Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto, or Hinata's cuteness.
Long Story Short
1. When Hinata saw the name of her partner written on the mission scroll, she nearly fainted, and Tsunade was heard to mutter to her pink-haired apprentice, "Are you sure you can afford this to backfire on you, Sakura?"
2. Hinata had never thought of herself as particularly religious, but when the apartment door opened in answer to her timid knock and she was confronted by the sight of a dishevelled Uzumaki Naruto, wearing nothing but orange boxers, a cursed necklace and a nightcap, her first thought was, There is a God.
3. Naruto was packed and ready in a surprisingly short time, and the pair was soon setting off from the gates of Konoha; Hinata kept her eyes on the ground and concentrated on not tripping or doing anything else embarrassing, while Naruto outlined their mission strategy, all the time wondering why his partner's face was so red.
4. They had adjoining rooms at the run-down inn from which they were to locate their target; once inside her room, Hinata fell face down on the narrow bed and wondered hopelessly how she could possibly carry out a mission effectively when she couldn't even take her eyes or mind off her mission partner for one second.
5. A terse note with a meeting time and place for their contact was shoved under Hinata's door around 10pm; when Naruto opened his room door at her knock, fresh from the shower, a fluffy white towel draped around his sleek golden hips, she nearly swallowed her tongue.
6. "Why would our contact want to meet us in an old abandoned warehouse by the dock at midnight?" Naruto mused out loud thoughtfully, oblivious to his slipping towel and Hinata's tomato red face.
7. Somehow Hinata was not surprised that their crooked contact showed up accompanied by hired thugs with baseball bats and no precious scroll; what was surprising was that Naruto, instead of immediately leaping into the fray, took a step back, cast her a smile that took her breath away and said, "Show them how it's done, Hinata-chan."
8. The local police force soon arrived on the scene, by which time thugs and crooked contact were whimpering on the floor, and Hinata was basking in the warmth of Naruto's approving grin and thumbs-up.
9. Naruto insisted they have a few celebratory drinks together before leaving for Konoha the next morning; Hinata was truly tipsy after only one cocktail, just giving her enough liquid courage to steal a kiss on Naruto's smooth tanned cheek, but not so much that she missed his surprised smile, and the answering brush of his lips on hers as he tucked her into her bed.
10. After they got back from the mission, Tsunade called them into her office for a briefing and after observing the two of them closely – there wasn't much to go by, just a little more blushing from Hinata, and a few looks from Naruto that revealed more than he knew – to Sakura's delight, she sighed, "Good call. I owe you 50 ryo."
AN: This was definitely fun to write. I hope there are some NaruHina fans out there who enjoyed it!