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(After Naruto left)

Hinata was pacing inside her room in the Hyuuga compound. She bit her lips a few times and ruined her hair just to try and make herself think straight. It was almost time for the party to start and she doesn't know what to tell the others or what plan she has. She knew that she might be able to fool the others but she also knew that she can't fool Sakura that easily and she'll eventually tell everyone about it.

It was understandable for her to be a little late because she told Sakura, Ino and Sai that Naruto was going to pick her up although it won't happen anytime soon now that Naruto decided to confront Sasuke. Hinata grew tired of pacing and sat inside her room and looked at the time, she couldn't stop thinking about the party and Naruto. She needed a good excuse to make her friends believe her, she wanted to tell them that she and Naruto were dating but she doesn't know if she can take the pressure.

She thought of fooling them that Naruto was sick but that won't help, the others have seen him already. She thought of telling them that a special mission came up and it was very important that he attend it because everyone's lives were at stake but that can't happen either. There are a lot of flaws in that idea. Hinata was so frustrated, she really wanted to help Naruto by buying some time for him to save Sasuke and she was desperate to fulfill that promise to him.

She thought that she might make a clone of herself and transform it to look like Naruto but that idea was thrown away once she realized it wouldn't work. One hit with the Shadow clone would make it disappear and Sakura would be the cause for it.

"I don't know what to do anymore, Naruto-kun! Please be safe!"

She worried for Naruto's safety, having him go alone with someone dangerous is bad although she knew Naruto could protect himself, it still bothered her. All she could ever think about now is him and mildly about the party she had to attend. She wanted to scream so badly and make the world hear it, she gripped her hair tightly and started ruffling it sideways and in more ways than one when she heard a knock on the door.

"Who could that be?" Hinata whispered to herself. "I can't leave yet..."

She slowly let her hand slip down, she stood up and tried to think of a more reasonable excuse. Maybe she can say she won't come to the party,no, if she won't come and Naruto won't come they might make an assumption that their doing something together. It made her blush, worry and lose a little hope when all of a sudden the knock grew louder and much more impatient.

She forgot that someone did knock earlier and because of her worry she wasn't able to process what was going on anymore.. She turned to look as the door slid open revealing a guy who looked impatient and annoyed.

"Yes?"

"Hinata-sama," It was Neji. "The party is about to start you should come out and be ready because we need to leave as soon as possible. We don't want the others to think were late, it's best to get a head start from any of them. Besides I have a feeling that they already got there early. Now please come out and join me and my team to head on over to the barbecue house."

"I can't Neji-sama." Hinata fiddled with her fingers. "Naruto-kun is..."

"Naruto-san? Is he coming here?" Neji grinned upon hearing this. "What did Naruto-san say to you? Did he ask you out? Is this the reason you're staying inside your room in a very extended period of time?"

"Neji-sama!" Hinata blushed. "Naruto-kun asked me...to wait for him here. He said he was going to pick me up and that...both of us will go there together. I don't mind being a bit late Neji-sama, there isn't an official time anyway. I also have a feeling that everyone would understand this, so I will stay here and wait for him. If that's alright with you, you can leave with the others."

"I see, then I shall go on ahead and join them but hear me say this Hinata-sama. I don't want to count on him coming to you in person, as much as I want to believe that Naruto-san has changed in a small amount of time, I wouldn't count on him appearing with you. He would likely join Sakura-san at the barbecue shop since he had a crush on her ever since. I have no accountable answers as to why he has fallen for her rage and temper but what I say could be true. I need not sound mean but it is simply a statement of hypothesis in my account. I shall leave now, I will see you later."

"I will see you later too, I'll take that note Neji-sama, goodbye."

Neji said no more as he nodded at her and slowly slid the door shut. Hinata bowed her head in a sort of defeat, she didn't want to allow herself to take Neji's words in but it was all too real. Naruto won't be able to take her to the party just like what they've decided on, but she needed to be strong for him. She will show up a little late at the party because she finally had a thought about what she was going to say to everyone.

She finally knew what kind of excuse it would be, she was only hoping for a miracle that they believe her with the story. She had a feeling that Sakura would question it but she had a plan and hoped things would work out for the better.

"What are you up to now Naruto-kun?" Hinata thought as she looked outside her window.

Neji ran to the door however once he opened it he did not see two people waiting but found three people waiting for him outside. It was Tenten, Lee and Shikamaru. Neji wasn't sure why Shikamaru was there but he can ask that later. He closed the door to the compound shut and ran to them.

