Sorry for the late update. BUSY LIFE and lack of muse! :(
Anyways, here is a new chap!
Chapter 4 A Secret Mission...to the Hot Spring?!
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"Naruto-niichaaaaan! Stop running-kure!"
Naruto hissed, picking up his pace as he ran around the streets of Konoha village. He was starting to get a little annoyed as Konohamaru kept chasing him around. Coming back from a week long mission, Naruto was still in a mood for his third bowl of ramen when the scarf wearing squirt came rushing to Ichiraku's and demanded him to report back at the Hokage's office. After being sent to a series of missions, Kakashi decided to have him sit with an elder right after he finished his mission today so he could catch up with his Hokage lessons.
"You're falling behind schedule so we need to speed things up." were Kakashi's exact words.
But Naruto, though he have grown up a lot, was still full of mischief and could not keep great interest in seating with an elder for long hours of reading and studying.
Sneaking out from the study, Naruto thought that he'd be spared for today but Kakashi was persistent. He sent Konohamaru to go chase him and bring him back to the Hokage mansion. Bribing the young shinobi by considering this order as an actual S rank mission to which the brat agreed with great enthusiasm.
The two jumped over, skid under and continue the chase around the village, earning startled gasps and curious looks from the villagers they had passed by.
"You can't get away from me!" Konohamaru yelled as he continued to pursue the blonde jinjiruki.
Naruto smirked at that, he knew all too well that Konohamaru was one persistent boy, who shared the same ninja way as his - Never giving up. But experience was Naruto's edge against the younger shinobi. Rounding a corner, Naruto finally saw a chance to mislead his assailant. A horse carriage happened to be passing by so he leaped over it and weaved a hand sign on the air. "Kage bunshin no jutsu!"
The younger shinobi did not hear the jutsu being casted and as he prepared to leaped over the carriage, multiple blonde shadow clones suddenly appeared and all were jumping down at him.
"What the-" Surprised, Konohamaru tried to weave the same hand sign but Naruto's clones were already crashing down upon him, grinning evilly. "Hu-Hu-Huwaaaaaaahhhh!"
Naruto grinned as his clones tackled the boy down. "Sorry, Konohamaru. But I'm not in the mood for studying today." he said, placing a hand on his hips. "You can tell Kakashi-sensei that-"
"AAAARRRGGGHHH! I am not letting you get away!" The boy shouted, emitting a strong flare around him.
'Gah! This squirt is serious.' Naruto shuddered as his shadow clones puffed into smoke one by one. And before all of them could disappear, he summoned another batch and quickly dashed away.
"Naruto-niichaaaaaaannnnn!"
Hearing the boy's war cry, Naruto realized that now is really a time to ditch the boy seriously. He entered sage mode and bolted away. He saw a crossing up ahead, to the left is the way to his apartment but it was obvious that he could not go home just yet, so he maneuvered his body and went full speed on his right when suddenly...
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Hinata poked her head from behind their mansion's gates and saw that the street was empty. She then turned to look back at their mansion and luckily nobody was around either. Hinata heaved in a deep breathe before finally stepping out into the streets. She walked slow at first, picking up her face with every step until she was jogging and finally running off. Once she made a good distance away from their house, she rounded a corner and finally let out the breathe she was holding off for a long time.
Sighing in relief, the black haired konuichi adjusted her backpack over her shoulder and continue on her walk when suddenly...
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"Hinata!"
Turning on her left, Hinata saw that all too familiar mop of blonde hair coming, er- dashing towards her. He was coming so fast that Hinata could only manage to widen her eyes and wait for the impact...that didn't happen because Naruto had suddenly swept her off her feet and carried her away with him.
Hinata snapped her eyes open, which she could not even remember closing. "N-Naruto-kun?"
