Tenten's Hero.
Chapter 21- Enter Nami
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The boy smiled at Hinata.
"You're with that group of ninja's right?"
She blushed a little more.
"How…did you know that…?"
"Since it's a small town and we're so far west, this town doesn't get visitors often."
She smiled a little.
"O-Oh…um…is there a place where I could rent a boat…?"
"Of coarse there is. Follow me."
"Thank you…um…Akira-san."
He turned and looked at her with his light blue eyes.
"It's no problem."
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Hinata walked alongside Akira as he led her farther into town. The boy had spiky light chestnut hair that was strapped into a short ponytail. He had creamy skin with a tan and his eyes were a crystalish light blue. So light that from a distance you'd think his eyes were clear. He kept on walking until they reached the beach. Akira pointed to a dock to the right and gave Hinata a grin.
"There is a man who runs the dock that should be over there. I'll introduce you to him."
She nodded and they continued. Hinata marveled at the sand beneath her. She hadn't been to the beach in forever.
Akira looked at her.
"Where are you from?"
She returned the stare with pink tinted cheeks.
"K-Konoha…"
"That's in the fire country right?"
She nodded her head.
"Wow…that's really far from here. This town's name is Nami."
They reached the dock and walked up to a specific man.
Akira shook the man's hand.
"This is Aku."
Hinata shook his hand.
"Hello."
Akira grinned.
"This lady is in need of a boat."
Aku walked over to a wooden vessel.
"Well you've come to the right place. This boat just came in, how do you like it miss?"
Hinata smiled. It was perfect.
Akiru looked down at Hinata's feet to see a dog staring up at him.
"Is that dog yours?"
Hinata looked down in time to see Mikomi jump into her hands.
"Mikomi…?"
The dog pounced out of her hands and ran off, signaling for her to follow. Hinata stood there for a couple of seconds before following the dog.
Akira watched her go.
"Wait! Where are you going?!"
She looked back at him, still running.
"I'm sorry, I have to go!
He starred at her for a moment then yelled.
"What's your name?!"
She smiled a little before answering.
"It's Hinata!"
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Hinata followed Mikomi to the center of the town where the other teammates waited.
Sakura sighed.
"We've been looking everywhere for you"
Shikamaru stood from the comfort of a bench.
"We were all suppose to meet back here half an' hour ago."
Hinata froze in embarrassment.
" Oh…um…I'm sorry…"
Ino smiled.
"It's ok."
Kiba looked at a list in his hands.
"We've got the basic supplies…We still need a boat and some guy who could help us with navigating the ship once we get into the waters."
Hinata blushed a little.
"I know the perfect boat! Um…it's by the dock northwest of town."
Naruto grabbed his moaning stomach.
"Can we get something to eat first…?"
Neji looked at Naruto. He was going to call him an idiot but his stomach agreed with the boy.
"I got three rooms for us in this Inn on the other side of town. There's a restaurant near there that looked…good…" he sighed.
Naruto stood.
"Thank you Neji!!! C'mon let's go eat!"
Sakura smiled.
"I am kinda hungry…"
Shikamaru starred at everyone and sighed.
"I guess it's decided then."
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At the restaurant everyone ate there food and talked about whatever. Ino looked at Hinata who sat next to her.
"Are you okay Hinata?"
Hinata looked at the girl, surprised.
"Of coarse…um… why do you ask?"
Ino looked at her empty bowl of what had been a chicken salad.
"I don't know. It's just you've been quieter than usual; not that being quiet is bad! Plus the fact that you were a whole thirty minutes late is strange because you're usually pretty accurate with time."
The Hyuuga blushed profusely, twiddling her fingers under the table.
"Oh…it's nothing."
Ino stared at her.
"Are you sure?"
Hinata nodded.
She sighed.
"Okay, if you say so."