Love is Like A Mask
Chapter 1
"I really hate that it's come to this, but it's too fun to pass up." said Sakura, who had two ninjas from Land of Sound tied up to a rocket, all thanks to the power of the mask, which she was currently wearing.
"One more thing, once you get back to Orochimaru, tell him I sent you."
Pressing a red button on small handheld control, the rocket soon took off into the sky, flying straight out of Konoha.
"Bye bye, don't forget to write. Oh I absolutely just love having fun, don't you?"
A few minutes later, Sakura had went on a nice and quiet walk down a path through the forest, having taken off the mask while doing so. She couldn't help but smile to herself as she thought about how much fun she had whenever she wore the mask. Every time she put it on, she became like a legendary and unstoppable prankster, pulling all sorts of gags and tricks on almost everyone, even going so far as to repeatedly pester Naruto and Ino with endless atomic wedgies, explosives and other gags.
And from time to time, she would also frequently bother Sasuke with romantic advances and serenades, often showering him with unwanted affection, much to his dismay.
As for the native villains like Orochimaru and Akatsuki, Sakura took immediate glee in causing all sorts of mayhem and disaster for them, recklessly foiling all of their schemes without effort, thus labeling her as a major threat to them both.
She figured as long as she had the mask, everything would go as she imagined it.
"In other words the more I use it, the better I enjoy it."
After a while of walking, she decided to rest down by the river. She sat down against a tree and held the mask right next to her. But eventually, she ended up falling asleep, thus loosening her grip on the mask, causing it to slip out of her hand and go floating down the river.
Elsewhere in another part of the forest, Hinata Hyuga was wandering down the path that went along with the river. All that she had on her mind was finding a way to be noticed by her life long crush, Naruto. She had always liked him since the day she met him, but as such, she was too shy to even admit her feelings for him. Whenever she saw him, she would either blush or just simply faint. Likewise, she was determined to earn his affection, even if it would be difficult at times.
She soon came to a stop halfway however when she noticed the mask floating along the river. Just as it passed her, she made a reach for it and grabbed it. Hinata then took the time to look at it, feeling curious as to where it came from. She scratched her head with confusion as she turned it over to look at the inside.
"This mask looks awfully strange, and somewhat familiar. I don't think I've seen it before." said Hinata.
But then a thought entered her mind as a small little smile appeared on her face.
"I know, maybe I could give it to Naruto as a present. I might not be able to wrap it up, but still it could make a good gift. I wonder if it fits."
But she almost nearly dropped it in shock when she saw a green glow that came from it. It made her feel more confused than ever.
"Masks don't glow like that, this is really weird. But I can't help feeling the urge to put it on. I suppose it wouldn't hurt just to do it and see what happens."
Slowly and cautiously, she began to lift the mask up to her face. But just as it got closer, she suddenly felt it moving in her hands as if it were attempting to cling onto her face. She quickly yanked it away and gasped with surprise at what just happened. She was beginning to have second thoughts about giving it to Naruto after that.
But strangely enough, she found herself unable to put it down. It was like an unknown force was somehow hypnotizing her into wanting to put it on. Instead, she just stood there staring at it aimlessly, wondering what to do next.
Unfortunately, she couldn't take it anymore and lost all control of her urges. Without a second thought, she immediately raised the mask up and placed it right on her face. The moment she did, the mask began to quickly cover her whole head. There was a sound of lightning and thunder as the mask continued to do its work, while Hinata simply screamed out loud.
Soon after a few seconds, Hinata suddenly became engulfed in a mini tornado. She went spinning through the forest without even stopping once. As she did, a dust cloud trailed behind her. After about 2 or 3 minutes, the tornado stopped in place, continuing to spin relentlessly while being covered by the dust cloud.
Afterwards, the spinning suddenly stopped. The dust soon cleared away to reveal a completely different looking Hinata. She had a lime green face, long waist-length hair, purple eyeshadow, and curled eyelashes. Her eyes had had changed to from snow white to violet purple. She now had a full figured body, with a much more improved bust, and her attire consisted of a light purple V-neck tank top, which showed off a fair amount of her cleavage, a pair of tight, pink colored shorts and some high heeled sandals.
"Oooh, I feel pretty good right about now." she said in a soft and flirtatious tone while admiring her new physique.
"I never thought I'd turn out this way,but at least it's worth while. Sakura and Ino have got nothing on Hinata. And speaking of which, I do believe that she's got a prior engagement."
She then got into running position as she prepared to speed off for the village.
"Hang on my sweetie pie, mama's gonna have some fun, hehehehehe."
She then took off dashing, only to slam face first into a tree. She dizzily stumbled backwards slightly while little stars floated around her head. She then shook her head, snapping herself out of her dizziness.
