Hinata and Naruto in “Unfinished Business”

Hinata

Remember that time when you cheered for me? I felt like...like I was able to become stronger than ever. When the preliminaries ended I was finally able to start liking myself a little. To anybody else it might look like absolutely nothing's changed about me, but I feel different, like I'm a better person now. And I've been thinking that it was all thanks to you Naruto.

Naruto

Hinata. You really... do you really believe that's true? I may look strong to you, but all I ever do is mess things up. I act tough because I'm so frustrated. But underneath it all I just feel like I'm a huge failure.

Hinata

No that's not true! Even when you messed up you were always a... um... How can I say this... a proud failure from my point of view. When I look at you, you fill me with such... such admiration. I'm not saying that you're perfect, I mean no one is. But when you do make a mistake you have the guts to pick yourself up and keep trying. I think that courage to keep going no matter is what true strength is. I just think you're an incredibly strong person, Naruto.

Naruto

Thanks Hinata, I needed that. Even though I'm completely used to being the underdog, I get this time I was just really feeling the strain. I was really down, which isn't like me at all. I feel 100% better now.

Hinata

I'm glad you do.

Naruto

All right I'm off to the match. Thanks again. Hinata. I always thought you were, um...

Hinata

[thinking] What? What?

Naruto

Gloomy, timid, always terrified, and basically completely weird. [Hinata slumps her shoulders in disappointment] But you know what? I actually like people like you... ["people like you" echoes in Hinata's mind]