Chapter 8:

"Could you please help me Sakura-chan?" 'Hinata' or so she was called pleaded to Sakura. Tobi was sitting a couple feet from the 2 listening.

"...It would've helped if you hadn't come so suddenly." Sakura said crossing her arms and thinking.

"I'm sorry." Hinata apologized.

"No need to apologize girl!" Sakura said waving it off. "The only problem is that I have a mission..." She glanced over at Tobi.

"What!?" Hinata looked shocked.

"...But I have something else in store for you." Sakura said grinning. "You know about Sai and Ino right?" Sakura asked.

Hinata nodded. "...I hope...I can end up like them." She said blushing a little. "Or even better!" She added.

"...Well, no need to worry anymore because I have the master who made them possible with me right now!" Sakura said and pointed a finger at Tobi. "Tobi! I leave Hinata in your hands!" Sakura announced. "Now I'm off!" Sakura said getting up and leaving.

"Wait Sakura-san! Are you serious that this is him?" Hinata said clutching onto Sakura's leg.

"Yup, and Tobi, I'm trusing you on this." Sakura said, kicked Hinata off her leg and left.

As soon as she was gone, Hinata turned to Tobi.

"You need to help me!" She begged. Inner-Hinata shouted behind her, "If you don't help me, I'll kill you using my Byakugan!" Tobi somewhat felt the presence of it, but stayed calm.

"Tobi will help Hinata to the best of Tobi's ability." Tobi said firmly. "If you will love me!"

"Really!? Thank You Tobi! Don't worry, I'll love you if you help me!" Hinata hugged him. "You better be telling the truth!" Inner-Hinata's voice echoed in the back.

"So...who does Hinata like?"

"He's over there. See him?" Hinata pointed, hiding behind a building. Tobi looked in that direction.

"Oh...you like Naruto." Tobi said knowingly. (Well, he didn't know but he just wanted to sound smart sometimes.)

"You know him?" Hinata asked.

"Tobi knows him. Tobi helped him break into Sakura's room once."

'What!?' Inner-Hinata screamed as Hinata put a dent in the wall as she tightened her hand into a fist. Tobi watched the pieces of brick fall to the ground between Hinata's fingers, while wondering what he had done wrong. But Hinata let the subject slide.

"So what's your plan?"

"Huh? What plan?"

"But didn't you have a plan...!?"

"Tobi didn't need a plan with Sai and Ino. Tobi just wanted to teach Sai love." Tobi said blankly.

"That's it!" Hinata said. "Then teach Naruto love please! I mean, so he'll love me." Hinata added. 'Not that bitch Sakura!' Inner-Hinata shouted as she punched the air.

"Got it mam!" Tobi said and then ran off in Naruto's direction. Hinata cackled evily.

"Naruto!" Tobi called as he ran after Naruto. Naruto turned around.

"Huh, Tobi? What's up?" Naruto asked.

"Um...I was just wondering but..." Tobi paused. "Who would you reccomend for a girlfriend?"

"Huh? Okay, that was weird..." Naruto paused to think. "Okay, I'll give you the inside scoop." He winked.

"1. Sakura (Yeah she's tough and a little violent but she's got the looks going for her and you wouldn't mind walking around with her clinging to your arm. But caution, her mind is clouded with Sasuke and you probably won't be able to break through since I even can't.)

2. Hinata (She's shy and won't talk a lot and even if she does it's stuttering but I kinda think her shyness is cute. Plus, the fact that she tries real hard at training is a plus for me. Caution: Neji has a complex for her so if he doesn't like you, you have to be careful when you make a move on her.)

3. Ino (She's got the prettiest face I'll have to admit and the best fashion sense. But caution, she doesn't have a really good personality and unless you are like Sai who is good-looking and clueless to what's good and bad in personalities, you will never make it with her.)

4. Tenten (I don't talk to her a lot so I don't know her too well but she's cute and is upbeat so she's probably fun to be with. Caution, she likes sharp things and Neji has a complex with her like she does with Hinata so he might kill you if you make a move on her while he's there.)

5. Temari (If you like older women then she'd be good. She has a complex for Shikamaru but it's not too late to try to get her! (I think...) But caution, she has a tough attitude and you'll have to deal with her 2 brothers who aren't exactly nice either.)"

"Note: Females are not in order of best to worst." Naruto added.

"Well, Naruto, who is your personal favorite?" Tobi asked.

"Well, I always had a crush on Sakura but it seems like it's too late for me there." Naruto scratched his head. "I guess I might kinda like Hinata..."

"Naruto! I will help you get a boy...I mean girlfriend!" Tobi said as he grabbed Naruto's arm. (I typed boy on accident and decided to use it.)

