Chapter 4: the day apart and the beginning of a long mission.
Naruto arrived at the training ground.
"Yo, Naruto!" "Kakashi-sensei? Your'e early!" "Nope, Naruto you are very late", Sakura said, what happened last night?" "W-what do you mean Sakura-chan? "Well after I left only you, Tsunade-sensei, Jiraiya-sama and ... Hinata were left", she said with a smile. "N-nothing happend, I-I took her home", Naruto said blushing, leaving the part out that she was staying with him. "Alright kids, lets start training shall we", Kakashi said smiling under his mask while nobody saw it. He knew accectly what happend last night and also that Hinata was staying with him. 'This could be interesting'
Hinata was still sitting at the tabel. Shocked because of what Naruto had said.
'He said he loved me! He probebly ment for the food or as a friend. Yeah, that's what he ment. But why did he turn red, He did that because it sounded like I love you, I love you. But what if he really loves me, no he wouldn't like a person like me that way. I'm way to shy and people think I'm scared of everything. I can't even speak without stuttering!'
Hinata shook as the doorbell rang.
"Hey, Hinata", Kiba said as Akamaru jumped on Hinata. "Akamaru, stop it! You know your'e the only person he does that to other than me. "How d-did you find m-me?", Hinata asked getting up. "You know I can always find you", he pointed towards his nose and Akamaru, "are you okay?" Kiba asked conserned. Hinata nodded. Kiba shrugged. "If you say so, anyways what are you doing in Naruto's apartment? Alone?" "A-anno I-I…" "Hey don't worry about it", Kiba said cause Hinata looked like she was about to faint. "I came to find you because we have training, come on!" "H-Hai!"
Hinata and Kiba came running to the training ground.
"Gomen-nasai, Kurenai-sensei, Shino-kun", Hinata says. "It's okay Hinata don't worry" Kurenai sensei says.
"Alright, now that everybody is here, we'll start training. I want Shino and Kiba together again and train on the same thing as yesterday." "Aww, come on Kurenai-sensei", Kiba whined. "Kiba you still need work on that." And with that Kiba shut up. "Hinata I want you with me." "Hai, Kurenai-sensei."
And with that they started training.
Kurenai atacked, but Hinata wasn't really paying attention and Kurenai nodiced.
"Hinata are you okay?" Kurenai asked. "H-hai, why wouldn't I be okay, sensei?" "I don't know, you seem distant, like your'e thinking about something." "I'm okay Kurenai-sensei don't worry." "If you say so." "I-I'm living with Naruto-kun for as long as my family is gone." Kurenai's eyes went wide. "Your'e living with Naruto?!"
The boys heard yelling and went up to the girls.
"Yo, guys what's going on?" "Hinata is it true you are living with Naruto?" "Hai, Shino-kun." "WHAT!", Kiba said while his eyes popped out. "K-kiba-kun." "Gomen Hinata I was just surprised, well I shouldn't be so surprised acctually, cause I found you in Naruto's aparment alone. But damn, that guy better do nothing to you otherwhise I'm gonna let him burn in hell." "Me as well" "K-kiba-kun, S-shino-kun." "Hinata, does Hokage-sama know about this?" "N-no" "Okay, well we'll train first and then we'll go to Hokage-sama."
"Alright, first. Naruto I want to know how strong you have gotten. I know you two haven't seen each other in a while, but we'll see how your partnership is. You must steel my most presious thing and I'm not gonna say what it is." He said with a smirk on his face. 'Kakashi-sensei' both Naruto and Sakura thought. "You'll have untill 4 'o' clock".
"Begin!"
Naruto and Sakura both went into the woods.
Kakashi sunk in thought.
'Still hideing in the woods, nothing new in that, although better than before'
flashback
Naruto stood before Kakashi.
"Uhmm, Naruto arn't you gonna hide?" "No, I'm gonna stay here and fight you!"
end flashback
'aahh, the good old days when they were so easy, but that changed quickly.'
flashback
Chunin exam.