"Thank goodness you're here." Tenten grinned at him. "What took you so long Neji? We've been waiting for quite a while now and Lee-kun is getting irritated and wants to run around and get to the party first."

You could see Lee in the background getting worked up doing push-ups and running in place and scowled at the people looking at him. It made everyone that was there feel a little uncomfortable but they tried to ignore it for a short while as they continued their conversation.

"I'm sorry I kept you guys waiting. I would have been out a little earlier if it wasn't for Hinata-sama. I don't blame her it's that there's something that came up and she won't be coming with us."

"Won't be coming? Why not?" Tenten asked.

"Hinata-sama wanted to wait for Naruto-san. She said that Naruto-san wants to escort Hinata-sama to the party...just the two of them. I tried to make her come with us but it seems as if she's made up her mind."

"THERE IS UNIMAGINABLE YOUTH COMING FROM THEM AND IT IS SO SWEET! NOW LET US GO TO THE PARTY WHILE THE POWER OF THE SUN'S YOUTH IS STILL UPON US." Lee brought his fist up while Shikamaru just shook his head and face palmed himself.

"The sun will go down in a few minutes. It's going to be dark soon, do you know that?"

"What are you doing here Shikamaru-san?" Neji asked and made Shikamaru stare at him dully.

"I accidentally bumped into these two along the way. It's such a drag," Shikamaru pointed at Tenten and Lee. "I guess I thought it would be alright to join them since were all going to the party. Anyways, you said that Naruto was going to see Hinata, right?"

Neji nodded. Shikamaru brought his fingers up to his chin and started thinking, it made the three worry. Shikamaru had something in mind and they weren't sure if he'll want to discuss this with them. They waited for him to talk back, it seemed so long.

"I see, well you three should best be going to the party. In a few minutes it's going to get dark and we wouldn't want Sakura to start ranting about the food getting cold or for being late. It would be too troublesome."

"Your not coming either? What's up with you guys?" Tenten asked. "I thought we'd be going together. What changed your mind?"

"Change of plans to be honest." Shikamaru leaned against the wall of the Hyuuga compound. "I have a suspicion that I want to get out of my head. You three should go without me, I think I'll spend a little time here for a while. You know me, fashionably late. There's also something that I want to confirm if it's not too much too ask."

The three said no more as they quickly left, leaving Shikamaru at the front of the compound to think. "Naruto would usually be earlier than anyone, it's very unlikely for him to be late."

Sakura sat in a very long chair and table. She was with Ino and Sai and they were waiting for the others to come to the party. They had the whole place all to themselves. There were party banners, small confetti canons and all you can eat. Sakura rummaged through her wallet, it was almost empty. Ino could see Sakura was a little depressed about it and she tried to calm her down.

"It was for a good cause Sakura! You did well."

"Yeah, He better appreciate this because I put so much effort in this party. I'm just worried." Sakura placed her wallet back in her pocket. "Anyways, I'd like to apologize to you Ino. I didn't mean to push you a while ago, It was a mistake. You too Sai, I wasn't myself a while ago, things just messed me up."

"It's alright." Sai looked up from his book.

"We forgive you." Ino smiled. "Besides, let's not think about it anymore and wait for the others to come."

After a short wait, Kiba, Shino and Chouji came inside the barbecue house and sat with the three of them. Sakura greeted them nicely and with respect, she was just waiting for the rest and Naruto too. She was still bothered with him not telling her about the mission but she didn't care anymore at least that's what she tells herself.

"Hey guys!" Kiba waved at them. "When will the party start?"

"Once everyone else is here." Ino chuckled. "Seriously impatient much!"

"When's the food coming?" Chouji asked rubbing his stomach. "I'm hungry."

"Chouji!" Ino laughed. "It's still a little early."

"It's a good party." Shino said.

"Thanks guys." Sakura smiled.

In a matter of seconds Tenten, Neji and Lee entered and greeted the rest taking seats beside all of them. The only ones that weren't there were Shikamaru, Hinata and Naruto. Sakura wondered what was going on. It was dark now and the three haven't appeared yet.

"Where are they?" She asked. "Naruto should have picked up Hinata by now."

"Shikamaru's with Hinata." Tenten said. "She's not with Naruto. That's what we know."

"What do you mean?" Ino asked. "He said he'll be with Hinata, Hinata told us that."

"That's true. She also told me that a while ago and she's waiting right now." Neji said. "He will pick her up but we haven't seen Naruto since our little sneak peek a few hours ago."

"I saw him, well me and Shino that is." Kiba smiled. "He went out."

