Kakashi came walking back with Hinata.

"I got lucky, she was still where it happened."

"Good, now Hinata, you must understand, what Naruto did was not his intention, and you must not tell anyone!" He told her in a gental but firm voice.

"I understand," she said, "could i talk to Naruto, alone?"

"Of course. Naruto off you go." He replied. Naruto went with her outside noticng how much she had changed since the Chunnin Exam. She hadn't become a Chunnin but she became much more powerful and self confident. Naruto was happy for her. Thet walked through the woods for some time before Hinata turned around and slapped him.

"I guess I deserved that." He said.

"YOU GUESS! YOU GUESS!" She shreiked. "YOU COULD'VE KILLED HIM, HOW ABOUT I BLOW YOUR ARM OFF!" Naruto was so shocked by this he simply stood there his mouth hanging open and then looked down at his shoes.

"I'm very sorry, but I have one question. You've never got so worked up about anything. So why this?" He asked.

Hinata blushed and looked down.

"He-well," She looked up at him,

"he's my boyfriend if you must know!" She said firmly.

Naruto was so shocked that he actually fell over when he got back up a minute or two later he looked at her and all he could muster was "whaga."

"AND THEN YOU WENT AND BLEW HIS ARM OFF, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU UZUMAKI." She shrieked.

Naruto looked at her suspiciously. "Why did you use my first name?" He asked.

Hinata looked upwards without tilting her head.

"I dunno." She said honestly.

"Are we on first name terms now...Hyuuga?" He asked.

"No, I'm very sorry...Naruto."She replied slowly and sadly.

She took Naruto into a tight embrace.

"Hinata! I have a girlfriend now!"

"I know, this is just a hug between friends." She said

"Oh. okay." He replied, and hugged her back.

Once they got back they went to visit Sasuke with Sakura, Kakashi, and Hokage-Sama. Naruto lay a specially wrapped parcel on Sasuke's head board.

"My first forehead protector, it means the world to me." Hinata, and Sakura, laid flowers down and Kakashi gave him the layout to a new technique. Hokage-Sama however gave nothing, not thinking it was appropriate...or thats what he said. I don't have anything for him! Were his real thoughts.

Sakura, Hinata, and Naruto spent every waking moment at Sasuke's side for the next few days.

"People your age heal fast...Ninja's even faster!" A nurse told them reasuringly.

Then finally a week after the accident Sasuke woke up his arm stitched and healed.

"I'm so sorry Sasuke." Naruto said the instant Sasuke woke up. Sasuke smiled up at Hinata. Got up in a sitting poisition kissed her, then turned and hit Naruto making him fall to the ground.

"Well I've never been hit by three diferent people for one thing before." Naruto grumbled getting up.

"Three?" Sasuke asked.

"Ya, these two hit me as well.." Naruto replied, pointing to Sakura, and Hinata.

"I see..so kakashi didn't hit you?" He asked

"Only under The Thirds command" Naruto replied.

Sakura pulled Naruto into a hug and whispered into his ear. "How long have you been working on that?"

"The whole time.." He whispered back blushing.

"Well...good job." She whispered. They broke apart and found Sasuke kissing Hinata again.

Naruto looked at Sasuke suspecusly.

"You've never been-been."

"So soft...?" He said breaking off his kiss with Hinata, and finishing Naruto's sentence.

"Yes!" He said.

Sasuke looked down at his shoes and let hinata answer. "Why are you so nosy?" She snapped.

"I WAS JUST WONDERING." He shouted back. Then fell to the floor unconcience, as Sakura hit him on the head with a vase.

"Just because i go out with you now doesn't mean I'll let you be disrespectful.." She said quite calmly.

"Well me and Hinata are off to train." Said Sasuke lifting Naruto onto his bed.

"We'll join you when Naruto wakes up." Replied Sakura smiling.