Author's Note: Hey everyone, sorry it's taken so long to get this chapter up. Life in general has been hellacious and left me little time to write or even concentrate for that matter. I hit a bit of a wall on this chapter too which didn't help but it's finally done and I'm happy with it for the most part. Hope you enjoy and please Read and Review!

Chapter 16: The Shower Incident

"You!" Tsunade shouted raising an accusing finger at Naruto. "You idiotic, arrogant, knuckleheaded brat!" she whispered dangerously dropping her voice while narrowing her eyes.

Naruto's face showed one of confusion before the insults sank in and his tempered flared. "A few weeks of uninterrupted sleep and you still manage to wake up on the wrong side of the bed Obaa-chan? Figures..." He muttered to himself as an afterthought as he crossed his arms.

Tsunade walked up to Naruto and looked him dead in the eyes. To his surprise it wasn't just anger that he saw but a mixture of hurt and relief as well. Her breathing was ragged and he wasn't sure if it was from barging in or her emotions that she was managing to keep in check just beneath the surface. It was then Naruto recognized the look that she was giving him, it was one of fear. It wasn't the typical fear associated with death or danger, but a fear of loneliness that plagued her eyes. Naruto knew that look all too well and he felt his heart pull against his chest to comfort her. She was terrified that he hadn't survived, that he had died in his fight against Nagato, and even though he sat in front of her right now she was terrified that he was going to disappear as if he was a figment of her imagination. She was scared and so she coped with it by putting up a front of anger in an attempt to protect herself from the possible reality that he was dead.

Tsunade pointed her finger at him again and opened her mouth but no words escaped because they never had time to leave her mouth. Before she could say anything Naruto grabbed her wrist and yanked her into a huge bear hug, strong enough to let her know he was alive but gentle enough considering she had just woken up from a coma. That was all it took and once in his embrace the dams burst and her emotions flooded out in sobs of relief.

"Baka! Y-You…b-baka! D-Don't ev-er…d-do that…a-again!" She said between sobs as her tears soaked into Naruto's shirt. She clung to him with a death grip while he held her in a protective manner and cooed to her gently trying to calm her down.

It took all it had for Naruto to not cry as well. The relief that washed over him knowing that the woman he saw as almost a mother was awake and very much alive was overwhelming. He felt his eyes begin to dampen but he steeled himself for the woman in his arms. She needed to know that there was one constant still in her life after all that had happened. She had to be strong for the village so he would be strong for her.

"I th-thought...I thought that y-you…oh kami Naruto! I'm the Hokage…i-it's my j-job to pro-tect the v-village, n-not yours!" she choked out, trying to catch her breath.

Naruto chuckled to himself before looking down at her. "Trying to steal my thunder now Baa-chan? I'm allowed to protect the things that are precious to me too ya know." Tsunade looked up at him angrily but her reddened eyes looked anything but that.

Naruto gave another chuckle at the way the Hokage was pouting and gave her an affection peck on her forehead. "You know I refuse to die before I take your spot Baa-chan. Have a little faith in me." Naruto said with a cheeky smile. "But I'm so happy to see that you're awake. I feel as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders."

"Baka! You're a-all I have l-left! If you d-died I'd…I'd bring you b-back and k-kill you myself!" Tsunade said with an attempted glare but the tears in her eyes didn't help her.

Naruto couldn't help but finally laugh at her contradiction. "You would be the only person in the world to bring me back to life just to kill me again."

Naruto knew what she meant though. Jiraiya was gone, the Third was gone, and now all they had left were each other. Still, he knew acting like an idiot with his jokes would cheer her up and that's what he was doing right now. What he didn't expect was for the soft spoken lavender eyed woman who had been watching the scene unfold to join the conversation.

"A-Actually N-Naruto-kun…I'd p-probably help H-Hokage-sama too." Hinata replied softly while looking down at her hands. A blush had appeared on her face as well at the suggested meaning of how important he was to her.

Tsunade's head snapped up towards the extra voice. "Crap." she muttered to herself as she abruptly stood up and tried to make herself presentable.

