Sorry for Uploading late again, School started and AP classes aren't exactly easy. But I shall prevail! Now, I just finished this today so it's probably going to be halfway decent crap. I'll try fixing it a little tomorrow and re-upload a more polished chapter, but I shouldn't make any promises. Now Please enjoy Chapter Fourteen!
I don't own Naruto-Kishimoto and the other Creator do
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Team Seven was exhausted from the second exam. With still a day left, they allowed themselves some much needed rest. Hinata even slept in the first morning. Sasuke however was plagued with nightmares and struggled to get back to sleep. Kakashi-sensei had shown up and taken him away around noon for something, leaving Naruto and Hinata to entertain themselves.
Remembering when Hinata came over for pancakes, Naruto took a quick look at his wrist "Hey I never gave you the gladiolus!". It took Hinata a second to remember what Naruto was talking about, although Naruto didn't wait for her to accept the flower before unsealing it and holding it towards her. "Do you think you could show me how to flower press with it?".
Hinata was startled by how direct Naruto was, "At the moment I do not have the proper materials, but I'd be glad to show you when I come over for pancakes". Naruto smiled then got an idea.
"How about I give you a seal on your wrist to keep it in!". Processing his offer and seeing his smile, Hinata's ears went pink. Hesitantly she nodded her head and pulled up her jacket far enough for Naruto to see her wrist. Being gentler than she had thought capable off, Naruto held her hand in his own as he unsealed his sealing ink. Dipping the brush into the jar, Naruto turned with a look of complete focus.
The ink felt cold to Hinata's skin as he brushed the delicate symbols onto her forearm. While Naruto was unaware of the situation, Hinata found her face a light tint of pink because Naruto's face was right in front of hers. If she leaned forward their foreheads would touch.
"And that should do it! Now we just need to give it a second to dry and it'll be ready?". Naruto then lifted his head up and noticed his proximity to Hinata. He leapt back in surprise, "Sorry, I didn't realize I was that close to you!". Hinata bowed her head and the two waited in an uncomfortable silence. "Soo… How do you like the seal?".
After an inspection of her arm Hinata said, "It doesn't feel any different". Naruto smiled, and handed her a kunai to seal in it for practice. Balancing the kunai on her wrist Hinata made the ram hand sign and sealed the kunai. Naruto's smile grew wider and Hinata could feel a small one of her own start to form.
"Okay now unseal it and seal the gladiolus!". Hinata did so and finally realized something that didn't quite add up.
"Wait, this flower must be about a week old, how is it still so fresh?".
"Oh that? You see time works differently in a seal, you could say it freezes time to an extent. So while it's been a week for us, it's probably only been a few seconds for that flower". Hinata nodded in understanding, thinking of all the possible flowers she'd be able to press from far off countries without worry about them wilting before she returned home.
It was then Hinata remembered where she had seen Naruto's flower before. "Wait, are you the one who leaves flowers at my mother's grave every month?".
Naruto gave an embarrassed smile, "Yeah, I might be that person. Why do you ask?". Hinata launched into him, hugging him.
"Thank you… Because of my clan duties, I have little personal time when not going for training or missions. I rarely have time to truly go to my mother's grave and honor her. Thank you for honoring her memory when I couldn't". Naruto felt his shirt becoming wet with her tears. He was overwhelmed by emotions. He had never seen Hinata more vulnerable and it was like she was a whole other person. Not being one who is experienced in such situations, he cautiously hugged her back, letting Hinata cling to him as she cried for her dead mother.
After a few moments, Hinata stopped and collected herself. Stepping out of the hug and trying to regain her usual composure. "Thank you. Now you will never speak of this again". Naruto nodded his head in understanding and watched Hinata walk towards the door, wiping her eyes. "I'm going for a walk".
Now Naruto was left in silence. How took a seat on the bed, trying to process everything that had just happened. He had never been put in such an emotionally complicated situation before and didn't have Sasuke to get advice from. For the next two hours Naruto sat there thinking until he came to a conclusion that it was pointless.
Remembering the second exam, Naruto thought about the Kyuubi and his offer. Laying back on the bed, Naruto started to meditate, trying to meet with the Kyuubi again. Falling into a meditation, Naruto felt his conscious fall into the bed as if into water and float to the surface of his subconscious. "So you've returned… Have you made a decision about my offer brat?!".
