Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. (I wish) Don't bother sueing me cuz I got no money xD

A/N: Alright, I'll admit it I'm new to the fanfic thing (and writing thing lol...)! But I just read these two amazing NaruHina fanfictions (Two Halves, and Team 8 which you have to read by the way) and was inspired! And I love the Naruto and Hinata couple i think the are so kawaii together xD. So heres my first fic, enjoy! Please! lol...


If You Were Falling Chapter 1- Bye-Bye Konoha

Hinata ran through the forest, at a speed only a Hyuuga could match. The feeling of freedom spread over her freezing body, freedom was the only thing she could feel right now. She was finally away, from her father, and the disappointed glares of the head family. She was away from the faces that told her she was worthless, she wasn't under any rules, or under a controlling regimen, she was free.

Hinata knew she would return back home, she always did, and she knew she always would. She had run away at least five times this month, but she would always return before anyone knew she was gone. But for now she would enjoy the freedom, she would enjoy the excitement of the unknown waiting for her.

At last she reached her destination, she looked below her at the beautiful town of Konoha, and then towards the Hyuuga complex. Tears began to streak down her face, how could something so gorgeous cause her so much pain? She had the urge to shout out something, she didn't know what to shout but anything was fine, just to get this horrible pain out of her.

"YAMETE! (STOP!)" she shouted, not knowing the reason.

She fell to her knees now sobbing horribly, why was she so weak? Why was she so worthless? Her father was right, she wasn't going to be a proper heir.

"I'm not going back, not this time! I'm… not… going…" she didn't finish her sentence, and instead continued crying.

Hinata took out a kunai and just began stabbing the rock she sat on. She was weak; of course she would go back! She couldn't stay away from her soft bed, her closet full of clothes, and her kitchen full of food.

You were always weak Hinata, and always will be…

Remembering her father's words made her even more upset. She hit the rock harder, yet it refused to show any signs of cracking. Suddenly she threw the kunai at a nearby tree.

"Neji, go home… Why do you always insist on following me?" she asked the shadow.


Naruto was walking up the mountain, to the usual area he sat; the rock that overlooked the town of Konaha. Tomorrow he would be leaving Konaha, for three years! Tsunade had assigned him a classified mission, and though he was happy that he was chosen, he was still going to miss Konoha. He would miss all his friends, like Shikamaru, Choji, Lee, and though he hated to admit he would miss Neji and Kiba as well. He would also miss Ero-sennin and Tsunade baa-chan. But most of all he would miss Sakura, his long time crush.

But Naruto felt as if he was forgetting someone… Oh well he or she couldn't be important if he forgot about them. He got to his rock but he saw someone there, standing on it and looking down at the town. He turned around to leave, since he didn't know this person, she was obviously apart of the village; and everyone in the village hated him.

"YAMETE! (STOP!)" Naruto heard the person yell, for a second he thought the voice was speaking to him so he froze. When the voice started to cry, he knew it wasn't.

Naruto peeked over from the tree he was behind; it definitely wasn't anyone he knew. This person was wearing a pink kimono, which went up to their knees. Maybe Sakura… No it couldn't be this person had short black hair.

"I'm not going back, not this time! I'm… not… going…" the voice stopped before finishing its sentence. Whoever they were was stabbing at the rock with a kunai, and looked extremely saddened. He was about to go comfort the person, but then remembered they would probably be mad and tell him to go away.

He was going to leave once more until he noticed something, her hair! Where had he seen her hair before?

Hinata?

Naruto slapped himself in the forehead, not only had he forgot her but he didn't notice who she was until now! Hinata was a weird person, and Naruto didn't know her to well but he didn't like to see anyone hurt, especially someone as nice as her!

Suddenly a kunai was thrown an inch away from his face, most likely a reaction to him slapping himself. He didn't blame her for suspecting he was a bad guy of some sort after all it was almost mid night.

"Neji, go home… Why do you always insist on following me?" she asked him.

Phew, she thought he was Neji, he was home free! But something stopped him from leaving instead he stayed, still behind the tree, and watched.

"Neji… Please… Just go home… I… Will… Just go!" Hinata said as roughly as she could, although with all the stuttering it was pretty hard to be afraid of her.

Hinata started to sob again, uncontrollably shaking, she looked so wounded! What had happened to her?

Naruto finally shoved away his thoughts of leaving the poor girl alone, and stepped out from the shadows. "Hinata?" Naruto asked the distressed figure.


Hinata froze, letting her sobs softly fade away, this was not Neji. She quickly turned around to see her favourite blonde shinobi standing in the dark beside the tree she threw her kunai at.

Oh… NO! Did he see me? Did he hear me? How long was he here??

A million thoughts rushed through her head at once, she was a mess, and for him to see her like this was horrible!

"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata managed to sputter out, though she was still on her knees.

