I'm a huge NaruHina fan , well more a Hinata fan, and have read a great deal of fanfics. Still I think the stories out there don't really address Hinata and Naruto's feelings toward each other bringing them only closer together. Plus, I would like to keep going into greater depth of their emotions as well as the feeling of the people around them besides loves certainly complex. Try and bear with me, considering I don't really know what it's like. Just my ideal version anyway. Love to hear what you think, Thanks a lot.

Feel free to comment, I only hope to get better. Plus, if you post any suggestions they might find their way into the story if they fit in. Enjoy…

Disclaimer- No, I don't own Naruto, Yet (Haaahahahahahahaha). Besides that would be totally awesome if I did.

Please note, story begins between the original series and after Naruto finishes his training with Jiraiya.

Chapter 1-Rememberance/the sign

Two figures walked in the distance talking to each other. One of them was a teenage boy, about seventeen , with a bright black and orange heavy jacket and brilliantly bright blonde hair. He had three scars running sideways across his cheeks which he contorted angrily. He yelled something and jumped in front of the old guy with sticky white hair. The older man's red and white robes flapped around a scroll on his back as the kid yelled impatiently at him, something about not being there already.

The older man sighed and walked right past him, but the teen didn't simply stop yelling. Instead his face contorted angrily again, as he ran to catch up. He shot his mouth off again, but truth was he didn't have the energy or the will now a days to keep his temper up. Slowly he stopped screaming and started grumbling to himself. Slowly he stopped grumbling and turned back to his own thoughts shaking his head.

That pervy sage better keep going past this next town or I'm gonna die. Why has he got to take so long. I mean come on it's not like he's getting any younger, actually, neither am I. What am I gonna do about him. That big Pervert. Naruto sighed softly to himself shaking his head. Well, I guess it could be worse. Honestly it could be a lot worse. He thought back to Jiraiya stopping at every hot spring trying to take a peak in the women's area. He certainly has gotten better. I mean he still may be the biggest pervert in the entire world, but still he has been a somewhat decent teacher, sometimes.

A happy cackle tore Naruto back to the real world. Jiraiya was standing with his telescope up to his eye a huge smile creeping up his face, walking forward Naruto couldn't see a thing, until Jiraiya walked off the road and to a bush. He pushed some of the branches away and by doing so made a lot of notice.

Naruto spoke in a sparing tone toward Jiraiya, almost as if he were a young child to be told off, "Pervy Sage, what the heck are you doing…."

Jiraiya stopped him mid sentence with a wave of his hand. Naruto knew better than to interrupt him now. Nothing he could say would do a thing whatsoever. Naruto shook his head again and walked a couple feet away from Jiraiya. He sat down next to an old Jierus tree. Naruto hated to admit it, but It felt good to relax his aching legs. Ever since they left the village hidden in the leaves five years ago, he'd been training so hard that he hardly remembered anything before the trip. His eyelids slowly crawled over his eyes and before he even realized it, he was out like a rock.

For a while he rested in a dreamless sleep, content. But, slowly his dream changed. He was back in the village hidden in the leaves. Everything was just the way it was when he left. Everyone was in Grandma Tsunade's office waiting to hear about their next mission. No one paid attention to Naruto as he walked up to the front of the fifth hokage's desk. Everyone was silent, so silent in fact it seemed like a needle could drop and break the silence. Just as sudden everyone was talking and clapping Naruto on the back, as if he had just done the best thing they had ever seen. Confusion filled Naruto as even the Hokage smiled at him. He looked around and saw even Sasuke was in the room praising him. It made him feel happy, really happy inside. Like he was finally accepted.

Then the dream changed and he was watching Sasuke walk away from Sakura for the last time. Sakura's bright red clothes seemed in an extreme contrast to Sasuke's dead black as he walked by the bench on the only way out of the village, Sakura had tears running down her face as she seemed to scream at Sasuke, but nothing could be heard. Suddenly. Sasuke was behind Sakura and whispering into her ear; "Thank you". Naruto tried to move, anything to help Sakura, he had to keep his promise, he had to bring Sasuke back, but he couldn't move even an inch. Sakura fell striking the ground the darkness gathering around her canvassing the entire area.

Slowly the darkness started to fade away and Naruto blinked at the sun's sudden brightness and heat. He couldn't help but sit up, hitting his head on the tree cutting his comment short.

"Hey…OWW."

