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The Dark Alley

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It was a beautiful day in Konoha, the sky was shining. The birds were singing, and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. Though, there was much more to happen for the Hyuuga Heiress. The young woman stared at the sky. She was getting ready for her performance tomorrow. And, she wanted to ask one person to go with her… to watch her… to have fun…

Naruto Uzumaki.

Smiling softly, the young woman ran a hand through her long dark blue hair. She had grown it out, hoping to impress the orange clad man that had captured her heart. Sighing, the young woman picked up a picture of herself and Naruto; they had started to become friends after he became the Hokage. It was so strange, but at the same time it was amazing to her. Naruto had saved this village and became the Hokage and it was what she had always hoped…

But she had hoped that she could have helped…

"Hinata! Naruto's here to see you!" Shouted Hinata's little sister. The young woman sighed softly; sometimes she wondered why she didn't have her own home yet… Oh right, because her father believed that a woman shouldn't live on her own till she is married. That in itself was just sad.

Taking a deep breath, Hinata walked down the stairs, wondering why Naruto was here, normally he stays in his office trying to get through all of his paper work. Gulping, she finally reached the bottom of the stairs and thought that her breath had left her lungs. For, Naruto just stared at her with his usual confident smile on his face. His beautiful spiky blond hair shined in the moon light, his wonderful ocean blue eyes sparkled with joy. Then, her gaze went to the whisker birthmarks that rested on his cheeks. Something that Hinata never understood on how he had such amazing birthmarks.

"Hey Hinata, I took some time off since things have been slow. And, well thought that maybe I should hang out with some friends and well… everyone else was busy so… um… want to hang out?" Naruto said with his smile still in place. No matter what, the young Hyuuga Heiress couldn't believe how much Naruto had matured since he was sixteen. His voice was deeper, richer… smoother. Then, she noticed his muscular arms and chest under the simple orange t-shirt that he wore. She couldn't help but blush, though was happy that she didn't faint anymore.

"That… That sounds like fun Naruto-kun…" Hinata said with shyness to her voice. This was her moment of truth! She could use this moment to confess her feelings to Naruto! But… could she? Would he feel the same for her? Maybe she could try to get him to say something to give her a hint right?

Naruto's grin had widened how that was though Hinata didn't know… She had thought that if he had smiled bigger that his face would break. But she just smiled at him as she left. Getting a better look at his face, Hinata could faintly see a small bit of stubble on his wonderful mature face. Hinata reached out to touch his face, but blushed crimson and pulled her hand back quickly. Hoping that Naruto didn't notice…

Thankful that he hadn't.

She glanced at what he was fully wearing. With the orange shirt, he wore a matching orange jacket with black flames, looking down he wore black pants, almost that of a Jonin, least like the pants that Kakashi used to wear before he retired. Next, she saw the black fingerless gloves with the metal plate on the back, when Naruto was a Jonin himself. Smiling softly, she remembered when he had first become one. He was so happy, and joyful that they all celebrated all night long. Then, finally to complete his outfit were his black ninja shoes.

It made her wonder, just how he managed to make himself so hot without even noticing… His orange shirt clung to his well-toned muscular chest and shoulders. And of course, his pants had done the same thing with his legs; years of training with weights had caused his legs to gain more muscles, and to help him master the jutsu of the Fourth Hokage. And thus, becoming Konoha's new Yellow Flash, least in a meaning of speaking anyway for Naruto wanted to be called 'Konoha's Fox' for some reason.

Shaking her head, Hinata's dark blue hair blew with the movement which had caused Naruto to slightly turn his head, and blushed softly. For some reason, he thought that Hinata looked different with her hair moving, flapping around her like a dove's wing. He blushed darker and turned away, trying to get the blood flow to stop making his face so red and, hoping to stop his heart from beating so quickly. 'Wait, why am I feeling this? I… I had only felt like this with Sakura… hadn't I?' Thought the young Hokage, trying to sort out what his body was doing right now. But… thought better of it, for right now he wanted to spend some time with Hinata.

