The next night is a repeat of the one before. Naruto can't keep Hinata-breasts out of his mind. Once he's certain everyone else is asleep, he sneaks off to the river again. Hinata, who is not yet lost in slumber, notices. Once again, about the time she's ready to go look for him, he returns. His hair is wet again. She finds it curious, but dismisses the mystery from her mind. He's back; that's all that matters.
The next morning, everyone takes off again after breakfast to patrol their respective areas.
Naruto can't keep his eyes off Hinata. He keeps rambling about this and that, giving himself excuses to be staring at her. Once, his arm brushes hers, and his words are choked off mid-sentence. He scrambles for something to say, his heart pounding wildly.
"What's wrong, Naruto?" Hinata asks with concern.
"O-Oh, it's n-nothing. I just…I just forgot what was I going to say, is all."
Hinata seems satisfied with that answer, and Naruto breathes a sigh of relief. How am I going to survive this mission?! he thinks in frustration.
Finally, it's bedtime again. Naruto gets an uneasy feeling in his stomach, knowing what he'll be thinking about in his sleeping bag, just a couple of feet from Hinata. He gets in bed anyway, deliberately keeping his back turned to Hinata. It doesn't help.
Once again, Naruto slips out and heads for the river. This time, though, a worried Hinata decides to follow him.
Just before Naruto reaches the river, he hears a snap and halts in his tracks. Whipping around, he calls out, "Who's there?"
Silence.
"I know you're there! Come out now or I'll force you out with my kunai!" He aims his ninja tool towards a tree several feet away.
Hinata steps out from behind it, her head bowed.
"H-Hinata?" Naruto's heart starts to race at the sight of her. "What are you doing here?"
"I-I'm sorry. I just…this is the third night in a row you've slipped out like this and I was worried something might be wrong." She looks up at him. "A-are you alright?"
Naruto thinks how beautiful her face is, contorted in concern. He notices her silky-looking hair cascading all around her features, her starry silver eyes, her cherry lips…and those breasts.
Something in him snaps. He rushes her, pinning her hard to the tree she had been hiding behind and kisses her fervently. His hardness digs into Hinata's middle.
Hinata is overwhelmed. This is quite unexpected—but it's an excitement unlike anything she has ever experienced before. She melds to his body and returns his kiss.
Then, Naruto's hand…sliding down Hinata's neck over her summer top and grasping her right breast. She breaks the kiss to suck in an aroused breath and rolls her head back into the tree, emitting a low growl of pleasure.
Naruto groans into her ear. He's never been so turned on in his life. Hinata feels so damn good!
Suddenly, Naruto drops his hand. "What am I doing?" he pleads huskily. "What the hell am I doing?!" He shoves off Hinata. Turning his back to her, he lowers his head. "Forgive me, Hinata." He starts walking off.
"N-Naruto!" cries Hinata. "Wh-where are you going?"
Naruto stops and turns his head to the side. "To the river." He begins to walk away again.
"B-but why? Please don't go! It's ok, really!"
Naruto stops and whirls around to face Hinata again, a pained look on his face. "No, it's NOT ok, Hinata! I just attacked you! How can you say it's ok?! I mean, Christ, Hinata! I was ready to take you just now! Right here, in the forest, on the ground! Like a goddamn wild animal! I am supposed to be a gentleman! Obviously, I am not. I am a bad guy, Hinata! You should stay away from me!" With those frustrated and self-loathing words, he turns his back to her and starts walking.
"Stop! Please stop, Naruto! You're not a bad guy because you want me…I mean—"
He faces her again and interrupts her. "Oh yeah?!" he spits out angrily, raising his voice. "Well there's something you just don't know about me, Hinata. A few days ago, I went looking for you after you left the tent in the middle of the night. And I found you, alright! I saw you in the waterfall. Naked. And I just stood there staring like a common pervert! Oh, and it gets worse! Once I finally managed to force myself to leave, I couldn't erase the picture in my mind. I've continued to peep after the fact! So tell me, Hinata, what do you think of me now?!"
Disgusted with himself, Naruto whips back around and begins to trudge off.
Hinata flies after him, tears in her eyes from seeing the pain he was causing himself over an obvious accident and the way it naturally affected him. She crushes into his back, encircling his chest with her arms. "Naruto, please stop torturing yourself! You're not a bad guy! I know who you are! You're a wonderful person! And I swear, I don't mind that you saw…I'm actually…grateful! I mean…did you hear me complaining a minute ago? Naruto, honestly, if I had known that that was all it would take to turn your head, I would have shown you myself, a long time ago!"
Naruto's mouth falls open. "What?"
"Naruto…I love you. That means I want you too." Her cheeks are pink now, but she doesn't care.
Naruto turns around in her arms. He meets her glossy eyes. "Y-you do? Then...you don't…think I'm a creep?"
Hinata smiles up at him. "Not at all. But I do agree that you were a little like an animal…"
Naruto's head tilts down.
She lifts it back it up to make eye contact and whispers, "Do it again."
