Disclaimer: highly unlikely that I own Naruto, so no.
Chapter Eighteen
AnBu troubles
Hinata reappeared into the room moments later, lady Tsunade nodded and made a small hand seal.
Hinata recognized the jutsu, a small genjutsu used to make one conversation sound completely different. Why it would be needed in her presence the weak Hyuuga Heiress she wouldn't know.
"I am under the impression from Uchiha Itachi that you have currently been treating his eyes, am I wrong?" Hinata felt a cold chill creep up her spine, was she in trouble?
She couldn't be! The mission was to retrieve any Uchiha and help him recover; she couldn't be in trouble could she?
"You're not in trouble Hinata, but you see there is a problem." Hinata looked up biting her lip.
"You have started a very delicate process Hinata, the healing of an Uchiha's eyes. If I were to start healing his eyes, they would reject my chakra because they have become accustomed to your chakra. My point being this is a very long and tiring process. Now only you can do it." Tsunade said bluntly her usual bottle of sake of nowhere in sight.
"W-why a-am I the o-only o-one who c-can h-heal t-them? S-surely t-the e-eyes will adapt t-to y-your chakra?" Hinata stuttered out, squeaking a bit at the end.
"That's where the problem lies Hinata, Uchiha eyes are special once they adapt to a certain healing chakra the same chakra must be used until they are completely healed. Otherwise the chakra paths behind the eyes will tear and lead to complete blindness, even with the sharingan." Hinata paused in shock at this revelation to her.
"S-so I h-have to h-heal him?" Tsunade nodded and picked up a small stack of papers.
"This is what you will be required to know, in order to heal them successfully. Though it seems like you're doing a good job already, slowly but surely." Hinata took the papers blushing madly; to receive praise from the hokage it was an honor. Not just A honor but THE honor, Hinata just wished her father could understand how much progress she had overcome.
"Thank y-you l-lady T-Tsunade." She replied bowing to her waist; Tsunade chuckled waving at her lightly.
"Yes well be sure to study those sheets, he seems to require some treatment now actually. Also there is another reason I have called you here." Hinata paused awaiting her Hokage's orders.
"As you know Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were on the same team. Sasuke has a very high hatred for his brother, and so Naruto wanting to protect Sasuke may just try to hurt Itachi. Sakura as well, followed shortly by AnBu who will not attack unless given an opportunity." Tsunade said bluntly, it reminded Hinata of a dull blade.
"W-why a-are y-you telling m-me this?" Hinata managed to stutter out; Tsunade smirked and revealed a small lavender journal.
"This is your training diary Kurenai had lent me, when she had insisted I teach you some medical skills as a ninja. You're stronger than you think Hinata, and as proof I not only assign you as Uchiha Itachi's nurse but his guard as well." Hinata paled.
"B-but!"
"No buts, now here is his room number. Go." Hinata's mood plummeted and she walked downstairs, feet carrying her to the hospital.
Once there she looked at the small slip of paper clenched between her hands.
"R-room 106." She whispered walking pass many of the nurses, many were whispering about Itachi. She could tell by their faces, they weren't scared in the typical 'he's going to die we have to save him' nurse way.
They were literally terrified for their lives.
Hinata smiled softly, if only they knew she was going to confront the red-eyed demon they feared so much.
Gently she knocked on the door before gently swinging it open; it was a typical hospital room really. The white walls the over powering stench of medicine, the plain white sheets on a single bed.
A small sink and connected bathroom, nothing out of the usual. So why did she feel as if she were being watched? Hinata swallowed before steadily moving towards the bed, he was asleep.
'Thank kami' Hinata thought in relief, it was much easier to work on a patient once they were sleeping. The light bluish white chakra became a soft glow around her hands as she gently placed them on both sides of his head.
Dark eyes snapped open and she fell back unceremoniously onto her backside. She winced as she stood up, hoping she didn't accidently tear out the chakra coils behind his eyes when she had fallen.
"A-are you o-okay?" His eyes trained onto her, almost as if in a daze before snapping into a focus once she had spoken.
