A/N: Ok first up WARNING, this is M-Rated for lemons. If you are scared of the lemos, follow Cave Johnson and give those lemons back. But in all seriousness this is my attempt at telling a small story between Hinata and Naruto roughly a year after the final battle. Enjoy and as always, reviews are much appreciated.

~Evening in Konoha~

Of course she said yes. A moment she dreamed about for four years, how could she say anything else. But even as Hinata stands in front of the door of Naruto's apartment, intensely studying the chipping paint, she can't help but feel hesitant; more than usual at least. The Fifth sent her to help with some pain Naruto complained about in his newly formed arm, but she couldn't fathom why. What could she do more than the greatest healer in recent memory? What could she possibly do?

Just as she contemplates simply running away and hiding under the nearest rock for the next few months, the door opens and Naruto greets her with his big toothy grin. The idea of running away now becomes an imperative as she feels her face burning with a blush, but as she turns to flee she is caught up in a large tight hug.

"HINATA! It's been a while, so the Old Lady tells me you can help with my little problem...Hinata?"

Naruto said something, she was sure of it, but she simply could not focus enough to make out the words. Naruto is hugging her. Hugging her. His hands are too close to her bottom; her breasts are pressed so tightly to his chest, his face is right there! The moment Naruto puts her down, she doubles over back into his arms, the heat from her furious blush rising from her beet-red face, and she slumps unconscious. What a way to start the evening...

That's not her roof. It was her first thought as her eyes fluttered open into the soft light of the small room. This is Naruto's bed. Was the thought that soon followed, launching herself up from the bed wide-eyed, a newly formed blush across her cheeks (she never liked how often she blushed). She looked across the bed and met the pair of concerned blue eyes staring at her.

"You felt like you had a fever, you alright?" the concern in Naruto's voice made Hinata smile internally, as she desperately pushed the thought of Naruto touching her away; she did not need to faint again.

"You said you needed some help," responded Hinata, her voice barely audible, as she tried to hide her blushing face from her crush. The concern on Naruto's face vanished as he grinned again, putting his hands behind his head looking up at the ceiling,

"Yeah, Old Lady Tsun told me to get you because you knew about chakra points and all that stuff, so you could help me adjust to my arm," he unceremoniously waved his bandaged arm around, knocking a nearby lamp to the ground, inciting a slight giggle from Hinata.

"Surely Lady Tsunade will be more suited to tend to your arm, she is a master healer after all." The moment the words left her mouth, Hinata regretted it. She had a chance to be alone with Naruto, to be close to him, and she just threw it away. She could feel her heart racing as Naruto pondered what she had just said.

"I suppose you're right, I could..." No No No No!

"But I could take a look too! Like, as a preliminary!" Burst Hinata, surprising herself with her sudden outburst. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks even further as Naruto stared at her with a bemused expression, before shooting her a warm smile,

"That sounds great, the Old Hag never liked me anyway, she'll probably make it worst on purpose! But you like me don't ya" He said with a boisterous laugh, slapping his thigh.

More than you know. Hinata allowed herself a small smile as she untangled herself from the bed sheets, rather reluctantly and went to Naruto's side.

"So...um...I'm going to check your arm...so I need you to take off the...er...bandages"

Naruto instantly looked uncomfortable, an expression Hinata hasn't seen in a long time, which worried her. He looked away as his smile dropped slightly, his eyes falling to the ground, his expression pensive and deep in thought.

"What's wrong? Surely you've taken them off before right?"

Naruto laughed, a little too forced, lifting his head up as his eyes focused on every thing in the room except Hinata, finally resting on the roof; he seemed mildly interested in it.

"Well, I have, but I mean...it's kinda weird you know, it ain't normal. You may not like seeing it" There was a hint of a blush on his cheeks, so slight anyone would miss it, but the Hyuugas never miss anything, and it made Hinata's heart race even more.