"Out where?" Sakura gritted her teeth. "Tell us! Or I swear you will be sleeping on a hospital bed tonight."

Everyone listened to him and the room immediately went silent. All eyes and ears were on him and this made him feel uncomfortable. Sakura was gripping the table causing it to crack. The others couldn't wait any longer and neither can she. Kiba sweat dropped it was like he was being interrogated.

"He left." Shino said. "We saw him leave a few hours ago. We don't know why."

"What do you mean?" Sakura crossed her arms.

"Uhh well...We saw him leave the village just a few hours ago...just like Shino said and then," Kiba looked sideways. "I wasn't sure if it was really him but I can't mistake the smell. It was just a brief moment that I found his scent leave the village but that was it."

"What?" Everyone shouted in Unison.

"I could be wrong."Kiba sweat dropped.

"Your nose can't be wrong." Sai said. "There was this ANBU that came to him a while ago to Ichiraku Ramen, that could be the reason he left the village for other more reasons, I have nothing. The ANBU wanted to talk with him, some kind of business deal perhaps."

"What about Hinata?" Shino asked. "Does she know about this?"

"Hinata would be so hurt!" Ino pouted. "Right Forehead girl!"

"Naruto dragged Hinata away after the ANBU left he wanted to tell her something important, she would know all about it." Sakura said. "I would know that, mostly because I went after them and got into an argument with Naruto. It was really horrible! Everything just got completely messed up."

"What kind of argument?" Chouji asked. "You fought each other?"

"Not exactly."

"You better tell us everything Sakura." Ino crossed her arms. "You still haven't told me and Sai what went down between you three! I have a feeling you just didn't ask him about the truth, something else happened."

"Fine! If you want to hear it then hear me out." Sakura bit her lips.

"After Naruto received that message from the ANBU, he immediately pulled Hinata away from us. I wanted to ask Naruto what the ANBU was for so I ran and followed them, I confronted him about it but he said that it was none of my business and that it was highly classified. I can understand what was going on but I figured that if I somewhat compare him or even threaten him about Sasuke, he might reconsider on telling me. I don't know half of what I was telling him and Hinata. It came out wrong."

Everyone was surprised.

"That's harsh even for you Sakura!" Ino said. "You know Naruto hates it when people talk about Sasuke that way, it might have hurt him mostly because it came from you."

"You know that's a delicate subject for Naruto." Neji said. "He likes you since you were just kids."

"Naruto's probably doing this for you." Chouji said.

"Yeah! The guys doing his best to bring Sasuke back." Tenten said.

"Let's not blame Sakura-san." Lee said. "Perhaps she has a reason to why she did this. Everyone has a reason for everything, Let us take time to hear her out."

"Look it just came out okay, I didn't know half of what I was telling him and Hinata. Me and Naruto started fighting about it and Hinata stood there like nothing was going on, I was lying to Naruto and to myself again... I realized that when he grabbed me. I started dragging Hinata into the conversation, she was just standing there with Naruto. He was planning on telling Hinata all about it for some unknown reason and I can't help but get a little annoyed because she wasn't really that close to Naruto before. It just made me say things..."

Sakura looked away.

"I admit I felt a little jealous about it. I wanted to hit him so hard to make him go through his thick skull that I can protect myself on my own and I can help him. He stopped me from hitting him which he's never done before. He'd usually let me hit him, I don't know what went wrong, mostly everything. He was gripping my wrist so tightly, I almost felt like he wanted to break my arm. Then he and Hinata just left me there telling me that I should think about it."

"That's harsh..." Kiba muttered under his breath.

"I know it is..." Sakura bowed her head. "Maybe we should ask Hinata about it."

"You can't just place Hinata into stuff like that."

"Maybe I can..."

"She's a former teammate of mine, go easy on her."

"Everyone wants to know where Naruto is, isn't that the best way to make her talk just by asking her. It's not like were going to torture her to talk is that right? I'm just saying that..."

"Fine...you do it."

"Fine, I will..."

(with Hinata)

Hinata fixed herself and quickly headed outside. She closed the door and took a deep breath and stare into the moon, this gave her a bit of time to think and calm down. She didn't think twice to look around as she simply walked away from the compound.

Little did she know that Shikamaru was watching her from the shadows for a long time now and quietly followed her to the barbecue house. Hinata just calmly walked which Shikamaru found strange.

"That's odd." Shikamaru thought. "Naruto didn't come as he planned, Hinata would be crying about this but why isn't she. And she sounds so calm, somethings up that their not telling us. What could it be?"

