27 Greed and Guil (2/2)

”It's fine. Let's talk outside. The whole hospital is being guarded by the Hyuga so you don't have to worry about Hinata.” Kurenai said as she led Naruto to the top of the roof.

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”So, you're the kid who disappeared huh. Hinata used to talk about you often.” Kurenai said after Naruto introduced himself. The sentence only made Naruto feel more guilty as Naruto was one the reason why Hinata strived to be better and stronger.

Looking back, Naruto should have been there to help Hinata with during the Chunin exam when her resolve was tested by Neji. Naruto wasn't there this time so he was worried if he foolishly affected Hinata's mental development.

”What happened to her exactly? I'm pretty sure with Hyuga's clan's protection she shouldn't have ended up like that.” Naruto said with his head down.

”It was the shinobi from Kumogakure. They had always been eyeing the Byakugan and it was not their first attempt. Hinata was targetted once before when she was a child and they managed to get their hands on her during the Orochimaru's attack.

Unlike the last time, they went for the eye rather than taking her along. By the time we found them, they had already taken out one of her eyes. One got away with her eye and the other stayed back to buy some time. It was only Neji, Tenten and Kiba so they couldn't do much to stop the other guy. By the time elders got there Hinata had already lost one of her eyes.” Kurenai said clenching her fist.

Rage filled Naruto's eyes as he just realized he was not taking this world seriously. The Five Nations and its hidden villages had come together to fight Madara or Tobi but before that, they were just Hyena's eyeing each other's flesh.

Hyuga clan didn't put caged bird seal on their branch family for nothing. Kumogakure' had created a reputation amongst other villages for being shameless. They had been stealing other village's secrets for decades now and looking back at the history of Elemental Nations there wasn't a single village that didn't have a dark past.

Even Konoha had its fair share of dark and shady dealing that existing till today. Uchiha Massacre and Root being the biggest example. Kirigakure was literally known as Village of the Bloody Mist. Iwagakure had backed stabbed its ally Kirigakure and they also had shady dealings with Akatsuki.

The villages were different but it was still run by humans and human's greed was limitless. There was a reason why 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ninja war happened and even if the Akatsuki didn't spark the war later, the 4th Ninja war would happen sooner or later anyway.

Naruto stayed at the hospital for a whole day, looking after Hinata. Naruto's guilt touched the sky as Hinata started to cry seeing Naruto by her side. It took a full hour to get her to stop as Naruto hugged her skinny body. Hinata had lost so much weight after the incident, even Kurenai was worried. And with one of her eyes stolen Hinata was scarred for life.

Naruto went back to Jiraiya regarding the matter of Hinata with rage in his eyes.

”Jiraiya, the matter of Hinata Hyuga. How is it being handled?” Naruto asked in a grim tone.

”I think you already know the answer. But I'll tell you anyway. They are denying it was their Shinobi who stone the kid's eye. We've searched the body the guy who we managed to kill and there isn't anything that is tying the men to Kumogakure. I'd be more surprised if there was something to tie them towards Kumogakure.” Jiraiya said with a sigh.

”So, we aren't doing anything regarding this matter?” Naruto asked but he already knew the answer.

”What can we do? Do you want me to start the war? It's easy for you to say do this and that as an individual but when you take on the title as a Hokage I've to be careful with my words. My decision is tied to the lives of many. I don't want to act weak Naruto but you don't know how heavy these chains are that are binding me.” Jiraiya said with a weak voice.

Naruto had no words to say as he returned home with a sour mood. He was thinking of going to Kumogakure to retrieve Hinata's eyes but what after that and before he could even talk about what after that. He was not sure he could even retrieve the eye in the first place.

The Raikage wasn't a pushover and there was Killer B the eight tails Jinchuriki and Yugito Nii the second tails Jinchuriki.

Naruto was powerful but he was not at the level where he could dominate the whole world by himself yet.