Chapter 26: "Party, Party, Party"
Two months past and Naruto's birthday was coming up in 3 days. Everyone had a surprise set for him. Everyone except Hinata, she couldn't figure out what to get him. Their friends gave a few suggestions. Shinto was with Sheika when he suggested get him a copy of Make Out Paradise. But for some reason Sheika dragged Shinto out of the room with a milled concussion.
"Well I guess it's not a good idea to ask one knucklehead about what to get another knucklehead." Said Sasuke.
"You know not to get him a book that's for sure. I Bet he doesn't know what the inside of a book looks like. Honestly I don't think he knows what a book is." Kiba added.
"How about a weapon?" Neji offered.
"I don't know Neji, he's not one to use a weapon except for the classic shuriken and kunai." Hinata replied.
"Well Tenten dose own a weapon store with her family, maybe you could ask her for some help."
"Thanks Neji, I'll look into it."
"Well you better hurry, his party is in 3 days." Kiba said, "Say where is Naruto?"
"He went to the store an hour ago. He'll be back soon."
"Then I guess we better get going." Sasuke said.
"Alright see you guys later." Hinata said as they left. "And bring your self a date too." Shinto and Sheika were still there. They walked back into the room.
"So Shinto how's your head?"
"Where am I?" Shinto was dazed. "What happened?"
"You hit your head." Sheika lied.
"More like you did it for him." Joked Hinata.
"Sheika what is she talking about?"
"Nothing Shinto; lets go and give her time to think." Sheika took his hand and they left, leaving Hinata alone. She sat on the couch thinking of what to get him. So she decided to take Neji's advice and head down to Tenten's weapon shop. The bell rang as she walked into the shop.
"Welcome lucky one, your our 100 customer this week so you get fifty percent off." It was Tenten she was unaware that Hinata almost had a hart attack from the unexpected welcome.
"Oh, hello Hinata." She said realizing. "What can I help you with?"
"Well I was looking for a weapon for Naruto for his birthday. I was wondering if you could help me."
"Well what kind of weapon would you think he would want?"
"I don't know."
"Well let's narrow it down." Tenten said, picking up some weapons from behind the front desk and setting them up.
"Ok, nothing to big that if he swings it, it will take his arm off." Hinata said. Tenten instantly got rid of some of the large swords and axes she had. "Nothing that he will louse in battle like a kunai or shuriken." There was a sudden clatter in the back room after Tenten narrowed down the choices.
"Dose that go for small weapons too?" Tenten asked.
"I guess so, how about I'll get him a medium size sword." That narrowed down the priorities big time, leaving only a small amount of swords. One sword caught her eye. It had a fox head handle. "May I see that sword there?" she asked.
Tenten picked it up and handed it to her.
"Its perfect, how much is this sword?"
"It's usually 100, but because you get 50 off,"
"Then it's sold." Said Hinata said, handing a fifty to Tenten.
"Thank you and have a nice day." Said Tenten as Hinata left.
"Now all I need to do is gift wrap this and make sure Naruto doesn't see it. Maybe if I can get Shinto to hang on to it for me, no he spends more time with Sheika now. I'll put it in a place where Naruto will never think to look."
"Who's the sword for?" asked a voice from behind her.
"Was I thinking out loud?" Hinata asked her self. She turned to see who it was. "Oh Tsunade I'm glad it's you. The sword is a present for Naruto for his birthday."
"Oh, did you plan on giving him anything else?" Tsunade said with a strange smile.
"What do you…Oh, no we are waiting on that." Hinata said with a blush. "Well see you later." Hinata ran home. Once at the front door, she could detect Naruto's presence inside the house. She needed to find a way she was going to get the sword past him with out him seeing it. She summed up her courage and went in.
"Naruto!" she called.
"I'm in the bathroom!" he called back.
She ran over to the couch and took the sword out of the bag it was in; she was about to slip it under the couch, when she was startled.
"What do you have there?" said Naruto who was standing behind her.
"Oh nothing." 'Oh great how am I going to get out of this one?' she thought, 'come on think of something.' At that moment she grabbed Naruto and through him to the couch, then she started kissing him.
'I wonder what I did to deserve this,' Naruto thought, but he knew he didn't want to stop. While she kissed him, she moved her hand to the floor and slid the sword under the couch, and then she broke the kiss.
"What did I do to deserve that?" he asked.
"It's just I love you so much Naruto." Hinata smiled.
"I love you too Hinata."
3 days later…
Naruto's party was only in a matter of hours and they needed to get things ready, so they had Shinto take Naruto out for the day.
