The Girl with The Green Eyes
Team Kurenai moved as a unit through the dense forest for several hours once they departed Konoha. Sasuke had yet to unlock his sharingan and was starting to feel anxious. It had been a long time since he felt inferior to anyone. But on this team he started to feel it and it bothered him.
Every time he heard Kurenai ask Hinata to use her eyes to survey the area, internally he would wince. The sharingan was his birthright and he wanted to unlock its power and right now felt handicapped without it.
Itachi had dominated his thoughts ever since that night. It burned within him, the need to kill that man and restore his wasn't the strongest Genin, he knew that fact since their academy days. But that didn't stop him from feeling envy for her even if it was a lil. She could use her clan's gifts and he couldn't and that burned inside him.
The sounds of the fire crackling could be heard at their campsite. Team Kurenai had stopped three miles from the village they would infiltrate the next day. Each member of the team had his own tent and sleeping bag. Kiba had let Akimaru into his tent, and they were sleeping and snoring soundly. Kurenai was within her tent resting.
Sasuke and Hinata opened their eyes to the night sky. The wind had ripped a hole in their tents. They awoke to find it was the middle of the night. Sasuke was annoyed to be awake so early, but he did not let himself dwell on it for long. He put his gear on and decided he would go outside to do something until his sleep returned.
Hinata decided it was best to fix her tent while she could later on when she needed it, it would most likely be impossible for her to spare the time to do so. she put her gear on and looked for supplies to fix her problem. Sasuke headed to the lake, he wanted to swim for a bit.
When he reached the lake he felt its cold water and decided to warm it up. He started by using Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. He targeted the water to heat it up, so he wouldn't freeze. Hinata had finished fixing her tent, when she noticed Sasuke's tent which had been next to hers.
Sasuke had slipped by unseen by her, he had not noticed her either. She assumed he must have gone for a walk once she saw he wasn't in his sleeping bag. She had noticed awhile back he liked to go for walks, she decided he must have enjoyed being able to clear his head that way.
She walked up closer to his tent and closely inspected it she could see the same damage had happened to his tent just like hers. She started to repair it, he was her team member now. At the very least she would help him this way.
Sasuke was swimming in his shorts, he enjoyed the water and the silence made it easy for him to forget his past. Hinata decided once she was done that she would go after Sasuke; he had been gone too long. She finished repairing his tent yet he hadn't returned. She did not want to wake the others.
They were sound asleep and it would be pointless if she could find Sasuke herself. She used her eyes to locate him, he was by the lake. She could see he was next to the tree, she deactivated her Byakugan and walked towards him. Sasuke was about to dry himself, when he decided that he would go back in one last time, he rarely got a chance to bathe in a hot spring without fangirls bothering him.
He had made sure the area was secure before he had gone in to swim, so he had nothing to worry about. His shorts got snagged on a branch as he leaped into the water and he was now going commando into the water. He landed in the lake making a splash, and when he resurfaced he noticed his shorts were gone.
Hinata heard the splash and moved towards the sound, she wanted to remind Sasuke that it was starting to get late and the others would wake in an hour or two. He looked at the tree to see it had gotten stuck on the trees branch. He had a pair of boxers in his bag next to the tree he could use so he wasn't worried.
He moved towards the tree with his stuff when his eyes made contact with Hinata. Hinata was completely unaware Sasuke had no clothes on at all, she got closer to him. She waved at Sasuke she blushed nervous to speak to him. She liked Naruto but she still blushed when she felt nervous about anything.
She was not used to talking to Sasuke and he didn't look friendly most of the time. Sasuke was now afraid, he didn't know what scared him more. Whether it was that he wasn't wearing any clothes and Hinata might see him fully or that Hinata could be a fangirl and she could be planning to attack him when he couldn't defend himself.
Sasuke looked like a deer caught in the headlights. Hinata was nervous but she got closer and close enough to speak to Sasuke. " Sasuke kun, it will be an hour or two before sunrise I think we both should head back before the sunrises. Sasuke was now confused. This was not what he expected to hear.
Hinata wasn't sure he heard her and moved closer, that's when she noticed the shorts next to her. She looked and saw that they were ripped and had snagged on the branch. Instinctively she turned to look at Sasuke, Sasuke snapped out of it and moved his hands to cover his Uchiha clan heritage. Hinata looked up to see Sasuke's eyes and turned bright red and she fainted.
Her body fell to the floor Sasuke grabbed Hinata's body before it hit the floor. He then heard Kurenai's voice and Kiba whining about the hour. He looked down and became very aware that he was holding Hinata and he was not wearing anything. His face turned red. He put her down nice and gently and put his boxers on.
he was about to put his shirt on when he heard Kiba yell to Kurenai that he could smell Sasuke's and Hinata scents they were next to each other. He arrived just in time to see Sasuke in boxers with his shirt half on and Hinata sleeping next to him. Kiba gave Sasuke a look that held three questions "Did you?", "What are you doing?" and " I thought you didn't like you know".
Kiba finally voiced his questions and the first thing Kiba did before he heard Sasuke was put himself in front of Hinata. Sasuke understood why Kiba did that but he still was shocked. Kiba suspected he might have taken advantage of Hinata...or that him and Hinata he could not even think it. Kurenai arrived right after Kiba two minutes apart.
