A little girl, just born, was resting quietly in a soft pink blanket. She was in a crib, with no other items around her. She was a very quiet baby, with the whitest eyes and deep purple hair.
In the room next to hers, a meeting of the clan was in session. They were arguing over the baby's gender. They were split in two, half of the elders wanting to keep her, half not. The clan head, eyes hard, made the final decision.
She would be an orphan.
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Across town, the old Hokage was setting another child up in a crib in an orphanage. The one he was giving the small boy to was the only one that didn't hate him for what he contained inside him. He trusted them. Of course, an ANBU member would be watching over him at all times, but still.
Sarutobi gave a small smile and left.
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The Hyuuga clan head entered the same orphanage only two days later. He signed off papers and handed her over without a word. He didn't even say what her name was.
She didn't have one.
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Time-skip: four years
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A blue eyed boy gazed across the yard, watching for his only friend. She had gotten a cut when they were playing and he had been scolded. And a scolding for him meant a beating. He didn't cry, but only because it had happened so often that he didn't notice the pain anymore.
He wanted his friend to be okay, though, because they were leaving that night. The owner of the orphanage had died two years ago, and a mean one had replaced her. Hinata and he were treated poorly, but they didn't know why.
They were going to leave and make themselves a new home.
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Hinata ran out only a little later, joining her blond friend under the shade of the tree. No one ever bothered them, but only because the owner told them to stay away from the 'monster and his friend'. Hinata, only four, didn't get why they were being avoided, but she actually didn't mind. She just wished that Naruto was happier. He was her best friend.
"Are we still…tonight?" She asked quietly, her tongue tripping on some of the words between.
Naruto just nodded.
"Yeah, Hina-chan. Yeah."
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Indeed they left. Naruto snuck out of his room to get Hinata from hers. They were the only two to have their own rooms. Hinata wanted to share Naruto's room so that their plan could have gone easier, but the mean lady wouldn't let her. So now, while Naruto found Hinata, the purple-haired girl was finding things to take with them. She had found an old backpack and they decided to take some food and some blankets with them so they wouldn't starve. They were thinking of living in the woods.
Hinata stuffed three blankets in the bag, adding packages of food and water in with them. She did think to bring some bandages and medical things, the most basic and needed ones in case she got hurt. Naruto was always better faster, so he never needed to be patched up.
Naruto found her crying quietly. He comforted her for a minute before picking up the bag and slinging it over his shoulder. He held her hand while they ran off into the night.
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Halfway into the forest, Naruto let Hinata rest. They still had further to go, but they tired easily. He set down their things and watched over Hinata as she took a light nap.
Suddenly a ninja with an ANBU mask was in front of Naruto. Hinata slumbered on.
"Inu?" Naruto whispered, using the name of the friendly ANBU member that watched over him.
"Hai. Naru-chan, why are you and Hina-chan out here? Are you running away?"
Naruto heard the kindness in the mans words. He knew it was a man because he didn't have a large chest.
"Hina-chan and I are finding a better home." He stated firmly. "I can't stand to see Hinata-chan get hurt or feeling sad at the place where we were."
Inu nodded, his proclain mask hiding his sad smile.
"Tell you what. If you let me, I'll take you to a better place. I know of one. But you can't tell anyone that you're there. Okay?"
"Where is this place?" Naruto asked, curious to where his guardian would take them.
"Let me show you"
"…Okay."
Inu grabbed their bag and picked up Hinata very carefully like a baby. She didn't stir. He motioned for Naruto to get on his back and crouched down. Naruto climbed on and Ino made sure he would hold on tight before leaping through the trees, heading back towards the village.
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Naruto lasted about halfway there. Then he fell asleep. Ino had to hold onto him like Hinata in the other arm. He was glad it was midnight, as no one but ANBU would be out and about now. He leapt off the roof he was on and landed silently in front of an abandoned house. It was really a whole bunch of small apartments, but Naruto and Hinata would be at home here. They could be free of torment. And Inu had a way to get here, and he and he alone knew they were here.
Smiling, he found a level where the floor wasn't too beat up. He set Naruto and Hinata down on the large bed he had had a shadow clone drag up here, covering them with one of their blankets. He set their bag down next to the bed and wrote an easy to read note. He told them how to key would work, even though no one should bother them. He also wrote that they just had to make a certain hand sign and he would be there if they needed him. He even drew a little picture of what it looked like.
And then he left them to sleep.
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Time-skip: two years
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Naruto yawned and stretched, gazing around the room he was in. He and his friend had lived here for two years now, with Inu looking after them when they called for him. They had to use that hand sign more than once; some of the floorboards on other levels were poor and Naruto had the chance to fall through more than one. He had to get Inu to help him back up so that they could patch it up later. They had made a deal with Inu a year ago. If he brought them supplies to fix their house up, along with teaching them how to fix it, they would watch over his dog summons whenever he wanted them to. He knew that his summons didn't need constant attention, but it was something for them to do.
