Tough love

By

Naruto4life

Edited

By

taixonay

Chapter two

"So see you in one month!" Tsunade shouted. "Hai" all five Medic ninjas shouted. Hinata followed the other Medic ninjas out the door. She walked home dreading her father's reaction. It might not be a bad one but still Hinata was a little worried. Her father had been mad at her for being sulking about Naruto's death.

But ever since that chat with Gaara, he was half right. Naruto was a person like everybody and even though he died without knowing things I wanted to tell him, it shouldn't hold me back. That I can fight to be just like him.

I knocked on the door to my father's room. "Come in" I heard his deep voice answer. I opened the door and slipped inside. He looked up from his desk. "Hello Hinata" I nodded and greeted him. "I want to tell you all be absent for a month, I'll be in Suna. They are in need for medic nins after the Kyuubi attacked and the Akatsuki were unable to tame it. Sine we are allies Tsunade is sending me and four other Medic nin" He nodded.

"Are you up for it?" He asked. I felt my fingers ready to start poking together, but resisted the urge and let my hands hang low at my sides. "Hai" I nodded. "Then good luck my, daughter" I looked straight into his eyes, and I felt my heart leap. He never said anything like that to me or called me Daughter like that before.

"You may be Excused" Hinata nodded and left the room. She went to her won room and pack her bag for one mouth. Thoughts filled her head about what Suna would be like. It would sure be different from Kohona. Well she pack her bag then went to go say goodbye to her friends.

She saw Kiba playing with Akamaru in the park. "Kiba-kun!" She called. Kiba heard her and waved. Akamaru gave a playful yip. She ran up to them. "Hey well I'm on my way to Suna for that mission I was telling you about" Hinata said looking at the ground. "One month? That's a long time with out ya" he suddenly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight.

Hinata gasped in surprise. He released her and gave her a big grin. "It's gonna be weird just training with bug boy!" Hinata gave small giggle. "Are you sure you're going to be okay?" She smiled and nodded. Kiba ruffled her bangs. "That's my girl" Akamaru jumped into Hinata's arms. He licked her face then jumped back into Kiba's jacket.

Hinata giggled again. They said their last goodbyes and I'll miss yous and Hinata headed off to find Shino. She found Shino collecting bugs in his favorite bug collecting place that only him, Kiba, and her knew about. "Shino?" Shino turned around. He raised a eyebrow. "Hinata?"

Hinata suddenly felt very shy. When she talked to Shino there was always someone else there. But Shino was her friend so there was nothing to be embarrassed about. She sucked it up the best she could. "Well I wanted to say good bye, before I leave for Suna today" Shino took a step toward her. "Hinata, remember to be careful you just got better." Hinata was happy her friends cared.

"I will don't worry, Sakura-chan will be there. So I won't be alone" Shino nodded. "But I'm worried, it is dangerous out there" Shino put a hand on her shoulder. Coming from Shino that meant her really cared. Hinata took it to herself to give Shino a goodbye hug because he was too shy to do it himself. Even if her, Kiba, and Shino were best friend shino was never that bold.

Hinata wrapped her arms around him. "I'll Promise I'll be safe" Hinata was glad Shino was her friend. She let go and smiled. "Okay, Goodbye Hinata" Hinata said her goodbyes and went to the north gate of Kohona.

Sakura was already there with the other three Ninjas. Sakura waved to her as she made her way over. She only recognized Sakura there, so she though she would stay close to her friend.

The Trip was three days. They finally arrived at the gates of Suna. The weather was blazing hot and the guard wouldn't let them in. "But we have permission from the Kazekage!" Sakura yelled. "Sorry, no one told us you were coming" The Guard replied.

"That's not possible!" Sakura yelled again. Then a girl jumped down and landed next to the Guard. "It's okay, there are who they say they are. I'm here to tell you that the kazekage has requested them" The Guard nodded and went to open the gate.

"Why didn't you come sooner?" Sakura said in the girls face. "Cool it! I was busy!" She yelled. The girl looked very familiar. Then Hinata realized it was temari! Gaara's sister. The gate opened and the ninjas and the Temari walked through. "I'm Temari, I'll be showing you guys around. And you do what I say when I say it" Everyone nodded.

"Good now follow me to where you'll all be staying" they followed Temari though the almost abandoned village. There was a lot of damage done. Houses were torn, windows broken, wood everywhere. They came to a stop at a huge building with a red roof. It had the least damage. "This is the kazekage tower, you'll being staying here. Because are guest building is pretty much demolished."

Temari lead them in the tower. They went up tons of stairs and they finally came to a long hallway. "You guys get the first five rooms on the right side. So go put your stuff in your rooms" Hinata picked the first room. It was very simple and done in red and tan. Sakura was the room next to mine incase Her friend needed anything.

They all meet back in the hallway. "Now let's get over to the hospital so you guys can do you stuff and I can finish my work" Temari lead Them to a broken building that some people were working on. The inside looked a lot better then the outside. It was nice and clean. Temari lead Them to the front desk. "Here's the Kohona medic nin" The lady nodded. "Good were ready for them" temari turned around and left.

The Lady gave the medic ninjas uniforms and assigned them floors and room. Hinata was on the last floor were the one with the worst injuries. Sakura was in the minor injury unit. Hinata being far away from the only person she really knew her felt a tinge of loneliness and home sickness.

She started to really miss her friends who were always there for her even when she couldn't get over Naruto's death.

Hinata checked the blood pressure of a few patience. Then the other medic nins wheeled in another patient. It looked very urgent. Hinata's Curious got the best of her. She followed the medic nins to the patient's new room. After she saw all the medic nin leave after doing some test, she peaked in the room.

There was a boy dressed in a ripped up black jumpsuit. He had smudged purple paint on his face. He had messed up brown hair that was sticking to his forehead. He was hooked up to a iv and breathing deeply. Hinata crept in and took a closer look at the boy. He seemed familiar also. The she remembered it was Kankuro. The puppet master.

She looked at his sweat face covered in cuts she though she would was the face paint off and heal him up a bit. She would tell the medic nin assigned to this room that she was checking on this room or something.

She took a wash cloth out of her big pocket and soaked it in water from the sink. She wiped off his face and brushed his hair up with her fingers. She cleaned away everything then stood back to look at him.

He seemed to be struggle not only from Physical pain but also internal pain. She would let the doctor handle that. She was about to leave when a man in white and firey red hair appeared in the door way. He glared at her.

Hinata took a step back. Gaara scowled and walked past her to his brother. He's face was twisted with pain. He grabbed the clip board hanging at the end of the bed. He looked it over and his eye brows furrowed. Hinata stood frozen in fear.

Gaara shoved the clip board in her face. "What does this mean?" Hinata tried to snap out of her fear like trance. She lifted a trembling hand to the clip board and took it from him. "I-it says t-that …. H-he is in really bad s-shape" Gaara glared. "Is he going to live?" He growled. Hinata glanced at the clip board. She flet sand wrap around her lifting her up. "Is he?"

Hinata could feel her arms being squeezed against her with a powerful force. "I-it says t-that he is going t-to need a operation. E-even after that he will only have a-a 70 chance o-of living" Gaara glared one more time. He dropped her. Hinata fell to the floor and landed on her needs. She coughed a bit then looked up at Gaara.

He was looking at his brother. Hinata thought he must be really worried about him. Gaara looked back down at her. "I know you" Hinata struggled to get up. "Your that girl at naruto's grave" Hinata nodded. "I'm Hinata, Hinata Hyuuga" She said barley a whisper. With that Gaara was gone.