Chapter 8:Those Words
Naruto went to the Hot Spring Bath where Jiraiya usually stays. He found him sitting there peeping through the gap between the bamboo walls. "Ero-sennin, this is all your fault!" Naruto raged. "What are you talking about, idiot?" Jiraiya didn't bother to turn, smiling at the sights inside the women's bath. "This is all about last night in Hinata's birthday party. Hinata saw us! Don't you understand? He saw us! Now she avoids me!" He shook him furiously. "What now? You said, she was only your friend. Why do you seemed so affected." He said nonchalantly. "I can't believe you have the guts to say that! You had better stop ruining my life! I'm living a decent life so don't compare it with yours because I'm not gonna be like you!" He was panting in anger and scampered.
In Naruto's apartment, Konohamaru rushed in to his bedroom where he was sweeping the floor. "Naruto-nii-chan, I came here to help you!" The fourteen-year-old boy stood erectly in front of him. "Help me in what?" Naruto asked lifelessly. "You did not even knock before you entered." "I heard you in the hot spring bath." Konohamaru said with sympathy. "Eavesdropper." Naruto gathered all the dust in the dustpan and threw it outside the window. A man carrying a cake was disgusted and screamed when it went to it. "Even if I don't intend to, you were shouting in there. I heard all of it. I'm not used to see you in that mood. I'm gonna help you to the best I can! That's one of the Hokage traits!" Konohamaru cheered up "This is not just a kiddie thing, Konohamaru. This is a serious problem, it's not just solved by any jutsus out there." Naruto reasoned out and opened his cabinet. "I'm gonna prove it! You'll see!" Konohamaru insisted "I'm gonna take a bath." Naruto said nonchalantly.
Konohamaru immediately looked for Hinata, and saw her coming out of their house.
"Hinata-nii-chan!"
"Konohamaru?" He ran towards her and brought his bicycle.
"The hokage has something to show you, please come with me." Konohamaru said with a hurry.
"What is that all about? We have a mission now." She asked curiously.
"I have no idea at all. Don't worry this won't take long. But she instructed me to cover your eyes with this hanky while we get on the road!" Konohamaru has quickly tied the handkerchief on her head; it was done easily since he was taller than she was.
"But..."
"We have to hurry, if she grew impatient, she might give me a consequence!" He explained with a silly grin on his face. "Sit here and hold on me carefully." He guided her upon riding his bicycle that swept the road with a dreadful speed.
He stopped in front of Naruot's apartment. He guided her upon stepping down the bicycle. "We're here, Hinata-nii-chan! But still you can't remove the hanky yet." He walked her upstairs up to Naruto's room.
"It felt like I've been here before." Hinata commented, upset of what was going it. She just hoped it wasn't a prank. He opened the door and pushed her inside of it and he quickly shut the door behind.
"Konohamaru, are you still there?" Naruto called as he went out of the bathroom with a bath towel just tied alone on his waist. His body was wet and his hair dripping while he rubbed it with another towel.
Hinata hurriedly removed the handkerchief and get startled at his sight.
"Naruto-kun, what is the meaning of this?" Hinata spoke with soft angry tone, like the one when she fought Neji in the Chuunin exam. Naruto's face turned red in humiliation, and didn't know what to do.
"I-I-I...also don't understand. I-I l-left Konohamaru here and...I was surprised to see you here." Naruto stammered.
"Stop that lame excuses! I'm not some cheap girl you can get right here—"
"I-I know that of course, but believe this was not my idea!"
"Before you do something pervert to me, I have no choice but to fight you!" She performed a hand symbol quickly. "Byakugan!" And her eyes turned crystalline, her veins swelled beside her eyes. With those eyes, she could see his chakra points and how much chakra does he possess.
"Hinata-chan, let's fix this one! I'm not—"Hinata hit moved closer and hit his shoulder. He cried in pain and raised his hand.
"Hinata-chan please! I'm not going to fight you," He knelt down and looked up to her serious face. "Kill me if that's the way could you forgive me!"
Hinata cringed upon hearing these words, her eyes went back to normal and the veins disappeared. Her jaws tremble, her eyes began to water as she fell down to her knees.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun...I'm really, really sorry." Hinata hugged him and cried at his firm shoulders. She could feel the hardness of his body. Naruto removed his hand from his hurt shoulder and slowly circled on her.
"Forgive me too. I love you so much, Hinata-chan. Please believe me." Naruto whispered to her ear.
