Chapter 1

It was late at night when Naruto and his team got back to the leaf. Kurenai had told them to go home and meet up at the Hokage tower at eight AM. As Naruto neared his home he saw that instead of the apartment he was expecting to see he saw nothing but a pile of ash. Naruto sank to his knees in disbelief after three hours had passed it was now one in the morning. The look of shock vanished by the look of rage. He had finally broke this was the absolute last straw if this was how he was going to be treated then the village could have its way he would leave and never come back. He was sick of this. After the third had died of old age and he and Jiraiya brought back Tsunade one of Jiraiya's old teammates and Naruto's only remaining blood relative only to be treated worse only in a more secretive way a Tsunade did everything she could to make Naruto's life better she had even removed him from kakashi's team and replaced shino with him so he could get a better team. Kurenai did teach him far more than kakashi and Jiraiya had ever done and he quickly became stronger but it still just wasn't enough as his pour treatment continued day in and day out.

As Naruto was letting the rage build he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. As he glanced over his shoulder only to see Hinata with a very concerned look on her face. Unlike before he knew all too well why that was because over the past three months Hinata had become fairly confident around him and though she retained her shyness around everyone but her team which included Naruto she began to act in a way, that even got through his thick skull, that she clearly considered him as more than just a friend and wanted to actually be far more than that. She had started to act more like how Sakura acted towards Sasuke only in a far less annoying manner. Whenever kiba and him got into a fight Hinata would normally side with Naruto. Infact it was like 99% of the time no matter how stupid the idea was. She would always always be glancing at him from the corner of her eyes with a blush at least two inches thick running across her face as they were walking to their mission as they were always given at least c rank missions as the team proved time and time again to have the best teamwork of every other team from there grade. So they were gone from the village quite a lot. Hinata would also make sure her tent was almost right on top of Naruto's whenever they would make camp. Infact during one mission Naruto had forgotten his tent and Hinata practically dragged him into her own before anyone could say or even do anything. In fact it had only been the mission before said event that Naruto had started to suspect about Hinata liking him as more than just a friend and if he had any doubts about it he sure as hell didn't after that mission. Considering every time the would go to sleep Hinata would end up wrapping herself around him in her sleep. It just so happened that should she not have done so Naruto would have fled the tent as she had slept.

It was as he thought about this that he remembered all the times that kurenai had sent Naruto to get Hinata in the mornings before they had their missions. It had happened so often and so repeatedly that Naruto began to think kurenai was working with Hinata on it in an attempt to get him to ask Hinata out (if only he had known how right he was) but after a while he convinced himself it was nonsense. He also remembered that he had heard Hinata's father be outraged that he was on her team or even berate Hinata to the point of tears.

Flashback

Hiashi stormed into Tsunade's office on the day of Naruto being transferred to Hinata's team.

"Lady Hokage I demand you tell me why you have put that demon on my daughter's team" Hiashi yelled in one of the few times he ever let his emotions show.

"Just what demon are you referring to" Tsunade asked as a vein in her forehead began to show

"You know very well what demon I speak of, Naruto Uzumaki"

"Naruto is no demon he happened to go toe to toe agent me and won plus went against Orochimaru's right hand man and won as well when I was having difficulty beating him" Tsunade said anger slowly creeping into her voice as the vain on her forehead grow.

"Exactly my point he should not have been able to achieve such things unless he was a demon"

"So you are saying that just because my nephew, who mind you did both of the things I listed without using the Fox's power to do so, is a jinchuuriki that is automatically makes him a demon" Tsunade just about yelled. Hiashi quickly noticed that she had said nephew and began to backpedal and leave before it was too late. After that day Hiashi and the rest of the Hyūga clan supported Hinata in her pursuit of Naruto. However it was the only thing they supported her in and did so in complete privacy. Her father had even called her into his office just to find out how her pursuit of Naruto had been going on more than one occasion.

Flashback part 2

Hinata and her team had just gotten back from a mission in the land of rice were Naruto had single handedly prevented and overthrow of the current kingdom. As Hinata was just about to enter her bedroom one of the branch members got her attention.

"Lady Hinata"

Hinata turned to see a branch member come running up to her more specifically her father's personal assistant.

"Yes Jin how can I help you" Hinata said all wall shuddering ( to hard to write it in a shuddering format)

"Your father has asked that as soon as you put your things away that you come see him lady Hinata" the man said

Hinata was nervous as to why her father would wish to see her. As Hinata opened the door to her father's office she saw him shuffling many papers but with a more pleasant look to his eyes than normal.

"Ah Hinata come sit I have a matter I wish to discuss with you" Hinata was soon in a chair when she normally was to remain standing.

"Hinata i wish to know of your feelings toward Naruto Uzumaki and I want the truth as you to are on the same team but have said nothing of him like you did your previous teammate" Hiashi said in an effort to try to hid what he really wanted to know. Hinata became redder than that of Naruto's mother which Hiashi made sure to note.

