I couldn't' help myself and wrote the next chapter right away!

So I don't' have a clear idea of how I'm going to execute this story. I am writing this as organically as I can!

My mission, like I said in the first chapter, is to bring some much needed 'humanness' to Hinata's character. Although their relationship in the manga/anime is less than stellar, I hope to add more complexity to not only their relationship, but there characters as a whole.

Yes, Boruto Next Generation doesn't focus on Naruto or Hinata, but there are still an essential part of this series, therefore they need some love too.

I hope you enjoy the ride!


Chapter 2

Sakura huffed as she walked up the stairs towards Naruto's office. Not only did she not sleep last night, she forgot to eat breakfast as well. Her shift had finally ended yet there was one more 'patient' she had to see. There was something nagging at her after her lunch with Ino and Hinata. Out of the three of them, Hinata always seemed content with her life. Caring for Boruto and Himawari, training them, attending Hyuuga clan meetings, and simply enjoying her domestic life. Yet the silence that she exhibited yesterday had bothered her. And even though she responded to her and Ino's questions, there seemed to be a slight waver in her answers. "Lying to yourself won't make you feel better," she sighed to herself. She had wished she had said those words to Hinata.

Last night she had voiced her concerns to Sasuke, who repeatedly told her it wasn't her business. "Not my business-my ass Shannaro!" He was one to talk, she scoffed. Most of his 'dating advice' had come from Naruto in the early years of their relationship, so clearly Naruto had been indirectly involved in their business. Plus, she was the one who had helped Naruto recognize his feelings for Hinata in the first place! All three of them have always been in each other's business, it has been that way since their genin days.

Once she reached her desired floor, Sakura made her way towards the Hokage's office. As she walked, her anger started to flare. Hinata's dissociation was stamped on her mind, "there was no way in hell she was okay!" She had a bone to pick, and it was with her idiot teammate Naruto.

"Naruto!" she yelled, barging into his office with little concern.

Naruto and Sasuke froze. How interesting. She could clearly see a paled Uzumaki and a stiff Uchiha.

"Sasuke-kun! How interesting to find you here!" she chirped sarcastically. Sasuke sighed in defeat.

"Sakura I can explain."

"Mhm, you can leave that for later Anata," she turned her attention to Naruto, "We need to discuss some things."

"S-Sakura-chan wait!" he stammered, raising his arms to protect his face from any possible punches.

Sasuke closed his eyes and counted to three before engaging with them again. He had hoped that he could save some trouble for Naruto by talking to him first, yet didn't anticipate his wife's timing. "I knew I should have come earlier!" he sighed to himself. Although he didn't like getting involved in other people's affairs, hearing about Naruto's possible marital problem didn't sit right with him. As much as it pained him to admit, Naruto had been the one to help him court Sakura. A year of atoning for his sin didn't exactly teach him how to be with a woman, not to mention the years of hatred and revenge that had clouded his life before then. Naruto had smacked him countless times for his lack of emotion and understanding of Sakura's wants, while still giving him advice whenever he needed. Therefore, the whole story seemed to be a misunderstanding between all parties (not including him). Even after a lengthy discussion of Hinata's hypothetical dilemma, he knew Sakura was not going to let it go, so he decided to be the man Naruto was for him all those years ago and talk to him first.

Before Sakura's Arrival

"Dobe," Sasuke muttered, waking in to see a drowsy Hokage.

"Oi! Don't call me that you bastard!" Naruto retaliated.

"I need to talk to you," he continued, ignoring his teammates stupid insult.

"Sasuke, I promised Sakura to spread out your missions, so if you're here to ask for another mission, you can leave." Naruto glared, and Sasuke's eye twitched. The dark circles under his eyes explained his less than stellar mood, however, Sasuke couldn't help but get angry at his teammate's shitty assumption. Just because he took long term missions didn't mean he enjoyed them. He wanted to be home just as much as Sakura did.

"I'm not here for a mission you idiot, I'm here to warn you," he snarled.

"Whatever you plan on threatening me with can wait, I'm too behind to stop," Naruto said. Sasuke was pretty sure Naruto had reread the sheet in front of him at least three times before understanding what it was. The idiot needed to sleep.

"Sakura is on her way to kill you," he said flatly

Naruto stopped instantly and stared at Sasuke, "What?!"

