Jinchuriki Hinata!! Meow?

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, though I wish I did he's sooo cute!

Author's note: I've always wanted to write a Naruto/Hinata fanfic and this idea just wouldn't leave me, so here ya go peeps! Okay, my fic starts right after Naruto comes home after defeating the Akatsuki member with his new technique Rasen-Shuriken. Forgive any mistakes you find, I edited this myself. Oh and I sort of did a fan pic for this story check it out at my artist website if you want:

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Chapter 1: Secrets

Hyuga Hinata had two secrets.

Her first secret was that she was a total stalker. She had perfected the Shadow Clone Jutsu in order to have her clone shadow Naruto on ALL his missions – that way she could know everything about him. And she had learned a LOT.

Her clone had been there on the mission Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato had been on to seek out Sasori on possible leads to Orochimaru's current hideout. And so her Shadow Clone had been witness to the ensuing battle between Naruto and Orochimaru.

She had learned about how Naruto was a Jinchuriki and about how Akatsuki was after Naruto as well.

It all suddenly made sense. The pieces that Hinata had gathered of her beloved Naruto had finally been pieced together; the glue had been 'discovered'. Since the very beginning Hinata had been gathering 'puzzle pieces' and 'facts' of the boy she loved but…the puzzle had never made sense. It had always been incomplete – until now.

The way the villagers had looked at and shunned Naruto when he was younger…Naruto's thirst to prove himself to everyone that he wasn't just a monster. His occasional displays of superhuman strength and abilities…

It all made sense now.

There happened to be two puzzle pieces that annoyed Hinata very much, however: Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. She wished she could just toss these two puzzle pieces away. Her mouth almost quirked into something that might have resembled an evil grin at the thought – though this was Hinata so it merely appeared to be an amused smirk.

Uchiha Sasuke…the Avenger - was a total asshole. Sure, he had been the first person to ever 'acknowledge' Naruto (not counting herself of course) and so Naruto considered Sasuke a 'friend' because of this. This mere 'acknowledgement' by Sasuke had apparently meant soo much to Naruto that even now he wouldn't give up on the asinine idea of bringing Sasuke 'home'.

Then there was Haruno Sakura. Naruto's first love…Sakura was a totally selfish, and conniving bitch. Naruto loved and cared for Sakura so much that his heart had broken when Sakura's did when Sasuke left…that's why he made that promise to Sakura:

I'll get him back Sakura…that's a promise of a lifetime!

--Yes, Hinata had been there to witness this – well – her Shadow Clone had been there.

And so Naruto had been training so very hard to be able to fulfill his promise to that selfish bitch Sakura …he'd even had to leave Konoha and train with Jiraiya-sensei for two years and because of this Hinata hadn't been able to spy on her beloved Naruto-kun because of it! Talk about Naruto-withdrawal.

One would most likely assume that the normal reaction to finding out that Naruto was a Jinchuriki might have been fear but not Hinata.

When Hinata had found out Naruto was a Jinchuriki all she felt was sadness for the boy she had come to love…

It was when Hinata had been mentally looking down happily at her completed 'puzzle' of Uzumaki Naruto after discovering that he was a Jinchuriki…

And right then, she had realized that the price for having been able to complete her puzzle was too high.

Hinata felt this 'gulf' open up between her and Naruto – one that widened the gulf that had already been there dramatically…

With each passing day Naruto was just getting father and father away from her…dammit! And people like Sakura…Sasuke…they deserved to die! There was Naruto ready to be their friend, arms open wide, practically begging them to be his friend and to acknowledge him, and what did they do?

Sakura treated Naruto horribly – hitting him, making fun of him, and worst of all using him and his power for her own aims – to get Sasuke, her love back. Oh yes, she was a conniving little bitch alright, but slowly as the darkness of Hinata's own anger and hatred had formed 'something' inside of Hinata, she had then been able to see the 'something' inside of Sakura.

Sakura's second mind.

And because of this she knew Sakura was just using Naruto while laughing it up on the inside.

And as for Sasuke. He was a selfish, loser, bastard, asshole, who just cared about his revenge and didn't value Naruto's friendship and Bond as much as he should. Maybe she should just kill Sakura and Sasuke? Or even Itachi? Then Sasuke would no longer have to be an Avenger and would have to come back to Konoha and Naruto would be happy…

Naruto…all she wished for was Naruto's happiness, which was why she wouldn't actually kill Sakura or Sasuke. Sigh. No…that would have made Naruto sad.

