In the lushes bright and warm village, Konhagakure. A village located in the Land of Fire, Hinata strolled the streets going about her business. She had not missions or anything, done with her training for the day. Just deciding to enjoy a simple and calm day. Looking up at the beautiful blue sky, watching the clouds move.
"Hinata! Hello, Hinata!"Hearing someone call her name, Hinata turns in the direction of the caller. Surprised to see the person who was waving to her happily with a smile to match, with Temari standing behind her.
Putting a name the female teen girl with soft wavy pink hair and bright yellow golden eyes."May?!"
Dropping your waving hand down, to your side, you make your way over to Hinata, Temari following you of course. With your arms wide open, greeting Hinata with a friendly warm hug. She didn't return it, since her arms where pinned down to her side.
After a few more seconds you let her go."It is so wonderful to see you again, Hinata."
The kounichi was lost at words, still surprised to find you here. The last and only time she saw you, was when she had a mission with Naruto and Rock Lee. You had offered them such a pleasant hospitality, during their brief current stay in Sunagakura and now here you are standing right infront of her.
Smiling at you, she greets you back."Hello, May. This, is a pleasant surprise."
"Thank you, and yes it is quite the surprise indeed." Looking around the village seeing what little you could right now."Your village is very much, breath taking. I do believe I shall greatly enjoy my current stay."
Hearing what you just said, she looks at you confused just a little bit."Current stay? Are you moving out of Sunagakure?"
Shaking your head no."No, please excuse my sudden briefness to what I just previously said. Temari and myself, will be staying here for the time being. Mr. Gaara has requested that I do so."
"Really?"Hinata still not fully following, last she remember was Gaara telling them how you could not leave the village do to certain circumstances, and also you where not a shinobi at all."But, I-"
Temari interrupts the two of you."May, come on we need to go inform Lady Tsnuade, that we're here."
Remembering."Oh, yes."Turning to Hinata."Please, excuse us. I must go and let your leader, Miss Tsnuade. If there is time, perhaps we can meet up and I would be happy to tell you why I am here. In the meantime, have a pleasant day. Bye."you wave bye to her, and follow Temari.
Hinata waves by to you."Bye..."
In a huge building located directly under Hokage Mountain, the Academy of Konohagkure. Above the school reside the office of the Hokage, and in that office sat the Hokage, herself. Tsunade, a light-skinned woman of average height, looking in her early twenties, with brown eyes and straight, waist length blonde hair with should-lenght bangs framing both side of her face, in two loose ponytails. A violet rhombus in the middle of her forehead. A slender frame with rather large bust, dressed in a grassy green haroi with the kanju for gamble on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimino-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish0grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strappy black sandals with high heels and red polish on both her fingernails and toenails, also wearing soft pink lipstick.
Sat behind her desk, in her office large, somewhat oval room usually filled with stacks of unfinished paperwork. With is a large window through which the Hokage can survey the entire village. On the desk itself is a stylized kanji for shadow followed by the symbol of the village. A cup of tea sat on her desk, her brown eyes carefully and thoroughly looking over the paperwork.
A knock on her closed door made her look up."Come in."
The door opens, and in steps Tsunade's assistant. Shizune, fair-skinned woman of average height and slender build with black eyes and hair. Her hair is straight and shoulder-length with bangs that cover her ears and frame her face. Dressed in a long bluish-black kimono with white trimmings, held closed by a white obi, and open-toed sandals with low heels.
Smiling at the Hokage."Lady Tsunade, Jonin Temari of the Sunagakure is here."
Tsunade looks at her, trying to remember as Temari steps in following behind her an innocent sweet looking fifteen year old girl, around 5'0 or 5'1. With expressive golden eyes, a tan skin complexion and pink soft thick wavy hair reaching to her mid-back with a beauty mark right under her left eye, with a body structure that made the Hokage wonder how someone of their age had such a cute and very well defined figure.
