And here it is, the first porn-with-a-plot story I've made with only my own ideas! Well, and some ideas that I was basically handed by some select people I've talked to over PM while specifically discussing this story. One notable such individual being Paladeus ( /u/1110582/ ), a brilliant Naruto/Hinata and Harry/Hermione author here on FanFiction, as well as Ficwad, AdultFanFiction and HPFanFicArchive. If you haven't already heard of Paladeus, go and check out his work. Lately, the old so-and-so has been crazy busy and hasn't been able to write much, but I spoke to him a few months ago, and he was still writing then.

Anyway, let's get on with the smut! And yes, we're pretty much jumping right into this shit; establishing background data, lemons in the first chapter, herewego!

Although honestly, since this is a full-fledged story, it DOES have plot. So, this chapter is about double the normal length to get through everything I want to address, including the first lemon. Hopefully I can pull off a faster burn than I previously have in my stories.

Stick around for the author's note at the bottom for real ways you can help speed up the writing (and posting) of this story!

Enjoy~

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to the Naruto franchise, but I do own a kick-ass Logitech G710 mechanical gaming keyboard which is the only reason this story was possible.

(~HJN~)

It started almost too slow to notice. At first, he was able to write it off as simply effective training. Besides, he wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth; the Chuunin Exam Third Task was only a few weeks away, after all. So he just kept up his training with Ero-Sennin, learning to walk on water, and training his chakra control. It was boring work, but it went much faster after the old pervert did that weird unsealing thing.

Perhaps that was where it started, in fact. It was entirely possible, certainly. But Naruto didn't notice immediately, and didn't think of that until much later. When he had mastered water walking on the second day of training and Jiraiya had stated that his control was likely good enough to fool the Byakugan using his Kage Bunshin, Naruto insisted on spending the rest of the first week on physical training. They had, after all, not started training until two of his thirty-one days had been wasted. Jiraiya, not seeing the harm, agreed easily, thinking they were just going to make sure Naruto knew where his limits were and practice dodging a bit before moving on to ninjutsu.

He couldn't have been more wrong.

Oh sure, they switched over to Ninjutsu alright, but it was after a full week of physical training, instead of the previously discussed three days. During the first day of physical training, Jiraiya had been impressed by the sheer jump in ability by the end of the day. By the end of the second day, he was suspicious that the brat was somehow holding out on him, jumping ahead by leaps and bounds like he was.

When the last day began, Jiraiya sat Naruto down before training and asked him, "Gaki, have you been channeling chakra into your limbs to go faster, be stronger? The way you've been improving is unreal."

Naruto, of course, had been shocked. "Wait, you can do that? You mean that's a real thing you can do?!"

Jiraiya had been surprised, but laughed. "Guess that answers my question... Yes, of course it is. Get good enough at it and you can surpass the physical strength of a Bijuu."

Naruto, of course, asked to be taught, at which Jiraiya laughed again. "What, you think I know how to do that?! It takes a ridiculous kind of control over your chakra, as well as enough knowledge of what muscles need to be enhanced for what action, et cetera. Plus a not insignificant amount of normal physical strength." Before Naruto could run off at the mouth about where he could find someone to teach him, Jiraiya pointed out, "Besides, at the way you're going, you won't be needing such a thing. I daresay you've got all the makings of a real taijutsu expert, your furry little companion and chakra reserves aside. Just judging your strength, it's pretty above average for your age and training regime, but not way out there like your speed is getting to be. I didn't hit you once yesterday, did you notice that? You dodged every one of my blows- your combat awareness is heightening, too. Two days ago, I held back a lot, and you progressively got better. Yesterday, I only held back a little, and you surpassed my speed easily. I don't know what you're doing, Naruto, or what the fox might be doing to you, but it's working. You're getting to be crazy fast in such a short time- I kind of hate to see this progress end or go to waste. So," he said, crossing his arms, "We're going to finish a whole week of physical training and see just how far we can take this before moving on to ninjutsu. Hopefully it wasn't a fluke and we won't be wasting our time..."

But it was no fluke. Naruto's speed continued to progress rapidly, and he showed no signs of slowing down. Jiraiya quizzed him constantly about how his body was feeling afterward- gaining so much speed like he did could have side effects- but it was as though Naruto's body was designed for high speed. He felt no dizziness, didn't get sick- he even appeared to retain a clarity of vision equal to when he was standing still! Jiraiya honestly couldn't attribute this to the Kyuubi anymore. The previous containers had never displayed such abilities before.

And it was more than just speed. By the end of that week, Naruto no longer showed signs of fatigue no matter how hard Jiraiya pushed him. In fact, the next day, before they started on ninjutsu, Naruto said that he simply hadn't been able to sleep the night before, he just couldn't settle down. Instead he had spent a few hours doing laps around the village and some strength training before getting bored and just reading some old books he had lying around.

"Even THAT didn't put me to sleep!" he had proclaimed, almost proud of himself.

Jiraiya was suitably shocked, to say the least. This little orange bundle of energy hadn't slept in over 24 hours?

Eventually, they did get started on ninjutsu. And immediately began arguing about it.

"We've been focusing on my awesome speed for a week and now you want me to learn something that I'd have to train chakra control for who knows how long to even use? That I'd have to use standing still?! No way, nuh-uh! Teach me something else, something I can actually use to kick Neji's ass, dattebayo!"

Jiraiya sighed, this was the third time he had used similar logic to rebuff him, and eventually he was forced to put aside the offer of Toad Summoning. "Fine. We can work on that later, after the Exams. For now, I guess I'll have to figure out what I should teach you... Just learning nature manipulation would take the whole month, so no elemental jutsu... Unless..."

Jiraiya turned to look at Naruto and grinned. "Alright brat, you want to learn something useful? The Kage Bunshin you're so fond of- do you know its secret?" When Naruto simply listed what he knew about the technique, Jiraiya's grin got wider. "Ah, so you don't know... You see Naruto, your clones have a secret. It's fairly simple, but it will be invaluable in learning the jutsu I'm going to teach you- and indeed, every ninjutsu you ever learn!"

Naruto was suitably surprised. "Really? Well tell me what it is- I wanna learn!"

Jiraiya was almost tempted to simply tell him when he heard those last three words. Somehow, seeing the young boy declare such a thing gave him a sense of pride. He smiled warmly and tousled the blonde's hair. "I know you do, Naruto. When I was your age, we were more alike than I'd care to admit, so I know how satisfying it is to accomplish something on your own- and how much more satisfying it is to have someone who can and will help you if you need it. I need to head into the village- pick up some things for your training. I'll be back in an hour, so if you really can't figure it out by then, I'll help you."

Before he could get too far away, Naruto called out, "Hey! Give me one hint, please? Otherwise I'll just be sitting here, clones running in circles for an hour, 'ttebayo!"

Jiraiya laughed for a minute, thought, then yelled back, "Okay gaki, here you go: Try to look left and right at the same time! That should get you going."

Left there with his cryptic hint, Jiraiya headed into the village, aiming for a cluster of shinobi stores.

It took him longer than he expected to find everything, especially picking out scrolls of appropriate jutsu for what he was planning. He had been hoping to have time to read through some of them to make sure he knew what he was teaching, but as it was he was going to be a few minutes late anyway.

When he got back to the training ground they had been using, it was with surprise that he saw a single shirtless Naruto doing pushups, no less than four clones balancing on his back.

Jiraiya announced himself with a sigh. "So I take it you haven't figured out the secret, yet?"

The clones dispersed and Naruto flipped to his feet, grinning. "Oh I figured it out like twenty minutes ago, pops! I just decided to get some strength training in while I waited, dattebayo." He rubbed under his nose and closed his eyes in pride. "The clones can send their memories back to me, can't they?"

Jiraiya paused before doubling over, laughing. "Oh, I'll be honest, gaki, I didn't really expect you to get it in an hour! Man. You better be careful; if you keep exceeding my expectations like this, I'll start thinking I'm a great sensei or something!" he joked, still laughing.