"I have a question. Once, you're set free, what will you do?". The Kyuubi had a wicked smile on his face, "Over the past millennium I was able to create a home for myself. A place where I can relax. A place where I started a family and gave protection to foxes like myself". Naruto's eyes went wide at this news, "What! You're a father?!". The Kyuubi smiled and nodded, "A son and daughter, but now they're all grown up. Before I was captured by the First Hokage, I was expecting grandchildren".
Naruto's mind was on overload. "So you weren't causing chaotic destruction?". "I caused a lot of destruction to you humans. However, I never did it without reason. I killed to protect my home and the foxes who call it home". 'Alright that does make sense. I would do the same in his place'.
"Fine, I agree to your deal, but you have to promise to leave the leaf alone when you leave. Not a scratch". The Kyuubi narrowed his eyes, then agreed. "Alright brat, you've got yourself a deal. Now I would suggest checking up on your teammates. While I hate the Uchiha, I have made an exception for Sasuke Uchiha, and am willing to help him. Now, the curse mark that the snake bastard left on him needs to be sealed. You don't have the knowledge to remove the mark, so you'll have to suppress it for now". Naruto nodded his head in understanding and was about to leave when the Kyuubi said, "Also, my name is Kurama. Know that it is a rare thing for a tailed beast to give its name to a human. Don't make me regret it". Naruto did a little salute out of instinct and disappeared from his subconscious. "That boy has come a long way Kushina. I had my doubts, but I truly believe he'll be able to keep the promise that you couldn't".
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After 30 minutes of searching, Naruto came across Kakashi and was able to convince his sensei that he could provide Sasuke with the needed seal to suppress his curse mark. While skeptical, Kakshi also knew Naruto knew fuinjutsu better than anyone else at the moment and was their best bet. While he knew a little himself, Kakashi had seen some of what Naruto studied and admitted he was leagues behind.
After reaching the basement, Kakshi brought Naruto to a side door in the long concrete hallway. Opening the door, Naruo saw Sasuke laying on a bed meant for prisoners. At the sound of the doo Sasuke looked up, surprised and relieved to see Naruto there. "What are you doing here? I thought no one was allowed to see me until the Second Exam ended".
"That is what we said. I was going to try and seal your curse mark this afternoon. We had to wait so we could prepare the room. However, Naruto came to me with knowledge of what you needed and offered his assistance, so I thought it'd be better if he placed the seal on you". Sasuke nodded and was relieved that he was no longer alone.
A kunoichi appeared in the doorway, "Kakashi, the room is prepped, please proceed with the sealing immediately". Kakashi nodded in understanding and motioned for Naruto and Sasuke to follow.
The room he brought them to was covered with sealing signs. There was a metal chair in the middle with sealing ink next to it. "Alright. Sasuke take your shirt off so we can place more sealing marks on your skin and Naruto make sure everything is in line with the already made sealing marks around the room and then finish the seal". The two nodded and silently went off to perform their tasks. Sasuke's taking only a few seconds and Naruto taking a few minutes. Finally when Naruto had approved everything, he went to work on painting more sealing marks on Sasuke. Having read almost every book on sealing in the library, Naruto was able to identify the seal.
After 30 minutes of painting, Naruto stood up and handed the ink and brush to Kakashi. Placing his hand on the curse mark and seal around it, Naruto said "This is going to hurt". Before Sasuke could react, his senses were overloaded with pain. Like he was dissolving from the inside out and being surrounded by flames. The pain became so great that Sasuke ended up passing out, but the curse mark was properly sealed and Sasuke hadn't sustained any injuries. Pulling Sasuke's arms over their shoulders, Naruto and Kakashi dragged Sasuke back to the room Team Seven was staying at to rest in a more comfortable environment.
After putting Sasuke down, Kakashi thanked Naruto for his help and said that he had some more work to do and left. Naruto decided to take a nap. So much had happened that day, he didn't want to add something else to the pile. Within 3 minutes Naruto was asleep, and would stay that way despite the noise that Hinata made upon her return, and when washing up for bed. It wasn't until 7 the following morning that he woke up, a record for him considering he went to sleep at about 3 p.m. the previous day.
Groggily he got up and went to take a shower. Unfortunately, he was too tired to remember that there were multiple people sharing the room and walked in on Hinata getting out of the shower, a towel wrapped around herself. Hinata's face went red, she was petrified. Naruto froze and quickly apologized, slamming the door and started praying to Kami that Hinata didn't kill him.
