do your brother has done more for this Village than almost anyone I know well if that's the case the old man said smiling at the three of them you all have a week off of classes since your progress I dare say is quite extraordinary Naruto smiled brightly at the praise while saso nodded politely hanata here is and noted looked down blankly but he could sense anger behind her eyes why anyway I let aruka know about the situation Naruto don't let your skills dull in your short time off the sand Dame teased laughing at nunk affronted expression your friends have a perfectly fine excuse seeing as how they bedridden but you don't have a good day you three and with that he stro from the room finally allowing the nurses inside to check on their patients a short time later ANUK found himself sleeping again leaving nuto and his Hinata in relative privacy Naruto pulled a chair up to Hinata's bed and looked curiously at the blet hey Hinata Chan why do you look so sad he asked poking at her arm hanata gave a small jump As She was drawn from her thoughts again and cursed silently as sorry what was that and nuto K she asked shily embarrassed that her newly chrissen Crush had found her oblivious to her surroundings I asked why You Look so Sad Naruto said his eyebrows knitting together I don't like it when you're sad you never smile and your smile is the best he said grinning at her and Ada blushed poking her index fingers together he had said her smile was the best her Joy at his comment was quickly squashed as she recalled her previous thoughts however how would she ever find a way to bring up what she saw in Itachi's jinjutsu and how badly it had affected her how all she thought about was how worthless she truly was to be unable to save him even if that wasn't really him how she felt worse than garbage about her skills and how she was scared scared that they would encounter just as strong as Itachi and she would lose nuto for real this time she would see that blade plunged into his throat hear his choked Last Words watch his Bright Eyes Fade to a life less gray for the second time that day she felt Small Arms Encompass her she noticed her cheeks were wet again and she sobbed loudly why why was she so weak anata achan don't Naro said loudly surprising her you're not weak at all you're one of the strongest people I know he said and his words pierced her while she was admonishing herself for emulating nutk Action by speaking her thought thoughts without meaning to she was also trying to make sense of his words H how she breathed clutching his shirt she could almost hear him smiling because you never give up and I know I can rely on you and you kick everyone else's ass constantly he added giving her a squeeze even if you were beat by Itachi he's like one of the best in the village right I remember SAS saying he was a chunin or jonan by our age right so there's nothing to feel bad about we'll keep getting stronger and by the time we have to fight him or anyone else like him we'll be able to take them on for sure his words held such confidence such s that Hinata wanted to believe every word but the Naruto that had his chest sliced open had that tone as well the Naruto that swore he'd protect her and been decapitated spoke in that tone the one that had his head caved in the one who burned to death the one whose body was made into a pin cushion for kunai they all spoke with the certainty that the real Naruto did as much as she wanted to accept his words and believe in herself as strongly as he did she couldn't he was right about one thing though they would get stronger they had to the a gritter teeth as he father dodged her open Palm strike and retaliated with his own she was knocked harshly to the ground and another scraped joining the numerous ones that already adorned her body her father straightened up eyeing her with slight worry that will be all for today Hinata he said you have made very good progress so there will be no need for again she hissed settling into her Jukin stance his eyebrows raised slightly an uncommon show of emotion for the head of the haug Clan anata any further training will be detrimental to you due to your current state he said leveling a gaze at her she turned her head spat out a glob of mucus and looked back at him again she repeated before rushing forward her muscles screamed at her in protest as she went on the offensive throwing rapid Palm strikes at her father's body he brushed them aside with ease but it was taking his concentration to do so long were the days when he could admonish her while simultaneously sparring if he were to try and talk during their fight she would be bble to take advantage of it anata deliberately overextended her arm a bit hoping her father would see it as a sign of fatigue luckily for her he took the bait and as he launched his Counterattack she spun around it thrusting her Palm as fast as she could towards his exposed stomach her Victory flashed before her eyes but was squashed as his years of experience was shown to