He looked around and saw Pervy Sage sitting in the same spot he had when the sun was still high in the sky, grinning like a fox. But now the sun rested near the horizon, threatening to fall. Naruto managed to stand up shaking some of the exhaustion from his body. He still felt as though he hadn't slept in a month, ever since these dreams had started coming back. He rolled his neck in another attempt to loosen some of the tension, but that didn't work either. He slowly stood up with a hand on his head. His whole body felt burnt from laying in the sun for so long. He couldn't help it, all his emotions were starting to build on him. Those dreams always brought back the memories and he couldn't do a thing about them. They pounded in his head bringing back all the memories from the hidden leaf village, but most importantly his friends. Faces exploded from behind his eyes, all of whom he missed. But most of all, Sasuke. He couldn't ever forget him. No matter what. He still had his word on it. He couldn't leave and let Sakura and Sasuke down. They needed him.

In fact, the memory came back to Naruto. Sasuke turned his back on Naruto, left. No one could wash away those ties he had for him. No One.

Naruto walked over to Pervy Sage.

"COME ON PERVY SAGE, WE SHOULD BE THERE BY NOW" Naruto yelled at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya jumped up at the sudden outburst, his voice a forceful whisper, "Shut up you little gnat, can't you see I'm busy."

"Come On Pervy Sage. The suns going down. We can't exactly stay here. You've wasted enough time with your ridiculous peeping. If anything you should be training me. Its not like we have FOREVER." Naruto whined.

"Get off it kid, this is for grownups. Why don't you go away and practice your jutsu. Never could get enough practice. Besides kid, you complained all day about not getting home. Now go away." Jiraiya replied in the same whisper. "Besides, I'll teach you a new technique tomorrow if you leave me alone."

Naruto raised his nose smiling. "Fine, but if you keep us here for much longer, the sun will be going down and we have to be in the Village tomorrow."

"No, Naruto, you want to be in the village tomorrow, that doesn't mean we have to…"

Naruto cut him off angrily, "Oh shut up will you. We both know I'm dying to be home. It's not like we were there yesterday. I want to see it."

"Listen kid, as your sensei…"

Naruto cut him off again."Some Sensei, all you do is peek at girls. I haven't gotten any actual training in a month."

Jiraiya's eyes widened at his telescope. He wasn't even listening anymore. Naruto shook his head and went back to the tree he had slept against.

Well nothing wrong with a little practice, I guess… Naruto wondered.

Naruto reached down into his Kunai bag. He pulled out a couple of shurikan and started throwing them at the tree, to a dull thud. He threw them leisurely not actually trying to hit anything other than the tree. He sighed.

All the practice in the world wouldn't help him if he couldn't get stronger with it. He thought. If only he knew what to do himself. Then he wouldn't need that old pervert.

Naruto let his mind wander as the blades pounded against the trunk . In fact, he didn't even notice when objects started to form shape in the wood. The more he pounded the wood, the more the shapes took form.

He thoughts took him back to his old academy days, when he couldn't even hit a target with a kunai. He chuckled to himself. Now he didn't even have to think about it. They all simply struck home.

Naruto reached into his pouch for more, but found none. All his shurikan and kunai hung limply from the trunk of the tree. Naruto sighed to himself and noted that he needed to buy some more next time he was in a town. Besides, nothing could be better. His old ones were starting to look a bit worn anyway. He started pulling the knives out of the tree one at a time cleaning the blades on his pants. The sap building up on them. The more he pulled out the more his pants became his focus. He needed to get them cleaned anyway. They were starting to become perpetually covered in dirt and grime.

When he had pulled all the blades out and refilled his pack, he started walking back to Pervy Sage. But something caught his attention. Something that hadn't been there before. Naruto looked back at the trunk of the tree cleaned of bark. On the trunk was an image Naruto knew shouldn't have been there. Couldn't have been there.

It was an image of faces staring at him. Carved away from the tree the small faces watched him with eyes he knew too well. It was a picture of the rookie nine all staring at him. Naruto looked at the image utterly surprised it was there. It was small, but everyone seemed happy, their eyes glowing. Naruto smiled. What a surprise…

He couldn't take his eyes off them. It seemed as though they all knew something, something important. Naruto walked up to the carving grabbing his pack from the ground. He smiled again. Wow, did I actually make that…

Naruto pulled one of the kunai from the pouch trying to break the carving away. It was important now. He had to. But when the knife simply struck the wood. Nothing. He reached inside his pack and dumped it on the ground. He rummaged around in the pile searching for the knife. It lay in the bottom of the pile. Naruto pulled it out, putting it aside. As he did the bright gold engravings on the handle caught his eye once more. Ever since he had walked into a town the first day after leaving the village, he held it very close to him. Jiraiya had found it in some old shop, a lady had told him about. Naruto closed his eyes remembering that day.

