A True Love Never Dies

Here, another chapter! Just please! Don’t kill meee!!! I don’t wanna be ripped apart my a mob of angry readers who wanted a fast update!

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Hinata sensed that his chakra was…odd. He wasn’t poisoned, or his chakra wouldn’t react the way it was now. It was just…erratic. Perhaps the kunais were laced with tranquilizing liquid instead of poison.

Once they found a suitable clearing that was quite a ways from their original area with a little stream of water nearby, Hinata got to work. She couldn’t let Naruto die, even if it was just tranquilizers. He was her inspiration, and if he died, so would her built-up confidence and growing strength.

“Kimiko, pass me the antiseptic and the bandages please. Oh, and the swabs,” requested Hinata. Slowly, she pulled out each kunai one by one while Kimiko rummaged the packs for the items.

“Found them!” she announced and handed them off to Hinata.

“Now, I just need a little help in…undressing him,” Hinata spoke quietly. A pink hue crept to her cheeks, and the closer she got to Naruto, the darker it got. Kimiko came over to help undress him, but she got slightly amused at Hinata’s expression.

They both got Naruto’s black and orange jacket off and Hinata stopped just for a brief second to admire him. He was lean and tan, thanks to Jiraiya’s training. Kimiko sat him up while Hinata tugged Naruto’s dark shirt over his head, but not without taking a few deep breaths and trying not to faint. Immediately after, she began to swab antiseptic over his wounds and extract the drug with what little medical knowledge she had.

Both girls bandaged Naruto up and Hinata rolled up his pants. She giggled when she noticed that they were a bit short. Naruto had gotten a few onto his thighs as well, and Hinata did the best she could to heal him.

“You really care for him, don’t you?” quietly inquired Kimiko as they finished bandaging him.

Hinata rolled his pants down and began to slip his shirt back on. “Yes, I do,” she softly replied.

The girls covered a little more ground; traveling in silence for fear of fighting other adversaries. They both carried Naruto by sling an arm over their shoulders and holding his waist while they walked. They had traveled well into the evening to find a place to sleep, but they had found a small cave.

“A-are we sleeping in there?” trembled Kimiko. Hinata could feel the super-fine hairs on the back of her neck stand, but she had to be strong. Using her Byakugan, her vision was searching for anything that could already be here.

The only inhabitants of the cave were a few bugs and moss. Deeming it safe, the girls helped Naruto enter before entering themselves. Hinata went out to find water and wood to burn. After coming back with the items, Hinata did her best to get the fire going without getting any on the moss and trapping them all in a stone prison.

Rummaging through Naruto’s pack, Hinata took out three ramen cups; one for the each of them. “I’m sure Naruto won’t mind if we have these,” she giggled, “as long as we make him some.”

Kimiko smiled a brave smiled and pulled out the scroll Naruto resealed the bucket in. After a few minutes of searching, Hinata summoned a little pot to boil their water in for their meal.

While they waited for the water to boil, Kimiko engaged in light, but fearful, chatter. “Do…do you think they’ll come after me still?”

Hinata wasn’t sure if she should answer. She didn’t want to give Kimiko false hope that they’ll stop, but she didn’t want her to be afraid that they would come after her. Hinata was just as scared as well. Hinata wasn’t much of a fighter; her specialty is tracking, just as the rest of her team was.

“I honestly don’t know,” Hinata answered truthfully, “but it doesn’t mean we won’t protect you.”

They both fell into the silence; the only noises were the wildlife in the forest, Naruto’s light snores and the crackles of the fire as the water boiled. Kimiko had fallen asleep but she was awakened by a gently nudge from Hinata.

“Dinner’s ready.” The little cup of greasy, but tasty, ramen was set in front of her. The scent of food invaded her nostrils and her stomach growled belligerently. Quickly picking up the cup and the pair of wooden chopsticks that came with the cup, Kimiko dug in to sate her hunger.

Hinata watched as Naruto turned onto his side, towards the fire. Using her clever mind that no one knew she had (she was too shy to do anything in front of anyone that made her the center of attention), she placed Naruto’s steaming cup of ramen in front of him, not 3 centimetres away from his nose. Then she inwardly smiled as she picked up her own ramen cup and blew over the top to take a sip of the broth.

Naruto’s nose twitched. It smelled something…good. He took a big sniff before he got the good idea of opening his eyes to see what it was. Azure blue eyes peeked through his eyelashes and his vision was instantly blocked by something. Opening his eyes wide, he gave a yelp of happiness.

