White as the Moon

Naruto finally comes out as gay and the one person he wants he's too afraid to admit his feelings. A bit OOC.

Naru/Neji

A/N I almost deleted this story twice because of chapters 3,4, and 5. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter One

"I'm sorry. I just don't feel the same way about you." Naruto whispered as he removed Hinata's hands from his face.

"But I love you." She said almost pleading.

"I don't love you. Not in a romantic way. You've been a great friend to me all these years but I'm sorta interested in someone else."

"Is it Sakura?"

Naruto sighed. He's never told anyone his secret. "No."

"Then who is she?" Naruto saw a stream of tears coming down her face.

It was mid-autumn. The moon was full and the soft light on her face made Naruto feel bad for breaking her heart. He's been nursing a crush for someone else for some time now. He was actually on his way to catch a glance of his attraction when Hinata stopped him.

It's been a year since the Fourth Great Ninja war. And in that year, he made himself more friends than he ever thought possible as a child. Kakashi was giving him the chance to become a jonin. He needed to finish a few more missions. Sasuke went back into the world to atone for his sins, so Naruto gave up on his childhood crush. It hurt but it was for the best.

"Hinata, it's not a she. It's a he. I like guys."

The news shocked Hinata. Understandably so. He was well loved in the village now and could have anyone he wanted but the one he wants would probably never give him a chance.

"You're in love with Sasuke. That's why you've been obsessed with him. Why you wanted him back."

"Sasuke will always be my first love but we could never be together. He needs to be with a woman that will bear him children. I can't."

"Then who?"

Naruto sighed again. He was trying to let her down easily but she wasn't making it so for him. He turned to walk away. "I'm sorry." He jumped away.

He went near the river where he knew his crush practiced some nights. Once he was close enough, he spotted his desire. He was shirtless with strands of hair loose from his ponytail. Naruto watched him as he rotated, stop, and did it again. Naruto was memorized by the other man's actions. Sweat beads dropping of his porcelain body. Glistening under the moon.

Neji Hyuuga.

How was Naruto to tell Hinata that his crush was her own cousin? No, she would be devastated. She would feel hurt by his rejection even more. Though, it wasn't like Neji reciprocated. He didn't even know if Neji was gay. Rumor had it TenTen and he dated in secret. If it was true, he'd have to nurse a broken heart himself.

He saw Neji stop. "You can come out, Naruto."

Naruto jumped out from the tree he was hiding in. "Figured you'd spot me."

"Why are you here?" Neji looked irritated.

"I was hoping you'd like a sparring match." Naruto lied.

"Sure." Neji walked to the water, splash some on his face and returned to face Naruto. "How about we make this interesting? If I win, you will leave me alone to practice."

"And if I win?"

Neji smiled. "You can have whatever you want."

Naruto liked the idea of that but he still needed to know if Neji was interested in him before he could make a move.

"Deal."

Neji smiled again then got in position. "Go!"

Naruto was surprised by the first attack but quickly recovered landing a kick to Neji's arm. Neji throw another punch which Naruto could feel a chakra point close. Naruto had to think quickly if he wanted to win.

The two exchanged blows for several minutes. It looked like Neji was going to win when Naruto got so angry enough, he set off a few punches with a shadow clone as he charged a rasengan. He let it go just seconds before Neji got him in range for his 64 palms. The move sent Neji flying back several feet.

Naruto fell back panting as Neji slowly got up. "You win." Neji conceded.

"You're giving up?"

"No. If I take another rasengan I'll end up in the hospital. I am trying to avoid that."

"Wimp." Naruto muttered as he got up.

"So? What is it you'd want?" Neji asked as he stepped in the river.

"I'll have to cash in later. I'm going to go home now." Naruto ran away without waiting for an answer.

When he got home, he threw himself on his bed. He wasn't tired about the sparring match. He ran away because he was afraid to tell Neji that what he wanted was a kiss from him. Naruto didn't want to admit his affection to the byakugan user.

Naruto came to terms that he would never have Sasuke. Neji wasn't a replacement though. He's always had a crush on Neji but his desire was Sasuke. Now that his desire was lost to him, he felt he should see if anything could happen with Neji.

Thinking of the brunette had side effects on Naruto. He felt himself starting to get hard.

Thinking a cold shower would help him get rid of his problem, Naruto stood, stripped and jumped in his shower with the settings on the coldest water he could get. The shower helped cool him down but it only created new problems. Like shower sex.

Frustrated, Naruto turned off the tab and walked to him room still naked. He grabbed a fresh pair of boxers, put them on and threw himself on his bed. There he thought of what he should do next. It seemed foolish to view Neji practice again without making him seem like some stalker. He still had the bet he won but he needed to know what Neji thought of him first.

He laid there thinking of what to do next. The only thing he could think about is to gage Neji. See if he was really dating TenTen and if not, see if he even liked girls. But how? He couldn't just go up to him and ask. What if he did have a girlfriend. Naruto would out himself and be made a fool of.

Then again there was Hinata. He finally came out, so, was Hinata going to tell everyone that he was into guys? And if she did, would people believe her? There was so much at stake now.

The village loves him. Would they turn on him because of his sexual preference? Would they start calling him a freak again? The thought of being treated like before terrified Naruto. But what could he do now? He came out. He finally admitted to someone that preferred men.

With Sasuke, no one knew but Sasuke himself. He knew Sasuke wouldn't tell anyone. The two of them would be together right now if there was a way for Naruto to carry children, so they choose to never be together.

Naruto finally choose to go to sleep. He felt like he could think better once rested. He closed his eyes and hoped his answers would come in the morning.