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Chapter 10: A Rainy Night

Hinata and Naruto were sitting on the couch in the living room. Although Tsunade told Naruto that this information was secret, he felt that he had an obligation to tell Hinata. After all, she was his roommate and his best friend.

Naruto told her everything, how Itachi was told to kill his clan by Donzo, how he did it to maintain peace, and that he was titled as a rogue ninja after that.

Naruto couldn't believe that the Leaf would make him do such a thing. Couldn't the Hokage have done something to prevent it?

Hinata sat right beside Naruto as he told her everything. He felt really bad for Itachi, giving up his whole life just to bring peace to the village that he is now not a part of.

Hinata felt Naruto shaking a little bit beside her, he was really tense and distressed about everything that has happened recently.

Naruto put his head down in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Hinata put a hand on his back and rubbed lightly.

"It's okay Naruto-kun..." Hinata whispered.

"Ughh...I just can't believe they'd do something like that... I thought the elders and the Hokage would be better than that." Naruto replied.

"I know...but we can't change the past." Hinata whispered back.

"I know... Thanks Hinata.." Naruto slowly sat up.

"Y-your welcome Naruto-kun.." Hinata mumbled.

"I'm really tired from our mission, I think I'm going to go get some rest." Naruto said.

It was only around 1 pm in the afternoon, but both of them were really tired and needed rest.

"I think I'll go to sleep too, I'm really tired." Hinata replied. "I can sleep on the couch if you want."

"No I can, your my guest." Naruto said.

"But I slept on the couch last time, you should get a turn in the bed." Hinata replied.

"How about we share the bed? I just feel like getting sleep haha." Naruto laughed.

Hinata's face turned red at the sound of Naruto saying that.

"Ummm...o-okay I guess.." Hinata managed to mumble.

"Alright then its settled! Let's get some sleep. I'll go get changed in the bathroom and you can use the bedroom if you like." Naruto said. He walked to the bedroom and grabbed his clothes, and changed in the bathroom.

Hinata changed into her usual purple pants and a plain white t-shirt, and Naruto changed into his usual orange-black pants and black t-shirt.

Naruto and Hinata both climbed in bed.

"Have a good sleep Naruto-kun..." Hinata whispered.

"You too Hinata."

Hinata turned away from Naruto and closed her eyes, and slowly drifted off to some well deserved sleep.

...

Hinata's eyes fluttered open as she glanced at the clock in front of her; it read 10:15 pm. Had she really been asleep for that long?

She tried to move a little bit but got caught by a surprisingly tight grasp around her. She looked over her shoulder to see Naruto practically hugging her with one hand, right up against her back.

She turned bright red when she realized how close he was to her, she could feel the breathing on her neck and how warm he was snuggling up against her. All she could do was enjoy it.

She stayed in his tight hug for what seemed like forever, but Naruto woke up a few minutes later.

"Gah! I'm sorry Hinata!" He practically shot up and sat on the bed. Naruto realized what he was doing this whole time in his sleep.

"Oh..um..I-it's really o-okay Naruto-kun..." Hinata slowly sat up as well. She looked down at the bed and bit her lower lip.

"No I'm sorry Hinata, I didn't mean to.." Naruto trailed off.

"I-it's okay...I kind of um.. I mean...It was really..comfortable..." Hinata was blushing as she said that, staring down at the bed.

"I-it was? You..enjoyed it?" Naruto stammered.

"Well...um..I guess you could say that.." Hinata turned slightly away from Naruto.

"A-anyways...are you hungry? We can make some food." Naruto changed the subject.

"Umm..yeah I guess I am." Hinata replied softly.

"I'll go make some dinner, you can stay in here if you want." Naruto said.

"O-okay..just give me a few minutes and I'll come help." Hinata replied.

Naruto left the room and Hinata stayed, sitting on the edge of the bed. On the inside she was screaming, not believing what just happened. On the outside she was calm, but blushing furiously.

