Disclaimer I don't own Naruto, If I did I would have had someone point Naruto into Hinata's direction. Literally all it would have took was a few words and their relationship would have blossomed.

NaruHina: Love you or Hate You Rewritten

Chapter 4: A Push In The Right Direction

Looking with a shine in his blue eyes Naruto's team his students were arguing, they still haven't made much progress since they started, but the slight smile, his team now had as they argued was a step in the right direction.

Sure, he would prefer they didn't argue at all, but considering what they were like he knew that was asking too much.

"Yo losers!" The boisterous voice called, putting a halt to his own team's arguing his three students glaring at the source of the voice.

'As usual, they are only in sync when someone insults them.' Naruto thought looking the same way his students were now glaring at. As luck would have it, it was the genin team under the command of one of the people he would need for his mission.

A boy with spiky brown hair that stop at the nape of his neck. Sharp slitted eyes, a red fang tattoo on each check was walking towards his team with that I'm better then you look in his eye. He wore a simple sleeveless jacket with black fur on the hems and grey on all other parts of the jacket. Underneath was a black t-shirt and a necklet with three fangs on it could be seen wrapped around his neck. He wore plain black ninja pants and sandals; the exception though was the belt used had a silver wolf buckle on it. Walking next to him was silver dog pup that looked closer to a wolf then dog, with bright yellow eyes that had the same bestial look as his master.

"What do you want dog breath?" Takeshi was the first to question his teammates glaring at the new boy.

"Dog breath like I haven't heard that before, just because we're better than you isn't a reason to call us names." The boy taunted. This boy was Kai Inuzuka, his Ninken partner was named Ginmaru.

"Kai please don't…" A quiet voice spoke up. Walking up next to him was a girl, slightly smaller in height compared to the boy. Like him she too had brown hair, except unlike his shaggy and spiky hair hers was silkily smooth going down all the way to her shoulders. Her eyes were hazel, but easily shifted to almost golden colour depending on the light. She wore a light pink ninja kimono that was almost white in colour in the right light, the kimono showed off impressive assets for her age making Kanna frown taking a glance at her own chest. Underneath she wore a fishnet shirt, the finishing part of this out feet was a short pink skirt that didn't hinder her movements in any way along with normal blue ninja sandals.

"Harumi what's wrong with teaching these losers their place." Kai scoffed back, his rough demeanour scaring the poor girl.

Despite the anger in his tone, she didn't back down, glancing to Naruto's team. "B-Because it's rude!" She girl voice defensively, glaring and pouting at her own teammate.

With a roll of his eyes and a sigh Kai responded back to the girl. "Fine, but only because you're so cute." Were his words, but Harumi ignored it used to his flirty behaviour.

"S-So Sorry about that Takeshi-Kun…" She bowed a slight pink to her checks matching her outfit. She was Harumi Kinsen Kai teammate and the female member of team 8. Unlike the bad boy Kai Harumi was a sweet girl that was always the peace maker when their teams got together.

"Kai-San instead of provoking them, why don't you just prove who is better." The final member of team 8 was also a boy. He had neat black in bowl cut, round glasses over brown eyes. The boy wore a grey jacket with green ninja pants both a plain design.

The last member of team 8 was Toshio Kagami a smart boy that didn't like fighting and while he didn't exactly love team 7. He hated Kai attitude more always telling the arrogant boy to prove with action instead of bragging needlessly.

These three made up team 8 under the command of Naruto's old classmate Kiba Inuzuka.

"I agree with Toshio I'm more than happy to put you in your place."

"You tell him Shinji-Kun."

Shinji was always ready for a fight, while the boys didn't have any bad blood between them for some reason unknown to team 7 Kai was always picking a fight with their team after they graduated.

"Now, now, no fighting you two, you're in the middle of the street and in front of the Hokage tower." Naruto remined both causing both boys to scoff at one another.

"Anyway, do you guys know where I can find your sensei?" Naruto asked politely.

