Hinata walked into her room and sighed to herself, walking over to her window and looking out. Her mind trailed off, she was thinking about Naruto. It had been about three weeks now since Naruto and Master Jiraya left on their journey. Not even our lady Tsunade knew when they will be back. Hinata walked over and sat on her bed. thinking hard about when Naruto will return. In the meanwhile, she was going to train as well, she was going to get stronger and hopefully impress Naruto. Her hands formed into a tight fist, she wished she would have told him goodbye. But it wasnt the time to cry over it. From now on, she was going to train just as hard as Naruto has trained. She was going to walk beside him, at the same level. She closed her eyes, her mind going in too deep with Naruto.
The thought of Naruto made her start thinking of Sasuke. She had never talked to him, no words were ever shared between the two and they never even seem to have looked at eachother. But through Naruto's words. Sasuke was a bad person. She knows who he is. He is the last Uchiha searching to kill his brother for revenge. She cant imagine why someone would want to kill their own brother. She understood that Sasuke's brother killed his family, but its not like its going to bring them back by killing Itachi. What's done is done. Sasuke should have moved on and lived his life. Not the life his brother wanted. According to Sakura, who claims she got closer to Sasuke than any other girl, that Sasuke isnt as cold or mean as he assumes or has anyone believe he is. He has protected her and Naruto a number of times. She claims that he has even smiled around Naruto and his "hyperactive and idioticness". Hinata wondered why he left the village, he could have become much more stronger here with the help of Naruto. She sighed at the thought, now she felt bad for Sasuke. He must feel all alone, like Naruto.
She looked back out the window, seeing the sun setting. She got up and walked out her room, heading out of the mannor and into the streets of Konoha. She closed the mannor doors behind her and looked around quietly. She walked down the street, slowly and patiently making her way to Ichiraku's Ramen Shop. She tossed the thought of Sasuke asside and began to think about Naruto. Her mind claimed she was inlove with him. She wasnt able to stop thinking about him, but every few minuets she thought of Naruto, she thought of Sasuke too. She wished she would have been able to meet him, at least once. She wished she would have gotten to know him, maybe she would have been able to do something. The day Sasuke left the village was the day Naruto's heart broke. Naruto considered Sasuke like his brother. She never knew much about their conversations or the way they would hang out, but back at the academy, she remembered the times Naruto tried to be better than Sasuke.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
Iruka Sensei lifts up his clip board with the names and grades of all the student in his class. The class today was taking place outside, the kids were around a tree with a target on it. Iruka Sensei looks over to his students, "Alright class. remember the homeword assignemt i had set out for you. to practice your aiming and skills so that you can learn how to throw a kunai at a certain target. Its important you know this basic technique because..well..it wouldn't be too good if you had bad aiming while in combat. im going to test you on your aim. ill start by selecting random people on the list." He looks down at his clipboard then looks back up, "Sasuke Uchiha." The crazed Sasuke-lovers cheer as Sasuke steps foward, seeming indifferent about it as he always has. Sakura yells out from the crowd or fan girls "Good luck Sasuke!". Ino growls at Sakura and pulls her hair down "That's my line!" Sooner than later, the girls begin fighting over him. Iruka Sensei sighs and stops them "girls girls..no fighting during class. Or at all for that matter." The girls settle down a bit, only to focus their attention on Sasuke, who was standing quite far away from the target.
Iruka Sensei looks at Sasuke "you can move in closer Sa-" The sensei is cut off when Sasuke lifts up his hand and throws the kunai, hitting it right in the center of the target, he didnt seem to have used much effort at it. Iruka Sensei nods and writes down the grade "very impressive as always Sasuke. Well done." Sasuke sticks his hands in his pocket and walks off to stand back where he was. Naruto, angry by all of this steps foward, "Im next! ill show everyone that im better at aiming than Sasuke!" Naruto then turns and glares at Sasuke, who simply stares back at him with his same cold emotion. Iruka sighs to himself as some of the students laugh "Alright Naruto, show us what you've got." Naruto nods and holds onto the kunai, looking back at the target, he focuses for a bit and throws the kunai, completely missing the tree. The students laugh and he blushes with emberassment, standing up straight and rubbing the back of his head with his left hand "ah...ah i was just warming up thats all. Give me another chance sensei" Iruka sighs once more and nods "just one more chance Naruto." Naruto nods and gets another Kunai, looking back at the target, as he violently pulls back to throw the kunai, it slips out of his hands and flies out, aiming Iruka sensei. Another kunai deflects the first one, leaving the scared sensei in shock as both Kunais fall on the ground before Iruka Sensei. Everyone looks over to see that Sasuke had delflected the kunai that naruto accidently threw. Naruto looks back, emberassed and ashamed as the others laugh at Naruto. Naruto glares over at Sasuke, who looks back at Naruto "hmph.." Sasuke turns around to walks away when Naruto growls and steps toward him "you think you are so cool with your attitude and your fancy kunai throwing. I bet im better at other stuff than you are! Im going to beat you one day, just you wait! you are going to be eating my dust at how fast i pass you up!" Sasuke looks back at Naruto, seeming a bit angry now "you are such a loser.." Naruto, furiously runs at Sasuke, attempting to punch him but Iruka stops him. "Naruto, the hokage's office. Now!" Naruto scoffs a bit and walks off, Sasuke getting up and watches him leave with a cold look.
This whole time, Hinata was standing behind Kiba, simply watching it all happen. She was too shy to stand up and speak for Naruto, she just watched helplessly and hoped that Naruto was going to be ok. She didnt like it when others laughed at him for his mistakes. No one was perfect. She watched Naruto walk away then looked down, playing with her fingers quietly as Iruka sensei walks back and goes down the rest of the list.
~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~
Hinata closed her eyes for a moment, taking it all in. She wished she would have been able to stand up for him and tell everyone to leave him alone, but she didnt even know how to defend herself back then. That was all the past though, she was different now. she was stronger, and she will continue to get stronger so that she would be able to protect Naruto when the day comes. if it ever would come. she opened her eyes for a moment. seeing the sky get dark. The village was peacfull around, she liked to take walks like these. She had her hands locked together by the finger as she usually does. She comes to a crossroad and heads to the left, that's where the ramen shop is. she wasnt far now, but its not like she was in a hurry. Going to the ramen shop always reminded her of Naruto. He loved ramen maybe almost as much as he loved this village. she smiled to herself, hopeing Naruto comes back home safely, and that when he gets back, she will be stronger than he or anyone remembered. She took a deep breath, having arrived at the ramen shop, she moves the curtain aside and steps inside.
***I like this chapter..or the way i typed it out. I feel so relaxed when im writing this story for some reason..please leave a comment or something, telling me how im doing. as i said earlier im trying to keep them in character. and its getting harder as i try to bring these two hidden lovers closer together..if you have any ideas or simply want to comment then go right on ahead. im thankfull for ideas and i do like to hear from my readers so please let me know. ill be working on the next chapter so be patient and hope to hear from you soon ^^***