"That's right," Naruto said, "I know I was only teasing you earlier, but I took what I did very seriously. Those seals were gifts I shared with you as my closest friend."
Naruto reached out and took Hinata's right hand and placed it on his chest as he placed his right hand between her exposed breasts. Both youths were feeling each other's heart beats.
"You feel that Hinata-chan," Naruto said, "That's the beats of our hearts dancing together harmoniously. We linked our hearts together through the use of these very seals."
Again Hinata was captivated by Naruto's metaphoric and poetic character.
"Yes," Hinata said with a bright smile, "Our hearts are linked together harmoniously."
Removing his hand off her, Naruto allowed her to put her shirt back on as he placed his own shirt back on. When they were done, Naruto scooped her off her feet and carried her in his arms bridal style.
"Hey we go," Naruto said as he shuushin'd back to his apartment and back in his living room.
"We're back," Naruto said stating the obvious, "I'm sure you're thirsty and hungry from that experience. How about some tea and frosted cinnamon rolls?"
Hinata nodded her head, "I'd love that very much."
Hinata and Naruto spent the rest of the day talking and relating stories to each other. The Hyuuga heiress laughed at some of the things Naruto told her with regards to the latest jokes and pranks he pulled on his unsuspecting victims, some of them Jounin and Anbu ninjas. Pretty much, Hinata had a great time with Naruto.
(A Week Later)
It was another typical day at the academy; almost typical since many students and teachers noticed that Hinata became rather clumsy and stumbling in her walking all of a suddenly for the couple of days. True to Naruto's words, she was having difficulty adjusting to the effects of the two seals and she felt more tired than normal as a result. When asked why by her teachers, Hinata said that she had been exerting herself harder in her training in order to improve.
While the teachers approved of her wanting to improve, they told her that she was only doing more harm to herself by overworking herself and not taking the required amount of rest needed. Regardless, Naruto was there to give her the needed support.
Meanwhile in class, Hinata was doing all she could to focus on Iruka's lecture. But frequently her mind would drift and replay the event that took place between her and Naruto a week ago. Whenever she recalled how she stood shirtless in front of Naruto, she giggled and blushed uncontrollably. That of course didn't go unnoticed by some in the class, especially Ino.
"That look," Ino said lowly to herself, "That giggle, and the way she's irregularly blushing."
Ino then grinned mischievously, "Hinata obviously did something…naughty."
(Later That Day)
Hinata was outside sitting at one of the tables she reserved for both herself and Naruto. It was now everyone's lunch break and Naruto was soon to arrive. As she was waiting, Ino approached her.
"Hey Hinata," Ino said as she came and sat next to the Hyuuga heiress, "You feeling alright?"
Hinata was surprised that Ino came to talk with her. The blond-haired girl took out her lunch and placed it on the table.
"I'm fine, thank you," Hinata replied. Smiling, Ino continued, "So spill it."
"Spill what," Hinata asked with a confused look.
"Why you were blushing and giggling in class while taking peaks at Naruto here and there," Ino replied with a smile, "Obviously, something happened…something naughty you did I'm sure it involves Naruto."
"Wh-Wha-What are y-you…tal-ki-kng about," Hinata stuttered and gulped, getting very nervous and fearful about the fact that Ino was on to her.
"You can tell me…," Ino persisted as she started eating her lunch, "…It's just talk between us girls. I want to hear what happened."
Ino was notorious for gossip and was always trying to find the latest on anyone and anything. And she was also notorious for spread the latest news and rumors about anyone.
"T-The-re's no…nothing-g to sa-say, Ino-san," Hinata stuttered, desperately hoping that would get Ino off her back, "Nothing…happened."
"C-mon…," Ino insisted between bites of her lunch, "…Don't be a spoiled sport! I know you did something…you don't want others to know."
"If you know that for a fact," a voice said, "Then you're best to leave Hinata alone."
Both girls turned to see Sasuke standing behind them with his own lunch in hand.
"Sasuke-kun," Ino greeted.
"Hinata evidently doesn't wish to discuss her business with you," Sasuke said, "So why do you just let her be?"
Ino felt disappointed that she would get the latest info from Hinata, but she placed her wanting to gain Sasuke's favor as a priority over her want for hearing the latest gossip,
"Alright Sasuke-kun," Ino chirped, "Whatever you say."
Sasuke was over and sat next to Hinata at her left while Ino was sitting by Hinata at her right. He set his own lunch down and started eating.
"It's OK to eat now Hinata," Sasuke said, "There's no need to wait for Naruto while I'm here."
From a distance not too far from where Hinata, Ino and Sasuke were, Shikamaru and Chouji were watching the scene from another table.
"That Sasuke is proving to be a real troublesome person," Shikamaru said, "More than usual."
"How does that come off as a surprise," Chouji remarked.
"Sasuke's been cold, harsh and callous since his clan's extermination by Itachi's hands," Shikamaru said, "His traumatizing experience turned him into a completely different person since that day. What made him suddenly want to be friendly with Hinata for these past couple of months is the troublesome part."
"Why is that," Chouji asked.
"Hinata obviously don't pay attention to Sasuke as heavily as all the other girls do," Shikamaru elaborated, "She doesn't pester him for dates nor does Hinata try to get his attention in any flirtatious or romantic way. She focuses more in her studying and training as a future ninja with no objective to prove anything to Sasuke."
"You suppose those factors could be the reason why Sasuke started to take an interest in Hinata," Chouji asked.
"Much to the other girls' dismay," Shikamaru said as his eyes caught sight of someone approaching the table Hinata was sitting at, "And to Naruto's irritation."
Naruto was making his way to the table Hinata was sitting at. He was annoyed enough that Iruka held him in class longer than he wanted because of some bothersome questions Iruka wanted to ask him concerning his study and training habits. And seeing Sasuke sitting with Hinata didn't help things either.
He's doing it again, Naruto grumbled in his mind as he saw Sasuke making conversation with Hinata. It wasn't like Naruto didn't want Hinata to eat or speak to anyone while he wasn't around since she was free to do what she felt comfortable doing. Nor did Naruto ever try to control when or with whom she could eat or talk to. But Sasuke's ulterior motives were what irritated Naruto. Collecting himself together and not letting emotions cloud his judgment, Naruto calmly approached the table and…
"Hinata-chan," Naruto called out. The trio at the table turned to see Naruto approaching them with a cheesy grin on his face.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata greeted, obviously happy and relieved to see him, "What took you?"
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