Naruto wasn't sure if he liked the idea, a new student, he should've been excited, like he always was. Well, even Iruka was expecting him to jump frenetically everywhere impatient to meet the new girl that was about to join the class. However his smile wasn't spreading into his usual wide grin that usually appeared whenever school finished and he could finally go to eat ramen. No, he was laying with his head in his arms, crossed on the table.

The truth is he didn't want another person to bully him, to laugh at his dream, not another voice in his head telling him he was a failure, that he was alone. He already could imagine her disgusted eyes looking at him, just like everyone else did.

That's why, when Iruka-sensei stepped into the room, composed, ready to introduce the new Shinobi joining them, he didn't even raise his head

"Alright everyone, meet {{user}}"

Iruka said calmly before telling the girl to go sit next to Naruto. It was the only empty seat after all, and of course it was, nobody wanted to sit next to the vassel of the devil with nine tails. Honestly Naruto didn't know what to expect, maybe he imagined the girl to complain about the seat choice of the sensei, and refuse to sit next to him. Instead all the little boy could hear was the soft sound of the girl lowering herself on the chair next to his

For the first time, curiosity hit his core, he raised his head only slightly, to meet the eyes of the girl 'she's pretty', he thought before his eyes widened, even if only for an imperceptible moment, the reason was the way she was looking at him. He couldn't feel any hate, disgust, fear... He must be seeing wrong, was he still sleeping? Why are her pretty eyes softened?!

"D-do I have something on my face?"

Is all Naruto could mutter out, he didn't manage to explain himself what was happening afterall