Finally speaking out

Chapter one

Hinata laid alone on her bed, thinking about the number one, hyperactive, knucklehead ninja, Naruto Uzamaki. "Why did he have to leave, leave of us, and me. Well, he never even thought about me, I should forget him right. But still." She looked down from her bed and could see Naruto's silly figure in her mind. It was right before a tear fell down her face when she heard a deep voice. "Alone again Hinata."

Hinata looked up and saw her cousin Neji looking at her from the doorway. "Oh, N-neji. When did y-you get here." She said, wiping her tear away. "Well," he starting, walking to her. "You seem more like the one that needs that question. You should be with your team." "But you…" she was cut short by Neji. "I am, my team is waiting for me outside. I needed to come here to tell your dad something."

He turned around and was about to walk out when he spoke again. "I'm feeling nice, here's some advice. Go after Naruto." "But Neji!" but just like he was suddenly there, he was suddenly gone. "Well, maybe he is right, but what can I do?" she thought about it all night, but never came up with a solution.

The next morning Hinata was assigned a mission. "Tsunade, what is it?" she asked as she hurried into the hokage's office. "Hinata, I need you to find Naruto, I believe you know him." Then out of nowhere, Tsunade winked, making Hinata blush. She almost couldn't believe it, she hadn't seen Naruto since he went in search of Sasuke after the chunin exam part three.

" You will have a partner with you, Sakura! Come on, you can come in now." Sakura soon came in from behind Hinata, scaring her. "Why her, not that she isn't bad, it's, never mind." This is horrible, Naruto likes Sakura, if she comes, and he might try to go out with her and not me. Thought Hinata. "Sakura will be going because she is Naruto's teammate. Are you okay with that Hinata? Hinata!" "Oh sorry, I wasn't listening for a second."

"Okay, well, you start today. Still okay Hinata-chan?" "Yes."

At a restaurant

When Hinata and Sakura left the office, they decided to grab a bite to eat to talk about the mission. "So Hinata, are you ready. I hear Sasuke is going after his brother who is very dangerous. Naruto might be with him? Are you okay with that if it comes to it?" "Yes, I'll try to be strong." "You will be." Sakura smiled, so did Hinata.

"Hey Sakura-chan?" "Yes." Replied Sakura taking a bite of her food. "Well, uh, don't you think, that if N-naruto is with Sasuke, we can bring him back as well? Isn't he a missing nin?" "Yes, very smart. Why didn't I think of that." "Why are you j-jumpy about it? You love Sasuke, d-don't you?" "Well, not anymore." Uh-oh! If she doesn't like Sasuke, she might like Naruto. Thought Hinata.

At home (Hinata)

"This stinks!" "What does?" Asked Hinata'sfather overhearing her in her room. "Oh, nothing." Once her father left, Hinata covered her head in her pillow and wanted to scream, but this was not her, not the way she acted.