Thread:Benknightprime/@comment-1875854-20140113015137/@comment-1875854-20140114005358

Hayazumo would've been the stranger kid in the academy. Though he had good chakra control, he wasn't native to Konoha like most of the other students, which would lead him to stand out to Naruto more than others.

He wasn't born in Konoha, but after living where he did for a few years, his mother took him and his father to Konoha. At this time, he would've been entered in the academy, and thus he wouldn't have been used to Konoha yet. This is what would've picked out Naruto's interest, an outsider of the academy.