"Okaa-san? Why are you crying?" Hinata asks her mother who is sitting next to her in a white space of nothing. Lush green grass growing from under her she pats her mother's back, but her hand passed through her.
"My darling, do you know why this grass is growing here?" Hinata shook her head and looked around. The space surrounding her had green lush grass, but if you went beyond it you could see the barren ground and the deep cracks of death.
Her mother was on the barren ground ringing around her. Hinata's mother looked at her again.
"This means you are not alone, that you are alive and prosperous." Hinata was confused, if that was what the grass there meant then why was her mother on the ground of dirt?
"But Okaa-san, why are you on the dirt ground? Shouldn't you be on the grass with me if I'm not alone?" Hinata leans towards her mother waiting for her answer.
"Hinata try and remember how you got here. I'm dead sweetie, and nothing can change that fact now." Her mother faced her completely hands dirty from the ground.
"Hinata there are people with you, but are not with you at the same time. I don't count, since I'm dead. Do you know what this means?"
"I don't understand Okaa-san. Explain it to me."
"Hinata you can't see these people can you? The fact that you're on the grass means you're alive and not alone. Think Hinata, figure out what this means." Hinata's eyebrows furrowed.
If she was in fact not alone, that she had people with her, friends, where were they? If her mom didn't count was she somehow with someone…but didn't know it?
"Can I…I be at two places at once?" Her mother smiled and nodded.
"Then where is my other me?"
"In Konoha, your birthplace, remember?" Hinata shook her head.
"Konoha? I…I don't remember, gomen ne Okaa-san." She put her head down. Hinata's mother attempting to pat her on the head, only for her hand to go through her body.
"So where am I now?"
"A place where one is clinging onto life, you've been here for a long time honey." Hinata could see smoke coming from somewhere, but she couldn't smell it.
"Hinata listen to me you have to get out of here soon, if you don't you'll stay here forever." Hinata turned seeing the green grass around her gradually getting smaller.
"She's right, you know. You have to leave you're still way too young." She turned to a man's voice, the source of where the smoke was coming from.
"Asuma-sensei!" The teacher exhaled another big puff of smoke. The cigarette was not getting any smaller but staying at its current state, as though he had just taken it out from its cart. But she could tell that he had been smoking it for a while as though stuck in time.
He smiled at her; he was also standing on the barren ground. Not far behind him was someone who wore a similar marking as the one on the cloth around Asuma's waist. As though waiting for Asuma so they could return from where they came from, the man stood waiting for his friend.
"I'm glad you remember me Hinata-chan. Say hi to Kurenai and my baby for me." He waved goodbye to her wishing her luck and turned on his heel and left towards the other man that was waiting for him.
"K-Kurenai? Kurenai-sensei…?" She recalled both of them perfectly. Asuma and Kurenai both jounin who were in love with each other, until Asuma died.
"Where are they going Okaa-san?" She smiled. She's been with Hinata this whole time, it has been a while, though Hinata didn't know it.
"They're going back to heaven. Soon I'm going to have to go with them." Hinata's eyes widen.
"Why?" The grass disappearing still, but she didn't notice.
"I have to. You'll have to go back soon. You've been here for far too long. Try to remember some more people that way you can get back. Please Hinata." Her mother urged her.
"Maybe I can help you, Hinata-sama." Her head went up, as did her mother's.
"Hizashi, it's about time you showed up." Her mother laughed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think Hinata-sama would have liked someone who almost killed her to be here." He said solemnly bowing his head.
"Hizashi-san…I think I remember father, Hanabi, and…Neji-niisan!" Her eyes went wider again.
The grass stopped disappearing, but it wasn't growing either.
"Please tell Neji that I love him, his mother says so as well." She nodded and he went back into the white space.
"I wasn't aware that you and Hiashi had a daughter." A rather calming voice rang through her head.
"Well now are you going to pick on me or are you going to help Hinata, Minato?" He had bright blonde hair and blazing blue eyes.
"Hinata-chan…" "Naruto!" She screamed right after Minato said her name.
"Sorry! You reminded me of someone…"
"My son, don't worry about it Hinata-chan. My point was to make you remember someone." He laughed and waved goodbye avoiding the grass that was slightly growing.
"Hinata, look over there. Someone wants to say something to you." Her mother pointed out a couple yards away from the grass.
There was a man standing with two other people. He approached her, the grass parting as he walked, showing the bare ground, while the two older people stood behind holding hands with each other watching the man walk.
"I'm sorry Hinata-chan, I regret everything, please tell him that too. Tell him that they forgive me, please." She was confused, tell who? Tell who? Who was this man?
"Ask him to forgive me as well. Forgive me, that's all I ask." Her memories were still fuzzy but she knew who he was.
"You're the Akatsuki member, Itachi-san." She whispered. He nodded, the grass began to grow even wider. She looked at his feet and saw that it was barren around him.
"Then they must be…" She looked behind him, but they were already heading back to heaven waving back at her with a smile.
She smiled, she was happy for him. But who was he talking about? Who was he trying to regain forgiveness from?
"It seems that your memories are returning." Both Itachi and her mother said.
"I think you can make it Hinata. Please tell Hiashi, Hanabi, and Neji that I love them." She attempted to hug Hinata and it actually worked this time. Hinata could hug her mother one last time.
