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"Naruto-kun."

"Naruto-kun?" Hinata said softly, suddenly appearing in the doorway of Naruto's kitchen. "Can I t-talk to you?"

Naruto nodded, taking a huge gulp of instant ramen. "What is it, Hinata?" he asked through a mouthful of noodles, which came out more like, "Wha ih ih Hiha?"

"Y-y-you like S-sakura-chan don't y-y-you?" She looked down as she said this, pointing her fingers, as usual. Her face was a dark shade of crimson.

Naruto, taken aback, of course made a big scene by falling out of his chair. "Uhhhh, I don't know...I...why do you ask Hinata?" He sweat-dropped and adjusted his headband, laughing nervously.

She nodded slowly, turning to walk. "U-u-ugh never mind N-n-naruto-kun!"

"Hinata, wait!" Naruto called after her. "Want me to make you some ramen and we could eat some ramen…and like TALK?"

Hinata turned around, coyly, blushing slightly. She nodded, smiling a shy smile. "I thought you'd…n-never ask."

"And then he was like 'Oh I was lost on the path of life, and I was like 'GET A NEW EXCUSE!' which made him go like 'Shut up, Naruto and do your training.'!" Naruto and Hinata were sitting in his kitchen, the blond shinobi talking poor Hinata's ear off. She didn't mind at all though.

"I s-see…so Naruto..uhm.." Hinata's voice trailed. "Are you uh..really gonna be Hokage one day?"

Naruto nodded. "I'm gonna be the best there is!"

Hinata nodded. "I t-t-think you already are the b-best n-n-ninja there is." She blushed again, this time a light shade of pink.

Naruto's expression lifted drastically. "You really think so, Hinata?!" he asked, jumping up.

Hinata smiled delicately. "Of course."

Naruto punched the air, "FINALLY someone who thinks I'm somebody IMPORTANT!!" She jumped all around, suddenly diving over to Hinata and giving her a giant hug. "Thanks Hinata, you're the greatest!"

The young kunoichi smiled brightly and almost fainted. "T-thank you, N-n-naruto-kun."

Naruto Uzumaki was walking through the village center, where he spotted Sakura, his sort of crush. "Hi, Sakura-chan!" Naruto beamed. "What are you up to?"

Totally ignoring his conversation starter, Sakura inquired, "Do you know where Sasuke is?"

Naruto scoffed at her question, "Sasuke this, Sasuke that; don't you ever get tired of getting rejected by this guy?"

Sakura ignored him again, suddenly spotting the raven-haired shinobi and dashing after him.

Naruto rolled his eyes and groaned. 'Will anyone, especially Sakura, EVER notice me?'

He dug his hands into his pockets and sauntered forlornly to Ichiruka Ramen, knowing that only a steaming bowl of ramen with sesame sauce could cheer him up.

AUTHORS NOTES: Sorry this chapter is really really short, but first chapters are always hard. I'll update soon! REVIEW PLEASE!!