"When will that moment be, Shikamaru? You told me I'd know when it came, but would I really?" Naruto had revealed no plans whatsoever, yet the small pouch in his pocket kept starkly reminding him. He stared at the sky, watching the brightest of stars start to reveal themselves. For that moment he was awestruck at the beauty. He felt as if he was melding with Hinata as one being. Normally things don't get this metaphysical for Naruto but stranger things have been known to happen. When Hinata rubbed her fingers on his hand, he snapped out of his trance. "Hinata, I never told you, but Iruka gave me a very important lesson when I was with you at the hospital."

"He…he did?"

"Yep. He told me that my time as a kid was drawing to a close. He told me that it was time I started to actually show that I was a man, to be a man for you and most importantly you. Remember that moment…that moment before we shipped off to the Grass Nation?"

"Yes…y-yes I believe I do."

"When we were together that night…I never felt anything like that before."

"That night…"

"It made me realize that we were indeed meant to be together…and as silly as it sounds, it made me feel like I was finally yours."

Hinata had been released by the hospital just the day before. She was a little sore and stiff, but she was able. In the morning, she had requested Naruto meet her in a small, secluded spot where the lights didn't touch. It was slightly breezy but mild outside, the crickets chirping to mask movement as lithe as someone like her. When she got to the place, it was dead silent, just as she wanted.

She waited patiently for him and sure enough, looking like he had thrown on his clothes in just a few seconds, he came shuffling over.

"Hinata…I got here…as fast as I could." He huffed and puffed out.

"Naruto, you're silly." Her soft hand glided across his face.

"So…what's up?" It was an awkward minute between the two of them before Hinata slowly approached him. "Hinata?"

She put both hands on his face. "Naruto…you were b-by my side the whole t-t-time. I, I heard you sssometimes w-when you talked to me." She pulled him in and pressed her soft lips on his. At first Naruto's lips reacted adversely mostly due to the surprise but soon enough he returned the favor. "Thank you."

"Hinata, that's what this was about? I mean, I love you Hinata. I'd always want to be by your side."

She didn't respond as she gently walked up to him and wrapped her arms around, kissing him again and again. He took his hands and rubbed her hips. She didn't wince in pain at all.

"You're, you're not hurting at all…are you?"

"No. Naruto…" He took a step back and watched her.

"Hinata?"

His eyes widened as Hinata took her hands to the bottom of her shirt and in one slow but fluid motion, took it off, revealing her body to him. "Naruto…I w-want you. I want you to be mine, and me yours."

He didn't know what to do. Here he was, staring at his love, beholding her smooth skin and her beautiful breasts. She took his hand and placed it on her chest. He squirmed feeling the surreal softness as his other hand almost instinctively placed itself on her other breasts. She moaned slightly feeling his touch. He took his shirt off and pulled Hinata in, feeling her body on his.

His breathing became nervous and shaky. "Is this…is this really happening?" Hinata calmed him by pressed her body even harder and closing his lips with hers. They felt their tongues touch each other and their hands moving all over their bodies. The soft grass felt slightly cold against their feet but they didn't care. Within ten minutes the two of them were already on the ground. Hinata lay on her back as Naruto's lips touched every inch of her body from her lips to her neck to her chest to her belly. She squirmed and gasped as she felt him touch her. She could feel her pants unbuttoning by Naruto' hands and soon felt the cold air on her legs and feet. Naruto kissed the sole of her foot and worked his lips to her toes. She melted as Naruto put each individual toe in his mouth and sensually tongue-whipped it. It felt strange for him, but slightly erotic seeing as every time it caused a pleasure-induced whimper from Hinata. Ceasing from that foreplay, he worked his way to her ankle, and right up her leg. She looked up to see Naruto staring right back at her. Naruto watched her hair spread out across the blades of grass, her skin gleam against the moon, and her face that bore a combination of nervousness and love.

