Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or his friends (If I did Garaa would not have had to suffer like he did as a child) Now for the continuation of my awesome birthday story!

Naruto sat up slowly wondering where he was, he realized that he was in his bed, there were three people sitting at the foot of it but he couldn't make out who they were just yet, his head felt foggy, as if he was supposed to remember something that was just out of reach, it hit him, and at the same time he realized who the three people were that were sitting at the end of his bed. The three people that were sitting at the end of his bed were Sakura, Sasuke, and the girl that had just professed her love for him, the beautiful Hinata Hyuuga. Naruto groaned there was still so much missing for one, why was he in bed? For another, why did it seem that Hinata had been crying? When the three ninja heard Naruto groan they turned to him and smiled, they were relieved that he was awake, Hinata of course was blaming herself, while Sasuke was mentally berating him for being such a baka, and then of course Sakura was the only one who cut anyone any slack and was closest to the truth, believing that it had just been a kindness overload.

The first thing that Naruto said was "Can I get some more of that miracle ramen please?" all three of the other ninja deadpanned then started cracking up, how typically Naruto, first food then emotions. When Hinata stopped laughing she walked to the head of the bed and sat down next to Naruto, who had swung his legs over the edge and was now sitting on the top corner of the bed. Hinata took on a somber mood and opened her mouth to apologize but was cut off by Naruto before she had uttered a syllable. "Hinata I know what you are trying to do and there is no need because you see…" Naruto shot a look at Sakura and Sasuke mentally asking them to give him and Hinata some privacy, Sakura, who received the message loud and clear, grabbed Sasuke by the arm and dragged him from the room. Naruto picked up where he had left off "There is no need to apologize because you see the fact is you have made me into possibly the happiest man alive, and there is nothing I can do to ever thank you except this." With that Naruto leaned in and slowly placed his lips on Hinata's and held them there for what felt like eternity.

When Naruto finally pulled away he looked into Hinata's eyes and said "I have also loved you for a very long time, you were always the shy, awkward person that seemed to fade into the background but when set a goal you would go for it you would take off like a shot from a gun, barreling through any obstacles and that was the true thing that shone for all the world to see, that is what caught my eye, and it still does." Hinata was speechless, she had never known, she guessed that she had been just as blind as him in this matter, she looked at Naruto and saw that he was downcast and asked him what was wrong he stood up and said "I'm sorry Hinata but I can't, you are too good for me, if you knew my secret,…" Naruto trailed off and Hinata stood up slowly behind him, placing a loving, comforting hand on his shoulder and said "Naruto I know all about your curse, I know all about the kyuubi, I was always wondering why the villagers treated you like dirt so I asked the third Hokage and he told me that it was because you had the demon fox sealed inside you, I was horrified at first but then I realized, that curse is what made you who you are today and today you are a selfless, loving, daring, and above all brilliant person who shoulders weights that are too heavy for others to bear and not only do you do that but you bear them with pride." Naruto was crying by the time that Hinata had finished and he realized that for once there was actually someone that knew his heart and soul and hadn't run away. Hinata turned him around and gently kissed his lips for what seemed like eternity.

Sasuke: Good Grief

Sakura: Oh you know you loved it ya big mush ball

Tenten: (Grabs Hinata and starts jumping for joy)

Ino: Well it's about time

Hinata: thank you everyone for supporting me and thank you Jimbaliya for giving almost an entire chapter to practically just me and Naruto-kun

Harruuoth: Jimbaliya is out for today so I will be his voice for this he says… no thanks necessary… this work is mostly going to be centered… around the NaruHina pairing… from this point on… no flames… or he'll sic… his kyuubi on you… HUH?