Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… but I'm her wife, Hinata

Author's note: This just suddenly came into my mind… suddenly pop out of nowhere… Just a thought of what Naruto feels for Hinata.

Naruto and Hinata are chuunins, around age 15. Sorry for being so mushy and cheesy but I am really a hopeless romantic…gomenasai…

I know… I just know I have to save you…. Even if it takes my life…

I don't know where it started… Is it when you showed concern in our first chuunin exam? Is it when I started to notice, you and I are alike… Is it when you fight for me? Is it when I saw you training in those waterfalls?... I don't know… I don't know where it started… I just woke up one day that everything is so different because of you...

Just a mere thought of you makes my heart thump so fast. Just a single glance can make my day very much complete… You always made me feel important… You're the first to take notice of what is the real me, what is behind my fake smiles… You're the first to boost my confidence, you're the first I tell my insecurities to… Can you remember, Hinata? The day you talk to me before my fight with Neji?

You tried to help me find Sasuke but I blew it away… Do you remember Hinata?

That mission showed me how strong you are… How desperately you wanted to be strong. How much you wanted to be notice by your father… and me…

And your name… it feels good in my tongue…I always wanted to say your name over and over again…In the same way that it also feels good when you say my name… I love you Hinata… How I wish I could tell you…

Now, they are trying to get you away from your family, from your friends, from Konoha and from me… That darn grass nin's! They want you dead, for a simple reason that they wanted to know the secret of the head family's byakugan… I can't allow them to do that to you… I will protect you… until my last breath…

How ironic! Uzumaki Naruto? Running before his enemies? I know, it's not like me… But I have to protect you… even if it takes my life, my pride, my whole of me…

We are running with your hand into mine… and Its strange… your warmth feels good into mine… It is weird that I'm thinking about it when we are in grave danger… It's just that… it feels like… this seems to be the most right thing that I have done in my life… And funny… How I wanted to be like this forever… Can you feel it too, Hinata?...