Author's Note: Ideas for one shots keep popping up in my head recently. So I decided to use one of my favourite anime couples to help bring them to life. This is mainly Naruto/Hinata. If I feel like more couples may be added. So in conclusion this is just my one- shot collection featuring those two. Read, Enjoy and Review. Constructive criticism always welcomed.
Summary: My collection of one-shots featuring Naruto X Hinata.
Disclaimer I do not own Naruto and all works associated with Naruto. They are all owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Co.
I Promise
The skies were emptying their souls onto Konoha. The seasonal showers were now a torrential downpour, sweeping through the streets of Konoha keeping those who had no business to attend to inside.
"Staring at it doesn't make it go away Hinata" came words of advice from Konoha's ice queen.
"I know that Hanabi." replied the Hyuuga heiress not turning her attention from her blurred window pane.
Hinata sighed as she watched the rain blur her view of the streets of Konoha." But he promised..." she said to herself.
"Commander, there are enemies coming from the flank!"
"How many?" shouted the senior officer.
"About 3 more squads, chuunin level at the least."
"Shit! Hyuuga give me a better assessment."
"Yes!" she shouted. In a matter of seconds veins appeared on her porcelain skin and her eyes went wide showing that her genkai was activated."If they continue on this pace they will intercept us in a matter of minutes. And it seems that another platoon is coming in from the east."
"So much for a simple extraction...they really need to choose their words better on these mission documents."
"Stop complaining commander, we have what we came for. All we need to do is make it to the border and hope that they lighten their pursuit." added a jounin teammate.
"I can complain when I feel like complaining, and watch your head!" shouted the captain as he moved his sub-ordinate out of the projectile's path. "No need to thank me now, you can do it when we reach the city's walls."
"The enemy is closing in captain what do we do?" asked Hinata.
"We avoid engagement for as long as possible. We were meant to simply obtain our package and return as quickly as possible. We will try to avoid any confrontation as long as necessary."
"I don't think we have that option." replied the jounin as shuriken rained down from the skies.
"Kaiten!" shouted Hinata as she spun around deflecting the incoming blades but as she stopped that momentary pause in their travel was all it took for them to be surrounded.
With their backs to each other they stared down their pursuers who seemed to be rather nonchalant, not going in for the final kill. Then again after seeing Hinata's last technique they knew that coming in close would be too great a risk on their part and they didn't know what other skills her other two teammates possessed.
"So what now commander?"
"Simple, you two get out of here while I open a gap for you two. The mission must be completed."
"I'm..." the jounin corrected her statement." We aren't leaving you behind."
"This is not something open to discussion now go!" shouted the commander as he rapidly began to perform seals.
Seeing that their prey was going on the offensive, the pursuers weren't about to be caught sitting on their laurels.
"I think they have other plans..." muttered Hinata to herself.
The enemy acted according to Hinata's hunch, they swarmed the group and began their assault. It could not be said that the 3 man cell was not holding their own but the numbers advantage was slowly coming into play, throwing the momentum in the attackers favor. The assailants broke their attacking, deciding to readjust their strategy. Too many of them were being eliminated and only one of the targets was now wounded.
"Think they decided to give up?"
"My arm's hurting too much to even reprimand you"
Hinata scanned the area intently; she was breathing heavily and realizing that there was going to be a price to pay to get out of here.
'Whenever your back is against the wall, just throw this. I promise, I will be there to help you.'
Hinata didn't know if it was the desperation of the situation that caused her mind to flash across her conversation with Naruto. All she knew was that her hand reached into her flak jacket and produced the kunai Naruto had given to her. As soon as the enemy stirred Hinata flung the kunai...
"Hinata!" the cry pierced the forest.
"What the hell is that?" asked the Jounin.
"Backup." said Hinata with a smile.
In a matter of seconds a yellow haired barrage pierced through the tree tops slamming into the attackers. The chaos was enough to give the once in trouble troop an opportunity to escape and they took it without hesitation. The team travelled through the treetops swiftly and when they were in the clear decided to a catch their breath.
"Can someone please explain to me what happened?" asked the Jounin between breaths.
"Seems we got additional help." replied the commander.
"From what? An entire army?"
The group then saw a flash of yellow and suddenly in front of them stood the towering figure of Konoha's most popular blonde."Just an army of one."
"Uzumaki why are you out here?" asked the commander.
