Happy Valentines Day, boys and girls! What better way to celebrate a day about love and romance than to read some smut involving your favorite OTP?

I honestly didn't think I had it in me to write another 5'000+ word lemon. I honestly thought that the one I wrote in the M-rated version of "More than Enough" would be the last time I wrote something like this.

But then I had this headcannon involving Naruto's shadow clones and Hinata, and I just had to write this!

Before you ask, and before you read any further...

NO! THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE FANFICS IN WHICH NARUTO USES HIS CLONES FOR GROUP SEX!

I REPEAT! IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE FICS!

Rather it's a fic that uses the shadow clones to establish that Hinata and Naruto share a very special bond with each other. Read further to find out how...

Continuity wise, this fic takes place a couple of years after "More than Enough". You don't have to read it, but it helps since, there are a few call-backs to it.

Since this story takes place a few years after "More than enough..." you will notice that the lemon is very different in style and structure than my previous one. The reason is simple: Hinata and Naruto have been a couple for more than a year, and they have grown accustomed to each other.

I hope you still enjoy it.

And I really hope I get more than 9 reviews this time...

"Spoken Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

The first time Naruto noticed Hinata doing it, he was having a sparring match with Sasuke.

Sakura and Hinata, along with a sizable portion of the village and Naruto's fan-club had gathered to see Sasuke and Naruto fight it out (and make sure that they didn't get hurt). Whenever those two got into a fight, even a friendly one, it was always a sight a sight to behold and it always got a big audience. Sasuke didn't mind the loud jeers from the audience; he HAD been a villain for quite some time, and he could understand why people didn't like him very much these days. All he focused on was the lone tiny voice that belonged to the woman with the short pink hair and emerald green eyes that cheered him on and told him to do his best. He'd never admit it, but it made him feel warm inside.

On the other hand, Naruto didn't care about the thousands on cheers he got from a, mostly, female audience. What warmed his heart was the woman with the long black hair, lavender eyes and the "Original Uzumaki Naruto Supporter" robe that was currently trying to get his fanclub to make a wave. It didn't work out that well. Cheerleading wasn't something that Hinata was naturally good at. Still, Naruto had to admit, with her long robe, her long hair tied in a ribbon behind her back, and a cheer-whistle on her mouth, she looked pretty badass while flapping her arms around.

Naruto had over 20 shadow-clones trying to apply the rasengan to his friend, who was, at that point avoiding them and fending him them off quite easily. A brief use of the Susanno later, Naruto and five of his clones were knocked down on the ground right five meters away from Hinata and the rest of Naruto's Official Fanclub…

…and that's when it happened…

While 10 more clones were trying to hit Sasuke in the distance, and while he was laying on the ground, with the rest of the clones, he felt Hinata's hands pick him up softly and helping him stand up. She took out her healing ointment, applied some on his cuts and bruises and gave him a light kiss on the cheek "for good luck", while the rest of the clones that were knocked on the ground puffed into smoke.

What shocked Naruto wasn't Hinata's gesture. What shocked him was that she somehow knew that he was the real Naruto, and not one of his shadow clones.

Could she really distinguish him that easily?

If yes, how did she do it?

Was it her byakugan?

No, it couldn't have been it. Naruto flashed back when he fought Neji during the Chuunin Exam finals. He also had the byakugan and even he couldn't tell which one was the real one. There had to be something else…

…He had to ask those questions later, because Sasuke had seen the scene unfold, also figured out he wasn't a clone and lunged at him.

'Crap!'

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The second time that he noticed her doing it, the time he confirmed that she could actually do it, was when he helped her clean the house the day after the party they threw for their first wedding anniversary. The house was a mess, and Naruto called about 10 shadow clones to help him clean up the apartment, while Hinata was wearing an apron and preparing lunch.

Naruto was cleaning the toilet, but the door was open and he saw what happened clearly…

One of his clones, the one who was assigned to picking up the trash, laid down the trash-bag, got close to Hinata and started getting frisky with her. He placed his arms around her waist and softly kissed her neck.

