Naruhina Book 1: Blooming Flowers Chapter 3: Time to Part, a naruto fanfic

Blooming Flowers

Chapter 3: Time to Part

By: Ashuri-Chan

Yo ppl! Sry if its late, heh. Well, enjoy XD. Pleaseeeeeee review! I feel so sad, i only have 3 TT.TT lol, thank you very much for everyone reading this! ENJOY!!

"Hokage-sama?" Tsunade moved one eye to look at Hinata speak. "H-how long is this mission...?" Hinata and Naruto both stared at Tsunade, waiting for a reply. Tsunade finally looked up.

"Two and a half years." She said.

Hinata's eyes grew in shock, as Naruto just sat there with his mouth hanging open.

"Tw-two and a half years!? Are you c-crazy Obaa-chan!! I can't leave my friends that long! What mission takes that long!?" Naruto stood up, hands firmly stuck to Tsunade's desk.

"Hmph, it's a training mission...and you need this. You're not gonna get much stronger by going on random missions every week. This way, you can train without interuptions, plus, you need this to prepare for the Akatsuki." Tsunade said that last line very seriously. "Jiraya was going to take you, but it seems Izumo is very eager to travel with you. Hinata needs this, Neji told me that she needed help to impress her father...and--" Tsunade looked at Naruto. "Some...other people." She laughed and turned to Hinata to see her face redden up.

N-neji nii-san requested h-help for me from the H-hokage-sama?...Naruto-kun...Hinata blushed. W-wait, t-two and a h-half years w-with N-naruto-kun!? The rest of Hinata's face turned completely red.

While Hinata was thinking, Naruto wasn't sure. "Tsunade?"

"Hmm?" The Gondaime turned to look at him.

"...I accept this mission." Naruto looked up, and a sudden smile came across his face as he laughed. "Of course I'm going! I'm not missing out on an oppertunity to be trained by a super strong jounin even better than Kakashi-sensei!" He smiled at Izumo, and he smiled back, trying to hold back tears of happiness. "And besides," The orange ninja turned to Hinata, "I can't let Hinata down! We're gonna train really hard, right Hinata!?"

Hinata smiled as her face went down a shade of red. "H-hai, Naruto-kun."

"YAH!! So when do we leave?" Naruto asked Tsunade and Izumo while dancing around.

"12 noon. You should spend that remaining time to be with your friends. You won't see them for two and a half years. After packing your bags of course." Tsunade replied.

"I will meet you two at the gates at noon, be ready then." Izumo faced Tsunade. "And thank you very much, Hokage-sama." He said, bowing his head.

"Now come on, hurry up and pack your bags! Have a nice trip!" The fifth tipped Naruto out of his chair.

"Owww, Obaa-chan!!" Naruto stared at her untill he broke out laughing, and the others joined in.

"Hmmm...now what to pack..." Naruto was sitting on his bed, thinking of what to pack. Izumo had said to pack the essencials, so Naruto had already about 30 cups of instant ramen in his backpack...the essencials for him. He figured he could cook it over a fire or something, or in a hotel.

He hopped off his bed and searched his drawres for pajamas. He found his favorite blue ones and tossed them in, dropping his sleeping cap on top of them. He couldn't think of anything else, so he ran back into the kitchen to get ten more cups of miso ramen. In a few seconds he was attempting to shove them in his backpack. When he finally got them all in, he sighed and looked up and spotted a picture on his table. Naruto got up and walked over to the picture, and picked it up in his right hand.

"...Sasuke..." Naruto stared at the picture of the new team 7. "I will get stronger and bring you back, Sasuke. I promise." Naruto looked up and smiled, as the wind blew through his hair. He walked over to shut his window as he remember something else. He looked down at the picture again. "Sakura-chan..."

Hinata had finished her packing, and was looking for her father. She poked her head into the common room to see him sitting on the floor, crosslegged, having a cup of green tea.

"F-father..?" Hinata spoke up.

"Hm?" Hiashi turned around to see Hinata, bags packed and all. "Oh, are you leaving now?"

"H-hai...father."

Hiashi looked down. "...Two and a half years, hm?" He looked up.

"...Oh, y-yes.." Hinata frowned, not sure if her father was happy or upset with her being away that long.

"...Take care of yourself, Hinata." A small smile appeared across his face.

Hinata was shocked. "A-arigato, father!" She bowed, and turned out the door, when she bumped into something. She looked up.

"N-neji nii-san?! G-gomen..." Hinata picked herself up off the floor and wiped herself off.

"Nothing to be sorry about, Hinata-sama. I heard that Tsunade is sending you on a mission for a few years?" Neji grinned.

"T-thank you nii-san! I am very h-happy to be on a training mission, and w-with N-naruto-kun..." Hinata hugged Neji, which took him by surprise.

"...You're welcome, Hinata-sama." He said, hugging her back.

Hinata let go and picked up her backpack. "W-well, me and N-naruto-kun are g-going to spend a l-little time with our f-friends before we g-go...after all, K-kiba-kun and S-shino-kun don't know yet. I h-hope they won't be mad..." She frowned.

