Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Naruto. Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto.
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Hinata jumped off of the 'finger' that she was on, along with everybody else. A masked face suddenly appeared in front of her. In her surprise she almost attacked.
"Hello. Tobi's name is Tobi."
"Tobi, let the nice lady have some space. There's plenty of room in my stomach."
"Tobi is sorry, miss ?"
"Hinata, H-my name is Hinata."
"Hinata is a nice name nice lady."
"Let's all just get some rest over the next day or two. Then we can discuss plans for capturing the final bijuu."
"Why can't we go after him right now?"
"Patience, Sasuke. We don't have the chakra to expend in another extraction ceremony so soon after the last one."
"Hn." "Please obey your god, Sasuke-san." "He is no god," Sasuke mumbled. Pein's eyes flashed in what could have been anger. "Easy now, you're scaring the little misses." Sasuke moved away, but not without looking back. He would have his revenge no matter who stood in his way.
Hinata went back to her room and a quick check assured her that everyone else was doing the same. A quick shower was in order before a long nap. She made sure to take a bite out of her rations before going to sleep.
When she woke up, the sun was just a little higher in the sky behind the clouds than it was before she went to sleep. Hinata had slept for almost twenty four hours. She decided to make her way to kitchen. Finding the kitchen was relatively simple with the byakugan. Finding the way to the kitchen was not so simple, especially in her half-awake state. At one point, she stumbled past a room in which Pein and Sasuke were arguing. Apparently, Sasuke's companions weren't so careful around the base in their absence and had caused a bit of a mess.
Hinata entered the kitchen to find some of her compatriots already eating. She thought it was lucky that Zetsu wasn't there, for she still wasn't certain that he wouldn't eat her.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, little lady." Kisame gestured that the seat next to him was free. Hinata decided to make herself some stir fry with whatever hadn't rotted in the refrigerator before sitting down. Kisame wasn't such a bad guy once you got to know him. Besides, small talk was a welcome distraction from the upcoming retrieval mission. Or at least it was, until he said, "How are we going to go about capturing Naruto this time?"
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Sorry about the wait. I'm going to be wrapping this story up soon, so another chapter or so before the finale that depends on your answer to this question - Should I have them capture Naruto or not?