"Na... Naruto-kun..." Hinata said with a mix of joy, nervousness, and desire. Then, she did something neither would ever forget.
Hinata, acting completely on impulse but not sure if it was her own or Lilith's, immediately engulfed him in a hug and held his head in place as she all but raped his mouth with her own. Naturally the man in question was too caught off guard to respond right away, but just the fact that this was happening for real rather than her fainting was enough for Hinata. Hell someone could probably hold a katana to her back and she wouldn't notice just then, although she would surely notice if Naruto poked her in the front.
Sakura and Kakashi watched this with wide eyes and rigid bodies. Kakashi was the first to return to normal though. 'Attaboy Naruto, been back one day and already getting some luvin'. I'm so proud.'
Sakura had a different train of thought. 'What the hell? I would never have expected Hinata to do that of all things. And why isn't Naruto putting up a fight? Isn't he supposed to like me more?' This surprised her, because for some reason she actually felt a little jealous. Then her eyes then caught something new, Hinata's hand going for something else to hold. 'Is she really doing that? Hinata, of all people, doing THAT? What the hell is going on here?'
Naruto quickly noticed Hinata suddenly grab ahold of something extremely personal and rather sensitive, but not in a painful way and tried to pull away from her. "Hinata, what gives?"
Hinata paused for no reason other than the inconvenient necessity of breathing, and smiled at the confused blonde. "I missed you so much." She said in a rather sultry voice, as if trying to seduce him, which she was.
"I can see that." Naruto responded for lack of a better one.
"Oh man that felt good. I forgot what just a kiss felt like after all this time. You better bed him soon. Clear?" Lilith commented to Hinata.
"Umm... Hinata-chan? Can I have that back?" Naruto asked, referring to his personal region which Hinata still had a firm grasp on.
"Oh no, this is ours and I'm not done with it yet." Lilith told him, though only Hinata could hear her.
Only now did the Hyuuga heiress realize what was in her hand and with some reluctance, repeat some, let go. "S-s-sorry, m-my hand must have a-acted on it's own."
"Yeah, and that was all you just so you know. So don't blame me." Lilith told her with a certain bit of smugness mixed with approval.
"So why'd you kiss me like that too?" Naruto curiously asked. "Not that it was terrible or anything, but... why?"
"Don't just admit it girl or you might frighten him off." Lilith warned. "Instead get him to agree to being with you alone first." She had seen this type of scenario before and knew just how to best deal with it.
"I'll tell you, but only in private because I'd rather no one else hear it. Is y-your place okay?" She told and asked him.
Naruto thought it over. "I... guess that's okay. I still need to clean it up a bit if that's not a big problem."
"Who cares about some mess? By the time we're done the bedroom alone is going to be trashed beyond recognition." Lilith stated. "And what are you waiting for?"
"I won't mind. I understand the situation. So... when can we go?" Hinata asked, trying to not sound in a hurry. Although she desperately wanted to just grab him and take him now. She underestimated just how horny seeing him again would make her. She was already rubbing her thighs together a bit to ease herself.
"I have to check with Baa-chan about something first but then I can take you there." He said, still a bit shocked at the fact that anyone, let alone Hinata, wanted to come to his place.
"Can I come along?" Hinata asked. "It's been a long time and I want to catch up with you. Plus I have my own report to give too."
Sakura frowned, but Naruto looked somewhat worried. "I guess it wouldn't hurt, but keep your hands to yourself."
"No promises." Lilith said slyly.
She accompanied the remnants of Team Seven towards the hokage tower, where Tsunade would tell them what to expect in the future as a reformed team. Hinata hanged on her love's arm the entire time, making him and Sakura give her weird looks. It didn't take long but Hinata got antsy, from a combination of being close to Naruto and wearing too-tight clothes. The fact that Lilith was making so many comments didn't help either.
"Now this guy looks like he'd be a pleaser. From what I've seen in your memories he's got plenty of stamina, a big plus, and he's full of surpises, another big plus. And I bet he's only gotten better under that outfit all these years. Your busy hands sure found out he's impressive. C'mon, use those special eyes of yours to get a sneak peek. Don't you wanna glance at those nice hard muscles?"
Hinata shook her head, since Liliith couldn't actually read her thoughts now that she was actually inside Hinata. She made it look like she was setting some of her hair to avoid any confusion in the others.
"Tease." Lilith complained. "You want it more than I do, if that's even possible, so why are you taking so long? If it were me, we'd already been needing replacement sheets and a time-out to catch our breaths. He would be lying tied to a bed begging for more. You would be covered in whipped cream and having him eat you like a dessert. I can go on like this you know."
They arrived at the tower. "I'll let you and your team go first Naruto-kun, then tell Hokage-sama my own mission statement." Hinata then whispered into his ear. "Could you wait for me please?"