"So, Hinata what would you like to do today?" Asked Naruto, turning finally as he stared at Hinata's face. Her pale skin almost glowing in the sun's rays, her wonderful lavender coloured eyes staring right at him with a strange hidden emotion within. Though, he wasn't sure what it was… maybe, it was because he's never seen this emotion before… well, not that he could remember at this moment.

"Um… Maybe to get something to eat? I hadn't had lunch yet." Hinata said with a soft smile, which had made Naruto blush again. The sound of his heart pounding in his ribcage so loud that his sensitive hearing could easily pick it up no problem, as if it was ringing right next to his ear right now fearing that Hinata could hear it.

Gulping, Naruto nodded a bit saying "s-s-sure… That sounds fine to me. I hadn't had anything to eat either." Man, he thought that he had sounded like an idiot right now… 'And I thought I stopped being an idiot!' Thought Naruto with a curse under his breath.

"Great! Um… you pick?" Hinata said with a bit of nervousness in her voice, she couldn't help but think that maybe, just maybe that this was a date. Smiling she just stared up at Naruto when she saw him smiling back. Quickly, Naruto took Hinata's hand in his and started to walk to his favourite place to eat. As they walked, the young blonde couldn't help but notice how small and frail Hinata's hand felt in his. It made him blush; he's never held a girl's hand before.

Naruto took a deep breath as he felt the blood flow back to his face. Was he coming down with something or was… was he blushing? Shaking his head, Naruto kept on walking to Ichiraku Ramen. It was his favourite place to go to, plus since he was their best customer he got a bit of a discount. (Even though he adds tips too) Naruto chuckled once both he and Hinata sat down and ordered their food.

"So, how are you doing as the Hokage?" Asked Hinata as she stared at him, her lavender eyes staring right at Naruto with such softness that Naruto didn't think would be possible for her. Sure, he knew that she was shy and timid when they were kids but… now that he stared at her, he couldn't help but notice that she wasn't the same girl he knew when they were children. No, Hinata was a woman now, and he was a man… The Hokage, like his father before him, Naruto had never known that he would get this far, but he was happy that his dream had become a reality.

"It's great, I could go without the paper work but I had finally achieved my dream… What about you Hinata? Have you gotten to your dream yet?" Naruto said, blinking his beautiful blue eyes at Hinata. Though, Hinata couldn't help but giggle softly, the way he stared at her was like that of a lost child and innocent child.

"Not yet, I'm hoping to have my dream to come true soon…" Hinata said with a soft smile adorning her beautiful face. Which, had caused Naruto to blush once more, just what was wrong with him? This didn't make sense to him at all.

Though, as he stared at Hinata Naruto couldn't help but hear the fox's laughter in his head. Which, had made him sigh mentally, no matter what he couldn't escape the fox's torment and feared that cause of that same torment that he would never have someone love him in return. Once he looked up at the kitchen that he knew was already warm from the cooking of ramen, he said "I hope you achieve your dream Hinata… If anyone deserves their dreams to come true it's you."

Hinata blushed crimson as she stared at him; he really believed that she deserved to have her own dream come true? Then… then again of course he would. Naruto worked hard on getting his dream to come true, of course he would hope that everyone else would get their dreams. "Thanks…" Whispered the young woman as their ramen arrived. Maybe, it will turn out great later today… after all, the day was still young wasn't it?

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"So, what would you like to do now Hinata?" Asked Naruto as he walked with Hinata through the woods, it had been such a beautiful day that he didn't want it to end. Looking up at the sky, Naruto wondered if he would ever have a day like this ever again. The Hokage was a little sad that this day was so close to ending now.

"I'm not really sure Naruto-kun… I'm usually never out this late at night." Hinata whispered as she stared at the blonde Hokage.

