Yo! Got another Naruhina story for you guys :D I'm not really sure if you'll like it, and I really hope you do. So I'm going to see the outcome first before I continue any further. Well, here we go! :S

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto :S If I did, Hinata wouldn't stutter so much :D

Summary: Naruto is desperate. He's liked Sakura for the longest time now, but always fails to ever get her attention in a romantic way. She's only ever had eyes for Sasuke, and Naruto's well aware of that fact. But what will the outcome be when he gets help from the person who has the exact same problem as he does?

Personal Matchmaker

Chapter 1

Naruto sighed as he watched the pink haired, emerald eyed girl he has long liked. He watched dreamily as she played volleyball with her team, which she was the captain of. Naruto had tried mulitiple times to get her interested in him, but his attempts always failed miserably. He wasn't exactly the "Romantic" type, or "cool" and "stoic" like Sasuke is, so he often asked help from his fellow classmates…or whoever he could find.

He had first asked his dad, but it was no help…at all. His dad, Minato Namikaze, had suggested that he be fast and just sweep her off her feet. He stated that that was how he was nicknamed the "yellow flash" due to his master skills in picking up any girl he chose. It didn't work on Naruto though, since the moment he tried to "sweep" Sakura off her feet, he ended up in the school's clinic if you know what I mean.

After that, Naruto seized from ever asking his dad for his advice. So he continued down his list of people to ask as he went to his mom. They do say mothers are always right, right? Anyways, he had asked her once and she was so excited she quickly wrote down on a piece of paper of what she thought would capture the girl's heart. Three words were written on the blank, white piece of paper as Naruto held it up to his eye level.

Compliment her hair. ;)

Compliment her hair? I could give it a try. Naruto contemplated as he tapped his chin thoughtfully. He then thanked his mom and walked up to his room to think of what to say about Sakura's hair.

Naruto grumbled as he remembered what he had said to the pink haired teen.

Flashback

Naruto cleared his throat as he prepared himself to read off the paper he had written his short speech on. Sakura tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for what Naruto was about to say, oh he better not be trying to "sweep" her off her feet again.

"Sakura, your hair is as unnaturally pink as cotton candy. It's short, not what I prefer, but it suits you well. It shines as bright as a mirror when faced with the sun, that it practically blinds me." The blond finished as he smiled brightly at her expecting a warm hug from her and a "Thank you, Naruto! How could I have been so stupid as to not notice you?"

But what he received was the complete opposite as she smacked him hard on the head and walked off with her hands balled up into fists. "What a BAKA!" Sakura screamed as she continued to stomp off to their classroom. Apparently Naruto didn't really get the idea of a compliment.

Flashback end

After once again paying a visit to the clinic, he finally concluded that his parents were no help at all. He looked at his list of people to ask and stopped at his friend Shikamaru. He completely dismissed the thought of asking Jiraiya as he thought of all the perverted things he would suggest. Naruto had already paid to many visits to the clinic. He was practically a regular patient for them now! If he even thought about asking Jiraiya, he'd end up dying young…really young.

Shikamaru was on the school's roof as usual, watching the clouds slowly drift by as he inhaled the cold fresh air of a beautiful Monday morning. He was slowly closing his eyes as he was being consumed by sleep when he heard a loud bang.

Naruto panted as he held the roof's door open with one hand and the other on his knee. "Shi…Shikamaru, i've finally f-found you." Naruto managed to say between his gasps for breath.

Shikamaru inwardly groaned. He was Naruto's friend, for sure. But sometimes Naruto was just too bright and hyper for him to keep up with. He decided that since Naruto made the effort to atleast find him, he would listen to whatever troublesome thing he was going to say.

"I need your help Shikamaru, with…with Sakura." The blond explained as he walked over to Shikamaru and sat beside him.

"Sakura you say? What kind of help?" Shikamaru questioned before he brought himself agree to Naruto's request. He had to first analyze the situation and conclude whether helping him would be a good idea or not.

"Well, I can never seem to get her attention. I mean, I've liked her for a long time now. You know that, right? So do you think you can help me?" Naruto asked as he pouted and made a puppy dog face.

"I can. That is if you're willing to go through atleast 20 strategy plans that require everything to go as planned or everything will fall apart." Shikamaru finished as he noticed Naruto's face drop at his remark. Yup, it was just as he thought. Naruto's request was too troublesome.

He remembered the times Hinata would stare at Naruto, and offer him food while blushing madly. If that didn't spell "I love you" clearly enough to Naruto, then he didn't know what would. Shikamaru had talked to her once about it, out of curiosity, and figured she would probably be the girl to make Naruto happy. If he actually stopped liking Sakura and thought about who actually loved him for he who was.

Then Shikamaru widened his eyes in realization. He had pondered about it for a moment and had come up with a plan. It really wasn't like him to play "matchmaker" but it's not like he was going to do any work, so he decided that if his plan worked out he'd have Naruto happy and quiet; which leads to a satisfied and relaxed Shikamaru. He smiled at his soon to be very effective plan as he faced Naruto again.

"You know what Naruto, I may just have the person who can help you." Shikamaru suggested with a sly grin as he placed both his hands behind his head and continued to watch the clouds.

"Who?" Naruto asked ecstatically as his face suddenly lightened with newfound excitement.

Shikamaru then smiled again as he prepared himself to name the one person that would solve everyone's problems. "Hinata Hyuga." He then said simply.

The pineapple haired teen knew exactly what was going to happen. His predictions were never wrong; well, atleast while he was playing shogi they weren't. He has never really attempted to test his predictions on real life situations like these, especially with other people. But what would he loose if he were to help them in return? It was a win win situation Shikamaru concluded.

"Hinata?" Naruto questioned in curiosity. She's the girl that sits at the back… She always turns red, and she's weird. But she is nice to me, and she's a real good listener before she faints. The blond contemplated before he smiled and decided that maybe she would know how to win Sakura's heart. I mean, she is a girl right? And she's also friends with Sakura! She's perfect! Man, Shikamaru sure is a genius.

"Ok Shikamaru! Thanks for the great advice! I'll go look for her now." Naruto said as he ran off practically jumping with excitement.

"Troublesome…" Shikamaru thought as he was once again left alone to his thoughts. He couldn't help but wonder, Naruto was pretty unpredictable… but how many changes could one unpredictable person really make in my prediction, right? Shikamaru pondered as he then dismissed the thought already giving into sleep.

I'm not really sure if I should continue this fic, but tell me what you think before I continue

Thanks for reading! :D