Chapter 13: Back to the Beach.

In chapter 11, we saw Naruto and Hinata in a very steamy position before being interrupted. The figure who was standing over them was…

A black haired teen about Naruto's age maybe a little younger. He is a hair shorter and a little bit buffer then Naruto is.

"Hey sorry about that." He says, not looking at all apologetic.

Hinata looks peeved at being interrupted when she was about to

'seal the deal'.

"What do you want?" she asks, fixing her top.

"Nothing really, but why don't we get rid of the idiot and go have some fun at my house." The teen says smiling at her.

Naruto gets up, slowly brushes himself off, and sighs. He walks over to the youth and taps him on the cheek. Hinata raises one eyebrow as the teen goes flying in the direction Naruto tapped him.

"Where'd you learn to do that?" Hinata asks impressed.

"From Jiraiya while we were training. I probably hit him to hard." Naruto says. "Are you hungry?"

"Yeah a bit, lets get going before it gets too crowded." She replies.

They find a little Café and sit down. They order their food and sit back listening to the relaxed music. There are only 3 other people in the place.

"This place is pretty empty for it being the middle of summer." Hinata says looking around at the lack of patrons.

"Yeah, that's a little odd for a beachside café." Naruto says not thinking much of it.

Hinata is a little more suspicious and starts peering around, looking for something. Naruto notices her concern and wonders what's up.

"What are you looking for?" he whispers to Hinata.

"Shhh, be quiet for a second." Hinata says, looking in all the corners.

"You can come out now." She says to noone.

The other patrons stop eating to look at her. Hinata is still peering around suspiciously, when out of nowhere Naruto pulls out a kunai and slashes at Hinata! What was he thinking? A half piece of rope falls to the ground as Hinata gets up. She pushes the table on its side and pulls Naruto over, crouching behind the table she tipped.

"Come on, no more stupid tricks. Let's get this over with." Hinata says yelling at the air again.

A black figure lounges form the shadows and wraps it's arm around Naruto's neck. He quickly flips it over himself and Hinata is there with a table knife to the assailant's throat before it finishes hitting the ground. They both focus their eyes on the assailant's face and find it to be… the black haired teen from before.

"What the hell!" Naruto says. "Who are you really and what do you want from me and her?" he asks.

"I was hired to kill you both." The teen says eyeing the knife.

"Who sent you?" Naruto asks him.

"Tsunade-sama, the Hokage." he replies.

Naruto and Hinata are shocked by this. Why would Tsunade try to have them assassinated by such a weak person? Naruto lets him up…

"Get the hell outta here, and don't come near us again!" Naruto yells, kicking him in the butt and sending him into the air a few inches.

"Wow, I like that! I'm gonna steal that teaching method from you." Hinata says laughing.

Naruto wasn't laughing…

"Let's go find Tsunade." He says, looking serious.

Hinata follows in Naruto's wake, they stop at Hinata's house to change into regular clothes. (much to the dismay of the reader, I'm sure!)

They find Tsunade in her office looking through paperwork…

"We want to talk to you!" Naruto says, storming in.

Ah! I was just looking for you. I have a mission I need you to go on…" she starts.

"No, not until we get some answers!" Hinata says.

"What do you mean?" Tsunade asks innocently.

"Like why you sent someone to kill us today!" Hinata replies.

"I did that to test your suitability for this missions I was about to give you." she says offering the paper she had been holding.

"What?" Hinata and Naruto say, equally confused.

"Look, the mission I was gonna send you on requires 2 people who support each other perfectly. That's why I sent someone to attack you, I figured that would be the easiest way to see how well you could cover each other in a confrontation." She explains. "See, here's the report on how well you guys did." She says, offering up the other papers.

"So what exactly is this mission you're sending us on?" Hinata asks.

"It's an A rank mission. We are having the leader of the cloud country assassinated. The only problem is that, currently they are only letting nobles and couples through the gates at this point. So seeing as you 2 seem to know each other so well, I figured you were the obvious choice." Tsunade winks.

"Sounds…interesting." Naruto replies.

"Too bad! It's about a five day trip to get there. Take the time to get to know each others strengths and weaknesses, and likes and dislikes. Oh also, bring a blanket or 2, it gets cold this time of year, and spare blankets are a rarity there." Tsunade finishes. "You leave tommorow." She says.

"Alright." Naruto and Hinata say in unison.

They head for the door, their heads a blur after having so much information pushed upon them. Hinata finally breaks the silence…

"I guess we're going to be spending the next couple of days together, huh?"

"Yeah. It seems like it." Naruto says, somewhat lost in thought.

"If you, want to get a head start tomorrow, why don't you spend the night at my house?" Hinata says, stopping for a moment waiting for a reply.

"Okay, that's fine. Let me pack my stuff and I'll be over a bit later." He says, heading off towards his house.

"Yeah, see you in a bit." She replies.

Naruto heads home and packs his bags. He locks the door and drops the keys in his pocket and heads off. He gets to Hinata's and is greeted by her in her night clothes. She shows him where the guest room is, and he drops his stuff near the door and plops down on the bed.

"We're gonna try to leave no later than 8 tomorrow morning. Neji and my dad are out for a couple of days training. I'll leave them a note explaining that I'll be gone with you on a mission for the next 2 weeks or so." She says. "Do you need anything before I turn in?" she asks.

"Nah, I'm just gonna crash for the night." Naruto says, closing his eyes and laying back in the bed. "Good night."

"Okay, goodnight… I'll see you tomorrow." She says, closing the door.

(End Chapter 13)

What's gonna happen on their A ranked mission?

What new things will Naruto learn about Hinata?

Where is Sakura? (As so many of you will probably ask.)

Read the next part to find out! Next up is:

Chapter 14: The Understanding.

Author's Note Time:

I know I said I wouldn't be updating during the summer, but I had this chapter typed already and I didn't want you suffering all through the summer not knowing what was gonna happen or who was standing over them. (I also am at a friends who had a working internet connection.) So I figured I'd post this chapter for all my loyal readers. I really do need this break, and I thank all of you for your patience. However, I am sometimes online but I don't post a chapter. If you check the story description page, I usually update that, and I've just recently updated my profile. So, I hope this helps! Have a great Summer everyone! Until next time…

End Author's Note