Love Baka, Love

By Lord Zeria-sama

Pairing: NaruHina

Rated: T (Just in case)

Romance/Comedy

Bold: Inner Self

Italics: Thoughts

First Person Perspective: Naruto

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Summary: Hinata finally confesses her feelings to Naruto, when Naruto asks exactly what love is.

Note: After time skip. During Shippuuden.

I was at the training ground that Kakashi gave us the bell test on. I was choosing the ugliest trees to practice the Fuuton: RasenShuriken on. After three shots I would rest, and practice the Oodama Rasengan instead. After a month, Tsunade-baachan kicked me out because I was destroying all of the trees. But I had snuck in today, only for a bit though.

I was on my fourth Oodama Rasengan when I heard a slight patter behind me. Oh crap! Tsunade-baachan must have found out that I snuck in!! I tried to run for it, but I heard a faint "Naruto-kun!" and instead turned around to find Hinata staring at me, a look of worry on her face.

"You must be exhausted!" she exclaimed, looking at my bruises "We should get you to your house right away!"

I chuckled "It's alright, what are you doing here anyways?" I questioned with a puzzled look.

She blushed furiously. "Well, I- you see… I wanted to tell you something. Something very, very, very important. Something that will change our lives forever. Naruto… I love you." She replied. I stared at her for a moment. Right when I was about to open my mouth to reply, she ran off to her mansion, crying all the way there.

"What is love?" I muttered as I walked with my head down to my apartment. I know, or have an idea of what love it, when someone likes someone else, more then a friend. But what exactly is love? A feeling? A verb? What is it? And when would I find out… Meanwhile, at the same time, the thoughts about what Hinata said still flowed through my head. Does she really love me? Is this just another prank from Sasuke or Sakura? What the hell should I do? The last one was stuck in my head all throughout the night, and the morning after. Until I saw Hinata again on one of my walks outside.

"Hinata-chan?" She started to run off, I grabbed her arm and she blushed furiously. "Hinata-chan… I have something to ask you."

"Umm… W-what is it, N-naruto-kun?" She stuttered worryingly.

"Hinata-chan, what exactly is love? Not the main idea, but what does it mean to love someone? Is it an action or a feeling? I need to know more about this." I said feeling stronger then I ever had before.

"Naruto-kun… Love is both an action and an emotion. You can love other people. When you feel an almost attraction to them. Or you can feel love, a feeling that makes you joyous. A good feeling. When you love someone… You like them more then anyone else in the world, when you would give your life for them." She replied.

It took me about five minutes to clear this all up. And then I finally understood. I loved Hinata, the entire time. I never realized it, but I loved Hinata. I slid my arm down from my arm into her hand. She blushed furiously, now more then seven shades of red. But she didn't complain, inside, I knew she had waited for the moment for years. I put my arms around her waist, pulled her close, and whispered in her ear.

"I love you too, Hinata-chan." I whispered. Then I pulled my head back, and pressed my lips against hers. She put her arms around my neck and pulled me in closer. We broke apart for air. But only for a moment. We soon pressed them back together, and I slipped my tongue into her mouth, she made a slight squeaking noise, but gave in eventually. We broke for air a second time, to find an audience making its way to watch our kissing. Among them were the entire rooky nine, not including us, and Kakashi as well.

They started counting and on three they all said "It's about time!!"

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