It has been two days since Sasuke's defection. Naruto has been remained unconscious in the hospital bed. Kiba, Neji and chouji are being treated. No injuries of them are life threatening.

A young Hyuga is visiting his cousin in the hospital. After visiting his cousin she went to reception to find out in which room her crush has been admitted.

"Excuse me"

"Yes?"

"Can you tell me in which room Naruto-kun.. i mean Uzumaki Naruto is admitted?"

" Just let me check for a sec. Uhh ... Uzumaki? Uzumaki?...Ahh here it is. He is at room No. 302"

"Thank you. Have nice day" with that the young Hyuga heiresses went to room No. 302.

After reaching there she went to the door but found her path blocked by a chunin.

"Sorry miss but i can't let you enter the room by the order of the Hokage."

"Why would Hokage-sama forbid anyone to visit Naruto-kun?"

"I don't know but with out her permission i can't let you in."

"I understand. Thank you for your time." With that she turned around just to bump into the Hokage.

" S-sorry Hokage-sama i didn't look where i was going." As she bowed in front of Tsunade.

" Nah. It's okay. By the way What are you doing in front of Naruto's room?" Tsunade asked with a curious eye.

"I...I just wanted to know how Naruto-kun is doing?"

" 'kun' you say? By the way why would you want to visit Naruto when you didn't visit your own team-mate?" Tsunade asked with a mischievous smile on her face.

"I-i jus-st.." she could not form any word. Her face went red from embarrassment.

Seeing the stuttering girl made Tsunade laugh as hard as she could. This made Hinata even redder.

"Ok...ok. When i am done with checking the Gaki you can visit him."

"A-arigato Hokage-sama" Feeling very happy from the news.

After ten minutes Tsunade exited the room. Hinata prepared herself mentally before slide the door as she entered the room. She saw Naruto lying on the bed with bandages covering most of his body. She became sad seeing his love lying on the bed unconscious. She sat on the chair near the bed and stared at his face with love and compassion. She brought her hand and wanted to touch his face. She hesitated at first but she brought up all her willpower and placed her hand on his left cheek. She started to caress his cheek.

"N-Naruto-kun I wish you were conscious now. I can't see you lying there. I want to see your foxy smile that makes my day brighter. I-I wish i could tell you how much i love you. i loved you since the first day of academy" with a blush on her face.

Naruto was at pain. Last he could remember was Rasengan and Chidori met each other. And then it all went black. He was feeling new, like a new energy filled him. He never felt that way, not even he used kyubi's chakra. It's full of life. But his body was still sore from injury and exhaustion.

"...conscious now. I can't see you lying there. I want to see your foxy smile that makes my day brighter. I-I wish i could tell you how much i love you. I loved since the first day of academy"

' WHAT? Hinata loves me and from the first day of academy. I must be a idiot i didn't notice it. But she is so weird. Whenever i talked with her she would just poke is finger or turn red as she has a fever or just simply faint. I know She is beautiful. She is even cute When she stutters. But She loves me ,it came out of the blue'

He started to think that how Sakura treated him.' I know Sakura-chan would never love me. she loves Sasuke-teme. Now it doesn't even bother me now. Guess i love her more of a sister now.'

suddenly The confession of Hinata came to his mind. 'it won't hurt to know her. i guess i can date her.'

Naruto opened his eyes just to see Hinata's un-focused eye watching his face.

" So Hinata-chan you love me?"

The voice of naruto startled her and she jump up the chair and fell on her ass. She got up And see naruto Awake.

" N-Naruto-kun you are awake" with happiness in her voice.

"yeah Hinata-chan. Bye the Way you didn't answer my question. You said you love me. So you really love me?

Hinata turned bit red and passed out of excessive information.

"Hinata-chan? oye Hinata-chan? Are you okay?" 'weird'

He didn't get an answer.

Hinata woke up after few minute. she looked around the room just to find Naruto staring at him. She blushed deeply as she recalled Naruto's question.

" So Hinata-chan you are finally awake?" She blushed even harder after hearing 'chan' from Naruto's mouth.

"H-Hai N-Naruto-kun"

"Are you okay now?"

" H-Hai"

" So you really love me?"

She blushed as she nodded.

" H-Hai N-Naruto-kun. I-I l-loved you fro-from the Academy."

"Hinata right now i don't feel the same as you. But I would like to know you. So... Would you like to go out with me on a date?"

Hinata could not believe what sh heard. ' Naruto-kun asked me on a date?' She started to dance in her mind.

"Re-Really?"

" If you are okay with it."

" I would love to." As she hugged Naruto as she could. She kissed kissed him on his left cheek as she run out of the room at a blinding speed.

Naruto sat there awe struck as he put his hand where Hinata kissed him. A happy bliss covered his mind and body. And he rubbed the spot where Hinata kissed him.

" So gaki? You have a date with Hyuga Heiress ?

Naruto startled at another voice. He turned around to find Jiraiya sitting on the window.

Jiraiya was watching the whole scene from the window. He brought out his note book and started taking not for his 'Icha-Icha: Shy Princes. When Hinata ran Away from the room, he could not stop himself from teasing his student.

"So gaki? You have a date with Hyuga Heiress ?"

Naruto turned around to see Jiraiya sitting on the window ledge. And muttered something about ' stupid Ero-sennin can't oil his own machine.'

"Shut up Ero-sennin."

Jiraiya smiled at his student's reaction. But it replaced with a frown.

"So you got your ass kicked by you friend , just like I got mine kicked by orochimaru."

" Yeah... I was not able to bring back Sasuke." with a sad face. But soon it replaced with a face full of hope.

" Don't you worry about it Ero-sennin. I will get super strong and kick Sasuke's ass a big time and bring him back home and leave him with Sakura-chan, all the time nagging him. He HE"

Jiraiya couldn't help but smile and fell proud of his student's will to never give up. He envied his student for his will.

" So you want to get strong. Then you have one month to do whatever you want to do in konoha. In this one month i will sort out about my spy network. I have talked with Tsunade and we are leaving konoha for three years to get you super strong. You will kick Akatsuki's ass when i am done with you." And then jiraiya hop onto window ledge, just to turn his head to see his pupil's face, and grinned.

" By the way I have Some good news for you. According to my spy network Orochimaru will not change his body for another three and a half year so you have that much time to save Sasuke" and blured out of view.

Naruto fell happy and smile. His mind moved to his upcoming date with Hinata.

"By the way if I have to properly date hinata, don't I have to ask Hinata's dad?" He mumbled to no one but himself, and gulp thinking about his uncertain future while meeting her father.