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In Each Other's Shoes

Chapter 4: Sleepover, Sake, and One Old Super Perv

Recap:

"Hinata are you ready for tonight? You forgot to bring your stuff over this morning."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"Man, Hinata you must be spending way too long with this idiot" nodding her head towards Naruto, "did you forget that I'm throwing a slumber party tonight?"

"Sleepover!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise… the resulting sound was an ear-piercing squeal. For a half a second every head in the area turned to face the small Hyuuga heiress surprise expressions across their faces for actually her soft voice, only to clutch their ears a millisecond later. When Naruto stopped shouting out he looked around to see almost every person leveled by his newfound voice. "Oops I guess I over did it, hehe." He said while rubbing the back of his head like he normally would only to feel soft, silk like hair in the palm of his hand. Damn I almost forgot that completely! Naruto thought as he forcefully swung his arm back in front of him.

Meanwhile… everyone is in a classic anime-twitching pose, Ten-ten and Hinata included

Slowly sitting up, Ten-ten looked her friend over with a surprised expression on her face. "Hinata, what do you mean? We were talking about this from over a week now… ow! I think my eardrum popped!"

"I'm s-sorry Ten-ten." Hinata responded to Ten-ten.

"Er, what are you sorry for Naruto? You didn't do a thing." Ten-ten responded with her head tilted slightly to the side. "What's going on here you two?"

"Nothing Ten-ten! Er, I'll see you later I guess! Bye!" Naruto shouted out, grabbed Hinata's arm and took off at high speed down the road toward his house. Leaving Ten-ten to ponder way at this very odd sight, I wonder what has happened to those two…slight pause oh… I see, hehehe this will be an amusing night won't it?

Back at Naruto's house

The door slams shut behind the one exhausted genin and chuunin. Both breathing heavily holding their chests… a moment later it hits Naruto on what he is doing.

"Gah! I'm sorry about that Hinata! I didn't mean to do that! I'm not a pervert or anything!" Naruto cried out and jumped a good five feet away.

"I-it's ok Naruto-kun." Hinata stammered back trying to reassure him it was.

"Aw man we are screwed!" Naruto the shouted out. "I bet every girl in our class is going to be there! I'm going to blow this wide open! AHHHH!"

"N-nartuo-kun we could always call it off." Hinata said while looking back down at her feet. "Its not like it was that important anyway."

Sensing that she wasn't being that truthful Naruto took a very cautioned step toward the now depressed looking Hinata. Real smooth baka! You just let her down… there is no excuse for punishing her! Even if she can't go there I will at least go for her!. Naruto thought to himself as he patted Hinata's back. "Hey Hinata don't worry about it! I'll go for you and I'm sure someone else is doing something tonight! Why don't we give Kiba a call?"

Sniffing a bit Hinata blushed as she felt the warmth of Naruto's hand on her back… No his back. She thought to herself. "A-are you sure Nartuo-kun? What if I let something slip or you do?"

"What? Don't you have any confidence in my super abilities?" Naruto asked a little hurt.

"No no I do Nartuo-kun! Its just that…"

"Its just that you don't think you can do it?"

"Yes, I'm always failing so I'll just stay here and"

"You will do nothing of the sort Hinata!" Naruto said, causing Hinata to jump a bit. "You aren't going to fail Hinata, I believe you can do this. Now come on lets get me packed up and head off to your place!" Naruto exclaimed as he hopped away toward his room, letting the unconscious Hinata fall off the couch with a faint smile on her face.

A short while Later on the street of the Hyuuga Manor

"Man Hinata I can't believe you didn't want to take that much stuff with you! I mean of all that cool stuff in your room all you wanted were these old pictures and scrolls?" Naruto asked.

"I-I don't know why Naruto-kun. These pictures just remind me of happier times." Hinata said while her eyes welled up with tears upon remembering her mother. Naruto spotting this yet again swung his are around Hinata's now bulky frame. Cute to say the least and would have been a waste if someone's hadn't spotted it. Just by luck Nara Shikamru and Yamanaka Ino were walking by throwing insults at each other (sighs… ok ok it is a one sided battle I know).

