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Hinata sighed as she looked over at Kaira and Tobirama, Kaira's full round belly sticking out in an adorable bump. Her eyes drifted over to Hashirama, who was grinning as he discussed their plans with them. They had gotten married and wanted to build a new living space on the inuzuka land for them to live in with their children. The pregnancy envy was heavy in her. She had wanted so bad to carry his child but there was no luck in conceiving that time. She blinked upon noticing that Hashirama had slipped his hand into hers without a word. He knew she was struggling with their lack of conception without even having to say anything.

She offered him a smile and once the duo left, he leaned in and kissed her softly. A deep blush coated her cheeks as he leaned a little closer and whispered, "Never said that was the only time we could try. We could try every day until it happens, don't you worry." She bit her lip and looked away from him and he chuckled at her antics. Madara ran up to them and ducked behind Hashirama swiftly. Hinata leaned and looked at the tall man cowering behind her future husband and he glared at her and told her to stop acting suspicious. She huffed lightly and looked off to see a fiery redhead storming over to them. "Where is he?" she seethed and Hinata motioned to the hiding man with her eyes, to which Mito smiled at her, but that same heat flooded her eyes when Hashirama tried to save his best friend.

Hinata found it quite amusing to see the two tall men arguing with the much shorter Uzumaki woman, but only because they were both acting like scolded puppies. For months the Uchiha and Uzumaki had been going back and forth, acting like they were in a relationship to acting like they weren't. Everyone knew they were going to end up getting married, it was only a matter of time honestly. She looked back to Hashirama and sighed as she thought once more on her lack to conceive. She figured it was the deities telling her not yet, that it wasn't the right time and it would come soon.

She looked over to see Izuna running over to them with a concerned look on his face. This was never good, when Izuna wasn't smiling something must really be wrong. "We have received calls for aide from the other villages... the tailed beasts are running rampant and are destroying the other villages." He said and she frowned. Mito stepped forward and immediately offered her assistance, as did Tobirama, much to Kaira's dismay. "I will stay here with Itsuki and Kaira..." she said and Hashirama frowned but nodded. Her made his way over to her and ran his fingers over her cheek with a smile. "I would rather you come with us." He said and she shook her head.

"I can't... I have a duty to protect those of us that I am strong enough to, I am not strong enough to face any tailed beasts... not after last time." She said and he nodded once more. She was still terrified after going up against the ninetails. Anytime she thought about that night her body went into panic mode and she couldn't breathe. "I can understand that love. Don't worry about it then, you protect Itsuki and Kaira and we will be back before you know it." he said and she smiled. She turned back to tell Kaira that she had nothing to worry about, but Hashirama continued to speak before she could. "Hinata I am leaving you in charge of the village while I am gone, please protect it for me." He said and she stared at him wide eyed.

"Izuna, gather the villagers, it's time to discuss this with them." He commanded and Hinata just stared at his back as he went to prepare. She took a deep breath and Madara placed his hand on her shoulder as he passed by her. "He feels like someone may attack while we are assisting the other villages. Keep an eye out. You're strong enough to handle any threat that comes to the village, give yourself a break." He said as he patted her shoulder and took off after Hashirama, to which she turned to follow.

When all the villagers had gathered, Hashirama pulled her up to stand beside him. She looked out over the crowd and watched as they all nodded to what Hashirama was saying. "Hinata will be taking over for me in my absence. She is more than capable of handling anything that may happen while I am gone." He said and they all began talking amongst themselves before one man raised his hand to be noticed. "Isnt she the girl who held off the Ninetails until you could get there?" he asked and more people began murmuring around him. Hinata felt the fear begin to creep up in her soul, they knew she wasn't qualified for this in the slightest...

"Yes she is." Madara said and approving murmurs echoed around her. she looked out and each and every one of them was smiling at her and chatting amongst themselves once more. She stepped forward and held her hands to her chest as she called out to them. "I wish to thank you all for your support in this matter, and I hope that I can live up to your expectations." She said and they all continued their approving murmurs. She looked back towards Hashirama and he just smiled at her softly with a little nod. She turned back to the very pregnant Kaira and motioned for her to follow her. she had a duty now, she wanted to do everything in her power to protect Hashirama's village... her village.

This was their home and she owed it to him to do everything she could to ensure it's safety. She took a deep breath and calmed her nerves... she could do this.

