A young girl with bright, shoulder blade length hair and dark blue eyes was walking through the park after completing her Genin test, her headband tied around her neck, catching what little light there was from the street lamps. She saw a group of kids yelling and shouting, and it perked her curiosity. She moved closer, and saw them beating a boy her age. She got in between them, and said, "Leave him alone! He hasn't done anything to you!" "Get out of our way, shorty!" A vein pulsed in her temple as her eyes flashed cat green. "Shorty?" The next moment, she punched him in the chest, and he flew into a bench, almost breaking it. She kicked another boy in the nose as he came at her from behind, and did a spinning kick, knocking five more boys away.
Soon, every boy was down for the count, and she was beginning to calm down. "Let's see you call me shorty again..." She turned to the boy behind her, and saw messy blonde hair and torn clothes. "Are you okay?" Her eyes met bright blue ones, and it took her breath away, though she didn't know why. She kneeled down next to him, saying, "My name's Michiko. What about you?" "...Naruto Uzumaki..." "Well...come on, Naruto. I'll take you home." She lifted him onto her back, and started walking out of the park. "So...why were those kids hurting you?" "...I don't know..." her eyes flashed cat green again, and she said, "That's not right...I'll make sure this never happens again...I promise you, Naruto..." she smiled. "I promise you as a friend." A new light entered his eyes, and her smile widened. 'I won't let anyone hurt him...it wouldn't be fair...'