(NOTE: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO IN ANY WAY)

Chapter 3 'my beloved enemy'

Naruto found himself in a dark place with no light. He was unaware of the fact that he was standing in the middle of a big arena with his opponent and sensei in front of him.

"Sasuke? Sakura? Where is everybody?"

"Nobody can hear you. I have laid a jutsu over you two so that you can not recognize each other."

"What? But how can we fight if there is no light?"

Yukihiro laughed "Sense them! I will leave you now. You may begin! Oh , and I should mention that when one of you faint, the light will return! Good bye, I will look after the others now" there was a loud 'pop' and he was gone.

"Okay…sense your opponent, Naruto…" He concentrated hard. "Wait…I know this aura…but who is it?" He walked closer to where he thought the foe was waiting and stretched out his hand. He touched a forehead with bangs and then the back of the head. Suddenly the person reached out and touched his cheek with trembling hands.

She already knew who she was fighting against. Naruto remembered that this was a fight and cut the hand with a kunai. His tried to take his hand back but his opposite had already grasped it and led it to his cheeks. They were wet with tears. "What?" Naruto didn't understand what he or she was trying to tell him. Then she led the hand to her neck and then to her forehead protector as Naruto called it and let go.

Now it hit Naruto like lightning! He was fighting against Hinata! He suddenly backed away from her because he realized what he had done and what he has to do.

"Naruto…" he heard a voice.

"Naruto… it's me…Hinata…this is a mind jutsu…I can talk to you in my mind but you have to be silent so that the sensei does not notice."

"Hinata, I am so sorry…I mean.." Naruto thought back. It was weird hearing her in his head but it felt nice and warm too.

" I know. You don't have to apologize. I...I see that you felt p..panicked…"

"Wait…can you see into my mind?! Like, see when and what I was doing at certain times? And thinking?" okay, now he was panicking.

"Um…yes…" she turned red In the darkness "and you can do that too…" oh, she wished that she hadn't said that last line. Naruto felt Hinata turning red through their connection and felt the same way. "Oh, well…then I guess it's okay" 'Now's the chance to see what she felt when we met at the sing-up sheet!' he thought. Hinata of course heard this "What are you doing?" but it was too late. He was already looking at her memories.

It felt weird, looking through her eyes into the street and seeing himself run towards her looking, what amazed him himself, really happy and red in the face. "Hinataaaaa!" 'Whoa!' Naruto felt an urge to kiss himself and turned (well, Hinata turned) red with excitement and felt the feeling when you're in love (again, this is Hinata's feeling). Naruto left the memory "I…I…" they both turned deep red.

"Umm…Naruto, I…"Hinata was ready to faint. "Hinata…we have to finish the battle. You will have to move to the next level so attack. But first I have to let you see one of my memories."