Hinata smiled to herself and kept walking. Because at the bottom of her pocket, she now carried a leaf.
Hinata had barely gotten back to her room when Ino and Ten-ten decided to go for a bath.
"Wanna come with Hinata?"
"No thank you Ino-Chan"
"Are you certain?"
"Quite certain Ten-ten-Chan"
"Alright"
With that the two girls grabbed their clothing and headed out to find a bath.
"It's alright Naruto-kun"
Said Hinata as she set the leaf down on the bed.
"They are gone now."
With those words and a slight puff of smoke, Naruto appeared on the bed. He didn't say anything for a moment… he just lay their with his eyes shut.
"Um… gomen n... Naruto-kun um b…but are you alright?"
Hinata bent closer over Naruto's face
"N…Naruto-ku…"
Naruto raised one hand a put a finger on Hinata's lips.
"Shhhh…"
Naruto had heard what Hinata hadn't, but unfortunately it was too late.
"NO WAY!"
Hinata whirled around in surprise; she hated to break contact with Naruto but…
"HEY INO! KURENAI! YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS!"
Ino came in and her jaw dropped, Kurenai simply nodded.
There was an uneasy silence and then…
"Hinata? How? What? When?" sputtered Ino
"Let me guess," said Kurenai "a Henge and a Kwrami?"
From the bed Naruto, his eyes still closed, nodded.
"Wait a moment" said Ten-ten "Hinata would never do something like this unless…"
"Unless?" said Ino
Ten-ten looked at the young man lying on the bed,
That can't be…
"Naruto-kun?"
Again Naruto just nodded
Ten-ten let out a small sigh, Kurenai nodded and Ino… was confused
"What does Naruto have to do with him?"
Oddly enough, it was Hinata that answered this time
"Th…That IS N…Naruto-kun"
Kurenai walked over to the bed. Acting for all the world as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
"You should buy yourself some new clothing Naruto; these are getting small for you, besides your shirt is ripped to shreds."
Naruto sighed
"I have new clothes; I was trying to find a bathhouse when those two" He pointed at Ino and Ten-ten, his Eyes still shut "Removed my Jitsu. The next thing I knew I was being chased by a horde of fan girls. They damn near caught me…Twice. Which of course is why my shirt is so ripped up."
Ino and Ten-ten had the good grace to at least blush, that did not however stop their eyes from running over the Tanned and Muscular body of Uzumaki Naruto.
Hinata had been being VERY careful to look only into Naruto's eyes, she still had odd dreams from the last time she had seen Naruto in a state of undress, and he hadn't been nearly so developed at that point. Hinata carefully hid the fact that she was wiping blood from under her nose before she spoke.
Naruto-kun… in black Boxers!
"W…what happened N…Naruto –kun? W…we all th…thought that you w…were dead?"
Her stutter is back again, and if I didn't mistake what I saw, Hinata has a nosebleed… yup, she's defiantly got it bad for Him.
"I'm guessing that something happened to put you into a temporary Coma correct Naruto?" asked Kurenai
Naruto, Thankful that he didn't have to explain himself nodded again.
"If I may ask one thing though Naruto" she continued "why haven't you opened your eyes yet?"
Naruto sighed
"I'm afraid of what I'll see"
"A…Afraid?" stuttered Hinata "W..we are all your friends are w..we not?"
"Oh defiantly!" agreed Naruto "which is why I'm worried about what I'll see. I had just started changing peoples perspective on the old Naruto, and now I'm back to block one, only this time it appears that I'm on Sasuke's old block." He muttered under his breath "psycho fan girls, I see why he avoided them now"
Once again two of the girls in the room blushed, and Hinata turned even redder. Kurenai gave them all a warning look.
"Don't worry Naruto, we will ALL" and she shot Ino and Ten-ten another look "watch where our eyes are."
The other three girls in the room ran their eyes over Naruto one last time and then nodded
Uzumaki Naruto sighed again,
Well, at least there are only four of them, one is a teacher, One is Hinata-Chan, and the other two… well fifty percent ain't so bad, at worst, I can always make a break for it
"OK, ok, here goes nothing"
Or everything, Please Hinata-Chan, say your eyes haven't changed
Naruto slowly opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Kurenai, her eyes held sympathy and a little amusement. The next people he saw were Ino and Ten-ten, their eyes heldquite a bit of what he had dubbed as 'That Look' but they held it well in check. Finally his eyes turned to Hinata… He let out a sigh of relief, her eyes held the one thing that had always set her apart from the other kids, Understanding.A little of 'The look' and some embarrassment were present as well, but they had always been there. Naruto briefly took a moment to consider his last thought.