Naruto vs. Kiba
Sakura vs. Ino
Sasuke vs. Yoroi Akadou
Sasuke vs. Naruto
(you know what happend and if you don't, you should watch it.)
end flashback
Meanwhile Kakashi is having flashbacks…
"Ne ne Sakura-chan, Kakashi-sensei isn't really paying attention. I know a quick way to get his presious book. We just…"
Sakura listens to Naruto.
"Smart one, Naruto!" "But first we need to fight, because that is what this is all about." "Hai." 'Naruto you got smarter these 3 years.'
Naruto made a Rasengan while running to Kakashi. Kakashi jumped aside.
'Damn, I almost had him', Naruto thought.
Then Sakura came flying at Kakashi with her chakra fists.
'If even one of those hit me, I'm done for', Kakashi thought.
In that second that Kakashi allowed himself to think, Sakura charged at him again with Naruto backing her up. Her fist made contact and Kakashi went flying through the air. "YATTA, we have him!"
"Alright, now we hide and as soon as he sits down, we grab his presious." "But Naruto, don't we need to fight more?" "Neahh, I think he gets the point."
Kakashi sat down at the base of a tree. 'Damn, Sakura came at me and I also saw Naruto comming, had to avoid one of them. Even with my sharingan.'
Naruto and Sakura had slowly started to move towards Kakashi.
'They are just walking towards me, what's going on?'
"Kakashi-sensei do you know what the end is of the book?" 'Noooo!', Kakashi thought. "In the end…" Kakashi pulled his hands before his ears. 'I gotta close my eyes too, quick.'
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sakura yelled. When Kakashi opened his eyes, he saw Naruto holding up his presious book. Then he got it, it was a distraction. "Alright you won." "YATTA!"
Later when they were eating at the training ground.
"That was smart Naruto, telling the end to me. Did you like the book?, Kakashi asked with a almost crying face. "I never read the book, Ero-sennin lend me a copy, but after the first 10 pages I gave it back. So I don't know the end." Naruto said laughing with a hand behind his head.
Kakashi was welling up with rage and an evil smile appeard on his lips.
"Naruto, Run!", Sakura yelled laughing.
"NARUTO!!" and Kakashi ran after Naruto.
Shizune went back to the hokage tower. She had been watching the howl fight between Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi. She came in the office and of course Tsunade was sleeping.
"TSUNADE-SAMA!!", Shizune yelled.
"What, what's wrong?", Tsunade asked sleepy. "You said I could trust you to do your job. Then what were you doing sleeping on your work?" "I-I wasn't sleeping, I was… just resting my head. Yeah, that was it, I was just resting my head."
Shizune made a face. "Right." "So, how did they do?" "They were great together. Naruto-kun as become so much stronger and so did there team work. They haven't seen each other in 3 years and still there team work inproved. Amazing." "Yes that is indeed amazing."
There was a nock on the door.
"Come in."
"Hokage-sama, this just came in", the chunin who was on mail-watching duty. He gave it to Tsunade and left.
Tsunade started to read it.
"Tsunade-sama, what does it say?", Shizune asked curious.
"The daugther of the fuderal lord has gone missing. This is an A rank mission. Who's available?", She asked in a rush. "Uhmm…, Shizune thought about it, Sakura-chan, Naruto-kun, Hinata-chan, Kiba-kun and Shino-kun." "Alright, get Naruto and Hinata here." "Tsunade-sama is that really a good idea?" "Trust me, it is."
Shizune shrugged and went to find Naruto and Hinata.
"I'll go too Naruto-kun first."
Kakashi had succesfully captured Naruto.
"Naruto-kun!" Shizune yelled.
Naruto untide himself as he was tide to a pole by Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei that was unfair! Sakura-chan helped too!"
Sakura giggled.
"Naruto-kun, Tsunade-sama has a mission for you." "Just for me?" Naruto asked surprised. "No, you have a team-mate, but you'll see her at Tsunade-sama's office. "Hai!" and Naruto was off.
Shizune, how long will the mission take?" Kakashi asked curious. "As long as it takes to find someone." "Oke." Kakashi-san, do you know where Hinata-chan is?" "Hinata is training with her team at training groud 5." Sakura said. "Thank you, Sakura, Kakashi-san." With a nod towards the two Shizune left in the direction of training ground 5.