"Naruto…"

"Yes Hinata?"

"I'm yours, t-take me."

He looked concerned. "This is…this is my first time Hinata."

"It's m-my f-first too."

While living with Iruka, Naruto would on occasion sneak into Iruka's secret stash of adult goods. As he continued to rub himself up against Hinata, he felt apprehensive. "Man…the stuff Iruka had made this shit look easy when looking at it. I can't believe it. I'm about to make love to Hinata. God, do not let me screw up."

He ran his hands down her body, searching for her spot and soon enough it was found. He felt his fingers…inside of her. He moved them around in ways that made Hinata groan and turn her head from side to side. He felt how wet she was, it felt good. It felt like heaven.

"Oh…unhnnn…Naruto…I want you…inside of me."

Hearing this rare kind of talk from Hinata surprised him. "Hi-Hinata." He said nothing else as he positioned himself directly parallel to her. He felt his member continuously press on Hinata's gap, as if he was probing. Soon he felt like he was in the right spot. With a little apprehension, he pushed and pushed. It felt like it was pulling on his skin but he kept at it. He could see Hinata close her eyes and open her mouth like she was gasping for air. He could feel the pain.

"Oh God…I'm not…hurting you am I Hinata?"

She squeezed his back in an effort to brace herself. "No…no I want this. I want you in me. I…I've wanted this, since we were younger. Please, keep going." She knew her body would hurt but this was what she wanted. She wanted to be this close to Naruto Uzumaki and now she had him.

"Hinata, I love you."

"Naruto, m-make love to me." He pushed himself inside again. She could feel her insides tear, but she didn't care. The pain was nothing compared to the ecstasy. She started moaning softly, something that turned Naruto on considerably.

His elbow pivoted on the ground as he aimed his head towards her chest and placed his lips on her right breast. He tingled on the inside as his tongue rolled across her nipple. Her right hand gripped his hair while her left played with her left breast, all the while taking in the back and forth thrusting of Naruto. She savored every single inch of him pressing into her.

When Naruto was done orally satisfying her breasts he forced his lips upon hers. She bit his lower lip and ran her tongue along his lower gum line. His hand gently squeezed her buttocks while she wrapped her legs around him pushing him in ever so much more. He had never felt this kind of rush, this kind of sensation. It felt so good to be penetrating her. He slid in and out, back and forth, just looking at Hinata who looked right back at him. He watched her mouth open in silent moans and her breasts shake ever so gently as he planted his palms into the grass. He tried a little swerving motion that sent Hinata over the top in pleasure. He got more aroused seeing her like this, like some lustful entity was taking him over. Hinata closed her eyes and grit her teeth trying to hold back the initial pain. "This is it…this is what I was wanting. I'm with him. I'm with Naruto."

"Incredible…she's just…incredible. Oh Lord, this feeling…it's so good, she feels so good!"

He turned her on her side and pushed himself back into her, the soft touch of her thighs and buttocks against his hips like a baby's. Turning to his side, his arms wrapped themselves around Hinata while he kept pushing and pushing. He could feel the sweat on her body and the trembling of her insides. It felt good…because he was making her feel good.

"Uhnn…uhn…uhnnnn…" She moaned over and over with his named interspersed between. "Oh God…it…feels…so deep."

"Hina…Hinata."

"It k-kinda…ohhhhh…hurts…b-but…hnnnnn…hnnnn…feels so good."

"Good."

"Naruto…" She pulled herself away, wincing as his shaft was out completely. "I want…to be on top."

"Ok." He felt the cool grass tickle his backside as Hinata positioned herself on top. He just smiled as if he was bearing witness to a goddess. She descended, curtaining Naruto's head with her dark and silky hair. Every follicle touched him in ways he didn't think was possible for the mind to comprehend. They kissed for what seem like forever as she gyrated her hip to grind on Naruto. He felt himself get harder and harder with every rub Hinata gave. "Oh God…Hinata. I want you so badly right now." He held himself in place as Hinata guided herself on him. A sharp but droning moan escaped her lips while he felt the warmth and wetness of her insides again.

