Untainted Love
Bold writing – Kyuubi is talking
'Anything in inverted commas' – A person thinking to themselves.
"In speech marks" – People talking (duh xD)
Slanted writing – Either a dream or a flashback.
T-T = Section Break
BEFORE WE START: Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, Ino, Choji, Kiba, Shino, Lee, TenTen and Shikamaru are all 16, while Neji is 17.
Just a few changes and information you may/may not need:
Naruto's father is alive, but his mother passed away.
Asuma isn't dead, and is a father to Kureni's baby; marriage is being held soon.
Chapter 1: The Dream
He awoke.
Not much was going through his head, other than throbbing pain and confused thoughts. He attempted to reach his hand to his head, to try to contain the pain, but it was futile; he was bound to a tree by thick chains, each one connected to his limbs.
He let out a shill gasp; the cold air hummed an eerie tune.
He tried closing his eyes. 'This is all a dream; it's just Genjitsu' he whispered, fear trapped in his voice. As quickly as it all started, he was back in his house. He slowly had opened his eyes. In front of him stood a figure.
It was a woman. She had luxurious purple hair, which complimented her lavender eyes. Her skin was soft and pure; like the snow on a Christmas day. Her nose was small but defined, while her face was also small, re-defining her beauty. Her smile could melt the heart of any man, be he good or even evil.
Naruto quickly recognized this woman. It was his friend, Hinata. At first, he was confused at why they were standing so close to one another, but this confusion dissolved into security when she placed her hand on his cheek. Before he had time to react, he felt a slow but forceful fire start in his heart. He stared into Hinata's beautiful lavender eyes. He could feel something; a kind warmth. He hadn't felt this from anyone else in his village; all the other people would try to shun Naruto out of their lives. 'Being the container for the Nine-Tailed Fox really has its downfalls.' He chuckled at this thought. He shuddered, not quite accustom to the warmness of her hands. He slowly attempted to say something, but was unable to speak.
"Naruto-kun," she started, "There will come a day when you will have to make a decision. Either you will save my life and the village will meet its doom, or you sacrifice me for the sake of the village."
With that, she faded into the darkness of Naruto's mind.
"WAIT! HINATA!" He screeched, hoping for her to come back, but it was futile. He stood there, with a confused and worried expression sketched across his face; not quite sure what to make of the whole event. Not only had he felt confusion during the whole event – not quite sure if he was under some kind of sick Genjitsu or even just dreaming – but he also felt warmth and even a small amount of love. He blushed at the thought. 'Heh, just like Hinata would d…' He stood with his mouth wide open. He felt a wave of feelings and emotions flush over him, as if a volcano had just erupted in his mind. He felt passion and admiration towards… Hinata.
'No, that can't be right,' he thought, 'I love Sakura-chan… right? I mean, I must love her, she was the first girl I ever really laid my eyes on, and dad told me a person's true love is the one he sees first. No, wait I think I have that wrong, and plus, Sakura wasn't the first girl I laid my eyes on; was it the first girl that showed you affection? Sakura is a bit of a bitch, what with her always yelling at me, scolding me, and abusing me. Maybe… maybe I don't even like Sakura; maybe dad had been right when he told me I was still too young to fully understand the nature of 'love', and I've been too obnoxious to realize and believe him. Heh, 'obnoxious' is a super long word; dad would be proud to hear that kind of vocabulary. I hope he gets back from his recent mission soon; I want to show him I can totally kick his ass with my newest Rasengan! Wait, I'm spewing random stuff out again, I need to think this over; I need to see Hinata.'
T-T
The alarm went off, and Naruto quickly jolted up into a sitting position. He looked around his empty room, and felt a tinge of sorrow for himself, though it was ushered away immediately once he re-played his dream repeatedly in his mind. He blushed a deep crimson.
"So, you finally realised your true love. Took you long enough, baka" The Kyuubi chuckled a little .
"NANI, what did I say about watching my dreams; I'm not some kind of movie!" He mentally scolded his beastly-counterpart with a mocking annoyance. Naruto sighed deeply as the Kyuubi guffawed at Naruto's sudden outbreak. Naruto continued, "I… think I have it all wrong; I don't like Sakura, I know that for sure now, and… maybe I do like Hinata, but I've been to oblivious to realize." Naruto slightly grinned as he thought about using big words again.
"Naruto-kun…" The Kyuubi started, but was seemingly cut off by an over-excited Naruto.
"Hey, you used 'kun' at the end of my name. Are you getting soft or something?" He grinned at his remark. Ever since he had removed the seal from the Nine-Tailed Fox, the two had formed a strong friendship. He found it hard to believe that anyone could find the Kyuubi so scary and hurtful; he really was just a soft and loving fox, once you got to know him.
"As I was saying, it's quite obvious she likes you, but I wouldn't pry on it just yet, she's still quite shy; it's hard to know what her actual skin colour is, what with her blushing all the time when she's around you."
Both Naruto and the Kyuubi let out a heart-filled laugh. Naruto felt safe when he had these talks with the Kyuubi. Sometimes, the Kyuubi and Naruto would talk in a place in his mind, surrounded by beautiful palm trees and an ocean. He yawned at stretched, before looking over his shoulder to read the time off his alarm clock. 'Crap, it's early as Hell; it's only 3:23am!' He thought to himself, before falling back into bed.
"Heh, I think I'm inheriting even more of your laziness, baka," He stated, with a slight grin on his face.
The Kyuubi laughed, and mumbled something his breath, but Naruto was too tired to make it out. He fell into a deep sleep.
T-T
Hinata was awake in her room, thinking about a certain someone. She had loved that certain someone ever since she started at the Academy, but was too shy to confess her feelings. She still has a burning passion for this certain someone; most nights, she would stay awake until morning just thinking about him. This someone is Uzumaki Naruto. All the other girls her age adored Uchiha Sasuke, but Hinata wasn't the least bit interested in that show-off. Sasuke's Fan Club™ was just full of pretentious and idiotic girls that didn't really understand the concept of 'true love'. She sighed, feeling sorry for the girls who had their hearts seemingly crushed by the over-confident Missing-nin Sasuke. Her only love was Naruto. She rolled over onto her side and continued to visualise her future with Naruto. She had once dreamed that the two were married, had three children, and grew old together; Naruto became the Sixth Hokage, while Hinata became the head of the Hyuuga Clan. She would always dream of this, telling herself it was the perfect life. She wanted nothing more than to make Naruto's dream of becoming Hokage a reality, and wanted to become the one that Naruto would love. She got up from her bed and walked over to the window, carefully and quietly, making sure to make no noise, as to prevent her father from waking up. She gazed out of the window and spotted Naruto's house in the distance. Hinata would usually stare star-stricken at Naruto's house for hours on end, and she had always ended up wondering what it was like inside. Maybe Naruto would eventually invite her to his house, but the idea seemed more like an impossible request than a reality. Maybe fate would put the two together, she wondered, and quietly made her way to bed.
"Naruto-kun, you are the reason I work so hard; you showed me that believing in myself and not giving up was the answer to everything. I love you, Naruto-kun." Hinata said to herself, before drifting off into a deep sleep.
T-T
Naruto – though he was asleep – couldn't help but sneeze, inevitably waking him up from his rock-like sleep. 'Eh, who could be talking about me at this hour?' he wondered. He shrugged it off as a coincidence, as he went back to sleep.
A/N: Yeah, sorry that's it's not very sophisticated and well written in most places; I did try, but herpy derp, I just couldn't do it. :P