She could see him trying really hard to become a better person.

She could see that he cares, maybe he wasn't doing it for her specifically, but he was trying all the same.

She liked him either way.

She watched him with Sasuke, and cringed when Sasuke sent him away. Where though? She wasn't close enough to hear.

She watched him with Sakura, the slightest bit of jealousy emerging when she saw them get flowers and then practicing with those.

She watched him with Kakashi.

Yeah, moving on.

Hinata knew that Naruto wants to be the best he can be, but she wants him to know he is already that way. To her…

He's perfect.

Everyone knows Naruto can barely say 3 words to her and she'd fall into a faint, but not today.

Today. Today will be the day where he will know exactly how she feels. Today will be the day that she can confess. The day to see where his feelings lie with her.

Would he like her back?

Oh no, what if he doesn't?

What if it's all a waste?

NO! Don't think like that! Just go to him and tell him. Whatever happens, happens!

"Naruto?"

Turning around, Naruto beamed. "Hinata! Hi! How's it going?!"

"O-oh, uhm, it's going g-good N-Naruto. How a-are y-you?"

"I'm doing great!"

Now or never…

"Hey Naruto-"

"Hey Hinata-"

"Oh! Uhm, I, you go first N-Naruto!"

"Thanks! I wanted to tell you something important, I've been meaning to for a while!"

Hinata looked on curiously, what ever could he need to tell her?

"Hey Hinata?"

"Ohh! U-uhm, yes?"

"Do you wanna be my girlfriend?"

…

…

…

Hinata felt her face heat up instantly, and she collapsed to Naruto calling her name.

Naruto just said that to me. NARUTO just said that to me. Naruto just said that to ME!

"Hinata? Hinata! You okay? Hinata are you sick? Hinata!"

Naruto was shaking her shoulders, the poor girl seemed so out of it. He then heard an 'Ahem!" behind him. He looks and sees Sakura, looking ready to punch something.

"What is it Sakura?"

"What are you doing Naruto!"

"Err, nothing?"

…

One smack later and the two of them propped Hinata under the shade of a tree. Naruto could feel Sakura's glare on him even if he wasn't looking. Scary…

A groan is what grabbed his attention though. He looked at the raven haired Hyuga. "Hinata are you ok? Are you feeling better? Are you still sick?"

Hinata looked at him for a few seconds, and remembered what happened. Her face immediately went red.

Naruto panicked. "Oh no! Maybe we should get you back home, you must be still sick!"

"No! No! I'm fine!" Hinata managed to say. She looked bashfully at the ground. "It's j-just. I w-wasn't expecting you to say that…"

Sakura turned to Naruto, "what on earth did you say to her?"

"To be my girlfriend."

…

has stopped working…

"Uhm, N-Naruto?"

"Yea?"

"That'd be g-great."

Naruto beamed and hugged Hinata, as she tried to stay awake. She felt safe with him, and happy. Very happy. She smiled and hugged him back.

"Oh yes, yes. That'd make excellent material. Indeed. Who knows how great this next book of mine would be based on those two! Heeeheee!"

"Jiraiya…"

"Oh Kakashi! Hi! Have you seen your students recently? Such gems! Already making girlfriends!"

…

"Kakashi?"

…

"KAKASHI?!"

…

Ino finally stopped fuming about her beloved flowers that had been flowing down the river, she calmed down and took a deep breath. Then she saw it.

Ino watched perplexed as a twitching Jiraiya floated down the river. She could even hear him mumbling.

"Kakashi, w-we could talk this o-out r-right? No need to b-be o-overprot-tective right? C'mon, I-I thought we were on t-the same s-side? K-Kakashi? K-K-K-Kasdadjsbns…"

Ino watched him float away in confusion. "Huh, wonder what Kakashi-sensei has been up to recently?"

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