"Sa…Sakura wha…what are you talking about?"

"I mean, would you, Hinata Hyuga, like to go on a date with Naruto Uzumaki."

Hinata's head was spinning. The idea of going out with Naruto, it had been her dream for years. "Well…I…um…"

"I'll take that as a yes."

Hinata finally gathered her thoughts and was able to form full sentences. "Sakura, why are you asking me this?"

"Because, I have a plan."

"Would you mind telling me that plan?"

"Well, I really want to go on a date with Sasuke but I have a feeling he will say no." Sakura looked down.

"Oh don't think that way. He would be lucky to have a girl like you." Hinata gave her a genuine smile.

"Thank you HInata. I needed to hear that."

"But how do Naruto and I play into this?"

"Oh right! I was thinking that if you and Naruto go on a date then Sasuke would be more incline to say yes."

"You mean like a double date?"

"Exactly!"

"I would love to but I don't think Naruto would want to go on a date with me."

"Why wouldn't he? I know he is a little dense but he would be a full out moron if he can't see what a sweet, caring, and beautiful person you are." And Sakura meant every word of it. She was being petty when she said all those bad things about her friend.

"You think so?"

"Absolutely. So are you in?"

Hinata simply shook her head and smiled.

"Great. Now I'm going to go talk to Naruto and I was hoping that you could talk to Sasuke."

"Why don't you want to do it?"

"Because it seems like you two have gotten real close and maybe you can convince him better then I can."

"Well alright I guess I can talk to him."

"Oh thank you Hinata." Sakura gave her a huge hug. "Now I have to get home now. I'll make sure to talk to Naruto tomorrow."

"Okay, and I'll talk to Sasuke tomorrow as well. Now let me walk you out."

HInata waved goodbye and watched as Sakura disappeared down the street. She had a huge smile on her face. She had just regained her title and now possibly getting a date with Naruto, this day couldn't get any better.

The Next Day…

Hinata woke up early the next morning still with a smile on her face. She took a shower and changed into her usual outfit. After having breakfast, Hinata decided to go for a walk. Maybe she would run into Sasuke and talk to him about the double date. She just hoped he would say yes.

Sakura was making her rounds in the hospital. She had been there all day. Any other day she would enjoy working in the hospital but today it was different. She really needed to find Naruto and talk to him about going on a date with Hinata.

She was currently talking to a patient when she heard shouting and screaming coming from down the hall.

"OH COME ON GRANDMA! JUST LET ME GO ON A MISSION!"

Sakura could recognize that voice from anywhere, it was Naruto and it sounded like he was talking to her mentor. She walked over and just nearly dodge a chair as it crashed through the wall.

"For the last time Naruto don't call me that! And at the moment we do not have any missions that require your skills, so LEAVE ME ALONE!" Tsunade looked like she was about to throw another chair at Naruto.

So Naruto grudgingly walked out of the whole in the wall with his hands in his pockets and grumbling about being bored.

"Hey there Naruto!" Sakura over and started walking with him. "How are you?"

"Uh fine I guess. Just wish I had something to do. I have been a little bored. All I've done is train."

This was Sakura's chance. "Are you doing anything tonight?"

"No not really, maybe go to Ichiraku for some ramen. Why?"

"Well I was hoping that you would help me out with something." Sakura knew she would have to word this perfectly.

" Sure, anything for you."

"You promise you will help me?"

"Totally, and I never go back on my word."

She got him. "Great! So you will go on a date with Hinata?"

"WHAT!" Naruto shouted.

"You can take Hinata out on a date tonight."

"I don't know."

"Are you telling me no, even after you said you would help me?" Sakura was towering over Naruto with an angry look on her face and ready to punch him.

Naruto waved his hands in front of him defensibly. "No, no that's not what I mean. I would be happy to take Hinata out on a date."

Sakura went back to normal. "Great."

"But I don't want to ask Hinata out because I don't like her like that, I like you." Naruto wasn't trying to be mean, he was just saying what he felt. He had a crush on Sakura ever since they were little, so he always thought it would be Sakura he would be taking out on a date. But Naruto couldn't help but notice that his heart started to beat faster when he thought about going out with Hinata.

