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Naruto awoke slowly, still in pain, but not intolerable like he knew it would be the instant he moved.

To his great surprise, and secret pleasure, Hinata was still asleep with him, despite the fact that everyone seemed to be up and moving about, though from the groans and grunts Shikamaru and Kiba were making they hadn't been up long.

Slowly, not that he could go fast with his stiff muscles, he reached over with his good arms and gently nudged Hinata "Hinata, its morning, time to wake up." he tried whispering, for some reason he didn't want to bother her.

Slowly she shifted slightly making him blush as her thigh knocked his 'morning reaction', and slowly she blinked her eyes, making a cute little cross between a yawn and groan, wait, did he just call Hinata... cute? well she was kinda... he supposed...

He was startled out of his thoughts by Hinata who made a loud sound of shock, sounding much like a baby animal caught in a trap, when he looked at her again she was staring at him, eyes wide, looking for all the world like a deer in front of a Fire Jutsu 'He's going to be upset with me.'

"You okay Hinata? you must have been cold in the night." Naruto looked at the the still frozen Hinata with confusion "Hinata? Heeelllooo, earth to Hinata." he grinned at her before starting to make faces, as oblivious as usual.

Hinata was in a world of her own, engraving the moment in her memory forever, in the arms of her Naruto-kun, and he wasn't angry, she would dub this her 'Happy Place.'

Just like she expected he was nice and warm, she had never been able to get this close before, through her daze she registered how blue his eyes were this close, it felt nice being this close to him, very nice, she caught herself in time, she blushed at the thoughts that went through her head 'Bad Hinata!'.

Finally she snapped out of it, just as Naruto started having trouble thinking up funny faces "N-Naruto? only just remembering to leave off -kun she let out a little 'eep' sound as she realised how this must look to the others before rolling away as fast as she could, missing the warmth and closeness immediately.

Naruto was a little disgruntled too, could she have wanted to get away any quicker? geez, he knew people disliked him but they didn't usually freeze up in fear and then zoom off, plus she had been warm!

And Hinata had always seemed to like him, then again, maybe it wasn't that she didn't like him, she 'was' a shy person, he guessed it was probably that, 'Ah well, was nice while it lasted.'

He still pouted a bit.

"G-glad your awake Naruto, i'll tell Hokage-sama that you awake." Hinata gulped nervously before swiftly moving away, she had more or less gotten rid of her stuttering but she was still hesitant and shy 'I slept with Naruto-kun...' with her badly worded thought her blushing started anew.

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When Hinata came to tell her Naruto was awake she had to keep the evil grin from her face, the poor girl was blushing like crazy, she just wished she had been close enough to see the reactions of the two teens.

"Thank you for informing me Hinata, please could you do me a favour and get yourself, me and Naruto some breakfast before Chouji eats it all?" the Hokage smiled at the blushing girl who nodded before moving towards were Chouji was cooking, and consuming, the breakfast, Tsunade sighed as she walked towards Naruto 'At least she would get to tease someone.'

"Naruto." Tsunade smirked as she approached, Naruto still looked like someone had refused him Ramen "How do you feel, besides the obvious."

"Keh, fine Old Lady, though i wish the damn fox would heal me already." He grumbled for a few seconds Tsunade gave him a kiss on the forehead, like she had when he was younger, she smiled genuinely this time "I'm glad your safe Naruto, though it is strange that Kyuubi isn't healing you, guess you'll just have to rough it like everyone else."

"Hn, don't have much of a choice do i? when can i get up? I don't like being stuck laying about like this." Naruto quickly tried changing the subject, she and Ero-Sennin knew he could use the Kyuubi's Chakra but he didn't feel like explaining that he could 'talk' to the demon.

Tsunade thought for a little while "Well, some of your ribs are fairly badly broken, so you will have to move as little as possible, which by my order means bed rest, for a few weeks, and you will have to walk with crutches for a while, when we get back that leg needs to go into a cast." Tsunade grinned evily "And that means your going to have to have someone to help you out fulltime while your bedridden." that was when Hinata made her appearance with the food 'Speak of the Devil...'

Looking at the ground blushing again Hinata quickly handed Naruto and the Hokage their food before turning to leave, she hadn't gotten a foot before Tsunade grabbed her and spun her round "Eat with us Hinata please?" once again Tsunade was grinning.

"Yes Hokage-sama, of course." Hinata said quietly, though she had gotten over her stuttering she hadn't stopped being quiet, with that they started eating their food, or rather Tsunade and Hinata did, Naruto wolfed down anything within reach, wounds be damned, Hinata couldn't help herself and let out an almost inaudible giggle, this time the Hokage made a victory sign in her head.

