[DkTrper]

Good, solid new chapter. the cliffhanger is a nice touch. as before, i will wait for the next one.

[piaz]

i loved it as always fessy. I hope your ok an i hope 2 c more soon pi

[Fester]

Chapter 7
A day at the water park can be an awesome thing.
Usually, the park was full of kids and their parents walking around from attraction to attraction trying to have fun and not be frustrated by the crowds. Today Hinata and Naruto were treated to something special. The park was open early enough in the day that it wasn’t over crowded with children or grumpy parents! They wasted no time running to the biggest and best waterslide in the park and sprinting to the top, then sliding all the way to the bottom. They did this over and over again until they got competitive and started racing each other to the bottom.
Hinata squealed as she flew down the ramp at high speed! She could hear Naruto on the other side bellowing like a bull as he went through the twists and turns. “I’m gonna beat you!”
“Oh no you won’t!” Hinata yelled back as she picked up the front end of her mat and flew even faster through the chute until she finally emerged a split second before Naruto did at the bottom of the ramp.
“I won I won!!” Hinata cheered before she jumped up quickly then ran over and tackled Naruto as he tried to stand up! Giggling, he stood up and picked her up over his shoulder and grabbed their mats and carried her back up the ramp.
Hinata kicked her legs and playfully beat her hands on his back like a kidnapped maiden. “Oh you brute! Put me down, put me down!!”
“Not on your life…Now I will carry you up and throw you from the cliffs of chaos into the sea below, Muhahahaha!!”
Hinata giggled like a schoolgirl then maneuvered herself until she was able to slide down his back and ride piggy back style all the way to the top of the slide again.
She was so happy as she touched her forehead to the back of his head then leaned down and kissed him gently on the back of his neck. “I am having so much fun Naruto-kun. I never thought that I would ever be this happy!”
Naruto sighed at the kiss with a slight blush and nodded. “I'm enjoying it too Hinata-chan. I have never enjoyed anyone’s company as much as I enjoy yours. I’m so glad that we have become closer this way…but now, OFF THE CLIFFS OF CHAOS WITH YOU!!”
Hinata screamed as Naruto spun her around as if he was going to throw her down the ramp but then stood her on her feet in front of him and she snuck in a quick kiss on his cheek before jumping on her mat and starting down.
“Hey that’s cheating!” he yelled as he jumped on his mat and dove down another ramp!
Faster and faster he raced, there was no way she was going to beat him this time! He wouldn’t slow down at all and he would pass and beat her to the bottom in record time.
He could here her laughing as he whipped through the turns and then he heard her voice somewhere behind him and he laughed as he went whipping around and around the turns. Naruto being his usual carefree or careless self depending on your point of view, took the turns too sharp, and during straight paths lifted the front of his mat for maximum speed.
At one point he almost flipped over completely in a sharp turn but he was able to bring it back under control until he hit the last part of the ramp and realized he was going way to fast to slow down! He tried to use his hands, but almost burned the skin from them trying to slow his progress. At the last second he realized he would have to take the jump and accept the consequences.
Naruto hit the last jump on the ramp, and was airborne for what felt like an eternity, and he was a good ten feet in the air as he hit the slow down pool! As he landed, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen that took his breath away and left him lying helpless as Hinata splashed down a few seconds later. Thankfully, Fana was sound asleep, had been since earlier that morning so Naruto would not have to hear the dreaded, “I TOLD YOU SO.”
Hinata stood up and wiped the water from her eyes. “Naruto-kun that was awesome!” As she looked around she saw him still lying in the water and she made a bee-line for him and jumped on his back playfully.
“Oh pretending to have drowned are you? You won there is no reason to pretend!”
As she looked down at him she saw the look of pain on his face and immediately became concerned. “Naruto-kun? Are you ok? What happened?”
Naruto looked up and smiled weakly at her. “I came down too fast and hit the water pretty hard. I think I’m ok…just a little pain. I was going…so fast…and I landed really hard.” He muttered again as she stared at him worriedly.
Naruto stood slowly and Hinata helped him until he was able to stand on his own but she saw him grimace as he took a step. “Maybe…maybe we should go sit in the hot spring for a little bit.”
Hinata nodded as she took his arm and walked slowly with him to the hot spring pool. Any disappointment she would have felt was immediately replaced by her concern for him as he walked unsteadily with her until they stood in front of the pool.
Naruto settled slowly into the spring and sighed as the heat surrounded him and he looked at Hinata and smiled as he rested an arm on her shoulder.
Hinata leaned closer until he was able to hug her close to him and she placed a hand on his chest and rubbed it over his muscle and traced a few scars with a finger tip, still marveling at how well developed he was.
“I’m really having a wonderful time Naruto-kun. I am so glad that we decided to come here today.”
Naruto grimaced then nodded. “I am too. It has been a great day so far.”
A sharp pain made Naruto lurch forward and reach down between his legs. “Ow!”
Hinata blinked at him with concern as she leaned back to look at him. “Naruto you are hurt…where is the pain, let me see?”
Naruto blushed as he looked up at her. “Uh no...it’s fine...just a cramp or something." As he tried to sit up another burst of pain made him jerk forward again. “OW!!"
Hinata leaned closer, concern etched clearly on her face. "Please Naruto-kun...tell me where it hurts!"
Seeing the deep concern on her face made him pause and realize being embarrassed and manly, would not ease her concern, nor would it make his pain go away.
Naruto frowned then blushed again as he held himself but it didn't alleviate his immediate suffering…and he had to admit, something didn’t feel right. After considering his options he blurted out, "Um…down there.”
Hinata blushed also but then put on a serious face. “Hold on.”
She got up and ran over to the rental booth and came back with a key and helped Naruto stand and they walked over to a cabana. Naruto wasn’t sure what to expect, but followed her docilely. Having never experienced a pain like this before, he wasn’t going to argue.
Hinata used the key to open the door and helped Naruto walk into the cabana and lie down on a massage table before closing and locking the door.
“Naruto-kun…I know this is going to sound weird,” Hinata blushed furiously, “But, take off your shorts.”
"What? But..." Naruto began as he looked at her, but seeing her serious expression he blushed and slowly inched his shorts down. When they were just barely covering his “bahoogies”, he looked at her again. Her expression, although she was blushing, told him she wasn’t going to accept any nonsense. That and the next burst of pain made his hands jerk and almost sit upright on the table. With a painful sigh, he pushed them down to his knees and waited for her verdict.
Once they were below his knees Hinata pulled them off of his legs and placed them at the end of the table before looking at him.
Hinata gasped and looked up at Naruto’s face then looked back at his crotch again blush still firmly in place. “Naruto…it’s huge!”
Naruto looked at her and felt immediately scandalized…but also felt a surge of pride. “Hinata!! Don’t talk like that!”
Hinata blushed harder and lightly smacked him on the arm. “Not that, your testicle. I think you torqued it when you landed.”
Naruto just blinked at her as she tentatively reached out and pressed against his swollen testicle.
Naruto gasped and jerked halfway up which caused her to place a hand on his shoulder and push him back on the table.
“Sorry, but you need to relax…try not to move. I’m going to touch it again and I need you to stay still so I can fix it or you could permanently damage it.”
“What would happen then?”
Hinata frowned and shook her head. “Nothing good. At the worst, they might have to amputate it.”
Naruto blinked then pointed franticly at his crotch. “You mean cut it off?? Hurry…fix it! Please!!”
Hinata nodded as she took a deep breath and summoned her chakra. “Byakugan!” She mumbled as the veins around her eyes bulged outward and became more pronounced.
Reaching down she grasped his testicle in her hands and slowly applied pressure until she was able to grasp it through the scrotum and began to do what felt like her massaging it to Naruto.
Naruto gasped as he felt her hands and the pressure she was generating and then felt something else and he panicked and desperately conjured up images in his mind of old wrinkled men, piles of homework that had to be done over night, Jiraiya picking his nose, anything just please don’t get any bigger!!
Unfortunately...his body refused to listen…the damn thing seemed to like embarrassing him more then anything it seemed.
Hinata blushed even more then before but she continued to work until Naruto felt the pressure ease before it completely went away and he was able to breathe again without everything in his lower body hurting.
Hinata looked at his face and smiled slightly as she saw the obvious relief on his face. “How does that feel Naruto-kun? No more pain?”
Naruto nodded and let out his breath in a long sigh. “Much better. Is everything ok?”
Hinata nodded. “Everything looks ok…but it might be a little swollen for a few days. I would suggest no training or running until the swelling is gone.”
Hinata reached over and grabbed a towel and covered Naruto’s crotch with it then smiled at him.
Naruto frowned but then tried to put a smile on his face. “I’m sorry Hinata-chan…I know that wasn’t easy for you to do.”
Hinata reached out and gently touched his cheek. “You do not have to apologize about it. It was something that happened and I am glad that I was able to fix it. Besides, even though it embarrassed me I was finally able to do something real to a real patient. I can’t wait to tell Lady Tsunade what I was able to do!”
Naruto looked panicked for a second and reached out and grabbed her hand. “Please Hinata-chan, please don’t tell her who it was? I don’t want her to get the wrong idea!!”
Hinata smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry, you were just some anonymous patient.”
Naruto grinned at her and pulled her hand to his face and kissed it. “Thank you Hinata-chan.”
Naruto looked down then back at Hinata and she smiled at him. “Besides…what kind of girlfriend would I be if I couldn’t help you like that? I told you Naruto-kun…I will do anything I can to make you happy. I think relieving you of pain would fall deeply in that category.”
Naruto blushed as he thought about what anything entailed but then quickly changed the subject. “Hinata, what does torqued mean?”
Hinata smiled as she sat next to him on the table.
“Well torqued means you twisted it. The testicle has a series of tubes and veins inside of it attaching it to the reproductive system in your body.
Since these tubes are all that is anchoring it to you, it is very delicate. When you landed hard it must have twisted around and pinched those tubes and veins.
When that happened the blood flow was cut off. In most cases blood going in and going out is cut off so all you will have is pain. But you had the out going side pinched so blood and fluid was coming in and not going out, that is why it got swollen.”
Naruto nodded as he thought about what she said and then nodded. “I understand. Well it is a good thing you were here then.
I know it embarrassed you, but I really appreciate that you were able to do it and not some stranger.” A stranger that knew who and what he was would probably have left him to suffer in pain he thought bitterly.
Hinata blushed but smiled cutely. “Thank you Naruto-kun.”
As she watched him a thought seemed to cross her mind and she seemed to fight with herself over it. She opened her mouth, then closed it again and just smiled at him. After a few minutes she did it again then finally said his name. “Naruto-kun…can I ask you a question?”
Naruto nodded as he turned to look at her. “What is it Hinata-chan?” He noticed she was blushing still so he wondered what was on her mind that could be embarrassing her still.
Hinata rubbed his chest lightly then blushed deeply and her skin got goose bumps. “When it gets hard…does it hurt?”
Naruto looked at her and blushed himself as he thought about it. “Not really pain…I think you could call it pressure. To be honest it hasn’t really bothered me until recently and usually I can ignore it.”
Hinata thought for a moment then nodded before cocking her head to the right and smiling coyly at him. “Recently…like at your house the other day when you were doing all those laps in the pool?”
Naruto grinned as he looked at her and he nodded, nervous of what her reaction to his responses would be. “Yeah…um…then was the first time it really happened and I couldn’t stop it.”
Hinata leaned closer to Naruto and kissed his shoulder before looking at his face again. “It was because of me wasn’t it?”
Naruto hemmed and hawed for a few seconds then nodded slowly. “It wasn’t your fault…you didn’t do anything wrong, I just felt really close to you and it just…happened.”
Hinata blushed as she looked into his eyes thinking how she always felt like she was swimming when she looked into them.
“Naruto-kun, do not punish yourself. It is a natural reaction and I do not feel anger towards you for something you cannot really control. In fact even though I might get embarrassed, I am flattered that you like me so much that you react to me that way.”
Naruto looked surprised as he watched her. “Are you serious? You aren’t pissed at me? You’re not gonna bash me on the top of my head and call me names?”
Hinata frowned deeply then shook her head as she remembered a few instances in their youth. “Naruto-kun…you have to remember, and please understand this…I am not Sakura. I would never beat you up, especially not for that. I l…care about you more then you understand and I would never hurt you because you are a man and I am a woman.”
Naruto felt relief wash over him. Though he never had a relationship before with any woman, he was glad that this relationship would not have him being beaten on a regular basis like it would have been if he did hook up with Sakura.
Hinata frowned inwardly and wondered why she still couldn’t admit to the depth of feeling she had for him. She would have to think about it later, right now, her new boyfriend needed her loving care and she would give it to him!
Hinata smiled and gave his side a little push and he scooted over and she lay down on the table next to him and curled up against his side, hands resting on his chest. Naruto, still a little unsure paused for a moment before asking again. “Are you sure? I mean I don’t want you to think I’m a perv or something.”
Hinata sighed as his arm wrapped around her then nodded. “Of course…in fact I am flattered. I mean…don’t misunderstand, I was embarrassed because I have never seen one in real life let alone touched one. But it makes me happy that you care enough about me to desire me.” In a smaller voice she added. "I never thought anyone would like me like that."
Naruto gingerly rolled over enough so he could put his other arm around her and hug her to him. "Well I do Hinata-chan...I do."
Hinata buried her head against his chest and with a happy blush whispered his name. "Naruto-kun."
Every day she seemed to surprise him more and more. She seemed to make huge leaps with him. She was not as self conscious anymore, and she actually laughed and had fun now.
Naruto watched her and lightly traced her jaw line with his fingertip and smiled as he thought to himself. Can it get any better then this?
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Iruka walked into the dingy basement and walked over to the figure sitting behind the desk. The man looked up at him with a slight frown on his face as he stared up at him and waited in expectation.
Iruka wasted no time as he leaned closer. “Is it true? He is back in the city?”
The man nodded slowly and gauged Iruka’s reaction. Iruka seemed to think for a time before nodding to himself. “I will resume my duties immediately. We have to be prepared in case they decide to move first.”
The man nodded as Iruka turned and gathered a few thinks from a nearby table then turned and left the cellar without another word.
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Next Episode: The First...