Before she could finished her question, Naruto had landed on his feet and sneaked into a dark alleyway. He moved so swiftly as he placed her down, and pressed a finger against her lips. "Ssshhh..." he said, poking his head a little from behind the wall to scan the streets. He was too engrossed with hiding, he didn't realized the scenario he put themselves in.
Hinata was trying very very VERY hard to keep her body, heart, mind and soul from exploding. Naruto had pinned her against the wall, his finger pressed against her lips obviously to keep her mouth shut, and his other hand was resting on her shoulder perhaps to keep her in place. He was standing dangerously close, her chest was almost toughing his. Its the closest they've ever been face to face, and Hinata could feel her heart throbbing so so painfully hard, yet she wasn't hurting. Not at all!
"Phew! That was close." Naruto sighed in relief after seeing Konohamaru running in the other direction, chasing one of his shadow clones. He pulled away from 'the wall' and straightened on his back, placing a hand on his hip with his head still turned towards the entrance of the small alleyway.
"N-N-N-Na..."
The blonde ninja perked as he heard a stutter beside him. Turning his head, he noticed the Byakugan eyed girl and gasped at her. "Oh Hinata, I'm sorry! I was running at you full speed and I couldn't stop so I figured I'd just picked you up. You're very light anyway, hehe!" Naruto grinned apologetically, rubbing the back of his head.
"E-Eh?" Hinata squeaked, trying to put on a smile but failed miserably as her whole body was still shaking. Though she was not being pinned anymore, she still pressed herself hard against the wall, like her life depended on it.
"Are you alright?" Naruto asked innocently, causing Hinata to slightly regain herself back. He sure was too preoccupied with escaping from Konohamaru that he got totally unaware of the scenario they were in just a while ago. And that somewhat made Hinata felt relieved. "Hinata, you're really red." Naruto gasped once again, his face suddenly panicked. "Were you sick?! Did I make you sick?! Gaaah! I'm so sorry, Hinata! I'll-"
"No, no. no. I'm fine, Naruto-kun. I'm not sick," Hinata quickly defended, pushing herself away from the wall.
"Are you sure?"
"Hmm!" Hinata nodded. Finally regaining herself, she gave the blonde ninja her most sincere and reassuring smile to let him know that she was really feeling okay. She's feeling good, better actually now that she had seen him. That pretty smile didn't go unnoticed by the blonde hero. He blushed, slightly looking away as he rubbed his nape. "Anyway, why are you running around the village? Is there an emergency or something?" she inquired.
Naruto's face contorted as he remembered, "Well, I just came back from a mission but Kakashi-sensei wants me to sit down and study with an elder. I tried but I got very hungry, so I used a shadow clone to stay with the elder then I sneaked out to eat some Ramen. But my shadow clone got bored as well so he disappeared, that's why Kakashi-Sensei found out that i sneaked and sent Konohamaru to bring me back to the Hokage mansion. "
"Naruto-kun still full of mischief." Hinata sweatdropped, visualizing his story inside her head.
"Haaayyy...Kakashi-Sensei can't cut me some slack." The blonde finished, slumping his shoulder down before quickly perking up at the Byakugan eyed girl. "What about you? You're wearing your mission gear? Are you heading for a mission?"
"Eh?!" Hinata looked startled. "U-Uhm...actually...you see..." She blushed, avoiding the blonde's curios gaze. She was already feeling guilty for lying to her father so she can't use her Lie Card again for maybe a century. Since it's Naruto, maybe she could tell him the truth. She trusted him more than anyone. "Actually," she started. "I am going for a secret mission."
Naruto blinked.
"A SECRET MISSIIIOOONNN?!" Being the over extroverted ninja that he is, Naruto got a little too excited about the word secret and mission combined together, he blurted out louder than expected. Hinata was having doubts now about trusting him with secrets...well, slightly.
"Na-Naruto-kun, don't be so loud please." Hinata squeaked. Naruto quickly noticed her fidgeting nervously so he quickly closed his mouth. But it really did piqued his interest, so he prodded.
