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Naruto stayed in his dreams a few more minutes after his mother disappeared. He thought about all those memories with Hinata. All those times when she was there, continuously supporting him, giving him hope, saving him, cheering him up. All those times. She was always there.

Slowly, Naruto opened his eyes, returning back to his reality. He looked over at the beautiful girl next to him. When you love someone, tell them there and then. Always make it known to them and to the whole world. His mother's words echoed through his ears.

Love? He thought. No... I can't be...

He looked at her once more and memories started to return to him. Slowly, he neared his mouth to her hear and whispered. "Arigatou, Hina-chan, for everything..."

He, then, drifted back to sleep with a soft smile on his face. Little did he know that Hinata was having her own dream, too.

Hinata's Dream

She was in an apartment. It was well-organized and well-cleaned. She looked around carefully, afraid she might break something. Then, a picture caught her eye. It was a picture when Kushina, Naruto's mother, was pregnant and Minato, the Yondaime, was with her. She slowly touched the picture and caressed it.

"That picture was taken when Kushina was only a week away from her due date." A voice said from afar. Hinata quickly removed her hands and turned around. Standing there was Minato, himself, dressed in his casual attire. Hinata bowed gracefully.

"Y-Yondaime H-Hokage." She said while trembling.

"Heads up, Hinata." The Late Hokage said.

"H-How did you know my name, Hokage-sama?" She asked while standing up straight once more.

"As Naruto's father, it's my job to know the name of the people who are closest to my son's heart." Minato said.

"Closest to his heart?" Hinata said bashfully, this earned a chuckle from Minato. He slowly went to the kitchen and gestured for Hinata to follow him. She obediently agreed. Minato sat down and gestured for Hinata to sit across him. She silently sat.

"How are you, Hinata? The last- and the first- time I've seen you was when Naruto unleashed the 8 tails."

"I'm doing fine, Hokage-sama." She said bashfully.

"How about Naruto?"

She perked up at the mention of his name. "He is doing fine, it seems as if he will be following your foot steps at being Hokage."

"Really, ne? How come?"

"Ever since we were children, he has announced that he would be Hokage. Only a few believed him, I think. But he still persevered. Now, being Konoha's hero, he will be the most likely candidate for the position."

"Only a few believed him?" Minato asked. He didn't ask why. He knew the answer to that. "Who?" He asked.

"I-I'm not so sure, Hokage-sama." Hinata said bashfully.

"There has to be someone you know." Minato said, desperate.

"H-Hokage-sama..."

"Please, Hinata, I need to know the name of the person who believed in my son."

"I-I believed in him, Hokage-sama." Hinata said quietly. Relief, undeniably, filled Minato. A small smile formed on his lips.

"Thank you." He said quietly. "What do you know about Naruto?"

"Umm..." Hinata said while thinking. If someone were to ask her that, she could have said thousands of things about Naruto like how he likes to eat the fruit, orange, at least once a day or that he liked to bathe in ponds during summer. "Anou sa... I think he likes Sakura-chan."

"Sakura-chan, ne? Tell me about her."

"She-she... er... I have seen her a lot with Naruto-kun..." She said trailing off.

"What do you see them do?"

"They would train. She sometimes, errr, ahhh, umm..."

"She what?"

"She hits him various times." She said.

"Ohh..." Minato was left dumbfounded. Hitting him? Kushina never hit him. At all.

"She is a beautiful shinobi, as well!" Hinata said with enthusiasm.

"Really?" Minato said as small picture frame appeared before them. There it showed a picture of Sakura smiling. "She is certainly pretty." He then looked over at the amazed Hyuuga. She was certainly as pretty- or maybe even prettier- than Sakura. "Hinata?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Tell me about yourself."

"Eh?"

Minato chuckled and continued "I want to know more about my future daughter-in-law!"

"D-daughter-in-law?"

"I'm joking. I'm joking. But please, do tell me about yourself." He said while laughing.

"I-I am from the Hyuuga Main Household." She said shyly.

"Oh. Interesting. Carry on."

"I am part of Team 8, while your son, Naruto, is of Team 7." Without her knowing, she was slowly getting comfortable with the Yondaime Hokage.

"Oh." He said simply.

"I've also tried to help Naruto get Sasuke back as children." She stated.

"Good. He's the Uchiha, right?"

"Yes, he is, Hokage-sama. Naruto and Sasuke were good friends. Naruto cared for Sasuke deeply, they would often call each other names but in times of need, they were there for each other. At first they couldn't get along, but everything changes, ne? So they started to know each other more and eventually they became good friends. It hurt Naruto so much when he left." Hinata stated with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Ohh. Have you found him yet?"

"Oh! Yes, Hokage-sama! It was Naruto who found him and helped him recover." Hinata said with a big smile on her face. Little did she know that they were talking about Naruto than herself.

"How is Naruto and Sasuke?"

"They are doing fine. Sasuke have been more friendly and it seems as though he is gaining a crush on a certain shinobi. I treat him like my older brother." It was true, when Sasuke returned, he many things have changed. Unfortunately, his fan girls haven't.

~Flashback~

"SASUKE!" The fan girls shouted. "WE MISSED YOU!" Sasuke was just getting his groceries for the week. It's been awhile since he'd done that. He's been living in Naruto's apartment for awhile and now, and he's been really tired of eating nothing but instant ramen. The moment he was allowed to live in his own apartment, he bought a lot of food. Except, obviously for ramen.

"WHY?" He asked them frustrated while running. He held tighter to the basket. He was not letting these go. He then found an opening in the forest. He knew none of the fan girls would go in there so he ran faster and proceeded there. He spotted a girl. Not one of his fan girls, though. He put a hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming. "Shhh. Hinata. It's me, Sasuke."

