Here's the Epilogue

"Hinata, I love you" was the last thing he'd said.

Hinata watched in horror as the light in Naruto's eyes faded away leaving a glossy stare, that told her he was looking without really seeing.

She then pressed her head to his chest and began to, cry Kiba turned away to hid his own tears wile Akamaru left out a mournful howl that echoed throughout the village.

"Naruto," said Hinata in a whispered tone her voice muffled by Naruto's blood soaked shirt.

Kakashi wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulders, as a small stream of tears fell from his only visible eye.

***

One, Year Later

Hinata sat alone in the graveyard; it was a bright and sunny afternoon the sound of birds whistling in the trees.

Filled her ears, but she didn't really hear them; the only thing that she cared about was the grave she'd been staring at.

Naruto Uzumaki

Born: October 3, 1992

Died: July 5, 2008

Beloved Student and Friend

Tears fell from Hinata's face, it had been a full year sine his death, and she still didn't know how to cope with the fact that.
She'd never get the chance to see his face again, she clutched a small photo in her hand, it showed her, and Naruto.

About Seven or eight years old both of them smiling, Hinata carried this around with her when ever she felt sad.

She would look at the picture and that silly smile, would somehow bring her some comfort.

Hinata, suddenly became aware of someone walking behind her, she turned to see Kiba with the bear sized Akamaru following closely behind him.

"Its time to go Hinata, we're already late" said Kiba solemnly.

"J…J…Just a… l…l…lit...little l…longer" said Hinata.

Kiba sighed

"Hinata I thinks it time you left go, he's gone now its time to move on, besides he wouldn't want you to…"

"H…H…H…How w…w…would y…y…y…you know what he'd want?" asked Hinata angrily.

"Hinata," came a second voice.

The two turned to see Kakashi was standing only a few feet away from them.

"It's alright, Hinata you can take as much time as you need" said Kakashi.

"I wonder what he'd be like now, if he's happy where he is" said Hinata.

Kakashi sighed

"All we can do is have faith, and take comfort in knowing that we'll see him again someday" said Kakashi placing his hand upon the grave stone.

'Obito, you make sure to show him the ropes' thought Kakashi.

Hinata slowly got to her feet.

"Let's go" she said slowly before kneeling down and kissing the grave stone then the three ninja's disappeared in puffs of smoke.

***

The three had made camp inside of an unknown forest their mission was to head to escort a representative from the Land of Grass, to the Land of Snow.

Hinata sat beside the fire waiting for her round of watch to be over so that she could get some sleep, not that she'd gotten much sleep lately.

She kept having, the same nightmare of Naruto's death, her eyes began to droop as she tried to stay awake.

The warm fire felt like a relaxing blanket that seamed to wash all of her cares away, before she knew it she was sound asleep.

***

A ninja wearing a skin tight black stealth suit made his way silently threw the bushes and trees causing not so much as a single leaf to hit the ground.

He soon came upon his target, he notice the woman was fast asleep he looked to the tents knowing one of them contained his quarry.

He looked ahead from his position to see, one of his partner's staring him in the face they both nodded silently to one another.

Then they made their ways into the camp, one heading for the tent's the other for Hinata.

***

Hinata found herself walking down a corridor, beside her was Naruto happy and well he was wearing the exact same attire he'd worn the day he'd died.

"Naruto is it really you?" she asked her voice had a hint of desperation.

Naruto turned to her, he, gave her a genuine smile

"Yes, Hinata it's me, but our time is short you have to wake up now" said Naruto.

"But I don't want to, I want to be with you" said Hinata.

"You will someday, but that day is not today, now WAKE UP!" he shouted.

Hinata's eyes suddenly burst open the ninja's kunai was millimeters from her throat, she threw her head back.

Smashing him in the groin causing him to grunt in pain as he dropped the kunai, Hinata jumped to her feet.

Her Byakugan was fully activated

"Everyone, wake up!" she shouted.

There was anther grunt from within the tents then Kakashi appeared with the man's partner knocked out cold.

The man that Hinata had hit threw down a smoke pellet and made to escape only to be caught in the jaws of Akamaru.

The dogs teeth sunk deep into the flesh of the man's arm threatening to break it if he even so much as twitched.

Kiba appeared behind him and knocked him out as well, Kakashi then took some metal wire from his pouch and tied both men to a tree for later intarogation.

"Well done Hinata" came a faint whisper in her ear.

Hinata turned to see if anyone was there only to see empty woodlands.

"Hinata you alright?" asked Kiba

Hinata turned to Kiba and for the first time in months she smiled.

"Yes, I'm much better now" she said.

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