Naruto smiled a little bit, it was a really good day and wasn't sure what more they could do. But, maybe take Hinata home right? "Oh look, a full moon." Hinata said suddenly, snapping him out of his thoughts. Looking up at the sky, the young man couldn't believe it, it was a full moon. Well, a harvest moon. Naruto had to admit, it was very beautiful. Looking at the Hyuuga Heiress, he couldn't believe how well the moon made Hinata's skin glow with pure natural beauty. Hell, he had never noticed just how beautiful she was before. No! He liked Sakura! Did he?

"It's beautiful…" Hinata whispered so softly, Naruto almost hadn't heard her. His ears had picked up on how soft and beautiful her voice sounded, he blushed softly as he stared at the moon. Eyes glazed over as if he was in some sort of trance. Slowly, he turned to stare at Hinata… beautiful, beautiful Hinata. Slowly, Naruto started to clean closer to her, wanting to hold her close, wanting to kiss her rosy red lips and- whoa! Shaking his head, Naruto stared back at the sky, his eyes clearing as he tried to clear his thoughts. Maybe he had been hanging out with Pervy Sage too much.

"Not as beautiful as you…" Naruto whispered suddenly.

"What?"

"Nothing, it's nothing…"

He felt so embarrassed, why did he say that?! It didn't make sense, though it started to make sense when he heard Kyuubi's laughter in his mind. Naruto cursed to himself, but also growled out "stupid fox…" Naruto sighed softly; nothing could make this worse… Nothing…

"Naruto-kun, um… I was wondering if you would come to the Talent Show and… watch me. I'm in it and… it would really mean a lot to me if you came to me." Hinata said, a little embarrassed which, Naruto couldn't help but find cute and a small smile started to spread on his lips.

"I'd love to go Hinata. I've wanted to go but I didn't know anyone that was entering." Naruto calmly said, smile still in place as he stared at the Hyuuga Heiress. "Is something wrong Hinata?" He asked softly, wondering why she looked so upset right now.

"I'm fine; I was just wondering… why did you really ask me to come hang out with you today? If you wanted to hang out you usually ask Sakura or Sasuke or even Kakashi. But you asked me… Why?" Hinata whispered, she didn't even know why she was complaining, this was something that she had always dreamed of and now that she has it, she feels like his heart wasn't in it, and she didn't want him to go out with her cause he felt pity.

Naruto frowned at Hinata; he didn't even know why he wanted to hang out with her. Sure, he's been acting weird lately such as hearing Kyuubi's voice more often, and then there were those strange dreams he's been having of Hinata. Those were weird, but how his body was reacting to how close Hinata was, that was weird in itself and he still didn't really understand what was going on.

Shaking his head, Naruto calmly said "I don't really know Hinata…" His voice was almost sad, as if he was sorry for everything that had happened. Hinata turned away from Naruto and crossed her arms under her breasts as if she was upset with him. Frowning, Naruto reached out to her, not liking how this was turning out. Why did his heart ache? No, he can't lose Hinata! He can't lose her! "Hinata, I may not know why I asked you to hang out with me but it doesn't mean that I hated it. You don't know how much restraint I had to do today."

"Restraint? You mean you were tolerating me?!" Hinata said with narrowed eyes.

Gulping, Naruto couldn't help but notice that Hinata was acting like Sakura, he was guessing that that Hinata hung out with Sakura too much. Or even Ino. It was hard to say really, but right now that didn't matter! He just made it sound like he was forcing himself to have a good time with Hinata. "No! That's not it at all!"

"Then what is it?!" Said Hinata with a small hint of anger, for right now the sweet shy girl that Naruto knew wasn't in charge. It was the true heir of the Hyuuga Clan.

Naruto looked away. He couldn't tell her that he had the Nine Tail's within him. That he was the container for a monster that tried to destroy the village all those years ago. Even if it was being controlled by Madara, but even then, people had raised their children to hate the demon fox and therefore, he feared that those who would find out about him would hate him as well.