her in the form of a skillful Twist of his entire body moving his form along her arm to gain momentum as he threw a twin set of Palms into her back knocking her onto her stomach anata cursed silently ing the ground that was the fastest she could push herself and even with the Tactical Advantage she had bought herself was too slow too weak she pushed herself to her feet wobbling slightly as she turned to face her father again Nudo sat alone in the clearing stretching his limbs to their absolute limit after summoning five clones to spar against and successfully dispelling all of them he sat in the center of the grass sighing it had been a week since his friends had been released from the hospital and instead of going to class aruka had visited let them know they had an additional week off of school to recuperate provided they did some form of personal training for at least a few hours a day nuto had taken it as an opportunity to get his friend spirits up and for them to get back into the Rhythm they had made for themselves but it was in vain hanada hadn't appeared since she got released from the hospital and sasu had only showed up once to say that he needed some time to himself and not to expect him at least until they started school again nuto would have tried to train with Shino instead remembering that he seemed friendly enough but had no idea a where to look for the boy Naruto fell back onto the grass watching the clouds float along the wind currents lazily Naruto s it is good to see you here nunk gaze wandered to the voice and he smiled as he sat up Sho how did you know I was here I didn't the sto boy said my family sometimes utilizes this training ground due to the large expanse of forest to further our tracking abilities by attempting to learn the landscape by utilizing our bugs alone I had let some of my hive loose when they detected you and I decided to greet you Theo blinked before looking all over his body don't worry my hive has returned to me Sho said adjusting his sunglasses Nito grinned sheepishly Ah that's good anyway I'm glad you're here sheo head cocked to the side slightly as he took in the large smile on the blond's face why is that Theo's grin got wider because I have no one to train with and since you're here now you can be my training partner Cho stood silent for a second before seating himself beside nuto where if I may ask are sasu San and hanadan Theo face fell slightly I don't really know I know that Sask wants aone time which is fine but I haven't seen or heard anything from Hinata since they got out of the hospital it's really worrying me you know she no nodded solemnly recalling the reason the three of them had not shown up to classes the past few weeks the news of the AA Clan Massacre had spread like wildfire and sympathy was being offered in buckets to the young AA whenever he was seen all of the girls in their class waited every day to see if he would come back to classes hoping to be the one to comfort him as she know it was kind of repulsive I sorry I cannot say that I have seen hanad Asen as of late hopefully everything can return to some sort of normality after you all return to the academy Sho stated to which Naruto nodded yeah that'll be nice but hey do you want to train because I'm raring to go Naruto said enthusiastically stretching his shoulder sheo thought for another moment before shaking his head I'm sorry Naruto San but my father has mandated that my training be exclusively with my hive for the day since it has not been long since they have integrated with me I must get more familiar with them so as to direct them with efficiency in battle however he added spotting the crestfallen look on nutk face after our classes tomorrow I would be happy to train with you nut's face lit up and he smiled broadly at the abum that's awesome this is kind of like my training area so you can just meet me here and if you ever want to train with me in hanadan and sometimes Sask you can just come here Cho nodded a slight smile hidden beneath the folds of his jacket very well then I will see you tomorrow Naruto s Shino said before leaping off into the forest duto smiled punching his hand with renewed Vigor his friends may be acting a bit strangely but he had confidence that they would return to normal before long and when they did they would continue their quest to get stronger nuto panted as he drove his fist into the last of his shadow clones the flesh quickly replacing itself with white smoke the blonde immediately hit the ground taking in deep breaths after a short while he sat up grinning cheekily at a familiar spot in the trees exhaling as it slid off his face hanada hadn't shown up to train with him for two weeks and it was starting to wear on him he hadn't realized before how much her presence inspired him and drove him to success after all she had been the one to best everyone in the class and had even offered to train with him ever since the AA incident however arudo watched the clouds roll by a troubled look in his young