Chapter 2: The Academy Days(Pt.1)

The 'Academy Days' were truly some of the happiest moments of my life. It was very hard for me to master some of the techniques, but Naruto gave me the courage I needed. He wasn`t very good at ninjutsu, either, but whenever he messed up, he just trained harder. It must`ve been hard for him, though. I don`t know why, but every one of my classmates looked down on him. Every time he would mess up, everyone except me would laugh. Sakura and Ino, who were kind of my friends after a while, laughed at Naruto and looked the other way. It kind of made me mad…everyone did, really. Naruto wasn`t bad at all. He was really nice. I wish everybody else could see the Naruto I knew. But it just wasn`t possible to change their minds.


An especially exciting part of the 'Academy Days' was when our squads were picked. I really wanted Naruto on my team. I knew that Iruka-sensei picked squads based on the abilities. I thought that Naruto and I balanced each other out. That morning, Naruto went up to Sakura. "Hey, Sakura! You sure look pretty, today!" Sakura glared at him. "Piss off, Naruto." Naruto looked hurt. "Uh…I really hope we`re on the same team!" Sakura rolled her eyes. "Naruto. A monkey would be a better teammate than you. Now, Sasuke on the other hand…" Naruto groaned. "Everywhere I go, it`s always 'Sasuke-this', and 'Sasuke-that'! What the heck`s so great about him, anyway?!" Sakura punched him. "Everything`s great about him. He`s much better than you are, Naruto!" For a moment, Naruto looked as if he might cry. Poor Naruto. I sort of understood what he was feeling. All he wanted was to be recognized and accepted, but there was someone better than him, and because of that, everyone hated him. I wanted to go up to him and say, "Naruto! It`s okay! You are better than Sasuke! I hope that we`re on the same team." But, of course, I was too shy. Naruto sulked over and sat down in a seat near me. He heaved a heavy sigh. I tapped him on the shoulder. "Naruto…?" He looked up at me. "What?!" He snapped. He was mad, obviously. "I, um, I…I hope we`re on the same team, Naruto." "Whatever." I whimpered quietly and laid my head down on my desk.


End Note: I`m sorry this is kind of short. In the next chapter, we`ll see how Hinata feels about her team, when the squads are picked!

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