(Age 12)

It has been a week since the Fourth Hokage has past away, and it has been pretty hard with out a Hokage being in the Village.

Everyone has been grieving that we have lost our beloved Hokage, especially Naruto and her mother. They haven't gone out of the house, so my mother and I have been going over there on our own.

We have to make sure that they are okay and make sure that they are taking this without doing anything stupid like run away.

Naruto hasn't gone out of her room since the night I talked to her in her secret spot. I feel so bad for her... She told me another reason that she was upset which was that she hasn't finished the first step of her training for the Rasengan... Now her father is gone.

My mother has been comforting Naruto's mother during this time, but she still is really upset about losing her husband.

As of right now, Naruto were just talking about further training that she want's to do which is to work more on her strength.

We heard the doorbell go off, so Naruto stood up as she heard her mom open the door. We both walked out of her room to see a man with long white hair and red lines going down his face.

"Pervy-Sage!" She ran up to him and gave him a hug which made me smile to see her have a smile on her face. I walked up to her god father for which he looked at me and he laughed.

"So, this is your girlfriend, huh?" This made both of our eyes widen as he laughed at our reaction, "I am the great Sage! Of course I know of my god daughters relationship!"

She smiled and shook her head as Naruto ask what he was doing for which he put a hand on her shoulder. "I know what you are going through about your father so I decided to take you on a trip with me! A trip to find our next Fifth Hokage!"

Naruto had a thoughtful look on her face then she asked him how long it was going to take for which he said about a month.

She sighed as she looked over at me with saddened but curious eyes, "Well, what do you think... Should I go..." I smiled at her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I-I think that you should go! You can't s-stay in your house forever... Besides, you might be able to g-get some training in like you w-wanted!"

She smiled then hugged me as she then looked at her mother for which she smiled and nodded as Naruto went back to her room then came back out a few minutes later, all packed.

We all went to the village gate for which I hugged Naruto then my mother and her mother hugged her as well.

Naruto's godfather put a hand to his chest and spoke, "Don't worry ladies... I am sure to keep little Naruto safe with the best of my abilities!"

I smiled at him as Naruto hugged me once more then kissed me on the cheek which made me blush as Naruto laughed and she left with her Godfather.

I knew that she would be back after they get the new Hokage to help us with the village and missions.

She will be okay..

**********Time skip brought to you by getting a new school schedule**********

It has been a month since Naruto left with her godfather and I have been doing the best I can with my training so I can show her that I have gotten stronger.

Neji-nii has been able to help a lot with my training and has been more positive while doing it. I am guessing that the fight with Naruto really changed him.

I am making sure to train more because I am certain that Naruto is doing some major training as well, so I want to be certain that I do my best as well.

As of right now, I was heading to the hospital to give flowers to Sasuke-kun and Kakashi-sensei. I heard that Kakashi-sensei was knocked out by a man who came into the village looking for someone.

Sasuke-kun went out of the village to go find someone who was in trouble and was going to go save them and fight that person who also took down Kakashi-sensei.

I thought that it was brave of Sasuke-kun to do, but I also felt bad for him because it brought him down and hurt him badly to the point that he won't wake up.

I visited Kakashi-sensei first and put flowers into the vase next to his bed then looked over at Kakashi-sensei to see that he was still wearing his mask which made me smile, knowing that he was going to be okay in the end.

I then went to Sasuke-kun's room to open the door to see Sakura-chan sitting next to his bed as he was laying on his bed, unconscious.

I smiled at her as I said hello to her for which she turned to me and smiled at me as I put a vase of flowers which made her smile bigger.

"You are so kind Hinata, to bring flowers for Sasuke-kun..." I looked at her with a smile, "I-I should be s-saying that to y-you... Y-You coming to see S-Sasuke-kun even when he is not in your t-team..."

She hummed as my eyes softened, "You really do love him, don't you..." She was shocked that I didn't stutter but she smiled back as she said, "You could say that..."

Then someone knocked on the door and Sakura said for the person to come in for which a beautiful woman with blonde hair and a big bust, came in with a smile.

She asked who Lady Tsunade was as Naruto came running up to Sakura with a smile on his face and started shouting.

"Sakura! You're never going to believe it! She is going to make everything okay again! Don't worry, Sasuke's going to be all right now..."

I smiled at Naruto who looked at me with a smile then came over to me and hugged me. We said hello to each other then we watched as the beautiful lady put a hand on Sasuke-kun's forehead and started to do medical Ninjutsu to wake him up.

A few seconds later, his eyes slowly opened and Naruto and Sakura-chan both say his name quietly.