"Why is only Team 8 chosen for this secret mission, huh? That's unfair. I haven't heard of any secret missions before."
"Because it's a secret.' Hinata thought, smiling awkwardly.
"I haven't been sent in one either. Are they doubting my skills of keeping a secret mission a secret? I can keep secrets, you know?" Naruto placed a finger on his chin. "Like that one time Shikamaru told me not to tell anyone that the real reason why he got delayed from finishing his last mission was because he and Temari went out for a date in a town next to the sand village. "
"Eh?!"
Naruto nodded. "Yes, and Choji also told me his secret plans on courting this girl from Kumogakure. I even know Rock Lee's secret shampoo was actually the same one you use for horses and- "
"Naruto-kun!"
"What?" Naruto had his head tilted on the side, a total look of cluelessness was written all over his face until his eyes slowly widened. "Crap! Hinata-please-don't-tell-anyone-that-I-told-you-about-the-secrets-that-everybody-told-me-not-to-tell-anyone! Please! Please! Please! Hinata please!" Naruto said in one breathe, sweating profusely at that major slip of the tongue.
"Of course. I promise I won't tell anybody. It will be our secret."
"Oh Thanks Hinata." Naruto sighed in relief. "I knew I could trust you." He added, smiling down at her. Hinata felt the butterflies danced around her stomach, knowing that she shared something in common with the blonde ninja made her feel happy and flattered.
"Still, I could not believe I still haven't accomplished all kinds and ranks of mission." Naruto whined.
"D-Don't be sad, Naruto-kun. It's not a team mission anyway. It's not a big deal." Hinata tried to suit his hurt ego but soon realized that it just put her in a bigger trouble.
"You mean you will go on this secret mission alone?" Naruto's expression quickly shifted from childish to serious. He looked her straight in the face, eyes burning with something that Hinata could not figure out yet. There was definitely anger, but not much. It's something more, something more like...concern? "Why would they sent you out for a mission all by yourself? I know that the nations were at peace now but that did not guarantee that evil had totally vanished. There are still hideous men lurking around, outside the village."
"Ahm-"
"I know each and every ninja in this village is very capable and strong but if you got outnumbered there are still possibilities of someone getting hurt."
"But-"
"Teams are made for a purpose."
"Actually-"
"That's why..." Naruto balled his hand into a fist.
"Aha! There you are!" Konohamaru suddenly appeared at the small gap on the alleyway, weaving his hands as he casted his spell and soon multiple shadow clones appeared from behind him and some more shadow clones appeared on the other side of the alleyway, blocking the exits and cornering the two older ninjas inside. "I know you're the real Naruto-niichan! You can't escape from me anymore-kore! I'll bring you back to the Hokage Mansion by hook or by crook! And I'm gonna complete my first S-rank mission!"
Naruto smirked. "Sorry, Konohamaru but I've an important mission too!" he said, and without warning he scooped Hinata in his arms again. "See yah" And just like the first time, Hinata got literally swept off her feet as the blonde hero leaped so high up into air to escape from the roof and bolted away, leaving another batch of his shadow clones behind to keep the persistent young shinobi from following him again.
A loud yell of "Naruto-niichaaaaaaaaannnnnn!" shook the entire town.
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Hinata's hands tightened on the straps of her backpack, keeping her gaze down her feet. Naruto was walking ahead of her, hands locked behind his head in a laid back manner. She glanced up at him, even though his back was facing her, she could tell that he was wearing a mischievous grin. Back at the village's main gate, she was about to tell him the true reason behind this 'secret mission' and that it was not an actual secret, it was not even a mission. But Naruto got determined and somehow concerned about her going alone, so he insisted to come with her.
"Hinata, I want to complete all kinds of mission before I become the Hokage. So, I will come with you and we will accomplished this secret mission together." was Naruto's words back at the main gate. He looked so excited and determined plus he gave her a wink and that super adorable grin. Hinata can't say no to that, can she?
