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Sasuke hadn't always been amenable to the idea.
That was how months before Menma's conception, Hinata had found Naruto atop the Hokage monument surrounded by sake bottles. It wasn't the first time Naruto had found himself drunk, he had drank himself silly following the end of the Fourth Shinobi war, but rather this was the first time he was drinking alone.
They had been silent for a long time, just sitting on the Yondaime's stone head.
It was Naruto who spoke first.
"I'm sorry."
His voice had been raspy, from being silent for so long or from shouting at Sasuke till he was hoarse, Hinata didn't know.
What Hinata did know was what he was apologising for. Naruto was apologising for his behaviour following their… break-up? End of their friendship? They hadn't really been going out in the first place. Hinata didn't know what they were, but whatever they were had been came to an abrupt and awkward end. Whatever connection they shared during the war eventually fizzled after stuttered attempts at conversation and cringe-worthy exchanges.
They were just too different for each other was what Hinata had told herself.
The truth was that she had given Naruto her heart but it was too late.
Naruto had already given his heart to the brooding avenger years before. His feelings had only grown deeper for the dark haired boy as he continually fought for Sasuke's return after his defection to Orochimaru to which Sasuke had ultimately scorned at every advance.
It was only after the Fourth Shinobi war had something changed in their dynamic. Something had happened during their fight with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
When Naruto had chosen to break off the relationship with her, Hinata had averted her eyes, unwilling to meet Naruto's face and asked in strained whisper.
"It's because of Sasuke, isn't it?"
Naruto's silence only confirmed it.
Hinata did not respond to his muteness but rather snagged the bottle from Naruto's hand and took a deep gulp of the intoxicating liquid.
When Hinata snuck out of his apartment the next morning it was still dark and all was silent but for Naruto's light snoring.