"I still can't your seeing that Sand trash girl!" Ino yelled into Shikamru's ear.

"…"

"At least you could do is answer me back you insense… what the?" Ino suddenly stopped mid-sentence. "Yo Shikamru… do you see what I see?"

"See what?" Shikamru answered with a yawn.

"That!" Ino points to the image of Hinata with her arm around Naruto's back trying to comfort the tearful boy. "Since when did those two become and item?"

"How troublesome… do you always have to pray into these things?"

"Oh come on Shikamru! They make the perfect couple… not too mention Hinata has always had a crush on Naruto." Ino retorted with a hint of annoyance in her voice (God I know how Shikamru feels…).

"Whatever. I need to speak to Naruto anyway, come on." Shikamru said to Ino and walked toward the couple. "Hey Naruto. I need to you something."

Hinata was oblivious to Shikamru calling to her… then again it wasn't her name anyway. She just kept on crying a bit remembering her mother.

"Hey Naruto man, are you ok? Is this a bad time?"

raising her head a bit Hinata finally heard him and almost jumped out of her skin. Think fast girl! She thought to herself. "N-no. I'm fine, j-just something in my eye is all Shikamru."

"I see… well anyway. It looks like Kiba is throwing a get together tonight for some reason. He said he gave you a few calls but he just got a disconnected message. We were told to tell you if any of us saw you." Shikamru said.

"O-ok thanks Shikamru-san. You can tell Kiba-k… san I'll be there." Hinata said with a shaky voice almost unable to cut off the "kun" for Kiba.

"Whatever just remember to be there at 9 or so." Shikamru said while walking off toward his favorite hill for cloud gazin'.

"Humph! That man! I can't believe him!" Ino shouted to no one. Then looking up she still saw Naruto and Hinata together and an evil smile crossed her face. "Soooooo Hinata-chan how long have you and the baka been together?"

Both Hinata and Naruto reddened at this little comment.

"Come on Hinata-chan! I guess if you don't tell me now we can always get it out of you at Ten-ten's!" Ino spoke in a "if- you- don't- tell- me- I'm- going- to- force- it- out- of –you" voice.

"Hah! Don't count on it Ino! Your never going to get that out of me!" Naruto said… then almost fainted when he saw Ino and Hinata look at him funny. Aw shit I blew it already!

"Wha? Hinata-chan… you spoke without your stutter! I guess being with this baka has been good for you after all!" Ino said half in shock and embarrassment. Damn this guy must have done something to make Hinata- chan speak like this! "Well I guess that will have to wait till the party the Hinata-chan! I'll see you there!" Ino said while running off.

"This is not going to end well, isn't it Hinata?" Naruto said with a classic anime sweat drop.

"N-no I think not Naruto-kun." Hinata said while still redder then ever.

Hours later: Naruto at Ten-ten's, Hinata at Kiba's

Lets see how Hinata is fairing so far…

Surprising the place isn't in shambles (if you've ever been at an all guy teen party that is usually how it is) our host is on the floor playing a game of tug a war with Akamaru, Chouji at the snack table eating what else but chips, Shikamru on the couch watching some random tv show with Shino and our poor Hinata in Naruto's body standing in a corner alone.

Finally winning the game of tug-a-war with his little companion Kiba finally looked up to see Naruto all by himself. Strange this is not like Naruto at all… he reminds me of Hinata-chan if anything. Oh well time to get some information out of him! "Yo Naruto come over here man! We have a few things to talk about man!"

Looking up from her feet Hinata heard Kiba and slowly got onto her feet and walked over into the center of the room. Then mustering all the courage she could she said, "Yeah what is it K-Kiba?"

"Well according to the Nara here and Ino we hear that you and Hinata are a couple now!" Kiba shouted and pointed a finger at Naruto and at the same time all the other guys in the room jumped Hinata and pinned her to the ground. "But since you never said you were to them it is up to all of us to get a confession out of you!" Kiba said as he pulled out a unnecessary large feather.

"Come on Naruto! Spill the beans, what is the news on you two?" Kiba asked as he pulled up the black shirt to reveal Hinata's, ahem… Naruto's, stomach.

"Yeah" the rest of the group shouted out, with a absence of Shino who was still watching the tv.

