MIRACLE DRUG

I'm just in love with Naruto and I wanted to make a fic with its characters. As I am a Naruto/Hinata supporter, this fic is about them! I'm also crazy about U2 and it's one of their songs that give the name to this fic. If you wanna find out any clues, just take a look at its lyrics.

The thoughts are written in italics and the sayings are written between quotation marks.Hope I can make it short and that you like it! Cheers!

Chapter I

Naruto stopped in front of the gates of Konoha.

"Naruto! Why did you stop?" Jiraya asked impatiently.

He looked at his sensei. "It's because I never noticed how beautiful it is, ero-sennin. And it brings back memories". He lowered his eyes.

Thinking about Sasuke, huh? Jiraya stepped to him. "C'mon, Naruto! I thought you were missing your friends. Will you stay all day looking at the gates?"

He faced Jiraya. "No!" He passed by him. "I want to tell Iruka-sensei what I did when I was out! And I have to show to my friends my new moves!" He gave a step then felt an unbearable pain on his head. "ITAI!"

"Baka! How many times do I have to say that a shinobi never shows its jutsus for nothing?" Jiraya looked at him angrily.

Naruto passed a hand in his hair, which had grown a little in the last three years. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR, ERO-SENNIN?!".

"Hunf! Let's go".

The guards saw them coming and recognized Jiraya right away, but they couldn't believe in their eyes when they paid more attention to his companion.

"Masaka!" One of them said amazed.

"But he's just like…" The other was mouth opened.

"But he's dead, I mean, he died to save the village!"

"Maybe it's a ghost" He whispered.

"No way!"

"What are you blabbing about?" Jiraya asked.

"Wel-welcome back, Jiraya-sama".

They were trembling and avoiding looking at Naruto, who was smiling to them. "What's the matter with you?" He asked.

They turned to him. "Huh?"

"Why are you looking at me with that scared faces?"

"Are you not…"

He looked a little bit disappointed. "Don't you remember me?"

"Na… Naruto-kun?" One of them risked.

He grinned. "Yep! That's me! Uzumaki Naruto datte baio!"

They looked at Jiraya. He smiled. "Let's go, Naruto!"

"OOSU!" He passed by the gate and waved.

Jiraya turned to the guards. "I know he's amazingly looking like yondaime, but don't tell him that. He'll be unbearable if he knows that".

"Hey! Ero-seeeenniiiiiin!"

Jiraya sighed. "I'm coming!" and left the guards behind.

"They should have noticed how strong I am, that's why they were so surprised". He said proudly.

"You're mistaken. I asked them and they told me that you should cut your hair cause it's awful".

Naruto looked at him furious. "You're lying, ero-sennin!"

"Did I teach you nothing in the past three years? The name is Jiraya!" He replayed.

Naruto faced him. "I don't care if… WOW!" Something huge and white collided with Naruto, making him fall on his butt… and that something was licking his face now. "Hey! Stop it!" He passed his hand on the dog's head. "Do I know you?"

"Don't tell me you forgot about us".

Naruto looked ahead and saw a tall brown-haired guy with triangle-like marks on his cheeks stepping to him. "Kiba?"

He smiled. "YO! At least your memory is not that short!" He stopped in front of Naruto and stretched his arm.

Naruto held his hand and stood up. "Long time no see!" He looked at Kiba from feet to hair. "And you've gotten taller".

"Of course, you moron! I'm sixteen, what did you expect? You've gotten taller too… but not too much". He smirked.

Naruto frowned. Yes, he had to raise his head to face Kiba, after all, he was half feet taller than him. "It was because I trained so much that I didn't have time to grow taller!"

"You really didn't change, stupid as always". Kiba sighed.

"Kiba, you…"

"AUF!" Both looked at the dog that was swinging his tail.

"Who is it? Where's Akamaru?"

"What?" Kiba asked surprised. "That's Akamaru!"

"Ooh!" Naruto kneeled. "But it's so big!" The dog licked his face again.

Kiba laughed. "He grew up too. He's almost three feet now".

"No wonder I fell to the ground when he collided with me".

"Naruto!" Jiraya called.

He turned to him. "Yes, ero-sennin?"

"I already told you to stop calling me that, moron!" He said angrily.

"Yeah, yeah". He shook his hand lazily. "What do you want?"

"Since your friend found you I'm going ahead. I need to talk to Tsunade. See you later".

"Bye!" Naruto watched him turn around and leave.

"He's one of the legendary sannins, isn't he?" Kiba asked.

He raised his shoulders. "I guess so".

"The guy's your sensei, one of the sannins, and you call him 'ero-sennin'?" He laughed. "You're crazy, Naruto".

He got up. "Yes, I know. But tell me, how did you know I was coming?"

"I didn't. It was Akamaru. He recognized your chackra".

"Great, Akamaru!" He played with its ears. "I can tell he got stronger".

"Don't forget I'm his master and I'm much much stronger than before".

Naruto faced him. "Is that so?"

"You'll have the chance to see it". Kiba turned. "Let's find the others. Akamaru will help us".

He arranged his rucksack on his back. "Yep!" and followed Kiba.

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"The village didn't change a bit". Naruto filled his mouth with ramen.

"It's cause we didn't have many problems in the last three years". Shikamaru entered at the Ichiraku's ramen. His hair was still tied at the top of his head, but it had grown a little. He was taller and looked older but his eyes still had that shine of sharpness.

"Hi, Shikamaru!" Naruto shacked hands with him. "Why did you take so long to come?"

He seated beside Chouji. "I had to write a report of the last mission".

"Huh? But Chouji told me that you all came back three days ago!"