What shocked Naruto wasn't the clone's behavior; shadow clones were exact replicas of the original Naruto, and inevitably shared his attraction to Hinata. What really made an impression on him was Hinata's response:

"I'm sorry clone-san but only my husband can touch me this way!"

She then swiftly used a "gentle fist" on the clone's face, at which point the clone evaporated. The original Naruto dropped his toilet brush and started rubbing his chin, as the clone's memories and some of his pain returned to him.

The rest of the clones stayed away from Hinata after that.

His remembered the first time they went grocery shopping together after they got married. They had to buy a lot of stuff, and he had to summon a couple of his shadow clones to somehow help, while she went to bakery to pick up some of her favorite cinnamon-rolls. Hinata for some reason kept gravitating towards him, the original Naruto, ignoring the shadow-clones. He didn't pay much attention to it then.

Well, he is paying attention to it now.

There was no doubt about it.

She could somehow tell.

Or could she?

Naruto's face formed a wide smirk… Once cleaning up was over, and they had lunch, he would play a little game with his wife…

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The apartment was now sparkling clean, and Hinata announced that lunch was ready. Naruto sent a clone to throw out the garbage bag, and stepped inside the kitchen savoring the incredible smell of her homemade miso pork ramen . Hinata was wearing a long purple dress with a white apron tied around it. She was currently wearing her favorite furry white bunny slippers and monochrome gray socks that reached to her ankles.

Naruto was impressed. The clothes that his wife was wearing at the moment would look absolutely hideous on any other individual, but she somehow managed to make them look good. For some reason, he suspected that Hinata had an inhrerent ability to make any piece of clothing look good.

Still, he couldn't help but flash an image of her cooking naked with nothing but her apron on the forefront of his mind…

…maybe one of these days.

Hinata placed the ramen on a bowl and served Naruto right before she served herself and sat right beside him enjoying her meal with him.

The couple placed small kisses on each other's cheeks while they were eating. At some point Naruto softly kissed her neck, in the same place his clone had earlier in the day. Hinata felt a sudden shock that froze her solid. She quickly swallowed her mouthful, placed her chopsticks down and gave Naruto a ramen-flavored kiss on the lips.

"Don't kiss me there while I am eating, OK? I nearly choked."
"OK, no more kissing while eating. Got it!"

When they finally finished eating their food, Naruto offered to pick up the dishes and wash them while she relaxed on the couch. Being tired from cooking and standing for over two hours Hinata happily took him up on his offer. She exhaled in relief as she put her feet up and started reading her copy of "Tales of the Gutsy Ninja". She could hear Naruto scrub with the dish brush while the water poured into the basin. At some point the water and the scrubbing stopped. Naruto must have finished washing the dishes.

'OK, she is focused on her book. Now is the perfect time!'

"Shadow-Clone Jutsu!"

Naruto summoned six clones and stepped into the living room. Hinata looked up.

"What is the meaning of this?"
"Hinata! Let's play a game!"
"What sort of game?"
"Can you tell which one of us is the real one?"

Hinata smiled softly, placed her book on the couch and got up. She then, approached the 5th Naruto from the left, placed her hand on his cheeks and lowered his head in order to give him a soft kiss.

The clones evaporated. She had picked the right one.

"How…"

Their lips connected again…

"How could you tell I wasn't a shadow clone?"
"I just knew…"
"But how? We are supposed to be identical in everything! Looks, smell, touch! Everything!"
"I don't know how to explain it exactly…"

She sighed and placed her arms around him while she placed her ear on his chest and started listening to his heartbeat.

"…I feel a huge connection with you, and only you. Like something keeps pulling me towards you, the real you. Your shadow-clones just… don't have that sort of connection with me, I guess."

Naruto's heartbeat beat faster, and his face was now flush red. He almost fainted. He was honestly touched by what she just said. He was so happy that he almost started crying.