eyes both hanata and saso showed back up to classes but they weren't the same hanata didn't blush nearly as much as she did before due to her exchanging significantly fewer words with him strangely in the few times they did talk she spoke of everything that the boy was going through as if she were still by his side as much as she was it was puzzling to say the least but still depressing for nut she was after all not only his first friend but his best friend to make matters worse she had stopped training with him every time he brought it up to her she would frown he hated that look on her face face it wasn't natural I can't Naruto cun she would say her eyes narrowing slightly I have training with my father please understand and he would nod wishing her luck how could he not he felt like he failed her despite the words they exchanged at the hospital why else would she distance herself so far from him it wasn't much different with Sask the smile he had offered nuto at the hospital had been his last it seemed Sask was always seen with a permanent scowl on his face now his once War onik eyes now seeming cold and distant every time nuto would approach him eager to train with him Sask would Grimace at him I'd rather train alone for now he'd said the last time nuto had pleaded with him hopeful for his friend to join him it's something I have to do all in all nuto felt as if his friends had suddenly become strangers to him at least Shino finds some time to come hang out Naruto thought his mind shifting to the sto boy while Shino also had extensive training to do with his clan due to his insect companions he had made it a point to train with nuto once a week B much of their training was endurance-based due to the abam not physically conditioning himself much outside of learning his fames to Jutsu Naruto found that he found a good amount of Joy listening to Sho talk about the various insects that roamed in the forest surrounding them Sho happily told nuto about the specific abilities of the more special ones that the abam utilized and the blonde found their range of uses to be as he put it super awesome their meetings were spread apart however and Naruto only saw him about once a week it was due to all of this that Nudo found himself alone again physical clones of himself his only company he sighed again as the Solitude kicked in letting his walls crumble away he put up a front to almost everyone but in reality he was as scared as he was when he was first kicked out of the orphanage he had found friendship but it seemed like that was not the last was it his Destiny to be alone it seemed that hanada and sasu had started to avoid him would sheo be the same story later on when he discovered that nuto wasn't worth his time his eyes lost their usual spark as he stared into into the sky unaware of the pale eyes that watched him unusually wet one year later nuto grunted as his leg connected hard with the wood shattering the surface of the log with ease he quickly spun on his heel withdrawing the leg to increase his speed before lashing out with a vicious roundhouse the core of the tree splintered and the top of the log shattered beneath the power of the blond's kick nuto let out the breath he had been holding in before smiling to himself sparring daily with his clones had increased his reaction time tenfold and he had gotten the feel of close quarters combat as a result although he would have liked to step away from all the physical training he had done along with the usual weapons training he didn't have anything else to practice this had formed a pit of malcontent in his stomach and he often took out his frustration on any training posts that dared defend him by looking a little too sturdy almost screaming you couldn't break me if you tried Punk needless to say the log's imaginary words were always proved false nuto shook his coat off feeling sweaty before picking up two small leaves quickly making the hand sign to form a 100 clones he applied a constant stream of chakra to his palms forcing the leaves to them facing his clones he grinned receiving a similar one from the sea of orange using only his legs he leapt Into The Fray spinning and lashing out with his feet defeating clone after clone after finishing the last one with a particularly brutal knee to the nose he lifted his palms panting as he grinned at the leaves that had not shifted a centimeter his control was certainly getting better even if he still couldn't summon any regular clones he turned around to grab his coat before before going to eat his eyes quickly saddening he remembered when he used to eat all the time with his friends especially after a hard day of training even after a year Hinata and Sask were as distant as ever and strangely so Hinata had started talking to him a little more like her old self and more often but still never trained with him occasionally he talked her into getting lunch with him but more often than not she would leave in the middle of their meal claiming that she was late to her