"It's o-okay Hokage-sama, I k-know how much Naruto-kun m-means to you." Hinata tried to reassure the red eyed blonde.

Tsunade seemed to relax slightly and directed a soft smile at Hinata which she returned in kind. Both women then turned their attention to Naruto who had a huge smile plastered on his face. The goofy look caused Tsunade to finally break down and a quiet laugh escaped her lips as she shook her head gently.

"You're something else you know that?" she said as she looked at him warmly. Words couldn't describe how grateful she was that he was fine.

"One in a million!" Naruto said enthusiastically while giving her a foxy smile and a thumbs up.

Tsunade chuckled at his antics but her face suddenly became serious. "Naruto…what happened after I lost consciousness?"

Naruto's smile faded and Tsunade couldn't help but catch the look of pain and guilt that crossed his face briefly. Naruto remained quiet and it was Hinata that spoke first.

"I think you should sit down for this Hokage-sama. It's a long story." Hinata said quietly.

Tsunade couldn't help but notice that the Hyuuga princess was now staring at her sheets with a very deep blush now on her face. This raised more questions for the Hokage but before she could ask them a very loud sound interrupted her: the growling stomach of a starved comatose patient.

"Oh…my stomach…" Tsunade groaned as she clutched her stomach and suddenly felt weak in the knees.

Naruto couldn't help but smirk at her and Hinata giggled as well.

"You can have the last of my cinnamon rolls if you'd like Hokage-sama." Hinata offered.

As soon as the words left Hinata's mouth there was a blur and the remaining three rolls vanished from her plate. Hinata stared at the empty plate in surprise before looking up at Tsunade who was licking her fingers. Her hunger was still present and she turned to Naruto who simply just laughed at her.

"Sorry, but I ate all of mine." Naruto said with a smirk and a shrug. "But you can have this if you'd like?" He suggested as he offered up the hospital food.

Tsunade visibly shivered as she turned her nose away from the abomination that was the hospital food.

"I'd rather eat my own vomit than put that crap in my mouth." Tsunade said after making a face.

Naruto's face scrunched up at that thought and Hinata visibly paled but Tsunade just chuckled at their reaction. However, her stomach once again demanded sustenance and a rather annoyed expression graced her face.

"Where the hell is Sakura? If she was here I would have sent her out to get some real food by now. Does she have today off?" Tsunade asked and immediately noticed the look on Naruto's face.

"Naruto…where is Sakura?" Tsunade asked slowly.

Silence was the only thing that met her ears but the unshed tears brimming in Naruto's eyes were enough to cause a large lump to rise in her throat. When Hinata saw that Naruto was unable to answer their leader she decided to step in.

"H-Hokage-sama, you sh-should sit down for this." She said quietly motioning towards the chair next to Naruto's bed.

Tsunade said nothing but did as Hinata suggested. Once she was seated she looked at Hinata to continue. After a moment of silence to find her voice, Hinata began to quietly explain everything that had happened since Tsunade had been in a coma while Naruto stared out the window with his eyes fixed on some unseen object off in the distance.

Neji walked briskly through the hallways of the Hyuuga compound with a hard contemplative look on his face. The servants in the hallways parted for him and no other clan members bothered him. He was one of the strongest in Hyuuga family; both of the branch and the main, but more importantly he was practically a main family member because he was on such good terms with his uncle. It was because of this familiarity that all the other members feared him, which was a stupid and irrational fear in his opinion.

"Fools, I've never done anything to them to cause this kind of behavior and yet they continue to recoil like beaten dogs." Neji thought to himself in annoyance.

In Neji's opinion his clan needed a complete overhaul on the system but the elders wouldn't allow any of that. However, there were more important things to address at the moment, more specifically, the meeting Hiashi had called for. As far as Neji knew the meeting only involved important members of the clan, both branch and main family, so he knew that the meeting held some significance. Reaching the double doors, Neji paused to make sure he looked presentable before sliding the door open and walking in.

