Twenty

20 Hints

After Hinata's fainting Naruto did not bring the topic up again. But of course he was still very, VERY curious about it. Why couldnt she have just told him she liked Shikamaru? Was she nervous that he wouldnt like her because of Ino and Temari? Was she jealous...Please she had nothing to be jealous of. She was nicer and kinder and prettier than both of them combined...Eh for Shikamaru that is...'Cause noooo Naruto could never think of...

"Hey! Hinata's gone!!!"

Naruto looked around wildly. They had just gotten back from their mission and left the Hokage's office to turn in the repost and she was gone...He had intended to invite Hinata out to ramen.

For the sake of finding out what Shikamaru had...not that Naruto was interested. 'Cause he was in love with...

"Hey! Its Sakura!"

"Hey Naruto!"

 She said happily approaching him. She waved cheerfully.

Looking at her carefully, Naruto finally realized that he didnt feel that way about her at all...and now was the time to find out what Shikamaru had that he didnt!!

Naruto quickly dash off leaving a slightly shell shocked Sakura, who had only come to tell him that he had toilet paper on his shoe.

Naruto quickly turned up at towards the training fields. A few of the shinobi hoping to help Hinata's cause had gathered there to sort it all out. Hinata had sadly told Neji the whole story. Now Neji, banded with Tenten, Lee, Shino, Kiba and Shikamaru, were working on a plan. But Lucky for them, Naruto being a random ninja, demolished theirs and layed a much more...easily followed one down.

"WHAT DOES SHIKAMARU HAVE THAT I DONT?!?"

Kiba snickered, "Do you mean besides a brain?"

Naruto glared heatedly at him.

"No. Why does Hinata like him and uh...um...not me." he added sheepishly at the end.

Shikamaru choked and looked up slightly startled.

"You think she likes me???"

Naruto nodded.

"We played 20 questions and at the end you were the only ninja I thought matched her answers and she fainted when I figured it out..."

Kiba, Lee and Shikamaru anime fall. Tenten face palms. Shino shakes his head.

Neji slightly snickers.

"Here Naruto. Let us help you. We'll give you...20 hints...and at the end you tell us who Hinata likes and what you dont have?"

Naruto nodded eagery wide eyed. He sat cross legged in front of the many shinobi.

Tenten smiled brightly.

"Here I'll start. For one, the ninja she likes...could be considered a ball of energy."

Kiba rolled his eyes at the comment. "A ball of stink as well..."

He waved his hand in front of his face trying to forget the awful smell from the chunnin exams years ago.

Naruto nodded still not getting it...

"Thats 2 and I'm still lost."

Neji nodded "He tends to be smarter than most people give him credit for."

Lee nodded as well "He is also very youthful and a splendid ninja."

Naruto groaned "I've gotten so fas is he's hyper, he stinks, most poeple think he's stupid, and Lee said what he says about everyone about him...and I only have 16 hints left..."

Shino rolled his eyes "He inspires her."

Kiba nods, "Whenever he says something, even if not really inspiring, it gives her a lot of motivation."

Naruto nodded "Ok. He's hyper, smelly, stupid, Lee's useless, he inspires her and he motivates her.

Everyone nodded as a look of dawning appeared on Naruto's face, had he finally figured it out??

PFFFFFFTTTT

Kiba gagged terribly.

"Correction, he stinks terribly" he mutters under his breath.

Neji glared, "I mistook your gas for understaning."

Naruto attempted to crawl into his jacket. "Woops?"

Tenten, "Lets just get this over with before someone loses their lunch."

Lee gives a triumphant thumbs up, "If I lose my lunch, I'll do a hundred laps around Konoha!"

Everyone rolled their eyes as Naruto threw a rock at him "Give me some damned hints!!!"

Neji smirked, "No need to get violent. I'm starting to believe the boy likes her back."

Naruto's eyes widened, 'Did that mean he'd lost his chance before he even got it?'

Kiba snickered "He looks TERRIBLE in orange."

Naruto looks at his jumpsuit, 'At least I'd always be able to pull off orange.'

Shino looked up "He's not afraid of bugs."

Everyone rolled their eyes, mainly Naruto.

Shikamaru looked up "He went of the Sasuke rescue mission."

Naruto nodded "ok...hyper, stinky, stupid, shut up Lee. "He add before Lee could correct him. "inspiring, motivating, likes her, colorblind, likes bugs, tried to Sasuke....10 more."

Shino looked up and caught on the blunt hints. THey had to get this through to Naruto.

"Is rather cocky."

Kiba laughed "To say the least...he's also loud."

Neji nodded "He also has a sense of humor?"

He looked at Tenten to see if it was true she nodded and added her own.

"He tends to over react..."

Shikamru stepped up "Will help anyone he can."

Lee stood up and loudly said "He has a de----"

He was cut of by a kunai whizzing in front of his face.

"Too blunt Lee."

A terrified Lee looked at his feet and nodded ashamed.

Naruto looked interested "A what?"

Kiba quickly covered up for Lee's mistake "A deranged family life."

Naruto frowned thinking of his own family life.

Lee smiled "Before Naruto can, let me summarize!! He's hyper, disgusting to smell, acts stupid, splendid, inspiring, motivating, might have feelings for Hinata-san, orange isnt his color, tolerates insects, values his friends, can be over confident, loud, funny, over dramatic, helpful, bad family life."

Naruto scowled at Lee. It was his job to summarize.

Neji smirked "4 more. Any Idea yet?"

Naruto frowned and shook his head.

Tenten sighed, "He was once obsessed with another Kunochi."

Lee perked up "He was considered a failure but proved us wrong."

Neji nodded "I am ashamed even I fell to his skill."

Naruto tilted his head "I dont know. And I only have one more hint. Ahhh! I'll never know!!"

All of the shinobi in front of him shouts 'It's you!!"

Naruto gave them a funny look "Is...that a hint?"

Lee anime fell and regained his balance.

"No. Its you she likes!!"

Naruto stood up slowly. Then went wide eyed in realization.

"I LOOK FINE IN ORANGE!!!!"