But still, she could atleast tell him the truth now while he still has time to change his mind and go back to the village.
"Naruto-kun?"
"Hm?" Naruto turned over his shoulder. Seeing the worried look on Hinata's face made him stopped on his tracks and turned fully at her. "What's up?"
"Ahm..."
Naruto saw her avoiding his gaze, looking on the side, holding a slightly closed fist near her chin with a light blush grazing her face. He just recently learned that it was a habit Hinata subconsciously do whenever she's embarrassed. Before, it made him impatient but now, seeing her this bashful made him blushed too.
'So cute.'
"I'm sorry." Hinata finally said. "Naruto-kun, I'm not really going on an official mission. You see, I...Father arranged a clan meeting tonight but I don't want to attend this particular event because Hanabi told me that they will discuss something...important." She said the last word with a bit more meaning, but Naruto let it slipped as she explained further. "I told my father that I was given a secret mission so he agreed to excuse me from the meeting."
"You mean..."
"Yes, I lied to Father so I can sneaked out and visit an onsen," Hinata bowed from her waist to fully hide her face. "I'm really sorry for not telling you earlier, I got distracted by Konohamaru and all this chase. I appreciate you coming this far but if you don't want to go with me then I fully understa-"
"Are you kidding me!" Naruto blurted, making Hinata winced and kept her head down in shame. "Of course I'll go with you!"
"Eh?!" Hinata straightened and found him with a more than eager grin.
"I could use some relaxing too, you know. I was busy with missions and studies so this is great timing. Good thing, I bumped into you..." Naruto continued, blabbering about his aching muscles and how he's been wanting to have some relaxation for a while now. "And besides, I wouldn't want to pass this chance to go to a hot spring with you, Hinata."
He said, before realization hit them both.
The two of them blushed.
"I-I mean..I-I didn't mean, w-what I mean is that...t-that's not what I..." Naruto was beat red, flailing his arms around as he desperately tried to explain and remove any thoughts of malice in what he said. Hinata, on the other hand, walked ahead like a stiff log, her whole body was red as well, embarrassed and also happily surprised at what he said. "Hey H-Hinata, wait! Don't get the wrong idea! L-Listen to meeeee..."
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After several hours of walking, the two finally reached the outskirts of town.
"Antler's Hot Spring." Naruto read the wooden signage, before turning to look around the entrance to a small and extremely quiet bath house in the middle of the forest. He could tell that the place was extremely old, however, the area looked clean. And a sweet scent of incense, tea and fresh forest breeze was emitting from the place. Still, no one seemed to be around. "Hey, Hinata. Are you sure this place is still operating? It's a bit old, don't you think?" he asked, locking his hands behind his head.
"Yes, it's the Antler's bath house. Mother was a friend of the owners. We used to come here when I was little and even until my academy years. But it's been a while since I last visited." Hinata closed her eyes as she sniffed in the sweet scent. "It does look old on the outside, but it's still nice inside."
The smile on her face brushed the skeptic thoughts off Naruto's head. He blinked and nodded, following the brunette as she made her way inside the inn.
"Good afternoon, sorry for intruding." Hinata softly called out, a minute passed and the fusuma door finally opened, revealing an old lady wearing an old style kimono. "Hello Grandma, how are you?."
The old lady's lips and eyes curved into a motherly smile as she looked up at the brunette,softening the old features on her face. "Ah, is that you, Hinata?"
"Yes, Grandma."
"My dear, it's been a while. You haven't visited us for so long." The old lady took Hinata's hands as if checking if she's real. "Where is Hanabi? Is Hiashi with you?"
"Sorry, Grandma. Father and Hanabi are not with me this time."
"Why is that? This is just some hours away from the village. How could he not pay us a visit more often? That father of yours must be getting really old."
Hinata smiled sheepishly at the old lady's comment.