But…Hinata didn't know how much more she could take of secretly watching Naruto suffer from the shadows and not doing anything about it – or perhaps not being able to do anything about it…

But that's why Hinata had also been training extra hard, waiting for the chance when she could actually be of some help to Naruto. Sigh.

Uzumaki Naruto…was the puzzle truly complete? Hinata mentally looked down at the finished puzzle she had of her love and realized something. There were still a few missing puzzle pieces.

Mainly, Naruto's parents. Just who were they? Had they both been killed the day that Kyuubi attacked? But then why would the Fourth Hokage chose to seal the Kyuubi inside of the child of two parents that had been killed by Kyuubi…

What right did he have to make that kind of a decision…unless…the Forth Hokage was Naruto's father? Then it would all make sense! But then…why had the fact that Naruto was the Fourth's son been kept a secret?

That just didn't make any sense. Hinata furrowed her brows in thought. If everyone had known Naruto was the Fourth's son…he would have been treated with respect in the village from the very beginning even being the Jinchuriki of Kyuubi.

So why hide Naruto's parentage…who was Naruto's mother? Perhaps this was the real question. Had she been killed by Kyuubi…or was she alive?

Hinata intended to complete her puzzle of Naruto but the more she learned about him the sadder and angrier she seemed to become…

Hinata shook her head thinking back to Naruto's battle against the pseudo-Jinchuriki Sora. Yes, she had also been there watching this too. And recently she had been spying on Naruto while he had miraculously managed to come up with a powerful new technique…

Rasen-Shuriken. Hinata also knew all about how Rasen-Shuriken had harmed Naruto's chakra circulatory system.

Hinata's fists clenched at her sides, enough was enough. Naruto was destroying himself he-!

Hinata was currently on the roof of the Konoha Hospital while spying on her beloved Naruto in person rather than using a Shadow Clone like she normally would have when suddenly Naruto's voice called out:

"Oi! Hinata! I know you're there. Why don't you come in and say hi!"

Hinata nearly fell off the roof in shock. Naruto had sensed her presence?! Shit! Hinata pulled herself together and swung into Naruto's room lithely from the window – the move had been cool~ elegant~ that was until she had turned to face Naruto, and he just had to grin broadly at her-

His smile! It was just too brilliant! Cute guy overload! Hinata promptly tripped and collapsed flat on her face. Ow! Hinata turned red, Ugh! How embarrassing!

Naruto just laughed good-humoredly, "Oi! Daijoubu ka? Hinata-chan?"

Hinata quickly pulled herself up off the ground. She had vowed to herself that she wouldn't act like such an idiot around him but – when she saw him face to face, in person, and with him lying right there in front of her…in reality!! It was just too much. I think I'm going to faint…mou! "H-hai." Hinata quickly responded, stuttering, "And you Naruto-kun, how are you?"

Naruto just kept smiling, "Oh, this is nothing!" Naruto raised his broken and casted arm, "Well, nothing that will stop the Great Uzumaki Naruto!"

--Lair. Inner Hinata growled. You're a big fat liar. Rasen-Shuriken will slowly destroy you if you continue to use it but…you don't care do you? You don't care about yourself or what happens to you as long as you can get Sasuke back and make Sakura smile…

Hinata clenched her fists at her sides and frowned darkly, unconsciously…

Naruto blinked at her and his expression fell, suddenly worried. He wasn't use to seeing Hinata with such an expression on her face. Did she know the truth about his arm maybe? "Uh, Hinata-chan are you alright?"

Hinata quickly snapped out of it. She couldn't believe she had just frowned at her Naruto! Mou! "H-hai."

Naruto seemed relieved by her change in demeanor and let out a breath of relief. "Thank you for coming to visit me, Hinata. That was very nice of you."

Hinata blushed, "Oh no…it was nothing." She tapped her fingertips together nervously.

"Although…you're so weird, Hinata." Naruto began nonchalantly, "Why were you hiding outside like that?"

Hinata's eyes widened. She didn't know how to respond to that. And Naruto had just called her weird…her heart fell…

Naruto put his hands behind his head, "You shouldn't hide like that – if you want to visit just come on in okay?"

Hinata looked up in surprise, her heart rising up, hope building in her chest. Rebirth!! She smiled at him.

Naruto's brow furrowed as he looked at Hinata thoughtfully, "Though I still don't get it…are you afraid of me or something, Hinata? I've been wondering about this for a while now actually. About why you act so oddly around me-"

Hinata's jaw dropped open. Naruto thought she was afraid of him?! This was awful! She HAD to fix this. But how?! She could barely speak around him!! Come on Hinata! You can do this! Yosha! "Ano…Naruto-kun, that's not it…the reason why…"

"It's because she's the 'Shy Type'." Came a nonchalant and monotone voice.

