Neglected Child

Chapter 34

Naruto's POV:

I jump towards Hinata and hugged her tightly, not planning on letting her go for even a minute. She flinched a bit at the sudden contact but hugged back a second later.

'I thought you died!'

Tears were streaming down my face as the tears made their way down my chin that is nuzzled on Hinata's shoulders. I felt something move up and down my back as a warm hand made it way on the back of my head.

Warm, no longer cold. It's warmth reminded me that she is full of life, no longer the lifeless body that was carefully placed near a clearing between rubbles to avoid being caught in the mess.

We stood still, for what felt like hours, when in reality it was only five minutes. Five minutes of me crying tears of relief and five minutes of Hinata comforting me. I finally stopped crying and slowly detached myself from Hinata. I looked at her as she gave a small smile towards me. But I can't do the same, and looked down instead.

'Why, why do you look at me like that when you were hurt because of me?'

"You got heavily injured, no , you died because of me. Why did you have to do that? Why did you not run away, or gave away my location?!"

"Naruto kun"

I did not look, guilt of being a reason of her death was stopping me from looking at her.

"Naruto kun, please look at me"

She says, now with a voice of someone commanding their subordinate.

So I looked up.

It was not a look of anger or sadness that has made it's way to her face. It was a face of happiness, peace and a face that has no regret at all.

"I would not leave my village behind Naruto kun, no matter what. I would give my everything for the village, but I would sacrifice more than that for you. I would sacrifice my life, no matter what for you. That is why I did that, why I did not run away or give away information about where you are at that time. Because I love you"

"Why would you do all that for me?"

"You would do that for me to right?"

"Of course!"

"Then, it's the least I could do."

I wanted to cry again but stopped myself. Instead I smiled my rarest brighter than the sun towards her.

"I love you too."

I inched my way closer towards her, as she did the same. Little by little, we inched our faces closer, only to stop as I groaned upon hearing loud foot steps and shouting for my name.

"Shit, the villagers are here, how did they even find us" I mumbled to myself, before getting hit on the back of my head. I looked at Hinata chan who gave me a stern look.

"Language."

"Sorry sorry. You know, you owe me a kiss on the lips, our first one was not exactly done on the best of times"

Her face completely went red, her hands going all around the place as her embarassment shot up.

'Cute'

"O-o-o-of course!"

Our conversation was cut by the shouting of the villagers getting closer and closer.

"Naruto sa - there he is!"

"Naruto sama!"

'Sama? Okay what the fuck'