"Hehehehehe whoopsie, silly me." she said in a cartoonish tone before she resumed dashing towards the village.
Later on...
Naruto was busy sitting up on the same tree branch as last time while staring at the sky, trying to overcome the trauma that was brought upon him by the mask. Ever since what had happened last time, he continued to experience mask nightmares more than ever before. He was still cringing from when Ino had worn the mask and had caused plenty of problems with her antics. All he simply wanted was to forget that it ever happened and just move on. Soon after, he jumped down from the tree and went walking through the village in an attempt to clear his head.
"Excuse me, but could you stop already. Everybody knows what I'm going through because of the mask, they saw the first two stories, so they all know what happened." said Naruto.
"Come on Naruto, I was just explaining how the story goes."
"Well if you want to explain the story, don't focus on my problems so much."
Now then, let me continue.
However during his walk, Naruto soon heard a loud shouting voice that came his way.
"OH SWEETIE PIE, YOO HOO. HERE I COME MY DARLING." shouted a female voice.
The moment he turned around, his eyes went wide as he noticed a lovestruck, green faced and full figured Hinata speeding straight towards him, her arms wide open in front, ready to grab him all the while little red hearts floated from her head. Naruto's face turned from shock to instant fear as he prepared to run away, but was too late as Hinata soon caught him in a tight embrace, nuzzling his cheek.
"Oh my sweetheart, how I've longed for such an occasion like this. And now I've got you in my arms at last." she cooed with affection as she joyfully squeezed Naruto.
"This mask nightmare will never end." said Naruto as he struggled to break loose from her grip.
"Either it was fate, or destiny that brought us together. The love I hold for you dwells within my heart like a moth to a flame. Looking into your eyes makes my heart beat with passion."
"This couldn't possibly get any worse."
"Come here sweetie, gimme a kiss."
At the sound of that suggestion, Naruto suddeny slipped out of her arms and ran off, going as fast as his own legs could take him. Hinata giggled to herself as she watched him running away.
"Hehehehe, don you't just love boys who play hard to get, I know I do. Fear not my snuggle bunny, for soon our love will soon become eternal." she called out before speeding after him, leaving a heart shaped dust cloud in her place.
Back in the forest, Sakura was just now waking up after taking a 2 hour nap. She let out a yawn and rubbed the sleepiness from her eyes. But she soon noticed that something wasn't right when she saw that the mask was gone.
"Where's the mask, I had it with me not too long ago. Oh no, I must have accidentally dropped it in the river. I gotta find it before someone else gets their hands on it."
With that, she ran off through the forest.
Meanwhile...
Naruto had taken refuge at the Ramen Ichiraku, hiding behind the counter. He had desperately hoped that Hinata wouldn't find him in here. But he had a feeling the he wasn't gonna be so lucky. Ayame had just walked out of the kitchen and soon noticed him there.
"Naruto, why are you hiding behind the counter?" asked Ayame.
"Shh, be quiet or you'll give me away. I'm hiding from someone." whispered Naruto.
"Who?"
"I have no idea who she is, but she's wearing the mask."
"First Sakura, then Ino, and now someone else is using it. This is weird."
"NARUTO, WHERE ARE YOU MY DARLING?, YOUR SWEETUMS IS LOOKING FOR YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE HERE SOMEWHERE. I WANT TO SMOTHER YOU WITH MY LOVE." called Hinata.
"Oh no, she's out there. Please don't let her know I'm here, please."
"Don't worry, I won't. And I think you're safe, she just passed by here without even stopping."
"Well I'm not taking any chances. I'll just wait until she's gone and then I'll leave."
But he failed to notice an arm slithering towards him from the right. Then sooner is reached, it grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and yanked him from under the counter, where he found himself in the arms of Hinata.
"How did you find me?" asked a shocked Naruto.
"I think I'm smart enough to be more aware of my surroundings darling. Now then, pucker up sweety."
Naruto reacted with the utmost fear as he noticed Hinata's oversized, smacking lips were inches away from his face. He desperately tried to turned his head to avoid the kiss. At the last second, he was able to force himself from her grasp and run off again.
"Come back my sweetums, I have so much more love to give, and lots of it too, WOO HOOHOOHOOHOOHOO." she called out before going after him once more.
Here's my next story.
The third Naruto segment in my Mask Crossover series.
I hope you like this one.
And on a side note, Naruto has no idea that Hinata is wearing the mask since he doesn't recognize her because of her new look. It seems her alter ego is acting upon her feelings for Naruto, but her advances are only scaring him.
Next chapter will come soon.
Later folks.