"You probably think you're all that just because you're a Hyuga!"
"N-no...!" Hinata stuttered out
"Look at her eyes, so disgusting!"
Hinata's eyes began watering up as one of the three boys shoved her to the ground, her butt hitting the snow.
"Apologize!" One of the boys ordered
Hinata made an 'eep' sound opening her mouth to apologize "I-I-"
"Oi, she doesn't have to apologize to dumbasses like you, ttebayo!"
"Hn, losers like you should scram"
"Bullies often bully others because they themselves are insecure. Face your insecurities instead of making others feel bad"
Hinata looked behind the three boys to see a trio of kids her age, but she could see that there was something about them. Something about the passive face they gave the boys made her shiver slightly.
It was the one on the right, a blond boy with blue eyes that raised his hands in surrender "We don't like beating up the weak" he informed
Hinata noted that he sounded so sure of himself, borderline arrogant.
"Huh? What's that supposed to mean punk?"
Next it was the one on the left, the boy with raven hair and onyx eyes, that smirked "It means piss off losers"
The bullies seemed to get even more provoked
And finally the one in the middle, a girl with pink hair and green eyes, walked up to the ringleader of the bullies with her hand outstretched. "Boys, we don't want to damage our reputations, do we? So I suggest we all just forget everything that happened here" she politely smiled
The ringleader looked at her hand before slapping it away
It all happened in a flash.
Suddenly the ringleader was on his stomach and the girl had both his arms in her grasp, her feet planted on his back.
The other two boys were restrained by the blond and raven head as well. But the two bullies merely had themselves in a choke hold.
The girl's smile turned into a more sinister one as she lightly pushed at the hands, Hinata winced hearing the cracks.
"Boys will be boys I suppose, so I'll have to talk in your language. Scram or get a ticket to the hospital. Which one will it be?"
Hinata noted that the girl's companions now had sinister smiles as well.
"We s-scram" the ringleader choked out
"Nice choice~! But, if we ever see any of you messing with the girl or even look at her in the wrong way, well let's just say the cemetery will have three new coffins, understood?"
Although there was so many things wrong with that phrase Hinata was touched that these three strangers would go so far for a weakling like her.
"We understand!" The ringleader cried with the other two nodding along
The trio shared a glance before letting the boys go. The bullies wasted no time in immediately running away.
The blond laughed loudly, "Look at them run with their tails behind their backs!"
"Their agility isn't half bad" the girl noted.
"The one I was holding pissed himself" the onyx eyed boy noted
Hinata stood there awkwardly before she shivered because of the winter breeze.
As if on cue she felt a warm piece of clothing being wrapped around her
"Girls aren't cute when we have red noses"
Hinata stared at the girl in front of her "T-thank you for s-saving me"
"Anytime, but you should thank Naruto. He was the one who noticed you" the girl pointed at the blond who grinned at Hinata
"How could I miss a cute mouse like her?" Naruto questioned
"Hn, don't listen to anything people like that say" the raven head, an Uchiha, told her
"Teme's right, they're idiots. Train hard and prove them wrong, okay?" Naruto asked
Hinata meekly nodded, once again touched by these three's words
The girl then flicked her one the forehead "And your eyes are beautiful. Especially the lavender tint they have."
"Hinata-sama!"
"I-I have t-to go now" Hinata informed the three sadly, she wished she had more time to talk to them, maybe they could have become friends
"We'll see you around" Naruto waved at her with a grin
"When the academy starts" the Uchiha clarified
"Bye-bye Hinata-chan" the girl winked
Hinata nodded at the three, and as she walked away she couldn't help but wonder if that meant that they were friends
Meanwhile Sakura shivered before feeling two pieces of cloth being wrapped around her neck, orange and blue.
"A pretty girl like you shouldn't be shivering Sakura-chan"
"Hn"
Sakura smiled at her two boys as she looped her arms around both of theirs. "Befriending the Hyuga heiress was surprising" she noted
"Political connections can help us. Especially if anyone gives Naruto any troubles" Sasuke mused
"So our current goal is to make connections?" Naruto summed up
"Why not? If we're lucky we may even get more Taijutsu skills in our arsenal" Sakura shrugged
"We already have Hyuga, Sarutobi and Uchiha" Naruto noted
"Akimichi, Yamanaka, Nara, Aburame and Inuzuka. Those clans have heirs around our ages according to my mom. And my mom goes to the Yamanaka flower shop from time to time so it won't be suspicious" Sakura muttered
"Then it's settled" Sasuke said
"Yeah, did you guys see the look that Hyuga chick had? She looked at us like we were gods or something" Naruto asked
Sakura giggled, "We earned a fan, this will probably benefit us greatly"
"Hn, I've been wondering about the gentle fist style my father detests"
"Uchiha, always stealing moves" Naruto gave a mock sigh earning a scowl and giggle
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"Mebuki-chan, good morning! Oh? Who's that?"
