YAY! The Fifth Chapter out!

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Chapter Five Confirmation


Naruto darkly chuckled, "No… You blame yourself for too much things Hinata-chan, give yourself a break…" he patted her on her head and ruffled her blue hair,

Hinata smiled, "I did my paperwork and all the regular Hokage things I do on average day. But as I glanced at my calendar it was circled in red, thus I knew why Sakura was angry…

And hence, the story began...

Hinata coked her head, a habit she had been doing often, 'What's so special about today?'

"Hinata-chan? You still listening? If you don't wanna listen I understand,"

"No!" she cried, "Please continue,"

"Anyway, Sakura came raging in my office…

"Naruto! Why are you so damn late?" Sakura screamed,

"I was talking with Hinata-chan! Do you have a problem with that Sakura-chan?"

Sakura screamed louder,

"Do you have to scream?" Naruto asked raising an eyebrow,

She sighed and walked closer to Naruto's desk, "Here are the reports due this afternoon; some genin profiles, ANBU reports about the mysterious and… well, you better get reading or else no dinner for you!" she giggled,

"I thought it would be a nice evening… Sakura would cook dinner and I thought she forgot all about today's date… little did I know… it was the exact opposite…" he forced a smile,

Sakura was very tense; Naruto could sense it greatly. He smirked knowing that she forced the giggle, "Arigatou Sakura-chan, and can you make ramen? I haven't had that since yesterday!" he complained,

She smiled as she slowly walked out of the room, "Wait!"

Sakura looked over her shoulder questioning her husband, "Aren't you going to say anything?" he asked,

She twirled around, "About what?" she asked happily,

"About… today… anything?"

Sakura frowned and crossed her arms under her breasts, "W-What are you talking about Naruto? Is it an s-special…" she swallowed; she knew exactly what date it was, "Date that I accidentally missed?"

Naruto shook his head in shame, "Sakura-chan, you and I both know what today is… don't hide it. Not once you have talked to me in that manner this month."

"W-What manner?" she asked innocently,

"You know what today is!" Naruto smirked,

"N-No…" she cocked her head,

"This whole month you didn't talk to me in that manner, do you think I'm an idiot?"

Sakura chuckled under her hidden emerald eyes, "He always said you were…"

"Sakura-chan, admit it! You-" "Do we have to talk about it?" she whispered hoarsely,

She was obvious crying now, and Naruto hestitantly got up and moved closer to her, "Do we have to?" she whispered and crumpled to the ground,

Naruto sat beside Sakura on the floor, "How long has it been? Three, four years?"

"Four…" she replied and he sighed, "That was a long time ago… yet you still are still caught up with it…"

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "I just can't…"

"Sakura-chan…"

"I'm an awful person…"

'Yes you are… for actually accepting my proposal… when I was dense…' he said silently in his mind, "That's not it…"

"Yes it is!" she cried,

"You just tried to help him… but he never wanted your aide…"

"No, that's not it…"

Naruto looked questionably at his wife,

"I'm an awful person… not because I loved him… I will never regret that… But there is something I do regret…"

"And what is that Sakura-chan…?"

"Are you listening to me?" she asked all of the sudden,

"Of course I'm listening to you, I always was Sakura-chan, ever since the day I saw you. I listened to you,"

"Then I don't need your pity!" she whispered,

"Sakura-chan… I don't pity you-" "You're right! You love me! That's why you constantly asked me out when we were younger!"

Naruto was touched by the words, and reluctantly sighed, "I was only dense Sakura-chan, and you were probably just the first pretty girl I saw,"

Sakura's head jerked up, "You said some said you have something to regret… Sakura-chan. So do I… I'm assuming that our regrets are related… and they speak the truth," he sighed,

Sakura closed her eyes, tears freeing flowing out, "You're right… they probably are-"

"Sakura-chan, I think-"

"I regret… I regret…" A picture of Uchiha Sasuke popped into her mind…

It was exactly four years ago… he had come back from the dirty snake sannin's clutches. He was mess, that Uchiha Sasuke… It looked like his soul was drained and he hardly recognized Sakura or Naruto…

(This is flashback… in a flashback…)

He trotted back to Konoha, that man… Of course Sakura welcomed him with open arms… but at the time… she was classified as Naruto's girlfriend… She didn't care… she really didn't care that way about Naruto anyway,

He was a good friend, that is why she agreed in the first place to be his girlfriend. But when the Uchiha came back it was different… Just different… She had spent all her time with the man. Even though he didn't recognize her… she still loved him.

