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Published: 2010-01-04 10:15:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 38564; Favourites: 1764; Downloads: 305
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Description Slightly larger version can be found here: [link]


Even larger version here, in case you want to print it or put as a desktop or something: [link]

Line Art is here, in case you want to take a stab at coloring:

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Happy Holidays to , who has been a very good child this year!!! Surprise, surprise, I'm your Secret Santa, delivering to you your request for a NaruHina moment under the mistletoe with a shocked crowd and.... wait, is that a little jealousy I'm seeing? XD

Since this is delivered late, I kinda included a whole bunch in this image... Holidays, New Years.... random kicking in the *cough* XD Everyone in the background has their own little story going on, it seems. And I think this is the time for me to explain the mugs! I was going to give Naruto one too, with Egg Nog, but I ultimately decided against it because it was going to make the picture waaaay too crowded. There's practically a Mardi Gras as it is XD but if anyone wishes to see that I DID intend to include the nog, here's my preliminary concept sketch for the lulz: [link]

I think I need to make an extra special note about the coloring. After posting my 2001 - 2009 Meme of my artwork, =e-nat / told me that she prefers my 2006 coloring style of all the years that I've drawn. So... I told her that it was not too late for me to include a little 2006 in this piece! So when I colored it, I sampled a few colors from some previous pieces of mine (though that was quickly lost in all the shading and additional coloring I did), and I think what I tried to include most in this was my color experimental shading. In 2006, I went through an interesting phase in which I tried to include almost every color in everything I did. I also made everything tinted a little purple in the end. So... applying those two methods... I think I ended up with a sort of hybrid coloring job here. I gotta tell you... there's nothing more frustrating than trying to draw in your old style XD It's like... you once were able to do it but now it's soooo hard! XD;;;

This is my first picture made from scratch in 2010! Here's a toast to the new upcoming year! Kanpai! <3

P.S. Once again, Slightly Larger version can be found here: [link] - I didnt upload the larger version to DA because DA was doing a horrible resize compression on it : /

P.P.S. Happy Holidays once again to =PERS0NVSW0RLD ! Enjoy the rest of your break!

P.P.P.S. I want Sai's snowman hat sooooo much : O
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Comments: 256

DulceUchiha In reply to ??? [2010-01-05 01:49:40 +0000 UTC]

lmao! neji lee nd kakashi made me laugh most xD

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PetiteLilen In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 23:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh! This is so cute!
Beautiful coloured..
poor Kakashi.. ..
I guess Lee got all exited about youthfull love..

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Kicany [2010-01-04 23:11:57 +0000 UTC]

lol!!! i'm not particularly a fan of this paring but this is cute!!!!XD i love it!!!

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Strayfish In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 22:47:51 +0000 UTC]

Neji spilling his drink on his foot is definitely the funniest part! Love it

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Aleeight [2010-01-04 22:45:21 +0000 UTC]

I love this! The peanut gallery is pretty cool as well. The mugs make me laught (Kakashi is cool with his Chai tea!).

Yeah for NaruHina! So much is misconceived by this pairing. I think Kishimoto will prove if he develops them further that Hinata HAS a life outside of Naruto (with the most developed back story of all the Konoha 12 girls) which she has been living all along. And that there is much chemistry that could be between them and has been between them. She connects to Naruto where most people do not. She understands him and knows how to encourage him. Naruto also bring out her inner, passionate side and to see this side of her, Naruto is often left speechless. I am not sure what else could be used for an example of great chemistry for any couple besides for truly bringing out the best in each other. That is what the truly what NaruHina is the best at.

Sorry about this, but seeing some of the arguments here, I had to say something. You don't have to respond to this if you don't want to. I just think like with Hinata's character in itself, NaruHina really needs to be understood more. Looking underneath the underneath is what this couple is about.

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nohappiness [2010-01-04 22:34:22 +0000 UTC]

awesome! (Neji has some Duff beer! X3 lol)

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MonkeyKing2007 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 22:17:32 +0000 UTC]

awesome but i wonder where choji,oh yea... the snack bar lol

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maiskorn [2010-01-04 22:12:04 +0000 UTC]

Aw, lucky Hinata, ne

But damn, Neji look slightly flabbergasted...poor fella XD

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sadosa96 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 22:11:18 +0000 UTC]

I love the Kakashi's face xD.
Really amazing

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February-chan [2010-01-04 21:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Hee hee. Neji drinks Duff. XD

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Arashi93-sama [2010-01-04 21:31:03 +0000 UTC]

Love it ^^,LOL Neji has a duff xD

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AsterHyakinthou [2010-01-04 21:22:55 +0000 UTC]

Neji, Kakashi, & Sakura all have priceless faces!