Already they could read and write, Hinata learning how to by herself. She taught Naruto not long after.
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Hinata stumbled into a random building, trying to get rid of her attackers. Her cheek was already bleeding, and she knew that Inu was watching over Naruto, not her. She lifted her gaze to see rows and rows of books and scrolls. Her eyes went wide at this new information before her arm was caught. She tried to hit the man dragging her back, but he was too strong.
And then she was on the carpet, curled up in a ball. The men who were after her were gone. She peeked out the open door just in time to see a flash of silver hair and a dog mask. She smiled and looked further down. Three men were running away, with two lying on the ground, unconscious. In another second, the three runners got cut down, blood dripping from their arms and legs.
She was safe.
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"Naruto! Naruto!" she called as she slid in through the door, locking it behind her and stuffing the key and it's chain down her shirt, out of sight.
A blond head poked out from a room not too far down.
"Yes?"
"I found books!"
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Later that week, Hinata brought Naruto to the place. It was called the 'library'. She smiled at the kind woman at the desk before going to a section. Naruto's eyes were wide and he was gazing around at the knowledge like it was candy.
"And the best part is," she whispered, "we can check as many as we want out! We have to give them back, but they're ours for now!"
Naruto grinned and pulled a random book down, remembering the spot so he could return it right away.
"I want to learn how to be a ninja, like Inu"
"Yeah! Me too!"
"Shhhhhhhhh!"
"Sorry" came the twin whispers.
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Naruto picked out three books and two scrolls on basic ninja things. Hinata took five books on the history of Konoha and math and sciences. They would read them and learn how to be a ninja, just like Inu, their older friend.
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Time-skip: three years
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At nine-years old, the two friends made an odd pair. In public, Hinata was content to look shy and quiet. Naruto was loud and clumsy. In reality, Hinata was the bold one, while Naruto was quiet. Both of them had greater speed than most nine-year olds, and they were as fit as Inu was.
Naruto and Hinata pretended not to know each other in public, and when they saw each other Hinata pretended to have a shy crush on him. She knew that they really might date someday, but at this point they were just really close friends.
Naruto always went on and on about becoming Hokage, when in their minds Hinata was the one that wanted to keep watch over everyone. In her world, no one would ever get hurt.
She wanted to be Hokage so that no child would be lonely. No child would get hurt for being innocent. No one would be alone.
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Inu had given the pair sets of weights, because they had told him about their goals and he had complied with their wishes and begun to train them when he had time. They fixed up a whole level to be like a dojo, and they ran around, had sword fights, Taijutsu was learned and they used the walls to work on chakra control. Much of training was found in books and scrolls, since Inu wasn't supposed to do anything but help Naruto when he was getting beat up.
Inu had gotten closer to them and took care of Naruto before he got beat up more and more, and Naruto always thanked him by showing him how much better he'd gotten when he called him over, showing him that someday they young pair could fight for themselves one day.
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Eventually Hinata and Naruto had amazing chakra control. Well, Hinata did. Naruto was still working on it, but he was getting better everyday. They worked hard at what they did, and they used it for many ways. Naruto got much faster than Hinata when he was running (with weights) from the ANBU chasing him after a prank. Hinata's Taijutsu was much better, but Naruto could hide better.
Neither of them could use a sword very well, but they kept trying; they had to be perfect in everything to be a good Hokage. Sometimes they would try to goad Inu into practicing with them, but even when he toned it down as much as he could he still throttled them with his skills.
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Hinata was reading over a scroll that Inu had left them after they pleaded for his help. She was fascinated with some of the Jutsus in it; they all had potential! She flipped onto her feet and ran to find Naruto. She might have found a solution to one of their problems.
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"Naruto-kun! Look at this!"
"What is it? Oh man, bushins? I can't do those…"
Hinata smiled lightly.
"I know. But these ones take more chakra, and it's easier for you to use more chakra, right? Maybe you can get this bushin down!"
"I guess I can try…"
Hinata watched as he read over the scroll and then made the correct handseal. She tilted her head and watched for a few minutes before leaving. He was intent on learning some form of clone.
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Hinata slipped into her henge after jumping onto the rooftops. She had made herself look like a random ninja with brown pigtailed hair and black clothes. When she went to the library, the shinobi section only permitted ninjas, and she could get in only with her Henge.
Now it was time to find some more Jutsus. She and Naruto were going to the academy next year, with herself henging into parents for the two of them so they could get in. Naruto would make shadow clones for them so that they didn't even need to be there; they could be pulling a prank!
Sorry it's so short!
Anyways, this is one of the new ideas I had. Wonder what they'll know and what will happen!
Enjoy, as I'll be updating this one and The UB every other day or just about once or twice a week. It depends on when I get time to work on them.
PS timeskips for the win!
PPS do YOU know who Inu is??