Naruto laughed, too. "You are a great sensei Ero-Senn- I mean.. Ero-sensei!"

Jiraiya coughed on his own laughter and stared at him before clearing his throat. "Right, well. Maybe one day I'll be a good enough sensei for you to call me by my name, huh? Anyway, for now.." He rummaged around in the plastic bag in his hand, pulling out a single, small rectangular piece of paper. "Take this, and channel some chakra into it. It's chakra paper- it'll react differently depending on which of the five elements your chakra is the most attuned to."

Naruto raised his eyebrow, but did as he was told. When the paper ripped right down the middle, Jiraiya reacted with surprise. "Wind Release, huh? Interesting. Somewhat rare for the Land of Fire, but not an issue. I may not have much experience with Fuuton, but that's why I picked up these," he said, pulling out a small hardcover book.

Naruto received the literature and read the cover. "'A Genin's Guide to Wind'... Ero-sensei, this is an instruction manual, not a jutsu! Do I really have time to learn this?"

Jiraiya was already rummaging through the other books and scrolls for something else. "Oh but Naruto, my boy, that's why I had you figure out the secret to the Kage Bunshin! While one of your clones reads that cover to cover, you and I are going to be deciphering... these!" With a victorious cry, he pulled two scrolls out, setting the bag on a tree stump. "These are jutsu scrolls. Fuuton jutsu, to be exact. They always write these things to seem so complex, when the actual jutsu is usually pretty easy once you figure it out. Don't ask me why figuring out the scroll is always 40% of learning a new jutsu," he said, shaking his head.

Naruto took the scrolls and held them reverently, and a grin slowly split his face. "Ero-sensei... this is more like it!"

Jiraiya smirked. "Well, you said you wanted something you could use with your new speed, so," he ended with a gesture at the book, scrolls, and bag. "I went out and found some things. Now, mind you, I've still got a few things I could teach you myself, but they're pretty advanced; we'll start here, for now. This'll at least be enough to impress the judges. But Naruto," he said seriously, getting to one knee and putting his hand on the boy's shoulder. "You have to remember: A Chuunin is not just a strong fighter. These exams are testing a lot more than just your battle prowess. If you can't show a cool head in the heat of battle, and the ability to plan and strategize wisely, they won't promote you even if you take the whole damn tournament. You can lose your first match and still get promoted if you prove to the judges that you can handle being a Chuunin."

Naruto nodded, picking up on the serious subject. "I know that... Jiraiya-sensei... But still." He clenched his fists around the scrolls and the book. "I need to beat Neji, 'ttebayo. Not just for me- to prove that I'm not 'destined for dead-last' or whatever. But for Hinata... What he did and said to her..." Naruto's head snapped up and his eyes met Jiraiya's. "I'm gonna smack him off his high horse once and for all, dattebayo!"

Jiraiya grinned, standing up. "Defending a maiden's honor, huh? Well, that'll be sure to get you a lot more than mere pocket change if you can pull it off, kid. I'll be rooting for you!" he said, giving Naruto a thumbs-up.

Naruto blushed, and glared at him. "I'm not expecting anything like that, ya old pervert!"

Jiraiya shifted his thumbs-up to a single finger, waving back and forth. "How many times do I need to tell ya, brat? I'm not a pervert, I'm a super pervert! And besides, even if you aren't expecting anything, I'm willing to bet you 500 ryu that little miss Hyuuga gives you a kiss if she finds out you intend on defending her honor like this!"

Pushing through Naruto's own imagination and red face, his defiant nature simply wouldn't allow him to imagine sweet Hinata doing that, especially not to him. So, it was with no worry that he accepted the bet, quoting his own thoughts that 'Hinata is way too innocent and shy to do something like that!'

The rest of the day- indeed, the rest of the month, went mostly without further incident. Jiraiya and Naruto trained, Naruto using his clones to expedite the process of learning Wind manipulation, then further using them to help learn the two jutsu Jiraiya had given him. Jiraiya and Naruto made another bet, though: If Naruto could beat all of his opponents, Jiraiya would take a break from his intelligence network and help Naruto learn the Lightning jutsu he had gotten, as well as teach him Summoning. If Naruto got promoted, Jiraiya would even teach him another, A-Rank ninjutsu.

There was, however, one more incident of note that month. It was the middle of the last week before the Exam...

(~Boundless~)
(~Boundless~)

It was dark out, and Naruto was wide awake. He had stopped bringing it up to Jiraiya. The old pervert had seemed concerned after the third straight day in a row, so he just started lying every now and then, saying he slept extra hours to make up for it. Truthfully, Naruto hadn't slept since the first day he brought it up. He couldn't ignore it anymore, something was seriously happening to him. He was weighing the pros and cons, bouncing a rubber ball off the wall from his bed, and decided that overall, it was a pretty positive thing. He'd just have to take up a hobby to do during the night- he had tried straight training, but found himself starting to get bored with it. So he decided to just keep training to the daytime unless he had something specific or new to work on.

He looked out his window. Sitting diagonally from it as he was, he could see down the alley outside, and glimpse the hospital across the village.

'Where Hinata is,' he thought to himself, brow furrowing. Ever since Ero-sensei had made that joke about Hinata 'rewarding' him for beating Neji, Naruto had been thinking about her more often. About her... thanking him. He blushed, and felt himself react to the idea.

He'd only ever admit it to himself, but Naruto was quite the pervert, too. He just had more class than Jiraiya, in his opinion!

Besides, it wasn't just erotic thoughts that Naruto had been having about the lavender-eyed heiress. He had also been thinking about his reasons for wanting to beat Neji. Sure, he felt personally insulted by the older boy, but it was really Hinata's situation that made his blood boil. And that had brought a startling realization last week: Naruto didn't even know if she was okay.

From what he had been able to find out, her heart and lungs had really been damaged, and Kiba said that she probably wasn't going to be released in time for the tournament.

Which made him wonder: How bad was her condition? Could she get visitors? Would it cheer her up if he went to see her?

Would he even be allowed in?

Naruto was no stranger to being denied entry to places most people take for granted. This, and a whole host of other worries and what-ifs, had caused him to hesitate even trying for the last week.

Naruto caught the ball again and clenched his fist, distorting the rubber. 'Am I really debating this again? Fuck, if I'm going to get promoted, I need to prove I can be a Chuunin. And a Chuunin wouldn't whine and waste time about something like this, dattebayo!'

His mind made up, he dropped the ball on his bed and leapt to the floor, throwing on his jacket and grabbing his keys, leaving his headband on the nightstand. Locking up his apartment, he made for the rooftops and made quick time to the hospital.

Of course, it was only when he got there that he realized it was almost midnight, and visiting hours were certainly over, not to mention the doors probably being locked.

Cursing, he was about to turn around and leave when something caught his eye. Up on the second floor, movement made him turn and look. And he grinned. Curtains were flowing in the breeze of an open window.

(~Boundless~)
(~Boundless~)

It never once occurred to him that breaking into the hospital and sneaking to a computer to find Hinata's room would be more work than just waiting for visiting hours in the morning. He had no regard at all for how much trouble he might get in so close to the Exam if he was caught. He just knew that he had been a pretty shitty friend, not taking one day off to come check on her all month.

And so it was that Naruto eased open the sliding door to Hinata's room, sighing in relief when he saw her simply sleeping- no IV, the heart monitor wasn't even on or hooked up.

He quietly closed and locked the door. Creeping up to her bed, he smiled. She looked... peaceful. She didn't seem worried, or scared, or any of the other emotions he had seen her with. She was just sleeping.

He pulled up a chair and made to sit in it-

"Naruto-ku..."

He froze, slowly turning to look at her. He let out a heavy breath; she was still asleep. He chuckled silently- who would have thought the Hyuuga heiress talked in her sleep?

But then that begged the question: Why was she dreaming about him? He blushed as several potential reasons came to mind, but he quickly pushed them down again. Looking down at Hinata, he simply couldn't imagine her dreaming of such things.

