Hinata Attacked

Hinata's beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Naruto's face, so close at hand, as though she wanted to burn every detail of him deep into her heart.

Before she knew it, a faint blush quietly crept across her snow-white cheeks, delicate and captivating like a blooming peach blossom.

Unable to help herself, she leaned her face closer, wanting to observe the boy who made her heart race from an even closer distance.

However, at that moment, Naruto seemed to notice Hinata's slight movement. His tightly shut eyes opened, and he turned his face.

In that instant, Hinata's soft, pink lips landed on Naruto's cheek without warning.

Naruto's eyes widened at once. His entire body stiffened as if struck by lightning, his mind going blank as he found himself utterly unable to believe what had just happened.

At the same time, Hinata's face turned bright red at an astonishing speed, like a fully ripened apple.

She let out a short cry. "Ah..."

Then, like a startled rabbit, she sprang away from Naruto and leaped off the bed.

"Y-you're awake!"

Hinata lowered her head, not daring to meet Naruto's gaze.

Her hands nervously kept twisting the hem of her clothes, and her words became stammering and disjointed.

Although Naruto had only just awakened and the kiss had been purely accidental.

A kiss was still a kiss, and Hinata could not help feeling a rush of embarrassment.

Naruto looked equally at a loss. He awkwardly scratched the back of his head, and his still-boyish face also flushed slightly.

After all, before this, the most they had ever done was hold hands. They had never shared such an intimate kiss.

"Hinata, I..."

Just as Naruto hesitantly prepared to say something.

Kurama inside Naruto suddenly let out an urgent shout:

"Naruto, hurry and protect Hinata!"

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