New Beginnings. Part 2. Chapter 1.

It was morning of their second day back from the last mission. They were at what they had started calling the Hideaway. It was basically their place to work on jutsu train and get away from things. Naruto had started to have the same problem that Sasuke had, Fangirls. Mostly of the civilian kind. He was the Heir of the Senju clan and becoming a famous ninja of his village. Of course they had zero chance, the last one daring enough to try to make move, well lets just say it didn’t end well. The sun was creeping through the rice paper and wood door. He awoke to something warm, soft and smelled of lavender and vanilla snuggled into him. He looked down at a mop of black hair that belonged to Hinata. “If her father found us like this, I would be a dead man.” He thought to himself. He sensed a presence on the other side of the door to the room they were in. It was Jiraiya. He slowly started to work his way free of his love. He heard a soft and sleepy “No.” as he tried to move away. He made a shadow clone and had it lay down on the other side of her, it kissed her on the forehead and whispered something in her ear. She smiled in her sleep rolled over, her hand darted out and the pop sound of it dispelling was heard. She turned and looking at him with a playful pout. “Not the same thing.” As she snuggled into him more. “Nata, I have to go see what the Ero-Sennin wants.” He could feel the bareness of her chest against him. She let out a disappointed sigh. “Fine. But you owe me breakfast afterwards.” She told him breaking away and rolling over snuggling back into the blankets. “Anything my Hime wants she shall have.” he told her. She smiled. “I already have what I want.” She turned to look at him. Her hand covering his heart. “This is all I need.” They kissed. Soul searing and as passionate as it was, she pushed him away playfully. “Now go see what he wants.” She told him. He reluctantly got up putting on his pants and went outside.

The view was great. The balcony outside looked over the river and bridge that lead to the training caves. Jiraiya was setting on the steps leading down to another landing that lead inside the cliff face. “I hope you are careful. Hiashi and your mother would kill you if something happened.” he told his student. “We haven’t gone that far if you must know.” He told him a little annoyed. The Master smiled and snorted. “Not from a lack of trying on both your parts I would say.” He exhaled. “Anyway, I went over the information from your reports and what I have been able to get from my sources tell me you got two of the nine that are hunting people like you.” As he continued. “It is just going to get harder from here on. They have some idea of your capabilities and those of your team. So keep that in mind. Plus there are other things to consider.” His head motioned to room he just came from. “She can hold her own. And anyone that uses her to get to me will not live enough to regret it.” Jiraiya knew of the summoning contract between the Kurama and Hinata. She was the first person sense the Sage of Six Paths that had signed it. He nodded. “Anyway your part of the bounty on Deidara has been placed in your account. Keep your training up.” He stood up and made to leave. “So how are things between you and mom going?” He asked with a smirk on his face. The Toad sage stopped dead in his tracks. Turning to look at his student. “How did you know about that.” The surprise in his face made Naruto laugh. He pointed at his nose. “One of the benefits of being the holder of the Nine Tails. I could smell you on her. Your scents were too mengled for it to be anything else. And I approve so don’t worry. Not that you needed it though.” The Sage smiled and shook his head. “Well I am off. Got things to do. See ya later kid.” He told him as he left.

He went back inside the room he and Hinata shared. She was just pulling her tank top over her head. He quickly moved over to her wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her tightly. She melted into him. “You know, I should make what we are official.” he told her as they stood there. He could feel her stiffen. “There is a thing in the Uzumaki Clan that Master Seto told me about.” He moved over to where he had put his sealing scroll. Opening it and using a smaller highly advanced storage seal that only he could use. He produced a black lacquered wooden box, a little bigger than his hand. “When you become betrothed to person that you love you give them something like this.” He opened up the box to show her. Inside was a gold torgue. It looked like a red and gold cord twisted together. At the end of each side was a small cap made of gold with the Uzumaki swirl. “I know this is a bit much, but what do you say Nata want to make it official?” He asked. She was standing there, her hand over her mouth, tears running down her face. She quickly closed the distance between them, wrapping her arms around his neck kissing him for all she was worth. “Yes.” She told as him, kissing him again. They both continued like that for a bit, then they got cleaned up and left, stopping only to get Sasuke and Sakura on the way. Banging on the door to their room. “Hey you two, clean up and get some clothes on breakfast is on me this morning.” He yelled. The sound of two groans and movement was his answer. They both laughed. Hinata’s hand moving up to touch the torgue around her neck.