"I can't tell you…" He whispered softly.

"Then you were tolerating me, I'm going home." Hinata said with a sniffle as she turned and started to walk on home. Thinking that maybe, it was only wishful thinking on getting Naruto to love her. It was nothing more, then a silly dream that a small girl had wanted to have come true. Maybe, it was just time to finally grow up and give up on her dream. Taking a deep breath, Hinata started to wipe away the tears that started to drip down her face.

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"Nice one Kit, your mate ran off." Said a dark voice within Naruto's mind,

"Shut. Up. Hinata isn't my 'mate' or whatever. I don't even know her that well; I only know was that she was shy and timid when we were kids. And that she fainted a lot when I was around. Sides, I like Sakura." Naruto said with a growl, hoping the fox would just shut the hell up. But sadly, Naruto highly doubted that the fox would be quite. After all, Nine Tails lived to torment Naruto in any kind of way possible.

"Do you, do you now? Are you sure you like Sakura, and not Hinata?"

"…"

"Think about it Kit, Sakura never cared more about you then a friend. You really had feelings for Hinata why else would you have those dreams?"

"I ate something bad."

"And why else would your heart be beating so fast?"

"Cause I ran a lot today."

"And why would you blush so much?"

"It's hot out today."

"And most of all why did you try to kiss her?"

Naruto blushed softly; he wasn't even sure himself on why he was trying to kiss Hinata. It was something he didn't understand, or even why he had the sudden desire to kiss her. It was something new and wonderful to him at the same time and yet, he feared to act upon it. Wait, him? Naruto Uzumaki afraid of something, that was new. Shaking his head, Naruto whispered "I'm not good enough for her anyway. She's the Heiress of the Hyuuga Clan and I'm… I'm only the Hokage, when I'm just me, I'm no one."

"And so it begins…" Whispered Kyuubi, knowing that Naruto wasn't listening…

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Hinata sniffed when she got home. Not bothering to greet her family, or to eat dinner. For right now, it felt like her heart had been ripped out of her chest and stomped into the ground. Why did this have to hurt so much? Why did she have to love Naruto so damn much that it would hurt like she was dying right now? Taking a deep breath, Hinata lied on her bed and stared up at the picture of herself and Naruto. The only other time that he ever wanted to spend time with her.

She still remembered that day; it was after they had returned from the war with Madara. Hinata had asked if Naruto wanted to go spend the day with her, to help cheer them up cause the war had changed them all. Naruto had matured a little bit from the war, and Hinata, had learned to fight for herself.

They ate, laughed, and they took a picture. Hinata wore her usual purple jacket, blue pants and her black heeled strapped shoes. Sure, it was just to help cheer both of them up, but Hinata thought that maybe she had been the only one happy. For, Naruto looked so tired, least his eyes did. No matter how much Naruto tried to smile his eyes just couldn't lie with how he was feeling.

Sighing softly, Hinata gently picked up the picture from her nightstand and held it tightly to her chest. Trying hard not to cry as she fell asleep, after all… she was going to perform tomorrow…

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It was time for the Talent Show. And Hinata was a little nervous. Taking a deep breath Hinata grabbed her net shirt, her purple blouse and her black pants. Making her wonder if Naruto would come at all… 'Maybe not… After how I acted last night I bet he's not coming at all…' She thought with a sigh. With that, Hinata grabbed her shoes and went to the theater to get ready. Better to practice her song.

After all, nothing would stop her from performing. Not even Naruto… Sniffling, Hinata had to stop thinking about him; nothing would ever come of it. Wiping her eyes, Hinata grabbed her eyeliner, her rosy red lipstick and started to get ready for her performance. Once that was done, Hinata started to curl her hair a bit, trying to make herself seem prettier.

Once that was all done, Hinata started to walk out of her room, and out of the house.  Time to go practice wasn't it… Though, as she walked Hinata couldn't help but notice all of the couples that walked past her. It made the young woman a little envious. Made her wish that she had what they did. Frowning, Hinata sighed softly as she walked into the theater.

