THIS STORY IS NOT FOR CHILDREN. Please, if you are under 16, go elsewhere.

Disclaimer, I do not own Naruto or Boruto, this is just a fan made story of the love lives of Naruto and HInata (possibly other little side stories in the future). don't write for profit, but I am always willing to take suggestions or requests, and IF I like them, I may include them.

This story will begin after Shippuden ends, during "the inbetween years" before Boruto starts, I will use as much canon material from the light novels and little short manga pieces we've been given, as I can, as I like to stay as close to character as possible. I did decide to manipulate the ending of the "Naruto the last" movie a little though.

With that in mind, my Japanese isn't perfect, so if I have mis-read or misunderstood, or MISSED something that was canon altogether, PLEAASE tell me specifically, and I will fix the story to fit canon.

That being said, this is lemon, I will take liberties with personalities, and scenarios as I see fit. I'll try to tie in as many changes that happen between those years. I BASICALLY only write in character story with lemon, usually every chapter is lemon (unless it's necessary plot, like this chapter haha). Please enjoy my newest fic. Remember, reviews keep authors going! Always favorite and review if you are brave enough =) Enjoy.

Chapter 1

Two big bright baby blue eyes stared up at him. He never got tired of waking up to this sight. He stroked the short, but already spikey blond hair of his son and glanced up at the face of his sleeping wife. He'd never been happier in his life than he was now. Everyday was something he never expected. He never thought he would be content unless he was the Hokage, but it seemed that his dreams had come to include things he hadn't thought about, such as a child.

Of course he had always wanted a family. But he had thought that meant a mother and father. He never thought about BEING a father as having a family until Hinata had told him they were expecting. He also had never counted on Hinata when he was a child. When she had nearly died at the hands of Pain, it was the first time he realized that she meant something to him. Since then, she had always been a growing factor in the back of his mind. He realized he was learning to care for her, even love her. As he had grown older, he realized her blushing and her silence all those years had meant she had always liked him. And suddenly, after the world was at peace once more, it seemed they came together naturally.

It was only natural that Naruro would become Hokage, but Kakashi- sensei had told him he would have to wait. After all he had been injured badly from his fight with Sasuke and he was still a little bit young to rule the nations. Naruto had excepted this, and he decided to live his life in peace and grow a bit older with his lovely wife by his side.

As Naruto lay in bed, he reminisced about all those years ago.

It hadn't always been this easy with Hinata. In the beginning, even though Naruto knew Hinata liked him, and he liked her, he was a nervous wreck. They had gotten closer as friends, they prepped for missions together, hung out with their teams together, even taken to training together, but none of this had been 'dating' in Naruto's thick headed mind. Hinata, on the other hand, just assumed it seemed natural. They were great friends after all.

But one winter had changed everything (this is summary from Sakura Hiden, the Naruto Light novels). When Otsutsuki Toneri, the last of the descendants who lived on the Moon, kidnapped Hinata's younger sister, Hanabi, and stole her byakugan. Naruto had fought Toneri, sustaining great wounds, but in the end saving both Hinata and Hanabi. It was after this, after seeing Hinata almost die – again – that Naruto had resolved to tell her his feelings. And he had, but it was rushed, the battle atmosphere had given him the courage. But he had needed to do it right. To tell her the whole story, and to earn the right to kiss her again.

Flashback

It had been nearly a week after the great battle. Hinata awoke to find herself bathed in the white light of the Konoha hospital. Much to her surprise, as her eyes adjusted and she managed to move her stiff neck, she found herself staring at the spiky blond hair of a sleeping figure whose head was rested on the edge of her bed. He was shirtless. Great bandages wrapped around his middle and up over the shoulder of his good arm. His right was always bandaged these days. His jacket hung off his shoulders. Maybe Sakura put it there when he fell asleep.She thought. She was always grateful to her comrades. Especially Naruto. But why was he sleeping in her room? He looked barely healed himself. Her heart softened, yet at the same time seemed to pound out of her chest. How long had he been there? she wondered. She gingerly moved her hand and placed it on top of his elbow which rested on her bed. He stirred immediately, and she cursed his ninja reflexes. She wanted to stare at his sleeping face longer.

