Better than... what?

|8 years old|

The commotion in the middle of the streets is what brought his attention to her promptly, his obsidian optics taking in the sight of her porcelain skin and bright blonde hair glowing in the sun. The girl was jabbing her finger at others in the street to shout out undirected boasts to the villagers who passed by saying rude things he couldn't make out.  Her bright smile plastered on her lips to mask the true pain she suppressed.

His pale hand held tightly onto the strap of his little messenger bag to search for ease so he could approach the girl coolly, the boy's eyes shining with happiness. The love of what it was like to have parents and a sister in his life but not it's hers. Yet the ignorant boy was unaware of her parents absence in her life.

He turned his head to gaze at each side before casually approaching the girl coolly, his ebony eyes meeting the friendly azure ones eagerly, he watched her make a face in confusion however  her azure eyes then lit up in excitement as in ‘I was noticed by someone!?’ She wore her long blonde locks in pigtails that reached her back. She had beautiful sea blue eyes that were friendly of course and she wore a orange shirt with the Uzumaki clan's crest on the chest and black shorts with sandals.

She wasn't girly..

Obviously.

“Heya...er.. duck bum-chan!” She greeted him affable like. “It's so kind of you to notice someone like me, finally! I've seen ya’ around with your.. sister?”

“Hey..” He shyly smiled at her. The nervousness finally emerging at the brimful beauty of the girl her admired so suddenly. So close yet distant. He blinked snapping out of his thoughts

“Oh.. oddly I have never seen you before. I… just wanted to see why the heck you were yelling and what your problem was, dobe.” He lied. Despite that, she bought into it.

“Whaaa!? Hey! I just… umm..” She too was lost at words. “Hmmm…” She glared at him and folded her arms on her chest feeling her face heating up slightly, irritation rising over. “It's just hard to deal with people who hate you for something you don't even know what they are talking about.. not having parents too.” Her azure eyes softening shortly down casting at the ground sadly. Yet she regained her posture, showing that forced smile, she beamed happily at him. “But enough about me! What's your sister's name?” She asked straightforwardly.

Dammit. Always about Itachi, isn't it?

“Itachi Uchiha.” He said in a repulsed way. He still loved her but had jealousy for the attention she's gain for being a prodigy to the Uchiha clan. He was supposed to be it. Cause he's a boy.

Right? No.. I'm just being sexist.. wait, what does that even mean?

“Ohhh! What a odd name for such a pretty girl!”

Yeah.. tell me about it. Wait. I don't want to talk about her. I want to know your name.

“What's.. your name?” He sheepishly asked her. His cheeks tainted beet red finding it difficult to gaze at her suddenly.

“Naruko Uzumaki! I will be Hokage one day! Believe it!” She shouted at him. Her delusional dream even making Sasuke question what this girl was on.

Okay, she's a little bit of an idiot. She's delusional… still.

his ebony eyes softening.

Didn't matter.

“...it's always been my dream too!”

She had been rambling the whole time he didn't even hear a word she said. He was caught up in his admiration for her.