After her twisted wrist healed, she went for a walk near the compounds. While passing by the Hyuuga compound, she heard crying, and looked under a tree to see a girl her age, with dark hair and almost white eyes. 'A Hyuuga…' She walked over to the poor girl, and sat down next to her. The girls head snapped up, and she looked at Michiko questioningly. "I thought you'd need some company…it's better to cry on a shoulder than all alone." She smiled at the girl, and wiped away her tears. "My name's Michiko…what's yours?" "H-Hinata…" "What's wrong, Hinata…?" "I-I'm the h-heiress to m-my clan…b-but I'm n-not strong en-enough…"
Michiko's eyes hardened as she said, "I'm sure your strong, you just need to believe in yourself. All anyone really needs is one person to believe in them…one friend to help them through everything…" she smiled. "And I promise I'll try…as hard as I can…" Hinata nodded before crying into Michiko's shoulder. Michiko soothed her, whispering, "its okay…I won't let anyone hurt you like this again…" 'I hope I can live up to this promise…'