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Naruto sighed as he walked down the street, staring at the sky with his arms behind his head. It had been a month and a half since his prank, only two weeks away from the Chunnin exams, and he and Hinata are now really close, he even told her about Kyuubi, and she wanted to kill the villagers for making him go through a living hell, literally. He was looking at the clouds, lost in thought when he felt a presence. He whipped around to see a square, cardboard, 'rock'. He sighed once more and went over to said 'rock'. He placed his foot over to top and held it down. "You've really got to find new entrances Konohamaru." He sighed.
He felt something pushing at the box and removed his foot. There was a cloud of smoke and three kids stood in the cloud, coughing. "A little too much gun powder Udon." Moegi coughed.
"Sorry." Udon coughed back.
"Moegi! That's you cue!" Konohamaru whispered.
"Oh right!" She nodded. "I'm the sexiest Konoichi in kindegarten! I am... Moegi!" She said, getting in a stance.
"And I like numbers and math! Call me Udon!" Udon replied, getting in another position.
"And I'm Konohamaru! The strongest ninja in the hidden leaf!" He said, getting inbetween the two.
"And together! We are the Konohamaru ninja corpse!" They said together.
Naruto sighed. "What is it today?" He asked. This was the third time this week. And it was still Monday!!!
"You promised to play ninja with us today!" Moegi reminded him.
Naruto looked at the sky and his left eye twitched. They were supposed to be in school still! "I meant after you were done at the academy!" He groaned.
"Still! You promised!" The three complained as one.
"I wont play ninja with you until you go back to school and wait till it's time to be excused!" He said sternly.
"That's harsh Naruto-Niisan!" The three glared at him.
"Tough! You've got to be in the academy, and I've got to go to the library!" He began turning when Konohamaru made to jump on his back and Moegi threw a stone at his back. He cought the stone behind his back with his left and and hit Konohamaru in the head with his right. He glared at them. Udon made to tackle him when he suddenly had all of them stuffed in their box, held down using something unknown (~whisper~ it's chakra holding them in place). Naruto was red with rage and there was a tick above his left eye.
"Hey!" They all cried, strugling to get free, it was no use.
"I was going to let ou walk there yourselves, but now I'll just carry you in your box!" Naruto said sternly. Glaring at them. "If you want to act like five year olds, then hell with it, I'll carry you in a box like five year olds!" He muttered darkly. And he was in a good mood earlier too. But he found his temper flaring easily lately, he sighed. He wanted to go on a mission damn it! He and Hinata were probably the best in their class! Only thing was that Hinata was still too shy to show it in front of anyone. He sighed once more, gaining the kids attention.
The kids all saw Naruto walking with a dreamy expression. Then he remembered the kids and groaned. "I can't believe you guys!"
"Why?" Konohamaru asked.
"Just because!" Naruto snapped as he came onto academy grounds. The kids went quiet at being snapped at and struggled some more, but it was no use. Naruto knocked on the door of their classroom.
"Come in!" Iruka called.
Naruto opened the door with one hand, held the kids with the other. "I think these three belong to you Iruka-sensei!" Naruto sighed, turning the box over and taking away the chakra. The three of them fell to the floor in a heap and Konohamaru got hit in the head when Naruto dropped the box on his head.
"That's cold bro!" He said with a pout.
"Well... I'm not in the mood to play right now, you stay in class, listen to Iruka-sensei, and I'll come by and pick the three of you up after shuriken practise." Naruto replied sternly.
Iruka's chalk fell from his hand. Was this really the same little goof ball he thought of as a son? He picked up the chalk. "Thanks Naruto." He sighed before turning his attention to the tio on the floor. "You three, back to your seats!" He commanded and the trio complied. "See ya soon Naruto" He said.
"See ya later Iruka-sensei!" He replied before hopping out the window.
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Naruto got to the academy just five minutes before the bell and saw the kids were still having their shurikan practise and wentover. "Hey Iruka-sensei!" He called happily, running over.
"Naruto. Feeling better?" Iruka said when Naruto skid to a halt in front of him.
"Yep!" Naruto grinned, giving a thumbs up.
"Why don't you give deminstration for the kids. You seemed so much more skilled chakra to hold the kids in the box was rather clever." He smiled.
"Sure!" Naruto grinned. "Where's the shuriken and kunai?" He asked.
"Here." Iruka passed him a box.
Naruto smiled at his old sensei. He reached into the box and pulled out eight kunai, and seven shurikan. He tucked one kunai behind his ear, using the handle, of course. He took the shurikan in one hand, the hunai in another. He threw the shurikan just a second before the kunai. Everyone watched as kunai landed and had the shurikan through the center hole, holding them in place at each target.