He made to sit down again, but then thought about what, exactly, he meant to accomplish by coming here. Honestly he just meant to find out how she was doing- and it seemed she was doing well. Obviously not well enough to be released, but the last month had to have done some good for her, right? He padded silently over to the chart hanging from her bed and leafed through it. He didn't understand everything, but it seemed to him that she was at least stable- her heart seemed strong, though there was a note about her breathing being slightly impaired by some remaining damage to her lungs.

He put the clipboard back and circled back around to the side of the bed. Gently, he put his hand on her shoulder and shook her, whispering, "Hinata... Hey, Hinata, wake up, 'ttebayo."

Slowly, she stirred, both hands coming up from under the sheets to rub at her eyes. Naruto's face heated up at how cute it was. She blinked and squinted at him, eyes adjusting to the dark room. "N... Naruto...kun?"

Her eyes slowly widened, her face flushing deeply as she stared at him.

He scratched his cheek and blushed back at her. "Heh.. Sorry I woke you up... I just..." He took a breath and refocused his eyes on her, smiling a little as he sat down. "How've you been?"

Hinata stared for a minute, and Naruto didn't know what to do or say. Even he knew this was probably really shocking and awkward, especially if she realizes he'd had to have broken in. So the silence stretched for a long moment, before Hinata gathered enough wits to finally ask one of the many questions running through her head, "Wh-wh-what are you d-d-d-doing here?"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and looked away, still blushing. "I uh.. I just... realized.. Look, I guess I've kind of been a shitty friend, not coming to visit you yet, 'ttebayo. So... I just wanted to come and... see how you were doing."

He probably should have stopped there, but his mouth was open now, and he had no way of closing it. "I-I mean! I didn't even know how you were, if you were okay- and I never asked! Like-"

"N-Naruto-kun?"

"Okay, I did ask Kiba what was up a few days ago, that's how I knew you were still here, but! I was so absorbed in training these past few weeks, I just didn't even think to come check on you or anything!"

"Naruto-kun..."

"I'm sorry Hinata, I know this probably seems weird, me breaking into the hospital to see you, I was just suddenly really worried about you and-"

"N-Naruto-kun!"

His jaw snapped shut and he turned to look at her from where he had, at some point, gotten up to pace around the room. "Hinata?"

She sat up in the bed, the sheets falling to her lap. She graced him with a smile and his heart skipped a beat. "Y-you don't have t-to apologize at all! I'm happy... s-so happy you came to s-see me..."

Naruto stared, then smiled, his stomach settling immediately. He moved over to sit back in the chair, still somewhat guilty. "Sorry I didn't come sooner, 'ttebayo..."

Hinata shook her head, her growing and cutely dishevelled hair whipping about and becoming even messier. "I only j-just a few days ago got cleared to enjoy v-visitors. I-I don't think you're late at all!" she said, her smile made all the brighter by her blush.

He chuckled a little and returned her smile thankfully. "That's good... I'm glad coming here made you happy, Hinata." Another pause, but comfortable this time. "So! When are they letting you out of this joint?"

Hinata giggled at his joking disapproval of the hospital. "Just over another w-week, but I can't go back to active d-duty for two weeks, at least. M-my lungs are still healing."

Naruto nodded, gesturing to the clipboard at the end of her bed. "Yeah, I read your chart. At least... I think I read it right, haha!"

They shared another laugh at that before Hinata asked, "S-so.. You said you've been t-training?"

Naruto nodded, excited to talk about it with someone. "Yeah! I've gotten hella faster, and I've learned a few new jutsu, as well!"

Hinata's eyes were wide, and she asked, "N-new jutsu?"

He nodded. "Yup, dattebayo! I found out my chakra has a Wind affinity, and I've learned two Fuuton jutsu, as well as how to walk on water!" He leaned in close, his eyes wide in excitement. "Did you know that was possible? We can walk on freaking water, Hinata!"

She nodded, giggling at his exuberance. "Y-yes, I've seen a few adults do it, but I've n-never been able to figure out how..."

Naruto grinned. "I'll teach you when you're allowed to train again!"

She blushed, but nodded. "H-hai. I-I'd like that.."

"Oh man, I wish you could come to the Final Exam. I'm fighting Neji, did you know that?"

Hinata's eyes went wide in shock, and she slowly shook her head. "N-no, nobody t-told me... N-Naruto-kun, you have to b-be careful!"

He nodded, crossing his arms and leaning back in the chair, his eyes closing in thought. "Yeah, I know. But it's not really Neji I'm worried about, actually. I mean, I'll knock him out right away for what he did to you!"

"W-wh-what?"

He opened his eyes and watched the normally pale girl turn an almost glowing red. "He belittled you, he tore you down and spat on your ideals. On our ideals! He thinks fate is determined at birth, that failures will always be failures? I'll show him just how hard a so-called prodigy can fail at the hands of some actual effort!" He leaned forward and put his hands on the bed, looking at her intensely. "I made a vow on your blood to defeat him, Hinata. I never give up, never go back on my word. That is my Nindo, my Ninja Way."

Hinata, red in the face and trembling, felt tears well up in her eyes. But her smile remained firmly in place and, risking the danger of passing out on him, threw her arms around him and leaned into his shoulder. "N-Naruto-kun!"

He threw one hand up to hold her back in shock. "H-hinata?!"

Sobbing happily, she said, "I-I've never had... a-anyone d-do something s-so p-p-powerful for me b-before... Th-thank you, Naruto-kun!"

He felt her squeeze him, and laughed a little, bringing both arms up to hug her back. "You don't have to thank me, Hinata. I'm just glad you're going to be okay."

She continued sobbing for a moment more until her cries turned painful and she began coughing. She broke away from him, trying to keep it under control and putting a hand to her mouth.

Naruto, panicking, remembered something a boy in the orphanage once told him about coughing. "Arms up," he commanded, taking her arms below the shoulders and raising them above her head. Unknown to him, doing this aligns the lungs in such a way that they can better control the spasms of coughing. Unfortunately, it also aligns them in such a way that the fluid in Hinata's lungs was able to be expelled with hardly any issue, and with her hand no longer covering her mouth, she spat a small trickle of blood right into Naruto's face.

He flinched and closed one eye, more worried now than ever. "H-Hinata! I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were still that hurt! I-I'll go get a nurs-"

"No!"

Even as he turned to get out of his chair, Hinata, red in the face for entirely different reasons now, pulled on his arm and kept him from leaving. Breathing heavily, she looked at him with what Naruto could only call 'awe'.

"Naruto-kun, I'm okay. You stopped it short- my fits have been coming less and less lately, but they still usually last longer. And I usually let out a lot more b-blood... S-sorry..."

Naruto brushed it off and wiped his face on his sleeve, clearing away the little droplets. "Don't worry about that- this is normal? Is... are you okay?"

She nodded, her breathing coming under control. Hinata wiped her tear-stained eyes and smiled a little. "Hai. It's just a part of healing for this kind of injury. My lungs are b-bleeding very slowly, and while my coughing fits do irritate the injury and cause it to bleed more, they also clear my lungs of fluid. It looks bad, but as long as the fit doesn't last more than a minute or so, I'll be okay. I-I guess the c-crying triggered it... But! Naruto-kun! What was that arm thing y-you did? My lungs felt much better when you p-pulled my arms up like that!"

Naruto scratched his cheek in embarrassment. "Eh, it's just something I learned a long time ago to help stop coughing. This kid I used to know in the orphanage, he'd tell all the younger kids 'Arms up!' and help the babies when they started coughing. It always seemed to work for them, so..."

Hinata beamed at him. "Naruto-kun... I'm very glad you remembered such a thing. Perhaps now my injury will h-heal a bit quicker, since I won't be i-irritating it with long coughing fits. A-arigato, Naruto-kun!"

He blushed anew at her almost adoring expression and looked away, trying very hard not to imagine her giving him that look in bed with significantly less clothes on. "D-doitashimashite..."

