"Who are the other two," Naruto asked.
"I'd have thought by now that subject would have been covered in class by Iruka," Hiruzen remarked.
"It was," Sakura said before giving Naruto a dirty look, "Two days ago in fact. Naruto happened to have been cutting class that day. He was given detention yesterday after Iruka-sensei busted him trying to peep in the women's bathhouse that same afternoon he cut class! The pervert!"
Hinata recalled that day, acknowledging that she too was in the same bathhouse that day when the incident took place. She and the other girls were wondering why they heard Iruka smacking and yelling at someone over the fence.
…No way!, Hinata gasped and wondered with a hand hands over her mouth with a deep blush on her face, Was Naruto-kun trying to peep at me?
"Iruka-sensei was exaggerating," Naruto replied, "I was only trying to do more research in how to make my jutsu more effective. I just needed to study live young and mature beautiful specimens in order to do so. But I was careless and ended up getting caught by Iruka-sensei."
Hiruzen saw how Naruto was acting and even talking similar to Jiraiya. Sakura attempted to smack Naruto across his head. Naruto quickly ducked, which caused Sakura to end up missing his head in the process. That was when Hiruzen saw how Sakura was like a reflection of Tsunade in terms of her violent temper.
"You're such a freaking hentai!" Sakura barked before turning to Hinata, "I can't understand how you could stand being around him!"
"Naruto-kun isn't a bad person Sakura-san," Hinata defended, "True he has his faults but who doesn't?"
"I'm sure Sakura wouldn't have mind if it was Sasuke that was trying to peep at her," Naruto remarked. Sakura blinked for a moment and thought about what Naruto actually said. A moment later, a blush appeared on her face.
"Point proven," Naruto remarked with a victorious smile. Sasuke snarled at Naruto for using him to prove his point as perverted as it was.
"Sasuke-kun wouldn't do such a thing," Sakura defended, "He has more sense of class and dignity! Unlike you!"
"Whatever," Naruto shrugged.
"If I ever catch you trying to peep at me Naruto," Sakura warned, "I'll beat you to within an inch of your life."
Yep, Hiruzen thought, Very much like Tsunade.
"I told you," Naruto retorted, "I needed to study live young and mature beautiful specimens. That did not entail you being one of them! Plus, you're too masculine and flat-chested to give me any inspiration!"
"Why you!," Sakura yelled murderously as she chased after Naruto who in turn laughed and ran from her.
"Come back here Naruto!," Sakura screamed, "I'll make you pay for insulting my beauty!"
Hiruzen sighed to himself seeing how Naruto and Sakura acted too much like his past students. Even the way they interacted was similar.
At the very least, Sasuke smirked, The dobe did me a favor in getting Sakura to chase after him and leaving Hinata behind.
Turning to Hinata, Sasuke asked, "Are you really sure about what you said in not being bothered by what Naruto was caught doing two days ago?"
"He said that it was for his jutsu," Hinata replied, "If it meant strengthening it, then-"
"You mean his Oiroke No Jutsu," Sasuke interjected, "I'm sure he was using that as a cover to avoid getting in more trouble."
"B-But it…i-t…," Hinata stuttered.
"It what," Sasuke inquired.
"It…knocked you and Sandaime-sama unconscious…i-if I recalled correctly," Hinata meekly reminded, "Naruto's jutsu proved to be a most effective instrument, especially when he said that he could have killed you both and the other males if he were serious after knocking all of you out."
Both Hiruzen and Sasuke frowned and lowered their heads in being reminded of their most shameful moment.
…I'll never hear the end of this, Hiruzen mental sighed, Even after three years.
Naruto-baka, Sasuke thought, I recall him making me look like a fool in front of Hinata and everyone else twice that day! There must be a way to resist that jutsu!
As for Sandaime, he could only wonder what the unknown future had in store for him and the next Genin class that was to graduate next year.
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(Ten Months Later)
Hinata (age 13) was in her room assembling everything she needed. After seeing that all of the food and other required necessities were gathered together, she took and opened the scroll Naruto (age 13) prepared for her in advance. She used it to seal away everything she assembled in her room. When that was done, she rolled the scroll close and tied it before hiding it inside her Eskimo-like jacket.
Seeing that she was ready to go, she left her room and made a quick pace through the house to meet up with Naruto (age 13). On the way she passed by Hanabi (age 8) who was walking from the opposite from her.
"You're sure are in a hurry this early in the morning neesan," Hanabi acknowledged.
"I'm…hu-hu…rrying to meet up with Naruto-kun," Hinata replied between her stuttering.
"I see," Hanabi replied, "Though I still don't understand what you see in him neesan."
"Why so," Hinata asked as turned to face her younger sister.
"He's not a prodigy," Hanabi explained, "Or strong as Neji (age 14). He has the poorest grades and is the dead last your class from what this Uchiha Sasuke (age 13) once told me when he came by here some time ago. And everyone knows this Naruto is a troublemaker and he's constantly getting into trouble."
"I'm even more confused as to why father, despite knowing about Naruto's infamous reputation, even allows you to associate with such a hooligan, let alone hangout with him from time to time. I fear that your time with him will have a bad influence on you neesan; you may start acting like him. The elders as you already know don't approve of your friendship with him."
What Hanabi didn't mention was that frequently she'd hide behind walls, crates, and other objects large enough to conceal her appearance whenever she was secretly eavesdropping or spying on Hinata and Naruto whenever he came by to spend time with Hinata. Sometimes she would try to move and hide behind closer objects in order to hear what they were talking about. So far Hanabi wasn't able to find out much about the things they'd talk about and often times they would move on and head someplace else before she could really hear anything they were talking about.
Hanabi would try to study Naruto while trying to ascertain whether he was all of the negative things she heard people say about him. She never once felt any form of hostility or danger from him as she overheard some of the things the villagers said of him. She couldn't understand why almost everyone in Konoha hated Naruto and treated him harshly. True he pulls a lot of pranks and jokes but none of them were ever life threatening to anyone.
"And w-where do you…stand in all this," Hinata asked.
"I doubt what I say would matter anyway," Hanabi remarked, "You wouldn't listen regardless and you would still choose to be with Naruto anyway."
"I will admit," Hinata replied meekly, "I never thought you were that attentive to me."
"I learned to be mindful of things that take place on around me," Hanabi said, "Something father taught me. But tell me, why do you choose Naruto over Sasuke? I know this Sasuke person really likes you and a few times he even asked me a few things about you."
"Did he," Hinata asked, rather surprised by that revelation, "And…what did you tell him?"
"If you must know," Hanabi replied, "I told him that if he's so interested in you to go ask you his questions himself."
"I see," Hinata said, holding back a giggle that wanted to escape her throat, "I appreciate your concern for me, but I must be on my way now."
"But neesan-"
Hanabi was about to say something further but Hinata turned and ran off from the manor.
"She never answered my question," Hanabi said to herself before she turned and walked deeper into the house, "Why does neesan like Naruto so much? And why is father willing to overlook Naruto's faults and ill-viewed reputation and allow him to even associate with us? I don't understand."
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