As she came to, all Hinata could register was pain. She couldn't quite pinpoint it, but it was there, dampening her senses with discomfort. She opened her eyes carefully, but snapped them shut with a soft whimper upon the bright light entering her overly sensitive eyes. After taking a minute to open her eyes with as little pain as possible, she attempted to survey her surroundings A pristine room with a table beside the bed she was laying in...a hospital, then. She'd been in them a few times when her classmates were hurt, but never for herself. It was a strange feeling, the thought that she was injured, and she found she didn't like it.
The next thing she noticed was the person beside her. The usually piercing red eyes of Kurenai-sensei gazed at the young kunoichi with concern and what seemed like a bit of relief. Out of courtesy, Hinata gave her sensei a shy smile, and she received one in return. "Glad to see that you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"
Taking a moment to gather her thoughts into words, Hinata responded, "Not...well." Her throat was sore, and speaking hurt, causing her to wince. Kurenai handed her a glass of water, which she gratefully accepted with shaking hands. Her right wrist and arm were bandaged, and she realized that this was where a majority of the pain came from. She tried not to focus on the pain for now, however, and took a few tentative sips. Kurenai spoke as she drank.
"I should have expected that. You three took quite a beating out there. We didn't expect them to be so strong; if we had known their true power and numbers, we wouldn't have sent you on that mission."
That's right, they had been on a mission. There were some enemy chuunin loose in the outskirts of Konoha, and Team 8 had been sent to track and, hopefully, defeat them. Not much was known about these invaders, so they knew there was the possibility of them being stronger than the tracking team could handle, but they didn't expect to be completely overwhelmed. There ended up being six of the enemies, and they seemingly already had a plan. Team 8 had been strategically split up and forced to fight, presumably, two chuunin each, which led to them quickly being overpowered. Hinata herself had been chased through the woods as she frantically attempted to track down one of the others with the Byakugan and regroup, leading to a brutal fight that had ended with one of the enemy shinobi knocking her out and leaving her in the forest. The chuunin they had been fighting were likely nowhere to be found, laying low for a while before springing back into action. She and her team would have to train more and possibly bring reinforcements when fighting them again.
Come to think of it...she had never been able to locate either of the others during the incident, and they weren't in the same room as her. Where were they?
"What happened...what happened to...?" She still couldn't quite talk, but her fear bubbled to the surface despite the haze of medication. Her teammates were incredibly important to her, and despite them being strong ninja, they all had weaknesses. If someone was smart enough to utilize Kiba's ego and overconfidence against him, he could make horrible mistakes in battle and be taken down fast. Shino was weak in taijutsu and could easily be defeated in close combat, especially if the enemy was able to resist the kikaichu.
"Don't worry," Kurenai continued, "the others are okay, you'll all pull through just fine. However, all of you suffered some significant damage, so you're going to be in the hospital for at least a few days. In the meantime, I've got to find a way to get Kiba to take it easy". She chuckled and gave a playful smirk. The pale-eyed kunoichi giggled as well, wincing again when it sent sparks of pain through her chest, before resolving to simply smile softly.
Hinata was still a bit worried, despite the reassurance. None of them had ever been hospitalized for long periods of time, and she didn't know how they would all handle it. Kiba was known for being rowdy and would certainly get stir-crazy, Shino would likely dwell on their defeat and become focused on training, and Hinata herself didn't care for sitting around instead of being able to help. With each others' support, though, she was sure they'd be (relatively) fine. This probably wouldn't be the last time Team 8 would see the inside of Konoha's hospital, and they'd have to experience it sometime.
"I'm...I'm sure we'll be ok."