Another pause, each of them glancing at each other with small smiles and big blushes. Eventually, it was Hinata who remembered something and began conversation again. "O-oh! You mentioned that it wasn't Neji-nii-san you were afraid of. M-may I ask why?"

Naruto smiled, happy for anything to talk about. "Yeah, see... I'm fast. Like, really fast. Like, a lot faster than I was in the Preliminaries, dattebayo! My sensei and I are absolutely sure I can outrun and outmaneuver Neji all day, and like I said, I've learned a couple of jutsu. Plus..." He looked around, emphasizing that he was telling her a secret before leaning in and whispering, "I've got a trick up my sleeve if he manages to close any of my tentets... teteku... ten..."

Hinata giggled and provided, "Tenketsu."

"Right! My chakra points. Even if he closes a bunch of them, I think I've got a way to open them back up again, but it's a secret. Sensei told me not to tell anyone, yet. And even besides all of that, I got like, half a plan to deal with him, so I'm good!" He nods with absolute finality.

Hinata laughs some more, enjoying his positive attitude and his conviction that 'half a plan' is enough to deal with her cousin. But then she remembers her original question, and asks, "So, who are you w-worried about?"

Naruto answered immediately, "Sabaku no Gaara." At her surprised look, he explained. "Listen. You haven't had many encounters with him, but I ran into him before all of the Exams started. That guy... He threatened to kill his teammates- his siblings- because they were being annoying. Now, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time- heck, Sasuke threatens to kill me at least once a week for the same thing- but every time I look back on it, his siblings treated it as a very real threat. One that he would be perfectly capable of and have no issues carrying out." Throughout his speech, Hinata was becoming paler and more worried, but there was more he felt he had to say. "There's something... off about him. And that's not all. After your match, he went up against Rock Lee. I don't know if you know Rock Lee personally from Neji or whatever, but that guy is a taijutsu star, through and through. He wears insanely heavy weights on his legs at all times, and he took them off for his fight with Gaara..."

Naruto proceeded to give Hinata a run-down of that fight, explaining why Gaara was such a worry-worthy opponent. "I'm as fast as Lee was without his weights, now, maybe more. I'm pretty sure I can push it even faster, though I don't know about getting to be as fast as Lee was when he opened those Inner Gates. Maybe if I had more time to train, but.. Well, Lee was able to hit Gaara by just taking off his weights, so I'm hoping that'll be enough. Plus my jutsu and... Honestly, I'm not sure how I'm going to beat a guy like that. The thing is, though? Sasuke is up to fight him before I would ever have the chance. If I beat Neji, I'll fight whoever wins their match. And honestly... If Sasuke gets strong enough to take out Gaara, I'm not sure I'd be able to beat Sasuke. Gaara, I think I have a chance with, but..."

"But someone even stronger than him, you aren't sure," she finished, putting her hand on his. "Naruto-kun... You can't be prepared for every situation. I think what you've got right now is g-going to be enough!"

He smiled and turned his hand over to properly hold hers. "Thanks, Hinata-chan."

Her face, previously having faded to a permanent slight flush, filled once again with blood, her eyes going wide and her mouth hanging open a little. "W-wh-what d-did you...?"

Naruto also blushed and rubbed the back of his neck with his other hand, embarrassed. "Is- Is that right? Y-you're supposed to use the right honorific when you want to become closer friends, right? Ah, did I use the wrong one? I'm sorry, I know my grammar isn't the best..."

Hinata shook her head again, her hair flailing around once more. "N-no no no! I-it's fine, I jus-... I didn't kn-know you w-wanted to be c-c-clos..." She looked down at their clasped hands and clenched slightly, a tiny smile breaking over her red face. "...You can call me whatever you want, Naruto-kun..."

That, of course, sent his mind in many directions. This time, however, his hyperactive nature was unable to be contained completely when he tried to push the thoughts away. Almost instantly after she said that, his mouth responded with, "Can I call you mine?"

There was a feminine squeak, and then silence as they both stared at each other. If someone were to walk in right then, they would only be able to assume that they were trying to see who could generate a more prominent blush. Naruto's mind was racing, trying desperately to figure out how to prevent Hinata from hating him. His mouth opened just before he heard her barely speak.

"...Did you mean that...?

It would have been no more than a whisper were it not for the distinct squeak in her voice. Naruto stared, slack-jawed. This was NOT in the plan for tonight! "U-uuhh.. I-I mean.. I-I was.. thinking it..."

Her head was down, and she was trembling. Naruto was almost certain she was upset, right up to the point where her arms flew around his neck again, and she pressed her hot cheek against his; he could feel her grin, and he blinked in confusion as she spoke.

"YES! Yes, yes, yes Naruto-kun! Please, I would love it if you did. I've waited for you to ask..." she finished in a whisper, hugging him tightly.

Naruto couldn't believe it. Hinata actually liked him? Ero-Sennin had been right?! He could hardly process the situation, made all the worse when he realized that Hinata's method of showing her appreciation brought her not-insignificant bust into gentle contact with his chest. He did, however, have the mental capacity left to be overwhelmingly happy, and eventually that feeling overpowered the others, his arms coming up once again to wrap around her back. They were still sitting awkwardly- Naruto partially raised off the chair and Hinata leaned far over the bed- but at that moment, neither one of them cared.

Naruto sighed. "You have no idea how much I've thought about this in the last month..."

Hinata whipped her head back and looked him in the eyes, her hair falling haphazardly. "I think I kn-know a little better than you, N-Naruto-kun!"

He laughed, "You're probably right! H-how long have you...?"

Hinata turned to look away, pouting slightly in embarrassment, though she didn't let go of him. "Mmm... I think... basically since.. e..m...t..."

Naruto grinned and bent his neck to look at her face teasingly. "Hmm? Sorry, I didn't catch that, Hinata-chan!"

She jumped a little in his arms, but seemed to take a deep breath before looking him dead in the eye. "Since we met. ... I-I think," at the end, she lost some of her nerve and looked away again.

Naruto just pulled her back to his chest and held her tightly. "I'm very sorry I never noticed. I want to say it was just because I never thought anyone could really think that about me, but I know it's probably mostly just that I'm clueless, haha!"

Hinata giggled despite herself and tilted her head up against his chest to look at him, a cute smile on her face. "It's okay... I'm just so happy you said that..."

He laughed again, and smiled down at her. "To be honest, that was just one of many things I was trying not to say or think about. I was afraid my thoughts and feelings wouldn't be received very well."

"What other things came to mind?"

She said it with such a cute, curious face- there was no way he could corrupt her like that.

"Ah, I shouldn't say. Maybe it's too much training or something, but lately my thoughts have been kind of... ecchi."

He could very clearly see the gears turning in her head as she made the connections herself, the blush returning full force. Hinata looked back down again, hiding her face from him. "I-I see... So Naruto-kun thinks about that sort of thing..."

He chuckled, trying to brush it off. "Yeah, so I'll just keep those thoughts to myself, no worri-"

"What came to mind...?"

Naruto blinked down at her. "Eh..? ... eh?"

Her head came up and she looked at him again, her face red but her eyes wide in something akin to excitement. "What... came to mind? About me... that you might have said?"

His face heated up and he looked away, squinting at nothing. "Ah... You.. really wanna know?"

She didn't say anything at first, he just felt her big pale eyes on him for a while. It was when he looked back down at her that she said, "I want to know everything, Naruto-kun."

His heart skipped several beats and his pants tightened significantly. The way she almost whispered that, the tone in her voice- it brought all of those thoughts from earlier rushing back to him. Finally fed up with the uncomfortable position, he shifted her in his arms and sat on the side of the bed, pulling one leg up with him so they could still hug- which by this point had evolved into cuddling. Hinata made an eep-like noise, but didn't protest, holding him a little tighter and smiling slightly.

