Hinata slowly opened her eyes and blinked. She remembered what happened last night, her training, Naruto's encouraging words and their accidental kiss. (Yuck!) She slightly blushed remembering the last part.
'Great, I was an embarrassment last night.' She thought and she felt something soft under her head. She didn't know what it is, so she sat and saw Naruto's jacket. It was behind her head the whole night, and that's why she feels so comfortable last night. At least that's what she thought. She took it and fold it neatly.
"Ow!" She turned around and saw Naruto rubbing his face. "You stupid squirrel! Come down here and I'll teach you some manners!" He shouted and the squirrel threw him a rotten apple. "Ow! Why you!" He had fires on his eyes and the squirrel made and evil giggle. "Come here you little brat!" The squirrel started leaping away and he chased it.
Hinata let out a soft giggle at his childish act. He's like a dog who's chasing a cat.
He hopped like a frog and caught a squirrel, "Gotcha!" He grinned evilly and she giggled again. Now he's like a cat who caught a ball of yarn.
"Time to—Ow!" The squirrel bit his hand and ran away.
"You just wasted your time chasing a squirrel." Kankuro said.
"Oh yeah! What would you do if a squirrel threw you a rotten apple while you're finally sleeping peacefully!"
"Squirrels only do that to idiots and oblivious persons." Kankuro smirked.
"You're the one to talk! Just look at your face! I'm sure that the animals are afraid of you!" A vein pooped on Kankuro's head while the girls chuckled.
"All right, enough of your foolishness Naruto. You should stop acting like a child." Kakashi said as he flipped another page on his book.
"But Kakashi-sensei—"
"I think I found him." Sai said which caught their attention.
'That fast?'
"Good, where is he, so we can beat the tart out of him." Kankuro said as he cranked his knuckles.
"Well, according to my Ink Clones, he's not that far. At least 2 kilometres from here."
It feels like that a glass just cracked.
'He calls that not far?' They all thought, except for Naruto, and gave him a weird look.
"Did I said something wrong?"
Kakashi sighed and went down on the tree branch he was sitting. "At least you and your Ink clones did a great job. You'll lead us on where he's hiding."
"You know it's kinda unusual. 7 people are set on a mission to find one person, and only one of us knows where he is." Kankuro said and sister elbowed him. "Ow!" He rubbed his arm.
"Now we need to think of a good strategy to defeat him." Shikamaru said and went on a sitting position. "What kind of strategy is he using?" He added.
"Well..."
'This is my chance.' Naruto thought and left the group silently. He went through the woods but a certain someone followed him.
...
"Naruto."
He stopped walking and turned around. "H-Hinata? W-What are you doing in here? W-Why are you following me?"
"I-I just wanted to return your jacket. Thank you for letting me use it as a pillow." She handed him his jacket and he took it.
"Sure, no prob."
"Where are you going anyway?"
'Think fast.'
"And why did you just shutter?"
"Y-you see, I-I really need to...pee." He dropped his head in a self-pity way and she blushed in embarrassment for continuing their conversation.
"O-Okay, I gotta go. I'll see you later." She said and left him alone in the woods.
Naruto sighed and rubbed his head. It's a good thing that she believed in his bluff.
"I'm sorry Hinata, but we have to defeat him on our own." He uttered and put on his jacket. He was surprised that his jacket smells like strawberries.
'It must be her shampoo.' He thought. "I think I like her scent. Wait, why did I just said that?!" He gently patted his face to make sure that he is in the real world. "Right." He left.
Uh guys. I'm sorry, but I have to put this story on hold . I promise I'll update if señor ideas came into my head. Plus, a new idea went into my head and I'm working on that story. It's a crossover and promise I'll update this if ideas came through my thick head, only ideas but also my studies, I need to study since we only have 3 months left on our school year and I'm gonna graduate high school. Have fun, Advance Merry Christmas and God Bless.