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White Water

"You're not folding it right Naruto!" shouted Kiba struggling to hold one of the tents into a tight bungle while Hinata slipped the tent bag over it, Naruto was struggling to fold the tent but it kept poking loose and slipping from his grasp, Akamaru wasn't helping by darting around the muddy camp. Hinata left Kiba to tie the tent bag closed and went to help Naruto with the other tent. While they folded it tightly together their hands brushed together. Both blushed and drew back, releasing the tent which sprang back open, forcing the two apart. Kiba laughed at their shocked expressions and made a move to help them fold up the last tent. Once that was done they shouldered their back packs and started off down the road again. Kiba whistled a tune as he walked out in front, Akamaru was splashing about in the puddles on the muddy road. Hinata and Naruto walked behind casting quick glances in the others direction, at last their eyes met, Hinata blushed and Naruto gave her an answering grin. Hinata matched pace with him and soon they where walking side by side. Naruto's hand twitched several times before he could get the signal from his mind to his hand to move. When he finally did his hand reached out and slipped his fingers in between Hinata's. Her heart skipped a number of beats but she smiled none the less and the usual blush tinted her cheeks, she didn't try to pull away but closed her fingers around his. Kiba was unaware of the activity going on behind him and continued to whistle a little tune. A mud caked Akamaru still jumping into puddles. The path continued on, to the left was the woods but on the right the path gave way to a fast flowing river, the heavy rain the night before had swelled its banks and the current was swift, thick branches and some other debris was caught up in the water and smashed against the rocks. Almost instinctively they walked as far away from the river as the path would allow and Kiba picked up Akamaru, getting muddy paw prints on his coat.

"What's that?" chimed Hinata. Further on down the path were a number of people trying to shift a cart that had become lodged in the mud of the path. A number of men pushed at the back and a few others pulled from the front. A few slipped in the mud.

"Stop, this isn't working!" one shouted standing back.

"Why not stick wood or rocks under the wheels to get a bit of traction." Kiba offered as they came up on the cart.

"That could work…" said the man and sent some boys to gather thick branches and flat rocks.

"We should give them a hand…" said Hinata quietly behind Kiba, she had let go of Naruto' hand as they came up on the cart. Naruto agreed and soon they both roped Kiba into agreeing too. The wood and rocks where forced into the soft mud under the front of the wheels and for a short distance in front of each wheel.

"That should work!" one mud cover man exclaimed.

"Right, lets try this again." The leader said and took up his place at the rear of the cart, Naruto and Kiba joined him while Hinata held Akamaru out of the way and made sure the cart stayed on line with the make-shift pathway. The pathway did it and the cart bounced up on to rocks and out on to the road again.

"Thanks" The man said and they started off down the road again at a quick pace, "Sorry we really got to get a move on we've late as it is, thanks again" and with that they disappeared around the bend of the path. The three ninja set off at a slightly slower pace heading the same way.

"Bandits!" the shout came from ahead. Kiba, Naruto and Hinata ran in the direction of the shouts.

"Hand over the money" the one called Kogi growled holding a knife to one of the small boy's necks.

"He doesn't like asking twice" sneered Jumpi, the other three bandits blocked the road both ways.

"Don't hurt him! We have nothing of value!" pleaded one of the travellers.

"Nothing of value?" chuckled Kogi, "we'll see about that." He pressed the knife closer to the boy's throat.

"Jyuurikan!" Hinata came from behind, pulling the knife wielding arm away and slamming her hand into the bandit's side, sending him flying across the path.

"You again!" shouted Jumpi as Naruto jumped over the cart and kicked another bandit in the face, closely followed by two Kiba's (one a transformed Akamaru) taking out the other two bandits. Jumpi drew a long dangerous looking knife and dived for the closest target, which were Hinata and the little boy.

Hinata stepped in front of the scared boy and deflected Jumpi's blade. The force caused her to stagger back on to the swollen banks of the river. By this time the other bandits had gotten back up and kept Kiba, Akamaru and Naruto from helping Hinata. Jumpi continued to rain blows on her she deflected them easily with her kunai, but she found it difficult to move, her feet was sinking into the wet mud on the bank. The loose mud under their feet began to slip and erode away with the fast flowing water. The boy behind Hinata slipped backwards, her hand snaked out and she grabbed the front of the boy's jacket stopping him falling into the river. Seeing an opening Jumpi lunged forward, Hinata just managed to block this but his weight on the small ledge of mud made it give way.

"Hinata!" shouted both Naruto and Kiba, disposing of their opponents they ran for the falling ledge. Hinata's feet where still shin deep in the mud, she couldn't jump away, and in an attempt to keep his balance Jumpi had grabbed a fistful of her jacket. Hinata did what she could and pulled the young boy from the mud and threw him to safety. He was caught by Kiba, Naruto ran past and grabbed Hinata's wrist, But Jumpi's added weight pulled her out of his grasp and both plunged into the swirling waters. Jumpi was swept away on down the river but Hinata collided with a rock and managed to hold on. Winded, she gasped for breath as the water broke on her back trying to wrestle her from the rock.

"Hinata! Hold on!"

"We're coming!" Naruto, Kiba and Akamaru (back in dog from) sprinted down the bank, some of the travellers followed after fishing a long strong rope from the cart. Naruto threw off his jacket and tied the rope around his waist and dived in the cold waters, Kiba kept a firm grip on the rope along with the travellers. Naruto swam into the centre of the river and let the swift current pull him towards the rock to which Hinata was clinging. He caught a hold the rock, barely, it was coated in allege making holding on a hard task. Hinata was still choking for breath, the impact with the rock had broken some ribs.

"Naruto-kun?" She choked, the river water was pressing her against the rock putting pressure on her fragile ribs.

"Give me your hand Hinata-chan" holding on to the best hand hold he could get he grabbed Hinata's left arm and held it tightly.

"Naruto! Watch out!" Shout Kiba from the bank. A large log was crashing it's way down the river. Hinata grabbed Naruto's other wrist and pushed off the rock. The log bounced off another rock and sailed over Naruto's head but came down on top of Hinata forcing her back against the rock with a sickening crunch, pinning Naruto's right arm as well. With neither gripping the rock the current pulled them back into the rivers main flow. Hinata's grip failed on Naruto's wrist but he held her arm tightly, Kiba and the others on the bank pulled in the rope as fast as they could. The fast flowing water was pulling Hinata from Naruto's grip, he tried to grab her with his other hand as well but it had been crushed by the log. In a brief moment the water broke away giving him a clear view of Hinata. Her eyes where closed, face blank and her body hanging limp from his grasp. She slipped a little further from his grip.

"Hurry up!" shouted Kiba from the bank. He couldn't see what was happening in the water and feared for the worst, they had lost sight of the two of them after the log pulled them from the rock.

"Hinata!" shouted Naruto spiting water from his mouth, his hand slipped a little more he was now only holding her by the wrist. With another surge of power the river ripped Hinata's hand from Naruto's grasp and she disappeared into the white froth on the water. Kiba finally pulled Naruto back to the bank, he didn't have Hinata and he just stared into the water with a disbelieving expression, his right arm hung at a strange angle and clutched tightly in his left hand was her bracelet.

"Naruto?" Kiba pulled him to his feet. "What happened?"

"She… she's gone…"

"WHAT? HOW? The log?" Naruto hung his head. Kiba looked back down the river saying nothing, Akamaru whined and with the water running down his face from his hair no one noticed the tears from Naruto's eyes. He clutched the bracelet tightly in his hand. I really did like you, but I couldn't save you…

End chap 2

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