For days and nights she stared at him in awe, thinking he had finally come back to her. She was eighteen at the time and a Jounin medical ninja specialist, but all of that was put aside for him… she would do anything for him…

It was a year's time before it was confirmed… Everything was… it was just three years ago… on this very day… everything fell and went to a new perspective.

Tsunade had confirmed that Naruto was the heir to the Hokage, she had confirmed that the last part of Uchiha Sasuke's soul was gone, he was dead even though his body drew air; and he got executed…it was the day Sakura fell into a deep, deep depression… and Naruto proposed to her, and she accepted.

It wasn't a year later until they got married but that day… they promised… they would say sorry… Just Naruto and Sakura… say sorry…

Something turned in Sakura… 'I'm not saying sorry! It was his fault he proposed! Everything is Naruto's fault!' inner Sakura screamed… "Why you aren't happy! You still could have had Sasuke-kun! But since you're so nice you just couldn't refuse his proposal! And I do remember correctly… Naruto was the one who killed Sasuke's unanimated body!'

"Everything's your fault! That's the truth Naruto! You stupid asking me out! Your stupid 'denseness'! Your stupid… stupid life…! I had to feel sorry for you and accept! And you know what! I'm not saying sorry! And I'm not regretting anything I said!"

Naruto was scared what to say, "I think I still love you Sakura-chan, but I'm not sure… what you just said… To confirm it I have to go do something…" he walked right pass her and was headed to the door, "It was my duty, you aren't truly happy if your chasing a person that doesn't want or need you. I wanted to save you… thus I asked you to marry me. I never want a person in despair… I never want somebody to go the dark path I went… never… and even if you hate me… at least you know the truth…I hope your happy now Haruno Sakura…"

Sakura snapped back to reality, "Naruto…I'm sorry…"

"Don't say sorry if you don't mean it Sakura,"

"Naruto…"

"You think you had a tough life… try living mine… and never be sorry if you don't mean it…"

"…"

He walked out the door with "I'll see you at home Sakura, I'll leave you some time, and…" he smirked, "I will never feel sorry for you again… though that doesn't mean I'm mad at you…"

He noticed the confused look on Sakura's face as he raged into the forest,

"That's why I got mad at you Hinata-chan, for saying sorry…"

"It's okay,"

"Hinata-chan, you do remember when I said I had to confirm something?"

She nodded, "It has something to do with you,"

"Me? Why?"

"I'll tell you later… you do have the time? I mean it is late-" "I have time!"

Naruto smiled, "I can always count on you, can I? Anyway how was the planning? I hope I didn't make you late…"

"No it was fine… But it's postponed to about 20 days from today…" she sighed, "But Kori-san seems really nice… and he isn't really sure about the wedding himself! So it gave him time too…"

"Oh… I see…"

Naruto laid on his back… he needed to confirm something… he just didn't know how…

"Naruto-kun? Anything else that's wrong?"

"Wait! I'll have been… all we been talking about is me… can you tell me about you Hinata-chan? I mean… I know you have regrets… there is a reason you're here than anywhere else right?"

'Yeah 'cause you're here…' Hinata half smiled,

She meekly nodded, "I mean… you don't have to tell me but… is there anything you feel like taking off your shoulders? You listened to me… I don't mind listening to you,"

'And your sweet voice…' he whispered in his head,

Hinata sighed louder than usual, "I don't think I'm ready…"

"For what? You seem pretty confident… no… you are confident… you just hide it behind somewhere until you really need it… just like a star. You don't need its light when the sun is out… so it shines bright in the night, when the sun isn't there to shine."

"Naruto-kun…"

He grinned and sat up gazing at her, "I'm not ready to bear children! And as soon as I'm married I know I will have to bear them!" she cried,

Tears streaked down her cheeks and as fast as they rolled down she wiped them away. "Hinata-chan…" 'I know how it feels…'

"I guess we both have problems in our love life…" he concluded,

When Hinata calmed down, six words slipped from her inner self, (the voice in her head) to reality, "Maybe we can help each other…"

Immediately she blushed, she wasn't supposed to say that out loud…

Naruto jerked up and stared Hinata in the eye, "What do you mean?"

"I…I…" she sputtered,

"Hinata-chan for all I remember, you always helped me… now it is time for me to return the favor…I need to confirm something…"

Slowly he went closer to Hinata, inching his way to her. He was just going to kiss her forehead but something in his body made him go down slightly… more like a lot… and he met her lips…


I'm evil… How did you like it? Sakura goes crazy and Naruto still cares for her! Whoa! But… ehehehe… Sorry about my grammar! I suck! I'm only fourteen gimme a break! If you don't like don't read! Anyway... Thank's for everyone who reviewed!

Next Chapter... coming soon!

Signed, Aloi-chan!