She sat up feeling even more of him inside her. The feelings overcame her as she cocked her head back like she was staring into the stars. Naruto stared at her, all of her from her hips all the way to her delicate neck, as she rocked back and forth, grunting while taking all of Naruto in again. His hands reached up to her breasts and he delicately squeezed them. After a few minutes she looked back down at Naruto. He could tell she was still hurting a little bit, but it was fading.

"N-Naruto…hunhhhh…I love you." She whispered. Never did she even think that she'd actually be here sharing her body with her childhood love. She felt so happy, she felt so blissful. She started to tear just a bit.

"Hinata…are you…ohhhh…hurting?"

She shook her head. "No…just…just happy." She felt Naruto's hands grip her rear and gently push down, sending another influx of pleasure and stimuli into her brain and body. "Ohhhhh…Narutoooo…"

He sat up and the two of them traded tongues and lips. Back and forth they made passionate love under the cover of darkness for a good while. It was the sharing of their bodies, their hearts, their souls. They had never felt so in love with each other as the wind swept through them, masking their sounds and proclamations of love for one another. The two of them pumped themselves into one another, harder and faster, their mouths opening wider with louder volume.

Naruto rolled Hinata onto the ground and thrust himself in as deep as he could, the tip sending waves of sensitive feelings to the rest of his body. He just kept looking at her and holding her close. He brought his head down to her level, where his ear could absorb her moans of pleasure.

"Oh God…Hinata…I think I'm going to…"

"Harder…let me…feel you a little bit…more…"

He obliged. Holding it in as best as he could, he pushed and pushed and felt her grip tightening on him. He wouldn't let up though. Hinata kept moaning louder and louder.

"Hinata…ohhhh…mmmm…"

"Huuhnnnn…hhnnnn…Naru…to…oh God…oh God…oh God…Narutooooo!" She had reached her climax, loudly calling his name and unable to stop moaning as Naruto thrust into her as deep and hard as he could. The feeling of her orgasm overcame her…never had she felt so alive.

Unable to hold it any longer, he pulled himself out and reached his climax as well. He just lay there…on top of Hinata, panting heavily feeling the sweat on his chest rub against hers. They felt like animals who had unleashed their carnal desires in a flurry of passion and love.

Naruto could barely get a word out. "Hinata…that was…incredible."

"Naruto…I love you…so much."

"I love you too, more than…you'll ever know."

They lay there for another hour, their naked forms prostrate staring at the stars, realizing soon they'd have to get back to their bunks. Even if people suspected or found out, they didn't care one bit. Although it was a little tough to fully comprehend what had just transpired, the warmth they felt off of their bodies abated such musings. It was the true culmination of the hidden love they had for each other that was dormant for years. It was their moment. It was the crux of Naruto and Hinata becoming one.

"Seriously though…best…sex…ever." Naruto proclaimed.

"Naruto!" A light elbow jab in his side got him off-guard. "That was serious."

"I know…I know…" He rubbed his side to ease the slight pain. "But damn if that wasn't awesome!" He squeezed her shoulders. "If anything I'm glad I didn't hurt you. I was worried for a second but ya know…that whole time, I never really had an idea of perfection, but that moment…it gave me a good impression of what it might look like."

"Honestly…I-I didn't know what c-came over myself that night."

"Whatever it was…it was one of the greatest nights of our lives."

"It, it was." She flushed with red talking about sex, but inside she was all smiles. "It was what I dreamed of, to be one with Naruto. I've never been happier." And to think, just the mere act of making love sent her emotions through an all-time high.

"However…I still feel regret for not going after you sooner," He said to her levelly, "had I known you'd be that great in sex of course!"

"Again Naruto, st-stop feeling bad about that."