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itachishadow77 [2010-01-04 21:07:40 +0000 UTC]

hahahaha i loved the face of sakura XD is so funny!!!

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ZEHAHAHAHAHA In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 21:01:07 +0000 UTC]

lol

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e-nat [2010-01-04 20:41:15 +0000 UTC]

lol true it can be frustrating to draw in one's old style, but it's always nice to see such colorful palettes. Great work, Laura ^^

Love the picture and the color choice. Not a fan of the pairings, but the picture looks cracky enough to deserve a fav and love <3

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lauraneato In reply to e-nat [2010-01-04 20:52:37 +0000 UTC]

I'm not a fan of the pairing either XD For a while I did like NaruHina until I realized how -boring- it was.... I'm just trying to imagine even an idea of them sitting down and having dinner, and the lack of chemistry between them. What would they talk about? Naruto'd go on forever talking, and Hinata would listen, and I'm sure at some point he'd realize it'd be like talking to a wall, lol. Naruto strikes me as the kind who needs a challenge. He needs someone to constantly keep him in check and keep up his sense of rivalry, because he thrives on that. His entire LIFE, for example, is centered around improving himself so he can bring home Sasuke. I did for a short while ship NaruSaku... but then time passed, I wasn't into it anymore as much... and then Sakura had to do that stupid confession in the manga, and it totally killed anything I felt for that pairing. She'd never appreciate Naruto. And by the same standard, I don't think Naruto would ever fully appreciate Hinata... Because there isn't really much there. Hinata is like Bella in Twilight. She fawns over the "leading male" (which can be disputed by some, but that's another topic altogether) while not doing much at all. Somehow something between Naruto and Hinata would be romantic (???) but honestly, I've never seen Naruto have a single romantic bone in his body. I really got into SasuNaru (though as of late, I've enjoyed NaruSasu more... because the idea of Naruto being femininized is appalling to me), but of course I know it won't be a canon coupling in the end. The best thing that could happen to the plot and pairings will be for everyone to get hit on the head with giant boulders, and marry their cousins and keep their clans inbred. lol. At least it'd secure their clan pedigree. Their fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers all did it. LoL.

I dunno, I guess NaruHina doesn't hold any spark for me. I drew the pairing as a present, but I'm not a shipper of the pairing. I really enjoyed doing the caricature characters in the background though. : ))))))))) And coloring got fun once I got into the groove. lol... but you know, I noticed the mistakes I was making... purposeful mistakes, to try to color like how I used to 2 1/2 years ago. And I realized... even making mistakes... somehow it makes the piece look so much better if you keep the mistakes in a controlled environment : P

Thanks for inspiring me to try that out. I may do more of it in the future.

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guitarmania07 In reply to lauraneato [2010-01-05 07:29:09 +0000 UTC]

Amen, I couldn't have said it better meself

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e-nat In reply to lauraneato [2010-01-04 20:59:56 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome m'dear. Any day.

I'm glad you don't ship those pairings
because they're highly overrated. I'm slowly
drifting from NaruSaku to NaruSasu for some reason.
I guess we change as the story goes on.

I never thought of Hinata as Bella, but you do bring
excellent similarities. Though I think Hinata
has a more compassionate heart and character than Bellastu

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lauraneato In reply to e-nat [2010-01-04 21:02:57 +0000 UTC]

Oh dear and now I'm gonna have Twilight fan girls on my a$$. Oh deaaaarrrr D:

BTW I still haven't seen you on MSN! I don't think it added you, or that you added me. Something wonky happened ;___; Do you use skype? Gmail?

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lauraneato In reply to e-nat [2010-01-04 21:01:19 +0000 UTC]

I guess, to picture her as Bella, just try to imagine if the plot of Naruto were a book written in 1st person from Hinata's perspective. And then you'll see where I'm getting at. lol.

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e-nat In reply to lauraneato [2010-01-04 21:03:25 +0000 UTC]

I see.....But you'd have Neji and Hanabi...


I remember now.... I used to like Hinata before she became
over glorified....During the Neji fight she was awesome.

