Naruto was asleep, though he could not feel it. Naruto watched as Hinata struggled to become stronger. Naruto always watched Hinata. But it was almost like Hinata never noticed him. And every time Sasuke walked by, she's follow him. Naruto wished he could grab Hinata and tell her that Sasuke was just going to keep ignoring her. He only cared for himself and Sakura. He'd do anything to have Sakura. Anyone else would, too.

Naruto wished he were as good-looking as Sasuke, that he had girls following him. Even though he wasn't popular, he at least had someone. He wasn't always hiding and watching Sakura. And even if he were watching Sakura – in plane sight – she may actually notice him there. But whenever Naruto watched Hinata, she never noticed him.

One day, Naruto was faced with the biggest danger of his life. But he was not strong enough to take on the challenge. In being defenseless, he was knocked to the ground, the life almost taken out of him. But right before death, someone came to his rescue. It was Hinata.

After the battle, Hinata came to Naruto's side. But at the same time, Sasuke had been walking by. Hinata looked after Sasuke and decided he was better than Naruto. So, she left Naruto, letting his head fall to the ground.

The person who came to his aid was the least he'd expect. It was Sakura. She was popular and she didn't even notice Sasuke. But she had come to Naruto's aid when he needed someone and Hinata had left.

Naruto woke up. He now understood what Hinata felt. He understood that she was afraid to come to his arms. He now understood what it felt like to be broken for so long and to have never been fixed. He now understood why it was Sasuke who held her, not he.

The sun was rising and Naruto got up and stretched. Sakura had not been over, like she normally was in the mornings. He wondered where she was.

Hinata opened her eyes. She had been sleeping on the couch the night before. And the date her and Sasuke had gone on rushed back to her mind. The kiss. Hinata smiled.

Hinata walked around the house looking for the phone. She finally found it. But when she turned it on, she heard a voice she had never heard before. It sounded dark and hateful, also muffled. "Go away now. While you still have the chance. They'll come to get you. I don't want you killed."

"Who the hell..."

"Don't mind that! Just pack your stuff and go! I don't want you dead! Hurry!"

"No!" Hinata said. "I'm staying where I am! I'm not leaving because a stranger tells me to!"

"Fine," The voice said. "But, I warned you. Either your life is lost, or the life of someone close to you."

They voice on the other line hung up. Hinata heard a dial tone.

The phone began to ring and Sasuke went to go answer it. "Hello?" He said.

"Sasuke?" It was Hinata.

"Yeah?"

"I would've called you earlier, but someone like hacked into my phone or something. No one called and I didn't even dial a number! I just turned on my phone and a voice was talking to me! He said to leave. He said either I or someone close to me would die."

"That's ridiculous!" Sasuke said. "It's probably some old man trying to play a prank on you."

"I'm serious, Sasuke!" Hinata said."I'm really scared.

"Well, I don't know," Sasuke said. He paused for a while. "If I go over there and hold you, will you calm down a bit?"

Sasuke waited a little whole for the answer. "Hinata?" He asked.

No answer.

"Line must've gone dead," Sasuke said. He hung up the phone and began to walk to Hinata's.

Sakura sat in Lee's living room. Lee came out and sat by Sakura. "So, what's this you're thinking of?" Lee asked.

"Well," Sakura said. "Even though Naruto is my boyfriend, I've still got this thing for Sasuke. And Ino is plotting revenge for Sasuke kissing Hinata. I don't want Sasuke to die – I want Hinata to die. So, I wanted to know if there was any possible way to get into her plans and change her mind?"

"Maybe..." Lee said. "Call her and get her to come over."

"Whatever," Sakura said.

"Hello?" Ino said, answering her phone.

"Hey, it's Sakura. I'm at a friend's house and I was thinking about what you said last time on the phone. The thing about revenge. I thought the three of us could work it all out – Lee's pretty smart."

"Fine, whatever."

Ino hung up and thought. Maybe, if she could, she could also kill Sakura along with Sasuke. She would kill Sakura and Sasuke, become close friends with Naruto and Hinata and then kill them, also. Ino smiled in a sinister way. She'd get rid of her ex-best friend, the man she loves, the annoying ninja, and the woman who stole her man. To Ino, this plan was perfect.