"Why would you want to know?" Kai glared at the Jonin refusing to tell him, but his female teammate was more than willing to make up for her teammate's rudeness.

"He's at training ground 8 with Shino-Sensei." Harumi bowed in respect and apology.

"Thank you." Naruto smiled, he was about to wave off to his team when he heard Takeshi ask Kana a question, he told him not to.

"Kanna-Chan want to get ramen with me?" Naruto looking to the boy with a tried look.

'Not again.' Naruto turned to Harumi seeing a hurt look on the girl's face, her eyes not leaving Takashi's form. Her eyes showed a silent sadness Naruto was all too familiar with.

"For the last time, I don't want ramen!" Kanna answered like always, but Naruto made note that she didn't hit him this time which was certainly progress.

"Oh, come on." Takeshi tried begging, whittling down what little patients his teammate had.

Before Kanna changed her mind and hit Takeshi Naruto decided to speak to the boy about the issue once more. "Takeshi…" Calling the boy over and out the way, Naruto gave him some advice.

"What have I told you about asking Kanna out all the time…" Takeshi was going to respond, but Naruto didn't let him. "Listen don't try and force it, if it happens, it happens, but first try being friends. I know you like her, but feelings that you try and push on her are only going to annoy her." Naruto spoke from experience, as well as personal opinion that the girl wasn't right for the boy. Kanna juts had a short fuse for anyone, but Shinji and to someone like Takeshi who was all over the place the two just didn't match well.

"I know, but what's wrong with asking her to get ramen as a friend." Naruto rolled his eyes slightly, no matter how many times he's explained Takeshi never seems to get it.

"If you're inviting her as a friend invite someone else otherwise, she's going to think you're trying to rope her into a date." Takeshi pouted, knowing his sensei was right, but the only one he could invite was Shinji and that wouldn't help him get closer to the girl.

"Also, why not try someone else, maybe another girl would accept." Naruto eyes gazed at Harumi who was speaking to Kanna.

"Like who? All other girl are fangirls as well. There's no one who isn't interested in Shinji." Takeshi spoke, he did like Kanna she was smart and pretty. He has thought of asking other girls out, but not a single one wasn't into the damn Temee.

"What about Harumi?" Naruto spoke, knowing the girl was just like his Hime back in their genin days. It was easy to spot that she had a thing for Takeshi, but didn't have the bravery to approach him.

"S-Shes…." Takeshi looked at his sensei a shameful look in his eyes. "Weird…" That single word was like an arrow to his heart, reminding him of himself in his genin days.

'Damn it, if I ever get a chance, I'm going to beat the stupid out of my younger self.' A regretful look passed on his face, thinking of all the years of happiness he could have had with his Hime had he realised her affection sooner. Maybe if he got with her when they were Takeshi age, she would still be with him now. But at that age his thoughts were no differently than Takeshi being reminded of that made him what to slap himself silly.

"I mean she's always nice to me, but she seems to not like me much…" Takeshi voiced, making Naruto thankful that, he wasn't completely dense.

"I don't think that's it, she wouldn't have been nice to you otherwise. Why don't you ask her out to eat and try and get to know her better, it might just be that she's shy." His sensei's words made sense there was no reason to be nice to him if she hated him, not only that, but in their academy days Harumi was never the confident one. Maybe he just misunderstood her actions.

As Takeshi was thinking it over Naruto delighted his words were getting through knowing that what he said was true. Harumi didn't like Takeshi's presence, she loved it. The only thing keeping her from getting closer to Takeshi was her shyness, but if he were to make the first move…

A foxy grin showed up on his face for the first time in years, the two were in the palm of his hands. While the final choice was theirs Naruto was going to push them in the right direction instead of just watching silently on the sidelines. If Takeshi hung out with her and didn't like her then so be it, but with how much he resembled himself, Naruto was positive it wouldn't take long for him to fall for her and hard.