father's training Nudo couldn't hide his disappointment during these times and could swear that he had seen her looking just as depressed he couldn't dwell on it even as he tried to push his negative thoughts about how Hinata had distanced herself from him thoughts about sasu pushed to the Forefront of his mind tormenting him with images of his friend sasu had steadily grown more and more distant not just from nuto and Hinata but from everyone well he didn't hate either the blonde or blet outright he still barely gave them responses he had withdrawn so heavily into himself that aruka didn't have the heart to try and pull him back out something nuto didn't agree with nothing nuto tried got to rise out of the boy no amount of goating or bragging could get him out of his shell Nudo even tried pleading begging for his surrogate brother to remember how they used to be at his words sas's eyes had narrowed and he had angrily told nuto that the term brother meant nothing to him Naruto had faltered at his words and given him a look so full of pain that the ebony her to Cha had to stalk away muttering guiltily under his breath Nudo hadn't tried to pull saso from his ANS too often since then but every now and then he caught sasu glancing at him guiltily from the corner of his eye it was the that Sask still cared at least somewhat that reassured nuto his friend was somewhere in there Naruto plopped down in his usual seat at auraku waving to grab the server attention hey hey old man give me four bowls of myo pork please of course Naruto Tui said brightly as he started to grab ingredients but what is on your mind dear boy you only go all out when you have something bothering you Nito smiled it never ceased to amaze him just how well the Raymond Chef could sense his true feelings he considered the old man be one of his closest people even if the conversations they had didn't go too deep into their personal lives just missing my friends that's all Naro said smiling bashfully it's all right though I'm just being selfish is all I'm sure they have good reasons to be busy all the time after all Gucci shook his head as he stirred the noodles who are you trying to convince Naruto K me or yourself nuto blinked surprisingly thinking about what the old man said after a minute of Silence Tui glanced back to see Naruto smiling smiling serenely I think that they have their reasons and that it'll go back to normal one day DUI smiled then it will Naruto just keep believing anata listened as Naro revealed his feelings to Tui and she felt the crack that had formed in her heart spread just a little further it had killed her to push nuto away like she did and despite her conviction distance herself so as to better focus on her training she still felt herself swayed to his side every day even if he didn't know it the training with her father took place in both the mornings before their Academy class classes immediately after the classes and in the evening more time in the after class session was added due to her persistence and even the head of the hyuga clan was beginning to wear from the constant clashing with his daughter the however pushed herself to the brink every single session barely able to stand at the conclusion of their sparring even after their brutal training she had still found the strength to follow nuto nearly every day treating to her injuries as she watched him from afar she watched as he struggled with her and sasukes new mentality and his return to partial loneliness she hated herself for that she truly did and should nuto come to hate her she could accept that too as much as it would kill her inside but she needed to get stronger and the feelings that she couldn't repress when around him were distracting and she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to train as effectively near him this was the reason she had pushed her father to train her more and why she even continued in the after hours this was the reason she found herself crying silent tears on some nights usually the ones where she had watched her Crush hold back his own on the same day even if he turned against her she would protect him no matter what another 1.5 years pass nuto raised his hands into his familiar modified tiger seal dodging a deaf left hook as 10 clones sprang into existence around him with his plan already in their mind they scattered upon reaching the ground trying to flank their common enemy Naruto cursed as three were taken out by well-placed kunai thrown so fast he had been unable to see the movement two of his clones came sprinting behind him in line and he turned grasping each of them in turn and throwing them at their foe he followed up closely using the smoke as they were destroyed as a distraction he went low crouching to plant a solid kick into the man's jaw when hidden into Jutsu 1,000 years of death nutk eyes widened as unimaginable pain shot through his body stemming from his ass he suddenly felt himself propelled into the air and the rest of his clones dissipated as