Heya Guys! I'm back again, for a shy Naruto fic! In this fic, Hinata will be brash, brave, and loud. Very loud. Naruto, on the other hand is quiet, timid, and crushing on Hinata. Hinata, being so loud and bold, won't notice his crush for a while, and will repeatedly friendzone him for a little. I promise I won't make you guys wait too long though! Oh, and for the purposes of this fic, Rock Lee is the same age as Naruto.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…...yet.

Coming Out Of His Shell

Hinata was running. Running from Iruka, the victim of her latest prank. She looks behind her, checking if the coast is clear, and she pulls some camouflage paper up. She lets out a breath of relief, but she sees some chunin running by, and clamps a hand over her mouth, to stop her laughter. Once they have all gone by, she drops the paper, and sighs. "That was a good one! I can't believe Iruka-sensei taught the whole class on the ceiling though…" She starts walking towards her home in the Hyuuga complex. "I should have led the guards closer to my house!" She grumbles. She starts the long walk across Konoha, and while she walks, she takes stock of herself. She is five foot, which is above average for someone of her age. She has already started, erm, developing, and she is much farther along than the rest of her classmates.She never wears feminine clothes, normally wearing a long purple, blue, or black jacket. As she walks, she hums a light melody. She sees a villager running towards a group of other villagers, but something is wrong; they are all gathered around a single spot, and they are shouting and kicking something.

"Demon brat!"

"Nobody wants you, just die!"

"You brat"

"Die! Die! Die!"

She watches, horrified, for about 2 minutes, before they disperse, leaving a small bundle of blood and bruises. He curls up into a ball and sobs, before grabbing a left over kunai. "Hey!" Hinata shouts. He ignores her, putting the kunai above his heart, more tears falling. "STOP!" I scream, trying to keep my own tears in. I dive at him, pushing him down. He drops the kunai, and curls up into a ball, sobbing again. "P-p-please don't hu-hurt me an-an-anymore." He whispers, obviously scared of Hinata. Hinata tries to give him a reassuring grin, "I'm not gonna hurt you! I'm gonna be your best friend! Sore o shitte iru!" Naruto stares at me, tears still running down face, obviously confused. "F-fr-friend?" He whispers. Hinata thinks, "I'm gonna' have to help him with that stuttering problem! Sore o shitte wa!" "Yeah, friends! What's your name, new friend?" Hinata shouts. "N-naruto, bu-but why would y-you be fr-friends with me?" Naruto mumbles. "Because, I want to! I want to be your friend, so you never have to be that sad again!"