I smile as I see Sakura-chan hug Sasuke-kun with tears in her eyes as she shakes while hugging him. I look over to see that Naruto smiled a little bit which made me grab her shoulder and asked if she was going to heal Kakashi-sensei as well.

He nodded as she grabbed her sleeve and said that she had to go heal our sensei and she nodded as we left the room to go heal Kakashi-sensei

Walking over to where Kakashi-sensei's room is and she started to do the same trick on him, the same she did with Sasuke-kun to walk him up.

Once he woke up, the lady started to belittle him, "Just distressful... To be taken straight from the game by two little punks like that. I thought you were supposed to be the best."

He said that he was sorry to disappoint her and Naruto said that she now had to heal Rock Lee for which Gai, the one who was standing behind us the whole time, agreed with.

Going down the hall to where Rock Lee was, we see him on a crutch, walking down the hall, then looks up at us to see Gai speaking to him about how she was going to heal him.

Lady Tsunade then asked Naruto and I if we were supposed to do anything for which Naruto shouted, saying that we had to meet Iruka-sensei so we left to meet with him.

We waited for about five minutes until Iruka-sensei showed up while Naruto scolded him for being late.

Going inside, we ordered our usual's and they quickly made them and gave them to us as Iruka-sensei spoke. "Naruto... You sure have gone a long way from being a kid, trying to get one of these."

He pointed to his headband as Naruto was happy that her sensei finally noticed her progress.

Iruka-sensei then looked at me which made me wonder what he wanted to say to me. "Hinata, I remember when you first came into the Academy seven years ago... You just keep getting more beautiful every day..."

I blushed at his comment then looked down in embarrassment as Naruto agreed with him, making me blush even more.

Naruto then looked at our sensei and asked him if he was glad that he gave Naruto his headband which Iruka-sensei smile then go into a straight face as he looked away from Naruto.

"Don't get to cocky... You still have a long way to go... Be careful that you get a swell head." They made Naruto puff out her cheeks and pout which I thought was cute.

"I want you to listen carefully... The Leaf Village is up against the wall... We lost the Third Hokage, as well as a lot of our best shinobi... Our strength has been brought down to half, but we still carry out the missions that we are given."

Naruto looked at Iruka-sensei and asked why we couldn't just turn them down if we were low on man power for which Iruka-sensei put his chopsticks in Naruto's face.

"Use you head, Naruto... If we started taking down missions, then we would also be telling the world that our village is weak... So everyone has to pitch in, even the walking wounded, like Kakashi-sensei."

I nodded as I took another sip of my Miso Ramen as Naruto says that it sucks to be him as Iruka-sensei said that it was for him too. "You may be asked to carry out missions that you are not ready for."

Naruto spoke, "Oh, I'm ready, but I'm not going to fight well on an empty stomach!" She slurped down the rest of her ramen and Iruka-sensei puts a hand on her head while saying to do her best.

I smiled at them, but didn't notice that he turned around and put a hand on my head as well. "I know that you are full powered and able to take on any mission, but please... Be careful..."

I blushed again then nodded and smiled as Naruto asked for another bowl which made the both of us laugh at her.

***********Time skip brought to you by having to stay home**********

(Age 13)

Lady Tsunade has just been named the Fifth Hokage and we were all so happy to see that we have Hokage again.

Naruto, Sakura-chan and I were heading to the Hospital to visit Sasuke-kun to see how he was doing. Sakura-chan brought apples and a cutter to cut them with so it would be easier for him to eat, for which I thought was sweet.

Once we made it inside, I saw Sakura-chan put a vase with a flower in it to show that she wishes that he feels better, but I couldn't see his eyes so I didn't know what he was thinking about.

Naruto and Sakura were happily talking to each other while I just stared at Sasuke, seeing that he was getting more mad by the minute... What is he thinking about... What's making him so angry all the sudden?

I then looked at Naruto to see that she was on the floor from being hit by Sakura-chan and she was now cutting the apples for him to eat.

I helped Naruto up as Sasuke-kun hit the plate of apples out of Sakura-chan's hands which made me surprised and angry all at the same time.

Then, Sasuke-kun started to glare at Naruto which made me step in front of Naruto to shield him away from Sasuke.

Sasuke then started to speak, "You... Naruto... I want you to fight me! Fight me now!" Sakura-chan, Naruto,and I gasp as we wonder what was wrong with him.

Naruto said that they couldn't fight because they were in a hospital and he just got patched up by Lady Tsunade, but Sasuke-kun didn't listen and pulled out his Sharingan, telling her to fight.

I didn't move out of the way when he got out of bed and started walking toward us and quoted that Naruto wanted to fight him as well.

Naruto put a hand on my shoulder, telling me that it was okay to move so I hesitantly moved out of the way, next to Sakura-chan. She tried to convince them that this was crazy, but I put a hand on her shoulder to shush her and to comfort her.