The two females, follow Shizune all the way to the Tsunade's desk. Temari bows her head respectfully to her, you do the same as well.
"Lady Hokage, this is May O'Neil."Temari introduces you to her."The one the Kazekage had mention in the letter."
Remembering now."Oh, yes. The advanced medical ninja student from your village."Tsunade looks at you. Her eyes scan you over firmly, reading every bit of you. Like a book, feeling her eyes on you did made you slightly uncomfortable. Her look upon you finally mellows down."I see, May was it?"
Nodding your head."Yes, Miss Tsunade."
"From what I've been told, Gaara has informed me that you have been able to enhance Lady Chiyo's own personal medical ninjutsu. I must say that is a quite a feat, and you have also had training in this area."
"Yes, my friends, sister and Master have all helped me."
"Let's hope so, also in his letter he told me...about you needing to learn Water Jutsu. I am a descendent of the world's best known Water Jutsu shinobi, my Granduncle, Tobirama Senju. There are records of his use in that type of nature."
Your eyes light up hearing such good news, a jovial smiles spreads across your lips."So, you shall teach me then?"
Folding her hands together, she gives you a serious stern look that made your smile slowly slip away."To keep the alliance between the nations, yes. I will take you in, and teach you.."your smile slowly started to return."But! Understand this, my training is not to be taken likely you might be good back in Sunagakure. Here I will determine if you are. Do you understand?"
Her sudden change in demur reminded you so much Master Splinter, your look on her was not what she expected. Smiling at her softly, nodding your head. This was not the reaction she was expecting, which puzzled her just a bit."Yes, I very much understand..."getting down on your knees, just like you use to do with Master Splinter, and bow deeply to her.
"What...?"Shizune was just as stun as Tsunade was including Temari.
"Thank you...so very much for teaching me more."coming back up looking to Tsunade you smile at her generously."I can see it, and feel it from you. It's so warm."
The three women look at eachother then to you."Well, then..."Tsunade coughs a bit."You are to remain here in the village, there are living agreements set up for the two of you. Gaara has taken care of all the expenses, training won't start today, but it will bright and early tomorrow. In the meantime, why don't you get familiar with the village, I will have someone show you around a-"
You intrupt her."Please excuse my rudeness, but I have someone in mind I would greatly like to show me around, if that is alright with you."
The Hokage looks at you arching an eyebrow."Who?"
Back in Sunagakure, Kankuro makes his way to Gaara's office knocking on the door. Gaara tells him to enter, walking in to talk with his brother who he found looking out the window or so it seemed. He was just about to call to his brother, when he noticed the young man's reflection in the window. He was looking at something in his hand, it a paper flower. Thinking he remembered seeing those type of flowers made by May, out of the corner of his eye he noticed on Gaara's desk food. Just like how May made it, smiling to himself, shaking his head.
The girl before she left managed to make a few lunches and meals for them, he was able to get one as well, she had only been gone for three days. By now he knew she and Temari should have made it to the village by now. Just thinking of how May could be acting now, amazed by everything little thing. Such an offbeat girl. Quietly laughing to himself him. Looking back at his brother who's look was still focused upon the flower in his hand. He never saw Gaara look so earnestly at anything before. Gaara didn't even really seem to acknowledge his presence.
"...Gaara..."Kankuro whispers to himself.
Hinata came running to the Hokage's office, she was summoned by Tsunade for an important task. Diligently ready to take it on, whatever it may be. Hurrying up the stairs, instead of finding the Hokage she instead finds, you standing there with Shizune.
Hearing Hinata's footsteps stop, you light up. Turning in her direction."Hinata, you came."
The shy girl smiles back, though a bit confused, she looks to Shizune for some sort of explanation. Which the assistant was happy to give."Hinata, thank you for coming. Lady Hokage needs you to give May, a tour of our village, since she's going to be staying here. She specifically asked for you, seeing how she meet you awhile back in Sunagakure."
