Unbeknownst to Naruto, Hinata is in awe of him. If the sun could be a person, her life would start and end with Naruto. She's never seen anyone fight as hard as he does against everyone, every day and never quit. It's unbelievable to her, but in his presence, she feels like she can accomplish anything. "I b-believe in you," Hinata finds herself faintly saying, and completely turns beet red when she realizes she said it aloud.
Naruto turns to her, surprised, not simply by her faith in him, but also by the cute way she crouches down till her butt sits on her heels and hides her embarrassed face with her dainty hands. Naruto's heart beats warmly at the sight of her. Regardless of Naru-nii's promotion of the Hyūga's abilities, Naruto would be happy simply to have her in his life. He crouches in front of her, gently calling, "ne, Hinata-chan." She only spreads her middle and ring finger so a bit of her left eye looks at him. Smiling he expresses, "I believe in you too. Let's get stronger together."
He stands and extends his hand to help her up. After routinely being forsaken by her own family, deemed expendable by her own father, deemed inferior to by her little sister, hated by her hurting cousin, Hinata is amazed anyone besides her sensei could believe in her. For those words to be spoken by someone as strong-willed as Naruto, is the most amazing dream she could ever be lucky enough to live. She doesn't know why she has the strength to take his strong hand, but she nervously does. Promising all the while not to let him down… ever.
They visit Iruka, giving their Academy sensei flowers Hinata-chan picked on the way. Naruto tells them all about his training, about taking care of Tori-chan and his concern over Haku's wellbeing. When Hinata suggested they throw Haku a welcoming celebration, Naruto is so excited he loses his head and hugs Hinata-chan until she goes limp; unconscious.
INO
Ino wakes from a troubled slumber but on a comfortably soft pillow. She nudges deeper when she feels caring fingers massage her scalp. Her immediate thought is of spiky blond hair and sky-blue eyes, forcing Ino to snap awake, learning the soft headrest she was laying on is actually Kurenai-sensei's chest. Ino hops off of her and the couch they were laying on, apologizing through several deep bows. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry Kurenai-sensei. I didn't mean to fall asleep like that."
Leaning up, Kurenai shakes her lustrous mane, reassuring the frantic girl, "it's alright, Ino-chan. You were understandably upset."
At the mention of what led to this in the first place, it all returns to Ino, and initially, she's upset. However, when she feels like she doesn't have tears enough to shed, she's quickly seething. 'This entire time… I've been suffering this entire time because of that fat idiot!' "I'm going to kill him," Ino voices with a tone detached of any humanity.
Kurenai stands to face the furious girl, and in a commanding voice asks, "Yamanaka-chan, I need you to enter your operational space."
Surprised to hear about Shinobi mission management by the suddenly stern sensei, Ino tries to ask, "but sensei, that fat pervert-"
"Genin," the Jōnin-sensei interjects. At her commanding voice and stern eyes, Ino naturally straightens her posture and is more receptive when her superior kunoichi continues. "This is a mission scenario that will require a set of interactions which will lead to multiple outcomes. I need to know you can hear the options?"
"Options? You mean whether his funeral should be open casket or not," Ino honestly answers. "He drugged me, sensei, which led to my rape under the influence!"
"You have every right to confront him if that is your true goal-"
"It's the only thing I've wanted for months!"
"More than keeping the loss of your innocence secret?" Inu pulls up short at the question, so Kurenai continues, "putting aside actual murder, let's use mission management to follow the threads. If we are open and honest about this, considering your families history, Chōji's parents will no doubt want to make amends to your parents. Assuming your parent's anger involves the Yamanaka clan, we would no doubt have to involve the Hokage to keep everything as peaceful as possible. I can't currently predict how this will completely affect the village, however, it's certain very much would change. This thread's outcome will likely lead to some form of justice for you. You may even feel better but I doubt you'll ever be 'seen' as the girl you were."
"I don't know if I can let this go sensei," Ino freely admits. Like every genin—likely with the exception of Naruto—she knows about mission management; weighing the variables to lead to the best possible outcome for completing the mission. That lazy Shikamaru is actually a genius in this field of reasoning and it never failed to surprise her that her teammate could very well be the Hokage's right-hand man one day.
Still, Ino thinks about the first time she sees Chōji—smiling or eating as he does—and her anger makes her blood boil with a great need to kill him. Slam her fists against his fat face for hours until it's an ever-widening pool of blood, ground up meat and bits of bone. Ino shakes her head, clearing it of the over-powering anger within her.
"That fat-ass drugged- …he made me have sex- …Kami!" Ino curses taking a deep breath. "I'm no longer the innocent girl my mother thinks I am!" Ino painfully admits to the beautiful sensei, feeling her hyperventilating burden lighten the more she speaks. "Do you know how often I m-masturbate now? How often I think about sucking Naruto's sweet, thick cock? And drink everything that comes out? We even had anal sex, sensei… And I can't even say I hated it! I'm scared of who I am now! This isn't the girl I ever thought I'd be! I'm corrupted and it's all because of him!"
Ino couldn't physically cry anymore, but the agony is clear on her pain-cracked face. Kurenai takes the girl in a fierce hug, trying as much as she can to transfer all her warmth and understanding to the young blond. The distraught girl hugs the beautiful kunoichi back just as desperately and in a comforting voice, Kurenai orates, "self-discovery is one of the greatest challenges life has to offer. Self-understanding is such a daunting task, most would rather not know their true selves, choosing instead to rely on external objects and superficial emotions to feel fulfilled, but that will never be enough, Ino. It's perfectly normal to feel fear when uncovering parts about your identity you never thought you'd feel favorable towards, but that doesn't mean you're damaged, or less than what you were, much less corrupted."
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