"Everything will be allright, Hinata-sama. Have a nice trip." He smiled and waved.

Hinata nodded her head and turned around. "T-thanks again, N-neji!" And with that, she ran out of the Hyuga compound and headed for Ichiraku, where Naruto had told her to meet.

FLASHBACK

Naruto and Hinata walked out of the Hokage's office. "Hey Hinata, when you're done packin' and stuff, meet me at Ichiraku, I'll invite everyone else there so we can like have a mini party, er somethin'..." Naruto said scratching the back of his head.

"O-okay.." Hinata replied.

The orange ninja laughed. "Heh, awesome."

END FLASHBACK

I hope that everyone w-will be allright while w-we're g-gone...But...I am g-going to s-spend almost t-three hole y-years with N-naruto-kun! ...I wonder if he will figure it out by then... Hinata blushed and shook her head. T-that's s-stupid, Naruto-kun will probably never recognize that I l-love him...and if he does, he w-wouldn't like me b-back anyways. He l-likes Sakura-san... Hinatas' face fell, but then she looked around and realized that she was already at Ichiraku.

"Hinataaa!!"

She turned around to see Naruto waving at her, running towards Ichiraku.

"N-naruto-kun!" The kunochi smiled and waved back.

Panting, the hyperactive ninja reached Hinata, and leaned foward, breathing heavily. "I...told everyone...to meet us here...for a...surprise...party..." He said in between breathes. Naruto stood up straight and walked over to sit down on a stool at the Ramen stand. He patted the seat next to him. "Come on Hinata, sit down and wait, you don't hafta stand."

The girls face turned a light shade of red. "O-okay..." Hinata walked over and sat on the stool next to Naruto. "T-thanks..."

Naruto smiled. He turned fowards and waved at Ichiraku. "Oi! Ol' man!" Naruto shouted.

Ichiraku turned around to see his favorite costomer waving at him. "Ahh, Naruto. How are you? Want some ramen I suppose? Miso?" The old man smirked, eyes closed with a little chef like hat upon his head.

"Well, I was wondering if you could make a hole pot o' ramen for us!" Naruto moved his arms out wide for the "hole" part.

Ichiraku lifted an eyebrow. "You mean you two?" He pointed at Naruto and then at Hinata. Naruto was confuzed and looked over at Hinata.

Hinata's entire face turned red. D-does h-he think we're on a d-date..!! She slowly turned her head to look at Naruto.

"Ahh! N-no..heh. I..uh. Well, me and Hinata (he jabbed his thumb in Hinatas' direction)are going on a mission. And we won't be back for two and a half years!" Naruto stared at the man.

"T-two and a half years! We'll lose half the money we usually make!" He laughed.

"We're leaving at noon, we want to treat our friends and hang out a bit before we leave."

"How much do you think this will cost?" Ichiraku smiled at Naruto.

"Crap!!" He reached into his pocket to pull out his kaeru(frog) wallet, counting up the majority of his money. "Awww, crap!! I only have like ¥12,000!!" Naruto sighed. "I was saving up for something..."

"Don't worry, it's on the house for you and your friends, just don't eat ALL my ramen!" The old man laughed.

"R-really!?" Naruto opened his mouth wide as drool dripped out the corner of his mouth. Heh heh...free ramen!

"N-naruto?" Hinata tried to get her crush to stop dazing. He snapped out of it.

"Heh, sorry Hinata!" Naruto scratched the back of his head.

"Ano...they're h-here." She pointed at a group of people walking toward Ichiraku.

"Oi!! Sakura-chan!! Kiba, Shino, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru, Lee, Tenten!!" Naruto was now off the stool, jumping high while swinging his arms around crazily. Hinata giggled.

Naruto-kun... She blushed.

"Hey Naruto!" A wild boy came running up to Naruto. "Wuff!" Naruto looked on top of the boys' head to see a little dog wagging it's tail.

"Hey Kiba, Akamaru!" Naruto replied.

"So...why are we here Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"Oh! ...Well umm, you see... It's kind of like a celebration..." Naruto looked away. " I guess... You tell 'em Hinata!" He smiled and looked at Hinata.

Kiba's eyes opened wide. He leaned over to Shikamaru's ear. "A celebration!? For him and Hinata? Are they GOING OUT!?" Shikamaru's eyes also widened at this question.

"I don't know, I'll ask Ino, she's better at this stuff then I am." Shikamaru walked over to Ino, while Hinata was fidgeting her fingers, blushing, which just made everyone more confuzed. "Hey, Ino." Shikamaru whispered in Ino's ear, hand cupped over his mouth so his lips could not be read.

"Hm? What is it Shikamaru?" Ino whispered back.

"Kiba thinks Naruto and Hinata are goin' out. 'Cuz there's a celebration, and...they're holding it...? And Hinata's blushing...as usual..." Shikamaru bent back.

"Wow! Maybe they are, I don't know! Wait and see what Hinata has to say."

"...Whatever." Shikamaru went back and told Kiba who looked a little pissed.

"HINATA WHY ARE YOU AND NARUTO HOLDING A PARTY!!" Kiba suddenly shouted.

