Naruto: First Date

Naruto seems utterly perplexed over over everything about that day; from the lunch invite, to the heart-themed bento that Hinata had prepared for him. Why would she do this? A hundred questions run through his brain (some involving ramen) but his stomach apparently has a more powerful grasp of his will. The only question he manages to utter is, "Can we eat now?"

He is further confused by the way Hinata's face has turned into an alarming shade of red, and how she seems to have lost the ability to speak. The aspiring Hokage has a lot to learn, it seems.

Lester as Uzumaki Naruto
Ysabel as Hyuuga Hinata
_{(Our favorite kids in the world!)}

photography by Sandra Dans
editing by me
_{Part of what I edited were Hinata's eyes - Ysabel was wearing contacts, as you may see here [link] but I covered up the pupils to make them look more like Byakugan eyes [link] It'd be great if we could get contacts that cover up the pupils, but that would mean that they wouldn't be able to see anything. Reverse Byakugan!)}

heart bento prepared by Kat and me (she taught me how to make onigiris)
Hinata wig styling by Miguel
and special thanks to Essa for being a warm, supportive... mastermind

Naruto © 岸本 斉史 (Kishimoto Masashi)

Ah, it's good to be home. We haven't been able to work on our projects for a while since Miguel *merkymerx and I were in the US for a while. We were able to attend Fanime Con, and had an epic time. I wrote a couple of image-heavy journal entries about those days, which you may read here (first and second days) and here (third and fourth days).

Based on comments I've observed on pieces of Naruto fan art and our previous submissions, I suppose there are some of you who might complain about us cosplaying such an overdone series, or just seeing more Naruto stuff on dA but... Sorry, we're not the type of people to stop liking a series we truly enjoy just because it's gotten popular. <sub>Just close the window or ignore the thumbnail if you don't want to see it. Takes a lot less effort than typing up a whole comment about how much you don't like it. Silly people.

related photos by my friends:</sub>
A Little Push by ~moonlightflight
Is That Tamago? by ~moonlightflight
When I Was A Young Girl by ~littlesailboat
Give It by ~13idiotbox
Hinata by ~13idiotbox
I Made It For You by ~13idiotbox
If You Only Knew by ~kunebitt
From Afar by ~kunebitt
For You by ~kunebitt