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Next day, at Academy=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Naruto was sitting in the back of the classroom, an hour before class even started. What was he going to do, where was he going to go? He sighed, but didn't let himself cry, he had to be strong! Hinata wouldn't cry, I have to be strong like her! (A/N At this point, Naruto idolises Hinata, the crush comes a little later.) He puts his head down, but immediately picks it back up when he hears the door quietly open, and he sees Hinata tiptoeing in. "H-H-Hinata?" He says quietly, too quiet for Hinata to hear. "Heh, Iruka-sensei won't ever see this comin!" Naruto's face gets slightly red, knowing he was too quiet for her to hear. He says, a little bit louder, "H-h-hi Hi-Hinata-san!" Hinata spins around to look at him, tense, before seeing who it was, and losing her tenseness. "Oh. I thought you were Iruka-sensei, Naruto-kun! How's it goin'?" Naruto blushes at the honorific, before saying quietly, "G-good H-hinata-chan. W-what are you do-doing here so early?" "Oh, well I'm gonna prank Iruka-sensei, Naruto-kun!" She tries to whisper, but her whisper is like normal talking. Naruto's blush comes back at the honorific, and he says, "H-how are you go-gonna d-do th-that Hinata-chan?" Hinata notices his blush, and she asks, "I'm not sure yet, do you have any ideas? And why do you keep blushing so much?" "W-what? I-I'm not bl-blushing!" He shouts. "Man, boys are so weird." Hinata mumbles, still confused about his actions. "Anyways, do you have any ideas for my prank, Naruto-kun?" she says, deciding to ignore his weird behaviour. "W-well m-maybe we co-could put a ch-chalk eraser on th-the door, so it hi-hits Iruka! I h-have th-this special glue, f-from when I *mumbling*" "What Naruto-kun?" Hinata responds. Naruto pauses, and says softly, "I used to d-do pranks, be-before everyone st-started attacking me. It u-used to j-just be insults." Hinata's jaw drops, and she screams, "YOU PRANKED PEOPLE?!" "Y-yeah, H-Hinata-chan, b-but th-that was a l-long time ago." He stops talking when Hinata tackles him with a hug, his whole face burning. "I knew I made a good choice in friends!" Hinata shouts, before pecking him on the cheek. He faints, and collapses out of her arms. "Uh… Naruto-kun? Wake up! *sigh* Jeeze, boys are so weird. You're still my friend though, even if you are a weird boy! Sore o shitte wa!" She searches his pockets, and finds a small bottle of glue. "Don't worry Naruto-kun, I'll do your prank for you! Sore o shitte wa!" She covers four chalk erasers in the special glue, and balances them on the door. She drags Naruto back to his spot, before taking the seat next to him. She puts her feet up on the desk, and her hands behind her neck, and closes her eyes. When Naruto wakes up, five minutes later, he hears snoring, and sees Hinata, sleeping in that position. He stares for a minute, before sighing, and taking his seat. He hears Iruka's voice, coming closer, before he taps Hinata. One of her lavender eyes slides open. "H-hinata-chan, I-I-Iruka-sensei is co-coming." Both of her eyes pop open, and she gives Naruto a wink. They both turn their eyes to the door, before Iruka walked in. All four chalk erasers fall on his head, and Hinata burst out in laughter. "Hinata! You baka!" He then tries to remove the erasers from his hair, but they just pull on his hair, stuck firm. Hinata's laughter gets even louder, and she gasps for air. Naruto even lets out a few giggles. "I got you Iruka-sensei! That's Naruto-kun's special glue! It's never coming out of your hair!" Hinata shouts. Iruka gets ready to shout, even activating his big-head jutsu, before realizing what she said. "Naruto-san helped you prank me?!" "Yeah, Iruka-sensei! He came up with the idea! Tell him, Naruto-kun!" Naruto mumbles something indiscernible, before looking down and playing with his fingers. Iruka thinks, 'Good, maybe Hinata-san can get poor Naruto-kun to come out of his shell.' He watches Hinata make jokes with naruto, and then he watches her sling her arm around Naruto, grinning, and giving him a noogie. Naruto's whole face was red. 'Oh! It looks like little Naruto-kun has his first crush!'

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Time skip to lunchtime=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Hinata was dragging Naruto to meet her friends. "A-a-are y-you su-sure they w-will like m-me H-h-hinata-chan?" Naruto said nervously. "Sure they will, Naruto-kun! And if not, I'll beat em' up!" Naruto blushes at that statement. "Oy! Choji! Shika! Kiba! Get your lazy asses over here!" He sees a boy laying on the ground, staring at the sky, flip her off. A chubby boy walks up, eating from a bag of chips. The last boy sprinted up, with a puppy running behind him, looking like he had way too much pent up energy. "Hey guys, this is my new friend, Naruto!"

"H-h-hello, m-my na-name is Naruto." Naruto mumbles, nervous. Choji says, "Hey Naruto, i'm Choji Akimichi!" Kiba walks up to him, sniffs him, and then basically shouts, "I'm Kiba Inuzuka! Konoha's number one genin to be! You smell weird! Like...foxes or whatever!" Naruto doesn't know how to respond, so he says, "O-oh, umm, th-thanks?" Shikamaru sighs, and says, "Yo. I'm Shikamaru. You happy Hinata?" Hinata grumbles, and shouts, "Get up you lazy ass!"