"Umm... okay?"
"Oh, and can I ask a favor of you when we're both done here?"
"What is it?" He asked.
"Oh it better be what I want it to be, you hear me?" Lilith irritably yelled.
"I need to get some new clothes. I... had a recent growth spurt and all the ones I have now are a little too tight. I'd like to know which kind you'd think look good on me, if you'd be willing to help." Hinata asked with a bright blush.
Lilith smiled. "Damn girl not a bad idea. You've already gotten him somewhat aware you're interested in him. Showing him your sexy body in some sexy outfits should get him interested in you too."
"You want my help? Wouldn't another girl be better?" Naruto asked.
"I didn't ask another girl. I asked you." She told him.
"Well, I suppose."
Great. Thanks. Now hurry and come back, okay?" She smiled as Naruto and his team walked into the building along with her, none of them understanding this situation. They entered Tsunade's office first, with Hinata leaned against the wall of the hallway.
After that little thing Naruto's mind was so distracted he could barely give Tsunade a straight report on the training session he and Sakura had with Kakashi the other night.
When it was her turn, Hinata entered and Team Seven exited. She sent him a warm look as to remind him to wait for her. He remembered, but felt rather nervous about the whole thing. When the door to the office closed, separating him from Hinata, the orange-loving shinobi turned to his longtime crush. "Sakura-chan, do you have any idea why she did that to me earlier?"
The pinkette shook her head. "Not really Naruto. I do have somewhat of an idea, but I never expected her to be so bold like that."
"Me neither." He said, then added more after a brief pause. "What do you mean 'somewhat of an idea'?"
Sakura fidgeted for some reason. "Well Naruto, in case she tries something like that again, I think you should know that she has actually admired you and had a crush on you for quite a long time. Probably since before we even graduated. She's just too shy to actually tell you that. Or at least she was too shy."
Naruto blinked in surprise a few times. "Hold on, you're telling me that Hinata, the heir to probably the biggest family in Konoha, actually likes someone like me? Why would she?"
Sakura shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you ask her? And in case you think I'm playing a trick on you, ask all of our friends the same thing. They'll tell you the same thing I just did." Naruto looked like he had a lot on his mind just now. "Do you like her?" For some reason, there was a hint of hostility in her voice when she asked that, but nobody caught it.
"I don't know. I mean, she looks great, and kisses great too, and she's probably the nicest girl I know besides Ayame-neechan. But I'm not sure what else I feel about her."
Sakura arched an eyebrow. "Nicest girl you know? What about me, your own teammate?"
Naruto crossed his arms. "With all due respect Sakura-chan, Hinata-chan has never hit me or called me an idiot or something like that." He said, thinking of all the abuse he put up with from her.
Sakura lightly frowned. "Then maybe you should try to date her instead. At least if you asked her for once she'd accept in a heartbeat."
Naruto shrugged. "Why not? It might be nice to be with a girl who actually wants to hold a conversation with me instead of just talk about another guy." He said, jabbing an old wound between the two of them.
Sakura frowned and turned away, suddenly finding herself wanting to cry but not sure why. "Fine. Have fun with her then. Hopefully this means you'll stop asking me out so much." She then walked away before he could get another word in edgewise or any tears could escape.
"Having some girl trouble eh Naruto?" Kakashi asked his student, his eye in his trademark U-shape showing he was smiling under his mask.
"Not now Kakashi-sensei." Naruto mumbled.
"What? Maybe I can help you." The cyclops offered.
"And how would you help?" Naruto asked, not believing that a man who walked around in broad daylight reading porn would really know how to please women.
"My advice is give Hinata some attention and see what it brings the two of you. Maybe you'll even find you prefer her company to Sakura's."
Before Naruto could comment on it, Hinata walked out of the room with a grin meant only for him. And a small hug that came with it. "Told you I wouldn't take too long. Now, how about that help I asked you about earlier?"
"You sure you want my advice? After all, everyone else seems to hate my choice in clothes." He still did not understand what everyone had against orange.
Hinata nodded. "I want to make sure they look good, especially to you. Do this, and I'll buy you twenty bowls of ramen at Ichiraku's when we're done."
"Like I told you before, the way to a man's heart is his stomach." Lilith commented. "And I mean that both figuratively and literary."
"In that case lead the way." Naruto said, feeling much better now.
With that, Hinata and Naruto walked outside, with Hinata holding Naruto's hand tenderly. He was at first uncomfortable, but didn't fight it and quickly learned to accept it.
They later arrived at a general clothing store for both ninja and civilian. Along the way, Naruto knew people in the background were looking and whispering about him, but oddly this time it was more about him being with Hinata than any demon-related insults. In fact he hadn't heard any of those yet. He hoped that meant the villagers had gotten over their grievances regarding him, but it was more likely they didn't recognize him after almost three years of his absence.