“Oh boy! Ramen!!!”

Kimiko nearly dropped her noodles at the disturbance. Shocked, periwinkle eyes looked over to see Naruto slurping his ramen away. Glancing over at Hinata, she chuckled and continued to eat.

Naruto halted his feasting abruptly. “Hey, Hinata? What…happened to me?” he asked her while slurping up the dangling noodles from his mouth.

“We were attacked, remember?” Hinata reminded him. “You were hit with kunais that were laced with some sort of drug. You were only out for a few hours. I’m surprised you woke up that fast,” she quietly remarked.

“Yeah, Granny-Tsunade always says that too.” Naruto dumped the remaining contents of his meal into his mouth.

“Well, I suppose that it’s time to wash up, right Kimiko?” chirped Hinata. “There’s a little pool of water nearby for us to bathe in. Shall we?”

Kimiko gathered up her bath supplies and the girls headed off towards the waters. Naruto had agreed to make rounds around the perimeter to make sure that there weren’t any surprise attackers, but Hinata had her Byagukan; she could find them.

Hinata dipped her hand into the little pool of water. Finding it to be quite warm (which was a big luxury; she has always bathed in icy-cold water on past missions), she nodded to Kimiko and proceeded to strip off her clothes.

Naruto ran around the perimeters to fend off any attackers that might threaten their party. He found none, so he decided to stop on a tree branch to catch his breath. Although the Kyuubi flushed out the drug from his system, his vision would get blurry every now and then and he’d feel nauseated. Unbeknownst to him, he stopped at a tree branch which would give him the perfect view of the girls.

Naruto turned around when his regain his crystal clear vision, and it was all he could do not to yelp or fall. Hinata and Kimiko were just getting into the water, and Naruto stared at them hungrily. They were like two divine maidens who graced the Earth to bathe.

He watched as Hinata was submerged in the water from the waist and down. The beautiful reflection of the orange sky and the sunset gave her a luminous glow. The ends of her hair clung to her back and she splashed water onto her arms and chest, preparing herself to scrub down with soap. The water cascaded over her ivory skin that was lightly rippled with the small muscles underneath.

‘Whoa…she’s b-beautiful.’

‘Of course, boy. You’re just too thick-headed to see it.’

Naruto felt a little restriction in his pants and looked down to see an obvious bulge. Naruto covered his erection with his hands but continued to watch Hinata.

She swam back to Kimiko and Naruto could see the crease in her back. Her skin was deliciously creamy, and he wanted to have a little taste of her.

Hinata came back with her hands in her hair, working shampoo into it. With her hands that high, Naruto had a clear view to the front of her body (that is, if she didn’t turn away). She swam back to Kimiko again and the suds in her hair clung on for dear life.

A small, white, square thing blocked his view to part of her body. What was that thing? It looked like…oh my god, she’s lathering herself up! The white cloth glided over every smooth inch of her skin and over every bump and curve.

It looked like wherever the cloth went, so did Naruto’s eyes. He traced every sweep of the cloth and examined the tiny bubbles that clutched to her skin. After she was finished, she dipped underwater. Naruto frowned. He like seeing Hinata and he didn’t like his view being blocked.

The next second took his breath away.

Hinata came up to the surface and flicked her hair back.

Naruto found himself leaning so far forward, he fell from the tree and landed with a loud ‘thud’.

“Oh my god, what was that?” tensed up Kimiko. Hinata immediately went to Kimiko’s side and wrapped a towel around herself, making sure that the edge was tucked in tight so it wouldn’t fall.

Before Hinata had a chance to turn on her Byagukan, Naruto came out of the shadows. “Hey! Are you guys alright!? I heard something over here!”

Both girls looked at Naruto and averted their eyes. “We’re…fine, Naruto,” Hinata stumbled.

“I’ll go check the area for any intruders!” Naruto told them. In his mind, he suppressed a smile. These girls will never know that he was peeping on them while they bathed.

“Naruto, that’s fine, but…” Kimiko trailed off. She took one brave move to turn around, meet his gaze, let her eyes fall onto his lower half and turned back around. Naruto stiffened (AN: yeah, my own sick little humour). He cautiously looked down to see…his erect penis bulging from his pants.

