Hey there! First Naruto fanfic! NaruHina :) Tell me if I should continue, alright? Alright. My kitty is shaking :O NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Anyways,

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Hinata held her breath. All around her, the trees and life of the forest breathed, telling her where her allies lay, yet not revealing the place of the enemy. Quiet as the grave, the young ninja activated her Byakugan. She glance around, now able to see behind any object that lay in her way. Her eyes drifted to a human shadow behind a bush and peered closer. There! Hinata slipped a kunai out of the holder on her hip and waved to fingers in the air, motioning to her teammates.

Slight rustles were heard, and as she watched, the man hiding in the bushes tensed and stood, about to flee. Now! Hinata's muscles tightened and her body coiled, ready to spring. She was just about to launch herself when suddenly her teammate, Kiba, flew by and landed right on the man behind the bushes.

"Gotcha!" HInata let out a small, disappointed sigh as her other teammate, Shino, and her teacher, Kurenai, joined them. Kiba had his foot on a now beaten ninja, grinning proudly.

"Good job, Kiba," Kurenai told him, nodding, "All of you, good job. We'll bring him back to the Hokage. Make sure he's secure." The four, along with their captive, started walking back through the forest, towards the Hidden Leaf Village. Hinata trailed behind, staring somberly at the ground. Was she ever going to have a chance to prove herself? Even on a small mission like this, either Kiba or Shino beat her to the punch. Usually she tried to remain strong, but lately she was starting to think her father was right; maybe she wasn't cut out to be a ninja. They made it to the main gates and Kurenai told them she would personally hand their captive to the Hokage, and let them go. Kiba and Shino invited her to go eat, but she politely declined, and they left her in her own thoughts.

Hinata continued to walk around the village, not really paying attention to where she was going. She had grown since the academy; she was taller now, her blue hair went down to her waist, and she had gained rather large… assets. Still, despite her physical appearance, it felt as though she was still a kid inside. The young Hyuga heiress sighed and kicked the dirt dejectedly. She was still the same little girl who struggled to talk to people, who was weak in a situation where she needed to be strong, who was still in love with Naruto Uzamaki…

Yes, she was in love with him. When she was younger, Hinata had thought it was just a crush, but as they both grew, so did her feelings, and now Hinata found herself not being able to go a day without wandering how Naruto was doing, or if he was alright.

He had been on a lot of missions recently, so she didn't get to see him a lot, making her worry about him constantly. She was usually able to shake these feelings, though; she believed in Naruto's abilities and knew he could take care of himself, as well as anyone else who needed it. When people first found out that princess Hinata had fallen for the Uzamaki boy, they had been disgusted. After all, he did have the nine- tailed fox residing in him, the same fox that had practically destroyed their village and many others a while back.

Though Hinata was usually a peaceful soul, she couldn't help but feel some resentment towards the villagers. How could they insult and harm a boy with such a sweet face, with bright, innocent blue eyes that made her knees go weak? How could they think someone like him as revolting, someone who had the purest heart Hinata had ever seen in someone? She couldn't fathom how they could curse a boy who had lost everything, and hadn't had a single friend, but still never took anything for himself? Hinata shook her head.

It wasn't the villager's fault. Naruto was ok now, and the villagers were a lot more respectful now that he had proven himself. That was Naruto. He could win the heart of someone as ice- cold as Sai. Hinata sighed and finally looked up to find herself back at the old training grounds. She smiled fondly, remembering all of the memories she had from this place. Training with her team, secretly watching while Naruto tried his hardest to train despite what everyone thought of him…

Hinata sighed again. But Naruto loved Sakura. Ever since the academy Naruto had had a crush on her, and she could only assume that his affection had grown. After all, Sakura was beautiful and strong and never got in the way like Hinata did. Hinata stared at the ground sadly a moment before her eyes hardened. The only thing she could do now, until she had a chance to prove herself to Naruto, her father, Neji, and everyone else, was to train as hard as she could. She positioned herself in front of one of the familiar wooden post, cut and chipped from years of pounding and beating. Hinata closed her eyes and calmed herself, taking a deep breath before launching herself at the large piece of wood.

Naruto grinned as the Hidden Leaf's front gates came into sight. He had been gone a lot from his home lately, and he was glad to be back. The young ninja walked excitedly ahead of the rest of his team. Kakashi- sensei trailed lazily behind him, his hands in his pockets. Beside him was Sakura, and behind them was Sai.

Naruto used to have a large crush on Sakura, ever since they were in the academy, but for some reason, his affection had lessened recently. He reached the gates and greeted the guards before walking into the village. A lot of people greeted him as he walked by. Most were happy to see him, but some simply made a face and turned away. Naruto tried to ignore these certain people.