"Like I said, I'm here to warn you."

"Again, what?! Teme are you joking with me? What the hell did I do now?" Naruto's eyes had widened with fear and all worries of his work had been swiftly forgotten.

"It's about your wife."

"My w-? Hinata? What's wrong with Hinata? Is she hurt? Teme, is Hinata hurt?! You better tell me what's going on BASTARD!" Naruto growled as he stood from his chair. Orange chakra oozed from his skin and his eyes had gone red.

"Possibly," Sasuke responded, paying no attention to Naruto's antics.

"Possibly? Sasuke you make no sense! Stop being cryptic and spit it out!" Naruto chided. His anger was still apparent, but there was a hint of annoyance now.

"Sakura thinks Hinata is unhappy."

Naruto had stilled. He slowly sat back down and looked up at Sasuke with somber eyes. "Hina...Hinata is unhappy?" he repeated in his head. A wave of insecurities and fear swept Naruto in an instant and his somber eyes turned even gloomier than before. Sasuke knew that feeling.

"I came to prevent any bloodshed," he said flatly, purposely leaving out the fact that he felt like he owed him.

Silence.

"I came here to hear your side."

Silence.

"How am I supposed to get out of this mess if you wont talk?"

"Teme….what am I supposed to say?" Naruto whispered. Clearly the dobe didn't even realize what was happening in his own marriage. Sasuke sighed and wondered if Sakura's story had more merit than he originally thought. Before he could continue his interrogation, a loud bang had stopped their train of thought.

Standing before them was their infamous pink-haired teammate, radiating anger with each breath.

Back to the present

"Sakura," Sasuke said, watching his wife turn her attention towards him. "He didn't know."

She blinked her eyes as she processed this information. She quietly turned back to Naruto who had understood Sasuke's words. He now sat looking nowhere, his somber eyes glazed with sadness and fear.

"Naru-" Sakura began.

"I don't know what to say," Naruto whispered.

"Naru-"

"What am I supposed to say?" Naruto whispered again.

"Naru-"

"Sakura-chan, how? H-how? Am-am I….Wh-what do I do?" He stammered. Sakura could see the dark circled and stumbled on Naruto's face. The man was running on fumes. With his condition, it was no surprise how disconnected Hina must have felt. Naruto probably didn't even feel connected to himself.

"First you sleep," She said softly, removing the papers from his hands, "And then you talk to her."

"Sleep?"

"You look dead dobe," Sasuke said annoyed.

"Doctors orders." She stated.

Before Naruto could respond. A sleepy Shikamaru walked in with a pile of papers in tow.

"Am I interrupting?" he asked, clearly not caring if he was or wasn't.

"The Hokage will be sent home for health concerns," Sakura informed, "Naruto cannot run the country in his current state."

"What a drag" Shikamaru mumbled. As much as he wanted to get these papers looked over and signed, Sakura was right about Naruto's condition. "How many days?" He asked Sakura.

She turned around and examined her exhausted teammate, "He needs at least a week if you're feeling generous."

"And if I'm not?" Shikamaru sighed. A week wouldn't have been a problem if it weren't for overflowing piles of work at hand.

"Five days," She said sternly.

"Four days too many, but what do I know." Shikamaru plopped the piles of paper onto a small desk and reached inside his coat for his cigarettes. "Make sure he's ready by then." And with that, he left the office for a much needed smoke break.

Naruto was still processing what had just happened and before he could argue with the verdict, Sakura pulled him up by his collar and started marching towards the door. She glanced back to her husband and sent him a thin smile.

"Sasuke-kun, tell Sarada I will be late to training - I expect her to be warmed up and ready when I get there," still speaking in her doctor's tone.

"Hn." he nodded, not wanting to make her angrier. "I should make dinner with Sarada" he thought to himself, "a 'happy wife' means a 'happy life right'?" He hoped that Sakura's mood would be better by the time she reached the training grounds. As for Naruto, Sasuke hoped the idiot would fix his damn mess - getting involved was proving to be just as taxing as Sasuke predicted.


And there you go!

I'll be writing more to this story the next few days and hope you guys are ready!

I was feeling super inspired today and decided to post this chapter as well.

I will probably come back to fix any spelling or grammar later on, but for now I'll keep it up for anyone following :)