Naruto went to the Hot Spring Bath where Jiraiya usually stays. He found him sitting there peeping through the gap between the bamboo walls. "Ero-sennin, this is all your fault!" Naruto raged. "What are you talking about, idiot?" Jiraiya didn't bother to turn, smiling at the sights inside the women's bath. "This is all about last night in Hinata's birthday party. Hinata saw us! Don't you understand? He saw us! Now she avoids me!" He shook him furiously. "What now? You said, she was only your friend. Why do you seemed so affected." He said nonchalantly. "I can't believe you have the guts to say that! You had better stop ruining my life! I'm living a decent life so don't compare it with yours because I'm not gonna be like you!" He was panting in anger and scampered.
In Naruto's apartment, Konohamaru rushed in to his bedroom where he was sweeping the floor. "Naruto-nii-chan, I came here to help you!" The fourteen-year-old boy stood erectly in front of him. "Help me in what?" Naruto asked lifelessly. "You did not even knock before you entered." "I heard you in the hot spring bath." Konohamaru said with sympathy. "Eavesdropper." Naruto gathered all the dust in the dustpan and threw it outside the window. A man carrying a cake was disgusted and screamed when it went to it. "Even if I don't intend to, you were shouting in there. I heard all of it. I'm not used to see you in that mood. I'm gonna help you to the best I can! That's one of the Hokage traits!" Konohamaru cheered up "This is not just a kiddie thing, Konohamaru. This is a serious problem, it's not just solved by any jutsus out there." Naruto reasoned out and opened his cabinet. "I'm gonna prove it! You'll see!" Konohamaru insisted "I'm gonna take a bath." Naruto said nonchalantly.
Konohamaru immediately looked for Hinata, and saw her coming out of their house.
"Hinata-nii-chan!"
"Konohamaru?" He ran towards her and brought his bicycle.
"The hokage has something to show you, please come with me." Konohamaru said with a hurry.
"What is that all about? We have a mission now." She asked curiously.
"I have no idea at all. Don't worry this won't take long. But she instructed me to cover your eyes with this hanky while we get on the road!" Konohamaru has quickly tied the handkerchief on her head; it was done easily since he was taller than she was.
"But..."
"We have to hurry, if she grew impatient, she might give me a consequence!" He explained with a silly grin on his face. "Sit here and hold on me carefully." He guided her upon riding his bicycle that swept the road with a dreadful speed.
He stopped in front of Naruot's apartment. He guided her upon stepping down the bicycle. "We're here, Hinata-nii-chan! But still you can't remove the hanky yet." He walked her upstairs up to Naruto's room.
"It felt like I've been here before." Hinata commented, upset of what was going it. She just hoped it wasn't a prank. He opened the door and pushed her inside of it and he quickly shut the door behind.
"Konohamaru, are you still there?" Naruto called as he went out of the bathroom with a bath towel just tied alone on his waist. His body was wet and his hair dripping while he rubbed it with another towel.
Hinata hurriedly removed the handkerchief and get startled at his sight.
"Naruto-kun, what is the meaning of this?" Hinata spoke with soft angry tone, like the one when she fought Neji in the Chuunin exam. Naruto's face turned red in humiliation, and didn't know what to do.
"I-I-I...also don't understand. I-I l-left Konohamaru here and...I was surprised to see you here." Naruto stammered.
"Stop that lame excuses! I'm not some cheap girl you can get right here—"
"I-I know that of course, but believe this was not my idea!"
"Before you do something pervert to me, I have no choice but to fight you!" She performed a hand symbol quickly. "Byakugan!" And her eyes turned crystalline, her veins swelled beside her eyes. With those eyes, she could see his chakra points and how much chakra does he possess.
"Hinata-chan, let's fix this one! I'm not—"Hinata hit moved closer and hit his shoulder. He cried in pain and raised his hand.
"Hinata-chan please! I'm not going to fight you," He knelt down and looked up to her serious face. "Kill me if that's the way could you forgive me!"
Hinata cringed upon hearing these words, her eyes went back to normal and the veins disappeared. Her jaws tremble, her eyes began to water as she fell down to her knees.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun...I'm really, really sorry." Hinata hugged him and cried at his firm shoulders. She could feel the hardness of his body. Naruto removed his hand from his hurt shoulder and slowly circled on her.
"Forgive me too. I love you so much, Hinata-chan. Please believe me." Naruto whispered to her ear.