Naruto sighed, wondering how sweet, innocent Hinata could possibly be asking about this. "Well... Uh, I guess to start with, I had thought of... nicknames? Like... lovey-dovey stuff. Honey, baby, dear, sweetie..." He noticed that her smile was twitching, growing a little with each name. So at least it was going well so far. "And uh... lover was, uh, was one of them." Her smile grew significantly with that one, and the briefly rubbed her cheek into his chest. He cleared his throat. "Ah, but then there was other stuff like... gorgeous... precious... ...sexy..."

Hinata squeaked again and looked up into his eyes. "You really.. think all that?"

Naruto nodded, gaining courage. "Yeah! E-even before I started thinking about you like.. this. I had always thought you were beautiful! You're.. really cute, Hinata!" He grinned and looked down at her pale blue hospital nightshirt- thankfully much more than a paper or cloth gown. "Especially like this, pressed against me in a button shirt with your hair all messy, looking at me with your big eyes.." He hadn't really been intending to go into such detail, and he was surprised at the amount of affection in his own voice, but Hinata clearly was appreciating it.

The cuddling tightened, and she giggled a little, burying her red face in his jacket. He could very clearly feel her breasts pressing against him now, and he couldn't help but feel that there was more there than he had thought. "Arigato, Naruto-kun... I've always thought that... you were v-very handsome..."

He chuckled and thanked her. "So, you satisfied with that? I don't need to explain the other stuff, do I?"

"Explain!" she practically yelled, her face snapping up to smile at him.

He was surprised at her response- he seemed to be awakening a more confident, curious, and playful Hinata than he had ever thought possible. "Ah, fine. Geez, you're surprisingly excitable, dattebayo." He smiled at her. She blushed a little harder, but didn't look away, still smiling up at him. "W-well, uh... I did say they were pretty ecchi... So uh, you've been warned, I guess.. Ahem." He paused, wondering where to start. Looking down at her wide eyes and tousled hair, he said, "The rest of the stuff that came to mind wasn't so much things I'd like to call you as they were just... stuff you made come to mind when you said that. Like... lately I've been imagining what would happen when you found out that my main reason for wanting to beat Neji was to.. well, defend your honor, I guess. Avenge your ideals, and all that." She quirked her head at him adorably, and he was immensely glad she couldn't feel his erection from how she was sitting. "Uh... I had imagined- sometimes- that you'd thank me... like a lover might...? A-and stuff.."

She looked down at his chest, though he could still see her red face. One of her arms came around to his front and her fingers played with a loose thread by the zipper as she said, "A-and... how would th-that be?"

He was less certain that she didn't know what she was doing than before, and swallowed. "Like, kissing... hugging, t-touching... more..."

Her hand paused, before going back to playing with the thread. A pause, then, "More..?"

"Yeah, like... sex, and stuff..." he mumbled, one of his thumbs idly tracing circles on her upper back.

Hinata looked up at him again briefly before ducking back down and watching the thread. "... M-maybe... some of that would be okay..." He stared, gobsmacked, as she kept speaking, "But you know... I am very thankful.. Naruto-kun." She looked up at him, her lips slightly parted in a small smile, face red, beautiful eyes wide. The thread was forgotten, her hand resting flat on his chest, now.

Naruto was sure she could feel his heart pounding- heck, he could feel hers through his side. Seeing her with that expression, and knowing all he knew, he couldn't help himself. His hand came up and cupped her cheek, his head leaning down and tilting to the side.

Their eyes closed at the same time, moments before their lips met.

And the sparks were more like chained explosions.

Hinata whimpered immediately, melting even further against him. Her hand on his chest slowly clenched, bunching up in his jacket. The kiss deepened, their lips pressing more passionately together. They moved slightly, pushing against one another and sliding their lips across the other's. Naruto's hand moved from her cheek to the back of her neck, a few fingers tangling in her messy hair as they sighed and gasped, clumsily exploring their first kiss. And second, and third, until finally Hinata had to break away and take a slow, deep breath, her eyes coming open and struggling to focus on him.

Naruto breathed out, "Wow..!"

Hinata simply nodded, focusing on her breathing.

They just looked into each other's eyes, wide but surprised smiles on their faces before Naruto said, "Well... You're welcome!"

That broke the spell, at least partially, and they each dissolved into laughter. Hinata stopped first, and said, "I really, really want to kiss you some more.." As she leaned up, she suddenly stopped and pressed her hand against his chest more firmly. "But I just need to breath first," she decided, giggling a little.

Naruto told her it was okay, and returned to just hugging her against his side, letting her tuck her head into his chest as they sat there and basked in each other. A nagging thought came back to him, and he voiced, "You know, I always thought your stuttering was like, a speech impediment or something.. But tonight it's come and go almost with your mood. I realize now you're just pretty shy, but you've been going without stuttering a lot. And you've been a lot more... how do I put this... playful? Confident, curious? ... Teasing?" he added with a laugh as he looked down at her- to him- sexy messy hair.

She laughed a little, too, sighing into his chest. "It's... easier than I was always worried it would be... Just talking to you. And then... when you... asked me to be yours... Most of my fear and uncertainty was washed away.. Plus," she laughed, "Talking slower and thinking about my words has always helped..." She looked up at him with what he knew was pure affection in her eyes. "You've made me feel pretty.. worthy of you... wanted. Thank you, Naruto-kun," she said, reaching up to kiss him.

She had intended it to be a short peck, a thank you before they kept talking. But when their lips met again, they couldn't break away so easily. Hinata's hand snaked up over Naruto's collarbone to grip his shoulder as she leaned harder into him, each one losing themselves in the kiss again. Naruto's hand threaded deeper into her hair, loving the silky texture and the mess it made. Hinata made a sound that might have been a moan, and Naruto felt her mouth open, what had to have been her tongue slipping out slightly and brushing against his lips. He, of course, was more than happy to try that out with her. Slipping his own tongue out and sliding it along the length of hers, he delighted in the way she stiffened, shivered, and then further melted into him. Their tongues didn't fight so much as they danced clumsily. Naruto discovered he could breath through his nose through a bit of clever manipulation, and soon Hinata was doing the same, the kiss having no reason to end, yet.

As they lost themselves in each other and the kiss grew deeper, their bodies unconsciously began moving. Naruto's other hand rubbed up and down her back and along her side, the blonde taking special notice when she shivered as he got lower. His leg shifted to make contact with her- any and all contact was the next objective at this point. When he brought his hand out of her hair and drug it down her side, feeling her shiver and moan against him, he discovered something the sheets had previously been hiding.

Breaking away, he trailed his fingers over her bare thigh and looked down at it, mesmerized by the smooth, pale flesh. Hinata gasped and her hand tightened on his shoulder.

"T-the pants are... uncomfortable..." she whispered by way of explanation, making absolutely no effort to stop him from caressing her skin.

Naruto gently squeezed her leg, watching her shapely thigh twitch at his touch. He smirked. "I take it back, you're not pretty." He looked at her, a heat in his eyes. "Hinata-chan, you're freaking hot!"

She shuddered at his intense gaze, absolutely loving every little thing he's been doing. Her hand went from his shoulder to his neck, pulling him back in and pushing her tongue into his mouth, moaning quietly.

Naruto groaned back, highly turned on by her burst of aggressive need. His hand, gripping her thigh, slid up and back, reaching around to cup her butt. She jumped, but quickly pushed her hips down, pressing herself back into his hand. He could feel her soft underwear, but more than that he could feel her soft bottom, gripping and massaging it with delight as it squished under his fingers, a degree of firmness making it oh so fun to squeeze. Hinata's unmoved hand on his back tensed before sliding up and gripping his shoulder from behind, keeping him in place while her other hand left his neck. It wandered back down to his chest, where it stayed, seemingly hesitating.

Naruto, however, slid his hand from her back around to her stomach, where she shivered deliciously. His hand slid up her ribs and came to rest on her breast.

