How Could I Know?
By: The Hylian Rider
Chapter 4:
Naruto sighed and they set off ready for the long day ahead. He was very hyper and tried to keep moving far ahead of the others. Hinata managed to keep him a little... occupied. When they landed on the next branch Naruto stopped suddenly and Kakashi felt it and stopped too.
"Alright, I can feel your there. Come on out." said Naruto. A man with black spiky hair came out. His bangs hung far over his black eyes, almost down to his chin. He wore a white gi that was tucked into the black pants which froze at his calfs. He wore high ninja sandals and a thick purple, rope belt. A long katana sheath and blade were fit through the back of the belt. The figure looked at the four ninjas.
"Naruto-kun." said Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto could barely even force his lips to move.
"Sauske." The Uchiha leapt at Naruto and Hinata and Kakashi moved. Hinata got there first and, her bloodline limit activated, jammed a chakra powered fist into Sauske's gut. He bent over.
"Ninja art, hidden move," said Hinata. She prepared to strike him. "2 palms, 4 palms, 8 palms, 16 palms, 32 palms, 64 palms, 128 palms." she cried and with each yell she struck him with the said number of strikes. Each strike hit one of his chakra points. The Uchiha vanished and appeared it a tree behind them. Naruto didn't even turn to address him.
"Still using the basics I see, teme. A replacement Jutsu, not bad though." Naruto made a Resengan in his left hand and leapt at Sauske. He leapt up and out of the way and Naruto's attack met Sauske's Chidori. This time after the two broke apart Naruto jammed his fist into Sauske's face. He went flying backwards across the forest floor.
"Well you've gotten better dobe. But you not the only one. You broke my cursed seal last time, but I can now win without that thing." He drew his blade and ran at Naruto.
"So why fight me now Sauske? Still trying to get that stupid final eye thing are you?" Sauske couldn't respond because Naruto jammed his foot into Sauske's forehead. He flew back a few feet then flipped landed neatly on his feet. He charged at Naruto and Hinata leapt in front of him using her rotation. Sauske landed next to Kakashi and both made quick hand signs. Chidori met Chidori and the explosion was almost as bad as with Naruto. Sakura stood back was still in shock. She couldn't believe it.
"Damn it! Kakashi get out of it." Sauske said.
"I said it once," stated the scarecrow ninja. "Those who disobey orders are trash, but those who abandon their friends are worse then trash!" Kakashi showed his sharingan eye as Sauske activated his. Naruto interrupted and managed to jam a knife in Uchiha's back. Sakura ran forward and hit Sauske hard across the face. He flew backwards into a tree and fell in a slump.
"I'm not losing here." Sauske made a few hand signs.
"NO! STOP HIM!" Naruto cried, but too late. Sauske vanished. "DAMN IT!" Naruto swore. Hinata went up to him and held him to comfort him. He held her back and kissed her lightly before heading over to Kakashi who was replacing his headband.
"Naruto give us a hand and go out with Hinata to gather some firewood for the camp tonight." Sakura said.
"Sure Sakura-san." Hinata put an arm around him and gave a him a peck on the cheek. "Thanks Hinata-chan. What would I ever do without you?" Hinata felt her heart skip a beat. She knew that he said he loved her and knew he felt something for her, but what he was suggesting was a little... more permeant. More final in a way.
"Do you mean that Naruto-kun?" she asked him.
"Yes, always Hinata-chan. Come on, we gotta go get some wood for the fire." Naruto and Hinata didn't take too long. As ninja they were used to setting up and leaving camps quickly and efficiently. Kakashi admired their handwork. They had managed to set up three one-man tents. Naruto and Hinata were supposed to share one, with neither of the pair had a problem with.
"Ok," the one-eyed ninja said. "We got about one hour left until we hit midnight. I want to set out early tomorrow so try and go to be earlier tonight." Both Sakura and Hinata made a noise of affirmation. Naruto just groaned and slumped over. Then he sat up quickly.
"Hey, Hinata-chan! Wanna come for a walk with me?" She nodded and they walked off in clear path, so as to not get lost.
"Have fun I'm gonna hit the hay." said the pink-hair mednin.
Naruto pulled Hinata down the path until they hit a clearing with a stream and a gap in-between two trees where the moon and several stars were easily visible. He held her close to him. She leaned forward and kissed him, hard. He kissed her back and heard her moan slightly. He put his hand on her neck and she caressed his face with her hands. She pushed on him a little and he fell over with her still on top of him. She broke apart from him.
"I love you so much Naruto-kun." she whispered in his ear.
"Hinata-chan... That tickles!" he whispered to her as she breathed in her ear. She picked her head up and looked at him.
"Naruto-kun... I've been wondering... I mean... We are together... and it's common to... w-well ano... kind of... sleep together?" Naruto looked at her and thought for about three seconds.