"So Naruto, anything you want to do?" Shinto offered.
"Well I want be with Hinata right now." Complained Naruto. "The other day she grabbed me and started kissing me."
"But she is busy right now, but you still have me to hang out with." Shinto said, "So what do you want to do?"
"Well, how about lunch first, I'm starving."
"Ramen sound good?"
"Shinto you read my mind."
"Race you."
"No thank you, last time I raced someone I stepped on a cat's tail and crashed into a fruit stand."
"What are the odds of that happening again?"
"I'm still not going to risk it."
"Come on it's your birthday."
"True, but I don't want it also to be my death day either."
"Let's just go eat." Said Shinto, putting his hand over his face. He was speaking Naruto's language, but Naruto had already got a 20-step head start.
"Hay no fair." Shinto ran after him and to catch up he decided to take a short cut. 10 minutes later. "How on earth did I get in the middle of downtown?"
"Shinto, the Ramen shack is the other way." Said Naruto, "Man you have been here for five months and you still can't find your way around."
"I forgot ok." The two of them went to the Raman shack to eat.
"Two bowls of Beef Ramen." Said Naruto.
The man took their order.
"So Shinto what do you plan on doing after you and Sheika get married?"
Shinto let out a sigh, "We might leave for a wile."
"Leave?" Naruto asked, "What do you mean?"
"Sheika and I were having a talk and want to explore more of the land. We want to visit the other great nations. We don't know when we will be back."
"Order up," said the Man behind the counter, giving them their Raman.
"But Shinto then you will miss my wedding."
"That may be the case. But I don't want people we meet to know that we are from the fire village. So hold out your hands and close your eyes." Naruto did so. Shinto removed his own headband and put it in Naruto's hands. Naruto opened his eyes.
"Your headband?" Naruto asked.
"Consider it an early birthday gift, but you must know the day I return to the leaf village is the day I will need it back."
"Well thank you." He said putting it in his pouch. The two of them finished their Raman and left.
"Say we should head back."
"One more bowl of Raman?"
"Ok, one more." Shinto said with a grin, which was a sine that he was up to no good.
Naruto downed the noodles fast, but when he went to drink the broth Shinto tipped the bowl on him, spilling it on him.
"That's HOT!" Naruto yelled, "Shinto you son-of-a-beep"
"Too all the readers right now this is the part where I run and Naruto runs after me trying to kill me." Shinto took off. Naruto chased after him. Shinto ran back to Naruto's house.
"Did I miss anything?" He said, darting through the front door.
"No," said Hinata, "Everything is set and everyone is here."
"Good because Naruto is on his way, and you might want to hide me?"
"Why?" Sheika asked.
"I just learned a lesson today: Never Spill Naruto's Raman Broth"
"I know you're here Shinto!" called Naruto from the front door. He walked into the room. Everyone yelled surprise. Naruto leaped and hit his head on the ceiling.
"So that's why you wanted me to leave, well then lets party."
The party started; there was cake, presents and games. Shinto took the game pin the tail on the Nine-Tailed Fox too literary and found himself on the receiving end of a kick below the belt. Hinata helped give Naruto his presents. He received a sword, and a few other things.
Later during the party, a drunken Jiraiya came up to Naruto, Shinto and Sasuke.
"Say, you three have some really hot babes mind if I use them for research."
"Shinto, Sasuke get his arms and I'll get the door."
Shinto and Sasuke grabbed Jiraiya and dragged him over to the door. With one good toss Jiraiya was thrown out the door.
"Sorry no perverts allowed." Naruto said, shutting the door.
"You could of just said no," said Jiraiya before collapsing.
Another hour went by and the party was over.
Naruto and Hinata were the only ones left. They went to the roof top.
"Well that was some party, the author skipped a lot, but it still was good." Naruto said.
Hinata rested her head on his shoulder.
"You know what Naruto," She said, "My favorite part of the day is right now when its just the two of us."
"I plan on making the two of us forever." Said Naruto he knelt down on one knee and pulled out the ring Shinto had made for him.
"Hinata Hyuga, Will you marry me?"
Hinata had a rush of emotions all at once, but she finally said,
"Yes, Naruto I will marry you." She jumped and hugged him.
"I love you Hinata,"
"I love you Naruto,"
The two of them gave the other passionate kiss in the moonlight. Naruto knew there was nothing more romantic then a moonlight proposal.
They pulled apart and went to bed happy.
Naruto: Next time "Two Weddings and a Falling Cake."