Living on–chapter 1

Disclaimer: MASASHI KISHOMOTO OWNS NARUTO AND ALL OTHER CHARACTERS, NOT ME

This is my first story that's not a dialogue so sorry if its bad


Naruto had just come out from ichiraku and was finding himself walk down to the training grounds where he, sasuke and sakura had become genin. He walked to the memorable stone which had engraved the names of those who had died protecting konoha. He crunched down in front of the stone and traced the names on there with his fingers. He heard a voice behind him.

"Naruto?" said the voice

Naruto turned around to be faced with his sensei; kakashi. Kakashi looked worried by seeing Naruto here by himself, crunched down and tracing the names of the people who had fallen in battle.

"I was…just…"

"Thinking?" asked kakashi

Naruto nodded. Kakashi went beside Naruto and looked down at the engraved stone.

"Whatever you're thinking about has gotten you sad and konoha's hero shouldn't be sad. What's wrong? "

"I just…well…erm…" Naruto was blushing by now. Kakashi had an amused look on his face

"Girl trouble?" asked kakashi

Naruto nodded, while he turned the darkest shade of red anyone had seen him produce.

"I don't really understand how you're having girl trouble; I think you have a LOT of fan girls"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head embarrassed

"She err…isn't part of that group…"

Kakashi started thinking and came to a conclusion

"is it sakura?"

"No, I love her but more like a sister"

Kakashi smiled and nodded

"Then is it…Tenten?"

Naruto shook his head

"ino?"

Naruto shook his head…again

"Hinata?"

Naruto blushed even more and nodded while kakashi just got even got more amused

"You like her?"

Naruto nodded

"Do you like her or…love her?"

"I love her"

Kakashi smiled and nodded

"Then go tell her" said kakashi

"Now?"

"No, now you need to go see tsunade-sama"

"Baa-chan? What does SHE want? I thought I would get some holidays or something… "

"Don't know, you're going to have to ask her, I was just sent to come and fetch you" said kakashi pulling out his 'make out tactics' book

"Fine!" said Naruto while he left

Naruto arrived at the hokage tower to see tsunade sitting at her desk with a pile of paper work

"baa-chan, you called?" asked Naruto

"Yes and….STOP CALLING ME OLD!

"Whatever"

"Anyway, I have mission for you" said tsunade

"What is it?"

"It's a A-ranked mission, you'll be away for 2-3 years depending how it goes"

"2-3 YEARS?" asked an outraged Naruto

"Yes, it's important that you go and train for these years to control the kyubi"

Naruto looked down

"ok, I'll take" he said quietly

She nodded

"Here's the information for your mission. Oh and Naruto?"

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry…don't tell no one"

"Its ok" said Naruto as he walked out.

Clutching the scroll with tears in his eyes he left to go pack for the next 2 or 3 years. The worst part would be that he wouldn't be able to tell hinata how he felt and when he came back she would most probably have moved on.


TIME SKIP - 3 YEARS


The gate to konoha was opened; it was a boring, sunny day when Naruto finally reached konohagakure no sato. His hair was much like his father's hair but a bit shorter, he wore an opened jacket identical to the one he wore and, under his jacket he wore a black t-shirt with an orange swirl in the middle. Instead of orange ninja trousers he now wore dark blue trousers with his holster and everything. He had a sword strapped on his back along with some scrolls. His head band was still black and long.

He went to the desk at the gate and signed in after that he went to the hokage tower while hearing comments like "is that the fourth?" and "he's really handsome, don't you think?"

He went into the corridor that held tsunade's office and saw hinata with kuranai-sensei, he pretended he didn't see them to see hinata's expression to when she saw him.

"Naruto-kun is that you?" said a feminine voice

He turned and was face to face with hinata and kuranai

"Yeah, long time no see hinata-chan, kurani-sensei"

He watched hinata's face as tears began to drip. He held her arms

"What's wrong?" asked a really worried Naruto

"Th-three y-years…its b-been 3 years s-since we k-knew if you were a-alive or not…"

Naruto hugged her

"I'm sorry! I thought baa-chan would have told you…"

"Tsunade-sama never told us were you were, if you were alive or not" said kuranai

"Where were you?" asked a now calmer hinata

Naruto let go of her and looked towards the office door

"I…can't say right now OK?"

Hinata nodded

The office door opened and some ninjas came out and walked off

"Naruto get your butt in here right now!" said tsunade

"I'll see you later, bye" told Naruto to hinata and kuranai

They nodded and he went inside. Tsunade took out some papers

"My, you like a lot like Minato-kun" said Tsunade

Naruto scratched the back of his head and grinned

"Anyway" continued Tsunade "how did you mission go?"

"Its done"

Tsunade nodded and handed him pieces of paper and a key

"This is your parents and jiraya's will for you. You are officially one of the richest clan in konoha"

"Clan?" asked Naruto

"The namikaze clan"

"Oh yeah!" said Naruto with his fists in the air. He suddenly turned serious "baa-chan why didn't you tell my friends that I was a live?"

"Because I didn't know. I only knew you were coming back when you sent me that message"

"Ok" said Naruto

"Oh yeah, you will be fighting against kakashi tomorrow, no holding back"

He nodded

"I'll see you later then!" he ran out the door and all the way through town till he stopped out side ichiraku were hinata was talking to shino who left a minute before Naruto reached them

"hinata-chaaaaan wait up!" said Naruto causing hinata to turn around to face him

"Hello Naruto-kun"

"Hello, erm…would you like to have ramen with me…?"

There was a pause during which hinata just stared at his face

"I understand if-"started saying Naruto but was immediately cut off by hinata's voice

"Oh! Of course I'll have ramen with you Naruto-kun!"

They both went in and placed their orders

"So what have you been up to since I was gone?" asked Naruto

"Well, I advanced to jonin"

"Cool! I'm still a genin though….anyway, you're the hyuga heiress aren't you? When are you becoming the leader?"

Hinata looked down at her bowl of ramen in shame

"Soon but father said I had to be married to a hyuga before I can be leader"

"Oh….wait! You HAVE TO be married to a hyuga?"

"Yes, but he says I can only marry someone of my choosing if he is powerful enough as in both ways…" said hinata softly

"do you have someone in mind?" said Naruto just as softly

Hinata blushed and looked at his face; their eyes met

"Yes" said hinata still dazzled by his deep blue eyes

"Who?" he asked

"You…" she finally admitted, their faces moved closer but still not touching

"Me?" he asked just to be sure in a soft voice

"Yes, you" their noises touched and then their lips finally connected


There you go! I thought that was a nice place to leave it.

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