Naruto walked to Iruka-sensei's house. He wanted to see if his old sensei would have ramen with him; after all, no one else would. He knocked on Iruka's door to see if he was even home.
About two minutes after he knocked, Iruka opened the door.
Iruka smiled. "Hello, Naruto. What can I do for you on this lovely day?"
The blond boy grinned. "Sensei, I wanted to see if you would want to have ramen with me."
Iruka then grinned as well. "Well, sure. I don't have anything to do. Just let me grab my wallet."
The teacher walked off and came back with his wallet, he put it in his back pocket and he walked out and locked the door.
"So where's everyone else Naruto? Couldn't find someone your age to eat with?" He questioned the teen.
"No. Everyone else was busy... or just didn't want to. I was thinking of maybe asking... Oh never mind. Its nothing." The blond boy said.
"Asking who?" Iruka pushed him on.
Naruto kept walking. He thought for a few minutes before replying.
"Hinata. I was thinking of asking Hinata-chan. But... the thing is, Iruka-sensei... I don't know how to ask a girl out... I really like her... I think I would only mess it up." Naruto babbled.
"Hm... well... I don't really have a lot of dating experience... But I think if you like her, you should just go for it. Okay, Naruto? Ask her out. Or..." he paused. "You could ask someone close to her how they think she feels for you. For example, Neji Hyuga."
Iruka told the teen as he shrugged.
Naruto thought for a minute. "Say... that's a good idea! I never thought about that. But I don't think Neji is the sharing type... Is there anyone else you think would know, Iruka-sensei?"
This time it was the sensei that was left thinking.
"Hm... maybe one of the other girls. Ino, Sakura, or TenTen," he answered, a little unsure. "Why don't you just go straight to Hinata? Confess how you feel and to her. Don't be, er, ignorant by going and asking around. Its best directly from the source. Okay? And... we can just get ramen another time. Go now."
Naruto looked at his former master and the at his feet as they fidgeted in the gravel beneath him.
"You think I should just confess...? But what if she... rejects me?" Naruto seemed very nervous.
Iruka laughed. And Naruto gave him a sharp look.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. Its just that... you spent all those years saying you would never give up no matter how many times Sakura rejected you. Why are so worried about Hinata rejecting you?" Iruka seemed amused.
Naruto looked at the sky, scratching the back of his head. "Let me give you an answer to that once I figure it out myself. I'm going to find Hinata now. Bye, Iruka-sensei!"
And with that, the knuckle-headed ninja ran off.