Hinata nodded slowly. He let go of his grip. "Hey Hinata, sorry for that. Fan girls are a really tiring job to get rid off."

Hinata giggled at an embarrassed Sasuke. "It's okay, Sasuke-kun, but shouldn't it flatter you?"

"Nope. It's been really annoying."

"Huh. Why?"

"Eh. I already like someone."

"Who?"

"I'm not telling you."

"Okay then, I'll just go get your fan girls to ask you that, themselves."

"IT'S SAKURA!" He shouted. He was not going through that again.

Hinata giggled heartily. "She seems to like you back."

"Duh. I plan on asking her out actually." He said with a smile.

"What do you plan on doing?" She asked.

"I'm going to cook for her."

"Ramen?" She asked.

"No! Yuck."

"Well, all the ingredients you have right now scream 'Ramen'!" She stated.

"What?!"

"Yep." She said matter-of-factly.

He actually didn't know what ingredients he needed so he just picked some out.

"B-but..."

"Don't worry. I'll help you. I have some ingredients at home. I'll teach you how to cook." She said with a smile.

"Why are you here, anyway?" He asked her.

"Well, I just wanted to be alone for awhile."

"Ohh. Why? Hmm... The dobe, huh?" He saw him awhile ago with Sakura. It hurt him, too but he was running away from fan girls. He couldn't kick Naruto's ass yet. YET.

"D-dobe? No! Of course not!" She was already blushing furiously. This earned a laugh from Sasuke.

"Really? I mean it's pretty obvious." He stated.

"No! It's not!" She said.

"Yes. It is."

"Fine."

"So? Around 6? Should I come to your house?"

"Nah. I'll go to yours. Neji-nii-san will kill the guy who is a mere a foot away. Except for Kiba-kun and Shino-kun. But especially Naruto-kun." She said. Another laugh came from Sasuke.

"Okay. Sure."

"I'm going to go now. There's a secret passage there to the Hokage's Monument. You can jump from the roof tops to your home from there." She said as she disappeared.

That same day, she taught Sasuke. They became closer and eventually, they were like brothers and sisters. He would often ran to her when fan girls attacked. Or, you know, when he would ask Sakura on a date.

~End of flashback~

"Hinata..." Minato said. "You said everything changes."

"Hai."

"But it seems as though that isn't true about you."

"Eh?"

"You love my son, don't you?"

"EH?"

"You cared for him. You cherished him when no one else did."

"EHH?"

Minato laughed heartily. "Hinata, the way you seem to talk about my son. The way your eyes sparkle at the sound of his name. You love him."

"Hai, Hokage-sama. I do."

"Why?" He asked.

"Because he's Naruto." She said simply. "He gave me hope when no one else did, he practically kept me alive."

"How?"

"I would go on missions with my team mates. One of which I nearly died. I thought I took my last breath but then I remembered his smile. His laugh. And I forced myself to live. I told myself that I had to be there when he becomes Hokage. I told myself that I had to be there for him."

"What about the Kyuubi?"

"Hokage-sama, the kyuubi is a monster within Naruto. But Naruto is not the Kyuubi. Naruto is kind and wonderful. He cares for the village who shunned him. Naruto is someone I'm thankful I met. He's nice and adventurous. He saved the village numerous times. He smiled in times of hurt. He's someone I'm thankful that I loved."

"Hinata..." Minato said slowly.

"Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Does he know?"

"Does he know what, Hokage-sama?"

"That you love him?"

"H-Hokage-sama, he does not need to know. I am happy that he is happy. That's good enough for me."

"But what if he loves you, too?"

"Why would Naruto, the Hero of Konoha, ever notice me of all people?"

"Love is unknown. It is mysterious. It is unexpected."

"Love is when you smile simply because the person you love is happy even when you're not part of their happiness."

"Hinata, bu-"

"Hokage-sama, if Naruto and I were meant for each other then we'd be together at the best time with all the right reasons and with no one's opposition."

"You're right, Hinata."

"Thank You, Hokage-sama."

"I see you've spoken to her, Minato." A female voice said.

"Hello, Kushina." Minato greeted. Hinata stood up and bowed gracefully.

"Hello, Kushina-sama."

"Hinata, hello. Minato, why don't you go to the living room? I want to have a girl-to-girl talk with Hinata."

"Sure." Minato said as he kissed Kushin's forehead and proceeded to the living room. Once again, Hinata bowed.

"Thank you for giving birth to Naruto-kun. Thank you for guiding him. Thank you for his mother." Hinata said slowly. Kushina hugged her with teary eyes.

"Thank you for being there for him when I wasn't able to. Thank you for making him smile. Thank you for loving him. Thank you for being there for him. Thank you for never giving up on him. Thank you..." Kushina said as she let go. She looked over at the picture frame and said "Oh! It's a picture of you and Naruto!"

Hinata looked at it and was amazed for it was really a picture of Naruto giving a her a piggy back ride.

"Hinata..." Kushina said. "Why do you love Naruto?"

"Because... He's... Uzumaki Naruto..." She said simply. Slowly, she was fading away. Kushina hugged her once more and whispered "Thank you..."

"Going away so soon?" Minato said as Hinata and Kushina let go of each other. He approached Kushina's side and hugged her waist. "Good bye, Hinata." They both said as Hinata faded away completely.

Again, Kushina looked at the picture frame to her shock, it wasn't just the two anymore.

It was a picture of Naruto and Hinata smiling, Naruto hugging Hinata's waist and Hinata holding a child in her hands. Naruto's and Her Child.

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