yeah i know i took a long time. my excuses- New Years, slow typer, football game Colts vs. Chargers, and again slow typer. Enjoy i tried my best.
Konoha was back on track. Their buildings were up and their defenses were strong enough to take another battle. The leaf shinobi were finally getting missions though there wasn't that much of S or A missions. With the akatsuki leader being dead the other members moved to a different area hidden from the leaf shinobi. The other countries heard of the great victory of Konoha and the downfall of the akatsuki. More countries hired leaf shinobi some wanted them for missions their ninja couldn't do and some just wanted to meet the famous one who defeated the akatsuki leader and probably get him to marry their daughters.
The party was to start tomorrow. Tsunade already talked to Hinata and it was going to be at the academy since it was finally rebuild. They were working on the decorations. Tsunade was there including Hinata and the other kunoichi. They finished late and each headed their own ways of to a goodnight sleep. Hinata went home hoping he would enjoy this party she made for him including the help of others but she forgot one thing, she forgot to tell him. Everybody they knew was going to be there and some decided to bring their parents but they all brought food knowing Chouji was going to be there.
The next day came. It was a beautiful day the sun was out there were no clouds and birds were chirping happily.
Hinata opened her eyes slowly 'today's the day I tell Naruto-kun how much he really means to me'
She got up and made her way to the bathroom. She went in, took off her close and took a shower. (I'm not going to explain this part) She came out and dried herself up and changed into a violet kimono with lavender flowers around her. Her kimono was cut from under the sides waist so it showed some leg and the outlining was white making her skirt have a swirl coming from her waist to her legs and had on a lavender bow tightly around her waist showing her curves that she hid well. She went back into her bathroom and combed her hair. She put on her sandals and went downstairs ready to leave with her cousin Neji who was waiting with his teammate Tenten. All three got together and left on their way to the academy.
"Hinata-chan you look really good today." Tenten commented making her blush. "Trying to get Naruto-kun's attention?" she said
Her blush got darker.
"Of course that's why she made this party." Neji answered.
"Ohh, so it's your crazy way to get his attention?"
"What?! What makes you think that? Of course it's not, it's just a way of me showing my appreciation for him." Hinata responded hoping she would take that as an answer.
"Ohh! Are you sure? Why don't you just tell him how you feel. I'm pretty sure he feels the same way."
Tenten said trying to give her some confidence. Everybody knows she has a crush on him but the only one who doesn't seem to know is him.
Hinata just started walking faster not wanting to answer her question. She kept on walking faster. Tenten just frowned knowing she was ignoring her.
Hinata saw the academy on sight and Tsunade greeting her friends and having a little conversation with their parents. They got to the doors. Tsunade saw them coming.
"Hey you're finally here!" Tsunade yelled happy that Hinata was finally here.
"The party is at the auditorium." She opened them the doors and let them in.
All three were walking in.
"Hey Hinata-chan! Come here, I need to have a word with you." Tsunade called Hinata.
She left Neji and Tenten and went to the Hokage.
"Yes hokage-san?"
"Since some of your friends brought their parents you won't mind if I bring some sake to the party? Do you?" Tsunade asked getting in front of her face and giving her a weird look.
"No, not at all bring as much as you want." She said partly closing her eyes and waving her hands in front of her.
"Good. If not I would've brought it any way." She said.
"Well, I'm off to the party bye Hokage-san." Hinata bowed and went back into the building.
"Hey Hinata-chan!" Tsunade called her again. She turned around.
"Naruto-kun isn't here. I didn't see him pass by and in matter of fact I think we forgot to tell him." She said barely realizing that they hadn't told him when the party is, she chuckled.
'What? I've been so caught up helping with the party I forgot to tell him.' Hinata thought.
"Well I'm on my way to the tower. Dewa mata!" Tsunade said heading for the tower and leaving a thinking Hinata behind.
'I guess I have to go get him.'
She went walking heading to his apartment. She got their a few minutes later and went up the stairs stopping at his floor. She walked past a few doors and stopped in front of his room.
'I can do this' she said to herself. She took a breath and knocked a few times.
No answer.
She waited a little longer maybe he was in the bathroom. She waited a few more minutes and decided to knock again.
No answer.
