Chapter 3
Four years later Naruto finally managed after two previous tries too graduate the academy. He was currently lying with his back againist a log, next too a creek near his shack. Hinata lying right next to him, remembering how it happened.
It happened shortly after preforming a perfect Kage Bunshin no jutsu and brutally beating Mizuki to a bloody plup. The morning after Iruka told me to close my eyes. I felt my goggles slide off my head, then cloth replaced it, feeling it tighten. Then Iruka said...
"Okay, open them," looking into a mirror and saw a Leaf forehead protector. "Congratulations. Naruto-kun you graduate!"
His woop of glee could be heard throughout the forest and village.
"Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked snaping him out of his thoughts.
" Uhh... What Hinata-chan?" He responded.
"I was wondering who you wanted on your team."
"Well, you for one, but the other is harder maybe Shikamaru or Shino." They had been told yesterday that all the graduates were going to be split into teams of three, with new senseis. "Well, we'd better get going if we're to make it on time."
"Yes, lets," she responded. Grabbing his arm and yanking him up to his feet, nearly pulling his sholder out of socket.
Thought Naruto as he is rubbing his sholder 'She is not as weak and fragile has she was when I first met her.'
"Oops, sorry Naruto I still don't know my own strengh."
"Its okay Hinata," they sit off after a minute or two Naruto askes, "Your father will be there right Hinata?"
"Yes"
"You know he won't agree with our friendship. Questions will be raised about our relationship."
"Well, I-I don't care wh-what my father thinks! He'll h-have to deal w-with the fact w-we're friends maybe more! He'll have to a-accept it eventually! Being on the same team will make it h-happen sooner!" She was shaking with fury and nerves.
What surprised him the most was that he had heard her stutter. It was the first time since their first meeting. He was about to say something when a large round object rolled in front of them. Which in a cloud of smoke, turned into a big boned boy with brownish-red hair.
"Hey, Chouji-kun," they say in unison.
"Chip? No? Okay then," he said eating the chip "You guys on to the teaming? If you are better hurry it starts in a few minutes." With that he sped off.
"Shit! Lets go!" says Naruto. They sprint full blast toward the academy.
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Hyuuga Hiashi stood back in the shadows watching the proceedings, out of the graduates the only one not present was his daughter. 'Where the Hell is she. Even that lazy bastard Shikamaru is here.'
At that moment both Hinata and Naruto flew through the open window and stopping next to the others. 'There she is. Wait a second isn't that the Demon she just came in with?'
She did say she had a new friend a few years ago, but she never told me who it was. It wouldn't have mattered to me who it is, if the character is good.' The teams were listed after this.
Six teams down, "Team seven: Hyuuga Hinata, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto. Your sensei is waiting on the roof." said Iruka. Three of them bolt out the window.
'They're even on the same team.'
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"I am Hatake Kakashi, I'll be your sensei 'til you're chunin," he wore sandles, black pants, and shirt, jouin vest, black cloth surrounded the lower half of his face while his forehead protector covered his left eye. He also had spiky silver/gray hair. "And you three are?" has he pulled out an orange book.
"Uchiha Sasuke."
"Hyuuga Hinata"
"Uzumaki Naruto! Remember it!"
'Mmmmm... one of the three with the Sharingon, the heiress to the Hyuuga Clan, and the Kyuubi container. An interesting team.'
"Okay. Go home get some rest. We'll all meet at seven o'clock at training field seven." with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sasuke gave a kurt nod and jumped off the west side. Leaving Naruto and Hinata to say goodbye.
"Well, see you tommrow Hinata-ch-" she kissed him lightly on the cheek. He stood there in shock.
"See you tommrow Naruto-kun." She ran and jumped off the north side, leaving Naruto too wonder...
'The Hell!'
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Hinata found her father at the entrance of the academy waiting for her. "Hello, Father."
"Hinata." as they started walking toward the Hyuuga mansion. "Hinata about Uzum-"
She interrupts him which noone but her mother did to her father. "Before you say anything. I don't care what you say Father. Naruto-kun and I are friends for life."
"As I was about to say. I'm glad you two are friends. Naruto was in need of one long before this. Shunned by most of the villagers. You're both seemed to have benefited from it. Invite him to dinner sometime. I'd like to meet him."
"Oh... Okay."
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Naruto had finally left the roof when the first stars came out. Still wondering...
'What the hell just happened?' rubbing his cheek where Hinata had kissed him.