Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto
Author's Note: Well, once again I was feeling fluffy and I wanted to do this. It's basically what I thought should've happened in the beginning of Shippuden. It didn't but it kind of would've made sense from a logical sense IMO. Be warned, I may slaughter the Shippuden storyline entirely but w/e. Oh and stupid people, 'nani?' means 'what?'
P.S. A lot of the beginning is in a flashback. It was difficult to write in a further past tense. It's hard, so if it's not perfect give me a break. Please?
Hinata was so excited; tonight was her first date with Naruto. It was going to be great, she could just feel it.
Naruto had gotten back from training earlier that day, and he had been different. He was still his old fun self, but he was also more mature. He understood things more easily and he rarely spoke out in ignorance. He had become a man while Hinata was becoming a woman.
In the two years while Naruto was gone Hinata had grown a lot. She had gained about a foot in height, and had grown much stronger as well. However, the most prominent growth, being only because of the object itself, was her breasts.
It sounded naughty to think about, but they had grown several bra sizes and Hinata was now proud of them. When they had first started to grow quickly she had been scared. She saw what they had done to Tsunade, distracting Jiraya so much, and she didn't want it to happen to her as well.
Unfortunately, it did, and when they became apparently larger, so that Hinata had to change her outfit, Kiba and Shino noticed. Kiba was kind of an ass about it. He teased her about them, and although he never actually touched her, he would pretend to. She knew that it was all in good fun but it still made her feel uncomfortable about herself.
Shino, however, was much more mature about it. When Kiba started making humiliating comments, Shino quieted him with silent threats given by his bugs. However, Hinata noticed, that Shino still couldn't help himself, and his eyes would occasionally drift to her chest. She didn't blame him, because even the Jounin like Kakashi and Asuma couldn't control their eyes. It was a guy thing, and she had become accustomed to it now.
FLASHBACK TIME
Naruto, however, was much more polite than Kiba, but also not as subtle as Shino. When he first saw her after the two years, he actually hugged her. When she passed out, and awoke several minutes later Naruto was examining her. She had felt so displayed for him. She didn't want him to look at her body, afraid he would notice her flaws.
Fortunately, he noticed nothing bad and simply stated that she had really grown into a woman. At first she didn't know how to take this, because no one had ever been so blatant, and yet so subtle at the same time. She decided to take it as a compliment and thanked Naruto for it. He then continued however.
"Also," he had said, "your chest has really grown a lot…" he paused, seemingly lost for words; perhaps he had been embarrassed by what he had said. Maybe he was just lost in thought. He had looked at her, but he knew enough not to stare at her chest, or maybe he didn't want to. He looked into her eyes and said plainly, but with his usual excitement. "I thought about you a lot while I was gone…" he stopped himself there. She had been afraid that he wouldn't continue, but also that he would at the same time. She was having difficulty keeping her face from turning so red.
"You know," he said, disregarding his own previous statement, "I'm not as obviously naïve as before." She wasn't sure what was coming next, but she thought it was bad. "I remembered how you would talk to me, and how that day before I fought Neji, you said I was strong… You said you believed in me…" This had been so weird of him. He was normally so forward and blunt, which she had loved, but now he was a little more cautious of his words. Was he afraid he'd emotionally injure her, or was he honestly just nervous for his own sake? She didn't care because either way, it meant he cared about her.
"…No one ever called me strong before…" He paused in his revelation. She was still speechless and he had seemed okay to be the only one talking. Hinata's face went red as she tried to grasp the fact that he appreciated her. "… That day… You made me believe in myself when I was afraid of Neji… Thank you." He stopped talking.
Hinata struggled against the lump in her throat to tell him that he was welcome. She just couldn't push through her own fears to say anything clear.
"Well?" Naruto asked tapping her on the shoulder. "Do you have anything to say?" She couldn't; her throat had closed on her and she stopped breathing. "Hinata-chan?"
Hinata lost consciousness again. She woke up leaning against a tree, this time Naruto was fanning her with a leaf he had found that was a fairly decent size. "Are you okay?" he asked in a soothing voice. She could even tell in his voice that he had grown a lot, in maturity and diaphragm.
Hinata nodded, and let out a small croaking, "Y-yes." She was still extremely nervous, even after all these years.
"You have to remember to breathe," Naruto had chuckled. "I've figured out why you always faint around me though." That statement scared her more than anything had before that day.
"Y-you d-do?" She questioned, still sounding as though she need to clear her throat.
"Yeah, it wasn't that hard when I finally sat down and thought about it."
'Oh God,' she had thought at that moment. 'This could be the best or worst thing that's ever happened.'
"Also, I sat down and talked with Shino and Kiba about it. They seem to have known for a while." He seemed amused by what he was about to say. "I like you too… Hinata-chan."
"Nani!" she blurted out. "R-really?" She was so surprised by what he had said, but pleased at the same time.
"So!" he said raising his voice, and his enthusiasm. "Wanna go get some ramen tonight? It's on me; I haven't eaten at Ichiraku's in ages."
"Y-yeah… I'd like that," she smiled, finally able to breathe properly again.
"Right, well I'll be at the Hyuuga mansion around seven to pick you up; is that okay?" he asked. Hinata had nodded vigorously
FLASHBACK END
Well, end of chapter 1. This, I have decided is the start of my big NaruHina super fic. It will be very long, and will probably take me weeks, possibly a month or two to write. I will write in my own time, but this week will be kind of a hassle, so I may not have time to write a lot. Afterwards, I will probably come out with a chapter a day until I'm done.