Hinata broke the kiss by accident, jerking her head back and squeaking in surprised pleasure. Before Naruto could even ask if that was okay, she crashed her lips back against his, moving her body more to rub her breast and ass into his hands. Naruto took the hint well enough, resuming his actions down below and beginning to cup and knead her breast through her shirt. He could tell, easily, that she was wearing no bra, her nipples hard and poking his fingers. Of course, he naturally had to play with the little nub once he found it, and Hinata moaned into his mouth in response.

Hinata's hand on his chest seemed to make up its mind, as it slid up to his neck and began unzipping his jacket, her other hand pulling on it, impatient to have it off. Naruto, surprised but aroused by how horny Hinata was getting, pulled his hands away just long enough to help her remove it. He made to go back to touching her, but Hinata clearly wasn't satisfied. She broke the kiss and started tugging his shirt up, pulling it up over his head and dropping it to the floor as she stared at his chest.

Naruto, not sure where they were going from here, kind of just waited while Hinata ran her delicate hands over his body. "Naruto-kun... it's so... manly..."

He was honestly shocked that such a thing even came to mind, but he admitted that he was pretty fit. Especially after whatever was happening to him lately- the training and speed enhancements were reflected on his body, chiseling away the baby fat and bringing definition to his athletic build.

Naruto watched her pale eyes as they took in every detail, before his blush deepened as her lavender orbs fell to a much lower point. "Oh, uh... Yeah, it'll get like that... doing this kind of thing..."

Once again, Hinata proved that Naruto knew very little about her interest in such things when she dropped one hand down and felt his bulge. He gasped and jumped a little, staring wide-eyed at her own wide eyes, trained as they were on his crotch. "It feels so... big..."

He looked away and scratched his cheek. "I-I dunno, what's normal...?"

"Can I... see it?"

His eyes snapped back to look at her, but she was still staring at his crotch, her hand slowly starting to stroke him through his pants. He struggled to form an answer- how could he actually say 'no' to that, after all- when another thought came forth and asserted itself. "W-wait! Why am I the only one getting undressed?"

Hinata finally looked up at him, blushing heavily. She looked down at her nightshirt, and hesitantly brought her hands to the top button. "You're right..." Her fingers moved from button to button, revealing more and more of her flushed collar and finally reaching the pale curve of her breasts. From what he could see already, he had been right earlier: They're a bit bigger than they appear even under the thin shirt. When she released the last button, her fingers clutched at the opening of the shirt, hesitating. Naruto reached forward and placed his hands over hers, guiding her into taking the shirt off, tossing it on top of his own. As she had done to him, he stared at her chest, taking in her round breasts and smooth stomach, the curve of her collarbone. His hands started at her waist, running up along her stomach before cupping her breasts, making her gasp and whimper. He smirked and ran his thumbs over her hard nipples, making her cry out cutely.

He couldn't help it- she was too adorable, and these breasts were just so full and soft. His fingers squeezed and pulled at creamy boobflesh, eventually finding her nubs and rolling them around, making her gasp and moan. "Your nipples are sensitive, Hinata-chan..." he said as he leaned down to lick one, the squeak from above driving him to suck the little teat into his mouth, swirling his tongue around it, enjoying her shudders. When he tentatively nibbled on it, he felt her hands fly up to his head and clench his hair, pressing him harder into her breast as she moaned.

He continued in this way until her next sudden movement surprised him off of her nipple and made him gasp. He looked down, her hand having shot under his pants and boxers and gripped his tool eagerly. He turned to face her, and was taken aback by the look on her face. Her eyes were half-lidded and her mouth was open, panting. Her blush had somehow contained itself to a deep streak across her face, but that only enhanced the image. When she spoke, it sent shivers down his spine and made his cock throb in her hand. "It's your turn again, Naruto-kun..."

He gulped and pulled away, standing next to the bed and closing his eyes, ripping his pants down all at once, taking his boxers with them and standing there, naked before her.

Hinata gasped, and he opened his eyes. She was staring at his manhood, of course. She crawled on her knees the short distance to kneel at the edge of the bed, sitting on her heels and staring at it. He noticed as she was moving that her panties were a deep blue with an orange bow on the front, and he wondered if the colors were intentional, regardless of whether she expected them to be seen.

Hinata's hand on his member brought him back to the action, and he looked down as she poked, rubbed, and examined him all over, making him twitch and gasp in certain places. He hoped she didn't hate the small amount of dark blonde hairs growing around the package and dusting his sack, but she seemed to pay it no mind. She proceeded to grab and release, pull up and down and observe it bounce back into place for a moment before she held it in one hand and looked up at him. "It's big," she said simply, as though accusing him of something.

He chuckled sheepishly. "Ah... sorry?"

She looked back down at it and mumbled, "Big is supposed to be good, but surely such a thing..." Before he could ask what she meant, her lips made contact with the tip, and he throbbed violently, his cock bouncing on her lips and she giggled. Her tongue came out and tentatively licked just under the tip, and he groaned. It was more intense than her fingers, that was for certain. Hinata seemed to take that as encouragement as she continued to lick it all over, running her tongue over every inch she could manage before suddenly breaking away and saying, almost exasperated, "Seriously, it's almost as thick as my wrist!"

Naruto laughed more honestly now, a bit more drunk on pleasure. "Well, you're a girl and your wrist is kind of small..."

She glared up at him and pouted a bit before turning back to looking at his now spit-slick dick. "It's long, too... it's a little scary..." Again, she proved just how good she was at keeping him from responding by taking the head into her mouth and sucking on it gently.

Naruto groaned, his hand burying itself in her sexy hair again, but simply for something to hold on to. "Fuaaa, H-Hinata-chan, that's..."

She took it a bit deeper, her tongue working it over as she slowly bobbed her head, deeper with every pump. He felt his tip bump up against something and Hinata flinched, pulling off and taking a breath. "It doesn't even fit..." she muttered, her hand returning to rub the fresh spit all over his member, tilting it up so she could lick the underside, where she had gotten the greatest reactions. Pulling back, she made a face and looked up at him. "I... I don't like the hair..."

Naruto laughed through his moans. "Yeah, sorry... I guess I could shave it?"

Hinata nodded absently, murmuring, "That's what I do..."

Naruto's eyes went wide, and unconsciously drifted to the apex between her legs, despite them being closed. "Y-you... shave?"

Hinata stiffened, evidently not having meant to say that aloud. She blushed harder and muttered, "I'll show you in a bit.." before distracting him by taking his member back into her warm, wet mouth.

He groaned as her efforts became more vigorous. Several times he bumped up against the back of her throat, each time her reaction being less and less until she was bottoming him out with every plunge. She still had almost half the length to go, however. Hinata brought her hand up and, using her thumb and a few fingers, stroked the rest of the length.

Naruto moaned, running his fingers through her hair and hearing her moan around his cock, which just felt even better. He gathered that she seemed to enjoy his fingers in her hair, and several thoughts about how to use such information were formed and filed away for later. At the moment, he felt that familiar peak approaching. "H-Hinata-chan, you can s-stop if you want. Ahh, I'm close to... bursting..."

Instead of stopping, Hinata opened her eyes and looked up at him as she continued to suck his dick. In fact, it almost felt like she was trying to take him deeper. Seeing her look at him as she did that just set him off further; his other hand came up and tangled in her hair with its brother as he unconsciously began to buck his hips. Hinata moaned and squeaked, but dropped the hand wrapped around his dick and wrapped her arms around his hips to grab his butt- which was interesting in itself- as she let him take control of her pace. Of course, in the pleasure-drunk state he was in, he had a lot of trouble controlling himself. He drove his cock in and out of her mouth at a rougher pace, but she didn't let go of him, didn't pull away. Just kept looking up at him, her eyes half-lidded and almost smiling.

