Chibi: This chapter was co-written/planned by my friend Sese! Yay!

Sese: I LIKE CUTE CLOTHES!!!!!!!!

Chibi: Ah. I see.

Disclaimer: I. No. Own. Naruto. Sese. No. Own. Naruto. Either

In the last chapter of Konoha Coast Academy:

Kiba found his next insult to his advantage since he was tall. "Go pick on someone your own size."

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5:15 PM North Wing Courtyard

Naruto growled. "What?!" he barked angrily. "It's not my fault you're freakishly tall."

Kiba snarled. "Zip it Uzumaki! You don't need to get involved." He yelled, holding his fist up.

Kin looked from Kiba to Naruto. 'Naruto you don't need to do this!' she screamed in her mind, but she knew in her heart what he was going to do.

"Too bad!" Naruto roared, pulling his right arm back, curling it into a fist, and shoving it at Kiba's face, punching him hard and knocking him to the ground.

Ino's eyes widened. 'Whoa. I never thought I'd see Naruto do that.' She thought, surprised.

Kin gasped, covering her mouth in disbelief…and admiration. "Naruto!" she exclaimed in shock

Naruto looked up and over at Kin. "I-I'm sorry Kin." He murmured, looking down. 'Is she mad?' he wondered. "I don't know what happened."

Kin blinked. "That was…brave of you!" she cried, breaking into a grateful smile. 'No one's ever done that for me before…well….Zaku…but…no one's ever done that to me and survived.' She thought.

Naruto felt his heart skip a beat when she smiled. "Thanks." He muttered, forcing himself not to blush. "Would you um…like to go for a walk with me?" he asked hopefully.

Kin beamed. "Yes." She replied leaping off the table to Naruto's side. "Let's go." She giggled.

Ino leaned over to Tenten smirking. "She so likes Naruto." She whispered for Tenten's ears only.

Tenten rolled her eyes. "Please Ino, I realized that the minute Sasuke and I walked through the dorm door and saw them together." She whispered back.

Naruto smiled and the two walked off.

Kiba sat up, rubbing his cheek. "So she'll go off with him, but she wont go with me?" he muttered in disbelief and envy. "That's not right, what's so special about Uzumaki?" he spat.

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Kin and Naruto walked in silence, until Naruto asked. "Hey Kin, what's your favorite color?" he asked quietly.

"Huh? Oh…I like purple." She replied, pulling a black string with a purple gem on it out of her mini skirt pocket. "My dad gave this to me, before he left me and my mother; I tied it to the string so that I wouldn't lose it as easily." She explained, and handed it to Naruto.

Naruto took the gem on the string from Kin. "It's so smooth." He mumbled, and handed it back before he dropped it or broke it.

Kin smiled, putting it back in her pocket. "What's your favorite color?" she asked quietly.

"Oh, that's easy!" Naruto replied, his normal, loud, and cheerful voice returning. "I love the color orange." He answered, feeling it easy to talk to Kin, and was happy about this.

Kin laughed. "Cool!" she giggled. "Do you like soda?" she asked, louder than she normally talked around Naruto, around the same loudness that she now found herself able to talk around Ino and Tenten.

'I think she's feeling better.' Naruto thought smiling, knowing she was coming out of her shell. "Yeah, I love Sprite!" he exclaimed. "What about you Kin? What's your favorite kind of soda?" he asked.

Kin giggled. "Oh, I don't like soda…I'm more of an iced tea person." She explained, smiling as well.

Naruto's heart skipped a beat again, and he couldn't tear his eyes away from her brilliant smile, or her sparkling brown eyes. He made himself focus on a sakura tree so he wouldn't stare. "What is your…ah…favorite iced tea?" he asked.

Kin cocked her head in thought. "I like raspberry iced tea." She answered, looking over at him. She saw him staring at a tree. "Um…nice tree." She laughed, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"Oh!" Naruto forced himself not to blush. "Sorry. Um…how tall are you?" he asked randomly, trying to find something to talk about.

Kin giggled again. 'Wow Kin, I haven't laughed this much…in a long time….'she realized in her mind. "Uh…five-four." She replied, taking a moment to think about it, she looked over at Naruto.

Naruto grinned. "Five-five, HAH!" he exclaimed excitedly.

"Thanks for rubbing it in…" Kin acted hurt, but Naruto knew she was just pretending.

"Sorry." He grunted, playing along with her. He gave Kin a big hug. 'Mmmm.' He thought, taking in the sweet scent of her hair. 'She's so warm….'

Kin giggled, hugging him back, her eyes closed, and her cheek against his shoulder, she breathed in the alluring scent of his Abercrombie cologne. 'Naruto, he's so…nice…and protective. I feel so safe around him…'

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Chibi: As you an see, Naruto has realized his feelings for Kin and Kin is starting to realize hers for him...chapter five will be up soon! But I also have to focus on my other Naruto fanfic. Chi Seen Konoha X Crazy Konoha! I almost have chapter nine done with that so I'll be able to work on this again!