As she entered, there were many people practicing for the show. Many people were drawing, many people were dancing. Doing weird tricks that she couldn't describe, Hinata highly doubted that she would win this, but mostly did this for the fun. Not for the win or the money.

Well, now wasn't the time to think about everyone else's talents right? She wanted to get her song done, and to get it done right… Though, as she practiced Hinata couldn't help but feel the tears building up in her eyes. She tried hard not to cry the whole time.

As Hinata practiced, she hadn't noticed how much time had passed; it was as if time had flown past her. She's been feeling that for a little while, time just zooming past her. Each moment without Naruto was terrible for her. And, it made her wonder if this was normal when you feel like you'll never be with someone you love. Taking the music sheets and took a seat. Waiting for all of this to get done and over with. Maybe, she'll be lucky and Naruto never showed up. But deep in her heart she hopes that Naruto did show up. So he can listen to her song.

Looking through the curtain, Hinata looked around as best as she could, trying to see if she could find her favourite blonde Shinobi. So far, she hadn't found a single trace of him. Maybe, he didn't show up after all. And, Hinata couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. But, possible that it was better this way. The more she avoided Naruto the better.

As time went by, many people had gone, and performed their talent. And, with each talent that had come and gone, Hinata was getting anxious as she thought that Naruto would burst through the doors and watch her. Why that was, she didn't know. Though had wished that she did know on why but knew that it was because she still loved him, even if, he only stayed with her because he tolerated her.

Finally, it was her turn.

Taking a deep breath, Hinata handed the music sheets to the pianist and walked to the microphone. Hoping that her song had matched her feelings, though just as she was about to start, Naruto burst through the doors breathing heavily. Her eyes were wide as her lavender eyes met with ocean blue, they stared for what felt like hours till Naruto finally took a seat in the front. 'But why is he here?' She thought to herself before the music started to play.

"Why is it that when I'm with you, so wonderous to me,
the time flies by so easily?
Night descends upon the lifeless sea with the first star
This is magic coming to us from the moon
I understand, even without a word.
The two of us must be thinking the same thing"

Hinata stared at the crowd with such a sad expression, that a few people thought that she would cry at any moment. As for Naruto, he felt a small pain in his heart.  He didn't know why that was; it was as if he could feel Hinata's pain. Why? It wasn't like they were that close… were they? Shaking his head, the young Hokage listened to Hinata, hoping to understand the message of the song.

"Moonlight destiny
I want to be with you more than anyone, forever
You, who fate drew me to under this vast sky
Moonlight destiny
We'll share all our joy and pain
In my heart that's how I feel, when I am with you"

Hinata placed a hand on her chest, over her heart. Showing that she was speaking what was in her heart. And not just some sappy love song, no, this was a song that proved that she would never get the love of someone that would, and could never love her in return. Even if fate had brought her to him, it was also the same fate that kept them apart. Maybe, this was the life that she was meant to live.

"Ever since I met you, so wondrous to me,
I can see everything around me so vividly
On the dark sea, a road of silver leads to the stars
This is a message given to us by the moon
We don't need any kind of promises
The two of us seem to be walking toward the same tomorrow"

Naruto listened to her, listened to her heart. He wondered why he could literally see her emotions within her words. As if they were floating around her, surrounding her as if it was one with her aura. One with her chakra, if that made any kind of sense. He could faintly hear Kyuubi's voice within his mind once more. But didn't bother to listen, for his attention was on Hinata and her alone right now.