"You're awake?! Yogatattebayo!*" Naruto yelled after bolting up in his chair, the jacket slipping from his shoulders. He glanced down at the crumpled cloth he didn't remember bringing. He had a thousand things to say, but he lost his will as his eyes met Hinatas', and the soft look on her face.

"Hinata I..." he trailed off. His eyes darting away, and then returning to hers. "I'm sorry. I put you in such danger. I was so scared. I'm an idiot, and I never should have let you join the battle." His voice broke a little, " I thought I had lost you." He said more quietly. "…again".

"Naruto-kun… you are an idiot, but you have nothing to be sorry for. I would have fought in that battle even if you had told me to stay away. It was my sister! You did everything you could and you did wonderfully, just like you always do." She blushed. "Maybe I put myself in harms way more than I would have because I knew you were protecting me." Her pink hued cheeks darkened and she diverted her eyes. They fell on the flowers beside her bed. "How long have I been asleep? How is it you are up and about before me, your injuries were great…and….How long have you been at my bedside Naruto-kun?"

He returned her blush and said, "You've been asleep for a week. And I've been here from the moment Sakura said I could leave my bed 2 days ago."

" A week? Wait- but how did you heal so fast? Oh! What of my sister!"

Naruto laughed a little, Hinata was fully awake now. 'Calm down calm down" he said. "I'm fine. You know that I heal faster than normal people, but I think I'm healing faster by your bedside. As for Hanabi, she's fine. She's back home, but still resting. No permanent damage done, she's just been told to rest her eyes for a while. That goes for you too." Hinata smiled, recognizing Naruto's Hokage like voice.

She let out a sigh of relief, "Yogata. Thank you Naruto. My hero, as always." Naruto was silent, he was staring blankly at her hand resting on the sheets. "Naruto-kun?" She said softly.

"Hinata, these past days I've been sitting here waiting for you to wake up, because there is something I need to tell you truely. And I knew if I waited and left your side I'd lose the guts to do it." The words spilled from his mouth, almost as if he was afraid to lose the will mid-sentence. "After this battle, and the thought of losing you again, I decided I couldn't keep going on pretending to be a total KY." (KY is a Japanese slang term that means 'someone who cannot read the air' or is oblivious.)

Hinata's expression made him laugh. He rubbed his index finger under his nose, his usual tick when he was nervous or embarrassed. Hinata picked up his signal, but remained calm.

"Naruto-kun?" She repeated innocently, prompting him to continue.

"After the battle with Pain, my feelings toward you began to change. But, everything was so busy. There was always a barrage of problems pushing things like my feelings to the back of my mind. I was so focused on saving the village, uniting the 5 nations and Sasuke, that I was kept distracted. But more and more when I reminded myself of those I was fighting for, your face was always one of the first I saw in my mind. At some point, I realized your face came to mind when I thought of the village. Your face came to mind when I thought of my teammates, yours, more than Sakura, more than Sai, or Kakashi...and I... knew I couldn't ignore these feelings anymore. "

Hinata stared at him. Her white eyes glistening with the beginning of joyful tears. She would not let them fall yet. Her heart pounded.

" I had finally grasped that I liked you as more than just a teammate. And the more I thought about all the times you had blushed and run from me, times when I thought you were scared of me, or being a silly girl...Well, it seemed so obvious thinking back. I was more of a kid then I guess. "He let out a little nervous Naruto laugh and scratched the back of his head, his classic smile on his face. "But at the time, there was nothing I could do! We were in the middle of a war. Then I was in the hospital for ages, then we had the city to rebuild. I kept putting it off. I ignored my feelings, but I can't ignore them anymore. Not after this last battle." His eyes met hers, "Hinata, I decided, that when you woke up, I'd tell you, because if I didn't I would regret it forever."

"Naruto-kun, are you saying..."