Takeshi was thinking hard on his sensei's words. 'Harumi has always been nice to me and I've always wanted to get to know her better, I mean she's really cute and kind compared to Kanna.' His decision made up, the boy failing to notice just how much better he thought of Harumi compared to his teammate.

"Alright Sensei I'll give it a try." The boy said with a big grin, giving Naruto the urge to hug the boy. As the two went back to join the others Naruto was praying to Kami-Sama that Takeshi and Harumi worked out.

"Sooooo… Harumi, what are you going to do about Takeshi-Baka?" Kanna questioned slyly, a brow raised as her friend cheeks heated up.

"I-I don't know w—what you mean…" If the girl thought denying it was going to get her anywhere, she was sadly mistaken.

"Oh, please everyone can tell you have a thing for the baka. I don't know why, he's too dense to even notice it." Kanna's words brought an array of emotions to the girl face, the reveal of her classmates knowing her feeling coloured her face a bright pink matching to her outfit. But any embarrassment she felt quickly dissipated with the insults her friend made to her beloved.

"Takeshi isn't dense…" Girl glared and pouted, much to Kanna dismay.

'Shit, mustn't look…' If there was one thing Harumi had on her side it was her cuteness. Every pout was a deadly weapon that even girls had a hard time resisting. Luckily Kanna was saved from pout of doom as the golden eyed maiden's glare curved into a frown.

"H-he just doesn't have any interest in…" Her lips wobbling slightly, the fearsomeness the girl displayed a second ago vanishing in thin air, replaced by the visard of a wounded puppy.

"Aw… don't say… considering how much the baka talks about you he obviously as some interest." As the words left Kanna's lips Harumi's head whipping around so fast that Kanna was sure that the girl suffered from whiplash. But any pain was second to the shock and happiness she felt from hearing that her crush talked about her.

"T-Takeshi-Kun t-talks about me…" The eyes sparkled so brightly, the gold hue of her eyes complementing her dark brown hair as swayed lightly in the wind. Looking at the girl now, Kanna couldn't help, but wonder why the girl didn't already have a boyfriend. It's not like there wasn't any boy that sought the attention of the golden eyed beauty. Then again, any boy that went after the girl had their hearts utterly broken as the girl cruelly and unknowingly turned them down with a cold indifference. To Harumi only Takeshi was in her sights any attempts to woo her ending in failure as the girl dismissed them without a second thought.

'Now that I think about, both of them have that in common, they're completely oblivious to the affection of the opposite sex.' Shaking the thought away for later Kanna elaborated to her classmate and friend.

"Yeah, I don't why Kai has been such a jerk to us lately." Looking to the direction of said boy, who was arguing with both Shinji and Toshio. By the looks of Shinji's sword hand twitching a sign of the boy resting the urge draw said sword, Kai was most likely provoking her teammate again.

Turning back to Harumi, eyes rolling at the boys' antics. "But, it might be a good thing, since you've come to our defence Takeshi been mentioning how thankful he is a lot." Remembering how bold she was whenever Kai insulted team 7 Harumi cheeks flared up with a tinge of pink at the girl's words.

"Anyway, maybe you just need to go up and talk you know stop hiding all the time and take the initiative. I sure then Takeshi will start giving you the attention you waant." Drawing out the last bit Kanna snickered as the tinge of pink on the girl's cheeks darkened with each second the want dragged out.

"I-I just can't… it's so hard just going up a-and…" Harumi refused, it's not like she doesn't want to get closer to her crush, but then whenever tries her heart races, her mind goes blank and she ends up making a fool of herself.

"Oh, come on…" Kanna rolled her eyes at the shy girl's blight, clipping her tongue as she continued. "You and I both know once Takeshi get friendly with someone he won't stop. All you need is to say ask to hang for a bit and in a weeks' time it would be like you guys are dating. "The thought of dating her crush sent a pleasurable jolt through Harumi's body. Her blushing spreading all over her body, a soothing warmth along with it. Oh, if only her thought became reality, how she would simply love to get ramen with her crush just the two of them, alone.