Hinata bit her lips,this was the only way things could be solved and there was no way that she was going to give up. She walked thinking about what Naruto said to her back then.

~I stand by what I say, it's my ninja way.~

She was planning on following those exact words and will never give up. Finally she had reached her destination, the Barbecue house. Hinata was shaking, she wanted to turn back because she had a feeling she can't go through with her plan. Shikamaru decided that it was time he show himself to Hinata, he came out of the shadows.

"Hinata! Glad your here." Shikamaru ran to her, trying to pretend he just got there. "Thank goodness I wasn't the only one late."

"Oh, I didn't realize..." Hinata fiddled with her fingers. "Shall we come in?"

"Sure..."

The door opened, everyone inside turned to look at the door. Some stood up to get a better view. Hinata came inside and it brought smiles to the others, they were waiting for the next one to come in that's when they saw it was just Shikamaru. The ones who stood up took their seat once again. They were so sure that Naruto would show up. Now the questions will begin.

"Sorry I'm late, everyone." Hinata said taking a seat next to Tenten.

"Me too, sorry about that." Shikamaru took a seat beside Chouji. "Anything interesting come up?"

"We were just talking about Naruto." Chouji said. "Sakura just told us about that fight Hinata, Naruto and Sakura had."

"Interesting...what's it about?"

"The ANBU...the one that came to inform Naruto something. We can tell you the details later." Sakura said. "Hinata, where's Naruto?"

"You can't just ask her like that!" Kiba shouted when Sakura suddenly stepped on his foot. "AHHHH!" He could swear it was flat by now. Hinata was shocked, but she had to stay calm.

"Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked. "Why would you want to know where he is?"

"Actually I think we all want to know." Shikamaru wondered. "It just sounds so suspicious that he suddenly disappeared. Judging from what I've heard, he planned on bringing you here together."

Ino eyed her and crossed her arms. "You told us that he was going to pick you up. Where is he now? Did he cheat on you?"

"INO!" Sakura glared. "Naruto won't ever cheat on Hinata."

"Joking! Chill Sakura, now come on Hinata...tell us the suspense is killing me." Everyone eyed her. "Okay it's making everyone wonder and we want to know everything."

"If you don't want to tell us it's alright." Shino nodded. "It's not like were forcing you to tell."

"It's fine, Of course I'll tell you, you're my friends." Hinata took a deep breath. "I hope this works. If not then I should just hope for a miracle to come out."

"Well were waiting..."

"Naruto-kun was... called in by the Kazekage to leave the village a while ago. I'm sure Sakura-san has informed you of our little misunderstanding... The ANBU was nothing more but a messenger, he told Naruto-kun that the Kazekage had something important to discuss to him about the upcoming that it cannot wait any longer. It was a matter of life...and death... The Kazekage specifically wanted Naruto-kun to do it because Naruto-kun was the best option there is... I didn't hear the rest much because...I wasn't paying any attention..."

"I don't think that's possible." Shikamaru said. "Actually It's not possible."

"Why wouldn't it be?" Hinata wondered. "Please don't find out! Please oh please...oh please..."

"Well there are a lot of facts I can tell. Why were you told about this anyways? It's highly unlikely."

"I was...specifically told by Naruto-kun to guard his belongings and help Sakura-san...with the paperwork...He also told me that he was sorry that he couldn't attend the party, told me to apologize to Sakura-san for his behavior too. He also said that he will probably make up for it all...He might probably come home tomorrow, I'm not so sure...he didn't give much detail to it."

"Sounds to me like its nothing but a script." Shikamaru bluntly said. "There's no problems within Suna, I would know about those problems because Temari or Kankuro would have told me."

"What are you talking about Shikamaru?" Ino shouted. "That's a reasonable excuse, Naruto is too awesome now to join his friends. He's out to save people, how can that be nothing but a script...it's totally real!"

"Not to me it isn't. There's just so many flaws to it."

"I assure you that it could be your imagination." Hinata left things at that.

"Let's stop this for a while guys." Sakura sighed. "Let's eat."

"I SECOND THAT!" Chouji shouted.

The food was later brought in and nobody spoke a word to Hinata and Sakura. People would just whisper things to the other and it wasn't that much of a party now that they really don't have a reason to celebrate. Things got down as time goes. Some of them finished their meal and some just plainly took the silence away by talking loudly and teasing.

Everyone started to loosen up by the time the party was almost finished. Things were being thrown and small confetti canons were being released, everyone felt like having fun. They played some games that weren't even for their age but they laughed it all out.