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Lucky for Naruto, Hinata was too embarrassed to be angry with him and the morning carried on in an awkward tension between the two. A tension that made Sasuke really confused when he woke up. Thankfully they were called to a meeting and Naruto and Hinata were hopeful they'd be able to distract themselves and forget about the encounter.
All the genin teams who had passed the Second were standing in a large rectangle, their sensei's standing on balconies on the sides of the room and the Hokage and a sickly looking man standing in front of them. "Congratulations on passing the Second Exam! You all have risked so much to make it to this point. Unfortunately that will not be enough to participate in the Third Exam. Due to so many of you passing, we will be holding preliminary matches for the Third Exam. The Proctor, Hayate Gekko will explain how these matches will be conducted and then we will begin".
Before the genin could even speak amongst themselves, Hayata started, or more like went into a coughing fit that had the genin too concerned to talk about anything else. Once he finished, Hayate turned to the genin and in a sick and tired voice said, "Alright, the matches will be one on one. The victor will proceed to the Third Exam and the loser fails the exam. Now, matches will be held one at a time. Your name and your opponent's name will appear on the board before you fight, you are allowed to forfeit the match whenever you choose. Killing isn't prohibited, however it is not encouraged and when I say the match is over, the match is over. *Cough, Cough, Ack, Cough, Ack* Now go wait with your sensei's, for your match to begin".
"Excuse me sir, I do not wish to continue with the exam". Kabuto had raised his hand and now had the whole room looking at him. Not caring Hayate allowed for him to leave and went over to the corner to have another coughing fit.
'Now that doesn't make any sense. He's failed this exam several times now, this is a chance to finally pass it and he gives it up? He's planning something, and I don't think it's in the best interest of the Leaf'. Naruto had made a clone before coming and had the clone hide itself. Naruto thought it was just a meeting about information, and thought that with two of him, he might be able to remember more of it. Of course he didn't want his teammates teasing him about it so he had the clone hide itself. Signalling his clone, Naruto watched as Kabuto left the room. Seconds later, Naruto had the memories of the clone flood into him, informing him that the tracking seal was placed.
In unison, the Genin teams dispersed after Kabuto left the room. Each team to their sensei, giving Team Seven a good look at who had passed. The sand team with Gaara had passed, along with team Gai and the rest of the Konoha 9. The Hidden Sound team had also passed, the girl and mummy sealing fine while the other having an arm in a limp. Assumingly because of Sasuke crashing him into a tree. The last two members of Kabuto's team were also there, although they didn't appear to have a sensei present. The Hidden Rain team that had attacked them at the beginning was also there, although it seemed that the only goal they had was to exact revenge on Team Seven.
The room held its breath as the first names were about to be shown on the giant tv on the wall. "Sasuke Uchiha vs Yoroi Akado". Sasuke smirked and made his way to bottom floor, his opponent doing the same, although hiding his expression with a cloth in front of his face. Seeing that both competitors were ready, Hayate began the match. For the first minute, neither side made a move.
Sasuke decided to make the first move and performed his paralysis jutsu, electricity coming to life between his fingers. At the same time, Sasuke released the weight seal and made a charge for Yoroi. Many Genins were impressed with his speed, but Yoroi was just quick enough to dodge and grabbed Sasuke by the arms, avoiding the hands. Then a blue glow surrounded Yoroi's own hands and Sasuke felt his chakra being sapped out of him. Acting fast he jumped and freed his arms from Yoroi's grip.
Yoroi's smirk could be seen through his black shaded eyes. Sasuke scowled and activated his sharingan. Making some quick hand signs he sent a fireball towards Yoroi who quickly put on some gloves before drinking the chakra from the fireball as well.
Sasuke tried using another fireball to distract Yoroi, but the older genin sent a fireball back at Sasuke at nearly point blank range. Adrenaline kicking in, Sasuke sped forward and barely avoided the fireball, his shirt getting singed. Sasuke scowled and tried to keep up the pressure with a sweep to the legs, but Yoroi easily dodged all the attacks and in the process continued to sap Sasuke's Chakra. Knowing he was getting nowhere Sasuke leapt backwards to collect himself.
'I'm running out of chakra. Guess I'll have to end this in one quick move'. Sasuke took his fighting stance and started channeling lightning chakra throughout his body, as he did, he shook every now and as the energy filled his veins.
