Martial Arts, Modeling, and Madness
Chapter 2
Tsunade chuckled. This was going to work out better than she thought. "Hey you two!" she shouted. "Hey you guys, I got a favor I got to ask you both for." This will be interesting, Tsunade thought.
Naruto and Hinata turned to face her. They were startled and Hinata looked a bit surprised.
"So what do you want Granny?" asked Naruto, his voice a mix of exasperation and curiosity at another favor, but one that required Hinata.
"Hum, h-how can we help, M-ms. Tsunade?" Hinata asked with her usual slight stutter. It was improving though. As a matter of a fact speaking itself was an improvement. For all of middle school (5th-8th), and most of her freshmen year of high school, you were lucky if you got so much as a verbal response, let alone sentences. Conversations were unheard of. Her teachers and counselors attributed it to extreme family tensions or psychological trauma.
It had gotten better towards the end of freshmen year, and she began speaking and actually participating in conversations. Most people credited Naruto, because it became clear how much he encouraged her. Not to mention it was rather obvious that she had a secret crush on her. However, Naruto was too dense to realize and instead simply counted her among his closest friends.
Unfortunately, that summer Hinata had a serious relapse and was admitted to the hospital for depression. Though it was not her family that took her to the hospital it was her friends who were truly worried about her. Her family was rich, and very proud. They saw their daughter as a complete failure, and simply called her to tell her that her depression was another proof of her weakness and inadequacy.
For this and many other reasons surrounding her family issues, Hinata was unable to leave the hospital for several months. Her family continued to provide for her financially, but refused to accept her back into their house. They agreed to pay for her financially need but dis-owned her in every other way. This slowed down her recovery greatly.
Hinata returned shortly after the beginning of the second semester of sophomore year. She boarded at a nearby orphanage (they same one that Naruto was living at). Upon her return, Naruto became her little knight in shining armor. (though he wasn't that little anymore, he was sixteen, and had grown 6" in the past few months and was now 5'8" and still clearly growing.) It was clear the Hinata still had a huge crush on Naruto and most people thought he probably returned her feelings though they weren't going out. Hinata's recovery was going very well, and within a few months she would say more than a few words to people other than Naruto.
By the summer of sophomore year, the two were inseparable. Anyone who didn't know them would probably think they were dating. Actually, a friend of theirs, the insufferably tactless Sai, came back from a long trip with his family, and when he was the two together, he asked, "So have the mute and the idiot gotten together?" (Don't blame him he's just…tactless)
This earned him a rather painful konk on the head, courtesy of Naruto, and many death glares, aka all the girls in their little group (TenTen, Sakura, and Ino, Temari was away in Arizona). Not to mention Hinata refused to speak for the next two days.
Well, his rather rude comment did come to pass, as that by the end of the summer they were everything, but official. Come Hinata's 17th birthday and Naruto asked her to be his girlfriend. Hence forward, Hinata's recovery quickly wrapped up and there was very little evidence of her traumatic experiences left. Only her stuttering, which has been since slowly disappearing, remained.
Tsunade looked at Hinata. She never failed to amaze her. Though she was gentle and very kind she could be stubborn in her own way, and bravely carried the burdens of her past.
"Well…" Tsunade said clearing her throat. "There has been a last minute change to your shoot today Naruto. It will require you to partner with a female model." Then she grinned evilly. "And you'll have to kiss her."
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Chapter 2
Tsunade chuckled. This was going to work out better than she thought. "Hey you two!" she shouted. "Hey you guys, I got a favor I got to ask you both for." This will be interesting, Tsunade thought.
Naruto and Hinata turned to face her. They were startled and Hinata looked a bit surprised.
"So what do you want Granny?" asked Naruto, his voice a mix of exasperation and curiosity at another favor, but one that required Hinata.
"Hum, h-how can we help, M-ms. Tsunade?" Hinata asked with her usual slight stutter. It was improving though. As a matter of a fact speaking itself was an improvement. For all of middle school (5th-8th), and most of her freshmen year of high school, you were lucky if you got so much as a verbal response, let alone sentences. Conversations were unheard of. Her teachers and counselors attributed it to extreme family tensions or psychological trauma.
It had gotten better towards the end of freshmen year, and she began speaking and actually participating in conversations. Most people credited Naruto, because it became clear how much he encouraged her. Not to mention it was rather obvious that she had a secret crush on her. However, Naruto was too dense to realize and instead simply counted her among his closest friends.
Unfortunately, that summer Hinata had a serious relapse and was admitted to the hospital for depression. Though it was not her family that took her to the hospital it was her friends who were truly worried about her. Her family was rich, and very proud. They saw their daughter as a complete failure, and simply called her to tell her that her depression was another proof of her weakness and inadequacy.
For this and many other reasons surrounding her family issues, Hinata was unable to leave the hospital for several months. Her family continued to provide for her financially, but refused to accept her back into their house. They agreed to pay for her financially need but dis-owned her in every other way. This slowed down her recovery greatly.
Hinata returned shortly after the beginning of the second semester of sophomore year. She boarded at a nearby orphanage (they same one that Naruto was living at). Upon her return, Naruto became her little knight in shining armor. (though he wasn't that little anymore, he was sixteen, and had grown 6" in the past few months and was now 5'8" and still clearly growing.) It was clear the Hinata still had a huge crush on Naruto and most people thought he probably returned her feelings though they weren't going out. Hinata's recovery was going very well, and within a few months she would say more than a few words to people other than Naruto.
By the summer of sophomore year, the two were inseparable. Anyone who didn't know them would probably think they were dating. Actually, a friend of theirs, the insufferably tactless Sai, came back from a long trip with his family, and when he was the two together, he asked, "So have the mute and the idiot gotten together?" (Don't blame him he's just…tactless)
This earned him a rather painful konk on the head, courtesy of Naruto, and many death glares, aka all the girls in their little group (TenTen, Sakura, and Ino, Temari was away in Arizona). Not to mention Hinata refused to speak for the next two days.
Well, his rather rude comment did come to pass, as that by the end of the summer they were everything, but official. Come Hinata's 17th birthday and Naruto asked her to be his girlfriend. Hence forward, Hinata's recovery quickly wrapped up and there was very little evidence of her traumatic experiences left. Only her stuttering, which has been since slowly disappearing, remained.
Tsunade looked at Hinata. She never failed to amaze her. Though she was gentle and very kind she could be stubborn in her own way, and bravely carried the burdens of her past.
"Well…" Tsunade said clearing her throat. "There has been a last minute change to your shoot today Naruto. It will require you to partner with a female model." Then she grinned evilly. "And you'll have to kiss her."