37It Was You
By: 12 Stones
The blonde ninja that Konoha has come to love paced the Hokage office nervously. He ruffled his own blonde hair in a nervous fashion. He looked towards the door when he heard someone turn the doorknob. In walked the former Hokage, Tsunade. She really hadn't aged t all like Naruto had. Naruto was older, her grew into a fine man, as Tsunade would say. Tsunade smiled at the twenty-three year old Jonin with a warm smile.
"Oi, Rokudaime, what you nervous for? This is everything you have ever wanted right?" Tsunade asked as she walked up to Naruto. Naruto laughed sheepishly as he scratched his cheek.
"It is, but…" Naruto trailed off, and Tsunade studied the boy with a serious face. "Is she here?"
"Sorry, Naruto. I have two ANBU right now at the front gates looking for her, but her team has not come in yet. Don't' worry, knowing her, she would never miss your Hokage ceremony! Just have a little faith, okay?" Tsunade comforted the future Rokudaime.
" I do…it's just…she has always been there for me, and it would feel so wrong becoming Hokage without her there by my side. You know?" Naruto admitted. Tsunade put a comforting hand on his shoulder. She knew exactly what he meant.
"You know, when I became Hokage, I did not think I could do it without Dan." Tsunade began. Naruto looked at her with his jaw slacked slightly. "So, I wrote a letter to him telling him how he impacted me, and how now I could be Hokage. You have not lost her like I lost Dan, but that doesn't mean you can't write a letter to her." Naruto nodded as he went to go sit at the Hokage desk, and he pulled out a pen and paper and began to write. "I'll try to stall the ceremony until she gets here, but I can't promise it will work for long."
"Thank-you, Baa-chan." Naruto thanked as he smiled a soft sincere smile. Tsunade returned the same smile and walked out the door leaving the blonde to write.
It was you
That showed me who I am
And taught me how to stand
For what I know is real
Dear Hinata-hime,
I really don't know what to write to you, but I guess I should first give you the setting of what's going on. Well, I'm right now in Baa-chan's office waiting for the ceremony to start, so I can officially be the Rokudaime! Dattebayo! I knew I could do it! Hehe but you probably knew more than anyone that I would be able to do it. You see so much potential in me that I, nor anyone else, could see. You showed me, in your cute shy way, what I could be. And for that, I thank-you.
I was sick of all the pain
Tired of all the shame that I felt
But you showed me a way
To never have a doubt
And always to believe in myself
Now I see
When I was young, no one wanted anything to do with me, and it hurt. People would send me evil and deadly glares, and I had no idea why. I never told anyone this, but you were the only person my age who did not do that. When you looked at me…I felt human…like I was worth something. Because of your look, I was able to start having confidence with myself, and I began to feel the need to prove myself; to prove that I was better than some demon that the villagers would beat on. Better than some orphan who no one even bothered with.
It was you
That showed me who I am
And taught me how to stand
For what I know is real
"Don't worry, Hinata! We will make it in time for Naruto's ceremony! Right, Akamaru?" a twenty-three year old Kiba asked as he rode on Akamaru through the tops of trees in a mad dash back to Konoha from a long mission that should have ended two days ago.
"Woof!" Akamaru barked in agreement. Hinata sighed. She knew they were trying to make her feel better. It was not their fault that the leader of the band of renegades that they were tracking, so they could send their location to Tsunade, so she could send some ANBU to assassinate him, was able to sense them with some sort of kekkei genkai. The former Team Kurenai were forced to engage the enemy, and that put them days behind, but the ANBU do not need to worry about their part of the mission anymore. Shino looked over at Hinata who was visibly distressed about being late to her boyfriend's ceremony.
"Kiba is correct, Hinata. There is no possible way for us to miss the ceremony." Shino added to assure Hinata. Hinata smiled warily.
"Thank-you, Shino-kun, Kiba-kun, and Akamaru-kun." Hinata said as she doubled her speed, and the rest of her team did the same.
Now I'm breathing for the first time
And I'm leaving, all this behind
I've become, what I am because of you
It was you
The future Rokudaime shook his hand due to the fact that it was getting writers cramps. He smiled at what he wrote so far. He never told anyone half of the things on the letter. He was definitely going to give this to Hinata as a thank-you for always being there for him, and for believing in him when others did not. It was not the only thing he wanted to give her either. He pulled out a small black box and smiled. Now all she needs to do is say yes. God, I hope she says yes. Naruto thought as he put the box in his jacket pocket. He looked at himself in the mirror; he looked so much like his father right now. He wore his jacket over the normal Jonin attire, but Naruto could never be without orange in his clothes, so the Jonin jacket was opened and the black shirt that was underneath had a orange swirl. He smiled as he picked up the pen and continued to write his letter.