"Is the oh so great Uchiha getting scared?! Have you ever been in an actual fight before pretty boy? Or have people set it up so you'd win no matter what?! You're weak! I can't believe you're the little brother to Itach…" Yoroi didn't get to finish his taunt because Sasuke had launched himself towards Yoroi and had landed a hard punch to the boy's stomach, knocking out the chakra stealer. The Jounin were astounded. Not many genin knew that lightning chakra could be used to make one faster, and even fewer could actually do it. Hayate declared Yoroi was unable to continue and that Sasuke was the victor.
Sasuke returned to his team with many congratulations from his class and Ino had even tried to hug him. What surprised him though was that Sakura only gave a simple congrats and walked away. 'When did this happen?... I'm happy it did, but why didn't she cling onto me like always?'. Not one to dwell on things that weren't his business, Sasuke shrugged it off, but Ino didn't and had made a mental note to check on her friend after the prelims.
The tv had started flashing through names again and had everyone's attention. "Zaku Abumi vs Shino Aburame". The two respective fighters made their way to the bottom level and readied for their fight. Both promising to become the victor.
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Shikamaru had returned from his match with the hidden sound girl when Naruto's name was next to one of the rain nins. Naruto smiled and lept to the bottom floor, ready for some action. "Get ready to die, Leaf Nin" warned the rain nin, but all Naruto did was smile, ignoring the threat without effort. Looking from Naruto to the rain nin, Hayate yelled "begin!". The rain nin acted first, melting into the floor and disappearing from sight. Naruto laughed and jumped into the air, making a dozen clones. With so many targets, the rain nin wouldn't be able to act one without the others attacking him. That is, that was the idea until the rain shot up from the ground, creating a circle of spikes to appear around him and skewer everything in its path. The rain nin smiled as the clones poofed into smoke. He turned to the last one, expecting to see blood run down the points of his spike. Instead he was greeted with a foxy smile and a poof of smoke. Naruto used his opportunity and launched himself from the ceiling where he was hiding and slammed the rain genin into the ground with bone crushing force. Naruto walked away from the crater and waited for Hayate to declare him victor.
Many of his fellow classmates were in shock. 'Naruto did that?!' they were thinking. Many only saw him as a failure and weak, to see him defeat such a powerful enemy so easily was like a slap to the face, even to those he called friends. They had never seen his strength before and this was quite the surprise.
Once he had returned to the balcony, Naruto was greeted with multiple pats on the back and comments on his newfound strength by his friends. Granted they had seen him during the capture the flag exercise, but seeing him easily take down another powerful genin so easily was not what they had expected.
Next up was Neji against another one of the rain genin, a fight that was overly underwhelming. Within the first 30 seconds the match was over with Neji as victor without a scratch on him. Lee and Gai Sensei(yes I'm fixing it) went on and on about how youthful and strong Neji is, causing multiple sweats to drop. Neji was saved however when Tenten came and gave him a small smile and simple congrats, she was still recovering from her fight with Temari. Neji had an almost unnoticeable blush, almost. Hinata noticed it, and let the corner of her lip rise, happy for her cousin.
"Rock Lee vs Gaara". Lee was ecstatic to finally be in the ring and Gaara radiated boredom that came halfway to countering Lee's energy, a new record. Checking the two opponents, Hayate began the match, and chaos ensued.
(Go to youtube to watch the awesome battle. So much better than what I could write)
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(After Lee and Gaara's battle)
Sakura had left with Lee, worried about the boy and not thinking about how she looked to others. Ino especially was intrigued by this and mentally cleared her schedule for tomorrow. Chouji was up next against the final sand genin. The battle was anticlimactic and left Chouji in pain and self disgust. Many jounin thought little of it, only interested with the sound genin's gauntlet, but quickly figuring out how it worked.
Hinata was also faced with a rain genin. This was the one that had first encountered Team Seven, and seemed to have a particular hatred for her. "That blond idiot was surprising, but you'll find I'm much more dangerous one on one!". With that he launched several needles of water towards Hinata, then sinking into the ground. Hinata effortlessly avoided the needles, she then activated her byakugan and struck the ground. The rain nin was thrown out of the ground, landing roughly on the ground. He tried to recover by launching multiple water attacks. Hinata had a wicked grin, and made a few hand signs before taking the water from his attacks and sending several bullets of water at lightning speeds.