he slammed into the lake he lamely floated to the shore before crawling out of the frigid water pointing a shaking finger at his opponent that's a dirty trick Kashi sensei said Ninja Shrugged chuckling at the soap boy through his mask it's not a trick it's a technique he said mockingly and I told you not to call me Sensei none of these twerps will ever pass my test despite how much the third wants to push a team onto me Nudo didn't answer instead choosing to take his shirt and jacket off ringing the water out of them Kakashi could practically feel the heat Spike from an area and the trees towards the middle of the training ground but he didn't mention it not wanting to give the poor girl away he had felt her presence ever since nuto had come up to him one day begging him to train her spar with him and Kakashi was somehow convinced by his look of course the look begging of sympathy only got him one lesson what kept him helping the blonde repeatedly was the way he looked during their spars the single-minded determination that kept the kid coming back no matter how many times he was knocked down it reminded him of his late Sensei and with the hope of repenting for just a few of his sins he had decided to take the boy under his wing at least for now he was drawn from his thoughts as a small hand tugged at his pants and he looked down to see a shirtless Naruto pointing wordlessly towards his waterl clothing Kakashi looked at him in disbelief are you serious Naruto he said a sweat drop making its way down his Temple you want me to dry your clothing with Ninjutsu that's the biggest waste of chakry could ever but you were the one who launched me into the lake to begin with Naruto countered huffing at the older man besides I don't have many good pairs of clothing he muttered kicking dejectedly at the ground Bashi quickly wiped the look of annoyance he had adopted from his face these damned villagers why could they not see that Naruto wasn't the Beast that is Sensei was a genius and gave his life to ensure that the seal was tied as could be maybe he was biased because of his relationship with the yame but still Bashi offered nuto oneeyed grin before rapidly flipping through some H signs Earth relase stone wall fire relase dragon flame Nudo watched an awe as Kakashi summoned a small slab of stone roughly 2 feet across and 2 feet high before emitting a small stream of fire at the stone slowly heating it it up when he cut off his Ember the stone was projecting a warm Aura inviting nuto into its vicinity promising him a peaceful nap set your clothes on that and they should dry in no time Kakashi said offering him another smile anyway I'm due at the hokage's office 10 minutes ago so I'll see you later Naruto nuto chuckled he believed Kakashi's tendency to be late to everything hilarious okay see you later Kakashi or n Bashi blinked once a blank look on his face before smiling again that sounds nice to me he leapt off leaving Nudo to lay next to the Rock allowing the heat from the stone to lull him into a lazy sense of thought Kakashi seemed to enjoy being referred to as his elder brother something that Naruto felt he could enjoy calling him his thoughts turned a bit darker as he scowled remembering the reason that nasin most likely hadn't occurred to him initially his so-called brother had all but abandoned him it seemed well it was obvious he preferred Naruto's company over all else except perhaps hinat he still treated the blonde with an uncaring sort of aloofness despite it being almost three years since the butchering of sasukes family he still put forth no signs of withdrawing from his shell it frustrated Naruto to no end and he roared this at sasp during one of their spars at the school after he refused to acknowledge Naruto's Declaration of Brotherhood at the beginning of their match Naruto had held nothing back and as a result had nearly shattered his forearms with a powerful knee causing aruka to go berserk at his blatant disregard for safety B Naruto had argued back with his instructor Sask had taken his leave silently not returning rning to classes for the rest of the day they hadn't spoken much since then but nuto had the feeling that Sask was either mad at him or mad at himself he would bet it was the former especially since the loss of his family sasu didn't like feeling weak anata was a better case but that wasn't saying much well he got her to train with him roughly once a week she still excused herself at the most inconvenient of times babbling out that she needed to train with her father more than ever due to learning some of the more Advanced hauga Techniques while Naruto didn't want to believe that Tata would lie to him especially after he had told her so passionately about his hatred of liars he felt like she was deceiving him in some way it tortured him to no end but he couldn't find any evidence so he held out hope that he was simply being paranoid about things the only consolation was that she seemed to be blushing as often as her old self around