Naruto blinked his eyes open, finding himself staring up at a dull white ceiling. Groaning, he sat up, finding himself in a hospital room. Frowning, he noticed a heavy weight on his leg. Thinking that it was either Boruto or Kiba, he got ready to push the unwelcome weight off. As he turned his head towards the body next to him, his heart skipped a beat.
The Sasuke Uchiha was peacefully resting his head on Naruto's leg, hair splayed out behind him. Seeing Sasuke's relaxed face, all the plans Naruto had to leave the hospital vanished faster than a snap. After all, how could he disturb such a peaceful boy in his slumber?
A few minutes passed with silence. Sasuke was sleeping with his lips parted open, and the blonde next to him was drinking up the sight. The silence didn't last for long. Shortly after Naruto gathered up the courage to touch Sasuke's face, Tsunade burst in, narrowing her eyes at Naruto, who yanked his hand away from the raven.
Skeptical, she looked him up and down. "How long have you been up?" Naruto slightly relaxed his posture, and thought about her question. "Uh, for about 10 minutes now?" Tsunade's eyes bulged. "Ten? Naruto, that's a new record! How come you haven't tried to leave yet?" Naruto blushed, shifting his legs.
The slight movement stirred Sasuke, who lazily blinked his eyes open. Noticing the brunette in the room, Tsunade turned to Naruto, mouth gaping. "Did you? You stayed still so Sasuke could sleep?" The blonde looked away, and Tsunade shook her head. "Whatever. At least now we have a way to keep you still when you're in the hospital."
At this point Sasuke was fully awake, and he groggily sat up, eyes flitting around the room. After determining he was not in danger, the raven stretched his arms above his head, arching his back. This action revealed a small strip of skin under Sasuke's shirt, which effectively distracted Naruto from whatever Tsunade had begun to say.
Of course, this did not go unnoticed by the doctor. Just as Tsunade was about to ask what was so distracting, she noticed Naruto staring hungrily at Sasukes exposed waist. Groaning, she dropped her face into her hands. "Sasuke." She mumbled. "Get out."
Giving her a curious look, Sasuke complied, sitting up and walking out of the room, causing the shirt's fabric to fall back over his skin. Naruto let out a little whine, and was about to get up to follow his raven when Tsunade bonked him on the head. Ticked off, she snapped, "Listen up brat, I'll make this quick so you can get back to your little boyfriend."
Hearing what she said, Naruto turned a bright red. "Wha? He- no. Hes not-" "Save it. Just tell me what you remember from yesterday." Yesterday? What happened yesterday? Naruto racked his brain for a clue. Oh right. Yesterday I confronted Sasuke. He ran, and I gave chase. And then… Naruto's body tensed. "There was a cloaked ninja attacking me. I couldn't see their face, but they stuck something in me, and it knocked me out."
Tsunade took out a notepad, twirling around her pen before jotting down some notes. "Alright, what else do you know?" Naruto frowned. "I'm not sure, it all happened so fast. When the guy stuck that syringe in me, I was unable to access any of my or kyuubi's chakra. Does that help?" The Hokage nodded, muttering under her breath. "That explains how they were able to beat the rest of them."
At this Naruto began to grow concerned. "The rest of them? Baa-chan what? What's going on? Is Konoha under attack?" Sighing, Tsunade pinched the bridge of her nose and sat down on the bed. Taking a deep breath, she began to talk. "About a month ago, an unknown figure began attacking jinchuriki. He began killing them off one by one, using unknown methods. All we know about him is that he's either incredibly strong, or incredibly sneaky, and he always wears a black cloak that covers the entirety of his body."
Shocked, Naruto could barely breathe. "W-what?" "Naruto listen to me. I know you were friends with many of the-" Naruto interrupted her. "Are they dead? Are the- Are they dead?" Tsunade gritted her teeth, nodding grimly. "You're the only one so far who's survived his encounter. And that was only because Sasuke got to you in time. Had he not been there…" The Hokage clenched her jaw, angry at herself for letting Naruto out of her sights.
Gulping, Naruto pulled his hands into fists. "Wh- what do we do now?" Tsunade frowned, knowing that the blonde would protest what she's about to say. "I want you to do nothing. In fact, I order you to do nothing. I want you to stay in the Uchiha compound while I take care of this." "BUT-" "No buts." Tsunade says sternly. "That is an order, Uzumaki."