The bullets slammed into his shoulders and thighs disabling him. "NO! I will not be beaten by filth like you! You have your pampered life without any real experience of the world! I've seen war and death, and more horrors than you can imagine!". He struggled to stand, and started forming hand signs. "I hate those with kekkei genkai, and I make sure one is removed by the end of the day! Water Bomb Jutsu!". Water from all previous attacks and some from his body condensed in front of him. He then launched it at Hinata, a ball of destruction hurling towards her. It exploded into violent waves shredding anything in its path. Hinata's eyes widened and attacked purely on instinct. Starting a dance, the water flowed around Hinata, narrowly missing her. Her hands reaching out for the chakra within the water and her eyes closed. She then made fists, and opened her eyes, greeting the rain genin with controlled wrath and a promise for pain. The water formed a tidal wave behind her and then rushed towards the rain genin, washing him away and winning the match.
Hinata walked away without a word and joined her teammates in the balcony. Everyone was silent as she made her way back. The Sound Sensei had a hungry look in his eyes releasing a terrifying aura. Naruto made sure to lock eyes and released a portion of the pain and anger he had been storing for all his life. Only the sound sensei had seen, and he seemed to be surprised by the emotion behind Naruto's eyes, and stopped eyeing Hinata.
The tension that had formed was broken when Kiba said, "Hey! I didn't fight! Does that mean I win or lose?!" Thankful for a distraction Hayate addressed Kiba's question.
"*Cough, Cough, Ack, Cough* You will fight someone, but they will be fighting twice. If they lose, they lose, however they are allowed to so they don't wish to compete and we'll go to the next person. The tv rattled through the names, Landing on Naruto and Kiba. Naruto smiled, "Alright Kiba, I face you". Kiba smiled and jumped into the ring, ready to go.
"Begin". Kiba and Akamaru instantly went for their fang over fang technique, leaving no room for Naruto to properly prepare something. Naruto had to unseal part of his weights to dodge, only getting a few light scratches. Making a few hand signs, 5 more Naruto's appeared.
"Are you getting tired already? I've seen you make more than that". Naruto smirked and charged, Kiba shrugged and did another fang over fang. When they destroyed a clone however, the clone burst into a cloud of electricity and paralyzed both Kiba and Akamaru. "T-that's a-a new one" Kiba managed to get out. Hayate deemed the two unable to continue and Naruto the victor.
Making some normal clones, Naruto carried Kiba and Akamura to the Balcony. Many of the jounin were impressed with Naruto, they had never seen such a jutsu before and had assumed Kakashi had taught it to him. It wouldn't be till later that they realized that Naruto was the creator and really be amazed. Gaara's bloodlust spiked and his team started fearing for their lives.
The Hokage was most impressed by the new genin, never had he seen such a display of power at such an event. 'This is history in the making'. Smiling, he turned to the genin, "Congratulations to all of you, Win or Lose, you demonstrated your power to us all. Now, we will have a month of rest before the Third Exam. Use this time to train, plan for your opponent, and relax. Those visiting from their home villages, please feel free to use one of our training fields. We shall see just how well you can adapt to your opponents". With that, Hiruzen turned and walked away leaving the genin to leave the tower and make the journey back to the village.
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As they walked, Naruto came up beside Hinata, "Hey. How did you control the water like that? It was amazing!". Hinata was able to restrain her blush this time as she took in his praise and gave the most honest answer she could at the moment, "I don't know, I just let my body go and that happened". Hinata had felt like she had become the water, like she was both puppet and puppeteer.
"It was awesome to watch, and a lot more entertaining to watch compared to Neji's fight". Naruto was amazed by what both Hinata and Sasuke had done. Both his teammates were able to use their elemental natures in cool and powerful ways. 'I guess I know what I'm going to be working on this month'. Naruto smiled as he thought about all the possibilities that the next month held.
As Naruto was lost in thought, Hinata remembered that the elders would plan rigorous training for her in the upcoming month, leaving little time to see her team. Knowing that she'd be given at least tomorrow as a day of rest, Hinata mustered her courage, "Naruto, would you be able to entertain a visit from me tomorrow?". Hinata's face was pink, and her blush only became worse as Naruto had to take a few seconds to understand what she meant.
After all solving the puzzle of fancier language, Naruto smiled, "sure, I can make you those pancakes and then you can show me flower pressing". Hinata let a small smile form, one that unfortunately for her, Neji had noticed. A smile among Hyuugas had enormous implications when it came to the situation that it happened in, and Neji made it his new mission to find out why this one had happened.
