Naruto Primer Lost Chapter: Hinata/Kurenai

Female Problems

Hinata was sitting at home one day. She had a problem. A BIG problem. She wanted to discuss it with her father in order to ease her problem, but she didn't know how to bring it up with him. Sometimes, men just didn't understand problems like this.

Kurenai was a set of ears when it came to her students' problems. Especially Hinata's. She was perfectly happy to help Hinata the day she confronted her with her problem…

"Kurenai…" Hinata said quietly.

"Yes, Hinata?" Kurenai said.

"I have a problem I want to ask you about." Hinata said shyly. "I didn't want to trouble you and I was GOING to ask my father but I don't think he'd understand."

"Oh, I already know what your problem is." Said Kurenai, wrapping her arm around Hinata. Then she looked at Kiba and Shino who were just standing idly by. "Okay, that's enough training for one day!"

"But we haven't even started." Shino pointed out.

"Then do five hundred laps around Konoha!" said Kurenai.

"Great job, Shino!" said Kiba sarcastically as the two of them took off.

Kurenai turned back to Hinata. "Now, this is a problem that all girls have to go through eventually." She said. "It's all apart of growing up and becoming a woman."

"Sakura and Ino go through this problem quite loudly." Hinata commented with a nod.

"Well, I'm glad you're mature enough to share it with each other." Kurenai said.

"So what do I do?" Hinata asked.

"Well, I believe it is important to tell you about the birds and the bees." Kurenai said as the two of them started walking in the park.

"The birds and the bees?" Hinata said, looking confused.

"You see…" Kurenai started. "When a man and a woman love each other very much, they plant a seed in the cabbage patch. Then, after nine months of waiting for the seed to grow, the happy couple picks the—"

"Um…" Hinata started. "Kurenai, I don't mean to interrupt…"

"This is very important Hinata." Kurenai said. "The happy couple will pick the new baby that has just sprouted out of the cabbage patch. Now, does this make sense to you? Do you understand the analogy I'm making?"

"I suppose…" Hinata said. "But my dad already described the real process thoroughly to me."

"Oh." Said Kurenai.

"But…why did you tell it to me anyway?" Hinata asked.

"Well, obviously your dad didn't explain to you the special circumstances that have to occur in order for this cabbage patch baby to grow." Kurenai said.

"Um…" Hinata began.

"All women go through this problem so it's nothing to be ashamed of!" said Kurenai. "The first few times is awkward, but once you get regulated—"

"Kurenai, I'm not talking about—"

"I'm trying to explain it best I can. But I can't do it if you keep interrupting me."

"…Okay…" Hinata said nervously. "But I think you're misunderstanding…"

"Misunderstanding what?" Kurenai asked.

"I think you think my problem is about…er… you know." Said Hinata. "But really, that's not my problem at all."

"Oh." Said Kurenai, looking slightly embarrassed. "Then what is it about?"

"Err…" started Hinata. She was ready to tell her problem to Kurenai earlier, but now she felt embarrassed about problems and didn't know if she'd be able to say it anymore.

"Well?" said Kurenai. "What is it?"

"You see…" Hinata said, trailing off.

"Hinata." Said Kurenai as she stopped walking and put her hand gently on Hinata's shoulder. "Do you have an eating disorder?"

"What?" Hinata said, looking flustered. "No…"

"You know, the first step to solving your problem is to admit that you have one." Kurenai said. "If you're not getting enough to eat, then you really need to tell someone about it."

"That's not it at all." Hinata said.

"If you want me to be your mediator then I will tell someone for you." Kurenai said.

"No, no." Hinata said, shaking her head.

"Then you'll tell?" said Kurenai. "Oh good."

"Kurenai, that's not my problem." Hinata said. "I don't have an eating disorder. At least, I don't THINK I do."

"Do you or don't you?" Kurenai said.

"I don't." Hinata said confidently.

"Then what is it you want to talk to me about?" Kurenai said.

Hinata figured she'd just spill it all out. "I was talking to this boy—" she began.

"OH!" laughed Kurenai as the two of them started walking again. "I know the rest, you don't have to continue."

"Really?" said Hinata. "How did you know?"

"Women's intuition." Said Kurenai. "So tell me. Who is this boy you were talking to? Was it Sasuke?"

"No." Hinata said.

"Then I bet it was Naruto." Kurenai said slyly.

Hinata shook her head. "Not Naruto." She said.

"Kiba?" Kurenai said, looking a little confused.

"No." Hinata replied.

"Then who was it?" Kurenai asked.

"Chouji." Hinata answered.

Kurenai slowly began to nod. "…Okay…" she said very slowly. "That's interesting. I guess all of this roots right back to our conversation about the birds and the bees."

"Kurenai, what are you talking about?" Hinata questioned.

Kurenai looked slightly frustrated. "I have no idea." She said. "What are YOU talking about?"

"I was talking to Chouji the other day." Hinata began. "And he started talking about how he wanted to be a good ninja. I said I wanted to be a good ninja too but then I commented on how there aren't a lot of good female ninjas. I wanted to ask my father why that was but I was afraid that he would think that I didn't appreciate him or any of the other male ninjas."

"…" was all Kurenai could respond with.

"So do you know of any good female ninjas?" Hinata asked.

"ME." Said Kurenai as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which it kinda was.

"I meant besides you…" Hinata said, and she was being honest.

"Tsunade." Said Kurenai, putting her hand over her heart and looking off into the sunset. "She's every female ninjas role model."

"Oh…" said Hinata. "Tsunade…okay, I understand."

"You do?" said Kurenai. "I'm glad we had this little talk."

"Me too." Said Hinata.

"Okay…so now join Kiba and Shino on their five hundred laps." Said Kurenai, pointing at Kiba and Shino who had just successfully completed their first lap.

"All right." Said Hinata as she ran off to join them.