He looked at her with loving eyes while he kissed the top of her head and run his hands around her back. Hinata truly was his soulmate.

They enjoyed the moment…

…and then Hinata decided to speak.

"You know, I wonder…"
"What?"
"Your turn!"
"Huh?"
"Turn your back and close your eyes!"

Naruto broke the hug and did as Hinata instructed him. His mind wondered what she had in mind.

"Shadow…"

Wait, what?

"Clone…"

She wouldn't…

"Jutsu!"

Oh yes, she would…A puff was heard.

"You may turn around now."

Naruto turned around to see two identical Hinatas looking back at him. His jaw dropped…

…and then closed. He mentally kicked himself. Why was he so surprised? She had been watching him use that technique for years! And it's not like Hinata is slow on the uptake; back in the written portion of the first Chuunin exams she managed to answer questions that jounin themselves had problems answering. Of course she would know how to perform the Shadow-Clone-Jutsu on her own!

Still, it looks like one shadow-clone is all she can manage for now.

"Your turn Naruto!" both Hinatas shouted in unison "Which one of us is the real one?"

Naruto was cursing himself. Why, oh why did he do this?

Hinata had just confided that she had this special connection to him. If he chose the wrong Hinata, it would prove to her that he didn't care for her as much as she cared for him. That he didn't share the bond she had with him. He was sure that she wouldn't stop loving him, if he chose the wrong one but it would break her precious heart.

He proceeded to examine each Hinata carefully. Same hair, same looks, same mannerisms. There wasn't something that could be used to distinguish one from the other. Hinata's shadow-clone jutsu was perfectly performed. Her shadow clone was an exact replica of herself, from her lavender eyes to the way she fidgeted with her fingers.

He went over his options. He could choose a Hinata randomly. There's a 50% chance of getting it right. Right?

He quickly discarded that option. Love like the one Hinata had for him deserved more, much more, than a coin toss. Besides, what would he say if she asked him "How did you know?"

'Don't trust your senses' Naruto thought 'trust your heart!'

He closed his eyes and allowed himself to relax. He allowed himself to hear his own heartbeat, and let his instincts take over. His mind was blank and his body took over. It was then he knew…

…he knew which Hinata was the real one!

He approached the left one, and gave her a big hug. When she embraced him and felt the comfortable heat of her chest against his, he knew he had picked the right one.

"Hinata, I know this is the real you, but can I do something?"
"OK."

Naruto briefly broke the hug and approached the Hinata that was standing on the right, the cloned one. He gave her a small peck on the lips.

Something was just… off… when he did this… for some reason it just didn't feel right.

He returned to the real Hinata, the one standing on the left and embraced her once more.

"I knew it! Kissing your clone somehow feels… wrong."
"How so?"
"It somehow felt like I was kissing… a distant twin sister of yours…"
"Oh…"
"Kissing you on the other hand…"

His lips once again started touching hers. Now, this felt right!

He felt his passion heat up as she slowly started melting in his arms. He kissed her neck, hearing the soft purr of her voice as she untied her apron. He slowly started unbuttoning her dress and planted soft kisses all over her shoulders, and her chest as he slowly took the dress off.

Hinata was sweaty from all the cooking. Her dress was sticking in some places, and her hands smelled like the spring onions she cut in order to prepare the food…

…Naruto didn't care! He was connected to his wife, and loved her with every fiber of his being. He wanted her and she wanted him. He would savor every touch, every smell, and every taste that her body provided. Onions be damned!

When he unbuttoned the dress and lowered it to her waist, he was delighted to find out that she didn't wear a bra today (thank kami, he always had problems taking those things off). Her ample chest and her gorgeous perfectly shaped pink nipples glistened and felt slippery as he cupped them with his hands.

He saw Hinata's eyes close and a big grin form on her face as she started shivering once more from his touch. He quickly went to work on her. He licked the sweat off her breasts, twirling his tongue all around them and started to suck softly on her nipples. A small yelp escaped Hinata's mouth as he gently bit on them.