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Things seemed to be going smoothly for the most part. Her meetings with the villagers proved productive and they appreciated her help. She glanced over at Izuna, who had remained behind with her to be able to watch after the village. More often than not she wondered if he were jealous of the fact Hashirama had entrusted the village to her in his absence. He continuously made jokes and told her she was worrying too much about it cause he sure didn't want the position of sit-in hokage... too much paperwork he'd say. She had him sitting right next to her the entire time, not because she didn't trust him, because she did, but because she believed his presence would thwart any act of violence against her.

She glanced over to see that Butsuma and Akane had made their presence known, as well as Aurora and Tajima. She had warriors sitting behind her and it brought her a sense of peace honestly. Itsuki and Kaira sat off to the side of the room and were playing with his toys. Hinata breathed a small sigh and tapped her nails on the desk. She knew that Hashirama was out there risking his life along with Madara, Tobirama, and Mito, but she worried about all of them. She wondered how they were doing right now, seeing as no correspondence had come in from them in a few days now. They had successfully captured both the Onetails and two tails, they had gone in order it seemed.

She knew that the capture of Kurama had sent the other tailed beasts into a frenzy, thus the call for aid had arrived. Her eyes drifted over to the window and her nails tapped the desk once more. Hashirama and the others had been gone for two weeks now and they had been successful in their mission so far, but it didn't make her worry any less. She watched as the sun vanished over the horizon and a chill shot down her spine, something wasn't right. She was out of her seat and in front of the window with her blade drawn before anyone else knew anything was wrong. She threw open the window and jumped out, taking the man lingering outside with her to the ground.

They rolled across the ground and she lunged for him once more and tackled him to the ground once more. He made no move to attack her because he was stunned into silence. She ripped his mask off to reveal an Iwa headband. "We are under attack!" she yelled and Izuna dropped from the window and crouched beside the man who stared at her with wide eyes. He flinched when Izuna's eyes spun red and the man went limp with a scream. "What are they after?" he asked and she frowned as she noticed none of the nearby buildings were being targeted.

"My family." She said and he furrowed his brows, he didn't seem to understand. "And our eyes." She said and his eyes went wide as she took off in a sprint towards the Hyuuga compound. He took off right behind her, his blade at his hip as well. The moment they arrived they saw that the Hyuuga were already fighting. "Get inside! Protect yourselves!" Hinata yelled and the intruders looked over to her. the Hyuuga stopped fightin and ran inside the compound to set up a defense from within.

Hinata's hits were unforgiving to all she hit, gentle fingertips connected with every single enemy with no mercy. She would give none of them the benefit of the doubt as she lunged for every last one of them. These were the people who caused Neji to be branded. An entire half of her family ended of branded because of these people. Her brow furrowed as she spun into a rotation that would make Neji proud. The Iwa nin were sent flying and she lunged for them as they fell. Her blade connecting with one of them, only for another to come at her from behind. Deft fingers swiped a kunai from her pouch and launched it without even looking. A soft thud of the man hitting the ground signified her target was struck.

She glanced over at Izuna to see he was holding them off well. Another Nin rushed her and she slipped back into her Kenjutsu stance and focused her chakra into her blade as she spun forward swinging her blade the entire way. The man was cut down swiftly by her blade which had been extended with wind. She had lost count as to how many she had taken out by now, as had Izuna at this point and yet they hadn't found the leader of this little excursion yet.

Hinata spun on her heel only to clash blades with a woman holding two blades. Her glaring silver eyes and white hair glowed in the dark of the night with a predatory gleam. "You're in the way little girl." She growled and headbutted her, sending her reeling back. Izuna tried to intervene but she sent him flying back with a swift roundhouse kick. She could only watch with bleary eyes as he rolled to his feet and sent the woman flying with a swift punch to the gut. She struggled to push herself to her knees and she watched as the two of them exchanged blows. Her fingers reached up and she wiped the blood off of her forehead. When her vision returned she noticed Izuna's blade was lying on the ground beside her.

Just like back then, she picked it up and flipped it backwards to use as a defensive blade. She lunged for the woman who swiped one of her blades around behind her to use to defend, but Tobirama had taught her how to get around that. She dove low and swiped for the woman's ankles, forcing her to propel herself away from Izuna. Hinata watched as the woman looked toward her once more. "I figured you'd be down for a while... more resilient than I was told honestly." The woman sighed with a wave of the hand, but she didn't hold that stance long as she lunged forwards with both blades at the ready once more.