“I’ll go check now!” he yelped and ran off. Oh god, he has never felt so embarrassed in all his life! The girls must know that he’s been spying on them by now, but it wasn’t his fault! Honestly! It was just a little quirk of fate that brought him to that tree branch.

Oh man, now they must be laughing at him or labelling him a pervert. After all, he travelled with Jiraiya for 2 ½ years. God knows what they’ve done on their travels, right? Well, Naruto knew the truth and that was enough. Yes, Jiraiya took him to numerous *ahem* establishments to make Naruto a man, but Naruto refused them all. It wasn’t because Naruto wasn’t attracted to the ladies or he swung the other way or anything like that, it was just uncomfortable when the women threw themselves at him like that. The way they hit on him, called him a “big boy” and telling him to relax so they could take “care” of him was just…unnerving.

Damn, now he was sure that Hinata wouldn’t talk to him again. She wouldn’t scream and hit him like Sakura would; she’d be more passive-aggressive. She’d move away from him or turn her head away from him or wouldn’t look him in the eye…wait, doesn’t she already do that?

Damn it all.

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“Okay, well, I suppose this spot will have to do,” Hinata said wistfully. Both girls began to undress. Hinata removed one of her shoes and dipped her feet into the water. Smiling happily, she told Kimiko the good news.

“The water’s perfect.”

The girls set down their bath things near a rock and folded their clothes and placed them next to their shampoos and soaps. Hinata had hidden her ninja items underneath her clothes and towel to hide any suspicion.

Once the girls were as bare as the day they were born, Hinata took the first brave step into the waters. After all, she was a ninja. She had to protect her charge whether it’s from an enemy or unwanted leeches in their bath water.

Walking around in the shallow pond, Hinata gave Kimiko a warm smile. “I don’t think we’re sharing our bath with anyone or anything,” she said, smiling at nothing in particular.

Kimiko slowly stepped into their little bath and sank down near the shore until the water was just below her shoulder blades. Hinata kept walking around and waded in the water a little bit before actually scrubbing away the dirt and grime that built up on her skin.

Once they thought they were soaked in well enough, the girls started pouring dollops of shampoo into their palms and lather it up in their luxurious, silky hair. The scent of jasmine emanated from Hinata’s raven locks while a burst of green apples rolled off of Kimiko’s mahogany tendrils.

The girls washed away the suds in their hair and began to slather conditioner onto their clean hair to make it silky smooth and to make it easier to run a comb through it. After they were both done, they decided to let it sit in their hair for a little bit, and Hinata took the time to wash away the impurities from her skin.

She went back to the shore to retrieve a washcloth and some soap. She began to gently rub soap onto the cloth and kept rubbing until it a healthy lather was produced within the folds of the soft washcloth.

Gently, Hinata ran the cloth over her delicate skin and closed her eyes. God, she wanted to feel this when it was her Naruto that was holding the cloth and sliding it over her arms, over her shoulder, down her chest and just over the swell of her breasts…

A soft sigh escaped her lips. She didn’t think Kimiko could hear it, but apparently, she did.

“You’re thinking about him, aren’t you?” It was more of a statement than it was a question.

“Yes, I am,” was Hinata’s soft reply. Hinata didn’t want to talk anymore, so she went out a little further from Kimiko and dipped under water. She began to furiously rub her head to get rid of the conditioner and when she was satisfied, she came back up and flicked her hair back.

A giggle came from behind her. “Hey, don’t splash,” laughed Kimiko, kicking some water at Hinata’s direction. Hinata began to giggle too, but a thud sounded not too far from their location. Instantly, Hinata went back to Kimiko, wrapped a towel around herself and pulled out a few weapons from her holster that was hidden beneath her clothes.

“Oh my god, what was that!?”

A rustling from the bushes made Hinata alert and she was going to use her Byakugan to scout out how many ninjas surrounded them when a slightly sheepish-looking Naruto popped out.

“Hey, are you guys alright!? I heard something over here!”

Both girls stared wide-eyed at the black and orange clad man. Hinata did her best to bring herself away from the edge of fainting, but she couldn’t hide the redness creeping over her entire face. Taking a quick glance at Kimiko, it was obvious that she couldn’t hide it either.

“We’re…fine, Naruto,” Hinata tried to get out. It took all that she had to stay standing and say those words.

“I’ll go check the area for any intruders,” Naruto told them. The girls’ eyes were still riveted on a certain part of his body.

