AN: Hey guys chapter 1 I just wanted to release it along with the prologue so I hope you enjoy it
At the beginning Naruto and Hinata are both 10
A Childhood Friend
Chapter 1: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship.
It was a warm summer night in the village of Konoha a young girl was sitting in her room with the window closed. She was weeping onto her pillow, Hinata Hyuga had just lost to her younger sister Hinabi for the 5th time this week. If that weren't humiliating enough what her father had said made her feel so much like a failure
"Pathetic, and you call you're self a Hyuga. How could you be so weak, I have trained you for a long time but it seems like it was a waste of time. Come Hinabi" said Hiashi Hyuga in his usual calm voice but his words stung Hinata as if she were struck by his Juken strike.
The tears couldn't stop flowing, she missed her mother who used to comfort her when she was sad. Hinata needed some fresh air maybe that would calm her down. She opened her window wide. She looked up at the night sky to count the stars and whispered under her breath "Please Kami-sama give me someone…" she was still sobbing "who can wipe my tears away…"
Just as those words escaped her breath she heard something it was soft at first and couldn't exactly make it out but as it got closer it became clearer…it was Shouting "NARUTO!" the yell made her jump
"You losers are gonna have to try harder if you're gonna catch me!" she heard a voice that sounded really close as a blur of orange fell through her window.
"DID YOU SEE WHERE HE WENT?" One of the other Voices yelled
"NO HE'S NOT OVER HERE" Another one yelled
"u-um w-who are y-" she began before a hand came over her mouth
"Shh" It was a young blonde boy who looked her around her age what was going on. She was confused and her face became more red than the roses she saw in the family garden. The boy proceeded to close her window then ducked "be very quiet" he whispered under his breath.
"HE MUST HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY HURRY!" she could hear the people get further away
"Phew!" he said making the girl jump "I thought for sure they got me this time!" he said sitting up and growing a very mischievous grin. "Thanks for letting me hide in here."
"B-But I-" she started before she realized she recognized this boy. It was the same boy who saved her from those bullies that had made her beg for forgiveness. "W-who are you?' she asked
The boy turned to her "Me? I'm Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki-ttebayo " the blonde boy said with a smile on her face.
She was surprised at the boy who had just fallen into her room. She felt like fainting at how embarrassed she was but she did something surprising to herself. She got up and started to walk towards her door
"what are you doing?" the boy asked
"T-To in-inform the g-guards." She said trying her best not to faint
"w-what no please don't!" grabbing her sleeve making her blush even brighter "If the old man finds out about what I did he's gonna make sure I can't eat ramen for a whole month!" he was hysteric he really didn't want to lose his precious ramen, his deep blue eyes made her heart soften.
"a-alright…" she answered
"Oh awesome thank you!" he replied
"b-but on o-one c-condition…" She said looking at her feet
"Sure, what is it? Do you want me to take you to Ichiraku I mean it's great but I-"
"Take me away from here!" she whispered in a sad tone.
He looked confused he had no idea what to say, he had no idea who this girl was and here she was asking her to take her away he thought about what his hero the Fourth Hokage would do. She looked up at him tears in her eyes he didn't notice before but her eyes had no pupils and were plain white with only a small hint of lavender. "o-okay!" he said out of guilt.
He had taken her to where he went when he was sick of being tormented by the other villagers, the top of the fourth hokages head, he always felt attached to him, he had no idea why he just ignored it.
She looked up at the night sky her eyes still puffy from crying them out, there was an awkward silence until she finally spoke "T-thank you."
He looked up confused "For what?
"F-for g-getting me out of t-there…" she said "I r-really h-hate that p-place."
"Why?" He Asked "Don't you have a family, I mean I wish I had that." He said sadly
"y-yes…but…s-sometimes it feels l-like…I m-might as well be alone…in that p-place." Tears forming in her eyes
"well I know how that feels…to be alone I mean" Naruto said uncharacteristically.
"D-do you…t-think…" she started
"what?"
"N-nothing…it's not i-important…y-you'll p-probably say no a-anyway…" she said starting to sob.
"d-don't cry!" he said starting to panic. "listen I promise I won't say no just please don't cry if you do I'll feel horrible!" he was begging her not to.
With tears running down her cheeks "will…you be my…f-friend…"
He was surprised to say the least, no one had ever tried to be his friend, no one but the old man, and the people from Ichiraku's even talked to him so he didn't want to miss this chance "A-are you sure?" He said as he wanted to punch himself in the face for how stupid he was.
"You p-promised!" she said scaring herself
"o-ok…" he said.
"t-thank you…I'm H-hinata…" she said with a bit of a smile.
"Nice to meet you Hinata, I'm Naruto the future Hokage of Konaha-ttebayo!" he said with a grin. This made Hinata giggle "You know Hinata-chan you're really cute when you smile!'
Her face became ten times as red as it was before "Na-" she raised her hand "Naruto you dummy!" and she slapped him in the face
He winced but surprisingly the slap was soft and didn't hurt that bad but what made him freak out was that she had fainted. "Hinata-chan, are you okay? Hinata-chan!?"
When she woke up she had been happy until she looked around and realized she was back in her own room 'had last night been a dream?' until she had realized what she had an orange coat covering her, with a note pinned to it. That read
Sorry Hinata I had to take you home I don't think you would have liked my apartment its kind of messy. But don't worry I'll be back again later so don't worry I'm still you're friend.
It was signed 'Naruto Uzumaki the best Hokage ever" it made her smile as she held his coat close to her "Naruto-kun…"
To be Continued in
Chapter 2: Days of Friendship.