Chapter 2: Comfort Within Ones Clicks

Hinata slowly walked along the river that runs through the village. Her mind was still thinking about Naruto and his current predicament. His chances were at a perfect 50/50 chance, and they don't know what the result might be. Uncertainty continued to become a wavering factory in her thoughts; always switching sides whether he makes it through the operation or not. Nothing but chaos and confusion.

"Why does it have to happen to Naruto, the only one that means something to me; someone who was very close to me and actually cared about me… why?" She looked at the sky feeling the complete loss within her. Hinata started crying, but the tears rolled down faster than before. She crumpled to the ground, seeming to lose all of her energy and hope within herself. It had seemed that all of her will to live was almost gone as well. She slowly grabbed for her weapons pocket and pulled out a kunai knife. Slowly, she pulled it up to her throat.

"Hinata!" came a scream. Hinata stopped and looked to her left. Running towards her was Sakura, pink hair flying in the air like a tornado. She stopped right in front of her. "What do you think your doing!?" Hinata looked away, tears still rolling down her check.

"I don't know anymore… it feels like my world is closing it's broad open gold gates to me." Hinata's tears moved now quicker, now making her eyes red.

"Hinata… what's wrong?" Sakura sat down next to her, putting an arm around her. She knew that something was up… and it was probably Naruto.

"Its… it's Naruto."

"What about him?"

Hinata paused a moment. "He is at the point of life or death now," Sakura gasped in confusion, "His surgery is going to take place to try and restore his body… mainly his heart."

Sakura looked in confusion "Wait a moment. What happened to him?"

"I'll tell you." A voice spoke near them. Both Hinata and Sakura looked up. Kiba was standing there, holding Akamaru in his arms; he was sleeping.

"We'll, what happened?" she asked, once more. Kiba's expression died down slowly. He sat down next to Hinata, and faced Sakura. He told her about the mission, and about the ninja that appeared, which almost destroyed him. As he was telling this story, Hinata continued to cry; she didn't need to hear this story again. Once was already enough for her to hear.

"Oh…. I see," she turned to Hinata, arm still wrapped around her. Sakura took her hand, and placed in on Hinata's. Hinata tightly grasped her hand, feeling the comfort trying to sneak in her sad, torn body, "Don't worry Hinata. I know how you feel…"

Hinata looked at her, shocked "How could you know!? You've never had someone that you have loved for so long!" Her eyes still focused on Sakura's eyes, burning red from all of the tears.

"I have, indeed…"

"Who?!" Sakura looked at the sky and all of the clouds. She then looked back at Hinata.

"Sasuke…" Hinata gasped. She had forgotten that she had loved him for so long, and that he left the village to join Orochimaru. She felt really dumb, forgetting this.

"I'm sorry Sakura. I forgot about him," Sakura smiled at her, then looked back at the sky, "It's been already 2 years, right?" Sakura nodded. She started thinking about all the times that she had with Sasuke, even if they weren't the best; they still brought her memories back to her.

"You know Hinata. Even though you love him so much, always be prepared to lose him." Hinata gasped, eyes widening with fear and sadness.

"But… but why?"

"I had loved Sasuke for so long, and thought about him all the time. But when he had left, it too seemed that my world was falling apart. Everything was out of tune, and everything wasn't right, like how I thought it would be. But…"

"But what?"

"But I then realized that I still had a lot of friends who too care about me and who are wonderful friends to me. It put me in the position to think that everything would still be ok, even if Sasuke was gone. Everything is still here, everyone is still alive, and most importantly I had friends who where still there with me by my side. So, Hinata, what I am trying to say is that even if Naruto doesn't survive, there is still a lot be happy about. I know that parting with him will be extremely hard, but that's why you have great friends with you. So that they can help you and support you through such a difficult time. Besides, it's always best to look on the bright side and be optimistic about everything that happens to us."

Hinata stopped to think about it; it was true. She had plenty of friends that did too care about her; Sakura, Kiba, Shino, and maybe even Neji. She had other friends that she could depend on. Of course, the still thought of her loosing Naruto was still to overwhelming to her. It still would make her cry, and possibly throw her into a lonely state of depression. "Anything could happen"she kept thinking.

"Sakura… Kiba…."

"What is it Hinata?" Kiba asked quietly.

"…Thank you… for helping me." Sakura smiled and pulled her in closer. Kiba came closer as well, and he put his arms around her as well. Hinata closed her eyes, smiling and crying, but not because she was sad but because she was happy. She was around the comfort of her friends.