Kaaru: Ok, it's time for the next chapter! But before that I want to thank ya'll for reading and the people who added me and this story to their favorites. I also want to thank Nonameneeded for his list of ninjutsu and genjustu.

N&H: YATTA!!!

Mitsuki: I have a feeling that I'm not gonna be in this chapter.

Kaaru: Of course you'll be in this chapter.

Mitsuki: Ya right…

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me…yada yada yada…

TPO…Chapter 8: A Real Mission!

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"Orange at point A."

"Lavender at point B."

"Blue at point C."

"Pink at point D!"

"Pink! Shhh."

"Oh, right..sorry."

"Moon at point E."

"Cyclops at point F."

"Orange, this is Lavender, the target is approximately 10 meters to your right."

"Thanks Lavender, Orange out!"

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A cat with a red ribbon on its ear was scratching Naruto's face. Hinata took the cat and rocked it in her arms, it visibly relaxed. The six went to Hokage Tower.

"Aaah…good timing." Sarutobi said. "I have a C-rank mission for you six."

"Really!?" Naruto shouted. "YATTA!"

"You will got to the Sea Country and help Team 10 patrol the place." Sarutobi informed.

'Sea country? The port to the Island of Cresent Moon is there. Uh oh…' Kaaru thought.

'Yes, it would be a great opportunity to ask Ino if she wants me to train her.' Hinata thought.

"These will be a 2 week mission, pack your things and go to the gates in an hour." Sarutobi told them.

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"Are we there yet?" Naruto whined.

"No." Sasuke stated.

"Are we there yet now?"

"No."

"Now?"

"No!"

"Oh, ok…now?"

"For the last time dobe no!"

Hinata giggled, it was fun seeing Sasuke lose his cool. The team was jumping through treetops, making great progress. "Hey! I see the water!" Naruto shouted "That means we're almost there!"

"Quiet down baka!" Sakura snapped.

Kaaru tuned them out and continued jumping.

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After an hour they finally arrived at the village. It was a peaceful village surrounded by water. The village was lively and full of life. Many fishermen were out at sea and fished. Basically it was a nice and beautiful town.

The team found the inn Team 10 was staying in "Seaside Inn" and checked in. The they got three rooms, one for Kaaru and Kakashi much to Kaaru's dislike, one for Hinata and Sakura and one for Naruto and Sasuke.

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It was 5:30 pm, Team 10 would not be returning until 7:00 pm so Hinata decided to go for a walk. She started mulling over a few things. Before she knew it her feet had led her to a beach.

(Fluff alert…umm just a suggestion, but you should play "michi to you all" the 2nd Shippuden ending while reading this, trust me!)

She looked at the horizon took off her sandals and waded into the water getting her feet wet. She looked at the horizon and watched as the sun began to set, the sky was blood-red with a few tints of orange, yellow and pink. It was absolutely stunning.

Hinata heard footsteps and found Naruto was coming towards her, she blushed at how he looked in the light. Naruto's hair looked dark his face looked red because of the light, his eyes looked darker and the orange light gave him a soothing look. She didn't know that Naruto was thinking the exact same thing.

Her dark hair looked darker, her pearly eyes looked beautiful and the light seemed to make her glow, she looked absolutely otherworldly.

"Naruto-kun, what are you doing here?" Hinata asked.

"I just came over to think." Naruto answered.

Hinata smiled at him making her more pretty, Naruto blushed at this. "Me too." She told him.

She then gazed back at the sunset. "It's beautiful isn't it?" She asked.

"Yeah…" Naruto replied not breaking his eyes away from Hinata. Hinata looked back at Naruto, "Naruto-kun, why do you want to be Hokage?"

Naruto just smiled at her and lifted his gaze towards the sky. "Because, I want to protect my friends, I want to protect my precious people, I want to protect Kaaru-nii…I…I want to protect you."

Hinata blushed but told herself 'No, there isn't any hidden meaning in what he said.' But even when she told herself this she didn't really believe it.

"What about you Hinata-chan? Why do you want to change Hyuuga?" Naruto asked looking at her again.

She looked at the water, staring at her reflection. "That's because I want to change their lives, end the suffering, destroy their barriers and stop destruction that is happening inside the clan."

"Oh, if you don't mind me asking, why do you want to change yourself? You're already a great person Hinata-chan." Naruto queried.

Again Hinata blushed, she was thankful it was dark so he couldn't see it. "T-thank you Naruto-kun. But I didn't mean changing my whole attitude, I meant to change for the better, I want to be confident and strong, so I can protect everyone I care about, including Kaaru-nii and you."

It was Naruto's turn to blush. She wanted to protect him? "Hinata-chan I want to tell you a secret." Naruto said firmly.

"What?" Hinata said shocked that he would tell her a secret.

"What date did the 4th Hokage defeat Kyuubi?" Naruto asked.

"Ano…on your birthday, the 4th Hokage killed it." Hinata said.

'Kit, are you sure about this?' Kyuubi asked.

'Positive.' Naruto told her.

"Well, Kyuubi was too strong to be killed so he was sealed inside an infant."

Hinata's brain began to process the information. The date, the sealing, Naruto's whiskers, Naruto's fighting stance… 'It couldn't be…' Hinata thought.

"You're the infant?" Hinata asked.

"Yes, I understand if you hate me." Naruto said sadly.

But what Hinata did surprised him, she hugged him. "Naruto-kun, I couldn't hate you. For me you're a hero, you saved Konoha by holding Kyuubi." Hinata said comfortingly.

'She makes it sound like I did it on purpose.' Kyuubi said.

'Why did you anyway?' Naruto asked.

'Genjutsu' Kyuubi replied.

Hinata finally let go. Naruto smiled at her, in his heart he knew that he had found a great friend that would always stand by him. "C'mon Hina-chan, they're probably looking for us."

Hinata blushed at the new nickname but answered nonetheless. "Ok Naru-kun."

With that the duo went back to the inn.

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Kaaru: Yay! The chapter is done! Did you like the Naruhina fluff?

N&H: (blushes)

Mitsuki: Why did you put it in?

Kaaru: Well I figured that the two still hadn't have fluffy moments.

Mitsuki: Ohhh.

Well that's all! Pls remember to R&R! Next chapter…Training a flower, Learning a secret!