Both Naruto and Hinata turned to see Sai leaning casually up against the doorway. He was currently reading a book and as he strolled in he didn't look up from it and simply kept on reading.

"Sai." Naruto greeted, and then- "What do you mean by 'Shy Type'?"

"It says it right here in this book… 'How to Read a Woman's Emotions' – it's fascinating. Anyways, a shy girl isn't able to speak properly around the guy she likes because she gets nervous. The shy type also has a habit of stuttering and fidgeting with her hands."

Hinata was absolutely mortified. Where the hell had Sai gotten that damned book!? Oh my god…Naruto knows now…oh my god!

Naruto's eyes widened like saucers at Sai's description. That was JUST like Hinata! So that's what it meant – she didn't dislike or fear him she – Naruto smiled goofily. "Soka, soka, I see, I see. That's just like Hinata Sai! So that means that Hinata likes me?!" Naruto questioned loudly and enthusiastically.

Sai nodded sagely, "Yes."

Naruto grinned, "That's great!"

Hinata thought she would faint right there on the spot. Amazingly she stayed conscious.

"Hinata likes me as a friend." Naruto was still nodding to himself, finally coming to this understanding and patting himself on the back for it. "I'd like to be your friend too Hinata!"

Hinata and Sai both blinked. Friend…?

Safe!! Hinata realized in relief. However-

Sai began to correct Naruto, "Naruto, I meant that Hinata must like you as more than-"

Hinata suddenly sprang into action. She could not have her secret of being in love with Naruto be revealed just yet. She just…wasn't ready or mentally prepared enough for this. So she grasped Sai and slapped a hand over his mouth. She then whispered in his ear in a low, deadly voice, "One more word and you're dead."

Sai gulped. He could feel the finger that Hinata had pressed to one of his heart's chakra holes – if she really wanted to she could have killed him instantly using the famous Hyuga technique. Whoa. He had totally underestimated this quiet girl. She was…dangerous.

Naruto watched the exchange with interest.

Sai nodded under Hinata's hand and she suddenly let him go. She couldn't believe she just did something like that in front of Naruto!!

Naruto however looked impressed, "Suge, Cool, you moved really fast just then Hinata. I could barely follow your movements. You must have gotten a lot stronger while I was away! And I heard you've become a chuunin too! That's great!"

"Naruto-kun," Hinata's cheeks turned pink and she smiled shyly back at him. Naruto was praising her! Whee~ "A-arigato."

Sai gave Hinata an incredulous look. A girl that powerful completely turned into a puddle of goo as soon as she addressed Naruto. Could she be…what was it called again? Ah yes! Love. Hyuga Hinata must be in love with Naruto. Sai nodded to himself.

"I on the other hand am still a genin. Pretty pathetic huh?" Naruto turned to look out the window sadly, a far-off look in his eyes, "I need to work harder and become stronger too…somehow…"

Hinata's heart clenched painfully in her chest. She wanted to yell out: No! It's enough Naruto! You've done more than enough! Let me handle it from here…but she couldn't. She couldn't say anything…Hinata clenched her fists at her sides. I'm so…pathetic! He's in pain and I can't do anything about it! Tears sprung up to Hinata's eyes. Oh shit! I can't let him see me cry. "I…have to go…bye Naruto-kun." Hinata murmured before she jumped out the window and disappeared.

Naruto watched her go in a mixture of surprise and hurt. "Hinata!" He shook his head, "What a strange girl."

Sai, however, had noticed the tears in her eyes as she had jumped past him and then out the window. "Naruto…who was that?"

Naruto turned back to Sai, "Oh her? Hyuga Hinata. She's a dark, quiet, slightly strange person but…she's nice."

Sai raised an eyebrow at this description, "So she's a friend of yours?"

Naruto looked off in the direction she had gone, a thoughtful expression on his face, "Yes." He said after a moment, firmly.

"Just a friend?" Sai prodded casually.

Naruto turned to face him, brows furrowed, "What do you mean?"

Sai nodded to himself. So, Naruto didn't see Hinata as a 'woman' that much was obvious and Naruto also seemed to be completely oblivious and clueless that this girl was in love with him. Hmm~ but she was rather attractive and not only that - powerful. Naruto deserved someone who would appreciate him. Perhaps, he would help Miss Hinata somehow to get Naruto to see her as a woman. That could be, what was the word again…fun. A smirk formed on Sai's face.

"Dude, what's with the creepy smile?" Naruto asked, he had a bad feeling about this.

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*~*~Sophia Hughlette~*~*

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