him even several Shades Darker than what he had remembered he loved poking prodding and teasing her more than ever due to this and delighted in being the recipient of a half-hearted shov slap while she whined his name at him he didn't know why but seeing her puffer cheeks while stuttering her displeasure at his Antics made him feel Giddy and only encouraged him he would never push her too far however as he did not want to invoke her wrath he had seen that happen once and it wasn't a pretty sight flashback Nudo and Hinata casually strolled down the street enjoying each other's company they had just finished a particularly grueling training session and nuto was in the mood for raymon he clapped his hands together rubbing them together with a far-off look in his eye as he thought about the sheer amount of his favorite food he was about to consume while hanada giggled shyly at his Antics hanada originally wasn't going to hang around Naruto so as to focus solely on training but almost as soon as she had begun heavily stalking him again she was back to spending time with him this made her feel guilty as any time she selfishly spent with him was time that could have been used to strengthen herself and help defend him but she was only Human After All anata was brought from her Ry when she noticed his pant leg dragging a bit barely hanging on by a few threads her eyebrows knit together as she poked his shoulder then nuto K your pea pants she said gesturing to the offending piece of clothing he glanced down and groaned oh man I really like this pair he sigh throwing a smile towards the blue net at his side but it's fine I still have he thought for a moment failing to keep his face from falling sadly a pair left thead immediately grabbed his hand and shot off towards a store she knew had the orange pants her naruta wore she had scouted every store in a village for possible birthday gifts for him when he cared to share the date with her as they approached the entrance to the store hanata had picked out Naruto cringed trying to pull against her hold H hey Hinata Chan let's just go eat I can get pants later I swear I will anata stopped pulling moving her head towards Naruto's as she felt her cheeks grow hot don't worry Naruto cun she whispered trying to fight back her embarrassment th they wouldn't D dare mess W with you while I I'm with Yu Nudo gave her a look of Amazement astonished that she knew the exact reason he was hesitating before nodding giving her an especially warm smile it made made Hinata's stomach do back flips and she quickly turned around feeling light-headed despite her confidence in keeping nuto out of trouble they still ended up slipping and quietly trying to stay unnoticed after circling around to the back of the store they found the small section that dread sail and immediately spotted the bride orange pants at the bottom of the rack it wasn't that no one else enjoyed that particular color Pere but nuto was known for wearing the color exclusively and no one wanted to be affiliated with him so the villagers tended to steer away from it the found a number of pairs in his size and was excitedly showing them to Hinata when the owner of the store caught the side of Hinata through the corner of his eye and hurried up excitedly to greet them ha ugas Sama I'm incredibly honored to have you in my humble store what can I help you with today he trailed off catching sight of nuto who upon seeing the man went stiff as a board the man grit his teeth a hateful look sprouting on his face what the [ __ ] are you doing in here demon he spat moving to grab the boy by his shirt you'd better clear the [ __ ] out of my store Beth he gasped in pain as hanada gripped his wrist in a vice likee grip he looked to her in Surprise and nearly wet himself at the intensity of the glare she was fixing him with what are you doing she said tilting her head dangerously the man foolish as he was had assumed she didn't enjoy that he was engaging in such violence in front of her and hastily waved his hand in front of his face unaware of his impending doom oh my I I'm quite sorry hauga Sama if you would please step towards the front counter I'll make sure that this pathetic excuse for a boy doesn't bother you again so if you would P the rest of his words were lost as he vomited blood grasping wildly towards his stomach where Hinata had her Palm planted she watched coldly as he fell to his knees looking at her with wild frightened eyes I ha ugas Sama if I ever hear of you treating Naruto come like this again she said in a low voice gripping his hair and yanking his head to the side he saw the glint of Steel in her hands and he whimpered his bladder finally losing control he nodded furiously moaning in pain his insides felt like molten lead her demeanor changed instantly adopting a shy look as she approached the blonde who had taken Refuge inside the rack of clothing behind them she tugged his sleeve gently stuttering out affirmations that the man wouldn't hurt him and that he insisted they