[bright yellow]

hi Fester.......this is awsome, love the way there relationship develops, very nicely written too, hope there will be more when you are able.....

This post has been edited by bright yellow: 04 January 2010 - 02:32 AM

[Fester]

Um...hello everyone. I need to say this even though he will get mad at me.
My name is William II, and I am Fester's son. I'm not a member here, but I'm doing my dad a favor.
He's been in and out of consciosness randomly for the past month, and he woke up yesterday and asked me to post what he has written for him.
He has always taken his writing very seriously, and usually when he wakes up I bring him his laptop and he works on whatever he was behind on.
His strength is failing him...but thankfully Dragon is a really good program so he doesn't have to do much.
Well as I said, I will be posting on his account for him for a while...until he gets better.
I mean...he's my pop...and he's got the will of a bull...I know he's gonna beat this thing.
Well here is the story.

Chapter 8
It was two days later, and Naruto seemed to recover twice as fast as a normal person from his problem with his testicle. Hinata was surprised, but also just as happy when he dropped his pants so she could look at it, only a slight blush on his face. When she tried to look at it the day after the accident he refused to do it…in fact, he acted like a child about to get a shot in his butt for the first time.
<Flahsback>
“Naruto-kun, let me look at it! Lady Tsunade told me I should check on the patient until the injury was completely healed! Why are you being so stubborn now? You let me look at it yesterday!”
Naruto stood on the other side of the bathroom door and shook his head. “No way Hinata-chan! You convinced me to let you look at it yesterday because you said they might have to cut it off, but I’m not falling for that again! If I am healing then there is no reason for you to look at it again!”
Hinata stomped her foot in frustration as she considered kicking the door down, but she knew how stubborn Naruto could be…so she had to think of another way. As she considered her options it came to her, and she smoothed her jacket before she changed her tone of voice.
“Naruto-kun…don’t you want me to succeed?”
Naruto frowned as he considered her words but couldn’t fathom what she meant. “I..I don’t understand Hinata-chan…what are you talking about?”
Hinata took a deep breath then rested her forehead against the bathroom door. “Naruto-kun, in order to be confirmed ready to be a practicing medic nin I have to be cleared by lady Tsunade. In order for her to clear me, I have to have practical experience. I have had some at the hospital working in the wards with her, but I have not done anything unsupervised as yet. You are the first person I have been able to heal without having someone hovering over my shoulder.”
Naruto blinked as he considered her words. It made sense, he thought, but she had already healed him. “But I’m fine now! You don’t have to keep looking at “IT”!”
Hinata’s frustration started to creep back into her voice. “But I do! You aren’t considered healed until you are released by the person who healed you! But you won’t let me finish my job! Do you want me to lie to Lady Tsunade?”
She stood there waiting for him to answer, but when he didn’t, Hinata slid to the floor and rested her bottom against her heals as she squatted there, and for a moment she hiccupped as she felt the frustrated tears start. After a moment she whispered, “I only just got you in my life Naruto-kun the way I have always dreamed. Don’t you understand how much it will hurt me to lose you because of something I could have fixed or helped you with? Something I could have prevented?”
Being deceptive to him wasn’t really in her. She didn’t lie, but Lady Tsunade would give her a chance to show that she could operate on her own. The truth was she was terrified of losing the one person in her life that meant more then her life did to her.
Silence reigned in the hall as her tears dropped silently to the floor, until finally the doors lock clicked and he opened it and looked at her. Seeing that she really was upset by this he frowned but opened the door all the way. “Hinata-chan…don’t cry. It’s not that I don’t want you to do it…I’m just embarrassed…I don’t even like the doctors and nurses to see me naked.”
Hinata looked up at him and nodded in understanding. “Would it help if I told you I also want to do it because I am worried about you? I don’t like to see you hurt or in pain…and I want to help if I can.”
Naruto blinked but shook his head quickly. “But it will embarrass you too won’t it?”
Hinata nodded as she stood up, but didn’t approach him in case he tried to close the door again. “Yes…but you being ok is more important then me being embarrassed. I promise I just want you to be ok…I haven’t even told Lady Tsunade who it is, just that I did it…which surprised her too!”
Naruto was still frowning, but after a few minutes of deep thought, he unhitched his towel and let it drop to the floor.
<End Flashback>
Taking a clinical state of mind, (otherwise she would have blushed like there was no tomorrow) she checked him thoroughly using the byakugan and her hands and announced that they could go back to training. With a cheer Naruto happily pulled his pants up, took her hand, and led Hinata out of his house to the training grounds. It seemed the procedure, and the embarrassment had been forgotten…but they still hadn't quite gotten started with their practice for that day.
After they got to the training grounds and were ready to start Naruto decided it was time to play and followed/ chased her around the practice field.
Hinata laughed as she smacked Naruto’s hand away when he went to hug her. “Stop it! Be serious Naruto–kun! We are supposed to be training.”
Naruto lurched at her again, a leering grin on his face as he bugged his eyes out. “Hehehe I am the pervy sage…I need to do my research on you Hyuga Hinata! Come…I just want to touch you for a moment, please it is for my next project! You do not want my next masterpiece to be late do you?”
Hinata made as if to run left then quickly cut right as he lurched to the left and missed her again. “No! I am meant for one man only!! Cease or I will call his name and he will give you the beating of your life!”
Naruto pretended to be stupefied then shook his head. “Bologna! There is no man greater then Jiraiya, toad sage extraordinaire! You may bow and grovel before me now.” He said in a haughty manner, striking a regal seeming pose.
Hinata giggled, but still kept her distance from him. “NO! I am the girlfriend of the great Uzumaki Naruto, and you will never be as great as he!” Hinata had to fight the urge to black out, as unbeknownst to Naruto, she really did mean what she said and it filled her with pride to say such a thing out loud after so many years of being too embarrassed to let him know how she felt.
Naruto beamed at her and the words she almost shouted to the heavens. Deep inside of him one of the knots in his heart finally loosened and he felt a surge of emotion he never felt before. The Kyubi quietly smiled, but said nothing and he seemed to relax more as well. Not wanting to stop though, Naruto quickly dropped back into the play personality he had assumed. “Oh it’s ok, I won’t keep you, I just want to make sure you are properly proportioned…how else can I draw you?”
Naruto pretended to take out a book and a pencil and mimed drawing a picture in it, gazing at Hinata then drawing again. “No, no…those are much bigger then that…”
Hinata’s eyes bulged and she came over and tweaked his side causing him to jump. “Stop that! The size of my breasts are not your business!”
Still using the fake Jiraiya voice he blinked at her. "Breasts? Oh...I was drawing your eyes...but now that you mention those...!"
Hinata screamed as she covered her breasts in mock embarrassment, (even if she did blush a little). You see, she was always self conscious of her body. Since she turned eleven her breasts had started growing. She was quite embarrassed of them at first, because she noticed she was looking different then the other girls her age. Without a mother figure to explain things to her, she began wearing bigger, and baggier clothes to cover up the changes that were occurring in her. And when a boy would take an interest in her…”assets”, she would withdraw even further, propagating the “weird girl” attitude. After she turned sixteen however, and they hadn’t stopped growing, she stopped worrying about trying to hide them, and just tried to live with them.
They seemed to get in the way of everything, especially training.
Bordering on a double c cup, she was no Tsunade, but she was getting there. Kuranei had given her some tips on what to wear, and even showed her a jutsu that would stop them from bouncing all over the place while she was in combat or training…but since she was only interested in one particular boy, she had no reason to show them off so her new jacket, while not nearly as big as her previous one, was still big enough to hide most of her “girls” from all but the most discerning eye. Hinata shook the thought from her head, and instead began trying to tickle Naruto.
Naruto then grabbed her by the waist and started tickling her. “Now I gotcha!”
Hinata squirmed in his grasp, laughing. “No not that!”
Try as she might Naruto pursued her tickling her mercilessly. Hinata then turned the tables by tickling him on his waist as well with her small fingers. “Ah, no!”
The tickling lasted until they both fell to the ground in a heap, hugging each other and laughing uncontrollably.
Naruto, still having occasional bursts of laughter, looked in her eyes then leaned forward quickly and kissed Hinata on the lips. He wasn’t completely sure why he did it…he just knew he had to for some reason.
In mid laugh Hinata gasped, eyes wide open in surprise. Slowly, her eyelids lowered until they were closed and she melted into the kiss. In both of their minds, fireworks exploded, and light bulbs flared and popped from overload as their senses lit up from the new experience.
Naruto pulled back and smiled at her which made her giggle, as her face became crimson. “I’m sorry…I love seeing you happy and hearing you laugh. Seeing how happy you were made me want to kiss you.”
Hinata put her head down and nodded but reached up and placed her hand on his chest. “Naruto…that was my first time…I..I’ve never kissed a boy before.”
Naruto frowned slightly but reached up and took her hand in his and kissed it lightly. “No…you’ve kissed me before.”
Hinata shook her head. “That was different. I kissed you on the cheek…like a friend. This time it was on the lips. I’ve never been kissed like that before. N..No one has ever wanted…”
Naruto placed a finger on her lips and shook his head. “Me neither.”
Hinata still blushing smiled at him shyly, but nodded her head. “Well it was the first for both of us.”
Naruto nodded slightly but looked at her curiously. “Oh…well was it bad?”
Hinata shook her head vigorously. “No…it was really nice. It’s just I have never done it before and you surprised me. D..did you like it?”
Naruto thought for a moment then got a mischievous look in his eyes and he smiled. “I don’t know…it was so quick I couldn’t tell. Maybe we should do it again?”
Hinata put her hand to her mouth and giggled then nodded. “Yes I think you are right.”
