Being called idiots was not the first impression they were hoping to make. Team 7 were sitting on the roof of the academy building. Above them were the faces of the Great Hokages.

"So…" Kakashi started "First the introductions. Tell me about yourselves, things you like, hate, goals, hobbies, that kind of stuff."

"Why don't you introduce yourself first?" Naruto added annoyed.

"Ok…well, I'm Kakashi Hatake, things I like…hmm…things I hate…I don't feel like telling you…my hobbies…I have lots of hobbies… goals…haven't thought about it… your turn."

Naruto was even more annoyed now "He just told us his name…" he whispered to Hinata. She nodded, not bothering to even blush because she was actually annoyed too.

"Alright, blondie you first."

Naruto frowned at the nickname but continued ''I'm Naruto Uzumaki! I like Ichiraku ramen and cup ramen! I hate the three minutes you have to wait after you pour the water in the cup. My hobbies are pranks and gardening I guess…and my dream is…to be the greatest Hokage ever! Then the whole village will have to look up to me! Believe it!"

Hinata was smiling at the first part of Naruto's speech but blushing at the second part.

"Gardening? H-he l-likes g-gardening too…m-maybe we could-" But her thoughts were interrupted.

"Now it's the young lady's turn." said Kakashi.

Hinata blushed "Oh!...well…I am Hinata Hyuga, I like cinnamon buns and… zenzai and g-gardening also… I dislike shrimp and crab…my hobbies are pressing flowers and…my goal is to m-make my f-father proud of me…

"Ok. Now you…" Kakashi said looking at Sasuke.

"Hn…I'm Sasuke Uchiha, I hate a lot of things and I don't really like anything…my goals are to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone…"

Naruto was looking at him with a scared expression on his face."What an emo creep…I hope it's not me he wants to destroy…"

To some girls Sasuke might have seemed cool and mysterious but Hinata didn't thinks so. "Oh dear…he will be very hard to approach…"

And neither did Kakashi "Just what I thought…not good…" he sighed "Ok…that's it for today, meet me at the training ground 4 tomorrow at 7 AM, bring your weapons and don't have breakfast…so you don't puke…dismissed." He said with his one-eyed smile and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"I'm out of here…" Sasuke said and jumped over the roofs and quickly got out of sight.

"Tch…and so much for being a team…" Naruto said annoyed. " Hey Hinata, you got anything to do now?" he said looking at her flashing a smile.

She blushed "Oh, umm, no...I don't…" she said looking away twiddling her fingers.

"So how about ramen? My treat."

Hinata's heart skipped a beat and her face flushed. She couldn't believe it, was her crush asking her on a date?

"Umm…sure." She quickly said.

Naruto was beaming "Alright! Ichiraku's it is! Come on, you'll love it I promise!" He said with a big grin grabbing Hinata's hand and dragging her in the direction of the ramen stand.

"Oh my…oh goodness…oh dear…he…he's h-holding my hand…h-his h-hand is so warm…don't faint, you can't faint!"

The inner Hinata was freaking out the entire walk to Ichiraku. The aroma of cooked ramen snapped her out of her thoughts. Naruto lifted the flap and they entered greeting Ayame and Teuchi.

"Hey old man, hey Ayame! Two bowls of miso with extra pork!" Naruto yelled happily.

The two turned around to greet them and saw Naruto and Hinata holding hands.

"I see you brought a companion" Teuchi said. "Your girlfriend?" Ayame added.

"Huh? Oh no, Hinata and I are just friends. Teammates actually!" Naruto said not letting go of her hand even after they took a seat.

"Oh?" Ayame replied "Wait, aren't there supposed to be 3 of you?"

"Yeah but guess who that is? It's Sasuke! Can you believe it?! I didn't ask him to come but I know that even if I did he'd say 'hn' which means 'no' so I didn't bother." Naruto said angrily.

Ayame giggled. "Oh, dear. You're on a team with Sasuke?" Ayame asked then looked at Hinata "Is he a pain like Naruto says he is?"

Hinata didn't know how to answer. The only thing she was thinking about was that her fingers were still intertwined with Naruto's.

"Well…" she managed to stammer out "He is nothing l-like Naruto…to put it like that…"

"And" Naruto interrupted "Hinata said she thinks I'm nice so that means that Sasuke is an ass. She's the only girl not after the bastard so that means she's smarter and better than all the other girls and that's why I wanted you to meet her!" then he smiled at Hinata.

Ayame smiled, she was glad Naruto found someone who liked him.

Hinata's face flushed and she felt like her heart was going to beat out of her chest. Naruto thought she was smart and better that the other girls, but, is she better than Sakura? Her question was about to get answered as Ayame asked:

"All the girls? Even Sakura?" she smirked at Naruto.

Hinata's breath caught in her throat, she slowly turned her head towards him.

Naruto thought for a moment then grinned "Yeah! Even better than Sakura!"

Hinata's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't stop a small tear from running down her cheek. She hid her face in her hands hoping to hide the growing blush which kept getting darker as Naruto continued:

"She doesn't hit me like Sakura does, and she's nice and quiet and she didn't make fun of me like the others did. I'm glad she's on my team but Sasuke just ruins it. Plus, he's got this ambition of 'destroying somebody' I seriously don't know why girls are drooling over him, I mean, I'm better than him, I'm nicer, funny and I'm cuddly too. Believe it!"

Naruto huffed, he let go of her hand and crossed his arms while the others giggled at him. After Hinata's face returned to it's normal ivory color their orders came and they quietly enjoyed their meal.

Even Hinata was enjoying it with an occasional 'Mmm…'which made Naruto smile.

He was glad she liked his favorite food, she was the first girl to say yes to his invitation.

He wondered why he didn't ask her before. He glanced at her. She was quietly nibbling on a piece of pork. Her hand reached out sliding her side bang behind her ear. Naruto realized that she's the only girl with short hair he knows.

Hinata saw that he stopped eating, turning her head in his direction their eyes met and she blushed again "Was…was h-he l-looking at me?"

"What is it Naruto?" she quietly asked.

Naruto smiled softly "You're really pretty, y'know?"

Hinata's eyes went wide, her blush intensified and her whole body started to shake.

The two were pulled out of their trance when Ayame let out a squeal "Awww…"

Naruto looked at Ayame and raised an eyebrow "What? She is."

The rest of their meal was a blur to Hinata and after he paid for the food he saw that it was getting late so he offered to walk her home. She barely nodded and grabbing her hand again they made their way to the Hyuga compound.

"Um…where do you live exactly?" he asked awkwardly.

"T-this w-way…" she pointed with her free hand because the one that Naruto was holding felt numb, warm and tingly.

When they finally got to the compound he let go of her hand and they said their goodbyes.

Hinata slipped into her room glad that she avoided her father. Later that night she couldn't sleep, the events that just happened replaying in her mind. This was the best day of her life. Naruto called her pretty. No, really pretty. She squealed into her pillow.

"I didn't know it was possible that I could love him even more…" She quietly whispered to herself, yawning she closed her eyes ready to see him again in her dreams…