He had been getting many gifts lately. From fans, 'admirers' you could call them... girls. Most of them were girls.

They would come from all over the lands to see him, to talk to him, to thank him for saving the world, to give him... gifts.

She knew it was only natural, he was the hero of the 4th ninja war and the savior of Konoha. Everyone knew his name and what he had done. Finally, everyone acknowledged him. At last, they saw the great person she knew he was all along.

Their friends found his new and sudden popularity as something funny. For them, Naruto was still Naruto; he may have gotten stronger (a lot stronger) but he continued to be the goofy number one knucklehead ninja of Konoha.

For her, Naruto was still Naruto; her first and everlasting love. Only she found the popularity not-so-funny.

Now, now, it was obviously well deserved but nowadays it had been getting harder to find him by himself. All of them wanted some time with him and he was too nice (or too oblivious) to say no to them.

She wasn't the only one who noticed this, when she, casually, approached the subject with Sakura she said "He's way too busy lately, he won't even come to see me or Kakashi sensei like he used to". When she saw the crestfallen expression on the other woman's face, she rapidly told her not to worry, that the incredible amount of attention her teammate received would obviously decrease in no time.

Sakura had been wrong. When his birthday came, there was a huge pile of gift boxes of all sizes plus an insane number of letters scattered around everywhere, all of them piled up upon the door of his apartment. Dozens of young girls (and some boys maybe) could be seen running around carrying gifts on the 10th of October.

Hinata had prepared a gift for him too. She had it ready for a long time actually, what hadn't been ready was the courage to actually give the present. It was a backpack, a simple but sturdy one, for missions. The one she had always seen him use (maybe since they were genin) was far too worn out and not big enough for how tall the owner had become.

Hanabi had praised the taste of her sister, the bag was modern and masculine, "it looks cool! He'll like it!". "It's a light but resistant material, also waterproof! The number of pockets is perfect to store different kinds of weapons" Tenten had told her, after selling the backpack to her friend, on discount of course.

The sun was setting on the day of Naruto's birthday and she still hadn't given him the gift. With her Byakugan, it was easy to know where he was as long as he was still in the village. Location wasn't the problem, it was opportunity.

Sakura told her he ate breakfast with Iruka sensei, then during his morning training he was with Konohamaru and a bunch of other kids from his class. For lunch, he met with Sakura, Sai and the Sixth at Ichiraku Ramen. From where the 5th Hokage had come to pick him up for a walk and a conversation she said he owed her. After that, he had been ambushed by all the girls who were following him and waiting for a chance to give him their gifts.

Meanwhile, Hinata had tried to keep herself from combusting from nervousness as her teammates and sensei continued to motivate her into running towards the blond and giving him the gift she had spent so much thought on.

"Come on, it's not like your confessing to him! It's his birthday, practically everyone in the village has given him something!", Kiba shouted in her ear.

"He has so many presents on his doorstep! What if someone gave him a backpack, mine will be useless then..." she exclaimed to him in a soft voice, the loudest she could muster in this moment.

"He will appreciate that it comes from you" said Kurenai, who was cradling little Mirai while looking at her former pupil intently, "you're important to him, don't forget or question it".

Shino nodded to express his agreement and Akamaru barked joyfully. They all supported her. She knew she had been blessed with such a great team, she still thanked them silently in her heart.

"I'll do it, i'll go to his place and give it to him!"

She didn't.

Well, she did go to his place and waited for him to eventually return. The thing is, when he did come back, he wasn't alone. Two girls were walking with him, each one of them holding tightly one of his arms, each one of them with an expensive gift in a plastic bag.

As she was lost on her thoughts, she first heard them. They were all laughing at something he said. Immediately, she activated her Byakugan, he looked a little bothered by the intimate touch of the girls and they looked in complete bliss in his company. Hinata sighed, maybe not today.

Maybe someday she'll be brave enough.

Well, that's day 1 for y'all.

I tried to understand Hinata's feelings before The Last happened. Was she jealous of Naruto's fangirls? I don't think so, but I also don't think she'd be indifferent to them. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and also tell what you thought of this lil drabble! Thanks for reading!