"Mama, I heard we have a guest," A voice of an old man interrupted, appearing from the door. His back was a little hunch, making him to look as old and tall as his wife. And like the old lady, the man had the same soft smile upon seeing their guests.
"Grandpa, good afternoon. How are you doing?" Hinata greeted, bowing her head slightly.
"Ah, Hinata-chan. It's good to see you again," The old man replied, turning his gaze passed the brunette to look at the blonde ninja standing behind her. "I see you brought us a guest. Welcome."
"Good afternoon." Naruto bowed down. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, nice to meet you."
Curiosity appeared on the old woman's face as he looked the blonde from head to toe, humming thoughtfully before she grinned and said. "I'm glad Hinata-chan found a good looking husband."
"Eh!" The two ninjas stiffened, blushing in embarrassment.
"G-Grandma, h-he's not...w-we are not..." Hinata squeaked. Naruto just smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. He's way too fluttered to even try correcting the old lady's assumption.
"Ohoho, Mama, I don't think these two are married." The old man retorted. "They are still too young for that, right?" He added, patting Naruto on the shoulder. "But I'm glad young couples these days still go spending time together. It will help you know each other before committing to a more serious stage in your relationship. right Mama?"
"Definitely right, Papa."
"Well, sorry for being rude. We should not let you wait here outside. Come, come in. Mama will prepare your things."
Hinata tried to say something but the old couple was already going inside the inn, goading them to follow. She turned at Naruto and gave him an apologetic look, the blonde just smile and shrugged at her.
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"I see." the old man said, placing a hand on his chin as if contemplating. "So you're saying that you and Hinata-chan are only friends and not a couple?"
Naruto, who was sitting on the tatami floor in front of him, nodded. The inside of the inn was completely different from what you might thought from the outside. It was really clean and well maintained. The garden has some picturesque view and the surroundings was also very comfortable and felt really home-like. The two men were in a small room opposite the garden where a soft sound of the bamboo water fountain can be heard tapping on the background. While Hinata was out in the kitchen to help the old lady prepare their dinner, Naruto explained their real status to the old man. It was not actually a big deal for him, but Hinata insisted that they tell the old couple the truth perhaps to avoid another embarrassing comments. He didn't seem to mind those comments though because he had learned that old people always seemed to make embarrassing remarks about the younger ones. And besides, being teased with Hinata made him somehow a little giddy.
"You must be very close friends then," the old man continued, getting the blonde's attention back to him. "Hinata-chan never brought a friend here before. She was always either alone, or with her family. Most of the time with just Hanabi-chan. It's the first time she invited a friend over."
Naruto smiled sheepishly. "Well, I wasn't invited at first. I just insisted to come with her."
"Is that so?" The old man laughed, making Naruto to blink at him in confusion. "You seemed like Hiashi. That boy used to do the same."
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"Really?" Hinata asked with wide shining eyes, pausing on wiping the plates. She had told the old lady about the real status between her and Naruto and somehow their conversation ended up with the old lady telling stories about her father. "My father used to do that?"
The old lady chuckled. "Yes, Hiashi was full of mischief back then. When he was around 11 years old, he and your grandpa came here for the first time. That time, your mother and her family was also here. Your father decided to bathe very late that night but he mistakenly went to the ladies side and was very surprised to see your mother in there. I believe your father fell in love at first sight." A wide smile appeared on the old woman's face making Hinata to smile as well.
"Then what happened?"
"Your mother was furious of course but she could not tell her family about it. So she went to confide the incident to me instead and told me to keep it as a secret."
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"Hiashi felt doomed, he could not tell anyone about it so he went to confess to me and convinced me to keep it as a secret." The old man continued, making Naruto leaned in with interest.
"Then what happened?"