Their heads came together and Hinata reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck and he gently enfolded her in his arms and their lips met. Hinata’s heart was pounding and she felt butterflies dancing in her stomach as his lips moved slightly against hers and a little voice screamed over and over again in her head, I’m kissing Naruto-kun! Naruto_kun is kissing me! We are kissing each other!!
Naruto listened to the kyubi as he kissed Hinata. The damn fox seemed to talk in its sleep now, as its eyes were closed and he was laying half on his side but his mouth was moving. Some of the things Naruto did were instinctual, like closing his eyes at the point of contact, and holding her in his arms. But the fox was telling him to partially part his lips and to touch his tongue against her lips. It didn’t make sense, so he ignored Fana for now. Why would she want his tongue in her mouth? It sounded weird to Naruto, so he left it alone.
Naruto broke the kiss and his heart began to slow down as he looked at her. Hinata’s eyes were still closed and she still moved her lips as if they were still kissing. Naruto thought it a little comical but he let her come down at a slower pace then he did until she finally opened her eyes and looked at him again.
“Naruto-kun, that was the most amazing feeling I have ever had!”
Naruto smiled and nodded. “It was for me too…my stomach felt funny and everything.”
With a slight blush Hinata looked down at his crotch and then back up at him. “Everything?”
Naruto blushed then pushed her lightly. “Hinata! I have enough trouble keeping that asleep, I don’t need you to encourage it!”
Hinata giggled then rolled away from Naruto and leaped to her feet and assumed the new stance he showed her earlier in the day. “Playtime is over. Let us see if that stance you showed me works for me as well.”
Naruto stuck his tongue out at her as he climbed to his feet. “Spoil sport.” He mumbled then nodded as he assumed a stance that Hinata didn’t recognize and she paused. “What is that Naruto? I have never seen that stance before.”
Naruto grinned then rubbed the back of his neck. “Oh I didn’t realize. It is a stance that another teacher taught me on my travels with Jiraiya. It is the toad stance. It is good for defensive fighting but has a strong kicking style. I learned a few others as well before we moved on.”
Hinata smiled as she watched then nodded. “Alright…it is an unfamiliar stance to me, but I will do my best against it.”
Hinata assumed the crane stance, her usual style as Naruto summoned his chakra. Her feet was aide apart and her weight rested on the balls of her feet as her arms were spread also, one to the front and one behind her. A look of determination came to her face as she gathered her chakra.
“Byakugan!” She exclaimed, activating her blood limit as she charged in and struck at Naruto’s neck and chest using the gentle fist style, but Naruto was able to block her strikes with his feet, keeping her at a minimum range.
Tucking and rolling she came up to strike at his legs and groin but Naruto jumped then flipped over and behind her.
Hinata watched and began to see a change as the red and blue chakra in his body began to blend and infuse his system, something he must have learned to do on his journey with master Jiraiya. He was only able to use one or the other previously, now he seemed to be able to use both at the same time.
This was something she had never seen him do before so she paused for a moment and dropped into another layer of the Byakugan and saw that his chakra was infusing his skin! This was a strange new phenomena as she “perceived” his chakra giving his skin a dark lavender color. It was almost hypnotic to watch but she shook herself out of it.
Hinata rushed in as Naruto assumed a new stance, but this technique involved his arms at his sides and him in a modified horse stance, hands clenched into fists. She would have hesitated because he seemed fool hardly, but she knew he was not stupid so she trusted him to know what he was doing.
Hinata didn’t want to hurt Naruto, but they were sparring, so she deemed it safe to show him what she had learned through her years of practice and training. “Eight trigrams, sixty four palms!” The gentle fist attack in this stance was designed to break chakra points to stop the flow so the enemy would become weak as a baby. Hinata had trained hard, and was almost at the same level Neji was during the Chunin exams.
She struck Naruto’s chakra points and she knew she was doing it properly, but his chakra remained as bright as ever! Even more surprising was each blow that landed only seemed to make him flinch slightly or step back. It was almost like she wasn’t affecting him at all!
In the height of her attack she didn’t notice but she heard it now, each strike she made didn’t sound like flesh hitting flesh, but more like she was striking wet metal.
Naruto growled then turned fully towards her and finished a series of hand signs. “No gaido: Iron fist jutsu!” He took a step towards her and threw a left punch that would have connected with her chest but he stopped it short and it still felt as if someone had punched her very hard in the chest knocking her back a step.
She exhaled with the blow and returned four strikes to Naruto’s neck, chest, and stomach, but that stance he was using made it have no effect. It had to be the stance, but what was it? She threw a forward thrust kick that hit him solidly in the solar plexus, but all it did was make him lean back slightly.
Naruto leaned back forward then took another step and threw a right uppercut at her stomach which he pulled well short and this one knocked the wind from her and broke her concentration and she lost the byakugan as well as her stance.
His next punch he stopped long before it would have landed and she felt his hands on her shoulders and as her vision cleared she saw he was looking at her in concern. “Are you alright Hinata-chan?”
She nodded her head slightly and leaned into him. “I..I’ve never felt a blow like that before. You caught me unawares and I lost my concentration. What technique is that?”
Naruto smiled but placed a finger to her lips. “If I tell you then you cannot reveal it to anyone else. Do you promise?”
Hinata nodded as he guided her to a tree and they sat down. “It is an ancient style that was forgotten when the fourth hokage died. It is called the tortoise style. It maximizes defense and power at the sacrifice of speed. As you could see I could only move one step at a time. Combined with the Iron fist Jutsu, it’s devastating at close range…so he explained to me.” He grinned his famous (to her) smile and rubbed her back as her breathing returned to normal.
Hinata nodded but shook her head as she touched the spots where Naruto’s blows should have landed if he didn’t pull his punches. She was sure she would have a bruise or two from the way they felt. “But that Iron fist…if you had actually hit me…”
Naruto nodded. “Master No Gaido told me that it was a technique that he was taught by the fourth Hokage. There are three other jutsus that compliment it...but they are just as dangerous to the user as to the enemies. It was also called the “last stand” or "Martyrs" stance...and after thinking about it I can fully understand why.
Anyone who used it was unable to use any other jutsu until they purged the effects from their system. Anyway the fourth hokage taught him and made him promise he would only teach it to one who he deemed worthy of learning it…and only that one.
Jiraiya took me to him hoping he would teach me…when I talked to him he asked me what made me think I was worthy.”
Hinata blinked as she placed her hand on his shoulder. “How did you convince him? What did you say?”
Naruto smiled then laughed. “What I always say…I told him I was going to be Hokage, and I would protect the village and everyone that was precious to me.”
Hinata laughed then nodded. “I’m sure he believed every word.”
Naruto frowned as he remembered. “Well that’s the funny thing. He said it wasn’t what I said, but the way I said it.”
Hinata watched him then shrugged. “Maybe you reminded him of someone. It is great that you learned that style. Especially since no one will recognize it when you use it…it will come in handy if you have to fight someone in the future.”
Naruto grinned as he considered that. “Hey I didn’t even think about that! I just was happy with the new skill!" Hinata giggled then nodded. Naruto was still so simple. He had changed, but so much had not changed about him, and that made her happier then she could remember.
Naruto frowned slightly as he thought about something then turned to her again. "Why didn't you use the scorpion stance?"
Hinata frowned also as she thought about it, than shrugged. "I am not used to it. It is not as fluid or graceful as the crane stance and I feel clumsy and awkward when I try to do it."
Naruto nodded. "I do not like it myself...but the scrolls master No Gaido gave to me shows how it can be extremely powerful in close range combat. I’m positive combined with the gentle fist you would be able to stop anyone in their tracks."
Hinata frowned slightly as she thought about it before she responded to him. “I don’t know Naruto-kun…it has taken me a long time to learn the gentle fist, and that is more graceful then this new stance…”
Naruto shrugged but his smile made her falter. “Well why don’t we do this…if you just can’t get used to it, we won’t practice with it anymore. I don’t want to force you to try and learn something that you do not want to learn.”
Hinata nodded as she thought about it, a bit of surprise in her eyes. Naruto-kun is so different then my clan members. It still surprises me when he does not try to force or coerce me to do something. Alright…just for him I’ll do it…I’ll make him proud. "I will practice it some more and see if I can get the hang of it Naruto-kun. I’m sure with your help, I will be able to learn it."
Naruto nodded and grinned at her before he picked up a pebble and tossed it across the training yard. “That’s the spirit Hinata-chan, I know you can do it!”
Hinata smiled as she watched him, then on an impulse she leaned around him and kissed Naruto on the lips causing him to blink then close his eyes and return it as the fireworks and light bulbs were joined by supernovas. It seemed with each subsequent kiss, the effect got stronger.
When she broke the kiss he grinned at her with a bemused look. “What was that for Hinata-chan?”
Hinata giggled with a slight blush and laid her head on his shoulder. “Oh…I’ve just always wanted to do that and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I am glad that I was finally able to do it.”
As Naruto moved his head close to hers for another kiss, something different happened. They were interrupted. “Excuse me, Hyuuga Hinata.”
Hinata and Naruto turned and gazed at the man who had walked up on them. He was an Anbu operative dressed all in black wearing the mask of an owl, and carrying a naginata in one hand. As he stopped in front of them he placed the butt of his weapon on the ground.
“The hokage would like you to come to her office. She says it is important and she would like you to not delay.”
Hinanta looked at Naruto and he shrugged. “I’ll go with you. I‘ve been wanting to talk to her about what we talked about the other day anyway.”
Hinata smiled then nodded. “Ok that sounds like a great idea.”
Naruto and Hinata stood together and gathered their belongings and turned as one, hand in hand and walked out of the training grounds. The Anbu watched them leave then shrugged before disappearing in a swirl of black smoke.
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Next Episode: A new team!

