"let me see your legs." She demanded as the two nodded and laid on their stomachs as Tsunade looked at them.
"You were hit pretty hard by explosive tags, I'm surprised that you can move your legs now." She said as she begun to heal their legs
During the next couple of days, Hinata and Ino got out of the hospital and had been visiting with their old team mates. They had begun thinking and talking of old times. The two girls wouldn't separate from each other even for a brief moment and this had their teams remain together basically at all times. The group of six sat inside the ramen bar talking, smiling and laughing.
"Hinata, why did you and Ino leave?" Kiba asked as Akamaru barked in reply. Hinata's face turned from happy to surprised when she heard his question.
"W-well.. Uhh…" She started, stuttering only slightly. Shino guessed what she was going to say and saved her the burden of saying it for her.
"She felt weak compared to us. She didn't want to be the problem if the team was falling behind so she went to become stronger, Ino did the same thing." He said as the two girls nodded and bowed their heads.
"B-but you seemed strong to me." Kiba said
"I know but I just felt that I was the weakest length to the group." Hinata said
"but why did you choose the Akatsuki of all people to train under?" Shikamaru asked
"Because they could train us in more than just one or two ways. They would be able to train us to fight with different elements and techniques." Ino replied to them
"Bu-" Kiba was cut off by Chouji
"Lets get off of this topic, Who's up for some more ramen?" He asked as the two girls inwardly sighed in relief as he did what he did for them.
"I'll have some please." Both girls said at the same time as he left. Chouji came back moments later with ramen in his hands and passed some to everyone, although they didn't ask for it.
"So Lazy butt, how have you been?" Ino taunted Shikamaru
"I am not lazy! I've been leading a lot of missions lately, but now I do feel lazy because I am tired" Shikamaru defended.
"Sure your not lazy. It sure seems like a lot has changed since we left." She said to them.
"A lot has, but in other ways it hasn't." Shikamaru said
"Yes, I see that Akamaru has grown for you Kiba." Hinata said
"Really? I haven't really noticed, but now that you mention it he has. Maybe its because I spend twenty-four seven around him." Kiba said
"Yeah dog-boy." Ino teased as Kiba threw a extra set of chopsticks at her head.
As they finished up their second bowl of ramen the two girls noted the time.
"Sorry, but we have to go, our guarding duties start tonight." The two girls said as they ran out of the ramen shop. If they didn't hurry, then they would be late. They reached the tower to relieve the two other ninja's from their shift as they took over. The two girls walked together as they scouted the area, then went back to the Hokage tower.
"Thank god for Chouji ne?" Ino asked as Hinata nodded
"He just knows when to give people time doesn't he?" Hinata asked
"Yes, that's the good part about him. Underneath the always eating ninja that he is, he knows when to give people space." Ino said
"I wish that Kiba would do that, Shino is good with those things when it comes to that." Hinata said to Ino. As the night proceeded they continued with their shift and night grew into day as they were relieved from their shift. The two girls went to their homes and once their heads hit their pillows they fell asleep. Luckily they didn't have guarding duties the next night because Tsunade said that they would do a double shift the next night. The two girls slept all day, and all night.
A lone figure watched each girl, one had vibrant red hair, and the other had blonde hair. One was from Sand and the other from Rock. They watched the two girls and they wouldn't bring them back just yet, they still had to plan out how to get the two girls back. As the two ninja regrouped they made their way back to the hideout.
"Sasori, we really need to get them back. Have you seen how everyone is falling apart?" Deidara asked
"I know Deidara, I know." Sasori said as they went their way back towards the cave.
In the morning the two girls roused. They went for their afternoon duties, which led towards the night. They were visited by many ninja, even Sasuke. He was a little wary of Hinata, but not scared. He was intimidated by those eye's which he could read no emotions from. He left soon after, only receiving a silence from the two girls.
This had repeated until their guarding duties were over. Tsunade knew of the girls powers after she had them fight against her a long time ago. Ino was just stronger than her and Hinata was even stronger. They had surpassed the legendary Sanin. She called the two girls in for a mission briefing.
"You two will be going to the Hidden Mist Village early tomorrow morning to gather information about Orochiamaru. This is a B ranked mission for you two, but since you work well together, it will seem like a hard D rank or a C rank mission. Good luck." Tsunade said as the two girls nodded and left. Ino went over to Hinata's with her traveling gear in the evening. The two girls stayed up talking and then Ino showed Hinata what she brought, the Akatsuki Hat and cloak. Hinata smiled as she reached into her closet and brought out a similar set. They smiled as Ino repacked her things and Hinata started to pack up her things. Once they were all packed, they fell into a slumber. During the night a crimson eyed person went into Hinata's room and found the scroll for the mission. He read it over as he smirked to himself. Perfect, their plan can go into action. He left the scroll there and jumped out of the window and proceeded to the cave to tell his comrades about their mission.
