Demon Thinking

Demon Talking

Human Thinking

Dream

Hinata dried her tears and watched as Kuu left to do whatever yet her very out of character moment struck the girl and with some hesitation called out to the Wolf. Kuu stopped walking and slightly turned her head to the side and waited for the girl to come up o her.

"Why did you…?"

"Don't get me wrong, I just couldn't stand that boy making you cry. I wasn't the cause of it so it shouldn't have continued."

The Wolf gave a huff which Hinata knew that there was no arguing with her. Slightly unconvinced but willing to take the explanation Hinata just sighed and made her way to an empty chair in the back of the class. She felt suddenly drained of all energy especially when she realized that Kuu was lying down right in front of her so all she could see was a mane of red and gray. The girl huffed but said nothing, it wasn't worth it and Kuu would probably just get mad.

Groaning softly and placing her head on her arms she barely heard the sound of a scraping chair and the lightest touch of other body against her own. Opening her eyes and turning her head she saw the somewhat fuzzy outline of Naruto with his head on his arms leaning against her. Hinata didn't know how to take this and remained silent but at the same time she didn't push the boy away. Mentally shaking her head, Hinata closed her eyes again and fell into a doze not realizing that something…weird was going to happen.

Iruka came in and with a louder than usual voice announced that all of them were ninja and would now be assigned into a three man squad led by a Jonin who will further their training in order to get stronger. Naruto and Hinata were positively knocked out by now and as such never heard Iruka but Kuu did. The Wolf smiled to herself and briefly wondered who these kids would be paired with and who would be their instructor. The Wolf walked unnoticed by the back door of the class and sat down, waiting for the fun to begin.

One by one groups of young Genin left the class until only Hinata, Naruto and a boy named Sasuke were left. Kuu looked at the raven haired boy and felt her hackles raise, she didn't like the sense of foreboding that came from him and briefly wondered if she should kill him. Extending her claws she loomed over the unsuspecting boy but abandoned her murder attempt as the door opened.

A young woman in her mid 20s with dark hair walked in with an expression of disinterest and slight boredom as her grey-brown eyes took in the three before her. Naruto and Hinata were still sleeping yet Naruto was leaning more heavily onto Hinata which seemed to put Kuu on edge. With a not so gentle bite to the hand she sent Hinata scrambling upright, the momentum causing Naruto to fall over and wake up as well. Sasuke gave the two a blank stare before turning back around and sighing.

The Woman cracked a smile but it soon vanished when saw Kuu clearly for the first time. The Wolf stared back at her and smiled, all the while licking Hinata's blood off her lips.

"It's been a while, Anko. Tell me have you gotten stronger and will I have to extend my teaching circle?"

"You bitch!"

Dodging the kunai thrown at her the Wolf simply shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. "My, that was terrible, I wonder how you lasted so long if this is the best you can do."

Anko gritted her teeth and without any thought of the consequences, rushed towards Kuu who stared at her with boredom before moving at the last second. With a quick slash of her claws she sent Anko crashing to the floor while Kuu landed neatly on her paws.

Anko quickly got to her feet and glaring daggers at Kuu called to the young Genin to help her. Naruto was still slightly out of it, Sasuke remained where he was and Hinata hung back, looking from Kuu to Anko and back again.

"What are you waiting for?! Help me kill her!"

Hinata fidgeted under Anko's glare and tried not to look into the sneering gaze of the Wolf before sighing heavily and backing away. "I can't, Kuu will…"

Without saying anything else Hinata backed off, leaving the whole group confused. Anko narrowed her eyes and looked from Hinata to Kuu and back again before realization hit her.

"You…helped this child, you made a deal with her, why?!"

Kuu just smiled and shrugged. "The girl wanted strength, so I'm giving it to her."

Naruto stared the Wolf once she said that and tried to grasp the meaning behind her words, it was obvious the Kuu was dangerous so why would Hinata willingly go to her. The boy tipped his head to the side, his brow furrowed in deep thought. Hinata heard what the Wolf and clenched her fists, taking a step forward and mustering all of her courage to say, "I didn't have a choice, when faced with death one would do anything to stay alive. Even make a deal with the devil."

Naruto opened his eyes and stared pityingly at the girl while offering his hand. "Hinata…"

Anko clenched her teeth and in a moment of anger yelled at the girl who jumped in surprise and lowered her head. "You idiot, do you know what you have done?! This is not a game you should be playing, that beast is too dangerous for someone like you to handle!"

Hinata picked up her head and glared at the older woman, "You don't think I know that?! I didn't want to die. There was a chance for me to live and I took it…."

Naruto took a step towards her as she trailed off and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hinata, what is it? What else is there?"

The Hyuuga heiress turned her head away and walked out of the classroom, suddenly looking very tired. "Nothing Naruto-kun, it's nothing."

Kuu's purple eyes narrowed in thought before turning towards Anko and cheekily asking her, "Do you think that you could expand some of your precious time with me? There's something I want to try."

The Jonin glared hatefully at the Wolf and growled; she then turned her attention to the two boys still in the room. "You two, go home. You will not be assigned to a Jonin instructor today. Come to the Hokage's office tomorrow and he will figure something out for you."

She watched as Naruto's face fell in disappointment and fidgeted uncomfortably at it. No doubt he was waiting a long time for this day. Closing her eyes, the dark haired woman sighs and with a little more force sends the two off.

She then moves to Kuu and nods bitterly. "Well let's get this over with."

The Wolf smiled and tracking Hinata's scent, followed the girl to her location. While on the move Anko continued to glare daggers into Kuu's back which the canine ignored to concentrate on finding her…disciple. Yes, could work for now.

Hinata had not gone very far when she stopped beside a tree and leaned against it, the girl was so out of it she didn't realized Naruto standing in front of her until he poked her causing her to jump.

The blonde raised his arms in a defenseless manner until Hinata recognize him and sighed.

"There's more to the story then what you'd told, isn't it?"

Hinata flinched at his word yet nodded. "I don't really want to talk about it right now."

She then slid down to the ground and bunched her knees to her chest before resting her chin on them, staring up at Naruto who joined her and sat in the same position as her.

For a moment everything was quiet and the two remained wrapped in their own thoughts before Naruto spoke up, picking his words carefully.

"As you know not many villagers like me and I don't have many friends. It gets lonely sometimes. I just want them to know I'm here and for them to say my name, even if it is because I'm in trouble. But…that gets tiresome after a while; I don't want the villagers to just see me as a prankster. I want them to be able to see me as a friend. I want to be friends with them."

Hinata turned her head slightly at Naruto and clearly heard the longing in his voice yet he didn't cry. She could feel tears gathering in her eyes and he realized that she was crying for him. She shook her head and after a moment came a decision.

"I'll be your friend, Naruto-kun."

Once again silence reigned between while Naruto took in what the girl said. He lowered his head and a small smile began to creep upon his features.

"Thanks…Hinata-chan. I want to be your friend too."

Then without a word, the two leaned against one another and fell asleep; happy to have finally found a friend in each other.

A/N:Yeah I know it's late, I was busy, enjoy.