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"Normal speech" people talking.
'Normal thought' people thinking.
"Kurama/Dragons" Kurama or Dragons speaking.
'Kurama/Dragon thought' Kurama or Dragons thinking.
"Jutsu/ Magic" is being used.
Enjoy the chapter.
Shadow Light
Chapter 10
Club Opening
The next day has come and Reni woke up happily in Naruto's bed beside Naruto, who already woke up. He was looking at the girl who started to truly love him. He saw the warmth in her eyes. The love in her expression, the contentment in her feelings. She is just happy to be with him and this time it is not caused due to any type of Hero passion.
"Good morning, beautiful," said Naruto with a smile.
"Morning, King" she replied with a small smile as well.
"Didn't I get a promotion. From Lord to King" said Naruto.
"Of course, you got. Aren't you my King now" she asked him teasingly.
"You bet I am, my bishop. You know what that means right" said Naruto in the same teasing tone.
"I'm always at your service, oh Almighty King"
"Your services will be requested when needed"
They both chuckled. This is what he missed when Hinata died. Unfortunately, she can't revive her now. If only he had brought her DNA with him, she made him promise that he doesn't do something crazy to revive her.
Flashback Begin
"Are you sure that you want to leave me alone, Hinata-chan?" said Naruto with a pained expression.
"Don't be like that, Naruto-kun. You know well that all I had was admiration for you before our marriage" she said with a small smile.
"It may be admiration then, Hinata-chan, but didn't it change after our marriage," asked Naruto.
"Of course, it did. It is not that easy, Naruto-kun. To get a kind and loving husband like you is every girl's dream. But sadly, I'm not just any girl, I am the ex-heiress of a Clan who are strict in their principles and code who groomed me into being a perfect wife for my husband. But I got you. Everything I could ever ask for is in you. You are goofy, kind, jovial and love me a lot. That made me so much happy. When we're in the last stage of our marriage, I couldn't hold it back anymore. I cried in joy. Happy to have a man whom I always wanted to be with and then we had Boruto and Himawari. Though I don't want to deep into that matter, we are a happy family" she said coughed violently. Naruto channelled his healing chakra into her body which soothed the cough a bit.
"See, even now, when I am taking my last breaths and into 80 years of marriage life, you still care about me same as on the day the first time we had a conversation about our life together. It is kinda selfish of me to ask for more, Naruto-kun. That is the reason why I want you to move on. I don't want to hold you back anymore. Promise me, as soon as I leave the world, you also leave this world. I know how you felt in your childhood when there is no one to care for you and staying here longer reminds me of you. I don't want you to be alone again, Naruto-kun. Continue your journey, who knows, you may find a woman who is more suitable as a wife to you than me" she said with a small laugh even though Naruto can see the strain it put on her muscles.
"Don't talk like that, Hinata. You know well I can't leave you. I will find a way to revive you and we can do this together. I promise I'll find a way to revive you again" said Naruto, tears started to form on the edges of his eyes.
"I think I can't change your opinion. Then, how about this. Take my chakra, I know how advanced you are in the chakra manipulation arts, give it to the woman who resembles me most. I don't know it will work or not. But, I think at least this way, you can have at least a part of me with you" said Hinata after a long pause.
Naruto eyes sparkled with hope and joy.
"You bet, I'll do it. You are gonna be with me in no time, Hinata-chan. Don't worry" said Naruto and kissed her forehead.
'I'm sorry, Naruto-kun. How can I say that what is killing me is even more advanced than this world had ever seen? It is some kind of Virus' thought Hinata, sadly seeing her husband leave the room.
Naruto tried to heal her using his new and more powerful Juubi Healing Chakra. But the only thing it managed to do is kill the original and the Virus mutated into a stronger one. He tried again. At last, everything failed and she was living her last moments in the world. The Virus has become so strong that the only people allowed to see her were Naruto and Himawari. As they have abnormal healing rates. Himawari cried a lot seeing her mother at this stage. But Hinata managed to soothe her and she is at peace with it now. Her husband is a whole different case entirely.
She knew what she is doing is wrong. By giving him hope, she is making him think that she would be with him after some time however, the only thing that is keeping her alive was the last sparks of Hamura Ōtsutsuki Chakra mixed in with her own when she fought Toneri with Naruto all those years ago, the chakra of the brother of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.
By giving Naruto her chakra, she is giving him the Byakugan and her chakra is going to be part of him forever. Whenever Naruto thinks of her, the Chakra always reminds him of the good days they had together, suppressing the painful memories, like the current one.
Flashback End
With a hope to revive Hinata and find a perfect woman to make his wife, Naruto left the Elemental Nations. But when he landed and didn't sense Hinata's chakra in him separately, he did a body scan of his chakra after getting the Sacred Gear. That's when it hit him. When he came out of the dark alley in Kyoto, he is in that thought and found Yasaka interesting. That is why he agreed to go to the lengths he went with her.
She is just like him at that time, less time and the target she kept is high and nothing else to do. After his time with her, he continued to search for a person who will become the perfect wife for him replacing the hole left by Hinata willingly.
He could still remember the smile on her face when she left her last breath. They looked into each other's eyes one last time, and he saw the look of happiness that he listened to her word and a tint of sadness in those pupilless orbs. He didn't understand why she is sad then but understood it now.
She knew she knew that she is not going to get revived by him. She knew it is an outlandish and impossible desire. She knew that that would be his last time to see her alive. Still, he can see the happiness in her eyes and with a last smile, she left the world of living that day.
The reason he agreed to have peerage is to have someone to protect, to find a purpose in life again. To fill the Gal left by Hinata. From the beginning of his Shinobi Life, protecting someone precious to him was his Nindo thanks to Haku. He wanted to feel loved again and be there to protect someone.
Whatever he may do, the ultimate goal is to bring peace and find someone who can be a part of his eternal life as he learnt his lesson of being an immortal and marrying a mortal. The pain it brings is unbearable. But as he promised her, he is going to keep his word. He is going to make this world a place where everyone can live happily. These are the thought running in the mind of the Blonde dimension traveller.
"Why so serious all of a sudden" came the sweet and gentle voice of his new family member. He saw Evil Pieces as just that. A way to build a family. A family of like-minded individuals like him coming together and who love him.
"Nothing, I was just thinking how I would be without the assistance of this beautiful girl," said Naruto with a straight face.
"Ah, flattery will take you nowhere," said Reni.
"I don't think there is nowhere to go," said Naruto and got up. Reni in his arms and walked past his bedroom to the lounge area.
"Wow. I didn't see it last night, your house is simply amazing" said Reni.
"Now it is yours as well, my dear," said Naruto as he kissed her and she returned it with passion. They stayed just like that for a minute and Naruto went to bathe and Reni followed. Separately, of course.