Chapter 2
Naruto was sitting at the dented desk trying to study by himself. It wasn't working. Every time he would drift off, totally forgetting about his studies, he would remind himself about being Hokage and keep at it.
Even when he was paying attention to the book, he couldn't understand.
Hinata nervously walked into the room.
"Ohaiyo Naruto-Kun"
Naruto looked up, surprised to see Hinata.
"Ohaiyo! Hinata. What brings you here" he asks.
I guess kakashi didn't tell him.
"Well the Hokage t-told me to help you with your studies and I accepted." Hinata explains.
"Oh. Arigatō Hinata. You are a really nice person. Just to tell you, I can be really stupid" he tells her.
Hinata bravely sits next to Naruto at the desk.
"I-I don't believe that you are stupid Naruto-Kun"
Wow Hinata is an extremely nice person.
I wonder if she really thinks that.
"Ok we'll start with math!" Hinata was enthusiastic but in her usual quiet voice.
She started to explain absolute value to him.
"I don't get it" he muttered embarrassed.
"Which part?"
"Why is negative-seven between two lines, seven, and seven between two lines not minus seven?"
Hinata thought for a little while.
"Think of it like a car"
Naruto raises an eyebrow.
Hinata drew a number line on the paper.
"You start at your house, zero. And you go backwards seven kilometers-"
"Why would you go backwards-dattebayo?"
"I dunno you're bored" Hinata answered.
"Oh" Naruto nodded. He seems to get that. So far, so good.
"So how many kilometers did you drive?"
"S-seven?" Naruto said hesitantly.
"Yep!"
"Wait I got that right?!"
"Ya. I believe that you really are smart Naruto-kun"
"Really? Wow Hinata you're the best" he had a grin plastered on his face.
Hinata melted for that smile.
She blushed and looked away as she fumbled around with papers.
Pulling out worksheets, Hinata said "ok you do these problems and I'll check them once you are finished."
Naruto eyed the papers in front of him.
"I have to do all of these?"
Hinata nodded "yep. I think you can do it"
"Yosh! Let's go!"
Naruto started answering the questions.
It took him much longer that Hinata had anticipated.
He was about half way and it has been a few hours.
Hinata put her head down on the table tieredly.
She was just staring at Naruto's focused face.
She didn't mean to fall asleep, but she did.
A few hours later, Naruto had talked to Hinata.
"Hinata! I don't get it what's the absolute value of zero?"
Hinata didn't answer, she was asleep.
"Hinata? Aww you're asleep"
She shivered a little.
Naruto noticed.
He took off his orange jacket and put it on her.
There, now she won't be cold.
In her sleep, Hinata pulled the jacket closer to her.
Naruto smiled.
"I guess it's zero then"
Once he finished, Naruto woke Hinata up to check.
"Hinata" he whispered as he poked her shoulder.
"Hinata wake up I'm finished"
Hinata slowly opened her eyes.
Naruto's face was so close to her, his blue eyes touching her white ones.
She sat up rubbing her eyes.
Something slipped off her back.
"Did I fall asleep? Gomen"
It was Naruto's jacket.
"Heh. Well you were cold when you were sleeping so I just gave you my jacket"
Her face turned red.
He gave me his jacket?
"Any ways. Can you check my work?"
Hinata nodded slightly and looked at the papers.
Naruto had drawn a number line for each problem and a cute mini car on top.
Hinata's jaw dropped.
Oh no, I got them all wrong. Naruto thought.
"Naruto-Kun you're so dumb" she giggled jokingly.
Why is she laughing?
He had a sad look on his face.
She is laughing at me.
"I'm joking! You got everything right!" Hinata cheered.
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Really?"
"Yep" she grinned.
Naruto hugged Hinata tight.
"Arigatō! Hinata you really are awesome."
Naruto-Kun is hugging me…
Hinata is such a good friend!
"Hinata Do you wanna go to Ichiraku's?"
Is he asking me on a date?
"L-like a-a date?" Hinata ventured.
"Sure!" Naruto grinned.
Can this day get any better?
They walked to Ichiraku's.
"Hey pops! Two miso ramen!"
"Sure thing for my favorite customer!"
Naruto sat down and sighed.
"I haven't had Ichiraku's since the war-dattebayo" he told Hinata.
She nodded nervously.
"OH MY GOD! IS IT WHO I THINK IT IS?!"
Hinata turned around looking at who said that.
A hot girl with long blue pigtails was squealing at the sight of Naruto.
"Hi… Naruto-Senpai….!" She cooes.
"Uhhh...hi" Naruto was obviously creeped out.
"Mind if I sit here?"
"No…?"
The girl orders a bowl of ramen.
Hinata stays quiet for a while.
Naruto hasn't touched his ramen.
Hinata noticed.
"What's wrong Naruto-Kun? Why aren't you eating?" Hinata asked, proud she didn't stutter.
Naruto's face turned red in embarrassment.
"Well you see… I kinda can't…eat with this hand" he grabbed the chopsticks with his left hand unable to hold them right.
"Well why didn't you say something before?" The pretty girl said picking up chopsticks and grabbing his ramen.
"I'll feed you senpai….!"
Naruto looked at the girl with a horrified expression. Then he turned to Hinata, his eyes screaming 'HELP MEEE!'
Hinata did the only rational thing she could think of. Grab chopsticks, pick up his ramen, and put it in his mouth.
The blue haired girl stared at Hinata in disbelief. Naruto couldn't say anything with his mouth stuffed with ramen. But he looked at Hinata gratefully.
Naruto had met this girl before. She stuck to him like glue. He was starting to get why Sasuke was annoyed by his fan girls in the academy. But Naruto was too nice to call them an annoyance to their face.
"I-I was gonna do that" Hinata's tone was slightly irritated, but Naruto didn't seem to notice. It was definitely better and less embarrassing for Hinata to feed him.
The girl shot Hinata a deadly glare. Hinata just tilted her head like 'what's your problem?'
Naruto enjoyed Hinata feeding him. He didn't seem to notice the nonverbal beef going on between the two girls. The blue haired girl stood up angrily and left the restaurant.
Naruto shrugged.