Hinata Chronicles Chapter 20: First Night back in Konoha

"I can't believe I went down like that. . ." Kakashi complained as he look at his perverted book, he then lowered it as he saw Naruto Sakura and Hinata all chuckling as each of them were holding a bell in their hands. "I should've just read it to the end earlier."

Naruto then started to laugh. "But man, it's amazing how much you like reading that boring book!"

"Eh?" Kakashi muttered.

" The Pervy Sage lent me a copy, but it was so lame that I didn't even read past ten pages!" Naruto started to explain as Kakashi looked at him confused. "I actually have no idea how it ends."

Kakashi's eye then widen with realization as he pointed at them, soon dropping his upper body in shame.

"Even thought Naruto didn't know the ending, we figured that you'd react to just hearing "Make-Out Tactics". That was a good strategy, right?" Sakura said.

Hinata then started to giggle a bit. "Gotcha!" she said as Kakashi started to grumble a bit.

(Scenery change to restaurant area of Konoha)

"Well. . . You have become strong, huh? I'm amazed you were actually able to get the bells." Kakashi said complementing the three.

Naruto then stared to chuckle a bit. "Maybe I've surpassed even you, Kakashi-Sensei!" He then wrapped his arm around Hinata as she started to blush. "You were great Hinata."

"Thank you." Hinata said as she then gave him a kiss on the cheek

"What are you saying? Such conceit. . . " Sakura said. "AGH! WHEN THE HELL DID THOSE TWO START DATING! THIS WHOLE THING IS KILLING ME! SHANNARO!" Inner Sakura said.

Kakashi then started to lightly laugh a bit. "But anyway, I'm still young, and recently. . . I developed a brand new jutsu. . ."

Naruto stomach then started growl catching everyone's attention. "Ah! Yeah! We've haven't gone home or to Ichiraku Ramen yet!

"Yeah, I'm a bit hungry after training from yesterday too." Sakura said.

"Same here!" Hinata said.

"Right! It'll be Kakashi-Sensei's treat!" Naruto said.

"Alright! Sensei!" Sakura said.

"Sorry. . . I have to create and submit a list of formations of the new teams." Kakashi said as he made a hand sign. "So it's goodbye for now." He then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"AHH! HE RAN AWAY!" Naruto said in shock.

"Saying something like that. . . he's just thinking to continue reading the book. . . probably." Sakura said.

"Should've guess he would've done that." Hinata said.

Sakura then turned her head and saw two familiar faces. "Shikamaru! Temari! Hey!" she said waving to them and pointing at Naruto and Hinata. "Who do you think these guys are?"

"Hey! If it isn't Naruto and Hinata!" Shikamaru said cheerfully said.

"Shikamaru!" Naruto said happily.

"Long time no see." Hinata said.

"Did you guys just come home?" Shikamaru asked.

"No, we just back yesterday." Naruto explained.

Shikamaru then began to chuckle a bit. "So has any of your idiocy left you? And have you changed as well?" Shikamaru asked.

"No. He hasn't changed at all." Sakura blurted out.

"Sakura!" Naruto said depressingly

"Ah. . . Really?" Shikamaru asked jokingly.

Naruto then started to chuckle and got a sly grin on his face. "So, are you on a date or something?

"That's not it." Shikamaru said.

"You're joking. Why would I go out with such a . . ." Temari started to explain. "There's a Chunin Exam soon. I'm just going back and forth between The Sand and The Leaf for meetings."

"And it's troublesome, but I've become an Examiner, so I was told to go and see off the messengers from The Sand." Shikamaru said in a complaining tone of voice.

"A Chunin Exam. . . ? That brings back memories. . . " Naruto said.

Hinata then nodded her head, remembering the first exam she was in, when she realized something. "Oh no, Me and Naruto are still Genin and-" Hinata thought.

"Yeah! And Naruto, what are you and Hinata planning?" Shikamaru asked.

"What are you mean?" Naruto asked with a confused look on his face.

"What, you say. . . It's a Chunin Exam. The only two from our class who hasn't become a chunin is you and Hinata." Shikamaru explained.

"Three, two, one." Hinata thought.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH?" Naruto screamed out.

"Knew it." Hinata thought.

"Then! Then! You're a chunin too, Sakura?" Naruto asked in a panicky tone.

"Yep!" Sakura replied with a peace sign.

"Plus, Kankurou of the Sand and Temari here are already Jonin." Shikamaru said.

"HUHHHHHHHHHHHH?" Naruto exclaimed. "Hey, then Gaara! What about Gaara?"

Temari then explained to Naruto and Hinata what happened to Gaara.

"Is that so? Gaara became the Kazekage?" Naruto said as he clenched his fist. "Amazing! I'm not going to lose, either!" He smiled as he then pointed to the Hokage Monument. "I'm definitely going to be Hokage! Just you watch me, Gaara!"

"I know you can do it." Hinata thought. She then gave Naruto a kiss on the cheek.

"I knew it." Shikamaru said as he started to chuckle.

"Knew what?" Hinata asked.

"Shikamaru?" Sakura asked.

"What's up?" Naruto said with his arm around Hinata again.

"That you two were in love." Shikamaru said.

"EHHHHHHHHH? YOU KNEW ALL ALONG?" Naruto and Sakura screamed in unison.

"H-how long have you known?" Hinata asked.

"It was pretty obvious, first being that you always used to get shy around Naruto when you saw him, second being at the Chunin Exams where you first beat Neji when you hugged Naruto ending with the both of you blushing, third being that you got really pissed off when that Nexus guy knocked out Naruto, and lastly well. . . " Shikamaru explained.

"Well what?" Naruto asked.

"The last thing being that Hinata was in the same room as Naruto and when I over heard you two talking about how I would be a blabber mouth if I saw you two in some position, afterwards being that I went into your room and Hinata was under the covers in Naruto bed." Shikamaru explained.

Sakura stood there, flushed at the face staring at Naruto and Hinata as they were blushing as she got to mutter out a few words. "Under. . . The covers. . . In Naruto's. . .Hospital. . . BED?" She lastly screamed out as she was cracking her knuckles.

"W-what Sakura I-I cam explain!" Naruto screamed out as he started to run away from her.

"GET BACK HERE!" Sakura said as she ran after him, Hinata rushing behind the two trying t calm Sakura down.

"Hmm. . . Maybe I shouldn't have said something about that hospital thing." Shikamaru said.

"Ya think?" Temari sarcastically said chuckling to herself.