"Actually... This is perfect... I was just thinking how I wanted to kick your butt!"

Sasuke-kun said to follow him for which they went up to the roof of the building with Sakura-chan behind them.

I stayed behind as I put my hand to my chest and whispered something then I followed after my friends.

Once I got there , Naruto and Sasuke-kun were in a middle of having a conversation.

"Put on your headband, and we will! I'll wait..." Naruto said as Sasuke-kun said that he didn't need it while Naruto said that he should.

Sasuke-kun scoffed, "There's no reason to put it on... Because you won't be able to put a scratch on my forehead."

Naruto shook her head, "That's not the point... Come on! You know that putting your headband on is a commitment has a battle on equal terms as a Leaf Shinobi!"

This made Sasuke-kun angry, "There you go... Acting all high and mighty again... You don't honestly believe that we are equals!" Naruto said that, that is exactly what he was thinking.

"You're a complete embarrassment!" Sasuke-kun said as Naruto answered, "Only because next to me, you are embarrassed at how weak you are! Isn't that right Sasuke!"

Sasuke-kun and Naruto lunged at each other and caught each other's fists as they tried to punch each other. Sasuke then tried to kick her but Naruto caught his ankle and swung him around.

He kicked her away with the foot that wasn't being held by Naruto which sent Naruto into the air. Naruto tried to punch him but Sasuke-kun evaded it by pushing her to the other side.

Sasuke-kun then did mulitple punches at Naruto for which she blocked except for the last punch then brought her to the sheets that were hanging up.

He then jumped, trying to find the knuckle head, just to find out that he was on top of the water tower and jumped down to punch him in the face, for which she succeeded.

Though, Sasuke-kun got him back by landing gracefully on the fence then jumped up and also hit Naruto in the face.

They were both now running in different aisles of sheets and blankets, until Sasuke-kun kicked her which made her get tangled in a sheet backed up to a fence where Sasuke-kun repeatedly punched her.

Naruto had enough and kicked him away where they jumped up into the air and they started punching and kicking each other while still in the air.

Once they gracefully landed on the ground, they were panting, trying to get air into their lungs as I prayed for Kakashi-sensei to hurry up.

Naruto made the hand sign for the Mulit Shadow Clone Jutsu where about a hundred of her appeared and surrounded Sasuke-kun.

They all went to attack him but dodged them and kicked them away.

Then, Naruto started doing the Uzumaki Barrage, from which she stole from Rock Lee-kun, and was about to kick him down to the ground, but Sasuke-kun dodged it then made hand signs for the Fire Ball Jutsu for which he shot at the ground.

This destroyed all the clones with the blankets and sheets along with it, making it an empty space.

The fire disappeared and all that was left was two Naruto's making a Rasengan.

I was shocked when Sasuke-kun made a Chidori and were aiming to kill each other.

Sakura-chan was about to run in between them but I grabbed her wrist, keeping her in place as she screamed for me to let her go, but I quietly told her trust me for which she looked confused but trusted me.

Once their Jutsu's were about to collide, but Kakashi-sensei appeared and grabbed both of their wrist and threw them towards the water towers for which the Jutsu's hit.

I let go of Sakura-chan for which I apologized for doing that to her, and that I just didn't want her to get hurt.

Looking over to where the boys were and I see that Sasuke-kun left a huge dent while Naruto left a smaller dent...

Sasuke then jumped away and I see Naruto looking at me with sadness in her eyes for which I closed my eyes as she ran away as well.

Kakashi-sensei came over to me and Sakura and comforted her because she was crying and he said that he was going to fix everything.

I sighed as Kakashi-sensei disappeared and I hugged Sakura to help her with calming down because she was crying.

*********Time skip brought to you by only getting an hour of sleep**********

It has been two weeks since the fight between Naruto and Sasuke-kun at the hospital. I thought that it was just going to be a little fight, but I turned out to be wrong.

Sasuke has left to go after Orochimaru for power and I just found out last night.

The Genin's that went after him were Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Neji Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Naruto Uzumaki. Rock Lee went after them after about an hour after the five Genin's left.

I was now sitting on a chair, waiting to hear about everyone's condition because two of them were on the verge of death while one was unstable and the last two had minor injuries.

Suddenly the door opened to show Shizune come out and told us that Neji and Choji were going to live and so was Kiba. I breathed out air then asked about Naruto since Shikamaru only broke a finger.

"She just woke up... You can go visit her." I nodded as Sakura and I walked into her room to see her covered in bandages all over his body and he mother talking to her until we came in.

Shikamaru was sitting on his bed talking to him as well then smiled at me as we walked in. Tsunade-sama came in after us to see how Naruto was doing.