He hadn't missed anyone yet. All he was anxious for was to get right to training. But instead Pervy Sage had pushed him to go into the store for him. For some reason, Jiraiya couldn't go in. So of course Naruto had to find the ridiculous red scroll, Jiraiya wanted. Naruto found it of course. But spent his time happy to make Pervy Sage wait. By chance he noticed the old store didn't simply have scrolls, but all kinds of things. The old lady behind the desk laughed when Naruto asked her so blatantly if she had any Kunai he could buy. When she managed to stop laughing, she told him she didn't. What she did have was a special knife. Not the simple kunai and shurikan, but a blade known as Fume-diblai. It was larger than kunai, but surprisingly light. Naruto picked it up fingered the handle. It had a deep golden engraving in the handle in the shape of a twisting animal. It had a small blade similar to a sword, the knife fit perfectly in Naruto's hand. He fingered it surprised it could look so different, but feel so familiar.

"What is this exactly" Naruto asked the old woman.

She smiled not surprised he didn't know.

"Listen kid, have you ever heard of the Great Ninja War?" She asked.

"Of course I have, what kind of a ninja would I be if I didn't" Naruto replied, surprised she had even asked such a ridiculous question.

"Well, I don't imagine you ever heard of the Diblai, then. Am I right?" Naruto nodded, ashamed. "Don't be so hard on yourself. He was a genius at building weapons. He could practically do anything. This knife was his last creation. But I'll tell you a secret. It was made for the third Hokage. Before Diblai died, he put everything he had into it and I doubt even Master Jiraiya, would know how it worked."

Naruto nearly jumped at the mention of the Pervy Sage.

He hastily replied, "How do you know…"

"Come on Jiraiya, stop leaving the kid in the dark. Get in here." The woman said with a chuckle.

Jiraiya entered the tent, a smile in his eyes. "You caught me, Tunde, how did you know it was me?"

Tunde replied, "Well you smell like a rotten toad, you idiot. You can't really be sneaking around in this town like that. I could have known it was you blindfolded and fifty meters away. Plus this kid smells just like you." She laughed.

Naruto looked back and forth between Tunde and Pervy Sage. "Wait a minute, you know Pervy Sage? I'm definitely missing something. What's going on here?"

She laughed." So that's what you're going by nowadays… Well I think it might fit you better than the toad mountain sage…"

"Shut up, Naruto. How many times have I told you not to call me that." Jiraiya scowled.

Naruto went back to looking at the knife and the animal on the handle. He had almost felt like he'd seen it before. It seemed too familiar.

Jiraiya's hand came down on Naruto's shoulder as he looked at the knife in his hand.

"So, getting rid of that now are you, Tunde?"

"Well, maybe if the right customer comes along." She replied looking at Naruto. "Tell you the truth, he's actually the only one to touch it for quite a while now. Honestly for some reason I just decided to put it out today. "

"Hey Tunde, you wouldn't happen to have another good sealing scroll I could buy. Last one filled up a bit too quickly."

"Sure Jiraiya, right over here" Tunde pointed to the other end of the store.

Jiraiya turned around "Naruto, be careful will you. I can't afford everything you could break."

Naruto scowled and turned back to the knife. When they came back he was still studying it. It was amazing how good it felt as if it were perfect.

Pervy sage took the knife away from Naruto and put it on the table where he got it.

Tunde spoke to Naruto, "Listen, Naruto right?, you were picked by the living blade. It never let anyone hold it like that since the third Hokage. It chose you. It obeys you. Look in your kunai pouch…"

Naruto skeptically pushed his hand in feeling all the familiar handles. He flinched in surprise when his hand slipped across the golden carved handle.

"B…Bu…But…How" Naruto stammered.

"It will always come back to you. No matter what…When you need it, it will always be in your kunai pouch." Pervy sage nodded when Tunde finished. "The third did very well with that blade. He got it when he was about your age and it saved his life many times over… Look. She smiled.

As Naruto looked back down to his hand he noticed a glow of blue chokra covering the blade. Almost as if the power came from the blade itself."

"Keep it close Naruto, it chose you for a reason." She said.

Naruto struck at the tree with the glowing blade breaking the piece off easily.

This blade is amazing. Naruto thought again.

He pushed the blade in his kunai pouch and wrapped the carving in his bag, replacing everything in it. He forced himself to get up and walk to Pervy Sage even as the sun sunk below the horizon.

Great, He thought, another night outside when we could be home already.

Next time: Homecoming