Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine.

Naruhina Month Day 10: Sleeping


Hinata can't sleep. She just got back from an S rank mission when she found out from Sasuke (now a member of the ANBU) that her husband Naruto was rushed to the hospital. Without even bothering to go home to change, she immediately made her way towards where he is.

"What happened to you Hinata?" Sakura held her shoulders and examined her the minute Hinata stepped inside the hospital. She must've looked awful. On the way back, she encountered an enemy who she thought she had already taken care of. It took her almost half an hour to kill him.

"I-I'm fine Sakura-chan. I just back from the mission. Where is Naruto?"

Hinata felt her heart drop when Sakura heaved a sigh and said, "Follow me."

Sakura led them to a private room. Hinata nodded to the ANBU who was guarding the door before entering. In there, she saw Naruto tossing and turning. As soon as he sees her, he started trying to remove the wires connected to his body, only to be stopped by Sakura.

"Will you stop that!" Naruto almost fell off his bed when Sakura hit him.

"You're not allowed to hit the Hokage!"

"Well I just did and I will continue doing it unless you stay still!"

"Hinata-chan…"

She stayed by his side looked at him intently. There seems to be nothing wrong with him other than the growing bump on his forehead from Sakura's manhandling.

"I don't get it," she started, "You look perfectly fine."

"His secretary saw him writhing in pain in his office," Sakura stated while she puts back the wires, "He tried to shrug it off but when he almost dropped dead from stomach pains during a meeting, they decided to bring him here immediately."

"D-Dropped dead?" Naruto took his wife's trembling hand.

"Don't worry! I'm already fine!" He assured her but she caught him wincing every now and then. "It's just a stomach ache. That's all!"

"We're already looking into it," said Sakura. She understood Hinata's worries. Being away from someone you love for 3 months and finding our he's in the hospital the minute you come back is hard. "We already ran some tests and the ANBU are also looking into your house to see if there's something suspicious."

"Suspicious? You mean…" Hinata's face became dark.

"We cannot ignore the possibility of planned assassination," Sakura answered, "especially when there are a lot of people who wants to bring Konoha down."

"That's impossible! I don't even have missions anymore," Naruto pouted, "All I do these days is to stay at the office and do boring paperworks then go back home. I've never encountered even one suspicious person!"

Hinata sighed and accompanied Sakura to the door. "Please keep me updated Sakura-chan. And I will also be glad to help in the investigation."

Sakura nodded, "Don't worry Hinata. Shikamaru's already onto it. For now, just let him rest. I'll be back tomorrow when the results are out." She stepped back and looked at the disheveled woman in front of her. "You take a rest too, okay?"

"How was your mission?" Naruto asked her when she came back to his side. He took her hand and squeezed it. Hinata looked at him and smiled. No matter how long it has been, she still cannot believe that Naruto loved her back. She didn't doubt the love in his eyes whenever he tells her that he loves her. She didn't doubt him when he said he wanted to be with her forever. She cannot believe her fortune.

Naruto listened as she recounted her entire mission while brushing his messy hair. Despite being loudmouthed, Naruto knew how to listened and is good at it too.

"You must be very tired," he said and scooted, "Here, stay with me."

Hinata accepted his offer and laid beside him. They were now facing each other. Naruto embraced her and rested his chin on top of her head. Hinata put her hands on his chest and breathed his scent. They stayed like that for a moment until Naruto fell asleep.

Hinata moved to look at his sleeping face. His mouth was slightly opened. Her hand moved to trace his jaw, and finally resting on his cheeks. She closed her eyes, his face still visible in her mind as she finally succumbed to fatigue.


"Are you kidding me?" Sakura winced at Hinata's steely voice. The results of the lab tests and investigation were finally out. Sakura and Shikamaru paid the Hokage a visit in his room to deliver the news.

"Sadly, no. Our all mighty Hokage-sama was almost killed by his stupidity and laziness," Shikamaru, the head of the investigation team sighed and walked towards the door. "If only he cleaned his own kitchen and did not eat spoiled food, this wouldn't even happen and spare us from this troublesome stuff."

There was a moment of silence after Sakura and Shikamaru exited the room and for once, Naruto didn't want to be alone in the room with his wife who was now giving him a death glare.