Without speaking, she placed a hand over Naruto's bandaged one, gripping it ever so slightly. His head lowered and his sharp blue eyes met her pure white ones. They stared at each other for a while, listening only to their own breathing, before Hinata gathered up the most comforting smile she could muster and began to unwind the bandage, discarding the fabric to the side. Naruto continued to stare at her, offering no resistance, a look on his face that Hinata could not identify but she knew that she liked it. Once the bandage was removed, she broke her gaze from Naruto's and looked at his arm.

She fought Madara and Obito during the war so she knew what the Hashirama cells looked like, but it had been in the heat of the battle, against opponents that were just monsters. Seeing the pale grey arm attached from Naruto's shoulder seemed, strange at first, but it was well formed. It looked like clay, and was as soft as human skin as she lightly pressed her fingers against it. The only thing Hinata seemed to notice was how smooth it was, smooth like marble yet soft like flesh.

"Um...Hinata...?" A voice broke her from her thoughts as she looked up to see Naruto staring at her, a deep blush across his face. Her eyes darted to her hand that was touching Naruto's arm and noticed that she had absentmindedly started to stroke it softly. Was it too late to run away to that enticing rock?

"Um...s-s-sorry Naruto!" She began to withdraw her arm before Naruto grabbed it. She looked away as best she could, the blush covering her whole face all the way to her ears. She only looked up when she felt Naruto's thumb running patterns across her arm. She turned her head to meet with the warm smile of the ninja she had hopelessly fallen in love with.

"Hey, it's fine...it was nice..." There's that look again, something that filled Hinata with so much longing yet she could not pin the expression Naruto was giving her. It was unique, something she had never seen before on the blonde haired boy, but something she wanted to see from him more.

Naruto relinquished her arm and took off his shirt, laughing at the high pitch squeak in surprise from Hinata.

"Well, you have to look at my shoulder too right" His eyebrow cocked in a cheeky manner, as he positioned himself with his back facing Hinata. "I leave myself in your arms Hinata".

And boy did she want him to be in her arms. But she knew she had a job to do tonight, now is not the time to get distracted by thoughts of Naruto. His bare-chest was not important. His well- toned arms also...not important. Those shoulders, gods, they are...are...not important too. Maybe. Her arm reached and touched his shoulders, making presses to random points in a hope to convince Naruto that she was doing work; he was never very perceptive. She had never gotten this far; she'd usually faint if he were simply near her. But she was touching him, marveling at his form. Her breath was quickening, her heart skyrocketing, her mind a blur. She could feel a fire between her legs burning in lust. Thank gods for her baggy parka she was wearing otherwise she was sure her nipples would be showing through anything lighter. She had never been so in need of pleasure as she was right now.

But something broke her out of her dizzying splendor. Something she never noticed when she stared at Naruto's back. His shoulder where the new arm was connected was unusually tight, knitted in a harsh way. Hinata sucked in a breath. Naruto was in pain, a lot of pain. Her burning blush returned in shame. She was so focused on her own desire that she didn't even think that Naruto could be in serious need of help. With a new drive to help the man she wanted so desperately to love her back, she started to inspect the grey arm.

Everything seemed fine, on the surface at least. Nothing seemed out of place that she could see. But there was nothing that she couldn't see. Byakuugan

Fire. That was the only word she could describe what she saw. She couldn't make out his chakra system within the arm; it was just a searing mass of chakra. The pain he was feeling must be near unbearable.

"This is serious, why didn't you go see Lady Tsuande sooner, you're in a lot of pain!" She was angry, furious. If there was one thing she disliked about Naruto it was his stubbornness, it always landed him trouble.

"I did and she told me to get you...well...I might of suggested you..." Naruto stuttered, eyes fixing on the wall in front of him, his tongue licking his dried lips. His face, thankfully, hidden from Hinata's view.

"But why suggest me? I mean, Lady Tsunade could of cleared this up easily I think" Naruto, turned his head slightly, enough for Hinata to see his reddened face, making her match his colour.

"I kinda...wanted to see you again...I wanted to, ya know...talk..." His head returned forward as his shoulders slumped. "I'm sorry for worrying ya..."