"You're right, we're in the present now and that's all that really matters."

The two continued to sit on the ruined vehicle, paying no mind to the chatter behind them. It was mostly Sakura making loud boasts to her fellow engineers or First Sergeant Guy riling people up while Captain Hatake just looked on. They just wanted to watch the sky and enjoy the relative calm they had sought for quite some time.

Hinata felt the need to break the silence after ten or so odd minutes. There was more to talk about. "Naruto…I f-find it so hard to believe that so m-much has changed…all in this time."

"Things…always change Hinata. Things…don't happen the way you expect them." His tone became solemn. His frowned as he inadvertently thought of one of the most painful moments of his life.

Hinata knew what he was talking about. She remembered the misery wrought upon him by the death of his mentor Captain Iruka Umino.

"Oh man…" Naruto paused for a second and Hinata noticed a little tear in his eye. "Gone…"

"I kn-know…I'm so sorry."

"I wanted you to get to know him better Hinata, when you and I officially were together."

"You t-told me Naruto. He, he was a good man. H-He was the one who helped us b-back at b-boot camp. He w-was the one who helped us f-from the brink of death."

Naruto couldn't fight back the tears much longer. "Why Hinata? Why do good people like Iruka have to die?" At the terrible scene of carnage known as the Battle of the Emerald Fields, Fox Company along with ANBU Rangers and the combined strength of Echo and Able Companies squared off against the terrifying Akatsuki Panzer Lehr led by Major Kisame Hoshigake. In the midst of the battle, Captain Umino's Pershing tank, the Shinobi's Pride, had come under the assault of the major's tank Sharkskin. Unfortunately Captain Umino was outgunned and overwhelmed, yet with persistence he had one last message for Naruto, something Naruto dwelled on in his head as he sat there with Hinata.

"Naruto, I'm so proud of you. I did all I could and I wish I could've done more. You grew into quite the brave soldier. I thank God I knew such a fine person like you. I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you more. I'm sorry…I'm sorry I couldn't be like the father you wanted. I'm sorry it came to this. Naruto, you became more of a man than I could imagine. Please...before I go, do this one thing for me. Survive this terrible war Naruto. Go back home to Konoha. Take care of that Hyuga girl. Protect her because I know she'll protect you like I tried to. Have a wife and raise the family that you never got to have. Naruto, your father would be so proud of you. Goodbye…"

Right before Naruto's eyes, the Akatsuki tanks destroyed the Shinobi's Pride and everyone inside including Iruka. He felt as if a lead weight was tied to his heart and thrown to the bottom of the deepest lake. The tank burst into flames and shrapnel and he just knelt there, completely broken and defeated. Rage boiled inside as he nearly got into a scuffle with Tenten because she wouldn't give him her rocket launcher. It took three people to restrain him as he finally broke down and wailed for hours even after the battle. No one was going to tell him to stop, no one had that kind of audacity.

Hinata recalled when Neji was taken away from her so very early back in the Waterfall Nation. She knew what kind of pain he felt. She knew the loss of family, even if Iruka wasn't blood. It was very difficult trying to comfort him. When Neji had died she requested to be left alone to grieve, Tenten eventually joining her in sorrow, but with Naruto, he couldn't be left alone. He needed someone.

She was there though. She did as best as she could to comfort Naruto along with his friends Shikamaru and Choji. He told them all of his past, something he had never fully revealed. For the longest time they, including Hinata, had wondered who Iruka Umino really was and why he was so important to him. Hinata always knew he was an orphan with a rough past, but never someone who actually acted as a father to him. He took Naruto in when he was only nine. He gave him a home, food, and most importantly, a guardian. He taught Naruto how to be a man and how to never quit no matter the odds. When she heard all this, she cried as well. She knew she could never replace the role Iruka had for him but she wanted to be the pillar for him to lean on.

