The mission begins~ chapter 7

The whistling stream echoed throughout the night creating a peaceful feeling to the dark village of Iwagakure. Naruto brushed his hand across his forehead as he gazed lazily at the ceiling above. 'Orochimaru is somewhere nearby. Maybe... maybe this time I'll save you... Sasuke' he closed his eyes slowly as his hand slipped from his forehead to the side of his body. He opened one eye and peered across the room spotting Kiba bundle under the blankets with one arm draped over Akamaru as he breathed quietly. He pushed himself off the bed and staggered towards the bathroom resting his hand against the door frame for support as his body swayed side to side.

Naruto yelped and staggered back out of the bathroom clutching his pounding heart as he looked down at the massive arachnid that had dominated the toilet. "Damn" Naruto cursed aloud. He peered over his shoulder back at Kiba and saw him still in the same position he was last time. His eyes narrowed as his bowels made a sharp twist threatening to explode if he didn't give into temptation. He bit his lip as he looked around the room furiously. He stopped squirming as his eyes fell on the door behind him. 'That's Hinata's room...' he thought silently to himself. His bowels made another twist causing him to gasp, clutching his stomach; he pulled open the door and poked his head in.

The sleeping Hyuga's chest rose slightly and fell back down as her breaths came out slowly and quietly. He sighed with relief as he rushed to the bathroom and closed the door as quietly as he could in his haste. His face twisted into a relived smile as he finished his business. He grabbed his pants that rested against his ankles and pulled them up around his waist. "N-Naruto-kun?" The mentioned boy froze as he turned his head stiffly to the side spotting Hinata standing there with a dazed look in her eyes. She titled her head to the side as she rubbed her eyes with the back of her sleeve. 'So cute' Naruto shook his head from side to side as a faint blush dusted his cheeks.

"Ah Hey Hinata" he chuckled nervously as he scratched the back of his head. Hinata's eyes widened as she finally realised it wasn't a dream, Naruto was really standing before her with his bare torso glistening in the dull moon light. Naruto's face twisted in concern as her face grew extremely red. "Oi Hinata, are you ok?" she yelped lightly as she spun around burring her head in the hood of her jacket.

"I-I'm sorry Naruto-Kun, I didn't know anyone was in here" she stuttered. Naruto scratched the back of his head as his famous fox like grin spread across his face.

"Hey, don't worry about it... I should have locked the door" he chuckled lightly. Hinata bit her lip as she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.

"I'm sorry, Naruto-kun..." Naruto's smile fell as he heard the muffled apology from the other side of the door. He frowned slightly as he turned the tap on rushing the cold water over his hands.

'She's always so kind... I wonder why? I mean this is her bathroom. If Sakura found me in her bathroom in the middle of the night...' a twinge of fear raced up his spine as images of him lying unconscious on the floor with a very angry Sakura lurking above him flashed through his head. He shook his head from side to side as he finished washing his hands. "Good thing Hinata's not like that" 'I'm sorry...Naruto-kun' his eyes lowered again as he recalled her words, a small smile played across his lips.

Hinata released a sharp breath as she rested her back up against the door. The blush that had appeared on her cheeks moments ago slowly began to fade. 'Naruto-kun...' she closed her eyes as she thought back to Naruto's face, when she walked in, his eyes were down cast and he seemed to be...sad. 'Why would Naruto-kun be sad?'

"Hinata" her head snapped up as her heart hammered within her chest again. Kiba scratched the back of his head as he looked his team mate up and down. "Have you seen Naruto? He's not in his bed" A faint blush crept across her face. Oh yeah she's seen Naruto. Hinata gasped lightly and shook her head at the perverted comment. Kiba raised an eyebrow as he watched Hinata squirm underneath his gaze.

"Y-yeah, he's in the bath-" Hinata's eyes widened as she slowly fell backwards, the wind blowing over her body pushing her hair forward as she continued descending towards the ground. Her eyes snapped shut as her body froze in mid air. 'What?' her eyes fluttered open as she gazed across Naruto's face.

"Hey, Hinata are you ok?" Naruto asked as he clutched the young Hyuga in his arms. Her face grew redder as she stared at his slightly parted lips that were very, VERY close to hers.

"I-I-I" her vision became blurry as her head started to spin. 'No I'm not going to faint again, be strong Hinata...be strong!' she mentally screamed at herself. She closed her eyes and inhaled slowly. 'Breathe Hinata' her heart started to calm down as her cheeks slowly turned paler.

"Hinata...?" Naruto shook her slightly watching as her face began to relax. 'Did she pass out again?' "Hinata...Oi!" she opened her eyes and immediately regretted it. Naruto was gazing down at her breathing directly over her face. His lips so close to hers. If it was possible they were still getting closer.

She shook her head and pushed out of his embrace staggering to her feet, swaying gently from side to side. "Yes, I-I'm fine, arigato Naruto-kun" Naruto blinked in confusion as Kiba smacked his hand over his mouth stifling a laugh. He quickly cleared his throat catching the attention of both his teammates.

"Alright, were heading out. Well leave as soon as we're ready" Kiba spoke in a stern voice. Naruto and Hinata nodded in unison as the trio got ready for the upcoming battles that were sure to come.


there ya go! I hoped you enjoyed it. there wasn't much action or anything I just thought after the last few chapters I should have a peaceful quiet NaruHina moment. thanks for reading!