I'm so sorry 'bout the ways
But I can't take away my past
But you love me anyway
Hinata, do you remember the day I told you about the Kyuubi? Well, I do. I can't tell you how nervous I was to tell you about it. You see, at that time I was beginning to fall for you, and I could not imagine what I would do if you began to hate me for it. I tried to tell myself that my feelings for you were a silly crush and if you hated me it did not matter because I have dealt with hate for sixteen years, so what's another person hating me going to do? But, I can't even tell you how wrong I was.
I remember that after I told you about the Kyuubi, that I began apologizing to you. For, some reason I believed that maybe you would not hate me if I apologized to me, but I will never forget what you said to me.
"Naruto-kun, stop apologizing. I could never hate you for something you had no control over. You did not ask for the Kyuubi to be put inside you, and even if you had, you are still Naruto-kun."
I can't even begin to explain how happy you made me when you said that! I felt like I could do anything, and it was at that moment, I knew for sure that I love you.
And now I wanna do
Everything for you that I can
Even though it won't erase
The foolish things that I've done
Things that blinded me
But now I see
I know this topic is always a little sensitive for you, but I feel like I need to come clean. I feel so stupid for chasing after Sakura for so many years, and being blinded by her. I missed the one girl that can make me happy, and the only girl that could have such a hold on me. Hinata-hime, I am so sorry for being so blind and stupid. While I was wasting my time chasing Sakura, who was never going to make me feel the way you do, I losing all the time I could have spent with you. I also need to say sorry for hurting you while I was chasing her. I never knew you liked me back then (now that I know, it would have made me feel a whole lot better. I was beginning to think you were allergic to me). All now that I want to do is make up for all those lost years, and ll the time I hurt you by chasing Sakura. I will do everything in my power to make sure you are always happy and smiling, and that is a promise. You know that Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze never goes back on his promises! Dattebayo!
It was you
That showed me who I am
And taught me how to stand
For what I know is real
Now I'm breathing for the first time
And I'm leaving, all this behind
And taught me how to stand
For what I know is real
Hinata could barely make out the outline of the gates of Konoha with her Byakugan, but she was so happy to be almost home. Kiba and Akamaru already picked up the scent from Konoha, and were charging full force towards the gates. "What is wrong, Shino-kun?" Hinata asked concerned by the slight change in posture of her teammate.
"It seems that Kazekage Gaara has already arrived at the ceremony, and they are about to commence the ceremony being that he is the last of the Kages to arrive." Shino answered as he deciphered what his bug spy reported.
"Oh great, that Baka could not have arrived a little later!" Kiba groaned out loud.
"Kiba-kun, it is rude to call the Kazekage a baka." Hinata sternly reprimanded her teammate which made him chuckle. Hinata looked towards the gates with a look of determination; she would not miss the man she loves big day. The day his life-long dream finally becomes a reality.
"Wow, Hinata, slow down! You could really hurt yourself going at the rate you're going. Oi! OI!" Kiba yelled after his teammate who took the lead by ten kilometers at least.
So how can I make this up to you
I'll fight and I'll push and I'll strive
Now that I'm living my life for you
I'll fight and I'll push and I'll strive
Can't you see?
I will do whatever it takes to make up for all my mistakes, and not only will I be the best Hokage anyone has ever known, but I will best that I can be for you. I will fight for you, I will protect you, I will love you, and I will sacrifice for you. Hell, if you wanted me to give up my position as Hokage, I would do it in heartbeat. Though I don't see why you would want me too…I mean wouldn't it be awesome when girls swoon over me and say, "Oh, Hokage-sama is so hot! I wish he was mine." You could be like, "Too bad suckers he is mine. ALL mine!" Hehe, well you probably wouldn't say it like that, but it is true though. I am ALL yours and only yours.
It was you
That showed me who I am
And taught me how to stand
For what I know is real
Anyway, Tsunade is banging at the door to tell me the ceremony is starting. I hope you came back from your mission by now. Safe and sound. If you haven't my first act as Hokage will be to send Baa-chan to Ibiki for some torture. Okay, maybe not…I think Anko would probably be a better choice for torture than Ibiki.
I guess I'll wrap this letter up, and I hope you can see how much I love you, how much you mean to me, and how much I owe you for just being amazing. Remind me to thank your father for having a daughter like you.
Love,
Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze
The Rokudaime of Konohagakure
Now I'm breathing for the first time
And I'm leaving, all this behind
I've become, what I am because of you
It was you
"Did you finish the letter?" Tsunade asked as she walked into the office.
"As far as I am going to get, so is she back yet?" Naruto asked. Tsunade's facial expression changed from happy to worry. Naruto did not like that one bit. "Baa-chan?"
