It has been five years since Naruto left the leaf village, since the time he left everyone missed him but after two years he was only a memory, except for one, Hinata Hyuga never forgot about him, his smile, his energetic attitude, the way he talked his mind out and the way that he never ever, ever give up.

It all happen before the Chunin exams, every Gennin was accept to enter, except for Naruto because the elders and most of the citizens of the village voted that he should not attend the exams. The Third tried everything in his powers to let Naruto in, but it was not possible, even Kakashi and the other Jonin tried to help out Naruto, but only to achieve nothing. His friends try to help him too, but he became more distant. Hinata unexpectedly was the only person who could pass his wall that he made. He always did feel at peace when she was around, though he never knew why. Four weeks later after Itachi and Kisame try to capture Naruto, rumors where heard from all around the village that Naruto had meetings of a strange man in a black coat. Two weeks later rumors of that every member of Akatsuki were killed by an unknown group, Jiraya had examine this incident for five years. The next day Naruto disappeared with out a trace all what was found was a burnt card in his apartment.

For two weeks ninja searched all over the country for him but found not a trace of an overly reacted knuckle head ninja. Five years latter he was only a memory except for Hinata who still has his memories in her heart.

In the Village Hidden in the Leafs nothing has change much most of the rookie nine are now Jonin and are now really successful. Ever since his disappearance Hinata became stronger, not for her clan, but so that she can keep exploring the country side on search for the boy she once loved.

"Hey Hinata!" shouted Kiba

She had been training her gentle fist of over three hours on a tree. She turned and saw Kiba, Akamaru and Shino walking up to her. "Hey Hinata, we're going to get something to eat do you want to come." She shook her head, "I…have to go somewhere…"

Shino sighed, she knew that they weren't stupid, so why even lie. "Hinata, he's gone, there's nothing that—"

"Shino…" She interrupted him; she sighed and shook of the tears in her eyes. "I…know he's somewhere out there, I just know." Before they were about to argue with her she ran off and disappeared into the forest. "Hinata!" Shino grabbed Kiba's arm. "Shino let go!"

"Kiba, she to far gone, it's just better if we just let her be for a while. Just like last time." He sighed and agreed with him and walked off back to the village.

Hinata rested next to a small stream, only two hundred miles away from the village. She got up and was about to keep looking. "Why do you look for him?" a voice spoke behind her, she turns, while holding a kunai, but saw no one. "Who…who was that?" She was about to continue her search when out of nowhere someone wrapped their arms around her. She cursed whoever was holding her as she struggle to let go of their grasp. "Hinata, my angle cursed, that's so not you." She remember that voice she stop struggling, soon he let go of her and slowly turn to see his face. It was Naruto, but he looked different, his hair was the same and he was much taller, at least seven feet tall. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she knew that he looked different, but that didn't matter she finally found him. "N…n…Na…Naruto……it's…"

"Yeah it's me Hinata, I'm back." She looked at him with tears flowing out of her eyes, then she was about to faint and Naruto caught her before she hits the ground.

Back at the village it has been ten hours before Hinata left for her search for Naruto, usually she off searching for him for a couple of hours, but this was a little too much for her absence. Kiba and Shino searched allover over a hundred mile radius. "Damn it, where is she?!" Said Kiba

"I hope she's alright." Said Shino

Neji appeared in front of them along with Tenten and Lee. "Did you find anything?" They shook their heads and Neji cursed. "…where is she?!" He said in a really stern voice. "Go look for her again." They all nodded and ran off.

Hinata started to wake up she sat up and notice that she was lying on a bed in an unknown room. "Hinata…" She turns to see Naruto kneeling next to the bed. "…you're a wake." He got up and went to the other room, after he went to the other room she message her head. Naruto came back and knelt next to her again. "Here…" He handed her a glass of orange juice, she took the orange juice and drank it. After finishing it she looked at Naruto confused, sad and worried. "Naruto why…why did you leave…?"

He lowered his head guiltily. "Because……I had to find myself…" She was confused of what he just said, what did he meant by that? "I—I don't understand Naruto…"

"I needed to know what my place in the world I wanted to know more about myself. So I left the village to know more about myself." Hinata was speechless, she thought that he already knew what his place was in the world, to become the next Hokage, but guess she and he was wrong.

He caressed her cheek and kissed her forehead slightly. "I missed you so much Hinata." She felt like crying and just embracing him for the rest of their lives. "I missed you too Naruto." By astonished surprise he embraced her first and kissed her deeply, how long have they waited for this moment of time, how long have they waited for embracing each other and how long have they waited to say, I love you, to each other. Now they know it took eighteen years just to say they love each other, kiss each other, and embrace each other. Unfortunate they soon have to break the kiss for air. When they did they breathed heavily laying on each others forehead. "Did you like as much I did, Hinata?"

She nodded and kissed his lips lightly, then it hit her, where is she? "Naruto…where are we?"

"In the leaf village silly."

"In the leaf village…" Next to her bed was a curtain and Naruto opens them showing the village to her. "How long have you been staying here?"

"Five days."

"Five days, you've been staying in the village for five days!"

"Yeah, I wanted to see you on the first day, but I had to stay low, when the time was right to see you again. Apparently you like to travel a lot."

"I've been searching for you since the time you left it made me stronger, but also made me sad every time when I found no sign of you."