Hinata simply let out a sigh and began to realign the chakra network in the arm to ease the flow and stop the pain. She couldn't help but feel happy to know Naruto wanted to personally see her. Had he stopped chasing after Sakura after all?

"Well, what did you want to speak about..." Hinata said, feeling strangely confident as she worked massaging the points as quickly as possible.

"Well, wasn't like...something to speak about...I just...wanted to ask a question is all" It was strange to hear Naruto so nervous. He was confident in everything, for better or for worse, but rarely was he at a loss for words. It was almost...cute to hear him speak like this.

"Well, what do you want to ask" Hinata asked quietly, impressed at her own work as the chakra system began to regain to its normal state with Naruto breathing a sigh of relief. "That should do it I think".

"Feels great!" Naruto turned himself around and gave Hinata one of his trademark toothy grins. "But I wanted to know what you meant...you know...during the war..."

Hinata stared forward, her eyes focused on the blankest space she could find in the small room. She wanted to pretend she couldn't remember, but she could never forget the moment she brought Naruto from the brink of giving up, and finally telling him she loved him.

"I...er...um...I..." In her head it seemed so simple, so easy, just say YES! But she couldn't, her tongue glued to the roof of her mouth.

"Ah sorry about that, that was a pretty embarrassing question wasn't it, well don't want to keep ya n all that. Thanks for the help Hinata and well stay saf..."

Naruto could barely finish his sentence before Hinata found herself leaping forward and locking her lips with his. She couldn't speak, but she didn't need to. The kiss was short, too short, but Hinata rocked back and looked at Naruto intensely, her face brimming with the same deep red as his own. She took a deep breath, and suddenly everything made sense.

"Naruto...I meant everything I've said. I love you more than anything else, and I...want you...But I understand if you don't feel the..."

It was Hinata's turn to be cut off as Naruto locked their lips again, harder and deeper than before. His tongue slips inside hers and began wrestling with her own tongue and Hinata thinks she hasn't felt anything quite close to this bliss in her life. Her hands rest behind Naruto's head as she pushes herself deeper into the kiss, exploring the boy's mouth as thoroughly as she can. The taste is extreme, dizzying and sweet. She finds herself moving forward and sitting on Naruto's lap, her hips rocking back and forth as she grinds against him, soft moans exiting her lips as she stops every so often to breath. Naruto's hand slips under her parka and shirt begins to play with her hips, moving the small of her back then up to her bra. He parts from Hinata's lips and looks at her face again. She knows the look now, the look that must be on her face too at this very moment. Its want...longing...lust.

"Are you sure you want this?" Asked the boy his expression dazed from the deep kiss before. "I don't want to do anything wrong to lose you"

Hinata decides to answer his question as she takes off her parka, followed by her shirt that is dumped unceremoniously to the side. She sees Naruto study her body with eager eyes before they rest upon her chest, and his eyes flick up to her, asking a silent question. She answers with one hand going around her back and unclipping her bra, letting it fall to her hips revealing her chest, her breasts moving up and down with her heavy breaths. Their eyes lock as they soak in the beauty of their bare chests. His hands trace up her side and play with the edges of one breast, before taking it and kneading the flesh between his fingers and Hinata throws her head back in a silent moan as her hand shoots to grab Naruto's hair in an attempt to hold herself steady. But before she can regain any composure, Naruto locks his lips around her other nipple and begins to flick his tongue around, forcing a loud moan from Hinata lips.

Her mind is going blank, the only thought present is that Naruto is suckling her breast and she wants more of him, all of him. She grabs his grey arm and moves it towards her groin. The sudden movement of Naruto's head darting up, makes Hinata freeze.

"Are you sure...I mean...its weird..."