Upon entering the room Neji quickly evaluated it, taking note of the people sitting patiently awaiting the arrival of their leader. As he sat down at the head of the branch members Neji couldn't help but wonder what was so important to call all of these people here. The elders were there and naturally they sat in the front facing everyone else with a space in the center reserved solely for their leader. Then there was Hanabi and a few other main branch clan members sitting on the opposite side of Neji. However, what he noticed with these main branch members was that they were all acknowledged shinobi within the clan. In other words, their names carried weight. The same could also be said with the branch members that Neji was sitting with.

"What in the world is going on?" Neji wondered.

At that moment, Neji was pulled from his thoughts when Hiashi entered the room and took his place in front of clan. Silence immediately followed as all eyes in the room rested on the clan leader. After a moment of silence, Hiashi called the meeting to order.

"I'm sure that you are all well aware of the importance of this meeting just by who is present in this room." Hiashi said as he gazed at his clansmen. "There are a number of items I wish to inform you about so I will not waste any time." After a pause he dropped the first bomb. "The Sixth Hokage is dead."

"How did Hokage-sama die?" a main branch member asked quickly.

"He was killed by Uchiha Sasuke." Hiashi replied with no hint of emotion.

Neji caught his gasp of surprise in his throat before it could escape but the clansmen around him had no luck. Immediately whispers erupted everywhere as everyone tried to come up with reasons as to why and how it happened. Even the elders could be seen whispering away but about what was beyond Neji. However, he couldn't help but notice how Gourzi was smiling. It made him feel uneasy for some reason and what was even more troubling was how they were going to deal with the elders now that Danzo was dead.

Hiashi allowed the whispers to continue for a moment before silencing them all with a hard gaze and continuing. "In light of this recent event, there seems to be some good news to come out of this."

"And what could that possibly be?" Gourzi asked with a sarcastic smirk.

"Well, Tsunade-sama has awakened from her coma is reclaiming her position as Hokage." Hiashi said without missing a beat and doing his best to contain his own smirk.

It was at this moment both Neji and Hiashi saw Gourzi's face change. It was a brief flash of emotion but it was caught nonetheless. It was a moment of shock, annoyance, and possibly…anger? Neji wasn't sure but his gut was now telling him that something was up and he needed to speak with his uncle right away after the meeting if the glance Hiashi shot him was any indication.

"Well that most certainly is good news." An elder said somewhat hesitant.

"Indeed it is." Another elder said with a nod before looking at Hiashi. "Is that all you wished to tell us Hiashi-san?"

Hiashi nodded and the elders looked at each other for a moment before coming to a silent agreement.

"While we're here Hiashi-san, we'd like to discuss what happened the other day between you and Hinata-san." A younger looking man said.

Hiashi thought it over for a moment before nodding. "That is acceptable, please continue Akesuke-san."

Akesuke closed his eyes and then spoke. "Regarding what happened yesterday between you and Hinata-san during your dual, the elders and I have discussed the topic thoroughly and we have come to the decision that Hinata-san is no longer fit to lead our clan."

A deafening silence could be heard throughout the meeting room as everyone held their breaths. The only noise that probably could be heard was the sound of Neji grinding his teeth together in anger. However, he stopped immediately when Hiashi shot him a look.

"Is he…smiling?" Neji asked confused.

"And why do you find that my daughter is no longer fit to lead the clan?" Hiashi asked with his eyes closed.

"Because she's been tainted with demon chakra by that boy." Gourzi spat out. "You saw the destruction she caused yesterday. She is too much of a liability and is in no way, shape, or form fit to be the heir to this prestigious clan."

"I see…" is all Hiashi said. Then after a moment of silence he opened his eyes and looked up at the elders with a small smile which threw everyone off. "In that case Hinata will remain the clan heir."

The elders were completely surprised by Hiashi's act of defiance and it showed on their faces.

Gourzi, however, would have none of it. "But the demon chakra-"

"-Has been completely removed from my daughter and she is recovering in the hospital at this moment." Hiashi said cutting in.

"How?" Akesuke asked.