Sadly, she's not an Uchiha. lol

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velka [2010-01-04 20:11:36 +0000 UTC]

I love how Lee kicks Kakashi in the nuts and he is still so terribly happy. mostly because of the sake I suppose. XDDD

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Lawlietnear In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 20:09:24 +0000 UTC]

jajajjajajaj funny the face of neji
jajajjaja

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XxyaoixX12 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 19:11:10 +0000 UTC]

LMAO LEE'S LEG!! XD!!

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Demon-Twin In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 19:06:09 +0000 UTC]

LOL Sai's outfit is so funny!

and Neji is drinking Duff! XD

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lauraneato In reply to Demon-Twin [2010-01-04 19:08:10 +0000 UTC]

I want Sai's hat soooo much! I mean tons of people have Santa hats and reindeer hats.... but SNOWMAN hats? That'd be a conversation piece! Maybe I should make one for next year <3 I love his outfit. But I see his belly and say "NO." >: ( No, Sai. Just No. Cover that belly! lolol. And I'm so glad people look to the background and see the little things like the Duff. XD

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DamonKatu In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 18:41:32 +0000 UTC]

ROFL that was priceless!

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Briel74 [2010-01-04 18:17:34 +0000 UTC]

ahahahaha soooooooooo funny, I love the face of neji ehehe!

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Flarefyre In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 17:54:27 +0000 UTC]

I love how Neji is spilling it over his foot, i lol'ed so much.

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Mildula [2010-01-04 17:05:56 +0000 UTC]

duff bear...oh neji when will you start not surprising us?

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BatteryMunkey [2010-01-04 16:56:49 +0000 UTC]

sakura's face is epic

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Sandrutukazzz [2010-01-04 16:42:19 +0000 UTC]

OMG xDDDD

Neji drinking DUFF BEER
E P I C !

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TenshoRiku [2010-01-04 16:30:52 +0000 UTC]

Funny and cute Go NaruHina!

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raizy2 [2010-01-04 16:24:56 +0000 UTC]

Hinata's Brain: WARNING! WARNING! MELTDOWN IMMINENT!!

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MyrrhCity [2010-01-04 15:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha! Way to go! Ive been working all day today and that made me laugh! Thanks

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AmyGuardia [2010-01-04 13:53:44 +0000 UTC]

owh wow lovely lighting makes it look so romantic wooot very nice artwork

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grassyhillz13 [2010-01-04 13:15:36 +0000 UTC]

OMG That Is EPIC!!! XD

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PERS0NVSW0RLD [2010-01-04 13:03:00 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE THIS!! thanks so much for drawing it

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lauraneato In reply to PERS0NVSW0RLD [2010-01-04 13:07:22 +0000 UTC]

<3<3<3 Of course <3<3<3 Thank you so much for requesting it. These days, I don't have much time, so I end up putting all my effort into my Secret Santa assignments, and I'm so glad to have gotten a really great request this year : )

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Nina-13draco In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 12:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Love their faces XDD

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lauraneato In reply to Nina-13draco [2010-01-04 12:49:36 +0000 UTC]

I think my favorite is Sakura lolol

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Nina-13draco In reply to lauraneato [2010-01-04 12:53:51 +0000 UTC]

lolz, so true, and Lee is al drunk while Sai is like "hehe*plotting*hehe"

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Chika-san532 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 12:11:48 +0000 UTC]

Lol XD

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snowzapped In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 11:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the little comment on what Sai was drinking. I was straining my eyes at the screen trying to read it. Of course I read the comment last and went... "Oooh. So that's what it was."

Very nice and colorful work. I love Sai in a santa belly shirt. And of course neji spilling on his shoes is pure win.

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lauraneato In reply to snowzapped [2010-01-04 12:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Haha, sorry it's so hard to read. I realize that Horchata is a great drink but not the best choice for writing on a low res image. haha! I just changed it to "Cider". Hopefully fewer people will suffer strained eyes XD

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snowzapped In reply to lauraneato [2010-01-04 19:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Changing it to cider does help a lot.

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AngstfulGlee [2010-01-04 11:48:42 +0000 UTC]

LOL Neji's beer.

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lauraneato In reply to AngstfulGlee [2010-01-04 11:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Believe it! XD

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Thylacina In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 11:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Epic win!

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carhot [2010-01-04 10:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that's wonderful!

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