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Note: Thank you again for the review I got on the last chapter Lavlicekian it is nice to know that I am doing the story right and it is enjoyable. And I hope everyone enjoys it, on the 27th I will not be able to do a chapter since I have some really important personal issues going on on that date. So I will try to get a real good chapter out the day before that or the day after. Now, onto the chapter and sorry for spelling Sasukes name wrong all this time, I just realized it last night/ this morning when chapter 6 was already completed and posted
Chapter 7: A night to remember
They all stood there ready to begin another day in the forest but this time they were in a bigger group. The sun was shining into the cave a little with the shadow about 4 feet into the cave as the sunlight castes down upon it. It was now day 3 out of 5 and they needed to get the scrolls they need to pass, along the ridge of the cave hill made of stone was Shino, Kiba, Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata ready to begin
"Okay, before we go I will let my bugs go out first and see if they can find any people or traps we need to worry about" Shino said as he raised his hand and insects came out flooding the area
"Okay, that just means we will stay here for a bit and wait" Kiba said sitting down
"Right" Sakura said sitting as well
"I suppose, although it would be more fun to just go" Naruto said as he sat with a little disappointment on his face
"W-Well that could be dangerous N-Naruto" Hinata said as she sat beside Kiba and giggled at Naruto's comment and his face
"Hey Hinata, why don't you go sit by your boyfriend" Kiba whispered to Hinata teasing her
"Stop Kiba, you know I don't like that" She said as she lowered her head after looking at Naruto
"Huh? Hey Hinata what is wrong?" Naruto asked as he saw her face red and looking at the ground
"N-Nothing N-Naruto" She said as she stood up
"I'm going to go find a river" Hinata said as she begun to walk off
"Hey Hinata wait" Naruto shouted as he ran up beside her
"N-Naruto? Why are you coming?" She asked as she was surprised he was coming
"Because it is dangerous if you go alone" He said smiling
"Well, there goes the 2 love birds" Kiba said as he was still teasing
"Th-Thank you for coming N-Naruto" She said while she searched for a river
"Hey, no need to thank me" He said with his usual big goofy smile
A little later Hinata found a fiver and they walked over to it, Hinata and naruto took theirs shoes off
"This is going to be fun" Naruto said as he pulled his shirt off and started to take his pants off
"N-Naruto" Hinata said now looking away with really deep red blush
"What Hinata?" He asked not thinking about it
"Well it is just that, uh well I am here and that would make you in just your boxers" She said now blushing more
"So? We are friends" He said as he pulled them off and sat in the water
"Well yeah but, uh well it's just that I can't go in the water" She said with the blush starting to face a little
"Why not? Here I will help" He said as he got out and walked over to Hinata
"Here just do this" He said as he took her jacket off and started with her shirt
"N-Naruto, this isn't right" She said stopping him
"Well, you will still be in a bra so I don't see anything wrong with it. Besides, we are friends and I won't stare at you" He said backing up a little
"W-Well, if you promise not to stare at me I will but only for a little bit. And w-when we get out you have to look away" She said raising her shirt a little
"Okay" He said as he turned around, walked into the water and closed his eyes
"O-Okay I am getting in just don't look at me til' I am in the water" She said now really nervous
"I won't, I promise" He said as he turned around to look away
"O-Okay, I am in now... Y-You can um you can look" She said as just her head was out of the water
"Okay" He said as he turned around and relaxed
"Hinata, are you okay?" He asked as her face was really red
"Y-Yeah, it's just that I am, well I am not used to being around people like this" She said while blushing more
"Don't worry Hinata, I can't even see your bra or anything, only your head. And I promise I won't look" He said as he splashed her
"O-Okay Naruto hehe" She then splashed him back
"You know, even though this is a exam... It is still fun and it feels like a vacation haha" Naruto said as he looked into the sky
"I-I forgot we were on the exam, we should get going N-Naruto" She said as she started getting close to out of the water
"Yeah we should" He said as he looked down but then saw she was getting out
"N-Naruto! You said you wouldn't look" She said now blushing more than she ever had before
"I didn't know you were getting out, and I only saw your shoulders and then looked away. I promise I didn't see anything" He said as he was hoping she wouldn't be mad at him
"O-Okay, sorry" She said as she sat behind a tree trying to dry off as best as she could
"Well I am getting out too so we can dry off but I won't look at you" He said as he stood up
"N-Naruto is shirtless" She said quietly so he couldn't hear and she blushed more
About 10 minutes passed and they both stood there now almost fully dressed and the others were still waiting for them to get back along with the bugs
"Okay Hinata, I am ready to go"
"So am I" She said as she turned around and Naruto was still shirtless
"N-Naruto, y-your shirt" She said stunned and blushing
"Yeah, I will put it on later. I just want to dry off a little more" He said as he walked up to her
"O-Okay" She said as she began walking back to the others
"Where are they now Shino?" Kiba asked now being more impatient
"They are almost back I do believe" He said as he was referring to the insects
"And Naruto and Hinata need to hurry back too" Sakura said as she was worried a little
"Do you think that they got attacked?" She asked as she stood up worried
"No, for someone to be way over here they would have to be going full speed for the 3 days straight" He said while looking around
A few minutes later Naruto and Hinata came back still with still wet hair, slightly wet clothes too
"Well well well, I see that something went on between you two" Kiba said as he pointed to Naruto and Hinata
"N-No, nothing happened. Why do you think that?" She asked as she blushed