Hinata walked inside the door comfortably, but Naruto was more weary, in case the employees did recognize him and want him to leave, with or without sharp objects to give him incentive. Fortunately, no one seemed to make a big deal about it, allowing him to relax. "So what exactly did you have in mind Hinata-chan?"
"The kind of thing that would make you die from a nosebleed. Think they got anything leather with tassles? Or maybe a nice black corset and high heeled boots?" Lilith commented.
Hinata blushed and ignored the succubus. "I need something a little looser. Something I can use on missions and training too but also comfortable to wear when I'm not busy or just with you."
"Well I don't know a thing about girl clothes so what should I do?" He asked. He would have thought that with spending three years with ero-sensei he would have learned more about women, but Hinata was proving they were still quite a mystery.
Hinata didn't need Lilith to answer that one. "You should sit down and tell me what you think of what I try on. I'll make it worth your while." Her eyebrows wiggled a bit as if to promise him it would be interesting.
Some minutes later, Naruto was seated in a small chair in front of one of the dressing rooms while Hinata was inside trying on the various articles of clothing she had selected. Unknown to them both, Ino had been in the shop at the same time and practically tripped over her own feet at seeing Hinata with Naruto. Rather than reveal herself, she hid from them to see what they were doing together. Boy was she in for a surprise, as was Naruto.
Hinata soon opened the door. "How does this look Naruto-kun?" She stood there in a snug but not uncomfortably tight light green tank top and a pair of dark blue shorts that showed off almost all of her thighs. Her new figure was practically caressed by the clothes, and it was hard to tell if she was wearing a bra or not. She bent forward when she asked the question, allowing Naruto a glimpse of her visible cleavage.
Naruto's eyes practically erupted from his head. 'Holy hell! Hinata-chan's matured greatly over the years. I wonder what she looks like naked. No, wait, bad Naruto, don't be such a pervert.' "...Looks great, but not something I'd say you should wear on missions." He said, suddenly hating mission dress code.
Hinata shrugged. "That's okay. I need some casual off-duty clothes too. So you like?" He nodded, his blush making her smile and feel a little excited. "Good. I hope the next one is just as pleasing." There was more than a hint of lust as she finished that remark and even Naruto detected it as she closed the door to change again.
'Wait a minute, is she... coming onto me?' He asked himself. 'Does she really like me like Sakura-chan said she does?' For some reason, he hoped she was, and wasn't entirely sure why.
Naruto kept pondering this as Hinata came out wearing something else. This time she wore a loose short sleeve T-shirt that was mostly soft red with two thin green stripes going across her bosom horizontally, drawing most of the eye to there. Her lower body was covered by a pair of normal jeans. "Is this acceptable, Naruto-kun?" She asked.
Naruto didn't blush this time. "Yeah, that looks good. More comfortable than the last outfit I think." He stated, seeing how loosely it pressed her… supple body.
"It does feel a little better. Just a few more then." She told him before going back into the changing room.
Naruto noticed he was feeling a little weird about this whole experience. He wasn't sure if it was because Hinata was acting so out of character, or that she was literally posing for him with interest in his opinion, or what Sakura said about her, but something was making him a hell of a lot more interested in Hinata as something much more than a comrade. Her forceful kiss earlier that day didn't hurt either. But still, Naruto wasn't sure what to do regarding the situation.
Hinata then came out wearing a simple black thong bikini, and posed in a way that even the Sexy Jutsu couldn't compete with. "Naruto-kun, how does this suit me for when I go swimming?" She was blushing up a storm with a grin, and only doing this because Lilith insisted on it as a way to toy with Naruto and see how strong his will to resist was.
Several other store patrons were also starting to stop and stare at the Hyuuga for a bit now while the aforementioned blonde had a mental meltdown at seeing Hinata's practically divine figure in all her succubus-enhanced glory with little hidden. In it her cleavage was more pronounced, almost hypnotic to gaze upon. She even spun around to let him see her marvelous backside too, resulting in Naruto having a nosebleed of epic proportions and fainting on the ground with a hard thud, both of which reactions could have killed a lesser man.
"And he is down." Lilith said like a sports announcer, impressed by the boys endurance.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata softly shrieked, getting on her knees to check on him. She turned him onto his back and placed his head on her bare lap.
Ino decided then to make her appearance. "What happened?" She asked to avoid revealing she had been watching the whole time.
Hinata was relieved that Ino was here, because she had some professional medical training and was less likely to damage Naruto further than Sakura would have. "I was just... trying to see what Naruto-kun thought of some clothes I was looking at, and he collapsed."