He roared another warning and, feeling her fingers clench on his butt, pulled her head down on his cock. With a sudden jerk and a slight vocal response from Hinata, his cockhead slipped down her throat and her eyes went wide, arms flexing as she pulled on his hips. Naruto was conflicted- he was worried he was hurting her, but she was clearly encouraging him. In the end it didn't matter; he came right into her throat, two thick shots filling her esophagus as she swallowed- which did absolute wonders to his cockhead. He pulled back after that, really not sure that cumming straight down her throat was a good idea. Her mouth filled with the rest of his orgasm as he groaned. Her arms had actually pulled and prevented him from pulling all of the way out, and so Naruto watched as Hinata literally drank his cum, audibly gulping and moaning softly.

Finally she let him go, and he fell back into the chair behind him, his cock escaping from her mouth's suction with a pop. Naruto panted and watched Hinata pant and swallow one more time. He ran his hand through his hair. "Kami, Hinata-chan... Why did you... that was... oh fuck... Why didn't you let me pull out?"

Hinata cleared her throat and blushed, turning to look away. "I-I didn't want you to get the bed messy or anything..."

Naruto blinked, then laughed, shaking his head. "Then we could have just stopped when I first brought it up! Hinata-chan.. You didn't need to do that for me."

She shook her head and wiped her mouth on the back of her hand, turning back to look at him. "No, that would have been cruel! And also I..." She looked away again, red. "I wanted to try it..."

"Which part? The part where we went down your throat or the part where you swallowed it all?"

Hinata played with the sheets below her and muttered, "...All of it..."

Naruto's face heated up and he slipped out of the chair to kneel on the ground, putting his head about level with Hinata's chest. He looked up at her and cupped one cheek, his other hand reaching out to clasp hers. Pulling her head down, he ignored her protests that she should rinse her mouth and kissed her. It turned passionate quickly, tongues playing lovingly. But this time, it really was brief, and Naruto broke away to smile at her. "Thank you, Hinata-chan. That was... amazing!"

Hinata stared at him. "Y-you're not bothered by the taste?"

He shook his head and shrugged. "It's my own stuff, and you're the one who swallowed it. Were you.. bothered by it?"

Hinata blushed and ducked her head down, trying to hide in her hair. Unfortunately, with Naruto below her, it didn't do much. "A-actually I... I kind of liked it..."

Naruto grinned and kissed her again, this time rising and pushing her back, laying her out of the bed and helping to unfold her legs. He pulled away and kissed down her neck, feeling her back arch as he nibbled on her collarbone. Making his way down between her quivering breasts and pausing briefly to make her laugh when he tongued her bellybutton, he finally reached the hem of her panties. "Your turn, lover."

She shivered and hid her face behind her hands for a moment before changing her mind and gripping the sheets, looking down at him between her boobs. "O-okay.. A-are you sure you want to?"

Naruto didn't answer, simply spreading her legs open a bit more so he could see. He pressed his finger to the large damp spot and Hinata gasped, squealed, and moaned all at once. He grinned. "So you got this wet, huh?" he asked, pulling his finger away from the panty fabric and watching the string of fluid still connecting them. She didn't answer him, simply whimpered in anticipation. Naruto hooked his fingers into the waistband and pulled her last vestige of clothing down her smooth legs. The first thing Naruto noticed was how wet it was, then that she wasn't kidding when she said she shaved; there was hardly a hint of hair anywhere, and he found the sight beautiful.

Naruto didn't know much about a female sex and how they can differ from person to person, but he did take notice of the plump and neatly closed outer walls. Placing his thumbs on either side of the slit, he spread her apart, listening to her sweet gasps as he observed the pink inners. The hole near the bottom was twitching, and seemed to be somewhat open, though he wasn't sure if that was normal, because of him spreading her, or whatever else. He also took notice of the bump at the top- it, too, was throbbing, poking out from under a hood of skin.

He looked up at her, meeting her eyes. "It's beautiful, Hinata-chan. Really..."

He switched holding her open to a couple fingers on one hand, his other gently prodding and stroking all over her pussy, just as she had done to his cock. Hinata, however, made significantly more noise than he had- especially when he got close to the twitching hole or brushed against her clit. He pressed down on the bundle of nerves, watching her back arch further and further as he applied pressure and moved it around in circles. Eventually he shifted his hand around to keep her held open as he leaned in and took a long, slow lick of her whole sex, causing her to cry out his name and one hand to bury itself in his hair, pulling him against her crotch as she had done earlier at her breast. Naruto was only too happy to oblige- his tongue darted into her hole, licking and spreading her open, tasting her fluids and quickly growing addicted. Her moans became more high pitched when he shifted his tongue to her clit, making her squeal when he sucked it into his mouth and gave it the same treatment as her nipple. When he bit down on it softly, her hips floated off the bed and her fingers dug into his scalp.

Her pussy oozed a fresh burst of fluid as she squeaked out, "Naruto-kun! I'm c-c-cumming!"

He licked up the surprisingly tasty fluid as fast as he could, snaking one hand under her butt to catch anything that might fall, mindful of her earlier comment about getting the hospital bed dirty.

When all was said and done, they were both panting again, Hinata's body randomly spasming with the force of her orgasm. Naruto chuckled and climbed up over her, looking down at her face. He froze.

She was beaming. Full-force, grinning up at him, face and neck flushed, absolutely ecstatic. Before he could even say anything, her arms and legs came up and wrapped around him, pulling him down on top of her and crashing their lips together, pressing their hot bodies together as her tongue came up and invaded his mouth.

They made out for a while before Naruto pulled back to grin and say, "So, what about that taste, huh?"

She giggled and licked her lips. "I think I like this one too, but I definitely prefer yours."

Naruto laughed with her and shook his head. "And I thought I was the pervert..."

Hinata kissed him sweetly before saying, "You've got me hooked on you now, Uzumaki Naruto... Now that I know this side of you, you'd better be ready for me to show you how... perverted I can be."

Naruto laughed, and simply had to ask, "Have you ever masturbated, Hinata-chan?"

Surprisingly, it was with no hesitation or embarrassment that Hinata answered, "Every day if I can help it for the last two years, until this last month. Thank you, by the way... that was so much better than by myself..."

Naruto, shocked, simply stared at her, his cock throbbing against Hinata's butt at the thought.

Hinata gasped and looked down, as though she could see it. "Naruto-kun, you're hard again?" she asked, not expecting it.

Naruto laughed, though. "Hinata-chan, I never went soft! I usually go three or four times on my own before it settles down, but that was before this last month of nothing but training. And it's also without a sexy girl here to keep me excited," he added, winking at her.

Hinata threw her head back and let it roll to the side, sighing. "Oh Kami, you're going to break me..."

Naruto chuckled and cocked his head to the side. "Well how many times do you usually do it?"

"Five..."

"Five? Why are you so shocked at three or four?!"

Hinata looked up at him, but her eyes held worry. "No, Naruto-kun- It's five o'clock in the morning! The sun will be coming up soon, and a nurse will be coming to check on me!

It took a moment for his brain to gather up enough blood to change subjects, but once it did, Naruto turned to look at the clock Hinata had obviously been able to see. The minute hand clicked.

"Gaah!" Naruto looked down at her, then jumped up and sorted through their clothes, pulling his pants up from around his ankles and grabbing her panties. Turning around to see her sitting up shakily, he asked, "Uhh, can you wear these again?"

Despite the situation, Hinata giggled and reached her hand out to take them. As she slid them up her legs- suitably distracting Naruto- she said, "Go and get me a pair of pants from the cabinet so they're covered up." He did as asked, grabbing a pair of pale blue sweat-like hospital pants and turning around to quite the sight.

Hinata, dressed in only her panties, was standing beside the bed, her back to him. She was bent over clean at the waist, disentangling her shirt from his. He padded quietly up behind her and dropped her pants, grabbing her ass and squeezing. She gasped and stood up quickly, looking over her shoulder at him. "Naruto-kun?"

He smiled and pecked her lips. "I hadn't seen it properly yet. It's really a nice one, isn't it? Your ass, I mean."

