Chapter 13: Chapter 013
Kō saw the looks on the villagers' faces and the whispering that was going on. He then saw one of the villagers approached him.
"How could you allow the child to walk hand in hand with that…scorn to our society," a mother of two asked. Kō replied, "Who Hinata-sama chooses as her associate and friend is her choice. It's not my place to decide for her with whom she can and cannot be friends with."
"Certainly her father doesn't approve of this," the mother retorted. Kō replied, "Whether or not he does is none of your or anyone else's concern. Please decease from causing any more trouble for me in escorting Hinata-sama home. Her father is there waiting for our arrival."
With that said, Kō went on his way with the two youths. The mother with a couple of onlookers, were gaping at what she was told. They thought that Kō had a lot of nerve defending Naruto like that.
"Thank you," Hinata said. Kō smiled and nodded.
(End Flashback: Present Time)
Hiashi at first was somewhat reluctant about allowing Hinata to associate with Naruto, but not because he was a Jinchuuriki, but because of Naruto's reputation of being a troublemaker and prankster. Kō vouched for Naruto and helped to persuade Hiashi in giving a chance Naruto in being Hinata's friend. Hiashi allowed it on the condition that Naruto doesn't do anything that would pose a threat to Hinata's safety or do anything that would involve trouble for his daughter and mar the Hyuuga name.
Hinata, even much to her father's surprise, hugged her father in allowing her to be friends with Naruto. Since then, Hinata and Naruto were practically inseparable and Hinata was never ashamed of being seen with the village pariah.
"Hinata," Iruka called out, "Hinata!"
Hinata snapped back to reality and turned to face the front of the class.
"Please refrain from daydreaming and pay attention to what I teaching," Iruka said. Embarrassed, Hinata meekly apologized, "Sorry Iruka-sensei."
Having gotten that out of the way, Iruka turned back to the chalkboard and resumed writing on it. Despite what she was told, Hinata managed to steal one last glance at Naruto who looked to be writing something down on paper. Whatever it was that Naruto was writing, Hinata figured, had Naruto keenly focused on getting the details on point; more so than the lesson Iruka was going over.
(During Their Lunch Break)
Everyone was outside enjoying their food and conversing with their friends. As usual Sasuke ate by himself while some the girls sought to get his attention.
"I don't know what they see in him," Naruto said out loud while momentarily looking up from the book he was reading. Closing his book, he put it away and went over to Sasuke. Hinata followed from a short distance, not wanting to miss the chance to eat beside him. She was angry with herself for being late in arriving to eat with Naruto as she desired to.
"Yo Sasuke," Naruto called out grabbing the Uchiha's attention, along with the girls around him.
"What do you want Naruto," Ino asked.
"To ask Sasuke a question"," Naruto replied, "I wasn't aware that he couldn't speak for himself."
Annoyed at Naruto's implication, Sasuke said, "What do you want dobe? And it better be fast."
"Just something I wanted to know," Naruto said, "What's it like having all of these girls from our class always around you constantly wanting your time and attention?"
Needlessly to say, the question caught Sasuke off guard.
"What does that matter to you," Sasuke asked.
"Curiosity," Naruto replied, "I mean, what boy in our class wouldn't want to be in your shoes right now and yet here it is that you're not flaunting it in all of the boys' faces that you're the attraction of all of these girls and they're not. Many boys our age and perhaps older would be jealous."
"Like you," Sakura started, "They don't have what Sasuke have. He's smart, handsome, cool and can do feats that you guys can't do. He has a promising future as one of Konoha's greatest ninjas."
"And why do you girls fail to gain any acknowledgment from your so-called Prince," Naruto asked, "I mean, even I see that he has no interest in any of you."
"Shut up," one of the girls retorted, "You're just a stupid kid who wished he was on Sasuke's level!"
"Nah," Naruto said, "Sasuke can have that all by himself. My question is what kind of girl does your Sasuke really want and why he doesn't give you girls such a look."
"My preference in none of your business dobe," Sasuke replied, "I have no need to share anything about myself with you."
"Be that as it may Sasuke," Naruto said, "But I'm just tired of seeing these girls waste their time trying to gain your attention while not knowing what you seek in a female."
"So why don't you enlighten them Naruto," Sasuke replied, "You seem to know more about me than they do from what I'm hearing."
"That's just sad," Naruto mocked, "The Almighty Sasuke can't speak for himself and needs me to speak for him about what kind of girls would interest him. Sorry girls, but if Sasuke isn't willing to speak for himself about his feminine preference, then it simply means that none of you are worth his time."
The girls weren't happy about what Naruto was saying but they couldn't help but see the truth in his words.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata said gaining Naruto's attention, "Please…don't start…trouble for…yourself. Besides, our lunch period is almost over. I'd like to eat with you…if you'd let me."
"Sure," Naruto said, "I think that would be great. Well girls, I gotta go. You can have Sasuke if you still think he's worth your time and effort."
Hinata let out sigh of relief when Naruto agreed to eat with her. As they walked off, Sasuke thought about what Naruto said and asked in terms of what kind of girl would interest him. When he thought about it, he saw that Naruto was right in that the girls in their class always sought his time and attention. But when he thought more about it, she realized that one girl in their entire class never gave him so much as a look but only sought to be with Naruto instead.
That girl, Sasuke contemplated, Hyuuga Hinata…Unlike these annoying girls, she doesn't try to be around me in want of being with me. She's the heiress of the Hyuuga clan and yet she seeks to be with the dobe instead of me. Interesting…What's so good about Naruto that would draw Hinata to him? What makes him so special to her?
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura asked, "Are you OK? You spaced out there for a minute."
"It's nothing for you to worry about," Sasuke replied, "Just thinking about what Naruto said a moment ago. It got me thinking."
Before any of the other girls could ask him anything further, Sasuke got up and walked off from the girls. He was walking off, he turned to looked at both Naruto and Hinata.
What could she possibly see in that dobe, Sasuke wondered. Before his thought on the subject could go any further, Itachi's departs words to him during the night of the Uchiha Massacre came back to mind. Remembering Itachi's words on hate and having the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Sasuke resolved himself to continue in his training to become stronger to defeat Itachi; yet deep behind that resolve was the interest that Hinata wasn't pursuing him like the other girls.
(Later That Day)
The day at the Academy was over and all of the students were making their way home for were being picked up by someone. As often, Naruto was heading home by himself, thought by this time he was used to living and being alone. As Naruto was seemingly making his way home, Hinata looked and saw that the blonde pariah took out the same piece of paper from his pocket and began reviewing the contents he wrote into it. She wondered what it was that he wrote that in that paper that evidently was worth more of his time and listening to what Iruka was going over in class earlier today.
As she was about to head over and approach Naruto…
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