Hiashi reached into his robe and pulled out a scroll. "Naruto removed the seal on my daughter releasing the demonic chakra and then resealed it in this scroll."

"That boy most certainly is starting to live up to his name isn't he?" An elder stated more than asked.

"Regardless, how can we be sure that all of it was removed?" Gourzi prodded.

"This discussion involving my eldest daughter is over." Hiashi said evenly trying to hide his agitation. His voice held a note of finality leaving everyone to accept what he said.

Gourzi on the other hand started to become desperate. "What about your dual yesterday, she lost therefore she must be married to our choosing. This means she cannot lead our clan."

Hiashi's gazed leveled Gourzi as he stared at him hard. "If I remember correctly neither of us lost the dual yesterday. Due to unforeseen reasons the dual had to be called due to certain events. Since there was no loser, my daughter does not have to fulfill her end of the deal. I, however, have decided that she is more than worthy to lead this clan when the time comes. That is my final say in this matter and I will not allow it to come up for discussion again." Looking at the rest of the clan his gaze soften somewhat. "That is all at this time, you are dismissed. Please inform your respective parties about these recent turn of events involving the Hokages."

With the meeting over everyone got up to leave with the first ones being the elders who all wore different looks on their face ranging from annoyed to enraged. Just as Neji was about to leave he heard his uncle's voice call his name.

"Neji wait a moment, I have orders for you from the Interrogation Department." Hiashi called out.

Neji was confused by this but hung back and waited for the rest of the clansmen to leave before walking over to join Hiashi.

"What are the orders, uncle?" Neji asked.

Hiashi motioned for Neji to follow him and they began to walk the halls of the Hyuuga estate.

After a minute of silence Hiashi finally spoke. "Neji, did you say anything to the girl that was just omitted into the Interrogation Department?"

Neji was shocked to hear his uncle ask such a question and even more so confused. "No uncle I didn't. What makes you ask that?"

"Because," Hiashi said stopping for a moment to look at him, "the girl specifically requested you to do the questioning." Neji's face finally betrayed him as his usual stoic mask slipped and showed his shocked expression. "Can you think of any reason why she would request you?" Hiashi asked.

Instantly Neji's memories took him back to when he saved the girls life in the hospital room. The moment they shared when pale eyes met bright red and the world seemed to slow just for an instant. They way she smiled at him, a deep gratifying smile that made something in Neji move and truly question what it had been about. He had been so caught up in thinking about the girl that he didn't even realize that he had been standing there silently for nearly a minute straight. Finally he heard his uncle say his name again and he shook his head while doing his best to contain the slight burn he was starting to feel in his face.

"Forgive me uncle; I was just trying to think of something that could have caused her to request me specifically." Neji said quickly and started to walk away.

Hiashi raised an eyebrow and followed. "So you have no idea why she asked for you?"

Neji shook his head and answered without making eye contact. "Perhaps since I saved her life she feels safer talking to me."

Hiashi was quiet for a moment but then nodded accepting the reasoning behind it. Finding themselves in front of Hiashi's office Neji took this as his sign to leave.

"I will be leaving now Hiashi-sama." Neji said with a short bow. However, before he could turn away Hiashi stopped him.

"Actually Neji, please join me for a moment. There are a few things I would like to discuss with you in private." Hiashi said with a look that told Neji everything he needed to know about what they were about to discuss.

Nodding Neji stepped into the office with Hiashi and closed the door behind him. Hiashi walked around behind his desk and channeled chakra into his hand before placing it on top of his desk. Two seals appeared on his desk and then expanded outward covering the entire room before disappearing. Neji had seen Hiashi do this before; it was a simple silencing seal and vision seal to keep prying eyes and ears from eavesdropping on private conversations. After the seals were set, Hiashi motioned to the teapot next to his desk.

"Tea?" he asked.

Neji shook his head and motioned for Neji to take a seat. Once they were seated Hiashi spoke.

"Tell me Neji, did anything seem strange about the meeting we just attended?"

