Naruto P.O.V

I stood there smiling and waited for her to respond. Just a moment ago she had completely overthrown a man twice her size and now she was cowering behind a stall. I barely understood what had happened. I was completely prepared to sport a huge bruise for the rest of the day but instead I found a girl with amaranth eyes posed between me and my assailant. Her eyes were gorgeous and frightening.

It took her some time to catch her breath. Upon closer inspection I was able to confirm that she was in fact a beautiful girl. She looked so delicate and fragile but the previous event showed otherwise. She looked up at me and simply stared as if in trance.

"Well, um, thank you for saving me back there." I said trying to engage her. She broke out of her stupor and just nodded her head. Her face was turned to the ground once more.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. How about you?"

"H-H-Hinata H-Hyuuga." She replied shyly.

"That's a pretty name." I smiled hoping to loosen her attitude a bit. Jiraiya taught me that the easiest way to get on a girl's good side was to compliment her. She sat herself down on a low standing wall.

"So what happened back there?" I laughed as I sat next to her. She fidgeted a bit and moved away to maintain some distance. It was strange but I wasn't going to make her feel uncomfortable.

"I-I'm sorry."

"For what? That was the coolest thing I've ever seen. What was that thing you did with your eyes?" She looked up at me in mild shock.

"You're n-n-not from around h-here are y-you?" I was taken aback. Was it that obvious?

"Heh, yeah." I said rubbing the back of my head. "You could say I'm pretty new to the area. So was that some kind of special ability?"

"It's a b-bloodline l-l-limit c-called the B-Byakugan. I-It l-l-lets me see ch-chakra p-points."

It was my turn to be shocked. Knowledge of chakra is only taught to those enrolled in military services. This girl looked like she had never even stepped into an academy.

"Well that's really freaking cool." She smiled up me and it looked as if she was starting to warm up to my presence.

"So wh-what b-b-brings you h-here?"

"Well I came here to train. Just practice and stuff, you know?" I left my answer intentionally vague. From my personal experience, not too many people look kindly on someone who says they're from the Ruts. She seemed nice but I wasn't going to risk a potential friendship so early on.

DING! DONG! DING! DOOOOONG!

"Oh n-no! I r-really must go. I have t-to m-m-meet someone!" She gently dropped down from the wall and landed gracefully on the pavement. I, however, catapulted myself clumsily in front of her.

"It was really nice meeting you! We should meet again sometime! Since I just got here I don't really know that many people so it'd be great if you could show me around!"

"Y-yes th-th-that would be n-nice." One hand held her elbow as the other fidgeted with a sleeve. She was looking at the ground again.

"So same time same place tomorrow?" I said lowering my head to make eye contact with her. She backed away quickly.

"Y-Yes." Hinata nervously moved her head to the side. It might have been my imagination but the sunburn was starting to get worse.

"I'll see you later then HINATA!" I shouted as she started to walk away. She looked back one last time to give me a small wave.

Hinata P.O.V.

I couldn't stop smiling the entire way to Tenten. Only a few minutes ago a dazzling boy pulled me aside and we had to most marvelous conversation. I thought back to what we had spoken about and my face started to flush. I had been so nervous and shy and everything I said seemed so stupid and unintelligent. Why he would want to meet me again was a mystery.

As I raced down the streets, not caring who looked or noticed my behavior, I laughed aloud. It was the first time I had ever felt so giddy with nervous joy. My heart was skipping and happiness was bubbling through me.

I spotted Tenten at the stall examining a small kunai as she chatted up the owner. I approached her silently, a smile still playing on my lip. She turned her head to look at me and I could see confusion.

"What's going on? Did something good happen?" She placed the kunai down, waved a goodbye to the merchant, and walked with me through the crowd.

"There was this boy. And he wanted this apple and I saved him, well, he was hungry and I thought I'd help him and-"

"Whoa there! Slow down a second. What are you talking about." She laughed as I continued to trip over my words. I had so much to tell her and since it was all so fresh I didn't know how to explain the events. Finally I calmed down a bit and gave her a detailed story.

"Hinata!" She exclaimed with an enormous smile on her face. "I think you have a crush on this guy!"

"What? No! I just met him."

"Well I'm not saying you love him but the way you're talking about him seems pretty in love to me." Tenten tickled my sides and I let out a laugh. Maybe she was right but how could I not start to develop feeling for him. He was heroic and charming. The most charismatic and vivacious person I had ever met. He seemed so comfortable with himself and so willing to meet knew people. I couldn't imagine anyone who wouldn't have felt the same as I did.

"And you're going to meet him again! I'm calling it now, you're gonna fall for this guy." She stretched out her hands in the air and looked at me knowingly. Secretly, I already knew I was.

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