Hi, Guys! Wow! I haven't been on here in forever. The sad part is I had stopped writing stories for a while. I have become very rusty with my stories, and I seem to have lost a lot of grammar practice. My diction might be a little rusty too. I have been having a hard time with this story, and I can't seem to get anywhere with it. It's a huge block from here to where I want to be at in this story. I hope you like this chapter. It is very short, but like I said, I am having a troublesome time trying to get this story to continue to the part that starts to get really good. My boyfriend and I are still together. Wow! 6 years now. I checked my profile and it said 4 and a half years ago. Was I gone that long from this website? I hope not, but here is the new chapter! Again, I apologize that it is so short!

Author: MisaHyuga and mrpeeples

"Man, I am stuffed!" Naruto said, patting his stomach. It was later that night, and they were walking back toward the Hyuga compound. Hinata turns her head to Naruto and she smiles at him in agreement.

"Naruto, I had a great time." She said. "This night was one of my favorite nights so far." Naruto turns his blue eyes at her and he grins.
"Really? I am glad you liked it, Hinata-hime." He then adds a jest.

"I tried my best."

She giggles, shyly and looks forward. She pulls some of her hair ringlets behind her left ear.
"And you succeeded." She replies. After a few minutes of silence, Naruto suddenly stops. Hinata, startled, stops too. She could tell he was in deep thought. His brows were furrowed and he was biting his lip. She tilts her head to the side and gazes at him.

"Naruto, what is wrong?" she asked. He looks up at her slowly. She felt something touch her hands at her sides and she looks down to see his hands grabbing her and holding them, and he looks deep into her lavender eyes.
"Hinata, will you train with me sometime?" he asked. "I…I think I can build your confidence up. What you said back when I was fight Pein…you said that I was pretty much a good influence on you, that you had been watching me so you can get stronger. Well, let me show you how it truly feels to be stronger…by instead of you watching me train and do other daily things…"he paused and then said, "…let me have you by my side and let me train you and let yourself train me. So we can both be stronger…together. Please, Hinata. Would you do that for me? It would not just build up your confidence; it would build up mine, because right now…after what I have done...to this village…but mostly, to you… I feel like my confidence…is, in truth, down in the sewers."
Hinata's cheeks had grown rosy, but she listened to his every word. She saw how his ocean orbs of his eyes were begging her with a soft glaze as if he was about to break forth with tears. She saw that this request meant so much to him. She looks down for a second with a slight smile, and then she looks up at him with a smile on her face. Closing her eyes, she heard herself say, "Of course, Naruto."

"Thank you, Hinata!" He gives her a huge hug. She blushes deeply but hugs him back. He pulls back and grins at her, and taking her hand, he walks on to the Hyuga compound. She looks down deep in thought.

'Wow…I can't believe that he wants me to train with him…' she thought. Then she thought of when she had fought him. The memory did send a shiver down her spine, but maybe that is why he wanted her to train with him. He did think that she was strong, and she had to believe that what he said was the truth.

Besides, he was trying to right his wrongs, and she was going to help him achieve that goal. This vow was added to her nindo. She would not go back on her word.