The kids cheered and wanted Naruto to teach them. "Sorry, but you have to learn it from Iruka-sensie. Stay in the academy and you'll learn it sooner or later." He sighed. The kids groaned but nodded their heads.
The bell rang and they ran to get their things. Naruto took the kunai he had tucked behind his ear and attached a ninja wire to the loop at the end. He sighed and threw it, using the wire to direct it, it went through each loop of each kunai, pulling it with it and pulling the kunai from it. Naruto tugged the wire and they all went towards him at top speeds and separated to their own, daethly path towards Naruto. He quickly jumped out of the way of death and pick the weapoms up to put them in the box. He looked up to see Iruka, and the Konohamaru corpse, gapping at him like a fish.
"What?" He demanded nervously.
"Nothing, nothing." Iruka said, acting like it was none of his business.
"What ever Iruka-sensei." He motioned for the three kids to follow him and they set to play ninjas.
--- later that night ---
Hinata and Naruto were having a spar. Naruto ducked under one of her Jukken strikes, her new improvement had been impressing her father, except she can never bring herself to got all out with her sister or anyone if her father was watching. The only people, other than Naruto, who've noticed the improvement, is her team. She struk at the left shoulder and hit Naruto dead on the chakra point. He gasped in pain and held his breath as he used his other arm to punch her in the gut.
After a while, she had Naruto pinned and was holding her hand at his neck. "Yeild!" She comanded.
"I yeild!" He sighed. She helped him up and began opening his chakra points. Naruto felt the feeling of chakra swirling at each point before breaking through the points. He winced, Jukken strikes really hurt!!! "You're getting more deadly Hinata-chan." He grinned.
"And I saw that look on your face a minute ago." She smirked. "What are you planning Naruto-kun?" She asked.
"What?" He demanded in mock hurt. "Am I really that predictable?!" He made an attempt to sob, but failed miserably when both he and Hinata burst into laughter.
"Yes! For me, anyway." She chuckled and he had her in a head lock.
"Yeah! Well we'll just see about that Hina-chan!" He said, tickling her side.
She screamed out a laugh and struggled to get away. But he held firm and could only attempt. "Stop! Stop! I give!" She screamed. They'd become bestfriends, and that was more than what she could ask for. He'd learned where she was ticklish by accident, in a spar, but he loved it when she laughed. Only, she didn't know this, she thought it was another attempt to make her have fun.
"Okay!" He let her go, and she went to attack the closest chakra point in retaliation. "Hey! Don't you dare hit my chakra points miss Hinata-chan! Do you know how much it hurts when you pump chakra into a guy?!" He exclaimed with a shudder.
"So?" She smiled at him and they sat there, on the ground for a moment. "I'm getting better? Right?" She asked.
"Yeah!" He grinned. "I believe that both me and you will make great leaders in no time! People just need to give us a chance." He chuckled and so did she.
They sat in silence for a moment. "Ano..." They said at the same time, looking up, blushing, looking back down.
"You first Hina-chan." He said.
"Do you think that... maybe... we could be more?" She asked softly.
"More?" He said in confusion. "Like more than friends more?" He asked. She looked up, he sounded hopeful. She blushed and looked back down.
"Y-yeah." She continued to look down, waiting for rejection.
He blushed so red that 'he' felt faint. She felt it too! In his mind, he was jumping for joy. "I-I hope so." He stuttered, causing her to look up with agasp. Upon seeing his bright, red face, she nearly fainted herself.
"R-Realy?" She said, her heart racing.
"Yeah.... I like you. You're my best friend, and I keep getting these feelings when you're around... so...." He looked at his hands and clenched them. "Who cares what the council thinks? I could care less about those useless bags of flesh." He said, suddenly looking up.
She smiled a true smiled and hugged him. "Really!" She cried. "You'd really defy the council for me!" She felt tears in her eyes.
"Of course Hinata-chan!" He grinned at her. "Even if we have to keep it down for a while, let me gain some more respect, and then let everyone know." He grinned at her, she grinned back. "Besides, we can still meet like this." She smirked as she let him go.
"I like it." She nodded. "Now, what is it that you're planning?" She inquested.
He looked thoughtful. "I think I figured a way out of Jukken strikes." He smirked when her eyes went wide. "Strike one of the chakra points on my arms so I can test it." He said.
She hit one and he sat there, a look of concentration plastered on his face. When he opened his eyes he looked at her questioningly. "Did it work?" He asked.
"It's reopened about a quarter." She said in shock.
"We should do this tomorrow." Naruto nodded. "But for now, lets practise our affinities." She nodded and they set towards the meadow.