-=-=-=-=-=-=Time skip to the day of the Genin Exam=-=-=-=-=-

(A/N This story will be where the narrator can only see Naruto's thoughts from now on, unless another pov is notated)

Naruto was nervous. There was only five minutes left until the exam, and he was ten minutes from school. He had to take the long way, because there was a group of villagers waiting for him, trying to prevent him from taking the exam. He was sprinting as fast as he can, trying to get to the Academy. His self-confidence had finally improved a bit, because he finally had a few friends. Choji, Kiba, and Shikamaru were all good friends with him now, but he was closest with Hinata. Naruto has a huge crush on Hinata, but she is still oblivious. Konoha's number 1 hyperactive kunoichi was not the best when it came to observations. Naruto was breathing heavily, but he kept running. He couldn't let all the training Hinata-chan did with him go to waste!

*Flashback*

"C'mon Naruto-kun, I know we can find a style you like!" It was the end of their training for the day, but Naruto still couldn't find a taijutsu style that he liked. When Hinata left, he walked to the Shinobi Library. It had extensive knowledge of jutsus, taijutsu styles, and ninja history. He snuck in through the window, and walked to the taijutsu section. He had read most of the scrolls, but that was when he saw one. It was just the beginning scroll, and it had no advanced scrolls accompanying it. But something drew Naruto to it. Kami Doragon no Sutairu, it was called. He opened the scroll. It looked like a brawler style, using quick but powerful strikes to daze your opponent, and then finishing with a powerful strike. It says that in the more advanced scrolls, the more powerful finishing techniques and grappling moves can be found, but the more advanced scrolls aren't there! Naruto's face turns glum from that, but he just takes the scroll, and moves to the jutsu section. He grabs some scrolls on chakra control, and then leaves.

Naruto had now mastered all of the moves in the taijutsu scroll. He now wears twenty pound ankle and wrist weights everywhere, because many of the techniques in the scroll require speedy blows and kicks. He was nowhere close to Lee, because he didn't need to be. He had evaluated his strengths and weaknesses, and decided that he would be a taijutsu specialist, with a secondary specialization on ninjutsu. Naruto finally reached the academy, smashed the door open, and sprinted to his classroom. He smashed the door to the classroom open, right as Iruka started testing the first kid. He took his seat next to Hinata. "What took you so long?" She whisper-yelled. "Th-there was a gr-group of shi-shinobi waiting f-for me" He said, with his perpetual stutter whenever speaking to Hinata. "Of course there was! The bastards hate you!" she whispered again. "Hyuuga Hinata!" Iruka shouted from the testing room, and she stood up and sprinted in. 'C'mon Hinata-chan! I know you can pass!' Five minutes later, she runs out, and gets in a victory pose, with two peace signs up, sending a wink at Naruto. Her hitai-ate was tied around her shoulder, and she pranced up the stairs to her desk. "G-g-good j-job Hina-chan! I knew y-you c-could do it!" Naruto says in his soft voice. "Thanks Naru-kun! You can do it too! Sore no shitte wa! Just be confident! It doesn't matter that you don't have a taijutsu style yet, just punch and kick as much as you can, and they should pass you." Naruto blushed, not only at the nickname, but also because Hinata didn't know about all of his secret training. "Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto hears his name, and stands up. He slowly walks into the room; even though he had done all of the chakra control exercises somewhat successfully, he still didn't have enough control to perform the Bunshin. "H-h-hello I-Iruka-sensei." Naruto mumbles. "Hello Naruto-san, welcome to the genin test. First, we will test your taijutsu." Naruto walks up to Iruka, and whispers, "C-can y-you pr-pretend I d-don't have a taijutsu style if H-hinata-chan asks? I h-haven't told h-her about my t-taijutsu style y-yet." Iruka simply nods, and says, "You will be sparring with Mizuki-san here. When I say begin, begin the fight."

I walk onto the sparring mat, and Mizuki does the same on the opposite side. "Ready? Hajime!" Iruka shouts. Naruto, with his weights still on, sprints at Mizuki, and doing as the Kami Doragon no Sutairo dictates, and unleashing a flurry of fast blows. Mizuki blocks most of them, but a few make contact with his ches. That is the good thing about his style, you don't have to make contact on all of the blows, just enough to daze your opponent, and then finish them. It would be even more powerful when he found the advanced scrolls, and could use grapples and intermediate blows. Naruto changes to a two pointed fist for striking pressure points, when he is hit in the head with an axe kick. Mizuki follows with a back-spin hook kick, and finishes with a push kick. "I w-will de-defeat y-you!" Naruto then unleashes a huge combo of fast punches, knocking Mizuki back. Mizuki is obviously dazed, maybe even has a concussion. Naruto has a small style, knowing he can use his only finisher. He sprints up, jumps in the air, and announces his technique, "Kami no piasusutoraiku!" Naruto starts with a jumping back-spin hook kick, followed by a flurry of blows to the face, and finishing with a bicycle kick.