When he was younger he was always treated badly because of what he harbored inside his body, and even now, though most people respected him, some still disliked him and acted as if he was dirt.

"Hey, Naruto!" Said knuckle- headed ninja turned to see Kiba and Shino walk towards him.

"Hey guys," Naruto greeted with a grin, "How's it goin'?" Kiba grinned back while Shino remained stoic as usual.

"Nice to see you're back," Kiba said, "Too bad Hinata's not here. She went off walking somewhere. I'm sure she'd be glad to see you're back, though." Naruto frowned a bit.

"Why would she want to see me?" he asked confusedly. Kiba rubbed the back of his head while Shino shook his.

"You're kidding me, right?" Kiba chuckled, "She'll be glad you're ok. You know, she's always worrying about you." Naruto's frown deepened.

"Well I don't want her to worry," he said, "Why would she worry about me?" Kiba shook his head and Shino sweat dropped.

"Eh, never mind," Kiba said, slapping Naruto on the back, "See ya later." Kiba and Shino said their byes and left Naruto alone once again. His other teammates had left him, and Kakashi went to go talk to Tsunade. Naruto started walking down the familiar dirt road, his mind wandering.

Why would Hinata be worrying about him? Well, she was one of the nicest people he had ever met, and she seemed like the person to worry about the people she cared about. It was still strange to think that a person could care about him. After all, Naruto had been alone most of his life, and basically everyone hated him when he was younger because of the nine tailed fox. Now that he thought about it, Hinata had never been among the kids who made fun of him or despised him just because of something he couldn't control. Every once and a while he had even spotted her smiling encouragingly at him out of the corner of his eyes, though he always wiped it away as his imagination.

Naruto frowned as he thought about it even more. It seemed as if Hinata had always believed in him, even when he didn't believe in himself. When kids made fun of him, she never did, when he was worried about the Chunin exams and she cheered him up, even when he liked Sakura and knew she didn't like him back, Hinata had always been smiling at him, as if she knew he could do better than what other people thought about him. Naruto thought more about Hinata.

When they were kids she was always the small, quiet one of the group, but now that they were practically grown, she had gotten a lot more confident and… larger. She wasn't fat, of course, but she certainly had gained a nice body. Naruto felt his face heat up at these thoughts. What was he doing, thinking about Hinata that way? She would probably faint if she pictured or thought what he did right now…

Small panting sounds interrupted his reverie and Naruto looked up to find himself in the old training grounds, where he had first trained with Team 7, along with many other memories. Naruto looked around for the source of the noise and his eyes widened when he spotted a girl with long blue hair, panting in front of one of the training dummies. He kept quiet and watched in awe as the girl launched herself in a series of attacks, whipping, punching, and slicing at the wood. Naruto's eyes followed the girl's movements carefully, taking in every curve, every crevice. Her hair certainly had gotten long; it was down to her waist now, drawing his attention to her round hips and what came with them. Just then a voice came from beside him.

"Nice view, eh?" Naruto jumped and turned to see Jiraya standing there with his arms crossed, watching Hinata.

"Pervy- sensei? What are you doing here?" Jiraya turned and grinned at him.

"What do you think I'm here for?" he asked, winking, "Back up, buddy! I saw you eyein' her, don't deny it!" Naruto's face turned cherry red and he crossed his arms and looked away.

"Ah, come on," Jiraya said, throwing an arm around the younger ninja's shoulders, "It's about time you got some! And who better than the voluptuous-" Naruto's eyes hardened and he raised a fist.

"You watch your mouth, Pervy-sensei-!"

"Haha, you see?" Jiraya said, chuckling amusedly, "You're even all defensive on her! Well, I don't want to ruin your moment, but remember this!" Jiraya drew him in close, putting his mouth by Naruto's ear.

"Give 'er the tongue, they love that!" Before Naruto could ask what he meant, Jiraya released him and slapped him on the back.

"Welp, I'm afraid that's all I can give you right now! Seems the Hokage wanted me for something, so I'd best be off. Good luck!" With that Jiraya was off, Naruto scowling after him. That was the last thing he had needed; some of Jiraya's confusing and perverted advice. Naruto shook his head and turned his attention back to Hinata, who had taken a break from her training. He decided now would be the best time to reveal himself, but the moment he took a step forward, a kunai zoomed out of the trees and cut across Hinata's shoulder.

"Hinata!" Naruto shouted as Hinata gave out a small cry and fell to her knees. Naruto stood over her and pulled out a kunai, glancing around but spotting no one. After a moment, when no one came out to attack, Naruto turned back to Hinata and kneeled before her.

