Author's Note:
My very first Naruto fic!
Super short one-shot. Wrote this to help me get over some writer's block. I also posted this as a thread fic over on my Twitter if you wanna check it out there :)
Hope you guys enjoy!
Waterfall
Hinata walked in between the trees, headed for the practice grounds to meet Kiba and Shino. It felt like she hadn't sparred with them in forever. It'll be just like old times, she thought with a smile.
"Kakashi Sensei! Hey! Maybe I need more shadow clones, huh!"
"Naruto?" Hinata's heart starting pounding at the sound of his voice. She hadn't seen him in awhile either. She knew he was suppose to be working on a special new jutsu with Kakashi Sensei and Captain Yamato. He must be training really hard...
He was close by the sound of his voice. And she swore she also heard rushing water too, which was odd considering up ahead was suppose to be just an empty field. Curiosity got the best of her and she took a few cautious steps to hide behind a tree at the field's edge. She told herself she wasn't spying, not like when she was little. She was just looking out for her friend. Making sure he was alright. That's all.
As she got closer, she found Captain Yamato sitting on the ground in front of a waterfall. He was surrounded by weird wooden pillars. It looked like Kakashi Sensei was whispering something in his ear. Captain Yamato nodded and she watched as he completed a hand sign and more water flowed down from the cliff side before him. She hadn't noticed until then, but it looked like there was a fallen log suspended in the middle of the waterfall, and it too started expanding the length of the new waterfall.
"How's that, Naruto? Now you've got nothing to gripe about," she heard Kakashi Sensei say.
Hinata looked up at the log again. Naruto? What's he doing up there? She could just barely make out a dozen orange-ish figures. I can't really see... She put her hands together, "Byakugan!" She zoned in on the log again. She thought she felt her heart stop.
There were over a hundred Naruto's up there now. A hundred shirtless Naruto's. A hundred shirtless Naruto's dripping with water.
Hinata could feel her face going red. She didn't know how long she stood there watching Naruto, his muscles glistening in the backsplash from the waterfall. She suddenly shook her head and ran back through the trees. She eventually made it to her intended destination to find Kiba laying on Akamaru and Shino staring up at the clouds.
"Hey Hinata! About time you showed up. What the hell took you so long?" Kiba shouted.
"N-nothing!"
"Hmm?" Kiba made a face at her, confused by her reaction.
"She probably stumbled on Naruto training at the waterfall," Shino said in that slow drawl of his.
"What?!" Hinata squeaked. How'd he know?!
Kiba grinned. "Oh Hinata. I know you got a crush on the guy, but still..."
"No, it wasn't like that!"
"It's okay. I understand. I'm sure it's hard for you women to look away from us buff men in all our glory." He flexed his arms.
"Kiba!" Hinata shouted, embarrassed by his statement.
"Hope you aren't including yourself in that category," Shino quipped.
"Why you-"
Hinata watched Kiba go after Shino for his comment while she stood there trying to calm her heated face. But it was no use. The images were cemented in her brain. Naruto...
A/N: I love Hinata so much and I couldn't stop thinking about how she'd react if she saw Naruto training shirtless. And I love Kiba teasing her about it.