Authors note: ok this is a new story of mine, I wanted to make a more realistic story of bringing my favorite Naruto couple, Naruto/Hinata, together. In all of my other stories I can see that I kinda forced it, I have continued to write it as though the two had an arranged marriage since pre-birth. I hope to take this one a bit slower and smoother. I hope you enjoy, please R/R.

Truly loved

Chapter one

"This sucks," Naruto muttered to himself. The blonde 20 year old Jonin was in an isolated training area. He was working off some steam from the frustration that he laughingly called his 'love life.'

He had made hundreds of clones of himself, and punching, kicking and over all, beating his way through them was quite the work out. His clothes were dirty and stained, the last one left, the real one was laying on the ground, panting from the exertion of the training that he subjected himself to.

He had gone harder this time then normal, as not much can exhaust him in this way. As soon as he was still his mind started to drift over the previous events from that day. He had gone out with one of the villagers, a non shinobi woman who had stated that she was interested in him.

"I really need to stop falling for that one," he said to no one in particular as he thought about what had transpired.

His 'date' was fairly normal; she was an attractive woman who worked at the reception desk of the office of the Hokage. And truth seemed that she did show some interest in him. She was always friendly, always had a kind greeting or a shy smile as he entered to building to meet with Tsunade.

But over the course of the 'date' it had become painfully obvious that she was not really into him, but she was just like any of the others. All they were interested in was the fact that he was named successor to Tsunade.

It had been officially announced three months ago, and Naruto was now being groomed to be the Rokudaime. It was an arduous process, etiquette lessons, politics, and paper work. Shit, the paper work that he had seen Tsunade have to do, that he would be expected to do made his seriously consider pulling a Shikamaru, and putting the whole thing off.

There was only one woman that Naruto was really interested in, hell Sakura and he had even gone out a few times, he really thought it was going somewhere. But then 'it' happened, Naruto had finally beaten some sense into the teme, he had finally fulfilled is promise to Sakura and brought him back.

And once he was back, it was very clear to Naruto that Sakura would never, ever feel the same way about him that he did about her. And even though it had killed him to do it, he finally let her go.

And then he was named successor, and he thought that he had now had a chance at finding someone. But one after another just turned out to be, just another vapid, shallow girl who knew nothing about Naruto.

Even Ino, but he supposed he should have seen that one coming. Ino was a nice person, in her own way; she was a friend of his as well. So after a few failed possibilities, he considered going out with someone who had had done missions with, someone who at least knew him a little bit.

Maybe that's why it took him longer to see though her intentions that others. To Ino's credit, she was not interested in the position that he was to hold soon. But her reasons for asking him out were, to him, a bit worse.

She was another one that was still into Sasuke, and Naruto had the suspicions that she was just settling for her fellow blonde. Well Naruto didn't feel like being a second choice, not after what happened with Sakura.

Naruto was so lost in his thoughts that he was barely aware of two people approaching his training area. He was pulled out of his reverie by a loud voice calling out to him, "hey, what are you up to Naruto? There was a big commotion coming from area and I had a feeling it was you."

Naruto sat up, and saw Kiba alongside a monstrous Akamaru, with Shino walking along side them. Naruto waved to his friends, "Hey guys, what are you doing here?"

Kiba shook his head, "I just said, we heard a lot of noise coming form this area and decided to check it out."

Akamaru barked his agreement, while Shino nodded, and then without preamble spoke, "what seems to be the matter, Naruto?"

"Nothing," Naruto said evasively.

"Come on man," Kiba laughed, while Shino's eyebrows became visible over his glasses. "We all know you train very heavily, but you never wore yourself out like this."

"Indeed," Shino said quietly, "you are clearly agitated about something today."

"I don't really want to talk about it," Naruto began.

Kiba interrupted him, "listen don't make us force it out of you."

Naruto sighed, "Well, I've been thinking that I will never be able to truly have a good girlfriend."

Akamaru barked something that Kiba translated. "Akamaru is right, you will find a good 'bitch' after all, and you are going to be Rokudaime. All the single women must be after you, man."

