Hello everyone, this is Dark Thorned Rose, or DTR for short. This is my first, sad, attempt at a Fanfic and I admit, sometimes even I lose control of things. Due to the fact that I am swamped with ideas, I shall ask you all to help me as you wish. I am for sure going to make this a crossover, so if you could spare a moment after reading you can vote for the one you want the most.

Now please excuse any grammar and spelling errors, as I don't have spell check and typing isn't exactly my forte.

Key:

"Blah" - Normal Talking

"Blah" -emphasis on word

"Blah" - Summon talking (if I have any)

"Blah" - Kyuubi talking

Disclaimer: All animes, books, and other belong to their respectful owners and not me.

Now, finally, here is the first chapter of: His will to protect Her

EDITS AS OF April 1, 2008: I edited the chapter to add all of the interaction with Naruto and Hinata, and also to fix mistakes made the first time around. Voting is also over so please no more voting. Results are on chapter four if you would like to see them.

Naruto Uzumaki was not your average person. He was a shinobi, or ninja, of Konohagajure no Soto, the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Naruto was also very strong. He had been trained by a few of the most famous shinobi of his time, including two of the Great Sannin, Tsunade and Jiraiya. He had a positive attitude, strange for a ninja, and was a constant surprise to his friends, so much that they called him the number one most un-predictable ninja in all of the great shinobi continents.

But contrary to many of his qualities, Naruto was hated in his village. He was constantly denied things as a child, and poor Naruto, he didn't have a clue as to why he was treated as such. Many of his age group had chalked it up as hatred and annoyance for all the pranks that Naruto had pulled in his youth, but Naruto's secret was much greater. Great enough that a law was put in effect to keep all knowledge of what happened a secret. A secret kept even from Naruto.

The day Naruto was born was the day that his life as Naruto ended and his life as the 'Demon' began.

For you see, Naruto had been born on October 10th, the day that a great demon, Kyuubi-no-Kitsune, also known as Nine tailed fox, had attacked Naruto's birthplace of Konohagakure no Soto.

The leader of the village at the time, the Yondaime Hokage, had no choice but to seal the Fox away, because a demon could not be killed by human means. The Yondaime gave up his life to seal the Fox.

He couldn't seal it in just anybody, however. The Fox could only be sealed in a child who's umbilical cord had just been cut.

And it was Naruto's shitty luck that he had been born on that day.

From that day onward, Naruto spent the next twelve years of his life in the dark as to why he was hated by so many, why he had to live in an orphanage and, later, on the streets before the Sandaime Hokage gave him his own apartment at the age of six. Naruto had often wondered why other children hated him, as they were following the example that that had been set for them by their parents. Few had ever shown even the slightest bit of compassion for him. But one such child was the only exception.

Hinata Hyuuga, the heiress to the Hyuuga clans, was a shy girl, and had always been. But she had never faltered when it came to the her blonde crush. The two had met when they were young, and had immediately become taken with each other. To all who met them, Hinata was a shy weakling and Naruto was a dead-last prankster. But that was the farthest from the truth.

Hinata was brave and strong. She just had a problem about showing it around other people (is that an oxymoron?) . Naruto knew this and respected her for it. She had even once confessed to him that she never tried harder then was nessesary. When he had asked Hinata, who was 11 years old at the time, why, she had simply replied, "Deception is a ninja's greatest weapon."

That had become their way of life. Decieving people for their own sake. Even their friends.

Now, the two were both 15 years old and Naruto had just returned from a training mission that had lasted two years. He had returned to Konoha a while ago and had been reunited with Hinata, when they had received word that the Kage of the sand village, Gaara, had been taken by Akatsuki.

Akatsuki was a group of National terrorists who wanted to collect all of the Great Tailed demons, which also included the Kyuubi-no-Kitsune. Gaara was the holder of the Ichibi, or one tailed demon, Shukaku. There was nine members in all, one to capture each demon.

Jaraiya went with Naruto and Kakashi to intercept the members who took Gaara, while Sakura and Gai's team went to assist at Sunagakure. Hinata wasn't able to go, as her team had other duties in Konoha.

What was waiting for the group of three was not what most expected.

'Why the hell did I let my guard down!' Naruto was cursing himself and his senseis as he ducked, then swiped with his kunai at his attacker, Kisame. His partner Itachi was standing close by if needed.

The fish man swung his sword coming from Naruto's right. Naruto reached out a hand and side-vaulted over it. While the momentum kept Kisame in motion, Naruto attacked with one of his original jutsus.

The Fish-faced man fell to the ground clutching his head and Naruto, content that Kisame was occupied, turned his attention to his side when he sensed movement and raised his arms in time to take force out of Itachi's punch, but it still hurt like a bitch.

"This is just fucking great!", Naruto mumbled to himself while stuck in a kunai clash with Itachi. Naruto, Jaraiya and Kakashi had run into members of Akatsuki, eight of the nine members.

Naruto had become separated from his sensei and Kakashi a long time ago and he hadn't seen either of them since. But enough about that let's get back to the battle.

Naruto sped toward Itachi and said target was about to use The Grand fireball attack when he hears motion behind him. Itachi punched the clone in front of him and turned to see the original coming at him with a Rasengan.

Naruto became pissed that when he was about to turn the tables, three more Akatsuki members showed up. The strange one with a swirl mask went to release Kisame of the continuing jutsu, while the the blond and the puppet dude ganged up on him.

Naruto hesitated for a moment.

Naruto was strong, but he was doubtful of his chances at keeping Kyuubi's power at bay, for he had only been able to harness a small amount before power overwhelmed his mind and made him into a killing machine. He remembered many a time when he awoke from these fits of rage to see blood on his hands.

The Akatsuki took the chance that Naruto had gave them by hesitating. Sasori, the puppet master, and Deidra, the blonde, grabbed him from behind, and gave Itachi the chance to cast his greatest gen-jutsu.

'Well, Shit!' was Naruto's last thought.

Tsukuyomi

The version of Tsukuyomi that Itachi used on Naruto was one made up for the sole reason of incapacitating him, and it worked. For Naruto, three days had passed inside the illusion, but not even two seconds had passed in the outside world.

Naruto became slack in the Akatsuki's grasp and they let him fall to the ground, his eyes half-way opened and glazed over.

Kisame straightened up and exclaimed, "Finally! The brat was such a pain in the ass to fight."

Itachi made no comment as he began to walk toward the unconscious Naruto but before he could go more than ten steps he was stopped.

Red energy began to flare up around Naruto, forming into the sillluet of a giant fox around his unconcious body.

The youki burned the grass and turned the area that they had been fighting in into a furnace.

The Akatsuki froze in their tracks at the level of killing intent coming from the boy. None of them could move and Kisame began gasping for air. Itachi was about to give the order to move when the fox roared at the four members, and the youki engulfed them all, burning their flesh and making their clothes become branded into their skin.

As suddenly as it happened it stopped, and the aura settled down around Naruto, with no sign of the Akatsuki in sight due to the fact that they had run out of pure fear, and the pain of the injuries made by the youki.

Thankfully, not long after that, Jiraiya entered the battlefield and raced toward Naruto. His suspicions were all but confirmed when he say the look in Naruto's eyes and how unresponsive he was.

The Gama-sennin was cursing himself, not unlike how Naruto had been before.

Well, what do you think? I know that the action sucked, but as I've said I have never written a Fan Fic before and I wish to know what you think of it.

R&R

DTR