"I love you too, Hinata…" Her mother left and was escorted back to heaven with Uchiha Itachi, and the Uchiha parents, by her side.
Hinata knelt down, missing her mother's presence. Trying to remember everyone she knew.
Soon the light around her dimmed and came back in a tunnel.
Her eyes opened, not shaking from the light coming in from the room. Dust specks floating around the room. The machine besides her beeping to her every pulse. She could see cords that led to seals that were taped to her body.
Her body covered by a short white dress that was crisp and clean. Her long hair reaching past her butt, she laid there in a daze. A woman who had noticed that Hinata was awake stood beside her with a clip board in her hands.
She had short golden hair with even more golden eyes. She looked so mature and young at the same time. She sighed and looked passed her clipboard to Hinata.
Her eyes were shocked, "Hinata!" She dropped her clipboard and called for more nurses.
They removed the seals that covered Hinata's limbs. Tsunade pulled out a flashlight and brought Hinata upright in her bed.
"Now answer these questions please." She turned on her flashlight and pointed it towards Hinata's left eye.
"What's your name?" Her voice was horse but Hinata answered.
"Hyuuga Hinata" Tsunade nodded.
"How old are you?" Hinata yawned.
"Fifteen years old." She stated. Tsunade shook her head.
"Not anymore you aren't." Hinata was confused again. Her head hurt and her muscles were sore.
Nurses using their chakra and taking off the seals on her legs which sent a lightning jolt through her body.
"You're…Tsunade-sama." She nodded.
"Yes, and you've been in a coma for five years."
"Five years…" She looked at her hands. They were pale, very pale. Her legs were longer, her chest was bigger, and her hair was definitely the biggest change.
"How is everyone?" "Fine fine, you're the one who was wholly affected by the fight back then."
"Oh… You guys could've cut my hair." She tugged at her long hair. Tsunade laughed, and checked Hinata's chakra signal.
"Trust me, we did. It just grew back so we didn't bother." She set herself down on the side of the bed. The rest of the nurses excused themselves.
"Hinata, you don't know how much we've missed you." Hinata smiled.
"Is there a reason why you cut your hair?" Tsunade flared it a bit.
"I just thought to change my look." She still looked as beautiful as ever.
"It looks good on you." "Thanks." They sat in silence.
"When can I go see my family?" Hinata asked. "Are they all alright?" Tsunade nodded.
"In a couple days or so…We're going to give you some checkups in the meantime…"
"Am I going to be okay? My arms feel a little achy." Hinata stretched her arms to prove her point.
"Oh, yes. Your body was kept alive by our advanced chakra abilities and seals. So you're body should still be as strong as it was back then. Though your chakra control might be different" I wasn't that strong to begin with… Hinata thought to herself.
"We'll keep your waking up a secret for a while…we don't want to stir up any unnecessary attention now do we?" Unnecessary attention? I don't quite understand… Hinata thought, I can't wait to see my family…
Days passed and soon enough she was ready to go. Anxiety was building up in her, she didn't know what to think, but questions were bubbling up inside her about how everything has been during the five years of her absence.
"Do I have a change of clothes?" She pulled at her short dress.
"Sorry, we only have white dresses here. Usually for treatment patients who have just gotten out of treatment, well that actually fits your profile. Here's a longer dress and some undergarments." She pulled it from a closet near her bed.
"Do you need an escort?" Hinata shook her head.
"I remember where I live." She couldn't wait to see her family and friends.
She walked down the street getting strange stares from lecherous men and perverted sages. One in particular was heading straight towards her.
"Hinata-chan is that you?" He looked the same, with a change of attire though.
"H-Hai…" She was embarrassed with her dress. She never showed this much skin before, and she didn't know what her body looked like.
"About time you woke up. You better be careful though these men are like hawks. Once they see you they won't be able to take their eyes off." She clocked her head to the side, wondering he was babbling on about.
"Of course a lovely woman like you would get stares! You have curves, luscious long dark hair, and your eyes, they're all like POW." He swung his fist in the air.
"You should consider being in an Icha Icha Paradise movie." She smiled but kindly refused his offer.
"I-is there any other way I could get through these s-streets though? They seem c-crowded and my legs feel stiff." He nodded and summoned a frog at the spot.
They discretely went inside the frog and hopped away. Someone stopped right next to the frog, but the frog just continued on hopping towards the Hyuuga estate at great speed.
"You know I could have sworn I smelt Hinata's scent, Shino." Kiba had his hands around his head lazily smelling around some more. It's been 5 long years since he smelt it, but he just couldn't forget it.
"…" Shino sent a bug to go check on it. Swiftly going around people towards a small frog, but it got quickly eaten.
"I lost track of it, either someone has her stuff or she's awake." Shino looked on.
"I haven't seen her in five years…They wouldn't let us near her…" He sighed as did Shino and a now gigantic Akamaru.
"Something about, 'her immune system is weak' or 'we can't have you walking in and out with germs' and blah blah blah" Kiba mocked Tsunade's voice horribly.
"Maybe we should check the hospital…" Shino suggested.
"They wouldn't let us go in…we should just go to the Hyuuga estate I thought the scent was heading there anyway. Hope some creep doesn't have her stuff." He put his arms around themselves and gave a shiver.
They both secretly wished that they were with Hinata now, alone with her…