: ambidextrous :

: using both hands with equal dexterity

It was as if it's his first time to eat ramen again.

Naruto's eyes looked at the bowl of fresh and steaming ramen laid on the table for him.

"Are you for real, oji-san?" Naruto asked as he looked at the old man with big blue eyes that, for a shinobi such as himself, was filled with innocence "This one's on the house?"

Teuchi laughed and nodded "Of course, Naruto! Consider it as a 'thank you for saving the world' gift"

"Really?!" Naruto cheered loudly "You just opened up again after renovation and I get a free ramen?!"

"Yep!" Teuchi laughed as Ayame giggled beside her father.

That look on Naruto's face. Teuchi can remember when he served that blonde his first ramen when he was still a little boy, and now, Naruto had the same look.

Come to think of it, Teuchi watched Naruto grow up. Boy, did he feel old.

One moment a toddler looks into the shop hopefully, and then the next thing he knew, that kid is turning into a man who already saved the world and ended war.

"Then don't mind me!" Naruto laughed as he swiped a chopstick from the set.

Teuchi nodded and said "We'll be in the kitchen to prepare more ramen, alright?!"

"Yeah, sure!" Naruto nodded with a wide grin.

Biting one of the chopsticks and pulling it apart, splitting it in two, Naruto then cheered "Itadakimasu!"

Drop...

Naruto's eyes widen in surprise as one of the sticks fell from his hand.

He wasn't left handed. He just remembered.

He felt sad.

He didn't realize how much he lost when he lost his right arm.

He lost the ability to eat ramen.

No!

Naruto quickly picked it up and tried to mimic the way he used to hold his chopsticks. It was hard, that's for sure, but he needs to eat ramen!

"Come on" He said as he kept twisting his fingers to get a good grip on it, "This looks good enough"

He nodded and dipped the two pieces of thin wood into the broth, and tried to lift it up, only to accidentally let go of both.

The hot broth splashed little bits to Naruto's face.

Now he wanted to be ambidextrous. Like that damn Sasuke.

His face scrunched in disgust. Of all the people, Sasuke? Really?!

With one more attempt to pick up the noodles, he groaned. Key word, attempt.

His mouth curved down into a frown.

Now he's considering dipping his face in!

"Naruto-kun?"

Naruto turned and immediately smiled "Hinata! What are you doing here?"

"I-I heard that Ichiraku's open again, so I figured I should grab a bite..." She said with a soft and gentle smile.

The smile that made him forget his worries. In short, Hinata's smile.

He nodded and patted the sit beside him "Here! We can sit next to each other!"

With a blush, she nodded and sat down.

Ayame peeked out and smiled "Welcome, Hinata-san! What would you have?"

"U-Um, the pork chasyu miso ramen, too, please" Hinata said, seeing it's what Naruto was having.

"It'll be there in a sec!"

Hinata looked down and wondered why the seats were so high, makes her feel tiny.

Then her eyes spotted those poor little chopsticks now soaked through by broth.

Then those hot beads rolling down his chin. Obviously enough, those weren't sweat.

And then down to his hand that was placed beside the bowl, right where the chopsticks are.

"He's struggling..." She thought as her heart broke into two.

If Naruto-kun can't eat his favorite ramen, he must be upset.

But his smile said otherwise. Still, she was persistent.

She wants to make him happy!

Little did she know, her presence alone made him forget all his worries.

"H-Here..."

Naruto's eyes followed Hinata's right hand as she pulled the bowl towards her.

Then she took out the soggy chopsticks and got a new pair with her left.

She gently stirred the ramen to cool it down at least for a little, then caught some noodles in between the two sticks.

"Ah... It's still a little too hot" She muttered to herself.

Naruto couldn't help but stare.

Hinata was completely focused on his ramen.

Maybe it was the steam, but even more so...

Was Hinata always this pretty?

Her pink lips puckered as she blew out some whispy air towards the noodles.

She was alluring.

And her posture was great, even though there was no backrest.

It encouraged him to sit up straight.

Then he noticed her eyes behind her long eyelashes. They were the softest shade of pale, yet it looked so warm.

And now that he looked at her properly, her eyes did reflect what she was looking at. He could see that she was looking at the noodles she was cooling.

Some of her gentle blows reached him, he could feel it pass up his top and towards the little part exposed of his chest.

He couldn't help but lean forward. Closer to her.

Naruto now could feel it by his neck.

Just a little closer.

"There... That should do it. Here..." She looked up to raise the food closer to him, but only to be surprised that they were only a couple of inches apart, with the chopsticks full of noodles in between them.

She stared back into his intense blue eyes, making her breath hitch just a little as her cheeks turned a light shade of pink.

But as she let out a shaky breath, he finally felt it on his lips.

Naruto then slowly opened his mouth and leaned forward even more, catching the noodles inside his mouth.

His eyes then flickered up again to her.

Naruto felt extremely proud of himself. He could see his reflection in Hinata's eyes. She was looking at him. Her attention was his.

He couldn't help but smirk as he slurped the noodles in.

"You're the best, Hinata!" He grinned, making her snap back to reality, he then said "Say, can I have more?"

"O-Of course" Hinata stuttered out, changing to her right hand since her left was too shaky.

This caught his attention, "Huh, Hinata's ambidextrous too..."

But he quickly shook off the thought, wanting to see what Hinata sees, looking into her eyes again as she picked up a new set of noodles.

It was too hot, still.

So she blew.

But Hinata did notice, Naruto didn't move back.

Well, Naruto has no intentions of moving back anytime soon.

Especially because he can feel her blowing pass to his lips.

It sends a weird feeling all through out his body.

He would feel extra happy, too, everytime her eyes would flicker back to his, but feel a tiny pinch in his heart when she shies away and look back down to the ramen.

He never thought he'd ever feel negative emotions over a ramen, but... Naruto can't deny that he's jealous of the ramen.

It's the one she sees.

Now she wasn't even blowing on it anymore, considering the ramen was already the appropriate temperature.

He wants to...

"E-Eh..?!" Hinata flinched when she suddenly felt a calloused hand travel up from her chin, then up her cheek.

She looked back up at him, and eased under his gaze.

Naruto then gently tucked the right part of her hair that was framing her face, then he grinned brightly, "There! Now I can see you better, dattebayo!"

Hinata's cheeks turned bright red.

Then she couldn't help but stare back at him. He was smiling so genuinely. Did he really like looking at her?

She won't deny, she really liked looking at him too.

Her lips then tugged into a smile as she shyly said "I-I hope you won't stare too much, Naruto-kun"

"Can't make promises"

The two then laughed.

Just then, Naruto realized, that he doesn't mind being left with only a left arm even though he was a righty.

And, Hinata realized, maybe she should accompany Naruto to Ichiraku's sometime again, considering he actually liked how she looked.

From that day on, Hinata grew a habit of tucking a frame of her hair back behind her ear whenever they sat beside each other while eating, depending on where Naruto sat, or if she forgot, Naruto would absentmindedly reach out and do it himself.

But what they didn't realize...

Hinata's order never came.

Just in case you can't see, I'm waving happily at you! I, as in, the author!

I just thought it would be cute if I used the idea of those little flashbacks Naruto had when he remembered the important moments he had in Ichiraku's when he was eating there with Boruto.

And you know that little part with Hinata with her hands clapped with chopsticks in them and how the side of her hair where Naruto could see her was tucked behind her ear?

Just a little head cannon of mine now that Hinata tucks her hair back from his side because of Naruto when eating.

Anyway! Do you have any suggestions? Scenes? Plots? Prompts? You could comment it down bellow, you know?

-OrenjiRabenda