She blushed hard, sighing. "Naruto-kun... it's yours." She turned in his grip, wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling up at him. "All of me is yours, Naruto-kun. It's just waiting here for you to come back and take it again.." They kissed, and it was a somewhat different feeling. There was the same passion, the same heat as before, but it was softer, slower. Hinata broke away and pressed her forehead against his. "I love you, Naruto-kun..."

Naruto's heart nearly stopped, but he sighed and kissed her sweetly. "I think I'm falling in love with you too, Hinata-chan..."

She kissed him in return, and then they broke apart, tears of joy building behind her eyes. "Thank you, Naruto-kun."

He smiled, and picked up her pants to hand to her. "We should probably hurry up- A nurse could come in soon, and I have to meet my sensei in an hour." He paused, then facepalmed. "Kuso! Now I owe the old pervert 500 ryu!"

Hinata, her pants on and reaching for her shirt again, asked, "Why's that, Naruto-kun?"

He blushed and focused on putting on his own shirt. "Ah, he tricked me into a bet... He bet that if you found out I was eager to beat Neji because of you, that you'd kiss me as thanks." Naruto pouted and crossed his arms. "Old man must have known you liked me, somehow... Damn Ero-sensei..."

Hinata giggled, deciding not to point out that such a bet would have likely been won when it came to most girls their age. "Well, that wasn't the only reason I kissed you, but you still lost the bet. Sorry, Naruto-kun," she said, still giggling.

A few minutes and some goodbye kisses later, Naruto opened the window and hopped out, sticking to the wall outside and turning back to face her. "So, can I come see you again tonight?"

Hinata nodded, her even-messier hair bobbing cutely. "Mhm. You have to! We're d-dating now, aren't we?"

Naruto blushed and said, "In that case, when you get released from your sentence, I'll take you out to dinner!"

Hinata giggled and blushed. "I'd like that. Stay safe Naruto-kun, and train hard!"

With a promise that he would, he kissed her once more and backflipped off the side of the building, displaying his new speed and powerful legs by launching himself all the way to the nearest rooftop, waving behind him as he headed home.

(~Boundless~)
(~Boundless~)

After washing the smell of sweat and sex off of him (despite not actually having had sex), he headed for the training ground they had been using most of the month, waiting only a few minutes before Jiraiya showed up.

"Morning gak-"

"Here," Naruto said, blushing and not making eye contact as he held out 500 ryu to the Sennin.

Jiraiya blinked a few times before giggling perversely and taking the money. "Ohohohoho! So, when'd you go and talk to the little heiress, huh?"

"Last night," he mumbled, caught between being happy at the memory and humiliated that the self-proclaimed super pervert had been right.

Jiraiya kept probing for details all day throughout training, until finally Naruto had had enough and blurted out, "Look, we talked, it came out, we talked some more, I accidentally asked her to be mine, she said yes, we kissed, we did some other stuff, we did NOT have sex! That enough for you, ya perverted old man?!"

Jiraiya was surprised at the mention of 'other stuff', and was tempted to ask. But seeing Naruto so uncomfortable talking about it stirred a more paternal reaction. He kneeled down and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder as he had done many times before. "Naruto... I'll respect your wishes, but I need to know... do you know what protection means in this case? Has anyone ever given you a... Talk about this?"

Naruto, red in the face, very nearly punched the old man, but sensed the serious mood. "Kakashi-sensei gave us the basics once...He told us to look up the uh... I think it was Preventative Measuring Techniques? I haven't done that yet, but I've picked up some stuff hearing stories and from a few books... It was enough to make her happy!" he desperately added, feeling the need to defend himself.

Jiraiya again resisted the urge to probe about exactly how he 'made Hinata happy', and instead focused on the important bits. "That's good, Naruto. Most guys can't do that their first time. The thing Kakashi mentioned is the Preventative Measures and Control Techniques. I seriously recommend you look them up before you actually go all they way- with anyone! I'd explain it myself, but those techniques are best studied alone or-" He smiled suddenly, realizing it. "Or with a lover! So it'd probably be a good idea to find those books and look over them with Hinata before you take that step- even if she's already read them. Okay?" Naruto nodded and thanked him, and Jiraiya saw in his eyes that he was taking it to heart. "Good. Now!" He stood up and put his hands on his hips, grinning. "Since we've got the professional stuff taken care of, let me give you a few pointers on how to really drive a woman wild!" Naruto groaned, but the Sennin just kept talking. "The first thing you have to keep in mind is that every woman is a little different- even down there. There's no one way to please a lady- it'll be up to you to discover what really drives them crazy- but there are a few tricks that you can usually count on to get the job done, or at least started..."

Naruto considered just vanishing- not like Jiraiya would really be able to figure out which way he went if he ran away, let alone chase after him- but even as he thought about it, he realized that the old man wasn't just telling stories about his youth.

Maybe it'd be worth it to hear Ero-sensei out for this one.

(~HJN~)

Well! What a long chapter, huh?! How did the lemon go; was it enough? Do you think they were just a little too good at it, or too perfect for each other? Maybe, but there are some reasons for that. Such as the fact that this is fanfiction, and just a bit more than smut, at that. But seriously, as to the reason for their apparent natural talent, it'll become more obvious in the next chapter.

Hinata really came out of her shell because of this, at least when it comes to Naruto. There was also a very important plot point hidden in all of the fluff that will be expanded upon next chapter- see if you can spot it!

I wrote this is about two days. I was also doing other things over those two days. Hopefully I can carry the same kind of flow over to my other stories once I start on their next chapters.

Now, this is essentially going to be a Naruto/Hinata/Harem. All girls, obviously, and you'll see Hinata get into the action much more frequently. Why and how it's a harem is obvious if you read my profile before I posted this, but if you didn't, you're shit out of luck! Since this was one of my 'Future Works', the entry on my profile with the basic premise for this story will be removed. I'm planning on the main point happening next chapter, but that may mean it'll be another extra-long one. Which may not be so bad, maybe I'll just make this story have almost double-sized chapters like Hearts in the Stars.

Now, ways you can actually help me write this story faster: Send me ideas for sex scenes, and sexual personalities for the girls. I need the following details for each:

Specific Sex Scenes:

1. Girl(s)
2. If you want credit for any suitably original ideas
3. Location [optional]
4. Theme/Fetish(es)/Quirks ['vanilla' is a theme if you just want a sex scene, though try to include some detail]
5. Reason/Background [optional]

Sexual Personalities:

1. Girl
2. If you want credit for any suitably original ideas
3. Interest in Sex [general] (basically her general, not Naruto-related degree and type of interest she has in sex. Her opinion of her own sexuality would go here, whether she's right about herself or not)
4. Reason for Interest in Naruto [optional]
5. Quirks/Fetishes/Curiosities
6. Masturbation Habits [optional, but useful to tie into #5] (this basically means, what are the girl's habits/tendencies when masturbating on their own, and how often do they do it if they do it at all?)
7. Opinion about Naruto sleeping around \ Girl being part of a group relationship or just FWB/one night stand \ Girl being involved with Hinata [Try to answer at least one]
8. Fantasies [optional] [separate from #5]

For now, try to keep suggestions for girls to ones that Naruto potentially has access to in the near future of the story. So, Konoha/Temari, basically. Also feel free to suggest a secretly (or publicly) genderbent version of any character. Please be aware, this story will not become a huge harem- Naruto and Hinata are fooling around, having fun with other girls. Those other girls might be with them for just one night, or they might make recurring appearances- they may even want to pursue a group relationship, but only some of them.

Obviously I won't be taking ONE submission's version of a girl and sticking to it- I'll probably be mixing several of the best ones together, as well as any ideas I have that I like better.

Please be aware, the next chapter will be made and posted regardless of how many submissions I get. And the next chapter, and the next, and so on. Trust me, I'll come up with something eventually if I don't get any good submissions, and I wouldn't hold the chapter back out of spite because I wasn't getting enough reviews. Just send something my way if you have it and want to share, that's all.

Hope you enjoyed, sorry about the long author's note!

Ja ne~