Neji nodded his head. "The way Gourzi attempted to rid Hinata-sama of the title of clan heir. Not to mention the look of eagerness he displayed when you said Danzo-sama had been killed and then the look of shock and anger when you said that Tsunade-sama would be reinstated as Hokage."

Hiashi nodded in agreement. "Do you suspect that these emotions were solely displayed by him?"

Neji shook his head. "No, the other elders displayed these emotions as well but to different degrees. The only one I would say didn't would have to be Akesuke-sama."

At that moment there was a knock at the door and Hiashi smiled. "Speak of the devil." Placing his hand on the desk the silencing seal disappeared and he spoke. "Enter."

The door slid open and Akesuke entered and closed the door behind him. Turning around, he bowed to Hiashi and a slightly surprised Neji.

"Hiashi-sama, Neji-san, I hope I'm not too late?" Akesuke asked with a smile.

Hiashi shook his head and reactivated the seal. "Please, sit." He said motioning to a chair next to Neji.

Once Akesuke was seated he looked at his nephew. "Judging from your initial expression you were not expecting Akesuke to arrive for this discussion?"

Neji shook his head. "I was not aware that we could trust anyone else at the moment." He then turned and looked at the elder. "Not that I'm saying you aren't trust worthy Akesuke-sama."

Akesuke chuckled and waved it off. "It's understandable to be suspicious of everyone Neji-san, especially when there was an attempt on the heiress' life."

"Akesuke and I go way back." Hiashi said getting Neji's attention. "He is my closest friend in the Hyuuga clan, we grew up together, trained together, and well…" Hiashi trailed off as a smirk appeared on his face.

"…Got in a lot of trouble together." Akesuke finished with a chuckle.

Neji couldn't help but smile at this as he started to see his uncle in a new light. Someone that wasn't as strict as they appeared to be and apparently was a rebel and a rule breaker. Before Neji could think on this more Hiashi pulled him from his thoughts.

"Akesuke is going to be acting as the eyes and ears for us within the elders. If anything suspicious turns up he will inform us." Hiashi said.

"Speaking of which, it turns out that the elders are quite interested in that scroll you produced earlier at the meeting. I do not know why they have an interest in it but I would keep that scroll some place safe if I were you." Akesuke said as he narrowed his eyes.

"You think they might be after it?" Neji asked.

Akesuke shrugged. "Hard to say, but if the elders have taken an interest in it then it's best if we don't give them a chance to get their hands on it."

Hiashi nodded. "I will keep it on my person at all times just to be sure. Is there anything else we should be aware of?"

"No, that's all I know about as of right now." Akesuke said shaking his head. "I take it you've already discussed your suspicion of Gourzi?" Akesuke asked to which he received a nod from both of them. "Very well, I will keep an eye on him and let you know of any suspicious activities."

Hiashi nodded again and removed the seals from the room. Akesuke stood up and with a bow to both of them left the room.

"I should head over to the Interrogation Department and see what I can do there. I'll report anything I find uncle." Neji said with a short bow and left leaving Hiashi in his study alone.

"…and then that's when you came in here." Naruto said as he finished catching Tsunade up to speed.

It had taken Naruto and Hinata just over an hour to tell the entire story of what had happened since Tsunade had slipped into her coma. Well, it had taken Naruto over an hour to tell the story. As soon as Hinata got to the part where she stepped in to save Naruto and admitted her feelings she blushed deeply and found herself unable to talk. Luckily Naruto had caught this and saved her from the embarrassment by stepping in and finishing the story while leaving out her admittance to him out.

Tsunade closed her eyes tightly and pinched the bridge of her nose while sighing. "Damn it, I should have just stayed in a coma."

Naruto snickered but Hinata seemed somewhat alarmed at the statement as her eyes grew slightly.

"Yeah but look on the bright side. The village is safe, you're awake, and we have one potentially two Akatsuki members captured." Naruto said with a smile.

Tsunade simply shook her head at the young ninja but smiled nonetheless. "I suppose you're right. When will you start your training with your family?"

"As s-soon as we're o-out of the hospital." Hinata said with a small smile. She was excited for the chance to become stronger, training alongside Naruto just made it that much sweeter.

