Hinata didn't lose sight of the place where Naruto and Sakura disappeared (or the sudden change in the blond's chakra while they were talking) and also didn't miss the moment when both came back to the living room and abruptly separated.

She saw Sakura going to Sasuke's side and he in an act very out of what the Hyuga knew of the Uchiha, tenderly caressed her face

Hinata stopped looking at the couple and returned her gaze to Naruto, who was leaning against a wall breathing heavily and deeply, at least he wasn't witnessing the scene with the pink-haired girl and his best friend.

She immediately felt foolish, there were clones of Naruto everywhere and she was sure more than one had seen what happened, so when those clones disappeared, this information would reach the real Naruto.

The face of the future Hokage showed the desolation typical of someone who is about to lose the person he loves. Hinata could perfectly identify that kind of pain, because the anguished grimace she saw on the blonde was the perfect reflection of herself during the days after they had the conversation while eating cinnamon rolls. Those days when she felt that life had lost all meaning.

In an act of great compassion, unable to bear the scene any longer and wanting to prevent the blond from witnessing any more intimate moment between the medical ninja and the Uchiha, she approached Naruto to try to take him to any place that would allow the blonde to clear his head.

She knew it was worthless, she remembered all the clones again, and she knew she was being somewhat irresponsible because they were both in service at the time, but her heart screamed to do something for the boy in the same way he had eased the pain from her body that afternoon, her honor told her that she should act in his favor.

-Do I look so disastrous?-the blond asked the girl at the moment he heard her arrive, still with his eyes tightly closed

-mmmm it seems like it would be useful for you to walk around the garden a bit. It's amazing how despite being in the desert, Gara-samma has managed to maintain such beauty both in the village and outside the main house-

-Well, I have to admit this room, and the presence of certain people is not making my night very easy- he said, looking at the table where Ronin was sitting, and to which Sakura had returned at the same time. -However, only my own bitter company will not help me to carry over these heavy feelings-

-I…I wasn't thinking of leaving you alone. Come on, I'll accompany you- she smiled so sweetly that Naruto felt his heart give a new turn. She really had him going crazy

- Mmmmm but before we leave, could you please become a woman again? Unfortunately, even if I wanted to have the freedom to go out with a friend in the gardens, I can't be seen going out with a man alone in the middle of the night, it would be very troublesome-

Friend…. the word pierced Naruto's soul to the core. Friend seemed like an insult, a second-rate qualifier that he had to settle for, a word that he greatly despised coming from her.

Was that love? That painful desire to be something more to a person? Something beyond the crude category of friend?

Something else hurt from that sentence, Hinata had never been free, she had always belonged to her clan, to her father, to her duty... and now she belonged to an unknown man. He thought perhaps Hinata's true dream had never been to be the leader of the clan, but to find herself free to choose.

He smiled sideways and changed back into the blonde woman, with the same dress, but with a little more modesty. She definitely didn't want to draw attention to himself unnecessarily. Naruto felt how Hinata immediately took one of his arms, wrapping him in what seemed like a fraternal hug between ladies, and invited him to walk.

They walked in silence for a while, moving away from the party and its bustle, reaching the privacy of the gardens. Hinata was right, Gaara had done a spectacular job. Despite the dry climate, he managed to create a little paradise in the city, and this area in particular was dazzlingly beautiful. A small lake loomed up ahead, reflecting the light of a full moon that added a special glow to the Hyuga's skin.

Hinata's heart was pounding wildly. She felt Naruto's arm brush against her chest. She had decided to intertwine her hand with his, believing she was immune to her woman's appearance.

Serious mistake!

The blue eyes she loved so much were still intact, and looking at him out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the main reason the Naruto girl was beautiful was because despite all the feminine appearance, Hinata saw in her the same young man she adored.

His warmth, his closeness made Hinata remember all the moments they lived together, causing her body temperature to rise and a certain blush to grace her cheeks.

The change was not lost on Naruto, who felt intoxicated by the aroma that the young brunette gave off. Luckily in his state as a girl, his own arousal was easier to hide, however, the tension between them, that aroma and the lack of sex were driving him near the edge.

He felt an enormous desire to make love with the woman who hugged him... He wanted her, craved for her, needed her, he loved her...

Wait a minute,he really loves her?

Although he managed to keep his chakra stable, he couldn't help but let her notice the canine red eyes once again taking over his gaze. She positioned herself right in front of him, placing one hand on his cheek and the other on his chest.

-I'm sorry you have to go through all this Naruto-kun. Love can be one of the most bitter sufferings we must face-

-If only I could be sure what I feel is love things might be easier Hinata-

-Do you doubt what you feel for Sakura-san?-

Naruto thought for a moment if it was good to confess the real reason for his confusion was not Sakura but her, but he refrained. He didn't want to give Hinata ambiguous hope, she didn't deserve to suffer for his lack of decision.

-I doubt love itself…I feel like I've lost my way in what it means to truly love someone. You know, most of my life I was an outcast, I didn't know what it was like to feel a mother's hug or a father's proud look. Of course I built some kind of concept of what love and family were, based on what I was able to observe in the other children and how they were pampered by their parents... but observing, thinking how that might feel is a long way from experiencing it. Sakura, Kakashi, and the Temme were the first family I ever had, therefore were the first to bear my intense need for approval. I think that's why I never stopped trying to win Sasuke back...and now it leads me to think getting Sakura's love was just part of the same charade, a child's attempt to feel approved...maybe all that love I said I felt for Sakura It's nothing more than selfishness... I'm sorry, maybe I'm boring you with all this-

Hinata couldn't help but feel sad as she listened to Naruto. How was the boy really going to have an idea of love when the basic principles of this concept had been lacking for most of his life? At least she met her mother, and despite Hyashi's years of coldness, she also had some positive memories with him, as well as having Hanabi's unconditional affection.

She felt even more sad when she considered Naruto had been the sun for many people, herself included, but no one had been able to help him in this important part of life. And just when she was wondering how best to help him, an idea crossed her mind.

-Naruto, when you used the sage mode with me... you felt when I was... mmm excited right?, I mean like turned on- she blushed uncontrollably, but she had a noble purpose

-that's exactly how it worked-

-And you also felt if I was sad, or happy for example-

-I can even feel when you're hungry Hina- a foxy smile accompanied his comment.

-That means that you feel the emotions of others…-

-YOUR EMOTIONS-

-Ok, you can feel my emotions. And you can describe some of them because they are emotions that you know and are familiar to you- She looked at him intensely with hope in her eyes

-Naruto-kun activates the sage mode… if you want, I can show you how love feels…through me.

Hey there! Sorry for being away so long. Honestly Im having some trouble trying to come up with the end of the story in the spanish version.

Also, this chapter in english was suuper hard to translate, because I made a boy being a girl and all the him/her/his errors that appeared.

Anyway hope you enjoyed reading this, and feel free to tell me if this translation sucks haha