The Kami Doragon no Sutairo is meant to be supplemented by chakra, elemental or normal, but it can be extremely useful without, as can be seen by Mizuki's unconscious body, toppling to the ground. Iruka is gaping at him. "Uhh...good job Naruto! Next, we will test your jutsu, and then you will be free to go!" Naruto blushes at his compliment, before preparing for the jutsu section. The written and ranged test happened yesterday, so all that is left is the jutsus. "First, show me the Henge!" Naruto did a perfect henge of Iruka. "Good! Now, the Kawarimi!" Naruto substitutes with Iruka's cup of water, and then substitutes back. "Alright! Now, the Bunshin!" Naruto gulps, and creates a pathetic, dead looking clone, that is discolored. Iruka winces, and sighs, "You can't make the bunshin?" Naruto shakes his head, looking like he's going to cry, "I'm sorry Naruto, but I can't pass you. You can try again next year." Naruto is barely stopping himself from crying, bows, and walks out. Hinata walks up to him, asking where his hitai-ate is. Naruto runs out, tears streaming down his face. "I c-can't b-b-believe I l-let Hinata-chan d-down like that!" He runs to the tree by the entrance, and sits down on the swing. He wipes at his tears, trying to hide his pain. "I th-thought I c-c-could do it, but I am j-just wo-worthless." Just as he calms down, he sees people flooding out of the Academy, running to their families.

"Look at the brat!"

"I'm glad he didn't pass!"

"Why did the Hokage even let him com here?"
"That brat would kill everyone if he was a ninja!"

"I hope he finally kills himself"

These remarks made Naruto want to cry again, but he managed to hold himself back. He sees Hinata begin to walk over to him, and sighs. She is probably gonna hate him for letting her down. "Naru-kun, why did you run away?" Hinata says, in her normal loud voice. Naruto just ignores her. "It's okay Naru-kun! I know you can pass next year! Sore o shitte wa!" "W-w-whats the p-point Hina-chan? I c-can't e-even do a s-stupid Bunshin!" Naruto says, slightly louder than normal. "It's okay Naruto! You have me to train you! And, you know I love you! So, I will always stick with you! Sore o shitte wa!" Naruto's whole face goes red, and with even more stutter than normal, he replies, "Y-y-y-you l-l-love m-me?" "Yeah! You are my best friend!" She says, oblivious to Naruto's hopes being crushed. "Heh y-yeah Hina-chan. F-friend..." "Hey, Naruto-san." Mizuki says as he walks up, "Can I have a private talk with you?" Without letting Naruto answer, he pulls him aside, and says, "It's unfair, huh? Well, I know of a way that you could be a ninja."

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Time skip to the forest, but pause for a second=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

A/N Alright, I had to say some things before we continue. This universe is radically different from the original. Sasuke is a year older, and he is on a team with Tenten and Neji, with Kakashi as their jonin sensei. Sasuke still has fangirls, but many are in the year under him. Rock Lee is a year younger, and therefore, Guy waited a year to get a team, so he can get Rock Lee. In this universe, the teams are different. The strongest taijutsu students are on one team. The strongest ninjutsu and strongest weapons students are the same. Guess who the top three taijutsu students will be. Yup! Hina-chan, Naru-kun, and Lee-sama are all gonna be on the same team! Activate, sunset jutsu!