"I hope Naruto-kun can forgive me"
She made her hand sign 'Byakugan!'
She looked throughout his apartment but didn't sense any chakra at all.
"He's not here. Where can he be?"
She turned around with her Byakugan still activated and tried to find him around Konoha
"if he isn't home maybe he's at Ichiraku's."
She looked there but didn't see him there either.
"Where can he be?"
She kept on looking she wasn't going to give up that easily.
"There he is!" She blushed as she spotted him training without a shirt.
She deactivated her Byakugan and left to training ground seven.
She got closer to the training ground that she can hear him train. She hid behind a tree a took a look. Her blush got darker looking at Naruto train without a shirt.
"Damn it!" Naruto said talking to himself.
He had his hand out in front of him and the other one over it.
"If I can do the Rasengan without clones now, then I could do the Fuuton: Rasen Shuriken too without clones!" again he is talking to himself.
He started to move the hand over the other hand and slowly a Rasengan appeared.
"Now all I got to do is add wind element and I got this one in the bag."
Now he started to move his hand around the Rasengan and concentrated on adding the wind element but no shape came out. He started getting mad and lost control of his concentration making his Rasengan explode in his hands sending him flying to a tree.
"Ahhh!" he broke through the tree and kept on rolling. He stopped with his face to the ground
"NARUTO-KUN!" Hinata screamed.
She went after him with a worried look on her face. She got to him and crouched next to his body.
"Naruto-kun are you alright?" she said putting her soft hands on his shoulders.
Naruto got startled and quickly rolled away.
"Who the hell are you?" Naruto couldn't see right the sun was behind her making her whole front figure hard to see.
"Damn! Who the hell is she?"
She got up quickly realizing what she did making her blush.
"Who is she? She sounds familiar."
He got up and now he could see her better.
"Hinata-chan?"
"Hi N-Naruto-kun." She said to the ground.
"What were you doing around here?" he asked wondering if maybe she was spying on him.
"Well… umm I-I came here to p-pick y-you u-up." She said and noticed what she forgot to mention.
"For the party! I c-came t-to p-pick y-you u-up f-for the p-party."
"Oh, no wonder you look so beautiful today." He said
Hinata froze, did he just call her what she thinks he just called her. "Beautiful .He called me beautiful."
"Wait, when's the party? Don't tell me it's today."
She didn't answer him she was in another world.
"Hinata-chan when's the party?" she didn't answer.
"Hinata-chan?" He kept on calling her.
She didn't answer.
He grabbed her by the shoulders. With his touch she came back but he didn't notice.
He shook her a bit "Hinata-chan?"
"What is it Naruto-kun?" she finally responded.
He let go of her "you spaced out on me and I brought you back. You're lucky I was here."
"Thank you." She blushed.
"You're welcome. Anyway when is the celebration party?" he still asked about the party.
"It's today. I'm sorry we forgot to tell you." Hinata apologized.
"Don't be sorry. I'm sure something important came up. So where's the party?"
"It's at the academy."
"Then let's go!" Naruto screamed turning around and punching the air with his right hand. Hinata giggled at his actions.
While his hand was in the air he smelled himself. He smelled like sweat.
"uhh… Hinata-chan you don't mind if we stop at my house do ya?" Naruto asked
"S-Sure." She said while nodding.
"Alright then. Let's go!" he screamed again this time not punching the air. Hinata giggled again.
He walked up to a tree to pick up his jacket and both left to taking the streets to get to his apartment.
They arrived at his door. He took out his keys and unlocked the door.
"Make yourself at home." He said as he opened the door for her.
"T-Thank you." She responded.
She went in first and got a good look at his apartment. It wasn't that bad. There just were a lot of trash bags of instant ramen and dirty clothes everywhere getting every inch of his small living room.
She heard the door close behind her.
"So why did we come here?" Hinata said as she turned around.
She saw Naruto half naked only wearing his boxers "I need to take a shower." He said as he went on his way to the bathroom.
"Ahh! Sorry N-N-Naruto-kun." She said covering her eyes and blushing madly though she enjoyed it very much seeing his body.
He went to go take a shower and she took a seat on his bed it was the only sofa to take a seat on.