“Naruto, that’s fine…but…” Kimiko trailed off. She quickly turned around and tried to fight off the blush creeping its way to her cheeks while simultaneously erasing the image from her memory

Hinata was still staring at Naruto. Yes, the Byakugan had x-ray like abilities and she could see through his clothes as well as others) but she always switched it off before she got to that region. Now that it was evident through his clothes, she could feel herself burning up.

Naruto had a horrified look on his face and looked down. Crudely covering himself with his hands, he yelled out, “I’ll go check now!” and promptly made an exit.

Hinata thought about the entire scene for a minute. Then she started to scream her unanswered questions in her head.

‘Oh my god…how much did he see!?’

‘How long was he there!?’

‘…did he like what he saw?’

Hinata sank down to the floor and just stared at the sky in wonderment.

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Naruto went back to the little cave where their stuff was and pulled out a bedroll to lie on. He tried to will his erection away instead of looking for an icy cold bath or jerking himself off. The next river could be miles from where they were and what would he do when the girls came back with his hand in his pants?

No, he decided to will it away with unsexy thoughts.

‘Cold showers, dead puppies, Lee’s eyebrows…’

He repeated those three things over in his head like a mantra, trying to magically make his erection go away. Surprisingly, it did, just before the girls returned.

An awkward atmosphere enshrouded all three of them since the girls stepped into the cave. Naruto was lying where Hinata put him when he was drugged, but this time, there was a bedroll underneath him. His back was turned to them, and even though it was, he could smell that clean, jasmine scent from Hinata and green apples from Kimiko.

‘Oh god, this isn’t helping…’ He could feel his flaccid member trying to spring up and make a second appearance but he bit back his hormones.

“Well,” chirped Hinata, “umm…I suppose it’s time for bed.” Kimiko nodded and pulled out a bedroll given to her by Tsunade. Well, she was given lots of crap to ensure her needs were met beforehand.

Hinata pulled out her bedroll also and they both smoothed it out on the cave floor. “I’ll take watch first,” Naruto told them and went to go sit near the entrance.

“Naruto, I could---”

“No, it’s fine. You sleep. I’ll wake you for your shift,” Naruto said, cutting Hinata off. To be honest, he just wanted to get away from Hinata. It was like she cast a spell on him which made him draw towards her. Even if she didn’t, he was drawn to her and he needed to get away before his body did something he didn’t want to do…or worse, the Kyuubi make him do things he didn’t want to do.

He just needed to get away before temptation was just too hard to resist.

Naruto made his way to the opening of the cave and settled himself on the stony platform. He didn’t want to go outside in case of other attackers that could spot him in the night and jeopardize the girls, so he sat down just inside of the little cave, careful not to block their little stream of moonlight.

The girls quickly settled down and succumbed to the sweet call of sleep, but Naruto was wide awake. Last night’s dream still troubled him. How can he bite back his hormones and the Kyuubi’s at the same time? And how was he supposed to do it after seeing what he just saw?

He looked over to Hinata’s sleeping form and he was entranced by her beauty. He felt so stupid for not really noticing her until…recent times. Yes, he was drawn to her, but he never looked into it as much as he did now.

Oh god, the bulge in his pants is coming back. Just looking at her, or even thinking about her was making him hard. How in seven hells did Hinata affect him like this!?

This was it. He couldn’t take it anymore. He needed relief, and he needed it now. Taking one last look at Hinata and a glance at Kimiko to make sure they were both safe, he headed towards the little pool of water where the girls had bathed in earlier.

Slapping himself, he got the great idea of making a shadow clone to watch over the girls while he was here. Creating one, the clone nodded, aware of its purpose, and went back to the little cave.

Naruto quickly stripped down to his bare skin and jumped in the water. Oh, how he wanted to do this since he stumbled onto the girls. Touching the water that caressed the curves of Hinata Hyuuga was making his cock twitch. He could smell the lingering scent of both girls’ shampoos in the air. Though Hinata’s jasmine scent was slightly dominated by Kimiko’s apple-scented shampoo, it suited her. She was quiet and somewhat underlying, just as her shampoo was.

The warm water made him shiver a little. It was a stark contrast to the cool air of the chilly night. His bare torso felt somewhat cold while his lower half waded in the water. He dipped his entire body underwater and came back up when his body demanded air.

Panting for sweet oxygen to fill his lungs, Naruto swam to a little slanted rock that would be perfect to lean back on. Maybe if he did this one thing, his fixation on Hinata would go away, right? Well, it was worth a try.