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Hey Fester! I love this story, thanks so much for writing another chapter and going to the trouble of getting your son to post it. I hope you are ok. If you are ever well enough to continue it I would be delighted.

[Fester]

Chapter 8
It was two days later, and Naruto seemed to recover twice as fast as a normal person from his problem with his testicle. Hinata was surprised, but also just as happy when he dropped his pants so she could look at it, only a slight blush on his face. When she tried to look at it the day after the accident he refused to do it…in fact, he acted like a child about to get a shot in his butt for the first time.
<Flahsback>
“Naruto-kun, let me look at it! Lady Tsunade told me I should check on the patient until the injury was completely healed! Why are you being so stubborn now? You let me look at it yesterday!”
Naruto stood on the other side of the bathroom door and shook his head. “No way Hinata-chan! You convinced me to let you look at it yesterday because you said they might have to cut it off, but I’m not falling for that again! If I am healing then there is no reason for you to look at it again!”
Hinata stomped her foot in frustration as she considered kicking the door down, but she knew how stubborn Naruto could be…so she had to think of another way. As she considered her options it came to her, and she smoothed her jacket before she changed her tone of voice.
“Naruto-kun…don’t you want me to succeed?”
Naruto frowned as he considered her words but couldn’t fathom what she meant. “I..I don’t understand Hinata-chan…what are you talking about?”
Hinata took a deep breath then rested her forehead against the bathroom door. “Naruto-kun, in order to be confirmed ready to be a practicing medic nin I have to be cleared by lady Tsunade. In order for her to clear me, I have to have practical experience. I have had some at the hospital working in the wards with her, but I have not done anything unsupervised as yet. You are the first person I have been able to heal without having someone hovering over my shoulder.”
Naruto blinked as he considered her words. It made sense, he thought, but she had already healed him. “But I’m fine now! You don’t have to keep looking at “IT”!”
Hinata’s frustration started to creep back into her voice. “But I do! You aren’t considered healed until you are released by the person who healed you! But you won’t let me finish my job! Do you want me to lie to Lady Tsunade?”
She stood there waiting for him to answer, but when he didn’t, Hinata slid to the floor and rested her bottom against her heals as she squatted there, and for a moment she hiccupped as she felt the frustrated tears start. After a moment she whispered, “I only just got you in my life Naruto-kun the way I have always dreamed. Don’t you understand how much it will hurt me to lose you because of something I could have fixed or helped you with? Something I could have prevented?”
Being deceptive to him wasn’t really in her. She didn’t lie, but Lady Tsunade would give her a chance to show that she could operate on her own. The truth was she was terrified of losing the one person in her life that meant more then her life did to her.
Silence reigned in the hall as her tears dropped silently to the floor, until finally the doors lock clicked and he opened it and looked at her. Seeing that she really was upset by this he frowned but opened the door all the way. “Hinata-chan…don’t cry. It’s not that I don’t want you to do it…I’m just embarrassed…I don’t even like the doctors and nurses to see me naked.”
Hinata looked up at him and nodded in understanding. “Would it help if I told you I also want to do it because I am worried about you? I don’t like to see you hurt or in pain…and I want to help if I can.”
Naruto blinked but shook his head quickly. “But it will embarrass you too won’t it?”
Hinata nodded as she stood up, but didn’t approach him in case he tried to close the door again. “Yes…but you being ok is more important then me being embarrassed. I promise I just want you to be ok…I haven’t even told Lady Tsunade who it is, just that I did it…which surprised her too!”
Naruto was still frowning, but after a few minutes of deep thought, he unhitched his towel and let it drop to the floor.
<End Flashback>
Taking a clinical state of mind, (otherwise she would have blushed like there was no tomorrow) she checked him thoroughly using the byakugan and her hands and announced that they could go back to training. With a cheer Naruto happily pulled his pants up, took her hand, and led Hinata out of his house to the training grounds. It seemed the procedure, and the embarrassment had been forgotten…but they still hadn't quite gotten started with their practice for that day.
After they got to the training grounds and were ready to start Naruto decided it was time to play and followed/ chased her around the practice field.
Hinata laughed as she smacked Naruto’s hand away when he went to hug her. “Stop it! Be serious Naruto–kun! We are supposed to be training.”
Naruto lurched at her again, a leering grin on his face as he bugged his eyes out. “Hehehe I am the pervy sage…I need to do my research on you Hyuga Hinata! Come…I just want to touch you for a moment, please it is for my next project! You do not want my next masterpiece to be late do you?”
Hinata made as if to run left then quickly cut right as he lurched to the left and missed her again. “No! I am meant for one man only!! Cease or I will call his name and he will give you the beating of your life!”
Naruto pretended to be stupefied then shook his head. “Bologna! There is no man greater then Jiraiya, toad sage extraordinaire! You may bow and grovel before me now.” He said in a haughty manner, striking a regal seeming pose.
Hinata giggled, but still kept her distance from him. “NO! I am the girlfriend of the great Uzumaki Naruto, and you will never be as great as he!” Hinata had to fight the urge to black out, as unbeknownst to Naruto, she really did mean what she said and it filled her with pride to say such a thing out loud after so many years of being too embarrassed to let him know how she felt.
Naruto beamed at her and the words she almost shouted to the heavens. Deep inside of him one of the knots in his heart finally loosened and he felt a surge of emotion he never felt before. The Kyubi quietly smiled, but said nothing and he seemed to relax more as well. Not wanting to stop though, Naruto quickly dropped back into the play personality he had assumed. “Oh it’s ok, I won’t keep you, I just want to make sure you are properly proportioned…how else can I draw you?”
Naruto pretended to take out a book and a pencil and mimed drawing a picture in it, gazing at Hinata then drawing again. “No, no…those are much bigger then that…”
Hinata’s eyes bulged and she came over and tweaked his side causing him to jump. “Stop that! The size of my breasts are not your business!”
Still using the fake Jiraiya voice he blinked at her. "Breasts? Oh...I was drawing your eyes...but now that you mention those...!"
Hinata screamed as she covered her breasts in mock embarrassment, (even if she did blush a little). You see, she was always self conscious of her body. Since she turned eleven her breasts had started growing. She was quite embarrassed of them at first, because she noticed she was looking different then the other girls her age. Without a mother figure to explain things to her, she began wearing bigger, and baggier clothes to cover up the changes that were occurring in her. And when a boy would take an interest in her…”assets”, she would withdraw even further, propagating the “weird girl” attitude. After she turned sixteen however, and they hadn’t stopped growing, she stopped worrying about trying to hide them, and just tried to live with them.
They seemed to get in the way of everything, especially training.
Bordering on a double c cup, she was no Tsunade, but she was getting there. Kuranei had given her some tips on what to wear, and even showed her a jutsu that would stop them from bouncing all over the place while she was in combat or training…but since she was only interested in one particular boy, she had no reason to show them off so her new jacket, while not nearly as big as her previous one, was still big enough to hide most of her “girls” from all but the most discerning eye. Hinata shook the thought from her head, and instead began trying to tickle Naruto.
Naruto then grabbed her by the waist and started tickling her. “Now I gotcha!”
Hinata squirmed in his grasp, laughing. “No not that!”
Try as she might Naruto pursued her tickling her mercilessly. Hinata then turned the tables by tickling him on his waist as well with her small fingers. “Ah, no!”
The tickling lasted until they both fell to the ground in a heap, hugging each other and laughing uncontrollably.
Naruto, still having occasional bursts of laughter, looked in her eyes then leaned forward quickly and kissed Hinata on the lips. He wasn’t completely sure why he did it…he just knew he had to for some reason.
In mid laugh Hinata gasped, eyes wide open in surprise. Slowly, her eyelids lowered until they were closed and she melted into the kiss. In both of their minds, fireworks exploded, and light bulbs flared and popped from overload as their senses lit up from the new experience.
Naruto pulled back and smiled at her which made her giggle, as her face became crimson. “I’m sorry…I love seeing you happy and hearing you laugh. Seeing how happy you were made me want to kiss you.”
Hinata put her head down and nodded but reached up and placed her hand on his chest. “Naruto…that was my first time…I..I’ve never kissed a boy before.”
Naruto frowned slightly but reached up and took her hand in his and kissed it lightly. “No…you’ve kissed me before.”
Hinata shook her head. “That was different. I kissed you on the cheek…like a friend. This time it was on the lips. I’ve never been kissed like that before. N..No one has ever wanted…”
Naruto placed a finger on her lips and shook his head. “Me neither.”
Hinata still blushing smiled at him shyly, but nodded her head. “Well it was the first for both of us.”
Naruto nodded slightly but looked at her curiously. “Oh…well was it bad?”
Hinata shook her head vigorously. “No…it was really nice. It’s just I have never done it before and you surprised me. D..did you like it?”
Naruto thought for a moment then got a mischievous look in his eyes and he smiled. “I don’t know…it was so quick I couldn’t tell. Maybe we should do it again?”
Hinata put her hand to her mouth and giggled then nodded. “Yes I think you are right.”
Their heads came together and Hinata reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck and he gently enfolded her in his arms and their lips met. Hinata’s heart was pounding and she felt butterflies dancing in her stomach as his lips moved slightly against hers and a little voice screamed over and over again in her head, I’m kissing Naruto-kun! Naruto_kun is kissing me! We are kissing each other!!