Despite his overwhelming grief, he loved Hinata more for everything she did. As strange as it sounded at first, he finally understood why Iruka had continuously suggested helping and supporting Hinata throughout the years. Iruka knew that Hinata loved him and that he wanted to try to instill a sense of friendship and dedication to her. He knew that Hinata would be the woman for Naruto. Everything made sense all of a sudden.

"Survive the war he said. It's…it's as if he knew he wasn't going to live through it. It was as if he had fulfilled his purpose protecting and teaching me. And yet, he also had a feeling that, I'd finally figure out the love you had and still have for me and that we'd be right here, together."

"He told him to take care of me…raise a family…the family Naruto never had. But he said something about his father. Who was Naruto's father?" That last thought really dwelled in Hinata's brain. For Naruto, it was secondary compared to the role Iruka played. "Was there something that, that Captain Umino knew that he didn't? Is there something Captain Hatake knows that Naruto doesn't?" Something clicked in the back of Hinata's mind. She remembered the history class and Naruto reading the vignette. There was a picture…a rather old one that lacked color but one nonetheless. The man…the man with the serious look and the Great War uniform on, he looked so scarily familiar. "That person, the war hero…could he have been…? No…probably not."

She then felt something hit her shoulder, like a raindrop, but the sky was as clear as could be. It was Naruto. He was crying.

"Iruka…it isn't fair." He sobbed out. "I…I wanted him to be around, to be back in Konoha with us."

There wasn't much she could say in reply but she said what she felt would fit. "He p-protected us Naruto. I think he knew."

"Kn-knew what?"

"I think yo-you're right. I th-think he did ffffeel something that inv-volved you and me. He was as you s-said, a guardian. Every time we were f-facing disaster, Captain Umi-Umino was there. He g-gave his life to protect us, to pr-protect you. He w-wanted you to live to have…what you never had as a ch-ch-child."

"A wife and a family…Hinata…if only I could tell you now. It's just…it's just not the right moment." He nervously reached into his pocket and rubbed the pouch containing his ring. It had started to be a little bit of a nervous habit, only a few like Shikamaru and Shino ever really noticing. He was dying for that moment, that moment to ask her, but every time he would second-guess himself and hesitate, the moment ruined or just never existing to begin with and simply teasing Naruto when he recalled the pep talk Shikamaru gave him. "Shikamaru…you smartass. Thanks for fucking with my mind."

"Naruto?"

"Yes, Hinata?"

"The stars…look at them."

Naruto had stopped welling up and finally taken the time to look at them, almost unaware of how much time had actually passed. Darkness had fallen finally and the two of them were still there, completely unbothered. "My God…"

"They're s-so beautiful."

He sniffed as his train of thought remained on the pain and joy of what had come to pass. "That they are…it's as if they came out for you and me."

They spent the next half-hour just gazing at the heavens. Naruto remained pensive however.

"Hinata?"

"Yes?"

"Ya think Iruka's up there…looking at us and satisfied?"

She smiled and nuzzled herself up to his chest. "I do, Naruto."

"That's what I thought. I love you Hinata."

"I love you too, Naruto." The two of them shared a tender kiss before going back to stargazing.

The rain poured on the ruined city, steam still spewing from the ruined craters and burning debris littered the streets, some of it not just concrete and wood, but also people. The battle to take the city of Kusagakure was tough, but the aftermath, Lord the aftermath was even worse. The Sound had unleash the Vengeance rockets upon the town and many other parts of the land. Some had gone so far as to hit the Water Kingdom and Konoha. The devastation was surreal, something only heavy aerial bombing could accomplish but here these rockets did the same thing. Word had just come to the Leaf soldiers…the Hokage was dead, killed by the Vengeance rockets. The Sound had struck a terrible blow, some feeling it deeper than others. Staff Sergeant Sarutobi had lost his father, Private Konohamaru his grandfather, and Private Ino Yamanaka…her parents.

