Hinata paced back and forth between a couple tents, the thumb on her right finger between her teeth as she bit it as she continued to think.

What do I do; what do I do. Her thoughts were filled with worry. Sakura, Rock Lee and Kiba had gone after Naruto to try and convince him that they had to stop Sasuke even if it meant killing him.

But this is not what worried her the most. She had overheard their conversation with Sai, and she didn't like what she had heard. Sai had said Naruto loved Sakura, even after Hinata pooled out her feelings for Naruto, would he still really go after the girl that had denied him for years over a girl that tried everything to impress him?

Hinata shook her head; she was being selfish again thinking Naruto should be with her and not Sakura. Hinata wanted what made Naruto happy, and if that was for him to choose Sakura over her, that would be alright.

Hinata leaned against one of the poles of the tent next to her. Even though she had made up her decision, she still felt tears entering her eyes. Before she could stop herself she started crying into her right sleeve.

Naruto had been her hope, the reason why she was pushing forward to become better. What would she do when he is taken away from her by someone else? People would say to move on and find someone else, but she didn't want anyone else.

She heard footsteps walking up to stand in front of her. She gasped and looked up at the person. A person stood in front of her staring down at her with a smile that reminded her much like Naruto's. She wiped her eyes against her sleeve and sniffed to try and get control of herself.

"I..I'm sorry. I didn't mean..t..to bother you if I did." Hinata stuttered. A blush crossed her cheeks in embarrassment of being caught crying. The man's smile grew, and she felt comfort and trust for this man.

"It's alright, but you don't seem alright. What's the matter, child?" His voice was calming and wise, even though he didn't look a day over twenty-five. Hinata didn't know what to say to the man, even though she had exposed her feelings for Naruto in front of the entire village, that was out of peer adrenaline rush and the thought she was going to die.

"Its…its nothing." She said as her sadness over losing Naruto returned. The man tilted his head at her. He was clearly a ninja, probably jounin level by his age, with his head band on his forehead.

"It looks a lot like something. Did you lose someone close to you during the explosion?" Said the man indicating to the explosion caused by the leader of the Akatsuki Pain.

Hinata gave a small nod. "Sort of, I…I kind of l…lost him." She said, her voice had fallen to almost a whisper, if the man wasn't good at hearing he would need to strain to hear her now.

"Then go find him, maybe he is waiting for you." The man put a hand on her shoulder. Hinata could feel tears growing in her eyes once again. She wished Naruto was waiting for her but she knew better; he was probably waiting for Sakura.

"I can't, I don't think he…he wants me to...find him." A tear fell down her cheek. "He…probably wants someone else." Tears started to fall again but then she gasped when the man ruffled up her hair.

"You don't know if you don't try." Hinata looked up at him with surprised eyes then her eyes grew serious and nodded.

"Thank you, your right. I will try." The man gave her another big smile. Hinata whipped her eyes with her sleeve and looked up at the man to say thank you again and found she was alone. She looked around but only found other ninja doing several jobs. He's a ninja; he probably slipped away without her noticing.

Hinata was filled with a new need to work hard. She moved quickly, grabbing things she would need for the trip. She wasn't going to let Sakura win her Naruto. Hinata blushed as she re-thought about what she said.

"My Naruto…" She stared at the backpack in her hands. She quickly shook her head. "Not my Naruto yet." She slung the backpack over her shoulders but couldn't help but smile at the idea. She ran past many ninja heading to the entrance of the village, she defiantly would get to Naruto before Sakura did, she had to. And that ninja, who was he?