An Unfinished Dream

Chapter Eight

Naruto walked, slowly, kicking the rocks as he went along. They flew a couple of feet ahead of him; he watched them as they flew.

He sighed quietly.

He stopped right where he stood. He looked around a little, not remembering how he got to where hi was right then. He had walked all the way to the training field with out even knowing it.

He realized quickly that he was not alone. He ran behind a near by tree, not really knowing why but then he slowly looked out from behind the tree to see who was there.

To his surprise, Naruto saw Hinata standing in the middle the green field.

"Hin-" Naruto said starting to walkout from behind the tree, but he thought it best it he just stay were he was.

'What's Hinata doin' all alone?' he thought.

"Ahh!" Hinata pounced at the air, attacking her invisible enemy.

'Should I help her train?' Naruto thought again but he still didn't move out from behind the tree.

Hinata stopped, "Naruto-kun, you idiot!"

'Huh? Idiot? Me? No way! But… why does she think that?' Naruto thought still watching Hinata.

"Why can't you just realize!" Hinata said attacking the air again.

'Realize what?' Naruto thought.

Naruto watched the grace in Hinata's almost flawless moves, in some ways it looked like she was dancing.

A few minutes passed, Hinata stopped again, taking in deep breathes.

'Should I come out now?' Naruto thought… 'I guess,'

Naruto walked out, he walked toward Hinata. She hadn't realized he was there yet until,

"Hinata."

Hinata turned suddenly, "N-Naruto-kun?!"

"Sorry, Hinata, I really didn't mean to scare you, but I saw you here and I was wondering if I could help you with some of your training?" Naruto said looking at her, "If that's okay with you…I mean."

Hinata looked back at Naruto straight into his blue eyes. Naruto blushed just the slightest because to him that was the first time that he had ever seen Hinata look at him that way. She had a serious look on her face, she wasn't blushing like she normally was but instead her face had definition in it.

Then she finally said, "Sure, you can train with me, if you can keep up." Hinata said using up most of the confidence that she had been working up, apparently fighting made her more confident.

'wow, is that really the same old Hinata? What's got her so confident?'

"Okay, I'll try but I've been working hard lately." Naruto said laughing slightly at Hinata last remark. Seeing her being out of character was a little funny and he couldn't really take her seriously.

Hinata readied her sparing stance, and did Naruto, "So we making this a point match or something?" Naruto said.

"Sure." Hinata said, "Are you ready?"

"I was born ready!" Naruto said with a little laugh again.

Hinata sprung at Naruto, but Naruto just barely dodged it.

'This should be a little easier since I fought Neji.'

"Don't think that this w-will be easier just because you've fought Neji-sama before!" Hinata said sending her hand flying at Naruto.

"What?!" Naruto said jumping back away from Hinata just in time.

'What is she? A mind reader or something?' Naruto thought.

'Naruto, why can't you just read my mind and make it easier for me!' Hinata thought as she blocked Naruto's kick.

"Hey, Hinata I wanted to talk to you about something," Naruto said dodging again.

"Huh?" Hinata lost all train of thought but Naruto wasn't going to stop, he sent a back hand punch going straight for her face. At the very last moment Hinata dodged it and regained her thought process.

"Can we talk about it later?" Hinata said sending her hand flying toward Naruto's left side of his upper pectoral region, right at the spot where it would stop all of his chakra if she succeeded in hitting it. Hinata was getting a bit too serious in this battle.

"Sure."

End chapter eight