"You better tell us Naruto or we will do this the entire night!" Kiba said while starting to tickle Hinata… (note: I'm not a fan of yaoi but I'm speaking from personal experience here, grrrrr I'm going to kill those buggers!) Just before Hinata could respond to the question, with tears running down her cheeks and red with laughter the door slammed open, reviling two figures. One was the Green Beast of Konoha, Rock Lee, and the other was the prodigy of last year's class, Hyuuga Neji. cue lighting and thunder please

"Get off hic Naruto-san now hic you guys!" Lee slurred out.

At that point everyone had a sweat drop the size of a bucket. They all had heard what Lee could do while drunk and none of them wanted to experience that first hand, so faster then even the 4th could have moved they were off of Hinata and took a few steps back.

"Heya Lee and Neji… what brings you guys here?" Kiba asked with a shaken voice on the very verge of tears from fright. I don't wanna die! Especially by the hands of thick brows!

"You invited us Kiba hic." Neji spoke out, earning a even bigger sweat drop from everyone and one the size of a mountain from Hinata and a gasp. Neji-san is drunk!

"Wha? Don't tell us the both of ya are drunk!" Shikamru shouted out in surprise. "Where in Kimi's name did you two get drunk out of your senses?"

"Well, ya see hic today marks the day Neji hic became a Jounin, so Gai- sensei took us out for a little hic drink! When we left sensei fell asleep hic carrying a case of water for hic tomorrow and so we took it with us, then hic thought 'why not have a few'? After trying some we hic decided to bring some of this fine water to our friends!" Lee shouted out and tossed bottle after bottle at various people around the room.

(This won't end too well will it?)

Anyway onto Naruto's problems…..

Surprise, surprise the girls had the exact same idea as the guys when it came to getting information out of someone. As Ten-ten and Sakura held down Naruto's arms and legs Ino pulled up Naruto's, ahem Hinata's, shirt and started to tickle him with a large feather. "Now tell us Hinata-chan when did you and Naruto start to go out?" Ino asked with a grin the devil would have been proud of.

"I don't ,hahaha, know what your, hahaha, talking about!" Naruto responded, to him this was the truth.

"Come on Hinata-chan tell us! We all know that you've liked Naruto for a long time so tell us already! Cuz if you don't I'm sure Kiba is doing the same thing to Naruto as we speak!"

What? Hinata has had a crush on me? Since when? Was all Naruto could think of. (About time you dense oaf!) I can't believe this… Hinata has a crush on me. Hinata-chan has a crush on me!

Well safe to say once Naruto goes into his own little world there is no making him come out of it so ten minutes later with no success the girls gave it up. Around this time Naruto snapped out of it, the reason… bathroom break. "Ahh, Ino-chan which way is your bathroom?"

"Down that hallway and to the left" Ino said and pointed the way. Bowing in thanks Naruto bolted down there, closed the door then came to a realization… how the hell am I going to do this?

(author note: Ok I maybe a perv and all but I'm not that perverted. Lets just put it at Naruto finally figured it all out in the end, ahem! Anyway back to the story…)

After washing his hands Naruto started to dry them off with a towel near the window. Man, how am I going to live through this? Between those crazy girls out there and a pissed off Obaa-chan out there I'm dead! Finishing drying his hands Naruto was about to leave when he heard something outside. Pressing his ear to the wall he heard sound of giggling. Who the hell could that be? Naruto thought. Better find out myself! But this might be the best time to try out the Byakugan. Now how do they do this? I think you focus your chakra into your eyes then release it. Naruto started to gather a small amount of chakra into his new eyes and then muttered "Byakugan!" while releasing the chakra in his eyes. Surprisingly enough he got it his first time (mostly cuz his body is a tuned to this, not cuz of personal skill.) Now I think if I focus enough on an object then try to see through it I will… ok concentrate, concentrate on seeing beyond this wall. As he looked at the wall it started to take on a transparent look to it. The wall then faded from site and Naruto could now see the outside area. And on top of the opposite building he saw a figure crouched over writing in a bright orange booklet. If that wasn't enough to give him away its was the classic white hair of the world's most perverted man, Jiriaya.

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