She was still getting used to Konoha, and by about then she was incredibly lost. It had only been about a month since she arrived there with her uncle, and she was still new to academy, to Konoha... To everything. Uncle had told her to try and find her way home today, but she just ended up out by the training fields. This wasn't near the central village at all...
That was when she noticed the black-haired boy in the field, and she instinctively hid herself behind a nearby tree - standing behind the trunk, and occasionally peeking out to see what he was doing. It seemed like he was picking up stones, but why? She couldn't tell... He was by himself though. But he didn't look lost...
Assuming Shino is 9 for this or it doesn't work, Academy age!
That was when she noticed the black-haired boy in the field, and she instinctively hid herself behind a nearby tree - standing behind the trunk, and occasionally peeking out to see what he was doing. It seemed like he was picking up stones, but why? She couldn't tell... He was by himself though. But he didn't look lost...