Whispers In The Dark

Pure White Lily

Pure White Lily, that's what her name meant when put together; Hyuuga Hinata. Naruto decided that he's going to put those pretty flowers in his room. He looked it up in the picture book and saw it. It was as pretty as Hinata. He even liked the meaning; rebirth and purity.

He snuck out a lot since. He kept returning to that place he saw her and noticed that she's always inside or with someone. He found out that they're the prestigious Hyuuga Clan so she's really the Princess. He snuck a peak at her whenever she's taken out for a walk around Konoha to visit shops. She liked flowers, he took note. She also like those weird spiral buns he heard called cinnamon buns. He took note of that too.

He wanted to get closer to her but he didn't know how so he ended up spying on her whenever he snuck out and she's in town. It wasn't often and if he gets too close, the adult with her will look at his direction so he ended up detouring. He looked at their eyes but they were all cold and judging. Hinata has the best eyes. He wanted them in his life. When the small room felt like a coffin, he will imagine her eyes in his head and he will feel like he's under the night sky.

He also found out about the Hyuuga Affair. The person who died that night was her family and he died because of her, sort of. Someone from Kumo kidnapped her and they died but Kumo demanded compensation from Konoha so someone in her family died for Konoha and her. Naruto decided that he doesn't like Kumo.

His second murder happened by luck when he was 4.

He was sneaking around Konoha as usual and with luck on his side, caught sight of Hinata walking about with her guard whose name he recalled as Kou. Then while he was watching her as usual, he caught sight that he's not the only one. He found it suspicious. Then he started following that man around. His instinct clamored that the man's dangerous.

He asked Shippou, "He's suspicious,"

Shippou grumbled, "So?"

Naruto tilted his head, the warmth in his head long gone as his eyes focused on the man watching his lily. Frigid winter replaced the warmth and he was calm like winter as he came to a decision. It's a pest, a pest in his garden. What does one do with pest? Well...

"We pull it out,"

Shippou shifted in disturbed amusement, "So he's not even a human to you,"

"Nope,"

Naruto followed the pest to its space. He studied the space and noticed the gas line. A simple thought came to mind; nothing gets rid of pest better than fire. He grinned, his blue eyes dark and murky with deadly scheme...

When the pest entered its rented space that evening, the explosion can be felt all the way through Konoha. Naruto stared at the plumes of fire reaching the sky and gaped, "Wow...that's art,"

All the way in Iwa, a blond sneezed and knocked his head against the wall.

The pest was gone. He saw the charred remain. He hummed happily and skipped back to Headquarter. His heart felt light and he caught sight of the moon. His lily's safe now. He grinned as he turned his head to the sky, "What a beautiful night, dattebayo,"

Hiruzen looked at Naruto. An ANBU had reported that Naruto was missing one evening and Hiruzen was furious by the lack of security at the Headquarter that someone that should be inside can easily escape. But most of all on that same evening, a rented house exploded. The renter was a suspected Kumo spy as they had been noticed tracking the Hyuuga Heiress though Konoha.

This can't be a coincidence...

Hiruzen stood over Naruto as the boy nonchalantly sat on his bed, "Did you leave the Headquarter?"