"Nah," said Naruto. "I don't want to be rude by saying this or anything. I just don't think I'm ready for that yet. I love you and want to be with you, I'm just not ready to take all that responsibility right now. And it's defiantly not just you because I mean you really do look nice, curse that pervy sage, but I just don't want to right now." Hinata looked relived.
"Thank you Naruto-kun," she said and he looked at her confused. "I didn't want to think that maybe you were with me too... well only for... it."
She blushed and Naruto cupped her face. He leaned up and kissed her again. She could feel all of the passion and caring in that kiss. She acted on instinct and licked his lips. He opened his mouth quickly and she explored his mouth for a second time. Naruto felt like he was melting beneath Hinata. She made him feel like jelly every time they did this.
Hinata drew her tongue back into her mouth and closed her lips. They both opened their mouths again and Naruto was suddenly tasting the inside of Hinata. She moaned in his mouth again and Naruto knew she enjoyed it. She began battling with his tongue and Naruto withdrew to let her taste him again. He began caressing her back with his hand and he held her closer to him. They broke apart and he hugged her as she dug her head into his chest sighing.
"Anything wrong?" he asked.
"No, Naruto-kun. Everything is perfect, just how I would want it."
She closed her eyes and she fell asleep with a few moments. Naruto scooped her up and began to walk back to camp with her in his arms. He lay her down in the tent, then went back into the woods. He couldn't believe he still couldn't beat Sasuke! Naruto charged a Reseagan in his hand and launched it into a tree it ate it clean away so that the tree was standing by a mere splint or two of wood. He repeated this on several other trees.
"Ok, let's try this." He ran is up on tree and used chakra to stay put and then leap onto another landing lightly with the chakra again. He leapt backwards and forwards between all these trees and worked all that night to get faster and faster and faster. He went back to camp when the sun broke over the hills, realizing he hadn't gotten any sleep. He crawled into the tent and shook Hinata.
"NARUTO-KUN!" she said and launched herself on him. "I missed you... Where did you go? You look so tired..." Naruto smiled and kissed her lightly before hugging her.
"I went to train." She gasped and held him closer to him. "It's ok you know. Back before I... you know when I... didn't know Iruka-sensei. Villagers wouldn't ever leave me alone and they would always beat me. So every night I had to train in a way. I had to get away and find a place to sleep." She let a single tear fall.
"I'm so sorry Naruto-kun." Naruto kissed her with a heated passion. She relaxed against him.
"I'm ok. See? I'm not hurt or anything, just a little tired. I sleep with you tonight. Ok? I promise on my nindo." She lay her head on his shoulder.
"I would like that very much."
He gave her another quick kiss and then got outside to help pack up. This time their day wasn't interrupted by any attacking ninjas or anything too deadly. Naruto found himself enjoying every moment with Hinata more and more. Even if she wasn't saying anything or kissing him he was deeply in love with her. She turned to him and smiled he scooped her up in his arms.
"Ah! Naruto-kun! What are you doing?" Naruto laughed at her lightly.
"I just wanted to hold you again Hinata-chan."
She curled up like she was and could hear Naruto's heartbeat. Hinata soon fell asleep and he smiled when he noticed but didn't wake her. Kakashi looked back for a half second then launched three shiriken are Naruto. Naruto leapt up and made a shadow clone. Handing Hinata to the clone Naruto drew a knife and used is increased speed to surprise his master and held his blade to the one-eyed ninja's neck. Kakashi gulped.
"Let's calm down Naruto!" He could see Naruto was leaking red chakra and a hell of a lot of it. Naruto managed to control himself before rounding on his teacher.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR YOU BASTARD!"
"I was testing you Naruto. If your going to be with Hinata you ought to learn to defend her." Naruto grabbed Kakashi around the neck and slammed him into a tree then held his face inches from the scarecrow ninja's.
"You asshole! Do you honestly think I would at any point hesitate to defend Hinata-chan with every fiber of my being?! I will die before I let a hair on her head be harmed!" Naruto pulled Kakashi away from the tree only to slam it back again. Kakashi groaned in pain.
"N-Naruto... Please... gomen... Just... calm down." he grunted through Naruto choke hold. Naruto threw Kakashi from himself.
"NARUTO! WHAT WAS THAT FOR! HITTING KAKASHI-SENSEI LIKE THAT." She moved to hit him. Naruto flinched and prepared for the blow.
Nothing happened. He opened his eyelids and saw a very very angry Hinata holding Sakura's arm.
"Hinata-chan... let's just take it easy..." said Naruto.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun. I can't." She slammed a chakra fist into Sakura's chest and Sakura had the wind knocked out of her. Hinata left her be at that and checked Naruto for injuries.