Naruto listened to the kyubi as he kissed Hinata. The damn fox seemed to talk in its sleep now, as its eyes were closed and he was laying half on his side but his mouth was moving. Some of the things Naruto did were instinctual, like closing his eyes at the point of contact, and holding her in his arms. But the fox was telling him to partially part his lips and to touch his tongue against her lips. It didn’t make sense, so he ignored Fana for now. Why would she want his tongue in her mouth? It sounded weird to Naruto, so he left it alone.
Naruto broke the kiss and his heart began to slow down as he looked at her. Hinata’s eyes were still closed and she still moved her lips as if they were still kissing. Naruto thought it a little comical but he let her come down at a slower pace then he did until she finally opened her eyes and looked at him again.
“Naruto-kun, that was the most amazing feeling I have ever had!”
Naruto smiled and nodded. “It was for me too…my stomach felt funny and everything.”
With a slight blush Hinata looked down at his crotch and then back up at him. “Everything?”
Naruto blushed then pushed her lightly. “Hinata! I have enough trouble keeping that asleep, I don’t need you to encourage it!”
Hinata giggled then rolled away from Naruto and leaped to her feet and assumed the new stance he showed her earlier in the day. “Playtime is over. Let us see if that stance you showed me works for me as well.”
Naruto stuck his tongue out at her as he climbed to his feet. “Spoil sport.” He mumbled then nodded as he assumed a stance that Hinata didn’t recognize and she paused. “What is that Naruto? I have never seen that stance before.”
Naruto grinned then rubbed the back of his neck. “Oh I didn’t realize. It is a stance that another teacher taught me on my travels with Jiraiya. It is the toad stance. It is good for defensive fighting but has a strong kicking style. I learned a few others as well before we moved on.”
Hinata smiled as she watched then nodded. “Alright…it is an unfamiliar stance to me, but I will do my best against it.”
Hinata assumed the crane stance, her usual style as Naruto summoned his chakra. Her feet was aide apart and her weight rested on the balls of her feet as her arms were spread also, one to the front and one behind her. A look of determination came to her face as she gathered her chakra.
“Byakugan!” She exclaimed, activating her blood limit as she charged in and struck at Naruto’s neck and chest using the gentle fist style, but Naruto was able to block her strikes with his feet, keeping her at a minimum range.
Tucking and rolling she came up to strike at his legs and groin but Naruto jumped then flipped over and behind her.
Hinata watched and began to see a change as the red and blue chakra in his body began to blend and infuse his system, something he must have learned to do on his journey with master Jiraiya. He was only able to use one or the other previously, now he seemed to be able to use both at the same time.
This was something she had never seen him do before so she paused for a moment and dropped into another layer of the Byakugan and saw that his chakra was infusing his skin! This was a strange new phenomena as she “perceived” his chakra giving his skin a dark lavender color. It was almost hypnotic to watch but she shook herself out of it.
Hinata rushed in as Naruto assumed a new stance, but this technique involved his arms at his sides and him in a modified horse stance, hands clenched into fists. She would have hesitated because he seemed fool hardly, but she knew he was not stupid so she trusted him to know what he was doing.
Hinata didn’t want to hurt Naruto, but they were sparring, so she deemed it safe to show him what she had learned through her years of practice and training. “Eight trigrams, sixty four palms!” The gentle fist attack in this stance was designed to break chakra points to stop the flow so the enemy would become weak as a baby. Hinata had trained hard, and was almost at the same level Neji was during the Chunin exams.
She struck Naruto’s chakra points and she knew she was doing it properly, but his chakra remained as bright as ever! Even more surprising was each blow that landed only seemed to make him flinch slightly or step back. It was almost like she wasn’t affecting him at all!
In the height of her attack she didn’t notice but she heard it now, each strike she made didn’t sound like flesh hitting flesh, but more like she was striking wet metal.
Naruto growled then turned fully towards her and finished a series of hand signs. “No gaido: Iron fist jutsu!” He took a step towards her and threw a left punch that would have connected with her chest but he stopped it short and it still felt as if someone had punched her very hard in the chest knocking her back a step.
She exhaled with the blow and returned four strikes to Naruto’s neck, chest, and stomach, but that stance he was using made it have no effect. It had to be the stance, but what was it? She threw a forward thrust kick that hit him solidly in the solar plexus, but all it did was make him lean back slightly.
Naruto leaned back forward then took another step and threw a right uppercut at her stomach which he pulled well short and this one knocked the wind from her and broke her concentration and she lost the byakugan as well as her stance.
His next punch he stopped long before it would have landed and she felt his hands on her shoulders and as her vision cleared she saw he was looking at her in concern. “Are you alright Hinata-chan?”
She nodded her head slightly and leaned into him. “I..I’ve never felt a blow like that before. You caught me unawares and I lost my concentration. What technique is that?”
Naruto smiled but placed a finger to her lips. “If I tell you then you cannot reveal it to anyone else. Do you promise?”
Hinata nodded as he guided her to a tree and they sat down. “It is an ancient style that was forgotten when the fourth hokage died. It is called the tortoise style. It maximizes defense and power at the sacrifice of speed. As you could see I could only move one step at a time. Combined with the Iron fist Jutsu, it’s devastating at close range…so he explained to me.” He grinned his famous (to her) smile and rubbed her back as her breathing returned to normal.
Hinata nodded but shook her head as she touched the spots where Naruto’s blows should have landed if he didn’t pull his punches. She was sure she would have a bruise or two from the way they felt. “But that Iron fist…if you had actually hit me…”
Naruto nodded. “Master No Gaido told me that it was a technique that he was taught by the fourth Hokage. There are three other jutsus that compliment it...but they are just as dangerous to the user as to the enemies. It was also called the “last stand” or "Martyrs" stance...and after thinking about it I can fully understand why.
Anyone who used it was unable to use any other jutsu until they purged the effects from their system. Anyway the fourth hokage taught him and made him promise he would only teach it to one who he deemed worthy of learning it…and only that one.
Jiraiya took me to him hoping he would teach me…when I talked to him he asked me what made me think I was worthy.”
Hinata blinked as she placed her hand on his shoulder. “How did you convince him? What did you say?”
Naruto smiled then laughed. “What I always say…I told him I was going to be Hokage, and I would protect the village and everyone that was precious to me.”
Hinata laughed then nodded. “I’m sure he believed every word.”
Naruto frowned as he remembered. “Well that’s the funny thing. He said it wasn’t what I said, but the way I said it.”
Hinata watched him then shrugged. “Maybe you reminded him of someone. It is great that you learned that style. Especially since no one will recognize it when you use it…it will come in handy if you have to fight someone in the future.”
Naruto grinned as he considered that. “Hey I didn’t even think about that! I just was happy with the new skill!" Hinata giggled then nodded. Naruto was still so simple. He had changed, but so much had not changed about him, and that made her happier then she could remember.
Naruto frowned slightly as he thought about something then turned to her again. "Why didn't you use the scorpion stance?"
Hinata frowned also as she thought about it, than shrugged. "I am not used to it. It is not as fluid or graceful as the crane stance and I feel clumsy and awkward when I try to do it."
Naruto nodded. "I do not like it myself...but the scrolls master No Gaido gave to me shows how it can be extremely powerful in close range combat. I’m positive combined with the gentle fist you would be able to stop anyone in their tracks."
Hinata frowned slightly as she thought about it before she responded to him. “I don’t know Naruto-kun…it has taken me a long time to learn the gentle fist, and that is more graceful then this new stance…”
Naruto shrugged but his smile made her falter. “Well why don’t we do this…if you just can’t get used to it, we won’t practice with it anymore. I don’t want to force you to try and learn something that you do not want to learn.”
Hinata nodded as she thought about it, a bit of surprise in her eyes. Naruto-kun is so different then my clan members. It still surprises me when he does not try to force or coerce me to do something. Alright…just for him I’ll do it…I’ll make him proud. "I will practice it some more and see if I can get the hang of it Naruto-kun. I’m sure with your help, I will be able to learn it."
Naruto nodded and grinned at her before he picked up a pebble and tossed it across the training yard. “That’s the spirit Hinata-chan, I know you can do it!”
Hinata smiled as she watched him, then on an impulse she leaned around him and kissed Naruto on the lips causing him to blink then close his eyes and return it as the fireworks and light bulbs were joined by supernovas. It seemed with each subsequent kiss, the effect got stronger.
When she broke the kiss he grinned at her with a bemused look. “What was that for Hinata-chan?”
Hinata giggled with a slight blush and laid her head on his shoulder. “Oh…I’ve just always wanted to do that and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I am glad that I was finally able to do it.”
As Naruto moved his head close to hers for another kiss, something different happened. They were interrupted. “Excuse me, Hyuuga Hinata.”
Hinata and Naruto turned and gazed at the man who had walked up on them. He was an Anbu operative dressed all in black wearing the mask of an owl, and carrying a naginata in one hand. As he stopped in front of them he placed the butt of his weapon on the ground.
“The hokage would like you to come to her office. She says it is important and she would like you to not delay.”
Hinanta looked at Naruto and he shrugged. “I’ll go with you. I‘ve been wanting to talk to her about what we talked about the other day anyway.”
Hinata smiled then nodded. “Ok that sounds like a great idea.”
Naruto and Hinata stood together and gathered their belongings and turned as one, hand in hand and walked out of the training grounds. The Anbu watched them leave then shrugged before disappearing in a swirl of black smoke.
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Next Episode: A new team!