The food wasn't much, rice balls with some meat that they had caught in some traps and a few edible plants from near the camp, but it 'was' rations, only Chouji seemed to enjoy his meal, followed by snacks from his bag, and to Naruto and Kiba's vocal displeasure he didn't share with anyone but a smirking Shikamaru, but that was different.

"Hinata, the main reason I asked you to eat here is i have a Mission for you." Tsunade looked seriously at the girl, all the while inwardly laughing, the shy girl looked at her in confusion "Hokage-sama?"

"Call me Tsunade." the Hokage winked "Naruto is going to be laid up for a few weeks, it all depends on how long his ribs take to heal, he risks damaging them further by moving around too much." Hinata went from a vague blush to bright red as she suddenly thought she knew what the Hokage was talking about.

"Your mission, if you are willing, will be to take care of Naruto until he is capable of taking care of himself." at this Naruto's jaw dropped, Hinata squeaked loudly, within seconds Naruto was complaining that he could take care of himself, he was strong, Hinata had reverted to fidgeting with her fingers and stuttering.

Needless to say Tsunade was almost rolling with giggles, everyone in the camp gave them a weird look, they weren't used to seeing the Hokage looking so... normal, usually she was either sadistically giving out orders or sleeping.

Naruto after getting over the shock had actually started to think, he WOULD have trouble doing all he needed to without help, Kage Bushin's would only get him so far, plus Hinata was cute and nice, it wouldn't be a bad thing having her around.

Hinata took a deep breath, this was her chance! she had an excuse to be near her Naruto-kun! and she sure as hell wasn't going to mess it up, but then a problem hit her "Tsunade-sama, i live across Konoha from Naruto-kun, wouldn't it be better for someone closer to have this mission." she felt almost ready to cry at the lost chance, but she was willing to give it up so Naruto could have proper help.

Tsunade could see how upset Hinata was, but the sudden grin she got on her face made even Naruto lean away from her, as far as his injuries would let him "Don't worry about that Hinata, it's a full time mission, you would be staying at his home." the look on Hinata's face was priceless, a look of mixed hidden happiness and terror.

Naruto smiled, it'd be nice to have the company, after all those years of loneliness before training with Ero-Sennin, and then being plunged back into it when he returned, Naruto had been getting depressed when he was at home, but he doubted Hinata would want to, she may be friendly but becoming his temporary roommate was a big step, especially for someone as shy as Hinata.

"O-of course Tsunade-s-sama." Hinata gave a small bow to Tsunade, glowing inside "b-but w-what about my f-father?" he definatly wouldn't be happy with this, he would think it unbecoming of the heiress to be looking after a non-clansman, at least that's what she assumed.

"Don't worry, your father will see... eh, 'reason'" Tsunade subtly cracked her knuckles, so Hinata wouldn't notice, Hiashi wouldn't complain, she was the Hokage and her word went, and if he argued? heh, she'd just have to invite him for a 'training' session "But Hinata, you start immediately, right?"

Hinata bowed again "Y-yes Tsunade-sama." the shy girl shot Naruto a quick glance, he had been unnaturally quiet through the whole conversation, but was relieved to see him give her a grin "Looks like your stuck with me, eh Hinata-chan?" she looked at him surprised, he didn't even seem to notice he had added -chan, but Hinata still felt as light as air.

Hinata gave him a nod and a shy smile "A-anything I can do for you Naruto-kun?" grinning he shook his head "Not right now thanks Hina-chan, I think I'll just have a little nap before we set off, being injured tires you out!" with that he simply closed his eyes, Hinata hid a giggle behind her hand, he looked so cute when he slept.

Within the hour they had set off, and Naruto still hadn't woke up, as Hinata walked beside Naruto, whose bearers seemed lost in their thoughts, she simply admired how peaceful he looked.

A few minutes later Tsunade fell back from were she was walking and did something "There, he should sleep til we get back now, he's all yours Hinata." she winked at the girl who caught the badly hidden meaning and blushed, but she didn't argue.

After hours of walking and a few breaks, though it didn't seem that long to Hinata who had spent most of the time transfixed, the entrance to Konoha was in sight, the sunset giving the sky a pink colour.

They were back.

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End of Chapter 3

Yes i know they are short, but today it isnt simply because i have writers block but im ill, iv done the last third of this chapter with bombs exploding in my skull and my body feeling like a lead weight.

Now i notice some of you dont like how short the Chapters are, im sorry for that but im not the type of person who can sit for long periods of time and write huge chapters, if i do things dont get finished because i get sick of them.

Chapter one was long because it was the start of the idea and i had my full motivation behind me, now what is carrying me is wanting to finish this and reviews.

I will attempt to make longer Chapters, but it means they will take longer, but i will try :)