A/N: Welcome welcome people of all different ages! I know, I know, it has been over 4 years since I updated this. I was stuck on this story for a very long time, that's completely my fault, it's all on me. But here I am, with a new chapter! I am have a bunch of stories that have not been updated for over a year, and my goal is to update them soon. Or, this year at the very least. My next goal is to not wait a year for my next update.

I wanna thank J for editing this chapter for me, he really is the greatest!

Now, onto the chapter!

"Well, Well, Well. Looks who finally decided to show up to me office." Tsunade said as soon as he entered into the room. Her tone seemed stern, but there was a playful smile on her face.

Naruto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.

"Well sorry Granny, I just had a little something to do. It kinda kept me preoccupied." Naruto replied.

Tsunade's smile turned from playful, to mischievous.

"So I've heard. When were you going to tell me about your little crush on the Hyuuga girl?" She asked. Naruto flushed a deep red.

"Well, I've kinda had feelings for her for awhile, and I've finally decided to act on them. I'm stronger now and more villagers like me than before. So I can protect her, and she can keep her reputation while being with me." He explained.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"Really now? I could've sworn that you had feelings for a certain pink haired apprentice of mine." Before Tsunade had even finished saying her sentence Naruto was shaking his head. His face had gone from embarassed to stern and grave. Like a man coming to terms with a mistake from the past.

"No, I never did. That was all an act. I couldn't let anyone know who I really had a crush on, so I faked one on Sakura instead. I had to ignore the girl that I actually loved." He suddenly flushed, and his sheepish grin returned on the last statement.

Tsunade blinked in surprise.

"Really now? I have to say Naruto, I didn't know you were such a great actor. But I have to ask, why the act? Why not be with the girl that you actually love?" To be quite honest, Tsunade didn't believe his tale. She didn't know why the blonde suddenly turned his attention to the young Hyuuga girl, but his words didn't add up. She had witnessed the countless amount of times he had pestered Sakura with the hopes of dating her. It just didn't seem plausible that it was all an act. It also made no sense to her.

Naruto seemed to not notice her skepticism. And if he did, he completely ignored it.

"Well, Hinata and I used to be pretty close when we were really young. We had already agreed to get married at that point, ya know? But...the Hyuuga clan kind of decided to keep us seperated. And she was gaining a bad reputation for associating with me. Nothing too serious, but for a Hyuuga like her well, it was devastating." Naruto explained, saddened.

Tsunade had to restrain her anger. She had been told of how the blonde had been shunned as a child. When she was first made aware of this, it took all of her strength not to go out there and beat the ever living daylights out of the majority of the villagers. They had absolutely no right to treat a child that way, none at all. Especially not one as sweet and caring as Naruto. She especially hated how they barred him from the chance to have any friends. It was absolutely disgusting. And to have them also beginning to shun the poor Hyuuga when she broke the mold is a real shame.

"So I had to some distance between us. Especially when a few of the other kids figured out that I had a crush on her. And whenever I denied it, they still didn't believe me, and teased and bullied her. So I had to fake my crush on Sakura. But Hinata has always been my dream girl."Naruto explained.

Tsunade nodded her head, still in some disbelief. This kid went after Sakura with a dedicated persistence that she had only seen in Jiraiya. But his story was becoming more and more plausible.

"And what were you gonna do if Sakura accepted your offer of a date?" Tsunade asked.

Naruto simply shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know. I always assumed that she had enough hatred for me and enough love for Sasuke that I would never have to worry about that. I guess I don´t know, I would date her for awhile and then break up with her." He said nonchalantly.

"Aww, but Naruto what if Sakura grew to really like you? You would just break her poor little heart." She teased. She expected him to retract his statement, or to realize how heartless his plan sounded. But that wasn´t the response she received. His eyes were cold, and mildly confused.

"So?" He asked back. There wasn't a sense of sympathy or concern. He seemed fully content with the idea of dating and then dumping his teammate.

The Hokage frowned but ignored it for now. She supposed in some regards it was completely fair. Her apprentice did have a habit of treating him quite terribly. She wouldn't be surprised to find that along the way he became distant and fed up with her as a result. As long as the two of them could remain friends, it would be fine. No need for her to lose her temper, and judge him based on a hypothetical situation that would never happen.

"But Naruto, how would Hinata feel?" At that question, only confusion filled his eyes as the coldness melted away from them.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I´m just saying, I don´t think that she would´ve been too happy if you and Sakura ever became an actual couple." Tsunade told him. The confusion became very deeply etched into his features. He looked like he couldn't even comprehend the words that she were saying to him.