She then looked at Sakura and slowly said her name then looked down in shame.

Tsunade decided to speak up, "I heard that your injuries were pretty serious... You seem to be doing well, considering." I walked over to Naruto and sat beside her.

I put my arm around her shoulder for comfort then she spoke, "I'm... Sorry, Sakura..." She looked shocked then gave a fake smile, "Sorry? What is there to be sorry about?"

She started walking towards the window while speaking, "Let me guess, you were being reckless again and went off on your own again... Heh, look at you now... You look like a mummy! Why do you have the curtains closed... It's a beautiful day outside!"

Naruto took my hand and held it while she spoke to Sakura, "I haven't given up! I'm still going to keep my promise! After all, it was a promise of a life time, I meant it!"

She didn't look at her as she spoke, but kept looking outside. "It's okay, Naruto, really..." I felt Naruto squeeze my hand tighter which made me look at her in worry.

"If I say I'm going to do it... That means I will, okay..." She looked at Sakura with a bright face, "Don't forget, my way of the Shinobi means... I always stand behind what I say!"

I smiled at her words and so did everyone else.

Everyone left after a few minutes but I stayed and played cards with Naruto until we heard a big thump outside so Naruto opened the window's to see a giant toad with Master standing on top.

He then at on the outside of the window and listened to what Naruto had to say then started to speak, "I have something important to tell you... It cant wait... From now on, you are my only student... I need to make a full fledged Shinobi out of you in three years, and I'll do it."

Naruto and I were confused as to what he meant by three years so he answered our question. "We have got some disturbing information, regarding the Atatsuki... We believe that you are their next target, and we have three to four years until they come after you..."

I was confused by this information, but I wondered what Naruto meant, "No way, that's not going to work... I don't have time for that! Do you think I care about what might happen three years down the road!"

Her Godfather was shocked by what he was saying so asked what he was talking about. "Orochimaru already got his hands on Sasuke, and his life is in danger right now, that's what I'm talking about!"

Jiraiya said that he can't regenerate another body until three more years and fortunately he ran out of time before Sasuke-kun got to him so he had to choose another body.

"That means, Sasuke is save for three years... So you do have time..." He said as Naruto shouted, asking if it was true for which Jiraiya answered her with a yes which made Naruto relax.

"Forget Sasuke..." Naruto's and my eyes open wide to what he was proposing. "You can't help him, so just forget about him. Sasuke went to Orochimaru on his own free will... No matter what you do, he will not change. I have seen many Shinobi so I know the type... Orochimaru and Sasuke are cut from the same cloth... Don't delirious yourself about you bringing him back because you can't... It's hopeless... A fools errand."

Naruto got fed up and grabbed my hand again while she spoke, "Maybe it's easy for you to give up on him, Pervy Sage, but I can't! He may seem like nothing to you, but he's my friend!"

Master told her to shut up which made close my eyes in disgust and fear. "Just take a good look at the condition that you are in, and he's the one who did it to you! Was that the work of a friend!"

Naruto looked shocked as she said no and tried to come up with a reason which made me look at her with sadness.

"If you insist on going after Sasuke... Then you will get no training... I will have the Anbu Black Ops watch over you which will prevent you from leaving the village."

Naruto was again shocked as Jiraiya kept speaking,

"You're not just some ordinary kid... You've got something inside you that the Atatsuki want, The Nine Tailed Fox, but if you do not behave and do not listen to what I have to say, then I have to do what I have to do. Eventually, you will have to face off enemies far worse then Orochimaru, and it's time you start preparing for them. The first thing you need to do is to give up on Sasuke... What happened was destined to happen... Dismiss him from your mind, and move on. To be a Shinobi, you need to have more then Strength and Jutsu's... You have to have the Judgement to make the right decisions, you must become stronger. The longer you remain a fool... The harder it will be for you to live in this world."

Naruto looked at her Godfather with widened eyes then she looked Determined, "Fine then... If being smart is like you says it does... Then I will remain a fool my entire life! I am going after him, and I will do it alone if I have too! I'll create my own incredible Justu, and when ever the Atatsuki pop up, I will just take them down! "

This shocked Jiraiya and I but then I smiled at her, loving her determination towards her best friend. "I can't let you create an incredible Justu on your own , can I? Not like that Sexy Jutsu of yours, it's depressing..."

Jiraiya jumped back up on his toad as he spoke, "This more then foolish! You have a lot of work to do when you get out of the hospital, so be ready to hit the ground running! See you then..."

Naruto saluted him as he disappeared in style.

I picked up the stack of cards again and started to deal... "Another round?" I asked her as she laughed and I laughed along with her.

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