Takes place at the beginning of Naruto Shippuden, right after Naruto returns from his training with Jiraiya.
Naruto & Hinata managed to form a close friendship prior to Naruto's absence. Now that he's returned, there is more than one reason to take...
Hiashi and Hiro sat across from each other at the rectangular shaped chabudai, sipping tea.
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"My granddaughter is getting stronger." Hiro took a sip from his cup. The steam curled up from the liquid's opaque surface, dancing around his clean shaven face and long slicked back graying hair. "We should keep up her training when she is not spending time with the boy."
Hiashi nodded, placing his own cup on the table. "But will that be enough."
"Besides his vulnerability to love, Kurama's next biggest weakness has always been his impulsiveness." Hiro advised his son. "He allowed Hinata to be sealed to him without realizing he was exchanging one cage for another.
With the seal, Hinata's love for Naruto will not allow Kurama to turn against his jinchuuriki, and as his jinchuuriki, Naruto's love for Hinata along with his own growing feelings won't allow Kurama to use the seal against her. He'll have realized this by now. I'm sure he has started to try to manipulate them... to try and turn them against each other."
"He won't ever change Hinata's heart." Hiashi responded, a bit ruefully. "I've tried her entire life."
"I'm glad you're finally realizing this." Hiro replied without any expression on his face. He sipped from his hot cup again, not wanting to let the tea get too cool.
Hiashi looked over the rim of his cup at his father, trying to decide if this was one of his father's many passive aggressive digs. He frowned. "But can we trust that the boy is also not that fickle."
"Hinata trusts him. You should have more confidence in your daughter's judgement." Hiro could tell Hiashi was not buying into this, so he continued.
"I also want to point to the fact that even as impulsive as Kurama can be, he accepted Hinata far too easily..." A slight chuckle caught upon Hiro's lips and wicked glee stirred in his white eyes. "I think there is another unexpected bond at play that has the kyuubi caught in a trap of his own making."
Hiashi stared at his father blankly. He knew the path that Hiro was attempting to travel down, and he was reluctant to go there with him.
"There has only been one other time that the nine tailed fox allowed one of Hamura's descendants to be sealed directly to him."
Hiashi sighed, raising his tea cup in front of his face again to block Hiro's intense gaze.
"It was one of Airi's reincarnations." The older man narrowed his eyes at his son. "You know that I'm right."
"It is true that Hinata was born an heir. If Airi was reborn in this time, it would be in the form of a Hyuga heiress." Hiashi conceded. "And Hinata's demeanor is very much like history describes Airi. But... the rest... I'm hesitant to stomach."
The secret history of the Hyugas' main family bloodline extended all the way back to the first of Hamura's descendants on earth and his youngest daughter, Airi Otustsuki. ——————
