Demons Thoughts/Speech

Human thoughts

Dreams

Hinata sat leaning against a tree with Judas laying her head on her lap. The little wolf ghost was half asleep yet she forced hereslf to look up at Hinata to ask her something.

"Don't you think you should rest a little more before waking up? What about your skull?

Hinata smiled softly and patted the young wolf on the head, earning a growl of approval. "I know you're worried but everything will be fine. I can't really explain it but I can feel that my skull is fine and that I can wake up."

Judas heaved a sigh but didn't argue, whatever happened to Hinata, she would be there to support her. Though it was hard and the ghost bristled at the though that all she could do was come to Hinata in her dreams. She couldn't be with her in the outside world, like her mother and the realization of that pained her. Her fur did stop bristling when she felt Hinata place a hand on her head and looking up, she couldn't help but smile. The girl returned tje smile and began petting her, lulling Judas back into the sleepy state that she was in.

"Don't worry about me, Judus. With you and Suzuran watching over me, I know that I'll be alright."

XxXx

It was late in the afternoon when Naruto woke up, the young blonde moved from his slumped position that he slept in and grunted. Not the best way to fall asleep, with another grunt the bot looked over to his sensei Anko who was still passed out not too far from him and curled up on the floor like a cat. The thought brought a small smile to Naruto's face before his gaze turned to his other teammates. The two girls were still lying unconscious on the floor, breathing quietly.

'Tei and Hinata...I hope you two wake up soon. I don't know how much more of this I can take.'

The young blonde heaved a sigh before getting to his feet. Anko was with them so he could leave them and besides he wanted some time to think. Leaving the house and heading out into the surrounding forest, the boy sat down in a shaft of sunlight against a tree and rolled his shoulders, allowing the warm sunlight to seep into his body. The boy sighed in contently and closed his eyes, maybe could stay like this, just for a little while.

XxXx

Anko was still sleeping when she felt a hand gently shaking her awake. With a muffled groan, she halfheartedly swatted the the hand away and rolled over. For a moment, all was quiet until the shaking began again. With a growl, the snake Jonin surged forward, unfortunately her aim was off and the room spun, leaving her to land heavily on her stomach. Groaning in slight pain, Anko looked up when she heard giggling only to see Tei and Hinata staring down at her, smiling.

Tei! Hinata! You're awake!"

Anko instantly jumped to her feet and grabbed the girls in a bone crushing hug. The younger two cried out in pain, making Anko set them down in a rush. Once done, she set about jumping around, trying to make sure that all was well and bombarding them with questions.

The duo watched their teacher for a while trying to answer her but soon grew dizzy with watching her flit around them and collapsed on the floor. Anko stopped almost immediately and hovered over them. When she opened her mouth, Tei and Hinata were quick to cover it with their hands.

"Please Anko-sensei. We'll talk later but for can you please..." Tei trailed off and Hinata picked up for her.

"...Give us a moment of peace?"

The purple haired Jonin moved away from their hands and smiled, then she fell to the floor beside them and let out a long sigh. "I'm just glad that I didn't lose you two. I was so worried and frustrated that I couldn't do more for you...I'm sorry."

Hinata and Tei looked at each other then at Anko and nodded. They both settled in a more comfortable positions though Hinata winced when moving her arm and Anko noticed Tei did so too at the same time. With a scowl, it looked like she was definitely right about them sharing the same pain. The purple haired woman shook her head to clear it but not before letting out a sigh. How was she going to tell them?

Once again , Anko was hit with thoughts of the two's future. How on Earth would they continue being ninja in light of what could happen to them? The snake Jonin sighed, she had no answer to that question and hoped that when the time came for her to tell, Hinata and Tei would be alright.

Her mind was brought back to the present when she caught Hinata and Tei staring out the window, looking down at something. Tipping her head to the side, the woman joined them only to see Naruto trudging back to the house. With a small smile, she took both girls' hands and led them down to the boy.

Stopping in front of the house, Naruto had to look up to open the door when he saw Tei and Hinata standing before him. For a moment the blonde just stared, the girls too were silent. Then in one movement, Naruto leaped on them, knocking them to the ground, hugging them tightly.

"Tei! Hinata! You're awake, you're okay!" Tears streamed down the boy's face as he continued to hug the girls who were getting crushed but didn't really mind it.

After a moment, Naruto had let go of them and let them up only to start pelting them with apologies. The two girls stood by with slight smirks until Tei raised her hand and placed it on top of his head.

"It's okay, Naruto. You and Anko did everything you could. Please don't despair and don't think we hate you. We are awake and alive, that's all that matters."

Naruto looked up at Tei, his eyes shining bright with tears and his shoulders shaking. He let out a long breath and once again hugged the girls, but this time it was gentle and the two had the chance to hug him back. Anko watched on with a small grin yet she kept her distance. Let the three enjoy this little reunion before she would have anything to say.

After a while the snake Jonin called the trio to attention and without a word led them to a forested clearing with ample space inside it. Anko looked around, nodding to herself before turning to her charges, grinning.

"Right, listen up. If you're ready, we're going to start your training. When we first came together, I tested you to see how you would fight against me, you do well but that doesn't mean that you can't get better. However I don't feel as though we should be truly moving on. You're still hurt and I don't want to push you to the point something will go very wrong. For now we're just going to do light exercises,something easy to get you started."

Naruto, Hinata, and Tei all gawked at Anko who simply ignored the trio and walked around them. As she passed them, she kicked at their legs, forcing them to the ground and placing a small seal on each of their backs. The force of the weight was immense and held the three down, it was a struggle just trying to get up.

Anko watched with narrowed eyes and quickly barked out commands. "You three will have to build you strength. I know you are hurt but if you can fight through the pain and complete 50 push-ups then you will get a reward. Got get started!"

As the Genin started laboriously pushing their bodies against the weight seal, Tei looked slightly better off and glared lightly at Anko. "You just said that you didn't want to push us, don't you think this is a bit much?"

The purple haired Jonin smiled down at the reddish-brown haired girl and crossed her arms. "This is only a light exercise, after a while we will move on to a better regime. Be prepared to sweat, my children."

A/N: So yeah, sorry for the wait, nothing much to say. Here's the new chapter.