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Chapter 9
Lady Tsunade read the report then bounced a pencil off the desk in frustration. “Damn it! Another team, gone missing. What is going on in that area?”
She put a finger in her mouth and started chewing on the nail in thought as she continued reading the report from the watch leader. “Just like the other team. All contact lost as soon as they entered the black forest.” She was at a loss for words and started to really consider going in with a larger force then a team of three. Thinking about it though she realized she might have to try a different tactic or she was just throwing away peoples lives.
A knock on the door made her look up, a line of frustration across her brow as she tried to bring her nerves back under control. I need a drink. She thought. “Come in.” She said just loud enough to be heard through the door…she would have to remember to get an intercom installed so she wouldn’t have to shout. Her head was hurting already and raising her own voice was making it feel worse.
Hinata walked in with Naruto a step behind and bowed. “Lady Tsunade, you called for me?”
Tsunade nodded then looked at the report again and doodled on the paper in thought before she looked up and noticed her favorite gaki was still in the office with them. “Yes, please have a seat Hinata. Naruto, while it is nice to see you I need to speak with Hinata…alone.”
Naruto shrugged and sat next to Hinata, which brought a deep frown to Tsunade’s face as she wondered what he would want to make him act so rebellious this time. “Well that is one of the reasons I came with her Grandma Tsunade. I want to partner with her on this new idea you have had.” Naruto then smiled big, and Tsunade knew he really wanted this, the question she wanted to know is why?
Tsunade smirked as she looked at Naruto then at Hinata. “Really? Well as much as I could use the extra help I will have to tell you no.” His and Hinata’s face fell but you know Naruto, never say die.
Naruto jumped up from the chair a look of pure indignation on his face. “But why?” He whined, causing Tsunade to roll her eyes. “I’m ready to go!”
Before Tsunade could say anything, Hinata placed a hand on his arm and as he looked down at her and he saw the silent plea in her eyes and he slowly sat down again with a sigh. He would defer to her judgment...for now.
At this gesture Tsunade raised an eyebrow and looked at the two of them again. Could it be? Are they? Did she finally? She thought to herself. Her better judgment normally would stop her from going too deep into someone else’s personal life, but unable to stop herself from prying she asked what was on her mind. Besides, this was her little Gaki…she just had to know! “Well…is there something going on here I need to be aware of?” Hinata blushed then nodded slowly as Naruto took her hand and smiled at her before looking at Tsunade again. “I see.” She said with a slight smile on her lips. Well…it is about damned time! She thought as she looked again from one to the other.
The hokage toyed with another pencil on her desk as she glanced down at the report again, before looking at them once more. “Have the two of you been training together?”
Naruto nodded and looked at Hinata who nodded also. “Everyday since we started talking again.”
Hinata smiled as she looked at Naruto then back at the hokage. “Yes almost four weeks now, and Naruto has shown me a few things he has learned in his travels.”
Tsunade nodded still in thought. “Naruto, the reason I am leery for sending you out on a mission is because those fanatics, the Aksutki are still after you. Now we are following a lead we may have, but we do not want to let our guard down. While you are stronger, they still have members that could cause you real problems and we want to avoid that until we know for sure what is going on.” She could have told him what Jiraiya found out, but why give him false hope until they were sure Akatsuki was indeed defunct? Better that he keep his guard up in case it was a ruse.
“Some of the missions Hinata will be going on will not involve any combat, merely scouting and information gathering. In favor of this, she will have to travel light and fast so that she can retrieve information and return so we are able to determine what best to do. With her Byakugan she is able to do what is necessary from a further distance than normal. You will not have that advantage so all your function would be is to guard her.
I have not sent her yet because I had teams in place to watch certain areas and she wasn’t quite done with her training.”
The Hokage frowned as she dropped the pencil she was playing with back on top of the folder. “Unfortunately those teams have now gone missing, and I cannot keep throwing lives away…so I am changing tactics to see if it will be more effective.”
Naruto blinked as he took Tsunade’s words in and you could almost see the hamster running and the gears turning in his head. “But…that means she could be in real trouble as soon as the mission starts. That is even more reason not to send her in alone!”
Tsunade nodded as she closed the folder in front of her. “I agree. I was going to send one of the ANBU black ops ninjas to watch her back, but if she is confident in your abilities then I see no reason not to send the two of you together.”
Tsunade walked over and handed Hinata a packet then sat on the corner of her desk. “I need both of you to understand this. It is just a recon mission. You are not to engage the enemy unless you have no other choice.
We need information on the enemy and its plans more then we need a body count. If there has to be a chain of command, then Hinata you will be in charge…this is your mission.
Under normal circumstances I would not send two people romantically involved on a mission together. While the two would be able to read each other better then a regular team, those same two would cause distractions to each other, and if one was caught or killed, the entire mission would be in jeopardy.” As their faces fell Tsunade smiled reassuringly. “But…even though the two of you are romantically involved I will trust you to be professional at all times until the mission is complete. Do you understand?”
Naruto and Hinata nodded as one and Tsunade smiled and came over and patted each of them on the head which caused Naruto to grumble until Hinata reached over and spiked his hair up again for him, which returned the smile to his face with a slight blush and silent thank you.
Tsunade walked back around behind her desk and sat in her chair with a huge sigh. “You have two days to prepare, no more.
A black ops team will escort you to the edge of the dark forest and wait for your return. They will wait five days and then go in search of you. We have already lost two teams in the dark forest so please, be careful.”
Naruto jumped to his feet and pumped a fist in the air. “You can count on us!”
Hinata stood and bowed again as Naruto opened the door to the office and waited for her. “We will be back with the information Lady Tsunade.”
As they left her office Tsunade cracked a smile as she watched the door close behind them. Naruto has already had a profound effect on Hinata. She thought to herself.
At another time she would have said, “I will do my best.” The smile remained on her face for a few moments until she thought of Naruto, and it just got bigger. And she has affected Naruto positively also.
Even after he returned from his journey he was still a bit brash…Hinata seems to have calmed him more. They should be good for each other if they can keep out of Hiashi’s line of sight.
Tsunade chuckled before opening another report. “They are good for each other. Maybe Jiraiya will learn from their example…she looked up wistfully for a moment then shook her head. “Nah.”
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Naruto gripped Hinatas hand tightly as he walked with his head in the air. Oh Boy, I get to go on a mission!!
At the same time Hinata was thinking also. Oh boy, I get to go on a mission with Naruto!!
They both looked at each and squeezed their hands and laughed a giddy feeling running through both of them at the same time. Naruto was the first to speak as he considered their options. “Well…as I see it, we have one day to get all our gear ready, and one day to have all the fun we can before we go.”
Hinata nodded as she considered his words carefully. Inwardly she was ecstatic to spend any time with her Naruto-kun whenever she could. “Well…why don’t we have fun today, then get our gear ready tomorrow, and get a good night sleep and leave early in the morning on the next day?”
Naruto grinned as he swung their arms up then down again. “That sounds like a great idea!”
Hinata smiled as she thought for a moment. “Well why don’t we go to a movie this afternoon? Then later we can get some dinner and after we can…talk.”
Naruto hung on her last word and he wondered what was on her mind. Fana laughed as he stretched.
“Pup…I think from that little pause she has something in mind for the two of you tonight. Perhaps I will be able to finally observe the mating rituals of humans. I am curious how you would be able to do it with only two legs…”
Naruto raged internally at the kitsune. “You cut that out you perverted fox! Even if IT does happen you will not be watching!!” To be honest though…Naruto kind of wondered that too. Again, he knew where it went, but that was it.
Fana yawned as he curled up with his eyes open.
“Spoil sport. Try not to screw it up.”
Naruto growled, “Sicko!” before focusing on Hinata again.
“Are you ok Naruto-kun? You looked flushed like you are feverish.”
Hinata leaned close and placed her cheek against his forehead, then against his neck, making Naruto shiver slightly from the contact. “No…you don’t feel hot.”
Naruto shook his head. “No I’m not sick, I was just thinking about things...nothing important or to worry about.”
Hinata nodded and she looked down as she rested a hand against his chest. “I will not disappoint you.”
Naruto blinked as he looked at her then he leaned down and kissed her forehead. “I never thought you would for a minute. I know you will give your all and do your very best like you did on our other missions together. I never doubted that for a moment.”
Hinata blushed but she looked up into Naruto’s eyes with obvious adoration. “Thank you Naruto-kun. You make me proud to be your girlfriend.”
Naruto chuckled then rubbed the back of his neck. “Well I am proud to have you as my girlfriend!”
They were completely oblivious to the outside world. All they had were eyes for each other. Villagers walked past them, each with different reactions. The younger ones smiled and thought how cute they looked together. The older ones were shocked and disgusted. And the ones that were in the middle were mostly indifferent to them.
They stood blushing and smiling at each other, still holding hands for a few minutes until Fana finally interrupted them.
“Oh get on with it…only two days until the mission you know.”
Naruto grumbled inwardly and imagined a huge hammer to smash the fox with, but Fana just yawned in response.
“Well I guess we should go get ready for our date?” Naruto asked. He had to admit, she was more beautiful everyday he looked at her…he didn’t think she would go to any extreme for their date tonight, but he couldn’t wait to see what she would wear.
Hinata blushed then nodded. “Yes. I should go shower and change. I will meet you at your house in an hour?”
Naruto nodded as he pulled her in for a hug. “I’ll be there…Believe it!”
They kissed briefly then Hinata turned and waved at him before jogging off towards her family’s estate.
Naruto watched her go for a minute and smiled the whole time as she ran.
Never had he felt this way about anyone and while he didn’t completely understand the feelings he had, he knew he wouldn’t go back or give them up for anything or anyone.
“Well pup, you going home or are you going to stand there staring at her butt all day?”
Naruto almost exploded out loud but turned inward at the last minute. “I WAS NOT LOOKING AT HER BUTT YOU PERVERT!!”
The fox chuckled as he closed his eyes. “Too bad, I was.”
This time Naruto did scream out loud.
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Hinata was halfway home when she swore she heard a scream. She looked around but seeing no one shrugged her shoulders and ran into the estate and straight to her room. She was giddy and couldn’t stop smiling as she thought of the two of them going out to eat and watching a movie together!
She had never done this with anyone before…it was her first time and she was doing it with her boyfriend, the man she wanted all of her life more then anything! She just couldn’t stop thinking about it, and her mind kept dancing.
As she walked in her room she caught Hanabi going through her desk drawer…again.
“Hanabi, why must you always borrow my things? You have your own money go buy your own.”
Hanabi looked up and smiled at her, hands full of ribbons, berets and other hair items. “Well it is because borrowing yours is much more fun.”
Hinata flushed then grumbled. “I would not mind so much if you returned what you borrowed.”
Hanabi looked up from Hinata’s desk drawer. “Huh?” Hinata just shook her head as she went to her closet and looked through her clothing. She loved her sister, she really did. It took some effort to shrug off her sisters “borrowing” habits…but since Hanabi stopped being the stuck up puppet of her father Hinata was better able to deal with her. It seemed that when she wasn’t training directly under him, she wanted to be “girly”. She went so far as going to the academy in her normal clothes, but then would change into a mini-skirt or other accoutrements. It was a bit much Hinata thought, but at least she had the courage to defy their father in some way…even if he didn’t know it.
Turning her thoughts back to her date, she looked through her clothes in her closet. She wasn’t sure how dressed she should get, so she settled on a tube dress that Ino bought for her some time back that she was too embarrassed to wear because it was very revealing.
Well...that and there was only one man she wanted to wear it for...and tonight was the night!
Unfortunately if she wore this then she couldn’t wear any undergarments because the lines would be obvious through the dress.
Hanabi looked over then slapped a hand to her mouth. “Oooooh!! You have a date don’t you? That’s the "get lucky" dress!!!”
Hinata turned and shushed Hanabi. “It is not a get lucky dress. It is a dress for special occasions. Now I think it is time for you to leave so I can get ready.”
Hinata walked into the bathroom connecting to her room and started the tub as she laid out the dress and got some of her favorite smelling perfume out of the bathroom cabinet.
Hinata walked out into her bedroom and instead of Hanabi, Neji was standing there, a slight smile on his face.
“Hello cousin. How is everything going?”
Hinata smiled slightly then went to get a few cosmetics from her vanity table. “Everything is wonderful Neji. I have a mission in two days, my boyfriend is taking me to a movie, and I have never been happier!”
Neji quirked an eyebrow at Hinata then smirked. “Boyfriend eh? So everything is going well with you and Naruto?”
Hinata rushed over and hugged Neji. “Yes. And it is all thanks to you. When you tricked me to go to his house that night I was mad at you at first…but then I found out that Naruto had been thinking about me too, and things just fell into place from there.”
Neji accepted the hug then smiled. “I am glad. Naruto is a good man and you are a good woman and you both deserve to be happy. Perhaps in the future…well we will stay hopeful won’t we?”
Hinata blushed then nodded as an image of her and Naruto standing in front of an altar entered her mind. “Yes I will definitely remain hopeful.”
Neji turned to leave the room then stopped. “Oh…I would keep things about you and Naruto quiet around the estate for the time being.
Your father is still pretty obsessed about him being a monster…I would hate to see him ruin something beautiful he does not understand.”
Hinata stopped then frowned as she looked at Neji again. “I just don’t understand why he hates him so…he doesn’t even know him. I understand about the kyubi almost destroying the leaf village, but Naruto isn’t like that.”
Hinata remembered when she and Neji first learned of Naruto being the container of the nine tailed fox. She was shocked, because they had been lied to for many years pertaining to its existence. They had been searching through the Hyuga archives for a project that Hanabi was having in school, when Neji discovered the documents that described what was done, and why.
Hinata never put the reference together with Neji’s new behavior, but after that discovery he had become obsessed with finding and reading all of the old records pertaining to that time frame. There was no telling what else he had focused on, but he showed no outward signs of violence or deception, so she let it go. Hinata knew Naruto was the jailer, not the prisoner…but she still didn’t know all of the particulars. In fact, no one knew that Naruto and the fox could communicate with each other, or Naruto’s healing ability. The few that did know were still mostly in the dark.
Neji shrugged. “Well…either way let us keep it quiet and your secret is safe with me.”
Hinata smiled again before going back to getting ready. “Thank you Neji-niisan.”
Neji smiled as he walked down the hall. No…thank you Hinata.
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Hinata went through her drawers after she closed her door and tried hard to decide what she would do about her current dilemma. She didn’t like thongs, and the idea of wearing a g-string made her cringe…besides which, she didn’t own any. But the thought of going “commando” didn’t appeal to her very much. It was bad enough she was going to go braless…but she definitely didn’t want anyone staring at her panty lines either! The mere thought of some old pervert staring at her backside made her blush in such a way it made her face hurt.
Looking at her clock on her nightstand, she realized she still hadn’t showered or got anything ready for the night.
With a shrug she stepped into the shower, and scrubbed away the days sweat, and got ready for the nights enjoyment.
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Next episode: Hoo ha!