"Did you forget how lazy Shikamaru is?" Chouji was bigger… in both directions. He turned to the cook. "Hey, ossan, more pork stew, please!"

"It's troublesome to write, but Iruka-sensei was driving me crazy and my mother was blabbing all the time in my ears. It was more troublesome than writing so I decided to write after all". Shikamaru caught the menu. "Damn. I wish I could only watch the clouds. Ossan, pork ramen, please".

"Take your eyes off Akamaru, Chouji!" Kiba snarled.

"Sorry, but it's looking tasty".

"Tasty will be my fangs on your face".

Naruto laughed. "Really! This village didn't change a bit!"

"But you did!" They all turned. Sakura was standing at the entrance, hands on her hips, smiling. "I heard you were back but as I didn't find you at you house I thought you should be here". She stepped to and stopped in front of him. She had grown up too, but she was not taller than Naruto anymore. Her hair was long once again, but she tied it at her nape level.

"Saaaaaakura-chaaaan!" He jumped from his seat with arms wide open in her direction… and something crashed with his nose at the way. "OUCH!" He looked at her, eyes filled with tears. "Why you did that, Sakura-chan?"

"Let me correct my thought. You changed, but only in appearance. Why the hell did you think you could hug me?!" Her face was red in anger.

He passed a hand over his nose. "It's been three years since we saw each other for the last time". His voice was a little nasal.

Shikamaru, Chouji and Kiba were laughing. Even Akamaru was rolling on the ground.

"Yes, I know that! And I never let you hug me! You're annoying as always!" She held his wrist and pulled his arm from his face. "And stop that! It will only make your nose get worse. Here, let me fix it". She placed her right palm on it then chackra started flowing from her hand. "How's it feeling?"

He looked at her surprised. "You really fixed it!"

She smiled. "Just because you arrived today. Don't get used to that".

"Thank you".

She sighed. "Well, since I'm here, I think I'll eat too". She sat by Kiba's side and caught the menu. "And you'll treat, Naruto".

"What?!" He looked at her surprised.

"You know, I think it's a good idea! Hey, what do you say, Akamaru?"

"AUF!" It swung its tail.

"Yeah, I like the idea. Paying the bill is really troublesome".

"Good! So I can eat more!"

"Hey! I'll treat no one! Did you hear me?"

They laughed.

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Naruto waved to them in front of Ichiraku's place. Shikamaru left with Chouji, Kiba went to his house followed by Akamaru and Sakura dispensed Naruto from escorting her. Yep! I'm back! He turned to the Hokages' monument. Tsunade's face was already there. That old hag! She's fifty but yet she let them made her looking like she was twenty! He looked at Yondaime's face carved on the rock. I told you to watch me, didn't I? I made real progress, but I know I'm not at your level… yet! He smiled.

"What are you doing gazing off in the middle of the street, Naruto?"

He knew that voice. "Why didn't you come to meet me, Neji?" He looked at him, trying to make an angry face.

Neji laughed. "Do you really think that a fake angry face like that would convince me?"

Naruto smiled. "I forgot that you can see everything with those eyes of yours". He stepped to him and they shook hands.

Neji was now the tallest of them all. His hair had grown so much that it was lengthening to his hips and he was still using it tied down. His muscles had also evolved and he was using the chunnins uniform. "But I'm sorry, anyway. I was training with my uncle and I couldn't just say to him that I needed a break. I ended just now. Hinata-sama and I went to buy some tea and sake for my uncle".

Naruto looked around. "Yeah? And… where is she?"

Neji smiled. "I guess you will find her at that alley, six feet at our left".

"Huh?" He took a look. Yes, the alley was there… and it seemed that there was someone watching them from it. "What is she doing there?"

"Hiding, I think".

"From who?"

"You really don't know?" He asked surprised.

"Since you're with her I think there's no one trying to harm her".

Neji closed his eyes and shook his head. "Naruto! I said once you have better eyes than me but it seems that you only have those when they are not looking at you".

He rubbed his head. "I didn't get what you tried to say".

Neji sighed. "Never mind". He turned to the alley. "Hinata-sama, we will get late if you don't come".

It took some seconds, but she finally showed herself up… red as a tomato. "H… hi, Naruto-kun".

"Hinata, what were you doing there?"

She blushed harder. "I… I was… how… how are you, Naruto-kun?" she asked without looking at his face.

He smiled. "Couldn't be better! I trained really hard and this time I'll become a chunnin too!" He turned to Neji. "But when did you pass the exam? With whom did you fight?"

"Sorry, Naruto, but we'll have plenty of time to talk about it later. Now we have to hurry cause my uncle is already waiting for us. You intend to stay longer, don't you?"

"I have nothing planned to leave".

He couldn't see Hinata's smiled because she was hiding herself behind Neji.

"Fine then. I have a mission to accomplish tomorrow, but it's nothing difficult to do. After delivering my report I'll look for you".

"Alright! I'll be waiting!"

Neji turned to Hinata. "Let's go, Hinata-sama?"

"Y… yes". She passed quickly by Naruto. "Good night, Naruto-kun".

"Hey, Hinata! Will you come with Neji?"

She froze. "I… I don't know if I…"

"That's ok, she'll be with me in the mission so we can find you together". Neji said.

"It's settled them! See ya tomorrow!" He left waving.

Hinata was staring at Naruto's back. "Neji nii-san, I think I can't because father…"

"You need to stop being so shy, Hinata-sama. And don't think you can fool my eyes too". He smiled. "Let's go".

I'm really glad you're back, Naruto-kun. She followed Neji.