This is a Romance Fanfic dedicated to Sakura-Chan. It is a NaruHina story that I hope you all like.

If you don't like the pair then don't read it.
Disclaimer, I do not own naruto or any characters

How time stood still.

Chapter 1 The strangest day.

It was a peaceful day in the village of Konoha. The shinobi of the village were off on missions patrolling or taking the day off. Of course for a fifteen your old goof off named Naruto the day was filled with messing with the other villagers.

Naruto was a strange kid he was about 5'5" with messy spiked blonde hair. He always wore the same orange jumpsuit with black running up the zipper in the front and also on his shoulders. He also wore a Konoha head band with black clothe as the holder of the protector and two strands of the clothe hanging out in the back. He also had six whisker marks on his cheeks, three on each side.

On his way to the mission offer were he would meet his friends Kakashi and Sakura. Today was different for Naruto normally the mission office would call him in then scold him for what he did then assign him an idiotic mission (which irritated Naruto a lot). But today he hasn't done anything, yet, but still he did nothing meaning the mission must be good.

As he turned the street for the office he bumped into and knocked down his friend Hinata. "Ow, that my head, oh hey Hinata-Chan are you okay", Naruto said as he offered his hand to help her get up. She refused and just stood up saying, "W-why y-yes yes I am Na-Naruto-kun." "Well good I didn't want to hurt you," Naruto said. Hinata, hearing what Naruto just said jumped back slightly and exclaim, "O-oh really, thank you," while she was speaking a small streak of red shot across her face.

"Well I am off to the hokage's room. Alright bye Hinata-Chan," Said Naruto as he sped off toward the office. Hinata couldn't even say bye so instead she just turned and walked off in the other direction. Thinking to herself, 'Why can't Naruto-kun notice that I like him, I wonder if would even like me like that."

Hinata was almost as Naruto about an inch shorter. She had semi-long black hair that shined in the sun to make it seem almost purple. She always wore a heavy jacket even in the summer. It was a faded tan with heavy fur coming out of the top. Her eyes were a soft white with no pupil due to her family's kekkai Genkai, or clan trait. She was also very timid and stuttered a lot mostly in the presence of Naruto.

She was headed down to her family's mansion for a special surprise which was strange because the family has almost shunned her and has embrace her little sister Hanabi. The fact was that her sister was a fighter and Hinata wasn't.

The street she was on stretched to her house at the near center of town. The walk wasn't long considering it was only two blocks. She reached the dark green doors to the house above them were the Kanji characters for Hyuuga. Hinata pushed the doors open to reveal a traditional Japanese mansion with a green tile roof. She walked up to the slides and pulled them open to see her father Hiashi, her sister, and her Cousin Neji.

She slid the slide be hind her and slowly walked in. she sat in the traditional way (feet crossed and sitting on feet) in front of her father who said, "Hinata, my daughter it is time for you to chose your fate, a new custom we will start here in the house hold. It is a choice to the eldest of the offspring of the clan. Your choice is whether or not you would like to rule the clan as the head of the house or should it go to Hanabi."

Hinata was just struck with shock that he asked her, her choice which he had never done not even for his star daughter. She just sat there in awe, then she shook it off and came to the decision, "Father, I chose to run the house; on one condition though. That I may choose the man I can marry." Hiashi just nodded to her then got up and signaled to the two sitting next to him to the training room. Leaving the future leader just sitting there thinking.

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Naruto Sped down the road jumping from building to building to help save time. Eventually he saw the red, round building which is was headed to. He jumped the final building and slid through the window to the office. "Naruto, finally you are here," Tsunade said to the eager shinobi. Naruto looked at the old women like she was crazy then looked behind to see he was the only one there. "Hey granny Tsunade where are the others, you know Kakashi-sensei and Sakura-Chan," Naruto asked.

"Well Naruto as you may or may not know you have been assigned as a guard to the new leader of a special clan here in Konoha," Tsunade said with a grin. "This person, whether or not you know them, you must guard with you life until the coronation ceremony that will take place in five weeks," she finished waiting for Naruto's answer.

"Well Granny Tsunade I will take this mission but only because it will be really cool otherwise I would just complain about. That and this will help me be on good terms with the leader when I become Hokage," Naruto said.

Tsunade lifted her head to what she heard then turned her head to the Hokage monument. 'Yondaime-sama how is it that your son, is some much like you in every way, Arashi Uzumaki,' she thought to herself. "Well then Naruto you must protect the new head of the Hyuuga clan. It will either be Hanabi Hyuuga of her sister Hinata Hyuuga," she explained while closing her eyes.

"But remember that… what where did you go NARUTO!!!," she screamed as the eager Shinobi was already on his way to the Hyuuga castle, which was naturally not far away. He leaped from building to building to reach it fast he was eager to settle the problems that the clan has had for many years in its ranks.

He arrived at the castle as fast as he could. He finally made it as the current leader; Hiashi Hyuuga was exiting the house. "Oi Haishi-sama, how are you sir," Naruto asked child like. Hiashi watched as Naruto ran across the court yard to him waving and said, "Why are you here at this estate?"

Naruto stopped running when he reached the old man and replied, "Well I am the guard for the next head of the house." "Well then why can't you behave like a respectful ninja in my house?" Hiashi asked sternly

Naruto was now in respectful tone and mindset once Hiashi said that. They both walked into the house to go greet the heir to the house. They went through many rooms which made Naruto think how rich this clan actually was. The last room had a pink light glimmering through the white of the door, when opened it reveled…