i'm not going to post that disclaimer at the top of each chapter. I did it for the first two i'm covered and if I get in trouble I will change it, but until then... so I know they are short, I could combine them but then the story would be shorter. so idk... maybe I'll combine a chapter or two every once in a while to make it longer between updates. so... enter Sasuke and Hinata..Carry on! -Jackie
The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Naruto held onto Anko's hand with only two of his fingers. He was wearing a new white t shirt and black cargo shorts with black sandals to match. He was excited because it was going to be his first day at the park by his house, with someone would actually be watching out for him so he could play with ease. Anko decided to sit and watch him play today, just to see how the children of ninja played with him. She knew for a fact the civilian children don't play with him. There was one other child playing and it looked like an older brother watching him. Anko knew in a flash they were Uchihas just by the look of them. Silently she hoped Naruto could make a friend out of the youngest boy. Anko sat beside the older Uchiha and gave a slight smile. "You're Anko right?" he wasn't much older possibly ten or eleven. "I am indeed; you must be Itachi the youngest genin this year." Itachi gave a slight smirk and nodded. "I hope your younger brother and my son can become good friends. He needs a friend." Anko said softly. They both looked up to see Naruto approach the younger Uchiha.
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"um, hi… my Name is Naruto… c-could I play with you?" the blonde pressed two of his fingers together nervously. The young raven looked at him and gave a small smile. "Sure, I usually play alone so it could be fun." Naruto beamed with excitement and joined the younger boy in the imaginary game he was playing.
Anko let out a sigh of relief and sat back content watching the young children play. Shouting out random things in whatever world they were in. "this will be good for Sasuke as well. He tends to isolate himself around others. The fact he opened up so quickly means he likes your son. He can see something good in him." Anko smirked and rubbed the back of her neck. "That is a good thing. Most kids don't play with Naruto."
When the boys grew tired they fell on the grass looking at the clouds and pointing to ones that took shapes. They laughed and Naruto had never been happier. Anko and Itachi approached calling their wards. "Come on Gaki let's go get food." Naruto turned to Sasuke and held out two of his fingers in friendship. Sasuke half smiled back and took them in his own two fingers. "Mom could Sasuke come with?" Anko looked at Itachi who shrugged. "Father won't expect us for a while, so I think it would be okay, if Sasuke wants to that is." Sasuke nodded and stood next to Naruto.
The four of them sat around a Barbeque place and were waiting patiently for the food to arrive. Naruto and Sasuke were chatting away at who knows what. Itachi smiled softly at the interaction, and he couldn't wait to tell his father that Sasuke had made a friend.
By the time Itachi and Sasuke had to go, the two children had set plans to play again tomorrow, which made both of their keepers smile. "We will see each other tomorrow I suppose, if father lets us that is." Sasuke took Naruto hand and smiled a genuine smile. "Come little brother, father will be expecting us now." Sasuke scampered off following his brother, who thrusted him unto his shoulders. Naruto took his mom's hand and told her all about the adventure he just had with the raven haired boy.
Naruto was walking with his mom in the market later that day when he heard commotion coming from a side road just off the way. It looked like more kids he could play with, so without saying anything he darted off to the voices. Anko noticed he was gone that very second and decided to follow silently to see what he was up to.
Naruto followed the voices until he saw a young dark lavender haired girl on the ground crying and three older boys around her taunting her. Naruto felt himself go back into his memories of Anko stepping in to save him, and felt his body react, doing the same thing. "Hey! If you want a fight pick on someone your own size!" these boys were much larger then both of them, but he stood firm raising a fist to who he believed to be the leader. The three of them snickered and turned to walk towards Naruto. All Naruto did was wink at the girl as she stood to hide behind a tree, watching.
"Brat you're going to get my fist in your face." Naruto didn't flinch, he didn't cry. He stood his ground with the one fist still raised and smiled at them. "Go ahead, I've had worse." The tone in Naruto's voice made the boys shutter, but they pressed forward. The leader raised his fist ready to land the punch, when Anko caught his fist in a flash of light. The boys looked up at her and gulped. She had KI rolling off her in waves, and had a grip on the leader's fist as well as the other two boy's shirts. "Naruto, go make sure the young girl is okay. I'm going to have a talk with these boys as well as have Dog find their parents." The kids gulped and began to plead with Anko. "We won't do it again we promise!" "Please don't tell my mom!" "My dad is going to kill me please!" the begging only made Anko smile.
Naruto walked over to the tree and held a hand out for the young girl. "My name is Naruto, are you okay?" the young girl blushed softly but nodded. "My name is…" she was cut off by someone calling her name. "Hinata-sama!" she flinched softly and turned to see her caretaker Ko walking up to them. "Hinata-sama, you shouldn't play with children like him. Come your father is waiting." Hinata looked at Naruto who had saddened at that comment. "if I may sir, but my son is wonderful and I believe the heiress would be just fine playing with him if she so desired." Ko looked up at Anko, who had left Dog with the kids to explain to their parents what they had done.
"a hyuuga does not play with riff raff." Ko tried to explain, Anko could see in his eyes he honestly didn't care if she did, but was under orders to not let Hinata do such things. She was lonely just like Naruto. "well then, why don't we all meet at the park tomorrow? Naruto has a friend coming to play, and I'm sure they could all play together." Ko brightened slightly and bowed. Hinata turned to Naruto. "thank you for helping me Naruto-kun." She bowed slightly and took Ko's hand.
"I'm proud of you Gaki. For helping her even though you knew it could be worse for yourself if you did. That's what being a Ninja is. Helping those who need it at the price of themselves." Naruto looked up at his mom and smiled. "Come on Gaki; let's finish getting groceries and head home."