"Nothing about you is weird...well...maybe a few things...But I guess I must be weird as well"

Confidence is not a feeling Hinata is used to, but right now, it's the greatest feeling to her as she pushes her lips against Naruto's and slips his hand past the lining of her pants. His hand resumes the careful kneading of her breast as he kisses her with more ferocity again. His hand simply rests against the moist heat between her legs, the feeling of the smooth grey skin simply begging for more. The hand begins to move slightly, and two fingers push into Hinata and she cannot help but scream in ecstasy. She parts from the intoxicating lips of the man in front her, in desperate need to see his face as his fingers rock back and forth inside her. Hinata can hear herself panting, small moans escaping every time his fingers push deep. The calm, contented look of Naruto's face is incredibly reassuring as he pleasures her. The look soon turns cheeky as he giggles and pushes Hinata onto her back, his fingers moving out of her only to relinquish her pants.

She looks upon him in confusion as he stares intently at her with an idea bubbling in his head, the gears turning slowly but surely. With a resolved purpose, he dives his head between her legs and begins bathing her with his tongue, the two fingers resuming their diligent rocking back and forth. Hinata's hand returns its grip to Naruto's hair tightly, it just seemed like the appropriate thing to do in this situation. Her hips begin to rock against his fingers and tongue, wanting to delve deeper into the pleasure that was taking over her entire body. A wave was approaching and Hinata is unsure whether it is a good thing, because she wants this moment to last forever, but as Naruto's fingers speed up and his tongue beings to swirl around the hardened nub of flesh her back arcs suddenly and she feels herself gush before collapsing panting onto the bed covers, unable to comprehend much at the moment, aside the buzzing sensation coming from below.

Finally summoning the energy to raise her head, she looks at Naruto blinking still in surprise from her orgasm. She sees his face slightly damp and realises what happened. No moment in her life has she felt more embarrassed than right now...she...all over Naruto...she did that...

"I'm...so...sorry" Was all Hinata could say as she balances herself with her arm, moving into a seated position; trying very hard to figure out a way to sit elegantly whilst sweating, naked and red all over. She was failing.

"Don't be, I guess you enjoyed it" Naruto smiles, moving his arm to lightly stroke Hinata's thigh. "I did too don't worry".

Hinata has little in response to that, she can only feel happy, this is a moment she didn't expect to share with Naruto at all, let alone tonight. She nods with a tiny smile, but is suddenly very confused as Naruto turns to pick up his shirt.

"What are you doing? You're finished?"

Naruto turns back to her, shirt in hand, looking at her as if she has said something obvious. He is also very unsubtly attempting to commit Hinata's form to memory.

"Well...after...you know...you get tired right? I mean, like I am pretty tired after...well you know..."

He cannot be that stupid, that innocent, and that selfless. Hinata finds herself staring at him in loving disbelief as he shifts his weight trying to hide the swelling in his pants from her. She finds her pride sting a little. Does he not want her anymore? She'll have to change that.

With an energy and conviction Hinata never thought was possible for her, she leaps for Naruto's waist, pulling at his pants as he weakly tries to push her off. Soon she finds what she's after as the contents of his pants flicks in front of her. She's ashamed to admit that she knew Naruto was large; being the prestigious inheritor of the Byakugan doesn't always mean she used it for prestigious reasons. But seeing it in front is a different level of incredible; it seems so soft yet hard. She peers up at Naruto through her eyelashes, as he stares back, looking incredibly nervous. Her eyes never waver as she lightly grazes it with her tongue.

Naruto releases one momentary moan, and all thought leaves Hinata's mind as she wraps her whole mouth around the shivering member. The taste is incredible as her tongue wraps around and swirls, exploring every inch. The sounds Naruto makes is near intoxicating as he places his hands on her head and pushes slightly, asking another silent question. She smiles as she begins to slide her mouth, taking him deeper and deeper. Naruto bends over and starts to lightly thrust, making him go even deeper than before. Hinata respond with a quickening of her motions, pushing herself until she has taken all of him into her mouth. Their motions continue to speed up, as Naruto's voice becomes more and more haggard, his grip on Hinata's hair getting tighter, and his moans becoming loader. He seizes, swells into Hinata's mouth as he moans one final time and collapses himself, mimicking his impromptu lover. Hinata throws her head back, her head growing faint as she savors the sensation as much as she can.