Tsunade was just as baffled as he was. How could he claim to have feelings for the Hyuuga, but not realize that she felt the exact same way?

"Naruto, you have noticed how strangely Hinata acts towards you, right?" She questioned.

The blonde nodded, much to her relief. At least he wasn't oblivious to her reaction towards him.

"Yeah, her face gets really red, and she even faints! But that's how she´s always been, even as children. She's just a little weird but it's one of the things that I´ve always loved about her." His face went back to sporting a large, goofy grin.

"Uh, have you ever wondered why she`s acted so strangely around you?" She pressed on.

"Um, no. I just assumed that's how she was I didn't know that there was a reason for it." He paused, his grin falling off of his face entirely. Instead of confusion, worry sprouted onto his face.

"Is...Is it a bad reason?" He asked her. His voice became soft, and riddled with sadness. His eyelids lowered and he stared at the ground.

Tsunade's heart broke for the poor blonde. She decided to throw the poor kid a bone.

"No Naruto. She acted so strangely around you because she liked you." Tsunade explained.

Naruto sighed in relief. His shoulders sagged, like a weight had been removed from them.

"Oh geez Granny, you scared me there! I was worried that she hated me or something! And of course she likes me, I already figured that much out. I´m not a complete idiot." He chuckled.

"What!?" Tsunade blurted out in complete surprise. "You knew that she had a crush on you?"

"What?!" His outburst was even bigger than hers. "A crush? On me? What are you talking about?!¨

"Isn't that what you meant?¨"

Naruto frantically shook his head ´no´.

"I mean, I knew HInata liked me as a friend. But that's because Hinata likes everyone, even the people who don't deserve it. She's just so kind and amazing like that."

"No...When I said that she liked you I meant that she had a crush on you. I´m not sure for how long, but she's had feelings for you since I arrived to the village." Tsunade explained.

Naruto stared at her, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape.

"What...what do you mean?"

"She has romantic feelings for you, Naruto. I'm not sure how you couldn't have noticed. Everyone knew about it." She said, very much amused. His expression was quite priceless.

"W-what? Really? And everyone knew this? How come nobody told me? And are you sure? How do you know she likes me? Why does she likes me?" He fired off question after question at a rapid fire pace.

Tsunade had to chuckle out loud. The blonde in front of her was practically vibrating with excitement. Or at least, she read it as excitement.

"It wasn't that hard to pinpoint. The blushing, fiddling with her finger, the fainting, and especially the way she used to follow you around the village." She smirked at the last bit of info.

"What?! She would follow me around the village? But how? When would she hav-" A sudden realization hit him just then. It actually made some sense to him.

He often spent his days following after the Hyuuga. Sometimes he would just be watching her. Other times he would be taking pictures in order to add to his collection. But he could recall that there were multiple times where no matter how hard he looked, he simply couldn't find her. Not at any bakery, not at her compound, not even with her teammates. It was like she she had vanished into thin air. It would make sense that he hadn´t been able to find her because he had right underneath his nose the entire time.

And if that were true, then that meant...

His chest thundered deep within his chest. Butterflies and warmth fluttered around deep inside of his stomach as the realization spread through him.

She had a crush on him.

Hinata Hyuuga had a crush on him. Possibly for as long as he´s liked her, she´s felt the exact same way. How had he not noticed? Was he really that clueless? And, oh kami, what had he done? This wonderful, beautiful, incredibly amazing person had feelings for him, and not only had he been ignorant of his, he had also pretended to go after another girl. Naruto knew that she mere thought of Hinata liking someone else left him devastated and almost and almost red with rage. It's a possibility he´d always keep in the back of his head. HOw did HInata feel about his ¨feelings"for Sakura? How much had he hurt her? How...how could she not have moved on after all these years? How had she not murdered Sakura in cold blood for stealing his attention away from her?

Maybe...maybe her feelings were too strong to simply fade away. Maybe she simply had so much love for him that she figured one day the two of them would end up together.

"But why?" He asked out loud. "Why would she ever like someone like me?"

Tsunade's heart went out for the poor boy. His head hung low, his eyes downcast, and his shoulders hunched. He sounded really confused on why this girl would ever conceivably have feelings for him. Which was a real shame. He was quite the catch for a young man his age. Tsunade knew that he could probably get a few girls in a different world.