"Well I am happy he is on my team" Hinata said

"Yes well that is good but tell me more of your opinion of him"

As Hinata did so she quickly stopped as it had become blatantly obvious that she had feelings for him which made her face became even redder.

"So it is safe to say that you do indeed have feelings for him"

Hinata just shook her head yes not trusting her voice.

"Well that is fine I hope you will keep me informed of any developments that happen as to your relationship with him"

Hinata then proceeded to tell how their relationship was up to this point and how on the mission Naruto had prevented a rebellion and had even forgotten his tent so she shared her tent with him. Hiashi was surprised to hear that his shy daughter had made such a bold move.

"I trust that during the time you shared your tent you didn't do anything unbefitting your role in the hyūga clan"

Hinata suddenly had a thousand yard stare as a small nose bleed formed at the thought of what her father was implying but quickly recovered and rapidly shook her head no.

"Though Naruto-kun did say that I clung to him in my sleep and was saying some strange things but wouldn't say what"

Hiashi shook his head in an understanding way

"Very well you may go now but be sure to keep me posted"

Hinata immediately ran to her room and took a long cold shower not believing the conversation she just had with her father.

End flashback present day at the Hyūga compound

Hiashi was rather annoyed that the elders had called an emergency meeting.

"Now that we are all present may I ask as to why the elders of our clan have requested a meeting at this hour" Hiashi asked

"Well we have been informed that for the last month you have been encouraging your daughter to not only fraternize but pursue a romantic relationship with Naruto Uzumaki" elder 1 stated

"This is true" Hiashi said

"Just why are you encouraging such behavior when you should be discouraging any and all contact with that demon"

"Simple there are three reasons

He is the nephew to the current Hokage as she herselfhas said so.

The only way that could be is if the boy was the son of Minato and Kushina which he is as they left a copy of his birth certificate with my wife and I

Do to the previous two factors it stands to reason that the boy is more than likely to become Hokage one day as he has already said he wants to and we of the Hyūga clan will be in his good graces as there will more than likely be a romantic relationship established between Hinata and him as well if we treat him with respect as when he does become Hokage he will remember who was kind to him and who treated him as a monster thus putting us in a more influential and powerful position" Hiashi finish laying out his master plan in front everyone

"Thus we all need to be far cinder to my daughter Hinata as she will eventually tell Naruto how she was treated and depending on where their relationship is at at what time she does tell him it could serveserve to hurt us exponentially" Hiashi finished. After that the meeting was finished and word spreadspread throughout the clan. However they were unaware of how futile it was as it was already too late.

Back to Naruto and Hinata

It shocked Naruto to see tears running down Hinata's face as she dropped to her knees with her hands covering her face. Naruto immediately responded by pulling Hinata into a hug and asking what was wrong. Hinata then began to pour her heart out about how badly her family treated her and simply couldn't take it anymore as she balled her eyes out into Naruto's chest as her hands now grabbed at his shirt like it the the last thread of the line that keeps her connect to this world and if she were to let go everything around her would simply vanish. It was at this moment that Naruto got an idea.

"Hey Hinata do you have your mission bag with you right now"

"Ya why you ask Naruto-kun"

"Good" was all Naruto said before taking out a letter he had ready in advance for Tsunade. He then made a shadow clone and gave it to the clone.

"Go you know what to do"

The next thing Hinata knew both were at an extremely rundown shrine that was against the wall of the village that very few ever patrolled. Naruto then pulled down a shinigami mask and did as the fox had instructed before he knew it the shinigami appeared before him and spoke in a very booming voice

"Naruto Uzumaki know that normally i would take the life of the caster who called upon me but I have watched you life and pity you so I will let you live along with resurrect the three Hokage to ever use the shinigami death seal along with your mother but to do so I will need four drops of your blood as they are all related to you and it will link their lives with your own so if you die they die to but if one of them die you will not should you wish for this to come true simply let four drops of your blood drip into my palm. How ever know that I still need some compensation for this so I will take the second half of the nine tailed fox that resides in your father and place it in the one you hold most dear or that of your choosing.

Naruto then did as the shinigami instructed and placed four drops of his own blood in the shinigami's outstretched hand

"I will take the other half I won't let anyone else have to bare this burdened"

the shinigami then did as he said he would and vanished.

"I feel like I just had a mountain land on me" three men all said

"Well i feel like I just punched a hole through my stomach" a female voice said as the four people slow got their vision back. The first to get their vision was the second Hokage.

"You there little boy where am i" the second Hokage ordered

"First off yes I may be short but I am fourteen and second my name isn't boy it's Naruto Uzumaki"

Upon hearing this both Kushina and Minato eyes looked like they were about to pop right out of their heads as Kushina ran forward and grabbed Naruto into a hug cry out

"My baby my little Naru"