Lying down on the smooth slab of rock that left the upper half of his torso above the water, Naruto closed his eyes and pictured Hinata in front of him, beckoning for him.

“Naruto,” she giggles seductively. She was on her knees with a bit of her weight on her hands, clad in baby blue bra and matching boy-cut panties. Naruto had been teasing him with the tips of his finger; stroking himself in a slow, deliberate pace.

In Naruto’s mind, both him and Hinata would be back in his apartment, and for once, it wasn’t a pig sty! She slowly, tantalizingly slowly crawl onto all fours and crawled up his body to press her chest into his.

The glow of red made an appearance on Naruto’s stomach. His seal began to appear on his tanned skin, starting from a burning red to a prominent black. Every time adrenaline courses through his body, it taps into the Kyuubi’s chakra, whether it’s for battle on the field, or -ahem- a battle of dominance in bed (but seeing that Naruto has never been in bed with a girl, it appears when he’s turned on).

Naruto’s right hand traced the swirl with his index finger while his left arm was tucked underneath his head.

Back in his imagination, Hinata softly mewled in pleasure. Naruto could see it now: she would arch her back against him, her eyes shut and a very, very slight sheen of sweat covered her forehead.

Naruto’s right hand began to dip lower into the waters. His fingers brushed against the first coarse hairs of his pubic patch. The slight thrill of exhilaration and anticipation rushed through his body.

In his mind, Hinata would quickly settle herself onto his lap and Naruto would lavish hot kisses on her throat and neck. He would take the time to appreciate her supple body and creamy skin, appreciating the fact that she kept herself relatively flawless despite her career as a ninja. There weren’t any scars or calluses, just firm but yielding muscles accompanied by small reserves of body fat covered by light layers of the softest, most luxurious silk known to man.

His hand came closer to the base of his member, which had been engorged since he stumbled upon the girls. His cock twitched, wanting to believe everything that was playing behind Naruto’s closed eyelids.

The tip of his straining member gently poked up from the surface of the water, disturbing the smooth tranquility of still water. It begged to experience and feel and be in the scene Naruto played behind his eyelids. It wanted to grind against Hinata’s dampening center and bring her as much pleasure as it brought him, if not to simply ease the pressure in the pit of his stomach.

Naruto’s train of thought coincided with his shaft’s as he groaned and tilted his head back in pleasure. He had encased himself within the warmth in his hand for a crappy substitute of where he actually wanted to encase it in.

He imagined that he ground his hard length just outside of her entrance which was blocked by her cotton panties. Hinata arched her back and softly moaned while involuntarily pressing her breasts further against his chest.

Naruto scrunched his face up and growled. He can almost feel her silky skin against his, her weight on his lap and her moans filling his ears. He growled because he can almost feel what he saw behind his eyelids and because he felt a little cheated. He wanted this so much, but he couldn’t have it. Hinata can only have the best, and he was worse than the worst.

Naruto thought about the scene playing in his head and adjusted a little part of it. He thought about ripping the delicate fabric away from Hinata’s lower regions and really grind into her. Her back would arch a little further, almost smothering him in her cleavage. Naruto would reach behind her to unsnap the clasp that kept her breasts confined and it fell away from her.

Subconsciously, Naruto licked his lips. Oh god…he can practically taste it. He can taste the tangy air, dampened by their combined arousals. What he would do for that to be reality…

A hand latched onto the raging erection and began to stroke firmly, giving the aching flesh what it wanted. A deep groan tore for his throat, wishing that the girl on his mind could hear what she was doing to him. He was so close, and he needed more than a few thoughts of the sleeping girl.

A vision intertwined its way into his mind and Naruto didn’t care what he was thinking. It was a thought that seemed to come from nowhere, but it looked like it was of the same person. A woman that could’ve been mistaken for Hinata danced around in his mind, making his throbbing member ache even more.

As he came closer to finding his peak, an unfamiliar, yet familiar, name slipped past his lips.

“Hikari…”

Naruto’s eyes clenched shut and felt his body spasm. His hips arched upwards, making the head of his manhood peek over the surface of the water and letting long, white ropes shoot up into the air before falling into the blue depths beneath them and letting almost every evidence of his misdeed wash away and disappear.

As Naruto’s eyes opened, he realized what he had done. He had called another woman’s name, but somehow, he felt like he was calling for the same woman. What linked Hinata to these visions he was having?