Hinata's Story: The Mokumokuren

by BEBluvnaru

As the story goes, Hinata and Naruto fall in love. But not everyone in Konohagakure is happy about their relationship. It's up to Hinata to find the strength & the power to overcome all of the obstacles that keep her and Naruto apart. But will the mokumokuren save her happiness or will it destroy her first. M for later chapters.

10. Chapter 10

Naruto ran into Ichiraku's frantically. "Teuchi! Ayame! Have you seen Hinata?"

The cook came up to the counter followed by his daughter looking worried. "No I haven't seen her since she was here with you two days ago. We were worried something happened to the two of you when we did not see you last evening. But then we thought maybe you had been sent on a last minute mission."

"No. I already spoke with Lord Kakashi. Hinata's team hasn't been dispatched." Naruto grumbled to himself. "Where could she be?"

He was worried. May be he had said or done something to offend her. May be she no longer wanted to be with him. This had happened a couple of times with Ino and Sai, who surprisingly were now a couple. He needed to find Sakura. She would know why he had not heard from Hinata. "Thanks Teuchi! Ayame!"

"What? No Ramen?" Teuchi asked.

"No time old man." Naruto ran off towards the hospital.

He found Sakura on one of the wards. She did not look happy to see him.

"Why are you bothering me at work?" She growled at him.

"Have you heard from Hinata?" Naruto asked ignoring Sakura's mood.

"No. You asked me that two hours ago, and NO, I still haven't heard from her."

Naruto looked dejected. He appeared to be almost on the verge of one of his Naruto breakdowns. Sakura felt bad for him, but she was too busy to deal with a breakdown. She had to stop it before it started. "Look Naruto. Hinata loves you. Maybe she just needs a break. A girl needs a break from time to time –you know… so she can keep herself refreshed and beautiful for you."

Sakura was not sure how true any of that was. She never ever needed a break from Sasuke –in fact it was usually the other way around. But it seemed to keep Naruto from jumping off the ledge, so the white lie was worth it. "Why don't you go find Kiba and Shikamaru or some of the others and get your mind off of things?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head. He was new to this whole relationship thing, but what Sakura said did not seem quite right. Hinata never said she needed a break. He knew she would have told him first. But he had been looking for her for two days, and he still had not found a trace of her. He promised her that he would not go to the Hyuga House. He was now certain that she was there. But showing up there might make things worse. Maybe he would take Sakura's advice and give it another day.