Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters.
Author's Notes- This is my first Fan-fic and I would like some comments so I can improve my story writing.
Pairings-Mainly NaruHina and some hints of ShikaTema
Summary-Spoilers Ahead if you are not up to date with the translated Manga Naruto completes his wind manipulation training and Kakashi and Yamato are summoned to an important briefing. During this Naruto will train on his own and will soon discover what it truly means to protect those who are precious to you.
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Spiral Towards the Sun
Chapter 1-Reflection of the Blue Moon on the Lake
The sound of the waterfall roars through the night. Uzumaki Naruto used his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and he and his clones brace themselves to finally attempt to slice Yamato's waterfall. Naruto and his clones focus their chakra and concentrate to the fullest extent.
The imminent result starts to show as the wind blows, ripping through the water. The gap begins to widen and the sheer force of the wind pushes the top half of the waterfall. As if a great pedestal was placed to push the water to leak at both ends, the bottom half of the waterfall was left looking like a barren wasteland.
"YES!" Naruto cheered. "I finally did it!"
The clones disperse as they have finally exceeded way past their time limit and in that moment, Naruto felt exhausted, both physically and mentally. He swayed back and forth a few times, before he finally lost his sense of balance. Struggling to keep his eyes open, he slips off the ledge and his body falls with his arms and legs caught in the wind updraft. Kakashi suddenly appears, ready to come to his aid and catches him in mid-air, only to land next to Yamato.
"Incredible! I can't believe he learned how to manipulate his elemental chakra in such a short amount of time due to this type of training." Yamato exclaimed, still awestruck.
Kakashi closed his eyes and grinned.
"As I've said before; not only is it because of this training, but the promise he made to bring Sasuke back is what drives Naruto to keep on going that extra mile." He said.
Suddenly, a Hawk flew over the training camp and its call pierced through the night sky.
Kakashi and Yamato glanced at each other and nodded, but before they could leave, Kakashi tucked an unconscious Naruto into bed and left a note on Naruto's stomach.
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Jumping from tree to tree, Kakashi and Yamato dashed through the forest.
Glancing up at the night sky, Kakashi couldn't help but wonder. "What could she want at a time like this?"
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Naruto awoke hours later to answer "Nature's Calling".
It was still very early in the morning, he noticed. The sun had yet to rise and the moon released a beautiful aura of baby blue.
Still drowsy and barely able to stand on his own two feet, Naruto finished his business and was about to head back to sleep, but paused when he heard the sound of water splashing. Curious, he decided to go and investigate.
He was surprised to find a lake that he knew hadn't been there before he blacked out. He thought for a few minutes, and then came to the conclusion that he had accidentally created it earlier the previous day - during his training. When he had split the waterfall, it must've created the lake. That was the only logical explanation.
Crouching behind a bush, Naruto's gaze wandered to the lake. He was surprised to find a mysterious figure dancing gracefully across the water. Naruto's face lit up when he realized that the figure was a female.
The splashes, done by force, revealed water droplets in perfect little spheres. The moonlight reflected off the spheres and sparkled as if they were crystal stars, complimenting the sheer beauty of this mysterious girl.
The girl's hair flowed elegantly, as if the wind was blowing softly to synchronize her waving hair with water from the lake.
She truly was one with the beauty of nature as it seemed that she wanted to dance with the moon and the lake.
The whole event reflected through Naruto's eyes. He watched in awe and couldn't help but think to himself,
"Such Beauty, such grace, such elegance….."
Suddenly, something clicked in his memory, and he remembered a similar scene - back when he had been assigned a mission with Team 8. The mission being... to find and capture the legendary Bikouchuu. He remembered one night, after everyone had fallen asleep, he had snuck out to use the bathroom, but he had also stumbled upon mysterious figure dancing on the lake... by a waterfall.
Though both figures seemed quite familiar, the previous figure had had short hair, while this one had longer hair.
Were they the same girl?
"This time I won't scare her. I'm going to talk to her and I'm going to get to know her." He thought, clenching his fist together in determination.
Taking a deep breath, he rose from his hiding spot and began to make his way towards the water.
Unfortunately, he failed to notice that the rocks were slippery and wet. As predicted, his clumsiness got the better of him, and just as he was about to greet her, he slipped and fell, barely managing to get out a small "Hey" before his mouth was consumed by water.
A gasp echoed throughout the area, followed by a very familiar voice, "N-N-Naruto-kun?"
Naruto swam to shore and glanced back, only to find that the girl had vanished... just like the last time.
"If I didn't know any better... I would've thought that she sounded just like Hinata." He thought, but he shook his head and dismissed the very idea.
After all, what were the odds of shy and timid Hyuuga Hinata doing something erotic as dance nude across a lake? One to nothing... that's what, he concluded.
He made his way back to his campsite and quickly noticed that he couldn't find neither Kakashi nor Yamato. Slipping back into his tent, he found a note and decided to read it out loud.
"Naruto,
Sorry for leaving you here, but we were summoned to do an important task. Keep practicing your chakra manipulation and we'll get back to you soon. With regards, Kakashi and Yamato."
Naruto narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.
"How could they leave me at a time like this! I need to keep training if I ever want to beat Sasuke!"
During the next few hours, he packed up and began his walk to Konoha. On his way, he passed by the same lake he saw the beautiful girl and suddenly, an image of the girl dancing flashed in his mind. Naruto closed his eyes and shook his head, vaguely wondering why he couldn't get her out of his mind.
"Just who is that girl and why did she sound like Hinata?"
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-Meanwhile at another location-
Hinata ran behind a tree and snuck inside the Hyuuga compound, before sneaking inside her house and into her room. She was careful to avoid unwanted attention, and once inside the safe solitude of her room, she collapsed on her bed and took a deep breath. Her heart beat rapidly against her chest, and her face was flushed and red; not because she was exhausted from training, but from sheer embarrassment. Once again, Naruto had seen her.
"I just found a new lake where I can train and Naruto-kun shows up AGAIN. How did he find out about that lake?"
Hinata glanced outside the window and observed the horizon, watching as the sun began to rise in the morning sky.
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-Back to Naruto-
When Naruto finally reached the gates to Konoha, the image of the girl in the lake surfaced in his mind. In a daze, he made his way back to his apartment, his mind too clouded with trying to figure out who the girl was, that he didn't even bother to stop by Ichiraku Ramen.
When he finally reached his house, he made himself some instant ramen, still pondering about who she was.
Glancing out the window and watching the sun rise, one single thought remained.
"Who are you...?"
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Author's Notes: I would like to thank LadyAzura and DarkHope (at least for trying) for helping proofread and edit some of the parts of the story.
Please leave comments because this is my first Fanfic and I want to please as many people as I can because I too see the potential of NaruHina happening. I'll update chapter 2 within a few days.
Keep the NaruHina faith alive!