"Why are you here?" Itachi's voice came out sharp; Hinata knew he was intending to scare her off. Most of her more temperamental patients did that when they didn't want any help.
She stuttered horribly before reminding herself that even if he was Itachi, he was her responsibility. Another patient that needed her, even if Itachi himself rather would not need anyone at all.
"Are you feeling alright?" Mentally she cheered at her lack of stutter; she really WAS getting better at not doing that. Too bad it only happened in the hospital, her father would have been proud of her had he seen for himself.
Surprisingly he didn't lash out at her, opting to sigh and turn away from her instead.
"I c-can't help you if you d-do not tell me where you are h-hurt." Hinata whispered softly, not wanting to be as brash as she had been before. Even if she had lost her stutter, yelling would get them nowhere fast.
"What if I told you I had no desire for any help Hyuuga?" Itachi told her dark grey eyes boring into her own lavender shaded white ones.
"W-well then I-it w-would b-be a shame. Because I h-have my o-orders and I w-wouldn't leave y-you to s-suffer a-anyway" Itachi's head snapped around sharply and Hinata was afraid she had said the wrong thing.
"If you must know so badly, then I will tell you." Hinata looked up, he was staring at her again as she waited for his words.
"There is constant ringing in my head, as if I had been struck recently by a hammer. There is a sort of burning behind my eyes as well; I can only make out a blur of what should be objects and people. I only knew you were here by your footsteps and chakra." Hinata nodded writing the information down in her medical journal.
"O-okay, I c-can st-stop the ringing and the p-pain behind your eyes. Y-you will be able to s-see after a w-while." That was all Hinata said and he nodded curtly, waiting for her to begin.
Hinata gently placed the journal on the sink counter before washing her hands once again and walking over to his bed. Her hands quietly placed together over his forehead trying to get a feel for the thrumming chakra; once she had found it she activated the Byakugan.
The naturally blue chakra swirled behind his eyes, tightly winding itself up into sharp, but damaged coils. One has torn like a ragged cloth and was constantly rubbing against the backs of his eyes, causing the burning she would think. But it also lead down too… what could that be about?
Itachi not knowing what she was doing exactly allowed her chakra to roam over the coils, he didn't want to live but dying from chakra exposure like this was certainly on the bottom of his list.
To be honest he couldn't say he minded either, the other doctors and nurse here were rather brash and harsh towards their test sub- patients. He meant patients.
Because simply the people here, had rather vicious healing chakra, almost like Orochimaru's underling Kabuto. It was sickening that the village he so loved was falling into those ropes, of course there were still some with unlashing natures.
This Hyuuga being one of them, Itachi could easily feel her chakra and it in turn did not lash out. Rather as if trying to meld together, it frightened him to an extent.
It frightened him, because he enjoyed it. Never had a person's chakra so openly accepted his own, chakra's meld with each other every day but only if the chakra user willed it so. So naturally never has he felt so accepted, only his mother had shown him this. His father felt to cautious even around his own sons.
Suddenly Itachi found himself on his back the lavender tinted eyes staring intensely at his heart and lungs. He felt threatened and instantly his fire natured chakra built a wall around him blocking him out.
"I-Itachi p-please, r-relax." Soothing water like chakra slipped between his own burning fire, pouring over him not in intimidation but rather in a calming gesture. White colored chakra coated her finger tips and she unblocked and blocked certain passages in his chest.
Itachi felt as if he could breathe easier, and upon Hinata's instructions took ten deep breathes. He saw her move, quickly writing things down in her journal. A smile tugged at his lips, she reminded him of a mother hen.
How was she a ninja then? Even medical ninjas fight, and they are never unscathed but what they have seen and healed. It made Itachi wonder briefly, if this Hyuuga was even human at all.
"O-okay l-let m-me-" as soon as the tips of her fingers touched his eyelids a shock moved between them. Both were left stunned and the door swung wide open.
"Hinata-Chan get away from him!"
Author's note: no excuse i've been terrible at updating this, i'm so sorry!