Chapter 4
Plans
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Uzumaki Naruto whined while crawling towards his door, "Stop severing my door!"
Hammering continued.
"Good morning, Sakura-chan", Naruto groaned, "What on earth are you doing trying to violate my poor door first in the morning?"
"Its five past four in the evening", Sakura pointed out.
"Well yeah, but I was still sleeping."
Sakura rolled her eyes. Naruto spotted Hinata, who was standing behind Sakura looking kind of distressed.
"Hinata-chan, whatever happened to your eye?" He asked with his jaw nearly hitting the floor.
"Violence at home", Sakura said.
"What? Is Hanabi that violent?"
Sakura slapped his forehead. "No, you idiot!"
"Neji", Hinata whispered, "It was Neji, Naruto-kun.
And this is nothing. You should have seen my bruise and my back before we went to see Tsunade-sama.
"I'm going to kill him!" Naruto yelled.
Sakura gripped a hold of his arm.
"You are still wearing a pyjama, you idiot!"
"Right", Naruto said hastily, "I'll get changed. Please turn around, ladies."
"No, Naruto. We have a plan. Put that shirt back on."
"Does it include me changing clothes in front of ladies? Turn around, Sakura-chan. If he is to mess with Hinata, he is to mess with me. I'll kill him!"
"No, Naruto-kun", Hinata interrupted, "I'll kill him."
The newly found strength in her usually weak and shy voice surprised Naruto, nearly making him shake.
"Or at least I'll make him suffer."
"We are here to ask if Hinata could live with you for a while", Sakura said, "Tsunade-sama promised to "talk" to her father, but Hinata is not ready to face Neji yet."
"I should very much like to see how Hiashi reacts when Tsunade wants to have a word with him", Naruto said.
"Yeah", Hinata said, "Dad is pretty much afraid of her."
"Well, who wouldn't be?" Naruto smiled, "Of course you can come live with me, Hinata. I've never lived with a woman before. Cool!"
"Thank you, Naruto-kun", Hinata smiled.