"Alright, let's take a break." Kurenai said. "Hai!" They all sat down at the base of a tree.
"Hinata do you think it is wise to stay at Naruto's?" Kurenai asked. "Yeah, you never what he is gonna do to you when you sleep. I mean, he has spend 3 years with Jiraya-sama," Kiba said. "H-hai, I k-now that he w-won't do s-something like that."
"Hinata-chan!" Shizune yelled while running towards them.
Hinata stood up. "Hai, Shizune-san w-what's wrong?" "Tsunade-sama has a mission for you." "But I-I thought I had vacation." "Yes you had, but since you stayed home, we thought that you could help us." "O-oke. Is it a-a mission just for me?" "No, you have a partner and he'll probebly be there by now." "O-oke then let's hurry. Bye Kurenai-sensei, Kiba-kun, Shino-kun." "Bye Hinata, do your best." "Hai, I will."
They hurried to the Hokage tower.
When they arrived at the Hokage tower, in the office they only saw Tsunade staring out the window.
"Tsunade-sama, were here! Isn't Naruto-kun here yet? I went to him first so that he would be here when we came."
Hinata stiffend. 'Naruto-kun! I have to go on a mission with Naruto-kun!!'
"No he isn't here yet, but when he is I'll kill him." "Tsunade-sama…" Shizune swetdropped 'why couldn't he be on time ones.'
"Yo!" Naruto came through the window.
'Naruto-kun' 'Hinata-chan' they both thought on the same time. Naruto turned his head away from Hinata to look at Tsunade.
Tsunade tried to restrain herself from strangeling Naruto. "Naruto, Shizune came to you first and still your late!" "Gomen," Naruto said while putting a hand behind his head, "I was hungry."
"Tsunade-sama the mission." "Ahh, yes." And while Tsunade began reading the letter to them, Naruto and Hinata tried not to look at each other. Hinata was playing with her hands. 'Naruto-kun, did you really meant it?' 'What should I do? We have to get along we have a mission together'
"Uzumaki Naruto!" "Hai!" Hyuuga Hinata!" "Hai!" "It is your job to find that little girl and bring her back to her father" "Oba-chan, isn't it better to send team Kurenai? I mean, I'm not that good for tracking." Ignoring that Naruto called her Obo-chan, Tsunade said: "Yes Naruto that is true, but we also need strenght in this team and that is your specialty. Besides I need the others here." "O-ke." "Go pack your belongings and be at the gate as fast as you can. No more ramen Naruto! You'll both have to pack for a long trip. That's it, GO!" "HAI!"
and they both went there own way. Hinata to the Hyuuga compound and Naruto back to the apartment.
When Hinata arrived at her room she packed her bag with things she thought she needed. Shuriken, kunai, scrolls, wire, clothes, hygiëne stuff, some food, money and a tent. As quickly as she came she was gone and on her way to the gate.
When Naruto arrived at his apartment he packed his bag with things he thought he needed. Ramen, kunai, shuriken, ramen, clothes, hygiëne stuff, ramen and money. Oh and I forgot ramen. When he was done locking up he went to the gate.
Hinata was already waiting in front of the gate when Naruto arrived. When he saw her, he went to her. 'There she is, what should I do?' 'Naruto-kun' Hinata stared to turn and jumping in a tree. "Hinata-chan." She turned back. "H-hai, N-naruto-kun?" "What I said this morning… I meant as a friend and I'm really happy that you want to cook for me." lair! "That's a-alright N-naruto-kun, I already t-thought you m-meant that." 'Naruto-kun…"
Naruto smiled. "Alright then let's go, we have to be at the wirlpool country as fast as we can." "Hai" and with that they jumped in a tree and said good bye to Konoha.
Alright! Chapter done! YATTA! O man, I had a writers block at the end. I knew how I wanted it to end but it just didn't came. well I hope you like it - please R&R
Don't own Naruto, it's sad but true T-T