"Come in, Hinata." Tsunade said simply when she took notice of the girl. Hinata nodded and entered the room, slowly closing the door behind her and walking over to stand beside Naruto.

Her heart was racing and blood began to rush to her face.

'What's going on?! Why is Naruto-kun here? Why are we the only two here besides Tsunade-sama? Do we have a mission together?' Hinata felt as if her mind was going to explode as her curiosity only grew by the second.

"A-Ano...Tsunade-sama...I apologize if I was a little late. B-But, may I ask why you have requested my presence?" Hinata asked in a polite tone, remembering how an ANBU member had told her to come to Tsunade's office just a few minutes ago.

"Of course, I will explain everything now. As I have already told Naruto, you will be going on an S-Class mission," Tsunade stated, causing Hinata's mouth to open slightly in shock. She had never been on an S-Class mission before and she never thought that she would be skilled enough to actually go on one. "Now, a precious scroll has just recently been stolen from our village. We know which village has stolen it- it was Suchigakure, the village hidden by steam. This village is rather small and not commonly known, so I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't heard about it. Therefore, I will tell you some basic information on it. Suchigakure is a popular destination- for honeymoons. There are many hotels and hot springs there, perfect for newlyweds. Without disguising yourselves as such, someone will quickly figure out what your true intentions are. So, you two will be going into the village as newlyweds!"

Hinata's faced turned red in a matter of seconds. She began to feel hot and dizzy.

'Married...to Naruto-kun?' She thought, almost unable to comprehend the words Tsunade had spoken. She managed to keep herself conscious for the moment as passing out would be extremely embarrassing in front of the Hokage.

"Man...I wish I could have been paired up with Sakura-chan!" Naruto commented rather obnoxiously, earning himself a glare from Tsunade.

Hinata broke out of her little trance when he spoke, and felt as if a thousand knives were thrusted through her chest. 'I guess...I'll never be good enough for him.' She thought as a layer of sadness glazed over her lavender eyes.

Naruto noticed that a depressing aura had begun to fill the room and he tilted his head slightly. "What?" He asked, glancing back and forth at the two women in the room.

"Nothing," Tsunade sighed irritably at his cluelessness. "Well, I'll expect you two to leave within the hour. Here is a map of the village, and I circled where I think the scroll should be located. You are dismissed." Tsunade told them, placing a map in Hinata's hands, feeling that she could trust Hinata more with it. "Alright, baa-chan. I'll see ya when I get back! Hm...meet me at the village gates in thirty minutes, Hinata!" Naruto gave them his signature grin before jumping out the window.

"H-Have a nice day, Tsunade-sama." Hinata said, bowing respectfully and turning to leave.

"Hinata, wait," Tsunade ordered, giving the dark-haired girl a stern look. Hinata faced Tsunade again and gave her a questioning look.

"Well...don't take anything Naruto says too seriously. He's a dumb kid and he doesn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything."

Hinata smiled softly at her words, "Alright. T-Thank you, Tsunade-sama." Hinata said in an appreciative voice before finally leaving and heading back to the Hyuga compound to pack up. Her mind still wavered on the mission and her cheeks were still dusted red.

'This could be the perfect opportunity to get closer to Naruto-kun! Well, we will be pretending to be married and all, but I'll have to show him that I am just as good as Sakura-san! I'll just have to try to keep calm and not freak out...too much. This is a mission, after all!'