Hyuuga Hiashi sighed for what seemed like the thousandth time that day. He was starting to get desperate, the thought of which made his skin crawl. However, he only had a few weeks left. The reason: Hinata. His eldest daughter and heiress to the Hyuuga clan, was turning eighteen, and according to tradition, she had to be wed. Hiashi had before him on his desk, the list of possible suitors for her. Aburame Shino, Akimichi Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, and Uchiha Sasuke. He looked over the list again and again, inwardly debating with himself over each suitor. He lifted his head as he heard the door open. He watched silently as his nephew, Neji, entered. Neji walked up to he uncle's desk and gave a bow. "Hiashi-sama."

"Yes, Neji?"

"If I may say, I'm a little worried about Hinata-sama."

Hiashi looked at his nephew, "Why do you say that?"

"Well, she seems more withdrawn than usual. She barely eats and, from what I can tell, she barely sleeps."

Hiashi gave a sigh, "It's probably just the stress of her birthday coming up."

Neji glanced at the list. "Are these the possible suitors?"

"Hai." Hiashi paused, an idea coming to him. "Tell me about them."

Neji looked up at his uncle's face, "Well, Shino is Hinata-sama's teammate. No one really knows much about the Aburames, they're very quiet. Choji is a good person, though he has a bit of a weight problem, to put it nicely. Kiba is Hinata-sama's other teammate, he's quite obnoxious, yet he tries his hardest to be nice to Hinata-sama. I think he might have a crush on her. Shikamaru is considered a genius, he has an IQ over 200, but he's lazy to boot. Lee's a good person, and could protect her well, but he's too obsessed over Sakura to even give Hinata-sama a glance. And Sasuke seems to have absolutely no interest in relationships of any kind."

Hiashi frowned, that didn't help at all. "Would Hinata be willing to date any of them?"

"I don't think so. With the slight exception of Kiba."

"Why not?"

"Well, to be totally honest, I think Hinata-sama has her eyes on someone else."

Hiashi raised an eyebrow. "You wouldn't happen to know who?"

Neji only responded with a nod. Hiashi frowned.

"Well, who is it?"

"She wouldn't appreciate it if I told you."

"Neji…"

For once, Neji stuttered.

"H-hai?"

"I am ordering you to tell me who it is."

Neji closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Uzumaki Naruto."