It had all been worked out with Tsunade. Naruto was no longer on the active roster of ninja, and had been replaced on his team. He was now legally a servant of the Hyuuga household. Specifically, it had been noted, a servant of Hinata.

It was time for Hinata's training session, and it had been decided that she should spar with her new servant. Naruto followed behind Hinata silently, carrying all her gear. Hinata lead, a little nervous about the session, but noticeably less uncomfortable with Naruto's new attitude.

They reached the extravagent and spacious training ground, a large flat dirt plain in the sun, surrounded by white walls and spectator seats, currently empty.

Hinata faced Naruto, and with only a little timidity, got into a fighting stance. She looked at her 'crush' and declared,
"Alright Naruto, let's fight. Hold nothing back."

Naruto bowed to her. "Yes, Hinata-sama!" Of course, Naruto planned to hold much back.

To avoid spending the rest of his bleak looking life as Anko Mitarashi's sandals, he had to get Hinata Hyuuga, the meekest girl he knew, to humiliate him in public. First, he needed her to think of him as nothing more than a servant, not worthy of respect. He saw she thought less of him after kissing her and her father's feet, and after she became sure he was serious about being a servant, but she clearly still didn't think of him as inferior. So, Naruto thought, if she 'knew' that she could beat him in a fight, she would have no more reason to respect him at all.

This was what Naruto's life had come too. All because of Ino...

The fight began. In true Naruto fashion, he summoned a horde of shadow clones and rushed Hinata head on. Hinata activated her Byakugan and rushed forward as well. Hinata began to dispatch the clones with gentle fist taijutsu. She saw the real Naruto and went forward to fight him directly. To her suprise, she was able to get a clear strike to his stomach, knocking him back and dispelling the clones.

Naruto feigned a look of frustration and summoned more clones. They charged. The pattern repeated, this time with Hinata closing chakra points in Naruto's right arm and leg. Hinata was shocked. She believed he was trying, but she was simply beating him! But what won him battles was his determination, and Hinata still thought she would lose.

This time, Naruto charged up his Rasengan. Hinata gulped. Naruto charged once more. When he drew near Hinata, thinking quickly, grabbed the forearm of Naruto's hand and forced it upwards, and then quickly jabbed her fingers into his wrist, closing the chakra pathways to his hand and dispelling the Rasengan.

Naruto then banked on his original style, and simply began to swing his fists at Hinata. Hinata blocked all shots and closed chakra points all along his body. Naruto's movements became more sluggish. He fell at her feet.

Hinata backed up. Naruto staggered up. This, in Hinata's eyes, was the critical moment. She knew this was the point when he would heroically rise up to the challenge, and defeat her. So if she wanted to impress him with her skill, she had to show him it now, before she lost.

She raced forward, and furiously pummeled Naruto with her fingertips, closing all the pathways she could see. Naruto simply allowed to happen, gasping in pain while pretending to struggle. When her rampage was over, he remained standing, wobbling. Hinata put all the chakra she could into one palm strike to his jaw. He was knocked acccross the field and law there, motionless.

Hinata stared. She was waiting for him to get up.