[Mad Hatter]

Read the title, and this was brought to mind.





MAD!

[Fester]

<quirks an eyebrow>

Love ya like a brother Hatter...but other than the title I don't see the relevance...then it could be the drugs...

[piaz]

i so love this story fessy. im so happy your back an posting more chapters of it. i cant wait to see more. i love the way this is laying out if you know what i mean. its so awesome. kisses fessy




pi

[Fester]

What is Love?
Chapter 10
Naruto whistled to himself as he spiked up his hair then put on his jacket.
This was a new one that he had bought a few days ago since he had outgrown his old orange one.
This one was all black at the shoulders and mid chest and back…the rest of it was orange and his matching pants had a black stripe down the inside and outside of the legs.
For some odd reason he felt like the outfit was missing something and he went to the closet and looked inside and found a black belt with metal studs decorating it.
He had forgotten that he bought this some time ago. As he took it down from the closet he felt the studs and turned it over in his hands a few times.
With a strange smile he pulled the belt through the loops then fastened it. Looking in the mirror he had to admit…he looked good. He hoped Hinata would think so too.
“No worries pup. I am sure she will treat you like a fresh kill.”
Naruto grinned then frowned right afterwards as he thought about that. “Thanks…I think.”
Naruto jumped and ran down the stairs when he heard the doorbell. Stopping three steps from the front door he composed himself then opened it.
“Hey Naruto! We didn’t know you were back in town until today when Kakashi told us he saw you walking out of the ramen stand with Hinata. How you been dirtbag?”
Kiba walked past Naruto and into his house followed by Shino who bowed slightly to Naruto at the front door.
Naruto shrugged off the insult. Kiba always had something smart ass to say, and sometimes went a little to far, but on a level it made Naruto feel uneasy today.
“Um, everything is cool. I just got back a little over three weeks ago. Where have you guys been? I’ve been by the training grounds a few times since I got back and I haven’t seen any of the old gang there.”
Kiba flopped down in one of Naruto’s bean bags then shrugged. “Missions galore. The new Hokage has made a lot of changes and she has kept us busy…nice digs you got here…better then that dump you used to live in.”
Naruto frowned at Kiba’s tone. It started to annoy him, but he was about to go on a date with the most beautiful woman in the world so nothing was going to disturb his groove! Naruto shrugged as he let out the breath he was holding. “It was home. Now this is home. I found myself able to afford my own place finally so I figured what the hell? It is cozy and has the features I wanted. That is all that matters to me.”
Shino looked between Naruto and Kiba, a frown starting to develop on his face. His hive started to become agitated in conjunction with the feelings he was starting to have. Kiba seemed to be deliberately goading Naruto. Shino hoped he was wrong, but he had seen Kiba do this on several occasions to enemies on missions. He hoped he was wrong, but if he wasn’t…
Kiba grinned as he pushed the hood back from his coat. “I’m sure. So when you gonna start being a ninja again, or are you going to stick around this time? I’ll have to be honest baka, I always knew you were a true blond, but I never thought you were a coward too…well I take that back…”
Naruto’s blood pressure had started to spike, but he paused as Kiba did.
Kiba looked at him, the grin still plastered across his smug face. “I knew you were a coward from our match at the chunin exams, I had just forgotten how much of one you were.”
Naruto bared his teeth as his anger spiked. He turned fully to face Kiba even as Fana tried to get him to stay calm. This time though, Naruto wasn’t having any of it. “Look Kiba, I don’t know what crawled up your butt, but I do know that whatever it is you better keep it to yourself or stay the hell away from me!”
“Calm down pup…do not let him stir your hackles.”
Fana said this as he unsheathed his claws and bared his fangs. Obviously he wasn’t pleased either.
Kiba jumped to his feet, but Shino stepped in between the two, an ominous buzzing sound coming from within his cloak.
“I did not come here to fight with you Naruto but it appears Kiba had ulterior motives. I do not wish any problems, so I will say welcome back, and take my leave of you. Kiba I suggest you do the same.”
Kiba opened his mouth to say something but Shino tilted his head down and looked at him over his sunglasses and Kiba paled slightly. Shino was always kind of creepy what with bugs living inside of him...but for the most part he was a pretty nice guy to his friends and companions.
Naruto had heard though that if you pissed him off...you regretted it for a long time.
“Yeah…I need to go pick up Akamaru from his vet visit anyway.”
Naruto nodded to Shino but opened the door just as Hinata was about to knock on it.
Shino stepped past her and smiled. “Hello Hinata, it is good to see you again.” Shino then turned and walked up the path to the fence opening and stopped. “Kiba?”
Kiba stood there for a moment staring at Hinata, which irritated Naruto more then the earlier conversation. So Naruto did the only thing he could think of at the moment. He stepped into Kiba’s line of sight and leaned down and kissed Hinata on the lips.
Fana laughed as he sheathed his claws and settled down again.
“Smart move pup…worthy of a kitsune.”
Naruto chuckled as he gave Hinata’s side a little squeeze. “Not at all Fana, I’m just doing as you would do…marking my territory.”
Hinata accepted the kiss and smiled before waving to Shino and stepping into the house past Kiba.
“Hello Kiba, how is Akamaru?”
Kiba still stood there dumbfounded as she walked past him. Naruto stepped inside and held the door. “Shino is waiting for you Kiba…Time to go.”
Kiba snapped his head around to Naruto then growled as he stomped out the door. “This isn’t over.”
Naruto smiled, but it was the smile of the fox. “Don’t make me finish it Kiba.”
Kiba frowned then waved his hand once in dismissal and stomped away from the house and Shino gave a last wave as Naruto shut the door.
Hinata came over and rested a hand on his shoulder. “What is wrong Naruto-kun? Did Kiba say or do something?”
Naruto nodded then shrugged as he let the rest of his anger go with a sigh. “Yeah, but it was nothing new. I should be used to it by now but…it still sucks sometimes.”
Hinata placed her other hand on his other shoulder then leaned her head into the hollow of his back. Her voice came to him barely above a whisper, and shocked him a little. “I am sorry…it is my fault.”
Naruto frowned then turned and hugged her. “No…Kiba is still a jerk from when we where in school…that’s all.”
Hinata shook her head and looked up at him. “No Naruto-kun. Kiba is upset because I left the team. But not just because I left the team, but because I left the team for you.”
Naruto blinked as he looked into her eyes, disbelief warred with concern as he looked at her. “Y…you left your team? For me? I thought you left so you could learn medical jutsu.”
Hinata nodded as she turned and wiped her eyes. “I did…but Shino and Kiba asked me to come back when my training was done, and I told them I couldn’t.”
Hinata turned to him and anguish was clearly written on her face. “I knew that one day you would come back…and if I was on the team with Shino and Kiba still the chance for us being team mates was slim at best.
So I took a risk and left them and devoted myself to training again, and waiting for you.”
Naruto backed up until he was pressed against the wall. No one had ever been that dedicated to him before. On one level it was a little scary…she focused her entire life to being with him. A stalker in the making it would seem.
On the other hand it was one of the most beautiful things he could think of because again, she devoted herself to being with him. No one had ever treated him so well or sacrificed so much for him before. Another knot inside of him loosened and fell away, and as it did he felt more at ease then he ever had before.
I wonder what she would have done if I didn’t want to be with her or I didn’t return?
After his initial shock he smiled at her then chuckled. “Well that explains why Kiba is pissed at me. Shino is taking it good though.”
Hinata went and sat on the couch and looked at her hands as she began to wring them in worry. Naruto watched her and wondered why she was still agitated. “Well Shino understood. He has always been, “if that is what you must do then you have my blessing” kind of guy.
Kiba on the other hand had another reason to hate you and I guess he hasn’t gotten over it.”
Naruto came over and sat next to Hinata on the couch. “Another reason? But I haven’t even been around to piss him off. Is he still butt hurt about me beating him in the exams? Jeez talk about holding a grudge!”
Hinata frowned as she wrung her hands together harder, causing the coloration to change. “I do think he is still upset about that but not as upset as he is about this. Kiba came to me after I resigned from their team and he told me that he…liked me.”
Naruto blinked as he thought about it then nodded. “I see. So he blames me for you and him not being together.”
Hinata nodded, and Naruto felt the instinct to rush over and hold her against him, but he could see she still wasn’t done. “I tried to be nice about it…Kiba was nothing more then a friend to me, I never liked him that way. Even if I did have feelings like that he killed them the same day when he told me. I worried over his words and he came over and hugged me. I took it as a friendly hug at first…but then he grabbed my…denbu.”
Naruto’s eyes widened as Hinata blushed deeply and looked down again. Naruto walked over and sat next to her and rested his hand on hers to help calm her. “What happened Hinata-chan?” Hinata took a deep breath and let it out slowly before looking up at Naruto, a look of deep pain on her face. “I slapped him. It must have been harder then I thought because he spun around and crashed into the garbage cans and spilled trash everywhere! Then I got mad and screamed at him. I don’t remember what I said…but the look on his face was odd. Like he couldn’t believe that I would do such a thing to him…like he was perfectly within his rites. After that day, I never really talked to Kiba again, and knew as long as he was there I couldn’t be on their team ever again.
Hinata didn’t say anything else for a while, he just held her hands and offered her all the comfort he could. Hinata looked at him again and forced a smile. “Well that was the main thing that turned me away from Kiba…but to be honest, he grossed me out. Akamaru usually smells better then he does.”
Naruto started laughing, lightly at first. He remembered a few days in the academy when Kiba didn’t smell as the commercial says, “not so fresh”. He laughed harder as he imagined Kiba approaching his mother and telling her that, and then he laughed so hard he almost fell off the couch.
Hinata frowned deeply and smacked his arm. “Stop it Naruto-kun…it isn’t funny.” After a few minutes Naruto was reduced to giggles as Hinata glared at him and he regained his composure but as she was about to talk he went into a new fit of hysterics.
Hinata smacked his shoulder harder. “NA-RU-TO! I’m serious, Stop laughing!!”
Naruto tried hard but he imagined Akamaru in the house washing himself in a bath tub with soap and sweet smelling colognes, and Kiba outside rolling around in filth! It was too much for him!
Fana sniffed at him seeming a little peeved.
“There is nothing wrong with rolling around in the peat once in a while…it is good for the coat.”
This should have never been said because this time Naruto did fall off the couch and could not move as he held his belly in his hands, braying uncontrollably as he couldn’t get the images out of his head!
Hinata tried her best to be angry at him but his laughter became infectious and she giggled a few times as she watched him lying there. Despite the way she felt about the previous encounter with Kiba, Naruto’s laughter made her feel better about everything…he could always make her feel better. After a few seconds she grinned down at him then jumped on top of him and began tickling him. “Oh, stop, No!”
Naruto already overwhelmed by laughter could not help himself as she tickled him so he just did his best to deflect her hands until she lay down on top of him and sighed. “Oh Naruto-kun…what am I going to do with you.”
Naruto’s arms came up and encircled her waist and held her against him as he kissed her. When he looked at her again he just smiled and shrugged. “Love me?” It was meant as a joke...one of those cliché things you hear on television or in a movie.
Hinata’s eyes got moist as she traced his lips with a finger. “Silly fox…I already do.” He smiled, but did not think she was serious, even though her eyes held more emotion at this moment then he had ever remembered seeing before. Fana chose that moment to huff loudly, but Naruto ignored him.
As they lay there on the floor, he started running his fingers over her back and he stopped as he got to her mid back and shoulder. He frowned then pressed a little firmer as he ran his fingers over her back again.
Wait…she’s not wearing a bra…
Naruto’s mind went into over drive as he started to think about that and then of course…hormones took over and he blushed as he tried to desperately think of something else.
Hinata closed her eyes and moaned slightly and rocked against him making him sigh also.
His eyes locked with hers and his hands went to her hips against his will, and guided her movement downward, more against him. Hinata rocked down with Naruto's guidance and her mouth opened in a silent "O" as a very sensitive part of her made contact, and her eyes glossed over and closed slightly, just before her eyes snapped open and got big. While the sensation felt incredible, she was always taught that “nice girls” do not do those sorts of things, and she was suddenly scrambling to get off of him! Hinata stumbled and almost fell as she put the coffee table between herself and Naruto, a fire now burning low in her belly that she desperately needed to put out before she boiled over as she so often had in the past in response to Naruto.
Naruto scrambled up at the same time and stayed on the other side of the coffee table as he tried to not look at her. “I’m sorry Hinata-chan…I didn’t mean to…I don’t know why…I couldn’t stop…”
And he made the mistake of glancing at her and saw her in the dress she picked out for the evening for the first time.
It was light purple with green vine-like designs printed on it in random places.
The problem was this dress was tight in all the right places…or in this case in all the wrong places.
Naruto stood with his hands covering his crotch and he tried hard not to stare at her but he couldn’t help himself. His pants had become painfully tight, and it didn’t matter anymore what he tried to think of all he could see was his Hinata. She was beautiful, and he wanted nothing more then to touch her right now…but that wasn’t the real problem.
You see...in Hinata's mad scramble to avoid what was happening her dress had come up just high enough to show a little more then she would have wanted.
The light in the room was bright enough so that Naruto could see hair and a slight hint of the treasure beyond, and it made him hungry in a way he had never hungered before. Fana perked up slightly as his nostrils flared the aroma of that familiar musk and her jasmine perfume, mixed providing him an erotic sense of mystery. But he knew he shouldn't be able to see her like this so he forced his gaze away and took a shuddering breath.
"Hinata, your dress…I..I can see your hoo ha..."
Hinata looked down at herself and screeched while doing her best to manhandle her dress hem down to its normal height.
After she got it down she turned to the wall and Naruto could see her shoulders shaking. Immediately he felt horrible because he knew that this was all his fault. So since he knew it was his fault, he had to make it right. Naruto walked over and laid a hand on her shoulder. "Hinata I..." She turned and looked at him, and he silently closed his eyes as he waited for the slap to fall. He deserved it, he was no better then Kiba at this point.
He wanted to apologize...but he was sure she would hate him now. Well…at least someone did care about me, even if it was for a short while.
And then she started laughing?
Naruto opened his eyes and looked at her and tears were running down her face but she was laughing, and it was a full on belly laugh that made her put her hand on his chest to support herself lest she fall. It took a few minutes, but eventually she calmed enough to speak again. "Oh that was so embarrassing!"
Naruto chuckled lightly then shook his head. "I thought you would be mad…that you would hate me…"
Hinata got a mischievous look in her eye and blushed lightly as she reached down and lifted the hem of her dress until her secret treasure was revealed to him. The hair was neatly trimmed, and appeared to be brushed in one direction making it look very well groomed. “Would I do this if I hated you Naruto-kun?”
He flushed deep red and his hands went straight to his crotch, trying to cover his shame, to no avail. "Hinata..."
She smiled before pulling her dress down again, blush still in place, but she didn’t look upset or hurt in any way. "Well...I have seen yours so it is only fair. And no Naruto-kun…I do not hate you. What you did was instinctual. It felt good so your subconscious acted on it. What Kiba did was on purpose. I know there is much more innocence in you then there ever will be in Kiba, and that makes me love you more.”
Finally after a long, uncomfortable silence which made her begin to feel self conscious, he blurted out, “Hinata-chan…you’re beautiful.”
Hinata blushed deeply then smiled at him, taking a step closer to her man. Surprising him, Hinata grasped his hands gently and put them at his sides.
“Do not hide it, I told you it is nothing to be ashamed of. I know it is not your fault. It just surprised me again. It seems to be popping up more and more.” She thought about what she said and giggled again, but Naruto just look frustrated and flustered.
Naruto tried to pull his hands away from hers but she clung to him tenaciously. “But…it embarrasses you…and it embarrasses me.”
Hinata leaned forward and kissed him on the lips then looked at him and he could see the honesty in her face.
“Yes it does, but I have to get used to it or it will always embarrass me. I do not want that, and I do not want you to be embarrassed by it either. It is something natural between a man and woman, fiancés, boyfriend and girlfriend, and man and wife. Eventually I hope that neither of us will be embarrassed by something so natural.” She looked thoughtful for a minute then looked at him shyly. “Perhaps I will share one of the things that shamed me for a long time too so you will not be so self conscious.”
Naruto looked at her and wanted to cry. “Hinata-chan…” but there was nothing else that needed to be said. He put his hands at his sides then smiled sheepishly. “Well if you keep dressing like that then it will happen around you a lot.”
Hinata gasped then smacked him on the shoulder and he laughed before taking her in his arms and kissing her. “Shall we go? I remember something about dinner and a movie?”
Hinata laughed then took his arm in hers. “I think we should.”
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Next Episode: Phase plasma rifle in the forty watt range…

[Fester]