"Moonlight destiny
However far, wherever it may be, I am gazing after it:
the continuation of today's dream, brilliantly shining down
Moonlight destiny
We'll overcome all of our doubts and heart-break
In my heart I believe in that, when I am with you"

Hinata stared at the crowd, a few stray tears fell, dripping from her face and making her eyeliner run. She had thought that her dream would come true but it hadn't. It was as if, Naruto wasn't her true love. But no, his heart belonged to another. Someone, that would never love him back for that girl, was in love with his best friend…  And cause of that unrequited love that Naruto has for Sakura; he'll never see who really does love him…

"Moonlight destiny
I want to be with you more than anyone, forever
You, who fate drew me to under this vast sky
Moonlight destiny
We'll share all our joy and pain
In my heart that's how I feel, when I am with you"

Naruto couldn't believe it, he… he smelled Hinata's tears and it felt like his heart had just been ripped out of his chest. But why, why did he feel like this? It didn't make any kind of sense to him at all. Least, not at the moment, but why would Hinata cry while she sang such a touching song?

"Don't you get it Kit? You're feeling your mate's pain. She thinks that you don't love her and cause of that both of you are feeling the other's pain. You feel like you'll die without each other. And that will be your down fall." Calmly said Kyuubi, which had caused Naruto to just glare at nothing for a moment as he tried to figure out what was wrong, why he felt Hinata's pain… did he really have any kind of feelings for her?

"Think about this Naruto; think about Sakura… how she already treated you. Always thinking and talking about Sasuke… Now, think about if Sakura was in danger. How would you react…?"

Naruto pictured it, Sakura always thinking and talking about Sasuke. Always trying to get him to like her, and to the point of seeing her so upset when Sasuke left the village to get power. Now he pictured how he would be if Sakura was in danger. He was angry that much was for sure. But where was Kyuubi going with all of this?

Once he stood up he went to check on Hinata. Wanting to say that he was sorry for last night, it wasn't how he had wanted to end the night. It wasn't how he had wanted it to be. But it had ended much worse than he had thought, and he wanted to clear the air with her. But one problem, Hinata was already gone as were many people in the audience. Damn it! Grabbing his orange and black jacket, Naruto ran out of the theater. He could see the darkened sky, knowing that it was going to rain any moment now.

"Kit, she's in trouble…"

"What?"

"Your mate is in trouble, hurry!" Shouted Kyuubi,

Naruto growled darkly as he ran through the darkened streets. He could already sense Hinata's fear and this wasn't going to end well.

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Hinata had finished her song and happily left. Though, as she walked down the aisle to leave the young woman couldn't help but notice the blank look on Naruto's face. It made her worry that maybe something was wrong with Naruto but she knew that she'll have to ask him tomorrow. For, she wanted to get home before it rained. Least, that's what her chakra was telling her. Sometimes, having the Water Element as your nature chakra comes in handy.

Hinata yawned and wished that she had a jacket right now. Since it had started to get a little chillier out sighing softly, she looked up at the sky, wondering how long it would be till it rained now. Taking a deep breath, the young woman felt like she was being followed. It made her confused as to why; the last time she had been followed was before she was kidnapped… Eyes widening, Hinata turned around and gulped.

For standing in front of her are possibly three men. All tall and muscular, though Hinata couldn't tell who it was or what they looked like. Since, they all were wearing cloaks and so their faces were hidden. Gulping, Hinata tried to think… She tried to use her Byakugan but when she tried to see their chakra, Hinata didn't sense any kind of chakra. Least, not high levels of them, so that meant that they were just ordinary people so she couldn't use any of her jutsu's on them… could she?

Narrowing her eyes, Hinata was ready to defend herself when they walked toward her. But, something was weird… These men looked like they were holding something. It couldn't be a weapon could it? No, cause even with those cloaks they couldn't hide a sword in their hand. Before she knew it, the men threw something to the ground, almost like a smoke bomb.

Couching, Hinata tried to see where they were. But couldn't sense their small chakra levels, that didn't make any kind of sense, even with their levels she should still be able to see it and… wait! That smoke bomb, it was the smoke that blocked people's chakras when they inhale it Damn it! Hinata had to run; she didn't want to risk getting attacked. Or worse, rapped. She ran as fast as she could, not sure where she could run or who she could run too.