Iruka was panting, hard. He had been running around for an hour, looking for Naruto. He had stolen the Scroll of Seals! "Naruto!" He shouts, still running. "O-o-over h-here!" Iruka hears. He stops running, and goes in the direction of the voice. He then stumbles upon Naruto, looking elated. "I d-did it Iruka! I l-learned a j-jutsu from th-this scroll! Now I can b-be a ninja, r-right?" "What?! Who told you that bullshit?!" "M-m-mizuki-sensei did!" At this moment, a fuuma shuriken flies at Iruka, who immediately pulls Naruto to the ground with him. Mizuki walks out, a smug smirk on his face. "Hello, Iruka. You're early!" "Cut the crap, Mizuki-me!" Iruka shouts, dodging another fuuma shuriken. "Hey, Naruto-san, do you want to know why everyone hates you?" Mizuki says. "No! It's forbidden!" "On the day you were born, the Kyuubi no Yoko attacked. The fourth tried and tried, but he couldn't kill it! So he sealed it, into you!" Naruto looks shocked for a second, before collapsing to his knees. "I'm a d-demon. A m-m-murderer!"

"Pshh. yeah. You wish, kit." "N-nani?!" Naruto says, responding to the voice in his head. He does not notice the fuuma shuriken coming his way, and Iruka jumps in front of it. "W-why Iruka-sensei?" Iruka groans, and responds, "Because you are me. I was so alone after the Kyuubi, that I just shrunk into myself. But you are not the Kyuubi. You are Naruto Uzumaki!" then, Iruka collapses. Naruto feels immense rage, but some of it does not feel human. "I w-will k-kill you!" Mizuki laughs at him, saying sarcastically, "Yeah, i'm real afraid of that stutter. I'm going to kill the Kyuubi today." Naruto forms one seal, the ram seal. One hundred Naruto's pop into existence, and Mizuki gulps. They charge him, beating him for a minute, before all but four disappear. "T-two of you g-grab his arms, and the other t-two his l-legs. Pick him up, st-straight upwards." Naruto says coldly. "You die t-tonight, traitor." Naruto meticulously, but quickly makes hand seals; Tori, inu, I, Mi, Ushi, Ne, Tora. He then holds out his hand, towards mizuki, and shouts, "Hikari no saigo no kasukana!" All of the light seems to be sucked out of the area, gathering around his hand quickly, before forming into a spear of light, surrounded by kunai of light. "Goodbye, traitor" Naruto says with steel in his voice, and launches the jutsu. They hit their mark, dead center, piercing his body. He collapses to the ground, lifeless. Naruto is stoic for half a second, before throwing up and violently shuddering. He is interrupted when he hears Iruka groan. "I-Iruka-sensei!" "Heh." He pulls the shuriken out of his back. "Yup. It's me, gaki!" "I th-thought you d-died! A-are you o-okay?" "Yeah gaki, i'm good. Hey, close your eyes!" "uhh… o-okay Iruka-sensei" Naruto was a little suspicious, but he kept his eyes closed. "Okay...open em'!" Iruka didn't have his headband, then he felt his forehead, and realized what happened. "Th-thank y-you Iruka-sensei!" Naruto gave Iruka the strongest hug he could manage.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==Placement day!==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Hinata was down in the dumps. She was going to be placed onto a team today, and she wouldn't even be with her best friend! She almost cried this morning, but she stayed strong. She was Hyuuga Hinata! The Hyuuga Heiress! The White Eyed Prankster! She didn't cry, but Naruto sure did. Man, she still doesn't get boys! They are so weird, but Naruto is the weirdest! Like, for some reason, he constantly blushes around her! 'Whatever' she thinks, 'I'm gonna make sure that my team is the best team ever! Sore o shitte wa!' She finally reaches her classroom, but when she walks in, she is hugely surprised. There he is! Naruto! And he has a Hitai-ate tied around his forehead sideways! "Naru-kun!" She screams, "Did you pass?!" "Y-yeah Hina-chan, I d-did a s-second test and p-passed!" Hinata grabs him in a hug, not noticing his entire face go red. She gives him a peck on the cheek, and he looks like a tomato. 'Do not faint, do not faint, do not faint' He lets out a high pitched squeak when she does it again, before fainting, slumped down on his desk. "Huh?" Hinata says. Iruka witnessed all of this, and barely restrains himself from cracking up. "Alright, settle down! You bakas all passed, so now you're gonna get assigned to a Jonin sensei! You guys aren't my problem anymore!" He gets a classrooms worth, minus one, of death glares, gives a nervous chuckle, and continues, "Well, I'm just gonna announce the teams." He announces a few teams, all numbered before he facepalms, "Hinata, i'm sorry. Team...erm...Guy will be Hyuuga Hinata, Rock Lee, and Uzumaki Naruto." He sighs when the door explodes open, and a man in vibrant green spandex, with a hideous bowl cut, bursts in, and screams, "My youthful students! Follow me to the roof, where I may truly show you my springtime of youth!" And then sprints out, with a kid in similar green spandex following him. I sigh, wishing I had a different sensei, before dragging naruto's unconscious body out.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=On the roof=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Guy was happy. He finally got to take Lee-kun as a member of his genin team! And, the other two look promising too! "Alright! Now, you must tell me about yourselves! I must know the youthfulness of my new students!" Guy says cheerily, "Lets start with you, the shy one! Tell me your name, your hobbies, your likes, dislikes, and youthful dreams!" Naruto sighed, before saying quietly, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I l-like ra-ramen and r-rabbits and" He glances at Hinata longingly, before continuing, "I dislike b-bullies and the t-t-time it t-takes to make r-ramen. My hobbies are...t-training, and my d-dream is to b-be the st-strongest n-ninja, s-so I can p-protect my friends." Guy claps, and says, "Yes! I will help you pursue your youthful dreams! Next, the Hyuuga!" "My name is Hyuuga Hinata! My hobbies are pranks, and growing flowers! My dream is to be the best ever Hokage, Sore o shitte wa! My dislikes are, uhh, mean people! And I like my best friend Naruto!" Guy could see Naruto's hopes get crushed, and he thought 'Ouch, friendzoned. That's harsh, especially for someone as youthful as him!' "Yes! I will make sure you achieve your dreams! Lee! Finish this gathering off, be the most youthful ever!" "Yes Guy-sensei! I am Rock Lee! I like training and Sakura-hime! I dislike bullies and people who don't think I can be a good ninja! My hobbies are training and training! My dream is to be the best taijutsu-only ninja ever!" "Lee!" "Guy-sensei!" "Lee!" "Guy-sensei!" They tearily embraced, and a sunset appeared behind them. "Kai. Kai! KAI!" Hinata shouts, before covering her eyes. Naruto, unsure how to react, kicks Lee in a private place. The sunset disappears, as Lee collapses, crying anime tears. "Lee!" Guy shouts, before sighing, and saying to Naruto and Hinata, "Meet me here at 0700 hours tomorrow morning, for me to give you a most youthful test!"