Sakura let out a sigh. She was worried Naurto would say something like that. "Naruto, I know you think you love me but you don't." Naruto was about to object but Sakura put up her hand and continued. "What I mean, is you don't love me like you think you do. You love me as a friend and a teammate. And it also wouldn't be fair to you or a certain someone if I kept leading you on. I could never return those feelings for you because I love someone else. So I think it is finally time for you to let go of your crush on me and find someone who you deserve. Someone who will love you for you."

"And you think that's Hinata?"

Sakura nodded.

Naruto thought about what Sakura was saying. He had to admit he was getting a little tired of always getting rejected by Sakura and the beatings he would usually get along with them. Maybe it was time for him to move on and Hinata wouldn't be so bad of a choice. He has really gotten to know her after Pein's attack. She had become a lot stronger and confident plus she was kind, sweet, caring, and pretty.

"Alright, I'll ask Hinata out." Naruto was looking forward to the night, then realization hit him. "OH MY GOD! I've never been on a date before. What do I do? What do I say? What do I wear?" Naruto was running around the hallway freaking out.

"Naruto…." No answer. "Naruto…." Still no answer. "NARUTO!" Sakura shouted. Naruto stopped and looked at her. "Don't worry. You won't be alone."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, it's a double date. You and Hinata and me and Sasuke."

"HE ASKED YOU OUT?"

Sakura blushed. "Well no not exactly. Hinata is going to try and convince him to go. That's why I needed your help. With you and Hinata there then there is a better chance of him saying yes."

"So let me get this straight, you are asking me for Hinata and Hinata is asking Sasuke for you."

"Pretty much."

"Man, I'm never going to understand girls."

With Hinata…

Hinata stood on top of the Hokage monument a little frustrated. She walked around Konoha all day and had still not run into Sasuke. She had to find him soon or else it would be to late.

There was one more place she hadn't look and it was her last chance.

A few minutes later Hinata landed on a tree branch at one of the training grounds. To her luck a guy with black hair and pale skin was working on his taijutsu in the middle of the grounds.

Surprising a trained shinobi was never a good idea. So Hinata landed on the ground and walked over to the figure.

"Hello Sasuke."

Sasuke looked over and saw a female figure in lavender walking towards him. "Hinata."

"I see you're training."

"Yeah."

Hinata noticed he was less talkative then he usually was. "Is something wrong?"

"No."

But the truth was yes, something was wrong. He would never admit it to Hinata or anyone else but he was at a crossroads.

All day Sasuke was alone thinking about his life and where it was going. He came back to Konoha and it looked like his probation was going to be lifted soon. Once it was then he would be a free man and able to do what he wanted (as long as it wasn't against the law). But the more he thought about what he wanted to do the more he didn't know. Sure he wanted to go back on missions and go back to being a full fledge shinobi. But besides that, he really didn't know. The other Konoha 11 seemed to know what they wanted. They were dating and making lives for themselves. Soon he would be the only one left and all alone.

He was the last on left of the once great Uchiha clan and he needed to rebuild it, but more importantly he wanted to be happy. For so long he wasn't and now he had the chance, he wasn't going to miss it. When he thought about dating his mind went immediately to Sakura. She was the once that had been chasing after him for so long. But then there was also Hinata. They had grown close and he considered her one of his friends. But as their friendship grew he couldn't help but notice all the amazing qualities she had. She was strong yet sweet, tough yet caring, all qualities that would make for a girlfriend. But she was also still in love with Naruto and he doubted she was going to let him go any time soon. So to get his mind off the girl troubles, he had spent all his day training.

But now, one half of his troubles was standing in front of him.

There was an awkward silene between the two and it was making Hinata uncomfortable. She had to make this quick, she didn't want to let Sakura down.

"So…um…what are you doing tonight Sasuke?

"Nothing."

"Well…a….would you think you would be up for a date…..with Sakura?" Hinata knew she wasn't very good at this kind of stuff. Her confidence had gone up the past couple of years but not this high.

"What?"

"You see, both Sakura and I want to go on dates with you and Naruto but neither of us are brave enough to ask the guy out. So we decided to switch so it would be a little easier. She is asking Naruto for me and well… I'm asking you."

Sasuke wasn't sure what to say. But maybe this was his chance to find out what he was feeling for his old teammate without looking like a fool. "Okay."

"Okay?"

"Okay, I'll go on the date tonight."

Hinata was shocked. She thought she would have to do more convincing. "Um, great!" Hinata quickly told Sasuke about the details then made her way home. She had told Sakura to meet her there so they could get ready for their dates.

Hinata could hardly wait.