the last student The Child Arc

chapter 50

*another chapter, another day closer to this story ending, kinda, not really, but it is another day that seeds are being planted in Konoha. We see Naruto in the park, his uncle Ibiki there watching over him, while he talks to the other legal guardians of the children in the park. Another positive change was that having little Naruto in their lives meant that people weren't as scared to talk to Ibiki as they used to be. Now, they were still terrified of the man, especially when he didn't have his durag on, but they could see that the man had a heart, by how he took care of his little nephew. As for Naruto, we see Naruto waving at a tree smiling brightly, seeing his friend Hinata hiding up there.*

Naruto: Hey, Hinata!

Hinata: Eep! H...hi Naruto

*Hinata said in her soft tone as she climbed down from her tree, a blush on her face from having her crush find him. He always found her no matter how hard she tried. This is also why Naruto isn't allowed to be the seeker in hide and seek. Naruto just smiled even brighter after finding his friend. There were other children in the park, of course, like a girl with hair two Chinese-style buns on her head with short fringe-bangs framing her face. A boy with a bowl cut, bushy brows, and screaming something about "youth." There was also another boy who had the same eyes as Hinata. He also had long black hair and the same tattoo as Naruto's aunt Mae. But the boy looked mean, so Naruto didn't want to approach him. He would much rather spend time with Hinata.*

Naruto: I found you again, didn't I?!

Hinata: y..yes you did how do you do that?

*Hinata asked, since no matter how much she tried to hide, Naruto would always be the only one who managed to find her no matter what. It was almost like a 6th sense Naruto had, that whenever Hinata was close, he would be able to sense her and make sure she wasn't alone. Naruto just shrugged with a big grin as he couldn't explain it. He just had really good eyesight. Maybe because his mother fed him an actual nutritious meal so his body was very healthy since it wasn't fed off of cheap Ramen. Maybe because he always looks in every direction with such wonder, who could say? Though many of the adults had theories about why that's the case, even Hiruzen had his theories, but he's not going to test them until Naruto is trained by him.*

Naruto: Well. Mama says I have good eyes because of all the nasty vegetables I eat. Uncle Ibiki says I like to look at my surroundings, so I notice things that others don't

Hinata: I guess that makes sense

*Hinata muttered softly as she thought about it. Neither of them noticed that Neji was glaring at Hinata, the next heir of the main branch of the family, while he would become the next heir of the second family. But he was not glaring at Hinata alone, he was also glaring at the peasant that is Naruto, the boy who is always on Lady Hinata's side, so Neji could never get near her, since he knows what would happen if he even attempted anything on the pathetic excuse of a princess of their clan. Naruto would not hesitate to take out his brass knuckles, which, yes, Anko never took them away from him since why would she? Naruto would use it to punch Neji's face inside out. Naruto, who was smiling innocently, as he usually does, said something that caused quite a reaction for the one who received it.*

Naruto: Yeah. Also, the fact that you're the prettiest girl in Konoha, so you're easy to spot

Hinata:....

* As if on cue, after her brain gathered the information that Naruto said and registered it to understand its meaning, Hinata's face started to heat up, she started to feel lightheaded headed and in the 5-second mark, Hinata fell back backwards passed out from being overwhelmed by Naruto's charm. Of course, she didn't land on the ground. Instead, someone caught her fall. Naruto looked up and smiled at who it was. It was Hinata's handmaiden, Mae Hyuga. Mae sighed, completely used to doing this as she didn't even look at Naruto when she greeted him.*