In Team 7

Chapter 12

In a week, Naruto visited Hinata again.

"Why are you packing your clothes?"

"They already let me go."

"But you still have bandages around you."

"It doesn't hurt."

"And where is your family? Shouldn't they be here?"

"It's complicated..."

"I see. Anyway, I wanted to tell you something."

"W-what?"

"I have a new master! He's really pervert, but he's amazingly strong! Now I'm learning Kuchiyose no jutsu, do you want to see it?!"

"O-of course!"

"Okay!"

"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" Naruto summoned a tadpole. Hinata giggled.

"W-well, it's not a toad, but it has legs!"

"It's amazing!"

"Really? It's just a tadpole, but next time I'll summon toad boss!"

"You will."

"Don't you want me to escort you?"

"W-would you really do that?"

"Of course! Give me these." Naruto grabbed her bags.

"You really don't have to..."

"He also told me to be nice to women." Naruto smiled and Hinata blushed.

...

"This is your house? It's pretty big."

"You've been here before..."

"Really? I don't remember."

"How could you? We were 4 years old then."

"Even so..."

"Hinata, where were you!" asked her father.

"I-in hospital."

"What happened?"

"I-I fought with Neji-nii-san."

"And you ended up like this ... Are you really my daughter?" It enraged Naruto.

"Listen, old man! Hinata did what she could to change. She held up well against Neji!"

"It does not interest me. She lost, that's all that matters."

"Hey-!"

"It's all right, Naruto-kun. I'm used to it."

"Hinata, you..."

"And don't get too close to her, Fox brat." Naruto grinned at him.

"P-please, don't call him that, Father."

"That's enough, come on Hinata." Hinata went home sadly. Naruto held out his hand.

"What's wrong with her father? Does he even love her?" The finals were approaching.

"Naruto, you could only summon one little toad. How do you want to win the finals?"

"I thought about doing buum! And baam!" Jiraiya face palmed.

"You're a lost cause. Okay, let's try this now." Jiraiya dragged Naruto to the cliffs.

"H-hey, what are we doing here?"

"This!" He pushed Naruto and Naruto was falling down.

"Ero-senninnnn!!!"

"Now maybe he'll release his strength," thought Jiraiya.

"Ahhhhh!!!!" Naruto suddenly found himself in his subconscious.

"You finally showed up, brat."

"W-who are you?"

"I've lived in you since you were born, and you don't even know who am I?!"

"I know, you are Kyuubi!"

"Tss!"

"Hey, if you've lived in me for so long, I think it's time to pay the rent!"

"Who do you think you are? But I'll lend you some strength, use it well!" Naruto woke up. Red chakra was flowing around him.

"I feel so strong!"

"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" A big toad appeared.

"Oh, he did it! But why exactly Gamabunta...?" Jiraiya wanted to hide.

"Where am I? Jiraiya! Was it you who summoned me?!"

"No! It was me!"

"Huh? You are just a brat. That's impossible. Jiraiya, I'll find you!"

"No, it was really me!"

"Really? Then prove it and you can be my student."

"Yes!"

"If you fall off me, you're done."

"I understand!"

"All right, I'm on it!"

"Ahhh!!!" Gamabunta jumped really high. But Naruto didn't fall.

"Hmm, what about this?!" He jumped into the water. Naruto was drowning, but he endured it.

"Tss, you are annoying." Naruto was forced to use his chakra, so he was tired soon. He lasted until the end of the day. Then he fell exhausted.

"Let's take him to the hospital, Gamabunta."

"I knew you were here, Jiraiya!"

"Oh, and by the way, the one who summoned you was Naruto."

„I know that from the beginning, I just wanted to bother him a little."

"Even though you know whose son he is..."

"Minato wouldn't mind."

"Hmm, maybe you are right."