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Chapter 3: The Truth

The pale eyed girl stood there, unsure if she should tell her now troubled looking friends.

"What's the matter, Hinata?" Tenten repeated. Everyone but Naruto and Lee were looking at her and could tell she had something important to say.

"Umm.. Well I... Got... Um.." Hinata stuttered. "My father disowned me..." Hinata put her head down in shame. She didn't want to look at the prying eyes of her friends.

"Oh my gosh! That's terrible!" Tenten exclaimed pretty loudly.

"What a drag.." Shikamaru moaned.

"How did this all happen?" Sakura asked.

Hinata recalled hers and Neji's top secret mission to her friends, telling them how he had gotten hurt and had to abort the mission. She went on to describe that Hiashi still thought of it as a failed mission in his books, and thus was the last straw for Hinata. She was finally disowned.

Everyone stood in silence for a few moments after Hinata shared her story. No one dared to break the silence just yet, they had to let it sink in.

Naruto and Lee stopped sparring when they noticed that their friends were really uncomfortable, and silent. That just didn't seem right to Naruto.

The silence finally broke with Naruto's voice.

"Hey, what's up Hinata?" Naruto strolled over casually unaware of what was going on.

Hinata just stood there still looking at the ground, embarrassed to repeat what she had said.

Sakura already noticed Hinata was uncomfortable with telling them, and she knew that Hinata would have even more trouble with Naruto. Sakura pulled Naruto by his arm over to near a tree a few meters away to explain what had just happened.

"Wow Hinata, of everyone here I always thought you'd be the last of us to do something 'wrong'. Well, according to Hiashi it is." Choji said as he reached in his bag of BBQ chips.

"Yeah, you saved Neji but forced you to abort the mission. That's a tough situation." Ino agreed. "But to be disowned like that..." Ino trailed off, but silence was quickly broken by a loud scream. It was Naruto.

"WHAAAT? HINATA?" Naruto practically exclaimed at the top of his lungs. Hinata was burning up, she didn't want Naruto to act this way, like he usually did. Lee also came over and was filled in on the situation.

"I don't understand! Hinata didn't do anything wrong! That damn Hiashi!" Naruto cursed.

The group of ninja now all gathered in a group after Naruto finally calmed down, to discuss further on what Hinata was planning to do.

"What will you do Hinata? Do you have a place to stay? I'm sure anyone here would welcome you if you don't." Ino said calmly. She didn't want to make the situation worse for Hinata.

"Well..sort of.. I'm staying with Kurenai..but only temporarily. I need a place to live for a while...at least until I can prove my father wrong." Hinata said softly.

Naruto did not know what made him say what he said next.

"You can stay with me Hinata! I wouldn't mind if you stayed for a while, of at least until you feel you need an apartment to yourself." Naruto said.

"O-oh..really N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata stuttered. She could barely keep herself up from the words she just witnessed him say. Her long time crush had said she could live with him!

Everyone didn't think twice about what Naruto said, but Hinata sure did. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Well, Hinata?" Sakura asked. "Are you going to stay with Kurenai or go with Naruto?"

Hinata was blushing furiously, but no one seemed to notice. "S-sure Naruto-kun..I'll m-move in with you. Let me go tell Kurenai sensei."

"Get your things and meet me back here. You can move in right away!" Naruto replied. And with that she ran off, starting back to the apartment.

Everyone except Sakura went back to talking. She chased after Hinata.

"Hinata-chan!" Sakura called out. Hinata turned around to face Sakura, still blushing.

"Y-yes Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked.

"Well? Are you excited or what?" Sakura asked enthusiastically. Hinata blushed even harder when she got what Sakura was referring to, but still acted like it was a secret.

"W-what do you mean..?" Hinata replied softly.

"About moving in with Naruto! You've liked him ever since the academy, and now your living with him!" Sakura practically yelled it.

"Umm..y-yeah I am..y-you knew Sakura?" Hinata tried to hide her face to escape embarrassment.

"I think everyone knows EXCEPT Naruto." Sakura stated bluntly. "He's so blind sometimes. Anyways that's all I wanted to say. Go pack up your things!"

Sakura ran back to the group and Hinata went to tell Kurenai the news. She opened the door to the apartment.

"Kurenai-sensei!" Hinata yelled.

"Yes?" She came out of the kitchen, appearing to be in the middle of washing dishes.

"I found a place to stay." Hinata said.

"Nice Hinata! Are you getting an apartment or staying with someone?" Kurenai asked, her red eyes fixated on Hinata's.

"I-it's with Naruto-kun." Hinata softly replied.

"Ohh, that boy you really like?" Kurenai sounded very casual as she said that.

"D-does everybody know about that?" Hinata questioned.

"I think everyone except Naruto knows." Kurenai chuckled briefly as she said that.

"Well sensei, I'm going to pack up my things and move in right away. Thank you for your hospitality." Hinata said respectfully.

With that being said she packed up her things and said goodbye to her sensei. She met everyone back at the training grounds.

Naruto noticed her right away.

"Hey Hinata! Are you ready to go?" He exclaimed loudly.

"Y-yes Naruto-kun." She replied.

"We'll catch you all later!" He ran past all his friends and grabbed Hinata's arm, signalling her to follow him to his apartment.

Was this actually happening? Was all she could think of until she reached his new apartment.

"Well Hinata let me show you around the place!" Naruto took out a key and unlocked the door.

Immediately when you walked in was a short, narrow hallway. On the left was a door to the bedroom, and a little further down on the right was a doorframe to the kitchen. Right after the kitchen was a small bathroom, and across there a family room with a sofa and a tv.

"You'll be sleeping in my bed, I'll use the couch since your my guest from now on!" Naruto was excited to have a roommate for once.

"I-I don't want to intrude..I- I can use the couch Naruto-kun..it's not big deal." Hinata couldn't believe she was in her crush's apartment.

"No, no I insist" Naruto replied firmly. "Your my guest here Hinata."

"O-okay. Thanks Naruto-kun." Hinata went to go put her things in her room. She laid on the bed, resting her eyes for a moment.

"Want some dinner Hinata? I can make is some instant ramen!" Naruto poked his head in to ask. It was already 5:00 and they were both pretty hungry.

"Sure. Thanks Naruto-kun" The purple haired girl smiled at Naruto, and he left to go make the ramen.

A few minutes later they were both in the kitchen eating their ramen.

"So Hinata, about your father Hiashi.." Naruto started trailing off. "Why would he do such a thing?"

Hinata took a moment to respond. "Well..he believes the Hyuuga Clan should keep its great reputation of being one of the strongest clans in the Leaf Village. I guess he didn't think I was fit for the clan...after all I am the weakest ninja in our class.." Hinata looked down at her ramen.

"No way Hinata! I've seen you mature ever since we've been in the academy and you've gotten a lot stronger ever since! Remember the Chunin exams?" Naruto was thinking back many years ago, when they were all still Genin.

"Yeah..what about it?" Hinata asked.

"Well, you didn't think you were strong enough to beat your cousin Neji, and you kept putting yourself down. You've gotten way stronger since then. Talent only goes a certain distance, but hard work is what makes the results!" Naruto encouraged.

She could only smile at Naruto's words of encouragement. They both finished their ramen, and Hinata thanked Naruto for the meal. She went back to her room to rest, as training with Kurenai tomorrow will be as intense as the last one.

"I'm going to sleep. Good night Naruto-kun." Hinata said softly.

"Already? Okay. Goodnight Hinata." Naruto replied.

Hinata drifted off to sleep almost an hour later, around 6:30. The last thing she remembered before her dreams was just one question...

Is this where it all begins?