"Hinata," Naruto said softly, "Are you ok?" Hinata, who was clutching her shoulder, forgot about the pain in her shoulder long enough to look up at him with wide eyes.

"Naruto," she breathed in surprised, her face automatically reddening. Naruto smiled at her, his beautiful blue eyes sparkling.

"Hey," he greeted, "Are you alright?" Hinata seemed to snap out of her gaze and jumped a bit.

"O-Oh, yes, I'm f-fine, N-Naruto…" Naruto couldn't help but think it was cute the way she stuttered when she said his name. Hinata flinched, drawing Naruto's attention back to her bleeding shoulder. His eyes softened.

"Here, lemme see." Naruto gently took Hinata's hand from her shoulder and grimaced as the cut in her jacket oozed with blood.

"I don't have anything to fix it…" Naruto started, and then his face lit up. He could heal himself because of the fox's powers, right? Then why couldn't he heal someone else? Jiraya's words popped into his head and Naruto swallowed, his face heating up.

"I have an idea," he started, blushing, "Can you slip this off? Just so I can see the cut?" Hinata's face turned cherry red and she stuttered a moment before nodding. She slowly unzipped her jacket enough to slip it over her right shoulder, exposing her silky, pale skin and bleeding cut. Naruto swallowed, trying to build up his courage while he tried to focus on the wound instead of the exposed bit of skin. He drew closer, hesitantly placing one hand on the other side of her neck and the other on her exposed shoulder. Hinata's chest rose and fell rapidly, her face bright red. Naruto's warm, rough hands on her smooth skin made her skin burn and itch in a not uncomfortable way.

Naruto swallowed thickly and tried to keep the blush from rising to his cheeks. Her skin was so soft and milky under his hands, and Hinata's rapid breathing was making it hard for him to concentrate. Naruto shook his head and gathered his courage. He leaned down and hesitantly placed his tongue on the edge of the wound. Hinata gasped, and tried to keep conscious. N-Naruto! H-He's actually-! Naruto hesitated a moment more before dragging his tongue across the wound. Hinata's eyes shut tight and she held in a small moan as his warm tongue went across her skin.

Naruto watched as steam arose from the skin on her cut and he pulled away as the injury began to close. Hinata gasped as she felt the pain go away and watched as the cut completely closed itself, leaving just a small white scar in its place, and even that began to fade.

"N-Naruto," she breathed, turning to him in awe. He grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head.

"All better, Hinata?" Hinata smiled.

"Yes, N-Naruto. Thank you." They stared at each other for a moment, and Hinata felt her face heating up.

"Are you sure it's ok?" Naruto asked, bringing himself closer to her. Hinata's breath hitched. He had no idea where he got his courage from, but Naruto lowered his head and placed his lips on her still exposed shoulder, over where the cut used to be. Hinata gasped when his rough lips met her skin. Naruto brushed his lips against her shoulder before gently biting down. Another gasp accompanied with a small moan escaped Hinata's lips, causing her face to redden even more. Naruto raised his lips to kiss her neck, and then raised himself to be eye to eye with her. Her eyes widened and Naruto leaned in. Just when he hesitated an inch from her lips, Hinata's eyes closed and her body fell back.

"Whoa, Hinata!" Naruto exclaimed, panicking, "Are you ok?"

Tsunade shook her head.

"Was hurting Hinata really necessary?" Jiraya shrugged, grinning.

"It was nothing fatal, and I knew Naruto could handle it," he said, "Using his tongue like that wasn't exactly what I meant, but good enough." Kakashi shook his head.

"It surprises me how thick Naruto could be despite what an excellent ninja he is." Kiba nodded and Sakura scoffed.

"No kidding," she said, "It's about time he got it through is fat skull that Hinata's always been there for him." Kiba and Shino nodded in agreement. Kurenai scratched her head.

"But what's going to happen now?" she asked, "It's no shock that Hinata fainted, but what's Naruto going to do?" Jiraya shrugged.

"I don't know, but I can't wait to find out," he said with a large, perverted grin. Tsunade growled and hit him on the side of the head.

"You pervert! Naruto doesn't have the same mind as you!"

"He doesn't?" Sai asked curiously. Kiba crossed his arms and shook his head.

"Even if he did, he wouldn't be the kind to act on it, especially on someone like Hinata." The others nodded in agreement and Jiraya chuckled while scribbling in a notebook.

"Either way, this gives me a great idea for my next book!"

There you go :) Hope you liked it! Tell me if I should write more and stuff. Should I continue? Should I add more people? Blah blah blah... Well, alrighty thens :) BYE BYES!