-Drip…-

-Drip Drop…-

-Drip, Drop, Drop, Drip, Patter...-

I've always liked the rain. Ever since I was a little child. I don't know why but even the thunder has never much scared me, and the lightning always makes such interesting patterns in the sky. Besides, in the raindrop it's hard to see tears… Yes, that's probably why I like the rain so much. When It rains then nobody can see me cry. I don't have to much any more, I have friends now… People I can talk to with out worrying about them taking my fears for weakness. I still like the rain though. It's like an old friend who will always be there.

Hello, My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and as my diary you really have no choice but to listen to me.

Not that I usually keep a diary, but I have found recently that It helps me put my mind in order to write things down on occasion. For example I was out walking in the rain today. Odd to you perhaps, but normal for me, I do my best thinking when it rains. Anyway, I was out walking today when I ran into Hinata-chan. It was rather odd to see her out, especially sitting in the playground all hunched up with her knees to her chest. I didn't say anything at first. In fact I'm pretty sure that she didn't see me, but after a while I walked over and sat down. Boy, you should have seen the look on her face when she realized that I was there, Man was it funny. It didn't last long however, and when she went back to her blank staring after giving me a quick smile I couldn't help up ask what was wrong.

Do you know what she told me? No, you wouldn't would you… well I'm going to tell you anyway. She told me her dad was thinking of disinheriting her…. Her FATHER! I mean really, doesn't that prick realize how great a person she is? Of course she didn't come right out and say it, no, I had to cox it out of her, and even after telling me what the problem was she tried to justify her father actions… kept saying some crap about how she wasn't strong enough or something… pretty stupid if you ask me. Anyhow, I pointed out to her that she was strong in her own right, and that her abilities at medicine were surpassed only by Tsunade… probably an exaggeration, after all I've only ever seen her creams, but it did cheer her up a bit. Wasn't till I mentioned how close she had come to beating Neji that she really cheered up though. I offered to kick her dad's ass for her, but she said that she should probably take care of him herself… I dunno, women are weird that way I guess. She did thank me though. Gave me a hug before she left to… I've never seen anyone blush that deep before, but that's not necessarily a bad thing right… It was kinda… nice you know. Made me feel kinda weird though, all warm and tingly and stuff… Maybe I should ask Baa-Chan If I'm getting a cold or something. Eh… it's probably nothing.

Well, that's all for today, till next time This is THE Uzumaki Naruto future sixth hokage signing off!


Alright Diary, I want a word.

I realize that I haven't written in you for like a month, but If you thought that the last entry was weird wait Until you hear what happened to me today.

It was raining again, so of course I went out walking. I figured that maybe a little variety would be useful right? I mean help the thinking process and all that. Well I decided to go for a stroll in this meadow I found a couple of months ago, and you know who I ran into? You'll never guess. Ino!

I mean is that weird or what? I didn't even notice her at first. I was walking under this big tree that sits right in the middle of the meadow, and all of a sudden I hear a sniff, like when someone crys you know? And I look up and there she sits. Unlike Hinata she wasn't curled up, she sat with her back resting against the tree, and one leg hanging down, and she had her eyes closed right? So She probably didn't see me, at least that was what I had figured, so I sat down at the base of the tree and waited for her to notice me, and all of a sudden she says "I know your down there mom, Just leave me alone alright!" and she sounded really mad. Well I sat there stunned for a minute before I answered. "Sorry Ino I'm not your mom." Well she jumped like a foot in the air, but that was pretty cool, and we both laughed a little bit after she recovered, and then I asked what was wrong. You know what she said? Apparently her mom has been trying to get her to drop out of training and forget about being a ninja. Her mom wanted her to find some guy, get married, and then take over the family flower shop.

Well me, being the kind and considerate person that I am, I couldn't just leave her like that so I asked her what she wanted to do, and she told me that she loved being a Kunoichi, even if she was rubbish at it. I asked her why she thought she was rubbish and she almost hit me! She said that I shouldn't rub in the fact that she was the weakest Ninja of our group and that her bloodline was rubbish.

Well you know me (or rather I know me) and that kind of talk really pissed me off, so I got mad at her and told her that if she was rubbish then she should start practicing like she meant it. I also mentioned that having any bloodline at all was pretty good and that she should be using it to scout instead of trying to use it in battle. Her reaction was pretty funny. She must have sat there with her mouth open for like five minutes before all of a sudden she jumped down and kissed me on the cheek before running off.

Man I tell you, women are weird. Well, that's all for today, This is Uzumaki Naruto signing off!


Hello Diary, I'm back again.

I think I'm going to re-name you, you're now my rainy day dairy, cause I never seem to write in you unless it's raining...

