*PAUSED*𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄: Naruhina

𝟐𝟑. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫

A quiet yet familiar flick caused by his thumb pressed down on the ignition, erupted the flame used to burn the fattest blunt he'd seen in a while. Full pink lips wrapped around the drug and inhaled, and that initial hit felt as satisfying as kids soon to unwrap a shit ton of presents on christmas. Naruto leaned back into the couch, his hand passing off to his left to which Sasuke took the blunt. After Gaara's turn, he nuzzled further into the sofa and happily said with a smile "I'm glad we're here. Just like old times." The guys nodded, the tight trio having always gotten their truest emotions out during a cypher.

No one here needed a bigger mental rest and recharge more than Naruto. The fact that it was the end of the year was just inconceivable. Naruto remembered January like it was yesterday. The interview with Kabuto, coming back to Kumo. Dreaming about Hinata Hyuga. February was not as memorable. There was the gym, his job, a few of his friends, and weed. Thinking about Hinata Hyuga. March was a carbon copy. Then in April, everything changed, because he'd received Hinata's letters four months too late. All summer he was back and forth between the two states, getting ready to make his return. The fateful homecoming in August that led to serious work on trust, commitment to then the official reigniting of their bond was for sure the highlight of the year. It was what Naruto prayed for. What they both prayed for.

Time heals, but it also changes.

As they passed the blunt around, Naruto also recounted the last four months. How wild it all has been. Never did he think Kabuto would hold such a vengeance, that people's interest in him would grow that strong. He was teasing the status of a celebrity. Sure, people who paid attention to politics knew exactly who Naruto Uzumaki is. As well as anyone interested in people doing dangerous and reckless activities on the internet. But that whole scandal just upped his profile by an astronomical amount.

At first it was a shit ton of negative and fucking gross comments. As if people had never seen a girl half naked before, or a couple being affectionate with each other. The amount of men thirsting over Hinata in her thong, the perverted ass words they willingly posted, it made Naruto sick. Furious. Sure people added their two cents about the blonde as well. Some people got creepy. A lot of girls were thirsty. It was all unsettling. All weird.

Coffee the publicist suggested the same advice as Hinata: take a social media break. It took serious restraint on his Twitter fingers to not find the personal information of his haters and put it on blast. However over the weeks, with the couple's silence being quite loud, the hate and weirdness had slowly turned into ... infatuation?

On cue, "So how is the most famous guy on Tiktok doing?" Sasuke chuckled at Gaara's serious tone, Naruto shook his head and rolled his eyes. "I can't be the most famous guy on Tiktok. There's no way." Gaara pulled out his phone and swiped until he turned the device around, showing Naruto his own Tiktok account. As of this week, he was more than likely gonna reach a million followers. All of his videos had just about a million views. The most viewed? A discreet video of him kissing the pretty hand of a mystery woman. He tapped the comments section which was of course flooded.

I wish that was my hand

That has to be Hinata!

Oh my god they are so cute!!!!

I love their love

God really made the perfect couple

"What the ...?" he scrolled further, some of the comments were straight hate, dated right after the Tayuya scandal, but the more recent opinions were all love. Some accounts were even dedicated to them.

@ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

@ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