She noticed Sasuke particularly, especially that Sasuke was in his boxers with his shirt on and Kiba was next to Hinata guarding her body who was on the floor. She had the most bizarre reaction. She looked at Sasuke and almost didn't believe herself as she said it "Did you and Hinata?". She had asked Sasuke in an alarmed voice. Hinata woke up after hearing the commotion next to her.
Sasuke was glad, he was so happy to hear Hinata get up. Hinata got up and looked at Kiba and Kurenai. She began to blush mildly, how long have I been out? Kurenai looked at Sasuke " Why don't you ask him?". Sasuke blushed " seven minutes, you fell unconscious then I stopped you from falling and I put my clothes on".
He said that last part as his face turned red. Kurenai had a serious face and looked at Kiba "Did He? "Kurenai studied Hinata's body when she arrived on the scene, there was no cuts on her or rips in her clothes but she wanted to be sure. Kiba shook his head. No they didn't." I can smell his scent on her but it's very mild. Almost as if he barely touched her".
Akimaru nodded in agreement their noses were far stronger than anyone here. Hinata turned very red as she realized what they were talking about. Kurenai face lightened up and she gave Sasuke an awkward look " I think everyone should get a pass on one thing at least once, this will be yours, we won't talk about it, but please explain why you were missing your clothes?".
Sasuke felt mortified but she deserved an answer he knew Kiba would not let him live this down. Hinata this time answered "From what I could tell, he woke up early because both our tents were ripped by the wind, and he decided to go to the lake to swim. When he was going to leave he changed his mind and went back in and that's when his shorts got stuck in the branch".
She motioned to the shorts next to her. Her voice was soft but everyone could tell she was being honest. She turned bright red and passed out as she looked Sasuke in the eyes and remembered Sasuke's body and also remembered why she passed out in the first place. This time Kiba caught her. "I wouldn't blame her, she got to see the Uchiha clan's treasure".
Kurenai told Sasuke in a mocking tone. "How many girls in Konoha want to see it and the one girl uninterested gets to, oh the irony". "Well since everyone is awake let's go the village and start the mission". Kurenai said it in a tone used for stating facts. Sasuke couldn't have wanted to start a mission more than he did this day.
Hinata woke up after fifteen minutes, in that time Sasuke had put on his clothes and gear. Sasuke decided three things that day, one Hinata was not a fangirl, two that if this event got out his reputation would be destroyed and three Kurenai was not the sensei he expected. Sasuke walked alongside Hinata, Kiba wanted to be in the middle to protect Hinata, but Hinata said it was okay.
Sasuke wanted to ask Hinata now that she was awake what she saw. And if she saw it, then he wanted to make it clear that it wasn't at full strength because the water was cold. Who would have thought Sasuke would be having this conversation in his head, he shrugged as he had to admit this was not in his plans?
He had a plan for everything this just was unpredictable. He liked to be prepared but this couldn't be foreseen. Sasuke and the rest of the team arrived at the village before Sasuke could ask about the earlier incident. They put their disguises on, they all looked so radically different it was incredible.
Kurenai changed herself to look like a very old woman with grey hair and black eyes. She wore the traditional clothes for the festival. Her voice sounded very old when she spoke now." You have your assignments, I will now blend into the village and meet you at the agreed location once we are done here, remember you can't pair up twice the same way".
She left in a flash. Hinata, Kiba, and Sasuke's look were all different now. Kiba was a red head now, with brown eyes, he wore the traditional clothes for festivals as well. Hinata looked like a slender blonde girl with her hair curly, her eyes were green and she looked very attractive. Even Sasuke had to admit it, although he wouldn't say it out loud. When Kiba saw Hinata he gave her the biggest smile he had and complimented her on her beauty.
"Hinata you look amazing, this disguises really highlighted how cute you are". Hinata blushed. Kiba said it in happy tone, he hadn't even thought about what he was saying. He just said what he felt. Sasuke looked very different too, his eyes were blue, and his hair was short and blonde with two bangs. He looked similar to the four Hokage. Hinata blushed at Sasuke's look. She liked Naruto and Sasuke looked very similar to him now.
It was no wonder that having Sasuke face combine with naruto's features would make a look Hinata liked a lot. Kiba asked Hinata "Would you rather team up with Sasuke now or later". "Daytime or Nighttime". He pronounced every syllable in daytime and nighttime to make sure Sasuke knew he was making fun of him since he knew Sasuke was innocent and hadn't done anything wrong.
Hinata said daytime either way. Sasuke was unsure whether Hinata was worried about him now or if she just preferred to pair up with him during the day he wished it was the last one. Hinata had picked day time mainly because she had never found Sasuke so attractive as now.
She knew most girls in Konoha found Sasuke very attractive, but she had always liked Naruto. But Sasuke right now had features similar to Naruto and he looked good. Of course she had eyes for Naruto only, but that didn't mean she couldn't appreciate and admit when she saw a good looking guy. She could also pair up with Sasuke and pretend it was Naruto, since it was unlikely she would ever do so in the real world.
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I changed it up a bit, instead of Hinata being seen at the waterfall naked by Naruto, it would Sasuke being seen by Hinata. It would help establish Sasuke and Hinata's relationship from teammates to actual friends. Next chapter Team Kakashi returns to face Zabuza