Hinata did a quick turn and hid in the alley, but it was a wrong turn. She had hit a dead end; maybe if she could get out of here quickly then she could still get away. Sadly, luck wasn't on Hinata's side. For the men had quickly caught up with her, and started to walk toward the Hyuuga Heiress. The man in the middle smirked as he said "what's the matter beautiful. We're only going to have some fun."

"Yeah, and you were right. The Hyuuga women are very beautiful." Said the man on the right,

"Mhm… we're going to have a lot of fun tonight…" Said the man on the left,

Hinata's eyes widened, she was starting to be consumed with fear. This can't be happening, this can't be happening to her! No! She didn't want this to happen! Hinata closed her eyes as she waited for it to end she already felt one of the men rip her blouse off, leaving her in her net style shirt. She was going to get rapped and there was nothing that she could do about it. The smoke didn't just block her chakra from her, but it almost made her too weak to fight anyone off. Even a small child, she couldn't ever fight a small child even if she wanted too with her strength the way it is right now… 'Naruto-kun…' She thought with a small sob.

But, when she had thought his name a loud rage filled roar filled the silence. Hinata opened her eyes and stared. For at the entrance of the alley was a figure glowing in red Chakra. Eyes glowing crimson, hair spiked in a wild way. But, that wasn't the only thing that she saw, in the dim light Hinata could faintly make out claws, and fangs… but the thing that shocked her the most, was that this figure was wearing the same outfit that Naruto came in his orange and black jump suit.

"Get away from her!" Shouted the figure, for some reason Hinata couldn't help but think that it sounded like Naruto. But, the voice was too deep to be Naruto's. If this was Naruto, then what had happened to him?

"Why should we? This woman is ours. Go find yourself another woman to rape." Said one of the men, Hinata wasn't sure which one was which anymore. At this point, her focus was on the man that was glowing with red chakra. But, when the man had said that, Hinata could have sworn that the red chakra had gotten stronger.

"I won't let you touch her!" He shouted as he charged at the men with blinding speed. Hinata couldn't believe what was happening… It was happening so fast that it was almost a blur. Naruto slashed at the men with his claws, punched and kicked with his increased strength. But, as she stared, Hinata could have sworn that she saw something in the shadow… Naruto's shadow was in the shape of the Nine Tailed Fox… But how?

Soon, it started to rain and with the rain the blood that had spilled with Naruto's strikes had started to wash away. The only thing that had frightened her was the horrible blood curling roar that he unleashed. The men lied on the cold ground, begging for mercy. But Naruto looked like he wouldn't give it. Wanting them to feel more pain and suffering. Lifting one of them by their cloak, he growled out "come near her again, and I won't hesitate to kill you."

With that, the transformed Naruto dropped the man and watched as he ran off with his friends. Hinata slowly walked toward him. Wondering, hoping that this was Naruto. Deep down, she knew that this was Naruto, but wasn't sure why he was like this. "Naruto-kun…?" She whispered so softly, she didn't even hear it. Though, when she had said that he flinched, as if he was afraid of something but what that was she didn't know… "Naruto, is that really you?"

He jumped up, trying to hide, trying to calm himself. Hinata panicked, thinking that if she didn't do anything soon, that she would lose him forever. No! Hinata won't lose him again! Hinata kept on calling out to him as a few stray tears started to fall…

"You're not afraid of me?" Whispered Naruto, his voice still sounding deep and almost violent, but for some reason Hinata wasn't afraid of him. Looking around, Hinata tried to see if she could see him, but the sky was so dark that it almost made it impossible. Though, when she turned around Hinata saw him hanging from a pull down ladder, for once his orange jump suit came in handy.

"Why would I be afraid of you?" Asked Hinata, her voice filled with confusion. Why would Naruto think that she would be afraid of him?