"Hey guys!" Harumi was snapped out of her dreams by her beloved, both him and his sensei returning after their talk. Her golden eyes gazing in awe, as his fiery hair shown a bright red as the sun rays kissed, bringing out the violet of his eyes. To the girl Takeshi was like a burning inferno, so strong and passionate yet oddly beautiful and gentle as the flames licked her skin.

Entering another dream about her beloved Harumi failed to notice the direction the boy was coming towards.

"Hey Harumi would you like to get some ramen!" The boy asked bluntly, his voice honest in his question, eye shining with innocents just wanted to spend some time with the girl.

Everyone had different reactions to the boy's question from shock to indifference everyone there had their own views.

"Say what!" Kai angeringly announced, beast like eyes glaring at the former class clown. Toshio and Shinji were looking at the boy with indifference yet the turn of their attention showed they too were intrusted in what was happening.

Kanna was literally shocked, wondering if maybe Takeshi over heard her and Harumi girl talk. A part of her felt a bit hurt after Takeshi asked her the same question not long ago, but more than anything she was happy for her friend whose been chasing the red headed boy for as long as she chased after Shinji.

Not hearing a reply, Kanna's aqua eyes, turning to Harumi who was literally catatonic. Kanna couldn't even tell if her friend was conscious or not. As seconds went by Takeshi's smile faltered, his confident self-vanishing, eyes wondering anywhere else, but the girl wishing she would say something.

"I-I understand stand if…you don't want to…" The shaken voice broke the silence. Kanna couldn't believe this was the same loud mouth that annoyed her for the past few weeks.

About to kick Harumi to her senses she almost jumped out of her sink as the quiet girl gave her the fright of her life.

"NO...I-I mean I'll love to go out with you!"

"Hey Harumi would you like to get some ramen!" Harumi couldn't believe the words, there she was dreaming about her crush asking out and then the words actually came from his very own lips. At this point she couldn't deviate from reality and dream so convinced that she was in a daydream. The second the words she longed for entered her ears time stopped for the girl. The reactions of her friends and teammates could no longer be seen, the world around faded to black leavening only her and Takeshi in a solitarily existences. At this time and place only her and him existed like all her fantasies, even when she heard those words, all she could think was of course it's all a dream a sweet dream that would soon end.

It was only when her Takeshi cheerful smile turned upside and a frown marred his handsome face that she was forced back in to reality by words that confirmed that this wasn't a dream.

"I-I understand stand if…you don't want to…" The words that came from her beloved's lips, were so hesitant… so unlike him that it shocked the girl out of her stupor. Yes, those words were words that he could never hear from dream Takeshi after all she always see him smiling and bright in her dreams, she always sees the hidden strength that she admires and that no one else sees. Only in reality could she see a side of Takeshi she didn't know, only the real Takeshi would look so sad and unsure. Once she realised that Takeshi's words were real and not one of her many fantasise bliss rushed thought followed by panic that she might miss this once in a life time opportunity.

"NO!.." She shouted with all her might, denying his accusation there was nothing she would rather do than go out to eat with beloved. Her loud voice shocked even her, as soon as it came her boldness, went her hands covering her lips as if to hide her previous shout. The next sentenced from her mouth starting as small unsure whisper, but it quickly grew in to an even more powerful shout as joy and fear mingled together. "I-I mean I'll love to go out with you!"

With the end of her confession Harumi quickly covering her mouth as if to take back her words. All Takeshi did was ask her out to eat, not on a date, yet the way she responded gave that impression to all who were watching.

Kanna was smiling slyly like a Cheshire cat, knowing that girl both didn't and did mean to say those words, but also that Harumi wanted her words to be true even though Takeshi wasn't implying anything more than a bite to eat.