"She did arrive, only moments ago." Tsunade answered.
"So…what's the problem?" Naruto asked scared for the answer.
"She was rushed to the hospital. I do not know her condition; all I know is that she is there." Tsunade stated. Naruto's eyes widened in fear, but he bolted out of the room and rushed to the hospital as fast as he possibly could. Hinata please be okay! I need you!
I can see the writing on the wall
As time begins to crawl away from me
And I've become what I am
Because of you
It was you
"Ah, Naruto-dono, I thought you would be at the ceremony right now getting inaugurated." The receptionist said when she saw an out of breath Naruto arrive at her desk.
"I will be in a moment; I just need to see Hinata Hyuga. Which one is her room?" Naruto answered when he caught his breath. He could not remember the last time he ran so fast. It was times like these he wished that he perfected his father's technique.
"Down this hall and the first one on the left." The woman pointed the hall and watched as Naruto sprinted to Hinata's room.
"Hinata-hime?" Naruto asked as he bursted into the room with concern evident in his voice and face.
"Naruto-kun, I'm alright." Hinata weakly said as she slowly started to sit up on her hospital bed. Naruto ran over to her and hugged her tightly as if he let go she would slip away.
"Do you have any idea how badly you scared me? When Baa-chan told me they brought you into the hospital, I was thinking worst-case –scenario things! What exactly did you do to get into the hospital?" Naruto asked as he pulled out of the hug, but kept his arm around the blushing girl's waist.
"I apparently overworked my body." Hinata said hoping he would not ask…
"How?"
"Well, I was w-worried that I wouldn't make it f-for your ceremony, and I just have to be there to see you dream finally come true, so I pushed my body to go faster so I could get her. Apparently it was not a good idea to do that after assassinating a rogue group of ninjas." Hinata sheepishly said. She looked up to Naruto who looked furious. "Naruto-kun?"
"Don't you EVER do that again! I would rather you miss my ceremony than practically kill yourself to make it here on time!" Naruto yelled but began to calm down when he saw Hinata hand her head in shame. "Look, I'm sorry. It's just…I love you Hinata-hime, and if you get hurt or anything…I tend to well freak out. You mean the world to me…no wait…you are my world, so please be more careful."
"Hai, Naruto-kun." Hinata smiled as she snuggled her head in the crook of Naruto neck.
"Actually, I have something for you." Naruto pulled out the letter that he wrote minutes before. "Baa-chan gave me the idea to do it…I hope you like it. I don't think I was able to express myself very well though." Naruto admitted sheepishly. Hinata began to read the letter, and slowly tears began to form in her eyes. Naruto-kun, is opening up his heart to me…
She was at the end of the letter, and about to give it back to him when she noticed something at the bottom of the letter that she missed.
P.S. How do you feel about marriage?
Hinata's right hand flew to her mouth as tears began to flow even more freely from her eyes. She looked at Naruto, who had already slipped onto the floor in a kneeling position holding out a small black box with a beautiful diamond ring in it. "I was planning to ask you after I officially became Hokage, but I decided why not now? So, Hinata Hyuga, will you marry me?"
"Yes, yes a thousand times yes!" She yelled with tears of joy. Naruto beamed as he put the ring on his fiancé. He looked up at her, and saw her leaning in to kiss him. He gladly returned the kiss with as much love as he could. "Wait…you said you were planning on asking me after the ceremony right?"
"Yup."
"So that means the ceremony has not started yet?"
"Right on."
"EH? NARUTO YOU ARE MAKING ALL THOSE PEOPLE WAIT?"
"You are more important." Hinata blushed at this. "Now, come on, Fiancé, it is time I go and officially become Hokage. Plus now I get to tell everyone we are engaged in my speech." Naruto bragged with a foxy grin on his face as he picked Hinata up bridal style. Hinata smiled as she kissed him again. She could not resist his foxy grin no matter how hard she tried.
"Let's go see your dream come true, Fiancé." Hinata replied, liking the sound of fiancé on her tongue.
"It already has." He said as he kissed her again, "It already has."
Me: BEHOLD THE FLUFFY GOODNESS!
Hinata: *sighs in a dreamy way*
Sakura: Naruto you better be like that in the manga! *hit him on the head*
Naruto: Ow, Sakura-chan! No worries, I'm sure Kishi will make me like that! I love Hinata!
Me: Ah young love...anyway, I hope you like this one cause let me tell you...It did not come out the way I planned. The letter idea and Hinata getting into the hospital were totally spur of the moment, but I like it this way though.
Shikamaru: Anyway the next one will be a ShikaTema songfic...and please review this one...troublesome