"You saw me transform. You saw me attack those men with such rage and you saw my shadow." How did Naruto know that she saw his shadow? What did any of that have to do with anything? Though, the more she looked at Naruto, the more she saw of his features. His hair, it was so spikey that it was almost wild. The whisker marks on his face were thicker. She could faintly make out the fangs that she had saw earlier, so that also meant that he did have claws. But what had caught her attention the most were his eyes. Crimson irises with black slits for pupils almost like a snakes gaze but different.

His eyes were still as soft as they've ever been. That told her that this was really her Naruto…

"Because I'm a monster Hinata, I'm a damn monster…"

"No you're not! You just saved me Naruto."

"That was because… I didn't want anyone to hurt my mate…" Naruto then looked away, blushing softly. Wondering why he had just said that! Was it Kyuubi? Or was it his subconscious? He wasn't sure at this point. Maybe it was the hidden feelings that Kyuubi had been telling him about. Now, he did understand… the reason why he's acted so weird around Hinata was because he had feelings for her… right?

"What do you mean mate?" Hinata asked softly, tilting her head to the side.

"If you want to know what I mean, then I should explain the whole story…"

"You mean, like why you're like this?" Asked Hinata,

Nodding, Naruto crossed his arms, his feet keeping himself on the ladder as he hung upside down. Not wanting to fall off and make a fool of himself. He wanted to let Hinata know everything, before she got too involved with him. Taking a deep breath, Naruto started to explain.

"When I was born, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine Tails within me. In hopes that I could harness its power to protect the village, to be seen as a hero but that was where it all started… People thought I was the fox instead of its jailer. I started to learn how to use its chakra when I was twelve. That's how I beat Neji."

Hinata was starting to understand. Why so many people hated Naruto, why they always whispered things about him. Why her parents always told her to stay away from him… it was all starting to make sense. And the chakra she saw when Naruto fought Neji, it was the chakra of the fox that resided within him. It was all starting to make sense…

"I wanted respect… I wanted people to look up to me instead of thinking I was the monster. But it wasn't happening… And, while I was gone with Jiraiya I had learned to control more of its chakra… hoping to use its power to protect the village."

So that's how Naruto saved the village. He had used the Fox's chakra to protect everyone… to protect her… It all started to make sense. Even that nickname of his… Looking at Naruto, Hinata turned his head so he would face her. "So, because it's sealed within you, you have also inherited its habits such as mates and rage correct?" All she could see was his nod. Smiling, she whispered "do you love me?"

Naruto just stared at her with his red eyes. Staring, searching… as if he was trying to see if she was really asking, or just saying it as a rhetorical question. Wanting to know if he really did love her, or just acting on his instincts, smiling a bit Naruto whispered "I do… I love you Hinata Hyuuga…"

Hinata smiled softly, placing both of her hands on the sides of Naruto's face as she brought her lips to his. The rain dripping on them as it soaked their clothes. Their hair, making them clings to their skin. Naruto closed his eyes as he returned the kiss. As they kissed, Naruto's hair no longer looked wild. The fangs and claws started to disappear. His whisker marks thinned out to their natural state. It was as if Naruto never transformed in the first place.

When Hinata pulled back, she whispered "I love you Naruto Uzumaki… I love you so much…"

Naruto just smiled and kissed her again. Wanting to enjoy this moment forever… Wanting to enjoy being at Hinata's side for all time, that was the only thing he ever wanted. And, that was what he got… The only other sound, was the sound of Kyuubi's laughter, the fox was happy that Naruto finally got his mate and confessed his love.
Moonlight Destiny



the song is really japanese so I took the english translation XD anywho I had permission from :iconyukikou-chan: to make a Oneshot out of her art called 'The Dark Alley' which is why I named this The Dark Alley heehee, I hope you like this and sorry if the links are screwed up first try at this, also this took me all day to write so if there are any mistakes I'm sorry
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t-aj's avatar
i read it before but now i add,favorite!