There, a call was made to fight back. In conjunction with the Water Airborne, several assault missions would be conducted behind enemy lines in the dreaded Rain Nation, a nation that many Great War veterans spoke of and revile to this day. It was to be a glider insertion mission with platoon-sized elements attacking the rocket bases spotted all over the God-forsaken country. Many answered and many were eager, but some weren't. Naruto had learned that Sergeant Sarutobi of 3rd squad had volunteered and almost on a whim, his squad leader, Sergeant Mitarashi, had opted to join him. Naruto felt a lump the size of his fist form in his throat. The worst part was…Hinata was too busy treating the wounded to learn of it first-hand. He had to tell her. The reaction…was less than desired.

"Hinata…you've probably heard…"

"About the W-Water mission…yeah…I h-hope none of our fr-friends are going."

"Yeah…well Hinata…Sergeant Sarutobi of 3rd volunteered."

"What?" She was dumbfounded. "He v-v-vol-volunteered?"

"Yep." The next part was the hardest to say. "Hinata…my sergeant…also volunteered."

Everything went dead for a few seconds. Hinata tried to absorb what Naruto just said. "No…no no no…NO!" She defiantly albeit impulsively said.

"I'm sorry, Hinata. I don't want it either…but…orders are orders."

"No…can't th-they switch out?"

"I'm sorry…but they can't. I gotta go Hinata. The truck leaves in just several hours."

"You…you can't go!" She punched him rather feebly, but the anger was still felt. "I d-d-don't want you t-to! Don't d-do this to m-m-mmmme Naruto!" Again she punched him and tried to exert her anger at him but just broke down. Even if she was in front of others she broke down and cried. Naruto pulled her in and let her weep on his chest.

"Hinata…I'm so sorry. I'll be all right though. I promise. Naruto Uzumaki makes good on his promises…believe it."

"D-Don't go…I've hhheard t-terrible things of that pla-place."

"I know…Iruka once told me of there. But I can't abandon my squad Hinata. As much as it pains me, I can't shirk my duty." He stepped back and flicked his hair in a rather suave manner. "Besides…it's Private First Class Naruto Uzumaki you're talkin' to, a natural war hero in the makin'! I'll be damned if I let some Sound punks make me not return to you safe and sound." With a wink and a smile, his act of bravado managed to get Hinata to stop crying so hard. That of course didn't stop her from shedding tears.

"Please Naruto…I d-don't want you h-hurt."

He stroked her head and kissed the top of it. "Don't you worry babe…I'll be all right. I won't leave you hangin'. We'll get back home A OK."

"Naruto."

The two of them found a secluded house while everyone else was hustling around. Small chunks of the wall were cracked off but very obscured to the untrained eye. There was a bed there and broken furniture all around but most important to them was the intact ceiling above their heads.

"Naruto, there's t-too many people around." She complained as the rain poured outside.

"Nah…the rain'll cover us for a little bit." He ran his hand across her cheek. "Hey…I just want to be alone with you a little while…that's all."

"Hnn…" She muttered. Naruto went in for a peck on the lips. After about ten seconds of staring at him, she lunged forward and kissed him. Soon enough it was as if their lips were locked together. Naruto could feel her tongue circling around his mouth, and he liked that.

The two of them leaned towards the bed and fell on it with a rather soft impact. The creaky springs and cracks of the bed frame were completely masked by the rainstorm outside. The lack of light made it perfect for Naruto as he slipped his hands through Hinata's uniform and brushed her tender hips with it. Soon enough as she lay there before him while he was furiously kissing her one of his hands crawled up her shirt and onto her breast. There he rolled her nipple and gently squeezed it, getting some sharp exhales out of her.

"Hinata, I want you right now."

"Mmmmm…Naruto."

"I wanna make love to you again."

