Naruto sighed as he walked down the stairs and stopped to look at the mountain at the side. He once again sighed as he sat down on the deserted steps. It's been quite some while since he last thought about things like these. Last time was when it was when he was standing in front of the memorial staring at the name of his perverted teacher.
"I wonder what he would say if he found out Idzuna's is the fox's kid," he whispered to himself, "gah, ero-sennin why did you have to be so stubborn and go to Pein alone."
The blonde placed his hands in his hair and tried to think of tonight instead of all the memories that made him feel sad.
But he couldn't help. First he lost Sasuke, who still was gathering something to attack Konoha, or actually the elders and for some reason Naruto didn't really care about that anymore. They would be fine without those old people that think they have a solution for everything and don't listen to the ideas of the younger ones. Then he lost Jiraiya, who was like family to him. And when he found out about his parents it felt like he had lost them as well, because they both died the day he was born.
"Naruto, what are you doing here?"
Surprised the blonde looked around and found a gray haired he hadn't seen in a long time standing behind him.
"Ka-Kakashi-sensei?"
"Yo," Kakashi said as he sat down, "are you alright?"
"I'm just worried," Naruto answered as he looked to the stairs below them.
"Worried about what?"
"Idzuna-chan, the council might decide to kill."
"Is Idzuna your girlfriend?"
Naruto shook his head with a grin, "No… maybe Hinata-chan will be in a while. Idzuna-chan is five year old demon fox kid who calls me her father because I have him sealed inside me."
Kakashi could only stare at him for a moment, but then turned to look in front of him again.
"So that's what's bothering you. You think they might kill her because she's a fox demon."
"Tsunade already wanted to."
"That might have been because she was shocked and remembered the attack of Kyubi."
"Hm, could be, but still… I don't want them to kill Idzuna-chan, she's just a five year old. She cannot harm anyone."
"It will be alright, Naruto. Proof them she's innocent, I know you can."
"Thanks, sensei."
"Sooooo Hinata is your girlfriend?" Kakashi then said, looking thoughtful.
Naruto turned bright red and started to smile.
"N-not yet… I mean… we're going on a date tonight…"
"Well, good luck then."
"Hehe, yeah… I need it, I think."
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Later that day Naruto felt a lot better, still worried, but he felt better. A little before seven he entered the Hyuga household and got glomped by Idzuna.
"Daddy!" she exclaimed cheerfully.
Hinata giggled when she saw it.
"Idzuna-chan, it's bedtime."
"But daddy just came," the girl pouted and let go of Naruto.
"That's because I am here to pick up Hinata-chan," Naruto said as picked up the girl and started to tickle her.
"N-no do-don't," the girl laughed while she was being carried to her bedroom.
Naruto place her on the bed and stopped the tickling. He helped her with her pyjama's, while Hinata was watching it from the doorway. She smiled at the sight of it.
"Goodnight Idzuna, until tomorrow."
"Can we then play again, dad?"
"Sure," Naruto answered with a smile.
After another hug the blonde left the room and gently picked Hinata's hand after he closed the door.
"Shall we go?"
"Hm-m," she nodded with a smile and a blush.
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"I can't believe you still love Sasuke," Ino sighed while she placed down the her half full glass.
She Sakura and Tenten were having a girlsnight, they had invited Hinata as well, but she had declined without giving a reason.
"Well I still do Ino, but I will punch him for hurting Naruto's and my feelings."
"Naruto's? You secretly love him as well?" Tenten asked.
"I love as my team-mate, friend and brother, nothing more. Next to that you guys might like this news," Sakura got a somewhat nasty smile on her face.
"Oh? What is it?" Ino asked.
"Recently he's calling Hinata Hinata-chan."
Both Ino's and Tenten's eyes widened a little as they gaped at the pink haired.
"No way," Ino uttered.
"Yes way, I heard it with my own ears. Also, well you remember I told you about that five year old girl? Idzuna? She's staying in the Hyuga household so and said Naruto had been 'stalking' our shy Hyuga friend."
"Oh my… are you serious?" Tenten asked and Sakura nodded as reply.
"Though I wonder why she declined our invitation. Maybe Naruto is going over to her tonight," Sakura said thinking about the reason.
Meanwhile Ino had started to stare at the other side of the road.
"Your answer is right there Sakura," she said.
"Hm?" Sakura said as she looked in the same direction as Ino.
She jawdropped when she saw Naruto and Hinata walking together. Tenten was staring at it with widened eyes.
The three girls followed the couple, if you could call it that, with their eyes and saw them enter the cinema.
"Oh my god… they are having A DATE?" Tenten exclaimed surprised.
"It… it seems like it…" Ino muttered, "Shall we go follow them."