"I think thatś a question that you´ll have to ask her your-." Tsunade didn't even finish the sentence. Naruto was out of the window in an instant. Presumably to go find his love. She chuckled, and ahd to admit, the two of them make a pretty cute pair.

Naruto raced through the village on the rooftops, desperate to find his one and only love. She was a goddess, the epitome of absolute perfection. An amazing person who transcends beauty and kindness. He loved her with all of his heart and soul, and he truly believed that no one would ever come close to being worthy of her. Not one single person would ever be good enough for her, no matter how rich or what their social standing was.

And yet, this perfect woman had feelings for him. For years, and years, she had feelings for him. HIm, of all people! Of course, he always had this hopeful thought that the two of them were meant to be together. He was so incredibly happy when she agreed to go out with him. He assumed that maybe he had grown to be more handsome, and that was a large contributor. But to learn that she always wanted him was a completely different experience.

It meant that his earlier hunches of the two of them belonging together had been completely correct. It meant that for all this time, and for all those years, the two of them could've possibly been together in secret. They could´ve been together with no one knowing as he built up his abilities and reputation.

But the worst thing, the very worst thing of all was how much he had probably hurt her. His poor Hinata had cared so deeply for him, so much that she had followed him around. Yet she had to witness him constantly going after Sakura. She must´ve hurt so much, watching him go after another girl. And this is on top of the fact that he basically ignored her entire existence.

He didn't mean to hurt her by doing this. He just knew that if he allowed himself to have too much contact with her, he wouldn't be able to control himself. The Chunin Exams had been absolutely hell for him. When she offered to let him cheat off of her test, and to put herself in jeopardy, it melted his heart. When she gave him healing ointment, before giving any to her piece of shit teammate, he was giddy with excitement. He almost went ballistic when her cousin had the audacity to hurt her like that.

But the crowning moment that almost broke his will was when she gave him encouragement to go beat her cousin. When she called him a proud failure, he was just about ready to lose his mind. He desired nothing more than to give her a huge kiss and proclaim his love her her. One of the rare times he had allowed someone to see his insecurities, and she had managed to sweep them all away. It took all of his control and restrain to put distance between the two of them.

As he relived those incredible moments, he felt like even more of a dumbass. No wonder she did all of those things for him. He assumed it was because she was simply a nice, amazing angel. Which was, of course, true. But now it was clear to him that she did all those things out of her love for him.

And now, he desperately needed to find her, and talk to her. He needed to apologize and make up for all the time that had been lost between them. He raced faster towards the Hyuuga compound. There was no guarantee that she was actually going to be there, but it was worth a shot.

He slowed down once he got close to the compound. He would need to be careful if he wanted to sneak in properly. Sure, he could simply ask the guards out front if she had come home. But there wasn't a guarantee that they would tell him the actual answer. And sneaking into the compound would be easy enough. At this point, he had their entire schedule memorized 24/7. He always knew who exactly would be where, and when.

It only took hum 10 minutes for him to be right outside of her window. He peeked and , and sighed with relief.

There she was.

She was just as beautiful as when he last saw her this morning. The only difference was in her outfit. She wore a regular, form fitting black mesh shirt, along with a pair of quite short shorts. Naruto gaped at the enticing image that she created. He deeply regretted the fact that he didn't have a camera on him. He wanted to be able to look at this image for hours on end.

Maybe he could convince her to model that outfit for him while he took pictures. Just the thought made his arousal spike up considerably. He could feel his crotch stirring as a result. He shook his head, cleaning his thoughts. Now was not the time. He was a man on a mission.

He raised his hand, and knocked on the window. He saw her jump, and whip her head in his direction. Her eyes widened and she quickly activated her byakugan, most likely to scan the area for other family members lurking around. When she figured the coast was clear she raced towards her window, and threw it open.

"Naruto!"She whispered frantically, "What are you doing here? You could get into so much trouble!"

"I'm sorry, I just really needed to talk with you about something important. Could you let me inside before someone sees me? I don't want to look like a creep or anything." He said, giving her a shining smile.

"Yeah, of course. Come in, come in." She ushered him, moving out the way to give him space to climb in.

"Thanks." He quickly entered into her room. Once he was completely inside, she quickly shut the windows and closed her curtains. It was pointless, but he supposed it gave her a feeling of extra security. Naruto made a mental note to open them before he left so he could get a better view of her later tonight.

"Hey, so how are you?" He asked, almost forgetting why he was there. All he could really do was grin goofily at his perfectly petite girlfriend.

"I'm fine Naruto, really. But what did you want to talk about? And why didn't you go through the front gates? Not that I'm not happy to see you again, because I am!" She added in that last bit very quickly.