"Izuna. Go ensure there's no more of her men, I can handle her." Hinata said as she deflected hit after hit from the woman. The woman jumped back away from her only to lunge with both blades over her head once more. Hinata swung at her as well, feigning to the side only to swiftly slash the other direction, landing a hit. The woman's armor tore off and went flying as blood sprayed from the new wound. The woman yelled out in anger and tried once more to hit Hinata from the side, only to swap it up last second and slash across her shoulder slightly.

The woman was fast, but Hinata was faster as she struck once more, using everything Tobirama had taught her to her advantage. Hinata waited for the woman to get closer to her and tried to use the wind enhanced blade once more, only for the woman to land on her swords. Hinata dropped both blades and rolled back away from the downward slash the woman sent at her. a swift uppercut from the woman sent her flying into a tree and she grunted as she forced herself back to her feet.

"You just don't know when to give up do you?" the woman sneered as she grabbed Hinata up by the hair, only for a blade to force its way through the woman's back. "You cheap bastard." She said as she collapsed. Izuna crouched before her and she nodded to him as she reached and pulled her blade from the woman, who sat there staring up at her with dimming silver eyes. "Are they safe?" she asked and he nodded. "Yeah, Hyuuga are all safe, thanks to you." He said and she shook her head. "I couldn't have done this without you, obviously." She said motioning to the woman on the ground. Izuna only laughed at her, causing her to flush in embarrassment.

"You would have had her the moment you got back on your feet, I was just done fighting, I'm tired." He said with a wave of the hand and she rolled her eyes lightly.

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Hashirama sighed as he looked at his collection of tailed beasts. They were all sealed within Mito's beast pots and were thus rendered harmless. Their visit to Iwa had been quite interesting, the leader seemed to be slightly panicked when he had arrived and had only brought three others with him. The man seemed shady, so there was no way in hell he was letting the man keep the tailed beast that he captured there. He looked over to Tobirama who looked exhausted. "Brother, are you ok?" he asked and Tobirama sighed and nodded.

"Just ready to go home." He said and Hashirama smiled. "It has been too long, hasn't it?" he asked as he looked up to the dimming afternoon sky. He missed Hinata and could only hope everything were ok on her end. It shouldn't be too long until they arrived home now. He took off running with the reins of the horse carriage in his grasp, forcing the horse to move faster too. A series of sighs around him meant that the others were running to keep up with him now as well. He didn't even slow down when the village gates were in his sight, much to their dismay.

He rushed forth and release the horses reins the moment he saw her. He scooped her up in his arms and spun around, making her giggle as he did so. "Hinata... I've missed you." He whispered into her hair. She looked up at him and he captured her lips in a swift kiss as he set her down. She watched him intently as he bowed to her with a small box outstretched in his hands. "Hinata Hyuuga, will you marry me?" he yelled and squeezed his eyes shut as he awaited her response. He was desperately hoping she would say yes. He had meant to do this at a better time, where he didn't reek of sweat and battle, but he was so excited to see her waiting for him here... he couldn't help it. She gently took the box from his hands and pulled him to stand at his full height. He could feel the adrenaline rushing through his system as she opened the box and slipped the ring on her finger.

His heart swelled and he lunged to kiss her once more. "Of course, I will marry you..." she managed in between kisses and he grinned at her as he set her down. All he wanted to do was continually kiss her but he knew she would need some air at some point so he stopped smothering her with kisses for the moment. He held her hand gently, and he looked her over. Only then did he take in her injuries. His brow furrowed as he rubbed the nasty bruise on her forehead ever so gently. He frowned when she flinched from the slightest of touches. He looked around and noticed a few other bandages, but there were no serious injuries thankfully.

"What happened?" he asked, and he assumed the coldness in his tone startled her, seeing as she looked up at him in surprise. "We were attacked by Iwa nin. Hinata figured it out before anyone else did." Izuna said and Hashirama brushed his fingers over her cheeks and he apologized softly. "I'm so sorry this happened, my love. Are you ok?" he asked and she nodded as she rubbed her cheek against his hand. "Are the villagers alright?" he asked and she nodded once more as she took his hand in her own.

"They were after my clan, but there were no casualties on our part." She said and a slow smile stretched over his lips. He knew he was right in leaving her in charge while he was gone. "I never doubted you for a second." He said and she blushed and looked to the ground. "Come on Hinata-chan, you coulda handled it all by yourself and you know it. Don't go getting bashful now." Izuna chuckled and she looked over to him with sad eyes. "I didn't save you, I was just being lazy." He said and she rolled her eyes once more.

