"Apparently I can't hide everything from you," Naruto said.
"What does that jutsu entails," Hinata asked.
"It's an upgraded version of my jutsu," Naruto explained, "I combined Oiroke No Jutsu with Kage Bushin and ambush unsuspecting perverts with it: Oiroke No Jutsu, Harem Version. Konohamaru's sensei fell for it easily after his hypocritical speech of gentlemen behavior. Konohamaru has potential to be a great ninja someday, he just needs to be trained and taught the right things although he proclaimed me as his rival for the title Hokage. But other than that how was your day?"
"Adventurous," Hinata replied critically, "Neji still hates me despite my best efforts to make peace with him after what happened to his father. He blames me and the main house for how things in his life turned out, but he focuses all of that hatred and anger on me for something that was never my fault."
"I can relate," Naruto empathized. Hinata sank deeper into his embrace, "The night before, his teammate Lee got drunk with sake falling into his food by accident and from what I was told, Lee turned into a natural born Suiken fighter. Neji said it took both him and Gai to subdue Lee without hurting him though they got roughed up themselves."
A Suikun fighter, huh, Naruto thought as the gears in his head started turning with ideas for a plan formulating, I'll definitely look into this.
Hinata went on to relate the rest of her day to Naruto. The blonde was snickering when Hinata told him how she used the momentary distraction caused by Ino and Sakura's bickering for Sasuke's attention to quietly leave and get away from them briefly before they caught up to her at the Hokage Tower to get their ninja IDs made.
"And that was pretty much my day," Hinata concluded, "Coming and being here was the only best part of it."
"That was quite a tale you shared with me Hinata-chan," Naruto said before he turned and lied down on the sofa with his head resting on Hinata's lap, "I have a long one for you and it goes back to yesterday after I departed from you, Hanabi and your father."
"Really," Hinata inquired as she started running her fingers through his hair with right hand while her left hand rested on his chest, "What happened?"
While in the position they were in, Naruto related everything to Hinata, from the time he bought and read the book "The Gutsy Ninja" to stealing the Forbidden Scroll to staging Mizuki to expose himself as the traitor to confronting Sandaime about the truth concerning his parents and backgrounds to additional information he found out from Sandaime earlier today about his clans ties to Konoha to what happened between him, Konohamaru and Ebisu.
Hinata was left utterly speechless after hearing everything Naruto told her about his parents and once renowned clan.
"Clearly Sasuke wasn't the only person who lost his clan," Hinata acknowledged while caressing Naruto's head which was still resting on her lap, "Your father was the Yondaime himself. I always wondered why you looked so much like our late Hokage. We all have seen his pictures in books many times but none of us ever made the connections."
"Who would after the life I was forced to live as the village's scorned pariah," Naruto remarked, "I wouldn't have thought so myself either unless he were to appear out of nowhere and tell me himself. I sure would have had some choice words for him after punching him in the gut for this burden he forced on me; but jiisan explained that in their final moments they gave and sacrificed themselves to protect me from Kurama's rage. But my father's final wish for me to be seen as the hero wasn't honored and my clan's legacy has been forgotten and forsaken by Konoha."
"It's sad that Konoha failed to acknowledge your parents' sacrifice and your clan's loss after all that your clan and Yondaime have for them," Hinata replied, "Even now."
"You acknowledged and opened your heart to me," Naruto replied, "You saved me from my darkness and lonely existence. Your father later acknowledged me and so did my Little Nighttime Firecracker."
"Hanabi you mean," Hinata remarked.
"Same difference," Naruto grinned, "In time all of Konohagakure No Sato will respect and acknowledge both me and my new clan. It'll be a clan like no other with me as both its clan leader and Hokage!"
"You can't be a clan by yourself Naruto-kun," Hinata said.
"If there's one thing life has taught me through all of my trials and hardships my Moon's Eye Spring Rabbit it's patience," Naruto said, "And all good things take time with hard work and true effort and I certainly can't do this alone, "my significant other." Isn't that how Ino addressed you earlier today?"
"Are you proposing to me," Hinata asked teasingly, though deep down she was truly hoping what she was implying through her question was true.
"We came this far together and we will fulfill our goals together," Naruto replied, "Uzumaki and Hyuuga united and working as one."
There was a moment of silence between the two teens as they looked into each other eyes, as though they were reading each other's souls.
"You're the best thing that happened to me Naruto-kun," Hinata said softly, "I don't know how my life would have turned out if you didn't save me from those bullies all those years ago. You acknowledged and opened your heart to me and saved me from my own darkness and loneliness. You helped me become stronger, smarter and more confident in myself and in my abilities. That's why I'm not afraid of going through trials or great lengthens for you and with you…"
Naruto saw that his girlfriend paused momentarily. Hinata then gave Naruto her most affectionate smile, "Because, I love you."
It was now Naruto's turn to be look shocked and surprised with his heart racing. Sure, he always knew Hinata deeply liked him and he grew to like and care deeply for Hinata as well over the years. But this was the first time in his entire life that someone has ever told him that he was loved. He couldn't remember the last time he felt so happy. His girlfriend loved him and for Naruto, who in the past; had always been starving for affection and acknowledgment, hearing those three words meant everything to him.
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