Hey! This is AwesomeFay here! This oneshot will be mostly focused on Hinata who observes her hero and his crush and some of her thoughts. Hope you enjoy!


This is my ninja way!

Those words echoed in the girl's mind. It boosted her confidence to fight, to stand up for herself. It also boosted her admiration for him.


Hinata had always watched Naruto from afar. It had become her habit to stay two miles away from the hyper boy and observe what he was doing.

'I'm definitely not a stalker!' she would always say to herself though it was hard to convince herself.

When Naruto would hurt himself during training, Hinata would secretly place a small bottle of ointment next to his jacket he had left somewhere nearby. If Naruto fell asleep on an especially cold day, Hinata would rush over to put Naruto's jacket over him and then run to a tree nearby and blush heavily. She was helping him but never herself. Because she wanted what's best for him. Even if it means to watch him fall for a certain pink hair girl.


Hinata knew Team 7 had a bond that no one could interfere in, that no one could break. Hinata could tell, even when Naruto and Sasuke fight, they cared for each other like comrades. She could also tell there was a love triangle going on in the team. Everyone knew Sakura liked Sasuke and everyone knew Naruto liked Sakura. After Sasuke left, the team broke apart. Sakura was in deep depression and Naruto did all he can to cheer her up. Because he was her friend. And she was the person he had fallen for.


Whenever Sakura was being talked about, Naruto's eyes would brighten. When they spoke badly about her though, he would either snicker or get angry (depends who's doing the bad talk). It was obvious to everyone how much he liked the girl. When Sakura got hurt, Naruto would rush over to her aid, not caring about his own battle. Whenever Sakura had gotten angry or depressed, Naruto would be there to comfort her, or, at least, try to. What was it like to be comforted by Naruto? What would it be like to have him save you when you're in trouble?

As Hinata thought about it, she saw Naruto and Sakura walking towards the village gates, side by side.

One thought entered her when they left the village.

How does it feel…to stand next to him?


She had finally done it. She had finally confessed to Naruto. She didn't know how it came out. Maybe it was probably because it was the right time. But that couldn't be it since the Akatsuki, Pain, was right in front of her trying to kill Naruto who was stuck to the ground. It was definitely not the right time to say it. Then why?

She didn't care at that time as she tried to remove the poles on Naruto while Pain starts to try to kill her. But she wouldn't give up. Because her hero, her reason to fight, her first love was there. And she knew he needed help. And she gave him help.

She thought she was dreaming. She almost pinched herself when she found her hand being held by Naruto's. It was something even Hinata thought that was impossible. But it happened.

"Thank you, Hinata," Naruto said with a confident grin. "Let's do this together."

Hinata faced ahead, at Obito who was waiting for their next move.

She forced herself to focus and before the fight started again, one thought crossed her mind.

"His hand is warm…and it makes me feel safe."

She was finally standing side by side with him.


Thank you for reading! Ever since I had first seen Hinata, I had wondered what she felt when she would see Naruto and Sakura together. Since she was a quiet type, I could tell she's hiding a lot of her feelings. And seeing the episode (and chapter) where Hinata reveals her feelings gave me more reasons to write this one-shot. Well, anyway, hoped you enjoyed it!