They got there and Naruto and Hinata began their exercises. Naruto and Hinata didn't need to do this, but hey, practise makes perfect. And they needed to make it perfect. Naruto and Hinata were learning jutsu to go with their affinities. Naruto had learned to make chakra blades and inhace his sword and kunai with chakra. And Hinata could make Mizu Bunshin and could make a wall with water to protect herself.
Naruto sent a few clones to go and work on his fire affinity, a few to go work on water, and some to go and study some things that he was lagging in thanks to his new companain. But thanks to her, his stealth skill is high enough that even if he was right behind one, a Hyuuga would have trouble finding him. He now has the best stelth and hearing and eyesight in all of the country, even the nation.
He sighed when they were done with their elemental training. Kimi walked over and smiled. "You guys are on your way to being great!" She encouraged and Naruto grinned.
"Kimi says we're on our way to being great!" Naruto told Hinata with a grin.
"Thank you Kimi." She smiled. Kimi nodded and walked into the trees.
"Come on Hina-chan." He grabbed her hand and led her towards the village to get some dinner. "Dinner's on me tonight." He grinned.
"But Naru-" He cut her off.
"No buts, concider this our first date." He chuckled and shook his head at her blush as he led her to the bakery.
"W-Where are we going?" She asked shyly.
Naruto ordered some pastries and bred before paying for it. He went into a store and came out with a basket of strawberries and sandwich meat. He lead her to a vegetable stand and got some lettus before saying. "We're going to have a picnis on the beach." He nodded. She blushed and so did he. "I just thought of it. I figured that since it's the first date, it should be specail." He whispered in her ear. She blushed so red at that, people who noticed just knew something was up.
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Naruto took off his jacket and laid it out. Hinata followed suit and they began to make sandwiches. They'd eat sandwiches and then have strawberries for dissert. They looked up and quickly looked down with a deep blushes. 'He/She is so hot!!' They thought as one, shyly glancing up at one another. "W-Why don't we start eating?" Naruto stammered.
"O-Okay." She nodded, taking a sandwich at the same time as him. Their hands touched as they grabbed one and they both felt rather faint. Naruto shook his head and took a bite of his food.
By the time they'd eaten the sandwiches, they'd forgotten about their embarrassment and were laughing and joking as they began to eat some strawberries. "So, your binds snapped on you in the middle of your team practise and your weights became heavier? Right in the middle of your spar with Sasuke?" She said, trying to contain her giggles.
"Yeah!" He threw his arms out in front of him. "And I fell forward and ended up beating him because I quickly recovered and had him down because he thought I fell because I was exhuasted." They shared other stories and laughs and tears and, in the end, they were asleep on the beach, her head on his shoulder. A certain white haired Sannin was scribbling excitedly in his notebook as he looked in on the scene. He put a few of the stories in his notes as well.
He giggled perversively. 'That kid, he will make a great subject one day.' Jaraiya chuckled softly before vanishing from veiw.
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Naruto head rolled to the side and his face landed in someone's hair. He looked around wildly, seeing Hinata he blushed and silently thanks Kami for letting him be able to control his binds subconciously. He looked up and saw it was nearly four o'clock in the morning and sighed. Stupid Kyuubi, he was having a very nice dream. He blinked back the haze and stared at Hinata's peaceful face. He smiled softly at her. "Hinata-chan." He shook her lightly.
Her eyes fluttered open and she blinked at him. Her eyes widened and she stood up with a hardly audible 'eep'. Her face was so red when she swayed to the left and he quickly coughter her hand, pulling her down next to him. "Hinata-chan, do not faint." He comanded.
She blinked and shook her head to clear it. "Naruto-kun?" She asked, looking at him.
"The one and only." He grinned. She blushed once more and smiled softly.
She sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder. "What time is it?" She yawned.
"About... four o'clock." He replied.
"Oh." She frowned and looked at their surroundings. "We're still at the beach." She commented.
"Yes. Yes we are." He nodded, causing some sand from his hair to fall on her nose. She wrinkled her nose with a giggle to get rid of the sand. "Do you think your family's worried?" He asked.
"Not really, no. I've fallen asleep at the training grounds over night before, they wont worry unless I don't get home tonight." She smiled sadly at the ant that walked across her bare feet.
"I'll race ya to the water." He challenged.
"I don't have a swimming suit." She said with a pout of mock shame.
"Well what a coincidence, neither do I." He grinned. "I guess we'll just have to go with our clothes on."
She smiled the truest smile he's ever seen and then stood and pulled him to his feet. "Come on!" She said and they started running to the water. They kicked and splashed in the water, throwing water at each other. She pulled some water and infused it with chakra before using the chakra in it to levitate above her palm and used it to make a ball of water that went at Naruto at a high speed. He pulled some wind in front of him to block it, but he stll got splashed from the water.
