It had only been five years since the village was able to repair itself after Naruto and Sasuke had their final fight to protect and destroy their forgotten home. The years hadn't aged Hinata physical but the years shown through her eyes that seemed to fade into an even more opaque purple, the wait of her rash choice weighed heavily on her shoulders.
"Naruto, I still don't understand why we have to have another couch in the back yard. You have two in the living room and another one in your room."
Naruto was still animated as ever, even living in the seclusion of the woods.
"Where do you even find all these? We're ten miles outside of town."
Hinata massage her temple, knowing regardless of what she said he would do what he wanted.
"I thought it might be nice to sit outside, we can even watch Sasuke garden from here."
Naruto gave the three seater couch a final shove into the position he wanted on the back deck before sitting down on it.
"I thought you didn't like to watch Sasuke garden because he smokes while he does."
"He's got no right to be upset over that. He smokes while he goes on midnight walks a assumes we can't smell it on him later."
Sasuke leaned against the door jam and looked out at Naruto sitting on the couch, getting an eye full of an angry look. They still fought every now and then but it was more over small things, never turning into physical altercations like they did as children.
"That's also when he runs around and brings home everything he finds, like four couches."
Sasuke shook his head but ended up sitting on the couch with Naruto anyway, even stroking the blonds hair when he placed his head in his lap.
"Why do you always have to share my secrets Sasuke? You take the fun out of everything."
Naruto tried to pout but couldn't while Sasuke pet his head, the one thing that could always soothe him.
"Please you two, try to get along while I'm away. I have to go back in town for a couple hours to get us more food. I don't want to come home to all the furniture pushed into the living room again so Naruto can build forts."
Hinata tried to be stern but there was a smile on her face still. She couldn't be mad at Naruto even if he tried, even if she wasn't in love with him, he still only had the mind set of a child because of her and it was something she had learned to live with until she could find a way to help them get back what she took away.
Hinata kissed them both on the cheek before she grabbed her bag and started to bike into town. Out in the woods they had lived together ever since their last fight five years ago. Sasuke had come back to Konoha with the intention of demolishing every thing. Naruto had tried to face him alone and bare the burden but Hinata couldn't stand by and watch. She stepped him to try and help but ended up hurting them both, Sasuke on purpose and Naruto on accident. They both had been hit with a gentle fist blow to the back of the head that caused them to loose their memories. Naruto woke up after a week but had the mind of a child again, unable to remember anything past the age of 12. Sasuke's injuries were far more extensive, his whole memory was gone, he still had flashes of emotions and thoughts; aware of the bond he had with Naruto but not why, the town he was supposed to call him, his family being gone. The understanding of how and why for him had all left his mind blank. Hinata took personal responsibility for what happened to them and had been taking care of them since, away from the town where they wouldn't be able to cause any further damage.
Surprisingly enough, Naruto was the only one that complained at all, mostly because he wouldn't be able to eat at Ichiraku's anymore. After a few weeks and they were settle in he quieted down about it but his behavior had started to become strange. He would have long periods of bouncing off the walls from happiness then have days were he wouldn't leave his room, the only answer she would ever give him was that he was too tired to move around. It was strange to see Naruto affected by depression where Sasuke was able to cope. They both took up smoking, as much as Naruto tried to deny it, and several other hobbies to help clear their minds. Sasuke had a garden in the back that helped with a food supply and Naruto took long walks at night, bringing back with him anything he found interesting, and meditation.
Hinata still felt guilty, even if they had found a peaceful existence together, about how they had to live. She felt as if she took away any chance of a future that they would be able to have and it killed her.