"Yeah… Umm… Are you okay?" Naruto asked softly walking closer to Hinata.

"How... Were… Did…?" Hinata didn't know what to ask him she just sat there, staring in disbelief.

Tears began to fill her eyes as she started to weep once more. Naruto had no idea what to do, he had never witnessed a girl, other than Sakura crying. He knelt down beside her and patted her back, which seemed to be what she needed.

"Hey… Don't worry! Whatever it is it will be okay…" Naruto said reassuringly, but that only seemed to make it worse.

He gently wrapped his arms around her, he felt Hinata go stiff as he did so, but soon she wrapped her arms around him as well.


"So, you understand why I need you, Yuri?" asked Tsunade crossing her arms over her chest.

She was sitting behind her giant table and was looking a women straight in the eye. The woman had short blonde hair tied into pig tails, she was wearing a black short sleeved shirt along with a black mini skirt. Fish net tights reached up to her elbows and to her knees.

"Of course Tsunade-sama!" said the young woman sitting in front of her now nodding in agreement. "So what's her name?" she asked.

"Well… his name is Naruto Uzamaki…" said Tsunade now a little worried.

"Wait, a male? You know I don't do males. I don't know how! The jutsus you expect me to teach him are much better for the female form… Unless you want him?" Yuri was now very upset.

Tsunade knew that Yuri couldn't teach him the female style of the jutsu that her family had been doing for generations. First of all, she wasn't supposed to teach it to outsiders at all, and she was willing to do so for her old sensei. But teaching a male, female forms? She was just pushing it. She wanted her to get someone, who she barely spoke to, and convince him to teach some strange little kid killer moves?

"Yes, I want him to teach it Yuri." Tsunade said nodding.

"Tsunade-sama! You know I can't do that, he and I... don't… we do not speak!" Yuri said standing up and slamming her hands on the table in front of her.

This caused all the papers on the table to fly up and scatter over the office. In the blink of an eye Yuri and grabbed all the flying papers.

"Gomen nasai (I'm sorry) Tsunade-sama, but I cannot do what you ask of me…" Yuri made a polite bow and put the papers she just caught on the table.

"Tasukete Kudasai(Please!), Yuri, I need you!" Tsunade was now almost begging Yuri.

"At least… Think about it?" she asked, hoping something would convince her.

Due to Yuri's kind heart, she would do anything for a friend, or for a former teacher. She was one of the kindest person Tsunade had met, and one of the strongest. Her clan's famous jutsu was amazing, and it suited Naruto perfectly, Tsunade was sure that if he was to learn this form then he would be able to get much better chakra control and become a better ninja. However there was one small issue, there was a female form and a male form of this jutsu and Yuri only knew the female form…

"Tsunade-sama you have to understand… I cannot and he will not…" Yuri was now about to leave to office.

"Tasukete Kudasai Yuri!" Tsunade was now literally begging her, it broke Yuri's heart to see her former teacher like this.

"I'll… think… about it" Yuri said stepping out of the room.

"Arigato Yuri-chan" Tsunade said right before she shut the door. Tsunade started to rub her temples; this was going to be a stressful day.


Naruto was waiting at the front gates of Konaha for the person he was supposed to be training with. Why wasn't he here yet? And he had left Hinata alone for this? Naruto remembered how Hinata had fallen asleep and he had to leave her alone. He felt horrible for leaving her there, but Tsunade told him not to be late for this mission.

At least she won't be cold

Naruto had made sure that she would be warm by wrapping his coat around her. He sighed, this trainer was later than Kakashi!

Damn it! I'm leaving!

Naruto decided that since this trainer was making him wait so long, he could leave this meeting area to go check on Hinata. So he climbed up the mountain to the rock that overlooked Konaha. However when he reached the rock, she was gone!

Oh shit! Did she fall off? I'm so stupid I should have took her home!


Yuri walked down the lonely streets of Konaha thinking of the mission Tsunade wanted her to complete. She walked past a huge complex; she remembered what it was like living in Konaha surrounded by these giant clan houses. Then she noticed a little girl dressed in a pink kimono with an orange jacket over her shoulders. She seemed to be fighting with herself, deciding whether or not to enter through the gate.

"Hey! You need some help?" Yuri asked smiling and tapping the little girl's shoulder.

The girl turned around, neither fast nor slow, she had a tear stained face and her hair was a mess she clutched the orange coat as if it was her life. New tears brimmed her eyes.

"You okay?" Yuri asked again, poor girl…

"I… W-Who are y-you?" the girl asked now wiping away the tears and trying to stand tall.

"I'm Yuri Orimaru! And you?" Yuri asked tilting her head to the right and smiling as sweetly as she could.

"I am… H-Hinata Hyu-…" she said it sounded as if each word she said was killing her.