He moved downwards, softly kissing her belly, licking around her navel and lowering her dress further down. Her white panties were now in full view, right in front of his eyes. They were plain, the type of panties somebody wore for comfort, not looks, but the distinct wetness that was starting to form there, made them look unbelievably sexy.

Her purple dress was now fully on the floor. As she lifted her leg upwards to take it off, Naruto placed his lips on the wetness of her white panties and started licking over them. Hinata trembled and let out a loud moan telling him that she was about to lose her mind.

Naruto stood up once more and gave her another deep tongue kiss. He rolled her around, as if he was slowly dancing with her, and guided her to their bed. He laid her down and while he was kissing her neck, placed his fingers inside her panties and started rubbing her clit with his thumb(he now knew what that "button" was called) while slipping a finger inside her. Hinata moaned louder…

…It was at that point that Naruto felt somebody tapping on his shoulder…

…He turned his face around…

…It was Hinata's shadow clone…

…she had undressed herself and had one of her hands inside her panties. From the looks of it, she had been touching herself for quite some time…

"Please… I want you…can I please join you?"

Naruto looked at her and then at his wife, the original Hinata, who was currently laying down on his bed completely flushed. They both chuckled.

"We completely forgot about your clone…"
"Yeah…"
"So… what are we going to do about this?"

Hinata's face formed a sly sexy smile. It was a smile that Naruto knew quite well…

"I think it will be fun to play this game for a little while longer!"

The original got up from the bed and approached her clone.

"OK, you can join us. But we will have to lay down some rules."
"What kind of rules?"
"First of all… I am not into this whole twincest… clonecest… whatever you want to call it. So…"
"It's OK… Neither am I…"

Naruto looked kind of disappointed. He knew that Hinata would feel uncomfortable with that sort of thing, and that she wouldn't do it, but he couldn't help imagining the two Hinatas making out with each other.

"Second… This…" she pointed at Naruto's bulge inside his pants "is mine! You may not do anything with it unless I give you permission."

Now it was the clone's turn to be disappointed. Naruto could swear that he saw her drooling as she looked at him.

"Third… This…" she kissed Naruto's lips "is also mine. You may not kiss my husband on the lips."

"That's not fair!"

"Finally… If at any point during all of this, Naruto mistakes you for me, all previous rules are revoked and you can do anything you want with him."

Hinata's double perked up!

"Now…" said the original Hinata as she took her double's hand "let's do this!"

Both Hinatas looked at Naruto who was, up until that point sitting idly on the side of his bed watching this whole situation unfold. They pounced on him simultaneously, pinned him down and started planting kisses on each side of his cheeks, both licking and savoring the taste of his trademark whiskers at the same time.

"Naruto?" one of the Hinatas asked "Which one of us is the real one?"

While both Hinatas were eating his face, Naruto closed his eyes and focused. Both Hinatas were moving in a nearly identical way. But only one Hinata's kisses felt soft and soothing.

He placed his hands around the Hinata that was kissing the right side of his face and moved her lips towards his.

"You are the original one…"

The real Hinata smiled softly as she deepened her kiss.

"You are correct… Now for your reward…"

She lifted him up and removed his shirt. At the same time her double moved behind Naruto, started rubbing her breasts up and down his back while softly kissing his neck and rubbing her arms up and down his bare chest. The original Hinata started to softly bite Naruto's nipples, licked the salty sweat of his chest, in the same way he did before and placed her hands inside Naruto's pants grabbing and moulding his firm buttocks with her fingers. Her double moved her hands downwards and slowly undid his belt buckle.

The two Hinatas nodded at each other and lowered Naruto's pants down. They both smiled widely when they saw his cute ramen-themed boxers…

…they both thought they were much better than his toad-themed ones.

They placed Naruto back on the side of his bed while taking the rest of his pants off. They winked at each other and got up.

"Naruto, I want you to close your eyes and lie down. No peeking!"

Naruto once again closed his eyes. In the background he heard a brief conversation.