In the morning when Ino and Hinata woke up they didn't get time for breakfast so they proceeded to the gates to start their mission. They signed out with Genma and continued on their way towards the mist village. They only stopped at night when they became hungry and tired. Hinata pulled out some instant ramen and started boiling some water which she had with her. When the water boiled there was a popping sound as the water bubbles popped. Hinata poured the boiling water into the cups and closed the tops again. She put the pot back on top of the fire and then waited the three minutes until the ramen was ready. The two girls broke apart some chopsticks and then began to eat the meal that was in front of them. They finished the meal in no time. They threw out the garbage and then laid under the stars. The stars were gleaming as the sky was pitch black. Above the girls they saw stars, stars, then darkness. Hinata and Ino blinked to see if their eye's were playing games on them. But they weren't. They saw a familiar blue face, with a large sword. They also saw crimson colored eyes, which were the Sharingan.
"Itachi! Kisame!" The two girls said, slightly surprised by the two turning up there during the middle of the night.
"What brings you here?" Ino asked
"We are here to bring you back." Itachi said as the two girls face's turned form surprised to happy, but turned to thinking.
"but we have to finish our mission." Hinata said as Ino nodded.
"Well who said that you were ever going to finish your mission?" Kisame asked as the two girls eyes widened.
"So what your saying is that you want us to go 'missing in action'?" Hinata asked
"Yes." Itachi said as the girls looked back to each other. They had a mental conversation in their heads, how? No one knows. They went into their backpacks and brought out three different items each. They brought out their headbands, their hats and their cloaks. They put all three items on and stood up. They removed their new Konoha headbands and replaced them with the missing nin head bands. Itachi and Kisame smirked and held their hands out towards the girls.
"Welcome back to the Akatsuki." They said as the girls shook their hands. They sprinted off towards the cave, ready to see their old friends again. Itachi and Kisame shook their heads as they followed the two, knowing that they knew where they were going.
Once they arrived back at the cave Hinata and Ino walked inside to find it all repaired and they saw that Deidara, Sasori and the leader's back towards them. They put their fingers up to their mouths for the others to be silent and they snuck up behind the three. Ino wrapped her arms around Deidara and put her hands over his eye's.
"Guess who?" She asked as he pried off her hands and smiled at her as Sasori and the Leader noticed who was back.
"I see that operation Kidnap the Kunoichi was successful." The leader said as he ruffled the two girls, now short hair.
"Well, I wouldn't say kidnap, I would say persuade would have been more to the terms of what happened." Hinata said as they all laughed. They were back, back to the place where they had called home for over half a year. This was the place where they had had many different types of moments. Although Konoha was their original home, they missed it, but not as much as they missed this place.
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A quick authors note:
Ok well the Akatsuki are OOC a lot right now because the two girls came back, but don't worry, they will become more like themselves now
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Three days later…
KONOHA
"What do you mean they are Missing in Action! They are the strongest people here!" Tsunade's angry voice rang out throughout the whole city.
"We don't know what happened, from my view I think that they were either taken captive, or were kidnapped." A ANBU member said to Tsunade.
"I want a squad of highly ranked Chunin to go, find and retrieve them." Tsunade said as the ANBU nodded and jumped away, searching for the perfect group.
About a hour later five people were assembled, Hyuuga Neji, TenTen, Kiba and Akamaru, Shikamaru and Shino. The group awaited their mission briefing.
"You are to find and retrieve Hyuuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino. Please don't take too long in this retrieval although it will be hard to find them. You will depart in one hour from now, good luck." She said as the group disappeared away and begun their mission.
Tsunade assigned Shikamaru as the team leader, and Neji as the second in control for the group. Shikamaru thought about what they could do before they left, then he thought of a idea.
"Why don't we get Akamaru to find their scent? If we get their scent from their clothing then we will be able to find them a bit easier." Shikamaru said as Neji disappeared for a brief moment before coming back with one of Hinata's shirts. Akamaru sniffed it and bounded away, Kiba following close behind, then everyone else. Shino brought up the rear.
Once they got into a clearing they stopped, Akamaru could smell the girls stronger now, this is where they had stopped to sleep one night. The sun was down and the team needed to rest.
"We will rest here for the night, Kiba and TenTen are on food duties, Shino, you are to collect firewood and everyone else will set up camp with me." Shikamaru said as they all separated, gathering what they needed.
That night they ate some ramen, although it wasn't that nutritious, they ate it because it would give them energy for the next day. They all fell asleep as the fire died down.
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"Its been depressing around her without you two." Deidara said as he finally got to be alone with the two girls.
"Hasn't it always been depressing?" Hinata said
"Ye-n-yeah, I guess It has always been, but when you came it lightened up the mood of all the other members." Deidara said as he fumbled with his words.
"Oh really now?" Ino asked
"yes, It has been." Deidara said "But do you two like it here?" He asked. He awaited his reply to find the two girls sleeping. They must have been tired. He picked them both up under his arms and carried the two sleeping Kunoichi to their room, then retired to his bed as well.