-=-=-=-=-=-=-==Time skip, to the test==-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Naruto was scared. What if he failed the test? What would happen? He finished the cup ramen he was eating for breakfast, took a shower, and then walked out the door. He locked his door, and walks down the stairs of the apartment building. When he exits the door, he sees something unexpected; a grinning Hinata, rapidly waving at him. "H-H-Hinata-chan! W-why are y-you here?" He said, while trying to flatten his hair. "I came so we could walk to the training grounds together!" She says. "O-oh. Well l-lets g-go!" Hinata gives him a grin, and slings her arm around him. Naruto's cheeks tint red, but he manages not to faint. "What do you think the test is gonna be, Naru-kun?" Naruto blushes at her nickname and mumbles, "I d-don't know b-but since we're the t-taijutsu team, it will p-probably be tai-taijutsu." Hinata says loudly, while glaring at a random pickpocket, "Yeah, you're probably right! You're really smart, Naru-kun!" Naruto blushes, and mumbles something nobody could understand. Hinata laughs, and gives him a noogie. Once they reach the training ground, they see Lee and Guy on the ground, doing situps at an inhuman pace. Hinata shouts, "Oy! Get off the ground! We're here now!" Guy and Lee immediately jump off the ground, and Guy shouts, "Right, it is time to test my youthful students! Your test will be….sparring with each other!"

Sorry, but I'm gonna leave it here. I hope you like my take on the shy Naruto challenge! BYEEEE!