"I will allow it. But just this once."
"Yay!"

Naruto could feel the two Hinatas approaching. He then felt their breath near his boxers. He felt a pair of hands lowering them down. His penis now standing fully erect, and he could fully feel the heat that radiated from their flushed faces. He felt their breath getting even closer.

"Naruto… You may open your eyes now…"

What Naruto saw nearly made him pass out. The two Hinatas were down on him and started licking both sides of his shaft at the same time. Their warm tongues were going up and down, starting from the knob at the top and slowly moving downwards in unison. They then both licked its base and moved upwards again.

"So… Naruto… Which one on us is the real one?"

He once again closed his eyes and concentrated. Again, both Hinatas moved identically. They both knew his sensitive spot down there. But the left side, felt more electrified, and more sensual somehow. He placed his hand on the left Hinata's face and brushed his hands against her cheeks.

"You are the real one…"

Hinata smiled as she softly kissed his palm back.

"You are correct! Now here's your reward!"

She softly pushed her (disappointed) double's face out of the way and slowly kissed the tip of her husband's cock before enveloping it with her mouth. He could feel her tongue softly roll around the tip while soft lips moved downwards. Naruto felt shockwaves travel through him as his wife savored the taste of his manhood.

Hinata's double was getting really frustrated. She started rubbing her breasts on Naruto's chest, biting his nipples and kissing his neck.

"I… am… at my limit…"

Hinata's double took off her panties and moved Naruto's fingers towards her pussy. Naruto started rubbing her clit with his thumb while moving his fingers inside her. Her face started to contort as she opened her legs further and allowed his fingers to go deeper.

"More… I want… more…"

She moved upwards and brought her pussy in full view of his face. She moved her hips towards his mouth and lowered herself towards his mouth, as she opened up her labia with his fingers.

"Please… lick me…"

Naruto, hesitated for a while. Is this really OK? In the real Hinata really OK with this?

He couldn't see what the real Hinata was doing, and he couldn't speak loudly because there was a huge obstruction to his mouth. He could however feel the soft, warm and slippery pair of breasts that belonged to his wife moving up and down his cock while her tongue licked its tip.

'If she's in a position like this, she can clearly see what her shadow-clone is doing. Since she isn't stopping this…'

If the double was anything like the real Hinata, he knew what he had to do to get her off. Naruto moved his tongue inside the double's pussy savoring its sweet and sour taste. He then moved his nose towards her clit and started licking away, while moving his face left and right. He then grabbed her butt and started moulding it with his fingers as moved his face deeper inside her. As he licked her, he slowly moved a finger inside her crack and started to softly rub the outside of her "ring". It was something that he knew drove his wife wild.

Indeed, like Hinata herself had done many times before, her double started getting spasms and gyrating her hips around Naruto's mouth. Her face became contorted and she arched her back backwards, allowing the wave of orgasm to take her over. With a loud scream she called out for Naruto and trembled as she finally climaxed…

…and then Hinata's shadow-clone disappeared in a puff of smoke.

'Well, I am kind of disappointed that she can't stick around anymore but at least now I can focus on my…'

Naruto felt Hinata tremble.

'…wife?'

He heard a loud gasp. His wife had stopped what she was doing and was currently on all fours on the floor, shaking with her mouth wide open. A few bits of saliva escaped her mouth and were hanging by her lips. Her white panties were now completely drenched, and a small puddle was forming down her knees.

"Na… Naruto… what just happened to me?"

'Did she just have a squirting orgasm?! Just like that?"

Naruto's mind went back to the lecture Yamato had given him about how shadow-clones actually work. Apparently, shadow-clones were made to transmit information, but under special circumstances, shadow-clones could also transmit feelings and stimuli. It all depended on how many shadow-clones were made, and how much effort was put into them…

…apparently Hinata's single shadow-clone was a little bit too well made.

