Naruto and Hinata

Hinata and I were walking alone the path, heading to our next mission. It was a long ways away so I put my guard down.

"N-Naruto," Hinata stuttered.

"Yes?" I asked her.

"W-Well," She stuttered again, "It's um… been a while since we had a mission together like this."

"Ya, your right," I said, "How's Kiba, and shino?"

I side glanced at her and she was looking at her shoes with her long black hair hanging over her shoulders.

"Do you know if orochimaru's really dead?" She asked.

"I don't know."

I sighed and then she said, "Shino, and Kiba are stable… I couldn't do anything."

I turned my head towards her and I said, "Hinata you were protected by them, if they thought that you were important don't you think that they were going to protect you? You couldn't stop them, unless you killed them."

I saw her bit her lip, as a tear streaked down her face. I felt so bad for her. If Sakura and Sai were hurt because of my weakness, I could never forgive myself. Sasuke.

Damn… I thought. I stopped and hugged Hinata, hiding my own tears.

She was shocked for a moment, and then she buried her face in my chest, putting her arms around my back.

I released, and so did she, then we started to walk again, as if nothing had happened.

When we finally got to our destination, it was dead silent. There was a thick fog set lightly across the ground.

"Hinata, can you see anything?" I asked.

"Byakugan," she said.

I saw her looking around, when she was done she said, "Nothing."

I sighed, then she said, "Wait, there is something…I-It's coming fast, and it has a shield around it."

Silence.

"Hinata," I whispered.

She didn't move, and then her eyes widened, and she pointed strait into the mist.

Silence.

Hinata was frozen in her spot.

"Someone's right in front of my finger." Hinata said, as her hand started to shiver, then her arm then slowly her whole body started to shiver.

I slowly brought up my hand then swung at the spot Hinata was pointing to. I tree hit my fist. There was a loud cracking noise, and then the mist started to clear.

"N-Naruto," Hinata said still shivering. I touched her shoulder. It was freezing cold.

"Hinata!" I yelled.

Hinata stopped shivering, and said, "Sorry."

"Your freezing Hinata." I said.

"I-It's nothing."

All of a sudden Hinata yelled, "Watch out!" She jumped right in front of me. I felt blood on my chin, but not my own.

Hinata had her hands outstretched, protecting me. Her eyes were wide, and blood was spread across her chin. Hinata was frozen she didn't move from her spot. I was speechless.

"B-Behind you," I herd Hinata whisper.

Before I could think I grabbed Hinata and started to jump of into the trees, but a knife cute me deep on the back before I could escape. I could feel the blood pulse around my wound rapidly, picking up pace. I landed on a tree branch softly. I laid Hinata down, and propped her up on the tree. I quickly looked at her back to see a very large deep wound.

"N-Naruto," Hinata whispered.

"Yes," I whispered.

She reached up to my face, and slowly leaned up towards me. She closed her eyes, and kissed me.

I stared wide-eyed at her while she kissed me.

When she released she said, "I've always loved you, and if I don't make it, then I just wanted you to know."

Something hit Hinata in the shoulder, and she fainted.

I couldn't believe what she had told me just then, I realized all those times she had turned red, and fainted when she saw me. I looked at her more closely and realized I was really pissed off.

I whipped my head over in the direction of the knife. Another knife came whizzing by, but before it could hit my face I stopped it, with my hand.

I jumped off of the branch and stabbed the man with his own knife.

"Y-You," The man said angrily.

I was too angry to think as the man stabbed me in the chest.

I could feel blood in my mouth but I didn't say anything and kicked the man in the stomach with all my strength.

The man went flying in the air, and hit a tree.

Someone else hit my arm and broke it, like a twig. I winced, but with my other hand hit the other man and he went flying back like the other did.

I looked around, but nothing moved, until I put my guard down. Another person stabbed my in the same spot that the first man did.

I could feel the pain spreading quickly all over my body. I tried to kick him, but he was to fast. I was panting hard when all three were surrounding me at that moment. They all attacked me, I jumped upwards, and they all cut one of my knees. They smashed together and fell to the ground. I landed on the tree branch that I laid Hinata on and slowly while keeping my balance went over to Hinata.

Once I got to her I pulled out the knife in her shoulder, and threw it at the men dead on the ground.

I picked Hinata up carefully not to injure her, or my wounds any more. My arm ached but I knew I had to get Hinata back to Kohona quickly.

A tear streaked down my face as I thought of Hinata dying. It was so painful, and I didn't know why.

I hit the ground painfully, but walked forward towards Kohona.