"No," Sakura said and turned her gaze back to her glass.
"Oh why not?" Tenten and Ino both asked.
"Would you guys like it if you were followed when you were on a date?"
"Well why should we care about that," Ino shrugged unimpressed.
"Alright, then Tenten and I will follow you when you're going on a date with Choji and Ino, you will join me when Tenten is on a date with Neji."
"WHAT!" the two girls yelled.
"See, let's just leave. We can always tease them tomorrow about it," Sakura said with a smile Sai knows all to well, after all he got hit right after such a smile.
"Now that's the Sakura I know," Ino grinned.
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"Did you like the movie?" Naruto asked the girl next to him as he grasped her hand gently.
"Yes, thank you," Hinata answered blushing and looked down.
The two slowly walked to Hinata's home in the moonlight. Both were smiling and once in a while looking at the side to see the other's face only to quickly look away when their eyes met.
"I… I haven't been fair have I? By only loving you for your looks," Naruto suddenly started with a guilty tone in his voice.
"Do you still only love me for my looks?" Hinata managed to ask without stuttering.
"N-no… when you… I…ano…," Naruto blurted not able to form a proper sentence.
Hinata couldn't help to chuckle a little at that, whilst Naruto got a deep breath and tried again.
"I realised you never hated me and always tried to cheer me up when… when… when I told you about Kyubi. Next to that you're really kind and caring. Maybe shy, but I even like that part about you."
He started to blush and looked at the beauty next to him. She was looking at her feet, having a very red face once again.
Naruto felt nervous as he stopped and made her stop as well. He placed a hand under her chin and made her look up.
"And you're also very cute," he added smiling.
Hinata stared at him and then placed her against his chest, trying not to faint because of all this. Naruto hugged her.
"I love everything about you, Hinata-chan," he whispered in her neck.
When she once again fainted, he sighed smiling as he held her up.
"Is she gonna get in a coma when I kiss her," he wondered as he picked her up and walked the rest of the way to the Hyuga residence.
Silently he entered the house and without making a sound he walked to Hinata's room. Though, that was the plan. Just after entering he met Hyuga Hiashi. The clan leader was looking at the blonde as if he was waiting for an explanation of something.
"What happened to Hinata?" he asked.
Naruto gulped, blushed and looked at the very 'interesting' floor.
"She… she f-fainted when I s-said I l-loved everything about h-her," he mumbled.
"I see," Hiashi said after a long silence, "Is she alright?"
"Y-yeah, I caught her."
"Did you also kiss her?"
"N-n-no," Naruto panicked a little.
"Hm, I guess if you do, she would get in coma for a week."
"R-r-really?" Naruto asked, starting get afraid of kissing Hinata.
He looked over his shoulder to the passed out girl, while the Hyuga leader started to chuckle a little.
"Bring her to her room Naruto."
"H-hai," the blonde blurted.
Stepping on the back of his sandals he got them out and walked down the hallway for a few passes.
"A-ano, Hiashi-sama…?"
"What is it young man?"
"C-could I s-stay here tonight?" Naruto asked nervously.
"You know where you can sleep," Hiashi gave as answer and left in the opposite direction.
Naruto smiled as he continued his walk to the room of the girl he was carrying. He carefully placed the beauty on her bed and wanted to leave but couldn't. He looked at her and sat down on the side of her bed. He gently ran his hand through her hair.
Slowly she woke up and felt a hand tenderly stroking her cheek. Hinata turned her head a little and saw Naruto sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Hey cute one," he whispered with a smile.
"Na… Naruto-kun."
"I carried you home after you fainted," the blonde explained.
"Oh… I'm sorry for fa-"
"Sh, it's ok. It's what makes you you and it makes you cute," Naruto said softly after laying a finger on her lips.
Hinata flushed, but smiled.
"Go to sleep, Hinata-chan," Naruto smiled and stood up.
"Goodnight, Naruto-kun," Hinata said.
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Idzuna sat right up her bed, panting deeply.
"Sc-scared," she whispered as parts of her nightmare were still swirling through her head.
Slowly she got out of the bed and left her room. At first she wanted to go to Hinata's room, but then she smelled the scent of her father and changed her directions. Quietly she opened the door of the room where her father was staying. She tiptoed to the bed and crawled next to him, though she waked him up.
"Idzuna-chan?" Naruto said surprised and sat up, "what are you doing here?"
"I… I had a nightmare," the girl sobbed.
Naruto looked at the girl that was curled up against him, remembering the nights he had nightmares and he had no-one to go to. He lay down again and pulled the girl closer.
"It's okay, don't worry, Idzuna-chan. Just go back to sleep."