There was no reply. She just simply acknowledged it since it was exactly how she felt. While she took off her shirt, but putting her jacket back on because of the cold, Naruto wasted no time doing the same. Her pants were pulled down to her ankles and she could feel him on her back. They lay on their sides as she craned her neck to kiss him more. Naruto's hands were busy caressing her breasts or feeling her up down south. He took his fingers and rubbed on her privates in all sorts of directions. He loved the way it felt and the way she reacted from it. It was almost as good as when he would get a taste of it himself and let his tongue set her mind on fire.

Hinata meanwhile helped Naruto's hands do their work. She felt dirty at times but knowing it was Naruto Uzumaki pleasuring her, such feelings quickly vanished. She pushed Naruto's fingers deeper inside her, eliciting a loud whimper. "Ohhhhhh…" She moaned. "Sssoooo good." It no longer hurt for her. All that was left was sensory ecstasy.

"Hinata." Once fully aroused, which with Hinata didn't take very long, he acted quickly and from the back pushed himself in, the foreplay providing just what he needed for a smooth transition. "Uhhnnnn…" He groaned as he was hit with the sudden onslaught of warmth and sensation being inside Hinata. He slid back and forth letting Hinata's buttocks gently press on and off his pelvis.

"Hnnn…hnnnn...ohhhh…uhnnnnn…mmmmm…mmmmm…" It was all Hinata could say as she felt Naruto penetrating her ever so deep. She could feel the tip of him all the way up to her kidneys.

For the next fifteen minutes or so, all that was coming from their mouths were soft moans and grunts. They tuned everything else out save for the rain and made this their moment again. Sure they were slightly dirty and a little sweaty, but they didn't care one bit. Naruto would soon be off to the Water Airborne camp and he wanted to give his Hinata for one last time until he returned…all of his love.

His arms grasped around her in a tight embrace, her soft hair and backside all he could see in front of him. He took his hand and glided it up and down Hinata's neck. She in turn nibbled on his finger and grabbed his thigh. With as much strength as she could muster she pushed him in just that little bit more, a low groan emitting from her lips.

"Naruto, hold on…" She rolled over on her back and lay there in front of him. "Just like our first…"

He got the message loud and clear. It was a little stifling with their pants rolled down but he still managed. With their jackets covering them, Naruto could barely see his love but he could hear and feel her, which compensated quite nicely. He felt the cold moisture from the rain and the slight wind against his bare skin, but the warmth he and Hinata shared made the impact of the elements a mere trifle.

The two of them passionately went at it for another half-hour. They kept it somewhat quiet even with the rain. Suddenly, Naruto stopped for a second.

"N-Naruto?"

He turned to one of the cracks and then looked back at her. "Nothing…it was nothing." He then went back at it, thrusting himself with such force Hinata had to arch her back, exposing her neck which Naruto assaulted with licks and nips, then working down to her breasts with his tongue.

He then used his left arm to grab a hold of her hip and with gentle force, as oxymoronic as it sounded, pushed as far in as possible.

"OHHHHHHhhhhhhhh…!" She groaned. That hit the spot for her. "UHHHHnnnnnn…!" She groaned again as Naruto repeated his move over and over. She gripped the bed as tightly as she could, her insides melting like butter. She was almost at her peak. "Naru…to! Keep…GOING! Oh God…"

Naruto obliged doing the same hard motion again and again. Each time her moans got louder and the sweat beaded all over her body. He just kept at it, closing his eyes and letting the sound of her voice penetrate his mind. The groans and moans were audio ecstasy to him as was the feeling of her body both within and without. With one last push, she let out a massive sigh and seemingly collapsed. Naruto had pulled out and let himself calm down as he too reached his limit.

The next five minutes was just the two of them, lying together with their bodies still close. Hinata smiled at Naruto, but then she couldn't fight back the sudden tears that emerged.

Naruto felt the wetness. "Hinata…I'm so sorry. I'm as scared as you are. You don't see it but I hope you can feel it."

"I d-don't w-w-want to lose you. I w-want to be there."