"Because Naruto is shirtless, both of your hair is wet, and by the looks of it Hinata... Your clothes are slightly wet and so are Naruto's pants" He said as he had a devilish smile on his face
"N-No you got it wrong, nothing happened between us. We just went swimming a little" She said now blushing a lot
"And how? You don't both have a bathing suit with you which means that you went in with just your underwear on and bra, while Naruto went in with just his boxers. Therefore that means that you two were alone, half naked and in water" He said still smiling
"So, we didn't do anything wrong!" Naruto snapped back as he was now angry
"Right, I believe you. As far as I know, you two could have been out there alone doing some pretty bad stuff" He said still teasing them both
Hinata then began to cry and Naruto took notice and walked over to her
"Now look what you did, yet again Kiba" He said as he grabbed Hinata's hand and took her into the woods a little
Even though Hinata knew Kiba was kidding, it still effected her quite a a bit since Naruto is her best friend and someone she really likes. Hinata was still crying as Naruto spoke to her
"Hey, don't worry it will be okay. Besides, as long as we both know nothing happened between us it shouldn't matter" He said as he motioned her to sit down near the tree beside him
"Y-Yeah, but he knows I don't like it. And I-I just don't want to lose you as a friend N-Naruto" She said now trying to shake the tears
"Hey" He said as he tilted her head towards him
"I told you, you will never lose me as a friend. I promise you" He said as he gave her a hug showing that he was there for her
"Th-Thank you N-Naruto" She said as her slight tears stopped and were now holding in place in her eyes giving her eyes a slight glow from the sunlight hitting the tears
"Now we should be going back, we still have a exam to finish" He said as he helped her up and looked at her face
"Hey, dry those tears, it will be okay now" He said as he smiled and swiped the tears away with his thumb
Naruto and Hinata then returned after 1 minute of walking since they weren't far from the cave, the insects were now back and told Shino they were safe to head towards the tower and that nothing was in the way. They set out towards the tower rushing and then decided to get food. The after noon rolled around after they ran a long time and took a break to find their food, Shino and Kiba went in one direction as Sakura and Sasuke went in another and Naruto and Hianta went in another direction.
"Kiba, there is some berries around here somewhere in this direction" Shino said as he pointed towards their left
"Alright" He said as he began to walk that way and found them
"Good, that will help but first hand me one" He said as he reached out for Kiba to give him one
"Yeah, they are good" He said as he let his insects eat it
"Good, then lets get as man as possible" Kiba said while picking them off
"Sakura, over here. There is a small deer that we can get" Sasuke said as he drew out a kunai
"Right, lets do this" She said as she readied her kunai as well
"Good, we got it and that will help a lot since it is meat" Sasuke said as he grabbed the now dead deer
"Right" Sakura said as she smiled at him
"Hey Hinata, do you think there is a river around here somewhere?" Naruto asked as he turned to her
"Y-Yes, I remember on the map seeing a river that ran almost all the way to the tower, it should be close by" She said as she blushed
"N-Naruto, you aren't thinking of, well you know" She asked now blushing a lot
"No, I was thinking more like fishing" He said Smiling
"Although it would be fun to go swimming again" He said jokingly and kinda nudged her a little
"Um y-yes it would" She said as she smiled and blushed from Naruto touching her
"Well, we should get going then" He said as he jumped up a tree to look around
" I think I see it" He shouted down to Hinata as she was gone
"Hinata? Where are you?" He asked confused and worried
"Right here silly" She said as he snapped back and turned to see Hinata on another tree right beside him
"Oh, I thought someone got you. You had me worried there" He said as he looked at her
"I-I'm sorry I made you worry N-Naruto" She said as she put her head down a little
"Hey, don't worry about it. As long as you're okay" He said as he smiled at her
"N-Naruto, thank you" She said as she looked at him
"Now we should be going to the water to get some fish" Naruto said as he jumped from tree to tree lowering down to the ground
"Yes" She said as she was just a few steps behind him
"It was this way" Naruto said as he ran to the river
"Wow, this river looks beautiful" Hinata said as she stood in awe
"Not as beautiful as you" He said joking around with her
"W-What?" She asked now blushing a lot
"I said-" He was cut off
"I-I know that you said, and thank you Naruto... Thank you a lot, it really means a lot to me" She said as she walked over to him
"Well your welcome, but I don't get how it means that much to you" He said not knowing what he said mean't that much to her
HInata then was right beside him and was now looking into the river. They walked closer to it and Naruto took his shirt off and rolled his pants up
"N-Naruto, you should be doing that" She said closing her eyes and blushing thinking he was going to get almost naked again
"What? I am only fishing, open your eyes and get ready to get the fish Hinata" He said with a smile on his face
"Oh okay hehe" She said as she thought she was silly for thinking of something like that
"Great job Hinata! I'm proud of you!" Naruto shouted as she caught 6 fish in total
"Th-Thanks N-Naruto" She said blushing like usual
"Now we should be getting back" He said as he was holding the fish and was walking beside Hianta
Time passed as they were all now back at where they separated from, they had food and were ready to get a little wood for a fire. By time they all got the food ready it was getting dark so they decided to eat then find somewhere to camp out at. The fire was warm and Hinata and Naruto were sitting next to each other and began to eat along with the others. They began to walk as they all finished
"Hinata, can you check around?" Kiba asked and she nodded
"Byakugan" She said as she looked around and found a small cave
"Right over there" She said pointing over towards heir left a little
"Good job Hinata" Naruto said as he began to walk
Everyone else began walking and Hinata as kinda far behind just trying to stay out of the way.
