Hitomi had to fight a smile down as Naruto spat out words a mile a minute going on and on about a girl he had met in the park. Of course, she had been absolutely furious when she had seen that Naruto had come home with a split lip and he was limping. But with time all he had gushed about was meeting his first new friend. Her named had been Hinata. But of course, just as she had been glowing with pride at her surrogate son's success, he looked up at her and suddenly his little crytal blue eyes were filled with tears.
"Hitomi-oneesan… What.. What if I can't ever see her again?! I don't think that those people want her to see me again." He threw himself into her arms as his small sobs wracked his body. She hushed him gently and encircled him with her arms. She just waited for him to cry it out, letting him shake until he was done. Then, she drew his face out from its hiding place and connected her eyes with his cerulean orbs.
"Naruto. Friendship is one of the few treasures in this world. Once found, it can never truly be severed. As long as you are willing to fight for it, then there will always be a way."
She whispered it comfortingly, and his eyes welled up with tears again, and he threw himself into her embrace again. This time she welcomed it with everything she had, whispering sweet nothings into his mop of blond hair.
She rocked him until he stilled in her arms, and then she laid him down on the couch, where he remained while she cooked. Her eyes still couldn't help themselves and passed longingly over the still form of the blond child as she steadily worked her way through the food. By the time she had decorated the table with her diligent work, Hikaru strode through the door, looking as though he had been thoroughly thrashed. He sent her a brief smile and sank into his chair with a sigh. A small smile crossed her lips as she came close and gifted him a brief kiss on his cheek.
"How bad was it?" He chuckled slightly.
"On a scale of one to hell, it was probably the gates to hell." She sent him a reassuring smile. He sighed and stood to take her hand in his.
"Danzo actually tried to make a case for care of Naruto." He whispered it with a smirk on his face.
"He didn't!"
"Ah, but he did. And I was able to shut it down." He placed a quick kiss on her hands and Hitomi let out a sigh.
"How could he even think that we would let him near our Naruto? He and his monstrous organization should be stripped from this world." She growled and Hikaru smiled softly.
"Yes, love. I agree, and I let him know, if we find ANBU or ROOT on the premises we would eradicate them." He stood up and gently encircled her with his arms.
"Why won't they just leave him to us? Is it not enough that he lost most of his childhood?! Why must they attack him now? Why can't they just let him be?" She melted into his strong embrace.
"Don't worry love. We won't let it happen."
"It's not just Danzo I'm worried about, Hikaru." He smiled briefly before running his hand through her blond strands.
"I know. You don't trust any of these city dwelling types." Her eyes glinted and she protectively glanced at Naruto.
"But at least, for the foreseeable future, this is going to be our home, Naruto's home. We need to set about making friends, and if we can't get those, I would settle for alliances." She sighed unhappily, and sat down next to him.
"We must play nice, and play their politics and respect their ways, for Naruto, if for nothing else."
"Fine, I don't like it, but if we are going to start this making friends business. You will begin it. And with the Hyuga Clan."