"Oh good you're here, saves me the trouble of having to repeat myself."

Everyone turned to the door to see Kakashi standing there smiling and give his signature 'Yo" wave.

"I take it Shikamaru was able to find something?" Naruto asked.

Kakashi nodded as he walked over to Naruto's bed. "He thought that what you found was suspicious so he had the Encryption Department look over the note. It was a simple medical code that took no time to decipher." He paused for a moment and looked over at Tsunade. "It's nice to see you up and moving again Tsunade-sama."

"It's good to be up, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's worth the trouble." Tsunade said as she crossed her arms. "Do you have the message?"

Kakashi nodded and pulled out a piece of paper. After clearing his throat he read it. "Meet me in two weeks at the Valley of the End. I will give information on enemy movements."

Everyone was silent as they listened to the message. Everyone was worried about the girl; she had no backup, no support, and no idea what she was getting into. It was a suicide mission in every aspect but for some reason she took it on independently.

Finally the silence became too much for Naruto. "Well then I guess we'll see her in two weeks." he said with a smile.

"That's if she manages to stay alive, Naruto." Tsunade said somewhat irritated.

Naruto smile disappeared and it was replaced with a scowl. "I can't believe I have to say this twice in one day to my superiors and to the Hokage no less! You should have more faith in your student!"

Tsunade sat there stunned at being lectured by the young blonde in front of her until she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking up she saw Kakashi smiling at her.

"It's okay, I got the same lecture earlier." he said with a chuckle.

Tsunade couldn't help but let out a short laugh and shake her head. Standing up and stretching she let out a slight groan before shuffling towards the door. When she reached it she stopped and looked at the three ninja in the room.

"I expect a full detailed report about everything that's happened on my desk by tomorrow." Tsunade said with an evil smirk.

The look of horror that appeared on Kakashi's face was next to priceless in Tsunade's opinion. But Kakashi was not about to be out done.

"You hear that Naruto? Better get to work." Kakashi said with a smile turning to look at his student.

"Haha sucks to be you- WAIT WHAT?!" Naruto shouted in confusion.

Tsunade was doing her best to containing her laughter but she was failing miserably at it. Even Hinata, who felt sorry for the work load getting dumped on Naruto, was stifling a giggle behind her hand.

"Well, most of the events that transpired involved you. Plus, you need to learn how to deal with paper work and deadlines. Think of it as…Hokage training." Kakashi said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Naruto crossed his arms. "More like you just don't want to do it! I swear if I didn't know any better I'd say your last name was Nara!" he muttered.

"That's completely irrelevant." Kakashi said innocently.

"It's completely relevant!" Naruto shouted back waving his arms in the air.

"Doesn't matter, I'm not doing it which leaves only you." Kakashi said crossing his arms and looking away.

Naruto gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. "Damn my loud mouth! Why did I always have to shout about wanting to be Hokage? Why couldn't I have kept it a secret?"

"Because you're a dumbass." Kyuubi replied.

"Nobody asked you asshole!" Naruto fired back.

"Actually you did. You specifically said, 'why did I always have to shout about wanting to be Hokage? Why couldn't I have kept it a secret?' Both of those sentences ended with a question mark, thus making them questions. So, not only are you a dumbass, but you're a dumbass that doesn't understand basic punctuation." Kyuubi said a-matter-o-factly.

"Prick!"

"Dumbass."

"Teme!"

"Dumbass."

"ASSHOLE!"

"Dumbass."

"You keep saying the same thing!" Naruto shouted in frustration.

"Because it pisses you off so much." Kyuubi replied with a smile.

Hinata couldn't help but be surprised at the level of childishness the two ninja in front of her gave off, despite their reputations as being two of the most powerful shinobi in the village. Kakashi had his arms crossed and was refusing to do anything and Naruto was practically throwing a tantrum. She couldn't help but laugh at the image of the two and enjoyed the liveliness it gave the room even if it was a bit loud. It was, in her opinion, much better than the cold and quiet atmosphere at the Hyuuga household. She was pulled out of her thoughts though when Naruto finally threw his hands in the air and sighed in defeat.

