Btw: if you didn't get it, the -- in naruto's memory was "Nine-tailed fox" or "Kyubi", its hard to express things because it edits out when i put multiple dashes. Trying to average 1000 words per chapter or so, for quick updating.

Tsunade told Naruto he could leave the hospital. She said she'll have to explain everything in a week, she was busy due to the fact that the Leaf was going to war with the Cloud village. Or it seemed it was going to happen eventually. Naruto was given back his old apartment. He wondered why no one had taken it in the two years he'd been gone. Tsunade said get home quickly and quietly, let no one see you.

Naruto was wondering the village for hours. How did Tsunade expect him to get anywhere without knowing the village? Naruto was getting odd looks as he walked blindly around the village. Not odd as in bad. He mostly found girls looking at him. Was it his hair, or did they remember him? Sasuke thought Naruto's hair was different, but he could tell everyone liked it.

Naruto finally found his apartment. He opened the door, which had been unlocked for two years. Naruto almost puked when he walked in. Everywhere there were ramen noodles, MILLIONS!! Ramen noodles plus two years of aging, makes bad smell. Naruto quickly got rid of them...but the rest of the apartment was just as bad. None of his clothes fit him anymore, they had to go. Not like his clothes closet was very abundant. There was a second orange jumpsuit, he was wearing one right now. Other than that he had not much clothes. Naruto finally got to a mirror in the bathroom.

"Oh god.." Naruto gasped.

Naruto had grown over a foot taller in the two years. His orange jumpsuit only fit his 12 year old body, it looked ridiculous on his larger body. Next was his hair, still yellow, still spikey, but now it reached his shoulders. Naruto realized that all the girls looking at him were probably thinking he was crazy.

"Not so hot now, huh, Naruto?" Sakura was standing in the doorway, then she quickly added nervously, "Of course, you never were. Don't take that as a complement!"

"Hey! What are you doing, where's my privacy? I just get back, it's almost dark outside, and you show up in my bathroom." Naruto shouted.

"Well...? I wanted to talk to you, we were kinda rushed out of the hospital. Besides...two years ago this would be your dream come true." Sakura said, taken aback by Naruto's peculiar personality.

"Dream come true? What, was I guy?" Naruto didn't realize what he just said.

Naruto hit the ground and Sakura started walking out.

"Wait! It wasn't supposed to be mean or anything, I just didn't remember ever liking you!" Naruto shouted, then rubbed his head, where a large lump was forming.

Naruto decided to forget out what he had just done. He crawled into bed, being very tired. He was afraid to fall asleep and have another dream. But he did.

Naruto was heading towards the playground, in a cheery mood as always. He walked past a bunch of busy looking parents talking to eachother. It was almost the end of the day and the sun was setting, giving the area an orange glow. Orange was his favorite color. There were kids playing on the slide and hanging out near the swings. Naruto head for the swings until he realized the swings had bunches of girls talking about Sasuke, whoever he was. He changed direction and headed for the slide. There were two kids at the top of the slide, not interested in going down obviously. One was rather chubby, the other skinny with tied up dark hair. Naruto recognized the chubby one, Chouji, from the ramen shop. The boy at the bottom of the slide was sitting there looking at the sand. Naruto had never seen this boy before, alone at least. His hair was dark, his eyes were a dark shade of gray. He wore a shirt with the Uchiha symbol on the back.

"Hey, I'm Naruto! What's your name?" Naruto said cheerfully. The boy looked up slowly at Naruto, his eyes filled with sadness, but it looked like he was trying to hide it.

"Sasuke." He said, not like he was mad or irritated.

"How old are you? I'm 8 years old."

"Me too." He seemed like he was cheering up.

"Cool, want to play ninja?"

"Nah, I'm tired. But I think we should run."

"Huh, why?"

"Those girls are watching us, over by the swings, they're annoying. I don't like when they bother me."

Just as he said it, they started to come after Sasuke. Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm and climbed to the top of the wall of the playground area. The girls couldn't reach them there. Naruto looked at Sasuke, they smiled. Suddenly that pain in Sasukes eyes disappeared. Then it came back when he noticed the moon coming up.

"I have to go, I'll see you later...Naruto." Sasuke said.

"Ok!" Naruto basicly shouted with excitement. His first friend that hadn't been snatched away from their parents.

Sasuke left and the girls followed. Naruto went by the swings and the few kids left on the playground were swepted away by their parents, as usual. Naruto began to feel tears welling up, why was it always him? The full moon was showing now, a nice moonlight hit the playground. He was there alone again.

Alone.

"Why are you crying?" The voice startled Naruto and he quickly wiped away the tears. It was a nice soft voice though.

"I'm not crying. Why'd you scare me like that?" Naruto sniffed.

"I didn't mean to...I don't understand why parents take away their kids at the sight of you either," her voice was so soft. Naruto had to lean closer to hear here. Her hair shined in the moon light, it was raven colored. Her skin glowed in the moonlight, which made Naruto think she was a ghost or an angel. Then Naruto almost got scared as he looked into her eyes. They were a pale purplish white. Was she blind?

"My name's Naruto."

It was getting late.

"I h-have to go, Naruto," she said.

"Wait, what's your name then?"

"H-hinata, Hinata Hyuga." Then she hugged him and left.

Naruto wasn't sure what just happened, besides, he was only 8 years old.