Yep, I'm sure of it, Hinata's gaze has ALWAYS held a little of that look… I wonder why?
Hinata blushed a little more under Naruto's scrutiny, but her hands stayed firmly at her sides, and she managed to resist the urge to hide behind Kurenai.
This is Naruto-kun, I must be strong for him! He has always given me strength, This time it's my turn to help him.
"Thank you."
It was startling, in fact the other four people in the room jumped a little at the sound of Naruto's voice, when he opened his eyes, those deep Cerulean orbs had immediately calmed the room, well, half of the room anyway. Ino and Ten-ten were having a hard time breathing, their hearts were beating a mile a minute and they both had the same thought.
Why didn't I notice his eyes before?
To Hinata and Kurenai, those eyes seemed to both offer protection and solicit help. Kurenai had idle thoughts about this.
Well, HE is certainly growing up, before those eyes only showed hurt and determination, He never could fool ME. Poor kid, looks like he's in for a new batch of troubles
Hinata's thoughts also drifted slightly.
So strong, I could always see your strength in your eyes Naruto, that's what has always made me attracted to you, I could see the pain, and I could see the Resolve, but the primary thing was the Strength.
Naruto's words broke the contemplative mood that descended on the room and also made Hinata blush harder.
"Why are you thanking her?" asked Ino (she had gotten her breathing and heart rate under control by now)
Naruto chuckled again, the rich Tenor laugh making everyone feel even more comfortable.
"This makes two time today that Hinata-chan here has saved me from the fan girls"
"Err, sorry about that" said Ino
"Ya" added Ten-ten "We didn't realize what would happen"
"Quite alright" said Naruto his eyes laughing at them "It was bound to happen sooner or later."
"So" said Kurenai "where are you off to?"
"Well" said Naruto as he swung his legs of the edge of the bed and sat up. "If I can find it I'm going to take a bath, and then I'm going to soak in the hot sprigs."
Kurenai raised an eyebrow
"Under my Aging Jitsu Kurenai-sensei. After that… I don't know, I guess that I'll just have to see what happens."
"U…um N..Naruto-kun?"
Naruto turned to face Hinata, who relaxed under his easy smile and laughing eyes
"I c…could show you the way if you like."
"Sure!" Added Ino "The Boy's Washroom is near the Girls. The two actually share a hot tub, so we can all go!"
"Sounds good to me!" added Ten-ten
Naruto chuckled again, he had noticed 'the look' shining a little more strongly in their eyes, but not enough to worry him.
"Alright, why not. I've been meaning to catch up on old times."
With that, the three young people left for their day on the town, and Kurenai was left with her thoughts.
Me: OK people, not nearly as much Naru/Hina fluff as I had wanted, but I do believe that this chapter went pretty good. I know that it's a little bit short, but I'm about to shift back to Konaha for a while and I figured that here was as good a spot as any to stop.
Naruto:Awww, can't you just get on with the story and leave sleep or work or whatever it is you do untill later?
Me:'fraid not Naruto, I've been limited to an hour or so, and it takes most of that time to write and edit 1000 words without my spell checker.
Sasuke:Bout time you got back the main character of this story, why are you dwelling on Naruto so much anyway, That Dobe could fight his way out of a pre-school.
Naruto: WHAT did you say you bastard?
Me:'sigh' you two go fight somewhere else I'm going to answer my reviews.
boredathome:
well, I guess that's one why of looking at it. No I don't. Not all guys are blatent about it. And yes on occasion. Lemme check... yup I think that answers all the comments.
Rorschach's Blot, M.C.A.M, Kitsune-Itai,:
Yup, you'll kindly notice I fixed that particular problem this chapter. I friend of mine pointed that out to me after I posted. Oh well.
Jiraiya:
you can observe my answer to the -Chan/Kun above, as for the other two, I'm probably just going to build another custom dic. It's getting ridicules that i've gone so long without my checker, so Thanks for the input.
Dragon Man 180:
True, but for Hinata to REALLY make a stand she'd be pretty OOC Unless it was a life threatening thing. And no, He'll probably stay 'Baka Kitsune' in Naruto's head. It's kinda growing into a term of affection in my head.
TheOmegaFactor: I think that I may have forgotten to respond to you last chapter, I am sincerly sorry. You are probably right, I read alot of fanfic, and so I tend to used their spelling if I'm uncertain. A problem i'm sure. Thank you for the comments
To everyone:
I have been informed that the Multiple Summons has already been used as a blood limit, and after a review of the story in question I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, that it has indeed been used before, the good news is that it hasn't been used in the manner in which I am using it, so I feel no compuntion to change my story. Thank you all for your comments and concerns. Thank you for responding, your Input is Valuable to me.
Sincerly,
Manatheron
