Chapter 7

Naruto was getting a lot of looks from everyone in the class. It was kind of annoying but not surprising. He knew that his change of clothes would attract attention as he was not wearing as much orange as he liked. He loved the orange jumpsuit but Anko had told him that he was to get rid of it. He was stubborn about it but he forgot who he was dealing with. Anko just raided his apartment and burnt all his clothes. That when she took him shopping for some new clothes. She allowed him to have clothing with orange but it couldn't be too bright. He did like the clothes and the coat that she had specially made for him. It wasn't so bad after all.

He looked to his left to see his crush, Haruno Sakura. Normally, he would do anything to sit next to her but he was ordered by Anko not to sit next to her. He remembered the argument that he had with her about it.

Flashback

Anko was enjoying the bowl of ramen that she had swiped from Naruto. The blond was currently tied to a tree, struggling to get free.

"You know, this isn't half bad. Still, it doesn't compare to dango and red bean soup." Anko said.

"Blasphemy! Ramen is the chosen food of the gods!" Naruto exclaimed. Anko ignored him and drank the broth. She let out a satisfied sighed while Naruto cried at the loss of his ramen.

"Quit being so melodramatic, you'll just be eating several bowls once I let you go. Now, will you do as I asked?" Anko asked.

"I don't get what you have against Sakura but I'm not going to not sit by her just because you said so." Naruto said with an edge. Anko sighed at him.

"Well, I didn't want it to come to this but you leave me no choice. Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Jutsu)!" Anko called out. When the smoke cleared, Naruto face was white with fear. In front of him was Anko's pet summon, Kaijin. Kaijin was the bane of his existence as the serpent did everything Anko told him to do. He also had the annoying habit of conducting electricity like an eel. Anko just smirked at him. "So, what do you say now?"

"I hate you so much." Naruto grumbled.

"I love you too." Anko said with a grin.

Present

Naruto just sighed and sat back. He was awaiting the boring lessons that he would have to go through for another year.

X-X-X

It would a week since the academy year had started and Naruto was enjoying it some. It didn't take him long to cut class and make some people lives miserable. He loved that one prank he did on one of the teachers. What was so great about it was that they could never prove it. He was able to get out, do the prank and get back before anyone was wiser. The Bunshin had so much potential went it came to pranking.

He was currently lying on the grass as he was tired from his private training of doing chakra control. Anko had drilled into him the art of deception and he followed that advice to the letter. As popped up to his feet and was about to go at it again. He felt that he was being watched. He zeroed in on where he was getting the feeling and threw a kunai at the spot. He heard a small squeak and rushed over to the area. He saw someone and immediately tackled the person. He spun the intruder on their back and faced them. He was surprised to see the girl from his class.

"Hey, your name is Hinata right?" Naruto asked. Hinata could not answer him as she was currently out cold. Naruto was very confused as to why her face was as red as a tomato.

X-X-X

A gentle groan and the fluttering of eyes signaled the awakening of one Hyūga Hinata. She sat up and realized that she was on a couch. She recognized the couch as it belonged to her former caretaker, Yūhi Kurenai. She was wondering how she got here when Kurenai came out of her kitchen. Following her was her crush, Naruto. She 'eep' and was a little red in her cheeks. Kurenai just smiled at her while Naruto looked confused.

"Hey, is her fever coming back?" Naruto asked.

"I don't believe so. How are you Hinata?" Kurenai asked.

"I-I am f-fine. H-How did I g-get here?" Hinata asked.

"You have to thank young Naruto here. He was carrying you toward the hospital when we ran into each other." Kurenai explained.

"Yeah, you were all red in the face and I guess I startled you into your fainting spell when I threw that kunai. Sorry about that though, I was trained to be very aware." Naruto said.

"I-It's alright." Hinata said.

"Wow, you sure do stutter a lot." Naruto said. Hinata hid her face a little.

"Now, that's a rude thing to say. Hinata is just very shy." Kurenai said.

"Really? But isn't she a Hyūga?" Naruto asked. Hinata looked dejected after that. She was sure that he would not hang with her because of that. His next words surprised her though. "I guess that's ok. Most of the Hyuga's I've met look really constipated, especially the clan head." Kurenai nearly choked on her tea as Naruto said that about Hinata's father. Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise.

'He doesn't see me like the rest of my clan.' Hinata thought.

"So, you use that style of yours right? What is it called? Oh yeah, it's called the Jūken right?" Naruto asked.

"Yes b-but I'm not that g-good a-at it." Hinata said.

"Well, you won't get good unless you practice. Say, how about, as an apology, we train together after school?" Naruto suggested.

"R-Really?" Hinata asked with surprise.

"Sure, you don't act like the typical Hyūga. You seem nice. Why don't we train together?" Naruto said. Hinata couldn't be happier. Naruto didn't think of her like the rest of her clan and he was willing to hang with her. It was a start that she could work on. Kurenai was happy for her. She knew how much Hinata admired the blond jinchūriki and would help her any way she can.

"I think that is a great idea. You can both grow from training from each other. Who knows, you two might become friends." Kurenai added. This made both of them smile. Hinata smiled because it would mean that she would be spending time with her crush. Naruto smiled because he might be gaining a friend. Things were changing in the life of Uzumaki Naruto and it looked like that it was getting better.

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