Hashirama chuckled upon seeing the two of them interact. They had gotten closer through this ordeal, which made him happy... Hinata needed to open up with them all more and this was only the first step. "Hinata, lets go home..." he said and she nodded as she extended a hand towards him. He took it gently as they made their way home while Madara and the others locked the tailed beasts away in the vault. He couldn't help but stare at her every step of the way home. She was beautiful, even though she was injured she was beautiful. He would prefer her never be hurt again and he would do everything in his power to ensure she would forever be safe from harm.

"Hinata... would you mind if I showered?" he asked and she smiled as she shook her head. He opened the front door and they made their way back to their bedroom where she sat atop the bed and waited for him to gather his things for a shower. He looked over to her before he entered the bathroom and she only offered him a small smile. "Would you care to join me?" he asked and she blinked in surprise. She jumped to her feet and began rushing to gather her things as he slipped into the bathroom and began tossing clothes off to random areas of the bathroom for him to gather up later. He turned on the water and sighed as he slipped beneath the warmth.

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He was jolted back from his thoughts when cold fingers trailed themselves over his hips and wrapped around him. "Hinata?" he asked as she began to stroke him softly. He bit his lip and pressed his hands against the cold tile of the shower as she continued her gentle stroking of his member. "No hesitation... whatso ever..." he managed with a strained laugh. She planted kisses up his back and he sighed as her other hand trailed up over his chest and began rubbing circles there. All his mind could come up with was the fact he was grateful for their large shower, because he was not going to be able to contain himself with this woman. He managed to turn to face her but before he could stop her, she placed her mouth over him and began circling her tongue around the tip of his penis.

He pressed his back against the wall of the shower and bit his knuckle as he tried to contain his urges, which he was losing to rapidly. He felt himself go deeper in her throat and he sucked in a quick breath and gently pulled her off of him. "Hinata you don't have to do this." He managed, his voice still strained because her wandering hands were back at it once more. She looked up at him and blinked owlishly as she tried to place that devilish mouth right back on him. He couldn't contain himself at the look in her eyes, so he pulled her up to him and kissed her deeply. When they parted for air she blinked at him once more with that same sultry gaze, her fingers finding their target once more and he groaned as he buried his face in her neck. "I know I don't have to... I want to." She whispered and he felt himself lose all control as he leaned back and kissed her once more, lifting her and pressing her against the wall of the shower.

She tried once more to reach for him but he buried himself within her before she could get to him. Her gentle intake of breath had him looking her in the eyes as her eyes fluttered shut and her face flushed red. She bit her lip and he continued his even strokes within her. He wrapped one arm around her while he used the thumb of his other hand to assault that small bundle of nerves while he continued to thrust within her. he could feel her body tensing up from all the stimulation and he decided he was going to give her a small break, but before he could, her entire body shuddered with her release. He allowed her to ride that out while he continued to make her writhe below him.

He wrapped his arm around her once more and without missing a beat he flipped them around to where her hands were against the shower wall and she was face down. With a moan from her he pressed himself back within her and continued to gain momentum with his thrusts. The moment she looked back at him with her face flushed and her eyes begging at him, he found he could no longer hold back. With a soft moan he released himself within her, the throbbing of his member giving him a brain fog as he focused on the feeling. He pulled him self from her and he pulled her over into his arms.

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She looked up at him from where he was cradling her and she offered him a small, tired smile. He closed his eyes as he allowed the water to wash over his form. "You sneak attacked me Hinata... that's rude." He panted and she only laughed at him. He rolled his eyes as she continued to giggle from within his embrace. She thought that shit was funny, but it took everything he had to control himself. He knew he couldn't bring himself to be rough with her, but the urge was there and he almost gave in to it.

"Never done it in the shower before." He grumbled and she smiled at him as she curled deeper into his embrace. He sighed as he buried his face in her hair and allowed the water to continue to wash away all of his worries. He sighed deeply and closed his eyes to relax, only for panicked knocking to his bathroom door to disturb him. "Hinata! Hashirama! Kaira's having the baby and Tobirama is freaking out! Get out of the shower and come help me!" Madara yelled through the door and he grumbled as he helped Hinata up.

"No rest for the weary."