"Well can you blame him?" Ino asked. "I mean damn Hinata, what normal man wouldn't collapse after seeing you wearing that? If I had that figure I'd be wanting men to react like Naruto just did."
"Never mind that. Tell me how hurt he is." The Hyuuga girl requested.
Ino did a diagnostic jutsu on the unconscious jinchuuriki. "He's fine, already recovering. It was just a sudden drop in blood pressure. He'll probably have one hell of a headache once he wakes up, but if he stays where he is now I'm sure he won't complain."
Naruto quickly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a very close look at Hinata's waist, still only covered by the bikini bottom. All thought process ceased as he continued to stare at her more intimate area, as if physically incapable of looking away. He was so focused on it that his peripheral vision didn't notice that Hinata and Ino were looking at him, one with a small smile and the other with her jaw hanging.
Hinata reached down and gently turned his face upwards towards her own. Seeing he was still somewhat catatonic, she kissed him, with less lust than previously. She knew this was a good idea when he started to return it, and especially when one of his hands rose on it's own, seemingly that is, to hold her at her hip.
Ino meanwhile could barely comprehend what she was seeing. 'Hinata is actually making a move on Naruto? And not only is she downright trying to seduce him, she succeeded? Oh man, wait until everyone hears about this. I bet Forehead and Neji and Kiba are going to freak!'
Hinata broke away from her love interest but kept her face close. "Feeling better, Naruto-kun?"
He slowly nodded. "Yeah, but I'm really lightheaded. I think I need some ramen soon."
Hinata giggled. "Okay, I'll get dressed and we can head out for what I promised you." She then helped him slowly sit back up and turned to get dressed, making it so that his eyes landed square on her barely covered posterior as she did so.
Once Hinata was away Ino stepped up to Naruto. "Spill it pal. What's going on between you two?"
Naruto waited until he was back in his chair before responding. "I honestly don't have a clue. I ran into her today and she kissed me then asked me to help her find some new clothes." He said as he stared at Hinata's changing booth.
"That's it?" Ino asked, not believing it.
"Yeah. Oh Ino, Sakura-chan said that Hinata has liked me for a long time. Do you know anything about that?" He asked, breaking his gaze away from the booth to do so.
Ino lightly hit the top of his head with no real force. "You idiot. Of course she's liked you for a long time. How you never noticed is beyond me."
"Well how was I supposed to know? When was I ever shown affection back then? How the hell would I know what it looks like when someone likes me?" Naruto asked, actually trying to keep his voice down to avoid yelling that.
Ino sighed. "Maybe you've got a point, but still, not everyone just announces what they feel for others Naruto."
"Being a fangirl back then doesn't exactly support your claim Ino."
"Touché Uzumaki. Anyway, Hinata's the shy type. She's wanted to tell you for a long time but never had the courage to do so. I'm guessing now she does."
"But she hasn't said anything like that yet." Naruto countered.
Ino thought it over. "Then maybe she's trying to see if she can see any signs of interest in you first now that you're back. My advice is be nice to her and don't pressure her into admitting it. You don't want to scare off possibly the only girl in town that actually wants to date you."
Naruto hung his head and scoffed. "Thanks Ino, nice to know how wanted I really am."
Ino immediately regretted her words once she heard the pain in his voice. "I'm sorry Naruto, I didn't mean for it to sound so dismissive. Just know that Hinata does care about you and she wants to show you how much. Give her a chance, for both of your sakes."
Naruto sighed and returned his gaze to the blonde girl. "I'll try. Might be nice to be with someone who wants my company for once."
Ino nodded slowly. "Okay, I'll leave you two alone now. Oh, and it's nice to see you again, and I'm not just saying that." She then left the store, after making a purchase of her own, suddenly not in so much of a hurry to spread the gossip.
Naruto heard a door open, and saw Hinata wearing her original but too tight outfit again. "How much did you hear?" He asked.
"All of it." She answered before hugging him gently with a soft blush. "I want you to know that what she said was true Naruto-kun. I do care about you greatly and I have for years. I was just too shy before, and... I don't want to be shy anymore."
Naruto was speechless. All he could was sit there. His mind was so completely shocked; it had not yet seemed to grasp the idea that someone had loved him. And not in the same way that Ayame, Tsunade, and Shizune did. They were more of the familial lovers, ones who loved him like a relative they never had. Here was a girl who loved him romantically, the one type of love he figured he'd never get to experience.
Hinata then leaned in and whispered into Naruto's ear, her voice cool and seductive. "Naruto-kun, if you take me back to your place right now, after I pay for my clothes, I will give you something far greater than any flavor of ramen. You might even become more addicted to it than you ever were to ramen."
"I know you will, little girl."
Naruto felt as if his heart skipped a beat right then. He was silent for a moment, almost as if he could not muster up the words. And then he uttered his decision. "Let's go."