Aftermath

(A FemNaruHina Romance)

This is my first EVER attempt at writing a story not just one unique like this but ever. So I ask any reviewers I might get to PLEASE give me some constructive criticism. Any flames out there I hear you're rather fond of releasing your hate on authors so just fuck off, not dealing with y'all.

So this is a FemNaruHina romance M-rated for some lemons (still want to know why they're called that) that will come later on. First and foremost this is a ROMANCE not a way for some pervs (guilty as charged) to .. well y'all know. I plan on doing my best to focus on the relationships between Naruto and the others. Second this is in the aftermath of the Great Ninja War I'll explain in the story what happened so just read. Thirdly this is a FemNaruHina because I love NaruHina my favorite combo ever but I love the appeal of the FemNaru (often called Naruko) yet there is no truly lengthy reads for it so I'm doing one I hope. I shall be doing this on my own time schedule since it's rather crazy.

Without further ado let us begin the Aftermath

(P.S. Disclaimer: I do no own Naruto or any of its characters.)

Edit: In addition to this being after the war. My knowledge to this point in Canon Naruto is when Madara and Obito fused with the Gedo Statue to control it. From that point on I haven't read further and thus it is my own story separate of canon.

Chapter 1

Naruto, if he could still be called that, remained motionless on the bed at Konoha Hospital. It's been nearly 6 months since the end of the Great War. Uchiha Madara was dead consumed by the very beast he resurrected and controlled for a brief time. Uchiha Obito died as well but had somehow at the end turned on Madara causing the beast to consume Madara and allowing Naruto and the others the chance to win.

Yet it came at a cost. Without the control of either Madara or Obito the Gedo Statue went insane and started to rampage decimating the shinobi army until Naruto and Bee both went full bijuu mode then the Statue focused on them. The battle was long and terrible, the very landscape was forever change and the heavens tore with each blow. Bee was defeated as the Statue bit him and sucked out the Hachibi into it further boosting its incredible power and killing Bee. Naruto and Kurama desperately tried to fight it but in the end they came to a decision that would change everything. They let the Statue take the Kyubi, Kurama, into itself but as it happened the Kyubi did several things first it took brief control of the Statue and sent it into another dimension to seal it away, a dimension only he could access and second, he prevented the death of Naruto through... unusual means. He rewrote the DNA of Naruto and set it to activate upon his death basically giving him an entire new lifetime but minus the years he already used.

Since then Naruto has been in a coma unable to even breathe without a machine doing it for him. Since then his friends namely Sakura, Hinata and Kakashi have kept watch over him. Kakashi is acting Hokage but refuses to accept the position permanently. Everyone who knows him understands why. He waits for Naruto's recovery. The Elders are angry with this but don't see any other choice. Sakura is in charge of the Medical Ninja and specifically Naruto's revival as Tsunade died saving the other Kage. Hinata refuses to leave Naruto's side even after the change that occurred. If it weren't for Neji she'd be starving but he or someone from the Hyuga visit her twice a day to bring her food. Others visit Naruto from time to time but most are afraid or more likely, awkward. See, when Kurame gave Naruto the new DNA he took it from the only sources in his memory, his previous jinchuriki. Specifically he used his mother's, Uzumaki Kushina. As a result when Naruto died the jutsu kicked in and combined his DNA with his mother's DNA as a primary. His body became more and more feminine yet still boyish. His hair changed from bright yellow to the bright red of the Uzumaki clan. After nearly a month the change had settled and his body was fully female but with boyish influence. His muscles remained and he, no she, didn't have very defined curves. Her breasts barely filled a B cup and there wasn't an ounce of fat common in women to be found on her. Her face became even more fox-like with the whiskers remaining, her hair had changed multiple times before becoming mostly blonde with bright red highlights.

Four months later and she remained the same yet never left the coma. Sakura despite all efforts and several forbidden jutsu approved by Kakashi failed in every attempt to wake Naruto. In the end they decided all they could do was wait it out meanwhile the work load after the war was horrendous. Thousands had died including the Fifth Hokage and the Tsuchikage. Kakashi spent nearly all day and most of the night directing ninja teams to areas where looting and bandits had sprung up or doing paperwork. Shizune stayed on as his assistant, maybe because she was accustomed to it. More likely because she knew that lazy as Kakashi is someone needed to be around to keep him focused after he lost the serious side he rarely showed. She was proven right when barely a week passed before he started to attempt sneaking out only to fail as Shizune caught him and dragged him by ear to the Hokage desk.

(Back at the Hospital)

It was late at night, Hinata's eyes were drooping as she watched Naruto. In the beginning when she first saw Naruto changing she was terrified even more so when she found out that it would be permanent. Yet for some reason her feelings never changed. In fact she felt even closer to Naruto. Something about him becoming a she comforted her. She realized that she'd be able to relax more with a woman, hopefully. Nevertheless after months of waiting and no change she starting to become more depressed almost to the point of not eating. If it wasn't for Neji and the others she'd have starved. Now as her eyes drooped to sleep she noticed something. Just a slight shift nothing more but her eyes flew open and she stared at Naruto. The shift happened again and she gasped activating Byakugan and seeing Naruto's heart speed up a little she panicked and pulled the room's alarm, immediately summoning Sakura and several doctors.

"What is it, Hinata?! What happened! You there check his vitals!"

Hinata just stared at Naruto in disbelief as Sakura demanded answers.

"Hinata!" Sakura glared at Hinata then noticing the Byakugan activated she asked. "What do you see Hinata? I need to know."

Hinata just pointed at Naruto just as Naruto shifted largely and let out a huge yawn before sitting up suddenly. "Wh-where am I? What happened?"

Hinata lunged forward and hugged Naruto wanting to squeeze her with all her strength but holding back out of fear of hurting her. Sakura just stared at Naruto while she looked around confused.

"Wh-what's going on? Sakura? Why are you crying?"