Sakura burried her face in her mother's dress to hide her devious smile and give the impression of a shy child.
"This is my daughter, Sakura. She's a bit shy" Mebuki informed gently coercing Sakura into stop hiding
Sakura immediately gave a clumsy bow "H-hello!"
"Oh my, she's so cute! You came just in time, my daughter's in the back. Would you like to meet her Sakura-chan?"
"I-is she a bully?" Sakura stuttered shyly
"She most certainly is not. Quite the opposite. I'm sure you two will get along and maybe she'll even help you come out of your shell sweetie"
"O-okay then..." Sakura agreed ducking her head behind her mother again to hide her victorious smirk
"She is so precious~!"
And on that day Ino Yamanaka declared Sakura Haruno her "new mega best friend for life forever and always"
Sakura would like to say that the girl is too bubbly for her, but aside from that was very good at gossiping.
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"And then Itachi-"
"-fireball-"
"-Whoosh!"
Sasuke ignored his favorite cousin, hs eyes trailing on two boys his age. One was chubby and the other had pineapple like hairstyle.
Subtly Sasuke made sure to follow them as far as he could as Shisui continued rambling on about his spar with Itachi.
Honestly, Sasuke didn't know why Itachi even sent Shisui to hang out with him from time to time. A way to appease guilt for neglecting him perhaps?
Sasuke didn't really care, he loves his brother. And he understands that his brother was busy. But that doesn't mean that he liked skipping out on training with Sakura and Naruto. He'd scowl when his mind would falsely begin thinking that the two may get closer and leave him behind.
'But maybe this time luck is on my side' he thought to himself as the two boys stood a few inches away from a Dango store. The chubby one with a face of longing.
"Let's get some Dango for big brother" Sasuke stated dragging Shisui into the shop.
On that day Chouji received a whole box of dango from a maybe friend and classmate whike Shikamaru realized that despite being jerks in general, some Uchiha can be nice. And some Uchiha like Shisui even defies the jerk stereotype the clan had going on.
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"I'll see you around then Tenten-chan!" Naruto waved at his new friend, the daughter of one of the only weapon shop owner that didn't treat him differently.
"Yeah, remember to come by on Friday with your friends!" Tenten waved back
"I will, dattebayo!" Naruto assured
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"May I ask what you're doing?" Sakura asked crouching down next to a boy wearing a white coat
"...looking for fireflies"
"But they only come out at night"
The boy seemed surprised judging by his body language, "I see, thank you"
"You're from the Aburame clan, so how come you don't know that?" Sakura curiously asked
"I'm focusing on my clan techniques first. Why you ask? One should know themself better before trying to know more about others"
Sakura could swear she read that line in a book, her inner bookworm tingling "But why search for fireflies then?"
"A gift for a friend..."
"Ah, then may I help?"
The boy stared at her through his shades
Sakura smiled offering her hand "In exchange you'll help me and some friends catch butterflies on Sunday" she bargained
He took her hand, and Sakura ignored the few bugs that crawled on her hands mentally noting to get Naruto some gloves
Naruto was scared of bugs after all.
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Tears streamed down Naruto's face, he rubbed as his eyes desperately trying to stop the waterworks
"Crying isn't manly Naruto-kun"
"But, it's just so sad, dattebayo! You're so strong, training hard anyways!"
"I don't enjoy others pitying me"
"I'm not pitying you! I'm awed by you bushy-eyebrows. From now on I'll walk that path with you, I'll help you become a Taijutsu master, that's a promise of a lifetime!"
Lee's eyes teared up, "No one has ever been this kind to me before"
"Well, they're all jerks! Come here bushy-eyebrows!"
And in the act of a new founded bromance the two shared a hug. Passerby would swear there was a sunset behind the two.
Might Guy's very own Genjutsu was inspired by this touching scene he happened upon while training
"How youthful! Yosh, in a symbol of my youth I'll run five hundred laps around Konoha!" He declared
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"Tch, I can't believe Bitch-sensei forced us to pay for her food" Naruto grumbled
"Hn, I propose revenge"
"I agree, I was planning on buying a sundress for myself" Sakura sighed
The desire to see Sakura wearing a dress fueled the two boys' need for revenge
"Aren't we missing something?" Naruto suddenly asked
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A/n : Quick paced, I know. But I didn't want to have 500 word chapter for each encounter so I merely strung them together
And some of you are wondering if this is a time travel fic, no it isn't.
This is a story of a darker version of team seven, wherein the three are anti-heroes.
Why do they seem like they know everything? It'll be explained eventually.
Why does things seem light right now? Dude, they're still young. Wait five years