Hinata kept looking at Shizune, before she turned to you. This was what she was called here for? Expecting something a bit more, but at the sametime she didn't mind at all. Pushing back her slight disappointment and takes on the task."Yes, of course. I would be happy to do so."Turning to you finally with a friendly smile."Welcome, May to the village."
"Thank you, Hinata."the two of you bow to the other. Not wanting to waste time, you quickly grab hold of her arm. Almost knocking her down, but she manages to regain herself. She could tell you where over excited by this."Shall we go, I cannot wait to begin the tour."
Hinata nods her head"Yes."
The two of you get ready to walk off, though Shizune stops the two of you informing Hinata where to drop you off and telling you Temari would meet you back there once she was done talking with Tsunade. After saying what she needed to, she goes back inside the Hokage's office leaving Hinata to give you the tour. Leaving the building, the first thing Hinata shows you is the Academy, since the Hokage's office was built right on it.
From there, she showed you the most important places in the village the Hokage Mountain, that had every Hokage from the first one to current one, with their faces craved in the mountain side. She showed you the different restaurants, and shops. She even gave you a bit of history about the village, during her tour you did inquire about Lee and Naruto. Which she informed you, they both went on a mission with their team. She didn't know when they would be back, but she assured you they would be happy to see you again.
Walking through the streets, of the village, everything about it was wonderful so much color in this village compared to Gaara's village. Here is was viberant and lively. So much feelings of warm you could feel, made you smile. Hinata could tell you where enjoying yourself very much so. As she watched you, it was like watching a child, you pointed to here and there, question after question for her. She did her best to tell you what she knew, if you could she knew you would bounce off the wall, yet you kept yourself so calm and relaxed.
Inhaling the sweet warmth of this village. When one store caught your eye. Hurrying over to it, you read the sign."Yamanaka Flowers. What a lovely name."you smile at the name. Hinata comes to your side, looking up at the sign with you.
"Yes, it belongs to the Yamanaka Clan."Hinata informs you."It is very well known here, in the village. Their flowers are always in bloom, their store is filled with so much color. It's like Spring year around."
Your stayed fixed on the sign, she noticed this."This is most wonderful..."
"Really?"
Nodding your head."Yes, before I leave. I shall bring back some flowers for Mr. Gaara and to the village, to give them color."
"Color?"Hinata wasn't really following.
"Yes..."you smile at her."Thank you for showing this to me."
"You're welcome, shall we keep going?"she asks, nodding your head, the two of you walk off."I don't mean to be rude, but before when you came...you where going to tell me, why you're here."
"Oh, yes I was."you remember."Mr. Gaara has sent me here. To be taught under Miss Tsunade for medical ninjutsu. I am studying to become a medic ninja."
"That's wonderful."she says delighted."Congratulations."
"Thank you. I do hope that I do well."
"I'm sure you'll be fine. For the Hokage to take you and train you, means a great deal."
"I suppose it does."
"How long will you be staying here?"
"I am not sure really. Mr. Gaara did not tell me the time really. But during my stay here, it shall be wonderful."you look to her smiling."I have already three friends whom, I have already meet, and I can't wait to see what this village offers."Hearing you call her a friend along with Naruto and Lee warmed her. Looking up at the sky, the sun starting to set."I should make my way home, though..."
Hinata looks too."Yes, you're right. Come on it's this way."
Letting her lead the way, you follow her all the way to the residence where you and Temari would be sharing. Taking out the key in which Tsunade gave you, Temari had the other one, unlocking the door stepping one foot inside stopping. Turing around to Hinata."Thank you very much, Hinata. For showing me around, I had such a pleasant experience with your village. Perhaps if I finish early, we may get together. If that is of course alright with you."
The konichi smiles at you."Yes, please let's do so. Have a good night, and again Welcome to the village."She waves bye to you.
You return the friendly wave and step inside shutting the door.