Time went by and he came out with a towel wrapped around his waist "now let me change." He said quickly dashing through the room to get his clothes he was going to wear for the party. She saw him again half naked and blushed madly once more.
He went back to the bathroom to change the only room he had is attached with his living room.
He came out half dressed wearing silky orange pants and black shoes. He went to his closet and grabbed the rest of his clothes. His back was facing her.
He put on his orange robe (I don't know what guys wear if you know please tell me.) that had black outlining and tied a black string around his waist. He put on his necklace that he won from Tsunade and tied his headband around his head.
He turned around now facing Hinata.
"What do you think Hinata-chan? I picked it out myself." He said with pride.
"You look handsome." Hinata said looking at him at not even noticing what she just said.
Naruto laughed. "Are you alright Hinata-chan?"
"Huh? About what, Naruto-kun?" she asked a little confused.
"Oh it's nothing, I must have heard something. Now let's go we don't want them waiting any longer."
She nodded and got up. She took his side and they both headed out the door. He took out his keys and locked his apartment while she waited for him. They went down the stairs and into the streets of Konoha. While walking many people greeted Naruto and thanked him once more for helping them out. They kept on walking and saw a group of girls coming. The group screaming his name with eyes replaced by love hearts and wore white t-shirts with his face pasted on them came running after him.
When they got to him many girls grabbed onto his shoulders and tried to kiss him but he put his hand to each pair of lips that was thrown at him, blocking all that came at his way.
"Man, these girls are annoying." Naruto thought to himself as he was getting pushed around.
Hinata was still walking with him and kind of getting kind of jealous to what the girls were doing with him.
She knew they only liked him because he is popular and as to what she said earlier 'he's handsome'. She was now thinking "if he can get these girls that easy, then why would he want to get with a girl like me."
As she was thinking and not knew what was going on she felt someone grab a hold of her left arm. She got startled and came out of her thoughts and looked to her left.
She felt Naruto grabbing onto her arm and holding onto her tightly.
The fan girls stopped going after him.
"Ahh! He's taken!"
"Damn!"
"She's a really lucky girl."
While all the fan girls were crying and envying Hinata, Naruto was eyeing a flower shop. He let go of her arm and went into the flower shop. Hinata looked at to why he let go of her hand and saw He came out with one Juno Beach Orchid colored lavender and a little bit of white.
"Here you go Hinata-chan, I got it for you because it reminds me of your eyes." He said sticking out his hand that holds the flower in front of her and a grin that no one can match.
Hinata stood there just looking at his hands.
"T-Thank y-you N-Naruto-kun." She said as she took the flower that know became one of prized possessions.
"Awww. They're in love"
"Aww."
"Damn she's lucky."
While the fan club was talking about Naruto and Hinata's love he grabbed her by the arm again and went on their way to the academy leaving the fan club for Naruto behind.
Hinata didn't know what to say. Here Naruto was faking that they were dating and he gave her a flower showing that he loved her. She didn't know to be happy or to be mad he was just using her to lose them.
"Naruto-kun did you just fake that we were dating just to lose them?" she didn't stutter showing that she was serious.
Naruto was now scratching the back of his not noticing that she didn't stutter.
"I hate to admit it but yes I did. I'm sorry for making them think that we were going out even though you probably don't want to, I promise it won't happen again. Next time I would just tell them I'm not in love." He said as he let go of her arm.
Hinata felt cold when he let go of her arm still wanting his touch.
She kept on walking with him now at front of the academy and into the halls. This could be one of her chances to tell him how she feels knowing she won't get a chance at the party.
"Y-You k-know N-Naruto –kun I, w-wouldn't m-m-mind g-going o-out w-w-with you." It wasn't how she planned on saying it but it was something close right?
Naruto's eyes widen kind of getting what she meant. He grabbed both of her arms making them stop in the middle of the hallway.
"Hinata-chan." He said romantically staring into her lavender eyes "I wouldn't mind either. I wouldn't mind at all." He said with a smile on his face.
She kept on looking at his blue eyes that never left sight of her. She felt that it was the right moment. She kept looking at him at started getting closer as he did too. They were slowly closing the space they had between them.
"Hey Naruto-nii-san!" the moment was ruined.
They both looked where the voice came from with kind of an angry look on their face.