"Fine," Naruto said as he looked angrily at Kakashi, "but we're doing this my way."

Kakashi shrugged. "Whatever you want."

"I want two bottles of the best rice sake." Naruto said with an evil smirk. If he was going to get stuck with the paperwork then he was definitely going to make Kakashi's wallet suffer.

"S-Sake?" Hinata asked somewhat horrified as the memories of the last time she drank came back and she started to pale.

"Yeah, if Baa-chan can do it then so can I." Naruto said with a shrug.

"I suppose we could do that for you." Kakashi said as he rubbed his chin. "Tsunade-sama, mind spli-" Kakashi stopped short as he turned to the door and saw nothing but a dust cloud remaining where Tsunade once stood.

"Damn it, this is going to cost a lot!" Kakashi practically cried as his shoulders slouched and he hung his head in defeat.

"I'll get the supplies and be back in a bit." he said with a sigh as he left the room.

Naruto smiled at his small victory but it was short lived as the realization dawned on him that he had no idea as to how to do reports. Slowly his smile faded until it was replaced with a scowl and he rubbed his chin in an attempt to come up with a game plan. He was brought from his thoughts though when he heard Hinata's voice.

"A-Ano, is everything a-alright Naruto-kun?" she asked quietly.

Naruto smiled and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Yeah, yeah, I just realized that I have no idea how to do reports or any kind of paperwork for that matter."

"Oh I see. D-Do you w-want s-some help?" Hinata asked meekly as she hid her blush behind her hands.

"Wait do you know how to do this stuff?" Naruto asked.

Hinata nodded. "Y-Yes. I was t-taught from a y-young age how to w-write documents, reports, and letters."

Naruto stared at Hinata in awe causing her to blush even darker. "Hime…you are amazing!" he shouted with a large smile.

"Y-You r-r-really th-think s-s-s-so?" Hinata barely got out. Her face was so hot she was afraid that the sheets she held up in front of her were about to spontaneously combust.

"Of course I do! You are always surprising me!" Naruto said with a genuine foxy smile that instantly had Hinata's head spinning.

Noticing that she had become catatonic he nervously rubbed the back of his head thinking he had said something wrong. It was at that moment he caught a whiff of his armpit.

"Woo! I need to take a shower!" he said as he gagged and waved a hand in front of his nose.

Instantly Hinata snapped out of her trance and looked at him wide eyed. "A sh-shower?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna get a quick one before Kakashi-sensei gets back with everything. I'll be in and out!" Naruto said and with that he jumped out of bed and headed for the bathroom in their room.

Hinata sat there frozen as she tried to process what she just heard form Naruto. The only sound in the room was the sound of rushing water coming from the shower in the bathroom. "He's getting a shower with me in the other room! Naruto is naked right behind that door! I wonder…" she trailed off as she was about to activate her Byakugan but Naruto's voice stopped her.

"You better not peek on me with those eyes!" He yelled through the door.

Hinata's eyes widened to the size of saucers as her blush returned full force. "O-O-Of c-c-c-cour-se n-n-not!" she stuttered out so horribly that she thought even Naruto would catch on to what she was about to do.

However, Naruto simply laughed at her stuttering. "I'm just joking Hime…but seriously though, no peeking!"

With that, the sound of Naruto stepping into the shower could be heard leaving Hinata to her imagination. The image of Naruto standing in a steamy shower with water rolling down his body instantly sent heat to her face and other areas of her body.

"Oh my god I'm such a perv!" She thought as she shook her head and tried to preoccupy her mind with other things.

Minutes slipped by and the mixture of the warm bed and running water soon sent Hinata into a peaceful sleep filled with dreams of an adulterated nature.

A half hour later Naruto finally shut the water off and reached for his towel. "In and out my ass." He thought as he rubbed himself down.