"Just had a promise to keep." said Naruto as he looked at Hinata from the corner of his eye. Hinata blushed slightly, turning her head to avoid her teammates from seeing the red hue covering her cheeks.
"Hinata!"
The porcelain princess snapped out of her reverie and focused her attention to the source of the disruption."Yes father?"
"Where is your sister?"
"She just walked out a few minutes ago. She should still be on the compound."
"Hmm" Hiashi just simply nodded and closed the door. Hinata then began to turn her attention to the window once again. Out of the corner of her eye she glanced a photo of her and her mother when she was little; smiling before drifting off into thought again.
"Oi Hinata!"
"N-N-Naruto!" she stammered.
"I've been shouting your name for a few minutes now."
"S-s-sorry I didn't hear you."
"That's all right..." Naruto then paused as he got a good look at the Hyuuga heiress. Wanting to confirm his suspicions he bent down, placing his face millimeters away from Hinata's to examine at a closer distance. It should go without saying that Hinata's normally porcelain face was beet red at this point.
"N-Naruto?" she managed to force from her lips, albeit quietly.
"Hmmmm. Are you all right Hinata?"
"I'm fine Naruto."
"You don't look fine."
"I'm fine Naruto, it's just..." she began to trail off."It's nothing, excuse me Naruto." blurted Hinata before she turned and walked away from Naruto leaving the blonde sage stunned.
Hinata was strolling aimlessly around Konoha, her head lowered and eyes focused on the floor in front of her. That's when she felt a familiar presence at her side. Her gaze turned swiftly to the left of her to see Naruto walking beside her. She gave him a skeptical gaze but continued to walk attempting to ignore him, something that was definitely uncharacteristic of Hinata. Seeing as Naruto would not leave her alone, she made a quick turn but Naruto still trailed behind her. Hinata began to make turn after turn in an attempt to lose Naruto. As they stood on the bridge that the famous Team Seven used as their meeting place, Hinata stopped at the mid-point.
"Why are you following me?" asked Hinata her back still turned to Naruto.
"I'm not following you, this is my normal route after I come from my missions." lied Naruto through his teeth.
"So hurry up and pass me then."
"I normally sit on the edge of the bridge for a few minutes before I leave."
"So just do it already."
Naruto knew for sure something was wrong with Hinata, she was never this brash with him before and her voice was tainted with sadness. Not going to give up on his bluff so early, Naruto walked past Hinata and sat on the edge of the bridge staring upstream. As he passed by he swore he cud see tears flowing down her face, his keen sense of smell also noticed the faint smell of salt in the air. Seeing this as an opportunity, Hinata turned around and began to head back into town that was until she felt a pull on her hand.
"I know I'm not the brightest person on the planet, but I think I know you well enough to know when your hurt. That is something I definitely cannot let go, so just sit with me Hinata. If you don't want to talk I can understand, but if you change your mind..."
Hinata sighed deeply, wiped her tears with her free hand and sat next to Naruto on the ledge. The two just sat there staring at the stream, listening to the soothing sound of the flowing water. It wasn't gushing but the rhythmic motion was enough to lull you into a tranquil state of mind if you let it.
"Naruto?" asked Hinata suddenly.
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah."
"Did you ever wish you could have your family back?" This question caused Naruto to look at Hinata awkwardly. Feeling as if she had overstepped her boundaries Hinata quickly apologized.
Naruto put on a smile. "It's alright, just haven't been asked that many times." Naruto paused momentarily. "Hmmm, when I was younger I wished everyday. Nobody ever told me what happened to them. They just said they had died in the attack by the Nine-tails, which was true but nothing else. It was painful not having anyone to run home to, nobody to pick you up from the academy. Just sitting there after school watching everybody get to go home in their parents loving arms." Naruto took in a deep sigh. "Yeah, I always wished but when I got older and knew what happened. I knew it happened for a reason, but, you can say that I did get my wish in a way..."
"Really?"
"Yep, I got to meet my father for a brief moment and I got to talk to my mother when I was training to control the Nine-tails. And honestly, just those few fleeting minutes seemed to be enough to erase a lifetime of loneliness. My questions were answered and I knew they did what they did to save the village and give us a fighting chance against Madara." said Naruto with warm smile on his face.
"Hmmmmmm." was all that escaped Hinata's mouth.
"Wishing you could meet your mother again?"
Hinata jolted out of shock. "How did you..." she whispered.
"Just a hunch."