Letting her head loll back towards the boy panting in front of her, they both stare at each other, soaking up each other's presence, unable to figure out what to do next. They are both naked, covered in sweat and thoroughly still in the need for more. Hinata is the first to remove her eyes from the intense stare and start giggling.

"Didn't you say you were always so tired afterwards..."

Naruto joins her in her laughter, as she crawls up to meet his lips, her hand lightly gripping below and stroking gently. He never knew Hinata to even have the capacity to be this seductive.

"I think tonight is a bit different ya know...I'm kinda happy n' all that..."

Naruto breathes out slowly, his grey arm hesitantly stroking Hinata's hair. She looks up to him and sees that something is on his mind. She stops her hand stroking him and looks to him expecting him to speak.

"So...um...are we dating? Wait. No no, I haven't asked yet...but I mean, it could be like obvious after that...no no, wait...Old Pervy Hermit used to say there was like something you needed to do...steps n' stuff, it was all in this little red book..."

He's so cute when he's confused Hinata thought, his eyes scrunched up hard in thought, his brow furrowed. If they weren't currently snuggled up naked in his bed, he'd look just as he always does when trying to decipher some riddle Kakashi has given him.

"Screw it...Hinata DATE ME!"

It came out of nowhere, she didn't expect it, how could she? The one line she wanted to hear, the one question that has been the focus of her dreams and desire and she has just been asked it. But there is no blush, there is no embarrassment, there is no reaction she could of think of except one. Hinata starts laughing.

Naruto has heard Hinata giggle, seen her smile, but never has he seen her laugh, a true big loud laugh akin to the Hokage's drunken bellows. He has little idea what to make of it; it's such a new sound, a lovely sound. It isn't mocking or even silly, it's a sweet melody of laughter emanating from the girl he thinks he has fallen in love with. After calming down, Hinata realises that Naruto is still looking, his eyes expecting explanation, and maybe he's a bit worried. It's so backwards, so not how normal things are, but Naruto is the number one ninja at surprising people. Of course she will say yes. A moment she dreamed about for four years, how could she say anything else. But maybe not just yet... Naruto has always been the one to instill a sense of confidence in her, so maybe she can have a bit of fun too. Naruto would certainly agree.

"Not sure, I mean...don't you know the proper way to court a Hyuuga?"

"Wha?" Naruto blinks baffled, he obviously thought it was going to be easier than that. Shame on him Hinata giggled to herself.

"I'm a member of the most prestigious house in Konoha, if you want to date me, you'd have to court me first. Properly"

"Uh...sure sure! Of course I knew that, big houses with their family...er...rules..."

Hinata abandons the comfort of Naruto's arms wrapped around her and straddles him, rubbing herself slightly, before standing up. He looks unsure what to do, as if he is truly being tested and could fail at any moment. It's unbearably cute.

"Step one in courting a Hyuuga. There are so many official events we must attend and if you are indeed my partner then" She begins to sway elegantly, " you must know how to dance...stand up Naruto".

He jumps to his feet with the agility of his trade and stands straight, ready to tackle the new challenge. Hinata walks over and clasps hands with Naruto, leading him through the steps of the only dance she can remember. It felt ridiculous dancing naked in Naruto's apartment, his steps clumsy and punctuated with curses as he constantly trips over his own feet. Yet, Hinata thought she could never be anymore happier.

"How am I doing?"

Her thoughts broken by the timid question asked by Naruto, she smiles back at him as reassuringly as possible. The dance was terrible, he has no finesse or balance, but that's Naruto's charm. He didn't win the war with finesse; according to Naruto he won the fight against "crazy white rabbit horn girl" with a three-way punch to the face by Team 7.

"A+, you passed." Naruto beams as he allows himself a small fist-pump.

"Now, step two; being the most influential houses, we deal with many things which requires a mastery of calligraph.y"

"What really?" Naruto shoulders dropped. He wasn't exactly illiterate but he was never good at calligraphy, the fact that he was even able to write anything was a miracle, but many would argue his entire ninja career was a miracle.