She took a few moments to get her heart to stop racing at a hundred miles an hour, taking deep breaths. She could still feel her crush's tight grasp around her body, and his breathing on her neck. She shivered at the thought of it again.

After calming herself down for around five minutes, she stood up and walked out of the bedroom and across the hall into the kitchen. She was still in her purple pants and white t-shirt, and Naruto in his orange-black pants and black t-shirt.

"I made us some instant ramen I hope you don't mind it." Naruto smiled at Hinata as she walked into the kitchen.

"It's okay, ramen is a good night time snack." Hinata replied.

"Let's eat." Naruto sat down at one end of the small table, Hinata at the other. They both quietly ate their ramen.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" Naruto randomly asked.

"Umm..sure yeah that would be fun." Hinata mumbled.

"What kind of movie?" Naruto asked.

"It doesn't matter to me... I like romance and drama movies though." Hinata replied.

"I'll see what I have." Naruto got up and went into the living room just across from the kitchen. He looked through a shelf near the tv and found a few movies. He found the perfect movie to watch. It was about a rogue ninja that had been kicked out of his village for trying to do good, and meets a female ninja while travelling. They end up becoming close partners and eventually get accepted back to the rogue ninja's home village.

"Hinata! I found a movie I think you'll like, come watch it!" Naruto yelled so Hinata could hear him in the kitchen.

They both sat down and Naruto started the movie. Hinata and Naruto were a little bit closer together than normal, but paying attention to the movie.

Rain was pattering against the window as the movie continued on. The soft sound of the rain was muffled by the volume of the movie.

"Do you have a blanket? I'm a little cold..." Hinata asked.

"Yeah, hold on let me go grab one." Naruto stood up and went back to the bedroom. He grabbed a blanket out of the closet and went back to the movie.

"Sorry I only have one, mind if I share with you? Naruto asked.

"It's fine we can share." Hinata smiled faintly at Naruto, her cheeks a little pink.

They both nuzzled closer together under the blanket, sitting in the middle of the couch with Hinata leaning against Naruto's arm.

A couple hours passed by as they watched the movie. After the movie ended, all that could be heard was the pattering of the rain against the window. It was now around 12:30 am.

"I enjoyed that movie." Hinata said as she rubbed her eyes.

"Yeah me too." Naruto replied.

"Listen...Hinata, can I ask you something?" Naruto questioned.

"Y-yes of course.." Hinata stumbled.

"What did your father say? You know, when he disowned you... What was his reason?" Naruto asked.

"He...he said I was ruining the clans reputation...That I was too weak.. And he couldn't have me in the family anymore...why do you ask Naruto-kun?"

"I...I just can't believe a father would do something like that... I mean..I never had a father growing up...or a mother...isn't a father supposed to love his family? Or put his family ahead of anything else?" Naruto was getting upset, tears were forming in his eyes.

"He-he is our clans head...he n-needed to do what was best for our clan..." Hinata mumbled.

"But that's not right!" Naruto stood up. "Family is someone or people that you love and protect! Not someone you can just throw away!"

"I-I know Naruto-kun...I agree...but there's not much we can do for now..." Hinata stood up too. "B-but..I really appreciate you..umm..taking me in and helping me...your the closest person to me that's like family.." Hinata looked down and blushed a light shade of pink.

Naruto wrapped his arms around her, one hand on the back of her head and held her tight against him.

"I'm never going to let anything happen to you. And I'll get you to prove to Hiashi that you are the strong passionate ninja that I see you as! I swear I won't let anything else happen to you, I will always be by your side like you've always been there for me." Naruto hugged her tighter.

"N-Naruto-kun... Thank you.." Hinata pulled her arms in towards her chest and rested her head against Naruto's chest as he held her tighter.

"Nothing...will stop me from protecting my friends, especially you, Hianta." And Naruto give her a kiss on the forehead.