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The Following Morning
'You seem awfully happy this morning. Is it because of that Hyuuga Vixen?'. Naruto had learned the previous night that apparently Kurama could talk to him while he was conscious, and was still getting used to the idea of two voices inside his head. 'No! Well, yes. But not like that! She's one of my few friends, this is just me paying a debt and also learning a new skill, that's all!'. Kurama was still skeptical, but let the subject drop for now.
"She's coming up the stairs kit". Naruto did a quick last look around the apartment to make sure he and his clones hadn't forgotten anything. *Knock, Knock, Knock*. Trying to calm his nerves, Naruto took a deep breath. Opening the door, a smile grew at the sight of his friend. "Hello Hinata! Is Ko not with you today?". Hinata eeped at this, she had actually made a clone of herself and ditched Ko. For some reason, she just found the thought of Ko watching over her and Naruto too uncomfortable to even consider and thus acted to avoid such a thing.
"Oh, he had some clan work to do, so I was allowed to be on my own today". It was probably the worst lie she had ever told. Naruto thought it was pretty bad too, but didn't complain. Instead he tapped into his years of acting and played dumb.
"Well that's unfortunate. Anyways, I haven't started making the pancakes yet, feel free to make yourself at home in the meantime". 'Not that anyone would want this hell hole as a home' thought Naruto.
Hinata walked in and felt at ease being in Naruto's crude and homey living space. It was then Naruto had an idea, "Hey! How about I show you how to make them?". All Hinata could say was "Huh?" before Naruto whisked her to the small kitchen space. Without skipping a beat, he took out all the needed ingredients and equipment in front of them.
"Alright! Let's begin!"
Slowing done for Hinata, the two made the pancake batter together. And with the counter being so small, they were shoulder to shoulder the entire time, something that both of them were very conscious of. 'Ha! This could be from a romance novel!'. Naruto became flustered at this and shook his head to try and clear all impure thoughts from his head. 'We're just two friends making pancakes together. Nothing more'. This chant worked, but had to be repeatedly said in his mind.
When it came time to cooking the pancakes, Naruto decided that it'd be best if he did the first few to show Hinata how it was done. Since Naruto didn't have any spatulas, he had always flipped the pancake in the air and thought Hinata should see it be done before trying herself. Hinata used the increase in space to make a little gap between them, trying to avoid becoming more flustered than she already was. 'I don't know what is happening to me, but I just can't seem to breath right when I'm that close to him. FInally we have some space between us'.
Hinata's breathing was cut short when Naruto's density came to strike, "How about you give it a try?". Leaving the stove for Hinata, Naruto watched as she approached, unsure about her ability to complete her objective. After Pouring the batter on, she waited for the bubbles to rise, acutely aware of Naruto watching her. When the pancake was ready, she took the pan handle and brought the pan off the stove, dipping it low. Then she flicked the pan up to try and flip the pancake, but it resulted in a disk of batter on the ceiling. Naruto seemed indifferent to the spectacle. "Huh… and I thought only I could do that. How about I help you flip it this time?",
Hinata didn't know how he intended to help her, but she agreed. Repeating the process again, Hinata had another pancake ready to flip. Coming up behind her, Naruto placed his hands over her's. Hinata's face went red and she could barely process what was happening. Naruto had become entirely focused on the task at hand and missed the scene. Gently guiding her hand, Naruto was able to get Hinata to flip the pancake correctly this time and place the pan back on the stove.
"There we go. You did great!". Hinata had made the mistake of looking back to see just how close she and Naruto's faces were. 'He's so close I could kiss him' Hinata thought and then dropped like a rag doll.
Naruto panicked. After turning off the stove, he checked on Hinata. Knowing she'd be more comfortable on the couch, he carried her over. At first he thought she might be ill, or had been poisoned. Once he had conducted several tests to check for all of these possibilities, he let out a sigh of relief. Kurama was finding it to be the funniest thing ever, and Naruto decided to give him a piece of his mind for laughing at Hinata. Fore you see, for the first time in her life, Hinata had fainted over a boy.
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And it's done! Hell Yeah! Now like I hope you liked what I was going for with Naruto and Hinata. I also pushed SakuLee a bit more. Now if you wanted a write up of the other fights, I'm sorry but that would've been really boring, and a waste of time. Personally, I think that Lee vs Gaara in the anime is amazing and can't be transferred to words to properly describe how epic it was. But that's my opinion, now If you haven't please check out my other story, and leave a review of you thoughts on this chapter and this story!