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After school the next day Naruto met Hinata outside. She was waiting patiently by the curb, holding her walking stick and wearing her sunglasses. Naruto grinned and sneaked up on her. When he got close enough he pulled her sunglasses off. Hinata gasped and jumped, and Naruto laughed before she got too scared.

"It's me, Hinata," he told her, still laughing. Hinata touched her face.

"N-Naruto… my g-glasses…" Naruto tucked said glasses in his back pocket.

"You don't mind if you keep them off for a while, right? I'll keep them safe, I promise." Hinata was silent a moment.

"S-Sure, N-Naruto, but why?" Naruto smiled and took her hand.

"So I can see your beautiful eyes, of course! Now come on, Hinata!" He started to charge down the street, a stunned Hinata in tow. H-He… called my eyes b-beautiful… Naruto lead her down a few twists and turns, and she had no idea where they were or where they were going, but Hinata chose to trust him. Naruto pulled Hinata along, making her walking stick practically useless, and followed the way he knew by heart. He hadn't been there in a while, and he hoped no one else would be there just in case he couldn't control himself.

After a while Hinata felt the hard concrete sidewalk disappear, and instead started walking on what felt and sounded like grass. Naruto helped her climb up a hill and pulled her along. He had finally reached his destination. Hinata could practically touch the change in Naruto, and she knew to keep quiet. Naruto walked along the section, his eyes trained on something near the end. Finally he stopped and stared down at the two large stones sticking out of the ground.

"Here, Hinata," he spoke softly, taking her hand. He led it to the stone and Hinata's fingers traced over the imprinted words in the stone.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki

Father, Husband, Mother, Wife

Brother

Hinata gasped.

"N-Naruto…" Naruto stared down at the tombstones. Thankfully the graveyard was empty, so he didn't have to deal with anyone trying to tell him to get out.

"I wanted to visit Iruka today, too," he said quietly, "But the hospital kicks me out every time I try to go to see him. Seems even the new people that work there hates me… But it doesn't matter." Naruto continued to stare down at the grave before him.

"They're gone," he whispered, tears pricking his deep blue eyes, "And they're never coming back." Hinata felt tears build in her eyes and reached out a hand blindly towards Naruto's voice. He caught it and held it, stroking her soft skin with his thumb.

"N-Naruto…" She didn't know what to do. Here he was, probably crying, and she had no idea what to say to make him feel better.

"I don't even deserve to be here," Naruto whispered suddenly, "I should have died instead of them. I should be the one under this grave." Hinata's eyes widened, and the tears she had trying to hold back now ran down her cheeks. She reached out to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, tight.

"No, N-Naruto," she murmured, "N-No you don't… You deserve to l-live, N-Naruto." Naruto didn't answer, and he didn't attempt to hug her back. Hinata hugged him tighter, shaking her head.

"D-Don't ever say that again, N-Naruto," she whispered, pleaded, "I'm s-so glad you're a-alive… I n-never want you to d-die…" Just the thought brought on new tears, and she could feel small, wet drips on her shoulder.

"N-Naruto… Y-You deserve s-so much better t-than what you've b-been given…" It was silent for a moment, and he didn't answer. She opened her mouth to say more when she felt something around her waist. Naruto wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. He held her tight, as if he never wanted to let go. Hinata's eyes widened.

"I l… You're amazing, Hinata…" Hinata smiled a little, tears gathering in her eyes, though this time not because she was depressed. She shook ahead.

"Y-You're the amazing one, N-Naruto… You're such a g-good person despite w-what happened to y-you…" Naruto pulled away from the hug so that he could look at her. He wiped away her remaining tears with his thumb and stared into those snowy, unseeing white eyes.

"Thank you, Hinata." He then leaned in and placed a small, soft kiss on her cheek. Hinata's face heated up, and Naruto smiled, deciding that he liked when she blushed. He stood, pulling Hinata up with him, and handed her walking stick back to her.

"Let's go, Hinata," he said, and took her hand once again.

Sakura glanced at Ino nervously.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Ino gave her a small, forced smile.

"Yes, Sakura. I don't really have any other choice, do I?" Sakura sighed.

"I guess not…" Ino smiled and took her friend's hand. Sakura looked at her and took a breath before opening the door.

Sasuke sat with Shikamaru, Kiba (with Akamaru, of course), and Shino in the park. None of them had had anything to do, so they decided to hang out together.

"So…" Kiba started, "Do any of you know what really happened to Naruto?" Shino sighed and shook his head. Kiba never was the one to be patient when it came to anything. Sasuke and Shikamaru shook their heads.

"Nope," Sasuke answered, and then sent him a glare, "But if I were you, I wouldn't bring it up in front of him again." Kiba's eyebrows rose, and even Shino was a little surprised. Who knew the tough Sasuke Uchiha could be protective of his friends? Shikamaru sighed and intertwined his fingers behind his head, not seeming fazed.

"No, but I have a feeling he's told Hinata." Kiba frowned.

"You mean the blind girl he was sitting by?" This earned him another glare from Sasuke, and Shino shook his head at Kiba's stupidity. Shikamaru nodded, seeming to miss all of this.

"Yeah, she seems to affect him in some way. If he had to pick, I'd say she was the one he trusts most out of our little group. Kiba was thoughtful for a moment.

"So, is he the only one with secrets, or what?" Shikamaru glanced at Sasuke, who had looked away.

"That," he started, closing his eyes and leaning back, "is for the others to tell you." Kiba glanced at Sasuke, not missing how tense he had gotten or the glance Shikamaru had given him when he mentioned secrets. For once, though, he decided to be silent; Sasuke didn't seem like the kind to reveal secrets when pressured; most likely he would clamp up any more. For now, it was just a waiting game until he and the others trusted him and Shino enough to reveal their secrets.

The next day at lunch, everyone was shocked to see Ino appear with her hair cut short, just below her ears. When they asked what happened, she simply said that she wanted to change her look. Sasuke looked at Sakura and caught her eye. He didn't miss the sad look in her eyes before she turned away. They all settled down and it was silent, the air tense. Everyone glanced around each other, waiting. Naruto took a deep breath and squeezed Hinata's hand. She immediately caught on, and smiled, nodding encouragingly. Naruto took another deep breath.

"If you guys really want to know," he said quietly to the entire group, "I'll tell you where I really got these scars."

Everyone glanced at each other and nodded, practically holding their breaths, not daring to speak.

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