Valentine Day had finally come to the village of Konoha. There stood Hinata Hyuuga, right outside the door of Naruto's room, a box of homemade chocolates in her hands. Ready to face Naruto with her true feelings, she reached for the doorbell.

Naruto and Sasuke walked out of the Hokage's office, both looking rather exhausted.

"Naruto, I can't believe you screwed up such a simple mission." Sasuke said facing the blonde haired orange jump suited boy. " We had it in the bag, at least until you threw that kunai with the paper bomb on it. Because of you, we lost the target."

"Oh shut up already. Don't you think I feel bad enough as it is?" Naruto crossed his arms and stared at the ground as they walked.

"Oh well. At least Tsunade wasn't too bent out of shape over it. But still, I can't believe that happened. I didn't spend 3 years at Orochimaru's to make stupid mistakes like that."

Sasuke had returned to Konoha a year and a half earlier, but almost didn't since the people saw him as a traitor for leaving the village for Orochimaru. Tsunade had forgiven him though, and he was allowed to come back, but people still stared at him everywhere he went. Since then, he had advanced to the Jonin level along with Naruto, who was now one of his closest friends.

"Oh well. Nothing can be done about it now, so let's just head home." Naruto said as his stomach growled. "Hmm, sounds like its ramen time."

"Naruto, how do you survive on noodles alone?" Sasuke said with a laugh. Hey started talking after that, and their conversation carried into town, where they saw something odd.

"Hey, aren't there an awful lot of couples walking around today?" Naruto said as he looked around. There were couples walking up and down the Konoha streets, some with bouquets, and others walking arm in arm with their heads on their partner's shoulders.

"Yeah, you're right. There are a lot of them." Sasuke said. Suddenly, a thought struck him like a kunai to the forehead. "Naruto, what's the date today? We've been out of the village for a few days, so I haven't been keeping track."

"Well then, how the hell should I know?" Naruto said a little angrily. They may have been best friends, but they still got on each other's nerves sometimes." Hey, there's a calendar." The two of them walked over to it and took a look.

" Oh great. That's just what I need on my first day off in a while." Sasuke said, with that familiar somber attitude of his.

"What, what's wrong?" Naruto said, not getting what was being said.

"It's Valentine's Day you dope. I'm going to get back to my house, and I'll be swarmed by admirers. They just don't seem to get that I like Sakura." Since his return, Sasuke had also developed feelings for his rose haired teammate. He had also told her how he felt, and things had been going steady with them ever since. Many girls still couldn't believe that he had chosen Sakura. He looked over at Naruto, who looked a little down. "Hey what's up?"

"Oh it's nothing," Naruto said. This was a lie of course. Naruto had like Sakura for a long time, but he knew once she got together with Sasuke that his chances with her had gone down the drain. "Hey, I'm gonna get going." He started to walk off.

"Alright then. I'll see you later." Sasuke said, after which he jumped onto the nearest roof and jumped off toward the main Uchiha house. Naruto, though, stayed on the ground, silently walking toward home with many thoughts flowing through his head.

"Man, Valentine's Day, and I'm by myself. That's just bad. Even Sasuke has a girlfriend, and he used to be the most emotionless person in the village." This one thought came back to the front of his mind many times as he walked toward his place, staring at the ground as he went. He was a little jealous of the fact, but he accepted it. He was so caught up in is thoughts that he almost walked past the building where he lived. When he got to his room, something caught his eye. His mailbox was open, and something was sitting inside.

"What the heck? That's weird. Nobody I know sends me mail." He reached inside and pulled out the little package. A note was attached to the package. Naruto pulled it off, and opened it to see what it said. The note read "Happy Valentines Day Naruto." Just that. No name, no address, just the short message.

"Hmm. Wonder who it's from?" Naruto thought as he unwrapped the little package. A small box was in it. Naruto took off the lid, and was greeted by the sweet smell of chocolate. Small, flower shaped chocolates sat arranged around a small chocolate heart that set in the middle of the box.

"Someone sent me Valentine's chocolates…" Naruto thought in disbelief. He stood there in the hall for a while, absorbing this fact.

At a small Konoha café, Sakura and Sasuke sat at a table outside. Both of them had a cup of coffee at their place. However, both cups were still full, even though they had been there for a while. The two of them were caught up in the conversation that they had started when they got there.

"So he screwed it up that badly?" Sakura said, trying to sound surprised, even though she wasn't.

"Yeah he screwed up that badly," Sasuke said in an exasperated voice. "You know, sometimes I wonder why I'm friends with Naruto. He's still a bit of a screw up, even though he's a Jonin."

"He's just like Kakashi, at least the perverted clumsy side of him," Sakura said with a giggle.

"Where is Kakashi anyway?" Sasuke asked. " He said he wanted to talk when we got back.

"Last time I saw him was earlier, before you came to get me. He was walking down the street, with Anko holding onto his left arm and leaning on him."