The old man closed his eyes as if recalling that certain memory. "Of course I told him to apologize but it took him months to have the courage to speak to her. Hiashi was a loud mouth boy back then but when it comes to Hinata's mother, he seemed to become soft and bashful. During those months, Hiashi would always sneaked in the bath house in the middle of the night and checked if Hinata's mother was there."
"You mean Hiashi-san used to peak into Hinata's mother while she was bathing?!" Naruto blurted, blushing.
The old man laughed at him. "The first time I caught him, he almost passed out from embarrassment. But he explained that it's the only place he could speak to her alone since Hinata's mother shared a room with her family. That boy was persistent but had some strange ways of dealing with things."
"Really? Hiashi-san used to be like that huh." Naruto tried to imagine the strict Hyuga clan leader being mischievous and loud but could still not form the image on his head.
"Yes, eventually, Hiashi got the chance to talk to Hinata's mother. And through his persistence, he finally formed some sort of mutual understanding with Hinata's mother and soon won her heart."
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"And the rest was history." The old lady placed the last bowl on the tray, gesturing Hinata to help her serve their dinner to the room where the two men were waiting.
"So, that's why mother loved this place so much. It holds many memories of him and father." Hinata commented.
"Yes. That's also why we could not shut this place down. Even if less and less people came here, saying that it is very old, Papa and I doesn't want to close this place. It's not only a precious home for us but this place also hold special moments and secrets of people like your mother and father. I hope someday Hinata-chan will also share some special moments in this place with a special someone." The old lady finished, walking ahead out from the kitchen.
'Share special memories in this place with a special someone,' Hinata repeated in her head and the face of a certain blonde ninja appeared in her mind, making her blush and smile at the same time.
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"Naruto, I hope you return to this place again and share special memories with a special someone," The old man spoke in a strict fatherly like pose. The two women then appeared from the door. Naruto's gaze immediately turned at the brunette who was holding the tray of food and was also looking back at him.
'Share special memories in this place with a special someone,' Naruto smiled and Hinata smiled back.
"Sorry for waiting," The old lady said as she went to place the tray on the low dining table, Hinata following her.
"Wow, looks delicious!" Naruto licked his lip, staring at the different foods before them.
"It is really delicious. Since you are a new guest, Mama prepared something special tonight." The old man boasted.
"The walk here was long so I'm sure you must be starving. Thanks to Hinata-chan, I managed to prepare a lot." His wife added, settling down beside her husband who was sitting opposite the blonde ninja..
"Then I'm very sure that these tastes really good!" Naruto grinned as Hinata sat down beside him.
"Hinata-chan will make a good wife someday. What do you think, Naruto?"
"Yes!" was Naruto's quick reply. "I'm sure she will." He turned to Hinata and gave her a grin causing the female ninja to blush. Somehow this felt familiar.
"Well then, let's eat."
The old couple goaded the two ninjas to start with their food. Naruto being the first one to dig in. And as soon as he got his first bite, he got a little too excited and delved in, hastily putting fish, meat, vegetables, rice and everything on his mouth all at once, choking himself in the process. Hinata noticed him obviously struggling to breathe as he punched his chest, so she quickly offered a glass of water and lightly pat him on the back. When Naruto finally recovered, Hinata sighed in relief, scolding him gently to which the blonde responded with a sheepish smile and an apology.
The exchange did not go unnoticed by the old couple. They shared a look and smiled at one another.
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Naruto let out a long sigh as he dipped his naked torso further down on the warm water on the open bath house, leaning on the stone edge so that he was slightly in a lying position.
'Feels so good...' he muttered, savoring the relaxing feeling of the warm water against his body.
He ran a hand to his already damp hair and stared up at the night sky. It was so peaceful and calm with only some owls and crickets chirping on the background. He could not remember the last time he had been this relax. It was really great timing that he had bumped into Hinata this afternoon or else he'd be in another dreading study session with an elder. Naruto could imagine the annoyance on Kakashi-sensei's face right now but he would deal with him later. For now, he will enjoy this warm relaxing feeling. If only, there's someone with him to enjoy this hot bath then it would really be perfect.