"Well, Hinata you seem upset! Is there anything wrong?" Yuri asked, even though she never knew the girl she felt as if she needed to help her. This girl had something special about her…

"I… am" she then burst into tears, boy this kid cries a lot… "WEAK!" she then shouted.

"Hey now, who said you were weak?" Yuri asked the little girl who was now on her knees crying, Yuri knelt down in front of her.

"F-Father" Hinata said, her arms still clutched Naruto's jacket. She felt as if she could open up to this stranger, but her instincts told her she could do many things, and they were wrong.

"Well, guess you just have to prove 'em wrong don't cha?" Yuri said smiling and putting her hand on Hinata's shoulder.


­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­"Tsunade obaachan! I was waiting for 2 hours!" Naruto exclaimed slamming his fist onto her table. The papers on the desk flew up and around the room.

"I know Naruto… Just wait a bit longer!" Tsunade barked at him.

"What do you mean wait? You know I have other things to do!" Naruto said.

"Just wait, brat!" Tsunade shouted at Naruto standing up and now slamming both her palms on her table causing even more papers to fly about.

Naruto was about to retaliate with an insult but was interrupted when he heard a soft voice though the door.

"Tsunade-sama, may I come in?" it asked politely, the person opened the door anyway.

"Yuri-chan, I see you've decided?" Tsunade said politely. In contrast to the way she had just shouted at Naruto.

"Yup! I decided I'll help you out!" Yuri said winking and putting a finger in front of her face. "Oh but one condition!" she said.

"Anything!" Tsunade looked elated at the news that she had received.

"Well… You see I have someone else I want to take along. But her father doesn't exactly agree" Yuri said pulling out Hinata from behind her.

Hinata knew that she had to travel with someone other than Yuri but she had no idea who. Then when she was pulled out from behind Yuri's back she saw Naruto! This had to be a dream, traveling for three years training with Naruto? Were her eyes deceiving her?

"Hinata?" both Naruto and Tsunade said looking at the blushing girl. Tsunade swore she heard Hinata whisper Naruto's name trying to figure out whether or not he was real.

"Yup, oh I see you know her already! Well this is good! Then you can convince her father, no?" Yuri said happily as her hands which were rested on Hinata's shoulder quickly clapped together.

"Well…" Tsunade knew that her father would be a tough cookie to crack. She was about to deny bringing her on the trip until she saw Hinata's expectant face. "Fine…" Tsunade said sighing.

"Yatta! You hear that Hinata?" Yuri asked turning her new student around and smiling.

It sounded exactly like something Naruto would say. Hinata nodded and smiled, overjoyed at the thought of three years with Naruto.

Three years away from my clan, away from those disappointed glares, away from father!

Her thoughts were interrupted by Naruto's voice. "Hey… If Hinata can come how 'bout Sakura-chan to!" Naruto asked running up to Yuri.

Hinata's expression crumbled, maybe this wasn't a dream after all, and if so she hoped she would wake up.

"This is not some sort of vacation Naruto!" Tsunade said clenching her fists to her sides.

"Yeah, yeah, I know! But if Hinata can come then why can't Sakura-chan come?" Naruto asked Tsunade expectantly. Tsunade didn't answer, instead she looked over to Hinata. She looked as if her heart was broken in half.

"Well, because I have taken a liking to Hinata-chan. And I have no idea who this Sakura person is!" Yuri snapped at Naruto. Was she expected to teach this kid?

"Fine!" Naruto said looking down and crossing his arms over his chest. He mumbled something under his breath that most people would be able to hear.

"What did you say?" Yuri asked.

"Nothing!" Naruto retorted.

"A women is very well capable of teaching you know!" Yuri said to him as he flicked his forehead.

Naruto fell backwards "How did you hear that?" he asked.

"I don't know!" Yuri said she wasn't exactly going to tell him all her secrets 2 minutes after she met him.

"Now, Hinata you should get packed, no?" Yuri politely asked her. Hinata was now wearing her training uniform however she hadn't anticipated being accepted for this mission.

She simply nodded, half broken because of the fact Naruto would rather share those three years with Sakura. She left the room without saying a word and slammed the door behind her. Leaving Tsunade, Yuri, and Naruto with shocked expressions on there faces.

"Was it something I said?" Naruto asked clueless.


Hinata walked down the streets of Konaha following the familiar route to her house. The streets were now crowded with people going about their business. Someone bumped into her but Hinata kept walking without apologizing.

Hinata slid open the door to her room forcefully, causing some of the contents of her table to wobble. She took out one of her travel bags and opened it, randomly stuffing in articles of clothing.

He likes Sakura… He likes Sakura… What's so special about her?

Realizing what she just thought Hinata sighed. Sakura never did anything to her, in fact she was very kind! She shouldn't be thinking this way of anyone, especially if they were nice.

It's not Sakura's fault Naruto likes her… And it's not Naruto's fault he likes her...