As they walked through the streets of Konoha. Sakura was complaining about the lack of caffeine in her system. They were headed to a bakery that also served breakfast, it was Hinata’s favorite. They walked into the bakery and took a one of the booths next to the large windows looking out into the street. After they ordered and Sakura got her coffee, she took a sip. “So what was so important that you had to drag us out of bed on a day off?” She asked. Hinata was playing with the torgue around her neck. Then it hit Sakura as the coffee finally knocked the last of the cobwebs lose. “Oh my god! You finally asked didn’t you?!” Looking at her blond teammate. “Well all things considered, ya.” He told her. “What about the red cloud business?” Sakura asked. “I’m not getting married tomorrow, but what about after that. The four eyed snake might be a problem then, might not.” He started to smirk. “It’s not like we have taken the step you two have.” Sakura turned red, and Sasuke just glared at him. “How did you know about that?” Sasuke asked. He just tapped his nose. “Damn that fox.” Sasuke said under his breath. Naruto just laughed until Hinata elbowed him in the ribs. Rubbing his side. “Anyway I wanted you guys to know. I will have to track down Haku and the others later.” He told them. Sasuke just smirked and motioned with his headed for Naruto to look behind him. “Not going to be hard to find Haku.” As Naruto, Hinata and Sakura looked over toward the door, one of the people he wanted to tell himself walked in with someone rather surprising. “When did Haku and Ino start seeing each other?” He asked. Hinata didn’t know, but all things considered she wasn’t really paying attention to anything other than Naruto and training. “Oh, she mentioned something about that before we left. I guess she decided to take a chance.” Sakura said.Haku and Ino walked in together. Holding hands and seeming really friendly.

“So you finally asked.” said Haku. Ino was chatting with Sakura and Hinata. “Of course. So when did you and Ino..” Naruto asked Haku. “Umm. Yesterday. I asked her and she said yes to have breakfast, and you know…” Haku seemed a little emberoused. “Hey, Don’t worry about it. I am sure Mom and Sis won’t tease you to much.” Naruto smiled at his friends soon to be torment. They talked for awhile longer and then had breakfast, Naruto covered every ones tab.

They only did some light training and hung out. Naruto and Hinata were walking through one of the training grounds just enjoying the rare down time that they had. When four figures jumped out the trees and bushes on either side of the path they were walking. “Ok! This is the day we take you down Boss!” Konohamaru told him. Him and his plus Hanabi, had set up this little ambush. “You guys think you got what it takes huh? Well bring it Kono!” Konohamaru work through hand signs. “Fire Style! Burning Ash!” He breathed out a cloud of ash, directed at the two Chunin. Naruto just smiled. “Wind Style! Great Breakthrough!” Naruto inhaled and then exhaled a strong gust of wind that blew the ash back at it’s caster. “Might want to think about dispelling that.” He added. The wind jutsu would just magnify the fire jutsu and that would not be good. He quickly dispelled it and pulled out some shuriken. Throwing them and flipping through more hand signs. “Shadow Shuriken Jutsu!” They quickly multiplied and sped towards their target. Hinata jumped in front of Naruto. “Protection of the Eight Trigrams.” She used her total defence jutsu to block the incoming shuriken. Naruto throw a tri-pronged kunai towards Konohamaru. He quickly disappeared and reappeared just behind him and caught it. Slapping a sealing tag on his back, the younger boy hit the ground face first. “Dammit! A gravity seal!” The boy tried to move to get the tag. “That is right Kono. I see you have been studying.” He smiled about that. “Wood Style! Grasping Vines!” Naruto saw Moegi use vines and other plants to try to tie him up. “What the!! When did she figure that out?” he said to himself. Udon ran over and ripped the tag off of Konohamaru and they quickly moved away. Hanabi was engaging her sister. They looked like two dancer neither one making any real progress. Of course Hinata was holding back some. Naruto flipped away from the vines that were trying to grab him. Landing and flipping through more hand signs. “Water Style! Water Bullet Jutsu!” He created a baseball sized water ball and sent it at Moegi. It sent to girl back aways with a “OMF!” as it knocked the wind out of her. Udon pulled out a scroll opening on the ground, it had a sealing matrix on it with the kanji for water in the middle. When it was released water poured out. He flipped through hand signs. “Water Style! Water Bullet Jutsu!” He created 5 small balls of water and sent them at Naruto. He took down three of them with wind slashes, but the last two made contact and knocked him backwards. “Ouch. Not bad Udon. But let’s see you get out of this.” He flipped back to his feet and working through more hand signs. A sealing matrix went out along the ground and caught all four genin. “You guys have improved, but I am guessing that this was a bit of a test and not cause you guys were bored.” About that time Kakashi came out from behind a tree. “You could say that Naruto.” He walked over to him. “The Hokage and some of the Jonin council have their eyes on you guys. All fourteen of you brats have impressed them a great deal. But giving you promotions now might show favoritism. Granted most wouldn’t object to it.”
Kakashi looked at his student. “Plus we are kind of running out of things to teach you. Sure we can refine what you have learned, which let’s face it you guys do on your own anyway. And some of you already have been promoted Haku, Neji and Shikamaru for instants.” Naruto released the seal holding the four genin. “So I guess congratulations are in order. You and Hinata are now Special Jounins and you are to be given these four to train. Ebiso is going to the Academy to help out there. So I guess good luck and see you later.” With that he tossed Naruto a scroll with the Hokage’s seal on it and disappeared in a body flicker. Needless to say Naruto and Hinata were lost while their now students just sat there and smiled.

