Disclaimer - Don't own Naruto, never will
It was sunny by the time he got to the ramen shop, but it was cool out so he didn't have to worry about it getting too hot.
"Oi, old man! A miso ramen!" shouted Naruto as he entered.
"Oh, is that you again Naruto? You have some money this time?"
"Yhea yhea gramps, I have money," he said waving his hand.
"Haha, okay kid one miso coming up!"
The sounds of pots and pans clinking soon filled the small shop as Naruto waited on a stool.. Konoha was just starting to awaken as it's people crowed the streets. He leaned back and watched the people pass by, running off to do their daily errands. He saw a little girl playing tag in the street with some of her friends. She looked so happy as she ducked and weaved out of the reach of a boy trying to get her. He gave himself a sad smile and couldn't help but feel a little lonely. When was the last time he went out to dinner with his teammates? Or even lunch? It always seemed like Sasuke was busy brooding over something he couldn't put his finger on, and Sakura never went anywhere with him unless Sasuke tagged along. The only people he could really go out and have a fun time with were Iruka and Shikamaru. And even then, they were busy most of the time. With Shikamaru doing chunin missions and reports and Iruka teaching class all the time, he found himself eating alone more frequently as the days went by.
"Hey brat, you daydreaming?"
"Hun?" said Naruto snapping back to reality.
"Orders up kiddo."
"Oh! Thanks."
He grinned as he split his chopsticks and dug in.
Hinata walked around the estate, trying to find her father. It was required to ask for his permission before leaving the grounds. Walking through the maze like corridors, she peeked in every room trying to find him.
"What are you doing here?"
Hinata spun around quickly and gasped. "Oh…N…Neji-kun…"
"This is our part of the estate. What bings you here, Hinata-sama?" he said his last words dripping with sarcasm.
"I…I…was j…just looking f..for my father, N-neji- kun…"
"I don't think he'd come here of all places."
"Mmm…okay…" she said with her head bowed. "I'll j…just leave then…"
"Hmph."
Hinata turned around quickly and briskly tried to get away from him as possible. She was still scared of him from what he did to her in the chunin exams. Even though he apologized, she still felt threatened by him. Not looking at where she was going, she bumped into someone coming out of a doorway, falling to the ground.
"Ita…" she moaned as she hit the wood floors.
"Hinata. What are you doing here?"
She looked up and saw her father staring down at her.
"Fa…Father. I…I was just w…wondering if I could go into the village…" she said meekly.
Hiashi sneered at her with a look of utter disgust in his eyes. He'd tried training her form the time she was 5, but with no avail. In his eyes, he saw no talent and a shame to the Hyuga clan. He cared not what she did with her life as long as she was away from him.
"Go on. Get out of here. Quickly before I change my mind!" he yelled at her.
Hinata nodded and quickly got up from the floor. It was rare that he would let her out except for team practice, so she briskly moved away from him before he changed his mind. She cut across the courtyard and came to the front gates. The smiled at the guard and signed the sign out sheet. The guard nodded and removed the locks from the gate. Hinata thanked him and stepped out into the shining sun.
a/n
not much happening here either. It'll pick up soon, I think.