take the clothes for free as compensation for his actions this had cheered up nuto quite a bit due to his allowance mainly being spent on Raymond and he had accompanied hanata out of the store even if he had hidden in the coat rack however he had watched the entire exchange and had silently vowed to never make Hinata mad at him under any circumstances then flashback Nudo shook his head rapidly expelling the thoughts from his mind they were his friends and at some point they would all reunite that was all that mattered he stood up throwing on his discarded clothing the warm fabric clung to him closely injecting heat into every core of his body nuto grinned stupidly loving the feeling before making his way towards the abiram complex after seeing Kakashi Naruto had planned on visiting his friend Shino whom he had been hanging out with more and more many people found Shino stoa an unfeeling but Naro had figured out what the problem was they were looking only at Shino but there was more to Shino than the person depending on the pitch and frequency of the buzzing that often humed from Shino Naruto was able to pick up on his various emotions his eyebrows were another large indicator often being the deciding point between two similar pitches of buzzing it had taken some time to get down right but he could tell that Shino was happy someone cared for him enough to take the time to learn the telltale signs of his moods beruto started along a grassy Hill slipping across the training ground with a lazy stroll it was a shortcut but one bathed with sunlight and warmth different from the dark and twisted alleys that plagued the poorer areas of koha Naruto glanced up noting the clouds making their way across the sky with a gate as lazy as his and he smirked this would be a perfect day for man I sure do Envy clouds arudo laughed jogging the last few steps up the hill to lay his eyes on shikimo and xiaoji who were laying side by side in the grass chaoji had a bag of chips open at his side and every so often his hand would slow make the Trek across the grass to place one lazily in his mouth shikimaru had a blade of grass in his mouth and he twisted it from side to side as he watched the white Puffs in the sky Journey Through the Endless Sea of blue hey Shikamaru hey chiai what are you guys up to Naruto said sitting between them chiai looked over greeting nuto with a smile and offering him a chip while Shikamaru closed his eyes muttering about avoiding his mother Naruto smiled and laughed popping the small morsel into his mouth he had met the two boys during one of his more elaborate pranks ducking into a game room during one of the small breaks they had at the Academy teachers had thundered down the hall where they thought the boy had gone slipping and sliding as the oil slicked floor made balancing nearly impossible he had laughed silently at them before noticing the two boys in the room across from each other at a small wooden board nuto had made his way to them cautiously introducing himself and receiving a friendly welcome in response shogi Shikamaru had said his eyes more aware than usual as they darted across the board have you heard of chess it's kind of like that but with more pieces and different rules Naruto had watched them play and from that moment on had started to slowly hang out with them more and more they were both very nice and nuto found that he liked them immensely Naruto had wanted to introduce them to Hinata and Sask but neither of his friend seemed interested in nut's recently acquired acquaintances anada had looked unsurprised and politely declined stating that she needed to train and sasu had brushed him off with an annoyed look nevertheless Naruto enjoyed the company of the other two boys and he laid himself in the grass next to them breathing in deeply chikaru heard a poof glancing over to see a second Naruto continuing the way the original had been going he turned an eyebrow up as he turned to nuto but the boy just shook his head closing his eyes as the sun bore down on him the young narish shrug deeming thinking about the situation too Troublesome and went back to watching the clouds roll through the air sometime later Sho had appeared before them all and Naruto could tell that he was a tad nervous nark clone informed me that there was some sort of gathering to view the clouds is it acceptable for me to join you thi looked slightly unnerved having never talked to the abam before but if Shikamaru was nervous at all he didn't show it he sighed giving the Stoke boy a boor look sure can't exactly stop you from looking at the sky can i cho nodded before sitting down next to Naruto he looked a bit tense but within minutes he was sprawled out onto the grass his Hive basking in the warmth of the sun aruto glanced over watching all three of his friends relaxing lazily In the Heat of the day I did it heruka Sensei he thought turning his head straight as a smile graced his lips I found a lot of friends

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