That does it. Naruto pulls her tightly into him, landing a crushing kiss to her lips. Then he moves his hands up to stroke her hair, marveling at the smooth finish. Hinata rubs his back, exhilarated by all this close contact with the object of her affection.
Naruto asks for entrance into Hinata's mouth with a tug on her bottom lip. She welcomes him inside and their tongues dance together, fueling their joint desire.
Then Naruto tightens his fists in Hinata's hair and pulls her head back, breaking the kiss and making Hinata gasp. He descends on her neck with his mouth, hungrily kissing and licking and sucking.
Hinata begins to pant as heat rushes through her body.
Naruto's breathing is heavy and ragged. His mind is filled with the strawberry scent of Hinata's hair, the delicate floral taste of her silky skin, the soft, warm feel of her body against his.
Hinata runs her hands through Naruto's hair, as she had so longed to do, and revels at the feel of it-and Naruto doesn't exactly mind it, either.
Then Naruto stops devouring Hinata's neck to walk her backwards into the tree they had braced against earlier.
Naruto quickly reclaims Hinata's lips and begins to speedily unbutton her blouse. In seconds, it's undone. He takes hold of a breast in each hand, kneading her flesh over her bra. Hinata begins to moan into his mouth, causing Naruto to do the same in response. Then he slides her top down her arms and off her body, breaking their kiss for air. Panting, he pulls her forward to reach the straps behind her back. It's quickly unfastened and the garment removed.
Naruto takes a moment to admire Hinata's heaving chest before taking a bare mound in each hand, massaging them both and running his thumbs over her nipples. Hinata whines in pleasure, spurring him on.
Naruto feels like his skin will melt any minute. Seeing Hinata's excitement under his ministrations enhances his own pleasure further.
Next, Naruto crouches down to make his face level with Hinata's bosom. He encircles a breast with his mouth and begins to suckle her nipple as he pleasures the other breast with his fingers. Hinata cries out his name. Lightning shoots through his body.
He lets go of her and stands, tearing his shirt off. He begins to push forward into Hinata, but her hand on his arm arrests his movement. He looks puzzled, but quickly realizes she is ogling him. He takes her hand, thinking she may be afraid to make a move of her own, and places it over his heart.
Hinata doesn't hesitate now. She runs both hands across Naruto's stomach, chest, and arms, drinking him in. But she soon misses the feel of his body against hers. She pulls him into her, wrapping her arms around him and rubbing his back. The frontal skin-on-skin contact sends hot electricity through them both.
Suddenly, Naruto takes hold of Hinata's bottom with both hands and lifts her up, wrapping her legs around him. Hinata gasps at the feel of his member pressing against her core through her shorts. Naruto growls lowly in her ear, "Oh God, Hinata…"
His breath in her ear, speaking her name in that tone, the feel of his skin beneath her fingers, his hardness pressed into the most sensitive part of her body…Hinata feels like she'll come unglued at any time.
Then Naruto starts grinding. Hinata rolls her head back onto the tree, whimpering. Naruto closes his eyes, relishing the noises Hinata is making and reveling in the sensations rocking his body.
After a few moments, Naruto releases Hinata, standing her back up on shaky legs. Without a pause, he yanks down her shorts, and she unthinkingly kicks out of them. Then he takes her hand and places it on the waistband of his own pants. Hinata takes the hint, and pulls the britches down, too excited now to be embarrassed.
Naruto pushes in close to Hinata's body again, one hand next to her head on the tree for support, the other in her hair. He starts kissing her heavily. Momentarily, he discontinues the kiss and slides his 'hair-hand' over her breasts, across her stomach, and between her legs over the cloth. He feels the warm dampness there, and ends the kiss to moan into her ear. Hinata instinctively presses into his hand, breathily murmuring his name. "Naruto…"
"Oh, Hinata," he rasps.
In his gluttony for her, Naruto rapaciously wrenches down Hinata's panties. She sucks in an excited breath and discards the undergarment. Naruto immediately slithers his hand down to her wanton sex, sweeping a finger along her sepal in long, slow strokes. She cries out in pleasure. Her wet heat is intoxicating, as are the sounds she makes.
Wanting yet more, Naruto intrudes into her body with two fingers, thrusting in and out. Hinata almost loses it. She cries out his name, almost making him come undone. "You feel amazing," he utters gruffly.
Soon, Naruto is ready to proceed further. He wraps both his arms around Hinata, and whisks her off her feet and to the ground, bracing himself above her with a hand on each side of her head. Hinata wraps her arms around him, delighted that this was actually happening.
Breathing heavily, Naruto quickly discards his boxers. He holds himself close to Hinata, his manhood resting atop her pelvic region and stomach. Her breathing becomes more ragged, matching his own. He pulls back, preparing to take the plunge, when Hinata speaks up. "Wait," she utters. "I—I want to touch you…"
Naruto smiles, and lifts up enough to give her room to snake an arm between them. She takes hold of the stiff cylinder, and begins to manipulate it, inflamed by the feel of his want for her. Naruto grunts his enjoyment. Soon, however, it gets to be too much. He doesn't want to release just yet. He moves her hand, tossing it over his back to greet her other arm there, and readies himself for entry. He meets her eyes once again. "Are you sure this is what you want?" he asks brusquely. "There's no going back…"
"I never wanted anything more," she replies honestly.