"Argh! Konohamaru-kun read the atmosphere man, the atmosphere!" he let go of hinata's arms and went directly to Konohamaru and pounded him on the head.
"Owww. What was that for? Tsunde-san told me to be on the lookout for you, now let's go she's been waiting for you."
Konohamaru grabbed his arm and dragged him inside.
"Wait you idiot! We left Hinata outside. Come on Hinata-chan let's enjoy the party."
She was kind of sad but knew there would be another chance so decided to just have fun and enjoy the rest of the day so she went with Naruto to enjoy the party with him.
Naruto entered the auditorium being pulled by Konohamaru. The lights were off and many different color lights were flying through the room. Tables were set on one side one with the food and the other with drinks. They groups were split the young shinobi's on one side and their parents on the otherside and were listening to Hero's Come Back by Nobodyknows+. (I don't know what they listen to so I put this song and that's the real's artist name or group I don't know.)
Naruto now stopped.
"Tsunade-san he's here. I got him." Konohamaru said proud that he did his job.
Tsunade was with the parents mostly of everyone in the room and were in a circle talking and each with a cup of sake in their hands.
Tsunade didn't turn around.
"Hope she doesn't hit me for this. Baa-chan he's here! I got him!" Konohamaru said again.
Tsunade turned around.
"Stop calling me that Naruto!" she said an angry voice and saw Konohamaru hiding behind Naruto.
She now knew it wasn't Naruto the voice was different.
"Hey Konohamaru don't be calling me that, got it." Tsunade said as an order.
He nodded in return.
"Good now leave."
He left to go to the young shinobi side and chill. That would be the last time he will ever call her that.
Naruto and Hinata were now left facing the Hokage, Naruto being dumb as ever didn't pay attention to what just went down.
"Hay Baa-chan what's shakin'"
WHACK!!
Naruto was slapped and fekk on the floor by Tsunade.
"Naruto-kun you really are a baka aren't you? Anyway it's good that you're here now I won't have to be sober for this, everybody can I have your attention please!" Tsunade said wiping her hands.
The music was silent now and there was no talking everybody gave their attention to their Hokage.
Tsunade spoke.
"Thank you all, now we bring you all here for a reason, to celebrate the victory of The Toad Sage-Naruto Uzumaki-san (remember he can go sage mode) against the leader of the Akatsuki, Pain. We are all glad to have someone as strong as our fourth hokage, or even stronger, to protect our village from the depths of evil. Naruto –san come here."
Naruto recovered by the slap, got up and went to the hokage.
"I'm glad to announce Naruto-san you are now in chuunin rank."
"What? Are you serious? "Naruto asked not believing what he just heard.
She nodded. He had a big grin on his face. About to speak he got interrupted.
"I'm glad to have you here in Konoha Naruto-san, we all are. I'm sure your father would be proud." Tsunade said as tears were coming down her eyes.
Naruto was struck, he never knew who his father was or mother.
Tsunade knew what he was thinking and it wasn't about him becoming chuunin. She went up to him and gave him a hug and rubbed his back with one hand.
"I'm sure he would be proud." She whispered to one of his ears.
She let go of him and wiped her eyes with her hands and gave him a smile while ruffling his hair with one of her hands.
"Now let's have fun and celebrate!" Tsunade said.
Everybody applaused for the new chuunin and went back to the party. Naruto was thanked by everyone in the room. He went to go hang out with his friends and spent most of the party time with Hinata. Even though there special moment was ruined he wouldn't forgot what they almost did. Right now all that was in his head was who were his parents? He was thinking maybe there still alive somehow or live somewhere else even had the crazy thought that it could be the fourth hokage but he wasn't married or at least in a relationship with a woman. He put that aside and decided to have fun now with his friends and think about that later. He had fun. He did an eating contest with Chouji to see who can eat the most of course Chouji won. He dranked a bit with his friends and his favorite part was he spended the rest of the day talking with Hinata. Hinata enjoyed the time with Naruto even though she kind of told him how she felt she knew he barely got a bit. She didn't want to ruin a great friendship and decided to maybe not tell him and enjoy what she has with him but for sure she won't give up, never.
i'm finally done thank you for those who read and would try to post the next chapter as quick as i can.