"Of course! One must master old ancient arts for the Hyuugas to respect them" Hinata said giggling to herself as she knew most if not all the Hyuugas greatly respected Naruto for his defiant attitude against an archaic system in the family many were too scared to speak out against.

"I don't have paper really though...I do have ink, but the paper was stolen by Bushy Brow for his new dojo posters"

"You have me though" Hinata said, proud of herself as Naruto again blushed furiously.

She walked back over to the bed and laid down, resting her head on her arms, as Naruto stumbled gathering the ink well. Hinata was rather pleased with her little teasing of Naruto.

The cold ink as Naruto began to write on her back felt strangely erotic and she enjoyed the movements. They weren't as forced or messy as she thought, and it soon became very apparent what symbol he was writing. She recognised the strokes so vividly because she has written that word time and time again; love. After he finishes the final stroke, Hinata turns around to Naruto, her eyes moist with emotion.

"Was that ok?" Naruto asks timidly "Not too cliché?" he chuckles to himself scratching the back of his head.

"Step Three...Final step...the most important step, the one that means you can date me"

"Ok ok ok, this is it huh. I'm ready for anything, hit me Hinata!" He is brimming with confidence, with excitement, and it's enough to make Hinata lose herself to him.

She shuffles over to Naruto and straddles him, rubbing her heat over his shaft, making his breath quicken. Their eyes are locked and she can feel him swelling against her, begging entry.

"Step three...you take me now...and make me yours..."

She rises up and presses her lips to his, using her hand to guide him until she felt his tip tickling her outside. She wanted this, she needed this. Perhaps she was moving too fast, perhaps they should be patient. But Hinata had been patient all her life, time to take what she wanted. With no regrets she pushes herself down. There is only a slight amount of pain, a small sting nothing more than a bug bite and she's had plenty of those thanks to Shino, before an indescribable wave of pleasure surges over her.

It's amazing. No words could possibly describe the sensation she was feeling. It was as if every inch of her body was suddenly tingling like New Year fireworks, Naruto's touch lingering everywhere, his taste far more intoxicating than ever before. His hips begin to rock against her, pushing himself deeper with every thrust, and Hinata begins to rock back in rhythm, aching for the fire that is stoked every time she feels his shaft reach her deepest parts of her being. She wraps her arms around his neck and pushes him as close as possible, the whole room around then falling away as she focuses all her attention of the movement of their hips. Her moans are loud and leak out between their lips every time Hinata goes for a breath, but she cannot summon a single care in the entire world. The pleasure soon becomes hotter and more intense, as the rocking becomes faster and harder. She throws her head back her eyes rolling back as the sensations overtake her senses, there is no way she could ever feel anything more incredible than this.

However, Naruto dives his head towards her breasts and starts lapping at them with his tongue, biting ever so lightly before suckling hard. Hinata cannot help but scream in pleasure, something that might cause a concern to the usually shy girl, but right now the intensity of the situation she is in, any risk assessment or analytical ability that has been drilled into her has been completely forgotten. She feels a mighty wave surging over her again and she knows what is coming, but she holds it back as best as she can. Hinata wants to end this tryst with something special, something that she wants to remember. But it becomes harder and harder to stave it off becomes she wants it so much and Naruto is thrusting so fast it might drive her insane. Naruto suddenly grips her tightly and brings her close as she forgoes her strength and seizes with her orgasm as Naruto does the same. She feels him erupt inside her, the warmth spreading inside her abdomen incredibly comforting.

She wanted to keep talking, to figure out what Naruto wanted. What she wanted. But her body does not wish to corporate, as does her mind and she just collapses on the mattress, slipping into sleep. The last thing she can recall is Naruto's peaceful face, and a beautifully cute chuckle that brought a smile to Hinata before surrendering to unconsciousness.