Naruto scowled, looking away. "It's for your own good Naruto. I know you're upset that this man killed your friends, but you have to stay safe. We can't risk losing you." With a gulp, Tsunade swallowed her next words. I can't risk losing you. With a sigh, Naruto gave in. "What about Gaara?" With a breath of relief, the Hokage replied.
"Gaara will be staying in Konoha for the time being. With both of the last two jinchuriki's, the killer will be forced to target Konoha. We'll monitor your every move with Anbu. From what Sasuke's told me, the killer only attacks when you are alone. As soon as Sasuke arrived, he began to flee. We will use that to our advantage." Tsunade switched back to doctor mode.
"Your injuries weren't severe. However, you seemed to have lost control of your chakra channels. For the time being, you won't be able to use chakra at all. That's why I want you to stick to Sasuke as much as possible. That shouldn't be too hard since you live together. In order to be cautious, I'd like you and Sasuke to sleep in the same room. We don't know if the killer will attack you in your house, and if he does, then you'll have no way of protecting yourself."
Naruto nodded, dazed. He had stopped listening at 'Share a room with Sasuke.' Satisfied, Tsunade got up. "You're free to go, brat. Be careful." Still, in a trance, Naruto got up and walked out the door, bumping into Sasuke on the way. "Dobe. What did she say?" Blinking at his words, Naruto crashed back into the real world. "Ah, I'll tell you at home." Narrowing his eyes, Sasuke nodded. The couple headed back to their house, both quiet on the way there.
Hinata was walking around the village, smiling at the beautiful lights encasing the buildings. She gave a soft smile as she looked up, the stars twinkling against the pitch black sky. Giggling, she walked around some more, exploring the place she had some to know so well over the years. Ever since Neji screamed at her father and left the clan, her entire world changed.
She witnessed first hand her father breaking down in shame, and over the years, the man had begun to make up for her hard childhood. She was given the freedom to roam about Konoha as she pleased, and her father allowed her the right to marry whomever she chooses, as long as she truly loves them. Hinata already knew who she wanted to marry.
A soft smile graced her face as she thought about the loud, bustling blonde who's been in her heart since day one. Sighing, she turned around, her long, ebony hair flowing behind her. Speaking of Naruto, where was he? Ever since the girl had confessed her love, the blonde was nowhere to be seen. Hinata lowered her eyes to the ground, spotting a bright yellow flower in the grass.
Smiling, she picked it up, spinning it between her fingers. It's not as if she ever expected Naruto to love her back. Though she hoped that Neji's near death had brought them closer, she wasn't as naive as to think that he had fallen in love with her over that. In fact, she was positive it hadn't. Hinata walked around the village some more, fingering the flower in her hand.
Somewhere along the line, she spotted a familiar head of blonde hair. With a small smile, she followed him, stopping in her tracks when she saw another person beside him. It was Sasuke. The two boys were walking in silence, but Hinata spotted the longing looks they sent to each other when the other wasn't looking.
"Ah." Hinata stood there for a while, and the flower in her hand fluttered to the ground. Surprisingly, she didn't feel too upset. She was sad, and seeing Naruto with another tugged at her heart. But it was ok. It's not like she had expected her love to take her anywhere anyways. But it still hurt.
Hinata smiled sadly, and turned around, wanting to leave Naruto alone with Sasuke. Unfortunately, she wasn't looking where she was going and ended up crashing into someone. She immediately apologized, looking up at the person she had crashed into. It came as no surprise when the other loud, reckless guy she knew smiled and shrugged it off.
"Neh, it's fine Hinata! You look a little down! You wanna go get some ramen with me?" Kiba beamed at her, holding out his hand. Surprised, Hinata let out a small giggle. "Of course, Kiba! Should we go now?" "Yea! Why not?" Grinning, he bowed extravagantly and held out his arm to Hinata. "You ready to go, my lady?" Giggling again, Hinata beamed, taking his arm after a short curtsy. "Of course, my gentlemen."
Alright, so HI! I'm back lol. Originally I wasn't going to update today but then some stuff happened and I ended up writing a lot lol.
As an apology for updating late, I wrote a little bonus for Hinata. I won't be going too deep into KibaHina in this story, and this is probably the only time you'll see them in depth. The rest of the story you'll probably just get a few glimpses of them, so enjoy it while you can!
Ah right, about the whole Neji screaming at the Hyuuga head and leaving the clan thing. Fear not, for I will be going deeper into that later, but in Neji's POV instead of Hina's. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it! Goodbye, my pups!