Naruto sighed again, "That's just it, they are, but every time I go out with one it doesn't take long to see that the only reason they are interested is because I am going to be Hokage." He paused a moment and became aware that he was on his feet, "I don't think that I would be able to find a woman now who isn't interested in me for any other reason than that."

The others were silent for a moment, Kiba looked as though he was trying his hardest not to laugh. It was Shino who spoke first, "Baka."

Naruto cocked his head, "what was that Shino?"

Kiba let out a bark of laughter, which irritated Naruto. "Shino is right you really are a complete baka. Sometimes I can hardly compare you to how you where in the academy, then you go and say something like that, and remind me how stupid you really are."

Naruto was getting red with anger; he didn't need this right now. "What the hell are you two talking about?"

Shino shook his head, "it is not our place to say, Naruto." While Kiba was still laughing Shino continued, "however, all hope is not lost, are you sure you haven't explored all of you options?"

Naruto was glaring at Kiba, but he shrugged. "I haven't dated every woman in the village if that's what you mean."

Shino shook his head, "No that is not what I mean. What I mean to say is, take some time and think, really ponder over every thing you know, take the time to look beneath the surface, questions can be answered on our own like this. I am certain that you can find someone who sees you for you, Naruto."

Kiba had calmed down and Naruto was staring at the ground, "you really think so? Do you think that there could possibly be anyone who is like that? I was never the most popular person, you know? And now all I can see are fakes."

"I believe so, Naruto." Shino said.

"Yeah, same here," Kiba continued.

"Thanks guys," Naruto said, "I guess I was a bit of a baka, thinking about giving up." He looked down at himself and chuckled, "well I gotta go shower and change; I can't go to the Hyuuga compound looking like this."

"The Hyuuga compound?" Kiba asked. "What are you going there for?"

"Oh, I have to take etiquette lessons from what Tsunade said, and Hiashi-sama volunteered Hinata to teach me." Naruto said as he started to walk away, "she is a good teacher; I never knew there were so many rules, even while eating. Well, see you later guys."

As Naruto left the clearing, he could have sworn that he heard Kiba burst out laughing again.

Hinata was sitting at home, nervously waiting for him to arrive. A month ago she was shocked when her father suggested to the Hokage that she would be able to tutor Naruto-kun in proper behavior in social situations.

He father, it seemed, knew of her feelings for the blonde. Hinata was expecting him to reject Naruto as a potential boyfriend, but Hiashi did not hate the boy. The Hyuuga leader was however, at first disappointed in Hinata's choice for affection.

Haishi was intelligent enough to not hate him for the reasons most of the elder people in the village did, after all it didn't take a genius to under stand the simple concept that a jail is not the prisoner. No Haishi's displeasure came from the fact that Naruto was loud, rude, and a perpetual trouble maker.

But people can change, and Haishi saw that too. Hinata had wondered to her father's motives, was he trying to enter into negotiations with the future Hokage? Hinata was split in thought conserving this possibility. On the one hand she would be with him, and Hinata would not complain about that.

On the other, would Naruto accept her in a political marriage? Would he grow to love her, or would he despise her for it?

She sighed, embarrassed at her own weakness. After all she has been spending a lot of time with him, and he was making progress that was true. She felt good knowing that she was helping him, even in some small way.

But she was still too weak to let him know the truth.

And when she saw him going out with various women from the village, only to be disappointed, she was split in this as well. She felt a pain when ever he would go out with someone, who always seemed to be interested in him only for his future power.

At the same time she felt a pain when he was, yet again, disappointed and she could not help but feel a bit more hopeful, but still hating herself that she was, in a small way, happy that he had disappointed with another one.

There was a knock on her door; one of the servants was there to inform her that Uzumaki Naruto was waiting in the main hall for her.

Naruto was standing in the hall, when Hinata came through the doors, he smiled and greeted her the same way he always did before these 'lessons.'

When ever Naruto said this Hinata would turn red and come close to hyperventilating and passing out.

Naruto simply thought that she was embarrassed and angry at what it insinuated, but he could not help himself from teasing the girl. "Hey Hinata, ready for our 'date'?

Authors note: well there it is, I hope you liked it. Please review and let me know if you would like for this one to continue.