Everyone looked at him. He scratched his head and apologized.

"...Naruto-kun and I are g-going on a m-mission together..." Hinata said quickly.

Everyone looked confuzed.

"Um, so?" Ino said, shoving her elbow into Choji's stomache giving him a hint that he should stop shoving ships into his mouth at the moment.

"Ow! Ino!" Choji peeked one eye open to stare at Ino.

"Shhh! Listen." Ino said.

"Two and a half years"

"Huh? What do you mean Naruto?" Lee questioned.

"...Two and a half years, that's how long our mission is." Naruto looked up, with a frown on his face.

Everyone's eyes opened wide in shock. No Naruto for almost three years?

"...N-naruto?" Sakura said.

"I'll miss you, Sakura-chan!" Naruto smiled and blushed, making Hinata feel a pain in her heart.

"Hmm, well in that time, I'll get stronger, then you won't always have to be the one that's saving my ass!" She laughed.

"So you'll really be gone that long...?" Tenten asked.

"H-hai." Hinata replied.

Kiba seemed both happy and sad that Hinata wasn't going out with Naruto, but now he was upset. He wouldn't see Hinata for two and a half years?? ...Or Naruto.

"So come on! We only have an hour 'till we leave!"

"WHAT?" The group asked.

"Heh...ya.."

"What kind of mission, Naruto, is this, that accupies so much time, that it will take two and a half years to accomplish?" The bug boy asked.

"We're gonna train, with Izumo." Naruto smiled.

"N-naruto-kun, Izumo is the o-one who c-caught you ch-cheating in the chunin p-paper test exam." Hinata smiled as she remember what Naruto had said. "Great ninjas don't cheat! Besides, if I got busted, I wouldn't want you to have to take the blame for have helped me." N-naruto-kun...

"Hey! You're right, he is!" Naruto slapped his fist onto his palm, like he was making an important statement.

Munch munch munch "Hey," munch "aren't we gonna eat, to celebrate before you leave?" Choji asked, hungrily(how is he still hungry!? 0.o).

"Oh ya! Okay guys, have a seat!" Naruto jumped back next to Hinata.

"Order up!" Ichiraku smiled as he lifted a pot onto the table.

"Ya, thanks ol' man!" Naruto grabbed the bowl Ichiraku had just poured and with an "Itadakimasu", and a rip of two chopsticks, he was shoveling down his miso pork ramen. And before anyone could comment, he had finished his first bowl. "Heh, I guess I was hungry!" Everyone sweat blobbed, except Hinata who blushed and giggled, thinking how cute Naruto was being(in a stupid way). "More ramen Mr!!" He raised his arm high in the air, and everyone was laughing. Ichiraku started laughing too. "Wha? What's so funny!?" Naruto looked back and forth, untill he noticed something sliding down his forehead. He swiped his sleeve across his head to find a noodle appear on his arm.

"Baka!" Sakura laughed.

"...Opps." Naruto laughed too, and the others continued to laugh their heads off untill they had all finally started to eat.

"Thanks sooooooo much, Mr. Ichiraku!" Naruto gave the old man a thumbs up.

"Hey, no problem for my number one coustomer." He smiled broadly.

"Bye!!" Naruto said, as everyone left the ramen shop. "See you in two and a half years!!" Naruto waved.

"Hmm!? Did I miss something?" Ayame ran out from in back of the ramen shop, where she had been sleeping.

"Say bye to our number one coustomer Ayame, Naruto won't be back for almost three years!" Ichiraku said.

Ayame gasped. "Bye Naruto!! Don't spend all your yen on other peoples' ramen!" She laughed.

"I'll try not to, bye Ayame!" Naruto continued to wave.

Naruto stopped at the gates. "Well, Izumo will be here to take us in about five minutes...I guess this is sayonara, guys." Naruto looked down. They all made a line infront of Hinata first.

"Bye Hinata!" Tenten smirked. "Don't have too much fun with Naruto!" She whispered. Hinata's face turned red as a tomatoe.

"...T-thanks...T-tenten..." Hinata managed to reply.

Sakura was next. She hugged Hinata. "Keep an eye on that baka for me." Sakura giggled and walked back.

Everyone else just said something nice, and mentioned Naruto. Shino gave her some training advice, and told her not to faint. And then Kiba came up.

"...Have a great time with Naruto." Kiba smiled and hugged Hinata quickly. He hid the small blush that appeared on his face.

Hinata looked a little shocked. "A-arigato, K-kiba-kun." Hinata pet Akamaru on the head and then everyone turned to Naruto.

They all waved, and Sakura gave Naruto a little hug. "Don't be a baka." She smiled, as Naruto blushed.

"DON'T TAKE IT THAT WAY!" She punched him in the head. Everyone laughed.

"Well, bye guys!" Naruto smiled as Hinata waved. There was a sudden poof of smoke as Izumo appeared behind them.

"Time to go, he said."

"You two said bye to your friends right?" Izumo asked.

Naruto looked back to see his friends walking back to the village. "Ya." He said. Hinata nodded.

"Well then, let's go."