Naruto:Across
fanfiction
Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto
Chapter 1
Naruto could not detect her with his sensoring radar. Which was quite odd since his sensoring skill was quite acute. The chunin decided to check her on her usual spots event hough it was quite clear to him through his sensor that his target was nowhere to be seen. His last resort was becoming a much more attractive option to him as sooner as it became transparent to him that she was nowhere to be found.
Kiba did not like Naruto for a number of reasons. One was that he was always pestering him by pestering Hinata even though it was time for her to devote to Team 8 and its commitments as well. For instance, when the boy in question realized that team 8 was on a mission, instead of leaving them be like a proper human, he proceeded to join them in on the mission just to flirt with his female teammate through it the mission was D ranked and Kurenai sanctioned it, It still pissed the canine Shinobu. Second was because Naruto was a chunin even though they were the same age and from the same class-hell, they skipped class together one time. It frustrated him that the class clown had somehow become his senior. All his previous proclamations of becoming the next man to reign the village now seemed not far off. Third reason was because he had ' stupid' whiskers on his face. He was salty that way.
As for Shino,though he did not hold the same strong feelings in regards to Naruto, he 'just' had a low opinion of his senior's conduct especially around his female team . Unexpected of a professional shinobi of his status, Naruto carried oneself like a child who had been instantly promoted to his position out of luck. He was a jokester who had little to no care for people in his takes none seriously. If Shino was not mistaken, he thought, the other boy referred to the strongest man in the village as 'old man'. It irked him to no end but he also knew that Naruto's position as a chunin was not conjured up out of luck but out of his own strength. Why else would his bugs continously make him aware of the boy's large Chakra reserves. Large was an understatement. His continuous flirting with Hinata was also a big bother.
Naruto wouldn't say that he did not like team 8 but he really did not like it when they try to block him to his quality time with his girl. It was annoying. Kurenai he had respect for because she helped him with genjustu some time. He had begrudging respect for Shino. Begrudging because his indignant buzzing when he spends time with Hinata really throws the romantic air he is trying to pull for her. At least he stays vocally silent unlike his canine friend who really earnestly trying to take his title as the hidden leaf's loudmouth always protesting against his 'overstayed' welcome. Naruto couldn't was no best friend of his. Funny, considering that he is a 'dog'. Naruto snickered to himself. At least, they only try to obstuct him. Nothing and none can stop him from having Hinata for himself.
He was now really thinking jinxing was a real life legimate thing. He was not happy when Kurenai informed him that Hinata was not in the village as she was recently taken to a training trip by his will be gone for the next following two week. It was not helping to ease his unhappiness that Kiba was grinning from ear to ear at his frowning face. He was even detecting a small smile under Shino's collar too! Hiashi was becoming a big problem to Naruto and it was starting to claw at his nerves.
After a number of good Ichiraku ramen, Naruto finally calmed and became to think calmly in return. He learnt through his thought processes that his 'involvement' with the Hyuga princess had made the Hyuga head divert more attention to the girl. Did he see Naruto's positive influence on Hinata's personality as well as her fighting prowess? Did he become jealous of his influence over her progress? He did train her well. He could only hope that the stoic leader would not wreck what he had been building for years now with his hideous paternal pressure and boring quotes on Hyuga pride. Naruto finally sighed and declared mentally that this is not going well for him even if it was for Hinata. He would be spending less time with her it seems and such much needed quality time is already being thinned out by his role as a chunin. Hiruzen had been sending him out on more missions as of late than what most Shinobi would deem average for a chunin. Was he testing me? If he was then he was acing his tests then because he was having a successful streak on said missions. Either way he was going to find a way to find out a way to have more time with his princess one way or the other especially since the chunin exams were coming up soon.