The shy Hinata

"huh?" He stopped but didn't turn around.

"... I'm Hinata Hyuga, thank you for saving me..." – said the girl as she bowed.

"Don't worry, it was nothing" - he started walking again without worrying about talking to her.

The girl pressed her lips together as she looked at his back, and finally decided to follow him, after all, something inside her felt a certain connection with the man as if her cells had some resonance. Furthermore, she felt that was a great opportunity and that she should not let it pass.

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Both did not realize that a blonde boy with pointed hair and blue eyes who was wearing shorts was on a nearby street, he was surprised by the strength of the young man who apparently is his age, a few moments ago he was passing by and he was curious about a discussion that was taking place, but before he acted to help the girl there was an intervention, otherwise, maybe his story with the Hyuga girl would have been different...

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Suzu was already a bit annoyed at being followed by a young girl he barely knew, he liked her but he didn't want to be followed by someone who was hiding, she should at least have some courage. He quickly moved in front of the girl, almost teleporting and startling Hinata who stumbled back, but the young man didn't even try to hold her.

"What are you looking for girl?" - His voice was an indifferent tone. But looking at her well, he gave a little laugh at her face so nervous.

"I… I… I" – when she managed to stabilize herself she could barely utter words, she felt very shy interacting with the others. She looked down as she moved her feet.

~Ssssssssh~ – the sound of her empty stomach sounded suddenly.

Suzu couldn't help but smile as he watched Hinata look like she was about to pass out. He decided to help her out of the moment.

"... well, I don't know this village so I could take advantage of a to eat, after all, I'm a little hungry too, do you know a restaurant, Hinata?"

"...yes, please...follow me"- the girl was already like a tomato and her head tilted down earning an audible laugh from the young man, she became even shyer but she felt a sweetness in her heart.

After a few minutes, they arrived at a place called Ichiraku Ramen. They sat in a corner and Hinata calls out to an adult of medium height to attend to them.

"Teuchi-sama, two ramen please"-the girl said with a bit of shyness.

"Ohhhhh Hinata, you brought company, very good, Ayame, make it two ramen!" – The man was curious about Hinata's partner since she used to eat alone.

A few moments later.

"Here are two ramen, good appetite" - Ayame is a slim girl with long brown hair and black eyes. Also, her skin tone is white. She wears a white dress with the sleeves rolled up, a kind of dark blue apron with bow-shaped ribbons on top, and a white scarf on her head.

Hinata began to eat enthusiastically as she glanced at Suzu's helmet, hoping to catch a glimpse of her face. Ayame is also watching from the kitchen, curious about the identity of the masked man.

He only raised his helmet to the height of his jaw to allow him to eat the ramen, but that was enough to cause an impact on both women, especially Hinata who was next to him and who forgot her food while looking at the beautiful lower features

As she looked at his face, lips, teeth, and chin, she began to imagine what he would look like without the covering that hid much of his face and hair.

'This is nonsense, I will never use this annoying thing again' thought the young man about his helmet while he ate the delicious ramen. Then he felt something and saw that the girl was looking at him like a circus monkey.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Suzu asked a little annoyed.

"I... I... sorry"- an embarrassed Hinata answered, who could no longer increase her shyness.

"Why didn't you defend yourself?" Suzetsu asked, changing the subject.

"... What do you mean?"

"You could have defended yourself, you are much stronger than those garbage"

"I don't like to hurt others"

"So you will always let them humiliate you?"

"I…" – he didn't know what to say about it.

"..." the atmosphere seemed to change and silence was present for several minutes.

"Well Hinata, thanks for taking me to this place, it was delicious" - the young man stood up after sighing while shaking his head, he preferred to use his time better for the rest of the day than to be with a girl who was starting to turn out to be a little annoying. After all, it was his first day and he wanted to visit other places.

"You… why are you leaving? ... just…" Hinata said on the verge of tears, she herself didn't know why she became so strange.

"I don't want to waste my time" his voice seemed to have a certain coldness, but Suzu also wanted to see her reaction and see if she could change her posture. He wanted to leave, but he also expected something more.

'Since when did I become so contradictory?' thinking ironically and feeling a little strange.

The young woman stood up with her red eyes, then pressed her lips, she stood in front of Suzu and had the courage to take his arm tightly to prevent he from moving.

"I... sorry if my attitude bothered you"

"…"

'...Is this Hinata?' Ayame thought from a distance as he watched the scene. Even those who were eating who knew the girl were dumbfounded.

Suzetsu looked at her deeply, her white and now slightly reddish eyes seemed to tremble as they also looked directly at him. At this moment he had a change of impression of her, he was surprised by the girl's attitude, she must have had a lot of courage just taking his arm and preventing him from leaving her. He couldn't help but be interested in the story of the cute little Hinata.

"Okay, you can let go of me now Hinata"

"...Mm" Hinata turned red up to her ears and reluctantly let go of his arm. Suzu walked back to the table.

The little girl felt Ayame's gaze and saw that she was giving her a thumbs up and winking at her.

Hinata looked at she embarrassed and ask for another plate. She then returned to the table watching as she glanced at Suzu's arm remember the feel of his powerful arm.

"My name is Suzetsu Otsutsuki and this is my first week in the leaf village, nice to meet you Hinata Hyuga" - changed his previous tone, this time he felt a little closer to her and held out his hand to the girl who was blushing again, but she felt immensely happy inside.

"M...nice to meet you Su...Suzetsu-sama" – said girl.

"Please just call me Suzu"

"Very good…Suzu"

"It's okay that you don't like to fight, but tell me Hinata, what will you do in the future when others hit your friends or family? In the ninja world that's very common, so I want to know your answer"

"I… I'll try to help" – she answered in a weak tone.

"But remember that shit from earlier, if we were friends and others were beating me up, would you just stand by and watch?"

'friends?' – Hinata thought-feeling happy imagining if she were his friend, after her mother, she never had a friend, without realizing it she formed a beautiful smile and then when thinking about her answer, her face became firm.

"I WOULD FIGHT!"- Hinata raised her voice, after a few moments she realized that the others were looking at her, even Teuchi and Ayame were giving her knowing smiles. Hinata just sat back down with her head looking down at the ground in total embarrassment. Hinata stared at the ground in utter embarrassment.

"Heee very well, then we'll be friends Hinata" - Suzu drank the ramen in one sip and began to laugh softly as he looked at her, he knew that all the girl needed was confidence and in the future, she could be an extraordinary ninja.

They continued for a while longer until they decided it was time to leave, they said goodbye before Ayame's playful looks towards Hinata, who laughed happily.