Naruto pushes in. He groans as Hinata rapidly fills her lungs with air in shock and pleasure, paying no mind to the glancing pain. Naruto pauses to savor the feeling of being inside her. Hinata, however, feels frenzied. "Why did you stop?" she asks breathlessly. Naruto gives her a sexy smile, and pulls back. He glides back in, then out, then in again. The stimulation is otherworldly; he could not describe it in words if he wanted to. He rumbles lowly. Hinata squeezes her eyes shut in bliss, digging her nails into Naruto's back, mumbling in broken syllables.
Naruto thrusts faster and harder, making Hinata cry out loud. She feels a tightness in her belly getting denser and stronger, and she knows something even more amazing than this is coming. Naruto, higher than he's ever felt before, knows the end will come soon. But he wants to bring Hinata into the clouds before himself.
Now it's his turn to snake a hand between them. He finds her sensitive protuberance, and rotates it while he continues his lovemaking. Hinata begins to purr his name, getting progressively louder as they go. Naruto can't believe what a thrill it is to hear her call his name out in pleasure from what he's doing to her. It intensifies his zest for their carnal activity.
Soon, Naruto feels the pressure reaching almost to the summit and slows his pace. He resumes kissing Hinata's lips and neck. "God, Hinata. I've never felt so incredible. No one but you could do this to me."
Hinata's heart flips at his words, and her energized body responds. She shouts Naruto's name as she reaches her zenith. Her womanhood clamps around Naruto repeatedly, the tight ball in her stomach uncurling in warm waves. That's all Naruto needs to go over the edge. He cries out her name as he finishes, and lets go of her center to sweep her lovely hair from her face.
Limpid liquid lines the lady's lower lids as Naruto peers deeply into her eyes. "Hinata," he says tenderly as he strokes her face, "I'm sorry I made you wait so long for me. I've…Well...I've been afraid of how I feel for you. But...I'm not afraid anymore. The truth is…I love you, Hinata. I want to stay by your side, always."
The look in his eyes is so sincere, and his words so sweet and longed-for, Hinata can no longer hold back her tears. She weeps softly in heartbreaking bliss. Naruto wipes the tears away and holds her tightly, smoothing her hair.
"I love you so much, Naruto," she says, choked up with emotion. "Ever since the day I met you, before we even entered the Academy. And I'll never stop."
Naruto smiles gently, and declares softly, "Neither will I."
The pair lies there for a while, silently cuddling and enjoying the feel of their bodies still being joined into one. Finally, Naruto speaks. "Ya know, Hinata…as wonderful as this is—and believe you me, it's beyond wonderful—the sun will be up soon. I don't know about you, but I'd really rather we not be discovered out here like this by any of the others."
Hinata grins. "You're right. I guess we should get cleaned up and dressed then."
With that, the pair go for a brief swim, then redress and head back to camp. This time, Narutlo holds Hinata's hand all the way back. Neither had ever felt so satisfied, so complete, so euphoric.
They reenter the tent while everyone else is still sleeping, the morning star still slumbering too. Naruto unzips his sleeping back, and motions for Hinata to get in. "But…what about them?" she asks quietly, motioning to the prone bodies covering the floor. Naruto smiles. "It's ok. They won't tease us. They're our friends, they will be happy for us. Besides…I don't care what anyone else thinks anyway. You're mine now, and I want the whole world to know it! Now let's go to bed until dawn breaks. I haven't had enough of holding you."
Hinata, tickled at his loving words, slips into his bag, and he follows. They cuddle closely, warm from head to toe from more than coverings or body heat. I'll never have to be alone again, thinks Naruto. Hinata is too happy to have a single wish in life anymore. She finally has Naruto. It's more than enough.
A not-so-asleep-as-he-seems Shikamaru thinks to himself, Who'd have thought just a few days of letting them work alone together would turn out so well? He smiles into his pillow. He's happy for his friends.
The next morning, everyone wakes to find Hinata in Naruto's sleeping bag. They all act like they don't notice. The only person who might cajole them about it would be Sasuke, but even he remains silent, feeling he would be a hypocrite to tease his friend about something he himself just recently did.
Sakura makes some excuse to get Naruto and Hinata out of earshot of the others, and happily congratulates the pair, who accept her sentiments joyously.
Sasuke, however, does not let on that anything unusual has happened between him and Sakura, which is pretty much what she expected. Nonetheless, he goes out of his way to sit closely by her, speaking more to her than to anyone else. She is more than pleased.
Hinata and Shikamaru notice the special attention Sasuke is paying to Sakura. The only two who don't are Sai, who doesn't really understand relationships, and Naruto, who is not too bright or observant—and is currently preoccupied with his own affair. No one makes comment on either of the two new couples.
The team rounds up their things, and head back to Konoha. Their five days are up.
After they all reach the Leaf, the team reports to the Hokage. Their mission was an uneventful success.