"I'm saying, every time I see you smile, my insides lighten. Every time you get hurt, I feel a great anguish. When you rush to my aid, I feel the need to protect you, but at the same time I feel protected by you. Hinata, this last year we have grown closer than ever, but not enough, not like I want to. Sitting beside your bed these last hours I've been pouring over my feelings. Knowing that this was it, I would have to tell you my feelings because if I had to go through that ordeal again I don't know if I could..." his voice broke. His silly grin broke across face again, which was half hidden cause he was looking at this knees. After a moment, his face popped up and his gazed fixed on hers. " Hinata. I love you too. "

She was dumbfounded. After years, he was giving her an answer to what she said after Pains ordeal. Tears streamed down her face, and Naruto flustered. She shook her hands in front of her face with a " zenzen.*" Maybe the kiss after the battle wasn't a dream after-all. She managed to continue, " Oh Naruto-kun... I've known for so long, when you said you liked me before, I was elated, but saying you love me… arigatou Naruto.*"

It was as if a weight larger than saving Konoha, and larger than freeing Sasuke from his revenge, had lifted from his shoulders. Steam almost nearly billowed from his ears and his head plopped back on her bedside. " I did it" he mumbled. She smiled and gently stroked his spikes of blond hair, and she just thought she might have seen his soul slide back into his mouth.

Fast Forward - The first date from the canon

Their first date had been a fair disaster. Despite the fact that most of their teammates - and the town - knew the date was happening, Naruto was ill prepared. While searching for a restaurant to eat at, Naruto realized how expensive many of the restaurants in town were, but, the ever wise Hinata used her powers to check his wallet, and suggest they eat at Ichiraku Ramen, the usual, saving the day. Not to mention, solidifying Ichiraku as the Naruto Family special restaurant now.

They dated for about 6 months. With each official date, Naruto started acting more and more like a proper boyfriend. He'd bring Hinata surprise flowers, he attempted, albeit badly, to make her a birthday cake, they took walks, went to the hot springs, and did what they could. But they found they enjoyed each others company more than anything, which surprised them both a little, how effortless being together was. Naruto was never bothered when Hinata was silent, sometimes he fell asleep, but often they could just be in the same room together to be happy. After a few months, their conversations deepened. They discussed his becoming Hokage in the future, her excitement for him, and her dreams of opening a bakery someday.

Somewhere around that 6 month mark, Naruto found himself having lunch with Shikamaru after a mission, when Shikamaru asked, "Have you thought of how you'll propose yet, Naruto?" Naruto nearly spat his yakiniku in Shikamaru's face.

"What?" He gasped.

"Don't be stupid Naruto. You very well know it's about time. We aren't getting younger you know. Temari told me Kunoichi women all hope to settle down at this age, move away from their parents, have a family. All of us have been thinking about it, but you are surely the first to have a chance."

"A…family" Naruto repeated softly. Yes. That was what he had always wanted. Why hadn't he thought of it like that. Having parents wasn't the only family a person could have. "I could have a family!" Naruto jumped up, shaking Shikamaru's hand vigorously then running outside. 10 seconds later he burst back in, "Wait Shikamaru, how do you propose?!"

One more time

It had been a warm afternoon in mid spring. The cherry blossoms falling, birds singing, and a breeze like heavens grace dusted the air. Naruto had bought a promise ring nearly 2 weeks ago, after Temari and Shikamaru had been enlisted to help him choose. It had been in his ninja pouch for some time but the moment never seemed right. Shikamaru and Temari had suggested many scenarios, but none had seemed right. For the first time, the joking ideas they gave him, that would have suited the Naruto of the past, no longer seemed appropriate for something this important. Then he had got it.

One morning, Naruto was reading the morning paper, when he saw the reminder for the towns annual picnic, a new tradition to honor those who fought in the last war. He had nearly forgotten. Him and his comrades would certainly be amongst those thanked for the peace they lived in now. But, Naruto was also quite famous, known to be the next Hokage, and the possessor of the fox demon, everyone in the village felt they knew him, and as always Naruto felt a duty to them.

Naruto had a sly plan. He had called Hinata 2 days before the picnic and asked for a half favor, half date. "Hinata, the picnic is in a few days, and I thought I'd make a cake." Hinata's worried voice wafted over the phone,"Do you remember my birthday disaster?" she reminded him.

"Yes, I do, which is why I want you to teach me to make your delicious cake."

"You serious? You won't just disappear and leave me to do it by myself?"

"No, I won't leave you," Ever. "I promise."

They had enjoyed a lovely afternoon, cramped in Naruto's tiny kitchen making the cakes, enjoying the process, and some much needed time together. After a good deal of light flirting that Naruto was now quite good at, it was done. Naruto had said he'd decorate it, that was the only part he could do. So, Hinata went home, as it was quite late.