Sasuke had just decided to take a drink at this time, but because of what she said, he nearly choked on his coffee. Coughing he said, "Well, that's unexpected." Suddenly, he got a chill up the back of his neck. "Sakura, I suggest you pick up your coffee, now." She looked at him for a second then picked up her cup. As she got the cup over her lap, Naruto landed on the table, out of breath and looking exhausted. The table couldn't take the force that he landed with, and without warning it collapsed under him.

"What are you doing, you idiot?" Sasuke asked taking a sip of his coffee.

Naruto was still getting up, and was about to say something, at least before Sakura punched him over the head, and, in a rather angry tone, said "NARUTO!!!!"

"Ow! What was that for?" Naruto asked as he rubbed the spot where she hit him.

"IT'S FOR DROPPING IN LIKE AN IDIOT!!!" Sakura yelled. They were starting to cause a scene, because many people were staring at them.

Sasuke quickly noticed the problem and said, "Maybe we should take this somewhere else." He set his coffee cup on the shattered remains of the table on the ground and left. Sakura and Naruto followed closely behind him. Once they were around the nearest corner, and out of sight Sasuke asked, "All right, what's going on?" He sounded annoyed.

"It's about this," Naruto said holding up the note he had gotten earlier.

Both Sasuke and Sakura looked over the note, and Sakura said, " What about it?"

"I was hoping one of you would know who wrote it." Naruto said.

"Why, did you get Valentine's chocolates?" Sasuke said jokingly. He knew Naruto never got any, but Naruto turned red at the remark and looked at the ground. Sasuke felt like he'd been slapped. "You got Valentine's chocolate!?" Sakura looked like she was in shock at the remark.

"Yeah, and good ones too. Here, try one," Naruto said holding up the box of chocolate flowers. Sasuke took one and so did Sakura. Both took a small bite, and they were met by a smooth, creamy taste that made their taste buds dance.

"Mmm. That's delicious," Sakura said as she finished her piece. " It tastes like it's homemade too."

"Really?" Naruto said, not the least bit surprised.

"Really." Sasuke said. "I've never had store bought chocolate that tasted that good."

" I kind of figured," Naruto said angrily. "So do you know who wrote the note or not?" He sounded a little impatient.

"No, sorry." Sasuke said.

Naruto slumped a little and said, " Thanks anyway. I'll see you guys later." With that, he jumped onto the nearest roof and took off.

"How likely do you think it is that he will search the entire village for the person who wrote that note?" Sakura said as she watched him go.

" I would have to say that it is very likely," Sasuke said.

Sure enough, from the time he met with Sasuke and Sakura to sunset, Naruto ran around the entire village trying to find somebody who could identify the author of the note. By the time he finished, he was so tired that he wanted to drop, and was so hungry that he thought he was going to die. He walked into the ramen shop and sat down, thankful to be off his feet.

"What can I get you," The cook behind the counter said.

"One order of ramen with barbequed pork," Naruto said putting his head down.

"Naruto, is that you?" a voice said on his right. It was Lee. Naruto had sat down next to Lee, Tenten, and Neji, but had been so tired that he hadn't noticed them.

"Oh, hey you guys," Naruto said sitting up.

"Man, what happened to you?" Tenten asked through a mouthful of noodles. "You look like you've been sent through a tornado."

"I've been running around all day, searching for something," he said, setting his head down in his arms.

"What the heck is so important that you would search for it all day?" Lee said going back to his bowl of noodles. Naruto held up the note to show it to them, but he kept his head on the counter. Lee took the note and looked it over. "Oh, I see. You want to find the person who wrote this note."

"Well no duh," Naruto said in an annoyed tone. "Wouldn't you what to find out who gave you a box of Valentines chocolates?"

"Let me see that," Tenten said, ripping the note out of Lee's hands. When she finished inspecting the note, she said, "You think they would at least leave their name for you, unless of course it's a prank."

Neji decided to speak up for the first time since Naruto arrived. "I don't think it's a prank. May I take a look at that note?" Tenten gave him the note. Taking only a short glance, he said, "I thought so. This note was written by Lady Hinata."

"Hinata?!" Naruto said, jerking up and looking at Neji. "Are you sure about that? She doesn't seem like the type to-."

"I assure you Naruto, it was definitely her. I could never mistake her handwriting."

"Well, there you go Naruto. Problem solved and answered. Now for some water." Lee said reaching for a glass of clear liquid.

"Wait Lee, don't!!! That's not water! It's-." Too late. The sake was down his throat before Tenten could say another word. He slumped in his seat, then jumped up and started trashing the place, completely drunk. Neji and Tenten went to stop him, but Naruto stayed in his seat.

"Hinata gave me those chocolates." The thought echoed in his mind, over and over again. He wasn't sure what he should do. He liked Hinata as a friend, but thoughts of love had never occurred to him. Did he like Hinata like that? Does she really like him? Questions pounded into his mind like raindrops from a thunderstorm. Completely forgetting about his ramen, he left the shop in a daze, arriving at home before he even realized it. As he got ready for bed, the same question popped into his head over and over again. Did he like Hinata as more than a friend? Before he drifted off to sleep, he thought to himself, "I've got to figure this out." As he drifted into sleep, Kyuubi stirred in him, also wondering about the answer to that question.