"Good job Tobi!" Hinata said quietly as she followed them. 'He thinks I'm cute! He thinks I'm cute!' Hinata and Inner-Hinata both sang to themselves as they ran after Naruto and Tobi with little leave decoys in her hands to help her hide.

"But dude, I'm not even sure if I really like her yet." Naruto objected.

"Well then, what do you like in a girl Naruto?" Tobi asked. "Or boy." He added.

'You first almost get me a boyfriend and now you're asking me what I want in a guy?' Naruto remembered Kakashi's convo and Sasuke. 'But I really can't get mad at him can I...'

"I don't know...I like cute girls. You know, I like girls that are pretty in the cute way although I don't mind sexy at all..." Naruto got the famous Jiraya-grin on his face. (Ha! I made a new Naruto term!) "I also like girls who work hard to be a good ninja. I don't like slackers."

"...Would you consider Hinata cute?"

"Well, now that she's grown out her hair I think she's gotten cuter. Although mascara would help since her eyelashes aren't very noticeable." Naruto thought. "Oh! But the fact that she now has bigger boobs than Sakura is a BIG plus!"

Hinata was taking notes on everything Naruto was saying until she heard the last comment. Her face was redder than a tomato as she slowly moved her head down. She stared and thought for a while. When she realized that what Naruto had said was actually true, she almost blacked out.

'I-I never noticed...' Hinata thought as she covered her chest with her arms. 'But maybe...' She slowly opened the zipper on her jacket until a little cleavage came out. 'NO!' She thought and zipped her jacket up so quickly she nearly suffoacted herself.

"What else..." Naruto thought.

"But didn't you say that Hinata works hard at training?"

"Well, I didn't notice at first but Kiba or Kurenai-sensei, whoever it was told me about it so I kinda checked her out." Naruto tried to make it seem like it was no big deal. "...And I admit it was true."

'That was when, my heart started to pound a little faster than usual.' Naruto thought to himself.

"But I would really appreciate it if she gained some more confidence around me." Naruto started up again. "I mean, I can't even have a decent conversation with her without stuttering or fainting."

"So you like cute or sexy, hard-working, confident girls?" Tobi asked.

"Yup!" Naruto said.

'Well, I have to admit Sakura fits the bill on that one.' Tobi thought.

"Hinata-san, I talked to him as you asked." Tobi called to Hinata as soon as he finally found her.

She was sitting against a wall, hugging her knees and burying her head in her knees.

"It's alright now." Hinata's muffled voice could be heard.

"What is?"

"Naruto..."

"Naruto?"

"Naruto deserves someone like Sakura, and even if Sakura is taken, I'm sure someone else will come who's 'cute or sexy, hard-working, and confident'."

"...But, Hinata can change to can't you?"

"I tried. I tried to become more confident."

Tobi stared at her excpecting more so she continued.

"Because..."

In the end, I knew he wanted a girl that had more confidence.

"Not a girl like me." She finally muttered.

"But Hinata, you're hard-working right? Then if Hinata keeps trying harder than someday she will be able to do it!"

"How can you say such things so easily..." Hinata said.

Just like him...

"Tobi believes in Hinata." Tobi said and smiled.

Hinata saw a faded image of Naruto behind him, saying the same words.

'I believe in you.'

He said softly to her ear.

"Fine. You win." She stood up suddenly, surprising Tobi. "I'll work harder." She said whiping her tears.

"Take it step by step." Tobi said smiling.

"Yes." She said smiling as she left. "Love you, Tobi." She added.

'If this doesn't work you know what'll happen...' Inner-Hinata's voice echoed in Tobi's scared ears as she laughed evily.

"N-Naruto-kun!"

Naruto looked over his shoulder.

'Isn't that Hinata's voice...!?' He thought. surprised that she knew how to raise her voice over the usual faint sounds.

"Hinata...?" He asked.

Hinata looked down and gulped.

"?"

"Um...Naruto-kun..." She took a deep breath and looked up. This surprised Naruto to her pleasure. "Can I train with you today?"

"Um...Sure..." Naruto stared at her, slapped his face to make sure he was awake. "But you know that I'm training by myself right?"

"Oh, you are...?" Hinata asked blushing.

"Of course." Inner-Hinata smiled.

"Thank you Tobi." She whispered to herself.

"Hm?"

"Nothing." She smiled, making Naruto's heart skip a beat.

The two walked together toward training, a little akwardly but happily.

Step by step...

The step by step idea is (I think) from Sarutobi High... (Be a little more original you retard, Natume!)

Naruhina-ish... (Smiles)

My favorite part was Naruto's review on each girl. (It was super fun and I honestly wanted to do even more girls like Tayuya and Kin and stuff.) Oh, and Inner-Hinata! (She was a lot funner than Hinata and we needed more liveliness for the story anyway.)

Please Review my lovely readers! Love you all!

Sorry it took so long, I got stuck for a while and it took so long to figure everything out.