The sky was tinged with orange, and a gentle breeze blew over the land hidden in the leaves, Konohagakure. Shopkeepers were shutting down for the day, club owners were preparing for the impending night, and parents were calling their children in for dinner. Soon it would get dark, and it would become dangerous to roam through the village alone. But it was especially dangerous for a certain young blonde haired girl with whisker marks. Such a girl walked briskly down the streets, trying to make it back to her apartment while ignoring the glares she was receiving from every passerby. She kept head down and kept walking. 'Why can't they just leave me alone?' She thought.
It was true, she was a troublemaker, and she rarely respected her elders, but nearly the entire village hated her, and she just couldn't understand why. She quickly cut into an alleyway, keeping her head down until she bumped into someone and landed on her back, dazed. Before she could recover, the person jumped on top of her and pinned her arms to the ground. It was a man in his fifties, clearly drunk as could be seen on his face. "If it isn't the demon of Konoha…" He whispered huskily in her ear.
"Lemmegoyoumiserablecreep!" The words flew out of her mouth in a jumble.
He smacked her across the face. "Shut up!" He growled. "Listen here, you little whore…You're about to make me feel good."
Tears began to run down her cheeks as he pulled up the bottom of her shirt. "Please…don't…" She whimpered.
The man raised his hand to smack her again. She quickly closed her eyes and braced herself. A few seconds passed and she slowly opened her eyes, relaxing slightly. His hand was inches away from her face, stopped by a small hand on his wrist.
"Hard of hearing? She said no." A boy said coolly, yanking him off of the girl.
The boy wore a strange kind of tattered clothing and looked about seven or six, around her age. "What's your problem you little punk?" The man said, pulling out a knife.
"The name is Gohan." He said authoratively. "And I think you'd better leave. You've caught me in a very foul mood."
The man hesitated for one moment before advancing on him. Gohan's arm snapped outward, disarming the man in a matter of seconds. He then quickly delivered a roundhouse kick to his midsection, sending him flying into a wall and knocking him out. Gohan looked at the girl who quivered in fear. "It's over now. No need to be afraid. Are you okay?" He asked.
She pulled her shirt down and stood up slowly. "Y-yeah, Th-thanks…" She said, blushing.
Gohan nodded. "I'll be going now. Be more careful, there's too much scum in the world to be out at night alone." He said before walking away.
The girl stared after him before running to catch up to him. "Hey! Do you think you could teach me how to kick like that?" She asked him.
"Sorry, I don't teach." Gohan said, caught off guard but hiding it quite well.
"Aww…Please?" She said trying to give him puppy dog eyes, which weren't very effective since Gohan kept his eyes forward.
She put a hand to her chin thoughtfully. "Hmmm…you know, that guy might come back. And if he finds me, you might not be there next time."
Gohan sighed in frustration. "Are you normally this relentless?" He asked, finally stopping to look at her.
She looked back at him questioningly. "Is that a yes?"
Gohan closed his eyes. "Fine." He groaned.
"Whoo!" She cheered. "Where do you live? What time should I come over?" She asked excitedly.
"I don't live anywhere, I don't have a home." He said in rather matter-of-fact tone.
The girl's eyes widened. "What! Then you've got to come live with me then! I can't let my best friend live on the streets!" She cried, waving her arms about in an exaggerated manner.
This time Gohan's eyes went wide. "Wha…But…I mean, I don't know…" Gohan said uncomfortably.
She looked down forlornly. "You think I'm a monster too, don't you?"
"What? No, of course not! I'm just…I've never had an actual friend before…much less lived with one." He said, rubbing his arm.
"Come on! It'll be great! Now neither of us has to be alone!" She said, her spirit returning.
Gohan stared at her for the longest time, then gave him a small smile. "Fine. But first, I never caught your name."
"Naru. Naru Uzumaki. Gohan, right?" Naru asked.
Gohan stuck out his hand. "Yeah…so…um…friends?" He said awkwardly.
Naru giggled and threw her arms around his neck, making him blush. "Friends."
A/N: Yeah, so I was reading some FemNaru fanfiction, and due to my unhealthy obsession with DBZ/Naruto crossovers, this monstrosity was born. Enjoy, or don't, or whatever.