Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of his friends (let it be shown that I will own some of the characters in this story [mostly teachers at the Konoha Academy])

"Stay away from him you monster! Don't ever come near my little boy again or I will make sure that the ANBU find you!" the bane of Konoha was being chased again all because of the fact that they had gotten too close to another child for the parent's comfort and now had to duck down an alley just to avoid being captured by the civilians in pursuit. When the child stepped out of the alleyway you could finally make out its features from the lavender hair to the pupil-less eyes to the brown jacket that covered the shaking girl's form, her name Hinata Hyuuga, age eight, she was the one thing that everyone in the town feared and the one person that nobody loved. This time she had been sitting on a swing in the park when a little boy had walked up to her and started talking, it was not long afterwards that the boy's mother had noticed and pulled out a can of mace, threatening to bring the ANBU into it so Hinata did what she did best and ran. Hinata began walking back to her run-down "apartment" where she lived alone when she got there she noticed a cat curled up on her doorstep "Hey Tora." She said with a smile, if there was one thing that made her life easier, it was the constant comfort that the cat brought, loyal to a fault even though he wasn't technically hers. Hinata went into her kitchen and reached up into her cabinet from which she pulled out a can of cat food, which she opened and set on the floor next to the waiting Tora. It had been like this for pretty much her entire life and she still couldn't see why the village hated her so much, at least they were kind enough to give her this apartment, although it had been trashed when she first received it, oh well no use dwelling on past memories. Hinata was at least a bit more excited than usual, tomorrow she would be entering her first year in the academy which meant that in approximately three years time she would graduate and become a kunoichi and then she would be able to gain the respect that she believed she so truly deserved. Hinata sat down on the couch in her living-room; Tora jumped up on her lap and laid on his back waiting for a belly-scratch. A few hours later, after Tora had left, Hinata began to feel drowsy and walked upstairs to her bedroom where she sank into the king-sized bed that she had acquired a few years back with the help of the Hokage and two ANBU.

The next morning Hinata awoke with a fresh, clean feeling and began her morning rituals, putting the kettle on the stove, heating the shower, and choosing out her clothes. By the time that she had completed her shower the kettle was whistling a merry tune, and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong today. When Hinata heard a knock on the door, she could tell immediately who it was by his terse, three-pound, knock. Hinata Rushed to the door and saw the face of "JiJi-san." This infuriating nickname caused a tick to go off in the Hokage's jaw while he said with as much calm as he could muster "Hinata, how many times have I asked you not to call me that?" Hinata just looked at him with her innocent face and said "Once?" the Hokage simply shook his head and laughed, "You'll never change, will you?" Hinata cracked the largest smile she could and said "You got that right!" the Hokage walked over to Hinata and brought her into a big hug, "I am so proud of you Hinata, your first day of school is today and I have no doubt in my mind that you will do well, just remember to behave yourself and work hard and you will become an excellent kunoichi." Hinata smiled and said "Thanks JiJi-san." Hinata looked at the clock that was hanging above the mantle in the living-room and realized that she was going to be late so she bowed to the Hokage and ran out the door, leaving a dust cloud in her wake. The Hokage smiled, today was indeed going to be a day to remember.

Hinata ran through the village, avoiding the objects thrown at her and arrived at the gateway to the Konoha academy wheezing for breath, she hit the stop button on the timer that she was carrying, five minutes, ten seconds, she would have to go faster if she wanted to win the races that they started with in training, still it wasn't the worst mile she had ever run. Once Hinata had caught her breath she began walking towards the main building of the Konoha Academy where parents waited with their children, some of the parents shrank back in fear, some ignored her completely, and some looked as if they wished that this wasn't school property so that they would be able to beat the girl senseless. When Hinata got to the front of the line she saw none other than "JiJi-san? How did you get here so fast?" the Hokage simply grinned and said "You'll learn that soon enough. Here is your schedule for this year." He handed her a blue piece of paper with her classes that she would be taking, nothing like high-school of course, she would have the same classmates for every single teacher but she would still rotate between classes due to the fact that each teacher would train them in specific fields. Hinata once again bowed respectfully to the Hokage and began making her way to her first class.

When Hinata arrived she realized just how few people might actually become true ninja due to the fact that most of them were just goofing off, of course she had to give them a break because the teacher had not arrived yet and she didn't really know how serious they were about this. Hinata took a good long scan of the room in order to find a seat, she finally found one in the back corner of the room and gladly took it before someone else did but when she sat down the child next to her took one glance and moved away, leaving an empty desk on her right side but it was just as quickly filled by another child which she didn't see until she turned around and when she did, she nearly fell out of her chair. When Hinata turned around the first thing that she saw was a child staring at her with the most sparkly eyes she had ever seen, that, coupled with a beautiful smile and man she was being taken for a ride. When the boy finally spoke he said "Are you okay? Your face is red." Hinata snapped out of her reverie and said "Yes I am fine, hi my name is Hinata, what is yours?" the boy said "Naruto, Naruto Namizake Uzumaki" Hinata laughed and said "Wow that's a mouthful." Naruto started laughing too and said "It is, but you get used to it after a while." "So why do you want to become a ninja huh?" Naruto pondered this question for a little while and said "I guess that the main reason that I want to become a Ninja is to protect those who are precious to me and help those in need." Hinata nodded and smiled "Well maybe if we are lucky we will be placed on the same team when we graduate because that is my goal too, that and to become Hokage." Naruto extended his hand "I'll help you reach that goal Hinata; I swear it on the Uzumaki name." Hinata clasped his hand and said "Friends forever." "Friends, till the very end." And so on that day was born a unique new bond between an outcast and a clan heir, one that would last for years to come.

Jimbaliya: Thank you all for reading my second work, the next chapter will skip ahead a few years to the graduation test

Hinata (from the original series): Hm I wish that things had happened like that in the actual series but with people still in their original places.

Jimbaliya: So you're basically saying that you wish you had been braver and approached Naruto the first time you saw him?

Hinata: Yeah

Naruto (from the original series): Hey that's okay because now Jimbaliya is making it to where you and I actually form a team right?

Hinata:yeah

Hinata (from this story): Boy am I glad that I don't STUTTER every time that I say something.

Hinata (From the original series): Why you little, get back here (Attempts to catch the rare, elusive Hinata of this story)

Jimbaliya: Well until next time please review but keep the matches out of it

Naruto (from this story): In other words

Both Hinatas and Narutos: NO FLAMES!