"I notice that at times, but don't worry I'm here now." She nodded and they were about to kiss again, but she stop in the middle of it when she notice what time it was. She stops only half way to his lips. "Naruto…I have to go back home." He hesitated but not wanting being a jerk he agrees, but under one condition, he has to take her back home. She agrees and they went their way.

Back with Neji and the others they all grouped back at the gate of the Hyuga Mansion. "Did you guys find anything?" They shook their heads and Neji cursed again. "Damn it, if she does come back home after ten Hiashi is going to kill her." There was a silent and annoying silence in the group, but then Akamaru jolted his head up quickly sensing someone familiar. He started barking at Kiba and the others. "What is it boy?" He barked again. "What you sense Hinata?!" Again he barked. "She's…" He looked pass the others and saw Hinata and someone else he hasn't seen for five years. They all turn where Kiba looked at and saw Hinata and, Naruto? "Hinata…" He yelled, but then he paused as he saw her walks with Naruto. "It's him…Naruto…" Said Tenten "He's taller…" Said Lee

"Hey guys! Long time no see huh." Speechless they were all never had they thought Naruto would have come back after what happen during the Chunin exams. "Hey guys, cat cut your tongue?" He said.

"There's something different about him, but I can't put my finger on it. What is so different about him?" Thought Neji, there was something different about him. Even Akamaru sensed it, but even he couldn't put his paw on it. "You do know saying hi back is insulting!" They all came back to their senses and saw Naruto standing next to Hinata. "…H-hey Naruto…" Said Neji in a really unsure tone, the others said hi too, but they too had that strange feeling as well. Naruto and Hinata giggled, which made Neji, Kiba and Shino kind of angry. "Naruto…where did you find Hinata, if you touch her any—"

"I didn't Kiba, I found her while she was looking for me. Apparently she was the only one who cared about someone other than themselves." Then they saw it, something was different about him, even Hinata saw it, but she shook it off and thought he was just joking around. "Well here we are Hinata I'll see you tomorrow." She nodded and she kissed her slightly on the cheek, which took everyone by surprised. After the kiss he took off with out saying goodbye to the others. "Naruto…I'll…see tomorrow then…" She said silently in her mind.

Like always Jiraya spied on the girls as always. "Hehehehe, that one is a pretty one."

"You're still a pervert Jiraya?" Jiraya jolted his head he has never heard that voice for five long years. He turns around and saw Naruto standing next to him. "Naruto…" He got up slowly as he touched his face making sure that he wasn't a mirage, again. "…it's you…it's really you!" He embraced him tightly as Naruto gasped for air. "Jiraya…can't breath…"

"Oh sorry." He let go and notice how tall he was, at least a foot taller than he is. "You're taller, what have you been eating?"

"Nothing at all, must be genetics, right." Jiraya saw something different in his eyes, but then he laughed, thinking he was just joking around and patted his back. "C'mon let's get some ramen, my treat."

At the ramen bar Jiraya and Naruto chatted about the old times, as they ate ramen. "So Naruto, what have you been doing after all these years?"

He finished his second bowl of ramen and laid it down. "…Well, not much just trying to get stronger and trying to find my place in the world."

"Your place, what do you mean your place in the world?"

Naruto smiled at Jiraya. "………Well, I found someone who helped me find another path on becoming something else instead of just the carrier of the Nine tails Fox."

"Oh and that was?"

"Well, that I haven't found out, but I know I will be able to find out one day." He smiled at him unusually, which it was something that Jiraya didn't expected. "Why do I have this feeling that he's different in a way?"

"Well I have to go now," He only ate two bowls of ramen, which took Jiraya, Teuchi and Ayame by surprised. "I have to get some rest so I can train tomorrow." Jiraya nodded, at first he was surprised, but when he heard training from him he let go of it, but still suspicious about him. "Master Jiraya…" He looked Teuchi holding the bill. "Well at least he didn't ate that much." He paid his bill and left the bar. "That organization that defeated Akatsuki, I wonder who are the members? I must find more clues about them."

In a room that had eight people sitting on thrones, which had nine thrones circling around a black foggy orb a burst of flame appeared out of nowhere and once dissipated a man, sitting on the empty throne, wearing nothing but black appeared. He wore a black coat that was open below his waist, but closed above his chest and to his neck; he too had a hood on covering his face. "I have made contact, though they seem to suspect something, but it won't be a problem Leader."

"Good, now that you have made contact, they will suspect you and for that they will hate you for it, that's what this pitiful world that we live in, is all about, hatred. For these reason they will hate themselves and blame for all what they have done to you number nine."

Then one of the members of the group pointed at him and mocked him. "Well if it wasn't for that girl you fancy so much you wouldn't have made a perfect connection." This made him really angry. "Shut up number three!"

"Am I pushing your—" He jolted his hand quickly into the air and a burst of flame shoot out and a zanbato appeared from the flames, he held it to his neck, which he was quivering in fear. The Leader raised his hand, indicating to lower his weapon. He returned his weapon back into flames and rested his arms on the arms of his throne.

After being threaten one of the others started to laugh at him. "You can scar someone with your talk, but when it comes to fighting back, your nothing but a coward." Most of the members, even nine started to laugh at him. "Shut up you!"

"Enough!" Said the Leader "We are not like those outside of our organization, we are stronger than that. To long have we the Jinchuriki have suffer to long of being treated like dirt or even a waste of life. It's time for us to take what is rightfully ours, the world. In order to do this we must plant our seeds of hatred. Go!" He looked at Naruto, he nodded and disappeared.

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