makes a tactical retreat

Naruto has to cover his mouth to stop girlish shrieks from escaping as he flees the scene with his tail between his legs

The crowd he left behind was reeling with laughter with the exception of Hinata who was deep in thought. She watched as Naruto scampered away and her heart was conflicted, she'd believed he would return from his training trip stronger than ever, but recent events were making her question everything. Was he all talk this whole time? How could this be the same Naruto who she had fallen for all those years ago?

Her thoughts turned to Konohamaru, she had never interacted with the younger male before, but vaguely remembered him as a bratty troublemaker who idolized Naruto, he had grown so much since then. Turning her head to focus on the subject of her thoughts she felt her heart skip a beat when she noticed he was looking right at her, he flashed her a cheeky grin and gave her a wink before walking away confidently, Hinata couldnt stop the blush that overtook her face.

Eventually Hanabi stopped laughing and noticed her sisters blush "No need to get so embarassed sis, its not your fault the guy you fell for turned out to be such a weak sissy" "N-no, I-its not that" she replied quickly "I'll s-see you later at the compound Hanabi, I've got a few errands to run" Hinata replied, inwardly cursing the reemergence of her stutter, she liked to think she had grown a huge amount over the last few years, but right now she felt like she was at risk of falling into old habits. Just what had gotten into her?

Konohamaru was on cloud nine, not only had he gotten another easy win over Naruto, he was another step closer to claiming Hinata and her legendary melons. The busty Hyuuga's fascination with him had skyrocketed and ever since the incident at the town square she had been following him around like a lost puppy. She'd been observing him from a distance for a few hours now and her opinion of the boy had only risen over time. She noticed he commanded a lot of respect amongst his peers and juniors, there were even older Ninja who seemed to revere him. Konohamaru had noticed the girl almost imediately, It wasnt that Hinata was a bad ninja by any means, but her troubled mind had made her considerably less stealthy, you'd have to be an idiot not to notice.

It was now late afternoon and Konohamaru decided to round out the day with some training. His curvacious stalker still in tow, he decided he would give her something to drool over and took off his top. Hinata let out a soft moan and couldn't help but compare the boys chiseled body to the less impressive figure Naruto had displayed earlier in the day, the younger male seemed to be more grown up in every sense.

Despite the fact that her body was screaming out for attention, inner Hinata was adamantly maintaining that her heart still belonged to Naruto, she was just worried about him, that was all. After all, Konohamaru was so strong, someone needed to look out for poor little Naruto-chan, and from her position as peeper observer, she could keep a close eye on the younger boys 'tactics'. Despite telling herself this her body was telling a different story, from her rock hard nipples stretching the fabric of her hoodie, to the wetness she felt down below that was now visible through her pants.

In her distracted state it was Konohamaru who first noticed someone was rapidly aproaching, who is it and who are they after?