"It was… your shadow clone… she disappeared… and did… this…"

He helped Hinata stand up once more and hugged her as she was shivering from what just happened. He looked his wife in her eyes, and couldn't miss the longing look she had.

"I guess our little game is over…"
"No more games…"

While the two of them shared one more deep passionate kiss, Hinata finally took off her white panties and just let them drop down to the floor.

Naruto smiled as he heard a very satisfying "splat".

He placed his wife on the bed once more, and started planting kisses all over her body. Every single kiss and every single touch caused her body to convulse. Hinata was already sensitive to his touch, but right now, after her shadow-clone dissipated, she was somehow even more responsive.

"Naruto… I said… No more games… I need it… NOW!"

He got on top of her and placed the tip of his cock on her wet slit. A couple of years ago, he still had problems entering her properly, constantly missing the spot, but now, with a ton of sexual experience with her body on his back, getting inside her was as easy as sliding a hot knife through butter. His slowly rubbed his erection on the wetness of her labia, and slowly entered her.

As soon as he was inside her Hinata started shaking violently. She screamed out her husband's name in ecstasy as she released a flood of vaginal liquids. Her pussy was always wet, warm and welcoming to Naruto, but right now she was literally soaking..

Naruto couldn't believe that his wife just climaxed so much and so hard as soon as he entered her. She was always sensual and sexual towards him, but this was a completely new experience. He felt her love juices flow down from his leg as he began to move again.

The more pedestrian part of his brain told him that they would definitely have to change the bed sheets after this.

He promptly told it to go away, shut up, and let him enjoy the moment. He softly lowered himself towards his wife, allowing her chest to rub against her and fully feel the warmth and the wetness of her body. He once again looked into her lavender eyes and started planting kisses on her lips and on her neck. As he nibbled on the back of her ear he heard her whispering sensually.

"We are truly… connected… to each other…"

How did Hinata always know what to say to drive him wild?

Yes, they were truly connected. The special connection that allowed Hinata to distinguish Naruto from his shadow clones also existed within Naruto. He would always gravitate towards her and she would always gravitate towards him. They shared a bond with each other that transcended mere physical attraction. It transcended chakra and jutsu. They belonged to each other. He was her man, her only man, and she was his woman, his only woman.

He moved faster inside her. Her vagina made some very sloppy and sexy noises.

Her face… her face always made him lose it. Under normal (non-sexual) circumstances Hinata's face was the embodiment of sweetness and cuteness. When she became aroused however it became something else. Her beautiful lavender eyes would roll backwards, her mouth would gape open, and she would lose all control of her facial expressions. Her tongue would lick her lips and her eyelids would tremble as she succumbed to her more carnal desires.

Naruto loved the fact that he was the only person in the world that got to see her like this.

Hinata thrust her feet upwards allowing Naruto to get deeper inside her. She wrapped her legs around his waist and started to move her hips matching the increased pace of his movements.

This was another thing that Naruto found incredible when he was making love to his wife; they very rarely got out of sync with each other. Her rhythm always matched his, and, in the two years they were physically together, they always managed to climax at the same time.

Naruto felt his wife's rhythm and looked into her beautiful lavender eyes as she was lost in pleasure. He knew that she was going to have another orgasm soon… and that it would be a big one. He moved deeper and faster.

Hinata could also feel that her husband was near his limit. She could feel his erection getting bigger and harder inside her. She could feel it starting to leak inside her. She knew that her husband was now near his tipping point. She could also feel his heartbeat going faster, and his breathing becoming more erratic. He was going to cum soon…

…and she would join him.

She felt her whole body tremble as she was reaching the peak of her orgasm. She run her fingers around that special place in Naruto's back, the one that she knew drove him wild, and lowered his face towards her. She thrust her tongue inside his mouth. She had a look at his beautiful blue eyes and felt the love that was inside them. It was more than enough to make her lose control again.

She knew he loved seeing her like this. And she loved doing this. She loved pushing all his buttons and making him crazy about her. She loved relinquishing all control and losing herself to her passion. It was so wonderful, so liberating.