It made Naruto's heart jump with joy.

It also reminded him of the reason he took his expedition. His grin fell from his face as he stared into her beautiful, lavender eyes. Eyes that loved him, and had watched him from afar for years. He placed both of his hands on her shoulders as he gazed down at her. Her pretty pale cheeks became a flushed, rosy red. The blue haired beauty fidgeted underneath his intense staring.

"N-naruto, what-" He cut her off.

"I love you." He confessed, never looking away from her. She gasped, and her eyes widened into orbs as her mouth dropped open from shock. He didn't give her time to respond. He continued speaking.

"I've loved you for many years. Many, many years. I never once liked Sakura, over. "At this, confusion and disbelief colored her face.

"What? B-" He placed a finger over her lips, silencing her.

"Shh, just listen to me, okay?" He requested. She hesitated, but did nod her head.

He smiled at her, loving how soft her lips felt underneath his fingers. He moved his hand from her lips so he could place it upon her cheek. His chest burst with warmth as she automatically leaned into his palm.

"Now, I know that I spent years chasing after her, but I want you to know that it was all fake. I promise you that it was nothing more than an act. The only person I've ever felt attracted to was you, Hinata. I swear to you that I'm not lying. I love you, always have, always will." He spoke to her, his words and eyes filled with conviction and honestly. He needed her to believe him, it was of the utmost importance that she do. Her features still appeared to be massively confused, but the disbelief had all but faded away.

"And I'm really sorry, HInata. I never knew how you felt about me. I never realized how much you liked me. I know that my fake crush on Sakura probably hurt you. I really didn't know, but that's no excuse for my actions. I should've realized your feelings sooner, but I'm just such a huge idiot and-" This time, she cut him off by placing a finger upon his lips.

"N-naruto, it's okay, really. There's no way that you could've known. It's honestly my fault. I should've told you how I felt much earlier. I was just...too shy. It was pathetic really-."

"No!" He cut her off,quickly removing her finger from his lips. "You're not pathetic! You're completely amazing and I love you. I'm just a completely dense idiot."

"But you're not an idiot, I'm just-"

She paused, as the two of them were struck with the sudden realization. If this conversation continued, then the two of them would be stuck there all day. Instead, they both chuckled. Naruto pulled her body close to his as he enveloped her into a hug.

"I guess we're both being silly." He said with a grin.

HInata cuddled deeper into his chest. And he had to admit, it felt nice to have her so close to his body. It was also highly arousing.

"How about we agree that it's neither of our faults? How about we be happy that we're finally together?" HInata suggested, peering up at him from his chest.

"Yeah." He murmured back, mesmerized by her completely.

Her wonderful, pale cheeks flushed a delicious pink hue. Her pupiless, lavender eyes were wide, and swirled with her love for him. Her delectable lips looked so soft, and pink. They looked ready for him to just kiss her.

So he did.

He kept his eyes slightly opened, as he leaned down, and pressed his lips against hers. She responded by sighing and wrapped her arms around his neck. He tightened his grasp on her. Every single inch of her body was pressed up against his own. Her soft, curvaceous figure completely enticed him. He could feel the stirring in his crotch becoming worse. His arousal shot through the roof when she opened her mouth and allowed her tongue to trace the outside of his lips.

He quickly opened his mouth greeted her tongue with his won. The two battled it out with as she released soft moans that drove him wild. Her touches were so gentle, and light that it made him crazy. He tried to stop his erection, only because he didn't want her to faint on him again.

But that did give him an idea. Although she did say that they were both blameless, he figured he might as well try and make it up to her, While also fulfilling a fantasy of his, of course.

He pulled away, the both of them breathing heavily. He leaned back in to pepper her neck with kisses. She shivered and tilted her head back t give him more access to her succulent flesh. H trailed his tongue from top to bottom. ONe he got to her ear, he crefull nibbled on it.

"You know, Hinata, I could really make it up to you." He whispered into her ear.

She shivered again.

"What do you mean?" She whimpered back.

In that moment, it became quite fortunate that she couldn't see is face. His face had morphed into such a perverted grin that it would've sent her into a state of shock. She probably would've fainted again.

Naruto attempted to restrain the excitement in his voice as he answered her question.

"I wanna taste you."

A/N: Well, there you have it! Finally, this story is updated! I will aim for a much faster update for this story next time. I hope you all enjoyed my content, and I cannot wait to see you next time! Have a nice night!