That's not her roof. It was her first thought as her eyes fluttered open, squinting against the harsh sunlight as it poured through the window. Her bedroom wasn't facing the sunrise, where was she? She rose from the covers and looked down, naked and covered in red marks, and remembered. She found the nearest corner and sat in it for a while, desperately trying to find to keep calm. Last week she was formulating a plan to get Naruto to go out to tea with her, and here she is waking up in his room after sleeping with him. I guess Naruto was full of surprises. Which begged the question where was the Blonde Haired Ninja? Hinata left the comfort of the corner and found her clothes, dressing herself rather quickly. People in this village had a habit of appearing suddenly and she did not want to be caught in this state. On the kitchen table she found a small note:

NEEDED BY SAKURA, URGENT, APPARENTLY

HELP YOURSELF TO ANYTHING IN THE FRIDGE (EXCEPT THE MILK!)

NARUTO XO

As quickly scrawled the note was, Hinata couldn't help but giggle at the appearance of 'XO' at the end. It felt distinctly not Naruto and yet the sort of awkward thing he would write. And it was good he was busy, because she had business of her own to deal with. She was happy for last night, still high from the afterglow, but she was also undeniably mad at a very particular person.

Tsunade knew it was only a matter of time until Hinata came asking questions, what she didn't expect was the door all but exploding outwards, inundating her desk with shrapnel. The Hokage looked up to she a pair of furious white eyes staring back, the varicose veins around the eyes taut with the empowered doujutsu.

"YOU have a lot of explaining to do" thundered Hinata.

"I guess I do" Tsunade had no time for this, yet it was her actions that got her into this mess. She needed to stop making her own problems that come back to punch her in the face with blue flaming chakra fists.

"YOU are the best healer in the world. YOU promised that those arms for Naruto and Sasuke were perfectly functional. And YOU allowed him to be in so much pain and yet asked ME to help, for what? How can you be that cruel, that stupid, to your own people". Hinata was so angry at the woman, infuriated more by the casual posture of the Hokage. I guess she can't seem too intimidating to someone who took a Susanoo blade to the chest and lived.

"Why don't you answer that question yourself, am I that cruel?" Tsunade responded quietly her hands clasped in front of her.

Hinata took a pause her initial fury faulted as her eyes relaxed into their normal state, her mind thinking over the question, though the answer was obvious.

"No" her voice was back to its typical small tone, where had all that confidence gone?

"So why would I make a mistake like that?" Tsunade got up from her chair and made her way around to Hinata, placing a hand on her shoulder. "I wouldn't Ms Hyuuga. I would however accept a request made by someone".

Hinata's head darted up her eyes locking the with the older woman's, filled with confusion as she begins processing what she just heard.

"Requested? Why would Naruto do that? He's no glutton for punishment! Was it for training? Why would he go that far!"

Tsunade sighed, sometimes this girl was just as thick as the person she was chasing, but that's what happens when you fall in love with that idiot.

"Perhaps it was an excuse".

The Hokage made her way back to the desk and took a seat again, looking up only to see Hinata's face redder than anything she had seem before. The Hokage couldn't help but smile at this reaction, perhaps she could get back to her work soon, she had a gambling match this afternoon.

"I presume you had a good night last night".

Hinata nodded unable to form words at the knowledge that Naruto decided to go through all that just to invent a poor excuse to see her. He had always the mind for making elaborate plans even when there was a far simpler method available; it made every moment exciting and new.

"If that's all, I would like to get back to my papers...after clearing your...'entrance' away".

Hinata made a silent bow of apology and turned to leave the office when she heard the Hokage clear her throat.

"I heard Naruto was heading to the West Side of the village, if you're interested".

The young girl smiled and left the office, running past the guards to the Hokage's building and into the village, making her way to the West Side of the village. She bounded across the roofs with a smile spread wide across her face, last night was incredible and she felt a warmth that only love brought. She would love to talk to Naruto about anything now. She had the confidence she thought she would never get, and she wanted to make up for lost time.

A/N: Hey everyone, did ya know the only reason why Naruto can remember how to write 'love' is because of Gaara =D. At least...in my head-canon.

But yeah, this was interesting to write, its been around my computer for a while unedited and I decided to try my hand at this type of thing. Hope it all worked out, this was actually meant to branch out into a longer series, but if I were to do that I might pace this a tad slower, unless you guys would like to see more from this timeline!