"So that's the way you want to play it ey!" He challenged, making a gust of wind to push the water at her.
She screamed in delight as she turned in a cirle and tried to avoid it with her surprising abilities with water. Unfortunately, she still got hit by at least a quarter of the blast and sqealed before she smirked, took in a deep breath, and went under the surface. Naruto folowed suit and soon they were swimming with the fishes as Naruto made clones to do the training that Kyuubi kept growling about at him.
They broke the surface and immediately gasped in the air they could before being submerged in the depths of the sea once more. They smiled under the water and began having an under water taijutsu match. When they crawled up the beach and to the jakets they were panting and laughing at their own expense. "That was so much fun!" She exclaimed, falling onto her jacket.
"You can say that again!" He chuckled, landing beside her. The two of them were soaking. Naruto closed his eyes and made wind to dry them off. Hinata giggled at the shiver that went down her spine from the cool wind. She used her ability to dry their hair and they burst into laughter once more.
"You know what Naruto-kun?" She asked, drawing his attention.
"No. What?" He asked.
"Kurenai-sensei said that even the best water and wind users took years to be able to do what we can right now." She commented.
"That just proves that me and you can be the best." He grinned and she giggled. "Besides, I'm betting on us being the best by the end of a three year period at least." He added, making her blush.
"You really think we could do it that fast?" She asked.
"Yep, with the help of our truest friends, we could." He said, turning onto his back. Hinata leaned her head against his chest and they lay there for a while, lost in their own thoughts.
Naruto winced as Kyuubi sent heat through his body. "Kyu-chan says we should start our training now." He groaned.
"She wants you to be strong so she wont be killed Naru-kun. It's only natural of her to do so and want you to train." Hinata explained, but still had a look of annoyance on her face.
"Want to see what I do in the mornings for warm up?" He asked. "You can join if you want."
"Okay." She said shyly and they began doing push-ups, and situps, and all that other good stuff. When they were done with this, Hinata groaned and fell back onto her jacket. "You've got way too much energy for your own good!" She told Naruto.
"I've been told this before." He smirked. "Now I've got to work on my medical ninjutsu and my kenjutsu. If you want, you can join me in doing the medical ninjutsu." He offered.
"Okay!" She seemed to perk up at this.
They spent the whole morning training and luaghing, and then swimming the same way they had before to wash up before meeting their teams. Naruto looked up at the sky when he and Hinata broke surface again. "Kakashi is probably already there." He sighed, glancing at Hinata.
She sighed. "My team meets in ten minutes." She supplied. She and Naruto swam back to shore and Naruto dried their clothes with his wind, and Hinata took out the water in their hairs to keep it from dripping into their faces. They put on their shoes and jakets, after the two were shaken of sand that is. They packed up the trash and walked up the beach, Naruto's hand around her waist, her arm around his shoulder. They put the trash in a garbage and went their seperate ways. They thought on it as they walked in oposite directions and blushed.
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Naruto entered the trainig ground and ducked beneath a punch from Sakura, who was red in rage, nostrils flaring. "Where have you been?!" She shouted, punching at his face. He grabbed her hand and kneed her in the stomach to make her stop and go numb. He'd hit the nerve at the base of the stomach and made it to where she could hardly move or feel. He lifted her up and walked over to Kakashi and Sasuke, who looked at him curiously, the later glaring at him.
"You're two hours later than Kakahsi-sensei!" Sakura screached as he placed her at the base of a tree.
"Sorry, I was at the beach and lost track of time." He said dismissively.
"Lier!" She and Sasuke accused.
"Nope, you can even ask Hinata-chan." No one but Kakashi noticed the nearly invisible blush on his features.
"Is that... sand in your hair?" Kakasi noticed.
Naruto scratched his head and, sure enough, some sand fell from it. "Yeah... I was at the beach, what did you expect?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Never mind!" Sakura groaned. "Now why can't I move?!" She screached.
"Why must you insist on yelling?!" Naruto said glumily with a pout.
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Kianga; That was so Kawai!!! Naruto? Why didn't you ever tell me about your and Hinata's first date, it was so romantic! ~squeal~
Naruto; ~blush~ I don't go around telling everyon about my love life, okay!
Kevin; If you don't stop that annoying squealing and ranting... You'll both land in the fiery pits of hell faster than you can say 'kuso' ~glaring~
Get out of my authors note ~annoyed~ Well, anyway... I hope you enjoyed this, it's just a filler chapter, but I just had to get their first date in somewhere!!! well... anyway... please review, comment, critisize if you must, and tell me your idea! See ya!!!