He really couldn't help it though. He was so sore from fighting Hinata when she was going berserk and the hot water on his muscles just felt so damn relaxing. Stepping out of the shower he hung his towel up to dry and then reached for his extra clothes on the sink counter only to find his hand grasping thin air. Naruto stared at the empty space on the counter for a moment before face palming and muttering 'idiot' to himself. Grabbing the towel he wrapped it around his waist and then poked his head out of the bathroom door.

"Hey Hinata I forgot to grab my clothes can you get them for me?" Naruto asked only to be met with silence. "Hinata? Helloooo?"

Silence remained his only answer so with a sigh he stepped out of the bathroom and cautiously walked over to their beds leaving a trail of watery foot prints. When he reached their beds he found Hinata fast asleep. Sighing in relief, Naruto grabbed his clothes and headed back towards the bathroom. However, for some reason Hinata suddenly gasped and sat up in bed breathing heavily and a blush covering her face causing Naruto to freeze in his tracks.

Hinata stared at Naruto for a moment, blinked, then stared again as she tried to understand what was happening.

"I was having such an amazing dream…and I was so close…but I thought I woke up?" Hinata thought in confusion as she stared at the nearly naked form in front of her.

"Uh…I forgot my clothes." Naruto said sheepishly and with a light blush.

Hinata's eyes grew at the realization that she wasn't dreaming and blushed so red it looked as if her head was about to burst.

"O-Oh s-s-sweet k-k-kami!" Hinata shouted as she tried, and failed, to avert her eyes from Naruto.

For the first time in Naruto's life, he actually felt embarrassed being around Hinata. In an attempt to get back to the bathroom as quickly as he could he failed to notice the puddle of water his feet. In an instant Naruto's feet left the floor and his clothes went flying into the air as he sprawled across the floor, hitting the back of his head hard enough to see lights.

In an instant Hinata snapped out of her daze and was by his side. "Naruto-kun, are you alright?" she asked worriedly.

Naruto groaned and sat up and blinked a few times to focus his eyes. "Yeah…but man that really hurt!"

Once Hinata had helped him stand up she realized the close proximity to Naruto's body and turned around quickly to go back to her bed. However, as she took a step her foot found the same puddle of watery doom. Slipping in the same puddle of water, Hinata's feet left the ground and she went careening backwards.

Fortunately, Naruto managed to catch her bridal style before she hit the floor.

Unfortunately, due to the excessive movements Naruto's towel slipped off and fell to the floor leaving him in nothing but his birthday suit.

Fortunately, since Hinata was pressed to his chest she couldn't see anything.

Unfortunately, at that same moment visitors walked through the door.

"Nee-chan! I came to visit and I brought guests!" Hanabi sang out as she walked through the door.

Naruto's eyes widened in horror as he looked over his shoulder to see Hanabi, Kakashi, and Tenten in a wheelchair being pushed by a nurse stop dead in their tracks and stare at them.

Hanabi's jaw dropped, the nurse raised a hand to her mouth and gasped, Tenten let loose a whistle while blushing, and Kakashi looked from his book, to Naruto and Hinata, back to his book, and then back to them and giggled perversely.

Hinata could tell something was wrong from the way Naruto's body went ridged and the way everyone was staring at them. It wasn't until she caught sight of a fluffy white towel on the ground that she fully understood what had happened. Naruto was holding her. Naruto was naked. Naruto was naked and holding her. Naruto was naked, holding her, and pressing her tightly up against his tight cut chest. Hinata's eyes widened, her face became red, then redder, and then with a loud 'EEP!' she passed out from an overload of stimuli.

This proved to be for the best as Naruto unceremoniously tossed Hinata into her bed, reached down and wrapped the towel tightly around his waist, grabbed his clothes from the floor, and then bolted into the bathroom.

Kakashi closed his book and slipped it into his back pocket before setting the brown bag and papers down on the table beside Naruto's bed.

Turning to look at the rest of the group he smiled. "I think it's best if we come back later."

Without a single word the group nodded in agreement and left the room silently leaving an unconscious Hinata in her bed and Naruto in the bathroom slowly dying from embarrassment.