Kai was glaring at Takeshi's back, Shinji and Toshio silently watching as the boy reached his boiling point.

Naruto was grinning the same smile as Kanna, it's been years since he felt like this. Harumi words only confirmed his suspicions, that Harumi liked Takeshi. The reaction remined him of his Hime, how she went from bold to shy in an instant how, she unknowingly confessed to the boy in her own way. Naruto disappeared in the commotion the reminder of his Hime doubling his resolve to locate his love.

"Great!" Was Takeshi's blunt reply, completely oblivious to the girl's accidental confession. Lead by his hungry stomach, grabbing the girls sleeve he pulled Harumi away. The euphoric girl happily following, her face red in embarrassment.

Kanna whispering a quiet. "Good luck…" As the girl passed her by.

Watching her friend get dragged off instead of her to eat ramen, Kanna noticed an infuriated Kai matching towards the budding couple.

"And where do you think you're going." Stepping into his path Kanna put a stop to whatever plans the boy might have.

"Where do you think to stop Harumi from making a big mistake!" He barked back, growling slightly as he tried to walk pass the girl only for the girl to push back.

"Not so fast, what do mean mistake only Harumi can make that call so stay out of it!" Snapping at him, infuriated that not only was he trying to ruin Harumi date, but also that he was trying to choose who she may date himself. To Kanna it was a clear violation of female rights and she wasn't going to let a man ruining her friend's good time.

"You stay out of it!" Kai shouts with rage. "If I don't do this Harumi is going to get hurt!" To the young Inuzuka, he was only acting in his teammates best interest even if said interest meant stopping her from dating her long held crush.

Kanna's pale skin turning red, finally reaching her limit with Kai's attitude. "What is wrong with you! Since we graduated you've been nothing, but an asshole to us what the hell is your problem!" Snapping in rage, Kanna was finally going to get to the bottom of whatever was wrong with the boy. They weren't close, but Kai was still a classmate and they were on somewhat friendly terms. Yet after they became genin that all change and the boy started unjustly acting hostile to her and her team.

"My problem…" Shaking in rage, Kai was ready to explode just like Kanna did. "My problem? Why don't you ask your sensei!? After all Takeshi is going to end up doing the exact same thing as him!" Kanna and even Shinji were left with no idea what their sensei had to do with this, nor the reason for Kai's anger towards him and Takeshi.

Before blood could be shed, a hand calmly gripped Kai's shoulder. Beastly eyes glaring at the owner of the hand only to calm when came face with the brown eyes of his teammate. Shrugging him off Kai was furious that Harumi and Takeshi were no long visible.

Shinji took a defensive stance next to Kanna readying for a fight if it came down to it. However, Toshio had more sense than his teammate who passivated his angered teammate leaving team 7 alone for now.

Shinji and Kanna shared a look wondering just why Kai mentioned their sensei's name and what happened between them.

Author's Note:

Chapter is done, there should be another one soon. Originally this chapter covered Naruto gathering his team members. But that exceed 9800 words and since the start of the chapter was different, I decided to split them into separate ones. The difference from the original are that team 7 meets team 8 earlier and that Kai has brown hair since I made him a Inuzuka. In the original Kai's hair was silver which I think was based off a beyblades of character the same name. But I wanted him to be an Inuzuka for the plot later on so I changed his hair, clothes and name slightly.

I also made Naruto play match maker with Harumi and Takeshi since after going through a similar experience I think Naruto would want them to get together. This chapter also showed the team 7 as something other than carbon copies of the old team 7. Because Kai has been picking fights with them Harumi has left a lasting impression on Takashi as well as building friendship Kanna who is supporting her feeling for Takeshi.

The reason Kai is hating on team 7 has to do with the fact he is an Inuzuka and is a cousin to Kiba.

For anyone wondering Harumi means spring beauty, but can be, made using lots of different characters so there are many more meanings but I am using the spring beauty one as it is the theme I used to model her character.

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