Hours later after they recovered from the news they got earlier. They were at the Hyuga Compound celebrating the Naruto and Hinata’s engagement. Everyone was there. Of course it was a Hyuga gathering so it wasn’t as wild as you might think. The only ones not having a good time were the elders. They had been trying to use Hinata and her sister to gain more wealth and power by marrying them off to some Lord or Noble from the Capital. Which they were hoping that Hiashi would see reason and not allow the “Demon” as they prefer to call Naruto to marry into their clan and to their heiress. Of course this was also to stop Hiashi from removing anymore of seals from the branch family. Of course there knight had finally arrived. They ushered him in and introduced him to Hiashi and his wife and Hinata. Who stayed close to Naruto all evening. “Hisashi let me introduce you to Lord Toneri Otsutsuki.” His father seem to have a proud smile on his face. “Lord Toneri. I did not realize we had invited you.” Hiashi was pleasant on the outside, but on the inside he was anything but. “Ah yes. I have come to ask to court your lovely daughter Hinata. I was told she was looking for a husband. I have heard great tales of her beauty.” Lord Hiashi could read Toneri like a book. A Lord he maybe with title and money and power but he had no idea who it was that fought and bled so he could have that power. “I am afraid you are too late. She has already chosen and he has my wife’s and I approval. You came along way for nothing.” He leveled a gaze at his father that promised pain later. “Hiashi! You can be serious letting Hinata marry that, that…” The elders were up in arms over this. “That very capable and powerful Shinobi of our village. Yes I am quite serious and I believe that Hinata is set on it as well.” He motioned to the happy couple as they chatted and made there way toward them.

Lord Toneri made his way to Hinata. “My dear lady let me introduce myself. I am Lord Toneri Otsutsuki. I have come to seek your hand.” He said bowing and kissing her hand. Hinata could feel the tension in Naruto. “A pleasure to meet you Lord Toneri. But I am afraid I am not looking for a husband because I have found the one I have wanted. This is him. Naruto Uzumaki Senju. Heir to the Senju clan as well as the Uzumaki clan. His mother Lady Tsunade is over there. She is the current Hokage.” Hinata was trying to defuse the situation. Naruto wanted to put him throw a wall. “That is nice. But I have power and influence in the Capital. I could keep you in the lifestyle that you are accustomed.” He was laying it on thick. Toneri was a man that was not used to the word no. Hinata looked up at Naruto and he understood what she wanted. “Let’s take this outside shall we.” Naruto said before he grabbed Toneri’s arm and teleaported them outside by the gates of the compound. Toneri went to his knees losing what he had eaten on the ground. “Oh I am sorry. That happens if you are not used to teleporting by Flying Thunder God Jutsu.” Naruto tried to keep the laughter out of his voice. As Toneri stood up. “I have never been dealt with in such away. I am a noblemen you ninja trash. I should have you thrown in irons for this!” Toneri tried to assert his authority, but it wasn’t working. Three quick strike later and Hinata had him back on his knees in his own mess. “You come here and ruin the day that I should be the happiest. And you try to impress me with money and power! I have money. I earn it every time I go out on a mission to protect one of you elite idiots from the capital or guard one of your spoiled children why the take a trip somewhere.” She motioned for the guards by the gate. “Take Lord Toneri to a Hotel and make sure he is not allowed back to the compound.” They lifted the man up and walked him out with some the elders sorrys and his retainers. “I hope you are pleased with yourself Hinata.” Her grandfather walked up to them. “We offered you a husband that held power and wealth and you toss him a side for this.” He motioned to Naruto. Naruto’s quickly turned red. “You want to see power fool. I can show you power.” The voice was not Naruto’s but the demon inside him. Red and gold chakra started flow out of him. “I am power you old fool. This boy, the demon as you call him has done more for you then you give him credit for. He would give up his life to protect this village and you and your kind mock him and I tire of it.” He went to strike out at her grandfather. But a small hand stopped him. “Karama. Don’t do it. You know Naruto would only lose out in the end.” He looked at Hinata and lowered his eyes. “Consider yourself lucky if she wasn’t here…” With that the red and gold chakra flowed back into him. “Dammit! I hate it when he does that.” Hinata looked at him. “Take me out of here.” He nodded and they disappeared in a flash. “I hope you are happy father.” Hiashi told him. “You have ruined a special night for her, and for what. You gained nothing and look foolish.” His father had had enough. “This is not over Hiashi! I will not allow you to destroy all that I have built because of your guilt over your brother! It was his duty to protect you and….” That was as far as he got before he found himself on his back. “Leave Father and never darken our door step again! I cast you out! Go!” Hiashi ordered. “You can not do this! You have no power over the elders!” His yelled back. “You forget your place! I am head of the clan now. You are an advisor nothing more.” ”Leave father you have lost.” With that Hiashi walked away with his wife to see to his guests.

Naruto and Hinata appeared in the room they stayed in at the training caves. She quickly turned to him and started to cry and scream into his chest. “Why can’t they just let me be happy. First they belittle me, so I prove them wrong and when I finally get the man that I have loved for so long and they try to take it away for more power and wealth! Gods I hate them sometimes!” Naruto could do nothing but hold her and let release it. She looked up at him. The worry and sadness in his eyes. “You did nothing wrong.” She told him. Her hand moved to his cheek. The look of need and wanting in her eyes was enough to drive him over the edge. They started kissing and things became heated as the fumbled with each others clothes.