Unfortunately, it wasn't a mix hot spring and there's no other customer today except him and Hinata. After dinner, Hinata had stayed with the old lady and insisted to help her clean the dishes but it was almost like an hour ago. Naruto let out another long sigh, turning towards the wall on his right.
'I wonder if she's already in there.' he thought, then an image of Hinata formed in his head.
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She was bathing herself opposite him, just behind the wooden wall between them. Her long hair floating around her shoulder, water dripping from her chin down her creamy neck, and her arms were crossed in front of her chest. She had that bashful blushed in her face as she turned to turn to him and said, "Naruto-kun.."
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Blood spurted from Naruto's nose. He quickly cupped his nose and shook his head furiously.
"Crap! I think I've stayed here for so long, the heat starts to come to my head." He convinced himself, moving out of the water to rinse himself clean.
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Wearing a white kimono, Hinata walked down the corridor to the hot spring with a wide smile on her face. She had been waiting for this the whole day, and now it's finally her time to relax and enjoy the warm water on the hot spring. But upon rounding the corner, she saw the old man standing on the doorway to the female hot spring and noticed a worried expression on his face. "What's the matter Grandpa?" she asked.
"Ah, I'm really sorry, Hinata-chan. But this side of the onsen cannot be used."
"What's the matter, Papa?" The old lady said, appearing from behind Hinata.
"Ah, the water in this side is not warming up. I need to go check it up from our backyard. But I think it will take time and can't be used for tonight."
"Oh that's unpleasant." The lady said sadly. "Well, if you don't mind you can use the other side."
"Yes, just wait here and I will check if Naruto had finished his bath."
Hinata nodded as the the old man walked past them.
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"Achoo!" The wind started to get chilly when Naruto finally finished his bath. He then walked towards the small hut near the spring to dry himself and get dressed. Naruto saw a pair of gray kimono that the owners prepared for him to wear for the night. He eyed the clothe, realizing that it was his first time wearing the traditional dress and felt excited.
"Naruto-san?" The old man called softly against the door of the male's hot spring, before sliding it open to peak inside. Seeing no one on the hot spring, he quickly concluded that Naruto had already finished and left.
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"Ah, Hinata chan, you can use the bath now. Nobody's in there."
"Okay. I'm sorry for the trouble, Grandpa." Hinata bowed slightly.
"Ah, don't mention it. This actually happened more often these past few days." The old man replied.
"Now, now, Hinata-chan. Go and take your bathe, Grandma will prepare some cinnamon tea for us to drink after."
"That's wonderful. Thank you Grandma."
Hinata chirped, excusing herself to the old couple and made her way to the other side of the hot spring. She entered quietly, humming softly to herself as she placed her towel on the cupboard. She clipped her hair up on the side like she normally do when bathing and started undressing, removing everything before wrapping herself with only a towel. The cold breeze brushed against her bare thigh as she stepped into the open spring. Not wasting any moment, Hinata stepped into the water and started to remove the towel from around her body.
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"Not bad," Naruto hummed, liking how the old style dress looked on him. He felt like a samurai now, a ninja samurai. He can't wait to show himself to Hinata and wondered how would she react if she saw him in that dress. The thought excited him. He adjusted the strap around his waist and grinned before finally stepping out from the small hut.
But then, Naruto froze on his spot.
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Hinata's towel was on its last turn, when a certain someone suddenly stepped out from the hut just opposite the hot tab. Her gaze snapped up at the person who shared the same shock expression as her.
"Kyaaaa!"
"AAhhh!"
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The old couple perked, hearing that squeal and scream that definitely belonged to their guests. They looked at each and they both share a mischievous grin.
So, this is the first part for this 2 part shot. I wrote it in a rush so I hope you still like it.
PLEASE REVIEW! I need some motivations! hehe.