"Hey Hinata, what is wrong?" Naruto asked as he slowed down and walked beside Hinata
"Are you hurt? Here." He said as he picked her up and began walking
"N-No I am fine I was just, I was just thinking" She said now with a really red face
"Okay, but what about?" He said as he set her back down
"About this exam, I-I don't want to get in the way and make us fail" She said as she put her head down
Naruto walked in front of her and turned around now right in front of her
"I-I just don't want to slow you down and I don't want to make you fail, since I am useless and only got in the way with the fight between them and because my feelings I went to the water and you came along when you could have been moving on without me" She said as she started crying
"You take that back Hinata, because you're not useless. You helped us a lot, and even though you think that your feelings slowed us down, you are wrong. If anything if helped me, because now I realized that I need to try hard and that I need to protect the ones precious to me and try to cheer them up... And that is what I intend to do Hinata" He said as he walked closer to her and grabbed her tight in a hug that this time was different
His hug felt so welcoming and so loving, he was now embracing Hinata in his arms with one on her head and the other on her lower back, with Hinata's face now buried inside Naruto's chest her tears faded away immediately, and her arms just felt so light as she brought them around Naruto's lower back and upper back holding him tight. The moon now shining directly on them through the trees they seemed to be the center of attention with the darkness around them as they put off a bluish light that showed off their features as they embraced each other
"Thank you Naruto... Thank you so much" She said as she squeezed him tighter
"No, thank you Hinata" He said as he did the same
"Hey are you 2 love birds going to stand there all night and hug or are you going to cut to the chase and kiss so we can move on" Kiba said as he teased again
Hinata and Naruto then quickly broke apart and Naruto shouted
"No way, were friends. Why don't you get that?" He said now angry at Kiba
"Kiba stop. We are just friends" Hinata said with a blush on her face
"Okay, well lets get going" Kiba said as they started walking and Naruto and Hinata were behind them a little bit
"I have never seen Hinata like this before" Kiba said to the others
"Yeah, whenever I saw Naruto and Hinata together, Hinata would not even speak really and whenever they touched she would just pass out" Sakura said and she looked at Kiba
"Well, she is happy, that is all that matters" Kiba said as they continued to walk
"N-Naruto?" Hinata said building up the courage
"Yes?" Naruto asked as he turned to look at her
"Well, I was just wondering, um well how much do you l-like me?" She asked as she tuned her head towards the ground
"I guess quite a bit, you're my once in a life time best friends and no one will ever replace you Hinata" He said as he grabbed her hand
"Okay, thank you for being my friend" She said as she grabbed his hand back and they began to walk
Naruto and Hinata caught up to the others when they were already at the cave and had some wood ready for a fire. They set it up and began to sit down as Sasuke lit it
"Well, we should be going to sleep now since it is getting late and we will need to be up early in the morning since tomorrow is the 4th day out of the 5 days we have" Kiba said as he laid down
"Yes" Everyone said as they laid down
Hinata soon after walked out side and went on top of the cave when they were all asleep. after a few minutes of her laying under the stars Naruto came up with her and stood by her as she laid there
"Hey Hinata, what is wrong?" He asked as he sat down
"Nothing, I just like that stars" She said as she looked over at him
"Will you um... will you lay with me?" She asked as Naruto laid back
"Sure, but aren't you cold out here Hinata?" Naruto asked as he looked at her
"A little" She said as she looked up into the sky
"Then here" He said as he laid his jacket down and pulled Hinata on it with them now arms touching
"Thank you N-Naruto" She said as she shivered a little
What Naruto did next was a big surprise.
"Hey sit up for a second " He said as she did so
He then placed his arm where here head used to be
"There lay back down" He said and she laid down on his arm
Naruto then grabbed her and brought her closer as Hinata laid her head onto Naruto's chest. With the moon light now shining above head and the perfect light blue aura radiating from their body as they laid there in each others arms with Naruto's arm around her body and her head on his chest they slept peacefully there with the thought in their heads of them being together in their arms
"I like this Naruto" Hinata said as she drifted off to sleep
"I like it too Hinata" He said as he hugged her tighter and drifted off to sleep as well
-The end of chapter 7-
I hope you enjoyed it, thank you and I will try to update as soon as possible