"Yeah, it's the anniversary of her death. I can barely remember her face and the moments we shared. Hanabi was too young to remember her as well and my father..." she trailed off. "My father acts as cold as he does everyday, he goes along like nothing is missing. Nobody in the entire compound seems to even remember anything, and I just couldn't take being there anymore. It's just, it's just..." she paused. "It's just; I don't want her to be forgotten."
"She won't. I'm sure of it."
"How is that?"
"As long as you remember her, she will never be. Even if you only remember that smile she gave to you and only you, the feeling of love that she gave you. No matter how small the memory might be, if you remember she will never be forgotten. Also, don't worry about your father. I'm sure he remembers her just as much, probably even more than you do."
"I doubt that."
"Have faith in your father, it's hard to give up on the one you love. My father had the option of living his life without my mother but decided against it. He couldn't bear to be parted from her and deny her the chance of seeing her son one more time. I'm sure if your father had the choice he would have done things differently as well. So even if he doesn't show it he remembers. Just give him a hug, no words, just embrace him. I'm sure your feelings will be carried over to him, even if he is a cold-hearted bastard sometimes..."
"Naruto!"
"What? You know he is!" he said defending himself.
This caused Hinata to giggle and the sound of her laughter put a smile on Naruto's face as well.
"Now that's the beautiful face I'm used to seeing." Hinata blushed due to the compliment. Naruto then moved in closer in an attempt to kiss Hinata on her cheek but things didn't go as planned. Startled by Naruto's sudden movement, her old habits kicked in and she shoved him. Now due to the existence of the laws of physics, the force of Hinata's push caused Naruto to loose his balance and after that gravity took control. Luckily for him the river below broke his fall, and for payment all it asked was that he be drenched from head to toe.
Seeing Naruto soaked to the bone, his hair heavy with water and drooping over his face, Hinata could not help but laugh. Her laughter was short lived though as a smirk appeared across Naruto's face.
"So you think this is funny huh?" Naruto began to rapidly form seals with his hands and Hinata suddenly felt a gust of wind hit her from the back causing her to take the plunge as well. "Having wind as your element comes in handy sometimes." he said with a toothy grin. "So..." Naruto's next statement was cut off as Hinata placed her lips on his.
"Thanks." she said as their lips parted.
"No problem my princess. I, your knight swear that there will never be a day that I leave your side, make you cry unless tears of joy, or see you without a smile on your face and leave you alone. Most importantly, I promise to always be there for you."
"Promise my knight in orange armor?"
"I do."
"Your oath is accepted, now to seal it." said Hinata as she leaned in to kiss Naruto one more time.
Hinata's reverie was once again snapped as the ferocity of the rain increased. The rain drops began beating against her glass as the wind whipped them in her direction. Sighing deeply, Hinata traced her fingers on the window pane. The cold glass giving her a slight chill, giving a sensation she got to know all too well. It reminded her of the chill she always got when Naruto appeared right behind her and whispered sweetly into her ear he was home.
"Guess he didn't make it..." as the words escaped her mouth Hinata felt a drop of water and that familiar sensation that warmed her body to the bone.
"Who didn't make it?" came a low deep voice in her ear.
"Naruto..." she said tenderely. Filled with excitement Hinata turned around to embrace her lover but was shocked at what she saw. "Naruto!"
The lovable blonde stood in front of her, his clothes showing battle scars. A sleeve was missing showing the bandage wrapped around his arm, dry blood was still on his cheek accompanied by a bandage plastered on the opposite side.
"Why aren't you to the hospital?"
"I was. Sakura should notice I'm missing in a few minutes actually."
"Why didn't you stay?"
"Because I had a promise to keep." he said with his patented toothy grin. He reached into this pocket, pulled out a necklace and placed it around her neck. He kissed her lightly on her forehead. "Happy Anniversary Hinata." he spoke softly.
Hinata wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned in on his chest, the sudden pressure causing him to wince slightly. He soon saw Hinata start to tremble softly and then felt the tears as they made their way onto his chest.
"Hinata?"
"Thank you Naruto."
"For what?"
"For everything."
"It's nothing a knight wouldn't do for his princess." Naruto wrapped his arms around her holding her tightly."Let's relax before Sakura comes and kills me."
Author's Note: So yeah another one shot I cranked out while trying to get over writer's block. Mistakes? probably but they will be checked later on. Hope you enjoyed it, if not feel free to let me know why not. Later!