Chapter 11
Hinata and Naruto ate quietly as a harp played in the background. Occasionally it would be accompanied by a piano and it blended nicely making the atmosphere romantic and light. Naruto had never been in a restaurant this nice before. In truth, they wouldn’t let him in if he had not walked in with Hinata on his arm. The greeter immediately recognized her, and took no notice of Naruto…which was fine with him this time around because he felt uncomfortable and out of place as he walked with his arm laced with Hinata’s.
When they were shown their table, Naruto looked around and saw people glancing at him and Hinata, and the majority of looks were confusion. I guess they don’t understand why she is with me. Naruto thought to himself. He wondered for the thousandth time why they just didn’t see him for the good things he did…but as the thought started he killed. He knew better then anyone that no matter what he did, nothing and no one would see him differently. With a blink he looked at Hinata and smiled. Well almost no one. Naruto kept stealing glances and despite what she had said earlier, he couldn’t relax because his “problem” refused to go away. For some reason it was more of a problem then usual and nothing he thought about would slow it down.
All he could imagine in his mind was the sight of Hinata-chan's dress lifted above her hips, and the way it seemed to call to him, to invite him. He didn’t understand it. Even when he checked out one of Jiraiya’s books (JUST OUT OF CURIOUSITY!!) he didn’t feel this way…but whenever he looked at or thought about Hinata-chan, rock of Gibraltar!
“It is the mating drive pup. All males go through it in their lives.”
Naruto frowned as he pushed his ribs around his plate with a fork. “Yeah…but why does it have to happen to me now?”
Fana chuckled as he opened his eyes and looked at Naruto, then shook his head.
“You are what they call a “late bloomer”. You should have already gone through this stage of it a few years ago. Unfortunately, since it is hitting you now it will be much stronger then normal.”
Naruto frowned deeper as he considered the kitsune’s words. “You mean is gets worse?!? Buddha, why me?!”
(Now I know you’re thinking, “Hey Naruto is Japanese, and Buddha was an entity from Chinese mythology.” Not a mistake I assure you. Buddha was also known as a traveler. He (or she depending on your orientation) would go from place to place offering wisdom and knowledge for all those who needed or sought it. Who is to say he didn’t travel to Japan, or the elemental realms? Just a little tidbit for you the reader
The fox frowned at this then rolled its front shoulders in what could have been a shrug.
“It does not always have to be about you and your problems pup. All human males go through it...and human females go through something similar. Consider it a new challenge. Overcome it, or it will overcome you.”
Naruto grumbled to himself…he suddenly didn’t feel very hungry. “I don’t know if I can handle it getting worse.”
Fana was still frowning, but his words were not unkind as he stared at his jailer.
“Then mate with her. As soon as you do, the urge will lessen greatly, and then your relationship can continue with less distractions.”
Naruto looked pained as he stared at Fana. While he felt the urge, he felt the need, he was sure it would lessen him in Hinata’s eyes, and he didn’t want that at all. “I can’t, not until we are ready.”
Fana stared at him a few moments then shrugged as he lay his head back on his paws again.
“Humans…so complicated. A demon mates for life. The one I couple with becomes my mate, plain and simple. Humans want to make it a big production, with empty promises and lies, and if that weren’t enough they grow bored with each other and instead of trying to find a way to fix it, they have meaningless sex with strangers…but only feel more empty and broken afterwards. It is a good thing I am not human, just trapped inside of one…and that is bad enough.”
Before Naruto could respond, her dulcet voice called to him and he turned outward again. “Don’t you like your food Naruto-kun?”
He looked up and smiled a bit sheepishly. “Oh yeah…I was just thinking is all.”
Hinata looked at him then nodded. “Well…I hope I am not the one that slipped those lemons in your mouth.”
Naruto looked at her then blinked. “Lemons? I didn’t eat any lemons.” Naruto looked at his plate and around the table but could not find any trace of lemons.
As he looked questioning at Hinata she was covering her mouth and her shoulders were shaking slightly. “Oh Naruto-kun…”
He blinked feeling denser then usual. “What?”
Hinata took a deep breath and tried to explain between fits of giggles. “You looked so sad it was like you bit into an especially sour lemon. That is why I told you that.”
Naruto blinked as he thought about it then smiled. “Oh I see. Yeah…I guess I did look a bit sour.”
Hinata scooted around the table to sit next to him and placed a hand on his. “What is wrong Naruto-kun? I do not like when you are unhappy.”
Naruto shrugged as he looked into her eyes, trying to not say something that might hurt her. “I am worried that my…”problem” might get worse in time Hinata. It seems to “come alive” more and more often then it used to.”
Hinata nodded and blushed slightly. “I know…but it is normal Naruto-kun. Try not to worry about it so much. I am not mad at you and I do not hate you for it. Besides, I know some of the blame lies with me. But I will always love you.”
Naruto smiled but he still had a sour look.
Hinata frowned as she looked at him. “What else…I can see that isn’t everything.”
Naruto frowned then leaned forward and whispered to her. “Hinata-chan…I’m not a pervert.”
Hinata smiled then leaned over and hugged him. With a little kiss on his neck she whispered in his ear. “Oh Naruto-kun, I know you aren’t. That is why I am not afraid or worried by it.
If you were a pervert I wouldn’t get near you while that was awake!” Hinata looked down then blushed deeply and mumbled to herself. And if you were a pervert, if you were only mine, I wouldn't mind.
Naruto laughed but a huge weight lifted from his heart and he almost collapsed against her. She knows I’m not a pervert! Yes!!
Hinata felt him relax and she smiled as she leaned back and cupped his cheek in her right hand. She wanted to tell him her secret…She NEEDED to tell him her secret…her shame. No…I can’t. He won’t understand. Better to suffer in silence then to lose Naruto-kun. She smiled at him then squeezed his cheek slightly. “Feel better?”
Naruto nodded and smiled at her as he turned his head slightly and kissed her hand. “Much. I was worried you might think I’m like Jiraiya.”
Hinata laughed as she pulled her plate and glass over to where she was sitting. “Nope. I know better then to think of you like that. I trust you Naru-kun…I know you would never do anything to intentionally hurt me.”
Naruto grinned as he picked up a rib and began eating finally. “Not even a little.”
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After a while Naruto paid the check and they made their way to the movie theatre, hand in hand and people watched them walk together and smiled at the couple. Naruto was fine, but Hinata felt a little self conscious with so many people glancing their way.
“Maybe I shouldn’t have worn this dress Naru-kun…too many people are looking.”
Naruto smiled and raised his voice. “That is because they can see how beautiful you are. Who wouldn’t stop and look at the sweetest woman in the world that I was lucky enough to get to love me?” Other couples laughed or giggled at his outburst, none seemed to disagree with him.
Hinata blushed deeply then leaned closer to him and kissed his cheek. “You are so sweet.” And nothing else needed to be said.
When they got to the theatre they had a choice between three movies. One neither of them looked too thrilled with because it was a horror movie.
While Naruto didn’t mind blood, he didn’t like being scared. Hinata wasn’t crazy about blood, but she liked being scared even less.
The second was a documentary about penguins narrated by some famous actor. They both shook their heads at that and finally settled to see the last one.
This was an action/romance about a man who came back from the future to save a woman from a killer robot…or something.
Naruto thought the robot looked cool and it promised to have some serious violence. Hinata smiled because the man and woman looked like a cute couple so Naruto paid for the tickets and they went in.
During the movie Hinata sat enrapt while the violence was going on…surprised she was actually enjoying all the people being killed. Naruto of course only took his eyes off the screen to look at Hinata and wince about how tight his pants would become.
What he wouldn't do to have a pair of Gai sensei's comfortable stretch pants now!
When the romantic part came up Naruto focused on the way the man and woman were kissing and remembered what Fana had told him earlier about kissing a woman. It seemed that these two used their tongues quite vigorously, and seemed to enjoy it very much!
He turned to whisper something to Hinata and he noticed her face was flushed and she was gripping the armrest of her seat and panting lightly, her lips slightly parted.
Naruto was going to say something to her but Fana stopped him.
“I wouldn’t pup. You will embarrass her really badly if you do.”
Naruto blinked as he thought back at Fana. “But…why?”
“She accepts that you feel desire and mating urges. She will probably be worried that you will not accept these same desires and urges in her.”
Naruto frowned as he considered this. “But that’s crazy…why would it be ok for me and not for her?”
Fana shrugged as he laid his head on his paws.
“It is a trait in human females. In the human culture, I have observed that a woman displaying urges to want to mate for procreation, or recreation is frowned upon. Men do not want their women to exhibit these feelings. It does not always make sense…but it is consistent. This is one of the reasons she gets embarrassed. When you have an erection, she becomes excited as well. It is a natural reaction for her as well, but she was raised to resist it, to not let these feelings show. It is madness...female Myobu are encouraged to seek out the strongest most fertile male to mate and bond with.”
Naruto didn't understand all of that...he thought Fana was being a bit high brow with him but he shrugged it off this time. "Bond with? You mean to marry?" Fana nodded slightly with a smile as if remembering something pleasant.
"In a sense, yes. Myobu are demons, but we still choose mates and sire offspring. Unlike humans, we mate for life. My mate was the most vibrant and strongest of females and we raised many kits before I was trapped in you. There are times I...miss her, if I understand the emotion properly."
Naruto blinked as he absorbed this. The Myobu mated for life? Wow...that sounded cool actually. Always knowing that someone would always love you and always be there when you needed them. Wait...did he just say he missed his mate? "Hey Fana?" But the fox had turned his head away, and did not respond.
Naruto tried to be casual as he went back to watching the movie, but felt a little better after Hinata’s breathing returned to normal and her skin returned to its normal color. He thought he would try and talk to her about it later to see if maybe he can better understand or let her understand that he didn’t mind that it would not hurt or anger him if she displayed urges and desires. It just didn't seem right to him that she was expected to understand his needs but she wasn't supposed to have any? How stupid was that? Yeah…I’ll talk to her later.
Fana's baleful warning came back to Naruto but he decided to completely ignore it. Hell the dumb fox can’t be right about everything.
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After the movie Hinata was grinning as they walked arm in arm down the street. “That was a great Movie Naruto-kun…I am glad we went to see it.”
Naruto nodded his agreement as he rubbed her arm. “Yeah it had awesome special effects, and I think that it was that actors best role ever, he should probably get an award or something…I really thought he was a robot from the future!”
Hinata laughed as she nodded. “Yes he was great in that!” She made a serious face and mimicked the actor’s lines. “I will be back.”
Naruto laughed, “Hey that was really good!” Naruto made his face serious and gave it a try. “Phase plasma rifle in a forty watt range!”
Hinata grinned at Naruto and wrapped her arms under her breasts as she shivered. “Ooh that gave me goose bumps!” Naruto leaned over and hugged her and noticed her nipples were hard. Quickly he looked up and away but the damage had already been done. Naruto had to stop for a second and stretch his legs slightly then he took Hinata’s arm and they continued walking.
Hinata just smiled as she blushed slightly.
They stopped for a cup of coffee for her and an energy drink for him and they chatted quietly about dinner and the movie, and Kiba came up briefly in the conversation. Naruto glowered when Hinata recounted how hard he had squeezed her bottom, but then they changed the subject and talked about anything in general that they could think of. Naruto smiled happily as he watched her stir her drink and he wondered why it took him so long to notice her before.
“Late bloomer.”
Naruto frowned inwardly and Fana snickered at his discomfort. "Oh we are talking again?"
"For the time being."
Naruto finished his energy drink then looked at his watch. “Wow…it’s midnight already. Well come on Hinata. I’ll walk you home.”
Hinata smiled and blushed lightly and Naruto wondered why she had that look on her face. It seemed like she was hiding something.
When they got to the turn for her house, she pulled Naruto by his arm and he shrugged thinking she wanted to walk some more so the date wouldn’t end.
Imagine his surprise when as they walked, and talked she suddenly stopped and he realized they were in front of his house. Time seemed to stop, and he didn’t know what to say or what to do as she smiled at him.
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<Lemon, for those of you that need warnings>

Neji smiled as he traced an obscure design along her spine and she moaned slightly then arched her back. She looked over her shoulder at him and grinned as his fingers moved down but paused before delving inward.
"Please...don't make me beg..."
Neji chuckled then plunged his fingers in and she gasped as she clenched the pillow and sheets, thrusting her hips back against his hand. Neji reached over and picked up his tea and sipped it as she moaned louder and breathed faster.
Moments after he started she collapsed to the bed shuddering and biting the pillow as the orgasm blew through her, shattering her senses as her muscles clenched and flexed with each pulse she felt deep inside of herself, until it subsided, leaving only a dull roar in her ears.
She looked at him, her hair partially obscuring her face as she panted. "Thank you Neji...thank you."
Neji grinned at Tenten as he licked his fingers making her moan in misery. "Please...let me have you..."
Neji laughed as he got up and walked to the dresser, and pulled a small box from the top drawer. Taking a leaf from the box he closed it and placed it back in the drawer.
He walked over and as he got closer Tenten opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue and Neji placed the leaf on her tongue and she swallowed it whole then opened her mouth and wagged her tongue at him suggestively.
They had been doing this for months.
Tenten and Neji had been dating for years secretly and the relationship was quite neutral for many months...holding hands occasionally, even less hugging, and even less kissing. Anything else was completely out of the question.
Then one day Neji confided to Lee that he was thinking of breaking up with her because she didn't seem to care about him.
Lee, (Just as Neji had planned) told Tenten what he knew. Tenten was furious at first and she confronted him with her infamous anger. Neji remained calm and told her the truth. He was tired of feeling like they were good friends and nothing more.
She stormed off and he did not see her for two days before he came home one day and found her sitting at the front gate waiting for him.
In order for them to stay together she confided a deep, dark secret she didn't want anyone to know. Tenten was a tough bitch...on the outside...but all she wanted was for the right man to tell her what to do, to dominate her completely...because deep inside of her, she wanted to be controlled. She wanted the freedom of being an object. While the thoughts to Neji were alien, he knew that it intrigued him. When Tenten saw him wavering, she got on her knees in front of him, placing her head on the floor at his feet, and she begged to be HIS object.
She had fallen in love with Neji...but because of the way she was forced to live and grow up, she had to be something that she didn't want to be...in charge. Her father had originally wanted a son…so he could teach him and develop him to take his place…but his parents had gone to great extremes to have Tenten, and afterwards her mother was unable to have more children. So even disappointed, her father trained, and taught her everything he knew, btu above all, he tried to erase her feminine side. But even though she had become hard and cold, the woman in her still yearned for what she wanted in her heart of hearts.
So when she realized she would lose the only man she ever loved, she dropped her pride, she dropped her tough side, and this relationship had developed...and to be honest Neji was like a pig in slop...and Tenten finally had what she wanted.
By day she was the "iron bitch" as some called her behind her back...but at night with Neji she was one of the happiest women in the world.
"Undress me Tenny."
Tenten came off the bed and leaned over and used her mouth to unbutton his shirt then pull it off of him and carried it over to a chair and laid it across the back.
Seductively she walked back then pulled the sash from his waist then carried it to the chair and laid it across the back too.
Finally she undid his pants and pulled them down and placed a loving kiss on his left thigh before picking up his pants and placing them with the rest of his clothing. All of this was done without the use of her hands. Tenten had done everything with just her mouth, much to Neji’s pleasure.
"Very good Tenten. I will not have to punish you tonight."
She nodded and blushed lightly. "Thank you my lord. It pleases me when you are happy with me."
Neji stepped closer and she dropped to her knees in front of him but he held up a hand to forestall her. "I have a feeling Hinata will need advice soon about delicate things. I would like for you to give her whatever advice she asks for, and make her as comfortable as possible with the idea of sex."
Tenten smiled and Neji got a jolt of pleasure as he saw the proverbial wheels turning in her mind. "So I should make it possible for her and Naruto to go the final step." She did not say it as a question and Neji nodded and smiled. She was well aware of Neji’s machinations, and while she did not completely approve of the methods he would employ to accomplish them, she would not disobey him either. He had earned her trust as well as her love…she would not betray him.
"That's my girl...now Tenny, please me."
Tenten needed no other encouragement.
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Next Episode: Sleep over, wanderlust!