A/N: This story is dedicated to my friend M.E.P. (her initials) for getting me hooked on Naruto.

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO

January 1

Dear Diary:

It's me again, Hinata Hyuuga. It's finally another year! I've waited so long for this day to come. I love the New Year you start with a clean slate and best of all you get more chances to prove yourself to the one you admire the most. This year I will try even harder to show Naruto how much I've grown and improved for last year, maybe this year he will acknowledge me as more than just the shy, timid genin girl he once knew. Kurenai- sensei says that I've increased my ability much from when I was a genin. Even though I am a chunin sometimes I still feel like I am still a genin, because everyone has also increased their ability too I feel like I must be the absolute best to actually feel like a chunin. Maybe this year it will be different. This year I vow to at least talk to Naruto without being nervous or fainting.

January 17

Dear Diary:

This is the happiest day of my life! Earlier this morning Hokage-sama summoned me to her office. Once arriving there I saw standing in the room Shino, Kiba, and Naruto. Hokage-sama then told us that we were to be going on a mission to escort a princess back to the River Country. Hokage-sama said that it is a C-ranked mission but could very easily turn into a B-ranked mission because of the fact that there was a possibility that there were might be assassins trying to kill the princess. I am so glad that Hokage-sama put me on a mission with Naruto! I will finally have the chance to show Naruto how much I have grown since the last time we met . We will be going on the mission in about two weeks. I wish that it would be sooner, but I figure I've waited so long already two weeks won't hurt.

A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short but I didn't want to make it too long because if no one liked it I would fell like I did all that work for nothing. Please tell me what you thought of it so far, feel free to make any suggestions. Next time will be when Kiba, Shino, Naruto, and Hinata go on their mission!