16 chapter 16

Chapter 16`\~ queen

AN~ this chapter is going to be long, enjoy the chapter

romance in the story will start from here.

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it may be cringe for some people, so you can skip some chapters, don't blame me for not telling this before...byebye

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Naruto stood in front of his favorite ramen shop. It was a simple, small shop.

This was the shop that gave him a bowl of ramen on winter nights. They didn't close down like other shops in the village. Maybe that's why this ramen shop became Naruto's favorite. And once someone gave him food with a kind heart, the taste didn't matter.

Maybe that's the reason why he always preferred eating ramen.

Naruto slid the curtain of the shop and entered. At this nighttime, the seats were empty. Naruto sat at the front seat and waited for the old man to come.

As he entered, the small bells rang. Hearing the bells, the old man came out from his inner room. Upon seeing someone seated at a table, he came over to take an order. When he saw the boy in front of him, he remembered two people at the same time, Minato and Kushina. The boy was a mixture of both of them. He instantly recognized the boy.

"Oh, Naruto, is that you? You've grown so much in these years," Teuchi said to Naruto.

"Yes, old man. How are you doing?" Naruto said to the old man.

'I had heard legends about him that he survived everything, should I put my hand on his head and use my Rasengan to check the legends,' Naruto chuckled. 

"I am fine. What are you ordering?" the old man asked.

"As usual, my favorite," Naruto replied.

The man nodded, went inside the shop, and came back out after some time. "Here's your miso ramen," the old man placed the bowl of ramen before Naruto.

Naruto inhaled the scent of the ramen, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating. While eating, the old man spoke. "How was your training? Did you enjoy your trip? What adventures did you go on with Master Jiraiya? Tell me," the old man asked him.

While eating, Naruto started to tell him about his journey with Jiraiya. After chatting with the old man and eating five bowls of ramen, Naruto gave the money for his food and left the shop.

"That was refreshing," Naruto thought to himself. He walked towards his apartment. Soon, he heard some voices. On the other side of the street, he saw a group of teenagers, the same age as him.

He instantly recognized them; they were all his teammates. He focused on them, particularly on one girl who was walking behind them.

She had dark blue, long hair, as he remembered, and was wearing a cream-colored, long, big jacket and slightly purple pants. He was looking at Hinata. Because of his eyes, he could perfectly see her 400 meters away, as if she were standing right in front of him.

"Beautiful," this was the only word that came out of his mouth. She was the only person who loved him wholeheartedly, without any ulterior motive. She was his light in the darkness.

Because of him, she continued her journey as a ninja, hoping to be with him. He was everything to her, not her father, not her sister, not her clan. She had only loved him.

Seeing her, Naruto cursed his previous self. "How could he not see how much the girl loved him? She had her eyes only on him, and that fool ran after trash," Naruto thought to himself.

He knew the girl loved him unconditionally. He had one principle: if someone loved him, he would love them a hundred times more, and if someone hated him, he would return it a hundred times bigger than them.

'Did I just sound like a true Wuxia protagonist, when did I become a true cultivator.' 

In the group of teenagers, Hinata was walking behind everyone due to her shy and timid nature. No one was talking to her, and she felt both with them and alone at the same time.

She was thinking about her favorite person, the one she loved. Her teammates were chatting amongst themselves, forgetting about her.

Today she had heard from her sensei that Naruto had come back from his training and changed a lot. She wasn't worried about his changes; she was just happy he was back in the village.

She hoped to meet him, see him, and talk to him, to tell him how much she loved him. But she couldn't gather the courage to do so, and she cursed herself for being so weak and shy.

She wished she could express her love, and she thought that maybe Naruto didn't notice her before because she didn't have the courage to show it. She just wanted to see him, to look at him, and his presence filled her with happiness.

Suddenly, she noticed someone watching her. She lowered her head and activated her Byakugan. She saw a boy looking at her from a distance, his red hair swaying in the wind, and his eyes fixed directly on her.

'why is he looking so intensely at me, no... no... why has my mind started to become hazy,' she mustered all her courage not to faint in front of him. 

She recognized him; he was her love. This time he was more mature, handsome, and pleasing to the eyes. He was looking only at her, ignoring everyone else around her. Her heart swelled with happiness; he recognized her. She read his lips, "Hey.. beautiful." Her face turned as red as wine, and her whole body shuddered at his words.

She stood still, shivering. "He called me beautiful…" Her heart was soaring, and she was on the brink of unconsciousness.

At this point, her teammates stopped and looked back. Ino approached her and saw her red and trembling. "Are you okay, Hinata? Do you have a fever?" Ino asked, concerned.

"N-No, I'm fine. Let's go," Hinata replied, lowering her head even more. This was the best day of her life. They found her behavior strange, but they didn't say anything. Ino glanced at her but then moved ahead and resumed chatting with the others.

"Do you guys know? Naruto has come back from his training with Master Jiraiya," Kiba spoke to everyone.

"Yes, I heard it from Asuma-sensei. I also heard that he has changed a lot," Ino added.

