Naruto Returns (One More Update to Come)

In Hinata's room, little Hinata carefully wiped the sweat from Uchiha Izumi's pain-stricken face. She could tell that Izumi seemed to be trapped in a nightmare.

She could even faintly hear Izumi murmuring a name, but her voice was too indistinct for Hinata to make it out.

"She should be all right, shouldn't she?" Hinata glanced worriedly back at the pile of chains on the floor, which had taken her considerable effort to remove. When her hands had touched them as she freed Izumi, she had felt the chakra inside her grow unstable.

They had even affected her state of mind, leaving her feeling stifled and uncomfortable. It was like when her father struck her chakra points during training, making her feel as though her chakra had been sealed.

She had no idea where these strange chains had come from.

Earlier, she had also heard quite a commotion near the main gate and where her father was, with the sounds of many people coming and going. At this hour, that was highly unusual.

"Naruto-kun, what has Maki gotten caught up in? I just hope he's safe..."

Hinata murmured to herself.

Only now that she had a moment to spare did she collect her thoughts and notice something odd.

It seemed Naruto-kun called me "little Hinata" just now. He's never called me that before. He felt a little unfamiliar and strange, but somehow comforting, too, like being with Father.

"Mm... what am I thinking? Of course Naruto-kun isn't like Father."

As Hinata adorably shook her little head, lost in thought, Uchiha Izumi let out a soft moan on the bed and slowly opened her eyes.

An unfamiliar ceiling.

Where am I?

"Ah, you're awake?"

Hinata quickly stood and approached her.

"You're... Oh no, hurry and notify the village! **The Military Police