Hinata hated the fact of where her thoughts were taking her, they seemed to be travelling in a downwards spiral. Hinata decided to take these thoughts out of her head, and look on the bright side! After all, is that not what Naruto did? She began to take out the clothes she stuffed in her bag and started to pick out things she would need.

Along with 4 pairs of training clothes Hinata packed the short pink kimono and a long blue one, folding them neatly. The short pink kimono was her mothers, it was her favourite one and apparently she wore it all the time. Therefore Hinata wore it every night, though her mother was now gone, she felt her presence whenever she did so.

Just then someone opened the door. "Hinata-sama I heard about your mission…" the voice said. She turned around to see her cousin standing in the doorway.

"I'll miss you" Hinata said smiling, it was true she would miss him. Though he wasn't exactly the best cousin in the world he was the only person she could talk to. He had also become much nicer after meeting Naruto.

Neji walked up to Hinata and smiled. "I'll miss you to…" he said still holding the smie he had on. Hinata was shocked Neji never smiled, he smirked, but this would definitely be a welcomed change. They didn't hug like most cousins would in that type of moment; Hinata was planning on using the next three years to warm up to her cousin, but she would do that when she came back.

"I suppose… I'll see you?" Hinata asked breaking the awkward silence.

"I suppose." Neji said getting up and waving goodbye with the back of his hand. Hinata sighed now I have to say bye to Kiba and Shino…

Hinata shifted uncomfortably as she saw her two team mates walking and talking. That's right you heard me, Kiba and Shino talking, Hinata knew they had already discovered about her special mission.

"OI! HINATA-CHAN!" she heard Kiba shout as he ran up to her.

Hinata started pushing her two index fingers together nervously.

"I heard about your mission…" Kiba said sounding upset. Hinata nodded as a couple tears brimmed her eyes. She was definitely crying a lot today.

"I'll miss you" Kiba said, Akamaru barking in agreement. Hinata smiled and petted the little dog.

"I'll miss you both so much!" she said as the tears finally over flowed.

"Aw, don't go all teary on me Hinata-chan" Kiba said hugging her.

"I know, I'm sorry" Hinata managed to squeak out in between sobs.

Shino finally arrived at the scene, observing his two team mates he decided not to further hurt Hinata.

"I'll miss you to Hinata" Shino said, he felt arms wrap around him.

"I'll miss you all so much!" Hinata blubbered out, ignoring the shocked face that had broken Shino's monotone mask.


"Oi! Ero-sennin!" shouted Yuri waving at her other former teacher.

"I told you brat—Yuri?" Jiraiya exclaimed seeing his former student standing in front of him. He had expected the voice to belong to Naruto.

"Yup! Long time no see!" Yuri said hopping up beside him. "I've decided to take on one of your students… Uzamaki Naruto."

"I see… Then you should know, I'll be checking up on him?" Jiraiya stated.

"Of course" Yuri chimed.


Naruto had arrived early to their meeting spot. Sakura hadn't believed him when he said he was going on a training trip for three years. Now he was extremely upset. He was hoping that because he was leaving for 3 years Sakura would have hugged him or something. Then again him making kissy faces at her didn't exactly help the situation.

"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata's soft voice asked him.

"Oh, hey Hinata!" Naruto said getting up and dusting off his pants. He wasn't the only one early.

Hinata nodded and smiled, Naruto thanked God that she was okay. He remembered the hurt look on her face when she had left Tsunade's office.

"Are you okay?" Hinata asked her long time crush.

"Of course! I am the future hokage!" Naruto piped as he sat back on the floor cross legged.

Hinata blushed and was about to ask him again to make sure, but then Yuri popped up in front of her.

"I see you two are early!" Yuri said sticking up her index finger, which to Hinata now seemed her trademark move.

Hinata nodded as Naruto stood up looking peeved. "Good, punctuality is an excellent trait for ninjas!" Yuri said nodding "Where'd the other one go?" Yuri said looking around, pretending she didn't notice Naruto standing in front of her.

"Hey I'm right here!" Naruto said jumping up and down.

Yuri giggled "Right let's go then?" she said patting Naruto's head.

Naruto hesitantly followed his new sensei grumbling on the way. Hinata looked back at Konaha and quickly ran up beside Yuri.

"Ano, where are we going Yuri-sama?" she asked tilting her head to the right.

"Yeah?? Where are we going? To a secret training gournd or maybe…" Naruto started listing all the most unlikely possibilities.

"You'll see!" Yuri said picking up the pace. She smiled as she saw the quizzical look on both Hinata's and Naruto's faces, they had no idea what was in store for them!


Alright first chapter done! I really really hope you like it! Please R & R (I think that mean Read and Review right?) it's good for the soul :D Well next chapter will be up soon whether you like it or not. Oh and critisism(sp?) is accepted! Please I am that desprete xD lol! Thank You to all who review 3