I consider myself a cheerful person. Though I have times where I am reminded of times that make me feel really down. I prefer not to think about it all that much. How depressing! Instead I'm gonna be number 1 in everything I do so those people will have to acknowledge me! HAHAHA! Oh, wait a minute. I haven't introduced myself.

I'm Naruto Uzamaki. Remember that cuz I'll be famous one day! Believe it! Anyways, I'm transferring to this school, Konaha High. It looks like any other school. I doubt it'll be much different from all the other schools I have been to. I'm just waiting for Iruka-sensei to introduce me to the class.

"Come in, Uzamaki!" Oh, that's my cue! Alright! Take a deep breath and go! I went in and faced the class.

"Hey everyone! The name's Naruto Uzamaki. I'm gonna tell you right now that I'm going to be the best there ever was! Believe it!", I announced. I heard a few people snicker and whisper, but I ignored that.

Iruka-sensei looked the classroom over.

" Let's see. Uzamaki, you can sit next to Hyuuga over there." I looked over to where he was gesturing. The world felt like it stopped for a moment. This girl, Hyuuga, she made my heart do this weird thing. I'm not sure how to explain. She had long blue hair, and I couldn't really see her face because her head was down. That lasted for about 2 seconds before I headed over to my seat next to her. Honestly, I was kinda nervous. I sat down and looked over at Hyuuga. She had her head down and didn't look over.

"Hey. I'm Naruto Uzamaki.", I introduced myself. She looked kind of startled when I spoke. Slowly, she looked up without making eye contact. Maybe she's shy. That's kinda..cute.

"Um..I-I'm Hinata Hyuuga. N-nice to meet you.", she replied.

" Hinata. That's a nice name. Let's be friends.", I said and grinned. She nodded and smiled. And when she smiled...it was like her face transformed. I thought she was cute before. WHen she smiled, she was gorgeous. I felt myself staring.

"W-what is it?", she asked me nervously. Oh, man. I hope I didn't seem like a perv or something.

"You're just..really pretty when you smile. That's all.", I replied, a little embarrassed. I heard her mumble thanks and felt this warm feeling in my chest. After that, the morning was uneventful. Class was boring. It always is.

Then, it was finally lunch time! While everyone else got their bentos, I pulled out my cup of ramen. Ramen is the best thing ever and totally easy to make! ….But where was I gonna go to get some hot water for this? As I was sitting there thinking about that, Hinata came up to me.

" Um hey. N-naruto. I made too much food. Would you h-help me eat it?", she asked. Whoa! I lucked out today!

" Yeah. Sure." , I replied. We put our desks together.

"So why do you have a cup of ramen?" I paused for a second trying to decide how to answer.

"I live by myself. My parents aren't around.", I answered. She was going to find out eventually.

"Oh Nar-", she started to say when this guy comes out of nowhere and throws an arm around her.

" Hey, Hinata! Did my girl make a new friend?", said the strange guy. He kind of reminded me of a dog. I had the feeling he was a good guy, but something felt weird in my heart. It was telling me this guy was a threat and that I didn't really like him.

" That's rare.", said a low voice. It was some guy in a turtleneck and shades. Talk about creepy.

"Kiba! Shino!", exclaimed Hinata. She was blushing really hard. Was that dog guy her boyfriend?

" Um, Naruto these two are Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame. They're my childhood friends. They're like brothers to me.", she introduced. I felt a sense of..relief? I grinned at Hinata's friends.

" Hey! I'm Naruto Uzamaki. The new student. Make sure you remember the name because I'm gonna be famous one day!", I declared. They didn't say anything at first. Then, Kiba burst out laughing and it looked like Shino kind of smiled.

" Wow Hinata! I like this kid!", announced Kiba while throwing an arm around my shoulders. Looks like we're gonna be good friends.

We were creating a commotion. Other kids came up trying to see what was happening. That's how I met Ino, Sakura, Choji, Gaara and that jerk Sasuke. For the first time, I was part of a group. I belonged. People were laughing with me and not at me. It was all thanks to Hinata.