As Naruto watched her walk down the street from his balcony, he couldn't help but think how irresistible she was to him. Her disappearing figure solidifying the fact that he wanted to do this, the timing was right, and he didn't want to watch her walk away from him anymore.

The next day at the picnic, most everyone in the village gathered in the field nearest to the cemetery. Decorations and games for the kids had been set up, and everyone had staked a claim on the grass. Naruto sat with the Hyugas, happy to have a place, and everyone else with families and friends. Gaara and Kankuro had come down (they sat with the Nara family), as well as a few dignitaries from other lands wanting to visit. The festivities were great, there was a raffle, money supporting various charities and other things around the 5 nations, as well as much intermingling. Naruto and a few other well known people found themselves being pulled from blanket to blanket to say hello and chat for a bit with most everyone.

But then, the sun began to wane and it was time for the closing remarks. Lord Rokudaime* (Kakashi) took the stage and gave a lovely speech, calling out the deeds of those lost in the war and those still alive. Shikamaru spoke, as did his father, and a few others as well, Naruto and HInata stood amongst their friends on the stage. The cake, strategically placed in the podium. Eventually, he was called upon for the closing, and he took the stage and began in his ever friendly, oh so recognizable tone, yet, as Sakura noticed, his voice seemed to tremble a little.

"Everyone, thank you all for coming today. It's been great saying hello to new and old faces today. Many of you know me, but I feel like I don't know nearly enough about all of you. This picnic is now my favorite part of the year, not because we all get praise – everyones peaceful lives are enough thanks for us – no, because it's the one time of year where I get to see and talk with everyone in my konoha family. As an orphan, this village raised me, and it makes me so proud to see everyone happy, and to hear of new dreams being realized." He congratulated a few people in the audience on new business ventures, children or other things. "So today, I honor everyone in my Konoha family for making this village a great to place to live. And, I have a present to give to a very special member of this family…" He pulled the cake from the podium, still in its wrapping, and pretended to fumble with the lid, everyone laughed. He motioned for Hinata to help him, and could be heard doing so on the microphone. Everyone was giggling. Hinata hurried over, a little flustered, trying to help him, only to pull the lid off quite easily, leaving Naruto standing with the cake, now frosted, in his arms. The crowd hushed as Naruto bent down on one knee, holding the cake up to Hinata, he stared at the floor for a beat, then looked up at her. She was staring at the cake, a flower with a box in it protruded from the surface of the cake. Everyone watched her drop the cake lid and clasp her hands over her mouth. The audience couldn't see but they sure imagined, that the cake said Hyuga Hinata, will you marry me?

She stood there, staring at him, hands still clamped to her lips. Naruto set the cake on the floor beside him, and grabbed the box from the top. Surrounded by his friends, he was about to pop the question, when Ino dashed up holding the microphone. The crowd was holding their breath. "Hyuga Hinata, I know I'm just a stupid kid most of the time, but I love you, " the crowd gasped a little, "and I…uh" he broke eye contact for a second " Iwannaknowifyou'llmarrymettbayo?" Ino hit him on the back of the head and whispered angrily, "do it right moron" Hinata blushed deep red.

"I – Hinata, will you marry me?" He managed, a bit slower. Before Ino could even shift the mic to Hinata, Hinata had dropped to the floor, throwing her arms around his shoulders. The crowd went wild. His friends pulled the party poppers Shikamaru had secretly prepared, and to this day, everyone in town tells the tale of how fireworks erupted when they kissed on the stage, even though there were no such fireworks…

****JAPANESE: Note, I will use some light Japanese throughout this to help me envision the dialogue better, if you don't know Japanese, I will post the general meanings at the end in footnotes.

*Yogatattbayo and Yogata – this means "What a relief!". 'ttebayo' and 'dattebayo' is the verbal tick that Naruto has when he is excited or speaking fast. In the English anime it was translated as "Believe it" which is retarded as all hell. It's more like saying "ya'kno" at the end of things.

*zenzen – literally means "Don't worry" or "it's alright, I don't mind"

*Rokudaime – means the "6th Hokage", Hokage means "leader"

This has been edited for canon mistakes 2/15/2018

Thank you everyone! I know I said that I do lemon in ALMOST every chapter. This was set up, and scene staging. I promise lemon in chapter 2. Please favorite and review! No flaming! But grammar and canon errors welcome in PM please =)