"Hinata, stay here. This mission is no place for a woman like you. I would not want you subjected to this."

She sobbed a little more as Naruto wiped the salty tears from her face. "Please…"

"I'll be ok though. I swear to you I'll be back for you."

"Yo-you promise?"

He grasped her hand firmly, massaging her fingers and feeling where one day he'd put that ring on her finger and fulfill what Iruka wanted. "Promise of a lifetime, Hinata. I love you."

"Naruto…I love you so much."

He took a look outside, the rain had picked up in ferocity, the wind howling against the cracks of the broken walls. "A big storm's coming Hinata…"

"Naru…"

BOOOOOM! The thunder clapped with deafening volume. Startled, she rose from her cot and tried to calm herself down, her heart beating a mile a minute.

"It's ok…it's ok…just the th-thunder." She repeated to herself with an inside voice. Most of the other medics were asleep except for the ones on watch. Kiba and Shino were fast asleep and Sergeant Uchiha, or Sasuke to his peers, kept nodding off oblivious to the activities of the rest of the squad.

She rubbed her head trying to get the pain out. It didn't do much but luckily as a medic she had a couple analgesic pills with her. Fumbling around she tore the paper packet open and swallowed them right down with a good-sized swig from her canteen. Shuffling to the broken section of wall, she gazed outside towards the rain which fell like bullets. A couple raindrops here and there would smack her on the head but she paid no mind to it.

Another flash of lightning emerged. As a kid, Hinata always heard that with every second you count, that's how far the lightning was in miles. It wasn't exactly accurate but it was a little habit she had picked up.

"One…t-two…thr…" A low rumble turned into a bigger roar. It didn't phase her this time. She had been through far worse, with sounds that would scare her a lot more than simple thunder.

The rain. The miserable rain. Just the sight of it made her painfully remember just what was going on, and the accursed land that was involved. It had been a week since he left her for that mission. She remembered being with him one last time as the truck was ready to leave. She reached towards her collar and felt the missing necklace, the same one Naruto had given her months past. He said it was for good luck and that somehow whenever he or someone close to him had it they'd come out all right. She gave it back to him, thinking it just might do as he had boasted in that dreadful Rain Nation.

One week, one miserable and eternal week. The gliders had already taken off and with them Naruto and his comrades towards one of the more secluded rocket bases. For Naruto, Hinata felt it wasn't as long given all his training, but for her it felt like torture. Another thunderclap echoed throughout Kusagakure and the wind picked up, smacking Hinata in the face with pellets of rain. She remembered the truck leaving, her just standing there, watching the love of her life be driven off. What killed her the most was the outright lack of communication. Did he make it to the base? Did he get hurt? Did he get shot down? Is he still ok? All she had was the faith in his ability to get out of the toughest of situations. She believed in Naruto, she always did, but that didn't spare her from the sorrow of his absence and the grim realities of this war they fought. She opened up her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper, a worn, thin, but oh so familiar paper, the note he left from boot camp, the one that she truly believed made her feel that he actually cared for her. She read the words aloud but could barely get to the end as she started to choke on the words. All the memories, the heartbreaks, the tragedies, the joys, and the moments of laughter, all of them culminated into one mental haymaker that sent her into an absolutely sullen state. Tears ran down her face like rivulets, mixing with the rain but the saline taste all too familiar. No one had noticed her, no one had heard her, she was all alone in her misery.

Her heart sank as she could no longer feel his warmth. Instead she was left by herself and he was placed in the cruelest of lands. Lord knew what danger and horror awaited him and all Hinata could do was pray to the heavens for his safe return.

"Naruto…why? Wh-why did you ha-have to go? N-Naruto. I love you…"

She continued to stare at the heavens above, the angry heavens with their dark clouds. Lighting flashed and thunder roared all over, but she continued to watch, hoping that someone or something above would safely bring her love back to her in one piece."

"Please…Naruto…"