Chapter 2
With a loud, echoing bang the door to the Hokage's office slammed open with so much force that it bounced off the back wall and slammed itself shut, allowing enough time for the distressed Hinata to enter the office.
"I need to leave the village." Hinata said in a surprisingly steady voice, unfit for her shaking and paranoid body. Unfazed, the Hokage looked blankly at Hinata, "and why should I grant you this?" the Hokage demanded, lifting a slender eyebrow.
Hinata didn't waste a breath, "because I am the heiress of the Hyuuga clan and if you do not want a clan dispute on your hands I suggest you grant me this." Lady Tsunade was a renowned gambler, not a good one, but her poker face was one of her gambling traits that could fool any man but in this one instant it failed her and Hinata watched as one of the most respected ninja's in her village dropped her jaw in astonishment.
"Lady Hokage, I have been a loyal ninja for the Leaf Village all of my life and I always will be loyal. You know that for me to make such a request something is urgently important and so I am asking you to allow me this of your own free will but I will push your hand if I need to."
To see the young, shy ninja acting so confident and out of character Tsunade was not only impressed but also a little worried. "I want the details."
"classified." Tsunade had only just uttered her last letter when Hinata answered, "I will send daily reports stating where I am."
If anyone else had asked the answer would have been no, but Hinata was a trusted and skilled ninja. She was also threatening her with her clan's power. "I need a scroll transported to the Kazekage, I will extend the time limit from two weeks to two months. That is all" Lady Tsunade said handing over the scroll. "I want updates from the moment the scroll is handed over" Nodding her head and accepting the extended scroll Hinata left the office. Her bag already packed and on her back.
Hinata was leaving immediately.
Hinata ran straight to the Kazekage's tower, taking no breaks and not changing pase throughout the journey changing the normal three day run into a day's sprint. Handing the scroll to the Kazekage's receptionist, Hinata took the time to write the Hokage an update and left. She did not know where it was she was going, all she knew was that her problems lay somewhere in the East.
"Lady Hokage, a message has just arrived for you." Shizune said, handing over a letter, "Thank Shizune." Opening the letter, Tsunade read the letters contents knowing full well who it was from even though it wasn't signed.
Scroll delivered. I head East.