They all nodded. They had heard about Naruto's return and the changes he underwent from their sensei. They all knew the news; information spreads quickly in a ninja village.

"That idiot... he didn't come to greet me," Sakura muttered.

"If I meet him, I'll give him a piece of my mind. He was supposed to meet me. He met with Kakashi-sensei, but not me," Sakura's anger was evident in her voice.

Hinata looked at Sakura with anger in her eyes, but she quickly hid it. No one noticed her anger. She had always disliked Sakura for how she treated Naruto in the past.

After hearing Naruto's words about Sakura, her anger surged even higher. She had recognized her feelings for Naruto after all these years. If anyone spoke ill of him, she wouldn't tolerate it. But due to her shyness, she concealed her anger and resolved to change herself.

They were walking towards Naruto. Kiba noticed the red-haired figure ahead of him, around 200 meters away. "Is that Naruto?" Kiba asked the group.

"Yes, it's him," Shino, the usually quiet one, spoke up. The insects in his body were restless, buzzing with a primal fear as Naruto approached. Akamaru, Kiba's dog, whimpered and hid in Kiba's jacket.

The primal senses of animals could feel the danger, even if Naruto had masked his killing intent and Kurama's power.

On the opposite side, Naruto was walking towards them. His black cloak fluttered as the wind ruffled it, and he didn't wear a headband on his forehead. Both hands were in his pockets, hidden from view. He walked at a moderate pace, his posture straight.

He noticed all the reactions from Hinata, and his heart warmed. "She loves me so much, boundlessly." He had activated his Kagura's Mind's Eye and could sense the emotions coming from her. The emotions he felt from her were boundless, even surpassing Kurama's hatred. Now he truly understood how much she loved him.

As he walked, they were just one meter away from each other. Sakura broke the silence, not caring about the tension. "You baka! Why didn't you tell me you were back in the village?" She walked towards him, fist raised to punch him.

Naruto, who had been paying no attention to them, heard her voice and sidestepped her punch. It infuriated him, and he looked at her with cold eyes. He spoke with a chilling tone, "And why should I have told you?"

'oops, I slipped away, I thought she had matured enough, but I was wrong, she is still an immature brat,' he thought to himself, actually he never hated her, it's just her personality that he didn't like. 'it will in due time.' 

He wasted no more time with her. They were all surprised; they had never expected Naruto to be this cold to Sakura. Seeing this, Hinata felt elated. "He really has changed," she thought. Then Naruto's gaze shifted to Hinata. His expression softened, and he smiled sweetly as he walked towards her.

Hinata blushed from head to toe. His smile made her heart race faster. "He's coming closer to me. What should I do? Should I talk to him and tell him how much I love him? This is my chance. But what if he rejects me? Oh God... What should I do? He's getting so close..."

Hinata's face reddened further, and she fainted and was about to fall on the ground. Naruto quickly approached her and caught her in his arms, preventing her from hitting the ground. Her head was near his face, the sweet smell of roses hit his senses. 

He looked towards Shino, 'Should I send him to take her home' 

'Nah, It should be done by me,' he looked at them, "I will send her home," he said and disappeared from there, leaving his teammates with strange expressions. 

After he vanished, Sakura was left dumbfounded. Naruto had never spoken to her in such a cold manner before. He hadn't even glanced at her. She felt uneasy. unknown to her, her heart felt a tinge of pain. 'I will see him later,' she thought and after saying goodbyes to them she walked away from there.

The group exchanged glances, unsure of what to say. Ino shrugged and said, "Let's go home. There's nothing here," but her thoughts were not the same as her expressions. 'he looked really handsome,' she could feel the power when he passed her. 'such boldness.' thinking this she also departed. 

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Naruto looked at the unconscious beauty in her arms, her face was still red like a tomato. 

'Naruto-kun' she whispered unconsciously. he looked at her a smile graced on his lips. 

'Will I bring trouble to her if her father knew that she fainted,' he thought. he gently touched her forehead, a strand of yin chakra leaked out from his finger. her eyes twitched as she felt a warm feeling. 

'it will be bad if her father shows her with a jinchuriki,' with a thought he transformed himself into one of her teammates. 

'just wait a few months, when I start elemental training, I don't have to use these tricks,' he knew he was not strong enough to go against the whole village.

soon he appeared in front of the Hyuga clan and the guards rushed out, he handed Hinata to them, and after telling them a half-truth he vanished. 

Naruto walked towards his apartment at a slow pace. 

"Such a sweet girl. I'll need to bring out her true side," Naruto thought when he touched her, he had sensed the suppressed darkness deep within her. 

nothing could escape his senses. 'the hidden darkness, years of anger, and suppressed emotions, let's see how much time it would take for her to fully unleash them.' he thought. 

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A|N~ how do you like this chapter, I have written about Naruot and Hinata, and in my opinion, anime didn't do justice to their relationship, and here I am, and don't expect this story just like Cannon, there will many different things if you don't like something I honestly sorry for that. 

Tell me how you like the romance in this chapter, tell me in the comments,

And give me some power stone or I will direct all the killing intent of Kuram towards you..]