Everything seemed to go well until they heard some people come inside the barbecue house. There were 4 ANBU standing in front of them causing everyone to stop what they were doing. Suddenly the fifth ANBU appeared, their team leader. Hinata was mostly bothered, she recognized the leader.

"Excuse us for our interruption." Red Raven said. "We won't be long."

"Why are you here?" Sakura shouted. "Did something happen to Naruto?"

"We'd like to speak with Hinata Hyuuga about the situation." The one with the bear mask said. "Important orders from the Hokage himself."

"From the Hokage himself." Neji repeated. "Most intriguing. What do you say Hinata-sama?"

"It's important since Naruto-kun asked for me." Hinata stepped forward when somebody grabbed her arm. It was Kiba. "Kiba-kun? Is there something wrong?"

"I don't trust them." Kiba gritted his teeth. "Even if they are sent by Naruto."

"None of us trust them." Sai said. "Something about them feels different."

"We mean no harm." Red Raven said. "Please, we need to speak with Hinata Hyuuga."

"Why can't you just tell her while were here?" Kiba stomped his foot.

"Please, they just want to discuss something to me. I won't be long, I will just be outside. Please follow me and we'll talk." Hinata ran outside with the ANBU's following her. She took a deep breath, she couldn't take the pressure building up inside her. It was too much.

"Please hurry." Hinata panted. "I can't keep them waiting or else they will suspect me of hiding the truth. Did something happen to Naruto=kun?"

"No Hinata-sama, he is safe." The girl ANBU said. "The Hokage insisted we head home and tell you to wait for him and that you shouldn't worry too much. We don't understand why he mentioned you specifically but you must be someone important to him."

"Thank you. Is he alright? What's the situation?"

"He's fine." The one with the Fox mask said. "He simply plans to engage in battle with Uchiha Sasuke but were not that sure. We left before we could see what was happening but I assure you all is well. "

"Thank goodness. Thank you for telling me all of this, I appreciate it. You can go now."

The ANBU's have nothing more to say as they vanished from thin air. Hinata couldn't think of a way to face her friends, it was all too sudden and she had a feeling that they were already on to her. She slowly entered the barbecue house to find everyone waiting for her.

"What did they say?" Sakura asked.

"Come on Hinata we all want to know." Ino jumped.

"They said that Naruto-kun is fine and that we should just wait for his return." Hinata blushed. "That's all that the ANBU's have told me, there's nothing more."

"That was a bummer." Ino sighed. "I'm going home, the party's over anyways and it's getting late. My parents will kill me!"

"Guess we have to head home too." Shikamaru and Chouji said.

Everyone else had nothing more to say about the event that happened. Nothing was expected and they were all tired too. Let's just say that the ANBU ruined the fun, that's what some of them thought, they placed the blame on them instead. They each headed home leaving Sakura alone with Hinata, who was too shocked at what happened.

"Sakura-san," Hinata tried to say but she was cut off.

"I don't know what you're hiding from us Hinata but it better be worth it." Sakura said bluntly." If Naruto gets into any trouble we know who to blame. If you've told us a lie then I'm not sure anymore...let's just hope we can trust you with this." Sakura gave a sad smile. "I'm sorry Hinata for shouting and looking like a total mess and trying to place the blame on you, it's just that I'm somewhat worried about Naruto and I know you are too because I can see what you're going through..."

"He's been my friend for so long and that something changed between us, I still like Sasuke though but there's something about Naruto and I that I can't even comprehend let alone think for it to be true. Anyways, I should leave. This party has been my worse yet..."

Sakura left things at that and left the barbecue house leaving Hinata all alone. "I'm sorry...I thought my plan would have worked but I guess I was wrong." tears fell from Hinata's eyes. "I wish you were here Naruto-kun, you...would just hold onto me..."

I didn't want to make the characters hate Hinata, I just kinda like maybe..I just made them feel confused. Yeah that's it. They were just so confused about the whole situation and frustrated that Hinata won't tell them. I had to leave thinks like that. As for Sakura, well she's just worried about Naruto and has a bit of issues with Sasuke.

Poor Hinata, I didn't want her to feel like this but it was the best way to possible get her and Naruto closer. I mean she's doing this for Naruto right? Uhhh...I don't know anymore, I feel so mean...I didn't like how I made this chapter!

As for the fight scene, hehehee...you might just have to wait for the next chapter...wahahaah! JOking...Kidding with the laugh..oh..never mind me, I feel messed up! XD

Thank you for reading, if you have time please tell me what you guys think. Thank you!