Anyway, It's been like Two weeks since I wrote last. It was raining again today, so like usual I went out for a walk in the rain, guess who I ran into this time. Give up? It was Sakura! I was headed though the park toward the swing that I claimed back in my academy days when I see her sitting in one of the picnic shelters. Now normally I'd yell out her name and then run over to ask her on a date, but ever since the day I saved that Bastard Sasuke I've Kinda realized that It was more of a crush than anything else. Since then we've actually gotten a whole lot closer than we were. I think she feels bad about the fact that I got hurt so badly doing it. Pfft, like anyone could hurt me to terribly with this bastard fox sealed inside me. Anyway I stopped and asked her what was wrong and she kinda jerked like I had startled her. After the usual exchange of pleasantries I asked her what was wrong again... She said something about Sasuke and I must have tensed or something because she started apologizing to me. I waved her off though, I have to admit that mention of that bastard still makes me a little edgy... He was trying to kill me after all, but I asked her to tell me anyway. She kinda hesitated a minute but I guess that I can be persuasive when I want to because she went ahead and told me.

Apparently she was trying to decide whether or not to give Ino another shot now that she's no longer chasing Sasuke. I asked her whether or not it had bothered her when they broke off their friendship over him, and she said that it was one of the hardest things she's ever done. I can't really remember what I said... I think I repeated something that the third told me about friends once, but she hugged me afterward. Funny enough SHE gave me a kiss on the cheek to... What is it with girls and kissing anyways? Then all of a sudden she notices that it's raining and takes off for home saying that her aunt will be worried. I sat there for a while after she left... I bet a solid five minutes for sure, and then I realized what had been so weird about the whole thing. (Aside from the fact she was nice to me) when she kissed me I didn't get that tingly feeling that I did when Hinata kissed me. Well that got me thinking, and I realized that I hadn't felt it when Ino kissed me either... weird huh? Granny Tsunade told me not to worry about it though... oh well.

This is Uzumaki Naruto, Future sixth Hokage, signing off


Hello again Diary,

it's been a busy couple of months for me lately, In fact I don't think I'd have bothered writing in you again if I hadn't run into the Teme… as usual It was raining today, and I was feeling a little more settled than usual, so I decided to go down to the river and skip stones instead of walking around, and do you know who I ran into? The king of Ice-cold himself, Uchiha Sasuke. At first I was just going to pass him by, I've got to admit that I"ve been avoiding him since I brought him back… The thought of him trying to kill me again is a bit of a deterrent you know, but then I figured 'what the hell' and I walked over and sat down. I know he knew I was there before he could see me, but He didn't say anything for a bit… Probably not dramatic enough for him, but after a while he kinda sloooowwwwllly turns his head toward me, and raises an eyebrow all cool like, and then after another minute he asks me. "Kinda calm today ain't cha?"

Well I wasn't about to let him get to me, so I just kinda Slowly glance over at him, and then I shrugged and replied "Ya, well, Rain does that to me." All cool like, after all I couldn't let him one-up me. He stares at me for a second and then shrugs and goes back to looking at the river. After a while he starts taking to me, he tells me about admiring his brother, tells me about the betrayal and rage he felt when his brother confessed to killing his clan. And then he says something to me that just shocked the hell outta me, he turns his head all slow like again, and he looks at me as though he's searching for something on my face, and then He starts talking about finding it odd how Sakura keeps chasing him no matter how hard he tries to push her away. He talks about how he's actually starting to miss her when she's not around. And THEN he asks… not demands mind you, he ASKS me whether or not I think he's doing the right thing going after his brother.

I gotta admit that for a moment I panicked, not that I let him see that of course, to buy time I look back out over the river, and then it hits me, I lean foreword and prop my arms up on my knees, and cool as you please I say. "It's not my place to tell you what you are doing is right or wrong, but Personally I think that if you aren't happy with your life right now, then you are doing something wrong." And then I lean back again. We're both quite for a minute or two, and then he gets up and starts walking away. He's just about past me when all of a sudden he stops and puts a hand on my shoulder, and says. "Thanks Naruto, you've given me a lot to think about. I know that I've never thanked you, and I know that I haven't been the friend you deserve, but I just want you to know, I do appreciate everything you've done for me." And then he walks off… Odd that, I never knew how much I wanted him to thank me until he did it, but once he did… once he really acknowledged me… he's not all that bad a guy you know. Maybe, just maybe he's redeemable after all…

Ahh well, enough melancholy shit. Until next time, this Is Uzumaki Naruto, signing off.


AN: Probably not done, but all i'm willing to do at the moment.