Only he could bring this out from her. Only his touch could make her tremble. Only his kisses could make her melt. Only his sex could give her such intense orgasms. She was his, and he was hers.

She started convulsing once more, as Naruto emptied his warmth inside her. His deep kisses muffled her orgasmic screams. Her hips and her belly trembled by the intensity of what she just felt. She was truly and utterly spent.

They both stayed still for quite a few minutes. They didn't want to let go of each other. They wanted to stay connected.

But eventually, they would have to…

The bedroom was a complete mess.

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After the couple got up, cleaned themselves, mopped the floor and changed their very dirtied bed sheets, they laid down to snuggle and rest right next to each other. Hinata got into her favorite post-coital position, her face laying on his chest, her legs tangled on top of his, and her breasts pressing on his side. She looked at Naruto with a big warm smile on her face.

Naruto once read that many men dread this. He read that a lot of men didn't find talking to their partners after sex to be that enjoyable…

…well those men were idiots!

There was nothing that Naruto enjoyed more than having a pleasant bed-talk with his wife. He loved feeling his partner breathe on his chest as the words left her mouth.

"I suppose this was your first time performing the Shadow Clone Jutsu?"
"That obvious, huh?! Was my Shadow-Clone too faulty?"
"No, quite the opposite… Your shadow clone was perfectly made."
"How can you tell?"
"Under normal circumstances, when shadow-clones evaporate, they only transmit memories. I don't know what you did, but you somehow got your shadow-clone to transfer her orgasm to you."

Hinata blushed heavily and buried her face deeper inside Naruto's chest. This was getting embarrassing.

"It was very impressive for a first time."
"Shut! Up!"

A thought passed by Naruto's head. He had to ask this.

"Hinata, have you ever fantasized about me using my shadow clones on you?"
"I'd be lying if I said otherwise."
"So, why don't you ask me to do it? You know I would be happy to indulge you."

Hinata breathed a warm sigh on Naruto's chest.

"Naruto, you told me that kissing my shadow-clone didn't feel right, correct?"
"Yeah, I told you that it was like kissing your distant twin sister. I didn't feel what I normally feel when kissing you."
"It's the same for me. Your clones look like you and act like you but they are not you. They feel very different to me."
"Oh…"
"And I told you before… I only want to do this sort of thing with the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. That is, you. Not your shadow-clones. You. The real you. Nobody else."

There a brief pause as they both exhaled.

"She was a very kinky clone though!"
"Shut! Up!"
"As I said, she was too perfectly made."
"I am this close to using a gentle fist on your…"
"Anything but that! I'll shut up now!"

They both chuckled. Naruto could feel her smile on her lips as she placed one more kiss on his chest. She was getting ready to close her eyes and get some well-deserved rest.

"Hinata… When your clone evaporated… what did you feel exactly?"
"My whole body suddenly felt electrified. It was like I was hit by a bolt of lightning."
"A bolt of lightning, huh?"

The word lingered on his mind as they both shut their eyes and slept through the afternoon.

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9 months and 6 years later…

Little Uzumaki blew the birthday candles on his 6th birthday. Both Hinata and Naruto popped some confetti and cheered the little blond boy.

"OK, we'll do a normal birthday party in two days. We'll invite all your friends. Make sure you invite little Sarada, all right?"
"Yeah…"
"Now, let's eat our food together, and well cut and share our mini-birthday cake afterwards.

Hinata, Naruto and the little Uzumaki boy sat down and started enjoying some very well made beef stew. Even though, Naruto's food of choice was always ramen, Hinata managed to convince him to try a variety to different dishes. Hinata's beef stew was currently his second favorite. He savored every taste of it as he slowly chewed it.

The little boy looked at his father solemnly.

"Dad… Can I ask you something?"
"Mmm…hmmm?"
"Why did give me such a stupid name like Bolt anyway?"

It took a while for Hinata to dislodge the large piece of beef that got stuck in Naruto's throat.